DICTIONARY
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• GOOM n. 1. methylated spirits, as an alcoholic's drink ...1967 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a drinker of methylated spirits ...1960s Aust. sl.
• GOOMBA(H) n. 1. a close male friend ...1955 US sl.
n. 2. a stupid person ...1950s US sl.
n. 3. an Italian-American ...1950s sl.
n. 4. a thug; a gangster; spec., a member of an organized crime syndicate, usually the US Mafia ...1960s US sl.
n. 5. in the US Mafia: a patron ...1960s US criminals' sl.
n. 6. an outsider, a social outcast ...1990s US sl.
• GOOMEE n. a drinker of methylated spirit ...1973 Aust. sl.
• GOOMER vb. to bewitch ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GOOMER DOCTOR n. a practitioner of witchcraft ...1947 Amer. dial.
• GOOMY n. a drinker of methylated spirits ...1960s Aust. sl.
• GO ON vb. to talk loquaciously ...a1822 sl.
int. I don't believe it ...1886 sl.
• GOON n. 1. an ugly or despised man; a hooligan ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. someone hired by racketeers, etc. to terrorize political or industrial opponents ...1938 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a German guard during World War II ...1945 Brit. & US prisoners-of-war usage
n. 4. a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1921 Amer. sl.
n. 5. the drug PCP ...M20 US drugs sl.
• GOONA n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON ABOUT vb. to grumble; to complain, especially loudly; to talk on a subject for far too long ...1863 UK
• GOONA-GOONA n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON A LARK vb. to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
• GO ON A LURK vb. to get money through false pretenses ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• GO ON A NAG OF TEN TOES vb. to walk ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• GOONAS n. the human breasts ...M20 US sl.
• GOONEY n. 1. a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1815 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a sailor's name for the albatross, and some other birds that resemble it ...B1900
n. 3. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a knot or bump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a stone, esp. one of medium size; a cobble ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO ON HIGH vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOONIE n. a small stone or pebble ...1940s US & Aust. & NZ sl.
• GOONK n. 1. any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, or cleaning fluids ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. dirt; slime; oily grime; muck ...1932 Amer. sl.
• GO ON LINE vb. to become part of a gang (criminal or street) ...2005 UK sl.
• GO ON MARE'S SHANKS vb. to go on foot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO ON NUMBER TWO vb. to walk, to go on foot ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GO ON ONE'S FACE vb. to gain credit on the basis of one's wits or appearance ...M19 sl, orig. US Amer. dial.
• GO ON PAT AND CHARLIE vb. to walk, to go on foot ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOONS n. testicles ...L18 sl.
• GO ON TEN TOES vb. to walk ...1830 Eng. dial.
• GO ON THE ABRAHAM SUIT vb. to resort to trick or artifice ...Bk1909 sl.
• GO ON THE BEND vb. to go on the spree ...1887 sl.
• GO ON THE BUST vb. to go on a drinking bout ...1764 US
• GO ON THE DIPE vb. to pick pockets ...1877 criminals’ sl.
• GO ON THE DOUBLE vb. 1. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON THE DOUBLE-QUICK vb. 1. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON THE FIGHT vb. to become belligerent ...1956 Amer. dial.
• GO ON THE HEEL AND TOE vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON THE LOW GAG vb. to beg alms in the streets, with a pretended broken arm, leg, etc. ...1809 UK sl.
• GO ON THE OIL vb. to drink to excess ...20C sl.
• GO ON THE PISS vb. to go on a heavy drinking spree ...E20 Brit. sl.
• GO ON THE STUMP vb. to travel the country for the purpose of making partisan or personal speeches from stumps or other improvised platforms ...Bk1904 sl.
• GO ON THE WALLABY TRACK vb. to go on foot, up-country, in search of work ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• GO ON TICK vb. to buy on credit, to run into debt ...1672
• GO ON TO A BETTER WORLD vb. to die ...20C sl.
• GO ON TOM AND JERRY vb. to walk, to go on foot ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOONUS n. a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GO ON WHEELS vb. to run swiftly and smoothly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON WITH ONE'S RAT-KILLING vb. to carry on with what one is doing; to proceed ...1905 Amer. dial.
• GO ON WITH THE PROCESSION vb. to carry on with what one is doing; to proceed ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GO ON WITH YOUR BARROW phr. mind your own business; 'get along with you' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GOONY n. 1. a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1948 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a stone, esp. one of medium size; a cobble ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GOOP n. 1. a boor; a clod, an oaf; a foolish person ...1900 sl., orig. US
n. 2. any viscous, sticky substance or mixture ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 3. gravy ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. moisture in the mouth, coloured brown by snuff or chewing tobacco ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. the icing on top of a cake ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to smear with something sticky; esp. to apply an oily or greasy preparation to the hair ...1965 Amer. dial.
int. come!; used to call pigs ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GOOPHER n. 1. the practice of voodoo or other magic; a magic spell or something used to cast such a spell ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a competent airman who is almost of top quality ...Amer. World War I sl.
vb. to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOOPISH adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOPUS n. a stupid oaf ...M20 US sl.
• GOOPY adj. 1. out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1926 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. sticky, smeared ...1967 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. tired, 'under the weather'; without energy ...1968 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. of the weather: unpleasant ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GO OREO vb. (derogatory) to adapt oneself to White society ...1960s US Black sl.
• GOORI n. 1. a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1959 NZ sl.
• GOORIE n. 1. a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1959 NZ sl.
• GOORY n. 1. a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1959 NZ sl.
• GOOSE n. 1. a silly oaf ...16C
n. 2. copulation, sexual release ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 4. a woman considered sexually ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 5. (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...E20 US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a stupid, thoughtless person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a venereal bubo ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. the American eagle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to pursue women for sexual purposes; to womanize ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to express disapproval of a play, actor, etc. by hissing ...1838 theatrical sl.
vb. 3. to have sex ...1879 sl.
vb. 4. to poke or tickle someone suddenly, esp. in the buttocks, or to threaten to do so; to startle ...1906 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. in railroading: to apply the brakes or throw the engine into reverse while it is moving; to make an emergency stop ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to depress the accelerator of an engine, car, etc. suddenly ...1945 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE AMONG SWANS, A n. an uncomely or ill-favoured person in the midst of beautiful ones; an uncultivated person among the cultivated; an ignorant person among the learned ...1738
• GOOSE AND DUCK n. an act of copulation ...L19 US rhyming sl. for 'fuck'
vb. (usually as 'goose-and-duck' to possess carnally ...Bk1903 rhyming sl. with 'fuck'
• GOOSEBERRIES n. gooseflesh ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEBERRY n. 1. an unwanted third person; the third person who makes a 'crowd' ...1901 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOSEBERRY GRINDER n. an outside toilet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEBERRY PIMPLES n. gooseflesh ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEBERRY TART n. the heart ...L19 sl.
• GOOSE BUMPS n. 1. gooseflesh ...1867 Amer. dial.
n. 2. small infected pimples that form usually on the face ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOOSECAP † n. a silly fellow; a stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a giddy or flighty young girl ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GOOSE DOWN n. a light fall of snow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-DRENCHER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-DROWNDER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE DROWNER n. a heavy rain ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOSE EGG n. 1. a knot or lump on the head as the result of a blow ...1953 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an illegitimate child ...1973 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an outdoor toilet ...1989 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE FEATHERS n. 1. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. large, soft flakes of snow ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE FEVER n. an imaginary disease ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE FLAT n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEGOG n. a gooseberry ...1823 sl.
• GOOSE GREEN n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE GROUND n. a common or market place ...1930 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE GUN n. a sawed-off shotgun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOSE HAIR n. goose feathers or down; a bed or pillow filled with these ...1887 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HANGS HIGH, THE phr. everything is in fine order; all is well ...1862 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HEAVEN n. the abiding place of late lamented animal pets ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HILL n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HOLLER n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HOLLOW n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HONKS HIGH, THE phr. all is well or prosperous ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE IT! int. give the engine full throttle ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE LUMPS n. gooseflesh ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE MEAT n. gooseflesh ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE NEST n. a sinkhole ...1904 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE NIBBLE n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE PIMPLES n. gooseflesh ...1889 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE QUILL n. a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE'S GAZETTE n. a lying story; a flim-flam tale; a piece of reading for a 'goose' (simpleton) ...1836
• GOOSE-SKIN n. 1. gooseflesh ...1889 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the wrinkled and colourless skin of the hands, caused by being long in water ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-SKINNED adj. covered in gooseflesh ...1926 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-STRANGLER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSETOWN n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE TRACKS n. illegible handwriting ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE UP vb. to move a car forward a short distance from a stop ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEVILLE n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEY adj. 1. nervous, jumpy, touchy, ticklish ...1906 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. foolish, stupid. silly, light-headed, witless ...1919 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. having gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEY NIGHT n. the night before Halloween ...1980 Amer. dial.
• GOOSIE NIGHT n. the night before Halloween ...1977 Amer. dial.
• GOOSIFIED adj. affected with goose-flesh ...1837 nonce word
• GOOSTRUMNOODLE n. a stupid person; a fool ...1871 Eng. dial.
• GOOSY adj. nervous, jumpy, touchy, ticklish ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GOOT n. an insane person ...1936 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT vb. 1. to go to the privy; to relieve oneself ...1934 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to emerge from winter quarters ...1939 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to melt ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. of a swelling: to go down ...1983 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT AMONG THEM vb. to go visiting; to go to a social affair of some prominence ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GO OUTDOORS vb. to go to the privy; to relieve oneself ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT OF HEAD vb. to be forgotten ...1877 Sc.
• GO OUT ON COMPANY vb. to go visiting ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT ON THE CARPET vb. of a man: to visit women ...1896 Amer. dial.
• GO OUTSIDE vb. to go to the privy; to relieve oneself ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT THE BACK DOOR vb. to back down from a confrontation ...1981 US sl.
• GO OUT TO THEMSELVES vb. of newlyweds: to establish a separate residence (instead of with the bride's parents) ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GO OVERBOARD vb. to express enthusiastic approval ...1931 orig. US
• GO OVER LIKE A LEAD BALLOON vb. to be an utter failure ...1950 US sl.
• GO OVER ONE'S MOTHER'S THUMB vb. to break from all control or authority; to rebel ...1893 Sc.
• GO OVER THE COGNAC TRAIL vb. to get drunk ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GO OVER THE FALLS vb. in surfing: to be thrown over by the curl of a wave ...1977 sl.
• GO OVER THE HILL vb. to desert ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GO OVER THE HUMP vb. to cross the Rockies on one's trek from East Coast to West ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• GO OVER THE LEFT SHOULDER † vb. to be squandered ...1705
• GO OVER THE RANGE vb. to die ...1879 Amer. dial.
• GO OVER THE RIM vb. to have a violent death ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GO OVER THE ROAD vb. to be committed to the penitentiary ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO OVER THE WALL vb. 1. to go to prison ...Amer. World War I sl.
vb. 2. to escape from prison ...1935 sl.
• GOOVUS n. an idiot ...1910s US sl.
• GOOZEM PIPE n. the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOZER n. one who attempts to join a group in which they are not numbered and/or welcome ...1990s UK juvenile usage
• GOOZIE n. a gooseberry ...L19 Aust. sl.
• GOOZLE n. 1. the throat; the gullet; the windpipe; the neck; the Adam's apple ...1883 Amer. dial.
n. 2. anything more or lose of the consistency of thickened gravy ...1960 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a large amount ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to swallow, to guzzle, to drink too fast ...1914 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to speak hoarsely ...1972 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLEM n. the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLE PIPE n. the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLER n. 1. an old man ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a boy whose voice is changing ...1972 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLING VOICE n. an adolescent boy's changing voice ...1986 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLUM n. a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses ...1911 Amer. dial.
• G.O.P. n. a nickname for a branch railway (Get Out and Push) ...1905 Amer. dial.
• GO PEAR-SHAPED vb. of plans or schemes: to fail; to collapse; to go wrong ...1990s sl.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR BLARNEY! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR CUCUMBERS! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR FISH! int. exclamation of disdainful dismissal ...1930s US sl.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR FISH IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR OWN APPLES! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR PAPERS! int. go away! mind you own business! ...1938 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR PEACHES! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR PEANUTS! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR WARES ELSEWHERE! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER n. 1. a land turtle ...1791 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a chipmunk ...1887 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the practice of voodoo or other magic; a magic spell or something used to cast such a spell ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a boy thief ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a member of the Junior class at the University of Minnesota ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a mole ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a nickname for the groundhog or woodchuck ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 8. someone who runs errands, esp. on a film set or in an office ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GOPHER vb. 1. to prospect or mine in a random or unsystematic manner ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to wander around, to potter about ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER AROUND vb. to prospect or mine in a random or unsystematic manner ...1905 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER HOLE n. 1. a primitive dwelling built wholly or partly underground ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small mine or mine opening; a shallow or haphazardly dug excavation ...1889 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER MAN n. in logging: one who digs; a tool or machine used esp. in digging holes under logs so that chains can be passed around them ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER RAT n. the groundhog or woodchuck ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GO-POKE n. a travelling bag or knapsack ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GO POO-POO(S vb. to defecate ...1976 sl., chiefly a children's term
• GO QUAT vb. to squat down; to crouch ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GO QUEEN'S vb. to turn Queen's evidence, that is, to give evidence against co-defendants, usually to your own advantage ...1996 UK sl.
• GO RABBIT-HUNTING WITH A DEAD FERRET vb. to undertake something with unsuitable or useless means ...c1670 sl.
• GO RAGS vb. to share out, esp. the proceeds of a crime ...M19 sl.
• GO RAMMISH vb. to be in so violent a rage as to be slightly insane ...Bk1905 Sc.
• GORBELLY † adj. having a protuberant belly ...1532
† n. 1. a protuberant belly ...1519 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a person with a protuberant belly; a fat person; fig. a glutton ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a garment with a loose belly ...1598 nonce use
• GORBLE vb. to gobble, to swallow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GORBLIME n. a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1896 Brit.
• GORBLIMEY n. a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1896 Brit.
• GORBLIMY n. a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1896 Brit.
• GORBY n. a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GORDON BENNETT! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1984 Brit.
• GORE n. a sharp valley or triangular pass through a mountain ...1933 Amer. dial.
vb. to annoy ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GOREE n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GORGE adj. gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a large amount of food, a surfeit; a heavy meal ...1894 Amer. dial.
• GORGEOUS adj. of food: rich, cloying ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GORGEOUS GUSSIE n. a glamorous and beautiful young woman ...1956 sl.
• GORGIS adj. gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GORGLE n. the throat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GORK n. baked stuff; in general, the baker's product ...1903 Amer. dial.
• GORM n. 1. a foolish person ...1912 sl.
n. 2. a large amount ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• GORMED adj. an intensifier; damned ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GORMIN' adj. clumsy, stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GORMITY! int. God Almighty! ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GORMLESS adj. foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...c1746 sl.
• GORMUCK vb. to smear with something sticky; to daub, to dirty ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GORMUS adj. very large ...1979 Amer. dial.
• GORMY-RUDDLES n. the intestines ...B1900 sl.
• GO ROUND LAND vb. to die ..1865 Eng. dial.
• GO ROUND ONE'S FIST TO GET HIS THUMB vb. to follow a roundabout course or course of action ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO ROUND THE DEVIL'S ELBOW vb. to follow a roundabout course or course of action ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GORP vb. to eat greedily ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GORPING adj. lying at an angle across the bed ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GORRAMITY! int. God Almighty! ...1894 Amer. dial.
• GORREL † n. 1. a fat, clumsy lad; any person that is fat ...1398
† n. 2. ? a youth, a lad, a boy ...1530
n. 3. a glutton, a gourmand ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a young pig ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GORRY! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1907 Amer. dial.
• GORRY MIGHTY! int. God Almighty! ...1858 Amer. dial.
• GORSH! int. hell! ...1930s Amer. dial.
• GO SCAB! int. an imprecation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO SCAT vb. 1. to fall down; to break in pieces ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to become bankrupt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO SEE MISS JANET vb. to go to the toilet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GO SELL YOUR PAPERS! int. go away! mind you own business! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOSH! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1757
• GOSH ALL CONNET'CUTT! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1887 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FIDDLESTICKS! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FILOX! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FIRELOCKS! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FISH-HOOKS! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FRIDAY! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FRIGHTY! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL HEMLOCK! int. a mild oath or exclamation ...1864 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL HEMLOCKS AND CHEW SPRUCE GUM! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL LIGHTNING! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL POTOMAC! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1857 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL SUFFICIENCY! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL TARNATION! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH A'MIGHTY! int. a common ejaculation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOSH-BLAMED adj. bad, annoying, undesirable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOSH-DINGER n. something or someone remarkable or superior; an unusual specimen of any kind ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GOSH DING IT! int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• GOSH DING IT TO BLAZES! int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• GOSH DING THE LUCK! int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• GOSHED adv. damned ...1931 Amer. euphemism
• GOSH OLD HEMLOCK! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GO SHUCKS vb. to agree to share equally ...1897 Amer. dial.
• GO SICK vb. to suffer withdrawal symptoms when addicted to narcotics ...1930s drugs sl.
• GO SIDEWAYS vb. to commit suicide ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOSLING AGE n. the period when an adolescent boy's voice is changing ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GOSLING-DROWNDER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOSLING PATCH n. the period when an adolescent boy's voice is changing ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOSLINGS n. the voice change commonly undergone by adolescent boys; the period when this change occurs ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GO SNUCKS vb. to share work and profit evenly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO SOCIAL vb. to stop fighting ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GO SOME vb. 1. to make one's maximum effort ...1911 US sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO SOMEONE SCONE-HOT vb. to reprimand ...1927 Aust. sl.
• GO SOUTH vb. 1. to take a turn for the better ...1897 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to lose, to be defeated or incapacitated; to be beaten ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to steal, to abscond with ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GO SPARE vb. to become upset, angry, or distracted ...1958 Brit. sl.
• GOSPEL n. the truth ...a1250
• GOSPEL BIRD n. a chicken ...1935 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
• GOSPEL MEASURE n. good measure; a full or generous portion of something bought; more than is asked for or in strictness required ...1916 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL MILL n. a church ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL SHARK n. a preacher; a parson; a goody-goody or sanctimonious person ...1897 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL SHARP n. a preacher; a parson; a goody-goody or sanctimonious person ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL SHOOTER n. a preacher; a parson; a goody-goody or sanctimonious person ...1900 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL SHOP n. a church ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL WHANGER n. a revivalist ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GOSS n. punishment ...1840 Amer. dial.
• GOSSAMER n. a lightweight raincoat ...1882 Amer. dial.
• GOSSIP BOX n. the mouth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOSSIP FAB n. a gossip ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOSSIPING LAD n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOSSIP-TOTER n. a child who is always telling on other children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOSSLED adj. drunk ...L19 sl.
• GO STEADY vb. to have a regular boyfriend or girlfriend ...1905 sl., orig. US
• GOSTER n. a domineering person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOSTERER n. a domineering person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO STRAIGHT vb. to become honest ...1940 sl.
• GO STRONG vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOT A SKUNK ON adj. partly drunk ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GO TA-TAS vb. of a child: to go for a walk ...L19 nursery usage
• GOTCH-EARED adj. having drooping ears ...1905 Amer. dial.
• GOTCH-EYED adj. having eyes that look in different directions, looking inward ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GOTCH-GUTTED adj. corpulent, having a pot belly ...1694 Eng. dial.
• GOT DOG IT ALL! int. damn it all! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOTHAMIST † n. one who takes after the men of Gotham; a person deficient in wisdom; a silly blunderer, a simpleton ...1589
• GO THE BACKWAY vb. to decline, to fall off after coming to perfection ...1873 Eng. dial.
• GO THE BIG FIGURE vb. to do things on a large scale or in a lavish way ...1831 Amer. sl.
• GO THE BUNDLE ON vb. to regard favourably; to like; to enjoy; to approve of; often used in negative contexts ...1942 sl.
• GO THE GUNTZ vb. to go the whole way ...20C sl.
• GO THE KNUCKLE vb. to fight ...1944 Aust. sl.
• GO THE LENGTH OF ONE'S TETHER vb. to use up all one's resources; to exhaust one's means ...Bk1905 Sc.
• GO THE WHOLE ANIMAL vb. to act without any restraint ...1832 Amer. sl.
• GO THE WHOLE FIGURE vb. 1. to risk or do everything possible ...1833 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to do something grandly or thoroughly; to do things on a large scale ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GO THE WHOLE WAY vb. to have sexual intercourse, as opposed to engaging only in kissing or foreplay ...1924 euphemism
• GO THROUGH vb. 1. to search and rob a person or place ...1861 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• GO THROUGH LIKE A PACKET OF SALTS vb. to run or cut through (opposition, etc.) quickly and easily ...1955 NZ sl.
• GO THROUGH ONE'S FACINGS vb. to be reprimanded or to show off ...c1865 colloq., orig. military sl.
• GO THROUGH SAINT-PETER'S NEEDLE vb. to suffer a serious misfortune ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO THROUGH THE MILL vb. to acquire experience ...Bk1905 Amer. dial. 1905
• GO THROUGH THE RING vb. to go bankrupt ...Bk1903 sl.
• GO THROUGH THE ROOF vb. to be or get angry ...1958 sl.
• GO TICK vb. to live on credit ...Bk1896 sl.
• GOT IT DANGLING! int. a vulgar retort to 'got that?' ...1983 US sl.
• GO TO ABNEY PARK vb. to die ...L19 sl.
• GO TO BALLWHACK! int. go to hell! 1967 Amer. dial.
• GO TO BALLYHACK! int. go to hell! ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GO TO BALLYWACK! int. go to hell! ...1905 Amer. dial.
• GO TO BATH vb. to take up life as a beggar ...M17
int. go away, you're insane! ...1837
• GO TO BEAT THE BAND vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO BEAT THE CARS vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO BEAT THE DEUCE vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO BEAT THE DEVIL vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO BEAT THE DUTCH vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO BEE-BO vb. to go to sleep ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GO TO BEO phr. go to sleep ...1891 Eng. dial.
• GO TO BLAZES! int. go to hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO TO BLUE BLAZES! int. go away! ...1937 Amer. dial.
• GO TO CA-CA vb. to defecate ...L19 sl.
• GO TO CAMP vb. to go to bed; to take rest ...1887 Aust. sl.
• GO TO DADDOCKS vb. to be utterly rotten, to go to pieces ...1887 Eng. dial.
• GO TO DAVY JONES'S LOCKER vb. to die ...M18 sl.
• GO TO GRASS vb. to die ...1858 Amer. dial.
int. go to hell! get lost! ...1891 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT BOG HAY! int. go to hell! get lost! ...1844 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT HAY! int. go to hell! get lost! ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT MULLEIN! int. go to hell! get lost! ...1890 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HABERTY-GRASS! int. go to hell! go to the devil! ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HABIDYGRASS! int. go to hell! go to the devil! ...1927 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HALIFAX! int. a mild substitute for direction to go to a place not to be named to polite ears; go to hell! ...1875 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GO TO HANOVER! int. go to hell! ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GO TO HANOVER AND HOE TURNIPS! int. go to hell! ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GO TO HAVERTY-GRASS! int. go to hell! go to the devil! ...1895 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HAZE! int. go to hell! ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HEAVEN IN A HAND BASKET vb. 1. to have a sinecure ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to do something easily ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HELENA MONTANA! int. go to hell ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HELL ACROSS LOTS! int. exclamation of dismissal, the implication being that they should go with speed ...M19 US sl.
• GO TO HELL IN A HANDBAG vb. to be in a bad state, to be heading for trouble ...1987 Amer. dial.
• GO TO JERICHO vb. to become drunk ...M18 sl.
int. an exclamation of dismissal; go to the devil!; go to hell! ...c1635 colloq.
• GO TO LEATHER vb. to hold on to the saddle while riding a horse ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GO TO LOGGERHEADS vb. to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1755 Amer. dial.
• GO TO MARKET vb. 1. to be or get angry ...1870 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 2. to make an attempt at something ...1890
• GO-TO-MEETING BAGS n. best clothes ...1870 sl.
• GO TO MERRY-MOKUS! int. an expletive ...1893 Eng. dial.
• GO TO NAPPER'S HOUSE vb. to go to sleep ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GO TO NAPPY'S HOUSE vb. to go to sleep ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOT ONE'S HOPS IN vb. to be tipsy ...c1933 sl.
• GO TO ONE'S LONG HOME vb. to die ...c1657 Amer. dial.
• GO TO PECKHAM vb. to go to, to sit down to a meal ...19C colloq.
• GO TO PEEPY-BY vb. to fall asleep ...c1840 sl.
• GO TO PIGS AND WHISTLES vb. to be ruined, to go to utter ruin; to be dissipated ...1786
• GO TO QUAT vb. 1. to defecate ...19C colloq.
vb. 2. to collapse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GO TO REPPS! int. an exclamation of contempt or disbelief ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO TO RICHMOND vb. to become pregnant; to be near to giving birth to a child ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GO TO SCAT AND BURST vb. to go to pieces ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO TO SEE EARL vb. to vomit ...1960s US sl.
• GO TO SEE THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE vb. to go to the outhouse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GO TO SIEGE † vb. to go to stool, to ease oneself; to defecate ...c1400
• GO TO STICKS vb. to go to pieces ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO TO STIR vb. to go to prison ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GO TO THE BAD vb. 1. to go to ruin ...B1860 Eng. sl.
vb. 2. to deteriorate morally or physically; to become slovenly, careless, or immoral ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GO TO THE BASKET vb. to go to prison ...1632
• GO TO THE BOW-WOWS vb. 'go to the dogs'; to fail ...1839 Amer. sl.
