freeside
adjective
outside prison
US
, 1960
freestyle
noun
heterosexual intercourse
UK
, 2000
freestyle
verb
to improvise and perform a rap lyric, often a capella
US
, 1995
freeware
noun
computer software provided free of charge
US
, 1983
freeway
noun
in a prison dormitory, the aisle through the centre of
the room. Alluding to the constant foot traffic
US
, 1996
freeway surfer
noun
a person who embraces the mannerisms of
surfing, owns the equipment needed to surf, but who chooses to
watch from the safety of the car

freeze
noun
1
cocaine. From the numbing, cooling effect
US
, 1984
.
2
a
small amount of cocaine placed on the tongue
US
, 1989
.
3
a
rejection of affection. Colder than the proverbial ‘cold shoulder’
US
,
1942
freeze
verb
1
to stop moving completely
UK
, 1848
.
2
in draw poker, to
decline the opportunity to discard and draw any new cards
US

freeze up
verb
to become paralyzed with fear. An occupational
hazard of those who work high above the ground
US
, 1989
freight
noun
the cost of something, especially a bribe
US
, 1950
.
< pull freight
on the railways, to quit a job
US
, 1977
freight train
noun
a wave breaking powerfully in perfect formation
US
, 1987
French
noun
1
oral sex, especially on a man
US
, 1916
.
2
an open-

French kiss; to kiss with open lips and exploratory tongues
US
, 1955
.
3
in drag racing and hot rodding, to fit the bonnet (hood) over the
headlights to create the apperance of recessed headlights
US
, 1968
French blue
noun
a manufactured combination of tranquillizer
(methaqualone) and stimulant (amphetamine) taken recreationally
UK
, 1964
French bull-hook
noun
a deceptive explanation
BAHAMAS
, 1982
French date
noun
oral sex performed on a man by a prositute
US
,
1972
French deck
noun
a deck of cards decorated with art ranging from
naughty and nude to pornographic

istic of shrugging
US
, 1940
French fries
noun
1
3 inch sticks of crack cocaine with ridged edges
US
, 1993
.
2
the thighs. Rhyming slang
UK
, 2002
French harp
noun
a harmonica
US
, 1983
Frenchie
noun
a light-skinned person; an unlikeable person
SAINT
KITTS AND NEVIS
, 1998
8see also:
FRENCHY
French inhale
verb
to draw cigarette smoke into the mouth and

oral sex
US
, 1972
French leave
noun
a departure without intimation; flight
UK
, 1771
French lessons
noun
oral sex
US
, 1970
French letter
noun
a condom. In the mid-C20 so common in use
as to be almost conventional; however usage inevitably
diminished with the advent of the contraceptive pill. In post-AIDS
society ‘French letter’ is now just one among hundreds of newer
slang terms for the condom. Unusual variations are ‘American’,
‘Italian’ or ‘Spanish’ letters. The French repaid the compliment
with capote anglaise (a condom), literally an English hooded cape,
which abbreviates as capote; interestingly, when ‘French letter’ is
abbreviated the nationality remains and it becomes a
FRENCHY
or a
FRENCHIE UK
, 1856
French loaf
noun

noun
a hammer
US
, 1987
French tickler
noun
a condom with external protrusions marketed
as giving pleasure to the wearer’s partner
US
, 1916
French trick
noun
oral sex performed by a prostitute
US
, 1972
French wank
noun
an act of sexual gratification in which the penis
is rubbed between a female partner’s breasts
UK
, 1997
Frenchy; Frenchie
noun
1
a French or French Canadian person,
often as a nickname
UK
, 1883
.
2

frequently outwitted by inanimate objects
adjective
extremely
incompetent. US naval aviator usage
US
, 1986
fresca
noun
an affectionate pat on the head. From the film Caddy
Shack
US
, 1984
fresh
verb
to flatter
US
, 1989
fresh
adjective
1
good, sharp, stylish. Possibly shortened from ‘We’re
fresh out the pack / so you gotta stay back, / we got one Puerto
Rican / and the rest are black’, an early 1980s signature routine by
269 freeside | fresh
Grand Wizard Theodore and the Fantastic 5 MCs
US
, 1984
.
2
impudent. Possibly from German frech (impudent)

fresh-fucked
adjective
energised and happy, whether the result of
recent sex or not
US
, 1994
freshie
noun
a freshwater crocodile
AUSTRALIA
, 1964
freshies
noun
1
in snowboarding, the first tracks in virgin snow
US
,
1995
.
2
fresh fruit and vegetables
ANTARCTICA
, 1990
fresh meat
noun
1
a person, especially a virgin, seen merely as a
object for sexual conquest
UK
, 1896

