Partridge himself observed, 'More than almost any other kind of book, a dictionary constantly needs to be revised; especially, of course, if it deals with the current form of a language and therefore has to be kept up to date'. With The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English we tried to do just that. | blinky blockhead 66 blinky noun 1 a person with poor or no eyesight us 1922. 2 freebase cocaine us blinky adjective agitated upset us 1992 blip noun 1 a temporary effect especially one that is unwanted uk 1975. 2 a minor fluctuation usually upward in the stock market or other measures of corporate fortunes us 1988. 3 a source of surprise us 1947. 4 a nickel five-cent piece us 1935 blip verb 1 to send a message by e-mail uk 2002. 2 in hot rodding or drag racing to throttle up quickly and then release momentarily increasing the revolutions per minute us 1965 blip adjective classy US 1948 blip jockey noun a person who monitors electronic equipment us 1960 blippy adjective used as a euphemism roughly meaning damned us 1974 bliss noun any drug that is smoked especially a mixture of heroin methamphetamine and MDMA the recreationaldrug best known as ecstasy us 1996 bliss cup noun in the usage of counterculturalists associated with the Rainbow Nation gatherings a homemade cup or bowl for eating and drinking us 1997 bliss out verb to become ecstatic. Used in a derogatory fashion usually when applied to religious or cult zealots us 1973 B list C list noun used for denoting allthat is associated with a leveloffame and celebrity that is not quite paramount. In conven-tionalmedia jargon the a-list is a notional social elite of those who are considered prestigious enough to add top-value to a guest list. The B-list and C-list are the lesser ranks of the well-known and media-friendly who nevertheless get invited to events by those who market the cult of celebrity us 1928 blisted adjective intoxicated by drug smoking us 1995 blister noun 1 a bump placed on a playing card by pressing it against a small sharp object used by card cheats to identify the value of the card us 1991. 2 a fine attached to a window of a vehicle for a parking infringement Australia 1971. 3 an unpleasant obnoxious person uk 1806. 4 a prostitute us 1905 blister verb to attack someone to attack someone verbally