• GO TO THE BUGS † vb. to go to destruction; to come to nothing ...1828 Amer. dial.
• GO TO THE DOGS vb. to go to ruin physically or morally ...colloq.
• GO TO THE FEATHER BALL vb. to go to bed ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GO TO THE LAST MUSTER vb. to die ...20C US euphemism
• GO TO THE MAT vb. to hold open discussion or debate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO THE PACK vb. 1. to go to pieces; to lose a leading position; to deteriorate; to fall into disrepute ...1919 Aust. & NZ colloq.
vb. 2. to fail persistently ...E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
vb. 3. to give up; to admit defeat ...Aust. sl.
• GO TO THE WALL vb. 1. to give way, to succumb in a conflict or struggle ...1589
vb. 2. to fail in business, to be ruined, to collapse financially ...1842
vb. 3. to die ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GO TO TORMENT! int. go to hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO TO TOWN vb. 1. to make the utmost effort; to tackle something with zest and vigour ...1933 UK sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO TOWN ON vb. to attack excessively either verbally or physically ...1992 Ireland
• GO TO WORK WITHOUT A STAFF vb. of a female: to masturbate ...2001 US sl.
• GOTROCKS n. a nickname for a rich, high-society person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO TROPPO vb. to become mentally unhinged, as if from exposure to a tropical climate ...1941 Aust. sl.
• GOT THE BUG adj. eager to get married ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOT UP adj. dressed in unusual clothing ...1858 sl.
• GOT UP LIKE A DOG'S DINNER adj. dressed smartly or flashily ...1934 sl.
• GOT UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR'S CLERK adj. smartly dressed; used derisively ...1949 Brit. sl.
• GO 'TWIXT THE OAK AND THE RIND vb. to make fine distinctions; to split hairs, to quibble ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GOT YOUR BOYFRIEND phr. said when your skirt is turned up accidentally just a little ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOUBER n. a peanut ...1900 Amer. dial.
• GOUBER-GRABBLER n. an inhabitant of Georgia ...1869 Amer. dial.
• GOUBER PEA n. a peanut ...1833 Amer. dial.
• GOUDY n. a beating, a hard time ...1865 Amer. dial.
• GOUGE vb. 1. to jab, to poke ...1834 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to lunge, to dart ...1863 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to cheat ...Bk1905 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to gobble, to gorge oneself, to eat greedily ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOUK n. a dull, stupid, foolish person ...1910s sl., orig. US
• GOULASH n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO UNDER vb. to fail; to perish; to die ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GO UNDER THE HAMMER vb. to be sold by auction ...1828
• GOUNSH n. a swing ..1939 Amer. dial.
vb. to swing, to bounce ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GOUP n. a clod, an oaf ...20C US sl. & colloq.
• GO-UP n. a ladder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'go up') to be killed ...US Civil War usage
• GO UP IN THE AIR vb. to lose self-control from vexation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO UP KING STREET vb. to become bankrupt ...1950s Aust. sl.
• GO UP ONE'S BACK vb. to be beyond one's power ...1932 Sc.
• GO UP SALT RIVER vb. to die ...1945 US sl.
• GO UPSTAIRS vb. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO UP THE LADDER vb. to be hanged
• GO UP THE MUSTARD ROAD vb. to sodomize ...1970s US sl.
• GO UP THE RAINBOW vb. to experience sexual ecstasy ...1972 UK sl.
• GO UP THE SKIMMER HANDLE vb. to be extremely annoyed ...1986 Amer. dial.
• GO UP THE WALL vb. to become angry; to become crazy or furious ...1951 sl.
• GO UPTOWN vb. to gain respectability ...1976 Amer. dial.
• GOURD n. the head ...a1844 Amer. dial.
• GOURDE n. a dollar ...c1867 Amer. dial.
• GOURD HANDLES n. men's long underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOURDHEAD n. the head ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOURDS n. dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• GOURDY adj. 1. green ...1942 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. inexperienced, unsophisticated, countrified ...1953 Amer dial.
• GOUT n. a lump of something semiliquid; a lump of clotted blood; a lump of snow ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOUTY adj. of thread: full of knots, tangles, and kinks ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GO VEAKING ABOUT vb. to be fretful ...1892 Eng. dial.
• GOVERNMENT BEEF n. an illegally shot deer or its meat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT COW n. deer ...1933 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT HOUSE n. an outside toilet building ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT JOB n. personal work done on company time ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT MEAT n. an illegally shot deer or its meat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT SOCKS n. no socks at all; bare legs ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT YEARLING n. deer ...1933 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNOR n. 1. father ...1827 sl.
n. 2. one's grandfather, or husband ...1888 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a superior, a boss; a manager or owner; a superintendent ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GOVERNORS n. the testicles of livestock ...1983 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNOR'S BEEF n. an illegally shot deer or its meat, venison ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNOR'S GATE n. the gap left in a child's mouth where he has lost a front tooth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOV'NOR n. 1. a boss; an important, influential person ...M19
n. 2. a general term of address ...M19
n. 3. one's father ...M19
n. 4. the landlord of a public house ...1999 UK sl.
• GOW n. a gelding ...1930 Amer. dial.
• GO WALKABOUT vb. 1. of an Aboriginal: to go on a walkabout ...1927 Aust.
vb. 2. of a person: to go off somewhere else ...1969 Aust. sl.
vb. 3. of an important person: to make an informal tour on foot ...1984 UK sl.
• GO WALLOP vb. to fall noisily ...1896
• GO 'WAY! int. an expression of disbelief ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GO WAY BACK AND SIT DOWN! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO WAY BACK IN THE WOODS AND SIT DOWN! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO-'WAY BAG n. a travelling bag or suitcase ...1927 Amer. dial.
• GO 'WAY FROM HERE! int. an expression of disbelief ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO WAY TO HALIFAX vb. to go out of the way, or an unnecessarily long distance ...1903 Amer. dial.
• GOWDY n. a beating, a hard time ...1865 Amer. dial.
• GOWED UP adj. drunk ...Bk2004 World War I navy sl.
• GO WEST vb. to die ...1915 sl.
• GO WIDE vb. to go at full speed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO WIDE OPEN vb. to go at full speed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO WITH vb. to have a sexual relationship with ...1892 sl.
• GO WITH A BUZZ vb. to advance rapidly or 'swimmingly' ...1899
• GOWL n. a horse ...1930 Amer. dial.
• GO WRONG vb. to turn informer ...20C US criminals' sl.
• GOWROW n. a fabulous monster ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GOWSTER vb. to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GO-YONDERS n. diarrhoea; looseness of the bowels ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOYSTER vb. to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GOZZARD n. 1. a gooseherd, one who tends to a flock of geese ...E15
n. 2. a fool, a simpleton ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GOZZIE n. a gooseberry ...L19 Aust. sl.
• GOZZLE n. the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1906 Amer. dial.
vb. to swallow or drink greedily ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOZZLE PIPE n. the throat ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRAB n. 1. a chance ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small general store, often a company store ...1934 Amer. dial.
n. 3. among railroaders: a commissary car ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a stingy, selfish, or greedy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to please, to delight ...a1915 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to fish with one's hands; to fish by hand for ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GRAB A HANDFUL OF vb. 1. to steal a ride ...1910s US sl.
vb. 2. to take, to steal, to secure for oneself ...1910s US sl.
• GRABALICIOUS adj. greedy, grabby, covetous ...1970s W. Indies Rasta & UK Black sl.
• GRAB-ALL n. 1. a bag to carry odds and ends ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a stingy, selfish, or greedy person ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GRAB AN ARMFUL OF vb. 1. to steal a ride ...1910s US sl.
vb. 2. to take, to steal, to secure for oneself ...1910s US sl.
• GRAB-AND-GALLOP LUNCH-COUNTER n. a diner, a lunch counter ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAB-ASS n. a stingy, selfish, or greedy person ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GRAB BAG n. a person who has had many sexual partners and is likely therefore to be a source of sexually transmitted disease ...2003 UK sl.
• GRAB BALDHEADED vb. to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze ...1918 US sl.
• GRABBER n. 1. a railroad conductor ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a hand ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a stingy, selfish, or greedy person ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a person who doesn't pay his bills ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a big round rock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRABBLE vb. 1. to dig, esp. with the hands; to dig up potatoes, or rarely peanuts so as to leave the plant intact ...c1770 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fish with one's hands; to fish by hand for ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GRABBY adj. avaricious, greedy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRABENHEIMER n. a stingy, selfish, or greedy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRAB-GUTTED adj. greedy, selfish ...1902 Amer. dial.
• GRABHOOK n. a hand ...1946 Amer. dial.
• GRABILICIOUS adj. greedy, grabby, covetous ...1970s W. Indies Rasta & UK Black sl.
• GRAB IN vb. to get busy ...1904 Amer. dial.
int. get busy! ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRAB-IT-AND-GROWL n. a diner, a lunch counter ...1966 Amer. dial.
phr. ('grab it and growl') said when you're having company for a meal, and you want them to take their places at the table ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAB ONTO vb. to appropriate, to latch onto ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRAB ROOM n. a women's restroom ...M20 US sl.
• GRABS n. paws ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GRAB THE APPLE vb. to hang on to the horn of a saddle while riding ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GRAB THE NUBBIN vb. to hang on to the horn of a saddle while riding ...1937 Amer. dial.
• GRAB THE POST vb. to hang on to the horn of a saddle while riding ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GRACIAS! int. thank you ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRACILENT † adj. slender, thin, lean ...1727
• GRACILIOUS †* adj. slender, thin, lean ...1688
• GRACIOUS adj. very large, great ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GRACIOUS HEAVEN! int. expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1801
• GRADE adj. of a domestic animal, as a dog: not purebred; hence, of uncertain or low quality ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRADE A CREAM n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRADE DOOR n. a cellar door ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GRADE ENTRY n. a cellar door ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRADE GRABBER n. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• GRADE-HOUND n. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• GRADJATE vb. to graduate ...1891 Amer. dial.
• GRADUATED FROM A PIGPEN adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRAFF vb. to grasp ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GRAFT n. 1. hard work ...1853
n. 2. dishonest or corrupt activity; practices, esp. bribery, used to secure illicit political advantage ...1865 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to work hard ...1859 sl.
vb. 2. to act dishonestly or corruptly ...1859 sl., orig US
• GRAFTER n. 1. a small-time criminal, such as a pickpocket or thief ...1866 US sl.
n. 2. a dishonest or corrupt person; a politician, official, etc. who uses his or her position in order to obtain dishonest gain or advantage ...1896 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a hard worker ...1900 sl.
• GRAFT WIDOW n. a divorced woman ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRAFTY adj. stingy, miserly ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRAIN n. 1. a whit, a bit ...1884 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a very small amount ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. beans ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 4. courage, 'grit' ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. to scrape, to abrade ...1845 Amer. dial.
• GRAIOMANIA n. a passion for things Greek ...1855
• GRAIP n. a trident pitchfork ...1930 Amer. dial. arch.
• GRALLOCH vb. to gut a deer ...1897 Amer. dial.
• GRAMAPHONE n. a telephone ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAME † adj. 1. angry, vexed, furious; of heat: fierce ...c1000
† adj. 2. grieved, sorrowful ...c1000
† n. 1. anger, wrath, ire ...c1000
† n. 2. grief, sorrow; harm ...c1000 obs. exc. arch.
† vb. to be vexed or displeased; to fret; to anger, grieve, vex, annoy ...c1320
• GRAMMA n. grandmother ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GRAMMATICALS † n. the subjects taught in a grammar-school; grammar ...1691 obs. exc. Sc.
• GRAMMATICASTER n. a petty or inferior grammarian; a pretender to the knowledge of grammar; one who insists upon the minutest grammatic niceties (used in contempt) ...1601
• GRAMMY n. grandmother ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRAMP n. 1. a grandfather ...1898 sl.
n. 2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAMPA n. a small frog that sings or chirps loudly in spring ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRAMPAP n. grandfather ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GRAMPEL n. a snow pellet, somewhat like hail ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAMPS n. a grandfather ...1898 sl.
• GRAMPY n. 1. grandfather ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAMY vb. to vex, to anger, to bother ...1928 Amer. dial.
• GRAN n. a grandmother ...1863 sl.
• GRAND adj. excellent ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 1. £1000 or $1000 ...1915 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a grandchild ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GRANDACIOUS adj. fine, very grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDAD n. a grandfather ...1819 sl.
• GRANDADDY n. a grandfather ...1769 sl.
• GRANDBOY n. a grandson ...1933 Amer. dial.
• GRAND-DAD n. 1. a grandfather ...1819 sl.
n. 2. a daddy longlegs ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a large frog such as a bullfrog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAND-DADDY n. 1. a grandfather ...1769 sl.
n. 2. a daddy longlegs ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a large frog such as a bullfrog ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the praying mantis ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDDADDY GRAYBEARD n. a daddy longlegs ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GRANDDADDY LONGLEGS n. a daddy longlegs ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GRANDDADDY SPIDER n. a daddy longlegs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRANDDADDY'S WHISKERS n. a dandelion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDEVAL * adj. of a great age, old, ancient ...1650
• GRANDEVOUS †* adj. of great age; aged, old, long-lived ...1682
• GRANDFATHER n. a daddy longlegs ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFATHER FROG n. a large frog such as a bullfrog ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFATHER GRAYBEARD n. 1. a daddy longlegs ...1872 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a very large mosquito ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFATHER LONGLEGS n. a daddy longlegs ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFATHER SPIDER n. a daddy longlegs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFOLKS n. grandparents ...1890 Amer. dial.
• GRAND GOOD adj. very good ...1904 Amer. dial.
• GRANDIED UP adj. dressed sloppily ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDIFEROUS adj. grand, splendid, glorious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDIFIC †* adj. making great; doing great things ...1727
• GRANDIFICENT adj. grand and magnificent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDILIOUS adj. splendid, fine, grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDISONANT * adj. stately-sounding ...1684
• GRANDMA n. 1. a grandmother ...1867 sl.
n. 2. an old woman; esp. used as a form of address ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (derogatory) a weak, timid, or cowardly man ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a cowboy's term for the horn of a saddle ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 5. the low gear on a truck ...1958 US trucking usage
vb. to steal timber ...1936 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMA'AM n. grandmother ...1907 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMA IS HERE n. menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMAMMA IS HERE phr. menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMAMMA'S BONNET n. a sunbonnet ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMAMMY n. grandmother ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMA'S HERE FROM RED CREEK phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMA'S PEEPERS n. in dominoes; 1-1...sl.
• GRANDMOMMA n. grandmother ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMOTHER n. 1. (derogatory) a weak, timid, or cowardly man ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a man who is too particular or fussy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMOTHER'S CURL n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMOTHER'S DARNING NEEDLE n. a praying mantis ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMOTHER TROUBLES n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRANDO adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDPA n. 1. a grandfather ...1862 sl.
n. 2. on the railroad, and in logging: the general superintendent ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an old man; also used as a term of address ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a bull ...1977 Amer. dial. euphemism
• GRANDPA LONGLEGS n. a daddy longlegs ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPAN adj. grandfather ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPAPPA n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDPAPPY n. 1. a grandfather ...1919 sl.
n. 2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAND PASSION, THE n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAND-PAUNCH † n. 1. a greedy fellow; a glutton, a gourmand ...1601
† n. 2. a large abdomen...1606
• GRANDPAW n. grandfather ...1960 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPOP n. 1. a grandfather ...1890 sl.
n. 2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDPOPS n. one's grandfather ...1920s sl.
• GRAND RASCAL n. 1. a scoundrel; a cheat, a confidence man ...1929 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a mischievous or misbehaving child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDSIRE n. a daddy longlegs ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRANDY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. grandfather ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANGER n. a farmer ...1877 Amer. dial.
• GRANITE ORCHARD n. a cemetery ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANKY adj. 1. complaining, grumbling, ill-tempered ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. sickly and complaining; slightly unwell; cranky ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. despondent ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. grandfather ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANMA n. an old woman; esp. used as a form of address ...1902 Amer. dial.
• GRANMAMMA n. grandmother ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANNIES n. 1. Granny Smith apples ...NZ colloq.
n. 2. menstruation ...1908 Amer. dial.
int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY n. 1. a grandmother ...1663 sl.
n. 2. a midwife ...1794 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a fussy, finicky old person of either sex ...1842 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an old woman; also used as a term of address ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a senile man or woman ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a grandfather ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 7. an unpopped kernel of popcorn ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a mistake, an error ...1975 Amer. dial.
vb. to perform the services of a midwife; to act as a midwife for; to assist in the delivery of a child or, occasionally, an animal ...1897 Amer. dial.
int. an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, annoyance, etc. ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY BAR n. a crowbar ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY BONNET n. a sunbonnet ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY CHILLS n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY DOCTOR n. a midwife; an obstetrician ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY FROLIC n. a party of adult womenfolk to celebrate the birth of a grandchild ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY GRIEF! int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY GRUNT n. 1. a mythical character to whom most questions may be referred ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fussy or querulous person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY GRUNTS n. menstruation ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY HOLE n. 1. a glory hole; a storage place, esp. one where odds and ends are cached ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the first gear of a truck or tractor ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY KNOT n. a woman's hair piled up on her head in a bunch ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY-NIPPER n. 1. a daddy longlegs ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an extra-big mosquito ...1968 Amer.dial.
• GRANNY RAG n. a head scarf ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY RAGS n. homemade sanitary napkins ...1957 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY SAKES! int. a mild oath ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GRANNYS ALIVE! int. a mild oath ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY'S COMING n. menstruation ...1978 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY SCRAPE n. childbirth ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GRANNYS' VISITING phr. menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY THREADS n. a buttercup ...1900 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY TOOL n. a crowbar ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY TROUBLE n. childbirth ...1974 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY-WIFE vb. to perform the services of a midwife; to act as a midwife for; to assist in the delivery of a child or, occasionally, an animal ...1960 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY WOMAN n. a midwife ...1924 Amer. dial.
• GRANPAPPA n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANPAPPY n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANTHER n. a grandfather ...1828 Amer. dial.
• GRANTHER LONGLEGS n. a daddy longlegs ...1903 Amer. dial.
• G RAP n. 1. a charge made by federal officers ...1937 US sl.
n. 2. a rap music genre characterized by explicit sex and violence which, it is claimed, reflects Black urban existence ...1992 US sl.
• GRAPE PICKER n. one who curries favour ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GRAPE STATE n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAPE TWIST n. a kink or snarl in one's hair ...1927 Amer. dial.
• GRAPE UP vb. to curry favour with ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRAPE UP TO vb. to curry favour with ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRAPEVINE n. rumour ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAPEVINE, THE n. a branch railroad that is not very important or gives poor service ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRAPHOMANIA n. a mania for writing ...1840
• GRAPPLE vb. to fish with one's hands; to fish by hand for ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRAPPLER * n. a hand ...E17 sl.
• GRASP-ALL n. one who clutches at everything; a greedy person ...1802 nonce word
• GRASP AT STRAWS vb. to resort in desperation to any utterly inadequate expedient, like a person drowning
• GRASPIOUS adj. stingy; grasping ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRASP THE NETTLE vb. to undertake or tackle an unpleasant task ...Aust.
• GRASS n. 1. the spring of the year ...1778 Amer. dial.
n. 2. asparagus ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1932 sl., orig. Brit.
n. 4. marijuana ...1938 sl., orig. US
n. 5. a police officer ...1939 Brit. sl.
n. 6. seaweed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to throw to the ground; to bring down, to defeat, to kill ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1936 sl., orig. Brit.
vb. 3. to have sexual intercourse with; to copulate, esp. outdoors ...1945 Amer. dial.
• GRASS ABOUT THE BOWS n. a beard, whiskers ...1945 Amer. dial.
• GRASS-BELLIED adj. well-supplied, flush with money ...1898 Amer. dial.
• GRASS BLOOM n. the healthy sleekness of an animal's coat due to its having eaten plenty of grass ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRASS-CAT n. a hare ...1892
• GRASSER n. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1950 Brit. sl.
• GRASSHOPPER n. a police officer ...1893 Brit. sl.
• GRASSNUT n. the peanut ...1976 Amer. dial.
• GRASSOLINE n. dried animal dung used as fuel ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GRASS RAIN n. a light rain that doesn't last ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRASS RELATION n. a person related to another as a result of divorce and remarriage ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GRASS SHOWER n. a sudden, very heavy rain ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRASS WIDOW n. 1. an unmarried mother ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a divorced woman ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• GRASS WIDOWER n. a man who, for any reason, is living apart from his wife ...1862 Amer. dial.
• GRATON n. crackling; a crisp piece of skin or other tissue remaining after fat (usually of a pig) has been rendered, used as food or in making soap ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRATULATE vb. 1. to congratulate ...16C
vb. 2. to greet joyously ...arch.
• GRAUNCH vb. 1. to crush or destroy ...19C NZ
vb. 2. to kiss and cuddle someone passionately ...S. Afr.
• GRAUNCHER n. 1. a person who crushes or destroys ...NZ
n. 2. an incompetent mechanic ...NZ
• GRAUPEL n. soft hail or snow pellets ...German
• GRAVEDIGGER n. 1. a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an armadillo ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an opossum ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEL vb. 1. to annoy, to disturb, to distress, to embarrass, to humiliate ...1871 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to dig, esp. with the hands; to dig up potatoes, or rarely peanuts so as to leave the plant intact ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to confound, to confuse
• GRAVEL AGITATOR n. (derogatory) an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor ...1898 sl.
• GRAVEL-BLIND adj. almost entirely blind ...literary
• GRAVEL CRUNCHER n. an infantryman ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GRAVEL-CRUSHER n. (derogatory) an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor ...1889 sl.
• GRAVELED adj. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAVEL-FLIPPER n. a slingshot ...1870 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEL-GRINDER n. (derogatory) an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor ...1890 sl.
• GRAVELLY adj. of a voice: harsh and grating
• GRAVEL-SHOOTER n. a slingshot ...1875 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEL-VOICED adj. speaking in a rough and rasping tone
• GRAVESTONE n. a tooth, esp. a prominent one ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GRAVESTONES n. false teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD CHRISTIAN n. a churchgoer from dread of the hereafter ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD COUGH n. a severe cough, esp. one associated with tuberculosis ...1873 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD DUSTER n. a split-tailed coat ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD LIGHT n. will-o'-the-wisp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD STEW n. toast soaked in hot milk ...1911 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD WIDOW n. a woman whose husband is dead ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GRAVILOQUENCE n. a speaking gravely; a grave or weighty speech ...1656 obs
• GRAVISONOUS †* adj. having a deep or heavy sound ...1727
• GRAVY adj. wonderful, excellent ...sl.
n. 1. unearned or unexpected money ...1910 sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a gratuity or tip ...1967 sl.
• GRAVY BOAT n. a source of easy and often undeserved profit ...1943 sl., orig. US
• GRAVY BOWL n. a tobacco pipe ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GRAVY-EYED adj. bleary-eyed; having mucus-filled eyes ...L18 sl.
• GRAVY-GIVER n. 1. the penis ...19C sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...19C sl.
• GRAVY-MAKER n. 1. the penis ...19C sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...19C sl.
• GRAVY-RIDER n. a person with an easy job ...1920s US sl.
• GRAVY RING n. a doughnut ...20C Ulster sl.
• GRAVY STREET n. an easy, profitable or successful situation ...1970s US sl.
• GRAVY STROKES n. the final thrusts of sexual intercourse ...1970s sl.
• GRAVY TRAIN n. a job requiring comparatively little work for good pay, benefits, etc; a source of easy and often undeserved profit ...1914 sl., orig. US
• GRAY adj. Caucasian ...1980 Amer. Black usage
n. a White person ...1960 Amer. Black usage
• GRAY, THE n. the South and its army ...US Civil War usage
• GRAYBACK n. 1. a louse ...1862 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a Confederate soldier ...US Civil War usage
n. 3. a gray whale ...1888 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a boulder ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 5. the bedbug ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a gray fox ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GRAY BIRD n. the common sparrow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAYBOW n. a louse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAY BOY n. a White man ...1971 Amer. Black usage
• GRAY BROAD n. a White female ...1972 Amer. Black usage
• GRAY CLOUD n. moonshine liquor ...1956 Amer. dial.
• GRAYCOAT n. a Confederate soldier ...US Civil War usage
• GRAY DARK n. the time right after the sun goes out of sight, before it becomes all dark ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAY DUDE n. a White man ...1972 Amer. Black usage
• GRAY EAGLE n. an immature bald eagle ...1778 Amer. dial.
• GRAY FROST n. a hard frost ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GRAY-HAIRED GRANDMOTHER n. a dandelion when it goes to seed ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRAY MULE n. 1. corn whisky ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. homemade liquor; illegally made whisky ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRAZE n. a snack; something to eat ...S. Afr. colloq.
vb. 1. to eat ...S. Afr. colloq.
vb. 2. to eat snacks throughout the day rather than formal meals ...colloq.
vb. 3. to pilfer and eat sweets, fruit, etc. from supermarkets while shopping ...US
vb. 4. to switch between television channels while viewing without watching any channel for long ...colloq.
