DICTIONARY
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• SINGLE † adj. 1. without cloak or amour; marked by scantiness or simplicity of clothing ...a1300
† adj. 2. simple, plain; without further qualification or addition ...c1421
† adj. 3. slight, poor, trivial ...c1449
† adj. 4. unsupported by other evidence ...c1449
adj. 5. of beer, ale, etc.: weak, poor, or inferior in quality ...1485 now arch.
adj. 6. simple, honest, sincere, single-minded; free from duplicity or deceit ...1519
* adj. 7. undivided, unbroken, absolute ...1590
n. 1. an unmarried person ...ME
n. 2. in falconry: the middle or outer claw on the foot of a hawk or falcon ...1486 now arch.
n. 3. in hunting: the tail of a deer ...1576
n. 4. a one-dollar bill ...1936 US sl.
* vb. 1. to separate or part from each other ...1570-6
†* vb. 2. to sail ...1584
• SINGLEDOM n. the state or condition of being unmarried or single ...L19
• SINGLE EYE n. a Japanese person ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• SINGLE-EYED adj. sincere, honest, straightforward ...1705
• SINGLE-FISH n. urination ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'pish' (a piss)
• SINGLE-FOLD † adj. simple ...1651
• SINGLE-HEARTED adj. possessed of a 'single' or sincere heart; straight-forward, honest, sincere ...1577
• SINGLEHOOD n. the state of being single or unmarried; spinsterhood ...1840
• SINGLE HOUSE n. one having only one room occupying its whole depth from back to front ...1818 Sc.
• SINGLE MAN n. a bachelor ...c1449
• SINGLE-MINDED adj. 1. sincere in mind or spirit; honest, straightforward; simple-minded, ingenuous ...1577
adj. 2. having but one aim or purpose ...1860
• SINGLE-MINDEDLY adv. sincerely, frankly ...1579
• SINGLE MONEY † n. small money, small change ...1591
• SINGLENESS n. 1. sincerity, straightforwardness, honesty, integrity; freedom from deceit, duplicity, or guile ...1526
n. 2. the state of being unmarried; celibacy ...1560
† n. 3. unmixed nature or quality ...1695
n. 4. the fact of standing alone; solitude, solitariness, isolation ...1805
* n. 5. a single or unmarried person ...1818
• SINGLE-O adj. 1. on one's own; often applied specifically to working without an accomplice ...1930 US sl., chiefly criminals' sl.
adj. 2. selfish ...1950 US sl.
* n. 1. in gambling, the number one ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. a crime committed without an accomplice; a criminal who works alone ...1930 US sl.
n. 3. an unmarried person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to operate as a criminal without confederates; to operate selfishly within a criminal enterprise ...1950 US sl.
• SINGLE PEEPER n. a one-eyed person ...L18 sl.
• SINGLER † adj. singular ...c1374
• SINGLERLY † adv. singularly ...c1400
• SINGLERTY † n. singleness ...a1300
• SINGLES † n. entrails, intestines ...1567
• SINGLES BAR n. a bar that caters to a young, unattached clientele ...1969 US sl.
• SINGLE SENTINEL † n. a private soldier ...1721 Sc.
• SINGLE-SKINNER n. a single fence ...2002 UK sl.
• SINGLE-SOLED † adj. of persons: poor, mean, of little account or worth; insignificant ...1588
• SINGLE-STAKES-ABOUT n. in gambling: a type of conditional bet ...2001 UK sl.
• SINGLE-TEN n. 1. a very foolish, silly fellow ...a1700 sl.
n. 2. the ten of a card-suit ...1829
• SINGLETON n. 1. in bridge or whist: the only card of a suit in a hand ...1876
n. 2. a single thing, as distinct from a pair ...1892
n. 3. a single entry in a competition ...1898
n. 4. an unmarried person...1990s Brit. sl.
• SINGLE-TONGUED adj. truthful ...1897 Sc.
• SINGLE WOMAN n. 1. a spinster ...c1449
† n. 2. a prostitute ...1530
• SINGLIE n. a single man ...1995 UK sl.
• SING LIKE A BIRD CALLED THE SWINE vb. to sing execrably ...c1675 colloq.
• SING LIKE A CANARY vb. to tell the truth; to inform to the police; to tell everything ...20C sl.
• SINGLISH n. a Singaporean adaptation of the English language; a variety of English used in Sri Lanka ...2001 Singapore
• SINGLURE † n. singleness, uniqueness ...a1300
• SINGLY † adv. 1. simply; without any more ...a1400
† adv. 2. sincerely, truly, honestly ...1526
† adv. 3. slightly, poorly, ineffectively ...1548
† adv. 4. solely, only; merely ...1654-66 now rare or obs.
• SING MAGNIFICAT AT MATINS vb. to do things out of order ...L16 Brit. colloq.
• SING-MAN † n. a singing man ...1691 nonce word
• SING O BE EASY vb. to appear contented when one has cause to complain and dares not ...c1785 colloq.
• SING OLD ROSE AND BURN THE BELLOWS vb. to rejoice over the termination of a long and troublesome job ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• SING ON vb. in the context of a calypso song: to disparage or tease someone ...1958 Trinidad and Tobago
• SING ONE'S PRAISES vb. to be loud in laudation ...1565
• SING SMALL vb. to restrain or humble oneself ...1845 Amer. dial.
• SING SOL-FA vb. to lament ...1566
• SINGSONG SUM n. a small amount; a bit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SING SORROW vb. to lament ...1748
• SINGSTER †* n. a singer ...1388
• SINGSTRESS * n. a songstress ...1873
• SING THE BLACK PSALM vb. to cry; generally said of children ...1705
• SING THE BLACK SANCTUS † vb. to lament ...1578
• SING THE SAME SONG vb. to tell the same tale
• SING THREE THREADS AND A THRUM vb. of a cat: to purr ...1870 Sc.
• SING THREE-THRUMS vb. of a cat: to purr ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SINGULAR † adj. 1. separate, individual, single ...c1340
† adj. 2. of remedies, medicines, etc.: excellent; highly efficacious or beneficial ...a1340
† adj. 3. pert. to or connected with the individual, in contrast to what is common or general; personal, private, one's own ...c1340
† adj. 4. living alone or apart from the herd ...c1340
† adj. 5. separate from others by reason of superiority or pre-eminence ...1377
* adj. 6. alone; away from others; solitary ...1382
† adj. 7. of persons: holding no office; having no special position ...c1386
† adj. 8. of persons: eminent, distinguished, notable ...1497
† adj. 9. differing from others in opinion; standing alone; peculiar in this respect ...1621
† n. 1. personal or private profit or gain ...1419
* n. 2. a single person; an individual ...1420
int. great! ...1992 US sl.
• SINGULARIST † n. one who differs from others, or from what is generally accepted ...1593
• SINGULARITAN †* n. one who differs from others, or from what is generally accepted ...1647
• SINGULARITIES † n. the sights of a place ...1570-6
• SINGULARITY †* n. 1. singleness of aim or purpose ...a1340
† n. 2. a single or separate thing or entity; a unit ...c1374
†* n. 3. a being alone or apart from others; solitariness ...1398
† n. 4. private or personal profit or gain ...1426
† n. 5. distinction due to or involving some superior quality; special excellence or goodness ...c1450
† n. 6. desire to be specially favoured ...c1491
* n. 7. the quality or fact of being one in number or kind; singleness, oneness ...1583
† n. 8. a solitary instance ...1814
• SINGULARIZE vb. 1. to mark conspicuously; to make distinct or conspicuous; to distinguish ...1589
* vb. 2. to make singular or one; to individualize; to convert ito the singular number ...1663
• SINGULARLY † adv. 1. excellently; admirably; particularly well * adv. 2. oddly, strangely, peculiarly ...1752
• SINGULARNESS * n. the quality of being singular; singularity ...1530
• SINGULERTY † n. singularity ...1414
• SINGULT n. a sob ...1590 now arch.
• SINGULTIENT * adj. sobbing ...1660
• SINGULTOUS * adj. affected with hiccups ...1851
• SINGULTUOUS † adj. characterized by hiccuping ...1575
• SINGULTURE † n. the hiccups, hiccuping ...1657
• SINGULTUS n. 1. hiccups, hiccuping ...1754-64
n. 2. a sob ...1824
• SING WOE vb. to lament ...1818
• SINHALESE adj. pert. to Ceylon or to the native inhabitants ...1797
n. the native inhabitants of Ceylon ...1802
• SIN-HIDERS n. trousers ...E20 Brit. sl.
• SIN-HOUND n. a chaplain; a parson ...E20 US sl.
• SINIC adj. Chinese ...1662
• SINICISM n. Chinese manners, customs, or principles ...1891
• SINICIZATION n. the action of Sinicizing ...1898
• SINICIZE vb. to invest with a Chinese character ...1889
• SINIFICATION n. the action of Sinicizing (investing with Chinese character) ...1900
• SINIFY vb. to invest with a Chinese character ...1900
• SINISTER † adj. 1. of information: given with intent to deceive or mislead, esp. so as to create a prejudice against some person; prompted by malice or ill-will ...1411
† adj. 2. of opinions, etc.: prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, darkly suspicious ...1432
adj. 3. situated on the left side of the body ...c1475
adj. 4. lying on or towards the left hand ...1483
†* adj. 5. of persons: acting or advising to one's detriment ...c1500
†* adj. 6. erring; erroneous; astray from the right path ...1526
* adj. 7. directed to the left; characterized by moving towards the left ...1615
• SINISTERED AREA n. in Quebec: a disaster area ...2001 Can. sl.
• SINISTER-HANDED † adj. left-handed; hence, unlucky, unfortunate ...1817 rare or obs.
• SINISTERITY † n. 1. lack of skill or dexterity; clumsiness, awkwardness ...1623
† n. 2. sinister character; perversity; dishonesty ...1647
* n. 3. use of the left hand; skill in this ...1877
• SINISTERLY * adv. 1. in an inauspicious or unlucky manner; unfortunately; ominously ...1465
† adv. 2. in a derogatory manner; with malicious depreciation ...1491
† adv. 3. with a bias towards the worst view ...1529
† adv. 4. in a wrongful or wicked manner ...1532
† adv. 5. with evil intent or purpose; maliciously, malevolently ...1549
† adv. 6. unfavourably; adversely ...a1600
†* adv. 7. clumsily; awkwardly ...1628
• SINISTRAD * adv. to or towards the left side ...1803
• SINISTRAL †* adj. 1. adverse; unlucky ...c1475
† adj. 2. likely to cause mischief ...1534
† adj. 3. darkly suspicious; very unfavourable ...1560
adj. 4. situated on the left side of the body; pert. to the left hand or side ...1803
adj. 5. illegitimate ...1897
adj. 6. of persons: left-handed ...1904
• SINISTRALLY † adv. 1. in a sinister manner; perversely; wrongly ...1548
adv. 2. towards the left ...1847
• SINISTRATION * n. a moving or turning leftwards ...1891
• SINISTRINE adj. left ...1791
• SINISTRORSE adj. moving or going towards the left ...1891
• SINISTROUS † adj. 1. erroneous, perverse, heretical ...1560
† adj. 2. malicious, unfair, prejudiced ...1593
† adj. 3. underhand; dishonest; corrupt ...1600
† adj. 4. pert. to or situated on the left hand or side ...1646
† adj. 5. left-handed; slow ...1682
• SINISTROUSLY † adv. 1. unfavourably, esp. with display of prejudice against a person ...1560
adv. 2. in an erroneous manner; incorrectly, wrongly, perversely; awkwardly ...1581
† adv. 3. inauspiciously, unfortunately ...1607
adv. 4. with a tendency to use the left hand in preference to the right; with the left hand ...1646
adv. 5. corruptly; by underhand means ...1817
• SINISTRUOUS †* adj. dishonest, doing wrong; underhand ...1582-8 Sc.
• SINITIC adj. pert. to the Chinese, or other peoples of the Yellow Race ...1895
• SINK * n. 1. a pool or pit formed in the ground for the receipt of waste water, sewage, etc; a cesspool; a receptacle for filth or ordure ...c1440
* n. 2. a conduit, drain, or pipe for carrying away dirty water or sewage; an opening especially made for this purpose; a sewer ...1499
n. 3. a receptacle or gathering-place of vice, corruption, etc. ...1526
† n. 4. the scum or dregs of a place or set of persons ...1573
† n. 5. a collective mass of unsavoury or objectionable matters ...1577-87
* n. 6. a dropping or lowering of the voice ...1786
n. 7, a well or pool of water ...1834
n. 8. a toilet, a latrine ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 9. in hang gliding: falling air that increases the speed of descent ...1977 US sl.
† vb. 1. to use profane language; to swear ...1663 obs. exc. Eng. dial. or arch.
* vb. 2. to reduce, weaken, or exhaust the strength of a person ...a1715
† vb. 3. to die ...1718
vb. 4. to drink down or consume liquor ...1906 NZ sl.
• SINK A DARKIE vb. to defecate ...1960s Aust. sl.
• SINK BEDROOM n. a small alcove off a kitchen where older people could sleep warmly in winter ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SINKER † n. 1. a cesspool, or drain ...1623 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a base coin; bad money ...1839 sl.
n. 3. a biscuit, a dumpling, a roll, a pancake ...1870 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a silver dollar ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a dollar ...1900 US sl.
n. 6. a dent on a surfboard that requires a resin filler ...1986 US sl.
• SINK-HOLE n. an unprofitable undertaking which is carried on in spite of losses ...1895 US
• SINK IN vb. to coit a woman; to penetrate a woman ...17C colloq.
• SINKING LID n. the policy of reducing public service staff numbers by not replacing deceased or departing workers; sometimes also applied to those of other institutions in the interests of cutting costs ...1984 NZ sl.
• SINKING SAND, A †* n. a quicksand ...1535
• SINKING SPELL n. an episode of weakness, shortness of breath, palpitations, or the like; a spell of difficult breathing; indisposition ...1874 Amer. dial.
• SINK ME! int. used as an imprecation ...1642 now arch.
• SINK-ROOM n. a scullery ...1869 US
• SINK(S) OF THE BODY, THE † n. the organs of digestion and excretion ...1607
• SINK THE PINK vb. to have sex ...2001 US sl.
• SINK THE SAUSAGE vb. of a male: to copulate ...1971 Aust. sl.
• SINK THE SOLDIER vb. to coit a woman ...20C Brit. sl.
• SINKY * adj. of sand or soil: yielding ...1827
• SINNABLE * adj. capable of sinning ...1662
• SINNER n. 1. an unchaste woman ...a1400
n. 2. a prostitute ...E17
n. 3. a reprobate, rogue; an offender against some rule or custom ...1809
• SINNERESS †* n. a female sinner ...1382
• SINNOGRAPHY n. the description of the kinds and differences of sin ...1654 nonce word
• SINNOMON † n. cinnamon ...1609
• SINNY †* adj. sinful, wicked ...c950
• SINOGRAM n. a Chinese written character ...1898
• SINOLOGER n. one versed in the Chinese language, or in the customs and history of China ...1857
• SINOLOGICAL adj. relating to the Chinese language or literature ...1879
• SINOLOGIST n. one versed in the Chinese language, or in the customs and history of China ...1884
• SINOLOGUE n. one versed in the Chinese language, or in the customs and history of China ...1856
• SINOLOGY n. the study of things Chinese ...1882
• SINON n. one who misleads by false tales; a perfidious person; a deceiver or betrayer ...1581
• SIN ONE'S MERCIES vb. to be ungrateful for one's blessings or good fortune ...1824
• SINONISM n. a trick, deception; a treacherous act ...1864
• SINOPHIL adj. fond of the Chinese ...1894
• SINSEMILLA n. marijuana; seedless marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
• SIN-SHIFTER n. a Catholic priest; a clergyman ...a1912 sl.
• SIN-SICK adj. sick with sin ...1609
• SIN-SISTER n. a prostitute ...E20 US sl.
• SIN-SOILED adj. blemished, stained, or soiled by sin ...1593
• SINSYNE adj. since then, from that time, thereafter ...a1657 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SINUATE * vb. to creep or crawl in a winding course ...1848
• SINUATED adj. sinuous, winding ...1858
• SINUOSE adj. full of bends or windings; sinuous ...1829
• SINUOSITY n. 1. the quality of being sinuous or winding in and out ...1598
n. 2. a curve or bend, esp. one of a series; chiefly used in the plural ...1720
n. 3. a curve, bend, or winding in a road, river, valley, etc. ...a1774
n. 4. a complexity or intricacy ...1827
• SINUOUS adj. 1. abounding in turns, or curves; curving ...1578
adj. 2. deviating from the right; not straightforward or direct; morally crooked ...1850
adj. 3. intricate, complex; roundabout ...1853
• SINUS † n. 1. a cavity or hole in the earth ...a1676
† n. 2. a bay, gulf, or arm of the sea ...1684
• SIN-WOOD † adj. mad with sin ...c1250
• SIP vb. to urinate ...Brit. back-slang
• SIPAGE n. leakage or oozing of water ...1825 Sc. & US
• SIPE n. 1. a small spring or pool of water ...1825 chiefly Sc.
n. 2. a sip ...1993 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to drip or trickle slowly ...c1000 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to undergo to subject something to soaking in hot liquid ...1886 Amer. dial.
• SIPER n. an immoderate drinker; a toper ...1803 N. Eng. dial.
• SIPH n. syphilis ...1914 sl.
• SIPHON † n. a kind vessel made of tanned hides to carry water in, to quench fire that is raging amongst dwelling houses; a fire-bucket ...1688
vb. to urinate ...sl., orig. Aust.
• SIPHON OFF vb. to take little by little ...Aust. sl.
• SIPHON THE PYTHON vb. of a male: to urinate ...Aust. sl.
• SIPID * adj. savoury; tasty; full of flavour ...1623
• SIPIDITY * n. savour, flavour ...1880
• SIPPER n. a drinker or toper ...1611
• SIPPERS n. a sip of rum, esp. from another's tot, as a reward for some service or in celebration ...1944 Brit. sl.
• †* n. 1. a little sip ...a1529
n. 2. a small piece of toasted or fried bread, usually served in soup or broth, or with meat, or used for dipping into gravy, etc. ...1530
n. 3. a small piece of something; a mere fragment ...1613
• SIPPING †* n. a small piece of toasted or fried bread, usually served in soup or broth, or with meat, or used for dipping into gravy, etc. ...1535
• SIPPLE vb. to drink liquor, etc. slowly or by small sips; to sip up ...1566
• SIQUARE † n. period or point of time; moment ...a1300
• SI QUIS n. 1. a public intimation, notice, or bill, frequently one exhibited on a post, door, etc., requesting information, advertising, something lost, or the like ...1597
n. 2. a candidate for holy orders ...c1860 sl.
• SIR † n. a parson or priest ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SIR ALEC n. a Guinness™ ...Brit. sl.
• SIR ANTHONY BLUNT n. a horrible person ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
• SIR BERKELEY HUNT n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
• SIRE n. 1. a father, a male parent; also, a forefather ...c1250 now chiefly poetic
† n. 2. a lord or ruler of a specified place ...a1300
n. 3. a person of some note or importance; an aged or elderly man; also, generally, a man, a fellow ...1362
• SIREN † n. 1. an imaginary species of serpent ...1340
n. 2. one who, or that which, sings sweetly, charms, allures, or deceives ...1590
†* n. 3. a drone bee ...1601
* vb. to allure, to entice, to persuade ...1690
• SIRENAME * n. a family name; a surname originating from the given name of the father ...1542
• SIRENIAN adj. 1. alluring, seductive, deceitful ...1600
adj. 2. inhabited or frequented by alluring women ...1659
• SIRENIC * adj. 1. melodious; charming, fascinating, alluring ...a1704
* adj. 2. of persons: singing sweetly ...1797
• SIRENICAL * adj. 1. melodious; charming, fascinating, alluring ...1599
† adj. 2. of persons: singing sweetly ...1604
• SIRENIZE * vb. to delight or charm; to allure or enchant ...1584
• SIRENY †* n. allurement, fascination ...1600
• SIRESHIP n. the state of being a sire; fatherhood; paternity; also, authorship ...1837
• SIRESS n. a mother; a matron ...1804 nonce word
• SIR GARNET adj. satisfactory ...1894 Brit. sl.
• SIR HARRY n. a chamber-pot; a covered chamber-pot ...19C Brit. sl.
• SIR JOHN † n. (derogatory) a priest ...LME
• SIR JOHN LACK-LATIN † n. an ignorant priest ...c1534
• SIR LANCELOT n. a promiscuous man; a regular user of his 'lance' ...Brit. sl.
• SIRLY †* adj. lordly, haughty, imperious ...c1350
• SIR MARTIN WAGSTAFFE n. the penis ...1653 sl.
• SIROCCO n. a blighting influence; a fiery storm ...1864
• SIROCCOISH adj. somewhat resembling that produced by the sirocco; oppressively hot and moist ...1837 nonce word
• SIR PAUL n. a condom ...Brit. sl.
• SIR RAG n. the chief of a band of servants or workers; a foreman or overseer ...1891
• SIRRAH n. a term of address used to men or boys, expressing contempt, reprimand, or assumption of authority on the part of the speaker; sometimes employed less seriously in addressing children ...1526 arch.
• SIRREE n. sir, sirrah ...1823 Eng. dial. & US
• SIR-REVERENCE n. 1. a request for a pardon for an offensive statement ...14C Brit.
† n. 2. human excrement; a piece or lump of this ...1592 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SIRSEE n. a small gift, esp. one given impromptu ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SIRS, THE DAY! int. an exclamation of surprise or lament ...1887 Eng. dial.
• SIR SYDNEY n. a clasp knife ...1812 sl.
• SIR TIMOTHY n. one that treats everybody and pays the reckoning everywhere ...a1700 cant
• SIR WALTER SCOTT n. 1. a chamber-pot ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a pint pot, which was the norm before pint glasses' a pot of beer ...Brit. rhyming sl. Brit
• SIS n. a sister ...1656 sl.
• SISEANGLE †* n. a hexagon ...1551
• SISEL † adj. occupied, engaged ...c1325
• SISERARA n. a severe blow; a violent reproach
• SISERARY n. 1. a loud clanging noise ...a1770
n. 2. a severe rebuke, reproof, or scolding; a sharp blow; a torrent of language ...1771
• SISS n. 1. a hissing sound ...1870
n. 2. sister ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
vb. to hiss ...a1300
• SISSER n. a firecracker that is broken open and lit to make a hissing noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SISSING HOT adj. hot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SISSLER n. a firecracker that is broken up and lit to make a hissing noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SISSY BAR n. a backrest on a motorcycle that a rider can use to keep from falling off ...Bk1998 sl.
• SISSY-BREECHES n. a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SISSY-BRITCHES n. a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SISSY KISSER n. 1. a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a favoured student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• SISSY-PANTS n. a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SIST † vb. to cease, to desist, to stop ...a1676
• SISTENCE †* n. 1. aid, help ...a1513
†* n. 2. stopping ...1640
• SISTER † n. 1. the mother-in-law of one's daughter ...1701
n. 2. a term of address to a female ...1906 sl.
n. 3. a fellow homosexual; a homosexual who is a friend rather than a lover ...1941 sl., orig. US
• SISTER-FOLD n. a sisterly embrace ...1813 poetic
• SISTER-GERMAN n. a sister through both parents; a full sister ...1382
• SISTERHEAD †* n. the state or condition of being a sister; sisterly status or relationship ...1390
• SISTERIZE * vb. to be provided with a sister or sisters ...1752
• SISTERNITY * n. sisterhood ...1603
• SISTERS n. 1. the seven chief stars of the constellation of the Great Bear ...c1450
† n. 2. the strings of a staircase ...1518
• SISTERS OF THE BANK † n. prostitutes ...1550
• SISTER-WIFE n. a wife who is also the sister of her husband ...1743
• SISTLE * vb. to emit a kind of hissing sound ...1849
• SISYPHEAN adj. of or pert. to Sisyphus (a king of Corinth, whose punishment in Hades was to roll a heavy stone up a hill; as he reached the top, the stone rolled down again); resembling the fruitless toil of Sisyphus; endless and ineffective ...1635
• SISYPHIAN adj. of or pert. to Sisyphus (a king of Corinth, whose punishment in Hades was to roll a heavy stone up a hill; as he reached the top, the stone rolled down again); resembling the fruitless toil of Sisyphus; endless and ineffective ...1599
• SIT n. the seat of the body ...1903
† vb. 1. to lie in wait or in ambush ...c825
† vb. 2. to rest the body on the knees; to be in a kneeling posture ...c893 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to abide, to dwell, to remain in a place ...c900
† vb. 4. to distress, to vex, to grieve ...c1230
† vb. 5. to go down on one's knees ...c1290
† vb. 6. to disregard, to neglect, to pay no heed or attention to ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 7. to be suitable, fitting, proper, or seemly ...c1330
†* vb. 8. to cost one so much ...1377
† vb. 9. of the tide: to set ...1751
• SIT A BEAST vb. to ride in a car that has been mechanically lifted and appears higher off the ground than normal models ...1970s US Black teen sl.
• SIT A DAGO vb. to ride in a car that has been mechanically lifted and appears higher off the ground than normal models ...1970s US Black teen sl.
• SITARCH * n. a purveyor; one who provides sufficient victuals ...1656
• SIT BESIDE 'ER n. a spider ...Brit. rhyming sl. Brit
• SIT BY vb. to take one's place at the table; often used as an invitation to dine ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SIT BY NELLIE vb. to learn how to do a job by watching others do it ...1963 sl.
• SIT CHILLY vb. to lie low; to wait patiently; to remain motionless ...1988 US sl.
• SIT-DOWN adj. 1. of a fight: determined, hard ...1853
n. 1. a rest on a chair ...1861 sl.
n. 2. a place where travellers habitually rest ...1898
n. 3. the posterior, the buttocks ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a free sit-down meal ...1919 Amer. tramps' sl.
n. 5. a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
† vb. 1. to go down on one's knees ...c1290
vb. 2. to go to the toilet ...1968 Amer. euphemism
• SIT-DOWN JOB n. the act of defecation, esp. for a man ...Brit. sl.
• SIT-DOWN PIECE n. the posterior, the buttocks ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIT-DOWN PLACE n. the posterior, the buttocks ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SITDOWNSKI n. the posterior, the buttocks ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIT-DOWN STRIKE n. a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT-DOWN-UPONS n. trousers, breeches ...1840 colloq.
• SITE † n. 1. care or sorrow; grief, trouble of any kind ...c1200
n. 2. a job or occupation ...1930 US nautical usage
† vb. to grieve ...a1300
• SITEFUL †* adj. sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• SIT-FAST adj. remaining stationary; unmoving ...1857
n. a sottish person; one who sits long or is fast bound to his cups; an habitual drinker; a drunkard ...1828 Eng. dial.
• SIT FAST UPON † vb. to insist upon ...c1205
• SITFULL †* adj. sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• SITH adv. 1. then, thereupon; afterwards, subsequently ...a1000 arch.
† adv. 2. continuously or ever from or since that time ...c1205
† adv. 3. next in succession, order, or place ...c1275
† adv. 4. at some or any time since; since ...c1300
† adv. 5. ago; before now ...c1350
† conj. from, subsequent to, or since the time that ...c950
† prep. continuously or ever from a time, etc.; till now; since ...a1325
• SITHE † n. 1. a going, journey, path, way ...971
† n. 2. fortune on a journey; also generally, fortune, hap, luck ...c1000
† n. 3. one's pilgrimage on earth; life-time; the course of one's life ...c1175
† n. 4. mishap, misfortune, trouble ...c1205
† n. 5. a sigh ...1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to go, to travel ...c1000
† vb. 2. to sigh ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SITHEFUL † adj. sighful, sad ...1610
• SITHEN † adv. 1. afterwards, later ...a1000
† adv. 2. continuously, ever since ...a1000
† adv. 3. since ...a1000
† adv. 4. in the past, ago ...c1386
• SITHENCE † adv. 1. afterwards, later ...1377
† adv. 2. since ...1529
† adv. 3. in the past, ago ...1548
† adv. 4. continuously, ever since ...1560
• SITHES * n. chives ...1573
• SITHINGLY † adv. with a sigh; longingly, yearningly ...1570
• SITH LATE † adv. recently ...1483
• SIT-HORSE † n. a riding-horse ...c1652
• SIT HORSES vb. to agree, to get on well ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIT-HOUSE † n. a residence ...1743 Sc.
• SITHRE † adv. at a later time; subsequently ...c1200
• SITIATE † vb. to thirst ...1599
• SITIBUND adj. very thirsty ...B1900
• SITICULOUS † adj. very thirsty, very dry ...1620
• SITIENT * adj. thirsty; thirsting, coveting, desiring much ...1656
• SIT IN ON vb. to listen ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT IN TALL COTTON vb. to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1999 Amer. dial.
• SIT IN THE BUTTER TUB vb. to have a piece of good luck; to marry well ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
• SITIOLOGY n. a study or treatise on the regulation of the diet ...1849
• SITIOMANIA n. a morbid repugnance or aversion to food ...1887
• SITIOPHOBIA n. a morbid repugnance or aversion to food or eating...1887
• SIT LIKE A MONKEY ON A GRIDIRON vb. to be a bad, or very ungraceful, horseman ...1923 colloq.
• SIT-ME-DOWN n. the buttocks ...1920s sl.
• SIT NEXT TO NELLIE vb. to learn how to do a job by watching others do it ...1963 sl.
• SIT OFF vb. to place under surveillance; to stake out ...1990s Aust. criminals’ sl.
• SITOLOGY n. a study or treatise on the regulation of the diet ...1864
• SITOMANIA n. a morbid repugnance or aversion to food ...1882
• SIT ON vb. 1. to squash, to snub ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to humiliate ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SIT ON A BEAST vb. to ride in a car that has been mechanically lifted and appears higher off the ground than normal models ...1970s US Black teen sl.
• SIT ON A DAGO vb. to ride in a car that has been mechanically lifted and appears higher off the ground than normal models ...1970s US Black teen sl.
• SIT ON CHROME vb. to possess an automobile that is fitted with chrome rims on the wheels ...2000s US Black sl.
• SIT ON IT! int. 1. exclamation of abuse suggesting that a hard and painful object be thrust into the subject’s anus ...1950s US sl.
int. 2. be patient ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIT ON IT AND ROTATE! int. exclamation of abuse suggesting that a hard and painful object be thrust into the subject’s anus ...1950s US sl.
• SIT ON IT AND SWIVEL! int. exclamation of abuse suggesting that a hard and painful object be thrust into the subject’s anus ...1950s US sl.
• SIT ON IT, POTSIE! int. phrase of dismissal or mockery ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• SIT ON ONE'S HUNKERS vb. to squat, to hunker ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SIT ON ONE'S SKIRTS vb. to press hard upon one, to deal heavily with, to punish severely ...1546
• SIT ON THE PARLIAMENTARY SIDE OF YOUR ARSE phr. sit down and be quiet ...1900s Irish
• SITOPHOBIA n. a morbid repugnance or aversion to food or eating ...1882
• SITOPHOBIC adj. having a morbid aversion to food or eating ...1891
• SIT OVER ONE'S SADS vb. to regret something; to repent ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SITTEN-UP adj. settled in habit, not easily stirred or moved ...1671 obs.
• SITTER † n. 1. the hare ...a1300
† n. 2. one who sits on a horse or other animal; a rider ...a1340
†* n. 3. in cards, etc.: one who actually takes part in a game, as distinct from one who stands by and bets on it ...1748
n. 4. someone employed to sit in a bar and encourage other patrons to buy drinks ...1938 US sl.
n. 5. the buttocks ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. something easily accomplished, as a catch in cricket, a mark to be shot at, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• SITTERS n. the buttocks ...1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT TIGHT vb. to remain in one place ...1890 sl.
• SITTING †* adj. 1. of garments or articles of apparel: fitting well or closely to the body ...a1200
† adj. 2. becoming, befitting; proper, suitable; appropriate ...a1366
• SITTING BIRD AND JOE phr. sitting cheek by jowl, denoting intimacy ...Bk1898 Sc.
• SITTING CHAIR n. a plain, straight chair, as contrasted with a rocking chair ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SITTING-DOWN PLACE n. the posterior, the buttocks ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SITTING DUCK n. 1. one who is easily duped or defeated ...Aust. sl.
n. 2. something easily accomplished ...Aust. sl.
• SITTINGLY † adv. in a befitting or becoming manner; fittingly, suitably ...a1300
• SITTING ON A NEST adj. pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON PINS adj. anxious about something ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON TENTERHOOKS adj. anxious about something ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH adj. in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT adj. in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SITTING-PLACE * n. 1. a place to sit in, a seat ...1382
† n. 2. the posteriors, the rump ...1545
• SITUAL * adj. pert. to position or situation; positional ...1856
• SITUATE * vb. to give a site to; to place, to locate ...c1532
• SITUATION † n. 1. direction, course ...1509
† n. 2. the site of a building, etc. ...1542-3
† n. 3. the act of situating ...1589
• SIT-UP * n. a surprise ...1483
vb. (as 'sit up') to pull one's chair up to the table, to take one's seat for a meal ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SIT-UPON n. the buttocks; the posterior ...1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'sit upon')
vb. 1. to squash, to check, to snub; to overcome or rebuke; to express contempt for a man in a marked manner ...1865 sl.
vb. 2. to humiliate ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SIT UPON HOT COCKLES †* vb. to be very impatient; to 'sit on pins and needles' ...1607
• SIT-UPONS n. 1. trousers, breeches ...1841 sl.
n. 2. the buttocks; the posterior ...1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT UP TO vb. to pay court to a woman; broadly, to curry favour with ...1845 Amer. dial.
• SIT UP WITH A SICK FRIEND vb. of a man: to excuse oneself for absence all night from the conjugal bed ...c1880 sl.
• SITUS * n. situation, position ...1701
• SIT WITH NELLIE vb. to learn how to do a job by watching others do it ...1963 sl.
• SIVER †* vb. to simmer ...1601
• SIVES † n. chives ...c1440
• SI-WADDLIN adj. askew, lopsided, uneven, diagonal ...1941 Amer. dial.
adv. diagonally ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SI-WANKERT adj. lopsided; crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH n. 1. an uncouth ruffian ...1918 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small, second-rate college ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
n. 4. (derogatory) a White person who has gone native ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to camp out or travel with little or no equipment or provisions ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH CAMP n. an improvised overnight shelter ...1924 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH DOG n. a dog of an indigenous breed ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH IT vb. to camp out or travel with little or no equipment or provisions ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH OUTFIT n. an enterprise, such as a logging operation or ranch, that operates in a makeshift way ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH SIDE n. the right side of a horse; hence, said of anything done backward or ineptly ...1958 Amer. dial.
• SI-WICHRERED adj. lopsided; crooked ...1982 Amer. dial.
• SIWICKERIN adj. lopsided; crooked ...1976 Amer. dial.
• SIX AND EIGHT n. a mate ... 1966 NZ rhyming sl.
• SIX-BANGER n. a six-cylinder engine ...Bk1998 sl.
• SIX-DAY-BIKE-RIDER n. a Seventh-Day Adventist ...1943 NZ sl.
• SIX-DOUBLE † adj. sixfold ...1552
• SIXER n. 1. six months' imprisonment or hard labour ...1849 sl.
n. 2. a sixth term of imprisonment ...1872 sl.
n. 3. six strokes of the cane as a school punishment ...1927 Brit. sl.
n. 4. a six-chambered fireman, esp. a revolver ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIX FEET UNDER adj. dead and buried ...1942 sl.
• SIX-FINGER COUNTRY n. a remote area in which the inhabitants are imagined to be inbred ...Aust. sl.
• SIX-GUN n. a six-chambered fireman, esp. a revolver ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIX HAT AND A FIFTY SHIRT n. descriptive of a stupid, strong fellow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIX-HOLER n. a six-cylinder engine ...Bk1998 sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK RUSH n. the rushed consumption of (mainly jugs of) beer between office closing and bar closing, and esp. from just before the final serving time of 6 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. when bars were cleared ...1959 NZ sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK SCRUM n. the rushed consumption of (mainly jugs of) beer between office closing and bar closing, and esp. from just before the final serving time of 6 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. when bars were cleared ...1959 NZ sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK SWILL n. 1. a hectic session of buying and drinking beers by men in a public bar near to closing time, which from 1916 to 1955 was, for many hotels, 6 p.m. ...1955 Aust. sl.
n. 2. the rushed consumption of (mainly jugs of) beer between office closing and bar closing, and esp. from just before the final serving time of 6 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. when bars were cleared ...1959 NZ sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK SWILLER n. one who took park in heavy public-bar drinking between 5 p.m. and 6.15 p.m. ...1965 NZ sl.
• SIX OF THE BEST n. six strokes of the cane as a school punishment ...1912 Brit. sl.
• SIXPACK n. a male's stomach, with rippling muscles ...Aust. sl.
