Slang to English letter W

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Wack
Weak, boring (Street slang)
'Dat is so Wack, man'
Wacky Baccy
 Cannabis (Everybody)
Wad
 Money, especially a large amount of money (Everybody)
'Look at my wad!'
Waffle
 To talk at length, without saying much (Everybody)
'Stop waffling on and on'
Wag
 Play truant (Yorkshire)
Wally
 Stupid or annoying person (Everybody)
Wanger
 The penis (Everybody)
Wank
 To masturbate (Everybody)
Wankle
 Unsteady (Yorkshire)
War
 Worse (Yorkshire)
Warpaint
 Make-up (Everybody)
Wasteman
 Loser, no-hoper (Street slang)
'That geezer's a double fass wasteman'
Wazz
 To urinate (Everybody)
'Just going for a quick wazz'
Wazzock
 Stupid or annoying person (Yorkshire)
'You daft wazzock'
Wedding Tackle
 The male genitalia (Everybody)
Wee
 To urinate (Everybody)
Weed
 Marijuana in weed form (Street slang)
'Colt 45 and two Zig Zags, baby that's all we need. We can go to the park after dark, smoke that tumb'
Welly
 Strength, fortitude (Everybody)
'Push that door open - that's it, give it some welly!'
Wet Behind the Ears
 Innocent, young, naive (Everybody)
Wet Your Whistle
 To drink, especialy to have a first or single drink (Everybody)
Whacked
 Tired (Everybody)
What You Chattin' About?
 Shut up, you're talking rubbish (Street slang)
Whatsisname
 A person whose name cannot be recalled. (Everybody)
'I saw that fella the other day - you know, whatsisname.'
Where it's at
The coolest place to be (Everybody)
Whinge
 To whine or moan (Everybody)
'Shut up and stop whinging'
Whizz
 Speed (drug) (Everybody)
Wicked
 Good, excellent (Street slang)
Widdle
 To urinate (Everybody)
Wigger
 White person who acts or speaks in a fake black way (Street slang)
Willets
 Breasts (Polari)
Willies
 Frighten (Everybody)
'That film gave me the Willies.'
Willy
 The penis (Everybody)
Window Licker
 Person who is mentally ill (Everybody)
Wino
 An alcoholic, especially a homeless alcoholic (Everybody)
Wobbly
 Outburst of anger (Everybody)
'He threw a wobbly at me!'
Wog
 A black person (Everybody)
Wonky
 Crooked or ill-balanced. (Street slang)
'Got the trolley with the wonky wheel again!'
Woolyback
 Person from Cheshire, Lancashire, Manchester (Liverpool)
Woozy
 Faint; lightheaded; mildly drunk. (Everybody)
Word
OK/I understand (Street slang)
Wotcher
 Hello; general greeting, especially amongst males (London)
'Wotcher cock!'
Wrinkly
 Very old person (Everybody)
Wuss
 Weak or feeble person (Everybody)

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