• GRAZE BEYOND ONE'S TETHER vb. to live beyond one's means ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GRAZE IN ANOTHER PADDOCK vb. to become (sexually) unfaithful to a permanent spouse or partner ...1997 NZ sl.
• GREASE n. 1. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1877 sl.
n. 2. butter ... World War I Amer. sl.
n. 3. a Black person ...1971 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a meal, dinner ...1975 Amer. college sl.
vb. 1. to exert or overtax oneself ...1930 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to flatter, to fawn upon ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to eat, esp. voraciously ...1970 US Black sl.
• GREASEBALL n. 1. (derogatory) a person of Mediterranean origin ...1922 sl.
n. 2. a cook; esp. a bad one ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 3. on the railroad: a mechanic ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a kitchen worker in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. (derogatory) a Latin American ...1943 US sl.
• GREASEBURNER n. 1. the fireman on a locomotive ...1920 Amer. dial.
n. 2. ('grease burner') a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREASE-HORN n. 1. a horn in which grease is carried for lubricating purposes ...1641
n. 2. a flatterer, a sycophant; one who seeks to advance in position or in the esteem of others by servility of manner in words or actions and flattery ...1837 Eng. dial.
• GREASE MONKEY n. a mechanic, esp. one who works on cars or aircraft ...1928 colloq.
• GREASE ONE'S GILLS vb. to make a good or luxurious meal; to have a good feed; to eat heartily ...Bk1860 sl.
• GREASE ONE'S MOUTH vb. to feed with fatness, as with bacon ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GREASE ONE'S ROOTS vb. to be greedy ...1957 Amer. dial.
• GREASEPAINT n. theatrical make-up
• GREASEPOT n. 1. a cook ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
n. 2. ('grease pot') a small eating place where the food is not especially good ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREASER n. 1. (derogatory) a Mexican or a Spanish-American; a Latin American ...1836 sl.
n. 2. an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1900 sl.
n. 3. a mechanic, esp. of motor vehicles ...Brit. sl.
n. 4. a young long-haired motorcyclist, usually one of a gang ...Brit. sl.
n. 5. an unpleasant person, esp. one who ingratiates himself with superiors ...Brit. sl.
n. 6. a teenage hoodlum ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 7. (derogatory; usually considered offensive) a person of Mediterranean background ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 8. one who eats, esp. voraciously ...1972 US Black sl.
• GREASE SPOT n. 1. a remnant; the smallest trace ...1829 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREASE SPOT IN THE ROAD n. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREASE SWABBER n. a cook; esp. a bad one ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GREASE THE HAND OF vb. to influence by giving money to; to bribe ...sl.
• GREASE THE PALM OF vb. to influence by giving money to; to bribe ...1807 sl.
• GREASE THE WHEELS vb. to pay a little on account ...Bk1905 Amer. dial. 1905
• GREASE UP! int. cheer up! ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GREASIE n. a rustic, a 'hick' ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GREASIES n. fish and chips ...NZ colloq.
• GREASY adj. insincere in manner; ingratiating ...1848 sl.
adj. 2. slippery, slick, oily ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a shearer ...Aust. sl.
n. 2. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an outback cook, esp. cooking for a number of men ...Aust. sl.
n. 4. a small eating place where the good is not especially good ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a rustic, a 'hick' ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GREASY BUCKET n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY CORNER n. a poor settlement or neighbourhood ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GREASY DOOR FAMILY n. one that's just killed hogs ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GREASY GRIND n. a hard-working pupil ...a1889 US college sl.
• GREASY HOUSE n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY JOE n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY KITCHEN n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY LUCK! int. farewell! bon voyage! ...1916 Amer. dial., orig. a whaleman's farewell
• GREASY RAG n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY-SACK adj. poor, second-rate ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GREASY SKILLET n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY SPOON n. a small, cheap, and often unsanitary restaurant, usually specializing in fried foods ...1918 sl., orig. US
• GREASY THUMB n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY VALLEY n. a poor settlement or neighbourhood ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GREASY VEST n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT adj. 1. highly skilled or capable ...1784
adj. 2. excellent, very good, fine, admirable ...E19 colloq.
n. a great-grandchild ...1955 Amer. dial.
• GREAT AND THE GOOD, THE n. worthy people ...frequently ironic
• GREAT AS INKLE-WEAVERS, AS adj. very friendly or intimate together ...1890 Sc.
• GREAT AUNT HATTIE! int. an exclamation; "God!" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT BALLS OF FIRE! int. an exclamation of amazement, impatience, etc. ...1906 Amer. sl.
• GREAT BASIN, THE n. the ocean ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREAT-BELLIED adj. having a big belly, corpulent; hence, pregnant ...1567
• GREAT BIG adj. very large ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST! int. an exclamation of astonishment ...1871 US sl.
• GREAT CATERWUMPUS! int. an exclamation ...1938 Amer. dial.
• GREAT DAY! int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING! int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GREAT DIVIDE, THE n. the boundary between life and death ...1915 Amer. dial.
• GREATEN † vb. to become pregnant ...LME
• GREATEST, THE n. the best, the most wonderful person or thing ...colloq.
• GREAT FATHER! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT FLYING HORNED TOADS! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GAME n. golf
• GREAT GINGO! int. an ejaculation ...1916 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GIRL'S BLOUSE n. an ineffectual male, often with suggestion of effeminacy ...1983 Brit. sl.
• GREAT GOD n. the pileated woodpecker ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUN n. a person of great importance ...colloq.
• GREAT GUNS! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1875 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUNS ALIVE! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE FISHES! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE GUNNER! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. 1917 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE PISTOLS! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1983 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUNS IN THE MORNING! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT HAND, A n. anything difficult to manage; a 'handful' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GREAT HATS! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1924 Amer. dial.
• GREAT-HEARTED adj. having a noble or generous spirit ...LME
• GREAT HEAVEN! int. expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1887
• GREAT HEAVENLY DAYS! int. an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT HORNED TOADS! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GREAT HORNY TOADS! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GREAT HOUSE n. a manor or the main house on a plantation ...1633 Amer. dial.
• GREAT JEEPERS! int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT JEHOSAPHAT! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT JUMPING JEHOSAPHAT! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT KEEZER'S GHOST! int. an ejaculation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GREAT LAKE, THE n. the ocean ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREAT LONG adj. very long ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GREAT MAGOO n. one who thinks he is important ...1959 Amer. sl.
• GREAT MAJORITY, THE n. the dead
• GREAT NED! int. an oath ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GREAT PAPPY n. a grandfather ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT POX † n. syphilis
• GREAT REBELLION n. the American Civil War ...1864 Amer. dial.
• GREAT SATAN n. (derogatory) the United States regarded as an imperialistic and malevolent power, esp. in the context of its policies in the Middle East
• GREAT SCOTT! int. expressing surprise, exasperation, etc.
• GREAT SHAKES adj. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREATSPOON n. a tablespoon ...1884 Amer. dial.
• GREAT STUFF n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREAT-WAMED adj. having a large belly ...1513 Sc.
• GREAT WHITE CHIEF n. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREBO n. an urban youth cult favouring heavy metal and punk rock music and frequently characterized by long hair and antisocial attitudes; a member of this cult ...L20
• GRECE † n. a set or flight of stairs; a step, a stair ...ME obs. exc. dial.
• GRECIAN n. an Irish person ...M19 sl.
• GRECINGS † n. the stairs in a flight; fights of stairs ...LME obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GREDGE n. a grudge ...1913 Amer. dial.
• GREEBLE vb. to go about whining, looking for sympathy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GREED n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GREEDY AS THE GRAVE, AS adj. very greedy indeed ...1703
• GREEDY DOG n. a sandwich in a large, long bun, that is a meal in itself ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GREEDYGUT n. 1. a glutton, a voracious eater ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a miser, a stingy person, a greedy, selfish, or covetous person ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GREEDYGUTS n. 1. a glutton, a voracious eater ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a miser, a stingy person, a greedy, selfish, or covetous person ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GREEK n. 1. a cunning or wily person; a cheat; a card sharper...E16 arch.
n. 2. unintelligible speech or language, gibberish ...E17
n. 3. an Irish person ...E19 sl.
vb. to cheat at cards ...E19 only, sl.
• GREEK BACK n. a supposedly fake illness or incapacity, used to justify malingering, apparently by Italians, Greeks, Yugoslavs and others seen as lazier than 'White' Australians ...1970s Aust. sl.
• GREEKESS * n. a female Greek ...M19
• GREEK GOD n. 1. a hairstyle with short curls all over the head
n. 2. a paragon of male beauty
• GREEKLING * n. a little Greek; a degenerate contemptible Greek ...M17
• GREEN † adj. 1. youthful ...OE obs. exc. Sc.
adj. 2. full of jealousy or envy ...ME
adj. 3. having a pale sickly complexion ...ME
adj. 4. of fish freshly caught: neither salted nor frozen ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 5. of milk: tainted ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 1. money ...1898 sl.
n. 2. marijuana of poor quality ...1957 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to desire earnestly, to yearn after ...LME Sc.
vb. 2. to hoax, take in ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GREEN ABOUT THE GILLS adj. feeling nauseous ...1949 sl.
• GREEN-APPLE DIRTIES n. diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE QUICKSTEP n. diarrhoea ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE TROT n. diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE TWO-STEP n. diarrhoea ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE WALK n. diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN AS A GOOSEBERRY, AS adj. very ignorant of life; raw and uneducated, inexperienced ...1842
• GREEN AS A GOURD adj. inexperienced, unsophisticated, countrified ...1902 Amer dial.
• GREEN AS A YELLOW CABBAGE phr. said of one who assumes ignorance or innocence ...1889 Eng. dial.
• GREENASS n. an inexperienced person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1966 US sl.
• GREENBACK n. 1. a dollar bill ...1870 US sl.
n. 2. a frog ...1889 US sl.
• GREENBACKS n. money ...M19 US
• GREENBACK WEDDING n. a wedding at which money is given as a gift ...1980 Amer. dial.
• GREENBOTTLE PRAIRIE FLY n. a horsefly ...1838 Amer. dial.
• GREEN DARNER n. a large dragonfly ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GREENER n. 1. a greenhorn; a very inexperienced person; a newcomer; a naive person ...1877 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREEN EYE n. jealousy
• GREEN-EYED adj. jealous
• GREEN-EYED MONSTER n. jealousy
• GREEN FARMER n. one who raises no stock, only crops ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-FINGERED adj. skilled at growing plants ...1946 sl.
• GREEN FINGERS n. exceptional skill at growing plants ...1934 sl.
• GREENGAGES n. wages ...1931 rhyming sl.
• GREEN-GROCERY n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• GREEN HAND n. 1. an inexperienced person; a greenhorn ...1808 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the ability to grow plants ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GREENHEAD n. 1. a bullfrog ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an inexperienced person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1948 US sl.
n. 3. a tree frog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GREENHORN n. an inexperienced person; a novice; a raw recruit; an ignoramus; a simpleton
• GREENHOUSE n. 1. a root cellar ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an outside toilet building ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREEN ICE n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREENIE n. 1. a greenhorn ...M19 colloq.
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a conservationist ...L20 chiefly Aust. & NZ
• GREENINGS n. the leafy tops of vegetables; vegetables ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GREEN LAMPBLACK n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1938 Amer. dial.
• GREENLANDER n. a fool; a soft-head ...Bk1891 sl.
• GREENLY adv. 1. in an inexperienced or untrained manner; unskilfully ...L16 arch.
adv. 2. freshly, vigorously, vividly ...M17
• GREEN MAN † n. an inexperienced sailor on a whaling vessel
• GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE n. Vermont ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREENNESS n. 1. vigour; vitality; youth ...ME
n. 2. freshness, newness ...M16 Sc.
• GREEN ON vb. to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit ...1887 Amer. dial.
• GREEN OUT vb. 1. to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit ...1887 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to swindle ...1913 Amer. dial.
• GREENS n. 1. money ...M19 sl. orig. US
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...1888 sl.
• GREEN SAUCE n. garden vegetables, produce ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GREEN SHIT n. money, esp. a roll of bills ...1950s US Black sl.
• GREEN SOD n. Ireland ...19C sl.
• GREENTAIL n. a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREEN THUMB n. exceptional skill at growing plants ...1943 sl., chiefly US
• GREENUP n. springtime ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GREEN WATER n. a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREEN WIDOW n. a divorced woman ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GREENY n. 1. a naive or inexperienced person; a greenhorn; a simpleton; a dull and stupid person ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREET vb. 1. to weep, cry, lament, grieve ...OE
vb. 2. to shed tears ...ME
• GREETING n. a summons or subpoena ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GREETY †* adj. 1. inclined to shed tears; tearful ...c1350
adj. 2. gritty, full of grit ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GREGAL * adj. pert. to a flock or to the common people ...M16
• GREGARIAN † adj. pert. to flocks or crowds, common ...M17 rare or obs.
• GREGARIOUS adj. inclined to associate with others, fond of company ...L18
• GREGORY †* n. 1. a gentleman of fashion ...L16
† n. 2. a hangman ...M17
• GREISSEL vb. to disgust, to sicken, to nauseate, to irritate ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GREISSLICH adj. having or producing a feeling of horror, disgust, or nausea; horrible, sickening, nauseating ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GREKING † n. break of day, dawn ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• GREMLIN n. a young surfer; also, a troublemaker who frequents the beaches but does not surf ...M20 surfing sl.
• GREMMIE n. a young surfer ...M20 surfing sl.
• GREMMY n. a young surfer ...M20 surfing sl.
• GRENADE † n. a pomegranate ...M16
• GRENOUILLE n. a frog or toad ...1931 Amer. dial.
• GREW UP IN A BARN adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREW UP IN THE WOODS BEHIND THE BACKWOODS adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREY adj. white-skinned ...1944 US Black sl.
n. a White person ...1944 US Black sl.
• GREYBACK n. a body louse ...1840 US sl.
• GREYBEARD n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREYHOUND vb. 1. to run fast ....1940s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to date a White person ...1960s US Black sl.
• GREY MARE IS THE BETTER HORSE, THE phr. said of one whose wife wears the breeches; the wife rules the husband ...1546
• GREY MATTER n. intelligence ...1965 sl.
• GREY THRUMS n. the purring sound made by a cat ...1835 Sc.
• GRICE † n. a set or flight of stairs; a step, a stair ...ME obs. exc. dial.
• GRIDDLE CAKE n. a pancake ...1810 Amer. dial.
• GRIEVEMENT † n. a hurt, injury ...1708 nonce word
• GRIFF n. a tip or piece of news or reliable information ...1891 Brit. sl.
• GRIFFA n. a marijuana cigarette ...1960s US Black sl.
• GRIFFANE n. the offspring of a mulatto and a Black person; a mulatto ...1840 Amer. dial.
• GRIFFE n. the offspring of a full-blooded African and a mulatto; the child of White and Black parents; the offspring of two mulattoes ...1780s US Black
• GRIFFIN n. 1. the offspring of a mulatto and a Black person; a mulatto ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a signal ..1889 sl.
n. 3. a tip, as in racing, etc ...1891 Brit. sl.
n. 4. a greenhorn; a newcomer ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
n. 5. a person resident in China under three years ...Bk1892 Anglo-Chinese
n. 6. a horse fresh from the wilds ...Bk1892 Anglo-Chinese
• GRIFF-METOL n. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• GRIFT n. dishonest or corrupt activity ...1914 US sl.
vb. to act dishonestly or corruptly ...1915 US sl.
• GRIFTER n. a small-time criminal ...1915 US sl.
• GRIG n. 1. a farthing (1/4d) ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. a cricket ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GRIGGLES n. small apples remaining on the tree after the crop has been gathered in; small, worthless fruit, vegetables, etc., left after gathering ...1827 Eng. dial.
• GRILL n. 1. the stomach ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a person from southern Europe ...1957 Aust. sl.
• GRILL CAKE n. a pancake ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRIM adj. ill ...1984 sl.
• GRIMALKIN n. 1. a cat, especially an old female cat ...1630
n. 2. a term of contempt for a jealous or bossy or bad-tempered, unpleasant old woman ...1798
• GRIMFUL * adj. fierce, terrible ...ME
• GRIMGRIBBER n. 1. legal or other technical jargon; learned gibberish ...1786
n. 2. a lawyer ...B1900
• GRIMSIR † n. an austere, stern, morose, or overbearing person; a grim old man; a haughty or arrogant person in office ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRIMTHORPE vb. to restore an ancient building with lavish expenditure rather than knowledge and fine taste ...1892
• GRINAGOG † n. a stupid, grinning fellow; one who grins without reason or who is always grinning ...1565 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRINCH n. a spoilsport or killjoy ...L20 N. Amer. colloq.
• GRIND n. 1. a walk taken for exercise ...M19 university sl.
n. 2. intensive study or tuition for an examination, etc. ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a long and boring task ...1851 Brit. sl. orig. university usage
n. 4. a hard-working pupil ...a1889 US college sl.
n. 5. a ferry ...L19 Cambridge University sl.
n. 6. an act of sexual intercourse; sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
vb. to study hard with a tutor ...M19 arch.
• GRINDER n. 1. a molar tooth ...LME
* n. 2. a person who works for another ...E19
n. 3. an employer of sweated labour ...M19
n. 4. a derisive gesture made by putting the thumb to the nose and working the little finger like the handle of a coffee mill ...M19 sl.
n. 5. a small coin of money ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a frog ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 8. a submarine sandwich ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GRINDERS n. the teeth ...LME
• GRIND HOUSE n. a cinema showing a continuous programme with no intermissions ...US sl.
• GRINDING adj. of pain: excruciating, wearing ...L16
• GRINDING GEAR n. the penis ...1970s sl.
• GRINDING GRAVEL n. snoring ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GRINDING-HOUSE n. 1. a house of correction ...17C sl.
n. 2. a brothel ...19C sl.
• GRINDING MILL n. the vagina ...1930s US Black sl.
• GRINDING ROCK n. a grindstone ...1913 Amer. dial.
• GRINDING SMOKE phr. an evasive answer given a child who inquisitively asks what one is doing ...1946 Amer. dial.
• GRINDING TOOL n. the penis ...19C sl.
• GRINDLE n. a horse of mixed colours ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRINDLESTONE n. a grindstone ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GRIND ONE'S OWN BAIT vb. to do as one pleases; to be independent ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GRIND ONE'S TOOL vb. to copulate ...19C sl.
• GRIND-ORGAN n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRIND ROCK n. a grindstone ...1895 Amer. dial.
• GRIND SALT vb. to circle around, as a hawk or vulture circling aloft ...1888 Amer. dial.
• GRIND SOMEONE'S COFFEE vb. to copulate with someone ...1928 US sl.
• GRINDSTONE n. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• GRINDSTONES n. the teeth ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRINGLY adj. producing a disagreeable or disgusting sensation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRINGO n. used contemptuously by Spanish-Americans to refer to English people of Anglo-Americans ...1849 sl.
• GRIN LIKE A STREET KNOCKER vb. to grin like a Cheshire cat; to have a broad fixed smile on one’s face ...1830s colloq.
• GRINNIE n. 1. a ground squirrel ...1928 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a chipmunk ...1949 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a red fox ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRINSHEEP n. a person who grins sheepishly ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GRIP n. a sudden pain that comes in the side ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRIPE n. 1. a complaint ...1929 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to complain ...1928 sl., orig. US
• GRIPE-PENNY † n. a niggardly fellow, a miser ...1860
• GRIPER n. a complainer ...1937 sl., orig. US
• GRIPES n. stomach pain ...1601 sl.
• GRIP ONE'S OWN ROPE vb. to rely on one's own resources; to be independent of outside help ...1917 Sc.
• GRIPPLE-MINDED † adj. of a miserly, greedy, or grasping disposition ...1626
• GRIPPY adj. grasping, avaricious ...Sc.
• GRIS-GRIS n. 1. a jinx, charm, spell, or magic force ...1763 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the body of knowledge, system, or practice of magic or conjuration; a medium of luck ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. to make a spell, usually by the waving of hands; to bring bad luck to; to bewitch ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GRIST n. a large number or quantity ...1832 Amer. dial.
• GRIT n. 1. courage ...Bk1905 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRITCHEL n. a piece of hand luggage; a travelling bag, a suitcase ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GRITLESS adj. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRITS n. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRITTY adj. courageously determined or persevering, courageous ...Bk1905 Amer. sl.
• GRIZZLEDEMUNDY n. a term of abuse applied to a person who laughs at any trifling thing; a grinning fool; a stupid oaf ...1818 Eng. dial.
• GRIZZLE-POT n. 1. a sulky child, one who is constantly whimpering or whining ...B1900 sl.
n. 2. an ill-tempered or melancholy person ...B1900 sl.
• GRIZZLY BEAR STATE n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROADY adj. disgusting ...1965 US sl.
• GROATY adj. disgusting ...1965 US sl.
• GROAK n. a child who waits about at meal-times in the expectation of getting something to eat ...1892 Sc. & Irish
vb. 1. to look at one watchfully and suspiciously ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 2. to whimper, to cry for anything ...1894 Sc.
• GROANER n. a whistling buoy or foghorn ...1903 Amer. dial.
• GROAT n. fourpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• GROBIAN adj. slovenly, ill-bred, rude, coarse ...1654
n. a slovenly, ill-bred or coarse fellow; a rude lout, a boor ...1621
• GROCERY n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GRODDY adj. disgusting ...1965 US sl.
• GRODY adj. disgusting ...1965 US sl.
• GRODY TO THE MAX adj. disgusting ...1965 US sl.
• GROG n. alcohol; often applied specifically to beer ...1804 sl.
vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROG BLOSSOM n. redness of the nose caused by excessive drinking ...1796 sl.
• GROGGY adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROGHOUND n. a drunkard ...20C US sl.
• GROG UP vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROIN n. 1. the seat of lust ...E17 euphemism
n. 2. a ring (jewellery) ...1931 sl., chiefly criminals' usage
n. 3. the male genital area; the testicles ...M20 US euphemism
• GROISE n. 1. intensive study ...1913 Brit. schools' sl.
n. 2. a hard-working pupil ...1913 Brit. public schools' sl.
vb. to study hard ...1913 Brit. schools' sl.
• GROISER n. a hard-working pupil ...1936 Brit. public schools' sl.
• GROIZE n. 1. intensive study ...1913 Brit. schools' sl.
n. 2. a hard-working pupil ...1913 Brit. public schools' sl.
vb. to study hard ...1913 Brit. schools' sl.
• GROIZER n. a hard-working pupil ...1936 Brit. public schools' sl.
• GROLL † n. a foolish or superficial person; a gossip, a smatterer ...1637
• GROMMET n. the female pudend ...M19 nautical sl.
• GRONK n. dirt which collects between the toes; also, any dirt ...M20 US sl.
• GROOM OF THE LADDER † n. a hangman ...a1640
• GROOVE n. 1. one who pleases or delights; something enjoyable ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz usage
n. 2. a phonograph record ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a something that you find satisfying or fun ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1950 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to please, to delight ...1952 sl., orig. US jazz sl.
vb. 3. to play amorously ...1967 sl.
• GROOVED adj. having a surface bullet wound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROOVE IT vb. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1950 sl., orig. US
• GROOVE YARD n. a record store ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GROOVIN' n. enjoying something ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GROOVY adj. excellent ...1941 sl., orig. US
• GROOZLE vb. 1. to breathe with difficulty: generally applied to children ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 2. to speak huskily ...B1900 Sc.
• GROPE n. an instance of groping someone; hence, foreplay involving manual genital stimulation ...1946 sl.
vb. to fondle or attempt to fondle a person's genitals or a woman's breasts ...c1250 sl.
• GROPER n. a Western Australian, esp. a (descendant of an) early settler ...1899 Aust. sl.
• GROPUS n. 1. a stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
n. 2. a coat-pocket ...B1900 sl.
• GROSS adj. 1. clumsy or awkward in drill; stupid ...1833 US Military Academy usage
adj. 2. disgusting, sickening; hence, unpleasant, unfortunate; displeasing, nasty ...1959 student sl.
• GROSSED adj. disgusted ...1968 Amer. student sl.
• GROSSED-OUT adj. disgusting ...1976 Amer. student sl.
• GROSSER n. a gross or unattractive person ...1979 Amer. student sl.
• GROSS ME OUT! int. I'm disgusted! that's terribly disgusting! ...1980 Amer. student sl.
• GROSS-OUT n. a revolting or disgusting thing, idea, action, etc. ...a1968 Amer. sl., orig. student usage
vb. (as 'gross out') to shock and disgust; to revolt; to repulse with crude language ...1965 Amer. student sl.
• GROT n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1970 sl.
n. 2. dirt, dirty or disgusting material, filth ...1971 Brit. sl.
• GROTTO n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• GROTTY adj. grotesque; highly undesirable; disgusting; unpleasant; deplorable ...1964 sl.
• GROUCE vb. to grumble ...1887 sl., orig. army
• GROUCH n. 1. a fit of ill temper, sulkiness or sullenness; a grudge or complaint ...1895 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a sullen, sulky or ill-tempered person; a complainer ...1900 colloq.
vb. to complain; to sulk or grumble; to mope ...1916 colloq.
• GROUCH BAG n. a small pouch or bag worn esp. beneath clothing and containing emergency funds (esp. used among travelling performers) ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GROUCH-BOX n. 1. a mean, bad-tempered person ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. someone who fusses ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GROUCHED adj. annoyed; angry ...1913 Amer. sl.
