DICTIONARY
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• C n. 1. 100 ...M16 sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...19C
n. 3. one hundred dollars; orig. a one hundred dollar bill ...1839 US sl.
n. 4. cocaine; also preceded with 'the' ...1921 US sl.
n. 5. heroin ...20C US drugs sl.
n. 6. the commission charged by a bookmaker ...1960 US sl.
n. 7. the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong ...1966 US sl.
n. 8. a woman viewed as a sexual object ...1976 US sl.
n. 9. in poker: the third player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
n. 10. methcathinone ...1990s sl.
n. 11. contraception ...1997 US sl.
n. 12. in cards: clubs
• C, THE n. 1. methcathinone ...1990s US sl.
n. 2. amphetamines ...2003 UK sl.
• C-3 adj. third-rate, inadequate, inferior; highly unfit ...1910s sl.
• C-47 n. a clothes peg ...2003 US television and film crews usage
• C.A. n. a county attorney ...1950s US sl.
• CA n. a pass between hills ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAAD vb. to jeer jokingly or mock someone about some event, their appearance or situation ...20C W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• C.A.B. n. a term of derision (complete arse bandit) ...1990s sl.
• CAB n. 1. a Cavalier ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a cabbage ...18C sl.
n. 3. a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a brothel ...1811 sl.
n. 5. a cabriolet; a public carriage ...1820s colloq.
n. 6. a cheat, a 'crib' ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a clumsy person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a small number of persons secretly united in the performance of some undertaking ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 9. anything slovenly or untidy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 10. a destroyer commanding officer's term for his ship ...WWII Royal Navy
n. 11. a motor car ...c1920 Royal Navy sl.
n. 12. a lavatory ...c1925 sl.
n. 13. a gap ...1929 Sc.
n. 14. the cockpit of an aeroplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to travel by cab ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to cheat, to pilfer; to snatch dishonestly or meanly ...1825 Sc. sl.
vb. 3. to hit on the had with the knuckles ...1905 Sc.
vb. 4. to drive a cab ...1980s sl.
• CABAGGED adj. covered with mud or dust, dirty ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CABAGGLED adj. covered with mud or dust, dirty ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CABAL n. 1. a secret intrigue; a conspiracy; petty plotting ...E17 arch.
n. 2. a secret meeting of intriguers ...M17 arch.
n. 3. a political clique; a faction ...M17
n. 4. a group of people met together for gossip; sometimes a party of drinkers ...1704 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a violent dispute ...1827 Sc.
n. 6. a great noise of talking, etc. ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to combine together for some private end, usually derogatory; to intrigue against ...L17
vb. 2. to quarrel, to dispute, to find fault with ...1866 Sc.
• CABALL † n. a horse ...c1450
• CABALLERO n. 1. a horseman; a gentleman ...1837 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman's escort or admirer ...US
• CABALLINE adj. pertaining to or suited for a horse ...1430
• CABALLING n. gossiping, chattering ...1891 Eng. dial.
• CABALLO n. 1. a horse ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 2. heroin ...1950s drugs sl.
n. 3. a person who smuggles drugs into a prison ...1992 US sl.
• CABANE n. a cabin; a hut ...M19 Can. dial.
• CABARET vb. 1. to lie in bed masturbating ...1950 US sl.
vb. 2. to use an addictive drug in a semi-controlled pattern; to get extremely intoxicated ...1958 US drugs sl.
• CABAROUSE n. a thickening or hardening of the skin ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to pull altogether at a rope with shouting and singing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial. seaman's usage
• CABASE n. the head ...1914 Amer. dial.
• CABAZA n. the head ...19C sl.
• CABBA-CABBA adj. rough, vulgar, badly dressed ...1990s W. Indies
• CABBAGE adj. poor-quality ...1990 NZ sl.
†* n. 1. a den or lair ...1567
n. 2. small off-cuts of material, taken from the job in hand and sold off as perks by tailors ...M17 sl.
n. 3. a tailor ...1690 sl.
n. 4. a form of hairdressing resembling a chignon, popular in the late 17th century and early 18th century ...L17 sl.
n. 5. a person, a fellow, a chap ...M18 sl.
n. 6. deceitful talk ...E19 sl.
n. 7. a 'crib' or other form of cheat used by schoolchildren ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a cheap, inferior cigar ...1843 sl.
n. 9. tobacco ...M19 Amer. sl..
n. 10. a native or inhabitant of Victoria, Australia ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 11. the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 12. (derogatory) a stupid, dull, inactive person; a silly person ...1887 Amer. sl.
n. 13. the head ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 14. money, banknotes, paper money, cash ... 1903 sl., orig. US
n. 15. a 10-rand banknote ...20C S. Afr.
n. 16. lettuce ...20C Cranbrook School usage
n. 17. Cab Calloway's nickname ...Black sl.
n. 18. a girl, a young woman ...1940s sl.
n. 18. a dollar ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 20. a bomb ...WWII Royal Air Force usage
n. 21. medals and decorations ...1945 US military sl.
n. 22. low grade marijuana ...1986 NZ drugs sl.
n. 23. a coronary artery bypass graft ...1994 US sl.
n. 24. (offensive) a brain-damaged or mentally subnormal person; an inert, incapable person ...1987 colloq.
vb. 1. to purloin or pilfer pieces; to appropriate surreptitiously; orig. said of a tailor appropriating part of the cloth given to him to make up into garments ...1712 sl.
vb. 2. to destroy; to defeat ...19C sl.
vb. 3. to appropriate surreptitiously; to pilfer, to rob ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to grab ...M19 US sl.
vb. 5. to plagiarize ...L19 sl.
vb. 6. to copy ...1884 Eng. schoolboy sl.
vb. 7. to smoke marijuana, esp. low-grade marijuana ...1980s NZ drugs sl.
vb. 8. to be intoxicated by drugs or drink ...2000s sl.
vb. 9. to become vegetable-like ...2001 UK sl.
• CABBAGE, THE n. 1. the Savoy Theatre, London ...L19 sl.
n. 2. the overnight Picton-Christchurch express goods train carrying vegetables for the Christchurch market ...1972 NZ sl.
• CABBAGE BOAT n. a boat formerly used to transport vegetables to market ...1987 NZ sl.
• CABBAGE CIGAR n. a cigar of poor quality ...1875 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE-CONTRACTOR n. a tailor ...1690 sl.
• CABBAGE CUTTER n. on the railway: a freight engine ...1977 US sl.
• CABBAGED adj.1. pilfered, as shreds by a tailor ...1729
adj. 2. mentally and physically exhausted; brain-dead from overwork ...1992 UK sl.
adj. 3. rendered imbecilic ...1990s sl.
adj. 4. drunk or drugged...1990s sl.
adj. 5. under the influence of MDMA (ecstasy) ...1991 UK sl.
• CABBAGE-EATER n. 1. a tailor ...L17 sl.
n. 2. (offensive) a German or Russian immigrant ...1942 US sl.
• CABBAGE-FIELD n. the female genitals; the vagina ...L19 sl.
• CABBAGE GARDEN n. 1. the female genitals; the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 2. the state of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE GARDENER n. a native of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE GARDEN PATCH n. the state of Victoria, Australia ...20C Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE-GARDEN PATRIOT n. a coward ...1848 political colloq.
• CABBAGE-GELDER n. 1. a greengrocer or market-gardener ...1866 sl.
n. 2. a country bumpkin ...19C
• CABBAGE HAT n. 1. an informer ...1940s Aust. & US rhyming sl. for 'rat'
n. 2. a Royal Marine ...1979 UK sl.
• CABBAGE-HEAD n. 1. a brainless fellow; a stupid person; a blockhead, oaf, fool, simpleton; a thickhead; a silly person ...1682 sl.
n. 2. a person's head, used disparagingly; the head of a simpleton ...1839 sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a nickname for a German or a Dutchman ...M19 US sl.
n. 4. one who will try any drug ...2000s US drugs sl.
• CABBAGE-HEADED adj. having a large, round head; stupid ...1846 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE HILL n. a German settlement area ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE JOHN n. a Chinese vegetable seller ...1900s Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE-LEAF n. 1. a poor-quality cigar...c1840 sl.
n. 2. money, banknotes ...1939 US sl.
n. 3. a glass marble with greenish internal markings ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE LEAVES n. 1. large ears ...1942 US sl.
n. 2. paper currency; money; banknotes ...1930s Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE-LOOKING adj. silly-looking ...1895 Eng. dial.
• CABBAGE-MONGER n. a tailor ...L17 sl.
• CABBAGE NIGHT n. the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks ...1975 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE ONTO vb. to grab; to steal ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE OUT vb. to relax ...2003 NZ sl.
• CABBAGE-PATCH n. 1. a place or thing of little importance; a remote, insignificant place ...1862 US sl.
n. 2. the state of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
n. 3. the female genitals; the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a small town or neighourhood of ramshackle houses, esp. one associated with a mine; a shantytown; also used with 'the' ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 5. Kingston prison in Portsmouth ...1996 UK sl.
• CABBAGE PATCHER n. a native of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE PLANT n. an umbrella ...c1820 sl.
• CABBAGER n. 1. a tailor ...1690 sl.
n. 2. a layabout ...M19 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE ROLL n. a poor-quality cigar...M19 sl.
• CABBAGE ROSE n. a peony ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE-RUNT n. a cabbage stalk ...1923 Sc.
• CABBAGE STATE n. the state of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE STATER n. a native of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE-STUMP NIGHT n. 1. Halloween ...Irish sl.
n. 2. the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks ...1975 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE-STUMPS n. the legs ...L19 sl.
• CABBAGE TOWN n. 1. the German immigrant section of a town ...1967 US sl.
n. 2. a mixed residential and business area near downtown in Toronto, Canada, whose inhabitants were believed to exist on a diet of cabbage ...1958 Can. sl.
n. 3. the poor area of a town; any run-down urban area; a slum ...1967 sl.
• CABBAGE TRAIN n. the overnight Picton-Christchurch express goods train carrying vegetables for the Christchurch market ...1972 NZ sl.
• CABBAGE TREE vb. to flee ...1940s US rhyming sl.
• CABBAGE-TREE HAT n. 1. a broad-brimmed hat made from the leaves of the cabbage tree ...Aust.
n. 2. an informer ...1940s Aust. & US rhyming sl. for 'rat'
• CABBAGE-TREE MOB n. a class of layabouts or roughs, typified by the wearing of a 'cabbage-tree hat' (a hat made of woven cabbage-tree or cabbage-palm leaves) ...c1850 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGING n. pilfering, purloining ...1768
• CABBAGIO PERFUMO n. a cheap cigar ...L19 sl.
• CABBAGITES n. a class of layabouts or roughs, typified by the wearing of a 'cabbage-tree hat' (a hat made of woven cabbage-tree or cabbage-palm leaves) ...c1850 Aust. sl.
• CABBALA † n. an unwritten tradition ...1641
• CABBED adj. blotched, messy, soiled by handling ...1854 Eng. dial.
• CABBER † n. 1. a corruption of 'cupboard' ...1757 Sc.
n. 2. a cab-horse ...1884 colloq.
n. 3. a ring of dirt around the neck ...20C Irish sl.
• CABBIE adj. addicted to the joys of motoring ...sl.
† n. 1. a small barrow or box, with two wheels, used by feeble persons for drawing anything after them ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a cab-driver; now, spec., a taxi-driver ...1859
n. 3. a ride in a motor vehicle ...L1940 army sl.
vb. to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven ...1974 UK Army use
• CABBING n. working as a cab driver ...1980s sl.
• CABBITCH n. cabbage ...1924 Sc.
• CABBLAN n. dispute, quarrelling ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CABBLE n. a violent dispute ...1866 Sc.
vb. 1. to find fault with in a querulous manner ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. to dispute violently, to quarrel, to wrangle ...1866 Sc.
• CABBLED adj. dirty, soiled by handling ...19C Eng. dial.
• CABBLING adj. querulous, troublesome ...1866 Sc.
• CABBOUZE n. a cook's galley on a vessel; a caboose ...1747 Amer. dial.
• CABBRACH † adj. rapacious, laying hold of everything ...1768 Sc.
n. a big, uncouth, greedy person; a person of disagreeable temper and manners ...1866 Sc.
• CABBY adj. 1. sticky, adhesive, dirty, muddy; used also of weather ...1889 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. addicted to the joys of motoring ...sl.
n. 1. a cab-driver; now, spec., a taxi-driver ...1859
n. 2. a ride in a motor vehicle ...L1940 army sl.
vb. to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven ...1974 UK Army use
• CABBY-CAR n. a hand-propelled railway trolley ...Ireland
• CABBY HOUSE n. a child's playhouse ...Ireland
• CABBY-LAB n. altercation, wrangling; confused speaking, many persons talking at the same time ...1864 Sc.
• CABBY-LABBY n. altercation, wrangling; confused speaking, many persons talking at the same time ...1794 Sc.
vb. to altercate, to wrangle ...1808 Sc.
• CABELLO n. cocaine ...2003 sl.
• CABER n. 1. a strong person of a somewhat stubborn disposition ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. an old lean useless horse ...1907 Sc.
n. 3. a big, coarse, clumsy man ...1925 Sc.
• CABEZ n. intelligence ...1956 Trinidad and Tobago
• CABEZA n. the head ...1853 Amer. sl.
• CAB FREIGHT n. an attractive woman passenger in a truck ...1961 US sl.
• CAB-HAPPY adj. very keen on driving motor vehicles...c1950 army sl.
• CAB-HOLE n. a receptacle for rubbish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAB-HORSE KNEES n. the effect produced but the wrinkling at the knees of a ballet dancer's tights when on ...20C ballet dancers' usage
• CABIN † n. 1. a cell, as in a convent or prison ...1362
† n. 2. a natural cave or grotto; the den or hole of a wild beast ...1377
† n. 3. a small room; a bedroom, a boudoir ...1594
n. 4. fourteen days confinement to the ship's cells ...L19 Royal Navy usage
n. 5. the caboose on a railroad train ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a cubby or small storage space inside a house ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. to blindfold ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CABIN CAR n. the caboose on a railroad train ...1879 Amer. dial.
• CABIN-CRACKER n. a thief breaking into a ship's cabins ...1887 nautical sl.
• CABIN-CRACKING n. the act of breaking into a ship's cabins ...1887 nautical sl.
• CABIN CRUISER n. the boozer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• CABINE n. an outhouse ...1961 Amer. dial. (Louisiana)
• CABINED adj. cramped, hampered, confined in action, thought, etc. ...1854
• CABINET adj. private, confidential, secret
n. 1. the bed or nest of a beast or bird ...Shakespeare
† n. 2. a small chamber or room; a private apartment, a boudoir ...1565 arch. or obs.
† n. 3. a little cabin, hut, soldier's tent; a rustic cottage; a dwelling, lodging; a den of a beast ...1572
† n. 4. a room devoted to the display of works of art; a museum, picture-gallery, etc....1676 obs. or arch.
n. 5. a milkshake made with ice cream ...1957 Amer. dial.
• CABINETABLE adj. fit to belong to the Cabinet ...1896 political & journalistic colloq.
• CABINET D'AISANCE n. a W.C.; a restroom ...Fr. sl.
• CABIN-FASHION POTATOES n. potatoes cup up raw and fried in bacon grease ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CABIN FEVER n. lassitude, restlessness, impatience, or irritability as a result of being confined in too small a space, with no variety in companions or occupations ...1918 sl.
• CABIN GIRL n. a chambermaid, esp. a girl or woman whose job it is to make the beds and straighten up the rooms each day on a ship, at a motel, or the like ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CABIN-HUNT vb. to go about from house to house to gossip ...1920 Ireland
• CABIN STABBING n. from a male perspective: an act of conventional sexual intercourse ...2001Jamaica sl.
• CAB IT vb. to travel by cab ...E19 sl.
• CAB-JOINT n. 1. an establishment offering illegal goods or services ...L19 Brit. & US sl.
n. 2. a brothel whose customers are spotted and transported by taxi drivers ...1930 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a nightclub to which patrons would be steered, were they to request such a place, by a complaisant cab-driver ...1930s sl., orig. US
• CABLE n. 1. the penis ...M18 US sl.
n. 2. a thick gold chain ...1990s US Black sl.
• CABLED adj. of a vehicle: equipped with a winch ...2004 US sl.
• CABLE-FUNK n. fear of being hanged ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CABLE-HANGER † n. an illicit catcher of oysters ...18C colloq.
• CABMAN'S FAREWELL n. any form of farewell that is essentially a curse ...1940s sl.
• CABMAN'S RESTS n. the bosom; the female breasts ...c1870 sl.
• CAB MAT n. 1. a prostitute ...L19 sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...L19 sl.
• CAB-MOLL n. 1. a prostitute; orig. the moll or molly of a brothel ...1859 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute addicted professionally to cabs and trains ...1859 sl.
• CABOB n. a leg of mutton stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs ...1690
• CABOBBLE vb. to mystify, to puzzle, to confuse ...1880 Eng. dial.
• CABOBBLED adj. confused, puzzled, perplexed ...1880 Eng. dial. & nautical sl.
• CABOCHE n. the head ...1969 Amer. dial.
† vb. to cut the head of a deer close behind the horns ...a1425
• CÁBÓG n. an ignorant male; a rustic clodhopper ...2004 Irish sl.
• CABON adv. much ...1872 Aust sl., orig. Aboriginal
• CABOODLE n. 1. a crowd; the whole lot; all; a large mixed-up collection of objects or people ...1848 sl.
n. 2. a bachelor's quarters ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the head ...1944 Amer. sl.
• CABOONER n. a rich strike in mining ...1945 Amer. dial.
• CABOOSE n. 1. a person who continually follows along behind; a hanger-on; someone bringing up the rear ...19C US sl.
n. 2. a hut, a cabin; a poor dwelling ...E19 chiefly N. Amer.
n. 3. any small cramped building or place within a building ...1839 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a cubby-hole, a small room ...M19 US sl.
n. 5. a kitchen ...M19 sl.
n. 6. any form of place or room ...M19 US sl.
n. 7. a jail; a prison...1865 US sl.
n. 8. a cook's galley on a vessel ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 9. the back ...20C sl.
n. 10. the buttocks ...1919 US sl.
n. 11. a slow-witted person ...1920s US sl.
n. 12. a motorcycle sidecar ...c1950 motorcyclists' sl.
n. 13. the last or youngest child in a family ...1950s US sl.
n. 14. penury; poor living circumstances ...1950s US sl.
n. 15. a bunkhouse ...1958 Amer. logging usage
n. 16. the final participant in serial sex; the last male to copulate in a group sex act ...1960s US campus sl.
n. 17. one who allows himself to be duped ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 18. one who follows or imitates others ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 19. a cooking shed ...1985 Cayman Islands
vb. 1. to imprison ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to sodomize ...2000s US sl.
• CABOOSE BOUNCE n. a train consisting of nothing more than an engine and a brake-van (caboose) ...1929 US sl.
• CABOOSE HOP n. a short train consisting of only and engine and a caboose ...1940 Amer. dial.
• CABOOSE MICE n. an imaginary disease ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CABOOSH n. 1. a crowd ...1929 Sc.
n. 2. an office; a small cabin or compartment ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• CABOTIN n. a charlatan
• CABOULDER n. in marbles: a very large marble, used as a bowling shooter ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CABOUSE n. a cook's galley on a vessel ...1766 Amer. dial.
• CABRACH-SWEETIE n. a box on the ear ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAB RANK n. a bank ...1950s rhyming sl.
• CAB-RANKER n. a cheap cigar ...1920s sl.
• CAB-RANK TECHNIQUE n. a number of aircraft raiding in line, one after the other ...1940 Royal Air Force usage
• CABRE † vb. to caper, as a horse ...1600
• CABRIOLE † n. a caper of a horse ...1814
• CABROCH adj. lean, rapacious ...1768 Sc.
n. 1. very lean meat; meat unfit for use ...1790 Sc.
n. 2. a person of disagreeable temper and manners; a big, uncouth, greedy person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CABRON n. a guy, especially a brutish or dim-witted one ...1974 Mexican-American use
• CABS n. wines produced from 'cabernet' grapes ...1996 NZ sl.
• CAB SAV n. cabernet sauvignon wine ...1990 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CAB YAB n. shop talk among taxi drivers ...Brit. sl.
• CACA n. 1. excrement; faeces, dung...L19 sl.
n. 2. defecation ...20C sl.
n. 3. heroin, esp. low-quality or bogus heroin ...1960s US drugs sl.
n. 4. marijuana, esp. if poor quality, adulterated, or fake ...1969 US sl.
n. 5. nonsense, rubbish; foolishness ...1970s US sl.
n. 6. drugs ...1995 US sl.
vb. 1. to defecate ...20C
int. an exclamation of negation or anger ...1970s sl.
• CACA-BACCA n. cannabis ...Brit. sl.
• CACADA n. a little food or a very small amount of money, typically used to appease a beggar ...20C W. Indies
• CACAFOGO n. a hothead; a blusterer
• CACAFUEGO n. a spitfire; a furious, fierce fellow; a braggart, a blusterer, a noisy bully; a very difficult or devilish person; one with a fiery temper ...1625 sl.
• CACA-HOLE n. the anus ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• CA' CANNY n. 1. a deliberate reduction of working speed and production by workers, to express their discontent ...1895 Sc.
n. 2. moderation or wariness ...L19 Sc.
vb. to go easy; to proceed warily or cautiously; to go slow; deliberately to restrict output or effort ...1913 Sc.
• CACATION n. excretion
• CACATORIUM n. an old term for a lavatory, an old outhouse ...19C sl. Brit. sl.
• CACATORY †* adj. attended with looseness of the bowels ...1684
• CACEMPHATON †* n. an ill-sounding or harsh-sounding expression ...1622
• CACESTOGENOUS adj. caused by unfavourable home environment
• CACHE n. a shake, jog ...1790 Sc.
vb. to shake, to knock about ...1768 Sc.
• CACHED adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CACHERE †* n. a hunter ...c1340
• CACHERO n. a prison homosexual ...20C US prison sl.
• CACHESPELL † n. 1. a tennis court ...1526 Sc.
† n. 2. the game of tennis ...1568 Sc.
• CACHESPULE † n. 1. a tennis court ...1526 Sc.
† n. 2. the game of tennis ...1568 Sc.
• CACHINNATE vb. to laugh loudly or immoderately ...1824
• CACHINNATION n. loud or immoderate laughter ...1623
• CACHINNATOR n. a loud or immoderate laugher ...18??
• CACHINNATORY adj. connected with loud or immoderate laughter ...1828
• CACHUNK! int. intended to convey an imitation of the sound of a falling body ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
• CACIQUE n. 1. a slightly pompous person
n. 2. a political boss
• CACK adj. contemptible, unpleasant, disgusting, loathsome, inferior ...1996 UK sl.
n. 1. excrement; faeces, dung ...E15 sl.
n. 2. a small child ...1895 sl.
n. 3. anything very soft ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a child's boot or shoe below a certain size ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a respected person; an important figure in the community ...1900s US Black sl.
n. 6. a saddle, esp. an old or ill-fitting one ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a good-looking woman ...1960s US campus sl.
n. 8. a left-handed person ...1960s sl.
n. 9. a general term of abuse; a contemptuous term for an individual ...1970s sl.
n. 10. someone or something extremely funny; someone who has a good sense of humour ...1989 Aust. sl.
n. 11. a laugh ...1990s Aust. sl.
n. 12. rubbish, dirt, filth ...1990s sl.
n. 13. rubbish, nonsense ...1997 UK sl.
vb. 1. to void excrement, to defecate ...1436 UK
vb. 2. to fall asleep ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to make a mess ...L19 sl.
vb. 4. to cackle, to chatter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to boast, to brag, esp. of one's good fortune ...B1900 Eng. dial. & US Black sl.
vb. 6. to kill ...1900s US Black sl.
vb. 7. to vomit ...20C US colloq.
vb. 8. to throw cactus on an animal to make it fight ...1933 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to be terrified ...1960s sl.
vb. 10. to amaze ...1960s US sl.
vb. 11. to joke, to have a laugh, to laugh ...1990s Aust. & US sl.
• CACKBAG n. a general pejorative term, whether of people or things ...1950s sl.
• CACK BISCUIT n. a saddle sore...1961 Amer. dial.
• CACK-BROAD n. a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• CACK-CATCHERS n. trousers tied at the ankles, as worn by country farm-workers ...Aust. sl.
• CACKED adj. messed up ...1990s US teen sl.
• CACKER n. 1. the gullet; the windpipe ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a blunderer; one who makes a mess ...1990s US sl.
• CACKEREL † n. dysentery ...1659
• CACKERMANDER n. a friend ...Eng. dial.
• CACKERSARNIE n. the condition that exists when someone pulls your trousers or underpants forcefully upward, forming a wedge between buttock cheeks; the act of putting someone in that position ...1980s UK sl., chiefly schoolboys'
• CACKEY n. human excrement ...1916 Amer. dial.
vb. to void excrement ...1916 Amer. dial.
• CACK-FACE n. a term of insult ...1990s sl.
• CACK-HAND n. a clumsy, awkward person ...2000s sl.
• CACK-HANDED adj. 1. left-handed ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
adj. 2. clumsy, awkward, unhandy ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
• CACKIE n. human excrement ...L19 sl.
vb. to void excrement ...L19 sl.
• CACKIE-KNUCKLE n. a shot in children's marbles game ...Ireland
• CACKIES n. trousers, esp. khakis ...1990 US sl.
• CACK IT vb. to be very nervous or worried; to feel thoroughly frightened ...2002 UK sl.
• CACKLE n. 1. idle, inconsequent, noisy chatter; foolish talk ...1676 sl.
n. 2. the patter of clowns ...c1840 sl.
n. 3. the dialogue of a play ...c1870 sl.
n. 4. a concealed laugh ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
n. 5. an egg ...1930s US sl.
vb. 1. to chatter; to talk inconsequentially; to prattle ...1530 UK
vb. 2. to confess and/or to inform on others; to reveal secrets through indiscreet talk; to blab ...1698 US & UK criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to stutter, to speak indistinctly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to burst out laughing ...1931 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. as part of a controlled roll of dice: to give them the appearance and sound of being shaken while actually perverting their turning ...1963 US sl.
• CACKLEBERRIES AND GRUNTS n. bacon and eggs ...1925 Amer. sl.
• CACKLEBERRY n. an egg used for food ...1916 Aust. & US sl.
• CACKLEBIRD n. a chicken; a hen ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CACKLE-BLADDER n. a small bladder of chicken blood held in the mouth and used by criminals to counterfeit the coughing up of blood ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• CACKLE-BROAD n. a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• CACKLE-CHUCKER † n. in the theatre: a prompter ...c1860 theatrical usage
• CACKLE CRATE n. in trucking: a truck hauling chickens ...1942 US sl.
• CACKLE FACTORY n. an insane asylum; a mental hospital; a psychiatric institution ...1940s US sl.
• CACKLE-FAKER n. an actor ...Bk1891 theatrical sl.
• CACKLE FRUIT n. eggs ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CACKLE JELLY n. an egg; a serving of eggs ...1941 US army sl.
• CACKLE-MERCHANT n. a dramatic author ...c1860 theatrical sl.
• CACKLE ONE'S FAT vb. to brag, to boast; to express a self-opinionated, esp. if contradictory, point of view ...1940s sl.
• CACKLER n. 1. a noisy talker; a blab; a tattler; a telltale ...1598
n. 2. a fowl; a hen ...1673 sl.
n. 3. an actor or showman who has a talking part; loosely, an actor ...c1840 circus and showmen's sl.
n. 4. an office worker, a clerk ...1926 US sl., orig. tramps' usage
n. 5. an egg ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• CACKLER'S-KEN n. a hen-roost; a fowl-house ...1788 sl.
• CACKLE-STOMACHED adj. having a stomach easily disgusted, squeamish; over-particular ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CACKLE-TUB n. 1. a preacher ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a pulpit ...1888 sl.
• CACKLING adj. stuttering, stammering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. chattering, talebearing; used chiefly of women ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CACKLING-CHEAT n. a fowl ...1567 sl.
• CACKLING-CHETE n. a fowl ...1567 sl.
• CACKLING-COVE n. an actor ...c1830 theatrical sl.
• CACKLING-FART n. an egg ...L17 sl.
• CACKO adj. extremely drunk ...1960s Aust. sl.
• CACK ON vb. to reprimand ...1990s UK juvenile usage
• CACK ONE'S CORDUROYS vb. to be extremely scared ...Aust. sl.
• CACK ONESELF (LAUGHING) vb. to laugh uncontrollably ... 1987 Aust. sl. Macquarie
• CACK ONE'S PANTS vb. to be extremely scared; to be absolutely terrified ...Aust. sl.
• CACKPIKE n. the anus, the rectum ...1990s sl.
• CACKPIKE COSMONAUT n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• CACKS n. 1. children's shoes ...1920s Eng. dial.
n. 2. knickers ...1980s sl.
n. 3. trousers ...1980s teen sl.
• CACK SCHOOL n. a kindergarten or infants' school 'which need facilities for relief of nature constantly and instantly at hand' ...c1945 US sl.
• CACKY adj. 1. covered with excrement; hence, dirty, filthy, malodorous ...19C sl.
adj. 2. soft, flabby, not firm, over-fat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sticky, muddy ...1968 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. disgusting; contemptible; worthless; second-rate ...1970s sl.
adj. 5. in the language of striptease: overtly if not excessively sexual ...1981 US sl.
n. 1. human excrement ...1899 sl.
n. 2. a yellowish-brown colour ...1984 UK
vb. to void excrement ...1886 Amer. sl.
• CACKY-HANDED adj. left-handed ...1900s Aust. sl.
• CACK YOUR DACKS vb. 1. to become scared ...1992 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to lose control of your bowels ...1992 Aust. sl.
• CACK YOURSELF vb. 1. to laugh uncontrollably ...1987 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to be terrified; to 'shit yourself' ...2000 UK sl.
• CACOCHYMICAL adj. ill-humoured in disposition ...1837 arch.
• CACODEMON n. 1. an evil spirit ...1594
n. 2. an evil person; a malignant or deprecated person ...1711
† n. 3. a nightmare ...1811
• CACODEMONIAC * n. one possessed with an evil spirit ...1657
• CACODEMONIAL †* adj. pert. to an evil spirit ...1588. rare
• CACODEMONIC adj. of the nature of an evil spirit ...1886
• CACODEMONIZE * vb. to make into a demon ...1834-43
• CACODOROUS * adj. ill-smelling, malodorous ...1863
• CACODOX † adj. holding wrong or evil opinions or doctrines ...1716
• CACODOXIAN * adj. holding wrong or evil opinions ...1716
• CACODOXICAL * adj. holding wrong or evil opinions ...1693
• CACODOXY * n. wrong opinion or doctrine ...a1864
• CACOECONOMY * n. bad economy, bad management ...1819
• CACOËPISTIC * adj. pert. to erroneous or bad pronunciation ...1857
• CACOËPY * n. bad or erroneous pronunciation ...1880
• CACOETHE †* adj. of an ill habit ...1541
• CACOETHES an evil habit ...1563-87
• CACOGEN n. an anti-social person
• CACOGRAPHER n. a bad writer or speller ...1880
• CACOGRAPHIC adj. pert. to bad writing or incorrect spelling ...1838
• CACOGRAPHICAL adj. pert. to bad writing or incorrect spelling ...1838
• CACOGRAPHY n. 1. bad writing; bad handwriting ...1656
n. 2. incorrect spelling; a bad system of spelling, such as that of current English ...1580
• CACOLOGY † n. 1. evil report ...1623
n. 2. bad speaking, bad choice of words; vicious pronunciation ...1775
• CACO-MAGICIAN n. an evil magician or sorcerer; one versed in the black art ...1656
• CACOPATHY †* n. an old term for a severe affliction or malady ...1721
• CACOPHONIC adj. ill-sounding; discordant, harsh ...1847
• CACOPHONICAL adj. ill-sounding ...1847
• CACOPHONIOUS adj. harsh-sounding, having a disagreeable sound ...1833
• CACOPHONIZE * vb. to make cacophonous ...1872
• CACOPHONOPHILIST n. a lover of harsh sounds
• CACOPHONOUS adj. ill-sounding, having a harsh or unpleasant sound ...1797
• CACOPHONY n. 1. moral discord ...1831
n. 2. the quality of having an ill sound; the use of harsh-sounding words or phrases ...1656
• CACOTECHNY * n. bad art; a mischievous or hurtful art ...1775
• CACOTOPIA n. a state, imaginary or otherwise, in which everything is as bad as it can possibly be
• CACOTROPHY n. a bad or inadequate diet
• CACO-ZEAL † n. 1. perverse affectation or imitation, as a fault of style ...1579
† n. 2. perverted or misdirected zeal ...1608
• CACOZEALOUS † adj. ill-affected, or badly imitating obs.
• CACQUET †* n. cackle, tattle, babble ...1567
• CACTIFIED adj. assuming a false appearance of superiority; stuck up ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CACTUS adj. ruined, useless, wrecked ...1945 Aust. sl.
n. 1. a packsaddle ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a remote place, the backblocks ...1944 Aust. sl.
n. 3. mescaline, peyote ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 4. in hospital usage: a severely burnt patient ...1994 US sl.
• CACTUS BOOMER n. a nickname for wild brush cattle ...1928 US Western usage
• CACTUS BUTTONS n. mescaline ...1960s drugs sl.
• CACTUS HEAD n. mescaline ...1960s drugs sl.
• CACTUS JUICE n. 1. tequila, mescal ...1960s
n. 2. mescaline ...1970s US sl.
• CACTUS LEAGUE n. in baseball: major-league teams holding spring training in the Southwest ...1976 US sl.
• CACTUS PATCH n. Phoenix, Arizona ...1976 US jocular
• CACTUS STOVE n. a rough and ready 'bush' stove ...1944 NZ sl.
• CACUMEN n. a top or point
• CACUMINATE †* vb. to make sharp; to form into a sharp top like a pyramid ...1656
• CACUMINATION † n. a making sharp at the top ...1678
• CACUMINOUS * adj. of a tree: having a pyramidal top ...1871
• CAD † n. 1. an unbooked passenger whom the driver of a coach took up for his own profit on the way ...1790
n. 2. a beggar ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a private tutor ...c1810 Eton usage
n. 4. at Oxford and certain public school (esp. Eton): a townsman ...c1820 sl.
n. 5. (offensive) a fellow of low vulgar manners and behaviour; a term of contempt, now generally applied to an offensively ill-bred person, irrespective of social position; a vulgar, ill-mannered person; a blackguard ...1827 colloq.
† n. 6. a coachman's assistant; the person who takes the fare or attends to the passengers of a coach; the conductor of a coach or bus; an omnibus conductor ...1833 obs. or hist.
n. 7. an assistant or confederate of a lower grade, as a bricklayer's labourer ...1835
n. 8. a messenger or errand boy ...1835 sl.
n. 9. a familiar friend; a chum or companion ...1839
n. 10. an academy or prep school student ...M19 US campus sl.
n. 11. a servant at a university or public school
n. 12. a journeyman shoemaker, butcher, or bricklayer ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 13. carrion, offal, bad meat ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 14. the youngest and smallest of a family of any kind, esp. pigs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 15. a familiar term of address ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a Cadillac car ...1929 sl., orig. US
n. 17. 1 oz of a narcotic ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 18. an attractive woman ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 19. a railway conductor ...1977 US sl.
n. 20. cadmium ...1978 UK
n. 21. one ounce of marijuana ...2001 US sl.
vb. to bid at a public auction ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADARUP vb. to leap about; to cavort ...1911 Amer. dial.
• CADATOR n. a beggar in the character of a decayed gentleman ...1703 sl.
• CADAVER n. a bankrupt; a bankruptcy ...L19 sl., orig. US
• CADAVERABLE †* adj. mortal ...1651
• CADAVERATE † vb. to render lifeless; to reduce to dead matter ...1657
• CADAVER CADET n. a necrophile ...1987 US sl.
• CADAVERIC adj. pert. to dead bodies; characteristic of a corpse ...1835-6
• CADAVERIE †* n. a cadaver ...1600
• CADAVERIETY †* n. deadness ...1651
• CADAVERIZE vb. to make into a corpse; to make cadaverous ...1841
• CADAVEROUS adj. haggard and thin ...1620
• CADAZY adj. mad, crazy ...1980s UK Black sl.
• CAD-BOY n. a coachman's assistant ...L18 sl
• CADBURY n. (derogatory) a person who gets drunk on very little alcohol ...1996 Aust. sl.
• CADBURY ALLEY n. the rectal passage; the anus ...1990s sl.
• CADBURY CANAL n. the rectal passage; the anus ...1990s sl.
• CADBURY CHANNEL n. the rectal passage; the anus ...1990s sl.
• CADBURY'S CANAL BOAT CRUISER n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• CADBURY'S CANAL ENGINEER n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• CADBURY('S) SNACK n. one's back ...2000s rhyming sl.
• CAD-BUTCHER n. one who deals in unwholesome meat or carrion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAD-CATCHER n. pictures painted to attract the undiscriminating ...1882 artists' usage
• CADDAY n. 1. a young boy; a boy hired as a servant ...Ireland
n. 2. a sharp-witted individual ...Ireland
• CADDEE n. 1. a thief's assistant ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a person who frequents tavern yards and persuades customers to patronize another inn, for which they are paid by its landlord ...E19 sl.
n. 3. a passer-on of counterfeit money ...E19 sl.
• CADDEN vb. to blindfold ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDESS n. a female of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1870 nonce word
• CADDIE † n. 1. a cadet in the army ...1724 Sc.
† n. 2. a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
n. 3. a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
n. 4. an orphan lamb ...1886 Sc.
n. 5. a hat; orig. a bush name for a slouch hat ...1898 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a ragamuffin or rough fellow ...1929 Sc.
n. 7. a Cadillac car ...1929 US sl.
n. 8. one who wears a sandwich-board ...1981 Amer. dial.
• CADDIE SHACK n. any small building where golf caddies congregate and wait for work ...1953 US sl.
• CADDIS n. 1. shreds, rags of any material; cotton wool, lint ...1708 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a poor creature; a simpleton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDISH adj. vulgar; offensively ill-bred; poorly behaved; il-mannered; dishonourable the opposite of gentlemanly ...1869 sl.
• CADDIT adj. of hair: matted, tangled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLE adj. dainty, fastidious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. disorder, disarray, confusion, disturbance ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 2. worry, trouble, bother, dispute, fuss ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 3. one who coddles himself; one who is accustomed to be petted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to be disordered, violently upset ...1779 Sc.
vb. 2. to tease, to worry, to trouble, to disturb, to annoy ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to hurry, to fluster ...1880 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to gossip, to chatter ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to loaf, to loiter, to potter about, to fuss, to trifle ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to confuse, to throw into disorder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to do small repairs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to quarrel ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. of one who is not very hungry: to stir or mix food into a mess ...1914 Sc.
