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.Used inlocal government and the Civil Service.Also called the Buggins principle.bug off ! go away!; stop bothering me! Since around 1965.A euphemisticor jocular variant of bugger off.built for comfort (of a person) stout; a euphemism of the 20th century.built-in obsolescence (of people) old age.Since the early 1950s.The termis more generally applied to commercial products that are designed tobecome out of date or deteriorate after a certain length of time.bull short for bullshit, n.Since the early 20th century.bull artist or bullshit artist synonyms of bullshitter.Since around 1916.See also artist.bulldoze to ride roughshod over; to force; to coerce; to bully.Adoptedfrom the USA around 1959.bullet, n.dismissal from employment, the sack.Often with to get the, as inafter that written warning it s just a matter of time before he gets the bullet.Sincethe mid-19th century.bullshit, n.nonsense, empty talk.Probably adopted from the USA in theearly 20th century.bullshit, v.to indulge in empty or boastful talk or falsehood, in order toimpress or deceive, as in are you bullshitting me?; stop bullshitting! Sincearound 1925.bullshit artist 32bullshit artist see bull artist.bullshitter a person who indulges in empty or boastful talk.Since around1915.See also bull artist.bum, n.1 buttocks; anus.The term was in Standard English until around1840, since when it as been considered a vulgarism.2 a tramp or vagrant;a loafer or idler; a beggar or cadger.From the USA.bum, v.1 to beg or cadge, as in to bum a lift.From the USA.Hence thenoun bumming.2 (often followed by around) to loaf about; to wanderaround, as in he spent the whole summer just bumming around.Since aro-und 1920.bum, adj.inferior, bad, as in the expressions bum deal, a disadvantageousarrangement.Since World War I.bum-boy a boy or young man who is available for homosexual sex.Possiblysince the mid-19th century.bumf or bumph 1 toilet paper.Since the mid-19th century.An abbreviationof bum-fodder, which has been in use since the mid-17th century.2 anypaper or papers, esp.unwanted official documents, forms or memorandathat are of no use or interest to the recipient, as in another load of bumf fromhead office.From around 1870.bum-freezer an Eton jacket or any other short jacket.19th 20thcenturies.bum-hole anus.Probably since the mid-19th century.bummer 1 a synonym of bum trip.Adopted from the USA in the late1960s.2 any bad experience or unpleasant situation.Adopted from theUSA around 1969.bumming see bum,v.bump off to kill; to murder or assassinate, as in the hero gets bumped offat the end of the film.Originally underworld slang, adopted fromthe USA.bumper excellent; abundant, as in bumper harvest, bumper fun-book.bumph see bumf.bum s rush, give (sb) the to kick (sb) out, to eject (sb) forcibly.The termrefers more precisely to the method of forcible ejection that consists ofthe application of one hand to the seat of the trousers and the other tothe scruff of the neck.Probably adopted from the USA in the early 20thcentury.Also to get the bum s rush, to be kicked out.bum steer bad advice; wrong or misleading information or directions, esp.in to give (sb) a bum steer.Used in the UK since 1944.bum-tags deposits of faecal matter in the hair about the anus.Since aro-und 1830.bum trip a bad trip (in the drug users sense of the word).Since around1965.See also bummer 1.33 burn-upbunce money; profit; commission.Since the 18th century.Possibly frombonus.buncombe see bunkum.bundle, n.1 a considerable sum of money.Racing slang.2 in to go a bundleon, to think highly of, to approve of.Often negative, as in I don t go abundle on her new boyfriend.Since around 1930.bundle, v.to fight with one s fists.bun-fight a tea party.Late 19th early 20th centuries.bung-full absolutely full, chock-a-block.bungie or bungy (pronounced bunjie) a rubber eraser.Used by typists andschoolchildren since before 1936.See also bunjie.bun in the oven, have a to be pregnant.19th 20th centuries.bunjie or bunjee an elastic strap with a hook at either end, used for securingluggage to the pillion of a motorcycle or to the roof-rack of a car.Later20th century.The term also refers to an elastic line used in the dangeroussport of bunji(e)-jumping, in which people jump from bridges and otherhigh places.See also bungie.bunk, n.1 nonsense.An abbreviation of bunkum.From the USA.2 in todo a bunk, to run away, to decamp.bunk, v.1 to run away, to decamp.From the early 1890s.2 to absentoneself, to play truant, as in I ll bunk my class and come with you.Fromaround 1890.See also bunk off.bunk down to go to bed; to sleep, as in you can bunk down on the floor ifyou like.bunk off a variant of bunk, v., as in to bunk off from school.bunkum nonsense, empty talk, claptrap.Used in the USA since before1827 and in the UK from around 1856.From the US place-nameBuncombe, which (with a lower case initial) is a rare variant spelling ofthe noun.bunk-up, n.1 in to give (sb) a bunk-up, to give (sb) assistance in climbing.2in to have a bunk-up, to have casual sexual intercourse.Since around 1939.bunny a girl or young woman.Since around 1960.buppie an ambitious young Black person with a lucrative job; a Blackyuppie.An extended acronym of Black Urban (or Upwardly-mobile)Professional.See also yuppie.burg a town, a city.Adopted from the USA by 1932.burn, n.a burst of fast driving.Motorists slang.Since the late 1940s.burn, v.to cheat, to swindle.Since the 17th century.burned, get (or be) to receive bad drugs.Drug users slang.Used in theUSA since before 1966.burn-up a race in a car or on a motorcycle, esp.in to have a burn-up.Sincearound 1955.burp a rainbow 34burp a rainbow to vomit.Australian.Since around 1930.See also lose ameal; technicolour yawn.bus-boy a person who clears the tables in a restaurant.Adopted in Canadafrom the USA around 1935.Perhaps from the French slang omnibus, akind of apprentice in the restaurant business [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]