DICTIONARY A
ASQ - AZZ
ASQ - ASSZ
ASQUAT
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in a squatting position, squatting
ASQUIN
adv. 1896 Eng. dial. - awry, crooked, obliquely
ASQUITH
n. 20C Eng. sl., World War I usage - a French lucifer match
ASS
adj. 1992 US sl. - terrible, bad
n. 1. a1000 - a person regarded as disagreeable, despicable, or contemptible
n. 2. 13C - a donkey
n. 3. c1450 colloq. - a fool; a stupid or foolish person; an oaf
n. 4. 1556 - tail end, rear of any object; esp. the seat of the trousers
n. 5. 1614 - a person likened to an ass in its role as a beast of burden; a bearer of a heavy load
n. 6. 1672 - the rump, the buttocks, rectum, and anus
n. 7. c1684 - a woman's posterior and vagina, the vagina
n. 8. 1698 - (one's) body, person, or self
n. 9. c1910 Amer. sl. - an act of copulation, esp. as experienced by a man; hence, a person, esp. a woman, considered as a sexual partner
n. 10. 1946 Amer. sl. - an individual
n. 11. 1958 Aust. sl. - good luck (as opposed to skill)
n. 12. 1958 Amer. sl. - anal copulation; hence, a person, a esp. a male homosexual, regarded as an object of anal copulation
n. 13. 1960 sl. - effrontery
n. 14. 1961 Amer. sl. - ability and determination; the actual ability and determination to carry out a promise, threat, etc., as opposed to an empty boast
vb. 1. 1593 obs. - to call a person 'ass'; to mock, to deride
vb. 2. 1605 obs. - to cause a person to appear absurd or foolish; to make an ass of; also, to act of behave foolishly
vb. 3. 1991 US sl. - to engage in prostitution
THE ASS
n. 1. 1964 Amer. sl. - anger, annoyance, irritation; a bad temper
n. 2. 1980s US college sl. - something unpleasant; a disappointment
ASS ABOUT
vb. 1664 Brit. & Aust. sl. - to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way
ASS ALONG
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to be slow
ASS-AND-TRASH
n. 1983 US military sl. - personnel and equipment flown by military aircraft
ASS AROUND
vb. 1664 Brit. & Aust. sl. - to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way
ASS-ASS
vb. 1999 US sl. - to humiliate yourself
ASSASSIN
n. 1. L19 UK criminals' sl. - a term of abuse
n. 2. 1900s sl. - an ornamental bow worn at a woman's breast
ASSASSINATE
n. 1814 Sc. - an assassin
ASSAULT
n. M20 - sexual molestation or rape
ASS-BACKWARD
adj. 1952 sl. - back-to-front; muddled, perverse
ASS-BACKWARDS
adj. 1896 - confused; mixed up
adv. 1937 Amer. sl. - backwards; in reversed position or confused order
ASS BANDIT
n. 1. 1954 Amer. sl. - an eager seducer of young women; a womanizer, a playboy
n. 2. 1961 sl., derogatory & offensive - an aggressive homosexual anal sodomist
ASS-BELLY
n. 1972 Amer. sl. - a grossly fat person
ASS BETTING
n. 2000s US prison sl. - gambling without the means of paying back one's losses
ASS BITE
n. 1. 1973 Amer. sl. - a worthless, despised individual; a very unpopular person
n. 2. 1973 US sl. - harsh criticism
vb. 1976 Amer. sl. - (as 'ass-bite') to harass an employee or the like
ASS-BLOW
vb. 1941 Amer. sl. - to engage in active oral stimulation of the anus
ASSBONE
n. 1972 Amer. sl. - the rump
ASS BOY
n. 1980s US sl. - a male homosexual
ASS-BRAINED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - foolish; silly; witless
ASS-BREAKER
n. 1. 1961 Amer. sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, or otherwise vexatious individual; a cruel taskmaster or a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman
n. 2. 1961 Amer. sl. - that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment
n. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. - a dive flat onto the water
n. 4. 2000s sl.- the penis
n. 5. 2000s US sl. - a thug
ASS-BUCKET
n. 1953 Amer. sl. - a contemptible or inconsequential fellow; an unpopular or unimportant person
ASSBULB
n. 2000s African-American sl. - a lazy person
ASS BURGLAR
n. 1979 Amer. sl. - an aggressive homosexual anal sodomist; usually considered vulgar
ASS BUSINESS
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - male homosexual prostitution
ASS-BUSTER
n. 1. 1954 Amer. dial. - a dive in which the diver holds his nose, jumps, and hits the water arse-first
n. 2. 1973 Amer. sl. - a remarkable fellow; an outstanding person
ASS-BUSTING
adj. 1973 Amer. sl. - exhausting; tiring
ASS CACHE
n. 1992 US sl. - a supply of drugs hidden in the rectum
ASS-CAT
n. 1808 Eng. dial. - a lazy person who crouches over the fire
ASS CHEEKS
n. 1951 - the buttocks
ASS-CHEWING
n. 1954 Amer. military sl. - a harsh, prolonged scolding and reprimand, as from a superior officer
ASSCLOWN
n. 1999 - a stupid or contemptible person
ASS CUNT
n. 1974 US sl. - the anus
ASS-DEEP
adj. 1. 1950 Amer. sl. - of a depth sufficient to reach one's rump
adj. 2. 1958 Amer. sl. - deeply involved with; having a superabundance of
ASS-DEEP TO A MAN IN A JEEP
adj. 1960 Amer. dial. - exceptionally deep
ASS-DEEP TO A TALL INDIAN
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - exceptionally deep
ASS-DEEP TO A TALL MOOSE
adj. 1974 Amer. dial. - exceptionally deep
ASS-DRAGGING
adj. 1990s US sl. - run-down, worn-out
ASS-EATING
n. 1949 Amer. military sl. - a harsh, prolonged scolding and reprimand, as from a superior officer; usually considered vulgar
ASSED OUT
adj. 1. 1980s African-American sl. - defeated, out of luck, impoverished
adj. 2. 1980s African-American sl. - dead, killed
adj. 3. 1993 US sl. - in severe trouble
ASSED UP
adj. 1932 Amer. dial. - bewildered, confused; mixed up; disorderly
ASSEGAR
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - an ass
ASSEN AROUND
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to fool around; to loiter; to waste time; to be idle
ASS-END
n. 1. 1930 Amer. sl. - the tail end, the rear
n. 2. 1942 Amer. sl. - the back end; the buttocks
n. 3. 1945 Amer. sl. - the least desirable portion or share; bad treatment
n. 4. 1960 Amer. sl. - the most remote or hateful place or position
ASS-END-BACKWARDS
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - defeated
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - in confusion, back-to-front, upside down; backwards
ASS-END CHARLIE
n. 1942 sl. - the last individual in a line
ASS-ENDER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a backward fall
ASS END FOREMOST
adv. 1942 Amer. sl. - backwards
ASS-END OF CREATION
n. 1972 Amer. sl. - the most remote or hateful place or position
ASS-END OF NOWHERE
n. 1920s US sl. - nowhere; a very out-of-the-way place
ASS-END OF THE WORLD
n. 1960 Amer. sl. - the most remote or hateful place or position
ASS-END-TO
adv. 1943 Amer. dial. - backwards
ASS-END UP
adj. 1960s sl. - defeated
adv. 1960s sl. - in confusion, back-to-front, upside down
ASS ENGLISH
n. 1950 US sl. - the body movements and incantations of a dice shooter who believes that he can control the roll of the dice
ASSEN-HEAD
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a blockhead; a stupid person
ASSENTANEOUS
adj. 1834 rare - inclined to assent, ready to agree, deferential
ASSER
n. 1866 obs. - steel
ASSEROONIE
n. M20 US sl. - the posteriors; the anus
ASSERTIONATE
vb. 1593 obs. rare - to make assertion; to assert, to affirm
ASSET
n. 1947 colloq. - parts of the body regarded sexually or as being sexually attractive, esp. the breasts or buttocks of a woman
ASSETS
n. 1998 UK sl. - the genitals, esp. the male genitals
ASSEVER
vb. 1826 Sc. obs. - to declare, to assert seriously
ASSFACE
n. 1990s US college sl. - an unpleasant, stupid person
ASS-FAULT
n. 1. 1990s US college sl. - extreme stupidity
n. 2. 1990s US college sl. - the crease between one's buttocks
ASS-FRONTWARDS
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - backwards; head-over-heels
ASS-FUCK
n. 1. 1940 Amer. sl. - an act of anal copulation
n. 2. 1977 Amer. sl. - an instance of cruel victimization
n. 3. 1990s US sl. derogatory - a term of address
n. 4. 2001 US sl. - a despicable person
vb. 1940 Amer. sl. - to be engaged in active or passive anal copulation with
ASS-FUCKER
n. 1940s US sl. - one who has anal sex; the implication is usually a male homosexual
ASSFUCKING
n. 1940s US sl. - anal intercourse
ASS GAMES
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - a variety of homosexual practices, including anal intercourse and sado-masochism
ASS GASKET
n. 1994 US college sl. - the paper protector that is placed over a lavatory seat to indicate its sanitized state
ASS-GRABBING
adj. 1. 1965 Amer. sl. - annoying, vexatious, irritating
adj. 2. 1970s sl. - good, exciting
ASS HAMMER
n. 1970 Amer. sl. - a motorcycle
ASSHAT
n. 1999 - a stupid or contemptible person; a fool
ASS-HEAD
n. a1500 colloq. - a blockhead; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot
ASS-HEADED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - foolish; silly; witless
ASS-HIGH TO A TALL INDIAN
phr. L19 US sl. - an unspecified measure of height, usually not very tall
ASSHOLE
adj. 1. 1888 US sl. - stupid, irritating, contemptible, despicable, unpleasant, worthless, obnoxious
adj. 2. 20C US - bad, rotten
n. 1. a1500 sl. - the anus or rectum
n. 2. c1784 sl. - a foolish, unpleasant, or despicable person
n. 3. 1859 Amer. sl. - the most detestable spot in a given area; a detestable place
n. 4. 1959 Amer. dial. - in logging: a kink in the logging cable
n. 5. 1964 Amer. sl. - anal copulation; hence, a person, esp. a male homosexual, regarded as an object of anal copulation
n. 6. 1968 Amer. sl., esp. military - a bullet wound; a serious wound
n. 7. 1968 Amer. sl., esp. military - a violent rebuke
n. 8. 1973 Amer. sl. - one's body, person, or self
n. 9. M20 US sl. - a very good pal or buddy
vb. 1. 1940 Amer. sl. - to grovel, to submit or behave obsequiously
vb. 2. 1986 US military sl. - of a guided missile: to strike a jet aircraft squarely from behind
ASSHOLE AROUND
vb. 1968 Amer. sl. - to loaf; to trifle; to wander idly about; to loiter to waste time
ASSHOLE BANDIT
n. 1970 Amer. sl. - an anal sodomist
ASSHOLE-BREATH
n. 1960s US sl. - a term of contempt
ASSHOLE BUDDY
n. 1. 1942 Amer. sl. - a best friend; a close friend
n. 2. 1953 Amer. sl. - a partner in anal intercourse, esp. reciprocal anal intercourse; used derisively
ASSHOLE-DEEP
adj. 1. 1963 Amer. sl. - very deep; of a depth sufficient to reach one's rump
adj. 2. 1963 Amer. sl. - deeply involved with; having a superabundance of
ASSHOLE FOR A HOBBY-HORSE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a non-existent item; used to put off a child when bothersome or inquisitive, as when they ask 'What are you making?"
ASS-HOLE FRIEND
n. M20 US sl. - a good friend or buddy
ASSHOLE MALARIA
n. 1961 Amer. sl. - malaria with dysentery
ASSHOLE NAKED
adj. 1969 US sl. - completely naked
ASSHOLE OF CREATION
n. 1926 Amer. sl. - a detestable place; a remote, desolate place
ASSHOLE OF THE FORTY-EIGHT
n. 1962 Amer. sl. - the state of Georgia
ASSHOLE OF THE LAND
n. 1927 Amer. sl. - a detestable place
ASSHOLE OF THE UNIVERSE
n. 1950 sl. - a detestable place
ASSHOLE OF THE WORLD
n. 1959 Amer. sl. - a detestable place
ASSHOLES AND ELBOWS
phr. 1987 US sl. - said of a chaotic situation
ASSHOLES FOR HOBBY HORSES
phr. 1965 Amer. dial. - said to a child when he asks "What are you making?"
ASSHOLE-SUCKER
n. 1934 Amer. sl. - a violent term of abuse
ASSHOLE TO APPETITE
adv.1967 Amer. sl. - from end to end, thoroughly, totally
ASSHOLE TO BELLY BUTTON
adj. 1973 US sl. - said of people pressed close together, one behind the other
ASSHOLINGEST
adj. 1972 Amer. sl. - most idiotic
ASSHORANCE
n. 1908 Amer. dial. - assurance
ASSHOUND
n. 1. 1952 Amer. sl. - a man who obsessively seeks opportunities for sexual intercourse; a womanizer; a 'skirt chaser'
n. 2. 1980s US homosexual sl. - one who enjoys anal intercourse and is primarily sexually attracted by the buttocks
ASSIE-PAN
n. 1923 Sc. - a drudge, a Cinderella
ASSIEPATTLE
n. 1825 Sc. - a neglected or dirty child; a Cinderella, a drudge, a lazy person; a term of contempt for the young of animals
ASSIE-PET
n. 1825 Sc. - an idle slattern; a neglected or dirty child
ASSIEPOD
n. 1856 Sc. - a dirty slatternly woman
ASSIFIED
adj. 1. 1965 Barbados sl. - foolish
adj. 2. 1996 Guyana sl. - pompous
ASSIG
n. 1796 sl. - assignation, meeting, rendezvous
ASSIGN
vb. 1837 Amer. dial. - to sign
ASSIGNATION
n. L17 - a rendezvous for illicit romance or sex with a lover or prostitute
ASSIGNATION HOUSE
n. 1. 19C euphemism - a brothel
n. 2. 20C sl. - a place to meet for an illicit romance; any 'house' or hotel where such meetings take place
ASSINEGER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person
ASSINEGO
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - an ass
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person
ASS-IN-THE-GRASS
adj. 1973 US military sl. - engaged in combat, under fire
ASS-IN-THE-GRASS TEST
n. 1990 US Vietnam war usage - a rough approximation of the percentage of troops actually in combat at a given moment
ASSIPOD
n. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a dirty, slatternly woman
ASSISHNESS
n. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - pure stupidity
ASSIST
n. 1. 1990s sl. - back-up, usually in the form of physical power
n. 2. 1990s sl. - the person drawn in to provide back-up
ASSKASH
n. 1950s US drugs sl. - a supply of narcotics, concealed in the rectum, usually in a metal container
ASS-KICK
n. 1. 1973 Amer. sl. - an exceedingly hard task
n. 2. 1970s US sl. - a punishment, a beating
ASS-KICKER
n. 1. 1960s US sl. - an unpleasant place; a challenging situation
n. 2. 1967 Amer. sl. - a person who habitually employs physical violence as a form of coercion; a tough disciplinarian; a bully
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. - a shoe, esp. a man's sharply pointed shoe
n. 4. 1971 Amer. sl. - a person or thing considered to be remarkably exciting, amusing, successful, etc.
n. 5. 1973 Amer. sl. - an exceedingly difficult task or opponent
ASS-KICKING
adj. 1. 1960s US sl. - a general intensifier, extremely, very much, powerfully
adj. 2. 1977 Amer. sl. - terribly exciting; sensational, very good
adj. 3. 1970s sl. - forceful, aggressive, vicious, thuggish
n. 1. 1943 Amer. sl. - a beating; defeat
n. 2. M20 sl. - forceful or aggressive behaviour
ASS-KISS
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - one who curries favour; a toady
vb. 1961 Amer. sl. - to curry favour with in a self-degrading manner; to toady; to behave obsequiously to
ASS-KISSER
n. 1766 sl., chiefly US - an obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant
ASS-KISSING
adj. 1952 Amer. sl. - obsequious, sycophantic
n. 1942 sl., chiefly US - obsequious behaviour; toadying
ASSLE
vb. c1960 Amer. dial. - to loaf; to idle about restlessly; to be lazy and aimless
ASSLE AROUND
vb. 1. 1920 Amer. sl. - to fidget; to trifle
vb. 2. 1920 Amer. sl. - to loaf, to wander idly about
ASSLE-TOOTH
n. 1788 Ireland & Eng. dial. - a molar tooth
ASS-LICK
n. 1977 Amer. sl. - one who abjectly curries favour; a toady
vb. 1937 Amer. sl. - to curry favour in a self-degrading manner; to toady
ASS-LICKER
n. 1. 1939 Amer. dial. - one who curries favour; a toady
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - a homosexual man
n. 3. 1972 Amer. sl. - a term of abuse
ASS-LICKING
adj. 1939 Amer. sl. - obsequious, sycophantic; hence, despicable, goddamned
n. 1. 1912 Amer. sl. - abject and degrading flattery
n. 2. 1923 US sl. - oral stimulation of the anus by a sexual partner
ASS LIKE THE BACK OF A HACK
n. 1916 Amer. sl. - a broad bottom
ASSLOAD
n. 1957 Amer. sl. - a great deal; too many or too much
ASS-MAN
n. 1. c1470 obs. - a man who drives or hires out asses
n. 2. 1954 US sl. - a sexually active man; one who is able to 'score' frequently
n. 3. M20 US sl. - a man who is sexually aroused by shapely feminine buttocks; a man who is attracted to a particular woman because of her shapely buttocks
ASSMANSHIP
n. 1788 rare - the art or practice of riding on an ass
ASS-MASTER
n. 1990s US college sl. - a term of abuse
ASS MUNCH
n. 1996 US sl. - a person who is easily despised
ASSMUNCHER
n. 2003 US sl. - a despised person
ASSNEGER
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - an ass
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person=
ASSOCIATES
n. 1980s African-American sl. - friends
ASSOCIATION
n. 1824 Amer. dial. - an annual religious gathering
ASS-OFF
n. 1960s US college sl. - a time-waster
ASSOL
n. 1870 Ireland - an ass
ASS ON BACKWARDS
adj. 2000s sl. - drunk
ASS ON FIRE
phr. 1983 US sl. - said of a person who is either angry or rushed
ASSOPIATE
vb. 1649 obs. rare - to lull, to calm, to assuage; to lay at rest, to put an end to
ASSORTED
adj. 1894 Sc. - dressed up, overdressed
ASS OUT
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - broke, penniless
adv. 1995 US sl. - (as 'ass-out') extremely
n. 2000s US prison sl. - an inmate who has neither advantages nor respect
vb. 1. 1990s US college sl. - to make a fool of oneself
vb. 2. 1990s African-American sl. - to rush away
vb. 3. 2000s US college sl. - to go to sleep
ASS-OVER-APPETITE
adv. 1. 1943 Amer. dial. - head-over-heels, topsy-turvy
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS-OVER-APPLECART
adv. 1. 1943 Amer. dial. - head-over-heels, topsy-turvy
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS-OVER-ELBOW
adv. 1972 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
ASS-OVER-ENDWAYS
adv. 1. 1943 Amer. dial. - head-over-heels, topsy-turvy
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS-OVER-HEAD
adv. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. - head-over-heels, topsy-turvy
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS OVER TEA CUPS
adv. 1948 US sl. - head over heels
ASS-OVER-TEAKETTLE
adv. 1. 1948 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS-OVER-TIN CUP(S)
adv. 1. 1963 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS-OVER-TIP
adv. 1976 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
ASS-OVER-TIT
adv. 1938 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
ASS PACK
n. 1952 US sl. - a fanny pack; a small pouch on a belt, for money and other valuables, worn round the waist or hips
ASS PAPER
n. 1939 US sl. - toilet paper
ASS-PEDDLER
n. 1. 1942 US sl. - anyone who sells their body, as a prostitute, male or female
n. 2. 20C US sl. - a pimp, a procurer
ASS PIRATE
n. 1980s US sl. - a male homosexual
ASS-POOTS
n. 1968 Amer. sl. - beans
ASS PRO
n. 1960s Aust. & US sl. - a male homosexual prostitute
ASS QUEEN
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - one whose primary area of sexual interest is the buttocks
ASS RAIDER
n. 1. 1980s US sl. - a male homosexual
n. 2. 1980s US homosexual sl. - the active partner in anal intercourse
ASS-RIPPER
n. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. - a dive in which the diver strikes the water buttocks-first
n. 2. 1968 US college sl. - a difficult course or examination
ASS-SCRATCHER
n. 1. 1934 Amer. sl. - an idler; a loafer
n. 2. 1990s US sl. - something that makes one think
ASS'S GALLOP
n. 2003 Irish sl. - a brief period of time
ASS-SHIP
n. 1610 obs. - the condition or quality of being an ass
ASS-SIDE-BEFORE
adv. 1969 Amer. dial. - backwards, inside out, in reversed position
ASS-SUCKER
n. 1943 Amer. sl. - one who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant
ASSTERIORS
n. 20C US sl. - the buttocks
ASS-TICKLER
n. 1972 Amer. sl. - something amusing
ASS-TIGHT
adj. 1. 1960 Amer. sl. - very tight
adj. 2. 1966 Amer. sl. - of friends: very close
adj. 3. 1966 Amer. sl. - very efficient
ASS TIME
n. 1994 US sl. - time wasted sitting around
ASS-TO AND EVERY WHICHAWAY
adv. 1930s Amer. sl. - backwards; askew; upside-down
ASS-TO-ELBOW
adj. 1980s US sl. - extremely crowded
ASSUEFACTION
n. 1644 obs. - the state of being accustomed, or the act of accustoming; use; habituation
ASS-UGLY
adj. 1990s US sl. - very unattractive
ASSUMACY
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - presumption
ASSUME THE ANGLE
vb. 1940 US sl. - to kneel for punishment doled out as part of a hazing ritual
ASSUME THE POSITION
vb. 1940 US sl. - to kneel for punishment doled out as part of a hazing ritual
ASS UP
vb. 1. 1932 Amer. sl. - to botch, to spoil something; to mess up
vb. 2. 2000s African-American sl. - to take drugs; to get intoxicated on drugs
ASS UP TO
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to toady to, to curry favour
ASS UP TO TEACUP
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - completely, thoroughly, from head to toe
ASS WATCHER
n. 1950s US homosexual sl. - one who walks the streets looking for a potential sexual partner
ASS-WAXING
n. 1967 Amer. sl. - a thrashing, a trouncing, a beating
ASSWAYS
adv. 1934 Amer. sl. - backwards; askew; upside-down
ASS-WHIPPED
adj. 1974 Amer. sl. - physically exhausted
ASS-WHIPPING
n. 1825 - a severe beating; also, in a contest, a decisive defeat
ASS-WIPE
n. 1. 1942 US military sl. - invasion currency
n. 2. 1947 sl., rare, orig. US - nonsense, rubbish
n. 3. 1952 Amer. sl. - a worthless, contemptible person, esp. if also obsequious; one who curries favour; a toady; a useless, annoying person
n. 4. 1958 Amer. sl. - material for wiping the anus; toilet paper
ASS-WIPER
n. 1. 1950 Amer. sl. - one who abjectly curries favour; a toady
n. 2. 1950s sl. - toilet paper
n. 3. 1960s drugs sl. - a severe heroin addiction
n. 4. 1966 Amer. sl. - something overpoweringly difficult to deal with
ASSWOMAN
n. 1728 obs. rare - a woman who drives or hires out asses
ASSWOMANSHIP
n. 1803 obs. rare - the art or practice of riding on an ass, as demonstrated by a woman
ASSY
adj. 1. 1980s sl. - mean; malicious; stubborn; impolite; sarcastic; debased
adj. 2. 20C Amer. sl. - of the seat of a pair of trousers or skirt: shiny
adj. 3. E20 US - uppity, overbearing, brash
adj. 4. 2000s African-American sl. - insignificant, second-rate, unimportant
ASSY-FUSSY
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - backside foremost; in reverse position, inside out
ASSYPET
n. 1870 Sc. & Ireland - an idle or slatternly woman; a dirty little creature
ASSYPOD
n. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a dirty, slatternly woman
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in a squatting position, squatting
ASQUIN
adv. 1896 Eng. dial. - awry, crooked, obliquely
ASQUITH
n. 20C Eng. sl., World War I usage - a French lucifer match
ASS
adj. 1992 US sl. - terrible, bad
n. 1. a1000 - a person regarded as disagreeable, despicable, or contemptible
n. 2. 13C - a donkey
n. 3. c1450 colloq. - a fool; a stupid or foolish person; an oaf
n. 4. 1556 - tail end, rear of any object; esp. the seat of the trousers
n. 5. 1614 - a person likened to an ass in its role as a beast of burden; a bearer of a heavy load
n. 6. 1672 - the rump, the buttocks, rectum, and anus
n. 7. c1684 - a woman's posterior and vagina, the vagina
n. 8. 1698 - (one's) body, person, or self
n. 9. c1910 Amer. sl. - an act of copulation, esp. as experienced by a man; hence, a person, esp. a woman, considered as a sexual partner
n. 10. 1946 Amer. sl. - an individual
n. 11. 1958 Aust. sl. - good luck (as opposed to skill)
n. 12. 1958 Amer. sl. - anal copulation; hence, a person, a esp. a male homosexual, regarded as an object of anal copulation
n. 13. 1960 sl. - effrontery
n. 14. 1961 Amer. sl. - ability and determination; the actual ability and determination to carry out a promise, threat, etc., as opposed to an empty boast
vb. 1. 1593 obs. - to call a person 'ass'; to mock, to deride
vb. 2. 1605 obs. - to cause a person to appear absurd or foolish; to make an ass of; also, to act of behave foolishly
vb. 3. 1991 US sl. - to engage in prostitution
THE ASS
n. 1. 1964 Amer. sl. - anger, annoyance, irritation; a bad temper
n. 2. 1980s US college sl. - something unpleasant; a disappointment
ASS ABOUT
vb. 1664 Brit. & Aust. sl. - to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way
ASS ALONG
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to be slow
ASS-AND-TRASH
n. 1983 US military sl. - personnel and equipment flown by military aircraft
ASS AROUND
vb. 1664 Brit. & Aust. sl. - to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way