• CADDLED adj. indulged, spoiled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLEMENT n. fuss, confusion; gossip, chatter ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CADDLESOME adj. 1. of persons: troublesome ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of weather: stormy, uncertain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLING adj. 1. quarrelsome, disputing ...1853 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. fussy, fidgety, pottering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. dainty, fastidious, delicate, accustomed to be petted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. gossiping, untruthful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. of persons: tricky, pettifogging, shuffling ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. troublesome, teasing, worrying, annoying ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. untidy, disorderly, slipshod ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 8. of weather: uncertain, variable, stormy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. unfairly, in a shuffling manner ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLY adj. of weather: stormy, uncertain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.,
• CADDOCK n. the stomach ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CADDOW n. 1. a quilt, a coverlet; a cloak ...1789 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a simpleton, a poor creature ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDY adj. 1. hale, hearty, in good health and spirits; convalescent ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. precise, old-maidish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. spry, agile, active, lively ...1938 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. stylish; well-dressed; sharp, fashionable ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a cadet in the army ...1724 Sc.
n. 2. a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
n. 3. a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
† n. 4. a ghost; a bugbear ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a tennis-ball ...1847 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a hat ...1869 Sc. & Eng. sl.
n. 7. a sharp-witted individual ...Ireland
n. 8. a Cadillac car ...1929 US sl.
n. 9. in baseball: a second-string player used esp. as a pinch-runner or substitute fielder in late innings ...1959 US sl.
n. 10. an ornamental covering, esp. of fancywork, used to protect the back, arm, or headrest of a piece of furniture from soiling; an antimacassar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CADDY-BALL n. a tennis-ball ...1847 Eng. dial.
• CADDY BLACKJACK n. a private game of blackjack ...1981 US sl.
• CADDY-BUTCHER n. one who buys horses to sell for cat's-meat ...1888 Eng. dial.
• CADDY-CORNER vb. to move diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CADDY-CORNERED adj. out of line, askew, awry ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CADDY-OLD-PUNCH n. an improvised, brown-paper kite ...1996 Guyana
• CADDYWAMPUS adj. askew, awry, wrong ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CADE adj. petted, indulged, spoiled; applied to lambs brought up by hand, and hence to children ...1790 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a barrel or cask, esp. of herrings ...ME
n. 2. a lamb or colt left by its mother and brought up by hand; a pet lamb...c1450
n. 3. the foal of a horse brought up by hand ...1617
† n. 4. a spoiled, pampered or petted child ...1877 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. to pet, to fondle, to indulge, to spoil ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
int. a call to sheep ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CADEAU n. a present or gift ...a1845 Fr.
• CADE-CHILD n. one that has been brought up with excessive care and tenderness
• CADED adj. petted, carefully nurtured ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADEE n. a messenger or errand porter in some large Scottish towns ...18C
• CADEE SMASHER n. a professed tout to innkeepers, but one occasionally acts as a 'smasher' ...c1810 sl.
• CADEL vb. to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADE-LAMB n. a pet lamb; one weaned and brought up in the house
• CADELY adj. tame; accustomed to be petted, spoiled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADEMY n. an academy ...L19 sl.
• CADENT † adj. falling ...1605 obs. or arch.
• CADER n. a cradle ...1750 Eng. dial.
• CADET n. 1. a younger son or brother ...1610
n. 2. a gentleman who entered the army without a commission, to learn the profession ...M17 hist.
n. 3. a junior in the East India Company ...L17 sl.
n. 4. a street thug ...19C sl.
n. 5. a young man learning sheep-farming ...M19 NZ
n. 6. a pimp or procurer...1904 US sl.
n. 7. a new drug user ...1949 US sl.
n. 8. a junior gangster ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
n. 9. a heavy user of drugs, esp. cannabis or hallucinogens, who is, thus, continually 'flying' ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 10. an eccentric person ...1970s sl.
n. 11. a despised person ...1980s students' sl.
• CADETTE n. a younger daughter or sister ...1679
• CADET WIDOW n. a young woman popular with several classes of cadets ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CADEY n. a hat ...1869 Sc. & Eng. sl.
• CADGE n. 1. a shake, jog ...1790 Sc.
n. 2. a nudge or hint ...1790 Sc.
n. 3. a young peddler, hawker; a beggar, tramp ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to fasten, tie, bind, knot ...LME obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stuff; to fill, esp. to fill oneself with food ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. shake, to knock about ...1768 Sc.
vb. 4. carry; esp. to convey corn to a mill or parcels to their destination ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5 orig. to wander the country as a beggar; thence to beg or go about begging; to wheedle something from someone; to scrounge money, etc. ...L18 sl.
vb. 6. to carry tales ...1876 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to hawk goods for sale ...1890 Sc. & N. Ireland
vb. 8. to commit petty thefts ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to do odd jobs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to tout for custom ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to steal ...1980s sl.
• CADGE, THE n. 1. the profession or act of begging ...1812 sl.
n. 2. a message ...1934 Glasgow sl.
• CADGE-CLOAK n. a beggar ...1791 sl.
• CADGED adj. restless ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CADGE-GLOAK n. a beggar ...1791 sl.
• CADGEL † n. a wanton fellow ...1603 Sc.
† vb. to entangle ...1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CADGELL † vb. 1. to carry in a rough manner ...1824 Sc.
† vb. 2. to hawk, to peddle ...1824 Sc.
• CADGER n. 1. a beggar, a tramp, a scrounger, a loafer, a petty thief ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a carrier, a huckster, a hawker of small wares ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. an itinerant dealer in fish ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a shoplifter-cum-beggar; also, the lowest rank of pickpocket ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. a genteel despicable sponger ...c1830 sl.
n. 6. a person of disagreeable temper ...1866 Sc.
n. 7. a waiter who hangs about to wait for gratuities ...c1870 sl.
n. 8. one who does odd jobs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 9. anyone in a service industry, as a waiter, cab-driver, who solicits for tips ...L19 sl.
n. 10. a professional distributor or hawker of poteen or illicit whisky ...20C Ireland
n. 11. a drunkard; someone who sponges drinks ...20C US sl.
n. 12. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
vb. to hawk ...20C Ireland
• CADGER'S DIZZEN n. thirteen ...1938 Sc.
• CADGER'S NEWS n. stale news ...1890 Sc.
• CADGIE adj. 1. in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton ...1725 Sc.
adj. 2. dotingly amorous ...1885 Sc.
• CADGILY adv. 1. cheerfully, merrily ...a1724 Sc.
adv. 2. wantonly ...1814 Sc.
• CADGIN adj. having a jolting motion ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CADGINESS n. 1. wantonness, lasciviousness ...Bk1888 Sc.
n. 2. sportiveness, cheerfulness ...Bk1888 Sc.
• CADGING n. begging ...E19 sl.
• CADGING-BAG n. a bag in which to put one's profits ...E19 sl.
• CADGING-FACE n. an expression designed to elicit sympathy ...E19 sl.
• CADGING HOUSE n. a beggar's dwelling place ...19C sl. Cassells
• CADGY adj. 1. wanton, lustful; amorous ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. cheerful, merry; glad; friendly and hospitable; in good spirits; lively, excited, spry ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 3. having a jolting motion ...1845 Sc.
adj. 4. eager, willing ...a1846 Sc.
adv. happily, merrily, cheerfully ...1896 Sc.
• CADI n. 1. a hat ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a straw hat ...1920s NZ sl.
• CADIE n. 1. a cadet in the army ...1724 Sc.
n. 2. a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
n. 3. a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
n. 4. a hat ...1869 Sc. sl.
• CADILLAC n. 1. one ounce packet of a powdered drug ...1930s US drugs sl.
n. 2. any powdered, thus usually narcotic, drug ...1950s US drugs sl.
n. 3. cocaine ...1953 US sl.
n. 4. a large surfboard used for big-wave conditions ...1965 US sl.
n. 5. phencyclidine ...1970s US drugs sl.
n. 6. a cup of coffee with cream and sugar ...1989 US prison sl.
n. 7. the maximum amount which may be spent at a prison canteen ...1989 US sl.
n. 8. something considered the best ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 9. a vacant cell ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 10. a line used for transferring article, as a pack of cigarettes, from one cell to another ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 11. an easy job within the prison ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 12. the US Army M-1 tank ...1991 US sl.
n. 13. in the language of the homeless: a shopping cart ...1997 US sl.
n. 14. a note-and-string based method of communication in prison ...2000 US sl.
• CADILLAC BUNK n. a single prison bed in a setting where most beds are two-tiered bunk beds ...1989 US sl.
• CADILLAC COMMIE n. a liberal, one who preaches socialism but espouses a capitalist lifestyle; one whose pronouncements on social problems is in direct proportion to their ability to escape their existence ...1990s US sl.
• CADILLAC EXPRESS n. the drug methcathinone ...1998 US sl.
• CADILLAC PUSHER n. a person whose job it is to push carts with garments through the streets ...2002 US sl.
• CADISH adj. 1. tame, gentle ...1788 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. accustomed to be petted, spoiled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADLE vb. to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADMA n. the smallest pig of a litter ...1691 Eng. dial.
• CADMAN n. the smallest one of a family ...1856 Eng. dial.
• CADOCK n. a bludgeon, or short, thick club ...1873 Eng. dial.
• CADOW n. a simpleton, a poor creature ...Bk1898 Eng, dial.
• CADPIG n. the smallest pig of a litter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADS n. the small potatoes of a crop ...1876 Eng. dial.
• CAD'S CRAWLERS n. suede shoes ...1930s sl.
• CADS OF THE ARISTOCRACY n. liveried footman, servants, and all other hangers-on upon the nobility and gentry ...Bk1890 sl.
• CADS ON CASTORS n. bicyclists ...1880 sl.
• CADUCITY n. 1. the infirmity of old age, senility ...1769
n. 2. tendency to fall; quality of being perishable or fleeting; frailty ...1793
• CADUCOUS † adj. epileptic ...L17
• CADUKE † adj. 1. of persons; infirm, feeble ...1510-20
† adj. 2. falling, liable to fall ...c1420
† adj. 3. fleeting, transitory, perishable, corruptible ...1484
• CADULIX n. the male genitals ...1930 Amer. dial.
• CAD-WORM † n. a term of derision for a man ...1630
• CADY adj. tame; accustomed to be petted, spoiled ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a hat or cap ...1846 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a straw hat ...1920s NZ sl.
• CADY-DID n. a cicada ...2004 Amer. dial.
• CADYE † adj. wanton, lascivious ...1552 Sc.
• CAEMESS n. prison porridge ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CAESAR n. 1. a tyrant or dictator; an absolute monarch ...ME
n. 2. a type of men's haircut; it resembles the hairstyle seen on typical busts of Julius Caesar ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CAESARATION! int. a mild oath and an exclamation ...L19 US sl. & colloq.
• CAESAR'S WIFE n. a person required to be above suspicion
• CAESIOUS adj. bluish or greyish green
• CAESURA n. a break, a stop, an interruption ...L16
• CAF n. a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one ...1920s sl.
• CAFARD † n. 1. a hypocrite, an impostor ...1539
n. 2. depression, melancholy, the blues ...E20
• CAFÉ AU LAIT adj. of a Black person: light-skinned ...1940s sl.
n. a person of mixed race with skin the shade of milky coffee; a mulatto; a light-skinned Black woman ...1920s US Black sl.
• CAFÉ DE MOVE-ON n. a small mobile canteen catering for workers at their place of work ...1920s S. Afr. sl.
• CAFENDER n. a carpenter ...1842 Eng. dial.
• CAFENDERING n. carpentry ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFENDERY vb. to practise the trade or pursuit of a carpenter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFETERIA n. 1. the mouth ...1930s US sl.
n. 2. anywhere that plays host to repeated oral sex, as a public lavatory or bath-house ...1980s US gay sl.
• CAFETERIA CATHOLIC n. a Roman Catholic who observes church prescriptions and prohibitions at his or her own discretion ...1980s Amer. sl.
• CAFF n. 1. any light, worthless thing ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. refuse, rubbish of any kind; refuse or unsaleable fish ...1817 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a coward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one ...1920s sl.
vb. 1. to lose courage, to be daunted, to turn coward ...1841 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to break a resolution, to run off a bargain, journey, etc.; to shy at ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to chafe; to jeer, to provoke, to make fun of ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFAN n. cheese ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• CAFF-BELLIED adj. protuberant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFÈ n. coffee; a drink of coffee ...M19
• CAFFER n. a convict who has been transported to New South Wales and subsequently escaped ...L19 Irish sl.
• CAFF-HEARTED adj. faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFINDER n. a carpenter ...1842 Eng. dial.
• CAFFLE n. 1. an argument; a misunderstanding, a disagreement ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a tangle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to perplex, to entangle a person in conversation ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to take, to hold, to secure ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to change one's mind; to go back from a promise or bargain; to decline a contest ...1876 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to cavil, to quarrel, to wrangle ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to prevaricate, to argue, to haggle ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to cheat in a game ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to deal in 'caff' or rubbish; to deal in unsaleable fish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to entangle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to gossip and make mischief ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFLED adj. arrested ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CAFFLER n. 1. a shuffler, an excuse maker ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dealer in rubbish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a contemptible little fellow who gives saucy, cheeky foolish talk ...L19 Ireland
• CAFFLING adj. 1. prevaricating, excusing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. puny, weak, delicate; nervous, timid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. quarrelsome ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. hesitating, shilly-shallying ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 2. gossiping, idle chattering ...L19 Ireland
• CAFFREY n. a thief-catcher ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CAFFRE'S LIGHTENER n. a full meal ...c1860 S. Afr. sl.
• CAFFRE'S TIGHTENER n. bread or food of any kind, as distinguished from drink ...Bk1892 S. Afr. sl.
• CAFFUFFLE n. chaos, confusion ...1975 Barbados sl.
vb. to confuse someone or something ...1965 Barbados sl.
• CAFFY adj. 1. faint-hearted, timid, cowardly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. worthless, mean ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one ...1920s sl.
• CAFINFLERO n. an Argentine white slaver who doubles as a pimp ...1920s sl.
• CAFISHIO n. an Argentine white slaver who doubles as a pimp ...1920s sl.
• CAFLUGALTY n. a trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument ...1910s Amer. sl.
• CAFONE n. an uncouth person, a lowlife ...Italian
• CAFT adj. faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition ...1830 Eng. dial.
• CAFUGELTY n. trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument ...1914 Amer. sl.
• CAF UP vb. to ingest caffeine, usually in the form of coffee, to promote one's energy ...1980s US campus sl.
• CAG adj. sulky, morose...M19 US criminals' sl.
† n. 1. a small cask; a keg ...LME obs. exc. Sc. and Amer. dial.
n. 2. an argument; a dispute; gossip ...L18 sl.
n. 3. sulkiness, ill humour ...E19 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an angular tear or rent in cloth ...1870 Eng. dial.
n. 5. any old wrinkled female, as an old woman, cow, ewe, etc. ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. bad or inferior meat; carrion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 7. the stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 8. the stomach, the belly ...1929 Sc.
vb. 1. to offend; to insult ...1504 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to irritate; to annoy; to affront; to anger ...1801 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to grieve ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to chatter, to gossip ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to crawl, to move slowly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to idle, to potter about; to do odd jobs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to tear, to rip; to make an angular tear in cloth; to cut unevenly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to argue ...1919 nautical sl.
• CAGAMOSIS n. an unhappy marriage
• CAG-BUTCHER n. one who buys diseased meat, or animals that have died a natural death, for the purpose of selling as ordinary meat; a horse-slaughterer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGE n. 1. a minor kind of prison for petty malefactors; a country lock-up ...1500 sl.
n. 2. an exercise cage or yard ...E19 UK prison sl.
n. 3. a dress-improver or bustle ...c1850 colloq.
n. 4. a bed ...c1860 sl.
n. 5. a squirrel's nest ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a hat or cap ...1900s US sl.
n. 7. a cubicle within a tramp's lodging house ...1920s US tramps' sl.
n. 8. a basketball basket or net ...1920s US sports sl.
n. 9. basketball ...1920s US sports sl.
n. 10. a holding cell in a police station or jail ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 11. a brake-van (caboose) ...1931 US sl.
n. 12. an elevator, a lift ...1938 US sl.
n. 13. the goal in ice hockey ...c1938 colloq.
n. 14. a car ...1960s US sl.
n. 15. a clear marble with colour centre stripes ...c1970 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a depressing room or apartment ...1970s US gay sl.
n. 17. the body ...1973 US sl.
n. 18. an abandoned house ...2000 US sl.
vb. to imprison ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CAGE AND KEY MAN n. a prison guard responsible for a particular row of cells ...20C US prison sl.
• CAGED adj. intoxicated with alcohol; drunk ...1940s US sl.
• CAGED LION n. in horseracing: a racehorse battling back from apparent defeat to win a race ...1989 Aust. sl.
• CAGE GIRL n. a ticket seller in a theatre ...1952 US sl.
• CAGE IN vb. to imprison
• CAGELING n. a bird kept in a cage ...1859
• CAGE OF ANGER n. prison ...1980s Black sl.
• CAGE OF BELLS, A n. a set or peal of bells; the frame in which the bells are hung ...1860 Eng. dial.
• CAGE OF BONES n. 1. a skeleton ...1860 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a very thin person ...1860 Eng. dial.
• CAGE OF IVORIES n. a set of (good) teeth in one's mouth ...1860 sl.
• CAGE OF TEETH, A n. a set of teeth, whether natural or artificial ...1877 Eng. dial.
• CAGER n. 1. a drunkard; someone who sponges drinks ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a basketball player ...c1925 Amer. sl.
• CAGE RATTLER n. a person not content with the humdrum or conventional ...1970s Amer. sl.
• CAGERY adj. tricky ...1883 Eng. dial.
• CAGEY adj. 1. in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton ...1725 Sc.
adj. 2. non-committal, reticent, cautious, wary ...1893
adj. 3. of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous ...1916 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. shrewd, cunning, crafty, cautious, wary ...1920s
adj. 5. sexually exciting or adventurous ...1923 Amer. dial.
• CAGG n. a vow to abstain from liquor for a certain period ...M18 military sl.
vb. to abstain from liquor for a certain period ...M18 military sl.
• CAGGED adj. 1. irritated, angry, annoyed, vexed, offended; grieved ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. caked, ingrained, as with dirt ...1895 Eng. dial.
• CAGGIE n. a cagoule (waterproof outer garment) or hooded anorak ...1970s UK sl.
• CAGGLE vb. 1. to struggle to keep up and make the best of circumstances ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stick together; to coagulate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to draggle, to dirty ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• CAGGLE OVER vb. to smear over ...1895 Eng. dial.
• CAGGY adj. 1. decaying, unfit for food ...a1848 Eng. dial. or vulgar
adj. 2. ill-tempered, ready to quarrel, splenetic ...1855 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sticky ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of meat: tainted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAG-HANDED adj. left-handed, awkward, clumsy ...1859 Eng. dial.
• CAGIE adj. in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton ...1725 Sc.
• CAGILY adv. gaily, merrily, cheerfully ...1724 Sc.
• CAG IT vb. to render sulky, ill-humoured ...1811 sl.
• CAGMAG adj. 1. squeamish, dainty about one's food ...19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2. inferior, second-rate, spurious; unwholesome, decaying; coarse, worthless, rubbishy ...1859 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a tough old goose, not fit for eating; an inferior breed of sheep ...1771 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a plain or slovenly woman ...L18 sl.
n. 3. unwholesome, decayed, or loathsome meat; offal ...1847 Eng. dial. or vulgar
n. 4. bad, unwholesome food; refuse of any kind; anything worthless, valueless, or rubbishy; rubbish; scraps; odds and ends ...1851 sl.
n. 5. a gossip, a newsmonger; a pert, meddling woman or girl ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 6. a quarrelsome person ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 7. chatter, idle talk; gossip; an unsettled argument ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 8. a practical joke, mischief ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 9. a predicament, a fix, hobble ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 10. a term of opprobrium applied to persons; a loose character; a disreputable old woman; a simpleton, a noodle ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to quarrel, to speak abusively ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to nag, to grumble at ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to loaf, to loiter about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to keep company; to pay addresses to; to court ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAGLY adj. worthless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAG-MEAT n. inferior or diseased meat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGMENT n. disreputable persons ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAG-MIRE n. human dung ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGNAS n. barracks ...WWI Can. military sl.
• CAGOT † n. an affectedly pious person ...M16 Sc.
• CAG OUT vb. to break down, to cease working or functioning ...1975 Amer. sl.
• CAGY adj. 1. lively; excited; spry ...1897 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sexually adventurous ...L19 US sl.
adj. 3. wary, cautious, crafty, cunning, reticent, non-committal ...1893 US colloq.
adj. 4. of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous ...1903 Amer. dial.
• CAHEEING n. loud laughter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAHOO n. a depression in a road, often snow-covered, which causes vehicles to lurch ...1874 Amer. dial.
• CAHOO-HOLE n. a pothole in the road ...1992 Can. sl.
• CAHOOLE vb. to cajole ...1851 US students' sl.
• CAHOOT n. a company, or partnership ...18?? US
vb. 1. to act in partnership ...1857 US
vb. 2. to consort; to connive ...1886 Amer. dial.
• CAHOOTCHY n. India rubber ...20C Glasgow usage
• CAHOOTIN' adv. moving very rapidly and noisily ...1880 Amer. dial.
• CAHOOZIN n. a dip-shaped hole in snow, worn down from sleighs ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAHOT n. a depression in a road, often snow-covered, which causes vehicles to lurch ...1874 Amer. dial.
• CAIDGINESS n. 1. affectionate kindness ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. gaiety, sportiveness ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. wantonness ...1825 Sc.
• CAIF adj. familiar ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAIGERED adj. entangled ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAIGY adj. of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous ...1917 Amer. dial.
adv. happily, merrily, cheerfully ...1896 Sc.
• CAIL vb. 1. to throw, to pelt; to throw weakly ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to be in poor health, to suffer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to move awkwardly and uncertainly; to gambol, to throw out the heels like a colt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAIL ALONG vb. to fly low ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAILEY n. a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
vb. to chat, to gossip ...1892 Ireland
• CAILING adj. ailing, weakly ...1888 Eng. dial.
• CAILLACH n. an old woman ...1814 Sc.
• CAILLEACH n. an old Highland woman; a crone ...1814 Sc.
• CAIM vb. to mock, to make loud noises in derision ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAIN n. 1. a table ...1857 UK rhyming sl. (Cain and Abel)
n. 2. a murderer ...ME
• CAIN AND ABEL n. a table ...1857 rhyming sl.
• CAIN-COLOURED † adj. of the reputed colour of the hair of Cain, to whom, as to Judas Iscariot, a 'red' or reddish-yellow beard was attributed ...1598
• CAINE n. cocaine; crack cocaine ...1983 US sl.
• CAINGE vb. to whine, to grumble, to complain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAINGEL n. a cross, peevish person ...1684 Eng. dial.
• CAINGY adj. irritable, cross, peevish, ill-tempered ...1778 Eng. dial.
• CAINJER n. a cross, peevish person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAINJING adj. peevish, ill-natured ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAINSHAM SMOKE n. the tears of a man who is beaten by his wife ...L17 sl.
• CAIR vb. to toss backwards and forwards; to mix up; to handle overmuch, to stir about ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAIRD n. 1. a travelling tinker; a gypsy, tramp, vagrant ...1663 Sc.
n. 2. a scold; a rude, scolding person ...1808 Sc.
n. 3. a rough person ...1818 Sc.
vb. to abuse, to scold ...1928 Sc.
• CAIRED adj. covered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAIRNEY vb. to pile (up) ...1844 Sc.
• CAIRNY adj. abounding with heaps of stones ...1807 Sc.
• CAIRO CRUD n. diarrhoea ...1940s sl.
• CAITIFDOM † n. 1. captivity ...1382
† n. 2. wretchedness, misery ...c1460
• CAITIFF adj. 1. vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched; despicable; cowardly ...a1300
† adj. 2. wretched, miserable ...a1300
† adj. 3. captive ...1382
n. 1. a base, mean, despicable or cowardly person; a villain ...1250 arch.
† n. 2. a wretched, miserable person; a poor wretch; one in a piteous case ...c1325
† n. 3. a captive, a prisoner ...1330 obs.
† n. 4. a cripple, one who is deformed and helpless ...1775 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a third -classman ...1834 US Military Academy usage
• CAITIFHEDE † n. 1. vileness, baseness, wickedness ...c1340
† n. 2. wretchedness, misery ...c1340
• CAITIFLY † adv. 1. wretchedly, miserably ...1393
† adv. 2. vilely, basely, despicably, badly ...c1425
• CAITIFNESS † n. 1. wretchedness, misery ...1393
† n. 2. baseness ...1481
• CAITIFTY n. 1. vileness, wicked baseness ...a1300
† n. 2. wretchedness, misery ...a1300
† n. 3. captivity ...a1300
• CAITIVE adj. captive, subject
† vb. to make captive ...1382
• CAIVER vb. to waver in mind; to be incoherent, as persons are at the point of death ...1825 Sc.
• CAJ adj. casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time ...1990 Amer. sl.
• CAJITA n. a bag of marijuana ...20C US prison sl. & Hispanic
• CAJOLERATOR CLAMP n. something that is non-existent, often used as a practical joke by having someone go get one ...1974 US jocular
• CAJOOBLIES n. the female breasts ...1990s sl.
• CAJUN n. 1. a rustic or countrified person ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a poor person of the wooded country of Alabama who subsists by lumbering, turpentine extraction and various odd jobs ...1934 Amer. dial.
• CAJUN PONY n. a small, hardy pony having a long mane and tail, and fuzzy varicoloured coats ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CAJY adj. of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous ...1916 Amer. dial.
• CAK adj. contemptible, unpleasant, inferior ...1996 UK sl.
n. 1. excrement ...1972 Aust. sl.
n. 2. someone or something extremely funny ...1989 Aust. sl.
n. 3. rubbish, nonsense ...1997 UK sl.
vb. 1. to defecate ...15C UK
vb. 2. to fall asleep ...1959 US sl.
• CAKATE vb. to serve with cake ...1632 humorous nonce formation
• CAKE adj. 1. stupid, foolish, daft ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. fine, pleasing ...1940s sl.
adj. 3. easy, simple ...1968 US campus sl.
adj. 4. homosexual ...2001 UK sl.
n. 1. a fool or dullard; a silly fellow; an incompetent...1785 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 2. a stroke with a cane ...19C Christ's Hospital School usage
n. 3. a dandy; a fop; youths who wore stylish wide-bottomed trousers ...E19 US sl., esp. gang
n. 4. a stupid policeman ...Bk1891 Amer. thieves' sl.
n. 5. honeycomb; the combs in a wasp's nest ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. the head ...1908 US sl.
n. 7. anything easy or simple an easy course, test ...1911 US sl.
n. 8. a lady's man ...1920s Amer. sl.
n. 9. a gold nugget ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 10. a sexually desirable woman ...20C US sl.
n. 11. a prostitute ...E20 sl., orig. Aust.
n. 12. a beautiful girl or young woman ...1941 US Black sl.
n. 13. the buttocks of a woman, esp. if well-formed ...M20 Brit. & US sl.
n. 14. the female genitals; the vagina ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 15. drugs smuggled into a prison or hospital ...1950s US drugs & prison sl.
n. 16. the female breast ...1957 US sl.
n. 17. a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
n. 18. money, a good deal of money ...1965 US Black sl.
n. 19. a meal provided as compensation in addition to wages ...1973 US sl.
n. 20. a weak person ...1980s US campus sl.
n. 21. (derogatory) a rural person ...1991 Irish sl.
n. 22. a round disc of crack cocaine ...1994 US sl.
n. 23. bread ...2000 Tristan Da Cunha
n. 24. marijuana resin ...2001 UK sl.
vb. 1. to cackle as a goose, or as a hen wanting to sit ...1788 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cane ...19C Christ's Hospital School usage
• CAKE, THE n. 1. a (self-appointedly) admirable person ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. assets, etc. to be shared out
• CAKE AND GINGERBREAD n. something easy and pleasant ...1841
• CAKE AND WINE n. bread and water as a punishment diet ...1920s US prison & Navy sl.
• CAKE BASKET n. a limousine ...1920s US sl.
• CAKE BOY n. an attractive, usually younger homosexual male ..1970s US gay sl.
• CAKE-COUPINGS n. an interchanging of social or tea visits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKE-CUTTER n. 1. a cashier or other person who short-changes the public ...1930s sl., orig. US Black, also circus use
n. 2. a long-pronged comb ...1980s sl.
• CAKE-CUTTING n. short-changing ...1993 US sl.
• CAKED adj. 1. twisted, entangled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. on good amatory terms ...1900s sl.
adj. 3. wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...1990s US campus sl.
adj. 5. drug-intoxicated ...1994 US sl.
• CAKED OUT adj. wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKED UP adj. wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKE-EATER n. 1. a self-indulgent or effeminate young man, who may or may not be homosexual; one who is quite comfortable at fussy tea parties ...1916 US sl.
n. 2. a lady's man; a male flirt; a wealthy young man, a playboy ...1910s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a jocular or affectionate term of address ...1910s US sl.
n. 4. a person who enjoys performing oral sex on women ...1967 US sl.
• CAKE-FIDDLER † n. a parasite ...1513
• CAKE-FUMBLER † n. a parasite ...1553
• CAKEHEAD n. an idiot; a fool ...1998 UK sl.
• CAKE-HOLE n. 1. the mouth ...c1936 sl.
n. 2. the anus ...2000s Irish sl.
n. 3. the vagina ...2001 UK sl.
• CAKEHOLED adj. wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKE IS GETTING THIN phr. one's money is running low ...20C sl.
• CAKE JOB n. an easy job ...1990s Amer. sl.
• CAKELET n. a small cake
• CAKE MONEY n. money to be used for no particular purpose, money for a good time ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAKE NIGHT n. New Year's Eve, 'Hogmanay' ...1921 Sc.
• CAKE-O adj. all right, correct, safe, suitable, what is required, comfortable ...2001 UK back-slang for 'OK'
• CAKE OUT vb. to dress in a rakish manner ...1920s US sl.
• CAKERS n. 1. the tonsils ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a cake shop ...Brit. sl.
• CAKERY n. a cake shop ...Brit. sl.
• CAKES n. 1. a performer's daily meals ...1906 US theatre sl.
n. 2. the female breasts ...1950s sl., orig. US
n. 3. a pretty young woman, or a handsome young man ...1960s US sl.
n. 4. a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
n. 5. money, a good deal of money ...1965 US Black sl.
n. 6. the buttocks, esp. female buttocks ...1960s US sl.
n. 7. the vagina ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 8. round discs of crack cocaine ...1990s drugs sl.
• CAKES AND ALE n. merrymaking; all the good things of life; material pleasures; pleasant food; good living ...c1570 sl.
• CAKES-AND-COFFEE adj. basic, fundamental ...1900s US sl.
• CAKE SHOP n. a brothel ...1950s Aust. sl.
• CAKE-SWAPPINGS n. an interchanging of social or tea visits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKE TIN n. the Wellington, New Zealand, sports stadium ...2001 NZ sl.
• CAKEWALK n. 1. a syncopated dance originating among African slaves on plantations in the deep south; actually, a mockery and caricature of white folk waltzing or minueting ; late used to refer generally to a social gathering at which the guests might entertain themselves by offering a cake as a prize to the guest who can dance most elegantly and impressively around the cake ...1870s US Black sl.
n. 2. an easy or overwhelming success; anything considered very easy, simple, or certain ...1897 US sl.
n. 3. something excellent ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 4. a moving platform on which people walk, as a fairground entertainment ...E20
n. 5. money that has been obtained without effort ...1930s sl.
vb. to succeed without problems; to accomplish with supreme ease ...1930s US sl.
• CAKEY adj. stupid, foolish, daft; half-witted ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a fool ...:L18 sl.
n. 2. a fop; a dandy ...1930s US sl.
• CAKEY BAR n. an excuse; a 'tale' ...sl.
• CAKEY-PANNUM FENCER n. a street-seller of pastries ...M19 sl.
• CAKIE n. 1. a pretty young woman, or a handsome young man ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
• CAKKA-MANAH n. human dung ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKPANTS n. a general term of abuse, the implication is that the subject is a coward, who soils their underwear through fear ...2000s sl.
• CAKUM n. a foolish person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKY adj. weak of intellect, silly ...1879 Eng. dial.
• CAL n. 1. talk, gossip ...1841 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a hangman...M19 sl.
n. 3. a gossip, an idler ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a liar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 5. Calcutta ...L19 Anglo-Indian
n. 6. California ...L19 US
• CALABASH n. 1. the human head ...1723 sl.
n. 2. a promissory note or IOU ...M19 Aust. sl.
• CALABASH COUSIN n. a person who is not a real relative but who is closely accepted by the family ...1967 Hawaii
• CALABASH COVER n. a hat ...1886 US sl.
• CALABASH CUT n. a haircut in which the hair is cut on a line equidistant from the top of the head ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago
• CALABOGUS n. a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses ...18C Can.
• CALABOODLE n. all of something; the entire lot of people or things; a large mixed-up collection of objects or people ...1848 sl.
• CALABOOSE n. the common jail; a prison...1792 sl., orig. US
vb. to imprison ...1840 Amer. & nautical sl.
• CALABOSH n. the entire crowd; all ...1952 Amer. dial.
• CALABOSO n. a jail, esp. one in a village or small town ...1963 Amer. sl.
• CALABOZO n. a jail, esp. one in a village or small town ...1892 sl.
• CALAMANCO n. a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CALAMANCO-CAT n. a tortoiseshell cat ...1877 Eng. dial.
• CALAMIST † n. 1. 'one having his haire turning upwards' ...1623
† n. 2. one who plays upon a reed; a piper ...1656
• CALAMISTRATE †* vb. to curl, crisp, or frizzle the hair ...1621
• CALAMISTRATION n. curling the hair ...Bk1888
• CALAMITIES n. odds and ends; a miscellaneous assortment of personal belongings ...1871 Amer. dial.
• CALAMITY n. old stuff, such as is bought at an auction ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CALAMITY HOWL n. a statement of extreme pessimism ...L19 US sl.
• CALAMITY HOWLER n. a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom ...1892 US sl.
• CALAMITY JANE n. 1. a train ...Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a nagging woman; a pessimist; a worrier; a prophet of disaster ...1918 US sl.
n. 3. one who suffers calamity ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. in a deck of playing cards: the queen of spades ...1968 US sl.
• CALAMITY SHOUTER n. a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom ...1892 US sl.
• CALAMIZE † vb. to pipe or sing ...1656
• CALASH n. a light carriage with low wheels, having a removable folding hood or top; in Canada: a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, usually without a cover, with a seat for the driver on the splashboard ...1666
• CALATHUMPIAN n. one who claims an imaginary religion ...1910s sl.
• CALBO n. heroin ...2003 UK sl.
• CALCATE †* vb. to trample or stamp under the heel ...1623
• CALCATION * n. a treading or trampling under the heel; kicking ...1656
• CALCATORY †* n. a winepress, where the grapes are trodden ...c1420
• CALCEATE † adj. furnished with shoes ...1669 obs.
† vb. to shoe, put on shoes or socks ...1656
• CALCEATED adj. fitted with shoes, shod ...1730
• CALCED * adj. wearing shoes; shod, fitted with shoes ...1884
• CALCILATE vb. to calculate; to plan; to intend ...1915 Amer. dial.
• CALCIMINE n. white or coloured wash for walls ...1864
vb. to whitewash ...19C
• CALCINATION n. a burning to ashes; complete combustion ...1616
• CALCINE vb. to burn to ashes, to consume ...1641
• CALCITRANT * adj. kicking; that 'kicks' at any restriction; stubborn, refractory ...1866
• CALCITRATE vb. to kick; to spurn ...1623
• CALCITRATION n. kicking, lit. and fig. ...1652
• CALC OUT vb. to calculate something ...1999 US sl.
• CALCUL † n. calculation; estimate ...1754 Sc.
• CALCULATE vb. to think, to expect, to believe; to suppose ...1830 US colloq.
• CALCULATED FOR adj. considered to be, accepted as, admitted to be ...1865 Amer. dial.
• CALCULATOR n. 1. in horseracing: a parimutuel clerk who calculates odds ...1976 US sl.
n. 2. in poker: a player skilled at assessing the hands of other players ...1988 US sl.
• CALCULATORY † adj. pert. to calculation or estimate ...1611
• CALCULE † n. calculation ...1601
† vb. to calculate, to reckon ...1377
• CALCULIST n. one skilled in a mathematical calculus; a mathematician ...1829
• CALCULOSE † adj. stony, pebbly ...c1420
• CALCUTTA n. 1. a 'Calcutta sweep' ...1950 Aust. sl.
n. 2. butter ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• CALCUTTA SWEEP(S) n. a type of sweepstake in which contestants' names are auctioned off ...1914 Aust. sl.
• CALDARIUM n. a (Roman) hot bath or bath-room ...1753
• CALDEE vb. to trick; to swindle ...M17 sl.
• CALDEES vb. to trick; to swindle ...M17 sl.
• CALDERA n. a wretched-looking person; a spiritless person; a coward ...Ireland
• CALDRON n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• CALE vb. to take in turns, to share ...1839 Eng. dial.
• CALEB n. a grizzly bear ...1833 US fur trappers' usage
• CALEB QUOTEM n. 1. a parish clerk ...c1860 sl.
n. 2. a jack of all trades ...M19 sl.
• CALEB QUOTUM n. 1. a parish clerk ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a jack of all trades ...M19 sl.
• CALEBS n. a burglar's device for unlocking doors ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• CALECHE n. in Quebec: a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage ...1963 Can.
• CALEDONIA n. 1. the Roman name for Scotland
n. 2. a Black woman who refuses to accept the traditional role into which her birth is supposed to have thrust her ...1920s US Black sl.
• CALEDONIAN adj. of ancient Caledonia; of Scotland ...1656
n. a native of ancient Caledonia; humorously, a Scotchman ...1768
• CALEER n. a caper, a jump; frolic ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to caper, to jump ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEERIED adj. 1. frivolously conceived ...1897 Sc.
adj. 2. scatterbrained, giddy ...20C Ireland
• CALEERINESS n. giddiness; fun; mischief; frivolity ...1880 Sc. & Ireland
• CALEERY adj. light, vain, full of mischief ...1880 Sc. & Ireland
n. a giddy, hysterical person; a mischievous, scatterbrained, overexcitable person ...1900 Sc. & Ireland
• CALEEVER n. a caper, frolic, antic; a hubbub, a noisy game ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to skip, to jump, to frolic about; to run about heedlessly or foolishly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• CALEEVERING adj. energetic, flying wildly or actively about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEFACIENT adj. heating, warming ...1655
n. anything that warms
• CALEFACTED † adj. heated, warm ...1599
• CALEFACTION n. the act of heating or making something warm; the state of being heated ...1547
• CALEFACTIVE †* adj. having the tendency to warm; warming ...1576
• CALEFACTOR † n. 1. he who, or that which warms ...1605
n. 2. a small stove; a heater
• CALEFACTORY adj. adapted for or tending to warming ...1711
n. the room in a monastery where the inmates warmed themselves ...1681
• CALEFY † vb. to make warm or hot; to warm, to heat ...1526
• CALE-GARTH † n. a cabbage garden, a kale yard ...1483
• CALEMBOUR n. a pun ...1830
• CALENDAR n. 1. a guide, a directory; an example, model ...c1385
n. 2. a prison sentence of one year ...1926 US sl.
n. 3. a case awaiting trial ...1940s sl.
n. 4. one month ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CALENDAR DAYS n. the bleed period of a women's menstrual cycle ...1954 US sl.
