DICTIONARY B

B  -  BADZ

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B  -  BABUZ
​BABY  -  BACHZ
BACI  -  BACKIZ
BACKJ  -  BACKZ
BACL  -  BADZ

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​B  -  BABUZ

​B
n. 1. 1851 euphemism - an unpleasant, contemptible, or despicable person, usually male (Bugger or Bastard) 
n. 2. M19 sl. - a bug
n. 3. L19 sl. - a kiss
n. 4. 1900s sl. - a policeman
n. 5. 1960s sl. - nonsense, rubbish
n. 6. 1960s Aust. sl. - an MGB, the 'B' model of the MG sports car
n. 7. 1971 US sl. - a matchbox full of marijuana
n. 8. 1980 US sl. - a Cadillac Brougham car
n. 9. 1986 US sl. - Benzedrine™, a stimulant
n. 10. 1990s African-American sl. - a woman
n. 11. 1994 African-American sl. - a woman 
n. 12. 1995 US sl. - a buddy, a brother; used as an address
n. 13. 20C teen & high school sl. - frisbee 
B19
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - a hefty or fat female 
B2B
adj. 1999 US sl. - of a business transaction: between two businesses
B-40
n. 1998 US sl. - a cigar laced with marijuana and dipped in malt liquor
B-52
n. 1993 US drugs sl. - a powerful amphetamine tablet 
B.A.
adj. 1933 US sl. - naked, nude (Bare-Assed)
n. 1. 1900 US Army sl. - an officer, esp. a cadet officer, who has been reduced in rank (Busted Aristocrat) 
n. 2. 1925 US nautical sl. - Buenos Aires, Argentina 
n. 3. 1950s W. Indies sl. - a term of great dislike for a person (Big Arse)
n. 4. 1961 UK sl. - nothing whatsoever; 'Bugger All'
n. 5. 1970 US sl. - a bare ass
n. 6. 1970 US college sl. - an act of exposing one's buttocks, esp. from the window of an automobile, as an obscene prank; mooning (Bare Ass) 
n. 7. 1977 sl. - a bullshit artist; anyone with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter
vb. 1970s US college sl. - to expose one's buttocks for the purpose of evoking shock and/or amusement (Bare Ass) 
BA 
n. 1. Bk1890 gypsy usage - brother, friend 
n. 2. 1975 Irish sl. - a crybaby
vb. c1386 obs. - to kiss, as a child
BAA
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an exclamation of surprise or astonishment
n. 1975 Irish sl. - a crybaby
vb. 1706 Sc. - to lull to sleep
BAA-BAA
n. 1924 Amer. dial. - a sheep
BAA CHEAT
n. E18 sl. - a sheep
BAACHIE
adj. 1930 Amer. dial. - nasty tasting; filthy
int. 1939 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy!
BAAD 
n. Bk1855 Eng. dial. - a woman of bad character; a disreputable woman
BAADASS
adj. 1971 US sl. - very bad, very dangerous
BAAL AGALA 
n. Bk1982 Jewish usage - an ignoramus; an uncouth person 
BAA-LAMB
n. 1. 1910s euphemism - a bastard, a contemptible, objectionable person 
n. 2. Bk1984 sl. - anyone mild, pleasing, or amicable - often used by women of malleable men
n. 3. 20C rhyming sl. - a tram 
BAALING
n. 1854 - a little lamb
BAALIST
n. a1603 - a worshipper of Baal; a worshipper of false gods or idols; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater
BAALITE
n. 1639 - a worshipper of Baal; a worshipper of false gods or idols; one who idolizes any unworthy or grovelling object; a devotee of any false religion
BAALTY-BRAINS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a stupid person
BAANA
n. 20C W. Indies sl. - the buttocks
BA-ARGE
n. Bk1855 Eng. dial. - a fat, heavy person
BAARIE
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - a fool; one who has newly arrived at a township from the countryside
BAAS
n. 1. 1625 - a Dutch ship's captain
n. 2. 1625 S. Afr. - a master; an employer of labour; a manager; a head man of any sort
BAA-WAA-BODY
n. 1892 Eng. dial. - a silly or insignificant person
BAAYBY
n. Bk1888 Eng. dial. - a baby
BAAYLEY
n. Bk1888 Eng. dial. - a farm bailiff or overlooker of labourers
BAAZ
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a large, fat, clumsy person
BAB
n. 1. 1567 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a babe or baby; a child
n. 2. 1598 obs. nursery usage - dad or papa
n. 3. 1816 Sc. - a posy or nosegay of flowers; a tassel or bunch of ribbons
n. 4. 1856 Eng. dial. - a child's name for a picture of any kind
n. 5. Bk1911 Sc. - a slight blow
n. 6. Bk1911 Sc. - a taunt; a gibe
n. 7. Bk1911 Sc. - the smartest or sprightliest lad or lass in a company
n. 8. 1919 Aust. & NZ sl., from rhyming sl. - a cook, esp. one who works in a sheep station, army, camp, etc.
n. 9. 1920s Aust. & NZ sl. - a criminal
n. 10. 1970s W. Indies sl. - a policeman
vb. 1. 1716 Sc. - to dance
vb. 2. 1806 Sc. - to close, to shut; to shut one's eyes
BABA
int. 1891 Eng. dial. - used as a warning to children not to touch or taste anything hurtful or disagreeable
n. 1. 1759 - a spiritual leader or minister of religion of a Sufi order; spec., the head of a tekke; also, a title or form of address
n. 2. 1771 orig. & chiefly South Asian - father; also used as a respectful form of address for an older man
n. 3. 1811 orig. & chiefly South Asian - a spiritual leader, teacher, or healer; a holy man; also, used as a title or as a form of address
n. 4. 1841 orig. & chiefly South Asian - a baby; a child; also, a term of endearment
n. 5. Bk1860 - in the East Indies, a lady
n. 6. 1882 - in Russia & other parts of Eastern Europe, & among people of Eastern European descent: a peasant woman; an old woman; a grandmother
n. 7. 1898 - in South Africa: a respectful form of address to, or title for, an older man
n. 8. 1967 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
n. 9. 1969 Amer. dial. - a grandmother
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. - to dribble
BABACHY
n. 1810 Anglo-Indian - a male cook
BABAI
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - a girl or woman
BABALAAS
adj. 1940s S. Afr. sl. - suffering from a hangover
n. 1940s S. Afr. sl. - a hangover
BABALAASDOP
n. 1940s S. Afr. sl. - the drink taken to alleviate the hangover; the 'hair of the dog'
BABALAASED
adj. 1940s S. Afr. sl. - suffering from a hangover
BABALAZI
n. 1940s S. Afr. sl. - a hangover
BABALO-DYE
n. Bk1890 gypsy usage  - a grandmother
BABALONIAN
n. 1990s US college sl. - a good-looking woman
BABALOOBIES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - water-worn limestones used to decorate walls or houses; weathered stone copings
BABAN
n. 1. c1230 obs. - an infant, a young child; a doll, a puppet
n. 2. 1972 Amer. dial. - grandmother
BABANIA
n. 1970s US drugs sl. - drugs in general; heroin
BABANQUA
n. 1837 Sc. - a quaking bog, a quagmire
BABAREEBA
adj. Bk1942 US sl. - excellent, 'super'
int. Bk1942 US sl. - an expression of approbation, as upon the approach of an attractive girl
BABBART
n. c1300 obs. - an old name for the hare
BABBER-LIPPED
adj. 1377 obs. - having thick projecting lips
BABBIE-SHOP
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - an Indian-owned store
BABBIS
vb. 1. 1825 Sc. obs. - to browbeat
vb. 2. 1825 Sc. obs. - to scoff, to gibe
BABBISH
adj. 1. 1876 Eng. dial. - weak, helpless, faint 
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - childish, puerile
BABBITT
n. 1. 1923 Amer. sl. - a conventional person; a conformist
n. 2. 1959 - a self-opinionated, self-satisfied small-town bourgeois, with all the prejudices of such a figure; a narrow-minded, middle-class materialist
BABBLATIVE
adj. 1583 - given to babbling; talkative, loquacious, garrulous, prating
BABBLE
adj. 1835 Sc. - half-witted; idiotic
n. 1. 1855 Eng. dial. - an idle, foolish story; gossip
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a lie
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the noise made by hounds when they give tongue before being sure of the scent
n. 4. 20C sl. - baby
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - of hunting dogs: to bark confusedly while running in a pack
BABBLEMENT
n. 1892 Eng. dial. - noisy, foolish chatter
BABBLE-MERCHANT
n. 19C sl. - a chatterbox
BABBLER
n. 1. 1366 - a person who talks foolishly or at great length, esp. to little purpose; a chatterer
n. 2. 1555 - one who tells too freely what he knows; a prating gossip; a teller of secrets; a blabber; a talebearer
n. 3. 1732 hunting usage - a hound that bays or barks inopportunely
n. 4. Bk1753  - an enemy to good manners
n. 5. 1919 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. (Babbling Brook) - a cook, esp. a cook on a sheep station, army camp, etc.
n. 6. 1928 rhyming sl. for 'crook' (Babbling Brook) - a criminal, a villain
n. 7. 1932 US college sl. - a mediocre person; an unlikable person
BABBLERY
n. 1532 obs. - idle talk, chattering, senseless babble or prating; a foolish tale
BABBLES
n. B1911 Sc. - foolish nonsense
BABBLES AND SAUNTERS
n. 1868 Eng. dial. - gossiping tales and repetitions
BABBLING
n. 1962 US sl. - cooking
BABBLING BROOK
n. 1. 1904 Aust. rhyming sl. - a cook, esp. a cook on a sheep station, army camp, etc.
n. 2. 1913 US sl. - a gossip, a chatty person, an incessant talker
n. 3. 1919 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'crook' - a criminal
BABBLINS
n. Bk1919 Aust. services' sl. - an army cook
BABBLISH
adj. 1574 obs. - full of idle talk
BABBLY
adj. 1865 - full of babble, chattering, prating, garrulous
BABBO
n. 1. 1992 US sl. - a naive, law-abiding citizen
n. 2. Bk1997 mobsters' usage - an idiot; a useless underling
BABBON
n. 1570 obs. - an infant, a young child; a doll, a puppet
BABBS
n. 1824 Sc. obs. - the slimy matter a razor scrapes off the face in shaving
BABBY
n. 1. Bk1828 Eng. dial. - a baby
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child's name for a picture
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a doll, a puppet; any model of the human figure
BABBY-CARDS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - picture or court cards
BABBY-CLOUTS
n. 1864 Sc. & Eng. dial. - clothing or napkins for babies
BABBY-HOUSE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a doll's house
BABBY-JOB
n. 1890 Eng. dial. - a midwifery case
BABBY-LAKER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who entertains foolish speculations
BABBY-LAKIN
n. 1. 1883 Eng. dial. - playing with pictures; drawing for amusement
n. 2. 1891 Eng. dial. - a child's toy; hence, a trifling thing; a triviality
BABBYRAGGS
n. 1902 Sc. - small bits
BABBY-WARK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - doings; sometimes used in contempt for things bearing fine names
BABE
n. 1. 1393 - an infant; a young child
n. 2. 1530 obs. - a doll or puppet
n. 3. 1542 rare - an adult regarded as being like a child in some way; a childish or foolish person; an inexperienced, naive, or innocent person
n. 4. 1860 UK criminals' sl. - a confidence trickster's accomplice
n. 5. 1871 US Military Academy usage - the youngest member of a class of cadets
n. 6. B1890 Eng. sl. - the latest member of the House of Commons
n. 7. 1890 colloq., orig. US - a lover, a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment
n. 8. 1898 US sl. - a man, a fellow, esp. one who is somehow remarkable; now only used in direct address
n. 9. 19C - a thief
n. 10. 1906 US sl. - a term of address used between men
n. 11. 1910s sl. - something excellent or desirable
n. 12. 1915 colloq. - an attractive girl or young woman; also, an affectionate term of address for a lover
n. 13. 1915 Amer. dial. - a pet name for a lad
n. 14. 1920s Amer. sl. - a large, fat man, esp. a large, fat baseball player
n. 15. 1927 US college sl. - a freshman
n. 16. 1973 US college sl. - among young women: an attractive young man
n. 17.1980s US college sl. - an unpleasant woman
BABE ALERT
n. 1996 Aust. sl. - a notification that there are attractive people nearby
BABE-A-LONIAN
n. 1990s US college sl. - a good-looking woman
BABEHOOD
n. 1548 arch. - infancy
BABE IN ARMS
n. 1. 1731 - a very young child, not yet able to walk; a baby; an infant
n. 2. Bk1999 - a naive or gullible person
BABE IN THE WOOD
n. L17 sl. - one who is imprisoned in the stocks or pillory
BABE IN THE WOODS
n. 1. 1795 - a person likened in some way to the 'babes in the wood', esp. in being an inexperienced, innocent, or naive person in a potentially dangerous situation; usually in plural
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a gullible person; a dupe; one who is easily deceived
n. 3. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - an inexperienced novice; a newcomer
BABEL
adj. 1. M17 - confused, turbulent
adj. 2. M17 - lofty, visionary
n. 1. a1529 - a confused turbulent medley of sounds; meaningless noise
n. 2. 1625 - a scene of confusion; a confused or noisy assembly
n. 3. 1667 - a high building, a lofty structure
n. 4. 1711 - a visionary scheme
BABELAAS
n. 1940s S. Afr. sl. - a hangover
BABE LAIR
n. 1990s US sl. - an apartment used by a man for the seduction of women
BABELARD
n. 1678 obs. - a babbler, a chatterer
BABELAVANT,  BABELAVANTE
n. a1400 obs. - an absurd or foolish person; a babbler, a talker of nonsense
BABEL BUILDER
n. 1610 - a person likened to a builder of the Tower of Babel, esp. in being arrogant or unrealistic
BABELDOM
n. 1882 - noisy confusion
BABELET
n. 1856 rare - a tiny babe; an infant; also, a term of endearment
BABELICIOUS
adj. 1992 US sl. - of a person of the opposite sex, esp. a woman: stunningly attractive
BABELISH
adj. 1605 obs. - noisily confused
BABELISM
n. 1834 - noisy confusion of speech; a strange utterance
BABELIZE
vb. 1600 - to bring to confusion
BABELO-DYE
n. Bk1890 gypsy usage - a grandmother
BABE MAGNET
n. 1980s sl. - a man who is irresistibly alluring to a woman
BABE OF GRACE
n. E19 sl. - one who acts holier-than-thou, but is not; a hypocrite
BABE OF LOVE
n. E18 euphemism - an illegitimate child 
BABE RUTH
n. 1970s NZ prison rhyming sl. - the truth
BABE RUTHER
n. Bk1999 baseball usage - one who plays Babe Ruth Baseball (a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 and located all over the United States that supports summer leagues for age groups 9-12, 13-15, and 16-18)
BABERY
n. c1384 obs. - grotesque ornamentation in architecture and books; grotesque absurdity
BABES
n. 1. 1930s sl. - a term of affection or simply of address between either sex
n. 2. Bk1960 US - a set of Baltimore rowdies
THE BABES
adj. 1988 Sc. sl. - excellent, good, exactly as required
n. 1. Bk1860 sl. - the lowest order of ‘knock-outs,’ who are prevailed upon not to give opposing biddings at auctions, in consideration of their receiving a small sum (from one shilling to half-a-crown) and a certain quantity of beer
n. 2. 1910s sl. - something excellent or desirable
BABESHIP
n. 1542 obs. - infancy
BABES IN THE WOOD
n. 1. 1795 - inexperienced persons
n. 2. Bk1891 - simple, trustful children
BABES IN THE WOODS
n. Bk1922 - a pair of harmless, but ill-used orphans, a boy and a girl
BABE-SLAYER
n. Bk2000 Aust. sl. - a ladies' man
BABES OF GRACE
n. 1. Bk1890 sl. - puritanical, sanctified looking persons
n. 2. Bk1890 sl. - drunken psalm-smiting cobblers
BABETTE
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a very youthful-looking homosexual male
BAB-HOUSE
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child's toy-house
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a term of contempt for any ugly, useless, clumsy thing made by hand
BAB-HOUSING
n. 1865 Eng. dial. - child's play, nonsense
BABHUH
n. Bk1992 Amer. South - a barber
BABI
n. 1377 obs. - baby
BABIE
n. 1533 - a baby
BABIES
n. 1. 1598 obs. - pictures in books
n. 2. 1974 US sl. - dice
n. 3. 1980s US homosexual sl. - semen
BABIES IN CHRIST
n. 1526 - newly-made converts to Christianity
BABIFY
vb. M19 - to make baby-like or babyish
BABION
n. 1. 1599 obs. - a baboon; an ape
n. 2. a1529 obs., derogatory - a term of contempt for a person; a stupid or foolish person
BABISH
adj. 1. 1532 obs. - infantile, baby-like
adj. 2. 1553-87 arch. - babyish, childish, silly; used contemptuously
vb. c1460 obs. - to scoff at, to scorn; to treat with contempt as mere children
BABISHED
adj. 1535-75 obs. rare - made babyish or childishly silly
BABISHLY
adv. 1567 Sc. - in a babyish fashion
BABISHNESS
n. 1557 obs. - babyishness
BABI-SHOP
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - an Indian-owned store
BABISM
n. 1653 obs. rare - a childish practice
BABIST
adj. B1700 Sc. - scoffed at, scorned
BABLATRICE
n. 1595 obs. nonce word - a female babbler; a talkative person
BABLE
n. 1570 Sc. - a trifle; a trifling thing or person
BABLER
n. Bk1699 cant - a great talker
BABLIAMINY
n. 1608 obs. nonce word - a babbler, a foolish or idle talker, a chatterer
BABO
n. 1967 US sl. - nalorphine, a morphine derivative that acts to reverse the effects of morphine and other narcotics
BABONYA
n. 1970s US drugs sl. - drugs in general; heroin
BABOO
n. 1. 1782 Anglo-Indian - a native clerk or official who writes English - sometimes applied disparagingly to a Hindu or, more particularly, a Bengali, with a superficial English education
n. 2. 1914 Trinidad and Tobago - an Indian man; a term of respect within the culture, but a term of disrespect when used by outsiders
n. 3. 20C W. Indies sl. - an old East Indian man, usually bearded and poor
BABOON
n. 1. c1500 - an ugly or uncouth person; a stupid person; an inferior person; an oaf, a jerk; also, a term of abuse
n. 2. c1500 - a thug, a ruffian, a ne'er-do-well
n. 3. 1909 sl. - a term of abuse for a Black or coloured person
n. 4. 1930s US criminals' sl. - a very hard-working prostitute
BABOON BUTT
n. 1988 US sl. - the red, sore buttocks of someone riding as a passenger on a motorcycle
BABOONERY
n. 1. 1383 obs. - grotesque ornamentation
n. 2. a1848 - unrefined manners or behaviour
BABOON-FACED
adj. 1942 US sl. - having a face like that of a baboon; very ugly
BABOONISH
adj. E16 - foolish
BABOONIZE IT
vb. 1611 obs. - to play the ape; to use apish or foolish tricks or knavish pranks
BABOON OWL
n. 1891 Amer. dial. - a barn owl
BABOON-VISAGED
adj. 1940s sl. - very ugly
BABOUNE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a pouting expression; a look of displeasure
BABOUNES
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - lips
BABTIS
n. Bk1992 Amer. South - a Baptist
BABU
n. 1. 1921 Jamaica - an East Indian
n. 2. 20C W. Indies sl. - an old East Indian man, usually bearded and poor
n. 3. 20C W. Indies sl. - an ugly old man
n. 4. 20C W. Indies sl. - an imaginary figure, ugly and old, conjured up to frighten children
BABUINA
n. 1882 - a female baboon
BABU-MAN
n. 20C W. Indies sl. - an old East Indian man, usually bearded and poor
BABUS 
n. Bk1890 gypsy usage - grandfather
BABUSHKA 
n. 1834 - in Russia: a grandmother; more generally: an elderly Russian woman; also used as a form of address
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BABY  -  B-ACHZ

​BABY
adj. 1891 Amer. colloq. - small
int. 1923 US sl. - wow! man!