• GROUCH MONEY n. savings for a really rainy day ...1941 Amer. travelling performers usage
• GROUCHY adj. ill-tempered, irritable, grumpy, cross, sulky ...1861 colloq.
• GROUND vb. 1. to suspend a driver or similar employee from work ...1939 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to punish, esp. a young person, by forbidding him or her to engage in dating or other social activities ...1950 Amer. sl.
• GROUND APPLE n. a stone; a rock ...1931 Amer. sl.
• GROUNDED FOR GOOD adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. aeronautical sl.
• GROUNDER n. 1. a cigarette that is picked up from the ground and smoked ...1930 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a nonaviator ...1961 Amer. aviation usage
n. 3. a barbiturate or similar depressant drug ...1978 Amer, drugs sl.
n. 4. a police call that demands or results in relatively little investigative effort ...1981 Amer. police usage
• GROUND FLYING n. conversation about flying, usually indulged in by those who cannot or do not fly ...1919 Amer. aviation usage
• GROUND-GRIPPER n. a nonaviator ...1944 military aviation usage
• GROUNDHOG n. 1. a sausage, frankfurter, hot dog ...1911 Amer. jocular
n. 2. an infantryman in the trenches ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 3. a nonaviator, esp. a nonflying air force officer ...1918 Amer. aviation usage
n. 4. a telephone line repairer's assistant who remains on the ground; a lineman who does ground work only ...1919 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a person who customarily works underground, esp. a miner or caisson worker ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 6. on the railway: a brakeman ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in sports: a groundskeeper ...1971 Amer. sl.
n. 8. in the US Air Force: the Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter aircraft ...1991 US Air Force usage
• GROUNDHOG CASE n. a desperate or inescapable situation; an unavoidable situation ...1885 Amer. West usage
• GROUNDIE n. in tennis: a ground stroke ...1981 Amer. sl.
• GROUND LOOP n. a state of excitement or confusion ...1943 Amer. aviation sl.
• GROUND NUT n. a stone ...1833 Amer. sl.
• GROUND-POUNDER n. 1. an infantry soldier ...1942 US Army & US Marine Corps usage
n. 2. a person in military service who is not an aviator ...1945 Amer. military aviation usage
n. 3. an attack plane that operates close to the ground ...1990 Amer. sl.
• GROUND-POUNDING adj. nonflying ...1945 Amer. military aviation usage
• GROUND RATIONS n. copulation on the ground ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GROUND SEED n. a stone ...1871 Amer. sl.
• GROUNDSIDE n. the ground; a ground assignment ...1976 Amer. military aviation usage
• GROUND SQUIRREL n. a nonaviator ...1918 Amer. aviation usage
• GROUND SWEAT n. burial in a grave; a grave ...17C sl.
• GROUPER n. a group commander ...1963 US Air Force usage
• GROUP GROPE n. 1. in the navy: a manoeuvre or training exercise involving numerous vessels or aircraft ...1945 US Navy jocular
n. 2. a session of nude encounter-group therapy that includes reciprocal touching or massage; also, a gathering of people for the purpose of simultaneous sexual activity; an orgy ...1967 Amer. sl.
n. 3. uncertainty or lack of direction among individual elements ...1970 Amer. sl.
n. 4. in business: a usually confused business meeting or similar occasion at which the participants subtly attempt to ascertain one another's ideas or intentions ...1980 Amer. sl.
• GROUPIE n. 1. a group captain ...1943 RAF sl.
n. 2. an ardent fan of a rock musician or group, typically a teenage girl, esp. one who follows them on tour, often in hope of achieving sexual intimacy; hence, any ardent fan or devotee ...1967 Amer. sl.
• GROUPIST n. an adherent of a 'group' or selection of a political party ...1895
• GROUPLET n. a little group ...1837
• GROUPY n. a young female fan of a pop group who follows them on tour and tries to have sex with them ...1967 sl.
• GROUSE adj. first-class, excellent, very good ...c1920 Aust. sl.
† n. 1. a term of contempt ...1633
n. 2. a young woman; hence, copulation ...1864 Amer. sl.
n. 3. women considered sexually ...20C US sl.
n. 4. a grumble or complaint; a reason for grumbling ...1918 sl.
vb. 1. to grumble; to complain constantly ...1885 colloq., orig. military
vb. 2. to neck; to pet and kiss; to engage in lovemaking ...1958 US sl.
• GROUSE, THE n. the very best of anything ...20C Aust. colloq.
• GROUSER n. 1. one who runs, sexually, after women ...c1855 sl.
n. 2. a grumbler; one who complains ...1885
• GROUT n. 1. sediment, dregs, lees ...1697
n. 2. bread ...WWI sl.
vb. 1. to grumble, to sulk ...1848 US
vb. 2. to work or study hard ...c1870 UK sl.
• GROUT-BAG n. one who studies hard ...c1880 Eng. schoolboys' usage
• GROUTER n. one who takes an unfair advantage; the unfair advantage itself ...c1918 Aust. sl.
• GROUT-HEAD † n. 1. a blockhead, a thickhead, a dunce, a stupid person ...1550 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a big head; a person with a big head ...a1627
• GROUT-HEADED † adj. thick-headed, stupid ...1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GROUT-HEADRY † n. stupidity ...1600
• GROUTNOLL † n. a blockhead, a thickhead, a dunce ...1578
• GROUTY adj. 1. muddy, dirty, soiled, begrimed ...1744-50 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of the sky, weather: thundery, threatening rain ...1744-50 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sulky, cross, surly, sullen, ill-tempered, ill-natured, crabbed, grumpy, irritable ...1836 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GROUZE vb. to devour or munch with a crunching sound ...1624 Eng. dial.
• GROVEL vb. to engage in lovemaking, esp. petting ...1987 Amer. student sl.
• GROVELING †* n. a groveller ...1708
• GROVEL IN THE DIRT vb. to humble oneself; to perform an act of humiliation ...1867
• GROVEL IN THE DUST vb. to humble oneself; to perform an act of humiliation ...1865
• GROVELLED adj. humiliated, debased ...a1845
• GROVELLING †* adv. horizontally ...1562
• GROVELLINGWISE † adv. in a grovelling manner ...1561
• GROVE OF VENUS n. the vagina ...L16 euphemism
• GROVER n. a thousand-dollar bill ...1984 Amer. sl.
• GROW † vb. of the sea: to swell ...1600
• GROW DOWN † vb. of the sea: to subside ...1748
• GROW HIGH † vb. of the sea: to swell ...1600
• GROWING ONE'S FEATHERS phr. letting one's hair and beard grow ...c1870 prison sl.
• GROWL n. 1. a grumbler ...1841 Amer. nautical sl.
n. 2. a complaint or cause for complaint ...1850 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the female genitals ...c1890 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'cunt' (Growl and Grunt)
n. 4. in the navy: a radio communications transmission ...1962 Amer. sl.
†* vb. 1. to swarm ...1542
vb. 2. of thunder: to rumble ...1727-46
vb. 3. to belch ...20C US euphemism
• GROWL AND GRUNT n. the female genitals ...c1890 rhyming sl. on 'cunt'
• GROWL-BITER n. a cunnilingist ...L19 sl.
• GROWLER n. 1. a dog ...1822 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 2. a cannon ...1860 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a pessimist ...US Civil War usage
n. 4. a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer ...1885 Amer. sl.
n. 5. beer ...20C US sl.
n. 6. a small iceberg ...1912 Amer. nautical sl.
n. 7. a chamber pot ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. in the navy: a public-address system ...1945 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a siren ...1961 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a toilet ...1970 Amer. sl.
• GROWLERY n. 1. a growling, rumbling, or grumbling ...1830
n. 2. a place to 'growl' in; jocularly applied to a person's private sitting room ...1852
• GROWLSOME adj. inclined to growl ...1882
• GROWLY adj. subject to moroseness or ill temper expressed in growls ...c1920 colloq.
n. ketchup ...1900 US Military Academy usage
• GROWN n. 1. the corpse of an adult ...c1870 undertakers' usage
n. 2. an adult ...1923 colloq.
• GROWNIES n. grown-ups, esp. one's own; hence, also one's friends' parents ...1970 teenagers' - often spelt, where the pun is intentional, 'groanies'
• GROWN-MAN'S DOSE n. a very large drink; much liquor ...c1860 colloq.
• GROWN-UP n. an adult ...c1810 colloq.
• GROWTHS n. the human breasts ...20C US euphemism
• GROWTHSOME † adj. productive, fertile ...1610
• GROW UP! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROWZE vb. to devour or munch with a crunching sound ...1624 Eng. dial.
• GROYL † n. one who is always on the move ...1583
†* vb. to move, to make one's way ...1583
• GROYZE vb. to spit ...1891 sl.
• GRUMPS n. grandfather ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRUMPY n. grandfather ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GUBBINS n. a foolish person ...1916 Brit. sl.
• GUDE NAIL † n. a good disposition or 'streak' in one's nature ...1866 Sc.
• GULTIE n. a pig, esp. a castrated boar; a nickname or a pet-name for a pig ...1795 Sc.
• GUMMEL vb. to gobble up ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GUMMER n. a grandmother ...20C US sl.
• GUMMUL vb. to gobble up, to eat ravenously ...1825 Sc.
• GUMP n. a foolish person ...1722 sl., now US
• GUMPH n. a foolish person ...1722 sl., now US
• GURGRUGOUS adj. ugly ...1825 Sc.
• GURRAN n. a thickset animal; anything short and thick or good and strong of its kind ...1866 Sc.
• GUTFATTY n. a term of abuse for a person who has a fat stomach ...L16 sl.
• GUYNESS n. maleness; masculinity ...1990s Amer. sl.
• GUY OFF vb. to run away., to escape ...L19 sl.
• GUY OUT vb. in the circus: to make the tents secure by tightening the guy-ropes ...19C circus colloq.
• GUY THING n. a problem or subject best understood by males; something that appeals only to men ...1992 US sl.
• GUY UPSTAIRS, THE n. God ...Amer. sl.
• GUYVER n. insincere talk; pretense ...1864 Aust. sl.
• GUYVO n. a smart fellow; a dandy ...20C Royal Navy usage
• GUY-WATCH vb. to sexually ogle males ...Aust. sl.
• GUZINTER n. 1. a division sum in arithmetic ...20C school usage
n. 2. a schoolteacher ...1940s Aust. sl.
• GUZINTERS n. an animals innards ...1910s Aust. sl.
• GUZUNDER n. a chamber pot ...E20 Aust. sl.
• GUZZERY n. a saloon or bar ...1890s Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE n. 1. the throat or esophagus ...1659
n. 2. beer ..L17
n. 3. a drink ...18C US sl.
n. 4. liquor ...1704
n. 5. a drinking spree ...E19
n. 6. the eating of a meal ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a fraud ...1852 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a drink of liquor ...1879 Amer. sl.
n. 9. the Adam's apple ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a swig, a gulp ...1920s sl.
vb. 1. to drink alcohol in great quantities ...1579
vb. 2. to eat voraciously ...17C sl.
vb. 3. to lie ...L18 sl.
vb. 4. to swindle ...1848 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to seize by the throat, esp. with an armlock; to strangle; to choke violently; to throttle; broadly, to murder ...1885 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to kill deliberately ...1901 sl.
vb. 7. to indulge in sexual foreplay; to 'neck' ...1930s sl.
vb. 8. to arrest, to interrogate ...1936 UK & Amer. criminals' sl.
• GUZZLE-AND-GRAB n. eating and drinking, with an emphasis on fast, low-brow food and alcohol ...1951 US sl.
• GUZZLE CRIB n. a cheap saloon or bar ...L19 US sl.
• GUZZLED adj. 1. killed ...1920s US sl.
adj. 2. arrested ...1936 Amer. criminal's sl.
adj. 3. drunk ...1939 Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE-GUTS n. 1. a heavy drinker; a drunkard ...1788 sl.
n. 2. a glutton; a greedy person ...1788 sl.
• GUZZLER n. 1. a heavy drinker of alcohol; ; a drunkard; a voracious eater ...L18 sl.
n. 2. one who strangles or throttles; a murderer ...L19 sl.
n. 3. an insignificant person ...1920s US sl.
n. 4. a man who has lost all decently and is beyond all redemption ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 5. a strangle-hold, esp. in wrestling ...1972 Amer. sl.
• GUZZLERY n. a cheap saloon or bar ...1890s Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE SHOP n. cheap saloon or bar ...1890s Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE THE GRASS vb. to vomit ...1980s Aust. sl.
• GUZZLING adj. drinking heavily ...M17
n. kissing and cuddling ...1930s sl.
• G.V. n. a governor ...1900s sl.
• GWA n. tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAAI n. tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAAN! int. a term of encouragement or appreciation; i.e. go ahead! get going! ...20C W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• GWAFFED adj. drug-intoxicated ...2003 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAI n. tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• GWARR n. the vagina ...2004 S. Afr. sl.
• GWARRY n. the vagina ...2004 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAT n. the vagina ...2004 S. Afr. sl.
• GWEEB n. a person who entirely lacks style; a tedious and contemptible person; an obnoxious person; an over-diligent student ...1984 Amer. campus sl.
• GWEEBO n. a person who entirely lacks style; a tedious and contemptible person; an obnoxious person; an over-diligent student ...1986 Amer. campus sl.
• GWEEP n. 1. a person who entirely lacks style; a tedious and contemptible person; an obnoxious person; an over-diligent student ...1982 Amer. campus sl.
n. 2. an overworked computer programmer ...1990 US sl.
• GWENDERS n. a disagreeable tingling sensation in the extremities, caused by cold; numbness of the fingers or toes ...1816 Eng. dial. (Cornwall) [in some parts of Cornwall it is pronounced 'wonders']
• GWENNIE n. 1. a high-angle, anti-aircraft gun on board ship ...20C Royal Navy usage
n. 2. the gunner ...c1918 Royal Navy usage
n. 3. in World War II: any gun ...Royal Navy usage
• GWENNY n. 1. a high-angle, anti-aircraft gun on board ship ...20C Royal Navy usage
n. 2. the gunner ...c1918 Royal Navy usage
n. 3. in World War II: any gun ...Royal Navy usage
• GWEVA n. a bootlegger ...1960s S. Afr.
• G-WHEEL n. in a carnival: a game wheel that has been rigged for cheating (the 'G' is for 'gaffed' (rigged)) ...1990 US sl.
• GWIDGY-GWEE n. a small black spot caused by a pinch or bruise ...1895 Eng. dial.
• G-WOMAN n. a woman who is an FBI agent ...1984 Amer. sl.
• GYAC phr. 1. Give You A Clue (pronounced as if retching) ...2003 UK sl.
phr. 2. God You're A Cunt (pronounced as if retching) ...2003 UK sl.
• GYAL n. a girl; girls ...1994 sl.
• GYBE n. a written paper, esp. a counterfeit pass or license, carried by many of the mendicant villains ... c1560 UK criminals' sl.
vb. to whip; to beat; to castigate ...L17 sl.
• GYBED adj. whipped ...L17 sl.
• GYBERY n. mockery; jeering ...L17 sl.
• GYBING n. mockery; jeering ...L17 sl.
• GYBS n. prayers ...L19 sl.
• GYGER n. a door ...1567 cant
• GYKE n. a gynaecologist ...c1950 sl.
• GYLRIG n. 1. a desirable person ...1950s UK back-slang of 'girl' or 'girly'
n. 2. sexual activity ...1950s UK sl.
• GYM n. a gymnasium ...1866 Amer. colloq.
vb. to travel or to gain admission to, usually a racecourse, without paying the full charge .,..1930s UK criminals' sl.
• GYM BUNNY n. someone who makes regular use of a gymnasium ...2001 UK sl.
• GYM CAD † n. a gymnasium instructor ...c1870 Royal Military Academy usage
• GYMHEAD n. someone who exercises obsessively and therefore spends a great deal of time in a gymnasium ...2002 UK sl.
• GYM JUNKIE n. a person who visits the gym an inordinate amount ...Aust. sl.
• GYMMY n. gymnastics ...M19 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• GYMNASIUM n. the female genitals; the vagina ...17C sl.
• GYM NASTY TRICKS n. gymnastics ...20C Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• GYM QUEEN n. a man who spends a great deal of time at a gym ...1994 US sl.
• GYM RAT n. an athlete; a sports enthusiast; a person who frequents gymnasiums; an exercise fanatic; anyone fanatically pursuing a course of activity, a career, etc. ...1978 Amer. sl.
• GYMSLIP TRAINING n. the process of instructing, and conditioning the behaviour of a transvestite who wishes to be treated as an adolescent girl, esp. when used in a dominant prostitute's advertising manner ...2003 UK sl.
• GYNAE n. 1. gynaecology ...1933 sl.
n. 2. a gynaecologist ...1933 sl.
• GYNIE n. 1. gynaecology; a gynaecologist ...1933 sl.
n. 2. a gynaecological examination ...1995 UK sl.
• GYNO n. gynaecology; a gynaecologist ...1933. sl.
• GYNOPHAGITE * n. a woman-eater; one who preys upon the weaker sex ...1853 humorous nonce word
• GYNOPHILIAN † adj. woman-loving ...1647
• GYNO SHOT n. a close-up scene in a pornographic film or a photograph, showing a woman's genitals ...1995 US sl.
• GYP adj. cheating, deceitful ...1920s sl.
n. 1. a college servant ...c1750 Cambridge University usage
n. 2. (usually offensive) a Gypsy ...a1840
n. 3. (sometimes offensive) a thief or a swindler; one who charges an exorbitant price for goods or services; a cheat; a crook ...1859 sl., orig. criminals' usage
n. 4. pain, actual or figurative ...1910 UK sl.
n. 5. an act or method of swindling; a swindle or fraud; an act of deception; a hoax; a purchase made at an exorbitant price or the item so purchased; broadly, an unfair action; a bitter disappointment ...1914 Amer. sl.
n. 6. the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a cabdriver who does not start the meter, hence, can pocket the fare ...1930s Amer. sl.
n. 8. one who fails to pay his due debts ...1930s sl.
n. 9. in horse racing: a small-scale usually migratory stable owner who trains and races his own horses ...1938 Amer. sl.
n. 10. (usually offensive, often used contemptuously) an Egyptian ...1946 Amer. military sl.
n. 11. in oil drilling: gypsum ...1954 US sl.
vb. 1. to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
vb. 2. to steal, to filch; to rob from ...1918 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to disappoint ...1928 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to play truant from school ...1970s sl.
• GYPE adj. looking like a boxer or a boxer's clothes, etc. ...L19 tailors' usage
• GYP FLAT n. a business establishment that makes a practice of fleecing customers; a club, bar, etc. where the unwary will be swindled ...1927 Amer. sl.
• GYP ARTIST n. a short-changer or other swindler; a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• GYP JOINT n. 1. a business establishment that makes a practice of fleecing customers; any business place that overcharges; a club, bar, etc. where the unwary will be swindled ...1927 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a ship's store ...1942 Amer. navy sl.
• GYP MOLL n. a female swindler ...20C US sl.
• GYPO adj. Egyptian; pert. to a gypsy or gypsy culture ...1910s sl.
n. 1. (derogatory, casually racist) a gypsy ...L19 UK sl.
n. 2. (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier; an Egyptian ...L19 sl.
n. 3. any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
n. 4. contract work, a sub-contractor, a piece-worker ...1920s US sl.
n. 5. an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• GYPO-BASHING n. racially motivated physical attacks on gypsies ...2000 UK sl.
• GYPOO n. any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• GYPPER n. (derogatory, casually racist) a gypsy ...L19 UK sl.
• GYPPERY n. dishonest activity, swindling ...20C US sl.
• GYPPIE n. 1. (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier ...a1889 sl.
n. 2. a gypsy ...1913 sl.
n. 3. an Egyptian cigarette ...1920 sl.
• GYPPO adj. 1. Egyptian; pert. to a gypsy or gypsy culture ...1910s sl.
adj. 2. small-time ...1959 Can. sl.
n. 1. (derogatory, casually racist) a gypsy ...L19 UK sl.
n. 2. a small logging or freighting contractor ...1912 Amer. logging usage
n. 3. any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
n. 4. (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier; an Egyptian ...1916 sl.
n. 5. an itinerant worker or piece-worker ...1920s Amer. sl.
n. 6. contract work done usually on a small scale; part-time work ...1929 Amer. logging usage
n. 7. an avoidance or shirking of a duty; a shirker ...1978 S. Afr. sl.. orig. military
n. 8. an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
vb. 1. to cheat, to swindle; to exploit for one's labour ...1925 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to dodge an unpleasant responsibility; to shirk a duty; to avoid something ...1971 S. Afr. sl.. orig. military
• GYPPO GUT n. stomach troubles; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1940s sl.
• GYPPO'S DOG n. a standard of skinniness ...2001 UK sl.
• GYPPO TUMMY n. traveller's diarrhoea contracted in Egypt or elsewhere ...1944 Amer. military sl.
• GYPPY adj. painful; annoying ...2000 UK sl.
n. 1. (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier; an Egyptian ...a1889 sl.
n. 2. (usually derogatory) a gypsy ...L19 sl.
n. 3. an Egyptian cigarette ...1920 sl.
n. 4. contract work, a sub-contractor, a piece-worker ...1920s US sl.
n. 5. traveller's diarrhoea contracted in Egypt or elsewhere ...1965 Amer. military sl.
n. 6. an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• GYPPY TUMMY n. upset stomach; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1943 sl.
• GYP RACKET n. swindling, fraud ...20C US sl.
• GYP-ROOM n. a room where the 'gyps' (college servants) keep table furniture, etc. ...c1870 Cambridge usage
• GYP SHEET n. a sheet of paper on which examination answers are written, used by a student to cheat on a test ...1971 Amer. college sl.
• GYPSIE LEE n. tea ...1930s Aust. rhyming sl.
• GYPSTER n. a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• GYPSY adj. 1. interfering, meddling, nosy, officious, irritatingly inquisitive ...20C W. Indies sl.
adj. 2. unlicensed, unregulated, usually owned by the operator; independent of any organization, legal or otherwise; generally applied to a taxicab or truck, although originally to a racehorse owner/jockey ...1951 US sl.
n. 1. in horse racing: a small-scale usually migratory stable owner who trains and races his own horses ...1939 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a taxicab operating without a taxi license or medallion, or with only a livery license that does not enable it to pick up passengers on the street ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 3. an independent cab-driver ...1950s US sl.
n. 4. in trucking: an independent migratory trucker who owns and operates usually only a single tractor-trailer; hence, a truck so operated ...1946 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a prostitute who travels around for trade or lives in a trailer park ...1950s US sl.
n. 6. in the theatre: a chorus dancer; a stage dancer ...a1978 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in the circus and carnivals: an undependable employee, esp. a drunk ...1981 US sl.
vb. 1. to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
vb. 2. to steal, to filch; to rob from ...1918 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to disappoint ...1928 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to make a risky bet or call ...1940s US sl. gambling sl.
vb. 5. to assign a police officer to duty far away from his usual assignment, usually as a method of punishment ...1970 Amer. police sl.
vb. 6. to play truant from school ...1970s sl.
• GYPSY BANKROLL n. a roll of money in which the top several notes are real large-denomination notes and the rest are counterfeit, plain paper, or small-denomination notes ...1981 US sl.
• GYPSY CAB n. a taxicab operating without a taxi license or medallion, or with only a livery license that does not enable it to pick up passengers on the street ...1970s Amer. sl.
• GYPSY QUEEN n. a homosexual ...2000s sl.
• GYPSY'S n. urination ...1970s rhyming sl. for 'piss' ( Gypsy's Kiss)
• GYPSY'S DEAL n. a business deal that never actually materializes ...1990s US sl.
• GYPSY'S GINGER n. a pile of human excrement found out of doors ...20C sl.
• GYPSY'S KISS n. urination ...1970s rhyming sl. for 'piss'
• GYPSY'S LEAVE n. departure without warning and without settling one's debts ...20C sl.
• GYPSY'S WARNING n. 1. morning; also as 'good morning' ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 2. no warning at all ...20C sl.
• GYPSY SWITCH n. a form of criminal sleight of hand in which a high-denomination note is palmed and swapped for a low-denomination one ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• GYRENE n. a member of the US Marine Corps' a marine ...1894 Amer. sl., orig. Navy usage
• GYRO n. a surfer who constantly flaps his arms to gain balance on the surfboard ...1991 US sl.
• GYROTWISTIVE adj. full of tricks and evasions ...1869 Amer. sl.
• GYRO WANKER n. a surfer who constantly flaps his arms to gain balance on the surfboard ...1991 US sl.
• GYTCH vb. to steal ...1956 Amer. sl.
• GYTE n. 1. (derogatory) a child ...c1820 Sc.
n. 2. a first-year pupil at the Edinburgh High School ...c1880 Sc.
• GYVE n. marijuana; a marijuana cigarette ...1938 US sl.
• GYVEL † n. the female genitals ...18C Sc.
• GYVER n. affected behaviour or speech ...1864 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• GYVO n. humbug; flattery; insincerity, pretense; deceptive talk or behaviour ...c1935 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a drinker of methylated spirits ...1960s Aust. sl.
• GOOMBA(H) n. 1. a close male friend ...1955 US sl.
n. 2. a stupid person ...1950s US sl.
n. 3. an Italian-American ...1950s sl.
n. 4. a thug; a gangster; spec., a member of an organized crime syndicate, usually the US Mafia ...1960s US sl.
n. 5. in the US Mafia: a patron ...1960s US criminals' sl.
n. 6. an outsider, a social outcast ...1990s US sl.