• CALENDAR FEAR n. menstruation ...1968 Amer. dial. euphemism
• CALENDARIAL * adj. pert. to a calendar ...1867
• CALENDARIAN †* adj. pert. to a calendar ...1839
* n. a maker of a calendar ...1826
• CALENDARIOGRAPHER † * n. a calendar maker, an almanac maker ...1683
• CALENDARIST † * n. one who assigns dates and periods ...1685
• CALENDAR TIME n. the bleed period of a women's menstrual cycle ...1954 US sl.
• CALENDARY † adj. pert. to the calendar ...1633
† n. a calendar ...c1450
• CALENDOGRAPHER † * n. the constructor of a calendar ...a1691
• CALENDRIC * adj. of the nature of a calendar ...1878
• CALENDRICAL † adj. of the nature of a calendar ...1863
• CALENT †* adj. warm, hot ...1607
• CALENTURE n. burning passion, ardour, zeal, heat, glow ...1596
†* vb. to become hot or inflamed ...1649
• CALEPIN † n. a dictionary; fig. one's book of authority or reference; one's notebook or memorandum book ...1568
• CALESCENCE * n. increase in heat or warmth ...1846
• CALESCENT adj. growing warm, increasing in heat ...1795
• CALEUP n. a frolic, a merry trick ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEY n. a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit ...1840 Sc. & Ireland
vb. to chat, to gossip ...1892 Ireland
• CALF n. 1. an ignoramus; a dolt; a weakling; a fool, a simpleton; a stupid or loutish person; an awkward or silly boy or man; a meek, harmless person ...1553 sl.
n. 2. a mass of ice that has broken off a glacier, iceberg, or floe ...1818
* n. 3. a small island lying close to a larger one ...1833
n. 4. a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk who look down on their southern neighbours ...L19 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a deer, male or female, under one year old ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a Cadillac car ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 7. 50p ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'cow and calf = half = half a pound, orig, 10 shillings, now 50p
n. 8. a young teenage girl ...1959 US sl.
n. 9. a timid or cowardly person ...1967 Amer. sl.
vb. to vomit ...1968 sl.
• CALF AROUND vb. to loaf around ...1936 US cowboys' usage
• CALF-BED n. the womb of a cow; the placenta of a cow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-CLINGERS n. close-fitting trousers ...1884 sl.
• CALF-COUNTRY n. the place of one's birth or early life ...1831 Sc.
• CALFDOZER n. a small bulldozer ...WWII
• CALF-EYES n. a look expressive of tender or sentimental longing ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CALF-GROUND n. the place of one's birth or early life ...1864 Sc.
• CALF-HEAD n. a foolish fellow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-HEART n. a coward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-HEARTED adj. timid, cowardly ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CALFISH adj. 1. stupid, untrained, immature, inexperienced ...1765
adj. 2. mean, shabby ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-LEG-DEEP adj. of water or snow: so deep as to reach up to the calf of the leg ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-LICK n. a tuft of hair on the forehead which will not lie smoothly and evenly ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
• CALF-LICKED adj. having hair on the forehead which will not lie flat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALFLING n. a little calf ...1598
• CALF-LOLLY † n. an idle simpleton; a term of reproach; a stupid fellow; a dolt ...1708
• CALF-LOVE n. a youthful, romantic fancy; puppy love ...1823 sl.
• CALF-LYE n. the womb of the cow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-NOPES n. slight blows that do not hurt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-RASH n. a foolish fancy; boy's love ...1882 Eng. dial.
• CALF ROUND vb. to idle about, to loaf ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CALF'S EYES n. a look expressive of tender or sentimental longing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CALF'S HEAD n. 1. a stupid, witless individual; a fool ...1600 sl.
n. 2. a white-faced man with a large head ...c1860 sl.
• CALFSKIN n. the Bible ...1845 Amer. dial.
• CALFSKIN-FIDDLE n. a drum ...1785 sl.
• CALF-SKINS n. the sea ruffled by the wind in occasional spots ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALF-SLOBBER n. 1. meringue, as on pies; a meringue topping ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. saliva ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 3. nothing whatsoever ...1980s sl.
n. 4. foam on a glass of beer ...1983 sl.
• CALF-SLOBBERS n. 1. meringue ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 2. saliva ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CALF'S-SNOUT n. an old name of snapdragon, esp. of Antirrhinum Orontium ...1548
• CALF'S TAIL n. the cord attached to a railway whistle ...1946 US sl.
• CALF'S-TEETH n. milk teeth ...1599
• CALF-STICKING n. pretending that perfectly normal goods have supposedly been stolen; a greater price can thus be asked, since some customers like the idea of obtaining stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CALF'S-TONGUE n. a person who is mild or harsh-spoken according to circumstance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-TAIL n. 1 a silly fellow ...1857 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a three-cornered tear in a piece of clothing from catching it on something sharp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CALF-TIME n. the period of youth ...1822
• CALF-TRINNELS n. the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-TRUNDLES n. the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-VIEW n. the heart, liver, and lights of a calf ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-WEEK n. the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload ...M19 sl.
• CALFY adj. uncoordinated ...M16 sl.
n. a simpleton ...1892 Eng. dial.
• CALF-YARD n. the birthplace or home of one's youth ...1818 Eng. dial.
• CALFY-COTTRELL n. a simpleton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALFY-NOODLE n. a simpleton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALGARTH † n. a cabbage garden, a kale yard ...1483
• CALGARY REDEYE n. a drink made of tomato juice and beer ...1987 Can. sl.
• CALI adj. Californian ...1990s sl.
n. 1. California ...1930 US sl.
n. 2. MDMA (ecstasy), originating in California ...1999 sl.
• CALIBAN n. a man of degraded bestial nature ...1678
• CALIBASH n. a promissory note or IOU ...M19 Aust. sl.
• CALIBOGUS n. a mixture of rum and spruce-beer ...1785 US
• CALIBRATE vb. to correct someone's information or opinion ...2003 US sl.
• CALIBURN n. the name of King Arthur's sword ...1297
• CALIC n. a woman ...1848 Amer. dial.
• CALICO adj. thin, attenuated, wasted ...18C colloq.
n. a woman or girl; women considered as sexual objects ...1848 US colloq.
vb. to court or spend time with a woman ...1887 Amer. dial.
• CALICO BALL n. a cheap public dance ...c1860 colloq.
• CALICO-BALLY adj. somewhat fast ...c1890 sl.
• CALICO CLUCK n. a female railway worker ...1975 US sl.
• CALICO COURSE n. a course popular with female students, or one in which the social element is more prominent than the educational ...1900 Amer. dial.
• CALICO FEVER n. the desire to pursue women ...M19 US sl.
• CALICO HOP n. a cheap, popular public dance ...M19 US sl.
• CALICO QUEEN n. 1. a fast woman of the saloons and honky-tonks ...19C US sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...M19 US sl.
• CALICO ROW n. married quarters ...1893 US Army sl.
• CALICOT n. 1. a 'cad'; an ill-bred, vulgar fellow ...c1885 sl.
n. 2. a counter-jumper, a shop assistant ...L19 sl.
• CALICRAT † n. an ant ...1596 obs. exc. Sc.
• CALID adj. warm, tepid; hot ...1599 arch.
• CALIDITY † n. warmth, heat ...1528
• CALI DREAMERS n. a variety of MDMA ...1999 UK sl.
• CALIDUCT n. a duct or pipe for the convenience of heat by means of steam, hot water, or air ...1651
• CALIFAS n. California ...1974 US sl.
• CALIFINORIA n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA n. money, a gold piece ...c1860 sl.
vb. to throw an animal; to catch it by its neck, or by its ear, and its flank, and trip it by throwing your foot in front of its legs; the animal jumps, and tripping, goes clear over the thrower's head; this method was used for large and unruly calves ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA BANK NOTE n. a hide used as a medium of currency in pre-Gold Rush California ...1840 Amer. dial. hist.
• CALIFORNIA BANKROLL n. a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• CALIFORNIA BIBLE n. a deck of cards ...M19 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA BLACKJACK n. in blackjack: an ace and a nine, which produce a score of 20, not 21 ...1982 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA BLANKETS n. newspapers used as bedding ...1926 Amer. tramps' sl.
• CALIFORNIA C-NOTE n. a ten-dollar note ...1983 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA COFFEE n. inexpensive wine ...1976 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA COLLAR n. a noose, used for hangings ...19C US sl.
• CALIFORNIA CORNFLAKES n. cocaine ...1976 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA DEW n. a light rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA GIRL n. a variety of marijuana ...2002 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA HOUSE n. an outside toilet building ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA LION n. a mountain lion ...1850 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA MIST n. a light rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA MOCCASINS n. rags wrapped around the feet and ankles to provide warmth in cold weather ...1923 Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIAN n. 1. a red, hard-dried herring ...c1850
n. 2. a gold piece ...c1860 sl.
n. 3. a variety of MDMA (ecstasy), originating in California ...1996 UK sl.
• CALIFORNIAN NORTHERN LIGHTS n. a hybrid marijuana grown in California ...1999 US drugs sl.
• CALIFORNIAN PRAYER BOOK n. a deck of cards, esp. as used during the 'gold rush' days in California ...1932 Amer. dial. jocular
• CALIFORNIANS n. money; gold pieces ...Bk1891 sl.
• CALIFORNIA OVERSHOES n. a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe ...19C Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA PEACOCK n. a roadrunner ...1956 Amer. dial. jocular
• CALIFORNIA PIMPING n. working as a pimp in a relaxed, low-pressure style ...1972 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA PRAYER BOOK n. a deck of cards, esp. as used during the 'gold rush' days in California ...1851 Amer. dial. jocular
• CALIFORNIA QUAIL n. a tablet of the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ ...1997 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA ROLL n. a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• CALIFORNIA ROLLER n. one who carries a 'California bankroll' ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• CALIFORNIA ROOM n. a sun room or lounge with big windows ...1975 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA SHINPLASTER n. an animal hide, which was used as money in early 19th century California ...M19 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA SOCK n. a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe ...1900s Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA STOP n. an instance of rolling slowly past a stop sign rather than stopping ...1960s Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRIES n. prunes ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA SUNRISE n. 1. a variety of MDMA; a blend of amphetamine and caffeine marketed as MDMA ....1996 UK sl.
n. 2. LSD ...1998 UK sl.
• CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE n. LSD ...1977 drugs sl.
• CALIFORNIA TILT n. a car with the bonnet (hood) sloping downward to a front end that is lower than the rear end ...1976 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA TIRES n. tires with little or no tread remaining ...1971 US trucking sl.
• CALIFORNIA TOOTHPICK n. a large knife ...M19 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA TURNAROUND n. any powerful central nervous system stimulant ...1976 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA WIDOW n. a married woman whose husband is away from her for any extended period ...Bk1891 Amer. sl. 068
• CALIFORNICATE vb. 1. to seduce and infect with the moral and social standards of Southern California ...1990s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to overdevelop the land ...20C Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNICATION n. an instance of Californicating (see CALIFORNICATE) ...1990s Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNICATOR n. a Californian, esp. one who has moved to Oregon or Washington state ...1978 US sl.
• CALIGINOUS adj. misty, dim, murky; obscure, dark ...1548 now arch.
• CALIGULISM n. a mad extravagance such as Caligula committed ...1745 nonce word
• CALIJUMPICS n. calisthenics ...1944-49 Amer. sl.
• CALIK n. a gossip ...1935 Sc.
• CALIMANCO n. a Spaniard ...1607
• CALIMANKER n. a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CALION † n. a boulder or pebble ...c1459
• CALIPERS n. dice that are true to an extremely minute tolerance, approximately 1/1000th of an inch ...1950 US sl.
• CALI RED BEARD n. a distinctive marijuana grown in California ...1999 US drugs sl.
• CALIWAMPUS adj. askew, awry, wrong ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CALK † vb. 1. to calculate, to reckon, esp. astrologically ...1401
vb. 2. to throw ...Bk1891 Eton College usage
• CALK DOWN vb. to charge a purchase ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CALKER † n. 1. a calculator of nativities, etc.; an astrologer; a magician, a conjurer ...1535
n. 2. one who makes iron heel-plates, etc.; a country blacksmith ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 3. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CALL n. 1. a leading-string, broad tape fastened to young children when they first walk; generally used in plural ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. scolding, abuse ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the movement of the surface of water when driven by the wind ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a stew, esp. one consisting mainly of onions and potatoes ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a name ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the first feelings that follow drinking an alcoholic drink ...1960s sl.
n. 7. the immediate response to an injection of a drug ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 8. the initial flooding of sensations after injecting heroin ...1973 US drugs sl.
n. 9. a decision ...1980s Amer. sl.
n. 10. an opinion, a prediction ...1999 US sl.
vb. 1. to move quickly, to submit to be driven ...1768 Sc.
vb. 2. to beg through, (e.g. a street) ...M18 cant
vb. 3. to knock, hammer, drive into its place, to mend; to overturn, to knock over ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to announce, to publish; to have cried by the public crier ...1808 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to search out, to explore ...1810 Sc.
vb. 6. to sell or hawk in a cart; to go round begging ...1843 Sc.
vb. 7. to publish the banns of marriage ...1843 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to abuse, to call names, to speak ill of; to scold ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to tattle, to gossip, to spread reports; to run about idly ...1872 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to consider, to estimate, to think ...1888 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to be delirious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to crouch, to cower ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 13. to blame ...L19 colloq.
vb. 14. to challenge to a fight ...L19 sl.
vb. 15. to remember, to recall, usually of names ...1887 Amer. dial.
vb. 16. to begin ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 17. to vomit ...1980s Aust. sl.
vb. 18. to embarrass ...1990s US college sl.
• CALLABO n. a collaboration ...2002 US sl.
• CALLABOOS n. a cook's galley on a vessel ...1805 Amer. dial.
• CALL ABOUT vb. to search for ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL A CAB vb. of a jockey: to wave one arm to balance oneself crossing a fence ...1940s racing sl.
• CALL A CHAIR vb. to appoint a 'president' at a tavern-party when discussion ensues ...c1820 sl.
• CALLACK n. a young girl ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL A COP vb. to stop ...1990s rhyming sl.
• CALL AGAIN vb. to contradict ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL A GO vb. 1. to give up ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. of a street-seller: to move on ...M19 sl.
• CALLAHOOTING adv. moving very rapidly and noisily ...1880 Amer. dial.
• CALLALLOO n. a confused set of circumstances; a mix-up ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• CALL ALL TO PIECES vb. to abuse violently ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLAN n. 1. a boy, a lad, a young man; also used as a term of affection to older persons ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a girl ...1794 Sc.
• CALLAND n. a girl ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALLAN PARK n. a psychiatric institution ...20C Aust. sl.
• CALLANT † n. 1. a customer ...E16
n. 2. a boy; a youth; a young fellow ...L16 Sc. & N. Eng.
n. 3. a girl ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL APARTMENT n. a brothel ...1910s US sl.
• CALLARD & BOWSERS n. trousers ...1960s rhyming sl.
• CALLARDS n. cabbage; the leaves and shoots of cabbage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALL A SALE vb. to preside at an auction ...1944 Amer. dial.
• CALL A SPADE A BLOODY SHOVEL vb. to speak aggressively or vehemently; to speak with exaggerated or unnecessary bluntness ...1910s colloq.
• CALL A SPADE A SHOVEL vb. to speak aggressively or vehemently; to speak with exaggerated or unnecessary bluntness ...1910s colloq.
• CALL A SPADE A SPADE vb. to speak plainly or bluntly, not use euphemisms
• CALLAWAMPUS adj. big, fine, stout, grand ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• CALL BOY n. 1. a youth employed in a hotel to answer the bells ...Bk1888
n. 2. a boy or young man who called railway workers to work ...1898 US sl.
n. 3. a male prostitute who can be hired on the phone ...1942 sl.
• CALL CANNY vb. to go gently, to proceed cautiously ...1892 Sc.
• CALL CHARLES vb. to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALL CLASHES vb. to spread malicious or injurious reports ...1768 Sc.
• CALL COPPER vb. to inform the police ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• CALL DINOSAURS vb. to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALL-DOG n. a fish too small for human consumption ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• CALL-DOWN n. a reprimand; a rebuke; a scolding ...1895 Amer. sl.
vb. (usually as 'call down') to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold severely; to humble one ...1896 Amer. dial.
• CALLE n. a cloak or gown ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• CALL EARL vb. to vomit ...1968 US students' sl.
• CALLED HOME adj. dead ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CALLED TO STRAW adj. pregnant; in childbed; pert. to a woman who has gone into labour ...1931 Amer. dial.
• CALLENGE n. a challenge ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. to challenge ...1873 Eng. dial.
• CALLENT † adj. crafty, witty, cunning or wise by experience ...1656
• CALLER adj. 1. of fish, vegetables, etc.: fresh, just caught or gathered ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of air, water, etc.: cool, fresh, refreshing ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. healthy, vigorous ...1886 Sc.
n. 1. a driver ...LME Sc.
n. 2. an official at a colliery whose duty it was to go round from house to house to call up the men for work ...1843 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a gossip, an idler ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to freshen, to cool, to refresh ...1817 Sc.
• CALLER AS A KAIL-BLADE adj. as refreshing and cool as possible ...1790 Sc.
• CALLER AS A TROUT adj. of persons: in good health, rosy, plump ...1768 Sc.
• CALLERNESS n. freshness ...1835 Sc.
• CALLET † n. 1. a lewd woman; a trull, a strumpet; a prostitute; a promiscuous woman ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a term of abuse; a hag; a scold ...a1528 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. the head ...1825 Sc.
† vb. 1. to scold, to rail ...a1673 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to gossip, to talk ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLETER n. a gossip ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLETING adj. 1. pert, saucy, gossiping ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. scolding, quarrelsome, ill-tempered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLETING-BOUT n. a wordy quarrel; mutual recrimination ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLETY adj. scolding, quarrelsome, ill-tempered ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CALLEY n. marijuana ...1975 Jamaica
• CALL FLAT n. a brothel, or a place where appointments with prostitutes can be made, as by telephone ...1916 Amer. sl.
• CALL FOR A CAB vb. of a jockey: to make jerky arm movements as he battles to remain in the saddle ...1961 UK sl.
• CALL FOR BILL vb. to vomit ...1960s UK society sl.
• CALL FOR HERB vb. to vomit ...1960s Aust. sl.
• CALL FOR HUGHIE vb. to vomit ...1960s UK society sl.
• CALL FOR RALPH vb. to vomit ...1960s sl.
• CALL FOR THE BUTTER vb. to have completed a task or arrived at your destination ...1975 US sl.
• CALL FULL-MOUTH vb. to address an elder or senior person without using Mr., Mrs., or Miss ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALL GIRL n. 1. a woman who works in a brothel ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute, esp. one who may be engaged by telephone ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 3. any prostitute ...E20 US sl.
• CALL HOGS vb. to snore ...1912 Amer. dial.
• CALL-HOIL n. a place for gossip ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALL HOME vb. 1. to publish the banns of matrimony; generally for the third time ...1863 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to remember, to recollect, to call to mind; to remember a person's name ...1887 Eng. dial.
• CALL HOUSE n. 1. a brothel to which men can come without making any prior appointment ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a brothel; a house of assignation where appointments with prostitutes can be made, as by telephone ...1913 Amer. sl.
• CALLIBISTERS n. the vagina ...16C sl.
• CALLIBLEPHARY †* n. a dye for the eyelids ...1661
• CALLIBOGUS n. a mixture of rum and spruce beer ...1758 Amer. sl.
• CALLIBOUSE n. a jail, esp. one in a village or small town ...1792 Amer. sl.
• CALLID †* adj. crafty, cunning ...1656 obs. rare
• CALLIDITY † n. craftiness, cunning ...1524 now rare or obs.
• CALLIE n. 1. a police station ...1919 US tramps' sl.
n. 2. a prison ...1919 US tramps' sl.
• CALLIFUDGE n. nonsense, humbug ...1870 Eng. dial.
vb. to cheat, to deceive; to cajole, to flatter ...1884 Eng. dial.
• CALLIFUGLE n. nonsense, humbug ...1870 Eng. dial.
vb. to cheat, to deceive; to cajole, to flatter ...1884 Eng. dial.
• CALLIGRAPH n. 1. one who writes beautifully; a professional transcriber of manuscripts ...1853 arch.
n. 2. a beautiful specimen of writing ...1878
vb. to write beautifully or ornamentally ...1884
• CALLIGRAPHER n. one who writes beautifully ...1815
• CALLIGRAPHICAL † adj. pert. to calligraphy; also, of a beautiful literary style ...1630
• CALLIGRAPHIST n. a person who writes beautifully ...1816
• CALLIMANKER n. a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CALLIMETER n. a measure of beauty ...1862 nonce word
• CALL IN vb. to begin ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CALL IN A MARKER vb. to demand repayment of a favour ...1970s US sl.
• CALLING adj. gossiping, idling ...1847 Eng. dial.
n. 1. loud vituperation; scolding ...1863 Eng. dial.
n. 2. gossip, scandal, idling ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLING CARD n. 1. fingerprints ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. needle marks on a drug user's arm ...1971 US sl.
n. 3. excrement ...1980s Irish euphemism
n. 4. during the Vietnam war: a printed card identifying the unit, left on the bodies of dead enemy soldiers ...1990 US sl.
• CALLING-DOWN n. a reprimand; a scolding ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• CALLING-HOIL n. a place for gossip ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLING-HOME n. the publication of the banns ...1872 Eng. dial.
• CALLING-SHOP n. a place for gossip ...1868 Eng. dial.
• CALLING STATION n. in poker: an unskilled player who calls bets prematurely ...1979 US sl.
• CALL IN ONE'S MARKER vb. to demand repayment of a favour ...1970s US sl.
• CALL IN QUESTION vb. to cast doubt on, to dispute
• CALL IN SOMEONE'S CHIPS vb. to challenge someone openly ...1881 Amer. sl.
• CALL IN THE OTHER NAIL vb. to go on drinking ...1865 Sc.
• CALLION n. anything old and ugly ...1824 Sc.
• CALLIOPE n. a steam locomotive ...1929 US railroad jargon
• CALLIPYGIAN adj. having well-shaped or finely developed buttocks...a1800
• CALLIPYGOUS adj. having well-shaped buttocks ...E20
• CALLIS † n. a lean-to, a shed, mostly used as a vegetable cellar ...1854 Eng. dial.
• CALL IT A DAY vb. 1. to die ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A GO vb. to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A NIGHT vb. to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT GEORGE vb. to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALLITHUMP n. a band or member of a band that makes discordant so-called music by playing a number of instruments, either in an unlikely combination or conjured up from unlikely objects, such as washboards, tin kettles, etc. ...M19 US sl.
• CALLITHUMPIAN adj. noisy, boisterous, discordant ...1851 Amer. dial.
n. a band or member of a band that makes discordant so-called music by playing a number of instruments, either in an unlikely combination or conjured up from unlikely objects, such as washboards, tin kettles, etc. ...M19 US sl.
• CALL IT ON vb. to challenge another gang to a gang fight ...1955 US sl.
• CALL IT QUITS vb. to die ...20C sl.
• CALL IT WALLY vb. to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALL JOINT n. a brothel, or a place where appointments with prostitutes can be made, as by telephone ...1916 Amer. sl.
• CALL MOM n. a prostitute who advertises her services through an agency, through the (print) media, in telephone kiosks, etc., and visits a client in his own home or hotel room ...1930s sl., orig. US
• CALL OFF ALL BETS vb. to die ...1940s US Black sl.
• CALL ONE OUT vb. to wake someone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CALL ONE OUT OF ONE'S NAME vb. 1. to call by a nickname, not by one's proper name ...1881 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to abuse, to vilify ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALL ONE'S FOOD vb. to eat noisily ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CALL ONE'S HAND vb. to question, to call one to account ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• CALL ONE'S JAWBONE vb. to live on credit ...Bk1896 sl.
• CALL ON THE CARPET vb. 1. to summon for or administer a rebuke or the like ...1889
vb. 2. to reprimand; to scold ...1960s US sl.
vb. 3. to challenge another speaker to justify his remarks, whether hostile, gossiping or whatever ...1990s US prison sl.
• CALLOSITY n. a hardened state of mind; callousness; insensibility ...1658
• CALLOTECHNICS * n. a proposed name for 'the fine or ornamental arts' ...1860
• CALLOUSED adj. callous, indifferent ...1887 Sc.
• CALL OUT vb. 1. to challenge to a fight ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to invite a woman to dance ...1916 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to use a stolen cheque ...1920s US criminals' sl.
vb. 4. to embarrass ...1990s US college sl.
• CALL OUT OF NAME vb. to call or address by improper and abusive names ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CALL OVER THE ROLLS vb. to call up for reprimand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLOW † adj. 1. bald, without hair ...a1000
adj. 2. raw, inexperienced ...1580
adj. 3. of birds: unfledged, without feathers ...1603
adj. 4. applied to the down on a youth's cheek and chin ...1604
adj. 5. of land: bare ...1677
adj. 6. pale, wan ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. one who is bald ...c1305
† n. 2. an unfledged nestling ...a1667
† n. 3. a raw or inexperienced youth ...1670
• CALLOW-MOUSE † n. a bat ...1340
• CALLOW FROST n. a surface frost ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLOW-WABLIN n. an unfledged bird ...1825 Eng. dial.
• CALL PIGS vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CALL RALPH vb. to vomit ...1960s sl.
• CALL RAW vb. to address an elder or senior person without using Mr., Mrs., or Miss ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALLS n. a scolding, abuse, vituperation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALL SEALS vb. to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALL SHEEP vb. to stagger in walking ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL SOME HOGS vb. to snore ...1946 Amer. dial.
• CALL SOMEONE FULL-MOUTH vb. to address your elder without using an honorific Mr. or Mrs. ...1995 Guyana sl.
• CALL SOMEONE RAW vb. to address your elder without using an honorific Mr. or Mrs. ...1995 Anguilla
• CALL SOMEONE'S BLUFF vb. to force someone to justify or validate a pretense; to require the truth ...1870s Amer. sl.
• CALL SOMEONE'S CARD vb. to call someone's bluff ...1980s US sl.
• CALL SOMEONE'S GAME vb. to call someone's bluff; to challenge, as to a fight ...1983 Amer. sl.
• CALL SOMEONE'S HAND vb. in gambling: to challenge openly; to call someone's bluff ...1857 Amer. colloq.
• CALL THE COIN vb. to call 'heads or tails' when a coin is tossed ...1950s US sl.
• CALL THE COWS vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CALL THE CRACK vb. to keep the conversation going ...1785
• CALL THE DOGS vb. 1. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to vomit ...1990s US college sl.
• CALL THE GAME IN vb. to abandon one's efforts; to admit defeat ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• CALL THE HOGS TO THE HILL vb. to snore ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL THE KNOCK vb. to track down, to apprehend and arrest ...2000s sl.
• CALL THEM ALL THROUGH ONE FORD vb. to treat all alike, irrespective of person or quality ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALL THE NAIL TO THE HEAD vb. to carry a matter through, to proceed to extremities ...1768 Sc.
• CALL THE PLAYS vb. to dictate a course of action; to say what should happen ...1930s sl.
• CALL THE QUEEN ONE'S AUNT vb. to have the greatest happiness or distinction possible ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• CALL THE SHOTS vb. to dictate a course of action; to say what should happen; to be in a position of power ...1930s sl.
• CALL-THE-SHUTTLE n. a weaver ...1817 Sc.
• CALL THE TURN vb. to make an accurate statement or prediction ...1876 Amer. sl., orig. gambling usage
• CALL TRADE n. prostitution by which women or men are summoned by telephone after they have been selected, via some form of visual 'menu', by the male clientele ...1910s sl.
• CALLUSED adj. hard-hearted, indifferent ...1887 Sc.
• CALLY n. 1. a calaboose; a jail, a lock-up ...1919 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a police station ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 3. California ...1930 US sl.
• CALLYBOOSE n. a jail, esp. one in a village or small town ...1929 Amer. sl.
• CALLY-CORNERED adj. out of line, askew, awry ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CALLYHOOTING adv. moving very rapidly and noisily ...1880 Amer. dial.
• CALLYMOOCHER †* n. a term of abuse or reproach; ? a raw cadger, a greenhorn ......1661
• CALLYVAN n. a caravan, a house on wheels, used by gypsy hawkers or in wild-beast shows; any very large carriage ...1874 Eng. dial.
• CALM adj. of ice: smooth, even ...1808 Sc.
• CALMATIVE adj. having a calming effect ...1871
n. anything which has a calming effect ...1870
• CALM OF DAY n. daylight ...1939 Amer. dial.
• CALMY adj. characterized by calm; tranquil, peaceful ...1587 poetic arch.
• CALODEMONIAL † adj. pert. to beautiful or good spirits ...1522 nonce word
• CALOGRAPHY * n. calligraphy ...1804
• CALONKUS n. a fool ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CALOOP vb. to neck, to pet; to go courting; to kiss and cuddle ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CALOPHANTIC † adj. pretending or making a show of excellence; hypocritical ......1602
• CALOR † n. heat, warmth ...1599
• CALORICALLY * adv. in the manner of heat, as heat ...1869
• CALORIFY vb. to make hot ...1841
• CALOROUS †* adj. warm ...1737
• CALOTTE n. a snowcap; an ice-cap ...L19
• CALOUR † n. heat, warmth ...1599
• CALP n. a hat ...Bk1891 sl.
• CALSAY-PAIKER n. a street walker ...1879 Sc.
• CALSHIE adj. crabbed, ill-tempered, ill-humoured, surly, rude ...1790 Sc.
• CALTROP † n. a trap or snare to catch the feet of beasts, of horses or men in war, and the like ...a1300
† vb. to catch or trap with a 'caltrop' ...c1440
• CALUMNER † n. a calumniator; a slanderer ...1614
• CALUMNIATE vb. to slander, to defame; to make false charges against ...1554
• CALUMNIATION n. 1. slandering; malicious detraction ...1548
n. 2. a libellous report; a slander, calumny ...1588
• CALUMNIATOR n. a slanderer ...1549
• CALUMNIATORY adj. slanderous ...1625
• CALUMNIE † vb. to calumniate ...1827 Sc.
• CALUMNIER †* n. a slanderer ...1586
• CALUMNIOUS adj. slanderous; defamatory ...1490
• CALUMNIZE † vb. to slander; to defame ...1606
• CALUMNY n. malicious representation; slander; libel; a false charge; a slanderous or libellous statement or report ...1564
† vb. to calumniate, to slander ...1563
• CALUTED adj. idiotic, stupid, dull of comprehension ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALVAIR †* n. a skull ...c1420
• CALVE n. a fall of earth, a landslip, a bulging or falling in of a wall, etc. ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. of a glacier or iceberg: to detach and throw off a mass of ice ...1837
vb. 2. to vomit ...1847 Amer. sl.
• CALVES GONE TO GRASS phr. said of slender, undeveloped legs, with lack of calves ...1813
• CALVES' HEADS ARE BEST HOT phr. a sarcastic apology for one sitting down to eat with his hat on ...Bk1891 sl.
• CALVES' LESSON IN CURVES, THE n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• CALVES'-SNOUT n. an old name of snapdragon, esp. of Antirrhinum Orontium, or Antirrhinum minus ...1548
• CALVIN KLEIN n. 1. a judicial fine ...1990s rhyming sl.
n. 2. wine ...1990s rhyming sl.
n. 3. nine ...2000s rhyming sl.
• CALVISH adj. doltish, stupid ...1570
• CALVITY * n. baldness ...1623
• CALWART adj. of weather: coldish, fresh and bracing ...1866 Sc.
• CAM adj. 1. perverse, obstinate, cross ...a1600 Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. crooked, twisted, bent from the straight ...1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adv. 1. away from the straight line, awry, askew ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adv. 2. awkwardly, crookedly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the crest of a hill, a ridge ...1864 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. contradiction, perverse argument ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
n. 4. cami-knickers ...20C sl.
n. 5. camouflage ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 6. Cambodian marijuana, usually very strong ...1970s sl.
vb. 1. to make crooked; to tread shoes out of shape ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to contradict; to oppose vexatiously; to quarrel ...1875 Eng. dial.
• CAMAC n. anything that is over-complex or over-expensive to achieve its essentially simple purpose ...19C Irish sl.
• CAMACHAL n. a troublesome boy ...1934 Sc.
• CAMARADA DE AQUELLA n. a term of high praise; a 'number-one guy' ...1960s US sl.
• CAMARINE † n. a fetid marsh or swamp ...1576
• CAMBAUTE n. a crooked bat or stick ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMBER n. the condition of being slightly arched or convex above ...1618
vb. to be or become slightly arched or curved so that the centre is higher than the ends ...1627
• CAMBER-NOSE n. an aquiline nose ...Bk1888
• CAMBIAL adj. relating to exchange in commerce ...1864
• CAMBIO † n. a bill of exchange; a place of exchange ...1645
• CAMBISM * n. the theory and practice of exchanges ...1837
• CAMBIST n. one who is skilled in the science or practice of exchanges; one who deals in bills of exchange ...1809
• CAMBISTRY n. the science or operations of the 'cambist' ...Bk1888
• CAMBIUM † n. exchange, barter; a place of exchange ...1708
• CAMBO adj. Cambodian ...1972 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a Cambodian ...1979 Amer. sl.
n. 2. Cambodia ...1985 Amer. sl.
• CAMBODE adj. Cambodian ...1986 US military sl.
n. a Cambodian ...1964 US military sl.
• CAMBODIAN RED n. a slightly reddish variety of marijuana grown in Cambodia ...1960s drugs sl.
• CAMBODIAN TRIP n. a very potent, almost hallucinogenic, variety of marijuana ...1960s drugs sl.
• CAMBOOSE n. a cook's galley on a vessel ...1848 Amer. dial.
• CAMBORNE n. a drubbing, a beating ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMBRA n. a dog ...18C sl.
• CAMBRIAN adj. pert. to Wales; Welsh ...1656
n. a Welshman ...1780
• CAMBRIC COFFEE n. very weak coffee ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAMBRIDGE FORTUNE n. a woman who has no fortune of her own and must rely for attraction on her personal charms alone ...L17 sl.
• CAMBRIDGE NIGHTINGALE n. a frog ...L19 sl.
• CAMBRIDGE-OAK n. the willow tree ....1790 Eng. dial. sl.
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE CAMEL n. a native of Cambridgeshire ...M17
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE NIGHTINGALE n. a frog ...1875 sl.
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE OAK n. the willow tree ....1826 Eng. dial. sl.
• CAMCREEK n. Cambridge ...c1920 Cambridge undergraduates' usage
• CAMDEN TOWN n. 1. halfpenny ...1859 rhyming sl. for 'brown'
n. 2. a penny ...1920 rhyming sl. for 'brown'
• CAMEL n. 1. a great, awkward, hulking fellow ...1606
n. 2. a giraffe ...M19 S. African colloq, esp. hunters' usage
n. 3. a bustle, or dress-improver ...1882 US sl.
n. 4. in horse racing: an old or worthless horse ...1898 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a prisoner who neglects personal hygiene ...1990s Aust. prison sl.
• CAMELBACK n. 1. a bony or poor-looking horse ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a house which is higher in back than in front, as one having two stories at the back and one in front ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-BIRD n. the ostrich ...1771
• CAMEL-BREATH adj. a derogatory adjective ...1960s sl.
• CAMELCADE n. a train of people on camels; a caravan with camels ...1886 nonce word
• CAMEL CHASER n. a native of any country here camels are believed to be customarily ridden; an Arab; used contemptuously ...1968 Amer. sl.
• CAMEL CORPS, THE n. the infantry ...1915 military jocular
• CAMEL-DRIVER n. 1. a Jew ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a pilot of a Sopwith Camel pursuit plane ...1927 US military sl.
n. 3. a native of any country here camels are believed to be customarily ridden; an Arab; used contemptuously ...1975 Amer. sl.
• CAMEL-DUNG n. (derogatory) unpleasant-tasting cigarettes, orig. made from Egyptian tobacco ...20C sl.
• CAMELEER n. a camel-driver ...1808
• CAMEL FLAGS n. camouflage ...Amer. World War I sl.
• CAMEL-FUCKER n. (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s US sl.
• CAMELHEAD n. (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...2000s US sl.
• CAMELINE adj. belonging to a camel ...1865
• CAMELION † n. a giraffe ...1382
• CAMELISH adj. obstinate as a camel ...Bk1888
• CAMELIST n. a partisan of the camel ...1863 nonce word
• CAMEL JOCK n. 1. (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. a foreign student from the near East ...1966 US college sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) an Indian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL JOCKEY n. 1. (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1965 US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a Syrian ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-KNEED adj. having hard or callous knees like those of a camel, caused by much kneeling ...1801
• CAMELLER †* n. a camel-driver ...1615
• CAMEL-MERCHANT n. a pilot of a Sopwith Camel pursuit plane ...1926 US military sl.
• CAMELOPARD n. the giraffe ...1398
• CAMELOPARD HOUSE n. one having two stories in the front and one behind ...1981 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-PUNCHER n. a camel-driver ...1910s Aust. sl.
• CAMEL RIDER n. 1. an Asian ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a Syrian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-RIGG'D adj. of animals: having a high, crooked back ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMEL'S COMPLAINT n. depression, low spirits; the 'hump' ...Bk1891 sl.
• CAMEL'S FOOT n. the vulva as seen through a tight pair of jeans or trousers ...990s sl., orig. US
• CAMEL TOE n. the vulva as seen through a tight pair of jeans or trousers ...1990s sl., orig. US
• CAMEO n. a type of haircut popular among young Black males; the hair is trimmed short on the side and flat or angular on top ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CAMEO CUT n. a short-cropped Black haircut, pioneered by the hip-hop culture ...1980s US Black sl.
• CAME OVER WITH AN ICE-CREAM BARROW phr. said of Italians ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE CATTLE BOAT phr. said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE MORMONS phr. said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE MORONS phr. said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE ONION BOAT phr. said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAMERA CLICKER n. a photographer ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CAMERAL n. a large, ill-shaped, awkward person ...1825 Sc.
• CAMERA OBSCURA n. the buttocks; the anus ...L19 sl.
• CAMERATE † vb. to make an arch, to vault ...1623
• CAMERER CUSS n. a London bus ...1910s rhyming sl.
• CAMERIST n. a chamber-woman, a lady's maid ...1838 nonce word
• CAMESA n. a shirt ...M17 sl.
• CAM EWES n. seagulls ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAM-HANDED adj. awkward, clumsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMI n. 1. a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
n. 2. cami-knickers ...20C sl.
• CAMI-KNICKS n. an undergarment that combines camisole and knickers ...1930s sl.
• CAMILLA PARKER n. a Rolls Royce car ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. on 'Rolls' (Camilla Parker Bowles)
• CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES n. a Rolls Royce car ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. on 'Rolls'
• CAMISOLE n. a strait-jacket, formerly put upon lunatics ...1881
• CAMISTER n. a clergyman, a preacher...1851 thieves' cant
• CAMLA-LIKE † adj. sullen, surly ...1767 Sc.