ASS-ASS
vb. 1999 US sl. - to humiliate yourself
ASSASSIN
n. 1. L19 UK criminals' sl. - a term of abuse
n. 2. 1900s sl. - an ornamental bow worn at a woman's breast
ASSASSINATE
n. 1814 Sc. - an assassin
ASSAULT
n. M20 - sexual molestation or rape
ASS-BACKWARD
adj. 1952 sl. - back-to-front; muddled, perverse
ASS-BACKWARDS
adj. 1896 - confused; mixed up
adv. 1937 Amer. sl. - backwards; in reversed position or confused order
ASS BANDIT
n. 1. 1954 Amer. sl. - an eager seducer of young women; a womanizer, a playboy
n. 2. 1961 sl., derogatory & offensive - an aggressive homosexual anal sodomist
ASS-BELLY
n. 1972 Amer. sl. - a grossly fat person
ASS BETTING
n. 2000s US prison sl. - gambling without the means of paying back one's losses
ASS BITE
n. 1. 1973 Amer. sl. - a worthless, despised individual; a very unpopular person
n. 2. 1973 US sl. - harsh criticism
vb. 1976 Amer. sl. - (as 'ass-bite') to harass an employee or the like
ASS-BLOW
vb. 1941 Amer. sl. - to engage in active oral stimulation of the anus
ASSBONE
n. 1972 Amer. sl. - the rump
ASS BOY
n. 1980s US sl. - a male homosexual
ASS-BRAINED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - foolish; silly; witless
ASS-BREAKER
n. 1. 1961 Amer. sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, or otherwise vexatious individual; a cruel taskmaster or a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman
n. 2. 1961 Amer. sl. - that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment
n. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. - a dive flat onto the water
n. 4. 2000s sl.- the penis
n. 5. 2000s US sl. - a thug
ASS-BUCKET
n. 1953 Amer. sl. - a contemptible or inconsequential fellow; an unpopular or unimportant person
ASSBULB
n. 2000s African-American sl. - a lazy person
ASS BURGLAR
n. 1979 Amer. sl. - an aggressive homosexual anal sodomist; usually considered vulgar
ASS BUSINESS
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - male homosexual prostitution
ASS-BUSTER
n. 1. 1954 Amer. dial. - a dive in which the diver holds his nose, jumps, and hits the water arse-first
n. 2. 1973 Amer. sl. - a remarkable fellow; an outstanding person
ASS-BUSTING
adj. 1973 Amer. sl. - exhausting; tiring
ASS CACHE
n. 1992 US sl. - a supply of drugs hidden in the rectum
ASS-CAT
n. 1808 Eng. dial. - a lazy person who crouches over the fire
ASS CHEEKS
n. 1951 - the buttocks
ASS-CHEWING
n. 1954 Amer. military sl. - a harsh, prolonged scolding and reprimand, as from a superior officer
ASSCLOWN
n. 1999 - a stupid or contemptible person
ASS CUNT
n. 1974 US sl. - the anus
ASS-DEEP
adj. 1. 1950 Amer. sl. - of a depth sufficient to reach one's rump
adj. 2. 1958 Amer. sl. - deeply involved with; having a superabundance of
ASS-DEEP TO A MAN IN A JEEP
adj. 1960 Amer. dial. - exceptionally deep
ASS-DEEP TO A TALL INDIAN
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - exceptionally deep
ASS-DEEP TO A TALL MOOSE
adj. 1974 Amer. dial. - exceptionally deep
ASS-DRAGGING
adj. 1990s US sl. - run-down, worn-out
ASS-EATING
n. 1949 Amer. military sl. - a harsh, prolonged scolding and reprimand, as from a superior officer; usually considered vulgar
ASSED OUT
adj. 1. 1980s African-American sl. - defeated, out of luck, impoverished
adj. 2. 1980s African-American sl. - dead, killed
adj. 3. 1993 US sl. - in severe trouble
ASSED UP
adj. 1932 Amer. dial. - bewildered, confused; mixed up; disorderly
ASSEGAR
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - an ass
ASSEN AROUND
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to fool around; to loiter; to waste time; to be idle
ASS-END
n. 1. 1930 Amer. sl. - the tail end, the rear
n. 2. 1942 Amer. sl. - the back end; the buttocks
n. 3. 1945 Amer. sl. - the least desirable portion or share; bad treatment
n. 4. 1960 Amer. sl. - the most remote or hateful place or position
ASS-END-BACKWARDS
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - defeated
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - in confusion, back-to-front, upside down; backwards
ASS-END CHARLIE
n. 1942 sl. - the last individual in a line
ASS-ENDER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a backward fall
ASS END FOREMOST
adv. 1942 Amer. sl. - backwards
ASS-END OF CREATION
n. 1972 Amer. sl. - the most remote or hateful place or position
ASS-END OF NOWHERE
n. 1920s US sl. - nowhere; a very out-of-the-way place
ASS-END OF THE WORLD
n. 1960 Amer. sl. - the most remote or hateful place or position
ASS-END-TO
adv. 1943 Amer. dial. - backwards
ASS-END UP
adj. 1960s sl. - defeated
adv. 1960s sl. - in confusion, back-to-front, upside down
ASS ENGLISH
n. 1950 US sl. - the body movements and incantations of a dice shooter who believes that he can control the roll of the dice
ASSEN-HEAD
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a blockhead; a stupid person
ASSENTANEOUS
adj. 1834 rare - inclined to assent, ready to agree, deferential
ASSER
n. 1866 obs. - steel
ASSEROONIE
n. M20 US sl. - the posteriors; the anus
ASSERTIONATE
vb. 1593 obs. rare - to make assertion; to assert, to affirm
ASSET
n. 1947 colloq. - parts of the body regarded sexually or as being sexually attractive, esp. the breasts or buttocks of a woman
ASSETS
n. 1998 UK sl. - the genitals, esp. the male genitals
ASSEVER
vb. 1826 Sc. obs. - to declare, to assert seriously
ASSFACE
n. 1990s US college sl. - an unpleasant, stupid person
ASS-FAULT
n. 1. 1990s US college sl. - extreme stupidity
n. 2. 1990s US college sl. - the crease between one's buttocks
ASS-FRONTWARDS
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - backwards; head-over-heels
ASS-FUCK
n. 1. 1940 Amer. sl. - an act of anal copulation
n. 2. 1977 Amer. sl. - an instance of cruel victimization
n. 3. 1990s US sl. derogatory - a term of address
n. 4. 2001 US sl. - a despicable person
vb. 1940 Amer. sl. - to be engaged in active or passive anal copulation with
ASS-FUCKER
n. 1940s US sl. - one who has anal sex; the implication is usually a male homosexual
ASSFUCKING
n. 1940s US sl. - anal intercourse
ASS GAMES
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - a variety of homosexual practices, including anal intercourse and sado-masochism
ASS GASKET
n. 1994 US college sl. - the paper protector that is placed over a lavatory seat to indicate its sanitized state
ASS-GRABBING
adj. 1. 1965 Amer. sl. - annoying, vexatious, irritating
adj. 2. 1970s sl. - good, exciting
ASS HAMMER
n. 1970 Amer. sl. - a motorcycle
ASSHAT
n. 1999 - a stupid or contemptible person; a fool
ASS-HEAD
n. a1500 colloq. - a blockhead; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot
ASS-HEADED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - foolish; silly; witless
ASS-HIGH TO A TALL INDIAN
phr. L19 US sl. - an unspecified measure of height, usually not very tall
ASSHOLE
adj. 1. 1888 US sl. - stupid, irritating, contemptible, despicable, unpleasant, worthless, obnoxious
adj. 2. 20C US - bad, rotten
n. 1. a1500 sl. - the anus or rectum
n. 2. c1784 sl. - a foolish, unpleasant, or despicable person
n. 3. 1859 Amer. sl. - the most detestable spot in a given area; a detestable place
n. 4. 1959 Amer. dial. - in logging: a kink in the logging cable
n. 5. 1964 Amer. sl. - anal copulation; hence, a person, esp. a male homosexual, regarded as an object of anal copulation
n. 6. 1968 Amer. sl., esp. military - a bullet wound; a serious wound
n. 7. 1968 Amer. sl., esp. military - a violent rebuke
n. 8. 1973 Amer. sl. - one's body, person, or self
n. 9. M20 US sl. - a very good pal or buddy
vb. 1. 1940 Amer. sl. - to grovel, to submit or behave obsequiously
vb. 2. 1986 US military sl. - of a guided missile: to strike a jet aircraft squarely from behind
ASSHOLE AROUND
vb. 1968 Amer. sl. - to loaf; to trifle; to wander idly about; to loiter to waste time
ASSHOLE BANDIT
n. 1970 Amer. sl. - an anal sodomist
ASSHOLE-BREATH
n. 1960s US sl. - a term of contempt
ASSHOLE BUDDY
n. 1. 1942 Amer. sl. - a best friend; a close friend
n. 2. 1953 Amer. sl. - a partner in anal intercourse, esp. reciprocal anal intercourse; used derisively
ASSHOLE-DEEP
adj. 1. 1963 Amer. sl. - very deep; of a depth sufficient to reach one's rump
adj. 2. 1963 Amer. sl. - deeply involved with; having a superabundance of
ASSHOLE FOR A HOBBY-HORSE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a non-existent item; used to put off a child when bothersome or inquisitive, as when they ask 'What are you making?"
ASS-HOLE FRIEND
n. M20 US sl. - a good friend or buddy
ASSHOLE MALARIA
n. 1961 Amer. sl. - malaria with dysentery
ASSHOLE NAKED
adj. 1969 US sl. - completely naked
ASSHOLE OF CREATION
n. 1926 Amer. sl. - a detestable place; a remote, desolate place
ASSHOLE OF THE FORTY-EIGHT
n. 1962 Amer. sl. - the state of Georgia
ASSHOLE OF THE LAND
n. 1927 Amer. sl. - a detestable place
ASSHOLE OF THE UNIVERSE
n. 1950 sl. - a detestable place
ASSHOLE OF THE WORLD
n. 1959 Amer. sl. - a detestable place
ASSHOLES AND ELBOWS
phr. 1987 US sl. - said of a chaotic situation
ASSHOLES FOR HOBBY HORSES
phr. 1965 Amer. dial. - said to a child when he asks "What are you making?"
ASSHOLE-SUCKER
n. 1934 Amer. sl. - a violent term of abuse
ASSHOLE TO APPETITE
adv.1967 Amer. sl. - from end to end, thoroughly, totally
ASSHOLE TO BELLY BUTTON
adj. 1973 US sl. - said of people pressed close together, one behind the other
ASSHOLINGEST
adj. 1972 Amer. sl. - most idiotic
ASSHORANCE
n. 1908 Amer. dial. - assurance
ASSHOUND
n. 1. 1952 Amer. sl. - a man who obsessively seeks opportunities for sexual intercourse; a womanizer; a 'skirt chaser'
n. 2. 1980s US homosexual sl. - one who enjoys anal intercourse and is primarily sexually attracted by the buttocks
ASSIE-PAN
n. 1923 Sc. - a drudge, a Cinderella
ASSIEPATTLE
n. 1825 Sc. - a neglected or dirty child; a Cinderella, a drudge, a lazy person; a term of contempt for the young of animals
ASSIE-PET
n. 1825 Sc. - an idle slattern; a neglected or dirty child
ASSIEPOD
n. 1856 Sc. - a dirty slatternly woman
ASSIFIED
adj. 1. 1965 Barbados sl. - foolish
adj. 2. 1996 Guyana sl. - pompous
ASSIG
n. 1796 sl. - assignation, meeting, rendezvous
ASSIGN
vb. 1837 Amer. dial. - to sign
ASSIGNATION
n. L17 - a rendezvous for illicit romance or sex with a lover or prostitute
ASSIGNATION HOUSE
n. 1. 19C euphemism - a brothel
n. 2. 20C sl. - a place to meet for an illicit romance; any 'house' or hotel where such meetings take place
ASSINEGER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person
ASSINEGO
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - an ass
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person
ASS-IN-THE-GRASS
adj. 1973 US military sl. - engaged in combat, under fire
ASS-IN-THE-GRASS TEST
n. 1990 US Vietnam war usage - a rough approximation of the percentage of troops actually in combat at a given moment
ASSIPOD
n. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a dirty, slatternly woman
ASSISHNESS
n. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - pure stupidity
ASSIST
n. 1. 1990s sl. - back-up, usually in the form of physical power
n. 2. 1990s sl. - the person drawn in to provide back-up
ASSKASH
n. 1950s US drugs sl. - a supply of narcotics, concealed in the rectum, usually in a metal container
ASS-KICK
n. 1. 1973 Amer. sl. - an exceedingly hard task
n. 2. 1970s US sl. - a punishment, a beating
ASS-KICKER
n. 1. 1960s US sl. - an unpleasant place; a challenging situation
n. 2. 1967 Amer. sl. - a person who habitually employs physical violence as a form of coercion; a tough disciplinarian; a bully
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. - a shoe, esp. a man's sharply pointed shoe
n. 4. 1971 Amer. sl. - a person or thing considered to be remarkably exciting, amusing, successful, etc.
n. 5. 1973 Amer. sl. - an exceedingly difficult task or opponent
ASS-KICKING
adj. 1. 1960s US sl. - a general intensifier, extremely, very much, powerfully
adj. 2. 1977 Amer. sl. - terribly exciting; sensational, very good
adj. 3. 1970s sl. - forceful, aggressive, vicious, thuggish
n. 1. 1943 Amer. sl. - a beating; defeat
n. 2. M20 sl. - forceful or aggressive behaviour
ASS-KISS
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - one who curries favour; a toady
vb. 1961 Amer. sl. - to curry favour with in a self-degrading manner; to toady; to behave obsequiously to
ASS-KISSER
n. 1766 sl., chiefly US - an obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant
ASS-KISSING
adj. 1952 Amer. sl. - obsequious, sycophantic
n. 1942 sl., chiefly US - obsequious behaviour; toadying
ASSLE
vb. c1960 Amer. dial. - to loaf; to idle about restlessly; to be lazy and aimless
ASSLE AROUND
vb. 1. 1920 Amer. sl. - to fidget; to trifle
vb. 2. 1920 Amer. sl. - to loaf, to wander idly about
ASSLE-TOOTH
n. 1788 Ireland & Eng. dial. - a molar tooth
ASS-LICK
n. 1977 Amer. sl. - one who abjectly curries favour; a toady
vb. 1937 Amer. sl. - to curry favour in a self-degrading manner; to toady
ASS-LICKER
n. 1. 1939 Amer. dial. - one who curries favour; a toady
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - a homosexual man
n. 3. 1972 Amer. sl. - a term of abuse
ASS-LICKING
adj. 1939 Amer. sl. - obsequious, sycophantic; hence, despicable, goddamned
n. 1. 1912 Amer. sl. - abject and degrading flattery
n. 2. 1923 US sl. - oral stimulation of the anus by a sexual partner
ASS LIKE THE BACK OF A HACK
n. 1916 Amer. sl. - a broad bottom
ASSLOAD
n. 1957 Amer. sl. - a great deal; too many or too much
ASS-MAN
n. 1. c1470 obs. - a man who drives or hires out asses
n. 2. 1954 US sl. - a sexually active man; one who is able to 'score' frequently
n. 3. M20 US sl. - a man who is sexually aroused by shapely feminine buttocks; a man who is attracted to a particular woman because of her shapely buttocks
ASSMANSHIP
n. 1788 rare - the art or practice of riding on an ass
ASS-MASTER
n. 1990s US college sl. - a term of abuse
ASS MUNCH
n. 1996 US sl. - a person who is easily despised
ASSMUNCHER
n. 2003 US sl. - a despised person
ASSNEGER
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - an ass
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person=
ASSOCIATES
n. 1980s African-American sl. - friends
ASSOCIATION
n. 1824 Amer. dial. - an annual religious gathering
ASS-OFF
n. 1960s US college sl. - a time-waster
ASSOL
n. 1870 Ireland - an ass
ASS ON BACKWARDS
adj. 2000s sl. - drunk
ASS ON FIRE
phr. 1983 US sl. - said of a person who is either angry or rushed
ASSOPIATE
vb. 1649 obs. rare - to lull, to calm, to assuage; to lay at rest, to put an end to
ASSORTED
adj. 1894 Sc. - dressed up, overdressed
ASS OUT
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - broke, penniless
adv. 1995 US sl. - (as 'ass-out') extremely
n. 2000s US prison sl. - an inmate who has neither advantages nor respect
vb. 1. 1990s US college sl. - to make a fool of oneself
vb. 2. 1990s African-American sl. - to rush away
vb. 3. 2000s US college sl. - to go to sleep
ASS-OVER-APPETITE
adv. 1. 1943 Amer. dial. - head-over-heels, topsy-turvy
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS-OVER-APPLECART
adv. 1. 1943 Amer. dial. - head-over-heels, topsy-turvy
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS-OVER-ELBOW
adv. 1972 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
ASS-OVER-ENDWAYS
adv. 1. 1943 Amer. dial. - head-over-heels, topsy-turvy
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS-OVER-HEAD
adv. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. - head-over-heels, topsy-turvy
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS OVER TEA CUPS
adv. 1948 US sl. - head over heels
ASS-OVER-TEAKETTLE
adv. 1. 1948 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS-OVER-TIN CUP(S)
adv. 1. 1963 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
adv. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - in all directions, confusedly
ASS-OVER-TIP
adv. 1976 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
ASS-OVER-TIT
adv. 1938 Amer. sl. - head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion
ASS PACK
n. 1952 US sl. - a fanny pack; a small pouch on a belt, for money and other valuables, worn round the waist or hips
ASS PAPER
n. 1939 US sl. - toilet paper
ASS-PEDDLER
n. 1. 1942 US sl. - anyone who sells their body, as a prostitute, male or female
n. 2. 20C US sl. - a pimp, a procurer
ASS PIRATE
n. 1980s US sl. - a male homosexual
ASS-POOTS
n. 1968 Amer. sl. - beans
ASS PRO
n. 1960s Aust. & US sl. - a male homosexual prostitute
ASS QUEEN
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - one whose primary area of sexual interest is the buttocks
ASS RAIDER
n. 1. 1980s US sl. - a male homosexual
n. 2. 1980s US homosexual sl. - the active partner in anal intercourse
ASS-RIPPER
n. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. - a dive in which the diver strikes the water buttocks-first
n. 2. 1968 US college sl. - a difficult course or examination
ASS-SCRATCHER
n. 1. 1934 Amer. sl. - an idler; a loafer
n. 2. 1990s US sl. - something that makes one think
ASS'S GALLOP
n. 2003 Irish sl. - a brief period of time
ASS-SHIP
n. 1610 obs. - the condition or quality of being an ass
ASS-SIDE-BEFORE
adv. 1969 Amer. dial. - backwards, inside out, in reversed position
ASS-SUCKER
n. 1943 Amer. sl. - one who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant
ASSTERIORS
n. 20C US sl. - the buttocks
ASS-TICKLER
n. 1972 Amer. sl. - something amusing
ASS-TIGHT
adj. 1. 1960 Amer. sl. - very tight
adj. 2. 1966 Amer. sl. - of friends: very close
adj. 3. 1966 Amer. sl. - very efficient
ASS TIME
n. 1994 US sl. - time wasted sitting around
ASS-TO AND EVERY WHICHAWAY
adv. 1930s Amer. sl. - backwards; askew; upside-down
ASS-TO-ELBOW
adj. 1980s US sl. - extremely crowded
ASSUEFACTION
n. 1644 obs. - the state of being accustomed, or the act of accustoming; use; habituation
ASS-UGLY
adj. 1990s US sl. - very unattractive
ASSUMACY
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - presumption
ASSUME THE ANGLE
vb. 1940 US sl. - to kneel for punishment doled out as part of a hazing ritual
ASSUME THE POSITION
vb. 1940 US sl. - to kneel for punishment doled out as part of a hazing ritual
ASS UP
vb. 1. 1932 Amer. sl. - to botch, to spoil something; to mess up
vb. 2. 2000s African-American sl. - to take drugs; to get intoxicated on drugs
ASS UP TO
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to toady to, to curry favour
ASS UP TO TEACUP
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - completely, thoroughly, from head to toe
ASS WATCHER
n. 1950s US homosexual sl. - one who walks the streets looking for a potential sexual partner
ASS-WAXING
n. 1967 Amer. sl. - a thrashing, a trouncing, a beating
ASSWAYS
adv. 1934 Amer. sl. - backwards; askew; upside-down
ASS-WHIPPED
adj. 1974 Amer. sl. - physically exhausted
ASS-WHIPPING
n. 1825 - a severe beating; also, in a contest, a decisive defeat
ASS-WIPE
n. 1. 1942 US military sl. - invasion currency
n. 2. 1947 sl., rare, orig. US - nonsense, rubbish
n. 3. 1952 Amer. sl. - a worthless, contemptible person, esp. if also obsequious; one who curries favour; a toady; a useless, annoying person
n. 4. 1958 Amer. sl. - material for wiping the anus; toilet paper
ASS-WIPER
n. 1. 1950 Amer. sl. - one who abjectly curries favour; a toady
n. 2. 1950s sl. - toilet paper
n. 3. 1960s drugs sl. - a severe heroin addiction
n. 4. 1966 Amer. sl. - something overpoweringly difficult to deal with
ASSWOMAN
n. 1728 obs. rare - a woman who drives or hires out asses
ASSWOMANSHIP
n. 1803 obs. rare - the art or practice of riding on an ass, as demonstrated by a woman
ASSY
adj. 1. 1980s sl. - mean; malicious; stubborn; impolite; sarcastic; debased
adj. 2. 20C Amer. sl. - of the seat of a pair of trousers or skirt: shiny
adj. 3. E20 US - uppity, overbearing, brash
adj. 4. 2000s African-American sl. - insignificant, second-rate, unimportant
ASSY-FUSSY
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - backside foremost; in reverse position, inside out
ASSYPET
n. 1870 Sc. & Ireland - an idle or slatternly woman; a dirty little creature
ASSYPOD
n. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a dirty, slatternly woman
AST - ATSZ
ASTAMAGOOTIS
n. 1980 Amer. dial. - a restless person; a worrywart
ASTARD-BA
n. 1930s semi back-slang - a bastard
A-STATE
n. 2002 US sl. - Arkansas
ASTE
n. E17 UK criminals' sl. - money
ASTEAD
adv. 1856 Eng. dial. - instead
ASTEER
adv. 1794 Sc. - moving about, active, bustling
ASTERISK
n. 1900s Aust. euphemism - used for any unspecified profanity
ASTERN (OF) THE LIGHTER
adj. 1891 Amer. sl. - tardy, late, behind, lagging behind
AS THE ACTRESS SAID TO THE BISHOP
phr. 1930s sl. - used after a remark, turning what may have been a perfectly innocent comment into a sexual innuendo; e.g. 'pull it out and we'll see how long it is...as the actress said to the bishop'
AS THE CAT JUMPS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - eventually
AS THE SKUA FLIES
phr. 1936 Antarctica usage - in a straight line
AS THEY BREW, SO LET THEM BAKE
phr. 1599 - as they begin, so let them proceed
ASTHMA
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a company wit; one full of ‘wheezes’ (jokes)
ASTHMATICS
n. 1816 Sc. - asthma
ASTHMA DOG
n. 1953 Amer. dial. - a chihuahua
ASTHMY
n. 1938 Amer. sl. - asthma
ASTHORE
n. 1869 Ireland - a term of endearment, my treasure!
ASTONATE
adj. 1513 obs. - astounded
ASTONIED
adj. 1388 - astonished, in consternation
ASTONISHER
n. 1888 Amer. journalists' sl. - an exclamation point
ASTON VILLA
n. 1. 1990s rhyming sl. - a pillow
n. 2. 1990s rhyming sl. - a pillar
ASTONY
vb. 1340 arch. - to stun, astonish, astound, bewilder; to terrify, to confound with fear or amazement
ASTOOP
adv. 1889 Eng. dial. - of an aged person: bent, stooping
ASTOOR
adv. 1863 Eng. dial. - speedily, shortly, very quickly
ASTORBILT
n. 1. 1965 Amer. jocular usage - a member of the 'best society' of a community
n. 2. 1969 Amer. jocular usage - a person who overdresses
ASTORE
adv. 1863 Eng. dial. - speedily, shortly, very quickly
ASTORPERIOUS
adj. 1935 Amer. dial. - haughty, arrogant
ASTOR'S PET COW
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - a self-important person; an arrogant or haughty person
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. - an overly dressed-up or made-up person
ASTOR'S PET HORSE
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - a self-important person
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. - an overly dressed-up or made-up person .
ASTOR'S PET PONY
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - a self-important person
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. - an overly dressed-up or made-up person
ASTOR'S PET POODLE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a self-important person; an arrogant or haughty person
ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - a self-important person
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - an overly dressed-up or made-up person
ASTOUND
adj. 1764 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. - astonished; stunned
ASTRAPHOBIA
n. 1873 - a morbid fear of thunder and lightning
ASTRE
n. a1500 obs. - a hearth; a home
ASTREN
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - having a frightful or ghastly appearance
ASTRIDDLE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - astride; with the legs wide apart
ASTRIDDLING
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. - sitting astride
ASTRONAUT
n. 1. 1880 obs. rare - a (fictional) spacecraft
n. 2. 1990 sl. - a 'high-flying' business person; esp. one who remains working in one country (typically in E. Asia) after his or her family has emigrated to another, and who frequently commutes between the two
n. 3. 2003 US sl. - the buttocks; the anus
ASTRONOMER
n. 19C sl. - a horse carrying its head high
ASTRONOMIC
adj. 1923 colloq. - of numbers, distances, etc.: very large
ASTRONOMICAL
adj. 1871 colloq. - of numbers, distances, etc.: very large
ASTRONOMICALLY
adv. 1949 colloq. - very, extremely (small, large, etc.)