• GOOMEE n. a drinker of methylated spirit ...1973 Aust. sl.
• GOOMER vb. to bewitch ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GOOMER DOCTOR n. a practitioner of witchcraft ...1947 Amer. dial.
• GOOMY n. a drinker of methylated spirits ...1960s Aust. sl.
• GO ON vb. to talk loquaciously ...a1822 sl.
int. I don't believe it ...1886 sl.
• GOON n. 1. an ugly or despised man; a hooligan ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. someone hired by racketeers, etc. to terrorize political or industrial opponents ...1938 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a German guard during World War II ...1945 Brit. & US prisoners-of-war usage
n. 4. a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1921 Amer. sl.
n. 5. the drug PCP ...M20 US drugs sl.
• GOONA n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON ABOUT vb. to grumble; to complain, especially loudly; to talk on a subject for far too long ...1863 UK
• GOONA-GOONA n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON A LARK vb. to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
• GO ON A LURK vb. to get money through false pretenses ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• GO ON A NAG OF TEN TOES vb. to walk ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• GOONAS n. the human breasts ...M20 US sl.
• GOONEY n. 1. a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1815 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a sailor's name for the albatross, and some other birds that resemble it ...B1900
n. 3. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a knot or bump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a stone, esp. one of medium size; a cobble ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO ON HIGH vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOONIE n. a small stone or pebble ...1940s US & Aust. & NZ sl.
• GOONK n. 1. any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, or cleaning fluids ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. dirt; slime; oily grime; muck ...1932 Amer. sl.
• GO ON LINE vb. to become part of a gang (criminal or street) ...2005 UK sl.
• GO ON MARE'S SHANKS vb. to go on foot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO ON NUMBER TWO vb. to walk, to go on foot ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GO ON ONE'S FACE vb. to gain credit on the basis of one's wits or appearance ...M19 sl, orig. US Amer. dial.
• GO ON PAT AND CHARLIE vb. to walk, to go on foot ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOONS n. testicles ...L18 sl.
• GO ON TEN TOES vb. to walk ...1830 Eng. dial.
• GO ON THE ABRAHAM SUIT vb. to resort to trick or artifice ...Bk1909 sl.
• GO ON THE BEND vb. to go on the spree ...1887 sl.
• GO ON THE BUST vb. to go on a drinking bout ...1764 US
• GO ON THE DIPE vb. to pick pockets ...1877 criminals’ sl.
• GO ON THE DOUBLE vb. 1. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON THE DOUBLE-QUICK vb. 1. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON THE FIGHT vb. to become belligerent ...1956 Amer. dial.
• GO ON THE HEEL AND TOE vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON THE LOW GAG vb. to beg alms in the streets, with a pretended broken arm, leg, etc. ...1809 UK sl.
• GO ON THE OIL vb. to drink to excess ...20C sl.
• GO ON THE PISS vb. to go on a heavy drinking spree ...E20 Brit. sl.
• GO ON THE STUMP vb. to travel the country for the purpose of making partisan or personal speeches from stumps or other improvised platforms ...Bk1904 sl.
• GO ON THE WALLABY TRACK vb. to go on foot, up-country, in search of work ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• GO ON TICK vb. to buy on credit, to run into debt ...1672
• GO ON TO A BETTER WORLD vb. to die ...20C sl.
• GO ON TOM AND JERRY vb. to walk, to go on foot ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOONUS n. a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GO ON WHEELS vb. to run swiftly and smoothly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO ON WITH ONE'S RAT-KILLING vb. to carry on with what one is doing; to proceed ...1905 Amer. dial.
• GO ON WITH THE PROCESSION vb. to carry on with what one is doing; to proceed ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GO ON WITH YOUR BARROW phr. mind your own business; 'get along with you' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GOONY n. 1. a stupid, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1948 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a stone, esp. one of medium size; a cobble ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GOOP n. 1. a boor; a clod, an oaf; a foolish person ...1900 sl., orig. US
n. 2. any viscous, sticky substance or mixture ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 3. gravy ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. moisture in the mouth, coloured brown by snuff or chewing tobacco ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. the icing on top of a cake ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to smear with something sticky; esp. to apply an oily or greasy preparation to the hair ...1965 Amer. dial.
int. come!; used to call pigs ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GOOPHER n. 1. the practice of voodoo or other magic; a magic spell or something used to cast such a spell ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a competent airman who is almost of top quality ...Amer. World War I sl.
vb. to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOOPISH adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOPUS n. a stupid oaf ...M20 US sl.
• GOOPY adj. 1. out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1926 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. sticky, smeared ...1967 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. tired, 'under the weather'; without energy ...1968 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. of the weather: unpleasant ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GO OREO vb. (derogatory) to adapt oneself to White society ...1960s US Black sl.
• GOORI n. 1. a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1959 NZ sl.
• GOORIE n. 1. a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1959 NZ sl.
• GOORY n. 1. a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1959 NZ sl.
• GOOSE n. 1. a silly oaf ...16C
n. 2. copulation, sexual release ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 4. a woman considered sexually ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 5. (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...E20 US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a stupid, thoughtless person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a venereal bubo ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. the American eagle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to pursue women for sexual purposes; to womanize ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to express disapproval of a play, actor, etc. by hissing ...1838 theatrical sl.
vb. 3. to have sex ...1879 sl.
vb. 4. to poke or tickle someone suddenly, esp. in the buttocks, or to threaten to do so; to startle ...1906 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. in railroading: to apply the brakes or throw the engine into reverse while it is moving; to make an emergency stop ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to depress the accelerator of an engine, car, etc. suddenly ...1945 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE AMONG SWANS, A n. an uncomely or ill-favoured person in the midst of beautiful ones; an uncultivated person among the cultivated; an ignorant person among the learned ...1738
• GOOSE AND DUCK n. an act of copulation ...L19 US rhyming sl. for 'fuck'
vb. (usually as 'goose-and-duck' to possess carnally ...Bk1903 rhyming sl. with 'fuck'
• GOOSEBERRIES n. gooseflesh ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEBERRY n. 1. an unwanted third person; the third person who makes a 'crowd' ...1901 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOSEBERRY GRINDER n. an outside toilet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEBERRY PIMPLES n. gooseflesh ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEBERRY TART n. the heart ...L19 sl.
• GOOSE BUMPS n. 1. gooseflesh ...1867 Amer. dial.
n. 2. small infected pimples that form usually on the face ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOOSECAP † n. a silly fellow; a stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a giddy or flighty young girl ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GOOSE DOWN n. a light fall of snow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-DRENCHER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-DROWNDER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE DROWNER n. a heavy rain ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOSE EGG n. 1. a knot or lump on the head as the result of a blow ...1953 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an illegitimate child ...1973 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an outdoor toilet ...1989 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE FEATHERS n. 1. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. large, soft flakes of snow ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE FEVER n. an imaginary disease ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE FLAT n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEGOG n. a gooseberry ...1823 sl.
• GOOSE GREEN n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE GROUND n. a common or market place ...1930 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE GUN n. a sawed-off shotgun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOSE HAIR n. goose feathers or down; a bed or pillow filled with these ...1887 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HANGS HIGH, THE phr. everything is in fine order; all is well ...1862 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HEAVEN n. the abiding place of late lamented animal pets ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HILL n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HOLLER n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HOLLOW n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HONKS HIGH, THE phr. all is well or prosperous ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE IT! int. give the engine full throttle ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE LUMPS n. gooseflesh ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE MEAT n. gooseflesh ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE NEST n. a sinkhole ...1904 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE NIBBLE n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE PIMPLES n. gooseflesh ...1889 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE QUILL n. a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE'S GAZETTE n. a lying story; a flim-flam tale; a piece of reading for a 'goose' (simpleton) ...1836
• GOOSE-SKIN n. 1. gooseflesh ...1889 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the wrinkled and colourless skin of the hands, caused by being long in water ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-SKINNED adj. covered in gooseflesh ...1926 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-STRANGLER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSETOWN n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE TRACKS n. illegible handwriting ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE UP vb. to move a car forward a short distance from a stop ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEVILLE n. a nickname for a town or a section of a town, often a poor one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEY adj. 1. nervous, jumpy, touchy, ticklish ...1906 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. foolish, stupid. silly, light-headed, witless ...1919 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. having gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEY NIGHT n. the night before Halloween ...1980 Amer. dial.
• GOOSIE NIGHT n. the night before Halloween ...1977 Amer. dial.
• GOOSIFIED adj. affected with goose-flesh ...1837 nonce word
• GOOSTRUMNOODLE n. a stupid person; a fool ...1871 Eng. dial.
• GOOSY adj. nervous, jumpy, touchy, ticklish ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GOOT n. an insane person ...1936 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT vb. 1. to go to the privy; to relieve oneself ...1934 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to emerge from winter quarters ...1939 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to melt ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. of a swelling: to go down ...1983 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT AMONG THEM vb. to go visiting; to go to a social affair of some prominence ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GO OUTDOORS vb. to go to the privy; to relieve oneself ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT OF HEAD vb. to be forgotten ...1877 Sc.
• GO OUT ON COMPANY vb. to go visiting ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT ON THE CARPET vb. of a man: to visit women ...1896 Amer. dial.
• GO OUTSIDE vb. to go to the privy; to relieve oneself ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT THE BACK DOOR vb. to back down from a confrontation ...1981 US sl.
• GO OUT TO THEMSELVES vb. of newlyweds: to establish a separate residence (instead of with the bride's parents) ...1953 Amer. dial.
• GO OVERBOARD vb. to express enthusiastic approval ...1931 orig. US
• GO OVER LIKE A LEAD BALLOON vb. to be an utter failure ...1950 US sl.
• GO OVER ONE'S MOTHER'S THUMB vb. to break from all control or authority; to rebel ...1893 Sc.
• GO OVER THE COGNAC TRAIL vb. to get drunk ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GO OVER THE FALLS vb. in surfing: to be thrown over by the curl of a wave ...1977 sl.
• GO OVER THE HILL vb. to desert ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GO OVER THE HUMP vb. to cross the Rockies on one's trek from East Coast to West ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• GO OVER THE LEFT SHOULDER † vb. to be squandered ...1705
• GO OVER THE RANGE vb. to die ...1879 Amer. dial.
• GO OVER THE RIM vb. to have a violent death ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GO OVER THE ROAD vb. to be committed to the penitentiary ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO OVER THE WALL vb. 1. to go to prison ...Amer. World War I sl.
vb. 2. to escape from prison ...1935 sl.
• GOOVUS n. an idiot ...1910s US sl.
• GOOZEM PIPE n. the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOZER n. one who attempts to join a group in which they are not numbered and/or welcome ...1990s UK juvenile usage
• GOOZIE n. a gooseberry ...L19 Aust. sl.
• GOOZLE n. 1. the throat; the gullet; the windpipe; the neck; the Adam's apple ...1883 Amer. dial.
n. 2. anything more or lose of the consistency of thickened gravy ...1960 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a large amount ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to swallow, to guzzle, to drink too fast ...1914 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to speak hoarsely ...1972 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLEM n. the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLE PIPE n. the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLER n. 1. an old man ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a boy whose voice is changing ...1972 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLING VOICE n. an adolescent boy's changing voice ...1986 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLUM n. a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses ...1911 Amer. dial.
• G.O.P. n. a nickname for a branch railway (Get Out and Push) ...1905 Amer. dial.
• GO PEAR-SHAPED vb. of plans or schemes: to fail; to collapse; to go wrong ...1990s sl.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR BLARNEY! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR CUCUMBERS! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR FISH! int. exclamation of disdainful dismissal ...1930s US sl.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR FISH IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR OWN APPLES! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR PAPERS! int. go away! mind you own business! ...1938 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR PEACHES! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR PEANUTS! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR WARES ELSEWHERE! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER n. 1. a land turtle ...1791 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a chipmunk ...1887 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the practice of voodoo or other magic; a magic spell or something used to cast such a spell ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a boy thief ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a member of the Junior class at the University of Minnesota ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a mole ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a nickname for the groundhog or woodchuck ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 8. someone who runs errands, esp. on a film set or in an office ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GOPHER vb. 1. to prospect or mine in a random or unsystematic manner ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to wander around, to potter about ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER AROUND vb. to prospect or mine in a random or unsystematic manner ...1905 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER HOLE n. 1. a primitive dwelling built wholly or partly underground ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small mine or mine opening; a shallow or haphazardly dug excavation ...1889 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER MAN n. in logging: one who digs; a tool or machine used esp. in digging holes under logs so that chains can be passed around them ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER RAT n. the groundhog or woodchuck ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GO-POKE n. a travelling bag or knapsack ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GO POO-POO(S vb. to defecate ...1976 sl., chiefly a children's term
• GO QUAT vb. to squat down; to crouch ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GO QUEEN'S vb. to turn Queen's evidence, that is, to give evidence against co-defendants, usually to your own advantage ...1996 UK sl.
• GO RABBIT-HUNTING WITH A DEAD FERRET vb. to undertake something with unsuitable or useless means ...c1670 sl.
• GO RAGS vb. to share out, esp. the proceeds of a crime ...M19 sl.
• GO RAMMISH vb. to be in so violent a rage as to be slightly insane ...Bk1905 Sc.
• GORBELLY † adj. having a protuberant belly ...1532
† n. 1. a protuberant belly ...1519 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a person with a protuberant belly; a fat person; fig. a glutton ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a garment with a loose belly ...1598 nonce use
• GORBLE vb. to gobble, to swallow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GORBLIME n. a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1896 Brit.
• GORBLIMEY n. a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1896 Brit.
• GORBLIMY n. a soft service cap ...1919 Brit. sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1896 Brit.
• GORBY n. a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GORDON BENNETT! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1984 Brit.
• GORE n. a sharp valley or triangular pass through a mountain ...1933 Amer. dial.
vb. to annoy ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GOREE n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GORGE adj. gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a large amount of food, a surfeit; a heavy meal ...1894 Amer. dial.
• GORGEOUS adj. of food: rich, cloying ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GORGEOUS GUSSIE n. a glamorous and beautiful young woman ...1956 sl.
• GORGIS adj. gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GORGLE n. the throat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GORK n. baked stuff; in general, the baker's product ...1903 Amer. dial.
• GORM n. 1. a foolish person ...1912 sl.
n. 2. a large amount ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• GORMED adj. an intensifier; damned ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GORMIN' adj. clumsy, stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GORMITY! int. God Almighty! ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GORMLESS adj. foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...c1746 sl.
• GORMUCK vb. to smear with something sticky; to daub, to dirty ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GORMUS adj. very large ...1979 Amer. dial.
• GORMY-RUDDLES n. the intestines ...B1900 sl.
• GO ROUND LAND vb. to die ..1865 Eng. dial.
• GO ROUND ONE'S FIST TO GET HIS THUMB vb. to follow a roundabout course or course of action ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO ROUND THE DEVIL'S ELBOW vb. to follow a roundabout course or course of action ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GORP vb. to eat greedily ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GORPING adj. lying at an angle across the bed ...1949 Amer. dial.
• GORRAMITY! int. God Almighty! ...1894 Amer. dial.
• GORREL † n. 1. a fat, clumsy lad; any person that is fat ...1398
† n. 2. ? a youth, a lad, a boy ...1530
n. 3. a glutton, a gourmand ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a young pig ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GORRY! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1907 Amer. dial.
• GORRY MIGHTY! int. God Almighty! ...1858 Amer. dial.
• GORSH! int. hell! ...1930s Amer. dial.
• GO SCAB! int. an imprecation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO SCAT vb. 1. to fall down; to break in pieces ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to become bankrupt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO SEE MISS JANET vb. to go to the toilet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GO SELL YOUR PAPERS! int. go away! mind you own business! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOSH! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1757
• GOSH ALL CONNET'CUTT! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1887 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FIDDLESTICKS! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FILOX! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FIRELOCKS! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FISH-HOOKS! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FRIDAY! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL FRIGHTY! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL HEMLOCK! int. a mild oath or exclamation ...1864 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL HEMLOCKS AND CHEW SPRUCE GUM! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL LIGHTNING! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL POTOMAC! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1857 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL SUFFICIENCY! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH ALL TARNATION! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOSH A'MIGHTY! int. a common ejaculation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOSH-BLAMED adj. bad, annoying, undesirable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOSH-DINGER n. something or someone remarkable or superior; an unusual specimen of any kind ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GOSH DING IT! int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• GOSH DING IT TO BLAZES! int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• GOSH DING THE LUCK! int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• GOSHED adv. damned ...1931 Amer. euphemism
• GOSH OLD HEMLOCK! int. used to express surprise or annoyance ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GO SHUCKS vb. to agree to share equally ...1897 Amer. dial.
• GO SICK vb. to suffer withdrawal symptoms when addicted to narcotics ...1930s drugs sl.
• GO SIDEWAYS vb. to commit suicide ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOSLING AGE n. the period when an adolescent boy's voice is changing ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GOSLING-DROWNDER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOSLING PATCH n. the period when an adolescent boy's voice is changing ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOSLINGS n. the voice change commonly undergone by adolescent boys; the period when this change occurs ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GO SNUCKS vb. to share work and profit evenly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO SOCIAL vb. to stop fighting ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GO SOME vb. 1. to make one's maximum effort ...1911 US sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO SOMEONE SCONE-HOT vb. to reprimand ...1927 Aust. sl.
• GO SOUTH vb. 1. to take a turn for the better ...1897 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to lose, to be defeated or incapacitated; to be beaten ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to steal, to abscond with ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GO SPARE vb. to become upset, angry, or distracted ...1958 Brit. sl.
• GOSPEL n. the truth ...a1250
• GOSPEL BIRD n. a chicken ...1935 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
• GOSPEL MEASURE n. good measure; a full or generous portion of something bought; more than is asked for or in strictness required ...1916 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL MILL n. a church ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL SHARK n. a preacher; a parson; a goody-goody or sanctimonious person ...1897 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL SHARP n. a preacher; a parson; a goody-goody or sanctimonious person ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL SHOOTER n. a preacher; a parson; a goody-goody or sanctimonious person ...1900 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL SHOP n. a church ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GOSPEL WHANGER n. a revivalist ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GOSS n. punishment ...1840 Amer. dial.
• GOSSAMER n. a lightweight raincoat ...1882 Amer. dial.
• GOSSIP BOX n. the mouth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOSSIP FAB n. a gossip ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOSSIPING LAD n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOSSIP-TOTER n. a child who is always telling on other children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOSSLED adj. drunk ...L19 sl.
• GO STEADY vb. to have a regular boyfriend or girlfriend ...1905 sl., orig. US
• GOSTER n. a domineering person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOSTERER n. a domineering person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO STRAIGHT vb. to become honest ...1940 sl.
• GO STRONG vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOT A SKUNK ON adj. partly drunk ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GO TA-TAS vb. of a child: to go for a walk ...L19 nursery usage
• GOTCH-EARED adj. having drooping ears ...1905 Amer. dial.
• GOTCH-EYED adj. having eyes that look in different directions, looking inward ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GOTCH-GUTTED adj. corpulent, having a pot belly ...1694 Eng. dial.
• GOT DOG IT ALL! int. damn it all! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOTHAMIST † n. one who takes after the men of Gotham; a person deficient in wisdom; a silly blunderer, a simpleton ...1589
• GO THE BACKWAY vb. to decline, to fall off after coming to perfection ...1873 Eng. dial.
• GO THE BIG FIGURE vb. to do things on a large scale or in a lavish way ...1831 Amer. sl.
• GO THE BUNDLE ON vb. to regard favourably; to like; to enjoy; to approve of; often used in negative contexts ...1942 sl.
• GO THE GUNTZ vb. to go the whole way ...20C sl.
• GO THE KNUCKLE vb. to fight ...1944 Aust. sl.
• GO THE LENGTH OF ONE'S TETHER vb. to use up all one's resources; to exhaust one's means ...Bk1905 Sc.
• GO THE WHOLE ANIMAL vb. to act without any restraint ...1832 Amer. sl.
• GO THE WHOLE FIGURE vb. 1. to risk or do everything possible ...1833 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to do something grandly or thoroughly; to do things on a large scale ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GO THE WHOLE WAY vb. to have sexual intercourse, as opposed to engaging only in kissing or foreplay ...1924 euphemism
• GO THROUGH vb. 1. to search and rob a person or place ...1861 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• GO THROUGH LIKE A PACKET OF SALTS vb. to run or cut through (opposition, etc.) quickly and easily ...1955 NZ sl.
• GO THROUGH ONE'S FACINGS vb. to be reprimanded or to show off ...c1865 colloq., orig. military sl.
• GO THROUGH SAINT-PETER'S NEEDLE vb. to suffer a serious misfortune ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO THROUGH THE MILL vb. to acquire experience ...Bk1905 Amer. dial. 1905
• GO THROUGH THE RING vb. to go bankrupt ...Bk1903 sl.
• GO THROUGH THE ROOF vb. to be or get angry ...1958 sl.
• GO TICK vb. to live on credit ...Bk1896 sl.
• GOT IT DANGLING! int. a vulgar retort to 'got that?' ...1983 US sl.
• GO TO ABNEY PARK vb. to die ...L19 sl.
• GO TO BALLWHACK! int. go to hell! 1967 Amer. dial.
• GO TO BALLYHACK! int. go to hell! ...1859 Amer. dial.
• GO TO BALLYWACK! int. go to hell! ...1905 Amer. dial.
• GO TO BATH vb. to take up life as a beggar ...M17
int. go away, you're insane! ...1837
• GO TO BEAT THE BAND vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO BEAT THE CARS vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO BEAT THE DEUCE vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO BEAT THE DEVIL vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO BEAT THE DUTCH vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO BEE-BO vb. to go to sleep ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GO TO BEO phr. go to sleep ...1891 Eng. dial.
• GO TO BLAZES! int. go to hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO TO BLUE BLAZES! int. go away! ...1937 Amer. dial.
• GO TO CA-CA vb. to defecate ...L19 sl.
• GO TO CAMP vb. to go to bed; to take rest ...1887 Aust. sl.
• GO TO DADDOCKS vb. to be utterly rotten, to go to pieces ...1887 Eng. dial.
• GO TO DAVY JONES'S LOCKER vb. to die ...M18 sl.
• GO TO GRASS vb. to die ...1858 Amer. dial.
int. go to hell! get lost! ...1891 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT BOG HAY! int. go to hell! get lost! ...1844 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT HAY! int. go to hell! get lost! ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT MULLEIN! int. go to hell! get lost! ...1890 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HABERTY-GRASS! int. go to hell! go to the devil! ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HABIDYGRASS! int. go to hell! go to the devil! ...1927 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HALIFAX! int. a mild substitute for direction to go to a place not to be named to polite ears; go to hell! ...1875 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GO TO HANOVER! int. go to hell! ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GO TO HANOVER AND HOE TURNIPS! int. go to hell! ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GO TO HAVERTY-GRASS! int. go to hell! go to the devil! ...1895 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HAZE! int. go to hell! ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HEAVEN IN A HAND BASKET vb. 1. to have a sinecure ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to do something easily ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HELENA MONTANA! int. go to hell ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GO TO HELL ACROSS LOTS! int. exclamation of dismissal, the implication being that they should go with speed ...M19 US sl.
• GO TO HELL IN A HANDBAG vb. to be in a bad state, to be heading for trouble ...1987 Amer. dial.
• GO TO JERICHO vb. to become drunk ...M18 sl.
int. an exclamation of dismissal; go to the devil!; go to hell! ...c1635 colloq.
• GO TO LEATHER vb. to hold on to the saddle while riding a horse ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GO TO LOGGERHEADS vb. to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1755 Amer. dial.
• GO TO MARKET vb. 1. to be or get angry ...1870 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 2. to make an attempt at something ...1890
• GO-TO-MEETING BAGS n. best clothes ...1870 sl.
• GO TO MERRY-MOKUS! int. an expletive ...1893 Eng. dial.
• GO TO NAPPER'S HOUSE vb. to go to sleep ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GO TO NAPPY'S HOUSE vb. to go to sleep ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOT ONE'S HOPS IN vb. to be tipsy ...c1933 sl.
• GO TO ONE'S LONG HOME vb. to die ...c1657 Amer. dial.
• GO TO PECKHAM vb. to go to, to sit down to a meal ...19C colloq.
• GO TO PEEPY-BY vb. to fall asleep ...c1840 sl.
• GO TO PIGS AND WHISTLES vb. to be ruined, to go to utter ruin; to be dissipated ...1786
• GO TO QUAT vb. 1. to defecate ...19C colloq.
vb. 2. to collapse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GO TO REPPS! int. an exclamation of contempt or disbelief ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO TO RICHMOND vb. to become pregnant; to be near to giving birth to a child ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GO TO SCAT AND BURST vb. to go to pieces ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• GO TO SEE EARL vb. to vomit ...1960s US sl.
• GO TO SEE THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE vb. to go to the outhouse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GO TO SIEGE † vb. to go to stool, to ease oneself; to defecate ...c1400
• GO TO STICKS vb. to go to pieces ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO TO STIR vb. to go to prison ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GO TO THE BAD vb. 1. to go to ruin ...B1860 Eng. sl.
vb. 2. to deteriorate morally or physically; to become slovenly, careless, or immoral ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GO TO THE BASKET vb. to go to prison ...1632
• GO TO THE BOW-WOWS vb. 'go to the dogs'; to fail ...1839 Amer. sl.