US
, 1998
fret
adjective
enthusiastic; excellent
IRELAND
, 1999
Freud squad
noun
psychiatrists. UK Doctors’ slang, punning on
‘fraud squad’
UK
, 2003
Friar Tuck; friar; friar’s
used for all noun, verb and expletive
senses of ‘fuck’. Rhyming slang, often in phrases like ‘not give a
friar’s’, from the name of one of Robin Hood’s band of merry
men. Friar Tuck is also the source of a popular Spoonerism
UK
, 1956
Friar Tucked
adjective
thwarted. Rhyming slang for
FUCKED UK
, 1996
frick and frack
noun
the testicles
US
, 1980

fried
adjective
1
drunk or drug-intoxicated
US
, 1923
.
2
mentally
exhausted
US
, 1980
.
3
in computing, not working because of a
complete hardware failure
US
, 1981
.
4
sunburnt
US
, 1989
fried, dried, and swept aside
adjective
said of bleached hair that
suggests straw
US
, 1997
fried, dyed, combed (swooped) to the side

to engage in sexual foreplay. Reported in Toronto as a
term used by Trinidadian teens
CANADA
, 1993
.
2
to have sex; to take
part in a romantic relationship
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
, 1971
friendly
adjective
used as a coded euphemism for ‘passive’ in
sadomasochistic sex
US
, 1987
Friendly City
nickname
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA
, 1951
friend of Dorothy
noun
a homosexual. Thought to be from the
Judy Garland character in The Wizard of Oz; Garland is a gay icon
AUSTRALIA
, 1988
friend of Pedro
noun
someone in possession of cocaine.

2
to digitally stimulate/explore the
vagina as a part of sexual foreplay. A nuance of the sense to
‘masturbate’
UK
, 2003
.
3
to dawdle or waste time
US
, 1975
frig
used now as a euphemism for ‘fuck’ in all its senses
UK
, 1879
frig about
verb
to waste time doing little or nothing
UK
, 1933
frigger
noun
used as a euphemism for ‘fucker’
IRELAND
, 1996
frigging
adjective
1
damned
AUSTRALIA

noun
an ugly person
UK
, 1832
.
< he (she) wouldn’t give you
a fright on a dark night
said of a person with a reputation for
meanness. Glasgow use
UK
, 1988
frightener
noun
a scare
UK
, 1965
.
< put the frighteners on
to
scare someone
UK
, 1958
frightful
adjective
used as a general-purpose intensifier
UK
, 1752
frightfully
adverb
very, extremely

fringe
verb
to get something from somebody else by imposing on
their hospitality or generosity
US
, 1947
fringes
noun
the eyes
US
, 1947
fringie
noun
a person on the fringes of a gang, not a hardcore
member
US
, 1966
frios
noun
marijuana mixed with phencyclidine, the recreational
drug known as PCP or angel dust
UK
, 1998
frip
adjective
lousy. Youth usage
US
, 1949
frisbee
noun

1
to search the person for illicit goods
UK
, 1789
.
2
to laugh
UK
, 1996
frisker
noun
a pickpocket
UK
, 1802
frisky
noun
cocaine
US
, 1986
frisky powder
noun
cocaine
US
, 1955
frit
noun
in Quebec, a French fried potato
CANADA
, 1986
Frito

drug-intoxicated
US
, 1995
frizzle
adjective
very cold
NORFOLK ISLAND
, 1992
’fro
noun
a bushy Afro hair style
US
, 1970
frob
noun
any small object
US
, 1991
frob
verb
to manipulate dials or settings
US
, 1983
frobnicate
verb
to manipulate dials or settings
US
, 1983
frobnitz
noun

