• ACTOR'S REACH a seemingly sincere effort to pay for your meal when
eating in a group at a restaurant, masking a secret hope that someone else will pay ...1999 US sl. • AJAX an outhouse; a lavatory ...L16 sl. • ALRIGHTNIK a person who has succeeded in material terms ...1968 US sl. • ANCHOR-CLANKER something amusing ...1973 Amer. sl. • ARM CANDY a pretty woman whose role is merely to adorn the arm of her male companion ...1990s sl. • ASSY-FUSSY backside foremost; in reverse position, inside out ...1967 Amer. dial. • BACHELORETTE an apartment suitable for a bachelor girl • BAG ONE'S FACE to cover one's head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat ...1984 Amer. sl. • BANQUETTE a raised sidewalk or footpath ...1841 Amer. dial. • BAZOO the buttocks ...1969 Amer. dial. • BEEF-HEAD a Texan ...1872 Amer. dial. • BELLY-COASTER a sliding down a hill on a sled when lying on the belly ...1965 Amer. dial. • BESLABBER to eat slovenly; to besmear in eating or drinking ...Bk1911 Scot. • BIG JUMP, THE death ...1942 Amer. sl. • BITCH WOOL soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1967 Amer. dial. • BLICKEY a short coat or jacket ...1895 Amer. dial. • BONZO eccentric, crazy ...1980s sl. • BUNGPEG the penis ...Urquhart usage • CABBIE to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven ...1974 UK Army use • CADDESS a female of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1870 nonce word • CAKED UP wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl. • CAPTAIN QUIZ a mocker ...Bk1891 sl. • CHEWALLOP a fall or a dive that makes a big splash or flopping noise ...20C Amer. sl. • CHUMP food ...L19 UK criminals' sl. • COGS the testicles ...L18 sl. • CRACK to surpass or exceed a limit, record, or benchmark number ...1953 Amer. sl.
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• RATTY WITH infatuated with ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RING IN to get the better of ...Bk1903 Amer. sl. • SACK OUT to go to sleep ...1940s Amer. sl., orig. military • SET UP ONE'S BRISTLES to show resistance • SHOTTIE n. a shotgun ...1980 NZ sl. • SICK AS MUD very depressed or upset ...1930s sl. • SIEGE a privy ...c1440 obs. • SILENT TERROR a quiet but pungent fart ...Brit. sl. • SIMILITUDINARY of the nature of a similitude or simile; expressing comparison or likeness; symbolic ...1581 obs. • SISTLE to whistle with a hissing sound • SKERRICK a small amount of something ...1854 Aust. sl. • SKIPPER a vagrant, a tramp ...1925 Brit. sl. • SPANISH TROT an easy gait; a jog ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • STRIDE A POT of women: to urinate ...Bk1904 sl. • SUBOCEANIC beneath the ocean ...1858 • TALK A HORSE'S HIND LEG OFF to be very talkative ...1868 Eng. dial. • TARGED shabby in appearance; tattered ...Bk1905 Scot. obs. • TIDAL WAVE a great progressive movement or manifestation of feeling, opinion, or the like ...1884 • TOODLES a male child's genitals ...19C US colloq. • UGLY, THE fornication ...20C Amer. dial. • VAGRARIOUS vagrant, wandering ...1795 obs. nonce word • VANITY one's favourite liquor ...1891 sl. • VAUNT! away! be off! ...1598 obs. rare • WHAT D'YE CALLUM the genitals ...17C sl. • ABERRATE to diverge or deviate from the straight path ...1765 rare • ABREATHE to give time to recover breath ...c1450 obs. rare • ACE a 1-year jail sentence ...1920s US criminals' sl. |
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