n. 1. 1377 - an infant; a young child of either sex; formerly synonymous with 'child'
n. 2. 1539 often derogatory - an immature, foolish or childish person
n. 3. 1552 obs. - a doll, a puppet
n. 4. 1684 colloq. - a lover; also a spouse; a term of endearment, a darling, a sweetheart or girlfriend; orig. only applied to women 
n. 5. 1835 US sl. - a term of address used between men
n. 6. 1839 - an attractive young woman
n. 7. 1853 - a bottle or glass of liquor
n. 8. 1854 - the youngest person in a family, group of people, etc.; also, the most junior member of a team or other group
n. 9. 1859 - a tiny or diminutive animal or thing; a small version of something generally larger
n. 10. 1861 sl. - a fellow; a man; a 'customer'
n. 11. 1880 sl., chiefly N. Amer. usage - a person; a young woman; a girlfriend; a sweetheart; often used as a term of address
n. 12. 1880 sl., chiefly US usage - a term of endearment
n. 13. 1890 - a person's invention, achievement, or concern; one's special interest or responsibility
n. 14. 1891 US sl. - a prostitute's lover, or 'fancy man'
n. 15. 1898 Amer. sl. - a thing of excellence
n. 16. 19C sl. - in cards: the jack
n.17. M19 sl. - a small or half-sized bottle, whether of spirits or a non-alcoholic drink; orig. soda water
n. 18. 1907 Amer. sl. - an item, a thing, esp. if large or formidable; often applied to weapons and motor vehicles
n. 19. 1930s US sl. - a glass of milk
n. 20. 1935 US Military Academy usage - mustard
n. 21. 1939 Amer. sl. - a mean or intimidating man; a tough guy
n. 22. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something beautiful or attractive
n. 23. 1946 Amer. dial. - a cougar
n. 24. 1954 US sl. - a young, inexperienced male homosexual
n. 25. 1954 US prison sl. - a ball and chain 
n. 26. 1957 US sl. - a prostitute's customer
n. 27. 1960 US drugs sl. - marijuana 
n. 28. 1960s US homosexual sl. - an underage or teenage boy 
n. 29. 1976 US sl. - in horse racing: a two-year-old horse
n. 30. 1979 US sl. - in poker: a 2, 3, 4, or 5
n. 31. 1980 US sl. - a wrestler who adopts a heroic persona in professional matches; a wrestler or other participant designed to be an audience favourite
n. 32. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a coward
n. 33. Bk1992 drug addicts' usage - a new drug user
n. 34. 1994 US drugs sl. - crack cocaine 
n. 35. 1994 US sl. - in the film industry: a screenplay
n. 36. 1995 US sl. - a young performer new to the pornography industry who looks even younger than he or she is
n. 37. 20C Amer. students' sl. - a popular girl 
n. 38. 2011 Black British usage - a very young gangster
BABY 007
n. 1991 US sl. - in the Vietnam war: an investigative agent from the Army Criminal Investigation Division, most likely working undercover to identify drug users
BABY AND NURSE
n. M19 sl. - a small bottle of soda water with twopenny worth of spirits
BABY-ASS
adj. 1990s African-American sl. - childish 
n. 2003 US teen sl. - ('baby ass') someone who is babyish 
BABY BATTER
n. 1997 US sl. - semen
BABY BATTERER
n. 1972 - one who inflicts harmful physical abuse on an infant or small child, usually a parent
BABY BEAR
n. Bk1988 US sl. - a police trainee; a rookie patrolman or patrol woman
BABY BENZ
n. 1989 African-American sl. - the Mercedes Benz model 190E, which is small and sporty  
BABY BHANG
n. 1979 US sl. - marijuana
BABY BIO
n. 2006 sl. - a heterosexual man or woman who is experimenting with bisexuality
BABY BLIMP
n. Bk1944 services' usage - a jolly fat girl 
BABY BLUE
n. 2002 US sl. - a tablet of Viagra, an erection-inducing drug taken recreationally for performance enhancement
BABY BLUES
n. 1. 1910s sl., orig. US - human eyes, irrespective of their actual colour
n. 2. 1950s US sl. - a policeman
n. 3. 1957 US colloq. - blue eyes
n. 4. 1979 UK colloq. - post-natal depression
n. 5. 2003 US drugs sl. - capsules of the synthetic opiate oxycodone used recreationally
BABY BONUS
n. 1945 Can. sl. - the family allowance payment
BABY BOOMER
n. 1. 1974 US sl. - a person born roughly between 1945 and 1955
n. 2. Bk1999 baseball usage - in baseball: a nickname for a strong, young power hitter of the mid-1980s
BABY-BOT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the ladybird
BABY BOUILLON
n. 1990s sl. - semen
BABY-BOUND
adj. E20 US sl. - pregnant
BABY BUGGY
n. 1. 1896 Amer. dial. - a baby carriage
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a wheelbarrow
n. 3. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a convertible sports car
n. 4. 1981 Brit. Citizens' band radio sl. - a Mini Metro car
n. 5. 1992 US sl. - a convertible Volkswagen Beetle
BABY BUMPER
n. 1992 US sl. - a child molester
BABY BUMPERS
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a woman's breasts
BABY-BUNTING
n. 1. Bk1891 - a term of endearment
n. 2. Bk1945 sl. - a baby
BABY BURGLAR
n. 1996 Brit. sl. - a young thief
BABY BUSTER
n. 1983 - a person born during a baby bust (a period of marked decrease in the birth rate; spec. (esp. in the US) the years c1965-75, following the post-war baby boom
BABY BUTCH
n. 1960s US homosexual sl. - a young, boyish lesbian
BABY BUTTON
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - the navel
BABY CAB
n. 1901 Amer. dial. - a baby carriage
BABYCAKES
n. 1. 1949 - a term of endearment or affectionate form of address; darling, sweetheart, dear
n. 2. 1969 US sl. - a pretty young woman, or a handsome young man
THE BABY CARRIAGE
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - machine gun cart
BABY CARRIER
n. 1853 - a person employed to carry or transport a baby; later, a woman who carries a child in the womb
BABY CART
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - a baby carriage
BABY CATCHER
n. 1. 1937 Amer. dial. - a midwife
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. - a doctor, an obstetrician
BABY CHICK FARM
n. 1950s African-American sl. - the locations or towns where the girls look fine from a young age on' 
BABY-CHILD
n. 1. 1927 Amer. dial. - a baby
n. 2. 1970s African-American sl. - a younger, less respected or less experienced person
n. 3. 1970s African-American sl. - an immature person
n. 4. 1980 Amer. dial. - the youngest child in the family, even if he or she is 50 years old
BABY CHUTE
n. 1990s sl. - the vagina
BABY-CLOUTS
n. 1899 Amer. dial. - the clothes used for swaddling babies
BABY COACH
n. 1896 Amer. dial. - a baby carriage
BABY CREW
n. 1980s sl. - the junior member of a hooligan gang
BABY CROCKETT
n. 1. 1970s homosexual sl. - a fake cowboy
n. 2. Bk1972 homosexual sl.  - a nickname for a would-be woodsman
BABY-DADDY
n. 1970s UK & African-American sl. - a boyfriend, esp. the father of one's child, although not one's legal husband
BABY DISCOVERS!
int. 1972 US sl. - used as a melodramatic reaction to another's surprise
BABY-DOLL
n. 1. 1908 Amer. sl. - an attractive young woman; in direct address: darling, sweetheart
n. 2. 1920s sl. - a success
n. 3. 1955 US sl. - any central nervous system stimulant
n. 4. 1980s US homosexual sl. - an attractive male
n. 5. 20C an ingenuous girl or woman with pretty features like those of a doll
BABY DOLLS
n. 1. 1940s US sl. - a style of high-heeled women's shoes
n. 2. 1957 UK colloq. - pajamas for girls consisting of a baggy top and a short trouser bottom
BABYDOM
n. 1864 rare - babyhood; infancy
BABY-DREADS
n. 1990s African-American sl. - a short version of the braided hair worn by Rastafarians
BABY DYKE
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a young, inexperienced lesbian
BABY EAGLE
n. Bk1934 college sl. - a mediocre person
BABY ELEPHANT
n. 1914 Amer. sl. - a fat, awkward, or clumsy person
BABY-FACE
n. 1. 1726 - a person with a smooth rounded face like a baby's 
n. 2. 1958 US sl. - in professional wrestling: the wrestler designed by the promoters to be the audience favourite in a match
n. 3. 1999 US sl. - any figure in the professional wrestling industry designed to be cheered or liked by the fans
n. 4. 2002 Jamaica - an attractive young woman
BABY FACTORY
n. 1990s African-American sl. - a woman who has had a large number of children
BABY FARMER
n. 1. Bk1885 - a woman who receives infants, generally illegitimate, from their parents, on the pretext of bringing them up, the object being to have the child removed from sight to conceal the shame
n. 2. 1979 sl. - an older person, usually a woman, who prefers affairs with people much younger than themselves
BABY-FARMING
n. 1867 derogatory - the lodging and care of babies for payment
BABY-FATHER
n. 1. 1932 orig. Caribbean - the father of a woman's child, who is not her husband or (in most cases) her current or exclusive partner
n. 2. Bk2002 criminals' sl. - a pimp, usually Black
BABY FEMME
adj. 1995 US sl. - of a fashion style: suggesting both youthful innocence and sexual abandon
BABY-FETCHER
n. 1910s sl. - the penis
BABY FINGERS!
