A series of instructions or text that can be entered by
hitting a couple of keys. For example, a communication program
might let you enter your user name and password just by hitting
CTRL-N. [See also trigger character]
.
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mad
[ENGLISH SLANG]
nutty/be half off the wall/be crackers/not be all there/goofy/cracked/cuckoo/batty/tetched/be off one's head/be bonkers/zany/doolallytap/mental/be of one's chump/drive around without a spare tire/be half way gone/crackbrained/be around the bend/not play with a full deck/touched/be off one's rocker/loco/be out of one's tiny mind/barmy/be clean around the bend/hairbrained/looney/wacky/there's nobody home/balmy/psycho/be bats/have a screw loose/scatty/be bananas/be half off/screwy/not be with it/dippy/be nuts/twist
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madhouse
[ENGLISH SLANG]
place where there is chaos
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magazine
-la revista
&
maid
[ENGLISH SLANG]
char/skivvy
-la criada
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mail
correo postal
-el correo
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mailer
A program used by BBS's that allows for other BBS's to
call, so that mail and/or files can be transfered automatically
between the two.
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mailman
-el cartero
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mainframe
A large computer that many people can use at the same
time. Usually, a mainframe computer is owned by a large company,
and it has a lot of memory and storage for its users. Some
mainframes have phone lines connected to them so that employees
(or other authorized people) can use the mainframe from home.
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mainline
[ENGLISH SLANG]
use a drug
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make
p[1]make out artistp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
womanizer
p[1]make waysp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
succeed
p[1]make up to syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
flatter
p[1]make tracksp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
leave hastily
p[1]make the scenep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
arrive/appear/succeed
p[1]make the big timep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
succeed
p[1]make sy see redp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
make sy angry/annoy
p[1]make sy look like cuntp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
put to shame/embarrass
p[1]make sy look like a burkp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
embarrass/put to shame
p[1]make sy look a right monkeyp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
ridicule sy
p[1]make sy look a right foolp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
ridicule sy
p[1]make sy hot under the collarp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
make sy angry/annoy
p[1]make sy hot and botheredp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
arouse/excite
p[1]make syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
have sex/coit
p[1]make out with sy muzzlep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
kiss
p[1]make outp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
kiss and fondle/succeed
p[1]make ones pile of moneyp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
get rich
p[1]make like a banana and splitp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
leave hastily
p[1]make it with syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
coit/have sex
p[1]make it bigp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
succeed
p[1]make itp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
succeed
p[1]make breakfast of syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
defeat/be better
p[1]make away with sgp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
steal
p[1]make an asshole of syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
put to shame/embarrass
p[1]make an asshole of oneselfp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
put to shame/embarrass
p[1]make a whoopeep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
go on a spree
p[1]make a sprintp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
run
p[1]make a splurgep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
squander/spend
p[1]make a splashp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
spend/squander
p[1]make a song and dance about sgp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
make a scandal
p[1]make a rumpusp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
make a scandal
p[1]make a play for syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
win sy's favour/get/secure sy
p[1]make a pigs arse of sgp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
spoil/make a mess of
p[1]make a pig of oneselfp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
eat
p[1]make a pass at syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
get/secure sy
p[1]make a packetp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
get rich
p[1]make a mountain of a molehillp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
exaggerate
p[1]make a monkey out of oneselfp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
put to shame/embarrass
p[1]make a money out of syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
ridicule sy
p[1]make a money out of oneselfp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
ridicule sy
p[1]make a mintp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
get rich
p[1]make a meal out of sgp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
blow sg out of proportion
p[1]make a hoo hap[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
make a scandal
p[1]make a hitp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
succeed
p[1]make a goodp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
get rich
p[1]make a fool out of syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
ridicule sy
p[1]make a fool out of oneselfp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
ridicule sy
p[1]make a doodyp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
defecate
p[1]make a bundlep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
get rich
p[1]make a booboop[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
bungle/make a mistake
p[1]make a bombp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
get rich
p[1]make a blooperp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
make a mistake/bungle
p[1]make a big deal out of sgp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
