G
GNARL - GOPHER
GNARLED - adjectives
• NURLY knotty, gnarled ...1806 Amer.
• SCRABBIE stunted, gnarled, shrivelled ...Bk1904 Sc.
GNARLED - nouns
• SCRAB anything stunted, gnarled, or shrivelled ...B1900 Sc.
GNASH - verbs
• GANCH to snap with the teeth; to snarl, to bite, to gnash the teeth ...1891 Sc.
• GANSH to snatch at anything with open jaws, to snap, to snarl; to gnash the teeth ...c1715 Sc.
• GAUNCH to snatch at anything with open jaws, to snap, to snarl; to gnash the teeth ...c1715 Sc.
• INFRENDIATE †* to gnash the teeth, usually in anger ...1623
• NANG to gnash or grind the teeth to make half articulate sounds by wagging the jaw in mockery ...1863 Eng. dial.
GNAT - nouns
• GIMLET-NOSE a gnat ...Eng. dial.
• MINGE a gnat ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MINGIE a gnat ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
GNAW - verbs
• KNABBLE † to bite, to gnaw, to nibble ...1567
• NABBLE to gnaw, to nibble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NAG to gnaw, to nibble; to keep chewing at ...1825 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• NAGGLE to gnaw; to nag, to quarrel, to haggle ...1869
• NATTLE to nibble; to chew with difficulty; to gnaw; to nip ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAUNCH to eat or devour greedily; to munch, to gnaw; to tear up ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAUNGE to eat or devour greedily; to munch, to gnaw ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TO-FRET † to gnaw, to devour, to consume ...a1225
• TO-GNAW † to gnaw to pieces, to gnaw away ...a1300
• YACKLE to gnaw, to chew (confused with 'yaggle') ...1880 Sc.
GO - verbs
• ALLAY to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALLEY to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALLEZ to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• BAIL to leave, to depart, to go; to play truant; hence, to run out on, to renege on someone ...1977 US sl.
• BIN to go ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BING † to go ...1567 gypsy sl.
• BOUN to betake one's self to a place; to go ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHOOGLE to go; to drive; to progress; to continue what has been started ...1970 Amer. sl.
• DALLY to leave, to go ...1970s US Black sl.
• DAP to go; to potter ...c1935 Royal Air Force sl.
• EASE ON to go, to make one's way, to leave with a parting gesture ...1959 US sl.
• FALL to come or go ...1899 Amer. sl., esp. Black & jazz usage
• FALL UP to go to ...1952 US sl.
• FAND † to go, to proceed ...a1340
• FANG † to take one's way; to go, to proceed ...c1400
• FOND † to go, to proceed ...a1340
• FREAK OFF to go, to leave ...1970 US sl.
• GAN to go ...1712 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GANG † to walk, to go ...c950 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAUL ASHES to leave, to stir, to go ...c1938 Amer. sl.
• HAUL ONE'S ASHES to leave, to stir, to go ...1964 Amer. sl.
• HELE to walk, to go ...1938 Hawaii
• HELE ON to get moving; to go ...1972 Hawaii
• HUMP to hurry on, to go ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• KERE † to go ...1515
• LEAVE OUT to depart; to go; to leave ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LEG to go, to travel ...1601
• LEG IT to go, to travel ...1601
• LEND † to go, to depart ...a1375
• MAKE ASS to get going ...1987 Amer. sl.
• MAKE TRACKS to go, to run; to leave; to depart hurriedly ...1833 sl.
• MISLAIN to go ...L19 sl.
• MIZZLE to abscond; to run away; to clear out, to disappear; to go, to walk ...1781
• MOB to go, to travel ...1990s US Black sl.
• MOG to move on, to depart, to decamp; to go; to leave quickly or hastily; usually used with 'off' or 'on' ...1764 Eng. dial.
• MOJO to go, to depart ...1994 Amer. sl.
• MOOCH to go, to amble, to depart, to clear out; also, to sneak ...1851 Amer. sl.
• MOTIVATE to go, travel, or depart, esp. hurriedly ...1966 Amer. sl.
• MUSH to go, to leave ...1900s US sl.
• OFF to leave; to go off ...L19 sl.
• PEEL IT to go or leave rapidly; to depart hurriedly; to run fast ...1858 Amer. dial.
• PIKE to go; to proceed ...E16 sl.
• QUETCH † to stir or move from one place to another; to go, to run. to hasten ...c1205
• QUITCH † to stir or move from one place to another; to go, to run. to hasten ...c1205
• RAFF OFF to leave, to go ...1980s sl.
• RAIK † to go, to proceed, to make one's way; to walk, to stroll, to wander ...c1340
• RAIL †* to go about, to wander, to roam ...c1400
• RAISE to go, to leave ...1960s US sl.
• RAKE † to go, to proceed, esp. with speed; to run; also, to go or wander about, to roam, to stray, to ramble; to stroll about idly; to gad about ...a1023 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RATCH †* to proceed, to go ...a1300
• REV to leave, to go ...1952 sl.
• SASHIATE to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter; to move briskly about ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SCAPA to go, esp. to run off ...1910s rhyming sl.
• SCAPA FLOW to go, to make a hasty exit...1910s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'go'
• SCAPPER to go, to run off ...1960s Irish sl.
• SCHALAHOOT to go or depart quickly; to gallivant ...1862 Amer. dial.
• SCHLEP to go, to travel ...Brit. sl.
• SHLEP to go, to travel ...Brit. sl.
• SILE † to go, to move; to glide ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SITHE † to go, to travel ...c1000
• SKALLYHOOT to go or depart quickly; to gallivant ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SKATE to leave, to go; to move rapidly, to hurry ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SKID(S) to leave, to go ...1910s sl.
• SKIVE to go, to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble ...1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SLAT to go ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STIVVER to go, to run, to hasten ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAKE OFF to go; to leave; to depart or set out ...1959 UK sl.
• TAKE OUT to go, to depart ...1900 Eng. dial.
• TAKE UP to go, to depart ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROPIT to go ...1899 Sc.
• TIGHT † to go, to proceed, to advance ...c1205
• TIRE † to put oneself in order to do something; to get ready; also, to get ready to go somewhere; to take one's way, to go ...c1330
• TRUCK to stroll, to walk, to go ...1937 Amer. dial., orig. chiefly Black usage
• TRUCKLE to proceed, to go, esp. in haste, to hurry, to move rapidly ...1859 Amer. dial.
• VAGARIE to go; to leave; to travel ...2002 UK sl.
• VAGARY to go; to leave; to travel ...2002 UK sl.
• VAGGERIE to go, to leave ...M19
• VAMOOSE to go; to leave ...1834 US sl.
• VIE to go ...1873 Eng. dial.
• WADE † 1. of persons and animals: to go, to advance, to move onward ...a1000
† 2. to go in action or discourse, to proceed ...c1374
• WAG to go, to depart, to be off ...1594 now colloq.
• WAIN † to go, to rush ...c1400
• WALK ONE'S CHALKS to go or move, esp. away, quickly; to depart quickly; to run away ...1840 US sl.
• WRENCH to go ...2002 US sl.
• YALL † to go ...1721 Eng. dial.
• YEDE † to go, to proceed ...1563
GO - phrases
• TIME TO BAIL time to go ...1982 US sl.
GOAD - verbs
• HACK to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad ...1893 Amer. sl.
• HACK OFF to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad ...L19 Amer. sl.
• HARRY to worry, to goad, to torment, to harass; to maltreat, to ill-use, to persecute; to worry mentally; to bother ...a1400-50
• SIGNIFY to engage in ritualist insults, goading and teasing ...1932 US sl.
GOAL - nouns
• BARNAUGH-BLOW the goal or winning stroke ...Bk1898 Ireland
• DALE a goal ...1873 Sc.
• SAUSAGE ROLL a goal ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
GOAT - adjectives
• BUTT-HEADED of a goat: inclined to butt or strike with the head ...1967 Amer. dial.
GOAT - nouns
• AIVER a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Sc.
• BUCK a male goat ...1869 Amer. dial.
• BUCKER a goat that habitually strikes people with its horns ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUNKER a goat that habitually butts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUNTER an animal that butts with its head, esp. a goat ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• BUTTHEAD a cow, goat, or deer that has no horns ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BUTTINSKY a goat that butts ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HAIR GOAT an angora goat ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAIVER a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAIVREL a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Sc.
• HAVEREL a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Sc.
• HEVER a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HEY-MY-NANNIE a goat ...1881 Eng. dial.
• ITHER the udder of a cow, mare, or goat ...1881 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KIDLING a little kid (baby goat) ...1586
• KIMBERLEY MUTTON roast goat ...20C Aust. sl.
• LAMMY a kid ...1860 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NAN a she-goat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NANNY a she-goat ...1870 Sc.
• RAM a male goat ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RAM-GOAT † a he-goat ...1575
• SKIP † 50 goat skins ...1688
• TICCHEN † a kid, a young goat ...c950
• TROTTLE † a small round pellet of sheep's or goat's dung; generally used in the plural ...1547 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VENISON †* goats' flesh ...1827 Sc.
• WHITE GOAT a mountain goat ...1857 Amer. dial.
• YEANLING a young lamb or kid ...1637 arch.
GO AWAY, GOING AWAY - nouns
• ABITION † a going away or dying ...1656
• OFF-GOING departure; going way; removal ...1727
• WALKING BILLET an order to go away ...1899 Eng. dial.
GO AWAY - nouns, person
• GANGER † one who is going away ...1815 Sc.
GO AWAY - verbs
• BAG OFF to go away ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEAT IT to go away, to clear out ...1665 sl.
• BUGGY to go away, to leave ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BUG OFF to go away ...1952 Amer. sl.
• BUZZ to go off or away quickly ...1925 sl.
• BUZZ OFF to go away; to leave; to depart ...1914 sl.
• EWSCRAY to go away, used as a command ...1930s US sl.
• GO ADIEU † to go away, to depart finally ...1513
• GO FAREWELL † to go away, to be dismissed ...c1391
• GO WALKABOUT of a person: to go off somewhere else ...1969 Aust. sl.
• NAFF OFF to go away ...1982 Brit. sl.
• OFFSKI to go away, to leave ...2001 UK sl.
• PACK OFF to go away ...M19 sl.
• PAG OFF to send away; to go away, esp. suddenly and unceremoniously ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RACK OFF to go away ...1975 Aust. sl.
• SCAT to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
• SCAT UP to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
• SKAT to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
• TAKE IT ON THE HOP to leave, to go away ...1960s US Black sl.
• TO-GANG † to go away, to pass away ...a900
• VADE †* to go away, to depart ...1569
• VAMOOSE to go away, to leave ...M19 sl.
• VAMOOSE THE RANCH to depart, to clear out, to make off; to go away, to leave ...1847 Amer. sl.
• VAMOS(E) to make a hasty departure, to run away hurriedly, to go away, to leave, to disappear ...1834 Amer. sl.
• VAMOS THE RANCH to depart, to steal away from a place; to go away; to leave ...1849 Amer. dial.
• WALK OFF ON YOUR EAR go to the devil, go away ...1879 Amer. sl.
GO AWAY - interjections
• BACK OFF! go away! stop bothering me! ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• BAG ONE'S HEAD! shut up! go away! ...1863 Amer. sl.
• BITE THE BAG! used to express contempt or disapproval, and rejection; Go away! To hell with you! ...1952 Amer.
• BUG OFF! go away! ...1963 Amer. sl.
• BUZZ OFF! go away! ...1925 sl.
• CHUFF IT! be off! go away! ...c1850 colloq.
• CREEP! go away! ...1958 UK sl.
• DANGLE! go away! ...1930s US sl.
• FADE AWAY! go away! ...1913 sl.
• FOOTSACK! go away! (Afrikaans voetsek) ...1855 S. Afr. sl.
• GO FALL ON YOURSELF! an exclamation of dismissal; go away! get out! ...1892 US sl.
• GO TO BATH! go away, you're insane! ...1837
• GO TO BLUE BLAZES! go away! ...1937 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS! go to hell! get lost! ...1891 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT BOG HAY! go to hell! get lost! ...1844 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT HAY! go to hell! get lost! ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT MULLEIN! go to hell! get lost! ...1890 Amer. dial.
• KAYCUFF FOE! go away! ...20C back-slang for 'fuck off!'
• NAFF OFF! go away! fuck off! ...1950s euphemism
• OFF WITH YOU! go away! ...1809
• PACK OFF! go away! ...M19 sl.
• P.O.! go away! Piss Off! ... 1910s Aust. & Brit sl.
• P.O.Q.! go away! (Piss Off Quick) ...1910s Aust.
• SAW YOUR TIMBER! go away! be off! ...M19
• SCAT! go away ...M19 sl.
• SHAKE YOUR SHAMBLES † go away; be off with you ...L17 sl.
• SKIT! int. go away! ...1912 Amer. dial.
• TAKE A HIKE! go away! ...20C sl., orig. US
• TAKE A WALK! go away! ...L19 sl.
• TAKE OFF! go away! ...20C sl.
• VAMOOSE go away! ...M19 sl.
• WANDER! go away! ...L19 sl.
GO BACK - verbs
• BACKEN to go back; to back, or push farther behind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
GOBBLE - nouns
• HABBLE a convulsive gulp, a gobble ...1894 Sc.
GOBBLE - verbs
• HABBER to snarl; to growl; to make an inarticulate sound; to gobble, as of turkeys ...1903 Sc.
• HUBBER to snarl, to growl; to make an inarticulate sound; to gobble, as of turkeys ...1903 Sc.
GO-BETWEEN - nouns, person
• BAG WOMAN a female go-between, taking money ...1960s US sl.
• BLACKFIT a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLACKLEG a match-maker; a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLACK-SOLE a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
• JANUSMUG a go-between; an intermediary between a thief and a receiver ...1859 Amer. thieves' sl.
• PATCH a go-between who 'arranges' security for criminals in a given area ...1940s US criminals' sl.
GOBLIN - nouns
• BARGHEST a goblin, fabled to appear in the form of a large dog, with various horrible characteristics, and to portend imminent death or misfortune ...1732
• BINEY a goblin; a bugaboo ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EVILS goblins; evil spirits ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MARE † a kind of goblin supposed to produce nightmare by sitting on the chest of the sleeper; the nightmare itself ...a700
• OUPHE an elf, a goblin ...1812 Sc.
• QUHAUP a goblin, an evil spirit, supposed to go about under the eaves of houses after the fall of night, having a long beak resembling a pair of tongs for the purpose of carrying off evildoers ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THURSE † an apparition; a goblin ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GOD - adjectives
• ONEMOST † applied to God: absolutely the only one ...1597
GOD - nouns
• ABOVE God ...1895 Eng. dial.
• A-CHRISTISM † disbelief in God ...1726
• ADONEE God ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• BIG BOSS, THE God ...1926 US sl.
• BIG BOY, THE God ...1962 US sl.
• DEAR, THE God ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FATHER OF LIGHTS, THE God ...1362
• GOOD-MAN God ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GUM God
• GUY God ...1940s US euphemism
• GUY UPSTAIRS, THE God ...Amer. sl.
• HEAD KNOCK God or Jesus ...1946 Amer. dial. Black usage
• HEAVEN-KING † King of heaven; applied to God or Christ ...971
• LANDLORD God ...a1635
• MAN, THE God ...1960s US sl.