int. 1950 Amer. dial. - a call used in playing marbles to stop another player from doing something, or to get the right to do something
BABY FLUID
n. 1930s sl. - semen
BABY FOOD
n. 1. 1941 US military sl. - cereal
n. 2. 1972 US sl. - semen
BABY FUCKER
n. 1985 US sl. - a child molester
BABYFY
vb. M19 - to make baby-like or babyish
BABY GANGSTER
n. 1. 1989 US sl. - a young member of a youth gang
n. 2. 2000s African-American & teen sl. - a gang member who has yet to commit a murder
BABY GIANT
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a medium-sized firecracker
BABY GRAND
n. 1963 US sl. - $500
BABY GRAVY
n. 1990s sl. - semen
BABY GUN
n. 1970 US sl. - a short, bullet-shaped surf board designed for big-wave conditions
BABY HABIT
n. 1992 US drugs sl. - the irregular, unaddicted use of a drug
BABY-HERDER
n. c1888 Amer. sl. - a nursemaid
BABY HERO
n. 1991 US sl. - in the Vietnam war: a brave soldier
BABY HOUSE
n. 1772 Amer. dial. - a doll's house
BABY HUEY
n. 1969 US Military sl. - a Bell UH-1 helicopter
BABY IN ARMS
n. 1848 - a very young child, not yet able to walk; a baby
BABY IN THE BOAT
n. 1930s sl. - the clitoris
BABY IN THE BUSHES
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - an illegitimate child
BABY-IN-THE-HOLE
n. 1896 Amer. dial. - a children's game in which marbles (or the like) are rolled into one or more holes dug in the ground
THE BABY IS BORN
phr. M19 sl. - there is enough money to buy a bottle
BABY JANE
n. 1990s US sl. - a child or underage female prostitute
BABY-JUICE
n. 19C Brit. sl. - semen
BABYKINS
n. M20 - a baby; a term of endearment for a baby
BABY KISSER
n. 1. Bk1892 Amer. sl. - a toady
n. 2. 1908 sl. - a person campaigning for votes in his quest for elected political office; a politician who seeks to please the public by showing exaggerated interest in it
BABY LIFE
n. 1. 1950s US prison sl. - the maximum sentence that prisoners must serve (6 years, 4 months) before a parole board is bound to consider their case for the first time
n. 2. 2002 US sl. - a prison sentence of at least ten years
BABY-LIFTER
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: a brakeman on a passenger train
BABYLON
n. 1. 1634 - any great and luxurious city
n. 2. M19 UK sl. - the hedonistic, exciting world of the city, as opposed to the quietness of the countryside; specifically, London
n. 3. 1940s sl., orig. W. Indies, then UK & African-American - the police; a prison warder
n. 4. 1943 Black sl., chiefly Jamaican - anything which represents the degenerate or oppressive state of White culture, esp. the police or a policeman, (White) society or the Establishment; used contemptuously or dismissively
n. 5. 1970s sl. - anyone perceived as putting material gains before spiritual ones
n. 6. 1972 US sl. - the United States
n. 7. 1980s sl. - anywhere that attractive women are supposed to congregate or, mythically, are supposed to have their origin; pronounced 'Babe-y-lon'
vb. 1633 obs. - to place or establish in a magnificent abode
BABYLON HOUSE
n. 2000s sl. - a police station
BABYLONIAN
adj. 1821 - huge, gigantic, large
n. 1. 1603 obs., derogatory - a Roman Catholic
n. 2. 1677 - an astrologer
n. 3. 2004 US sl. - a White person
BABYLONIC
adj. 1853 - huge, gigantic, large
BABYLONICAL
adj. 1547 obs. - disorderly, tumultuous
BABYLONISH
adj. 1663 - confused in language
BABYLON-LAND
n. 1970s W. Indies - any country, typically a materialist Western state, seen by Rastafarians as corrupt and materialistic
BABYLONS
n. 2001 UK sl. - the female breasts
BABY-MAKER
n. 1. 19C sl. - the female genitals
n. 2. 19C sl. - the penis
n. 3. 1960s sl. - a sexually powerful man
n. 4. 1968 colloq. - a  person who bears or begets a child; a parent
n. 5. 1970s S. Afr. homosexual sl. - a heterosexual
BABY-MAMA
n. 1986 colloq., orig. Caribbean - the mother of a man's child, who is not his wife nor (in most cases) his current or excusive partner
BABY MAMMA,  BABY MOMMA
n. 1980s sl., orig. Black British - a girlfriend, specifically the woman who has one's baby but with whom one may not actually live
BABY-MINDER
n. 1856 - a person engaged to look after a baby or babies, esp. while their parents or guardians are at work
BABY-MOMS
n. 2012 sl., orig. Caribbean - the mother of a man's child, who is not his wife nor (in most cases) his current or exclusive partner
BABY-MONITOR
n. 1914 - a person engaged to look after a baby or babies, esp. while their parents or guardians are at work
BABY MOON
n. 1993 US sl. - in hot rodding: a small, chrome convex wheel cover
BABY-MOTHER
n. 1. 1966 sl., orig. Caribbean - a girlfriend, specifically the woman who has one's baby but with whom one may not actually live
n. 2. 1989 Jamaica - an unmarried mother
BABY NEEDS A PAIR OF SHOES
int. 1918 US sl. - a traditional exclamation of crapshooters, suggesting that one has expenses to meet; used for summoning good luck while rolling the dice
BABY-O
n. 1960s sl. - a term of address, usually to a woman
BABYOLATRY
n. 1846 nonce word - child worship 
BABY PAPS
n. M19 rhyming sl. - caps 
BABY PASTE
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - semen 
BABY PILLOWS
n. 20C US colloq. - the breasts
BABY POP
n. Bk1992 rap & street sl. - a young man
BABY-POPPA
n. 1970s UK & African-American sl. - a boyfriend, esp. the father of one's child, although not one's legal husband
BABY PRO
n. 1. 1961 US sl. - a very, very young prostitute, one under the age of legal consent
n. 2.1970s US sl. - the profession of child prostitution
BABY RACE
n. 1976 US sl. - in horse racing: a relatively short race for two-year-old horses
BABY RAPE
n. 1975 Amer. sl. - statutory rape
BABY-RAPER
n. 1. 1950s US sl. - a man who commits statutory rape
n. 2. 1961 US sl., esp. prison usage - a person who commits statutory rape
n. 3. 1961 US sl., esp. prison usage, derogatory - a term of abuse; a despicable man
n. 4. Bk2006 Amer. prison sl. - an older convict who has committed a sexual offense against a minor or whose crime is unknown
BABY-RAPING
adj. 1950s US sl. - of a person: despicable, disgusting
BABY RIP
n. 1990 US sl. - a small current travelling seaward from shore
BABY-SAN
n. 1. 1954 US military sl. - an East Asian or East Indian baby or child; an East Asian young woman; esp. used in direct address
n. 2. 1990 US military sl. - a virgin
n. 3. 1990 US sl. - an inexperienced, untested soldier
BABY'S ARM
n. 1960s sl. - the penis, esp. when large
BABY'S BREATH
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a kind of cloud formation, puffy fog-like clouds
BABY SCRATCH
n. 2002 US sl. - the most basic technique of manipulating a vinyl record to create new music
BABY'S CRIES
n. 1920s rhyming sl. - the eyes
BABY'S DONE IT
n. 1940s sl. - in bingo: the number 2
BABY'S GOT BACK
phr. 1990s African-American teen sl. - used to remark favourably on a woman's posterior
BABY'S HEAD
n. 1905 sl. - a steak (and kidney) pudding
BABY SHIT
n. 1973 US military sl. - mustard
BABYSISTER
n. Bk1992 police sl. - a bodyguard, often for a witness under police protection
BABYSIT
vb. 1. 1968 drugs sl. - to take care of someone either under the influence of a drug (esp. LSD) or, more often, recovering from an unpleasant, drug-induced experience
vb. 2. 1976 Amer. sl. - to monitor the workings of a machine, esp. in circumstances where a malfunction is thought unlikely
vb. 3. 1977 Amer. sl. - to oversee the progress or development of
vb. 4. 1984 Amer. sl. - to act as a mentor or protector for newly arrived prisoners
vb. 5. 1990 Amer. sl. - to date someone who is substantially younger than you 
BABYSITTER
n. 1. 1937 orig. US - someone who looks after a child while its parents are out, esp. in the evening
n. 2. 1965 US sl. - in a fleet: a destroyer accompanying an aircraft carrier
n. 3. 1980s US drugs sl. - someone who hides drugs temporarily during importation from one country or area to another
n. 4. 1982 drugs sl. - a person who does not take hallucinogens, but acts as a 'sober' support for those who do
n. 5. 20C Can. sl. - a prison officer
n. 6. Bk2002 criminals' sl. - a bodyguard, esp. of a witness, under police or federal protection
BABY-SKULL
n. 1900s US college sl. - an apple dumpling
BABY'S LEG
n. 1. L19 sl. - meat loaf
n. 2. L19 sl. - jam-roly-poly
n. 3. 1924 UK school & services' usage - any food, sweet or savoury, that is presented as a pastry roll
BABY SLIT
n. 2003 UK sl. - a tablet of MDMA
BABY-SNATCHER
n. 1. 1857 - a person who abducts a very young child
n. 2. 1911 sl. - a person who is sexually attracted to, has an amorous affair with, or marries a much younger person
n. 3. 1920 US railroad usage - a brakeman on a passenger train
n. 4. 1925 US sl. - an obstetrician
n. 5. 1927 UK sl. - an adult who is sexually attracted to children or adolescents
BABY-SNATCHING
n. 1920s sl. - of either sex: marrying or having an affair with someone much younger than oneself
BABY'S PAP
n. M19 rhyming sl. - a cap
BABY SPLIT
n. 1949 Amer. sl. - in bowling: a 2-7 or 3-10 split
BABY'S PRAM
n. 20C rhyming sl. - jam
BABY'S PUBLIC-HOUSE
n. L19 sl. - the female breasts
BABY STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Arizona
BABY STEALER
n. 1937 UK sl. - a male or female lover of a much younger or very young person; an older person who prefers such relationships
BABY STRAINER
n. 1998 UK sl. - a condom 
BABY SWINGERS
n. Bk1986 sl. - couples who are participating in open spouse swapping for the first time
BABY T
n. 1980s drugs sl. - crack cocaine
BABY-TENDER
n. 1845 - a person who takes care of an infant; a baby-minder
BABY-TROUGH
n. 1953 Amer. dial. - a children's cradle or playpen
BABY UP
vb. 1942 Amer. sl. - in marbles: to place one's shooting marble in a more favourable position
BABY VAMP
n. 1. 1927 US college sl. - an attractive or popular female
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. - a flirt
BABY WAGON
n. 1853 Amer. dial. - a baby carriage
BABY-WAKER
n. 1947 Amer. dial. - a firecracker
BABY WOMAN
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a midwife
BABY WRANGLER
n. Bk1993 - in advertising and television: a person who coaches children to perform in commercials
BACA
n. 1992 Norfolk Island - tobacco 
BACALAO
n. 1996 Jamaica sl. - the unwashed vagina
BACCA
n. 1792 UK - tobacco
BACCA-BOX
n. 1. 1900s sl. - the mouth
n. 2. 1900s sl. - the nose
BACCAH
n. 1823 sl. - tobacco
BACCALARE
n. E19 - a self-conceited fellow, a coxcomb
BACCALAUR
n. 1661 obs. rare - a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms
BACCALAUREAT
n. 1927 Sc. - at Glasgow University: a student in his third year
BACCALAUREATE
n. 1696 - a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms 
BACCALOR
n. 1661 obs. rare - a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms
BACCA-PIPES
n. M19 sl. - whiskers curled in small, close ringlets
BACCARARO
n. 1688 - a White man
BACCARE!
int. 1596 obs. - back! stand back!
BACCARO
n. 1847 Amer. dial. - one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
BACCATED
adj. 1731 obs. - set with pearls
BACCATOTAL
n. 1870 Eng. dial. - a total abstainer from tobacco
BACCER
n. 1823 colloq. - tobacco
BACCHAL 
n. Bk1902 - a drunken reveller
BACCHANAL
adj. 1711 - indulging in drunken revelry; riotously drunken; roistering
n. 1. 1536 -  an occasion of drunken revelry; an orgy
n. 2. 1812 - a noisy or drunken reveller
BACCHANALIA
n. 1. 1633 - drunken revelry; a tippling bout; an orgy
n. 2. 1651 obs. - a drinking song
BACCHANALIAN
adj. 1565 - given to drunken revelry; riotously drunken, roistering 
n. 1617 - a drunken reveller; a tippler
BACCHANALIANISM
n. 1855 - drunken revelry
BACCHANALISM
n. 1858 - drunken revelry
BACCHANALIZATION
n. 1798 - a turning into drunken revel
BACCHANALIZE
vb. 1656 - to indulge in drunken revelry
BACCHANT
adj. 1800 - wine-loving
n. 1699 - a priest, priestess, or inspired votary of Bacchus; hence, a drunken reveller; a roisterer
BACCHANTE
n. 1797 - a priestess or female votary of Bacchus; hence a female bacchanal
BACCHATION
n. 1656 obs. - riot, drunkenness
BACCHEAN
adj.  obs. - drunken, sottish
BACCHIC
adj. 1699 - riotously drunken, roistering, jovial
n. 1676 obs. - a drinking song
BACCHICAL
adj. 1663 obs. - riotously drunken, roistering, jovial
BACCHI PLENUS
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
BACCHUS
n. c1640 obs. - wine or intoxicating liquor personified
BACCHUS' DEW
n. 1559 - the juice of the grape, wine, or other fermented or distilled drink
BACCHUS MARSH
n. 1990s Aust. sl. - a semi-erect penis
vb. 1990s Aust. sl. - to have a semi-erect penis
BACCHUS OIL
n. 1714 Sc. - spirituous liquor, wine, whisky, etc.
BACCO
n. 1792 sl. - tobacco
BACCO CHEWER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a grasshopper
BACCRA,  BACKRA,  BAKRA 
n. 1688 - a White man
BACCY
n. 1792 UK - tobacco
BACCY-BOX
n. 1. 1900s sl. - the mouth
n. 2. 1900s sl. - the nose
BACCY STICK
n. 1885 Amer. sl. - a leg
BACCY WEED
n. 1980s drugs sl. - marijuana
BACE
n. a1560 obs. - a blow; a beating
BACH
int. Bk1911 Sc. - exclamation of disgust
n. 1. 1857 US sl. - a bachelor
n. 2. 1873 Eng. dial. - a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river
n. 3. 1884 Eng. dial. - a river or stream; the valley through which a stream flows
n. 4. 1889 - a term of endearment common in Wales and the border counties; frequently following a personal name: dear, little one, friend
n. 5. 1920s Aust. & NZ colloq. - a small makeshift hut; a small holiday house
n. 6. 1920s NZ sl. - a farm-worker's cottage
n. 7. 1984 NZ sl. - a vacation cottage
vb. 1879 sl., orig. US - to live by oneself, and cater for oneself as a bachelor
BACHARES
n. Bk1872 - a baker
BACHCHA
n. 1830 Anglo-Indian - a child
B-ACHE
n. 1938 US Military Academy usage - a complaint
vb. 1900 US Military Academy usage - to complain, to whine
BACHE
n. 1. 1873 Eng. dial. - a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river
n. 2. 1884 Eng. dial. - a river or stream; the valley through which a stream flows
n. 3. M19 US sl. - a bachelor
BACHEL
n. 1825 Sc. - a mean, feeble creature
BACHELDER
n. 1739 Amer. dial. - a bachelor
BACHELETTE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an unmarried woman
BACHELOR
n. 1. 1297 - a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms
n. 2. c1386 - an unmarried man
n. 3. 1604 obs. - an inexperienced person; a novice
n. 4. 1632 obs. rare - a maid, a single woman
n. 5. 1650 - a lean drunkard 
n. 6. 1885 Ireland - an admirer; a suitor
n. 7. 1950 Amer. dial. - the last piece of food left on a plate
n. 8. 1992 US sl. - in police work: an officer who works best alone
BACHELOR BAIT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an unmarried girl
BACHELOR-BIRD
n. 1888 Eng. dial. - a chaffinch
BACHELORETTE
n. 1. 1965 - an unmarried female who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives
n. 2. 20C - an apartment suitable for a bachelor girl
BACHELOR-FINCH
n. 1890 Eng. dial. - a chaffinch
BACHELOR GIRL
n. 1895 orig. US - an unmarried woman who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives 
BACHELOR HALL
n. 1833 - apartments for bachelors
BACHELORIZE
vb. M19 - to live as a bachelor
BACHELOR LADY
n. 1924 rare - an unmarried woman who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives
BACHELOR MAID
n. 1894 rare - an unmarried woman who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives
BACHELOR-MAN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an unmarried man
BACHELOR MOTHER
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a mother who raises her children alone, being separated, divorced, or widowed
BACHELOR OF ARTS
n. 1823 UK prison sl. - one who has served six months of a prison sentence
BACHELOR OF LAW
n. 1650 sl. - a drinker with 'a purple face'
BACHELOR PAD
n. 1976 US sl. - the apartment of a young, single, urbane, sophisticated man
BACHELOR PRESIDENT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - James Buchanan, 15th US president
BACHELOR'S BABY
n. L18 sl. - an illegitimate child
BACHELOR'S BUTTON
n. 1908 Amer. dial. - a substitute for a button; a wooden peg used as a button; a gripper, a fastener
BACHELOR'S BUTTONS
n. L16 sl. - a foetus, presumably of an illegitimate child
BACHELOR SCHOLAR
n. Bk1856 college usage - at Cambridge: a Bachelor of Arts who remains in residence after taking his degree, for the purpose of reading for a fellowship or acting as private tutor
BACHELOR'S FARE
n. L18 sl. - bread and cheese and kisses
BACHELOR'S HALL
n. 1746 Amer. sl. - the home of a bachelor
ֳBACHELORS' HALL
n. 1746 UK sl. - a residence of unmarried men
BACHELOR'S SON
n. L18 sl. - an illegitimate child
BACHELOR'S WIFE
n. 1. 1562 - the ideal wife of which a bachelor theorizes or dreams
n. 2. 1950s US sl. - a metal plunger with a long wooden handle used for washing clothes in a tub
n. 3. 20C US sl. - a mistress
n. 4. 20C US sl. - a prostitute
BACHELOR-WOMAN
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a spinster
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an unmarried female who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives
BACHELRY
n. a1500 obs. - a body of unmarried men
B-ACHER
n. 1905 US Military Academy usage - a chronic complainer
​BACHIE
n. 20C W. Indies - a room or any small place kept by a man for sole living or for conducting love affairs away from the family home
BACH IT
vb. L19 sl., orig. US - to live by oneself
BACHLE
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a down-and-out person; a destitute person; an awkward person
BACHLER
n. 1825 Sc. - a hawker, a peddler
BACHLING
adj. 1583 Sc. - shambling, stumbling
BACHY
n. 1. 1996 Guyana - a room where a man lives alone or brings women for sex
n. 2. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - a small house occupied by a single man
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BACI  -  BACKIZ

​BACIL
n. 1657 obs. rare - a little stick 
BACK
adj. 1. 1821 Sc. - late, backward, falling, behindhand
adj. 2. 1885 Eng. dial. - of the seasons: late, backward
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - old-fashioned; ancient; belonging to bygone times
adj. 4. 1930s African-American sl. - well-established, traditional, tried and tested 
adj. 5. 1940s US sl. - served and drunk alongside or together with an alcoholic drink, usually as an order to the barman, as 'Scotch with soda back'
adv. 1. 1842 African-American - really, very much, completely 
adv. 2. 1888 Eng. dial. - behindhand, late
n. 1. 1566 obs. - a following; a body of followers or supporters; support, backing
n. 2. 1615 obs. - the ridge of the nose
n. 3. 1888 Eng. dial. - a hill
n. 4. 19C Brit. - a privy; a 'backhouse'
n. 5. 1960s sl. - a dollar bill
n. 6. 1970 US sl. - the musical accompaniment which a jazz band gives a soloist
n. 7. 1973 US sl. - an illegal gambling operation
n. 8. 1980s sl. - the anus
n. 9. 1982 US sl. - a drink taken immediately after another, a 'chaser'
n. 10. 1989 US sl. - back-up, help, support
n. 11. 1993 African-American teen sl. - the posterior, the buttocks 
n. 12. 1995 African-American sl. - a bodyguard 
n. 13. 1996 Guyana - potency, virility
n. 14 20C sl. - a painful or bad back
vb. 1. 1362 obs. - to cover the back of, to clothe
vb. 2. 1578 obs. - to draw back, to withdraw
vb. 3. M17 sl. - to have sexual intercourse
vb. 4. 1790 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash
vb. 5. 1790 Eng. dial. - to conquer
vb. 6. 1821 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to mount a horse; to ride on a horse
vb. 7. 1840 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to carry on the back or shoulder
vb. 8. 1859 Sc. & Amer. Amer. dial. - to address an envelope or letter
vb. 9. B1870 Eng. colloq. - to support
vb. 10. 1890 Eng. dial. - to change, to alter
vb. 11. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to keep down or under; to retard
vb. 12. 1905 Sc. - to bank a fire
vb. 13. 1923 Sc. - to wager
vb. 14. 1932 Sc. - to give a horse its first lesson in carrying a rider
vb. 15. 1968 Amer. dial. - to mend temporarily
BACKA
n. 1823 sl. - tobacco
BACK-ABOOT
adj. 1886 Sc. - lonely, remote
BACK-A-BUSH
adj. 20C W. Indies & Jamaica - far away, deep in the country, in the 'back of beyond'
BACK-ACTUALLY
adv. 1928 Amer. dial. - truly, absolutely
BACKAGE
n. 1887 - the back part of a building or row of buildings; the line or outlook of buildings or plots of land on the rear side
BACK-AH-YARD
n. 1. 1930s US sl. - a poor area of the city
n. 2. 1960s W. Indies - home
n. 3. 1960s W. Indies - the Caribbean
n. 4. 1977 W. Indian and Black British usage - the general concept of home
BACK ALLEY
n. L19 African-American sl. - the main street of an otherwise run-down or 'red-light' area
BACK-ALLEY BUTCHER
n. Bk1988 sl. - an abortionist
BACK-ALLEY DEAL
n. L19 African-American sl. - a deal between one unsuspecting victim and the person who intends on and succeeds in cheating them
BACK-ALONG
adv. 1. 1877 Eng. dial. - backwards
adv. 2. 1880 Eng. & Amer. dial. - of time: back; formerly; in the past; recently; a little while ago
adv. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of position: far in the rear; a long way off
BACKANAHAN
adj. 1996 Belize - untrustworthy, underhanded
BACK AND BELLY
adv. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - entirely, completely
n. 1. 1995 W. Indies - (usually as 'back-and-belly') a hypocrite; an untrustworthy person
n. 2. 1996 W. Indies - (usually as 'back-and-belly') a very thin person
BACK AND EDGE
adj. 1748 obs. - adjoining, close by
adv. 1641 - through everything, fully, wholly, thoroughly, completely
BACK AND FACE
adv. 1820 Sc. - completely 
BACK AND FILL
vb. 1. 1777 Amer. dial. - to move backward and forward repeatedly without making actual progress
vb. 2. 1840 - to vacillate or waver; to take too long about coming to a decision; to hesitate, to be irresolute
vb. 3. 1940s US sl. - to charm a potential victim before subjecting them to a confidence trick
vb. 4. 1975 Amer. dial. - in farming: to turn a cart in a small area by repeatedly backing and going ahead in short takes 
BACK AND FORE
phr. 1653 arch. or Eng. dial. - backwards and forwards; to and fro
BACK-AND-FORTH
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - talk between two persons; conversation
BACK-AND-FRONT
n. 1958 W. Indies - a hypocrite
BACK-AND-NECK
n. 1996 W. Indies - a very thin person
BACK AND SIDE
adv. c1400 obs. exc. Sc. - all over, completely
BACK AND TO
adv. 1856 Amer. dial. - to and fro; back and forth
BACK-ANSWER
n. 1894 Eng. dial. - a retort; a rude reply
BACKARE!
