_An actress._ = _of joining in the conversation_. _To chip in_ is _sport-slang_ (Cards) for »to put a chip (or counter) in the pool»; hence, by extension, to make a contribution to, or take part in, anything—e. g. a conversation or an enterprise. coach »The shy, backward boy I had _coached_ and bullied.» (Sketches 83. 10.) _A cultivated man._ »For a fortnight past the O’Kelly had been _coaching_ me.» (P. Kelver II. 80. 7.) _The same._ = _to prepare for an examination_. Also: to train in physical acquirements, e. g. in (= _tutor_ or _traince_ in Standard English) cricket or rowing. _A coach_: a person who trains another (but more disparaging); analogous terms are _crammer_, _feeder_, _grinder_. The word is originally _schoolboy_ and _academical_ slang, but now in general use among all classes. crib »’Ow could ’e get a _crib_? no character, no references.» (P. Kelver II. 56. 12.) _A young clerk._ = _situation, place_. Originally _commercial slang_, like _berth_ in the same sense. do »He will only let us have them (the rooms) on the understanding that we ‘_do for_’ ourselves.» (P. Kelver II. 110. 26.) _A gentleman._ = _to attend on_ (as landladies on lodgers). Probably _servants’ slang_. jaw »Go to hell with your snivelling _jaw_.» (Novel Notes 179. 10.) _A convict._ _Schoolboy slang_ for _lengthy talk_—esp. in the nature of a reproof. Cf. None of your jaw, you swab! (SMOLLETT, Roderick Random.) Shut up your jaw! = Hold your tongue! land »He killed three of them before Harris could _land_ him with the frying-pan.» (Three Men In A Boat 46. 22.) »By-the-by, he _landed_ you pretty heavily, didn’t he?» (The Prude’s Progress. 16. 20.) _A gentleman._ _To land, boxers’ slang = to hit, to beat._ mash »One day he fell in love; or to put it in the words of Teddy Tidmarsh, who brought the news to us, ‘got _mashed on_ Gerty Lowell’.» (Sketches 55. 28.) »It’s like ’aving an Alcock’s porous plaster _mashed on_ yer.» (Novel Notes 212. 15.) _Uncultivated young man._ _To be mashed on_ and _to be spoony on_ are rather common expressions for _to be in love with_. (Cf. _to be nuts on_.) According to _Leland_, the term _mashed_ originates from the Gipsy-word _mash_ = _masher-ava_: allure; according to others, it is a variation of _smash_[6]. (_Smite_, _smitten_ is used in the same sense.) In the eighties, it came to England from America, where it was used especially among actors. Cf. _mash_: sweetheart. _to mash_, _to be on the mash_: to flirt. _masher_: (1) a species of Don Juan, esp. among choristers and actresses; (2) a dandy and, as adj., smart. The term is, I suppose, originally _actors’ slang_. slippy »You make her marry the Prince; and _be slippy about it_.» (They And I. 75. 14.) _A schoolboy._ _Schoolboy slang_ for _be quick_: (Cf. expressions as »the ship slipped through the water».) spoon, spoony