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VIRGIN - VULTURE
VIRGIN (also see VIRGINITY)
adjectives
• CLEFT pert. to a non-virgin female ...L18 Brit. sl.
• CRACKED deflowered ...18C sl.
• CRACKED IN THE RING deflowered ...18C sl.
• FLY-BLOWN devirginated ...c1885 sl.
• MAIDEN † virgin; sometimes said of men ...a1300
• UNLAID of a woman: virgin ...1960s sl.
• UNTRIMMED pert. to a virgin female ...Shakespeare usage
virgin - person
• APRON WITH A NIP a virgin; a virtuous, respectable woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ARTICLE OF VIRTUE a virgin ...c1850 sl.
• BABY-SAN a virgin ...1990 US military sl.
• BROAD WITH CANNED GOODS a virgin ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CANNED GOODS a virgin of either sex, usually female; the genitalia of such a person ...1910s US sl.
• CHERRY a virgin ...1935 sl.
• CHERRY BOY a male virgin ...1974 US sl.
• CHERRY GIRL a virgin ...1982 US military in Vietnam
• DAMAGED GOODS a person, esp. a woman, who is no longer a virgin ...1916 US sl.
• FORBIDDEN FRUIT a young girl; a virgin ...20C US sl.
• MAIDENMAN † a maiden, a virgin ...c893
• PUCELLE † a girl, a maiden, a virgin ...c1430
• UNDAMAGED GOODS a virgin female ...20C US sl.
• VEGGIE-MEAT an available young woman; a virgin ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• VICKY a virgin ...1990s sl.
• VIRGIE a virgin ...1930s sl.
• VIRGIN PULLET ' a young woman who though often trod has never laid', i.e. no longer a virgin but not yet a mother ...E19 sl.
virgin - person, other
• CHERRY PICKER one who seduces virgins ...1954 US sl.
virgin - verbs
• CRACK to deflower a virgin; usually considered vulgar ...c1725 Amer. sl.
• EASE to deflower ...Bk1903 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S CHERRY to lose one's virginity ...1918 sl., orig. US
• PUNCH to deflower ...sl.
• PUNCTURE to deflower ...19C Brit. sl.
VIRGINAL
adjectives
• VIRGIE virginal ...1930s sl.
VIRGINIA
nouns
• ANCIENT DOMINION Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEADLE STATE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CAVALIER STATE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GINNY Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE BUCKSKIN Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOTHER OF PRESIDENTS Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOTHER STATE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DOMINION Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SORE-BACK STATE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VIRGINIE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VIRGIN STATE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VIRGINY Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
Virginia - person
• BIG KNIFE † a White man, esp. a Virginian ...1750 US Indian usage
• CLOVER-EATER a Virginian ...1869 US sl.
• CORNCRACKER a native of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or Virginia ...M19 US sl.
• HIT-YOUR-BACK a native of Virginia ...20C US sl.
• MALUNGEON one of a race of people in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky and Tennessee said to have partly Indian blood ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
VIRGINITY (also see VIRGIN)
nouns
• KNOT virginity ...Shakespeare usage (Virgin-Knot)
• MAIDEN-GEAR † virginity ...1719
• MAIDEN-GEM † virginity ...1612
• MAIDENHEAD virginity ...14C
• V-CARD a person's virginity ...2001 US sl.
• VIRGINHEAD virginity ...E17
• VIRGIN-KNOT virginity ...Shakespeare usage
virginity - verbs
• COP A CHERRY to take a woman's virginity; occasionally a man's ...1920s sl.
virginity - phrases
• KEEP YOUR HAND ON YOUR HA'PENNY TILL THE RIGHT MAN TURNS UP advice to young women to retain their virginity until the advent of 'Mr. Right' ...1900s sl.
VIRGIN MARY
adjectives
• MARIAN pert. to the Virgin Mary, or characterized by special devotion to her ...1701
• MARIANIC pert. to the Virgin Mary, or characterized by special devotion to her ...1845
• MARIOLATROUS worshipping the Virgin Mary ...1844
Virgin Mary - nouns
• HEAVEN-QUEEN † the queen of heaven; a title of the Virgin Mary ...c1230
• LADY the Virgin Mary ...a900
• MAID MARY † the Virgin Mary ...a1175
• MAIDEN MARY † the Virgin Mary ...a1035
• MARIANOLATRY †* worship of the Virgin Mary ...1755
• MARIOLA an image of the Virgin Mary ...1876
• MARIOLATRY worship of the Virgin Mary attributed by opponents to Roman Catholics ...1612
Virgin Mary - person
• LADY-WORSHIPPER one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1579
• MARIAN a worshipper or devotee of the Virgin Mary ...1635
• MARIANOLATRIST †* one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1736
• MARIOLATER one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1861
VIRILE, VIRILITY
adjectives
• FULL OF FUCK virile and full of masculine vigour ...20C sl.
• FULL OF GISM virile and full of masculine vigour ...20C sl.
• HAIRY virile; masculine ...M20 US sl.
• HAIRY-ASSED pert. to a mature, virile, and hairy male ...M20 sl.
• LEATHER pert. to any sadistic, virile male ...20C US sl.
• MACHO excessively masculine, virile, and brave ...1959 US sl.
• RED-BLOODED vigorous, virile ...colloq.
• UNSEMINARED deprived of virility; castrated ...Shakespeare usage
virile, virility - nouns
• BACK potency, virility ...1996 Guyana
• BALLS virile courage; virility; guts; strength of character; energy, spirit ...a1890 US sl.
• HAIR virile strength and courage ...M20 US sl.
• MAN FAT virility, manly power ...20C Brit. colloq.
• MANHEAD † the quality of being manly; manhood; virility; courage, valour ...c1275
• MANLIHEAD † virility, bravery, courage ...1422-83
virile, virility - person
• BUCK-A-DANDY a young, dashing, or virile man; a fop ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CAVE MAN a strong, virile man, esp. one bearing much body hair or body hair in unusual places ...L19 sl.
• MAN'S MAN a virile male ...20C US colloq.
• MCDADDY a handsome, virile man ...1990s sl.
• OLD RAM a virile and/or promiscuous man ...M17 sl.
• RAM a virile and/or promiscuous man ...M17 sl.
virile, virility - verbs
• EUNUCHATE † to make a eunuch of, to castrate; to deprive of virility or generative power ...1646
• HAVE LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL to be potent, virile, and vigorous ...20C colloq.
VIRTUE
person
• MAN-WOMAN one who combines the virtues of both sexes ...1889 nonce use
VIRTUOSO
person
• EAR MAN a person expressing a natural ability to excel at an endeavour; a virtuoso ...1970s US Black sl.
VIRTUOUS
person
• APRON WITH A NIP a virgin; a virtuous, respectable woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
virtuous - verbs
• DOW † to be good, strong, vigorous, virtuous, valiant, or manly ...OE
VISCID - adjectives
• LENTOUS clammy, viscid ...1646 nonce word
VISCID - verbs
• INVISCATE to make viscid or sticky; to mix or cover with a sticky substance ...LME
VISCOUS - adjectives
• OOKY slimy, viscous ...1964 sl.
• THICKY thick, viscous ...1986 Amer. dial.
VISCOUS - nouns
• OOK slimy or viscous material ...1969 sl.
VISIBLE - adjectives
• EYELY †* visible or apparent to the eye; evident, obvious ...1561
• KENSPECK easily recognizable, clearly visible, conspicuous ...1590 Eng. dial.
• KENSPECKLE easily recognizable, clearly visible, conspicuous ...1714 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SIGHTFUL † visible ...c1375
• SIGHTLY † visible; conspicuous ...1532
• SIGHTY † visible, conspicuous ...1398
• SPECTIBLE † visible ...1581
VISIBLE - verbs
• HEAVE IN SIGHT to appear; to become visible ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHOW UP ON THE SKYLINE to appear; to become visible ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
VISIBLY - adverbs
• FACEABLE visibly, face to face ...1854 Eng. dial.
• PALPABLE † visibly ...1585
VISION - nouns
• BEHOLDING † the thing beheld; an image, a spectre; a vision ...c1440
• MAIL a defect in vision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SIGHT-SHOT † the range of vision ...1663
• SIMULACRUM a vague or shadowy vision
VISIONARY - adjectives
• AERIE spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary ...1586
• AERY spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary ...1586
• BABEL lofty, visionary ...M17
• LAPUTAN pertaining to Laputa, the flying island in Gulliver's Travels; hence, visionary, absurd, fanciful, preposterous, ridiculous, impossible ...1866
• QUIXOTIC of a person: resembling Don Quixote; hence, striving with lofty enthusiasm for visionary ideals ...1815
VISIONARY - nouns
• BABEL a visionary scheme ...1711
• CASTLE IN THE AIR a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy ...c1400
• FLEAS IN ONE'S NOSE chimerical notions ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
VISIONARY - nouns, person
• ABSTRACTION-MONGER one who deals with visionary ideas ...1860
• CASTLE-BUILDER one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer, a visionary schemer ...1711
• CASTLE-HUNTER † one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer, a visionary schemer ...1752
• FANTAST a visionary, a dreamer; a flighty, impulsive person ...1588
• PHANTAST a visionary, a dreamer; a flighty, impulsive person ...1588
• QUIXOTE an enthusiastic visionary person like Don Quixote, inspired by lofty and chivalrous but false or unrealizable ideals ...1648
VISIONARY - verbs
• QUIXOTIZE to act in a quixotic manner ...1831
VISIT
nouns
• BROAD a journey, a trip; a visit ...1823 Amer. dial.
• CAILEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• CAKE-COUPINGS an interchanging of social or tea visits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKE-SWAPPINGS an interchanging of social or tea visits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Sc. & Ireland
• CAYLEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• DROP-IN an unexpected or informal visitor or visit ...E19 colloq.
• FLUTTER a short visit or trip , esp. a joyous, informal one ...1857 colloq.
• GADDINGS gossiping visits ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• KALEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• KALY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• NEIGHBOURING-DAY a visiting day, 'at home' day ...1900 Eng. dial.
• POP VISIT a brief visit ...E17 UK society usage
• RACE a short visit or journey ...20C Ulster sl.
• RAIKIN a stroll, a jaunt, an informal visit ...1866 Sc.
• ROAR a call, a cry, as to a neighbour in passing; a doorstep visit ...1920 Sc.
• SETTING a visit characterized by sitting and talking ...1929 Amer. dial
• SETTING BEE a visit characterized by sitting and talking ...1929 Amer. dial.
• V a visit ...2002 US sl.
• VISTA a short journey, a visit, a trip ...1888 Sc.
• VISTIE a short journey, a visit, a trip ...1888 Sc.
visit - verbs
• BEAT UP THE QUARTERS OF to visit unceremoniously ...1823
• BLOW AROUND to come to see or visit; to go to see or visit ...1921 Amer. dial.
• FALL BY to visit without prior warning; to drop in ...1959 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL IN to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL IN ON to drop in on; to pay a visit to ...1891 Amer. dial.
• FALL INTO to visit ...1940s US sl.
• FALL ON IN to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL OUT to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL OVER to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL OVER TO to visit without prior warning; to drop in ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• FALL UP to come for a visit; to arrive, to turn up ...L19 US Black sl.
• GAD to visit; to stay away from home ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO BY to stop at, to visit ...1816 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT AMONG THEM to go visiting; to go to a social affair of some prominence ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT ON COMPANY to go visiting ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT ON THE CARPET of a man: to visit women ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HAVE IT AWAY to go to, to visit ...1950s sl.
• HEARKEN DOWN to call on, to pay a visit ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN IN to call on, to pay a visit ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HIT UP to visit ...20C US sl.
• KAILIE to pay a friendly evening visit ...1924 Sc.
• KALK SOMEBODY'S DOOR to avoid visiting one as a sign of displeasure, from the practice of marking with chalk the doors of houses where plague was present as a warning to keep away or, in later times, where the tenant was under notice to move ...1946 Sc.
• MAKE THE SCENE to visit; to stop by ...1960s Amer. sl.
• NEIGHBO(U)R to associate in a friendly way, esp. by exchanging visits and assistance; to live on friendly terms with ...1828 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RUN IN THE ROAD to visit; to stay away from home ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SALUTE † to pay one's respects to; to pay a complimentary visit to ...1585
• SET A BED SPELL to stay until bedtime ...1933 Amer. dial.
• STAY OUT ONE'S WELCOME to visit until one's host is wearied ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAKE OFF to go to, to visit ...1950s sl.
• VEILLER to pay a visit ...1967 Amer. dial. (pronounced vay-yay)
• VITCH to visit, esp. to call on one's friends to exchange news or gossip; to make a prolonged stay ...a1838 Sc.
VISITING
nouns
• VITCHING casual calling on friends ...1894 Sc.