• SIX-POUNDER n. a servant maid, from the wages formerly given to maid servants, which was commonly six pounds ...1785 obs.
• SIXSCORE n. six times twenty, one hundred and twenty ...a1300 arch.
• SIX-SHEETING n. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SIX-SHOOTER n. 1. a revolver with six chambers ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. strong coffee ...1968 Amer. West usage
• SIX-SHOOTER COFFEE n. strong coffee ...1968 Amer. West usage
• SIX-SHOT n. a six-chambered fireman, esp. a revolver ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIXSOME * n. six in all; six together ...1375
• SIX-SQUARE † adj. having six sides; hexagonal ...c1530
† n. a hexagon ...1680
• SIX-STITCHER n. a cricket ball ...Aust. sl.
• SIXTEENER n. a youth of sixteen ...1824
• SIX-TO-SIX n. 1. a conversation between two unit commanders ...1991 US sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...1996 Fiji sl.
• SIX-TREY n. sixty-three; 63rd Street ...1972 US sl.
• SIXTY n. the game of hide and seek ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SIXTY DAYS n. in dice games: a roll of six ...1962 US sl.
• SIXTY-EIGHT n. used as a humorous variation on sixty-nine - you give me oral sex and I'll owe you one ...1982 US sl.
• SIXTY-FOUR DOLLAR QUESTION n. a question that gets to the heart of the matter ...1942 US sl.
• SIXTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION n. a question that gets to the heart of the matter ...1942 US sl.
• SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLAR QUESTION n. a question that gets to the heart of the matter ...1942 US sl.
• SIXTY-NINE n. mutual oral stimulation of the genitals ...1888 sl.
vb. to perform simultaneous oral sex with two people
int. a shearer's code cry, warning that women or visitors are approaching the shearing shed ...1955 NZ sl.
• SIXTY-NINER n. simultaneous oral sex by two people
• SIXTY PER CENT n. a usurer ...1853 colloq.
• SIX UP! int. used as a warning in the usage of counterculturalists associated with the Rainbow Nation gatherings and the Grateful Dead that law enforcement officials are approaching ...1994 US sl.
• SIZE † n. 1. the established order of things ...c1400
† n. 2. a proper manner or method; a standard of action or conduct; a limit ...c1420
† n. 3. an ordinance or regulation ...a1425
† n. 4. a jury ...c1470 Sc.
† n. 5. a fixed standard of quality or quantity for articles of food or drink, or other commodities ...1479
† vb. 1. to regulate or control, esp. in relation to a fixed standard ...a1400-50
vb. 2. to be on an equality with; to match with ...1639
• SIZE-ACE n. a throw with two dice turning up six and one ...1592
• SIZELY †* adv. nicely, daintily ...1575
• SIZE-POINT n. 1. in backgammon, the sixth point from the inner end of each table ...1552
† n. 2. the six in dice ...1648
• SIZE QUEEN n. a homosexual male or a woman who is attracted to men with large penises ...1963 sl.
• SIZING n. yeast, barm ...1594 Eng. dial.
• SIZZ † vb. 1. to burn, to brand ...a1700
vb. 2. to give out a hissing sound; to hiss, to sizzle ...1788
• SIZZARD n. heat with high humidity
• SIZZER n. 1. a firecracker that is broken open and lit to make a hissing noise ...1897 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one regarded as foolish, incompetent, or inexperienced ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SIZZER-BILL n. a yard or road brakeman; not complimentary ...1932 Amer. railroad usage
• SIZZERY BUG n. a cicada ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SIZZING n. yeast, barm ...1594 Eng. dial.
• SIZZLE n. 1. a firecracker that is broken up and lit to make a hissing noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a gentle rain, drizzle ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an illegal drug ...1969 US sl.
n. 4. a sister, in the sense as a female companion ...2003 US Black sl.
vb. 1. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to be electrocuted; to die in the electric chair ...M20 US criminals' sl.
vb. 3. of the weather: to be very hot ...Aust. sl.
vb. 4. of a person: to be extremely attractive ...Aust. sl.
vb. 5. to be extremely good; to be excellent ...Aust. sl.
• SIZZLER n. 1. the cook of a logging or construction camp; one who generally fried food ...1925 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a firecracker that is broken up and lit to make a hissing noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. in cricket: an exceedingly fast ball; an extremely fast horse, etc. ...1961 Brit. sl.
n. 6. an unskilled cook ...1975 US sl.
• SIZZLE SEAT n. the electric chair; punishment by electrocution ...1982 US sl.
• SIZZLE-SAZZLE n. a gentle rain, drizzle ...1979 Amer. dial.
• SIZZLE-SOZZLE n. a gentle rain, drizzle ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SIZZLY SOD-SOAKER n. a steady rain ...1991 Amer. dial.
• SIZZLY-SOZZLY n. a gentle rain, drizzle ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SK8R n. a skateboard rider ...Aust. sl.
• SKA n. a rhythmic musical style that evolved into reggae ...1993 Jamaica
• SKADDERIZ'D adj. of persons: dry, withered ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKADDLE adj. wild, mischievous, unsteady; thievish, esp. used of a cat or dog ...1691 Eng. dial.
• SKADE n. hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
• SKADOODLES n. great quantities; a very large number or amount ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SKADS n. large quantities ...M19 sl.
• SKAG n. 1. a cigarette or cigarette butt ...1915 Amer. armed forces sl.
n. 2. an unattractive, slutty-looking woman; an ugly and unpleasant young woman ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
n. 3. bad liquor ...1940s sl.
n. 4. a despicable person or thing ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 5. cheap, low-quality heroin ...1965 sl.
n. 6. a promiscuous woman ...1980s sl.
n. 7. a tease ...1980s sl.
• SKAGGED adj. addicted to heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
• SKAGGED OUT adj. addicted to heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
• SKAGGED UP adj. intoxicated by or addicted to heroin ...1993 UK sl.
• SKAGGY adj. ugly, sluttish, unkempt, nasty ...1960s US sl.
• SKAGGY-BAWED adj. comatose or impotent as a result of taking heroin ...1990s Sc. sl.
• SKAG HAG n. 1. a female heroin addict ...1990s sl.
n. 2. one who enjoys associating with heroin addicts ...1990s sl.
• SKAG JONES n. a heroin addiction ...1960s US drugs sl.
• SKAG-NASTY n. an unpleasant person ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• SKAIL n. 1. a dispersal or separation; a scattering ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
† n. 3. anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
vb. 1. to scatter or disperse a thing or collection of things ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to break up an assembly, school, etc. by dismissal; to disband an army; to disperse ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to spread a rumour, tale, etc. ...1375
vb. 4. to pour out; to shed; to spill, to upset; to overflow ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
* vb. 5. to rend, to spoil ...1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
vb. 7. to cross, to pass over ...1776 Sc.
vb. 8. to throw at, to pelt; to throw stones at ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
* vb. 9. to separate, to remove ...a1833 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to depart from a place; to go off, to retreat ...1896 Sc.
• SKAILAMINT n. a scattering, dispersion ...1793 Sc.
• SKAILING n. dismissal, dispersion ...c1450
• SKAINTCH n. somebody or something seen as repulsive, disgusting, etc. ...1990s US campus & teen sl.
• SKAIR n. a share, a portion ...c1573 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to scatter, to disperse; to send out in various directions ...c1200
vb. 2. to share ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKAIR-LIKE adj. having a wild or frightened appearance ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKAIR-LOOKING adj. having a wild or frightened appearance ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKALAWAG n. 1. a White Southerner who was willing to accept the terms of Reconstruction after the US Civil War (1861-5) ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an animal of poor quality or little value ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SKALD n. an ancient Scandinavian poet; in general, a poet ...1763
• SKALE vb. 1. to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
vb. 2. of a meeting, congregation, etc. of people: to disperse, to separate ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to retract one's word; to draw back ...1898 Sc.
• SKALFERING † adj. scurfy ...1561
† n. scurfiness ...1561
• SKALK † n. 1. the scalp ...a1340
n. 2. a morning drink ...1773 Sc.
• SKALLAG † n. a kind of bond-servant who carried kelp and did all the hard work ...1793 Sc.
• SKALLAWAG n. a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKALLEY n. an unfledged bird; a fledgeling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKALLEY-BAULCHER n. an unfledged bird; a fledgeling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKALLEY-BAULCHIN n. an unfledged bird; a fledgeling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKALLYHOOT vb. to go or depart quickly; to gallivant ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SKALLYWAG n. a rascal; a little devil ...20C US colloq.
• SKAMAS n. opium ...1930s US drugs sl.
• SKAMMER n. 1. a petty criminal ...1972 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a swindler ...1980 sl., orig. US
• SKAMP n. an unattractive, dirty, and promiscuous woman ...2000s US Black sl.
• SKANCE adj. of a look, glance, etc.: oblique, sidelong ...1866
• SKANCH n. somebody or something seen as repulsive, disgusting, etc. ...1990s US campus & teen sl.
• SKANDER †* n. slander, scandal ...1338
†* vb. to bring into discredit; to slander ...a1300
• SKANGER n. 1. a lout ...2000s Irish sl.
n. 2. a silly woman ...2000s Irish sl.
n. 3. a member of a Dublin/Kilkenny subcultural urban adolescent, teenage, and young-adult-male grouping that is given to hanging around and causing trouble ...2001 Ireland sl.
• SKANK n. 1. an unattractive, easily available young woman; a girl whose attraction is her immorality and sexual availability ...1966 sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a woman who smells badly ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 3. a prostitute ...1970s US sl.
n. 4. a repulsive person of either sex ...1980s US campus sl.
n. 5. a confidence trick; a fraudulent scheme ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
n. 6. filth, dirtiness, malevolence, nastiness ...1980s US sl.
n. 7. a despicable person ...1980s US sl.
n. 8. copulation, coition ...1980s Amer. sl.
n. 9. a slovenly style of dress, possibly imitative of dishevelled heroin addicts ...1990s Amer. teen sl.
n. 10. a mean, mercenary person ...2000s sl.
n. 11. an affection term of address ...2000s sl.
n. 12. an unsatisfactory situation ...2000s sl.
n. 13. marijuana ...2000s drugs sl.
vb. 1. to do a sort of reggae dancing in which the body bends forward, the knees are raised, and the hands claw the air ...1976 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to cheat, to 'stab in the back' ...1980s sl.
vb. 3. to dance in a style associated with ska, dub, or reggae music ...1980s sl., orig. W. Indies
vb. 4. to loaf around ...1980s sl.
vb. 5. to move rhythmically ...1980s UK Black sl.
vb. 6. to observe members of the opposite sex ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. 7. to play truant ...1980 UK Black sl.
vb. 8. to steal and run away ...1980s sl., orig. W. Indies
vb. 9. to use deception to get one's way ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. 10. to work a confidence trick; to operate a fraud; to work behind someone's back ...2000 UK sl.
• SKANKED OUT adj. intoxicated by a drug ...1990s US drugs sl.
• SKANKER n. 1. an untrustworthy, dissolute person ...1970s W. Indies sl.
n. 2. one who dances in a style associated with ska, dub, or reggae music ...1980s sl.
n. 3. an alcoholic tramp ...1990s sl.
• SKANKFACE n. an affection term of address ...2000s sl.
• SKANK OFF vb. to play truant ...1997 UK sl.
• SKANK-O-RAMA adj. nasty, repellent ...1980s Amer. teen sl.
• SKANK-PIT n. an unpleasant, distasteful place ...1999 US sl.
• SKANKY adj. 1. of a woman: attractive, sexy ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
adj. 2. dirty, second-rate, unattractive, cheap-looking, ugly, promiscuous ...1975 sl., orig. US Black
adj. 3. nasty, repellent ...1980s Amer. teen sl.
• SKANKY BOX n. an unpleasant, dirty (physically and ethically) woman ...1980s US sl.
• SKAPE † n. a beehive ...1843 Sc.
• SKARE vb. to poke out ashes; to clear out a fire by poking ...1674 Eng. dial.
• SKARROW n. faint light, esp. reflected light ...1789 Sc.
• SKARTLE vb. 1. to scatter ...1887 Sc.
vb. 2. to collect money by long and continuous small savings ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 3. to scrape together by taking many little strokes ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKARVEY vb. of the weather: to clear ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SKASHIE n. a squabble ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to wrangle, to squabble ...1898 Sc.
• SKASHLE n. 1. a squabble, a wrangle; a scuffle ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a twist, a wrench; a turning to one side; the act of walking with a waddling, shuffling gait; the noise made by the feet along the ground ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to quarrel, to squabble, to wrangle ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to twist, to turn away; to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKAT n. 1. a formed mass of faeces ...20C US
n. 2. a term of endearment ...1964 S. Afr. sl.
vb. to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
• SKATCHER n. a skate ...1790 Sc.
• SKATE adj. easy, simple, esp. of work or a course ...1970s US campus sl.
n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person; a mean, dishonest, or contemptible person, usually male ...1896 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a second-rate sportsman ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. a person, irrespective of qualities ...L19 US sl.
n. 4. a bony, decrepit horse or cow ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. 5. an unpleasant man ...1896 US sl.
n. 6. a reckless person ...1900s US campus sl.
n. 7. an old person ...1900s US sl.
n. 8. a state of drunkenness ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 9. an intoxicated person ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 10. diarrhoea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a lazy person, a shirker ...1960s US sl.
n. 12. a disreputable White male, from a working-class background, whose behaviour is uncouth, hedonistic, and irresponsible ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 13. a motorcycle ...1970s US teen sl.
n. 14. an easy course ...1970s US campus sl.
n. 15. an easy task ...1976 US sl.
n. 16. an act of letting someone escape wrongdoing without punishment ...1992 US sl.
n. 17. a lazy and/or incompetent worker ...1998 US Army usage
n. 18. an extremely unattractive woman who is seen as a sex object, esp. one who is ravaged by age ...2002 UK sl.
vb. 1. to have diarrhoea; chiefly used of calves ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cause a stone to skip; to skip a stone ...a1861 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to leave, to go; to move rapidly, to hurry ...1900 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to become intoxicated ...1900 US college sl.
vb. 5. to leave ...1915 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to use morphine or cocaine ...1920s US drugs sl.
vb. 7. to default a debt; to avoid paying ...1930s US Black sl.
vb. 8. to shirk one's duties; to get away with something; to waste time by not working on the job ...1945 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to get way with anything; to shirk one's responsibilities; to escape punishment ...1945 sl., orig. US Black
vb. 10. to perform or do something quick, as an essay; to hurry through something ...1960s sl.
vb. 11. in the used car business: to steal another salesman's sale ...1975 US sl.
vb. 12. to dance ...1991 Ireland sl.
vb. 13. to win easily ...1996 Sc. sl.
vb. 14. to be without money ...1996 Trinidad and Tobago
vb. 15. to be in a forbidden area of the prison ...2000s US prison sl.
• SKATE BETTY n. a girl who associates with skateboarders, perhaps skateboarding herself ...1989 US sl.
• SKATE JOCKEY n. a driver of a small car, esp. a sports car ...1976 US citizens band radio sl.
• SKATE OFF vb. to rush off, to leave at speed, to go quickly ...M19 sl.
• SKATER n. 1. a mean or contemptible person ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a legless person who uses a wheeled board for transportation ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 3. a skateboard rider ...Aust. sl.
• SKATE RAT n. a devoted skateboarder ...1989 US sl.
• SKATES n. shoes ...L19 US sl.
• SKATES-LURK n. the practice of posing as a sailor for the purpose of begging ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• SKATEY n. a skateboard ...Aust. sl.
• SKATING adj. intoxicated with drugs or drink ...1950s sl.
• SKATING RINK n. a bald head ...L19 sl.
• SKATIST n. one who is fond of skating ...1876
• SKATLOE † n. loss, harm, prejudice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKATTER-BASKET n. a clattering noise, as of a wheel when it requires tightening ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKATTIE n. a term of endearment ...1964 S. Afr. sl.
• SKAUNCE † n. a jest ...c1440
• SKAUNDER †* vb. to bring into discredit; to slander ...a1300
• SKAUNT adv. looking sideways; obliquely ...1791
• SKAW n. an isthmus or promontory ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to scatter, to spill ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKAWP vb. to stride, to go fast ...1861 Eng. dial.
• SKEALT † n. story, talk, rumour ...c1580
• SKECK †* n. an attack made for the sake of plunder; a petty raid ...1297
†* vb. to make a raid on; to plunder ...c1330
• SKED n. in remote country regions: a schedule for a radio call ...1946 Aust. sl.
vb. to schedule ...2004 US sl.
• SKEDADDLE n. 1. a rush, a hurry, an act of running away or escaping ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a fuss, an excitement; a disturbance ...1990s sl.
vb. 1. to run away, to flee, to depart or leave hastily, to desert; to rush off ...1861 sl., orig US Civil War usage
vb. 2. to spill milk, etc. ...1862 Eng. dial.
• SKEDADDLER n. a deserter; a fugitive ...US Civil War usage
• SKEDOO vb. to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKEDOODLE vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEE n. 1. whisky, esp. low quality, low cost whisky ...World War I US sl.
n. 2. opium ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 3. heroin ...1960s US sl.
• SKEECHING n. holding on the bumper of a slow-moving car on a snowy or icy street and getting pulled along ...Bk1998 sl.
• SKEE-DADDLIN adj. askew, crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKEED-UP adj. intoxicated by drugs ...1990s US drugs sl.
• SKEEF adj. crooked, off-beat ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
adv. disapprovingly ...1969 S. Afr. sl.
n. an attractive female ...2000 Jamaica
• SKEE-GEE adj. peculiar, confused, awkward ...1954 Amer. dial.
adv. ('skeegee') slantwise, diagonally ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKEEGERS n. a crack-smoking prostitute ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SKEEHAW adj. askew, crooked ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKEE-JAWED adj. twisted, askew, crooked, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEELINGS n. froth that forms on the top of boiling food, esp. jam ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEELY adj. skilled, skilful; having considerable skill in some respect ...1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKEENTEEN n. an imaginary high number ...1968 US sl.
• SKEER † vb. 1. to skim a stone on the surface of the water ...1636 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to poke out ashes; to clear out a fire by poking ...1674 Eng. dial.
• SKEESICK n. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SKEESICKS n. 1. one's tent-mate ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. a rogue, a ne'er-do-well; a troublemaker ...1850 US sl.
• SKEESTER n. a rascal, a rogue; a term of endearment for a child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEESUCKS n. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SKEET † adj. swift, active ...c1400
† adv. 1. quickly, hastily, immediately ...c1200
†* adv. 2. readily, easily ...c1200
n. 1. an ice skate ...1800 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a mosquito ...M19 Aust. & US sl.
n. 3. a general term of abuse ...20C sl.
n. 4. in poker: a nonstandard hand consisting of a 9, a 5, a 2, and one cards between 5 and 9, and one card between two and five ...1963 US sl.
n. 5. a single injection of heroin ...2000s US prisons sl.
n. 6. a girl ...2003 UK sl.
vb. 1. to scoot, to flee, to run, to move quickly, to move something quickly ...1838 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to skate or slide on ice ...1872 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to squirt fluid; to spray a liquid ...1898 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to spew liquid out of the mouth, esp. between the teeth ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to cause a stone to skip; to skip a stone ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to flush out a hypodermic syringe by using the plunger ...1971 drugs sl.
vb. 7. to have sexual intercourse ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 8. to ejaculate ...1980s US Black sl.
• SKEET AMBEER vb. to squirt tobacco spittle between the teeth ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SKEETCH vb. to hang onto the back of a vehicle in order to be pulled when one is on skates, a sled, skis, etc. ...1979 Amer. dial.
• SKEETE vb. to rush off, to leave at speed, to go quickly ...M19 sl.
• SKEETER n. 1. a mosquito ...1839 colloq.
n. 2. a rascal, a rogue; a term of endearment for a child ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a nickname for a man of small build ...Aust. sl.
vb. to scoot, to flee, to run, to move quickly, to move something quickly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SKEETER HAWK n. a dragonfly ...chiefly southern US
• SKEETER LEG n. a very thin leg ...1889 Amer. dial.
• SKEETER LEGS n. a person with thin legs ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEETLY † adv. swiftly; immediately ...a1400-50
• SKEETS n. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEETS, THE n. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEEVE n. a disgusting person ...1976 US sl.
vb. to disgust, to repel ...1976 US sl.
• SKEEVE OUT vb. to disgust, to repel ...1976 US sl.
• SKEEVERS n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or excessive nervousness ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SKEEVEY adj. disgusting ...1990s sl.
• SKEEVIE adj. disgusting ...1976 US sl.
n. 1. a disgusting person ...1955 US teen sl.
n. 2. something disgusting ...1976 Amer. dial.
• SKEEVIES n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or excessive nervousness ...1994 Amer. dial.
• SKEEVOSA n. a disgusting person ...1995 US sl.
• SKEEVY adj. nasty, repellent; disgusting ...1976 Amer. student sl.
• SKEEWAMPUS adj. askew, crooked ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKEE-WEE adj. tiny ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SKEE-WHIFFED adj. broken; damaged ...1993 Amer. dial.
• SKEEWHONKED adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKEEWINKLE adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZA n. 1. a person, usually a female, who attempts to have a relationship with a member of the opposite sex for their material possessions, in order to make an impression on other people ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a woman who trades sex for status or for free drugs; her chosen partners are often drug dealer or performers ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 3. a man ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 4. a term of abuse for any disliked person ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• SKEEZACKS n. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1850 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZE n. 1. something easily achieved ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. a person, usually a female, who attempts to have a relationship with a member of the opposite sex for their material possessions, in order to make an impression on other people ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 3. a woman who trades sex for status or for free drugs; her chosen partners are often drug dealer or performers ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 4. a man ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 5. a term of abuse for any disliked person ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 1. to ogle ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to have sexual intercourse ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 3. to have an orgy ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 4. to seek members of the opposite sex ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• SKEEZECKS n. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1850 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZER n. 1. a promiscuous woman ...1980s Amer. student sl.
n. 2. a person, usually a female, who attempts to have a relationship with a member of the opposite sex for their material possessions, in order to make an impression on other people ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 3. a woman who trades sex for status or for free drugs; her chosen partners are often drug dealer or performers ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 4. a man ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 5. a term of abuse for any disliked person ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• SKEEZERS n. a crack-smoking prostitute ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SKEEZICKS n. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rogue, a ne'er-do-well; a troublemaker ...1850 US sl.
• SKEEZIX n. 1. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fool ...1975 US sl.
• SKEEZUCKS n. a person, usually a troublemaker ...M19 US sl.
• SKEFF n. a confidence swindle ...1975 Trinidad and Tobago
• SKEFFINGTON'S DAUGHTER n. an instrument of torture, consisting of a broad iron hoop, which was locked around the prisoner's body, compressing it unnaturally to such an extent that the victim was effectively squeezed to death ...M16
• SKEG † n. 1. an attack made for the sake of plunder; a petty raid ...1542
† n. 2. the stump of a branch ...1625 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a rent in a piece of cloth, such as would be made by a stump of a branch ...1839 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a fin on a surfboard ...1962 US sl.
n. 5. a surfer ...1985 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a smelly vagrant or one who resembles such a person ...2000s sl.
n. 7. a member of a subcultural social grouping of pubescent or adolescent girls ...2001 Irish sl.
vb. to tear jaggedly or as with a snag ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SKEG-FIRST adv. while surfing: said of the beginning of a ride with the tail of the surfboard pointing towards shore ...1988 US sl.
• SKEGGER n. a young salmon ...1653
• SKEGGY adj. unpleasant, disgusting; the implication is of rotting or faecal matter ...1990s sl.
n. a smelly vagrant or one who resembles such a person ...2000s sl.
• SKEGHEAD n. a surfer ...1988 Aust. sl.
• SKEIGH adj. 1. of horses: inclined to shy; skittish, spirited, mettlesome ...1508 Sc.
adj. 2. of persons, esp. women: shy, coy, disdainful, proud ...c1560 Sc.
adv. proudly, disdainfully ...1792 Sc.
vb. of a horse: to shy, to startle ...1513 Sc.
• SKEIGHISH adj. of a horse: somewhat skittish ...1827 Sc.
• SKEIN n. 1. a flight of wild fowl ...1851
n. 2. a bed ...1920s rhyming sl. (skein of thread)
• SKEIN OF THREAD n. a bed ...1920s rhyming sl.
• SKEL n. a vagrant, esp. of the thuggish sort ...1957 US sl.
• SKELDER † vb. 1. to beg; to live by begging, esp. by passing oneself off as a wounded or disbanded soldier ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.
† vb. 2. to swindle, to cheat, to defraud a person; also, to obtain money by cheating ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.
• SKELDERING † adj. begging, sponging, swindling ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.
• SKELE †* n. a dish or platter ...a1300
• SKELET † n. 1. a skeleton ...1565 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* n. 2. a mummy ...1603
• SKELETON n. 1. a very thin, lean, or emaciated person or animal ...1629
n. 2. a skull ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SKELETON ARMY n. street-fighters ...L19 sl.
• SKELETON AT THE BANQUET, A n. a reminder of serious or saddening things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression ...1893
• SKELETON AT THE FEAST, A n. a reminder of saddening or serious things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression ...1857
• SKELETONESS n. a very thin, lean, or emaciated woman ...1840 nonce word
• SKELETONIAN * adj. resembling a skeleton; lean, thin ...1801
• SKELETON IN THE CLOSET, A n. a secret source of shame or pain to a family or person ...1855
• SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD, A n. a secret source of shame or pain to a family or person ...1859
• SKELETONLY * adv. like a skeleton ...1847
• SKELETON ORCHARD n. a cemetery ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKELETON PARK n. a cemetery ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SKELETONTAL †* adj. skeleton-like ...1651
• SKELETONY adj. skeleton-like ...1852
• SKELETON YARD n. a cemetery ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKELF n. a shelf ...1396-7 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKELL * n. 1. a shell ...c1330 N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a homeless person; a villain, a rogue, esp. a vagrant who lives on the streets; a street derelict who may be a villain ...1957 US sl.
• SKELLACH n. a small bell ...1653 Sc.
• SKELLAT * n. 1. a small bell; a hand-bell, used for ecclesiastical purposes, or by a bellman ...1398-9 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scolding, railing woman; an ill-natured, shrewish woman ...1810 Sc.
• SKELLER vb. to cause to warp, twist, shrivel, or blister, esp. with heat ...1691 N. Eng. dial.
• SKELLER-EYED adj. cross-eyed ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SKELLIED adj. squint-eyed; squinting ...1821 Sc.
• SKELLOCH n. a shrill cry; a scream, a shriek ...1808 Sc.
vb. to shriek; to yell; to resound shrilly ...1808 Sc.
• SKELLOCK n. a shrill cry; a scream, a shriek ...1808 Sc.
vb. to shriek; to yell; to resound shrilly ...1808 Sc.
• SKELLOW vb. to warp, twist, shrivel, or blister, as with heat ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SKELLUM n. a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELLY † n. 1. a rock, a skerry ...1513 Sc.
n. 2. a glance, a look ...20C Irish
n. 3. a skeleton ...2000s sl.
vb. to squint ...1776 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKELLYING n. looking ...20C Irish
• SKELM adj. fake, counterfeit ...20C S. Afr. criminals' sl.
n. a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
vb. to do something in an underhand way ...20C S. Afr. criminals' sl.
• SKELP adv. quickly and violently; suddenly
n. 1. a blow, esp. one given with the flat of the hand, or with something having a flat surface; a slap, a smack; also, the noise made by such a blow ...c1440 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a push or slap
n. 3. heavy rain
vb. 1. to strike, to beat, to slap, to smack, in later use, spec. on the breech ...a1400-50 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to skip, trip, walk, or run rapidly; to hurry ...1721
vb. 3. to kick violently ...a1825 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to write or perform in a lively manner
• SKELPER n. 1. one who slaps or smacks ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a large thing of any kind ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a tall, lanky person ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SKELPIE-LIMMER n. a jade, a hussy; an impudent girl or woman ...1785 Sc.
• SKELPING adj. 1. swift ...1607 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. big, large, stout, lusty ...1785 Eng. dial.
n. a blow struck with something flat; a slap, a smack ...1818 Eng. dial.
• SKELT † vb. to hasten; to be diligent ...a1300
• SKELTER vb. to dash along, to hurry, to rush, to scurry ...1852
• SKELTER AWAY vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKELTER-HELTER adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKELTER OFF vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKELVY adj. full of shelves or ledges ...1787 Sc.
• SKEMLER † n. a parasite, a sponger, one who scrounges his meals from others ...1721 Sc.
• SKEN vb. to squint; to give a side look; to glance ...1611 Eng. dial.
• SKENG n. a ghetto weapon, as a gun or a ratchet-knife ...1970s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• SKENNINGLY * adv. with a squint, squintingly, askew ...1611
• SKENT † vb. to entertain, to amuse ...a1250
• SKENTING † n. entertainment ...c1200
• SKEP n. 1. a basket or hamper, varying in form and use in different localities ...a1300
n. 2. a beehive ...1494
vb. to cause to enter a skep (beehive) ...1825
• SKEPSEL n. (derogatory or offensive) a Black or Coloured person ...1844 S. Afr.
• SKERCHE † adj. scarce ...1500-20 Sc.
• SKERE † adj. 1. free from injury, harm, or molestation; unhurt, unmolested ...a1225
† adj. 2. pure, purified; cleansed or free from sin or guilt ...a1225
† adj. 3. destitute, devoid, of something ...c1250
† adv. quite, entirely; altogether ...a1225
† vb. 1. to free a person from blame or accusation; to acquit one of a penalty or charge, to clear, to exculpate ...a1225
† vb. 2. to defend or save oneself ...1390
• SKERRICK n. 1. a halfpenny ...E19, chiefly Aust. & NZ usage
n. 2. a small amount of something ...1854 Aust. sl.
• SKERRY † n. 1. a small boat ...1540-1
n. 2. a rugged insulated sea-rock or stretch of rocks, covered by the sea at high water or in stormy weather; a reef ...1612
n. 3. a shadow, reflection ...1899 Sc.
• SKERTH n. a small watercourse ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SKET n. (derogatory) a promiscuous girl ...2000s UK Black teen sl.
• SKETCH adj. 1. risky, dangerous ...1970s US campus sl.
adj. 2. suspicious, threatening ...2003 US sl.
n. 1. a very small quantity; a single drop ...1894 sl.
n. 2. one who is an object of ridicule ...1917 sl.
n. 3. a ridiculous or amusing person or sight ...20C sl.
n. 4. one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
n. 5. methamphetamine ...1980s US drugs sl.
n. 6. a term of endearment for someone ...1997 Irish sl.
n. 7. a look at, a view of ...2000s Sc.
n. 8. the rules, the situation ...2000s sl.
vb. to slash with a knife or other edged weapon ...1980s UK Black sl.
• SKETCHBALL n. one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
• SKETCHED adj. 1. bad, bizarre, weird ...1980s US campus sl.
adj. 2. suffering paranoia due to the effects of hallucinogenic or other drugs, as cocaine ...1980s US drugs sl.
• SKETCHED OUT adj. 1. bad, bizarre, weird ...1980s US campus sl.
adj. 2. suffering paranoia due to the effects of hallucinogenic or other drugs, as cocaine ...1980s US drugs sl.
• SKETCHER n. 1. a skate ...1790 Sc.
n. 2. one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
• SKETCHING n. coming down from a drug-induced high ...1980s US drugs sl.
• SKETCHLEY'S AERIAL n. a wire coat-hanger used as a makeshift aerial for a car radio after the proper one has been broken ...Brit. sl.
• SKETCH OF ICE n. a thin layer of ice ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKETCH OF TIME n. a short period of time ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKETCH OVER vb. to skim a piece of reading matter ...1893 Amer. dial.
• SKETCHY adj. 1. flimsy, insubstantial, vague ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. confused, unstable, strange, unsettling ...1980s US campus sl.
adj. 3. second-rate ...1990s US campus sl.
adj. 4. untrustworthy, suspicious ...1990s US campus sl.
n. an odd or weird person ...2000 UK sl.
• SKETEL(L) n. a promiscuous woman, or one who is judged as such ...1990s sl.
• SKETS n. a promiscuous woman, or one who is judged as such ...1990s sl.
• SKEVIN † n. a steward of a gild ...1389
• SKEW † adj. 1. distorted, perverted; macaronic ...1607
adj. 2. turned to one side, slanting, squint ...1609
* adv. obliquely, askew ...1706
† n. 1. the sky or heaven ...a1300
† n. 2. a cup; a wooden dish ...1561 cant
† n. 3. a side glance ...1622
n. 4. a slant; a deviation from the straight line; a sideward movement ...1688
n. 5. a drizzling rain; a driving mist ...1839 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a slip, an error ...1869
n. 7. weeks ...M19 back-slang
† vb. 1. to become overcast ...c1400
† vb. 2. to escape, to slip away ...a1400
† vb. 3. to turn the eyes sidewards ...1577
vb. 4. to throw, to hurl, to cast, to fling ...1824 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to have the vision obstructed by mist ...1842
• SKEWAGGY adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEWBALD adj. of animals, esp. horses: irregularly marked with white and brown or red, or some similar colour ...1654
n. a horse irregularly marked with white and brown or red ...1863
• SKEW-BALLED adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEWED adj. 1. of animals, esp. horses; skewbald: irregularly marked with white and brown or red, or some similar colour ...c1440
adj. 2. set obliquely or aslant; askew ...1611
• SKEWER n. 1. a term of contempt for a sharp weapon ...1838
n. 2. a sword ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a pen ...L19 sl.
vb. to run through with a sword or other weapon ...1837
• SKEW-FISTED adj. awkward, ungainly ...L17
• SKEW-GAWED adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEWGEE adj. 1. askew, squinting, crooked ...L19
adj. 2. disorderly, messy, mixed up, confused ...1893 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a squint ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEW-GEED adj. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-GODLIN adj. askew, crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-HAW adj. askew, crooked ...1923 Amer. dial.
• SKEWINESS n. the quality of being askew or awry ...1862 Amer. dial.
• SKEWING adj. askew, awry ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEWINGS n. extras, bonuses; any form of money, esp. when gained for nothing ...M19 sl.
• SKEWJAW adj. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-JAWED adj. awkward, ungainly ...M19 US sl.
• SKEWLY * adv. obliquely, askew ...1896
• SKEWNESS n. inclination to one side ...1894
• SKEW-RAW adj. askew, crooked ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEWS † n. the skies, heavens, or clouds ...c1320
• SKEW-SHY adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEWVEE adj. fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1892 Amer. dial.
• SKEWVOW adj. askew, out of true, crooked ...L18 sl.
• SKEW-WAMPUS adj. askew, crooked ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-WHIFF adj. 1. awry, askew; crooked, twisted, aslant ...1754 UK sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...Brit. sl.
• SKEW-WHIFFY adj. drunk ...1900s sl.
• SKEW-WIFF adj. askew, crooked, awry ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-WOGGLY adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-WOTTEMUS adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKEWY adj. askew, awry ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-YANK adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...2001 Amer. dial.
• SKEY † adj. of a horse: skittish ...c1440
†* vb. 1. to get clear, to sheer off ...c1470 Sc.
†* vb. 2. to startle, to come upon suddenly ...1539 Sc.
• SKEZAG n. heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
• SKI n. 1. a large foot or shoe ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a taxi ...1950s Aust. sl., possibly weak rhyming sl.
n. 3. cocaine ...1980s US drugs sl.
vb. 1. in soccer: to kick the ball unnecessarily high in the air ...1945 US sl.
vb. 2. to skip a stone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKIBBET † n. a small box; a small compartment in a chest, etc. ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKIBBY n. 1. a left-handed person ...B1900 Sc.
n. 2. an Oriental concubine or mistress; an Oriental prostitute; thus, when addressing a Japanese speaker, any prostitute ...1910s US sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a Japanese, a Chinese, or any Oriental ...1920s US sl.
• SKI BUM n. a person who frequents ski resorts habitually, often doing casual jobs, for the sake of skiing ...1963 Amer. sl.
• SKI-BUNK n. a rejection; an act of dismissal ...1900s US sl.
• SKI BUNNY n. 1. a female who is learning to ski ...1963 US sl.
n. 2. a woman who frequents ski resorts to solicit rather than to ski ...1953 US sl.
• SKICE † vb. 1. to move quickly and briskly; to skip or frisk about; to run ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* vb. 2. to slice, to cut ...1600
• SKICK †* vb. to make a raid on; to plunder ...a1300
• SKICKING †* n. the act of raiding ...a1300
• SKID adj. unattractive, dirty, dishevelled ...1990s sl.
n. 1. a retarding influence or agency ...1841
n. 2. a fireman's ladder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a light fall of snow or rain ...1977 Amer. dial.
n. 4. heroin, esp. when heavily adulterated ...1977 US sl.
n. 5. a street derelict who may be a villain ...1980s Amer. police usage
n. 6. one who likes to go out at night; an ill-dressed, dirty, dishevelled person ...1990s sl.
