bati-man noun a homosexual JAMAICA, 1955
Batman noun 1 a variety of MDMA, the recreational drug best known
as ecstasy, identified by the embossed Batman motif
UK, 2002. 2 a
variety of LSD identified by the printed bat-logo
UK, 1996. 3 cocaine
UK, 2002. 4 heroin UK, 2002
bat out verb on the railways, to switch cars quickly and expertly US,
1977
bat pad noun in cricket, a fielder positioned close to the facing bat
AUSTRALIA, 1989
batphone noun a police radio; the police personal radio system.
Inspired by comic book crimefighter Batman’s utility belt
UK, 1977
bats noun a deck-landing officer on an aircraft-carrier. From the
signalling ‘bats’ the officer carries
UK, 1962. < have bats in the
belfry
to be mad or eccentric UK, 1911
bats adjective crazy; very eccentric; mad, to any degree. From the
phrase
HAVE BATS IN THE BELFRY UK, 1911
batsh noun in caving and pot-holing, bat excreta. A shortening of
‘bat shit’ UK, 2004
batshit adjective crazy, out of control, angry US, 1970
batten verb (of a man) to live off the earnings of a prostitute. In the
structure ‘batten on someone’ AUSTRALIA, 1964
batter noun a board used to cover a window before a hurricane or
storm BAHAMAS, 1982. < on the batter 1 engaging in a self-
indulgent variety of drinks, drugs and other recreational excesses
UK, 1839. 2 on the run from the police UK, 1984. 3 to be working as a

NEW ZEALAND, 1998. 6 to work as a prostitute AUSTRALIA,
1898
. 7 to attempt to make a living at the racecourse, either by
running or gambling on horses AUSTRALIA, 1895. < battle the iron
men
in horse racing, to bet using pari-mutuel machines US, 1951
battleaxe; battleax noun an old or elderly woman who is variously
characterised as resentful, vociferous, thoroughly unpleasant,
usually arrogant and no beauty
US, 1896
battle cruiser; battle noun 1 a public house. Rhyming slang for
BOOZER, sometimes expanded to ‘battle and cruiser’ UK, 1960. 2 an
aggressive, ‘mannish’ lesbian
US, 1982. 3 a formidable older woman.
As with BATTLESHIP this seems to play on OLD BAT, but possibly with
a rhyming slang influence: ‘battle-cruiser’ from
BRUISER (a rugged
physical specimen)
UK, 1984
Battle of Hastings adjective history, in the past. The one historical
date that most of the UK remembers UK, 2002
battle of the bulge noun an effort to lose weight US, 1956
battler noun 1 a person who struggles to make a living; a person
who ‘battles’
AUSTRALIA, 1896. 2 a gambler who tries to make a living
by gambling; a habitual punter who is always struggling; also, a
struggling horse owner-trainer
AUSTRALIA, 1895. 3 a prostitute,
especially a self-managed prostitute
AUSTRALIA, 1898. 4 in horse

ventional ‘batterfang’ (to batter) UK, 1909
batty hole noun 1 the anus BAHAMAS, 1982. 2 a despised person. By
extension from BATTY HOLE (the anus) UK, 2006
batty man noun a male homosexual ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, 1977
batty rider(s) noun a very short and skimpy skirt or fashion shorts
worn to expose as much as they conceal. From BATTY (the
buttocks) JAMAICA, 1994
batty wash noun the act of licking an anus with the tongue. West
Indies origins UK, 2000
batwank noun nonsense UK, 1997
batwings noun in the language of parachuting, surfaces applied to
the arms and body to slow the rate of descent
US, 1978
baw noun a ball. A Glasgow word, spelt as the local pronunciation UK:
SCOTLAND
, 1996
bawbag noun a despicable man. A Glasgow variation of BALLBAG (the
scrotum), by analogy with
SCROAT (a despicable man) UK: SCOTLAND,
2002
bawdy basket noun a woman with a sexually transmitted infection
US, 1973
baw hair noun a pubic hair used as the narrowest possible measure-
ment. Derives from BAWS (the testicles) UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
bawl verb to speak with enthusiasm, especially if complaining
GRENADA, 1977
bawl out; ball out verb to reprimand someone US, 1899
baws noun the testicles. Glasgow slang, extended from BAW (a ball)
UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
bay noun < over the bay drunk US, 1787. < the bay Long Bay

