• FIT
vb. 1882 sl., orig. Aust. – to (attempt to) incriminate someone, esp. by planting false evidence
• FIT AS A FIDDLE
adj. 1882 sl. – in good health
• FIT AS A FROG’S HAIR
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• FIT AS A FROG’S HAIR SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – in order; in good condition
• FIT AS A MALLEE BULL
adj. 1960 Aust. sl. – extremely fit and healthy
• FIT AS A PUDDING FOR A FRIAR’S MOUTH
adj. 1827 – very fit or suitable, appropriate, welcome
• FIT ENDS
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to copulate (ends = the genitals)
• FIT END TO END
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to copulate
• FITIFIED
adj. 1912 Amer. dial. – eccentric, peculiar; hysterical, nervous; erratic, fastidious
• FIT OF THE FACE
n. 1773 obs. – a grimace; a twist or contortion of the face
• FITS LIKE A SHIRT ON A BEANPOLE
phr. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – fits very badly
• FIT TO BE TIED
adj. 1894 sl. – angry
• FIT TO DROP
adj. 1909 colloq. – worn out, exhausted
• FIT TO KILL
adj. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – resplendently beautiful; gorgeous
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• FIT-UP
n. 1985 sl. – an act of unjust incrimination
vb. 1882 sl., orig. Aust. – (usually as ‘fit up’) to (attempt to) incriminate someone, esp. by planting false evidence
• FIVE (AND TWO)
n. E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘Jew’, not necessarily derogatory – a Jewish man or woman
• FIVE AGAINST ONE
n. 20C jocular usage – masturbation
• FIVE BY FIVE
n. 1942 Amer. sl. – a very short, fat man
• FIVE BY TWO
n. E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘Jew’, not necessarily derogatory – a Jewish man or woman
• FIVE-DIGIT DISCO
n. 2004 UK sl. – an act of female masturbation
• FIVE-DOLLAR EXPRESSIONS
n. 20C US sl. – language that the speaker considers to be unnecessarily difficult or intellectual
• FIVE-DOLLAR WORDS
n. 20C US sl. – language that the speaker considers to be unnecessarily difficult or intellectual
• FIVE FINGER
n. 1932 US sl. – a thief, esp. a pickpocket
vb. 1919 US sl. – (as ‘five-finger’) to shoplift
• FIVE-FINGER DISCOUNT
n. 1966 US sl., chiefly CB users – the activity or proceeds of stealing or shoplifting
• FIVE-FINGERED CHEQUEBOOK
n. 1994 NZ sl. – acquisition by shoplifting
• FIVE-FINGERED MARY
n. 1971 US sl. – a man’s hand as the means of masturbation
• FIVE-FINGERED WIDOW
n. 1977 UK sl. – of a male: the hand as a masturbatory tool; masturbation
• FIVE FINGERS
n. 1992 US sl. – a five-year prison sentence
• FIVE-FOR-SIXER
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. – a money-lender aboard ship
• FIVE HUNDRED CLUB
n. 2003 Antarctica sl. – the notional association of all those who have been in Antarctica for more than 500 consecutive days
• FIVE-KNUCKLE SHUFFLE
n. 1972 US sl. – masturbation
• FIVE-K RIG
n. 1985 UK sl. – a 5000 watt public address system
• FIVE-O
n. 1. 20C teen & high school sl. – the police
n. 2. 1983 US sl. – fifty
• FIVE O’CLOCK FOLLIES
n. 1966 US sl., Vietnam war usage – the daily military press briefings
• FIVE O’CLOCK SHADOW
n. 1937 sl. – a growth of stubble which becomes visible in the late afternoon on the face of a man who has shaved earlier in the day
• FIVE OF CLUBS
n. 1947 US sl. – the fist
• FIVE-OH
n. 1983 US sl. – the police; a police officer
• FIVE ON THE SLY
n. 1980 US sl. – a mutual slapping of palms as an ‘inside’ greeting
• FIVE ON THE SOUL SIDE
n. 1980 US sl. – a mutual slapping of palms as an ‘inside’ greeting
• FIVE-PINNER
n. 1957 Can. sl. – a bowler in a five-pin game
