• DOG OF A DIFFERENT HAIR, A a person or thing of a different kind
...Bk1905 Eng. dial. • DOWNHILLS dice that are loaded so as to roll a low number ...1662 sl. • DUMB OX an oaf; a heavy dullard ...20C US colloq. • EVIL one's wife ...E19 sl. • FADE to take a nap ...1967 Amer. dial. • FARMER'S HAIRCUT a closely trimmed cut which leaves a band of light skin contrasting with the tanned portions of neck and face, especially above the ears ...1984 Amer. dial. • FLASH ONE'S STICKS to expose one's pistols ...1812 sl. • FLUNKEE one who is expelled, due to failing examinations ...1920s sl. • FRENCH PRINTS obscene pictures ...M19 colloq. • FUNKY-ASS excellent, exciting ...1960s US Black sl. • GAZONGAS the breasts; extremely well-shaped breasts ...20C US sl. • GO TO THE BOW-WOWS 'go to the dogs'; to fail ...1839 Amer. sl. • GROOVE a phonograph record ...1960s Amer. sl. • GUN AND BOMB a condom ...2003 UK rhyming sl. • GUT to eat like a glutton ...17C sl. • GUY-A-WHACK to run off, to leave quickly ...L19 Aust. sl. • HAG one who does another's tasks; a drudge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HALF AND HALF tipsy ...E18 sl. & Eng. dial. • HARD NUT a dangerous foe; a tough individual; a difficult challenge ...1884 US sl. • HEAVE ANCHOR to die ...1925 Amer. sl. • HOOK a harlot; a prostitute, a hooker ...1918 Amer. sl. • ICHTHYOPHAGIST a fish-eater ...1727 • ILLABORIOUS not laborious; lazy ...a1631 obs. rare • JABBLE to splash or agitate a liquid ...Scot. • JERRY a chamber-pot ...Bk1896 sl. • JOLLOP strong liquor or a measure of liquor ...1920s sl.
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