based on the ‘bazooker’ anti-tank rocket launcher; sometimes
embellished to ‘bazooka shooter’ US, 1984. 2 a high-powered car US,
1959. 3 an extra-large, potent marijuana cigarette laced with
cocaine. Either from the similarity in physical shape and figurative
power to the type of artillery shell used by a bazooka anti-tank
weapon, or form (Colombian Spanish) bazuco, a cocaine derivative
made from coca paste
US, 1984. 4 cocaine; crack cocaine. The
metaphor of a portable rocket-launcher, possibly a variation of
BASUCO UK, 2003. 5 in television and film making, a light support
used on a catwalk
US, 1990
bazooka’d adjective drunk UK: SCOTLAND, 1988
bazookas noun the female breasts. Perhaps from the shape of the
shell fired by a bazooka anti-tank weapon, probably influenced by
conventional ‘bosom’
UK, 1963
bazoomas; bazoombas noun the female breasts. An elaboration of
BAZOOMS that echoes the shape of BAZOOKAS UK, 1984
bazooms noun the female breasts. Originally a corruption of ‘bosom’
with the same sense, then evolved to mean ‘breasts’ US, 1936
bazooties noun the female breasts US, 1997
bazoo wagon noun a brakevan (caboose) US, 1977
bazuca noun the residue of smoked freebase cocaine, itself mixed
with tobacco and smoked
US, 1984
bazulco noun cocaine UK, 2002
bazz noun pubic hair IRELAND, 1999
bazza noun a stereotypically uncultured and uneducated urban
youth. An informal variant of the name Barry UK, 2005

US, 1969
B-boy noun 1 a breakdancer; later, anyone involved in hip-hop
culture US, 1981. 2 a streetwise young black man. By extension from
the previous sense US, 1981. 3 a buddy, a brother; used as a form of
address. The initialism ‘b’ muddled with ‘B-boy’ (a young
streetwise black male) US, 1992
BBW noun a fat woman. An abbreviation of ‘big, beautiful woman’; a
fetish with a large male following
US, 1988
BC noun contraception; birth control US, 1985
Bcatnoun an ostentatiously homosexual male prisoner. From the
official categorisation by California prison authorities
US, 1989
BC bud noun high grade marijuana from British Columbia CANADA,
2003
BCD noun military eyeglasses. Because they are so unattractive, they
are deemed ‘birth control devices’. Also variant BCG (birth control
goggles)
US, 1991
BC Kush noun a local variety of marijuana in British Columbia
CANADA, 2002
BC Lounge noun a Burger Chef fast-food franchise restaurant US, 1979
BCNU used in computer message shorthand to mean ‘be seeing
you’ US, 1991
BD noun a syringe. An allusion to Becton-Dickison, a medical
supplies manufacturer US, 1982
BDF noun a big, strong, dumb brute. New York police slang; an
abbreviation of ‘big dumb fuck’ US, 1997
B dog noun used as a term of address between members of the
Bloods gang US, 1998

the beach in the 1950s. Peter Tamony described the term as
follows: ‘Originally applied to girls who lived at Stinson Beach
[north of San Francisco] who were bisexual. By those unfamiliar
with its background, and both ways implication, it has been
39 Bay State | beach chick
extended to any girl who associated with the so-called Beat
Generation inhabitants of North Beach in San Francisco’
US, 1958
beached whale noun an obese hospital patient US, 1994
beach head noun a person who spends a great deal of time at the
beach US, 1991
beach pig noun a police officer assigned to a beach patrol US, 1991
beach rat noun a person who spends a great deal of time at the
beach
US, 1990
bead counter noun a Roman Catholic; a worshipper in any religion
that uses strung beads (the rosary, ‘worry beads’, the Nenju, the
mala etc) within its practice
UK, 1809
bead jiggler noun a Roman Catholic. After rosary beads US, 1966
bead rattler noun a Roman Catholic. After rosary beads UK, 2000
beady noun the eye. From the conventional cliché, ‘beady eye’ US,
1978
beagle noun 1 a sausage US, 1927. 2 aracehorseUS, 1923
be a good bunny used as a farewell. A catchphrase television sign-
off on The Wendy Barrie Show (1949–1950), a celebrity-based
programme. Repeated with referential humour
US, 1949
beak noun 1 the nose UK, 1715. 2 cocaine. From the previous sense; a
reference to the manner in which the drug is taken

