PUDENCY modesty; bashfulness; shamefacedness ...1605
PULL IN ONE'S EARS to be cautious; to watch out for oneself ...Amer. sl. PUNGEY intoxicated with alcohol ...18C US sl. PUT-TOGETHER well-built; usually said of a woman ...1960s Amer. sl. RAGMAG a ragged beggar; a woman all in tatters ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. RAMPASH in a violent or energetic manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. RIBBER a blow to the ribs ...Bk1903 boxing sl. ROCHE the butt of a marijuana cigarette ...1938 US sl. SCAPEGRACE a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; a scamp ...1800 SHANGRI-LA an unearthly paradise; a place of retreat from the worries of modern civilization ...M20 SICKREL a puny, sickly person ...a1700 obs. cant SLUT a female dog ...E19 now rare or obs. SQUEEZE a close friend ...1980 sl., chiefly US SWAB an awkward fellow ...US Civil War usage TANBASTE to beat; to switch ...1790 Eng. dial. THIN AS VANITY very thin; said of persons, fabrics, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. TOOL BAG the scrotum, or the scrotum and its contents ...colloq. VAIL a gift or present in the nature of a bribe ...1687 WHANK to waste time ...1940s sl. ABEL AND CAIN rain ...Brit. rhyming sl. ACCUSEMENT an accusation ...LME obs. ACTION a woman ...1960s sl., orig. US Black AIRHEADED stupid, stilly ...Amer. sl. ALLSBAY utter nonsense ...1943 Amer. sl., Pig Latin for 'balls' ANCHOR a juror who has been bribed in order to influence fellow members to vote for an acquittal ...Brit. sl. ARKANSAS CREDIT CARD a piece of hose used to siphon petrol/gas from another car into the tank of one's own ...1970s US sl. AUNT TILLIE the personification of a fussy old maid ...1960 US sl. BACK-DRAWING reluctance, objection, hesitation ...1934 Amer. dial. BAIT to curry favour ...1968 Amer. dial. BARCOO SALUTE a gesture with which one brushes flies from one's face, considered to be typical of Australians ...1973 Aust. sl. BE BURIED IN A NAPKIN to be half-witted ...Bk1902 sl. BEEBEE the youngest member of a family or brood ...1930 Amer. dial. BELLY-SMACKER a dive in which the front of the body strikes flat against the water ...1965 Amer. dial. BITS AND BOBS miscellaneous small articles ...1896 UK sl. BONE CRUSHER an orthopaedist ...1994 US sl. BUCKET OF SUDS a pail of beer ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
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