• ABC GUM gum that has already been chewed ...Amer. sl.
• ABOVE-STAIRS upstairs ...1758 obs. • ABYSSAL of unsearchable depth, unfathomable; belonging to the lowest depths of ocean ...1691 • ACQUIST a thing acquired ...M17 obs. • AFTERCLAP anything occurring when it has ceased to be expected; a sequel, anything that comes after; an afterthought ...1816 Eng. dial. • ALARUM disturbance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial. • ALLAGRUGOUS grim, ghastly; discontented-looking ...1742 Scot. • AMITYVILLE Detroit, Michigan ...2000 US sl. • APED intoxicated with alcohol ...E20 US sl. • ARSE-WIPER a workman that toadies to the boss; a servant to the mistress ...20C colloq. • AXLE-GREASE any stiff pomade for the hair ...1969 Amer. dial. • BACON a rustic ...L16 obs. • BALL-BUSTING physically demanding, exhausting ...1980s sl., orig. US • BAT a drunkard ...20C US sl. • BEATER a person who doesn't pay his bills ...1965 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage • BELL-COW a leader, a big shot; a person who tries to appear important ...1896 Amer. dial. • BENCH-LEGGED bowlegged; having crooked legs; esp. used of dogs, and in derogation, of persons ...1866 Amer. dial. • BIBLIOTHETIC relating to the placing and arrangement of books on the shelves of a library ...L19 • BIRTHDAME a midwife ...1947 Amer. dial. • BLANKET-BUCK (derogatory) an American Indian ...1967 Amer. dial. • BON TON superior prostitutes; courtesans ...E19 sl. • BUFF a jazz aficionado ...1950s Amer. sl. • CABBAGE HAT an informer ...1940s Aust. & US rhyming sl. for 'rat' • CAD a railway conductor ...1977 US sl. • CAKE a sexually desirable woman ...20C US sl.
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