• GO TO THE BUGS † vb. to go to destruction; to come to nothing ...1828 Amer. dial.
• GO TO THE DOGS vb. to go to ruin physically or morally ...colloq.
• GO TO THE FEATHER BALL vb. to go to bed ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GO TO THE LAST MUSTER vb. to die ...20C US euphemism
• GO TO THE MAT vb. to hold open discussion or debate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO THE PACK vb. 1. to go to pieces; to lose a leading position; to deteriorate; to fall into disrepute ...1919 Aust. & NZ colloq.
vb. 2. to fail persistently ...E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
vb. 3. to give up; to admit defeat ...Aust. sl.
• GO TO THE WALL vb. 1. to give way, to succumb in a conflict or struggle ...1589
vb. 2. to fail in business, to be ruined, to collapse financially ...1842
vb. 3. to die ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GO TO TORMENT! int. go to hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO TO TOWN vb. 1. to make the utmost effort; to tackle something with zest and vigour ...1933 UK sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO TO TOWN ON vb. to attack excessively either verbally or physically ...1992 Ireland
• GO TO WORK WITHOUT A STAFF vb. of a female: to masturbate ...2001 US sl.
• GOTROCKS n. a nickname for a rich, high-society person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO TROPPO vb. to become mentally unhinged, as if from exposure to a tropical climate ...1941 Aust. sl.
• GOT THE BUG adj. eager to get married ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOT UP adj. dressed in unusual clothing ...1858 sl.
• GOT UP LIKE A DOG'S DINNER adj. dressed smartly or flashily ...1934 sl.
• GOT UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR'S CLERK adj. smartly dressed; used derisively ...1949 Brit. sl.
• GO 'TWIXT THE OAK AND THE RIND vb. to make fine distinctions; to split hairs, to quibble ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GOT YOUR BOYFRIEND phr. said when your skirt is turned up accidentally just a little ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOUBER n. a peanut ...1900 Amer. dial.
• GOUBER-GRABBLER n. an inhabitant of Georgia ...1869 Amer. dial.
• GOUBER PEA n. a peanut ...1833 Amer. dial.
• GOUDY n. a beating, a hard time ...1865 Amer. dial.
• GOUGE vb. 1. to jab, to poke ...1834 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to lunge, to dart ...1863 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to cheat ...Bk1905 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to gobble, to gorge oneself, to eat greedily ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOUK n. a dull, stupid, foolish person ...1910s sl., orig. US
• GOULASH n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO UNDER vb. to fail; to perish; to die ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GO UNDER THE HAMMER vb. to be sold by auction ...1828
• GOUNSH n. a swing ..1939 Amer. dial.
vb. to swing, to bounce ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GOUP n. a clod, an oaf ...20C US sl. & colloq.
• GO-UP n. a ladder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'go up') to be killed ...US Civil War usage
• GO UP IN THE AIR vb. to lose self-control from vexation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO UP KING STREET vb. to become bankrupt ...1950s Aust. sl.
• GO UP ONE'S BACK vb. to be beyond one's power ...1932 Sc.
• GO UP SALT RIVER vb. to die ...1945 US sl.
• GO UPSTAIRS vb. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO UP THE LADDER vb. to be hanged
• GO UP THE MUSTARD ROAD vb. to sodomize ...1970s US sl.
• GO UP THE RAINBOW vb. to experience sexual ecstasy ...1972 UK sl.
• GO UP THE SKIMMER HANDLE vb. to be extremely annoyed ...1986 Amer. dial.
• GO UP THE WALL vb. to become angry; to become crazy or furious ...1951 sl.
• GO UPTOWN vb. to gain respectability ...1976 Amer. dial.
• GOURD n. the head ...a1844 Amer. dial.
• GOURDE n. a dollar ...c1867 Amer. dial.
• GOURD HANDLES n. men's long underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOURDHEAD n. the head ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOURDS n. dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• GOURDY adj. 1. green ...1942 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. inexperienced, unsophisticated, countrified ...1953 Amer dial.
• GOUT n. a lump of something semiliquid; a lump of clotted blood; a lump of snow ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOUTY adj. of thread: full of knots, tangles, and kinks ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GO VEAKING ABOUT vb. to be fretful ...1892 Eng. dial.
• GOVERNMENT BEEF n. an illegally shot deer or its meat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT COW n. deer ...1933 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT HOUSE n. an outside toilet building ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT JOB n. personal work done on company time ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT MEAT n. an illegally shot deer or its meat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT SOCKS n. no socks at all; bare legs ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNMENT YEARLING n. deer ...1933 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNOR n. 1. father ...1827 sl.
n. 2. one's grandfather, or husband ...1888 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a superior, a boss; a manager or owner; a superintendent ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GOVERNORS n. the testicles of livestock ...1983 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNOR'S BEEF n. an illegally shot deer or its meat, venison ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GOVERNOR'S GATE n. the gap left in a child's mouth where he has lost a front tooth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOV'NOR n. 1. a boss; an important, influential person ...M19
n. 2. a general term of address ...M19
n. 3. one's father ...M19
n. 4. the landlord of a public house ...1999 UK sl.
• GOW n. a gelding ...1930 Amer. dial.
• GO WALKABOUT vb. 1. of an Aboriginal: to go on a walkabout ...1927 Aust.
vb. 2. of a person: to go off somewhere else ...1969 Aust. sl.
vb. 3. of an important person: to make an informal tour on foot ...1984 UK sl.
• GO WALLOP vb. to fall noisily ...1896
• GO 'WAY! int. an expression of disbelief ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GO WAY BACK AND SIT DOWN! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO WAY BACK IN THE WOODS AND SIT DOWN! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO-'WAY BAG n. a travelling bag or suitcase ...1927 Amer. dial.
• GO 'WAY FROM HERE! int. an expression of disbelief ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO WAY TO HALIFAX vb. to go out of the way, or an unnecessarily long distance ...1903 Amer. dial.
• GOWDY n. a beating, a hard time ...1865 Amer. dial.
• GOWED UP adj. drunk ...Bk2004 World War I navy sl.
• GO WEST vb. to die ...1915 sl.
• GO WIDE vb. to go at full speed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO WIDE OPEN vb. to go at full speed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO WITH vb. to have a sexual relationship with ...1892 sl.
• GO WITH A BUZZ vb. to advance rapidly or 'swimmingly' ...1899
• GOWL n. a horse ...1930 Amer. dial.
• GO WRONG vb. to turn informer ...20C US criminals' sl.
• GOWROW n. a fabulous monster ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GOWSTER vb. to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GO-YONDERS n. diarrhoea; looseness of the bowels ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOYSTER vb. to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GOZZARD n. 1. a gooseherd, one who tends to a flock of geese ...E15
n. 2. a fool, a simpleton ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GOZZIE n. a gooseberry ...L19 Aust. sl.
• GOZZLE n. the throat as a whole, or the gullet, the windpipe, or Adam's apple ...1906 Amer. dial.
vb. to swallow or drink greedily ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOZZLE PIPE n. the throat ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRAB n. 1. a chance ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small general store, often a company store ...1934 Amer. dial.
n. 3. among railroaders: a commissary car ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a stingy, selfish, or greedy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to please, to delight ...a1915 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to fish with one's hands; to fish by hand for ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GRAB A HANDFUL OF vb. 1. to steal a ride ...1910s US sl.
vb. 2. to take, to steal, to secure for oneself ...1910s US sl.
• GRABALICIOUS adj. greedy, grabby, covetous ...1970s W. Indies Rasta & UK Black sl.
• GRAB-ALL n. 1. a bag to carry odds and ends ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a stingy, selfish, or greedy person ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GRAB AN ARMFUL OF vb. 1. to steal a ride ...1910s US sl.
vb. 2. to take, to steal, to secure for oneself ...1910s US sl.
• GRAB-AND-GALLOP LUNCH-COUNTER n. a diner, a lunch counter ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAB-ASS n. a stingy, selfish, or greedy person ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GRAB BAG n. a person who has had many sexual partners and is likely therefore to be a source of sexually transmitted disease ...2003 UK sl.
• GRAB BALDHEADED vb. to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze ...1918 US sl.
• GRABBER n. 1. a railroad conductor ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a hand ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a stingy, selfish, or greedy person ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a person who doesn't pay his bills ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a big round rock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRABBLE vb. 1. to dig, esp. with the hands; to dig up potatoes, or rarely peanuts so as to leave the plant intact ...c1770 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fish with one's hands; to fish by hand for ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GRABBY adj. avaricious, greedy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRABENHEIMER n. a stingy, selfish, or greedy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRAB-GUTTED adj. greedy, selfish ...1902 Amer. dial.
• GRABHOOK n. a hand ...1946 Amer. dial.
• GRABILICIOUS adj. greedy, grabby, covetous ...1970s W. Indies Rasta & UK Black sl.
• GRAB IN vb. to get busy ...1904 Amer. dial.
int. get busy! ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRAB-IT-AND-GROWL n. a diner, a lunch counter ...1966 Amer. dial.
phr. ('grab it and growl') said when you're having company for a meal, and you want them to take their places at the table ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAB ONTO vb. to appropriate, to latch onto ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRAB ROOM n. a women's restroom ...M20 US sl.
• GRABS n. paws ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GRAB THE APPLE vb. to hang on to the horn of a saddle while riding ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GRAB THE NUBBIN vb. to hang on to the horn of a saddle while riding ...1937 Amer. dial.
• GRAB THE POST vb. to hang on to the horn of a saddle while riding ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GRACIAS! int. thank you ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRACILENT † adj. slender, thin, lean ...1727
• GRACILIOUS †* adj. slender, thin, lean ...1688
• GRACIOUS adj. very large, great ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GRACIOUS HEAVEN! int. expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1801
• GRADE adj. of a domestic animal, as a dog: not purebred; hence, of uncertain or low quality ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRADE A CREAM n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRADE DOOR n. a cellar door ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GRADE ENTRY n. a cellar door ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRADE GRABBER n. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• GRADE-HOUND n. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• GRADJATE vb. to graduate ...1891 Amer. dial.
• GRADUATED FROM A PIGPEN adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRAFF vb. to grasp ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GRAFT n. 1. hard work ...1853
n. 2. dishonest or corrupt activity; practices, esp. bribery, used to secure illicit political advantage ...1865 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to work hard ...1859 sl.
vb. 2. to act dishonestly or corruptly ...1859 sl., orig US
• GRAFTER n. 1. a small-time criminal, such as a pickpocket or thief ...1866 US sl.
n. 2. a dishonest or corrupt person; a politician, official, etc. who uses his or her position in order to obtain dishonest gain or advantage ...1896 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a hard worker ...1900 sl.
• GRAFT WIDOW n. a divorced woman ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRAFTY adj. stingy, miserly ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRAIN n. 1. a whit, a bit ...1884 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a very small amount ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. beans ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 4. courage, 'grit' ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. to scrape, to abrade ...1845 Amer. dial.
• GRAIOMANIA n. a passion for things Greek ...1855
• GRAIP n. a trident pitchfork ...1930 Amer. dial. arch.
• GRALLOCH vb. to gut a deer ...1897 Amer. dial.
• GRAMAPHONE n. a telephone ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAME † adj. 1. angry, vexed, furious; of heat: fierce ...c1000
† adj. 2. grieved, sorrowful ...c1000
† n. 1. anger, wrath, ire ...c1000
† n. 2. grief, sorrow; harm ...c1000 obs. exc. arch.
† vb. to be vexed or displeased; to fret; to anger, grieve, vex, annoy ...c1320
• GRAMMA n. grandmother ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GRAMMATICALS † n. the subjects taught in a grammar-school; grammar ...1691 obs. exc. Sc.
• GRAMMATICASTER n. a petty or inferior grammarian; a pretender to the knowledge of grammar; one who insists upon the minutest grammatic niceties (used in contempt) ...1601
• GRAMMY n. grandmother ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRAMP n. 1. a grandfather ...1898 sl.
n. 2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAMPA n. a small frog that sings or chirps loudly in spring ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRAMPAP n. grandfather ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GRAMPEL n. a snow pellet, somewhat like hail ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAMPS n. a grandfather ...1898 sl.
• GRAMPY n. 1. grandfather ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAMY vb. to vex, to anger, to bother ...1928 Amer. dial.
• GRAN n. a grandmother ...1863 sl.
• GRAND adj. excellent ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 1. £1000 or $1000 ...1915 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a grandchild ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GRANDACIOUS adj. fine, very grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDAD n. a grandfather ...1819 sl.
• GRANDADDY n. a grandfather ...1769 sl.
• GRANDBOY n. a grandson ...1933 Amer. dial.
• GRAND-DAD n. 1. a grandfather ...1819 sl.
n. 2. a daddy longlegs ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a large frog such as a bullfrog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAND-DADDY n. 1. a grandfather ...1769 sl.
n. 2. a daddy longlegs ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a large frog such as a bullfrog ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the praying mantis ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDDADDY GRAYBEARD n. a daddy longlegs ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GRANDDADDY LONGLEGS n. a daddy longlegs ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GRANDDADDY SPIDER n. a daddy longlegs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRANDDADDY'S WHISKERS n. a dandelion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDEVAL * adj. of a great age, old, ancient ...1650
• GRANDEVOUS †* adj. of great age; aged, old, long-lived ...1682
• GRANDFATHER n. a daddy longlegs ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFATHER FROG n. a large frog such as a bullfrog ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFATHER GRAYBEARD n. 1. a daddy longlegs ...1872 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a very large mosquito ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFATHER LONGLEGS n. a daddy longlegs ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFATHER SPIDER n. a daddy longlegs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRANDFOLKS n. grandparents ...1890 Amer. dial.
• GRAND GOOD adj. very good ...1904 Amer. dial.
• GRANDIED UP adj. dressed sloppily ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDIFEROUS adj. grand, splendid, glorious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDIFIC †* adj. making great; doing great things ...1727
• GRANDIFICENT adj. grand and magnificent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDILIOUS adj. splendid, fine, grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRANDISONANT * adj. stately-sounding ...1684
• GRANDMA n. 1. a grandmother ...1867 sl.
n. 2. an old woman; esp. used as a form of address ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (derogatory) a weak, timid, or cowardly man ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a cowboy's term for the horn of a saddle ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 5. the low gear on a truck ...1958 US trucking usage
vb. to steal timber ...1936 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMA'AM n. grandmother ...1907 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMA IS HERE n. menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMAMMA IS HERE phr. menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMAMMA'S BONNET n. a sunbonnet ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMAMMY n. grandmother ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMA'S HERE FROM RED CREEK phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMA'S PEEPERS n. in dominoes; 1-1...sl.
• GRANDMOMMA n. grandmother ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMOTHER n. 1. (derogatory) a weak, timid, or cowardly man ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a man who is too particular or fussy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMOTHER'S CURL n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMOTHER'S DARNING NEEDLE n. a praying mantis ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRANDMOTHER TROUBLES n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRANDO adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDPA n. 1. a grandfather ...1862 sl.
n. 2. on the railroad, and in logging: the general superintendent ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an old man; also used as a term of address ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a bull ...1977 Amer. dial. euphemism
• GRANDPA LONGLEGS n. a daddy longlegs ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPAN adj. grandfather ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPAPPA n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDPAPPY n. 1. a grandfather ...1919 sl.
n. 2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAND PASSION, THE n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAND-PAUNCH † n. 1. a greedy fellow; a glutton, a gourmand ...1601
† n. 2. a large abdomen...1606
• GRANDPAW n. grandfather ...1960 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPOP n. 1. a grandfather ...1890 sl.
n. 2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDPOPS n. one's grandfather ...1920s sl.
• GRAND RASCAL n. 1. a scoundrel; a cheat, a confidence man ...1929 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a mischievous or misbehaving child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANDSIRE n. a daddy longlegs ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRANDY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. grandfather ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANGER n. a farmer ...1877 Amer. dial.
• GRANITE ORCHARD n. a cemetery ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANKY adj. 1. complaining, grumbling, ill-tempered ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. sickly and complaining; slightly unwell; cranky ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. despondent ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. grandfather ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANMA n. an old woman; esp. used as a form of address ...1902 Amer. dial.
• GRANMAMMA n. grandmother ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANNIES n. 1. Granny Smith apples ...NZ colloq.
n. 2. menstruation ...1908 Amer. dial.
int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY n. 1. a grandmother ...1663 sl.
n. 2. a midwife ...1794 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a fussy, finicky old person of either sex ...1842 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an old woman; also used as a term of address ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a senile man or woman ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a grandfather ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 7. an unpopped kernel of popcorn ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a mistake, an error ...1975 Amer. dial.
vb. to perform the services of a midwife; to act as a midwife for; to assist in the delivery of a child or, occasionally, an animal ...1897 Amer. dial.
int. an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, annoyance, etc. ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY BAR n. a crowbar ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY BONNET n. a sunbonnet ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY CHILLS n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY DOCTOR n. a midwife; an obstetrician ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY FROLIC n. a party of adult womenfolk to celebrate the birth of a grandchild ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY GRIEF! int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY GRUNT n. 1. a mythical character to whom most questions may be referred ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fussy or querulous person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY GRUNTS n. menstruation ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY HOLE n. 1. a glory hole; a storage place, esp. one where odds and ends are cached ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the first gear of a truck or tractor ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY KNOT n. a woman's hair piled up on her head in a bunch ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY-NIPPER n. 1. a daddy longlegs ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an extra-big mosquito ...1968 Amer.dial.
• GRANNY RAG n. a head scarf ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY RAGS n. homemade sanitary napkins ...1957 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY SAKES! int. a mild oath ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GRANNYS ALIVE! int. a mild oath ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY'S COMING n. menstruation ...1978 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY SCRAPE n. childbirth ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GRANNYS' VISITING phr. menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY THREADS n. a buttercup ...1900 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY TOOL n. a crowbar ...1919 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY TROUBLE n. childbirth ...1974 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY-WIFE vb. to perform the services of a midwife; to act as a midwife for; to assist in the delivery of a child or, occasionally, an animal ...1960 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY WOMAN n. a midwife ...1924 Amer. dial.
• GRANPAPPA n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANPAPPY n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANTHER n. a grandfather ...1828 Amer. dial.
• GRANTHER LONGLEGS n. a daddy longlegs ...1903 Amer. dial.
• G RAP n. 1. a charge made by federal officers ...1937 US sl.
n. 2. a rap music genre characterized by explicit sex and violence which, it is claimed, reflects Black urban existence ...1992 US sl.
• GRAPE PICKER n. one who curries favour ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GRAPE STATE n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAPE TWIST n. a kink or snarl in one's hair ...1927 Amer. dial.
• GRAPE UP vb. to curry favour with ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRAPE UP TO vb. to curry favour with ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRAPEVINE n. rumour ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAPEVINE, THE n. a branch railroad that is not very important or gives poor service ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRAPHOMANIA n. a mania for writing ...1840
• GRAPPLE vb. to fish with one's hands; to fish by hand for ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRAPPLER * n. a hand ...E17 sl.
• GRASP-ALL n. one who clutches at everything; a greedy person ...1802 nonce word
• GRASP AT STRAWS vb. to resort in desperation to any utterly inadequate expedient, like a person drowning
• GRASPIOUS adj. stingy; grasping ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRASP THE NETTLE vb. to undertake or tackle an unpleasant task ...Aust.
• GRASS n. 1. the spring of the year ...1778 Amer. dial.
n. 2. asparagus ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1932 sl., orig. Brit.
n. 4. marijuana ...1938 sl., orig. US
n. 5. a police officer ...1939 Brit. sl.
n. 6. seaweed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to throw to the ground; to bring down, to defeat, to kill ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1936 sl., orig. Brit.
vb. 3. to have sexual intercourse with; to copulate, esp. outdoors ...1945 Amer. dial.
• GRASS ABOUT THE BOWS n. a beard, whiskers ...1945 Amer. dial.
• GRASS-BELLIED adj. well-supplied, flush with money ...1898 Amer. dial.
• GRASS BLOOM n. the healthy sleekness of an animal's coat due to its having eaten plenty of grass ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRASS-CAT n. a hare ...1892
• GRASSER n. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1950 Brit. sl.
• GRASSHOPPER n. a police officer ...1893 Brit. sl.
• GRASSNUT n. the peanut ...1976 Amer. dial.
• GRASSOLINE n. dried animal dung used as fuel ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GRASS RAIN n. a light rain that doesn't last ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRASS RELATION n. a person related to another as a result of divorce and remarriage ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GRASS SHOWER n. a sudden, very heavy rain ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRASS WIDOW n. 1. an unmarried mother ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a divorced woman ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• GRASS WIDOWER n. a man who, for any reason, is living apart from his wife ...1862 Amer. dial.
• GRATON n. crackling; a crisp piece of skin or other tissue remaining after fat (usually of a pig) has been rendered, used as food or in making soap ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRATULATE vb. 1. to congratulate ...16C
vb. 2. to greet joyously ...arch.
• GRAUNCH vb. 1. to crush or destroy ...19C NZ
vb. 2. to kiss and cuddle someone passionately ...S. Afr.
• GRAUNCHER n. 1. a person who crushes or destroys ...NZ
n. 2. an incompetent mechanic ...NZ
• GRAUPEL n. soft hail or snow pellets ...German
• GRAVEDIGGER n. 1. a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an armadillo ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an opossum ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEL vb. 1. to annoy, to disturb, to distress, to embarrass, to humiliate ...1871 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to dig, esp. with the hands; to dig up potatoes, or rarely peanuts so as to leave the plant intact ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to confound, to confuse
• GRAVEL AGITATOR n. (derogatory) an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor ...1898 sl.
• GRAVEL-BLIND adj. almost entirely blind ...literary
• GRAVEL CRUNCHER n. an infantryman ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GRAVEL-CRUSHER n. (derogatory) an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor ...1889 sl.
• GRAVELED adj. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAVEL-FLIPPER n. a slingshot ...1870 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEL-GRINDER n. (derogatory) an infantry soldier; also, a drill instructor ...1890 sl.
• GRAVELLY adj. of a voice: harsh and grating
• GRAVEL-SHOOTER n. a slingshot ...1875 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEL-VOICED adj. speaking in a rough and rasping tone
• GRAVESTONE n. a tooth, esp. a prominent one ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GRAVESTONES n. false teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD CHRISTIAN n. a churchgoer from dread of the hereafter ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD COUGH n. a severe cough, esp. one associated with tuberculosis ...1873 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD DUSTER n. a split-tailed coat ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD LIGHT n. will-o'-the-wisp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD STEW n. toast soaked in hot milk ...1911 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEYARD WIDOW n. a woman whose husband is dead ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GRAVILOQUENCE n. a speaking gravely; a grave or weighty speech ...1656 obs
• GRAVISONOUS †* adj. having a deep or heavy sound ...1727
• GRAVY adj. wonderful, excellent ...sl.
n. 1. unearned or unexpected money ...1910 sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a gratuity or tip ...1967 sl.
• GRAVY BOAT n. a source of easy and often undeserved profit ...1943 sl., orig. US
• GRAVY BOWL n. a tobacco pipe ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GRAVY-EYED adj. bleary-eyed; having mucus-filled eyes ...L18 sl.
• GRAVY-GIVER n. 1. the penis ...19C sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...19C sl.
• GRAVY-MAKER n. 1. the penis ...19C sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...19C sl.
• GRAVY-RIDER n. a person with an easy job ...1920s US sl.
• GRAVY RING n. a doughnut ...20C Ulster sl.
• GRAVY STREET n. an easy, profitable or successful situation ...1970s US sl.
• GRAVY STROKES n. the final thrusts of sexual intercourse ...1970s sl.
• GRAVY TRAIN n. a job requiring comparatively little work for good pay, benefits, etc; a source of easy and often undeserved profit ...1914 sl., orig. US
• GRAY adj. Caucasian ...1980 Amer. Black usage
n. a White person ...1960 Amer. Black usage
• GRAY, THE n. the South and its army ...US Civil War usage
• GRAYBACK n. 1. a louse ...1862 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a Confederate soldier ...US Civil War usage
n. 3. a gray whale ...1888 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a boulder ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 5. the bedbug ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a gray fox ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GRAY BIRD n. the common sparrow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAYBOW n. a louse ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAY BOY n. a White man ...1971 Amer. Black usage
• GRAY BROAD n. a White female ...1972 Amer. Black usage
• GRAY CLOUD n. moonshine liquor ...1956 Amer. dial.
• GRAYCOAT n. a Confederate soldier ...US Civil War usage
• GRAY DARK n. the time right after the sun goes out of sight, before it becomes all dark ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRAY DUDE n. a White man ...1972 Amer. Black usage
• GRAY EAGLE n. an immature bald eagle ...1778 Amer. dial.
• GRAY FROST n. a hard frost ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GRAY-HAIRED GRANDMOTHER n. a dandelion when it goes to seed ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRAY MULE n. 1. corn whisky ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. homemade liquor; illegally made whisky ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRAZE n. a snack; something to eat ...S. Afr. colloq.
vb. 1. to eat ...S. Afr. colloq.
vb. 2. to eat snacks throughout the day rather than formal meals ...colloq.
vb. 3. to pilfer and eat sweets, fruit, etc. from supermarkets while shopping ...US
vb. 4. to switch between television channels while viewing without watching any channel for long ...colloq.
