DICTIONARY A

AP  -  ASPZ

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AP  -  APRIZ
APRO  -  ARIZ
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​APACE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - by degrees, steadily
APACHE
n. 1. 1918 - a man of ruffianly character
n. 2. 1930s sl. - a lesbian
n. 3. 1950 Amer. dial. - a type of men's haircut; a Mohawk
n. 4. 1980s US homosexual sl. - a man who uses cosmetics 
n. 5. 1990s sl. - an act of sexual intercourse without the use of a condom
n. 6. 2000s Irish sl. - a joyrider
n. 7. 2004 UK sl. - Fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic analgesic that is used as a recreational drug
APACHE LAND
n. 1988 Sc. sl. - a rough or dangerous urban area
APACHE STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Arizona
A-PAIN-DICITIS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - appendicitis
APARTMENT
n. 1949 US sl. - a prison cell
APARTMENT GIRL
n. 1992 US sl. - a prostitute who works out of her own apartment or comes to a customer's apartment
APARTMENT HOUSE
n. 1977 US sl. - in bar dice games: a roll from the cup in which some dice are stacked on top of others, invalidating the roll
APARTMENT TO LET
adj. M19 sl. - unhinged, insane, crazy
n. 1. M17 sl. - the vagina
n. 2. 18C sl. - a widow
n. 3. 18C sl. - a widow's weeds
APARTMENTS-TO-LET
adj. B1874 Eng. sl. - weak-minded; idiotic
APAST
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - completed, finished
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of place: past
prep. 1. 1825 Eng. dial. - of place: beyond, past  Eng. dial.
prep. 2. 1892 Eng. dial. - of time: after, past
A.P.B.
n. 1960s US police sl. - a general alert, a search for a missing person; 'All Points Bulletin' 
APC
n. 1980s Aust. sl. - a quick wash of 'important' areas of the body; "ArmPits and Crotch'
AP-CRAY
n. 1937 US Pig Latin for 'crap' - nonsense, rubbish
APE
adj. 1. c1370 obs. - foolish, silly
adj. 2. 1910s US college sl. - drunk 
adj. 3. 1920s sl. - aggressive, dangerous
adj. 4. 1955 Amer. sl. - frenzied, berserk
n. 1. c1225 - a foolish person who imitates; an imitator; a mimic
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a mischievous, troublesome child
n. 3. 1930 Amer. dial. - among loggers: applied generally to men, but more particularly to a wage-earner
n. 4. 1931 sl. - a hoodlum or strong-arm man, esp. if big and strong; a thug 
n. 5. 1941 Amer. dial., derogatory -  a Black person
n. 6. 1970 US sl. - in the film industry: a motion-picture crewman
n. 7. 20C US sl. - any ugly man, esp. if large
vb. 1. 1940s US sl. - to lose control; to act in a wild manner
vb. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. - to pretend
APE BARS
n. 1966 US sl. - high handlebars on a customized motorcycle
APE-BEARER
n. 1600 obs. - one who carries a monkey about for exhibition; a strolling buffoon
APED
adj. 1915 US sl. - intoxicated with alcohol
APE DRAPE
n. 1995 US sl. - a hair style in which the hair is worn short at the front and long at the back; a 'mullet'
APE-FACE
n. 1980s US sl. - an ugly, thuggish person
APE-FACED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - pug-nosed
APE HANGERS
n. 1965 Amer. sl. - long steering handles on a bicycle or motorcycle
APEHEAD
n. 1928 US sl. - a fool, an idiot
APE-KEEPER
n. 1600 obs. - one who carries a monkey about for exhibition; a strolling buffoon
APE-LEADER
n. 1652 obs. - an old maid; an old lady
APEMAN
n. M19 US sl., derogatory - a Black person
APE OIL
n. 1940 US sl. - liquor; whisky
APE OUT
vb. 1968 US sl. - to lose control; to act in a wild manner
A PER SE
adj. c1470 colloq. - the best; first-class
APER
vb. 1. 1877 Sc. - to hinder
vb. 2. 1908 Sc. - to change one's mind
APESHIT
adj. 1. 1955 Amer. sl. - crazed, infuriated, excited, freaked out, mad, insane
adj. 2. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - drunk
n. 1960 US sl. - a vulgar or crazy person
APE WAGON
n. 1946 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: a caboose  
APE WITH A FROZEN PAN
n. 20C US sl., World War II usage - a gloomy, dull man 
APE WITH A SOUR PUSS
n. 20C US sl., World War II usage - a gloomy, dull man 
APEY
adj. 1951 US sl. - crazy, unstable
APHRODISIACAL TENNIS COURT
n. 17C sl. - the female genitals
APHRODITE
n. 1875 NZ rhyming sl. for 'nightie' - a  nightgown
APICULTURIST
n. 1883 - a bee keeper
A-PIE
n. 1967 US sl. - apple pie
A-PIECES
adv. 1796 Eng. dial. - in pieces, to pieces  
APIFACTURE
n. 1622 obs. rare - the work of bees; the production of honey by bees
APISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - impertinent
A-PISTY-POLL
adv. 1851 Eng. dial. - of a child: carried on the back, or with his legs on one's shoulders, and arms round the neck and forehead
A-PLUG
n. 1979 US sl. - a plug inserted in the rectum as part of a sadomasochistic encounter; (ass-plug)  
APOCRYPHATE
adj. 1486 obs. - of spurious creation or character; of doubtful authenticity; fictitious, false  
n. 1586 obs. - a spurious or sham gentleman
APOCRYPHICAL
adj. 1719 obs. rare - of doubtful authorship or authenticity; spurious, fictitious, false
APOGEE
n. Bk1998 sl. - the best; the greatest 
APOLAUSTICISM
n. 1883 - devotion to enjoyment
APOLLO PLAY
n. 1. 1940s African-American sl. - the planet Earth
n. 2. 1940s African-American sl. - a putting on an act 
APOLOGAL
adj. 1652 obs. rare - of the nature of an apologue or fable
APOLOGICAL
adj. 1623 obs. - of the nature of an apologue, parable, or fable
APONTED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tainted
A-POP
adv. 1966 Amer. dial. - suddenly, abruptly, at once
APOPLECTIC
adj. 1984 UK sl. - behaving in a violently temperamental manner
APORIA
n. 1893 - a perplexing difficulty
APOSTLE
n. 1930s US criminals' sl. - a pellet of opium prepared for smoking 
THE APOSTLES
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps: a roll of twelve
APOSTLE'S PINCH
n. 20C sl. - a pinch on the buttocks
APOSTROPHE
n. 1910s Aust. sl. - an obscenity
APOTHECARIES' LATIN
n. M16 sl. - the mangled Latin used by apothecaries
APOTHECARY'S BILL
n. L18 sl. - a substantial bill
APOTHICAR
n. 1707 Sc. obs. - an apothecary
A-POUT
adv. 1886 poetic usage - pouting 
APP
n. 1996 UK sl. - an application
APPALE
vb. 1534 obs. - to become pale
APPALLING
adj. 1937 UK sl. - objectionable, ugly, etc.
APPARATCHIK
n. 1974 US sl. - an office worker in a support role
APPARATUS
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a kitchen stove
n. 2. 20C US sl. - the male genitals
APPEAR
n. c1610 Eng. dial. - appearance
vb. Bk1898 N. Ireland - of ghosts: to 'walk', to haunt places
APPEARANDLY
adv. 1871 Sc. obs. - apparently
APPEARINGLY
adv. 1925 Sc. - apparently
APPEARING-OUT CLOTHES
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - best clothes for going to church, or parties, etc.  
APPEARMENT
n. 1898 Amer. dial. - appearance
APPELL
n. 1. 1745 Sc. obs. - a roll-call
n. 2. 1823 Sc. obs. - a challenge to duel, etc.
vb. 1768 Sc. obs. - to challenge
APPENDIX
n. 1950 Amer. dial., jocular usage - the nose 
APPER
vb. 1. 1877 Sc. - to hinder
vb. 2. 1908 Sc. - to change one's mind
APPERIL
n. 1848 Ireland - risk, peril
APPETENT
adj. E15 - pert. to sexual desire; lustful, or aroused
APPETITIOUS
adj. 1653 obs. - of the nature of, or suited to, appetite; palatable, desirable, appetizing
APPETIZED
adj. 1798 Sc. & Eng. dial. - having appetite for food
APPETIZER
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - the first sexual partner of many encounters in the same day 
APPETY
n. Bk1911 Sc. - appetite
APPIE
n. 1985 US sl. - an appendectomy patient
APPIEGEST
n. 1929 Sc. - a fool, a simpleton, an idiot
APPLAUD TO THE ECHO
vb. 1605 - to applaud so vociferously as to produce echoes
APPLAUSE
n. 1990 African-American sl. - gonorrhoea 
APPLE
n. 1. 1800 US sl. - manure
n. 2. 1887 colloq. - a person, a fellow, a guy
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce
n. 4. 1902 Amer. colloq. - a baseball
n. 5. 1915 US West. usage - a saddle horn, a pommel 
n. 6. 1918 US military sl. - a grenade; a bomb 
n. 7. 1928 sl. - a foolish person, a sucker
n. 8. 1930s African-American sl. - Harlem, New York City 
n. 9. 1930s African-American sl. - the planet Earth 
n. 10. 1940s sl., orig. US jazz usage - New York City
n. 11. 1940s US African-American sl. - a large Northern city
n. 12. 1942 Amer. sl. - a woman's breast
n. 13. 1942 Amer. sl. - the Adam's apple
n. 14. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an unpopular person
n. 15. 1950 Amer. dial., jocular usage - one's head 
n. 16. 1950s US criminals' sl. - an important person 
n. 17. 1960s African-American sl. - money 
n. 18. 1966 US sl. - in bowling: a weakly or inaccurately bowled ball
n. 19. 1970 US sl., derogatory - an American Indian who behaves more like a European than an Indian
n. 20. 1974 UK sl. - twenty pounds; in betting; odds of 20-1
n. 21. 1974 US sl. - a football
n. 22. 1976 US sl. - a citizens' band radio enthusiast of unlimited zeal
n. 23. 1980 US sl. - a basketball
n. 24. 1980 African-American sl. - the vagina 
n. 25. 1980s drugs sl. - anyone who does not use drugs 
n. 26. 1980s drugs sl. - any pill capsule coloured red 
n. 27. 1992 US sl. - the gullible victim of a confidence swindle
n. 28. 1996 UK sl. - a particular type  of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy
n. 29. 1998 NZ sl. - a $100 note
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to gather fir cones or 'apples'
THE APPLE
n. 1939 US sl. - originally, Harlem; later, New York City
APPLE AND PIP
n. 19C Brit. rhyming sl. for sip,' back-slang for piss' - urine; an act of urination
vb. 1. 1960 Brit. rhyming sl. for sip,' back-slang for piss' - to urinate
vb. 2. 1972 UK rhyming sl. - to sip 
APPLE-BEE
n. 1808 Eng. dial. - a wasp
APPLE-BLOSSOM TWO-STEP
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - looseness of the bowels; diarrhoea
APPLE-BLOWTH
n. 1891 Eng. dial. - apple blossom
APPLE BOX
n. 1977 US sl. - in the television and film industries, any device used to raise an actor or object to the desired height
APPLE BUTTER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - nonsense
APPLE CABBAGE
n. 1896 Amer. dial. obs. - rhubarb
APPLE-CART
n. B1790 sl. - the human body
APPLE-CATCHERS
n. 1965 Aust. sl. - large, spacious underpants
APPLE CORE
n. 1. 1950s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'score' - £20
n. 2. 1974 UK rhyming sl. for 'score' - in betting; odds of 20-1 
n. 3. 1990s UK prison rhyming sl. for 'score' - the situation, the facts 
vb. 2000s rhyming sl. for 'score' - (as 'apple-core') to seduce 
APPLE CUCUMBER
n. 1990s Aust. criminals' sl. - a ploy to kill or capture one's target by using a friend to get close to the target's friend, which will eventually bring the target into view 
APPLE-DRANE
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - a wasp
APPLE-DRONE
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - a wasp
APPLE DUMPLING SHOP
n. L18 Brit. sl. - a woman's breasts, esp. if fat and partially exposed
APPLE FRITTER
adj. 2000s rhyming sl. - emotionally bitter 
n. 1920s rhyming sl. - bitter beer 
APPLE-GARNADE
n. a1300 obs. - a pomegranate
APPLE-GARTH
n. 1483 obs. - an apple-garden or orchard
APPLE GRAY
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - of horses: dapple grey
APPLE-GUARD
n. L19 UK criminals' sl. - a scarf and tie 
APPLEHEAD
n. 1951 US sl. - a fool; a stupid person
APPLE IN THE WHITE FOLK'S YARD
phr. 1900s African-American sl. - an expression used by one Black person to refer to another who is looked upon with unusual favour by White folk 
THE APPLE ISLAND
n. 1906 Aust. colloq. - Tasmania
APPLE ISLANDER
n. 1928 Aust. colloq. - an inhabitant of Tasmania
THE APPLE ISLE
n. 1906 Aust. colloq. - Tasmania
APPLEJACK
n. 1. E19 US sl. - brandy made from apples
n. 2. E19 US sl. - any alcoholic liquor
n. 3. 1950s African-American sl. - a dance, esp. the contemporary vogue step 
n. 4. 1970s African-American sl. - a large-brimmed, oversized hat in a 1930s-40s style 
n. 5. 1994 drugs sl. - crack cocaine 
APPLE-JOHN
n. L16 sl. - a foolish and probably impotent old man
APPLEKNOCK
vb. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. - to act the yokel, be boorish or unpolished
vb. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - to curry favour
APPLEKNOCKER
n. 1. 1902 US colloq., often derogatory - a rustic or countrified person; a yokel or bumpkin; an ignorant or naive person
n. 2. 1922 Amer. dial., often derogatory - a fruit picker or farmer
n. 3. 1939 Amer. dial. - a stupid person; a fool; a coarse or dull-witted person used as a general term of abuse
n. 4. 1941 Amer. dial., often derogatory - an itinerant farm labourer
n. 5. 1942 US sl. - an inexperienced youthful worker; a naive newcomer, a greenhorn  
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an error; a mistake; a blunder
n. 7. Bk1944 services' sl. - upstate farm hand now in infantry 
n. 8. 1949 Amer. dial. - any outsider; a person who is not from your community, and doesn't belong
n. 9. 1950 Amer. dial. - among loggers: a farmer 
n. 10. 1950 Amer. dial. - among loggers: a part-time logger, usually not very skilled at woods jobs
n. 11. 1965 Amer. dial. - a person who curries favour
n. 12. 1975 Amer. dial. - a privy; an outdoor toilet
n. 13. 1994 US sl. rare - a baseball player; a batter
APPLE-MONGER
n. 1. 1540 rare - a dealer in apples; an apple seller
n. 2. 18C sl. - a pimp
THE APPLE NEVER FALLS FAR FROM THE TREE
phr. 1843 -  a person inevitably shares traits with or resembles his or her parents or family