• CAMMACK n. a stroke with the hand ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAM-MANART adj. ill-contrived, awkward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMED † adj. 1. having a camois nose (low and concave) ...c1350
adj. 2. crooked, perverse ...c1746 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. cross, ill-tempered ...1854 Eng. dial.
adv. perversely, crookedly ...1750 Eng. dial.
• CAMMED AS A DOG'S LEG adj. crooked ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMED AS A WISKET adj. crooked (wisket = basket) ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMEL vb. to argue, to dispute ...1923 Sc.
• CAMMELT adj. crooked ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAMMEREL adj. crooked ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMICK n. a preventive, a stop ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAMMICKS n. broken victuals, small pieces left at a meal ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CAMMIE adj. of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
n. camouflage (uniform) ...1987 sl., orig. US military
• CAMMIES n. a camouflage uniform ...1971 Amer. military sl.
• CAMMING n. 1. treading shoes out of shape ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 2. altercation, bickering, quarrelling ...1868 Eng. dial.
• CAMMOCK n. 1. a crooked stick or piece of wood ...c1450
n. 2. the game of hockey ...1821 Sc.
n. 3. any kind of walking stick ...1862 Sc.
• CAMMOCKS n. broken victuals, small pieces left at a meal ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CAMMON n. the game of hockey ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• CAMMY adj. of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
n. 1. a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
n. 2. cami-knickers ...20C sl.
• CAMO adj. of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
n. camouflage (uniform) ...1970s sl., orig. US military
• CAMOIS † adj. of the nose: low and concave; of persons: pug-nosed ...c1380
† n. a person or animal with a camois nose ...1485
• CAMOISED † adj. having a camois nose ...1393
• CAMOIS-NOSED † adj. hooked-nosed ...1601
• CAMOSE † n. a sea-gull ...1538-46
• CAMOUFLAGE COCKTAIL n. a cocktail designed to hide the poor-quality liquor of the Prohibition era ...1930s US Black sl.
• CAMOUFLEUR n. one who applies or uses camouflage ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CAMOW-NOSED adj. hooked-nosed ...a1600
• CAMP adj. 1. in good spirits ...1830 Sc.
adj. 2. strange, though amusing ...M19 sl.
adj. 3. stylish ...M19 sl.
adj. 4. effeminate, affected, exaggerated; the general image is that of limp-wristed homosexuality ...M19 sl.
adv. in an effeminate, affected, exaggerated manner ...1970s US gay sl.
† n. 1. martial contest, combat, fight, battle, war ...c1000
† n. 2. field of inquiry; field of discussion or debate, subject of debate ...1538
n. 3. a romp; applied to both sexes ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. a short rest, a lie-down ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a summer dwelling, whether modest or elaborate ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a brothel ...20C US sl.
n. 7. flamboyance, overt exhibitionism; hence, a flamboyant person of either sex ...1920s sl.
n. 8. an effeminate male homosexual ...1920s sl., orig. US
n. 9. a residence or gathering place for male homosexuals ...1930s US sl.
† vb. 1. to fight; to contend in battle ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to strive with others in doing anything, e.g. drinking ...1587 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to contend in athletic contests ...1774-6 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to surpass; to 'floor' ...18?? Aust. sl.
vb. 5. to play the romp ...1825 Sc.
vb. 6. to rest, to lie down ...M19 Aust. sl.
vb. 7. to die ...L19 Aust. sl.
vb. 8. to act ostentatiously and outrageously in a homosexual manner, although by no means restricted - verbally or physically - to the gay world ...1920s sl.
vb. 9. to act in an exaggeratedly 'gay' manner in order to humiliate a boy who is or is believed to be homosexual ...2000s UK juvenile sl.
• CAMP, THE n. 1. Sydney ...L18 Aust.
n. 2. Hobart ...M19 Aust.
n. 3. the area outside Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands ...20C sl.
• CAMPAIGN adj. belonging to the open country ...1628
† n. 1. a tract of open country; a plain ...1628
† n. 2. open country as opposed to hills, woods, etc.; country as opposed to town ...a1667
† n. 3. a voyage or cruise ...1708
n. 4. an expedition or excursion into the country; a summer's trip or sojourn ...1748
• CAMPAL † adj. belonging to the open country or 'the field' ...1598
• CAMPANA n. a church bell ...1706
• CAMPANAL † adj. bell-shaped ...1571
• CAMPANARIAN * adj. pert. to bell-founding or to bells ...1869
• CAMPANEL †* n. a small bell ...1653
• CAMPANIA † n. 1. a large open level tract of ground without hills; a plain ...1647
† n. 2. operations of an army in the field during a season ...1679
• CAMPANILE n. a bell-tower; a steeple ...1640
• CAMPANILIAN †* adj. pert. to a bell-tower, or peal of bells ...1693
• CAMPANIST n. one versed in the subject of bells ...1872
• CAMPANISTIC adj. pert. to a bellman ...1883
• CAMPANOLOGER n. one versed in the subject of bells ...1800
• CAMPANOLOGICAL adj. pert. to bells, bell-founding, or bell-ringing ...1800
• CAMPANOLOGIST n. one versed in the subject of bells ...1857
• CAMPANOLOGY n. the subject of bells; detailed examination of the principles of bell-founding; bell-ringing ...1847
• CAMPBOAT n. a houseboat ...1964 Amer. dial.
• CAMP-CANDLESTICK n. an empty bottle or a bayonet ...1811 military sl.
• CAMP-CHAPLAIN † n. an army chaplain ...1679-88
• CAMP DOG n. 1. a person who runs errands and does small jobs for his fellow tramps ...1920s US tramps' sl.
n. 2. in construction and logging camps: an employee who looks after beds and belongings ...1927 Amer. dial.
• CAMP DOWN vb. 1. to sit or lie down ...1848 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to go to bed ...L19 Aust. sl.
vb. 3. to die ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CAMPEADOR n. a champion
• CAMPED adj. exhausted ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CAMPEINIE n. a lamb ...1906 Sc.
• CAMPER † n. 1. one who belongs to a camp; a soldier, a military man; a camp-follower ...1631
n. 2. a young boyish lesbian ...1960s US homosexual sl.
n. 3. a person, an individual ...1970s US sl.
• CAMPERLECKS † n. magical tricks ...1808 Sc.
• CAMPERNOYLE † n. a mushroom or toadstool ...1527
• CAMPERS n. slow-eating restaurant patrons ...Bk1998 sl.
• CAMPESTRAL * adj. pert. to fields or open country; growing or living in the fields ...a1750
• CAMPESTRIAL † adj. pert. to fields or open country; growing or living in the fields ...1606
• CAMPFIRE GIRL n. a soldier ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• CAMPHOR AND MOTH n. broth ...1930s UK tramps' rhyming sl.
• CAMPIE adj. of persons: bold, brave, heroic ...1882 Sc.
n. one who strives, contends, or works vigorously ...1923 Sc.
• CAMPING † adj. 1. wrangling, contentious, scolding ...1642
adj. 2. effeminate, affected, exaggerated; the general image is that of limp-wristed homosexuality ...M19 sl.
† n. 1. contending, fighting ...1549
n. 2. flamboyance, overt exhibitionism ...1920s sl.
• CAMP INSPECTOR n. an itinerant logger ...1950 Amer. dial. jocular
• CAMPION † n. 1. one who fights on behalf of another, or on behalf of any cause; a champion ...c1270
† n. 2. one who fights in single combat as a trial of strength or bravery, or to decide a judicial question; a gladiator, pugilist, or professional fighter; a combatant ...c1320
• CAMPISH adj. effeminate, affected, exaggerated; the general image is that of limp-wristed homosexuality ...M19 sl.
• CAMP IT OFF vb. to shrug off an insult ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• CAMP IT UP vb. to overdo effeminacy ...E20 sl.
• CAMP JACK n. in sheepherding: a man who looked after the gear and moved the sheep camp while the herder was with the sheep ...1940 Amer. West usage
• CAMP JERKER n. in sheepherding: a man who looked after the gear and moved the sheep camp while the herder was with the sheep ...1931 Amer. West usage
• CAMPLE n. talk, angry words, conversation, chat, a gossiping conversation ...1867 Eng. dial.
† vb. to scold, bully; to retort, answer pertly; to argue or contend saucily; to wrangle or quarrel; to be sulky or cross ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAMP-MASTER-GENERAL † n. a field-marshal ...a1569
• CAMP MEAT n. deer shot illegally ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CAMP MEETING BABY n. an illegitimate child ...1931 Amer. dial.
• CAMP MOVER n. in sheepherding: a man who looked after the gear and moved the sheep camp while the herder was with the sheep ...1931 Amer. West usage
• CAMPO † n. a play-field, a play-ground ...1612 school sl.
• CAMPODA n. a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1856 Amer. dial.
• CAMP ON ONE'S TRAIL vb. to follow or remind someone persistently ...1882 Amer. dial.
• CAMPOODIE n. a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1869 Amer. dial.
• CAMPOODY n. a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1887 Amer. dial.
• CAMPO SANTO n. a cemetery ...1856 Amer. dial.
• CAMPROL n. a gypsy spell ...1925 Sc.
• CAMPRULY † adj. contentious ...1808 Sc.
• CAMP RUSTLER n. in sheepherding: a man who looked after the gear and moved the sheep camp while the herder was with the sheep ...1913 Amer. West usage
• CAMPS †* n. the whiskers of a cat; stout bristly hairs, as in a beard ...c1450
• CAMP-STOOL BRIGADE n. the people who wait outside a place of entertainment to secure the best seats, and bring camp-stools with them to rest themselves ...1889 sl.
• CAMP STRAWBERRIES n. beans ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CAMP TENDER n. in sheepherding: a man who looked after the gear and moved the sheep camp while the herder was with the sheep ...1913 Amer. West usage
• CAMPY adj. 1. quick-tempered, ill-tempered ...1808 Sc.
† adj. 2. elated by a flow of high spirits ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. of persons: bold, brave, heroic ...1882 Sc.
adj. 4. of horses: mettlesome, brisk ...1923 Sc.
adj. 5. of a homosexual man: given to often humorously exaggerated feminine mannerisms; blatantly effeminate ...1941 Amer. sl.
n. one who strives, contends, or works vigorously ...1923 Sc.
• CAM RED n. a slightly reddish variety of marijuana grown in Cambodia ...1960s drugs sl.
• CAMSHACHLE vb. to distort, to twist all awry ...1805 Sc.
• CAMSHACKLE adj. angry, cross, quarrelsome ...1808 Sc.
vb. 1. to distort, to bend, to twist, to disorder ...1819 Sc.
vb. 2. to oppress or bear down with fatigue or confinement ...1825 Sc.
• CAMSHO adj. crooked ...Sc.
• CAMSHOCH adj. 1. crooked, distorted, awry; deformed ...1513 Sc.
adj. 2. perverse ...1606 Sc.
• CAMSTAIRY adj. perverse, unmanageable, riotous; unruly, wilful; fractious; given to quarrelling; excitable ...1769 Sc.
adv. helter-skelter, in disorder ...1928 Sc.
n. 1. an obstinate, unmanageable person ...1818 Sc.
n. 2. an uproar ...1934 Sc.
• CAMSTEERIE adv. helter-skelter, in disorder ...1928 Sc.
n. an uproar ...1934 Sc.
• CAMSTEERY adj. perverse, unmanageable, riotous; given to quarrelling; excitable ...1769 Sc.
• CAMSTERIOUS adj. of a horse: very frisky ...1934 Sc.
• CAMSTERRY adj. perverse, unmanageable, riotous; given to quarrelling; excitable ...1769 Sc.
• CAMSTRARIE adj. perverse, unmanageable, riotous; given to quarrelling; excitable ...1769 Sc.
• CAMSTRARINESS n. obstinacy, perversity ...1835 Sc.
• CAMSTROUDGEOUS adj. wild, unmanageable; obstinate, perverse ...1808 Sc.
• CAMSTRUDGEOUS adj. wild; obstinate ...1933 Sc.
• CAM TRIP n. a very potent, almost hallucinogenic, variety of marijuana ...1960s drugs sl.
• CAMUS † adj. of the nose: low and concave; of persons: pug-nosed ...c1380
• CAMWHORE n. a person who performs sexual or titillating acts in front of a webcam for the gratification of online customers who reward him or her with money or gifts ...sl.
vb. to perform sexual or titillating acts in front of a webcam for the gratification of online customers who reward with money or gifts ...sl. 2014
• CAN n. 1. power, ability ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. skill, knowledge ...1768 Sc.
n. 3. a chimney pot ...1833
† n. 4. supernatural power, witchcraft ...1852 Sc.
n. 5. a dollar ...1859 Can. sl.
n. 6. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 7. a restroom or toilet ... 1900 US & Can. colloq.
n. 8. a party ...1905 Amer. students' sl.
n. 9. the head ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 10. the buttocks ...1914 sl., orig. and chiefly US
n. 11. a place of confinement; a prison; a cell ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 12. an airplane ... Amer. World War I sl.
n. 13. a depth charge ...1918 US Navy sl.
n. 14. a motor vehicle or aircraft, esp. if old or dilapidated ...1923 Amer. sl.
n. 15. a safe ...1925 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 16. a bomb ...1929 US sl.
n. 17. one ounce of an illicit drug, esp. marijuana ...1933 US drugs sl.
n. 18. a woman's breast ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to get rid of, to expel, to discharge, to eject, to jilt, to dismiss; to discharge from employment ...1905 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to stop or give up; to leave off ...1906 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to record phonographically ...1918 US colloq.
vb. 4. to dispose of as garbage; hence, to cancel a project or the like ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to imprison; to lock up ...1929 US police sl.
vb. 6. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. to copulate with anally ...1945-49 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. in golf: to sink a putt ...1970 Can. sl.
• CAN, THE n. 1. a dismissal, removal, expulsion, rejection ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 2. prison ...1912 sl., orig. US
• CANACIN † n. the plague ...1673
• CANACK n. a Canadian ...1891 Amer. dial.
• CANADA n. no-man's-land ...Bk2004 World War I Can. sl.
• CANADA HONKER n. a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADA HONKY n. a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADA TRUMPETER n. a Canada goose ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CANADIAN BACON n. an uncircumcised penis ...1970s US gay sl.
• CANADIAN BLACK n. a type of marijuana said to be grown in Canada ...1960s drugs sl.
• CANADIAN CAPER n. a paper ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
• CANADIAN HONKER n. a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADIAN SNOW GOOSE n. a Canada goose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CANADIAN SOLDIER n. 1. a mayfly ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a grasshopper ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an extra big mosquito ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANADOE n. a drink ...E17 sl.
• CAN A DUCK SWIM? phr. a phrase used to emphasize one's absolute agreement ...M19 sl.
• CAN A DUCK WHISTLE? phr. a sarcastic rejoinder ...M19 sl.
• CANAILLE n. 1. the rabble, the mob ...1676
n. 2. a pack ...a1680
• CANAIVE vb. to gossip, usually maliciously ...1925 Sc.
• CANAKA n. a Pacific Islander, esp. one brought to Australia as an indentured labourer on the Queensland cotton or sugar plantations ...M19 orig. Aust.
• CANAKER n. a native of the South Sea Islands, esp. one employed in Queensland as a labourer on the sugar plantations ...1840
• CANAKIN † n. the plague ...1673
• CANAL † n. 1. a pipe used for conveying water or liquid ...c1449
† n. 2. a medium of communication, means, agency; now 'channel' ...1711
• CANALAGE * n. the construction of canals; canal-work ...1854
• CANAL BOAT n. 1. big foot; big or clumsy shoes ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the Totalizator ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'tote'
• CANAL CONCH n. a promiscuous woman ...1985 Trinidad and Tobago
• CANALLER n. 1. a canal boat ...M19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. one who lives on a canal boat ...M19 sl., orig. US
• CANALLIARY †* n. the 'canaille' collectively ...1600
• CANALLY n. a rabble, a mob, a crew ...1708 Sc.
• CANAL WRENCH n. a long-handled shovel ...1954 US sl.
• CANAMO n. marijuana ...1971 US sl.
• CAN-A-PISS n, a can of beer ...1998 NZ sl.
• CANAPPA n. marijuana ...1938 US sl.
• CANARD n. an extravagant, or absurd story circulated to impose on people's credulity; a rumour, hoax, a false report ...1864
vb. to fly abroad as a false report ...1862
• CANARIES n. bananas ...1930s sl.
• CANARY n. 1. the vagina ...17C sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...18C sl.
n. 3. a mistress ...18C sl.
n. 4. a yellow silk handkerchief, as worn by a costermonger ...E19 sl.
n. 5. a bosun's mate ...1821 nautical sl.
n. 6. a woman ...1862 sl.
n. 7. a thief's female accomplice ...M19 sl.
n. 8. 100 strokes of the lash ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 9. a guinea; a sovereign; a gold coin ...1842 sl.
n. 10. a young woman or girl; esp. a female vocalist; a songster ...1862 US
n. 11. a donkey or mule; usually constructed with a place name, as 'Arizona canary' ...1876 US jocular
n. 12. a Spaniard; used contemptuously ...1898 US Army sl.
n. 13. a Chinese immigrant ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 14. a prisoner who has been caught in an escape attempt ...L19 UK prison sl.
n. 15. a convict's yellow jacket ...L19 sl.
n. 16. a half-sovereign (50p) ...L19 sl.
n. 17. an ornament worn at the hip ...L19 sl.
n. 18. a prisoner; a very old cant term for habitual offenders; 'a person used to be kept in a cage' ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 19. in the Salvation Army: a written promise of a donation or subscription; at some of the meetings of the 'Army' instead of sending round the plate, the officers distribute slips of paper on which those present are invited to record their benevolent intentions; the original colour of the slips was yellow ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 20. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 21. a cigarette ...1900s US campus sl.
n. 22. an informer; a stool pigeon ...1929 US sl.
n. 23. an unwanted squeak in machinery ...1937 Amer. sl.
n. 24. a gas mask ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 25. a fright ...1980s Irish sl.
vb. 1. of a criminal: to confess; to turn state's evidence ...1930s US sl.
vb. 2. to work as a band vocalist; to sing ...1930s US sl.
vb. 3. to turn informer ...1933 US sl.
• CANARY-BIRD n. 1. a prisoner; a very old cant term for habitual offenders; 'a person used to be kept in a cage' ...1673 cant
n. 2. the vagina ...17C sl.
n. 3. a young villain ...17C sl.
n. 4. a guinea or gold coin ...L17 sl.
n. 5. a mistress ...18C sl.
n. 6. a prostitute ...18C sl.
n. 7. a thief's female accomplice ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a woman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• CANARY HATCH n. a psychiatric institution; a 'loony bin' ...1966 US sl.
• CANARY KID n. a weakling; a coward ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• CANARY WARD n. the venereal disease ward in Royal Navy hospital ...20C Brit. sl.
• CANASTA n. the male or female genitals ...1950s sl.
• CANAT n. an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• CANAVER vb. to frolic ...1916 Sc.
• CANCELEER vb. to turn aside, to swerve or digress ...a1697
• CANCELLATE †* vb. to strike out, to cancel ...1647
• CANCELLED STAMP n. a shy person ...1920s US sl.
• CANCELLED STICK n. a marijuana cigarette ...1960s drugs sl.
• CANCELMENT n. cancellation ...1621
• CANCELS † n. prison bars, limits, bounds, confines ...1596
• CANCEL SOMEONE OUT vb. to murder someone ...1990s sl.
• CANCEL SOMEONE'S TICKET vb. to murder, to assassinate ...1960s sl.
• CANCER n. 1. a crab ...1562
n. 2. severe rust on an automobile ...1970s US sl.
• CANCER ALLEY n. the industrial area of a city ...1980s US sl.
• CANCER PILL n. a cigarette ...1950s sl.
• CANCER STICK n. a cigarette ...1958 sl.
• CANCER WARD n. the smoking section of an eating establishment ...Bk1998 sl.
• CANCERWEED n. a cigarette ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANCH n. a small amount; a bit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CANCRENATED †* adj. affected with gangrene ...1582
• C. AND A. adj. gay ...Brit. rhyming sl.
n. a bisexual man; one who will have a stab at 'cunts and arseholes' ...Brit. sl.
• CANDEFY † vb. to make or become white ...1656
• CANDENCY †* n. warmth, fervency ...1723
• CANDENT † adj. 1. at a white heat; glowing with heat ...1577 obs. or arch.
* adj. 2. fervent, impassioned ...1723
• CANDESCENCE n. dazzling whiteness or brightness ...1880
• CANDESCENT * adj. glowing with heat ...1824
• C AND H n. cocaine and heroin ...1960s Black sl. Juba
• CANDICANCY n. a whitening or making fair ...1731
• CANDICANT †* adj. growing white; inclining to white, whitish ...1657
• CANDICATE † vb. to grow white ...1623
• CANDID † adj. 1. white ...1630
† adj. 2. gentle, courteous, kindly; not desirous to find faults ...1633
adj. 3. pure, clear; stainless, innocent ...1647 arch.
† adj. 4. splendid, illustrious; fortunate ...1648
• CANDIDATE †* adj. clothed in white ...1616 poetic
†* vb. to make white; to whitewash (fig.) ...1628
• CANDID FRIEND n. one who claims to be a friend, and, in the name of candour, speaks unpleasant things ...1798
• CANDIDNESS † n. 1. favourable disposition; favour, courtesy ...1643
† n. 2. purity, innocence ...1654
• CANDIED adj. flattering, glozing ...1602
• CANDIFY † vb. to make or become white ...1656
• CANDLE n. 1. mucus hanging from the nose ...1858
n. 2. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a shoot of new growth on a pine tree ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE-BASHER n. a spinster; a female masturbator ...E20 Brit. sl.
• CANDLE-BRANCH † n. a chandelier ...1599
• CANDLE BUG n. a firefly ...1959 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE-EATER n. a foreigner of Russian origin ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CANDLE-ENDS n. things of short duration or of little value; trifles, fragments, scraps ...a1626
• CANDLE FLARE n. a firefly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE FLY n. a firefly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE-LIGHT n. the time during, or at, which candles are lighted; dusk, nightfall ...1663
• CANDLELIGHTING n. dusk; twilight; nightfall ...1696 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE MILLER n. a firefly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE-QUENCHER † n. an extinguisher ...1382
• CANDLE-SHEARS † n. snuffers; candle extinguisher ...1483
• CANDLE-SNOT n. the burnt wick of a candle ...19C Eng. dial.
• CANDLES OF THE NIGHT n. stars ...1790
• CANDLE-STAFF † n. a candlestick; the main stem or shaft of a branched candlestick ...c1000
• CANDLESTICK n. 1. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a humorous corruption of 'candidate' ...1870 Winchester College usage
• CANDLESTICKS n. the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London ...1851 colloq.
• CANDLE-TEENING n. the time for lighting or seeing to the candles; evening, nightfall ...1746 Eng. dial.
• CANDLE-TENDING n. the time for lighting or seeing to the candles; evening, nightfall ...1519
• CANDLE-TINING n. the time for lighting or seeing to the candles; evening, nightfall ...1613
• CANDLE-WASTER n. 1. he who or that which wastes candles by late study at night ...1599
n. 2. a small bit of burning wick that falls upon the substance of the candle and causes it to run ...Bk1888
• C AND M n. cocaine and morphine ...1960s Black sl.
• CAN-DO adj. positive, enthusiastic, aggressive; confident and resourceful in the face of challenges ...20C sl., orig. US
phr. (as 'can do') it is possible, it is within my power ...20C sl.
• CANDOUR † n. 1. stainlessness of character; purity, integrity, innocence ...1610
† n. 2. brilliant whiteness; brilliancy ...1634
† n. 3. freedom from malice; favourable disposition, kindliness; sweetness of temper ...1653
• C. AND S. adj. clean and sober ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• CANDY adj. 1. drunk ...1785 Irish usage
adj. 2. of dice: transparent ...L19 US criminals' sl.
adj. 3. excellent, worthy of admiration ...1900s US college sl.
adj. 4. of a person: soft, weak, effeminate ...1910s US sl.
adj. 5. of a job, crime, or other activity: easy, undemanding, 'soft' ...1930s US sl.
adj. 6. candid ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 1. something admirable ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. money ...20C US sl.
n. 3. jewellery ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 4. sexual intercourse ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
n. 5. a showy, stylish person; a dandy; a fine fellow; a favourite ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a sexually desirable person of either sex ...1930s sl.
n. 7. opium ...1930s US drugs sl.
n. 8. cocaine ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 9. a pretty, young homosexual boy ...1950s US homosexual sl.
n. 10. the passive partner in anal intercourse ...1950s homosexual sl.
n. 11. a weakling ...1960s US teen sl.
n. 12. any drug, esp. in capsule form ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 13. heroin ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 14. the decoration or customization of an automobile ...2000s US Black sl.
n. 15. crack cocaine ...2000s US drugs sl.
vb. to sweeten; to render pleasant or palatable; to give a pleasant appearance to ...1592
• CANDY, THE n. something excellent, admirable, desirable ...1900s US sl.
• CANDY ANKLE n. a weak or effeminate man ...1938 Amer. dial.
• CANDY-ASS n. a coward; a timid and helpless person ...M20 US sl.
• CANDYBOB n. a hawker, a ragman; they generally gave a kind of toffee, called candy, in exchange for rags, etc. ...c1873 Sc.
• CANDY BOY n. 1. a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1901 US sl.
n. 2. a sweet or well-behaved person; hence, a sissy; an effeminate or cowardly person ...1901 US sl.
n. 3. a stylishly dressed person ...1901 US sl.
• CANDY COCK n. 1. a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1925 US sl.
n. 2. a sweet or well-behaved person; hence, a sissy; an effeminate or cowardly person ...1925 US sl.
n. 3. a stylishly dressed person ...1925 US sl.
• CANDY KID n. 1. a sweet or well-behaved person; hence, a sissy; an effeminate or cowardly person ...1905 US sl.
n. 2. a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1906 US sl.
n. 3. a fine fellow; a showy, stylish person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CANDY-LEG n. a wealthy fellow who is attractive to women ...1920 US college sl.
• CANDY MAKER n. a male homosexual who masturbates (but does not fellate) a partner, then swallows the resultant semen ...1960s US sl.
• CANDY-MAN n. 1. in the north of England a bum-bailiff or process-server; 'in the great strike of coal miners in 1844, when a large number of extempore bailiffs were employed to eject the miners wholesale from the cottages, there were recognized among them some well-known sellers of 'dandy candy' from the Newcastle streets, whose appellation was transferred to persons employed in the unpopular office ...1863
n. 2. ('candyman') a hawker, a ragman; they generally gave a kind of toffee, called candy, in exchange for rags, etc. ...1870 Sc.
n. 2. a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1913 US sl.
n. 3. a stylish, showy person; a dandy ...1913 US sl.
n. 4. a woman's male partner or (illicit) lover ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 5. a seller of illicit drugs, esp. in capsule form ...1969 US drugs sl.
n. 6. a pimp ...1980s US Black sl.
• CANDYMAN, THE n. the Federal Communications Commission or one of its field agents ...1976 US sl.
• CANDY ROCK n. cocaine hydrochloride ...1990s Aust. drugs sl.
• CANDY-STRIPE vb. to work as a 'candy-striper' ...1974 US sl.
• CANDY-STRIPER n. a young woman who is a volunteer nurse's aide ...1963 US sl.
• CANDY WAGON n. a light truck ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CANE n. 1. a weasel ...1789 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. cocaine; crack cocaine ...1983 US sl.
vb. to copulate with a woman in the sense 'beat' ...20C Brit. sl.
• CANEBUCK n. strong, intoxicating liquor ...20C Amer. dial.
• CANEL † n. 1. cinnamon ...c1205
† n. 2. the natural bed of a stream of water; a watercourse; now 'channel' ...a1300
† n. 3. the neck ...c1340
† n. 4. the gutter or surface watercourse in a street, or by a road ...c1380
† n. 5. a pipe or tube ..c1420
• CANELL † n. cinnamon ...1382
• CANELLE † n. cinnamon ...c1460
• CANE NIGGER n. (?offensive) a happy-go-lucky fellow, one devoid of care and anxiety ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• CANE OF FIRE † n. a gun or firearm ...1550
• CANEOLOGY n. the doctrine of the use of the cane in corporal punishment ...1837 humorous
• CANESCENCE * n. hoariness, dull whiteness ...1855
• CANESCENT adj. rather hoary; greyish or dull white, like the down or hairs on the leaves of plants ...1847
• CANE-SEED-EATER n. a Mormon ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CANFUL OF ANGLE-WORMS n. a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• CANG † adj. foolish, silly ...a1225
† n. a fool ...a1225
• CANGE vb. to whine, to grumble, to complain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANGEANT †* adj. changing ...a1618
• CANGED † adj. foolish, besotted ...a1225
• CANGLE vb. to dispute acrimoniously; to wrangle ...1619 Sc.
• CANGLER n. a wrangler; a quarrelsome disputant ...1730 Sc.
• CANGLICHE † adv. foolishly ...a1225.
• CAN HOUSE n. a brothel ...20C US sl.
• CANICIDE n. a dog-killer ...1852
• CANICULAR adj. pert. to a dog ...1592 humorous
• CANICULTURE n. the rearing of dogs ...Bk1888 humorous
• CANIDDLING PIE n. said to put off a child when they ask, "What are you making?" ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CANIFFLE vb. 1. to dissemble; to flatter ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to embezzle; to sponge ...1873 Eng. dial.
• CANIKIN n. a small can or drinking vessel ...1570
• CANINAL † adj. canine, dog-like ...1599
• CANINITY n. 1. canine quality or trait; dog nature or race ...1794
n. 2. sympathy with dogs, kindness to dogs ...1864
• CANISTER † n. 1. a quantity of tea from 75 to 100 lbs. weight ...1704
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. the head ...1811 sl.
n. 4. a hat ...1887 sl.
n. 5. a firearm ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 6. a prison ...Bk1914 prison sl.
• CANITUDE † n. hoariness, whiteness ...1656
• CANIVOROUS adj. dog-devouring ...1835 nonce word
• CANK † adj. 1. foolish, silly ...a1225
† adj. 2. dumb, silent ...1673 Eng. dial. or sl.
† n. a fool ...a1225
vb. 1. to cackle as geese; to talk rapidly, to chatter ...1741 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to annoy, to fret, to overcome ...1944 Amer. dial.
• CANKER † n. 1. rust ...1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the common Wild Poppy; the dandelion; a toadstool or other fungus ...Bk1888
n. 3. verdigris formed on the surface of dirty brass candlesticks, etc. ...Bk1899 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a Jew ...1930s sl.
† vb. 1. to corrode, to rust, to tarnish ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to fester ...1879 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to begin to decay; to spoil; to become tainted ...1953 Amer. dial.
• CANKERED adj. 1. infected with evil; corrupt, depraved ...c1440
adj. 2. malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered, crabbed ...1513
† adj. 3. rusted, corroded; tarnished ...1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 4. infected, polluted; infectious, venomous ...1633
• CANKEREDLY adv. spitefully, malignantly; peevishly ...1535
• CANKEREDNESS n. malice, spite; ill-humour; crabbed temper ...1538
• CANKERFRET † adj. corroded with rust ...1603
† n. 1. corrosion by rust ...1618
n. 2. a sore or blister in the mouth ...19C Eng. dial.
† vb. to rust ...1642
• CANKERLY † adj. malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered,, crabbed ...1580
† adv. spitefully, malignantly, peevishly ...1580
• CANKEROUS adj. 1. ill-humoured, crabbed ...1580
† adj. 2. in a state of decay ...1609
† adj. 3. rusty, like rust ...1651
adj. 4. worried, fussing, esp. about little things ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CANKERSOME adj. bad-tempered, crabbed, cross-grained ...1855 Sc.
• CANKERWORT † n. the dandelion ...Bk1888
• CANKERY † adj. 1. rusty; affected as if with rust; corroded ...1744
adj. 2. ill-humoured, crabbed ...1786 Sc.
• CANKYWAMPUS adj. askew, awry, wrong ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANNABINOL n. phencyclidine ...1970s US drugs sl.
• CANNACKER n. a Canadian ...1846 Amer. dial.
• CANNED adj. 1. drunk ...1914 sl.
adj. 2. of writing or information: rote, pre-packaged ...1920s US sl.
• CANNED CATTLE n. corned beef ...1930s US prison sl.
• CANNED COW n. canned or condensed milk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CANNED GOODS n. a virgin of either sex, usually female; the genitalia of such a person ...1910s US sl.
• CANNED HEAT n. a form of crude alcohol, intended for heating purposes but drunk by down-and-out alcoholics who can afford nothing better ...1910s sl.
• CANNED HEATER n. one who drinks 'canned heat' (a form of crude alcohol, intended for heating purposes) ...1910s US sl.
• CANNED-HEAT STIFF n. one who drinks 'canned heat' (a form of crude alcohol, intended for heating purposes) ...1910s US sl.
• CANNED MORALE n. a movie ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CANNED SATIVA n. cannabis ...1980s drugs sl.
• CANNED STUFF n. commercially packaged opium ...1930s US drugs sl.
• CANNED TO THE CROW'S NEST adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CANNED-UP adj. drunk ...1910s sl.
• CANNED WILLIE n. corned beef ...1900s US sl.
• CANNEL † n. 1. the natural bed of a stream of water; a watercourse; now 'channel' ...a1300
† n. 2. the gutter or surface watercourse in a street, or by a road ...c1380
† n. 3. channel, passage ...1561
• CANNEL-BONE † n. the collar-bone or clavicle ...c1420
• CANNIBAL n. a fellator, specifically a homosexual male ...20C US criminals' sl.
• CANNIBALEAN * adj. pert. to or characteristic of a cannibal ...1602
• CANNIBALIC adj. pert. to or characteristic of a cannibal ...1837
• CANNIBALITY * n. cannibalism; the practice of eating the flesh of one's fellow creatures ...1796
• CANNIBALIZATION n. using parts from one machine to repair another ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CANNIKIN n. 1. a small can or drinking vessel ...1570
n. 2. the plague ...1688 sl.
• CANNILY adv. sagaciously, skilfully, prudently; cautiously, slyly; gently, softly; comfortably ...1636 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CANNINESS n. sagacity, skilfulness, prudence, cautiousness; gentleness, quietness ...a1662 Sc.
• CANNING † n. being able, ability ...a1555
• CANNIS-COVE n. a dog fancier ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
• CANNON adj. drunk ...1879 thieves' sl.
n. 1. in billiards: a stroke in which the player's ball is made to hit one of the other balls in such a way as to glance from it and strike the second ...1839
n. 2. the part of a bell by which it is suspended ...1872
n. 3. a pickpocket of indefinite order ...Bk1914 pickpockets' sl.
n. 4. a revolver ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 5. a large firecracker ...1954 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. in billiards: to play one's ball so as to make a 'cannon'; also, of the ball: to strike and rebound ...1844
vb. 2. to strike with rebounding collision; to come into violent collision with ...1864
• CANNONARCHY n. government by cannon; usurpation supported by cannon ...1841
• CANNONBALL n. a fast or express train; also, facetiously, a slow train or branch railroad ...1888 Amer. dial.
• CANNON-BALLS n. 1. a nickname formerly given to the irreconcilable opponents of free trade in England ...1858 political usage
n. 2. the testicles ...Bk1891 sl.
• CANNON-CRACKER n. a large firecracker ...1871 Amer. dial.
• CANNON FEVER n. war weariness; a strong desire to get away from front lines ...US Civil War usage
• CANNON FODDER n. soldiers, regarded as food for cannon ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• CANNON REPORT n. an imaginary written report for which recruits are sent as a practical joke ...1923 US Army sl.
• CANNY adj. 1. knowing, sagacious, judicious, prudent; wary, cautious ...1637 Sc.
† adj. 2. cunning, artful, wily ...a1662 Sc. obs. or arch.
† adj. 3. lucky, fortunate, prosperous ...1715 Sc.
adj. 4. lucky or safe to meddle with; esp. used with negative ...1718 Sc.
adj. 5. careful, frugal, thrifty ...1725 Sc.
adj. 6. quiet, easy, snug, comfortable, pleasant, cosy ...a1758 Sc.
adj. 7. skilful, clever ...1768 Sc.
† adj. 8. supernaturally wise; endowed with occult or magical power ...1768 Sc.
adj. 9. careful or cautious in motion or action; hence, quite, gentle, 'soft' of speech; free from commotion, disturbance, or noise ....1785 Sc.
adj. 10. agreeable to the eyes or perception, tidy, seemly, comely; good, worthy; very satisfactory ...1802 Sc.
adj. 11. cautious in worldly matters, worldly-wise, shrewd, having a constant eye to the main chance ...1816 Sc.
adj. 12. of humour: quiet, sly ...1876 Sc.
• CANNY MOMENT n. moment of childbirth ...1810 Sc.
• CANNY WIFE n. a midwife ...1810 Sc.
• CANOE n. 1. a ship; used derisively ...1859 US nautical sl.
n. 2. a large automobile ...1935 US sl.
vb. to have sexual intercourse; to kiss and caress, esp. intimately; to neck ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CANOE-CHIEF n. an American Indian ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CANOE COLLEGE, THE n. the US Naval Academy ...1969 US Navy sl.
• CANOE INSPECTION n. 1. inspection of servicewomen's genitals for possible venereal disease infection by medical officers or medics ...1965 US military sl.
n. 2. inspection of prostitutes' genitals for venereal disease ...1972 US sl.
• CANOE INSPECTOR n. a gynecologist ...1965 US sl.
• CANOE-MAKER n. an autopsy surgeon ...1970 US police sl.
• CANOES n. big feet or shoes ...1942 US sl.
• CANOE U. n. the US Naval Academy ...1963 US military sl.
• CAN OF CHECKERED PAINT n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAN OF CORN n. in baseball: a high fly ball that can be easily caught ...1937 US sl.
• CAN OF VACUUM n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CAN OF WORMS n. a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• CANON adj. drunk ...1879 thieves' sl.
n. a metal loop or 'ear' at the top of a bell by which it is hung ...1688
• CANOODLE n. 1. a knitting needle ...1944 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a dalliance; a flirtation ...1976 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to kiss and cuddle ...1859 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to paddle or propel a canoe ...1879 Oxford University usage
vb. 3. to coax ...Bk1891 sl.
vb. 4. to share profits ...18?? Amer. theatrical usage
• CANOODLERS n. a pair of lovers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CANOODLING n. endearments ...1859 Amer. sl.
• CAN-OPENER n. 1. a weapon powerful enough to destroy an armoured target ...1886 US military sl.
n. 2. a tool for opening safes, etc. ...1912 sl.
n. 3. a cook ...1918 US sl.
n. 4. a bayonet ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 5. an aircraft equipped to destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CANOROUS adj. singing, melodious, musical; resonant, ringing ...1646
• CANOUS †* adj. grey, hoary ...1513
• CAN-PAPER n. toilet paper ...20C US sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...19C
n. 3. one hundred dollars; orig. a one hundred dollar bill ...1839 US sl.
n. 4. cocaine; also preceded with 'the' ...1921 US sl.
n. 5. heroin ...20C US drugs sl.
n. 6. the commission charged by a bookmaker ...1960 US sl.
n. 7. the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong ...1966 US sl.
n. 8. a woman viewed as a sexual object ...1976 US sl.
n. 9. in poker: the third player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
n. 10. methcathinone ...1990s sl.
n. 11. contraception ...1997 US sl.
n. 12. in cards: clubs
• C, THE n. 1. methcathinone ...1990s US sl.
n. 2. amphetamines ...2003 UK sl.