• MAN ABOVE, THE God ...1960s US sl.
• MAN UPSTAIRS, THE God ...1940s
• OLD FELLOW God ...M19 sl.
• OLD GENTLEMAN God ...1953 Amer. dial.
• OLD MAKER the Christian God ...1900s US Black sl.
• OLD MAN God ...1902 Amer. dial.
• OLD MAN, THE God ...1902 US sl.
• OLD MASTER God ...1849 Amer. dial.
• OLD SCHOLAR God ...1975 Amer. dial.
• PARAMOUR † applied by women to Jesus Christ; occasionally also to God; applied by men to the Virgin ...a1300
GOD - nouns, person
• IDOLANT † an idolater ...1592
• IDOLASTER † a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity ...c1386
• IDOLATER a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity ...c1380
• IDOLATRESS a female idolater ...1613
• ONE-GODDITE a monotheist (one who believes in one god) ...1831 nonce word
GODDAUGHTER - nouns, person
• NAME-DAUGHTER a girl, generally a goddaughter, who bears one's name ...1876 Sc.
GODFATHER - nouns, person
• PARRAIN a godfather ...1923 Amer. dial. (French)
GODFATHER - verbs
• BANG FOR to stand godfather or godmother to a child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
GODMOTHER - nouns, person
• MAMGUJLLA a godmother ...1908 Sc.
• MAMMGULLA a godmother ...1908 Sc.
• NAINAINE a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NANAN a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NANNY a godmother ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NENAIN a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NENAINE a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
GODMOTHER - verbs
• BANG FOR to stand godfather or godmother to a child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
GO IN - verbs
• INGO to go in ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
GOING - adjectives
• ON THE GAD on the move, going about ...1863
• UPON THE GAD on the move, going about ...c1815
GOING - adverbs
• AGAIT on the way, astir, going about, as opposed to lying down or confined to house or bed ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AGATE on the road, afoot, going about ...1825 Sc.
• A-GOG on the move, going ...1746 Eng. dial.
GOING - nouns
• FARE † a going, journeying; course, passage, way; voyage ...c1000
• GANG † 1. the power of going, ability to walk about ...a1175
† 2. manner of going, gait or carriage ...a1300
• GANGS † steps, goings, journeyings ...c825
• GATE † a going, journey, course ...a1300
• SITHE † a going, journey, path, way ...971
GOINGS-ON - nouns
• PALAVER business, concern, goings-on ...20C
• PALAVERMENT business, concern, goings-on ...20C
GOITRE - nouns
• DERBYSHIRE-NECK a swelling of the thyroid gland; goitre ...B1900 Eng. dial.
GOLD - adjectives
• AURIPOTENT †* having gold at command, rich in gold ...a1560
• AURULENT having the colour of gold ...1731
• RED golden, made of gold ...17C sl.
GOLD - nouns
• ACKY aqua fortis, nitric acid when used to test for gold ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• AFRICAN DUST gold ...1950s US sl.
• BULLET a small nugget of gold ...1889
• CAKE a gold nugget ...20C Aust. sl.
• CALIFORNIANS gold pieces ...Bk1891 sl.
• FAKEMS pinchbeck (a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, mixed in proportions so that it closely resembles gold in appearance) ...20C sl.
• GOLD-OBRIZON † pure or refined gold; fine gold ...1430-40
• MINER'S LOCO an insatiable lust for gold; gold fever ...1916 Amer. dial.
• OBRIZE GOLD † pure or refined gold; fine gold ...1629
• OCHRE money; gold ...c1860 sl.
• OLD MR. GORY a piece of gold, i.e. a gold con ...1698 criminals' sl.
• QUEER WEDGE adulterated gold or silver ...19C sl.
• RED gold, thus money, i.e. sovereigns ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• REDGE gold: manufactured or specie; in latter case specifically, a guinea ...c1696 sl.
• RED-ROGUE a gold piece ...1617 sl.
• RED-UN gold ...c1886 sl.
• RIDGE gold: manufactured or specie; in latter case specifically, a guinea ...c1696 sl.
• SUN † in alchemy: gold ...1610
• TONGUE † a wedge, an ingot of gold or silver ...1535
• YELLOW DIRT a contemptuous term for gold ...1753
• YELLOW FEVER greed for gold ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
GOLD - nouns, person
• HASSAYAMPA orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HASSAYAMPER orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar ...1901 Amer. dial.
GOLD - verbs
• CHASE THE PENNY WEIGHT to prospect for gold ...1930s Aust, sl.
• CHASE THE WEIGHT to prospect for gold ...1930s Aust, sl.
• RAISE THE COLOUR to discover gold ...M19 Aust. sl.
GOLDEN - adjectives
• DEAURATE † gilded, golden ...c1430
GOLDFINCH - nouns
• CARDUEL † a goldfinch ...1572
• DANDELION BIRD a goldfinch ...1956 Amer. dial.
• HEMP BIRD a goldfinch ...1858 Amer. dial.
• INFLUENZA SPARROW the goldfinch ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JACK-NICKER the goldfinch, Fringilla carduelis ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KEEHEE a goldfinch ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LADY WITH THE TEN FLOUNCES the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY WITH THE TWELVE FLOUNCES the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LETTUCE BIRD. a goldfinch ...a1782 Amer. dial.
• SALAD BIRD a goldfinch ...1808 Amer. dial.
• SEED EATER a goldfinch ...1917 Amer. dial.
• TARWEED CANARY a goldfinch ...1896 Amer. dial.
• THISTLE BIRD a goldfinch ...1808 Amer. dial.
• THISTLE-FINCH the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans ...1803 Eng. dial.
• TWEET a goldfinch ...1917 Amer. dial.
• TWITTER BIRD a goldfinch ...1956 Amer. dial.
• WILD CANARY a goldfinch ...1876 Amer. dial.
GOLDFISH - nouns
• MISSOURI MINNOW a goldfish ...1983 Amer. dial.
GOLDSMITH - nouns
• ORFEVRERIE goldsmith's work ...1423
GOLDSMITH - nouns, person
• ORFEVER †* a goldsmith ...1415
• REDGE-CULLY a goldsmith ...1665 sl.
• RIDGE-CULLY a goldsmith ...1665 sl.
GOLF - adjectives
• HALVED in golf: applied to a match which results in a drawn game; also applied to a hole when each party takes the same number of strokes to play it ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SCLAFFY of a stroke in golf: scrapy ...1887 Sc.
GOLF - nouns
• ACE in golf: a hole in one ...E20
• BAFF a stroke in golf in which the ground is struck with the sole of the club-head ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAFFIE a golf club ...1914 Sc.
• BAFFING-SPOON a wooden-headed golf club ...1858 Sc.
• BAFFY in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air ...1888 golfing usage
• BAFFY SPOON in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air ...1890 golfing usage
• BRASSIE a wooden golf club shod with brass ...1888
• BRASSY a wooden golf club shod with brass ...1888
• BULGER a wooden golf club with a convex face ...1889
• CADDIE SHACK any small building where golf caddies congregate and wait for work ...1953 US sl.
• DAWN PATROL golfers or surfers who head out early to beat others to the course or waves ...20C Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE BOGEY a score of two strokes over par on a hole
• DOUBLE EAGLE a score of three strokes under par on a hole
• FOOZLE in golf: a mis-hit shot ...1869 Sc.
• GOBBLE in golf: a rapid straight putt into a hole ...M19 now hist.
• GREAT GAME golf
• GUTTIE in golfing: a gutta-percha ball ...1890 golfers' sl.
• GUTTY in golfing: a gutta-percha ball ...1890 golfers' sl.
• MASHIE an iron golf club ...1881
• MASHY an iron golf club ...1881
• MAST in golf: a pin ...c1920 Brit. sl.
• NINETEENTH HOLE, THE the bar-room in a golf club-house ...1901 sl., orig. US
• RABBITRY a state of being a poor player. esp. in golf or tennis ...1920s sl.
• SCLAFF in golf: a muffled shot, caused by the club grazing the ground before striking the ball ...1887 Sc.
• SHANK in golf: an act of striking the ball with the heel of the club ...M20
• SNOWMAN in golfing; an 8 on the hole ...1980 Amer. golfers' usage
• TANGLE a golf club with a long slender shaft ...1891 Sc.
• WORM-BURNER a fast-moving ground ball in baseball, golf, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• YIPS, THE nervous trembling which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt ...1963 sl.
GOLF, GOLFER - nouns, person
• BAG RAT in golf: a caddy ...1937 US sl.
• CADDIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CAWDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• LOOPER a caddie ...1980s sl.
• RABBIT an inferior or novice golfer ...1904 sl.
GOLF - verbs
• ACE in golf: to complete a hole in one stroke ...M20
• BAFF to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke ...1881 Sc.
• CAN in golf: to sink a putt ...1970 Can. sl.
• CHALK-EYE to act as golf caddy ...1924 Amer. dial.
• LOOP to be a golf caddie ...1980s sl.
• SCLAFF 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.
• SHANK in golf: to strike the ball with the heel of the club ...E20
• SKLAFF 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.
• TOE in golf; to strike the ball with the point or tip of the club ...1893 Sc.
GONE - adjectives
• GONSKI gone ...2000 UK sl.
• NAPOO gone; dead; finished ...1919 Amer. sl.
• NAPOO-FINI gone; dead; finished ...Amer. World War I sl.
• YFARE † gone; travelled; dealt with ...900-930
• YFAREN † gone; travelled; dealt with ...900-930
GONE - phrases
• OFF LIKE A BRIDE'S NIGHTIE off or away with the utmost speed ...Aust. sl.
GONORRHEA - see VENEREAL DISEASE
GOOD - adjectives
• AG all good ...1997 US sl.
• AGATHOKAKOLOGICAL composed of good and evil ...a1843 nonce word
• AGGRO great; good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• ALL THAT superlative, very good ...1991 US sl.
• ALL-TIME memorably good; absolutely first-rate; great, fantastic, wonderful ...1945 Amer. sl., esp. surfing usage
• ANXIOUS good; fine ...1940s US Black sl.
• ASS-KICKING terribly exciting; sensational, very good ...1977 Amer. sl.
• AWESOME exceptionally good; wonderful; great, excellent ...1975 US sl.
• AWFUL excellent; good ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BABES, THE excellent, good, exactly as required ...1988 Sc. sl.
• BAD good, excellent, worthy of esteem or value ... ...1897 sl., orig. US Black
• BAGOOSE good ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BANG-UP very good, first-rate, splendid, excellent ...1834 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BEN good ...16C sl.
• BENE good ...16C sl.
• BENEDICT † good, blessed, benign, salutary ...1576
• BENEFICENT doing good, kind ...1616
• BENEFICIAL † doing good, kind ...1526
• BENEFICIOUS † doing good, kind ...1535
• BIEN good ...16C sl.
• BIT OF ALL RIGHT, A extremely good ...Bk1903 sl.
• BONIFORM cognizant of moral goodness; having the form of good ...L17
• BONO good ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• BONSER good, excellent ...1904 Aust. sl.
• BONZ good ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• BONZA good ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• BONZE good, excellent ...1904 Aust. sl.
• BONZER excellent; first-rate, good ...1904 Aust. sl.
• BONZERINO good ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• BOODGEREE good ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• BOODJER-RE good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
• BOOJERY good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
• BOON † good, goodly ...LME
• BOTTLER superlatively good, excellent ...1959 Aust. sl.
• BOTTLING excellent, superlatively good ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BRAG prime, first-rate, surpassingly good ...1836 US
• BRAW worthy, excellent; very good, surpassing in any respect ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRICKY a like a 'brick' or good fellow ...1864
• BUDGEREE good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
• BUDGERY good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
• BUENO good ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CANNY agreeable to the eyes or perception, tidy, seemly, comely; good, worthy; very satisfactory ...1802 Sc.
• CLINKING exceedingly good ...M17 sl.
• COPISSETTIC satisfactory; good, very good ...1933 sl.
• CRAZY excellent; good; hip ...1948 sl., orig. US jazz
• DALLY good, kind, nice, sweet ...2002 UK sl.
• DANGE extremely good (rhymes with strange; short for dangerous) ...2002 Can. sl.
• DANDY fancy; fashionable; hence, splendid, first-rate, excellent, fine; very good of its kind ...1792 colloq., orig. US
• DARBY excellent; wonderful, first-rate; great; good; fine ...1918 US sl.
• DARK good ...1998 UK sl.
• DECENT very good, excellent ...1960s US college sl.
• DEVILISH-HOLY wicked and good at the same time ...1709
• DOOG good ...M19 back-slang
• DUAL good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DUCKY attractive, good ...1901 US sl.
• EGREGIOUS of things: remarkably good or great; of events and utterances: striking, significant ...1547-64
• EXTRA excellent, unusually good; skilled, expert ...1848 Amer. dial.
• EXTRA-SPECIAL exceptionally good or fine ...colloq.
• FAB delightful, wonderful, fine, very good, excellent, fabulous ...1957 Amer. sl.
• FABE very good, excellent ...1967 UK sl.
• FABEL very good, excellent, lovely ...2002 UK sl.
• FABULICIOUS good; good-tasting; often used of a sexually appealing man ...1997 US sl.
• FAIRISH in a pleasant manner; to a fair degree; fairly good ...E19 colloq.
• FANTABULOUS very good, fantastic, fabulous ...1958 US sl.
• FANTASTIC excellent, almost excellent, very good, merely good ...1929 US sl.
• FAT nice; good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FINELY fine, very good ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FIZZING excellent, very good, first-rate, splendid ...1885 Eng. dial. sl.
• FLY fine; good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FOXY excellent; first-rate; splendid, good ...1900s US Black sl.
• FRESH excellent; fine; very good; great, superb ...1984 sl., orig. US rap musician’s usage
• GANGSTA good, exciting ...2002 US hip-hop usage
• GAUDY in negative sentences: very good ...1884 sl.
• GAY † brilliantly good; excellent, fine ...c1470
• GAYISH fairly good or large ...1855 Eng. dial.
• GOOD AS EVER STRODE A POT of a person: as good as there has ever been ...Bk1904 sl.
• GOOD AS EVER TWANGED, AS as good as possible ...L16
• GOOD AS YOU WOULD DESIRE TO PISS ON, AS excellent, good, first-rate ...L17 sl.
• GOOD GOOD very good ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAND GOOD very good ...1904 Amer. dial.
• GREAT excellent, very good, fine, admirable ...E19 colloq.
• GROUSE excellent, very good ...c1920 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAIRY good, impressive ...1959 US sl.
• HANDSOME honourable, noble; good, giving good quality or measure ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HARD good, excellent, fine...1960 Amer. dial.
• HELLACIOUS extraordinarily good; bad, intense, violent, severe, etc. ...1929 Amer. sl.
• HOKEY-DOKEY good, fine, acceptable ...1930s US sl.
• HOT CACK very good ...20C Aust. sl.
• HUNKIDORI superlatively good ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUNKY-DORY superlatively good ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOT absolute first-rate, splendid; good or well; fashionably attractive ...1866 Amer. sl.
• HUNKUM-BUNKUM very fine, excellent, good, splendid ...1908 Amer. dial
• IMMENSE superlatively good, fine, splendid ...1762 sl.
