Anglish Slang Wordbook/O

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Anglish	sp.	English
Oat-eater	n	A horse; a standstill (a cow), fleet (a lizard).
Oater	n	A western or cowboy film.
Oat-stealer	n	A corrupt or cunning ostler.
Off and On	phr	Indecisive, variable.
Off-beat	adj	Unconventional or unusual, out of the ordinary.
Off one's feed	phr	Sick, ill. indisposed
Old Ewe dressed up as Lamb	phr	An old woman dressed in the fashions of a young one; mutton dressed as lamb. 2. old fowl.
Old flint	n	A miser, skinflint, tight arse.
Old hack	n	The devil, old hairy toe
Old hairy toe	n	The devil, the dark-elf, satan, old sooty, the hell-fiend, the evil one, archfoe, hell-god, angel of darkness, father of lies, king of hell, the evil man, godfoe, old hairy toe, old hornie, the old hack, old Mr Grim, old harry., old bendy, old ned, old one
Old hand	n	An expert, an inveterate.
Old hornie	n	The devil
Oldie but a Goodie	n	Something or someone who is old or no longer fashionable or chic but still beloved by is owner, user etc, especially an old tune or song.
Old in the Tooth	n	Aged, of advanced years
Old man	n	One's husband, father, boss,
Old man's friend	phr	Pneumonia, an illness that often carries off peacefully the elderly.
Old man's milk	n	Whisky
Old Mr Grim	n	The devil
Old Red Socks	n	The pope
Old Reekie	n	Edinburgh (because of the smoke and smog that once covered it),
Olds	n	Parents
Old salt	n	A veteran sailor
Oldster	n	An elderly person
Old smokey	phr	The electric chair; old smokey; as in 'ride old smokey' 2. old sparky.
Old soak	n	A drunkard
Old sparky	n	The electric chair, old smokey,
Old sweat	n	Any veteran, an old timer
Old-timer	n	An experienced person. 2. One who has inhabitated one place or area during many decades; old sweat, a veteran
Old top	phr	A close friend, a pal.
On a bender	phr	On a drinking spree; in dipsomania mode.
On a shoestring	n	Living, working on a small budget.
Once in a blue moon	phr	Very seldom, rarely, not often.
Once-over	n	A casual view; a glance; a superficial examination; a hasty preparation; as in the expression "I gave him the once-over."
One-eyed-bed-snake	n	The penis.
One good woman	n	The ideal soulmate, considerate, sympathetic, etc (US Black)
One-horse	adj	Small, trifling, petty; as in the expression, " We arrived in a one-horse town."
One-night stand	phr	A casual and brief sexual encounter. 2. A performing engagement for one night only
One's bread is not well done	phr	Used of one who is considered mentally deficient.
One-shot wonder	n	A miracle cure, panacea, wonder drug or medication; a vaccine.
One's nose is always Brown	phr	A sycophant, brown nose.
One's Tongue is well hung	phr	One is articulate.
On old toes	n	In old age, of advance years.
On one's bones	n	Almost out of home and money.
On one's own	phr	Independent; free; dependent on oneself; self-reliant
On one's Uppers	phr	Very poor, indigent, poverty-stricken, lacking money.
On tap	phr	Scheduled; available
On the cheap	phr	Living economically.
On-the-go	n	Very active; lively; goey, in motion; as in the expression, "He is always on-the-go."
On-the-in	n	In favour; in good standing
On the make	phr	Succeeding;
On the mark	phr	Accurate, correct, true
On the shelf	phr	Unmarried, dateless; not presently in active use or consideration
On the way out	phr	Finished, washed up, fading, has been
On top of the heap	phr	Highly successful; very prominent. On top of the world is a variant.
Openers	n	A cathartic pill
Open up	phr	To become confidential; to reveal private matters
Out	n	An out, meaning an alibi, reason, excuse
Out at the elbows	phr	Financially poor; needy
Outdoor	vb	To throw one over; to discontinue relations with one
Out for blood	phr	Eager to take revenge for a previous wrong (or defeat); determined to win
Out of town	phr	In prison, incarcerated.
Outstander	n	An oustaanding person, book, artwork, etc.
Overboard	adj	Overdone; superfluous
Overshare	vb	To offer inappropriate disclosure concerning one's personal life to others.
Oversharer	n	One who offers inapropriate disclosure concerning one's personal's life to others.
Over the Blue Wall	n	An institution of confinement for psychiatric patients. 2. a mental institution, a psychiatric hospital.
Over the top	phr	Excessive in behaviour
Owl	n	A night-time streetwalker; a nocturnal skank