froffy
adjective
poor and shabby looking
BARBADOS
, 1998
frog
noun
1
a social outcast
US
, 1968
.
2
a promiscuous girl
US
, 1995
.
3
a
French Canadian
CANADA
, 1966
8see:
FROGEATER
.
4
acondom.
Probably as a play on
FRENCH LETTER
or

frog!
used for expressing disgust
US
, 1991
frog and toad; frog
noun
the road. Rhyming slang
UK
, 1859
frog-choker
noun
a heavy rain
CANADA
, 2002
frogeater
noun
a French person; a French-Canadian. This term,
highly derogatory along with ‘Frog’, has passed out of use, and in
any case could be more aptly applied to the Acadians of Louisiana,
who are fond of frog-legs from the bayous
US
, 1812
frogeyed sprite
noun
an Austin-Healy Sprite
UK
, 1992
Froggie; Froggy
noun
1

US
, 1958
frog-march; frog’s march
verb
to push someone forward holding
them by their collar and the seat of their trousers
UK
, 1884
frog salad
noun
in carnival usage, any performance that features
scantily clad women
US
, 1981
frog show
noun
a dance performance that features scantily clad
women
US
, 1973
frogskin
noun
1
money; paper money; a one-dollar note
US
, 1902
.
2
a
condom

a New Brunswick work bee and party
CANADA
, 1964
from arsehole to breakfast time
all the time, all the way
UK
, 1984
from away
adjective
from any place other than the area of the
eastern Canadian coast speaker’s own local region or town. Exactly
opposite of ‘from around here’, this term is flexible in application
and odd in that the object of the preposition is a word not
ordinarily used in the noun position
CANADA
, 1985
from here to there without a pair
in poker, used for describing a
hand of sequenced cards. Conventionally known as a ‘straight’
US
,
1951
frompy
adjective
unattractive
US
, 1948
from way downtown – bang
used as a humorous comment on a
witty remark, a correct answer, or other verbal victory. Coined by

.
< at the front
used of a drug
that is taken before another
UK
, 1978
.
< more front than
Selfridges/Harrods/Buckingham Palace/Albert
Hall/Brighton/Brighton beach/Woolworths/Myers
audaciousness; impudence. Puns ‘front’ (cheek) with the
exceptional frontage of Selfridges, a very large department store in
Oxford Street; Harrods is another impressive London shop;
Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s official London residence; the
Albert Hall is a major concert venue; and Brighton is a seaside
resort on the south coast – ‘front’ in this instance abbreviated
from ‘seafront’. In Australia, Myers is a large department store in
Melbourne
UK
, 1958
.
< out front
owing someone who has
extended goods to you for payment later
US
, 1989
.
< the front
the
main road or street within the area of a Teddy Boy gang’s influ-

to lie; to project a false image of
yourself
US
, 1993
.
3
to show up; to make an appearance
AUSTRALIA
,
1968
.
4
to confront someone
AUSTRALIA
, 1945
.
5
to appear before a
court
AUSTRALIA
, 1941
.
6
to provide something of value to someone
with the expectation of being paid later
US
, 1989
.
7
to back down

, 2003
front botty; front bum
noun
the vagina
AUSTRALIA
, 1988
front bumpers
noun
the female breasts. An elaboration of
BUMPER
UK
, 1973
front door
noun
1
the vagina. As opposed to the
BACK DOOR
(the
rectum)
UK
, 1890
.
2
the leading vehicle in a convoy of citizens’ band
radio users
US
, 1975
front doormat
noun
a woman’s pubic hair

to drink at home before going out for a night of
drinking on the town
US
, 1999
front-loading
noun
a technique for observing the dealer’s down card
in casino blackjack as the dealer tips the card up to slide it under
his up card
US
, 1991
271 fritz | front-loading
front man
noun
someone who is employed to cover for a criminal
operation by posing as the legitimate owner/leader or by acting as
spokesperson
US
, 1934
front money
noun
1
money paid in advance for the purchase of
drugs
US
, 1978
.
2
money needed to start a venture
US

