DICTIONARY B
BAE - BANDZ
BAE - BAGZ
BAF
int. B1700 Sc. - an expression of disdain
n. 1908 Sc. - a warm poultice on a wound or swelling
vb. 1908 Sc. - to warm, to poultice
BAFAN
adj. 1950s W. Indies Rasta - clumsy, awkward
n. 1956 sl., derogatory - a clumsy awkward person
BAFANG
n. 1950s W. Indies Rasta - a child who has not learned to walk for its first 2-7 years
BAFF
adj. 1. Bk1898 Sc. - of cards: valueless, worthless; not a trump
adj. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - of wood: useless, worthless
n. 1. 1827 Sc. - a blow, a buffet; a shot; a thud; a jog with the elbow; a blow with anything flat or soft, as the palm of the hand, a soft ball, etc.
n. 2. 1866 Sc. - a cold; the effects of exposure to cold
n. 3. a1868 Sc. - a big, clumsy person
n. 4. 1891 Eng. dial. - a suppressed bark
n. 5. Bk1898 Sc. - a stroke in golf in which the ground is struck with the sole of the club-head
vb. 1. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to bark or yelp as a dog
vb. 2. E16 Sc. - to beat; to strike; to buffet
vb. 3. 1866 Sc. - to struggle, either against illness or weather
vb. 4. 1879 Sc. - to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cough, to hack
vb. 6. Bk1898 Sc. - to bathe an injured part to give it relief
BAFFEL
n. 1749 Sc. - a carelessly written letter, a scribble
BAFF-END
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the partly decayed or root end of a tree or log
BAFFER
n. 1866 Sc. - a struggle
BAFFERS
n. Bk1880 - barkers; yellers
BAFFIE
n. 1914 Sc. - a golf club
BAFFIN
n. 1. 1866 Sc. - a trifle , a thing of no value
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. - a soft, stupid person
n. 3. 1914 Sc. - the calm between two winds
n. 4. 1929 Sc. - a severe drenching; usually applied to the drenching and buffeting one gets by being exposed to a storm of wind and rain
BAFFING
n. 1401 obs. - barking
BAFFING-SPOON
n. 1858 Sc. - a wooden-headed golf club
BAFFLE
n. 1. 1628 obs. - confusion, discomfiture, check
n. 2. c1645 obs. - disgrace, affront
n. 3. 1783 obs. - a shuffle; quibbling, trifling
n. 4. 1866 Eng. dial. - a trifle; a thing of no value
vb. 1. 1548 obs. - to subject to public disgrace or infamy
vb. 2. c1590 obs. - to hoodwink, to gull, to cheat; to humbug; to make a fool of
vb. 3. 1592 obs. - to disgrace, to treat with contumely
vb. 4. 1656 obs. - to juggle, to shuffle, to quibble
vb. 5. 1674 obs. - to speak to or of in terms of contempt; to vilify, to 'run down'
vb. 6. 1889 Eng. dial. - to twist irregularly, to entangle
vb. 7. 1895 Eng. dial. - to impede, to obstruct, to thwart, to balk
vb. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat
vb. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to insult, to bully, to tease
vb. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of children or animals: to manage capriciously; to bring up badly
BAFFLE AROUND
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to take too long about coming to a decision
BAFFLED
adj. 1671 obs. - disgraced, dishonoured
BAFFLEGAB
n. 1952 colloq., chiefly N. Amer. - confusing or unintelligible jargon; incomprehensible or pretentious verbiage
BAFFLE PAINT
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - camouflage
BAFFLE PAINTING
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - camouflage
BAFFLER
n. 1. 1606 obs. - a juggler, a trickster; a trifler
n. 2. 1677 - he who bewilders, confounds, defeats effort, or foils purposes
BAFFLES
n. 1865 Eng. dial. - gaiters, leggings
BAFFLING
n. 1. 1602 obs. - treatment with insult or contumely
n. 2. 1653 obs. - quibbling; trifling
BAFFOUND
vb. 1868 Eng. dial. - to bewilder, perplex, stun
BAFFOUNDED
adj. 1886 Eng. dial. - perplexed, bewildered
BAFFOUNDING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - perplexing, bewildering
BAFFS
n. 1914 Sc. - bedroom slippers
BAFFY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - chubby
n. 1888 golfing usage - in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air
BAFFY SPOON
n. 1890 golfing usage - in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air
BAFOON
n. 1. 1989 sl. - a term of abuse, a fool
n. 2. 20C W. Indies sl. - a stench, esp. a fart
BAFT
adv. 1. c885 arch. - of a place: behind, in the rear; in large usage only nautical usage: astern, aft, abaft
adv. 2. 1205 obs. rare - of time: after
prep. a800 obs. - behind, to the rear of
n. 1896 Amer. dial. - a quantity or large number of something
BAFTS
adv. c1400 obs. - behind
BAFUFF
n. 1897 Sc. - a fictitious place, remote and unspecified
BAG
n. 1. M16 - an udder or breast
n. 2. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the stomach
n. 3. 1816 Sc. - the bagpipes
n. 4. 1867 Amer. sl. - a sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute
n. 5. 1886 Eng. dial. & sl. - a womb; the womb of a domestic animal
n. 6. M19 UK criminals' sl. - the act and proceeds of pickpocketing
n. 7. M19 UK criminals' sl. - a purse
n. 8. Bk1911 Sc. - a playful or reproachful designation of a child
n. 9. 1910s Aust. sl. - a meal, a 'feed', a drinking session
n. 10. 1916 Amer. sl. - the vagina
n. 11. 1920s US criminals' sl. - the proceeds of any illegal activity, e.g. unauthorized bookmaking
n. 12. 1920s US prison sl. - a strait jacket, used for punishment
n. 13. 1921 Amer. sl. - the scrotum
n. 14. 1922 Amer. sl. - a woman who is unattractive, obnoxious, or otherwise unpleasant; an old hag, any old woman
n. 15. 1922 sl. - a condom
n. 16. 1928 Amer. sl. - in aviation: an observation balloon, blimp, dirigible, etc.
n. 17. 1929 criminals' sl. - a police detective
n. 18. 1931 Amer. sl. - in the circus: a toy balloon
n. 19. 1932 Sc. - a child; applied playfully or as term of reproach
n. 20. 1933 sl. - a homosexual man, esp. an unattractive and/or passive one
n. 21. 1940s sl. - a hangover
n. 22. 1940s US college sl. - a despised person; an outsider
n. 23. 1944 Amer. students' usage - an obnoxious person, male or female
n. 24. 1950s sl. - a store of drugs, as carried by a dealer
n. 25. 1952 Amer. sl. - a small packet, typically an envelope or folded paper, containing heroin, marijuana, or the like
n. 26. 1960s sl. - a balloon containing heroin; heroin
n. 27. 1960s sl. - a form of bludgeon made from several socks inside each other, filled with sand packed round a solid ball-shaped object
n. 28. 1960s US sl. - a bed
n. 29. 1962 Amer. sl. - one's style or customary way of doing things; pattern of behaviour
n. 30. 1963 Amer. sl. - strong, esp. temporary, interest; area of expertise or interest; preference, mood
n. 31. 1964 Amer. sl. - position; situation
n. 32. 1964 orig. African-American - that which one favours or prefers
n. 33. 1968 Amer. rhyming sl. for 'bag of fruit' - a man's suit of clothes
n. 34. 1982 US college sl. - a stereotypical fraternity member
n. 35. 20C sl. - a sexual talent or preference
n. 36. 20C US sl. - a low and despicable person
n. 37. 20C US sl. - a contraceptive diaphragm
n. 38. 20C Aust. sl. - any form of gain
vb. 1. a1400 obs. - be pregnant
vb. 2. 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to dismiss; to discharge from employment
vb. 3. 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to jilt
vb. 4. 1818 sl. - to seize for oneself; to grab; to obtain
vb. 5. a1820 sl. - to steal, to rob
vb. 6. 1824 Amer. sl. - to catch (a wrongdoer); hence, to arrest, to put in jail
vb. 7. 1844 Amer. sl. - to shoot; to kill (an enemy)
vb. 8. 1861 military sl. - in the military: to take prisoner; to capture
vb. 9. 1892 Amer. juvenile sl. - to fail to attend school or a class
vb. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to yield or bend; to 'give'
vb. 11. 1910s sl. - to hit, to knock out
vb. 12. 1910s sl. - to claim
vb. 13. 1911 Amer. sl. - to gain, to achieve, to secure, or win for oneself, esp. after repeated attempts
vb. 14. 1919 US military sl. - in the military: to destroy an enemy aircraft or other target in combat; to shoot down
vb. 15. 1948 US sl. - to bribe someone; to arrange an outcome
vb. 16. 1950s Aust. & US sl. - to denigrate, to criticize
vb. 17. 1950s African-American sl. - to swallow semen or vaginal fluid during oral intercourse
vb. 18. 1960s Amer. sl. - to drink
vb. 19. 1960s drug culture sl. - to divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing
vb. 20. 1960s US drug culture sl. - to inhale glue or a similarly intoxicating substance
vb. 21. 1960s US college sl. - to miss a class or examination; to give up a course of study
vb. 22. 1967 Amer. sl. - to classify, to put into categories
vb. 23. 1968 Amer. sl. - to botch, to do poorly on something, to fail
vb. 24. 1968 Amer. sl. - to disregard, abandon, or be done with; to discontinue; to quit
vb. 25. 1968 Amer. students' sl. - to go to bed; to sleep
vb. 26. 1968 Amer. sl. - to get something that is not material, esp. sleep
vb. 27. 1972 Amer. sl. - to wear, to sport
vb. 28. 1975 Aust. sl. - to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize
vb. 29. 1976 Amer. sl., chiefly students' - to take a person to bed, to copulate with
vb. 30. 1979 Amer. sl. - in basketball: to score a basket
vb. 31. 1980s US college sl. - to throw away, to give up
vb. 32. 1980s US sl. - to hide something unpleasant from the speaker's sight
vb. 33. 1980s US college sl. - to kidnap, esp. as part of a fraternity prank
vb. 34. 1989 Amer. students' sl. - to fail to meet with someone; to stand up
vb. 35. 1990s Aust. sl. - to wound, to beat
vb. 36. 1993 US sl. - to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit
THE BAG
n. 1. E19 sl. - dismissal from one's job
n. 2. L19 Sc. sl. - money
n. 3. 1925 Amer. sl. - in prison: a straitjacket
n. 4. 1944 Amer. sl. - in the police and fire departments: a uniform
n. 5. 1961 Amer. sl. - bed
BAGA
n. 1. 1854 Amer. dial. - a rutabaga or Swedish turnip
n. 2. 1908 Sc. - a cow, the back of which is of a different colour from the lower part of the body and flanks
BAGADA, BAGADGA
n. 1963 sl. - the penis
BAGAGA
n. 1963 Amer. sl. - the penis
vb. 1963 Amer. sl. - of a man: to copulate with
BAG AND BOTTLE
n. 17C colloq. - food and drink
BAG ASS
vb. M20 US sl. - to depart in a hurry
BAGATELLE
adj. 1637 obs. - trifling, trumpery
n. 1. c1645 - a trifle; a thing of no importance; a matter of little worth
n. 2. 1827 - a piece of verse or music in a light style
n. 3. 1819 - a game played on a table having a semi-circular end at which are nine holes; the balls used are struck from the opposite end of the board with a cue; the name is sometimes applied to a modified form of billiards known also as semi-billiards
BAG A TITLE
vb. 1934 Amer. sl. - to win a championship
BAG A WIN
vb. 1934 Amer. sl. - to win a game or contest
BAG-BEARER
n. 1598 - one who has charge of or manages money
BAG BENNIES
vb. 1968 Amer. sl. - to get benefits
BAGBITER
n. 1. 1982 Amer. computers' sl. - a person or thing that is infuriatingly objectionable, second-rate, or the like
n. 2. 1982 Amer. computers' sl. - computer equipment or a program that fails, usually intermittently
n. 3. Bk1994 political sl. - a spoiler or troublemaker
BAG-BITING
adj. 1983 Amer. computers' sl. - infuriatingly objectionable or second-rate
BAG-BLIND
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. - socially contemptible, very low-class, slum-dwelling
BAG-BOY
n. 1930 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker
BAG BRIDE
n. 1990s drug culture sl. - a prostitute who is addicted to crack cocaine
BAG-CARRIER
n. 1900s Aust. sl. - a bookmaker
BAG-CHASING
adj. 1970s sl. - obsessed by obtaining narcotic drugs
BAG DOWN
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to droop, to hang loosely
BAG DUDE
n. 1974 African-American sl. - a drug dealer
BAGEARD
n. Bk1852 - a badger
BAGEL
n. 1. 1955 Amer. sl., derogatory or offensive - a Jew; used disparagingly
n. 2. 1976 Amer. sl. - in tennis: a score of 6-0 in a set; a match in which all sets have been won 6-0
n. 3. 1976 Amer. sl. - in sports: a zero; loss; shutout
n. 4. 1981 S. Afr. sl. - a spoiled, wealthy, upper-class (Jewish) young man
vb. 1986 Amer. sl. - in sports: to shut out
BAGEL BABY
n. 1. 1955 Amer. sl., usually offensive - a Jew
n. 2. 1970 US sl. - a young middle-class Jewish woman, active in liberal causes
n. 3. 1983 US sl. - any young middle-class Jew, usually one who is liberal, often politically active
BAGEL-BENDER
n. 1977 Amer. sl., usually offensive - a Jew; used disparagingly
BAGEL BOY
n. 1971 Amer. sl., usually offensive - a Jew
BAGEL JOB
n. 1. 1976 Amer. sl. - in tennis: a score of 6-0 in a set; a match in which all sets have been won 6-0
n. 2. 1976 Amer. sl. - in sports: a zero; loss; shutout
BAGEROO
n. 1930s US sl. - a prostitute
BAGES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - clots, lump
BAGFUL OF SKIN AND BONES
n. Bk1891 sl. - an emaciated person
BAGGABONE
n. 1809 Eng. dial. - a vagabond
BAGGAGE
adj. 1. 1548 obs. - rubbishy, refuse
adj. 2. 1553 obs. - trashy, worthless, beggarly, despicable
adj. 3. 1576 obs. - purulent, nasty, corrupt
adj. 4. 1580 obs. - of persons: morally worthless, good-for-nothing, vile
n. 1. 1538 obs. - spoken or written trash, rubbish, nonsense
n. 2. 1549 obs. - rubbish, refuse, dirt
n. 3. 1549 obs. - contemptuously applied after the Reformation to the rites and accessories of Roman Catholic worship
n. 4. 1576 obs. - purulent or corrupt matter; pus
n. 5. 1579 obs. - a trifle, a trashy article
n. 6. 1594 obs. - a worthless or vile fellow
n. 7. 1596 - a woman of bad character; a worthless, good-for-nothing woman; a woman of disreputable or immoral life, a strumpet; a prostitute; an opprobrious epithet applied to women and children
n. 8. 1603 obs. - dregs, offscouring, riff-raff, rabble
n. 9. 1672 - a playful term for any young woman; a flirtatious young woman; an impudent, romping, saucy girl
n. 10. 1866 Sc. - anything worthless
n. 11. 1928 sl. - a woman due to be sent to South America in the White slave trade
n. 12. 1950 US sl. - in gambling: a person who stands near a game but does not gamble; a non-playing observer of card or dice game
n. 13. 1970s US homosexual sl. - the male genitals
BAGGAGE-BOUNCER
n. 1841 Amer. sl. - one who handles baggage as an occupation; a porter
BAGGAGE-BOX
n. 1940s US sl. - a homosexual prostitute who offers active sex to clients, as well as the usual passive participation in sodomy; he will play the active sodomizer and also offer fellatio
BAGGAGE-BOY
n. 1940s US sl. - a homosexual prostitute who offers active sex to clients, as well as the usual passive participation in sodomy; he will play the active sodomizer and also offer fellatio
BAGGAGED
adj. 1. 1746 Eng. dial. - bewitched, hag-ridden
adj. 2. 1821 nonce word - packed up
BAGGAGELY
adj. 1573 obs. - rubbishy, worthless
BAGGAGE-MAN
n. E18 UK criminals' sl. - the member of a pickpocketing team who is handed the booty and then runs off with it
BAGGAGE-MASTER
n. 1815 - one who has charge of the baggage of an army, or of the luggage on American railways
BAGGAGE ROOM
n. 1858 Amer. sl. - the stomach
BAGGAGERY
n. 1589 obs. rare - worthless rabble; the offscourings of society
BAGGAGE-SMASHER
n. 1. 1841 Amer. sl. - one who handles baggage as an occupation; a porter
n. 2. 1851 US sl. - a coarse, brutal person
n. 3. 1856 Amer. sl. - one who steals unguarded luggage from railway stations; a baggage thief
n. 4. M19 US sl. - a clumsy person
n. 5. 1945 Amer. sl. - a flight clerk
BAGGAR-NATION-SAZE-IT!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a mild expletive or quasi-oath
BAGGE
vb. 1369 obs. rare - to look askew or obliquely; to leer, to ogle, to glance aside
BAGGED
adj. 1. a1400 obs. - big with young; pregnant
adj. 2. M19 US sl. - arrested, caught
adj. 3. Bk1911 Sc. - having a big belly; corpulent
adj. 4. 1920s sl. - fooled, tricked
adj. 5. 1942 Amer. sl. - of a race or game of chance: prearranged, with predetermined results, 'in the bag'
adj. 6. 1953 Amer. sl. - drunk
adj. 7. 1962 Amer. sl. - fatigued, exhausted, very tired
adj. 8. 1970s sl. - easy, simple, no problem
adj. 9. 1974 criminals' sl. - having been made amenable by a bribe
BAGGED OUT
adj. 1980s US sl. - without style, shabby, run-down
BAGGED UP
adj. 1. 1920s US sl. - wearing a contraceptive
adj. 2. 1970s sl. - in one's cell
BAGGER
n. 1. 1740 obs. - a miser; he who encloses in bags
n. 2. 1909 sl. - a stealer from the hand; a thief who specializes in stealing rings
n. 3. 1977 US college sl. - a stereotypical fraternity member
n. 4. 1983 US college sl. - an aggressive critic
n. 5. Bk1989 US college sl. - a clumsy person, a stupid person, a dolt, a jerk; an ugly person
n. 6. Bk1999 baseball usage - in baseball: a first baseman, second baseman, or third baseman, who can be a first bagger, second bagger, or third bagger, respectively
n. 7. 2001 UK teen sl. - one who breaks an appointment
BAGGERING
adj. 1873 Eng. dial. - worrying, tiresome
BAGGERMENT
n. 1. 1856 Eng. dial. - nonsense, worthless talk
n. 2. 1888 Eng. dial. - rubbish, worthless things
BAGGERPLET
vb. 1914 Sc. - to make a clumsy job; to bungle a thing
BAGGER-WENCH
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a beggar girl
BAGGERY
adj. 1928 Sc. - gluttonous
BAGGIE
adj. 1856 Sc. - big-bellied
n. 1. 1787 Sc. - the stomach
n. 2. 1808 Sc. - the minnow
n. 3. 1824 Sc. - a person with a big belly; a corpulent person
n. 4. 1923 Sc. - an object very large of its kind
n. 5. 1936 Amer. dial. - a rutabaga or Swedish turnip
n. 6. 1971 Amer. sl. - a condom
n. 7. 1973 Amer. military sl. - a body bag
n. 8. 1970s drug culture sl. - a small plastic bag used for holding small amounts of marijuana or powdered drugs
BAGGIE BAGS
n. 1980s drug culture sl. - plastic food bags used for holding small amounts of marijuana
BAGGIER
n. 1578 Sc. obs. - a jewel case
BAGGIES
n. 1963 Amer. sl., orig. surfing usage - loose-legged boxer swimming trunks worn by surfers; baggy shorts or trousers
BAGGINET
n. 1714 Sc. - a bayonet
BAGGING
n. 1. 1611 obs. - a becoming pregnant
n. 2. 1750 Eng. dial. - food eaten between regular meals; an afternoon meal
n. 3. 1805 Eng. dial. - food, provisions
n. 4. 1841 Eng. dial. - food taken between regular meals
n. 5. 1900s Aust. sl. - clothing
n. 6. 1960s US college sl. - drinking
n. 7. 1990s US drug culture sl. - using an inhalant for 'recreational purposes'
BAGGINGLY
adv. c1400 obs. - with a side glance, with a leer or ogle
BAGGINS
n. 2000 African-American sl. - a young woman with whom one has had sex
BAGGISH
n. 1778 Eng. dial. - a woman or a child, used familiarly or playfully
BAGGIT
adj. 1. 1843 Sc. - bulging, swelled out
adj. 2. 1873 Sc. - having a big belly, corpulent
adj. 3. 1897 Sc. - big with young
n. 1. 1848 - a salmon that has just spawned
n. 2. 1879 Sc. obs. - a feeble, sickly sheep
n. 3. 1879 Sc. - a term of contempt for a child
n. 4. 1879 Sc. - an insignificant little person
BAGGITY
adj. c1779 Sc. - greedy
BAGGLERS
n. 1909 Sc. - the fry of trout
BAGGONET
n. 1848 Amer. dial. - a bayonet
BAGGORE
n. Bk1795 obs. - a beggar
BAGGOT
n. 1892 Eng. dial. - a useless, contemptible person
BAGGRELL
n. 1825 Sc. - a young person, of awkward growth
BAGGS
n. Bk1877 Eng. dial. - the commercial traveller of former days who travelled on horseback, with his samples, etc., in a pair of saddle bags
BAG GUY
n. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a vendor of toy balloons
BAGGY
adj. 1. 1787 Sc. obs. - blistered
adj. 2. c1830 sl. - hanging loosely; stretched by wear
adj. 3. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - corpulent, big-bellied
adj. 4. 1866 - of language: inflated, verbose
adj. 5. 1960s US sl. - of a woman: slatternly, unattractive
n. 1. 1824 Sc. - a person with a big belly; a corpulent person
n. 2. 1960s drug trafficking sl. - a small-volume drug pusher, because of the plastic bags they commonly use, or the bag of drugs itself
n. 3. 1970 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet
n. 4. 1990 Aust. prison sl. - the lowest rank of prison officer
n. 5. 1990s W. Indies sl. - women's underwear
BAGGYARSE
n. 1990 Aust. prison sl. - the lowest rank of prison officer
BAGGYWRINKLE
n. 1908 Amer. sl. - in sailing: old pieces of line wrapped around stays and shrouds to prevent sail chafing
BAGHAL
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a down-and-out person; an awkward person
BAG-HASH
n. Bk1898 Sc. - ill-natured talk
vb. 1816 Sc. - to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest
BAGHEAD
n. 1996 UK drug culture sl. - a habitual cocaine or heroin user
BAGHEL
n. 1880 Ireland - a clumsy performer
BAGHLE
n. 1931 Sc. - a bundle
BAGHLY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in feeble health
BAG HO
n. 1. 2000 African-American sl. - an extremely unattractive woman
n. 2. 2005 sl. - a girl or woman who trades sex for drugs
BAGIE
n. 1936 Amer. dial. - a rutabaga or Swedish turnip
BAG IT
int. 1. 1968 Amer. sl. - forget it! give up on it!
int. 2. 1968 Amer. sl. - shut up! be quiet! go away!
vb. 1. 1889 Amer. juvenile sl. - to play truant
vb. 2. 1892 Amer. sl. - to steal it
vb. 3. 1960s US sl. - to disregard, to give up
vb. 4. 1965 Amer. drug culture sl. - to inhale fumes from glue placed in a bag
vb. 5. 1967 Amer. dial. - to feign illness in order to avoid one's responsibilities
vb. 6. 1968 Amer. students' sl. - to go to bed; to sleep
vb. 7. 1971 Amer. sl. - to bring one's lunch in a paper bag
vb. 8. 1978 military sl. - to loaf, to malinger, to evade one's duty
BAG JOB
n. 1. a1968 US college sl. - an unpleasant person
n. 2. 1971 Amer. sl., chiefly FBI usage - an illegal and clandestine entry by intelligence or counterintelligence agents to gather information
BAG-KITE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a glutton
BAG LADY
n. 1. 1964 Amer. sl., orig. New York City - a homeless woman who carries her belongings in bags, typically paper shopping bags
n. 2. 1975 drug trafficking sl. - a woman who is a small-volume drug pusher
n. 3. 1977 Amer. criminals' sl. - a woman who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments
n. 4. Bk1997 lawyers' sl. - a woman seeking a divorce who brings a bag full of her husband's financial papers to the attorney's office
n. 5. 2003 S. Afr. homosexual sl. - an ugly drag queen
BAGLE
n. 1. Bk1855 - an impudent and disreputable woman; an opprobrious term for a woman of bad character
n. 2. Bk1882 Eng. dial. - a troublesome person
n. 3. Bk1891 sl. - a wanton person; a whore
n. 4. Bk1997 Ulster sl. - a noisy, ill-mannered person
BAGLET
n. 1885 - a small bag
BAGLIN
n. 1825 Sc. - a puny child with a large belly; a misgrown child
BAG LUNARDI
n. 1849 Sc. - a balloon
BAGMAN
n. 1. 1788 UK sl. - a commercial traveller whose business it is to show samples and solicit orders on behalf of manufacturers, etc.
n. 2. 1823 sl. - a secondhand clothes street dealer
n. 3. 1865 Aust. criminals' sl. - a sneak-thief
n. 4. 1880 arch. baseball usage - in baseball: a baseman
n. 5. 1896 Aust. - a tramp who carries his personal effects in a bag; a swagman
n. 6. 1902 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker
n. 7. 1910 Aust. sl. - a tramp who travels on horseback
n. 8. 1928 Amer. criminals' sl. - a man who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments; a bill collector
n. 9. 1931 Aust. - an unemployed itinerant in the depression of the 1930s
n. 10. 1952 sl., orig. US - a messenger, a go-between, esp. one who conveys a bribe from the one who offers it to the one who accepts
n. 11. 1975 Aust. criminals' sl. - in a shoplifting team: the person who actually takes the targeted object
n. 12. 1976 Can. sl. - a person who directs finances in a political campaign
n. 13. 1993 sl., orig. US - an employee, a menial, esp. one who takes the blame for the decisions and activities of their employer
n. 14. E20 US criminals' sl. - any racketeer
n. 15. Bk2000 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker's change clerk
BAGMAN'S GAZETTE
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - mythical source of bush rumours; gossip
BAG-MENNON
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a large minnow
BAGMENT
n. 1. 1870 Eng. dial. - rubbish, worthless things
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - foolish talk, nonsense
BAGMENTALLY
adj. 1870 Eng. dial. - rubbishy, worthless; usually applied to persons
BAGNET
n. 1714 Sc. & Amer. dial. - a bayonet
BAGNIO
n. 1. 1599 - an oriental prison; a place of detention for slaves; a penal establishment
n. 2. 1615 obs. - a bath, a bathing-house, esp. one with hot baths, vapour-baths, and appliances for sweating, etc.
n. 3. 1624 - a brothel; a house of prostitution
BAGNIT
n. 1843 Amer. dial. - a bayonet
BAGODBAGEE!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of impatience and exasperation
BAGODBAJEES!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of impatience and exasperation
BAGODBEJINGOES!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of impatience and exasperation
BAG OF BEER
n. 1880 Aust. sl. - a drunk
BAG OF BEETS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
BAG OF BONES
n. 1. 1764 sl. - a very thin or skinny person or animal
n. 2. 1984 Can. sl. - a 'bush pilot' aeroplane
BAG OF BUGS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a fast car
BAG OF COKE
n. 1. 1976 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'bloke' - a man
n. 2. 20C rhyming sl. for 'poke' - sexual intercourse
BAG OFF
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to go away
vb. 2. 2002 UK sl. - to form an initial liaison with somebody sexually attractive, esp. with a view to greater intimacy
BAG OF FLOUR
n. 1980 UK rhyming sl. - a bathroom shower
BAG OF FRUIT
n. 1924 Aust. rhyming sl. - a suit
BAG OF GUTS
n. 1894 Amer. sl. - a fat person; a worthless. clumsy fellow; a useless, lazy person; used contemptuously
BAG OF HUMP
n. 1935 US sl. - a contemptible person
BAG OF JELLO
n. 1968 US sl. - a nervous person
BAG OF LEAD
n. 1968 US sl. - a bed
BAG OF MEAL
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
BAG OF MISERY
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a morose, unhappy person
BAG OF MOONSHINE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - nonsense; idle, untrue stories
BAG OF MYSTERY
n. 1864 sl. - a cheap sausage or saveloy
BAG OF NAILS
n. 1859 sl. - a confused thing or state of affairs; chaos, disorder; anything confusing
BAG OF NERVES
n. Bk2004 - a person who is extremely timid, anxious, or tense
BAG OF NUTS
n. 1910s sl. - something exceptional
BAG OF OATS
n. 1937 US sl. - an exceptional person
BAG OF POTATOES
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
BAG OF PUS
n. 1967 US sl. - a contemptible person
BAG OF RATIONS
n. World War I Eng. sl. - a fussy or over-enthusiastic person, particularly if he was of superior rank; used contemptuously
BAG OF SAND
n. 1990s rhyming sl. for 'grand' - 1000; usually £1000
BAG OF SHELLS
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - a trifle; an unimportant object
BAG OF SHIT
n. 1. 1970 Aust. sl. - a despicable person
n. 2. 1995 UK sl. - anything of poor quality
BAG OF SHIT TIED UP WITH STRING
n. 1984 UK sl. - a clumsy, shapeless, or scruffy person
BAG OF SMACKED TWATS
n. a2002 sl., derogatory - an unattractive woman
BAG OF SNAKES
n. 1984 Aust. sl. - a lively young woman
BAG OF TRICKS
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - the male genitals, esp. the scrotum
n. 2. M19 sl. - whatever one needs
n. 3. L19 sl. - the vagina
n. 4. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a resourceful person, one who is never at a loss
BAG OF TRIPE
n. 1822 sl. - an unpleasant or contemptible person
BAG OF WIND
n. 1816 colloq., derogatory - a person who speaks or writes at length but says little of substance or value; a pompously verbose speaker; a boaster; also, a loud-mouthed but ineffectual person
BAG OF YEAST
n. 1971 Aust. rhyming sl. - a priest
BAG O' LIES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a string of falsehoods
BAG ON
vb. 1. 1980s US sl. - to criticize someone
vb. 2. 1980s US sl. - to complain
vb. 3. 1993 US sl. - to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit
vb. 4. Bk1994 sl. - to chastise
vb. 5. Bk2006 US sl. - to tease someone
BAG ONE'S BOWLINE
vb. 1975 Amer. dial. - to perform or talk about a task unskilfully or ignorantly
BAG ONE'S FACE
vb. 1984 Amer. sl. - to cover one's head with a bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat
BAG ONE'S HEAD
int. 1863 Amer. sl. - shut up! go away!
vb. 1863 Amer. sl. - to cover one's head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat
BAGONET
n. 1808 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - a bayonet
BAG ONTO
vb. 1948 Amer. sl. - to grab; hence, to pay attention to
BAG ONTO THAT
phr. 1940s US sl. - take a look at that
BAGOOSE
adj. World War II Amer. sl. - good
BAG OUT
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to dine away from home
BAG OVER THE HEAD JOB
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a woman with whom a man will have sexual intercourse, but whose face he considers unattractive
BAG O' WANK
n. 1990s sl. - a term of abuse
BAG-O-WIRE
n. 1950s W. Indies Rasta - a betrayer
BAG PERSON
n. 1981 orig. & chiefly US - a homeless person, esp. one who carries his or her possessions in disposable shopping bags
BAGPIPE
n. 1. 1603 - an inflated and senseless talker; a windbag; a long-winded monotonous speaker; a tedious chatterbox
n. 2. 17C sl. - the penis
n. 3. 1940s African-American sl. - a vacuum cleaner
n. 4. 20C sl. - an act of penilingus
vb. 1. L18 Brit. - to perform an act of penilingus
vb. 2. 1904 UK homosexual sl. - to stimulate the penis to orgasm under the armpit of a lover
BAGPIPES
n. 1834 US sl. - lungs
BAGPIPING
n. L19 sl. - intercourse under the armpit, generally a homosexual practice
BAG-PUNCHER
n. 1. 1926 Amer. sl. - a complainer; one who talks at length, gossips, or chats
n. 2. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a boxer
BAG-PUNCHING
n. 1903 Amer. sl. - incessant talking
BAG RAT
n. 1. 1937 US sl. - in golf: a caddy
n. 2. 2009 drug culture sl. - a heroin addict
BAGREL
n. 1. 1808 Sc. - a child
n. 2. 1822 Sc. - a small fish, such as a minnow
n. 3. 1825 Sc. obs. - a small person with a large belly
n. 4. Bk1911 Sc. - a silly person
BAGRIE
n. 1769 Sc. - trash; worthless rubbish
BAGS
n. 1. c1275 obs. poetic usage - bagpipes
n. 2. L16 - the breasts
n. 3. 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - the stomach; entrails
n. 4. 1853 UK sl. - clothes that hang loosely about the wearer; trousers
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a commercial traveller, who used to carry his samples with him on horseback, in a pair of saddle-bags
n. 6. M19 sl. - trousers
n. 7. 1910s sl. - many; a great amount of
n. 8. 1939 Irish sl. - a despised person
n. 9. 1954 US sl. - the testicles
n. 10. 2004 Ireland sl. - a mess; a botched enterprise
vb. 1944 Aust. sl. - to claim rights to something; to reserve something
BAG SCHOOL
vb. 1892 US sl. - to play truant
BAG-SHAKINGS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the youngest of a large family
BAG-SHANTY
n. 20C Brit. navy sl. - a brothel
BAGS I!
int. M19 juvenile sl. - that's mine, I want to do that!
BAG-SLINGER
n. 1938 US sl. - a streetwalker; a prostitute
BAG-SNATCHER
n. 1908 - a thief who snatches bags
BAGS OF
adj. 1910s sl. - many
BAGS OF MYSTERY
n. 1864 sl. - sausages or saveloys
BAGS O’ GUTS
n. 1894 US sl. - a useless person; a big man with little brains
BAG SOME RAYS
vb. 1950s US sl. - to sunbathe; to get a suntan
BAG SOME Z'S
vb. 1963 US sl. - to sleep
BAGSTANE
n. 1590 Sc. - a testicle
BAGSTER
n. 1793 UK sl. - a commercial traveller whose business it is to show samples and solicit orders on behalf of manufacturers, etc.
BAG-SWINGER
n. 1. 1930s Aust. sl. - a bookmaker
n. 2. 1960s Aust. sl. - a street-walker, a prostitute
n. 3. Bk2000 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker's change clerk
BAGSY
adj. 1920s Sc. sl. - shapeless, lumpy
int. M19 juvenile sl. - that's mine, I want to do that!
BAG THAT!
int. 1980s US sl. - forget it!
BAG THE SWAG
vb. Bk1890 sl. - to put into a pocket or hide the stolen property
BAG THE ZA!
int. 1983 Amer. sl. - cancel the pizza!
BAG-THIEF
n. 1909 sl. - a thief who specializes in stealing rings
BAGUE
n. 1475 obs. - a ring; a brooch
BAG UP
vb. 1. 1968 Amer. sl. - to disregard, abandon, or be done with; to quit
vb. 2. 1960s drug culture sl. - to divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing
vb. 3. 1980s UK & African-American sl. - to be caught or arrested by the police
vb. 4. 1980s UK & African-American sl. - to laugh very hard at something
BAGWALETOUR
n. Bk1855 obs. - a carrier of baggage
BAGWAME
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a silly fellow; one who knows only how to 'bag' or cram his belly
BAGWESH
n. 1881 Eng. dial. - wreck, ruin, bankruptcy
BAG-WIG
n. 1717 - a wig fashionable in the 18th century, the back-hair of which was enclosed in an ornamental bag
BAG WITH A SAG
n. Bk1945 jive usage - an unattractive stout girl
BAGWOMAN
n. 1. 1845 rare - a woman who carries goods for sale in a bag; a female commercial traveller
n. 2. 1966 US sl. - a woman who delivers or, esp., collects illicit payments; a woman who transmits illegal payoffs
n. 3. 1975 drug trafficking sl. - a woman who is a small-volume drug pusher
n. 4. 1977 - a homeless woman who carries her personal possessions in bags
BAG YOUR FACE!
int. 1980s sl. - a general term of abuse; go away!