* vb. 1. to run or go quickly, to scud ...1815
vb. 2. to push or drag a person along ...1881
vb. 3. to leave, to go ...1910s sl.
vb. 4. to blunder, to make a mistake, to decline ...1920s US sl.
vb. 5. to get rid of ...1950s US criminals' sl.
vb. 6. to skip a stone ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. in snowboarding: to slide down a slope sideways ...1993 US sl.
• SKIDADDLE n. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKID ARTIST n. an expert getaway driver ...1996 Brit. criminals' sl.
• SKID BOULEVARD n. a jocular term for a living area for poor people...1963 Can sl.
• SKIDDADLE vb. to leave in a hurry ...1861 US sl., orig. US Civil War
• SKIDDIES n. 1. underpants ...1995 UK sl.
n. 2. faecal marks in underwear ...1999 UK sl.
• SKIDDLE n. a frying pan, a skillet ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SKIDDOO vb. to depart hastily ...1905 Amer. sl.
• SKID DROP n. a large load of drugs dropped from the air by means of a cargo skid attached to a parachute ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SKIDGE! int. attack! a command inciting a dog to attack ...1983 Aust. sl.
• SKID GREASE n. butter ...1921 Amer. dial., chiefly logging usage
• SKID LID n. 1. a safety helmet or crash helmet ...1958 US sl.
n. 2. a paratrooper's helmet ...1991 US sl.
• SKID MARK n. a faecal stain on a toilet bowl or underwear ...1971 Aust. sl.
• SKIDOO n. a snowmobile ...1961 Can.
vb. 1. to depart hastily ...1905 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to travel by skidoo ...1986 Can.
• SKIDOODLE vb. to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKID-ROAD adj. disreputable ...Amer. sl.
n. (usually as 'skid road')
n. 1. a forest track over which logs are dragged ...1880 Amer. logging usage
n. 2. a street or district of cheap shops and resorts; a relatively disreputable district ...1915 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an area of town frequented by loggers after working hours; a red-light district ...1925 Amer. dial.
• SKID ROW n. 1. a part of a town frequented by vagrants, alcoholics, etc. ...1931 sl., chiefly Amer.
n. 2. in prison: cells for troublesome prisoners ...1996 UK sl.
• SKIDS n. 1. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. underpants ...1996 UK sl.
vb. 1. to leave, to go ...1910s sl.
vb. 2. to blunder, to make a mistake, to decline ...1920s US sl.
vb. 3. to get rid of ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• SKID SHOT n. in pool: a shot made with backspin on the cue ball ...1993 US sl.
• SKIED * adj. 1. seeming to touch or reach the sky; lofty ...1730-46
adj. 2. in cricket: hit or sent up high in the air ...1868
adj. 3. under the influence of drugs ...1989 drugs sl.
• SKIES, THE † n. the clouds ...a1300
• SKIFF n. 1. a light gust of wind or shower of rain, etc. ...1819 Sc.
n. 2. a slight sketch, trace, touch, etc. of something ...1839 Sc.
n. 3. a thin coat or layer, as of snow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to move lightly and quickly, esp. so as to barely touch a surface; to glide, to run, etc. in this manner ...1725 Sc.
vb. 2. to touch lightly in passing over; to skim ...1807-10 Sc.
vb. 3. to freeze over in a thin coat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKIFFLE n. 1. a rent party ...1946 US Black sl.
n. 2. a music genre, a sort of poor man's rock 'n' roll, played on homemade or low budget instruments; popular in the late 1950s ...1957 UK
n. 3. a very short hairstyle ...1999 Jamaica
• SKIFT † n. 1. an artifice, device, or trick ...c1460
n. 2. a light fall of snow or rain; a thin layer of snow or frost on the ground, or of ice on water ...1808 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a wisp of clouds ...1891 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to shift, change, or move something ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to undergo shifting, change, or removal; to change one's place, etc. ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to arrange, devise, manage, or order something ...a1300
† vb. 4. to divide, to distribute, or make division ...c1420
† vb. 5. to escape, to get away from ...c1440
† vb. 6. to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...a1586
vb. 7. to freeze over in a thin coat ...1943 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to skip stones ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKIFTER vb. to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...1887
• SKIFTING † n. division, distribution ...c1440
• SKIG † adj. fastidious ...a1300
• SKI-JAWED adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKIKART † n. an old name for the hare ...a1325
• SKILFER †* n. a small piece; a splinter ...1597
• SKILFERS †* n. scurf; dandruff ...1599
• SKILFUL † adj. 1. endowed with reason; rational; also, following reason, doing right ...a1300
† adj. 2. reasonable, just, proper ...1340
† adj. 3. sufficient, ample ...a1350
† adj. 4. intellectual, mental ...1387-8
† adj. 5. having good knowledge of a subject ...1596
• SKILFULLY † adv. reasonably; with good reason ...c1325
• SKILFULNESS † n. 1. the quality of being reasonable ...c1440
† n. 2. knowledge of a thing ...a1656
• SKILL † n. 1. reason as a faculty of the mind; the power of discrimination ...c1200
† n. 2. cause, reason, ground ...a1300
† n. 3. a sense of what is right or fitting ...1338
† n. 4. a wise or sensible act ...a1500
† n. 5. an art or science ...1570
n. 6. knowledge or understanding of something ...1587 arch.
† n. 7. a skilled person ...a1657
† vb. 1. to cause a distinction or difference ...c1200
† vb. 2. to separate, to part from ...a1200
† vb. 3. to allege in argument ...1390
† vb. 4. to mount, to ascend ...a1400
† vb. 5. to understand, to comprehend ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to avail, to help ...1528 arch.
† vb. 7. to get along, to subsist ...1537
† vb. 8. to have knowledge of, or skill in, something ...1540
* vb. 9. to teach, to instruct ...a1813
int. exclamation of approval ...2003 UK sl.
• SKILLET n. (derogatory) a Black person ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKILLET BLONDE n. a Black woman ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SKILLET BREAD n. pancakes, a pancake ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SKILLEY n. 1. a gruel or stew, usually thickened with bread or meal ...1834 Amer. dial.
n. 2. gravy ...1927 US prison sl.
• SKILLICK * n. a coin of the smallest value ...1835
• SKILLIGALEE adj. worthless, trifling ...1883
n. 1. a kind of thin, watery porridge, gruel, or soup, commonly made from oatmeal, and used especially in prisons and workhouses ...1819
n. 2. a stew of whatever leftovers are available ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SKILLING † n. 1. the operation of reasoning ...c1374
n. 2. a shed or outhouse, esp. a lean-to ...1389
• SKILLION n. 1. a lean-to, serving as a shed or as a small room ...1864 Aust.
n. 2. an indefinite very large number ...1970s Amer. sl.
• SKILLWISE † adj. 1. intelligent, discerning, clever ...a1300
† adj. 2. just, equitable, fair ...a1300
† adj. 3. endowed with reason; rational ...1357
• SKILLWISELY † adv. reasonably; rationally; with understanding ...a1300
• SKILLWISENESS † n. discretion, intelligence, reason ...a1200
• SKILLY adj. skilled, skilful; having considerable skill in some respect ...1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. a kind of thin, watery porridge, gruel, or soup, commonly made from oatmeal, and used especially in prisons and workhouses ...1839
n. 2. a stew of whatever leftovers are available ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 3. an insipid beverage, esp. coffee or tea ...1927 sl.
• SKILLYGALEE adj. worthless, trifling ...1883
n. a gruel or stew, usually thickened with bread or meal ...1951 Amer. dial.
• SKIM † n. 1. scum, a thin covering on liquid ...1539 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
† n. 2. the rabble ...1606
n. 3. a thin layer of ice ...1807 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a hasty sketch or survey ...1889
n. 5. a very light fall of snow ...1908 Amer. dial.
n. 6. income not reported for tax purposes, esp. from the gross earnings of a gambling casino or other such enterprise ...1961 Amer. gambling usage
n. 7. money stolen from a business or enterprise, skimmed from the business funds like cream from milk ...1988 sl.
vb. 1. to freeze in a thin layer ...1860 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to conceal or divert some of one's earnings or takings, esp. from gambling, to avoid paying tax on them ...1966 US sl.
• SKIMAGED adj. drunk ...2000 English gypsy usage
• SKIMBLE-SCAMBLE adj. disorderly; in confusion ...1826
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE adj. 1. confused, incoherent, rambling, nonsensical ...1596
adj. 2. accompanied by confusion or disorder ...1826
adv. in a confused or rambling manner; incoherently ...1775
n. confused or worthless discourse; irregular talk; wild, rambling nonsense; rigmarole ...1619
• SKIME vb. to squint, to look askance ...1691 N. Eng. dial.
• SKIMELTON n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1886Amer. dial.
• SKIM ICE n. a thin layer or covering of ice ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SKIMISH n. alcohol ...1908 sl.
• SKIMISHED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...sl.
• SKIMMELTON n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SKIMMER n. 1. a broad-brimmed boater ...1830 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the first thin ice that forms over the surface of a pond or pool ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a very light fall of snow ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a hat ...1972 US sl.
vb. 1. to shimmer, to glitter, to gleam ...c1440
vb. 2. to flutter, to move rapidly; to frisk about lightly ...1824
• SKIMMERING adj. gleaming, glittering, flickering ...c1440
• SKIMMERTON n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1868 Amer. dial.
• SKIMMING n. illegally taking details of a credit card by passing it through a special scanner which 'reads' the information contained on the magnetic strip ...Brit. sl.
• SKIMMINGTON n. 1. a ludicrous procession, formerly common in villages and country districts, usually intended to bring ridicule or odium upon a woman or her husband in cases where the one was unfaithful to, or ill-treated, the other ...1634
† n. 2. the man or woman personating the ill-used husband or the offending wife in the procession (see 1) intended to ridicule the one or the other (obsolete); also, a husband whose wife is unfaithful to him; a shrewish woman ...1609
* n. 3. a row, quarrel, disturbance, riot ...1753
• SKIMMITON n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SKIM MONEY n. money taken from an enterprise's net proceeds before any accounting of the proceeds ...1981 US sl.
• SKIMMY * adj. of the nature of skimming; superficial; careless, not thorough or exact ...1893
• SKIMMY ICE n. a thin layer of ice ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIMP adj. scanty; meagre ...1775
n. a thin coat of snow or ice ....1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to stint ...1879
vb. 2. to freeze in a thin layer ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPER-SCAMPER adv. in hurry and confusion; hurriedly ...1778
• SKIMPIES n. women's short underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPING adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPLING * n. a stunted, not properly developed, person ...1890
• SKIMPTION n. a trivial matter; a very small piece, amount, or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPTUM n. a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPY adj. scanty, meagre; stinted or stunted in some respect ...1847
n. a topless barmaid ...2003 Aust. sl.
• SKIM UP vb. to get along; to prosper ...1912 Amer. dial.
• SKIN adj. 1. used of a film or a publication featuring nudity ...1977 UK sl.
adj. 2. young, youthful; fresh, new ...1989 UK Royal Navy sl.
n. 1. female genitals; also, a euphemism for the whole body viewed sexually ...17C sl.
n. 2. a pocketbook, wallet, etc. ...1790 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a condom ...19C colloq.
n. 4. the foreskin ...19C Brit.
n. 5. a term of contempt for a person ...1825
n. 6. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 7. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 8. a horse; an inferior racehorse ...1923 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a mule ...1925 sl.
n. 10. one dollar; a dollar bill ...1930 Amer. sl.
n. 11. a thin hog ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 12 a woman as a sex object ...1936 Trinidad and Tobago
n. 13. an old cow ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 14. drums or bongos ...1938 Amer. jazz usage
n. 15. the hand as used in handshaking or hand-slapping as a salutation ...1942 US Black sl.
n. 16. a tire, esp. a well-worn one ...1954 US sl
n. 17. fist-fighting ...1957 US sl.
n. 18. a person ...1958 UK sl.
n. 19. a thief ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 20. paper used for rolling marijuana or tobacco cigarettes ...1969 sl., orig. US
n. 21. a skinhead ...1970s Brit. sl.
n. 22. act of copulation ...1976 US sl.
n. 23. a painfully thin person ...Brit. sl.
n. 24. in carnival and amusement park usage: a shirt ...1982 US sl.
n. 25. an immature or inexperienced young person ...1989 UK Royal Navy sl.
n. 26. an American Indian ...1989 US sl.
* vb. 1. clothe, to attire ...1599
vb. 2 to cheat or swindle; to victimize ...1819 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to copy or to cheat in an exam ...1849 US sl.
vb. 4. to strip of clothing or money; to fleece by exactions or swindling ...1851
vb. 5 to defeat decisively; to trounce ...1862 Amer. sl.
vb. 6 to remove one's clothing; to strip ...M19 Brit. & US colloq.
vb. 7. to climb up or down, esp. by gripping with one's arms and legs; to climb in this way ...1871 Amer. dial.
vb. 8 to slip away, to depart ...1876 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to glance over, to examine ...1895
vb. 10. to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
vb. 11. to leave quickly; to run away ...1903 Amer. sl.
vb. 12. to squeeze one's way; to move in a constricted space ...1920 Amer. dial.
vb. 13. to haul or drag something, esp. a log, or logging equipment ...1931 Amer. dial.
vb. 14. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 15. to inject a narcotic into the skin as opposed to a vein ...1953 US drugs sl.
vb. 16. in hot rodding: to remove a car's upholstery ...1958 US sl.
vb. 17. to get an advantage over somebody by tricky means ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. 18. to surf without a wet suit ...1991 US sl.
vb. 19. to separate someone from all his money in a gambling game ...Brit. sl.
• SKIN A CAT vb. to be extremely mean or niggardly ...1859
• SKIN A FLEA vb. to be niggardly ...1851
• SKIN A FLEA FOR ITS HIDE vb. to be excessively mean and avaricious ...1868
• SKIN A FLEA FOR ITS HIDE AND TALLOW vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, niggardly, or stingy ...1819 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A FLINT vb. to be extremely mean or niggardly ...1694
• SKIN A GNAT FOR A PENNY vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A GOAT vb. to vomit...1901 Amer. college sl.
• SKIN-A-GUTS n. a very thin person ...Brit. sl.
• SKIN ALONG vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIN A LOUSE vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1803 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR A CENT vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR HIS HIDE vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR HIS HIDE AND TALLOW vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR TALLOW vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKINAMELINK n. a thin or emaciated person ...1870 Amer. dial.
• SKINAMULINK n. a thin or emaciated person ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SKIN AND BIRN n. the whole of anything or any number ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SKIN AND BLISTER n. a sister ...1925 rhyming sl.
• SKIN AND BONES n. a very lean person ..1888
• SKIN AND GRIEF n. a painfully thin person ...Brit. sl.
• SKIN BACK vb. to retract, as a false charge ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SKIN BEATER n. a drummer ...1947 US sl.
• SKIN BEEF n. a prison sentence for an unspecified sexual crime ...1976 US sl.
• SKIN BOOK n. a sex-themed book ...1970 US sl.
• SKIN BOY n. an uncircumcised male ...1999 NZ sl.
• SKIN BY vb. to succeed by a small margin ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKIN CHIMNEY n. the vagina ...2002 UK sl.
• SKINCH vb. to scrimp, to economize ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHING adj. stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1866 Amer. dial.
• SKINCH OUT vb. to short, to cheat ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHY adj. stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHY-SCRIMPLY adj. stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1866 Amer. dial.
• SKIN-COAT † n. 1. a person's skin ...1589
n. 2. the female genitals ...17C Urquhart usage
• SKIN COMPLAINT n. a bullet wound ...1982 US sl.
• SKINCY adj. stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SKIND † vb. to hasten ...c1250
• SKINDER n. gossip, slanderous rumour ...1979 S. Afr.
vb. to gossip ...1942 S. Afr.
• SKINDERER n. a gossip ...1993 S. Afr.
• SKINDERING n. an act of gossiping ...1981 S. Afr.
• SKIN DIVE n. to perform cunnilingus ...20C sl.
• SKIN-DIVER n. 1. the penis ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a male copulating ...M20 US sl.
n. 3. one who performs oral sex on a male; a fellator or fellatrix ...1969 US sl.
n. 4. a £5 note; the sum of £5 ...1988 Glasgow rhyming sl. for 'fiver'
• SKIN-DOG n. a lecher ...M20 Can. sl.
• SKIN FIGHTING n. a fight between members of rival gangs in which weapons or at least lethal weapons are forbidden ...1967 US sl.
• SKIN FLICK n. 1. a movie focusing on nudity or sex; a movie with nude scenes; a pornographic film or an X-rated film ...1968 US sl.
n. 2. a slide used by a dermatologist to illustrate diseases during teaching rounds ...1980 US sl.
• SKIN-FLICK HOUSE n. a cinema showing pornographic films ...1972 US sl.
• SKINFLINT n. 1. a mean person ...1700 UK
n. 2. a very thin person ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an old, worn-out, or scrawny horse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKINFLINTILY adv. in a niggardly manner ...1899
• SKINFLINTINESS n. niggardliness, miserliness, parsimony ...1861
• SKINFLINTISM n. niggardliness, miserliness, parsimony ...1893
• SKINFLINTY adj. niggardly, miserly ...1901
• SKIN FLUTE n. the penis ...1941 US sl.
• SKINFUL n. 1. a full allowance; as much as one wants or cares for ...a1779
n. 2. as much alcohol as one can drink ...1788 sl.
• SKIN GAME n. 1. deception, swindling, fraud ...1868 US sl.
n. 2. in gambling: a rigged game that honest players always lose ...1962 US sl.
n. 3. the science of dermatology ...1980 US sl.
• SKINGRAFT n. an intramuscular injection of a drug ...1968 US drugs sl.
• SKIN HABIT n. a drug addiction based on intramuscular, not intravenous, injections ...1972 US sl.
• SKINHEAD n. 1. a member of a youth fashion and gang movement, characterized by close-cropped or shaven scalp, and smart utilitarian wear, associated with football hooliganism, racist violence, and neo-Nazism ...1969 UK
n. 2. a British Leyland "Allegro" car ...1981 UK citizens band radio sl.
• SKIN-HEIST n. a rape ...M20 US criminals' sl.
• SKINHOUND n. a sexually aggressive person ...2002 Can. sl.
• SKIN HOUSE n. 1. a brothel or place where the entertainment is of a sexual nature ...1970 US sl.
n. 2. a pornographic movie theatre ...M20 Amer. sl.
• SKIN IT BACK vb. to withdraw the foreskin from the penis, either as a part of a medical inspection or masturbation ...2002 US sl.
• SKINK * n. 1. a tapster or waiter ...1603
† n. 2. ham ...1630
† n. 3. a skunk ...1774
n. 4. drink, liquor; used contemptuously ...1824 Sc.
vb. 1. to pour out or draw liquor; to offer or serve drink, etc. ...c1386 arch. or Eng. dial.
†* vb. 2. to make a present of; to make over to another ...1508 Sc.
• SKINKARD †* n. a tapster ...1615
• SKINKER n. 1. one who draws, pours out, or serves liquor; a tapster ...1586 arch. or Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the constellation Aquarius ...1591
• SKINKING adj. 1. supplying with wine ...1582
adj. 2. serving liquor ...1592 arch.
• SKINKLE vb. to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle; to have a showy appearance ...a1700 Sc.
• SKINKLING adj. glittering, sparkling, glistening ...1790 Sc.
• SKIN-MAG n. a magazine featuring male or female nudes ...1968 US sl.
• SKIN MAGAZINE n. a magazine featuring photographs of nudes, usually woman ...1968 US sl.
• SKIN MAN n. a sex offender ...1976 US sl.
• SKINNED adj. having no money ...1935 sl.
• SKINNED OUT adj. having no money ...1935 sl.
• SKINNER n. 1. one who defrauds another of their money ...1856
n. 2. a big win on an unbacked horse or other race competitor; a betting coup ...1874 UK sl.
n. 3. a cheat, a swindler, a dishonest person ...1887 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a horse that wins a race at very long odds ...1891 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a cruel teamster ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 6. no money ...1943 NZ sl.
n. 7. a person who doesn't pay his bills ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a police officer ...1965 US sl.
n. 9. a deceitful or untrustworthy person ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a lawyer ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 11. a stingy person; one who is greedy in money manners ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a thin, bony or poor-looking cow or horse ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 13. a gambling cheat ...1974 US sl.
n. 14. a sex offender ...1976 US sl.
n. 15. gossip, slanderous rumour ...1979 S. Afr.
vb. to gossip ...1942 S. Afr.
• SKINNERY † n. skins or furs collectively ...c1460
• SKINNING †* n. 1. fleecing, plundering ...1686
n. 2. impoverishing, exhausting ...1888
• SKINNING PARLOR n. a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKINNINGS n. frothy residue skimmed from a boiling liquid; scum ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SKINNISH adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKINNY adj. 1. thin ...1605 sl.
adj. 2. mean, miserly, niggardly, stingy ...1833
adj. 3. prepared with low-fat or non-fat milk ...1997 US sl.
n. 1. a girl or a woman ...E20 Aust. sl.
n. 2. an old ewe ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the latest information; inside information; rumour or fact ...1959 US sl.
n. 4. marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 5. a haircut in which all of the hair is cut off or shaved ...1970 Amer, dial., chiefly Black usage
n. 6. in circus and carnival usage: a ten-cent piece ...1981 US sl.
n. 7. a bridegroom ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (skinny as a broom)
n. 8. (derogatory ) a Somali ...1990s US military sl.
• SKINNY AS A BROOM n. a bridegroom ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• SKINNY-DIP n. a nude swim ...M20 US colloq.
vb. to swim in the nude ...1966 US colloq.
• SKINNY DIPPING IN THE LOVE POND n. from a male perspective: the act of sex without a condom ...2001 US sl.
• SKINNY DUGAN n. in craps: any combination of seven ...1985 US sl.
• SKINNY END n. in horse racing: a third place finish ...1989 Aust. sl.
• SKINNY-GUTS n. a very thin person ...Brit. sl.
• SKINNY LIZ n. a thin girl or woman ...1959 sl.
• SKINNYMALINK adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a thin or emaciated person ...1911 sl.
• SKINNYMARINK n. a thin or emaciated person ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SKINNY MERINK n. a thin or emaciated person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKINNY-MINNY adj. very thin; small and thin ...1997 US sl.
• SKINNY UP vb. to climb the trunk of a tree by holding on with your legs while you pull yourself up with your hands ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN ONE OUT OF HIS EYE TEETH vb. to cheat, to swindle ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SKIN ONE'S EYES vb. to be vigilant, on the lookout ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKIN OUT vb. 1. to depart hastily ...1876 US sl.
vb. 2. to produce, to display ...c1895 US sl.
vb. 3. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to clean something out; to finish something ...1999 Can. sl.
• SKINPIX n. pornographic films ...1964 US sl.
• SKIN POP n. an injection of a drug into the skin or muscle, not into a vein ...1952 US drugs sl.
vb. (usually as 'skin-pop) to inject a drug into the skin or muscle, not into a vein ...1952 US drugs sl.
• SKIN POPPER n. 1. one who injects with a drug ...1953 sl.
n. 2. a drug user who does not inject the drug into a vein ...1967 US sl.
• SKIN POPPING n. shooting drugs; injecting narcotics subcutaneously, not into a vein ...1973 US drugs sl.
• SKIN-PRINTS † n. tattoo marks ...1650
• SKIN-PUMP vb. to inject a drug under the skin, not into a vein ...1952 US drugs sl.
• SKIN ROCKS vb. to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKINS n. 1. a tanner ...1785 sl.
n. 2. drums ...1926 UK sl.
n. 3. tires ...Bk1998 sl.
• SKIN SHAKE n. a thorough search of a person's body, including orifices ...1967 US sl.
• SKIN SHOW n. a show featuring women approaching or reaching nudity ...1973 US sl.
• SKINSMAN n. 1. a prolific lover ...1965 Barbados
n. 2. a drummer ...1983 UK sl.
• SKINSTER † n. a woman who skins hides ...1270
• SKIN STONES vb. to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKINT adj. having no money ...1925 Brit. sl.
• SKINT AS A KIPPER'S BACKBONE adj. having no money ...1956 UK sl.
• SKIN TEETH vb. to smile; to grin ...1994 Jamaica
• SKIN THE BARK vb. to climb a tree ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THE CAT vb. 1. to perform, on the limb of a tree or on a horizontal bar, the feat of turning the body through the suspended arms and back again ...1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to take off a garment in such a way as to leave it inside out ...1983 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to copulate ...US Black euphemism
vb. 5. to perform oral sex on a woman ...2000 US sl.
• SKIN THE LIVE RABBIT vb. 1. to retract the prepuce of the uncircumcised male, presumably in copulation ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to undress; to undress someone; to take the clothing off a child; no negative connotations ...20C US sl.
• SKIN-THE-PIZZLE n. the female genitals, spec. the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
• SKIN THE WATER vb. to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THROUGH vb. to succeed by a small margin ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THUMPERS n. drumsticks ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIN-TIGHTS n. close-fitting leg garments ...1899
• SKINTITIS n. the condition of having no money ...Brit. jocular
• SKINTO adj. having little or no money; penniless ...1988 Glasgow sl.
• SKIN TRADE n. the sex industry in all its facets ...1986 US sl.
• SKIN UP vb. 1. to expose a woman's genitals and breasts ...1986 Trinidad and Tobago
vb. 2. to roll up a marijuana cigarette ...1990 UK sl.
• SKINZ n. a sexually attractive woman ...1993 US sl.
• SKIP † n. 1. 50 goat skins ...1688
n. 2. a footman, lackey, or manservant; in later use, a college-servant at Trinity College, Dublin ...1698-1700
n. 3. a skipper (a captain, leader, etc.) ...1830 UK
n. 4. a beehive; a hive of bees ...1901 Amer. dial.
n. 5. nothing to eat ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a very light fall of snow ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a coach ...1970 US sl.
n. 9. an Anglo-Australian ...1987 Aust.
n. 10. a uniformed police sergeant ...2002 UK sl.
vb. 1. to hasten, to hurry, to move lightly and rapidly; to make off, to abscond ...1338
vb. 2. to flee the country ...1884 US colloq.
vb. 3. to stay away from school without permission ...1900 US sl.
vb. 4. of a bullet: to graze ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SKIP ALONG vb. 1. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIP-AND-HOP n. the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIP-BRAIN adj. flighty, harebrained ...1603
• SKIP-FROG † n. the game of leapfrog ...1727
• SKIP-HOP n. the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIP ICE n. the first thin ice that forms over the surface of a pond or pool ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SKIP IT vb. to forget it, to drop the subject; to dispense with something ...1934 US sl.
• SKIPJACK adj. 1. flighty, affected, foppish ...1598
adj. 2. hopping, jumping, skipping ...1605
n. 1. a pert, shallow-brained fellow; a young, impudent person; a conceited fop or dandy; an upstart ...1554 arch.
† n. 2. a horse-dealer's boy ...1608
• SKIPJACKLY * adj. flighty, affected, foppish ...1674
• SKIP-KENNEL † n. one who has to skip over the 'kennel's or gutters; a lackey, a footboy, a footman ...1668
• SKIP-LOUSE n. a tailor ...1807
• SKIP ON vb. to leave ...1989 US sl.
• SKIP OUT vb. 1. to die ...E20 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN FOR JOY vb. to be extremely delighted, excited, or surprised ...1668
• SKIPPER †* n. 1. a locust ...c1250
† n. 2. a barn, outhouse, or shed, used as a sleeping-place by vagrants ...1567 cant
* n. 3. a term of contempt for a young man ...1596
n. 4. the captain of a sports team ...1830 sl.
n. 5. a commanding officer in the army or the captain of an aircraft or squadron ...1906 services' sl.
n. 6. a vagrant, a tramp ...1925 Brit. sl.
n. 7. a police chief ...1929 sl.
n. 8. an act of sleeping rough ...1935 Brit. sl.
* vb. 1. to skip or hop ...1845
vb. 2. to sleep in the open, or in a barn, etc. ...1894 cant
• SKIPPER IT vb. to sleep in the open, or in a barn, etc. ...1851 cant
• SKIPPER'S DAUGHTERS n. tall, white-crested waves, such as are seen at sea in windy weather; white-caps ...1888
• SKIPPESON †* n. equipment, provision of necessaries ...1444
• SKIPPET † n. 1. a basket ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a small boat or skiff ...1590
• SKIPPING JENNY n. rice and peas cooked together ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SKIPPISH † adj. inclined to skip ...1576
• SKIPPY n. 1. an Oriental prostitute; thus, when addressing a Japanese speaker, any prostitute ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a Japanese person ...1920s US sl.
• SKIP-SCOTCH n. the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIPT n. a very light fall of snow ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKIP THE CINDERS vb. to walk along a railway track ...1977 US sl.
• SKIP THE GUTTER! int. hurry up, get going ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SKIP THE TIES vb. to walk along a railway track ...1977 US sl.
• SKIP UP vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIRDICK n. an atom, a particle; the smallest coin ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKIRE † adj. 1. clear of, free from, something morally bad ...c1200
† adj. 2. of water: pure, clear ...a1300
† adj. 3. noteworthy, remarkable ...c1400
† adj. 4. of colours, flames, etc.: clear; bright ...a1400-50
adj. 5. quite mad ...1822 Sc.
adj. 6. utter, absolute ...1825 Sc.
adv. quite, altogether ...1581 Sc.
† vb. to cleanse, to clear or purify oneself ...a1300
• SKIRGIFFIN n. a girl from twelve to fourteen years of age; a half-grown woman ...Bk1904 Sc. sl.
• SKIRL n. 1. a shrill cry, a shriek, a scream; shrill talk ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the sound of the bagpipe ...1860 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scream, to shriek, to cry out shrilly ...c1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of the bagpipe: to produce the shrill sounds by which it is characterized ...a1665 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to sing, utter, play, etc. in loud and shrill tones ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to play the bagpipe ...1828 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to fly with a sweeping or whirling motion ...1859
• SKIRLING adj. shrieking, screaming, crying or sounding shrilly ...1785
n. 1. a young salmon ...1776 Eng. dial.
n. 2. shrieking, screaming, shrill crying ...1820
• SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN n. something prepared for eating by frying in a pan ...1816 Sc.
• SKIRM †* n. movement as in fighting or fencing; skirmish ...c1400
† vb. 1. to fence, to skirmish ...c1205
† vb. 2. to dart about, to move rapidly ...a1300
†* vb. 3. to engage with one in fight ...c1400
• SKIRMERY †* n. skirmishing, fighting, fencing ...c1450
• SKIRMISH n. 1. a scamper, a scramble ...1835
n. 2. an informal game of baseball or hockey ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a very light fall of snow ...1984 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to fence; to make flourishes with a weapon ...1387
vb. 2. to search, to scout, to rummage; to hunt up, to search out ...1864 Amer. dial.
• SKIRMISH ABOUT vb. to search, to scout, to rummage; to hunt up, to search out ...1878 Amer. dial.
• SKIRMISH AROUND vb. to search, to scout, to rummage; to hunt up, to search out ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SKIRMISH LINE n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1918 Amer. dial.
• SKIRMISH UP vb. to search, to scout, to rummage; to hunt up, to search out ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SKIRP † vb. 1. to behave with contempt ...c1200
†* vb. 2. to mock, to deride, to ridicule ...c1450
vb. 3. to splash up on; to bespatter ...1871 Sc.
• SKIRR n. a sound of a grating, rasping, or whirring character ...c1870
vb. 1. to run away hastily; to flee, to make off ...a1548
vb. 2. to move, run, fly, sail, etc., rapidly or with great impetus ...1567
† vb. 3. to ride rapidly through ...1605
vb. 4. to slide or skate swiftly ...1811 Eng. dial.
• SKIRRACH n. a halfpenny ...E19, chiefly Aust. & NZ usage
• SKIRRET OF PERU † n. the potato ...1597
• SKIRRUP n. a good time; a frolic ...1896 Amer. dial.
vb. to frisk, to frolic ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKIRRY vb. to scurry ...1869
• SKIRT n. 1. the rim or base of a bell ...1555
n. 2. a woman ...1560
* n. 3. a rim or border; an edging ...1576
n. 4. the rim or base of a beehive ...1609
n. 5. the beginning or end of a period of time; chiefly in plural ...1624
n. 6. a prostitute ...M20 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a very light fall of snow ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKIRT, THE n. women collectively ...1899 sl.
• SKIRT-CHASER n. an amorous pursuer of women; a philanderer ...Bk1942 sl.
• SKIRT-FOIST † n. a female cheat ...a1652
• SKIRT PATROL n. a search for female sexual partners ...1941 sl., orig. US
• SKISTER one who uses skis ...1898
• SKIT † adj. precipitate, over-hasty ...a1529
* n. 1. dirt, trash ...c1330
† n. 2. diarrhoea in animals, esp. sheep ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a vain, frivolous, or wanton woman ...1572 chiefly Sc.
n. 4. a trick; a hoax; a practical joke ...1815 chiefly Eng. dial.
n. 5. a slight shower of rain or snow ...1847
n. 6. a slight stroke ...1860
n. 7. a squirt or small jet of water ...1877
n. 8. a young capering or restive horse ...1882 Sc.
vb. 1. to shy or be skittish; to move lightly and rapidly; to caper, to leap, to spring ...1611
* vb. 2. to void thin excrement; to have diarrhoea ...1805
int. go away! ...1912 Amer. dial.
• SKIT-BRAINED adj. stupid; contemptible ...1553
• SKIT-BRAINS n. a stupid person, a blockhead, a dolt ...1553
• SKITCHING n. holding on to the back of a vehicle so as to be pulled over snow or ice; also, holding on to a vehicle while on a bicycle ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SKITE n. 1. a sudden vigorous stroke or blow, esp. one given in an oblique direction ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a boyish, giddy person ...1790 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a trick; a hoax; a practical joke ...1804 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 4. a contemptible person ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 5. boastful talk; behaviour intended to impress ...1860 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 6. a boastful person ...1897 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 7. a cross or unlikable man, somewhat miserly, or inclined to be dishonest in money matters ...1911 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a small, cute or mischievous person ...1911 Amer. dial.
n. 9. an unreliable or extravagant person ...1995 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to void excrement ...1449 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dart swiftly, esp. in an oblique direction; to run lightly and rapidly; to leave hastily ...1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to boast, to behave boastfully, self-importantly, or ostentatiously ...1857 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 4. to slip suddenly ...1871 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
int. hurry! ...1894 Amer. dial.
• SKITES n. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKITS n. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKITTAMALINK n. (derogatory) a rascal, a bad-acting woman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKITTER n. 1. diarrhoea; looseness or laxity of the bowels ...a1585 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a light skipping movement or the sound caused by this ...1905 US
n. 3. the first thin ice that forms over the surface of a pond or pool ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to void thin excrement; to have diarrhoea ...a1300 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to move or run rapidly; to hurry about; to scamper off ...1845
vb. 3. to skip or skim along a surface, with occasional rapid contact ...1885 US
• SKITTERBROOK †* n. one who befouls his breeches; a coward ...1632
• SKITTERS n. diarrhoea ...a1585
• SKITTERS, THE n. diarrhoea ...a1585
• SKITTER-SKATTER adv. helter-skelter, in disorderly haste or confusion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKITTER-WIT n. a flighty person; a foolish, harebrained fellow; a scatterbrain ...1886 Eng. dial.
• SKITTERY adj. 1. trifling, of little importance, trivial ...1905
adj. 2. restless ...1941
adj. 3. speckled ...1955
• SKITTISH adj. 1. of disposition, etc.: characterized by levity, frivolity, or excessive liveliness; excessively lively ...c1412
adj. 2. spirited, active, lively; frolicsome ...a1592
adj. 3. fickle, inconstant, changeable; tricky, difficult to deal with or manage ...1601
adj. 4. inclined to show coyness or reserve ...1648
• SKITTISHLY adv. in a spirited or lively manner ...1598
• SKITTISHNESS n. excessive liveliness ...1607
• SKITTLE n. 1. a frying pan, a skillet ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a coal scuttle ...1973 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a promiscuous woman, or one who is judged as such ...1990s sl.
• SKITTLE DOWN vb. to spend or lose money prodigally; to squander ...1883
• SKITTLES n. nonsense, rubbish ...1904 colloq.
int. nonsense! ...1905
• SKITTLING adj. poor; inadequate ...1959 Amer. dial.
• SKITTY-BOOTS n. low boots laced in front ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SKITTY-WAMPUS adv. helter-skelter; in disorderly haste or confusion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKITWIT n. a soft, foolish, scatterbrained person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SKIV n. 1. a sovereign ...1858 sl.
n. 2. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
• SKIVE vb. 1. to go, to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble ...1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to shirk one's duty or avoid work ...1919 sl., orig. services' usage
• SKIVE AROUND vb. to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SKIVEL n. a skewer ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKIVER n. 1. a skewer ...1664 chiefly Eng. dial.
n. 2. a small amount; a trace ...1925 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a lazy person; a shirker ...1941 sl., orig. services' usage
vb. 1. to cut or pare leather ...1875
vb. 2. to scatter, to scurry ...1881 Amer. dial.