UK, 1979
beam verb 1 in computing, to transfer a file electronically. From the
terminology of the original Star Trek television series US, 1991.
2 (used of a female) to experience erect nipples. Related to
describing such a female as having her HIGH BEAMS on US, 2003
beamer noun 1 a smile. From conventional ‘beam’ (to smile broadly)
UK, 2001. 2 a deep blush UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 3 in cricket, a fast ball
that is bowled at the batsman’s head UK, 1961. 4 a crack cocaine
user. From BEAM UP (TO SCOTTY) (to smoke crack cocaine) US, 1992
beamers; beemers noun crack cocaine. After BEAMER (a crake
cocaine user) US, 1988
beam me up, Scotty used for a humorous suggestion that one
would be better off somewhere else due to the lack of intelligent
life here. From the short-lived Star Trek television series
(1966–1969) which has enjoyed an eternal after-life
US, 1985
beams noun the eyes UK, 2002
beam up to Scotty; beam up; beam verb to smoke crack cocaine
and become cocaine-intoxicated. From the pop phrase ‘Beam me
up, Scotty’ used repeatedly on the first generation of Star Trek
television programmes from 1966 to 69 US, 1986
beamy adjective wide. Originally ‘broad in the beam’, then shortened
and applied to a ship’s width, and then by extension to other
objects and to people, especially those wide in the seat
US, 1961
bean noun 1 anything at all; very little US, 1833. 2 a dollar US, 1902. 3 a
coin
UK, 1799. 4 in American casinos, a $1 betting chip US, 1967. 5 a
man, a fellow, especially as a form of address. Often embellished
to ‘old bean’

beanery noun a low-cost, low-quality restaurant US, 1887
bean feast noun any form of festive occasion or jollification.
Originally an annual feast given by employers
UK, 1805
bean-f licker noun a lesbian. A reference to clitoral stimulation UK,
2002
bean head noun an amphetamine addict US, 1992
bean house bull noun gossip or tall tales told at a truck stop US, 1976
beanie noun 1 in Vietnam, a member of the US Special Forces. A
shortened form of ‘Green Beanies’, itself word play based on
‘Green Berets’ US, 1991. 2 a police nightstick US, 1952. 3 breaking and
entering. A pronunciation of the common B AND E CANADA, 2000.
4 an attractive girl. Perhaps as an allusion to Beanie Babies™ dolls
UK, 2004
beanie light noun a flashing, rotating light on an emergency vehicle
US, 1969
beanies noun tablets of any prescription drug taken recreationally,
especially when the appearance resembles a kind of bean UK, 1999
beanies and weenies noun c-rations of hot dogs with beans.
Vietnam war usage US, 1990
bean juice noun tomato sauce that canned baked beans are
preserved in, and served with UK, 1999
beanmobile noun a car embellished with bright colours, chrome
and other accessories associated with Mexican-American car
enthusiasts
US, 1981
beano noun 1 a Mexican, Mexican-American or Latin American US,
1978. 2 a meal; a feast UK, 1914
bean oil noun in motor racing, Castrol R™ oil. Castrol R™ is made
from castor bean oil US, 1992

Boston is known for its baked beans US, 1901
bean up verb to take amphetamines US, 1976
bean wagon noun a no-frills lunch counter US, 1960
beany noun a green polyster baseball cap issued to US soldiers since
1962, known officially as the Army Utility Cap US, 1990
bear noun 1 in the US, a motorway patrol officer or state trooper; a
police officer in the UK. Shortened from
SMOKEY THE BEAR US, 1975.
2 a hairy and stocky man, of a type beloved by some homosexuals
US, 1994. 3 a boisterous, rowdy or aggressive young man, especially
in the context of heavy drinking UK: SCOTLAND, 1985. 4 a building-site
or oil-rig worker UK: SCOTLAND, 1996. 5 an unattractive woman US, 1982.
6 a cautious and conservative poker player US, 1988. 7 a difficult task
or situation
US, 1966
Bear nickname US General H. Norman Schwarzkopf (b.1934),
commander of the US forces during the Gulf war US, 1991
bear cage noun a police station. A logical extension of BEAR (the
police) US, 1976
bear cat noun on the railways, a demanding and disliked foreman
US, 1977
beard noun 1 a person used to mask the identity of the actual
controlling agent; a person who escorts another to a social
function in order to mask the identity of one or the other’s lover
or sexual orientation. Originally from gambling, referring to a front
for betting
US, 1956. 2 in gambling, a person who bets for someone
else, especially for a cheat US, 1962. 3 a broker who buys up stock
quietly and secretly for bidders in a corporate takeover who hope
to disguise their intentions US, 1988. 4 an intellectual or academic.

