DICT. - BREAM - BUNZ - WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE PAST

DICTIONARY B

BREAM - BUNZ

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BREAM - BRNZ
BRO - BRZ
BS - BUFZ
BUG - BULLWZ
BULLY - BUNZ

BREAM - BRNZ

BREAMING
            adv.      intensely, very ...1936 Amer. dial.

BREAST
            n.         the udder of a cow ...1965 Amer. dial.
            vb. 1.    of a bride and bridegroom: to face the minister at a marriage ...Bk1911 Sc.
            vb. 2.    to believe a wonder ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREASTBONE
            n.         the wishbone ...1960 Amer. dial.

BREAST COMPLAINT
            n.         tuberculosis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BREATH
            n. 1.     opinion; sentiments, tendency of thought ...Bk1911 Sc.
            n. 2.     a very short time; a moment ...1917 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     the least idea, word, conception ...1952 Amer. dial.

BREATH-AND-BRITCHES
            n.         an unimportant or worthless person ...1937 Amer. dial.

BREATH-BELLOWS
            n.         the lungs ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREATH HARP
            n.         a harmonica ...1946 Amer. dial.

BREATHIN'
            n.         an instant of time ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREATHING IMAGE
            n.         a perfect likeness, spitting image ...1966 Amer. dial.

BREATH-TAKING CURVE
            n.         an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.

BRECHAM
            n.         an untidy piece of dress ...Bk1911 Sc.

BRECK
            vb.       to break ...Bk1911 Sc.

BRED
            adj.       pregnant ...1967 Amer. dial.
            n.         the lid of a pot or pan ...Bk1911 Sc.

BRED-IN-THE-BONE
            adj.       native; inherent ...1942 Amer. dial.

BRED TO ARMS
            adj.       brought up and educated for the life of a soldier ...World War II Amer. sl.

BREE
            n. 1.     a disturbance, a fuss, hurry; bustle ...Bk1911 Sc.
            n. 2.     liquor; whisky, ale, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
            n. 3.     the brow; the eyebrow ...Bk1911 Sc.
            n. 4.     water in which any article of food is boiled; broth, soup, gravy, sauce, juice ...Bk1911 Sc. & Amer. dial.
            vb.       to pour water on articles of food to be boiled; to drain solids that have been boiled ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEARS
            n.         the eyelashes ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREECH
            n.         the rear pants pockets, designated right and left breech ...Bk1914 pickpockets' sl.
            vb.       to flog on the breech ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREECHCLOUT
            n.         a diaper ...1912 Amer. dial.

BREECHED
            adj.       flush of money ...1812 thieves' sl.

BREECHING
            n.         trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BREECH-KICK
            n.         a picking of pockets ...1904 sl.

BREECHLESS
            adj.       of a man: not "wearing the breeches" but being dominated by a woman; henpecked ...1952 Amer. dial.

BREECHY
            adj.       lecherous; immoral; inclined to disregard prevailing moral constraints ...1929 Amer. dial.

BREED
            n. 1.     a person of American Indian and White parentage ...1892 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a brood, a litter ...Bk1911 Sc.
            n. 3.     bread ...Bk1911 Sc.
            n. 4.     breadth ...Bk1911 Sc.
            vb. 1.    to educate, to train, to bring up ...Bk1911 Sc.
            vb. 2.    to resemble, to take after ...Bk1911 Sc.
            vb. 3.    to be pregnant; to give birth ...1912 Amer. dial.

BREED A BLACK EYE
            vb.       to stir up trouble (for oneself); to act so as to provoke retaliation ...1967 Amer. dial.

BREED A SCAB
            vb.       to stir up trouble (for oneself); to act so as to provoke retaliation ...1941 Amer. dial.

BREED A SCAB ON ONE'S NOSE
            vb.       to stir up trouble (for oneself); to act so as to provoke retaliation ...1942 Amer. dial.

BREED-BATE
            n.         † one who breeds 'bate', or contention or strife; a quarrelsome person; one who incites to mischief ...1593

BREEDER
            n. 1.     one who produces many children ...1899 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     an unseasonably or unusually fine day, regarded as presaging bad weather ...1965 Amer. dial.

BREEDINESS
            n.         the good breeding of a horse ...1949 Amer. dial.

BREEDING
            n.         education; good breeding ...1911 Sc.

BREEDING-CAGE
            n.         a bed ...1875 sl.

BREEDING VEIN
            n.         a varicose vein ...1966 Amer. dial.

BREEDLING
            n.         † one born and bred in a place; a native ...1663

BREED UP A STORM
            vb.       to become cloudy ...1939 Amer. dial.

BREEDY
            adj. 1. of a horse: exhibiting good characteristics worth breeding for ...1949 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. of the weather: building up for a storm ...1954 Amer. dial .

BREEK
            n.         the leg of a trouser ...Bk1911 Sc.
            vb. 1.    to don the trousers ...Bk1911 Sc.
            vb. 2.    to flog ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEK-BAND
            vb.       to lay hold of the band of the breeches; to wrestle ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEK-BANDIT
            n.         a wrestling match ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEK-BROTHER
            n.         a rival in love ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEKENS
            n.         breeches ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEK-FOLK
            n.         the male sex ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEKIES
            n.         a young boy's breeches ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEK-KNEES
            n.         knee-breeches ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEKLAN
            adj.       shabby in appearance, in person, or in dress ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEKLESS
            adj.       without breeches, wearing a kilt ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEKS
            n.         trousers, breeches ...Bk1911 Sc.

BREEL
            n.         †* a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow ...c1485
            vb. 1.    to drink plentifully, to fuddle ...19C Sc.
            vb. 2.    to move with rapidity; to reel; to make a noise ...19C Sc.

BREEZE
            n. 1.     an argument, a row, a noisy quarrel; a disturbance ...1785 sl.
            n. 2.     rumour ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
            n. 3.     loquacity; guile; 'hot air' ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
            vb. 1.    to go fast; to move or proceed briskly ...1907 US
            vb. 2.    to deceive; to beguile; to occupy one's attention ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
            vb. 3.    to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BREEZE ALONG
            vb.       to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BREEZE IN
            vb.       to intrude in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BREEZE IT
            vb.       to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BREEZEN
            vb.       of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1945 Amer. dial.

BREEZEN ON
            vb.       of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1942 Amer. dial.

BREEZEN UP
            vb.       to become angry ...1975 Amer. dial.

BREEZE OF WIND
            n.         a wind of moderate gale force ...1945 Amer. dial.

BREEZE ON
            vb.       of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1903 Amer. dial.

BREEZER
            n. 1.     a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     a fart ...1973 Aust. sl.

BREEZE UP
            vb.       of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1752 Amer. dial.

BREEZE UP FRESH
            vb.       of a wind: to increase considerably in strength, often to gale force ...1942 Amer. dial.

BREEZY
            adj. 1. characterized by brisk vigour or activity ...1896
            adj. 2. talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n.         a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BREFFITS
            n.         a fidgety, restless person; a term applied to a child when in a state of breathless anxiety ...1861 Eng. dial.

BREKKER
            n.         breakfast ...1889 Brit. sl., orig. university usage

BREKKIE; BREKKY
            n.         breakfast ...1904 Brit. sl., orig. children's usage

BRELLA
            n.         an umbrella ...1914 Amer. dial.

BRELLY
            n.         an umbrella ...1966 Amer. dial.

BRENTH
            n.         width or breadth ...1927 Amer. dial.

BRER RABBIT FENCE
            n.         a fence made of split logs ...1968 Amer. dial.

BRETHEL
            n.         † a worthless fellow; a good-for-nothing wretch; a miserable wretch ...c1440

BREVILOQUENT
            adj.       given to concise speaking; laconic ...1865

BREW
            n.         orig. the Employment Exchange; hence, unemployment benefit ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.

BREWER'S DROOP
            n.         temporary impotence as a result of drinking excessive amount of alcohol, esp. beer ...1970 sl., orig. Aust.

BREWER'S GOITRE
            n.         a paunch developed by drinking too much beer ...1953 Aust. sl.

BREW-HA
            n.         beer ...Bk1998 sl.

BREW IN A BOTTLE AND BAKE IN A WALLET
            vb.       ? to attempt enterprises beyond one's means ...c1540

BREWPUB
            n.         a bar/restaurant where beer is brewed on the premises ...Bk1998 sl.

BREWSKI
            n.         beer ...1960s Amer. sl.

BREWSKY
            n.         beer ...Bk1998 sl.

BREW-UP
            n.         the making of tea ...1944 sl.
            vb.       (usually as 'brew up') to make tea ...1916 sl.

BRIAR HOPPER
            n.         a poor farmer or worker; a rustic ...1940 Amer. dial.

BRIBBLE-BRABBLE
            adj.       † chattering, garrulous; quarrelling ...1665
            n.         † vain chatter or wrangling; quarrelling ...?1868

BRIBBLES
            n.         nonsensical talk ...Bk1898 Ireland

BRICK
            n. 1.     a good fellow; one whom one approves for his genuine good qualities; a reliable person ...1840 sl. or colloq.
            n. 2.     a term of disparagement ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 4.     an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
            n. 5.     something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            vb.       to be scared ...20C teen & high school sl.

BRICK-DUSTER
            n.         a dust storm, a kind of whirlwind frequent in Australia during the summer time ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.

BRICKETY
            adj.       arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1868 Amer. dial.

BRICKFIELDER
            n.         a dust storm, a kind of whirlwind frequent in Australia during the summer time ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.

BRICKIE
            n.         a bricklayer ...1880 sl.

BRICKISH
            adj.       jolly, fine ...1856 sl.

BRICKLE
            adj. 1.   † frail, weak ...c1460
            adj. 2.   † liable to break, easily broken; fragile, brittle ...1468 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
            adj. 3.   † delicate, ticklish; requiring cautious handling ...1568
            adj. 4. changeable, uncertain; fickle, not trustworthy ...1872 Eng. & Amer. dial.
            adj. 5. eager, keen, industrious, ambitious ...1902 Amer. dial.
            adj. 6.   of sheep and cattle: given to break fences ...Eng. dial.
            vb.       to flake or peel because of brittleness ...1936 Amer. dial.

BRICKLE AS A PIE CRUST
            adj.       brittle, easily broken ...1969 Amer. dial.

BRICKLY
            adj.       brittle; easily broken; crisp ...1837 Amer. dial.

BRICK OF A LOOKER
            n. 1.     something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BRICKTOP
            n.         a person with red hair; the head of hair itself ...1856 Amer. dial.

BRICK-TOPPED
            adj.       red-headed ...1912 Amer. dial.