ASTROSCOPY
n. 19C obs. - observation of the stars
ASTRO TRAVEL
n. 1970s US drugs sl. - imaginary space travel while under the influence of a psychedelic or psychotropic drug
ASTRO TURF
n. 2003 UK sl. - marijuana
ASTROUT
adv. 1869 Eng. dial. - stretched out stiffly
ASTRUT
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stretched out; projecting
ASTUCIOUS
adj. 1823 - astute, subtle, crafty, cunning, shrewd
ASWAIP
adv. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - aslant, on one side
ASWASH
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - awry, aslant
ASWEE
adj. 1927 Sc. - swinging, on the swing
ASWIM
adv. 1792 Sc. - afloat, covered with water
ASWINT
adv. 1896 Eng. dial. - awry, crooked, obliquely
ASWIR
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - diagonally, aslant
ASWISH
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - aslant, slantwise
ASWOON
adv. c1386 - in a swoon
ATABLE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - approachable
AT ADVENTURE
adv. c1420 obs. - at hazard, at randomly, recklessly
AT-AFTER
adv. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - of time: after, afterwards
adv. 2. of 1879 Eng. dial. - place: at the rear, after
prep. 1. 1868 Eng. dial. - of time: after
prep. 2. 1883 Eng. dial. - of place: behind, after
AT A GOOD READY
adj. L19 sl. - thoroughly alert
AT ALL ADVENTURE
adv. 1485 obs. - at random, anyhow; hence, at all hazards, at any risk, whatever may be the consequence; recklessly
AT A LOUSE END
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - in a state of thoughtless, uncontrolled dissipation
AT AN AMPLISH
adj. Bk1997 Irish sl. - at a loss
AT AN IDLE END
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - in a state of thoughtless, uncontrolled dissipation
AT A RATE OF KNOTS
adv. L19 nautical usage - very fast
ATARI
n. 1993 US sl. - crack cocaine
AT A SNAIL'S GALLOP
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - slowly
AT A STRETCH
adv. 1885 colloq. - continuously; at one and the same time
AT A SWOOP
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - suddenly
AT A WHIP
adv. 1550 - suddenly, hastily, briskly
AT BALLARAT
adj. 1990s Aust. sl. - having an erection
AT BAT
adj. 1. L19 sl. - involved in, occupied by
adj. 2. L19 sl. - taking one's turn
AT BATE
adj. a1500 obs. - at strife, contending, fighting
AT BUSHEY PARK
adj. E19 sl. - poor, impoverished
A.T.C.
adj. 1944 US military sl. - allergic to combat
ATCH
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to sneeze
vb. 2. 1920s UK tramps' sl. - to arrest
ATCHKER
vb. 1910s UK tramps' sl. - to arrest
AT EARS
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - at odds; in disagreement
AT EASE IN ONE'S INN
adj. 1885 - thoroughly at home and comfortable
AT EBB
adj. 1610 poetic usage - of the eyes: dry
AT EDGE
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - at odds
ATE-MEAT
n. Bk1911 Sc. - an idler who lives upon others
AT ENDS
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - at odds, in disagreement
ATE OUT
adj. 2002 US sl. - of trousers: worn. baggy, saggy
ATE-THE-BOLTS
n. 20C Irish sl. - one who is a glutton for work
ATE UP
adj. 1. 1998 US sl. - in the US Air Force: dedicated to service
adj. 2. 1998 US sl. - in the US Army: confused, dim
AT EVERY HAND'S TURN
adv. 1899 Amer. dial. - often, frequently
AT EVERY WHIPSTITCH
adv. 1809 Amer. dial. - frequently; continuously; from time to time
ATE-YOUR-BUN
n. 1990s Irish sl. - a term of abuse
ATFARES
n. 1880 Sc. - behaviour
AT FULL BELT
adv. 1960s sl. - at full speed
AT FULL TEAR
adv. 1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - in a great hurry or frantic rush
AT FULL THROTTLE
adv. 1973 - at maximum speed
AT GAZE
adj. 1830 Eng. dial. - staring
AT GUT LEVEL
adv. L19 sl. - instinctively
AT HALF LIGHTS
adv. 1625 - indistinctly, vaguely, dimly
AT HALF-MAST
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - poorly, unwell
phr. 1940s sl. - in a partially lowered position; used esp. of trousers, or a partial erection of the penis
ATHANASIAN WENCH
n. L18 sl. - a promiscuous young woman; a prostitute
AT HARD-MEAT
adj. 1594 obs. - in close confinement; under strict restraint
ATHART
adv. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - across, crosswise
ATHEL
n. 1857 Sc. - a prince, a noble
ATHENEUM
n. L19 sl. - the penis
ATHENIAN
n. 1970s homosexual sl. - a pederast
ATHER-BILL
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a dragonfly
ATHER-CAP
n. Bk1911 Sc. - the dragonfly
AT HER LAST PRAYERS
phr. L17 sl. - used to typify an old maid
ATHIN
adv. 1869 Eng. dial. - within
prep. 1860 Eng. dial. - within
ATHIRST
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - thirsty
ATHIRT
adv. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - across, crosswise
prep. 1806 Eng. dial. - of position or motion: across, over
AT HIS LARGESSE
phr. 1375 obs. - at liberty; at one's own discretion
ATHLETIC FITS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - delirium tremens
ATHORT
adv. 1785 Sc. - across, crosswise
prep. 1806 Sc. - of position or motion: across, over
ATHOUT
adv. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - without, outside
conj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - unless
prep. 1860 Eng. dial. - without
ATHRAW
adv. 1808 Sc. - awry
ATHURT
adv. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - across, crosswise, diagonally
prep. 1806 Eng. dial. - of position or motion: across, over
ATHURTENS
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - athwart, across
ATHURT-EYED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - squinting
ATHWART ONE'S HAWSE
adj. 1827 Amer. dial. - across one's path; in one's way; interfering
ATICAST
n. 1866 Sc. - one who through physical unfitness and general incapacity is thrust aside, rejected, and possibly ill-treated; a silly, helpless, odd sort of person
ATIFER
n. 1920 Sc. - shame or regret at certain word or act
ATISSHA
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to sneeze
AT IT
adj. 1. L16 sl. - indulging in sexual intercourse
adj. 2. E17 sl. - fighting
adj. 3. 18C sl. - involved in something illegal or bad
adj. 4. 19C sl. - kissing and cuddling
adj. 5. M19 sl. - drinking heavily
adj. 6. L19 sl. - involved in an argument; emotionally moved
adj. 7. 1920s sl. - teasing, provoking
AT JAR
adj. 1552 - at discord; in a state of dissension or variance
ATKINS
n. L19 sl. - a typical private solder in the British army
ATLANTIC RANGER
n. B1883 Eng. sl. - a herring
AT LARGE
adj. 1643 rare - in the open sea
ATLAS
n. 1. 1980s US prison sl. - a very strong prisoner
n. 2. 1980s US prison sl. - a prisoner who attempts to carry out everything unaided
AT LATTER LAMMAS
phr. 1567 humorous usage - never
AT LIBERTY
adj. 20C Amer. sl. - unemployed
AT LIQUOR
adj. 1936 Amer. dial. - drinking
AT LOGGERHEADS
adj. 1775 Amer. dial. - in strong disagreement or conflict, at odds, engaged in bickerings or disputes
AT LONG
adv. 1820 Sc. - finally
AT LONG AND AT LAST
adv. 1892 Sc. - in the end
AT LOW WATER
adj. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - short of funds
ATM
n. 1997 US sl. - a generous person
AT-ME
n. 1963 Amer. dial. - a marbles game played by shooting at the opponent's marble, his shooter, no boundaries
ATMOS
n. 1990s sl., orig. US teen - atmosphere or ambience; used in a positive fashion
AT NESTLE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - restless, fidgety, in a state of excitement or uneasiness
AT NUMBER ONE LONDON
phr. 19C Brit. sl. - experiencing the menses
AT NURSE
phr. L18 sl. - for a person to be in the hands of (dishonest) trustees
ATO
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - of motion: to, towards
AT ODDS
adj. 1548 obs. - unequal, different
ATOM
n. 1633 - any very small object; a small person or thing
ATOM BOMB
n. 1969 US sl. - marijuana combined in a cigarette with cocaine, heroin, or opium
ATOM-BOMBO
n. 1940s Aust. sl. - strong, cheap wine
ATOMIC
adj. 1. 1809 - like atoms in size, minute, tiny
adj. 2. Bk1942 US sl. - excellent, 'super'
adj. 3. 1971 US sl. - of a drug: very powerful
n. 1953 US sl. - a cigar-sized marijuana cigarette
ATOMIC ATMOSPHERE
n. 1980s US college sl. - the stink created by someone's having recently broken wind
ATOMIC BOMB
n. Bk1942 US sl. - an admirable or attractive female
ATOMIC COCKTAIL
n. 1. 1945 colloq. - a strong alcoholic cocktail, esp. one which is given a theme relating to nuclear weapons or energy
n. 2. 1949 US medical sl. - a liquid oral medication containing a radioactive isotope
ATOMIC WEDGIE
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an instance of pulling someone's underpants up very tightly from the rear, so that the cloth is pulled between the victim's buttocks; a severe wedgie
ATOMIZE
vb. 1645 - to diminish in size or importance
ATOMIZED
adj. 1950s US sl. - drunk
ATOMY
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - a skeleton
n. 2. 1834 Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
n. 3. 1876 Eng. dial. - a small portion; a particle of anything previously of larger bulk
n. 4. 1883 Eng. dial. - a term of contempt for a man
AT ONE CLATTER
adv. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - at one time
AT ONE JUMP
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - suddenly
AT ONE'S EASE
adj. 20C colloq. - intoxicated with alcohol
AT ONESELF
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - in good health
AT ONE SHOT
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - immediately; shortly
AT ONE'S LARGE
adj. c1384 obs. - at liberty
ATOO
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - of motion: to, towards
ATOP MT. SHASTA
adj. 1930s US drugs sl. - addicted to narcotics
ATORT
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - towards, in the direction of
ATOWARDS
prep. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - approaching to, close upon
prep. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in aid of, in contribution to
prep. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - towards, in the direction of
AT-OWER
adv. 1. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of quantity, degree: over and above, beyond, besides
adv. 2. 1891 Sc. - of place: at a distance, away
prep. 1. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of position or motion: across, over
prep. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - in spite of
A-TOWN
n. 1995 US sl. - Atlanta, Georgia
A TO Z
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. - a shed
AT RACK AND MANGER
phr. c1380 - in the midst of abundance or plenty, wanting for nothing
A TRAIN
n. 1975 US drugs sl. - any central nervous depressant
AT RANGE
adv. c1450 obs. - at random
AT REST
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - tipsy, drunk
ATROCIOUS
adj. 1. 1669 obs. - excessively and wantonly cruel; heinously wicked
adj. 2. 1733 obs. - stern, terrible, fierce; extremely violent
adj. 3. 1885 colloq. - very bad, shocking, execrable
ATROCITY
n. 1. 1534 - savage enormity; horrible or heinous wickedness
n. 2. 1641 arch. - fierceness, sternness, implacability
n. 3. 1878 colloq. - a very bad blunder, violation of good taste or manners, etc.
ATROUS
adj. 1830 rare - very black; jet-black
AT RUG
phr. E19 sl. - asleep, in bed
ATRY
adj. 1. 1742 Sc. - of persons: irritable, fretful, grim, ill-tempered
adj. 2. 1742 Sc. - of a sore: purulent
ATS
n. 1941 Brit. sl. - a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, a British army corps consisting of women
AT SEA
adj. 1768 - confused, bewildered
ATSET
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the turn of the tide, when the ebb begins
ATSHITSHI
n. 1977 S. Africa sl. - marijuana
AT SINGLE HAND
adj. 1607 obs. - single-handed, unaided
AT SIX AND SEVEN
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl.- bewildered; confused; muddled
AT SIXES AND SEVENS
adj. 1670 - confused, bewildered; muddled; also denotes disorganization or disorder
AT SPARROW CROW
phr. 1940s Aust. sl. - at dawn
AT SPARROW'S FART
phr. L19 sl. - at dawn, early in the morning
AT SPOONS WITH
adj. M19 sl. - sentimentally in love with
AT STAINES
phr. E19 sl. - in financial difficulties
ATSTEAD
adv. 1889 Eng. dial. - instead
ATSUI
adj. 1972 Hawaii - hot
ATSY
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - confused
n. 1980 Amer. dial. - a restless person; a worrywart
ASTARD-BA
n. 1930s semi back-slang - a bastard
A-STATE
n. 2002 US sl. - Arkansas
ASTE
n. E17 UK criminals' sl. - money
ASTEAD
adv. 1856 Eng. dial. - instead
ASTEER
adv. 1794 Sc. - moving about, active, bustling
ASTERISK
n. 1900s Aust. euphemism - used for any unspecified profanity
ASTERN (OF) THE LIGHTER
adj. 1891 Amer. sl. - tardy, late, behind, lagging behind
AS THE ACTRESS SAID TO THE BISHOP
phr. 1930s sl. - used after a remark, turning what may have been a perfectly innocent comment into a sexual innuendo; e.g. 'pull it out and we'll see how long it is...as the actress said to the bishop'
AS THE CAT JUMPS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - eventually
AS THE SKUA FLIES
phr. 1936 Antarctica usage - in a straight line
AS THEY BREW, SO LET THEM BAKE
phr. 1599 - as they begin, so let them proceed
ASTHMA
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a company wit; one full of ‘wheezes’ (jokes)
ASTHMATICS
n. 1816 Sc. - asthma
ASTHMA DOG
n. 1953 Amer. dial. - a chihuahua
ASTHMY
n. 1938 Amer. sl. - asthma
ASTHORE
n. 1869 Ireland - a term of endearment, my treasure!
ASTONATE
adj. 1513 obs. - astounded
ASTONIED
adj. 1388 - astonished, in consternation
ASTONISHER
n. 1888 Amer. journalists' sl. - an exclamation point
ASTON VILLA
n. 1. 1990s rhyming sl. - a pillow
n. 2. 1990s rhyming sl. - a pillar
ASTONY
vb. 1340 arch. - to stun, astonish, astound, bewilder; to terrify, to confound with fear or amazement
ASTOOP
adv. 1889 Eng. dial. - of an aged person: bent, stooping
ASTOOR
adv. 1863 Eng. dial. - speedily, shortly, very quickly
ASTORBILT
n. 1. 1965 Amer. jocular usage - a member of the 'best society' of a community
n. 2. 1969 Amer. jocular usage - a person who overdresses
ASTORE
adv. 1863 Eng. dial. - speedily, shortly, very quickly
ASTORPERIOUS
adj. 1935 Amer. dial. - haughty, arrogant
ASTOR'S PET COW
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - a self-important person; an arrogant or haughty person
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. - an overly dressed-up or made-up person
ASTOR'S PET HORSE
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - a self-important person
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. - an overly dressed-up or made-up person .
ASTOR'S PET PONY
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - a self-important person
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. - an overly dressed-up or made-up person
ASTOR'S PET POODLE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a self-important person; an arrogant or haughty person
ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - a self-important person
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - an overly dressed-up or made-up person
ASTOUND
adj. 1764 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. - astonished; stunned
ASTRAPHOBIA
n. 1873 - a morbid fear of thunder and lightning
ASTRE
n. a1500 obs. - a hearth; a home
ASTREN
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - having a frightful or ghastly appearance
ASTRIDDLE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - astride; with the legs wide apart
ASTRIDDLING
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. - sitting astride
ASTRONAUT
n. 1. 1880 obs. rare - a (fictional) spacecraft
n. 2. 1990 sl. - a 'high-flying' business person; esp. one who remains working in one country (typically in E. Asia) after his or her family has emigrated to another, and who frequently commutes between the two
n. 3. 2003 US sl. - the buttocks; the anus
ASTRONOMER
n. 19C sl. - a horse carrying its head high
ASTRONOMIC
adj. 1923 colloq. - of numbers, distances, etc.: very large
ASTRONOMICAL
adj. 1871 colloq. - of numbers, distances, etc.: very large
ASTRONOMICALLY
adv. 1949 colloq. - very, extremely (small, large, etc.)
ASTROSCOPY
n. 19C obs. - observation of the stars
ASTRO TRAVEL
n. 1970s US drugs sl. - imaginary space travel while under the influence of a psychedelic or psychotropic drug
ASTRO TURF
n. 2003 UK sl. - marijuana
ASTROUT
adv. 1869 Eng. dial. - stretched out stiffly
ASTRUT
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stretched out; projecting
ASTUCIOUS
adj. 1823 - astute, subtle, crafty, cunning, shrewd
ASWAIP
adv. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - aslant, on one side
ASWASH
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - awry, aslant
ASWEE
adj. 1927 Sc. - swinging, on the swing
ASWIM
adv. 1792 Sc. - afloat, covered with water
ASWINT
adv. 1896 Eng. dial. - awry, crooked, obliquely
ASWIR
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - diagonally, aslant
ASWISH
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - aslant, slantwise
ASWOON
adv. c1386 - in a swoon
ATABLE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - approachable
AT ADVENTURE
adv. c1420 obs. - at hazard, at randomly, recklessly
AT-AFTER
adv. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - of time: after, afterwards
adv. 2. of 1879 Eng. dial. - place: at the rear, after
prep. 1. 1868 Eng. dial. - of time: after
prep. 2. 1883 Eng. dial. - of place: behind, after
AT A GOOD READY
adj. L19 sl. - thoroughly alert
AT ALL ADVENTURE
adv. 1485 obs. - at random, anyhow; hence, at all hazards, at any risk, whatever may be the consequence; recklessly
AT A LOUSE END
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - in a state of thoughtless, uncontrolled dissipation
AT AN AMPLISH
adj. Bk1997 Irish sl. - at a loss
AT AN IDLE END
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - in a state of thoughtless, uncontrolled dissipation
AT A RATE OF KNOTS
adv. L19 nautical usage - very fast
ATARI
n. 1993 US sl. - crack cocaine
AT A SNAIL'S GALLOP
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - slowly
AT A STRETCH
adv. 1885 colloq. - continuously; at one and the same time
AT A SWOOP
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - suddenly
AT A WHIP
adv. 1550 - suddenly, hastily, briskly
AT BALLARAT
adj. 1990s Aust. sl. - having an erection
AT BAT
adj. 1. L19 sl. - involved in, occupied by
adj. 2. L19 sl. - taking one's turn
AT BATE
adj. a1500 obs. - at strife, contending, fighting
AT BUSHEY PARK
adj. E19 sl. - poor, impoverished
A.T.C.
adj. 1944 US military sl. - allergic to combat
ATCH
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to sneeze
vb. 2. 1920s UK tramps' sl. - to arrest
ATCHKER
vb. 1910s UK tramps' sl. - to arrest
AT EARS
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - at odds; in disagreement
AT EASE IN ONE'S INN
adj. 1885 - thoroughly at home and comfortable
AT EBB
adj. 1610 poetic usage - of the eyes: dry
AT EDGE
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - at odds
ATE-MEAT
n. Bk1911 Sc. - an idler who lives upon others
AT ENDS
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - at odds, in disagreement
ATE OUT
adj. 2002 US sl. - of trousers: worn. baggy, saggy
ATE-THE-BOLTS
n. 20C Irish sl. - one who is a glutton for work
ATE UP
adj. 1. 1998 US sl. - in the US Air Force: dedicated to service
adj. 2. 1998 US sl. - in the US Army: confused, dim
AT EVERY HAND'S TURN
adv. 1899 Amer. dial. - often, frequently
AT EVERY WHIPSTITCH
adv. 1809 Amer. dial. - frequently; continuously; from time to time
ATE-YOUR-BUN
n. 1990s Irish sl. - a term of abuse
ATFARES
n. 1880 Sc. - behaviour
AT FULL BELT
adv. 1960s sl. - at full speed
AT FULL TEAR
adv. 1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - in a great hurry or frantic rush
AT FULL THROTTLE
adv. 1973 - at maximum speed
AT GAZE
adj. 1830 Eng. dial. - staring
AT GUT LEVEL
adv. L19 sl. - instinctively
AT HALF LIGHTS
adv. 1625 - indistinctly, vaguely, dimly
AT HALF-MAST
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - poorly, unwell
phr. 1940s sl. - in a partially lowered position; used esp. of trousers, or a partial erection of the penis
ATHANASIAN WENCH
n. L18 sl. - a promiscuous young woman; a prostitute
AT HARD-MEAT
adj. 1594 obs. - in close confinement; under strict restraint
ATHART
adv. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - across, crosswise
ATHEL
n. 1857 Sc. - a prince, a noble
ATHENEUM
n. L19 sl. - the penis
ATHENIAN
n. 1970s homosexual sl. - a pederast
ATHER-BILL
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a dragonfly
ATHER-CAP
n. Bk1911 Sc. - the dragonfly
AT HER LAST PRAYERS
phr. L17 sl. - used to typify an old maid
ATHIN
adv. 1869 Eng. dial. - within
prep. 1860 Eng. dial. - within
ATHIRST
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - thirsty
ATHIRT
adv. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - across, crosswise
prep. 1806 Eng. dial. - of position or motion: across, over
AT HIS LARGESSE
phr. 1375 obs. - at liberty; at one's own discretion
ATHLETIC FITS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - delirium tremens
ATHORT
adv. 1785 Sc. - across, crosswise
prep. 1806 Sc. - of position or motion: across, over
ATHOUT
adv. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - without, outside
conj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - unless
prep. 1860 Eng. dial. - without
ATHRAW
adv. 1808 Sc. - awry
ATHURT
adv. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - across, crosswise, diagonally
prep. 1806 Eng. dial. - of position or motion: across, over
ATHURTENS
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - athwart, across
ATHURT-EYED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - squinting
ATHWART ONE'S HAWSE
adj. 1827 Amer. dial. - across one's path; in one's way; interfering
ATICAST
n. 1866 Sc. - one who through physical unfitness and general incapacity is thrust aside, rejected, and possibly ill-treated; a silly, helpless, odd sort of person
ATIFER
n. 1920 Sc. - shame or regret at certain word or act
ATISSHA
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to sneeze
AT IT
adj. 1. L16 sl. - indulging in sexual intercourse
adj. 2. E17 sl. - fighting
adj. 3. 18C sl. - involved in something illegal or bad
adj. 4. 19C sl. - kissing and cuddling
adj. 5. M19 sl. - drinking heavily
adj. 6. L19 sl. - involved in an argument; emotionally moved
adj. 7. 1920s sl. - teasing, provoking
AT JAR
adj. 1552 - at discord; in a state of dissension or variance
ATKINS
n. L19 sl. - a typical private solder in the British army
ATLANTIC RANGER
n. B1883 Eng. sl. - a herring
AT LARGE
adj. 1643 rare - in the open sea
ATLAS
n. 1. 1980s US prison sl. - a very strong prisoner
n. 2. 1980s US prison sl. - a prisoner who attempts to carry out everything unaided
AT LATTER LAMMAS
phr. 1567 humorous usage - never
AT LIBERTY
adj. 20C Amer. sl. - unemployed
AT LIQUOR
adj. 1936 Amer. dial. - drinking
AT LOGGERHEADS
adj. 1775 Amer. dial. - in strong disagreement or conflict, at odds, engaged in bickerings or disputes
AT LONG
adv. 1820 Sc. - finally
AT LONG AND AT LAST
adv. 1892 Sc. - in the end
AT LOW WATER
adj. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - short of funds
ATM
n. 1997 US sl. - a generous person
AT-ME
n. 1963 Amer. dial. - a marbles game played by shooting at the opponent's marble, his shooter, no boundaries
ATMOS
n. 1990s sl., orig. US teen - atmosphere or ambience; used in a positive fashion
AT NESTLE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - restless, fidgety, in a state of excitement or uneasiness
AT NUMBER ONE LONDON
phr. 19C Brit. sl. - experiencing the menses
AT NURSE
phr. L18 sl. - for a person to be in the hands of (dishonest) trustees
ATO
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - of motion: to, towards
AT ODDS
adj. 1548 obs. - unequal, different
ATOM
n. 1633 - any very small object; a small person or thing
ATOM BOMB
n. 1969 US sl. - marijuana combined in a cigarette with cocaine, heroin, or opium
ATOM-BOMBO
n. 1940s Aust. sl. - strong, cheap wine
ATOMIC
adj. 1. 1809 - like atoms in size, minute, tiny
adj. 2. Bk1942 US sl. - excellent, 'super'
adj. 3. 1971 US sl. - of a drug: very powerful
n. 1953 US sl. - a cigar-sized marijuana cigarette
ATOMIC ATMOSPHERE
n. 1980s US college sl. - the stink created by someone's having recently broken wind
ATOMIC BOMB
n. Bk1942 US sl. - an admirable or attractive female
ATOMIC COCKTAIL
n. 1. 1945 colloq. - a strong alcoholic cocktail, esp. one which is given a theme relating to nuclear weapons or energy
n. 2. 1949 US medical sl. - a liquid oral medication containing a radioactive isotope
ATOMIC WEDGIE
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an instance of pulling someone's underpants up very tightly from the rear, so that the cloth is pulled between the victim's buttocks; a severe wedgie
ATOMIZE
vb. 1645 - to diminish in size or importance
ATOMIZED
adj. 1950s US sl. - drunk
ATOMY
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - a skeleton
n. 2. 1834 Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
n. 3. 1876 Eng. dial. - a small portion; a particle of anything previously of larger bulk
n. 4. 1883 Eng. dial. - a term of contempt for a man
AT ONE CLATTER
adv. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - at one time
AT ONE JUMP
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - suddenly
AT ONE'S EASE
adj. 20C colloq. - intoxicated with alcohol
AT ONESELF
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - in good health
AT ONE SHOT
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - immediately; shortly
AT ONE'S LARGE
adj. c1384 obs. - at liberty
ATOO
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - of motion: to, towards
ATOP MT. SHASTA
adj. 1930s US drugs sl. - addicted to narcotics
ATORT
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - towards, in the direction of
ATOWARDS
prep. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - approaching to, close upon
prep. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in aid of, in contribution to
prep. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - towards, in the direction of
AT-OWER
adv. 1. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of quantity, degree: over and above, beyond, besides
adv. 2. 1891 Sc. - of place: at a distance, away
prep. 1. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of position or motion: across, over
prep. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - in spite of
A-TOWN
n. 1995 US sl. - Atlanta, Georgia
A TO Z
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. - a shed
AT RACK AND MANGER
phr. c1380 - in the midst of abundance or plenty, wanting for nothing
A TRAIN
n. 1975 US drugs sl. - any central nervous depressant
AT RANGE
adv. c1450 obs. - at random
AT REST
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - tipsy, drunk
ATROCIOUS
adj. 1. 1669 obs. - excessively and wantonly cruel; heinously wicked
adj. 2. 1733 obs. - stern, terrible, fierce; extremely violent
adj. 3. 1885 colloq. - very bad, shocking, execrable
ATROCITY
n. 1. 1534 - savage enormity; horrible or heinous wickedness
n. 2. 1641 arch. - fierceness, sternness, implacability
n. 3. 1878 colloq. - a very bad blunder, violation of good taste or manners, etc.
