Delbosco's definitions

about that life

Having or desiring an ostentatious lifestyle, especially involving sex, drugs, and violence.

I'm about that life, so it's no biggie to me. I've been in these streets before.

by Delbosco October 14, 2021

African toothache

A sexually transmitted disease.

How would I get an African toothache when the closest I been to a quiff in over a month is sitting next to one?

by Delbosco October 15, 2021

alderman

A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.

Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon.

by Delbosco October 15, 2021

411

The latest scoop, information or news.

Guess what?! I have the 411 on Nick and Judy's breakup.

by Delbosco October 10, 2021

404

Not found, especially of a web page on the Internet.

Bill was 404 all morning.

by Delbosco October 10, 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

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