BRICKY
            adj. 1. like a 'brick' or good fellow ...1864
            adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n.         a bricklayer ...1880 sl.

BRICKYARD BLONDE
            n.         a woman with red hair ...c1950 Amer. dial.

BRIDE
            n.         a woman; a young woman; a girlfriend ...1935 Brit. sl.
            vb.       to marry ...1940 Amer. dial.

BRIDEMAID
            n.         a bridesmaid ...1851 Amer. dial.

BRIDGE LIFTER
            n.         a heavy rain ...1940 Amer. dial.

BRIDGE MONKEY
            n.         a logger's name for a bridge builder ...1968 Amer logging usage

BRIDLEWISE
            adj. 1. of a horse: trained to respond to the reins and bridle ...1840 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. of a person: obedient ...1898 Amer. dial.

BRIE
            n.         gravy, juice ...1939 Amer. dial.

BRIEF
            adj. 1. prevalent, widespread; esp. said of a communicable disease ...1722 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. of wind: strong, prevalent ...1872 Amer. dial. arch.
            adj. 3. nice, elegant ...1893 Amer. Black usage
            adj. 4. poorly, not well ...1952 Amer. dial.
            n.         an accused person's solicitor or barrister ...1977 Brit. sl.

BRIER BABY
            n.         an illegitimate child ...1967 Amer. dial.

BRIERBERRY
            n.         a blackberry ...1795 Amer. dial.

BRIER HEISTER
            n.         a poor farmer or worker; a rustic ...1967 Amer. dial.

BRIER HOPPER
            n.         a poor farmer or worker; a rustic ...1940 Amer. dial.

BRIERPATCH
            n.         illegally made whisky ...1967 Amer. dial.

BRIERPATCH KID
            n.         an illegitimate child ...1967 Amer. dial.

BRIGATY
            adj.       arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1880 Amer. dial.

BRIGETTY
            adj.       arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1895 Amer. dial.

BRIGGIT AROUND
            vb.       to act forward or recklessly ...1981 Amer. dial.

BRIGGITY
            adj.       arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1911 Amer. dial.

BRIGGLE
            vb.       to fuss about ineffectively; to busy oneself without purpose; to potter ...1889 Amer. dial.

BRIGGLER
            n.         one who attempts but never finishes anything; a trifler ...1930 Amer. dial.

BRIGGOTY
            adj.       arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1952 Amer. dial.

BRIGHAMITE
            n.         a follower of Brigham Young; a Mormon ...1878 US

BRIGHAM YOUNG
            n.         a bigamist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BRIGHT
            adj. 1. of a Black person: having light-coloured skin ...1831 Amer. dial., now chiefly Black usage
            adj. 2. hopeful, encouraging, cheering ...1860
            n.         polish ...1917 Amer. dial.

BRIGHT AS A NEW PIN
            adj.       first-class ...1893 sl.

BRIGHT-EYED
            adj.       drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BRIGHT-EYED AND BUSHY-TAILED
            adj.       keen, confident, and alert ...colloq.

BRIGHT-EYES
            n.         wild violet ...1921 Amer. dial.

BRIGHT IN ONE'S BOOKS
            adj.       good at learning ...1906 Amer. dial.

BRIGHT IN THE EYE
            adj.       drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BRIGHT-LIGHT FELLOW
            n.         one who requests repeated leaves; i.e., one who seeks the bright lights and good times of the city ...World War II Amer. sl.

BRIGHTON (PIER)
            adj.       of a man: homosexual ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'queer' (Brighton Pier)
            vb.       to disappear ...1998 UK rhyming sl.

BRIGHTON ROCK
            n.         the penis ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'cock'

BRIGHTS
            n.         white socks ...1969 US sl.

BRIGHT-SKIN
            adj.       of a Black person: having light-coloured skin ...1911 Amer. dial., now chiefly Black usage

BRIGHT-SKINNED
            adj.       of a Black person: having light-coloured skin ...1970 Amer. dial., now chiefly Black usage

BRIGHT SPARK
            n. 1.     a knowledgeable, witty, or clever person; used ironically or sarcastically ...1974 sl.
            n. 2.     a cheerful, energetic person ...2002 NZ sl.

BRIGHT SPOT
            n.         in oil drilling: an area that has indications of a productive field ...1997 US sl.

BRIGITY
            adj.       arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1898 Amer.
dial.

BRIGOUS
            adj.       † quarrelsome, contentious; pertaining to strife or disagreement, disputable, factious ...1387

BRIGUE
            vb.       to intrigue; to solicit by underhand means ...Sc.

BRILL
            adj.       excellent, wonderful ...1981 Brit. sl.

BRILLIANT
            adj.       excellent ...1971 sl.

BRIMBORION
            n.         a thing without value or use; anything worthless; a trifling object kept as a charm or gewgaw, a trifle; trash, nonsense ...1653

BRIME
            vb.       of the sea: to be phosphorescent ...1893

BRIMSTONE
            n.         † a virago, a scold

BRIMSTONE BUSTER
            n.         a ranting preacher who threatens sinners with hellfire ...1939 Amer. dial.

BRIMSTONY
            adj.       subject to passion or strong emotion; fiery ...1885

BRIMSY
            adj.       extreme, intense ...1950 Amer. dial.

BRINDLE COW
            n.         chocolate milk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BRINDLY
            adj.       brindled ...1949 Amer. dial.

BRINDLY CAT
            n.         a cat with fur of mixed colours ...1967 Amer. dial.

BRINEY
            n.         the sea ...1831 colloq.

BRING
            vb.       to give birth to; to assist at the birth of ...1843 Amer. dial.

BRING A BONE
            vb.       to spread a rumour or story ...c1965 Amer. dial.

BRING AN ABBEY TO A GRANGE
            vb.       to squander ...Bk1909 sl.

BRING-AND-SHARE
            n.         a potluck dinner ...1970 Amer. dial.

BRING A NOBLE TO NINEPENCE
            vb.       to squander ...Bk1921 sl.

BRING ASS TO GET ASS
            vb.       to risk one's own well-being in order to defeat someone else ...1959 Amer. sl.

BRING DOWN
            n.         a depressing person or event ...1950s Amer. sl.
            vb.       to depress ...1950s Amer. sl.

BRING DOWN TO ONE'S MARROWBONES
            vb.       to humiliate ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.

BRING-'EM-NEAR

            n.         a telescope ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BRINGER
            n. 1.     an extreme instance of something, such as cold weather, punishment, etc. ...1851 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a name given to an animal, implying fierceness or high spirits ...1880 Amer. dial.

BRING HADDOCK TO PADDOCK
            vb.       † to spend or lose everything; to come to destitution ...1546

BRING HOGS TO A FAIR MARKET
            vb.       to do well; to make a profit ...17C colloq.

BRING HOME THE BACON
            vb.       to earn wages, esp. as the head of a household; to make a profit; broadly, to succeed in an endeavour; to achieve success ...1909 Amer. sl.

BRING MUD
            vb.       to cause trouble ...1928 US Black sl.

BRING OFF
            vb.       to cause to have an orgasm ...sl.

BRING ON
            vb.       to cause sexual excitement in, stimulate ...sl.

BRING ONE'S EGGS TO A BAD MARKET
            vb.       to suffer the failure of one's schemes ...1809

BRING ONE'S HOGS TO A BAD MARKET
            vb.       to suffer the failure of one's schemes ...a1616

BRING ONE TO THE EARTH
            vb.       † to bury ...1387

BRING ON THE CARPET
            vb.       to bring up or forward ...Bk1891 sl.

BRING PIGS TO A FAIR MARKET
            vb.       to do well; to make a profit ...17C colloq.

BRING PIGS TO A FINE MARKET
            vb.       to do well; to make a profit ...17C colloq.

BRING SOMEONE A GUTSER
            vb.       to engineer someone's downfall ...1910s Aust. sl.

BRING THE HOUSE DOWN
            vb.       to provoke or receive a general enthusiastic burst of applause

BRING THE NOISE
            vb.       to have a wild party or good time; to play music ...1972 Amer. sl.

BRING TO A BEARING
            vb.       to call to account; to be forced to accept responsibility for something ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.

BRING TO BOOK
            vb.       to call to account

BRING TO THE HAMMER
            vb.       to sell by auction ...1828

BRING TO THE LADDER
            vb.       † to hang (ladder = the steps to a gallows) ...1594

BRING UP
            vb.       to vomit ...colloq.

BRING UP SHORT
            vb.       to make stop suddenly

BRING UP THE REAR
            vb.       to come last

BRING YOUR ARSE TO AN ANCHOR
            phr.      sit down ...1788 sl.

BRINJER
            n. 1.     a name given to an animal, implying fierceness or high spirits ...1892 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     an extreme instance of something, such as cold weather, punishment, etc. ...1950 Amer. dial.

BRINJING
            adv.      extremely, intensely ...1950 Amer. dial.

BRINKIE
            n.         a comely person of a lively disposition ...19C Sc.

BRINNY
            n.         a stone, esp. when thrown ...Aust. children's sl.

BRINY, THE
            n.         the ocean, the sea ...1865 colloq.

BRIO
            n.         liveliness, vivacity, spirit ...Ital.

BRISKEN
            vb.       to make brisk or lively ...1799

BRISKET
            n.         the human breast or chest ...1942 Amer. dial.

BRISK UP
            vb.       of the wind: to increase in strength ...1939 Amer. dial.

BRISKY
            adj.       brisk, lively, active, energetic ...1590

BRISSEL-COCK
            n.         † a fowl conjectured to be the turkey ...Sc.

BRISSO
            n.         an abbreviation of Brisbane; a person lives in Brisbane ...Aust. sl.

BRISTLY
            adj.       hot-tempered ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BRISTOL-MILK
            n.         sherry ...17C jocular

BRISTOLS
            n.         a woman's breasts ...1961 Brit., short for "Bristol cities" rhyming sl. for 'titties"

BRIT
            n.         a British person ...1901 sl., now mainly US

BRITANNICIZE
            vb.       to make Britannic or British in form or character ...1887

BRITCH
            n.         the breech of a gun ...1899 Amer. dial.

BRITCHCLOUT
            n.         a diaper ...1912 Amer. dial.

BRITCHES
            n. 1.     trousers, pants ...1867 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     underwear ...1908 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     baby's diapers ...1950 Amer. dial.

BRITCHES TO SEW BUTTONS ON
            phr.      said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.

BRITCHIN'
            n.         trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BRITCHING
            n.         a spanking administered with paddle on breech (buttocks) ...1930 Amer. dial.