• C-3 adj. third-rate, inadequate, inferior; highly unfit ...1910s sl.
• C-47 n. a clothes peg ...2003 US television and film crews usage
• C.A. n. a county attorney ...1950s US sl.
• CA n. a pass between hills ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAAD vb. to jeer jokingly or mock someone about some event, their appearance or situation ...20C W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• C.A.B. n. a term of derision (complete arse bandit) ...1990s sl.
• CAB n. 1. a Cavalier ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a cabbage ...18C sl.
n. 3. a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a brothel ...1811 sl.
n. 5. a cabriolet; a public carriage ...1820s colloq.
n. 6. a cheat, a 'crib' ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a clumsy person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a small number of persons secretly united in the performance of some undertaking ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 9. anything slovenly or untidy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 10. a destroyer commanding officer's term for his ship ...WWII Royal Navy
n. 11. a motor car ...c1920 Royal Navy sl.
n. 12. a lavatory ...c1925 sl.
n. 13. a gap ...1929 Sc.
n. 14. the cockpit of an aeroplane ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to travel by cab ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to cheat, to pilfer; to snatch dishonestly or meanly ...1825 Sc. sl.
vb. 3. to hit on the had with the knuckles ...1905 Sc.
vb. 4. to drive a cab ...1980s sl.
• CABAGGED adj. covered with mud or dust, dirty ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CABAGGLED adj. covered with mud or dust, dirty ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CABAL n. 1. a secret intrigue; a conspiracy; petty plotting ...E17 arch.
n. 2. a secret meeting of intriguers ...M17 arch.
n. 3. a political clique; a faction ...M17
n. 4. a group of people met together for gossip; sometimes a party of drinkers ...1704 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a violent dispute ...1827 Sc.
n. 6. a great noise of talking, etc. ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to combine together for some private end, usually derogatory; to intrigue against ...L17
vb. 2. to quarrel, to dispute, to find fault with ...1866 Sc.
• CABALL † n. a horse ...c1450
• CABALLERO n. 1. a horseman; a gentleman ...1837 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman's escort or admirer ...US
• CABALLINE adj. pertaining to or suited for a horse ...1430
• CABALLING n. gossiping, chattering ...1891 Eng. dial.
• CABALLO n. 1. a horse ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 2. heroin ...1950s drugs sl.
n. 3. a person who smuggles drugs into a prison ...1992 US sl.
• CABANE n. a cabin; a hut ...M19 Can. dial.
• CABARET vb. 1. to lie in bed masturbating ...1950 US sl.
vb. 2. to use an addictive drug in a semi-controlled pattern; to get extremely intoxicated ...1958 US drugs sl.
• CABAROUSE n. a thickening or hardening of the skin ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to pull altogether at a rope with shouting and singing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial. seaman's usage
• CABASE n. the head ...1914 Amer. dial.
• CABAZA n. the head ...19C sl.
• CABBA-CABBA adj. rough, vulgar, badly dressed ...1990s W. Indies
• CABBAGE adj. poor-quality ...1990 NZ sl.
†* n. 1. a den or lair ...1567
n. 2. small off-cuts of material, taken from the job in hand and sold off as perks by tailors ...M17 sl.
n. 3. a tailor ...1690 sl.
n. 4. a form of hairdressing resembling a chignon, popular in the late 17th century and early 18th century ...L17 sl.
n. 5. a person, a fellow, a chap ...M18 sl.
n. 6. deceitful talk ...E19 sl.
n. 7. a 'crib' or other form of cheat used by schoolchildren ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a cheap, inferior cigar ...1843 sl.
n. 9. tobacco ...M19 Amer. sl..
n. 10. a native or inhabitant of Victoria, Australia ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 11. the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 12. (derogatory) a stupid, dull, inactive person; a silly person ...1887 Amer. sl.
n. 13. the head ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 14. money, banknotes, paper money, cash ... 1903 sl., orig. US
n. 15. a 10-rand banknote ...20C S. Afr.
n. 16. lettuce ...20C Cranbrook School usage
n. 17. Cab Calloway's nickname ...Black sl.
n. 18. a girl, a young woman ...1940s sl.
n. 18. a dollar ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 20. a bomb ...WWII Royal Air Force usage
n. 21. medals and decorations ...1945 US military sl.
n. 22. low grade marijuana ...1986 NZ drugs sl.
n. 23. a coronary artery bypass graft ...1994 US sl.
n. 24. (offensive) a brain-damaged or mentally subnormal person; an inert, incapable person ...1987 colloq.
vb. 1. to purloin or pilfer pieces; to appropriate surreptitiously; orig. said of a tailor appropriating part of the cloth given to him to make up into garments ...1712 sl.
vb. 2. to destroy; to defeat ...19C sl.
vb. 3. to appropriate surreptitiously; to pilfer, to rob ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to grab ...M19 US sl.
vb. 5. to plagiarize ...L19 sl.
vb. 6. to copy ...1884 Eng. schoolboy sl.
vb. 7. to smoke marijuana, esp. low-grade marijuana ...1980s NZ drugs sl.
vb. 8. to be intoxicated by drugs or drink ...2000s sl.
vb. 9. to become vegetable-like ...2001 UK sl.
• CABBAGE, THE n. 1. the Savoy Theatre, London ...L19 sl.
n. 2. the overnight Picton-Christchurch express goods train carrying vegetables for the Christchurch market ...1972 NZ sl.
• CABBAGE BOAT n. a boat formerly used to transport vegetables to market ...1987 NZ sl.
• CABBAGE CIGAR n. a cigar of poor quality ...1875 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE-CONTRACTOR n. a tailor ...1690 sl.
• CABBAGE CUTTER n. on the railway: a freight engine ...1977 US sl.
• CABBAGED adj.1. pilfered, as shreds by a tailor ...1729
adj. 2. mentally and physically exhausted; brain-dead from overwork ...1992 UK sl.
adj. 3. rendered imbecilic ...1990s sl.
adj. 4. drunk or drugged...1990s sl.
adj. 5. under the influence of MDMA (ecstasy) ...1991 UK sl.
• CABBAGE-EATER n. 1. a tailor ...L17 sl.
n. 2. (offensive) a German or Russian immigrant ...1942 US sl.
• CABBAGE-FIELD n. the female genitals; the vagina ...L19 sl.
• CABBAGE GARDEN n. 1. the female genitals; the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 2. the state of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE GARDENER n. a native of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE GARDEN PATCH n. the state of Victoria, Australia ...20C Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE-GARDEN PATRIOT n. a coward ...1848 political colloq.
• CABBAGE-GELDER n. 1. a greengrocer or market-gardener ...1866 sl.
n. 2. a country bumpkin ...19C
• CABBAGE HAT n. 1. an informer ...1940s Aust. & US rhyming sl. for 'rat'
n. 2. a Royal Marine ...1979 UK sl.
• CABBAGE-HEAD n. 1. a brainless fellow; a stupid person; a blockhead, oaf, fool, simpleton; a thickhead; a silly person ...1682 sl.
n. 2. a person's head, used disparagingly; the head of a simpleton ...1839 sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a nickname for a German or a Dutchman ...M19 US sl.
n. 4. one who will try any drug ...2000s US drugs sl.
• CABBAGE-HEADED adj. having a large, round head; stupid ...1846 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE HILL n. a German settlement area ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE JOHN n. a Chinese vegetable seller ...1900s Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE-LEAF n. 1. a poor-quality cigar...c1840 sl.
n. 2. money, banknotes ...1939 US sl.
n. 3. a glass marble with greenish internal markings ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE LEAVES n. 1. large ears ...1942 US sl.
n. 2. paper currency; money; banknotes ...1930s Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE-LOOKING adj. silly-looking ...1895 Eng. dial.
• CABBAGE-MONGER n. a tailor ...L17 sl.
• CABBAGE NIGHT n. the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks ...1975 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE ONTO vb. to grab; to steal ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE OUT vb. to relax ...2003 NZ sl.
• CABBAGE-PATCH n. 1. a place or thing of little importance; a remote, insignificant place ...1862 US sl.
n. 2. the state of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
n. 3. the female genitals; the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a small town or neighourhood of ramshackle houses, esp. one associated with a mine; a shantytown; also used with 'the' ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 5. Kingston prison in Portsmouth ...1996 UK sl.
• CABBAGE PATCHER n. a native of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE PLANT n. an umbrella ...c1820 sl.
• CABBAGER n. 1. a tailor ...1690 sl.
n. 2. a layabout ...M19 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE ROLL n. a poor-quality cigar...M19 sl.
• CABBAGE ROSE n. a peony ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE-RUNT n. a cabbage stalk ...1923 Sc.
• CABBAGE STATE n. the state of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE STATER n. a native of Victoria, Australia ...1882 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE-STUMP NIGHT n. 1. Halloween ...Irish sl.
n. 2. the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks ...1975 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE-STUMPS n. the legs ...L19 sl.
• CABBAGE TOWN n. 1. the German immigrant section of a town ...1967 US sl.
n. 2. a mixed residential and business area near downtown in Toronto, Canada, whose inhabitants were believed to exist on a diet of cabbage ...1958 Can. sl.
n. 3. the poor area of a town; any run-down urban area; a slum ...1967 sl.
• CABBAGE TRAIN n. the overnight Picton-Christchurch express goods train carrying vegetables for the Christchurch market ...1972 NZ sl.
• CABBAGE TREE vb. to flee ...1940s US rhyming sl.
• CABBAGE-TREE HAT n. 1. a broad-brimmed hat made from the leaves of the cabbage tree ...Aust.
n. 2. an informer ...1940s Aust. & US rhyming sl. for 'rat'
• CABBAGE-TREE MOB n. a class of layabouts or roughs, typified by the wearing of a 'cabbage-tree hat' (a hat made of woven cabbage-tree or cabbage-palm leaves) ...c1850 Aust. sl.
• CABBAGING n. pilfering, purloining ...1768
• CABBAGIO PERFUMO n. a cheap cigar ...L19 sl.
• CABBAGITES n. a class of layabouts or roughs, typified by the wearing of a 'cabbage-tree hat' (a hat made of woven cabbage-tree or cabbage-palm leaves) ...c1850 Aust. sl.
• CABBALA † n. an unwritten tradition ...1641
• CABBED adj. blotched, messy, soiled by handling ...1854 Eng. dial.
• CABBER † n. 1. a corruption of 'cupboard' ...1757 Sc.
n. 2. a cab-horse ...1884 colloq.
n. 3. a ring of dirt around the neck ...20C Irish sl.
• CABBIE adj. addicted to the joys of motoring ...sl.
† n. 1. a small barrow or box, with two wheels, used by feeble persons for drawing anything after them ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a cab-driver; now, spec., a taxi-driver ...1859
n. 3. a ride in a motor vehicle ...L1940 army sl.
vb. to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven ...1974 UK Army use
• CABBING n. working as a cab driver ...1980s sl.
• CABBITCH n. cabbage ...1924 Sc.
• CABBLAN n. dispute, quarrelling ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CABBLE n. a violent dispute ...1866 Sc.
vb. 1. to find fault with in a querulous manner ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. to dispute violently, to quarrel, to wrangle ...1866 Sc.
• CABBLED adj. dirty, soiled by handling ...19C Eng. dial.
• CABBLING adj. querulous, troublesome ...1866 Sc.
• CABBOUZE n. a cook's galley on a vessel; a caboose ...1747 Amer. dial.
• CABBRACH † adj. rapacious, laying hold of everything ...1768 Sc.
n. a big, uncouth, greedy person; a person of disagreeable temper and manners ...1866 Sc.
• CABBY adj. 1. sticky, adhesive, dirty, muddy; used also of weather ...1889 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. addicted to the joys of motoring ...sl.
n. 1. a cab-driver; now, spec., a taxi-driver ...1859
n. 2. a ride in a motor vehicle ...L1940 army sl.
vb. to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven ...1974 UK Army use
• CABBY-CAR n. a hand-propelled railway trolley ...Ireland
• CABBY HOUSE n. a child's playhouse ...Ireland
• CABBY-LAB n. altercation, wrangling; confused speaking, many persons talking at the same time ...1864 Sc.
• CABBY-LABBY n. altercation, wrangling; confused speaking, many persons talking at the same time ...1794 Sc.
vb. to altercate, to wrangle ...1808 Sc.
• CABELLO n. cocaine ...2003 sl.
• CABER n. 1. a strong person of a somewhat stubborn disposition ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. an old lean useless horse ...1907 Sc.
n. 3. a big, coarse, clumsy man ...1925 Sc.
• CABEZ n. intelligence ...1956 Trinidad and Tobago
• CABEZA n. the head ...1853 Amer. sl.
• CAB FREIGHT n. an attractive woman passenger in a truck ...1961 US sl.
• CAB-HAPPY adj. very keen on driving motor vehicles...c1950 army sl.
• CAB-HOLE n. a receptacle for rubbish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAB-HORSE KNEES n. the effect produced but the wrinkling at the knees of a ballet dancer's tights when on ...20C ballet dancers' usage
• CABIN † n. 1. a cell, as in a convent or prison ...1362
† n. 2. a natural cave or grotto; the den or hole of a wild beast ...1377
† n. 3. a small room; a bedroom, a boudoir ...1594
n. 4. fourteen days confinement to the ship's cells ...L19 Royal Navy usage
n. 5. the caboose on a railroad train ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a cubby or small storage space inside a house ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. to blindfold ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CABIN CAR n. the caboose on a railroad train ...1879 Amer. dial.
• CABIN-CRACKER n. a thief breaking into a ship's cabins ...1887 nautical sl.
• CABIN-CRACKING n. the act of breaking into a ship's cabins ...1887 nautical sl.
• CABIN CRUISER n. the boozer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• CABINE n. an outhouse ...1961 Amer. dial. (Louisiana)
• CABINED adj. cramped, hampered, confined in action, thought, etc. ...1854
• CABINET adj. private, confidential, secret
n. 1. the bed or nest of a beast or bird ...Shakespeare
† n. 2. a small chamber or room; a private apartment, a boudoir ...1565 arch. or obs.
† n. 3. a little cabin, hut, soldier's tent; a rustic cottage; a dwelling, lodging; a den of a beast ...1572
† n. 4. a room devoted to the display of works of art; a museum, picture-gallery, etc....1676 obs. or arch.
n. 5. a milkshake made with ice cream ...1957 Amer. dial.
• CABINETABLE adj. fit to belong to the Cabinet ...1896 political & journalistic colloq.
• CABINET D'AISANCE n. a W.C.; a restroom ...Fr. sl.
• CABIN-FASHION POTATOES n. potatoes cup up raw and fried in bacon grease ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CABIN FEVER n. lassitude, restlessness, impatience, or irritability as a result of being confined in too small a space, with no variety in companions or occupations ...1918 sl.
• CABIN GIRL n. a chambermaid, esp. a girl or woman whose job it is to make the beds and straighten up the rooms each day on a ship, at a motel, or the like ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CABIN-HUNT vb. to go about from house to house to gossip ...1920 Ireland
• CABIN STABBING n. from a male perspective: an act of conventional sexual intercourse ...2001Jamaica sl.
• CAB IT vb. to travel by cab ...E19 sl.
• CAB-JOINT n. 1. an establishment offering illegal goods or services ...L19 Brit. & US sl.
n. 2. a brothel whose customers are spotted and transported by taxi drivers ...1930 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a nightclub to which patrons would be steered, were they to request such a place, by a complaisant cab-driver ...1930s sl., orig. US
• CABLE n. 1. the penis ...M18 US sl.
n. 2. a thick gold chain ...1990s US Black sl.
• CABLED adj. of a vehicle: equipped with a winch ...2004 US sl.
• CABLE-FUNK n. fear of being hanged ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CABLE-HANGER † n. an illicit catcher of oysters ...18C colloq.
• CABMAN'S FAREWELL n. any form of farewell that is essentially a curse ...1940s sl.
• CABMAN'S RESTS n. the bosom; the female breasts ...c1870 sl.
• CAB MAT n. 1. a prostitute ...L19 sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...L19 sl.
• CAB-MOLL n. 1. a prostitute; orig. the moll or molly of a brothel ...1859 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute addicted professionally to cabs and trains ...1859 sl.
• CABOB n. a leg of mutton stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs ...1690
• CABOBBLE vb. to mystify, to puzzle, to confuse ...1880 Eng. dial.
• CABOBBLED adj. confused, puzzled, perplexed ...1880 Eng. dial. & nautical sl.
• CABOCHE n. the head ...1969 Amer. dial.
† vb. to cut the head of a deer close behind the horns ...a1425
• CÁBÓG n. an ignorant male; a rustic clodhopper ...2004 Irish sl.
• CABON adv. much ...1872 Aust sl., orig. Aboriginal
• CABOODLE n. 1. a crowd; the whole lot; all; a large mixed-up collection of objects or people ...1848 sl.
n. 2. a bachelor's quarters ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the head ...1944 Amer. sl.
• CABOONER n. a rich strike in mining ...1945 Amer. dial.
• CABOOSE n. 1. a person who continually follows along behind; a hanger-on; someone bringing up the rear ...19C US sl.
n. 2. a hut, a cabin; a poor dwelling ...E19 chiefly N. Amer.
n. 3. any small cramped building or place within a building ...1839 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a cubby-hole, a small room ...M19 US sl.
n. 5. a kitchen ...M19 sl.
n. 6. any form of place or room ...M19 US sl.
n. 7. a jail; a prison...1865 US sl.
n. 8. a cook's galley on a vessel ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 9. the back ...20C sl.
n. 10. the buttocks ...1919 US sl.
n. 11. a slow-witted person ...1920s US sl.
n. 12. a motorcycle sidecar ...c1950 motorcyclists' sl.
n. 13. the last or youngest child in a family ...1950s US sl.
n. 14. penury; poor living circumstances ...1950s US sl.
n. 15. a bunkhouse ...1958 Amer. logging usage
n. 16. the final participant in serial sex; the last male to copulate in a group sex act ...1960s US campus sl.
n. 17. one who allows himself to be duped ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 18. one who follows or imitates others ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 19. a cooking shed ...1985 Cayman Islands
vb. 1. to imprison ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to sodomize ...2000s US sl.
• CABOOSE BOUNCE n. a train consisting of nothing more than an engine and a brake-van (caboose) ...1929 US sl.
• CABOOSE HOP n. a short train consisting of only and engine and a caboose ...1940 Amer. dial.
• CABOOSE MICE n. an imaginary disease ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CABOOSH n. 1. a crowd ...1929 Sc.
n. 2. an office; a small cabin or compartment ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• CABOTIN n. a charlatan
• CABOULDER n. in marbles: a very large marble, used as a bowling shooter ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CABOUSE n. a cook's galley on a vessel ...1766 Amer. dial.
• CABRACH-SWEETIE n. a box on the ear ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAB RANK n. a bank ...1950s rhyming sl.
• CAB-RANKER n. a cheap cigar ...1920s sl.
• CAB-RANK TECHNIQUE n. a number of aircraft raiding in line, one after the other ...1940 Royal Air Force usage
• CABRE † vb. to caper, as a horse ...1600
• CABRIOLE † n. a caper of a horse ...1814
• CABROCH adj. lean, rapacious ...1768 Sc.
n. 1. very lean meat; meat unfit for use ...1790 Sc.
n. 2. a person of disagreeable temper and manners; a big, uncouth, greedy person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CABRON n. a guy, especially a brutish or dim-witted one ...1974 Mexican-American use
• CABS n. wines produced from 'cabernet' grapes ...1996 NZ sl.
• CAB SAV n. cabernet sauvignon wine ...1990 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CAB YAB n. shop talk among taxi drivers ...Brit. sl.
• CACA n. 1. excrement; faeces, dung...L19 sl.
n. 2. defecation ...20C sl.
n. 3. heroin, esp. low-quality or bogus heroin ...1960s US drugs sl.
n. 4. marijuana, esp. if poor quality, adulterated, or fake ...1969 US sl.
n. 5. nonsense, rubbish; foolishness ...1970s US sl.
n. 6. drugs ...1995 US sl.
vb. 1. to defecate ...20C
int. an exclamation of negation or anger ...1970s sl.
• CACA-BACCA n. cannabis ...Brit. sl.
• CACADA n. a little food or a very small amount of money, typically used to appease a beggar ...20C W. Indies
• CACAFOGO n. a hothead; a blusterer
• CACAFUEGO n. a spitfire; a furious, fierce fellow; a braggart, a blusterer, a noisy bully; a very difficult or devilish person; one with a fiery temper ...1625 sl.
• CACA-HOLE n. the anus ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• CA' CANNY n. 1. a deliberate reduction of working speed and production by workers, to express their discontent ...1895 Sc.
n. 2. moderation or wariness ...L19 Sc.
vb. to go easy; to proceed warily or cautiously; to go slow; deliberately to restrict output or effort ...1913 Sc.
• CACATION n. excretion
• CACATORIUM n. an old term for a lavatory, an old outhouse ...19C sl. Brit. sl.
• CACATORY †* adj. attended with looseness of the bowels ...1684
• CACEMPHATON †* n. an ill-sounding or harsh-sounding expression ...1622
• CACESTOGENOUS adj. caused by unfavourable home environment
• CACHE n. a shake, jog ...1790 Sc.
vb. to shake, to knock about ...1768 Sc.
• CACHED adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CACHERE †* n. a hunter ...c1340
• CACHERO n. a prison homosexual ...20C US prison sl.
• CACHESPELL † n. 1. a tennis court ...1526 Sc.
† n. 2. the game of tennis ...1568 Sc.
• CACHESPULE † n. 1. a tennis court ...1526 Sc.
† n. 2. the game of tennis ...1568 Sc.
• CACHINNATE vb. to laugh loudly or immoderately ...1824
• CACHINNATION n. loud or immoderate laughter ...1623
• CACHINNATOR n. a loud or immoderate laugher ...18??
• CACHINNATORY adj. connected with loud or immoderate laughter ...1828
• CACHUNK! int. intended to convey an imitation of the sound of a falling body ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
• CACIQUE n. 1. a slightly pompous person
n. 2. a political boss
• CACK adj. contemptible, unpleasant, disgusting, loathsome, inferior ...1996 UK sl.
n. 1. excrement; faeces, dung ...E15 sl.
n. 2. a small child ...1895 sl.
n. 3. anything very soft ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a child's boot or shoe below a certain size ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a respected person; an important figure in the community ...1900s US Black sl.
n. 6. a saddle, esp. an old or ill-fitting one ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a good-looking woman ...1960s US campus sl.
n. 8. a left-handed person ...1960s sl.
n. 9. a general term of abuse; a contemptuous term for an individual ...1970s sl.
n. 10. someone or something extremely funny; someone who has a good sense of humour ...1989 Aust. sl.
n. 11. a laugh ...1990s Aust. sl.
n. 12. rubbish, dirt, filth ...1990s sl.
n. 13. rubbish, nonsense ...1997 UK sl.
vb. 1. to void excrement, to defecate ...1436 UK
vb. 2. to fall asleep ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to make a mess ...L19 sl.
vb. 4. to cackle, to chatter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to boast, to brag, esp. of one's good fortune ...B1900 Eng. dial. & US Black sl.
vb. 6. to kill ...1900s US Black sl.
vb. 7. to vomit ...20C US colloq.
vb. 8. to throw cactus on an animal to make it fight ...1933 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to be terrified ...1960s sl.
vb. 10. to amaze ...1960s US sl.
vb. 11. to joke, to have a laugh, to laugh ...1990s Aust. & US sl.
• CACKBAG n. a general pejorative term, whether of people or things ...1950s sl.
• CACK BISCUIT n. a saddle sore...1961 Amer. dial.
• CACK-BROAD n. a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• CACK-CATCHERS n. trousers tied at the ankles, as worn by country farm-workers ...Aust. sl.
• CACKED adj. messed up ...1990s US teen sl.
• CACKER n. 1. the gullet; the windpipe ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a blunderer; one who makes a mess ...1990s US sl.
• CACKEREL † n. dysentery ...1659
• CACKERMANDER n. a friend ...Eng. dial.
• CACKERSARNIE n. the condition that exists when someone pulls your trousers or underpants forcefully upward, forming a wedge between buttock cheeks; the act of putting someone in that position ...1980s UK sl., chiefly schoolboys'
• CACKEY n. human excrement ...1916 Amer. dial.
vb. to void excrement ...1916 Amer. dial.
• CACK-FACE n. a term of insult ...1990s sl.
• CACK-HAND n. a clumsy, awkward person ...2000s sl.
• CACK-HANDED adj. 1. left-handed ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
adj. 2. clumsy, awkward, unhandy ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
• CACKIE n. human excrement ...L19 sl.
vb. to void excrement ...L19 sl.
• CACKIE-KNUCKLE n. a shot in children's marbles game ...Ireland
• CACKIES n. trousers, esp. khakis ...1990 US sl.
• CACK IT vb. to be very nervous or worried; to feel thoroughly frightened ...2002 UK sl.
• CACKLE n. 1. idle, inconsequent, noisy chatter; foolish talk ...1676 sl.
n. 2. the patter of clowns ...c1840 sl.
n. 3. the dialogue of a play ...c1870 sl.
n. 4. a concealed laugh ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
n. 5. an egg ...1930s US sl.
vb. 1. to chatter; to talk inconsequentially; to prattle ...1530 UK
vb. 2. to confess and/or to inform on others; to reveal secrets through indiscreet talk; to blab ...1698 US & UK criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to stutter, to speak indistinctly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to burst out laughing ...1931 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. as part of a controlled roll of dice: to give them the appearance and sound of being shaken while actually perverting their turning ...1963 US sl.
• CACKLEBERRIES AND GRUNTS n. bacon and eggs ...1925 Amer. sl.
• CACKLEBERRY n. an egg used for food ...1916 Aust. & US sl.
• CACKLEBIRD n. a chicken; a hen ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CACKLE-BLADDER n. a small bladder of chicken blood held in the mouth and used by criminals to counterfeit the coughing up of blood ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• CACKLE-BROAD n. a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• CACKLE-CHUCKER † n. in the theatre: a prompter ...c1860 theatrical usage
• CACKLE CRATE n. in trucking: a truck hauling chickens ...1942 US sl.
• CACKLE FACTORY n. an insane asylum; a mental hospital; a psychiatric institution ...1940s US sl.
• CACKLE-FAKER n. an actor ...Bk1891 theatrical sl.
• CACKLE FRUIT n. eggs ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CACKLE JELLY n. an egg; a serving of eggs ...1941 US army sl.
• CACKLE-MERCHANT n. a dramatic author ...c1860 theatrical sl.
• CACKLE ONE'S FAT vb. to brag, to boast; to express a self-opinionated, esp. if contradictory, point of view ...1940s sl.
• CACKLER n. 1. a noisy talker; a blab; a tattler; a telltale ...1598
n. 2. a fowl; a hen ...1673 sl.
n. 3. an actor or showman who has a talking part; loosely, an actor ...c1840 circus and showmen's sl.
n. 4. an office worker, a clerk ...1926 US sl., orig. tramps' usage
n. 5. an egg ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• CACKLER'S-KEN n. a hen-roost; a fowl-house ...1788 sl.
• CACKLE-STOMACHED adj. having a stomach easily disgusted, squeamish; over-particular ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CACKLE-TUB n. 1. a preacher ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a pulpit ...1888 sl.
• CACKLING adj. stuttering, stammering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. chattering, talebearing; used chiefly of women ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CACKLING-CHEAT n. a fowl ...1567 sl.
• CACKLING-CHETE n. a fowl ...1567 sl.
• CACKLING-COVE n. an actor ...c1830 theatrical sl.
• CACKLING-FART n. an egg ...L17 sl.
• CACKO adj. extremely drunk ...1960s Aust. sl.
• CACK ON vb. to reprimand ...1990s UK juvenile usage
• CACK ONE'S CORDUROYS vb. to be extremely scared ...Aust. sl.
• CACK ONESELF (LAUGHING) vb. to laugh uncontrollably ... 1987 Aust. sl. Macquarie
• CACK ONE'S PANTS vb. to be extremely scared; to be absolutely terrified ...Aust. sl.
• CACKPIKE n. the anus, the rectum ...1990s sl.
• CACKPIKE COSMONAUT n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• CACKS n. 1. children's shoes ...1920s Eng. dial.
n. 2. knickers ...1980s sl.
n. 3. trousers ...1980s teen sl.
• CACK SCHOOL n. a kindergarten or infants' school 'which need facilities for relief of nature constantly and instantly at hand' ...c1945 US sl.
• CACKY adj. 1. covered with excrement; hence, dirty, filthy, malodorous ...19C sl.
adj. 2. soft, flabby, not firm, over-fat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sticky, muddy ...1968 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. disgusting; contemptible; worthless; second-rate ...1970s sl.
adj. 5. in the language of striptease: overtly if not excessively sexual ...1981 US sl.
n. 1. human excrement ...1899 sl.
n. 2. a yellowish-brown colour ...1984 UK
vb. to void excrement ...1886 Amer. sl.
• CACKY-HANDED adj. left-handed ...1900s Aust. sl.
• CACK YOUR DACKS vb. 1. to become scared ...1992 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to lose control of your bowels ...1992 Aust. sl.
• CACK YOURSELF vb. 1. to laugh uncontrollably ...1987 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to be terrified; to 'shit yourself' ...2000 UK sl.
• CACOCHYMICAL adj. ill-humoured in disposition ...1837 arch.
• CACODEMON n. 1. an evil spirit ...1594
n. 2. an evil person; a malignant or deprecated person ...1711
† n. 3. a nightmare ...1811
• CACODEMONIAC * n. one possessed with an evil spirit ...1657
• CACODEMONIAL †* adj. pert. to an evil spirit ...1588. rare
• CACODEMONIC adj. of the nature of an evil spirit ...1886
• CACODEMONIZE * vb. to make into a demon ...1834-43
• CACODOROUS * adj. ill-smelling, malodorous ...1863
• CACODOX † adj. holding wrong or evil opinions or doctrines ...1716
• CACODOXIAN * adj. holding wrong or evil opinions ...1716
• CACODOXICAL * adj. holding wrong or evil opinions ...1693
• CACODOXY * n. wrong opinion or doctrine ...a1864
• CACOECONOMY * n. bad economy, bad management ...1819
• CACOËPISTIC * adj. pert. to erroneous or bad pronunciation ...1857
• CACOËPY * n. bad or erroneous pronunciation ...1880
• CACOETHE †* adj. of an ill habit ...1541
• CACOETHES an evil habit ...1563-87
• CACOGEN n. an anti-social person
• CACOGRAPHER n. a bad writer or speller ...1880
• CACOGRAPHIC adj. pert. to bad writing or incorrect spelling ...1838
• CACOGRAPHICAL adj. pert. to bad writing or incorrect spelling ...1838
• CACOGRAPHY n. 1. bad writing; bad handwriting ...1656
n. 2. incorrect spelling; a bad system of spelling, such as that of current English ...1580
• CACOLOGY † n. 1. evil report ...1623
n. 2. bad speaking, bad choice of words; vicious pronunciation ...1775
• CACO-MAGICIAN n. an evil magician or sorcerer; one versed in the black art ...1656
• CACOPATHY †* n. an old term for a severe affliction or malady ...1721
• CACOPHONIC adj. ill-sounding; discordant, harsh ...1847
• CACOPHONICAL adj. ill-sounding ...1847
• CACOPHONIOUS adj. harsh-sounding, having a disagreeable sound ...1833
• CACOPHONIZE * vb. to make cacophonous ...1872
• CACOPHONOPHILIST n. a lover of harsh sounds
• CACOPHONOUS adj. ill-sounding, having a harsh or unpleasant sound ...1797
• CACOPHONY n. 1. moral discord ...1831
n. 2. the quality of having an ill sound; the use of harsh-sounding words or phrases ...1656
• CACOTECHNY * n. bad art; a mischievous or hurtful art ...1775
• CACOTOPIA n. a state, imaginary or otherwise, in which everything is as bad as it can possibly be
• CACOTROPHY n. a bad or inadequate diet
• CACO-ZEAL † n. 1. perverse affectation or imitation, as a fault of style ...1579
† n. 2. perverted or misdirected zeal ...1608
• CACOZEALOUS † adj. ill-affected, or badly imitating obs.
• CACQUET †* n. cackle, tattle, babble ...1567
• CACTIFIED adj. assuming a false appearance of superiority; stuck up ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CACTUS adj. ruined, useless, wrecked ...1945 Aust. sl.
n. 1. a packsaddle ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a remote place, the backblocks ...1944 Aust. sl.
n. 3. mescaline, peyote ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 4. in hospital usage: a severely burnt patient ...1994 US sl.
• CACTUS BOOMER n. a nickname for wild brush cattle ...1928 US Western usage
• CACTUS BUTTONS n. mescaline ...1960s drugs sl.
• CACTUS HEAD n. mescaline ...1960s drugs sl.
• CACTUS JUICE n. 1. tequila, mescal ...1960s
n. 2. mescaline ...1970s US sl.
• CACTUS LEAGUE n. in baseball: major-league teams holding spring training in the Southwest ...1976 US sl.
• CACTUS PATCH n. Phoenix, Arizona ...1976 US jocular
• CACTUS STOVE n. a rough and ready 'bush' stove ...1944 NZ sl.
• CACUMEN n. a top or point
• CACUMINATE †* vb. to make sharp; to form into a sharp top like a pyramid ...1656
• CACUMINATION † n. a making sharp at the top ...1678
• CACUMINOUS * adj. of a tree: having a pyramidal top ...1871
• CAD † n. 1. an unbooked passenger whom the driver of a coach took up for his own profit on the way ...1790
n. 2. a beggar ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a private tutor ...c1810 Eton usage
n. 4. at Oxford and certain public school (esp. Eton): a townsman ...c1820 sl.
n. 5. (offensive) a fellow of low vulgar manners and behaviour; a term of contempt, now generally applied to an offensively ill-bred person, irrespective of social position; a vulgar, ill-mannered person; a blackguard ...1827 colloq.
† n. 6. a coachman's assistant; the person who takes the fare or attends to the passengers of a coach; the conductor of a coach or bus; an omnibus conductor ...1833 obs. or hist.
n. 7. an assistant or confederate of a lower grade, as a bricklayer's labourer ...1835
n. 8. a messenger or errand boy ...1835 sl.
n. 9. a familiar friend; a chum or companion ...1839
n. 10. an academy or prep school student ...M19 US campus sl.
n. 11. a servant at a university or public school
n. 12. a journeyman shoemaker, butcher, or bricklayer ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 13. carrion, offal, bad meat ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 14. the youngest and smallest of a family of any kind, esp. pigs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 15. a familiar term of address ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a Cadillac car ...1929 sl., orig. US
n. 17. 1 oz of a narcotic ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 18. an attractive woman ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 19. a railway conductor ...1977 US sl.
n. 20. cadmium ...1978 UK
n. 21. one ounce of marijuana ...2001 US sl.
vb. to bid at a public auction ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADARUP vb. to leap about; to cavort ...1911 Amer. dial.
• CADATOR n. a beggar in the character of a decayed gentleman ...1703 sl.
• CADAVER n. a bankrupt; a bankruptcy ...L19 sl., orig. US
• CADAVERABLE †* adj. mortal ...1651
• CADAVERATE † vb. to render lifeless; to reduce to dead matter ...1657
• CADAVER CADET n. a necrophile ...1987 US sl.
• CADAVERIC adj. pert. to dead bodies; characteristic of a corpse ...1835-6
• CADAVERIE †* n. a cadaver ...1600
• CADAVERIETY †* n. deadness ...1651
• CADAVERIZE vb. to make into a corpse; to make cadaverous ...1841
• CADAVEROUS adj. haggard and thin ...1620
• CADAZY adj. mad, crazy ...1980s UK Black sl.
• CAD-BOY n. a coachman's assistant ...L18 sl
• CADBURY n. (derogatory) a person who gets drunk on very little alcohol ...1996 Aust. sl.
• CADBURY ALLEY n. the rectal passage; the anus ...1990s sl.
• CADBURY CANAL n. the rectal passage; the anus ...1990s sl.
• CADBURY CHANNEL n. the rectal passage; the anus ...1990s sl.
• CADBURY'S CANAL BOAT CRUISER n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• CADBURY'S CANAL ENGINEER n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• CADBURY('S) SNACK n. one's back ...2000s rhyming sl.
• CAD-BUTCHER n. one who deals in unwholesome meat or carrion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAD-CATCHER n. pictures painted to attract the undiscriminating ...1882 artists' usage
• CADDAY n. 1. a young boy; a boy hired as a servant ...Ireland
n. 2. a sharp-witted individual ...Ireland
• CADDEE n. 1. a thief's assistant ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a person who frequents tavern yards and persuades customers to patronize another inn, for which they are paid by its landlord ...E19 sl.
n. 3. a passer-on of counterfeit money ...E19 sl.
• CADDEN vb. to blindfold ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDESS n. a female of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1870 nonce word
• CADDIE † n. 1. a cadet in the army ...1724 Sc.
† n. 2. a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
n. 3. a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
n. 4. an orphan lamb ...1886 Sc.
n. 5. a hat; orig. a bush name for a slouch hat ...1898 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a ragamuffin or rough fellow ...1929 Sc.
n. 7. a Cadillac car ...1929 US sl.
n. 8. one who wears a sandwich-board ...1981 Amer. dial.
• CADDIE SHACK n. any small building where golf caddies congregate and wait for work ...1953 US sl.
• CADDIS n. 1. shreds, rags of any material; cotton wool, lint ...1708 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a poor creature; a simpleton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDISH adj. vulgar; offensively ill-bred; poorly behaved; il-mannered; dishonourable the opposite of gentlemanly ...1869 sl.
• CADDIT adj. of hair: matted, tangled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLE adj. dainty, fastidious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. disorder, disarray, confusion, disturbance ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 2. worry, trouble, bother, dispute, fuss ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 3. one who coddles himself; one who is accustomed to be petted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to be disordered, violently upset ...1779 Sc.
vb. 2. to tease, to worry, to trouble, to disturb, to annoy ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to hurry, to fluster ...1880 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to gossip, to chatter ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to loaf, to loiter, to potter about, to fuss, to trifle ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to confuse, to throw into disorder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to do small repairs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to quarrel ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. of one who is not very hungry: to stir or mix food into a mess ...1914 Sc.
