Rex Features
ACAB - acronym for "All Coppers Are Bastards".
"I was only a pint over the limit but, you know, ACAB."
Baccy Tins - the name given to prison-issue plastic shoes.
"Cor, these baccy tins don't half rub."
Bottle - to secrete something in your anus for later retrieval. "I bottled my lunch money so the bullies wouldn't take it."
Brahms - be very inebriated. (Brahms and Liszt: pissed.) Great composer becomes shorthand for drunk; would never happen to Vivaldi. "You were utter Brahms last night!"
Brown - Either noun: dead (brown bread) or verb: perform anal sex on someone. "I browned him, didn't I?" (Work out the aspect of the latter in your own time).
Cheeking - transporting drugs between your buttcheeks. Favoured by those with large packages or not man enough to bottle. "Harry's cheeked the stash."
Copsicles - The new breed of police officers who patrol on bicycles. A tad demeaning. "Look out for the copsicles!"
Diesel - Slang for prison tea (weak, sugarless, brewed in copper). "Pour us another diesel."
Going Through the Slips - escape a tight or dangerous situation. Either through resourcefulness or cooperation with the authorities. "You got through the slips pretty easily. Nice work / grab him!"
Jank: no good, rubbish or unacceptable. "This article is utter jank!"
LOB - police acronym for "Loads Of Bollocks". Normally scribbled on the record of your unconvincing testimony.
On The Bottle - To be out and about picking pockets. "Dodger is on the bottle today."
Undies - anyone on the prison wing who prisoners think may be undercover. "He's undies, I tell ya!"
The Criminal Alphabet by Noel 'Razor'
Smith is published on 27 August 27, 2015
