1895. Reynolds’s Newsp., 2 June, p. 1, col. 4. I remember when
residing in Oxford having pointed out to me in ‘the High’ more than
one professional catamite; just as waiting for a ’bus at
Piccadilly-circus a few years later I heard prostitutes jocosely
apostrophizing the Mary-Anns who plied their beastly trade upon the
pavement beside the women.
Marygold. See Marigold.
Mary-Jane, subs. phr. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see
Monosyllable.
Maryland-end, subs. (American).—The hock of a ham: cf.
Virginia-end.—Bartlett.
Marylebone Stage. See Marrowbone-stage.
Mary-Walkers, subs. phr. (American).—Trousers. For synonyms see Kicks.
[After Dr. Mary Walker, who adopted Turkish trousers].
Mascot, subs. (common).—A luck-piece, or talisman; somebody, or
something, which ensures good fortune to the owner. Fr. la mascotte.
[If the luck-piece be alive, the master-quality disappears with the
loss of his (or her) virginity].
1886. Popular Science Monthly, xxx. 121. It is even fashionable to
talk about mascots—a mascot being an object, animate or inanimate,
that contributes to the good fortune of its possessor.
1888. Lippincott, Jan., p. 137. What is the origin of the term
mascot?
Mash, subs. (common).—1. A sweetheart. Also masher.
1883. Illustrated London News, 9 June, p. 563, col. 3. He appears
to be the mash (if it is permissible to quote the cant phrase of
the day) at one and the same time of Queen Anne, the Duchess of
Marlborough, and his own legitimate sweetheart.
1889. The Mirror, 26 Aug., p. 6, col. 2. For whom, dear Mabel, do
you dye your wig-hair, And paint and powder?—Who is this new mash?