int. a1553 obs. - back! stand back!
BACKARTLY
adv. 1885 Eng. dial. - in a backward or reluctant manner
BACKASSED
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - pert. to a manner that is backward, awkward, or roundabout
BACKASSWARD(S)
adj. 1940s US sl. - confused, muddled, backwards
adv. 1. 1947 Amer. sl. - backwards
adv. 2. 1951 US sl. - in the wrong order
BACK A TAIL
vb. 1973 Aust. sl. - to engage in anal sex
BACK-BEARAWAY
n. 1796 Eng. dial. - the bat
BACKBEAT
n. 1. 1970s African-American sl. - an underlying them or quality
n. 2. 1970s African-American sl. - one's heartbeat
BACKBEAT OF THE TREY THIRTY
n. 1980s African-American sl. - the third day of the month
BACK-BEREND
adj. 1292 obs. - bearing on the back
BACK-BIRN
n. 1768 Sc. - a burden carried on the back
BACKBITER
n. c1230 - one who backbites; a slanderer or secret calumniator; a tattletale
BACK BLOCK
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - the country outside the margin of the settled districts
BACK-BLOCKER
n. 1. 1870 Aust. - a resident in the remote and sparsely-inhabited interior
n. 2. 1910 NZ sl. - a resident of a remote area, esp. the area beyond the river gorges in Canterbury and Otago, New Zealand
BACK BLOCKS
n. 1872 Aust. - land in the remote and sparsely-inhabited interior; also, land distant or cut off from a river-front
BACKBLOCKSER
n. c1920 Aust. colloq. - one who livers in a remote or rural area
BACKBLOW
n. 1642 obs. - a blow struck at the back or from behind
BACKBODY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the posteriors
BACKBONE
n. 1. 1938 Amer. dial. - pork meat from near the backbone
n. 2. 1982 US sl. - the spine of a book
BACKBONE FENCE
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a stake-and-rail fence
BACK-BONE-LINKS
n. 1785 Sc. obs. - the spine
BACKBONE TO BREAKFAST TIME
adj. 1900s US sl. - very unsatisfactory, totally confused, chaotic
BACK BOTTIE
n. 1980s Aust. sl. - the anus
BACK BOTTOM
n. 2001 Aust. sl. - the rump or posterior
BACK-BRACK
n. 1918 Sc. - excessive fatigue
BACK-BRAYING
n. 1876 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing
BACK-BREADTH
n. 1864 Sc. - a fall on the back
BACKBREAKER
n. 1. 18C sl. - an exhausting, demanding, usually physical task; a difficult task or taskmaster
n. 2. 1867 - the leader of a gang of farm-labourers
n. 3. 1931 Amer. dial. - a tree stump cut close to the ground
n. 4. 1980s drugs sl. - LSD cut with strychnine
BACK-BREED
n. 1. 1864 Sc. - the breadth of one's back; hence, a throw, a fall
n. 2. a1890 Sc. - a burial allotment
BACKBRUSH
n. 1934 Amer. dial. - backwoods
BACK-BURDEN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a load borne on the back
BACK BURNER
n. 1963 sl. - a condition or position of low priority
BACK-BUSTER
n. 1965 US sl. - a dive in which one lands flat on the water
BACK-CA'
n. 1. 1830 Sc. - a reverse, a relapse
n. 2. 1894 Sc. - a retort, a snub
BACKCAP
n. 1. 1872 Amer. sl. - act of ruining by defamation
n. 2. 1883 African-American sl. - an insult based on attacking the subject's famil
n. 3. 1930s African-American sl. - a sharp or witty reply, as offered in the ritual name-calling known as dozens
n. 4. 1945 US sl. - an answer
vb. 1. 1887 Amer. sl. - to attempt to thwart or ruin by defaming someone; to depreciate, disparage, or criticize meanly
vb. 2. 1889 African-American sl. - to insult someone by disparaging their family
BACK-CAST
adj. 1. 1580 - cast or thrown backwards
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. - retrospective
adv. 1874 Eng. dial. - of time: long ago, in the past
n. 1. 1818 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a misfortune, reverse; an unexpected blow; used often of a relapse during illness or a moral backsliding
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a retrospect
n. 3. 1901 - backtalk 
BACKCHAT
n. 1. 1901 sl. - saucy or impertinent replies to a superior; cheek, impudence, abuse, insulting speech; altercation, heated talk
n. 2. 1930s US criminals' sl. - the back door
n. 3. 1963 Aust. sl. - sexual badinage, verbal flirting
vb. 1919 Aust. sl. - to answer back in an insolent manner
BACK-CHEAT
n. E18 criminals' sl. - a cloak 
BACKCLAP
vb. 1896 Amer. sl. - to insult someone; to disparage 
BACK CLEAR OFF THE BOARDS
vb. 1898 Amer. sl. - to surpass thoroughly 
BACK-COME
n. 1825 Sc. - a return
vb. 1. L18 Sc. - to return
vb. 2. 19C Sc. - of food: to repeat in eructation
BACK-COMING
n. 1818 Sc. - a return
BACK CORNER
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - in logging: the far end of a logging operation
BACK-COUNTRYMAN
n. 1796 - one who lives in the country lying towards or in the rear of a settled district; a rustic
BACKCOURTMAN
n. 1974 - in basketball: a player who plays the backcourt and brings the ball out into the offensive zone
BACKDATED CHUCK 
n. Bk1971 Boonville California usage - a backward, ill-informed person, naive and stupid
BACK DEX
n. 2003 UK sl. - amphetamines
BACK-DOOR
adj. 1. 1947 US sl. - adulterous
adj. 2. Bk1898 N. Ireland - mean, stealthy, underhand, devious, cunning, untrustworthy
adj. 3. 1979 US sl. - in poker: describing an unexpected hand produced by drawing
n. 1. 1694 UK sl. - the anus and rectum
n. 2. M19 sl. - the vagina
n. 3. 1943 Amer. dial. - in jump rope: turning the rope away from the jumper so they must jump over the rope when they go in instead of under the rope
n. 4. 1952 US sl. - in sports: the advancement of a team in a playoff situation as a result of the actions of another team
n. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. - a snub; a 'cold shoulder'
n. 6. 1975 US sl. - in a group motorcycle ride: the last rider in the group, usually the most experienced; the first citizens' band radio user in a convoy
n. 7. 1975 US sl. - the position directly to the rear of a moving vehicle or flying aircraft; hence, another vehicle or aircraft occupying this position
n. 8. 1980s drugs sl. - the residue left in a pipe 
n. 9. 1990 US sl. - a surreptitious way of entering a protected system or website, made possible by a weakness in the system
n. 10. 20C US sl. - the anus in anal intercourse
vb. 1. E18 sl. - to subject to anal intercourse
vb. 2. 1960s sl. - to accuse; to inform
vb. 3. 1980 US sl. - in surfing: to start a ride behind the peak of a wave
vb. 4. 1980s Aust. prison sl. - of one prisoner, just released: to cuckold one who remains imprisoned 
vb. 5. 1982 US sl. - to commit adultery
vb. 6. a1989 US military sl. - to obtain without authorization 
vb. 7. 1993 Can. sl. - to bypass something; to exclude something
BACK-DOOR ACTION
n. 1. 1940s sl. - sodomy
n. 2. 1978 Amer. sl. - adultery 
BACK-DOOR ARTIST
n. 1940s African-American & drugs sl. - a drug addict who preys on fellow addicts for money or drugs
BACKDOOR BANDIT
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a homosexual man
BACK-DOOR BOY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a boy employed in a farm house for domestic purposes
BACK-DOOR BURGLAR 
n. 1. Bk2007 sl., often offensive - a homosexual male
n. 2. Bk2007 sl. - any person engaging in anal sex
BACK-DOOR BUTLER
n. 1. Bk2007 sl., often offensive - a male homosexual
n. 2. Bk2007 sl. - any person engaging in anal sex
BACKDOOR CHUTE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a snub; a 'cold shoulder'
BACK-DOOR COMMANDO
n. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
BACK-DOOR FURLOUGH
n. 1927 US military sl. - absence without leave; a desertion
BACK-DOORING
n. 1981 Amer. sl. - adultery
BACK-DOOR HUSBAND
n. 1925 sl., orig. African-American - an adulterer
BACKDOOR JIVE
n. 1940s African-American sl. - (inside) information
BACK-DOOR KICKER
n. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
BACK-DOOR MAN
n. 1. 1925 sl., orig. African-American - an adulterer; a lover; someone who sneaks in through the back door when the husband is away
n. 2. 1962 Amer. medical sl. - a proctologist 
n. 3. 1972 sl. - one who practices anal intercourse; in homosexual anal sex: the active partner
BACK-DOOR MERCHANT
n. 1. 1920s sl., orig. African-American - an adulterer
n. 2. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
BACK-DOOR PAROLE
n. 1. 1930s US prison sl. - parole
n. 2. 1930s US prison sl. - dying in prison before one's sentence is over
BACKDOOR QUICKSTEPS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - diarrhoea
BACKDOOR SCOOTS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - diarrhoea
BACKDOOR TREATMENT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a snub; a 'cold shoulder'
BACK-DOOR-TROT(S)
n. 1. 1801 sl. - diarrhoea
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - overactive kidneys; frequent urination
BACK-DOOR TRUMPET
n. M19 Brit. sl. - the anus considered as a musical instrument in the breaking of wind
BACK-DOOR WORK
n. 1880 Amer. sl. - anal intercourse
BACK DOUBLE
n. L19 sl. - a back street
BACK-DRAW
n. 1923 Sc. - a drawing back from an agreement 
BACK DRAWER
n. 1723 Sc. - an apostate; one who abandons his former faith or profession
BACK-DRAWING
n. 1934 Amer. dial. - reluctance, objection, hesitation
BACKEARAY
n. 1688 - a White man
BACKED
adj. 1. L17 sl. - dead
adj. 2. 1990s US college sl. - intoxicated by marijuana
BACKED AND BREASTED
phr. 1912 Sc. - said of one who has lost heavily at cards
BACKED UP
adj. 1. 1969 Amer. dial. - constipated
adj. 2. M20 US drugs sl. - intoxicated with drugs
BACKEE
n. L17 - tobacco
BACK 'EM ON DOWN
vb. 1975 Amer. sl. - in trucking: to slow down
BACKEN
vb. 1. 1649 rare - to put, keep, or throw back; to delay, to retard in progress
vb. 2. 1891 Eng. dial. - to get worse, to have a relapse in illness
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to go back; to back, or push farther behind 
BACKEN AROUND
vb. 1903 Amer. dial. - of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction
BACK-END
n. 1. 1820 - the later part of the year; the late autumn
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the  back part of a house; the premises attached thereto
BACK-END-BEFORE
adv. 1965 Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position; inside out
BACK-ENDED
adj. 1904 Amer. dial. - perverse; arsy-versy
BACK-END-FORE
adv. 1886 Eng. dial. - backwards, hind-part foremost
BACK-END-FOREMOST
adv. 1965 Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position; inside out
BACK-END-FRONT
adv. 1965 Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position; inside out 
BACKENDISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of weather: proper to autumn or winter; autumnal, wintry, rough
THE BACK END OF BAD LUCK
n. 1938 Amer. dial. - the worst part of something unfortunate
BACK-END-TO
adv. 1926 Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position; inside out; in confusion 
BACKEN IN
vb. 1903 Amer. dial. - of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction
BACKENING
n. 1. 1878 Eng. dial. - a hindrance
n. 2. 1878 Eng. dial. - relapse in illness 
BACKEN ROUND
vb. 1903 Amer. dial. - of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction 
BACK ENTRANCE
n. L19 sl. - the anus
BACKEN UP
vb. 1903 Amer. dial. - of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction
BACKER
adj. 1564 obs. - farther back, hinder
n. 1. 1823 colloq. - tobacco
n. 2. 1850 - one who bets on a horse or event
n. 3. 1864 - a porter, carrier, unloader
n. 4. 1898 con artists' sl. - the accomplice in a greengoods swindle who provides the money used to lure the victim
n. 5. c1920 Aust. cant - the accomplice of a woman who robs a client
n. 6. 1990s US & Irish juvenile sl. - a lift on the back of a bicycle
n. 7. 20C sl. - a gambler who finances a game without playing himself 
BACKER-END
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - the farther end of a room
BACKERLY
adj. 1. 1849 Eng. dial. - backward; behindhand, late
adj. 2. 1896 Eng. dial. - shy, retiring
adv. 1892 Eng. dial. - backward, late
BACKERMARE
adv. 1616 Sc. - further back
BACKERMORE
adj. Bk1888 obs. - farther back; more to the rear
BACKERMOST
adj. 1669 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - backmost 
BACKERTY-WYES
adv. 1932 Sc. - backwards 
BACKEY
n. 1821 sl. - tobacco 
BACK EYE
n. 1. 1960s sl. - the anus
n. 2. 1960s sl. - anal intercourse
BACKFALL
n. 1936 Amer. dial. - the action of a horse falling backward
BACKFALLER
n. 1545 obs. - a renegade
BACK FAMILY
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a line of descent; ancestors; one's parents or relatives of an earlier generation
BACK FAT
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - fat meat from the back of a hog, with little or no lean
BACK-FEAR
n. 1728 Sc. - an object of fear from behind; an intuitive dread of something sinister in the rear
BACK-FETCH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an afterthought; a recalling to mind of something forgotten or omitted
BACKFIRE
vb. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. - to back down in an argument
vb. 2. 1970 sl. - to break wind
vb. 3. 1970 sl. - to speak abusively
BACKFISCH
n. 1888 - a girl of about 16 or 17; a girl in late adolescence, a teenager
BACKFLAUGHT
adv. 1856 Sc. - flat on one's back
BACK-FLING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a relapse during illness
BACKFOREMOST
adj. 1889 - perverse, wrong-headed
BACK FORTY
n. 1950s US - an out-of-the-way, usually barren, piece of land
BACKFRIEND
n. 1. 1472 obs. - a pretended or false friend; an enemy who pretends friendship; a secret enemy
n. 2. 1599 - a friend who stands at one's back; a backer
n. 3. 1864 Eng. dial. - a piece of loose, irritating skin at the base of the fingernail; a hangnail
BACK-FRONT
adv. 1950 Amer. dial. - backwards, inside out
BACK-GAIN
adj. 1. 1867 Sc. - of persons: not thriving in health or in worldly concerns
adj. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - receding, going back
n. 1. Bk1898 Sc. - a decline, consumption
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a relapse in illness
BACKGAME
n. 1. 1718 - backgammon; a game at backgammon
n. 2. Bk1888 - a return-game
BACKGAMMONER
n. c1820 sl. - a sodomist 
BACKGAMMON-PLAYER
n. M17 sl. - a sodomite
BACKGANGIN
n. 1819 Sc. - a relapse
BACK-GANGING
adj. 1824 Sc. - behindhand with rent
BACK-GAP
n. 1948 Amer. dial. - an alley
BACK-GATE
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - cunning, deceitful action; immoral or degrading conduct
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a way or road that leads behind
n. 3. L19 sl. - the anus
BACK-GATE COMMUTE
n. 1942 Amer. prison sl. - death in prison, esp. by suicide
BACK-GATE DISCHARGE
n. 1920s US prison sl. - an inmate's death in prison
BACK-GATE EXIT
n. 1920s US prison sl. - an inmate's death in prison
BACK-GATE PAROLE
n. 1929 Amer. prison sl. - death in prison, esp. by suicide
BACKGONE
adj. 1877 N. Ireland - sickly, pining away
BACKGROUND
adj. 1896 colloq. - retiring; shy; modest
BACKGRUND
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a place of concealment
BACK-HAIRING
n. 1900s sl. - fighting among women
BACK-HALF
n. 1825 Sc. - the worst or latter half of anything 
BACK-HAN'
adj. 1915 Sc. - overdue
BACK-HAND
vb. 1. M19 sl. - to drink more than one's share
vb. 2. 1960s sl. - to give a bribe
BACKHAND DRIVE
vb. 1940s US homosexual sl. - to poke someone between the buttocks
BACK-HANDED
adj. 1893 Eng. dial. - underhanded, deceitful
BACK-HANDER
n. 1. 1836 -  a blow with the back of the hand; an unfair blow or act
n. 2. 1895 Eng. dial. - an unanswerable argument or proposition
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a sarcastic retort or snub
n. 4. M19 sl. - a drink taken out of turn or an extra drink taken while the decanter circulates
n. 5. M19 sl. - an underhand comment
n. 6. 1910s sl. - a bribe, a payoff for services rendered
n. 7. 1960 sl. - a secret payment
BACKHANDING
n. 20C sl. - giving gratuities
BACK-HAP
vb. 1824 Sc. - to draw back from agreement
BACK-HAPPEN
n. 1891 Eng. dial. - a mental reservation