ATROUS
adj. 1830 rare - very black; jet-black
AT RUG
phr. E19 sl. - asleep, in bed
ATRY
adj. 1. 1742 Sc. - of persons: irritable, fretful, grim, ill-tempered
adj. 2. 1742 Sc. - of a sore: purulent
ATS
n. 1941 Brit. sl. - a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, a British army corps consisting of women
AT SEA
adj. 1768 - confused, bewildered
ATSET
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the turn of the tide, when the ebb begins
ATSHITSHI
n. 1977 S. Africa sl. - marijuana
AT SINGLE HAND
adj. 1607 obs. - single-handed, unaided
AT SIX AND SEVEN
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl.- bewildered; confused; muddled
AT SIXES AND SEVENS
adj. 1670 - confused, bewildered; muddled; also denotes disorganization or disorder
AT SPARROW CROW
phr. 1940s Aust. sl. - at dawn
AT SPARROW'S FART
phr. L19 sl. - at dawn, early in the morning
AT SPOONS WITH
adj. M19 sl. - sentimentally in love with
AT STAINES
phr. E19 sl. - in financial difficulties
ATSTEAD
adv. 1889 Eng. dial. - instead
ATSUI
adj. 1972 Hawaii - hot
ATSY
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - confused
ATTA - AUPZ
ATTABABES!
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of admiration and encouragement
ATTABABY!
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of admiration and encouragement
ATTABOY
n. 1. 1970 US sl. - praise, esp. from a boss
n. 2. 1975 US military & police sl. - a commendation
n. 3. Bk2004 Amer., World War I usage - an American soldier
int. c1910 Amer. sl. - an expression of approval for deserving behaviour or a successful performance
ATTABOY LANGUAGE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - slang (Attaboy = American soldier)
ATTACK
n. E19 sl. - the moment of starting a meal or dish
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to undertake
ATTACK OF THE SLOWS
n. 1951 US sl. - in horse racing: an imaginary illness that plagues a horse midway through a race
ATTACK OF THE WEEK'S END
n. L19 sl. - the poverty that comes after one's weekly wages have run out
ATTACK OF THE MONTH'S END
n. L19 sl. - the poverty that comes after one's monthly wages have run out
ATTAGIRL!
int. c1910 Amer. sl. - an expression of approval for deserving behaviour or a successful performance
ATTAMIE
n. 1790 Sc. - a skeleton
ATTEDIATE
vb. 1603 obs. rare - to be tedious to; to tire, to weary, to exhaust
ATTEND BLANKET CLASS
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to go to bed
ATTENSH
n. 1930s sl. - attention
ATTENT
n. a1250 obs. - purpose, intention
ATTENTIONAL
adj. 1901 - pert. to attention
ATTER
n. 1. 1691 Sc. & Eng. dial. - morbid matter from an ulcer or wound
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - poison, venom
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a scab, a dry sore
n. 4. 1907 Sc. - ill nature, quarrelsomeness
vb. 1. 1896 Eng. dial. - to venom, to sting
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to discharge, as a sore; hence, to clot, to curdle, to cake
vb. 3. 1929 Sc. - to desire, to long after, to crave
ATTERCAP
n. 1. 1808 Sc. - a spider
n. 2. 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person
n. 3. 1929 Sc. - a half-fool; one who acts in a silly fashion
ATTERCOB
n. 1742 Eng. dial. - a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person
ATTERCOP
n. 1. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a spider
n. 2. c1505 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a peevish, ill-natured person; one of a malignant disposition
n. 3. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a small, insignificant person
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a spider's web
n. 5. 19C Eng. dial. - the ant
ATTERCOP-WEB
n. 1785 Eng. dial. - a spider's web
ATTERIL
n. 1. 1889 Eng. dial. - a shapeless, dirty, or entangled mass; a complete wreck
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a scar with a rough surface
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - poisonous matter from an ulcer or wound
ATTERING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - poisonous
ATTERLING
n. c1430 obs. - a venomous, malignant person; a shrew
ATTERMITE
n. 1. 1864 Eng. dial. - an ill-tempered, spiteful person
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who resembles his parents
ATTERN
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - of persons: cruel, fierce; ill-natured
adj. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. - venomous
ATTERN-TEMPER
n. 1854 Eng. dial. - irritating, malignant temper
ATTERY
adj. 1. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of persons: irritable, fretful, grim, ill-tempered
adj. 2. 1808 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of a sore: purulent
adj. 3. 1899 Sc. - of weather, wind, etc.: stormy, bitter, cold and unpleasant
adj. 4. 1929 Sc. - of looks or appearance: grim, stern;; angry, stormy; forbidding
AT THE BUSH
phr. E19 sl. - in financial difficulties
AT THE CREEP
adj. 1928 sl., orig. US - engaged in stealthy robbery
AT THE DEATH
phr. 20C sl. - in the end, in conclusion
AT THE DOUBLE
adv. 1865 colloq. - rapidly
AT THE DROP OF A HAT
adv. 1854 colloq., orig. US - promptly, without hesitation
AT THE EDGE OF A TIME
adv. 1898 Sc. - from time to time, occasionally
AT THE END OF ONE'S ROPE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - fatally ill
AT THE END OF ONE'S ROW
phr. 1904 Amer. dial. - at the limit of one's patience or endurance
AT THE FIRST BRUSH
adv. 1815 - at the first encounter or meeting
AT THE GAYNESTE
adv. 1399 obs. - at random
AT THE LARGE
adj. a1400 obs. - at the utmost
AT THE LARGIEST
adv. 1535 obs. - in the fullest manner
AT THE LAST CAST
phr. c1449 obs. - in extremities, near to death or ruin
AT THE LONG LENGTH
adv. 1866 Eng. dial. - at last
AT THE MICKS
phr. 1960s sl. - causing trouble
AT THE MIX
phr. 1960s sl. - causing trouble
AT THE OUTS
phr. L19 sl. - arguing or angry with someone
AT THE OUTSIDE
phr. M19 sl. - at the limit, to the fullest extent
AT THE PINCH
phr. L18 sl. - working as a thief, esp. petty theft from shops carried out during a purchase, giving short change or passing counterfeit money in exchange for goods
AT THE RACES
phr. 1. 2003 Irish sl. - unsuccessful, uncompetitive
phr. 2. 20C sl. - working as a street-walker
AT THE SIGN OF THE HORN
phr. L17 colloq. - suffering cuckoldry
AT THE SIGN OF THE MOON
phr. 1613 obs. - in the open air by night
AT THE SOUND OF THE GUN
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - immediately; shortly
AT THE TOP OF THE HOUSE
adj. L17 sl. - very angry
AT THE WHITLEATHER AGE
phr. 1952 Amer. dial. - at the stage or age of an old maid, tough and unmarriageable
AT THIEVES' LAW
adv. Bk1908 obs. - after the manner of thieves
ATTIC
n. 1. 1823 Amer. sl. - the head; mind, memory
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. - the upper balcony in a theatre
n. 3. 1992 US sl. - a drug addict
ATTIC HAND
n. 1954 US sl. - in oil drilling: a worker who handles the drill pipe
ATTICQUATED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - antiquated, related to the attic
ATTIC STOREY
n. Bk1894 - the head
ATTIC TO LET
adj. M19 sl. - unhinged, insane, crazy
ATTIFER
n. 1914 Sc. - demeanour, behaviour, manners
ATTIKAST
n. 1908 Sc. - an odd, foolish, and helpless person
AT TIMES AND AGAIN
adv. 1864 - at various times, occasionally
ATTITUDE
n. 1. 1950 Amer. dial. - of the wind: direction, disposition
n. 2. 1962 sl., orig. US - truculent or aggressively defiant temperament or demeanour; a hostile or haughty attitude; assertive spirit; hence, a cold reception, hostility, anger, etc.
n. 3. 1970 Amer. dial. - of persons: a haughty manner
phr. 1980s sl. - a comment made to a person who is seen as displaying attitude
ATTITUDE-ADJUSTER
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a police officer's nightstick; any club
ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
n. 1. 20C teen & high school sl. - a high on drugs or alcohol
n. 2. 2000s US prison sl. - the administration of mood-altering drugs to a prisoner seen as disruptive; the physical subjugation of such a prisoner
ATTITUDE ARREST
n. 1992 US sl. - an arrest motivated by the subject's lack of respect towards the arresting police officer
ATTITUDE TEST
n. 1984 US sl. - the extremely subjective criteria used by a traffic police officer in deciding whether to issue a traffic ticket or let the offending driver off with a warning
ATTLEBOROUGH
n. B1890 Eng. sl. - cheap or sham jewellery
ATTO
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - of motion: to, towards
ATTORNEY
n. E19 sl. - a grilled and devilled goose or turkey drumstick
ATTOXICATED
adj. 1604 obs. rare - intoxicated
ATTRACT
vb. 1. 1593 obs. - to take in and consider
vb. 2. 1891 euphemism - to steal
ATTRAMITE
n. 1864 Eng. dial. - an ill-tempered, spiteful person
ATTRIE
adj. 1. Bk1898 Sc. - of a sore: purulent
adj. 2. Bk1911 Sc. - irascible
ATTRIL
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a shapeless, dirty, or entangled mass; a complete wreck
ATTRIST
vb.1680 obs. - to make sad, to sadden
ATTRITE
vb.1956 sl., orig. US - to wear down or erode resources, morale, etc. by unrelenting attack
ATTWOOD
n. 1894 Eng. dial. - a foolish fellow; a stupid person; a blockhead; a simpleton
AT-UNDER
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in subjection, under control
ATWEEL
adv. 1816 Sc. & Ireland - truly, indeed, assuredly, of course
ATWEESH
prep. 1768 Sc. - between
ATWEESH AND ATWEEN
phr. Bk1898 Sc. - only indifferently well in respect of health
ATWINE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - twisted, askew, awry, zigzag
ATWIST
adv. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - at cross purposes, at strife
adv. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - twisted, awry, tangled
ATWIXT
prep. 1860 Eng. dial. - between
ATWIXT AND ATWEEN
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - shuffling, full of excuses
adv. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - between
ATWOOD
n. 20C Can. teen & high school sl. - a 'wedgie' in one's underwear
AUAU
n. 1938 Hawaii - swimming, bathing
vb. 1938 Hawaii - to swim; to bathe in the sea or a stream
AUBUCK
n. 1807 Eng. dial. - a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man
AUCHIMUTY
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - mean, paltry
AU CONTRAIRE
adv. 1955 US sl. - to the contrary
AUCTORIAL
adj. 1821 - pert. to an author
AUCTION
n. 1. 1692 obs. - the act of increasing; increase, growth
n. 2. 1865 Eng. dial. - a dirty or untidy place or room; a disorderly crowd
AUCTIONEER
n. 1. B1863 Eng. sl. - a pugilist's fist
n. 2. 1863 Amer. sl. - in boxing: a knockdown blow
AUCTORIAL
adj. 1821 - pet. to an author
AUDACIOUS
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - exceedingly, uncommonly, very
AUDACULOUS
adj. 1603 obs. - a little bold or daring
AUDI
vb. 1990s teen & high school sl. - to run, to rush away
AUDI 5000
vb. 1998 US teen & high school sl. - to run, to rush away
phr. 1991 African-American & teen sl. - a phrase of farewell; goodbye, see you
AUDIE
n. 1. 1813 Sc. - a careless or stupid fellow
n. 2. 1955 US sl. - the voice that announced the time on telephone time services
AUDITION THE FINGER PUPPETS
vb. 1990s sl. - to masturbate
AUDITION THE HAND PUPPET
vb. 1990s sl. - to masturbate
AUDIT ONE'S ACCOUNTS AT THE COURT OF NEPTUNE
vb. E20 nautical sl. - to vomit
AUF
n. 1750 Eng. dial. - a foolish person, a simpleton
AUGER
n. 1. 1890 Amer. dial. - an excessive talker; a bore
n. 2. 1903 Amer. dial. - an important person; a foreman
n. 3. c1910 Amer. jocular usage - a penis
n. 4. 1980s US college sl. - an excessively hard worker
vb. 1. 1908 Amer. dial. - to talk, to converse, to chat
vb. 2. 1923 Amer. dial. - to look or investigate surreptitiously
vb. 3. 1961 Amer. dial. - to argue
vb. 4. 1966 Amer. dial. - to go about aimlessly
AUGER AROUND
vb. 1. 1923 Amer. dial. - to look or investigate surreptitiously
vb. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. - to go about aimlessly
AUGER-EYED
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. - having sharp or piercing eyes
AUGER-HOLE
n. L17 sl. - the vagina
AUGER IN
vb. 1944 US military sl. - of an aircraft: to dive and crash in a tailspin; to crash-land
AUGH!
int. 1871 Sc. - an exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, etc.
AUGHT
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - any
n. 1. 1737 Sc. & Ireland - property, possession
n. 2. 1768 Sc. - an obstinate, ill-conditioned child
vb. 1. 1816 Sc. - to own, to possess
vb. 2. 1822 Sc. - to owe, to be indebted to
AUGUR
n. 1. 1890 Amer. dial. - an excessive talker; a bore
n. 2. 1903 Amer. dial. - an important person; a foreman
vb. 1. 1908 Amer. dial. - to talk, to converse, to chat
vb. 2. 1961 Amer. dial. - to argue
AUGURING
n. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. - talking, conversation
n. 2. 1942 Amer. dial. - arguing
AUGURIOUS
adj. Bk1886 obs. - predicting
AUGUST BUG
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a cicada
AUGUST CRICKET
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a cicada
AUGUST FLY
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a cicada
AUGUST HAM
n. 1926 Amer. jocular usage - a watermelon
AUGUSTIOUS
adj. a1670 obs. rare - grand, magnificent, majestic, august
AUGUSTUS
n. 2002 UK sl. - a male homosexual
AULD
adj. c1480 - old
AULD ANE
n. 1816 Sc. - the devil
AULD-AUNTIE
n. 1825 Sc. - the aunt of one's father or mother
AULD BOY
n. 1894 Sc. - the devil
AUL' DAY
n. 1785 Sc. - the day after a merrymaking when no work is done
AULD CHIEL
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the devil
AULD DADDY
n. 1822 Sc. - grandfather
AULD-FARRANT
adj. 1. 1721 Sc. - of persons and their ways, sayings, etc.: sagacious, prudent, knowing, cunning, clever, witty, ingenious
adj. 2. 1722 Sc. - of children or young people having the ways or the shrewdness of older persons; precocious
adj. 3. 1750 Sc. - old-fashioned; antiquated; quaint; droll
AULD-FATHER
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a grandfather
AULD HANGIE
n. 1785 Sc. - the devil
AULD-HEADIT
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - shrewd, sagacious
AULD HORNIE
n. 1785 Sc. - the devil
AULD IN THE HORN
adj. 1915 Sc. - old and less fit, physically or mentally
AULD KEEKUM
n. 1880 Sc. - the devil
AULD KIRK
n. 1884 Sc. - whisky
AULD LANG SYNE
n. 2002 UK rhyming slang for '69' - mutual, simultaneous oral sex between two people
AULD LASS
n. 1901 Sc. - an old maid
AULD MAHOUN
n. 1792 Sc. obs. - the Devil
AULD MAID'S BAIRN
n. 1899 Sc. - a hypothetical well-behaved child which a spinster has in mind when criticizing the children of others
AULD MAID'S WEAN
n. 1928 Sc. - a hypothetical well-behaved child which a spinster has in mind when criticizing the children of others
THE AULD MAN
n. 1721 Sc. - the Devil
AULD MISCHANTER
n. 1788 Sc. - the Devil
AULD-MITHER
n. 1911 Sc. - grandmother
AULD-MOU'D
adj. 1768 Sc. - sagacious, crafty
THE AULD NAIL
n. Bk1902 Sc. - original sin
AULD NEIL
n. 1898 Sc. - the devil
AULD REEKIE, AULD REEKY, AULD REIKIE
n. 1721 Sc. - a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town
AULDRIFE
adj. 1882 Sc. - old; of the old style
AULD SANNIE, AULD SANNY
n. 1898 Sc. - a nickname for the devil
AULD SAUNDERS
n. a1846 Sc. - the devil
AULD SMITH
n. 1871 Sc. - the devil
AULD SODGER
n. 1881 Sc. - a dried chew of tobacco
AULD SON
n. a1825 Sc. - the oldest son
AULD THIEF
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the devil
AULD-UNCLE
n. 1825 Sc. - the uncle of one's father or mother
AULD USED HAND
n. 1824 Sc. - an experienced person; an 'old hand'
AULD WIFE'S SANTER
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - an idle tale
AULD YEAR'S DAY
n. c1885 Sc. - the last day of the year
AUM
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to thrash, to beat soundly; to tan a person's hide
AUMBRY
n. 1768 Eng. dial. - a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry
AUMERIL
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - a stupid, unmethodical person
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a mongrel dog
AUMLACH
n. 1880 Ireland - a small quantity
AUMLUCH
adj. Bk1898 Ireland - awkward, ungainly
adv. Bk1898 Ireland - in an ungainly manner, awkwardly
AUMPER
vb. 1883 Eng. dial. obs. - to foster
AUMRIE
n. B1900 Sc. - a very stupid person
AUMRY
adj. 1850 Eng. dial. - shady
n. 1768 Eng. dial. - a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry
AU NATUREL
adj. 1967 US colloq. - naked
AUNCETER
n. 1773 Eng. dial. - an ancestor
AUND
adj. 1. 1747 Eng. dial. - fated, destined, ordained
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - forewarned
AUNT
n. 1. a1425 obs. - an old or talkative woman
n. 2. 1604 sl. - a female prostitute
n. 3. 1606 UK sl. - the manager of a brothel
n. 4. 1746 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a term of familiarity or respect applied to an elderly woman, not necessarily implying relationship
n. 5. 1793 - a close family friend or an elderly woman
n. 6. 1835 colloq. - an older Black woman; used as a term of respect or affection, esp. by White children
n. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a grandmother
n. 8. 1942-9 Amer. sl. - a middle-aged or elderly effeminate male homosexual; used disparagingly
n. 9. 1964 Amer. sl. - a female prostitute up in years
n. 10. 1965 Amer. dial. - in Mormon polygamous families: the term of address used by children to refer to wives of their father other than their mother
n. 11. 1968 Amer. dial. - a midwife
AUNT ARUSHY
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a nickname for an umbrella
AUNT BETSY'S COOKIE STORE
n. 1990s US college sl. - Alcoholic Beverage Control store
AUNT BETTIE
n. 1945 US sl. - an overly cautious person
AUNT DINAH'S PICKING HER GEESE
phr. 1969 Amer. dial. - it's snowing; said when huge feathery snowflakes are falling, esp. in early winter and first snow falls
AUNT EDNA
n. 1953 - a typical theatre-goer of conservative taste
AUNT ELLA
n. 1960 UK rhyming sl. - an umbrella
AUNT EMMA
n. 1. 1947 US sl. - used as a personification of a matronly aunt
n. 2. 1977 US sl. - in croquet: a cautious, conservative, dull player
AUNT EMMA FROM READING
phr. 1948 Amer. dial. - refers to a woman's menstruation
AUNTER
n. 1. 1697 Eng. dial. - a strange or unusual deed; anything unusual or out of the ordinary
n. 2. 1703 Eng. dial. - a pretense, needless scruple, excuse, hesitation
n. 3. 1881 Eng. dial. - an adventure, a misadventure; a story of adventure, an unlikely story
vb. 1. 1742 Sc. - to venture, to chance
vb. 2. 1790 Sc. - to walk, to saunter
AUNTERCAST
n. 1768 Sc. - a misfortune
AUNTERIN
adj. 1785 Sc. - occasional, rare
AUNTERS
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - perhaps
conj. 1788 Eng. dial. - lest, in case that
AUNTERSOME
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bold, daring, adventurous
AUNT FANNY
n. 1975 US sl. - the Federal Communications Commission
AUNT FLO
n. 1954 US sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNT FLO FROM RED RIVER
n. 2001 Can. sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNT FLO HAS COME
phr. 1948 Amer. dial. - menstruation has started
AUNT FLO HAS COME TO STAY
phr. 1954 sl. - the menstrual period has started
AUNT FLO IS VISITING
n. 20C sl. - menstruation
AUNT GRANDMOTHER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a grandmother
AUNT HAGAR
n. 1942 African-American usage - the Black race
AUNT HAGAR'S CHILDREN
n. 1935 African-American usage - the Black race
AUNT HAGGIE'S CHILDREN
n. 1985 Bermuda sl. - any stupid, lazy, despised people
AUNT HAZEL
n. 1. 1949 US sl. - heroin
n. 2. 2001 US sl. - marijuana
AUNTIE
n. 1. 17C - a procuress, esp. the madam of a brothel or bawdy-house
n. 2. 1835 Amer. dial. - an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address
n. 3. 1853 Sc. - 'the bottle'; a drink ; a drinking-bout
n. 4. M19 sl. - the lavatory
n. 5. 1930 US sl. - an older, effeminate male homosexual (a tad cruel term if not derogatory)
n. 6. 1950s drugs sl. - opium
n. 7. 1962 UK sl. - the British Broadcasting Corporation
n. 8. 1964 Amer. sl. - a female prostitute up in years
n. 9. 1968 Amer. dial. - a midwife
n. 10. 1992 Norfolk Island sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
n. 11. 1999 NZ sl. - a disoriented unlambed ewe that thinks she has lambed and steals the lamb of another ewe
n. 12. 20C US Air Force usage - an antimissile missile
AUNTIE ELLA
n. 20C rhyming sl. - an umbrella
AUNTIE EMMA
n. 1. 1970s drugs sl. - morphine
n. 2. 1980s drugs sl. - opium
AUNTIE ENA
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. - a cleaner
AUNTIE FLORA
n. 20C W. Indies partial rhyming sl. - the floor
AUNTIE JANE
n. 1970s Irish sl. - menstruation, a period
AUNTIE JONES
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNTIE LILY
adj. 1945 UK rhyming sl. - silly
AUNTIE-MAN
n. 1. 1940s W. Indies sl. - an effeminate man, esp. a homosexual
n. 2. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - a man who is completely dominated by his wife
AUNTIE MEG
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. - a keg (of beer)
AUNTIE NELLIE, AUNTIE NELLY
n. 1961 rhyming sl. - the belly
AUNTIE'S RUIN
n. 1900s sl. - a disreputable, untrustworthy, seedy man
AUNTIE WICKY
n. 1982 Bahamas - Queen Victoria
AUNT-IN-LAW
n. a1556 - the wife or female partner of one's uncle
AUNT JANE
n. 1. 1928 US sl. - Tijuana, Mexico
n. 2. 1963 Amer. sl., derogatory - a Black woman with a servile attitude toward Whites; a Black female who is a traitor to her race
n. 3. 1970 Amer. dial. - a female member of a Black church
AUNT JANE'S
n. c1960 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNT JANE'S ROOM
n. 1939 US sl. - an outdoor toilet
AUNT JEMIMA
n. 1. 1909 US sl. - in craps: a particular point, perhaps three
n. 2. 1966 US sl. - a Black woman who seeks approval from White people by obsequious behaviour
AUNT JENNY'S
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNT JERUSHA'S
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNT JODY'S COME WITH HER SUITCASE
phr. 1971 Amer. dial. - menstrual period
AUNT JULIA
n. 1953 US sl. - communist propaganda
AUNT LILIAN IS VISITING
phr. 1960s US college sl. - menstruating
AUNT MAME
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - an older male homosexual
AUNT MARIA
n. 1. L19 sl. - the female genitals
n. 2. 20C rhyming sl. - a fire (pronounced 'Mar-eye-a')
AUNT MARY
n. 1. M19 sl. - a Black woman who is a regular churchgoer and religious believer
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
n. 3. 1959 US sl. - marijuana
n. 4. 1974 US sl. - a Black woman who is subservient to Whites
AUNT MATHILDA
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a middle-aged male homosexual
AUNT MINNIE IS VISITING
phr. 1978 Amer. dial. - menstruation
AUNT NELL
n. 2002 UK sl. - the ear; usually as a plural
vb. 1992 UK sl. - to listen
AUNT NELLY
n. 20C rhyming sl. - the belly
AUNT NELLY FAKE
n. 1997 UK sl. - an earring; usually as a plural
AUNT NORA
n. 1994 US sl. - cocaine
AUNT POLLYS
n. 2000s African-American sl. - very small testicles
AUNT ROSE
n. 1990s US sl. - menstruation
AUNT RUBY
phr. 2002 US sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNT SALLY
n. 1. 1859 - something or someone who is an object of criticism, ridicule, etc.
n. 2. E19 African-American sl. - a subservient Black woman, happy to curry favour with Whites at the price of her autonomy
n. 3. L19 sl. - a scapegoat, often unfairly so
AUNT SAM
n. 19C sl. - the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA
AUNT SARAH'S
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNT'S SISTERS
n. c1900 Eng. sl. - ancestors
AUNT SUSIE
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNT SUZIE'S VISITING
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - menstruation
AUNT THOMASINA
n. 1. 1963 US sl. - a Black woman who curries favour with White people by obsequious behaviour
n. 2. 1970 US sl. - a woman who does not support feminism; one who is untrue to her cause
AUNT THOMASINE
n. 1. 1970 Amer. dial., derogatory - a Black woman with a servile attitude toward Whites
n. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. - a woman considered untrue to her cause
AUNT TILLIE
n. 1. 1960 US sl. - the personification of a fussy old maid
n. 2. 1999 US sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNT TILLIES
n. 1943 US sl. - an old-fashioned woman's nightgown
AUNT TILLY
n. 1. 1960 US sl. - the personification of a fussy old maid
n. 2. 1999 US sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNT TOM
n. 1. 1960s sl., orig. African-American - a subservient, obsequious Black woman
n. 2. 1968 US sl. - a woman who does not support the roles of feminism
AUNTY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: ready, bold, venturesome, high-spirited
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of horses: frisky, restive
n. 1. 1801 Eng. & Amer. dial. - an elderly woman unrelated to the speaker; used as a term of respectful address
n. 2. 1835 Amer. dial. - an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address
n. 3. 1853 Sc. - a debauch; a name for the 'bottle'
n. 4. Bk1898 Sc. - a loose woman; a bawd
n. 5. M19 sl. - the lavatory
n. 6. 1962 UK sl. - the British Broadcasting Corporation
n. 7. 1992 Norfolk Island sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNTY (NELLY)
n. 1961 rhyming sl. - the belly
AUNTY-PAUNTY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: proud, high-spirited
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of horses: restive
AUNTY-PRAUNTY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: proud, high-spirited
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of horses: restive
AUPS
n. Bk1898 Eng, dial. - a wayward, mischievous child
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of admiration and encouragement
ATTABABY!