APPLE OF CONTENTION
n. 1574 - a cause or subject of strife or dissension
APPLE OF DISCORD 
n. 1595 - a cause or subject of strife or dissension
APPLE OF DISSENSION 
n. a1649 - a cause or subject of strife or dissension
THE APPLE OF ONE'S EYE
n. c1350 - a greatly cherished person
APPLE OF THE EYE
n. 1. a1300 - the pupil of the eye
n. 2. Bk1892 Amer. sl. - a loved one; a sweetheart
APPLE ORCHARD
n. 1970 US police usage - a location where summonses are frequently incurred by traffic-law violators and other minor offenders 
APPLE-OWLING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the custom of knocking off from the trees the useless fruit remaining, after the apple harvest has been gathered in
APPLE PALSY
n. 1894 Amer. dial. - drunkenness from 'apple-jack'
APPLE-PEELER
n. 1856 sl. - a knife
APPLE-PERU
n. 1895 Amer. dial. - rhubarb
APPLE-PICKER
n. 1913 US sl. - a fool, an unsophisticated person, a country person; a farmer
APPLE-PIE
adj. 1. 1939 US sl. - simple, easily done
adj. 2. 1960 Amer. dial. - excellent; neat, tidy, perfect
n. 1. 1930s US criminals' rhyming sl. - an eye
n. 2. 1940s rhyming sl. - the sky 
n. 3. 1950s US prison sl. - a pretty, young (prison) homosexual 
APPLE-PIE BED
n. 1883 Eng. dial. - a bed made by way of a practical joke with one sheet so folded as to make entry impossible
APPLE-PIE ORDER
n. L18 - neatness, tidiness, perfect orderliness
APPLE-PIPS
n. 1960 rhyming sl. - the lips 
APPLE POLISH
vb. 1951 sl. - to curry favour, to toady, to flatter
APPLE-POLISHER
n. 1. Bk1892 colloq., orig. & chiefly US - an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a flatterer
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. - a favoured student 
APPLE-PUSHER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a person who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant  
APPLES
adj. 1. 1943 Aust. & NZ sl. - satisfactory, good
adj. 2. 1998 NZ sl. - in good shape or condition
n. 1. 19C sl. - the testicles
n. 2. 1942 US sl. - a woman's breasts
n. 3. 1990s drugs sl. - MDMA 
APPLES (AND PEARS)
n. 1857 Eng. rhyming sl. - stairs 
APPLES AND RICE
adj. 1943 rhyming sl. - nice; usually used in an ironic sense 
APPLES AND SPICE
adj. 1940s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'nice' - satisfactory 
APPLE SAUCE
int. 1884 Amer. sl. - nonsense! it is ridiculous
n. 1. 1919 US sl. - insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery, suave talk
n. 2. 1921 Amer. dial. - nonsense
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something worthless
n. 4. 1960s sl. - anything easy
n. 5. 2000s Aust. rhyming sl. - a horse 
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. - to take advantage of; to flatter
APPLE-SHAKER
n. 1. 1871 US sl. - a rural, unsophisticated person; a lubber; an ignorant rustic
n. 2. 1905 Amer. dial. - a heavy storm
APPLE-SHAPED
adj. 1779 - characterized by a tendency to store fat around the abdomen, rather than on the hips or thighs
APPLE-SHINE
vb. 1969 Amer. dial. - to curry favour; to toady
APPLE-SHINER
n. 1935 Amer. dial. - a person who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant
APPLE SIMONIZER
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a toady
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. - a favoured student 
APPLE-SQUEEZER
n. 1930 US sl. - a rural, unsophisticated person; an ignorant rustic
APPLE-SQUIRE
n. 1. 16C Brit. sl. - a kept man
n. 2. 16C Brit. sl. - a pimp
APPLES TO ASHES
phr. 1899 US sl. - a certainty; unquestionable
APPLE STRUDEL
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - nonsense
APPLE TART
n. 1. 20C Aust. & Irish rhyming sl. - a breaking of wind; a fart 
n. 2. 1989 NZ rhyming sl. - the heart 
vb. 20C Aust. & Irish rhyming sl. - (as apple-tart') to fart 
APPLE-TERRE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - an orchard
APPLETON TALKING
phr. 20C W. Indies sl. - used of one who is drunk and talking nonsensically or aggressively
APPLETREE-ER
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - a coaster; a ship, or its passengers, which only travels near the shore
APPLE UP
vb. 1. 1966 US sl. - to become frightened
vb. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. - to curry favour; to toady
APPLE-WASHER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a person who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant 
APPLE WATER
n. 1606 rare - cider
APPLE-WIFE
n. 1599 rare - a woman or girl who sells apples, esp. from a stall
APPLE-WOMAN
n. 1607 rare - a woman or girl who sells apples, esp. from a stall
APPLE Z
vb. 2003 US sl. - to  undo something
APPLICATE
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. - to insist; to pester one with unwelcome requests
APPLY LAWYER FOOT
vb. 1950s W. Indies sl. - to run away
APPLY LIP GLOSS
vb. 1980s sl. - of a woman: to masturbate
APPLY THE ACID
vb. 1. 1900s sl. - to render impoverished
vb. 2. 1910s sl. - to put a stop to
vb. 3. 1910s sl. - to confirm
vb. 4. 1910s sl. - to test out a person or a statement
vb. 5. 20C Aust. sl. - to exert pressure on a person for a loan, a favour, sexual compliance, etc.
APPO
n. 1990s sl. - an application form for a job
APPODELL-DOCK
n. 1830 Amer. dial. - a soap liniment; hence, any medicine; alcohol
APPORT
n. a1423 obs. - demeanour; bearing
vb. 1. L16 obs. - to bring
vb. 2. M20 - to produce or transport by supposedly occult means
APPOSAL
n. c1470 obs. - a searching question; inquiry, investigation, esp. legal examination of accounts
APPOSE
vb. 1. c1315 obs. - to confront with objections or hard questions; to examine; to interrogate
vb. 2. E17 obs. - to examine accounts; to audit
APPOSITION
n. E16 obs. - an objection; opposition
APPRAY LA GUERRE
phr. 1916 military catchphrase - sometime, or never
APPRECIATE
vb. 1936 Amer. dial. - to enjoy oneself
APPRENTICE
n. 1947 US sl. - in horse racing: a jockey who has ridden for less than a year
APPROACHABLE
adj. 1. 20C sl. - of easy morals, sexually easy
adj. 2. 20C sl. - pert. to a person who will take bribes
APPROACHER
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - one who curries favour
APPROBATION
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an authoritative opinion
APPROFOUND
vb. 1885 - to go deeply into, to search the depths of a subject of study
APPROOF
n. 1. 1884 Eng. dial. - approval, praise
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - courage, pluck tried by experience
APPROPERATE
vb. 1623 obs. - to make haste, to hasten
APPROPINQUE
vb. 1663 obs. rare - to draw near to, to approach
APPROPRIATE
vb. 1960 US military sl. - to steal something 
APPURTENANCES
n. 1. 1679 Eng. dial. - the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal
n. 2. 20C US sl. - a woman's breasts
APPY
n. 1. 1980s S. Afr. sl. - an apprentice
n. 2. 1994 US sl. - an appendectomy
'APPY DAY
n. Bk1950 Royal Navy sl. - a miserable, pessimistic, and inveterate grumbler 
APREE LA GARE
phr. 1916 military catchphrase - sometime, or never 
APRICATE
vb. a1691 rare - to bask in the sun; to expose to sunlight
APRICOCK
n. 1679 obs. - the apricot
APRICOCK WATER
n. 1. 1728 sl. - apricot ale
n. 2. E18 sl. - gin
APRICOT (AND PEACH)
n. 1990s rhyming sl. - the beach 
APRICOTS
n. 1985 Aust. sl. - the testicles
APRIL-ERRAND
n. 1879 Eng. dial. - an errand upon which a person is sent on the first of April, as a practical joke
APRIL FOOL COPPER
n. 1. 1950s US criminals' sl. - a small-town policeman; a private detective; a badly dressed policeman 
n. 2. 1990s US prison sl. - a prison guard 
APRIL FOOLS
n. 1. L19 rhyming sl. - tools 
n. 2. c1910 sl., chiefly public house usage - stools 
n. 3. c1930 rhyming sl. - football pools 
n. 4. 2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'tools' - weapons, such as handguns, knifes, etc.
APRIL-GAWBY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an April fool
APRIL GENTLEMAN
n. 16C colloq. - a man newly married
APRIL-GOB
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an April fool
APRIL-GOBBY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an April fool
APRIL-GOWK
n. 1777 Eng. dial. - an April fool
APRILIAN
adj. 1901 - of or characteristic of April
APRIL IN PARIS
n. 1998 rhyming sl. for 'arris' - the buttocks, the behind 
APRILISH
adj. 1759 - like April
APRILLED
adj. 1. 1746 Eng. dial. - made sullen or sour
adj. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. - of milk or beer: sour, on the point of turning sour
APRIL-NODDY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an April fool
APRIL SHOWERS
n. 1960 UK rhyming sl. - flowers

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APRO  -  ARIZ

​APRON
n. 1. 1878 Eng. dial. - the diaphragm of an animal
n. 2. 1925 African-American sl. - a negative expression for a woman; a wife 
n. 3. 1929 African-American sl. - a bartender 
n. 4. c1930 Royal Air Force usage - the tarmac surround of a hangar 
n. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. - the shoulder of a road
n. 6. 1990 US sl. - the gross daily receipts from a carnival concession
n. 7. 20C sl. - in gambling: the cloth band worn by dealers around their waist
n. 8. 20C Aust. sheep farmers' usage - the neck fold of a merino ram 
APRON AND GAITERS
n. 1913 Eng. colloq. - a bishop; a dean
APRON CHASER
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - one fond of woman; a seducer 
APRON CHILD
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - a child old enough to stand by holding on to its mother's apron 
APRON CRAZY
n. 20 Amer. sl., World War II usage - one fond of woman; a seducer 
APRON DIZZY
n. 20 Amer. sl., World War II usage - one fond of woman; a seducer 
APRONEER
n. c1650 colloq. - a shopkeeper  
APRONER
n. c1600 colloq. - a barman, a waiter
APRON-FACED
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. - of a horse: having a large white patch on the forehead
APRON HUSBAND
n. E17 sl. - a man who is seen as involving himself excessively in his wife's business
APRON JUMPER
n. 20 Amer. sl., World War II usage - one fond of woman; a seducer 
APRON-MAN
n. 1. E17 sl. - a bartender
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a tradesman, a mechanic
APRON PREACHER
n. M17 sl. - a lay preacher
APRON-ROGUE
n. 17C colloq. - a labourer; an artisan
APRON SCREWY
n. 20 Amer. sl., World War II usage - one fond of woman; a seducer 
APRON-SQUIRE
n. 1. 16C Brit. sl. - a kept man
n. 2. 16C Brit. sl. - a pimp
APRON STRING
n. 1936 Amer. dial. - a noodle (food)
APRON-STRINGED
adj. 1950s sl. - of a man: henpecked by a woman
APRON-STRING FARMER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an effeminate town-bred farmer
APRON-STRING HOLD
n. L17 colloq. - a tenure held only during a wife's life
APRON-STRING TENURE
n. L17 colloq. - a tenure held only during a wife's life
APRON-TRADE
n. 1873 Eng. dial. - women
APRON-UP
adj. 19C colloq. - pregnant
APRON-WASHINGS
n. 1903 sl. - porter
APRON WITH A FLICKERING FLAME
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a cold or unresponsive woman
APRON WITH A NIP
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a virgin; a virtuous, respectable woman 
APRON WITH ROUND HEELS
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a woman of loose morals 
AP-SAY
n. Bk1942 Amer., Pig Latin for 'sap' - a gullible person; a dupe; an oaf, a dullard 
APSE
n. 1857 Eng. dial. - an abscess, a tumour
APSE UPON THEE!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of surprise or reproof
APT
adj. 1893 Ireland - of persons: certain, sure
adv. 1966 Irish sl. - certainly
APTCOCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clever little fellow
APTISH
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - intelligent, quick-witted
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - skilful, useful, accurate
APTLY
adv. Bk1898 Ireland - certainly, without fail
APT-TINDING
adj. 1605 obs. - having a tendency to ignite
APTYCOCK
n. 19C Eng. dial. - a clever or sharp little fellow
A-PURPOSE
adv. 1816 Eng. & Amer. dial. - on purpose, deliberately, intentionally
APURT
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - sulky, sullen, disagreeable
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in a sulky manner; disagreeably
APURTED
adj. 1876 Eng. dial. - sullen
AQUA
n. 1. M19 sl. - water
n. 2. 1916 Sc. - whisky
AQUABIBE
n. 1731 - a water drinker
AQUABOB
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - an icicle
AQUA BOOT
vb. 1991 US sl. - to vomit into the ocean
AQUADIENTE
n. 1825 Amer. dial. - any strong alcoholic drink
AQUADINTE
n. 1854 Amer. dial. - any strong alcoholic drink
AQUA FLUMINIS FILTRATA
n. 20C Aust. pharmaceutical chemists' usage - water from the well 
AQUAKE
adv. 1876 poetic usage - quaking 
AQUA LUNG
n. 1980s US drugs sl. - a long pipe for smoking marijuana, which is placed in a bucket of water to cool the smoke 
AQUA POMPAGINIS
n. 18C sl. - water from the well
AQUA PUMPAGINIS
n. 1785 sl. - water from the well
AQUA PURA
n. Bk1921 sl. - water
AQUART
adv. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - across, athwart
adv. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in a state of disagreement; at cross purposes
AQUAT
adv. 1. 1691 Eng. dial. - full to satiety
adv. 2. 1834 Eng. dial. - in a squatting position
AQUATICS
n. M19 Eton usage - a game of cricked played by the oarsmen; the playing-field used by them 
AQUAVIVARIUM
n. 1856 - an aquarium
AQUEDENT
n. 1818 Amer. dial. - any strong alcoholic drink
AQUEESH
prep. 1768 Sc. - between
AQUOT
adv. 1691 Eng. dial. - full to satiety
AQUOTT
adv. 1834 Eng. dial. - in a squatting position
A.R.