blow sg out of proportion
p[1]make a balls up up bugger up up up up of sgp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
spoil/make a mess of
p[1]make a big stinkp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
make a scandal
p[1]make goo goo eyes at syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
encourage to make sexual advances
[ENGLISH SLANG]
criminal act/crime/woman considered as a sexual partner
p[1]make troublep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
stir it/stir up the shit
p[1]make sy pregnantp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
knock sy up/put sy in the pudding club/give sy a big belly/put sy up the duff
p[1]make sy lose a liking for sgp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
turn sy off sg/put sy off sg
p[1]make sy drunkp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
knock sy out
p[1]make sy angryp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
moither sy/give sy the fits/nark sy/give sy a pain in the bum/give sy a pain in the arse/make sy hot under the collar/piss sy off/tick sy off/get sy's hump up/bug sysy's assburn sy up/aggravate sy/drive sy up the wall/make sy see red/get up sy's nose/get sy's monkey up/get sy's goat up/drive sy nuts/grip one's shit/get on sy's wick/get sy's back up/gripe sy/get sy's dander up/tee sy off/gripe sy' ass
p[1]make fun ofp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
take the piss out of sy/take the mick out of sy/take a rise out of sg/kid sy on about sg/rag sy/josh sy about sg
p[1]make a speechp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
speechify
p[1]make a scandalp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
create/kick up a rumpus/make a song and dance about sg/hit the roof over sg/make a big stink/make a rumpus/kick up a row/play screaming buggery/do one's nut/make a hoo-ha/kick up a fuss/raise hell devil/kick up a stink/scream bloody murder/kick up a ruckus/raise a stink/raise Cain
p[1]make a sarcastic remarkp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
have a dig at sy
p[1]make a mistakep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
blow sg/step in it shit/blow chow/boob/pull a blooper/fuck up/drop a brick/put one's foot in it one's mouth/goof up/make a booboo/flub/make a blooper/screw up/arse up/goof a goof/gag/fluff
p[1]make a mess ofp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
botch sg up/goof sg up/louse sg up/crap sg up/make a balls-up-up bugger-up-up-up-up of sg/blow sg/make a pig's arse of sg/bust sg up/mess sg up/foul sg up/arse sg up/gum up the works/balls sg up/bollocks sg up/put the kibosh kybosh on sg/bugger sg up/put the tin lid on sg/cock sg up/screw sg up/dish/shit it up/fuck sg up/throw the spanner in the works/gum up/murder/jigger sg up/bitch sg up/muck sg up/play merry hell with sg/bog sg up
p[1]make a great effortp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
give sg the works/pull out all the stops/put one's back into sg/hustle/bust a gut guts/tie oneself up in knots/bust one's ass/do one's nuts/bend over backwards/go all out/break one's arse/knock oneself out/break one's balls/buck for sg/shit oneself trying to do sg
p[1]make break pulse ratiop[0]
During pulse dialing, the make/break
pulse ratio is the ratio of the time that the phone is off the
hook to the time the phone is on the hook. In America and Cana-
da, it should be 39/61.
*hacer
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making
p[1]making outp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
kissing
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malarkey
[ENGLISH SLANG]
deceptive talk
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malinger
[ENGLISH SLANG]
skive off/fuck off/be work-shy/fuck around/gold-brick/swing the lead/swing it/have lead in one's arse/bludge/screw around/dodge the column/goof off
gram can not determine directly what the user's bps rate is, and
the user must hit the return key several times before the BBS can
figure out the user's speed.
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manufacturer
fabricante
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many
/muchos
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map
[ENGLISH SLANG]
face
-el mapa
&
marbles
[ENGLISH SLANG]
testicles
&
march
/marzo
&
marge
[ENGLISH SLANG]
homosexual female
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margin
margen (m)
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marijuana
[ENGLISH SLANG]
shit/lid/grass/weed/juane/pot/Mary Jane
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mark
[ENGLISH SLANG]
signature
p[1]mark parityp[0]
This is when the parity bit is always set to a
binary 1. [See also parity bit, format]
.
p[1]mark bitp[0]
A bit that is set to 1. [See also space bit]
.
When you are looking at the titles of messages to read,
some BBS programs will allow you to choose certain ones you want
to read. This is called marking.
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market
-el mercado
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married
/casado
&
marry
*casarse
&
marshmallows
[ENGLISH SLANG]
testicles
&
marvie
[ENGLISH SLANG]
delight/expression of satisfaction
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mary
p[1]mary janep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
marijuana
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masculine
p[1]masculine womanp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
butch/bulldyker/boondagger
&
mastermind
[ENGLISH SLANG]
intelligent man
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masturbate
[ENGLISH SLANG]
jerk oneself off/flong one's dong/whack off/pull one's wire/wank off/have a wank/play pocket pool/milk/beat the beaver/toss oneself off/finger one's clit/get a grip on oneself/play with oneself/jack off/get it off/jerk the firkin/bring oneself off/pull oneself off/beat off/rub it off/beat the meat/flog one's log/bash the bishop
p[1]masturbate top[0]
masturbarse (reflexive verb)
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masturbation
[ENGLISH SLANG]
pocket pool/wank/miss fist and her five favorite daughters/circle jerk/hand-job/toss-off
masturbacion
&
match
[ENGLISH SLANG]
derby
&
matchsticks
[ENGLISH SLANG]
foot/leg
&
mate
[ENGLISH SLANG]
friend
&
mater
[ENGLISH SLANG]
mother
&
matey
[ENGLISH SLANG]
addressing sy
&
math
[ENGLISH SLANG]
mathematics
&
mathematics
[ENGLISH SLANG]
sums/ maths/math
&
maths
[ENGLISH SLANG]
mathematics
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matrix
p[1]matrix addressp[0]
The address of a node on a network. [See also
address]
.
