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oil
noun- alcohol US, 1912
- Janet didn’t drink, so I didn’t really need any oil but I picked up a pint of gin anyway[.] — Donald Goines, Never Die Alone, p. 113, 1974
- a potent distillate of marijuana or hashish US
- We used to bong up on oil after that[.] — Macfarlane, Macfarlane and Robson, The User, p. 88, 1996
- heroin UK, 1998
- — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p. 284, 2003
- news; information about something AUSTRALIA, 1915
Metaphorically because oil is essential for the smooth running of a machine. - He spoke to me out of the side of his mouth. I knew this was genuine. This was the oil. — Sutton Woodfield, A for Artemis, p. 29, 1960
- in horse racing, confidential and reliable information about a horse AUSTRALIA
- — Ned Wallish, The Truth Dictionary of Racing Slang, p. 34, 1989
- in pool, extreme spin imparted to the cue ball to affect the course of the object ball or the cue ball after striking the object ball US, 1912
- — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 160, 1993
▶ the oil
the complete truth, the lowdown NEW ZEALAND- — David McGill, David McGill’s Complete Kiwi Slang Dictionary, p. 78, 1998
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