• CADDLED adj. indulged, spoiled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLEMENT n. fuss, confusion; gossip, chatter ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CADDLESOME adj. 1. of persons: troublesome ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of weather: stormy, uncertain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLING adj. 1. quarrelsome, disputing ...1853 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. fussy, fidgety, pottering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. dainty, fastidious, delicate, accustomed to be petted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. gossiping, untruthful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. of persons: tricky, pettifogging, shuffling ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. troublesome, teasing, worrying, annoying ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. untidy, disorderly, slipshod ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 8. of weather: uncertain, variable, stormy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. unfairly, in a shuffling manner ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDLY adj. of weather: stormy, uncertain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.,
• CADDOCK n. the stomach ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CADDOW n. 1. a quilt, a coverlet; a cloak ...1789 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a simpleton, a poor creature ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDY adj. 1. hale, hearty, in good health and spirits; convalescent ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. precise, old-maidish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. spry, agile, active, lively ...1938 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. stylish; well-dressed; sharp, fashionable ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a cadet in the army ...1724 Sc.
n. 2. a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
n. 3. a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
† n. 4. a ghost; a bugbear ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a tennis-ball ...1847 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a hat ...1869 Sc. & Eng. sl.
n. 7. a sharp-witted individual ...Ireland
n. 8. a Cadillac car ...1929 US sl.
n. 9. in baseball: a second-string player used esp. as a pinch-runner or substitute fielder in late innings ...1959 US sl.
n. 10. an ornamental covering, esp. of fancywork, used to protect the back, arm, or headrest of a piece of furniture from soiling; an antimacassar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CADDY-BALL n. a tennis-ball ...1847 Eng. dial.
• CADDY BLACKJACK n. a private game of blackjack ...1981 US sl.
• CADDY-BUTCHER n. one who buys horses to sell for cat's-meat ...1888 Eng. dial.
• CADDY-CORNER vb. to move diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CADDY-CORNERED adj. out of line, askew, awry ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CADDY-OLD-PUNCH n. an improvised, brown-paper kite ...1996 Guyana
• CADDYWAMPUS adj. askew, awry, wrong ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CADE adj. petted, indulged, spoiled; applied to lambs brought up by hand, and hence to children ...1790 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a barrel or cask, esp. of herrings ...ME
n. 2. a lamb or colt left by its mother and brought up by hand; a pet lamb...c1450
n. 3. the foal of a horse brought up by hand ...1617
† n. 4. a spoiled, pampered or petted child ...1877 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. to pet, to fondle, to indulge, to spoil ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
int. a call to sheep ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CADEAU n. a present or gift ...a1845 Fr.
• CADE-CHILD n. one that has been brought up with excessive care and tenderness
• CADED adj. petted, carefully nurtured ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADEE n. a messenger or errand porter in some large Scottish towns ...18C
• CADEE SMASHER n. a professed tout to innkeepers, but one occasionally acts as a 'smasher' ...c1810 sl.
• CADEL vb. to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADE-LAMB n. a pet lamb; one weaned and brought up in the house
• CADELY adj. tame; accustomed to be petted, spoiled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADEMY n. an academy ...L19 sl.
• CADENT † adj. falling ...1605 obs. or arch.
• CADER n. a cradle ...1750 Eng. dial.
• CADET n. 1. a younger son or brother ...1610
n. 2. a gentleman who entered the army without a commission, to learn the profession ...M17 hist.
n. 3. a junior in the East India Company ...L17 sl.
n. 4. a street thug ...19C sl.
n. 5. a young man learning sheep-farming ...M19 NZ
n. 6. a pimp or procurer...1904 US sl.
n. 7. a new drug user ...1949 US sl.
n. 8. a junior gangster ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
n. 9. a heavy user of drugs, esp. cannabis or hallucinogens, who is, thus, continually 'flying' ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 10. an eccentric person ...1970s sl.
n. 11. a despised person ...1980s students' sl.
• CADETTE n. a younger daughter or sister ...1679
• CADET WIDOW n. a young woman popular with several classes of cadets ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CADEY n. a hat ...1869 Sc. & Eng. sl.
• CADGE n. 1. a shake, jog ...1790 Sc.
n. 2. a nudge or hint ...1790 Sc.
n. 3. a young peddler, hawker; a beggar, tramp ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to fasten, tie, bind, knot ...LME obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stuff; to fill, esp. to fill oneself with food ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. shake, to knock about ...1768 Sc.
vb. 4. carry; esp. to convey corn to a mill or parcels to their destination ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5 orig. to wander the country as a beggar; thence to beg or go about begging; to wheedle something from someone; to scrounge money, etc. ...L18 sl.
vb. 6. to carry tales ...1876 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to hawk goods for sale ...1890 Sc. & N. Ireland
vb. 8. to commit petty thefts ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to do odd jobs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to tout for custom ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to steal ...1980s sl.
• CADGE, THE n. 1. the profession or act of begging ...1812 sl.
n. 2. a message ...1934 Glasgow sl.
• CADGE-CLOAK n. a beggar ...1791 sl.
• CADGED adj. restless ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CADGE-GLOAK n. a beggar ...1791 sl.
• CADGEL † n. a wanton fellow ...1603 Sc.
† vb. to entangle ...1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CADGELL † vb. 1. to carry in a rough manner ...1824 Sc.
† vb. 2. to hawk, to peddle ...1824 Sc.
• CADGER n. 1. a beggar, a tramp, a scrounger, a loafer, a petty thief ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a carrier, a huckster, a hawker of small wares ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. an itinerant dealer in fish ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a shoplifter-cum-beggar; also, the lowest rank of pickpocket ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. a genteel despicable sponger ...c1830 sl.
n. 6. a person of disagreeable temper ...1866 Sc.
n. 7. a waiter who hangs about to wait for gratuities ...c1870 sl.
n. 8. one who does odd jobs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 9. anyone in a service industry, as a waiter, cab-driver, who solicits for tips ...L19 sl.
n. 10. a professional distributor or hawker of poteen or illicit whisky ...20C Ireland
n. 11. a drunkard; someone who sponges drinks ...20C US sl.
n. 12. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
vb. to hawk ...20C Ireland
• CADGER'S DIZZEN n. thirteen ...1938 Sc.
• CADGER'S NEWS n. stale news ...1890 Sc.
• CADGIE adj. 1. in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton ...1725 Sc.
adj. 2. dotingly amorous ...1885 Sc.
• CADGILY adv. 1. cheerfully, merrily ...a1724 Sc.
adv. 2. wantonly ...1814 Sc.
• CADGIN adj. having a jolting motion ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CADGINESS n. 1. wantonness, lasciviousness ...Bk1888 Sc.
n. 2. sportiveness, cheerfulness ...Bk1888 Sc.
• CADGING n. begging ...E19 sl.
• CADGING-BAG n. a bag in which to put one's profits ...E19 sl.
• CADGING-FACE n. an expression designed to elicit sympathy ...E19 sl.
• CADGING HOUSE n. a beggar's dwelling place ...19C sl. Cassells
• CADGY adj. 1. wanton, lustful; amorous ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. cheerful, merry; glad; friendly and hospitable; in good spirits; lively, excited, spry ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 3. having a jolting motion ...1845 Sc.
adj. 4. eager, willing ...a1846 Sc.
adv. happily, merrily, cheerfully ...1896 Sc.
• CADI n. 1. a hat ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a straw hat ...1920s NZ sl.
• CADIE n. 1. a cadet in the army ...1724 Sc.
n. 2. a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
n. 3. a young fellow, a lad ...1786 Sc.
n. 4. a hat ...1869 Sc. sl.
• CADILLAC n. 1. one ounce packet of a powdered drug ...1930s US drugs sl.
n. 2. any powdered, thus usually narcotic, drug ...1950s US drugs sl.
n. 3. cocaine ...1953 US sl.
n. 4. a large surfboard used for big-wave conditions ...1965 US sl.
n. 5. phencyclidine ...1970s US drugs sl.
n. 6. a cup of coffee with cream and sugar ...1989 US prison sl.
n. 7. the maximum amount which may be spent at a prison canteen ...1989 US sl.
n. 8. something considered the best ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 9. a vacant cell ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 10. a line used for transferring article, as a pack of cigarettes, from one cell to another ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 11. an easy job within the prison ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 12. the US Army M-1 tank ...1991 US sl.
n. 13. in the language of the homeless: a shopping cart ...1997 US sl.
n. 14. a note-and-string based method of communication in prison ...2000 US sl.
• CADILLAC BUNK n. a single prison bed in a setting where most beds are two-tiered bunk beds ...1989 US sl.
• CADILLAC COMMIE n. a liberal, one who preaches socialism but espouses a capitalist lifestyle; one whose pronouncements on social problems is in direct proportion to their ability to escape their existence ...1990s US sl.
• CADILLAC EXPRESS n. the drug methcathinone ...1998 US sl.
• CADILLAC PUSHER n. a person whose job it is to push carts with garments through the streets ...2002 US sl.
• CADISH adj. 1. tame, gentle ...1788 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. accustomed to be petted, spoiled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADLE vb. to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADMA n. the smallest pig of a litter ...1691 Eng. dial.
• CADMAN n. the smallest one of a family ...1856 Eng. dial.
• CADOCK n. a bludgeon, or short, thick club ...1873 Eng. dial.
• CADOW n. a simpleton, a poor creature ...Bk1898 Eng, dial.
• CADPIG n. the smallest pig of a litter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADS n. the small potatoes of a crop ...1876 Eng. dial.
• CAD'S CRAWLERS n. suede shoes ...1930s sl.
• CADS OF THE ARISTOCRACY n. liveried footman, servants, and all other hangers-on upon the nobility and gentry ...Bk1890 sl.
• CADS ON CASTORS n. bicyclists ...1880 sl.
• CADUCITY n. 1. the infirmity of old age, senility ...1769
n. 2. tendency to fall; quality of being perishable or fleeting; frailty ...1793
• CADUCOUS † adj. epileptic ...L17
• CADUKE † adj. 1. of persons; infirm, feeble ...1510-20
† adj. 2. falling, liable to fall ...c1420
† adj. 3. fleeting, transitory, perishable, corruptible ...1484
• CADULIX n. the male genitals ...1930 Amer. dial.
• CAD-WORM † n. a term of derision for a man ...1630
• CADY adj. tame; accustomed to be petted, spoiled ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a hat or cap ...1846 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a straw hat ...1920s NZ sl.
• CADY-DID n. a cicada ...2004 Amer. dial.
• CADYE † adj. wanton, lascivious ...1552 Sc.
• CAEMESS n. prison porridge ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CAESAR n. 1. a tyrant or dictator; an absolute monarch ...ME
n. 2. a type of men's haircut; it resembles the hairstyle seen on typical busts of Julius Caesar ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CAESARATION! int. a mild oath and an exclamation ...L19 US sl. & colloq.
• CAESAR'S WIFE n. a person required to be above suspicion
• CAESIOUS adj. bluish or greyish green
• CAESURA n. a break, a stop, an interruption ...L16
• CAF n. a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one ...1920s sl.
• CAFARD † n. 1. a hypocrite, an impostor ...1539
n. 2. depression, melancholy, the blues ...E20
• CAFÉ AU LAIT adj. of a Black person: light-skinned ...1940s sl.
n. a person of mixed race with skin the shade of milky coffee; a mulatto; a light-skinned Black woman ...1920s US Black sl.
• CAFÉ DE MOVE-ON n. a small mobile canteen catering for workers at their place of work ...1920s S. Afr. sl.
• CAFENDER n. a carpenter ...1842 Eng. dial.
• CAFENDERING n. carpentry ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFENDERY vb. to practise the trade or pursuit of a carpenter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFETERIA n. 1. the mouth ...1930s US sl.
n. 2. anywhere that plays host to repeated oral sex, as a public lavatory or bath-house ...1980s US gay sl.
• CAFETERIA CATHOLIC n. a Roman Catholic who observes church prescriptions and prohibitions at his or her own discretion ...1980s Amer. sl.
• CAFF n. 1. any light, worthless thing ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. refuse, rubbish of any kind; refuse or unsaleable fish ...1817 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a coward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one ...1920s sl.
vb. 1. to lose courage, to be daunted, to turn coward ...1841 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to break a resolution, to run off a bargain, journey, etc.; to shy at ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to chafe; to jeer, to provoke, to make fun of ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFAN n. cheese ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• CAFF-BELLIED adj. protuberant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFÈ n. coffee; a drink of coffee ...M19
• CAFFER n. a convict who has been transported to New South Wales and subsequently escaped ...L19 Irish sl.
• CAFF-HEARTED adj. faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFINDER n. a carpenter ...1842 Eng. dial.
• CAFFLE n. 1. an argument; a misunderstanding, a disagreement ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a tangle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to perplex, to entangle a person in conversation ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to take, to hold, to secure ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to change one's mind; to go back from a promise or bargain; to decline a contest ...1876 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to cavil, to quarrel, to wrangle ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to prevaricate, to argue, to haggle ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to cheat in a game ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to deal in 'caff' or rubbish; to deal in unsaleable fish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to entangle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to gossip and make mischief ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFLED adj. arrested ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CAFFLER n. 1. a shuffler, an excuse maker ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dealer in rubbish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a contemptible little fellow who gives saucy, cheeky foolish talk ...L19 Ireland
• CAFFLING adj. 1. prevaricating, excusing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. puny, weak, delicate; nervous, timid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. quarrelsome ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. hesitating, shilly-shallying ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 2. gossiping, idle chattering ...L19 Ireland
• CAFFREY n. a thief-catcher ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CAFFRE'S LIGHTENER n. a full meal ...c1860 S. Afr. sl.
• CAFFRE'S TIGHTENER n. bread or food of any kind, as distinguished from drink ...Bk1892 S. Afr. sl.
• CAFFUFFLE n. chaos, confusion ...1975 Barbados sl.
vb. to confuse someone or something ...1965 Barbados sl.
• CAFFY adj. 1. faint-hearted, timid, cowardly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. worthless, mean ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one ...1920s sl.
• CAFINFLERO n. an Argentine white slaver who doubles as a pimp ...1920s sl.
• CAFISHIO n. an Argentine white slaver who doubles as a pimp ...1920s sl.
• CAFLUGALTY n. a trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument ...1910s Amer. sl.
• CAFONE n. an uncouth person, a lowlife ...Italian
• CAFT adj. faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition ...1830 Eng. dial.
• CAFUGELTY n. trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument ...1914 Amer. sl.
• CAF UP vb. to ingest caffeine, usually in the form of coffee, to promote one's energy ...1980s US campus sl.
• CAG adj. sulky, morose...M19 US criminals' sl.
† n. 1. a small cask; a keg ...LME obs. exc. Sc. and Amer. dial.
n. 2. an argument; a dispute; gossip ...L18 sl.
n. 3. sulkiness, ill humour ...E19 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an angular tear or rent in cloth ...1870 Eng. dial.
n. 5. any old wrinkled female, as an old woman, cow, ewe, etc. ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. bad or inferior meat; carrion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 7. the stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 8. the stomach, the belly ...1929 Sc.
vb. 1. to offend; to insult ...1504 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to irritate; to annoy; to affront; to anger ...1801 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to grieve ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to chatter, to gossip ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to crawl, to move slowly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to idle, to potter about; to do odd jobs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to tear, to rip; to make an angular tear in cloth; to cut unevenly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to argue ...1919 nautical sl.
• CAGAMOSIS n. an unhappy marriage
• CAG-BUTCHER n. one who buys diseased meat, or animals that have died a natural death, for the purpose of selling as ordinary meat; a horse-slaughterer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGE n. 1. a minor kind of prison for petty malefactors; a country lock-up ...1500 sl.
n. 2. an exercise cage or yard ...E19 UK prison sl.
n. 3. a dress-improver or bustle ...c1850 colloq.
n. 4. a bed ...c1860 sl.
n. 5. a squirrel's nest ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a hat or cap ...1900s US sl.
n. 7. a cubicle within a tramp's lodging house ...1920s US tramps' sl.
n. 8. a basketball basket or net ...1920s US sports sl.
n. 9. basketball ...1920s US sports sl.
n. 10. a holding cell in a police station or jail ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 11. a brake-van (caboose) ...1931 US sl.
n. 12. an elevator, a lift ...1938 US sl.
n. 13. the goal in ice hockey ...c1938 colloq.
n. 14. a car ...1960s US sl.
n. 15. a clear marble with colour centre stripes ...c1970 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a depressing room or apartment ...1970s US gay sl.
n. 17. the body ...1973 US sl.
n. 18. an abandoned house ...2000 US sl.
vb. to imprison ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CAGE AND KEY MAN n. a prison guard responsible for a particular row of cells ...20C US prison sl.
• CAGED adj. intoxicated with alcohol; drunk ...1940s US sl.
• CAGED LION n. in horseracing: a racehorse battling back from apparent defeat to win a race ...1989 Aust. sl.
• CAGE GIRL n. a ticket seller in a theatre ...1952 US sl.
• CAGE IN vb. to imprison
• CAGELING n. a bird kept in a cage ...1859
• CAGE OF ANGER n. prison ...1980s Black sl.
• CAGE OF BELLS, A n. a set or peal of bells; the frame in which the bells are hung ...1860 Eng. dial.
• CAGE OF BONES n. 1. a skeleton ...1860 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a very thin person ...1860 Eng. dial.
• CAGE OF IVORIES n. a set of (good) teeth in one's mouth ...1860 sl.
• CAGE OF TEETH, A n. a set of teeth, whether natural or artificial ...1877 Eng. dial.
• CAGER n. 1. a drunkard; someone who sponges drinks ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a basketball player ...c1925 Amer. sl.
• CAGE RATTLER n. a person not content with the humdrum or conventional ...1970s Amer. sl.
• CAGERY adj. tricky ...1883 Eng. dial.
• CAGEY adj. 1. in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton ...1725 Sc.
adj. 2. non-committal, reticent, cautious, wary ...1893
adj. 3. of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous ...1916 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. shrewd, cunning, crafty, cautious, wary ...1920s
adj. 5. sexually exciting or adventurous ...1923 Amer. dial.
• CAGG n. a vow to abstain from liquor for a certain period ...M18 military sl.
vb. to abstain from liquor for a certain period ...M18 military sl.
• CAGGED adj. 1. irritated, angry, annoyed, vexed, offended; grieved ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. caked, ingrained, as with dirt ...1895 Eng. dial.
• CAGGIE n. a cagoule (waterproof outer garment) or hooded anorak ...1970s UK sl.
• CAGGLE vb. 1. to struggle to keep up and make the best of circumstances ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stick together; to coagulate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to draggle, to dirty ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• CAGGLE OVER vb. to smear over ...1895 Eng. dial.
• CAGGY adj. 1. decaying, unfit for food ...a1848 Eng. dial. or vulgar
adj. 2. ill-tempered, ready to quarrel, splenetic ...1855 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sticky ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of meat: tainted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAG-HANDED adj. left-handed, awkward, clumsy ...1859 Eng. dial.
• CAGIE adj. in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton ...1725 Sc.
• CAGILY adv. gaily, merrily, cheerfully ...1724 Sc.
• CAG IT vb. to render sulky, ill-humoured ...1811 sl.
• CAGMAG adj. 1. squeamish, dainty about one's food ...19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2. inferior, second-rate, spurious; unwholesome, decaying; coarse, worthless, rubbishy ...1859 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a tough old goose, not fit for eating; an inferior breed of sheep ...1771 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a plain or slovenly woman ...L18 sl.
n. 3. unwholesome, decayed, or loathsome meat; offal ...1847 Eng. dial. or vulgar
n. 4. bad, unwholesome food; refuse of any kind; anything worthless, valueless, or rubbishy; rubbish; scraps; odds and ends ...1851 sl.
n. 5. a gossip, a newsmonger; a pert, meddling woman or girl ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 6. a quarrelsome person ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 7. chatter, idle talk; gossip; an unsettled argument ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 8. a practical joke, mischief ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 9. a predicament, a fix, hobble ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 10. a term of opprobrium applied to persons; a loose character; a disreputable old woman; a simpleton, a noodle ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to quarrel, to speak abusively ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to nag, to grumble at ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to loaf, to loiter about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to keep company; to pay addresses to; to court ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAGLY adj. worthless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAG-MEAT n. inferior or diseased meat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGMENT n. disreputable persons ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAG-MIRE n. human dung ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGNAS n. barracks ...WWI Can. military sl.
• CAGOT † n. an affectedly pious person ...M16 Sc.
• CAG OUT vb. to break down, to cease working or functioning ...1975 Amer. sl.
• CAGY adj. 1. lively; excited; spry ...1897 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sexually adventurous ...L19 US sl.
adj. 3. wary, cautious, crafty, cunning, reticent, non-committal ...1893 US colloq.
adj. 4. of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous ...1903 Amer. dial.
• CAHEEING n. loud laughter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAHOO n. a depression in a road, often snow-covered, which causes vehicles to lurch ...1874 Amer. dial.
• CAHOO-HOLE n. a pothole in the road ...1992 Can. sl.
• CAHOOLE vb. to cajole ...1851 US students' sl.
• CAHOOT n. a company, or partnership ...18?? US
vb. 1. to act in partnership ...1857 US
vb. 2. to consort; to connive ...1886 Amer. dial.
• CAHOOTCHY n. India rubber ...20C Glasgow usage
• CAHOOTIN' adv. moving very rapidly and noisily ...1880 Amer. dial.
• CAHOOZIN n. a dip-shaped hole in snow, worn down from sleighs ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAHOT n. a depression in a road, often snow-covered, which causes vehicles to lurch ...1874 Amer. dial.
• CAIDGINESS n. 1. affectionate kindness ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. gaiety, sportiveness ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. wantonness ...1825 Sc.
• CAIF adj. familiar ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAIGERED adj. entangled ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAIGY adj. of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous ...1917 Amer. dial.
adv. happily, merrily, cheerfully ...1896 Sc.
• CAIL vb. 1. to throw, to pelt; to throw weakly ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to be in poor health, to suffer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to move awkwardly and uncertainly; to gambol, to throw out the heels like a colt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAIL ALONG vb. to fly low ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAILEY n. a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
vb. to chat, to gossip ...1892 Ireland
• CAILING adj. ailing, weakly ...1888 Eng. dial.
• CAILLACH n. an old woman ...1814 Sc.
• CAILLEACH n. an old Highland woman; a crone ...1814 Sc.
• CAIM vb. to mock, to make loud noises in derision ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAIN n. 1. a table ...1857 UK rhyming sl. (Cain and Abel)
n. 2. a murderer ...ME
• CAIN AND ABEL n. a table ...1857 rhyming sl.
• CAIN-COLOURED † adj. of the reputed colour of the hair of Cain, to whom, as to Judas Iscariot, a 'red' or reddish-yellow beard was attributed ...1598
• CAINE n. cocaine; crack cocaine ...1983 US sl.
• CAINGE vb. to whine, to grumble, to complain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAINGEL n. a cross, peevish person ...1684 Eng. dial.
• CAINGY adj. irritable, cross, peevish, ill-tempered ...1778 Eng. dial.
• CAINJER n. a cross, peevish person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAINJING adj. peevish, ill-natured ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAINSHAM SMOKE n. the tears of a man who is beaten by his wife ...L17 sl.
• CAIR vb. to toss backwards and forwards; to mix up; to handle overmuch, to stir about ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAIRD n. 1. a travelling tinker; a gypsy, tramp, vagrant ...1663 Sc.
n. 2. a scold; a rude, scolding person ...1808 Sc.
n. 3. a rough person ...1818 Sc.
vb. to abuse, to scold ...1928 Sc.
• CAIRED adj. covered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAIRNEY vb. to pile (up) ...1844 Sc.
• CAIRNY adj. abounding with heaps of stones ...1807 Sc.
• CAIRO CRUD n. diarrhoea ...1940s sl.
• CAITIFDOM † n. 1. captivity ...1382
† n. 2. wretchedness, misery ...c1460
• CAITIFF adj. 1. vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched; despicable; cowardly ...a1300
† adj. 2. wretched, miserable ...a1300
† adj. 3. captive ...1382
n. 1. a base, mean, despicable or cowardly person; a villain ...1250 arch.
† n. 2. a wretched, miserable person; a poor wretch; one in a piteous case ...c1325
† n. 3. a captive, a prisoner ...1330 obs.
† n. 4. a cripple, one who is deformed and helpless ...1775 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a third -classman ...1834 US Military Academy usage
• CAITIFHEDE † n. 1. vileness, baseness, wickedness ...c1340
† n. 2. wretchedness, misery ...c1340
• CAITIFLY † adv. 1. wretchedly, miserably ...1393
† adv. 2. vilely, basely, despicably, badly ...c1425
• CAITIFNESS † n. 1. wretchedness, misery ...1393
† n. 2. baseness ...1481
• CAITIFTY n. 1. vileness, wicked baseness ...a1300
† n. 2. wretchedness, misery ...a1300
† n. 3. captivity ...a1300
• CAITIVE adj. captive, subject
† vb. to make captive ...1382
• CAIVER vb. to waver in mind; to be incoherent, as persons are at the point of death ...1825 Sc.
• CAJ adj. casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time ...1990 Amer. sl.
• CAJITA n. a bag of marijuana ...20C US prison sl. & Hispanic
• CAJOLERATOR CLAMP n. something that is non-existent, often used as a practical joke by having someone go get one ...1974 US jocular
• CAJOOBLIES n. the female breasts ...1990s sl.
• CAJUN n. 1. a rustic or countrified person ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a poor person of the wooded country of Alabama who subsists by lumbering, turpentine extraction and various odd jobs ...1934 Amer. dial.
• CAJUN PONY n. a small, hardy pony having a long mane and tail, and fuzzy varicoloured coats ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CAJY adj. of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous ...1916 Amer. dial.
• CAK adj. contemptible, unpleasant, inferior ...1996 UK sl.
n. 1. excrement ...1972 Aust. sl.
n. 2. someone or something extremely funny ...1989 Aust. sl.
n. 3. rubbish, nonsense ...1997 UK sl.
vb. 1. to defecate ...15C UK
vb. 2. to fall asleep ...1959 US sl.
• CAKATE vb. to serve with cake ...1632 humorous nonce formation
• CAKE adj. 1. stupid, foolish, daft ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. fine, pleasing ...1940s sl.
adj. 3. easy, simple ...1968 US campus sl.
adj. 4. homosexual ...2001 UK sl.
n. 1. a fool or dullard; a silly fellow; an incompetent...1785 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 2. a stroke with a cane ...19C Christ's Hospital School usage
n. 3. a dandy; a fop; youths who wore stylish wide-bottomed trousers ...E19 US sl., esp. gang
n. 4. a stupid policeman ...Bk1891 Amer. thieves' sl.
n. 5. honeycomb; the combs in a wasp's nest ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. the head ...1908 US sl.
n. 7. anything easy or simple an easy course, test ...1911 US sl.
n. 8. a lady's man ...1920s Amer. sl.
n. 9. a gold nugget ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 10. a sexually desirable woman ...20C US sl.
n. 11. a prostitute ...E20 sl., orig. Aust.
n. 12. a beautiful girl or young woman ...1941 US Black sl.
n. 13. the buttocks of a woman, esp. if well-formed ...M20 Brit. & US sl.
n. 14. the female genitals; the vagina ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 15. drugs smuggled into a prison or hospital ...1950s US drugs & prison sl.
n. 16. the female breast ...1957 US sl.
n. 17. a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
n. 18. money, a good deal of money ...1965 US Black sl.
n. 19. a meal provided as compensation in addition to wages ...1973 US sl.
n. 20. a weak person ...1980s US campus sl.
n. 21. (derogatory) a rural person ...1991 Irish sl.
n. 22. a round disc of crack cocaine ...1994 US sl.
n. 23. bread ...2000 Tristan Da Cunha
n. 24. marijuana resin ...2001 UK sl.
vb. 1. to cackle as a goose, or as a hen wanting to sit ...1788 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cane ...19C Christ's Hospital School usage
• CAKE, THE n. 1. a (self-appointedly) admirable person ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. assets, etc. to be shared out
• CAKE AND GINGERBREAD n. something easy and pleasant ...1841
• CAKE AND WINE n. bread and water as a punishment diet ...1920s US prison & Navy sl.
• CAKE BASKET n. a limousine ...1920s US sl.
• CAKE BOY n. an attractive, usually younger homosexual male ..1970s US gay sl.
• CAKE-COUPINGS n. an interchanging of social or tea visits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKE-CUTTER n. 1. a cashier or other person who short-changes the public ...1930s sl., orig. US Black, also circus use
n. 2. a long-pronged comb ...1980s sl.
• CAKE-CUTTING n. short-changing ...1993 US sl.
• CAKED adj. 1. twisted, entangled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. on good amatory terms ...1900s sl.
adj. 3. wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...1990s US campus sl.
adj. 5. drug-intoxicated ...1994 US sl.
• CAKED OUT adj. wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKED UP adj. wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKE-EATER n. 1. a self-indulgent or effeminate young man, who may or may not be homosexual; one who is quite comfortable at fussy tea parties ...1916 US sl.
n. 2. a lady's man; a male flirt; a wealthy young man, a playboy ...1910s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a jocular or affectionate term of address ...1910s US sl.
n. 4. a person who enjoys performing oral sex on women ...1967 US sl.
• CAKE-FIDDLER † n. a parasite ...1513
• CAKE-FUMBLER † n. a parasite ...1553
• CAKEHEAD n. an idiot; a fool ...1998 UK sl.
• CAKE-HOLE n. 1. the mouth ...c1936 sl.
n. 2. the anus ...2000s Irish sl.
n. 3. the vagina ...2001 UK sl.
• CAKEHOLED adj. wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKE IS GETTING THIN phr. one's money is running low ...20C sl.
• CAKE JOB n. an easy job ...1990s Amer. sl.
• CAKELET n. a small cake
• CAKE MONEY n. money to be used for no particular purpose, money for a good time ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAKE NIGHT n. New Year's Eve, 'Hogmanay' ...1921 Sc.
• CAKE-O adj. all right, correct, safe, suitable, what is required, comfortable ...2001 UK back-slang for 'OK'
• CAKE OUT vb. to dress in a rakish manner ...1920s US sl.
• CAKERS n. 1. the tonsils ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a cake shop ...Brit. sl.
• CAKERY n. a cake shop ...Brit. sl.
• CAKES n. 1. a performer's daily meals ...1906 US theatre sl.
n. 2. the female breasts ...1950s sl., orig. US
n. 3. a pretty young woman, or a handsome young man ...1960s US sl.
n. 4. a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
n. 5. money, a good deal of money ...1965 US Black sl.
n. 6. the buttocks, esp. female buttocks ...1960s US sl.
n. 7. the vagina ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 8. round discs of crack cocaine ...1990s drugs sl.
• CAKES AND ALE n. merrymaking; all the good things of life; material pleasures; pleasant food; good living ...c1570 sl.
• CAKES-AND-COFFEE adj. basic, fundamental ...1900s US sl.
• CAKE SHOP n. a brothel ...1950s Aust. sl.
• CAKE-SWAPPINGS n. an interchanging of social or tea visits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKE TIN n. the Wellington, New Zealand, sports stadium ...2001 NZ sl.
• CAKEWALK n. 1. a syncopated dance originating among African slaves on plantations in the deep south; actually, a mockery and caricature of white folk waltzing or minueting ; late used to refer generally to a social gathering at which the guests might entertain themselves by offering a cake as a prize to the guest who can dance most elegantly and impressively around the cake ...1870s US Black sl.
n. 2. an easy or overwhelming success; anything considered very easy, simple, or certain ...1897 US sl.
n. 3. something excellent ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 4. a moving platform on which people walk, as a fairground entertainment ...E20
n. 5. money that has been obtained without effort ...1930s sl.
vb. to succeed without problems; to accomplish with supreme ease ...1930s US sl.
• CAKEY adj. stupid, foolish, daft; half-witted ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a fool ...:L18 sl.
n. 2. a fop; a dandy ...1930s US sl.
• CAKEY BAR n. an excuse; a 'tale' ...sl.
• CAKEY-PANNUM FENCER n. a street-seller of pastries ...M19 sl.
• CAKIE n. 1. a pretty young woman, or a handsome young man ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. a term of affection between friends ...1960s US sl.
• CAKKA-MANAH n. human dung ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKPANTS n. a general term of abuse, the implication is that the subject is a coward, who soils their underwear through fear ...2000s sl.
• CAKUM n. a foolish person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKY adj. weak of intellect, silly ...1879 Eng. dial.
• CAL n. 1. talk, gossip ...1841 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a hangman...M19 sl.
n. 3. a gossip, an idler ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a liar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 5. Calcutta ...L19 Anglo-Indian
n. 6. California ...L19 US
• CALABASH n. 1. the human head ...1723 sl.
n. 2. a promissory note or IOU ...M19 Aust. sl.
• CALABASH COUSIN n. a person who is not a real relative but who is closely accepted by the family ...1967 Hawaii
• CALABASH COVER n. a hat ...1886 US sl.
• CALABASH CUT n. a haircut in which the hair is cut on a line equidistant from the top of the head ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago
• CALABOGUS n. a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses ...18C Can.
• CALABOODLE n. all of something; the entire lot of people or things; a large mixed-up collection of objects or people ...1848 sl.
• CALABOOSE n. the common jail; a prison...1792 sl., orig. US
vb. to imprison ...1840 Amer. & nautical sl.
• CALABOSH n. the entire crowd; all ...1952 Amer. dial.
• CALABOSO n. a jail, esp. one in a village or small town ...1963 Amer. sl.
• CALABOZO n. a jail, esp. one in a village or small town ...1892 sl.
• CALAMANCO n. a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CALAMANCO-CAT n. a tortoiseshell cat ...1877 Eng. dial.
• CALAMIST † n. 1. 'one having his haire turning upwards' ...1623
† n. 2. one who plays upon a reed; a piper ...1656
• CALAMISTRATE †* vb. to curl, crisp, or frizzle the hair ...1621
• CALAMISTRATION n. curling the hair ...Bk1888
• CALAMITIES n. odds and ends; a miscellaneous assortment of personal belongings ...1871 Amer. dial.
• CALAMITY n. old stuff, such as is bought at an auction ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CALAMITY HOWL n. a statement of extreme pessimism ...L19 US sl.
• CALAMITY HOWLER n. a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom ...1892 US sl.
• CALAMITY JANE n. 1. a train ...Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a nagging woman; a pessimist; a worrier; a prophet of disaster ...1918 US sl.
n. 3. one who suffers calamity ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. in a deck of playing cards: the queen of spades ...1968 US sl.
• CALAMITY SHOUTER n. a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom ...1892 US sl.
• CALAMIZE † vb. to pipe or sing ...1656
• CALASH n. a light carriage with low wheels, having a removable folding hood or top; in Canada: a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, usually without a cover, with a seat for the driver on the splashboard ...1666
• CALATHUMPIAN n. one who claims an imaginary religion ...1910s sl.
• CALBO n. heroin ...2003 UK sl.
• CALCATE †* vb. to trample or stamp under the heel ...1623
• CALCATION * n. a treading or trampling under the heel; kicking ...1656
• CALCATORY †* n. a winepress, where the grapes are trodden ...c1420
• CALCEATE † adj. furnished with shoes ...1669 obs.
† vb. to shoe, put on shoes or socks ...1656
• CALCEATED adj. fitted with shoes, shod ...1730
• CALCED * adj. wearing shoes; shod, fitted with shoes ...1884
• CALCILATE vb. to calculate; to plan; to intend ...1915 Amer. dial.
• CALCIMINE n. white or coloured wash for walls ...1864
vb. to whitewash ...19C
• CALCINATION n. a burning to ashes; complete combustion ...1616
• CALCINE vb. to burn to ashes, to consume ...1641
• CALCITRANT * adj. kicking; that 'kicks' at any restriction; stubborn, refractory ...1866
• CALCITRATE vb. to kick; to spurn ...1623
• CALCITRATION n. kicking, lit. and fig. ...1652
• CALC OUT vb. to calculate something ...1999 US sl.
• CALCUL † n. calculation; estimate ...1754 Sc.
• CALCULATE vb. to think, to expect, to believe; to suppose ...1830 US colloq.
• CALCULATED FOR adj. considered to be, accepted as, admitted to be ...1865 Amer. dial.
• CALCULATOR n. 1. in horseracing: a parimutuel clerk who calculates odds ...1976 US sl.
n. 2. in poker: a player skilled at assessing the hands of other players ...1988 US sl.
• CALCULATORY † adj. pert. to calculation or estimate ...1611
• CALCULE † n. calculation ...1601
† vb. to calculate, to reckon ...1377
• CALCULIST n. one skilled in a mathematical calculus; a mathematician ...1829
• CALCULOSE † adj. stony, pebbly ...c1420
• CALCUTTA n. 1. a 'Calcutta sweep' ...1950 Aust. sl.
n. 2. butter ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• CALCUTTA SWEEP(S) n. a type of sweepstake in which contestants' names are auctioned off ...1914 Aust. sl.
• CALDARIUM n. a (Roman) hot bath or bath-room ...1753
• CALDEE vb. to trick; to swindle ...M17 sl.
• CALDEES vb. to trick; to swindle ...M17 sl.
• CALDERA n. a wretched-looking person; a spiritless person; a coward ...Ireland
• CALDRON n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• CALE vb. to take in turns, to share ...1839 Eng. dial.
• CALEB n. a grizzly bear ...1833 US fur trappers' usage
• CALEB QUOTEM n. 1. a parish clerk ...c1860 sl.
n. 2. a jack of all trades ...M19 sl.
• CALEB QUOTUM n. 1. a parish clerk ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a jack of all trades ...M19 sl.
• CALEBS n. a burglar's device for unlocking doors ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• CALECHE n. in Quebec: a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage ...1963 Can.
• CALEDONIA n. 1. the Roman name for Scotland
n. 2. a Black woman who refuses to accept the traditional role into which her birth is supposed to have thrust her ...1920s US Black sl.
• CALEDONIAN adj. of ancient Caledonia; of Scotland ...1656
n. a native of ancient Caledonia; humorously, a Scotchman ...1768
• CALEER n. a caper, a jump; frolic ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to caper, to jump ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEERIED adj. 1. frivolously conceived ...1897 Sc.
adj. 2. scatterbrained, giddy ...20C Ireland
• CALEERINESS n. giddiness; fun; mischief; frivolity ...1880 Sc. & Ireland
• CALEERY adj. light, vain, full of mischief ...1880 Sc. & Ireland
n. a giddy, hysterical person; a mischievous, scatterbrained, overexcitable person ...1900 Sc. & Ireland
• CALEEVER n. a caper, frolic, antic; a hubbub, a noisy game ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to skip, to jump, to frolic about; to run about heedlessly or foolishly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• CALEEVERING adj. energetic, flying wildly or actively about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEFACIENT adj. heating, warming ...1655
n. anything that warms
• CALEFACTED † adj. heated, warm ...1599
• CALEFACTION n. the act of heating or making something warm; the state of being heated ...1547
• CALEFACTIVE †* adj. having the tendency to warm; warming ...1576
• CALEFACTOR † n. 1. he who, or that which warms ...1605
n. 2. a small stove; a heater
• CALEFACTORY adj. adapted for or tending to warming ...1711
n. the room in a monastery where the inmates warmed themselves ...1681
• CALEFY † vb. to make warm or hot; to warm, to heat ...1526
• CALE-GARTH † n. a cabbage garden, a kale yard ...1483
• CALEMBOUR n. a pun ...1830
• CALENDAR n. 1. a guide, a directory; an example, model ...c1385
n. 2. a prison sentence of one year ...1926 US sl.
n. 3. a case awaiting trial ...1940s sl.
n. 4. one month ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CALENDAR DAYS n. the bleed period of a women's menstrual cycle ...1954 US sl.