BRITCHIN'S
            n.         a baby's diaper ...1926 Amer. dial.

BRITCHLESS
            adj.       of a man: not "wearing the breeches" but being dominated by a woman; henpecked ...1952 Amer. dial.

BRITCH-LOADER
            n.         a shotgun ...1923 Amer. dial.

BRITISH BULLDOG
            n.         a team game of chasing in which as the members of one team are caught, they join the other team

BRITISHER
            n.         a native or citizen of Britain ...orig. US

BRITONESS
            n.         a female citizen of the United Kingdom

BRITTLY
            adj.       brittle, easily broken ...1967 Amer. dial.

BRITTS
            n.         fear ...1945 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'shits'

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BRO - BRZ

BRO
            n. 1.     a brother ...1937 sl.
            n. 2.     a place for which one feels great affinity because of birth, upbringing, long residence, etc. there ...Welsh

BROACH THE ADMIRAL
            vb.       to steal some liquor from a cask in transit or in store

BROAD
            adj. 1. of speech: vulgar, coarse ...1824 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. having liberal mind or outlook
            adj. 3. outspoken, obvious, unsubtle
            n. 1.     a journey, a trip; a visit ...1823 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     (usually derogatory) a woman, often with an implication of promiscuity; a female companion; a woman of loose morals ...1911 sl., orig. & chiefly US
            n. 3.     a prostitute ...1914 sl., orig. & chiefly US

BROAD-ACRED
            adj.       of Yorkshire ...1898

BROAD-ACRES, THE
            n.         Yorkshire ...1907

BROAD AS IT IS LONG, AS
            phr.      it is impossible to decide between two options because they're equal

BROAD AS NARROW LIKE PADDY'S PLANK, AS
            adj.       as broad as long ...1889 Eng. dial.

BROAD AWAKE
            adj.       completely or wide awake ...1887 Amer. dial.

BROAD-BRIM
            n.         one who wears a hat with a broad brim; a Quaker ...1797 colloq.

BROAD-BRIMMER
            n.         a hat with a broad brim ...1860 colloq.

BROADCASTING
            n.         boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.

BROADGAUGED
            adj.       generous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BROAD IN THE BEAM
            adj.       having large hips or buttocks...1929 sl., euphemistic

BROAD-LEAFED
            adj.       of a hat: having a broad rim ...1841

BROAD-MOUTH
            n.         one who talks too much ...1954 Amer. dial.

BROAD ON FIRE
            n.         a passionate woman ...World War II Amer. sl.

BROAD-OPEN DAYLIGHT
            n.         full daylight ...1933 Amer. dial.

BROADS
            n.         playing cards ...1812 sl.

BROAD-SPOKEN
            adj.       outspoken; using coarse language ...1899 Amer. dial.

BROAD STATEMENT
            n.         speech that includes obscenity and cussing ...1969 Amer. dial.

BROAD TALKING
            n.         speech that includes obscenity and cussing ...1969 Amer. dial.

BROADUS
            n.         something extra or given in addition ...1909 Amer. dial.

BROAD WITH A FEVER
            n.         a passionate woman ...World War II Amer. sl.

BROAD WITH A HEAT WAVE
            n. 1.     a passionate woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     a woman with a venereal disease ...World War II Amer. sl.

BROAD WITH A LOAD OF LETTUCE
            n.         a woman of wealth ...World War II Amer. sl.

BROAD WITH A SOFT CONK
            n.         a stupid or silly woman ...World War II Amer. sl.

BROAD WITH CANNED GOODS
            n.         a virgin ...World War II Amer. sl.

BROAD WITH ROUND HEELS
            n.         a woman of loose morals ...World War II Amer. sl.

BROBDINGNAG
            adj.       immense

BROBDINGNAGIAN
            adj.       immense

BROCCOLI
            n.         marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.

BROCK
            adj.       speckled; flecked with white, as a 'brock' face cow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

BROCKLE
            n.         an animal covered with splotches or spots of different colours ...1961 Amer. dial.

BROCKLE FACE
            n.         a cow having a mottled, pied, or blotchy face ...1665 Amer. dial.

BROCKLE-FACED
            adj.       of a cow: having a mottled, pied, or blotchy face ...1749 Amer. dial.

BRODIE
            n. 1.     an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     a 360-degree turn made by a skidding or uncontrolled vehicle ...1966 Amer. dial.

BRODIE MARKS
            n.         an extensive pattern of spinning skid marks on pavement ...1962 Amer. dial.

BROGAN
            n.         a heavy work shoe ....1835 Amer. dial.

BROGANITES
            n.         unusually big or clumsy feet ...1950 Amer. dial.

BROGANS
            n.         unusually big or clumsy feet ...1966 Amer. dial.

BROGUE
            vb.       to walk, to hike, to trudge; to wander or go about aimlessly ...1883 Amer. dial.

BROGUE AROUND
            vb.       to wander about ...1954 Amer. dial.

BRO HUG
            n.         a friendly embrace between two men ...2001 US sl.

BROILER
            n.         an attractive female; a sexually tempting or seductive woman ...E20 US sl.

BROILERY
            n.         † dissension; strife; disturbance, disorder ...1521

BROKE
            adj.       having no money ...1716 sl.

BROKE DOWN
            adj.       very tired, exhausted ...1966 Amer. dial.

BROKE-LEGGED
            adj.       † having bandy legs; having the leg or legs broken or crippled ...1377

BROKEN ARMS
            n.         leftover food ...1954 Amer. dial.

BROKEN DOSE
            n.         a small quantity of medicine administered at intervals ...1806 Amer. dial.

BROKEN DOWN
            adj.       very tired, exhausted ...1873 Amer. dial.

BROKEN FEATHER IN ONE'S WING, A
            n.         a blot on one's character; a scandal connected with one ...1877

BROKEN HER TEACUP
            adj.       to have been deflowered ...19C Brit. euphemism

BROKEN-KNEED
            adj.       pert. to a woman who was seduced and made pregnant ...18C Brit.

BROKEN-LEGGED
            adj.       pert. to a woman who was seduced and made pregnant ...18C Brit.

BROKEN-MOUTHED
            adj.       of old sheep: having lost some teeth ...1913 Amer. dial.

BROKEN OAR
            n.         a whore; a prostitute ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.

BROKEN RAIL
            n.         an old hand on the railroad ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BROKEN-RIB
            n.         a divorced woman ...20C

BROKEN STICK
            n.         somebody or something unreliable, undependable, or inadequate ...1946 Amer. dial.

BROKEN STRIPER
            n.         a chief warrant officer ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.

BROKEN TIME
            n.         time lost from regular employment ...1895

BROKEN UP
            adj.       bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BROKEN VEIN
            n.         a varicose vein ...1965 Amer. dial. chiefly Black usage

BROKEN VICTUALS
            n.         leftovers, food remaining from a meal ...1861 Amer. dial.

BROKEN WRIST
            n.         a male homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US

BROKE OF ONE'S REST
            adj.       deprived of one's rest ...1830 Amer. dial. arch.

BROKE TO THE WORLD
            adj.       ruined financially, bankrupt; penniless ...1918

BROKE UP
            adj.       in poor health; injured ...1955 Amer. dial.

BROKITY
            adj.       broken ...1960 Amer. dial.

BROLL
            n. 1.     † a child, offspring; contemptuously, a brat, a little wretch ...a1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
            n. 2.     † a part, a piece ...18C
            n. 3.     a drinking-pot ...19C Sc.
            vb.       †* to roar, to sound loud ...1660

BROLLY
            n. 1.     an umbrella ...1874 Brit. colloq.
            n. 2.     a parachute ...1934 Brit. sl.

BROMIDE
            n. 1.     a commonplace saying, a trite remark, conventionalism ...1909 sl., orig. US
            n. 2.     a person whose thoughts and conversation are conventional and commonplace ...1909 sl., orig. US

BROMIDIC
            adj.       commonplace or conventional ...1906 sl.

BROMO
            n.         a dose of a sedative drug containing a bromide mixture ...1916 drugs sl.

BRONC
            n. 1.     a horse ...1893 sl., orig. & chiefly US
            n. 2.     a catamite ...E20 US sl.

BRONC BREAKER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1961 Amer. dial.

BRONC BUSTER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1961 Amer. dial.

BRONC FIGHTER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1961 Amer. dial.

BRONCHO
            adj.       wild, mean, rough ...1866 Amer. dial.

BRONCHO TWISTER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1911 Amer. dial.

BRONCO
            adj.       wild, mean, rough ...1866 Amer. dial.
            n.         a catamite ...E20 US sl.

BRONCO-BUSTER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1888 Amer. dial.

BRONCO-BUSTING
            n.         breaking wild horses to the saddle ...1891 Amer. dial.

BRONC-PEELER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1914 Amer. dial.

BRONC-RIDER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1938 Amer. dial.

BRONC SCRATCHER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1961 Amer. dial.

BRONC SNAPPER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1961 Amer. dial.

BRONC STOMPER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1961 Amer. dial.

BRONC-STOMPING
            n.         breaking wild horses to the saddle ...1950 Amer. dial.

BRONC TWISTER
            n.         one who breaks wild horses to the saddle ...1916 Amer. dial.

BRONK
            n. 1.     a horse ...1901 US
            n. 2.     a catamite ...E20 US sl.

BRONNIGAN
            n.         a disagreement or fight ...1967 Amer. dial.

BRONTOPHOBIA
            n.         an intense dread of thunder and thunderstorms ...1905

BRONZA
            n. 1.     the anus ...1953 Aust. sl.
            n. 2.     the buttocks ...1959 Aust. sl.

BRONZE
            n. 1.     † a gull, a cheat ...1817 sl.
            n. 2.     the anus ...1953 Aust. sl.
            n. 3.     the buttocks ...1959 Aust. sl.
            vb.       † to impose upon, to cheat ...1817 sl.

BRONZE JOHN
            n. 1.     yellow fever ...1869 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     the sun ...1941 Amer. dial.

BRONZO
            n. 1.     the anus ...1953 Aust. sl.
            n. 2.     the buttocks ...1959 Aust. sl.

BROO
            n.         orig. the Employment Exchange; hence, unemployment benefit ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.

BROOD
            n. 1.     a good-looking young woman; a sexually attractive female ...M20 US sl.
            n. 2.     a young woman who is known to permit copulation without much fuss ...M20 US sl.

BROODER
            n.         a chicken coop; a hen house ...1939 Amer. dial.

BROODER COOP
            n.         a chicken coop; a hen house ...1931 Amer. dial.

BROODER HOUSE
            n.         a chicken coop; a hen house ...1939 Amer. dial.

