Dictionary of Playground Slang (Online)

Used mostly as "Pick a window - you're leaving!!" Was a specific comment on general exasperation caused by one individual's inane conversation to peers, often a precursor to a "bundle" or "fight" or other civil unrest, often involving police, ambulance etc. Generally an unwise remark to make if one wishes to visit whichever premises again in the future.

From the word "pitiful" this word was used as the ultimate put down during lessons when at school. You'd give your best swot-answer, without realising that it was uncool, and hear this murmured "piddiful" from somewhere at the back. You knew you'd lost all street cred for at least a week.

Small insignificant item (or person by extension).

I always thought of 'pie hole' as meaning 'the mouth', but this contributor has another view. We need some support for one or other view and we'll amend the entry - entered verbatim:

"Shut your pie-hole, I looked for it on your site for confirmation of its meaning. I've always taken it as a reference to a crotch (probably derogatorily female) deriving its meaning from the way your legs converge on your crotch to form a large visual slice of pie (requires some imagination). I believe it was used in Pulp Fiction by Harvey Kietel; and I think the album cover for "Sailing Shoes" by Little Feat (otherwised titled 'I'll Eat Mine Here') are good examples.".

A disliked individual. Abbreviation of 'piece of shit' or 'piece of work'. Used as e.g. "Adam is such a piece."

To ignore, as in "I saw Mark last night and he totally pied me!". Contributor suggests in might possibly come from 'pie in the face' - or not!

Labia. Otherwise known as 'female fanny flaps' e.g. "Nice piffers", "She had piffers down to her knees".

The Piffins Bridge is the area of no mans land betwixt the very back of a mans scrotum and his anal sphincter. Which is of generally no use at all.

A method of encrypting speech, also known as back slang, which involves taking the first letter of a word and putting on the end, and then adding the syllable 'ay'. thus the word 'radiator' would become 'adiatorray'. similarly 'tube' becomes 'ubetay', or, phonetically spelled 'oobtay'.

(ed: I'd like to know more about 'pig latin as I never took normal Latin. All infomation gladly received!)

Describes the act of piling bodies on top of each other. Synonymous with dog-pile.

Another name for those insanely delicious packets of highly salted, cholesterol loaded, heart attack promoting snacks otherwise known as Pork Scratchings.

These are commercially produced pieces of pig skin roasted in the same way as normal 'crackling' and are utterly addictive. One of the best parts was when you found one that had a layer of fat atttached, or better yet, a little sliver of meat! Deadly but delicious!

(ed: Woolworths in Australia sell slabs of pig skin and occasionally I cook a batch up. But as well as rubbing salt into the cuts sliced in the skin, I add chilli powder as well - which makes them even more attractive. In fact I feel like some right now!)

The history teacher, Piggy Brown, an inadequate child trapped in a paedophile's body, clutched a British Airways satchel everywhere he went. After years of merciless baiting, the straw that broke Piggy's back was when the fourth year managed to nick the satchel and hung it from the roof on a rope, swinging it back and forth outside the windows of Piggy's classroom. He started foaming at the mouth, ran out and didn't come back. Poor bastard had a nervous breakdown, we laughed 'til we crapped our pants.

(ed: Ah the innocence of childhood. In my school they grabbed one kid in the woodwork class, and after heating up a knife tried to brand him with his nickname 'orphan'. Sadistic bastards kids are!)

To carry someone on your back. They wrap their legs around your waist and arms round your neck.

Policeman - or woman (let's not be sexist in here eh?)

Randy says: "I noticed you don't have any background on the word "pig" meaning the police. Based on hearsay from a friend, this is a code term used by truckers when they see a highway patrol or radar trap and wish to warn their fellow trucker(s) by r adio message, which can be tapped into by police. The example of context I heard was "There's a pig running beside the road".

(ed: trouble is it doesn't really explain *where* it came from or how, or why)

Keith says it came into common use around the time of the Vietnam War:

Re origin of 'pig'. Like fuzz I think this originated during the hippy/anti-Vietnam protest era. The origin is fairly obvious - the most contemptible term anyone could think of for the police.

Someone who goes home early from a group activity. Used as "He is such a piker, he left an hour ago.". Also used is pike, as in "Ah c'arn don't pike", i.e. don't go home early. Another aussie thing.

Derogatory term for Gipsys. particularly the type that live in communes of stinking caravans with pyres of junked Mk 4 Granadas and heaps of domestic rubbish left festering on public open spaces. c.f. Hackney Marshes today! Note: not the real Romany types , but dirty workshy theiving bastards.

Otherwise, tramp, dosser, one who wears old clothes or someone will stoop to pick up a 2p coin from a street

(1) An affectionate nickname for someone called Richard. From the abbreviation of 'Pilchard'.

(2) Derogatory name for someone thought to be bahaving childishly, or "like a baby" From 'pilcher' - artricle of baby clothing used to cover or contain cloth nappy/diaper

homosexual (male)

Foolish, useless person. Loser. Dimwit.

Male homosexual. Supposedly from the pain (or ecstasy?) of anal intercourse causing the receiver to bite the pillow.