n. 1970s Can. criminals' sl. - an Armed Robbery 
A-RAB
n. 1940s US sl., derogatory - an Arab
ARAB
n. 1. 1788 obs., derogatory - an unruly or belligerent person
n. 2. 1847 - a young vagrant; a poor boy playing much in the streets; a homeless child, a street urchin
n. 3. c1850 Amer. sl. - an unkempt or wild-looking person, esp. a child
n. 4. 1927 Amer. dial. - a Jew
n. 5. 1935 Amer. dial. - a huckster; a street peddler of vegetables and fruits
n. 6. 1950s US sl. - a street bookmaker; an illicit bookmaker
n. 7. 1958 Amer. dial. - among loggers: a workman who always manages to be away when there's dirty or heavy work to be done
n. 8. 1976 UK sl., derogatory and offensive - a term of abuse or contempt
n. 9. 1985 Bermuda sl. - a dolt  
n. 10. 20C Amer. sl. - any dark-complexioned person, esp. if belonging to a group traditionally considered to be somewhat excitable or primitive in emotional matters; a Jew or a Turk
vb. 1. 1948 Amer. dial. - to go huckstering
vb. 2. 1949 Amer. dial. - to search about
vb. 3. 1950s sl. - to work as a street bookmaker
ARABBER
n. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. - a huckster; a street peddler of vegetables and fruits  
n. 2. 20C sl. - a street urchin
ARABIAN BIRD
n. 1606 - the phoenix; hence. a unique thing or person
ARAB LOVER
n. 1976 US sl. - a driver who obeys the fifty-five miles an hour speed limit
ARAB'S KNEES
n. 2000s Irish rhyming sl. - keys 
ARAIN
n. 1691 Eng. dial. - a spider; a cobweb
ARAIN-WEB
n. 1881 Eng. dial. - a cobweb
ARANEOLOGIST
n. 1875 - one versed in the study of spiders
ARANEOLOGY
n. 1884 - the study of spiders
A-RANT!
int. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - in the game of marbles: when playing marbles and anyone comes up and steals some of them, it's called 'a-rant, a-rant'; on this cry being raised the boys playing rush forward and seize the marbles
ARAN-WEB
n. 1881 Eng. dial. - a cobweb
ARAUGHT
adj. 1393 obs. - taken away, seized by violence
ARB
n. 1977 orig. US - a person who trades in securities, commodities, etc., hoping to profit from price differentials in various markets 
ARBITRARY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - hard; greedy, grasping
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - independent, impatient of restraint
adj. 3. 1986 US sl. - insignificant, unimportant
ARBOR-AWAY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a children's game played with a stick; the stick was thrown and 'it' ahd to get it and get back to base before anyone else touched base
ARBOR-DOWN
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - same as 'arbor-away'
ARBORICIDAL
adj. 1866 - given to cutting down trees
ARBOR VITAE
n. L18 sl. - the penis
ARBOUR
n. L19 sl. - the vagina
ARBROATH!
int. 1885 Sc. - a Scottish sporting catchphrase to anyone boasting
ARBUCKLE
n. 1. 1933 Amer. dial. - a greenhorn cowboy
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a gullible person; a dupe
n. 3. 1944 Amer. dial. - any coffee
n. 4. 20C teen & high school sl. - a fool
ARBUCKLE'S
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - any coffee
ARC
vb. 1997 US sl. - in computing: to archive something
ARCAN
n. 1. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a lively, light-hearted fellow
n. 2. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a stunted adult or child
ARC AROUND
vb. 1986 US naval aviator usage - to engage in enthusiastic and energetic, if meaningless and aimless, activity
ARCETER
n. 1440 obs. - one skilled in the arts; a master of arts who has passed on to the study of philosophy
ARC GIRL
n. 1968 US Vietnam war usage - a female representative of the American Red Cross
ARCH
n. Bk1898 Sc. - an aim
ARCHBISH
n. 1560 - an archbishop
ARCHBISHOP LAUD
n. 1960s rhyming sl. - fraud 
ARCH-COVE
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - the leader of a gang of thieves 
ARCH-DELL
n. E18 UK criminals' sl. - the woman accomplice of a criminal gang-leader 
ARCH-DOXY
n. E18 UK criminals' sl. - the woman accomplice of a gang-leader 
ARCH-DUKE
n. E18 sl. - a comical or eccentric person
ARCHER
n. 1990s sl. - £2000
ARCHER UP
n. L19 sl. - a certainty
ARCH-GONNOF
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - the leader of a gang of thieves 
ARCHIBALD
n. 1917 US military sl. - an anti-aircraft gun 
ARCHIE
n. 1. 1915 - in World War I: an anti-aircraft gun firing shrapnel; originally applied to those used by the Germans
n. 2. 1919 US military sl. - an antiaircraft gunner or crewman 
n. 3. 1946 Aust. sl. - a young station-hand, probably a well-connected young man out from the UK
vb. 1917 - to fire at with an anti-aircraft gun
ARCHIE BUNKER
n. 1971 US colloq., derogatory - a man whose background, outlook, and behaviour are likened to those of the television character Archie Bunker, esp. a blue-collar worker having (and vehemently expressing) views considered ignorant or bigoted; also, a person characterized as having ignorant or bigoted views and a vehement, outspoken manner  
ARCHITECT
n. 1988 US sl. - in poker: a player who bets heavily
ARCHITORTURE
n. 1990s US college sl. - a course in architecture 
ARCH NOSE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a hooked nose
ARCH ONE'S BACK
vb. 1. 1944 Amer. dial. - to show anger
vb. 2. 1944 Amer. dial. - of a horse: to start to buck
ARCH-ROGUE
n. E17 sl. - the leader of a gang of thieves
ARCH-STONE STATE
n. 1840 US - the "Keystone State', Pennsylvania
ARCHY
n. L19 Aust. sl. - a young station-hand, probably a well-connected young man out from the UK
ARCHYCHOKE
n. 1531 obs. - the artichoke
ARCIFINIOUS
adj. 1859 rare - having a frontier which forms a natural defense
ARCISTER
n. 1440 obs. - one skilled in the arts; a master of arts who has passed on to the study of philosophy
ARCITENENT
adj. 1656 obs. - which bears or shoots with a bow
ARCT
adj. 1545 obs. - narrow, confined, tight
ARCTATION
n. Bk1656 - a straightening or making narrow, a crowding (chiefly medical usage)
ARCTED 
adj. Bk1914 - closely allied, joined
ARCTIC
adj. 1. 1593 - of a person, place, or thing: ice, remote, desolate
adj. 2. 1876 colloq. - of weather or conditions: extremely cold, freezing
adj. 3. 1996 US sl. - in poker: said of a very poor hand or series of very poor hands
ARCTIC EXPLORER
n. 1959 US drugs sl. - a user of cocaine and/or heroin 
ARCTIC HIGHLANDER 
n. 1819 hist. - a member of a people inhabiting northern Greenland; a Polar Eskimo or Inughuit
ARCTICIAN
n. 1. a1841 rare - an animal that is well adapted to the Arctic or comfortable in Arctic conditions
n. 2. 1860 - a specialist in matters related to the Arctic; an Arctic explorer
ARCTICIZE
vb. 1891 rare - to accustom to arctic or very cold conditions
ARCTICS 
n. 1868 US, mostly historical usage - thick waterproof overshoes for winter wear 
ARCTIC WINE
n. 1939 Alaska - straight whisky 
ARCTITUDE 
n. 1828 - tightness, narrowness, straitness
ARCTLY
adv. 1545 obs. rare - closely, tightly
ARCUATILE
adj. 1731 obs. - bowed or bent
ARCUATION
n. 1696 - curving into the shape of an arch
ARCUATURE
n. 1731 obs. - the bowing or bending of an arch
ARD
adj. 1. 17C Brit. sl. obs. - hot, sexually aroused 
adj. 2. Bk1852 obs. - high
n. 17C UK criminals' sl. - the foot 
ARDAGH
n. 1483 obs. - ploughing, the quantity of land that may be ploughed in a day or other space of time
ARDAR
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a plough
ARDAUNT
adj. 1481 obs. - ardent
ARDAWE
n. 1483 obs. - ploughing, the quantity of land that may be ploughed in a day or other space of time
ARDELIO
n. 1621 obs. - a busybody, meddler
ARDELION
n. 1621 obs. - a busybody, a meddler
ARDENE
n. Bk1852 obs. - a command; an ordinance
ARDENT
n. 1849 sl. - whisky; liquor
ARDENTNESS
n. 1632 rare - the quality of being ardent; ardour, earnestness
ARDER
n. 1581 obs. - a ploughing, esp., the fallowing of vacant land
ARDI
adj. Bk1852 obs. - hardy
ARDOR,  ARDOUR
n. 14C sl. - very strong lust; heated passion
ARDRI
n. 1889 - a head king
ARDUITY
n. 1623 obs. rare - steepness; arduousness; difficulty
ARDUR
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a ploughman
ARDURE
n. 1386 obs. - heat of passion or desire; vehemence, ardent desire; warmth of emotion, zeal, fervour, eagerness, enthusiasm
ARDUROUS
adj. a1770 rare, poetic usage - full of ardour, ardent 
AREA
n. 1. 1658 obs. - a garden bed or border
n. 2. 19C sl. - pubic hair
n. 3. 1970s US college sl. - the genitals 
AREA-BIRD
n. 1941 US Military Academy usage - a cadet order to walk punishment tours in the barracks area; a cadet who  has walked many such tours 
AREA CODE
n. 2000s US college sl. - a promiscuous female 
AREA DIVER
n. 19C sl. - a thief who specializes in robbing basements
AREADY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - ready
AREA LURKER
n. 19C sl. - a thief who specializes in robbing basements
AREAR
adv. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - backward, behind
adv. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - reared up, upright
int. 1762 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of surprise
AREA SLUM
n. 19C sl. - a thief who specializes in robbing basements
AREA SNEAK
n. 1. 1819 sl. obs. rare - the practice of getting into the lower floors of a house unobserved via the area (a sunken court giving access to the basement of a house) in order to commit petty theft
n. 2. 1832 sl. rare - a petty thief who gets into lower floors of a house unobserved in order to commit petty theft
vb. 1862 sl. obs. rare - (as 'area-sneak') to get into the lower floors of a house unobserved in order to commit petty theft
AREL
vb. 1908 Sc. - to move feebly
ARENA RAT
n. 1. 1957 Can. sl. - a young person who hangs around a skating arena
n. 2. 1990 US sl. - a woman who invites sexual relations with professional wrestlers
ARER
adv. L19 sl. - more so, to any greater extent
AREST
adj. Bk1852 obs. - rancid
vb. 1875 Eng. dial. - to grant rest
ARESTENESSE
n. Bk1852 obs. - of meat: rancidity
ARETALOGER
n. 1623 obs. - one who brags or boasts of his own virtue or accomplishments 
ARETHEDE
n. Bk1852 obs. rare - honour
ARETT
vb. c1340 obs. - to impute
ARE WE AWAY?
phr. Amer. sl. - shall we go? let's go.
ARE YOU FEELING A BREEZE?
phr. 1965 Amer. dial. - used to warn a man that his pants are torn or that his fly is open
ARE YOU FOR REAL?
phr. 1949 US sl. - used for humorously questioning a person's sincerity
ARE YOU KIDDING?
phr. 1949 colloq. - you can't be serious, surely you're joking?
ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME?
phr. 1994 US sl. - used as a belligerent challenge to a stranger
ARE YOU PREPARED?
phr. 1960s sl. - implying amazement or shock, both approving and disapproving
ARE YOUR BOOTS LACED?
phr. 1930s African-American sl. - a query as to the state of affairs; is everything in order? are you ready? do you understand? 
ARE YOU READY?
phr. 1960s sl. - implying amazement or shock, both approving and disapproving
ARE YOU READY TO THROW DOWN?
phr. 2002 US sl. - used as a call soliciting a response ('yes, we are') at a party
ARE YOU SAVING IT FOR THE WORMS?
phr. 1940s sl., orig. US - addressed to a supposed virgin; the phrase is intended to shame or bluster her into intercourse 
ARE YOU STUPID OR FRENCH?
phr. 2002 Can. sl. - used for expressing a dim opinion of someone's intellectual firepower
ARE YOU WRITING A BOOK?