• JAM excellent, first-rate, good, satisfactory ...1832 Amer. dial.
• JAMMY first-rate, good, excellent; very lucky or profitable ...1853
• JAM UP excellent, first-rate, good, satisfactory ...1847 Amer. dial.
• JELLY * good, worthy, excellent; having a high opinion of oneself; proud, haughty ...c1560-73 Sc.
• KEWL good, sophisticated, self-possessed, 'cool' ...1998 US sl.
• KNOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LARRUPING very good, excellent; esp. used of food ...1900s US sl.
• LICKIN' GOOD extremely good, very good ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUSH good, excellent ...1950s sl.
• MACCA exceptionally good ...1990s W. Indies
• MAD exciting, good, excellent ...1941 sl.
• MANNERLY somewhat above the average; good ...1854 Eng. dial.
• MATERIAL good, excellent ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• MEAN very good, very clever, adroit ...1910s sl., orig. US
• MESSY good, first-rate ...1930s US Black sl.
• MONSTER excellent, very good; impressive, large, big, formidable ...1953 US sl., orig. Black usage
• MOVIN' good; pleasurable; fashionable; popular ...1997 US
• MUCH MORE very good ...1994 US sl.
• NASTY wickedly good, excellent, first-class, esp. in the respect of attractiveness or effectiveness ...1834 Amer. sl.
• NOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NON-HEINOUS good ...1991 US sl.
• NOT BAD rather good, or quite good ...1909 UK sl.
• NOT HALF BAD quite good ...1867 UK sl.
• OAK good, satisfactory
• OFF THE HOOK very good, so good as to transcend description ...1990s US Black & teen sl.
• O.K. esp. of persons: of good or estimable character; decent ...1839 colloq.
• OKA good, satisfactory
• OKAY esp. of persons: of good or estimable character; decent ...1839 colloq.
• OK COAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• OKE okay; all right; good ...1929
• OKEY 1. good, fine, satisfactory, acceptable ...M19 sl.
2. of a person: good, decent ...L19 sl.
• OKEY-DOKE satisfactory, correct, good, fine, acceptable ...1932 sl., orig. US
• OKEY-DOKEY good, satisfactory
• OKEY-DOKIE satisfactory, correct, good ...1942 Amer. sl.
• OKIE DOKE good, satisfactory
• OKIE-DOKIE good, satisfactory
• OK KOAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• OOJIT-NAWSTY good, pleasing ...1929 Amer. dial.
• PARTICULAR of entertainment, food, etc. specially good or enjoyable ...1965 Sc.
• POPULAR good, as 'a popular pie' ...L19 sl.
• PRIME good ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PUCKA genuine, reliable, or good ...1690 Anglo-Indian
• QUARE good, excellent; also, a general intensifier ...M19 Irish sl.
• RAD a general intensifier; extreme, excessive, very much, excellent, best; exciting, good ...1982 sl., orig. US teen
• RADICAL extreme, outrageous, good ...1967 US sl., orig. surfing usage
• RAGING very good, very exciting ...1995 US sl.
• RATTLE good, excellent ...1888 Eng. dial.
• RATTLING good, splendid, excellent, great; first-rate; of good quality ...1851 Eng. dial.
• REAL eminently good in any way; true, staunch ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RIGHT AS NAILS perfectly fine; in good condition; healthy ...1894
• SAPPY full of goodness, good ...1563
• SHIT-HOT very good, excellent ...1961 sl.
• SICKER † genuine, good ...a1400-50
• SKOOKUM strong, big, powerful; good, fine, satisfactory ...1894 Amer. dial.
• SNODGER excellent, first-rate, very good ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• SPANDY very good or fine; smart ...M19 US colloq.
• SPIFFING excellent, wonderful, pretty damn good ...1872 sl.
• SPIFFY wonderful, pretty damn good ...c1930s UK playground sl.
• STUNNING remarkable, exceptional, excellent, very good, stylish ...1849 sl.
• SUPER-SNOLLY-GONCHUS superlatively good ...1905 Amer. dial.
• TAD-LARRUPING very good, excellent; esp. used of food ...1900s US sl.
• TALL excellent, good, first-class ...1835-40 US sl.
• THEOTIOUS very good ...1969 Amer. dial.
• THOROUGH-GONE thoroughly good or bad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGH-GO-NIMBLE thoroughly good or bad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGHGOOD thoroughly good ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THREE BEANS very good; (French 'tres bien') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• TIDY † good, excellent, satisfactory, useful; of good character or ability; worthy, brave; able, skilful ...c1350
• TIP-TOPPING of the highest quality; first-rate, excellent, superlatively good; of persons: belonging to the highest rank or class ...1827
• TIPTOPPISH of the highest quality; first-rate, excellent, superlatively good; of persons: belonging to the highest rank or class ...1855
• TIPTOPSOME of the highest quality; first-rate, excellent, superlatively good; of persons: belonging to the highest rank or class ...1819
• TOLL-LOLL tolerable, pretty good, pretty well, passable ...1797 sl.
• TOL-LOL tolerable, bearable, pretty good, pretty well, passable ...1797 sl.
• TRACE BEANS adj. very good; (French 'tres bien') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• UNGODLY extremely good; superlative ...1970s US campus sl.
• UNKNOWN doing good secretly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UNREAL used positively to denote something incredibly good, and negatively, to denote something unbelievably difficult, awful, unpleasant, or deplorable ...1965 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• V.G. very good ...1940s sl.
• WACK positive, extremely good ...1990s sl.
• WACKED positive, extremely good ...1990s sl.
• WEE BABES, THE excellent, good, exactly as required ...1988 Sc. sl.
• WHACK positive, extremely good ...1990s sl.
• WICKED really good, fantastic, excellent, first-rate, wonderful; great; deeply satisfying ...1920 sl., orig. US
• WICKED GOOD very good ...1974 Amer. dial.
• WRONG right, good ...1990s sl.
• ZOOLY fine, good, exciting ...1960s US teen sl.
GOOD - nouns
• BAD BOY anything good or impressive ...1980s US Black sl.
• BALLS, THE a person or thing that is regarded as extraordinarily good or bad ...1938 US sl.
• BEAUTEOUS MAXIMUS a good deal; a good job ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BENDER anything very large or good of its kind ...1842 Eng. dial.
• BENEFACT † a good deed or benefit ...1656
• BENEFACTION a doing good, kindly or generous action; an act of kindness ...a1662
• BENEFICE † a good deed, kindness, favour ...1340
• BENEFICENCE doing good; active kindness ...1531
• BENEFICENCY † doing good; active kindness ...1576
• BENEFICIALNESS † doing good, kindness ...1528
• BENEFIT † a thing well done; a good or noble deed ...1377
• BENESHIP something that is very good ...M16 sl.
• BENSHIP something that is very good ...M16 sl.
• BERRIES, THE something thought to be very good or excellent ...1920 Amer. sl.
• BERRY a good thing ...Bk1904 Amer. college
• BIG THING ON ICE, A a profitable venture; a good thing ...1890 sl.
• BOMB something cool or good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BONITY † the quality of being good, goodness ...1585
• BONSA a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONSER a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONSTER a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONZA a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONZER a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONZOR a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BOONIE something very good or excellent ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CHERRY something good or cool ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CORN-CRACKER a good thing ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CRACKER something exceptionally good or fine of its type ...colloq.
• CRUSH'N that which looks good, esp. clothes ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CURATE'S EGG something that is good in parts ...1961 UK sl.
• DANDY a very good thing of its kind; the best ...L18 colloq.
• DANK something that's extremely good ...20C college sl.
• DARBEROO a good thing ...1930s sl.
• DOOG ENO a good one ...M19 back-slang
• DOOGHENO a good one ...M19 back-slang
• GALE a state of excitement or hilarity; a good time ...a1800 US
• GOOD HERB anything especially good ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOODIE something that is special and good ...1975 US sl.
• GOOD THING ON ICE a profitable venture; a good thing ...1890 sl.
• HUMMER an exceptionally good thing ...1681 UK sl.
• JAUL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JAWL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOLLY-UP a good time ...1920s sl.
• LACER any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALAPAZAZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALOOSA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALUZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLYPALOOZER someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALO someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALOOSA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLYPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLYPALOOZER n. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• LULUS two or more of anything good ...20C US sl.
• MASTER anything good of its kind ...1866 Eng. dial.
• NAILER a marvellously good thing, animal, or person; an exceptionally good hand at something; anything of superior or surprising quality; a surprising lie ...a1818 colloq.
• NAPPER anything large and good of its kind ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• NATION OF A TIME a very good time ...1952 Amer. dial.
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
• O.G. n. something Old and Good ...1991 US sl.
• OPTIMITY the quality or fact of being the best or very good; excellence ...1656
• RAPPER something remarkably good or large; something excellent ...1653
• RATTLER anything very good or large of its kind ...1889 Eng. dial.
• REAMER anything exceptionally good of its kind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RORT something exceptionally good ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• SKIRRUP a good time; a frolic ...1896 Amer. dial.
• TOPPER an exceptionally good or excellent person or thing; the best or one of the best of the kind ...1709 colloq.
• WOLLAPALOOZE someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
GOOD - nouns, person
• BALLS, THE a person or thing that is regarded as extraordinarily good or bad ...1938 US sl.
• BAWCOCK a fine fellow; a good fellow; a jolly fellow; a burlesque term of endearment ...1599 arch.
• BELLIBONE †* a beautiful and excellent woman; one who excels in beauty and goodness...1579
• BEN COVE a good fellow; a friend ...17C sl.
• BEN CULL a good fellow; a friend ...19C sl.
• BENE COVE a friend; literally, a good fellow ...17C sl.
• BENE CULL a good fellow; a friend ...19C sl.
• BERRIES, THE someone thought to be very good or excellent ...1920 Amer. sl.
• BONNE † a good girl ...E16
• BRICK a good fellow; one whom one approves for his genuine good qualities ...1840 sl. or colloq.
• BROTH OF A BOY, A a downright good fellow ...1822 colloq. Irish
• CAMARADA DE AQUELLA a term of high praise; a 'number-one guy' ...1960s US sl.
• CAT a good fellow; a guy ...1938 Amer. dial., esp. among Blacks
• FAULTLESS CUBE, A a truly good man; an almost perfect man ...1853
• GOOD EGG a good fellow ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GOOD FILE a good fellow ...19C sl.
• GOOD PEOPLE a good person ...1950s Amer. sl.
• GOODY-GOODY an excessively or ostentatiously good person ...1889 sl.
• HARLOT † a fellow; playfully, a good fellow ...c1386
• HORSE a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1808 Amer. sl.
• HOSS a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1845 Amer. sl.
• JACK OF CLUBS a good fellow or man ...19C US sl.
• LACER any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALAPAZAZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALOOSA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALUZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLYPALOOZER someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALO someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALOOSA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLYPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLYPALOOZER n. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• NAILER a marvellously good thing, animal, or person; an exceptionally good hand at something; anything of superior or surprising quality; a surprising lie ...a1818 colloq.
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
• O'BRIEN'S DOG one who is all things to all people ...20C Irish sl.
• ONE OF THE BEST a good fellow; a good companion ...c1920 society usage
• TOFF a good sort; an excellent or admirable person ...1898 Brit. sl.
• TOPPER an exceptionally good or excellent person or thing; the best or one of the best of the kind ...1709 colloq.
• WHITE MAN (racist) a good and brave man ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WOLLAPALOOZE someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
GOOD - verbs
• BE A DAG AT to be extremely good or expert at ...1890s Aust. sl.
• BONIFY to make good; to turn into good ...L17
• DOW † to be good, strong, vigorous, virtuous, valiant, or manly ...OE
• HAVE A GOOD NAIL IN ONE to be of a good disposition ...Bk1866 Sc.
• KILL OUT to feel good; to be exhilarated ...1930s US Black sl.
• MARK SOMEONE'S CARD to categorize, usually either as a good or trustworthy person, or a bad an untrustworthy person; to put someone in a specific position ...1960s sl.
• SIZZLE to be extremely good; to be excellent ...Aust. sl.
GOOD - interjections
• NOT BAD! good! excellent! ...M19 US
GOOD - phrases
• I COULD EAT THIS WITH MY TOE IN THE FIRE it's so good I'll ignore the circumstances ...1980 Amer. dial.
• I COULD EAT THIS WITH ONE FOOT IN THE MILK BUCKET it's so good I'll ignore the circumstances ...1989 Amer. dial.
• IT'S A WEAPON a good and positive thing ...2000s Irish sl.
• NOT HALF SO BAD not as bad as might have been feared, quite good ...L18
• NOT SO BAD not as bad as might have been feared, quite good ...L18
• NOT SO HOT not very good or not very well ...1927 Amer. sl.
• WOOL IS UP times are good ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
GOODBYE - nouns
• SAILOR'S FAREWELL any form of goodbye that is essentially a curse ...L19 sl.
• VALE a goodbye, farewell, or leave-taking ...1580-3
GOODBYE - verbs
• BETAKE † to bid adieu, to say goodbye ...1642
• BETEACH † to bid adieu or goodbye ....c1314
GOODBYE - interjections/phrases
• ABYSSINIA goodbye; I'll be seeing you ...1934 sl., orig. US
• ALL THE BEST goodbye ...1968 UK sl.
• A.M.F. goodbye; the finish (Adios (or aloha) motherfucker) ...1963 Amer. sl.
• AU RESERVOIR goodbye, 'au revoir' ...1853
• AUREV goodbye (French au revoir) ...1920s
• BE SEEING YOU goodbye ...1934
• BE SEEIN' YOU IN HALIFAX goodbye ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUNG HO! goodbye! ...1920s sl.
• BYE goodbye ...1709
• BYEE goodbye ...1964
• CHECK YOU goodbye ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CHECK YOU LATER goodbye ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DA DA! goodbye ...L17 colloq., chiefly nursery usage
• DAY, DAY! † a childish expression for 'good day'; goodbye ...1712
• HASTA LA VISTA goodbye ...M20
• HOORAY goodbye ...1898 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HOOROO goodbye ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HURROO goodbye ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• I'LL BE SEEING YOU! goodbye ...1940s
• LATER! Goodbye! ...1950s Amer. sl.
• OLIVE OIL! Au revoir! ...1884 sl., orig. music-halls'
• ONE goodbye, see you later ...2000s US teen sl.
• PIP-PIP goodbye ...1907 sl.
• SARAJEVO goodbye; 'see you later' ...1980s US college sl.
• SAYONARA farewell, goodbye ...1870 Japanese
• SEE YOU goodbye ...1962
• SEE YOU IN CHURCH, IF YOU SIT BY THE WINDOW an informal way of saying goodbye to people one knows well ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR goodbye ...1956 jocular, orig. US
• SEE YOU SOME MORE! goodbye ...1940s NZ sl.
• SO LONG goodbye ...1865 orig. US
• TAKE IT EASY goodbye, see you later ...1950s US
• TAKE IT SLOW goodbye, see you later ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• TA-TA! goodbye! ...1823 orig. nursery usage
• TATTY-BYE goodbye ...1971 Brit. sl.
• TOODLE-OO goodbye ...1907 Brit.
