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business
noun- sex with a prostitute; prostitution UK, 1911
From a sense, originating in C17, as “sexual intercourse”; in 1630 the described cost was “one hundred crownes”. - He only had £20 in his pocket and wanted to do business but Sadie took him upstairs and robbed him. — Lanre Fehintola, Charlie Says..., p. 48, 2000
- “Look,” she said, impatiently, “d’you want business?” — Frank Skinner, Frank Skinner, p. 214, 2001
- She asked me if I was looking for business, I said no[.] — Niall Griffiths, Kelly + Victor, p. 67, 2002
- the genitals, male or female US
- — Vincent J. Monteleone, Criminal Slang, p. 39, 1949
- a syringe employed by intravenous drug users US
- — Vincent J. Monteleone, Criminal Slang, p. 39, 1949
- — American Speech, p. 24, February 1952: “Teen-age hophead jargon”
- — Home Office, Glossary of Terms and Slang Common in Penal Establishments, July 1978
- the actual cheating move of a card cheat US, 1973
- — Thomas L. Clark, The Dictionary of Gambling and Gaming, p. 32, 1987
- used as a deliberately vague reference to any matter that is of concern or under consideration; later use tends to describe the matter (in phrases such as “a bad business”) without being any more specific UK, 1605
- when combined with an indefinite intensifier in phrases such as “what a business”, “quite a business”, etc, something unexpectedly difficult to do or get UK, 1843
▶ do business- to engage in an illegal activity such as bribery US
- Coach, you don’t think there’s even a remote chance an official would do some business. — Dan Jenkins, Life Its Ownself, p. 194, 1984
- in pool, to intentionally lose a game or other competition US, 1989
- — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 38, 1993
- in horse racing, to cooperate in the fixing of a race US
- — David W. Maurer, Argot of the Racetrack, p. 24, 1951
▶ do the business
to settle the matter UK, 1823
▶ do your business
to defecate UK, 1645- Some dog did his business on my lawn, again. — Janet Evanovich, Seven Up, p. 37, 2001
▶ give someone the business; do the business
to have sex US, 1942- Shimmy’s buddy is in the back room giving my date the business. — Irving Shulman, The Amboy Dukes, p. 204, 1947
- After they’ve done the business and are having a smoke and a chat[.] — Duncan MacLaughlin, The Filth, p. 193, 2002
▶ take care of business
to have sex US- — Rose Giallombardo, Society of Women, p. 205, 1966: Glossary of Prison Terms
▶ the business- the finest, the most perfect, the most complete; anything particularly good UK, 1982
- I think they really suit you. The whole outfit is the business. — Greg Williams, Diamond Geezers, p. 134, 1997
- [F]ifteen-year-old boot boys with little chance of a bunk-up even though we know we look the business[.] — John King, Human Punk, p. 23, 2000
- Alex addressed his breakfast–black pudding, bubble and squeak, eggs, beans, mushrooms, two fried slices and a mug of tea. The business. — Chris Ryan, The Watchman, p. 195, 2001
- prostitution US, 1952
- Prostitutes, from the very young beauties to the shabbiest old fleabags, say that you can measure women in the “business” by the kinds of operations in which they engage[.] — John M. Murtagh and Sara Harris, Cast the First Stone, p. 1, 1957
- an argument, a confrontation, a hard time US
- Don’t start up with me, don’t give me the business. — Nat Hiken, Sergeant Bilko, p. 92, 1957
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