phr. Bk1944 services' sl. - reply for someone over-inquisitive 
ARF
n. 1. 1854 UK sl. - half
n. 2. L19 sl. - afternoon
ARF A MO
n. 1. 1910s sl. - a cigarette, esp. when it proves hard to keep alight
n. 2. 1910s Aust. sl. - a small moustache
'ARF-AN'-'ARF
adj. B1900 Eng. sl. - drunk, lightly intoxicated with alcohol
n. B1890 Eng. sl. - ale and porter equally mixed
ARFARFANARF
adj. L19 Cockney sl. - very drunk 
ARFISH
adj. 1. 1788 Eng. dial. - timid, fearful, apprehensive
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - unwilling, reluctant
ARFNAME
n. c1000 obs. - an heir
ARFTO
n. 1930s Aust. & NZ sl. - afternoon
THE ARFY-DARFY
n. 1960s US tramps' sl. - the road, in the context of a tramp, as 'on the arfy-darfy' 
ARG
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - eager, fierce
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. - a faultfinder  
n. 2. 1981 US sl. - in computing: an argument
vb. 1914 Sc. & Amer. dial. - to argue; to talk ill-temperedly and hot-headedly
ARGADENT
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - any strong alcoholic drink
ARGE
n. 1940s sl. - silver
ARGEE
n. a1861 sl. - inferior whisky
ARGERIE
n. 1887 Sc. - a crowd, a multitude
ARGEY-REERIE
n. 1911 Sc. - a wrangle; a scolding
ARGH
adj. 1. 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial. - timorous, apprehensive, afraid
adj. 2. 1813 Sc. & Eng. dial. - hesitating, reluctant, unwilling, disinclined
adj. 3. Bk1898 Sc. - scanty, insufficient
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - insufficiently; not fully or enough; nearly, approaching to
vb. 1725 Sc. - to be timid or fearful; to feel reluctant from timidity, to hesitate
ARGHNESS
n. 1. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. - reluctance, unwillingness
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - timidity, superstitious fear
ARGIE
adj. 1982 colloq. - Argentinian
n. 1. 1808 Sc. - assertion
n. 2. 1982 Brit. sl. - a person from Argentina
vb. 1911 Sc. - to argue, generally in a contentious or noisy fashion
ARGIE-BARGIE
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a contention, a quarrel; a dispute in words; haggling, generally implying impatience with the speaker
vb. 1885 Sc. - to argue, to bandy words, to dispute; to contend; to haggle
ARGIE-BARGIEMENT
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a wrangling; contention
ARGING AND BARGING
n. L19 - an argument
ARGISOME
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - contentious, inclined to argue or dispute
ARGIVE
adj. 1598 - Grecian, Greek
n. 1675 - a Greek
ARGLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an argument, a dispute
vb. 1886 Eng. dial. - to argue, to dispute; to contend; esp. in making a bargain
ARGLE-BARGAIN
n. 1894 Sc. - disputatious argument
vb. 1721 Sc. - to dispute
ARGLE-BARGLE
adv. 1931 Sc. - in disputatious talk
n. 1. a1881 chiefly Eng. dialect and Sc. usage - a disputatious argument; a bandying of words, a wrangling; a quarrel
n. 2. 1988 Can. sl. - the sound made by seabirds
vb. 1727 chiefly Eng. dial. and Sc. - to argue, quarrel, cavil, dispute, contend; to haggle, to bandy words
ARGLE-BARGLER
n. 1820 Sc. - a contentious person; a caviller
ARGLE-BARGLIN
adj. 1897 Sc. - contentious
ARGLE-BARGLOUS
adj. 1875 Sc. - quarrelsome, disputatious
ARGO
n. 1950s sl. - an Argentinian
ARGOL-BARGOL
n. E19 - an argument
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to bandy words; to cavil; to dispute
ARGOL-BARGOLOUS
adj. 1822 Sc. - quarrelsome, contentious about trifles
ARGOLLING
n. a1839 Sc. - argument, reasoning
ARGOLOGY
n. 1623 obs. - idle or vain speaking
ARGONAUT
n. 1873 US - an adventurer who went to California in 1849; a forty-niner
ARGOSIE
n. Bk1898 Sc. obs. - anger; fury
ARGUE
n. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - argument, assertion; dispute, contention, quarrel
ARGUE-BARGUE
vb. 1887 orig. Sc. - to argue, to wrangle
ARGUE THE TOSS
vb. 1887 Eng. sl. - to dispute noisily and long; to argue over something already decided
ARGUFICATION
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an argument, a dispute, contention
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - investigation
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - significance, import
ARGUFIER
n. 1. 1805 Amer. dial. - a convincing or argumentative speaker
n. 2. 19C - an argument
ARGUFY
vb. 1. 1751 colloq. - to be of importance, consequence, or use; to be evidence of something; to signify
vb. 2. 1804 colloq. - to contend, to wrangle, to argue, to dispute
vb. 3. 1853 Amer. dial. - to persuade by argument
ARGUFYING
n. 1873 Ireland & Eng. dial. - disputing, arguing
ARGUFYMENT
n. 1892 Ireland - an argument, a dispute
ARGUITIVE
adj. a1665 obs. rare - characterized by argument, having the form of an argument
ARGUTATION
n. 1641 obs. - over-refinement in arguing; subtle disputation; cavilling, cavil, quibble
ARGUY-BARGUY
vb. 1885 Sc. - to argue, to bandy words, to dispute
ARGY
vb. 1911 Sc. - to argue, generally in a contentious or noisy fashion
ARGY-BARGLE
n. 19C - an argument
ARGY-BARGY
n. 1887 orig. Sc. - an argument, wrangling
vb. 1887 orig. Sc. - to argue, to wrangle 
ARICHTOCRAT
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - an aristocrat  
ARICHTOCRATIC
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. - aristocratic
ARIES
n. 1994 US sl. - heroin
ARIGATO
phr. 1947 Hawaii - Thank you (Japanese)
ARIGHT
adv. 1874 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - rightly
ARIS
n. 1979 UK rhyming sl. for Aristotle - Bottle - Bottle and Glass - arse - the backside; the buttocks; the anus
ARISTIPPUS
n. 1. E17 sl. - Canary wine
n. 2. L17 sl. - a diet drink, made of sarsparilla, cinchona bark, and other ingredients
ARISTO
adj. 1874 colloq. - characteristic of aristocrats; aristocratic
n. 1864 colloq. - an aristocrat
ARI-STOCK-RAT
n. 1962 Can. sl. - a Canadian person of mixed Indian and French ancestry
ARISTOCRATIC
adj. 1846 Amer. dial. - stylish, culturally superior
ARISTOTLE
n. 1. 1897 Aust. rhyming sl. - a bottle 
n. 2. 1910s rhyming sl. for 'bottle' - courage
n. 3. 1950s rhyming sl. for 'bottle and glass' = 'arse' - the buttocks, the behind
ARISTOTLE'S LANTERN
n. 1990 Can. sl. - a sea urchin
ARITHMETIC BUG
n. 1920 US sl. - a louse or other verminous insect
ARITHMETICIONAR
n. 1872 Sc. - a mathematician, a worker in figures
ARIZONA
n. 1946 US restaurant sl. - buttermilk
ARIZONA CANARY
n. 1930s sl. - a donkey or mule
ARIZONA CLOUDBURST
n. 1966 Amer. dial., jocular usage  - a sandstorm 
ARIZONA NIGHTINGALE
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - a donkey or mule
ARIZONA PAINT JOB
n. 1962 Amer. dial., jocular usage  - no paint at all 
ARIZONA PEACOCK
n. 1956 Amer. dial. - a roadrunner
ARIZONA PERFUME
n. 1940s US prison & criminals' sl. - gas, as inhaled in the prison gas chamber 
ARIZONA STOP
n. 1962 US sl. - a rolling stop at a traffic signal or stop sign
ARIZONA TENOR
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - the tuberculosis cough
n. 2. 1942 Amer. dial. - a person suffering from tuberculosis  
ARIZONA TERRITORY
n. 1991 US sl. - an area southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam. with imprecise boundaries and a strong Vietcong presence 

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ARJ  -  ARRIZ

​ARJI
n. 2001 US sl. - marijuana
ARK
n. 1. 1750 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a receptacle, usually a large wooden chest, made to contain flour, corn, fruit, clothes, etc.
n. 2. 1839 Eng. dial. - clouds in lines converging to two points on opposite parts of the sky
n. 3. 1905 Amer. dial. - in logging: a houseboat used as bunkhouse, kitchen, or storage area, esp. in floating camps
n. 4. 1908 Sc. - anything large or unwieldy
n. 5. 1953 US sl. - a dance hall  
n. 6. 1965 Amer. dial., jocular usage  - any old, clumsy boat 
n. 7. a1981 US sl. - a low bar-room; a 'dive'
n. 8. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - an old car
ARK AND WIN(N)S
n. L17 UK criminals' sl. - a sculler, a rowing boat 
ARKANSAS ASPHALT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - logs laid side by side to form a 'corduroy' road
ARKANSAS CHICKEN
n. 1905 Amer. dial. rare - salt pork
ARKANSAS CREDIT CARD
n. 1976 US sl. - a piece of hose used to siphon petrol/gas from another car into the tank of one's own  
ARKANSAS DEW
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a sudden heavy rain
ARKANSAS FIRE EXTINGUISHER
n. 1962 Amer. dial. - a chamber-pot
ARKANSAS FLUSH
n. 1950 US jocular usage - in poker: a worthless hand consisting of four cards of a single suit and one indifferent card 
ARKANSAS GRAVEL
n. 1954 US sl. - small trees used as a makeshift bridge over a mud hole
ARKANSAS LIZARD
n. 1. 1910s US sl. - a flea
n. 2. 1918 Amer. dial., jocular usage - a louse 
ARKANSAS PAVEMENT
n. 1954 US sl. - small trees used as a makeshift bridge over a mud hole
ARKANSAS SPECIAL
n. 1950 Amer. dial., jocular usage  - an unimportant branch railroad 
ARKANSAS T-BONE
n. 1967 Amer. dial., jocular usage  - bacon 
ARKANSAS TOAD STABBER
n. 1994 US sl. - a sharp knife
ARKANSAS TOOTHPICK
n. 1. 1837 Amer. sl. - a large bowie knife, or similar knife with a long blade
n. 2. 1837 Amer. sl. - any hunting knife when used for fighting, esp. a Bowie knife;  a bayonet
ARKANSAS TRAVELER
n. 1969 Amer. dial., jocular usage - an unimportant branch railroad 
ARKANSAS TRAVELS
n. 1965 Amer. dial., jocular usage - diarrhoea 
ARKANSAS WATER
n. 1951 Amer. dial. - a term of contempt for a drink served at a picnic
ARKANSAS WEDDING CAKE
n. 1958 Amer. dial., jocular usage - cornbread 
ARKANSAW
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Arkansas
vb. 1. 1927 Amer. dial. - to kill or shoot in an unsportsmanlike manner, whether targeting animals or humans
vb. 2. 1950s US sl. - to share expenses, esp. of a meal
vb. 3. 1953 Amer. dial. - to cheat, to take advantage of
ARKANSAWYER
n. 1904 Amer. dial. - a native or inhabitant of Arkansas
ARK-FLOATER
n. L19 sl. - a veteran actor
ARKIE
adj. 19C US sl. - old-fashioned; out-of-date
n. 1. 1942 Amer. dial., derogatory - a rustic person or one considered insignificant
n. 2. 1958 Amer. dial., often derogatory - a native of Arkansas or neighbouring states, esp. a migrant from Arkansas
n. 3. 20C Amer. sl. - a farmer who fled the dust-storm region of the West, spec, Oklahoma during the 1930s
n. 4. 20C US sl. - any poor Southern farmer, esp. a sharecropper
ARK-MAN
n. E18 UK criminals' sl. - a river thief who specializes in robbing river traffic 
ARK-PIRATE
n. L18 UK criminals' sl. - a river thief 
ARK-RUFF
n. 18C UK criminals' sl. - a river thief 
ARK-RUFFIAN
n. 18C UK criminals' sl. - a river thief 
ARKY
adj. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. - old-fashioned, quite out of style
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - old
n. 1. 1927 US sl. - a native of Arkansas, usually White and usually poor; extended to any yokel
n. 2. 1942 Amer. dial., derogatory - a rustic person or one considered insignificant
n. 3. 20C US sl. - a farmer who fled the dust-storm region of the West, spec, Oklahoma during the 1930s
n. 4. 20C US sl. - any poor Southern farmer, esp. a sharecropper
ARKYMALARKEY
n. 1936 US sl. - nonsense
ARL
vb. 1929 Sc. - to tell improbable stories; to prevaricate; to weave a fictitious tale
ARLE
vb. 1. 1866 Sc. - to beat severely, to thrash, to punish
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to earn
ARLES
n. 1866 Sc. - a thrashing
ARM
n. 1. a1382 - a chief source of support or assistance; a prop, mainstay
n. 2. a1398 - a branch of a tree, esp. a main branch
n. 3. 1724 - any of the sails or blades of a windmill; usually plural
n. 4. 1930s US criminals' sl. - the act of robbing someone by choking them from behind and thus rendering them immobile 
n. 5. 1956 Amer. criminals' sl. - a police officer 
n. 6. 1960s sl. - influence, power
n. 7. 1960s S. Afr. drugs sl. - a measure of cannabis, approximately the size of a maize cob and weighing about 2 kg (4.25 lb.) 
n. 8. 1970s sl. - an erection, sexual stimulation  
n. 9. 1975 sl. - the penis
n. 10. 1990s Black British sl. - an armed robbery 
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to walk arm-in-arm
ARMADILLO SCOUT
n. E20 Air Force usage - an aeroplane introduced by Armstrong-Whitworth in 1918 
ARMAGEDDON
n. 1811 - a final conflict on a great scale
ARMAMENTARIUM
n. 1874 - the equipment of medicines, instruments, and appliances used by a medical man
AN ARM AND A LEG
n. 1. 1924 colloq. - a large amount of money; an exorbitant price
n. 2. 1991 US sl. - a prison sentence of five to ten years
ARM AND CROOK
adv. 1895 Eng. dial. - arm-in-arm; frequently applied to the walking together of couples in the courting state
ARM BABY
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a baby small enough to be held in the arms; by extension, the youngest and smallest child in a family
ARM-BEND
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the elbow-joint
ARM BENDER
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a drinking party 
ARMBREAKER
n. 1990s sl. - energetic masturbation
ARM CANDY
n. 1. 1992 colloq. - a physically attractive person, usually female, esp. one who attends social or public events with a more celebrated person with whom they have only a temporary or expedient association
n. 2. 2002 UK sl. - recreational drugs that are injected into the arm  
ARMCHAIR
adj. 1955 US sl. - removed from the action; said of an observer who acts as if he is a participant
ARMCHAIR GENERAL
n. 1960 Amer. sl., orig. World War II usage - one who freely gives his opinions on technical matters with which he is not personally concerned and on which he may be ill informed
ARMCHAIR RIDE
n. 1. 1898 colloq. - a smooth and easy accomplishment or victory
n. 2. 1976 US sl. - in horse racing: an easy victory
ARM CIRCLE
n. a1382 obs. - a bracelet; an armlet
ARM DROPPER
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a section chief or sergeant who signals to fire 
ARMED BEGGING
n. M20 sl. - 'demanding money at pistol point, a hold up'
ARMED FOR BEAR
adj. 1960s sl. - very heavily armed
ARMED TO THE TEETH
adj. c1450 - well equipped with firearms; alert; fully prepared; awake to danger 
ARMENIAN CHROME
n. 1961 US sl. - aluminium paint
ARMFUL
n. 1. 1579 - a large quantity; a lot, a great deal
n. 2. 1608 colloq. - a girl or woman, esp. a large or curvaceous one; a plump woman
n. 3. L17 sl. - a wife
n. 4. 1940s US sl. - an attractive woman
ARM-GAUNT
adj. a1616 obs. - slender as the arm; lean; meagre
ARM-GREAT
adj. c1405 - as large or thick as a man's arm
ARM-HOLE
n. 1693 - the armpit
ARMING-CHAIR
n. 1881 Eng. dial. - an armchair
ARM-IN-LINK
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - arm-in-arm; frequently applied to the walking together of couples in the courting state
ARMIPOTENT
adj. c1405 chiefly poetic usage - strong in arms or war 
ARM LABOUR
n. 1531 obs. rare - manual labour
ARM MAN
n. 1. Bk1914 criminals' sl. - a strong arm man; a highway robber; one who assaults his victims from behind and restrains them with a headlock  
n. 2. 1930s US criminals' sl. - one who robs someone by choking them from behind, thus rendering them immobile 
ARMO
n. 1999 NZ prison sl. - armed robbery 
ARMONICAL
adj. 1531 obs. - harmonious
ARMOR
n. 1. Bk1944 services' sl. - the steel helmet 
n. 2. 1997 US sl. - a female's figure
ARMORAIDER
n. Bk1947 US Army sl. - a tank corpsman 
ARMORED BIKINI
n. 1971 US military sl. - a kind of protective supporter for a man's groin  
ARMORED COW
n. 1941 US military sl. - canned milk 
ARMORED HEIFER
n. 1942 US military sl. - canned milk 
ARMORED TIT
n. 1958 US military sl. - canned milk US
ARMOR PLATE
n. 1. 1916 US military sl. - hardtack 
n. 2. 1918 US navy sl. - cash, change 
ARMOUR
n. 1708 sl. arch. - a condom or similar contraceptive device
ARMOURED COW
n. 1940s sl. - tinned corned beef
ARMOUR-PLATED
adj. 1894 - insensitive to attack; callous
ARMPIECE
n. 1. 1983 US sl. - an attractive woman chosen as a social companion for the impression she makes on others
n. 2. 1990s sl. - a companion, i.e. one who is 'on one's arm'
ARMPIT
n. 1. 1957 colloq. - the most dirty, disgusting, or insalubrious part of a thing or place
n. 2. 1968 US sl. - an extremely unpleasant or undesirable town or place
n. 3. 1968 US sl. - an obnoxious, unfriendly person  
ARMPIT OF THE NATION
n. 1968 sl. - the least appetizing, poorest, most run-down and potentially dangerous area of a city or town (orig. US)
ARMPIT OF THE UNIVERSE
n. 1968 US sl. - the worst place; an unpleasant place
ARMPIT OF THE WORLD
n. 1968 US sl. - the worst place
ARM-POKE
n. 1818 Eng. dial. - the armpit
ARM PROPS
n. c1820 sl. - crutches
ARM PULL
n. 1973 Alaska - an Eskimo game of strength, in which two seated players interlock their arms and each attempts to pull the other over  
ARM PUNCHER
n. Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl. - a boxer who does not put his weight into his punches 
ARMS AND LEGS
n. L19 Eng. sl. - weak beer or tea; i.e. a drink that has 'no body'
ARMSHOUSE
n. 1990s Black British & teen sl. - armed gang warfare; a gang fight
ARM-STRETCHER
n. 1992 US sl. - a heavy suitcase
ARM-STRONG
adj. a1000 obs. rare - powerful in the arms; strong
ARMSTRONG
adj. 1914 Amer. sl. - used to describe anything that is operated by hand rather than by machinery
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - arm-in-arm
n. 1. 1923 Amer. sl. - a tool or machine operated or serviced by muscular strength rather than machinery; a hand-stoked locomotive
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl. - a high note or series of notes played on a trumpet, esp. in jazz
ARMSTRONG HEATER(S)
n. 1920 Amer. dial. - one's arms, when used to embrace another
ARMSTRONG METHOD
n. 1987 Can. sl. - the technique of using hand and arm strength to get a job done
ARMSTRONG PATENT
n. 1912 Amer. sl. - any of various heavy devices that must be operated by hand; also, muscular strength used for such work
ARMSTRONG PLOW
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - a shovel
ARMSTRONG STARTER
n. 1942 US sl. - the crank handle used on early trucks
ARMTLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an armful
ARM TROPHY
n. 1994 US sl. - a stunning and sexually appealing companion, valued for the prestige attached to their presence  
ARM-TWISTER
n. 1. 1938 US sl. - a vehicle equipped with a manual starter; a car which must be hand cranked
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl. - someone who uses strong persuasion
ARM-TWISTING
n. 20C colloq. - powerful persuasion
ARM UP
vb. 1980s Aust. prison sl. - to  arm oneself
ARM-WAVER
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a politician
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl. - one whose enthusiasm, self-righteousness, patriotism, etc., leads to wild arguments or inappropriate speeches
ARM-WRIST
n. 1655 Eng. dial. rare - the wrist
ARMY
adj. 1786 Sc. - having many arms or branches
n. 1. 1930 US tramps' sl. - a person, esp. a beggar, who has lost one or both arms 
n. 2. 1990 US sl. - a large bankroll
THE ARMY
n. 20C colloq. - the Salvation Army
ARMY AND NAVY
n. 1910s rhyming sl. - gravy 
ARMY BANJO
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a shovel 
ARMY-BARMY
adj. c1955 army sl. - very keen on or dedicated to military life in all its aspects 
ARMY BIBLE
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - army regulations 
ARMY BRAT
n. 1931 US sl. - a small child of an officer; a person who grew up the child of a career member of the army
ARMY CHICKEN
n. 1942 US sl. - frankfurters and beans
ARMY CRAPS
n. 1984 US sl. - a game of craps in which the shooter serves as the banker
ARMY DICK
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a military policeman
ARMY FORM BLANK
n. World War II army sl., chiefly officers' usage - toilet paper
ARMY GAME
n. 1. 1890 US sl. - any game of chance played in an aggressive and/or dishonest fashion
n. 2. L19 US sl. - trickery, deceit, passing responsibility onto others
ARMY GREENS
n. 1945 colloq. - army fatigues; army uniform, esp. that which is green in colour
ARMY LATIN
n. 1864 US jocular usage - foul or profane language
ARMY LID
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a radio operator .