• CALENDAR FEAR n. menstruation ...1968 Amer. dial. euphemism
• CALENDARIAL * adj. pert. to a calendar ...1867
• CALENDARIAN †* adj. pert. to a calendar ...1839
* n. a maker of a calendar ...1826
• CALENDARIOGRAPHER † * n. a calendar maker, an almanac maker ...1683
• CALENDARIST † * n. one who assigns dates and periods ...1685
• CALENDAR TIME n. the bleed period of a women's menstrual cycle ...1954 US sl.
• CALENDARY † adj. pert. to the calendar ...1633
† n. a calendar ...c1450
• CALENDOGRAPHER † * n. the constructor of a calendar ...a1691
• CALENDRIC * adj. of the nature of a calendar ...1878
• CALENDRICAL † adj. of the nature of a calendar ...1863
• CALENT †* adj. warm, hot ...1607
• CALENTURE n. burning passion, ardour, zeal, heat, glow ...1596
†* vb. to become hot or inflamed ...1649
• CALEPIN † n. a dictionary; fig. one's book of authority or reference; one's notebook or memorandum book ...1568
• CALESCENCE * n. increase in heat or warmth ...1846
• CALESCENT adj. growing warm, increasing in heat ...1795
• CALEUP n. a frolic, a merry trick ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEY n. a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit ...1840 Sc. & Ireland
vb. to chat, to gossip ...1892 Ireland
• CALF n. 1. an ignoramus; a dolt; a weakling; a fool, a simpleton; a stupid or loutish person; an awkward or silly boy or man; a meek, harmless person ...1553 sl.
n. 2. a mass of ice that has broken off a glacier, iceberg, or floe ...1818
* n. 3. a small island lying close to a larger one ...1833
n. 4. a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk who look down on their southern neighbours ...L19 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a deer, male or female, under one year old ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a Cadillac car ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 7. 50p ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'cow and calf = half = half a pound, orig, 10 shillings, now 50p
n. 8. a young teenage girl ...1959 US sl.
n. 9. a timid or cowardly person ...1967 Amer. sl.
vb. to vomit ...1968 sl.
• CALF AROUND vb. to loaf around ...1936 US cowboys' usage
• CALF-BED n. the womb of a cow; the placenta of a cow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-CLINGERS n. close-fitting trousers ...1884 sl.
• CALF-COUNTRY n. the place of one's birth or early life ...1831 Sc.
• CALFDOZER n. a small bulldozer ...WWII
• CALF-EYES n. a look expressive of tender or sentimental longing ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CALF-GROUND n. the place of one's birth or early life ...1864 Sc.
• CALF-HEAD n. a foolish fellow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-HEART n. a coward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-HEARTED adj. timid, cowardly ...1889 Eng. dial.
• CALFISH adj. 1. stupid, untrained, immature, inexperienced ...1765
adj. 2. mean, shabby ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-LEG-DEEP adj. of water or snow: so deep as to reach up to the calf of the leg ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-LICK n. a tuft of hair on the forehead which will not lie smoothly and evenly ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
• CALF-LICKED adj. having hair on the forehead which will not lie flat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALFLING n. a little calf ...1598
• CALF-LOLLY † n. an idle simpleton; a term of reproach; a stupid fellow; a dolt ...1708
• CALF-LOVE n. a youthful, romantic fancy; puppy love ...1823 sl.
• CALF-LYE n. the womb of the cow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-NOPES n. slight blows that do not hurt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-RASH n. a foolish fancy; boy's love ...1882 Eng. dial.
• CALF ROUND vb. to idle about, to loaf ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CALF'S EYES n. a look expressive of tender or sentimental longing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CALF'S HEAD n. 1. a stupid, witless individual; a fool ...1600 sl.
n. 2. a white-faced man with a large head ...c1860 sl.
• CALFSKIN n. the Bible ...1845 Amer. dial.
• CALFSKIN-FIDDLE n. a drum ...1785 sl.
• CALF-SKINS n. the sea ruffled by the wind in occasional spots ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALF-SLOBBER n. 1. meringue, as on pies; a meringue topping ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. saliva ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 3. nothing whatsoever ...1980s sl.
n. 4. foam on a glass of beer ...1983 sl.
• CALF-SLOBBERS n. 1. meringue ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 2. saliva ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CALF'S-SNOUT n. an old name of snapdragon, esp. of Antirrhinum Orontium ...1548
• CALF'S TAIL n. the cord attached to a railway whistle ...1946 US sl.
• CALF'S-TEETH n. milk teeth ...1599
• CALF-STICKING n. pretending that perfectly normal goods have supposedly been stolen; a greater price can thus be asked, since some customers like the idea of obtaining stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CALF'S-TONGUE n. a person who is mild or harsh-spoken according to circumstance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-TAIL n. 1 a silly fellow ...1857 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a three-cornered tear in a piece of clothing from catching it on something sharp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CALF-TIME n. the period of youth ...1822
• CALF-TRINNELS n. the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-TRUNDLES n. the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-VIEW n. the heart, liver, and lights of a calf ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALF-WEEK n. the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload ...M19 sl.
• CALFY adj. uncoordinated ...M16 sl.
n. a simpleton ...1892 Eng. dial.
• CALF-YARD n. the birthplace or home of one's youth ...1818 Eng. dial.
• CALFY-COTTRELL n. a simpleton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALFY-NOODLE n. a simpleton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALGARTH † n. a cabbage garden, a kale yard ...1483
• CALGARY REDEYE n. a drink made of tomato juice and beer ...1987 Can. sl.
• CALI adj. Californian ...1990s sl.
n. 1. California ...1930 US sl.
n. 2. MDMA (ecstasy), originating in California ...1999 sl.
• CALIBAN n. a man of degraded bestial nature ...1678
• CALIBASH n. a promissory note or IOU ...M19 Aust. sl.
• CALIBOGUS n. a mixture of rum and spruce-beer ...1785 US
• CALIBRATE vb. to correct someone's information or opinion ...2003 US sl.
• CALIBURN n. the name of King Arthur's sword ...1297
• CALIC n. a woman ...1848 Amer. dial.
• CALICO adj. thin, attenuated, wasted ...18C colloq.
n. a woman or girl; women considered as sexual objects ...1848 US colloq.
vb. to court or spend time with a woman ...1887 Amer. dial.
• CALICO BALL n. a cheap public dance ...c1860 colloq.
• CALICO-BALLY adj. somewhat fast ...c1890 sl.
• CALICO CLUCK n. a female railway worker ...1975 US sl.
• CALICO COURSE n. a course popular with female students, or one in which the social element is more prominent than the educational ...1900 Amer. dial.
• CALICO FEVER n. the desire to pursue women ...M19 US sl.
• CALICO HOP n. a cheap, popular public dance ...M19 US sl.
• CALICO QUEEN n. 1. a fast woman of the saloons and honky-tonks ...19C US sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...M19 US sl.
• CALICO ROW n. married quarters ...1893 US Army sl.
• CALICOT n. 1. a 'cad'; an ill-bred, vulgar fellow ...c1885 sl.
n. 2. a counter-jumper, a shop assistant ...L19 sl.
• CALICRAT † n. an ant ...1596 obs. exc. Sc.
• CALID adj. warm, tepid; hot ...1599 arch.
• CALIDITY † n. warmth, heat ...1528
• CALI DREAMERS n. a variety of MDMA ...1999 UK sl.
• CALIDUCT n. a duct or pipe for the convenience of heat by means of steam, hot water, or air ...1651
• CALIFAS n. California ...1974 US sl.
• CALIFINORIA n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA n. money, a gold piece ...c1860 sl.
vb. to throw an animal; to catch it by its neck, or by its ear, and its flank, and trip it by throwing your foot in front of its legs; the animal jumps, and tripping, goes clear over the thrower's head; this method was used for large and unruly calves ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA BANK NOTE n. a hide used as a medium of currency in pre-Gold Rush California ...1840 Amer. dial. hist.
• CALIFORNIA BANKROLL n. a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• CALIFORNIA BIBLE n. a deck of cards ...M19 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA BLACKJACK n. in blackjack: an ace and a nine, which produce a score of 20, not 21 ...1982 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA BLANKETS n. newspapers used as bedding ...1926 Amer. tramps' sl.
• CALIFORNIA C-NOTE n. a ten-dollar note ...1983 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA COFFEE n. inexpensive wine ...1976 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA COLLAR n. a noose, used for hangings ...19C US sl.
• CALIFORNIA CORNFLAKES n. cocaine ...1976 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA DEW n. a light rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA GIRL n. a variety of marijuana ...2002 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA HOUSE n. an outside toilet building ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA LION n. a mountain lion ...1850 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA MIST n. a light rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA MOCCASINS n. rags wrapped around the feet and ankles to provide warmth in cold weather ...1923 Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIAN n. 1. a red, hard-dried herring ...c1850
n. 2. a gold piece ...c1860 sl.
n. 3. a variety of MDMA (ecstasy), originating in California ...1996 UK sl.
• CALIFORNIAN NORTHERN LIGHTS n. a hybrid marijuana grown in California ...1999 US drugs sl.
• CALIFORNIAN PRAYER BOOK n. a deck of cards, esp. as used during the 'gold rush' days in California ...1932 Amer. dial. jocular
• CALIFORNIANS n. money; gold pieces ...Bk1891 sl.
• CALIFORNIA OVERSHOES n. a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe ...19C Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA PEACOCK n. a roadrunner ...1956 Amer. dial. jocular
• CALIFORNIA PIMPING n. working as a pimp in a relaxed, low-pressure style ...1972 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA PRAYER BOOK n. a deck of cards, esp. as used during the 'gold rush' days in California ...1851 Amer. dial. jocular
• CALIFORNIA QUAIL n. a tablet of the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ ...1997 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA ROLL n. a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• CALIFORNIA ROLLER n. one who carries a 'California bankroll' ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• CALIFORNIA ROOM n. a sun room or lounge with big windows ...1975 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA SHINPLASTER n. an animal hide, which was used as money in early 19th century California ...M19 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA SOCK n. a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe ...1900s Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA STOP n. an instance of rolling slowly past a stop sign rather than stopping ...1960s Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRIES n. prunes ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNIA SUNRISE n. 1. a variety of MDMA; a blend of amphetamine and caffeine marketed as MDMA ....1996 UK sl.
n. 2. LSD ...1998 UK sl.
• CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE n. LSD ...1977 drugs sl.
• CALIFORNIA TILT n. a car with the bonnet (hood) sloping downward to a front end that is lower than the rear end ...1976 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA TIRES n. tires with little or no tread remaining ...1971 US trucking sl.
• CALIFORNIA TOOTHPICK n. a large knife ...M19 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA TURNAROUND n. any powerful central nervous system stimulant ...1976 US sl.
• CALIFORNIA WIDOW n. a married woman whose husband is away from her for any extended period ...Bk1891 Amer. sl. 068
• CALIFORNICATE vb. 1. to seduce and infect with the moral and social standards of Southern California ...1990s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to overdevelop the land ...20C Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNICATION n. an instance of Californicating (see CALIFORNICATE) ...1990s Amer. sl.
• CALIFORNICATOR n. a Californian, esp. one who has moved to Oregon or Washington state ...1978 US sl.
• CALIGINOUS adj. misty, dim, murky; obscure, dark ...1548 now arch.
• CALIGULISM n. a mad extravagance such as Caligula committed ...1745 nonce word
• CALIJUMPICS n. calisthenics ...1944-49 Amer. sl.
• CALIK n. a gossip ...1935 Sc.
• CALIMANCO n. a Spaniard ...1607
• CALIMANKER n. a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CALION † n. a boulder or pebble ...c1459
• CALIPERS n. dice that are true to an extremely minute tolerance, approximately 1/1000th of an inch ...1950 US sl.
• CALI RED BEARD n. a distinctive marijuana grown in California ...1999 US drugs sl.
• CALIWAMPUS adj. askew, awry, wrong ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CALK † vb. 1. to calculate, to reckon, esp. astrologically ...1401
vb. 2. to throw ...Bk1891 Eton College usage
• CALK DOWN vb. to charge a purchase ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CALKER † n. 1. a calculator of nativities, etc.; an astrologer; a magician, a conjurer ...1535
n. 2. one who makes iron heel-plates, etc.; a country blacksmith ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 3. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CALL n. 1. a leading-string, broad tape fastened to young children when they first walk; generally used in plural ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. scolding, abuse ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the movement of the surface of water when driven by the wind ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a stew, esp. one consisting mainly of onions and potatoes ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a name ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the first feelings that follow drinking an alcoholic drink ...1960s sl.
n. 7. the immediate response to an injection of a drug ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 8. the initial flooding of sensations after injecting heroin ...1973 US drugs sl.
n. 9. a decision ...1980s Amer. sl.
n. 10. an opinion, a prediction ...1999 US sl.
vb. 1. to move quickly, to submit to be driven ...1768 Sc.
vb. 2. to beg through, (e.g. a street) ...M18 cant
vb. 3. to knock, hammer, drive into its place, to mend; to overturn, to knock over ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to announce, to publish; to have cried by the public crier ...1808 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to search out, to explore ...1810 Sc.
vb. 6. to sell or hawk in a cart; to go round begging ...1843 Sc.
vb. 7. to publish the banns of marriage ...1843 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to abuse, to call names, to speak ill of; to scold ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to tattle, to gossip, to spread reports; to run about idly ...1872 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to consider, to estimate, to think ...1888 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to be delirious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to crouch, to cower ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 13. to blame ...L19 colloq.
vb. 14. to challenge to a fight ...L19 sl.
vb. 15. to remember, to recall, usually of names ...1887 Amer. dial.
vb. 16. to begin ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 17. to vomit ...1980s Aust. sl.
vb. 18. to embarrass ...1990s US college sl.
• CALLABO n. a collaboration ...2002 US sl.
• CALLABOOS n. a cook's galley on a vessel ...1805 Amer. dial.
• CALL ABOUT vb. to search for ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL A CAB vb. of a jockey: to wave one arm to balance oneself crossing a fence ...1940s racing sl.
• CALL A CHAIR vb. to appoint a 'president' at a tavern-party when discussion ensues ...c1820 sl.
• CALLACK n. a young girl ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL A COP vb. to stop ...1990s rhyming sl.
• CALL AGAIN vb. to contradict ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL A GO vb. 1. to give up ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. of a street-seller: to move on ...M19 sl.
• CALLAHOOTING adv. moving very rapidly and noisily ...1880 Amer. dial.
• CALLALLOO n. a confused set of circumstances; a mix-up ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• CALL ALL TO PIECES vb. to abuse violently ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLAN n. 1. a boy, a lad, a young man; also used as a term of affection to older persons ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a girl ...1794 Sc.
• CALLAND n. a girl ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALLAN PARK n. a psychiatric institution ...20C Aust. sl.
• CALLANT † n. 1. a customer ...E16
n. 2. a boy; a youth; a young fellow ...L16 Sc. & N. Eng.
n. 3. a girl ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL APARTMENT n. a brothel ...1910s US sl.
• CALLARD & BOWSERS n. trousers ...1960s rhyming sl.
• CALLARDS n. cabbage; the leaves and shoots of cabbage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALL A SALE vb. to preside at an auction ...1944 Amer. dial.
• CALL A SPADE A BLOODY SHOVEL vb. to speak aggressively or vehemently; to speak with exaggerated or unnecessary bluntness ...1910s colloq.
• CALL A SPADE A SHOVEL vb. to speak aggressively or vehemently; to speak with exaggerated or unnecessary bluntness ...1910s colloq.
• CALL A SPADE A SPADE vb. to speak plainly or bluntly, not use euphemisms
• CALLAWAMPUS adj. big, fine, stout, grand ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• CALL BOY n. 1. a youth employed in a hotel to answer the bells ...Bk1888
n. 2. a boy or young man who called railway workers to work ...1898 US sl.
n. 3. a male prostitute who can be hired on the phone ...1942 sl.
• CALL CANNY vb. to go gently, to proceed cautiously ...1892 Sc.
• CALL CHARLES vb. to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALL CLASHES vb. to spread malicious or injurious reports ...1768 Sc.
• CALL COPPER vb. to inform the police ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• CALL DINOSAURS vb. to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALL-DOG n. a fish too small for human consumption ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• CALL-DOWN n. a reprimand; a rebuke; a scolding ...1895 Amer. sl.
vb. (usually as 'call down') to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold severely; to humble one ...1896 Amer. dial.
• CALLE n. a cloak or gown ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• CALL EARL vb. to vomit ...1968 US students' sl.
• CALLED HOME adj. dead ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CALLED TO STRAW adj. pregnant; in childbed; pert. to a woman who has gone into labour ...1931 Amer. dial.
• CALLENGE n. a challenge ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. to challenge ...1873 Eng. dial.
• CALLENT † adj. crafty, witty, cunning or wise by experience ...1656
• CALLER adj. 1. of fish, vegetables, etc.: fresh, just caught or gathered ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of air, water, etc.: cool, fresh, refreshing ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. healthy, vigorous ...1886 Sc.
n. 1. a driver ...LME Sc.
n. 2. an official at a colliery whose duty it was to go round from house to house to call up the men for work ...1843 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a gossip, an idler ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to freshen, to cool, to refresh ...1817 Sc.
• CALLER AS A KAIL-BLADE adj. as refreshing and cool as possible ...1790 Sc.
• CALLER AS A TROUT adj. of persons: in good health, rosy, plump ...1768 Sc.
• CALLERNESS n. freshness ...1835 Sc.
• CALLET † n. 1. a lewd woman; a trull, a strumpet; a prostitute; a promiscuous woman ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a term of abuse; a hag; a scold ...a1528 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. the head ...1825 Sc.
† vb. 1. to scold, to rail ...a1673 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to gossip, to talk ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLETER n. a gossip ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLETING adj. 1. pert, saucy, gossiping ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. scolding, quarrelsome, ill-tempered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLETING-BOUT n. a wordy quarrel; mutual recrimination ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLETY adj. scolding, quarrelsome, ill-tempered ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CALLEY n. marijuana ...1975 Jamaica
• CALL FLAT n. a brothel, or a place where appointments with prostitutes can be made, as by telephone ...1916 Amer. sl.
• CALL FOR A CAB vb. of a jockey: to make jerky arm movements as he battles to remain in the saddle ...1961 UK sl.
• CALL FOR BILL vb. to vomit ...1960s UK society sl.
• CALL FOR HERB vb. to vomit ...1960s Aust. sl.
• CALL FOR HUGHIE vb. to vomit ...1960s UK society sl.
• CALL FOR RALPH vb. to vomit ...1960s sl.
• CALL FOR THE BUTTER vb. to have completed a task or arrived at your destination ...1975 US sl.
• CALL FULL-MOUTH vb. to address an elder or senior person without using Mr., Mrs., or Miss ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALL GIRL n. 1. a woman who works in a brothel ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute, esp. one who may be engaged by telephone ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 3. any prostitute ...E20 US sl.
• CALL HOGS vb. to snore ...1912 Amer. dial.
• CALL-HOIL n. a place for gossip ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALL HOME vb. 1. to publish the banns of matrimony; generally for the third time ...1863 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to remember, to recollect, to call to mind; to remember a person's name ...1887 Eng. dial.
• CALL HOUSE n. 1. a brothel to which men can come without making any prior appointment ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a brothel; a house of assignation where appointments with prostitutes can be made, as by telephone ...1913 Amer. sl.
• CALLIBISTERS n. the vagina ...16C sl.
• CALLIBLEPHARY †* n. a dye for the eyelids ...1661
• CALLIBOGUS n. a mixture of rum and spruce beer ...1758 Amer. sl.
• CALLIBOUSE n. a jail, esp. one in a village or small town ...1792 Amer. sl.
• CALLID †* adj. crafty, cunning ...1656 obs. rare
• CALLIDITY † n. craftiness, cunning ...1524 now rare or obs.
• CALLIE n. 1. a police station ...1919 US tramps' sl.
n. 2. a prison ...1919 US tramps' sl.
• CALLIFUDGE n. nonsense, humbug ...1870 Eng. dial.
vb. to cheat, to deceive; to cajole, to flatter ...1884 Eng. dial.
• CALLIFUGLE n. nonsense, humbug ...1870 Eng. dial.
vb. to cheat, to deceive; to cajole, to flatter ...1884 Eng. dial.
• CALLIGRAPH n. 1. one who writes beautifully; a professional transcriber of manuscripts ...1853 arch.
n. 2. a beautiful specimen of writing ...1878
vb. to write beautifully or ornamentally ...1884
• CALLIGRAPHER n. one who writes beautifully ...1815
• CALLIGRAPHICAL † adj. pert. to calligraphy; also, of a beautiful literary style ...1630
• CALLIGRAPHIST n. a person who writes beautifully ...1816
• CALLIMANKER n. a calico or tortoiseshell cat ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CALLIMETER n. a measure of beauty ...1862 nonce word
• CALL IN vb. to begin ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CALL IN A MARKER vb. to demand repayment of a favour ...1970s US sl.
• CALLING adj. gossiping, idling ...1847 Eng. dial.
n. 1. loud vituperation; scolding ...1863 Eng. dial.
n. 2. gossip, scandal, idling ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLING CARD n. 1. fingerprints ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. needle marks on a drug user's arm ...1971 US sl.
n. 3. excrement ...1980s Irish euphemism
n. 4. during the Vietnam war: a printed card identifying the unit, left on the bodies of dead enemy soldiers ...1990 US sl.
• CALLING-DOWN n. a reprimand; a scolding ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• CALLING-HOIL n. a place for gossip ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLING-HOME n. the publication of the banns ...1872 Eng. dial.
• CALLING-SHOP n. a place for gossip ...1868 Eng. dial.
• CALLING STATION n. in poker: an unskilled player who calls bets prematurely ...1979 US sl.
• CALL IN ONE'S MARKER vb. to demand repayment of a favour ...1970s US sl.
• CALL IN QUESTION vb. to cast doubt on, to dispute
• CALL IN SOMEONE'S CHIPS vb. to challenge someone openly ...1881 Amer. sl.
• CALL IN THE OTHER NAIL vb. to go on drinking ...1865 Sc.
• CALLION n. anything old and ugly ...1824 Sc.
• CALLIOPE n. a steam locomotive ...1929 US railroad jargon
• CALLIPYGIAN adj. having well-shaped or finely developed buttocks...a1800
• CALLIPYGOUS adj. having well-shaped buttocks ...E20
• CALLIS † n. a lean-to, a shed, mostly used as a vegetable cellar ...1854 Eng. dial.
• CALL IT A DAY vb. 1. to die ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A GO vb. to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT A NIGHT vb. to stop, to go no further; to express satisfaction with progress or acceptance that one cannot improve a situation ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT GEORGE vb. to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALLITHUMP n. a band or member of a band that makes discordant so-called music by playing a number of instruments, either in an unlikely combination or conjured up from unlikely objects, such as washboards, tin kettles, etc. ...M19 US sl.
• CALLITHUMPIAN adj. noisy, boisterous, discordant ...1851 Amer. dial.
n. a band or member of a band that makes discordant so-called music by playing a number of instruments, either in an unlikely combination or conjured up from unlikely objects, such as washboards, tin kettles, etc. ...M19 US sl.
• CALL IT ON vb. to challenge another gang to a gang fight ...1955 US sl.
• CALL IT QUITS vb. to die ...20C sl.
• CALL IT WALLY vb. to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALL JOINT n. a brothel, or a place where appointments with prostitutes can be made, as by telephone ...1916 Amer. sl.
• CALL MOM n. a prostitute who advertises her services through an agency, through the (print) media, in telephone kiosks, etc., and visits a client in his own home or hotel room ...1930s sl., orig. US
• CALL OFF ALL BETS vb. to die ...1940s US Black sl.
• CALL ONE OUT vb. to wake someone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CALL ONE OUT OF ONE'S NAME vb. 1. to call by a nickname, not by one's proper name ...1881 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to abuse, to vilify ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALL ONE'S FOOD vb. to eat noisily ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CALL ONE'S HAND vb. to question, to call one to account ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• CALL ONE'S JAWBONE vb. to live on credit ...Bk1896 sl.
• CALL ON THE CARPET vb. 1. to summon for or administer a rebuke or the like ...1889
vb. 2. to reprimand; to scold ...1960s US sl.
vb. 3. to challenge another speaker to justify his remarks, whether hostile, gossiping or whatever ...1990s US prison sl.
• CALLOSITY n. a hardened state of mind; callousness; insensibility ...1658
• CALLOTECHNICS * n. a proposed name for 'the fine or ornamental arts' ...1860
• CALLOUSED adj. callous, indifferent ...1887 Sc.
• CALL OUT vb. 1. to challenge to a fight ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to invite a woman to dance ...1916 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to use a stolen cheque ...1920s US criminals' sl.
vb. 4. to embarrass ...1990s US college sl.
• CALL OUT OF NAME vb. to call or address by improper and abusive names ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CALL OVER THE ROLLS vb. to call up for reprimand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLOW † adj. 1. bald, without hair ...a1000
adj. 2. raw, inexperienced ...1580
adj. 3. of birds: unfledged, without feathers ...1603
adj. 4. applied to the down on a youth's cheek and chin ...1604
adj. 5. of land: bare ...1677
adj. 6. pale, wan ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. one who is bald ...c1305
† n. 2. an unfledged nestling ...a1667
† n. 3. a raw or inexperienced youth ...1670
• CALLOW-MOUSE † n. a bat ...1340
• CALLOW FROST n. a surface frost ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLOW-WABLIN n. an unfledged bird ...1825 Eng. dial.
• CALL PIGS vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CALL RALPH vb. to vomit ...1960s sl.
• CALL RAW vb. to address an elder or senior person without using Mr., Mrs., or Miss ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALLS n. a scolding, abuse, vituperation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALL SEALS vb. to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALL SHEEP vb. to stagger in walking ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL SOME HOGS vb. to snore ...1946 Amer. dial.
• CALL SOMEONE FULL-MOUTH vb. to address your elder without using an honorific Mr. or Mrs. ...1995 Guyana sl.
• CALL SOMEONE RAW vb. to address your elder without using an honorific Mr. or Mrs. ...1995 Anguilla
• CALL SOMEONE'S BLUFF vb. to force someone to justify or validate a pretense; to require the truth ...1870s Amer. sl.
• CALL SOMEONE'S CARD vb. to call someone's bluff ...1980s US sl.
• CALL SOMEONE'S GAME vb. to call someone's bluff; to challenge, as to a fight ...1983 Amer. sl.
• CALL SOMEONE'S HAND vb. in gambling: to challenge openly; to call someone's bluff ...1857 Amer. colloq.
• CALL THE COIN vb. to call 'heads or tails' when a coin is tossed ...1950s US sl.
• CALL THE COWS vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CALL THE CRACK vb. to keep the conversation going ...1785
• CALL THE DOGS vb. 1. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to vomit ...1990s US college sl.
• CALL THE GAME IN vb. to abandon one's efforts; to admit defeat ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• CALL THE HOGS TO THE HILL vb. to snore ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALL THE KNOCK vb. to track down, to apprehend and arrest ...2000s sl.
• CALL THEM ALL THROUGH ONE FORD vb. to treat all alike, irrespective of person or quality ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALL THE NAIL TO THE HEAD vb. to carry a matter through, to proceed to extremities ...1768 Sc.
• CALL THE PLAYS vb. to dictate a course of action; to say what should happen ...1930s sl.
• CALL THE QUEEN ONE'S AUNT vb. to have the greatest happiness or distinction possible ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• CALL THE SHOTS vb. to dictate a course of action; to say what should happen; to be in a position of power ...1930s sl.
• CALL-THE-SHUTTLE n. a weaver ...1817 Sc.
• CALL THE TURN vb. to make an accurate statement or prediction ...1876 Amer. sl., orig. gambling usage
• CALL TRADE n. prostitution by which women or men are summoned by telephone after they have been selected, via some form of visual 'menu', by the male clientele ...1910s sl.
• CALLUSED adj. hard-hearted, indifferent ...1887 Sc.
• CALLY n. 1. a calaboose; a jail, a lock-up ...1919 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a police station ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 3. California ...1930 US sl.
• CALLYBOOSE n. a jail, esp. one in a village or small town ...1929 Amer. sl.
• CALLY-CORNERED adj. out of line, askew, awry ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CALLYHOOTING adv. moving very rapidly and noisily ...1880 Amer. dial.
• CALLYMOOCHER †* n. a term of abuse or reproach; ? a raw cadger, a greenhorn ......1661
• CALLYVAN n. a caravan, a house on wheels, used by gypsy hawkers or in wild-beast shows; any very large carriage ...1874 Eng. dial.
• CALM adj. of ice: smooth, even ...1808 Sc.
• CALMATIVE adj. having a calming effect ...1871
n. anything which has a calming effect ...1870
• CALM OF DAY n. daylight ...1939 Amer. dial.
• CALMY adj. characterized by calm; tranquil, peaceful ...1587 poetic arch.
• CALODEMONIAL † adj. pert. to beautiful or good spirits ...1522 nonce word
• CALOGRAPHY * n. calligraphy ...1804
• CALONKUS n. a fool ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CALOOP vb. to neck, to pet; to go courting; to kiss and cuddle ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CALOPHANTIC † adj. pretending or making a show of excellence; hypocritical ......1602
• CALOR † n. heat, warmth ...1599
• CALORICALLY * adv. in the manner of heat, as heat ...1869
• CALORIFY vb. to make hot ...1841
• CALOROUS †* adj. warm ...1737
• CALOTTE n. a snowcap; an ice-cap ...L19
• CALOUR † n. heat, warmth ...1599
• CALP n. a hat ...Bk1891 sl.
• CALSAY-PAIKER n. a street walker ...1879 Sc.
• CALSHIE adj. crabbed, ill-tempered, ill-humoured, surly, rude ...1790 Sc.
• CALTROP † n. a trap or snare to catch the feet of beasts, of horses or men in war, and the like ...a1300
† vb. to catch or trap with a 'caltrop' ...c1440
• CALUMNER † n. a calumniator; a slanderer ...1614
• CALUMNIATE vb. to slander, to defame; to make false charges against ...1554
• CALUMNIATION n. 1. slandering; malicious detraction ...1548
n. 2. a libellous report; a slander, calumny ...1588
• CALUMNIATOR n. a slanderer ...1549
• CALUMNIATORY adj. slanderous ...1625
• CALUMNIE † vb. to calumniate ...1827 Sc.
• CALUMNIER †* n. a slanderer ...1586
• CALUMNIOUS adj. slanderous; defamatory ...1490
• CALUMNIZE † vb. to slander; to defame ...1606
• CALUMNY n. malicious representation; slander; libel; a false charge; a slanderous or libellous statement or report ...1564
† vb. to calumniate, to slander ...1563
• CALUTED adj. idiotic, stupid, dull of comprehension ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALVAIR †* n. a skull ...c1420
• CALVE n. a fall of earth, a landslip, a bulging or falling in of a wall, etc. ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. of a glacier or iceberg: to detach and throw off a mass of ice ...1837
vb. 2. to vomit ...1847 Amer. sl.
• CALVES GONE TO GRASS phr. said of slender, undeveloped legs, with lack of calves ...1813
• CALVES' HEADS ARE BEST HOT phr. a sarcastic apology for one sitting down to eat with his hat on ...Bk1891 sl.
• CALVES' LESSON IN CURVES, THE n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• CALVES'-SNOUT n. an old name of snapdragon, esp. of Antirrhinum Orontium, or Antirrhinum minus ...1548
• CALVIN KLEIN n. 1. a judicial fine ...1990s rhyming sl.
n. 2. wine ...1990s rhyming sl.
n. 3. nine ...2000s rhyming sl.
• CALVISH adj. doltish, stupid ...1570
• CALVITY * n. baldness ...1623
• CALWART adj. of weather: coldish, fresh and bracing ...1866 Sc.
• CAM adj. 1. perverse, obstinate, cross ...a1600 Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. crooked, twisted, bent from the straight ...1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adv. 1. away from the straight line, awry, askew ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adv. 2. awkwardly, crookedly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the crest of a hill, a ridge ...1864 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. contradiction, perverse argument ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
n. 4. cami-knickers ...20C sl.
n. 5. camouflage ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 6. Cambodian marijuana, usually very strong ...1970s sl.
vb. 1. to make crooked; to tread shoes out of shape ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to contradict; to oppose vexatiously; to quarrel ...1875 Eng. dial.
• CAMAC n. anything that is over-complex or over-expensive to achieve its essentially simple purpose ...19C Irish sl.
• CAMACHAL n. a troublesome boy ...1934 Sc.
• CAMARADA DE AQUELLA n. a term of high praise; a 'number-one guy' ...1960s US sl.
• CAMARINE † n. a fetid marsh or swamp ...1576
• CAMBAUTE n. a crooked bat or stick ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMBER n. the condition of being slightly arched or convex above ...1618
vb. to be or become slightly arched or curved so that the centre is higher than the ends ...1627
• CAMBER-NOSE n. an aquiline nose ...Bk1888
• CAMBIAL adj. relating to exchange in commerce ...1864
• CAMBIO † n. a bill of exchange; a place of exchange ...1645
• CAMBISM * n. the theory and practice of exchanges ...1837
• CAMBIST n. one who is skilled in the science or practice of exchanges; one who deals in bills of exchange ...1809
• CAMBISTRY n. the science or operations of the 'cambist' ...Bk1888
• CAMBIUM † n. exchange, barter; a place of exchange ...1708
• CAMBO adj. Cambodian ...1972 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a Cambodian ...1979 Amer. sl.
n. 2. Cambodia ...1985 Amer. sl.
• CAMBODE adj. Cambodian ...1986 US military sl.
n. a Cambodian ...1964 US military sl.
• CAMBODIAN RED n. a slightly reddish variety of marijuana grown in Cambodia ...1960s drugs sl.
• CAMBODIAN TRIP n. a very potent, almost hallucinogenic, variety of marijuana ...1960s drugs sl.
• CAMBOOSE n. a cook's galley on a vessel ...1848 Amer. dial.
• CAMBORNE n. a drubbing, a beating ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMBRA n. a dog ...18C sl.
• CAMBRIAN adj. pert. to Wales; Welsh ...1656
n. a Welshman ...1780
• CAMBRIC COFFEE n. very weak coffee ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAMBRIDGE FORTUNE n. a woman who has no fortune of her own and must rely for attraction on her personal charms alone ...L17 sl.
• CAMBRIDGE NIGHTINGALE n. a frog ...L19 sl.
• CAMBRIDGE-OAK n. the willow tree ....1790 Eng. dial. sl.
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE CAMEL n. a native of Cambridgeshire ...M17
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE NIGHTINGALE n. a frog ...1875 sl.
• CAMBRIDGESHIRE OAK n. the willow tree ....1826 Eng. dial. sl.
• CAMCREEK n. Cambridge ...c1920 Cambridge undergraduates' usage
• CAMDEN TOWN n. 1. halfpenny ...1859 rhyming sl. for 'brown'
n. 2. a penny ...1920 rhyming sl. for 'brown'
• CAMEL n. 1. a great, awkward, hulking fellow ...1606
n. 2. a giraffe ...M19 S. African colloq, esp. hunters' usage
n. 3. a bustle, or dress-improver ...1882 US sl.
n. 4. in horse racing: an old or worthless horse ...1898 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a prisoner who neglects personal hygiene ...1990s Aust. prison sl.
• CAMELBACK n. 1. a bony or poor-looking horse ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a house which is higher in back than in front, as one having two stories at the back and one in front ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-BIRD n. the ostrich ...1771
• CAMEL-BREATH adj. a derogatory adjective ...1960s sl.
• CAMELCADE n. a train of people on camels; a caravan with camels ...1886 nonce word
• CAMEL CHASER n. a native of any country here camels are believed to be customarily ridden; an Arab; used contemptuously ...1968 Amer. sl.
• CAMEL CORPS, THE n. the infantry ...1915 military jocular
• CAMEL-DRIVER n. 1. a Jew ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a pilot of a Sopwith Camel pursuit plane ...1927 US military sl.
n. 3. a native of any country here camels are believed to be customarily ridden; an Arab; used contemptuously ...1975 Amer. sl.
• CAMEL-DUNG n. (derogatory) unpleasant-tasting cigarettes, orig. made from Egyptian tobacco ...20C sl.
• CAMELEER n. a camel-driver ...1808
• CAMEL FLAGS n. camouflage ...Amer. World War I sl.
• CAMEL-FUCKER n. (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s US sl.
• CAMELHEAD n. (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...2000s US sl.
• CAMELINE adj. belonging to a camel ...1865
• CAMELION † n. a giraffe ...1382
• CAMELISH adj. obstinate as a camel ...Bk1888
• CAMELIST n. a partisan of the camel ...1863 nonce word
• CAMEL JOCK n. 1. (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. a foreign student from the near East ...1966 US college sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) an Indian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL JOCKEY n. 1. (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1965 US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a Syrian ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-KNEED adj. having hard or callous knees like those of a camel, caused by much kneeling ...1801
• CAMELLER †* n. a camel-driver ...1615
• CAMEL-MERCHANT n. a pilot of a Sopwith Camel pursuit plane ...1926 US military sl.
• CAMELOPARD n. the giraffe ...1398
• CAMELOPARD HOUSE n. one having two stories in the front and one behind ...1981 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-PUNCHER n. a camel-driver ...1910s Aust. sl.
• CAMEL RIDER n. 1. an Asian ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a Syrian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-RIGG'D adj. of animals: having a high, crooked back ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMEL'S COMPLAINT n. depression, low spirits; the 'hump' ...Bk1891 sl.
• CAMEL'S FOOT n. the vulva as seen through a tight pair of jeans or trousers ...990s sl., orig. US
• CAMEL TOE n. the vulva as seen through a tight pair of jeans or trousers ...1990s sl., orig. US
• CAMEO n. a type of haircut popular among young Black males; the hair is trimmed short on the side and flat or angular on top ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CAMEO CUT n. a short-cropped Black haircut, pioneered by the hip-hop culture ...1980s US Black sl.
• CAME OVER WITH AN ICE-CREAM BARROW phr. said of Italians ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE CATTLE BOAT phr. said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE MORMONS phr. said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE MORONS phr. said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAME OVER WITH THE ONION BOAT phr. said of foreigners ...20C Brit. sl.
• CAMERA CLICKER n. a photographer ...1966 Amer. sl.
• CAMERAL n. a large, ill-shaped, awkward person ...1825 Sc.
• CAMERA OBSCURA n. the buttocks; the anus ...L19 sl.
• CAMERATE † vb. to make an arch, to vault ...1623
• CAMERER CUSS n. a London bus ...1910s rhyming sl.
• CAMERIST n. a chamber-woman, a lady's maid ...1838 nonce word
• CAMESA n. a shirt ...M17 sl.
• CAM EWES n. seagulls ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAM-HANDED adj. awkward, clumsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMI n. 1. a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
n. 2. cami-knickers ...20C sl.
• CAMI-KNICKS n. an undergarment that combines camisole and knickers ...1930s sl.
• CAMILLA PARKER n. a Rolls Royce car ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. on 'Rolls' (Camilla Parker Bowles)
• CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES n. a Rolls Royce car ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. on 'Rolls'
• CAMISOLE n. a strait-jacket, formerly put upon lunatics ...1881
• CAMISTER n. a clergyman, a preacher...1851 thieves' cant
• CAMLA-LIKE † adj. sullen, surly ...1767 Sc.
