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steamer
noun- a member of a youth gang taking part in a steaming attack UK
- In Hackney in east London over a seven-day period, 22 attacks were made by steamers and on another occasion, 30 robberies were carried out in less than half an hour by steamers. — The Times, 5 July 1987
- — Nicholas Jones, Hackers, Hotting and Hooray Henrys, p. 57, 1992
- in horse racing, a horse that attracts heavy betting on the morning of a race, at a time before the odds being offered by bookmakers are reduced UK
- [T]he trouble with steamers is that for success you need to get on at those fancy morning line prices, and often this is not possible. — John McCririck, John McCririck’s World of Betting, p. 54, 1991
- an act of oral sex performed on a man UK
- She doesn’t go all the way but she’ll definitely give you a steamer! — Chris Lewis, The Dictionary of Playground Slang, p. 219, 2003
- a homosexual man, especially one who seeks passive partners UK, 1958
Ultimately from STEAM TUGMUG - — Paul Baker, Polari, p. 190, 2002
- a prostitute’s client UK
- — Paul Baker, Polari, p. 190, 2002
- a gambler who increases the size of his bets after losing US, 1968
- — Thomas L. Clark, The Dictionary of Gambling and Gaming, p. 217, 1987
- a drinking session UK: SCOTLAND
- When wis the last time you wereny on a steamer on a Friday night? — Michael Munro, The Patter, Another Blast, p. 68, 1988
- a full wetsuit covering the torso, legs and arms AUSTRALIA
- — Nat Young, Surfing Fundamentals, p. 128, 1985
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