ARMY MARBLES
n. 1963 US sl. - dice
ARMY ODDS
n. 1. 1962 US sl. - in a dice game: the true odds, not approximate odds often used in street games
n. 2. 20C sl. - in gambling: the correct odds, as opposed to the adjusted casino odds which favour the house
ARMY ROCKS
n. 20C UK sl., World War I usage - socks
ARMY ROLL
n. 1963 US sl. - a controlled roll of the dice by a skilled cheat in a game of craps
ARMY STRAWBERRIES
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - prunes 
ARMY STYLE
n. 1960s US homosexual sl. - oral sex followed by beating up the fellator, presumably to 'prove' one's masculinity 
ARMY TANK
n. 1942 Aust. rhyming sl., prisoners-of-war usage, in the Far East - an American serviceman
ARMY WORM
n. 20C  Amer. sl., World War II usage - an informer; one who betrays a trust 
ARNBERRIES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - raspberries
ARNCHY
n. 1926 Amer. dial., African-American usage - a person who puts on airs 
ARNDERN
n. c1480 - the evening
ARNICK
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a clear glass playing marble
ARNIE
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a clear glass playing marble
ARNIT
n. 1. 1853 Sc. - a shrimp
n. 2. 1927 Sc. - a blow
ARNOLD
n. 1988 Jamaica sl. - pork
ARNOT
n. 1853 Sc. - a shrimp
AROHA JOB
n. 1985 NZ sl. - a job done out of friendship without charge or at reduced rates
AROMA
n. 1980 US sl. - amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite
AROMAL
adj. 1848 - pert. to aroma
AROMA OF MAN
n. 1992 US sl. - an ampoule of amyl nitrite
AROMATARY
n. 1657 obs. rare - a dealer in spices
AROMATICAL
adj. 1578 obs. - sweet of savour, smelling like spice
AROMATIC BOMB
n. 1945 army officers' usage - atomic bomb
AROMATIZATE
vb. 1576 obs. - to spice; to render fragrant
AROMATIZE 
vb. 1480 - to spice, to season with spices, to perfume
AROMATOPOLA 
n. Bk1708 obs. - a seller of spices, a grocer, a druggist
AROMATOUS
adj. 1483 obs. rare - aromatic, containing aroma, or the principle of fragrance
AROO!
int. 1945 Aust. sl. - goodbye!
AROPO
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to match, to resemble
AROUND THE BEND
adj. 1. 1929 sl. - insane, mad, crazy
adj. 2. 20C Amer. sl. - having completed the longest, most difficult, or crucial part of a task
adj. 3. 20C Amer. sl. - alcohol or drug intoxicated
AROUND THE HORN
n. 1951 US sl. - the oral stimulation of all parts of a partner's body
int. 1958 Amer. dial. - among loggers: Watch out!  
phr. 1930s US sl. - having experienced unpleasant treatment
AROUND THE TWIST
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - insane
AROUND THE UNIVERSE
n. 1951 US sl. - the oral stimulation of all parts of a partner's body
AROUND THE WAY
adj. 1980s Black British teen sl. - from the neighbourhood 
AROUND-THE-WAY GIRL
n. 1990s African-American sl. - a young woman from the neighbourhood or ghetto; a casual girlfriend rather than a steady one
AROUND-THE-WORLD
n. 1. 1963 Amer. dial. - a game played by shooting at opponent's marble; his shooter, no boundaries  
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. - a game similar to 'mumblety-peg', in which a knife is thrown at different places advancing around the circumference of a circle
n. 3. 1969 US sl. - (usually as 'around the world') in Keno: a bet made on the numbers found in the eight corners of a Keno ticket (1, 10, 31, 40, 41, 50, 71 and 80)  
n. 4. 1951 US sl. - (usually as 'around the world') the oral stimulation of all parts of a partner's body
AROUT
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - outside, out-of-doors
prep. 1870 Eng. dial. - without
vb. c1390 obs. - to assemble together
AROVE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - up and stirring
ARP
n. 1946 S. Afr. - a marijuana cigarette
ARPENTATOR
n. 1664 obs. - a measurer or surveyor of land
ARPIT
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - quick, ready, precocious
ARR
n. 1. 1781 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a scar or mark left by a wound
n. 2. 1830 Eng. dial. - a spot or freckle
n. 3. Bk1898 Sc. obs. - a grudge; ill feeling
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a guilty recollection, leaving an impression on the conscience
n. 5. 1920 Sc. - dislike; fear
vb. 1. 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of dogs: to snarl, to growl
vb. 2. 1841 Eng. dial. - to scar; to scratch; to beat
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to egg on; to incite to quarrel
vb. 4. 1929 Sc. - to have a feeling of loathing
ARRABLE
adj. 1303 obs. - horrible
ARRAH!
int. 1827-32 Ireland - an exclamation of surprise; frequently used in accosting a person, or in calling attention
ARRALS
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - pimples; a rash or eruption on the skin; esp. applied to ringworm
ARRAND-POISON
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - exceedingly poisonous or infectious
ARRAND-SMITTLE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - exceedingly poisonous or infectious
ARRANGE
vb. 20C US euphemism - to castrate
ARRANT
adj. 1740 Eng. dial. - downright, usually in a bad sense
ARRANTLY
adv. 1750 Eng. dial. - entirely, thoroughly
ARRAY
vb. L14 - to thrash, to flog; to disfigure, to befoul (jocular usage)
ARRECT
adj. 1. 1646 obs. - set upright, pricked up, as the ears of a beast; having the faculties directed towards  
adj. 2. 1646 obs. - fig. intent, attentive, on the alert  
vb. 1. a1529 obs. - to raise, to lift up, to direct upwards
vb. 2. 1530 obs. - to set upright  
vb. 3. 1530 obs. - to set right, to direct
ARRED
adj. Bk1898 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - marked with scars; esp. of the marks left by smallpox
ARRERS
n. 1990s sl. - the game of darts
ARREST
vb. 1980s US college sl. - to accuse another of dressing unfashionably, usually behind their back 
ARRESTED BY THE BAILIFF OF MARSHAM
adj. 17C  sl. - stricken with the fever
ARRESTED BY THE BAILIFF OF MARSHLAND
adj. c1660 colloq. - stricken with ague
ARRESTED BY THE WHITE SERJEANT
phr. L17 sl. - said of a man who has been fetched out of the tavern by his wife
ARREST-ME-RED
n. 1992 US sl. - a bright red colour of paint on a car, bound to attract the attention and interest of law enforcement
ARRETT
vb. c1340 obs. - to impute
ARRIDE
vb. 1. 1599 arch. - to please well, to gratify, to delight, to content with delight
vb. 2. 1612 obs. - to smile at, to laugh at, to scorn
ARRIDGE
n. 1852 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the angular edge of a block of stone, wood, etc; hence, the edge of anything
'ARRIET
n. 1879 UK colloq. - a boisterous or jovial young Cockney woman, typically the notional wife or girlfriend of 'Arry
'ARRIS
n. 1979 UK rhyming sl. for Aristotle - Bottle - Bottle and Glass - arse - the backside; the buttocks; the anus
ARRIS
n. 1. 1852 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the angular edge of a block of stone, wood, etc; hence, the edge of anything
n. 2. L19 rhyming sl./abbreviation for 'Aristotle' - a bottle 
n. 3. 1950s rhyming sl./abbreviation for 'Aristotle' - the buttocks, the behind
ARRISH
adj. 1878 Amer. dial. - chilly, cool
ARRIVANCE
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - origin, birthplace
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - arrival, arrival of company
ARRIVE
vb. 1. 20C Amer. sl. - to attain success; to become accepted in a profession or social group
vb. 2. c1935 Amer. sl., orig. jive usage - to become or be hip
ARRIVE AT THE END OF THE SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
vb. L19 sl. - of a man: to have sexual intercourse
ARRIVE IN AN ARM CHAIR
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to arrive late
ARRIVISTE
n. 1912 - one who is bent on making a good position for himself in the world; a pushful person 

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ARRO  -  ARTHZ

​ARRO
n. 1929 Sc. - young hen commencing to lay
ARROW
n. 1. a1382 obs. - the penis
n. 2. c1880 darts-players' sl. - a dart 
n. 3. 1993 US sl. - an amphetamine tablet
vb. 2002 Singapore sl. - to assign a task to someone
ARROW FINGER
n. 1875 - either of the fingers used to draw a bow; specifically, the index finger
ARROW HAWK
n. 1935 Amer. dial. - a dragonfly
ARROW OF DESIRE
n. 2003 UK sl. - the penis
THE ARROWS GAME
n. L19 sl. - darts
ARROY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - disorder, confusion
'ARRY
n. 1874 UK colloq. - a boisterous or jovial young Cockney man
'ARRY AND 'ARRIET
n. c1870 colloq. - a typical costermonger and his, or any, coster lass; hence, any low-bred and lively (esp. if not old) man and woman
'ARRYDOM
n. L19 sl. - the world of the typical Cockney costermonger
'ARRYISH
adj. c1880 colloq. - vulgarly jovial
'ARRY'S GATORS
phr. c1943 Aust. sl. - thank you (arrigato)
'ARRY'S WORRIER
n. L19 sl. - a concertina
ARSAPEEK
adj. 1910s Aust. sl. - upside down
ARSE
adj. 2002 Brit. sl. - inferior, shoddy, valueless, unpleasant, disliked for whatever reason
n. 1. c1000 sl. - the buttocks
n. 2. 1556 - tail end, rear of any object; esp. the seat of the trousers
n. 3. c1684 - a woman's posterior and vagina, the vagina
n. 4. 1698 - (one's) body, person, or self
n. 5. c1785 - a stupid, unpleasant, or contemptible person; a fool
n. 6. 19C Eng. dial. - the bottom of anything
n. 7. c1940 Aust. sl. - boldness, gall, gumption. impudence; hence, luck as a result of this
n. 8. 1944 Aust. sl. - a despicable person; an objectionable person or place
n. 9. 1950s Aust. sl. - dismissal from a job
n. 10. 1993 UK - nonsense, rubbish
n. 11. 2000s sl. - courage
vb. 1. Bk1898 Sc. - to move backwards, to push back
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - to back out of fulfilling a promise, etc.; to shuffle
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to kick upon the seat
vb. 4. Bk1898 Sc. - to balk, to defeat
vb. 5. 1959 Brit. sl. - of a vehicle: to reverse
vb. 6. 1996 Sc. sl. - to eat something greedily; to consume something quickly
vb. 7. 1996 Sc. sl. - to make a mess of something; to botch something
vb. 8. 20C World War I usage - to dismiss, esp. from a job 
int. 1994 UK sl. - expresses frustration, regret, or annoyance; damn!