FRONTS
front street
noun
< on front street
in the open; in public
US
, 1992
.
< put on front street
to inform on, to betray
US
, 1995
front up
verb
to appear in front of; to confront;
AUSTRALIA
, 1945
front wedgy
noun
the condition that exists when a tight-fitting pair
of trousers, shorts, bathing suit, or other garment forms a wedge
between a woman’s labia, accentuating their shape. The
WEDGY
brought around to the front of the body
US
, 2003
front wheel skid; four wheel skid; four-wheeler
noun
a Jewish
person. Rhyming slang for

frosted
adjective
1
angry
US
, 1956
.
2
bejewelled, well-ornamented
UK
,
2005
frosted face
noun
the photographic depiction of a woman’s face
covered with semen. American heterosexual pornography has long
shown a fascination for ejaculations on a woman’s face. In the late
1990s, this fascination expanded to embrace the depiction of mul-
tiple ejaculations on a woman’s face. Any Internet search engine
will uncover dozens of sites boasting ‘frosted faces’, a term that
puns on the branded cereal ‘Frosted Flakes’ while inviting a visual
comparison with the cereal’s sugar glaze
US
, 2001
frost freak
noun
a person who inhales freon, a refrigerant, for its
intoxicating effect
US
, 1970

AUSTRALIA
, 1955
frothing
adjective
(used of a party) populated by many girls
US
, 1988
froudacity
noun
lying about something you know nothing about. A
blending of ‘audacity’ and ‘fraudulence’
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
, 1967
frou-frou
adjective
fussy, overly fancy
US
, 1951
frown
noun
lemon syrup or fresh lemon added to a coca-cola
US
, 1946
frowney; frowney face
noun
the emoticon depicting a frown – :(
US
, 1991
froyo
noun

US
, 1984
frozen chosen
noun
the people who work in Antarctica
US
, 1997
frozen Chosin
nickname
the Chanjin Reservoir, identified on
Japanese maps as the Chosin Reservoir, scene of heroic military
action by the US Marine Corps in the winter of 1950–51
US
, 1952
frozen custard
noun
the vagina of a frigid woman
US
, 1977
frozen fireworks
noun
jewellery
US
, 1979
frozen mitt
noun
1
a rejection; a brush off. A variant of ‘cold
shoulder’
UK

lose your temper. Probably suggested by
BANANAS
(crazy, mad);
UK
,
1978
fruitbait
noun
a man who attracts the attention of other men
US
,
1973
fruit basket
noun
the male genitalia when offered to view from
behind. Strong homosexual overtones:
BASKET
(the male genitals)
combined with
FRUIT
(a homosexual)
US
, 2001
fruitbat
noun
acrazyperson
AUSTRALIA
, 1992
fruit boot
noun

US
, 1993
fruiter
noun
a homosexual
US
, 1918
fruit fly
noun
a heterosexual woman who befriends homosexual
men
US
, 1965
fruit fuzz
noun
a police officer assigned to an anti-homosexual vice
operation
US
, 1979
fruit hustler
noun
a homosexual prostitute; a criminal who preys on
homosexual victims
US
, 1959
fruiting
noun
promiscuous behaviour
US
, 1982

fruit on the sideboard; fruit for the sideboard
noun
something
easily obtained; unexpected financial gain. It is claimed this
originated with the famous Sydney bookmaker Andy Kerr
AUSTRALIA
,
1953
fruit pinch
noun
an arrest of a homosexual man
US
, 1970
fruit ranch
noun
a mental hospital or a psychiatric ward
US
, 1985
fruit roll
noun
the violent robbing of a homosexual
US
, 1973
fruit salad
noun
1
a display of military medals
UK
, 1943
.