BACK-HASH
n. Bk1898 Sc. - ill-natured talk
vb. 1816 Sc. - to abuse; to scold violently; to annoy, to molest
BACKHAUD
n. 1929 Sc. - an obstacle to progress
BACK-HEAVE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to hinder
BACK HELP
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - assistance given reciprocally, as among farmers
BACK-HET
adj. 1911 Sc. obs. - of food: twice heated or cooked
BACK-HOOD
n. c1450 obs. - a hiding behind cover
BACK-HOUSE
n. 1. 1795 - the back-room of a house; the back-kitchen, scullery, washhouse
n. 2. 1857 Eng. dial. - a room or house containing an oven, a bakehouse; a public bakery
n. 3. Bk1905 Amer. dial. - a privy
n. 4. 1954 Amer. dial. - the parlour
BACKHOUSE-BOY
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a boy employed to do scullery work
BACKHOUSE FLUSH
n. c1955 Can. sl. - in poker: a very poor hand
BACKHOUSE TROT(S)
n. 1899 Amer. dial. - diarrhoea
BACKIE
n. 1870 Sc. - the bat
BACKIE-BIRD
n. 1785 Sc. - the bat
BACKIE-HORSE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a ride on an adult's back; a piggyback ride
BACKIE-PLASH
n. 1923 Sc. - a jump backwards from a rock, etc., into a bathing-pool
BACKIE-RIDE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a ride on an adult's back; a piggyback ride
BACKIES
adv. 1923 Sc. - backwards
BACKIEWARDS
adv. 1923 Sc. - backwards
BACK IN
vb. 1951 Amer. dial. - of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction
BACKIN'
n. 1871 Sc. - the address
BACKIN
n. 1911 Sc. - the day after a wedding
BACK IN CIRCULATION
adj. 1. 20C US sl. - single after being divorced
adj. 2. 20C US sl. - available again after a broken engagement or other broken commitment
BACKING
n. 1871 Sc. & Amer. dial. - the address or return address on an envelope or letter; the act of writing an address
BACKING AND FILLING
adj. c1840 Eng. colloq. - irresolute; dilatory; hesitant; shifty
n. E18 colloq. - shiftiness; irresolution
BACK IN ONE'S CART
vb. 1910s Aust. sl. - to butt in, to ask for more
BACK IN THE BOX
n. Bk1994 drugs sl. - back in business after a drug arrest 
BACK IN THE DAY(S)
phr. 1988 US sl. - formerly; long ago
BACK IN THE RACK
vb. Bk1944 services' sl. - to get back into bed
BACK IN THE SADDLE
phr. 20C - back in the daily routine
BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. - menstruating
BACK IN THE WOODS
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - unsophisticated; out of step with the times
BACK IN YOUR HOLE
phr. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - return to your room or barracks
BACKIT-ARSE
n. 1923 Sc. - the act of falling backwards
BACKITIVE
n. 1990s W. Indies sl. - collateral, in the form of money or contacts

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BACKJ  -  BACKZ

​BACK-JAR
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - an ill-natured objection or opposition; an artful evasion
n. 2. 1875 Sc. - a setback in health or circumstances
BACK-JAW
n. M19 Sc. & Amer. dial. - an insolent or hostile answer; a retort; mutual abuse
vb. 1866 Sc. & Amer. dial. - to answer in an insolent or hostile manner; to retort, altercate, abuse
BACK-JOUSTER
n. Bk1882 Eng. dial. - an itinerant fish-dealer who carries the fish in a ‘cowal’ or basket, on the back
BACK-JUMP
n. 1. 19C sl. - a back window; specifically, a prison window
n. 2. 1950s African-American sl. - anal intercourse
vb. L19 sl. - to enter a house by a back entrance, either a door or a window
BACK-JUMPER
n. L19 sl. - a thief who enters houses via a back door or window
BACK-KILL
vb. 1922 Amer. dial. - in marbles: to strike one marble with another as it rebounds from a wall
BACK KITCHEN
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a room connected to the kitchen, used for storing, deep freeze, etc.
BACK-KNOCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a relapse during illness
BACK-LAND
n. 1. 17C - the buttocks
n. 2. 1835 Sc. - (as 'backland') a house built behind others
BACK-LEDGE
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - a court or backyard
BACKLET
n. 1724 Eng. dial. - the back premises of a house; a court, yard
BACKLICK
n. 1824 Sc. - a back blow in fighting or boxing, perhaps the kidney punch
vb. 1955 Amer. dial. - (as 'back-lick') in marbles: to strike one marble with another as it rebounds from a wall
BACK LINE
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - in marbles: the line toward which the players roll their marbles before beginning a game, to determine the order of shooting
BACKLINGS
adv. 1785 N. Eng. dial. - back, backwards
BACKLINS
adj. 1932 Sc. - modest
adv. 1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - back, backwards
BACK-LIP
n. 1950s US sl. - cheek, insolence
vb. 1955 Amer. sl. - to speak insolently to; to backtalk
BACKLOG
n. 1970 Amer. dial. jocular usage - a wife
BACK-LOOK
n. 1726 Sc. &  Eng. dial. - a retrospect, a record of the past
BACK-LYIN'
adj. 1. 1932 Sc. - having a northern and therefore bleak exposure
adj. 2. 1932 Sc. - in arrears
BACKMAN
n. 1. c1560 obs. rare - a follower, a retainer, an attendant
n. 2. a1835 Sc. - a henchman, a follower in war
n. 3. 1942 sl., orig. African-American - (as 'back man') an adulterer
BACKMARK
n. 1. 1950s African-American & prison sl. - an informer, esp. in prison
n. 2. 1950s African-American & prison sl. - an undesirable characteristic
vb. 1890 sporting sl. - (as 'back-mark') to put a competitor back at the start of a race; hence, to leave far behind in a contest
BACK-MARKER
n. 1. 1895 sl. - one who starts from 'scratch' in a game, match, or race
n. 2. Bk1982 - in auto racing: one who falls far behind in a race
BACK-NAME
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - a surname
BACK-NUMBER
adj. 1. 1883 sl. - old-fashioned, out-of-date; old and useless
n. 1. 1882 colloq. - (as 'back number') a person, place, or thing thought to be out of date or antiquated
n. 2. 1884 colloq. - (as 'back number') a former lover, now discarded
vb. 1924 colloq. - to treat as a 'back number'; to set aside as useless; to discard
BACK-NUMBERISH
adj. 1939 Amer. dial. - out of date
BACK O' BEHIND
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - behindhand; tardy; late
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of slow intellect
BACK O' BEHINT
n. 1. 1863 Eng. dial. - a place in the rear or behind; the back of
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an utterly remote spot
BACK O' BEYOND
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - very far behindhand
n. 1816 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a remote, obscure place
BACK OF BOURKE
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the most remote outback, the back of beyond
BACK OF BURKE
n. 20C sl. - a long way away, a place far away
BACK OFF!
int. 1950s sl., orig. African-American - go away! stop bothering me!
BACK OFF JACKSON!
int. 1990s US teen sl. - calm down!
BACK OFF THE BOARDS
vb. 1921 Amer. sl. - to surpass thoroughly
BACK OFF THE COURSE
vb. 1965 Aust. sl. - to bet a large amount on something
BACK OFF THE EARTH
vb. 1918 Amer. sl. - to surpass thoroughly
BACK OFF THE MAP
vb. 1975 Aust. sl.-  to bet a large amount on something
BACK OF GOD SPEED
phr. 20C Irish sl. - very far away
BACK OF MY HAND
phr. L19 Irish & Sc. - implies contempt and rejection
BACK OF MY HAND AND THE SOLE OF MY FOOT
phr. L19 Irish & Sc. - implies contempt and rejection
BACK OF NOWHERE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - an out of the way place; a very unimportant place
BACK OF THE HAND DOWN
n. L19 sl. - bribery
BACK OF THE LAP
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - the buttocks
BACK OF THE NECK
n. 1940s Irish sl. - a distasteful person
BACK OF THE NET!
int. 1. 1980s sl. - a drinking toast; an encouragement to drink or eat
int. 2. 1980s sl. - an exclamation meaning wonderful! perfect!
BACK ONE OUT
vb. 1. 1840 Amer. dial. - to challenge one, to dare
vb. 2. 1990s sl. - to defecate
BACK ONE'S FIST
vb. 1990s W. Indies sl. - to masturbate
BACK ONE'S MAINTOPSAIL
vb. 1856 Amer. nautical sl. - to slow down in walking; to come to a halt
BACK ONE'S PLAY
vb. 1930 Amer. dial. - to support or defend a person or statement
BACK ON ONE'S HEELS
adj. 1914 - into a state of discomfiture or astonishment
BACK ON THE YARD
adj. 1930s US prison sl. - out of solitary confinement
BACK O' SUNSET
n. 20C sl. - a long way away, a place far away
BACK-OUT
n. 1. 1828 Amer. dial. - cowardice; a disposition to retreat from an opponent; the act of withdrawal
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a backyard
n. 3. 1970s W. Indies sl. - a woman's dress cut very low in the back
vb. E19 sl. - (as 'back out') to retreat
BACK-OVER
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - behind
BACK-OVERMAN
n. 1876 Brit. - in coal mining: an overman who has the immediate inspection of the workings and workmen during the back-shift (the second shift for the day)
BACK-PARTS
n. 19C US euphemism - the buttocks
BACK PASSAGE
n. 1960 sl., euphemistic - the rectum
BACK-PATER-NOSTER
n. a1575 - a muttered curse or imprecation
BACK PATTER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an obsequious person; a sycophant; a toady 
BACK-PEDAL!
int. 1910s sl. - used for calling restraint; steady on!
BACK PEOPLE
n. 1770 Amer. dial. - people who live in the back country
BACK-PLAYER
n. 1897 - in cricket: a batsman who steps back towards the wicket and plays the ball from behind the popping crease
BACK PORCH
n. 1950 Amer. dial. jocular usage - the buttocks
BACK-PORCH YARDMASTER
n. 1977 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: the foreman of the yard switchmen
BACKRA
n. 1. c1790 - a master, a boss
n. 2. L18 African-American sl. - a White man
n. 3. 19C African-American sl. - white as a colour
n. 4. 1926 African-American sl. - one who, while Black, moves in White society and sees themself as the White man's equal
BACK-RACKET
n. 1608 obs. - the return of a ball in tennis
BACKRACKETS
n. 1890 Eng. dial. - fireworks
BACKRA FIRE
n. 20C W. Indies sl. - electricity
BACKRA JOHNNY
n. 1. 1909 W. Indies sl. - a poor White person
n. 2. 1970 W. Indies sl. - a light-skinned Black person
BACKRAMAN
n. 1775 W. Indies sl. - a master, a boss
BACKRA NIGGER
n. 1996 W. Indies sl. - a light-skinned person and, as such, one who is despised
BACKRANS
adv. 1824 Sc. obs. - backwards
BACKRA PICKNEY
n. 1. 1894 W. Indies sl. - a White child
n. 2. 1981 W. Indies sl. - a light-skinned mixed-race child
BACK RATIONS
n. 1830 US nautical sl. - a flogging 
BACK READING ROOM
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a toilet room or privy 
BACK-RECKONING
n. 1633 obs. - a reckoning for past transactions or misdeeds 
BACK-RIDERS
n. Bk1988 Aust. graffiti sl. - people who ride on the outside of a train to write graffiti
BACK ROLL
vb. 1980s drugs sl. - to roll a joint so that only 1 layer of paper surrounds the mix 
BACK ROOM
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - secret; concealed
BACKROOM BOY
n. 1. 1943 sl. - someone engaged on (secret) research
n. 2. 1989 UK homosexual sl. - one who enjoys the semi-public sex of the (often dark) back rooms in homosexual clubs
BACK ROUND
vb. 1871 Amer. dial. - of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction
BACK-ROUP
vb. 1866 Sc. - to bid at a public sale merely to raise the price 
BACK-ROUPER
n. 1866 Sc. - a person who bids at a public sale merely to raise the price
BACK-ROW HOPPER
n. 1909 sl. - a scrounger who frequents taverns in the hope of finding someone willing to buy them a drink
BACKS
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - backward
n. 1. 1341 obs. - clothes
n. 2. 1960s US sl. - the buttocks
n. 3. 1966 Amer. sl. - money
BACK-SASS
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - impertinent talk
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. - to speak impertinently or discourteously
BACK-SASSER
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - one who speaks rudely; a smart alec. a cheeky person
BACK SCRATCHER
n. 1834 colloq. - a toady; a flatterer; a sycophant
BACK-SCRATCHING
n. 1897 colloq. - the performance of mutual services; always with the suggestion of doubt as to the legitimacy of the transactions
BACK-SCRAWTER
n. 1876 Eng. dial. obs. - a scratcher for the back
BACK-SCULL
n. 19C Brit. sl. - pederasty
vb. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - to commit pederasty
vb. 2. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman from the rear
BACK-SCUTTLE
n. 1975 Brit. sl. - pederasty
vb. 1. 1888 Brit. sl. - to commit pederasty
vb. 2. 1888 Brit. sl. - to coit a woman from the rear
BACKSCUTTLER
n. a1948 Aust. sl. - a sodomite
BACK SEAT
n. 1860 - a position of inferiority or comparative obscurity
BACK-SEAT DRIVER
n. 1. 1927 - someone who criticizes or attempts to direct without responsibility, or who controls affairs from a subordinate position; anyone who offers unwanted advice
n. 2. 1998 rhyming sl. for 'skiver' - a lazy person, a shirker
BACK-SEAT PERSON
n. Bk1992 Amer. South - a humble, unobtrusive person; a follower, not a leader
BACK-SET
n. 1. 1721 - a setting back. a setback; a reverse, check, relapse, hindrance, misfortune
n. 2. 1816 Amer. dial. - a reversal in one's personal or political affairs
n. 3. 1862 Eng. dial. - an excuse, a colourable pretext
n. 4. 1868 Eng. dial. - something in reserve, esp. applied to a store of money or goods held in reserve against an emergency; hence, a prop, a support
n. 5. Bk1898 Sc. - a relapse in illness
vb. 1. 1866 Sc. - to disgust or upset
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - to fatigue, to weary
BACKSET AND FORESET
adj. 1869 Eng. dial. - overwhelmed with difficulties; beset behind and before
BACK-SETTLER
n. 1809 - one who lives in the back settlements of a colony or new country; a settler in the backwoods
BACKSHEE
adj. M18 sl. - free
n. M18 - a gratuity, a tip
BACKSHEESH
n. c1750 Eng. sl. - a tip
BACKSHOOT
vb. 1956 US West. sl. - to shoot a person in the back
BACK-SHORE
n. 1905 Sc. - the west coast of Scotland on the North Channel
BACKSHOT
n. 1950s Black British sl. - anal intercourse
BACKSHOW
n. 2001 UK sl. - in gambling on broadcast racing: any betting before the current show price
BACK-SHORE
n. 1905 Sc. - the west coast of Scotland on the North Channel
BACKSIDE
n. 1. c1500 sl. - the buttocks
n. 2. 1541 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the back premises, the back yard, outbuildings, attached to a dwelling; also, the privy
n. 3. 1634 arch. - the backyard of a house
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the close of the year
n. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a small town
n. 6. 1949 Amer. dial. - the side of a road next to rising ground
BACKSIDE ARTIST
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - a male homosexual who enjoys anal intercourse
BACKSIDE-BEFORE
adv. 1920s Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position; inside out
BACKSIDE-FORE
adv. 1920s Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position; inside out
BACKSIDE-FOREMOST
adv. 1920s Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position; inside out
BACKSIDE-FORWARD(S)
adv. 1920s Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position; inside out
BACKSIDE-FRONT
adv. 1920s Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position; inside out
BACKSIDE OF NOWHERE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - an out of the way place; a very unimportant place
BACKSIDE OUTWARDS
adv. 1937 Amer. dial. - backwards; inside out
BACKSIDES
n. 1. 1823 Sc. - the parts of a town off the main street
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - the ground between a sea-coast town and the sea
BACKSIDE-TO
adv. 1920s Amer. dial. - backwards; in reversed position; inside out
BACKSIDING
n. 1990s W. Indies sl. - a severe thrashing
BACKSIE!
int. 1939 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy!