ARSE ABOUT
adj. 1979 Aust. sl. - back to front
vb. 1. 1664 Brit. - to idle, to fool about; to waste time
vb. 2. L18 sl. - to turn round
ARSE ABOUT FACE
adj. 1. 1923 UK sl. - contrary to what is usually expected or logical; confused, muddled, perverse
adj. 2. 1984 UK sl. - back to front
ARSEACHE
n. 1. 1950s Aust. & US sl. - a general insult to a person
n. 2. 1990s sl. - a bad temper
ARSE-ALIGHT
n. 1940s sl. - a German World War II rocket
ARSE ALL
n. 2002 Brit. sl. - nothing, nothing at all
ARSE AROUND
vb. 1664 - to idle, to loaf, to loiter, to fool about, to act irresponsibly, to trifle
ARSE BACKWARDS
phr. L19 sl. - back-to-front; in a mess, chaotic
ARSE BANDIDO
n. 2001 Brit. sl., derogatory - a male homosexual, esp. the active partner in anal sex
ARSE BANDIT
n. 1. c1910 boys' boarding-school usage - one who makes play with homosexual inclinations
n. 2. 1961 sl., derogatory - a homosexual sodomist
ARSE BANDITRY
n. 2000s sl. - homosexuality; homosexual activities
ARSE-BARE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - with bare buttocks
ARSE-BENDER
n. 1960s sl. - a homosexual male
ARSE BISCUIT
n. 2003 Brit. sl. - a fart
ARSE BRIGAND
n. 20C sl. - a notorious sodomite
ARSE CABBAGE
n. 1990s sl. - haemorrhoids
ARSE CHEEKS
n. 1865 - the buttocks
ARSE CLEAVAGE
n. 2002 Brit. sl. - the cleft between the buttocks when partially displayed above a slipped-down trouser waistband
ARSE-COCKLE
n. 1808 Sc. obs. - a hot pimple on any part of the body
ARSE-COOLER
n. 19C sl. - a bustle on a woman's dress
ARSE-CRAWL
vb. L19 sl. - to toady, to act as a sycophant
ARSE-CRAWLER
n. L19 sl. - a sycophant
ARSE-CREEP
vb. 1940s sl. - to toady, to act as a sycophant
ARSE-CREEPER
n. L19 sl. - a sycophant
ARSE CRESS
n. 2002 Brit. sl. - the hair surrounding the anus
ARSED
adj. 1999 Brit. sl. - bothered; worried
ARSED OUT
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - fired, dismissed
THE ARSE DROPS OUT OF
phr. 1969 Aust. sl. - of a financial venture: to fail dismally
ARSED UP
adj. 1930s sl. - confused, mixed up
ARSE END
n. 1. 1937 sl. - the buttocks, the backside
n. 2. 1942 Brit. sl. - the end; the final part
n. 3. 1955 Aust. sl. - the back or tail end
n. 4. 1958 sl. - the less or least desirable part of something; the unfavourable side of a bargain
ARSE-END CHARLIE
n. 1939 Royal Air Force usage - 'the man who weaves backwards and forwards above and behind the Squadron' to protect them from attack from the rear' 
ARSE-ENDS
n. a1000 obs. - the buttocks
ARSE-END-TO
adv. 1943 Amer. dial. - backwards  
ARSE-FACE
n. 1929 - an unattractive or hated person
THE ARSE FALLS OUT OF
vb. 1969 Aust. sl. - of a financial venture: to fail dismally
ARSE-FIRST
adv. 1962 Aust. sl. - back-to-front
ARSE-FOOT
n. 16C colloq., nautical usage - a penguin 
ARSEFUCK
vb. 1998 Aust. sl. - to engage in anal sex
ARSE FUCKER
n. 1996 Aust. sl. - a male who takes the active role in anal sex
ARSE-GRAPES
n. 1997 sl. - haemorrhoids, piles
ARSE-GUT
n. a1413 - the rectum
ARSEHOLD
n. 1940s sl. - the end, the back of anything 
ARSEHOLE
adj. 1956 - irritating, contemptible, despicable
n. 1. a1500 - the anus or rectum
n. 2. c1784 - a foolish or despicable person; an unpleasant person, usually male
n. 3. 1926 - a place or area considered extremely unpleasant or uninviting; the most remote or least attractive part of a specified region; the poorest, most run-down and potentially dangerous area of a city, town, or place
n. 4. 1930s colloq., orig. US - a general derogatory term for a person 
n. 5. 1940s sl. - the end, the back of anything
n. 6. 2000s sl. - courage, nerve
vb. 1. 1950 Aust. sl. - to dismiss; to get rid of; to reject someone
vb. 2. 1982 UK sl. - to go, to leave
ARSEHOLE BANDIT
n. 1. 1960s sl. - a homosexual male
n. 2. 1970 sl. - an anal sodomist
ARSEHOLE CLEAVAGE
n. 2002 Brit. sl. - the cleft between the buttocks when partially displayed above a slipped-down trouser waistband 
ARSEHOLE CRAWL
vb. L19 sl. - to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant
ARSEHOLE CRAWLER
n. 1961 sl. - a sycophant; a toady; hence a term of abuse
ARSEHOLE-CRAWLING
adj. L19 sl. - toadying
n. L19 sl. - toadying
ARSEHOLE CREEP
vb. L19 sl. - to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant
ARSEHOLE CREEPER
n. 1984 sl. - a sycophant, a toady; hence, a term of abuse
ARSEHOLE-CREEPING
adj. L19 sl. - toadying
n. L19 sl. - toadying
ARSEHOLED
adj. c1940 sl. - extremely drunk
ARSEHOLE LUCKY
adj. c1950 sl. - extremely lucky or fortunate
ARSEHOLE MOUTH
n. 2005 UK sl. - tightly pursed lips
ARSE-HOLE OF CREATION
n. 1926 Amer. sl. - a detestable place
ARSEHOLE OF THE UNIVERSE
n. 1950 sl. - an unpleasant place
ARSEHOLE OF THE WORLD
n. 1950 sl. - any particularly unpleasant place
ARSE-HOLE-PERISHER
n. Bk1891 sl. - a short jacket
ARSEHOLE POLISHER
n. 1970s sl. - a sycophant, a toady
ARSEHOLES
adj. c1940 sl. - extremely drunk
int. 1937 sl. - nonsense! a low contemptuous interjection or imprecation
ARSEHOLE SET FIRE!
int. c1920 sl. - exclamation
ARSEHOLE SQUARE
phr. L19 chiefly London usage - reply to "Where?"
ARSEHOLES TO BREAKFAST TIME
adj. L19 sl. - upside down; utterly confused; most unsatisfactory 
ARSEHOLES TO YOU!
int. L19 sl. - a low contemptuous interjection or imprecation
ARSEHOLE STREET
n. 1984 UK sl. - an unpleasant place to be; serious trouble  
ARSEHOLEY
adj. L19 sl. - toadying, sycophantic
ARSEHOLING
adj. 1930s sl. - a general term of derision
ARSEHOLISHNESS
n. 2000s sl. - a behaving in a foolish manner
ARSE IT
vb. 1970s sl. - to leave, to exit
ARSE JOCKEY
n. 1990s UK juvenile sl. - a male homosexual 
ARSE-KICKER
n. 1967 sl. - an aggressive, domineering person; a bully
ARSE KING
n. 20C sl. - a notorious sodomite
ARSE-KISS
vb. 1940s sl. - to toady
ARSE-KISSER
n. M18 sl. - a sycophant, a toady, one who curries favour
ARSE-KISSING
adj. 1940s sl. - toadying, begging  
n. 1940s sl. - toadying, sycophancy
ARSEL-CREEPER
n. L19 sl. - a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse
ARSE-LICK
n. 1970s sl., orig. US - a toady, a sycophant, a groveller
vb. 1968 sl. - to behave obsequiously towards; to toady
ARSE-LICKER
n. 1. 1938 sl. - an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant
n. 2. 1980s sl. - an anilinguist
ARSE-LICKING
adj. 1. 1930s sl. - extremely servile, grovelling
adj. 2. 2000s sl. - exaggerated
n. 1912 sl. - obsequious behaviour; toadying
ARSE LIKE A WIZARD'S SLEEVE
n. 2002 UK sl. - an unusually loose rectum and anus
ARSELING
adv. 1742 Sc. &  Eng. dial. - backwards
ARSELINGS
adv. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - backwards
ARSELINS COUP
n. 19C sl. - sexual intercourse
ARSE LUCK
n. 2002 Singapore sl. - very bad luck indeed
ARSE MAN
n. c1955 sl. - a male who esteems and enjoys a female's bottom as her most attractive physical characteristic
ARSENAL
n. 1990s sl. - the genitals
ARSENAL ARE AT HOME
phr. 2000s sl. - used by a (N. London) woman to indicate that she is having a period
ARSENAL ARE PLAYING AT HOME
phr. 2000 UK sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
ARSENESS
n. 1979 W. Indies sl. - wilful stupidity
ARSENUTS
n. 1990s UK juvenile sl. - faecal matter found clinging to the anal hairs and buttock cleft 
ARSE OFF
vb. 19C sl. - to depart; to leave quickly
THE ARSE OF THE SHIP
n. M19 Royal Navy usage - the stern 
ARSE ON BACKWARDS
phr. 20C sl. - back-to-front, confused
ARSE-OPENER
n. 19C Brit. sl. - the penis
ARSE OUT
vb. 1. L19 sl. - to leave quickly
vb. 2. 1950s sl. - to dismiss from a job
ARSE OVER APEX
adv. 1920s sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER APPETITE
adv. 1930s sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER BALLOCKS
adv. 1998 sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER ELBOW
adv. 20C sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER HEAD
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - head over heels, topsy-turvy
ARSE OVER KETTLE
adj. 20C sl. - head over heels
ARSE-OVER-TEAKETTLE
adv. 1955 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
ARSE OVER KICK
adv. 1920s Irish sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER KITE
adv. 1960s NZ sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER TIP
adj. 20C sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER TIT
adv. c1910 Aust. & Brit. sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER TITS
adv. c1920 sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER TOCK
adv. c1920 sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER TUCK
adv. c1920 sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER TURKEY
adv. L19 sl. - head over heels
ARSE OVER TURTLE 
adv. 1955 Aust. sl. - head over heels  
ARSE-PAPER
n. 1. 1930s NZ & US sl. - lavatory paper
n. 2. 1998 NZ sl. - any person or thing of limited use
ARSEPAPERED
adj. 1980s Aust. half-rhyming sl. - ignored 
THE ARSE-PARTY
n. c1920 Royal Navy usage - those who, in any ship, are known to be homosexuals 
ARSEPIECE
n. 1990s sl. - a term of derision  
ARSE POKER
n. 1980s sl. - anal intercourse
ARSE-POLISHING
n. 1939 Royal Navy usage - an office job 
ARSE-POSS
n. 1611 obs. rare - a heavy fall on to the buttocks
ARSE-PUSH
n. 1660 obs. rare - a heavy fall on to the buttocks
ARSER
n. 20C sl. - a fall on one's behind
ARSE-ROPES
n. a1382 obs. - the intestines
ARSE-RUGS
n. 19C Brit. sl. - trousers; breeches
ARSE-SHAGGER
n. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual; a sodomite
ARSE-SPLITTING
adj. 2000s sl. - extreme, very, great
ARSE-STABBER
n. 1990s sl. - a sodomite
ARSE-STRINGS
n. L16 sl. - a metaphorical part of the body, holding the buttocks in place
ARSE-THIRL
n. a1000 obs. - the anus
ARSETRONAUT
n. 2002 NZ sl. - a male homosexual
ARSE UP
adj. 2001 UK sl. - (as 'arse-up') dead, finished, out of operation
adv. 1. 1994 Aust. sl. - upside down
adv. 2. 20C sl. - head-over-heels
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a mix-up, a foul-up
vb. 1932 US sl. - to bungle, to botch, to spoil something; to mess up
ARSE-UP-TO-TEACUP
adv. 20C sl. - head-over-heels
ARSE UPWARDS
adj. 17C - lucky, fortunate
adv. 1. 17C colloq. - in good luck; luckily; easily
adv. 2. 1896 Eng. dial. - the wrong way round, upside down, back to front
ARSE UP WITH CARE
adj. 20C sl. - said of a thorough mess, a real bungle, chaos
ARSE-VERSE
n. 1888 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. - a spell written on the side of a house to ward off fire or witchcraft
ARSE-VERSY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fanciful, preposterous
adv. 1. 1678 Eng. dial. - in confusion
adv. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. - upside down; head over heels
ARSEWARD
adj. 1686 Eng. dial. - perverse, obstinate; unwilling
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - backwards, hind-before
ARSEWARD-BACKWARDS
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - backwards, hind-before
ARSEWARDS
adj. 1686 Eng. dial. - perverse, obstinate; unwilling
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - backwards, hind-before
ARSEWAYS
adv. 1. 1909 sl. obs. rare - of sexual intercourse: from behind
adv. 2. 1938 - backwards, back to front; the wrong way round
ARSE-WEDGE
n. 19C Brit. sl. - the penis
ARSE-WINNING
n. c1400 obs. - money earned by prostitution
ARSEWIPE
n. 1. 1677 sl. - anything used to wipe oneself clean after defecation; later, toilet paper
n. 2. 1962 sl., derogatory - a foolish or contemptible person
ARSE-WIPER
n. 20C colloq. - a workman that toadies to the boss; a servant to the mistress
ARSE-WISE
adj. 1962 colloq. - inept; preposterous, absurd, foolish, ludicrous, mistaken, wrong 
adv. 20C colloq. - awry
ARSE-WORM
n. 1690 Brit. sl. - a little diminutive fellow; a small or insignificant fellow; an oaf
ARSEY
adj. 1. c1935 Aust. sl. - lucky
adj. 2. 1989 UK sl. - bad-tempered, moody, unpleasant, disagreeable
adj. 3. 1993 UK sl. - having an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; arrogant, pretentious, conceited
adj. 4. 2000s sl. - stupid
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - a lucky person
ARSEY BOO
adj. 1988 NZ sl. - chaotic, unorganized
ARSEY-TARSEY
vb. 1910s Aust. sl. - to fall upside down  
phr. 1980s NZ sl. - in a mess, incoherent
ARSEY-TURVEY
adv. c1860 Amer. sl. - upside down; head over heels
ARSEY-VARSEY,  ARSEY-VARSIE,  ARSEY-VARSY,  ARSY-VARSY
adv. 1539 - topsy-turvy, head over heels; back to front, the wrong way round
ARSEY-VERSEY,  ARSEY-VERSY
adv. 1539 - upside down; topsy-turvy; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused
ARSEY-WARSEY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fanciful, preposterous 
adv. 1. 1678 Eng. dial. - in confusion
adv. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. - upside down; head over heels
ARSH
adj. 1878 Amer. dial. - chilly, cool
ARSIE
adj. c1935 Aust. sl. - lucky; very lucky
ARSIE-VERSIE,  ARSI-VERSI
adv. 1577 - upside down; backwards-front; reversed; confused
ARSING
n. Bk1898 Sc. - shuffling, evading
ARSLE
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to move backwards; to back out of a place or situation
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to move when in a sitting posture; hence, to shuffle, to sit unquietly, to fidget
vb. 3. c1960 Amer. dial. - to loaf; to idle about restlessly; to be lazy and aimless
ARS MUSICA
n. 18C Brit. sl. - the anus, specifically when one is breaking wind
ARSOLES
adj. 1930s sl. - a general term of derision
ARSON
vb. 1970s Black British sl. - to set alight 
ARSTY!
int. L19 army and later Royal Air Force usage - slowly! slow down! 