BAG YOUR HEAD!
int. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - be more modest
BAG Z'S
vb. 1968 US sl. - to nap, to sleep
int. B1700 Sc. - an expression of disdain
n. 1908 Sc. - a warm poultice on a wound or swelling
vb. 1908 Sc. - to warm, to poultice
BAFAN
adj. 1950s W. Indies Rasta - clumsy, awkward
n. 1956 sl., derogatory - a clumsy awkward person
BAFANG
n. 1950s W. Indies Rasta - a child who has not learned to walk for its first 2-7 years
BAFF
adj. 1. Bk1898 Sc. - of cards: valueless, worthless; not a trump
adj. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - of wood: useless, worthless
n. 1. 1827 Sc. - a blow, a buffet; a shot; a thud; a jog with the elbow; a blow with anything flat or soft, as the palm of the hand, a soft ball, etc.
n. 2. 1866 Sc. - a cold; the effects of exposure to cold
n. 3. a1868 Sc. - a big, clumsy person
n. 4. 1891 Eng. dial. - a suppressed bark
n. 5. Bk1898 Sc. - a stroke in golf in which the ground is struck with the sole of the club-head
vb. 1. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to bark or yelp as a dog
vb. 2. E16 Sc. - to beat; to strike; to buffet
vb. 3. 1866 Sc. - to struggle, either against illness or weather
vb. 4. 1879 Sc. - to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cough, to hack
vb. 6. Bk1898 Sc. - to bathe an injured part to give it relief
BAFFEL
n. 1749 Sc. - a carelessly written letter, a scribble
BAFF-END
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the partly decayed or root end of a tree or log
BAFFER
n. 1866 Sc. - a struggle
BAFFERS
n. Bk1880 - barkers; yellers
BAFFIE
n. 1914 Sc. - a golf club
BAFFIN
n. 1. 1866 Sc. - a trifle , a thing of no value
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. - a soft, stupid person
n. 3. 1914 Sc. - the calm between two winds
n. 4. 1929 Sc. - a severe drenching; usually applied to the drenching and buffeting one gets by being exposed to a storm of wind and rain
BAFFING
n. 1401 obs. - barking
BAFFING-SPOON
n. 1858 Sc. - a wooden-headed golf club
BAFFLE
n. 1. 1628 obs. - confusion, discomfiture, check
n. 2. c1645 obs. - disgrace, affront
n. 3. 1783 obs. - a shuffle; quibbling, trifling
n. 4. 1866 Eng. dial. - a trifle; a thing of no value
vb. 1. 1548 obs. - to subject to public disgrace or infamy
vb. 2. c1590 obs. - to hoodwink, to gull, to cheat; to humbug; to make a fool of
vb. 3. 1592 obs. - to disgrace, to treat with contumely
vb. 4. 1656 obs. - to juggle, to shuffle, to quibble
vb. 5. 1674 obs. - to speak to or of in terms of contempt; to vilify, to 'run down'
vb. 6. 1889 Eng. dial. - to twist irregularly, to entangle
vb. 7. 1895 Eng. dial. - to impede, to obstruct, to thwart, to balk
vb. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat
vb. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to insult, to bully, to tease
vb. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of children or animals: to manage capriciously; to bring up badly
BAFFLE AROUND
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to take too long about coming to a decision
BAFFLED
adj. 1671 obs. - disgraced, dishonoured
BAFFLEGAB
n. 1952 colloq., chiefly N. Amer. - confusing or unintelligible jargon; incomprehensible or pretentious verbiage
BAFFLE PAINT
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - camouflage
BAFFLE PAINTING
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - camouflage
BAFFLER
n. 1. 1606 obs. - a juggler, a trickster; a trifler
n. 2. 1677 - he who bewilders, confounds, defeats effort, or foils purposes
BAFFLES
n. 1865 Eng. dial. - gaiters, leggings
BAFFLING
n. 1. 1602 obs. - treatment with insult or contumely
n. 2. 1653 obs. - quibbling; trifling
BAFFOUND
vb. 1868 Eng. dial. - to bewilder, perplex, stun
BAFFOUNDED
adj. 1886 Eng. dial. - perplexed, bewildered
BAFFOUNDING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - perplexing, bewildering
BAFFS
n. 1914 Sc. - bedroom slippers
BAFFY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - chubby
n. 1888 golfing usage - in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air
BAFFY SPOON
n. 1890 golfing usage - in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air
BAFOON
n. 1. 1989 sl. - a term of abuse, a fool
n. 2. 20C W. Indies sl. - a stench, esp. a fart
BAFT
adv. 1. c885 arch. - of a place: behind, in the rear; in large usage only nautical usage: astern, aft, abaft
adv. 2. 1205 obs. rare - of time: after
prep. a800 obs. - behind, to the rear of
n. 1896 Amer. dial. - a quantity or large number of something
BAFTS
adv. c1400 obs. - behind
BAFUFF
n. 1897 Sc. - a fictitious place, remote and unspecified
BAG
n. 1. M16 - an udder or breast
n. 2. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the stomach
n. 3. 1816 Sc. - the bagpipes
n. 4. 1867 Amer. sl. - a sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute
n. 5. 1886 Eng. dial. & sl. - a womb; the womb of a domestic animal
n. 6. M19 UK criminals' sl. - the act and proceeds of pickpocketing
n. 7. M19 UK criminals' sl. - a purse
n. 8. Bk1911 Sc. - a playful or reproachful designation of a child
n. 9. 1910s Aust. sl. - a meal, a 'feed', a drinking session
n. 10. 1916 Amer. sl. - the vagina
n. 11. 1920s US criminals' sl. - the proceeds of any illegal activity, e.g. unauthorized bookmaking
n. 12. 1920s US prison sl. - a strait jacket, used for punishment
n. 13. 1921 Amer. sl. - the scrotum
n. 14. 1922 Amer. sl. - a woman who is unattractive, obnoxious, or otherwise unpleasant; an old hag, any old woman
n. 15. 1922 sl. - a condom
n. 16. 1928 Amer. sl. - in aviation: an observation balloon, blimp, dirigible, etc.
n. 17. 1929 criminals' sl. - a police detective
n. 18. 1931 Amer. sl. - in the circus: a toy balloon
n. 19. 1932 Sc. - a child; applied playfully or as term of reproach
n. 20. 1933 sl. - a homosexual man, esp. an unattractive and/or passive one
n. 21. 1940s sl. - a hangover
n. 22. 1940s US college sl. - a despised person; an outsider
n. 23. 1944 Amer. students' usage - an obnoxious person, male or female
n. 24. 1950s sl. - a store of drugs, as carried by a dealer
n. 25. 1952 Amer. sl. - a small packet, typically an envelope or folded paper, containing heroin, marijuana, or the like
n. 26. 1960s sl. - a balloon containing heroin; heroin
n. 27. 1960s sl. - a form of bludgeon made from several socks inside each other, filled with sand packed round a solid ball-shaped object
n. 28. 1960s US sl. - a bed
n. 29. 1962 Amer. sl. - one's style or customary way of doing things; pattern of behaviour
n. 30. 1963 Amer. sl. - strong, esp. temporary, interest; area of expertise or interest; preference, mood
n. 31. 1964 Amer. sl. - position; situation
n. 32. 1964 orig. African-American - that which one favours or prefers
n. 33. 1968 Amer. rhyming sl. for 'bag of fruit' - a man's suit of clothes
n. 34. 1982 US college sl. - a stereotypical fraternity member
n. 35. 20C sl. - a sexual talent or preference
n. 36. 20C US sl. - a low and despicable person
n. 37. 20C US sl. - a contraceptive diaphragm
n. 38. 20C Aust. sl. - any form of gain
vb. 1. a1400 obs. - be pregnant
vb. 2. 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to dismiss; to discharge from employment
vb. 3. 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to jilt
vb. 4. 1818 sl. - to seize for oneself; to grab; to obtain
vb. 5. a1820 sl. - to steal, to rob
vb. 6. 1824 Amer. sl. - to catch (a wrongdoer); hence, to arrest, to put in jail
vb. 7. 1844 Amer. sl. - to shoot; to kill (an enemy)
vb. 8. 1861 military sl. - in the military: to take prisoner; to capture
vb. 9. 1892 Amer. juvenile sl. - to fail to attend school or a class
vb. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to yield or bend; to 'give'
vb. 11. 1910s sl. - to hit, to knock out
vb. 12. 1910s sl. - to claim
vb. 13. 1911 Amer. sl. - to gain, to achieve, to secure, or win for oneself, esp. after repeated attempts
vb. 14. 1919 US military sl. - in the military: to destroy an enemy aircraft or other target in combat; to shoot down
vb. 15. 1948 US sl. - to bribe someone; to arrange an outcome
vb. 16. 1950s Aust. & US sl. - to denigrate, to criticize
vb. 17. 1950s African-American sl. - to swallow semen or vaginal fluid during oral intercourse
vb. 18. 1960s Amer. sl. - to drink
vb. 19. 1960s drug culture sl. - to divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing
vb. 20. 1960s US drug culture sl. - to inhale glue or a similarly intoxicating substance
vb. 21. 1960s US college sl. - to miss a class or examination; to give up a course of study
vb. 22. 1967 Amer. sl. - to classify, to put into categories
vb. 23. 1968 Amer. sl. - to botch, to do poorly on something, to fail
vb. 24. 1968 Amer. sl. - to disregard, abandon, or be done with; to discontinue; to quit
vb. 25. 1968 Amer. students' sl. - to go to bed; to sleep
vb. 26. 1968 Amer. sl. - to get something that is not material, esp. sleep
vb. 27. 1972 Amer. sl. - to wear, to sport
vb. 28. 1975 Aust. sl. - to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize
vb. 29. 1976 Amer. sl., chiefly students' - to take a person to bed, to copulate with
vb. 30. 1979 Amer. sl. - in basketball: to score a basket
vb. 31. 1980s US college sl. - to throw away, to give up
vb. 32. 1980s US sl. - to hide something unpleasant from the speaker's sight
vb. 33. 1980s US college sl. - to kidnap, esp. as part of a fraternity prank
vb. 34. 1989 Amer. students' sl. - to fail to meet with someone; to stand up
vb. 35. 1990s Aust. sl. - to wound, to beat
vb. 36. 1993 US sl. - to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit
THE BAG
n. 1. E19 sl. - dismissal from one's job
n. 2. L19 Sc. sl. - money
n. 3. 1925 Amer. sl. - in prison: a straitjacket
n. 4. 1944 Amer. sl. - in the police and fire departments: a uniform
n. 5. 1961 Amer. sl. - bed
BAGA
n. 1. 1854 Amer. dial. - a rutabaga or Swedish turnip
n. 2. 1908 Sc. - a cow, the back of which is of a different colour from the lower part of the body and flanks
BAGADA, BAGADGA
n. 1963 sl. - the penis
BAGAGA
n. 1963 Amer. sl. - the penis
vb. 1963 Amer. sl. - of a man: to copulate with
BAG AND BOTTLE
n. 17C colloq. - food and drink
BAG ASS
vb. M20 US sl. - to depart in a hurry
BAGATELLE
adj. 1637 obs. - trifling, trumpery
n. 1. c1645 - a trifle; a thing of no importance; a matter of little worth
n. 2. 1827 - a piece of verse or music in a light style
n. 3. 1819 - a game played on a table having a semi-circular end at which are nine holes; the balls used are struck from the opposite end of the board with a cue; the name is sometimes applied to a modified form of billiards known also as semi-billiards
BAG A TITLE
vb. 1934 Amer. sl. - to win a championship
BAG A WIN
vb. 1934 Amer. sl. - to win a game or contest
BAG-BEARER
n. 1598 - one who has charge of or manages money
BAG BENNIES
vb. 1968 Amer. sl. - to get benefits
BAGBITER
n. 1. 1982 Amer. computers' sl. - a person or thing that is infuriatingly objectionable, second-rate, or the like
n. 2. 1982 Amer. computers' sl. - computer equipment or a program that fails, usually intermittently
n. 3. Bk1994 political sl. - a spoiler or troublemaker
BAG-BITING
adj. 1983 Amer. computers' sl. - infuriatingly objectionable or second-rate
BAG-BLIND
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. - socially contemptible, very low-class, slum-dwelling
BAG-BOY
n. 1930 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker
BAG BRIDE
n. 1990s drug culture sl. - a prostitute who is addicted to crack cocaine
BAG-CARRIER
n. 1900s Aust. sl. - a bookmaker
BAG-CHASING
adj. 1970s sl. - obsessed by obtaining narcotic drugs
BAG DOWN
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to droop, to hang loosely
BAG DUDE
n. 1974 African-American sl. - a drug dealer
BAGEARD
n. Bk1852 - a badger
BAGEL
n. 1. 1955 Amer. sl., derogatory or offensive - a Jew; used disparagingly
n. 2. 1976 Amer. sl. - in tennis: a score of 6-0 in a set; a match in which all sets have been won 6-0
n. 3. 1976 Amer. sl. - in sports: a zero; loss; shutout
n. 4. 1981 S. Afr. sl. - a spoiled, wealthy, upper-class (Jewish) young man
vb. 1986 Amer. sl. - in sports: to shut out
BAGEL BABY
n. 1. 1955 Amer. sl., usually offensive - a Jew
n. 2. 1970 US sl. - a young middle-class Jewish woman, active in liberal causes
n. 3. 1983 US sl. - any young middle-class Jew, usually one who is liberal, often politically active
BAGEL-BENDER
n. 1977 Amer. sl., usually offensive - a Jew; used disparagingly
BAGEL BOY
n. 1971 Amer. sl., usually offensive - a Jew
BAGEL JOB
n. 1. 1976 Amer. sl. - in tennis: a score of 6-0 in a set; a match in which all sets have been won 6-0
n. 2. 1976 Amer. sl. - in sports: a zero; loss; shutout
BAGEROO
n. 1930s US sl. - a prostitute
BAGES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - clots, lump
BAGFUL OF SKIN AND BONES
n. Bk1891 sl. - an emaciated person
BAGGABONE
n. 1809 Eng. dial. - a vagabond
BAGGAGE
adj. 1. 1548 obs. - rubbishy, refuse
adj. 2. 1553 obs. - trashy, worthless, beggarly, despicable
adj. 3. 1576 obs. - purulent, nasty, corrupt
adj. 4. 1580 obs. - of persons: morally worthless, good-for-nothing, vile
n. 1. 1538 obs. - spoken or written trash, rubbish, nonsense
n. 2. 1549 obs. - rubbish, refuse, dirt
n. 3. 1549 obs. - contemptuously applied after the Reformation to the rites and accessories of Roman Catholic worship
n. 4. 1576 obs. - purulent or corrupt matter; pus
n. 5. 1579 obs. - a trifle, a trashy article
n. 6. 1594 obs. - a worthless or vile fellow
n. 7. 1596 - a woman of bad character; a worthless, good-for-nothing woman; a woman of disreputable or immoral life, a strumpet; a prostitute; an opprobrious epithet applied to women and children
n. 8. 1603 obs. - dregs, offscouring, riff-raff, rabble
n. 9. 1672 - a playful term for any young woman; a flirtatious young woman; an impudent, romping, saucy girl
n. 10. 1866 Sc. - anything worthless
n. 11. 1928 sl. - a woman due to be sent to South America in the White slave trade
n. 12. 1950 US sl. - in gambling: a person who stands near a game but does not gamble; a non-playing observer of card or dice game
n. 13. 1970s US homosexual sl. - the male genitals
BAGGAGE-BOUNCER
n. 1841 Amer. sl. - one who handles baggage as an occupation; a porter
BAGGAGE-BOX
n. 1940s US sl. - a homosexual prostitute who offers active sex to clients, as well as the usual passive participation in sodomy; he will play the active sodomizer and also offer fellatio
BAGGAGE-BOY
n. 1940s US sl. - a homosexual prostitute who offers active sex to clients, as well as the usual passive participation in sodomy; he will play the active sodomizer and also offer fellatio
BAGGAGED
adj. 1. 1746 Eng. dial. - bewitched, hag-ridden
adj. 2. 1821 nonce word - packed up
BAGGAGELY
adj. 1573 obs. - rubbishy, worthless
BAGGAGE-MAN
n. E18 UK criminals' sl. - the member of a pickpocketing team who is handed the booty and then runs off with it
BAGGAGE-MASTER
n. 1815 - one who has charge of the baggage of an army, or of the luggage on American railways
BAGGAGE ROOM
n. 1858 Amer. sl. - the stomach
BAGGAGERY
n. 1589 obs. rare - worthless rabble; the offscourings of society
BAGGAGE-SMASHER
n. 1. 1841 Amer. sl. - one who handles baggage as an occupation; a porter
n. 2. 1851 US sl. - a coarse, brutal person
n. 3. 1856 Amer. sl. - one who steals unguarded luggage from railway stations; a baggage thief
n. 4. M19 US sl. - a clumsy person
n. 5. 1945 Amer. sl. - a flight clerk
BAGGAR-NATION-SAZE-IT!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a mild expletive or quasi-oath
BAGGE
vb. 1369 obs. rare - to look askew or obliquely; to leer, to ogle, to glance aside
BAGGED
adj. 1. a1400 obs. - big with young; pregnant
adj. 2. M19 US sl. - arrested, caught
adj. 3. Bk1911 Sc. - having a big belly; corpulent
adj. 4. 1920s sl. - fooled, tricked
adj. 5. 1942 Amer. sl. - of a race or game of chance: prearranged, with predetermined results, 'in the bag'
adj. 6. 1953 Amer. sl. - drunk
adj. 7. 1962 Amer. sl. - fatigued, exhausted, very tired
adj. 8. 1970s sl. - easy, simple, no problem
adj. 9. 1974 criminals' sl. - having been made amenable by a bribe
BAGGED OUT
adj. 1980s US sl. - without style, shabby, run-down
BAGGED UP
adj. 1. 1920s US sl. - wearing a contraceptive
adj. 2. 1970s sl. - in one's cell
BAGGER
n. 1. 1740 obs. - a miser; he who encloses in bags
n. 2. 1909 sl. - a stealer from the hand; a thief who specializes in stealing rings
n. 3. 1977 US college sl. - a stereotypical fraternity member
n. 4. 1983 US college sl. - an aggressive critic
n. 5. Bk1989 US college sl. - a clumsy person, a stupid person, a dolt, a jerk; an ugly person
n. 6. Bk1999 baseball usage - in baseball: a first baseman, second baseman, or third baseman, who can be a first bagger, second bagger, or third bagger, respectively
n. 7. 2001 UK teen sl. - one who breaks an appointment
BAGGERING
adj. 1873 Eng. dial. - worrying, tiresome
BAGGERMENT
n. 1. 1856 Eng. dial. - nonsense, worthless talk
n. 2. 1888 Eng. dial. - rubbish, worthless things
BAGGERPLET
vb. 1914 Sc. - to make a clumsy job; to bungle a thing
BAGGER-WENCH
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a beggar girl
BAGGERY
adj. 1928 Sc. - gluttonous
BAGGIE
adj. 1856 Sc. - big-bellied
n. 1. 1787 Sc. - the stomach
n. 2. 1808 Sc. - the minnow
n. 3. 1824 Sc. - a person with a big belly; a corpulent person
n. 4. 1923 Sc. - an object very large of its kind
n. 5. 1936 Amer. dial. - a rutabaga or Swedish turnip
n. 6. 1971 Amer. sl. - a condom
n. 7. 1973 Amer. military sl. - a body bag
n. 8. 1970s drug culture sl. - a small plastic bag used for holding small amounts of marijuana or powdered drugs
BAGGIE BAGS
n. 1980s drug culture sl. - plastic food bags used for holding small amounts of marijuana
BAGGIER
n. 1578 Sc. obs. - a jewel case
BAGGIES
n. 1963 Amer. sl., orig. surfing usage - loose-legged boxer swimming trunks worn by surfers; baggy shorts or trousers
BAGGINET
n. 1714 Sc. - a bayonet
BAGGING
n. 1. 1611 obs. - a becoming pregnant
n. 2. 1750 Eng. dial. - food eaten between regular meals; an afternoon meal
n. 3. 1805 Eng. dial. - food, provisions
n. 4. 1841 Eng. dial. - food taken between regular meals
n. 5. 1900s Aust. sl. - clothing
n. 6. 1960s US college sl. - drinking
n. 7. 1990s US drug culture sl. - using an inhalant for 'recreational purposes'
BAGGINGLY
adv. c1400 obs. - with a side glance, with a leer or ogle
BAGGINS
n. 2000 African-American sl. - a young woman with whom one has had sex
BAGGISH
n. 1778 Eng. dial. - a woman or a child, used familiarly or playfully
BAGGIT
adj. 1. 1843 Sc. - bulging, swelled out
adj. 2. 1873 Sc. - having a big belly, corpulent
adj. 3. 1897 Sc. - big with young
n. 1. 1848 - a salmon that has just spawned
n. 2. 1879 Sc. obs. - a feeble, sickly sheep
n. 3. 1879 Sc. - a term of contempt for a child
n. 4. 1879 Sc. - an insignificant little person
BAGGITY
adj. c1779 Sc. - greedy
BAGGLERS
n. 1909 Sc. - the fry of trout
BAGGONET
n. 1848 Amer. dial. - a bayonet
BAGGORE
n. Bk1795 obs. - a beggar
BAGGOT
n. 1892 Eng. dial. - a useless, contemptible person
BAGGRELL
n. 1825 Sc. - a young person, of awkward growth
BAGGS
n. Bk1877 Eng. dial. - the commercial traveller of former days who travelled on horseback, with his samples, etc., in a pair of saddle bags
BAG GUY
n. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a vendor of toy balloons
BAGGY
adj. 1. 1787 Sc. obs. - blistered
adj. 2. c1830 sl. - hanging loosely; stretched by wear
adj. 3. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - corpulent, big-bellied
adj. 4. 1866 - of language: inflated, verbose
adj. 5. 1960s US sl. - of a woman: slatternly, unattractive
n. 1. 1824 Sc. - a person with a big belly; a corpulent person
n. 2. 1960s drug trafficking sl. - a small-volume drug pusher, because of the plastic bags they commonly use, or the bag of drugs itself
n. 3. 1970 Amer. dial. - an outdoor toilet
n. 4. 1990 Aust. prison sl. - the lowest rank of prison officer
n. 5. 1990s W. Indies sl. - women's underwear
BAGGYARSE
n. 1990 Aust. prison sl. - the lowest rank of prison officer
BAGGYWRINKLE
n. 1908 Amer. sl. - in sailing: old pieces of line wrapped around stays and shrouds to prevent sail chafing
BAGHAL
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a down-and-out person; an awkward person
BAG-HASH
n. Bk1898 Sc. - ill-natured talk
vb. 1816 Sc. - to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest
BAGHEAD
n. 1996 UK drug culture sl. - a habitual cocaine or heroin user
BAGHEL
n. 1880 Ireland - a clumsy performer
BAGHLE
n. 1931 Sc. - a bundle
BAGHLY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - in feeble health
BAG HO
n. 1. 2000 African-American sl. - an extremely unattractive woman
n. 2. 2005 sl. - a girl or woman who trades sex for drugs
BAGIE
n. 1936 Amer. dial. - a rutabaga or Swedish turnip
BAG IT
int. 1. 1968 Amer. sl. - forget it! give up on it!
int. 2. 1968 Amer. sl. - shut up! be quiet! go away!
vb. 1. 1889 Amer. juvenile sl. - to play truant
vb. 2. 1892 Amer. sl. - to steal it
vb. 3. 1960s US sl. - to disregard, to give up
vb. 4. 1965 Amer. drug culture sl. - to inhale fumes from glue placed in a bag
vb. 5. 1967 Amer. dial. - to feign illness in order to avoid one's responsibilities
vb. 6. 1968 Amer. students' sl. - to go to bed; to sleep
vb. 7. 1971 Amer. sl. - to bring one's lunch in a paper bag
vb. 8. 1978 military sl. - to loaf, to malinger, to evade one's duty
BAG JOB
n. 1. a1968 US college sl. - an unpleasant person
n. 2. 1971 Amer. sl., chiefly FBI usage - an illegal and clandestine entry by intelligence or counterintelligence agents to gather information
BAG-KITE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a glutton
BAG LADY
n. 1. 1964 Amer. sl., orig. New York City - a homeless woman who carries her belongings in bags, typically paper shopping bags
n. 2. 1975 drug trafficking sl. - a woman who is a small-volume drug pusher
n. 3. 1977 Amer. criminals' sl. - a woman who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments
n. 4. Bk1997 lawyers' sl. - a woman seeking a divorce who brings a bag full of her husband's financial papers to the attorney's office
n. 5. 2003 S. Afr. homosexual sl. - an ugly drag queen
BAGLE
n. 1. Bk1855 - an impudent and disreputable woman; an opprobrious term for a woman of bad character
n. 2. Bk1882 Eng. dial. - a troublesome person
n. 3. Bk1891 sl. - a wanton person; a whore
n. 4. Bk1997 Ulster sl. - a noisy, ill-mannered person
BAGLET
n. 1885 - a small bag
BAGLIN
n. 1825 Sc. - a puny child with a large belly; a misgrown child
BAG LUNARDI
n. 1849 Sc. - a balloon
BAGMAN
n. 1. 1788 UK sl. - a commercial traveller whose business it is to show samples and solicit orders on behalf of manufacturers, etc.
n. 2. 1823 sl. - a secondhand clothes street dealer
n. 3. 1865 Aust. criminals' sl. - a sneak-thief
n. 4. 1880 arch. baseball usage - in baseball: a baseman
n. 5. 1896 Aust. - a tramp who carries his personal effects in a bag; a swagman
n. 6. 1902 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker
n. 7. 1910 Aust. sl. - a tramp who travels on horseback
n. 8. 1928 Amer. criminals' sl. - a man who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments; a bill collector
n. 9. 1931 Aust. - an unemployed itinerant in the depression of the 1930s
n. 10. 1952 sl., orig. US - a messenger, a go-between, esp. one who conveys a bribe from the one who offers it to the one who accepts
n. 11. 1975 Aust. criminals' sl. - in a shoplifting team: the person who actually takes the targeted object
n. 12. 1976 Can. sl. - a person who directs finances in a political campaign
n. 13. 1993 sl., orig. US - an employee, a menial, esp. one who takes the blame for the decisions and activities of their employer
n. 14. E20 US criminals' sl. - any racketeer
n. 15. Bk2000 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker's change clerk
BAGMAN'S GAZETTE
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - mythical source of bush rumours; gossip
BAG-MENNON
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a large minnow
BAGMENT
n. 1. 1870 Eng. dial. - rubbish, worthless things
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - foolish talk, nonsense
BAGMENTALLY
adj. 1870 Eng. dial. - rubbishy, worthless; usually applied to persons
BAGNET
n. 1714 Sc. & Amer. dial. - a bayonet
BAGNIO
n. 1. 1599 - an oriental prison; a place of detention for slaves; a penal establishment
n. 2. 1615 obs. - a bath, a bathing-house, esp. one with hot baths, vapour-baths, and appliances for sweating, etc.
n. 3. 1624 - a brothel; a house of prostitution
BAGNIT
n. 1843 Amer. dial. - a bayonet
BAGODBAGEE!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of impatience and exasperation
BAGODBAJEES!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of impatience and exasperation
BAGODBEJINGOES!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of impatience and exasperation
BAG OF BEER
n. 1880 Aust. sl. - a drunk
BAG OF BEETS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
BAG OF BONES
n. 1. 1764 sl. - a very thin or skinny person or animal
n. 2. 1984 Can. sl. - a 'bush pilot' aeroplane
BAG OF BUGS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a fast car
BAG OF COKE
n. 1. 1976 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'bloke' - a man
n. 2. 20C rhyming sl. for 'poke' - sexual intercourse
BAG OFF
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to go away
vb. 2. 2002 UK sl. - to form an initial liaison with somebody sexually attractive, esp. with a view to greater intimacy
BAG OF FLOUR
n. 1980 UK rhyming sl. - a bathroom shower
BAG OF FRUIT
n. 1924 Aust. rhyming sl. - a suit
BAG OF GUTS
n. 1894 Amer. sl. - a fat person; a worthless. clumsy fellow; a useless, lazy person; used contemptuously
BAG OF HUMP
n. 1935 US sl. - a contemptible person
BAG OF JELLO
n. 1968 US sl. - a nervous person
BAG OF LEAD
n. 1968 US sl. - a bed
BAG OF MEAL
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
BAG OF MISERY
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a morose, unhappy person
BAG OF MOONSHINE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - nonsense; idle, untrue stories
BAG OF MYSTERY
n. 1864 sl. - a cheap sausage or saveloy
BAG OF NAILS
n. 1859 sl. - a confused thing or state of affairs; chaos, disorder; anything confusing
BAG OF NERVES
n. Bk2004 - a person who is extremely timid, anxious, or tense
BAG OF NUTS
n. 1910s sl. - something exceptional
BAG OF OATS
n. 1937 US sl. - an exceptional person
BAG OF POTATOES
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a person one does not know and cannot identify
BAG OF PUS
n. 1967 US sl. - a contemptible person
BAG OF RATIONS
n. World War I Eng. sl. - a fussy or over-enthusiastic person, particularly if he was of superior rank; used contemptuously
BAG OF SAND
n. 1990s rhyming sl. for 'grand' - 1000; usually £1000
BAG OF SHELLS
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - a trifle; an unimportant object
BAG OF SHIT
n. 1. 1970 Aust. sl. - a despicable person
n. 2. 1995 UK sl. - anything of poor quality
BAG OF SHIT TIED UP WITH STRING
n. 1984 UK sl. - a clumsy, shapeless, or scruffy person
BAG OF SMACKED TWATS
n. a2002 sl., derogatory - an unattractive woman
BAG OF SNAKES
n. 1984 Aust. sl. - a lively young woman
BAG OF TRICKS
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - the male genitals, esp. the scrotum
n. 2. M19 sl. - whatever one needs
n. 3. L19 sl. - the vagina
n. 4. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a resourceful person, one who is never at a loss
BAG OF TRIPE
n. 1822 sl. - an unpleasant or contemptible person
BAG OF WIND
n. 1816 colloq., derogatory - a person who speaks or writes at length but says little of substance or value; a pompously verbose speaker; a boaster; also, a loud-mouthed but ineffectual person
BAG OF YEAST
n. 1971 Aust. rhyming sl. - a priest
BAG O' LIES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a string of falsehoods
BAG ON
vb. 1. 1980s US sl. - to criticize someone
vb. 2. 1980s US sl. - to complain
vb. 3. 1993 US sl. - to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit
vb. 4. Bk1994 sl. - to chastise
vb. 5. Bk2006 US sl. - to tease someone
BAG ONE'S BOWLINE
vb. 1975 Amer. dial. - to perform or talk about a task unskilfully or ignorantly
BAG ONE'S FACE
vb. 1984 Amer. sl. - to cover one's head with a bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat
BAG ONE'S HEAD
int. 1863 Amer. sl. - shut up! go away!
vb. 1863 Amer. sl. - to cover one's head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat
BAGONET
n. 1808 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - a bayonet
BAG ONTO
vb. 1948 Amer. sl. - to grab; hence, to pay attention to
BAG ONTO THAT
phr. 1940s US sl. - take a look at that
BAGOOSE
adj. World War II Amer. sl. - good
BAG OUT
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to dine away from home
BAG OVER THE HEAD JOB
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a woman with whom a man will have sexual intercourse, but whose face he considers unattractive
BAG O' WANK
n. 1990s sl. - a term of abuse
BAG-O-WIRE
n. 1950s W. Indies Rasta - a betrayer
BAG PERSON
n. 1981 orig. & chiefly US - a homeless person, esp. one who carries his or her possessions in disposable shopping bags
BAGPIPE
n. 1. 1603 - an inflated and senseless talker; a windbag; a long-winded monotonous speaker; a tedious chatterbox
n. 2. 17C sl. - the penis
n. 3. 1940s African-American sl. - a vacuum cleaner
n. 4. 20C sl. - an act of penilingus
vb. 1. L18 Brit. - to perform an act of penilingus
vb. 2. 1904 UK homosexual sl. - to stimulate the penis to orgasm under the armpit of a lover
BAGPIPES
n. 1834 US sl. - lungs
BAGPIPING
n. L19 sl. - intercourse under the armpit, generally a homosexual practice
BAG-PUNCHER
n. 1. 1926 Amer. sl. - a complainer; one who talks at length, gossips, or chats
n. 2. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a boxer
BAG-PUNCHING
n. 1903 Amer. sl. - incessant talking
BAG RAT
n. 1. 1937 US sl. - in golf: a caddy
n. 2. 2009 drug culture sl. - a heroin addict
BAGREL
n. 1. 1808 Sc. - a child
n. 2. 1822 Sc. - a small fish, such as a minnow
n. 3. 1825 Sc. obs. - a small person with a large belly
n. 4. Bk1911 Sc. - a silly person
BAGRIE
n. 1769 Sc. - trash; worthless rubbish
BAGS
n. 1. c1275 obs. poetic usage - bagpipes
n. 2. L16 - the breasts
n. 3. 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - the stomach; entrails
n. 4. 1853 UK sl. - clothes that hang loosely about the wearer; trousers
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a commercial traveller, who used to carry his samples with him on horseback, in a pair of saddle-bags
n. 6. M19 sl. - trousers
n. 7. 1910s sl. - many; a great amount of
n. 8. 1939 Irish sl. - a despised person
n. 9. 1954 US sl. - the testicles
n. 10. 2004 Ireland sl. - a mess; a botched enterprise
vb. 1944 Aust. sl. - to claim rights to something; to reserve something
BAG SCHOOL
vb. 1892 US sl. - to play truant
BAG-SHAKINGS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the youngest of a large family
BAG-SHANTY
n. 20C Brit. navy sl. - a brothel
BAGS I!
int. M19 juvenile sl. - that's mine, I want to do that!
BAG-SLINGER
n. 1938 US sl. - a streetwalker; a prostitute
BAG-SNATCHER
n. 1908 - a thief who snatches bags
BAGS OF
adj. 1910s sl. - many
BAGS OF MYSTERY
n. 1864 sl. - sausages or saveloys
BAGS O’ GUTS
n. 1894 US sl. - a useless person; a big man with little brains
BAG SOME RAYS
vb. 1950s US sl. - to sunbathe; to get a suntan
BAG SOME Z'S
vb. 1963 US sl. - to sleep
BAGSTANE
n. 1590 Sc. - a testicle
BAGSTER
n. 1793 UK sl. - a commercial traveller whose business it is to show samples and solicit orders on behalf of manufacturers, etc.
BAG-SWINGER
n. 1. 1930s Aust. sl. - a bookmaker
n. 2. 1960s Aust. sl. - a street-walker, a prostitute
n. 3. Bk2000 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker's change clerk
BAGSY
adj. 1920s Sc. sl. - shapeless, lumpy
int. M19 juvenile sl. - that's mine, I want to do that!
BAG THAT!
int. 1980s US sl. - forget it!