• TOODLE-PIP goodbye ...1907 Brit.
• TOOTLE-OO goodbye ...1907 Brit.
• TOOTLE-PIP goodbye ...1907 Brit.
• T.T.F.N. goodbye; 'Ta-Ta For Now' ...1948 Brit.
• VALE! farewell; goodbye ...1550
GOOD-FOR-NOTHING - adjectives
• BADOUS weakly, good-for-nothing ...1908 Sc.
• BAGGAGE † of persons: morally worthless, good-for-nothing, vile ...1580
• GAMMY good-for-nothing, idle, blundering ...1884 Eng. dial.
• HALF-NABS good-for-nothing; neither one thing nor another ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALFPENNY-WORTH a good-for-nothing or clownish fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAND-ME-DOWN LOOKING worthless, good-for-nothing in appearance ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ILL-GOTTEN illegitimate; good-for-nothing ...1880 Sc.
• LEWD † of persons, their actions, etc.: bad, vile, evil, wicked, base; unprincipled, ill-conditioned; good-for-nothing; worthless ...c1386
• LOREL † good-for-nothing ...1590
• MEACHING skulking, cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Amer. dial.
• MEECHING skulking, sneaking, creeping softly; cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MICHING skulking, cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Amer. dial.
• NAUGHTY valueless, good-for-nothing, insignificant, trifling; small and contemptible in appearance ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NE'ER-DO-WELL good-for-nothing, worthless; incorrigible ...a1773
• NO-ACCOUNT worthless; useless; good-for-nothing; insignificant; undependable, untrustworthy, criminal ...1845 Amer. dial.
• NO-COUNT worthless, lazy, shiftless; useless, good-for-nothing; insignificant, trivial ...1853 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER DAMN worthless or good for nothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER QUARTER worthless or good for nothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER'S BUTTON worthless or good for nothing ...1939 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DURN good for nothing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RAGABASH contemptible, mean, paltry; good-for-nothing ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAGAMUFF †* rough, beggarly, good-for-nothing, disorderly ...1591
• TAG-RAGLY good-for-nothing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALLOCKING idle, good-for-nothing; slovenly, untidy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TRIFLING lazy, shiftless, inefficient, worthless, good-for-nothing ...1832 Amer. dial.
• WAFF of persons: vagabond-like, disreputable, worthless in character, good-for-nothing ...1788 Sc.
GOOD-FOR-NOTHING - nouns, person
• BAD-NAUGHT a worthless, good-for-nothing person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• BAGGAGE a woman of bad character; a worthless, good-for-nothing woman; a woman of disreputable or immoral life, a strumpet; a prostitute; an opprobrious epithet applied to women and children ...1596
• BREEL †* a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow ...c1485
• BRETHEL † a worthless fellow; a good-for-nothing wretch; a miserable wretch ...c1440
• BROTHEL orig. a good-for-nothing man ...14C
• BUM a vagrant; a good-for-nothing
• CUMBER-GROUND anything utterly worthless and in people's way; one that is good-for-nothing ...1657
• DAW a lazy, good-for-nothing person; a sluggard ...c1460
• DHIRL a good-for-nothing person ...Bk1900 N. Ireland
• DIRTRIE a collective term expressive of contempt, denoting despicable, good-for-nothing persons ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DRUTTLE a useless, good-for-nothing person ...19C Sc.
• FEISTER a good-for-nothing ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GALLOWS-ROGUE a jailbird, a rascal; a good-for-nothing ...1894 Eng. dial.
• GALLOWS-TAG a jailbird, a rascal; a good-for-nothing ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLOWS-TANG a jailbird, a rascal; a good-for-nothing ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HACKSLAVER a dirty, slovenly fellow; an idle, dissolute, good-for-nothing man; a disgusting and silly fellow ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAINGLE an idle, loutish fellow; a lazy, slovenly good-for-nothing ...1791 Sc.
• HALLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANGEREL a lazy, idle, good-for-nothing person; a hanger-on ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HANGRELL a lazy, idle, good-for-nothing person; a hanger-on ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HANGY-BANGY a big, lazy fellow; a good-for-nothing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANNIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANZIEL an idle, loutish fellow; a lazy, slovenly good-for-nothing ...1791 Sc.
• HARRIGOAD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HARRY-GAUD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HULLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• JACK SHIT a worthless good-for-nothing ...20C sl.
• LALLYGAG a wastrel, a wasteful or good-for-nothing person; an irresponsible person ...1940s sl.
• LOLLYGAG a wastrel, a wasteful or good-for-nothing person; an irresponsible person ...1940s sl.
• LUSK † an idle, lazy, slothful, good-for-nothing fellow; a sluggard ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOLDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MOULDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• NE'ER-BE-GOOD a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing, disreputable, or worthless person ...1675
• NE'ER-DO-GOOD a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing, disreputable, or worthless person ...1814
• NE'ER-DO-WELL one who never does, and is never likely to do, well; a good-for-nothing, worthless, disreputable person ...1737
• NE'ER-THRIFT † a good-for-nothing or worthless person ...c1440
• NEVER-DO-GOOD a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing fellow ...1814 Sc.
• OIL CAN a worthless person or thing; a good-for-nothing ...1920 Amer. sl.
• OMADAUN a stupid person; a simpleton, a fool; a lazy, good-for-nothing fellow ...1843 Ireland
• ONDOCHT a poor, weakly, emaciated person or animal; a good-for-nothing ...a1838 Sc.
• PIDDELER a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing ...1779 Amer. dial.
• PIDDLER a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing ...1779 Amer. dial.
• PIKE a poor White person; a good-for-nothing ...1856 Amer. dial.
• PIKER a poor White person; a good-for-nothing ...1859 Amer. dial.
• PUKER a good-for-nothing ...19C Shrewsbury School colloq.
• RAGABASH a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGABRASH a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin ...1718 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAGABUS a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin ...1718 Sc.
• RAGABUSH a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin ...1718 Sc.
• RAGAPELT a ragged person; an idle, good-for-nothing person ...1866 Sc.
• RAGBELT a ragged person; an idle, good-for-nothing person ...1866 Sc.
• RAGBILD a ragged person; an idle, good-for-nothing person ...1866 Sc.
• RALLACK a roving character; an idle good-for-nothing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACK a good-for-nothing fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANNAGANT a wild, loose-living person; a good-for-nothing ...1832 Sc.
• RAP-A-TAG a dissipated, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well ...1887 Eng. dial.
• SART-POLL a foolish, weak person; one easily imposed upon; a good-for-nothing fellow ...1867 Eng dial.
• SCALAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCALLAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCALLYWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCANT-O'-GRACE a graceless fellow; a good-for-nothing ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAPEGRACE a man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; a careless, idle, harebrained fellow; a graceless, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well; a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; a scamp (rarely applied to a female) ...1809
• SCART a contemptible, good-for-nothing, scurvy fellow; a mean, niggardly person ...1825 Sc.
• SHABAROON † a mean-spirited person; a disreputable person; a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin; a ragged person ...a1700 sl.
• SHACK a tramp; a bum; a vagabond; a good-for-nothing; a shiftless fellow ...1828 Amer. dial.
• SKALAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKALLAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKEESICK a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SKEESUCKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZACKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1875 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZECKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1850 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZICKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZIX a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK an unpleasant or despicable person; a vile or good-for-nothing fellow ...1841 sl.
• SOONER a weak idler; a lazy good-for-nothing ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SPALPEEN a disagreeable, miserable, or contemptible person; a low, mean, or good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless person; a rogue, a rascal, a scamp ...1815 Irish
• STRACKLE-BRAIN a giddy, thoughtless person; a simpleton, a fool; a good-for-nothing ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TALLACK a good-for-nothing, idle person; a ragamuffin; a slatternly woman ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TALLOCK a good-for-nothing idle person; a ragamuffin; a slatternly woman ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TALLOCKER a good-for-nothing, idle person; a ragamuffin; a slatternly woman ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TASHEL a good-for-nothing man or woman; a drunkard; a slovenly woman; a troublesome child ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TASSEL a good-for-nothing man or woman; a drunkard; a slovenly woman; a troublesome child ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TASSOCK a good-for-nothing person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAUNEANT † a good-for-nothing person ...1621
• VAURIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1825-9
• VAUT RIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1868
• WAFER a wastrel, a good-for-nothing ...1894 Sc.
• WAFFINGER a vagabond, a worthless, good-for-nothing person; a ne'er-do-well ...1825 Sc.
• WAFFIPOKE a vagabond; a worthless, good-for-nothing person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAFFLES a good-for-nothing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ZOB a good-for-nothing; a contemptible person; a weak person ...1911 US sl.
GOOD FRIDAY - nouns
• BLACK FRIDAY Good Friday ...1967 Amer. dial.
GOOD-HEARTED - nouns, person
• ACE an estimable or solidly dependable person; a good-hearted person ...1848 Amer. sl.
GOOD-HUMOURED - adjectives
• BOUZY of a jolly and good-humoured appearance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• QUIRKY playful, witty, merry, good-humoured ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
GOOD-LOOKING - see ATTRACTIVE
GOODLY - adjectives
• WALE † chosen; choice, select; excellent, noble, goodly ...c1250
GOOD-NATURED - adjectives
• CHANCY lucky, fortunate; good-natured ...1928 Amer. dial.
• LIKELY handsome, attractive; good-natured; pleasing, agreeable ...1809 Amer. dial.
• NATERFUL good-natured ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIDDISH good-natured ...M18 sl.
GOOD-NATURED - nouns, person
• SAWNEY a simpleton, a fool, a stupid fellow; a soft, good-natured fellow ...a1700 colloq.
GOODNESS - nouns
• BONITY † the quality of being good, goodness ...1585
• EESKYIE goodness, sense, decency ...1929 Sc.
• OF-FALLING a falling off in health, excellence, or goodness ...1825 Sc.
• SINGULARITY † distinction due to or involving some superior quality; special excellence or goodness ...c1450
GOOD NIGHT - interjections
• BENE DARKMANS! good night ...M16 sl.
•. NIGHT-NIGHT good night ...1896 Brit., orig. children's vocabulary
• NIGHTY-NIGHT good night ...1896 Brit., orig. children's vocabulary
• SAHA! good night! ...L19 Royal Navy sl.
GOODS - nouns
• FEE † movable property in general; goods, possessions, wealth ...c888
• TRAPS belongings, personal property; things; goods, furniture ...1813
GOOD-TEMPERED - adjectives
• GAIN tractable, docile, easy to manage; good-tempered, willing, obliging ...1809 Eng. dial.
GOODWILL - verbs
• FIND FAVOUR IN THE EYES OF to gain the goodwill of ...1700
GOOSE - adjectives
• GANDEROUS pert. to a gander ...1630 nonce word
GOOSE - nouns
• A-LAG a sporting term for a flight of geese ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG a tough old goose, not fit for eating; an inferior breed of sheep ...1771 Eng. dial.
• CANADA HONKER a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADA HONKY a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADA TRUMPETER a Canada goose ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CANADIAN HONKER a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADIAN SNOW GOOSE a Canada goose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GABBLE RACKET the honking sound made by wild geese flying at night ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GAD the wild goose ...1930 Amer. dial.
• GAGGLER a goose ...1624
• GAINER a gander ...1798 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALE OF GEESE, A † a flock of geese ...1825 Sc.
• GANNER a gander ...1734 Sc.
• GOBBLE RATCHET the honking sound made by wild geese flying at night ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HAIR goose feathers or down; a bed or pillow filled with these ...1887 Amer. dial.
• HONKER a goose ...1835 Amer.
• JEW-BUTTER goose grease ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• KAYK the cry of a goose ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KENNEDY a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• LAG a goose ...1824 Sc.
• LAGGIE a goose ...1824 Sc.
• LAG OF GULLS a young goose and gander ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAIDEN a gosling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD STEG a gander ...1800 Eng. dial.
• QUEKE †* an imitation of the note of a goose ...c1381
• ROGER † a goose ...M16 sl.
• TIB † a goose ...1622 sl.
• TIB OF THE BUTTERY † a goose ...1622 sl.
GOOSE - nouns, person
• GOZZARD a gooseherd, one who tends to a flock of geese ...E15
GOOSE - verbs
• CAKE to cackle as a goose, or as a hen wanting to sit ...1788 Eng. dial.
• GABBLE of geese, etc.: to utter with rapidity inarticulate sounds ...1697
GOOSE - interjections
• GAG! a call to geese ...1896 Eng. dial.
• GANDY GANDY! a call to geese ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAIL! a cry used to drive away geese ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALE! a cry used to drive away geese ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LAG! a call to a goose to be fed ...1824 Sc.
• LAGGIE! a call to a goose to be fed ...1824 Sc.
• OB-EE! a call for geese ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GOOSEBERRY - nouns
• BERRY the gooseberry ...1787 N. Ireland, Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BERRY-SLUFFS the skins of gooseberries ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BLOB a large gooseberry ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAY-BERRIES the wild gooseberry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEWBERRY the gooseberry ...1656 Eng. dial.
• FEABERRY a gooseberry ...1597 Eng. dial.
• GALLIGASKIN a gooseberry ...1864 Sc.
• GANDER a gooseberry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GOOSEGOG a gooseberry ...1823 sl.
• GOOZIE a gooseberry ...L19 Aust. sl.
• GOZZIE a gooseberry ...L19 Aust. sl.
• THAPE-PIE gooseberry pie ...1869 Eng. dial.
• THAPES the fruit of the gooseberry, Ribes Grossularia ...1682 Sc. & Eng. dial.
GOOSEBERRY - verbs
• NESP to pick off the heads and tails of gooseberries ...1781 Eng. dial.
GOOSEFLESH - adjectives
• GOOSE-SKINNED covered in gooseflesh ...1926 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEY having gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOOSIFIED affected with goose-flesh ...1837 nonce word
• QUILLED of the flesh: roughed by cold; having goose-flesh ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GOOSEFLESH - nouns
• AGER BUMPS gooseflesh ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ASH-SPOTS goose-bumps ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BLUE PIMPLES gooseflesh ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN-FLESH gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN SKIN gooseflesh ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEBERRIES gooseflesh ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEBERRY PIMPLES gooseflesh ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE BUMPS gooseflesh ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE LUMPS gooseflesh ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE MEAT gooseflesh ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE PIMPLES gooseflesh ...1889 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-SKIN gooseflesh ...1889 Amer. dial.
• HENFLESH gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
• QUILLY a roughness of the skin caused by cold; goose-flesh ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GOOSEFLESH - verbs
• CATERPILLAR to have goose-flesh ...1891 Amer. dial.
GO OUT - verbs
• JAUL to go out ...1940s S. Afr.
• JAWL to go out ...1940s S. Afr.
• JOL to go out ...1940s S. Afr.
GOPHER - nouns
• MEADOW MOLE a gopher ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SALAMANDER a gopher ...1859 Amer. dial.
• NURLY knotty, gnarled ...1806 Amer.
• SCRABBIE stunted, gnarled, shrivelled ...Bk1904 Sc.
GNARLED - nouns
• SCRAB anything stunted, gnarled, or shrivelled ...B1900 Sc.
