| ice | Noun. Diamonds or more generally jewellery. [Orig. U.S.] |
| ick (!) | Noun. 1. Something distasteful, unsavoury or disgusting. Derived from the adjective 'icky'. Cf. 'yuck'. 2. As the ick, a turn off in a relationship with someone who one previously found sexually attractive and desirable. E.g."I woke up in the morning with the icks, even after a fabulous night with him." Exclam. Used to express disgust. |
| ickle | Adj. Small, little. A mock juvenile shortening of the word 'lickle'. |
| icky | Adj. Gooey or sticky, usually denoting unpleasantly so. {Informal} |
| idiot box | Noun. A television set, with the implication of those that watch it are less intelligent. [Orig. U.S. 1950s] |
| iffy | Adj. Unsound, incorrect, improbable, suspicious. |
| ignorant | Adj. Not polite, disrespectful, rude. {Informal} |
| iky | Adj. Frugle, stingy. [Dundee use] |
| I'll be buggered! | Exclam. An exclamation of surprise. |
| I'll be buggered if... | Exclam. There's no way. E.g."I'll be buggered if I'm going to help him after what he said about my sister." |
| I'll give you that | Phrase. I accept what you've said, I admit that, I'll concede that you're correct. Also as I give you that. |
| I'll go to the foot of our stairs! | Exclam. An exclamation of surprise. [Lancs/Yorks use] |
| in a bit! | Exclam. Goodbye! See you later! When written, often combined into a single word, as inabit. |
| in a flap | Phrs. In a state of worry and agitation. {Informal} |
| in bits | Adj. Mentally confused, emotionally distressed, extremely upset. E.g."It's no wonder he's in bits, he's had two tabs of acid, four grams of coke and smoked an ounce of draw." |
| in bulk | Phrs. Laughing. E.g."Sarah was in bulk all the way through the film." [Merseyside use] |
| in cahoots (with) | Phrs. In league (with), colluding. [Orig. U.S.] {Informal} |
| in deep shit | Phrs. In big trouble. |
| indie | Noun. Abbreviated form of independent, often referring to a record label or film company. |
| (the) information superhighway | Noun. The rather impassioned and premature title given to the World Wide Web which has lost popularity and is rarely used within the Internet community. [Late 1980s] |
| innie | Noun. A navel or belly button that doesn't protrude, as is the case with the majority. Cf. 'outtie'. |
| innit! | Exclam. A questioning statement. E.g."That's got to be the best goal ever, innit!" |
| inside | Adj. In prison. E.g."I'm a bit out of touch, having being inside for the last two years" |
| inside job | Noun. A crime committed against an organisation or property, by a affiliated person. {Informal} |
| in shtook | Adj. In trouble. Various spellings such as shtuk, stook, schtuk, schtook and shtuck. Origin unknown despite some speculation of a Yiddish connection. |
| in the altogether | Phrs. Naked. E.g."She walked in on Mike, screamed, and ran downstairs crying. Mind you he was in the altogether." |
| in the buff | Phrs. Naked. |
| in the club | Phrs. Pregnant. A contraction of in the pudding club. |
| in the doghouse | Phrs. Out of favour. Said of a person. E.g."My dad's in the doghouse after getting drunk last night." |
| in the gods | Noun. In the theatre, sitting in the upper tier, above the circle, which are usually the cheapest seats. {Informal} |
| in the niff | Phrs. Naked. [Yorkshire use] |
| in the nuddy | Phrs. Naked. {Informal} |
| in the scud | Phrs. Naked. See 'scud mag'. [Mainly Scottish use] |
| into | Prep. Interest, like what's your bag? E.g."What are you into?" |
| in your face! | Exclam. A confrontational and derisory exclamation on getting a minor personal victory over someone or something. |
| irie * | Adj. Nice, great, fine. Exclam. Expressing approval or good wishes. Also as a greeting. * [Orig. Jamaican. Mainly Black/Jamaican use] |
| iron | Noun. A homosexual. Rhyming slang on iron hoof meaning 'poof' |
| I should cocoa! | Exclam. I should say so! A London expression used with irony and often jocularly by those from outside the city. The cocoa or coco is rhyming slang for say so. |
| item | Noun. A couple in a relationship. E.g."As you two are an item I've put you in the same bedroom." |
| ivories | Noun. 1. Teeth. 2. A piano, and more specifically the piano keys |
| I would | Phrs. Said on seeing an attractive person, meaning one would not object to having sex with that person. |