BROODER PEN
            n.         a chicken coop; a hen house ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROODISH
            adj.       brooding, moody, sullen ...1981 Amer. dial.

BROODY
            adj.       brooding, meditative; dejected ...1851

BROOFLE
            n.         impetuous haste, hurry ...19C Sc.
            vb.       to be in a great hurry; to be overheated by exertion ...19C Sc.

BROOKLYN INDIAN
            n.         a Jew ...1967 Amer. dial.

BROOM
            n. 1.     the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
            n. 2.     the female pubic hair ...19C Brit. sl.
            vb.       to disappear quickly...L18 sl.

BROOM-HANDLE
            n.         the erect penis ...L19 sl.

BROOMHILDA
            n.         a short, unattractive woman ...1980s US college sl.

BROOMIE
            n.         a mustang, esp. a mare, with a short bushy tail ...L19, orig. US

BROOM IT
            vb.       to disappear quickly...L18 sl.

BROOM ME OUT!
            int.       well, I'll be damned! ...1953 Amer. dial.

BROOMSTICK
            n. 1.     the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
            n. 2.     a person who puts up fraudulent bail ...E19 sl.
            n. 3.     a gun or rifle ...L19 Can. sl.
            n. 4.     the control lever of an airplane ... Amer. World War I sl.
            n. 5.     a praying mantis ...1968 Amer. dial.

BROOMSTICK BAIL
            n.         fraudulent bail ...L17 sl.

BROOMSTICK MARRIAGE
            n.         a common-law marriage ...1899 Amer. dial.

BROOMSTICKS
            n.         thin, undersized limbs ...1896 colloq.

BROOMSTICKY
            adj.       tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BROOMTAIL
            n. 1.     a mare ...1913 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a usually small wild horse of poor quality; a mustang, a pony ...1914 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a horse with its tail cut short ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     a mule ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROOZE AROUND
            vb.       to wander about idly ...1880 Amer. dial.

BROSIER
            n. 1.     a bankrupt ...1826 Eng. dial.
            n. 2.     a boy who has spent all his pocket-money ...1850 Eton sl.
            vb. 1.    to be bankrupt ..1796 Eng. dial.
            vb. 2.    to eat the supply of food at a meal, as an expression of dissatisfaction with the fare provided ...1888 Eton College usage

BROTH
            n.         moisture in the mouth, coloured brown by snuff or chewing tobacco ...1968 Amer. dial.

BROTHEL
            n. 1.     orig. a good-for-nothing man ...14C
            n. 2.     a prostitute ...15C

BROTHEL-CREEPER
            n.         a suede or soft-soled shoe ...1954 Brit. sl.

BROTHELLOUS
            adj.       † whorish ...1583

BROTHELY
            adj. 1.   † vile, bad ...c1325
            adj. 2.   † fierce, violent, angry, enraged ...1330
            adv. 1. † vilely, in ill plight ...c1325
            adv. 2. † quickly, hastily; violently, furiously ...c1340

BROTHER
            n. 1.     a fellow; used as a term of address ...1912 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a preacher; usually followed by name ...1928 Amer. dial.

BROTHER BLADE
            n.         a butcher ...Bk1890 sl.

BROTHER OF THE GUSSET
            n.         a pimp ...L17 sl.

BROTHER ROUND-MOUTH SPEAKS
            phr.      he has broken wind; he has farted ...?1785 sl.

BROTHER ROUNDS
            n.         a nickname for the bullfrog; the sound it makes ...1939 Amer. dial.

BROTH OF A BOY, A
            n.         a downright good fellow ...1822 colloq. Irish

BROTUS
            n.         something extra or given in addition ...1877 Amer. dial.

BROUGE AROUND
            vb.       to wander about idly ...1927 Amer. dial.

BROUGHAM
            n.         a petrol-driven automobile having a limousine body but without a roof over the driver's seat ...1903

BROUGHT-ON
            adj. 1. commercially made; not home-made; imported ...1895 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. of a person: from outside the community; foreign ...1939 Amer. dial.

BROUGHTON'S MARK
            n.         the pit of the stomach ...1747 boxing sl.

BROUGHT TO STRAW
            adj.       pregnant; in childbed ...1946 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A BARN
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A CELLAR
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A FARM
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A GUTTER
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A HEN COOP
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A HOGPEN
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A JUNGLE
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A PIGPEN
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A PIGSTY
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A ROWBOAT
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A SAW-MILL
            phr. 1. applied to a person who forgets to close the door in cold weather, since the older type of saw-mill had no doors ...1914 Amer. dial.
            phr. 2. badly brought up; uncouth, boorish ...1914 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A SLUM
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A STABLE
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN A WOODSHED
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN THE GUTTER
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN THE SLUMS
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN THE STICKS
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP IN THE WOODS
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP LIKE AN ANIMAL
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP ON THE RIVER
            adj.       lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROUGHT UP WITH THE PAN AND THE SPOON
            phr.      brought up by hand, not suckled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.

BROUHAHA
            n.         a fuss ...1890 sl.

BROUSE
            vb.       to cohabit ...1944 Amer. dial.

BROW-BENDING
            n.         † a frowning ...1542

BROWN
            n. 1.     a copper coin; a penny ...1812 Brit. sl.
            n. 2.     anal intercourse ...L19 sl.
            n. 3.     a clay marble ...1958 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     a toady, one who curries favour ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     (derogatory) a Mexican ...1981 Amer. dial.
            vb.       to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ...World War II Amer. sl.

BROWN ABE
            n.         a penny ...1944 Amer. sl.

BROWN BEHEMOTH
            n.         prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BROWN BLUDGEON
            n.         prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BROWN BOMBER
            n. 1.     prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     a traffic warden or 'parking cop' ...1953 Aust. sl.

BROWN BREAD
            adj.       dead ...1973 Brit. rhyming sl.

BROWN BUCKEYE
            n.         Olympic track star Jesse Owens ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BROWN BULLET
            n.         Olympic track star Jesse Owens ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BROWNED OFF
            adj.       bored, fed-up ...1938 Brit. sl.

BROWN EMBALMER
            n.         prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BROWNETTA
            n.         † a brunette ...1582

BROWN-EYED GRAVY
            n.         a gravy made with water and meat drippings ...1966 Amer. dial.

BROWN-EYE GRAVY
            n.         a gravy made with water and meat drippings ...1966 Amer. dial.

BROWN EYES
            n.         attractive female breasts ...1930s sl.

BROWNIE
            n. 1.     an angler's name for the trout ...1918
            n. 2.     a penny ...1928 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     on the railroad: a demerit ...1929 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     a dark-skinned mulatto ...1945 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     a clay marble ...1955 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     a toady, one who curries favour ...1965 Amer. dial.
            vb.       to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROWNIE POINT
            n.         favour in the eyes of another, esp. as gained by sycophantic or servile behaviour ...1944 orig. US

BROWN JOB
            n.         a soldier; hence, collectively, the army ...1943 sl., orig. Royal Air Force usage

BROWN KITTIES
            n.         bronchitis ...1941 Amer. dial.

BROWN LEAMER
            n.         a nut with a brown husk ...1832 Eng. dial.

BROWN LOCUST
            n.         a cicada ...1966 Amer. dial.

BROWN-NOSE
            n.         an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl., orig. US military usage
            vb.       to curry favour, to behave obsequiously ...1935 sl.

BROWN-NOSER
            n. 1.     an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1950 sl., orig. US military usage
            n. 2.     an idle, worthless person ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROWN PAPER
            n.         a toady, one who curries favour ...1968 Amer. dial.
            vb.       to curry favour, to toady; to be excessively deferential or ingratiating ...1968 Amer. dial.

BROWN SUGAR
            n.         a drug consisting of heroin diluted with caffeine and strychnine ...1974 sl.

BROWN WASH
            n.         weak coffee ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BROWSE
            vb. 1.    to beat or whip someone as punishment ...c1869 Amer. dial.
            vb. 2.    to move slowly and without energy ...1965 Amer. dial.
            vb. 3.    to wander about idly; to loaf, to dawdle ...1965 Amer. dial.

BROWSE AROUND
            vb.       to wander about idly; to loaf, to dawdle ...1884 Amer. dial.

BROW-SICK
            adj.       dejected; downcast; melancholy; hanging the head ...1709

BROWSING
            n.         a beating, a whipping ...1914 Amer. dial.

BROZIER
            n.         a bankrupt ...1826 Eng. dial.
            vb. 1.    to be bankrupt ..1796 Eng. dial.
            vb. 2.    to eat the supply of food at a meal, as an expression of dissatisfaction with the fare provided ...1888 Eton College usage

BROZIER-MY-DAME
            vb.       to eat the supply of food at a meal, as an expression of dissatisfaction with the fare provided ...1850 Eton College usage

BRUFF
            adj.       rough and blunt in manner ...1899 Amer. dial.

BRUISE ALONG
            vb.       to wander about idly ...1952 Amer. dial.

BRUISE AROUND
            vb.       to wander about idly ...1855 Amer. dial.

BRUISED BLOOD
            n.         clotted blood under the skin ...1899 Amer. dial.

BRUISER
            n. 1.     a strong, tough person ...1580 colloq.
            n. 2.     a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1907 sl.
            n. 3.     a black eye ...1965 Amer. dial.

BRUJA
            n.         a witch, a sorcerer; one who practices black magic ...1940 Amer. dial.

BRUJO
            n.         a witch, a sorcerer; one who practices black magic ...1940 Amer. dial.

BRUM
            adj.       counterfeit, not genuine ...1862 sl.

BRUMBERSHOOT
            n.         an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.

BRUMBIE
            n.         a wild or unbroken horse ...1880 Aust.

BRUMBY
            n.         a wild or unbroken horse ...1880 Aust.

BRUMMAGEM
            adj.       showy but inferior and worthless ...1630
            n.         a showy but inferior and worthless thing ...1630

BRUMMIE
            n.         a person from Birmingham ...1941 sl.

BRUMMISH
            adj.       of coin: of counterfeit character, doubtfully genuine ...1805 sl.

BRUMMY
            n.         a person from Birmingham ...1941 sl.

BRUNE
            n.         a dark-complexioned girl or woman; a brunette ...1870

BRUNET
            adj.       dark-complexioned ...1890
            n.         a dark-complexioned person ...1888

BRUNG-ON
            adj. 1. of a person: from outside the community; foreign ...1911 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. commercially made; not home-made; imported ...1937 Amer. dial.