VISITING CARD
nouns
• TICKET a visiting card ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
VISITOR
person
• AFTER-COMER a stranger, a visitor ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BORE an unwelcome visitor, who makes himself obnoxious by his disagreeable manners ...1848 Amer. dial.
• DROP-IN an unexpected or informal visitor ...E19 colloq.
• GANNER an occasional visitor, passer-by ...1889 Eng. dial.
• KAILIERS people who stay too long in other folk's houses ...1919 Sc.
• MALIHINI a stranger, a newcomer; a visitor, a tourist ...1914 Hawaii
• PANDERLYET a late, loitering visitor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PILGRIM an emigrant, a migrant, a visitor, a tourist; a newcomer, a greenhorn, a tenderfoot ...1867 Amer. dial.
• POLYTOPIAN † one who visits many places ...1611 nonce word
• RAKE-FIRE one who comes to pay a visit and stays very late ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCREWZER an unwelcome, intrusive visitor; a parasite; a hanger-on ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• VISITATION-ACQUAINTANCE a visiting acquaintance ...1822 Sc.
• VITCHER a visitor; one who goes the rounds with gossip ...1899 Sc.
• WASH-ASHORE a visitor or non-native resident ...1983 Amer. dial.
visitor - phrases
• HE WORRIES THE DOG a phrase directed at a visitor whose approach repels even the house-dog ...1909 UK sl.
VISOR
nouns
• SCOOP the visor or peak of a cap ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SIGHT † a visor, as on a helmet ...1508
• UMBER † the visor of a helmet ...a1400
• UMBRARY † a visor ...c1443
• UMBREL † the visor of a helmet ...c1470
• UMBRERE † the visor of a helmet ...a1400
• UMBRIER † the visor of a helmet ...a1400
• UMBRIL a part of a helmet projecting above the eyes; a visor ...1824
• VIZARD a mask, a visor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
VITALITY
adjectives
• LACKLUSTRE lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired...L16
• SAPPY full of vitality, vigorous, energetic ...1558
nouns - vitality
• CHISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• GET-UP energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1841 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GET energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1870 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GO energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1907 sl., orig. US
• GISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• GO energy, vigour, vitality ...1864 sl.
• GREENNESS vigour; vitality; youth ...ME
• JASM energy, vitality ...1860 Amer. dial.
• JISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• JIZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• LAST ROSE OF SUMMER, THE someone or something whose scent or vitality is spent ...1872 Amer. dial.
• MARROW the seat of animal vitality and strength ...c1425
• MOXIE energy, vigour, vitality ...1943 US sl.
• OOMPH energy, vigour, vitality, enthusiasm ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PEP energy, vigour, vitality ...1912 sl.
• PISS AND VINEGAR energy, vigour, vitality ...1942 sl.
• PIZZAZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PUNCH energy, vigour, vitality ...1911 sl., orig. US
• QUICKNESS * life, vitality, vital principle ...a1225
• RAZZLE-DAZZLE energy, vigour, vitality ...1888 sl.
• SOCK energy, vigour, vitality ...1936 US sl.
• STINGO energy, vigour, vitality ...1927 sl.
• VIM energy, vigour, vitality ...1843, orig. US
• ZAP energy, vigour, vitality ...1968 sl., orig. US
• ZING energy, vigour, vitality, pep, vim ...1918 sl., orig, US
• ZIP energy, vigour, vitality ...1900 sl.
• ZIZZ energy, vigour, vitality, gaiety, liveliness ...1942 sl.
vitality verbs
• DEAD † to lose vitality, force, or vigour; to become numb; to lose heat or glow ...c1384
VITAMIN
nouns
• PEARTENING POWDER tonic; vitamins ...1974 Amer. dial.
• PEARTING POWDER tonic; vitamins ...1974 Amer. dial.
VITUPERATION
nouns
• CALLING a scolding, abuse, vituperation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLS a scolding, abuse, vituperation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
VIVACIOUS
adjectives
• AMBITIOUS of persons or animals: spirited, vivacious, unruly; vicious; angry; enraged; quick-tempered; hot-tempered ...1853 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLY vivacious ...1939 sl.
• EFFERVESCENT vivacious, enthusiastic, cheerful ...1833
• QUERTY † lively, vivacious, active, in good spirits; full of fun or mischief ...1790 Sc.
• QUIRTY † lively, vivacious, active, in good spirits; full of fun or mischief ...1790 Sc.
• SPARKY energetic, vigorous, lively, vivacious, spirited ...1883 sl.
• VIVACE † vivacious, lively ...1719 Sc.
• VIVAND living, lively, vivacious ...1926 arch.
vivacious - verbs
• SPARKLE to be vivacious or witty
VIVACITY
nouns
• BRIO liveliness, vivacity, spirit ...Ital.
• SPARK vivacity, enthusiasm, or humour
• SPARKLE vivacity or wit
• ZOOM zest, vivacity, enthusiasm ...1960s sl.
VIVID - adjectives
• QUICK †* 1. of things seen: lifelike, vivid ...a1300
* 2. of colour: vivid, bright, dazzling ...1664
• VEEVE 1. of sights, sounds, colours, memories, etc.: bright, clear, vivid, distinctly seen or heard, not blurred or faint ...1778 Sc.
2. vivid; lifelike; clear ...1861 Sc.
• VEHEMENT † vivid; intensely bright ...1635
• VIEVE of sights, sounds, colours, memories, etc.: bright, clear, vivid, distinctly seen or heard, not blurred or faint ...1778 Sc.
• VIVE of sights, sounds, colours, memories, etc.: bright, clear, vivid, distinctly seen or heard, not blurred or faint ...1778 Sc.
VIVIDLY - adverbs
• VEEVILY clearly, vividly ...1866 Sc.
• VIVELY clearly, vividly; to the life ...1631 Sc.
VIVIFY - verbs
• ACTUATE to inspire with active properties, to quicken, to enliven, to vivify ...1642 arch.
VIXEN - nouns, person
• SCALLY-BRAT a passionate, noisy child; a young vixen; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TARGE a scold; a vixen ...1887 Sc.
• TARTAR a savage person; a rough and violent or irritable person, an irascible person; an ill-natured, shrewish woman, a vixen, a termagant ...1663
VIXENISH - adjectives
• HARRIDANICAL † like a harridan; vixenish ...1725 nonce word
VOCABULARY - nouns
• VERBAL †* a collection of words; a vocabulary or dictionary ...1599
• VOCABLES † a vocabulary ...Bk1905 Sc.
VOCATION - nouns
• HAME a job; vocation ...1972 Amer. dial.
VOCIFERATE - verbs
• REAM to shout, to cry aloud, to bawl; to weep, to bewail, to moan; to talk wildly, to vociferate ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
VOCIFEROUS - adjectives
• IN A BIG WAY excited, agitated, vociferous ...1903 Amer. dial.
• OBSTREPEROUS characterized by great noise or outcry, esp. in opposition; clamorous, noisy; vociferous ...c1600
VOCIFEROUSNESS - nouns
• OBSTREPEROUSNESS vociferousness; clamour; noisy behaviour; noisy and unruly resistance to control ...1655
VODKA - nouns
• BULLSHOT vodka mixed with beef broth ...Bk1998 sl.
• V.A.T. vodka and tonic ...1980s sl.
• V AND T vodka and tonic ...1997 UK sl.
VOICE - adjectives
• BAIRGIN' having the habit of lifting up the voice in a loud manner ...1866 Sc.
• BULL-VOICED having a loud deep voice ...1837
• DARK BROWN of a voice: low, well-modulated and sexually attractive; orig. said of a female voice ...1946 UK sl.
• DEEP-MOUTHED having a deep or sonorous voice ...1595
• FAT † of the voice: full ...1398
• FEATHERY of the voice: husky ...1881
• FINE of the voice: high-pitched ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GIN AND FOG of a voice: hoarse with that peculiar quality of 'fruitiness' which spirituous indulgence causes ...c1880 sl., orig. theatrical
• GRAVELLY of a voice: harsh and grating
• GRAVEL-VOICED speaking in a rough and rasping tone
• HAUTAIN † of the voice: raised, loud ...c1350
• HYPSOPHONOUS having a high clear voice ...1886
• LIKE A HUMBLE-BEE IN A CHURN having a voice not distinctly audible ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MACROPHONOUS having a loud, stentorian voice ...Bk1910
• MAIN † of a voice or cry: loud ...a1300
• MALACOPHONOUS having a gentle voice; soft-voiced ...Bk1910
• MEGALOPHONOUS having a loud voice ...1823
• QUICK †* of the voice: loud, clear ...c1205
• REASTY-CROPPED hoarse-voiced; rough of speech; surly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNEL of the voice: weak, piping, thin ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STENTORONIC * of the voice: very loud and far-reaching; hence, said of uttered sounds, songs, laughter, and the like; extremely loud and powerful in sound ...1762
• SUBMISS † of the voice: low, uttered in an undertone, subdued ...1604
• SUBTILE † of a voice: thin ...1398
VOICE - adverbs
• ALOW † in a low voice ...LME
• HAUTAINLY † with raised voice, loudly ...c1475
VOICE - nouns
• BAIRGE the voice lifted up in a strong and loud manner, either in speaking, reading, weeping, or calling after one ...1866 Sc.
• BUGLE a loud voice ...1877 Amer. sl.
• DARK BROWN VOICE a voice that is low, well-modulated, and sexually attractive ...c1950 sl.
• FOGHORN a loud deep resounding voice ...colloq.
• GOOZLING VOICE an adolescent boy's changing voice ...1986 Amer. dial.
• GOSLING AGE the period when an adolescent boy's voice is changing ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GOSLING PATCH the period when an adolescent boy's voice is changing ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOSLINGS the voice change commonly undergone by adolescent boys; the period when this change occurs ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HOBSON'S CHOICE the voice ...20C rhyming sl.
• LATE † voice, sound ...a1300
• LET'S REJOICE the voice ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• MANTEE VOICE a deep voice ...1930s sl.
• ORGAN-PIPE the windpipe, the throat, the voice ...M19 sl.
• RAPPER the voice ...1960s US sl.
• SINK * a dropping or lowering of the voice ...1786
• TANG the timbre of the voice; a twang ...1899 Sc.
• WALTER JOYCE the voice ...L19 rhyming sl.
• YALLACRACK a loud outcry; a great noise of voices; an angry altercation ...1898 Sc.
• YALLICRACK a loud outcry; a great noise of voices; an angry altercation ...1898 Sc.
VOICE - nouns, person
• BAIRGE a person who lifts his voice in a strong and loud manner ...1866 Sc.
• BILOQUIST one who can speak with two different voices ...a1810
• EAR BANGER a person who enjoys the sound of his own voice ...1942 US sl.
• FROG an adolescent male whose voice is changing ...20C US
• GOOZLER a boy whose voice is changing ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SCREIGH a lean person with a shrill voice, and generally of short stature ...Bk1904 Sc.
VOICE - verbs
• FALL † to lower the voice, either in pitch or loudness ...1626
• HAVE A VOICE LIKE THE SHARPENING OF A HANDSAW to have a harsh, disagreeable voice ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• WHOPPLE AROUND of the voice: to be unsteady, to waver ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• YAP of a person: to croak, as the voice ...1790 Eng. dial.
VOID - adjectives
• ADNICHILED † annulled, brought to nothing, made void ...1706
• AVOID empty, void ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CASS † dismissed, cashiered; void, null ...1549
• FRUSTRATORY † tending to frustrate, balk, defeat, or make void ...1529
• IDLE † empty, vacant; void of ...c825
• VAIN † empty, vacant, void ...1382
VOID - nouns
• CASSATION the act of making null or void; cancellation, abrogation ...c1425
• VAIN † emptiness; void space ...1382
• VASTITY † the fact of being desolate, waste, void, or empty ...1545
VOID - verbs
• CASHIER † to make void, to annul, to do away with ...1596
• CASS † to make void, to annul, to quash ...1460 obs. exc. Sc.
• CASSATE † to make void, to annul, to quash ...1512
VOLATILE - adjectives
• ALLAVOLIE giddy, volatile ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ALLEVOLIE giddy, volatile ...Bk1898 Sc.
VOLCANO - adjectives
• FLAMMIVOMOUS * vomiting or belching flames of fire, as a volcano ...1663-76
VOLCANO - nouns
• SULPHUR †* a volcano ...1764
VOLLEYBALL - nouns
• DINK in volleyball: a tap of the ball after a faked hitting of the ball downward with great force ...1972 US
VOLLEYBALL - verbs
• DINK in tennis, volleyball, and other games with a net: to execute a drop shot that falls just beyond the net ...M20 chiefly US
• KILL in volleyball: to hit the ball downward with great force from the top of a jump ...1972 US sl.