ARSWORM
n. 1690 Brit. sl. - a small or insignificant fellow; an oaf
ARSY
adj. 1. c1935 Aust. sl. - lucky; very lucky
adj. 2. 1989 UK sl. - bad-tempered, moody, unpleasant, disagreeable
adj. 3. 1993 UK sl. - having an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; arrogant, pretentious, conceited
ARSY-FARCY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - contrary, disobedient
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fanciful, preposterous
adv. 1. 1678 Eng. dial. - in confusion
adv. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. - upside down; head over heels
ARSY-TARSY
adj. 20C Brit. sl. - backwards
ARSY-VARSEY
adv. M16 - topsy-turvy, head over heels
ARSY-VARSY
adj. M17 - preposterous; topsy-turvy
adv. 1. 1539 - upside down; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused
adv. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. - in confusion  
ARSY-VERSY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - contrary, disobedient
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fanciful, preposterous
adj. 3. 1976 UK sl. - homosexual
adv. 1. 1539 UK - back to front, upside down; perversely
adv. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. - in confusion  
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - deceit, flattery
ART
n. 1. 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the quarter of the heavens, point of the compass; esp. of the direction of the wind
n. 2. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a direction, way; locality, district
n. 3. 1926 Amer. sl. - in the circus: performers, as distinguished from other employees
n. 4. 20C Amer. sl. - newspaper photographs of celebrities
n. 5. 20C Amer. sl. - photographs of wanted criminals
vb. 1. 1628 obs. - to instruct in an art
vb. 2. 1628 obs. - to make artificial
vb. 3. 1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to point out the way to any place; to direct; to turn in a certain direction
vb. 4. 1805 Sc. - of the wind: to blow from a certain quarter
vb. 5. Bk1898 Sc. - to find out; to discover
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to incite, to egg on
vb. 7. Bk1898 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to tend towards, to aim at
ARTAN
n. Bk1898 Sc. - direction; placing towards a certain quarter of the heavens
ART-AND-CRAFTY
adj. 1909 colloq. - pretentiously artistic
ARTESIAN
n. c1880 Aust. sl. - beer made in Australia
ART FAG
n. 1990s US college sl. - one who is overly affected, pretentious, or 'arty' 
ARTFUL AS A (WHOLE) WAGON-LOAD OF MONKEYS
adj. L19 sl. - very cunning
ARTFUL DODGER
n. 1. B1857 rhyming sl. - a lodger  
n. 2. c1864 sl. - an expert thief
n. 3. 2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'todger' - the penis
ARTFUL FOX
n. 1882 UK music-hall rhyming sl. - a theatrical box
ARTHUR
n. 1. 1915 Amer. dial. - author
n. 2. c1946 sl. - a simpleton; a dupe 
n. 3. 1974 trawler men's sl. - arthritis 
ARTHUR (ASHE)
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. - cash 
ARTHURATICS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - arthritis, rheumatism
ARTHUR BLISS
n. 2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'piss' - an act of urination 
AN ARTHUR DONOVAN
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a soldier who thinks he can referee war manoeuvres 
ARTHUR DUFFY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a hasty or unceremonious departure
ARTHUR FOWLER
n. 2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'growler' - a fart
ARTHUR GUINESS TALK
n. 20C Irish sl. - drunken language
ARTHURITIS
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - arthritis, rheumatism
ARTHUR (LOWE)
n. 1988 Sc. rhyming sl. - no 
ARTHUR O' BOWER
n. 1826 Sc. - the wind
ARTHUR POWER
n. 2000s Irish rhyming sl. - a shower 
ARTHUR (RANK)
n. 19C rhyming sl. - a bank (money) 
ARTHURS
n. 20C Irish sl. - Guinness and the family who own it
ARTHUR'S OFFICE
n. 1941 Amer. dial., jocular usage - an outdoor toilet 

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ARTI  -  ASPZ

​ARTIC
n. 1951 UK sl. - an articulated lorry
ARTICAL
adj. 1950s Black British teen sl. - bona fide, genuine, sincere, respected
ARTICHOKE
n. 1. 1602 obs. - an unattractive person
n. 2. 19C sl. - a dissolute, debauched old woman, esp. a hideous old prostitute
n. 3. 19C Brit. sl. - a hanging; a 'hearty choke'
n. 4. 1990s sl. - the vagina
n. 5. 2001 US drugs sl. - LSD 
ARTICHOKE RIPE
vb. c1855 rhyming sl. - to smoke a pipe 
ARTICLE
n. 1. a1398 rare - a moment in time which joins two successive periods; a specific juncture in time; a critical point or moment
n. 2. 1796 obs. - a slave regarded as an item of merchandize
n. 3. c1810 sl. - a girl, a woman; a prostitute
n. 4. 1811 sl., now mainly jocular or derogatory - a person of the stated sort, as a 'sloppy article'; a person
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a term of contempt for an inferior or worthless person or thing
n. 6. E19 sl. - the vagina
n. 7. M19 sl. - the penis
n. 8. 1922 rare euphemism - a chamber-pot
n. 9. 20C White slavers' cant - a woman exported to the Argentine to become a prostitute 
n. 10. 20C Amer. sl. - a fellow; a guy; esp. a person considered shrewd or quick to advance his own interests
THE ARTICLE
n. 1. c1850 colloq. - the precise thing; the thing or person most needed
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
ARTICLE OF VIRTUE
n. c1850 sl. - a virgin
ARTICLES
n. 1. 1780 cant - breeches, trousers; a suit of clothes;  possibly also underwear
n. 2. E19 sl. - a brace of pistols
n. 3. L19 euphemism - the genitals 
ARTICLES OF THE RACE
n. 1607 - rules governing horse racing
ARTIFICIAL
adj. 1679 - artistic; having the appearance of being produced by art
n. 1965 Barbados sl. - an object the name of which escapes the speaker at the moment
ARTILLERY
n. 1. 1821 Amer. sl. - a handgun or handguns; firearms of any kind; broadly, weapons of any kind 
n. 2. 1915 US drugs sl. - an actual or makeshift hypodermic syringe or syringes; the equipment needed to inject a drug; broadly, one who is addicted to the injection of narcotics 
n. 3. 1916 sl. - beans; any food producing flatulence
n. 4. 1929 Amer. sl. - attractive female breasts; a shapely female figure
n. 5. 1954 US sl. - in boxing: heavy blows
n. 6. 1954 US sl. - strict discipline; a greater power
n. 7. c1960 Amer. dial. - personal belongings
n. 8. 1980s Aust. prison sl. - cutlery; when metal, it doubled as weaponry 
THE ARTILLERY
n. 1916 colloq. - 'bigwigs'; very important persons
ARTILLERY BULL
n. 1921 US army sl. - failure to hit any part of a target on a rifle range; hence, the red flag used to signal such a failure 
ARTILLERY EARS
n. 1982 US sl. - partial deafness caused by exposure to the loud noise of the artillery
ARTILLERYMAN
n. 1. 1903 sl. - a drunkard
n. 2. M20 US drugs sl. - (usually as 'artillery man') a drug addict who injects narcotics directly into a vein; one who shoots drugs 
ARTISH
n. 1982 US sl. - an issue of a single-interest fan magazine containing mostly illustrations
ARTIST
n. 1. 1584 obs. - a person skilled in magic arts or occult sciences; an astrologer, an alchemist
n. 2. 1565 obs. - a person skilled in medicine; a physician, a surgeon
n. 3. 1594 obs. - a person skilled or proficient at a particular task or occupation; an expert
n. 4. 1648 - a person who practices artifice, deception, cunning, etc.; a schemer, a rogue
n. 5. 1859 Amer. sl. - a skilful pickpocket, sneak thief, confidence man, or other criminal
n. 6. 1890 sl. - a person devoted to or unusually proficient in the stated activity, as a 'bullshit artist'
n. 7. c1905 sl. - a person; a chap; a fellow
vb. 1890 Eng. dial. - to paint  
ARTISTE
n. 1980s US sl. - an especially competent fellator (homosexual usage)
ARTIST FOR THE GOVERNMENT
n. 1993 Can. sl. - a person who draws unemployment insurance payments
ARTISTIC PURPOSES
n. 1975 Amer. dial. - devious or illicit intentions
ARTISTING
n. 1890 Eng. dial. - idling about
ART OF PLEASURE
n. 19C Brit. sl. - the techniques of lovemaking; a euphemism for copulation 
ARTOPHAGOUS
adj. 1816 rare - bread-eating
THE ARTS
n. 1985 Bermuda sl. - martial arts
ARTSY
adj. 1947 colloq. - artistic, esp. in a self-conscious or pretentious manner
n. a1982 US colloq. - an artistic person, esp. one who affects a pretentious or eccentric style
ARTSY-CRAFTSY
adj. 1960s sl. - pretentious, humourless, self-opinionated
ARTSY-FARTSY
adj. 1962 - foolishly or pretentiously artistic
n. 1960s sl. - a pretentious person
ART THOU THERE?
phr. c1660 - Ah!, so you understand at last  
ARTY
adj. c1900 Amer. sl. - pretentiously artistic; ostentatiously bohemian in speech or manner
n. 1864 US military sl. - artillery 
ARTY-AND-CRAFTY
adj. 1. 1902 colloq. - artistic but not notably useful or comfortable
adj. 2. 1950s sl. - pretentious; humourless
ARTY-CRAFTY
adj. 1. c1920 colloq. - artistic but not notably useful or comfortable
adj. 2. 1950s sl. - pretentious; humourless
ARTY-FARTY
adj. 1950s sl. - pretentious, overly intellectual or artistic; exhibiting superficial form and little positive content, etc.
ARTY-ROLLA
n. 1910s Aust. rhyming sl. - a collar 
ARTY-ROLLER
n. 1945 Aust. rhyming sl. - a collar 
ARTY-TARTY
adj. 1950s sl. - pretentious, overly intellectual or artistic; exhibiting superficial form and little positive content, etc.
ARUSPICINAL
adj. 1652 obs. - relating to 'haruspicy'
ARUSPICINATE
vb. 1652 obs. - to practice 'haruspicy'
ARUSPICINE
n. 1652 obs. - the practice or function of a haruspex; divination by inspection of the entrails of victims
ARUSPICINY
n. a1693 obs. - divination by inspection of the entrails of victims
ARUSPICY
n. 1563 - the practice or function of a haruspex; divination by inspection of the entrails of victims
ARVA
n. 2002 UK sl. - sexual intercourse
ARVAL
n. 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a funeral repast, usually consisting of bread or cakes with ale; also applied to funeral ceremonies in general
ARVE
n. 1927 Aust. sl. - afternoon
ARVIE
n. 1970s S. African sl. - the afternoon
ARVIN
n. 1966 US sl. - any South Vietnamese soldier
ARVO
n. 1. 1927 Aust. sl. - afternoon 
n. 2. 1930s sl., chiefly Aust. - afternoon tea
ARYTHING
n. 1938 Amer. dial. - something
A-S
n. M18 Brit. sl. - the arse, the posteriors; the anus 
ASAFP
adv. 1985 Amer. sl. - immediately; As Soon As Fucking Possible
AS ALL GET OUT
phr. M19 US sl. - very much, to a great extent
AS ALL HELL
adv. 20C - very, extremely
A-SAM
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - of a door: ajar
ASAP
phr. 1. 1955 US., orig. military usage - as soon as possible 
phr. 2. 2002 Can. sl. - as slowly as possible
AS BE DAMNED
adv. 1939 Ireland - very, extremely
ASBESTOS JOE
n. 1943 US Navy sl. - an asbestos-suited firefighter aboard an aircraft carrier 
ASBESTOS PANTS
n. 1988 US sl. - in poker: used for describing what player on a very good streak of luck needs
AS BLIVE
adv. 1413 obs. - as quickly as possible, immediately
ASCAID
adj. 1926 Amer. dial. - scared, afraid
ASCAIRT
adj. 1926 Amer. dial. - scared, afraid
ASCANT
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - oblique 
ASCARED
adj. 1926 Amer. dial. - scared, afraid
A-SCAT
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - broken like an egg
ASCITITIOUS
adj. 1620 - assumed, adopted from without; additional; supplemental
ASCOT RACES
n. 1. 20C rhyming sl. - braces (suspenders) 
n. 2. 20C rhyming sl. - the horse-races 
ASCOTS
n. 1. 20C rhyming sl. 'Ascot Races' - braces (suspenders)
n. 2. 20C rhyming sl. 'Ascot Races' - the horse-races 
A-SCRAM
adv. 1888 Eng. dial. - of a limb: shrunken, withered
A-SCRATCHED
adj. 1746 Eng. dial. - slightly frozen, just covered with a film of ice
ASCREW
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. - askew, out of kilter; awry  
ASCRIDE
adv. 1825 Eng. dial. - astride  
ASEL
n. 1908 Sc. - a cold and keen wind; a laborious battling against the wind
A-SEX
n. 1975 US sl. - sex experienced while under the influence of amphetamine
ASEXUAL
adj. 1980s US college sl. - uninterested in sex 
ASH
n. 1990s Black British sl. - hashish 
vb. 1. 1889 Eng. dial. - to flog, to beat  
vb. 2. 1930 Aust. sl. - to drop cigarette ash
vb. 3. 1990s sl. - to drop cannabis cigarette ash onto the floor
ASHAMED
adj. 1916 Amer. dial. - bashful, timid, esp. of children
ASH-AND-TRASH
n. 1983 US military sl. - cargo flown on military aircraft; hence a routine supply flight 
ASHARD
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of a door: ajar
ASH-BARREL BABY
n. 1949 Amer. dial. - an illegitimate child
ASH BEANS AND LONG OATS
n. M19 sl. - a beating; a flogging
ASH BOMB
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a small but relatively powerful firecracker, cylindrically shaped and covered with tinfoil
ASH BREEZE
n. 1834 Amer. sl. - propulsion given to a boat by rowing rather than by the wind
ASH BOMB
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a small but relatively powerful firecracker, cylindrically shaped and covered with tinfoil
ASH BREAD
n. c1950 Amer. dial. - cornbread made in ashes  
ASHCAKE
n. 1816 Amer. dial. - a cornmeal bread baked in hot ashes
ASHCAN
n. 1. 1918 US Navy, World War I usage - a high-explosive depth charge used by surface ships to destroy submarines 
n. 2. 1918 US army sl. - a heavy artillery shell 
n. 3. 1919 US army sl. - an aerial bomb 
n. 4. 1929 Amer. sl. - an unpleasant or obnoxious person
n. 5. 1930s Amer. dial. euphemism - the buttocks 
n. 6. 1930s sl. - the vagina
n. 7. 1932 Amer. dial. - in railroading: a locomotive fireman
n. 8. 1942 US sl. - in the television and film industries: an arc light roughly shaped like a rubbish bin
n. 9. 1950s US sl. - a car
n. 10. 1950s US sl. - a small but powerful firecracker, its explosive effects intensified by the layer of tinfoil in which it is wrapped
n. 11. 1953 Amer. sl. - a dilapidated, noisy motor vehicle
vb. 1938 Amer. sl. - to throw in an ashcan; to discard, to throw away, to get rid of
ASH-CANDLES
n. 1851 Eng. dial. - the seed pods of the ash tree
ASHCAN PATROL
n. 1948 US army sl. - mine layers, units of the US Army 
ASH CASH
n. 2001 Brit. medical sl. - a fee paid to doctors for signing a cremation form 
ASH-CAT
n. 1. 1808 Eng. dial. - a lazy person who crouches over the fire