BAG THE SWAG
vb. Bk1890 sl. - to put into a pocket or hide the stolen property
BAG THE ZA!
int. 1983 Amer. sl. - cancel the pizza!
BAG-THIEF
n. 1909 sl. - a thief who specializes in stealing rings
BAGUE
n. 1475 obs. - a ring; a brooch
BAG UP
vb. 1. 1968 Amer. sl. - to disregard, abandon, or be done with; to quit
vb. 2. 1960s drug culture sl. - to divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing
vb. 3. 1980s UK & African-American sl. - to be caught or arrested by the police
vb. 4. 1980s UK & African-American sl. - to laugh very hard at something
BAGWALETOUR
n. Bk1855 obs. - a carrier of baggage
BAGWAME
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a silly fellow; one who knows only how to 'bag' or cram his belly
BAGWESH
n. 1881 Eng. dial. - wreck, ruin, bankruptcy
BAG-WIG
n. 1717 - a wig fashionable in the 18th century, the back-hair of which was enclosed in an ornamental bag
BAG WITH A SAG
n. Bk1945 jive usage - an unattractive stout girl
BAGWOMAN
n. 1. 1845 rare - a woman who carries goods for sale in a bag; a female commercial traveller
n. 2. 1966 US sl. - a woman who delivers or, esp., collects illicit payments; a woman who transmits illegal payoffs
n. 3. 1975 drug trafficking sl. - a woman who is a small-volume drug pusher
n. 4. 1977 - a homeless woman who carries her personal possessions in bags
BAG YOUR FACE!
int. 1980s sl. - a general term of abuse; go away!
BAG YOUR HEAD!
int. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - be more modest
BAG Z'S
vb. 1968 US sl. - to nap, to sleep
BAH - BAJZ
BAH
int. 1. 1817 - an exclamation of contempt
int. 2. 1982 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children
n. 2000 African-American sl., derogatory - a woman (Bitch-Ass Ho)
BA-HA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bronchitis
BAHAKAS
n. 1950s US sl. - the buttocks, behind
BAHAMA MAMA, BAHAMA MOMMA
n. 1980s African-American sl. - a fat, unattractive "Black Mammy" stereotype, supposedly typical of the West Indies
BAHANGS
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of clothes: hanging down untidily, ragged at the bottom
BAHAUDUR
n. 1828 Anglo-Indian - a conceited or self-important fellow
BAH-FUNGOO!
int. 1950s US sl. - an exclamation of contempt or dismissal, e.g. go fuck yourself!
BAHLI-BAHLI!
int. 1963 US military in E. Asia (Korean) - hurry up!
BAH-MA
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a grandmother
BAHNHOF QUEEN
n. 1980 US sl. - a German streetwalker
BAHOOKEY
n. 1990s US sl. - the buttocks, the behind
BAHU
n. 1959 South Asian - a daughter-in-law, esp. one who follows the tradition of living with her husband's family after marriage
BAIARDOUR
n. 1780 obs. - a mason's labourer or who helps to carry the 'baiard', a large hand-barrow with six handles on which building stones are carried
BAIBLE
vb. 1887 Sc. - to sip often, to tipple; to drink carelessly, with spilling
BAICH
adj. 1924 Sc. - backward
n. 1808 Sc. obs. - a child
BAICHE
n. B1700 Sc. - a child
BAICHIE
n. B1700 Sc. - a child; used rather contemptuously
vb. 1808 Sc. obs. - to cough
BAIGLE
n. 1. 1821 Sc. - a disagreeable, dirty person; an objectionable person; a sight, a fright
n. 2. Bk1879 Eng. dial. - an opprobrious epithet applied to a depraved woman
n. 3. 1897 Sc. - a thin man; an odd figure
vb. 1. 1825 Sc. - to walk slowly, as if much fatigued
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - of a child: to run or walk with short steps
BAIGNET
n. 1962 Amer. dial. - a fritter or doughnut
BAIGNEUR
n. Bk1898 - a bath keeper (French)
BAIJAN, BAIJEN
n. 1. 1708 Sc. - a first-year student at a Scottish university; no only used in Aberdeen and St. Andrews
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a novice, a beginner in any trade, art, or science
BAIKIE
n. 1900 Sc. - a small stool
BAIKINS
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a beating, a drubbing
BAIL
n. 1. 1292 obs. - a handing over, delivery, giving
n. 2. a1400 obs. - charge, custody, jurisdiction, power
n. 3. 2000s sl. - credit
vb. 1. 1581 obs. - to liberate from imprisonment
vb. 2. c1600 rare - to confine
vb. 3. 1768 - to deliver goods in trust, upon a contract expressed or implied that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee
vb. 4. 1940s African-American sl. - to enjoy oneself
vb. 5. 1970s African-American & teen sl. - to terminate a relationship, to break up
vb. 6. 1977 US sl. - to leave, to depart, to go; to play truant; hence, to run out on, to renege on someone
vb. 7. 1990s sl. - to run
vb. 8. 1990s sl. - to throw away
vb. 9. 20C teen & high school sl. - to put something down
BAILABLE
adj. 1502 obs. - capable of being delivered; deliverable
BAIL BANDIT
n. 1991 colloq. - someone who commits a crime while on bail awaiting trial
BAILCH
n. 1. 1768 Sc. - a very fat or lusty person, breathless from corpulence
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a brat; a contemptuous term for a child
BAILE
n. 1. 1844 Amer. dial. - a dance or ball, esp. one at which Spanish or Mexican folk dances are performed
n. 2. 1880 Amer. dial. - a dance hall
BAIL 'EM FROM SALEM
n. Bk1945 jive usage - a bondsman
BAILER
n. 1916 Amer. dial. - one who asks questions
THE BAILEY
n. 1. M19 sl. - the Central Criminal Court, London; usually known as the 'Old Bailey'
n. 2. L19 Aust. sl. - prison in general
BAILI
n. Bk1888 obs. - a steward, a bailiff
BAILIE
n. 1. 1297 obs. - in England, formerly applied to the king's officers generally, including sheriffs, mayors, etc. nominated by him, but especially to the chief officer of a hundred; a bailiff
n. 2. 1375 Sc. obs. - the chief magistrate of a barony or part of a county, having functions equivalent to those of a sheriff
n. 3. 1484 Sc. - a municipal magistrate corresponding to the English alderman
n. 4. 1880 Sc. - a man, boy or girl in charge of the cows on a farm
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clever man
BAILIE-BOY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a boy employed on large farms to take messages and make himself generally useful
BAILIER
n. 1834 Eng. dial. - a bailiff or sheriff's officer
BAILIFF
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clever man
BAILIFF OF MARSHAM
n. 17C sl. - the ague or malarial fever
BAILING WIRE ARTIST
n. Bk1978 railroad usage - a mechanic whose skill is in question
BAILIRIC
n. 1570 obs. - bailiwick; a district or place under the jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff
BAILIVATE
n. 1721 obs. - the office of a bailiff
BAILLE
n. 1825 Sc. - a mistress; a sweetheart
BAILLIE
n. c1305 obs. - the jurisdiction, authority, charge, or office of a bailie or bailiff; jurisdiction or charge committed to an officer, delegated authority; stewardship
BAILLIE LOON
n. 1916 Sc. - a lad in charge of the cattle
BAILLY
n. c1305 obs. - the jurisdiction, authority, charge, or office of a bailie or bailiff; jurisdiction or charge committed to an officer, delegated authority; stewardship
BAIL ON
vb. 1. 1960s US teen sl. - to oppress, to give a hard time to, to trouble
vb. 2. 1960s US teen sl. - to break a date
vb. 3. 1990s sl. - to leave someone
BAIL OUT
n. 1990s US sl. - (as 'bail-out') an evasion, an escape
vb. 1. 1940s US sl. - to leave in a hurry, to run off to escape from a difficult situation
vb. 2. 1940s Aust. sl. - to lock out
vb. 3. 1970s sl., orig. military - to go mad or insane
vb. 4. 1980s US sl. - to die
vb. 5. 1980s US sl. - to abandon, to terminate a relationship
BAIL SOMEONE OUT
vb. 1970s sl., orig. US - to rescue someone
BAIL THAT!
int. 20C teen & high school sl. - screw that!
BAIL UP
int. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a command to cows: stand still!
int. 2. M19 sl. - stop!
vb. 1. 1883 Sc. - to tie up, to fasten
vb. 2. M19 sl. - to arrest
vb. 3. M19 sl. - to rob
vb. 4. M19 Aust. sl. - to trap, to corner
vb. 5. 1990s Aust. sl. - to stop someone on the street for a chat
BAILY
n. 1825 - a superintendent of an estate; a bailiff; a steward; a sheriff’s officer
BAILYAMENT
n. 1913 Sc. - a state of prosperity or period of full vigour
BAIN
adj. 1. c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - ready, willing, inclined
adj. 2. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - flexible, lithe, supple, limber, pliant
adj. 3. 1691 Eng. dial. - nimble, clever
adj. 4. 1805 Eng. dial. - of a road: convenient, direct, near
adj. 5. 1864 N. Eng. dial. - direct; near, short
adv. 1. c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - readily, willingly
adv. 2. a1700 N. Eng. dial. - conveniently near, handy
n. 1. 1475 obs. - a quantity of water or other liquid placed in a suitable receptacle in which one may bathe; the vessel in which the water is held
n. 2. 1483 obs. - an act of bathing; a bath
n. 3. 1494 obs. - a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc.; a public bath
n. 4. 1538 obs. - a spring of hot or medicinal water
n. 5. 1910s W. Indies - the buttocks
vb. 1398 obs. - to bathe or wash; to drench
BAINED
adj. c1440 obs. - of peas and beans: burst, split
BAINING
n. 1528 obs. - bathing
BAING
n. 1911 Sc. - an old done horse
BAINGIE
n. 1933 Sc. - a crowd
BAINGIED
adj. 1853 Sc. obs. - ? handled roughly
BAINGLE
n. 1870 Sc. - a term of abuse applied to a woman
BAINING
n. 1528 obs. - bathing
BAIN KEEPER
n. 1569 - the attendant of a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc.
BAINLY
adv. c1400 obs. - readily, willingly; at once
BAINS
n. 1541 - brothels
BAINSOME
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - near at hand
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - obliging, helpful
BAIRD
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - a poet or bard; in old laws contemptuously applied to those strolling rhymers who were wont to oppress the lieges
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a noisy, turbulent person: generally applied to a scold
BAIRDIE
n. 1872 Sc. - the rubbing of a man's rough chin against the face of someone else, or squeeze another's chin with the hand
BAIRGE
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - an affected bobbing walk
n. 2. 1866 Sc. - the voice lifted up in a strong and loud manner, either in speaking, reading, weeping, or calling after one
n. 3. 1866 Sc. - a person who raises his voice in a strong, loud manner
n. 4. 1925 Sc. - forcible effort
vb. 1. 1825 Sc. - to walk with a jerk or spring upwards; to strut
vb. 2. 1847 Sc. - to collide violently; to threaten with violence; to move clumsily and noisily
vb. 3. 1887 Sc. - to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly
vb. 4. 1897 Sc. - to bark like a dog on the chain
BAIRGIN'
adj. 1. 1866 Sc. - having the habit of lifting up the voice in a loud manner
adj. 2. 1866 Sc. - much given to weeping noisily
BAIRMAN
n. Bk1720 - a poor insolvent debtor, left bare and naked, who was obliged to swear in court that he was not worth about five shillings and five pence; a bankrupt who gives up all his goods to his creditors; a pauper
BAIRN
n. 1. c1000 - a child; a son or daughter
n. 2. 1898 Sc. - a weak-minded or childish person
vb. 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beget, to conceive; to render pregnant
BAIRN-BAIRN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a grandchild
BAIRN-BED
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the womb
BAIRNBUND
adj. 1908 Sc. - of a woman: hindered by having a child to take care of
BAIRN-CLOUTS
n. 1895 Sc. - baby clothes, dolls' clothes
BAIRN-DOLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - inheritance
BAIRNED
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - pregnant
adj. 2. 19C Sc. - in a state of dotage
BAIRNEY
n. 1874 Sc. - a little child
BAIRN-FOLK
n. 1891 Sc. - children
BAIRN-FOND
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - child-loving
BAIRN-GAM
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - child's play
BAIRNHEID
n. 1. a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. - childhood, infancy
n. 2. c1505 obs. - childishness
BAIRNHOOD
n. 1866 Sc. - childhood
BAIRNIE
adj. 1908 Sc. - childish
n. 1. 1874 Sc. - a little child
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a soft character, having very childish perceptions
BAIRNIE OF THE EYE
n. 1825 Sc. - the pupil of the eye
BAIRNISH
adj. 1826 Eng. dial. - childish; silly
BAIRNISH-LAKE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - child's play
BAIRNISHNESS
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - childishness; weakmindedness
BAIRN-LAKE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - child's play
BAIRN-LIKE
adj. 1874 Eng. dial. - childish; weak-minded
BAIRN-LILE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - early infancy
BAIRNLINESS
n. Bk1898 Sc. - childishness
BAIRNLY
adj. 1. 1533 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - childish
adj. 2. 1603 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - child-like; in childhood
adj. 3. 1932 Sc. - in a state of dotage
BAIRNLY-LIKE
adj. 1895 Sc. - childish
BAIRN-PART
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - inheritance
BAIRN-PLAY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - child's play
BAIRN'S-BAIRN
n. 1932 Sc. - a grandchild
BAIRN'S BARGAIN
n. 1825 Sc. - a bargain that can be easily broken
BAIRN'S BED
n. 1549 N. Eng. dial. - the womb
BAIRN-SIGN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - evidence of being in the family way
BAIRN'S-LAKINS
n. 1891 Eng. dial. - children's playthings, toys
BAIRN'S-MAID
n. Bk1845 Sc. - a nursery maid, a nurse
BAIRNSWOMAN
n. 1823 Sc. - a child's maid or nurse
BAIRN-TEAM
n. c885 N. Eng. dial. - brood of children; offspring; family
BAIRN-TIME
n. 1. 1786 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a large family; offspring
n. 2. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the time of life for child-bearing
n. 3. 1830 Sc. - childhood
n. 4. 1923 Sc. - the time when the children are at home, as from school
BAIRN-WOMAN
n. 1823 Sc. - a nursemaid, a nurse
BAIRNWORT
n. 1. 1788 Eng. dial. - the common daisy, Bellis perennis
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the violet
BAIRSE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - impertinent, impudent
BAISDLIE
adv. 1709 Sc. obs. - in a state of confusion
BAISE
adj. 1825 Sc. obs. - sad, sorrowful
n. 1. 1571 obs. - a bastard
n. 2. 1833 Sc. - confusion, bewilderment
n. 3. Bk1898 Sc. - haste, expedition
vb. 1. 1825 Sc. obs. - to persuade, to coax
vb. 2. 1871 Sc. arch. - to lower, to lay low
vb. 3. Bk1898 Sc. - to move or walk with energy
BAISED
adj. 1. 1706 Sc. - confused, bewildered
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. - concerned, afraid
BAISELER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person who takes care of cattle
BAISEMAIN
n. 1656 - a kiss of the hands
BAISEMAINS
n. 1707 - compliments, respects
BAISEMENT
n. c1654 obs. - a kissing
BAISEMENTS
n. c1654 obs. rare - compliments, respects
BAISIER
n. c1450 obs. - a kiss; a kissing
BAISLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to make dirty
BAISS
adj. 1. 1820 Sc. obs. - ashamed
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. obs. - sad, sorrowful
vb. 1825 Sc. - to beat, to drub
BAISSING
n. 1825 Sc. - a beating, a drubbing
BAISSLE
vb. 1923 Sc. - to rush about in a busied or hurried manner; to busy or exert oneself
BAIST
adj. 1780 Sc. obs. - low, despicable
BAISTLY
adj. 1873 Eng. dial. - dirty; like a beast
BAIT
n. 1. 1570 - food, refreshment; a feed for horses, or slight repast for travellers, upon a journey; light refreshment taken between meals
n. 2. 1579 - a halt for refreshment in the course of a journey; a stoppage for rest
n. 3. 1662 obs. - a hasty meal like a traveller's; a snack
n. 4. 1857 sl. - a fit of bad temper; a rage; anger; a fit of anger
n. 5. 1851 Amer. dial. - a sufficient or excessive quantity or amount
n. 6. 1872 US sl. - intended prey or victim
n. 7. M19 US sl. - one's intended prey or victim
n. 8. 1908 Amer. dial., esp. African-American - an earthworm
n. 9. 1934 Amer. dial. - in marbles: the marbles which a player puts in the game as his 'ante'
n. 10. 1940s sl. - an individual who is likely to get into trouble or face unwanted attention, esp. as a suffix, -bait
n. 11. 1959 sl. - an individual who is likely to get into trouble or face unwanted attention
n. 12. 1961 US sl. - a homosexual male who is sexually appealing to his peers
n. 13. 1965 sl. - an attractive man or woman used to lure a victim into a con-game or a mugging
n. 14. 1972 US homosexual sl. - an undercover policeman used for entrapment of homosexuals
n. 15. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a person, esp. a youth, living in a neighbourhood or having psychological problems which, or associated with friends who, may lead him to become a drug addict; a potential drug addict
n. 16. 1980s African-American sl. - a woman with noticeable body odour
n. 17. 1995 sl. - a young person, usually a girl, who is under the age of sexual consent
n. 18. 20C US sl. - an effeminate male or a masculine female who draws attention from homosexuals
n. 19. M20 sl. - a sexually attractive young woman
vb. 1. c1374 obs. - of the eyes: to feast
vb. 2. 1375 - of travellers: to stop at an inn, orig, to feed the horses, but later also to rest and refresh themselves; hence, to make a brief stay or sojourn
vb. 3. c1386 obs. - to feed, to take nourishment
vb. 4. 1634 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of men and horses: to stop to feed
vb. 5. 1869 Eng. dial. - of a fire: to feed
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to take a rest, to cease from labour for a short time
vb. 7. 1903 Amer. dial. - to entice, to lure, provoke
vb. 8. 1968 Amer. dial. - to curry favour
vb. 9. 20C sl. - to make a bluff with the intention of being exposed for later strategic advantage
BAITAND
adj. 1330 obs. - hastening, in haste
BAIT AND BOARD
n. 1903 Amer. dial. - food and shelter for a horse
BAIT CAN
n. 1926 Amer. dial. - a lunch bucket, esp. among loggers
BAITCHEL, BAITCHIL
vb. 1825 Sc. - to beat soundly
BAITED FOR WIDOW
adj. 1960 Amer. dial. - spruced up; dressed to catch the attention of widows or other women
BAITER
n. 1611 - a tormenter; a tease
BAITHE
vb. c1300 obs. rare - to grant; to agree, to consent
BAITHERSHIN!
int. 1843 Ireland - an expletive; it may be so
BAITIE-BUM
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a lazy fellow; a simpleton
BAITIE-BUMMIL
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a petty fumbler
BAITING
n. 1. c1440 - the act of taking wayside refreshment or of giving food to horses upon a journey
n. 2. 1475 - the place at which, or occasion when, a halt is made for refreshment on a journey
BAITING-STOCK
n. Bk1888 obs. - an object to be baited by everybody; a laughingstock
BAITING-TIME
n. 1886 Eng. dial. - time for refreshment
BAIT-LAYER
n. 1900 Aust. & NZ sl. - an outback cook, a station cook; later, an army cook, a restaurant cook
BAITLESS
adj. 1600 rare - without food, without refreshment
BAIT THE HOOK
vb. 1970s US homosexual sl. - to have sexual intercourse
BAIT-TIME
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the time for taking food
BAITWORM
n. 1949 Amer. dial. - the common worm used for bait; an earthworm
BAITY
adj. 1921 sl. - bad-tempered; in a rage, angry
BAIVENJAR
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a tatterdemalion, a ragamuffin
BAIVER
vb. 1887 Sc. - to gad about; to run after shows, weddings, etc.
BAIVERING
adj. 1887 Sc. - gadding about; taking interest in trifles, finery, etc.
BAIZE
n. 1833 Sc. - confusion, bewilderment
vb. 1. 1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm
vb. 2. 1871 Sc. arch. - to lower, to lay low
BAJA
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a steep descent, road, or trail
BAJADA
n. 1866 Amer. dial. - a steep descent, road, or trail
BAJADERE
n. 1598 - a dancing girl of the East
BAJAN
n. 1. 1642 - a freshman at the Scotch universities, where the term was adopted from the University of Paris
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a novice, a beginner in any trade, art, or science
n. 3. 1832 - a native or inhabitant of Barbados
BAJAN SPREE
n. 20C W. Indies & Trinidad - a small, spontaneous party
BAJARDOUR
n. Bk1708 obs. - a carter; the bearer or carrier of any weight or burden
BAJE(E)
n. 1960 W. Indies - a Bajan, a native of Barbados
BAJIE
n. 1960 W. Indies - a Bajan, a native of Barbados
BAJULATE
vb. 1613 obs. rare - to carry a heavy burden; to carry as a 'badger'
BAJULUS
n. Bk1922 - a pedagogue; a teacher, esp. a strict or pedantic one
int. 1. 1817 - an exclamation of contempt
int. 2. 1982 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children
n. 2000 African-American sl., derogatory - a woman (Bitch-Ass Ho)
BA-HA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bronchitis
BAHAKAS
n. 1950s US sl. - the buttocks, behind
BAHAMA MAMA, BAHAMA MOMMA
n. 1980s African-American sl. - a fat, unattractive "Black Mammy" stereotype, supposedly typical of the West Indies
BAHANGS
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of clothes: hanging down untidily, ragged at the bottom
BAHAUDUR
n. 1828 Anglo-Indian - a conceited or self-important fellow
BAH-FUNGOO!
int. 1950s US sl. - an exclamation of contempt or dismissal, e.g. go fuck yourself!
BAHLI-BAHLI!
int. 1963 US military in E. Asia (Korean) - hurry up!
BAH-MA
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a grandmother
BAHNHOF QUEEN
n. 1980 US sl. - a German streetwalker
BAHOOKEY
n. 1990s US sl. - the buttocks, the behind
BAHU
n. 1959 South Asian - a daughter-in-law, esp. one who follows the tradition of living with her husband's family after marriage
BAIARDOUR
n. 1780 obs. - a mason's labourer or who helps to carry the 'baiard', a large hand-barrow with six handles on which building stones are carried
BAIBLE
vb. 1887 Sc. - to sip often, to tipple; to drink carelessly, with spilling
BAICH
adj. 1924 Sc. - backward
n. 1808 Sc. obs. - a child
BAICHE
n. B1700 Sc. - a child
BAICHIE
n. B1700 Sc. - a child; used rather contemptuously
vb. 1808 Sc. obs. - to cough
BAIGLE
n. 1. 1821 Sc. - a disagreeable, dirty person; an objectionable person; a sight, a fright
n. 2. Bk1879 Eng. dial. - an opprobrious epithet applied to a depraved woman
n. 3. 1897 Sc. - a thin man; an odd figure
vb. 1. 1825 Sc. - to walk slowly, as if much fatigued
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - of a child: to run or walk with short steps
BAIGNET
n. 1962 Amer. dial. - a fritter or doughnut
BAIGNEUR
n. Bk1898 - a bath keeper (French)
BAIJAN, BAIJEN
n. 1. 1708 Sc. - a first-year student at a Scottish university; no only used in Aberdeen and St. Andrews
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a novice, a beginner in any trade, art, or science
BAIKIE
n. 1900 Sc. - a small stool
BAIKINS
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a beating, a drubbing
BAIL
n. 1. 1292 obs. - a handing over, delivery, giving
n. 2. a1400 obs. - charge, custody, jurisdiction, power
n. 3. 2000s sl. - credit
vb. 1. 1581 obs. - to liberate from imprisonment
vb. 2. c1600 rare - to confine
vb. 3. 1768 - to deliver goods in trust, upon a contract expressed or implied that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee
vb. 4. 1940s African-American sl. - to enjoy oneself
vb. 5. 1970s African-American & teen sl. - to terminate a relationship, to break up
vb. 6. 1977 US sl. - to leave, to depart, to go; to play truant; hence, to run out on, to renege on someone
vb. 7. 1990s sl. - to run
vb. 8. 1990s sl. - to throw away
vb. 9. 20C teen & high school sl. - to put something down
BAILABLE
adj. 1502 obs. - capable of being delivered; deliverable
BAIL BANDIT
n. 1991 colloq. - someone who commits a crime while on bail awaiting trial
BAILCH
n. 1. 1768 Sc. - a very fat or lusty person, breathless from corpulence
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a brat; a contemptuous term for a child
BAILE
n. 1. 1844 Amer. dial. - a dance or ball, esp. one at which Spanish or Mexican folk dances are performed
n. 2. 1880 Amer. dial. - a dance hall
BAIL 'EM FROM SALEM
n. Bk1945 jive usage - a bondsman
BAILER
n. 1916 Amer. dial. - one who asks questions
THE BAILEY
n. 1. M19 sl. - the Central Criminal Court, London; usually known as the 'Old Bailey'
n. 2. L19 Aust. sl. - prison in general
BAILI
n. Bk1888 obs. - a steward, a bailiff
BAILIE
n. 1. 1297 obs. - in England, formerly applied to the king's officers generally, including sheriffs, mayors, etc. nominated by him, but especially to the chief officer of a hundred; a bailiff
n. 2. 1375 Sc. obs. - the chief magistrate of a barony or part of a county, having functions equivalent to those of a sheriff
n. 3. 1484 Sc. - a municipal magistrate corresponding to the English alderman
n. 4. 1880 Sc. - a man, boy or girl in charge of the cows on a farm
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clever man
BAILIE-BOY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a boy employed on large farms to take messages and make himself generally useful
BAILIER
n. 1834 Eng. dial. - a bailiff or sheriff's officer
BAILIFF
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clever man
BAILIFF OF MARSHAM
n. 17C sl. - the ague or malarial fever
BAILING WIRE ARTIST
n. Bk1978 railroad usage - a mechanic whose skill is in question
BAILIRIC
n. 1570 obs. - bailiwick; a district or place under the jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff
BAILIVATE
n. 1721 obs. - the office of a bailiff
BAILLE
n. 1825 Sc. - a mistress; a sweetheart
BAILLIE
n. c1305 obs. - the jurisdiction, authority, charge, or office of a bailie or bailiff; jurisdiction or charge committed to an officer, delegated authority; stewardship
BAILLIE LOON
n. 1916 Sc. - a lad in charge of the cattle
BAILLY
n. c1305 obs. - the jurisdiction, authority, charge, or office of a bailie or bailiff; jurisdiction or charge committed to an officer, delegated authority; stewardship
BAIL ON
vb. 1. 1960s US teen sl. - to oppress, to give a hard time to, to trouble
vb. 2. 1960s US teen sl. - to break a date
vb. 3. 1990s sl. - to leave someone
BAIL OUT
n. 1990s US sl. - (as 'bail-out') an evasion, an escape
vb. 1. 1940s US sl. - to leave in a hurry, to run off to escape from a difficult situation
vb. 2. 1940s Aust. sl. - to lock out
vb. 3. 1970s sl., orig. military - to go mad or insane
vb. 4. 1980s US sl. - to die
vb. 5. 1980s US sl. - to abandon, to terminate a relationship
BAIL SOMEONE OUT
vb. 1970s sl., orig. US - to rescue someone
BAIL THAT!
int. 20C teen & high school sl. - screw that!
BAIL UP
int. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a command to cows: stand still!
int. 2. M19 sl. - stop!
vb. 1. 1883 Sc. - to tie up, to fasten
vb. 2. M19 sl. - to arrest
vb. 3. M19 sl. - to rob
vb. 4. M19 Aust. sl. - to trap, to corner
vb. 5. 1990s Aust. sl. - to stop someone on the street for a chat
BAILY
n. 1825 - a superintendent of an estate; a bailiff; a steward; a sheriff’s officer
BAILYAMENT
n. 1913 Sc. - a state of prosperity or period of full vigour
BAIN
adj. 1. c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - ready, willing, inclined
adj. 2. c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - flexible, lithe, supple, limber, pliant
adj. 3. 1691 Eng. dial. - nimble, clever
adj. 4. 1805 Eng. dial. - of a road: convenient, direct, near
adj. 5. 1864 N. Eng. dial. - direct; near, short
adv. 1. c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - readily, willingly
adv. 2. a1700 N. Eng. dial. - conveniently near, handy
n. 1. 1475 obs. - a quantity of water or other liquid placed in a suitable receptacle in which one may bathe; the vessel in which the water is held
n. 2. 1483 obs. - an act of bathing; a bath
n. 3. 1494 obs. - a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc.; a public bath
n. 4. 1538 obs. - a spring of hot or medicinal water
n. 5. 1910s W. Indies - the buttocks
vb. 1398 obs. - to bathe or wash; to drench
BAINED
adj. c1440 obs. - of peas and beans: burst, split
BAINING
n. 1528 obs. - bathing
BAING
n. 1911 Sc. - an old done horse
BAINGIE
n. 1933 Sc. - a crowd
BAINGIED
adj. 1853 Sc. obs. - ? handled roughly
BAINGLE
n. 1870 Sc. - a term of abuse applied to a woman
BAINING
n. 1528 obs. - bathing
BAIN KEEPER
n. 1569 - the attendant of a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc.
BAINLY
adv. c1400 obs. - readily, willingly; at once
BAINS
n. 1541 - brothels
BAINSOME
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - near at hand
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - obliging, helpful
BAIRD
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - a poet or bard; in old laws contemptuously applied to those strolling rhymers who were wont to oppress the lieges
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a noisy, turbulent person: generally applied to a scold
BAIRDIE
n. 1872 Sc. - the rubbing of a man's rough chin against the face of someone else, or squeeze another's chin with the hand
BAIRGE
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - an affected bobbing walk
n. 2. 1866 Sc. - the voice lifted up in a strong and loud manner, either in speaking, reading, weeping, or calling after one
n. 3. 1866 Sc. - a person who raises his voice in a strong, loud manner
n. 4. 1925 Sc. - forcible effort
vb. 1. 1825 Sc. - to walk with a jerk or spring upwards; to strut
vb. 2. 1847 Sc. - to collide violently; to threaten with violence; to move clumsily and noisily
vb. 3. 1887 Sc. - to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly
vb. 4. 1897 Sc. - to bark like a dog on the chain
BAIRGIN'
adj. 1. 1866 Sc. - having the habit of lifting up the voice in a loud manner
adj. 2. 1866 Sc. - much given to weeping noisily
BAIRMAN
n. Bk1720 - a poor insolvent debtor, left bare and naked, who was obliged to swear in court that he was not worth about five shillings and five pence; a bankrupt who gives up all his goods to his creditors; a pauper
BAIRN
n. 1. c1000 - a child; a son or daughter
n. 2. 1898 Sc. - a weak-minded or childish person
vb. 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beget, to conceive; to render pregnant
BAIRN-BAIRN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a grandchild
BAIRN-BED
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the womb
BAIRNBUND
adj. 1908 Sc. - of a woman: hindered by having a child to take care of
BAIRN-CLOUTS
n. 1895 Sc. - baby clothes, dolls' clothes
BAIRN-DOLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - inheritance
BAIRNED
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - pregnant
adj. 2. 19C Sc. - in a state of dotage
BAIRNEY
n. 1874 Sc. - a little child
BAIRN-FOLK
n. 1891 Sc. - children
BAIRN-FOND
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - child-loving
BAIRN-GAM
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - child's play
BAIRNHEID
n. 1. a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. - childhood, infancy
n. 2. c1505 obs. - childishness
BAIRNHOOD
n. 1866 Sc. - childhood
BAIRNIE
adj. 1908 Sc. - childish
n. 1. 1874 Sc. - a little child
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a soft character, having very childish perceptions
BAIRNIE OF THE EYE
n. 1825 Sc. - the pupil of the eye
BAIRNISH
adj. 1826 Eng. dial. - childish; silly
BAIRNISH-LAKE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - child's play
BAIRNISHNESS
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - childishness; weakmindedness
BAIRN-LAKE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - child's play
BAIRN-LIKE
adj. 1874 Eng. dial. - childish; weak-minded
BAIRN-LILE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - early infancy
BAIRNLINESS
n. Bk1898 Sc. - childishness
BAIRNLY
adj. 1. 1533 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - childish
adj. 2. 1603 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - child-like; in childhood
adj. 3. 1932 Sc. - in a state of dotage
BAIRNLY-LIKE
adj. 1895 Sc. - childish
BAIRN-PART
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - inheritance
BAIRN-PLAY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - child's play
BAIRN'S-BAIRN
n. 1932 Sc. - a grandchild
BAIRN'S BARGAIN
n. 1825 Sc. - a bargain that can be easily broken
BAIRN'S BED
n. 1549 N. Eng. dial. - the womb
BAIRN-SIGN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - evidence of being in the family way
BAIRN'S-LAKINS
n. 1891 Eng. dial. - children's playthings, toys
BAIRN'S-MAID
n. Bk1845 Sc. - a nursery maid, a nurse
BAIRNSWOMAN
n. 1823 Sc. - a child's maid or nurse
BAIRN-TEAM
n. c885 N. Eng. dial. - brood of children; offspring; family
BAIRN-TIME
n. 1. 1786 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a large family; offspring
n. 2. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the time of life for child-bearing
n. 3. 1830 Sc. - childhood
n. 4. 1923 Sc. - the time when the children are at home, as from school
BAIRN-WOMAN
n. 1823 Sc. - a nursemaid, a nurse
BAIRNWORT
n. 1. 1788 Eng. dial. - the common daisy, Bellis perennis
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the violet
BAIRSE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - impertinent, impudent
BAISDLIE
adv. 1709 Sc. obs. - in a state of confusion
BAISE
adj. 1825 Sc. obs. - sad, sorrowful
n. 1. 1571 obs. - a bastard
n. 2. 1833 Sc. - confusion, bewilderment
n. 3. Bk1898 Sc. - haste, expedition
vb. 1. 1825 Sc. obs. - to persuade, to coax
vb. 2. 1871 Sc. arch. - to lower, to lay low
vb. 3. Bk1898 Sc. - to move or walk with energy
BAISED
adj. 1. 1706 Sc. - confused, bewildered
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. - concerned, afraid
BAISELER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person who takes care of cattle
BAISEMAIN
n. 1656 - a kiss of the hands
BAISEMAINS
n. 1707 - compliments, respects
BAISEMENT
n. c1654 obs. - a kissing
BAISEMENTS
n. c1654 obs. rare - compliments, respects
BAISIER
n. c1450 obs. - a kiss; a kissing
BAISLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to make dirty
BAISS
adj. 1. 1820 Sc. obs. - ashamed
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. obs. - sad, sorrowful
vb. 1825 Sc. - to beat, to drub
BAISSING
n. 1825 Sc. - a beating, a drubbing
BAISSLE
vb. 1923 Sc. - to rush about in a busied or hurried manner; to busy or exert oneself
BAIST
adj. 1780 Sc. obs. - low, despicable
BAISTLY
adj. 1873 Eng. dial. - dirty; like a beast
BAIT
n. 1. 1570 - food, refreshment; a feed for horses, or slight repast for travellers, upon a journey; light refreshment taken between meals
n. 2. 1579 - a halt for refreshment in the course of a journey; a stoppage for rest
n. 3. 1662 obs. - a hasty meal like a traveller's; a snack
n. 4. 1857 sl. - a fit of bad temper; a rage; anger; a fit of anger
n. 5. 1851 Amer. dial. - a sufficient or excessive quantity or amount
n. 6. 1872 US sl. - intended prey or victim
n. 7. M19 US sl. - one's intended prey or victim
n. 8. 1908 Amer. dial., esp. African-American - an earthworm
n. 9. 1934 Amer. dial. - in marbles: the marbles which a player puts in the game as his 'ante'
n. 10. 1940s sl. - an individual who is likely to get into trouble or face unwanted attention, esp. as a suffix, -bait
n. 11. 1959 sl. - an individual who is likely to get into trouble or face unwanted attention
n. 12. 1961 US sl. - a homosexual male who is sexually appealing to his peers
n. 13. 1965 sl. - an attractive man or woman used to lure a victim into a con-game or a mugging
n. 14. 1972 US homosexual sl. - an undercover policeman used for entrapment of homosexuals
n. 15. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a person, esp. a youth, living in a neighbourhood or having psychological problems which, or associated with friends who, may lead him to become a drug addict; a potential drug addict
n. 16. 1980s African-American sl. - a woman with noticeable body odour
n. 17. 1995 sl. - a young person, usually a girl, who is under the age of sexual consent
n. 18. 20C US sl. - an effeminate male or a masculine female who draws attention from homosexuals
n. 19. M20 sl. - a sexually attractive young woman
vb. 1. c1374 obs. - of the eyes: to feast
vb. 2. 1375 - of travellers: to stop at an inn, orig, to feed the horses, but later also to rest and refresh themselves; hence, to make a brief stay or sojourn
vb. 3. c1386 obs. - to feed, to take nourishment
vb. 4. 1634 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of men and horses: to stop to feed
vb. 5. 1869 Eng. dial. - of a fire: to feed
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to take a rest, to cease from labour for a short time
vb. 7. 1903 Amer. dial. - to entice, to lure, provoke
vb. 8. 1968 Amer. dial. - to curry favour
vb. 9. 20C sl. - to make a bluff with the intention of being exposed for later strategic advantage
BAITAND
adj. 1330 obs. - hastening, in haste
BAIT AND BOARD
n. 1903 Amer. dial. - food and shelter for a horse
BAIT CAN
n. 1926 Amer. dial. - a lunch bucket, esp. among loggers
BAITCHEL, BAITCHIL
vb. 1825 Sc. - to beat soundly
BAITED FOR WIDOW
adj. 1960 Amer. dial. - spruced up; dressed to catch the attention of widows or other women
BAITER
n. 1611 - a tormenter; a tease
BAITHE
vb. c1300 obs. rare - to grant; to agree, to consent
BAITHERSHIN!
int. 1843 Ireland - an expletive; it may be so
BAITIE-BUM
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a lazy fellow; a simpleton
BAITIE-BUMMIL
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a petty fumbler
BAITING
n. 1. c1440 - the act of taking wayside refreshment or of giving food to horses upon a journey
n. 2. 1475 - the place at which, or occasion when, a halt is made for refreshment on a journey
BAITING-STOCK
n. Bk1888 obs. - an object to be baited by everybody; a laughingstock
BAITING-TIME
n. 1886 Eng. dial. - time for refreshment
BAIT-LAYER
n. 1900 Aust. & NZ sl. - an outback cook, a station cook; later, an army cook, a restaurant cook
BAITLESS
adj. 1600 rare - without food, without refreshment
BAIT THE HOOK
vb. 1970s US homosexual sl. - to have sexual intercourse
BAIT-TIME
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the time for taking food
BAITWORM
n. 1949 Amer. dial. - the common worm used for bait; an earthworm
BAITY
adj. 1921 sl. - bad-tempered; in a rage, angry
BAIVENJAR
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a tatterdemalion, a ragamuffin
BAIVER
vb. 1887 Sc. - to gad about; to run after shows, weddings, etc.
