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Kettle and hob is London Cockney rhyming slang for Bob. Kettle and hob is London Cockney rhyming slang for fob.
Coachman on the box is British rhyming slang for venereal disease (pox).
Adj. Spot on, correct. E.g."There's no doubt, she's bob on with her facts." [North-west/Manchester use]
Boy [I need just one good boi].
Bob was English slang for a shilling.
Gob job is British slang for oral sex.
shilling (1/-), although in recent times now means a pound or a dollar in certain regions. Historically bob was slang for a British shilling (Twelve old pence, pre-decimalisation - and twenty shillings to a pound). No plural version; it was 'thirty bob' not 'thirty bobs'. Prior to 1971 bob was one of the most commonly used English slang words. Now sadly gone in the UK for this particular meaning, although lots of other meanings remain (for example the verb or noun meaning of pooh, a haircut, and the verb meaning of cheat). Usage of bob for shilling dates back to the late 1700s. Origin is not known for sure. Possibilities include a connection with the church or bell-ringing since 'bob' meant a set of changes rung on the bells. This would be consistent with one of the possible origins and associations of the root of the word Shilling, (from Proto-Germanic 'skell' meaning to sound or ring). There is possibly an association with plumb-bob, being another symbolic piece of metal, made of lead and used to mark a vertical position in certain trades, notably masons. Brewer's 1870 Dictionary of Phrase and Fable states that 'bob' could be derived from 'Bawbee', which was 16-19th century slang for a half-penny, in turn derived from: French 'bas billon', meaning debased copper money (coins were commonly cut to make change). Brewer also references the Laird of Sillabawby, a 16th century mintmaster, as a possible origin. Also perhaps a connection with a plumb-bob, made of lead and used to mark a vertical position in certain trades, notably masons. 'Bob a nob', in the early 1800s meant 'a shilling a head', when estimating costs of meals, etc. In the 18th century 'bobstick' was a shillings-worth of gin. In parts of the US 'bob' was used for the US dollar coin. I am also informed (thanks K Inglott, March 2007) that bob is now slang for a pound in his part of the world (Bath, South-West England), and has also been used as money slang, presumably for Australian dollars, on the Home and Away TV soap series. A popular slang word like bob arguably develops a life of its own. Additionally (ack Martin Symington, Jun 2007) the word 'bob' is still commonly used among the white community of Tanzania in East Africa for the Tanzanian Shilling.
Liar. Shut up you Bob - yer talking out yer aris. Sergeant Bob Cryer is a character in "The Bill".
Corn on the cob is British rhyming slang for job.Corn on the cob is Black American slang for sexual intercourse in which the partners are partiallydressed.
If you are on the job, it could mean that you are hard at work, or having sex. Usually the context helps you decide which it is!
Phrs. The act of thieving. E.g."You don't want to employ him! He's just like his older brother, always on the rob."
Lob on is slang for an erect penis.
On the job is British slang for engaged in sexual intercourse.
On the blob is British slang for menstruation.
If you are on the job, it could mean that you are hard at work, or having sex. Usually the context helps you decide which it is!
Noun. A temper. E.g."She had a right cob-on when I told her I'd spent all our holiday money."
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Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. Hence, figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an impression on the mind.
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A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
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Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail.
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To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.
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Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as, to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence, indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse.
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At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place, or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the fleet is on the American coast.
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In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect punctuality; a satire on society.
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In continuance; without interruption or ceasing; as, sleep on, take your ease; say on; sing on.
v. i.
To manage the bow.
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In addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought.
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Occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three officers are on duty; on a journey.
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To act as a boy; -- in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.
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To the account of; -- denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all the blame; a curse on him.
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Forward, in progression; onward; -- usually with a verb of motion; as, move on; go on.
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A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.
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In the service of; connected with; of the number of; as, he is on a newspaper; on a committee.
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At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which stands on the floor of a house on an island.
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To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
v. i.
To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.
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