• SKIVER AROUND vb. to scatter, to scurry ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKIVEY n. (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
vb. to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• SKIVIE adj. harebrained; mentally deranged ...1808 Sc.
n. a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
• SKIVIES n. underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SKIVVIE n. a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
• SKIVVIES n. underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SKIVVY n. 1. (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
n. 2. a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
vb. to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• SKIWAMPUS adj. askew, crooked ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKIWIFT adj. awry, askew; crooked, aslant ...1754 UK sl.
• SKLAFF adv. flat, 'plump' ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. the noise made by a slight blow, or flat, soft fall; the noise made in shuffling the feet ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to strike with the open hand or with anything having a flat surface; to throw down flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk in a flat-footed or shuffling way; to plant the feet with a slapping motion or sound on the ground in walking ...1825 Sc.
vb. 3. in golf: to graze the ground with the club in the act of striking the ball, and so shorten the shot; to hit the ball in this way ...1887 Sc.
• SKLAFFER adv. flat; with a flat light step ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. the noise made by a slight blow or soft fall, or by shuffling the feet ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to strike with the open hand or with anything having a flat surface; to throw down flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk in a clumsy way without lifting the feet properly; to shuffle along ...1899 Sc.
• SKLAFFY adj. shuffling ...c1850 Sc.
• SKLAMMER vb. to wander about in idleness ...1832 Sc.
• SKLATCH adv. heavily, violently; with a sharp smack or clashing sound; with a heavy footfall ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a large smudge, smear, or patch on a surface; a mass, clot, or daub of something wet or dirty ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a heavy fall, esp. into water or mud; the noise made by such a fall; a stroke with the palm of the hand ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to smear, to bedaub, to cover with or apply some wet or messy substance ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to dash violently; to fall heavily; to walk with a heavy, awkward step ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 3. to perform any piece of work, such as building a house, in a clumsy, slovenly, inefficient manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLATCHIN n. a clot or mass of something messy or untidy ...1866 Sc.
• SKLAVE vb. to slander, to calumniate ...1871 Sc.
• SKLAW vb. to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SKLEET adj. smooth, sleek ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to slide or slip smoothly or rapidly ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk so as to wear down the shoes at one side, or as one splay-footed ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLEFF adj. thin and flat; also used of a person ...1802 Sc. obs.
• SKLEIR † n. a veil ...a1300
† vb. to veil ...1387-8
• SKLEM vb. to steal slyly; to purloin trifles ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SKLENT n. a slant or slope; a slanting or sideward movement; a side look, etc. ...1768 Sc.
vb. 1. to move, dart, or fall obliquely; to lie aslant; to give a side look, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to deviate from a straightforward course, or from the truth ...1581 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKLIFF adv. with a trailing, shuffling motion ...1873 Sc.
n. 1. the act of trailing the feet along the ground, or of walking with a dull, heavy step; a rub delivered sideways or in passing with anything having a flat surface; the noise made by trailing, walking, striking, or rubbing ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. an old broken shoe or slipper ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. an untidy, slatternly person ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to trail the feet on the ground in walking; to walk with a dull, heavy step; to rub against ...1901 Sc.
• SKLIRE vb. to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
• SKLOY † n. a slide; a place where one slides; a sliding motion ...1824 Sc.
vb. to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
• SKLUFF vb. to trail the feet on the ground ...1911 Amer. dial.
• SKLUM n. a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SKLUTE adv. with a heavy, awkward step ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a thin, semi-liquid mass; a fall, esp. of a semi-liquid mass; the sound made by such a fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a large, clumsy foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. a lout, an awkward, clumsy fellow; a person of untidy habits, esp. a woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to walk clumsily, dragging the feet along the ground; to walk with the toes much turned out ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to throw down or pour out in a mass; to fall flat, esp. in mud or soft soil ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLY † n. a slide; a place where one slides; a sliding motion ...1824 Sc.
† vb. to slide ...1802 Sc.
• SKLYTE n. 1. a thin, semi-liquid mass; a heavy fall; the sharp sound made by such a fall ...BK1904 Sc.
n. 2. a clumsy, untidy fellow ...1804 Sc.
n. 3. a worn-out shoe; a large, clumsy foot ...1804 Sc.
vb. to throw down or pour out with force so as to produce a sharp sound; to fall heavily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKOAL n. a health in drinking; a toast ...1600
† vb. to drink healths; to drink deeply ...a1598 Sc.
• SKOB n. a desk; an oaken chest; a dark cupboard or hole ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKODGERY n. drudgery ...1875 Sc.
• SKOLARD n. one who can read and write ...1888 Ireland
• SKOLE n. 1. the drinking of healths; a toast ...1629 Sc.
† n. 2. rubbish ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SKOLLIE n. a street thug; a hoodlum; usually a member of a gang ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• SKOLLY n. a street thug; a hoodlum; usually a member of a gang ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• SKOMFISH vb. to suffocate, to stifle, to choke; to stop the breath from want of air, from smoke, heat, stench, or the like; to affect or overpower from any of these causes ...1766 Sc.
• SKON n. a blow with the flat of the hand, or with any flat surface ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to beat, esp. with the flat of the hand or some flat surface; to inflict punishment ...1873 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to crush flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKONCE † vb. to shelter, to protect, to screen ...1724 Sc.
• SKONCE AWAY † vb. to ward or fend off ...a1779 Sc.
• SKOOCHIE n. 1. a disgusting, promiscuous woman ...1990s US Black & campus sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a lesbian ...1990s US Black & campus sl.
• SKOODER vb. 1. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cause to fall quickly; to take great effect upon ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SKOODLE vb. to squat or crouch down ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKOOFER n. a marijuana cigarette ...1970s US Black & drugs sl.
• SKOOFUS n. a marijuana cigarette ...1970s US Black & drugs sl.
• SKOOK adv. in a hidden manner, secretly, furtively, with a gloomy, scowling mien ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a sour, gloomy aspect ...c1715 Sc.
n. 2. a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
n. 3. shade, shadow; shelter, protection, surveillance ...1866 Sc.
vb. 1. to scowl, to look from under the eyebrows balefully or furtively ...c1715 Sc.
vb. 2. to look angry, sulky, or furtive; to go about in a secret, guilty manner ...1845 Sc.
• SKOOKUM adj. 1. strong, big, powerful; good, fine, satisfactory ...1894 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a prison; often preceded by 'strong' ...L19 Can.
n. 2. a ghost, a demon, a spirit ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SKOOKUM CHUCK n. a turbulent channel of water, as a rapids in a river, or a tidal channel, falls ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SKOOKUM HOUSE n. a jail ...1885 Amer. dial.
• SKOOT n. a term of contempt applied to both men and women; a braggadocia ...1822 Sc.
• SKOOTHER vb. to stoop; to go along crouchingly; to elude observation; to scuttle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKOP n. 1. a smart blow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a kick ...1920s S. Afr. sl.
n. 3. a good time; a dance; a party ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
n. 4. a thrill; a kick from a drink or drug ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
vb. 1. to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. throw stones, etc., so as to injure ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3 to enjoy oneself; to party ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
vb. 4 to kick somebody or something ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SKOPERIL n. a lively, restless person or animal; an active, agile child; a young rascal ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SKOPLOTCH n. a mayfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKOP IT vb. to die ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SKOPPERDIDDLE n. a spinning-top; a teetotum, esp. one made with a disc of a button ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKORKING n. sexual intercourse ...2000s US sl.
• SKORRICK n. a fragment; the least particle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKORRIE n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SKORY n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SKOSH n. a little bit ...1940s orig. US military usage
• SKOUPER n. a light, unsettled person ...1706 Sc.
• SKOUR n. a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SKOUR-DA-BOGGIE n. the youngest child of a family ...Bk1898 Sc.
• SKOUVER n. confusion, scurry, disturbance ...1860 Eng. dial.
• SKOYL n. a squeal ...1820 Sc.
† vb. to squeal ...1879 Sc.
• SKRAE adj. spare, meagre, lean ...1846 Sc.
n. 1. a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
n. 2. a crowd, multitude, swarm ...1899 Sc.
• SKRAE-SHANKIT adj. having long, slender legs ...1822 Sc.
• SKRAFFLE vb. 1. to struggle; to force one's way with difficulty; to scramble; to creep, to roll; to tumble ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to quarrel, to wrangle, to dispute ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKRAGGY adj. 1. rawboned, strong ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. shaggy ...1851 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. spare, small, thin ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SKRAN n. food, provisions, victuals, esp. inferior or scrappy food ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRANK adj. lank, lean, ill-formed, slender ...1846 Sc.
• SKRANKY † adj. 1. empty ...1800 Sc.
adj. 2. lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRANKY-LOOKING adj. thin, scraggy in appearance ...1891 Sc.
• SKRANSH vb. to crush or grind with a sharp, grating noise; to grind between the teeth; to crunch, to eat noisily ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SKRAT vb. to scratch; to make a scratching noise ...1836 Sc.
• SKRATCH n. the devil ...1856 Amer. dial.
• SKREAK vb. 1. to squeak, to squeal, to creak; to grate ...1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to shriek, to screech, to scream ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKREAKY adj. squeaky, creaky ...1885 Amer. dial.
• SKREEK n. 1.a shriek ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a harsh, grating noise ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to shriek, to screech, to scream ...1826 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to squeak, to squeal, to creak; to grate ...1843 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKREEKY adj. squeaky, creaky ...1885 Amer. dial.
• SKREEL n. a shriek, a scream ...1894 Eng. dial.
vb. to cry, to shriek, to squeal ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SKREENGER n. 1. a person of energetic character; esp. used in a bad sense ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. anything large of its kind ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKREGGINS n. small apples left on the tree after the ingathering of the crop ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SKREID vb. to swarm; to be covered with vermin ...1898 Sc.
• SKREIGH n. 1. a shriek or screech; a loud shrill cry or scream ...1549 Sc.
n. 2. the break of day, dawn ...1802 Sc.
n. 3. whisky ...1813 Sc. sl.
vb. to screech or shriek; to utter a loud shrill cry; to make a screeching noise ...1715 Sc.
• SKREIGH OF DAWN n. the break of day, cock-crow ...1893 Sc.
• SKRENT vb. to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SKRID n. a small piece, a scrap, a bit; a lump ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKRIDDICK n. an atom, a particle; the smallest coin ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKRIEK n. a shriek, a scream ...1790 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKRIEKY adj. squeaky, creaky ...1885 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKRIEVE vb. to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
• SKRIEVER n. 1. a clever fellow, one who gets through is work expeditiously ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. an inferior writer; a mean scribe ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKRIFF n. anything inferior or valueless; the dregs of society ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKRIGGLE n. a quick motion caused by tickling, a wriggle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to wriggle about; to struggle violently ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SKRIK n. a fright; a tremor of fear ...L19 S. Afr.
vb. to be terrified ...L19 S. Afr.
• SKRIM vb. 1. to skirmish; to dart ...1375 Sc.
vb. 2. to strike; to beat vigorously ...1889 Sc.
vb. 3. to bustle about; to work with energy and success; to conduct a vigorous search for anything ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 4. to cramp; to benumb ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to move quickly, to scud along ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 6. to squeeze; to crush; to rub vigorously ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKRIME vb. to see an object dimly or from afar; to peer ...1889 Sc.
• SKRIMMISH n. a skirmish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKRIMPY adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKRINGE vb. 1. to cringe, to flinch, to wince ...1804 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to creak; to make a grinding, grating sound; to crackle, as ice when it gives to the tread ...1853 Ireland
• SKRINK vb. to wrinkle, to screw up; to peer with screwed-up, half-closed eyes ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SKRINSH n. a morsel; the smallest possible portion ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SKRINT vb. to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SKROCK HEN n. a setting hen ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SKROOFUS n. a marijuana cigarette ...1970s US Black & drugs sl.
• SKROOK n. a setting hen ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SKROOTCH vb. 1. to contract, to squeeze, to draw up (esp. a part of the body) ...1851 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in; to shrink (back, down, etc.) ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKROUD vb. to crowd ...1789 Amer. dial.
• SKROUGE vb. to crowd, to push against; to force into, out of, etc. a crowded space ...1789 Amer. dial.
• SKRUFER n. a marijuana cigarette ...1970s US Black & drugs sl.
• SKRUGEE adj. 1. fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKRUM adj. of food: enjoyable, delicious ...L19 sl.
• SKRUTCH vb. to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in; to shrink (back, down, etc.) ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKUDGY n. a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
• SKUFFLE n. any kind of fast, energetic, frenzied dancing ...1920s US Black sl.
• SKULCH n. refuse, rubbish, junk, trash, worthless stuff ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SKULHEEG n. a deadfall trap ...1914 Amer. dial.
• SKULK † n. 1. a number, company, or gathering of person or animals given to skulking, as a 'skulk of foxes', a 'skulk of heretics' ...c1450
n. 2. one who skulks or hides himself; a shirker ...1847
• SKULKER † n. 1. the hare ...a1300
n. 2. a soldier who, by feigned sickness or other pretenses, evades his duty; a sailor keeps below in time of danger ...1785
• SKULKERY † n. the practice of skulking ...c1400
• SKULL † n. 1. the crown or top of the head; the bare scalp ...c1380
†* n. 2. a drinking bowl or drinking vessel ...1513
† n. 3. the head of an Oxford College or Hall ...1721 sl.
n. 4. a leader or chief; an expert ...1880 US & Aust. sl.
n. 5. liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to hit someone on the head ...1945 sl.
• SKULL BUST n. liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• SKULL BUSTER n. liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKULL CRACKER n. liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality ...1985 Amer. dial.
• SKULL-JOB n. the act of cunnilingus ...M20 sl.
• SKULL ORCHARD n. a cemetery ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SKULL SESSION n. talk, conversation ...1959 US sl.
• SKULL VARNISH n. liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SKULLY n. money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKUM vb. to remove a floating layer from a liquid; to skim ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person; a vile or good-for-nothing fellow ...1841 sl.
n. 2. marijuana ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
vb. 1. to utterly defeat; to outdo decisively; to vanquish completely; to overcome ...1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fail to pay ...1851 US sl.
vb. 3. to swindle, to cheat ...1890 sl.
• SKUNK BEAR n. the wolverine ...1876 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK-BIT adj. stinking drunk ...1958 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK CITY n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK-DRUNK adj. thoroughly drunk ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SKUNKED adj. 1. utterly defeated ...1843 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. thoroughly drunk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK HOLLOW n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNKISH adj. resembling a skunk; contemptible ...1839
• SKUNKLET n. a young skunk ...1894
• SKUNK ROAD n. 1. a less important road running back from a main road; a side road ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a name for the part of a town where the poorer people, special groups, or foreign groups live ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK'S MISERY n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1847 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK'S NECK n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNKTOWN n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1875 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK VALLEY n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNKY adj. 1. befitting a skunk; nasty ...1897
adj. 2. thoroughly drunk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKURR n. a sound of a grating, rasping, or whirring character ...c1870
• SKUT n. a contemptible person ...1873 sl.
• SKUTCH DOWN vb. to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SKUTIE n. a wooden drinking vessel ...1824 Sc.
• SKUTTYWUCK n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• SKWEE-GEED adj. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKWEE-WAB adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKWUZZY adj. 1. used as a term of approbation or compliment ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKWY adv. askew ...1892 Amer. dial.
• SKWYWISE adv. askew ...1892 Amer. dial.
• SKY † n. 1. a cloud ...c1220
n. 2. a disagreeable person; an enemy ...1860 sl.
n. 3. a pocket ...1890 rhyming sl., (Sky-Rocket)
n. 4. whisky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to throw or toss up a coin ...1802 sl.
vb. 2. to run swiftly ...1837
vb. 3. in cricket: to strike a ball into the air ...1873
vb. 4. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY BEAR n. 1. a police helicopter ...1975 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an officer in a police helicopter ...1975 Amer. sl.
• SKY-BLOTCH n. the dark outline of a building against the evening sky ...1879
• SKY BLUE n. hopscotch; also, the area at the top of a hopscotch diagram ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SKY-BOTTLIN adj. crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1995 Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, askew ...1995 Amer. dial.
• SKYBUGGING n. scanning the sky aimlessly while riding a horse; also, not paying attention ...1982 Amer. dial.
• SKYBUST vb. to shoot at game birds that are out of effective range; to expend ammunition; to shoot at a bird ineffectually ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKY-CLAD adj. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY CONE n. a church steeple ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SKY-FIRE † n. that in the body of the sun, and other heavenly lights ...1710
• SKY-FLYER n. an ambitious person ...1887
• SKY-GODLIN adj. crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1869 Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, askew ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SKY-GOG adj. crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1916 Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, askew ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKY-GOGGLIN adj. crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1953 Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, askew ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKY-HOOK n. an imaginary object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SKY HOOKER n. a man who tends chain on the decks of a logging train ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SKYHOOT vb. to go fast or quickly; to depart hurriedly; to scoot; to skyrocket ..1900 Amer. dial.
• SKY-JACK n. an imaginary object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKY JUICE n. rain; water ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SKY-LARKING n. any kind of rough play ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKYLE n. the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
vb. 1. to dismiss, to disperse a gathering of people ...1681 Sc.
vb. 2. of a meeting, congregation, etc. of people: to disperse, to separate ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKYMAN n. a paratrooper ...1952 journalistic sl.
• SKY-MARK n. a thing standing out against the sky ...1856 nonce use
• SKY-ORGAN n. the wind ...1837 nonce use
• SKY PARLOR n. a room, esp. a habitable one, on the top floor of a house directly beneath the roof; an attic ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SKY PIECE n. a hat, cap, or bonnet; a hairpiece ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SKY PILOT n. a military or naval chaplain, a clergyman, a preacher ...1883 sl.
• SKY-ROCKET n. 1. an enthusiastic cheer, raised especially by college students ...1867 US sl.
n. 2. a pocket ...1879 rhyming sl.
• SKY-ROD n. an imaginary object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKY-SETTING † n. sunset ...1731 Sc.
• SKY-STONE n. a meteorite ...1797
• SKYUSE n. a range horse; an Indian pony ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SKYVE vb. to shirk one's duty or avoid work ...1919 sl., orig. services' usage
• SKYVER n. a lazy person; a shirker ...1941 sl., orig. services' usage
• SKY-WADDLIN adj. crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1953 Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, askew ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKY-WAMPUS adj. askew, crooked ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKY WEST AND CROOKED adj. 1. helpless, senseless ...1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. into confusion, askew ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SKY WESTERN CROOKED adj. 1. helpless, senseless ...1909 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY-WINDING adv. into turbulent motion; cockeyed, askew ...c1910 Amer. dial.
• SKY-WISE AND CROOKED adj. dumbfounded, extremely startling ...1915 Amer. dial.
• SKY-WRENCH n. an imaginary object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKY WRITER n. a clergyman, a preacher ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SLAB n. crack ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLABBA-SLABBA adj. big and fat; slobby, droopy ...20C W. Ind. Rasta usage
• SLABBED AND SLID adj. dead and gone, or certainly long since departed from the prison and thus the immediate knowledge or interest of those left behind ...1940s UK prison sl.
• SLABBER n, 1. a filthy, slobbering person ...L18
n. 2. talkativeness ...1990s Irish sl.
vb. to talk nonsense ...1990s Irish sl.
• SLABBERDEGULLION n. a filthy, slobbering fellow ...E17
• SLABBERING BIB n. a neckband as worn by a lawyer or parson ...L18 sl.
• SLABBING n. sexual intercourse with a corpse ...1970s sl.
• SLAB BOY n. a necrophiliac; one who has a sexual attraction to corpses ...1970s sl.
• SLABSIDED adj. tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLACK adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a prostitute ...1959 sl.
vb. to be lazy; to avoid work ...1904 sl.
• SLACK-BACKED adj. 1. lazy, idle ...1884 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of a horse: having a low back ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLACKER n. someone who avoids work or exertion; a lazy person ...1898 sl.
• SLACKER THAN DISHWATER adj. untidy, dirty, slovenly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLACK JEFF n. spontaneous ad-libbed chatter ...1960s US Black sl.
• SLACK-TWISTED adj. 1. of a rope; not tightly twisted; hence, figuratively: ...1794
adj. 2. of a loose, unsatisfactory character; lazy, inactive; lethargic, wanting in energy; mentally weak, shiftless ...1802
• SLAG n. 1. a watch-chain or other decorative chain ...1857 criminals' sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1943 sl.
n. 3. a vagrant, a tramp ...1955 sl.
n. 4. a petty criminal; such people collectively ...1955 sl.
n. 5. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman ...1958 sl.
n. 6. a prostitute ...1970 sl.
• SLAGGY adj. sluttish ...1943 UK sl.
• SLAG OFF vb. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1971 sl.
• SLAKE ONE'S THROTTLE vb. to quench one's thirst, to drink ...1881 Sc.
• SLAM n. an instance of adverse criticism ...1884 US
vb. 1. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1916 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to inject a drug ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLAM, THE n. prison ...1960 US sl.
• SLAM-BANG adv. 1.recklessly ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAMMER, THE n. prison ...1952 sl., orig. US
• SLAMMERKIN adj. untidy, slovenly ...1794 chiefly Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a loose gown or dress ...1756
n. 2. a dirty, slovenly female; a slattern, a slut ...1785 chiefly Eng. dial.
• SLAMMERS, THE n. prison ...1952 sl., orig. US
• SLAM OUT vb. to depart hurriedly, as in a temper ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLANGING n. selling drugs ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLANGING MATCH n. an altercation ...c1860 colloq.
• SLANGRELL †* adj. long and narrow ...1643
†* n. a lanky person ...1592
• SLANGS n. fetters; leg-irons ...c1810 cant
• SLANGS, THE n. a collection of travelling shows; the travelling showman's world or profession ...c1850 sl.
• SLANGUAGE n. slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLANGULAR adj. belonging to or characteristic of slang ...1853 colloq.
• SLANG-WHANGER n. a careless talker ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLANGY adj. 1. flashy or pretentious ...c1850 sl.
adj. 2. of dress: loud, vulgar ...c1860 sl.
• SLANT n. 1. a chance ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; anyone of a race with slanting eyes ...1929 sl., orig. US
• SLANTER n. a trick or fraudulent stratagem ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SLANT-EYE(S) n. (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; anyone of a race with slanting eyes ...1929 sl., orig. US
• SLAP adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. orig. applied to theatrical make-up, such as rouge or grease-paint; hence, more generally, any cosmetic make-up, esp. applied thickly or carelessly ...1860 sl.
• SLAP AND TICKLE n. light-hearted kissing, caressing, etc. ...1928 Brit. sl.
• SLAP-BANG adv. 1. suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. 2. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAP-DASHERY n. carelessness, slovenliness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAP-HAPPY adj. 1. dizzy, orig, from being punched ...1936 sl.
adj. 2, excessively relaxed or casual ...1937 sl.
adj. 3. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAP-HAPPY-GO-LUCKY adj. foolishly happy-go-lucky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPHEAD n. a bald person ...1990 Brit. sl.
• SLAP-JACK n. a pancake ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SLAPPER n. 1. something heavy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman ...1992 Brit. sl.
• SLAPPY adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPSAUCE † n. 1. one who is fond of good eating; a greedy or gluttonous person ...1576
†* n. 2. a sauce, or similar preparation, composed of various ingredients mixed in a sloppy mass ...1709
† n. 3. a parasite, toady, hanger-on ...B1900
vb. to sponge ...B1900 sl.
• SLAPSIDED adj. tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAP-UP adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a large and splendid meal ...1889 Brit. sl.
• SLASH n. urination ...1950 Brit. sl.
• SLAT n. 2 shillings and sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
vb. to go ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLATE vb. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1848 sl.
• SLATER n. a horse that runs best on a dry, fast track ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
• SLATS n. 1. the ribs ...1898 sl., orig. and chiefly US
n. 2. the buttocks ...1935 sl., orig. and chiefly US
• SLAUGHTER-HOUSE n. a cheap brothel ...1928 sl.
• SLAWSY-GAWSY † n. a ludicrous term of endearment ...B1900 Sc.
• SLAY vb. to overwhelm someone with delight, often convulsing them with laughter; to cause to laugh convulsively ...1927 sl.
• SLAYING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLEATHY * adj. slovenly, careless ...1649
• SLEAZE n. political corruption; the payment of money to politicians in return for political influence ...1983 sl., orig. US
• SLEAZOID n. a person of low character ...1986 US sl.
• SLECK ONE'S THROAT vb. to quench one's thirst ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SLED n. 1. a big car ...Bk1998 sl.
n. 2. in the world of automobile auctions, a vehicle badly in need of repair ...Bk1998 sl.
vb. to drive in snowy conditions; to drive in winter ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLEEK adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLEEK AS AN EEL adj. deceptive, shrewd, elusive ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SLEEP, A n. a comparatively short prison sentence ...1911 sl., orig. US
• SLEEP AROUND vb. to behave promiscuously ...1928 sl., orig. US
• SLEEPER n. 1. a calf that is ear-marked but not branded ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a spy or saboteur who remains inactive for a long time before starting his or her work ...1955 sl.
n. 3. a sleeping pill ...1961 sl.
n. 4. a domino not in use at a given moment ...sl.
n. 5. heroin; a depressant ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLEEP FAST vb. to sleep soundly ...c1200
• SLEEP IN A WHOLE SKIN vb. to escape being wounded; to remain uninjured ...1555
• SLEEPING DICTIONARY n. a foreign woman with whom a man has a sexual relationship and from whom he learns the rudiments of her language ...1928 sl.
• SLEEPING JESUS n. a nickname for a slow or lazy person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLEEPING POLICEMAN n. a speed bump ...UK sl.
• SLEEP LIKE A TOP vb. to sleep very soundly
• SLEEP ON BOTH EARS vb. to sleep soundly, without a care ...1822
• SLEEP ON THE EAR † vb. to sleep lying on one side ...a1663
• SLEEP WITH ONE'S FATHERS vb. to be dead and buried ...1382
• SLEEPY n. a nickname for a slow or lazy person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLEEPY-SEEDS n. the mucus secretion that forms about the eyelids during sleep ...L19 nursery sl.
• SLEEPY TOWN n. Philadelphia ...Amer. sl.
• SLEET n. crack ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLEIGH-RIDE n. 1. the taking of a narcotic drug, esp. cocaine; the euphoria resulting from taking a narcotic drug ...1925 US sl.
vb. to take a narcotic drug ...1915 US sl.
n. 2. an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLEIGH-RIDER n. one who takes narcotic drugs ...1915 US sl.
• SLEIGHTFUL †* adj. full of craft or artifice; crafty, cunning, artful, dexterous ...1380
• SLENCH n. 1. an idle fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a big piece or lump of anything ...B1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to creep or slink away, to sneak ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to hunt about privately with a view to stealing food, as a cat or dog; to pry about ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to quench one's thirst ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to prune a hedge; to cut one side of it only ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLENDER IN THE MIDDLE AS A COW IN THE WAIST, AS adj. said of a very stout or very fat person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• SLENTER adj. counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
• SLEUTHFUL † adj. slothful, lazy ...c1400
• SLEWED adj. 1. drunk ...1801 sl.
• SLEWED adj. lost in the bush ...1879 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SLIANTIFIC adj. scientific ...1842 Eng. dial.
• SLIBBER-SLABBER adj. very careless, negligent ...B1900
† n. 1. a compound or concoction of a messy, repulsive, or nauseous nature, used especially for medicinal purposes ...1566
n. 2. carelessness ...B1900
• SLIBBLE vb. to let slide over so as to soil ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLICE OF DAMP n. copulation with a woman ...1977 US sl.
• SLICE OFF A CUT LOAF n. continuation of some wrongful indulgence, esp, sexual ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLICE OF THE CAKE n. a share in benefits, etc.
• SLICK adj. 1. orderly, tidy, neat ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a plausible person who deceives others ...1959 US sl.
• SLICK ACE n. a card in a crooked deck ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• SLICK ARTICLE n. 1. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an attractive girl or young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 3. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK AS A BABY'S ASS adj. very slick ...1969 Amer. sl. Hist Amer Sl. Lighter Vol I 1994
• SLICK AS A GREASED PIG adj. very pleasing, successful, pretty, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS A GUT adj. orderly, tidy, neat ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK AS AN EEL adj. deceptive, shrewd, elusive ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS A RAM-CAT adj. very pleasing, successful, pretty, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS A SCHOOL-MARM'S LEG adj. very pleasing, successful, pretty, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS A WHISTLE adj. orderly, tidy, neat ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK AS A WHISTLE adv. very smoothly or adroitly ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS GREASE adj. very smoothly or adroitly ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS THE CAT'S WHISKERS adj. excellent; impressive ...1926 US sl.
• SLICK BABY n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK DISH n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICKED OUT adj. drunk, fully intoxicated ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SLICKER n. a plausible person who deceives others ...1900 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SLICKER BREECHES n. waterproof trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK JOB n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK LAYOUT n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK MEMBER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK NUMBER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK PIECE OF MERCHANDISE n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK PIECE OF WORK n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK PROPOSITION n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICKS n. wide, smooth-tread racing tires ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLICKSTER n. a cheat, a smooth talker, a hustler; a swindler ...1950s sl. orig. US Black
• SLICK SUPERSPEED n. methcathinone ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLICKUM n. hair oil ...20C US sl.
• SLICK UP vb. 1. to tidy, to make neat ...M19 US sl.
vb. 2. to make sleek ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• 'SLID! int. an oath, 'God's eyelid! ...L16 euphemism
• SLIDDERY † adj. 1. slippery, smooth; sliding, unstable ...a1225 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. sly, deceitful, shifty, evasive; not trustworthy ...a1225 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. changing, uncertain, fleeting ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of food: loose and flaccid; easily eaten ...1889 Sc.
adj. 5. squandering, spendthrift ...1892 Sc.
• SLIDE n. a trouser pocket ...1932 US sl.
vb. 1. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIDE AWAY WITH THE BANBURY vb. to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• SLIDE BELLY-BUMP vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDE BELLY-CABUMP vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDE BELLY-CACHUNK vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDE BELLY-FLOP vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDE BELLY-FLOPPER vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDE BELLY-GERT vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDER n. a portion of ice-cream served between two wafers ...1915 sl.
• SLIDE-RULER n. a person coming on a used car lot or into a showroom with a strong interest in such things as miles per gallon, displacement, and EPA ratings and who often carries a calculator; not beloved ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLIGGY † adj. 1. deceitful, sly ...1805 Sc.
adj. 2. loquacious ...B1900 Sc.
• SLIM adj. 1. in bad health; weak ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIME n. heroin ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLIM-JIM adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIMSLACK † n. a person who is mentally or physically defective ...1600
• SLIMSY adj. flimsy ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SLIMY adj. insincere in manner; ingratiating ...1602 sl.
• SLING n. a bribe ...1948 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to blow the nose with the naked fingers ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to pay a bribe ...c1907 Aust. sl.
• SLING A CAT vb. to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLING A DEAF 'UN vb. to pretend to be deaf or at least not to hear the last statement; hence to deliberately ignore any form of wrongdoing ...1920s sl.
• SLING A NASTY FOOT vb. to dance exceedingly well ...1834 Amer. sl.
• SLING BACK n. a bribe ...1948 Aust. sl.
• SLINGER n. bread soaked in tea; usually used in the plural ...1882 sl., chiefly services' usage
• SLING HASH vb. to wait at tables ...1906 US sl.
• SLING INK vb. to make a business of writing ...Bk1896 colloq.
• SLING OFF vb. to speak sarcastically; to sneer ...1900 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SLING ONE'S ALLEY (IN) vb. to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1960 Aust.
• SLING ONE'S DADDLE vb. to shake hands ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SLING ONE'S HOOK vb. to depart; hence, to sign aboard ship ...1873 sl., esp. nautical
• SLING ON THE SLACK ROPE vb. to be lazy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLING OUT vb. to dismiss ...1959 sl.
• SLINGSHOT n. 1. a dragster in which the driver sits behind the rear wheels, like a rock in a slingshot ...Bk1998 sl.
n. 2. a racing manoeuvre in which a car following in the draft of another breaks out of the vacuum and gets a sudden burst of speed ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLING THE BAT vb. to speak the 'lingo' of a foreign country ...1892 orig. military usage
• SLING THE HATCHET vb. 1. to be lazy ...1869 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make exaggerated statements ...1893
• SLINK n. a contemptible fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLINKY adj. 1. tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLINTER adj. counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
n. a trick or fraudulent stratagem ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SLIP BETWEEN THE CRACKS vb. to be ignored, overlooked, mismanaged, or forgotten, esp. because of ambiguity in definition or understanding ...1970s Amer. sl.
• SLIP CABLE vb. to run away; to depart ...1805 US nautical sl.
• SLIP HER A LENGTH vb. to copulate with a woman ...19C sl.
• SLIP INTO vb. to coit; to penetrate a woman ...20C colloq.
• SLIP ME phr. give me ...1950s Amer. sl.
• SLIP OFF THE HOOKS vb. to die ...1834-40 Amer. sl.
• SLIP ONE OVER (ON) vb. to get the better of somone; to cheat; to deceive ...L19 sl., orig. US
• SLIP ONE'S BOWLINE vb. to die ...1848 Amer. nautical sl.
• SLIP ONE'S CABLE vb. to die ...1823 US nautical sl., now hist.
• SLIP ON ONE'S GUAVA vb. to make a fool of oneself ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• SLIP OVER A FAST ONE vb. to do something clever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIPPERY EEL n. (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SLIPPETTY-SLOPPETTY adj. untidy, slovenly, slatternly ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SLIP-SKIN † adj. evasive, slippery ...1641
• SLIPSLAP n. 1. a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. weak, inferior liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIPSLOP n. 1. a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. weak, inferior liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIPSLOPPINESS n. carelessness, slovenliness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIP SOMEONE A LENGTH vb. of man: to have sex ...1949 sl.
• SLIP SOMETHING OVER ON SOMEONE vb. to deceive, to dupe ...1912 sl.
• SLIPSTREAMING n. driving or racing close to the tail of another car to take advantage of the reduced air resistance ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLIP THE CALF † vb. of women: to suffer abortion ...1664 humorous
• SLIP THE CHAIN vb. to leave ...1846 US nautical sl.
• SLIP THE PAINTER vb. to send a person or thing 'adrift' or away; to clear off; to sever a connection, effect a separation ...a1700
• SLIP-UP n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLISH vb. to rinse by throwing water upon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLIT n. female genitals ...1648 sl.
• SLITHER vb. to hurry away, to leave ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SLITHERY n. copulation ...20C Brit. sl.
• SLIVERLY * adj. cunning, crafty, deceitful, knavish, artful ...1674 Eng. dial.
• SLOANE n. a fashionable and conventional upper-middle-class young person (usually female), esp. living in London ...1975 Brit. sl.
• SLOANE RANGER n. a fashionable and conventional upper-middle-class young person (usually female), esp. living in London ...1975 Brit. sl.
• SLOANIE n. a 'Sloane Ranger' ...1982 Brit. sl.
• SLOB n. 1. dirty, slovenly, or untidy person; also implies fatness - a fat person ...1861 sl.
n. 2. a disagreeable fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLOBBER n. nonsense ...20C US colloq.
• SLOBBERATION n. a kiss; a messy kiss; kissing in general ...E20 sl.
• SLOBBERGULLIOUS adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLOBBERGULLUIOUS adj. splendid, very fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLOBBY adj. 1. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. untidy ...1961 sl.
• SLOG vb. to hit ...1824 sl.
• SLOG ONE'S GUTS OUT vb. to work extremely hard ...colloq.
• SLOMMACKY adj. slovenly, sloppy ...20C US colloq.
• SLOMMOCKS n. a slattern ...19CE Eng. dial.
• SLONK n. 1. a depression in the ground; a ditch; a deep, wet hollow in the road ...c1470 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lazy slinking fellow; an idle, dissolute person; an indolent, clownish fellow; a hanger-on ...B1900 Eng. dial.
* vb. 1. to swallow greedily; to devour ...1481
† vb. 2. to wade through or sink in mire; to make a splashing noise as when walking with shoes full of water, or when wading through mire ...1824 Sc.
vb. 3. to idle about ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLOOP OF WAR n. a prostitute ...19C rhyming sl. for ‘whore’
• SLOOSH vb. to rinse by throwing water upon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLOOZE n. a promiscuous female ...1976 US sl.