, 2003
fruit tank
noun
a jail cell reserved for homosexual prisoners
US
, 1981
front man | fruit tank 272
fruity
adjective
1
of language or content, very rich or strong; sexually
suggestive; amorous
UK
, 1900
.
2
obviously homosexual
US
, 1940
frumpy
adjective
poorly dressed, rumpled, messy
US
, 1947
frups
noun
afart
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
, 1987
frupse

mixed with embalming fluid or LSD
UK
, 2003
.
4
LSD
US
, 1992
.
5
acar
accident in which an occupant or occupants of the car are burnt
US
, 1962
fry
verb
1
to put to death by electrocution
US
, 1928
.
2
in computing, to
fail completely
US
, 1983
.
3
to use and be under the influence of LSD
US

frying size
noun
said of children of elementary school age
US
, 1954
fry stick
noun
a marijuana cigarette laced with embalming fluid or
phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust
UK
, 2003
fry-up
noun
a quickly cooked collation of any foodstuffs prepared by
frying
UK
, 1967
FTA
fuck the army. A popular sentiment shared by those both in
and not in the army during the Vietnam war. Country Joe
McDonald of ‘Look’s Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag’ fame, took an
anti-war show named ‘FTA!’ on the road to GI coffee houses in
1971
US
, 1968
FTW
used as a defiant stance against everything – fuck the world
US
, 1972
FUBAR

, 1927
.
4
used as
an intensifier. Often used with ‘the’, as in ‘Get the fuck out of
here!’
US
, 1934
.
5
an extreme example or degree
UK
, 1928
.
6
something of no value
UK
, 1790
.
< and fuck
and so on, etc
UK
,
2002
.
< as fuck
an intensifier, used in combination with an
adjective. Other examples include: ‘heavy as fuck’, ‘daft as fuck’,
‘queer as fuck’, etc
UK

, 1979
fuck
verb
1
to have sex
UK
, 1500
.
2
to damage beyond repair
UK
, 1775
.
3
used as an intense verb of abuse, as in ‘fuck the police’
UK
, 1915
.
4
to confound
AUSTRALIA
, 1998
.
< be fucked in the car
to have
had something done to you that you did not deserve
CANADA
, 1969
.
< fuck a duck

boast
UK
, 2000
.
< fuck the dog
to idle instead of working
US
, 1935
.
< fuck the fucking fuckers
used for expressing contempt and
defiance of and towards just about everyone
US
, 1980
.
< fuck
them if they can’t take a joke
during the Vietnam war, used as
a cynically humorous retort when things went wrong. Multiple
variants
US
, 1980
.
< fuck up the arse
to betray. Combines
FUCK
(to damage) with ‘up the arse’, which makes it personal
UK
, 2001
.

you fuck!
used as a strong and disapproving denial: no you did
not, no you will not
UK
, 1961
.
< is it fuck!
used as an emphatic
negative
UK
, 1984
.
< will I fuck!
used as an expression of strong
disagreement. Often applied in the third person: ‘will he fuck!’,
‘will they fuck!’
UK
, 1961
fuck
prefix
used to create a non-specific type within a recognisable
series, e.g. ‘fuckism’, fuckology. Dismissive
UK
, 1991
fuckable
adjective
sexually appealing
UK
, 1891
fuck about; fuck around

EFF AND BLIND UK
,
1974
fuck-around
noun
1
a promiscuous person
FIJI
, 1992
.
2
a young street
ruffian
FIJI
, 1984
fuck-arse around
verb
to play the fool, to waste time; to make a
mess of; to inconvenience
UK
, 2000
fuckass
noun
a despicable person
UK
, 1960
fuckass
adjective
despicable
US

noun
a friend who is also a sex companion
US
, 1972
fucked
adjective
1
ruined, spoiled, potentially doomed
UK
, 1955
.
2
extremely weary, exhausted
UK
, 1984
.
3
drunk or drug-intoxicated
US
, 1965
.
4
insane, crazy, senseless
US
, 1970
fucked if I can
it is very unlikely that I will be able to do
something
UK
, 2000

4
ruined, spoiled, broken
US
, 1965
fucked-upness
noun
a depressed or ruined condition
UK
, 2003
fucken
adjective
used as a general intensifier. A variant spelling of
FUCKING UK
, 2001
fucker
noun
1
a man, a spirited person. Often used affectionately or
derisively; not generally a term of abuse unless combined with an
appropriate adjective e.g. ‘dirty’, ‘miserable’, etc
UK
, 1893
.
2
a
contemptible person
UK
, 1890
.
3