explain. This phrase uses a nautical term for location-finding,
‘bearings’ (i.e. from a compass), metaphorically CANADA, 1999
bearing up used in response to a personal enquiry such as ‘how
are you?’ or ‘how’s things?’
UK, 1984
bear insurance noun a gun, the bigger the better the insurance US,
1965
bear in the air noun a police helicopter. This travelled from citizens’
band radio slang into a still-surviving, wider usage
US, 1976
bearish adjective (of a man) large and hairy AUSTRALIA, 1994
bear joint noun in a carnival, a game in which stuffed teddy bears
are the prize US, 1960
bear meat noun a speeding vehicle without the benefit of citizens’
band radio communications. Easy prey for BEAR (the police) US, 1976
bear paw noun 1 round-footed snowshoes worn while doing chores
US, 1993. 2 the badge necessary to get into the inner area of the
2002 G8 summit meeting in Alberta
CANADA, 2002
bear pit noun an auditorium, or other arena, peopled with a rowdy,
challenging, even confrontational audience. From the late night
audiences at the Edinburgh Festival’s Fringe Club UK, 1996
bear’s paw noun a saw. Rhyming slang. Noted by Ray Puxley in
1992 as ‘a seldom heard term for a carpenter’s tool’
UK, 1934
bear trap noun 1 in the Canadian Navy, a helicopter haul-down and
securing device CANADA, 1995. 2 the clutch on a Laverda motorcyle.
Named after the amount of effort required to pull the clutch lever
in US, 1992. 3 in television and film making, a strong clamp used for
attaching lights to rigging US, 1987. 4 a police radar-trap for speeding

‘filly’ UK, 1984
beasting noun from a male perspective, an act of sexual intercourse.
Possibly inspired by the BEAST WITH TWO BACKS UK, 2003
beastly adjective 1 bad (to whatever degree), unpleasant, horrid.
Usage considered to be dated, childish or upper-class
UK, 1611.
2 excellent US, 1953. 3 excessive US, 2000
beastly adverb badly, unpleasantly, very, excessively. Stereotypically
upper-class usage UK, 1844
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beast with two backs noun vaginal, face-to-face sexual intercourse
between a heterosexual couple; sex between two people. From
Shakespeare
UK, 1604
beasty noun a repulsive, disgusting person US, 1985
beasty adjective repulsive, disgusting US, 1982
beat noun 1 a regular route or locale (of a prostitute or police officer)
UK, 1721. 2 a member of the 1950s youth counterculture US, 1961.
3 in horse racing, an unfortunate defeat US, 1976. 4 a crime which
has not been solved US, 1992. 5 in television and film making, the
main storyline
US, 1990. 6 acarUS, 1947
beat verb 1 to cheat, to swindle, to steal US, 1849. 2 to defy someone’s
understanding UK, 1882. < beat about the bush; beat around
the bush
1 (of a female) to masturbate. Wordplay on ‘beat’ (used
in many terms of male masturbation) and
BUSH (the pubic hair),
in some way reversing the familiar meaning of ‘beat around the
bush’ (to avoid coming to a point)

to sleep. Prison usage suggesting that in sleep one escapes
domination by prison authorities.
US, 1990. < beat the priest
and take h is gown; beat the priest
to do that which you
should not do in an open, notorious and brazen fashion GRENADA,
1978. < beat the pup (of a male) to masturbate US, 1950. < beat
the r ap
to withstand harsh interrogation UK, 1996. < beat the
snot out of
to thrash someone soundly, to beat someone up US,
1989. < beat the starter (of an engaged couple) to have sex,
especially if the fiancée falls pregnant. Sporting imagery, racing
ahead while still under starter’s orders
UK, 1984. < beat your
baloney
(of a male) to masturbate US, 1969. < beat your bishop
(of a male) to masturbate US, 1916. < beat your chops; beat up
your chops
to talk US, 1945. < beat your face to perform push-
ups US, 1998. < beat your gums; beat up your gums to talk
without purpose or without effect US, 1945. < beat your meat;
beat the meat
(of a male) to masturbate US, 1936. < beat
yourself up
to be harshly self-critical, to struggle with your
conscience
UK, 2003. < can’t beat it in the Navy used for
expressing admiration of a boat-handling job. Among Canadian
east coast fishermen, with the tradition of navy techniques very