† adj. 2. simple, plain; without further qualification or addition ...c1421
† adj. 3. slight, poor, trivial ...c1449
† adj. 4. unsupported by other evidence ...c1449
adj. 5. of beer, ale, etc.: weak, poor, or inferior in quality ...1485 now arch.
adj. 6. simple, honest, sincere, single-minded; free from duplicity or deceit ...1519
* adj. 7. undivided, unbroken, absolute ...1590
n. 1. an unmarried person ...ME
n. 2. in falconry: the middle or outer claw on the foot of a hawk or falcon ...1486 now arch.
n. 3. in hunting: the tail of a deer ...1576
n. 4. a one-dollar bill ...1936 US sl.
* vb. 1. to separate or part from each other ...1570-6
†* vb. 2. to sail ...1584
• SINGLEDOM n. the state or condition of being unmarried or single ...L19
• SINGLE EYE n. a Japanese person ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• SINGLE-EYED adj. sincere, honest, straightforward ...1705
• SINGLE-FISH n. urination ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'pish' (a piss)
• SINGLE-FOLD † adj. simple ...1651
• SINGLE-HEARTED adj. possessed of a 'single' or sincere heart; straight-forward, honest, sincere ...1577
• SINGLEHOOD n. the state of being single or unmarried; spinsterhood ...1840
• SINGLE HOUSE n. one having only one room occupying its whole depth from back to front ...1818 Sc.
• SINGLE MAN n. a bachelor ...c1449
• SINGLE-MINDED adj. 1. sincere in mind or spirit; honest, straightforward; simple-minded, ingenuous ...1577
adj. 2. having but one aim or purpose ...1860
• SINGLE-MINDEDLY adv. sincerely, frankly ...1579
• SINGLE MONEY † n. small money, small change ...1591
• SINGLENESS n. 1. sincerity, straightforwardness, honesty, integrity; freedom from deceit, duplicity, or guile ...1526
n. 2. the state of being unmarried; celibacy ...1560
† n. 3. unmixed nature or quality ...1695
n. 4. the fact of standing alone; solitude, solitariness, isolation ...1805
* n. 5. a single or unmarried person ...1818
• SINGLE-O adj. 1. on one's own; often applied specifically to working without an accomplice ...1930 US sl., chiefly criminals' sl.
adj. 2. selfish ...1950 US sl.
* n. 1. in gambling, the number one ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. a crime committed without an accomplice; a criminal who works alone ...1930 US sl.
n. 3. an unmarried person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to operate as a criminal without confederates; to operate selfishly within a criminal enterprise ...1950 US sl.
• SINGLE PEEPER n. a one-eyed person ...L18 sl.
• SINGLER † adj. singular ...c1374
• SINGLERLY † adv. singularly ...c1400
• SINGLERTY † n. singleness ...a1300
• SINGLES † n. entrails, intestines ...1567
• SINGLES BAR n. a bar that caters to a young, unattached clientele ...1969 US sl.
• SINGLE SENTINEL † n. a private soldier ...1721 Sc.
• SINGLE-SKINNER n. a single fence ...2002 UK sl.
• SINGLE-SOLED † adj. of persons: poor, mean, of little account or worth; insignificant ...1588
• SINGLE-STAKES-ABOUT n. in gambling: a type of conditional bet ...2001 UK sl.
• SINGLE-TEN n. 1. a very foolish, silly fellow ...a1700 sl.
n. 2. the ten of a card-suit ...1829
• SINGLETON n. 1. in bridge or whist: the only card of a suit in a hand ...1876
n. 2. a single thing, as distinct from a pair ...1892
n. 3. a single entry in a competition ...1898
n. 4. an unmarried person...1990s Brit. sl.
• SINGLE-TONGUED adj. truthful ...1897 Sc.
• SINGLE WOMAN n. 1. a spinster ...c1449
† n. 2. a prostitute ...1530
• SINGLIE n. a single man ...1995 UK sl.
• SING LIKE A BIRD CALLED THE SWINE vb. to sing execrably ...c1675 colloq.
• SING LIKE A CANARY vb. to tell the truth; to inform to the police; to tell everything ...20C sl.
• SINGLISH n. a Singaporean adaptation of the English language; a variety of English used in Sri Lanka ...2001 Singapore
• SINGLURE † n. singleness, uniqueness ...a1300
• SINGLY † adv. 1. simply; without any more ...a1400
† adv. 2. sincerely, truly, honestly ...1526
† adv. 3. slightly, poorly, ineffectively ...1548
† adv. 4. solely, only; merely ...1654-66 now rare or obs.
• SING MAGNIFICAT AT MATINS vb. to do things out of order ...L16 Brit. colloq.
• SING-MAN † n. a singing man ...1691 nonce word
• SING O BE EASY vb. to appear contented when one has cause to complain and dares not ...c1785 colloq.
• SING OLD ROSE AND BURN THE BELLOWS vb. to rejoice over the termination of a long and troublesome job ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• SING ON vb. in the context of a calypso song: to disparage or tease someone ...1958 Trinidad and Tobago
• SING ONE'S PRAISES vb. to be loud in laudation ...1565
• SING SMALL vb. to restrain or humble oneself ...1845 Amer. dial.
• SING SOL-FA vb. to lament ...1566
• SINGSONG SUM n. a small amount; a bit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SING SORROW vb. to lament ...1748
• SINGSTER †* n. a singer ...1388
• SINGSTRESS * n. a songstress ...1873
• SING THE BLACK PSALM vb. to cry; generally said of children ...1705
• SING THE BLACK SANCTUS † vb. to lament ...1578
• SING THE SAME SONG vb. to tell the same tale
• SING THREE THREADS AND A THRUM vb. of a cat: to purr ...1870 Sc.
• SING THREE-THRUMS vb. of a cat: to purr ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SINGULAR † adj. 1. separate, individual, single ...c1340
† adj. 2. of remedies, medicines, etc.: excellent; highly efficacious or beneficial ...a1340
† adj. 3. pert. to or connected with the individual, in contrast to what is common or general; personal, private, one's own ...c1340
† adj. 4. living alone or apart from the herd ...c1340
† adj. 5. separate from others by reason of superiority or pre-eminence ...1377
* adj. 6. alone; away from others; solitary ...1382
† adj. 7. of persons: holding no office; having no special position ...c1386
† adj. 8. of persons: eminent, distinguished, notable ...1497
† adj. 9. differing from others in opinion; standing alone; peculiar in this respect ...1621
† n. 1. personal or private profit or gain ...1419
* n. 2. a single person; an individual ...1420
int. great! ...1992 US sl.
• SINGULARIST † n. one who differs from others, or from what is generally accepted ...1593
• SINGULARITAN †* n. one who differs from others, or from what is generally accepted ...1647
• SINGULARITIES † n. the sights of a place ...1570-6
• SINGULARITY †* n. 1. singleness of aim or purpose ...a1340
† n. 2. a single or separate thing or entity; a unit ...c1374
†* n. 3. a being alone or apart from others; solitariness ...1398
† n. 4. private or personal profit or gain ...1426
† n. 5. distinction due to or involving some superior quality; special excellence or goodness ...c1450
† n. 6. desire to be specially favoured ...c1491
* n. 7. the quality or fact of being one in number or kind; singleness, oneness ...1583
† n. 8. a solitary instance ...1814
• SINGULARIZE vb. 1. to mark conspicuously; to make distinct or conspicuous; to distinguish ...1589
* vb. 2. to make singular or one; to individualize; to convert ito the singular number ...1663
• SINGULARLY † adv. 1. excellently; admirably; particularly well * adv. 2. oddly, strangely, peculiarly ...1752
• SINGULARNESS * n. the quality of being singular; singularity ...1530
• SINGULERTY † n. singularity ...1414
• SINGULT n. a sob ...1590 now arch.
• SINGULTIENT * adj. sobbing ...1660
• SINGULTOUS * adj. affected with hiccups ...1851
• SINGULTUOUS † adj. characterized by hiccuping ...1575
• SINGULTURE † n. the hiccups, hiccuping ...1657
• SINGULTUS n. 1. hiccups, hiccuping ...1754-64
n. 2. a sob ...1824
• SING WOE vb. to lament ...1818
• SINHALESE adj. pert. to Ceylon or to the native inhabitants ...1797
n. the native inhabitants of Ceylon ...1802
• SIN-HIDERS n. trousers ...E20 Brit. sl.
• SIN-HOUND n. a chaplain; a parson ...E20 US sl.
• SINIC adj. Chinese ...1662
• SINICISM n. Chinese manners, customs, or principles ...1891
• SINICIZATION n. the action of Sinicizing ...1898
• SINICIZE vb. to invest with a Chinese character ...1889
• SINIFICATION n. the action of Sinicizing (investing with Chinese character) ...1900
• SINIFY vb. to invest with a Chinese character ...1900
• SINISTER † adj. 1. of information: given with intent to deceive or mislead, esp. so as to create a prejudice against some person; prompted by malice or ill-will ...1411
† adj. 2. of opinions, etc.: prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, darkly suspicious ...1432
adj. 3. situated on the left side of the body ...c1475
adj. 4. lying on or towards the left hand ...1483
†* adj. 5. of persons: acting or advising to one's detriment ...c1500
†* adj. 6. erring; erroneous; astray from the right path ...1526
* adj. 7. directed to the left; characterized by moving towards the left ...1615
• SINISTERED AREA n. in Quebec: a disaster area ...2001 Can. sl.
• SINISTER-HANDED † adj. left-handed; hence, unlucky, unfortunate ...1817 rare or obs.
• SINISTERITY † n. 1. lack of skill or dexterity; clumsiness, awkwardness ...1623
† n. 2. sinister character; perversity; dishonesty ...1647
* n. 3. use of the left hand; skill in this ...1877
• SINISTERLY * adv. 1. in an inauspicious or unlucky manner; unfortunately; ominously ...1465
† adv. 2. in a derogatory manner; with malicious depreciation ...1491
† adv. 3. with a bias towards the worst view ...1529
† adv. 4. in a wrongful or wicked manner ...1532
† adv. 5. with evil intent or purpose; maliciously, malevolently ...1549
† adv. 6. unfavourably; adversely ...a1600
†* adv. 7. clumsily; awkwardly ...1628
• SINISTRAD * adv. to or towards the left side ...1803
• SINISTRAL †* adj. 1. adverse; unlucky ...c1475
† adj. 2. likely to cause mischief ...1534
† adj. 3. darkly suspicious; very unfavourable ...1560
adj. 4. situated on the left side of the body; pert. to the left hand or side ...1803
adj. 5. illegitimate ...1897
adj. 6. of persons: left-handed ...1904
• SINISTRALLY † adv. 1. in a sinister manner; perversely; wrongly ...1548
adv. 2. towards the left ...1847
• SINISTRATION * n. a moving or turning leftwards ...1891
• SINISTRINE adj. left ...1791
• SINISTRORSE adj. moving or going towards the left ...1891
• SINISTROUS † adj. 1. erroneous, perverse, heretical ...1560
† adj. 2. malicious, unfair, prejudiced ...1593
† adj. 3. underhand; dishonest; corrupt ...1600
† adj. 4. pert. to or situated on the left hand or side ...1646
† adj. 5. left-handed; slow ...1682
• SINISTROUSLY † adv. 1. unfavourably, esp. with display of prejudice against a person ...1560
adv. 2. in an erroneous manner; incorrectly, wrongly, perversely; awkwardly ...1581
† adv. 3. inauspiciously, unfortunately ...1607
adv. 4. with a tendency to use the left hand in preference to the right; with the left hand ...1646
adv. 5. corruptly; by underhand means ...1817
• SINISTRUOUS †* adj. dishonest, doing wrong; underhand ...1582-8 Sc.
• SINITIC adj. pert. to the Chinese, or other peoples of the Yellow Race ...1895
• SINK * n. 1. a pool or pit formed in the ground for the receipt of waste water, sewage, etc; a cesspool; a receptacle for filth or ordure ...c1440
* n. 2. a conduit, drain, or pipe for carrying away dirty water or sewage; an opening especially made for this purpose; a sewer ...1499
n. 3. a receptacle or gathering-place of vice, corruption, etc. ...1526
† n. 4. the scum or dregs of a place or set of persons ...1573
† n. 5. a collective mass of unsavoury or objectionable matters ...1577-87
* n. 6. a dropping or lowering of the voice ...1786
n. 7, a well or pool of water ...1834
n. 8. a toilet, a latrine ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 9. in hang gliding: falling air that increases the speed of descent ...1977 US sl.
† vb. 1. to use profane language; to swear ...1663 obs. exc. Eng. dial. or arch.
* vb. 2. to reduce, weaken, or exhaust the strength of a person ...a1715
† vb. 3. to die ...1718
vb. 4. to drink down or consume liquor ...1906 NZ sl.
• SINK A DARKIE vb. to defecate ...1960s Aust. sl.
• SINK BEDROOM n. a small alcove off a kitchen where older people could sleep warmly in winter ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SINKER † n. 1. a cesspool, or drain ...1623 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a base coin; bad money ...1839 sl.
n. 3. a biscuit, a dumpling, a roll, a pancake ...1870 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a silver dollar ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a dollar ...1900 US sl.
n. 6. a dent on a surfboard that requires a resin filler ...1986 US sl.
• SINK-HOLE n. an unprofitable undertaking which is carried on in spite of losses ...1895 US
• SINK IN vb. to coit a woman; to penetrate a woman ...17C colloq.
• SINKING LID n. the policy of reducing public service staff numbers by not replacing deceased or departing workers; sometimes also applied to those of other institutions in the interests of cutting costs ...1984 NZ sl.
• SINKING SAND, A †* n. a quicksand ...1535
• SINKING SPELL n. an episode of weakness, shortness of breath, palpitations, or the like; a spell of difficult breathing; indisposition ...1874 Amer. dial.
• SINK ME! int. used as an imprecation ...1642 now arch.
• SINK-ROOM n. a scullery ...1869 US
• SINK(S) OF THE BODY, THE † n. the organs of digestion and excretion ...1607
• SINK THE PINK vb. to have sex ...2001 US sl.
• SINK THE SAUSAGE vb. of a male: to copulate ...1971 Aust. sl.
• SINK THE SOLDIER vb. to coit a woman ...20C Brit. sl.
• SINKY * adj. of sand or soil: yielding ...1827
• SINNABLE * adj. capable of sinning ...1662
• SINNER n. 1. an unchaste woman ...a1400
n. 2. a prostitute ...E17
n. 3. a reprobate, rogue; an offender against some rule or custom ...1809
• SINNERESS †* n. a female sinner ...1382
• SINNOGRAPHY n. the description of the kinds and differences of sin ...1654 nonce word
• SINNOMON † n. cinnamon ...1609
• SINNY †* adj. sinful, wicked ...c950
• SINOGRAM n. a Chinese written character ...1898
• SINOLOGER n. one versed in the Chinese language, or in the customs and history of China ...1857
• SINOLOGICAL adj. relating to the Chinese language or literature ...1879
• SINOLOGIST n. one versed in the Chinese language, or in the customs and history of China ...1884
• SINOLOGUE n. one versed in the Chinese language, or in the customs and history of China ...1856
• SINOLOGY n. the study of things Chinese ...1882
• SINON n. one who misleads by false tales; a perfidious person; a deceiver or betrayer ...1581
• SIN ONE'S MERCIES vb. to be ungrateful for one's blessings or good fortune ...1824
• SINONISM n. a trick, deception; a treacherous act ...1864
• SINOPHIL adj. fond of the Chinese ...1894
• SINSEMILLA n. marijuana; seedless marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
• SIN-SHIFTER n. a Catholic priest; a clergyman ...a1912 sl.
• SIN-SICK adj. sick with sin ...1609
• SIN-SISTER n. a prostitute ...E20 US sl.
• SIN-SOILED adj. blemished, stained, or soiled by sin ...1593
• SINSYNE adj. since then, from that time, thereafter ...a1657 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SINUATE * vb. to creep or crawl in a winding course ...1848
• SINUATED adj. sinuous, winding ...1858
• SINUOSE adj. full of bends or windings; sinuous ...1829
• SINUOSITY n. 1. the quality of being sinuous or winding in and out ...1598
n. 2. a curve or bend, esp. one of a series; chiefly used in the plural ...1720
n. 3. a curve, bend, or winding in a road, river, valley, etc. ...a1774
n. 4. a complexity or intricacy ...1827
• SINUOUS adj. 1. abounding in turns, or curves; curving ...1578
adj. 2. deviating from the right; not straightforward or direct; morally crooked ...1850
adj. 3. intricate, complex; roundabout ...1853
• SINUS † n. 1. a cavity or hole in the earth ...a1676
† n. 2. a bay, gulf, or arm of the sea ...1684
• SIN-WOOD † adj. mad with sin ...c1250
• SIP vb. to urinate ...Brit. back-slang
• SIPAGE n. leakage or oozing of water ...1825 Sc. & US
• SIPE n. 1. a small spring or pool of water ...1825 chiefly Sc.
n. 2. a sip ...1993 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to drip or trickle slowly ...c1000 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to undergo to subject something to soaking in hot liquid ...1886 Amer. dial.
• SIPER n. an immoderate drinker; a toper ...1803 N. Eng. dial.
• SIPH n. syphilis ...1914 sl.
• SIPHON † n. a kind vessel made of tanned hides to carry water in, to quench fire that is raging amongst dwelling houses; a fire-bucket ...1688
vb. to urinate ...sl., orig. Aust.
• SIPHON OFF vb. to take little by little ...Aust. sl.
• SIPHON THE PYTHON vb. of a male: to urinate ...Aust. sl.
• SIPID * adj. savoury; tasty; full of flavour ...1623
• SIPIDITY * n. savour, flavour ...1880
• SIPPER n. a drinker or toper ...1611
• SIPPERS n. a sip of rum, esp. from another's tot, as a reward for some service or in celebration ...1944 Brit. sl.
• †* n. 1. a little sip ...a1529
n. 2. a small piece of toasted or fried bread, usually served in soup or broth, or with meat, or used for dipping into gravy, etc. ...1530
n. 3. a small piece of something; a mere fragment ...1613
• SIPPING †* n. a small piece of toasted or fried bread, usually served in soup or broth, or with meat, or used for dipping into gravy, etc. ...1535
• SIPPLE vb. to drink liquor, etc. slowly or by small sips; to sip up ...1566
• SIQUARE † n. period or point of time; moment ...a1300
• SI QUIS n. 1. a public intimation, notice, or bill, frequently one exhibited on a post, door, etc., requesting information, advertising, something lost, or the like ...1597
n. 2. a candidate for holy orders ...c1860 sl.
• SIR † n. a parson or priest ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SIR ALEC n. a Guinness™ ...Brit. sl.
• SIR ANTHONY BLUNT n. a horrible person ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
• SIR BERKELEY HUNT n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
• SIRE n. 1. a father, a male parent; also, a forefather ...c1250 now chiefly poetic
† n. 2. a lord or ruler of a specified place ...a1300
n. 3. a person of some note or importance; an aged or elderly man; also, generally, a man, a fellow ...1362
• SIREN † n. 1. an imaginary species of serpent ...1340
n. 2. one who, or that which, sings sweetly, charms, allures, or deceives ...1590
†* n. 3. a drone bee ...1601
* vb. to allure, to entice, to persuade ...1690
• SIRENAME * n. a family name; a surname originating from the given name of the father ...1542
• SIRENIAN adj. 1. alluring, seductive, deceitful ...1600
adj. 2. inhabited or frequented by alluring women ...1659
• SIRENIC * adj. 1. melodious; charming, fascinating, alluring ...a1704
* adj. 2. of persons: singing sweetly ...1797
• SIRENICAL * adj. 1. melodious; charming, fascinating, alluring ...1599
† adj. 2. of persons: singing sweetly ...1604
• SIRENIZE * vb. to delight or charm; to allure or enchant ...1584
• SIRENY †* n. allurement, fascination ...1600
• SIRESHIP n. the state of being a sire; fatherhood; paternity; also, authorship ...1837
• SIRESS n. a mother; a matron ...1804 nonce word
• SIR GARNET adj. satisfactory ...1894 Brit. sl.
• SIR HARRY n. a chamber-pot; a covered chamber-pot ...19C Brit. sl.
• SIR JOHN † n. (derogatory) a priest ...LME
• SIR JOHN LACK-LATIN † n. an ignorant priest ...c1534
• SIR LANCELOT n. a promiscuous man; a regular user of his 'lance' ...Brit. sl.
• SIRLY †* adj. lordly, haughty, imperious ...c1350
• SIR MARTIN WAGSTAFFE n. the penis ...1653 sl.
• SIROCCO n. a blighting influence; a fiery storm ...1864
• SIROCCOISH adj. somewhat resembling that produced by the sirocco; oppressively hot and moist ...1837 nonce word
• SIR PAUL n. a condom ...Brit. sl.
• SIR RAG n. the chief of a band of servants or workers; a foreman or overseer ...1891
• SIRRAH n. a term of address used to men or boys, expressing contempt, reprimand, or assumption of authority on the part of the speaker; sometimes employed less seriously in addressing children ...1526 arch.
• SIRREE n. sir, sirrah ...1823 Eng. dial. & US
• SIR-REVERENCE n. 1. a request for a pardon for an offensive statement ...14C Brit.
† n. 2. human excrement; a piece or lump of this ...1592 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SIRSEE n. a small gift, esp. one given impromptu ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SIRS, THE DAY! int. an exclamation of surprise or lament ...1887 Eng. dial.
• SIR SYDNEY n. a clasp knife ...1812 sl.
• SIR TIMOTHY n. one that treats everybody and pays the reckoning everywhere ...a1700 cant
• SIR WALTER SCOTT n. 1. a chamber-pot ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a pint pot, which was the norm before pint glasses' a pot of beer ...Brit. rhyming sl. Brit
• SIS n. a sister ...1656 sl.
• SISEANGLE †* n. a hexagon ...1551
• SISEL † adj. occupied, engaged ...c1325
• SISERARA n. a severe blow; a violent reproach
• SISERARY n. 1. a loud clanging noise ...a1770
n. 2. a severe rebuke, reproof, or scolding; a sharp blow; a torrent of language ...1771
• SISS n. 1. a hissing sound ...1870
n. 2. sister ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
vb. to hiss ...a1300
• SISSER n. a firecracker that is broken open and lit to make a hissing noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SISSING HOT adj. hot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SISSLER n. a firecracker that is broken up and lit to make a hissing noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SISSY BAR n. a backrest on a motorcycle that a rider can use to keep from falling off ...Bk1998 sl.
• SISSY-BREECHES n. a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SISSY-BRITCHES n. a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SISSY KISSER n. 1. a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a favoured student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• SISSY-PANTS n. a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SIST † vb. to cease, to desist, to stop ...a1676
• SISTENCE †* n. 1. aid, help ...a1513
†* n. 2. stopping ...1640
• SISTER † n. 1. the mother-in-law of one's daughter ...1701
n. 2. a term of address to a female ...1906 sl.
n. 3. a fellow homosexual; a homosexual who is a friend rather than a lover ...1941 sl., orig. US
• SISTER-FOLD n. a sisterly embrace ...1813 poetic
• SISTER-GERMAN n. a sister through both parents; a full sister ...1382
• SISTERHEAD †* n. the state or condition of being a sister; sisterly status or relationship ...1390
• SISTERIZE * vb. to be provided with a sister or sisters ...1752
• SISTERNITY * n. sisterhood ...1603
• SISTERS n. 1. the seven chief stars of the constellation of the Great Bear ...c1450
† n. 2. the strings of a staircase ...1518
• SISTERS OF THE BANK † n. prostitutes ...1550
• SISTER-WIFE n. a wife who is also the sister of her husband ...1743
• SISTLE * vb. to emit a kind of hissing sound ...1849
• SISYPHEAN adj. of or pert. to Sisyphus (a king of Corinth, whose punishment in Hades was to roll a heavy stone up a hill; as he reached the top, the stone rolled down again); resembling the fruitless toil of Sisyphus; endless and ineffective ...1635
• SISYPHIAN adj. of or pert. to Sisyphus (a king of Corinth, whose punishment in Hades was to roll a heavy stone up a hill; as he reached the top, the stone rolled down again); resembling the fruitless toil of Sisyphus; endless and ineffective ...1599
• SIT n. the seat of the body ...1903
† vb. 1. to lie in wait or in ambush ...c825
† vb. 2. to rest the body on the knees; to be in a kneeling posture ...c893 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to abide, to dwell, to remain in a place ...c900
† vb. 4. to distress, to vex, to grieve ...c1230
† vb. 5. to go down on one's knees ...c1290
† vb. 6. to disregard, to neglect, to pay no heed or attention to ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 7. to be suitable, fitting, proper, or seemly ...c1330
†* vb. 8. to cost one so much ...1377
† vb. 9. of the tide: to set ...1751
• SIT A BEAST vb. to ride in a car that has been mechanically lifted and appears higher off the ground than normal models ...1970s US Black teen sl.
• SIT A DAGO vb. to ride in a car that has been mechanically lifted and appears higher off the ground than normal models ...1970s US Black teen sl.
• SITARCH * n. a purveyor; one who provides sufficient victuals ...1656
• SIT BESIDE 'ER n. a spider ...Brit. rhyming sl. Brit
• SIT BY vb. to take one's place at the table; often used as an invitation to dine ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SIT BY NELLIE vb. to learn how to do a job by watching others do it ...1963 sl.
• SIT CHILLY vb. to lie low; to wait patiently; to remain motionless ...1988 US sl.
• SIT-DOWN adj. 1. of a fight: determined, hard ...1853
n. 1. a rest on a chair ...1861 sl.
n. 2. a place where travellers habitually rest ...1898
n. 3. the posterior, the buttocks ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a free sit-down meal ...1919 Amer. tramps' sl.
n. 5. a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
† vb. 1. to go down on one's knees ...c1290
vb. 2. to go to the toilet ...1968 Amer. euphemism
• SIT-DOWN JOB n. the act of defecation, esp. for a man ...Brit. sl.
• SIT-DOWN PIECE n. the posterior, the buttocks ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIT-DOWN PLACE n. the posterior, the buttocks ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SITDOWNSKI n. the posterior, the buttocks ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIT-DOWN STRIKE n. a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT-DOWN-UPONS n. trousers, breeches ...1840 colloq.
• SITE † n. 1. care or sorrow; grief, trouble of any kind ...c1200
n. 2. a job or occupation ...1930 US nautical usage
† vb. to grieve ...a1300
• SITEFUL †* adj. sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• SIT-FAST adj. remaining stationary; unmoving ...1857
n. a sottish person; one who sits long or is fast bound to his cups; an habitual drinker; a drunkard ...1828 Eng. dial.
• SIT FAST UPON † vb. to insist upon ...c1205
• SITFULL †* adj. sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• SITH adv. 1. then, thereupon; afterwards, subsequently ...a1000 arch.
† adv. 2. continuously or ever from or since that time ...c1205
† adv. 3. next in succession, order, or place ...c1275
† adv. 4. at some or any time since; since ...c1300
† adv. 5. ago; before now ...c1350
† conj. from, subsequent to, or since the time that ...c950
† prep. continuously or ever from a time, etc.; till now; since ...a1325
• SITHE † n. 1. a going, journey, path, way ...971
† n. 2. fortune on a journey; also generally, fortune, hap, luck ...c1000
† n. 3. one's pilgrimage on earth; life-time; the course of one's life ...c1175
† n. 4. mishap, misfortune, trouble ...c1205
† n. 5. a sigh ...1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to go, to travel ...c1000
† vb. 2. to sigh ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SITHEFUL † adj. sighful, sad ...1610
• SITHEN † adv. 1. afterwards, later ...a1000
† adv. 2. continuously, ever since ...a1000
† adv. 3. since ...a1000
† adv. 4. in the past, ago ...c1386
• SITHENCE † adv. 1. afterwards, later ...1377
† adv. 2. since ...1529
† adv. 3. in the past, ago ...1548
† adv. 4. continuously, ever since ...1560
• SITHES * n. chives ...1573
• SITHINGLY † adv. with a sigh; longingly, yearningly ...1570
• SITH LATE † adv. recently ...1483
• SIT-HORSE † n. a riding-horse ...c1652
• SIT HORSES vb. to agree, to get on well ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIT-HOUSE † n. a residence ...1743 Sc.
• SITHRE † adv. at a later time; subsequently ...c1200
• SITIATE † vb. to thirst ...1599
• SITIBUND adj. very thirsty ...B1900
• SITICULOUS † adj. very thirsty, very dry ...1620
• SITIENT * adj. thirsty; thirsting, coveting, desiring much ...1656
• SIT IN ON vb. to listen ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT IN TALL COTTON vb. to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1999 Amer. dial.
• SIT IN THE BUTTER TUB vb. to have a piece of good luck; to marry well ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
• SITIOLOGY n. a study or treatise on the regulation of the diet ...1849
• SITIOMANIA n. a morbid repugnance or aversion to food ...1887
• SITIOPHOBIA n. a morbid repugnance or aversion to food or eating...1887
• SIT LIKE A MONKEY ON A GRIDIRON vb. to be a bad, or very ungraceful, horseman ...1923 colloq.
• SIT-ME-DOWN n. the buttocks ...1920s sl.
• SIT NEXT TO NELLIE vb. to learn how to do a job by watching others do it ...1963 sl.
• SIT OFF vb. to place under surveillance; to stake out ...1990s Aust. criminals’ sl.
• SITOLOGY n. a study or treatise on the regulation of the diet ...1864
• SITOMANIA n. a morbid repugnance or aversion to food ...1882
• SIT ON vb. 1. to squash, to snub ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to humiliate ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SIT ON A BEAST vb. to ride in a car that has been mechanically lifted and appears higher off the ground than normal models ...1970s US Black teen sl.
• SIT ON A DAGO vb. to ride in a car that has been mechanically lifted and appears higher off the ground than normal models ...1970s US Black teen sl.
• SIT ON CHROME vb. to possess an automobile that is fitted with chrome rims on the wheels ...2000s US Black sl.
• SIT ON IT! int. 1. exclamation of abuse suggesting that a hard and painful object be thrust into the subject’s anus ...1950s US sl.
int. 2. be patient ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIT ON IT AND ROTATE! int. exclamation of abuse suggesting that a hard and painful object be thrust into the subject’s anus ...1950s US sl.
• SIT ON IT AND SWIVEL! int. exclamation of abuse suggesting that a hard and painful object be thrust into the subject’s anus ...1950s US sl.
• SIT ON IT, POTSIE! int. phrase of dismissal or mockery ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• SIT ON ONE'S HUNKERS vb. to squat, to hunker ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SIT ON ONE'S SKIRTS vb. to press hard upon one, to deal heavily with, to punish severely ...1546
• SIT ON THE PARLIAMENTARY SIDE OF YOUR ARSE phr. sit down and be quiet ...1900s Irish
• SITOPHOBIA n. a morbid repugnance or aversion to food or eating ...1882
• SITOPHOBIC adj. having a morbid aversion to food or eating ...1891
• SIT OVER ONE'S SADS vb. to regret something; to repent ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SITTEN-UP adj. settled in habit, not easily stirred or moved ...1671 obs.
• SITTER † n. 1. the hare ...a1300
† n. 2. one who sits on a horse or other animal; a rider ...a1340
†* n. 3. in cards, etc.: one who actually takes part in a game, as distinct from one who stands by and bets on it ...1748
n. 4. someone employed to sit in a bar and encourage other patrons to buy drinks ...1938 US sl.
n. 5. the buttocks ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. something easily accomplished, as a catch in cricket, a mark to be shot at, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• SITTERS n. the buttocks ...1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT TIGHT vb. to remain in one place ...1890 sl.
• SITTING †* adj. 1. of garments or articles of apparel: fitting well or closely to the body ...a1200
† adj. 2. becoming, befitting; proper, suitable; appropriate ...a1366
• SITTING BIRD AND JOE phr. sitting cheek by jowl, denoting intimacy ...Bk1898 Sc.
• SITTING CHAIR n. a plain, straight chair, as contrasted with a rocking chair ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SITTING-DOWN PLACE n. the posterior, the buttocks ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SITTING DUCK n. 1. one who is easily duped or defeated ...Aust. sl.
n. 2. something easily accomplished ...Aust. sl.
• SITTINGLY † adv. in a befitting or becoming manner; fittingly, suitably ...a1300
• SITTING ON A NEST adj. pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON PINS adj. anxious about something ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON TENTERHOOKS adj. anxious about something ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH adj. in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT adj. in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SITTING-PLACE * n. 1. a place to sit in, a seat ...1382
† n. 2. the posteriors, the rump ...1545
• SITUAL * adj. pert. to position or situation; positional ...1856
• SITUATE * vb. to give a site to; to place, to locate ...c1532
• SITUATION † n. 1. direction, course ...1509
† n. 2. the site of a building, etc. ...1542-3
† n. 3. the act of situating ...1589
• SIT-UP * n. a surprise ...1483
vb. (as 'sit up') to pull one's chair up to the table, to take one's seat for a meal ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SIT-UPON n. the buttocks; the posterior ...1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'sit upon')
vb. 1. to squash, to check, to snub; to overcome or rebuke; to express contempt for a man in a marked manner ...1865 sl.
vb. 2. to humiliate ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SIT UPON HOT COCKLES †* vb. to be very impatient; to 'sit on pins and needles' ...1607
• SIT-UPONS n. 1. trousers, breeches ...1841 sl.
n. 2. the buttocks; the posterior ...1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT UP TO vb. to pay court to a woman; broadly, to curry favour with ...1845 Amer. dial.
• SIT UP WITH A SICK FRIEND vb. of a man: to excuse oneself for absence all night from the conjugal bed ...c1880 sl.
• SITUS * n. situation, position ...1701
• SIT WITH NELLIE vb. to learn how to do a job by watching others do it ...1963 sl.
• SIVER †* vb. to simmer ...1601
• SIVES † n. chives ...c1440
• SI-WADDLIN adj. askew, lopsided, uneven, diagonal ...1941 Amer. dial.
adv. diagonally ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SI-WANKERT adj. lopsided; crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH n. 1. an uncouth ruffian ...1918 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small, second-rate college ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
n. 4. (derogatory) a White person who has gone native ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to camp out or travel with little or no equipment or provisions ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH CAMP n. an improvised overnight shelter ...1924 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH DOG n. a dog of an indigenous breed ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH IT vb. to camp out or travel with little or no equipment or provisions ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH OUTFIT n. an enterprise, such as a logging operation or ranch, that operates in a makeshift way ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH SIDE n. the right side of a horse; hence, said of anything done backward or ineptly ...1958 Amer. dial.
• SI-WICHRERED adj. lopsided; crooked ...1982 Amer. dial.
• SIWICKERIN adj. lopsided; crooked ...1976 Amer. dial.
• SIX AND EIGHT n. a mate ... 1966 NZ rhyming sl.
• SIX-BANGER n. a six-cylinder engine ...Bk1998 sl.
• SIX-DAY-BIKE-RIDER n. a Seventh-Day Adventist ...1943 NZ sl.
• SIX-DOUBLE † adj. sixfold ...1552
• SIXER n. 1. six months' imprisonment or hard labour ...1849 sl.
n. 2. a sixth term of imprisonment ...1872 sl.
n. 3. six strokes of the cane as a school punishment ...1927 Brit. sl.
n. 4. a six-chambered fireman, esp. a revolver ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIX FEET UNDER adj. dead and buried ...1942 sl.
• SIX-FINGER COUNTRY n. a remote area in which the inhabitants are imagined to be inbred ...Aust. sl.
• SIX-GUN n. a six-chambered fireman, esp. a revolver ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIX HAT AND A FIFTY SHIRT n. descriptive of a stupid, strong fellow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIX-HOLER n. a six-cylinder engine ...Bk1998 sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK RUSH n. the rushed consumption of (mainly jugs of) beer between office closing and bar closing, and esp. from just before the final serving time of 6 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. when bars were cleared ...1959 NZ sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK SCRUM n. the rushed consumption of (mainly jugs of) beer between office closing and bar closing, and esp. from just before the final serving time of 6 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. when bars were cleared ...1959 NZ sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK SWILL n. 1. a hectic session of buying and drinking beers by men in a public bar near to closing time, which from 1916 to 1955 was, for many hotels, 6 p.m. ...1955 Aust. sl.
n. 2. the rushed consumption of (mainly jugs of) beer between office closing and bar closing, and esp. from just before the final serving time of 6 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. when bars were cleared ...1959 NZ sl.
• SIX O'CLOCK SWILLER n. one who took park in heavy public-bar drinking between 5 p.m. and 6.15 p.m. ...1965 NZ sl.
• SIX OF THE BEST n. six strokes of the cane as a school punishment ...1912 Brit. sl.
• SIXPACK n. a male's stomach, with rippling muscles ...Aust. sl.
• SIX-POUNDER n. a servant maid, from the wages formerly given to maid servants, which was commonly six pounds ...1785 obs.
• SIXSCORE n. six times twenty, one hundred and twenty ...a1300 arch.