BAIVERING
adj. 1887 Sc. - gadding about; taking interest in trifles, finery, etc.
BAIZE
n. 1833 Sc. - confusion, bewilderment
vb. 1. 1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm
vb. 2. 1871 Sc. arch. - to lower, to lay low
BAJA
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a steep descent, road, or trail
BAJADA
n. 1866 Amer. dial. - a steep descent, road, or trail
BAJADERE
n. 1598 - a dancing girl of the East
BAJAN
n. 1. 1642 - a freshman at the Scotch universities, where the term was adopted from the University of Paris
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - a novice, a beginner in any trade, art, or science
n. 3. 1832 - a native or inhabitant of Barbados
BAJAN SPREE
n. 20C W. Indies & Trinidad - a small, spontaneous party
BAJARDOUR
n. Bk1708 obs. - a carter; the bearer or carrier of any weight or burden
BAJE(E)
n. 1960 W. Indies - a Bajan, a native of Barbados
BAJIE
n. 1960 W. Indies - a Bajan, a native of Barbados
BAJULATE
vb. 1613 obs. rare - to carry a heavy burden; to carry as a 'badger'
BAJULUS
n. Bk1922 - a pedagogue; a teacher, esp. a strict or pedantic one
BAK - BALIZ
BAK
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - to beat
BAKE
n. 1. 1738 Sc. - a biscuit
n. 2. 1823 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a child's term for its share of anything
n. 3. 1846 Amer. dial. - a social gathering at which a meal, esp. of baked food, is served
n. 4. 1860 US sl. - a fool, an idiot
n. 5. Bk1888 obs. - a wanton boy
n. 6. 1910s Irish sl. - an agitated state
n. 7. 1910s Irish sl. - anything bad
n. 8. 1910s Irish sl. - the head
n. 9. 1939 Amer. dial. - a meal or food usually prepared by baking
n. 10. 1990s sl. - an interrogation
n. 11. Bk2006 Amer. surfing sl. - someone from Bakersfield in the Central Valley of California
vb. 1. 1460 obs. - to prepare, to make ready
vb. 2. 1861 Eng. dial.- to exhaust, to tire
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. sl. - to sit or lie at ease
vb. 4. 1899 US sl. - to arrest
vb. 5. 1944 Amer. dial., Western usage - to ride in such a way as to overheat a horse
vb. 6. 1950s US prison sl. - to execute in the electric chair
vb. 7. 1950s US drug culture sl. - to prepare an injection of a narcotic by heating the powder and water mixture
vb. 8. 1980s Aust. prison sl. - to reprimand; to criticize severely
vb. 9. 20C teen & high school sl. - to smoke marijuana
BAKE A CAKE
vb. 1958 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: to build up steam in a locomotive; to get a good fire going in a locie or donkey engine
BAKEBRAIN
n. 1949 US sl., derogatory - someone with limited or damaged mental faculties; a fool, an idiot; a stupid person
BAKE-BREAK
n. 1980s US drug culture sl. - a break from work during which one smokes a pipe of cocaine
BAKED
adj. 1. c1800 sl. - exhausted; tired out
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - sunburned or very tanned
adj. 3. 1961 Amer. dial. - of a horse: bruised or scraped by an ill-fitting saddle
adj. 4. 1975 US college sl. - drunk
adj. 5. 1978 US sl. - under the influence of marijuana
adj. 6. Bk1994 sl. - hungover
adj. 7. 2000s sl. - intoxicated by cannabis
BAKED BEAN
n. 1. 1882 US sl. - a native of Boston, Massachusetts
n. 2. 1999 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'queen' - a male homosexual
n. 3. 2000s rhyming sl. for 'scene' - a sexual encounter
BAKED DINNER
n. L19 criminals' sl. - bread
BAKED POTATO
n. 1969 US rhyming sl. for 'pertater' - a waiter
BAKED UP
adj. 1. c1800 sl. - exhausted; tired out
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - sunburned or very tanned
BAKED WIND
n. 1900s Amer. jocular usage - boasting; empty talk; nonsense
BAKEHEAD
n. 1. 1929 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: a locomotive fireman
n. 2. 1949 US sl. - a fool, an idiot; a stupid person; an insane or crazy person
BAKE IT
vb. L19 sl. - to refrain from visiting the lavatory, however desperate the need to defecate
BAKE-MEAT
n. c1386 obs. - pastry; a pie
BAKEMENT
n. 1877 Sc. - a pastry; a pie
BAKEN
adj. c1325 arch. - baked, as bread or meat
BAKE ONE
vb. 1990s sl. - to defer defecation, however urgently one requires it
BAKE OVEN
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - in logging: a cruiser's tent with one sloping side and two ends
BAKE POTATOES
vb. 1930s US homosexual sl. - to have anal intercourse
BAKER
n. 1. a1000 - one who bakes; one whose business it is to make bread
n. 2. 1859 Eng. dial. sl. - a cushion to sit or kneel upon; anything placed on a form to sit upon
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small pebble placed in an oven to indicate when it is sufficiently heated; the stone presents a floury-white appearance
n. 4. M19 US criminals' sl. - a loafer, an idler
n. 5. 1927 Sc. - a wild bee unable to sting
n. 6. 1941 Amer. dial. - the rear room of an addition to a home
n. 7. 1948 Amer. dial. - any item of food which is suitable for baking
n. 8. 1950s US criminals' sl. - the electric chair
n. 9. 1960s homosexual sl. - a seller of marijuana
n. 10. 1960s US college sl. - the grade B
BAKERESS
n. 1837 rare - a female baker
BAKER FLYING
n. 20C sl. - menstruation
BAKER-KNEED
adj. 1. 1652 - knock-kneed
adj. 2. 17C sl. - effeminate
BAKER-LEGGED
adj. 1. 17C sl. - effeminate
adj. 2. 18C sl. - knock-kneed
BAKER LEGS
n. 1780 Sc. - knock-knees
BAKERS
n. 19C sl. - large or clumsy boots or shoes
BAKER'S DOZEN
n. 1. L19 rhyming sl. - a cousin
n. 2. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a group of attractive young men
BAKER SIERRA
n. 1986 US military sl. (radio code Baker 'B' + Sierra 'S' for 'bullshit') - nonsense
THE BAKER'S IS CLOSED
phr. 1960s US homosexual sl. - sex is not available
BAKER'S YEAST
n. 1983 Aust. rhyming sl. - a priest
BAKERY GOODS
n. 1960s US homosexual sl. - the buttocks; the anus
BAKES
n. Bk1891 Amer. thieves' sl. - a schoolboy
BAKE SALE
n. 1980s US drug culture sl. - a session of smoking crack cocaine
BAKE SOMEONE'S BREAD
vb. 14C sl. - to kill, to 'do for'
BAKESTER
n. 1. a1000 - a baker; orig. a female baker
n. 2. 1859 Eng. dial. sl. obs. - a sluggard, a lazy fellow, one fond of lying about
BAKE-STUFF
n. 1903 Amer. dial. - baked goods
BAKE THE TUBE STEAK
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to copulate
BAKEY
n. L19 sl. - a baked potato
BAKGAT
adj. 1960s S. Afr. - splendid, first-rate
int. 1960s S. Afr. - an exclamation of approval, pleasure, etc.
BAKHARA
n. 1827 Amer. dial. - one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
BAKIE
n. 1. L19 sl. - a baked potato
n. 2. 1948 Amer. dial. - any item of food which is suitable for baking
BAKING BREAD
n. 1888 Amer. dial. - in jump rope: a player runs in with a stone in his hand, and while jumping places it on the ground, straightens up, picks up the stone again, and runs out
BAKING-PLACE
n. 1859 Eng. dial. sl. - a sofa or couch
BAKING POT
n. 19C sl. - the vagina
BAKING POWDER MAN
n. 1933 African-American sl. - a bluffer, a know-it-all
BAKING-SPITTLE
n. 1874 Eng. dial. sl. - the tongue
BAKKES!
int. 1982 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children
BAKKIE
int. 1982 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children
n. 1. 1960s S. Afr. - a light truck, a pick-up, a 4x4 vehicle
n. 2. 1982 Amer. dial. - human excrement
BAKKY
n. 1821 sl. - tobacco
BAKONT
adj. 1939 Amer. dial. - known, acquainted
BAKORE
n. 1970s S. Afr. - large, protruding ears
BAKS!
int. 1982 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children
BAKSHEESH
adj. 1910s Aust. sl. - convenient, easy, undemanding
adv. 1910s Aust. sl. - for free
n. 1. c1750 sl. - a gratuity, a tip
n. 2. 1910s sl. - something free, a 'perk'
vb. M18 - to give a tip
BAKSPANGANLIE
adv. 1871 Sc. - deceitfully
BAL
n. 1. c1600 - a mine; the surface of a mine
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a nuisance, bother
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - loud talking, chattering
n. 4. 1908 Sc. - noise; uproar; merriment
n. 5. Bk1982 Jewish - husband
BALA
n. 1. E19 sl. - coarse or senseless talk
n. 2. 1990s sl. - a balaclava
BALAAM
n. 1. 1826 journalistic sl. - temporary paragraphs reserved to fill up the columns of a newspaper or magazine
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an ass
n. 3. Bk1922 - one who makes a profit from his own religion
BALAAMITE
n. 1559 - one who follows religion for the sake of gain
BALAAM'S ASS
n. Bk1822 - a servant who is more far-seeing than his master
BALACK-HANDED
adj. 1. 1888 Eng. dial. - clumsy
adj. 2. 1888 Eng. dial. - left-handed
BALACLAVA
n. M19 sl. - a full beard
vb. 20C rhyming sl. for 'charver' - to have sexual intercourse
BALADINE
n. 1. 1599 obs. - a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon
n. 2. 1604 obs. - a ballad-maker or singer
n. 3. 1863 rare - a female public dancer
BALAHACK
n. L19 sl., euphemism - 'Hell'
vb. 1. L19 US sl. - to confuse, to blunder
vb. 2. 1930s US sl. - to beat severely
vb. 3. 1930s US sl. - to impose upon
BALAHU
n. 1940s W. Indies - a noisy, boisterous person
BALALOO
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a lullaby; sleep
BALANCE
n. 1. 1297 obs. - subjective uncertainty; hesitation, wavering, doubt
n. 2. 1330 obs. - objective uncertainty or suspense; risk, hazard
n. 3. 1647 obs. rare - a pendulum
vb. 1. 1583 obs. rare - to ballast
vb. 2. 1655 - to waver, to deliberate, to hesitate
vb. 3. 1940s Aust. sl. - to swindle
BALANCED WALL
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a stone wall or fence
BALANCE-MASTER
n. 1753 - a posture-maker, a tumbler, an equilibrist
BALANCEMENT
n. 1862 rare - a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise
BALANCE-MISTRESS
n. 1801 - a posture-maker, a tumbler, an equilibrist
BALANCER
n. c1510 - one who balances himself in difficult positions; a tumbler, an acrobat
BALANCE WALL
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a stone wall or fence
BALANDER
n. 1847 Aust. sl. - an Aboriginal name for a White man
BALANGAS
n. 1980s US sl. - the female breasts
BALANT
adj. 1702 obs. - bleating, baaing
BALASING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a flogging
BALATRO
n. 1623 obs. - a foolish, nonsensical prater
BALATRON
n. 1623 obs. rare - a babbling, prating fellow; a vain talking fellow; a jester, a buffoon; a rascally base knave, a thief; a contemptible fellow
BALATROON
n. 1623 - a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave
BALATROUGH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a foolish, nonsensical prater
BALBUS
n. Bk1910 - a stammerer
BALBUTIATE
vb. 1731 - to stammer or stutter
BALBUTIENT
adj. 1642 - stammering, stuttering
BALCH
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of birds: unfledged, bare
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: bald
BALCHER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a young bird
BALCH-HEADED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: bald
BALCHIN
n. 1881 Eng. dial. - a young, unfledged bird
BALCON
n. 1635 obs. rare - a balcony
BALCONETTE
n. 1876 - a miniature balcony
BALCONY
n. 1. 1860 Amer. dial. - a porch constructed at the ground level of a home
n. 2. 1940s Aust. sl. - the female breasts, esp. as thrust up and forward in the brassieres of the 1940s-50s
n. 3. 20C US sl. - protruding buttocks
BALD
adj. 1. 1362 - bare or destitute of meaning or force; lacking in vividness of description; meagre, trivial, paltry
adj. 2. 1607 obs. - of persons: bare-headed
adj. 3. 1690 - streaked or marked with white, as a horse
adj. 4. 1809 - of eyes: lidless, staring
adj. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of birds: unfledged
adj. 6. 1908 Sc. - skilful, quick, good
adj. 7. 20C teen & high school sl. - bad; terrible
n. 1. 1838 Amer. dial. - a bare or treeless mountain top
n. 2. 1866 Sc. - a ravelled knot
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. - a naturally hornless cow
vb. 1602 obs. - to make bald, to deprive of hair
BALDARACH
adj. 1830 Sc. - fearless
BALDARE
n. 1583 obs. rare - din, uproarious noise
BALD AS A BABY'S ASS
adj. 1960 Amer. sl. - completely bald
BALD AS A BANDICOOT
adj. 1910s Aust. sl. - totally bald
BALD AS A COOT
adj. 1. B1913 sl. - perfectly bald
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - undressed; nude
BALD AS AN EAGLE
adj. Bk1995 US sl. - very bald
BALD AS AN EGG
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - undressed; nude
BALD BRIGADE
n. 1900s US sl. - in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men
BALD-COOT
n. 1. 1823 - one who has a bald head
n. 2. a1823 sl. - an old man who has lost all his money gambling
BALD EAGLE
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a bald person
BALDEEN
n. 1866 Sc. - the halibut
BALDER
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to use coarse language, to abuse
BALDERDASH
n. 1. 1611 obs. - any adulterated or mixed drink, typically milk and beer, beer and wine, brandy and mineral water, which, while duly consumed, was generally considered unpleasant
n. 2. 1674 - a senseless jumble of words; nonsense, trash, spoken or written
n. 3. 1702 sl. - an innkeeper
n. 4. 1715 Eng. dial. - filthy or obscene talk or writing; impudent language; abuse
n. 5. 1821 Anglo-Irish - a fool
n. 6. 1854 Eng. dial. - weak, washy drink
vb. 1674 - to make a jumbled mixture of liquors; to mix with inferior ingredients, to adulterate
BALDERTON
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a garrulous, complaining person
BALDFACE
n. 1. 1785 Amer. dial. - a horse having a white face or a conspicuous white mark on the face; often used as a nickname
n. 2. 1834 US sl. - raw or inferior whisky
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - new whisky
n. 4. 1969 Amer. dial. - a naturally hornless cow
BALD-FACED
adj. 1. 1648 Amer. dial. - of a horse: having a white face, or a white mark on the face
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of men: having neither beard nor whiskers
adj. 3. Bk1902 colloq. - of drinks: unmixed with water
adj. 4. 1969 Amer. dial. - said jokingly of a person's face
BALDFACE DISH
n. 19C US sl. - a plain white china plate
BALDFACED LIAR
n. Bk1989 - an infamous liar
BALDFACED SHIRT
n. 1889 Amer. sl. - a men's white dress shirt with a starched front
BALDFACED STAG
n. M19 sl. - a bald man
BALDFACE JUICE
n. E19 US sl. - cheap, potent whisky
BALDFACE WHISKY
n. E19 US sl. - cheap. potent whisky
BALDHEAD
n. 1. 1535 - one who has a bald head
n. 2. 1868 sl. - an old man, esp. as an ogler of young women. e.g. chorus-girls
n. 3. 1923 Amer. dial. - the bare rounded top of a plateau, mesa, or mountain
n. 4. 1937-41 US sl. - in automotive repair: a bald tire
n. 5. 1950s W. Indies - a White person
n. 6. 1969 Amer. dial. - a naturally hornless cow
n. 7. 1970s W. Indies sl. - a non-Rastafarian Black person
n. 8. Bk1994 drug culture sl. - a disparaging word for an outsider
n. 9. 20C W. Indies - a member of the Rastafarian cult who does not, however, sport the characteristic beard and dreadlocks
BALD-HEADED
adj. 1. 1880 US sl. - hairless, bare; hence, shining white
adj. 2. 1884 African-American sl. - stupid, foolish
adj. 3. c1895 US sl. - completely unprepared; utterly spontaneous
adj. 4. 1931 US sl. - narrow, bare
adj. 5. L19 African-American sl. - deliberately deceptive, underhand
adv. 1. 1848 Amer. dial. - precipitately; hurriedly, without caution
adv. 2. 1889 US sl. - to the point of frustration or exhaustion
BALD-HEADED BANDIT
n. 1960s sl. - the penis
BALD-HEADED BASTARD
n. 1920s sl. - the penis
BALD-HEADED BUTTER
n. L19 sl. - a portion of butter in which there are no hairs (used during the pre-industrial era of butter manufacture)
BALD-HEADED CHAMP
n. L19 sl. - the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis
BALD-HEADED CHICKEN-FUCKER
n. 1976 US sl. - a depraved or disgusting fellow
BALD-HEADED DEPARTMENT
n. 1900s US sl. - in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men
BALD-HEADED END OF A BROOM
n. 1917 US sl. - the handle
BALD-HEADED FRIAR
n. L19 sl. - the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis
BALDHEADED HERMIT
n. a1890 sl. - the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis
BALD-HEADED LUMP
n. 1930s US tramps' sl. - a parcel of food containing only the basics, with no 'sweets' such as cake or pie
BALD-HEADEDLY
adv. 1920 colloq. - heedlessly; hastily
BALD-HEADED MOUSE
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - the erect penis
BALDHEADED ROW
n. 1. 1889 US - in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. - a row of seats within a church, usually near the front
BALD-HEADED SAILOR
n. L19 sl. - the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis
BALDHEAD ROW
n. 1887 US sl. - in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men
BALDICOOT
n. 1. 1848 - one who has a bald head
n. 2. Bk1885 - a monk: on account of his somber raiment and shaven crown
BALDIE
n. 1. M19 sl., orig. US - a bald man
n. 2. 1899 US sl., orig. tramps' & criminals' usage - an old man, not necessarily baldheaded
BALDIN
n. 1866 Sc. - the halibut
BALDIST
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - one who will not date bald men
BALD MAN IN A BOAT
n. 20C sl. - the clitoris
BALDNESS
n. 1774 - meagre simplicity or poverty of style; lack of ornament; bareness, nakedness
BALDOBER
n. L19 criminals' sl. - a boss, a leader, a spokesman
BALDOVER
n. 1. Bk1891 sl. - a thief
n. 2. L19 criminals' sl. - a boss, a leader, a spokesman
BALDOWER
n. 1. L19 criminals' sl. - a boss, a leader, a spokesman
n. 2. Bk1890 Yiddish - one who conveys information; a spy
BALD-PATE
n. 1601 - one who has a bald head
BALD-PATED
adj. 1603 - bald
BALDPATE FRIAR
n. L19 sl. - the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis
BALD-RIB
n. 1621 - a lean bony person
BALDRIC
n. 1530 obs. - a chain for the neck; a necklace
BALDSTROD
n. a1500 Sc. - a bawd, a procuress
BALD-TYRE BANDIT
n. 1977 criminals' sl. - a traffic police officer
BALDUCTUM
adj. 1577 obs. - trashy, rubbishy, nonsensical
n. 1593 obs. - a farrago of words; trash, balderdash, nonsense
BALDWIN
n. 1. Bk1717 - a bold visitor
n. 2. Bk2006 US sl. - a good-looking male
BALDY
n. 1. 1833 colloq. - a bald-headed person; a nickname for a bald-headed man
n. 2. 1894 Amer. dial. - a horse or cow having a white face, or a white mark on the face; often used as a nickname
n. 3. 1899 US sl. - an old man, not necessarily baldheaded
n. 4. 1941 US sl. - a haircut, typically given to military recruits, in which the hair is clipped as short as possible; a shaved or bald head
n. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. - a ball bearing used as a playing marble
n. 6. 1967 US sl. - a worn automobile tire having little or no tread left
BALDYSTROT
n. 1362 obs. - a bawd, male or female; a pander, a procuress
BALE
adj. 1. a1000 obs. - actively evil, deadly, dire, pernicious, destructive, fatal, cruel, tormenting
adj. 2. c1220 obs. - sorrowing, mournful, woeful
n. 1. a1000 - evil, esp. considered in its active operation, as destroying, blasting, injuring, hurting, paining, tormenting; fatal, dire, or malign quality of influence; woe, mischief, harm, injury; in earlier use often: death, infliction of death
n. 2. a1000 obs. - a great consuming fire; a conflagration; a blazing pile, a bonfire
n. 3. a1000 obs. - a funeral pile or pyre
n. 4. c1220 - evil-speaking, abuse
n. 5. c1250 obs. - physical suffering, torment, pain, woe
n. 6. c1325 - mental suffering; misery, sorrow, grief
n. 7. 1455 Sc. arch. - a signal or beacon fire
n. 8. 1481-90 obs. - the set of dice for any special game, formerly usually three
n. 9. 1940 Amer. dial. - a small package
n. 10. 1954 Amer. dial. - a box of baking soda
n. 11. M20 US drug culture sl. - a pound or kilogram of marijuana
vb. a1300 obs. rare - to dance
BALE-BLEEZE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bonfire
BALEBOOS
n. 1. Bk1982 Jewish - the head of the household, master of the house
n. 2. Bk1982 Jewish - a landlord
n. 3. Bk1982 Jewish - a male employer
BALEBOS
n. 1. Bk1966 Yiddish sl. - an orderly person; a householder, the head of a family
n. 2. Bk1966 Yiddish sl. - the owner, the big boss
BALEBOSS
n. Bk1998 Yiddish - the head of the house; a store owner; a manager; anyone in authority
BALED HAY
n. 1916 US Army sl. - dehydrated vegetables
BALEEN
n. 1. c1325 - whalebone
n. 2. 1387 obs. - a whale
BALE-FIRE
n. 1. a1000 - a great fire in the open air; a blazing pile or heap kindled to consume anything; in Old English, the fire of a funeral pile
n. 2. 1805 - a great fire kindled as a signal; a beacon-fire
n. 3. 1800-24 - any great fire; a bonfire
BALEFUL
adj. 1. a1000 - full of malign, deadly, or noxious influence; pernicious, destructive, noxious, injurious, mischievous, malignant
adj. 2. c1200 obs. - full of pain or suffering; painful
adj. 3. c1325 arch. - unhappy, wretched, miserable; distressed, sorrowful, mournful
BALEFULNESS
n. 1592 - hurtfulness; distress, sadness
BALEISE
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. - to beat, to flog, to whip, to scourge
BALELESS
adj. a1000 obs. - harmless, innocent
BALE OF HAY
n. 1. L19 sl. - corned beef and cabbage
n. 2. 1930s US sl. - a strawberry ice-cream
n. 3. 1947 US sl. - a blonde person
BALE OF STRAW
n. 1. c1928 US sl. - a blonde person
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - blonde hair
n. 3. 2000s rhyming sl. for 'in the raw' - a state of nakedness
BALE ON
vb. 1. 1960s US teen sl. - to break a date
vb. 2. 1960s US teen sl. - to oppress, to give a hard time to, to trouble
BALES
n. Bk1890 sl. - the policeman who superintends the Black Maria, or prison van
BALE-SITHE
n. a1000 obs. - death, destruction; evil-doing, mischief; evil fortune, calamity
BALES OF BRIQUETTES
n. 1970s Irish sl. - platform-soled shoes
BALESTER
n. 1489 obs. - an arbalester, a crossbowman
BALESTROD
n. a1500 Sc. - a bawd, a procurer
BALE UP
int. M19 sl. - stop!
vb. 1. M19 Aust. sl. - to trap, to corner
vb. 2. 1990s Aust. sl. - to stop someone on the street for a chat
BALFUFF
n. 1933 Sc. - a fictitious place, remote and unspecified
BALFURD
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to put anything carefully aside; to secrete
BALGH
adj. 1. c1340 obs. - round, rounded
adj. 2. c1440 obs. - smooth
BAL-GIRL
n. 1846 Eng. dial. - a girl who works at a mine
BALIKBAYAN
n. 1976 Philippine English - a Filipino visiting or returning to the Philippines after a period of living in another country
BALILLILOW
n. 1721 Sc. - a lullaby, a song and tune used in hushing a child to sleep; sleep produced by this
BAL-IRE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a crowbar
BALISTAR
n. Bk1855 obs. - a man using a crossbow
BALISTARIUS
n. Bk1708 obs. - a maker of slings, guns, or crossbows, or one that shoots out of them
BALISTER
n. 1. 1489 obs. - an arbalester, a crossbowman
n. 2. 1697 obs. rare - an arbalest, a crossbow
BALISTRIER
n. 1440 obs. rare - a crossbowman
BALIVAL
adj. 1854 - pert. to a bailiff or his office
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - to beat
BAKE
n. 1. 1738 Sc. - a biscuit
n. 2. 1823 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a child's term for its share of anything
n. 3. 1846 Amer. dial. - a social gathering at which a meal, esp. of baked food, is served
n. 4. 1860 US sl. - a fool, an idiot
n. 5. Bk1888 obs. - a wanton boy
n. 6. 1910s Irish sl. - an agitated state
n. 7. 1910s Irish sl. - anything bad
n. 8. 1910s Irish sl. - the head
n. 9. 1939 Amer. dial. - a meal or food usually prepared by baking
n. 10. 1990s sl. - an interrogation
n. 11. Bk2006 Amer. surfing sl. - someone from Bakersfield in the Central Valley of California
vb. 1. 1460 obs. - to prepare, to make ready
vb. 2. 1861 Eng. dial.- to exhaust, to tire
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. sl. - to sit or lie at ease
vb. 4. 1899 US sl. - to arrest
vb. 5. 1944 Amer. dial., Western usage - to ride in such a way as to overheat a horse
vb. 6. 1950s US prison sl. - to execute in the electric chair
vb. 7. 1950s US drug culture sl. - to prepare an injection of a narcotic by heating the powder and water mixture
vb. 8. 1980s Aust. prison sl. - to reprimand; to criticize severely
vb. 9. 20C teen & high school sl. - to smoke marijuana
BAKE A CAKE
vb. 1958 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: to build up steam in a locomotive; to get a good fire going in a locie or donkey engine
BAKEBRAIN
n. 1949 US sl., derogatory - someone with limited or damaged mental faculties; a fool, an idiot; a stupid person
BAKE-BREAK
n. 1980s US drug culture sl. - a break from work during which one smokes a pipe of cocaine
BAKED
adj. 1. c1800 sl. - exhausted; tired out
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - sunburned or very tanned
adj. 3. 1961 Amer. dial. - of a horse: bruised or scraped by an ill-fitting saddle
adj. 4. 1975 US college sl. - drunk
adj. 5. 1978 US sl. - under the influence of marijuana
adj. 6. Bk1994 sl. - hungover
adj. 7. 2000s sl. - intoxicated by cannabis
BAKED BEAN
n. 1. 1882 US sl. - a native of Boston, Massachusetts
n. 2. 1999 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'queen' - a male homosexual
n. 3. 2000s rhyming sl. for 'scene' - a sexual encounter
BAKED DINNER
n. L19 criminals' sl. - bread
BAKED POTATO
n. 1969 US rhyming sl. for 'pertater' - a waiter
BAKED UP
adj. 1. c1800 sl. - exhausted; tired out
adj. 2. 1930s sl. - sunburned or very tanned
BAKED WIND
n. 1900s Amer. jocular usage - boasting; empty talk; nonsense
BAKEHEAD
n. 1. 1929 Amer. dial. - among railroad workers: a locomotive fireman
n. 2. 1949 US sl. - a fool, an idiot; a stupid person; an insane or crazy person
BAKE IT
vb. L19 sl. - to refrain from visiting the lavatory, however desperate the need to defecate
BAKE-MEAT
n. c1386 obs. - pastry; a pie
BAKEMENT
n. 1877 Sc. - a pastry; a pie
BAKEN
adj. c1325 arch. - baked, as bread or meat
BAKE ONE
vb. 1990s sl. - to defer defecation, however urgently one requires it
BAKE OVEN
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - in logging: a cruiser's tent with one sloping side and two ends
BAKE POTATOES
vb. 1930s US homosexual sl. - to have anal intercourse
BAKER
n. 1. a1000 - one who bakes; one whose business it is to make bread
n. 2. 1859 Eng. dial. sl. - a cushion to sit or kneel upon; anything placed on a form to sit upon
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small pebble placed in an oven to indicate when it is sufficiently heated; the stone presents a floury-white appearance
n. 4. M19 US criminals' sl. - a loafer, an idler
n. 5. 1927 Sc. - a wild bee unable to sting
n. 6. 1941 Amer. dial. - the rear room of an addition to a home
n. 7. 1948 Amer. dial. - any item of food which is suitable for baking
n. 8. 1950s US criminals' sl. - the electric chair
n. 9. 1960s homosexual sl. - a seller of marijuana
n. 10. 1960s US college sl. - the grade B
BAKERESS
n. 1837 rare - a female baker
BAKER FLYING
n. 20C sl. - menstruation
BAKER-KNEED
adj. 1. 1652 - knock-kneed
adj. 2. 17C sl. - effeminate
BAKER-LEGGED
adj. 1. 17C sl. - effeminate
adj. 2. 18C sl. - knock-kneed
BAKER LEGS
n. 1780 Sc. - knock-knees
BAKERS
n. 19C sl. - large or clumsy boots or shoes
BAKER'S DOZEN
n. 1. L19 rhyming sl. - a cousin
n. 2. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a group of attractive young men
BAKER SIERRA
n. 1986 US military sl. (radio code Baker 'B' + Sierra 'S' for 'bullshit') - nonsense
THE BAKER'S IS CLOSED
phr. 1960s US homosexual sl. - sex is not available
BAKER'S YEAST
n. 1983 Aust. rhyming sl. - a priest
BAKERY GOODS
n. 1960s US homosexual sl. - the buttocks; the anus
BAKES
n. Bk1891 Amer. thieves' sl. - a schoolboy
BAKE SALE
n. 1980s US drug culture sl. - a session of smoking crack cocaine
BAKE SOMEONE'S BREAD
vb. 14C sl. - to kill, to 'do for'
BAKESTER
n. 1. a1000 - a baker; orig. a female baker
n. 2. 1859 Eng. dial. sl. obs. - a sluggard, a lazy fellow, one fond of lying about
BAKE-STUFF
n. 1903 Amer. dial. - baked goods
BAKE THE TUBE STEAK
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to copulate
BAKEY
n. L19 sl. - a baked potato
BAKGAT
adj. 1960s S. Afr. - splendid, first-rate
int. 1960s S. Afr. - an exclamation of approval, pleasure, etc.