BRUSH
            n. 1.     a rapid run or race; a contest in speed ...1860 Eng. & Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     woman viewed as sex objects ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
            n. 3.     a crew-cut ...1965 Amer. dial.
            vb. 1.    to force on; to drive hard ...1755 US
            vb. 2.    to beat, to thrash ...1842 Amer. dial.
            vb. 3.    to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.

BRUSH APE
            n. 1.     (derogatory) a rustic, a hillbilly ...1933 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a logger ...1958 Amer. dial.

BRUSH-ARBOR WHISKEY
            n.         cheap but potent moonshine ...1953 Amer. dial.

BRUSH BUSTER
            n.         a cowboy who works in brush country ...1961 Amer. dial.

BRUSH COLT
            n. 1.     an illegitimate child ...1949 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a horse that was not intentionally bred, or bred by accident ...1965 Amer. dial.

BRUSH CUT
            n.         a crew-cut ...1965 Amer. dial.

BRUSHER
            n.         † an exceeding full glass ...1690 sl.

BRUSH HAND
            n.         a cowboy who works in brush country ...1929 Amer. dial.

BRUSHING
            n.         a beating, a thrashing, a whipping ...1842 Amer. dial.

BRUSH MOUTH
            n.         a drink of whisky ...1949 Amer. dial.

BRUSH MOVER
            n.         a heavy rainfall ...1932 Amer. dial.

BRUSH-OFF CLUB
            n.         men in the armed forces who have been dumped by their girlfriends ...World War II Amer. sl.

BRUSHPOPPER
            n.         a cowboy, esp. one who works in the brush ...1925 Western US sl.

BRUSH ROUND
            vb.       to bestir oneself ...1875 US colloq.

BRUSH SPLITTERS
            n.         the longhorn cattle of the brush country of Texas ...1961 Amer. dial.

BRUSHTAIL
            n.         among loggers: a horse ...1968 Amer. dial.

BRUSH THUMPER
            n.         a cowboy who works in brush country ...1961 Amer. dial.

BRUSH WHACKER
            n.         a cowboy who works in brush country ...1961 Amer. dial.

BRUSH WHIP
            vb.       to rebuke mildly ...1950 Amer. dial.

BRUSH WOLF
            n.         a coyote ...1923 Amer. dial.

BRUSSEL
            n.         a bristle ...1815 Amer. dial.

BRUSTLE UP
            vb.       to act indignantly or offended ...1904 Amer. dial.

BRUTAL BRODIE
            n.         a bad blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BRUTALITARIAN
            n.         one who practices or advocates the practice of brutality ...1904

BRUTE
            n. 1.     a bull ...1891 Amer. euphemism
            n. 2.     something heavy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 3.     something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 4.     an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 5.     something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BRUTE BEAST
            n.         an animal ...1952 Amer. dial. arch.

BRUTEDOM
            n.         brutish nature ...1890

BRUTZ
            n.         a depressed, gloomy, or moody state of mind ...1970 Amer. dial.

BRUTZING
            adj.       depressed, moody, gloomy ...1970 Amer. dial.

BRUZZ
            n.         a bruise ...18C Eng. dial.
            vb. 1.    † to growl as a bear (only used in vbl. noun 'bruzzing') ...1693
            vb. 2.    to bruise, to batter, to break the skin ...1750 Eng. dial.

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B.S. - BUFZ

B.S.
            n. 1.     boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1900 sl., chiefly Amer.

B.T. EMPTEM
            n.         the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.

B.T.M.
            n.         the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUB
            n. 1.     † drink, esp. strong beer; very good intoxicating liquor ...1671 cant
            n. 2.     † one that is cheated ...1690 sl.
            n. 3.     a term of address for a boy or man ...1839 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     a brother ...1859 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     a man, a fellow ...1872 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     a friend, a buddy ...1930 Amer. dial.
            n. 7.     a woman's breast ...1941 Amer. dial.

BUBALEH
n. 1980 Amer. dial. - a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie
BUB AND GRUB
n. c1750 sl. - food and drink
BUBBA
n. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. - a brother; a term of address
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. - a boy
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. - a grandmother; also used as a term of address
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. - a grandfather
BUBBE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a grandmother; also used as a term of address
BUBBED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
BUBBELLY
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a baby
BUBBE-MAYSE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - an old wives' tale
BUBBER
n. 1. 1690 sl. obs. - a great drinker; a drinking bowl; also, he that used to steal plates from public-houses
n. 2. 1889 Amer. dial. - a nickname for an old woman with large pendulous breasts
n. 3. 1927 Amer. dial. - a brother; a term of address
BUBBIN
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - woman's breast
BUBBING
n. 1678 sl. obs. - drinking
BUBBLE
n. 1. 1938 Brit. rhyming sl. 'bubble and squeak', derogatory - a Greek
n. 2. 1939 Amer. dial. - an automobile
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. - a police car; the light on top of the car
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. - a woman's breast
BUBBLEABLE
adj. 1669 obs. rare - capable of being duped, gullible
BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
n. 1938 Brit. rhyming sl., derogatory - a Greek
BUBBLE BUSTER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a non-existent item used to tease a beginner or inexperienced person

BUBBLE DANCING
            n.         dishwashing ...World War II Amer. sl.

BUBBLEGUM MACHINE
            n.         a police car; the light on top of the car ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUBBLE GUN
            n.         a shotgun ...1969 Amer. dial.

BUBBLEHEAD
            n.         an empty-headed person; a very silly or light-headed person ...1952 sl., orig. US

BUBBLE-HEADED
            adj.       out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible ...1952 sl., orig. US

BUBBLEJAS
            n.         a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.

BUBBLEMENT
            n.         effervescence ...1890

BUBBLER
            n.         a drinking fountain, esp. one outdoors ...1914 Amer. dial.

BUBBLE-TOP
            n.         a police car; the light on top of the car ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUBBLY
            adj.       vivacious ...1939 sl.
            n.         champagne ...1920 sl.

BUBBLY-JOCK
            n. 1.     the male turkey ...1800 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
            n. 2.     a pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow; a stupid boaster ...19C sl.

BUBBLY WATER
            n.         † champagne ...1910 sl.

BUBBUH
            n.         a brother; a term of address ...1922 Amer. dial.

BUBBY
            n. 1.     a woman's breast ...1806 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a nickname or a term of address for a boy or man ...1841 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a nickname or a term of address for a brother ...1859 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     a nickname for a baby ...1889 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     mother's milk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 6.     a nickname or a term of address for a sweetheart ...1950 Amer. dial.

BUBE
            n.         a boy ...1928 Amer. dial.

BUBELE
            n.         a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie ...1970 Amer. dial.

BUBELEH
            n.         a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie ...1980 Amer. dial.

BUBELICKS
            n.         a term of endearment to a baby ...1930 Amer. dial.

BUBS
            n.         a brother ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUBUCKLED
            adj.       covered with 'bubukles' or large pimples ...1822-9

BUBUKLED
            adj.       covered with 'bubukles' or large pimples ...1822-9

BUCCAHRO
            n.         one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1873 Amer. dial.

BUCCAROO
            n.         one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1925 Amer. dial.

BUCCINATE
            vb.       †* to blow a trumpet ...1623

BUCCULENT
            adj.       †* fat-cheeked, wide-mouthed ...1656

BUCEPHALUS
            n.         the name of Alexander the Great's celebrated war-horse; applied humorously as a name for any riding-horse ...1799

BUCHARO
            n.         one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1861 Amer. dial.

BUCK
            n. 1.     a male person ...1774 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a male sheep ...1812 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     (usually considered derogatory) a Black man, esp. a young, strong one ...1835 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     (usually considered derogatory) an American Indian ...1836 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     a male rabbit ...1838 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     a man's nickname, or familiar form of address ...1840 Amer. dial.
            n. 7.     a name for one of a pair of oxen ...1852 Amer. dial.
            n. 8.     a dollar ...1856 US sl.
            n. 9.     a male goat ...1869 Amer. dial.
            n. 10.    a fashionable young man ...1894 Amer. dial.
            n. 11.    boastful talk ...1895 sl.
            n. 12.    the male of the ferret ...1904
            n. 13.    a private; a common soldier ...World War I Amer. sl.
            n. 14.    an old man ...1940 Amer. dial.
            n. 15.    responsibility ...1947 Amer. dial.
            n. 16.    a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1959 Amer. dial.
            n. 17.    a dollar bill ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 18.    a silver dollar ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 19.    a horse of a light yellowish dun colour and often with a dark stripe down the back and a dark mane ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 20.    a bull or steer ...1966 Amer. dial.
            vb. 1.    to swagger, to talk big or bumptiously, to brag ...1880 sl.
            vb. 2.    to haze; to swing a child against a stationary object or another child ...1890 Amer. dial.
            vb. 3.    to come up against, to find oneself opposed to, to oppose ...1904
            vb. 4.    to meet accidentally; to bump into ...1904 Amer. dial.
            vb. 5.    to struggle stubbornly against ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
            vb. 6.    to conceive a child ...1931 Amer. dial.
            vb. 7.    to wash something ...1949 Amer. dial.
            vb. 8.    to yield, to bend ...1966 Amer. dial.
            vb. 9.    to curry favour, to toady ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUCK A BULL OFF THE BRIDGE
            vb.       to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task ...1916 Amer. dial.

BUCKACHE
            n.         the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUCK-A-DANDY
            n.         a young, dashing, or virile man; a fop ...1894 Amer. dial.

BUCKAGERS
            n.         severe chills and fever ...1906 Amer. dial.

BUCK-AGGERS
            n.         severe chills and fever ...1906 Amer. dial.

BUCK AGUE
            n. 1.     the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1844 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     nervousness accompanying exposure to a new situation or responsibility ...c1915 Amer. dial.

BUCK-ANKLED
            adj.       having bent or uneven legs ...1969 Amer. dial.

BUCKAREE
            n.         one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1919 Amer. dial.

BUCKAROO
            n.         a cowboy ...1829 US
            vb.       to work as a cowboy ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUCK-ASS
            n.         a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1965 US sl.

BUCK-ASS NAKED
            adj.       entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUCK-ASS PRIVATE
            n.         a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1945 US sl.

BUCKAYRO
            n.         one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1829 Amer. dial.

BUCK BATHING
            n.         nude swimming ...1931 Amer. dial.

BUCKBERRY ROAD
            n.         a ranch railroad that is not very important or gives poor service ...1970 Amer. dial.

BUCK-BORN NAKED
            adj.       entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUCK-BUM NAKED
            adj.       completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUCKED
            adj.       happy, pleased, proud ...1907 sl.