• SIX-SHEETING n. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SIX-SHOOTER n. 1. a revolver with six chambers ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. strong coffee ...1968 Amer. West usage
• SIX-SHOOTER COFFEE n. strong coffee ...1968 Amer. West usage
• SIX-SHOT n. a six-chambered fireman, esp. a revolver ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIXSOME * n. six in all; six together ...1375
• SIX-SQUARE † adj. having six sides; hexagonal ...c1530
† n. a hexagon ...1680
• SIX-STITCHER n. a cricket ball ...Aust. sl.
• SIXTEENER n. a youth of sixteen ...1824
• SIX-TO-SIX n. 1. a conversation between two unit commanders ...1991 US sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...1996 Fiji sl.
• SIX-TREY n. sixty-three; 63rd Street ...1972 US sl.
• SIXTY n. the game of hide and seek ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SIXTY DAYS n. in dice games: a roll of six ...1962 US sl.
• SIXTY-EIGHT n. used as a humorous variation on sixty-nine - you give me oral sex and I'll owe you one ...1982 US sl.
• SIXTY-FOUR DOLLAR QUESTION n. a question that gets to the heart of the matter ...1942 US sl.
• SIXTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION n. a question that gets to the heart of the matter ...1942 US sl.
• SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLAR QUESTION n. a question that gets to the heart of the matter ...1942 US sl.
• SIXTY-NINE n. mutual oral stimulation of the genitals ...1888 sl.
vb. to perform simultaneous oral sex with two people
int. a shearer's code cry, warning that women or visitors are approaching the shearing shed ...1955 NZ sl.
• SIXTY-NINER n. simultaneous oral sex by two people
• SIXTY PER CENT n. a usurer ...1853 colloq.
• SIX UP! int. used as a warning in the usage of counterculturalists associated with the Rainbow Nation gatherings and the Grateful Dead that law enforcement officials are approaching ...1994 US sl.
• SIZE † n. 1. the established order of things ...c1400
† n. 2. a proper manner or method; a standard of action or conduct; a limit ...c1420
† n. 3. an ordinance or regulation ...a1425
† n. 4. a jury ...c1470 Sc.
† n. 5. a fixed standard of quality or quantity for articles of food or drink, or other commodities ...1479
† vb. 1. to regulate or control, esp. in relation to a fixed standard ...a1400-50
vb. 2. to be on an equality with; to match with ...1639
• SIZE-ACE n. a throw with two dice turning up six and one ...1592
• SIZELY †* adv. nicely, daintily ...1575
• SIZE-POINT n. 1. in backgammon, the sixth point from the inner end of each table ...1552
† n. 2. the six in dice ...1648
• SIZE QUEEN n. a homosexual male or a woman who is attracted to men with large penises ...1963 sl.
• SIZING n. yeast, barm ...1594 Eng. dial.
• SIZZ † vb. 1. to burn, to brand ...a1700
vb. 2. to give out a hissing sound; to hiss, to sizzle ...1788
• SIZZARD n. heat with high humidity
• SIZZER n. 1. a firecracker that is broken open and lit to make a hissing noise ...1897 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one regarded as foolish, incompetent, or inexperienced ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SIZZER-BILL n. a yard or road brakeman; not complimentary ...1932 Amer. railroad usage
• SIZZERY BUG n. a cicada ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SIZZING n. yeast, barm ...1594 Eng. dial.
• SIZZLE n. 1. a firecracker that is broken up and lit to make a hissing noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a gentle rain, drizzle ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an illegal drug ...1969 US sl.
n. 4. a sister, in the sense as a female companion ...2003 US Black sl.
vb. 1. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to be electrocuted; to die in the electric chair ...M20 US criminals' sl.
vb. 3. of the weather: to be very hot ...Aust. sl.
vb. 4. of a person: to be extremely attractive ...Aust. sl.
vb. 5. to be extremely good; to be excellent ...Aust. sl.
• SIZZLER n. 1. the cook of a logging or construction camp; one who generally fried food ...1925 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a firecracker that is broken up and lit to make a hissing noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. in cricket: an exceedingly fast ball; an extremely fast horse, etc. ...1961 Brit. sl.
n. 6. an unskilled cook ...1975 US sl.
• SIZZLE SEAT n. the electric chair; punishment by electrocution ...1982 US sl.
• SIZZLE-SAZZLE n. a gentle rain, drizzle ...1979 Amer. dial.
• SIZZLE-SOZZLE n. a gentle rain, drizzle ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SIZZLY SOD-SOAKER n. a steady rain ...1991 Amer. dial.
• SIZZLY-SOZZLY n. a gentle rain, drizzle ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SK8R n. a skateboard rider ...Aust. sl.
• SKA n. a rhythmic musical style that evolved into reggae ...1993 Jamaica
• SKADDERIZ'D adj. of persons: dry, withered ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKADDLE adj. wild, mischievous, unsteady; thievish, esp. used of a cat or dog ...1691 Eng. dial.
• SKADE n. hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
• SKADOODLES n. great quantities; a very large number or amount ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SKADS n. large quantities ...M19 sl.
• SKAG n. 1. a cigarette or cigarette butt ...1915 Amer. armed forces sl.
n. 2. an unattractive, slutty-looking woman; an ugly and unpleasant young woman ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
n. 3. bad liquor ...1940s sl.
n. 4. a despicable person or thing ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 5. cheap, low-quality heroin ...1965 sl.
n. 6. a promiscuous woman ...1980s sl.
n. 7. a tease ...1980s sl.
• SKAGGED adj. addicted to heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
• SKAGGED OUT adj. addicted to heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
• SKAGGED UP adj. intoxicated by or addicted to heroin ...1993 UK sl.
• SKAGGY adj. ugly, sluttish, unkempt, nasty ...1960s US sl.
• SKAGGY-BAWED adj. comatose or impotent as a result of taking heroin ...1990s Sc. sl.
• SKAG HAG n. 1. a female heroin addict ...1990s sl.
n. 2. one who enjoys associating with heroin addicts ...1990s sl.
• SKAG JONES n. a heroin addiction ...1960s US drugs sl.
• SKAG-NASTY n. an unpleasant person ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• SKAIL n. 1. a dispersal or separation; a scattering ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
† n. 3. anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
vb. 1. to scatter or disperse a thing or collection of things ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to break up an assembly, school, etc. by dismissal; to disband an army; to disperse ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to spread a rumour, tale, etc. ...1375
vb. 4. to pour out; to shed; to spill, to upset; to overflow ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
* vb. 5. to rend, to spoil ...1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
vb. 7. to cross, to pass over ...1776 Sc.
vb. 8. to throw at, to pelt; to throw stones at ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
* vb. 9. to separate, to remove ...a1833 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to depart from a place; to go off, to retreat ...1896 Sc.
• SKAILAMINT n. a scattering, dispersion ...1793 Sc.
• SKAILING n. dismissal, dispersion ...c1450
• SKAINTCH n. somebody or something seen as repulsive, disgusting, etc. ...1990s US campus & teen sl.
• SKAIR n. a share, a portion ...c1573 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to scatter, to disperse; to send out in various directions ...c1200
vb. 2. to share ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKAIR-LIKE adj. having a wild or frightened appearance ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKAIR-LOOKING adj. having a wild or frightened appearance ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKALAWAG n. 1. a White Southerner who was willing to accept the terms of Reconstruction after the US Civil War (1861-5) ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an animal of poor quality or little value ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SKALD n. an ancient Scandinavian poet; in general, a poet ...1763
• SKALE vb. 1. to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
vb. 2. of a meeting, congregation, etc. of people: to disperse, to separate ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to retract one's word; to draw back ...1898 Sc.
• SKALFERING † adj. scurfy ...1561
† n. scurfiness ...1561
• SKALK † n. 1. the scalp ...a1340
n. 2. a morning drink ...1773 Sc.
• SKALLAG † n. a kind of bond-servant who carried kelp and did all the hard work ...1793 Sc.
• SKALLAWAG n. a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKALLEY n. an unfledged bird; a fledgeling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKALLEY-BAULCHER n. an unfledged bird; a fledgeling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKALLEY-BAULCHIN n. an unfledged bird; a fledgeling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKALLYHOOT vb. to go or depart quickly; to gallivant ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SKALLYWAG n. a rascal; a little devil ...20C US colloq.
• SKAMAS n. opium ...1930s US drugs sl.
• SKAMMER n. 1. a petty criminal ...1972 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a swindler ...1980 sl., orig. US
• SKAMP n. an unattractive, dirty, and promiscuous woman ...2000s US Black sl.
• SKANCE adj. of a look, glance, etc.: oblique, sidelong ...1866
• SKANCH n. somebody or something seen as repulsive, disgusting, etc. ...1990s US campus & teen sl.
• SKANDER †* n. slander, scandal ...1338
†* vb. to bring into discredit; to slander ...a1300
• SKANGER n. 1. a lout ...2000s Irish sl.
n. 2. a silly woman ...2000s Irish sl.
n. 3. a member of a Dublin/Kilkenny subcultural urban adolescent, teenage, and young-adult-male grouping that is given to hanging around and causing trouble ...2001 Ireland sl.
• SKANK n. 1. an unattractive, easily available young woman; a girl whose attraction is her immorality and sexual availability ...1966 sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a woman who smells badly ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 3. a prostitute ...1970s US sl.
n. 4. a repulsive person of either sex ...1980s US campus sl.
n. 5. a confidence trick; a fraudulent scheme ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
n. 6. filth, dirtiness, malevolence, nastiness ...1980s US sl.
n. 7. a despicable person ...1980s US sl.
n. 8. copulation, coition ...1980s Amer. sl.
n. 9. a slovenly style of dress, possibly imitative of dishevelled heroin addicts ...1990s Amer. teen sl.
n. 10. a mean, mercenary person ...2000s sl.
n. 11. an affection term of address ...2000s sl.
n. 12. an unsatisfactory situation ...2000s sl.
n. 13. marijuana ...2000s drugs sl.
vb. 1. to do a sort of reggae dancing in which the body bends forward, the knees are raised, and the hands claw the air ...1976 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to cheat, to 'stab in the back' ...1980s sl.
vb. 3. to dance in a style associated with ska, dub, or reggae music ...1980s sl., orig. W. Indies
vb. 4. to loaf around ...1980s sl.
vb. 5. to move rhythmically ...1980s UK Black sl.
vb. 6. to observe members of the opposite sex ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. 7. to play truant ...1980 UK Black sl.
vb. 8. to steal and run away ...1980s sl., orig. W. Indies
vb. 9. to use deception to get one's way ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. 10. to work a confidence trick; to operate a fraud; to work behind someone's back ...2000 UK sl.
• SKANKED OUT adj. intoxicated by a drug ...1990s US drugs sl.
• SKANKER n. 1. an untrustworthy, dissolute person ...1970s W. Indies sl.
n. 2. one who dances in a style associated with ska, dub, or reggae music ...1980s sl.
n. 3. an alcoholic tramp ...1990s sl.
• SKANKFACE n. an affection term of address ...2000s sl.
• SKANK OFF vb. to play truant ...1997 UK sl.
• SKANK-O-RAMA adj. nasty, repellent ...1980s Amer. teen sl.
• SKANK-PIT n. an unpleasant, distasteful place ...1999 US sl.
• SKANKY adj. 1. of a woman: attractive, sexy ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
adj. 2. dirty, second-rate, unattractive, cheap-looking, ugly, promiscuous ...1975 sl., orig. US Black
adj. 3. nasty, repellent ...1980s Amer. teen sl.
• SKANKY BOX n. an unpleasant, dirty (physically and ethically) woman ...1980s US sl.
• SKAPE † n. a beehive ...1843 Sc.
• SKARE vb. to poke out ashes; to clear out a fire by poking ...1674 Eng. dial.
• SKARROW n. faint light, esp. reflected light ...1789 Sc.
• SKARTLE vb. 1. to scatter ...1887 Sc.
vb. 2. to collect money by long and continuous small savings ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 3. to scrape together by taking many little strokes ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKARVEY vb. of the weather: to clear ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SKASHIE n. a squabble ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to wrangle, to squabble ...1898 Sc.
• SKASHLE n. 1. a squabble, a wrangle; a scuffle ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a twist, a wrench; a turning to one side; the act of walking with a waddling, shuffling gait; the noise made by the feet along the ground ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to quarrel, to squabble, to wrangle ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to twist, to turn away; to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKAT n. 1. a formed mass of faeces ...20C US
n. 2. a term of endearment ...1964 S. Afr. sl.
vb. to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
• SKATCHER n. a skate ...1790 Sc.
• SKATE adj. easy, simple, esp. of work or a course ...1970s US campus sl.
n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person; a mean, dishonest, or contemptible person, usually male ...1896 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a second-rate sportsman ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. a person, irrespective of qualities ...L19 US sl.
n. 4. a bony, decrepit horse or cow ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. 5. an unpleasant man ...1896 US sl.
n. 6. a reckless person ...1900s US campus sl.
n. 7. an old person ...1900s US sl.
n. 8. a state of drunkenness ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 9. an intoxicated person ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 10. diarrhoea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a lazy person, a shirker ...1960s US sl.
n. 12. a disreputable White male, from a working-class background, whose behaviour is uncouth, hedonistic, and irresponsible ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 13. a motorcycle ...1970s US teen sl.
n. 14. an easy course ...1970s US campus sl.
n. 15. an easy task ...1976 US sl.
n. 16. an act of letting someone escape wrongdoing without punishment ...1992 US sl.
n. 17. a lazy and/or incompetent worker ...1998 US Army usage
n. 18. an extremely unattractive woman who is seen as a sex object, esp. one who is ravaged by age ...2002 UK sl.
vb. 1. to have diarrhoea; chiefly used of calves ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cause a stone to skip; to skip a stone ...a1861 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to leave, to go; to move rapidly, to hurry ...1900 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to become intoxicated ...1900 US college sl.
vb. 5. to leave ...1915 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to use morphine or cocaine ...1920s US drugs sl.
vb. 7. to default a debt; to avoid paying ...1930s US Black sl.
vb. 8. to shirk one's duties; to get away with something; to waste time by not working on the job ...1945 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to get way with anything; to shirk one's responsibilities; to escape punishment ...1945 sl., orig. US Black
vb. 10. to perform or do something quick, as an essay; to hurry through something ...1960s sl.
vb. 11. in the used car business: to steal another salesman's sale ...1975 US sl.
vb. 12. to dance ...1991 Ireland sl.
vb. 13. to win easily ...1996 Sc. sl.
vb. 14. to be without money ...1996 Trinidad and Tobago
vb. 15. to be in a forbidden area of the prison ...2000s US prison sl.
• SKATE BETTY n. a girl who associates with skateboarders, perhaps skateboarding herself ...1989 US sl.
• SKATE JOCKEY n. a driver of a small car, esp. a sports car ...1976 US citizens band radio sl.
• SKATE OFF vb. to rush off, to leave at speed, to go quickly ...M19 sl.
• SKATER n. 1. a mean or contemptible person ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a legless person who uses a wheeled board for transportation ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 3. a skateboard rider ...Aust. sl.
• SKATE RAT n. a devoted skateboarder ...1989 US sl.
• SKATES n. shoes ...L19 US sl.
• SKATES-LURK n. the practice of posing as a sailor for the purpose of begging ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• SKATEY n. a skateboard ...Aust. sl.
• SKATING adj. intoxicated with drugs or drink ...1950s sl.
• SKATING RINK n. a bald head ...L19 sl.
• SKATIST n. one who is fond of skating ...1876
• SKATLOE † n. loss, harm, prejudice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKATTER-BASKET n. a clattering noise, as of a wheel when it requires tightening ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKATTIE n. a term of endearment ...1964 S. Afr. sl.
• SKAUNCE † n. a jest ...c1440
• SKAUNDER †* vb. to bring into discredit; to slander ...a1300
• SKAUNT adv. looking sideways; obliquely ...1791
• SKAW n. an isthmus or promontory ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to scatter, to spill ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKAWP vb. to stride, to go fast ...1861 Eng. dial.
• SKEALT † n. story, talk, rumour ...c1580
• SKECK †* n. an attack made for the sake of plunder; a petty raid ...1297
†* vb. to make a raid on; to plunder ...c1330
• SKED n. in remote country regions: a schedule for a radio call ...1946 Aust. sl.
vb. to schedule ...2004 US sl.
• SKEDADDLE n. 1. a rush, a hurry, an act of running away or escaping ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a fuss, an excitement; a disturbance ...1990s sl.
vb. 1. to run away, to flee, to depart or leave hastily, to desert; to rush off ...1861 sl., orig US Civil War usage
vb. 2. to spill milk, etc. ...1862 Eng. dial.
• SKEDADDLER n. a deserter; a fugitive ...US Civil War usage
• SKEDOO vb. to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKEDOODLE vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEE n. 1. whisky, esp. low quality, low cost whisky ...World War I US sl.
n. 2. opium ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 3. heroin ...1960s US sl.
• SKEECHING n. holding on the bumper of a slow-moving car on a snowy or icy street and getting pulled along ...Bk1998 sl.
• SKEE-DADDLIN adj. askew, crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKEED-UP adj. intoxicated by drugs ...1990s US drugs sl.
• SKEEF adj. crooked, off-beat ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
adv. disapprovingly ...1969 S. Afr. sl.
n. an attractive female ...2000 Jamaica
• SKEE-GEE adj. peculiar, confused, awkward ...1954 Amer. dial.
adv. ('skeegee') slantwise, diagonally ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKEEGERS n. a crack-smoking prostitute ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SKEEHAW adj. askew, crooked ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKEE-JAWED adj. twisted, askew, crooked, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEELINGS n. froth that forms on the top of boiling food, esp. jam ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEELY adj. skilled, skilful; having considerable skill in some respect ...1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKEENTEEN n. an imaginary high number ...1968 US sl.
• SKEER † vb. 1. to skim a stone on the surface of the water ...1636 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to poke out ashes; to clear out a fire by poking ...1674 Eng. dial.
• SKEESICK n. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SKEESICKS n. 1. one's tent-mate ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. a rogue, a ne'er-do-well; a troublemaker ...1850 US sl.
• SKEESTER n. a rascal, a rogue; a term of endearment for a child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEESUCKS n. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SKEET † adj. swift, active ...c1400
† adv. 1. quickly, hastily, immediately ...c1200
†* adv. 2. readily, easily ...c1200
n. 1. an ice skate ...1800 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a mosquito ...M19 Aust. & US sl.
n. 3. a general term of abuse ...20C sl.
n. 4. in poker: a nonstandard hand consisting of a 9, a 5, a 2, and one cards between 5 and 9, and one card between two and five ...1963 US sl.
n. 5. a single injection of heroin ...2000s US prisons sl.
n. 6. a girl ...2003 UK sl.
vb. 1. to scoot, to flee, to run, to move quickly, to move something quickly ...1838 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to skate or slide on ice ...1872 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to squirt fluid; to spray a liquid ...1898 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to spew liquid out of the mouth, esp. between the teeth ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to cause a stone to skip; to skip a stone ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to flush out a hypodermic syringe by using the plunger ...1971 drugs sl.
vb. 7. to have sexual intercourse ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 8. to ejaculate ...1980s US Black sl.
• SKEET AMBEER vb. to squirt tobacco spittle between the teeth ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SKEETCH vb. to hang onto the back of a vehicle in order to be pulled when one is on skates, a sled, skis, etc. ...1979 Amer. dial.
• SKEETE vb. to rush off, to leave at speed, to go quickly ...M19 sl.
• SKEETER n. 1. a mosquito ...1839 colloq.
n. 2. a rascal, a rogue; a term of endearment for a child ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a nickname for a man of small build ...Aust. sl.
vb. to scoot, to flee, to run, to move quickly, to move something quickly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SKEETER HAWK n. a dragonfly ...chiefly southern US
• SKEETER LEG n. a very thin leg ...1889 Amer. dial.
• SKEETER LEGS n. a person with thin legs ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEETLY † adv. swiftly; immediately ...a1400-50
• SKEETS n. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEETS, THE n. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEEVE n. a disgusting person ...1976 US sl.
vb. to disgust, to repel ...1976 US sl.
• SKEEVE OUT vb. to disgust, to repel ...1976 US sl.
• SKEEVERS n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or excessive nervousness ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SKEEVEY adj. disgusting ...1990s sl.
• SKEEVIE adj. disgusting ...1976 US sl.
n. 1. a disgusting person ...1955 US teen sl.
n. 2. something disgusting ...1976 Amer. dial.
• SKEEVIES n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or excessive nervousness ...1994 Amer. dial.
• SKEEVOSA n. a disgusting person ...1995 US sl.
• SKEEVY adj. nasty, repellent; disgusting ...1976 Amer. student sl.
• SKEEWAMPUS adj. askew, crooked ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKEE-WEE adj. tiny ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SKEE-WHIFFED adj. broken; damaged ...1993 Amer. dial.
• SKEEWHONKED adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKEEWINKLE adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZA n. 1. a person, usually a female, who attempts to have a relationship with a member of the opposite sex for their material possessions, in order to make an impression on other people ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a woman who trades sex for status or for free drugs; her chosen partners are often drug dealer or performers ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 3. a man ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 4. a term of abuse for any disliked person ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• SKEEZACKS n. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1850 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZE n. 1. something easily achieved ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. a person, usually a female, who attempts to have a relationship with a member of the opposite sex for their material possessions, in order to make an impression on other people ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 3. a woman who trades sex for status or for free drugs; her chosen partners are often drug dealer or performers ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 4. a man ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 5. a term of abuse for any disliked person ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 1. to ogle ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to have sexual intercourse ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 3. to have an orgy ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 4. to seek members of the opposite sex ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• SKEEZECKS n. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1850 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZER n. 1. a promiscuous woman ...1980s Amer. student sl.
n. 2. a person, usually a female, who attempts to have a relationship with a member of the opposite sex for their material possessions, in order to make an impression on other people ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 3. a woman who trades sex for status or for free drugs; her chosen partners are often drug dealer or performers ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 4. a man ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. 5. a term of abuse for any disliked person ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• SKEEZERS n. a crack-smoking prostitute ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SKEEZICKS n. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rogue, a ne'er-do-well; a troublemaker ...1850 US sl.
• SKEEZIX n. 1. a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fool ...1975 US sl.
• SKEEZUCKS n. a person, usually a troublemaker ...M19 US sl.
• SKEFF n. a confidence swindle ...1975 Trinidad and Tobago
• SKEFFINGTON'S DAUGHTER n. an instrument of torture, consisting of a broad iron hoop, which was locked around the prisoner's body, compressing it unnaturally to such an extent that the victim was effectively squeezed to death ...M16
• SKEG † n. 1. an attack made for the sake of plunder; a petty raid ...1542
† n. 2. the stump of a branch ...1625 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a rent in a piece of cloth, such as would be made by a stump of a branch ...1839 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a fin on a surfboard ...1962 US sl.
n. 5. a surfer ...1985 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a smelly vagrant or one who resembles such a person ...2000s sl.
n. 7. a member of a subcultural social grouping of pubescent or adolescent girls ...2001 Irish sl.
vb. to tear jaggedly or as with a snag ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SKEG-FIRST adv. while surfing: said of the beginning of a ride with the tail of the surfboard pointing towards shore ...1988 US sl.
• SKEGGER n. a young salmon ...1653
• SKEGGY adj. unpleasant, disgusting; the implication is of rotting or faecal matter ...1990s sl.
n. a smelly vagrant or one who resembles such a person ...2000s sl.
• SKEGHEAD n. a surfer ...1988 Aust. sl.
• SKEIGH adj. 1. of horses: inclined to shy; skittish, spirited, mettlesome ...1508 Sc.
adj. 2. of persons, esp. women: shy, coy, disdainful, proud ...c1560 Sc.
adv. proudly, disdainfully ...1792 Sc.
vb. of a horse: to shy, to startle ...1513 Sc.
• SKEIGHISH adj. of a horse: somewhat skittish ...1827 Sc.
• SKEIN n. 1. a flight of wild fowl ...1851
n. 2. a bed ...1920s rhyming sl. (skein of thread)
• SKEIN OF THREAD n. a bed ...1920s rhyming sl.
• SKEL n. a vagrant, esp. of the thuggish sort ...1957 US sl.
• SKELDER † vb. 1. to beg; to live by begging, esp. by passing oneself off as a wounded or disbanded soldier ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.
† vb. 2. to swindle, to cheat, to defraud a person; also, to obtain money by cheating ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.
• SKELDERING † adj. begging, sponging, swindling ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.
• SKELE †* n. a dish or platter ...a1300
• SKELET † n. 1. a skeleton ...1565 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* n. 2. a mummy ...1603
• SKELETON n. 1. a very thin, lean, or emaciated person or animal ...1629
n. 2. a skull ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SKELETON ARMY n. street-fighters ...L19 sl.
• SKELETON AT THE BANQUET, A n. a reminder of serious or saddening things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression ...1893
• SKELETON AT THE FEAST, A n. a reminder of saddening or serious things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression ...1857
• SKELETONESS n. a very thin, lean, or emaciated woman ...1840 nonce word
• SKELETONIAN * adj. resembling a skeleton; lean, thin ...1801
• SKELETON IN THE CLOSET, A n. a secret source of shame or pain to a family or person ...1855
• SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD, A n. a secret source of shame or pain to a family or person ...1859
• SKELETONLY * adv. like a skeleton ...1847
• SKELETON ORCHARD n. a cemetery ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKELETON PARK n. a cemetery ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SKELETONTAL †* adj. skeleton-like ...1651
• SKELETONY adj. skeleton-like ...1852
• SKELETON YARD n. a cemetery ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKELF n. a shelf ...1396-7 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKELL * n. 1. a shell ...c1330 N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a homeless person; a villain, a rogue, esp. a vagrant who lives on the streets; a street derelict who may be a villain ...1957 US sl.
• SKELLACH n. a small bell ...1653 Sc.
• SKELLAT * n. 1. a small bell; a hand-bell, used for ecclesiastical purposes, or by a bellman ...1398-9 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scolding, railing woman; an ill-natured, shrewish woman ...1810 Sc.
• SKELLER vb. to cause to warp, twist, shrivel, or blister, esp. with heat ...1691 N. Eng. dial.
• SKELLER-EYED adj. cross-eyed ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SKELLIED adj. squint-eyed; squinting ...1821 Sc.
• SKELLOCH n. a shrill cry; a scream, a shriek ...1808 Sc.
vb. to shriek; to yell; to resound shrilly ...1808 Sc.
• SKELLOCK n. a shrill cry; a scream, a shriek ...1808 Sc.
vb. to shriek; to yell; to resound shrilly ...1808 Sc.
• SKELLOW vb. to warp, twist, shrivel, or blister, as with heat ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SKELLUM n. a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELLY † n. 1. a rock, a skerry ...1513 Sc.
n. 2. a glance, a look ...20C Irish
n. 3. a skeleton ...2000s sl.
vb. to squint ...1776 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKELLYING n. looking ...20C Irish
• SKELM adj. fake, counterfeit ...20C S. Afr. criminals' sl.
n. a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
vb. to do something in an underhand way ...20C S. Afr. criminals' sl.
• SKELP adv. quickly and violently; suddenly
n. 1. a blow, esp. one given with the flat of the hand, or with something having a flat surface; a slap, a smack; also, the noise made by such a blow ...c1440 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a push or slap
n. 3. heavy rain
vb. 1. to strike, to beat, to slap, to smack, in later use, spec. on the breech ...a1400-50 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to skip, trip, walk, or run rapidly; to hurry ...1721
vb. 3. to kick violently ...a1825 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to write or perform in a lively manner
• SKELPER n. 1. one who slaps or smacks ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a large thing of any kind ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a tall, lanky person ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SKELPIE-LIMMER n. a jade, a hussy; an impudent girl or woman ...1785 Sc.
• SKELPING adj. 1. swift ...1607 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. big, large, stout, lusty ...1785 Eng. dial.
n. a blow struck with something flat; a slap, a smack ...1818 Eng. dial.
• SKELT † vb. to hasten; to be diligent ...a1300
• SKELTER vb. to dash along, to hurry, to rush, to scurry ...1852
• SKELTER AWAY vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKELTER-HELTER adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKELTER OFF vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKELVY adj. full of shelves or ledges ...1787 Sc.
• SKEMLER † n. a parasite, a sponger, one who scrounges his meals from others ...1721 Sc.
• SKEN vb. to squint; to give a side look; to glance ...1611 Eng. dial.
• SKENG n. a ghetto weapon, as a gun or a ratchet-knife ...1970s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• SKENNINGLY * adv. with a squint, squintingly, askew ...1611
• SKENT † vb. to entertain, to amuse ...a1250
• SKENTING † n. entertainment ...c1200
• SKEP n. 1. a basket or hamper, varying in form and use in different localities ...a1300
n. 2. a beehive ...1494
vb. to cause to enter a skep (beehive) ...1825
• SKEPSEL n. (derogatory or offensive) a Black or Coloured person ...1844 S. Afr.
• SKERCHE † adj. scarce ...1500-20 Sc.
• SKERE † adj. 1. free from injury, harm, or molestation; unhurt, unmolested ...a1225
† adj. 2. pure, purified; cleansed or free from sin or guilt ...a1225
† adj. 3. destitute, devoid, of something ...c1250
† adv. quite, entirely; altogether ...a1225
† vb. 1. to free a person from blame or accusation; to acquit one of a penalty or charge, to clear, to exculpate ...a1225
† vb. 2. to defend or save oneself ...1390
• SKERRICK n. 1. a halfpenny ...E19, chiefly Aust. & NZ usage
n. 2. a small amount of something ...1854 Aust. sl.
• SKERRY † n. 1. a small boat ...1540-1
n. 2. a rugged insulated sea-rock or stretch of rocks, covered by the sea at high water or in stormy weather; a reef ...1612
n. 3. a shadow, reflection ...1899 Sc.
• SKERTH n. a small watercourse ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SKET n. (derogatory) a promiscuous girl ...2000s UK Black teen sl.
• SKETCH adj. 1. risky, dangerous ...1970s US campus sl.
adj. 2. suspicious, threatening ...2003 US sl.
n. 1. a very small quantity; a single drop ...1894 sl.
n. 2. one who is an object of ridicule ...1917 sl.
n. 3. a ridiculous or amusing person or sight ...20C sl.
n. 4. one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
n. 5. methamphetamine ...1980s US drugs sl.
n. 6. a term of endearment for someone ...1997 Irish sl.
n. 7. a look at, a view of ...2000s Sc.
n. 8. the rules, the situation ...2000s sl.
vb. to slash with a knife or other edged weapon ...1980s UK Black sl.
• SKETCHBALL n. one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
• SKETCHED adj. 1. bad, bizarre, weird ...1980s US campus sl.
adj. 2. suffering paranoia due to the effects of hallucinogenic or other drugs, as cocaine ...1980s US drugs sl.
• SKETCHED OUT adj. 1. bad, bizarre, weird ...1980s US campus sl.
adj. 2. suffering paranoia due to the effects of hallucinogenic or other drugs, as cocaine ...1980s US drugs sl.
• SKETCHER n. 1. a skate ...1790 Sc.
n. 2. one who looks or feels confused, unstable, or odd ...1980s US campus sl.
• SKETCHING n. coming down from a drug-induced high ...1980s US drugs sl.
• SKETCHLEY'S AERIAL n. a wire coat-hanger used as a makeshift aerial for a car radio after the proper one has been broken ...Brit. sl.
• SKETCH OF ICE n. a thin layer of ice ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKETCH OF TIME n. a short period of time ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKETCH OVER vb. to skim a piece of reading matter ...1893 Amer. dial.
• SKETCHY adj. 1. flimsy, insubstantial, vague ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. confused, unstable, strange, unsettling ...1980s US campus sl.
adj. 3. second-rate ...1990s US campus sl.
adj. 4. untrustworthy, suspicious ...1990s US campus sl.
n. an odd or weird person ...2000 UK sl.
• SKETEL(L) n. a promiscuous woman, or one who is judged as such ...1990s sl.
• SKETS n. a promiscuous woman, or one who is judged as such ...1990s sl.
• SKEVIN † n. a steward of a gild ...1389
• SKEW † adj. 1. distorted, perverted; macaronic ...1607
adj. 2. turned to one side, slanting, squint ...1609
* adv. obliquely, askew ...1706
† n. 1. the sky or heaven ...a1300
† n. 2. a cup; a wooden dish ...1561 cant
† n. 3. a side glance ...1622
n. 4. a slant; a deviation from the straight line; a sideward movement ...1688
n. 5. a drizzling rain; a driving mist ...1839 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a slip, an error ...1869
n. 7. weeks ...M19 back-slang
† vb. 1. to become overcast ...c1400
† vb. 2. to escape, to slip away ...a1400
† vb. 3. to turn the eyes sidewards ...1577
vb. 4. to throw, to hurl, to cast, to fling ...1824 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to have the vision obstructed by mist ...1842
• SKEWAGGY adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEWBALD adj. of animals, esp. horses: irregularly marked with white and brown or red, or some similar colour ...1654
n. a horse irregularly marked with white and brown or red ...1863
• SKEW-BALLED adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEWED adj. 1. of animals, esp. horses; skewbald: irregularly marked with white and brown or red, or some similar colour ...c1440
adj. 2. set obliquely or aslant; askew ...1611
• SKEWER n. 1. a term of contempt for a sharp weapon ...1838
n. 2. a sword ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a pen ...L19 sl.
vb. to run through with a sword or other weapon ...1837
• SKEW-FISTED adj. awkward, ungainly ...L17
• SKEW-GAWED adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEWGEE adj. 1. askew, squinting, crooked ...L19
adj. 2. disorderly, messy, mixed up, confused ...1893 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a squint ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEW-GEED adj. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-GODLIN adj. askew, crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-HAW adj. askew, crooked ...1923 Amer. dial.
• SKEWINESS n. the quality of being askew or awry ...1862 Amer. dial.
• SKEWING adj. askew, awry ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEWINGS n. extras, bonuses; any form of money, esp. when gained for nothing ...M19 sl.
• SKEWJAW adj. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-JAWED adj. awkward, ungainly ...M19 US sl.
• SKEWLY * adv. obliquely, askew ...1896
• SKEWNESS n. inclination to one side ...1894
• SKEW-RAW adj. askew, crooked ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEWS † n. the skies, heavens, or clouds ...c1320
• SKEW-SHY adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEWVEE adj. fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1892 Amer. dial.
• SKEWVOW adj. askew, out of true, crooked ...L18 sl.
• SKEW-WAMPUS adj. askew, crooked ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-WHIFF adj. 1. awry, askew; crooked, twisted, aslant ...1754 UK sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...Brit. sl.
• SKEW-WHIFFY adj. drunk ...1900s sl.
• SKEW-WIFF adj. askew, crooked, awry ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-WOGGLY adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-WOTTEMUS adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKEWY adj. askew, awry ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-YANK adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...2001 Amer. dial.
• SKEY † adj. of a horse: skittish ...c1440
†* vb. 1. to get clear, to sheer off ...c1470 Sc.
†* vb. 2. to startle, to come upon suddenly ...1539 Sc.
• SKEZAG n. heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
• SKI n. 1. a large foot or shoe ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a taxi ...1950s Aust. sl., possibly weak rhyming sl.
n. 3. cocaine ...1980s US drugs sl.
vb. 1. in soccer: to kick the ball unnecessarily high in the air ...1945 US sl.
vb. 2. to skip a stone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKIBBET † n. a small box; a small compartment in a chest, etc. ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKIBBY n. 1. a left-handed person ...B1900 Sc.
n. 2. an Oriental concubine or mistress; an Oriental prostitute; thus, when addressing a Japanese speaker, any prostitute ...1910s US sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a Japanese, a Chinese, or any Oriental ...1920s US sl.
• SKI BUM n. a person who frequents ski resorts habitually, often doing casual jobs, for the sake of skiing ...1963 Amer. sl.
• SKI-BUNK n. a rejection; an act of dismissal ...1900s US sl.
• SKI BUNNY n. 1. a female who is learning to ski ...1963 US sl.
n. 2. a woman who frequents ski resorts to solicit rather than to ski ...1953 US sl.
• SKICE † vb. 1. to move quickly and briskly; to skip or frisk about; to run ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* vb. 2. to slice, to cut ...1600
• SKICK †* vb. to make a raid on; to plunder ...a1300
• SKICKING †* n. the act of raiding ...a1300
• SKID adj. unattractive, dirty, dishevelled ...1990s sl.
n. 1. a retarding influence or agency ...1841
n. 2. a fireman's ladder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a light fall of snow or rain ...1977 Amer. dial.
n. 4. heroin, esp. when heavily adulterated ...1977 US sl.
n. 5. a street derelict who may be a villain ...1980s Amer. police usage
n. 6. one who likes to go out at night; an ill-dressed, dirty, dishevelled person ...1990s sl.
