Dictionary of Victorian Prison Slang

The noun is first recorded 1611, from the verb. Derogatory slang meaning "Oriental person" is attested from 1948. Smooth. smooth . O.E. smoĆ° "free from roughness, not harsh," of unknown origin. Sense of "pleasant, polite, sincere" first recorded c.1390. Slang meaning "superior, classy, clever" is attested from 1893. The verb is first recorded ... ................
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