Their lack of cultural understanding accelerated with time, and this is sadly reflected in the later entries. Beatniks and drug addicts, and their slang, baffled Partridge and Beale, who lacked either the personal experience or historical perspective needed to understand underlying countercultures. | 423 mastermind Max Miller mastermind noun a railway official us 1946 master of your domain noun a person who can refrain from masturbation for a prolonged period. Coined and popularised by Jerry Seinfeld in an episode of his television comedy The Contest that first aired on 18th November 1992 us 1992 masturbation noun self-indulgent nonsense. Used in a euphemistic attempt to avoid wank uk 2001 masturbation mansion noun a cinema theatre showing pornographic films us 1972 mat noun go to the mat to engage in a full-scale struggle. From wrestling us 1908 mataby noun marijuana grown in Zaire 1980 matador adjective a stylish fashionable independent woman Trinidad AND TOBAGO Matapedia screwdriver noun a hammer. Matapedia is a small town in Quebec poised on the border with New Brunswick CANADA 2002 match noun approximately half an ounce of marijuana. An abbreviation of matchbox which contains approximately the same amount us 1980 match verb match dials the railways to synchronise watches us 1977 match bash noun a drag racing event built around a series of races between two types of vehicles us 1965 matchbox noun 1 an approximate measure half ounce 5-10 grams of marijuana. Derives from the capacity of a matchbox a convenient measure us 1996. 2 a small house Ireland 1920 matchbox Jimmy noun a cab over truck built by GeneralMotors Corporation us 1971 match head match-head noun 1 a small single dose of heroin sold individually us 1993. 2 a football fan especially one who goes to the game. Those interested in a specific football fixture refer to the match this combines with -head an aficionado . A derisory term punning on the smallsize of a matchhead uk 2001 mate noun 1 a good friend a buddy or chum. This word is used to the near exclusion of its various synonyms in Australia. Originally used only by men but since the 1980s increasingly by women uk 1380. 2 used as a form of address to a stranger. Generally used in a friendly manner but also used when being confrontationaluK .