• GRAZE BEYOND ONE'S TETHER vb. to live beyond one's means ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GRAZE IN ANOTHER PADDOCK vb. to become (sexually) unfaithful to a permanent spouse or partner ...1997 NZ sl.
• GREASE n. 1. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1877 sl.
n. 2. butter ... World War I Amer. sl.
n. 3. a Black person ...1971 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a meal, dinner ...1975 Amer. college sl.
vb. 1. to exert or overtax oneself ...1930 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to flatter, to fawn upon ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to eat, esp. voraciously ...1970 US Black sl.
• GREASEBALL n. 1. (derogatory) a person of Mediterranean origin ...1922 sl.
n. 2. a cook; esp. a bad one ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 3. on the railroad: a mechanic ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a kitchen worker in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. (derogatory) a Latin American ...1943 US sl.
• GREASEBURNER n. 1. the fireman on a locomotive ...1920 Amer. dial.
n. 2. ('grease burner') a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREASE-HORN n. 1. a horn in which grease is carried for lubricating purposes ...1641
n. 2. a flatterer, a sycophant; one who seeks to advance in position or in the esteem of others by servility of manner in words or actions and flattery ...1837 Eng. dial.
• GREASE MONKEY n. a mechanic, esp. one who works on cars or aircraft ...1928 colloq.
• GREASE ONE'S GILLS vb. to make a good or luxurious meal; to have a good feed; to eat heartily ...Bk1860 sl.
• GREASE ONE'S MOUTH vb. to feed with fatness, as with bacon ...1922 Amer. dial.
• GREASE ONE'S ROOTS vb. to be greedy ...1957 Amer. dial.
• GREASEPAINT n. theatrical make-up
• GREASEPOT n. 1. a cook ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
n. 2. ('grease pot') a small eating place where the food is not especially good ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREASER n. 1. (derogatory) a Mexican or a Spanish-American; a Latin American ...1836 sl.
n. 2. an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1900 sl.
n. 3. a mechanic, esp. of motor vehicles ...Brit. sl.
n. 4. a young long-haired motorcyclist, usually one of a gang ...Brit. sl.
n. 5. an unpleasant person, esp. one who ingratiates himself with superiors ...Brit. sl.
n. 6. a teenage hoodlum ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 7. (derogatory; usually considered offensive) a person of Mediterranean background ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 8. one who eats, esp. voraciously ...1972 US Black sl.
• GREASE SPOT n. 1. a remnant; the smallest trace ...1829 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREASE SPOT IN THE ROAD n. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREASE SWABBER n. a cook; esp. a bad one ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GREASE THE HAND OF vb. to influence by giving money to; to bribe ...sl.
• GREASE THE PALM OF vb. to influence by giving money to; to bribe ...1807 sl.
• GREASE THE WHEELS vb. to pay a little on account ...Bk1905 Amer. dial. 1905
• GREASE UP! int. cheer up! ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GREASIE n. a rustic, a 'hick' ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GREASIES n. fish and chips ...NZ colloq.
• GREASY adj. insincere in manner; ingratiating ...1848 sl.
adj. 2. slippery, slick, oily ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a shearer ...Aust. sl.
n. 2. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an outback cook, esp. cooking for a number of men ...Aust. sl.
n. 4. a small eating place where the good is not especially good ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a rustic, a 'hick' ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GREASY BUCKET n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY CORNER n. a poor settlement or neighbourhood ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GREASY DOOR FAMILY n. one that's just killed hogs ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GREASY GRIND n. a hard-working pupil ...a1889 US college sl.
• GREASY HOUSE n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY JOE n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY KITCHEN n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY LUCK! int. farewell! bon voyage! ...1916 Amer. dial., orig. a whaleman's farewell
• GREASY RAG n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY-SACK adj. poor, second-rate ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GREASY SKILLET n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY SPOON n. a small, cheap, and often unsanitary restaurant, usually specializing in fried foods ...1918 sl., orig. US
• GREASY THUMB n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREASY VALLEY n. a poor settlement or neighbourhood ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GREASY VEST n. a small, cheap restaurant that usually serves food of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT adj. 1. highly skilled or capable ...1784
adj. 2. excellent, very good, fine, admirable ...E19 colloq.
n. a great-grandchild ...1955 Amer. dial.
• GREAT AND THE GOOD, THE n. worthy people ...frequently ironic
• GREAT AS INKLE-WEAVERS, AS adj. very friendly or intimate together ...1890 Sc.
• GREAT AUNT HATTIE! int. an exclamation; "God!" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT BALLS OF FIRE! int. an exclamation of amazement, impatience, etc. ...1906 Amer. sl.
• GREAT BASIN, THE n. the ocean ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREAT-BELLIED adj. having a big belly, corpulent; hence, pregnant ...1567
• GREAT BIG adj. very large ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• GREAT CAESAR'S GHOST! int. an exclamation of astonishment ...1871 US sl.
• GREAT CATERWUMPUS! int. an exclamation ...1938 Amer. dial.
• GREAT DAY! int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING! int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1914 Amer. dial.
• GREAT DIVIDE, THE n. the boundary between life and death ...1915 Amer. dial.
• GREATEN † vb. to become pregnant ...LME
• GREATEST, THE n. the best, the most wonderful person or thing ...colloq.
• GREAT FATHER! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT FLYING HORNED TOADS! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GAME n. golf
• GREAT GINGO! int. an ejaculation ...1916 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GIRL'S BLOUSE n. an ineffectual male, often with suggestion of effeminacy ...1983 Brit. sl.
• GREAT GOD n. the pileated woodpecker ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUN n. a person of great importance ...colloq.
• GREAT GUNS! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1875 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUNS ALIVE! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE FISHES! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE GUNNER! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. 1917 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE PISTOLS! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1983 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GUNS IN THE MORNING! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT HAND, A n. anything difficult to manage; a 'handful' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GREAT HATS! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1924 Amer. dial.
• GREAT-HEARTED adj. having a noble or generous spirit ...LME
• GREAT HEAVEN! int. expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1887
• GREAT HEAVENLY DAYS! int. an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT HORNED TOADS! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GREAT HORNY TOADS! int. an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GREAT HOUSE n. a manor or the main house on a plantation ...1633 Amer. dial.
• GREAT JEEPERS! int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT JEHOSAPHAT! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT JUMPING JEHOSAPHAT! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT KEEZER'S GHOST! int. an ejaculation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GREAT LAKE, THE n. the ocean ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREAT LONG adj. very long ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GREAT MAGOO n. one who thinks he is important ...1959 Amer. sl.
• GREAT MAJORITY, THE n. the dead
• GREAT NED! int. an oath ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GREAT PAPPY n. a grandfather ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREAT POX † n. syphilis
• GREAT REBELLION n. the American Civil War ...1864 Amer. dial.
• GREAT SATAN n. (derogatory) the United States regarded as an imperialistic and malevolent power, esp. in the context of its policies in the Middle East
• GREAT SCOTT! int. expressing surprise, exasperation, etc.
• GREAT SHAKES adj. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREATSPOON n. a tablespoon ...1884 Amer. dial.
• GREAT STUFF n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREAT-WAMED adj. having a large belly ...1513 Sc.
• GREAT WHITE CHIEF n. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREBO n. an urban youth cult favouring heavy metal and punk rock music and frequently characterized by long hair and antisocial attitudes; a member of this cult ...L20
• GRECE † n. a set or flight of stairs; a step, a stair ...ME obs. exc. dial.
• GRECIAN n. an Irish person ...M19 sl.
• GRECINGS † n. the stairs in a flight; fights of stairs ...LME obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GREDGE n. a grudge ...1913 Amer. dial.
• GREEBLE vb. to go about whining, looking for sympathy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GREED n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GREEDY AS THE GRAVE, AS adj. very greedy indeed ...1703
• GREEDY DOG n. a sandwich in a large, long bun, that is a meal in itself ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GREEDYGUT n. 1. a glutton, a voracious eater ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a miser, a stingy person, a greedy, selfish, or covetous person ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GREEDYGUTS n. 1. a glutton, a voracious eater ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a miser, a stingy person, a greedy, selfish, or covetous person ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GREEK n. 1. a cunning or wily person; a cheat; a card sharper...E16 arch.
n. 2. unintelligible speech or language, gibberish ...E17
n. 3. an Irish person ...E19 sl.
vb. to cheat at cards ...E19 only, sl.
• GREEK BACK n. a supposedly fake illness or incapacity, used to justify malingering, apparently by Italians, Greeks, Yugoslavs and others seen as lazier than 'White' Australians ...1970s Aust. sl.
• GREEKESS * n. a female Greek ...M19
• GREEK GOD n. 1. a hairstyle with short curls all over the head
n. 2. a paragon of male beauty
• GREEKLING * n. a little Greek; a degenerate contemptible Greek ...M17
• GREEN † adj. 1. youthful ...OE obs. exc. Sc.
adj. 2. full of jealousy or envy ...ME
adj. 3. having a pale sickly complexion ...ME
adj. 4. of fish freshly caught: neither salted nor frozen ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 5. of milk: tainted ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 1. money ...1898 sl.
n. 2. marijuana of poor quality ...1957 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to desire earnestly, to yearn after ...LME Sc.
vb. 2. to hoax, take in ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GREEN ABOUT THE GILLS adj. feeling nauseous ...1949 sl.
• GREEN-APPLE DIRTIES n. diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE QUICKSTEP n. diarrhoea ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE TROT n. diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE TWO-STEP n. diarrhoea ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE WALK n. diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN AS A GOOSEBERRY, AS adj. very ignorant of life; raw and uneducated, inexperienced ...1842
• GREEN AS A GOURD adj. inexperienced, unsophisticated, countrified ...1902 Amer dial.
• GREEN AS A YELLOW CABBAGE phr. said of one who assumes ignorance or innocence ...1889 Eng. dial.
• GREENASS n. an inexperienced person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1966 US sl.
• GREENBACK n. 1. a dollar bill ...1870 US sl.
n. 2. a frog ...1889 US sl.
• GREENBACKS n. money ...M19 US
• GREENBACK WEDDING n. a wedding at which money is given as a gift ...1980 Amer. dial.
• GREENBOTTLE PRAIRIE FLY n. a horsefly ...1838 Amer. dial.
• GREEN DARNER n. a large dragonfly ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GREENER n. 1. a greenhorn; a very inexperienced person; a newcomer; a naive person ...1877 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREEN EYE n. jealousy
• GREEN-EYED adj. jealous
• GREEN-EYED MONSTER n. jealousy
• GREEN FARMER n. one who raises no stock, only crops ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-FINGERED adj. skilled at growing plants ...1946 sl.
• GREEN FINGERS n. exceptional skill at growing plants ...1934 sl.
• GREENGAGES n. wages ...1931 rhyming sl.
• GREEN-GROCERY n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• GREEN HAND n. 1. an inexperienced person; a greenhorn ...1808 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the ability to grow plants ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GREENHEAD n. 1. a bullfrog ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an inexperienced person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1948 US sl.
n. 3. a tree frog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GREENHORN n. an inexperienced person; a novice; a raw recruit; an ignoramus; a simpleton
• GREENHOUSE n. 1. a root cellar ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an outside toilet building ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREEN ICE n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREENIE n. 1. a greenhorn ...M19 colloq.
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a conservationist ...L20 chiefly Aust. & NZ
• GREENINGS n. the leafy tops of vegetables; vegetables ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GREEN LAMPBLACK n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1938 Amer. dial.
• GREENLANDER n. a fool; a soft-head ...Bk1891 sl.
• GREENLY adv. 1. in an inexperienced or untrained manner; unskilfully ...L16 arch.
adv. 2. freshly, vigorously, vividly ...M17
• GREEN MAN † n. an inexperienced sailor on a whaling vessel
• GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE n. Vermont ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREENNESS n. 1. vigour; vitality; youth ...ME
n. 2. freshness, newness ...M16 Sc.
• GREEN ON vb. to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit ...1887 Amer. dial.
• GREEN OUT vb. 1. to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit ...1887 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to swindle ...1913 Amer. dial.
• GREENS n. 1. money ...M19 sl. orig. US
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...1888 sl.
• GREEN SAUCE n. garden vegetables, produce ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GREEN SHIT n. money, esp. a roll of bills ...1950s US Black sl.
• GREEN SOD n. Ireland ...19C sl.
• GREENTAIL n. a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREEN THUMB n. exceptional skill at growing plants ...1943 sl., chiefly US
• GREENUP n. springtime ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GREEN WATER n. a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREEN WIDOW n. a divorced woman ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GREENY n. 1. a naive or inexperienced person; a greenhorn; a simpleton; a dull and stupid person ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a patch of rough or choppy water ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREET vb. 1. to weep, cry, lament, grieve ...OE
vb. 2. to shed tears ...ME
• GREETING n. a summons or subpoena ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GREETY †* adj. 1. inclined to shed tears; tearful ...c1350
adj. 2. gritty, full of grit ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• GREGAL * adj. pert. to a flock or to the common people ...M16
• GREGARIAN † adj. pert. to flocks or crowds, common ...M17 rare or obs.
• GREGARIOUS adj. inclined to associate with others, fond of company ...L18
• GREGORY †* n. 1. a gentleman of fashion ...L16
† n. 2. a hangman ...M17
• GREISSEL vb. to disgust, to sicken, to nauseate, to irritate ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GREISSLICH adj. having or producing a feeling of horror, disgust, or nausea; horrible, sickening, nauseating ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GREKING † n. break of day, dawn ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• GREMLIN n. a young surfer; also, a troublemaker who frequents the beaches but does not surf ...M20 surfing sl.
• GREMMIE n. a young surfer ...M20 surfing sl.
• GREMMY n. a young surfer ...M20 surfing sl.
• GRENADE † n. a pomegranate ...M16
• GRENOUILLE n. a frog or toad ...1931 Amer. dial.
• GREW UP IN A BARN adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREW UP IN THE WOODS BEHIND THE BACKWOODS adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREY adj. white-skinned ...1944 US Black sl.
n. a White person ...1944 US Black sl.
• GREYBACK n. a body louse ...1840 US sl.
• GREYBEARD n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREYHOUND vb. 1. to run fast ....1940s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to date a White person ...1960s US Black sl.
• GREY MARE IS THE BETTER HORSE, THE phr. said of one whose wife wears the breeches; the wife rules the husband ...1546
• GREY MATTER n. intelligence ...1965 sl.
• GREY THRUMS n. the purring sound made by a cat ...1835 Sc.
• GRICE † n. a set or flight of stairs; a step, a stair ...ME obs. exc. dial.
• GRIDDLE CAKE n. a pancake ...1810 Amer. dial.
• GRIEVEMENT † n. a hurt, injury ...1708 nonce word
• GRIFF n. a tip or piece of news or reliable information ...1891 Brit. sl.
• GRIFFA n. a marijuana cigarette ...1960s US Black sl.
• GRIFFANE n. the offspring of a mulatto and a Black person; a mulatto ...1840 Amer. dial.
• GRIFFE n. the offspring of a full-blooded African and a mulatto; the child of White and Black parents; the offspring of two mulattoes ...1780s US Black
• GRIFFIN n. 1. the offspring of a mulatto and a Black person; a mulatto ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a signal ..1889 sl.
n. 3. a tip, as in racing, etc ...1891 Brit. sl.
n. 4. a greenhorn; a newcomer ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
n. 5. a person resident in China under three years ...Bk1892 Anglo-Chinese
n. 6. a horse fresh from the wilds ...Bk1892 Anglo-Chinese
• GRIFF-METOL n. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• GRIFT n. dishonest or corrupt activity ...1914 US sl.
vb. to act dishonestly or corruptly ...1915 US sl.
• GRIFTER n. a small-time criminal ...1915 US sl.
• GRIG n. 1. a farthing (1/4d) ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. a cricket ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GRIGGLES n. small apples remaining on the tree after the crop has been gathered in; small, worthless fruit, vegetables, etc., left after gathering ...1827 Eng. dial.
• GRILL n. 1. the stomach ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a person from southern Europe ...1957 Aust. sl.
• GRILL CAKE n. a pancake ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRIM adj. ill ...1984 sl.
• GRIMALKIN n. 1. a cat, especially an old female cat ...1630
n. 2. a term of contempt for a jealous or bossy or bad-tempered, unpleasant old woman ...1798
• GRIMFUL * adj. fierce, terrible ...ME
• GRIMGRIBBER n. 1. legal or other technical jargon; learned gibberish ...1786
n. 2. a lawyer ...B1900
• GRIMSIR † n. an austere, stern, morose, or overbearing person; a grim old man; a haughty or arrogant person in office ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRIMTHORPE vb. to restore an ancient building with lavish expenditure rather than knowledge and fine taste ...1892
• GRINAGOG † n. a stupid, grinning fellow; one who grins without reason or who is always grinning ...1565 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRINCH n. a spoilsport or killjoy ...L20 N. Amer. colloq.
• GRIND n. 1. a walk taken for exercise ...M19 university sl.
n. 2. intensive study or tuition for an examination, etc. ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a long and boring task ...1851 Brit. sl. orig. university usage
n. 4. a hard-working pupil ...a1889 US college sl.
n. 5. a ferry ...L19 Cambridge University sl.
n. 6. an act of sexual intercourse; sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
vb. to study hard with a tutor ...M19 arch.
• GRINDER n. 1. a molar tooth ...LME
* n. 2. a person who works for another ...E19
n. 3. an employer of sweated labour ...M19
n. 4. a derisive gesture made by putting the thumb to the nose and working the little finger like the handle of a coffee mill ...M19 sl.
n. 5. a small coin of money ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a frog ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 8. a submarine sandwich ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GRINDERS n. the teeth ...LME
• GRIND HOUSE n. a cinema showing a continuous programme with no intermissions ...US sl.
• GRINDING adj. of pain: excruciating, wearing ...L16
• GRINDING GEAR n. the penis ...1970s sl.
• GRINDING GRAVEL n. snoring ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GRINDING-HOUSE n. 1. a house of correction ...17C sl.
n. 2. a brothel ...19C sl.
• GRINDING MILL n. the vagina ...1930s US Black sl.
• GRINDING ROCK n. a grindstone ...1913 Amer. dial.
• GRINDING SMOKE phr. an evasive answer given a child who inquisitively asks what one is doing ...1946 Amer. dial.
• GRINDING TOOL n. the penis ...19C sl.
• GRINDLE n. a horse of mixed colours ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRINDLESTONE n. a grindstone ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GRIND ONE'S OWN BAIT vb. to do as one pleases; to be independent ...1909 Amer. dial.
• GRIND ONE'S TOOL vb. to copulate ...19C sl.
• GRIND-ORGAN n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRIND ROCK n. a grindstone ...1895 Amer. dial.
• GRIND SALT vb. to circle around, as a hawk or vulture circling aloft ...1888 Amer. dial.
• GRIND SOMEONE'S COFFEE vb. to copulate with someone ...1928 US sl.
• GRINDSTONE n. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• GRINDSTONES n. the teeth ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRINGLY adj. producing a disagreeable or disgusting sensation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRINGO n. used contemptuously by Spanish-Americans to refer to English people of Anglo-Americans ...1849 sl.
• GRIN LIKE A STREET KNOCKER vb. to grin like a Cheshire cat; to have a broad fixed smile on one’s face ...1830s colloq.
• GRINNIE n. 1. a ground squirrel ...1928 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a chipmunk ...1949 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a red fox ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRINSHEEP n. a person who grins sheepishly ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GRIP n. a sudden pain that comes in the side ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GRIPE n. 1. a complaint ...1929 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to complain ...1928 sl., orig. US
• GRIPE-PENNY † n. a niggardly fellow, a miser ...1860
• GRIPER n. a complainer ...1937 sl., orig. US
• GRIPES n. stomach pain ...1601 sl.
• GRIP ONE'S OWN ROPE vb. to rely on one's own resources; to be independent of outside help ...1917 Sc.
• GRIPPLE-MINDED † adj. of a miserly, greedy, or grasping disposition ...1626
• GRIPPY adj. grasping, avaricious ...Sc.
• GRIS-GRIS n. 1. a jinx, charm, spell, or magic force ...1763 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the body of knowledge, system, or practice of magic or conjuration; a medium of luck ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. to make a spell, usually by the waving of hands; to bring bad luck to; to bewitch ...1923 Amer. dial.
• GRIST n. a large number or quantity ...1832 Amer. dial.
• GRIT n. 1. courage ...Bk1905 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRITCHEL n. a piece of hand luggage; a travelling bag, a suitcase ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GRITLESS adj. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRITS n. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GRITTY adj. courageously determined or persevering, courageous ...Bk1905 Amer. sl.
• GRIZZLEDEMUNDY n. a term of abuse applied to a person who laughs at any trifling thing; a grinning fool; a stupid oaf ...1818 Eng. dial.
• GRIZZLE-POT n. 1. a sulky child, one who is constantly whimpering or whining ...B1900 sl.
n. 2. an ill-tempered or melancholy person ...B1900 sl.
• GRIZZLY BEAR STATE n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROADY adj. disgusting ...1965 US sl.
• GROATY adj. disgusting ...1965 US sl.
• GROAK n. a child who waits about at meal-times in the expectation of getting something to eat ...1892 Sc. & Irish
vb. 1. to look at one watchfully and suspiciously ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 2. to whimper, to cry for anything ...1894 Sc.
• GROANER n. a whistling buoy or foghorn ...1903 Amer. dial.
• GROAT n. fourpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• GROBIAN adj. slovenly, ill-bred, rude, coarse ...1654
n. a slovenly, ill-bred or coarse fellow; a rude lout, a boor ...1621
• GROCERY n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GRODDY adj. disgusting ...1965 US sl.
• GRODY adj. disgusting ...1965 US sl.
• GRODY TO THE MAX adj. disgusting ...1965 US sl.
• GROG n. alcohol; often applied specifically to beer ...1804 sl.
vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROG BLOSSOM n. redness of the nose caused by excessive drinking ...1796 sl.
• GROGGY adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROGHOUND n. a drunkard ...20C US sl.
• GROG UP vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROIN n. 1. the seat of lust ...E17 euphemism
n. 2. a ring (jewellery) ...1931 sl., chiefly criminals' usage
n. 3. the male genital area; the testicles ...M20 US euphemism
• GROISE n. 1. intensive study ...1913 Brit. schools' sl.
n. 2. a hard-working pupil ...1913 Brit. public schools' sl.
vb. to study hard ...1913 Brit. schools' sl.
• GROISER n. a hard-working pupil ...1936 Brit. public schools' sl.
• GROIZE n. 1. intensive study ...1913 Brit. schools' sl.
n. 2. a hard-working pupil ...1913 Brit. public schools' sl.
vb. to study hard ...1913 Brit. schools' sl.
• GROIZER n. a hard-working pupil ...1936 Brit. public schools' sl.
• GROLL † n. a foolish or superficial person; a gossip, a smatterer ...1637
• GROMMET n. the female pudend ...M19 nautical sl.
• GRONK n. dirt which collects between the toes; also, any dirt ...M20 US sl.
• GROOM OF THE LADDER † n. a hangman ...a1640
• GROOVE n. 1. one who pleases or delights; something enjoyable ...1946 sl., orig. US jazz usage
n. 2. a phonograph record ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a something that you find satisfying or fun ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1950 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to please, to delight ...1952 sl., orig. US jazz sl.
vb. 3. to play amorously ...1967 sl.
• GROOVED adj. having a surface bullet wound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROOVE IT vb. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1950 sl., orig. US
• GROOVE YARD n. a record store ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GROOVIN' n. enjoying something ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GROOVY adj. excellent ...1941 sl., orig. US
• GROOZLE vb. 1. to breathe with difficulty: generally applied to children ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 2. to speak huskily ...B1900 Sc.
• GROPE n. an instance of groping someone; hence, foreplay involving manual genital stimulation ...1946 sl.
vb. to fondle or attempt to fondle a person's genitals or a woman's breasts ...c1250 sl.
• GROPER n. a Western Australian, esp. a (descendant of an) early settler ...1899 Aust. sl.
• GROPUS n. 1. a stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
n. 2. a coat-pocket ...B1900 sl.
• GROSS adj. 1. clumsy or awkward in drill; stupid ...1833 US Military Academy usage
adj. 2. disgusting, sickening; hence, unpleasant, unfortunate; displeasing, nasty ...1959 student sl.
• GROSSED adj. disgusted ...1968 Amer. student sl.
• GROSSED-OUT adj. disgusting ...1976 Amer. student sl.
• GROSSER n. a gross or unattractive person ...1979 Amer. student sl.
• GROSS ME OUT! int. I'm disgusted! that's terribly disgusting! ...1980 Amer. student sl.
• GROSS-OUT n. a revolting or disgusting thing, idea, action, etc. ...a1968 Amer. sl., orig. student usage
vb. (as 'gross out') to shock and disgust; to revolt; to repulse with crude language ...1965 Amer. student sl.
• GROT n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1970 sl.
n. 2. dirt, dirty or disgusting material, filth ...1971 Brit. sl.
• GROTTO n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• GROTTY adj. grotesque; highly undesirable; disgusting; unpleasant; deplorable ...1964 sl.
• GROUCE vb. to grumble ...1887 sl., orig. army
• GROUCH n. 1. a fit of ill temper, sulkiness or sullenness; a grudge or complaint ...1895 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a sullen, sulky or ill-tempered person; a complainer ...1900 colloq.
vb. to complain; to sulk or grumble; to mope ...1916 colloq.
