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heavy
noun- an experienced criminal who relies on violence and force US, 1930
- Not that her word wouldn’t be plenty against us, a bellboy and three heavies, but there’s a lot more than that. — Jim Thompson, A Swell-Looking Babe, p. 69, 1954
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 61, 1996
- armed robbery; an armed robber US
- — Hyman E. Goldin et al., Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, p. 93, 1950
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 61, 1996
- sexually aroused, especially if aggressively so UK
A sense used by prostitutes. - He was getting heavy, and I’m trying to get myself together to split from this car. — Time Out, 30 May 1980
- a physically intimidating prison officer brought in to deal with rioting prisoners UK
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 61, 1996
- a lesbian prison officer UK
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 61, 1996
- in the television and film industries, an antagonist US, 1926
- — Tony Miller and Patricia George, Cut! Print!, p. 86, 1977
- an officer US
Vietnam war coinage. - Them fucking heavies back in their air-conditioned bunkers at Quang Tri just sit there drinking beer and throwing darts at the map. — Charles Anderson, The Grunts, p. 43, 1976
- The “heavies”–CAG, the squadron C.O’s, Capt. Andrews, and the staff–had been watching closely for signs of deterioration. — Gerry Carroll, North S*A*R, pp. 192–193, 1991
- an important person US, 1925
- Some of the heavies in the mob have hit the mattress, the big names are surrounding themselves with soldiers and a few have dropped out of sight entirely. — Mickey Spillane, Last Cop Out, p. 84, 1972
- heroin US
- — Edward R. Bloomquist, Marijuana, p. 342, 1971
- a potent dose or a potent drug or both US
- Don’t give her no heavy, Rick. We’ve got work to do tonight. — Drugstore Cowboy, 1988
- medium gravity beer UK: SCOTLAND
Not to be confused with WEE HEAVY - Confusingly, “heavy” is usually light in colour, whereas “light” is dark. — Brian Glover, CAMRA Dictionary of Beer, 1985
- Avignon is like late-summer Edinburgh, though inevitably there is less chance of finding a really good pint of heavy. — The Guardian, 25 May 2002
- a large aircraft AUSTRALIA
- Not big enough to be one of our heavies, skip. — W.R. Bennett, Night Intruder, p. 126, 1962
- an aircraft carrier US
- Under my command, during a naval maneuver in European waters, we picked up what we thought was a “heavy,” or aircraft carrier, on our sonar. — William R. Anderson and Clay Blair, Nautilus 90 North, p. 37, 1959
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