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of admiration and encouragement
ATTABOY
n. 1. 1970 US sl. - praise, esp. from a boss
n. 2. 1975 US military & police sl. - a commendation
n. 3. Bk2004 Amer., World War I usage - an American soldier
int. c1910 Amer. sl. - an expression of approval for deserving behaviour or a successful performance
ATTABOY LANGUAGE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - slang (Attaboy = American soldier)
ATTACK
n. E19 sl. - the moment of starting a meal or dish
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to undertake
ATTACK OF THE SLOWS
n. 1951 US sl. - in horse racing: an imaginary illness that plagues a horse midway through a race
ATTACK OF THE WEEK'S END
n. L19 sl. - the poverty that comes after one's weekly wages have run out
ATTACK OF THE MONTH'S END
n. L19 sl. - the poverty that comes after one's monthly wages have run out
ATTAGIRL!
int. c1910 Amer. sl. - an expression of approval for deserving behaviour or a successful performance
ATTAMIE
n. 1790 Sc. - a skeleton
ATTEDIATE
vb. 1603 obs. rare - to be tedious to; to tire, to weary, to exhaust
ATTEND BLANKET CLASS
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to go to bed
ATTENSH
n. 1930s sl. - attention
ATTENT
n. a1250 obs. - purpose, intention
ATTENTIONAL
adj. 1901 - pert. to attention
ATTER
n. 1. 1691 Sc. & Eng. dial. - morbid matter from an ulcer or wound
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - poison, venom
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a scab, a dry sore
n. 4. 1907 Sc. - ill nature, quarrelsomeness
vb. 1. 1896 Eng. dial. - to venom, to sting
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to discharge, as a sore; hence, to clot, to curdle, to cake
vb. 3. 1929 Sc. - to desire, to long after, to crave
ATTERCAP
n. 1. 1808 Sc. - a spider
n. 2. 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person
n. 3. 1929 Sc. - a half-fool; one who acts in a silly fashion
ATTERCOB
n. 1742 Eng. dial. - a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person
ATTERCOP
n. 1. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a spider
n. 2. c1505 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a peevish, ill-natured person; one of a malignant disposition
n. 3. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a small, insignificant person
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a spider's web
n. 5. 19C Eng. dial. - the ant
ATTERCOP-WEB
n. 1785 Eng. dial. - a spider's web
ATTERIL
n. 1. 1889 Eng. dial. - a shapeless, dirty, or entangled mass; a complete wreck
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a scar with a rough surface
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - poisonous matter from an ulcer or wound
ATTERING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - poisonous
ATTERLING
n. c1430 obs. - a venomous, malignant person; a shrew
ATTERMITE
n. 1. 1864 Eng. dial. - an ill-tempered, spiteful person
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who resembles his parents
ATTERN
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - of persons: cruel, fierce; ill-natured
adj. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. - venomous
ATTERN-TEMPER
n. 1854 Eng. dial. - irritating, malignant temper
ATTERY
adj. 1. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of persons: irritable, fretful, grim, ill-tempered
adj. 2. 1808 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of a sore: purulent
adj. 3. 1899 Sc. - of weather, wind, etc.: stormy, bitter, cold and unpleasant
adj. 4. 1929 Sc. - of looks or appearance: grim, stern;; angry, stormy; forbidding
AT THE BUSH
phr. E19 sl. - in financial difficulties
AT THE CREEP
adj. 1928 sl., orig. US - engaged in stealthy robbery
AT THE DEATH
phr. 20C sl. - in the end, in conclusion
AT THE DOUBLE
adv. 1865 colloq. - rapidly
AT THE DROP OF A HAT
adv. 1854 colloq., orig. US - promptly, without hesitation
AT THE EDGE OF A TIME
adv. 1898 Sc. - from time to time, occasionally
AT THE END OF ONE'S ROPE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - fatally ill
AT THE END OF ONE'S ROW
phr. 1904 Amer. dial. - at the limit of one's patience or endurance
AT THE FIRST BRUSH
adv. 1815 - at the first encounter or meeting
AT THE GAYNESTE
adv. 1399 obs. - at random
AT THE LARGE
adj. a1400 obs. - at the utmost
AT THE LARGIEST
adv. 1535 obs. - in the fullest manner
AT THE LAST CAST
phr. c1449 obs. - in extremities, near to death or ruin
AT THE LONG LENGTH
adv. 1866 Eng. dial. - at last
AT THE MICKS
phr. 1960s sl. - causing trouble
AT THE MIX
phr. 1960s sl. - causing trouble
AT THE OUTS
phr. L19 sl. - arguing or angry with someone
AT THE OUTSIDE
phr. M19 sl. - at the limit, to the fullest extent
AT THE PINCH
phr. L18 sl. - working as a thief, esp. petty theft from shops carried out during a purchase, giving short change or passing counterfeit money in exchange for goods
AT THE RACES
phr. 1. 2003 Irish sl. - unsuccessful, uncompetitive
phr. 2. 20C sl. - working as a street-walker
AT THE SIGN OF THE HORN
phr. L17 colloq. - suffering cuckoldry
AT THE SIGN OF THE MOON
phr. 1613 obs. - in the open air by night
AT THE SOUND OF THE GUN
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - immediately; shortly
AT THE TOP OF THE HOUSE
adj. L17 sl. - very angry
AT THE WHITLEATHER AGE
phr. 1952 Amer. dial. - at the stage or age of an old maid, tough and unmarriageable
AT THIEVES' LAW
adv. Bk1908 obs. - after the manner of thieves
ATTIC
n. 1. 1823 Amer. sl. - the head; mind, memory
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. - the upper balcony in a theatre
n. 3. 1992 US sl. - a drug addict
ATTIC HAND
n. 1954 US sl. - in oil drilling: a worker who handles the drill pipe
ATTICQUATED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - antiquated, related to the attic
ATTIC STOREY
n. Bk1894 - the head
ATTIC TO LET
adj. M19 sl. - unhinged, insane, crazy
ATTIFER
n. 1914 Sc. - demeanour, behaviour, manners
ATTIKAST
n. 1908 Sc. - an odd, foolish, and helpless person
AT TIMES AND AGAIN
adv. 1864 - at various times, occasionally
ATTITUDE
n. 1. 1950 Amer. dial. - of the wind: direction, disposition
n. 2. 1962 sl., orig. US - truculent or aggressively defiant temperament or demeanour; a hostile or haughty attitude; assertive spirit; hence, a cold reception, hostility, anger, etc.
n. 3. 1970 Amer. dial. - of persons: a haughty manner
phr. 1980s sl. - a comment made to a person who is seen as displaying attitude
ATTITUDE-ADJUSTER
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a police officer's nightstick; any club
ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
n. 1. 20C teen & high school sl. - a high on drugs or alcohol
n. 2. 2000s US prison sl. - the administration of mood-altering drugs to a prisoner seen as disruptive; the physical subjugation of such a prisoner
ATTITUDE ARREST
n. 1992 US sl. - an arrest motivated by the subject's lack of respect towards the arresting police officer
ATTITUDE TEST
n. 1984 US sl. - the extremely subjective criteria used by a traffic police officer in deciding whether to issue a traffic ticket or let the offending driver off with a warning
ATTLEBOROUGH
n. B1890 Eng. sl. - cheap or sham jewellery
ATTO
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - of motion: to, towards
ATTORNEY
n. E19 sl. - a grilled and devilled goose or turkey drumstick
ATTOXICATED
adj. 1604 obs. rare - intoxicated
ATTRACT
vb. 1. 1593 obs. - to take in and consider
vb. 2. 1891 euphemism - to steal
ATTRAMITE
n. 1864 Eng. dial. - an ill-tempered, spiteful person
ATTRIE
adj. 1. Bk1898 Sc. - of a sore: purulent
adj. 2. Bk1911 Sc. - irascible
ATTRIL
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a shapeless, dirty, or entangled mass; a complete wreck
ATTRIST
vb.1680 obs. - to make sad, to sadden
ATTRITE
vb.1956 sl., orig. US - to wear down or erode resources, morale, etc. by unrelenting attack
ATTWOOD
n. 1894 Eng. dial. - a foolish fellow; a stupid person; a blockhead; a simpleton
AT-UNDER
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in subjection, under control
ATWEEL
adv. 1816 Sc. & Ireland - truly, indeed, assuredly, of course
ATWEESH
prep. 1768 Sc. - between
ATWEESH AND ATWEEN
phr. Bk1898 Sc. - only indifferently well in respect of health
ATWINE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - twisted, askew, awry, zigzag
ATWIST
adv. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - at cross purposes, at strife
adv. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - twisted, awry, tangled
ATWIXT
prep. 1860 Eng. dial. - between
ATWIXT AND ATWEEN
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - shuffling, full of excuses
adv. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - between
ATWOOD
n. 20C Can. teen & high school sl. - a 'wedgie' in one's underwear
AUAU
n. 1938 Hawaii - swimming, bathing
vb. 1938 Hawaii - to swim; to bathe in the sea or a stream
AUBUCK
n. 1807 Eng. dial. - a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man
AUCHIMUTY
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - mean, paltry
AU CONTRAIRE
adv. 1955 US sl. - to the contrary
AUCTORIAL
adj. 1821 - pert. to an author
AUCTION
n. 1. 1692 obs. - the act of increasing; increase, growth
n. 2. 1865 Eng. dial. - a dirty or untidy place or room; a disorderly crowd
AUCTIONEER
n. 1. B1863 Eng. sl. - a pugilist's fist
n. 2. 1863 Amer. sl. - in boxing: a knockdown blow
AUCTORIAL
adj. 1821 - pet. to an author
AUDACIOUS
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - exceedingly, uncommonly, very
AUDACULOUS
adj. 1603 obs. - a little bold or daring
AUDI
vb. 1990s teen & high school sl. - to run, to rush away
AUDI 5000
vb. 1998 US teen & high school sl. - to run, to rush away
phr. 1991 African-American & teen sl. - a phrase of farewell; goodbye, see you
AUDIE
n. 1. 1813 Sc. - a careless or stupid fellow
n. 2. 1955 US sl. - the voice that announced the time on telephone time services
AUDITION THE FINGER PUPPETS
vb. 1990s sl. - to masturbate
AUDITION THE HAND PUPPET
vb. 1990s sl. - to masturbate
AUDIT ONE'S ACCOUNTS AT THE COURT OF NEPTUNE
vb. E20 nautical sl. - to vomit
AUF
n. 1750 Eng. dial. - a foolish person, a simpleton
AUGER
n. 1. 1890 Amer. dial. - an excessive talker; a bore
n. 2. 1903 Amer. dial. - an important person; a foreman
n. 3. c1910 Amer. jocular usage - a penis
n. 4. 1980s US college sl. - an excessively hard worker
vb. 1. 1908 Amer. dial. - to talk, to converse, to chat
vb. 2. 1923 Amer. dial. - to look or investigate surreptitiously
vb. 3. 1961 Amer. dial. - to argue
vb. 4. 1966 Amer. dial. - to go about aimlessly
AUGER AROUND
vb. 1. 1923 Amer. dial. - to look or investigate surreptitiously
vb. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. - to go about aimlessly
AUGER-EYED
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. - having sharp or piercing eyes
AUGER-HOLE
n. L17 sl. - the vagina
AUGER IN
vb. 1944 US military sl. - of an aircraft: to dive and crash in a tailspin; to crash-land
AUGH!
int. 1871 Sc. - an exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, etc.
AUGHT
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - any
n. 1. 1737 Sc. & Ireland - property, possession
n. 2. 1768 Sc. - an obstinate, ill-conditioned child
vb. 1. 1816 Sc. - to own, to possess
vb. 2. 1822 Sc. - to owe, to be indebted to
AUGUR
n. 1. 1890 Amer. dial. - an excessive talker; a bore
n. 2. 1903 Amer. dial. - an important person; a foreman
vb. 1. 1908 Amer. dial. - to talk, to converse, to chat
vb. 2. 1961 Amer. dial. - to argue
AUGURING
n. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. - talking, conversation
n. 2. 1942 Amer. dial. - arguing
AUGURIOUS
adj. Bk1886 obs. - predicting
AUGUST BUG
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a cicada
AUGUST CRICKET
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a cicada
AUGUST FLY
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a cicada
AUGUST HAM
n. 1926 Amer. jocular usage - a watermelon
AUGUSTIOUS
adj. a1670 obs. rare - grand, magnificent, majestic, august
AUGUSTUS
n. 2002 UK sl. - a male homosexual
AULD
adj. c1480 - old
AULD ANE
n. 1816 Sc. - the devil
AULD-AUNTIE
n. 1825 Sc. - the aunt of one's father or mother
AULD BOY
n. 1894 Sc. - the devil
AUL' DAY
n. 1785 Sc. - the day after a merrymaking when no work is done
AULD CHIEL
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the devil
AULD DADDY
n. 1822 Sc. - grandfather
AULD-FARRANT
adj. 1. 1721 Sc. - of persons and their ways, sayings, etc.: sagacious, prudent, knowing, cunning, clever, witty, ingenious
adj. 2. 1722 Sc. - of children or young people having the ways or the shrewdness of older persons; precocious
adj. 3. 1750 Sc. - old-fashioned; antiquated; quaint; droll
AULD-FATHER
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a grandfather
AULD HANGIE
n. 1785 Sc. - the devil
AULD-HEADIT
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - shrewd, sagacious
AULD HORNIE
n. 1785 Sc. - the devil
AULD IN THE HORN
adj. 1915 Sc. - old and less fit, physically or mentally
AULD KEEKUM
n. 1880 Sc. - the devil
AULD KIRK
n. 1884 Sc. - whisky
AULD LANG SYNE
n. 2002 UK rhyming slang for '69' - mutual, simultaneous oral sex between two people
AULD LASS
n. 1901 Sc. - an old maid
AULD MAHOUN
n. 1792 Sc. obs. - the Devil
AULD MAID'S BAIRN
n. 1899 Sc. - a hypothetical well-behaved child which a spinster has in mind when criticizing the children of others
AULD MAID'S WEAN
n. 1928 Sc. - a hypothetical well-behaved child which a spinster has in mind when criticizing the children of others
THE AULD MAN
n. 1721 Sc. - the Devil
AULD MISCHANTER
n. 1788 Sc. - the Devil
AULD-MITHER
n. 1911 Sc. - grandmother
AULD-MOU'D
adj. 1768 Sc. - sagacious, crafty
THE AULD NAIL
n. Bk1902 Sc. - original sin
AULD NEIL
n. 1898 Sc. - the devil
AULD REEKIE, AULD REEKY, AULD REIKIE
n. 1721 Sc. - a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town
AULDRIFE
adj. 1882 Sc. - old; of the old style
AULD SANNIE, AULD SANNY
n. 1898 Sc. - a nickname for the devil
AULD SAUNDERS
n. a1846 Sc. - the devil
AULD SMITH
n. 1871 Sc. - the devil
AULD SODGER
n. 1881 Sc. - a dried chew of tobacco
AULD SON
n. a1825 Sc. - the oldest son
AULD THIEF
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the devil
AULD-UNCLE
n. 1825 Sc. - the uncle of one's father or mother
AULD USED HAND
n. 1824 Sc. - an experienced person; an 'old hand'
AULD WIFE'S SANTER
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - an idle tale
AULD YEAR'S DAY
n. c1885 Sc. - the last day of the year
AUM
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to thrash, to beat soundly; to tan a person's hide
AUMBRY
n. 1768 Eng. dial. - a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry
AUMERIL
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - a stupid, unmethodical person
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a mongrel dog
AUMLACH
n. 1880 Ireland - a small quantity
AUMLUCH
adj. Bk1898 Ireland - awkward, ungainly
adv. Bk1898 Ireland - in an ungainly manner, awkwardly
AUMPER
vb. 1883 Eng. dial. obs. - to foster
AUMRIE
n. B1900 Sc. - a very stupid person
AUMRY
adj. 1850 Eng. dial. - shady
n. 1768 Eng. dial. - a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry
AU NATUREL
adj. 1967 US colloq. - naked
AUNCETER
n. 1773 Eng. dial. - an ancestor
AUND
adj. 1. 1747 Eng. dial. - fated, destined, ordained
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - forewarned
AUNT
n. 1. a1425 obs. - an old or talkative woman
n. 2. 1604 sl. - a female prostitute
n. 3. 1606 UK sl. - the manager of a brothel
n. 4. 1746 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a term of familiarity or respect applied to an elderly woman, not necessarily implying relationship
n. 5. 1793 - a close family friend or an elderly woman
n. 6. 1835 colloq. - an older Black woman; used as a term of respect or affection, esp. by White children
n. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a grandmother
n. 8. 1942-9 Amer. sl. - a middle-aged or elderly effeminate male homosexual; used disparagingly
n. 9. 1964 Amer. sl. - a female prostitute up in years
n. 10. 1965 Amer. dial. - in Mormon polygamous families: the term of address used by children to refer to wives of their father other than their mother
n. 11. 1968 Amer. dial. - a midwife
AUNT ARUSHY
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a nickname for an umbrella
AUNT BETSY'S COOKIE STORE
n. 1990s US college sl. - Alcoholic Beverage Control store
AUNT BETTIE
n. 1945 US sl. - an overly cautious person
AUNT DINAH'S PICKING HER GEESE
phr. 1969 Amer. dial. - it's snowing; said when huge feathery snowflakes are falling, esp. in early winter and first snow falls
AUNT EDNA
n. 1953 - a typical theatre-goer of conservative taste
AUNT ELLA
n. 1960 UK rhyming sl. - an umbrella
AUNT EMMA
n. 1. 1947 US sl. - used as a personification of a matronly aunt
n. 2. 1977 US sl. - in croquet: a cautious, conservative, dull player
AUNT EMMA FROM READING
phr. 1948 Amer. dial. - refers to a woman's menstruation
AUNTER
n. 1. 1697 Eng. dial. - a strange or unusual deed; anything unusual or out of the ordinary
n. 2. 1703 Eng. dial. - a pretense, needless scruple, excuse, hesitation
n. 3. 1881 Eng. dial. - an adventure, a misadventure; a story of adventure, an unlikely story
vb. 1. 1742 Sc. - to venture, to chance
vb. 2. 1790 Sc. - to walk, to saunter
AUNTERCAST
n. 1768 Sc. - a misfortune
AUNTERIN
adj. 1785 Sc. - occasional, rare
AUNTERS
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - perhaps
conj. 1788 Eng. dial. - lest, in case that
AUNTERSOME
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bold, daring, adventurous
AUNT FANNY
n. 1975 US sl. - the Federal Communications Commission
AUNT FLO
n. 1954 US sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNT FLO FROM RED RIVER
n. 2001 Can. sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNT FLO HAS COME
phr. 1948 Amer. dial. - menstruation has started
AUNT FLO HAS COME TO STAY
phr. 1954 sl. - the menstrual period has started
AUNT FLO IS VISITING
n. 20C sl. - menstruation
AUNT GRANDMOTHER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a grandmother
AUNT HAGAR
n. 1942 African-American usage - the Black race
AUNT HAGAR'S CHILDREN
n. 1935 African-American usage - the Black race
AUNT HAGGIE'S CHILDREN
n. 1985 Bermuda sl. - any stupid, lazy, despised people
AUNT HAZEL
n. 1. 1949 US sl. - heroin
n. 2. 2001 US sl. - marijuana
AUNTIE
n. 1. 17C - a procuress, esp. the madam of a brothel or bawdy-house
n. 2. 1835 Amer. dial. - an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address
n. 3. 1853 Sc. - 'the bottle'; a drink ; a drinking-bout
n. 4. M19 sl. - the lavatory
n. 5. 1930 US sl. - an older, effeminate male homosexual (a tad cruel term if not derogatory)
n. 6. 1950s drugs sl. - opium
n. 7. 1962 UK sl. - the British Broadcasting Corporation
n. 8. 1964 Amer. sl. - a female prostitute up in years
n. 9. 1968 Amer. dial. - a midwife
n. 10. 1992 Norfolk Island sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
n. 11. 1999 NZ sl. - a disoriented unlambed ewe that thinks she has lambed and steals the lamb of another ewe
n. 12. 20C US Air Force usage - an antimissile missile
AUNTIE ELLA
n. 20C rhyming sl. - an umbrella
AUNTIE EMMA
n. 1. 1970s drugs sl. - morphine
n. 2. 1980s drugs sl. - opium
AUNTIE ENA
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. - a cleaner
AUNTIE FLORA
n. 20C W. Indies partial rhyming sl. - the floor
AUNTIE JANE
n. 1970s Irish sl. - menstruation, a period
AUNTIE JONES
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNTIE LILY
adj. 1945 UK rhyming sl. - silly
AUNTIE-MAN
n. 1. 1940s W. Indies sl. - an effeminate man, esp. a homosexual
n. 2. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - a man who is completely dominated by his wife
AUNTIE MEG
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. - a keg (of beer)
AUNTIE NELLIE, AUNTIE NELLY
n. 1961 rhyming sl. - the belly
AUNTIE'S RUIN
n. 1900s sl. - a disreputable, untrustworthy, seedy man
AUNTIE WICKY
n. 1982 Bahamas - Queen Victoria
AUNT-IN-LAW
n. a1556 - the wife or female partner of one's uncle
AUNT JANE
n. 1. 1928 US sl. - Tijuana, Mexico
n. 2. 1963 Amer. sl., derogatory - a Black woman with a servile attitude toward Whites; a Black female who is a traitor to her race
n. 3. 1970 Amer. dial. - a female member of a Black church
AUNT JANE'S
n. c1960 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNT JANE'S ROOM
n. 1939 US sl. - an outdoor toilet
AUNT JEMIMA
n. 1. 1909 US sl. - in craps: a particular point, perhaps three
n. 2. 1966 US sl. - a Black woman who seeks approval from White people by obsequious behaviour
AUNT JENNY'S
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNT JERUSHA'S
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNT JODY'S COME WITH HER SUITCASE
phr. 1971 Amer. dial. - menstrual period
AUNT JULIA
n. 1953 US sl. - communist propaganda
AUNT LILIAN IS VISITING
phr. 1960s US college sl. - menstruating
AUNT MAME
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - an older male homosexual
AUNT MARIA
n. 1. L19 sl. - the female genitals
n. 2. 20C rhyming sl. - a fire (pronounced 'Mar-eye-a')
AUNT MARY
n. 1. M19 sl. - a Black woman who is a regular churchgoer and religious believer
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
n. 3. 1959 US sl. - marijuana
n. 4. 1974 US sl. - a Black woman who is subservient to Whites
AUNT MATHILDA
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a middle-aged male homosexual
AUNT MINNIE IS VISITING
phr. 1978 Amer. dial. - menstruation
AUNT NELL
n. 2002 UK sl. - the ear; usually as a plural
vb. 1992 UK sl. - to listen
AUNT NELLY
n. 20C rhyming sl. - the belly
AUNT NELLY FAKE
n. 1997 UK sl. - an earring; usually as a plural
AUNT NORA
n. 1994 US sl. - cocaine
AUNT POLLYS
n. 2000s African-American sl. - very small testicles
AUNT ROSE
n. 1990s US sl. - menstruation
AUNT RUBY
phr. 2002 US sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNT SALLY
n. 1. 1859 - something or someone who is an object of criticism, ridicule, etc.
n. 2. E19 African-American sl. - a subservient Black woman, happy to curry favour with Whites at the price of her autonomy
n. 3. L19 sl. - a scapegoat, often unfairly so
AUNT SAM
n. 19C sl. - the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA
AUNT SARAH'S
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNT'S SISTERS
n. c1900 Eng. sl. - ancestors
AUNT SUSIE
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet; a privy
AUNT SUZIE'S VISITING
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - menstruation
AUNT THOMASINA
n. 1. 1963 US sl. - a Black woman who curries favour with White people by obsequious behaviour
n. 2. 1970 US sl. - a woman who does not support feminism; one who is untrue to her cause
AUNT THOMASINE
n. 1. 1970 Amer. dial., derogatory - a Black woman with a servile attitude toward Whites
n. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. - a woman considered untrue to her cause
AUNT TILLIE
n. 1. 1960 US sl. - the personification of a fussy old maid
n. 2. 1999 US sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNT TILLIES
n. 1943 US sl. - an old-fashioned woman's nightgown
AUNT TILLY
n. 1. 1960 US sl. - the personification of a fussy old maid
n. 2. 1999 US sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNT TOM
n. 1. 1960s sl., orig. African-American - a subservient, obsequious Black woman
n. 2. 1968 US sl. - a woman who does not support the roles of feminism
AUNTY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: ready, bold, venturesome, high-spirited
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of horses: frisky, restive
n. 1. 1801 Eng. & Amer. dial. - an elderly woman unrelated to the speaker; used as a term of respectful address
n. 2. 1835 Amer. dial. - an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address
n. 3. 1853 Sc. - a debauch; a name for the 'bottle'
n. 4. Bk1898 Sc. - a loose woman; a bawd
n. 5. M19 sl. - the lavatory
n. 6. 1962 UK sl. - the British Broadcasting Corporation
n. 7. 1992 Norfolk Island sl. - the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
AUNTY (NELLY)
n. 1961 rhyming sl. - the belly
AUNTY-PAUNTY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: proud, high-spirited
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of horses: restive
AUNTY-PRAUNTY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: proud, high-spirited
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of horses: restive
AUPS
n. Bk1898 Eng, dial. - a wayward, mischievous child
AUR - AWAZ
AURALIZE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to listen
AURAL SEX
n. Bk1998 sl. - phone sex
AU RESERVOIR!
int. 1853 Amer. jocular usage - goodbye!