VOLUBILITY - nouns
• RIDDENER volubility of speech ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
VOLUNTARILY - adverbs
• ULTRONEOUSLY of one's own accord; spontaneously, voluntarily ...1627
VOLUNTARY - adjectives
• ELECTIVE † pert. to the act of choosing; of actions: proceeding from free choice, optional, voluntary ...1643
• ULTRONEOUS made, offered, etc., of one's own accord; spontaneous, voluntary ...1637
• VOLITIENT * of one's own free will or choice; voluntary; willing, exercising the will ...1844
VOLUNTARY - nouns
• ULTRONEOUSNESS * voluntary action; spontaneity ...1623
VOLUPTUOUS - adjectives
• LASCIVIOUS † voluptuous, luxurious ...1589
• LUSH of a woman: very sexually attractive, esp. if voluptuous; also used of a man ...1910s sl.
• RAMMAGE frenzied, crazed with drink; sexually excited, voluptuous ...1824 Sc.
VOMIT
adjectives
• QUALMISH affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1787 Amer. dial.
• QUALMY affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1852 Amer. dial.
• QUAMISH affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1787 Amer. dial.
• VOMITURIENT † characterized by a desire to vomit ...1666
vomit - nouns
• AG to feel sick, to have an inclination to vomit ...1908 Sc.
• BARF vomit ...1974 US sl.
• BOLT THE CADGER to vomit ...1894 Sc.
• CALL EARL to vomit ...1968 US sl.
• CALL FOR HERB to vomit ...1984 Aust. sl.
• CALL FOR HUGHIE to vomit ...1974 UK sl.
• CALL RALPH to vomit ...1983 US sl.
• CALL THE DOGS to vomit ...1990s US college sl.
• CALVE to vomit ...1847 Amer. sl.
• CASCADE to vomit ...1848 Amer. dial.
• CASH UP to vomit ...1943 Amer. dial.
• CAST to throw up from within; to vomit ...a1300
• CAST OUT to eject from the mouth, to vomit ...1388
• CAST THE GORGE to vomit violently, or make violent attempts to vomit ...1614
• CAST UP † to vomit ...1484 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAST UP ONE'S ACCOUNTS to vomit ...17C sl.
• CAST UP ONE'S RECKONING to vomit ...17C sl.
• CHEESE of small children: to vomit or spit up milk curdling in the stomach ...1974 Amer. dial.
• CHUCK 1. vomiting ...1966 Aust. sl.
2. vomit ...1976 Aust. sl.
• CHUNDER 1. vomit ...1960 Aust. sl.
2. vomiting ...1967 Aust. sl.
• EARL vomit ...1984 US students' sl.
• EARP vomit ...20C US sl.
• EGESTION † vomit ...1610
• HAPPY RETURNS vomit ...19C sl.
• HASH vomit ...19C sl.
• HEAVE an effort to vomit ...a1571
• HURL an act of vomiting; vomit ...1967 Aust
• KAK to vomit ...1960s US sl.
• KECK to make a sound as if about to vomit; to retch; to feel an inclination to vomit ...1601
• KECKLE to make a sound as if about to vomit; to retch; to feel an inclination to vomit ...1619 Eng. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...E20 US sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DOUGHNUTS to vomit ...1940s US college sl.
• LOSE ONE'S SHOES to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MISERY BOWL a bowl used for vomiting by sufferers of sea-sickness ...L19 sl.
• PUKE vomit ...L16 sl.
• PUKES nausea; vomiting ...sl.
• RALPH vomit; vomiting ...1968 Amer. sl.
• SHOOT THE CAT to vomit, esp. from too much drink ...1830
• SICK vomit ...1959 sl.
• SIDEWALK PIZZA a puddle of vomit ...1997 US sl.
• TECHNICOLOUR YAWN vomiting ...1964 Aust. sl.
• UPCHUCK vomit ...20C US colloq.
• URP vomit ...16C sl.
• VOMICK vomit ...20C Amer. dial.
• WHIP THE CAT to vomit, esp. from too much drink ...1630
• YORK matter that has been vomited ...20C US sl.
vomit - verbs
• AIR ONE'S BELLY to empty one's stomach; to vomit ...1960 Amer. sl.
• AIR ONE'S PAUNCH to vomit ...1920 Amer. dial.
• AUDIT ONE'S ACCOUNTS AT THE COURT OF NEPTUNE to vomit ...E20 nautical sl.
• BARF to vomit ...1956 sl., orig. and chiefly US
• BELCH to vomit ...1558
• BELT THE CADGER to vomit ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BLOW to vomit ...1950 US sl.
• BLOW BEETS to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BLOW HUNCH to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BLOW ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1976 Amer. sl.
• BOAK to retch; to vomit ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOB to vomit ...1960s US campus sl.
• BOCK to retch; to vomit ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOIL OFF THE STOMACH to vomit a great deal at once ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOKE to retch, to vomit; to belch ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOT to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BOUK to retch, to vomit ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWK to retch, to vomit ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAKE to vomit, to retch ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRING UP to vomit ...colloq.
• BUNK UP to vomit ...1943 Amer. dial.
• BURK to vomit ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CACK to vomit ...20C US colloq.
• CALF to vomit ...1968 sl.
• CALL to vomit ...1980s Aust. sl.
• CALL CHARLES to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALL DINOSAURS to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALL EARL to vomit ...1968 US students' sl.
• CALL FOR BILL to vomit ...1960s UK society sl.
• CALL FOR HERB to vomit ...1960s Aust. sl.
• CALL FOR HUGHIE to vomit ...1960s UK society sl.
• CALL FOR RALPH to vomit ...1960s sl.
• CALL RALPH to vomit ...1960s sl.
• CALL SEALS to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALVE to vomit ...M19 US sl.
• CASCADE to vomit ...1805
• CAST UP ACCOUNTS to vomit ...Bk1921 sl.
• CAST UP ONE'S GORGE to vomit ...Bk1921 sl.
• CAST UP ONE'S RECKONING to vomit ...Bk1921 sl.
• CAT to vomit ...1785 sl.
• CHIRP to vomit ...1980 Amer. campus sl.
• CHUCK to vomit; often followed by 'up' ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHUCKLE to vomit ...1960s Aust. sl.
• CHUCK ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1972 Amer. sl.
• CHUCK UP to vomit ...19C Aust. sl.
• CHUMMY to vomit ...1980s US campus sl.
• CHUNDA to vomit ...1950 Aust. sl.
• CHUNDER to vomit ...1950 Aust. sl.
• COUGH UP ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1941 Amer. sl.
• DEFOOD to vomit ...20C US sl.
• DRIVE FRENCH HORSES to vomit ...M19 sl.
• DRIVE THE PORCELAIN BUS to throw up in a toilet ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DUMP to vomit ...M20 US sl.
• EARL to vomit ...1968 US rhyming sl. for 'hurl'
• EARP to vomit ...20C US sl.
• EGURGITATE * to vomit ...1656
• ENVOMISH † to vomit ...1480
• FEED THE FISH to be seasick, and vomit in consequence ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FEED THE FISHES to be seasick, and vomit in consequence ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FEED THE GOLDFISH to vomit ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FLASH to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• FLASH THE HASH to vomit ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAY to vomit ...E19 Brit. sl.
• FLAY THE FOX to vomit ...E19 Brit. sl.
• FLING UP to vomit ...E20 US colloq.
• FLIP ONE'S COOKIES to vomit...1963 Amer. sl.
• GAG to attempt to make oneself vomit by placing an object such as a finger far back in the throat ...20C US colloq.
• GALP † to vomit forth ...1529
• GO FEED THE GOLDFISH to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO FOR THE BIG SPIT to vomit ...1960 Aust. sl.
• GO TO SEE EARL to vomit ...1960s US sl.
• GUZZLE THE GRASS to vomit ...1980s Aust. sl.
• HACK to vomit ...1970s US college sl.
• HASH to vomit ...19C sl.
• HAVE THE PUKES to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVE to make an effort to vomit, to retch; to feel loathing ...1601
• HEAVE ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1954 Amer. sl.
• HEAVE THE GORGE to make an effort to vomit; to retch ...1604
• HEAVE UP JONAH to vomit from one's depths ...19C US colloq.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S BOOTHEELS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S BOOTS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOELACES to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOE SOLES to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOE-TOPS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S TOES to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEIST THE GRUB to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOLLER NEW YORK to vomit ...1976 Amer. dial.
• HOLLER NEW YORK E to vomit ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HURL to vomit ...1964 Aust. sl.
• JERK THE CAT to vomit ...E17 Brit. sl.
• KECK to cough or choke; to retch or vomit noisily; to make retching sounds to show disgust ...E17 sl.
• LOSE A MEAL to vomit ...20C Aust. jocular
• LOSE ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1970 Amer. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S LUNCH to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MAKE A SALE to vomit ...1930s Aust. sl.
• NEW YORK to retch, to vomit ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• PAINT THE TOWN RED to vomit ...1960s sl.
• PAINT THE WALLS to vomit forcefully ...1990s sl.
• PARK A CUSTARD to vomit ...1930s UK society sl.
• PARK A LEOPARD to vomit ...1960s sl.
• PARK A TIGER to vomit ...1960s sl.
• PART ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1945 Amer. sl.
• POP CAKES to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• POP ONE'S CAKES to vomit ...1927 US sl.
• POP ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1920s US sl.
• PUKE to vomit ...1600 sl.
• PUKE UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUKE UP THE SOLES OF ONE'S SHOES to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUKE YOUR RING UP to vomit violently ...2001 UK sl.
• PUMP to vomit ...19C Brit. sl.
• PUMP SHIP to vomit ...18C sl.
• PUT to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PUT BIRDIE to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUAWKEN to vomit; to choke, to suffocate ...1781 Eng. dial.
• QUOCK to vomit ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• QUOCKEN to vomit; to choke, to suffocate ...1781 Eng. dial.
• RALPH to empty one's stomach; to vomit; often followed by 'up' ...1967 sl., orig. and chiefly US
• REACH to vomit, to strain in the attempt to vomit; to retch ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REAR to bring up phlegm; to expectorate; to vomit ...1790 Eng. dial.
• REBOUND to vomit; to be squeamish, to have an inclination to vomit ...1883 Sc.
• RID to retch, to vomit; to cough up; to expectorate ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RID THE STOMACH to vomit ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIFT to vomit; of a cow: to regurgitate the cud ...1930 Amer. dial.
• ROLF to empty one's stomach; to vomit ...1960s Amer. teen and college sl.
• SHOOT ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1927 Amer. sl.
• SHOOT ONE'S LUNCH to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHOOT THE CAT to vomit; to vomit from drunkenness ...1785 sl.
• SHOOT THE WORKS to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHOOT UP to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SICK to vomit ...20C US colloq.
• SICK UP to vomit ...19C colloq.
• SKIN A GOAT to vomit...1901 Amer. college sl.
• SLING A CAT to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNAP ONE'S COOKIES to vomit; to regurgitate ...1927 US sl.
• SPEW to vomit ...c897
• SPILL ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...sl.
• SPILL ONE'S GUTS to vomit ...1948 Amer. sl.
• SPLIT A GUT to vomit ...L17 sl.
• TALK TO EARL to vomit ...1989 US college sl.
• TAWM to vomit ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THROW to vomit ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROW ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1963 Amer. sl.
• THROW THE LIFE UP to vomit violently ...1900 Eng. dial.
• THROW THE STOMACH to vomit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW UP to vomit ...1793 sl.
• THROW UP EVERYTHING BUT ONE'S SHOESTRINGS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP JONAH to be extremely nauseated; to vomit profusely ...1914 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S BOOTHEELS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S BOOTS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S BOOTS AND TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1836 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S HEEL TAPS to vomit ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S SHOES to vomit profusely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S SHOE SOLES to vomit profusely ...1973 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S SHOESTRINGS to vomit profusely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1905 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S TOES to vomit violently ...1905 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP THE SOLES OF ONE'S SHOES to vomit profusely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP YOUR SHOE-TAPS to be extremely nauseated; to vomit profusely ...1914 Amer. dial.
• TOSS ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1941 Amer. sl.
• TOSS UP to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOSS UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TURN UP to make someone vomit or feel sick ...1892 sl.
• TURN UP ONE'S SHOE-TOPS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TURN UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• UGG to vomit ...1722 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNSPIT to vomit ...L19 sl.
• UNSWALLOW to vomit ...1930s sl.
• UP AND UNDER to vomit ...1950s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'chunder'
• UPCHUCK to vomit ...1960 US sl.
• UPSPIT to vomit ...L19 Brit, euphemism
• URP to vomit ...16C sl.
• URP UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• URP UP ONE'S TOES to vomit violently ...1986 Amer. dial.
• VARF to vomit ...20C sl.
• VIRP † to vomit ...1908 Sc.
• VOKE to make an effort to vomit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VOMICK to vomit ...1902 Amer. dial.