BUCKER
            n. 1.     a horse that bucks ...1881 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a person who balks or rebels ...1887 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1889 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     a gambler ...1898 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     a person who butts with his head ...1939 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     a goat that habitually strikes people with its horns ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUCKEROO
            n.         one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1907 Amer. dial.

BUCKET
            n. 1.     a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1938 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     the buttocks ...1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 3.     a jail ...1955 Amer. dial.
            vb.       to move irregularly or haphazardly from place to place; to be moved in such a way; to be jostled along or tossed about ...1879

BUCKET-FED
            adj.       dependent; pampered ...1947 Amer. dial.

BUCKET-LED
            adj.       dependent; pampered ...1927 Amer. dial.

BUCKET MAN
            n.         (derogatory) a cowboy ...1897 Amer. dial.

BUCKET OF BLOOD
            n.         a saloon or speakeasy; a tough bar; a cheap dive ...1938 Amer. dial.

BUCKET OF BLUBBER
            n.         a person who is very fat; chiefly used of men ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUCKET OF BOLTS
            n.         a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1950 Amer. dial.

BUCKET OF LARD
            n.         a person who is very fat; chiefly used of men ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUCKET OF LIGHT
            n.         a gallon of kerosene ...1939 Amer. dial.

BUCKET OF SUDS
            n.         a pail of beer ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

BUCKET ROAD
            n.         a badly kept road with bucket-like holes in the surface ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUCKETY
            adj.       like a bucket, clumsy ...1883
            n.         paste used by weavers in dressing their webs ...19C Sc.

BUCKEYE
            n. 1.     orig. a backwoodsman near the Ohio River valley; now any resident of Ohio ...1823 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     one whose work is of low quality; the inferior work itself ...1843 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     an inferior oil-painting, made for the picture trade or for auction rooms ...1881 sl.
            n. 4.     a sheriff ...1889 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     a small cigar factory ...1915 Amer. dial.
            vb.       to make or become ill ...1868 Amer. dial.

BUCK-EYED
            adj.       characterized by unusual eyes; having round eyes; cock-eyed ...1950 Amer. dial.

BUCK FARMER
            n.         a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1941 Amer. dial.

BUCK FEVER
            n. 1.     the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1841 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     nervousness accompanying exposure to a new situation or responsibility ...1941 Amer. dial.

BUCK FRIGHT
            n.         the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUCK GENERAL
            n.         a brigadier general ...1944 US sl.

BUCKHARA
            n.         one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1829 Amer. dial.

BUCKHEAD
            n. 1.     a person of mixed race ...1946 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a paper dollar ...1969 Amer. dial.

BUCKIE
            n.         a lively boy or youth ...1930 Amer. dial.

BUCKISH
            adj.       high-spirited, in good fettle ...1911 sl.

BUCKITIS
            n.         the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUCK-KNEED
            adj.       having the knees turned inward; knock-kneed ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUCKLE
            n.         a vigorous struggle or conflict ...1845
            vb.       to run fast ...1903 Amer. dial.

BUCKLE-BACK
            adv.      piggyback ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

BUCKLED UP
            adj.       married ...1950 Amer. dial.

BUCKLE OFF
            vb.       to hurry off ...1952 Amer. dial.

BUCKLE TO A HEN'S NEST
            phr.      said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1969 Amer. dial.

BUCKLE TO IT
            vb.       to hurry; to work fast ...1848 Amer. dial.

BUCKLETY-WHET
            adv.      lickety-split, very quickly ...1859 Amer. dial.

BUCKLE UP
            vb.       to stand up to, to defy, to rebel ...1859 Amer. dial.

BUCK LOAD
            n.         a large shot of liquor ...1846 Amer. dial.

BUCK NAKED
            adj.       entirely unclothed or naked ...1928 Amer. dial.

BUCK NUN
            n.         a celibate man; a man who lives alone, a recluse ...1907 Amer. dial.

BUCKO
            adj.       blustering, swaggering ...1883 nautical sl.
            n. 1.     a swaggering or domineering fellow; a bully ...1899 nautical sl.
            n. 2.     a term of address, often disparaging ...1907 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     swagger, bluster ...1909 nautical sl.

BUCK OUT
            vb.       to die ...1939 Amer. cowboys' sl.

BUCK OUT IN SMOKE
            vb.       to die in a gun battle ...1944 Amer. West. sl.

BUCK PARTY
            n.         a stag party ...1838 Amer. dial.

BUCK-PASSER
            n.         one who evades or avoids work and responsibility ...1933 Amer. dial.

BUCK PRIVATE
            n.         a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1874 US sl.

BUCKRA
            adj.       of the White race ...1840 Amer. dial.
            n. 1.     (now usually derogatory) any White person; White people ...1800 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a boss, master ...1886 Amer. dial.

BUCKRUH
            n.         (now usually derogatory) any White person; White people ...1922 Amer. dial.

BUCKS
            n. 1.     severe chills with fever ...1906 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1906 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a men's toilet ...1981 Amer. dial.

BUCK-SCARED
            adj.       said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can't shoot ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUCK SERGEANT
            n.         an ordinary sergeant of the lowest grade ...1934 US sl.

BUCKSHEE
            adj.       free of charge ...1916 Brit. sl.
            adv.      for free, gratuitously ...1921 Army sl.
            n. 1.     a gratuity, a tip ...c1750 Eng. sl.
            n. 2.     an allowance above the usual amount; an extra or additional amount; extra rations ...1919 Army sl.

BUCKSHISH
            n.         a gratuity, a tip ...M18
            vb.       to give a tip ...M18

BUCK-SHY
            adj.       said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can't shoot ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUCKSHOT FEVER
            n.         the nervous excitement felt by a hunter at the sight of game ...1969 Amer. dial.

BUCKSKIN
            n. 1.     a horse of a light yellowish dun colour and often with a dark stripe down the back and a dark mane ...1874 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     money ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUCKSTICK
            n. 1.     a dear old friend ...1886 Eng. dial.
            n. 2.     an old-fashioned man ...19C Eng. dial.
            n. 3.     a well-dressed, sprightly child or youth; a fop ...19C Eng. dial.
            n. 4.     a braggart, a boaster ...1924 Anglo-Indian

BUCK THE GAME
            vb.       to enter upon any hazard with a purpose to win ...1859 Amer. dial.

BUCK THE TIGER
            vb.       to gamble, to play cards ...1851 US sl.

BUCK UP
            vb. 1.    to court, to seek the affections of ...1832 Amer. dial.
            vb. 2.    to take courage, to apply oneself ...1844 Amer. dial.
            vb. 3.    to cheer up ...1844 sl.
            vb. 4.    to dress up ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
            vb. 5.    to make an effort; to hurry up ...1890

BUCK UP TO
            vb.       to stand up to, to defy ...1846 Amer. dial.

BUCKWHEAT
            adj.       boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n.         a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1866 Amer. dial.

BUCKWHEATER
            n.         a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1905 Amer. dial.

BUCKWHEATS
            n.         nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUCKY
            adj. 1. having a strong or rank flavour ...1939 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. out of order, not working right ...1950 Amer. dial.
            adj. 3. unprofessional ...1968 Amer. dial.
            n.         a man's nickname, or familiar form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUCOLISM
            n.         a rustic phrase or characteristic ...1830 nonce word

BUD
            n. 1.     a term of address to a male ...1614 sl.
            n. 2.     a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1851 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a nickname or term of address for any boy ...1874 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     a girl who is just 'coming out'; a debutante ...1889 US
            n. 5.     a stick, switch, or rod ...1891 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     a close friend ...1967 Amer. dial.
            n. 7.     cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked; marijuana containing the buds of marijuana flowers ...1980s US drugs sl.
            n. 8.     a Budweiser™ beer; any beer ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
            vb. 1.    to associate together ...1905 Amer. dial.
            vb. 2.    to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

BUDA
            n. 1.     a potent form of marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
            n. 2.     a mix of marijuana and crack cocaine ...1990s US drugs sl.

BUDD
            n.         the clitoris ...1990s sl.

BUDDAHEAD
            n.         a person of Oriental or Asian ancestry ...1971 Amer. dial.

BUDDHA
            adj.       excellent, worthy of admiration ...1990s US campus sl.
            n. 1.     a potent form of marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
            n. 2.     a mix of marijuana and crack cocaine ...1990s US drugs sl.

BUDDHA BELLY
            n.         a very fat person ...1970s US sl.

BUDDHAHEAD
            n.         a person of Oriental or Asian ancestry ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUDDHA STICK
            n. a marijuana cigarette ...Amer. drugs sl.

BUDDHA STICKS
            n.         marijuana grown in Thailand, which is sold wrapped around small, satay sticks ...1960s drugs sl.

BUDDHIST PRIEST!
            int.       euphemism for 'Jesus Christ!' ...1970s US

BUDDIE
            n. 1.     a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1858 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a friend or intimate companion ...1896 Amer. dial. .
            n. 3.     a nickname or term of address for any man ...1903 Amer. dial.

BUDDLEY
            n. 1.     a fat person ...20C Ulster sl.
            n. 2.     a sausage ...20C Ulster sl.

BUDDY
            n. 1.     a friend, an acquaintance, a pal; also a term of address ...1788 orig. US Black sl.
            n. 2.     a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1858 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a nickname or term of address for any man ...1903 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     the penis ...1980s US sl.
            n. 5.     a sexual partner ...1990s W. Indies/UK Black teen sl.
            n. 6.     the body ...1990s W. Indies/UK Black teen sl.
            vb.       to be a friend or companion ...1930 Amer. dial.

BUDDY-BUD
            adj.       friendly; often, too friendly ...1965 Amer. sl.

BUDDY-BUDDY
            adj.       exceptionally and overly friendly, probably insincerely so ...1944 sl.
            n. 1.     a close friend ...World War II US Army and Navy usage
            n. 2.     one who is not a friend; an enemy; a disliked person ...1945 Amer. sl.
            n. 3.     an overly friendly person; one who tries too hard to make friends, join a group, or be hep ...1960 Amer. sl.

BUDDY-FUCK
            vb.       to impose on, betray or otherwise inconvenience a friend ...1960s US sl., mainly military

BUDDY GEE
            n.         a friend, a buddy, a fellow Black ...1946 Amer. Black usage

BUDDY GHEE
            n.         a friend, a buddy, a fellow Black ...1946 Amer. Black usage

BUDDY SEAT
            n. 1.     a motorcycle sidecar ... Amer. World War I sl.
            n. 2.     the pillion seat on a motorcycle ...sl.