BAKHARA
n. 1827 Amer. dial. - one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
BAKIE
n. 1. L19 sl. - a baked potato
n. 2. 1948 Amer. dial. - any item of food which is suitable for baking
BAKING BREAD
n. 1888 Amer. dial. - in jump rope: a player runs in with a stone in his hand, and while jumping places it on the ground, straightens up, picks up the stone again, and runs out
BAKING-PLACE
n. 1859 Eng. dial. sl. - a sofa or couch
BAKING POT
n. 19C sl. - the vagina
BAKING POWDER MAN
n. 1933 African-American sl. - a bluffer, a know-it-all
BAKING-SPITTLE
n. 1874 Eng. dial. sl. - the tongue
BAKKES!
int. 1982 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children
BAKKIE
int. 1982 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children
n. 1. 1960s S. Afr. - a light truck, a pick-up, a 4x4 vehicle
n. 2. 1982 Amer. dial. - human excrement
BAKKY
n. 1821 sl. - tobacco
BAKONT
adj. 1939 Amer. dial. - known, acquainted
BAKORE
n. 1970s S. Afr. - large, protruding ears
BAKS!
int. 1982 Amer. dial. - dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children
BAKSHEESH
adj. 1910s Aust. sl. - convenient, easy, undemanding
adv. 1910s Aust. sl. - for free
n. 1. c1750 sl. - a gratuity, a tip
n. 2. 1910s sl. - something free, a 'perk'
vb. M18 - to give a tip
BAKSPANGANLIE
adv. 1871 Sc. - deceitfully
BAL
n. 1. c1600 - a mine; the surface of a mine
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a nuisance, bother
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - loud talking, chattering
n. 4. 1908 Sc. - noise; uproar; merriment
n. 5. Bk1982 Jewish - husband
BALA
n. 1. E19 sl. - coarse or senseless talk
n. 2. 1990s sl. - a balaclava
BALAAM
n. 1. 1826 journalistic sl. - temporary paragraphs reserved to fill up the columns of a newspaper or magazine
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an ass
n. 3. Bk1922 - one who makes a profit from his own religion
BALAAMITE
n. 1559 - one who follows religion for the sake of gain
BALAAM'S ASS
n. Bk1822 - a servant who is more far-seeing than his master
BALACK-HANDED
adj. 1. 1888 Eng. dial. - clumsy
adj. 2. 1888 Eng. dial. - left-handed
BALACLAVA
n. M19 sl. - a full beard
vb. 20C rhyming sl. for 'charver' - to have sexual intercourse
BALADINE
n. 1. 1599 obs. - a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon
n. 2. 1604 obs. - a ballad-maker or singer
n. 3. 1863 rare - a female public dancer
BALAHACK
n. L19 sl., euphemism - 'Hell'
vb. 1. L19 US sl. - to confuse, to blunder
vb. 2. 1930s US sl. - to beat severely
vb. 3. 1930s US sl. - to impose upon
BALAHU
n. 1940s W. Indies - a noisy, boisterous person
BALALOO
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a lullaby; sleep
BALANCE
n. 1. 1297 obs. - subjective uncertainty; hesitation, wavering, doubt
n. 2. 1330 obs. - objective uncertainty or suspense; risk, hazard
n. 3. 1647 obs. rare - a pendulum
vb. 1. 1583 obs. rare - to ballast
vb. 2. 1655 - to waver, to deliberate, to hesitate
vb. 3. 1940s Aust. sl. - to swindle
BALANCED WALL
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a stone wall or fence
BALANCE-MASTER
n. 1753 - a posture-maker, a tumbler, an equilibrist
BALANCEMENT
n. 1862 rare - a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise
BALANCE-MISTRESS
n. 1801 - a posture-maker, a tumbler, an equilibrist
BALANCER
n. c1510 - one who balances himself in difficult positions; a tumbler, an acrobat
BALANCE WALL
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a stone wall or fence
BALANDER
n. 1847 Aust. sl. - an Aboriginal name for a White man
BALANGAS
n. 1980s US sl. - the female breasts
BALANT
adj. 1702 obs. - bleating, baaing
BALASING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a flogging
BALATRO
n. 1623 obs. - a foolish, nonsensical prater
BALATRON
n. 1623 obs. rare - a babbling, prating fellow; a vain talking fellow; a jester, a buffoon; a rascally base knave, a thief; a contemptible fellow
BALATROON
n. 1623 - a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave
BALATROUGH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a foolish, nonsensical prater
BALBUS
n. Bk1910 - a stammerer
BALBUTIATE
vb. 1731 - to stammer or stutter
BALBUTIENT
adj. 1642 - stammering, stuttering
BALCH
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of birds: unfledged, bare
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: bald
BALCHER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a young bird
BALCH-HEADED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: bald
BALCHIN
n. 1881 Eng. dial. - a young, unfledged bird
BALCON
n. 1635 obs. rare - a balcony
BALCONETTE
n. 1876 - a miniature balcony
BALCONY
n. 1. 1860 Amer. dial. - a porch constructed at the ground level of a home
n. 2. 1940s Aust. sl. - the female breasts, esp. as thrust up and forward in the brassieres of the 1940s-50s
n. 3. 20C US sl. - protruding buttocks
BALD
adj. 1. 1362 - bare or destitute of meaning or force; lacking in vividness of description; meagre, trivial, paltry
adj. 2. 1607 obs. - of persons: bare-headed
adj. 3. 1690 - streaked or marked with white, as a horse
adj. 4. 1809 - of eyes: lidless, staring
adj. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of birds: unfledged
adj. 6. 1908 Sc. - skilful, quick, good
adj. 7. 20C teen & high school sl. - bad; terrible
n. 1. 1838 Amer. dial. - a bare or treeless mountain top
n. 2. 1866 Sc. - a ravelled knot
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. - a naturally hornless cow
vb. 1602 obs. - to make bald, to deprive of hair
BALDARACH
adj. 1830 Sc. - fearless
BALDARE
n. 1583 obs. rare - din, uproarious noise
BALD AS A BABY'S ASS
adj. 1960 Amer. sl. - completely bald
BALD AS A BANDICOOT
adj. 1910s Aust. sl. - totally bald
BALD AS A COOT
adj. 1. B1913 sl. - perfectly bald
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - undressed; nude
BALD AS AN EAGLE
adj. Bk1995 US sl. - very bald
BALD AS AN EGG
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - undressed; nude
BALD BRIGADE
n. 1900s US sl. - in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men
BALD-COOT
n. 1. 1823 - one who has a bald head
n. 2. a1823 sl. - an old man who has lost all his money gambling
BALD EAGLE
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a bald person
BALDEEN
n. 1866 Sc. - the halibut
BALDER
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to use coarse language, to abuse
BALDERDASH
n. 1. 1611 obs. - any adulterated or mixed drink, typically milk and beer, beer and wine, brandy and mineral water, which, while duly consumed, was generally considered unpleasant
n. 2. 1674 - a senseless jumble of words; nonsense, trash, spoken or written
n. 3. 1702 sl. - an innkeeper
n. 4. 1715 Eng. dial. - filthy or obscene talk or writing; impudent language; abuse
n. 5. 1821 Anglo-Irish - a fool
n. 6. 1854 Eng. dial. - weak, washy drink
vb. 1674 - to make a jumbled mixture of liquors; to mix with inferior ingredients, to adulterate
BALDERTON
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a garrulous, complaining person
BALDFACE
n. 1. 1785 Amer. dial. - a horse having a white face or a conspicuous white mark on the face; often used as a nickname
n. 2. 1834 US sl. - raw or inferior whisky
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - new whisky
n. 4. 1969 Amer. dial. - a naturally hornless cow
BALD-FACED
adj. 1. 1648 Amer. dial. - of a horse: having a white face, or a white mark on the face
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of men: having neither beard nor whiskers
adj. 3. Bk1902 colloq. - of drinks: unmixed with water
adj. 4. 1969 Amer. dial. - said jokingly of a person's face
BALDFACE DISH
n. 19C US sl. - a plain white china plate
BALDFACED LIAR
n. Bk1989 - an infamous liar
BALDFACED SHIRT
n. 1889 Amer. sl. - a men's white dress shirt with a starched front
BALDFACED STAG
n. M19 sl. - a bald man
BALDFACE JUICE
n. E19 US sl. - cheap, potent whisky
BALDFACE WHISKY
n. E19 US sl. - cheap. potent whisky
BALDHEAD
n. 1. 1535 - one who has a bald head
n. 2. 1868 sl. - an old man, esp. as an ogler of young women. e.g. chorus-girls
n. 3. 1923 Amer. dial. - the bare rounded top of a plateau, mesa, or mountain
n. 4. 1937-41 US sl. - in automotive repair: a bald tire
n. 5. 1950s W. Indies - a White person
n. 6. 1969 Amer. dial. - a naturally hornless cow
n. 7. 1970s W. Indies sl. - a non-Rastafarian Black person
n. 8. Bk1994 drug culture sl. - a disparaging word for an outsider
n. 9. 20C W. Indies - a member of the Rastafarian cult who does not, however, sport the characteristic beard and dreadlocks
BALD-HEADED
adj. 1. 1880 US sl. - hairless, bare; hence, shining white
adj. 2. 1884 African-American sl. - stupid, foolish
adj. 3. c1895 US sl. - completely unprepared; utterly spontaneous
adj. 4. 1931 US sl. - narrow, bare
adj. 5. L19 African-American sl. - deliberately deceptive, underhand
adv. 1. 1848 Amer. dial. - precipitately; hurriedly, without caution
adv. 2. 1889 US sl. - to the point of frustration or exhaustion
BALD-HEADED BANDIT
n. 1960s sl. - the penis
BALD-HEADED BASTARD
n. 1920s sl. - the penis
BALD-HEADED BUTTER
n. L19 sl. - a portion of butter in which there are no hairs (used during the pre-industrial era of butter manufacture)
BALD-HEADED CHAMP
n. L19 sl. - the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis
BALD-HEADED CHICKEN-FUCKER
n. 1976 US sl. - a depraved or disgusting fellow
BALD-HEADED DEPARTMENT
n. 1900s US sl. - in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men
BALD-HEADED END OF A BROOM
n. 1917 US sl. - the handle
BALD-HEADED FRIAR
n. L19 sl. - the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis
BALDHEADED HERMIT
n. a1890 sl. - the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis
BALD-HEADED LUMP
n. 1930s US tramps' sl. - a parcel of food containing only the basics, with no 'sweets' such as cake or pie
BALD-HEADEDLY
adv. 1920 colloq. - heedlessly; hastily
BALD-HEADED MOUSE
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. - the erect penis
BALDHEADED ROW
n. 1. 1889 US - in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. - a row of seats within a church, usually near the front
BALD-HEADED SAILOR
n. L19 sl. - the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis
BALDHEAD ROW
n. 1887 US sl. - in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men
BALDICOOT
n. 1. 1848 - one who has a bald head
n. 2. Bk1885 - a monk: on account of his somber raiment and shaven crown
BALDIE
n. 1. M19 sl., orig. US - a bald man
n. 2. 1899 US sl., orig. tramps' & criminals' usage - an old man, not necessarily baldheaded
BALDIN
n. 1866 Sc. - the halibut
BALDIST
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - one who will not date bald men
BALD MAN IN A BOAT
n. 20C sl. - the clitoris
BALDNESS
n. 1774 - meagre simplicity or poverty of style; lack of ornament; bareness, nakedness
BALDOBER
n. L19 criminals' sl. - a boss, a leader, a spokesman
BALDOVER
n. 1. Bk1891 sl. - a thief
n. 2. L19 criminals' sl. - a boss, a leader, a spokesman
BALDOWER
n. 1. L19 criminals' sl. - a boss, a leader, a spokesman
n. 2. Bk1890 Yiddish - one who conveys information; a spy
BALD-PATE
n. 1601 - one who has a bald head
BALD-PATED
adj. 1603 - bald
BALDPATE FRIAR
n. L19 sl. - the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis
BALD-RIB
n. 1621 - a lean bony person
BALDRIC
n. 1530 obs. - a chain for the neck; a necklace
BALDSTROD
n. a1500 Sc. - a bawd, a procuress
BALD-TYRE BANDIT
n. 1977 criminals' sl. - a traffic police officer
BALDUCTUM
adj. 1577 obs. - trashy, rubbishy, nonsensical
n. 1593 obs. - a farrago of words; trash, balderdash, nonsense
BALDWIN
n. 1. Bk1717 - a bold visitor
n. 2. Bk2006 US sl. - a good-looking male
BALDY
n. 1. 1833 colloq. - a bald-headed person; a nickname for a bald-headed man
n. 2. 1894 Amer. dial. - a horse or cow having a white face, or a white mark on the face; often used as a nickname
n. 3. 1899 US sl. - an old man, not necessarily baldheaded
n. 4. 1941 US sl. - a haircut, typically given to military recruits, in which the hair is clipped as short as possible; a shaved or bald head
n. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. - a ball bearing used as a playing marble
n. 6. 1967 US sl. - a worn automobile tire having little or no tread left
BALDYSTROT
n. 1362 obs. - a bawd, male or female; a pander, a procuress
BALE
adj. 1. a1000 obs. - actively evil, deadly, dire, pernicious, destructive, fatal, cruel, tormenting
adj. 2. c1220 obs. - sorrowing, mournful, woeful
n. 1. a1000 - evil, esp. considered in its active operation, as destroying, blasting, injuring, hurting, paining, tormenting; fatal, dire, or malign quality of influence; woe, mischief, harm, injury; in earlier use often: death, infliction of death
n. 2. a1000 obs. - a great consuming fire; a conflagration; a blazing pile, a bonfire
n. 3. a1000 obs. - a funeral pile or pyre
n. 4. c1220 - evil-speaking, abuse
n. 5. c1250 obs. - physical suffering, torment, pain, woe
n. 6. c1325 - mental suffering; misery, sorrow, grief
n. 7. 1455 Sc. arch. - a signal or beacon fire
n. 8. 1481-90 obs. - the set of dice for any special game, formerly usually three
n. 9. 1940 Amer. dial. - a small package
n. 10. 1954 Amer. dial. - a box of baking soda
n. 11. M20 US drug culture sl. - a pound or kilogram of marijuana
vb. a1300 obs. rare - to dance
BALE-BLEEZE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bonfire
BALEBOOS
n. 1. Bk1982 Jewish - the head of the household, master of the house
n. 2. Bk1982 Jewish - a landlord
n. 3. Bk1982 Jewish - a male employer
BALEBOS
n. 1. Bk1966 Yiddish sl. - an orderly person; a householder, the head of a family
n. 2. Bk1966 Yiddish sl. - the owner, the big boss
BALEBOSS
n. Bk1998 Yiddish - the head of the house; a store owner; a manager; anyone in authority
BALED HAY
n. 1916 US Army sl. - dehydrated vegetables
BALEEN
n. 1. c1325 - whalebone
n. 2. 1387 obs. - a whale
BALE-FIRE
n. 1. a1000 - a great fire in the open air; a blazing pile or heap kindled to consume anything; in Old English, the fire of a funeral pile
n. 2. 1805 - a great fire kindled as a signal; a beacon-fire
n. 3. 1800-24 - any great fire; a bonfire
BALEFUL
adj. 1. a1000 - full of malign, deadly, or noxious influence; pernicious, destructive, noxious, injurious, mischievous, malignant
adj. 2. c1200 obs. - full of pain or suffering; painful
adj. 3. c1325 arch. - unhappy, wretched, miserable; distressed, sorrowful, mournful
BALEFULNESS
n. 1592 - hurtfulness; distress, sadness
BALEISE
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. - to beat, to flog, to whip, to scourge
BALELESS
adj. a1000 obs. - harmless, innocent
BALE OF HAY
n. 1. L19 sl. - corned beef and cabbage
n. 2. 1930s US sl. - a strawberry ice-cream
n. 3. 1947 US sl. - a blonde person
BALE OF STRAW
n. 1. c1928 US sl. - a blonde person
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - blonde hair
n. 3. 2000s rhyming sl. for 'in the raw' - a state of nakedness
BALE ON
vb. 1. 1960s US teen sl. - to break a date
vb. 2. 1960s US teen sl. - to oppress, to give a hard time to, to trouble
BALES
n. Bk1890 sl. - the policeman who superintends the Black Maria, or prison van
BALE-SITHE
n. a1000 obs. - death, destruction; evil-doing, mischief; evil fortune, calamity
BALES OF BRIQUETTES
n. 1970s Irish sl. - platform-soled shoes
BALESTER
n. 1489 obs. - an arbalester, a crossbowman
BALESTROD
n. a1500 Sc. - a bawd, a procurer
BALE UP
int. M19 sl. - stop!
vb. 1. M19 Aust. sl. - to trap, to corner
vb. 2. 1990s Aust. sl. - to stop someone on the street for a chat
BALFUFF
n. 1933 Sc. - a fictitious place, remote and unspecified
BALFURD
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to put anything carefully aside; to secrete
BALGH
adj. 1. c1340 obs. - round, rounded
adj. 2. c1440 obs. - smooth
BAL-GIRL
n. 1846 Eng. dial. - a girl who works at a mine
BALIKBAYAN
n. 1976 Philippine English - a Filipino visiting or returning to the Philippines after a period of living in another country
BALILLILOW
n. 1721 Sc. - a lullaby, a song and tune used in hushing a child to sleep; sleep produced by this
BAL-IRE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a crowbar
BALISTAR
n. Bk1855 obs. - a man using a crossbow
BALISTARIUS
n. Bk1708 obs. - a maker of slings, guns, or crossbows, or one that shoots out of them
BALISTER
n. 1. 1489 obs. - an arbalester, a crossbowman
n. 2. 1697 obs. rare - an arbalest, a crossbow
BALISTRIER
n. 1440 obs. rare - a crossbowman
BALIVAL
adj. 1854 - pert. to a bailiff or his office
BALK - BALLZ
BALK
n. 1. c885 obs. - a ridge, heap, or mound upon the ground, as a grave-mound
n. 2. c1430 obs. - a slip, a mistake, a blunder
n. 3. 1538 obs. - a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus; a bar of sand, etc.
n. 4. 1549 obs. - a ridge in the way, over which one may stumble; a stumbling-block, an obstacle
n. 5. 1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an omission; an exception
n. 6. 1660 - a hindrance, check, or defeat
n. 7. 1733 - the failure of an expectation; a disappointment
n. 8. 1746 Eng. dial. - reluctance, objection
n. 9. 1859 Eng. dial. sl. - a false rumour
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a muddle; a stoppage
n. 11. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a jeer
n. 12. 1940 Amer. dial. - a pile of leaves; brush piled up around a tree or bush
n. 13. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a resisting victim of a hold up
vb. 1. 1484 obs. - to pass by a place; to avoid in passing; to shun
vb. 2. 1579 obs. - to miss by error or inadvertence
vb. 3. 1596 obs. - to meet arguments with objections; to quibble, to bandy words
vb. 4. 1865 Eng. dial. - to hinder, to prevent, to thwart, to impede
vb. 5. 1886 Eng. dial. - to disappoint
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to keep silent, to be reticent about
vb. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to leave work undone; to do anything carelessly
BALKAN TAP
n. 20C sl. - madness
BALKED UP
adj. 1. 1892 Eng. dial. - hidden, screened from sight
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - propped up
BALKER
n. 1602 - a man on a high point ashore, who signals to fishing-boats the direction taken by the schools of herring or other fish
THE BALKS
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - fits of stubbornness
BALKY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - slightly intoxicated
BALL
n. 1. a1325 - a testicle
n. 2. 1523 obs. - a white streak or spot, as on an animal
n. 3. 1580 Eng. dial. - a white-faced horse
n. 4. 1633 obs. - a dance or dancing
n. 5. M18 US sl. - a bullet
n. 6. 1825 Sc. - bustle, disturbance
n. 7. 1845 Eng. dial. - the footprint of a fox
n. 8. 1866 US sl. - a glass of whisky or other liquor
n. 9. 1880 Eng. dial. - a large and compact shoal of herrings
n. 10. Bk1881 - a stout fellow
n. 11. 1895 US sl. - a dollar, esp. a dollar coin
n. 12. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a knoll, a rounded hill
n. 13. M19 UK criminals' sl. - a prison ration, 170g (6oz) of meat
n. 14. 1910s US sl. - baseball
n. 15. 1912 US drug culture sl. - a small package of morphine or an other narcotic, as used by an addict
n. 16. 1929 US sl., esp. African-American usage - a riotously good time, a party or celebration; hence, that which provides a riotously good time
n. 17. 1941 Amer. dial. - the yolk of an egg
n. 18. 1950s US drug culture sl. - a feeling of well-being; a 'high' from a drug
n. 19. 1951 US sl. - a woman's breast
n. 20. 1952 US sl. - an act of copulation; hence, a person regarded as a sexual partner
n. 21. 1960s sl. - an orgy
n. 22. 1965 Amer. dial. - hair coiled at the back of a woman's head; a bun
n. 23. 1973 US sl. - a thing for which one is expected to take the responsibility of completing, performing, etc.
n. 24. 1980s sl., orig. African-American - basketball
n. 25. 1982 Amer. dial. - the rounded back part of the head
n. 26. 1994 US drug culture sl. - crack cocaine
n. 27. 20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk) - a talk
n. 28. 20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk) - a walk
n. 29. 2001 US sl. - a delightful person
n. 30. 2002 UK drug culture sl. - black-tar heroin
n. 31. a2002 US sl. - a stupid or silly fellow; used in response to an unintelligent action, as a sarcastic response to a foolish remark or as an observation on someone's character or lack thereof
vb. 1. 1854 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash
vb. 2. 1866 Sc. - to behave in a disorderly manner
vb. 3. 1878 Eng. dial. - to track the footprints of a fox
vb. 4. 1888 - of bees: to surround the queen in a dense cluster, often with the result that she is suffocated or crushed to death
vb. 5. Bk1898 Sc. - to throw at, to pelt
vb. 6. 1908 Sc. - to speak indistinctly, in a disjointed manner
vb. 7. 1939 US sl. - to travel or drive at high speed
vb. 8. 1942 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American - to have a good or exciting time; to have riotous fun
vb. 9. c1953 Amer. sl. - to have sex with
vb. 10. 1966 Amer. dial. - to put up one's hair in a bun
vb. 11. 1980s African-American sl. - to play basketball
vb. 12. M20 US drug culture sl. - to absorb narcotics through the mucus members of the genitals
vb. 13. Bk2006 US sl. - to depart; to leave
BALLA
n. 1. 1990 sl., orig. & chiefly African-American - a person, esp. a drug dealer, who spends money freely and ostentatiously
n. 2. 1990s African-American sl. - one who is extremely rich, esp. from the profits of criminality
BALLAD
n. 1. c1500 obs. - a song intended as the accompaniment to a dance; the tune to which the song is sung
n. 2. 1528 obs. - a proverbial saying, usually in the form of a couplet
n. 3. 1556 obs. - a popular song; often one celebrating or scurrilously attacking persons or institutions
n. 4. 1950s W. Indies & Black British sl. - a story, usually long and complicated
n. 5. 1970s US homosexual sl. - an excuse
BALLAD-BASKET
n. 1749 UK sl. - a street singer
BALLADEER
n. 1714 - a person who sings or composes ballads
BALLADER
n. 1589 - a writer of ballads or scurrilous verses
BALLADIC
adj. 1881 - pert. to ballads
BALLADICAL
adj. 1615 obs. - pert. to ballads
BALLADIER
n. 1637 obs. - a street ballad-singer
BALLADIN, BALLADINE
n. 1. 1599 obs. - a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon
n. 2. 1604 obs. - a ballad-maker or singer
BALLADIST
n. 1811 - a maker or singer of ballads
BALLADLING
n. 1798 nonce word - a little ballad
BALLAD-MAKER
n. 1565 - a ballad poet
BALLAD-MONGER
n. 1598 - a maker or seller of ballads; spec., one who writes or deals in cheap or slanderous verse, used depreciatively
BALLAD SINGER
n. 1592 - one who strolls about singing ballads
BALLAHOO
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. - noisy, boisterous, obstreperous
BALLANCE
vb. 1715 Sc. - to hesitate, to scruple
BALL AND BAT
n. 20C Eng. rhyming sl. - a hat
BALL AND CHAIN
n. 1. 1921 US sl. - one's wife, esp. if domineering
n. 2. 1932 US sl. - one's girlfriend or sweetheart, esp. if domineering
n. 3. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a boy tramp, usually a catamite, who travels with an older tramp
n. 4. 20C sl. - marriage
BALL-AND-CHAINED
adj. 1972 US sl. - married
BALL AND CHALK
n. 20C rhyming sl. - a walk
vb. 1. 20C rhyming sl. - to talk
vb. 2. 20C rhyming sl. - to walk
BALLANT
n. 1814 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a ballad, a song
BALLARAT
n. 1980s Aust. prison rhyming sl. for 'cat' - a homosexual
BALLARAT LANTERN
n. L19 Aust. & NZ sl. - a candle stuck in the neck of a bottle, the bottom of which has been knocked off
BALLARAT PASSIVE
n. 1980s Aust. sl. - a male homosexual
BALLARD
n. 1. 1382 obs. - a bald-headed person
n. 2. 1796 Eng. dial. - a castrated ram
BALLART
n. c1300 obs. rare - the hare
BALLAST
n. 1. 1612 - that which tends to give stability in morals or politics, to steady the mind or feelings, etc.
n. 2. 1620 obs. - load, burden, freight
n. 3. B1874 Eng. sl. - money
n. 4. E19 sl. - heavy food
n. 5. 1900s US sl. - a gun
n. 6. 1945 US railroad sl. - turkey or chicken dressing
vb. 1. 1566 arch. - to load, to burden, to weigh down
vb. 2. 1590 obs. - to freight, to load with cargo
vb. 3. 1596 - to steady (generally); to steady mentally or morally
BALLASTED
adj. 1552 - rendered steady or stable
BALLASTLESS
adj. 1885 - unsteady
BALLAST SCORCHER
n. Bk1978 railroad usage - a speedy engineer
BALLAST-TRAIN GUARD
n. Bk1898 - a railway official in charge of a train of loaded trucks
BALLATRON
n. 1623 - a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave
BALLATROUGH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a foolish, nonsensical prater
BALLAWHANG
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. - to beat or handle roughly
BALL-BAG
n. 1. L19 sl. - the scrotum
n. 2. 1960s US sl. - a jockstrap
BALLBASKET
n. 1968 US sl. - a jockstrap
BALL-BEARING
adj. a1945 US sl., esp. military usage - of a man: performing duties typically performed by a woman, as typing, etc.
n. 1981 euphemism - a term of abuse for a man
BALL-BEARING COWBOY
n. 1980 Aust. sl. - one who chases cattle in a vehicle instead of on a horse
BALL-BEARING MOUSETRAP
n. M20 sl. - a tomcat
BALLBREAKER
n. 1. 1942 US sl. - that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or difficult task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment
n. 2. 1942 US sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman
n. 3. 1969 US sl. - an extraordinary person, thing, event, etc.; a sexually attractive woman
n. 4. 1970s sl., orig. US - a thug
n. 5. 1970s sl., orig. US a weapon
n. 6. 1971 US military sl. - a kind of antipersonnel mine
n. 7. 1975 sl., orig. US - a tease
BALL-BREAKING
adj. 1. 1959 US sl. - troublesome, difficult, very irritating, physically demanding, exhausting
adj. 2. 1959 US sl. - acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding; dominating
n. 1948 US sl. - harassment
BALL-BUSTER
n. 1. 1942 US sl. - that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment
n. 2. c1944 US sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman
n. 3. 1950s US college sl. - a notably hard course or examination
n. 4. 1975 sl. - any thing or person seen as extraordinary or outstanding
n. 5. 1989 US criminals' sl. - a thief who grabs his victim by the testicles while his accomplice takes his wallet
n. 6. Bk1989 college sl. - a girl who is a tease
n. 7. M20 US sl. - a sexually attractive woman
BALL-BUSTING
adj. 1. 1944 US sl. - troublesome, difficult; irritating; physically demanding, exhausting
adj. 2. 1944 US sl. - acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding
n. 1940s sl., orig. US - harassment
BALL CHAIN
n. Bk1945 jive usage - the wife
BALL-CLANKER
n. 1960s US sl. - a man who boasts, probably groundlessly, of his sexual prowess
BALL-CRUSHER
n. 1. 1970 US sl. - that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment
n. 2. 1970s sl. - a dominating woman who emasculates her partner, usually a husband
n. 3. 1980s sl. - a sexually voracious woman who exhausts her partner's virility
BALL-CUTTER
n. 1962 US sl. - a demanding, nagging, or domineering woman
BALL DOG
n. 1935 baseball usage - a person who will chase and return stray baseballs
BALLE
n. c1440 obs. - a sheep
BALL-EATER
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a proficient baseball fielder
BALLED
adj. 1846 Eng. dial. - beaten
BALLED-UP
adj. 1. L19 US sl. - mixed up, in a mess; disorderly
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bewildered; confused; muddled
adj. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. - constipated
BALLER
n. 1. 1668 obs. - one who takes part in a ball for dancing
n. 2. 1962 sl. - a hedonist, a person who believes that the pursuit of happiness is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker
n. 3. 1990 sl., orig. & chiefly African-American - a person, esp. a drug dealer, who spends money freely and ostentatiously
n. 4. 1990s African-American sl. - one who is extremely rich, esp. from the profits of criminality
n. 5. 1990s US college sl. - an attractive person
n. 6. 1996 US college sl. - one who enjoys playing sport, esp. basketball
n. 7. 2001 US sl. - a drug dealer, usually of crack cocaine
n. 8. Bk2006 US sl. - an athlete; one who plays with footballs, basketballs, baseballs, etc.
BALLER BLOCKER
n. 2000s African-American sl. - a person who stops one from succeeding
BALLERINA
n. 1789 - a female ballet dancer, esp. one who undertakes a leading role in classical ballet
BALLERINO
n. 1934 chiefly US - a male ballet dancer
BALLET
n. 1. 1782 obs. - a dance
n. 2. 1866 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a song, a ballad
BALLET-GIRL
n. Bk1898 - an opera figure dancer, one who takes part in the ballet at a theatre
BALLET MASTER
n. Bk1978 railroad usage - a section foreman
BALLETOMANE
n. 1919 - a ballet enthusiast
BALLETTER
n. 1589 - a writer of ballads or scurrilous verses
BALLFACE
n. 1. 1839 US sl. - raw or inferior whisky
n. 2. a1849 US sl. - a contemptuous name applied by Blacks to White persons
BALL-FACED
adj. 1990s sl. - a general term of derision
BALLFACE WHISKY
n. E19 US sl. - cheap. potent whisky
BALLFUFF
n. 1912 Sc. - a fictitious place, remote and unspecified
BALLGAME
n. 1930 US sl. - a challenging or competitive situation; hence, state of affairs, a situation
BALL GOWN
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a man's suit
BALL GRUNT
n. 1. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a woman of easy morals
n. 2. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a cook's helper
BALLGUSTED
adj. 1834 US jocular usage - flabbergasted, astonished, disgusted, appalled
BALLHAWK
n. 1. 1920 US sl. - in sports, esp. baseball: a fielder who is skilled in catching or gaining possession of a ball
n. 2. Bk1999 baseball usage - a person who collects as souvenirs balls that are hit outside a ballpark
n. 3. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - in basketball: a player who specializes in recovering loose balls; an aggressive defensive player who dives for and recovers loose balls, blocks passes, and shots, and makes steals and interceptions
BALLHEAD
n. 1. 1957 Black British sl. - a bald person
n. 2. 1970s W. Indies sl. - a non-Rastafarian Black person
n. 3. 1976 orig. & chiefly Caribbean - a Rastafarian who does not wear dreadlocks; more widely, a non-Rastafarian; any person without dreadlocks
n. 4. 1989 NZ sl. - an outsider
n. 5. Bk1995 US sl. - an athlete; someone obsessed with ball games; perhaps a stupid one
BALL-HEADED
adj. 1884 Amer. dial. - foolish
BALL HOG
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - in basketball: a player who is not very popular for the simple reason that he or she doesn't like to pass the ball
BALLHOOT
vb. 1913 Amer. dial. - in logging: to roll logs down a steep incline
BALL HOOTER
n. 1942 US sl. - in logging: a logger who rolls logs down hillsides that are too steep for wagon teams
BALLHOP
n. 1970s Irish sl. - a rumour, an unsupported theory; a lie
BALLHOPPER
n. 1972 Irish sl. - one who is deliberately deceptive or tells fabrications; a rumour-monger
BALL HOUND
n. 1935 baseball usage - one who will chase and return stray baseballs
BALLIBAGGER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a noisy person
BALLICK
n. c1000 - a testicle
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman
BALLIE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of a horse: piebald or skewbald
BALLIN'
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. - going fast
BALLING
adj. 1. 1950s sl. - excellent, wonderful, first-rate
adj. 2. 1952 US sl. - excitingly active; wonderfully alive
n. 1. 1634-46 obs. - frequenting of balls, dancing
n. 2. 1865 - the throwing of balls or snowballs
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing
n. 4. Bk1898 Sc. - a pelting
n. 5. 1930s sl. - a having fun
n. 6. 1960s sl. - a having sexual intercourse
n. 7. 1990s African-American sl. - an enriching oneself by selling drugs, usually crack cocaine
n. 8. 1990s African-American sl. - an excelling in the playing of basketball
n. 9. 2000s US drug culture sl. - a carrying a package of contraband cocaine by placing it in the vagina
n. 10. 2000s sl. - a showing off, flaunting one's possessions
BALLING CHICK
n. 1950s US sl. - an attractive girl or woman
BALLION
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - a knapsack
n. 2. Bk1898 Ireland - an awkward, clumsy person
n. 3. 1924 Sc. - a rough, careless fellow
BALLIS-PIPE
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - the windpipe
BALLIST
n. Bk1999 baseball usage - a 19th-century baseball player
BALLISTER
n. 1489 obs. - an arbalester, a crossbowman
BALLISTICS
n. 1991 US rap music usage - vivid, forcefully delivered rap lyrics; the facts, information, usually in rap lyrics
BALLITE
n. Bk1999 arch. baseball usage - a baseball fan
BALL IT OFF
vb. 1847 US sl. - to travel at a fast rate
BALLITRAUNT
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - a foolish person; a buffoon; used as a term of contempt
BALL IT UP
vb. c1953 Amer. sl., orig. African-American - to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to celebrate riotously
BALLIX
n. 20C sl. - a mess; a messed-up or balled-up situation
BALL JOINT
n. M19 sl., orig. US - a bar
BALL-LAP
n. 17C Eng. dial. - a man's underwear flap
BALL-LESS
adj. 1958 US sl. - lacking courage or nerve; gutless, cowardly; weak, emasculated
BALL-LESS WONDER
n. 1958 US sl. - a cowardly person
BALLO
n. 1857 Amer. dial. - a bay or dun horse
BALL-LOPPER
n. 1970s sl., orig. US - a dominating woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man
BALL LUMP
n. 1920s US tramps' sl. - a parcel of food given to a tramp
BALL NAKED
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - completely naked
BALLO
n. 1857 Amer. dial. - a bay or dun horse
BALLOCH
adj. 1. Bk1898 Sc. - slow, reluctant
adj. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - strong, plump
n. 1. 1750 Sc. - a narrow mountain pass
n. 2. 1928 Sc. - a plump, short person
BALLOCK
n. 1. c1000 - a testicle
n. 2. 1940s sl. - a term of abuse
vb. 1. M18 sl. - to grab by the genitals when fighting
vb. 2. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman
vb. 3. 1938 Brit. sl. - to reprimand
BALLOCK-COD
n. c1450 obs. - the scrotum
BALLOCKED
adj. 1980s sl. - very drunk
BALLOCKEERING
adj. M17 sl. - lusty
BALLOCKER
n. 19C Brit. colloq. - a lecher; a whoremonger
BALLOCK GRAVY
n. 2000s sl. - semen
BALLOCKING
n. 1. L19 sl. - sexual intercourse
n. 2. 1938 Brit. sl. - a reprimand or instance of reprimanding
BALLOCK-NAKED
adj. 1922 Brit. sl. - stark naked with the genitals uncovered; said of males and females
BALLOCKS
int. 1940 - an expression of surprise or disbelief
n. 1. c1000 - the testicles of a man or animal
n. 2. c1000 - the scrotum and its contents
n. 3. c1786 UK sl. - a parson
n. 4. 19C Brit. sl. - a nickname for a whoremonger
n. 5. 1916 sl. - a fool; a term of abuse; one who is performing or talking 'ballocks' or nonsense
n. 6. 1922 sl. - a person, often used affectionately
n. 7. 1930s sl. - a mess
n. 8. 1951 sl., orig. Irish - an unpleasant person
n. 9. 1980s sl. - courage, vigour
n. 10. 20C Aust. sl. - rubbish, nonsense
vb. 1. 1930s US sl. - to reprimand, to tell off
vb. 2. 1949 Amer. dial. - to perform badly; to do a poor job; to botch, to bungle
BALLOCKS ABOUT
vb. 1. 1950s sl. - to mess about, to play the fool
vb. 2. 1950s sl. - to infuriate, to waste someone's time, to be indecisive
BALLOCKS AROUND
vb. 1. 1950s sl. - to mess about, to play the fool
vb. 2. 1950s sl. - to infuriate, to waste someone's time, to be indecisive
BALLOCKSED
adj. 1. 1930s sl. - ruined, messed up, thwarted, in a muddle
adj. 2. 2000s sl. - drunk
BALLOCKSED UP
adj. 1930s sl. - ruined, messed up, thwarted, in a muddle
BALLOCKS IN BRACKETS
n. 1937 UK sl. - a bow-legged man
BALLOCKS-STONES
n. Bk1891 sl. - a term of endearment
BALLOCKS UP
vb. 1. 1930s sl. - to ruin, to make a mess of
vb. 2. 1930s sl. - to waste time, to fiddle with
BALLOCKS WORKER
n. 1989 UK sl. - any overbearingly unpleasant person
BALLOCKY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - left-handed
adj. 2. E20 Brit. sl. - naked
BALLOCKY BARE-ASSED
adj. 1980 Amer. sl. - completely naked
BALLOCKY-HANDED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - left-handed
BALLOCKY NAKED
adj. 1966 Amer. sl. - completely naked
BALL OF CHALK
n. 20C rhyming sl. - a walk
vb. 1. 20C rhyming sl. - to talk
vb. 2. 20C rhyming sl. - to walk
BALL OF DIRT
n. 1898 Amer. sl. - the earth
BALL OFF
vb. 1. 1846 Eng. dial. - to finish quickly, to cease
vb. 2. 1896 Amer. dial. - to buy a drink for; to treat
vb. 3. 20C sl. - of a male: to masturbate
BALL OF FIRE
n. 1. 1821 sl. - a glass of brandy
n. 2. 1900 Amer. sl. - a person exhibiting unusual energy, ability, or drive; a lively person
n. 3. 1914 US college sl. - a brilliant student, usually with the added idea of great energy
n. 4. 1940 Amer. sl. - a fast vehicle
BALL OF LEAD
n. 1900s rhyming sl. - the head
BALL OF MUSCLE
n. 1923 Aust. sl. - a person with a powerful, muscular physique; a fit, healthy, energetic, lively person
BALL OF TWINE
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. - a railway line
BALL OF WAX
n. 1823 sl. - a shoemaker
BALL OF YARN
n. 1. Bk1942 US sl. - one who cannot be trusted with a secret
n. 2. 1940s US sl. - the female genitals
BALLOK
n. c1000 - a testicle of a man or animal
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman
THE BALL ON THE HAT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a scapegoat
BALLOO
n. 1721 Sc. - a lullaby, a song and tune used in hushing a child to sleep; sleep produced by this
BALLOON
n. 1. 1656 - a person regarded as inflated, empty or hollow
n. 2. 1812 - anything inflated, empty, and hollow
n. 3. 1904 colloq. - a lofty hit or kick given to a cricket ball, baseball, or football
n. 4. 1930 Amer. dial. - bedding, esp. when carried over the shoulder in a roll, which when loosely tired does resemble a balloon in some degree; a bedroll
n. 5. 1950s US sl. - a condom
n. 6. 1965 Sc. & Irish English colloq. - a bully, a garrulous person, one full of hot air; a self-important or boastful idiot; a fool
n. 7. 1967 US drug culture sl. - a small amount of heroin, whether or not it is actually in a balloon
n. 8. 1970s US sl. - $1
n. 9. 1970s US sl. - $10
n. 10. Bk2002 criminals' sl. - a heroin supplier
vb. 1. L18 UK criminals' sl. - of a pickpocket: to mingle with the crowds watching the launch of the then new manned balloons
vb. 2. 1904 colloq. - to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air
vb. 3. 1960s drug culture sl. - to package narcotics for distribution and sale
BALLOONATIC
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - one who brags
BALLOON-BELLY
n. 1933 US sl. - an obese person
BALLOON-BRAIN
n. 1949 US sl. - a fool, a simpleton; a silly, empty-headed person
BALLOON (CAR)
n. 20C sl. - the saloon bar of a public house
BALLOON DRIVER
n. 1838 - an aeronaut; one who pilots a hot-air balloon
BALLOONER
n. 1783 - one who makes balloon ascents or travels in a balloon; an aeronaut
BALLOON FOOT
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - a slow driver
BALLOON HEAD
n. 1931 colloq., chiefly US - an arrogant, conceited, or stupid person; a fool, a simpleton, a silly, empty-headed person
BALLOONIST
n. 1. 1828 - an aeronaut; a traveller in a hot-air balloon
n. 2. World War II Amer. sl. - a merchant who charges excessive prices for his goods
BALLOON IT
vb. 1958 Amer. dial., esp. logging usage - to pack up and leave camp
BALLOON JUICE
n. 1. L19 Brit. sl. - soda water
n. 2. L19 sl. - ginger beer
n. 3. L19 W. Indies sl. - any sweet, colourful, fizzy drink
n. 4. 1900 US sl. - empty noisy talk; nonsense
n. 5. 1943 Amer. sl. - helium
BALLOON-JUICE LOWERER
n. Bk1909 sl. - a total abstainer (balloon juice = soda-water)
BALLOON KNOT
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the anus
BALLOON-KNOT BANDIT
n. 1995 sl. - a male homosexual
BALLOON ROOF
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - a barn roof having rounded or arched sides
BALLOON ROOM
n. M20 US drug culture sl. - a room where marijuana is smoked
BALLOON ROOM WITHOUT A PARACHUTE
n. 1950s African-American sl. - a disappointment, a let-down; esp. a place where one has been promised a smoke of marijuana but which, in fact, offers no supply
BALLOONS
n. 1940s US sl. - large female breasts
BALLOON SOUP
n. 1928 Amer. sl. - nonsense; empty talk
BALLOP
n. 1824 Sc. - the old name for the flap in the front of the breeches, which is buttoned up
BALLOT
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bundle, a package
n. 2. 1986 US drug culture sl. - opium; heroin
vb. 1680 obs. - to toss about like a ball, to drive hither and thither
BALLOTANT
n. 1656 obs. rare - a voter by ballot
BALLOTATION
n. 1620 obs. - voting by ballot
BALLOT BOX STUFFER
n. 1856 orig. US - a person who engages in ballot-box stuffing (the practice of fraudulently attempting to affect the result of an election, typically by casting more than one's allotted number of votes)
BALLOTEER
n. 1833 - in early use, an advocate of the ballot; later also, a person who casts a vote in a ballot
BALLOTER
n. 1733 - one who votes by ballot
BALLOTICALLY
adv. c1842 nonce word - in reference to the ballot
BALLOTIN
n. 1656 obs. nonce word - an officer in charge of a ballot-box
BALLOTIST
n. 1837 obs. - a professed advocate of the ballot
BALLOT-MAN
n. 1838 obs. - an advocate of secret voting
BALL-OUT
n. 1915 US sl. - a reprimand or instance of reprimanding
vb. 1. 1899 sl., orig. US - (usually as 'ball out') to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly
vb. 2. 1930s sl. - to travel at high speed, to leave
BALLOW
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - a cudgel, a stick, a pole
vb. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to lay claim to an object, partner in a game, etc., by right of first choice
BALLPLAYER
n. 1. Bk1992 criminals' sl. - a member of a gang who picks the safest assignment for himself
n. 2. Bk1992 criminals' sl. - one who betrays his accomplices to authorities
BALLS
adj. 1980s US sl. - tough, masculine, courageous
int. 1857 US sl. - an expression of disappointment, disgust, or resignation; utter nonsense! rubbish!