AUREV
phr. 1920s - goodbye (French au revoir)
AURICOMOUS
adj. 1864 - having golden hair
AURIPOTENT
adj. a1560 obs. rare - having gold at command, rich in gold
AURIUM
n. M16 UK criminals' sl. - a wandering beggar posing as some type of priest
AURORA BOREALIS
n. 1977 US drugs sl. - the recreational drug PCP
AURULENT
adj. 1731 - having the colour of gold
AUSGESPIELT
adj. 1907 Amer. dial. - tired out; finished; broken
AUSSIE
adj. 1917 sl. - Australian
n. 1. 1915 Aust. sl. - Australia
n. 2. 1918 Aust. sl. - an Australian; orig. used of Australian soldiers in World War I
n. 3. 1945 Aust. sl. - Australian English
n. 4. 1956 Aust. sl. - the Australian dollar
AUSSIE BATTLER
n. 1886 Aust. sl. - the ordinary Australian trying to make ends meet
AUSSIE HAKA
n. 1998 NZ sl. - a gesture showing that you have no money to pay for the next round of drinks at a pub; it involves patting one's pockets, as if to say one has left their wallet at home
AUSSIE KISS
n. 2002 UK sl. - oral-genital stimulation; 'similar to a French kiss, but given down under'
AUSSIELAND
n. 1920 Aust. - Australia
AUSSIELANDER
n. 1941 Aust. - an Australian
AUSSIE SALUTE
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - the flapping away of ever-present flies from one's face
AUSSIE STEAK
n. 1947 US sl. - mutton
AUSTERN
adj. 1. 1824 Sc. - austere
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. - having a frightful or ghastly appearance
AUSTERULOUS
adj. 1731 obs. - somewhat harsh
AUSTRAL
adj. 1823 - pert. to Australia
AUSTRALIA
n. 2003 UK sl. - an ounce of marijuana or other drug, 'oz'
AUSTRALIAN
n. 1. 1902 Aust. - Australian English
n. 2. 1979 US sl. - a practitioner of mouth-to-anus sex
AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - the partner who performs anilingus
AUSTRALIAN AS A MEAT PIE
adj. 1981 Aust. sl. - typically or authentically Australian
AUSTRALIAN DAYS
n. 1970 UK sl. - night-work
THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - the bottom of a shirt, protruding between the trousers and waistcoat
AUSTRALIAN GRIP
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - hearty shake of the hand
AUSTRALIAN HAKA
n. 1998 NZ sl. - a gesture showing that you have no money to pay for the next round of drinks at a pub; it involves patting one's pockets, as if to say one has left their wallet at home
AUSTRALIAN PASSIVE
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - the partner who receives anilingus
AUSTRALIAN SALUTE
n. 1972 Aust. sl. - a hand movement brushing flies away from the face
AUSTRALIAN YO
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps, a roll of three; a roll of three is rarely a good thing, and is usually best face-down; if a three is face-down, an eleven is face-up; eleven is 'yo' with the three thus 'down-under the yo'
AUSTRALIENNE
n. 1895 Aust. - a non-Aboriginal Australian woman
THE AUSTRIAN OAK
n. 1984 US sl. - Arnold Schwarzenegger, the dominant bodybuilder in the steroid-enhanced 1970s
AUSTROUS
adj. 1820 Sc. obs. - frightful, ghastly
AUTEM
n. 16C Eng. sl. - a church
AUTEM-BAWLER
n. E18 sl. - a parson
AUTEM-BAWLEY
n. E18 sl. - a parson
AUTEM-CACKLER
n. E18 sl. - a dissenter, esp. a Puritan
AUTEM CACKLE TUB
n. 1. E18 sl. - a conventicle or dissenters' meeting house
n. 2. L18 sl. - a pulpit
AUTEM-COVE
n. 1. M18 UK criminals' sl. - a married man
n. 2. M19 sl. - a preacher, a parson
AUTEM-DIPPER
n. 1. 17C sl. - an Anabaptist
n. 2. E18 sl. - a churchwarden or other petty official charged with responsibility for distributing alms to the poor; their charges regarded them as little more than licensed robbers
AUTEM-GOGGLER
n. E18 UK criminals' sl. - a fortune-teller, a conjuror
AUTEM-GOGLER
n. E18 UK criminals' sl. - a fortune-teller, a conjuror
AUTEM JET
n. 1737 sl. - a parson; a clergyman
AUTEM MORT
n. M16 criminals' sl. - a mistress, as in a woman who cohabits with a man, or accompanies a mendicant villain on his travels and his crimes
AUTEM MOT, AUTEM MOTT
n. M16 criminals' sl. - a mistress, as in a woman who cohabits with a man, or accompanies a mendicant villain on his travels and his crimes
AUTEM PRICKEAR
n. E18 sl. - a dissenter; a Puritan
AUTEM QUAVER
n. E18 sl. - a Quaker
AUTEM QUAVER TUB
n. E18 sl. - a Quaker meeting house
AUTEM SNEAK
n. E19 sl. - the robbery of churches or chapels
AUTEXOUSIOUS
adj. 1678 obs. rare - exercising free will
AUTHOR
n. 1980s US drugs sl. - a doctor or an addict who writes illegal prescriptions for drug users
AUTHORLING
n. 1771 - a petty author; an insignificant writer
AUTO
n. 1980s US drugs sl. - a device consisting of an aquarium pump and an oxygen mask used to smoke cannabis
AUTOBIOGRAPHIST
n. 1840 - an autobiographer
AUTOBUS
n. 1900 - an automobile omnibus; a motor bus
AUTOCAR
n. 1895 - a motor car
AUTOCIDE
n. 1635 obs. rare - a self-destroyer; a person who commits suicide
AUTOCRITICAL
adj. 1642 - critical of oneself or one's own work
AUTOCUTIE
n. 2003 Brit. sl. - an attractive but incompetent television presenter
AUTOCYCLE
n. 1905 - a cycle propelled by a motor; a motor cycle
AUTODIDACT
n. 1748 - one who is self-taught
AUTODIDACTIC
adj. 1847 - self-taught; acquired by teaching oneself
AUTODOG
n. 1983 US Navy sl. - soft ice-cream which comes out of machines
AUTO DRUNK
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - dizzy or nauseated from riding in a car
AUTO-GETEM
n. 1972 US military sl. - the setting on a rifle for fully automatic fire; automatic weapons fire; 'automatic fire gets 'em
AUTO-GO-FAST
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a fast car
AUTOGRAPH
n. 1950s US drugs sl. - a narcotic injection
AUTOGRAPH HOUND
n. 1933 Amer. colloq. - a collector of autographs, esp. an offensive person who clamours for the autographs of celebrities
AUTOIST
n. 1903 US - one who uses or drives an automobile
AUTOMAGICALLY
adv. 1981 US sl. - in computing: in an automatic but explanation-defying complicated fashion
AUTOMATIC TONGUE-WIPER
n. 1977 US sl. - a sycophant, a toady
AUTOMATON
n. 1996 US sl. - in poker: a player who bets and plays in an extremely predictable manner
AUTOMOBILIST
n. 1897 - one who uses an automobile or motor vehicle
AUTOMOBILITY
n. 1. 1903 - the use of automobiles or motor vehicles as a mode of travel
n. 2. 1909 - mobility by means of automobile vehicles
AUTOMOBILIZE
vb. 1898 - to use an automobile as a means of locomotion; to ride in or drive a motor car; to travel by automobile
AUTOMOBUBBLE
n. 1902 Amer. jocular usage - an automobile
AUTOMOTOR
n. 1895 - an automobile motor or motor vehicle
AUTONOMISM
n. 1874 - the principle or system of autonomy or self-government
AUTONYM
n. 1867 - a real name or one's own name as distinguished from a pseudonym or anonym, esp. the real name of an author; also, a book published under the author's real name
AUTOPHOBY
n. 1827 rare - fear of referring to oneself; fear of being egotistical
AUTOPHONE
n. 1927 - an automatic telephone
vb. 1928 - to use an automatic telephone
AUTOPSIC
adj. 1881 - pert. to autopsy; based on personal observation
AUTORITY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - authority
AUTOSPILL
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - an emptying of an automobile by tilting or overturning
AUTUMN
n. M19 sl. - death by hanging
AUTUMNIAN
adj. 1606 obs. - belonging to autumn
AUTUMN LEAVES
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - in horse racing: a steeplechase jockey who has suffered a series of falls
AUTYMOBILE
n. 1934 Amer. dial. - an automobile
AUVISH
adj. 1819 Eng. dial. - silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous
AUWANA
n. 1938 Hawaii - a gadabout; a wanderer
vb. 1938 Hawaii - to wander about aimlessly; to go by walking
AUXILIANT
adj. a1631 obs. - affording help or assistance
AUXILIARY
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - the male genitals
AUXILIATE
vb. 1656 obs. - to help, to aid, to assist
AVACHAT
n. 1980s Aust. rhyming sl. - a chatterer
AVA GARDNER
adj. 1983 Brit. sl. - avant-garde, innovative
AVAL
adj. 1884 - relating to grandparents
AVALANCHE
n. 1. 1859 Amer. dial. - a spring wagon
n. 2. 1871 Amer. jocular usage - an ambulance
AVALANCHY
adj. 1894 - liable to descend in or be swept by an avalanche
AVARITION
n. 1622 obs. rare - the quality of being avaricious; greediness of wealth
AVAROUS
adj. 1303 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - avaricious, covetous, greedy
AVAST!
int. 1942 Amer. dial. - hold it! stop!
AVE
n. 1985 Amer. sl. - avenue
'AVE A JEW BOY'S
n. 1910s sl. - weight (mispronunciation of 'avoirdupois)
AVELINGS
adj. 1849 Eng. dial. obs. - out of the perpendicular
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - in an oblong or oval shape
AVELINS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - refuse, the useless portion of any material; what is left over or rejected
AVELONG
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - elliptical, oval; oblong
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - oblique, slanting
AVE MARIA
n. L19 rhyming sl. - a domestic fire (pronunciation = Mar-eye-a)
AVENLESS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - awkward; shiftless, without any faculty for contriving
AVENOODLES
n. M19 US sl. - the elite residents of New York City
THE AVENUE
n. 1. 1940s US homosexual sl. - Fifth Avenue in New York
n. 2. 1966 US sl. - Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, California
AVENUE TANK
n. 1940s US Harlem sl. - the double-decker buses on New York's Fifth Avenue route
AVER
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - peevish, fretful
n. 1. 1737 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a beast of burden; a horse, esp. a cart-horse, or worn-out, worthless animal
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a stupid person
n. 3. 1931 Sc. - something of unusual size
AVERAGE
adj. 1981 Aust. sl. - mediocre; not the best, just plain dreadful
THE AVERAGE BEAR
n. 1980s US sl. - an average person
AVERIL
n. 1721 Sc. obs. - April
AVERING
n. B1912 sl. - obtaining money by hard-luck stories
AVERISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - greedy, avaricious
AVERN
adj. 1. 1809 Eng. dial. - uncouth in person, dress, and manners
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - filthy, squalid
AVERNAL
adj. 1548 - hellish, infernal
AVEROUS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - avaricious
AVERRUNCAL
adj. 1705 obs. rare - averting evil
AVERSABLE
adj. 1663 obs. rare - abominable
AVERSATE
vb. 1725 obs. rare - to turn away from, to regard with aversion, to reject
AVERSATION
n. 1613 arch. - a great dislike for or turning away from anything; abhorrence, hatred, aversion
AVES
adv. Bk1898 Ireland - perhaps, maybe, but
AVGAS
n. 1990 US sl. - jet fuel
AVIATE
vb. 1900 - to navigate the air in an aeroplane; to fly
AVIATOR
n. 1. 1891 obs. - a flying-machine
n. 2. 1971 US sl. - a speeding driver
n. 3. 1971 US sl. - in trucking: a driver who drives very fast
n. 4. 1972 US police sl. - a police superior with no steady assignment who 'flies' from job to job filling in for others of his rank who are ill or on vacation
AVIATRESS
n. 1910 - a female pilot of an aeroplane
AVIATRICE
n. 1910 - a female pilot of an aeroplane
AVIATRIX
n. 1927 - a female pilot of an aeroplane
AVICULTURIST
n. 1904 - a bird-fancier
AVIDIOUS
adj. 1534 rare - avid, ardently desirous, extremely eager, greedy
AVIDULOUS
adj. 1731 obs. - somewhat greedy
AVIETTE
n. 1912 - an engineless aeroplane or glider
AVIGATE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to travel in an airplane
AVION
n. 1898 - a flying-machine, esp. a French aeroplane
AVIS
adv. Bk1898 Ireland - perhaps, maybe, but
AVISE
n. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - advice, counsel; opinion
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. - to warn, to caution; to inform
AVISED
adj. 1. 1813 Sc. & Eng. dial. - informed, aware of
adj. 2. 1877 Eng. dial. - complexioned; featured
AVISEMENT
n. 1822 Sc. obs. - advice
AVITOUS
adj. 1731 obs. - ancient, of long standing; that which came to us by our ancestors, ancestral
AVO
n. 1980s - an avocado pear
AVOCADOS
n. 1932 Amer. sl. - a woman's breasts
AVOID
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - empty, void
AVOIRDUPOIS
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. - undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - evenly balanced; straight, correct
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to consider, to weigh mentally; to be in doubt
AVOIRDUPOIS-MAN
n. 18C sl. - a thief of brass weights from shop counters; his profession was known as the 'avoirdupois lay'
AVOUTER
n. 1382 obs. - an adulterer
AVOUTERER
n. c1370 obs. - an adulterer
AVOUTRE
vb. c1400 obs. - to commit or practice adultery
AVOUTRESSE
n. 1382 obs. - an adulteress
AVOWTER
n. c1370 obs. - an adulterer
AVOWTRER
n. c1370 obs. - an adulterer
AVOWTRESSE
n. 1382 obs. - an adulteress
AVOY!
int. c1300 obs. - an exclamation of surprise, fear, or remonstrance
AVRORE
adj. 1746 Eng. dial. - frozen, stiff with frost
AVUNCULAR
adj. M19 - pert. to a pawnbroker
AVUNCULIZE
vb. 1662 rare - to act like an uncle
AVVIE
n. 1990s sl. - the afternoon
AVVO
n. 1. 1930s sl., chiefly Aust. - afternoon
n. 2. 1930s sl., chiefly Aust. - afternoon tea
AVVY
n. 1990s sl. - the afternoon
AWA-AWA
phr. 1967 Hawaii - said of milk that's just beginning to become sour
AWAKE
adj. 1. Bk1890 sl. - knowing, acquainted with, aware of, or knowing what is going on
adj. 2. 1985 US sl. - sexually aroused
AWAKED
adj. 1825 Eng. dial. - awake
AWAKE TO
adj. 1954 Aust. sl. - aware of a secret plan, trick, deception or the like; aware of a person's deceitful character or hidden agenda
AWAKE-UP
adj. 1916 Aust. sl. - alert, knowing, wise to
AWANTING
adj. 1881 Sc. - wanting, missing
AWASH
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
AWAT
adj. 1871 Sc. - truly, indeed
AWAY
adj. 1. 1818 Sc. & Eng. dial. - mad, crazy; unconscious; dead
adj. 2. L19 sl. - escaped from prison or police cells
adj. 3. L19 sl. - dead
adj. 4. 1909 Brit. euphemism - in prison
adj. 5. 1960s sl. - emotionally satisfied, usually when intoxicated with drugs or drink
adj. 6. 1965 Barbados - overseas
adj. 7. 1976 US sl. - in bar dice games: counting for nothing
adj. 8. 1990s sl. - successful, as in a seduction
AWAY AND CLAW MOULD ON YOURSELF!
int. 20C Ulster sl. - an exclamation of dismissal
AWAYDAY GIRL
n. 1990s sl. - a prostitute who lives outside London and commutes in to pick up clients in the metropolis
AWAY FROM HOME
adj. 1990s sl. - of a sexual relationship: illicit, adulterous
AWAY-GOING
adj. 1808 Eng. dial. - departing, outgoing
n. Bk1898 Sc. - death
AWAY IN THE HEAD
adj. 1894 colloq. - mad, out of one's wits; also, in a drunken or drug-induced state
AWAY IN THE MIND
adj. 1880 colloq. - mad, out of one's wits; also, in a drunken or drug-induced state
AWAY LAUGHING
adj. 1965 NZ sl. - in a good position, esp. when embarking on a new venture; achieving with ease
AWAY ON A HACK
adj. 1930s Irish sl. - lucky, successful
AWAY TO FUCK!
int. 20C sl. chiefly Sc. & Irish - an exclamation of dismissal
AWAY TO HELL!
int. 20C sl. chiefly Sc. & Irish - an exclamation of dismissal
AWAY TO THE HILLS
adj. 20C Irish sl. - mentally unbalanced
AWAY WITH
vb.1864 Eng. dial. - to endure, to put up with
AWAY WITH THE BAND
adj. 20C Ulster sl. - drunk
AWAY WITH THE BIRDIES
adj. Bk1999 sl. - in another world, daydreaming, intoxicated
AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES
adj. 1. 1996 Ireland sl. - day-dreaming, possibly drug-intoxicated, mentally deranged
adj. 2. 20C sl., orig. Irish - out of this world
AWAY WITH THE PIXIES
adj. Bk1999 sl. - in another world, daydreaming, intoxicated
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to listen
AURAL SEX
n. Bk1998 sl. - phone sex
AU RESERVOIR!
int. 1853 Amer. jocular usage - goodbye!
AUREV
phr. 1920s - goodbye (French au revoir)
AURICOMOUS
adj. 1864 - having golden hair
AURIPOTENT
adj. a1560 obs. rare - having gold at command, rich in gold
AURIUM
n. M16 UK criminals' sl. - a wandering beggar posing as some type of priest
AURORA BOREALIS
n. 1977 US drugs sl. - the recreational drug PCP
AURULENT
adj. 1731 - having the colour of gold
AUSGESPIELT
adj. 1907 Amer. dial. - tired out; finished; broken
AUSSIE
adj. 1917 sl. - Australian
n. 1. 1915 Aust. sl. - Australia
n. 2. 1918 Aust. sl. - an Australian; orig. used of Australian soldiers in World War I
n. 3. 1945 Aust. sl. - Australian English
n. 4. 1956 Aust. sl. - the Australian dollar
AUSSIE BATTLER
n. 1886 Aust. sl. - the ordinary Australian trying to make ends meet
AUSSIE HAKA
n. 1998 NZ sl. - a gesture showing that you have no money to pay for the next round of drinks at a pub; it involves patting one's pockets, as if to say one has left their wallet at home
AUSSIE KISS
n. 2002 UK sl. - oral-genital stimulation; 'similar to a French kiss, but given down under'
AUSSIELAND
n. 1920 Aust. - Australia
AUSSIELANDER
n. 1941 Aust. - an Australian
AUSSIE SALUTE
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - the flapping away of ever-present flies from one's face
AUSSIE STEAK
n. 1947 US sl. - mutton
AUSTERN
adj. 1. 1824 Sc. - austere
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. - having a frightful or ghastly appearance
AUSTERULOUS
adj. 1731 obs. - somewhat harsh
AUSTRAL
adj. 1823 - pert. to Australia
AUSTRALIA
n. 2003 UK sl. - an ounce of marijuana or other drug, 'oz'
AUSTRALIAN
n. 1. 1902 Aust. - Australian English
n. 2. 1979 US sl. - a practitioner of mouth-to-anus sex
AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - the partner who performs anilingus
AUSTRALIAN AS A MEAT PIE
adj. 1981 Aust. sl. - typically or authentically Australian
AUSTRALIAN DAYS
n. 1970 UK sl. - night-work
THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - the bottom of a shirt, protruding between the trousers and waistcoat
AUSTRALIAN GRIP
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - hearty shake of the hand
AUSTRALIAN HAKA
n. 1998 NZ sl. - a gesture showing that you have no money to pay for the next round of drinks at a pub; it involves patting one's pockets, as if to say one has left their wallet at home
AUSTRALIAN PASSIVE
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - the partner who receives anilingus
AUSTRALIAN SALUTE
n. 1972 Aust. sl. - a hand movement brushing flies away from the face
AUSTRALIAN YO
n. 1999 US sl. - in craps, a roll of three; a roll of three is rarely a good thing, and is usually best face-down; if a three is face-down, an eleven is face-up; eleven is 'yo' with the three thus 'down-under the yo'
AUSTRALIENNE
n. 1895 Aust. - a non-Aboriginal Australian woman
THE AUSTRIAN OAK
n. 1984 US sl. - Arnold Schwarzenegger, the dominant bodybuilder in the steroid-enhanced 1970s
AUSTROUS
adj. 1820 Sc. obs. - frightful, ghastly
AUTEM
n. 16C Eng. sl. - a church
AUTEM-BAWLER
n. E18 sl. - a parson
AUTEM-BAWLEY
n. E18 sl. - a parson
AUTEM-CACKLER
n. E18 sl. - a dissenter, esp. a Puritan
AUTEM CACKLE TUB
n. 1. E18 sl. - a conventicle or dissenters' meeting house
n. 2. L18 sl. - a pulpit
AUTEM-COVE
n. 1. M18 UK criminals' sl. - a married man
n. 2. M19 sl. - a preacher, a parson
AUTEM-DIPPER
n. 1. 17C sl. - an Anabaptist
n. 2. E18 sl. - a churchwarden or other petty official charged with responsibility for distributing alms to the poor; their charges regarded them as little more than licensed robbers
AUTEM-GOGGLER
n. E18 UK criminals' sl. - a fortune-teller, a conjuror
AUTEM-GOGLER
n. E18 UK criminals' sl. - a fortune-teller, a conjuror
AUTEM JET
n. 1737 sl. - a parson; a clergyman
AUTEM MORT
n. M16 criminals' sl. - a mistress, as in a woman who cohabits with a man, or accompanies a mendicant villain on his travels and his crimes
AUTEM MOT, AUTEM MOTT
n. M16 criminals' sl. - a mistress, as in a woman who cohabits with a man, or accompanies a mendicant villain on his travels and his crimes
AUTEM PRICKEAR
n. E18 sl. - a dissenter; a Puritan
AUTEM QUAVER
n. E18 sl. - a Quaker
AUTEM QUAVER TUB
n. E18 sl. - a Quaker meeting house
AUTEM SNEAK
n. E19 sl. - the robbery of churches or chapels
AUTEXOUSIOUS
adj. 1678 obs. rare - exercising free will
AUTHOR
n. 1980s US drugs sl. - a doctor or an addict who writes illegal prescriptions for drug users
AUTHORLING
n. 1771 - a petty author; an insignificant writer
AUTO
n. 1980s US drugs sl. - a device consisting of an aquarium pump and an oxygen mask used to smoke cannabis
AUTOBIOGRAPHIST
n. 1840 - an autobiographer
AUTOBUS
n. 1900 - an automobile omnibus; a motor bus
AUTOCAR
n. 1895 - a motor car
AUTOCIDE
n. 1635 obs. rare - a self-destroyer; a person who commits suicide
AUTOCRITICAL
adj. 1642 - critical of oneself or one's own work
AUTOCUTIE
n. 2003 Brit. sl. - an attractive but incompetent television presenter
AUTOCYCLE
n. 1905 - a cycle propelled by a motor; a motor cycle
AUTODIDACT
n. 1748 - one who is self-taught
AUTODIDACTIC
adj. 1847 - self-taught; acquired by teaching oneself
AUTODOG
n. 1983 US Navy sl. - soft ice-cream which comes out of machines
AUTO DRUNK
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - dizzy or nauseated from riding in a car
AUTO-GETEM
n. 1972 US military sl. - the setting on a rifle for fully automatic fire; automatic weapons fire; 'automatic fire gets 'em
AUTO-GO-FAST
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a fast car
AUTOGRAPH
n. 1950s US drugs sl. - a narcotic injection
AUTOGRAPH HOUND
n. 1933 Amer. colloq. - a collector of autographs, esp. an offensive person who clamours for the autographs of celebrities
AUTOIST
n. 1903 US - one who uses or drives an automobile
AUTOMAGICALLY
adv. 1981 US sl. - in computing: in an automatic but explanation-defying complicated fashion
AUTOMATIC TONGUE-WIPER
n. 1977 US sl. - a sycophant, a toady
AUTOMATON
n. 1996 US sl. - in poker: a player who bets and plays in an extremely predictable manner
AUTOMOBILIST
n. 1897 - one who uses an automobile or motor vehicle
AUTOMOBILITY
n. 1. 1903 - the use of automobiles or motor vehicles as a mode of travel
n. 2. 1909 - mobility by means of automobile vehicles
AUTOMOBILIZE
vb. 1898 - to use an automobile as a means of locomotion; to ride in or drive a motor car; to travel by automobile
AUTOMOBUBBLE
n. 1902 Amer. jocular usage - an automobile
AUTOMOTOR
n. 1895 - an automobile motor or motor vehicle
AUTONOMISM
n. 1874 - the principle or system of autonomy or self-government
AUTONYM
n. 1867 - a real name or one's own name as distinguished from a pseudonym or anonym, esp. the real name of an author; also, a book published under the author's real name
AUTOPHOBY
n. 1827 rare - fear of referring to oneself; fear of being egotistical
AUTOPHONE
n. 1927 - an automatic telephone
vb. 1928 - to use an automatic telephone
AUTOPSIC
adj. 1881 - pert. to autopsy; based on personal observation
AUTORITY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - authority
AUTOSPILL
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - an emptying of an automobile by tilting or overturning
AUTUMN
n. M19 sl. - death by hanging
AUTUMNIAN
adj. 1606 obs. - belonging to autumn
AUTUMN LEAVES
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - in horse racing: a steeplechase jockey who has suffered a series of falls
AUTYMOBILE
n. 1934 Amer. dial. - an automobile
AUVISH
adj. 1819 Eng. dial. - silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous
AUWANA
n. 1938 Hawaii - a gadabout; a wanderer
vb. 1938 Hawaii - to wander about aimlessly; to go by walking
AUXILIANT
adj. a1631 obs. - affording help or assistance
AUXILIARY
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - the male genitals
AUXILIATE
vb. 1656 obs. - to help, to aid, to assist
AVACHAT
n. 1980s Aust. rhyming sl. - a chatterer
AVA GARDNER
adj. 1983 Brit. sl. - avant-garde, innovative
AVAL
adj. 1884 - relating to grandparents
AVALANCHE
n. 1. 1859 Amer. dial. - a spring wagon
n. 2. 1871 Amer. jocular usage - an ambulance
AVALANCHY
adj. 1894 - liable to descend in or be swept by an avalanche
AVARITION
n. 1622 obs. rare - the quality of being avaricious; greediness of wealth
AVAROUS
adj. 1303 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - avaricious, covetous, greedy
AVAST!
int. 1942 Amer. dial. - hold it! stop!