n. 2. 1854 Amer. sl. - a dirty or dishevelled person, esp. a child; hence, a general insult irrespective of age
n. 3. 1899 US nautical sl. - a member of a steamship's engine room gang; a stoker 
n. 4. 1909 Amer. dial. - a gaunt Black person  
n. 5. 1945 Amer. dial. - in railroading: a locomotive fireman
ASH-CAT-SAM
n. 1910 Amer. dial. - a dirty or dishevelled person, esp. a child
ASH-CHAT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person who crouches over the fire
ASH-CHATS
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - the seed pods of the ash
ASHDOG
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - a cornmeal bread baked in hot ashes
ASH-EATER
n. 1948 Amer. sl. - on the railroad: a fireman for a locomotive
ASHELT
adv. 1746 Eng. dial. - perhaps, probably
ASHEN
adj. 1869 Eng. dial. - made of the wood of the ash
ASHEN-KEYS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the fruit of the ash
ASHER
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - made of ash wood 
ASHES
n. 1977 US drugs sl. - marijuana 
THE ASHES
n. 1882 Eng. sl. - mythical prize in English and Australian cricket test-matches
ASH-FACED
adj. 1902 Amer. dial. - of a Black person: having an ashen complexion; light-skinned
ASH-HANDLE
n. 1985 US sl. - a baseball bat
ASH-HOLT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small grove of ash trees
ASHIEPATTLE
n. 1825 Sc. - a neglected or dirty child; a Cinderella, a drudge, a lazy person; a term of contempt for the young of animals
ASHIEPELT
n. 1892 Ireland - a dirty child that lounges about the hearth; also applied to animals
ASH-KEYS
n. 1633 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the seed vessels of the ash
ASH-LURDIN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who crouches over the fire
ASH-MAN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the dustman, scavenger
ASHORE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of a door: ajar, half-open
ASHOSH
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - awry, aslant
ASHPIT ENGINEER
n. 1977 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: a workman (usually the fireman) who services engines, esp. at division points and terminals
ASH-PLANTING
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a beating with an ash stick
ASH PONE
n. 1816 Amer. dial. - a cornmeal bread baked in hot ashes
ASH-RECEIVER
n. 1930 US sl. - an ashtray
ASH-SPOTS
n. 1. 1970 Amer. dial. - goose-bumps
n. 2. 2000s African-American sl. - lighter spots that appear on one's arms and legs when one gets cold 
ASHTRAY
n. 1991 US, Gulf war usage - the desert  
ASHY
adj. 1. 1846 Amer. dial. - very angry; ill-tempered; ill-humoured
adj. 2. 1952 Amer. dial. - pale as ashes: usually of African-Americans
ASHY-PALE
adj. 1952 Amer. dial. - pale as ashes: usually of African-Americans
ASHYPET
n. 1. 1822 Sc. - a 'Cinderella' engaged in dirty kitchen work
n. 2. 1870 Sc. & Ireland - an idle or slatternly woman
n. 3. Bk1898 Ireland - a dirty, lazy child or animal that lounges about the hearth
ASIA MINOR
n. 1. L19 Brit. sl. - Belgravia, London 
n. 2. L19 Brit. sl. - Kensington and Bayswater, London
ASIAN MOLL
n. 1982 US sl. - a prostitute with an Asian customer base
ASIAN TWO-STEP
n. 1966 US sl. - any highly venomous snake encountered in the jungles of Southeast Asia
ASIATIC
adj. 20C US Navy, World War II usage - insane; crazy; wild; eccentric as a result of overly long service in the Far East 
n. 1940s US sl. - an odd or crazy person
ASIA WEST
n. 2002 Can. sl. - Richmond, in British Columbia
ASIDEN
adv. 1678 Eng. dial. - on one side; awry
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - beside, near
ASIDES
adv. 1890 Eng. dial. - moreover, in addition
prep. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in addition to; moreover, beside
prep. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of place: beside, near
AS IF!
int. 1. 1981 US sl. - used as a humorous expression of extreme scepticism
int. 2. 20C teen & high school sl. - on the contrary
ASIL-TOOTH
n. 1788 Sc. - a molar tooth
ASINARY
adj. 1731 obs. - belonging to an ass; having the qualities characteristic of an ass; asinine, obstinate, stupid, doltish
ASINEGO
n. E17 sl. - a fool, a simpleton  
ASINICO
n. E17 sl. - a fool, a simpleton
AS IT CAME FROM ITS MOTHER
adj. Bk1902 colloq. - of drinks: unmixed with water
ASK
n. 1. 1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a newt, a lizard
n. 2. 1866 Sc. - drizzle, fog
n. 3. 1989 Aust. - the asking price for a racehorse
n. 4. 1994 Aust. sl. - a request
vb. 1. 1829 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to publish the banns of marriage
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - to rain slightly; to drizzle
ASK BOGY!
int. L18 - go to hell!
ASK CHEEKS NEAR CUNNYBOROUGH
phr. M18 sl. - a dismissive retort, used by women only, equivalent to 'go to hell'
ASKEARED,  ASKEERED
adj. 1926 Amer. dial. - scared, afraid
ASKER
n. 1. 1755 Eng. dial. - a newt, a lizard
n. 2. 1858 Eng. euphemism - a beggar 
n. 3. 1960s sl. - one who demands a lot of money; usually used of a corrupt policeman demanding large bribes
ASKEW
adv. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - crosswise, diagonally
adv. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of the legs: extended awkwardly, wide apart
ASK FOR A PIECE OF WIFE
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. - to ask a woman to whom one is not married for sex
ASK FOR IT
vb. c1900 Amer. sl. - to ask for trouble; to act in a way that invites trouble
ASK FOR SIX AND GO AIRBORNE
vb. 1991 US sl. - to request the rotation travel allowance of six cents a mile in order to fly home
ASK FOR THE RING
vb. 1950s sl. - to perform anal intercourse
ASKINGS
n. 1870 Eng. dial. - the publication of banns of marriage
ASKLENT
adv. 1. 1784 Sc. - dishonourably, not 'straight'
adv. 2. 1788 Sc. & Eng. dial. - aslant, on one side, obliquely
prep. 1808 Sc. - across
ASK ME ANOTHER
phr. 1. L19 sl. - a riposte to one who has just recited a riddle or a dated or unfunny joke
phr. 2. 1910 sl. - used to indicate that one does not know the answer to a question
ASK ME ARSE!
int. 1991 Irish sl. - used when refusing to cooperate or when withholding information
ASK ME BOLIX!
int. 1991 Irish sl. - used when refusing to cooperate or when withholding information
ASK ME LEFT ONE!
int. 1991 Irish sl. - used when refusing to cooperate or when withholding information
ASK ME ONE ON SPORT
phr. 1990s sl. - used to deflect a question to which the speaker does not know the answer
ASK ME SACK!
int. 1991 Irish sl. - used when refusing to cooperate or when withholding information
ASK MY ARSE!,  ASK MY ASS!
int. 1785 sl. - I will not answer your question! I will not comply with your request! go to hell!
ASK MY AUNT!
int. 1898 Amer. sl. - I will not answer your question! go to hell!
ASK MY PODEX!
int. 1804 sl. - used as an exclamation of dismissal or contempt
ASK-NO-QUESTIONS
n. 1950s Aust. euphemism - the buttocks Aust.
ASKOY
adv. 1825 Sc. - asquint, obliquely
ASK THE QUESTION
vb. 1996 Guyana sl. - to ask someone to have sex
ASK WHAT YOU HAVE TO SELL
vb. 1996 Barbados sl. - to invite sex
ASK YOURSELF!
int. 1942 Aust. sl. -  be reasonable!
ASLASH
adv. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - awry; obliquely  
adv. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - on one side, out of the way
ASLAT
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - of an earthen vessel, piece of furniture, etc.: cracked, split
ASLEEP
adj. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. - of inanimate things: motionless, inactive
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - dead
ASLEEP AT THE BAG
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
ASLEEP AT THE BASE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH
adj. 1908 Amer. sl. - inattentive; not alert to a duty or opportunity; oblivious of responsibility
ASLEEP IN JESUS
adj. L19 US euphemism - dead 
ASLEEP IN THE DEEP
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - dead 
ASLEEP ON THE JOB
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - inattentive; absent-minded
ASLEN
adv. 1825 Eng. dial. - slantwise, diagonally
ASLEW
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tipsy
adv. 1. 1873 Eng. & Amer. dial. - aslant, obliquely, awry, askew, diagonally
adv. 2. 1885 Eng. dial. - amiss, out of course
AS LONG AS HIS ARSE POINTS TO THE GROUND
adv. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - indefinitely
AS LONG AS I CAN BUY MILK I SHALL NOT KEEP A COW
phr. 17C sl. - ‘Why go to the expense of a wife so long as I can visit a whore?’
AS MANY FACES AS A CHURCHYARD CLOCK
phr. 20C - used of anyone seen as duplicitous or unreliable
A-SMASH
adv. c1750 Sc. - in pieces
ASMATOGRAPHER
n. 1656 obs. - a composer of songs
AS MOSS CAUGHT HIS MARE, NAPPING
phr. c1500 - referred to catching someone asleep, hence by surprise
AS MUCH CHANCE AS PUSHING SHIT UPHILL WITH A RUBBER FORK
phr. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - no chance at all
AS MUCH FUN AS A WET BLANKET
phr. 20C sl. - no fun whatsoever
AS MUCH USE AS A CHOCOLATE TEAPOT
phr. 1970s sl. - of no use whatsoever, useless
AS MUCH USE AS A SICK HEADACHE
phr. 20C sl. - of no use whatsoever, useless
AS MUCH USE AS MY ARSE
phr. 20C sl. - of no use whatsoever, useless
AS MY PAPPY WOULD SAY
phr. 1957 US sl. - used as a humorous introduction or segue
ASNEGER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - an ass
ASOC
n. 1990s US criminals' sl. - a child molester 
ASOCIAL
adj. 1883 colloq. - inconsiderate or hostile to other people
n. 1990s US criminals' sl. - a child molester 
ASOON
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - presently
ASOOND
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - in a fainting fit
ASOSH
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - awry, aslant
ASP
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a caterpillar with stinging hairs
ASPAIT
adv. 1820 Sc. - of a river: in flood
ASPAR
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stretched out; wide apart
ASPARAGUS
n. 1. 1939 Brit. sl. - an anti-tank obstacle consisting of an array of strong metal bars set in concrete at an angle of 45 degrees
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - nonsense
n. 3. 1958 Amer. dial. - in logging: a bundle of small logs strapped together to make easier  handling between woods and pulp mill
n. 4. 1989 Aust. sl. - in horse racing: a bettor who arrives at the track with an armful of racing forms
n. 5. 2003 US pornography usage - a boy's penis 
ASPARAGUS-BED
n. 1939 Brit. sl. - an anti-tank obstacle consisting of an array of strong metal bars set in concrete at an angle of 45 degrees
ASPARAGUS STICK
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a submarine’s periscope
ASPARAGRASS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - asparagus
ASPARAGRUS
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - asparagus
ASPARAGUS
n. 1. 1939 Brit. sl. - an anti-tank obstacle consisting of an array of strong metal bars set in concrete at an angle of 45 degrees
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - nonsense
n. 3. 1958 Amer. dial. - in logging: a bundle of small logs strapped together to make easier handling between woods and pulp mill
ASPARAGUS-BED
n. 1939 Brit. sl. - an anti-tank obstacle consisting of an array of strong metal bars set in concrete at an angle of 45 degrees
ASPARAGUS STICK
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a submarine's periscope 
ASPARE-GUTS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - asparagus
ASPECT
n. L19 sl. - an amorous glance
ASPECTABUND
adj. 1708 obs. rare - expressive in face; exhibiting one's feelings through the eyes or face
ASPENDICITIS
n. 1961 US sl. - a notional medical condition of a symptomatic need to spend money
ASPER
adj. 1. a1492 obs. - rough, rugged
adj. 2. 1722 Sc. obs. - sharp, harsh
ASPERANT
adj. E19 - bold, proud, haughty 
ASPER-GRASS
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - asparagus
ASPERNATE
vb. 1656 obs. - to despise, spurn, abhor
ASPERSEAND
n. 1848 Ireland - a term of abuse; a wretch
ASPERSIFY
vb. 1931 Amer. dial. - to sprinkle upon anybody or anything
ASPERT
adj. 1. 1423 obs. rare - apt, able, ready, clever
adj. 2. Bk1866 Sc. - harsh, cruel
ASPHALT ARAB
n. 1950 Amer. dial., derogatory or jocular - a citified person
ASPHALT JUNGLE
n. 1920 US sl. - a large city
ASPHALT LOGGER
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - among loggers: one who prefers town to the woods; one who makes big talk in town, small work on the job
ASPIE
adj. 1998 colloq. - having or displaying characteristics of Asperger's syndrome
n. 1998 colloq. - a person with Asperger's syndrome; a person who displays characteristics of Asperger's syndrome
ASPILL
n. 1824 Eng. dial. - a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow
ASPINALL
n. L19 sl. - enamel
ASPIRIN
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit
ASPIRIN GRASS
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - asparagus
ASPIRIN SMOKE
n. 1992 US sl. - a cigarette adulterated with crushed aspirin, providing a drug-like effect
ASPIRIN TABLET
n. 1959 Amer. sl. - in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit
ASPITE
prep. 1943 Amer. dial. - despite, in spite of
ASPLEW
adv. 1873 Eng. dial. - of the legs: extended awkwardly, wide apart
ASPODE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of the legs: wide apart, stretched out
ASPOLE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of the legs: wide apart
ASPORTABLE
adj. 1889 - capable of being carried away
ASPRAWL
adv. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - headlong, sprawling
adv. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in confusion, gone wrong
ASPRE
adj. 1. c1374 obs. - hardy, warlike; mettled, fierce, savage
adj. 2. c1374 obs. - of persons: harsh, severe, stern
adj. 3. c1374 obs. - harsh to the feelings; bitter, cruel, severe
adj. 4. a1492 obs. - rough, rugged
ASPRO
n. 1960s Aust. & US sl. - an experienced male homosexual, esp. a pederast; a male homosexual prostitute
ASPROUS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of the weather: raw, inclement 

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