BUDDY UP
            vb. 1.    to become friendly, to travel as friends ...1919 sl., orig. US
            vb. 2.    to seek friendship for personal gain; to curry favour ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUDGE
            adj.       intimate, familiar ...1890 Amer. dial.
            n. 1.     † a sneak thief, esp. one who specializes in entering houses and taking furs, cloaks, and coats ...1673 sl.
            n. 2.     liquor ...18C sl.
            n. 3.     a fit of nervousness, the fidgets ...1824 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     whisky ...1874 Amer. sl.
            n. 5.     a place inside the breast of a coat, shirt, or dress where small articles are kept ...1903 Amer. dial.
            vb. 1.    to drink ...L17 sl.
            vb. 2.    to leave ...M18 sl.
            vb. 3.    to inform ...M19 sl.

BUDGE A BEAK
            vb.       to run away ...16C sl.

BUDGE AND SNUDGE
            n.         a housebreaker and their accomplice ...L17 criminal sl.

BUDGE-EYED
            adj.       having bulging eyes ...1970 Amer. dial.

BUDGE KAIN
            n.         a public house, a tavern ...19C Sc. sl.

BUDGER
            n.         a drunkard ...19C sl.

BUDGEREE
            adj.       good, excellent ...1793 Aust.

BUDGERY
            adj.       good, excellent ...1793 Aust.

BUDGET
            n. 1.     the vagina ...19C sl.
            n. 2.     a pouch or wallet; a package, a bundle ...1818 Amer. dial.

BUDGET CRUNCH
            n.         a situation where there is not enough money in the budget ...sl.

BUDGET SQUEEZE
            n.         a situation where there is not enough money in the budget ...sl.

BUDGEWAY
            n.         orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss, a leader; an important person ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUDGIE
            n.         a talkative person; esp. in police use, a minor informer ...1960s criminal sl.

BUDGING
            adv.      entirely full ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUDGING KEN
            n.         a public house, a tavern ...M19 sl.

BUDGY
            adj.       drunk ...M19 sl.

BUDHEAD
            n.         a beer drinker ...1970s US sl.

BUD IN
            vb.       to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

BUDION
            n.         a small penis ...20C Ulster sl.

BUDIQUETTE
            n.         the etiquette that governs the smoking of marijuana ...1980s US drugs sl.

BUDLI-BUDLI
            n. 1.     a male homosexual ...20C sl.
            n. 2.     sodomy ...20C sl.

BUDLIES
            n.         cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked ...1980s drugs sl.

BUDMAN
            n.         a marijuana dealer ...1980s US campus usage

BUDMASH
            n.         one following evil courses; a bad character; a villain, a rascal ...1870 orig. Ind. army

BUD OF PROMISE
            n.         a girl who is just 'coming out'; a debutante ...1881 US

BUDS
            n.         alkyl nitrates ...1980s drugs sl.

BUD-SACK
            n.         a container for marijuana ...1980s US sl.

BUD SESH
            n.         getting together to smoke marijuana ...1970s US teen sl.

BUDULARS
            n.         cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked ...1980s drugs sl.

BUDZAT
            n.         a low fellow; a blackguard ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.

BUEL
            n.         food (body and fuel) ...1980s US campus sl.
vb.       to eat voraciously (body and fuel) ...1980s US campus sl.

BUENO
            adj.       good; excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUER
            n.         a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...1807 sl., orig. tramp

BUF
            n.         an attractive male ...1980s US teen sl.

BUFA
            n.         a dog ...16C criminal sl.

BUFE
            n.         a dog ...16C criminal sl.

BUFE NABBER
            n.         a dog stealer ...16C sl.

BUFF
            adj.       strong, muscular, healthy ...1980s sl.
            n. 1.     the skin ...1654 colloq.
            n. 2.     † a fellow, a 'buffer' ...1708 colloq.
            n. 3.     a country dweller ...20C Irish sl.
            n. 4.     a self-important person ...20C Irish sl.
            n. 5.     a girl ...1918 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast; a fan...1931 sl., orig. US
            n. 7.     a jazz aficionado ...1950s Amer. sl.
            n. 8.     money ...1980s drugs sl.
            vb.       to swear to ...1812 sl.

BUFFALO
            n. 1.     a cow without horns ...1804 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a Black person ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
            n. 3.     a nickel ...1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 4.     a Belgian ...1967 Amer. dial.
            vb. 1.    to overawe, to frighten, to intimidate, esp. by bluff; to confuse, to bamboozle, to tease ...1891 Amer. dial.
            vb. 2.    to cheat; to bamboozle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 3.    to strike on the head with the barrel of a gun ...1961 Amer. dial.

BUFFALOED
            adj.       very much surprised, confused, stumped ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUFFALOHEAD
            n.         a nickel ...1950 Amer. sl.

BUFFER
            n. 1.     a fellow: usually expressing a slight degree of contempt ...1749 sl.
            n. 2.     a foolish fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
            n. 3.     a dog ...1812 sl.
            n. 4.     a pistol ...1812 sl.

BUFFET
            n.         a liquor bar, speakeasy, tavern ...1890 Amer. dial.

BUFFLE-BRAINED
            adj.       stupid ...1900 Amer. dial.

BUFFLE-GREENS
            n.         Brussels sprouts ...19C Eng. dial.

BUFFLEHEAD
            n. 1.     a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton, a stupid person, a silly person, an ignoramus ...1659
            n. 2.     a North American duck, Bucephala albeola, the head of which appears to be disproportionately large ...Amer.

BUFFLER
            n.         a buffalo ...1848 Amer. dial.

BUFF-NAPPER
            n.         a dog-stealer ...Bk1890 sl.

BUFFY
            adj.       drunk ...1858 sl.

BUFU
            n.         a male homosexual ...1982 US sl.

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BUG - BULLWZ

BUG
            n. 1.     one who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1841 sl., orig. US
            n. 2.     an important person or one who thinks himself so; a big shot ...1843 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a trick or hoax ...1848 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     an unreliable person; a cheat ...1885 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     a stupid or silly person ...1900 Amer. college sl.
            n. 6.     an obsessive enthusiasm or craze; an obsession or urge ...1902 sl., orig. US
            n. 7.     a schoolboy, esp. of the stated sort, such as a 'new bug' ...1909 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
            n. 8.     a fearful looking sore artificially produced to simulate a burn or scald by the use of Spanish blister ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
            n. 9.     an insane person ...1915 Amer. dial.
            n. 10.    a deranged thought, an insane idea, an eccentric notion ...1915 Amer. dial.
            n. 11 a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1918 Amer. dial.
            n. 12.    a germ or illness ...1919 sl.
            n. 13.    a defect in a machine ...World War II Amer. sl.
            n. 14.    a telegraph speed-key ...World War II Amer. sl.
            n. 15.    an Army supply truck ...World War II Amer. sl.
            n. 16.    any solid matter in soup ...World War II Amer. sl.
            n. 17.    tuberculosis ...1942 Amer. dial.
            n. 18.    a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1950 Amer. dial.
            n. 19.    nasal mucus ...1950 Amer. dial.
            n. 20.    one who studies too hard or all the time ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 21     a louse ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 22.    a spy device for listening to someone's conversation ...Amer. sl.
            n. 23.    a flaw in a computer program ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
            vb. 1.    to cheat or deceive; to get an advantage over somebody by tricky means ...1843 Amer. dial.
            vb. 2.    to bulge out ...1884 US
            vb. 3.    to equip with a hidden microphone ...1935 sl., orig. US
            vb. 4.    to fight ...1945 Amer. dial.
            vb. 5.    to bother, to annoy, to irritate, to vex, to infuriate ...1949 Amer. dial.

BUG, THE
            n. 1.     a cold or illness, esp. the flu ...1914 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     tuberculosis ...1950 Amer. dial.

BUGABO
            n.         a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1899 Amer. dial.

BUGABOO
            n. 1.     a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1787 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     loud talk, insolence ...1914

BUG ALONG
            vb.       to move about slowly and without energy ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUGALUG
            vb.       to move about in an aimless way ...1912 Amer. dial.

BUG AS BRASS
            adj.       stuck-up, proud ...Bk2002 Eng. dial.

BUG-BITE AN' MOONSHINE!
            int.       expressive of incredulity or disgust ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

BUG DOCTOR
            n.         a psychiatrist or psychologist ...1936 Amer. dial.

BUG DOWN
            vb.       to get sick on the job ...1933 Amer. dial.

BUG DUST
            n. 1.     cheap smoking tobacco ...1936 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     something insignificant or of little value ...1958 Amer. dial.
            int.       an expression of disgust, annoyance, etc. ...1982 Amer. dial.

BUG-EATER
            n. 1.     (derogatory) an insignificant or worthless person ...1840 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a resident of Nebraska ...1872 Amer. dial.

BUG EYE
            n.         a very round or bulging eye ...1950 Amer. dial.

BUG-EYED
            adj.       having bulging eyes ...1922 sl., orig. US

BUGGABEAR
            n.         a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1939 Amer. dial.

BUGGED UP
            adj.       † dressed up ...1893 Amer. dial.

BUGGED UP TO KILL
            adj.       † dressed up ...1893 Amer. dial.

BUGGER
            n. 1.     an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1719 sl.
            n. 2.     (sometimes derogatory) a fellow, a guy ...1854 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1892 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     a louse ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     dried nasal mucus ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     something unpleasant or undesirable ...1915 sl.
            n. 7.     an animal ...1937 Amer. dial.
            n. 8.     a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 9.     a lawyer ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 10.    a very sly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 11.    an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
            vb.       to disfigure, to damage ...1950 Amer. dial.
            int.       an exclamation of annoyance ...1923

BUGGER ABOUT
            vb. 1.    to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way ...1929 Brit. & Aust. sl.
            vb. 2.    to cause difficulties for someone ...1957 Brit. sl.

BUGGER AROUND
            vb. 1.    to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way ...1929 Brit. & Aust. sl.
            vb. 2.    to cause difficulties for someone ...1957 Brit. sl.

BUGGERBEAR
            n.         a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1939 Amer. dial.

BUGGERED
            adj. 1. injured ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            adj. 2. tired ...1947 sl.

BUGGERED FOR THE WANT OF AN IRISH KING
            phr.      broken, out of order ...1960s NZ sl.

BUGGERED UP
            adj. 1. battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. injured ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUGGERISH
            adj. 1. skittish, inclined to shy ...1894 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. spooky, frightening, unpleasant ...1974 Amer. dial.

BUGGER IT!
            int.       an exclamation of annoyance ...1943

BUGGER-MAN
            n. 1.     the devil ...1915 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a policeman ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUGGER'S WOODS
            n.         an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1970 Amer. dial.

BUGGER UP
            vb.       to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.

BUGGERY
            adj.       spooky, threatening, unpleasant, objectionable ...1941 Amer. dial.