• FIVE-POT PIECE
n. Bk1903 sl. – 2 shillings and sixpence
• FIVE-POUND WORD
n. 1982 Bahamas – any profanity
• FIVER
n. 1. 1843 Brit. sl. – five pounds or a five-pound note
n. 2. 1843 US sl. – a five-dollar bill
n. 3. 1985 US sl. – in craps: the number five
• FIVER-FINGER
n. 1996 UK sl. – money
• FIVER, FIVER, RACETRACK DRIVER
n. 1985 US sl. – in craps: the number five
• FIVES
n. 1. 1973 US sl. – the fingers
n. 2. 1974 US sl. – dice that have been altered to have two fives, the second five being where one would expect to find a two
n. 3. 1996 UK sl. – the fifth landing or floor level in a prison
int. 1996 US sl. – used to reserve your seat as you briefly leave the room
• FIVES-A-PAIR
n. 1976 US sl. – fifty-five miles an hour
• FIVES ARTIST
n. 1953 US sl. – an expert at a shortchanging scheme using a $5 note
• FIVE-SPOT
n. 1. 1892 US sl. – a five-dollar note
n. 2. 1901 US sl. – a prison sentence of five years
n. 3. 1984 UK sl. – a five-pound note
• FIVE-SQUARE
adv. 1956 US sl. – loud and clear
• FIVE TO FOUR
adj. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – sure, certain
• FIVE-TO-LIFERS
n. 1989 US sl. – a pair of shoes issued to prisoners by the state
• FIVE-TO-TWO
n. 1914 Brit. rhyming sl., derogatory or offensive – a Jew
• FIX
n. 1. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – a dilemma
n. 2. 1936 sl. – a dose of a narcotic
vb. 1. 1790 sl., orig. US – to influence by illegal means, esp. bribery
vb. 2. 1936 sl., orig. US – to inject oneself with a narcotic drug
vb. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to ruin; to destroy
• FIXED FACT
n. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – a positive fact
• FIXINGS
n. 1. Bk1892 Aust. bush sl. – strong liquor
n. 2. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – trimmings
• FIX SOMEONE’S CLOCK
vb. 1904 Amer. sl. – to finish someone; to do for; to thoroughly defeat someone
• FIXTIVITY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – permanence
• FIX-UP
n. 1934 sl. – a dose of a narcotic
• FIZ
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – the face
vb. 1892 Ireland – to take effect on; to show or make an impression on; to injure
• FIZGIG
n. 1895 Aust. sl. – one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer
• FIZZ
n. 1. 1864 sl. – champagne
n. 2. 1889 sl. – an effervescing drink
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – the face
n. 4. 1943 Aust. sl. – one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer
• FIZZER
n. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a firecracker that explodes with a hiss
n. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a soda fountain
n. 3. a1935 Brit. army sl. – a disciplinary charge
n. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
n. 5. 1943 Aust. sl. – one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer
• FIZZICAL CULTURIST
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a bartender
• FIZZING
adj. 1885 Eng. dial. sl. – excellent, very good, first-rate, splendid
• FIZZLE
n. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – a ridiculous failure
• FIZZLE-FARTING JOB
n. B1900 Eng. dial. – tedious and unprofitable labour
• FIZZLE OUT
vb. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – to prove a failure
• FIZZLER
n. 1. 1582 obs. – one who breaks wind without noise
n. 2. c1960 Amer. dial. – a defective firecracker that burns with a hissing sound; one that fails to go off
• FIZZMIGIGS
n. 1872 Eng. dial. – absurd articles of dress
• FIZZOG
n. 1811 UK sl. – the face; the expression on the face
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