n. 1. a1325 sl. - testicles
n. 2. 17C US sl. - the female breasts
n. 3. 1889 sl. - a botch, a muddle; a blunder, an error
n. 4. a1890 US sl. - virile courage; virility; guts; strength of character; energy, spirit
n. 5. 1934 US sl. - absolutely nothing
n. 6. 1964 US sl. - effrontery; audacity
n. 7. 20C sl. - rubbish, nonsense
n. 8. 20C US sl. - masculine behaviour in a female
n. 9. 2000s African-American sl. - something excellent, wonderful; one's preference
vb. 1. L19 sl. - to make a mess of
vb. 2. 1990s sl. - to secrete near one's genitals
THE BALLS
n. 1938 US sl. - a person or thing that is regarded as extraordinarily good or bad
BALLS-ACHE
vb. 20C sl. - to whinge, to nag
BALLS-ACHING
adj. 1912 sl. - annoying; nagging, demanding
BALLS AND ALL
adv. 1952 US sl. - completely, entirely
BALLS AND BAT
n. E20 US euphemism - the male genitals
BALLS-ASS
adj. 1960s US sl. - tough, masculine, courageous
BALLS-ASS NAKED
adj. 20C Amer. sl. - stark naked
BALLS, BEES AND BUGGERY!
int. L19 sl. - a general exclamation
BALLS-BUSTER
n. 1975 sl., orig. US - a dominating or threatening woman; a nagging woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man
BALLSED-UP
adj. 1940s sl. - in chaos, in a mess, ruined
BALLSEY
adj. 1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US - brave, courageous
BALL SHOE
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a sneaker; canvas-top shoes with rubber sole; tennis shoe
BALLSIE
adj. 1935 sl. - tough, masculine, brave, courageous
BALL SLAP
vb. 1990s sl. - of a man: to have sexual intercourse
BALLS NAKED
adj. 20C Amer. sl. - stark naked
BALLS OUT
adv. 1940s sl. - at full tilt, all out, completely committed, with full determination or enthusiasm
BALLS, PICNICS AND PARTIES!
int. 1920s sl. - a general exclamation
BALLS-TO-THE-WALL
adj. 1. 1960s sl. - all out, at maximum speed, with one's greatest effort
adj. 2. 2000s US college sl. - drinking with the intention of getting drunk
BALLS TO THE WALLS
phr. 1970s US college sl. - said of a tense or frantic time or situation that requires the ability to fight back
BALLS-TO-THE-WIND
adv. 1980s US sl. - at top speed
BALLS TO YOU!
int. 19C - a curse on you! to hell with you!
BALLS-UP
n. 1. 17C Eng. dial. - a man's underwear flap
n. 2. 1929 sl. - a real mix-up; a mess, muddle; a chaotic state of affairs; a fiasco, a disaster
vb. 1910s sl. - (as 'balls up') to confuse; to mess up
BALLSY
adj. 1. 1930s sl. - absurd, ridiculous
adj. 2. 1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US - brave, courageous
adj. 3. Bk2006 US sl. - of a female, esp., a masculine female: aggressive; masculine
BALL TEAM
n. 1987 US sl. - a group of gambling cheats who work in casinos
BALL-TEARER
n. 1. 1960s Aust. sl. - a physically demanding task
n. 2. 1970s sl. - anything spectacular or notably impressive
n. 3. 1973 Aust. sl. - an admirable or exceptional person, for good or bad qualities
n. 4. 1973 Aust. sl. - a violent person
n. 5. 1980s Aust. sl. - a major problem; an exasperation
n. 6. Bk1984 Aust. sl. - an aggressive woman; a nagging woman or wife
BALL THE JACK
vb. 1. 1913 US sl. - to move rapidly or swiftly; to make haste; to go fast (said esp. of a railroad train); to work swiftly or energetically
vb. 2. 1913 US sl. - to run away
vb. 3. 1914 US sl. - to behave recklessly or wildly
vb. 4. 1920s African-American sl. - to have sexual intercourse
vb. 5. 1927 Amer. dial. - to risk everything on one attempt
vb. 6. 1934 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American - to perform an energetic dance accompanied by vigorous handclapping
vb. 7. 1968 Amer. dial. - to be the last straw
vb. 8. 1968 Amer. dial. - to have a good or exciting time; to have riotous fun
vb. 9. 1970 Amer. dial. - to move in a conspicuous manner
BALL TOSSER
n. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a bomb thrower
BALLUK
n. c1000 - a testicle
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman
BALLUM RANCUM, BALLUM RANKUM
n. L17 sl. - an orgy, literally a dance at which all concerned 'dance in their birthday suits'
BALLUM RANORUM
n. L17 sl. - an orgy, literally a dance at which all concerned 'dance in their birthday suits'
BALL-UP
n. 1. 17C Eng. & Amer. dial. - a man's underwear flap; the front or flap of the breeches
n. 2. E20 Brit. sl. - a mess; a confused situation
vb. 1. 1856 sl. obs. rare - (as 'ball up') to fail
vb. 2. L19 sl. - (as 'ball up') to muddle, to err, to blunder, to make a mistake
vb. 3. Bk1904 Amer. dial. - (as 'ball up') to confuse; to become confused
vb. 4. 1910s sl. - (as 'ball up') to ruin, to make a mess of, to clog up, to botch
vb. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. - (as 'ball up') to put up one's hair in a bun
BALLUX
n. c1000 - the testicles of a man or animal
BALLWHACK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - Hell
BALL-WRACKER
n. 1. M20 US sl. - a difficult task
n. 2. M20 US sl. - the person who assigns difficult talks; a hard taskmaster
n. 3. M20 US sl. - a nagging or domineering woman
n. 4. M20 US sl. - a sexually attractive woman
BALLY
adj. 1. 1887 sl. - a euphemism for 'bloody'. used as a vague intensive of general application; 'confounded', 'jolly'
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
adv. 20C sl. - exceedingly, very
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - a milk pail
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a litter of pigs or of rabbits
n. 3. 1941 Amer. dial. - a horse or cow having a white face, or a white mark on the face; often used as a nickname
BALLY-BLEEZE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bonfire
BALLY-COG
n. 1825 Sc. - a milk-pail
BALLYGOBACKWARDS
n. 1990s Irish sl. - an urban nickname for what is seen as a typical rural town
BALLYHACK
n. 1. 1843 Amer. sl. - ruin, destruction
n. 2. 1844 sl., euphemism - 'Hell'
vb. 1. 1901 Amer. dial. - to confuse; to blunder
vb. 2. 1952 Amer. dial. - to impose on
vb. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. - to beat thoroughly
BALLYHOO, BALLY HOO
n. 1. 1914 US - a 'barker's' speech; publicity in advance of a project; hence, blarney
n. 2. Bk1914 criminals' sl. - a free entertainment used for a decoy to attract customers
n. 3. 1915 US sl. - a barker at a circus or carnival
n. 4. 1922 US sl. - an upper-class person
n. 5. 1928 sl., orig. US - excessive noise, fuss, publicity, etc.
vb. 1. 1927 - to commend, urge, or the like, in the manner of a 'barker'
vb. 2. 20C sl. - to publicize to excess, often when the product cannot live up to the manufactured image
vb. 3. 20C sl. - to talk nonsense
BALLYHOOER
n. 1. 1901 US circus & carnival usage - one who performs a ballyhoo, a flamboyant free performance given outside a circus or carnival attraction in an attempt to lure customers to buy tickets for the show inside
n. 2. 20C sl. - a promoter, a publicist
BALLY HOOEY
n. L19 sl. - overstated and unwarranted praise or promotion; nonsense
BALLYHOOIST
n. 1927 - a person who ballyhoos; a maker of extravagant claims (ballyhoo - bombastic nonsense, extravagant or brash publicity; noisy fuss)
BALLYHOOLY
n. 1. L19 Irish sl. - bad trouble
n. 2. 1910s sl. - rubbish, nonsense
n. 3. 1940s sl. - noise, commotion, crying
BALLY-MUCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an ill-constructed thing
BALLYRAG
n. 1. Bk1898 sl. - a free fight in jest
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - violent or coarse abuse
vb. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - to abuse violently; to scold or revile in foul language
vb. 2. Bk1898 Brit. sl. - to play a practical joke; to mob or hustle a person
BALLYRAGGING
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - scolding, abuse
BALLY-RANDY
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a lazy, loafing fellow
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a rough, turbulent person
BALLYWACK
n. 1. L19 sl. - euphemism for 'Hell'
n. 2. 1934 Amer. sl. - ruin, destruction
BALLYWRACK
n. 1. L19 sl. - euphemism for 'Hell'
n. 2. 1934 Amer. sl. - ruin, destruction
BALLYX
n. L17 sl. - the testicles
n. 1. c885 obs. - a ridge, heap, or mound upon the ground, as a grave-mound
n. 2. c1430 obs. - a slip, a mistake, a blunder
n. 3. 1538 obs. - a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus; a bar of sand, etc.
n. 4. 1549 obs. - a ridge in the way, over which one may stumble; a stumbling-block, an obstacle
n. 5. 1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - an omission; an exception
n. 6. 1660 - a hindrance, check, or defeat
n. 7. 1733 - the failure of an expectation; a disappointment
n. 8. 1746 Eng. dial. - reluctance, objection
n. 9. 1859 Eng. dial. sl. - a false rumour
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a muddle; a stoppage
n. 11. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a jeer
n. 12. 1940 Amer. dial. - a pile of leaves; brush piled up around a tree or bush
n. 13. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a resisting victim of a hold up
vb. 1. 1484 obs. - to pass by a place; to avoid in passing; to shun
vb. 2. 1579 obs. - to miss by error or inadvertence
vb. 3. 1596 obs. - to meet arguments with objections; to quibble, to bandy words
vb. 4. 1865 Eng. dial. - to hinder, to prevent, to thwart, to impede
vb. 5. 1886 Eng. dial. - to disappoint
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to keep silent, to be reticent about
vb. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to leave work undone; to do anything carelessly
BALKAN TAP
n. 20C sl. - madness
BALKED UP
adj. 1. 1892 Eng. dial. - hidden, screened from sight
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - propped up
BALKER
n. 1602 - a man on a high point ashore, who signals to fishing-boats the direction taken by the schools of herring or other fish
THE BALKS
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - fits of stubbornness
BALKY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - slightly intoxicated
BALL
n. 1. a1325 - a testicle
n. 2. 1523 obs. - a white streak or spot, as on an animal
n. 3. 1580 Eng. dial. - a white-faced horse
n. 4. 1633 obs. - a dance or dancing
n. 5. M18 US sl. - a bullet
n. 6. 1825 Sc. - bustle, disturbance
n. 7. 1845 Eng. dial. - the footprint of a fox
n. 8. 1866 US sl. - a glass of whisky or other liquor
n. 9. 1880 Eng. dial. - a large and compact shoal of herrings
n. 10. Bk1881 - a stout fellow
n. 11. 1895 US sl. - a dollar, esp. a dollar coin
n. 12. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a knoll, a rounded hill
n. 13. M19 UK criminals' sl. - a prison ration, 170g (6oz) of meat
n. 14. 1910s US sl. - baseball
n. 15. 1912 US drug culture sl. - a small package of morphine or an other narcotic, as used by an addict
n. 16. 1929 US sl., esp. African-American usage - a riotously good time, a party or celebration; hence, that which provides a riotously good time
n. 17. 1941 Amer. dial. - the yolk of an egg
n. 18. 1950s US drug culture sl. - a feeling of well-being; a 'high' from a drug
n. 19. 1951 US sl. - a woman's breast
n. 20. 1952 US sl. - an act of copulation; hence, a person regarded as a sexual partner
n. 21. 1960s sl. - an orgy
n. 22. 1965 Amer. dial. - hair coiled at the back of a woman's head; a bun
n. 23. 1973 US sl. - a thing for which one is expected to take the responsibility of completing, performing, etc.
n. 24. 1980s sl., orig. African-American - basketball
n. 25. 1982 Amer. dial. - the rounded back part of the head
n. 26. 1994 US drug culture sl. - crack cocaine
n. 27. 20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk) - a talk
n. 28. 20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk) - a walk
n. 29. 2001 US sl. - a delightful person
n. 30. 2002 UK drug culture sl. - black-tar heroin
n. 31. a2002 US sl. - a stupid or silly fellow; used in response to an unintelligent action, as a sarcastic response to a foolish remark or as an observation on someone's character or lack thereof
vb. 1. 1854 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash
vb. 2. 1866 Sc. - to behave in a disorderly manner
vb. 3. 1878 Eng. dial. - to track the footprints of a fox
vb. 4. 1888 - of bees: to surround the queen in a dense cluster, often with the result that she is suffocated or crushed to death
vb. 5. Bk1898 Sc. - to throw at, to pelt
vb. 6. 1908 Sc. - to speak indistinctly, in a disjointed manner
vb. 7. 1939 US sl. - to travel or drive at high speed
vb. 8. 1942 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American - to have a good or exciting time; to have riotous fun
vb. 9. c1953 Amer. sl. - to have sex with
vb. 10. 1966 Amer. dial. - to put up one's hair in a bun
vb. 11. 1980s African-American sl. - to play basketball
vb. 12. M20 US drug culture sl. - to absorb narcotics through the mucus members of the genitals
vb. 13. Bk2006 US sl. - to depart; to leave
BALLA
n. 1. 1990 sl., orig. & chiefly African-American - a person, esp. a drug dealer, who spends money freely and ostentatiously
n. 2. 1990s African-American sl. - one who is extremely rich, esp. from the profits of criminality
BALLAD
n. 1. c1500 obs. - a song intended as the accompaniment to a dance; the tune to which the song is sung
n. 2. 1528 obs. - a proverbial saying, usually in the form of a couplet
n. 3. 1556 obs. - a popular song; often one celebrating or scurrilously attacking persons or institutions
n. 4. 1950s W. Indies & Black British sl. - a story, usually long and complicated
n. 5. 1970s US homosexual sl. - an excuse
BALLAD-BASKET
n. 1749 UK sl. - a street singer
BALLADEER
n. 1714 - a person who sings or composes ballads
BALLADER
n. 1589 - a writer of ballads or scurrilous verses
BALLADIC
adj. 1881 - pert. to ballads
BALLADICAL
adj. 1615 obs. - pert. to ballads
BALLADIER
n. 1637 obs. - a street ballad-singer
BALLADIN, BALLADINE
n. 1. 1599 obs. - a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon
n. 2. 1604 obs. - a ballad-maker or singer
BALLADIST
n. 1811 - a maker or singer of ballads
BALLADLING
n. 1798 nonce word - a little ballad
BALLAD-MAKER
n. 1565 - a ballad poet
BALLAD-MONGER
n. 1598 - a maker or seller of ballads; spec., one who writes or deals in cheap or slanderous verse, used depreciatively
BALLAD SINGER
n. 1592 - one who strolls about singing ballads
BALLAHOO
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. - noisy, boisterous, obstreperous
BALLANCE
vb. 1715 Sc. - to hesitate, to scruple
BALL AND BAT
n. 20C Eng. rhyming sl. - a hat
BALL AND CHAIN
n. 1. 1921 US sl. - one's wife, esp. if domineering
n. 2. 1932 US sl. - one's girlfriend or sweetheart, esp. if domineering
n. 3. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a boy tramp, usually a catamite, who travels with an older tramp
n. 4. 20C sl. - marriage
BALL-AND-CHAINED
adj. 1972 US sl. - married
BALL AND CHALK
n. 20C rhyming sl. - a walk
vb. 1. 20C rhyming sl. - to talk
vb. 2. 20C rhyming sl. - to walk
BALLANT
n. 1814 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a ballad, a song
BALLARAT
n. 1980s Aust. prison rhyming sl. for 'cat' - a homosexual
BALLARAT LANTERN
n. L19 Aust. & NZ sl. - a candle stuck in the neck of a bottle, the bottom of which has been knocked off
BALLARAT PASSIVE
n. 1980s Aust. sl. - a male homosexual
BALLARD
n. 1. 1382 obs. - a bald-headed person
n. 2. 1796 Eng. dial. - a castrated ram
BALLART
n. c1300 obs. rare - the hare
BALLAST
n. 1. 1612 - that which tends to give stability in morals or politics, to steady the mind or feelings, etc.
n. 2. 1620 obs. - load, burden, freight
n. 3. B1874 Eng. sl. - money
n. 4. E19 sl. - heavy food
n. 5. 1900s US sl. - a gun
n. 6. 1945 US railroad sl. - turkey or chicken dressing
vb. 1. 1566 arch. - to load, to burden, to weigh down
vb. 2. 1590 obs. - to freight, to load with cargo
vb. 3. 1596 - to steady (generally); to steady mentally or morally
BALLASTED
adj. 1552 - rendered steady or stable
BALLASTLESS
adj. 1885 - unsteady
BALLAST SCORCHER
n. Bk1978 railroad usage - a speedy engineer
BALLAST-TRAIN GUARD
n. Bk1898 - a railway official in charge of a train of loaded trucks
BALLATRON
n. 1623 - a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave
BALLATROUGH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a foolish, nonsensical prater
BALLAWHANG
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. - to beat or handle roughly
BALL-BAG
n. 1. L19 sl. - the scrotum
n. 2. 1960s US sl. - a jockstrap
BALLBASKET
n. 1968 US sl. - a jockstrap
BALL-BEARING
adj. a1945 US sl., esp. military usage - of a man: performing duties typically performed by a woman, as typing, etc.
n. 1981 euphemism - a term of abuse for a man
BALL-BEARING COWBOY
n. 1980 Aust. sl. - one who chases cattle in a vehicle instead of on a horse
BALL-BEARING MOUSETRAP
n. M20 sl. - a tomcat
BALLBREAKER
n. 1. 1942 US sl. - that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or difficult task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment
n. 2. 1942 US sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman
n. 3. 1969 US sl. - an extraordinary person, thing, event, etc.; a sexually attractive woman
n. 4. 1970s sl., orig. US - a thug
n. 5. 1970s sl., orig. US a weapon
n. 6. 1971 US military sl. - a kind of antipersonnel mine
n. 7. 1975 sl., orig. US - a tease
BALL-BREAKING
adj. 1. 1959 US sl. - troublesome, difficult, very irritating, physically demanding, exhausting
adj. 2. 1959 US sl. - acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding; dominating
n. 1948 US sl. - harassment
BALL-BUSTER
n. 1. 1942 US sl. - that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment
n. 2. c1944 US sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman
n. 3. 1950s US college sl. - a notably hard course or examination
n. 4. 1975 sl. - any thing or person seen as extraordinary or outstanding
n. 5. 1989 US criminals' sl. - a thief who grabs his victim by the testicles while his accomplice takes his wallet
n. 6. Bk1989 college sl. - a girl who is a tease
n. 7. M20 US sl. - a sexually attractive woman
BALL-BUSTING
adj. 1. 1944 US sl. - troublesome, difficult; irritating; physically demanding, exhausting
adj. 2. 1944 US sl. - acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding
n. 1940s sl., orig. US - harassment
BALL CHAIN
n. Bk1945 jive usage - the wife
BALL-CLANKER
n. 1960s US sl. - a man who boasts, probably groundlessly, of his sexual prowess
BALL-CRUSHER
n. 1. 1970 US sl. - that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment
n. 2. 1970s sl. - a dominating woman who emasculates her partner, usually a husband
n. 3. 1980s sl. - a sexually voracious woman who exhausts her partner's virility
BALL-CUTTER
n. 1962 US sl. - a demanding, nagging, or domineering woman
BALL DOG
n. 1935 baseball usage - a person who will chase and return stray baseballs
BALLE
n. c1440 obs. - a sheep
BALL-EATER
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a proficient baseball fielder
BALLED
adj. 1846 Eng. dial. - beaten
BALLED-UP
adj. 1. L19 US sl. - mixed up, in a mess; disorderly
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bewildered; confused; muddled
adj. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. - constipated
BALLER
n. 1. 1668 obs. - one who takes part in a ball for dancing
n. 2. 1962 sl. - a hedonist, a person who believes that the pursuit of happiness is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker
n. 3. 1990 sl., orig. & chiefly African-American - a person, esp. a drug dealer, who spends money freely and ostentatiously
n. 4. 1990s African-American sl. - one who is extremely rich, esp. from the profits of criminality
n. 5. 1990s US college sl. - an attractive person
n. 6. 1996 US college sl. - one who enjoys playing sport, esp. basketball
n. 7. 2001 US sl. - a drug dealer, usually of crack cocaine
n. 8. Bk2006 US sl. - an athlete; one who plays with footballs, basketballs, baseballs, etc.
BALLER BLOCKER
n. 2000s African-American sl. - a person who stops one from succeeding
BALLERINA
n. 1789 - a female ballet dancer, esp. one who undertakes a leading role in classical ballet
BALLERINO
n. 1934 chiefly US - a male ballet dancer
BALLET
n. 1. 1782 obs. - a dance
n. 2. 1866 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a song, a ballad
BALLET-GIRL
n. Bk1898 - an opera figure dancer, one who takes part in the ballet at a theatre
BALLET MASTER
n. Bk1978 railroad usage - a section foreman
BALLETOMANE
n. 1919 - a ballet enthusiast
BALLETTER
n. 1589 - a writer of ballads or scurrilous verses
BALLFACE
n. 1. 1839 US sl. - raw or inferior whisky
n. 2. a1849 US sl. - a contemptuous name applied by Blacks to White persons
BALL-FACED
adj. 1990s sl. - a general term of derision
BALLFACE WHISKY
n. E19 US sl. - cheap. potent whisky
BALLFUFF
n. 1912 Sc. - a fictitious place, remote and unspecified
BALLGAME
n. 1930 US sl. - a challenging or competitive situation; hence, state of affairs, a situation
BALL GOWN
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a man's suit
BALL GRUNT
n. 1. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a woman of easy morals
n. 2. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a cook's helper
BALLGUSTED
adj. 1834 US jocular usage - flabbergasted, astonished, disgusted, appalled
BALLHAWK
n. 1. 1920 US sl. - in sports, esp. baseball: a fielder who is skilled in catching or gaining possession of a ball
n. 2. Bk1999 baseball usage - a person who collects as souvenirs balls that are hit outside a ballpark
n. 3. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - in basketball: a player who specializes in recovering loose balls; an aggressive defensive player who dives for and recovers loose balls, blocks passes, and shots, and makes steals and interceptions
BALLHEAD
n. 1. 1957 Black British sl. - a bald person
n. 2. 1970s W. Indies sl. - a non-Rastafarian Black person
n. 3. 1976 orig. & chiefly Caribbean - a Rastafarian who does not wear dreadlocks; more widely, a non-Rastafarian; any person without dreadlocks
n. 4. 1989 NZ sl. - an outsider
n. 5. Bk1995 US sl. - an athlete; someone obsessed with ball games; perhaps a stupid one
BALL-HEADED
adj. 1884 Amer. dial. - foolish
BALL HOG
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - in basketball: a player who is not very popular for the simple reason that he or she doesn't like to pass the ball
BALLHOOT
vb. 1913 Amer. dial. - in logging: to roll logs down a steep incline
BALL HOOTER
n. 1942 US sl. - in logging: a logger who rolls logs down hillsides that are too steep for wagon teams
BALLHOP
n. 1970s Irish sl. - a rumour, an unsupported theory; a lie
BALLHOPPER
n. 1972 Irish sl. - one who is deliberately deceptive or tells fabrications; a rumour-monger
BALL HOUND
n. 1935 baseball usage - one who will chase and return stray baseballs
BALLIBAGGER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a noisy person
BALLICK
n. c1000 - a testicle
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman
BALLIE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of a horse: piebald or skewbald
BALLIN'
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. - going fast
BALLING
adj. 1. 1950s sl. - excellent, wonderful, first-rate
adj. 2. 1952 US sl. - excitingly active; wonderfully alive
n. 1. 1634-46 obs. - frequenting of balls, dancing
n. 2. 1865 - the throwing of balls or snowballs
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing
n. 4. Bk1898 Sc. - a pelting
n. 5. 1930s sl. - a having fun
n. 6. 1960s sl. - a having sexual intercourse
n. 7. 1990s African-American sl. - an enriching oneself by selling drugs, usually crack cocaine
n. 8. 1990s African-American sl. - an excelling in the playing of basketball
n. 9. 2000s US drug culture sl. - a carrying a package of contraband cocaine by placing it in the vagina
n. 10. 2000s sl. - a showing off, flaunting one's possessions
BALLING CHICK
n. 1950s US sl. - an attractive girl or woman
BALLION
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - a knapsack
n. 2. Bk1898 Ireland - an awkward, clumsy person
n. 3. 1924 Sc. - a rough, careless fellow
BALLIS-PIPE
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - the windpipe
BALLIST
n. Bk1999 baseball usage - a 19th-century baseball player
BALLISTER
n. 1489 obs. - an arbalester, a crossbowman
BALLISTICS
n. 1991 US rap music usage - vivid, forcefully delivered rap lyrics; the facts, information, usually in rap lyrics
BALLITE
n. Bk1999 arch. baseball usage - a baseball fan
BALL IT OFF
vb. 1847 US sl. - to travel at a fast rate
BALLITRAUNT
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - a foolish person; a buffoon; used as a term of contempt
BALL IT UP
vb. c1953 Amer. sl., orig. African-American - to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to celebrate riotously
BALLIX
n. 20C sl. - a mess; a messed-up or balled-up situation
BALL JOINT
n. M19 sl., orig. US - a bar
BALL-LAP
n. 17C Eng. dial. - a man's underwear flap
BALL-LESS
adj. 1958 US sl. - lacking courage or nerve; gutless, cowardly; weak, emasculated
BALL-LESS WONDER
n. 1958 US sl. - a cowardly person
BALLO
n. 1857 Amer. dial. - a bay or dun horse
BALL-LOPPER
n. 1970s sl., orig. US - a dominating woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man
BALL LUMP
n. 1920s US tramps' sl. - a parcel of food given to a tramp
BALL NAKED
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - completely naked
BALLO
n. 1857 Amer. dial. - a bay or dun horse
BALLOCH
adj. 1. Bk1898 Sc. - slow, reluctant
adj. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - strong, plump
n. 1. 1750 Sc. - a narrow mountain pass
n. 2. 1928 Sc. - a plump, short person
BALLOCK
n. 1. c1000 - a testicle
n. 2. 1940s sl. - a term of abuse
vb. 1. M18 sl. - to grab by the genitals when fighting
vb. 2. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman
vb. 3. 1938 Brit. sl. - to reprimand
BALLOCK-COD
n. c1450 obs. - the scrotum
BALLOCKED
adj. 1980s sl. - very drunk
BALLOCKEERING
adj. M17 sl. - lusty
BALLOCKER
n. 19C Brit. colloq. - a lecher; a whoremonger
BALLOCK GRAVY
n. 2000s sl. - semen
BALLOCKING
n. 1. L19 sl. - sexual intercourse
n. 2. 1938 Brit. sl. - a reprimand or instance of reprimanding
BALLOCK-NAKED
adj. 1922 Brit. sl. - stark naked with the genitals uncovered; said of males and females
BALLOCKS
int. 1940 - an expression of surprise or disbelief
n. 1. c1000 - the testicles of a man or animal
n. 2. c1000 - the scrotum and its contents
n. 3. c1786 UK sl. - a parson
n. 4. 19C Brit. sl. - a nickname for a whoremonger
n. 5. 1916 sl. - a fool; a term of abuse; one who is performing or talking 'ballocks' or nonsense
n. 6. 1922 sl. - a person, often used affectionately
n. 7. 1930s sl. - a mess
n. 8. 1951 sl., orig. Irish - an unpleasant person
n. 9. 1980s sl. - courage, vigour
n. 10. 20C Aust. sl. - rubbish, nonsense
vb. 1. 1930s US sl. - to reprimand, to tell off
vb. 2. 1949 Amer. dial. - to perform badly; to do a poor job; to botch, to bungle
BALLOCKS ABOUT
vb. 1. 1950s sl. - to mess about, to play the fool
vb. 2. 1950s sl. - to infuriate, to waste someone's time, to be indecisive
BALLOCKS AROUND
vb. 1. 1950s sl. - to mess about, to play the fool
vb. 2. 1950s sl. - to infuriate, to waste someone's time, to be indecisive
BALLOCKSED
adj. 1. 1930s sl. - ruined, messed up, thwarted, in a muddle
adj. 2. 2000s sl. - drunk
BALLOCKSED UP
adj. 1930s sl. - ruined, messed up, thwarted, in a muddle
BALLOCKS IN BRACKETS
n. 1937 UK sl. - a bow-legged man
BALLOCKS-STONES
n. Bk1891 sl. - a term of endearment
BALLOCKS UP
vb. 1. 1930s sl. - to ruin, to make a mess of
vb. 2. 1930s sl. - to waste time, to fiddle with
BALLOCKS WORKER
n. 1989 UK sl. - any overbearingly unpleasant person
BALLOCKY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - left-handed
adj. 2. E20 Brit. sl. - naked
BALLOCKY BARE-ASSED
adj. 1980 Amer. sl. - completely naked
BALLOCKY-HANDED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - left-handed
BALLOCKY NAKED
adj. 1966 Amer. sl. - completely naked
BALL OF CHALK
n. 20C rhyming sl. - a walk
vb. 1. 20C rhyming sl. - to talk
vb. 2. 20C rhyming sl. - to walk
BALL OF DIRT
n. 1898 Amer. sl. - the earth
BALL OFF
vb. 1. 1846 Eng. dial. - to finish quickly, to cease
vb. 2. 1896 Amer. dial. - to buy a drink for; to treat
vb. 3. 20C sl. - of a male: to masturbate
BALL OF FIRE
n. 1. 1821 sl. - a glass of brandy
n. 2. 1900 Amer. sl. - a person exhibiting unusual energy, ability, or drive; a lively person
n. 3. 1914 US college sl. - a brilliant student, usually with the added idea of great energy
n. 4. 1940 Amer. sl. - a fast vehicle
BALL OF LEAD
n. 1900s rhyming sl. - the head
BALL OF MUSCLE
n. 1923 Aust. sl. - a person with a powerful, muscular physique; a fit, healthy, energetic, lively person
BALL OF TWINE
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. - a railway line
BALL OF WAX
n. 1823 sl. - a shoemaker
BALL OF YARN
n. 1. Bk1942 US sl. - one who cannot be trusted with a secret
n. 2. 1940s US sl. - the female genitals
BALLOK
n. c1000 - a testicle of a man or animal
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman
THE BALL ON THE HAT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a scapegoat
BALLOO
n. 1721 Sc. - a lullaby, a song and tune used in hushing a child to sleep; sleep produced by this
BALLOON
n. 1. 1656 - a person regarded as inflated, empty or hollow
n. 2. 1812 - anything inflated, empty, and hollow
n. 3. 1904 colloq. - a lofty hit or kick given to a cricket ball, baseball, or football
n. 4. 1930 Amer. dial. - bedding, esp. when carried over the shoulder in a roll, which when loosely tired does resemble a balloon in some degree; a bedroll
n. 5. 1950s US sl. - a condom
n. 6. 1965 Sc. & Irish English colloq. - a bully, a garrulous person, one full of hot air; a self-important or boastful idiot; a fool
n. 7. 1967 US drug culture sl. - a small amount of heroin, whether or not it is actually in a balloon
n. 8. 1970s US sl. - $1
n. 9. 1970s US sl. - $10
n. 10. Bk2002 criminals' sl. - a heroin supplier
vb. 1. L18 UK criminals' sl. - of a pickpocket: to mingle with the crowds watching the launch of the then new manned balloons
vb. 2. 1904 colloq. - to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air
vb. 3. 1960s drug culture sl. - to package narcotics for distribution and sale
BALLOONATIC
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - one who brags
BALLOON-BELLY
n. 1933 US sl. - an obese person
BALLOON-BRAIN
n. 1949 US sl. - a fool, a simpleton; a silly, empty-headed person
BALLOON (CAR)
n. 20C sl. - the saloon bar of a public house
BALLOON DRIVER
n. 1838 - an aeronaut; one who pilots a hot-air balloon
BALLOONER
n. 1783 - one who makes balloon ascents or travels in a balloon; an aeronaut
BALLOON FOOT
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - a slow driver
BALLOON HEAD
n. 1931 colloq., chiefly US - an arrogant, conceited, or stupid person; a fool, a simpleton, a silly, empty-headed person
BALLOONIST
n. 1. 1828 - an aeronaut; a traveller in a hot-air balloon
n. 2. World War II Amer. sl. - a merchant who charges excessive prices for his goods
BALLOON IT
vb. 1958 Amer. dial., esp. logging usage - to pack up and leave camp
BALLOON JUICE
n. 1. L19 Brit. sl. - soda water
n. 2. L19 sl. - ginger beer
n. 3. L19 W. Indies sl. - any sweet, colourful, fizzy drink
n. 4. 1900 US sl. - empty noisy talk; nonsense
n. 5. 1943 Amer. sl. - helium
BALLOON-JUICE LOWERER
n. Bk1909 sl. - a total abstainer (balloon juice = soda-water)
BALLOON KNOT
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the anus
BALLOON-KNOT BANDIT
n. 1995 sl. - a male homosexual
BALLOON ROOF
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - a barn roof having rounded or arched sides
BALLOON ROOM
n. M20 US drug culture sl. - a room where marijuana is smoked
BALLOON ROOM WITHOUT A PARACHUTE
n. 1950s African-American sl. - a disappointment, a let-down; esp. a place where one has been promised a smoke of marijuana but which, in fact, offers no supply
BALLOONS
n. 1940s US sl. - large female breasts
BALLOON SOUP
n. 1928 Amer. sl. - nonsense; empty talk
BALLOP
n. 1824 Sc. - the old name for the flap in the front of the breeches, which is buttoned up
BALLOT
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bundle, a package
n. 2. 1986 US drug culture sl. - opium; heroin
vb. 1680 obs. - to toss about like a ball, to drive hither and thither
BALLOTANT
n. 1656 obs. rare - a voter by ballot
BALLOTATION
n. 1620 obs. - voting by ballot
BALLOT BOX STUFFER
n. 1856 orig. US - a person who engages in ballot-box stuffing (the practice of fraudulently attempting to affect the result of an election, typically by casting more than one's allotted number of votes)
BALLOTEER
n. 1833 - in early use, an advocate of the ballot; later also, a person who casts a vote in a ballot
BALLOTER
n. 1733 - one who votes by ballot
BALLOTICALLY
adv. c1842 nonce word - in reference to the ballot
BALLOTIN
n. 1656 obs. nonce word - an officer in charge of a ballot-box
BALLOTIST
n. 1837 obs. - a professed advocate of the ballot
BALLOT-MAN
n. 1838 obs. - an advocate of secret voting
BALL-OUT
n. 1915 US sl. - a reprimand or instance of reprimanding
vb. 1. 1899 sl., orig. US - (usually as 'ball out') to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly
vb. 2. 1930s sl. - to travel at high speed, to leave
BALLOW
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - a cudgel, a stick, a pole
vb. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to lay claim to an object, partner in a game, etc., by right of first choice
BALLPLAYER
n. 1. Bk1992 criminals' sl. - a member of a gang who picks the safest assignment for himself
n. 2. Bk1992 criminals' sl. - one who betrays his accomplices to authorities
BALLS
adj. 1980s US sl. - tough, masculine, courageous
int. 1857 US sl. - an expression of disappointment, disgust, or resignation; utter nonsense! rubbish!