* vb. 1. to run or go quickly, to scud ...1815
vb. 2. to push or drag a person along ...1881
vb. 3. to leave, to go ...1910s sl.
vb. 4. to blunder, to make a mistake, to decline ...1920s US sl.
vb. 5. to get rid of ...1950s US criminals' sl.
vb. 6. to skip a stone ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. in snowboarding: to slide down a slope sideways ...1993 US sl.
• SKIDADDLE n. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKID ARTIST n. an expert getaway driver ...1996 Brit. criminals' sl.
• SKID BOULEVARD n. a jocular term for a living area for poor people...1963 Can sl.
• SKIDDADLE vb. to leave in a hurry ...1861 US sl., orig. US Civil War
• SKIDDIES n. 1. underpants ...1995 UK sl.
n. 2. faecal marks in underwear ...1999 UK sl.
• SKIDDLE n. a frying pan, a skillet ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SKIDDOO vb. to depart hastily ...1905 Amer. sl.
• SKID DROP n. a large load of drugs dropped from the air by means of a cargo skid attached to a parachute ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SKIDGE! int. attack! a command inciting a dog to attack ...1983 Aust. sl.
• SKID GREASE n. butter ...1921 Amer. dial., chiefly logging usage
• SKID LID n. 1. a safety helmet or crash helmet ...1958 US sl.
n. 2. a paratrooper's helmet ...1991 US sl.
• SKID MARK n. a faecal stain on a toilet bowl or underwear ...1971 Aust. sl.
• SKIDOO n. a snowmobile ...1961 Can.
vb. 1. to depart hastily ...1905 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to travel by skidoo ...1986 Can.
• SKIDOODLE vb. to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKID-ROAD adj. disreputable ...Amer. sl.
n. (usually as 'skid road')
n. 1. a forest track over which logs are dragged ...1880 Amer. logging usage
n. 2. a street or district of cheap shops and resorts; a relatively disreputable district ...1915 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an area of town frequented by loggers after working hours; a red-light district ...1925 Amer. dial.
• SKID ROW n. 1. a part of a town frequented by vagrants, alcoholics, etc. ...1931 sl., chiefly Amer.
n. 2. in prison: cells for troublesome prisoners ...1996 UK sl.
• SKIDS n. 1. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. underpants ...1996 UK sl.
vb. 1. to leave, to go ...1910s sl.
vb. 2. to blunder, to make a mistake, to decline ...1920s US sl.
vb. 3. to get rid of ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• SKID SHOT n. in pool: a shot made with backspin on the cue ball ...1993 US sl.
• SKIED * adj. 1. seeming to touch or reach the sky; lofty ...1730-46
adj. 2. in cricket: hit or sent up high in the air ...1868
adj. 3. under the influence of drugs ...1989 drugs sl.
• SKIES, THE † n. the clouds ...a1300
• SKIFF n. 1. a light gust of wind or shower of rain, etc. ...1819 Sc.
n. 2. a slight sketch, trace, touch, etc. of something ...1839 Sc.
n. 3. a thin coat or layer, as of snow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to move lightly and quickly, esp. so as to barely touch a surface; to glide, to run, etc. in this manner ...1725 Sc.
vb. 2. to touch lightly in passing over; to skim ...1807-10 Sc.
vb. 3. to freeze over in a thin coat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKIFFLE n. 1. a rent party ...1946 US Black sl.
n. 2. a music genre, a sort of poor man's rock 'n' roll, played on homemade or low budget instruments; popular in the late 1950s ...1957 UK
n. 3. a very short hairstyle ...1999 Jamaica
• SKIFT † n. 1. an artifice, device, or trick ...c1460
n. 2. a light fall of snow or rain; a thin layer of snow or frost on the ground, or of ice on water ...1808 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a wisp of clouds ...1891 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to shift, change, or move something ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to undergo shifting, change, or removal; to change one's place, etc. ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to arrange, devise, manage, or order something ...a1300
† vb. 4. to divide, to distribute, or make division ...c1420
† vb. 5. to escape, to get away from ...c1440
† vb. 6. to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...a1586
vb. 7. to freeze over in a thin coat ...1943 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to skip stones ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKIFTER vb. to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...1887
• SKIFTING † n. division, distribution ...c1440
• SKIG † adj. fastidious ...a1300
• SKI-JAWED adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKIKART † n. an old name for the hare ...a1325
• SKILFER †* n. a small piece; a splinter ...1597
• SKILFERS †* n. scurf; dandruff ...1599
• SKILFUL † adj. 1. endowed with reason; rational; also, following reason, doing right ...a1300
† adj. 2. reasonable, just, proper ...1340
† adj. 3. sufficient, ample ...a1350
† adj. 4. intellectual, mental ...1387-8
† adj. 5. having good knowledge of a subject ...1596
• SKILFULLY † adv. reasonably; with good reason ...c1325
• SKILFULNESS † n. 1. the quality of being reasonable ...c1440
† n. 2. knowledge of a thing ...a1656
• SKILL † n. 1. reason as a faculty of the mind; the power of discrimination ...c1200
† n. 2. cause, reason, ground ...a1300
† n. 3. a sense of what is right or fitting ...1338
† n. 4. a wise or sensible act ...a1500
† n. 5. an art or science ...1570
n. 6. knowledge or understanding of something ...1587 arch.
† n. 7. a skilled person ...a1657
† vb. 1. to cause a distinction or difference ...c1200
† vb. 2. to separate, to part from ...a1200
† vb. 3. to allege in argument ...1390
† vb. 4. to mount, to ascend ...a1400
† vb. 5. to understand, to comprehend ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to avail, to help ...1528 arch.
† vb. 7. to get along, to subsist ...1537
† vb. 8. to have knowledge of, or skill in, something ...1540
* vb. 9. to teach, to instruct ...a1813
int. exclamation of approval ...2003 UK sl.
• SKILLET n. (derogatory) a Black person ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKILLET BLONDE n. a Black woman ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SKILLET BREAD n. pancakes, a pancake ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SKILLEY n. 1. a gruel or stew, usually thickened with bread or meal ...1834 Amer. dial.
n. 2. gravy ...1927 US prison sl.
• SKILLICK * n. a coin of the smallest value ...1835
• SKILLIGALEE adj. worthless, trifling ...1883
n. 1. a kind of thin, watery porridge, gruel, or soup, commonly made from oatmeal, and used especially in prisons and workhouses ...1819
n. 2. a stew of whatever leftovers are available ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SKILLING † n. 1. the operation of reasoning ...c1374
n. 2. a shed or outhouse, esp. a lean-to ...1389
• SKILLION n. 1. a lean-to, serving as a shed or as a small room ...1864 Aust.
n. 2. an indefinite very large number ...1970s Amer. sl.
• SKILLWISE † adj. 1. intelligent, discerning, clever ...a1300
† adj. 2. just, equitable, fair ...a1300
† adj. 3. endowed with reason; rational ...1357
• SKILLWISELY † adv. reasonably; rationally; with understanding ...a1300
• SKILLWISENESS † n. discretion, intelligence, reason ...a1200
• SKILLY adj. skilled, skilful; having considerable skill in some respect ...1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. a kind of thin, watery porridge, gruel, or soup, commonly made from oatmeal, and used especially in prisons and workhouses ...1839
n. 2. a stew of whatever leftovers are available ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 3. an insipid beverage, esp. coffee or tea ...1927 sl.
• SKILLYGALEE adj. worthless, trifling ...1883
n. a gruel or stew, usually thickened with bread or meal ...1951 Amer. dial.
• SKIM † n. 1. scum, a thin covering on liquid ...1539 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
† n. 2. the rabble ...1606
n. 3. a thin layer of ice ...1807 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a hasty sketch or survey ...1889
n. 5. a very light fall of snow ...1908 Amer. dial.
n. 6. income not reported for tax purposes, esp. from the gross earnings of a gambling casino or other such enterprise ...1961 Amer. gambling usage
n. 7. money stolen from a business or enterprise, skimmed from the business funds like cream from milk ...1988 sl.
vb. 1. to freeze in a thin layer ...1860 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to conceal or divert some of one's earnings or takings, esp. from gambling, to avoid paying tax on them ...1966 US sl.
• SKIMAGED adj. drunk ...2000 English gypsy usage
• SKIMBLE-SCAMBLE adj. disorderly; in confusion ...1826
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE adj. 1. confused, incoherent, rambling, nonsensical ...1596
adj. 2. accompanied by confusion or disorder ...1826
adv. in a confused or rambling manner; incoherently ...1775
n. confused or worthless discourse; irregular talk; wild, rambling nonsense; rigmarole ...1619
• SKIME vb. to squint, to look askance ...1691 N. Eng. dial.
• SKIMELTON n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1886Amer. dial.
• SKIM ICE n. a thin layer or covering of ice ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SKIMISH n. alcohol ...1908 sl.
• SKIMISHED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...sl.
• SKIMMELTON n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SKIMMER n. 1. a broad-brimmed boater ...1830 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the first thin ice that forms over the surface of a pond or pool ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a very light fall of snow ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a hat ...1972 US sl.
vb. 1. to shimmer, to glitter, to gleam ...c1440
vb. 2. to flutter, to move rapidly; to frisk about lightly ...1824
• SKIMMERING adj. gleaming, glittering, flickering ...c1440
• SKIMMERTON n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1868 Amer. dial.
• SKIMMING n. illegally taking details of a credit card by passing it through a special scanner which 'reads' the information contained on the magnetic strip ...Brit. sl.
• SKIMMINGTON n. 1. a ludicrous procession, formerly common in villages and country districts, usually intended to bring ridicule or odium upon a woman or her husband in cases where the one was unfaithful to, or ill-treated, the other ...1634
† n. 2. the man or woman personating the ill-used husband or the offending wife in the procession (see 1) intended to ridicule the one or the other (obsolete); also, a husband whose wife is unfaithful to him; a shrewish woman ...1609
* n. 3. a row, quarrel, disturbance, riot ...1753
• SKIMMITON n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SKIM MONEY n. money taken from an enterprise's net proceeds before any accounting of the proceeds ...1981 US sl.
• SKIMMY * adj. of the nature of skimming; superficial; careless, not thorough or exact ...1893
• SKIMMY ICE n. a thin layer of ice ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIMP adj. scanty; meagre ...1775
n. a thin coat of snow or ice ....1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to stint ...1879
vb. 2. to freeze in a thin layer ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPER-SCAMPER adv. in hurry and confusion; hurriedly ...1778
• SKIMPIES n. women's short underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPING adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPLING * n. a stunted, not properly developed, person ...1890
• SKIMPTION n. a trivial matter; a very small piece, amount, or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPTUM n. a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPY adj. scanty, meagre; stinted or stunted in some respect ...1847
n. a topless barmaid ...2003 Aust. sl.
• SKIM UP vb. to get along; to prosper ...1912 Amer. dial.
• SKIN adj. 1. used of a film or a publication featuring nudity ...1977 UK sl.
adj. 2. young, youthful; fresh, new ...1989 UK Royal Navy sl.
n. 1. female genitals; also, a euphemism for the whole body viewed sexually ...17C sl.
n. 2. a pocketbook, wallet, etc. ...1790 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a condom ...19C colloq.
n. 4. the foreskin ...19C Brit.
n. 5. a term of contempt for a person ...1825
n. 6. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 7. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 8. a horse; an inferior racehorse ...1923 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a mule ...1925 sl.
n. 10. one dollar; a dollar bill ...1930 Amer. sl.
n. 11. a thin hog ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 12 a woman as a sex object ...1936 Trinidad and Tobago
n. 13. an old cow ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 14. drums or bongos ...1938 Amer. jazz usage
n. 15. the hand as used in handshaking or hand-slapping as a salutation ...1942 US Black sl.
n. 16. a tire, esp. a well-worn one ...1954 US sl
n. 17. fist-fighting ...1957 US sl.
n. 18. a person ...1958 UK sl.
n. 19. a thief ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 20. paper used for rolling marijuana or tobacco cigarettes ...1969 sl., orig. US
n. 21. a skinhead ...1970s Brit. sl.
n. 22. act of copulation ...1976 US sl.
n. 23. a painfully thin person ...Brit. sl.
n. 24. in carnival and amusement park usage: a shirt ...1982 US sl.
n. 25. an immature or inexperienced young person ...1989 UK Royal Navy sl.
n. 26. an American Indian ...1989 US sl.
* vb. 1. clothe, to attire ...1599
vb. 2 to cheat or swindle; to victimize ...1819 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to copy or to cheat in an exam ...1849 US sl.
vb. 4. to strip of clothing or money; to fleece by exactions or swindling ...1851
vb. 5 to defeat decisively; to trounce ...1862 Amer. sl.
vb. 6 to remove one's clothing; to strip ...M19 Brit. & US colloq.
vb. 7. to climb up or down, esp. by gripping with one's arms and legs; to climb in this way ...1871 Amer. dial.
vb. 8 to slip away, to depart ...1876 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to glance over, to examine ...1895
vb. 10. to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
vb. 11. to leave quickly; to run away ...1903 Amer. sl.
vb. 12. to squeeze one's way; to move in a constricted space ...1920 Amer. dial.
vb. 13. to haul or drag something, esp. a log, or logging equipment ...1931 Amer. dial.
vb. 14. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 15. to inject a narcotic into the skin as opposed to a vein ...1953 US drugs sl.
vb. 16. in hot rodding: to remove a car's upholstery ...1958 US sl.
vb. 17. to get an advantage over somebody by tricky means ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. 18. to surf without a wet suit ...1991 US sl.
vb. 19. to separate someone from all his money in a gambling game ...Brit. sl.
• SKIN A CAT vb. to be extremely mean or niggardly ...1859
• SKIN A FLEA vb. to be niggardly ...1851
• SKIN A FLEA FOR ITS HIDE vb. to be excessively mean and avaricious ...1868
• SKIN A FLEA FOR ITS HIDE AND TALLOW vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, niggardly, or stingy ...1819 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A FLINT vb. to be extremely mean or niggardly ...1694
• SKIN A GNAT FOR A PENNY vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A GOAT vb. to vomit...1901 Amer. college sl.
• SKIN-A-GUTS n. a very thin person ...Brit. sl.
• SKIN ALONG vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIN A LOUSE vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1803 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR A CENT vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR HIS HIDE vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR HIS HIDE AND TALLOW vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN A LOUSE FOR TALLOW vb. to go to great lengths to save money; to be avaricious, mean, or stingy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKINAMELINK n. a thin or emaciated person ...1870 Amer. dial.
• SKINAMULINK n. a thin or emaciated person ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SKIN AND BIRN n. the whole of anything or any number ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SKIN AND BLISTER n. a sister ...1925 rhyming sl.
• SKIN AND BONES n. a very lean person ..1888
• SKIN AND GRIEF n. a painfully thin person ...Brit. sl.
• SKIN BACK vb. to retract, as a false charge ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SKIN BEATER n. a drummer ...1947 US sl.
• SKIN BEEF n. a prison sentence for an unspecified sexual crime ...1976 US sl.
• SKIN BOOK n. a sex-themed book ...1970 US sl.
• SKIN BOY n. an uncircumcised male ...1999 NZ sl.
• SKIN BY vb. to succeed by a small margin ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKIN CHIMNEY n. the vagina ...2002 UK sl.
• SKINCH vb. to scrimp, to economize ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHING adj. stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1866 Amer. dial.
• SKINCH OUT vb. to short, to cheat ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHY adj. stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKINCHY-SCRIMPLY adj. stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1866 Amer. dial.
• SKIN-COAT † n. 1. a person's skin ...1589
n. 2. the female genitals ...17C Urquhart usage
• SKIN COMPLAINT n. a bullet wound ...1982 US sl.
• SKINCY adj. stingy, frugal, niggardly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SKIND † vb. to hasten ...c1250
• SKINDER n. gossip, slanderous rumour ...1979 S. Afr.
vb. to gossip ...1942 S. Afr.
• SKINDERER n. a gossip ...1993 S. Afr.
• SKINDERING n. an act of gossiping ...1981 S. Afr.
• SKIN DIVE n. to perform cunnilingus ...20C sl.
• SKIN-DIVER n. 1. the penis ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a male copulating ...M20 US sl.
n. 3. one who performs oral sex on a male; a fellator or fellatrix ...1969 US sl.
n. 4. a £5 note; the sum of £5 ...1988 Glasgow rhyming sl. for 'fiver'
• SKIN-DOG n. a lecher ...M20 Can. sl.
• SKIN FIGHTING n. a fight between members of rival gangs in which weapons or at least lethal weapons are forbidden ...1967 US sl.
• SKIN FLICK n. 1. a movie focusing on nudity or sex; a movie with nude scenes; a pornographic film or an X-rated film ...1968 US sl.
n. 2. a slide used by a dermatologist to illustrate diseases during teaching rounds ...1980 US sl.
• SKIN-FLICK HOUSE n. a cinema showing pornographic films ...1972 US sl.
• SKINFLINT n. 1. a mean person ...1700 UK
n. 2. a very thin person ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an old, worn-out, or scrawny horse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKINFLINTILY adv. in a niggardly manner ...1899
• SKINFLINTINESS n. niggardliness, miserliness, parsimony ...1861
• SKINFLINTISM n. niggardliness, miserliness, parsimony ...1893
• SKINFLINTY adj. niggardly, miserly ...1901
• SKIN FLUTE n. the penis ...1941 US sl.
• SKINFUL n. 1. a full allowance; as much as one wants or cares for ...a1779
n. 2. as much alcohol as one can drink ...1788 sl.
• SKIN GAME n. 1. deception, swindling, fraud ...1868 US sl.
n. 2. in gambling: a rigged game that honest players always lose ...1962 US sl.
n. 3. the science of dermatology ...1980 US sl.
• SKINGRAFT n. an intramuscular injection of a drug ...1968 US drugs sl.
• SKIN HABIT n. a drug addiction based on intramuscular, not intravenous, injections ...1972 US sl.
• SKINHEAD n. 1. a member of a youth fashion and gang movement, characterized by close-cropped or shaven scalp, and smart utilitarian wear, associated with football hooliganism, racist violence, and neo-Nazism ...1969 UK
n. 2. a British Leyland "Allegro" car ...1981 UK citizens band radio sl.
• SKIN-HEIST n. a rape ...M20 US criminals' sl.
• SKINHOUND n. a sexually aggressive person ...2002 Can. sl.
• SKIN HOUSE n. 1. a brothel or place where the entertainment is of a sexual nature ...1970 US sl.
n. 2. a pornographic movie theatre ...M20 Amer. sl.
• SKIN IT BACK vb. to withdraw the foreskin from the penis, either as a part of a medical inspection or masturbation ...2002 US sl.
• SKINK * n. 1. a tapster or waiter ...1603
† n. 2. ham ...1630
† n. 3. a skunk ...1774
n. 4. drink, liquor; used contemptuously ...1824 Sc.
vb. 1. to pour out or draw liquor; to offer or serve drink, etc. ...c1386 arch. or Eng. dial.
†* vb. 2. to make a present of; to make over to another ...1508 Sc.
• SKINKARD †* n. a tapster ...1615
• SKINKER n. 1. one who draws, pours out, or serves liquor; a tapster ...1586 arch. or Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the constellation Aquarius ...1591
• SKINKING adj. 1. supplying with wine ...1582
adj. 2. serving liquor ...1592 arch.
• SKINKLE vb. to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle; to have a showy appearance ...a1700 Sc.
• SKINKLING adj. glittering, sparkling, glistening ...1790 Sc.
• SKIN-MAG n. a magazine featuring male or female nudes ...1968 US sl.
• SKIN MAGAZINE n. a magazine featuring photographs of nudes, usually woman ...1968 US sl.
• SKIN MAN n. a sex offender ...1976 US sl.
• SKINNED adj. having no money ...1935 sl.
• SKINNED OUT adj. having no money ...1935 sl.
• SKINNER n. 1. one who defrauds another of their money ...1856
n. 2. a big win on an unbacked horse or other race competitor; a betting coup ...1874 UK sl.
n. 3. a cheat, a swindler, a dishonest person ...1887 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a horse that wins a race at very long odds ...1891 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a cruel teamster ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 6. no money ...1943 NZ sl.
n. 7. a person who doesn't pay his bills ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a police officer ...1965 US sl.
n. 9. a deceitful or untrustworthy person ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a lawyer ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 11. a stingy person; one who is greedy in money manners ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a thin, bony or poor-looking cow or horse ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 13. a gambling cheat ...1974 US sl.
n. 14. a sex offender ...1976 US sl.
n. 15. gossip, slanderous rumour ...1979 S. Afr.
vb. to gossip ...1942 S. Afr.
• SKINNERY † n. skins or furs collectively ...c1460
• SKINNING †* n. 1. fleecing, plundering ...1686
n. 2. impoverishing, exhausting ...1888
• SKINNING PARLOR n. a barber shop ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKINNINGS n. frothy residue skimmed from a boiling liquid; scum ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SKINNISH adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKINNY adj. 1. thin ...1605 sl.
adj. 2. mean, miserly, niggardly, stingy ...1833
adj. 3. prepared with low-fat or non-fat milk ...1997 US sl.
n. 1. a girl or a woman ...E20 Aust. sl.
n. 2. an old ewe ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the latest information; inside information; rumour or fact ...1959 US sl.
n. 4. marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 5. a haircut in which all of the hair is cut off or shaved ...1970 Amer, dial., chiefly Black usage
n. 6. in circus and carnival usage: a ten-cent piece ...1981 US sl.
n. 7. a bridegroom ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (skinny as a broom)
n. 8. (derogatory ) a Somali ...1990s US military sl.
• SKINNY AS A BROOM n. a bridegroom ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• SKINNY-DIP n. a nude swim ...M20 US colloq.
vb. to swim in the nude ...1966 US colloq.
• SKINNY DIPPING IN THE LOVE POND n. from a male perspective: the act of sex without a condom ...2001 US sl.
• SKINNY DUGAN n. in craps: any combination of seven ...1985 US sl.
• SKINNY END n. in horse racing: a third place finish ...1989 Aust. sl.
• SKINNY-GUTS n. a very thin person ...Brit. sl.
• SKINNY LIZ n. a thin girl or woman ...1959 sl.
• SKINNYMALINK adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a thin or emaciated person ...1911 sl.
• SKINNYMARINK n. a thin or emaciated person ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SKINNY MERINK n. a thin or emaciated person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKINNY-MINNY adj. very thin; small and thin ...1997 US sl.
• SKINNY UP vb. to climb the trunk of a tree by holding on with your legs while you pull yourself up with your hands ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN ONE OUT OF HIS EYE TEETH vb. to cheat, to swindle ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SKIN ONE'S EYES vb. to be vigilant, on the lookout ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKIN OUT vb. 1. to depart hastily ...1876 US sl.
vb. 2. to produce, to display ...c1895 US sl.
vb. 3. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to clean something out; to finish something ...1999 Can. sl.
• SKINPIX n. pornographic films ...1964 US sl.
• SKIN POP n. an injection of a drug into the skin or muscle, not into a vein ...1952 US drugs sl.
vb. (usually as 'skin-pop) to inject a drug into the skin or muscle, not into a vein ...1952 US drugs sl.
• SKIN POPPER n. 1. one who injects with a drug ...1953 sl.
n. 2. a drug user who does not inject the drug into a vein ...1967 US sl.
• SKIN POPPING n. shooting drugs; injecting narcotics subcutaneously, not into a vein ...1973 US drugs sl.
• SKIN-PRINTS † n. tattoo marks ...1650
• SKIN-PUMP vb. to inject a drug under the skin, not into a vein ...1952 US drugs sl.
• SKIN ROCKS vb. to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKINS n. 1. a tanner ...1785 sl.
n. 2. drums ...1926 UK sl.
n. 3. tires ...Bk1998 sl.
• SKIN SHAKE n. a thorough search of a person's body, including orifices ...1967 US sl.
• SKIN SHOW n. a show featuring women approaching or reaching nudity ...1973 US sl.
• SKINSMAN n. 1. a prolific lover ...1965 Barbados
n. 2. a drummer ...1983 UK sl.
• SKINSTER † n. a woman who skins hides ...1270
• SKIN STONES vb. to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKINT adj. having no money ...1925 Brit. sl.
• SKINT AS A KIPPER'S BACKBONE adj. having no money ...1956 UK sl.
• SKIN TEETH vb. to smile; to grin ...1994 Jamaica
• SKIN THE BARK vb. to climb a tree ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THE CAT vb. 1. to perform, on the limb of a tree or on a horizontal bar, the feat of turning the body through the suspended arms and back again ...1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to take off a garment in such a way as to leave it inside out ...1983 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to copulate ...US Black euphemism
vb. 5. to perform oral sex on a woman ...2000 US sl.
• SKIN THE LIVE RABBIT vb. 1. to retract the prepuce of the uncircumcised male, presumably in copulation ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to undress; to undress someone; to take the clothing off a child; no negative connotations ...20C US sl.
• SKIN-THE-PIZZLE n. the female genitals, spec. the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
• SKIN THE WATER vb. to skip or skim stones on the surface of water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THROUGH vb. to succeed by a small margin ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THUMPERS n. drumsticks ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIN-TIGHTS n. close-fitting leg garments ...1899
• SKINTITIS n. the condition of having no money ...Brit. jocular
• SKINTO adj. having little or no money; penniless ...1988 Glasgow sl.
• SKIN TRADE n. the sex industry in all its facets ...1986 US sl.
• SKIN UP vb. 1. to expose a woman's genitals and breasts ...1986 Trinidad and Tobago
vb. 2. to roll up a marijuana cigarette ...1990 UK sl.
• SKINZ n. a sexually attractive woman ...1993 US sl.
• SKIP † n. 1. 50 goat skins ...1688
n. 2. a footman, lackey, or manservant; in later use, a college-servant at Trinity College, Dublin ...1698-1700
n. 3. a skipper (a captain, leader, etc.) ...1830 UK
n. 4. a beehive; a hive of bees ...1901 Amer. dial.
n. 5. nothing to eat ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a very light fall of snow ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a coach ...1970 US sl.
n. 9. an Anglo-Australian ...1987 Aust.
n. 10. a uniformed police sergeant ...2002 UK sl.
vb. 1. to hasten, to hurry, to move lightly and rapidly; to make off, to abscond ...1338
vb. 2. to flee the country ...1884 US colloq.
vb. 3. to stay away from school without permission ...1900 US sl.
vb. 4. of a bullet: to graze ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SKIP ALONG vb. 1. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIP-AND-HOP n. the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIP-BRAIN adj. flighty, harebrained ...1603
• SKIP-FROG † n. the game of leapfrog ...1727
• SKIP-HOP n. the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIP ICE n. the first thin ice that forms over the surface of a pond or pool ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SKIP IT vb. to forget it, to drop the subject; to dispense with something ...1934 US sl.
• SKIPJACK adj. 1. flighty, affected, foppish ...1598
adj. 2. hopping, jumping, skipping ...1605
n. 1. a pert, shallow-brained fellow; a young, impudent person; a conceited fop or dandy; an upstart ...1554 arch.
† n. 2. a horse-dealer's boy ...1608
• SKIPJACKLY * adj. flighty, affected, foppish ...1674
• SKIP-KENNEL † n. one who has to skip over the 'kennel's or gutters; a lackey, a footboy, a footman ...1668
• SKIP-LOUSE n. a tailor ...1807
• SKIP ON vb. to leave ...1989 US sl.
• SKIP OUT vb. 1. to die ...E20 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIP OUT OF ONE'S SKIN FOR JOY vb. to be extremely delighted, excited, or surprised ...1668
• SKIPPER †* n. 1. a locust ...c1250
† n. 2. a barn, outhouse, or shed, used as a sleeping-place by vagrants ...1567 cant
* n. 3. a term of contempt for a young man ...1596
n. 4. the captain of a sports team ...1830 sl.
n. 5. a commanding officer in the army or the captain of an aircraft or squadron ...1906 services' sl.
n. 6. a vagrant, a tramp ...1925 Brit. sl.
n. 7. a police chief ...1929 sl.
n. 8. an act of sleeping rough ...1935 Brit. sl.
* vb. 1. to skip or hop ...1845
vb. 2. to sleep in the open, or in a barn, etc. ...1894 cant
• SKIPPER IT vb. to sleep in the open, or in a barn, etc. ...1851 cant
• SKIPPER'S DAUGHTERS n. tall, white-crested waves, such as are seen at sea in windy weather; white-caps ...1888
• SKIPPESON †* n. equipment, provision of necessaries ...1444
• SKIPPET † n. 1. a basket ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a small boat or skiff ...1590
• SKIPPING JENNY n. rice and peas cooked together ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SKIPPISH † adj. inclined to skip ...1576
• SKIPPY n. 1. an Oriental prostitute; thus, when addressing a Japanese speaker, any prostitute ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a Japanese person ...1920s US sl.
• SKIP-SCOTCH n. the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIPT n. a very light fall of snow ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKIP THE CINDERS vb. to walk along a railway track ...1977 US sl.
• SKIP THE GUTTER! int. hurry up, get going ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SKIP THE TIES vb. to walk along a railway track ...1977 US sl.
• SKIP UP vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIRDICK n. an atom, a particle; the smallest coin ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKIRE † adj. 1. clear of, free from, something morally bad ...c1200
† adj. 2. of water: pure, clear ...a1300
† adj. 3. noteworthy, remarkable ...c1400
† adj. 4. of colours, flames, etc.: clear; bright ...a1400-50
adj. 5. quite mad ...1822 Sc.
adj. 6. utter, absolute ...1825 Sc.
adv. quite, altogether ...1581 Sc.
† vb. to cleanse, to clear or purify oneself ...a1300
• SKIRGIFFIN n. a girl from twelve to fourteen years of age; a half-grown woman ...Bk1904 Sc. sl.
• SKIRL n. 1. a shrill cry, a shriek, a scream; shrill talk ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the sound of the bagpipe ...1860 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scream, to shriek, to cry out shrilly ...c1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of the bagpipe: to produce the shrill sounds by which it is characterized ...a1665 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to sing, utter, play, etc. in loud and shrill tones ...1786 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to play the bagpipe ...1828 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to fly with a sweeping or whirling motion ...1859
• SKIRLING adj. shrieking, screaming, crying or sounding shrilly ...1785
n. 1. a young salmon ...1776 Eng. dial.
n. 2. shrieking, screaming, shrill crying ...1820
• SKIRL-IN-THE-PAN n. something prepared for eating by frying in a pan ...1816 Sc.
• SKIRM †* n. movement as in fighting or fencing; skirmish ...c1400
† vb. 1. to fence, to skirmish ...c1205
† vb. 2. to dart about, to move rapidly ...a1300
†* vb. 3. to engage with one in fight ...c1400
• SKIRMERY †* n. skirmishing, fighting, fencing ...c1450
• SKIRMISH n. 1. a scamper, a scramble ...1835
n. 2. an informal game of baseball or hockey ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a very light fall of snow ...1984 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to fence; to make flourishes with a weapon ...1387
vb. 2. to search, to scout, to rummage; to hunt up, to search out ...1864 Amer. dial.
• SKIRMISH ABOUT vb. to search, to scout, to rummage; to hunt up, to search out ...1878 Amer. dial.
• SKIRMISH AROUND vb. to search, to scout, to rummage; to hunt up, to search out ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SKIRMISH LINE n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1918 Amer. dial.
• SKIRMISH UP vb. to search, to scout, to rummage; to hunt up, to search out ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SKIRP † vb. 1. to behave with contempt ...c1200
†* vb. 2. to mock, to deride, to ridicule ...c1450
vb. 3. to splash up on; to bespatter ...1871 Sc.
• SKIRR n. a sound of a grating, rasping, or whirring character ...c1870
vb. 1. to run away hastily; to flee, to make off ...a1548
vb. 2. to move, run, fly, sail, etc., rapidly or with great impetus ...1567
† vb. 3. to ride rapidly through ...1605
vb. 4. to slide or skate swiftly ...1811 Eng. dial.
• SKIRRACH n. a halfpenny ...E19, chiefly Aust. & NZ usage
• SKIRRET OF PERU † n. the potato ...1597
• SKIRRUP n. a good time; a frolic ...1896 Amer. dial.
vb. to frisk, to frolic ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKIRRY vb. to scurry ...1869
• SKIRT n. 1. the rim or base of a bell ...1555
n. 2. a woman ...1560
* n. 3. a rim or border; an edging ...1576
n. 4. the rim or base of a beehive ...1609
n. 5. the beginning or end of a period of time; chiefly in plural ...1624
n. 6. a prostitute ...M20 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a very light fall of snow ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKIRT, THE n. women collectively ...1899 sl.
• SKIRT-CHASER n. an amorous pursuer of women; a philanderer ...Bk1942 sl.
• SKIRT-FOIST † n. a female cheat ...a1652
• SKIRT PATROL n. a search for female sexual partners ...1941 sl., orig. US
• SKISTER one who uses skis ...1898
• SKIT † adj. precipitate, over-hasty ...a1529
* n. 1. dirt, trash ...c1330
† n. 2. diarrhoea in animals, esp. sheep ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a vain, frivolous, or wanton woman ...1572 chiefly Sc.
n. 4. a trick; a hoax; a practical joke ...1815 chiefly Eng. dial.
n. 5. a slight shower of rain or snow ...1847
n. 6. a slight stroke ...1860
n. 7. a squirt or small jet of water ...1877
n. 8. a young capering or restive horse ...1882 Sc.
vb. 1. to shy or be skittish; to move lightly and rapidly; to caper, to leap, to spring ...1611
* vb. 2. to void thin excrement; to have diarrhoea ...1805
int. go away! ...1912 Amer. dial.
• SKIT-BRAINED adj. stupid; contemptible ...1553
• SKIT-BRAINS n. a stupid person, a blockhead, a dolt ...1553
• SKITCHING n. holding on to the back of a vehicle so as to be pulled over snow or ice; also, holding on to a vehicle while on a bicycle ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SKITE n. 1. a sudden vigorous stroke or blow, esp. one given in an oblique direction ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a boyish, giddy person ...1790 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a trick; a hoax; a practical joke ...1804 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 4. a contemptible person ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 5. boastful talk; behaviour intended to impress ...1860 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 6. a boastful person ...1897 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 7. a cross or unlikable man, somewhat miserly, or inclined to be dishonest in money matters ...1911 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a small, cute or mischievous person ...1911 Amer. dial.
n. 9. an unreliable or extravagant person ...1995 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to void excrement ...1449 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dart swiftly, esp. in an oblique direction; to run lightly and rapidly; to leave hastily ...1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to boast, to behave boastfully, self-importantly, or ostentatiously ...1857 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 4. to slip suddenly ...1871 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
int. hurry! ...1894 Amer. dial.
• SKITES n. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKITS n. diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKITTAMALINK n. (derogatory) a rascal, a bad-acting woman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKITTER n. 1. diarrhoea; looseness or laxity of the bowels ...a1585 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a light skipping movement or the sound caused by this ...1905 US
n. 3. the first thin ice that forms over the surface of a pond or pool ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to void thin excrement; to have diarrhoea ...a1300 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to move or run rapidly; to hurry about; to scamper off ...1845
vb. 3. to skip or skim along a surface, with occasional rapid contact ...1885 US
• SKITTERBROOK †* n. one who befouls his breeches; a coward ...1632
• SKITTERS n. diarrhoea ...a1585
• SKITTERS, THE n. diarrhoea ...a1585
• SKITTER-SKATTER adv. helter-skelter, in disorderly haste or confusion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKITTER-WIT n. a flighty person; a foolish, harebrained fellow; a scatterbrain ...1886 Eng. dial.
• SKITTERY adj. 1. trifling, of little importance, trivial ...1905
adj. 2. restless ...1941
adj. 3. speckled ...1955
• SKITTISH adj. 1. of disposition, etc.: characterized by levity, frivolity, or excessive liveliness; excessively lively ...c1412
adj. 2. spirited, active, lively; frolicsome ...a1592
adj. 3. fickle, inconstant, changeable; tricky, difficult to deal with or manage ...1601
adj. 4. inclined to show coyness or reserve ...1648
• SKITTISHLY adv. in a spirited or lively manner ...1598
• SKITTISHNESS n. excessive liveliness ...1607
• SKITTLE n. 1. a frying pan, a skillet ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a coal scuttle ...1973 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a promiscuous woman, or one who is judged as such ...1990s sl.
• SKITTLE DOWN vb. to spend or lose money prodigally; to squander ...1883
• SKITTLES n. nonsense, rubbish ...1904 colloq.
int. nonsense! ...1905
• SKITTLING adj. poor; inadequate ...1959 Amer. dial.
• SKITTY-BOOTS n. low boots laced in front ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SKITTY-WAMPUS adv. helter-skelter; in disorderly haste or confusion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKITWIT n. a soft, foolish, scatterbrained person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SKIV n. 1. a sovereign ...1858 sl.
n. 2. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
• SKIVE vb. 1. to go, to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble ...1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to shirk one's duty or avoid work ...1919 sl., orig. services' usage
• SKIVE AROUND vb. to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SKIVEL n. a skewer ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKIVER n. 1. a skewer ...1664 chiefly Eng. dial.
n. 2. a small amount; a trace ...1925 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a lazy person; a shirker ...1941 sl., orig. services' usage
vb. 1. to cut or pare leather ...1875
vb. 2. to scatter, to scurry ...1881 Amer. dial.