• VOMISH † to vomit ...1536
• VOMIT UP ONE'S SHOES to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• VOMIT UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• VOMIT UP ONE'S TOES to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• VOMMIX to vomit ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WALLACE AND GROMIT to vomit ...2000s rhyming sl.
• WATER BUFFALO to vomit ...1980s US campus sl.
• WHIP THE CAT to vomit ...1622 sl.
• WHOOP to vomit ...1999 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP UP to vomit ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WOOF to vomit ...20C US sl.
• WOOF ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1968 Amer. sl.
• WORSHIP THE PORCELAIN GOD(DESS) to vomit, esp. in the toilet ...20C Amer. sl.
• WRETCH to vomit ...1966 US sl.
• YACK to vomit, to spew up something ...1927 Amer. dial.
• YAK to vomit ...1980s US college sl.
• YALP † to vomit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YANK to vomit ...1980s US college sl.
• YARK to vomit, to spew up something ...1927 Amer. dial.
• YAWK to hawk, to clear the throat; to retch in vomiting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAWN IN TECHNICOLOR to vomit ...1981 US sl.
• YAWP to vomit ...1940s sl.
• YORK to vomit, to spew up something ...1927 Amer. dial.
• YORK UP to vomit, to spew up something ...1927 Amer. dial.
• ZUKE to vomit ...1980s US college sl.
VOMITING
adjectives
• PUKEY on the verge of vomiting; nauseated ...19C sl.
• TO THE CURB vomiting ...1989 US sl.
vomiting - nouns
• BOKE a belch; a vomiting; a drinking to the extent of vomiting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUK a retching, a vomiting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWK a vomiting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BURK an instance of vomiting ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• EGESTION † vomiting ...1633
• HEAVES a bout of retching or vomiting ...20C colloq.
• HE-HOING vomiting ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LIQUID LAUGH an act of vomiting caused by drunkenness ...1986 sl.
• UPCHUCKING the act of vomiting ...1920s sl., orig. US
vomiting - person
• ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS a man vomiting into the lap of his neighbour ...18C sl.
vomiting - phrases
• BOTTOM OF HIS SHOES WAS COMING UP, THE he was vomiting profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EARL'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR someone's vomiting ...1986 Amer. sl.
• HE HAS THE HAPPY RETURNS he's vomiting ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
VOODOO
nouns
• GOOFER, GOOFFER, GOOPHER, GOPHER, GUFFER the practice of voodoo or other magic; a magic spell or something used to cast such a spell ...1880 Amer. dial.
voodoo - person
• DOCTOR a practitioner of voodoo ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR LADY a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...1938 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR WOMAN a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...c1943 Amer. dial.
• GOOF DOCTOR one who practices 'goofer', voodoo or other magic ...1942 Amer. dial.
voodoo - verbs
• DOCTOR ON to treat with voodoo medicine ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• GOOFER to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOOPHER to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic ...1899 Amer. dial.
VORACIOUS
adjectives
• EATING † greedy, voracious ...1483
• EDACIOUS devoted to eating; voracious; ravenous, greedy ...1829
• GASTROLATROUS † belly-worshipping; gluttonous, greedy, voracious ...1694
• HAWKY greedy as a hawk, voracious ...1732
• RANNEL ravenously hungry, voracious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCAVEL voracious, greedy ...BK1904 Eng. dial.
• VORAX † voracious, ravenous ...1535
• YEVERY greedy, voracious ...1536 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YEVEY greedy, voracious, clamorous for food ...Bk1905 Sc.
voracious - person
• GREEDYGUT a glutton, a voracious eater ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GREEDYGUTS a glutton, a voracious eater ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GUNDIE-GUTS † a fat, pursy fellow; a voracious person ...a1700
• KEDGE-BELLY a voracious or gluttonous feeder who stuffs himself full to repletion; a glutton ...1721 Eng. dial.
• SHAGPOKE GUT a great capacity for food; a tremendous eater, a voracious person ...1958 Amer. dial.
• SHITEPOKE GUT a great capacity for food; a tremendous eater, a voracious person ...1954 Amer. dial.
VORACIOUSNESS, VORACITY
nouns
• GASTRIMARGISM † gluttony; voraciousness ...1607
• GASTRIMARGY † gluttony; voraciousness ...c1430
• YERD-HUNGER keen desire of food; voraciousness ...1825 Sc.
• YEVERNESS † greediness, gluttony, voracity ...c888 obs. exc. Sc.
VOTE
adjectives
• SUFFRAGATORY † exercising a right to vote ...1813
vote - nouns
• ELECTION †* a vote ...1543-4
• SUFFRAGATION †* the giving of a vote ...1576
• SUFFRAGIES † votes, opinions, testimonies ...1587
verbs - vote
• RAND to go round soliciting votes, to canvass ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SUFFRAGATE † to vote for ...1630
• SUFFRAGE † to vote for or against; hence, to agree or side with, to give support to ...1613
VOTER
person
• BALLOTANT †* a voter by ballot ...1656
• ELECTORAL † one who has the right to vote in election to any office or dignity ...1692
• ELECTRESS a female elector; a woman having a vote ...1869
• SUFFRAGANT † one who gives his suffrage or vote; a voter; hence, a supporter, a witness ...1627
• SUFFRAGATOR † a voter, a supporter; a witness ...1617
• SUFFRAGER †* a voter ...1613
VOTING
adjectives
• SUFFRAGATING † voting; assenting ...1684
• SUFFRAGIAL pert. to voting ...1844 nonce word
voting - adverbs
• BALLOTICALLY in reference to the ballot ...c1842 nonce word
voting - nouns
• BALLOTATION † voting by ballot ...1620
• SUFFRAGING † the exercise of the suffrage, voting ...1613
voting - person
• BALLOTIN † an officer in charge of a ballot-box ...1656 nonce word
VOUCH FOR
verbs
• ACCREDITATE † to accredit; to give credit to someone for something; to vouch for, to sanction or countenance ...1654
• QUOTE in criminal circles: to vouch for someone ...2000 UK sl.
VOW
nouns
• BEHEST † a vow, a promise ...a1200
• BEHETE † a promise, a vow ...c1460
• BEOT † a promise, a vow, a threat, a boast ...a1000
vow - verbs
• BEHEST † to vow, to promise ...c1175
• BEHIGHT † to vow, to promise ...a1000
• NUNCUPATE † to express a vow in words, to announce or declare a promise ...1606
VOYAGE
nouns
• BACK-VAGE the homeward voyage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMPAIGN † a voyage or cruise ...1708
• FARE † a going, journeying; course, passage, way; voyage ...c1000
• RACE † a journey or voyage ...c1400
• SAFER a sea voyage ...1855 Eng. dial.
• VAGE a journey by land or water; a voyage; an errand; a walk; especially used of an expedition attended with toil ...1834 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VAIGE a voyage, a journey by sea ...1866 Sc.
• VOGE a voyage, a journey by sea ...1866 Sc.
voyage - verbs
• SAVE † to make a dangerous voyage safely ...1698
VOYAGER
person
• NAVIGANT †* a navigator, a sailor, a voyager ...1527
VOYAGING
adjectives
• NAVIGANT * voyaging ...c1680
VOYEUR
person
• KEEK a peeping Tom; a voyeur ...20C US sl.
voyeur - verbs
• MACO, MAKO to act as a voyeur ...20C W. Indies sl.
VULGAR, VULGARITY
adjectives
• BROAD of speech: vulgar, coarse ...1824 Amer. dial.
• CABBA-CABBA rough, vulgar, badly dressed ...1990s W. Indies
• CADDISH vulgar; offensively ill-bred; ungentlemanly ...1869 sl.
• CARLISH churlish, clownish, vulgar, coarse; rude, mean ...a1240
• CHICKEN-PLUCKING second-rate, vulgar, insignificant ...1960s US sl.
• COMMON AS PIG TRACKS vulgar, ill-bred ...1952 Amer. dial.
• DAY-GLO blatantly gaudy or tawdry; cheaply flashy; vulgarly colourful and bright...1950s Amer. sl.
• DOWN THE ROAD vulgar, showy ...M19 sl.
• FLASH ostentatious or vulgar; showy; applied to one aping his betters ...1830 sl.
• HASKARDLY † vulgar, low, base ...1576
• HAWCH-MOUTHED coarse, vulgar, or profane in speech; blustering, bullying ...1892 Eng. dial.
• KARLISH churlish, clownish, vulgar, coarse; rude, mean ...a1240
• KITSCH trashy or vulgar ...German
• LEWD † belonging to the lower orders; common, low, vulgar, base ...c1380
• NAFFEEN vulgar, bad, despicable, unlovely ...1992 Brit. sl.
• NAFFETTE vulgar, bad, despicable, unlovely ...1992 Brit. sl.
• OIKISH unpleasant, crude, vulgar; usually used of a youth ...1930s sl.
• RAFF disreputable, vulgar, low ...1823
• RAFFISH disreputable, vulgar; worthless; low; of bad character ...1801
• RAG-MANNERED † rude, vulgar, coarse; of low, ill-bred behaviour; aggressively uncouth; very badly mannered ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAW annoyed, angry, exasperated ...1811 Eng. dial.
• VERY FRONCEY vulgar ...L19 UK society usage
vulgar, vulgarity - nouns
• BARNYARD EXPRESSION coarse or vulgar language; slang ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RAFFERY * raffish conduct ...1819
• RAUNCH vulgarity, grubbiness, shabbiness, dirtiness ...1967 sl., orig. US
• TACK anything that demonstrates a quality of vulgarity, bad taste, or kitsch ...1986 US sl.
• TACKINESS a state of unrefined vulgarity ...1977 US sl.
vulgar, vulgarity - person
• ANIMAL a vulgar, brutal, aggressive, or violent person; a term of contempt ...1892 Amer. sl.
• BESOGNE † a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1658
• BESOGNIER † a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1588
• BESOGNIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...1603
• BESONIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...1603
• BINXER a vulgar, loud-talking, blustering person; especially a commercial traveller of this kind ...1897 sl.
• BLOWSABELLA a woman whose hair is dishevelled, and hanging about her face; a slattern; a vulgar, self-assertive woman, usually stout ...1883 theatrical sl.
• BOUNDER a vulgar and unwelcome pretender to polite society; a base or vile person; a nuisance ...a1889
• CAD (offensive) a vulgar, ill-mannered person; a blackguard; one of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1838 colloq.
• CADDESS (offensive) a female of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1870 nonce word
• CALICOT a 'cad'; an ill-bred, vulgar fellow ...c1885 sl.
• CLINCHPOOP † a term of contempt for one considered wanting in gentlemanly breeding; a vulgar, ill-bred fellow; an oaf; a dunce; a lout, a clown ...1568
• FLASH a showy swindler; a blustering vulgarian ...1632 sl.
• GUTTER-BLOOD a vulgar man who puts on airs; a parvenu ... c1855 chiefly Sc. colloq.
• GUTTERPUP a vulgar person; a vile wretch ...1869 Amer. sl.
• GUTTERSNIPE a vulgar person; a vile wretch ...1869 Amer. sl.
• HALLION an overbearing, quarrelsome woman of vulgar manners ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HASKERD † a man of low degree; a base or vulgar fellow ...1491
• HAWBAW a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout; a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWBUCK an unmannerly lout; a country bumpkin or clown; a coarse, vulgar lad; a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1805
• HAWBY a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout, a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH-A-MOUTH a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH-MOUTH a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
• JACK-SLAVE a vulgarian ...Bk1896 sl.
• KEELIE a low or vulgar boy; a street-loafer or rough; a ruffian ...1863 Sc.
• PIGTRACKS a vulgar, ill-bred person ...1942 Amer. dial.
• RAFF a low, disorderly person; a vulgar worthless person ...1785
• RAMP † a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl: a high-spirited, independent woman, usually synonymous with a prostitute ...a1450
• RAMPANT †* a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl; an impudent female ...1671
• RANDY-DANDY a violent and vulgar quarrelsome woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ROMP a wild-living, vulgar woman or girl ...M15
• SAD VULGAR a common, vulgar person ...L19 UK society usage
• SANTA CLAUS a vulgar, gaudy, and tasteless dresser ...1980s US sl.
VULNERABLE
nouns
• BLIND SIDE a point where one is vulnerable ..1942 Amer. dial.
VULTURE
nouns
• BIRD OF DEATH a vulture ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DEAD BIRD a vulture ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DEATH BIRD a vulture ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GEER † a vulture ...1565
• GEIER † a vulture ...1565
• GEIR † a vulture ...1565
• GIER † a vulture ...1565
adjectives
• CLEFT pert. to a non-virgin female ...L18 Brit. sl.
• CRACKED deflowered ...18C sl.
• CRACKED IN THE RING deflowered ...18C sl.
