Memorize these and recognize 10.5% of all Slang clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bread | 3 | It may be the staff of life, but to a Cockney it's Uncle Fred |
| 2 | the bee's knees | 3 | Something that was the best could be the ant's pants or this other insect rhyme |
| 3 | a beer | 3 | A "pig's ear" is this bar offering |
| 4 | your cash | 3 | Green stuff, mazuma, or dough, for example |
| 5 | the equator | 2 | Onboard a U.S. Navy ship, "pollywogs" turn into "shellbacks" when they've crossed this geographic line |
| 6 | scratch | 2 | This word used in the 1920s for cash also means a foul in billiards where the cue ball is pocketed |
| 7 | saddle horn | 2 | When told to grab the apple, riders grab this for greater security |
| 8 | raspberry | 2 | A Bronx cheer is also known as this fruit |
| 9 | neck | 2 | Sometimes the rhyming part of the name gets dropped, so a Gregory (like the "Roman Holiday" actor) means this body part |
| 10 | medals | 2 | "Chest candy" means these |
| 11 | heaven | 2 | Happy hunting ground is slang for this afterlife locale |
| 12 | grand | 2 | I can think of a thousand ways to say it means stately or majestic |
| 13 | feet | 2 | If some bugger sticks his "plates of meat" in your face, be prepared to peruse these appendages |
| 14 | eggs | 2 | "Borrow & beg" means one of these items; in early 2025, high prices for them led many to borrow & beg |
| 15 | dude | 2 | An easterner who wears fancy duds, or a guest at a tourist ranch |
| 16 | drip | 2 | Often said to hail from ATL, this slang for stylish clothes sounds like a verb for what a leaky faucet does |
| 17 | corral | 2 | This enclosure for horses or cattle was usually made of posts or poles; temporary ones were of rope |
| 18 | basic | 2 | dictionary.com: "characterizes someone or something as unoriginal... is said to like pumpkin spice lattes" |
| 19 | a hat | 2 | Your "tit for tat" is this article of clothing |
| 20 | your pocket | 2 | Put a quid in your "sky rocket" & you've inserted it here |
| 21 | his wife | 2 | A Cockney gent might refer to her as his "trouble & strife" |
| 22 | the keyboard | 2 | Chatting at your desk on Instant Messenger? Type AFK into the window to tell them you're "away from" this |
| 23 | no milk | 2 | In diner slang, "without moo" means without this |
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