Country Dictionary

A fork of Rural Dictionary

aft

Alternative form of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening.

A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's".

by Delbosco October 15, 2021

affair

The (male or female) genitals.

She, with the greatest effrontery imaginable, unbuttons his breeches, and removing his shirt, draws out his affair, so shrunk and diminished that I could not but remember the difference, now cresfallen, or just faintly lifting its head.

by Delbosco October 15, 2021

Acteon

A cuckold.

… but I had the story from some French officers of distinction, who mentioned the name of the injured and prudent husband, and that he was a person of very high rank. That name, however, even if I had not forgotten it, I should not think it fair to repeat, because it would seem to be a matter of some moment to the gentleman though he was an Acteon, not to be thought so.

by Delbosco October 14, 2021

all holiday

A saying signifying that the business or person spoken of or alluded to is finished, i.e. that it has no future.

It is all holiday at Peckham.

by Delbosco November 13, 2021

40

A bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of malt liquor beer.

But when it's all said and done, I'll be forty / Before I know it with a 40 on the porch tellin' stories

by Delbosco October 10, 2021

acada

A current or former university student.

Saying these much in Nigeria's present political climate, and coming from someone who has been out of the country for a considerable length of time, provides an opportunity for cheap baseless attacks and accusations of an “acada' trying to compare Nigeria to more advanced countries.

by Delbosco October 14, 2021

AC Plonk

aircraftman second class in the RAF

He had recently been on leave, wearing the uniform of an AC Plonk (newly joined airman) …

by Delbosco October 14, 2021