• FLY-BLOWN devirginated ...c1885 sl.
• MAIDEN † virgin; sometimes said of men ...a1300
• UNLAID of a woman: virgin ...1960s sl.
• UNTRIMMED pert. to a virgin female ...Shakespeare usage
virgin - person
• APRON WITH A NIP a virgin; a virtuous, respectable woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ARTICLE OF VIRTUE a virgin ...c1850 sl.
• BABY-SAN a virgin ...1990 US military sl.
• BROAD WITH CANNED GOODS a virgin ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CANNED GOODS a virgin of either sex, usually female; the genitalia of such a person ...1910s US sl.
• CHERRY a virgin ...1935 sl.
• CHERRY BOY a male virgin ...1974 US sl.
• CHERRY GIRL a virgin ...1982 US military in Vietnam
• DAMAGED GOODS a person, esp. a woman, who is no longer a virgin ...1916 US sl.
• FORBIDDEN FRUIT a young girl; a virgin ...20C US sl.
• MAIDENMAN † a maiden, a virgin ...c893
• PUCELLE † a girl, a maiden, a virgin ...c1430
• UNDAMAGED GOODS a virgin female ...20C US sl.
• VEGGIE-MEAT an available young woman; a virgin ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• VICKY a virgin ...1990s sl.
• VIRGIE a virgin ...1930s sl.
• VIRGIN PULLET ' a young woman who though often trod has never laid', i.e. no longer a virgin but not yet a mother ...E19 sl.
virgin - person, other
• CHERRY PICKER one who seduces virgins ...1954 US sl.
virgin - verbs
• CRACK to deflower a virgin; usually considered vulgar ...c1725 Amer. sl.
• EASE to deflower ...Bk1903 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S CHERRY to lose one's virginity ...1918 sl., orig. US
• PUNCH to deflower ...sl.
• PUNCTURE to deflower ...19C Brit. sl.
VIRGINAL
adjectives
• VIRGIE virginal ...1930s sl.
VIRGINIA
nouns
• ANCIENT DOMINION Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEADLE STATE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CAVALIER STATE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GINNY Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE BUCKSKIN Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOTHER OF PRESIDENTS Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOTHER STATE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DOMINION Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SORE-BACK STATE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VIRGINIE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VIRGIN STATE Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VIRGINY Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
Virginia - person
• BIG KNIFE † a White man, esp. a Virginian ...1750 US Indian usage
• CLOVER-EATER a Virginian ...1869 US sl.
• CORNCRACKER a native of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or Virginia ...M19 US sl.
• HIT-YOUR-BACK a native of Virginia ...20C US sl.
• MALUNGEON one of a race of people in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky and Tennessee said to have partly Indian blood ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
VIRGINITY (also see VIRGIN)
nouns
• KNOT virginity ...Shakespeare usage (Virgin-Knot)
• MAIDEN-GEAR † virginity ...1719
• MAIDEN-GEM † virginity ...1612
• MAIDENHEAD virginity ...14C
• V-CARD a person's virginity ...2001 US sl.
• VIRGINHEAD virginity ...E17
• VIRGIN-KNOT virginity ...Shakespeare usage
virginity - verbs
• COP A CHERRY to take a woman's virginity; occasionally a man's ...1920s sl.
virginity - phrases
• KEEP YOUR HAND ON YOUR HA'PENNY TILL THE RIGHT MAN TURNS UP advice to young women to retain their virginity until the advent of 'Mr. Right' ...1900s sl.
VIRGIN MARY
adjectives
• MARIAN pert. to the Virgin Mary, or characterized by special devotion to her ...1701
• MARIANIC pert. to the Virgin Mary, or characterized by special devotion to her ...1845
• MARIOLATROUS worshipping the Virgin Mary ...1844
Virgin Mary - nouns
• HEAVEN-QUEEN † the queen of heaven; a title of the Virgin Mary ...c1230
• LADY the Virgin Mary ...a900
• MAID MARY † the Virgin Mary ...a1175
• MAIDEN MARY † the Virgin Mary ...a1035
• MARIANOLATRY †* worship of the Virgin Mary ...1755
• MARIOLA an image of the Virgin Mary ...1876
• MARIOLATRY worship of the Virgin Mary attributed by opponents to Roman Catholics ...1612
Virgin Mary - person
• LADY-WORSHIPPER one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1579
• MARIAN a worshipper or devotee of the Virgin Mary ...1635
• MARIANOLATRIST †* one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1736
• MARIOLATER one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1861
VIRILE, VIRILITY
adjectives
• FULL OF FUCK virile and full of masculine vigour ...20C sl.
• FULL OF GISM virile and full of masculine vigour ...20C sl.
• HAIRY virile; masculine ...M20 US sl.
• HAIRY-ASSED pert. to a mature, virile, and hairy male ...M20 sl.
• LEATHER pert. to any sadistic, virile male ...20C US sl.
• MACHO excessively masculine, virile, and brave ...1959 US sl.
• RED-BLOODED vigorous, virile ...colloq.
• UNSEMINARED deprived of virility; castrated ...Shakespeare usage
virile, virility - nouns
• BACK potency, virility ...1996 Guyana
• BALLS virile courage; virility; guts; strength of character; energy, spirit ...a1890 US sl.
• HAIR virile strength and courage ...M20 US sl.
• MAN FAT virility, manly power ...20C Brit. colloq.
• MANHEAD † the quality of being manly; manhood; virility; courage, valour ...c1275
• MANLIHEAD † virility, bravery, courage ...1422-83
virile, virility - person
• BUCK-A-DANDY a young, dashing, or virile man; a fop ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CAVE MAN a strong, virile man, esp. one bearing much body hair or body hair in unusual places ...L19 sl.
• MAN'S MAN a virile male ...20C US colloq.
• MCDADDY a handsome, virile man ...1990s sl.
• OLD RAM a virile and/or promiscuous man ...M17 sl.
• RAM a virile and/or promiscuous man ...M17 sl.
virile, virility - verbs
• EUNUCHATE † to make a eunuch of, to castrate; to deprive of virility or generative power ...1646
• HAVE LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL to be potent, virile, and vigorous ...20C colloq.
VIRTUE
person
• MAN-WOMAN one who combines the virtues of both sexes ...1889 nonce use
VIRTUOSO
person
• EAR MAN a person expressing a natural ability to excel at an endeavour; a virtuoso ...1970s US Black sl.
VIRTUOUS
person
• APRON WITH A NIP a virgin; a virtuous, respectable woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
virtuous - verbs
• DOW † to be good, strong, vigorous, virtuous, valiant, or manly ...OE
VISCID - adjectives
• LENTOUS clammy, viscid ...1646 nonce word
VISCID - verbs
• INVISCATE to make viscid or sticky; to mix or cover with a sticky substance ...LME
VISCOUS - adjectives
• OOKY slimy, viscous ...1964 sl.
• THICKY thick, viscous ...1986 Amer. dial.
VISCOUS - nouns
• OOK slimy or viscous material ...1969 sl.
VISIBLE - adjectives
• EYELY †* visible or apparent to the eye; evident, obvious ...1561
• KENSPECK easily recognizable, clearly visible, conspicuous ...1590 Eng. dial.
• KENSPECKLE easily recognizable, clearly visible, conspicuous ...1714 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SIGHTFUL † visible ...c1375
• SIGHTLY † visible; conspicuous ...1532
• SIGHTY † visible, conspicuous ...1398
• SPECTIBLE † visible ...1581
VISIBLE - verbs
• HEAVE IN SIGHT to appear; to become visible ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHOW UP ON THE SKYLINE to appear; to become visible ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
VISIBLY - adverbs
• FACEABLE visibly, face to face ...1854 Eng. dial.
• PALPABLE † visibly ...1585
VISION - nouns
• BEHOLDING † the thing beheld; an image, a spectre; a vision ...c1440
• MAIL a defect in vision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SIGHT-SHOT † the range of vision ...1663
• SIMULACRUM a vague or shadowy vision
VISIONARY - adjectives
• AERIE spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary ...1586
• AERY spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary ...1586
• BABEL lofty, visionary ...M17
• LAPUTAN pertaining to Laputa, the flying island in Gulliver's Travels; hence, visionary, absurd, fanciful, preposterous, ridiculous, impossible ...1866
• QUIXOTIC of a person: resembling Don Quixote; hence, striving with lofty enthusiasm for visionary ideals ...1815
VISIONARY - nouns
• BABEL a visionary scheme ...1711
• CASTLE IN THE AIR a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy ...c1400
• FLEAS IN ONE'S NOSE chimerical notions ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
VISIONARY - nouns, person
• ABSTRACTION-MONGER one who deals with visionary ideas ...1860
• CASTLE-BUILDER one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer, a visionary schemer ...1711
• CASTLE-HUNTER † one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer, a visionary schemer ...1752
• FANTAST a visionary, a dreamer; a flighty, impulsive person ...1588
• PHANTAST a visionary, a dreamer; a flighty, impulsive person ...1588
• QUIXOTE an enthusiastic visionary person like Don Quixote, inspired by lofty and chivalrous but false or unrealizable ideals ...1648
VISIONARY - verbs
• QUIXOTIZE to act in a quixotic manner ...1831
VISIT
nouns
• BROAD a journey, a trip; a visit ...1823 Amer. dial.
• CAILEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• CAKE-COUPINGS an interchanging of social or tea visits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKE-SWAPPINGS an interchanging of social or tea visits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Sc. & Ireland
• CAYLEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• DROP-IN an unexpected or informal visitor or visit ...E19 colloq.
• FLUTTER a short visit or trip , esp. a joyous, informal one ...1857 colloq.
• GADDINGS gossiping visits ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• KALEY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• KALY a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours ...1843 Ireland
• NEIGHBOURING-DAY a visiting day, 'at home' day ...1900 Eng. dial.
• POP VISIT a brief visit ...E17 UK society usage
• RACE a short visit or journey ...20C Ulster sl.
• RAIKIN a stroll, a jaunt, an informal visit ...1866 Sc.
• ROAR a call, a cry, as to a neighbour in passing; a doorstep visit ...1920 Sc.
• SETTING a visit characterized by sitting and talking ...1929 Amer. dial
• SETTING BEE a visit characterized by sitting and talking ...1929 Amer. dial.
• V a visit ...2002 US sl.
• VISTA a short journey, a visit, a trip ...1888 Sc.
• VISTIE a short journey, a visit, a trip ...1888 Sc.
visit - verbs
• BEAT UP THE QUARTERS OF to visit unceremoniously ...1823
• BLOW AROUND to come to see or visit; to go to see or visit ...1921 Amer. dial.
• FALL BY to visit without prior warning; to drop in ...1959 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL IN to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL IN ON to drop in on; to pay a visit to ...1891 Amer. dial.
• FALL INTO to visit ...1940s US sl.
• FALL ON IN to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL OUT to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL OVER to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL OVER TO to visit without prior warning; to drop in ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• FALL UP to come for a visit; to arrive, to turn up ...L19 US Black sl.
• GAD to visit; to stay away from home ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO BY to stop at, to visit ...1816 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT AMONG THEM to go visiting; to go to a social affair of some prominence ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT ON COMPANY to go visiting ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GO OUT ON THE CARPET of a man: to visit women ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HAVE IT AWAY to go to, to visit ...1950s sl.
• HEARKEN DOWN to call on, to pay a visit ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN IN to call on, to pay a visit ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HIT UP to visit ...20C US sl.
• KAILIE to pay a friendly evening visit ...1924 Sc.
• KALK SOMEBODY'S DOOR to avoid visiting one as a sign of displeasure, from the practice of marking with chalk the doors of houses where plague was present as a warning to keep away or, in later times, where the tenant was under notice to move ...1946 Sc.
• MAKE THE SCENE to visit; to stop by ...1960s Amer. sl.
• NEIGHBO(U)R to associate in a friendly way, esp. by exchanging visits and assistance; to live on friendly terms with ...1828 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RUN IN THE ROAD to visit; to stay away from home ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SALUTE † to pay one's respects to; to pay a complimentary visit to ...1585
• SET A BED SPELL to stay until bedtime ...1933 Amer. dial.
• STAY OUT ONE'S WELCOME to visit until one's host is wearied ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAKE OFF to go to, to visit ...1950s sl.
• VEILLER to pay a visit ...1967 Amer. dial. (pronounced vay-yay)
• VITCH to visit, esp. to call on one's friends to exchange news or gossip; to make a prolonged stay ...a1838 Sc.
VISITING
nouns
• VITCHING casual calling on friends ...1894 Sc.
VISITING CARD
nouns
• TICKET a visiting card ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
VISITOR
person
• AFTER-COMER a stranger, a visitor ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BORE an unwelcome visitor, who makes himself obnoxious by his disagreeable manners ...1848 Amer. dial.