beat off verb (of a male) to masturbate US, 1962
beat out verb to strip someone of their membership in a youth
gang, accomplished by a ritualistic beating
US, 1995
beat pad noun an establishment where poor quality marijuana is
sold
US, 1960
Beatrix Potter; Beatrix noun an ugly woman. Possibly rhyming
slang for R OTTER based on the name of author and illustrator
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) UK, 2002
beat sheet noun 1 in television and film making, a short summary
of a story US, 1990. 2 a pornographic magazine US, 1997
Beattie and Babs noun pubic lice, crab-lice. Rhyming slang for
CRABS based on an early C20 music hall act who are, unfortunately,
best remembered by this term UK, 1960
beat-up adjective shoddy, shabby, worn out US, 1946
beau noun used as a term of address between young males US, 1954
beaut noun 1 a beauty, an impressive person or thing US, 1895. 2 a
potent amphetamine capsule. An abbreviation of BLACK BEAUTY US,
1992
beaut adjective excellent, terrific, wonderful, splendid AUSTRALIA, 1918
beaut adverb excellently, splendidly AUSTRALIA, 1969
beaut! used for expressing strong admiration AUSTRALIA, 1953
beauteous maximus noun something that is excellent. Mock Latin
US, 1993
beautiful adjective in the counterculture of the 1960s and 70s, used
as an all-purpose adjective of approval. A vague but central word of
the hippie era, suggesting passivity, appreciation for nature,
kindness, etc US, 1961
beautiful! 1 used for expressing enthusiastic agreement US, 1975.

beauty parlor noun a brothel US, 1949
beaver noun 1 a woman’s pubic region; a woman as a sex object;
sex with a woman. Although recorded at least as early as 1927,
‘beaver’ did not come into its own until the mid-1960s, with an
explosion of films featuring full frontal female nudity but no sexual
activity and titles punning on ‘beaver’ – Bald Beaver, Beaver Works
in the Bush Country, Hair Raising Beaver, Fine Feathered Beavers,
Leave it to Beavers, and so on. As published sexual material got
more graphic, so did the association of the term. Despite the
highly sexual origin of the term, it was used by truck drivers with a
slightly naughty innocence to refer to women
US, 1927. 2 a
pornographic film US, 1969. 3 abeardUS, 1871. 4 atophatBARBADOS,
1965. 5 a white police helmet BARBADOS, 1982. 6 a police officer US, 1961
beaver away verb to work industriously. From the characteristic
behaviour of the beaver
UK, 1946
beaver bait noun money US, 1976
beaver bear noun a policewoman. Combines BEAVER (a woman) with
BEAR (the police) US, 1976
beaver biscuits! used for expressing disapproval. A signature line of
Colonel Sherman Potter on M*A*S*H (CBS, 1972–83). Repeated
with referential humour
US, 1972
beaver cleaver noun a womaniser; the penis. It opens or splits the
BEAVER (a woman or the vagina) UK, 1981
beaver creek noun < have a bite at beaver creek to perform
oral sex on a woman US, 2001
beaver-eater noun a person who performs oral sex on a woman. In
a brilliant sexually charged pun, Vladamir Nabokov in Lolita wrote

radio after two plays
US, 1970
beaver tail noun 1 a quick-baked or quick-fried sweet bread CANADA,
1998. 2 a design configuration on a shotgun US, 1981
beaver-with-stick noun full frontal male nudity US, 1977
be-back noun in the used car business, a potential customer who
has visited the car lot, inspected the cars for sale, left, and then
returned to negotiate
US, 1959
bebe noun crack cocaine US, 1994
bebop verb to take part in gang fights US, 1965
be careful, Matt! used as a humorous caution. A signature line of
Miss Kitty Russell (portrayed by Amanda Blake) to Marshall Matt
Dillon on the television Western Gunsmoke (CBS, 1955–75).
Repeated with referential humour US, 1955
Becks and Posh noun food. Rhyming slang for NOSH,formedfrom
the nicknames of footballer David Beckham and his wife, singer
Victoria Beckham UK, 2003
becky noun in electric line work, a cable sling US, 1980
be cool used as a farewell US, 1984
bed noun the playing surface of a pool table US, 1990. < get into
bed with
in business or politics, to merge with, to become a
partner of, to start a venture with UK, 1977. < put to bed to
complete a piece of work. Office jargon that now infects every
workplace; an extension of the figurative sense used by printers UK,
2005
bed verb to have sex with someone UK, 1548
bed and breakfast noun a very short prison sentence UK, 1996
bedbait noun a sexually alluring young woman or young man UK, 1963