AVE
n. 1985 Amer. sl. - avenue
'AVE A JEW BOY'S
n. 1910s sl. - weight (mispronunciation of 'avoirdupois)
AVELINGS
adj. 1849 Eng. dial. obs. - out of the perpendicular
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - in an oblong or oval shape
AVELINS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - refuse, the useless portion of any material; what is left over or rejected
AVELONG
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - elliptical, oval; oblong
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - oblique, slanting
AVE MARIA
n. L19 rhyming sl. - a domestic fire (pronunciation = Mar-eye-a)
AVENLESS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - awkward; shiftless, without any faculty for contriving
AVENOODLES
n. M19 US sl. - the elite residents of New York City
THE AVENUE
n. 1. 1940s US homosexual sl. - Fifth Avenue in New York
n. 2. 1966 US sl. - Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, California
AVENUE TANK
n. 1940s US Harlem sl. - the double-decker buses on New York's Fifth Avenue route
AVER
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - peevish, fretful
n. 1. 1737 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a beast of burden; a horse, esp. a cart-horse, or worn-out, worthless animal
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a stupid person
n. 3. 1931 Sc. - something of unusual size
AVERAGE
adj. 1981 Aust. sl. - mediocre; not the best, just plain dreadful
THE AVERAGE BEAR
n. 1980s US sl. - an average person
AVERIL
n. 1721 Sc. obs. - April
AVERING
n. B1912 sl. - obtaining money by hard-luck stories
AVERISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - greedy, avaricious
AVERN
adj. 1. 1809 Eng. dial. - uncouth in person, dress, and manners
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - filthy, squalid
AVERNAL
adj. 1548 - hellish, infernal
AVEROUS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - avaricious
AVERRUNCAL
adj. 1705 obs. rare - averting evil
AVERSABLE
adj. 1663 obs. rare - abominable
AVERSATE
vb. 1725 obs. rare - to turn away from, to regard with aversion, to reject
AVERSATION
n. 1613 arch. - a great dislike for or turning away from anything; abhorrence, hatred, aversion
AVES
adv. Bk1898 Ireland - perhaps, maybe, but
AVGAS
n. 1990 US sl. - jet fuel
AVIATE
vb. 1900 - to navigate the air in an aeroplane; to fly
AVIATOR
n. 1. 1891 obs. - a flying-machine
n. 2. 1971 US sl. - a speeding driver
n. 3. 1971 US sl. - in trucking: a driver who drives very fast
n. 4. 1972 US police sl. - a police superior with no steady assignment who 'flies' from job to job filling in for others of his rank who are ill or on vacation
AVIATRESS
n. 1910 - a female pilot of an aeroplane
AVIATRICE
n. 1910 - a female pilot of an aeroplane
AVIATRIX
n. 1927 - a female pilot of an aeroplane
AVICULTURIST
n. 1904 - a bird-fancier
AVIDIOUS
adj. 1534 rare - avid, ardently desirous, extremely eager, greedy
AVIDULOUS
adj. 1731 obs. - somewhat greedy
AVIETTE
n. 1912 - an engineless aeroplane or glider
AVIGATE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to travel in an airplane
AVION
n. 1898 - a flying-machine, esp. a French aeroplane
AVIS
adv. Bk1898 Ireland - perhaps, maybe, but
AVISE
n. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - advice, counsel; opinion
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. - to warn, to caution; to inform
AVISED
adj. 1. 1813 Sc. & Eng. dial. - informed, aware of
adj. 2. 1877 Eng. dial. - complexioned; featured
AVISEMENT
n. 1822 Sc. obs. - advice
AVITOUS
adj. 1731 obs. - ancient, of long standing; that which came to us by our ancestors, ancestral
AVO
n. 1980s - an avocado pear
AVOCADOS
n. 1932 Amer. sl. - a woman's breasts
AVOID
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - empty, void
AVOIRDUPOIS
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. - undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - evenly balanced; straight, correct
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to consider, to weigh mentally; to be in doubt
AVOIRDUPOIS-MAN
n. 18C sl. - a thief of brass weights from shop counters; his profession was known as the 'avoirdupois lay'
AVOUTER
n. 1382 obs. - an adulterer
AVOUTERER
n. c1370 obs. - an adulterer
AVOUTRE
vb. c1400 obs. - to commit or practice adultery
AVOUTRESSE
n. 1382 obs. - an adulteress
AVOWTER
n. c1370 obs. - an adulterer
AVOWTRER
n. c1370 obs. - an adulterer
AVOWTRESSE
n. 1382 obs. - an adulteress
AVOY!
int. c1300 obs. - an exclamation of surprise, fear, or remonstrance
AVRORE
adj. 1746 Eng. dial. - frozen, stiff with frost
AVUNCULAR
adj. M19 - pert. to a pawnbroker
AVUNCULIZE
vb. 1662 rare - to act like an uncle
AVVIE
n. 1990s sl. - the afternoon
AVVO
n. 1. 1930s sl., chiefly Aust. - afternoon
n. 2. 1930s sl., chiefly Aust. - afternoon tea
AVVY
n. 1990s sl. - the afternoon
AWA-AWA
phr. 1967 Hawaii - said of milk that's just beginning to become sour
AWAKE
adj. 1. Bk1890 sl. - knowing, acquainted with, aware of, or knowing what is going on
adj. 2. 1985 US sl. - sexually aroused
AWAKED
adj. 1825 Eng. dial. - awake
AWAKE TO
adj. 1954 Aust. sl. - aware of a secret plan, trick, deception or the like; aware of a person's deceitful character or hidden agenda
AWAKE-UP
adj. 1916 Aust. sl. - alert, knowing, wise to
AWANTING
adj. 1881 Sc. - wanting, missing
AWASH
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
AWAT
adj. 1871 Sc. - truly, indeed
AWAY
adj. 1. 1818 Sc. & Eng. dial. - mad, crazy; unconscious; dead
adj. 2. L19 sl. - escaped from prison or police cells
adj. 3. L19 sl. - dead
adj. 4. 1909 Brit. euphemism - in prison
adj. 5. 1960s sl. - emotionally satisfied, usually when intoxicated with drugs or drink
adj. 6. 1965 Barbados - overseas
adj. 7. 1976 US sl. - in bar dice games: counting for nothing
adj. 8. 1990s sl. - successful, as in a seduction
AWAY AND CLAW MOULD ON YOURSELF!
int. 20C Ulster sl. - an exclamation of dismissal
AWAYDAY GIRL
n. 1990s sl. - a prostitute who lives outside London and commutes in to pick up clients in the metropolis
AWAY FROM HOME
adj. 1990s sl. - of a sexual relationship: illicit, adulterous
AWAY-GOING
adj. 1808 Eng. dial. - departing, outgoing
n. Bk1898 Sc. - death
AWAY IN THE HEAD
adj. 1894 colloq. - mad, out of one's wits; also, in a drunken or drug-induced state
AWAY IN THE MIND
adj. 1880 colloq. - mad, out of one's wits; also, in a drunken or drug-induced state
AWAY LAUGHING
adj. 1965 NZ sl. - in a good position, esp. when embarking on a new venture; achieving with ease
AWAY ON A HACK
adj. 1930s Irish sl. - lucky, successful
AWAY TO FUCK!
int. 20C sl. chiefly Sc. & Irish - an exclamation of dismissal
AWAY TO HELL!
int. 20C sl. chiefly Sc. & Irish - an exclamation of dismissal
AWAY TO THE HILLS
adj. 20C Irish sl. - mentally unbalanced
AWAY WITH
vb.1864 Eng. dial. - to endure, to put up with
AWAY WITH THE BAND
adj. 20C Ulster sl. - drunk
AWAY WITH THE BIRDIES
adj. Bk1999 sl. - in another world, daydreaming, intoxicated
AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES
adj. 1. 1996 Ireland sl. - day-dreaming, possibly drug-intoxicated, mentally deranged
adj. 2. 20C sl., orig. Irish - out of this world
AWAY WITH THE PIXIES
adj. Bk1999 sl. - in another world, daydreaming, intoxicated
AWE - AZZ
AWEARY
adj. 1552 - tired, weary, fatigued
AWE-BAND
n. 1531 Sc. obs. - a check, restraint
AWE-BOUND
adj. 1631 obs. or Eng. dial. - under restraint or discipline so as to be orderly, obedient; bound by authority; held in check or submissiveness by awe or fear mingled with reverence or respect
AWEBUND
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - under restraint or discipline; submissive to authority
AWECCHE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to arouse from sleep, a swoon, a faint, etc.; to wake someone up; to wake up, to regain consciousness
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to rouse, to provoke, to inspire a person to a feeling or action; to stir the heart or awaken the mind
AWED
adj. a1656 obs. - feared, dreaded, revered
AWEDDE
adj. a1000 obs. - overcome with anger, madness, or distress; insane, mentally disturbed
AWEDE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to be overcome with anger, madness, or distress; to lose control of one's senses; to rave
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - of a natural force or agent, a disease, etc.: to be violent or intense; to rage
AWEE
adv. 1. 1818 Sc. - for a little while
adv. 2. 1917 Sc. - for a short distance
AWEEL!
int. 1817 Sc. - ah well! well then!
AWEEN
vb. a1275 obs. - to think, to suppose, to believe something to be the case
AWEIGH
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to move someone or something by lifting up or carrying away, esp. to carry off, to remove
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to weigh something; also, to consider, to ponder, to examine
AWELD
vb. 1. c1175 obs. - to rule or reign over a people or place; to govern; to be in command of someone or something
vb. 2. c1175 obs. - to overcome, to subdue, to defeat someone or something
vb. 3. c1225 obs. - to exert an influence over or shape the actions of a person; to win someone over; to prevail upon, to persuade
vb. 4. c1275 obs. - to direct or control something; to wield a weapon
AWELESS
adj. 1. c1400 - fearless, bold, courageous
adj. 2. 1440 - lacking any feeling of wonder or reverence; showing a lack of reverence or respect
adj. 3. 1977 - unremarkable, uninspiring; not outstanding in any way
AWEM
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to corrupt or defile someone or something
vb. 2. c1275 obs. - to pollute or impair physically; to damage; to injure
AWEND
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to turn something in a certain direction; to change the position or orientation of something; to move
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to go away, to depart
vb. 3. a1000 obs. - to avert, to ward off something undesirable
vb. 4. a1000 obs. - to make something different in some particular; to change, to alter
AWERDENTY
n. 1850 Amer. dial. - strong drink, often whisky, brandy
AWESOME
adj. 1. 1817 Sc. & Eng. dial. - awful, appalling, terrifying
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - susceptible to fear, terrified
adj. 3. 1975 US sl. - exceptionally good; wonderful; great, excellent
adv. 1895 Sc. - very, exceedingly, extremely
int. 1984 colloq. - expressing enthusiastic approval; excellent, fantastic, amazing
AWESOMENESS
n. 1998 colloq. - the quality of being extremely good or enjoyable; excellence
AWESOMESAUCE
adj. 2001 colloq. - extremely good; excellent
AWESTE
vb. a1000 obs. - to destroy something; to lay waste to a country, town, etc.
AWESTELL
prep. a1558 Sc. obs. - at, in, or to the west of
AWE-STRIKE
vb. 1757 - to render a person awestruck; to deeply impress, to astound
AWF
n. 1. 1750 Eng. dial. - a foolish person, a simpleton
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. - an elf, a fairy
AWFISH
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - slightly unwell, out of sorts
AWF-STRUCKEN
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous
AWFU
adj. 1990s US college sl. - unpleasant
AWFUCK DISEASE
n. 2001 US sl. - the sense of dread that you feel the morning after doing something that you, upon reflection, wished you had not done
AWFUL
adj. 1. 1597 obs. - demonstrating profound reverence or respect; done or performed respectfully or with great reverence
adj. 2. 1608 obs. - frightened or apprehensive of doing something
adj. 3. c1786 colloq. - frightful, offensive, exceedingly bad or inferior; unpleasant; terrible
adj. 4. 1815 Amer. sl. - disagreeable; ugly
adj. 5. 1818 colloq. - great or remarkable in degree, quality, duration, etc.
adj. 6. 1843 - excellent; first-rate, tremendous, good
adv. 1818 colloq. - exceedingly; very
n. M19 sl. - a 'blood-and-thunder' romance; a 'penny dreadful'
AWFUL DOOM
n. 1900s Aust. rhyming sl. - room, i.e. space
AWFUL GOOD
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
AWFULIZE
vb. 1. 1931 rare - to class as awful or terrible
vb. 2. 1974 - to interpret a situation as having the worst possible outcome, especially habitually
AWFULLEST
adj. 1931 Amer. dial. - best
AWFUL LOT
n. 1877 colloq. - a very large amount, a great deal
AWFULLY
adv. 1830 sl. - very, exceedingly, extremely
AWFULLY LOT
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - a great deal, a large amount
AWFULNESS
n. 1. a1400 obs. - an act, deed, etc. that fills or inspires others with awe
n. 2. 1600 arch. - a striking awe into someone, esp. of filling an onlooker with awe or dread
AWFY
adv. 1816 Sc. & Eng. dial. - very, exceedingly, extremely
AWHAPE
vb. c1300 obs. - to amaze, to stupefy with fear, to terrify, to confound utterly
AWHEEL
adv. 1888 - on a cycle, cycling
A-WHEELS
adv. a1637 obs. - on wheels
AWHENE
vb. c1000 obs. - to vex, to trouble
AWHERF
vb. a1000 obs. - to turn away, to turn round
AWHILE NOW
adv. 1935 Amer. dial. - at once, immediately
A-WHILES
adv. 1546 obs. - at times
AWHILST
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - until
A-WHIR
adv. 1865 - in a whir, whirring
A-WHUMMIL
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - turned upside down; applied to a vessel which lies bottom upwards
AWHUMMLE
adv. 1923 Sc. - turned over or upside down
AWIDE
adv. 1610 obs. - wide, widely
AWILD-EN
vb. c1225 obs. rare - to become wild or unruly
A-WILL
adv. a1275 obs. exc. Sc. - at one's will; of one's own accord
AWIN
vb. 1. c950 obs. - to labour
vb. 2. c1000 obs. - to overcome, to conquer; to win, to gain, to obtain
A-WING
adv. 1827 - on the wing; fluttering
A-WINK
adv. 1883 - winking
A-WIPER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - one who curries favour; a toady
AWIS
adv. 1790 Sc. - certainly
AWIT
vb. 1. c1200 obs. - to perceive, to know
vb. 2. 1250 obs. - to watch over, to command a troop
AWK
adj. 1. c1440 obs. - directed the other way or in the wrong direction, back-handed, from the left hand
adj. 2. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of persons or things: awkward, untoward, perverse
adj. 3. c1440 obs. - odd, strange
adj. 4. 1593 obs. - untoward to deal with, awkward to use, clumsy
n. 1. 1644 obs. - backhandedness, untowardness, awkwardness
n. 2. 1811 Eng. dial. - a stupid, clumsy person
AWKA VEETY
n. 1829 Sc. - aqua vitae, whisky
AWKLY
adj. c1400 obs. - untoward, perverse
adv. 1. c1440 obs. - in the wrong direction, backhanded or left-handed wise; hence, sinisterly, unluckily
adv. 2. c1440 obs. - perversely, untowardly
adv. 3. 1565 obs. - inauspiciously
adv. 4. 1603 obs. - in ungainly fashion, clumsily, awkwardly
AWKNESS
n. 1587 obs. - wrongness, irrationality, perversity, untowardness, awkwardness, ineptitude
AWKWARD
adj. 1. 1530 obs. - froward, untoward, perverse, in conduct
adj. 2. 1866 Eng. dial. - backward; back-handed
adj. 3. 1883 Eng. dial. - of persons or animals: perverse, obstinate, difficult to manage, bad-tempered
adj. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of the weather: uncertain
adj. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of things: perverse, unfavourable
adj. 6. L19 sl. - pregnant
THE AWKWARD AGE
n. 1895 - the time of life when one is no longer a child and yet not properly grown up
AWKWARD AS A CAT IN PATTENS
adj. Bk1903 Eng. dial. - very awkward, clumsy, making a great noise
AWKWARD AS A CHOW ON A BIKE
adj. 1920s Aust. sl. - extremely clumsy, uncoordinated
AWKWARD AS DICK'S HATBAND
adj. 1868 Eng. dial. - very awkward
AWKWARDISH
adj. 1603 colloq. - rather awkward
AWKWARDLY
adj. 1703 Eng. dial. - awkward, troublesome, clumsy
adv. c1540 obs. - wrongly, perversely
AWKWARDNESS
n. 1674 obs. - untowardness, perversity; perverseness, obstinacy, impracticability
AWKWARDS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - perverseness, obstinacy, impracticability
AWKWARD SQUAD
n. 1. 1796 Brit. - collectively, people who do not, or will not, conform; a notional grouping of people who are 'difficult'; a set of people who tend to behave in an obstructive way or who express opposition or dissent
n. 2. B1890 Eng. sl. - army recruits drilling
n. 3. Bk1944 services' sl. - where backward rookies receive elementary instruction
AWKY
adj. 1655 obs. - untoward, difficult, awkward
AWL
n. 17C sl. - the penis
AWLATED
adj. 1297 obs. rare - disgusted
AWL-BIRD
n. 1763 Eng. dial. - the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis
AWLENCH
vb. c1200 obs. - to make splendid, to adorn
AWLY
adj. c1200 obs. - awful, dreadful, terrible
adv. c1225 obs. - awfully, terribly, dreadfully
AWM
vb. 1. 1878 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to set about a thing, to begin, to move, to attempt
AWMAN
n. 1866 Sc. - a thrashing, a sound beating, chastisement
AWN
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - a yawn
vb. 1. c1175 obs. - to put before a person's eyes; to show, to manifest; to appear
vb. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - to yawn
AWNED
adj. 1747 Eng. dial. - fated, destined, ordained
AWNING OVER THE TOY SHOP
n. 1990s Aust. sl. - a male beer belly
AW NUTS!
int. Bk1934 college sl. - an exclamation of disgust
A-WOBBLE
adv. 1881 - wobbling
AWOL
adj. 1. 1920 sl., orig. US - absent without leave; missing
adj. 2. 1944 US military sl. - 'after women or liquor'
n. 1. 1918 US sl. - a deserter
n. 2. 1942 US military sl. - ' a wolf on the loose'
AWOL BAG
n. 1956 US sl. - in the Korea and Vietnam wars: an overnight bag
A.W.O. LOOSE
n. 1920 US sl. - absence without leave
AWOMEN CORNER
n. c1960 Amer. dial. - a humorous creation to match the 'amen corner' in the church; men and women, except courting couples, sat on opposite sides of the church
AWONDER
vb. c1230 obs. - to astonish, surprise, marvel; to be astonished or amazed; to cause to wonder
AWONDERED
adj. 1154 obs. - astonished, astounded, amazed
A WORD
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - AIDS
AWORRY
vb. c885 obs. - to strangle; to worry
AWORTH
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to vanish, to perish; to escape notice
vb. 2. c1275 obs. - to become, to turn to
AWORTHY
vb. c1275 obs. - to give honour or dignity to; to dignify, to adorn
AWOUS
adj. c1675 obs. rare - awe-inspiring
AWOW!
int. 1768 Sc. - an exclamation of sorrow; alas!
AWPING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - clumsy, awkward
AWPISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - clumsy, awkward
AWPS
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - a stupid, clumsy, gawky person
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a wayward, mischievous child
AW-PUCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the will-o'-the-wisp
AWRACK
adv. 1627 - wrecked, ruined
AWRAP
vb. 1609 obs. rare - to wrap
AWRATH
vb. a1250 obs. - to make angry, to enrage
AWREAK
vb. 1. 1048 obs. - to avenge
vb. 2. c1275 obs. - to condemn, to blame, to find fault with
vb. 3. a1300 obs. - to sentence to punishment, to condemn a person
AWREAKING
n. 1340 obs. - revenge
A-WRECK
adv. 1878 - in a wrecked condition
AWREIGHT
adj. c1275 obs. - wrenched away
AWRIGHT!
int. 1960s sl. - that's good! I feel great!
AWRITE
vb. c885 obs. - to write
AWRONG
adv. 1430 - wrongly, in a wrong way
AWROTH
vb. a1250 obs. - to make angry, to enrage
AWRY-EYED
adj. 1919 Amer. dial. - having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry
AWSE
adj. 1989 Amer. sl. - awesome, wonderful, perfect
vb. Bk1886 Eng. dial. - to attempt
AW SHUCKS
adj. 1932 colloq. - of a person's manner, behaviour, etc.: genially self-deprecating, shy, or abashed; bashful
int. 1888 colloq. - a mild exclamation expressing surprise, exasperation, genial self-deprecation, or gratified embarrassment
AWSOME
adj. 1. 1817 Sc. & Eng. dial. - awful, appalling, terrifying
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - susceptible to fear, terrified
AWSOMELY
adv. 1901 Sc. - very much
AWVISH
adj. 1. 1819 Eng. dial. - silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - reluctant, undecided
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - slightly unwell, out of sorts
AWVISHLY
adv. 1746 Eng. dial. - stupidly, queerly
AWVISHNESS
n. 1867 Eng. dial. - disagreeable behaviour, perversity
AX
n. 1. 1883 Amer. sl. - a finishing action, such as a dismissal from a position, defeat in a game, expulsion from school, rejection of a lover, etc.
n. 2. 1896 Amer. sl. - a straight razor or knife
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a question
n. 4. 1915 Amer. sl. - the penis
n. 5. 1950 US sl. - any sharp-edged weapon
n. 6. 1955 US jazz sl. - a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which 'chops' (musical figures) are played
n. 7. 1974 US sl. - in a gambling operation: the house's cut of the bets
n. 8. 1991 US sl. - the lip of a wave
vb. 1. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to ask
vb. 2. 1922 sl. - to dismiss or discharge; to drop, to cancel, to reject
AXABLE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of an age suitable for marriage
AXE
n. 1. 1883 Amer. sl. - a finishing action, such as a dismissal from a position, defeat in a game, expulsion from school, rejection of a lover, etc.
n. 2. 1896 Amer. sl. - straight razor or knife
n. 3. 1915 Amer. sl. - the penis
n. 4. 1950 Amer. sl. - any sharp-edged weapon
n. 5. 1955 US jazz sl. - a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which 'chops' (musical figures) are played
n. 6. 1974 US sl. - in a gambling operation: the house's cut of the bets
n. 7. 1991 US sl. - the lip of a wave
vb. 1. 1922 sl. - to dismiss or discharge; to drop, to cancel, to reject
vb. 2.1923 Eng. sl. - to lessen expenditure
THE AXE
n. 1923 - dismissal of an employee
AXE GOD
n. 1999 Brit. sl. - a popular electric-guitar player who inspires hero-worship with his musical technique
AXE HANDLE
n. 1947 US sl. - an imprecise unit of measurement, esp. when applied to the breadth of a man's shoulders or woman's buttocks
AXE HANDLE PARTY
n. 20C US sl. - a riot or brawl
AXE HERO
n. 1996 Brit. sl. - a popular electric-guitar player who inspires hero-worship with his musical technique
AXE MAN
n. 1. 1828 - a warrior armed with a battle-axe
n. 2. L19 sl., orig. African-American - one who carries or wields a knife
n. 3. 1920s US prison sl. - a barber
n. 4. 1975 Trinidad and Tobago - a person who decides when a company will discharge an employee
n. 5. 1976 Brit. sl. - an electric guitarist; rarely, any musician
AXE UP
vb. 1980s Aust. sl. - to share
AXE-WOUND
n. 2003 Brit. sl. - the vagina
AX-HANDLE
n. 1843 Amer. dial. - orig. among loggers: a unit of measurement, esp. of width
AX-HANDLE PARTY
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - among loggers: a brawl
AX-HANDLES
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - diarrhoea
AX-HOLDER
n. c1885 Amer. sl. - a hand
AXINOMANCY
n. 1601 - divination by means of an axe-head
AXIOPISTICAL
adj. 1611 obs. - trustworthy
AXIOPISTY
n. 1862 - trustworthiness; worthiness of being believed
AXIS
n. 19C sl. - the vagina
AXIS RAT
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a German submarine
AXIS SNAKE
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a German submarine
AXIS WATER-MOCCASIN
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a German submarine
AXLE
n. 1. c1000 obs. - the shoulder
n. 2. 1934 Amer. euphemism - the ass; the buttocks, rectum, and anus
AXLE GREASE
n. 1. 1883 Amer. sl., esp. military usage - margarine or butter
n. 2. 1891 Amer. sl. - money, esp. that used for purposes of bribery
n. 3. 1943 Aust. sl. - any particularly thick and sticky hair pomade
n. 4. 20C sl. - semen
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. - to grease one's hair down
AXLE-HEAD
n. 1881 Eng. dial. - the back portion of the jaw which contains the molars or 'axle-teeth'
AXLE-TOOTH
n. 1483 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - a molar tooth
AXLE-TREE
n. a1522 obs., poetic usage - the pole of the heaven; the heaven, the sky
AXMAN
n. 1. L19 sl., orig. African-American - one who carries or wields a knife
n. 2. 1910s sl. - a womanizer, a sexual athlete
n. 3. 1929 Amer. sl. - a barber
n. 4. 1970s sl., orig. African-American - a musician, esp. a guitarist
AX-WADDLE
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - one who collects and deals in ashes; hence, one who crouches over the fire, a dirty person
AX-WADDLER
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - one who collects and deals in ashes; hence, one who crouches over the fire, a dirty person
AY
adv. c1175 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - ever, always, continually; at all times
AYAH
n. 1782 - a native-born nurse or maidservant, employed esp. by Europeans in India and other parts of South Asia
AYATOLLAH
n. 1979 - a dogmatic leader; an influential or powerful person
AY-DI-ME!
int. Bk1898 Sc. - an exclamation of regret or pity
AY-DURING
adj. 1580 obs. - eternal, everlasting
AYE
adv. 1671 Sc. & Eng. dial. - always, ever; continually
AYE AND LIKE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - yes, certainly
AYE, DOOGIE AYE!
int. 1988 Sc. sl. - used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told
AYE, HAWKEYE!
int. 1988 Sc. sl. - used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told
AYE, HOOCH-AYE!
int. 1988 Sc. sl. - used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told
AYE, MARRY!
int. 1833 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a term of asseveration; indeed! truly!
AYEMER
n. 2002 Can. sl. - in television: a morning show
AYEN
n. 1911 Sc. - a year-old child
AYE, POPEYE!
int. 1988 Sc. sl. - used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told
AYEST
vb. 1916 Sc. - to desire eagerly
AYET
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to pour out; to shed; to spill
vb. 2. a1000 obs. rare - to douse; to souse or soak in liquid
AYETE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to kill, to destroy
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to understand, to comprehend; to recognize, to perceive
AYE, THAT EYE!
int. 1988 Sc. sl. - used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told
AYIELD
vb. a1000 obs. - to yield up
'AY IS FOR 'ORSES
phr. 1738 Brit. - used as a disdainful rejoinder when someone says 'eh?'