n. 1. a1325 sl. - testicles
n. 2. 17C US sl. - the female breasts
n. 3. 1889 sl. - a botch, a muddle; a blunder, an error
n. 4. a1890 US sl. - virile courage; virility; guts; strength of character; energy, spirit
n. 5. 1934 US sl. - absolutely nothing
n. 6. 1964 US sl. - effrontery; audacity
n. 7. 20C sl. - rubbish, nonsense
n. 8. 20C US sl. - masculine behaviour in a female
n. 9. 2000s African-American sl. - something excellent, wonderful; one's preference
vb. 1. L19 sl. - to make a mess of
vb. 2. 1990s sl. - to secrete near one's genitals
THE BALLS
n. 1938 US sl. - a person or thing that is regarded as extraordinarily good or bad
BALLS-ACHE
vb. 20C sl. - to whinge, to nag
BALLS-ACHING
adj. 1912 sl. - annoying; nagging, demanding
BALLS AND ALL
adv. 1952 US sl. - completely, entirely
BALLS AND BAT
n. E20 US euphemism - the male genitals
BALLS-ASS
adj. 1960s US sl. - tough, masculine, courageous
BALLS-ASS NAKED
adj. 20C Amer. sl. - stark naked
BALLS, BEES AND BUGGERY!
int. L19 sl. - a general exclamation
BALLS-BUSTER
n. 1975 sl., orig. US - a dominating or threatening woman; a nagging woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man
BALLSED-UP
adj. 1940s sl. - in chaos, in a mess, ruined
BALLSEY
adj. 1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US - brave, courageous
BALL SHOE
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a sneaker; canvas-top shoes with rubber sole; tennis shoe
BALLSIE
adj. 1935 sl. - tough, masculine, brave, courageous
BALL SLAP
vb. 1990s sl. - of a man: to have sexual intercourse
BALLS NAKED
adj. 20C Amer. sl. - stark naked
BALLS OUT
adv. 1940s sl. - at full tilt, all out, completely committed, with full determination or enthusiasm
BALLS, PICNICS AND PARTIES!
int. 1920s sl. - a general exclamation
BALLS-TO-THE-WALL
adj. 1. 1960s sl. - all out, at maximum speed, with one's greatest effort
adj. 2. 2000s US college sl. - drinking with the intention of getting drunk
BALLS TO THE WALLS
phr. 1970s US college sl. - said of a tense or frantic time or situation that requires the ability to fight back
BALLS-TO-THE-WIND
adv. 1980s US sl. - at top speed
BALLS TO YOU!
int. 19C - a curse on you! to hell with you!
BALLS-UP
n. 1. 17C Eng. dial. - a man's underwear flap
n. 2. 1929 sl. - a real mix-up; a mess, muddle; a chaotic state of affairs; a fiasco, a disaster
vb. 1910s sl. - (as 'balls up') to confuse; to mess up
BALLSY
adj. 1. 1930s sl. - absurd, ridiculous
adj. 2. 1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US - brave, courageous
adj. 3. Bk2006 US sl. - of a female, esp., a masculine female: aggressive; masculine
BALL TEAM
n. 1987 US sl. - a group of gambling cheats who work in casinos
BALL-TEARER
n. 1. 1960s Aust. sl. - a physically demanding task
n. 2. 1970s sl. - anything spectacular or notably impressive
n. 3. 1973 Aust. sl. - an admirable or exceptional person, for good or bad qualities
n. 4. 1973 Aust. sl. - a violent person
n. 5. 1980s Aust. sl. - a major problem; an exasperation
n. 6. Bk1984 Aust. sl. - an aggressive woman; a nagging woman or wife
BALL THE JACK
vb. 1. 1913 US sl. - to move rapidly or swiftly; to make haste; to go fast (said esp. of a railroad train); to work swiftly or energetically
vb. 2. 1913 US sl. - to run away
vb. 3. 1914 US sl. - to behave recklessly or wildly
vb. 4. 1920s African-American sl. - to have sexual intercourse
vb. 5. 1927 Amer. dial. - to risk everything on one attempt
vb. 6. 1934 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American - to perform an energetic dance accompanied by vigorous handclapping
vb. 7. 1968 Amer. dial. - to be the last straw
vb. 8. 1968 Amer. dial. - to have a good or exciting time; to have riotous fun
vb. 9. 1970 Amer. dial. - to move in a conspicuous manner
BALL TOSSER
n. Bk1945 criminals' sl. - a bomb thrower
BALLUK
n. c1000 - a testicle
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman
BALLUM RANCUM, BALLUM RANKUM
n. L17 sl. - an orgy, literally a dance at which all concerned 'dance in their birthday suits'
BALLUM RANORUM
n. L17 sl. - an orgy, literally a dance at which all concerned 'dance in their birthday suits'
BALL-UP
n. 1. 17C Eng. & Amer. dial. - a man's underwear flap; the front or flap of the breeches
n. 2. E20 Brit. sl. - a mess; a confused situation
vb. 1. 1856 sl. obs. rare - (as 'ball up') to fail
vb. 2. L19 sl. - (as 'ball up') to muddle, to err, to blunder, to make a mistake
vb. 3. Bk1904 Amer. dial. - (as 'ball up') to confuse; to become confused
vb. 4. 1910s sl. - (as 'ball up') to ruin, to make a mess of, to clog up, to botch
vb. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. - (as 'ball up') to put up one's hair in a bun
BALLUX
n. c1000 - the testicles of a man or animal
BALLWHACK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - Hell
BALL-WRACKER
n. 1. M20 US sl. - a difficult task
n. 2. M20 US sl. - the person who assigns difficult talks; a hard taskmaster
n. 3. M20 US sl. - a nagging or domineering woman
n. 4. M20 US sl. - a sexually attractive woman
BALLY
adj. 1. 1887 sl. - a euphemism for 'bloody'. used as a vague intensive of general application; 'confounded', 'jolly'
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excellent; first-rate
adv. 20C sl. - exceedingly, very
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - a milk pail
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a litter of pigs or of rabbits
n. 3. 1941 Amer. dial. - a horse or cow having a white face, or a white mark on the face; often used as a nickname
BALLY-BLEEZE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bonfire
BALLY-COG
n. 1825 Sc. - a milk-pail
BALLYGOBACKWARDS
n. 1990s Irish sl. - an urban nickname for what is seen as a typical rural town
BALLYHACK
n. 1. 1843 Amer. sl. - ruin, destruction
n. 2. 1844 sl., euphemism - 'Hell'
vb. 1. 1901 Amer. dial. - to confuse; to blunder
vb. 2. 1952 Amer. dial. - to impose on
vb. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. - to beat thoroughly
BALLYHOO, BALLY HOO
n. 1. 1914 US - a 'barker's' speech; publicity in advance of a project; hence, blarney
n. 2. Bk1914 criminals' sl. - a free entertainment used for a decoy to attract customers
n. 3. 1915 US sl. - a barker at a circus or carnival
n. 4. 1922 US sl. - an upper-class person
n. 5. 1928 sl., orig. US - excessive noise, fuss, publicity, etc.
vb. 1. 1927 - to commend, urge, or the like, in the manner of a 'barker'
vb. 2. 20C sl. - to publicize to excess, often when the product cannot live up to the manufactured image
vb. 3. 20C sl. - to talk nonsense
BALLYHOOER
n. 1. 1901 US circus & carnival usage - one who performs a ballyhoo, a flamboyant free performance given outside a circus or carnival attraction in an attempt to lure customers to buy tickets for the show inside
n. 2. 20C sl. - a promoter, a publicist
BALLY HOOEY
n. L19 sl. - overstated and unwarranted praise or promotion; nonsense
BALLYHOOIST
n. 1927 - a person who ballyhoos; a maker of extravagant claims (ballyhoo - bombastic nonsense, extravagant or brash publicity; noisy fuss)
BALLYHOOLY
n. 1. L19 Irish sl. - bad trouble
n. 2. 1910s sl. - rubbish, nonsense
n. 3. 1940s sl. - noise, commotion, crying
BALLY-MUCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an ill-constructed thing
BALLYRAG
n. 1. Bk1898 sl. - a free fight in jest
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - violent or coarse abuse
vb. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - to abuse violently; to scold or revile in foul language
vb. 2. Bk1898 Brit. sl. - to play a practical joke; to mob or hustle a person
BALLYRAGGING
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - scolding, abuse
BALLY-RANDY
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a lazy, loafing fellow
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a rough, turbulent person
BALLYWACK
n. 1. L19 sl. - euphemism for 'Hell'
n. 2. 1934 Amer. sl. - ruin, destruction
BALLYWRACK
n. 1. L19 sl. - euphemism for 'Hell'
n. 2. 1934 Amer. sl. - ruin, destruction
BALLYX
n. L17 sl. - the testicles
BALM - BANDZ
BALM
n. M19 sl. - a lie
vb. 1. c1300 arch. - to embalm
vb. 2. 1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to smear with something resinous or sticky
vb. 3. 1398 obs. - to anoint with fragrant, soothing, or cleansing oil or other liquid
vb. 4. a1400 arch. - to soothe, to alleviate pain, sorrow, etc.
BAL-MAID
n. Bk1882 Eng. dial. - a girl who works on the surface at a mine
BALMEDEST BALM
n. L19 sl. - the ultimate in soothing
BAL-MAIDEN
n. Bk1882 Eng. dial. - a girl who works on the surface at a mine
BALM-CRICKET
n. 1783 - the cicada
BALMED
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - alcohol intoxicated
BALM FOR GILEAD
n. 1895 Amer. sl. - money
BALM OF GILEAD
n. 1. 1895 Amer. sl. - money
n. 2. 1906 Amer. dial. - illicitly distilled whisky
BALMY
adj. 1. c1500 - delicately and deliciously fragrant
adj. 2. 1604 - deliciously soft and soothing
adj. 3. 1704 - of wind, air, weather: deliciously mild, fragrant, and soothing
adj. 4. 1746 - of healing virtue, medicinally soothing
adj. 5. 1851 sl. - soft, idiotic, weak-minded; insane; crazy; giddy and aloof
adj. 6. 1857 US sl. - drunk
adj. 7. Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl. - nervous, afraid
n. 1. 1887 Eng. dial. - a fool, a simpleton; a soft, weak-minded person
n. 2. 1912 UK sl. - a mad or eccentric person
n. 3. 1940s sl. - a prison wing for disturbed inmates
THE BALMY
n. M19 sl. - sleep
BALMY BREEZE
n. 1960s rhyming sl. - cheese
BALMY IN THE CRUMPET
adj. 1891 Brit. sl. - mad, crazy, idiotic, weak-minded
BALMY ON THE CRUMPET
adj. 1891 - crazy, wrong in the head, mad, idiotic, weak-minded
BALNE
n. 1471 obs. - a (warm) bath
BALNEAL
adj. c1645 - pert. to a (warm) bath, or to bathing
BALNEARY
adj. 1883 - pert. to the bath or bathing
n. 1646 - a bath or bathing-place; a medicinal spring
BALNEATION
n. 1646 obs. - bathing
BALNEATOR
n. Bk1717 obs. - a bath-keeper
BALNEATORY
adj. 1731 obs. - pert. to a bath
BALNEOGRAPHY
n. Bk1888 - a description of or a treatise upon baths
BALNEOLOGIST
n. 1902 - an expert in balneology
BALNEOLOGY
n. 1883 - the scientific study of bathing and medicinal springs
BALNEOTHERAPY
n. Bk1888 - treatment of disease by baths or medicinal springs
BALNEUM
n. 1652 - a bath; bathing
BALOK
n. 19C Brit. sl. - a testicle
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman
BALONEY
int. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - nonsense! it is ridiculous
n. 1. 1920 US sl. - an oafish, stupid, or clumsy person; an idiot; a worthless person
n. 2. 1921 Amer. sl. - an inferior prize fighter
n. 3. 1928 sl., orig. US - nonsense
n. 4. 1944 US sl. - a woman of loose morals
n. 5. 1965 Amer. dial. - a poor quality beef animal fit only to make sausage
n. 6. 20C US sl. - the penis
BALONEY-BENDER
n. 1. 1926 Amer. sl. - one who habitually flatters or talks nonsense
n. 2. 1938 US sl. - an Italian
BALONEY PONY
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the penis
BALONUS
n. 1929 Amer. sl. - pretentious nonsense; humbug; foolishness
BALOO
int. 1724 Sc. - a word used in lulling children to sleep; hush!
n. 1. 1611 obs. - a lullaby
n. 2. 1847 Eng. dial. - an uproar, disturbance
vb. 1924 Sc. - to sing a lullaby
BALOOEY
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - nonsense
n. 2. 20C sl., orig. US - a worthless, stupid person
BALORE
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - galore; in abundance
BALOT
n. 1986 US drug culture sl. - opium; heroin
BALOW
int. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a word used in lulling children to sleep; hush!
n. 1611 obs. - a lullaby
BALSAM
n. 1. 1607 - a healing, soothing agent
n. 2. 17C orig. cant - money
vb. 1855 rare - to embalm
BALSAMATE
adj. 1470 obs. rare - embalmed
BALSAMATION
n. 1681 - the process of embalming or preserving from putrefaction
BALSAMIC
adj. 1667 - soothing, healing, gently restorative
BALSAM STEAK
n. 1969 Amer. jocular usage - venison having a very gamey taste
BALSCAT
n. Bk1880 Eng. dial. - a shrew; a termagant; a crosspatch; a bad-tempered person
BALSUM
n. 1928 Sc. - a soothing, satisfying abundant drink or meal
BALT
n. 1949 Aust. sl., derogatory - an immigrant to Australia from the Baltic countries, and Poland and Holland, after World War II
BALTER
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clot; a coagulated lump
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a tangle; a lump
vb. 1. c1325 obs. - to tumble about; to dance clumsily
vb. 2. 1601 obs. - to form tangled knots or clots; to stick together by coagulation
vb. 3. 1601 obs. - to clot or clog with anything sticky
vb. 4. 1693 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of hair: to tangle, to 'mat'
vb. 5. 1873 Eng. dial. - to tread heavily and clumsily; to walk unsteadily, to stumble
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to do anything in a bungling way
BALTERED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tangled, clogged, matted together
BALTERING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - unsteady, clumsy
BALTERY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - lumpy, clogged
BALTI
n. 1908 Sc. - a struggle; exertion
BALTIC
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - cold; very cold
BALTIE
n. 1953 Aust. sl., derogatory - an immigrant to Australia from the Baltic countries, and Poland and Holland, after World War II
BALTIMOREAN
n. 1816 - a native or inhabitant of Baltimore
BALTIMORE STEAK
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - liver
BALTIORAM
n. 1. 1918 Sc. - a scolding
n. 2. 1918 Sc. - a rough entertainment; revelry
n. 3. 1918 Sc. - destruction, havoc
BALTIORUM
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - riotous proceedings; the boisterous merrymaking which often accompanies a bonfire
BALUKE
n. Bk1942 US sl. - an unpopular person
BALWAR
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. - a barber
BALY
n. Bk1855 obs. - a bailiff
BALZAN
n. 1660 obs. - a horse that has four white feet
BAM
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - suddenly
n. 1. 1762 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a story intended to impose upon the credulous; a hoax or imposition; a trick, a joke
n. 2. 1856 Eng. dial. - a false or deceitful tale
n. 3. 1891 UK sl. - a beggar who fakes physical ills
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fudge, nonsense
n. 5. World War II Amer. sl. - a ‘broad-assed Marine’, i.e. a woman Marine
n. 6. 1959 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
n. 7. 1959 sl., orig. African-American - a girlfriend, a steady date
n. 8. 1983 UK drug culture sl. - a pill containing both a barbiturate and an amphetamine
n. 9. 1993 UK sl. - a mindlessly violent, stupid person
n. 10. M20 US drug culture sl. - amphetamines
n. 11. 2003 UK drug culture sl. - a central nervous system depressant
vb. 1. 1738 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to hoax, to practice on the credulity of; to deceive, to delude, to impose upon, to play a joke or trick on a person
vb. 2. 1889 Eng. dial. - to browbeat, to bully; to beat, to strike
'BAMA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Alabama
BAMA, BAMMA
n. 1970 sl., chiefly African-American, often derogatory - a person from the rural American South, often characterized as unsophisticated or unfashionable; generally, an unsophisticated or unfashionable person; a rustic
'BAMA CHUKKER
n. 1966 Amer. sl. - a rustic or countrified person, esp. one from the South
BAMALAM
n. 1973 US drug culture sl. - marijuana
BAM AND SCRAM
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a hit and run accident
BAMBA
n. 1938 US drug culture sl. - marijuana
BAMBACHE
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - a social gathering at which there is considerable drinking; a drinking spree
BAMBAIZEMENT
n. 1928 Sc. - confusion
BAMBAKACHA RAMBLER
n. 1930s drug culture sl. - a marijuana user
BAMBALACHA
n. 1938 US drug culture sl. - marijuana
BAM-BAM
n. 1. Bk1997 - in bowling: a beginner who lofts the ball onto the lane, making a loud thud
n. 2. 2000 US prison sl. - a psychiatric patient in prison
BAMBAZE
vb. 1891 Sc. - to confuse, to puzzle
BAMBAZED
adj. 1849 Sc. - puzzled, confused
BAMBER
n. 1989 UK sl. - an intellectual, a brilliant person
BAMBI
n. 1. Bk1997 game show usage - a game show contestant who becomes immobile and speechless in front of the camera
n. 2. Bk1999 baseball usage - in baseball: a meek or extremely mild-mannered player, manager, or coach
BAMBINO
n. 1. 1761 - a young child, a baby
n. 2. c1920 Amer. sl. - a man, esp. a strong or tough man; a fellow, a guy
n. 3. 1992 US drug culture sl. - an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant
BAMBLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to shamble, to walk unsteadily
BAMBLER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person who shambles, or walks unsteadily
BAMBLING
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - clumsy
BAMBLING CHIELD
n. 1825 Sc. - an awkwardly-made, clumsy fellow
BAMBLUSTERATE
vb. 19C sl. - to hoax or confuse in a noisy manner
BAMBLUSTERCATE
vb. 19C sl. - to confuse, bluster or embarrass
BAMBLUSTERCATED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bewildered; confused; disconcerted
BAMBO
n. 1929 Sc. - a rag-doll
BAMBOCHE
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - a social gathering at which there is considerable drinking; a drinking spree
BAMBOO
n. 1920s US criminals' sl. - an opium pipe; an opium addict
BAMBOO AMERICAN
n. Bk1947 US Army sl. - a serviceman who lives with or marries a native girl
BAMBOO BAKSHEESH
n. M19 sl. - a tip that is accompanied by a blow
BAMBOO CHOW-CHOW
n. M19 sl. - a thrashing
BAMBOO-COOLIE
n. 1800 - one who carries loads suspended on bamboos
BAMBOODLE
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to deceive, to confuse
BAMBOOING
n. M19 sl. - a thrashing, a whipping
BAMBOO JUICE
n. World War II Amer. sl. - wine
BAMBOO PUFFER
n. L19 US drug culture sl. - an opium smoker
BAMBOOZE
vb. 1. 1877 Sc. - to puzzle, to confuse
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to abuse; to domineer over, to push about
BAMBOOZLE
vb. 1. 1712 - to confuse, to bewilder
vb. 2. 1884 Eng. dial. - to strike hard, to drive away
vb. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. - to make a hasty departure
vb. 4. Bk2006 US sl. - to steal something
BAMBOOZLED
adj. 19C US sl. - drunk
BAMBOOZLEMENT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bewilderment; perplexity
BAMBOOZLER
n. 1702 - one who hoaxes or mystifies by trickery; a trickster; a swindler; a cheat or sharper
BAMBOSH
n. 1865 sl. - deceptive humbug; a hoax, hoaxing; deception
BAMBOZZLE
vb. 1914 Amer. dial. - to cheat
BAMBUS
n. 1. 1908 Sc. - hurry-scurry
n. 2. 1914 Sc. - a state of great uproar and confusion
BAMBUSEL
n. 1908 Sc. - a confused state; great disorder, esp. on account of too great haste
vb. 1908 Sc. - to turn upside down to confuse; to amaze
BAMBY
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - presently, soon; by-and-by
BA-ME-LAM
n. 1960s US military usage - during the Vietnam war: a man with a voracious sexual appetite; a sexual athlete
BAMF
n. 1824 Sc. - a person with broad, flat, clumsy feet; one who goes about stumping and tossing his feet about
vb. 1824 Sc. - to toss, to tumble about
BAMFER
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. - to worry, to torment
BAMFERING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tormenting, shrewish
BAMFOOZLE
vb. 1842 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to confuse
BAMFUZZLE
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. - to deceive, to confuse
BAMLET
n. 1929 Sc. - a stroke, a blow
BAMLING
adj. 1825 Sc. - awkward, clumsy, careless
BAMMA
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. - a grandmother
n. 2. Bk2006 US sl., derogatory - a rural person, such as someone from Alabama; a hick
BAMMEL
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to knock, to beat; to indulge in horseplay
BAMMELING
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - clumsy, awkward
BAMMER
n. 1997 US students' sl. - weak, low-grade marijuana
BAMMOCK
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily
BAMMY
n. 1938 US drug culture sl. - marijuana
BAMP
n. 2001 UK juvenile sl. - a term of abuse; a generally unlovable person
vb. 1908 Sc. - to harp on the same topic constantly; to nag about the same thing
BAMPA
n. 1982 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BAMPAW
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BAMPED UP
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - vamped up; mended so as to last for a time
BAMPI
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BAMPOT
n. 1962 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; an eccentric person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
BAMS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - phosphorescence on the sea
BAMSEY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fat, red-faced woman
BAMSIE-MAN
n. 1996 W. Indies - an effeminate man
BAMSTICK
n. 1965 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
BAN
n. 1. 1297 - a summons by public proclamation; a public proclamation or edict
n. 2. 1596 - an imprecation of a curse; an execration or malediction expressing anger
n. 3. Bk1888 Sc. - a woman
n. 4. 1909 Irish sl. - a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to summon by proclamation
vb. 2. 1205 obs. - to call forth, to call for things
vb. 3. a1275 arch. - to curse, to imprecate damnation upon
vb. 4. 1340 Eng. dial. - to scold; to chide; to address with angry and maledictory language, to curse, to swear
vb. 5. 1721 Sc. - to vow, to promise with oaths
BANAFAN
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a chubby youngster
BANAG
n. Bk1888 Sc. - a busy little woman
BANANA
n. 1. 19C sl. - the penis
n. 2. 1919 US sl. - a stupid or worthless person; a simpleton; a silly or crazy individual
n. 3. 1930s US criminals' sl. - a homosexual
n. 4. 1944 African-American sl. - a light-skinned Black person, esp. an attractive woman
n. 5. 1948 colloq., chiefly Amer. - orig. a stage comedian having a specified position within a team or act; later, any person capable of being ranked in order of importance or preference within a group (usually with preceding word denoting the position or ranking)
n. 6. 1964 baseball usage - in baseball: a good player; a prospect that makes the team
n. 7. 1970 sl., chiefly Can., depreciative - a person of Asian birth or descent who subscribes to typically western values and attitudes; an oriental person regarded, esp. by other Orientals, as adopting or identifying with White culture
n. 8. 1985 US sl. - in US casinos: a $20 chip
n. 9. 1989 UK sl. - a corrupt policeman
n. 10. 1991 Amer. political sl. - a person opposed to all land development, esp. near residential area
n. 11. Bk1994 sl. - a hospital patient with jaundice
n. 12. Bk1998 NZ sl., disparaging - a New Zealand-born Chinese, used by immigrants about local Chinese
BANANA BELT
n. 1. 1898 Amer. dial. - the warmer parts of a region which is regarded as severely cold
n. 2. 1958 Amer. dial. - an open winter, softer weather than usual
BANANA-BENDER
n. 1. 1976 Aust. jocular usage - someone from Queensland
n. 2. 1992 UK sl. - a fool
BANANA BOAT
n. 1940s baseball usage - a player who has played winter ball in Latin American
BANANA BOY
n. 1. 1890 Aust. sl. - a native or resident of Queensland
n. 2. 1954 S. Afr. sl. - a resident or native of Natal
n. 3. 1960s sl. - a boy from one of Dr. Barnardo's homes for orphaned and deprived children
n. 4. 1979 African-American sl. - a Black male who prefers White girls
BANANA CAKE
n. 1975 Amer. sl. - a crazy or eccentric person
BANANA-EATER
n. 1955 Aust. sl. - an inhabitant of Queensland, Australia
BANANA FROM SAVANNAH
n. Bk1945 jive usage - a female mulatto
BANANA GIRL
n. 1. 1954 S. Afr. sl. - a resident or native of Natal
n. 2. 1960s sl. - a girl from one of Dr. Barnardo's homes for orphaned and deprived children
BANANA HAMMOCK
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a bikini for a male
BANANAHEAD
n. 1949 US sl. - a simpleton, a fool, an idiot, a stupid person
BANANA HORSE
n. 1973 US sl. - in horse racing: a horse that is part of a cheating scheme in a fixed race
BANANALAND
n. 1898 Aust. colloq. - Queensland
BANANALANDER
n. 1. 1887 Aust. jocular usage - someone from Queensland
n. 2. 1968 S. Afr. sl. - an inhabitant of Natal
BANANA MAN
n. 1868 Aust. sl. - an inhabitant of Queensland
BANANA NOSE
n. 1920 Amer. sl. - a person having a large hooked nose
BANANA OIL
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - nonsense
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something worthless
BANANA PEDDLER
n. 1916 Amer. sl., derogatory - an Italian immigrant
BANANA PEELERS
n. Bk1992 drug culture sl. - those who dry and smoke banana peels in an attempt to get high, often mixing them with marijuana
BANANA PUSHER
n. 1969 Amer. dial., derogatory - an Italian
BANANA RACE
n. 1967 US sl. - a fixed horse race
BANANA RING
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - in marbles: everybody puts maybe one marble and make like a banana in the mud, and then you each take a shot at any one of the marbles in the banana ring, say from about four feet back; if you hit a marble and knock it out of the banana ring, it's your marble
BANANAS
adj. 1957 sl., orig. US - insane, mad
n. 1. Bk1984 US criminals' sl. - a homosexual
n. 2. 20C sl. - yellow $20 gambling tokens used in baccarat
BANANA SPLIT
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. - in marbles: everybody puts maybe one marble and make like a banana in the mud, and then you each take a shot at any one of the marbles in the banana ring, say from about four feet back; if you hit a marble and knock it out of the banana ring, it's your marble
n. 2. 1968 US drug culture sl. - amyl nitrite; an ampoule of amyl nitrite
n. 3. 2002 UK drug culture sl. - a variety of MDMA, ecstasy
BANANA WIGGLER
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a worm used as bait in fishing
BANATEE
n. 1961 Irish sl. - a housewife
BANAUSIC
adj. 1876 rare - merely mechanical; proper to a mechanic
BAN-BEGGAR
n. 1883 Eng. dial. - a beadle, a constable
BANBURY
n. 1894 sl. - a promiscuous or loose woman
BANBURY-BLOOD
n. 1909 UK sl. - a Puritan; hence, a hypocrite
BANBURY MAN
n. Bk1889 obs. - a Puritan; a bigot; a sour or severe man; a hypocrite
BANBURY TALE
n. 1886 Eng. dial. - silly talk
BANBURY-WIFE
n. Bk1891 sl. - a whore
BANCO
n. 1. 18C - a call in gambling games such as chemin de fer and baccarat by a player or bystander who wishes to bet against the entire bank
n. 2. 1876 US sl. - a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick
BANCOMANIA
n. 1837 - a craze for establishing banks
BANCO-STEERER
n. 1876 US sl. - a swindler; a sharper, a confidence-trick man
BAND
n. 1. c1200 arch. - anything with which one's body or limbs are bound, in restraint of personal liberty; a shackle, chain, fetter, manacle
n. 2. a1300 obs. - confinement, imprisonment, custody
n. 3. c1394 obs. - a side or flitch of bacon
n. 4. a1440 arch. - an agreement or promise, binding on him who makes it; now 'bond'
n. 5. 1513 - a ridge of a hill
n. 6. 1596 obs. - security, pledge
n. 7. 1631 obs. - a state of union or connection
n. 8. 1733 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a hinge or joint
n. 9. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - string, twine, cord; a string for leading or tying, or other purposes
n. 10. 1824 Amer. dial. - a herd of buffalo
n. 11. 1859 Eng. dial. - free play, liberty, scope for action
n. 12. 1903 Amer. dial. - a herd of cattle
n. 13. 1929 Amer. dial. - a group of horses
n. 14. 1934 African-American - a woman
n. 15. 1949 Aust. & US sl. - a woman of easy morals; a prostitute
n. 16. 1967 Amer. dial. - a flock of about two thousand sheep
n. 17. M20 Aust. sl. - a brothel
vb. 1. 1580 obs. - to bandy
vb. 2. 1878 Amer. dial. - to form into a herd or flock
BANDA
n. 1994 African-American sl. - a poor, ghetto child
BANDADUDEUMS
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - large pieces of broken ice in salt water
BANDAGE
n. Bk1893 sl. - the 'menstrual cloth'
BANDAGE FACTORY
n. 1941 Amer. sl. - a hospital
BAND-AID
n. 1. 1968 colloq. - something that provides a temporary solution to a problem
n. 2. 1975 sl., orig. US military - a medic or corpsman; a doctor
BAND-AID BABY
n. Bk2014 colloq. - a child conceived to strengthen a faltering relationship
BANDAR
n. Bk2014 Hindi - an impudent or mischievous man or boy
B. AND B.
adj. M20 US sl. - pert. to magazines featuring female nudity; 'Breast and Buttock'
BAND-BOX
n. 20C Brit. sl. - a brothel
B. AND D.
n. M20 US sl. - a form of sadism and masochism ; 'Bondage and Discipline'
BANDED
adj. 1. 1601 - confederated, leagued, allied
adj. 2. Bk1892 Eng. thieves' sl. - hungry
BAND-END
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash
BAND-ENDER
n. 1884 Eng. dial. - a worthless person; a ne'er-do-well
BAND-ENDING
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a thrashing
BANDER
n. 1. 1563 obs. - one who is leagued with others in a bond or covenant
n. 2. 1866 Eng. dial. - a border; the boundary line of a parish or farm
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the mouth; used derisively
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one of a band of musicians
BANDERILLERO
n. 1864 - a bull-fighter who uses 'banderillas', little darts ornamented with a banderole (long, narrow flag), which bullfighters stick into the neck and shoulders of the bull
BANDEROLE
n. 1562 - a long narrow flag with cleft end, flying from the mastheads of ships, carried in battle, etc.
