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Slang and uncoventional english part 81

We hope that our presentation is self-evident and that it requires little explanation. We use only a few abbreviations and none of the stylistic conceits near and dear to the hearts of lexicographers. We use indigenous spelling for headwords. This is especially relevant in the case of the UK arse and US ass. | rip-rap roadie s screwdriver 542 rip-rap noun loose crushed stone used to form embankments us 1822 riproodling adjective excellent A rare variant of rip-roaring us 1954 rips noun do rips to smoke marijuana us 1997 rip shit or bust verb to throw yourself wholeheartedly into a task without fear of the consequences new Zealand 1999 rip-snorter noun a remarkable person an exceptionalthing us 1842 rip track noun on the railways a hospitalus 1977 Rip Van Winkle verb to urinate. Rhyming slang for tinkle or sprinkle formed from the eponymous character in an 1820 story by Washington Irving uk 1992 rise noun an erection us 1998 rise verb rise to the occasion to achieve an erection when the moment requires it A punning application of a conventional phrase uk 1984 rise and shine noun wine. Rhyming slang uk 1992 rising damp noun cramp. Rhyming slang uk 1992 rissole noun 1 the anus. Euphemistic for arsehole Australia 1971. 2 a Returned Servicemen s League club. From a jocular pronunciation of RSL as a vowelless word punning on rissole a meat patty Australia 1983. like a rissole used as a jocular catchphrase tacked onto the farewell expressions catch you round and see you round . Punning on round circular the shape of a rissole AUSTRALIA 1996 ritual spirit noun MDMA the recreational drug best known as ecstasy uk 2003 ritzy adjective classy stylish fashionable. After the Ritz luxury hotels in New York London and Paris us 1920 Riv Rivie Rivie hog noun a Buick Riviera car us 1980 river noun in a hand of poker the final card received by a player uk 2003. across the river dead us 1949. up the river upriver to a prison us 1947 riverina noun a shilling hence 5p Rhyming slang for deaner AUSTRALIA 1943 river job noun as a result of betting an enormous loss. So great is the loss that the bettor thinks of jumping in a river Australia 1989 River Lea noun tea especially a poor quality cup of tea. Rhyming slang formed on one of London s rivers uk 1859 River Nile noun a smile. Rhyming slang uk