AY-LA!
int. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise or grief
AY LASTING
adj. c1340 obs. - everlasting
AYLE
adv. 1686 Eng. dial. - all along, always
n. a1325 obs. - a grandfather
AYLESBURY (DUCK)
n. 1990s euphemism, rhyming sl. for 'fuck' - anything at all, nothing
AYLESBURY'ED
adj. 1990s rhyming sl. (Aylesbury ducked - fucked) - exhausted
AYNE
adj. 1483 obs. - first-born, eldest
AYNESS
n. 1587 obs. - everlastingness; applied as a special term to the 'second degree of eternity; possessed by angels and spirits
AYO!
int. 1995 US sl. - used as a greeting
AYOND
prep. 1724 Eng. & Amer. dial. - beyond
AYONT
adv. 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of place: farther, beyond
prep. 1. 1792 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of place: further than, on the other side of, beyond
prep. 2. 1843 Sc. - in excess of, beyond
prep. 3. 1895 Sc. - of time: after, later than
AYRAB
n. 1940s US sl., derogatory - an Arab
AYRABA
n. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. - a huckster; a street peddler of vegetables and fruits
n. 2. 20C sl. - a street urchin
AYRE
n. 1539 chiefly Sc. - a ridge of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a gravelly beach; also, a sandbank
vb. 1. c1440 obs. - to march, to proceed, to make one's way; to move about, as opposed to remain still
vb. 2. c1540 obs. - to plough
AYROM
n. 1850 Eng. dial. - an unpleasant upstir, display of temper, tantrums
AYRTON (SENNA)
n. 1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'tenner' - £10, a £10 note
AYSE
n. Bk1852 obs. - ease
vb. Bk1852 obs. - to make at ease
AYST
vb. 1916 Sc. - to desire eagerly
AYUH!
int. 1894 Amer. dial. - yes
AY-WHEN
adv. c1485 obs. rare - at every time; always
AYWHERE
adv. c1000 obs. - everywhere
AZAM
adj. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - of a door: half open, ajar
AZLE FANG
n. 1824 Sc. - a molar tooth
AZOON
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - presently
AZOTE
n. 1. 1892 Amer. dial. - a switch or whip; anything used as a whip
n. 2. 1934 Amer. dial. - calamity
AZOTH
n. 1477 - the alchemists' name for mercury, as the essential first principle of all metals
AZTEC HOP
n. 1962 sl. - diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico
AZTEC REVENGE
n. 1978 sl. - diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico
AZTEC STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Arizona
AZTEC TWO-STEP
n. 1970 sl. - diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico
AZUREAN
adj.1882 rare - azure
AZUREOUS
adj. Bk1835 rare - azure; of a clear blue colour
AZURINE
adj. 1577 - blue, azure
AZURN, AZURNE
adj. 1637 obs. rare - of a blue colour
AZURY
adj. 1600 - bluish; tinted with soft clear blue
n. 1504 obs. - azure hue or colour
AZZ
n. 2002 US sl. - the buttocks
AZZALD
adj. 1841 Eng. dial. - bad-tempered, irritable
n. 1. 1830 Eng. dial. - a silly, insignificant, mean person
n. 2. 1881 Eng. dial. - an ill-tempered person; an habitual fault-finder
n. 3. 1891 Eng. dial. - a peevish, wayward, mischievous child
AZZARD
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - a silly, insignificant, mean person
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a peevish, wayward, mischievous child
AZZARDLY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - poor, ill-thriven
AZZLED
adj. Bk1890 Eng. dial. - crabbed; sour; churlish
AZZLE-TOOTH
n. 1788 Eng. dial. - a molar tooth
AZZY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a wayward child
adj. 1552 - tired, weary, fatigued
AWE-BAND
n. 1531 Sc. obs. - a check, restraint
AWE-BOUND
adj. 1631 obs. or Eng. dial. - under restraint or discipline so as to be orderly, obedient; bound by authority; held in check or submissiveness by awe or fear mingled with reverence or respect
AWEBUND
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - under restraint or discipline; submissive to authority
AWECCHE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to arouse from sleep, a swoon, a faint, etc.; to wake someone up; to wake up, to regain consciousness
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to rouse, to provoke, to inspire a person to a feeling or action; to stir the heart or awaken the mind
AWED
adj. a1656 obs. - feared, dreaded, revered
AWEDDE
adj. a1000 obs. - overcome with anger, madness, or distress; insane, mentally disturbed
AWEDE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to be overcome with anger, madness, or distress; to lose control of one's senses; to rave
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - of a natural force or agent, a disease, etc.: to be violent or intense; to rage
AWEE
adv. 1. 1818 Sc. - for a little while
adv. 2. 1917 Sc. - for a short distance
AWEEL!
int. 1817 Sc. - ah well! well then!
AWEEN
vb. a1275 obs. - to think, to suppose, to believe something to be the case
AWEIGH
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to move someone or something by lifting up or carrying away, esp. to carry off, to remove
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to weigh something; also, to consider, to ponder, to examine
AWELD
vb. 1. c1175 obs. - to rule or reign over a people or place; to govern; to be in command of someone or something
vb. 2. c1175 obs. - to overcome, to subdue, to defeat someone or something
vb. 3. c1225 obs. - to exert an influence over or shape the actions of a person; to win someone over; to prevail upon, to persuade
vb. 4. c1275 obs. - to direct or control something; to wield a weapon
AWELESS
adj. 1. c1400 - fearless, bold, courageous
adj. 2. 1440 - lacking any feeling of wonder or reverence; showing a lack of reverence or respect
adj. 3. 1977 - unremarkable, uninspiring; not outstanding in any way
AWEM
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to corrupt or defile someone or something
vb. 2. c1275 obs. - to pollute or impair physically; to damage; to injure
AWEND
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to turn something in a certain direction; to change the position or orientation of something; to move
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to go away, to depart
vb. 3. a1000 obs. - to avert, to ward off something undesirable
vb. 4. a1000 obs. - to make something different in some particular; to change, to alter
AWERDENTY
n. 1850 Amer. dial. - strong drink, often whisky, brandy
AWESOME
adj. 1. 1817 Sc. & Eng. dial. - awful, appalling, terrifying
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - susceptible to fear, terrified
adj. 3. 1975 US sl. - exceptionally good; wonderful; great, excellent
adv. 1895 Sc. - very, exceedingly, extremely
int. 1984 colloq. - expressing enthusiastic approval; excellent, fantastic, amazing
AWESOMENESS
n. 1998 colloq. - the quality of being extremely good or enjoyable; excellence
AWESOMESAUCE
adj. 2001 colloq. - extremely good; excellent
AWESTE
vb. a1000 obs. - to destroy something; to lay waste to a country, town, etc.
AWESTELL
prep. a1558 Sc. obs. - at, in, or to the west of
AWE-STRIKE
vb. 1757 - to render a person awestruck; to deeply impress, to astound
AWF
n. 1. 1750 Eng. dial. - a foolish person, a simpleton
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. - an elf, a fairy
AWFISH
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - slightly unwell, out of sorts
AWF-STRUCKEN
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous
AWFU
adj. 1990s US college sl. - unpleasant
AWFUCK DISEASE
n. 2001 US sl. - the sense of dread that you feel the morning after doing something that you, upon reflection, wished you had not done
AWFUL
adj. 1. 1597 obs. - demonstrating profound reverence or respect; done or performed respectfully or with great reverence
adj. 2. 1608 obs. - frightened or apprehensive of doing something
adj. 3. c1786 colloq. - frightful, offensive, exceedingly bad or inferior; unpleasant; terrible
adj. 4. 1815 Amer. sl. - disagreeable; ugly
adj. 5. 1818 colloq. - great or remarkable in degree, quality, duration, etc.
adj. 6. 1843 - excellent; first-rate, tremendous, good
adv. 1818 colloq. - exceedingly; very
n. M19 sl. - a 'blood-and-thunder' romance; a 'penny dreadful'
AWFUL DOOM
n. 1900s Aust. rhyming sl. - room, i.e. space
AWFUL GOOD
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
AWFULIZE
vb. 1. 1931 rare - to class as awful or terrible
vb. 2. 1974 - to interpret a situation as having the worst possible outcome, especially habitually
AWFULLEST
adj. 1931 Amer. dial. - best
AWFUL LOT
n. 1877 colloq. - a very large amount, a great deal
AWFULLY
adv. 1830 sl. - very, exceedingly, extremely
AWFULLY LOT
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - a great deal, a large amount
AWFULNESS
n. 1. a1400 obs. - an act, deed, etc. that fills or inspires others with awe
n. 2. 1600 arch. - a striking awe into someone, esp. of filling an onlooker with awe or dread
AWFY
adv. 1816 Sc. & Eng. dial. - very, exceedingly, extremely
AWHAPE
vb. c1300 obs. - to amaze, to stupefy with fear, to terrify, to confound utterly
AWHEEL
adv. 1888 - on a cycle, cycling
A-WHEELS
adv. a1637 obs. - on wheels
AWHENE
vb. c1000 obs. - to vex, to trouble
AWHERF
vb. a1000 obs. - to turn away, to turn round
AWHILE NOW
adv. 1935 Amer. dial. - at once, immediately
A-WHILES
adv. 1546 obs. - at times
AWHILST
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - until
A-WHIR
adv. 1865 - in a whir, whirring
A-WHUMMIL
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - turned upside down; applied to a vessel which lies bottom upwards
AWHUMMLE
adv. 1923 Sc. - turned over or upside down
AWIDE
adv. 1610 obs. - wide, widely
AWILD-EN
vb. c1225 obs. rare - to become wild or unruly
A-WILL
adv. a1275 obs. exc. Sc. - at one's will; of one's own accord
AWIN
vb. 1. c950 obs. - to labour
vb. 2. c1000 obs. - to overcome, to conquer; to win, to gain, to obtain
A-WING
adv. 1827 - on the wing; fluttering
A-WINK
adv. 1883 - winking
A-WIPER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - one who curries favour; a toady
AWIS
adv. 1790 Sc. - certainly
AWIT
vb. 1. c1200 obs. - to perceive, to know
vb. 2. 1250 obs. - to watch over, to command a troop
AWK
adj. 1. c1440 obs. - directed the other way or in the wrong direction, back-handed, from the left hand
adj. 2. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of persons or things: awkward, untoward, perverse
adj. 3. c1440 obs. - odd, strange
adj. 4. 1593 obs. - untoward to deal with, awkward to use, clumsy
n. 1. 1644 obs. - backhandedness, untowardness, awkwardness
n. 2. 1811 Eng. dial. - a stupid, clumsy person
AWKA VEETY
n. 1829 Sc. - aqua vitae, whisky
AWKLY
adj. c1400 obs. - untoward, perverse
adv. 1. c1440 obs. - in the wrong direction, backhanded or left-handed wise; hence, sinisterly, unluckily
adv. 2. c1440 obs. - perversely, untowardly
adv. 3. 1565 obs. - inauspiciously
adv. 4. 1603 obs. - in ungainly fashion, clumsily, awkwardly
AWKNESS
n. 1587 obs. - wrongness, irrationality, perversity, untowardness, awkwardness, ineptitude
AWKWARD
adj. 1. 1530 obs. - froward, untoward, perverse, in conduct
adj. 2. 1866 Eng. dial. - backward; back-handed
adj. 3. 1883 Eng. dial. - of persons or animals: perverse, obstinate, difficult to manage, bad-tempered
adj. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of the weather: uncertain
adj. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of things: perverse, unfavourable
adj. 6. L19 sl. - pregnant
THE AWKWARD AGE
n. 1895 - the time of life when one is no longer a child and yet not properly grown up
AWKWARD AS A CAT IN PATTENS
adj. Bk1903 Eng. dial. - very awkward, clumsy, making a great noise
AWKWARD AS A CHOW ON A BIKE
adj. 1920s Aust. sl. - extremely clumsy, uncoordinated
AWKWARD AS DICK'S HATBAND
adj. 1868 Eng. dial. - very awkward
AWKWARDISH
adj. 1603 colloq. - rather awkward
AWKWARDLY
adj. 1703 Eng. dial. - awkward, troublesome, clumsy
adv. c1540 obs. - wrongly, perversely
AWKWARDNESS
n. 1674 obs. - untowardness, perversity; perverseness, obstinacy, impracticability
AWKWARDS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - perverseness, obstinacy, impracticability
AWKWARD SQUAD
n. 1. 1796 Brit. - collectively, people who do not, or will not, conform; a notional grouping of people who are 'difficult'; a set of people who tend to behave in an obstructive way or who express opposition or dissent
n. 2. B1890 Eng. sl. - army recruits drilling
n. 3. Bk1944 services' sl. - where backward rookies receive elementary instruction
AWKY
adj. 1655 obs. - untoward, difficult, awkward
AWL
n. 17C sl. - the penis
AWLATED
adj. 1297 obs. rare - disgusted
AWL-BIRD
n. 1763 Eng. dial. - the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis
AWLENCH
vb. c1200 obs. - to make splendid, to adorn
AWLY
adj. c1200 obs. - awful, dreadful, terrible
adv. c1225 obs. - awfully, terribly, dreadfully
AWM
vb. 1. 1878 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to set about a thing, to begin, to move, to attempt
AWMAN
n. 1866 Sc. - a thrashing, a sound beating, chastisement
AWN
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - a yawn
vb. 1. c1175 obs. - to put before a person's eyes; to show, to manifest; to appear
vb. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - to yawn
AWNED
adj. 1747 Eng. dial. - fated, destined, ordained
AWNING OVER THE TOY SHOP
n. 1990s Aust. sl. - a male beer belly
AW NUTS!
int. Bk1934 college sl. - an exclamation of disgust
A-WOBBLE
adv. 1881 - wobbling
AWOL
adj. 1. 1920 sl., orig. US - absent without leave; missing
adj. 2. 1944 US military sl. - 'after women or liquor'
n. 1. 1918 US sl. - a deserter
n. 2. 1942 US military sl. - ' a wolf on the loose'
AWOL BAG
n. 1956 US sl. - in the Korea and Vietnam wars: an overnight bag
A.W.O. LOOSE
n. 1920 US sl. - absence without leave
AWOMEN CORNER
n. c1960 Amer. dial. - a humorous creation to match the 'amen corner' in the church; men and women, except courting couples, sat on opposite sides of the church
AWONDER
vb. c1230 obs. - to astonish, surprise, marvel; to be astonished or amazed; to cause to wonder
AWONDERED
adj. 1154 obs. - astonished, astounded, amazed
A WORD
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - AIDS
AWORRY
vb. c885 obs. - to strangle; to worry
AWORTH
vb. 1. c1000 obs. - to vanish, to perish; to escape notice
vb. 2. c1275 obs. - to become, to turn to
AWORTHY
vb. c1275 obs. - to give honour or dignity to; to dignify, to adorn
AWOUS
adj. c1675 obs. rare - awe-inspiring
AWOW!
int. 1768 Sc. - an exclamation of sorrow; alas!
AWPING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - clumsy, awkward
AWPISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - clumsy, awkward
AWPS
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - a stupid, clumsy, gawky person
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a wayward, mischievous child
AW-PUCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the will-o'-the-wisp
AWRACK
adv. 1627 - wrecked, ruined
AWRAP
vb. 1609 obs. rare - to wrap
AWRATH
vb. a1250 obs. - to make angry, to enrage
AWREAK
vb. 1. 1048 obs. - to avenge
vb. 2. c1275 obs. - to condemn, to blame, to find fault with
vb. 3. a1300 obs. - to sentence to punishment, to condemn a person
AWREAKING
n. 1340 obs. - revenge
A-WRECK
adv. 1878 - in a wrecked condition
AWREIGHT
adj. c1275 obs. - wrenched away
AWRIGHT!
int. 1960s sl. - that's good! I feel great!
AWRITE
vb. c885 obs. - to write
AWRONG
adv. 1430 - wrongly, in a wrong way
AWROTH
vb. a1250 obs. - to make angry, to enrage
AWRY-EYED
adj. 1919 Amer. dial. - having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry
AWSE
adj. 1989 Amer. sl. - awesome, wonderful, perfect
vb. Bk1886 Eng. dial. - to attempt
AW SHUCKS
adj. 1932 colloq. - of a person's manner, behaviour, etc.: genially self-deprecating, shy, or abashed; bashful
int. 1888 colloq. - a mild exclamation expressing surprise, exasperation, genial self-deprecation, or gratified embarrassment
AWSOME
adj. 1. 1817 Sc. & Eng. dial. - awful, appalling, terrifying
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - susceptible to fear, terrified
AWSOMELY
adv. 1901 Sc. - very much
AWVISH
adj. 1. 1819 Eng. dial. - silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - reluctant, undecided
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - slightly unwell, out of sorts
AWVISHLY
adv. 1746 Eng. dial. - stupidly, queerly
AWVISHNESS
n. 1867 Eng. dial. - disagreeable behaviour, perversity
AX
n. 1. 1883 Amer. sl. - a finishing action, such as a dismissal from a position, defeat in a game, expulsion from school, rejection of a lover, etc.
n. 2. 1896 Amer. sl. - a straight razor or knife
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a question
n. 4. 1915 Amer. sl. - the penis
n. 5. 1950 US sl. - any sharp-edged weapon
n. 6. 1955 US jazz sl. - a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which 'chops' (musical figures) are played
n. 7. 1974 US sl. - in a gambling operation: the house's cut of the bets
n. 8. 1991 US sl. - the lip of a wave
vb. 1. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to ask
vb. 2. 1922 sl. - to dismiss or discharge; to drop, to cancel, to reject
AXABLE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of an age suitable for marriage
AXE
n. 1. 1883 Amer. sl. - a finishing action, such as a dismissal from a position, defeat in a game, expulsion from school, rejection of a lover, etc.
n. 2. 1896 Amer. sl. - straight razor or knife
n. 3. 1915 Amer. sl. - the penis
n. 4. 1950 Amer. sl. - any sharp-edged weapon
n. 5. 1955 US jazz sl. - a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which 'chops' (musical figures) are played
n. 6. 1974 US sl. - in a gambling operation: the house's cut of the bets
n. 7. 1991 US sl. - the lip of a wave
vb. 1. 1922 sl. - to dismiss or discharge; to drop, to cancel, to reject
vb. 2.1923 Eng. sl. - to lessen expenditure
THE AXE
n. 1923 - dismissal of an employee
AXE GOD
n. 1999 Brit. sl. - a popular electric-guitar player who inspires hero-worship with his musical technique
AXE HANDLE
n. 1947 US sl. - an imprecise unit of measurement, esp. when applied to the breadth of a man's shoulders or woman's buttocks
AXE HANDLE PARTY
n. 20C US sl. - a riot or brawl
AXE HERO
n. 1996 Brit. sl. - a popular electric-guitar player who inspires hero-worship with his musical technique
AXE MAN
n. 1. 1828 - a warrior armed with a battle-axe
n. 2. L19 sl., orig. African-American - one who carries or wields a knife
n. 3. 1920s US prison sl. - a barber
n. 4. 1975 Trinidad and Tobago - a person who decides when a company will discharge an employee
n. 5. 1976 Brit. sl. - an electric guitarist; rarely, any musician
AXE UP
vb. 1980s Aust. sl. - to share
AXE-WOUND
n. 2003 Brit. sl. - the vagina
AX-HANDLE
n. 1843 Amer. dial. - orig. among loggers: a unit of measurement, esp. of width
AX-HANDLE PARTY
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - among loggers: a brawl
AX-HANDLES
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - diarrhoea
AX-HOLDER
n. c1885 Amer. sl. - a hand
AXINOMANCY
n. 1601 - divination by means of an axe-head
AXIOPISTICAL
adj. 1611 obs. - trustworthy
AXIOPISTY
n. 1862 - trustworthiness; worthiness of being believed
AXIS
n. 19C sl. - the vagina
AXIS RAT
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a German submarine
AXIS SNAKE
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a German submarine
AXIS WATER-MOCCASIN
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - a German submarine
AXLE
n. 1. c1000 obs. - the shoulder
n. 2. 1934 Amer. euphemism - the ass; the buttocks, rectum, and anus
AXLE GREASE
n. 1. 1883 Amer. sl., esp. military usage - margarine or butter
n. 2. 1891 Amer. sl. - money, esp. that used for purposes of bribery
n. 3. 1943 Aust. sl. - any particularly thick and sticky hair pomade
n. 4. 20C sl. - semen
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. - to grease one's hair down
AXLE-HEAD
n. 1881 Eng. dial. - the back portion of the jaw which contains the molars or 'axle-teeth'
AXLE-TOOTH
n. 1483 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - a molar tooth
AXLE-TREE
n. a1522 obs., poetic usage - the pole of the heaven; the heaven, the sky
AXMAN
n. 1. L19 sl., orig. African-American - one who carries or wields a knife
n. 2. 1910s sl. - a womanizer, a sexual athlete
n. 3. 1929 Amer. sl. - a barber
n. 4. 1970s sl., orig. African-American - a musician, esp. a guitarist
AX-WADDLE
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - one who collects and deals in ashes; hence, one who crouches over the fire, a dirty person
AX-WADDLER
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - one who collects and deals in ashes; hence, one who crouches over the fire, a dirty person
AY
adv. c1175 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - ever, always, continually; at all times
AYAH
n. 1782 - a native-born nurse or maidservant, employed esp. by Europeans in India and other parts of South Asia
AYATOLLAH
n. 1979 - a dogmatic leader; an influential or powerful person
AY-DI-ME!
int. Bk1898 Sc. - an exclamation of regret or pity
AY-DURING
adj. 1580 obs. - eternal, everlasting
AYE
adv. 1671 Sc. & Eng. dial. - always, ever; continually
AYE AND LIKE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - yes, certainly
AYE, DOOGIE AYE!
int. 1988 Sc. sl. - used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told
AYE, HAWKEYE!
int. 1988 Sc. sl. - used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told
AYE, HOOCH-AYE!
int. 1988 Sc. sl. - used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told
AYE, MARRY!
int. 1833 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a term of asseveration; indeed! truly!
AYEMER
n. 2002 Can. sl. - in television: a morning show
AYEN
n. 1911 Sc. - a year-old child
AYE, POPEYE!
int. 1988 Sc. sl. - used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told
AYEST
vb. 1916 Sc. - to desire eagerly
AYET
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to pour out; to shed; to spill
vb. 2. a1000 obs. rare - to douse; to souse or soak in liquid
AYETE
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to kill, to destroy
vb. 2. a1000 obs. - to understand, to comprehend; to recognize, to perceive
AYE, THAT EYE!
int. 1988 Sc. sl. - used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told
AYIELD
vb. a1000 obs. - to yield up
'AY IS FOR 'ORSES
phr. 1738 Brit. - used as a disdainful rejoinder when someone says 'eh?'
AY-LA!
int. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise or grief
AY LASTING
adj. c1340 obs. - everlasting
AYLE
adv. 1686 Eng. dial. - all along, always
n. a1325 obs. - a grandfather
AYLESBURY (DUCK)
n. 1990s euphemism, rhyming sl. for 'fuck' - anything at all, nothing
AYLESBURY'ED
adj. 1990s rhyming sl. (Aylesbury ducked - fucked) - exhausted
AYNE
adj. 1483 obs. - first-born, eldest
AYNESS
n. 1587 obs. - everlastingness; applied as a special term to the 'second degree of eternity; possessed by angels and spirits
AYO!
int. 1995 US sl. - used as a greeting
AYOND
prep. 1724 Eng. & Amer. dial. - beyond
AYONT
adv. 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of place: farther, beyond
prep. 1. 1792 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of place: further than, on the other side of, beyond
prep. 2. 1843 Sc. - in excess of, beyond
prep. 3. 1895 Sc. - of time: after, later than
AYRAB
n. 1940s US sl., derogatory - an Arab
AYRABA
n. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. - a huckster; a street peddler of vegetables and fruits
n. 2. 20C sl. - a street urchin
AYRE
n. 1539 chiefly Sc. - a ridge of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a gravelly beach; also, a sandbank
vb. 1. c1440 obs. - to march, to proceed, to make one's way; to move about, as opposed to remain still
vb. 2. c1540 obs. - to plough
AYROM
n. 1850 Eng. dial. - an unpleasant upstir, display of temper, tantrums
AYRTON (SENNA)
n. 1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'tenner' - £10, a £10 note
AYSE
n. Bk1852 obs. - ease
vb. Bk1852 obs. - to make at ease
AYST
vb. 1916 Sc. - to desire eagerly
AYUH!
int. 1894 Amer. dial. - yes
AY-WHEN
adv. c1485 obs. rare - at every time; always
AYWHERE
adv. c1000 obs. - everywhere
AZAM
adj. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - of a door: half open, ajar
AZLE FANG
n. 1824 Sc. - a molar tooth
AZOON
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - presently
AZOTE
n. 1. 1892 Amer. dial. - a switch or whip; anything used as a whip
n. 2. 1934 Amer. dial. - calamity
AZOTH
n. 1477 - the alchemists' name for mercury, as the essential first principle of all metals
AZTEC HOP
n. 1962 sl. - diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico
AZTEC REVENGE
n. 1978 sl. - diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico
AZTEC STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Arizona
AZTEC TWO-STEP
n. 1970 sl. - diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico
AZUREAN
adj.1882 rare - azure
AZUREOUS
adj. Bk1835 rare - azure; of a clear blue colour
AZURINE
adj. 1577 - blue, azure
AZURN, AZURNE
adj. 1637 obs. rare - of a blue colour
AZURY
adj. 1600 - bluish; tinted with soft clear blue
n. 1504 obs. - azure hue or colour
AZZ
n. 2002 US sl. - the buttocks
AZZALD
adj. 1841 Eng. dial. - bad-tempered, irritable
n. 1. 1830 Eng. dial. - a silly, insignificant, mean person
n. 2. 1881 Eng. dial. - an ill-tempered person; an habitual fault-finder
n. 3. 1891 Eng. dial. - a peevish, wayward, mischievous child
AZZARD
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - a silly, insignificant, mean person
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a peevish, wayward, mischievous child
AZZARDLY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - poor, ill-thriven
AZZLED
adj. Bk1890 Eng. dial. - crabbed; sour; churlish
AZZLE-TOOTH
n. 1788 Eng. dial. - a molar tooth
AZZY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a wayward child