BANDGE
vb. 1914 Amer. dial. - to idle about, to loaf; to take advantage of another's hospitality
BANDGEING-PLACE
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a lounging place, as a country store
BAND-HOUSE
n. 1. 1942 US criminals' sl. - a prison
n. 2. 20C Brit. sl. - a brothel
BAND-HOUSE PLAYER
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a bad card-player
BANDICOOT GUNYAH
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a makeshift shelter
BANDIDO
n. 1898 Amer. dial. - an outlaw, esp. one of Mexican origin
BANDIET
n. 1974 S. Afr. prison sl. - a prisoner
BANDING
n. 1854 Eng. dial. - string; cord
BANDING-STUFF
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - binding materials, such as string
BANDISH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bandage
BANDIT
n. 1. 1594 - one who is proscribed or outlawed; hence, a lawless desperate marauder, a brigand; usually applied to members of the organized gangs which infested the mountainous districts of Italy, Sicily, Spain, Greece, and Turkey; also, in modern use: a gangster, a member of a criminal gang, esp. one involved in organized crime
n. 2. Bk1795 - a ruffian, a desperate fellow
n. 3. Bk1975 Amer. prison sl. - an aggressive homosexual who often resorts to violence
n. 4. 1970 UK sl. - a villain, a criminal
n. 5. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - any enemy
n. 6. 1981 UK sl. - a homosexual male
n. 7. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - an enemy aircraft
n. 8. Bk2002 UK police sl. - a derisory term for the small-time or unsuccessful thief
vb. 1611 obs. - to banish, to outlaw
BANDITTO
n. Bk1708 - an outlawed person in Italy turned robber; a highwayman
BANDLE
n. 1623 - an Irish measure of two feet in length
BANDLESS
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - abandoned to wickedness
BANDLESSLY
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - regardlessly
BANDLESSNESS
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the state of abandonment to wickedness
BAND-MAKER
n. Bk1868 Eng. dial. - a twine-spinner or rope-maker
BAND MAN
n. 1946 jazz usage - a jazzman who excels in ensemble playing, though is not necessarily a distinguished soloist
BAND-MEMBER
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - a fellator
BANDO
n. 1598 obs. - a public proclamation
BANDOBAST
n. 1776 - an arrangement, a settlement; preparation
BAND OF HOPE
n. Bk1958 Eng. sl. - a spinster who hopes to marry an eligible man, esp. a clergyman
BANDOG
n. 1. c1425 - a dog tied or chained up, either to guard a house or on account of its ferocity; hence generally, a mastiff, a bloodhound
n. 2. 1605 UK sl. - a bailiff or bailiff's assistant
n. 3. a1826 UK sl. - a ruffian
n. 4. 1885 sl., orig. Aust. - a policeman
BANDOG-BAILIFF
n. 1700 - a bailiff or bailiff's assistant
BANDOLERO
n. 1832 - a highwayman or robber
BANDON
n. c1230 obs. - jurisdiction, authority, dominion, control; power of disposal, full discretion, or authority to deal with
vb. 1. a1300 obs. - to give oneself up
vb. 2. c1450 obs. - to have under control, to subdue
vb. 3. 1587 obs. - to forsake, to abandon
vb. 4. 1592 obs. - to banish
BANDONEES
n. Bk1890 Eng. dial. - horseless tramps, wanderers
BANDONLY
adv. c1470 obs. rare - recklessly, daringly
BANDORE
n. L17 - a widow's head-dress, worn to signify her mourning state
BANDOWZER
n. E19 sl. - a heavy blow
B & P
n. L19 sl. - an effeminate young man (Boulton and Park)
B-AND-Q
n. 1990s US drug culture sl. - a mixture of bonita and quinine sold as counterfeit heroin
BAND RAT
n. 1940s sl. - a woman who associates herself with musicians usually offering sex in return for proxy celebrity
BANDROL
n. 1562 - a long narrow flag with cleft end, flying from the mastheads of ships, carried in battle, etc.
BAND RUBBER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a rubber band
BANDRUMS
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a cat
B AND S
n. M19 sl. - brandy and soda
BANDS
n. 1. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - hunger
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - banns of marriage
BAND-SCRAPER
n. 1894 Eng. dial. - a fiddler
BANDS-END
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance
BANDSMAN
n. 1852 - a miner, from the circumstance of working in connection with the 'band' or flat rope by which the coal, etc. is hoisted
BANDSTER
n. 1932 Sc. - that one of a party of harvesters who binds the sheaves
BANDUDELUMS
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. - large pieces of broken ice in salt water
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break
BANDULU
n. 20C W. Indies Rasta - a bandit, a criminal, one who lives by guile
BAND UP
vb. 1917 Amer. dial. - to bandage
B. AND W.
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. - bread and water
BANDWIDTH HUGGER
n. Bk2006 Amer. Internet sl. - someone who fights spam; so called because he or she won't yield any bandwidth to junk email
BANDY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - impudent; obstinate
n. 1. 1598 obs. - in tennis: a stroke with a racket; a ball of struck; a 'return' at tennis
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a hare
n. 3. Bk1903 sl. - sixpence
n. 4. 1914 Amer. dial. - a stunt or feat; feats of agility or strength
vb. 1. 1588 - to contend, to strive, to fight
vb. 2. 1591 obs. - to toss, drive, or throw aside or away
vb. 3. 1597 obs. - to band together, to league, to confederate
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to wander or roam about
BANDY-HEWIT
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - a contemptuous name for a dog of any kind; a cur
BANDYING
n. 1689 obs. - confederation; league
BANDYLAN
n. 1. 1808 Eng. dial. - a woman of bad character; an outcast; a virago
n. 2. Bk1873 Eng. dial. - a woman of dissolute character, a prostitute
BANDY-LEGGED
adj. 1688 - bow-legged
BANDYLOW
n. Bk1873 Eng. dial. - a woman of dissolute character, a prostitute
BANDY-SHANKED
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. - bandy-legged; having thin crooked legs; bowlegged
BANDYWALLOP
n. 20C Aust. colloq. - an imaginary town, far from civilization
n. M19 sl. - a lie
vb. 1. c1300 arch. - to embalm
vb. 2. 1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to smear with something resinous or sticky
vb. 3. 1398 obs. - to anoint with fragrant, soothing, or cleansing oil or other liquid
vb. 4. a1400 arch. - to soothe, to alleviate pain, sorrow, etc.
BAL-MAID
n. Bk1882 Eng. dial. - a girl who works on the surface at a mine
BALMEDEST BALM
n. L19 sl. - the ultimate in soothing
BAL-MAIDEN
n. Bk1882 Eng. dial. - a girl who works on the surface at a mine
BALM-CRICKET
n. 1783 - the cicada
BALMED
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - alcohol intoxicated
BALM FOR GILEAD
n. 1895 Amer. sl. - money
BALM OF GILEAD
n. 1. 1895 Amer. sl. - money
n. 2. 1906 Amer. dial. - illicitly distilled whisky
BALMY
adj. 1. c1500 - delicately and deliciously fragrant
adj. 2. 1604 - deliciously soft and soothing
adj. 3. 1704 - of wind, air, weather: deliciously mild, fragrant, and soothing
adj. 4. 1746 - of healing virtue, medicinally soothing
adj. 5. 1851 sl. - soft, idiotic, weak-minded; insane; crazy; giddy and aloof
adj. 6. 1857 US sl. - drunk
adj. 7. Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl. - nervous, afraid
n. 1. 1887 Eng. dial. - a fool, a simpleton; a soft, weak-minded person
n. 2. 1912 UK sl. - a mad or eccentric person
n. 3. 1940s sl. - a prison wing for disturbed inmates
THE BALMY
n. M19 sl. - sleep
BALMY BREEZE
n. 1960s rhyming sl. - cheese
BALMY IN THE CRUMPET
adj. 1891 Brit. sl. - mad, crazy, idiotic, weak-minded
BALMY ON THE CRUMPET
adj. 1891 - crazy, wrong in the head, mad, idiotic, weak-minded
BALNE
n. 1471 obs. - a (warm) bath
BALNEAL
adj. c1645 - pert. to a (warm) bath, or to bathing
BALNEARY
adj. 1883 - pert. to the bath or bathing
n. 1646 - a bath or bathing-place; a medicinal spring
BALNEATION
n. 1646 obs. - bathing
BALNEATOR
n. Bk1717 obs. - a bath-keeper
BALNEATORY
adj. 1731 obs. - pert. to a bath
BALNEOGRAPHY
n. Bk1888 - a description of or a treatise upon baths
BALNEOLOGIST
n. 1902 - an expert in balneology
BALNEOLOGY
n. 1883 - the scientific study of bathing and medicinal springs
BALNEOTHERAPY
n. Bk1888 - treatment of disease by baths or medicinal springs
BALNEUM
n. 1652 - a bath; bathing
BALOK
n. 19C Brit. sl. - a testicle
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to coit a woman
BALONEY
int. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - nonsense! it is ridiculous
n. 1. 1920 US sl. - an oafish, stupid, or clumsy person; an idiot; a worthless person
n. 2. 1921 Amer. sl. - an inferior prize fighter
n. 3. 1928 sl., orig. US - nonsense
n. 4. 1944 US sl. - a woman of loose morals
n. 5. 1965 Amer. dial. - a poor quality beef animal fit only to make sausage
n. 6. 20C US sl. - the penis
BALONEY-BENDER
n. 1. 1926 Amer. sl. - one who habitually flatters or talks nonsense
n. 2. 1938 US sl. - an Italian
BALONEY PONY
n. Bk2006 US sl. - the penis
BALONUS
n. 1929 Amer. sl. - pretentious nonsense; humbug; foolishness
BALOO
int. 1724 Sc. - a word used in lulling children to sleep; hush!
n. 1. 1611 obs. - a lullaby
n. 2. 1847 Eng. dial. - an uproar, disturbance
vb. 1924 Sc. - to sing a lullaby
BALOOEY
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. - nonsense
n. 2. 20C sl., orig. US - a worthless, stupid person
BALORE
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - galore; in abundance
BALOT
n. 1986 US drug culture sl. - opium; heroin
BALOW
int. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a word used in lulling children to sleep; hush!
n. 1611 obs. - a lullaby
BALSAM
n. 1. 1607 - a healing, soothing agent
n. 2. 17C orig. cant - money
vb. 1855 rare - to embalm
BALSAMATE
adj. 1470 obs. rare - embalmed
BALSAMATION
n. 1681 - the process of embalming or preserving from putrefaction
BALSAMIC
adj. 1667 - soothing, healing, gently restorative
BALSAM STEAK
n. 1969 Amer. jocular usage - venison having a very gamey taste
BALSCAT
n. Bk1880 Eng. dial. - a shrew; a termagant; a crosspatch; a bad-tempered person
BALSUM
n. 1928 Sc. - a soothing, satisfying abundant drink or meal
BALT
n. 1949 Aust. sl., derogatory - an immigrant to Australia from the Baltic countries, and Poland and Holland, after World War II
BALTER
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clot; a coagulated lump
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a tangle; a lump
vb. 1. c1325 obs. - to tumble about; to dance clumsily
vb. 2. 1601 obs. - to form tangled knots or clots; to stick together by coagulation
vb. 3. 1601 obs. - to clot or clog with anything sticky
vb. 4. 1693 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of hair: to tangle, to 'mat'
vb. 5. 1873 Eng. dial. - to tread heavily and clumsily; to walk unsteadily, to stumble
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to do anything in a bungling way
BALTERED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tangled, clogged, matted together
BALTERING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - unsteady, clumsy
BALTERY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - lumpy, clogged
BALTI
n. 1908 Sc. - a struggle; exertion
BALTIC
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - cold; very cold
BALTIE
n. 1953 Aust. sl., derogatory - an immigrant to Australia from the Baltic countries, and Poland and Holland, after World War II
BALTIMOREAN
n. 1816 - a native or inhabitant of Baltimore
BALTIMORE STEAK
n. Bk1944 services' sl. - liver
BALTIORAM
n. 1. 1918 Sc. - a scolding
n. 2. 1918 Sc. - a rough entertainment; revelry
n. 3. 1918 Sc. - destruction, havoc
BALTIORUM
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - riotous proceedings; the boisterous merrymaking which often accompanies a bonfire
BALUKE
n. Bk1942 US sl. - an unpopular person
BALWAR
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. - a barber
BALY
n. Bk1855 obs. - a bailiff
BALZAN
n. 1660 obs. - a horse that has four white feet
BAM
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - suddenly
n. 1. 1762 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a story intended to impose upon the credulous; a hoax or imposition; a trick, a joke
n. 2. 1856 Eng. dial. - a false or deceitful tale
n. 3. 1891 UK sl. - a beggar who fakes physical ills
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fudge, nonsense
n. 5. World War II Amer. sl. - a ‘broad-assed Marine’, i.e. a woman Marine
n. 6. 1959 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
n. 7. 1959 sl., orig. African-American - a girlfriend, a steady date
n. 8. 1983 UK drug culture sl. - a pill containing both a barbiturate and an amphetamine
n. 9. 1993 UK sl. - a mindlessly violent, stupid person
n. 10. M20 US drug culture sl. - amphetamines
n. 11. 2003 UK drug culture sl. - a central nervous system depressant
vb. 1. 1738 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to hoax, to practice on the credulity of; to deceive, to delude, to impose upon, to play a joke or trick on a person
vb. 2. 1889 Eng. dial. - to browbeat, to bully; to beat, to strike
'BAMA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Alabama
BAMA, BAMMA
n. 1970 sl., chiefly African-American, often derogatory - a person from the rural American South, often characterized as unsophisticated or unfashionable; generally, an unsophisticated or unfashionable person; a rustic
'BAMA CHUKKER
n. 1966 Amer. sl. - a rustic or countrified person, esp. one from the South
BAMALAM
n. 1973 US drug culture sl. - marijuana
BAM AND SCRAM
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a hit and run accident
BAMBA
n. 1938 US drug culture sl. - marijuana
BAMBACHE
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - a social gathering at which there is considerable drinking; a drinking spree
BAMBAIZEMENT
n. 1928 Sc. - confusion
BAMBAKACHA RAMBLER
n. 1930s drug culture sl. - a marijuana user
BAMBALACHA
n. 1938 US drug culture sl. - marijuana
BAM-BAM
n. 1. Bk1997 - in bowling: a beginner who lofts the ball onto the lane, making a loud thud
n. 2. 2000 US prison sl. - a psychiatric patient in prison
BAMBAZE
vb. 1891 Sc. - to confuse, to puzzle
BAMBAZED
adj. 1849 Sc. - puzzled, confused
BAMBER
n. 1989 UK sl. - an intellectual, a brilliant person
BAMBI
n. 1. Bk1997 game show usage - a game show contestant who becomes immobile and speechless in front of the camera
n. 2. Bk1999 baseball usage - in baseball: a meek or extremely mild-mannered player, manager, or coach
BAMBINO
n. 1. 1761 - a young child, a baby
n. 2. c1920 Amer. sl. - a man, esp. a strong or tough man; a fellow, a guy
n. 3. 1992 US drug culture sl. - an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant
BAMBLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to shamble, to walk unsteadily
BAMBLER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person who shambles, or walks unsteadily
BAMBLING
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - clumsy
BAMBLING CHIELD
n. 1825 Sc. - an awkwardly-made, clumsy fellow
BAMBLUSTERATE
vb. 19C sl. - to hoax or confuse in a noisy manner
BAMBLUSTERCATE
vb. 19C sl. - to confuse, bluster or embarrass
BAMBLUSTERCATED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bewildered; confused; disconcerted
BAMBO
n. 1929 Sc. - a rag-doll
BAMBOCHE
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - a social gathering at which there is considerable drinking; a drinking spree
BAMBOO
n. 1920s US criminals' sl. - an opium pipe; an opium addict
BAMBOO AMERICAN
n. Bk1947 US Army sl. - a serviceman who lives with or marries a native girl
BAMBOO BAKSHEESH
n. M19 sl. - a tip that is accompanied by a blow
BAMBOO CHOW-CHOW
n. M19 sl. - a thrashing
BAMBOO-COOLIE
n. 1800 - one who carries loads suspended on bamboos
BAMBOODLE
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to deceive, to confuse
BAMBOOING
n. M19 sl. - a thrashing, a whipping
BAMBOO JUICE
n. World War II Amer. sl. - wine
BAMBOO PUFFER
n. L19 US drug culture sl. - an opium smoker
BAMBOOZE
vb. 1. 1877 Sc. - to puzzle, to confuse
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to abuse; to domineer over, to push about
BAMBOOZLE
vb. 1. 1712 - to confuse, to bewilder
vb. 2. 1884 Eng. dial. - to strike hard, to drive away
vb. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. - to make a hasty departure
vb. 4. Bk2006 US sl. - to steal something
BAMBOOZLED
adj. 19C US sl. - drunk
BAMBOOZLEMENT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - bewilderment; perplexity
BAMBOOZLER
n. 1702 - one who hoaxes or mystifies by trickery; a trickster; a swindler; a cheat or sharper
BAMBOSH
n. 1865 sl. - deceptive humbug; a hoax, hoaxing; deception
BAMBOZZLE
vb. 1914 Amer. dial. - to cheat
BAMBUS
n. 1. 1908 Sc. - hurry-scurry
n. 2. 1914 Sc. - a state of great uproar and confusion
BAMBUSEL
n. 1908 Sc. - a confused state; great disorder, esp. on account of too great haste
vb. 1908 Sc. - to turn upside down to confuse; to amaze
BAMBY
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. - presently, soon; by-and-by
BA-ME-LAM
n. 1960s US military usage - during the Vietnam war: a man with a voracious sexual appetite; a sexual athlete
BAMF
n. 1824 Sc. - a person with broad, flat, clumsy feet; one who goes about stumping and tossing his feet about
vb. 1824 Sc. - to toss, to tumble about
BAMFER
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. - to worry, to torment
BAMFERING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tormenting, shrewish
BAMFOOZLE
vb. 1842 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to confuse
BAMFUZZLE
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. - to deceive, to confuse
BAMLET
n. 1929 Sc. - a stroke, a blow
BAMLING
adj. 1825 Sc. - awkward, clumsy, careless
BAMMA
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. - a grandmother
n. 2. Bk2006 US sl., derogatory - a rural person, such as someone from Alabama; a hick
BAMMEL
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to knock, to beat; to indulge in horseplay
BAMMELING
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - clumsy, awkward
BAMMER
n. 1997 US students' sl. - weak, low-grade marijuana
BAMMOCK
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily
BAMMY
n. 1938 US drug culture sl. - marijuana
BAMP
n. 2001 UK juvenile sl. - a term of abuse; a generally unlovable person
vb. 1908 Sc. - to harp on the same topic constantly; to nag about the same thing
BAMPA
n. 1982 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BAMPAW
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BAMPED UP
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - vamped up; mended so as to last for a time
BAMPI
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BAMPOT
n. 1962 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; an eccentric person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
BAMS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - phosphorescence on the sea
BAMSEY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a fat, red-faced woman
BAMSIE-MAN
n. 1996 W. Indies - an effeminate man
BAMSTICK
n. 1965 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
BAN
n. 1. 1297 - a summons by public proclamation; a public proclamation or edict
n. 2. 1596 - an imprecation of a curse; an execration or malediction expressing anger
n. 3. Bk1888 Sc. - a woman
n. 4. 1909 Irish sl. - a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
vb. 1. a1000 obs. - to summon by proclamation
vb. 2. 1205 obs. - to call forth, to call for things
vb. 3. a1275 arch. - to curse, to imprecate damnation upon
vb. 4. 1340 Eng. dial. - to scold; to chide; to address with angry and maledictory language, to curse, to swear
vb. 5. 1721 Sc. - to vow, to promise with oaths
BANAFAN
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a chubby youngster
BANAG
n. Bk1888 Sc. - a busy little woman
BANANA
n. 1. 19C sl. - the penis
n. 2. 1919 US sl. - a stupid or worthless person; a simpleton; a silly or crazy individual
n. 3. 1930s US criminals' sl. - a homosexual
n. 4. 1944 African-American sl. - a light-skinned Black person, esp. an attractive woman
n. 5. 1948 colloq., chiefly Amer. - orig. a stage comedian having a specified position within a team or act; later, any person capable of being ranked in order of importance or preference within a group (usually with preceding word denoting the position or ranking)
n. 6. 1964 baseball usage - in baseball: a good player; a prospect that makes the team
n. 7. 1970 sl., chiefly Can., depreciative - a person of Asian birth or descent who subscribes to typically western values and attitudes; an oriental person regarded, esp. by other Orientals, as adopting or identifying with White culture
n. 8. 1985 US sl. - in US casinos: a $20 chip
n. 9. 1989 UK sl. - a corrupt policeman
n. 10. 1991 Amer. political sl. - a person opposed to all land development, esp. near residential area
n. 11. Bk1994 sl. - a hospital patient with jaundice
n. 12. Bk1998 NZ sl., disparaging - a New Zealand-born Chinese, used by immigrants about local Chinese
BANANA BELT
n. 1. 1898 Amer. dial. - the warmer parts of a region which is regarded as severely cold
n. 2. 1958 Amer. dial. - an open winter, softer weather than usual
BANANA-BENDER
n. 1. 1976 Aust. jocular usage - someone from Queensland
n. 2. 1992 UK sl. - a fool
BANANA BOAT
n. 1940s baseball usage - a player who has played winter ball in Latin American
BANANA BOY
n. 1. 1890 Aust. sl. - a native or resident of Queensland
n. 2. 1954 S. Afr. sl. - a resident or native of Natal
n. 3. 1960s sl. - a boy from one of Dr. Barnardo's homes for orphaned and deprived children
n. 4. 1979 African-American sl. - a Black male who prefers White girls
BANANA CAKE
n. 1975 Amer. sl. - a crazy or eccentric person
BANANA-EATER
n. 1955 Aust. sl. - an inhabitant of Queensland, Australia
BANANA FROM SAVANNAH
n. Bk1945 jive usage - a female mulatto
BANANA GIRL
n. 1. 1954 S. Afr. sl. - a resident or native of Natal
n. 2. 1960s sl. - a girl from one of Dr. Barnardo's homes for orphaned and deprived children
BANANA HAMMOCK
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a bikini for a male
BANANAHEAD
n. 1949 US sl. - a simpleton, a fool, an idiot, a stupid person
BANANA HORSE
n. 1973 US sl. - in horse racing: a horse that is part of a cheating scheme in a fixed race
BANANALAND
n. 1898 Aust. colloq. - Queensland
BANANALANDER
n. 1. 1887 Aust. jocular usage - someone from Queensland
n. 2. 1968 S. Afr. sl. - an inhabitant of Natal
BANANA MAN
n. 1868 Aust. sl. - an inhabitant of Queensland
BANANA NOSE
n. 1920 Amer. sl. - a person having a large hooked nose
BANANA OIL
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - nonsense
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something worthless
BANANA PEDDLER
n. 1916 Amer. sl., derogatory - an Italian immigrant
BANANA PEELERS
n. Bk1992 drug culture sl. - those who dry and smoke banana peels in an attempt to get high, often mixing them with marijuana
BANANA PUSHER
n. 1969 Amer. dial., derogatory - an Italian
BANANA RACE
n. 1967 US sl. - a fixed horse race
BANANA RING
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - in marbles: everybody puts maybe one marble and make like a banana in the mud, and then you each take a shot at any one of the marbles in the banana ring, say from about four feet back; if you hit a marble and knock it out of the banana ring, it's your marble
BANANAS
adj. 1957 sl., orig. US - insane, mad
n. 1. Bk1984 US criminals' sl. - a homosexual
n. 2. 20C sl. - yellow $20 gambling tokens used in baccarat
BANANA SPLIT
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. - in marbles: everybody puts maybe one marble and make like a banana in the mud, and then you each take a shot at any one of the marbles in the banana ring, say from about four feet back; if you hit a marble and knock it out of the banana ring, it's your marble
n. 2. 1968 US drug culture sl. - amyl nitrite; an ampoule of amyl nitrite
n. 3. 2002 UK drug culture sl. - a variety of MDMA, ecstasy
BANANA WIGGLER
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a worm used as bait in fishing
BANATEE
n. 1961 Irish sl. - a housewife
BANAUSIC
adj. 1876 rare - merely mechanical; proper to a mechanic
BAN-BEGGAR
n. 1883 Eng. dial. - a beadle, a constable
BANBURY
n. 1894 sl. - a promiscuous or loose woman
BANBURY-BLOOD
n. 1909 UK sl. - a Puritan; hence, a hypocrite
BANBURY MAN
n. Bk1889 obs. - a Puritan; a bigot; a sour or severe man; a hypocrite
BANBURY TALE
n. 1886 Eng. dial. - silly talk
BANBURY-WIFE
n. Bk1891 sl. - a whore
BANCO
n. 1. 18C - a call in gambling games such as chemin de fer and baccarat by a player or bystander who wishes to bet against the entire bank
n. 2. 1876 US sl. - a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick
BANCOMANIA
n. 1837 - a craze for establishing banks
BANCO-STEERER
n. 1876 US sl. - a swindler; a sharper, a confidence-trick man
BAND
n. 1. c1200 arch. - anything with which one's body or limbs are bound, in restraint of personal liberty; a shackle, chain, fetter, manacle
n. 2. a1300 obs. - confinement, imprisonment, custody
n. 3. c1394 obs. - a side or flitch of bacon
n. 4. a1440 arch. - an agreement or promise, binding on him who makes it; now 'bond'
n. 5. 1513 - a ridge of a hill
n. 6. 1596 obs. - security, pledge
n. 7. 1631 obs. - a state of union or connection
n. 8. 1733 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a hinge or joint
n. 9. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - string, twine, cord; a string for leading or tying, or other purposes
n. 10. 1824 Amer. dial. - a herd of buffalo
n. 11. 1859 Eng. dial. - free play, liberty, scope for action
n. 12. 1903 Amer. dial. - a herd of cattle
n. 13. 1929 Amer. dial. - a group of horses
n. 14. 1934 African-American - a woman
n. 15. 1949 Aust. & US sl. - a woman of easy morals; a prostitute
n. 16. 1967 Amer. dial. - a flock of about two thousand sheep
n. 17. M20 Aust. sl. - a brothel
vb. 1. 1580 obs. - to bandy
vb. 2. 1878 Amer. dial. - to form into a herd or flock
BANDA
n. 1994 African-American sl. - a poor, ghetto child
BANDADUDEUMS
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - large pieces of broken ice in salt water
BANDAGE
n. Bk1893 sl. - the 'menstrual cloth'
BANDAGE FACTORY
n. 1941 Amer. sl. - a hospital
BAND-AID
n. 1. 1968 colloq. - something that provides a temporary solution to a problem
n. 2. 1975 sl., orig. US military - a medic or corpsman; a doctor
BAND-AID BABY
n. Bk2014 colloq. - a child conceived to strengthen a faltering relationship
BANDAR
n. Bk2014 Hindi - an impudent or mischievous man or boy
B. AND B.
adj. M20 US sl. - pert. to magazines featuring female nudity; 'Breast and Buttock'
BAND-BOX
n. 20C Brit. sl. - a brothel
B. AND D.
n. M20 US sl. - a form of sadism and masochism ; 'Bondage and Discipline'
BANDED
adj. 1. 1601 - confederated, leagued, allied
adj. 2. Bk1892 Eng. thieves' sl. - hungry
BAND-END
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash
BAND-ENDER
n. 1884 Eng. dial. - a worthless person; a ne'er-do-well
BAND-ENDING
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a thrashing
BANDER
n. 1. 1563 obs. - one who is leagued with others in a bond or covenant
n. 2. 1866 Eng. dial. - a border; the boundary line of a parish or farm
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the mouth; used derisively
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one of a band of musicians
BANDERILLERO
n. 1864 - a bull-fighter who uses 'banderillas', little darts ornamented with a banderole (long, narrow flag), which bullfighters stick into the neck and shoulders of the bull
BANDEROLE
n. 1562 - a long narrow flag with cleft end, flying from the mastheads of ships, carried in battle, etc.
BANDGE
vb. 1914 Amer. dial. - to idle about, to loaf; to take advantage of another's hospitality
BANDGEING-PLACE
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a lounging place, as a country store
BAND-HOUSE
n. 1. 1942 US criminals' sl. - a prison
n. 2. 20C Brit. sl. - a brothel
BAND-HOUSE PLAYER
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a bad card-player
BANDICOOT GUNYAH
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a makeshift shelter
BANDIDO
n. 1898 Amer. dial. - an outlaw, esp. one of Mexican origin
BANDIET
n. 1974 S. Afr. prison sl. - a prisoner
BANDING
n. 1854 Eng. dial. - string; cord
BANDING-STUFF
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - binding materials, such as string
BANDISH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bandage
BANDIT
n. 1. 1594 - one who is proscribed or outlawed; hence, a lawless desperate marauder, a brigand; usually applied to members of the organized gangs which infested the mountainous districts of Italy, Sicily, Spain, Greece, and Turkey; also, in modern use: a gangster, a member of a criminal gang, esp. one involved in organized crime
n. 2. Bk1795 - a ruffian, a desperate fellow
n. 3. Bk1975 Amer. prison sl. - an aggressive homosexual who often resorts to violence
n. 4. 1970 UK sl. - a villain, a criminal
n. 5. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - any enemy
n. 6. 1981 UK sl. - a homosexual male
n. 7. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage - an enemy aircraft
n. 8. Bk2002 UK police sl. - a derisory term for the small-time or unsuccessful thief
vb. 1611 obs. - to banish, to outlaw
BANDITTO
n. Bk1708 - an outlawed person in Italy turned robber; a highwayman
BANDLE
n. 1623 - an Irish measure of two feet in length
BANDLESS
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - abandoned to wickedness
BANDLESSLY
adv. Bk1898 Sc. - regardlessly
BANDLESSNESS
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the state of abandonment to wickedness
BAND-MAKER
n. Bk1868 Eng. dial. - a twine-spinner or rope-maker
BAND MAN
n. 1946 jazz usage - a jazzman who excels in ensemble playing, though is not necessarily a distinguished soloist
BAND-MEMBER
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. - a fellator
BANDO
n. 1598 obs. - a public proclamation
BANDOBAST
n. 1776 - an arrangement, a settlement; preparation
BAND OF HOPE
n. Bk1958 Eng. sl. - a spinster who hopes to marry an eligible man, esp. a clergyman
BANDOG
n. 1. c1425 - a dog tied or chained up, either to guard a house or on account of its ferocity; hence generally, a mastiff, a bloodhound
n. 2. 1605 UK sl. - a bailiff or bailiff's assistant
n. 3. a1826 UK sl. - a ruffian
n. 4. 1885 sl., orig. Aust. - a policeman
BANDOG-BAILIFF
n. 1700 - a bailiff or bailiff's assistant
BANDOLERO
n. 1832 - a highwayman or robber
BANDON
n. c1230 obs. - jurisdiction, authority, dominion, control; power of disposal, full discretion, or authority to deal with
vb. 1. a1300 obs. - to give oneself up
vb. 2. c1450 obs. - to have under control, to subdue
vb. 3. 1587 obs. - to forsake, to abandon
vb. 4. 1592 obs. - to banish
BANDONEES
n. Bk1890 Eng. dial. - horseless tramps, wanderers
BANDONLY
adv. c1470 obs. rare - recklessly, daringly
BANDORE
n. L17 - a widow's head-dress, worn to signify her mourning state
BANDOWZER
n. E19 sl. - a heavy blow
B & P
n. L19 sl. - an effeminate young man (Boulton and Park)
B-AND-Q
n. 1990s US drug culture sl. - a mixture of bonita and quinine sold as counterfeit heroin
BAND RAT
n. 1940s sl. - a woman who associates herself with musicians usually offering sex in return for proxy celebrity
BANDROL
n. 1562 - a long narrow flag with cleft end, flying from the mastheads of ships, carried in battle, etc.
BAND RUBBER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a rubber band
BANDRUMS
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a cat
B AND S
n. M19 sl. - brandy and soda
BANDS
n. 1. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - hunger
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - banns of marriage
BAND-SCRAPER
n. 1894 Eng. dial. - a fiddler
BANDS-END
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance
BANDSMAN
n. 1852 - a miner, from the circumstance of working in connection with the 'band' or flat rope by which the coal, etc. is hoisted
BANDSTER
n. 1932 Sc. - that one of a party of harvesters who binds the sheaves
BANDUDELUMS
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. - large pieces of broken ice in salt water
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. - ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break
BANDULU
n. 20C W. Indies Rasta - a bandit, a criminal, one who lives by guile
BAND UP
vb. 1917 Amer. dial. - to bandage
B. AND W.
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. - bread and water
BANDWIDTH HUGGER
n. Bk2006 Amer. Internet sl. - someone who fights spam; so called because he or she won't yield any bandwidth to junk email
BANDY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - impudent; obstinate
n. 1. 1598 obs. - in tennis: a stroke with a racket; a ball of struck; a 'return' at tennis
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a hare
n. 3. Bk1903 sl. - sixpence
n. 4. 1914 Amer. dial. - a stunt or feat; feats of agility or strength
vb. 1. 1588 - to contend, to strive, to fight
vb. 2. 1591 obs. - to toss, drive, or throw aside or away
vb. 3. 1597 obs. - to band together, to league, to confederate
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to wander or roam about
BANDY-HEWIT
n. 1746 Eng. dial. - a contemptuous name for a dog of any kind; a cur
BANDYING
n. 1689 obs. - confederation; league
BANDYLAN
n. 1. 1808 Eng. dial. - a woman of bad character; an outcast; a virago
n. 2. Bk1873 Eng. dial. - a woman of dissolute character, a prostitute
BANDY-LEGGED
adj. 1688 - bow-legged
BANDYLOW
n. Bk1873 Eng. dial. - a woman of dissolute character, a prostitute
BANDY-SHANKED
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. - bandy-legged; having thin crooked legs; bowlegged
BANDYWALLOP
n. 20C Aust. colloq. - an imaginary town, far from civilization