NOT TO CARE A MONKEY'S ASS not to care at all ...1978 Amer. sl.
NUBILE a young, attractive female ...Aust. sl. NUCLEAR SUB a pub ...Brit. rhyming sl. NUDGER the penis ...M20 Brit. sl. NUDNIK a dull, boring person ...Brit. sl. NUGGET a hard knob of faeces ...Aust. sl. NUGGET a short muscular man or animal ...Aust. sl. NUGGETS money ... Bk1903 sl. NUGGETY of a person: solidly built; stocky ...Aust. sl. NUMB-NUT a fool ...Brit. sl. NUMBNUTS an ineffectual man ...Aust. sl. OBSQUATULATE of people or animals: to leave, to run away, to abscond ...19C sl., orig. US OFF ONE'S BOX insane; out of one's mind ...1903 Amer. sl. OH, PERDITION! an oath ...US Civil War usage OH-BE-JOYFUL hard liquor ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. OH-BE-RICH-AN'-HAPPY hard liquor ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. OIL MERCHANT a flatterer ...1935 Amer. sl. OIL MERCHANT a confidence man, a clever swindler ...1942-49 Amer. sl. OIL OF DISTURBANCE liquor ...1897 Amer. sl. OIL OF JOY liquor; strong drink ...1919 Amer. sl. OIL OF PALMS money ... Bk1903 sl. OILSKIN JACKET small puffy clouds that portend rain ...1973 Amer. nautical sl. OIL UP to take a drink of liquor; to get drunk ...1870 Amer. sl. OIL UP to bribe ...1894 Amer. sl. OINKER an ugly young woman ...1981 Amer. sl. OINKER a policeman; used contemptuously ...1982 Amer. sl. OINKER a pig ...1988 Amer. sl. OINKER a glutton ...1992 Amer. sl. OLD SCRATCHER, THE the devil ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. OMEE a male person, a fellow ...1859 sl., orig. showmen's usage OMIE a male person, a fellow ...1859 sl., orig. showmen's usage ON BROADWAY IN A FAST TROLLEY living for big stakes ...1960s Amer. sl. ON THE BATTER engaging in a self-indulgent variety of drinks, drugs, and other recreational excesses ...1839 UK sl. ON THE BATTER to be working as a prostitute ...1890 UK sl. ON THE BATTER on the run from the police ...1984 UK sl. ON THE BOX engaging in sexual intercourse ...Bk1997 Irish sl. ON THE DEAD honestly; truthfully ...1888 Amer. sl. ON THE HOOK by or engaging in theft ...1865 Amer. sl. ON THE HOOK absenting oneself from school; playing hooky ...1906 Amer. sl. ON THE HOOK belligerent ...1924 Amer. sl. ON THE HOOK addicted to a drug; helplessly dependent upon ...1952 Amer. sl. ON THE HOOK in debt ...1957 Amer. sl. ON THE HOOK responsible for the outcome of something ...1960s Amer. sl. ON THE TURF looking for work ...1960s Amer. sl. ON TIB'S EVE never ...1785 sl. OOFTISH money ... Bk1903 sl. OUT OF DOCK out of hospital after receiving treatment ...1785 sl.
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