• DROP-IN an unexpected or informal visitor ...E19 colloq.
• GANNER an occasional visitor, passer-by ...1889 Eng. dial.
• KAILIERS people who stay too long in other folk's houses ...1919 Sc.
• MALIHINI a stranger, a newcomer; a visitor, a tourist ...1914 Hawaii
• PANDERLYET a late, loitering visitor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PILGRIM an emigrant, a migrant, a visitor, a tourist; a newcomer, a greenhorn, a tenderfoot ...1867 Amer. dial.
• POLYTOPIAN † one who visits many places ...1611 nonce word
• RAKE-FIRE one who comes to pay a visit and stays very late ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCREWZER an unwelcome, intrusive visitor; a parasite; a hanger-on ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• VISITATION-ACQUAINTANCE a visiting acquaintance ...1822 Sc.
• VITCHER a visitor; one who goes the rounds with gossip ...1899 Sc.
• WASH-ASHORE a visitor or non-native resident ...1983 Amer. dial.
visitor - phrases
• HE WORRIES THE DOG a phrase directed at a visitor whose approach repels even the house-dog ...1909 UK sl.
VISOR
nouns
• SCOOP the visor or peak of a cap ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SIGHT † a visor, as on a helmet ...1508
• UMBER † the visor of a helmet ...a1400
• UMBRARY † a visor ...c1443
• UMBREL † the visor of a helmet ...c1470
• UMBRERE † the visor of a helmet ...a1400
• UMBRIER † the visor of a helmet ...a1400
• UMBRIL a part of a helmet projecting above the eyes; a visor ...1824
• VIZARD a mask, a visor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
VITALITY
adjectives
• LACKLUSTRE lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired...L16
• SAPPY full of vitality, vigorous, energetic ...1558
nouns - vitality
• CHISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• GET-UP energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1841 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GET energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1870 sl., orig. US
• GET-UP-AND-GO energy, vigour, vitality, enterprise, determination ...1907 sl., orig. US
• GISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• GO energy, vigour, vitality ...1864 sl.
• GREENNESS vigour; vitality; youth ...ME
• JASM energy, vitality ...1860 Amer. dial.
• JISM energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• JIZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
• LAST ROSE OF SUMMER, THE someone or something whose scent or vitality is spent ...1872 Amer. dial.
• MARROW the seat of animal vitality and strength ...c1425
• MOXIE energy, vigour, vitality ...1943 US sl.
• OOMPH energy, vigour, vitality, enthusiasm ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PEP energy, vigour, vitality ...1912 sl.
• PISS AND VINEGAR energy, vigour, vitality ...1942 sl.
• PIZZAZZ energy, vigour, vitality ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PUNCH energy, vigour, vitality ...1911 sl., orig. US
• QUICKNESS * life, vitality, vital principle ...a1225
• RAZZLE-DAZZLE energy, vigour, vitality ...1888 sl.
• SOCK energy, vigour, vitality ...1936 US sl.
• STINGO energy, vigour, vitality ...1927 sl.
• VIM energy, vigour, vitality ...1843, orig. US
• ZAP energy, vigour, vitality ...1968 sl., orig. US
• ZING energy, vigour, vitality, pep, vim ...1918 sl., orig, US
• ZIP energy, vigour, vitality ...1900 sl.
• ZIZZ energy, vigour, vitality, gaiety, liveliness ...1942 sl.
vitality verbs
• DEAD † to lose vitality, force, or vigour; to become numb; to lose heat or glow ...c1384
VITAMIN
nouns
• PEARTENING POWDER tonic; vitamins ...1974 Amer. dial.
• PEARTING POWDER tonic; vitamins ...1974 Amer. dial.
VITUPERATION
nouns
• CALLING a scolding, abuse, vituperation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLS a scolding, abuse, vituperation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
VIVACIOUS
adjectives
• AMBITIOUS of persons or animals: spirited, vivacious, unruly; vicious; angry; enraged; quick-tempered; hot-tempered ...1853 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLY vivacious ...1939 sl.
• EFFERVESCENT vivacious, enthusiastic, cheerful ...1833
• QUERTY † lively, vivacious, active, in good spirits; full of fun or mischief ...1790 Sc.
• QUIRTY † lively, vivacious, active, in good spirits; full of fun or mischief ...1790 Sc.
• SPARKY energetic, vigorous, lively, vivacious, spirited ...1883 sl.
• VIVACE † vivacious, lively ...1719 Sc.
• VIVAND living, lively, vivacious ...1926 arch.
vivacious - verbs
• SPARKLE to be vivacious or witty
VIVACITY
nouns
• BRIO liveliness, vivacity, spirit ...Ital.
• SPARK vivacity, enthusiasm, or humour
• SPARKLE vivacity or wit
• ZOOM zest, vivacity, enthusiasm ...1960s sl.
VIVID - adjectives
• QUICK †* 1. of things seen: lifelike, vivid ...a1300
* 2. of colour: vivid, bright, dazzling ...1664
• VEEVE 1. of sights, sounds, colours, memories, etc.: bright, clear, vivid, distinctly seen or heard, not blurred or faint ...1778 Sc.
2. vivid; lifelike; clear ...1861 Sc.
• VEHEMENT † vivid; intensely bright ...1635
• VIEVE of sights, sounds, colours, memories, etc.: bright, clear, vivid, distinctly seen or heard, not blurred or faint ...1778 Sc.
• VIVE of sights, sounds, colours, memories, etc.: bright, clear, vivid, distinctly seen or heard, not blurred or faint ...1778 Sc.
VIVIDLY - adverbs
• VEEVILY clearly, vividly ...1866 Sc.
• VIVELY clearly, vividly; to the life ...1631 Sc.
VIVIFY - verbs
• ACTUATE to inspire with active properties, to quicken, to enliven, to vivify ...1642 arch.
VIXEN - nouns, person
• SCALLY-BRAT a passionate, noisy child; a young vixen; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TARGE a scold; a vixen ...1887 Sc.
• TARTAR a savage person; a rough and violent or irritable person, an irascible person; an ill-natured, shrewish woman, a vixen, a termagant ...1663
VIXENISH - adjectives
• HARRIDANICAL † like a harridan; vixenish ...1725 nonce word
VOCABULARY - nouns
• VERBAL †* a collection of words; a vocabulary or dictionary ...1599
• VOCABLES † a vocabulary ...Bk1905 Sc.
VOCATION - nouns
• HAME a job; vocation ...1972 Amer. dial.
VOCIFERATE - verbs
• REAM to shout, to cry aloud, to bawl; to weep, to bewail, to moan; to talk wildly, to vociferate ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
VOCIFEROUS - adjectives
• IN A BIG WAY excited, agitated, vociferous ...1903 Amer. dial.
• OBSTREPEROUS characterized by great noise or outcry, esp. in opposition; clamorous, noisy; vociferous ...c1600
VOCIFEROUSNESS - nouns
• OBSTREPEROUSNESS vociferousness; clamour; noisy behaviour; noisy and unruly resistance to control ...1655
VODKA - nouns
• BULLSHOT vodka mixed with beef broth ...Bk1998 sl.
• V.A.T. vodka and tonic ...1980s sl.
• V AND T vodka and tonic ...1997 UK sl.
VOICE - adjectives
• BAIRGIN' having the habit of lifting up the voice in a loud manner ...1866 Sc.
• BULL-VOICED having a loud deep voice ...1837
• DARK BROWN of a voice: low, well-modulated and sexually attractive; orig. said of a female voice ...1946 UK sl.
• DEEP-MOUTHED having a deep or sonorous voice ...1595
• FAT † of the voice: full ...1398
• FEATHERY of the voice: husky ...1881
• FINE of the voice: high-pitched ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GIN AND FOG of a voice: hoarse with that peculiar quality of 'fruitiness' which spirituous indulgence causes ...c1880 sl., orig. theatrical
• GRAVELLY of a voice: harsh and grating
• GRAVEL-VOICED speaking in a rough and rasping tone
• HAUTAIN † of the voice: raised, loud ...c1350
• HYPSOPHONOUS having a high clear voice ...1886
• LIKE A HUMBLE-BEE IN A CHURN having a voice not distinctly audible ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MACROPHONOUS having a loud, stentorian voice ...Bk1910
• MAIN † of a voice or cry: loud ...a1300
• MALACOPHONOUS having a gentle voice; soft-voiced ...Bk1910
• MEGALOPHONOUS having a loud voice ...1823
• QUICK †* of the voice: loud, clear ...c1205
• REASTY-CROPPED hoarse-voiced; rough of speech; surly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNEL of the voice: weak, piping, thin ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STENTORONIC * of the voice: very loud and far-reaching; hence, said of uttered sounds, songs, laughter, and the like; extremely loud and powerful in sound ...1762
• SUBMISS † of the voice: low, uttered in an undertone, subdued ...1604
• SUBTILE † of a voice: thin ...1398
VOICE - adverbs
• ALOW † in a low voice ...LME
• HAUTAINLY † with raised voice, loudly ...c1475
VOICE - nouns
• BAIRGE the voice lifted up in a strong and loud manner, either in speaking, reading, weeping, or calling after one ...1866 Sc.
• BUGLE a loud voice ...1877 Amer. sl.
• DARK BROWN VOICE a voice that is low, well-modulated, and sexually attractive ...c1950 sl.
• FOGHORN a loud deep resounding voice ...colloq.
• GOOZLING VOICE an adolescent boy's changing voice ...1986 Amer. dial.
• GOSLING AGE the period when an adolescent boy's voice is changing ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GOSLING PATCH the period when an adolescent boy's voice is changing ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOSLINGS the voice change commonly undergone by adolescent boys; the period when this change occurs ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HOBSON'S CHOICE the voice ...20C rhyming sl.
• LATE † voice, sound ...a1300
• LET'S REJOICE the voice ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• MANTEE VOICE a deep voice ...1930s sl.
• ORGAN-PIPE the windpipe, the throat, the voice ...M19 sl.
• RAPPER the voice ...1960s US sl.
• SINK * a dropping or lowering of the voice ...1786
• TANG the timbre of the voice; a twang ...1899 Sc.
• WALTER JOYCE the voice ...L19 rhyming sl.
• YALLACRACK a loud outcry; a great noise of voices; an angry altercation ...1898 Sc.
• YALLICRACK a loud outcry; a great noise of voices; an angry altercation ...1898 Sc.
VOICE - nouns, person
• BAIRGE a person who lifts his voice in a strong and loud manner ...1866 Sc.
• BILOQUIST one who can speak with two different voices ...a1810
• EAR BANGER a person who enjoys the sound of his own voice ...1942 US sl.
• FROG an adolescent male whose voice is changing ...20C US
• GOOZLER a boy whose voice is changing ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SCREIGH a lean person with a shrill voice, and generally of short stature ...Bk1904 Sc.
VOICE - verbs
• FALL † to lower the voice, either in pitch or loudness ...1626
• HAVE A VOICE LIKE THE SHARPENING OF A HANDSAW to have a harsh, disagreeable voice ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• WHOPPLE AROUND of the voice: to be unsteady, to waver ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• YAP of a person: to croak, as the voice ...1790 Eng. dial.
VOID - adjectives
• ADNICHILED † annulled, brought to nothing, made void ...1706
• AVOID empty, void ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CASS † dismissed, cashiered; void, null ...1549
• FRUSTRATORY † tending to frustrate, balk, defeat, or make void ...1529
• IDLE † empty, vacant; void of ...c825
• VAIN † empty, vacant, void ...1382
VOID - nouns
• CASSATION the act of making null or void; cancellation, abrogation ...c1425
• VAIN † emptiness; void space ...1382
• VASTITY † the fact of being desolate, waste, void, or empty ...1545
VOID - verbs
• CASHIER † to make void, to annul, to do away with ...1596
• CASS † to make void, to annul, to quash ...1460 obs. exc. Sc.
• CASSATE † to make void, to annul, to quash ...1512
VOLATILE - adjectives
• ALLAVOLIE giddy, volatile ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ALLEVOLIE giddy, volatile ...Bk1898 Sc.
VOLCANO - adjectives
• FLAMMIVOMOUS * vomiting or belching flames of fire, as a volcano ...1663-76
VOLCANO - nouns
• SULPHUR †* a volcano ...1764
VOLLEYBALL - nouns
• DINK in volleyball: a tap of the ball after a faked hitting of the ball downward with great force ...1972 US
VOLLEYBALL - verbs
• DINK in tennis, volleyball, and other games with a net: to execute a drop shot that falls just beyond the net ...M20 chiefly US
• KILL in volleyball: to hit the ball downward with great force from the top of a jump ...1972 US sl.
