• BACK HELP assistance given reciprocally, as among farmers
...1940 Amer. dial. • BAH-MA a grandmother ...1968 Amer. dial. • BARE of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted ...1847 Amer. dial. • BE UNDER THE DAISY-MORES to be under the ground, to be buried ...1893 Eng. dial. • BEEZER the mouth ...1932 Amer. dial. • BELLY-RIDING a sliding down a hill on a sled, lying on the belly ...1950 Amer. dial. • BETTY a woman; a schoolteacher ...1967 Amer. dial. • BIGHOUSE the living room ...1954 Amer. dial. • BLACK HAND a witchcraft spell, a charm ...1928 Amer. dial. • BO a term of address to a male ...1825 sl., chiefly US • BOXHEAD (contemptuous) a Scandinavian ...1926 Amer. sl. • BUTTON UP YOUR FACE! shut up! be quiet! ...1932 Amer. sl. • CABBAGE to smoke marijuana, esp. low-grade marijuana ...1980s NZ drugs sl. • CACTUS JUICE tequila, mescal ...1960s sl. • CAKE IS GETTING THIN one's money is running low ...20C sl. • CALLIGRAPHICAL pert. to calligraphy; also, of a beautiful literary style ...1630 obs. • CARPET SLASHING a dance party ...1947 US sl. • CHICKEN'S HEAD a woman with little or no hair ...1980s US Black sl. • CHIRRUP to inform; to tell the police ...1926 Amer. criminals' sl. • COBBER UP to form a friendship ...1918 Aust. & NZ sl. • COON-FOOTED having toes turned out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • CRULLER a failure; an unsuccessful performance or entertainment ...Bk1974 Amer. sl. • DAKES-HEAD a spiritless, stupid person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. • DANGLE to stroll idly, or with lounging steps ...1778 obs. • DAWCOCK a stupid, silly, awkward person ...1867 Eng. dial.
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