• SKIVER AROUND vb. to scatter, to scurry ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKIVEY n. (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
vb. to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• SKIVIE adj. harebrained; mentally deranged ...1808 Sc.
n. a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
• SKIVIES n. underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SKIVVIE n. a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
• SKIVVIES n. underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SKIVVY n. 1. (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
n. 2. a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
vb. to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• SKIWAMPUS adj. askew, crooked ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKIWIFT adj. awry, askew; crooked, aslant ...1754 UK sl.
• SKLAFF adv. flat, 'plump' ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. the noise made by a slight blow, or flat, soft fall; the noise made in shuffling the feet ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to strike with the open hand or with anything having a flat surface; to throw down flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk in a flat-footed or shuffling way; to plant the feet with a slapping motion or sound on the ground in walking ...1825 Sc.
vb. 3. in golf: to graze the ground with the club in the act of striking the ball, and so shorten the shot; to hit the ball in this way ...1887 Sc.
• SKLAFFER adv. flat; with a flat light step ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. the noise made by a slight blow or soft fall, or by shuffling the feet ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to strike with the open hand or with anything having a flat surface; to throw down flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk in a clumsy way without lifting the feet properly; to shuffle along ...1899 Sc.
• SKLAFFY adj. shuffling ...c1850 Sc.
• SKLAMMER vb. to wander about in idleness ...1832 Sc.
• SKLATCH adv. heavily, violently; with a sharp smack or clashing sound; with a heavy footfall ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a large smudge, smear, or patch on a surface; a mass, clot, or daub of something wet or dirty ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a heavy fall, esp. into water or mud; the noise made by such a fall; a stroke with the palm of the hand ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to smear, to bedaub, to cover with or apply some wet or messy substance ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to dash violently; to fall heavily; to walk with a heavy, awkward step ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 3. to perform any piece of work, such as building a house, in a clumsy, slovenly, inefficient manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLATCHIN n. a clot or mass of something messy or untidy ...1866 Sc.
• SKLAVE vb. to slander, to calumniate ...1871 Sc.
• SKLAW vb. to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SKLEET adj. smooth, sleek ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to slide or slip smoothly or rapidly ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk so as to wear down the shoes at one side, or as one splay-footed ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLEFF adj. thin and flat; also used of a person ...1802 Sc. obs.
• SKLEIR † n. a veil ...a1300
† vb. to veil ...1387-8
• SKLEM vb. to steal slyly; to purloin trifles ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SKLENT n. a slant or slope; a slanting or sideward movement; a side look, etc. ...1768 Sc.
vb. 1. to move, dart, or fall obliquely; to lie aslant; to give a side look, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to deviate from a straightforward course, or from the truth ...1581 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKLIFF adv. with a trailing, shuffling motion ...1873 Sc.
n. 1. the act of trailing the feet along the ground, or of walking with a dull, heavy step; a rub delivered sideways or in passing with anything having a flat surface; the noise made by trailing, walking, striking, or rubbing ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. an old broken shoe or slipper ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. an untidy, slatternly person ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to trail the feet on the ground in walking; to walk with a dull, heavy step; to rub against ...1901 Sc.
• SKLIRE vb. to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
• SKLOY † n. a slide; a place where one slides; a sliding motion ...1824 Sc.
vb. to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
• SKLUFF vb. to trail the feet on the ground ...1911 Amer. dial.
• SKLUM n. a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SKLUTE adv. with a heavy, awkward step ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a thin, semi-liquid mass; a fall, esp. of a semi-liquid mass; the sound made by such a fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a large, clumsy foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. a lout, an awkward, clumsy fellow; a person of untidy habits, esp. a woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to walk clumsily, dragging the feet along the ground; to walk with the toes much turned out ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to throw down or pour out in a mass; to fall flat, esp. in mud or soft soil ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLY † n. a slide; a place where one slides; a sliding motion ...1824 Sc.
† vb. to slide ...1802 Sc.
• SKLYTE n. 1. a thin, semi-liquid mass; a heavy fall; the sharp sound made by such a fall ...BK1904 Sc.
n. 2. a clumsy, untidy fellow ...1804 Sc.
n. 3. a worn-out shoe; a large, clumsy foot ...1804 Sc.
vb. to throw down or pour out with force so as to produce a sharp sound; to fall heavily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKOAL n. a health in drinking; a toast ...1600
† vb. to drink healths; to drink deeply ...a1598 Sc.
• SKOB n. a desk; an oaken chest; a dark cupboard or hole ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKODGERY n. drudgery ...1875 Sc.
• SKOLARD n. one who can read and write ...1888 Ireland
• SKOLE n. 1. the drinking of healths; a toast ...1629 Sc.
† n. 2. rubbish ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SKOLLIE n. a street thug; a hoodlum; usually a member of a gang ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• SKOLLY n. a street thug; a hoodlum; usually a member of a gang ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• SKOMFISH vb. to suffocate, to stifle, to choke; to stop the breath from want of air, from smoke, heat, stench, or the like; to affect or overpower from any of these causes ...1766 Sc.
• SKON n. a blow with the flat of the hand, or with any flat surface ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to beat, esp. with the flat of the hand or some flat surface; to inflict punishment ...1873 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to crush flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKONCE † vb. to shelter, to protect, to screen ...1724 Sc.
• SKONCE AWAY † vb. to ward or fend off ...a1779 Sc.
• SKOOCHIE n. 1. a disgusting, promiscuous woman ...1990s US Black & campus sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a lesbian ...1990s US Black & campus sl.
• SKOODER vb. 1. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cause to fall quickly; to take great effect upon ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SKOODLE vb. to squat or crouch down ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKOOFER n. a marijuana cigarette ...1970s US Black & drugs sl.
• SKOOFUS n. a marijuana cigarette ...1970s US Black & drugs sl.
• SKOOK adv. in a hidden manner, secretly, furtively, with a gloomy, scowling mien ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a sour, gloomy aspect ...c1715 Sc.
n. 2. a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
n. 3. shade, shadow; shelter, protection, surveillance ...1866 Sc.
vb. 1. to scowl, to look from under the eyebrows balefully or furtively ...c1715 Sc.
vb. 2. to look angry, sulky, or furtive; to go about in a secret, guilty manner ...1845 Sc.
• SKOOKUM adj. 1. strong, big, powerful; good, fine, satisfactory ...1894 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a prison; often preceded by 'strong' ...L19 Can.
n. 2. a ghost, a demon, a spirit ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SKOOKUM CHUCK n. a turbulent channel of water, as a rapids in a river, or a tidal channel, falls ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SKOOKUM HOUSE n. a jail ...1885 Amer. dial.
• SKOOT n. a term of contempt applied to both men and women; a braggadocia ...1822 Sc.
• SKOOTHER vb. to stoop; to go along crouchingly; to elude observation; to scuttle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKOP n. 1. a smart blow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a kick ...1920s S. Afr. sl.
n. 3. a good time; a dance; a party ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
n. 4. a thrill; a kick from a drink or drug ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
vb. 1. to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. throw stones, etc., so as to injure ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3 to enjoy oneself; to party ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
vb. 4 to kick somebody or something ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SKOPERIL n. a lively, restless person or animal; an active, agile child; a young rascal ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SKOPLOTCH n. a mayfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKOP IT vb. to die ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SKOPPERDIDDLE n. a spinning-top; a teetotum, esp. one made with a disc of a button ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKORKING n. sexual intercourse ...2000s US sl.
• SKORRICK n. a fragment; the least particle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKORRIE n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SKORY n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SKOSH n. a little bit ...1940s orig. US military usage
• SKOUPER n. a light, unsettled person ...1706 Sc.
• SKOUR n. a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SKOUR-DA-BOGGIE n. the youngest child of a family ...Bk1898 Sc.
• SKOUVER n. confusion, scurry, disturbance ...1860 Eng. dial.
• SKOYL n. a squeal ...1820 Sc.
† vb. to squeal ...1879 Sc.
• SKRAE adj. spare, meagre, lean ...1846 Sc.
n. 1. a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
n. 2. a crowd, multitude, swarm ...1899 Sc.
• SKRAE-SHANKIT adj. having long, slender legs ...1822 Sc.
• SKRAFFLE vb. 1. to struggle; to force one's way with difficulty; to scramble; to creep, to roll; to tumble ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to quarrel, to wrangle, to dispute ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKRAGGY adj. 1. rawboned, strong ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. shaggy ...1851 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. spare, small, thin ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SKRAN n. food, provisions, victuals, esp. inferior or scrappy food ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRANK adj. lank, lean, ill-formed, slender ...1846 Sc.
• SKRANKY † adj. 1. empty ...1800 Sc.
adj. 2. lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRANKY-LOOKING adj. thin, scraggy in appearance ...1891 Sc.
• SKRANSH vb. to crush or grind with a sharp, grating noise; to grind between the teeth; to crunch, to eat noisily ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SKRAT vb. to scratch; to make a scratching noise ...1836 Sc.
• SKRATCH n. the devil ...1856 Amer. dial.
• SKREAK vb. 1. to squeak, to squeal, to creak; to grate ...1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to shriek, to screech, to scream ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKREAKY adj. squeaky, creaky ...1885 Amer. dial.
• SKREEK n. 1.a shriek ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a harsh, grating noise ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to shriek, to screech, to scream ...1826 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to squeak, to squeal, to creak; to grate ...1843 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKREEKY adj. squeaky, creaky ...1885 Amer. dial.
• SKREEL n. a shriek, a scream ...1894 Eng. dial.
vb. to cry, to shriek, to squeal ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SKREENGER n. 1. a person of energetic character; esp. used in a bad sense ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. anything large of its kind ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKREGGINS n. small apples left on the tree after the ingathering of the crop ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SKREID vb. to swarm; to be covered with vermin ...1898 Sc.
• SKREIGH n. 1. a shriek or screech; a loud shrill cry or scream ...1549 Sc.
n. 2. the break of day, dawn ...1802 Sc.
n. 3. whisky ...1813 Sc. sl.
vb. to screech or shriek; to utter a loud shrill cry; to make a screeching noise ...1715 Sc.
• SKREIGH OF DAWN n. the break of day, cock-crow ...1893 Sc.
• SKRENT vb. to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SKRID n. a small piece, a scrap, a bit; a lump ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKRIDDICK n. an atom, a particle; the smallest coin ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKRIEK n. a shriek, a scream ...1790 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKRIEKY adj. squeaky, creaky ...1885 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SKRIEVE vb. to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
• SKRIEVER n. 1. a clever fellow, one who gets through is work expeditiously ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. an inferior writer; a mean scribe ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKRIFF n. anything inferior or valueless; the dregs of society ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKRIGGLE n. a quick motion caused by tickling, a wriggle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to wriggle about; to struggle violently ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SKRIK n. a fright; a tremor of fear ...L19 S. Afr.
vb. to be terrified ...L19 S. Afr.
• SKRIM vb. 1. to skirmish; to dart ...1375 Sc.
vb. 2. to strike; to beat vigorously ...1889 Sc.
vb. 3. to bustle about; to work with energy and success; to conduct a vigorous search for anything ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 4. to cramp; to benumb ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to move quickly, to scud along ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 6. to squeeze; to crush; to rub vigorously ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKRIME vb. to see an object dimly or from afar; to peer ...1889 Sc.
• SKRIMMISH n. a skirmish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKRIMPY adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKRINGE vb. 1. to cringe, to flinch, to wince ...1804 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to creak; to make a grinding, grating sound; to crackle, as ice when it gives to the tread ...1853 Ireland
• SKRINK vb. to wrinkle, to screw up; to peer with screwed-up, half-closed eyes ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SKRINSH n. a morsel; the smallest possible portion ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SKRINT vb. to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SKROCK HEN n. a setting hen ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SKROOFUS n. a marijuana cigarette ...1970s US Black & drugs sl.
• SKROOK n. a setting hen ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SKROOTCH vb. 1. to contract, to squeeze, to draw up (esp. a part of the body) ...1851 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in; to shrink (back, down, etc.) ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKROUD vb. to crowd ...1789 Amer. dial.
• SKROUGE vb. to crowd, to push against; to force into, out of, etc. a crowded space ...1789 Amer. dial.
• SKRUFER n. a marijuana cigarette ...1970s US Black & drugs sl.
• SKRUGEE adj. 1. fine, correct, as it should be, all right ...1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKRUM adj. of food: enjoyable, delicious ...L19 sl.
• SKRUTCH vb. to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in; to shrink (back, down, etc.) ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKUDGY n. a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
• SKUFFLE n. any kind of fast, energetic, frenzied dancing ...1920s US Black sl.
• SKULCH n. refuse, rubbish, junk, trash, worthless stuff ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SKULHEEG n. a deadfall trap ...1914 Amer. dial.
• SKULK † n. 1. a number, company, or gathering of person or animals given to skulking, as a 'skulk of foxes', a 'skulk of heretics' ...c1450
n. 2. one who skulks or hides himself; a shirker ...1847
• SKULKER † n. 1. the hare ...a1300
n. 2. a soldier who, by feigned sickness or other pretenses, evades his duty; a sailor keeps below in time of danger ...1785
• SKULKERY † n. the practice of skulking ...c1400
• SKULL † n. 1. the crown or top of the head; the bare scalp ...c1380
†* n. 2. a drinking bowl or drinking vessel ...1513
† n. 3. the head of an Oxford College or Hall ...1721 sl.
n. 4. a leader or chief; an expert ...1880 US & Aust. sl.
n. 5. liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to hit someone on the head ...1945 sl.
• SKULL BUST n. liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• SKULL BUSTER n. liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKULL CRACKER n. liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality ...1985 Amer. dial.
• SKULL-JOB n. the act of cunnilingus ...M20 sl.
• SKULL ORCHARD n. a cemetery ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SKULL SESSION n. talk, conversation ...1959 US sl.
• SKULL VARNISH n. liquor, esp. illegal whisky of inferior quality ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SKULLY n. money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKUM vb. to remove a floating layer from a liquid; to skim ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person; a vile or good-for-nothing fellow ...1841 sl.
n. 2. marijuana ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
vb. 1. to utterly defeat; to outdo decisively; to vanquish completely; to overcome ...1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fail to pay ...1851 US sl.
vb. 3. to swindle, to cheat ...1890 sl.
• SKUNK BEAR n. the wolverine ...1876 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK-BIT adj. stinking drunk ...1958 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK CITY n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK-DRUNK adj. thoroughly drunk ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SKUNKED adj. 1. utterly defeated ...1843 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. thoroughly drunk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK HOLLOW n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNKISH adj. resembling a skunk; contemptible ...1839
• SKUNKLET n. a young skunk ...1894
• SKUNK ROAD n. 1. a less important road running back from a main road; a side road ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a name for the part of a town where the poorer people, special groups, or foreign groups live ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK'S MISERY n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1847 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK'S NECK n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNKTOWN n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1875 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK VALLEY n. a name or nickname for an unimportant or out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKUNKY adj. 1. befitting a skunk; nasty ...1897
adj. 2. thoroughly drunk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKURR n. a sound of a grating, rasping, or whirring character ...c1870
• SKUT n. a contemptible person ...1873 sl.
• SKUTCH DOWN vb. to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SKUTIE n. a wooden drinking vessel ...1824 Sc.
• SKUTTYWUCK n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• SKWEE-GEED adj. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKWEE-WAB adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKWUZZY adj. 1. used as a term of approbation or compliment ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKWY adv. askew ...1892 Amer. dial.
• SKWYWISE adv. askew ...1892 Amer. dial.
• SKY † n. 1. a cloud ...c1220
n. 2. a disagreeable person; an enemy ...1860 sl.
n. 3. a pocket ...1890 rhyming sl., (Sky-Rocket)
n. 4. whisky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to throw or toss up a coin ...1802 sl.
vb. 2. to run swiftly ...1837
vb. 3. in cricket: to strike a ball into the air ...1873
vb. 4. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY BEAR n. 1. a police helicopter ...1975 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an officer in a police helicopter ...1975 Amer. sl.
• SKY-BLOTCH n. the dark outline of a building against the evening sky ...1879
• SKY BLUE n. hopscotch; also, the area at the top of a hopscotch diagram ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SKY-BOTTLIN adj. crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1995 Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, askew ...1995 Amer. dial.
• SKYBUGGING n. scanning the sky aimlessly while riding a horse; also, not paying attention ...1982 Amer. dial.
• SKYBUST vb. to shoot at game birds that are out of effective range; to expend ammunition; to shoot at a bird ineffectually ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKY-CLAD adj. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY CONE n. a church steeple ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SKY-FIRE † n. that in the body of the sun, and other heavenly lights ...1710
• SKY-FLYER n. an ambitious person ...1887
• SKY-GODLIN adj. crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1869 Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, askew ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SKY-GOG adj. crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1916 Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, askew ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKY-GOGGLIN adj. crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1953 Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, askew ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKY-HOOK n. an imaginary object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SKY HOOKER n. a man who tends chain on the decks of a logging train ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SKYHOOT vb. to go fast or quickly; to depart hurriedly; to scoot; to skyrocket ..1900 Amer. dial.
• SKY-JACK n. an imaginary object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKY JUICE n. rain; water ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SKY-LARKING n. any kind of rough play ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKYLE n. the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
vb. 1. to dismiss, to disperse a gathering of people ...1681 Sc.
vb. 2. of a meeting, congregation, etc. of people: to disperse, to separate ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKYMAN n. a paratrooper ...1952 journalistic sl.
• SKY-MARK n. a thing standing out against the sky ...1856 nonce use
• SKY-ORGAN n. the wind ...1837 nonce use
• SKY PARLOR n. a room, esp. a habitable one, on the top floor of a house directly beneath the roof; an attic ...1832 Amer. dial.
• SKY PIECE n. a hat, cap, or bonnet; a hairpiece ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SKY PILOT n. a military or naval chaplain, a clergyman, a preacher ...1883 sl.
• SKY-ROCKET n. 1. an enthusiastic cheer, raised especially by college students ...1867 US sl.
n. 2. a pocket ...1879 rhyming sl.
• SKY-ROD n. an imaginary object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKY-SETTING † n. sunset ...1731 Sc.
• SKY-STONE n. a meteorite ...1797
• SKYUSE n. a range horse; an Indian pony ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SKYVE vb. to shirk one's duty or avoid work ...1919 sl., orig. services' usage
• SKYVER n. a lazy person; a shirker ...1941 sl., orig. services' usage
• SKY-WADDLIN adj. crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1953 Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, askew ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKY-WAMPUS adj. askew, crooked ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKY WEST AND CROOKED adj. 1. helpless, senseless ...1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. into confusion, askew ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SKY WESTERN CROOKED adj. 1. helpless, senseless ...1909 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY-WINDING adv. into turbulent motion; cockeyed, askew ...c1910 Amer. dial.
• SKY-WISE AND CROOKED adj. dumbfounded, extremely startling ...1915 Amer. dial.
• SKY-WRENCH n. an imaginary object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKY WRITER n. a clergyman, a preacher ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SLAB n. crack ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLABBA-SLABBA adj. big and fat; slobby, droopy ...20C W. Ind. Rasta usage
• SLABBED AND SLID adj. dead and gone, or certainly long since departed from the prison and thus the immediate knowledge or interest of those left behind ...1940s UK prison sl.
• SLABBER n, 1. a filthy, slobbering person ...L18
n. 2. talkativeness ...1990s Irish sl.
vb. to talk nonsense ...1990s Irish sl.
• SLABBERDEGULLION n. a filthy, slobbering fellow ...E17
• SLABBERING BIB n. a neckband as worn by a lawyer or parson ...L18 sl.
• SLABBING n. sexual intercourse with a corpse ...1970s sl.
• SLAB BOY n. a necrophiliac; one who has a sexual attraction to corpses ...1970s sl.
• SLABSIDED adj. tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLACK adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a prostitute ...1959 sl.
vb. to be lazy; to avoid work ...1904 sl.
• SLACK-BACKED adj. 1. lazy, idle ...1884 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of a horse: having a low back ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLACKER n. someone who avoids work or exertion; a lazy person ...1898 sl.
• SLACKER THAN DISHWATER adj. untidy, dirty, slovenly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLACK JEFF n. spontaneous ad-libbed chatter ...1960s US Black sl.
• SLACK-TWISTED adj. 1. of a rope; not tightly twisted; hence, figuratively: ...1794
adj. 2. of a loose, unsatisfactory character; lazy, inactive; lethargic, wanting in energy; mentally weak, shiftless ...1802
• SLAG n. 1. a watch-chain or other decorative chain ...1857 criminals' sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1943 sl.
n. 3. a vagrant, a tramp ...1955 sl.
n. 4. a petty criminal; such people collectively ...1955 sl.
n. 5. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman ...1958 sl.
n. 6. a prostitute ...1970 sl.
• SLAGGY adj. sluttish ...1943 UK sl.
• SLAG OFF vb. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1971 sl.
• SLAKE ONE'S THROTTLE vb. to quench one's thirst, to drink ...1881 Sc.
• SLAM n. an instance of adverse criticism ...1884 US
vb. 1. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1916 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to inject a drug ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLAM, THE n. prison ...1960 US sl.
• SLAM-BANG adv. 1.recklessly ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAMMER, THE n. prison ...1952 sl., orig. US
• SLAMMERKIN adj. untidy, slovenly ...1794 chiefly Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a loose gown or dress ...1756
n. 2. a dirty, slovenly female; a slattern, a slut ...1785 chiefly Eng. dial.
• SLAMMERS, THE n. prison ...1952 sl., orig. US
• SLAM OUT vb. to depart hurriedly, as in a temper ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLANGING n. selling drugs ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLANGING MATCH n. an altercation ...c1860 colloq.
• SLANGRELL †* adj. long and narrow ...1643
†* n. a lanky person ...1592
• SLANGS n. fetters; leg-irons ...c1810 cant
• SLANGS, THE n. a collection of travelling shows; the travelling showman's world or profession ...c1850 sl.
• SLANGUAGE n. slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLANGULAR adj. belonging to or characteristic of slang ...1853 colloq.
• SLANG-WHANGER n. a careless talker ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLANGY adj. 1. flashy or pretentious ...c1850 sl.
adj. 2. of dress: loud, vulgar ...c1860 sl.
• SLANT n. 1. a chance ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; anyone of a race with slanting eyes ...1929 sl., orig. US
• SLANTER n. a trick or fraudulent stratagem ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SLANT-EYE(S) n. (derogatory or offensive) anyone from East Asia; anyone of a race with slanting eyes ...1929 sl., orig. US
• SLAP adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. orig. applied to theatrical make-up, such as rouge or grease-paint; hence, more generally, any cosmetic make-up, esp. applied thickly or carelessly ...1860 sl.
• SLAP AND TICKLE n. light-hearted kissing, caressing, etc. ...1928 Brit. sl.
• SLAP-BANG adv. 1. suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. 2. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAP-DASHERY n. carelessness, slovenliness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAP-HAPPY adj. 1. dizzy, orig, from being punched ...1936 sl.
adj. 2, excessively relaxed or casual ...1937 sl.
adj. 3. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAP-HAPPY-GO-LUCKY adj. foolishly happy-go-lucky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPHEAD n. a bald person ...1990 Brit. sl.
• SLAP-JACK n. a pancake ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SLAPPER n. 1. something heavy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman ...1992 Brit. sl.
• SLAPPY adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPSAUCE † n. 1. one who is fond of good eating; a greedy or gluttonous person ...1576
†* n. 2. a sauce, or similar preparation, composed of various ingredients mixed in a sloppy mass ...1709
† n. 3. a parasite, toady, hanger-on ...B1900
vb. to sponge ...B1900 sl.
• SLAPSIDED adj. tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAP-UP adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a large and splendid meal ...1889 Brit. sl.
• SLASH n. urination ...1950 Brit. sl.
• SLAT n. 2 shillings and sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
vb. to go ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLATE vb. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1848 sl.
• SLATER n. a horse that runs best on a dry, fast track ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
• SLATS n. 1. the ribs ...1898 sl., orig. and chiefly US
n. 2. the buttocks ...1935 sl., orig. and chiefly US
• SLAUGHTER-HOUSE n. a cheap brothel ...1928 sl.
• SLAWSY-GAWSY † n. a ludicrous term of endearment ...B1900 Sc.
• SLAY vb. to overwhelm someone with delight, often convulsing them with laughter; to cause to laugh convulsively ...1927 sl.
• SLAYING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLEATHY * adj. slovenly, careless ...1649
• SLEAZE n. political corruption; the payment of money to politicians in return for political influence ...1983 sl., orig. US
• SLEAZOID n. a person of low character ...1986 US sl.
• SLECK ONE'S THROAT vb. to quench one's thirst ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SLED n. 1. a big car ...Bk1998 sl.
n. 2. in the world of automobile auctions, a vehicle badly in need of repair ...Bk1998 sl.
vb. to drive in snowy conditions; to drive in winter ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLEEK adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLEEK AS AN EEL adj. deceptive, shrewd, elusive ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SLEEP, A n. a comparatively short prison sentence ...1911 sl., orig. US
• SLEEP AROUND vb. to behave promiscuously ...1928 sl., orig. US
• SLEEPER n. 1. a calf that is ear-marked but not branded ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a spy or saboteur who remains inactive for a long time before starting his or her work ...1955 sl.
n. 3. a sleeping pill ...1961 sl.
n. 4. a domino not in use at a given moment ...sl.
n. 5. heroin; a depressant ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLEEP FAST vb. to sleep soundly ...c1200
• SLEEP IN A WHOLE SKIN vb. to escape being wounded; to remain uninjured ...1555
• SLEEPING DICTIONARY n. a foreign woman with whom a man has a sexual relationship and from whom he learns the rudiments of her language ...1928 sl.
• SLEEPING JESUS n. a nickname for a slow or lazy person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLEEPING POLICEMAN n. a speed bump ...UK sl.
• SLEEP LIKE A TOP vb. to sleep very soundly
• SLEEP ON BOTH EARS vb. to sleep soundly, without a care ...1822
• SLEEP ON THE EAR † vb. to sleep lying on one side ...a1663
• SLEEP WITH ONE'S FATHERS vb. to be dead and buried ...1382
• SLEEPY n. a nickname for a slow or lazy person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLEEPY-SEEDS n. the mucus secretion that forms about the eyelids during sleep ...L19 nursery sl.
• SLEEPY TOWN n. Philadelphia ...Amer. sl.
• SLEET n. crack ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLEIGH-RIDE n. 1. the taking of a narcotic drug, esp. cocaine; the euphoria resulting from taking a narcotic drug ...1925 US sl.
vb. to take a narcotic drug ...1915 US sl.
n. 2. an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLEIGH-RIDER n. one who takes narcotic drugs ...1915 US sl.
• SLEIGHTFUL †* adj. full of craft or artifice; crafty, cunning, artful, dexterous ...1380
• SLENCH n. 1. an idle fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a big piece or lump of anything ...B1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to creep or slink away, to sneak ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to hunt about privately with a view to stealing food, as a cat or dog; to pry about ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to quench one's thirst ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to prune a hedge; to cut one side of it only ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLENDER IN THE MIDDLE AS A COW IN THE WAIST, AS adj. said of a very stout or very fat person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• SLENTER adj. counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
• SLEUTHFUL † adj. slothful, lazy ...c1400
• SLEWED adj. 1. drunk ...1801 sl.
• SLEWED adj. lost in the bush ...1879 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SLIANTIFIC adj. scientific ...1842 Eng. dial.
• SLIBBER-SLABBER adj. very careless, negligent ...B1900
† n. 1. a compound or concoction of a messy, repulsive, or nauseous nature, used especially for medicinal purposes ...1566
n. 2. carelessness ...B1900
• SLIBBLE vb. to let slide over so as to soil ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLICE OF DAMP n. copulation with a woman ...1977 US sl.
• SLICE OFF A CUT LOAF n. continuation of some wrongful indulgence, esp, sexual ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLICE OF THE CAKE n. a share in benefits, etc.
• SLICK adj. 1. orderly, tidy, neat ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a plausible person who deceives others ...1959 US sl.
• SLICK ACE n. a card in a crooked deck ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• SLICK ARTICLE n. 1. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an attractive girl or young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 3. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK AS A BABY'S ASS adj. very slick ...1969 Amer. sl. Hist Amer Sl. Lighter Vol I 1994
• SLICK AS A GREASED PIG adj. very pleasing, successful, pretty, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS A GUT adj. orderly, tidy, neat ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK AS AN EEL adj. deceptive, shrewd, elusive ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS A RAM-CAT adj. very pleasing, successful, pretty, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS A SCHOOL-MARM'S LEG adj. very pleasing, successful, pretty, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS A WHISTLE adj. orderly, tidy, neat ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK AS A WHISTLE adv. very smoothly or adroitly ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS GREASE adj. very smoothly or adroitly ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS THE CAT'S WHISKERS adj. excellent; impressive ...1926 US sl.
• SLICK BABY n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK DISH n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICKED OUT adj. drunk, fully intoxicated ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SLICKER n. a plausible person who deceives others ...1900 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SLICKER BREECHES n. waterproof trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK JOB n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK LAYOUT n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK MEMBER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK NUMBER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK PIECE OF MERCHANDISE n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK PIECE OF WORK n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICK PROPOSITION n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLICKS n. wide, smooth-tread racing tires ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLICKSTER n. a cheat, a smooth talker, a hustler; a swindler ...1950s sl. orig. US Black
• SLICK SUPERSPEED n. methcathinone ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLICKUM n. hair oil ...20C US sl.
• SLICK UP vb. 1. to tidy, to make neat ...M19 US sl.
vb. 2. to make sleek ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• 'SLID! int. an oath, 'God's eyelid! ...L16 euphemism
• SLIDDERY † adj. 1. slippery, smooth; sliding, unstable ...a1225 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. sly, deceitful, shifty, evasive; not trustworthy ...a1225 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. changing, uncertain, fleeting ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of food: loose and flaccid; easily eaten ...1889 Sc.
adj. 5. squandering, spendthrift ...1892 Sc.
• SLIDE n. a trouser pocket ...1932 US sl.
vb. 1. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIDE AWAY WITH THE BANBURY vb. to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• SLIDE BELLY-BUMP vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDE BELLY-CABUMP vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDE BELLY-CACHUNK vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDE BELLY-FLOP vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDE BELLY-FLOPPER vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDE BELLY-GERT vb. to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SLIDER n. a portion of ice-cream served between two wafers ...1915 sl.
• SLIDE-RULER n. a person coming on a used car lot or into a showroom with a strong interest in such things as miles per gallon, displacement, and EPA ratings and who often carries a calculator; not beloved ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLIGGY † adj. 1. deceitful, sly ...1805 Sc.
adj. 2. loquacious ...B1900 Sc.
• SLIM adj. 1. in bad health; weak ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIME n. heroin ...Bk1998 drugs sl.
• SLIM-JIM adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIMSLACK † n. a person who is mentally or physically defective ...1600
• SLIMSY adj. flimsy ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SLIMY adj. insincere in manner; ingratiating ...1602 sl.
• SLING n. a bribe ...1948 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to blow the nose with the naked fingers ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to pay a bribe ...c1907 Aust. sl.
• SLING A CAT vb. to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLING A DEAF 'UN vb. to pretend to be deaf or at least not to hear the last statement; hence to deliberately ignore any form of wrongdoing ...1920s sl.
• SLING A NASTY FOOT vb. to dance exceedingly well ...1834 Amer. sl.
• SLING BACK n. a bribe ...1948 Aust. sl.
• SLINGER n. bread soaked in tea; usually used in the plural ...1882 sl., chiefly services' usage
• SLING HASH vb. to wait at tables ...1906 US sl.
• SLING INK vb. to make a business of writing ...Bk1896 colloq.
• SLING OFF vb. to speak sarcastically; to sneer ...1900 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SLING ONE'S ALLEY (IN) vb. to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1960 Aust.
• SLING ONE'S DADDLE vb. to shake hands ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SLING ONE'S HOOK vb. to depart; hence, to sign aboard ship ...1873 sl., esp. nautical
• SLING ON THE SLACK ROPE vb. to be lazy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLING OUT vb. to dismiss ...1959 sl.
• SLINGSHOT n. 1. a dragster in which the driver sits behind the rear wheels, like a rock in a slingshot ...Bk1998 sl.
n. 2. a racing manoeuvre in which a car following in the draft of another breaks out of the vacuum and gets a sudden burst of speed ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLING THE BAT vb. to speak the 'lingo' of a foreign country ...1892 orig. military usage
• SLING THE HATCHET vb. 1. to be lazy ...1869 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make exaggerated statements ...1893
• SLINK n. a contemptible fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLINKY adj. 1. tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLINTER adj. counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
n. a trick or fraudulent stratagem ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SLIP BETWEEN THE CRACKS vb. to be ignored, overlooked, mismanaged, or forgotten, esp. because of ambiguity in definition or understanding ...1970s Amer. sl.
• SLIP CABLE vb. to run away; to depart ...1805 US nautical sl.
• SLIP HER A LENGTH vb. to copulate with a woman ...19C sl.
• SLIP INTO vb. to coit; to penetrate a woman ...20C colloq.
• SLIP ME phr. give me ...1950s Amer. sl.
• SLIP OFF THE HOOKS vb. to die ...1834-40 Amer. sl.
• SLIP ONE OVER (ON) vb. to get the better of somone; to cheat; to deceive ...L19 sl., orig. US
• SLIP ONE'S BOWLINE vb. to die ...1848 Amer. nautical sl.
• SLIP ONE'S CABLE vb. to die ...1823 US nautical sl., now hist.
• SLIP ON ONE'S GUAVA vb. to make a fool of oneself ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• SLIP OVER A FAST ONE vb. to do something clever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIPPERY EEL n. (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SLIPPETTY-SLOPPETTY adj. untidy, slovenly, slatternly ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SLIP-SKIN † adj. evasive, slippery ...1641
• SLIPSLAP n. 1. a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. weak, inferior liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIPSLOP n. 1. a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. weak, inferior liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIPSLOPPINESS n. carelessness, slovenliness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIP SOMEONE A LENGTH vb. of man: to have sex ...1949 sl.
• SLIP SOMETHING OVER ON SOMEONE vb. to deceive, to dupe ...1912 sl.
• SLIPSTREAMING n. driving or racing close to the tail of another car to take advantage of the reduced air resistance ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLIP THE CALF † vb. of women: to suffer abortion ...1664 humorous
• SLIP THE CHAIN vb. to leave ...1846 US nautical sl.
• SLIP THE PAINTER vb. to send a person or thing 'adrift' or away; to clear off; to sever a connection, effect a separation ...a1700
• SLIP-UP n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLISH vb. to rinse by throwing water upon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLIT n. female genitals ...1648 sl.
• SLITHER vb. to hurry away, to leave ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SLITHERY n. copulation ...20C Brit. sl.
• SLIVERLY * adj. cunning, crafty, deceitful, knavish, artful ...1674 Eng. dial.
• SLOANE n. a fashionable and conventional upper-middle-class young person (usually female), esp. living in London ...1975 Brit. sl.
• SLOANE RANGER n. a fashionable and conventional upper-middle-class young person (usually female), esp. living in London ...1975 Brit. sl.
• SLOANIE n. a 'Sloane Ranger' ...1982 Brit. sl.
• SLOB n. 1. dirty, slovenly, or untidy person; also implies fatness - a fat person ...1861 sl.
n. 2. a disagreeable fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLOBBER n. nonsense ...20C US colloq.
• SLOBBERATION n. a kiss; a messy kiss; kissing in general ...E20 sl.
• SLOBBERGULLIOUS adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLOBBERGULLUIOUS adj. splendid, very fine, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLOBBY adj. 1. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. untidy ...1961 sl.
• SLOG vb. to hit ...1824 sl.
• SLOG ONE'S GUTS OUT vb. to work extremely hard ...colloq.
• SLOMMACKY adj. slovenly, sloppy ...20C US colloq.
• SLOMMOCKS n. a slattern ...19CE Eng. dial.
• SLONK n. 1. a depression in the ground; a ditch; a deep, wet hollow in the road ...c1470 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lazy slinking fellow; an idle, dissolute person; an indolent, clownish fellow; a hanger-on ...B1900 Eng. dial.
* vb. 1. to swallow greedily; to devour ...1481
† vb. 2. to wade through or sink in mire; to make a splashing noise as when walking with shoes full of water, or when wading through mire ...1824 Sc.
vb. 3. to idle about ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLOOP OF WAR n. a prostitute ...19C rhyming sl. for ‘whore’
• SLOOSH vb. to rinse by throwing water upon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SLOOZE n. a promiscuous female ...1976 US sl.