GNASH - verbs
• GANCH to snap with the teeth; to snarl, to bite, to gnash the teeth ...1891 Sc.
• GANSH to snatch at anything with open jaws, to snap, to snarl; to gnash the teeth ...c1715 Sc.
• GAUNCH to snatch at anything with open jaws, to snap, to snarl; to gnash the teeth ...c1715 Sc.
• INFRENDIATE †* to gnash the teeth, usually in anger ...1623
• NANG to gnash or grind the teeth to make half articulate sounds by wagging the jaw in mockery ...1863 Eng. dial.
GNAT - nouns
• GIMLET-NOSE a gnat ...Eng. dial.
• MINGE a gnat ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MINGIE a gnat ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
GNAW - verbs
• KNABBLE † to bite, to gnaw, to nibble ...1567
• NABBLE to gnaw, to nibble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NAG to gnaw, to nibble; to keep chewing at ...1825 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• NAGGLE to gnaw; to nag, to quarrel, to haggle ...1869
• NATTLE to nibble; to chew with difficulty; to gnaw; to nip ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAUNCH to eat or devour greedily; to munch, to gnaw; to tear up ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAUNGE to eat or devour greedily; to munch, to gnaw ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TO-FRET † to gnaw, to devour, to consume ...a1225
• TO-GNAW † to gnaw to pieces, to gnaw away ...a1300
• YACKLE to gnaw, to chew (confused with 'yaggle') ...1880 Sc.
GO - verbs
• ALLAY to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALLEY to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALLEZ to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• BAIL to leave, to depart, to go; to play truant; hence, to run out on, to renege on someone ...1977 US sl.
• BIN to go ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BING † to go ...1567 gypsy sl.
• BOUN to betake one's self to a place; to go ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHOOGLE to go; to drive; to progress; to continue what has been started ...1970 Amer. sl.
• DALLY to leave, to go ...1970s US Black sl.
• DAP to go; to potter ...c1935 Royal Air Force sl.
• EASE ON to go, to make one's way, to leave with a parting gesture ...1959 US sl.
• FALL to come or go ...1899 Amer. sl., esp. Black & jazz usage
• FALL UP to go to ...1952 US sl.
• FAND † to go, to proceed ...a1340
• FANG † to take one's way; to go, to proceed ...c1400
• FOND † to go, to proceed ...a1340
• FREAK OFF to go, to leave ...1970 US sl.
• GAN to go ...1712 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GANG † to walk, to go ...c950 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAUL ASHES to leave, to stir, to go ...c1938 Amer. sl.
• HAUL ONE'S ASHES to leave, to stir, to go ...1964 Amer. sl.
• HELE to walk, to go ...1938 Hawaii
• HELE ON to get moving; to go ...1972 Hawaii
• HUMP to hurry on, to go ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• KERE † to go ...1515
• LEAVE OUT to depart; to go; to leave ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LEG to go, to travel ...1601
• LEG IT to go, to travel ...1601
• LEND † to go, to depart ...a1375
• MAKE ASS to get going ...1987 Amer. sl.
• MAKE TRACKS to go, to run; to leave; to depart hurriedly ...1833 sl.
• MISLAIN to go ...L19 sl.
• MIZZLE to abscond; to run away; to clear out, to disappear; to go, to walk ...1781
• MOB to go, to travel ...1990s US Black sl.
• MOG to move on, to depart, to decamp; to go; to leave quickly or hastily; usually used with 'off' or 'on' ...1764 Eng. dial.
• MOJO to go, to depart ...1994 Amer. sl.
• MOOCH to go, to amble, to depart, to clear out; also, to sneak ...1851 Amer. sl.
• MOTIVATE to go, travel, or depart, esp. hurriedly ...1966 Amer. sl.
• MUSH to go, to leave ...1900s US sl.
• OFF to leave; to go off ...L19 sl.
• PEEL IT to go or leave rapidly; to depart hurriedly; to run fast ...1858 Amer. dial.
• PIKE to go; to proceed ...E16 sl.
• QUETCH † to stir or move from one place to another; to go, to run. to hasten ...c1205
• QUITCH † to stir or move from one place to another; to go, to run. to hasten ...c1205
• RAFF OFF to leave, to go ...1980s sl.
• RAIK † to go, to proceed, to make one's way; to walk, to stroll, to wander ...c1340
• RAIL †* to go about, to wander, to roam ...c1400
• RAISE to go, to leave ...1960s US sl.
• RAKE † to go, to proceed, esp. with speed; to run; also, to go or wander about, to roam, to stray, to ramble; to stroll about idly; to gad about ...a1023 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RATCH †* to proceed, to go ...a1300
• REV to leave, to go ...1952 sl.
• SASHIATE to walk or go, esp. in a conspicuous, bold, or easy manner; to strut, to flounce, to saunter; to move briskly about ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SCAPA to go, esp. to run off ...1910s rhyming sl.
• SCAPA FLOW to go, to make a hasty exit...1910s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'go'
• SCAPPER to go, to run off ...1960s Irish sl.
• SCHALAHOOT to go or depart quickly; to gallivant ...1862 Amer. dial.
• SCHLEP to go, to travel ...Brit. sl.
• SHLEP to go, to travel ...Brit. sl.
• SILE † to go, to move; to glide ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SITHE † to go, to travel ...c1000
• SKALLYHOOT to go or depart quickly; to gallivant ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SKATE to leave, to go; to move rapidly, to hurry ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SKID(S) to leave, to go ...1910s sl.
• SKIVE to go, to run, to dart, to hurry; to tumble ...1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SLAT to go ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• STIVVER to go, to run, to hasten ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAKE OFF to go; to leave; to depart or set out ...1959 UK sl.
• TAKE OUT to go, to depart ...1900 Eng. dial.
• TAKE UP to go, to depart ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROPIT to go ...1899 Sc.
• TIGHT † to go, to proceed, to advance ...c1205
• TIRE † to put oneself in order to do something; to get ready; also, to get ready to go somewhere; to take one's way, to go ...c1330
• TRUCK to stroll, to walk, to go ...1937 Amer. dial., orig. chiefly Black usage
• TRUCKLE to proceed, to go, esp. in haste, to hurry, to move rapidly ...1859 Amer. dial.
• VAGARIE to go; to leave; to travel ...2002 UK sl.
• VAGARY to go; to leave; to travel ...2002 UK sl.
• VAGGERIE to go, to leave ...M19
• VAMOOSE to go; to leave ...1834 US sl.
• VIE to go ...1873 Eng. dial.
• WADE † 1. of persons and animals: to go, to advance, to move onward ...a1000
† 2. to go in action or discourse, to proceed ...c1374
• WAG to go, to depart, to be off ...1594 now colloq.
• WAIN † to go, to rush ...c1400
• WALK ONE'S CHALKS to go or move, esp. away, quickly; to depart quickly; to run away ...1840 US sl.
• WRENCH to go ...2002 US sl.
• YALL † to go ...1721 Eng. dial.
• YEDE † to go, to proceed ...1563
GO - phrases
• TIME TO BAIL time to go ...1982 US sl.
GOAD - verbs
• HACK to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad ...1893 Amer. sl.
• HACK OFF to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad ...L19 Amer. sl.
• HARRY to worry, to goad, to torment, to harass; to maltreat, to ill-use, to persecute; to worry mentally; to bother ...a1400-50
• SIGNIFY to engage in ritualist insults, goading and teasing ...1932 US sl.
GOAL - nouns
• BARNAUGH-BLOW the goal or winning stroke ...Bk1898 Ireland
• DALE a goal ...1873 Sc.
• SAUSAGE ROLL a goal ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
GOAT - adjectives
• BUTT-HEADED of a goat: inclined to butt or strike with the head ...1967 Amer. dial.
GOAT - nouns
• AIVER a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Sc.
• BUCK a male goat ...1869 Amer. dial.
• BUCKER a goat that habitually strikes people with its horns ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUNKER a goat that habitually butts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUNTER an animal that butts with its head, esp. a goat ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• BUTTHEAD a cow, goat, or deer that has no horns ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BUTTINSKY a goat that butts ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HAIR GOAT an angora goat ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAIVER a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAIVREL a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Sc.
• HAVEREL a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Sc.
• HEVER a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HEY-MY-NANNIE a goat ...1881 Eng. dial.
• ITHER the udder of a cow, mare, or goat ...1881 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KIDLING a little kid (baby goat) ...1586
• KIMBERLEY MUTTON roast goat ...20C Aust. sl.
• LAMMY a kid ...1860 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NAN a she-goat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NANNY a she-goat ...1870 Sc.
• RAM a male goat ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RAM-GOAT † a he-goat ...1575
• SKIP † 50 goat skins ...1688
• TICCHEN † a kid, a young goat ...c950
• TROTTLE † a small round pellet of sheep's or goat's dung; generally used in the plural ...1547 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VENISON †* goats' flesh ...1827 Sc.
• WHITE GOAT a mountain goat ...1857 Amer. dial.
• YEANLING a young lamb or kid ...1637 arch.
GO AWAY, GOING AWAY - nouns
• ABITION † a going away or dying ...1656
• OFF-GOING departure; going way; removal ...1727
• WALKING BILLET an order to go away ...1899 Eng. dial.
GO AWAY - nouns, person
• GANGER † one who is going away ...1815 Sc.
GO AWAY - verbs
• BAG OFF to go away ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEAT IT to go away, to clear out ...1665 sl.
• BUGGY to go away, to leave ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BUG OFF to go away ...1952 Amer. sl.
• BUZZ to go off or away quickly ...1925 sl.
• BUZZ OFF to go away; to leave; to depart ...1914 sl.
• EWSCRAY to go away, used as a command ...1930s US sl.
• GO ADIEU † to go away, to depart finally ...1513
• GO FAREWELL † to go away, to be dismissed ...c1391
• GO WALKABOUT of a person: to go off somewhere else ...1969 Aust. sl.
• NAFF OFF to go away ...1982 Brit. sl.
• OFFSKI to go away, to leave ...2001 UK sl.
• PACK OFF to go away ...M19 sl.
• PAG OFF to send away; to go away, esp. suddenly and unceremoniously ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RACK OFF to go away ...1975 Aust. sl.
• SCAT to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
• SCAT UP to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
• SKAT to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
• TAKE IT ON THE HOP to leave, to go away ...1960s US Black sl.
• TO-GANG † to go away, to pass away ...a900
• VADE †* to go away, to depart ...1569
• VAMOOSE to go away, to leave ...M19 sl.
• VAMOOSE THE RANCH to depart, to clear out, to make off; to go away, to leave ...1847 Amer. sl.
• VAMOS(E) to make a hasty departure, to run away hurriedly, to go away, to leave, to disappear ...1834 Amer. sl.
• VAMOS THE RANCH to depart, to steal away from a place; to go away; to leave ...1849 Amer. dial.
• WALK OFF ON YOUR EAR go to the devil, go away ...1879 Amer. sl.
GO AWAY - interjections
• BACK OFF! go away! stop bothering me! ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• BAG ONE'S HEAD! shut up! go away! ...1863 Amer. sl.
• BITE THE BAG! used to express contempt or disapproval, and rejection; Go away! To hell with you! ...1952 Amer.
• BUG OFF! go away! ...1963 Amer. sl.
• BUZZ OFF! go away! ...1925 sl.
• CHUFF IT! be off! go away! ...c1850 colloq.
• CREEP! go away! ...1958 UK sl.
• DANGLE! go away! ...1930s US sl.
• FADE AWAY! go away! ...1913 sl.
• FOOTSACK! go away! (Afrikaans voetsek) ...1855 S. Afr. sl.
• GO FALL ON YOURSELF! an exclamation of dismissal; go away! get out! ...1892 US sl.
• GO TO BATH! go away, you're insane! ...1837
• GO TO BLUE BLAZES! go away! ...1937 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS! go to hell! get lost! ...1891 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT BOG HAY! go to hell! get lost! ...1844 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT HAY! go to hell! get lost! ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GO TO GRASS AND EAT MULLEIN! go to hell! get lost! ...1890 Amer. dial.
• KAYCUFF FOE! go away! ...20C back-slang for 'fuck off!'
• NAFF OFF! go away! fuck off! ...1950s euphemism
• OFF WITH YOU! go away! ...1809
• PACK OFF! go away! ...M19 sl.
• P.O.! go away! Piss Off! ... 1910s Aust. & Brit sl.
• P.O.Q.! go away! (Piss Off Quick) ...1910s Aust.
• SAW YOUR TIMBER! go away! be off! ...M19
• SCAT! go away ...M19 sl.
• SHAKE YOUR SHAMBLES † go away; be off with you ...L17 sl.
• SKIT! int. go away! ...1912 Amer. dial.
• TAKE A HIKE! go away! ...20C sl., orig. US
• TAKE A WALK! go away! ...L19 sl.
• TAKE OFF! go away! ...20C sl.
• VAMOOSE go away! ...M19 sl.
• WANDER! go away! ...L19 sl.
GO BACK - verbs
• BACKEN to go back; to back, or push farther behind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
GOBBLE - nouns
• HABBLE a convulsive gulp, a gobble ...1894 Sc.
GOBBLE - verbs
• HABBER to snarl; to growl; to make an inarticulate sound; to gobble, as of turkeys ...1903 Sc.
• HUBBER to snarl, to growl; to make an inarticulate sound; to gobble, as of turkeys ...1903 Sc.
GO-BETWEEN - nouns, person
• BAG WOMAN a female go-between, taking money ...1960s US sl.
• BLACKFIT a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLACKLEG a match-maker; a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLACK-SOLE a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
• JANUSMUG a go-between; an intermediary between a thief and a receiver ...1859 Amer. thieves' sl.
• PATCH a go-between who 'arranges' security for criminals in a given area ...1940s US criminals' sl.
GOBLIN - nouns
• BARGHEST a goblin, fabled to appear in the form of a large dog, with various horrible characteristics, and to portend imminent death or misfortune ...1732
• BINEY a goblin; a bugaboo ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EVILS goblins; evil spirits ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MARE † a kind of goblin supposed to produce nightmare by sitting on the chest of the sleeper; the nightmare itself ...a700
• OUPHE an elf, a goblin ...1812 Sc.
• QUHAUP a goblin, an evil spirit, supposed to go about under the eaves of houses after the fall of night, having a long beak resembling a pair of tongs for the purpose of carrying off evildoers ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THURSE † an apparition; a goblin ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GOD - adjectives
• ONEMOST † applied to God: absolutely the only one ...1597
GOD - nouns
• ABOVE God ...1895 Eng. dial.
• A-CHRISTISM † disbelief in God ...1726
• ADONEE God ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• BIG BOSS, THE God ...1926 US sl.
• BIG BOY, THE God ...1962 US sl.
• DEAR, THE God ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FATHER OF LIGHTS, THE God ...1362
• GOOD-MAN God ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GUM God
• GUY God ...1940s US euphemism
• GUY UPSTAIRS, THE God ...Amer. sl.
• HEAD KNOCK God or Jesus ...1946 Amer. dial. Black usage
• HEAVEN-KING † King of heaven; applied to God or Christ ...971
• LANDLORD God ...a1635
• MAN, THE God ...1960s US sl.
• MAN ABOVE, THE God ...1960s US sl.
