TAXI
ADJECTIVES
1951 ► GYPSY unlicensed, unregulated, usually owned by the operator; independent of any organization, legal or otherwise; generally applied to a taxicab or truck, although originally to a racehorse owner/jockey → US sl.
ADVERBS
1920 ► DEADHEAD of a cab, aeroplane, etc.: being driven without its usual load or passengers → sl.
NOUNS
– AFTAX a Black-owned taxi, usually an old American-made car …1960s S. Afr. sl., derogatory
– CABBING working as a cab driver …1980s sl.
– CAB YAB shop talk among taxi drivers …Brit. sl.
– CLOCK a taxi meter …1939 Amer. colloq.
– FAST BLACK a black London taxi …1960s UK society sl.
– GIP a cabdriver who does not start the meter, hence, can pocket the fare …1930s Amer. sl.
– GIPSY an independent cab-driver or taxi-cab …1950s US sl.
– GYPSY a taxicab operating without a taxi license or medallion, or with only a livery license that does not enable it to pick up passengers on the street …1940s Amer. sl.
– GYPSY CAB a taxicab operating without a taxi license or medallion, or with only a livery license that does not enable it to pick up passengers on the street …1970s Amer. sl.
– HACK an omnibus or taxicab …1928 Amer. dial.
– HACK RACK taxi-cab stand …1970s US sl.
– HAZARD in Ireland: a cab-stand …1882
– KWELA-KWELA a minibus taxi …1980s S. Afr. Black sl.
– OLD BILL an extraordinarily profitable taxi fare …c1917 taxi drivers usage
– SANDY MACNAB; SANDY MCNAB a taxi-cab …1940s rhyming sl.
– SERVICE CAR a taxi; a car used to provide an unofficial bus service …1965 Amer. dial.
– SKI a taxi …1950s Aust. sl., possibly weak rhyming sl.
– SLAPSIE-MAXI a taxi …1963 NZ rhyming sl.
– ZOLA BUDD a black taxi …1980s S. Afr. sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
– ACHNARD a taxi driver …1997 US police sl. (New York)
– BUTTERFLY a person who only works during certain periods of the year; a cab driver who only words during the summer months …1884 UK sl. rare
– CABBIE; CABBY a cab-driver; now, spec., a taxi-driver …1859
– CASK a taxi …1930s US criminals’ sl.
– GIP; GYP; JIP a cabdriver who does not start the meter, hence, can pocket the fare …1930s Amer. sl.
– GIPSY; GYPSY an independent cab-driver or taxi-cab …1950s US sl.
– HACK a taxi driver …1930s Aust. & US sl.
– HACKER a taxi driver …1930s US sl.
– HACKIE a horse cab driver; a taxi driver …1899 US sl.
– HACK-JOCKEY a taxi driver …Bk2000 hipster sl.
– HACK PILOT a taxi-driver …1930s Aust. & US sl.
– HACK PUSHER a taxi-driver …1930s Aust. & US sl.
– HACKY a taxi-driver …1937 US sl.
– NIGHTHAWK a taxi driver who works late at night …1868 US sl.
– SCUTTLE a Black taxi passenger …1900s US sl., derogatory
– WESTMINSTER ABBEY a cabbie …20C rhyming sl.
VERBS
1879 ► HACK to ride in a hackney coach or taxicab → Amer. sl.
1920 ► DEADHEAD to drive a cab, aeroplane, etc. without its usual load or passengers → sl.
1980 ► CAB to drive a cab → sl.
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