Tag

#time

60 words tagged “time”

Darkmans
noun

The night, in the cant — when the angler hooked windows and the prig went to work.

#thieves-cant#cant#historical#british
Zero-dark
noun

The dark early-morning hours.

#military#army#time
hit the gate
phrase

To be released from prison; also to enter protective custody.

#prison#criminal#release#time
balls 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#military#army#time#watch
golden hour
noun

The critical first hour after major trauma

#medical#nursing#trauma#time
arvo tea
noun

An afternoon snack / afternoon tea.

#australian#aussie#food#time
catnap
noun

A short prison sentence.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
Arvo
noun

The afternoon — peak example of Aussies shortening everything with an -o.

#aussie#time#abbreviation
sparrow fart
phrase

Very early morning; dawn

#australian#aussie#time#morning
fergie time
noun

Seemingly generous added time when a big team needs a goal.

#sports#time#banter#british
yonks
noun

A very long time; ages

#australian#aussie#time
stoppage time
noun

Added minutes at the end of a half for lost time.

#sports#time#rules
lollygag
verb

To dawdle or waste time.

#american#regional#dawdle#time
2NITE
phrase

Tonight (numeronym).

#texting#acronym#numeronym#time
donkey years
phrase

A very long time

#caribbean#patois#time#phrase
lump
noun

A long prison sentence.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
noo
adverb

Now

#british#regional#adverb#time
RN
phrase

Right now; at this moment.

#texting#acronym#time#chat
Lightmans
noun

The day, in the cant — paired against darkmans on the rogue's upside-down clock.

#thieves-cant#cant#historical#british
the noo
phrase

Right now, just now — the Scottish 'at the moment'.

#scottish#scots#time#phrase
ATM
phrase

At the moment; currently.

#texting#acronym#time#chat
the morra
phrase

Tomorrow.

#geordie#scots#north-east#british
jus-now
adverb

In a little while, or a short while ago.

#caribbean#patois#time#grammar
theta decay
noun

The daily erosion of an option's value as expiration approaches.

#finance#stocks#wsb#options
ahorita
adverb

Right now / in a bit (famously vague)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#time
skid bid
noun

A very short prison sentence.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
bit
noun

A prison sentence, especially a shorter one.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
over the hump
phrase

Having served past the midpoint of a sentence.

#prison#criminal#time#sentence
a minute
phrase

A long time (not literally 60 seconds)

#american#regional#time#aave
gloaming
noun

Twilight; dusk

#scottish#irish#time#evening
sheets
noun

Years of a sentence (e.g. 'six sheets' = six years).

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
O-dark-thirty
noun

Stupidly early. Some hour before sunrise that doesn't deserve a real name.

#military#time#jargon
in-two-twos
phrase

Very quickly; in no time at all.

#caribbean#patois#time#speed
Zulu time
noun

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) used as a common reference.

#military#army#time#comms
short
adjective

Having little time left to serve before release.

#prison#criminal#time#sentence
till the cows come home
phrase

For a very long time.

#american#regional#time#duration
directly
adverb

Soon; in a little while.

#american#regional#time#adverb
zero dark thirty
noun

Some ungodly hour in the pre-dawn dark.

#military#army#time#early
all day and a night
phrase

Life without the possibility of parole.

#prison#criminal#sentence#time
allus
adverb

Always.

#british#regional#time#adverb