• MAN UPSTAIRS, THE God ...1940s
• OLD FELLOW God ...M19 sl.
• OLD GENTLEMAN God ...1953 Amer. dial.
• OLD MAKER the Christian God ...1900s US Black sl.
• OLD MAN God ...1902 Amer. dial.
• OLD MAN, THE God ...1902 US sl.
• OLD MASTER God ...1849 Amer. dial.
• OLD SCHOLAR God ...1975 Amer. dial.
• PARAMOUR † applied by women to Jesus Christ; occasionally also to God; applied by men to the Virgin ...a1300
GOD - nouns, person
• IDOLANT † an idolater ...1592
• IDOLASTER † a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity ...c1386
• IDOLATER a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity ...c1380
• IDOLATRESS a female idolater ...1613
• ONE-GODDITE a monotheist (one who believes in one god) ...1831 nonce word
GODDAUGHTER - nouns, person
• NAME-DAUGHTER a girl, generally a goddaughter, who bears one's name ...1876 Sc.
GODFATHER - nouns, person
• PARRAIN a godfather ...1923 Amer. dial. (French)
GODFATHER - verbs
• BANG FOR to stand godfather or godmother to a child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
GODMOTHER - nouns, person
• MAMGUJLLA a godmother ...1908 Sc.
• MAMMGULLA a godmother ...1908 Sc.
• NAINAINE a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NANAN a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NANNY a godmother ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NENAIN a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NENAINE a godmother; also used as a term of address ...1917 Amer. dial.
GODMOTHER - verbs
• BANG FOR to stand godfather or godmother to a child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
GO IN - verbs
• INGO to go in ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
GOING - adjectives
• ON THE GAD on the move, going about ...1863
• UPON THE GAD on the move, going about ...c1815
GOING - adverbs
• AGAIT on the way, astir, going about, as opposed to lying down or confined to house or bed ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AGATE on the road, afoot, going about ...1825 Sc.
• A-GOG on the move, going ...1746 Eng. dial.
GOING - nouns
• FARE † a going, journeying; course, passage, way; voyage ...c1000
• GANG † 1. the power of going, ability to walk about ...a1175
† 2. manner of going, gait or carriage ...a1300
• GANGS † steps, goings, journeyings ...c825
• GATE † a going, journey, course ...a1300
• SITHE † a going, journey, path, way ...971
GOINGS-ON - nouns
• PALAVER business, concern, goings-on ...20C
• PALAVERMENT business, concern, goings-on ...20C
GOITRE - nouns
• DERBYSHIRE-NECK a swelling of the thyroid gland; goitre ...B1900 Eng. dial.
GOLD - adjectives
• AURIPOTENT †* having gold at command, rich in gold ...a1560
• AURULENT having the colour of gold ...1731
• RED golden, made of gold ...17C sl.
GOLD - nouns
• ACKY aqua fortis, nitric acid when used to test for gold ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• AFRICAN DUST gold ...1950s US sl.
• BULLET a small nugget of gold ...1889
• CAKE a gold nugget ...20C Aust. sl.
• CALIFORNIANS gold pieces ...Bk1891 sl.
• FAKEMS pinchbeck (a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, mixed in proportions so that it closely resembles gold in appearance) ...20C sl.
• GOLD-OBRIZON † pure or refined gold; fine gold ...1430-40
• MINER'S LOCO an insatiable lust for gold; gold fever ...1916 Amer. dial.
• OBRIZE GOLD † pure or refined gold; fine gold ...1629
• OCHRE money; gold ...c1860 sl.
• OLD MR. GORY a piece of gold, i.e. a gold con ...1698 criminals' sl.
• QUEER WEDGE adulterated gold or silver ...19C sl.
• RED gold, thus money, i.e. sovereigns ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• REDGE gold: manufactured or specie; in latter case specifically, a guinea ...c1696 sl.
• RED-ROGUE a gold piece ...1617 sl.
• RED-UN gold ...c1886 sl.
• RIDGE gold: manufactured or specie; in latter case specifically, a guinea ...c1696 sl.
• SUN † in alchemy: gold ...1610
• TONGUE † a wedge, an ingot of gold or silver ...1535
• YELLOW DIRT a contemptuous term for gold ...1753
• YELLOW FEVER greed for gold ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
GOLD - nouns, person
• HASSAYAMPA orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HASSAYAMPER orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar ...1901 Amer. dial.
GOLD - verbs
• CHASE THE PENNY WEIGHT to prospect for gold ...1930s Aust, sl.
• CHASE THE WEIGHT to prospect for gold ...1930s Aust, sl.
• RAISE THE COLOUR to discover gold ...M19 Aust. sl.
GOLDEN - adjectives
• DEAURATE † gilded, golden ...c1430
GOLDFINCH - nouns
• CARDUEL † a goldfinch ...1572
• DANDELION BIRD a goldfinch ...1956 Amer. dial.
• HEMP BIRD a goldfinch ...1858 Amer. dial.
• INFLUENZA SPARROW the goldfinch ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JACK-NICKER the goldfinch, Fringilla carduelis ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KEEHEE a goldfinch ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LADY WITH THE TEN FLOUNCES the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY WITH THE TWELVE FLOUNCES the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LETTUCE BIRD. a goldfinch ...a1782 Amer. dial.
• SALAD BIRD a goldfinch ...1808 Amer. dial.
• SEED EATER a goldfinch ...1917 Amer. dial.
• TARWEED CANARY a goldfinch ...1896 Amer. dial.
• THISTLE BIRD a goldfinch ...1808 Amer. dial.
• THISTLE-FINCH the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans ...1803 Eng. dial.
• TWEET a goldfinch ...1917 Amer. dial.
• TWITTER BIRD a goldfinch ...1956 Amer. dial.
• WILD CANARY a goldfinch ...1876 Amer. dial.
GOLDFISH - nouns
• MISSOURI MINNOW a goldfish ...1983 Amer. dial.
GOLDSMITH - nouns
• ORFEVRERIE goldsmith's work ...1423
GOLDSMITH - nouns, person
• ORFEVER †* a goldsmith ...1415
• REDGE-CULLY a goldsmith ...1665 sl.
• RIDGE-CULLY a goldsmith ...1665 sl.
GOLF - adjectives
• HALVED in golf: applied to a match which results in a drawn game; also applied to a hole when each party takes the same number of strokes to play it ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SCLAFFY of a stroke in golf: scrapy ...1887 Sc.
GOLF - nouns
• ACE in golf: a hole in one ...E20
• BAFF a stroke in golf in which the ground is struck with the sole of the club-head ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAFFIE a golf club ...1914 Sc.
• BAFFING-SPOON a wooden-headed golf club ...1858 Sc.
• BAFFY in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air ...1888 golfing usage
• BAFFY SPOON in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air ...1890 golfing usage
• BRASSIE a wooden golf club shod with brass ...1888
• BRASSY a wooden golf club shod with brass ...1888
• BULGER a wooden golf club with a convex face ...1889
• CADDIE SHACK any small building where golf caddies congregate and wait for work ...1953 US sl.
• DAWN PATROL golfers or surfers who head out early to beat others to the course or waves ...20C Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE BOGEY a score of two strokes over par on a hole
• DOUBLE EAGLE a score of three strokes under par on a hole
• FOOZLE in golf: a mis-hit shot ...1869 Sc.
• GOBBLE in golf: a rapid straight putt into a hole ...M19 now hist.
• GREAT GAME golf
• GUTTIE in golfing: a gutta-percha ball ...1890 golfers' sl.
• GUTTY in golfing: a gutta-percha ball ...1890 golfers' sl.
• MASHIE an iron golf club ...1881
• MASHY an iron golf club ...1881
• MAST in golf: a pin ...c1920 Brit. sl.
• NINETEENTH HOLE, THE the bar-room in a golf club-house ...1901 sl., orig. US
• RABBITRY a state of being a poor player. esp. in golf or tennis ...1920s sl.
• SCLAFF in golf: a muffled shot, caused by the club grazing the ground before striking the ball ...1887 Sc.
• SHANK in golf: an act of striking the ball with the heel of the club ...M20
• SNOWMAN in golfing; an 8 on the hole ...1980 Amer. golfers' usage
• TANGLE a golf club with a long slender shaft ...1891 Sc.
• WORM-BURNER a fast-moving ground ball in baseball, golf, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• YIPS, THE nervous trembling which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt ...1963 sl.
GOLF, GOLFER - nouns, person
• BAG RAT in golf: a caddy ...1937 US sl.
• CADDIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CAWDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• LOOPER a caddie ...1980s sl.
• RABBIT an inferior or novice golfer ...1904 sl.
GOLF - verbs
• ACE in golf: to complete a hole in one stroke ...M20
• BAFF to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke ...1881 Sc.
• CAN in golf: to sink a putt ...1970 Can. sl.
• CHALK-EYE to act as golf caddy ...1924 Amer. dial.
• LOOP to be a golf caddie ...1980s sl.
• SCLAFF 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.
• SHANK in golf: to strike the ball with the heel of the club ...E20
• SKLAFF 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.
• TOE in golf; to strike the ball with the point or tip of the club ...1893 Sc.
GONE - adjectives
• GONSKI gone ...2000 UK sl.
• NAPOO gone; dead; finished ...1919 Amer. sl.
• NAPOO-FINI gone; dead; finished ...Amer. World War I sl.
• YFARE † gone; travelled; dealt with ...900-930
• YFAREN † gone; travelled; dealt with ...900-930
GONE - phrases
• OFF LIKE A BRIDE'S NIGHTIE off or away with the utmost speed ...Aust. sl.
GONORRHEA - see VENEREAL DISEASE
GOOD - adjectives
• AG all good ...1997 US sl.
• AGATHOKAKOLOGICAL composed of good and evil ...a1843 nonce word
• AGGRO great; good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• ALL THAT superlative, very good ...1991 US sl.
• ALL-TIME memorably good; absolutely first-rate; great, fantastic, wonderful ...1945 Amer. sl., esp. surfing usage
• ANXIOUS good; fine ...1940s US Black sl.
• ASS-KICKING terribly exciting; sensational, very good ...1977 Amer. sl.
• AWESOME exceptionally good; wonderful; great, excellent ...1975 US sl.
• AWFUL excellent; good ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BABES, THE excellent, good, exactly as required ...1988 Sc. sl.
• BAD good, excellent, worthy of esteem or value ... ...1897 sl., orig. US Black
• BAGOOSE good ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BANG-UP very good, first-rate, splendid, excellent ...1834 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BEN good ...16C sl.
• BENE good ...16C sl.
• BENEDICT † good, blessed, benign, salutary ...1576
• BENEFICENT doing good, kind ...1616
• BENEFICIAL † doing good, kind ...1526
• BENEFICIOUS † doing good, kind ...1535
• BIEN good ...16C sl.
• BIT OF ALL RIGHT, A extremely good ...Bk1903 sl.
• BONIFORM cognizant of moral goodness; having the form of good ...L17
• BONO good ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• BONSER good, excellent ...1904 Aust. sl.
• BONZ good ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• BONZA good ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• BONZE good, excellent ...1904 Aust. sl.
• BONZER excellent; first-rate, good ...1904 Aust. sl.
• BONZERINO good ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• BOODGEREE good ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• BOODJER-RE good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
• BOOJERY good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
• BOON † good, goodly ...LME
• BOTTLER superlatively good, excellent ...1959 Aust. sl.
• BOTTLING excellent, superlatively good ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BRAG prime, first-rate, surpassingly good ...1836 US
• BRAW worthy, excellent; very good, surpassing in any respect ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRICKY a like a 'brick' or good fellow ...1864
• BUDGEREE good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
• BUDGERY good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
• BUENO good ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CANNY agreeable to the eyes or perception, tidy, seemly, comely; good, worthy; very satisfactory ...1802 Sc.
• CLINKING exceedingly good ...M17 sl.
• COPISSETTIC satisfactory; good, very good ...1933 sl.
• CRAZY excellent; good; hip ...1948 sl., orig. US jazz
• DALLY good, kind, nice, sweet ...2002 UK sl.
• DANGE extremely good (rhymes with strange; short for dangerous) ...2002 Can. sl.
• DANDY fancy; fashionable; hence, splendid, first-rate, excellent, fine; very good of its kind ...1792 colloq., orig. US
• DARBY excellent; wonderful, first-rate; great; good; fine ...1918 US sl.
• DARK good ...1998 UK sl.
• DECENT very good, excellent ...1960s US college sl.
• DEVILISH-HOLY wicked and good at the same time ...1709
• DOOG good ...M19 back-slang
• DUAL good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DUCKY attractive, good ...1901 US sl.
• EGREGIOUS of things: remarkably good or great; of events and utterances: striking, significant ...1547-64
• EXTRA excellent, unusually good; skilled, expert ...1848 Amer. dial.
• EXTRA-SPECIAL exceptionally good or fine ...colloq.
• FAB delightful, wonderful, fine, very good, excellent, fabulous ...1957 Amer. sl.
• FABE very good, excellent ...1967 UK sl.
• FABEL very good, excellent, lovely ...2002 UK sl.
• FABULICIOUS good; good-tasting; often used of a sexually appealing man ...1997 US sl.
• FAIRISH in a pleasant manner; to a fair degree; fairly good ...E19 colloq.
• FANTABULOUS very good, fantastic, fabulous ...1958 US sl.
• FANTASTIC excellent, almost excellent, very good, merely good ...1929 US sl.
• FAT nice; good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FINELY fine, very good ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FIZZING excellent, very good, first-rate, splendid ...1885 Eng. dial. sl.
• FLY fine; good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FOXY excellent; first-rate; splendid, good ...1900s US Black sl.
• FRESH excellent; fine; very good; great, superb ...1984 sl., orig. US rap musician’s usage
• GANGSTA good, exciting ...2002 US hip-hop usage
• GAUDY in negative sentences: very good ...1884 sl.
• GAY † brilliantly good; excellent, fine ...c1470
• GAYISH fairly good or large ...1855 Eng. dial.
• GOOD AS EVER STRODE A POT of a person: as good as there has ever been ...Bk1904 sl.
• GOOD AS EVER TWANGED, AS as good as possible ...L16
• GOOD AS YOU WOULD DESIRE TO PISS ON, AS excellent, good, first-rate ...L17 sl.
• GOOD GOOD very good ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAND GOOD very good ...1904 Amer. dial.
• GREAT excellent, very good, fine, admirable ...E19 colloq.
• GROUSE excellent, very good ...c1920 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAIRY good, impressive ...1959 US sl.
• HANDSOME honourable, noble; good, giving good quality or measure ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HARD good, excellent, fine...1960 Amer. dial.
• HELLACIOUS extraordinarily good; bad, intense, violent, severe, etc. ...1929 Amer. sl.
• HOKEY-DOKEY good, fine, acceptable ...1930s US sl.
• HOT CACK very good ...20C Aust. sl.
• HUNKIDORI superlatively good ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUNKY-DORY superlatively good ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOT absolute first-rate, splendid; good or well; fashionably attractive ...1866 Amer. sl.
• HUNKUM-BUNKUM very fine, excellent, good, splendid ...1908 Amer. dial
• IMMENSE superlatively good, fine, splendid ...1762 sl.
• JAM excellent, first-rate, good, satisfactory ...1832 Amer. dial.