VOLUBILITY - nouns
• RIDDENER volubility of speech ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
VOLUNTARILY - adverbs
• ULTRONEOUSLY of one's own accord; spontaneously, voluntarily ...1627
VOLUNTARY - adjectives
• ELECTIVE † pert. to the act of choosing; of actions: proceeding from free choice, optional, voluntary ...1643
• ULTRONEOUS made, offered, etc., of one's own accord; spontaneous, voluntary ...1637
• VOLITIENT * of one's own free will or choice; voluntary; willing, exercising the will ...1844
VOLUNTARY - nouns
• ULTRONEOUSNESS * voluntary action; spontaneity ...1623
VOLUPTUOUS - adjectives
• LASCIVIOUS † voluptuous, luxurious ...1589
• LUSH of a woman: very sexually attractive, esp. if voluptuous; also used of a man ...1910s sl.
• RAMMAGE frenzied, crazed with drink; sexually excited, voluptuous ...1824 Sc.
VOMIT
adjectives
• QUALMISH affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1787 Amer. dial.
• QUALMY affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1852 Amer. dial.
• QUAMISH affected by nausea, queasy, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit ...1787 Amer. dial.
• VOMITURIENT † characterized by a desire to vomit ...1666
vomit - nouns
• AG to feel sick, to have an inclination to vomit ...1908 Sc.
• BARF vomit ...1974 US sl.
• BOLT THE CADGER to vomit ...1894 Sc.
• CALL EARL to vomit ...1968 US sl.
• CALL FOR HERB to vomit ...1984 Aust. sl.
• CALL FOR HUGHIE to vomit ...1974 UK sl.
• CALL RALPH to vomit ...1983 US sl.
• CALL THE DOGS to vomit ...1990s US college sl.
• CALVE to vomit ...1847 Amer. sl.
• CASCADE to vomit ...1848 Amer. dial.
• CASH UP to vomit ...1943 Amer. dial.
• CAST to throw up from within; to vomit ...a1300
• CAST OUT to eject from the mouth, to vomit ...1388
• CAST THE GORGE to vomit violently, or make violent attempts to vomit ...1614
• CAST UP † to vomit ...1484 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAST UP ONE'S ACCOUNTS to vomit ...17C sl.
• CAST UP ONE'S RECKONING to vomit ...17C sl.
• CHEESE of small children: to vomit or spit up milk curdling in the stomach ...1974 Amer. dial.
• CHUCK 1. vomiting ...1966 Aust. sl.
2. vomit ...1976 Aust. sl.
• CHUNDER 1. vomit ...1960 Aust. sl.
2. vomiting ...1967 Aust. sl.
• EARL vomit ...1984 US students' sl.
• EARP vomit ...20C US sl.
• EGESTION † vomit ...1610
• HAPPY RETURNS vomit ...19C sl.
• HASH vomit ...19C sl.
• HEAVE an effort to vomit ...a1571
• HURL an act of vomiting; vomit ...1967 Aust
• KAK to vomit ...1960s US sl.
• KECK to make a sound as if about to vomit; to retch; to feel an inclination to vomit ...1601
• KECKLE to make a sound as if about to vomit; to retch; to feel an inclination to vomit ...1619 Eng. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...E20 US sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DOUGHNUTS to vomit ...1940s US college sl.
• LOSE ONE'S SHOES to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MISERY BOWL a bowl used for vomiting by sufferers of sea-sickness ...L19 sl.
• PUKE vomit ...L16 sl.
• PUKES nausea; vomiting ...sl.
• RALPH vomit; vomiting ...1968 Amer. sl.
• SHOOT THE CAT to vomit, esp. from too much drink ...1830
• SICK vomit ...1959 sl.
• SIDEWALK PIZZA a puddle of vomit ...1997 US sl.
• TECHNICOLOUR YAWN vomiting ...1964 Aust. sl.
• UPCHUCK vomit ...20C US colloq.
• URP vomit ...16C sl.
• VOMICK vomit ...20C Amer. dial.
• WHIP THE CAT to vomit, esp. from too much drink ...1630
• YORK matter that has been vomited ...20C US sl.
vomit - verbs
• AIR ONE'S BELLY to empty one's stomach; to vomit ...1960 Amer. sl.
• AIR ONE'S PAUNCH to vomit ...1920 Amer. dial.
• AUDIT ONE'S ACCOUNTS AT THE COURT OF NEPTUNE to vomit ...E20 nautical sl.
• BARF to vomit ...1956 sl., orig. and chiefly US
• BELCH to vomit ...1558
• BELT THE CADGER to vomit ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BLOW to vomit ...1950 US sl.
• BLOW BEETS to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BLOW HUNCH to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BLOW ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1976 Amer. sl.
• BOAK to retch; to vomit ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOB to vomit ...1960s US campus sl.
• BOCK to retch; to vomit ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOIL OFF THE STOMACH to vomit a great deal at once ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOKE to retch, to vomit; to belch ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOT to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• BOUK to retch, to vomit ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWK to retch, to vomit ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAKE to vomit, to retch ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRING UP to vomit ...colloq.
• BUNK UP to vomit ...1943 Amer. dial.
• BURK to vomit ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CACK to vomit ...20C US colloq.
• CALF to vomit ...1968 sl.
• CALL to vomit ...1980s Aust. sl.
• CALL CHARLES to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALL DINOSAURS to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALL EARL to vomit ...1968 US students' sl.
• CALL FOR BILL to vomit ...1960s UK society sl.
• CALL FOR HERB to vomit ...1960s Aust. sl.
• CALL FOR HUGHIE to vomit ...1960s UK society sl.
• CALL FOR RALPH to vomit ...1960s sl.
• CALL RALPH to vomit ...1960s sl.
• CALL SEALS to vomit ...1970s Aust. & US sl.
• CALVE to vomit ...M19 US sl.
• CASCADE to vomit ...1805
• CAST UP ACCOUNTS to vomit ...Bk1921 sl.
• CAST UP ONE'S GORGE to vomit ...Bk1921 sl.
• CAST UP ONE'S RECKONING to vomit ...Bk1921 sl.
• CAT to vomit ...1785 sl.
• CHIRP to vomit ...1980 Amer. campus sl.
• CHUCK to vomit; often followed by 'up' ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHUCKLE to vomit ...1960s Aust. sl.
• CHUCK ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1972 Amer. sl.
• CHUCK UP to vomit ...19C Aust. sl.
• CHUMMY to vomit ...1980s US campus sl.
• CHUNDA to vomit ...1950 Aust. sl.
• CHUNDER to vomit ...1950 Aust. sl.
• COUGH UP ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1941 Amer. sl.
• DEFOOD to vomit ...20C US sl.
• DRIVE FRENCH HORSES to vomit ...M19 sl.
• DRIVE THE PORCELAIN BUS to throw up in a toilet ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DUMP to vomit ...M20 US sl.
• EARL to vomit ...1968 US rhyming sl. for 'hurl'
• EARP to vomit ...20C US sl.
• EGURGITATE * to vomit ...1656
• ENVOMISH † to vomit ...1480
• FEED THE FISH to be seasick, and vomit in consequence ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FEED THE FISHES to be seasick, and vomit in consequence ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FEED THE GOLDFISH to vomit ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FLASH to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• FLASH THE HASH to vomit ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAY to vomit ...E19 Brit. sl.
• FLAY THE FOX to vomit ...E19 Brit. sl.
• FLING UP to vomit ...E20 US colloq.
• FLIP ONE'S COOKIES to vomit...1963 Amer. sl.
• GAG to attempt to make oneself vomit by placing an object such as a finger far back in the throat ...20C US colloq.
• GALP † to vomit forth ...1529
• GO FEED THE GOLDFISH to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO FOR THE BIG SPIT to vomit ...1960 Aust. sl.
• GO TO SEE EARL to vomit ...1960s US sl.
• GUZZLE THE GRASS to vomit ...1980s Aust. sl.
• HACK to vomit ...1970s US college sl.
• HASH to vomit ...19C sl.
• HAVE THE PUKES to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEAVE to make an effort to vomit, to retch; to feel loathing ...1601
• HEAVE ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1954 Amer. sl.
• HEAVE THE GORGE to make an effort to vomit; to retch ...1604
• HEAVE UP JONAH to vomit from one's depths ...19C US colloq.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S BOOTHEELS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S BOOTS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOELACES to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOE SOLES to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S SHOE-TOPS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE UP ONE'S TOES to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEIST THE GRUB to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOLLER NEW YORK to vomit ...1976 Amer. dial.
• HOLLER NEW YORK E to vomit ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HURL to vomit ...1964 Aust. sl.
• JERK THE CAT to vomit ...E17 Brit. sl.
• KECK to cough or choke; to retch or vomit noisily; to make retching sounds to show disgust ...E17 sl.
• LOSE A MEAL to vomit ...20C Aust. jocular
• LOSE ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1970 Amer. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S LUNCH to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MAKE A SALE to vomit ...1930s Aust. sl.
• NEW YORK to retch, to vomit ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• PAINT THE TOWN RED to vomit ...1960s sl.
• PAINT THE WALLS to vomit forcefully ...1990s sl.
• PARK A CUSTARD to vomit ...1930s UK society sl.
• PARK A LEOPARD to vomit ...1960s sl.
• PARK A TIGER to vomit ...1960s sl.
• PART ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1945 Amer. sl.
• POP CAKES to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• POP ONE'S CAKES to vomit ...1927 US sl.
• POP ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1920s US sl.
• PUKE to vomit ...1600 sl.
• PUKE UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUKE UP THE SOLES OF ONE'S SHOES to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUKE YOUR RING UP to vomit violently ...2001 UK sl.
• PUMP to vomit ...19C Brit. sl.
• PUMP SHIP to vomit ...18C sl.
• PUT to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PUT BIRDIE to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUAWKEN to vomit; to choke, to suffocate ...1781 Eng. dial.
• QUOCK to vomit ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• QUOCKEN to vomit; to choke, to suffocate ...1781 Eng. dial.
• RALPH to empty one's stomach; to vomit; often followed by 'up' ...1967 sl., orig. and chiefly US
• REACH to vomit, to strain in the attempt to vomit; to retch ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REAR to bring up phlegm; to expectorate; to vomit ...1790 Eng. dial.
• REBOUND to vomit; to be squeamish, to have an inclination to vomit ...1883 Sc.
• RID to retch, to vomit; to cough up; to expectorate ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RID THE STOMACH to vomit ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIFT to vomit; of a cow: to regurgitate the cud ...1930 Amer. dial.
• ROLF to empty one's stomach; to vomit ...1960s Amer. teen and college sl.
• SHOOT ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1927 Amer. sl.
• SHOOT ONE'S LUNCH to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHOOT THE CAT to vomit; to vomit from drunkenness ...1785 sl.
• SHOOT THE WORKS to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHOOT UP to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SICK to vomit ...20C US colloq.
• SICK UP to vomit ...19C colloq.
• SKIN A GOAT to vomit...1901 Amer. college sl.
• SLING A CAT to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNAP ONE'S COOKIES to vomit; to regurgitate ...1927 US sl.
• SPEW to vomit ...c897
• SPILL ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...sl.
• SPILL ONE'S GUTS to vomit ...1948 Amer. sl.
• SPLIT A GUT to vomit ...L17 sl.
• TALK TO EARL to vomit ...1989 US college sl.
• TAWM to vomit ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THROW to vomit ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROW ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1963 Amer. sl.
• THROW THE LIFE UP to vomit violently ...1900 Eng. dial.
• THROW THE STOMACH to vomit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROW UP to vomit ...1793 sl.
• THROW UP EVERYTHING BUT ONE'S SHOESTRINGS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP JONAH to be extremely nauseated; to vomit profusely ...1914 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S BOOTHEELS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S BOOTS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S BOOTS AND TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1836 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S HEEL TAPS to vomit ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S SHOES to vomit profusely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S SHOE SOLES to vomit profusely ...1973 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S SHOESTRINGS to vomit profusely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1905 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP ONE'S TOES to vomit violently ...1905 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP THE SOLES OF ONE'S SHOES to vomit profusely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THROW UP YOUR SHOE-TAPS to be extremely nauseated; to vomit profusely ...1914 Amer. dial.
• TOSS ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1941 Amer. sl.
• TOSS UP to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOSS UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TURN UP to make someone vomit or feel sick ...1892 sl.
• TURN UP ONE'S SHOE-TOPS to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TURN UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• UGG to vomit ...1722 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNSPIT to vomit ...L19 sl.
• UNSWALLOW to vomit ...1930s sl.
• UP AND UNDER to vomit ...1950s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'chunder'
• UPCHUCK to vomit ...1960 US sl.
• UPSPIT to vomit ...L19 Brit, euphemism
• URP to vomit ...16C sl.
• URP UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• URP UP ONE'S TOES to vomit violently ...1986 Amer. dial.
• VARF to vomit ...20C sl.
• VIRP † to vomit ...1908 Sc.
