• BIT OF THE OLD money ...L19 sl.
• BLAT to bleat like a sheep ...1914 Amer. dial. • BOILED drunk ...1884 sl. • BOY, THE champagne ...1882 sl. • BUTT BUCKET an ashtray ...1958 US Navy sl. • BY GREAT JINGO! a mild oath ...1871 sl. • CABOOSE a hut, a cabin; a poor dwelling ...E19 chiefly N. Amer. • CADENT falling ...1605 obs. or arch. • CAKE the head ...1908 US sl. • CALL ONE'S JAWBONE to live on credit ...Bk1896 sl. • CANTANKERSOME cross-grained, ill-humoured ...1835 Amer. sl. • CHANGE SOMEONE'S FACE to beat and disfigure someone's face ...1896 Amer. sl. • CHILLER-DILLER something frightening ...1964 Amer. jocular • CHISLER a small-time criminal; hence, one who is of no-account ...1930 Amer. sl., esp. criminals' usage • CLICKET to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl. • COME THE OLD ACID to act contrarily, or aggressively; to argue; to be unpleasant or offensive; to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl. • CRACK THE QUA to break out of jail ...1807 Amer. sl. • CRY ROAST MEAT to chatter about one's good fortune ...1634 sl. • DAIRY-MOUSE the bat ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. • DANDLES an ill-conditioned, mismanaging female ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. • DASH a slap ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. • DEACON to arrange so as to present a specious and attractive appearance; to present the best and largest specimens (of fruit or vegetables) to view and conceal the defective ones ...1855 US sl. • DICKEY-DIDO an idiot ...19C Brit. sl. • DITCH WEED marijuana; low-grade marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl. • DO-LALLY very drunk ...L19 sl., orig. military
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