• JAMMY first-rate, good, excellent; very lucky or profitable ...1853
• JAM UP excellent, first-rate, good, satisfactory ...1847 Amer. dial.
• JELLY * good, worthy, excellent; having a high opinion of oneself; proud, haughty ...c1560-73 Sc.
• KEWL good, sophisticated, self-possessed, 'cool' ...1998 US sl.
• KNOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LARRUPING very good, excellent; esp. used of food ...1900s US sl.
• LICKIN' GOOD extremely good, very good ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUSH good, excellent ...1950s sl.
• MACCA exceptionally good ...1990s W. Indies
• MAD exciting, good, excellent ...1941 sl.
• MANNERLY somewhat above the average; good ...1854 Eng. dial.
• MATERIAL good, excellent ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• MEAN very good, very clever, adroit ...1910s sl., orig. US
• MESSY good, first-rate ...1930s US Black sl.
• MONSTER excellent, very good; impressive, large, big, formidable ...1953 US sl., orig. Black usage
• MOVIN' good; pleasurable; fashionable; popular ...1997 US
• MUCH MORE very good ...1994 US sl.
• NASTY wickedly good, excellent, first-class, esp. in the respect of attractiveness or effectiveness ...1834 Amer. sl.
• NOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NON-HEINOUS good ...1991 US sl.
• NOT BAD rather good, or quite good ...1909 UK sl.
• NOT HALF BAD quite good ...1867 UK sl.
• OAK good, satisfactory
• OFF THE HOOK very good, so good as to transcend description ...1990s US Black & teen sl.
• O.K. esp. of persons: of good or estimable character; decent ...1839 colloq.
• OKA good, satisfactory
• OKAY esp. of persons: of good or estimable character; decent ...1839 colloq.
• OK COAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• OKE okay; all right; good ...1929
• OKEY 1. good, fine, satisfactory, acceptable ...M19 sl.
2. of a person: good, decent ...L19 sl.
• OKEY-DOKE satisfactory, correct, good, fine, acceptable ...1932 sl., orig. US
• OKEY-DOKEY good, satisfactory
• OKEY-DOKIE satisfactory, correct, good ...1942 Amer. sl.
• OKIE DOKE good, satisfactory
• OKIE-DOKIE good, satisfactory
• OK KOAKLEY fine, good, satisfactory ...1920s US sl.
• OOJIT-NAWSTY good, pleasing ...1929 Amer. dial.
• PARTICULAR of entertainment, food, etc. specially good or enjoyable ...1965 Sc.
• POPULAR good, as 'a popular pie' ...L19 sl.
• PRIME good ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PUCKA genuine, reliable, or good ...1690 Anglo-Indian
• QUARE good, excellent; also, a general intensifier ...M19 Irish sl.
• RAD a general intensifier; extreme, excessive, very much, excellent, best; exciting, good ...1982 sl., orig. US teen
• RADICAL extreme, outrageous, good ...1967 US sl., orig. surfing usage
• RAGING very good, very exciting ...1995 US sl.
• RATTLE good, excellent ...1888 Eng. dial.
• RATTLING good, splendid, excellent, great; first-rate; of good quality ...1851 Eng. dial.
• REAL eminently good in any way; true, staunch ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RIGHT AS NAILS perfectly fine; in good condition; healthy ...1894
• SAPPY full of goodness, good ...1563
• SHIT-HOT very good, excellent ...1961 sl.
• SICKER † genuine, good ...a1400-50
• SKOOKUM strong, big, powerful; good, fine, satisfactory ...1894 Amer. dial.
• SNODGER excellent, first-rate, very good ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• SPANDY very good or fine; smart ...M19 US colloq.
• SPIFFING excellent, wonderful, pretty damn good ...1872 sl.
• SPIFFY wonderful, pretty damn good ...c1930s UK playground sl.
• STUNNING remarkable, exceptional, excellent, very good, stylish ...1849 sl.
• SUPER-SNOLLY-GONCHUS superlatively good ...1905 Amer. dial.
• TAD-LARRUPING very good, excellent; esp. used of food ...1900s US sl.
• TALL excellent, good, first-class ...1835-40 US sl.
• THEOTIOUS very good ...1969 Amer. dial.
• THOROUGH-GONE thoroughly good or bad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGH-GO-NIMBLE thoroughly good or bad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGHGOOD thoroughly good ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THREE BEANS very good; (French 'tres bien') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• TIDY † good, excellent, satisfactory, useful; of good character or ability; worthy, brave; able, skilful ...c1350
• TIP-TOPPING of the highest quality; first-rate, excellent, superlatively good; of persons: belonging to the highest rank or class ...1827
• TIPTOPPISH of the highest quality; first-rate, excellent, superlatively good; of persons: belonging to the highest rank or class ...1855
• TIPTOPSOME of the highest quality; first-rate, excellent, superlatively good; of persons: belonging to the highest rank or class ...1819
• TOLL-LOLL tolerable, pretty good, pretty well, passable ...1797 sl.
• TOL-LOL tolerable, bearable, pretty good, pretty well, passable ...1797 sl.
• TRACE BEANS adj. very good; (French 'tres bien') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• UNGODLY extremely good; superlative ...1970s US campus sl.
• UNKNOWN doing good secretly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• UNREAL used positively to denote something incredibly good, and negatively, to denote something unbelievably difficult, awful, unpleasant, or deplorable ...1965 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• V.G. very good ...1940s sl.
• WACK positive, extremely good ...1990s sl.
• WACKED positive, extremely good ...1990s sl.
• WEE BABES, THE excellent, good, exactly as required ...1988 Sc. sl.
• WHACK positive, extremely good ...1990s sl.
• WICKED really good, fantastic, excellent, first-rate, wonderful; great; deeply satisfying ...1920 sl., orig. US
• WICKED GOOD very good ...1974 Amer. dial.
• WRONG right, good ...1990s sl.
• ZOOLY fine, good, exciting ...1960s US teen sl.
GOOD - nouns
• BAD BOY anything good or impressive ...1980s US Black sl.
• BALLS, THE a person or thing that is regarded as extraordinarily good or bad ...1938 US sl.
• BEAUTEOUS MAXIMUS a good deal; a good job ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BENDER anything very large or good of its kind ...1842 Eng. dial.
• BENEFACT † a good deed or benefit ...1656
• BENEFACTION a doing good, kindly or generous action; an act of kindness ...a1662
• BENEFICE † a good deed, kindness, favour ...1340
• BENEFICENCE doing good; active kindness ...1531
• BENEFICENCY † doing good; active kindness ...1576
• BENEFICIALNESS † doing good, kindness ...1528
• BENEFIT † a thing well done; a good or noble deed ...1377
• BENESHIP something that is very good ...M16 sl.
• BENSHIP something that is very good ...M16 sl.
• BERRIES, THE something thought to be very good or excellent ...1920 Amer. sl.
• BERRY a good thing ...Bk1904 Amer. college
• BIG THING ON ICE, A a profitable venture; a good thing ...1890 sl.
• BOMB something cool or good ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BONITY † the quality of being good, goodness ...1585
• BONSA a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONSER a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONSTER a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONZA a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONZER a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONZOR a good thing ...20C Aust. sl.
• BOONIE something very good or excellent ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CHERRY something good or cool ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CORN-CRACKER a good thing ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CRACKER something exceptionally good or fine of its type ...colloq.
• CRUSH'N that which looks good, esp. clothes ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CURATE'S EGG something that is good in parts ...1961 UK sl.
• DANDY a very good thing of its kind; the best ...L18 colloq.
• DANK something that's extremely good ...20C college sl.
• DARBEROO a good thing ...1930s sl.
• DOOG ENO a good one ...M19 back-slang
• DOOGHENO a good one ...M19 back-slang
• GALE a state of excitement or hilarity; a good time ...a1800 US
• GOOD HERB anything especially good ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOODIE something that is special and good ...1975 US sl.
• GOOD THING ON ICE a profitable venture; a good thing ...1890 sl.
• HUMMER an exceptionally good thing ...1681 UK sl.
• JAUL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JAWL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOLLY-UP a good time ...1920s sl.
• LACER any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALAPAZAZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALOOSA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALUZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLYPALOOZER someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALO someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALOOSA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLYPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLYPALOOZER n. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• LULUS two or more of anything good ...20C US sl.
• MASTER anything good of its kind ...1866 Eng. dial.
• NAILER a marvellously good thing, animal, or person; an exceptionally good hand at something; anything of superior or surprising quality; a surprising lie ...a1818 colloq.
• NAPPER anything large and good of its kind ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• NATION OF A TIME a very good time ...1952 Amer. dial.
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
• O.G. n. something Old and Good ...1991 US sl.
• OPTIMITY the quality or fact of being the best or very good; excellence ...1656
• RAPPER something remarkably good or large; something excellent ...1653
• RATTLER anything very good or large of its kind ...1889 Eng. dial.
• REAMER anything exceptionally good of its kind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RORT something exceptionally good ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• SKIRRUP a good time; a frolic ...1896 Amer. dial.
• TOPPER an exceptionally good or excellent person or thing; the best or one of the best of the kind ...1709 colloq.
• WOLLAPALOOZE someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
GOOD - nouns, person
• BALLS, THE a person or thing that is regarded as extraordinarily good or bad ...1938 US sl.
• BAWCOCK a fine fellow; a good fellow; a jolly fellow; a burlesque term of endearment ...1599 arch.
• BELLIBONE †* a beautiful and excellent woman; one who excels in beauty and goodness...1579
• BEN COVE a good fellow; a friend ...17C sl.
• BEN CULL a good fellow; a friend ...19C sl.
• BENE COVE a friend; literally, a good fellow ...17C sl.
• BENE CULL a good fellow; a friend ...19C sl.
• BERRIES, THE someone thought to be very good or excellent ...1920 Amer. sl.
• BONNE † a good girl ...E16
• BRICK a good fellow; one whom one approves for his genuine good qualities ...1840 sl. or colloq.
• BROTH OF A BOY, A a downright good fellow ...1822 colloq. Irish
• CAMARADA DE AQUELLA a term of high praise; a 'number-one guy' ...1960s US sl.
• CAT a good fellow; a guy ...1938 Amer. dial., esp. among Blacks
• FAULTLESS CUBE, A a truly good man; an almost perfect man ...1853
• GOOD EGG a good fellow ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GOOD FILE a good fellow ...19C sl.
• GOOD PEOPLE a good person ...1950s Amer. sl.
• GOODY-GOODY an excessively or ostentatiously good person ...1889 sl.
• HARLOT † a fellow; playfully, a good fellow ...c1386
• HORSE a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1808 Amer. sl.
• HOSS a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1845 Amer. sl.
• JACK OF CLUBS a good fellow or man ...19C US sl.
• LACER any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALAPAZAZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALOOSA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLAPALUZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LALLYPALOOZER someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALO someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALOOSA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• LOLLAPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLYPALOOZA someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOLLYPALOOZER n. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...1896 sl., orig. US
• NAILER a marvellously good thing, animal, or person; an exceptionally good hand at something; anything of superior or surprising quality; a surprising lie ...a1818 colloq.
• NO SLOUCH something or someone good, acceptable, enterprising or energetic ...L18 sl.
• O'BRIEN'S DOG one who is all things to all people ...20C Irish sl.
• ONE OF THE BEST a good fellow; a good companion ...c1920 society usage
• TOFF a good sort; an excellent or admirable person ...1898 Brit. sl.
• TOPPER an exceptionally good or excellent person or thing; the best or one of the best of the kind ...1709 colloq.
• WHITE MAN (racist) a good and brave man ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WOLLAPALOOZE someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
GOOD - verbs
• BE A DAG AT to be extremely good or expert at ...1890s Aust. sl.
• BONIFY to make good; to turn into good ...L17
• DOW † to be good, strong, vigorous, virtuous, valiant, or manly ...OE
• HAVE A GOOD NAIL IN ONE to be of a good disposition ...Bk1866 Sc.
• KILL OUT to feel good; to be exhilarated ...1930s US Black sl.
• MARK SOMEONE'S CARD to categorize, usually either as a good or trustworthy person, or a bad an untrustworthy person; to put someone in a specific position ...1960s sl.
• SIZZLE to be extremely good; to be excellent ...Aust. sl.
GOOD - interjections
• NOT BAD! good! excellent! ...M19 US
GOOD - phrases
• I COULD EAT THIS WITH MY TOE IN THE FIRE it's so good I'll ignore the circumstances ...1980 Amer. dial.
• I COULD EAT THIS WITH ONE FOOT IN THE MILK BUCKET it's so good I'll ignore the circumstances ...1989 Amer. dial.
• IT'S A WEAPON a good and positive thing ...2000s Irish sl.
• NOT HALF SO BAD not as bad as might have been feared, quite good ...L18
• NOT SO BAD not as bad as might have been feared, quite good ...L18
• NOT SO HOT not very good or not very well ...1927 Amer. sl.
• WOOL IS UP times are good ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
GOODBYE - nouns
• SAILOR'S FAREWELL any form of goodbye that is essentially a curse ...L19 sl.
• VALE a goodbye, farewell, or leave-taking ...1580-3
GOODBYE - verbs
• BETAKE † to bid adieu, to say goodbye ...1642
• BETEACH † to bid adieu or goodbye ....c1314
GOODBYE - interjections/phrases
• ABYSSINIA goodbye; I'll be seeing you ...1934 sl., orig. US
• ALL THE BEST goodbye ...1968 UK sl.
• A.M.F. goodbye; the finish (Adios (or aloha) motherfucker) ...1963 Amer. sl.
• AU RESERVOIR goodbye, 'au revoir' ...1853
• AUREV goodbye (French au revoir) ...1920s
• BE SEEING YOU goodbye ...1934
• BE SEEIN' YOU IN HALIFAX goodbye ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUNG HO! goodbye! ...1920s sl.
• BYE goodbye ...1709
• BYEE goodbye ...1964
• CHECK YOU goodbye ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CHECK YOU LATER goodbye ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DA DA! goodbye ...L17 colloq., chiefly nursery usage
• DAY, DAY! † a childish expression for 'good day'; goodbye ...1712
• HASTA LA VISTA goodbye ...M20
• HOORAY goodbye ...1898 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HOOROO goodbye ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HURROO goodbye ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• I'LL BE SEEING YOU! goodbye ...1940s
• LATER! Goodbye! ...1950s Amer. sl.
• OLIVE OIL! Au revoir! ...1884 sl., orig. music-halls'
• ONE goodbye, see you later ...2000s US teen sl.
• PIP-PIP goodbye ...1907 sl.
• SARAJEVO goodbye; 'see you later' ...1980s US college sl.
• SAYONARA farewell, goodbye ...1870 Japanese
• SEE YOU goodbye ...1962
• SEE YOU IN CHURCH, IF YOU SIT BY THE WINDOW an informal way of saying goodbye to people one knows well ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR goodbye ...1956 jocular, orig. US
• SEE YOU SOME MORE! goodbye ...1940s NZ sl.
• SO LONG goodbye ...1865 orig. US
• TAKE IT EASY goodbye, see you later ...1950s US
• TAKE IT SLOW goodbye, see you later ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• TA-TA! goodbye! ...1823 orig. nursery usage
• TATTY-BYE goodbye ...1971 Brit. sl.