• VOKE to make an effort to vomit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VOMICK to vomit ...1902 Amer. dial.
• VOMISH † to vomit ...1536
• VOMIT UP ONE'S SHOES to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• VOMIT UP ONE'S TOENAILS to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• VOMIT UP ONE'S TOES to vomit violently ...1965 Amer. dial.
• VOMMIX to vomit ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WALLACE AND GROMIT to vomit ...2000s rhyming sl.
• WATER BUFFALO to vomit ...1980s US campus sl.
• WHIP THE CAT to vomit ...1622 sl.
• WHOOP to vomit ...1999 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP UP to vomit ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WOOF to vomit ...20C US sl.
• WOOF ONE'S COOKIES to vomit ...1968 Amer. sl.
• WORSHIP THE PORCELAIN GOD(DESS) to vomit, esp. in the toilet ...20C Amer. sl.
• WRETCH to vomit ...1966 US sl.
• YACK to vomit, to spew up something ...1927 Amer. dial.
• YAK to vomit ...1980s US college sl.
• YALP † to vomit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YANK to vomit ...1980s US college sl.
• YARK to vomit, to spew up something ...1927 Amer. dial.
• YAWK to hawk, to clear the throat; to retch in vomiting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAWN IN TECHNICOLOR to vomit ...1981 US sl.
• YAWP to vomit ...1940s sl.
• YORK to vomit, to spew up something ...1927 Amer. dial.
• YORK UP to vomit, to spew up something ...1927 Amer. dial.
• ZUKE to vomit ...1980s US college sl.
VOMITING
adjectives
• PUKEY on the verge of vomiting; nauseated ...19C sl.
• TO THE CURB vomiting ...1989 US sl.
vomiting - nouns
• BOKE a belch; a vomiting; a drinking to the extent of vomiting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUK a retching, a vomiting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWK a vomiting ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BURK an instance of vomiting ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• EGESTION † vomiting ...1633
• HEAVES a bout of retching or vomiting ...20C colloq.
• HE-HOING vomiting ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LIQUID LAUGH an act of vomiting caused by drunkenness ...1986 sl.
• UPCHUCKING the act of vomiting ...1920s sl., orig. US
vomiting - person
• ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS a man vomiting into the lap of his neighbour ...18C sl.
vomiting - phrases
• BOTTOM OF HIS SHOES WAS COMING UP, THE he was vomiting profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EARL'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR someone's vomiting ...1986 Amer. sl.
• HE HAS THE HAPPY RETURNS he's vomiting ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
VOODOO
nouns
• GOOFER, GOOFFER, GOOPHER, GOPHER, GUFFER the practice of voodoo or other magic; a magic spell or something used to cast such a spell ...1880 Amer. dial.
voodoo - person
• DOCTOR a practitioner of voodoo ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR LADY a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...1938 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR WOMAN a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine ...c1943 Amer. dial.
• GOOF DOCTOR one who practices 'goofer', voodoo or other magic ...1942 Amer. dial.
voodoo - verbs
• DOCTOR ON to treat with voodoo medicine ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• GOOFER to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOOPHER to bewitch; to practice voodoo or other magic ...1899 Amer. dial.
VORACIOUS
adjectives
• EATING † greedy, voracious ...1483
• EDACIOUS devoted to eating; voracious; ravenous, greedy ...1829
• GASTROLATROUS † belly-worshipping; gluttonous, greedy, voracious ...1694
• HAWKY greedy as a hawk, voracious ...1732
• RANNEL ravenously hungry, voracious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCAVEL voracious, greedy ...BK1904 Eng. dial.
• VORAX † voracious, ravenous ...1535
• YEVERY greedy, voracious ...1536 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• YEVEY greedy, voracious, clamorous for food ...Bk1905 Sc.
voracious - person
• GREEDYGUT a glutton, a voracious eater ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GREEDYGUTS a glutton, a voracious eater ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GUNDIE-GUTS † a fat, pursy fellow; a voracious person ...a1700
• KEDGE-BELLY a voracious or gluttonous feeder who stuffs himself full to repletion; a glutton ...1721 Eng. dial.
• SHAGPOKE GUT a great capacity for food; a tremendous eater, a voracious person ...1958 Amer. dial.
• SHITEPOKE GUT a great capacity for food; a tremendous eater, a voracious person ...1954 Amer. dial.
VORACIOUSNESS, VORACITY
nouns
• GASTRIMARGISM † gluttony; voraciousness ...1607
• GASTRIMARGY † gluttony; voraciousness ...c1430
• YERD-HUNGER keen desire of food; voraciousness ...1825 Sc.
• YEVERNESS † greediness, gluttony, voracity ...c888 obs. exc. Sc.
VOTE
adjectives
• SUFFRAGATORY † exercising a right to vote ...1813
vote - nouns
• ELECTION †* a vote ...1543-4
• SUFFRAGATION †* the giving of a vote ...1576
• SUFFRAGIES † votes, opinions, testimonies ...1587
verbs - vote
• RAND to go round soliciting votes, to canvass ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SUFFRAGATE † to vote for ...1630
• SUFFRAGE † to vote for or against; hence, to agree or side with, to give support to ...1613
VOTER
person
• BALLOTANT †* a voter by ballot ...1656
• ELECTORAL † one who has the right to vote in election to any office or dignity ...1692
• ELECTRESS a female elector; a woman having a vote ...1869
• SUFFRAGANT † one who gives his suffrage or vote; a voter; hence, a supporter, a witness ...1627
• SUFFRAGATOR † a voter, a supporter; a witness ...1617
• SUFFRAGER †* a voter ...1613
VOTING
adjectives
• SUFFRAGATING † voting; assenting ...1684
• SUFFRAGIAL pert. to voting ...1844 nonce word
voting - adverbs
• BALLOTICALLY in reference to the ballot ...c1842 nonce word
voting - nouns
• BALLOTATION † voting by ballot ...1620
• SUFFRAGING † the exercise of the suffrage, voting ...1613
voting - person
• BALLOTIN † an officer in charge of a ballot-box ...1656 nonce word
VOUCH FOR
verbs
• ACCREDITATE † to accredit; to give credit to someone for something; to vouch for, to sanction or countenance ...1654
• QUOTE in criminal circles: to vouch for someone ...2000 UK sl.
VOW
nouns
• BEHEST † a vow, a promise ...a1200
• BEHETE † a promise, a vow ...c1460
• BEOT † a promise, a vow, a threat, a boast ...a1000
vow - verbs
• BEHEST † to vow, to promise ...c1175
• BEHIGHT † to vow, to promise ...a1000
• NUNCUPATE † to express a vow in words, to announce or declare a promise ...1606
VOYAGE
nouns
• BACK-VAGE the homeward voyage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMPAIGN † a voyage or cruise ...1708
• FARE † a going, journeying; course, passage, way; voyage ...c1000
• RACE † a journey or voyage ...c1400
• SAFER a sea voyage ...1855 Eng. dial.
• VAGE a journey by land or water; a voyage; an errand; a walk; especially used of an expedition attended with toil ...1834 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VAIGE a voyage, a journey by sea ...1866 Sc.
• VOGE a voyage, a journey by sea ...1866 Sc.
voyage - verbs
• SAVE † to make a dangerous voyage safely ...1698
VOYAGER
person
• NAVIGANT †* a navigator, a sailor, a voyager ...1527
VOYAGING
adjectives
• NAVIGANT * voyaging ...c1680
VOYEUR
person
• KEEK a peeping Tom; a voyeur ...20C US sl.
voyeur - verbs
• MACO, MAKO to act as a voyeur ...20C W. Indies sl.
VULGAR, VULGARITY
adjectives
• BROAD of speech: vulgar, coarse ...1824 Amer. dial.
• CABBA-CABBA rough, vulgar, badly dressed ...1990s W. Indies
• CADDISH vulgar; offensively ill-bred; ungentlemanly ...1869 sl.
• CARLISH churlish, clownish, vulgar, coarse; rude, mean ...a1240
• CHICKEN-PLUCKING second-rate, vulgar, insignificant ...1960s US sl.
• COMMON AS PIG TRACKS vulgar, ill-bred ...1952 Amer. dial.
• DAY-GLO blatantly gaudy or tawdry; cheaply flashy; vulgarly colourful and bright...1950s Amer. sl.
• DOWN THE ROAD vulgar, showy ...M19 sl.
• FLASH ostentatious or vulgar; showy; applied to one aping his betters ...1830 sl.
• HASKARDLY † vulgar, low, base ...1576
• HAWCH-MOUTHED coarse, vulgar, or profane in speech; blustering, bullying ...1892 Eng. dial.
• KARLISH churlish, clownish, vulgar, coarse; rude, mean ...a1240
• KITSCH trashy or vulgar ...German
• LEWD † belonging to the lower orders; common, low, vulgar, base ...c1380
• NAFFEEN vulgar, bad, despicable, unlovely ...1992 Brit. sl.
• NAFFETTE vulgar, bad, despicable, unlovely ...1992 Brit. sl.
• OIKISH unpleasant, crude, vulgar; usually used of a youth ...1930s sl.
• RAFF disreputable, vulgar, low ...1823
• RAFFISH disreputable, vulgar; worthless; low; of bad character ...1801
• RAG-MANNERED † rude, vulgar, coarse; of low, ill-bred behaviour; aggressively uncouth; very badly mannered ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAW annoyed, angry, exasperated ...1811 Eng. dial.
• VERY FRONCEY vulgar ...L19 UK society usage
vulgar, vulgarity - nouns
• BARNYARD EXPRESSION coarse or vulgar language; slang ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RAFFERY * raffish conduct ...1819
• RAUNCH vulgarity, grubbiness, shabbiness, dirtiness ...1967 sl., orig. US
• TACK anything that demonstrates a quality of vulgarity, bad taste, or kitsch ...1986 US sl.
• TACKINESS a state of unrefined vulgarity ...1977 US sl.
vulgar, vulgarity - person
• ANIMAL a vulgar, brutal, aggressive, or violent person; a term of contempt ...1892 Amer. sl.
• BESOGNE † a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1658
• BESOGNIER † a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1588
• BESOGNIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...1603
• BESONIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...1603
• BINXER a vulgar, loud-talking, blustering person; especially a commercial traveller of this kind ...1897 sl.
• BLOWSABELLA a woman whose hair is dishevelled, and hanging about her face; a slattern; a vulgar, self-assertive woman, usually stout ...1883 theatrical sl.
• BOUNDER a vulgar and unwelcome pretender to polite society; a base or vile person; a nuisance ...a1889
• CAD (offensive) a vulgar, ill-mannered person; a blackguard; one of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1838 colloq.
• CADDESS (offensive) a female of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1870 nonce word
• CALICOT a 'cad'; an ill-bred, vulgar fellow ...c1885 sl.
• CLINCHPOOP † a term of contempt for one considered wanting in gentlemanly breeding; a vulgar, ill-bred fellow; an oaf; a dunce; a lout, a clown ...1568
• FLASH a showy swindler; a blustering vulgarian ...1632 sl.
• GUTTER-BLOOD a vulgar man who puts on airs; a parvenu ... c1855 chiefly Sc. colloq.
• GUTTERPUP a vulgar person; a vile wretch ...1869 Amer. sl.
• GUTTERSNIPE a vulgar person; a vile wretch ...1869 Amer. sl.
• HALLION an overbearing, quarrelsome woman of vulgar manners ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HASKERD † a man of low degree; a base or vulgar fellow ...1491
• HAWBAW a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout; a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWBUCK an unmannerly lout; a country bumpkin or clown; a coarse, vulgar lad; a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1805
• HAWBY a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout, a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH-A-MOUTH a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH-MOUTH a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
• JACK-SLAVE a vulgarian ...Bk1896 sl.
• KEELIE a low or vulgar boy; a street-loafer or rough; a ruffian ...1863 Sc.
• PIGTRACKS a vulgar, ill-bred person ...1942 Amer. dial.
• RAFF a low, disorderly person; a vulgar worthless person ...1785
• RAMP † a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl: a high-spirited, independent woman, usually synonymous with a prostitute ...a1450
• RAMPANT †* a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl; an impudent female ...1671
• RANDY-DANDY a violent and vulgar quarrelsome woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ROMP a wild-living, vulgar woman or girl ...M15
• SAD VULGAR a common, vulgar person ...L19 UK society usage
• SANTA CLAUS a vulgar, gaudy, and tasteless dresser ...1980s US sl.
VULNERABLE
nouns
• BLIND SIDE a point where one is vulnerable ..1942 Amer. dial.
VULTURE
nouns
• BIRD OF DEATH a vulture ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DEAD BIRD a vulture ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DEATH BIRD a vulture ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GEER † a vulture ...1565
• GEIER † a vulture ...1565
• GEIR † a vulture ...1565
• GIER † a vulture ...1565