BACK SLACK
n. 1908 Amer. sl. - backtalk, cheek, insolence
BACK SLAMMER CUTOUT
n. 1940s African-American sl. - (premature) death
BACKSLANG IT
vb. 1. E19 sl. - to leave by the back door; hence, to leave surreptitiously or quietly
vb. 2. E19 sl. - to make a deliberate detour to avoid meeting a certain person or persons
vb. 3. E19 Aust. sl. - to  request lodgings from strangers as one travels through the back country
vb. 4. E19 sl. - to enter a house from the back way
BACK SLAPPER
n. 1. 1924 - a vigorously hearty person; someone who is overly friendly and outgoing
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an obsequious person; a sycophant; a flatterer; a toady
BACK SLAPS
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - in marbles: a game played between railroad tracks - have to hit the rail and come back to strike marbles
BACKSLICE
n. 1980s sl. - of a man or woman: the anus
BACKSLIDDEN
adj. 1871 - that has relapsed into sin
BACKSLIDE
n. 1976 US sl., esp. Citizens' Band usage - a return trip, as in a truck
BACKSLIDER
n. 1. 1591 - one who backslides or falls away from an adopted course, esp. of religious faith or practice; an apostate; a renegade
n. 2. 1607 sl. - a prostitute
BACKSLIDERS' BENCH
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - seats toward the back of the church
BACKSLIDING
n. 17C sl. - sexual intercourse in the rear-entry position
BACKSLIT
n. 1980s sl. - of a man or woman: the anus
BACK SLUM
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - a back room. a back entrance
BACK SLUMMERS
n. Bk1888 sl. - dirty, common, low, and vagrant people who reside in the ‘Back-slums’ (beggars meeting-places; the expression applies to all Metropolitan receptacles of mendicants, prostitutes, thieves, and rogues of every degree to get a night’s lodging)
BACK SLUMS
n. 19C sl. - areas or streets known for a high proportion of criminal residents
BACKSMAN
n. 1834 US sl. - a burglar
BACK SOMEONE OUT
vb. M19 US sl. - to challenge, to face down
BACK SOMEONE'S PLAY
vb. 1970s US sl. - to support one's own statement or action, or back up those of another person
BACK SOMETHING OFF THE BOARDS
vb. 1922 Amer. dial. - to surpass
BACKSOOK
n. 1908 Sc. - the backwash of the waves after having broken on the shore
BACKSPANG
n. 1. 1824 Sc. - a reservation, sometimes dishonest; an advantage taken behindhand
n. 2. 1892 Sc. & N. Ireland - an underhand trick, esp. a retreat from a bargain
n. 3. Bk1898 Sc. - a reverse, recoil
n. 4. 1922 Sc. - score for unpaid drinks 
BACK SPANGS
n. c1920 Ireland - unpleasant reflections or returns
BACK-SPAULD
n. 1. 1821 Sc. - the back part of the shoulder
n. 2. 1824 Sc. - the hind leg
BACKSPEAK
vb. 1871 Sc. - to gainsay, to reject, to object to
BACKSPEER
vb. 1808 Sc. - to question, to cross-examine, to inquire into a matter
BACK-SPEERIN
n. 1827 Sc. - questioning, generally inquisitive cross-examination
BACK-SPEIR
vb. 1. a1689 Sc. - to re-examine, to cross-examine
vb. 2. 1808 Sc. - to inquire into a report by tracing it as far back as possible
BACK-SPEIRIN
n. 1827 Sc. - questioning, generally inquisitive cross-examination
BACKSPIER
vb. 1808 Sc. - to question, to cross-examine, to inquire into a matter 
BACK-SPIERING
adj. 1897 Sc. - inquisitive 
n. 1827 Sc. - questioning, generally inquisitive cross-examination
BACK SPIKER
n. Bk1986 US lumberjacks' usage - one of the members of a crew who completes the spiking of rails to cross ties after the track has been laid by the steel gang 
BACK-SPOKEN
adj. 1889 Sc. - contradictory, gainsaying
BACKSPRENT
n. 1820 Sc. - the backbone, the spine
BACKSTAFF
n. 1953 Amer. dial. - a support  Amer. dial.
BACKSTAGE
adj. 1. 1970s US homosexual sl. - uncouth, rude 
adj. 2. 1970s US homosexual sl. - genuine, unpretentious 
BACK-STAIRCASE
n. M19 sl. - a bustle on a dress
BACKSTALL
n. 1. 1863 UK criminals' sl. - a member of a garrotting gang who keeps watch and provides physical assistance to the actual garrotter if necessary
n. 2. a1904 UK criminals' sl. - a thief's accomplice; one who screens him from view, often the one who flees with the loot
vb. 1952 Amer. dial. - to hold back; to stall
BACK-STAND
n. 1548 obs. - backing, support
vb. 1938 Amer. dial. - (as 'backstand') to support or stand behind another
BACK-STAP
n. 1932 Sc. - a staggering backwards
BACKSTAY
n. 1953 Amer. dial. - the background of a story or event
BACKSTAIRCASE
n. B1890 Eng. sl. - a bustle on a woman's dress
BACKSTER
n. 1721 - a baker; also, occasionally, a female baker
BACK STOCK
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a line of descent; ancestors; one's parents or relatives of an earlier generation
BACKSTOP
n. 1. 1773 - in cricket: a fielder some distance behind the wicketkeeper 
n. 2. 1919 Aust. sl. - a supporter, an accomplice; someone who can be relied on
n. 3. 1938 Amer. sl. - a diaphragm (birth control)
n. 4. 1950s US criminals' sl. - in a pickpocket team: the one who works directly behind the victim
BACKSTRAP
n. 20C sl. - a telephone hookup used by bookies to relay calls and avoid traces
BACK STREET
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - a poor, usually residential, district
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. - a predominantly Black neighbourhood
BACK STREET BUTCHER
n. Bk2002 criminals' sl. - an abortionist
BACK-STREET WIFE
n. 1993 US sl. - a mistress
BACKSTRESS
n. 1519 obs. - a female baker, a woman who bakes bread
BACK-SUNDERED
adj. 1851 Eng. dial. - having a northern aspect, shady 
BACK-SUNNED
adj. 1851 Eng. dial. - having a northern aspect, shady
BACKSWING
n. 1950s US homosexual sl. - a position for homosexual anal intercourse where the passive partner lies on his stomach, presenting buttocks to his partner
BACK-SWORD
n. 1656 - a fencer with back-sword (a sword with only one cutting edge) or single-stick
BACK-SWORDMAN
n. 1597 - a fencer with back-sword ( a sword with only one cutting edge) or single-stick
BACK-SWORDSMAN
n. Bk1909 - a fencer with the single-stick or back-sword
THE BACKSYFORSY SIDE
n. 1836 Eng. dial. - the back view
BACK-TALK
n. 1. 1858 orig. Eng. dial. - a retort or reply which is regarded as superfluous or impertinent
n. 2. 20C US jocular usage - flatulence; a release of intestinal gas
vb. 1920s - to be cheeky or impertinent
BACKTALKING
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - gossiping conversation; cheek, impertinence
BACK TEETH AFLOAT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk 
BACK TEETH UNDER WATER
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - descriptive of distress from fullness of the bladder
BACK THE BARBER
vb. 1950s Aust. sl. - to interfere, to butt in
BACK THE BARROW
vb. 1910s Aust. sl. - to interfere, to butt in
BACK THE BREEZE
vb. 1958 Amer. dial. - to talk excessively; to chatter, to gossip
BACK THE FIELD
vb. 1878 - to bet on the rest of the horses against the favourite 
BACK THE WRONG HORSE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to be wrong, to be mistaken; to make an inappropriate choice 
BACK-THOCHT
n. 1927 Sc. - a reflection, suspicion
BACK-THRAWS
n. 1923 Sc. - a drawing back from a promise
BACK-THRUST
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a relapse during illness
BACK-TIMBER
n. a1656 obs., humorous usage - clothing
BACK TIME
n. 1950s US criminals' sl. - time spent in prison awaiting sentencing
BACK-TO-BACK
adj. 1. 1980s African-American sl. - affectionate, friendly, intimate
adj. 2. 1980s African-American sl. - of a person: outstanding, superb
adv. 1970s African-American sl. - of the greatest possible extent; comprehensively, fully
n. 1994 US drugs sl. - heroin then crack cocaine used in sequence
BACK-TOOTH HOG
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a pig that doesn't grow well and is not worth keeping
BACK TO TAW
phr. 1955 Amer. dial. - in marbles: in certain situations a player must return to the point from which he rolled or shot his marble
BACK TO THE FARM
adj. 1945 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: laid off; fired
BACK-TO-THE-LANDER
n. 1903 - a townsman converted into a rural worker
BACK TO THE SALT MINES
phr. Bk2006 US sl. - back to the workplace
BACK-TRACE
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to investigate past events
BACK-TRACK
vb. 1. 1904 US - to return
vb. 2. 1950s drugs sl. - to withdraw the plunger of the syringe, before an injection into the vein by sucking up some blood
BACK-TRACKER
n. 1946 - one who returns
BACK-TURN
n. 1932 Sc. - a relapse
BACK-UP
adj. 18C colloq. - annoyed; aroused
n. 1. 1869 baseball usage - in baseball: a player who fills in for a regularly assigned player when the latter is unable to play; a substitute
n. 2. 1920s Aust. sl. - a second helping of food
n. 3. c1945 Aust. sl. - serial copulation of one female with a number of males
n. 4. 1980s Aust. & NZ sl. - retaliation, revenge
n. 5. 1990 Aust. prison sl. - one who can be relied on for support, as in a fight
vb. 1. c1860 colloq. - (as 'back up') to be ready to help, chiefly in games
vb. 2. c1870 Winchester College sl. - (as 'back up') to call out, as for help
vb. 3. 1910s US sl. - (as 'back up') to back down
vb. 4. 1920s Aust. sl. - (as 'back up') to take a second helping of food
vb. 5. 1930s drugs sl. - (as 'back up') to refuse to sell drugs on the premise that the purchaser might be an informer or undercover policeman
vb. 6. 1930s drugs sl. - (as 'back up') to distend the vein during drug taking, thus making it easier to insert the needle
vb. 7. 1960s drugs sl. - (as 'back up') to pump the hypodermic so that blood comes into the tube, mixing with the drug/water solution before shooting it back into the vein
vb. 8. 1960s Aust. & US sl. - (as 'back up') to have serial sex with a woman
vb. 9. 1970s NZ prison sl. - (as 'back up') to re-offend, to repeat
vb. 10. 1980s Aust. & NZ sl. - (as 'back up') to take revenge, esp. when in a gang
vb. 11 20C sl. - (as 'back up') to go away, to retreat; to stop talking
BACK UP A CAR LENGTH
vb. 1897 Amer. dial. - to be thus addressed signifies that your tale is improbable and should be modified
BACKUP MAN
n. Bk1992 con artists' sl. - the accomplice of a confidence man, usually the one who lures the victim
BACK UP OFF MY TIP
phr. 2000s African-American teen sl. - stop annoying me, go away
BACK UP OFF MY TIP FOR THE SIMPLE FACT YOU ON IT LIKE A GNAT
phr. 2000s African-American teen sl. - stop annoying me, go away
BACK-UP PILLS
n. c1910 sl. - aphrodisiacs
BACK-VAGE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the homeward voyage
BACKVELDER
n. 1911 - a dweller in the backveld  (in S. Afr., the primitive or unprogressive rural districts lying away from the towns)
BACKWARD
adj. 1. 1583 obs. - perverse, unfavourable
adj. 2. 1610 obs. - placed towards or at the back or rear
adj. 3. 1884 Eng. dial. - of the seasons, vegetation, etc.: behindhand, late
adj. 4. 1889 Eng. & Amer. dial. - unwilling, reluctant; shy, bashful, diffident; slow
adj. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - belonging to the past, old-fashioned, ancient
n. 1627 obs. - the hinder part of the body
vb. 1594 obs. - to put or keep back; to delay, to retard
BACKWARD IN COMING FORWARD
adj. 1899 colloq. - reluctant, shy to do something; reticent
BACKWARDING
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - relapsing into sickness
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a change from joy to mourning
BACKWARD IN GOING FORWARD
adj. 1899 Amer. dial. - reluctant, shy
BACKWARDLY
adv. 1. 1552 obs. - again, over again
adv. 2. 1580 - reluctantly, unwillingly, sluggishly
adv. 3. a1586 obs. - perversely
BACKWARDNESS
n. 1597 - reluctance, disinclination; slowness of conception or action, sluggishness; bashfulness
BACKWARD RUNNER
n. Bk1999 baseball usage - in baseball: a baserunner who, having advanced one or more bases, is forced to return to a previous base; if such a runner has tagged a new base while advancing, he must retouch that base before returning to the original one
BACKWARDS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - awkward, clumsy
adv. 1841 Eng. dial. - behindhand
n. 1. 1966 US drugs sl. - any central nervous system depressant
n. 2. 1970s sl. - the state of mind specific to taking a barbiturate
n. 3. 1990s sl. - an unpleasant experience while using LSD
BACKWARDS-BEHIND
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - backwards; inside out
BACKWARDS-FRONT
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - backwards; inside out
BACKWARDS-IN
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - backwards; inside out
BACKWARDS-WAY-BEFORE
adv. 1967 Amer. dial. - backwards; inside out
BACKWARD THINKING
n. 1980s African-American sl. - confused, muddled thinking
BACKWARN
vb. 1884 Eng. dial. - to put off, to countermand
BACKWASH
n. 1. L19 - repercussions
n. 2. 1906 Amer. sl. - insolent or nonsensical talk; backtalk, cheek
n. 3. 1992 US college sl. - saliva, as mixed with the remnants of a drink
BACKWASHING
n. 2003 UK drugs sl. - after injecting a drug, the drawing of blood back into the syringe, with the intention of collecting any drug residue, and reinjecting the resultant mix
BACK-WATCH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a reserve fund put by against an emergency
BACKWATER
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a stream from the sea
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the ebb of the tide
vb. 1844 Amer. dial. - (as 'back water') to retreat, to withdraw, as from an argument or position
THE BACKWATER IS STANDING IN MY EYES
phr. 1950 Amer. dial. - my bladder is full
BACKWAY
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - wrongly, awkwardly; in a manner opposed to the proper mode of procedure
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. - the yard or space at the back of a house or cottage
n. 2. E20 US - the anus; the anus in anal copulation
BACKWAY-ON
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - wrongly, awkwardly; in a manner opposed to the proper mode of procedure
BACKWAYS
adv. 1968 Amer. dial. - backward
BACK-WIND
vb. 1899 - to be taken, or cause to be taken, aback
BACKWITH
adv. 1932 Sc. - backwards
BACKWOODER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a rustic; a countrified person
BACKWOODSER
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - a countrified person; a rustic
BACKWOODSEY
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a poor white from the back country
BACKWOODS JOCKEY
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a farmer
BACKWOODSTER
n. c1935 Amer. dial. - a rustic; a countrified person
BACKWOODSY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - boorish; rustic 
BACK-WORD
n. 1. 1841 Eng. dial. - a withdrawal from an engagement
n. 2. 1874 Eng. dial. - a contention, retort, reply
BACKWORTH
adv. 1932 Sc. - backwards
BACKY
n. 1. 1821 colloq. - tobacco
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - nonsense
n. 3. 1908 Amer. dial. - a backhouse; a privy
BACKYARD
adj. 1910s sl., orig. Aust. - small, trivial, insignificant; esp. used of business conducted from one's own home
n. 1960s US sl. - the buttocks; esp. in the context of anal intercourse
BACKYARD COUSIN
n. 1983 Amer. dial. - a relation, possibly an illegitimate child, of whom the speaker is not especially proud to own
BACKYARDER
n. 1922 Brit. sl. - someone who keeps chickens in their backyard
BACKYARD RELATION
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a relative by illegitimate birth
BACK-YARD SOLDIER
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - one who lives nearby and goes home on the weekends
BACKYARD TROTS
n. 1960s US sl. - diarrhoea
BACKY-HOUSE
n. 1949 Amer. dial. - a backhouse; a privy

