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1. a-go-go, adj. View full entry 1960
...Fashionable, modish, up to date, ‘with it’; lively, ‘swinging’. Also used postpositively. Cf. go-go...
2. cocoa, v. View full entry 1936
...In phr. I should cocoa (Rhyming slang), I should say so. Freq. used ironically....
3. des res, n. View full entry 1986
...A house or other dwelling-place presented as a highly desirable purchase (Estate-agents' jargon); freq. pejorative or iron. in wider use....
4. doozy, adj. and n. View full entry 1903
...Remarkable, excellent; also, amazing, incredible....
5. Einstein, n. View full entry 1922
...Used attrib. or in the possessive to designate certain theories and principles enunciated by Einstein or arising out of his work....
6. hot shit, int., n., and adj. View full entry c1940
...Expressing excitement, enthusiasm, or surprise....
7. joined-up, adj. View full entry 1983
...Connected, conjoined. Of writing: cursive (as learnt in elementary school as a stage beyond printing individual letters separately), esp. in joined-up writing, joined-up handwriting; freq. used allusively...
8. King Kong, n. View full entry 1946
...Used as a nickname for anyone of outstanding size or strength. (In quot. 1966 used ironically.)...
9. Maigret, n. View full entry 1966
...In allusive (freq. ironic) use denoting: a person engaged in stealthy investigation or psychological deduction. Also in Maigret-type....
10. Omega point, n. View full entry 1959
...Theol. With reference to the writings of P. Teilhard de Chardin: a hypothesized end to evolutionary development in which all sentient life will converge into a supreme consciousness; God or Christ...
11. oo-er, int. View full entry 1909
...An expression of surprise, dismay, titillation, etc....
12. palsy, n.2 and adj.2 View full entry 1930
...A friend, a pal....
13. palsy-walsy, n. and adj. View full entry 1932
...A friend, a pal....
14. popular beat combo, n. View full entry 1990
...A pop group....
15. quelle surprise, int. View full entry 1952
...‘What a surprise!’ Chiefly used ironically, implying that a situation or event is unsurprising, typical, or predictable....
16. studmuffin, n. View full entry 1986
...A sexually attractive young man. Freq. humorous or ironic....
17. swiftie, n. View full entry 1945
...A fast-moving person: a rapid runner, a quick thinker. Also ironically. colloq....
18. Toc H, n. View full entry 1918
...Colloq. abbrev. of the name of Talbot House, a rest-house and club for soldiers opened at Poperinghe, 15 Dec. 1915....
19. yeah, adv. View full entry 1905
...Repr. a casual pronunc. of yes Cf. oh yeah...
20. yoof, n. View full entry 1986
...Youth; young people collectively, esp. viewed by others as a constituency to be catered for (as regards entertainment, marketing, etc.); also spec. after Jamaican use, rebellious or dissatisfied young people;...