1991
Bedourie shower noun a dust storm. Bedourie is an inland town in
Queensland. The name Bedourie is taken from an Aborigine word
for ‘dust storm’. Other locations similarly used by nature, weather
and irony: Bourke, Bogan, Cobar, Darling, Wilcannia and Wimmera
AUSTRALIA, 1945
bedpan commando noun a medic in the Medical Corps in Vietnam
US, 1991
Bedrock noun a common name for US armed forces camps during
the Persian Gulf war. An allusion to the prehistoric town on the
cartoon television series The Flinstones (ABC, 1960–66), home to
quarry worker Fred Flintstone and his wife Wilma US, 1990
bed rock verb in low riding, to rock the bed of a truck from side to
side using hydraulic pumps US, 1992
bedroom noun any place where homosexual men can have sex UK,
2002
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bedroom eyes noun a sensual face and eyes that convey desire US,
1947
Beds noun Bedfordshire. A spoken form of the conventional written
abbreviation, considered colloquial when used in speech as a
genuine equivalent of the original name UK, 1937
bed-sit jungle noun an urban area where a bed-sitter is usually avail-
able as rented accommodation; the generality of life in rented
bed-sit accommodation UK, 2001
bed-sitter; bedsit noun a single-room combining bedroom and
living accommodation; a bed-sitting room
UK, 1927
bed-sitter-land noun an urban area where a bed-sitter is commonly
available as rented accommodation; the generality of life in rented

networks
UK, 1964
beechams noun < the beechams the police. Rhyming slang, from
Beecham’s Pill™, a branded medication to THE BILL (the police) UK,
1992
Beecham’s pill noun 1 a fool, an idiot. Rhyming slang for DILL (a
fool). From the proprietary name of a laxative formerly popular as
a cure-all AUSTRALIA, 1950. 2 a photographic still. Rhyming slang UK,
1971. 3 a theatrical bill; an advertising poster. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
Beecham’s pills noun the testicles. An extension of PILLS with a
commercial formula UK, 1980
bee cocky noun a bee farmer; an apiarist AUSTRALIA, 1956
beedi; beadi; bidi; biri noun a small, high nicotine-content, ciga-
rette made of tobacco dust poured into a small tube of rolled leaf
tied with a cotton thread, often flavoured with strawberry, vanilla,
mint, chocolate, mango, pineapple, grape, licorice, cherry, etc. The
word is of Hindi origins. Popular brands are Mangalore, Kailas, Shiv
Sagar and Irie
UK, 2003
beedler noun a hard-driving work foreman or supervisor US, 1946
beef noun 1 acomplaint,anargument,afightUS, 1899. 2 conflict,
feuding. A wider use of the previous sense
US, 2002. 3 an arrest or
criminal charge
US, 1928. 4 in prison, a written reprimand US, 1967.
5 the vagina; an attractive and sexual woman BARBADOS, 1982. 6 the
penis US, 2001. 7 in homosexual society, a masculine man or a
member of the armed forces whatever his gender-preference US,
1972. 8 in the navy, a male homosexual UK, 1962. 9 a dramatic and
unintended ending of a surf ride

beef-heart; beef verb to fart. Also used as a noun. Rhyming slang;
perhaps related to obsolete non-rhyming sense: a ‘bean’
UK, 1960
beef injection; hot beef injection noun sexual intercourse US, 1968
beef it verb in motorcyle racing, to fall to the ground and suffer a
severe scrape US, 1992
beef of the sea noun the loggerhead turtle BARBAD OS, 1982
beef squad noun a group of thugs hired by management to help
break a strike US, 1956
beefsteak eye noun a black eye. From the folk remedy of covering
the blackened eye with a raw steak
US, 1950
beef torpedo noun the penis UK, 1983
beef trust noun 1 in sports, a group of large athletes US, 1928. 2 a
chorus of large women who entertain men US, 1931
beef up verb to enhance someone or something, to strengthen
someone or something
US, 1944
beefy adjective (used of a shot in croquet) long and hard US, 1977
beehive noun 1 a five pound note. Rhyming slang, playing on BEES
AND HONEY
(money) UK, 1962. 2 in trucking, any large truck stop
offering a full range of services US, 1976. 3 an office in a railway yard
US, 1946
Beehive noun < the Beehive New Zealand’s Parliament buildings.
Designed by Sir Basil Spence, the building’s domes are evocative
of a beehive NEW ZEALAND, 1981
beehive burner noun a combustion chamber to burn waste wood
from sawmills CANADA, 1989
beehive it verb to leave hurriedly. Vietnam war use US, 1991