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BACL  -  BADZ

BACON
adj. 1990s rhyming sl. (Bacon Rind) - blind 
n. 1. c1380 obs. - the carcass of a pig; rarely, a live pig
n. 2. 1596 obs. - a rustic, a clown
n. 3. 1598 - a country bumpkin; a rustic oaf
n. 4. L16 sl. - human flesh, a human being
n. 5. 1712 obs. - the blubber of a whale
n. 6. 1916 Amer. sl. - the penis
n. 7. 1974 Amer. sl. - a policeman; the police; used derisively
n. 8. 1986 Amer. sl. - money
n. 9. 1990s African-American sl. - the good life, material success
n. 10. 1992 US college sl. - a woman
n. 11. Bk2009 mountain biking sl.  - scabby biking wounds
BACON AND EGGS
n. 1940s rhyming sl., orig. Aust. - legs
BACON BAZOOKA
n. 1990s sl. - the penis
BACON-BONCE
n. 1. 1940s sl. - the brain
n. 2. 1958 sl. - a dullard; a simpleton; a rustic, a yokel
n. 3. 1950s UK juvenile sl. - the face
n. 4. 1984 sl. - one who is partially bald
n. 5. 1990s rhyming sl. for 'nonce' - a child molester
BACON-BRAINS
n. a1634 - a fool, a stupid clodhopper, a clownish blockhead 
BACON-CHOPS
n. Bk1891 sl. - a rustic
BACONER
n. 1750 Eng. dial. - a pig kept for bacon
BACON-FACE
adj. 1684 - having a fat sleek face
n. 1. 19C sl. - a term of abuse
n. 2. 1990 US sl. - a fat face; a person having a fat face
BACON-FACED
adj. c1600 - having a fat sleek face
BACON-FED
adj. 1. 1596 - rustic, clownish
adj. 2. L16 sl. - fat, greasy
BACON-HEAD 
n. Bk1986 Eng. dial. - a dunce, a stupid person
BACON HOLE
n. 1940s sl. - the mouth
BACON-PICKER
n. 1653 obs. - an opprobrious name for a glutton
BACON RIND
adj. 1990s rhyming sl. - blind 
BACON SANDWICH
n. 1990s sl. - the vagina
BACON-SLICER
n. 1653 obs. - a countryman; a rustic
BACON SPROUT
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a young pig
BACON-STRIPS
n. 1990s sl. - the labia majora
BACON-SWORD
n. 1859 Eng. dial. - the rind of bacon
BACON-TREE
n. 1867 Eng. dial. - a humorous term for a pig, 'growing bacon'
BACQUERO
n. 1847 Amer. dial. - one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
BACTIZE
vb. 1888 Amer. dial. - to baptize
BACULINE
adj. 1710 - pert. to the rod or to punishment by caning or flogging
BAD
adj. 1. 1716 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - ill, sick, in pain; injured
adj. 2. 1839 Eng. & Amer. dial. - sorrowful; depressed
adj. 3. 1855 Amer. sl., esp. African-American usage - of persons: very tough; pugnacious; formidable; hence, formidably skilled
adj. 4. 1876 Sc. - distressed in mind, anxious
adj. 5. 1882 Eng. dial. - difficult, hard
adj. 6. 1897 sl., orig. African-American - good, excellent, worthy of esteem or value; deeply satisfying; stunningly attractive or stylish; sexy
adj. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - profligate, tyrannical, and cruel in conduct
adj. 8. 1955 Amer. sl. - of liquor or drugs: strong, potent
adj. 9. 1972 Amer. dial. - stylish, in vogue
adj. 10. 1990s US sl. - sexy, provocative
adj. 11. 20C sl., orig. African-American usage - dangerous, aggressive
adv. 1. 1917 Sc. - badly
adv. 2. 1930s - very, extremely
n. 1. Bk1898 Sc. - any article of clothing
n. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. - a belligerent or mean-tempered person
n. 3. 1994 US drugs sl. - crack cocaine
vb. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - to remove the outer green husk from walnuts
vb. 2. 1908 Sc. - to bathe; to bathe oneself
BAD-A-BED
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. - so ill as to be obliged to remain in bed
BADACH 
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a churl, a lout
BAD-ACTING
n. L19 sl. - troublemaking
BAD ACTOR
n. 1. 1848 sl. - a person who behaves immorally; an unpleasant individual, an aggressive troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person
n. 2. 1910s sl. - a vicious or unbroken horse
n. 3. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a tramp who lives on money sent him by his family to keep him from returning home
n. 4. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a mean, malicious, or deceitful person
n. 5. Bk1975 Amer. criminals' sl. - a confirmed criminal, esp. a murderer
n. 6. Bk1999 baseball usage - in baseball: a player whose difficult to deal with
n. 7. Bk2004 Amer. colloq. - a person who is always fighting, quarrelling, or doing bad things
BAD APPLE
n. 1962 - a troublesome or despicable person; a bad person in a group, typically one whose behaviour is likely to have a corrupting influence on the rest; a no-good person, esp. one who is likely to lead others astray 
BADASS
adj. 1. 1950s sl., orig. & chiefly US - belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty
adj. 2. 1970s sl., orig. & chiefly US - formidable, admirable, first-rate, terrific, excellent
n. 1.1956 sl., orig. & chiefly US - a tough, aggressive or uncooperative person; a troublemaker; a belligerent or mean-tempered person
n. 2. 1970s African-American sl. - an untrustworthy male
vb. 1970s US sl. - (as 'bad ass') to bully, to behave like a thug
BAD-ASS BITCH
n. 1980s African-American sl. - an aggressive, tough Black woman, who rejects the constraints and humiliation of the role the White authorities have selected for her
BAD-ASSED
adj. 1956 Amer. dial. - mean-tempered; belligerent; worthless
BAD-ASSED NIGGER
n. 1. 1900s African-American sl. - a troublemaker; a mean person
n. 2. 1900s African-American sl. - a positive, courageous person
BAD-ASS NIGGER
n. 1. 1900s African-American sl. - a troublemaker; a mean person
n. 2. 1900s African-American sl. - a positive, courageous person
n. 3. 1954 African-American usage - an aggressive, tough Black man who rejects the constraints and humiliation of the role of the White authorities have selected for him
BADAUD
n. Bk1894 - a booby, a fool
BAD AUGHT
n. 1825 Sc. - an obstinate, ill-conditioned child
BAD BABY
n. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a woman of easy morals; a desperado or thug 
BAD-BALL HITTER
n. 1922 - in baseball: a hitter who willingly swings at pitches outside the strike zone
BAD BARGAIN
n. c1860 sl. - a worthless person or soldier; a malingerer
BAD BLOOD
n. E20 Brit. euphemism - anger; longstanding resentment
BAD-BOBBIN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a disreputable character
BAD BONGOS
n. 1970s US college sl. - a situation in which things do not go as required or desired
BAD BOY
adj. 1980s African-American sl. - (as 'bad-boy') attractive, well-dressed
n. 1. 1860 colloq., orig. US - a man who does not conform to expected or approved standards of conduct; a rebel
n. 2. 1929 US sl. - a tearaway, a young criminal
n. 3. 1956 African-American & W. Indies sl. - a Black who rejects the second-class role offered by the dominant White society
n. 4. 1980s African-American sl. - anything good or impressive
n. 5. Bk1984 African-American sl. - a clever and attractive Black male
BAD BREAK
n. 1. 1883 Amer. sl. - an error; a mistake; a blunder
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a stroke of bad luck
BAD-BREATH
vb. 1970s US sl. - to inform on, to speak ill of
BAD BUNDLE
n. 1970s drugs sl. - inferior-quality heroin
BAD BUSINESS
n. 1822 - an unfortunate matter
BAD BWAI,  BAD BWOY
n. 1999 W. Indies & Black British teen sl. - a villain, a criminal, a rebellious young male
BAD CASE
n. 1. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a person weighed down by misfortune, bad luck, emotional instability, etc.
n. 2. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a reprehensible, dishonest person
BAD CASE OF THE TINS
n. 1. 1930s US homosexual sl. - a state of fear, esp. of being raped
n. 2. 1980s US homosexual sl. - (temporary) impotence
BAD CESS TO YOU!
int. Bk1999 - may ill luck befall you 
BAD CHILD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a malicious or devilish child
BAD CLOTHES
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire
BAD COCK
n. Bk1891 tailors’ sl. - a bad workman
BAD COUNT
n. 1. 1980s US criminals' sl. - an unfair decision
n. 2. 1980s US criminals' sl. - a short measure of drugs
BAD CRACK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a verbal blunder
BAD CROWD
n. 1883 US sl. - an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a troublemaker; a habitual brawler; a dangerous person
BADD
n. 1898 Sc. - an article of clothing; a suit of clothes
BAD DAD
n. 1973 US sl. - a person whose opinion of his own toughness exceeds the rest of the world's estimation
BAD DAY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - menstruation
BAD DEAL
n. 1. 1912 US sl. - ill-treatment, exploitative or unfair usage; a swindle 
n. 2. 1938 sl. - unfair treatment
BADDEN
vb. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago usage - to become intoxicated on drugs or alcohol
BADDER
n. 1825 Sc. - a troublesome person
BADDER IT!
int. 1924 Sc. - bother it! an exclamation of annoyance
BADDERS
n. 1768 Sc. - low raillery
BADDEST
adj. 1977 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American usage - best
BADDIE
n. 1. 1901 Aust. sl. - an immoral person
n. 2. 1934 colloq., orig. US - a bad or wicked person; a scoundrel, a villain, esp. as a character in play, film, etc.
n. 3. 1939 sl. - an unpleasant person, spec. a criminal, a hoodlum, a tough guy; a mischievous person
n. 4. 1960s US college sl. - a difficult course
BAD DISEASE
n. L19 euphemism - syphilis
BAD DISORDER
n. 19C US - a venereal disease
BADDIWAD
n. 1960s US teen sl. - something that is bad
BADDLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to spend profligately
BAD DOG
n. 1. 1940s Aust. sl. - a bad debt
n. 2. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a dishonest person; a vicious person; a no-good person
BAD-DOING
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - first-rate; superior, excellent, the best
BAD-DOING NIGGER
n. 1965 African-American sl. - a Black person who commands the respect of other Blacks
BADDORDS
n. 1778 Sc. obs. - low raillery or half-humorous abuse
BAD DUTY
n. 1949 US Navy sl. - a person, esp. a young woman, evaluated as being unpleasant
BADDY
n. 1937 sl., orig. US - a bad person; a criminal; a villain, esp. in a film or play 
BADE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bath
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bathe in the open air, in a pond, in a river, in the sea
vb. 2. 1990s W. Indies sl. - to make lots of money, usually in gambling
BADEEN
adj. 1685  obs. rare - frivolous, jesting
BAD EGG 
n. 1. 1847 sl., orig. US - a rogue, a villain, a scoundrel, a rascal, a worthless fellow 
n. 2. 1855 - a person or a scheme that disappoints expectation; a useless or lazy person; a ne'er-do-well
n. 3. 1928 sl., orig. US - a tough man 
BADELYNG
n. 1486 obs. - a brood of ducks
BADEN-POWELL
n. 1. L19 rhyming sl. - a trowel
n. 2. 20C Aust. sl. - a towel
BADERED
adj. 1980s sl. - drunk
BAD EYE
n. 1. 1875 US sl. - strong, vile liquor
n. 2. 1887 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American usage - the evil eye; a curse or threatening glance
vb. 1964-66 US sl. - (as 'bad-eye') to glare at; to stare down
BAD FACE
n. 1961 African-American sl. - an unpleasant, disagreeable person
BAD FALL
n. 1910s US criminals' sl. - an arrest and charge from which one cannot escape, despite attempting to intimidate or bribe the plaintiff or a prosecution witness
BAD-FEELING DAYS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - menstruation
BAD FLUKE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a stroke of bad luck
BAD FOOD
n. 20C W. Indies sl. - food that supposedly contains 'magic' ingredients that will influence a man to choose a particular woman
BAD FOR FEED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - hungry
BAD FORM
n. L19 orig. UK society usage - bad manners; anything socially unacceptable
BAD FRONT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - ugliness
BADGE
n. 1. a1790 UK criminals' sl. obs. - a criminal having wounds and scars resulting from the burning of the hands or face as a punishment for crimes
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a large ill-shaped burden
n. 3. 1858 US sl. - a prostitute, esp. one who participates in a scheme to rob her clients
n. 4. 1885 Eng. dial. - a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold, generally on credit
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a moth of a medium size
n. 6. Bk1914 criminals' sl. - a blackmailer; an extortioner
n. 7. 1921 US sl. - a police officer or detective who has a badge
n. 8. 1992 US prison sl. - a warder, a guard; anyone in authority
vb. 1. 1552 obs. - to deal as a 'badger'; to hawk for sale; to buy up provisions for the purpose of selling again elsewhere
vb. 2. 1576 Eng. dial. - to buy up farm and garden produce in order to sell it again at market
vb. 3. 1923 Sc. - to walk heavily; to plod, to trudge
BADGE BANDIT
n. 1960 US sl. - a police officer, esp. a motorcycle police officer
BADGE-COVE
n. E18 sl. - one who draws a pension from their parish; they are distinguished by a special badge
BADGEMAN 
n. 1. 1668 - a man who wears a badge; specifically, a beggar or an alms-house man: so called because a special dress or badge is worn to indicate that the wearer belongs to a particular foundation 
n. 2. 1904 - an authorized or licensed porter
n. 3. 1926 US sl. - a detective
n. 4. 1950 US prison sl. - a prisoner who informs on fellow convicts
BADGER
n. 1. a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - one who buys corn and other commodities and carries them elsewhere to sell; an itinerant dealer who acts as a middleman between producer (farmer, fisherman, etc.) and consumer; a cadger, hawker, or huckster
n. 2. 1725 UK criminals' sl. - a thief who specializes in robbery on the riverbank, after which he murders the victim and disposes of the corpse in the water
n. 3. 1725 UK criminals' sl. - a pimp
n. 4. 1788 sl. - an old man; usually used disparagingly
n. 5. 1833 US colloq. - a lead miner, spec. one who lives in a dugout close to the diggings; esp. in Wisconsin
n. 6. 1834 Amer. dial. - an old man; usually used disparagingly
n. 7. 1835 Amer. dial. - a native or resident of Wisconsin; a nickname first applied to lead miners in southwestern Wisconsin
n. 8. 1856 Eng. dial. - one who keeps a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold
n. 9. 1858  criminals' sl. - a thief or blackmailer whose speciality is the badger game (a racket where a prostitute's accomplice steals from or blackmails her customer, usually by posing as her wronged husband)
n. 10. 1858 US sl. - a prostitute, esp. one who participates in a scheme to rob her clients
n. 11. 1889 UK criminals' sl. obs. - a male whorehouse manager
n. 12. Bk1891 schoolboy sl. - a red-haired individual
n. 13. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a wholesale grocer; one who buys and sells in batches
n. 14. 19C Brit. sl. - a smelly prostitute; a low whore
n. 15. 1909 US sl. - a man wearing whiskers
n. 16. 1968 Amer. dial. - a chamber pot
n. 17. 1976 US sl. - in horse racing: an inexpensive horse that qualifies its owner for race track privileges
n. 18. 1990s US sl. - an unattractive woman 
n. 19. 1990s US sl. - a male homosexual 
n. 20. 1990s US sl. - the female genital area
n. 21. 1990s US sl. - an attractive woman
vb. 1. L18 - to torment; to tease; to nag
vb. 2. 1825 Sc. - to beat, to thrash
vb. 3. 1865 Eng. dial. - to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain
vb. 4. L19 sl. - of a prostitute: to steal from a client
BADGERAN
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a beating
BADGER-BILL
n. 1943 W. Indies sl. - a hypocrite; a two-faced untrustworthy person 
BADGER BODY
n. Bk1878 Eng. dial. - a person who buys corn and retails the meal ground at the mill of another; a travelling dealer in butter, etc.
