• SPOONS WITH infatuated ...c1859 sl.
• STRUNT liquor ...1787 Scot. • SURE-SHOOTIN' certainly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • TAN THE LAND to walk quickly; to cover the land with shoe-leather ...1895 Eng. dial. • TEAR SOMEONE OFF A STRIP to reprimand ...1940 sl., orig. R.A.F. • TIFFED tricked out, adorned .,.1303 obs. • TORCH UP to incite, to urge ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • UNCLAD naked ...E15 • VALIANCE a valiant act or deed; a feat of valour or bravery ...1470-85 now arch. • WILDING (n.) rampaging by a gang of youths through a public place, attacking or mugging people along the way ...1989 US sl. • ABLOCATE to let out to hire ...1612 obs. • ACCOUPLE to join one thing to another ...L15 obs. • ACTION homosexuality ...1990s Aust. prison sl. • AIRMAIL garbage thrown out of a window ...Amer. sl. • ALL-TIMER an outstanding example ...1973 Amer. sl. • ANALPHABET one who is totally illiterate or unable to read ...1881 • ARE YOU WRITING A BOOK? reply for someone over-inquisitive ...Bk1944 service sl. • ASSHOLE FOR A HOBBY-HORSE a non-existent item; used to put off a child when bothersome or inquisitive, as when they ask 'What are you making?" ...1966 Amer. dial. • BABY WOMAN a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial. • BADINAGE to banter playfully ...E19 • BAND a woman ...1934 Amer. Black usage • BATTLE CRUISER an aggressive, mannish lesbian ...1982 US sl. • BEDDY greedy; covetous of trifles; conceited; self-sufficient ...Bk1911 Scot. • BELLY TICKLER an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made. esp. to divert runoff, or to slow automobile traffic ...1950 Amer. dial. • BENNY a sloppy soldier ...Bk1944 service sl.
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