See topology.
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mauler
[ENGLISH SLANG]
hand
&
maximum
p[1]maximum string lengthp[0]
In V.42bis data compression, this refers
to the maximum length of data (in characters) represented by one
word. It can range from 6 to 250 characters, although it is
A list of options that you can choose from. A BBS might
have a menu that lets you choose from reading messages, download-
ing, or logging off. In reality, there would be many more op-
tions.
menuacute (m)
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mess
p[1]mess with syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
behave provocatively
p[1]mess sy upp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
cause sy to break down/beat sy up
p[1]mess sy aboutp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
not take a woman seriously/treat sy carelessly
p[1]mess sg upp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
spoil/make a mess of
p[1]mess around with sgp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
fiddle with sg
p[1]mess about with syp[0]
fondle
p[1]mess about with sgp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
tinker about
p[1]mess aboutp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
fool around
p[1]mess about with syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
not take a woman seriously/treat sy carelessly
[ENGLISH SLANG]
unpleasant situation/trouble/disorder
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message
p[1]message networkp[0]
A network of BBS's that transfer messages
between each other. [See also network]
.
p[1]message basep[0]
A group of messages on a BBS pertaining to a
certain topic. For example, a BBS might have message bases for
general messages, computer-related messages, and social informa-
tion. Some BBS's have dozens or even hundreds of message bases.
[Same as subboard, board]
.
Any text that is left in a message base on a BBS.
These can range from questions for other users to answer, to
information on new computer programs, to just about any topic you
could imagine. [See also message base]
.
-el mensaje
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mick
[ENGLISH SLANG]
task/easy thing
&
mickey
p[1]mickey mousep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
oversentimental/bad/inferior
&
midnight
-la medianoche
&
mile
-la mila
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military
p[1]military uniformp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
the greens
&
milk
p[1]milk syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
ask for esp. money, constantly
p[1]milk offp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
ejaculate
[ENGLISH SLANG]
masturbate
-la leche
&
mince
p[1]mince piesp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
eye
&
mind
p[1]mind blowingp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
wonderful/good
&
minder
[ENGLISH SLANG]
bodyguard
&
minge
[ENGLISH SLANG]
vagina
&
mingy
p[1]mingy arsed bastardp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
miser
[ENGLISH SLANG]
miserly
&
minicomputer
A scaled-down version of a mainframe. A minicom-
puter usually has many terminals connected to it, and can run
many programs at the same time. It is more powerful than a
microcomputer.
&
minimum
p[1]minimum wagep[0]
sueldo minimo
&
mink
[ENGLISH SLANG]
pretty woman/girl/pubic hair female
&
mint
[ENGLISH SLANG]
large sum of money
&
minute
-el minuto
&
mirror
-el espejo
&
miser
[ENGLISH SLANG]
scrapepenny/money-grubber/skinflint/mingy-arsed bastard/tight wad/penny-pincher/cheapskate/screwballs/meanie/tight-arse-ass/cheap old bastard/cheap screw/cheap John
&
miserly
[ENGLISH SLANG]
closefisted/tight/have short arms and deep pockets/stingy/jewish/cheap/mingy/tight-arsed/snotty/penny-pinching/skin a turd/tight-fisted
that have MNP capability, where the speed from the computer to
the modem can be higher than the connection between the modem and
the remote modem. This mode uses buffering to prevent lost data.
[Same as normal mode]
. [See also MNP direct mode]
.
p[1]mnp direct modep[0]
This is a mode used on modems with the MNP
protocols, where the speeds from the modem to the remote modem
and to the computer are the same. Also, there is no buffering,
and no flow control. [Same as direct mode]
. [See also MNP
normal mode]
.
Microcom Networking Protocol. A type of error control and
data compression, created by Microcom, that many newer modems
use. It is built into the modem, unlike software error correc-
tion in file transfer protocols. There are different MNP levels.