• CAMMACK n. a stroke with the hand ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAM-MANART adj. ill-contrived, awkward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMED † adj. 1. having a camois nose (low and concave) ...c1350
adj. 2. crooked, perverse ...c1746 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. cross, ill-tempered ...1854 Eng. dial.
adv. perversely, crookedly ...1750 Eng. dial.
• CAMMED AS A DOG'S LEG adj. crooked ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMED AS A WISKET adj. crooked (wisket = basket) ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMEL vb. to argue, to dispute ...1923 Sc.
• CAMMELT adj. crooked ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAMMEREL adj. crooked ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMMICK n. a preventive, a stop ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CAMMICKS n. broken victuals, small pieces left at a meal ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CAMMIE adj. of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
n. camouflage (uniform) ...1987 sl., orig. US military
• CAMMIES n. a camouflage uniform ...1971 Amer. military sl.
• CAMMING n. 1. treading shoes out of shape ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 2. altercation, bickering, quarrelling ...1868 Eng. dial.
• CAMMOCK n. 1. a crooked stick or piece of wood ...c1450
n. 2. the game of hockey ...1821 Sc.
n. 3. any kind of walking stick ...1862 Sc.
• CAMMOCKS n. broken victuals, small pieces left at a meal ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CAMMON n. the game of hockey ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• CAMMY adj. of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
n. 1. a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
n. 2. cami-knickers ...20C sl.
• CAMO adj. of uniforms: camouflage ...1970s sl., orig. US military
n. camouflage (uniform) ...1970s sl., orig. US military
• CAMOIS † adj. of the nose: low and concave; of persons: pug-nosed ...c1380
† n. a person or animal with a camois nose ...1485
• CAMOISED † adj. having a camois nose ...1393
• CAMOIS-NOSED † adj. hooked-nosed ...1601
• CAMOSE † n. a sea-gull ...1538-46
• CAMOUFLAGE COCKTAIL n. a cocktail designed to hide the poor-quality liquor of the Prohibition era ...1930s US Black sl.
• CAMOUFLEUR n. one who applies or uses camouflage ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CAMOW-NOSED adj. hooked-nosed ...a1600
• CAMP adj. 1. in good spirits ...1830 Sc.
adj. 2. strange, though amusing ...M19 sl.
adj. 3. stylish ...M19 sl.
adj. 4. effeminate, affected, exaggerated; the general image is that of limp-wristed homosexuality ...M19 sl.
adv. in an effeminate, affected, exaggerated manner ...1970s US gay sl.
† n. 1. martial contest, combat, fight, battle, war ...c1000
† n. 2. field of inquiry; field of discussion or debate, subject of debate ...1538
n. 3. a romp; applied to both sexes ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. a short rest, a lie-down ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a summer dwelling, whether modest or elaborate ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a brothel ...20C US sl.
n. 7. flamboyance, overt exhibitionism; hence, a flamboyant person of either sex ...1920s sl.
n. 8. an effeminate male homosexual ...1920s sl., orig. US
n. 9. a residence or gathering place for male homosexuals ...1930s US sl.
† vb. 1. to fight; to contend in battle ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to strive with others in doing anything, e.g. drinking ...1587 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to contend in athletic contests ...1774-6 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to surpass; to 'floor' ...18?? Aust. sl.
vb. 5. to play the romp ...1825 Sc.
vb. 6. to rest, to lie down ...M19 Aust. sl.
vb. 7. to die ...L19 Aust. sl.
vb. 8. to act ostentatiously and outrageously in a homosexual manner, although by no means restricted - verbally or physically - to the gay world ...1920s sl.
vb. 9. to act in an exaggeratedly 'gay' manner in order to humiliate a boy who is or is believed to be homosexual ...2000s UK juvenile sl.
• CAMP, THE n. 1. Sydney ...L18 Aust.
n. 2. Hobart ...M19 Aust.
n. 3. the area outside Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands ...20C sl.
• CAMPAIGN adj. belonging to the open country ...1628
† n. 1. a tract of open country; a plain ...1628
† n. 2. open country as opposed to hills, woods, etc.; country as opposed to town ...a1667
† n. 3. a voyage or cruise ...1708
n. 4. an expedition or excursion into the country; a summer's trip or sojourn ...1748
• CAMPAL † adj. belonging to the open country or 'the field' ...1598
• CAMPANA n. a church bell ...1706
• CAMPANAL † adj. bell-shaped ...1571
• CAMPANARIAN * adj. pert. to bell-founding or to bells ...1869
• CAMPANEL †* n. a small bell ...1653
• CAMPANIA † n. 1. a large open level tract of ground without hills; a plain ...1647
† n. 2. operations of an army in the field during a season ...1679
• CAMPANILE n. a bell-tower; a steeple ...1640
• CAMPANILIAN †* adj. pert. to a bell-tower, or peal of bells ...1693
• CAMPANIST n. one versed in the subject of bells ...1872
• CAMPANISTIC adj. pert. to a bellman ...1883
• CAMPANOLOGER n. one versed in the subject of bells ...1800
• CAMPANOLOGICAL adj. pert. to bells, bell-founding, or bell-ringing ...1800
• CAMPANOLOGIST n. one versed in the subject of bells ...1857
• CAMPANOLOGY n. the subject of bells; detailed examination of the principles of bell-founding; bell-ringing ...1847
• CAMPBOAT n. a houseboat ...1964 Amer. dial.
• CAMP-CANDLESTICK n. an empty bottle or a bayonet ...1811 military sl.
• CAMP-CHAPLAIN † n. an army chaplain ...1679-88
• CAMP DOG n. 1. a person who runs errands and does small jobs for his fellow tramps ...1920s US tramps' sl.
n. 2. in construction and logging camps: an employee who looks after beds and belongings ...1927 Amer. dial.
• CAMP DOWN vb. 1. to sit or lie down ...1848 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to go to bed ...L19 Aust. sl.
vb. 3. to die ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CAMPEADOR n. a champion
• CAMPED adj. exhausted ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CAMPEINIE n. a lamb ...1906 Sc.
• CAMPER † n. 1. one who belongs to a camp; a soldier, a military man; a camp-follower ...1631
n. 2. a young boyish lesbian ...1960s US homosexual sl.
n. 3. a person, an individual ...1970s US sl.
• CAMPERLECKS † n. magical tricks ...1808 Sc.
• CAMPERNOYLE † n. a mushroom or toadstool ...1527
• CAMPERS n. slow-eating restaurant patrons ...Bk1998 sl.
• CAMPESTRAL * adj. pert. to fields or open country; growing or living in the fields ...a1750
• CAMPESTRIAL † adj. pert. to fields or open country; growing or living in the fields ...1606
• CAMPFIRE GIRL n. a soldier ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• CAMPHOR AND MOTH n. broth ...1930s UK tramps' rhyming sl.
• CAMPIE adj. of persons: bold, brave, heroic ...1882 Sc.
n. one who strives, contends, or works vigorously ...1923 Sc.
• CAMPING † adj. 1. wrangling, contentious, scolding ...1642
adj. 2. effeminate, affected, exaggerated; the general image is that of limp-wristed homosexuality ...M19 sl.
† n. 1. contending, fighting ...1549
n. 2. flamboyance, overt exhibitionism ...1920s sl.
• CAMP INSPECTOR n. an itinerant logger ...1950 Amer. dial. jocular
• CAMPION † n. 1. one who fights on behalf of another, or on behalf of any cause; a champion ...c1270
† n. 2. one who fights in single combat as a trial of strength or bravery, or to decide a judicial question; a gladiator, pugilist, or professional fighter; a combatant ...c1320
• CAMPISH adj. effeminate, affected, exaggerated; the general image is that of limp-wristed homosexuality ...M19 sl.
• CAMP IT OFF vb. to shrug off an insult ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• CAMP IT UP vb. to overdo effeminacy ...E20 sl.
• CAMP JACK n. in sheepherding: a man who looked after the gear and moved the sheep camp while the herder was with the sheep ...1940 Amer. West usage
• CAMP JERKER n. in sheepherding: a man who looked after the gear and moved the sheep camp while the herder was with the sheep ...1931 Amer. West usage
• CAMPLE n. talk, angry words, conversation, chat, a gossiping conversation ...1867 Eng. dial.
† vb. to scold, bully; to retort, answer pertly; to argue or contend saucily; to wrangle or quarrel; to be sulky or cross ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAMP-MASTER-GENERAL † n. a field-marshal ...a1569
• CAMP MEAT n. deer shot illegally ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CAMP MEETING BABY n. an illegitimate child ...1931 Amer. dial.
• CAMP MOVER n. in sheepherding: a man who looked after the gear and moved the sheep camp while the herder was with the sheep ...1931 Amer. West usage
• CAMPO † n. a play-field, a play-ground ...1612 school sl.
• CAMPODA n. a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1856 Amer. dial.
• CAMP ON ONE'S TRAIL vb. to follow or remind someone persistently ...1882 Amer. dial.
• CAMPOODIE n. a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1869 Amer. dial.
• CAMPOODY n. a hut or cabin; a village of such dwellings ...1887 Amer. dial.
• CAMPO SANTO n. a cemetery ...1856 Amer. dial.
• CAMPROL n. a gypsy spell ...1925 Sc.
• CAMPRULY † adj. contentious ...1808 Sc.
• CAMP RUSTLER n. in sheepherding: a man who looked after the gear and moved the sheep camp while the herder was with the sheep ...1913 Amer. West usage
• CAMPS †* n. the whiskers of a cat; stout bristly hairs, as in a beard ...c1450
• CAMP-STOOL BRIGADE n. the people who wait outside a place of entertainment to secure the best seats, and bring camp-stools with them to rest themselves ...1889 sl.
• CAMP STRAWBERRIES n. beans ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CAMP TENDER n. in sheepherding: a man who looked after the gear and moved the sheep camp while the herder was with the sheep ...1913 Amer. West usage
• CAMPY adj. 1. quick-tempered, ill-tempered ...1808 Sc.
† adj. 2. elated by a flow of high spirits ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. of persons: bold, brave, heroic ...1882 Sc.
adj. 4. of horses: mettlesome, brisk ...1923 Sc.
adj. 5. of a homosexual man: given to often humorously exaggerated feminine mannerisms; blatantly effeminate ...1941 Amer. sl.
n. one who strives, contends, or works vigorously ...1923 Sc.
• CAM RED n. a slightly reddish variety of marijuana grown in Cambodia ...1960s drugs sl.
• CAMSHACHLE vb. to distort, to twist all awry ...1805 Sc.
• CAMSHACKLE adj. angry, cross, quarrelsome ...1808 Sc.
vb. 1. to distort, to bend, to twist, to disorder ...1819 Sc.
vb. 2. to oppress or bear down with fatigue or confinement ...1825 Sc.
• CAMSHO adj. crooked ...Sc.
• CAMSHOCH adj. 1. crooked, distorted, awry; deformed ...1513 Sc.
adj. 2. perverse ...1606 Sc.
• CAMSTAIRY adj. perverse, unmanageable, riotous; unruly, wilful; fractious; given to quarrelling; excitable ...1769 Sc.
adv. helter-skelter, in disorder ...1928 Sc.
n. 1. an obstinate, unmanageable person ...1818 Sc.
n. 2. an uproar ...1934 Sc.
• CAMSTEERIE adv. helter-skelter, in disorder ...1928 Sc.
n. an uproar ...1934 Sc.
• CAMSTEERY adj. perverse, unmanageable, riotous; given to quarrelling; excitable ...1769 Sc.
• CAMSTERIOUS adj. of a horse: very frisky ...1934 Sc.
• CAMSTERRY adj. perverse, unmanageable, riotous; given to quarrelling; excitable ...1769 Sc.
• CAMSTRARIE adj. perverse, unmanageable, riotous; given to quarrelling; excitable ...1769 Sc.
• CAMSTRARINESS n. obstinacy, perversity ...1835 Sc.
• CAMSTROUDGEOUS adj. wild, unmanageable; obstinate, perverse ...1808 Sc.
• CAMSTRUDGEOUS adj. wild; obstinate ...1933 Sc.
• CAM TRIP n. a very potent, almost hallucinogenic, variety of marijuana ...1960s drugs sl.
• CAMUS † adj. of the nose: low and concave; of persons: pug-nosed ...c1380
• CAMWHORE n. a person who performs sexual or titillating acts in front of a webcam for the gratification of online customers who reward him or her with money or gifts ...sl.
vb. to perform sexual or titillating acts in front of a webcam for the gratification of online customers who reward with money or gifts ...sl. 2014
• CAN n. 1. power, ability ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. skill, knowledge ...1768 Sc.
n. 3. a chimney pot ...1833
† n. 4. supernatural power, witchcraft ...1852 Sc.
n. 5. a dollar ...1859 Can. sl.
n. 6. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 7. a restroom or toilet ... 1900 US & Can. colloq.
n. 8. a party ...1905 Amer. students' sl.
n. 9. the head ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 10. the buttocks ...1914 sl., orig. and chiefly US
n. 11. a place of confinement; a prison; a cell ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 12. an airplane ... Amer. World War I sl.
n. 13. a depth charge ...1918 US Navy sl.
n. 14. a motor vehicle or aircraft, esp. if old or dilapidated ...1923 Amer. sl.
n. 15. a safe ...1925 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 16. a bomb ...1929 US sl.
n. 17. one ounce of an illicit drug, esp. marijuana ...1933 US drugs sl.
n. 18. a woman's breast ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to get rid of, to expel, to discharge, to eject, to jilt, to dismiss; to discharge from employment ...1905 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to stop or give up; to leave off ...1906 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to record phonographically ...1918 US colloq.
vb. 4. to dispose of as garbage; hence, to cancel a project or the like ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to imprison; to lock up ...1929 US police sl.
vb. 6. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. to copulate with anally ...1945-49 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. in golf: to sink a putt ...1970 Can. sl.
• CAN, THE n. 1. a dismissal, removal, expulsion, rejection ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 2. prison ...1912 sl., orig. US
• CANACIN † n. the plague ...1673
• CANACK n. a Canadian ...1891 Amer. dial.
• CANADA n. no-man's-land ...Bk2004 World War I Can. sl.
• CANADA HONKER n. a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADA HONKY n. a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADA TRUMPETER n. a Canada goose ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CANADIAN BACON n. an uncircumcised penis ...1970s US gay sl.
• CANADIAN BLACK n. a type of marijuana said to be grown in Canada ...1960s drugs sl.
• CANADIAN CAPER n. a paper ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
• CANADIAN HONKER n. a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADIAN SNOW GOOSE n. a Canada goose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CANADIAN SOLDIER n. 1. a mayfly ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a grasshopper ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an extra big mosquito ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANADOE n. a drink ...E17 sl.
• CAN A DUCK SWIM? phr. a phrase used to emphasize one's absolute agreement ...M19 sl.
• CAN A DUCK WHISTLE? phr. a sarcastic rejoinder ...M19 sl.
• CANAILLE n. 1. the rabble, the mob ...1676
n. 2. a pack ...a1680
• CANAIVE vb. to gossip, usually maliciously ...1925 Sc.
• CANAKA n. a Pacific Islander, esp. one brought to Australia as an indentured labourer on the Queensland cotton or sugar plantations ...M19 orig. Aust.
• CANAKER n. a native of the South Sea Islands, esp. one employed in Queensland as a labourer on the sugar plantations ...1840
• CANAKIN † n. the plague ...1673
• CANAL † n. 1. a pipe used for conveying water or liquid ...c1449
† n. 2. a medium of communication, means, agency; now 'channel' ...1711
• CANALAGE * n. the construction of canals; canal-work ...1854
• CANAL BOAT n. 1. big foot; big or clumsy shoes ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the Totalizator ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'tote'
• CANAL CONCH n. a promiscuous woman ...1985 Trinidad and Tobago
• CANALLER n. 1. a canal boat ...M19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. one who lives on a canal boat ...M19 sl., orig. US
• CANALLIARY †* n. the 'canaille' collectively ...1600
• CANALLY n. a rabble, a mob, a crew ...1708 Sc.
• CANAL WRENCH n. a long-handled shovel ...1954 US sl.
• CANAMO n. marijuana ...1971 US sl.
• CAN-A-PISS n, a can of beer ...1998 NZ sl.
• CANAPPA n. marijuana ...1938 US sl.
• CANARD n. an extravagant, or absurd story circulated to impose on people's credulity; a rumour, hoax, a false report ...1864
vb. to fly abroad as a false report ...1862
• CANARIES n. bananas ...1930s sl.
• CANARY n. 1. the vagina ...17C sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...18C sl.
n. 3. a mistress ...18C sl.
n. 4. a yellow silk handkerchief, as worn by a costermonger ...E19 sl.
n. 5. a bosun's mate ...1821 nautical sl.
n. 6. a woman ...1862 sl.
n. 7. a thief's female accomplice ...M19 sl.
n. 8. 100 strokes of the lash ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 9. a guinea; a sovereign; a gold coin ...1842 sl.
n. 10. a young woman or girl; esp. a female vocalist; a songster ...1862 US
n. 11. a donkey or mule; usually constructed with a place name, as 'Arizona canary' ...1876 US jocular
n. 12. a Spaniard; used contemptuously ...1898 US Army sl.
n. 13. a Chinese immigrant ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 14. a prisoner who has been caught in an escape attempt ...L19 UK prison sl.
n. 15. a convict's yellow jacket ...L19 sl.
n. 16. a half-sovereign (50p) ...L19 sl.
n. 17. an ornament worn at the hip ...L19 sl.
n. 18. a prisoner; a very old cant term for habitual offenders; 'a person used to be kept in a cage' ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 19. in the Salvation Army: a written promise of a donation or subscription; at some of the meetings of the 'Army' instead of sending round the plate, the officers distribute slips of paper on which those present are invited to record their benevolent intentions; the original colour of the slips was yellow ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 20. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 21. a cigarette ...1900s US campus sl.
n. 22. an informer; a stool pigeon ...1929 US sl.
n. 23. an unwanted squeak in machinery ...1937 Amer. sl.
n. 24. a gas mask ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 25. a fright ...1980s Irish sl.
vb. 1. of a criminal: to confess; to turn state's evidence ...1930s US sl.
vb. 2. to work as a band vocalist; to sing ...1930s US sl.
vb. 3. to turn informer ...1933 US sl.
• CANARY-BIRD n. 1. a prisoner; a very old cant term for habitual offenders; 'a person used to be kept in a cage' ...1673 cant
n. 2. the vagina ...17C sl.
n. 3. a young villain ...17C sl.
n. 4. a guinea or gold coin ...L17 sl.
n. 5. a mistress ...18C sl.
n. 6. a prostitute ...18C sl.
n. 7. a thief's female accomplice ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a woman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• CANARY HATCH n. a psychiatric institution; a 'loony bin' ...1966 US sl.
• CANARY KID n. a weakling; a coward ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• CANARY WARD n. the venereal disease ward in Royal Navy hospital ...20C Brit. sl.
• CANASTA n. the male or female genitals ...1950s sl.
• CANAT n. an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• CANAVER vb. to frolic ...1916 Sc.
• CANCELEER vb. to turn aside, to swerve or digress ...a1697
• CANCELLATE †* vb. to strike out, to cancel ...1647
• CANCELLED STAMP n. a shy person ...1920s US sl.
• CANCELLED STICK n. a marijuana cigarette ...1960s drugs sl.
• CANCELMENT n. cancellation ...1621
• CANCELS † n. prison bars, limits, bounds, confines ...1596
• CANCEL SOMEONE OUT vb. to murder someone ...1990s sl.
• CANCEL SOMEONE'S TICKET vb. to murder, to assassinate ...1960s sl.
• CANCER n. 1. a crab ...1562
n. 2. severe rust on an automobile ...1970s US sl.
• CANCER ALLEY n. the industrial area of a city ...1980s US sl.
• CANCER PILL n. a cigarette ...1950s sl.
• CANCER STICK n. a cigarette ...1958 sl.
• CANCER WARD n. the smoking section of an eating establishment ...Bk1998 sl.
• CANCERWEED n. a cigarette ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANCH n. a small amount; a bit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CANCRENATED †* adj. affected with gangrene ...1582
• C. AND A. adj. gay ...Brit. rhyming sl.
n. a bisexual man; one who will have a stab at 'cunts and arseholes' ...Brit. sl.
• CANDEFY † vb. to make or become white ...1656
• CANDENCY †* n. warmth, fervency ...1723
• CANDENT † adj. 1. at a white heat; glowing with heat ...1577 obs. or arch.
* adj. 2. fervent, impassioned ...1723
• CANDESCENCE n. dazzling whiteness or brightness ...1880
• CANDESCENT * adj. glowing with heat ...1824
• C AND H n. cocaine and heroin ...1960s Black sl. Juba
• CANDICANCY n. a whitening or making fair ...1731
• CANDICANT †* adj. growing white; inclining to white, whitish ...1657
• CANDICATE † vb. to grow white ...1623
• CANDID † adj. 1. white ...1630
† adj. 2. gentle, courteous, kindly; not desirous to find faults ...1633
adj. 3. pure, clear; stainless, innocent ...1647 arch.
† adj. 4. splendid, illustrious; fortunate ...1648
• CANDIDATE †* adj. clothed in white ...1616 poetic
†* vb. to make white; to whitewash (fig.) ...1628
• CANDID FRIEND n. one who claims to be a friend, and, in the name of candour, speaks unpleasant things ...1798
• CANDIDNESS † n. 1. favourable disposition; favour, courtesy ...1643
† n. 2. purity, innocence ...1654
• CANDIED adj. flattering, glozing ...1602
• CANDIFY † vb. to make or become white ...1656
• CANDLE n. 1. mucus hanging from the nose ...1858
n. 2. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a shoot of new growth on a pine tree ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE-BASHER n. a spinster; a female masturbator ...E20 Brit. sl.
• CANDLE-BRANCH † n. a chandelier ...1599
• CANDLE BUG n. a firefly ...1959 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE-EATER n. a foreigner of Russian origin ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CANDLE-ENDS n. things of short duration or of little value; trifles, fragments, scraps ...a1626
• CANDLE FLARE n. a firefly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE FLY n. a firefly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE-LIGHT n. the time during, or at, which candles are lighted; dusk, nightfall ...1663
• CANDLELIGHTING n. dusk; twilight; nightfall ...1696 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE MILLER n. a firefly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANDLE-QUENCHER † n. an extinguisher ...1382
• CANDLE-SHEARS † n. snuffers; candle extinguisher ...1483
• CANDLE-SNOT n. the burnt wick of a candle ...19C Eng. dial.
• CANDLES OF THE NIGHT n. stars ...1790
• CANDLE-STAFF † n. a candlestick; the main stem or shaft of a branched candlestick ...c1000
• CANDLESTICK n. 1. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a humorous corruption of 'candidate' ...1870 Winchester College usage
• CANDLESTICKS n. the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London ...1851 colloq.
• CANDLE-TEENING n. the time for lighting or seeing to the candles; evening, nightfall ...1746 Eng. dial.
• CANDLE-TENDING n. the time for lighting or seeing to the candles; evening, nightfall ...1519
• CANDLE-TINING n. the time for lighting or seeing to the candles; evening, nightfall ...1613
• CANDLE-WASTER n. 1. he who or that which wastes candles by late study at night ...1599
n. 2. a small bit of burning wick that falls upon the substance of the candle and causes it to run ...Bk1888
• C AND M n. cocaine and morphine ...1960s Black sl.
• CAN-DO adj. positive, enthusiastic, aggressive; confident and resourceful in the face of challenges ...20C sl., orig. US
phr. (as 'can do') it is possible, it is within my power ...20C sl.
• CANDOUR † n. 1. stainlessness of character; purity, integrity, innocence ...1610
† n. 2. brilliant whiteness; brilliancy ...1634
† n. 3. freedom from malice; favourable disposition, kindliness; sweetness of temper ...1653
• C. AND S. adj. clean and sober ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• CANDY adj. 1. drunk ...1785 Irish usage
adj. 2. of dice: transparent ...L19 US criminals' sl.
adj. 3. excellent, worthy of admiration ...1900s US college sl.
adj. 4. of a person: soft, weak, effeminate ...1910s US sl.
adj. 5. of a job, crime, or other activity: easy, undemanding, 'soft' ...1930s US sl.
adj. 6. candid ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 1. something admirable ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. money ...20C US sl.
n. 3. jewellery ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 4. sexual intercourse ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
n. 5. a showy, stylish person; a dandy; a fine fellow; a favourite ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a sexually desirable person of either sex ...1930s sl.
n. 7. opium ...1930s US drugs sl.
n. 8. cocaine ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 9. a pretty, young homosexual boy ...1950s US homosexual sl.
n. 10. the passive partner in anal intercourse ...1950s homosexual sl.
n. 11. a weakling ...1960s US teen sl.
n. 12. any drug, esp. in capsule form ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 13. heroin ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 14. the decoration or customization of an automobile ...2000s US Black sl.
n. 15. crack cocaine ...2000s US drugs sl.
vb. to sweeten; to render pleasant or palatable; to give a pleasant appearance to ...1592
• CANDY, THE n. something excellent, admirable, desirable ...1900s US sl.
• CANDY ANKLE n. a weak or effeminate man ...1938 Amer. dial.
• CANDY-ASS n. a coward; a timid and helpless person ...M20 US sl.
• CANDYBOB n. a hawker, a ragman; they generally gave a kind of toffee, called candy, in exchange for rags, etc. ...c1873 Sc.
• CANDY BOY n. 1. a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1901 US sl.
n. 2. a sweet or well-behaved person; hence, a sissy; an effeminate or cowardly person ...1901 US sl.
n. 3. a stylishly dressed person ...1901 US sl.
• CANDY COCK n. 1. a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1925 US sl.
n. 2. a sweet or well-behaved person; hence, a sissy; an effeminate or cowardly person ...1925 US sl.
n. 3. a stylishly dressed person ...1925 US sl.
• CANDY KID n. 1. a sweet or well-behaved person; hence, a sissy; an effeminate or cowardly person ...1905 US sl.
n. 2. a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1906 US sl.
n. 3. a fine fellow; a showy, stylish person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CANDY-LEG n. a wealthy fellow who is attractive to women ...1920 US college sl.
• CANDY MAKER n. a male homosexual who masturbates (but does not fellate) a partner, then swallows the resultant semen ...1960s US sl.
• CANDY-MAN n. 1. in the north of England a bum-bailiff or process-server; 'in the great strike of coal miners in 1844, when a large number of extempore bailiffs were employed to eject the miners wholesale from the cottages, there were recognized among them some well-known sellers of 'dandy candy' from the Newcastle streets, whose appellation was transferred to persons employed in the unpopular office ...1863
n. 2. ('candyman') a hawker, a ragman; they generally gave a kind of toffee, called candy, in exchange for rags, etc. ...1870 Sc.
n. 2. a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1913 US sl.
n. 3. a stylish, showy person; a dandy ...1913 US sl.
n. 4. a woman's male partner or (illicit) lover ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 5. a seller of illicit drugs, esp. in capsule form ...1969 US drugs sl.
n. 6. a pimp ...1980s US Black sl.
• CANDYMAN, THE n. the Federal Communications Commission or one of its field agents ...1976 US sl.
• CANDY ROCK n. cocaine hydrochloride ...1990s Aust. drugs sl.
• CANDY-STRIPE vb. to work as a 'candy-striper' ...1974 US sl.
• CANDY-STRIPER n. a young woman who is a volunteer nurse's aide ...1963 US sl.
• CANDY WAGON n. a light truck ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CANE n. 1. a weasel ...1789 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. cocaine; crack cocaine ...1983 US sl.
vb. to copulate with a woman in the sense 'beat' ...20C Brit. sl.
• CANEBUCK n. strong, intoxicating liquor ...20C Amer. dial.
• CANEL † n. 1. cinnamon ...c1205
† n. 2. the natural bed of a stream of water; a watercourse; now 'channel' ...a1300
† n. 3. the neck ...c1340
† n. 4. the gutter or surface watercourse in a street, or by a road ...c1380
† n. 5. a pipe or tube ..c1420
• CANELL † n. cinnamon ...1382
• CANELLE † n. cinnamon ...c1460
• CANE NIGGER n. (?offensive) a happy-go-lucky fellow, one devoid of care and anxiety ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• CANE OF FIRE † n. a gun or firearm ...1550
• CANEOLOGY n. the doctrine of the use of the cane in corporal punishment ...1837 humorous
• CANESCENCE * n. hoariness, dull whiteness ...1855
• CANESCENT adj. rather hoary; greyish or dull white, like the down or hairs on the leaves of plants ...1847
• CANE-SEED-EATER n. a Mormon ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CANFUL OF ANGLE-WORMS n. a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• CANG † adj. foolish, silly ...a1225
† n. a fool ...a1225
• CANGE vb. to whine, to grumble, to complain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANGEANT †* adj. changing ...a1618
• CANGED † adj. foolish, besotted ...a1225
• CANGLE vb. to dispute acrimoniously; to wrangle ...1619 Sc.
• CANGLER n. a wrangler; a quarrelsome disputant ...1730 Sc.
• CANGLICHE † adv. foolishly ...a1225.
• CAN HOUSE n. a brothel ...20C US sl.
• CANICIDE n. a dog-killer ...1852
• CANICULAR adj. pert. to a dog ...1592 humorous
• CANICULTURE n. the rearing of dogs ...Bk1888 humorous
• CANIDDLING PIE n. said to put off a child when they ask, "What are you making?" ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CANIFFLE vb. 1. to dissemble; to flatter ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to embezzle; to sponge ...1873 Eng. dial.
• CANIKIN n. a small can or drinking vessel ...1570
• CANINAL † adj. canine, dog-like ...1599
• CANINITY n. 1. canine quality or trait; dog nature or race ...1794
n. 2. sympathy with dogs, kindness to dogs ...1864
• CANISTER † n. 1. a quantity of tea from 75 to 100 lbs. weight ...1704
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. the head ...1811 sl.
n. 4. a hat ...1887 sl.
n. 5. a firearm ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 6. a prison ...Bk1914 prison sl.
• CANITUDE † n. hoariness, whiteness ...1656
• CANIVOROUS adj. dog-devouring ...1835 nonce word
• CANK † adj. 1. foolish, silly ...a1225
† adj. 2. dumb, silent ...1673 Eng. dial. or sl.
† n. a fool ...a1225
vb. 1. to cackle as geese; to talk rapidly, to chatter ...1741 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to annoy, to fret, to overcome ...1944 Amer. dial.
• CANKER † n. 1. rust ...1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the common Wild Poppy; the dandelion; a toadstool or other fungus ...Bk1888
n. 3. verdigris formed on the surface of dirty brass candlesticks, etc. ...Bk1899 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a Jew ...1930s sl.
† vb. 1. to corrode, to rust, to tarnish ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to fester ...1879 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to begin to decay; to spoil; to become tainted ...1953 Amer. dial.
• CANKERED adj. 1. infected with evil; corrupt, depraved ...c1440
adj. 2. malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered, crabbed ...1513
† adj. 3. rusted, corroded; tarnished ...1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 4. infected, polluted; infectious, venomous ...1633
• CANKEREDLY adv. spitefully, malignantly; peevishly ...1535
• CANKEREDNESS n. malice, spite; ill-humour; crabbed temper ...1538
• CANKERFRET † adj. corroded with rust ...1603
† n. 1. corrosion by rust ...1618
n. 2. a sore or blister in the mouth ...19C Eng. dial.
† vb. to rust ...1642
• CANKERLY † adj. malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered,, crabbed ...1580
† adv. spitefully, malignantly, peevishly ...1580
• CANKEROUS adj. 1. ill-humoured, crabbed ...1580
† adj. 2. in a state of decay ...1609
† adj. 3. rusty, like rust ...1651
adj. 4. worried, fussing, esp. about little things ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CANKERSOME adj. bad-tempered, crabbed, cross-grained ...1855 Sc.
• CANKERWORT † n. the dandelion ...Bk1888
• CANKERY † adj. 1. rusty; affected as if with rust; corroded ...1744
adj. 2. ill-humoured, crabbed ...1786 Sc.
• CANKYWAMPUS adj. askew, awry, wrong ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CANNABINOL n. phencyclidine ...1970s US drugs sl.
• CANNACKER n. a Canadian ...1846 Amer. dial.
• CANNED adj. 1. drunk ...1914 sl.
adj. 2. of writing or information: rote, pre-packaged ...1920s US sl.
• CANNED CATTLE n. corned beef ...1930s US prison sl.
• CANNED COW n. canned or condensed milk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CANNED GOODS n. a virgin of either sex, usually female; the genitalia of such a person ...1910s US sl.
• CANNED HEAT n. a form of crude alcohol, intended for heating purposes but drunk by down-and-out alcoholics who can afford nothing better ...1910s sl.
• CANNED HEATER n. one who drinks 'canned heat' (a form of crude alcohol, intended for heating purposes) ...1910s US sl.
• CANNED-HEAT STIFF n. one who drinks 'canned heat' (a form of crude alcohol, intended for heating purposes) ...1910s US sl.
• CANNED MORALE n. a movie ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CANNED SATIVA n. cannabis ...1980s drugs sl.
• CANNED STUFF n. commercially packaged opium ...1930s US drugs sl.
• CANNED TO THE CROW'S NEST adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CANNED-UP adj. drunk ...1910s sl.
• CANNED WILLIE n. corned beef ...1900s US sl.
• CANNEL † n. 1. the natural bed of a stream of water; a watercourse; now 'channel' ...a1300
† n. 2. the gutter or surface watercourse in a street, or by a road ...c1380
† n. 3. channel, passage ...1561
• CANNEL-BONE † n. the collar-bone or clavicle ...c1420
• CANNIBAL n. a fellator, specifically a homosexual male ...20C US criminals' sl.
• CANNIBALEAN * adj. pert. to or characteristic of a cannibal ...1602
• CANNIBALIC adj. pert. to or characteristic of a cannibal ...1837
• CANNIBALITY * n. cannibalism; the practice of eating the flesh of one's fellow creatures ...1796
• CANNIBALIZATION n. using parts from one machine to repair another ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CANNIKIN n. 1. a small can or drinking vessel ...1570
n. 2. the plague ...1688 sl.
• CANNILY adv. sagaciously, skilfully, prudently; cautiously, slyly; gently, softly; comfortably ...1636 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CANNINESS n. sagacity, skilfulness, prudence, cautiousness; gentleness, quietness ...a1662 Sc.
• CANNING † n. being able, ability ...a1555
• CANNIS-COVE n. a dog fancier ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
• CANNON adj. drunk ...1879 thieves' sl.
n. 1. in billiards: a stroke in which the player's ball is made to hit one of the other balls in such a way as to glance from it and strike the second ...1839
n. 2. the part of a bell by which it is suspended ...1872
n. 3. a pickpocket of indefinite order ...Bk1914 pickpockets' sl.
n. 4. a revolver ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 5. a large firecracker ...1954 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. in billiards: to play one's ball so as to make a 'cannon'; also, of the ball: to strike and rebound ...1844
vb. 2. to strike with rebounding collision; to come into violent collision with ...1864
• CANNONARCHY n. government by cannon; usurpation supported by cannon ...1841
• CANNONBALL n. a fast or express train; also, facetiously, a slow train or branch railroad ...1888 Amer. dial.
• CANNON-BALLS n. 1. a nickname formerly given to the irreconcilable opponents of free trade in England ...1858 political usage
n. 2. the testicles ...Bk1891 sl.
• CANNON-CRACKER n. a large firecracker ...1871 Amer. dial.
• CANNON FEVER n. war weariness; a strong desire to get away from front lines ...US Civil War usage
• CANNON FODDER n. soldiers, regarded as food for cannon ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• CANNON REPORT n. an imaginary written report for which recruits are sent as a practical joke ...1923 US Army sl.
• CANNY adj. 1. knowing, sagacious, judicious, prudent; wary, cautious ...1637 Sc.
† adj. 2. cunning, artful, wily ...a1662 Sc. obs. or arch.
† adj. 3. lucky, fortunate, prosperous ...1715 Sc.
adj. 4. lucky or safe to meddle with; esp. used with negative ...1718 Sc.
adj. 5. careful, frugal, thrifty ...1725 Sc.
adj. 6. quiet, easy, snug, comfortable, pleasant, cosy ...a1758 Sc.
adj. 7. skilful, clever ...1768 Sc.
† adj. 8. supernaturally wise; endowed with occult or magical power ...1768 Sc.
adj. 9. careful or cautious in motion or action; hence, quite, gentle, 'soft' of speech; free from commotion, disturbance, or noise ....1785 Sc.
adj. 10. agreeable to the eyes or perception, tidy, seemly, comely; good, worthy; very satisfactory ...1802 Sc.
adj. 11. cautious in worldly matters, worldly-wise, shrewd, having a constant eye to the main chance ...1816 Sc.
adj. 12. of humour: quiet, sly ...1876 Sc.
• CANNY MOMENT n. moment of childbirth ...1810 Sc.
• CANNY WIFE n. a midwife ...1810 Sc.
• CANOE n. 1. a ship; used derisively ...1859 US nautical sl.
n. 2. a large automobile ...1935 US sl.
vb. to have sexual intercourse; to kiss and caress, esp. intimately; to neck ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CANOE-CHIEF n. an American Indian ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CANOE COLLEGE, THE n. the US Naval Academy ...1969 US Navy sl.
• CANOE INSPECTION n. 1. inspection of servicewomen's genitals for possible venereal disease infection by medical officers or medics ...1965 US military sl.
n. 2. inspection of prostitutes' genitals for venereal disease ...1972 US sl.
• CANOE INSPECTOR n. a gynecologist ...1965 US sl.
• CANOE-MAKER n. an autopsy surgeon ...1970 US police sl.
• CANOES n. big feet or shoes ...1942 US sl.
• CANOE U. n. the US Naval Academy ...1963 US military sl.
• CAN OF CHECKERED PAINT n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAN OF CORN n. in baseball: a high fly ball that can be easily caught ...1937 US sl.
• CAN OF VACUUM n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CAN OF WORMS n. a confused, complex, and distasteful state of affairs; a complicated enigma ...1927-28 US
• CANON adj. drunk ...1879 thieves' sl.
n. a metal loop or 'ear' at the top of a bell by which it is hung ...1688
• CANOODLE n. 1. a knitting needle ...1944 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a dalliance; a flirtation ...1976 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to kiss and cuddle ...1859 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to paddle or propel a canoe ...1879 Oxford University usage
vb. 3. to coax ...Bk1891 sl.
vb. 4. to share profits ...18?? Amer. theatrical usage
• CANOODLERS n. a pair of lovers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CANOODLING n. endearments ...1859 Amer. sl.
• CAN-OPENER n. 1. a weapon powerful enough to destroy an armoured target ...1886 US military sl.
n. 2. a tool for opening safes, etc. ...1912 sl.
n. 3. a cook ...1918 US sl.
n. 4. a bayonet ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 5. an aircraft equipped to destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CANOROUS adj. singing, melodious, musical; resonant, ringing ...1646
• CANOUS †* adj. grey, hoary ...1513
• CAN-PAPER n. toilet paper ...20C US sl.