首页 › A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James. › 第 277 题 WHITECHAPEL, the “upper-cut,” or strike.—_Pugilistic._ WHITEWASH, when a person has taken the benefit of the Insolvent Act he
is said to have been WHITEWASHED.
WHOP, to beat, or hide. Corruption of WHIP sometimes spelled WAP.
WHOP-STRAW, cant name for a countryman; _Johnny_ WHOP-STRAW, in
allusion to threshing.
WHOPPER, a big one, a lie.
WIDDLE, to shine.—_See_ OLIVER.
WIDE-AWAKE, a broad-brimmed felt, or stuff hat,—so called because it
never had a _nap_, and never wants one.
WIDO, wide awake, no fool.
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