• TOODLE-OO goodbye ...1907 Brit.
• TOODLE-PIP goodbye ...1907 Brit.
• TOOTLE-OO goodbye ...1907 Brit.
• TOOTLE-PIP goodbye ...1907 Brit.
• T.T.F.N. goodbye; 'Ta-Ta For Now' ...1948 Brit.
• VALE! farewell; goodbye ...1550
GOOD-FOR-NOTHING - adjectives
• BADOUS weakly, good-for-nothing ...1908 Sc.
• BAGGAGE † of persons: morally worthless, good-for-nothing, vile ...1580
• GAMMY good-for-nothing, idle, blundering ...1884 Eng. dial.
• HALF-NABS good-for-nothing; neither one thing nor another ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALFPENNY-WORTH a good-for-nothing or clownish fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAND-ME-DOWN LOOKING worthless, good-for-nothing in appearance ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ILL-GOTTEN illegitimate; good-for-nothing ...1880 Sc.
• LEWD † of persons, their actions, etc.: bad, vile, evil, wicked, base; unprincipled, ill-conditioned; good-for-nothing; worthless ...c1386
• LOREL † good-for-nothing ...1590
• MEACHING skulking, cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Amer. dial.
• MEECHING skulking, sneaking, creeping softly; cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MICHING skulking, cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Amer. dial.
• NAUGHTY valueless, good-for-nothing, insignificant, trifling; small and contemptible in appearance ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NE'ER-DO-WELL good-for-nothing, worthless; incorrigible ...a1773
• NO-ACCOUNT worthless; useless; good-for-nothing; insignificant; undependable, untrustworthy, criminal ...1845 Amer. dial.
• NO-COUNT worthless, lazy, shiftless; useless, good-for-nothing; insignificant, trivial ...1853 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER DAMN worthless or good for nothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER QUARTER worthless or good for nothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER'S BUTTON worthless or good for nothing ...1939 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DURN good for nothing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RAGABASH contemptible, mean, paltry; good-for-nothing ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAGAMUFF †* rough, beggarly, good-for-nothing, disorderly ...1591
• TAG-RAGLY good-for-nothing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALLOCKING idle, good-for-nothing; slovenly, untidy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TRIFLING lazy, shiftless, inefficient, worthless, good-for-nothing ...1832 Amer. dial.
• WAFF of persons: vagabond-like, disreputable, worthless in character, good-for-nothing ...1788 Sc.
GOOD-FOR-NOTHING - nouns, person
• BAD-NAUGHT a worthless, good-for-nothing person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• BAGGAGE a woman of bad character; a worthless, good-for-nothing woman; a woman of disreputable or immoral life, a strumpet; a prostitute; an opprobrious epithet applied to women and children ...1596
• BREEL †* a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow ...c1485
• BRETHEL † a worthless fellow; a good-for-nothing wretch; a miserable wretch ...c1440
• BROTHEL orig. a good-for-nothing man ...14C
• BUM a vagrant; a good-for-nothing
• CUMBER-GROUND anything utterly worthless and in people's way; one that is good-for-nothing ...1657
• DAW a lazy, good-for-nothing person; a sluggard ...c1460
• DHIRL a good-for-nothing person ...Bk1900 N. Ireland
• DIRTRIE a collective term expressive of contempt, denoting despicable, good-for-nothing persons ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DRUTTLE a useless, good-for-nothing person ...19C Sc.
• FEISTER a good-for-nothing ...1958 Amer. dial.
• GALLOWS-ROGUE a jailbird, a rascal; a good-for-nothing ...1894 Eng. dial.
• GALLOWS-TAG a jailbird, a rascal; a good-for-nothing ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALLOWS-TANG a jailbird, a rascal; a good-for-nothing ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HACKSLAVER a dirty, slovenly fellow; an idle, dissolute, good-for-nothing man; a disgusting and silly fellow ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAINGLE an idle, loutish fellow; a lazy, slovenly good-for-nothing ...1791 Sc.
• HALLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANGEREL a lazy, idle, good-for-nothing person; a hanger-on ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HANGRELL a lazy, idle, good-for-nothing person; a hanger-on ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HANGY-BANGY a big, lazy fellow; a good-for-nothing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANNIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANZIEL an idle, loutish fellow; a lazy, slovenly good-for-nothing ...1791 Sc.
• HARRIGOAD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HARRY-GAUD a wild, wanton girl or child; a run-about, flighty or good-for-nothing person ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HULLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• JACK SHIT a worthless good-for-nothing ...20C sl.
• LALLYGAG a wastrel, a wasteful or good-for-nothing person; an irresponsible person ...1940s sl.
• LOLLYGAG a wastrel, a wasteful or good-for-nothing person; an irresponsible person ...1940s sl.
• LUSK † an idle, lazy, slothful, good-for-nothing fellow; a sluggard ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOLDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MOULDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• NE'ER-BE-GOOD a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing, disreputable, or worthless person ...1675
• NE'ER-DO-GOOD a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing, disreputable, or worthless person ...1814
• NE'ER-DO-WELL one who never does, and is never likely to do, well; a good-for-nothing, worthless, disreputable person ...1737
• NE'ER-THRIFT † a good-for-nothing or worthless person ...c1440
• NEVER-DO-GOOD a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing fellow ...1814 Sc.
• OIL CAN a worthless person or thing; a good-for-nothing ...1920 Amer. sl.
• OMADAUN a stupid person; a simpleton, a fool; a lazy, good-for-nothing fellow ...1843 Ireland
• ONDOCHT a poor, weakly, emaciated person or animal; a good-for-nothing ...a1838 Sc.
• PIDDELER a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing ...1779 Amer. dial.
• PIDDLER a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing ...1779 Amer. dial.
• PIKE a poor White person; a good-for-nothing ...1856 Amer. dial.
• PIKER a poor White person; a good-for-nothing ...1859 Amer. dial.
• PUKER a good-for-nothing ...19C Shrewsbury School colloq.
• RAGABASH a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGABRASH a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin ...1718 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAGABUS a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin ...1718 Sc.
• RAGABUSH a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin ...1718 Sc.
• RAGAPELT a ragged person; an idle, good-for-nothing person ...1866 Sc.
• RAGBELT a ragged person; an idle, good-for-nothing person ...1866 Sc.
• RAGBILD a ragged person; an idle, good-for-nothing person ...1866 Sc.
• RALLACK a roving character; an idle good-for-nothing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACK a good-for-nothing fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANNAGANT a wild, loose-living person; a good-for-nothing ...1832 Sc.
• RAP-A-TAG a dissipated, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well ...1887 Eng. dial.
• SART-POLL a foolish, weak person; one easily imposed upon; a good-for-nothing fellow ...1867 Eng dial.
• SCALAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCALLAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCALLYWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCANT-O'-GRACE a graceless fellow; a good-for-nothing ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAPEGRACE a man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; a careless, idle, harebrained fellow; a graceless, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well; a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; a scamp (rarely applied to a female) ...1809
• SCART a contemptible, good-for-nothing, scurvy fellow; a mean, niggardly person ...1825 Sc.
• SHABAROON † a mean-spirited person; a disreputable person; a good-for-nothing; a ragamuffin; a ragged person ...a1700 sl.
• SHACK a tramp; a bum; a vagabond; a good-for-nothing; a shiftless fellow ...1828 Amer. dial.
• SKALAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKALLAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKEESICK a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SKEESUCKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZACKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1875 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZECKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1850 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZICKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZIX a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK an unpleasant or despicable person; a vile or good-for-nothing fellow ...1841 sl.
• SOONER a weak idler; a lazy good-for-nothing ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• SPALPEEN a disagreeable, miserable, or contemptible person; a low, mean, or good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless person; a rogue, a rascal, a scamp ...1815 Irish
• STRACKLE-BRAIN a giddy, thoughtless person; a simpleton, a fool; a good-for-nothing ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TALLACK a good-for-nothing, idle person; a ragamuffin; a slatternly woman ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TALLOCK a good-for-nothing idle person; a ragamuffin; a slatternly woman ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TALLOCKER a good-for-nothing, idle person; a ragamuffin; a slatternly woman ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TASHEL a good-for-nothing man or woman; a drunkard; a slovenly woman; a troublesome child ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TASSEL a good-for-nothing man or woman; a drunkard; a slovenly woman; a troublesome child ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TASSOCK a good-for-nothing person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAUNEANT † a good-for-nothing person ...1621
• VAURIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1825-9
• VAUT RIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1868
• WAFER a wastrel, a good-for-nothing ...1894 Sc.
• WAFFINGER a vagabond, a worthless, good-for-nothing person; a ne'er-do-well ...1825 Sc.
• WAFFIPOKE a vagabond; a worthless, good-for-nothing person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAFFLES a good-for-nothing ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ZOB a good-for-nothing; a contemptible person; a weak person ...1911 US sl.
GOOD FRIDAY - nouns
• BLACK FRIDAY Good Friday ...1967 Amer. dial.
GOOD-HEARTED - nouns, person
• ACE an estimable or solidly dependable person; a good-hearted person ...1848 Amer. sl.
GOOD-HUMOURED - adjectives
• BOUZY of a jolly and good-humoured appearance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• QUIRKY playful, witty, merry, good-humoured ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
GOOD-LOOKING - see ATTRACTIVE
GOODLY - adjectives
• WALE † chosen; choice, select; excellent, noble, goodly ...c1250
GOOD-NATURED - adjectives
• CHANCY lucky, fortunate; good-natured ...1928 Amer. dial.
• LIKELY handsome, attractive; good-natured; pleasing, agreeable ...1809 Amer. dial.
• NATERFUL good-natured ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIDDISH good-natured ...M18 sl.
GOOD-NATURED - nouns, person
• SAWNEY a simpleton, a fool, a stupid fellow; a soft, good-natured fellow ...a1700 colloq.
GOODNESS - nouns
• BONITY † the quality of being good, goodness ...1585
• EESKYIE goodness, sense, decency ...1929 Sc.
• OF-FALLING a falling off in health, excellence, or goodness ...1825 Sc.
• SINGULARITY † distinction due to or involving some superior quality; special excellence or goodness ...c1450
GOOD NIGHT - interjections
• BENE DARKMANS! good night ...M16 sl.
•. NIGHT-NIGHT good night ...1896 Brit., orig. children's vocabulary
• NIGHTY-NIGHT good night ...1896 Brit., orig. children's vocabulary
• SAHA! good night! ...L19 Royal Navy sl.
GOODS - nouns
• FEE † movable property in general; goods, possessions, wealth ...c888
• TRAPS belongings, personal property; things; goods, furniture ...1813
GOOD-TEMPERED - adjectives
• GAIN tractable, docile, easy to manage; good-tempered, willing, obliging ...1809 Eng. dial.
GOODWILL - verbs
• FIND FAVOUR IN THE EYES OF to gain the goodwill of ...1700
GOOSE - adjectives
• GANDEROUS pert. to a gander ...1630 nonce word
GOOSE - nouns
• A-LAG a sporting term for a flight of geese ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG a tough old goose, not fit for eating; an inferior breed of sheep ...1771 Eng. dial.
• CANADA HONKER a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADA HONKY a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADA TRUMPETER a Canada goose ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CANADIAN HONKER a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• CANADIAN SNOW GOOSE a Canada goose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GABBLE RACKET the honking sound made by wild geese flying at night ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GAD the wild goose ...1930 Amer. dial.
• GAGGLER a goose ...1624
• GAINER a gander ...1798 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALE OF GEESE, A † a flock of geese ...1825 Sc.
• GANNER a gander ...1734 Sc.
• GOBBLE RATCHET the honking sound made by wild geese flying at night ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE HAIR goose feathers or down; a bed or pillow filled with these ...1887 Amer. dial.
• HONKER a goose ...1835 Amer.
• JEW-BUTTER goose grease ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• KAYK the cry of a goose ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KENNEDY a Canada goose ...1929 Amer. dial.
• LAG a goose ...1824 Sc.
• LAGGIE a goose ...1824 Sc.
• LAG OF GULLS a young goose and gander ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAIDEN a gosling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD STEG a gander ...1800 Eng. dial.
• QUEKE †* an imitation of the note of a goose ...c1381
• ROGER † a goose ...M16 sl.
• TIB † a goose ...1622 sl.
• TIB OF THE BUTTERY † a goose ...1622 sl.
GOOSE - nouns, person
• GOZZARD a gooseherd, one who tends to a flock of geese ...E15
GOOSE - verbs
• CAKE to cackle as a goose, or as a hen wanting to sit ...1788 Eng. dial.
• GABBLE of geese, etc.: to utter with rapidity inarticulate sounds ...1697
GOOSE - interjections
• GAG! a call to geese ...1896 Eng. dial.
• GANDY GANDY! a call to geese ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAIL! a cry used to drive away geese ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HALE! a cry used to drive away geese ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LAG! a call to a goose to be fed ...1824 Sc.
• LAGGIE! a call to a goose to be fed ...1824 Sc.
• OB-EE! a call for geese ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GOOSEBERRY - nouns
• BERRY the gooseberry ...1787 N. Ireland, Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BERRY-SLUFFS the skins of gooseberries ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BLOB a large gooseberry ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAY-BERRIES the wild gooseberry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEWBERRY the gooseberry ...1656 Eng. dial.
• FEABERRY a gooseberry ...1597 Eng. dial.
• GALLIGASKIN a gooseberry ...1864 Sc.
• GANDER a gooseberry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GOOSEGOG a gooseberry ...1823 sl.
• GOOZIE a gooseberry ...L19 Aust. sl.
• GOZZIE a gooseberry ...L19 Aust. sl.
• THAPE-PIE gooseberry pie ...1869 Eng. dial.
• THAPES the fruit of the gooseberry, Ribes Grossularia ...1682 Sc. & Eng. dial.
GOOSEBERRY - verbs
• NESP to pick off the heads and tails of gooseberries ...1781 Eng. dial.
GOOSEFLESH - adjectives
• GOOSE-SKINNED covered in gooseflesh ...1926 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEY having gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GOOSIFIED affected with goose-flesh ...1837 nonce word
• QUILLED of the flesh: roughed by cold; having goose-flesh ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GOOSEFLESH - nouns
• AGER BUMPS gooseflesh ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ASH-SPOTS goose-bumps ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BLUE PIMPLES gooseflesh ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN-FLESH gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN SKIN gooseflesh ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEBERRIES gooseflesh ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEBERRY PIMPLES gooseflesh ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE BUMPS gooseflesh ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE LUMPS gooseflesh ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE MEAT gooseflesh ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE PIMPLES gooseflesh ...1889 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE-SKIN gooseflesh ...1889 Amer. dial.
• HENFLESH gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
• QUILLY a roughness of the skin caused by cold; goose-flesh ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GOOSEFLESH - verbs
• CATERPILLAR to have goose-flesh ...1891 Amer. dial.
GO OUT - verbs
• JAUL to go out ...1940s S. Afr.
• JAWL to go out ...1940s S. Afr.
• JOL to go out ...1940s S. Afr.
GOPHER - nouns
• MEADOW MOLE a gopher ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SALAMANDER a gopher ...1859 Amer. dial.