• GROUCH BAG n. a small pouch or bag worn esp. beneath clothing and containing emergency funds (esp. used among travelling performers) ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GROUCH-BOX n. 1. a mean, bad-tempered person ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. someone who fusses ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GROUCHED adj. annoyed; angry ...1913 Amer. sl.
• GROUCH MONEY n. savings for a really rainy day ...1941 Amer. travelling performers usage
• GROUCHY adj. ill-tempered, irritable, grumpy, cross, sulky ...1861 colloq.
• GROUND vb. 1. to suspend a driver or similar employee from work ...1939 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to punish, esp. a young person, by forbidding him or her to engage in dating or other social activities ...1950 Amer. sl.
• GROUND APPLE n. a stone; a rock ...1931 Amer. sl.
• GROUNDED FOR GOOD adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. aeronautical sl.
• GROUNDER n. 1. a cigarette that is picked up from the ground and smoked ...1930 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a nonaviator ...1961 Amer. aviation usage
n. 3. a barbiturate or similar depressant drug ...1978 Amer, drugs sl.
n. 4. a police call that demands or results in relatively little investigative effort ...1981 Amer. police usage
• GROUND FLYING n. conversation about flying, usually indulged in by those who cannot or do not fly ...1919 Amer. aviation usage
• GROUND-GRIPPER n. a nonaviator ...1944 military aviation usage
• GROUNDHOG n. 1. a sausage, frankfurter, hot dog ...1911 Amer. jocular
n. 2. an infantryman in the trenches ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 3. a nonaviator, esp. a nonflying air force officer ...1918 Amer. aviation usage
n. 4. a telephone line repairer's assistant who remains on the ground; a lineman who does ground work only ...1919 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a person who customarily works underground, esp. a miner or caisson worker ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 6. on the railway: a brakeman ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in sports: a groundskeeper ...1971 Amer. sl.
n. 8. in the US Air Force: the Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter aircraft ...1991 US Air Force usage
• GROUNDHOG CASE n. a desperate or inescapable situation; an unavoidable situation ...1885 Amer. West usage
• GROUNDIE n. in tennis: a ground stroke ...1981 Amer. sl.
• GROUND LOOP n. a state of excitement or confusion ...1943 Amer. aviation sl.
• GROUND NUT n. a stone ...1833 Amer. sl.
• GROUND-POUNDER n. 1. an infantry soldier ...1942 US Army & US Marine Corps usage
n. 2. a person in military service who is not an aviator ...1945 Amer. military aviation usage
n. 3. an attack plane that operates close to the ground ...1990 Amer. sl.
• GROUND-POUNDING adj. nonflying ...1945 Amer. military aviation usage
• GROUND RATIONS n. copulation on the ground ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GROUND SEED n. a stone ...1871 Amer. sl.
• GROUNDSIDE n. the ground; a ground assignment ...1976 Amer. military aviation usage
• GROUND SQUIRREL n. a nonaviator ...1918 Amer. aviation usage
• GROUND SWEAT n. burial in a grave; a grave ...17C sl.
• GROUPER n. a group commander ...1963 US Air Force usage
• GROUP GROPE n. 1. in the navy: a manoeuvre or training exercise involving numerous vessels or aircraft ...1945 US Navy jocular
n. 2. a session of nude encounter-group therapy that includes reciprocal touching or massage; also, a gathering of people for the purpose of simultaneous sexual activity; an orgy ...1967 Amer. sl.
n. 3. uncertainty or lack of direction among individual elements ...1970 Amer. sl.
n. 4. in business: a usually confused business meeting or similar occasion at which the participants subtly attempt to ascertain one another's ideas or intentions ...1980 Amer. sl.
• GROUPIE n. 1. a group captain ...1943 RAF sl.
n. 2. an ardent fan of a rock musician or group, typically a teenage girl, esp. one who follows them on tour, often in hope of achieving sexual intimacy; hence, any ardent fan or devotee ...1967 Amer. sl.
• GROUPIST n. an adherent of a 'group' or selection of a political party ...1895
• GROUPLET n. a little group ...1837
• GROUPY n. a young female fan of a pop group who follows them on tour and tries to have sex with them ...1967 sl.
• GROUSE adj. first-class, excellent, very good ...c1920 Aust. sl.
† n. 1. a term of contempt ...1633
n. 2. a young woman; hence, copulation ...1864 Amer. sl.
n. 3. women considered sexually ...20C US sl.
n. 4. a grumble or complaint; a reason for grumbling ...1918 sl.
vb. 1. to grumble; to complain constantly ...1885 colloq., orig. military
vb. 2. to neck; to pet and kiss; to engage in lovemaking ...1958 US sl.
• GROUSE, THE n. the very best of anything ...20C Aust. colloq.
• GROUSER n. 1. one who runs, sexually, after women ...c1855 sl.
n. 2. a grumbler; one who complains ...1885
• GROUT n. 1. sediment, dregs, lees ...1697
n. 2. bread ...WWI sl.
vb. 1. to grumble, to sulk ...1848 US
vb. 2. to work or study hard ...c1870 UK sl.
• GROUT-BAG n. one who studies hard ...c1880 Eng. schoolboys' usage
• GROUTER n. one who takes an unfair advantage; the unfair advantage itself ...c1918 Aust. sl.
• GROUT-HEAD † n. 1. a blockhead, a thickhead, a dunce, a stupid person ...1550 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a big head; a person with a big head ...a1627
• GROUT-HEADED † adj. thick-headed, stupid ...1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GROUT-HEADRY † n. stupidity ...1600
• GROUTNOLL † n. a blockhead, a thickhead, a dunce ...1578
• GROUTY adj. 1. muddy, dirty, soiled, begrimed ...1744-50 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of the sky, weather: thundery, threatening rain ...1744-50 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sulky, cross, surly, sullen, ill-tempered, ill-natured, crabbed, grumpy, irritable ...1836 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GROUZE vb. to devour or munch with a crunching sound ...1624 Eng. dial.
• GROVEL vb. to engage in lovemaking, esp. petting ...1987 Amer. student sl.
• GROVELING †* n. a groveller ...1708
• GROVEL IN THE DIRT vb. to humble oneself; to perform an act of humiliation ...1867
• GROVEL IN THE DUST vb. to humble oneself; to perform an act of humiliation ...1865
• GROVELLED adj. humiliated, debased ...a1845
• GROVELLING †* adv. horizontally ...1562
• GROVELLINGWISE † adv. in a grovelling manner ...1561
• GROVE OF VENUS n. the vagina ...L16 euphemism
• GROVER n. a thousand-dollar bill ...1984 Amer. sl.
• GROW † vb. of the sea: to swell ...1600
• GROW DOWN † vb. of the sea: to subside ...1748
• GROW HIGH † vb. of the sea: to swell ...1600
• GROWING ONE'S FEATHERS phr. letting one's hair and beard grow ...c1870 prison sl.
• GROWL n. 1. a grumbler ...1841 Amer. nautical sl.
n. 2. a complaint or cause for complaint ...1850 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the female genitals ...c1890 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'cunt' (Growl and Grunt)
n. 4. in the navy: a radio communications transmission ...1962 Amer. sl.
†* vb. 1. to swarm ...1542
vb. 2. of thunder: to rumble ...1727-46
vb. 3. to belch ...20C US euphemism
• GROWL AND GRUNT n. the female genitals ...c1890 rhyming sl. on 'cunt'
• GROWL-BITER n. a cunnilingist ...L19 sl.
• GROWLER n. 1. a dog ...1822 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 2. a cannon ...1860 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a pessimist ...US Civil War usage
n. 4. a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer ...1885 Amer. sl.
n. 5. beer ...20C US sl.
n. 6. a small iceberg ...1912 Amer. nautical sl.
n. 7. a chamber pot ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. in the navy: a public-address system ...1945 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a siren ...1961 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a toilet ...1970 Amer. sl.
• GROWLERY n. 1. a growling, rumbling, or grumbling ...1830
n. 2. a place to 'growl' in; jocularly applied to a person's private sitting room ...1852
• GROWLSOME adj. inclined to growl ...1882
• GROWLY adj. subject to moroseness or ill temper expressed in growls ...c1920 colloq.
n. ketchup ...1900 US Military Academy usage
• GROWN n. 1. the corpse of an adult ...c1870 undertakers' usage
n. 2. an adult ...1923 colloq.
• GROWNIES n. grown-ups, esp. one's own; hence, also one's friends' parents ...1970 teenagers' - often spelt, where the pun is intentional, 'groanies'
• GROWN-MAN'S DOSE n. a very large drink; much liquor ...c1860 colloq.
• GROWN-UP n. an adult ...c1810 colloq.
• GROWTHS n. the human breasts ...20C US euphemism
• GROWTHSOME † adj. productive, fertile ...1610
• GROW UP! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GROWZE vb. to devour or munch with a crunching sound ...1624 Eng. dial.
• GROYL † n. one who is always on the move ...1583
†* vb. to move, to make one's way ...1583
• GROYZE vb. to spit ...1891 sl.
• GRUMPS n. grandfather ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GRUMPY n. grandfather ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GUBBINS n. a foolish person ...1916 Brit. sl.
• GUDE NAIL † n. a good disposition or 'streak' in one's nature ...1866 Sc.
• GULTIE n. a pig, esp. a castrated boar; a nickname or a pet-name for a pig ...1795 Sc.
• GUMMEL vb. to gobble up ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GUMMER n. a grandmother ...20C US sl.
• GUMMUL vb. to gobble up, to eat ravenously ...1825 Sc.
• GUMP n. a foolish person ...1722 sl., now US
• GUMPH n. a foolish person ...1722 sl., now US
• GURGRUGOUS adj. ugly ...1825 Sc.
• GURRAN n. a thickset animal; anything short and thick or good and strong of its kind ...1866 Sc.
• GUTFATTY n. a term of abuse for a person who has a fat stomach ...L16 sl.
• GUYNESS n. maleness; masculinity ...1990s Amer. sl.
• GUY OFF vb. to run away., to escape ...L19 sl.
• GUY OUT vb. in the circus: to make the tents secure by tightening the guy-ropes ...19C circus colloq.
• GUY THING n. a problem or subject best understood by males; something that appeals only to men ...1992 US sl.
• GUY UPSTAIRS, THE n. God ...Amer. sl.
• GUYVER n. insincere talk; pretense ...1864 Aust. sl.
• GUYVO n. a smart fellow; a dandy ...20C Royal Navy usage
• GUY-WATCH vb. to sexually ogle males ...Aust. sl.
• GUZINTER n. 1. a division sum in arithmetic ...20C school usage
n. 2. a schoolteacher ...1940s Aust. sl.
• GUZINTERS n. an animals innards ...1910s Aust. sl.
• GUZUNDER n. a chamber pot ...E20 Aust. sl.
• GUZZERY n. a saloon or bar ...1890s Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE n. 1. the throat or esophagus ...1659
n. 2. beer ..L17
n. 3. a drink ...18C US sl.
n. 4. liquor ...1704
n. 5. a drinking spree ...E19
n. 6. the eating of a meal ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a fraud ...1852 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a drink of liquor ...1879 Amer. sl.
n. 9. the Adam's apple ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a swig, a gulp ...1920s sl.
vb. 1. to drink alcohol in great quantities ...1579
vb. 2. to eat voraciously ...17C sl.
vb. 3. to lie ...L18 sl.
vb. 4. to swindle ...1848 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to seize by the throat, esp. with an armlock; to strangle; to choke violently; to throttle; broadly, to murder ...1885 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to kill deliberately ...1901 sl.
vb. 7. to indulge in sexual foreplay; to 'neck' ...1930s sl.
vb. 8. to arrest, to interrogate ...1936 UK & Amer. criminals' sl.
• GUZZLE-AND-GRAB n. eating and drinking, with an emphasis on fast, low-brow food and alcohol ...1951 US sl.
• GUZZLE CRIB n. a cheap saloon or bar ...L19 US sl.
• GUZZLED adj. 1. killed ...1920s US sl.
adj. 2. arrested ...1936 Amer. criminal's sl.
adj. 3. drunk ...1939 Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE-GUTS n. 1. a heavy drinker; a drunkard ...1788 sl.
n. 2. a glutton; a greedy person ...1788 sl.
• GUZZLER n. 1. a heavy drinker of alcohol; ; a drunkard; a voracious eater ...L18 sl.
n. 2. one who strangles or throttles; a murderer ...L19 sl.
n. 3. an insignificant person ...1920s US sl.
n. 4. a man who has lost all decently and is beyond all redemption ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 5. a strangle-hold, esp. in wrestling ...1972 Amer. sl.
• GUZZLERY n. a cheap saloon or bar ...1890s Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE SHOP n. cheap saloon or bar ...1890s Amer. sl.
• GUZZLE THE GRASS vb. to vomit ...1980s Aust. sl.
• GUZZLING adj. drinking heavily ...M17
n. kissing and cuddling ...1930s sl.
• G.V. n. a governor ...1900s sl.
• GWA n. tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAAI n. tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAAN! int. a term of encouragement or appreciation; i.e. go ahead! get going! ...20C W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• GWAFFED adj. drug-intoxicated ...2003 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAI n. tobacco; a cigarette ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
• GWARR n. the vagina ...2004 S. Afr. sl.
• GWARRY n. the vagina ...2004 S. Afr. sl.
• GWAT n. the vagina ...2004 S. Afr. sl.
• GWEEB n. a person who entirely lacks style; a tedious and contemptible person; an obnoxious person; an over-diligent student ...1984 Amer. campus sl.
• GWEEBO n. a person who entirely lacks style; a tedious and contemptible person; an obnoxious person; an over-diligent student ...1986 Amer. campus sl.
• GWEEP n. 1. a person who entirely lacks style; a tedious and contemptible person; an obnoxious person; an over-diligent student ...1982 Amer. campus sl.
n. 2. an overworked computer programmer ...1990 US sl.
• GWENDERS n. a disagreeable tingling sensation in the extremities, caused by cold; numbness of the fingers or toes ...1816 Eng. dial. (Cornwall) [in some parts of Cornwall it is pronounced 'wonders']
• GWENNIE n. 1. a high-angle, anti-aircraft gun on board ship ...20C Royal Navy usage
n. 2. the gunner ...c1918 Royal Navy usage
n. 3. in World War II: any gun ...Royal Navy usage
• GWENNY n. 1. a high-angle, anti-aircraft gun on board ship ...20C Royal Navy usage
n. 2. the gunner ...c1918 Royal Navy usage
n. 3. in World War II: any gun ...Royal Navy usage
• GWEVA n. a bootlegger ...1960s S. Afr.
• G-WHEEL n. in a carnival: a game wheel that has been rigged for cheating (the 'G' is for 'gaffed' (rigged)) ...1990 US sl.
• GWIDGY-GWEE n. a small black spot caused by a pinch or bruise ...1895 Eng. dial.
• G-WOMAN n. a woman who is an FBI agent ...1984 Amer. sl.
• GYAC phr. 1. Give You A Clue (pronounced as if retching) ...2003 UK sl.
phr. 2. God You're A Cunt (pronounced as if retching) ...2003 UK sl.
• GYAL n. a girl; girls ...1994 sl.
• GYBE n. a written paper, esp. a counterfeit pass or license, carried by many of the mendicant villains ... c1560 UK criminals' sl.
vb. to whip; to beat; to castigate ...L17 sl.
• GYBED adj. whipped ...L17 sl.
• GYBERY n. mockery; jeering ...L17 sl.
• GYBING n. mockery; jeering ...L17 sl.
• GYBS n. prayers ...L19 sl.
• GYGER n. a door ...1567 cant
• GYKE n. a gynaecologist ...c1950 sl.
• GYLRIG n. 1. a desirable person ...1950s UK back-slang of 'girl' or 'girly'
n. 2. sexual activity ...1950s UK sl.
• GYM n. a gymnasium ...1866 Amer. colloq.
vb. to travel or to gain admission to, usually a racecourse, without paying the full charge .,..1930s UK criminals' sl.
• GYM BUNNY n. someone who makes regular use of a gymnasium ...2001 UK sl.
• GYM CAD † n. a gymnasium instructor ...c1870 Royal Military Academy usage
• GYMHEAD n. someone who exercises obsessively and therefore spends a great deal of time in a gymnasium ...2002 UK sl.
• GYM JUNKIE n. a person who visits the gym an inordinate amount ...Aust. sl.
• GYMMY n. gymnastics ...M19 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• GYMNASIUM n. the female genitals; the vagina ...17C sl.
• GYM NASTY TRICKS n. gymnastics ...20C Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• GYM QUEEN n. a man who spends a great deal of time at a gym ...1994 US sl.
• GYM RAT n. an athlete; a sports enthusiast; a person who frequents gymnasiums; an exercise fanatic; anyone fanatically pursuing a course of activity, a career, etc. ...1978 Amer. sl.
• GYMSLIP TRAINING n. the process of instructing, and conditioning the behaviour of a transvestite who wishes to be treated as an adolescent girl, esp. when used in a dominant prostitute's advertising manner ...2003 UK sl.
• GYNAE n. 1. gynaecology ...1933 sl.
n. 2. a gynaecologist ...1933 sl.
• GYNIE n. 1. gynaecology; a gynaecologist ...1933 sl.
n. 2. a gynaecological examination ...1995 UK sl.
• GYNO n. gynaecology; a gynaecologist ...1933. sl.
• GYNOPHAGITE * n. a woman-eater; one who preys upon the weaker sex ...1853 humorous nonce word
• GYNOPHILIAN † adj. woman-loving ...1647
• GYNO SHOT n. a close-up scene in a pornographic film or a photograph, showing a woman's genitals ...1995 US sl.
• GYP adj. cheating, deceitful ...1920s sl.
n. 1. a college servant ...c1750 Cambridge University usage
n. 2. (usually offensive) a Gypsy ...a1840
n. 3. (sometimes offensive) a thief or a swindler; one who charges an exorbitant price for goods or services; a cheat; a crook ...1859 sl., orig. criminals' usage
n. 4. pain, actual or figurative ...1910 UK sl.
n. 5. an act or method of swindling; a swindle or fraud; an act of deception; a hoax; a purchase made at an exorbitant price or the item so purchased; broadly, an unfair action; a bitter disappointment ...1914 Amer. sl.
n. 6. the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a cabdriver who does not start the meter, hence, can pocket the fare ...1930s Amer. sl.
n. 8. one who fails to pay his due debts ...1930s sl.
n. 9. in horse racing: a small-scale usually migratory stable owner who trains and races his own horses ...1938 Amer. sl.
n. 10. (usually offensive, often used contemptuously) an Egyptian ...1946 Amer. military sl.
n. 11. in oil drilling: gypsum ...1954 US sl.
vb. 1. to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
vb. 2. to steal, to filch; to rob from ...1918 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to disappoint ...1928 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to play truant from school ...1970s sl.
• GYPE adj. looking like a boxer or a boxer's clothes, etc. ...L19 tailors' usage
• GYP FLAT n. a business establishment that makes a practice of fleecing customers; a club, bar, etc. where the unwary will be swindled ...1927 Amer. sl.
• GYP ARTIST n. a short-changer or other swindler; a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• GYP JOINT n. 1. a business establishment that makes a practice of fleecing customers; any business place that overcharges; a club, bar, etc. where the unwary will be swindled ...1927 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a ship's store ...1942 Amer. navy sl.
• GYP MOLL n. a female swindler ...20C US sl.
• GYPO adj. Egyptian; pert. to a gypsy or gypsy culture ...1910s sl.
n. 1. (derogatory, casually racist) a gypsy ...L19 UK sl.
n. 2. (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier; an Egyptian ...L19 sl.
n. 3. any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
n. 4. contract work, a sub-contractor, a piece-worker ...1920s US sl.
n. 5. an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• GYPO-BASHING n. racially motivated physical attacks on gypsies ...2000 UK sl.
• GYPOO n. any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
• GYPPER n. (derogatory, casually racist) a gypsy ...L19 UK sl.
• GYPPERY n. dishonest activity, swindling ...20C US sl.
• GYPPIE n. 1. (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier ...a1889 sl.
n. 2. a gypsy ...1913 sl.
n. 3. an Egyptian cigarette ...1920 sl.
• GYPPO adj. 1. Egyptian; pert. to a gypsy or gypsy culture ...1910s sl.
adj. 2. small-time ...1959 Can. sl.
n. 1. (derogatory, casually racist) a gypsy ...L19 UK sl.
n. 2. a small logging or freighting contractor ...1912 Amer. logging usage
n. 3. any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage
n. 4. (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier; an Egyptian ...1916 sl.
n. 5. an itinerant worker or piece-worker ...1920s Amer. sl.
n. 6. contract work done usually on a small scale; part-time work ...1929 Amer. logging usage
n. 7. an avoidance or shirking of a duty; a shirker ...1978 S. Afr. sl.. orig. military
n. 8. an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
vb. 1. to cheat, to swindle; to exploit for one's labour ...1925 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to dodge an unpleasant responsibility; to shirk a duty; to avoid something ...1971 S. Afr. sl.. orig. military
• GYPPO GUT n. stomach troubles; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1940s sl.
• GYPPO'S DOG n. a standard of skinniness ...2001 UK sl.
• GYPPO TUMMY n. traveller's diarrhoea contracted in Egypt or elsewhere ...1944 Amer. military sl.
• GYPPY adj. painful; annoying ...2000 UK sl.
n. 1. (usually derogatory) a native Egyptian soldier; an Egyptian ...a1889 sl.
n. 2. (usually derogatory) a gypsy ...L19 sl.
n. 3. an Egyptian cigarette ...1920 sl.
n. 4. contract work, a sub-contractor, a piece-worker ...1920s US sl.
n. 5. traveller's diarrhoea contracted in Egypt or elsewhere ...1965 Amer. military sl.
n. 6. an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• GYPPY TUMMY n. upset stomach; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1943 sl.
• GYP RACKET n. swindling, fraud ...20C US sl.
• GYP-ROOM n. a room where the 'gyps' (college servants) keep table furniture, etc. ...c1870 Cambridge usage
• GYP SHEET n. a sheet of paper on which examination answers are written, used by a student to cheat on a test ...1971 Amer. college sl.
• GYPSIE LEE n. tea ...1930s Aust. rhyming sl.
• GYPSTER n. a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• GYPSY adj. 1. interfering, meddling, nosy, officious, irritatingly inquisitive ...20C W. Indies sl.
adj. 2. unlicensed, unregulated, usually owned by the operator; independent of any organization, legal or otherwise; generally applied to a taxicab or truck, although originally to a racehorse owner/jockey ...1951 US sl.
n. 1. in horse racing: a small-scale usually migratory stable owner who trains and races his own horses ...1939 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a taxicab operating without a taxi license or medallion, or with only a livery license that does not enable it to pick up passengers on the street ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 3. an independent cab-driver ...1950s US sl.
n. 4. in trucking: an independent migratory trucker who owns and operates usually only a single tractor-trailer; hence, a truck so operated ...1946 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a prostitute who travels around for trade or lives in a trailer park ...1950s US sl.
n. 6. in the theatre: a chorus dancer; a stage dancer ...a1978 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in the circus and carnivals: an undependable employee, esp. a drunk ...1981 US sl.
vb. 1. to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
vb. 2. to steal, to filch; to rob from ...1918 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to disappoint ...1928 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to make a risky bet or call ...1940s US sl. gambling sl.
vb. 5. to assign a police officer to duty far away from his usual assignment, usually as a method of punishment ...1970 Amer. police sl.
vb. 6. to play truant from school ...1970s sl.
• GYPSY BANKROLL n. a roll of money in which the top several notes are real large-denomination notes and the rest are counterfeit, plain paper, or small-denomination notes ...1981 US sl.
• GYPSY CAB n. a taxicab operating without a taxi license or medallion, or with only a livery license that does not enable it to pick up passengers on the street ...1970s Amer. sl.
• GYPSY QUEEN n. a homosexual ...2000s sl.
• GYPSY'S n. urination ...1970s rhyming sl. for 'piss' ( Gypsy's Kiss)
• GYPSY'S DEAL n. a business deal that never actually materializes ...1990s US sl.
• GYPSY'S GINGER n. a pile of human excrement found out of doors ...20C sl.
• GYPSY'S KISS n. urination ...1970s rhyming sl. for 'piss'
• GYPSY'S LEAVE n. departure without warning and without settling one's debts ...20C sl.
• GYPSY'S WARNING n. 1. morning; also as 'good morning' ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 2. no warning at all ...20C sl.
• GYPSY SWITCH n. a form of criminal sleight of hand in which a high-denomination note is palmed and swapped for a low-denomination one ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• GYRENE n. a member of the US Marine Corps' a marine ...1894 Amer. sl., orig. Navy usage
• GYRO n. a surfer who constantly flaps his arms to gain balance on the surfboard ...1991 US sl.
• GYROTWISTIVE adj. full of tricks and evasions ...1869 Amer. sl.
• GYRO WANKER n. a surfer who constantly flaps his arms to gain balance on the surfboard ...1991 US sl.
• GYTCH vb. to steal ...1956 Amer. sl.
• GYTE n. 1. (derogatory) a child ...c1820 Sc.
n. 2. a first-year pupil at the Edinburgh High School ...c1880 Sc.
• GYVE n. marijuana; a marijuana cigarette ...1938 US sl.
• GYVEL † n. the female genitals ...18C Sc.
• GYVER n. affected behaviour or speech ...1864 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• GYVO n. humbug; flattery; insincerity, pretense; deceptive talk or behaviour ...c1935 Aust. sl.