http://www.wordnik.com/lists/british-cant-slang-old-new.xml Mostly, the cant words come from my reprint of Francis Grose's 1785 dictionary of 'The Vulgar Tongue', while the more modern slang has been found at various online sources, e.g. this online dictionary curated by Ted Duckworth, and from personal communications. http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/chuff Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:06:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/chuff http://www.wordnik.com/words/interview without coffee Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:23:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/interview without coffee http://www.wordnik.com/words/bang on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:14:27 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bang on http://www.wordnik.com/words/tanner Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:43:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/tanner http://www.wordnik.com/words/bongo Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:27:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bongo http://www.wordnik.com/words/snog Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:57:07 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/snog http://www.wordnik.com/words/pinny Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:52:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pinny http://www.wordnik.com/words/wifebeater Tue, 05 May 2009 16:03:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wifebeater http://www.wordnik.com/words/dingthrift Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:42:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dingthrift http://www.wordnik.com/words/bell Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:56:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bell http://www.wordnik.com/words/kickerapoo Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:40:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/kickerapoo http://www.wordnik.com/words/kimbaw Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:36:17 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/kimbaw http://www.wordnik.com/words/knight of the trencher Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:32:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/knight of the trencher http://www.wordnik.com/words/lazybones Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:22:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lazybones http://www.wordnik.com/words/lolpoop Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:16:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lolpoop 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http://www.wordnik.com/words/queer lap http://www.wordnik.com/words/wet the other eye Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:26:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wet the other eye http://www.wordnik.com/words/blow me tight Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:22:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/blow me tight http://www.wordnik.com/words/bantling Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:13:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bantling http://www.wordnik.com/words/vampers Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:28:15 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/vampers http://www.wordnik.com/words/bob's your uncle Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:39:09 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bob's your uncle http://www.wordnik.com/words/trolley dolly Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:45:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/trolley dolly http://www.wordnik.com/words/stroppy Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:44:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/stroppy http://www.wordnik.com/words/lairy Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:43:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lairy http://www.wordnik.com/words/dux Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:42:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dux http://www.wordnik.com/words/doss Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:41:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/doss http://www.wordnik.com/words/chancer Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:38:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/chancer http://www.wordnik.com/words/lose one's bottle Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:20:27 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lose one's bottle http://www.wordnik.com/words/lully triggers Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:17:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lully triggers http://www.wordnik.com/words/starkers Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:15:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/starkers http://www.wordnik.com/words/mahometan gruel Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:14:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mahometan gruel http://www.wordnik.com/words/tickety-boo Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:12:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/tickety-boo http://www.wordnik.com/words/wobbler Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:10:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wobbler http://www.wordnik.com/words/have a turtle's head Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:05:35 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/have a turtle's head http://www.wordnik.com/words/marriage music Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:03:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/marriage music http://www.wordnik.com/words/harvest festivals Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:02:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/harvest festivals http://www.wordnik.com/words/happy sack Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:58:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/happy sack http://www.wordnik.com/words/milk the pigeon Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:44:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/milk the pigeon http://www.wordnik.com/words/miss laycock Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:43:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/miss laycock http://www.wordnik.com/words/moon curser Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:40:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/moon curser http://www.wordnik.com/words/mopsqueezer Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:39:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mopsqueezer http://www.wordnik.com/words/scroat Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:04:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/scroat http://www.wordnik.com/words/bagsie Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:30:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bagsie http://www.wordnik.com/words/shepherd's hut Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:01:14 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/shepherd's hut http://www.wordnik.com/words/wonga Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:04:58 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wonga http://www.wordnik.com/words/skip Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:03:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/skip http://www.wordnik.com/words/pillar box Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:01:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/pillar box http://www.wordnik.com/words/o-level Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:00:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/o-level http://www.wordnik.com/words/naughts and crosses Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:57:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/naughts and crosses http://www.wordnik.com/words/kissing gate Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:55:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/kissing gate http://www.wordnik.com/words/swing gate Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:54:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/swing gate http://www.wordnik.com/words/johnny Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:54:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/johnny http://www.wordnik.com/words/guide dog Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:52:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/guide dog http://www.wordnik.com/words/gangway Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:52:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/gangway http://www.wordnik.com/words/fruit machine Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:51:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fruit machine http://www.wordnik.com/words/cashpoint Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:47:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cashpoint http://www.wordnik.com/words/old bill Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:46:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/old bill http://www.wordnik.com/words/dekko Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:33:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dekko http://www.wordnik.com/words/mardy Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:05:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mardy http://www.wordnik.com/words/bristols Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:48:19 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bristols http://www.wordnik.com/words/gamp Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:16:59 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/gamp http://www.wordnik.com/words/yoik Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:45:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/yoik http://www.wordnik.com/words/snide Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:48:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/snide http://www.wordnik.com/words/berk Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:42:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/berk http://www.wordnik.com/words/fun bags Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:14:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fun bags http://www.wordnik.com/words/flimp Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:10:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/flimp http://www.wordnik.com/words/mumchance Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:09:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mumchance http://www.wordnik.com/words/witch's tit Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:08:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/witch's tit http://www.wordnik.com/words/fit to burst Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:06:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fit to burst http://www.wordnik.com/words/mundungus Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:02:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mundungus http://www.wordnik.com/words/filth Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:01:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/filth http://www.wordnik.com/words/mutton monger Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:56:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mutton monger http://www.wordnik.com/words/family jewels Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:55:25 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/family jewels http://www.wordnik.com/words/nazy Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:53:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nazy http://www.wordnik.com/words/faff Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:50:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/faff http://www.wordnik.com/words/nicknackatory Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:49:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nicknackatory http://www.wordnik.com/words/face like a bulldog chewing a wasp Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:48:48 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/face like a bulldog chewing a wasp http://www.wordnik.com/words/nigmenog Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:46:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nigmenog http://www.wordnik.com/words/erk Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:44:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/erk http://www.wordnik.com/words/elevenses Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:43:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/elevenses http://www.wordnik.com/words/nimgimmer Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:42:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nimgimmer http://www.wordnik.com/words/egg chaser Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:39:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/egg chaser http://www.wordnik.com/words/non-con Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:37:55 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/non-con http://www.wordnik.com/words/ee bah gum! Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:36:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/ee bah gum! http://www.wordnik.com/words/nope Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:33:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nope http://www.wordnik.com/words/earwig Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:29:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/earwig http://www.wordnik.com/words/early doors Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:28:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/early doors http://www.wordnik.com/words/odds plutt Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:24:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/odds plutt http://www.wordnik.com/words/olli compolli Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:27:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/olli compolli http://www.wordnik.com/words/dwile flonking Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:13:57 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dwile flonking http://www.wordnik.com/words/dutch oven Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:12:40 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dutch oven http://www.wordnik.com/words/oyster Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:07:04 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/oyster