BADGER BOX
n. L19 Aust. sl. - a roughly-constructed dwelling
BADGER-CRIB
n. M19 sl. - a brothel that specializes in robbing its clients
BADGERER
n. 1. a1790 - a person who badgers or pesters another; a nagger
n. 2. 1875 Eng. dial. rare - a bargainer, a haggler
BADGER FIGHT
n. 1929 Amer. dial. - a practical joke in which an inexperienced person plays referee in a fake fight between a badger and a dog
BADGER GAME
n. L19 sl. - the ensnaring of a client by a woman, often a prostitute, and his subsequent robbery, either by the woman herself or more often by her pimp, posing as an outraged boyfriend; the man often emerged, while the pair were in flagrante, from a hidden door or panel in the bedroom wall
BADGER GAME MAN
n. 1893 Aust. & US sl. - the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients
BADGER GAME WORKER
n. 1928 US sl. - a prostitute who tricks her clients, and allows them to be robbed by a supposed 'husband' or 'brother'
BADGER-GASSING
n. 1990s UK juvenile sl. - an especially foul-smelling breaking of wind
BADGER HOUSE
n. M19 US sl. - an establishment, often a brothel, where the client is robbed
BADGERING
n. 1844 Eng. dial. - beating down the cost
BADGER-LEGGED
adj. a1704 - having legs of unequal length, as the badger was vulgarly supposed to have
BADGERLY
adj. 1753 - greyish-haired, elderly
BADGER MAN
n. 1904 Aust. & US sl. - the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients
BADGER MOLL
n. 1898 US sl. - the woman, often a prostitute, who tricks her client
BADGER-PIED
adj. 1845 Eng. dial. - badger-coloured, tawny
BADGER-REISHILL
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a severe or resounding blow; a sounding smack
BADGER'S BAND
n. 1860 Eng. dial. - the clashing of kettles, pans, etc. in from of the house of an obnoxious person; a rural form of punishment for notorious offenders
BADGER'S CLOUT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a wisp of hay or straw used to stop a hole in a sack
BADGER SET
n. 1990s US sl. - anywhere that unattractive women can take advantage of men
BADGER STATE
n. 1871 US - the state of Wisconsin
BADGER WORKER
n. M19 US sl. - the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients
BADGE-SHOP
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold, generally on credit
BADGET
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - a badger (animal)
BADGE-TOTER
n. 1966 US West sl. - a law officer, a sheriff
BADGER WORKER
n. 1. 1894 US sl. - a prostitute who tricks her clients, and allows them to be robbed by a supposed 'husband' or 'brother'
n. 2. Bk1945 criminals' sl.  - a blackmailer who plays the badger game
BAD GIRL
n. 1855 colloq., orig. US - a woman who defies expected or approved standards of conduct, esp. one who behaves in a wild, rebellious, or sexually provocative manner
BAD GO
n. 1. 1971 US drugs sl. - a small amount of a drug relative to the price paid
n. 2. 1980s drugs sl. - a bad reaction to a drug
BAD GUY
n. 1. 1932 colloq., orig. US - a villain or enemy, esp. in a film or other work of fiction
n. 2. 1961 US sl. - an enemy, an enemy soldier; widely used during the Vietnam War; usually in the plural
n. 3. Bk1994 sl. - a dishonest, deceitful, guilty character in a situation
BADGY
adj. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - of an enlistee: underage
BAD HAIR
n. 1920s African-American & W. Indies sl. - a Black person's naturally kinky hair
BAD-HAIRED
adj. 1920s African-American & W. Indies sl. - having naturally kinky hair
BAD HALFPENNY
n. 1. 1756 sl. - an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a ne'er-do-well
n. 2. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - a fruitless errand
BAD HANDS
n. 1960 baseball usage - in baseball: a player with poor fielding ability, esp. one who has difficulty holding on to the ball; one who has trouble with short hops
BAD HAT
n. 1831 - a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person
BAD-HEAD
n. 1. 1960s US sl. - a very unattractive face
n. 2. 1996 Caribbean English - a tearaway, a young criminal
n. 3. Bk1999 baseball usage - in baseball: a player with a bad psyche
BAD HEART
n. Bk1999 baseball usage - one who is cruel, or otherwise very wicked
BAD-HEARTED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - melancholy, miserable, down-hearted
BADIAN
n. 1959 Amer. sl. - a native of Barbados
BADINAGE
n. 1658 - light trifling raillery or humorous banter or ridicule
vb. 1878 - to banter playfully
BADINE
n. 1670 obs. rare - a clown 
BADINER
vb. 1697 obs. - to talk jestingly and frivolously; to banter
BADINERIE
n. 1712 - badinage, raillery, banter
BADINEUR
n. 1734 obs. - one who indulges in badinage or raillery; a trifler, a banterer
BAD IN ONESELF
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - ill generally, but without any particular local ailment
BAD IN THE HEAD
adj. 1. 1980s African-American sl. - eccentric, out of control
adj. 2. 1980s African-American sl. - unhappy
BAD INVESTMENT
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a person seen as a poor prospect for marriage or for a sound relationship
BAD IRON
n. Bk1896 workmen's sl. - failure; misadventure; bad luck; a disaster
BAD JOB
n. 1. a1700  - an unfortunate event, fact, or condition of affairs; a bad bargain or business
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a confused or awkward state of affairs
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an unattractive thing or person
n. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bad luck
BAD-JOHN
n. 1. 1935 Caribbean - a ruffian; a hooligan or miscreant
n. 2. 1973 Black British sl. - a gangster; an important criminal
BAD LAD
n. 1. 1891 Eng. dial. - the devil
n. 2. 20C Irish euphemism - cancer
BAD LAMPS
n. 1971 US sl. - sunglasses
BAD LANDS
n. 1. 1892 Amer. sl. - a dangerous slum section of a city, esp. Chicago
n. 2. 1990 Amer. sl. - any dangerous area
BAD LAY
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - one whose sexual performance is under par 
BAD-LIKE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of forbidding aspect; ill-favoured
BADLINESS
n. 1878 Sc. & Eng. dial. - illness, sickness
BADLING
n. 1. a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an effeminate or homosexual man
n. 2. L15 - a small group of ducks
n. 3. c1600 Sc. obs. - a worthless person; a low scoundrel; a scamp; also, a naughty child
BADLINS
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - out of health; poorly
BAD-LOOKER
n. 1930 - an ugly person
BAD LOT
n. 1. 1848 sl. - an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; one of disreputable character; a useless or lazy person
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an unattractive thing or person
BAD LUCK TOP END
phr. 1886 Eng. dial. - defective in mental powers, slightly crazy
BADLY
adj. 1783 Eng. & Amer. dial. - unwell, indisposed, sick, in ill health
BADLY ABLE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - hardly able
BADLY DONE
adj. 20C Irish sl. - embarrassed
BADLY LOOKING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of repulsive or evil appearance
BADLY OFF
adj. Bk1999 - not wealthy or fortunate 
BADLY PACKED KEBAB
n. 2000s sl. - the vagina
BADMAN
n. 1. 1855 chiefly N. Amer. - a desperado, an outlaw, a gunman; a violent or ruthless criminal; a villain
n. 2. 1884 Sc. & Amer. dial. - a child's name for the devil
n. 3. Bk1914 Amer. dial. - a quick-tempered man, not necessarily a term of reproach
n. 4. 1949 Amer. sl. - in ice hockey: a rough player who is frequently sent to the penalty box
n. 5. 1980 Black British sl. - a tough, intransigent Black man who rejects the constraints and demands of establishment society
n. 6. Bk1992 criminals' sl. - a dangerous person, usually a police officer or informer
BAD MAN BELOW
n. 20C African-American sl. - the Devil
BADMASH
n. 1843 Anglo-Indian - one following evil courses; a bad, wicked, or disreputable fellow; a villainous man; a rascal, a scoundrel
BAD MEDICINE
n. 1844 US West usage - a dangerous, unfortunate, or objectionable person or thing
BAD MEMBER
n. Bk1910 Ireland - a doer of evil; a bad character; a treacherous fellow
BAD-MIND
n. 20C W. Indies sl. - malice, spite, animosity
BAD-MINDED
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. - envious, nasty, wishing someone ill
BADMINTON
n. 1. 1853 - a cooling summer drink, a mix of claret, sugar, and soda-water
n. 2. M19 sl. - blood
BAD MIXER
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a person who does not get on well with others socially
BADMOUTH
adj. 1970s sl. - malicious, defamatory
n. 1. 1960 US sl. - disparaging remarks; a maligning; malicious gossip or criticism (also used as 'bad mouth')
n. 2. 1960s sl., orig. African-American & W. Indies - a curse, a spell
n. 3. 1967 US sl. - one who disparages or maligns
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. - one who talks in a belligerent or argumentative manner
vb. 1. 1940s sl. - to beat someone in an argument or verbal contest
vb. 2. 1941 Amer. sl. - to malign; to disparage; to criticize, to attack verbally, to slander
vb. 3. 1972 US sl. - to utter obscenities; to abuse
BADMOUTHER
n. 1967 US sl. - one who disparages or maligns
BAD NAIL
n. 1866 Sc. obs. - an evil or bad disposition or 'streak' in one's nature
BAD-NAUGHT
n. 1857 Eng. dial. - a worthless, good-for-nothing person
BADNESS
n. 1. 1885 Eng. dial. - sickness, illness, disease
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - depravity, active wickedness, vice
n. 3. 1943 Amer. dial. - pus
n. 4. 1980s UK & Black British teen sl. - delinquent or unruly behaviour, often just for the sake of it
BAD NEWS
adj. 1960s sl., orig. US - unpleasant, threatening
n. 1. 1910 Amer. sl. - the amount charged for service, esp. as stated on a bill or restaurant check
n. 2. 1917 Amer. sl. - a dangerous or disastrous person, thing, situation, etc.; an unwelcome guest; something undesirable
n. 3. 1920s sl., orig. US - a shotgun or revolver
n. 4. 1930s sl., orig. US - the losing throw of 3 in craps dice
n. 5. 1940s sl., orig. US - an unpleasant situation; difficulties; trouble
n. 6. 1946 sl. - a despicable person; esp. applied to someone best avoided
n. 7. 1949 sl., orig. US - a troublesome, threatening person
n. 8. 1960s sl., orig. US - a pessimist
n. 9. 1962 sl. - a depressing person; a pessimist
BAD NEWS WAGON
n. 1970s sl. - a police car 
BAD NIGGER
n. 1. 1901 African-American usage - a Black person who refuses to accept the stereotypical role which U.S. society is alleged to have given him 
n. 2. 1909 African-American sl. - a violent, amoral Black person, as seen by his Black peers 
n. 3. 1910 Aust. sl. - an Aborigine who refuses to cooperate with the authorities
n. 4. 1965 African-American usage - a Black person who commands the respect of other Blacks 
BAD NUMBER
n. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - an ex-convict; any dangerous criminal 
BAD OFF
adj. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - poor
adj. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - sick
BAD ORDER
n. 1. 1945 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: a defective locomotive or railroad car
n. 2. 1947 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: equipment in disrepair; defective material or equipment
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: an incompetent employee 
BADOT
adj. 1653 obs. rare - silly
BADOUS
adj. 1908 Sc. - weakly, good-for-nothing
BAD PAPER
n. 1. 1910s sl. - any form of fraudulent documents, counterfeit money, or similar written or printed frauds or forgeries
n. 2. 1960s sl. - an IOU that will not be paid by the debtor
n. 3. 1971 US sl. - in the military: any discharge other than an honourable discharge
n. 4. 1990s US prison sl. - a negative report on a prisoner
n. 5. Bk2004 Amer. sl. - a cheque for which there are no funds in the bank 
BAD PAY
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. - (as 'bad-pay') extremely slow to pay debts or any money that is owed and expected
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a person who doesn't pay his bills
BAD PAYMASTER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a person who doesn't pay his bills
BAD PENNY
n. 1. c1367 - an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing
n. 2. 1937 - an undesirable person who repeatedly returns
BAD PIECE
n. 1880 Sc. - Hell
BAD PILL
n. Bk1880 Eng. dial. - a disagreeable or unpleasant person; an objectionable person, or one of low morals; a person of unenviable reputation
BAD PLACE
n. 1880 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a child's name for hell
BAD PLACE IN THE ROAD
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way settlement
BAD POKER
n. 1920s US criminals' sl. - a mistake, a foolish move
A BAD QUARTER OF AN HOUR
n. 1887 - a short but very unpleasant period of time
BAD RACK
n. Bk1998 sl. - a gambler who does not pay his debts to a casino
BAD RAGS
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - stylish clothes; one's best, most fashionable clothes
BAD-RAP
n. 1. 1940s US sl. - a serious criminal charge
n. 2. 1960s sl. - the state of being criticized unfairly
n. 3. 1970s sl. - an unfair criminal charge or sentence
n. 4. 1970s sl. - a sentence of 20 years or more
vb. 1967 Amer. sl. - to criticize unjustly; to malign
THE BAD REIN
n. 1980s Aust. sl. - bad advice
BAD RELIGION
n. 1953 Amer. dial. - reprehensible or hypocritical behaviour on the part of a person purporting to be religious
BADS
n. 1592 - bad things, qualities, etc.
BAD SATISFACTION
n. 1656 obs. - dissatisfaction, dissatisfying result 
BAD SCENE
n. 1. 1950s sl. - an unpleasant situation
n. 2. 1968 US sl. - an unpleasant or unpopular person
BAD SCRANGE TO IT
phr. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - bad luck to it
BAD SCRAN TO YOU
phr. 1842 Ireland & Eng. dial. - an imprecation; bad luck to you
BAD SEED
n. 1. 1969 US drugs sl. - peyote; heroin
n. 2. 1998 UK drugs sl. - marijuana
n. 3. Bk2004 - a person who never does anything well; a person who veers from the straight and narrow and acts like a criminal
BAD SHAG
n. 1754 sl. - an unsatisfactory lover
BAD SHILLING
n. 1. M19 sl. - an unpleasant, untrustworthy person
n. 2. L19 sl. - one's last shilling
BAD SHIT
n. 1. 1960s sl. - worse than average problems; an unpleasant or bad event or situation, such as a long-lasting and unsettled quarrel or recurring acts of vengeance preventing two people or two groups from reaching any kind of reconciliation 
n. 2. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a bad or extremely unpleasant person, usually male; a dangerous or deceptive person
n. 3. 1996 prison sl. - high quality drugs, esp. marijuana
n. 4. Bk2006 US sl. - bad drugs; adulterated drugs
BAD SHOT
n. 1. 1845 - a poor or wrong guess
n. 2. Bk1902 - an awkward person
BAD SHOW!
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of disappointment or disapproval
BAD SICK
adj. 1928 Amer. dial. - seriously ill
BAD SIDDOWN
n. 20C W. Indies & Jamaican sl. - poor behaviour in public; disregard of other people's feelings
BAD SMASH
n. 20C sl. - counterfeit coins
BAD SORT
n. 1891 - a bad kind of person
BAD SPOT IN THE ROAD
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way settlement
BAD STEPS
n. 1827 Sc. - awkward bits of the road
BADSTER
n. 1944 Aust. sl. - a villain, a morally bad person
BAD STICK
n. Bk1855 - a clergyman who has a bad delivery
BAD SUBJECT
n. 1840 - a patient who does not have good prospects of improvement or recovery
BAD SWALLY
n. Bk1997 Ulster sl. - a fast eater
BAD TALK
n. 1. 1960s African-American sl. - conversation or writing that considers and/or urges revolutionary attitudes and actions; such talk is 'bad' both in White eyes and as the prerogative of Blacks
n. 2. 1960s African-American sl. - a form of ritual name-calling, based on insulting one's target's family
n. 3. 1960s African-American sl. - any form of abusive, negative speech
BAD TIME
n. 1. 1954 Amer. dial. - menstruation 
n. 2. 1970s US criminals' sl. - a prison sentence that causes the subject, who cannot acclimatize, a great deal of suffering
vb. 1960s US sl. - (as 'bad-time') to be unfaithful to one's spouse or lover
BAD TIME OF THE MONTH
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - menstruation
BAD TO DO
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in poor circumstances
BAD TO LIKE
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. - of unpromising appearance
BAD TRENCHER MAN
n. Bk1958 Eng. sl. - one having not much appetite
BAD TRIP
n. 1. 1960s US sl. - any bad, unpleasant, or frightening experience
n. 2. 1960s US drugs sl. - a bad experience with drugs
n. 3. Bk1995 Amer. sl. - a bad person
BAD TROT
n. 1. 1920s sl. - a run of bad luck
n. 2. 20C Aust. sl. - an unfair situation or result
BAD 'UN
n. 1. 1823 sl. - a rogue, an untrustworthy person
n. 2. M19 UK criminals' sl. - a counterfeit coin
BADUZI
n. 2000s African-American sl. - the smell of sexual intercourse
BADVENTURE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a bad adventure
BAD WEAVE
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire
BAD WEEK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - menstruation
BAD WOMAN 
n. Bk1992 Amer. Southern usage - a low-down woman, like a jezebel or prostitute 
BAD-YABBLE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - unable
BAD YELLOW
n. 1856 Eng. dial. - the plague 

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