Levels 1-4 are error control protocols, and level 5 is a data
compression protocol that can compress data to about 50% of its
original size. A modem with MNP-5 also has MNP-4. MNP 1-4 is
also included in the CCITT V.42 error correction system.
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moan
p[1]moan and groanp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
complain
&
moaning
p[1]moaning minniep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
complaining person
&
mob
[ENGLISH SLANG]
criminal gang
&
mobs
p[1]mobs of peoplep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
crowdedness
&
mockie
[ENGLISH SLANG]
jew
&
mod
[ENGLISH SLANG]
modern/fashionable
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mode
The state that a computer or a program is in. For exam-
ple, a computer can be in a text mode, and a communications
program can be in a chat mode (which operates differently than
the normal mode).
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modem
p[1]modem readyp[0]
See DSR.
MODulator/DEModulator. This is a computer peripheral
which allows a computer to communicate over telephone lines.
This is the heart of computer telecommunications. The main
factor that differentiates modems is their speed, measured in
bps.
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moderator
The person who is in charge of a conference. This
person usually checks to make sure that all rules are followed
(for example, that people do not swear).
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modern
[ENGLISH SLANG]
switched on/hip/swinging/be with it/kicky/pimp/big/cool/trendy/mod/funky/nifty/in
/moderno
&
modify
See edit.
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modular
p[1]modular plugp[0]
The square piece of plastic at the end of a tele-
phone cord. It plugs into a modular jack. [See also modular
cord, modular jack]
.
p[1]modular linep[0]
See modular cord.
p[1]modular jackp[0]
The square hole in which you put telephone cord
(that has a modular plug). [See also modular cord, modular plug,
42A block]
.
p[1]modular cordp[0]
A standard telephone cord, with a modular plug at
either end. [Same as modular line. [See also modular jack,
modular plug]
.
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modulate
When a modem changes information from computer bits
into tones that can be transmitted over the phone lines. Differ-
ent methods of modulation are PSK, FSK, and FDM. [See also
demodulate, PSK, FSK, FDM]
.
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modulation
p[1]modulation schemep[0]
The method that a modem uses to modulate
data. [See also PSK, FSK, FDM]
.
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moggy
[ENGLISH SLANG]
cat
&
moist
empapado, calado, mojado
&
moither
p[1]moither syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
make sy angry/annoy
&
mola
[ENGLISH SLANG]
homosexual male
&
mole
[ENGLISH SLANG]
spy/agent
&
moll
p[1]moll buzzerp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
thief
[ENGLISH SLANG]
prostitute
&
mommy
[ENGLISH SLANG]
mother
&
momss
[ENGLISH SLANG]
addressing sy
&
monday
-el lunes
&
money
p[1]money grubberp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
miser
p[1]money bagsp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
rich person
[ENGLISH SLANG]
the necessary/wampum/dosh/the shekels/dough/bread/jack/scratch/greenies/whistle and toot/lettuce/beans brass/stash/dibs/cabbage/loot/gelt/green/lolly/green back/moola
-el dinero
&
monicker
[ENGLISH SLANG]
signature
&
monitor
monitor (m)
&
monkey
p[1]monkey businessp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
swindle/cheating
p[1]monkey aroundp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
fool around
p[1]monkey about with syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
fondle
[ENGLISH SLANG]
objectionable person/five hundred of monetary units
-el mono
&
monochrome
monocromo
&
montezumas
p[1]montezumas revengep[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
defecation
&
month
-el mes
&
moo
[ENGLISH SLANG]
objectionable person
&
mooch
p[1]mooch sg off syp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
ask for sg/beg/cadge
p[1]mooch aboutp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
tinker about
&
moocher
[ENGLISH SLANG]
beggar/cadger
&
mooching
[ENGLISH SLANG]
cadging
&
mood
-el humor
&
moola
[ENGLISH SLANG]
money
&
moon
p[1]moon aboutp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
tinker about
-la luna
&
mooney
[ENGLISH SLANG]
inattentive
&
moonman
[ENGLISH SLANG]
crazy parson/fool
&
mop
[ENGLISH SLANG]
hair/hair
&
more
p[1]more than youve had hot dinnersp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
often
p[1]more pricks than a second hand dartboardp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
often
&
morning
manana
&
moron
[ENGLISH SLANG]
stupid person
&
mosey
p[1]mosey along down top[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
walk
&
mossback
[ENGLISH SLANG]
uncouth person
&
motas
Member Of The Appropriate Sex
&
mother
p[1]mother fuckingp[0]
[ENGLISH SLANG]
hateful/objectionable
addressing sy/menstrual period
[ENGLISH SLANG]
one's old lady/Mommy/Ma/the old woman/Mater/mummamy