BUGGERY BOO
            n.         the bogie-man, a hobgoblin, a bugbear ...1939 Amer. dial.

BUGGERY-LOOKING
            adj.       ugly, forbidding, or scary-looking ...1956 Amer. dial.

BUGGIN'
            adj. 1. irritated; perturbed ...20C teen & high school sl.
            adj. 2. upset ...20C teen & high school sl.
            n.         a state of relaxation ...20C teen & high school sl.

BUGGINS
            n.         nasal mucus ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUGGY
            adj. 1. foolish, silly, witless, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1905 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. bug-eyed ...1965 Amer. dial.
            adj. 3. lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 1.     a baby carriage ...1896 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a railroad caboose ...1899 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a wheelbarrow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 4.     an automobile; now esp. an old or modified one ...1930 Amer. dial.

BUGGY
            vb.       to go away, to leave ...1954 Amer. dial.

BUGGY ALONG
            vb.       to go on horseback or in a buggy ...1954 Amer. dial.

BUGGY AS A BEDBUG
            adj.       crazy, insane ...1962 Amer. dial.

BUGGY AS POTATO VINES
            adj.       crazy, insane ...1962 Amer. dial.

BUGGYBOO
            n.         a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUGGY CARRIAGE
            n.         a baby carriage ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUGGY COACH
            n.         a baby carriage ...1976 Amer. dial.

BUGGYMAN
            n.         the devil ...1905 Amer. dial.

BUGGY ROAD
            n.         an unpaved road (as in 'horse and buggy' days) ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUGGY TRAIL
            n.         an unpaved road (as in 'horse and buggy' days) ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUGGY WHIP
            n. 1.     an imitation cigarette, used as a substitute by kids; it was essentially a sort of sawdust bound by cord ...1944 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a cartwheel ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUGGY-WHIP DELIVERY
            n.         a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUGHEAD
            n.         a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUGHEWAY
            n.         orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss, a leader; an important person ...1850 Amer. dial.

BUGHOLE
            n.         a small cavity in a rock ...1946 Amer. dial.

BUGHOUSE
            adj.       crazy, insane ...1895 US sl.
            n. 1.     a mental hospital ...1899 US sl.
            n. 2.     nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 3.     a jail ...1956 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     a hospital ...1966 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     an outside toilet ...1970 Amer. dial.

BUGHOUSE FABLE
            n.         an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUGHOUSE FABLES
            n. 1.     nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUG-HUNTER
            n.         an entomologist ...1889 jocular

BUGIARD
            n.         † a liar; a lying braggart ...a1670

BUG IN ONE'S BONNET
            n.         a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUG IN ONE'S EAR
            n.         a hint, a friendly warning ...1905 Amer. dial.

BUG IN ONE'S HAT
            n.         a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUG IN ONE'S HEAD
            n.         a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUG IT
            vb.       to leave suddenly and rapidly ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUG JUICE
            n. 1.     whisky or other strong liquor, usually of inferior quality ...1863 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a soft drink, esp. (later) an instant fruit drink ...1889 sl.
            n. 3.     gasoline ...1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 4.     a sedative or other drug in liquid form ...1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 5.     an insecticide or insect repellent ...1944 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     the residue of tobacco in the bowl of a frequently used pipe ...1960 Amer. sl.
            n. 7.     the saliva or squashed remains of insects ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUG-LAMP
            n.         a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...c1849 Amer. dial.

BUG-LANTERN
            n.         a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1924 Amer. dial.

BUGLE
            n. 1.     the nose ...1865 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     the mouth ...1865 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a loud voice ...1877 Amer. sl.
            n. 4.     the head ...1921 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     a horse's nose ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.

BUGLE-EYED
            adj.       having very round eyes ...1969 Amer. dial.

BUGLE OIL
            n.         an imaginary substance for which raw recruits are sent as a form of hazing; hence, nonsense ...1921 US Army sl.

BUGLE-WARMER
            n.         a head covering; a hat ...1921 Amer. dial.

BUG-LIGHT
            n.         a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1947 Amer. dial.

BUGLING
            n.         breaking wind from the bowels ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUG OFF
            vb. 1.    to go away ...1952 Amer. sl.
            vb. 2.    to leave suddenly and rapidly ...1966 Amer. dial.
            int.       go away! ...1963 Amer. sl.

BUGOLOGIST
            n.         an entomologist ...1901 US humorous

BUGOLOGY
            n.         the science of bugs or insects ...1843 US humorous

BUG OUT
            vb. 1.    of the eyes: to bulge, esp. in astonishment ...1877 Amer. dial.
            vb. 2.    to become psychotic ...1950s Amer. sl.
            vb. 3.    to leave suddenly and rapidly ...1955 US Air Force sl.
            vb. 4.    to pack up and retreat (military, Korean war) ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUG OUT LIKE SHOW BUTTONS
            vb.       of the eyes: to bulge, esp. in astonishment ...1950 Amer. dial.

BUG POISON
            n.         whisky or other strong liquor, usually of inferior quality ...1889 Amer. dial.

BUGS
            adj.       foolish, silly, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1915 Amer. dial.
            n. 1.     the subject of biology ...Bk1904 Amer. college
            n. 2.     the professor of biology ...Bk1904 Amer. college
            n. 3.     insanity ...1909 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     any solids found in soup ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
            n. 5.     tuberculosis ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     shrimp ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUGSARN IT!
            int.       expresses annoyance or exasperation ...1911 Amer. dial.

BUG SENDER
            n.         a telegraph operator using a semiautomatic key-instrument or a telegraph speed-key ...World War II Amer. sl.

BUGS IN ONE'S BONNET
            phr.      said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUGSY EYE
            n.         a very round or bulging eye ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUG-TORCH
            n.         a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1932 Amer. dial.

BUG UNDER THE CHIP
            n. 1.     an ulterior motive ...1885 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     something which does not appear on the surface ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a secret ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUG UNDER THE RUG, A
            phr.      said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUG UP ONE'S ASS
            n.         an obsessive desire; a stimulus, a goad ...1954 Amer. dial.

BUG UP ONE'S ASS, A
            phr.      said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1954 Amer. dial.

BUG UP ONE'S SLEEVE, A
            phr.      said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUILD
            vb. 1.    to prepare something to eat or drink ...1907 Amer. dial.
            vb. 2.    to sew or tailor; to make clothing ...1951 Amer. dial.

BUILD A SHANTY
            vb.       to bruise the area around the eye by hitting a person ...1859 Amer. dial.

BUILD A SMOKE
            vb. 1.    to roll a cigarette ...1937 Amer. dial.
            vb. 2.    to produce smoke when firing a gun ...1953 Amer. dial.

BUILD A WOODEN HORSE
            vb.       to make an imperfect landing ...World War II Amer. sl.

BUILD CLOTHES
            vb.       to make clothes ...1877 Amer. dial.

BUILDING ECCLES IN THE AIR
            phr.      building castles in the air ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.

BUILD PIGPENS
            vb.       to deceive someone, to cheat a customer ...1936 Amer. dial.

BUILD THE FENCE
            vb.       to marry, usually after the conception of a child ...1935 Amer. dial.

BUILD UP TO
            vb.       to court, to woo ...1896 Amer. dial.

BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP
            adj.       of a person: stocky, sturdy, heavyset, well-built ...1886 Amer. dial.

BUILT LIKE A BRICK OUTHOUSE
            adj.       of a person: well built - either strong or attractive ...Amer. sl.

BUILT LIKE A BRICK SHITHOUSE
            adj.       of a person: well built - either strong or attractive ...Amer. sl.

BUILT LIKE A CASTLE
            adj.       of a horse: having a strong and sturdy frame ...1835

BUKH
            n.         talk, conversation; boastful, bragging talk or insolence ...1895 sl.
            vb.       to swagger, to talk big or bumptiously, to brag ...1880 sl.

BUKKARER
            n.         one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1862 Amer. dial.

BULBITATE
            vb.       †* to befoul one's breeches ...1623

BULCHYN
            n.         a young male calf ...1899 Amer. dial.

BULDERING
            adj.       of the weather: hot, muggy, sultry; threatening thunder ...1746 Eng. dial.

BULEMENTS
            n.         garments ...1701 Sc.

BULGE
            n.         † a very large or impressive thing; something important ...1835 Amer. dial.

BULGE, THE
            n.         the advantage or upper hand, the superior position ...1860 sl., orig. US

BULGE IN
            vb.       to enter or approach abruptly; to barge in ...1834 Amer. dial.

BULGER
            adj.       large ...1889 Amer. dial.
            n. 1.     † a very large or impressive thing ...1835 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a wooden golf club with a convex face ...1889
            n. 3.     a marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1968 Amer. dial.

BULGINGLY
            adv.      prominently ...1896

BULJAMETS
            n.         odds and ends; one's belongings ...1928 Sc.

BULK
            n.         † an assistant to a pickpocket who jostles a person up against the wall, while the other picks his pocket ...1673 sl.

BULK AND FILE
            n.         † the pickpocket and his mate; the one jostles you whilst the other picks your pocket ...1665 criminals' sl.

BULKER
            n. 1.     † a petty thief ...1673 sl.
            n. 2.     † a low-lived person ...1690 sl.
            n. 3.     † a street-walker, a prostitute ...1690 sl.

BULKHEAD
            n. 1.     an outside cellar entrance with sloping doors ...1854 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a storm cloud ...1967 Amer. dial.

BULKY
            n.         a policeman ...1827 sl.

BULL
            n. 1.     † false hair worn formerly by women ...1690 sl.
            n. 2.     a locomotive engine ...a1889 US
            n. 3.     a five shilling piece ...Bk1891 sl.
            n. 4.     boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
            n. 5.     a police officer; a private detective or guard ...1893 Amer. sl.
            n. 6.     insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1902 sl., orig. US
            n. 7.     a bad blunder, an error, a mistake ...1904
            n. 8.     misrepresentation; a lie; deception ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
            n. 9.     a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1930 Amer. dial.
            n. 10.    unnecessary or routine talks or ceremonial; excessive discipline or spit-and-polish ...1941 Brit. services' sl.
            vb. 1.    to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
            vb. 2.    to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1907 US sl.
            vb. 3.    to advance in price ...1928

BULL ALONG
            vb.       to talk without point ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

BULLAMACOW
            n. 1.     cattle ...1887
            n. 2.     tinned meat ...1887

BULLAMENTS
            n.         odds and ends; one's belongings ...1866 Sc.

BULL AND COW
            n.         a row, an argument ...1859 Brit. rhyming sl.

BULL ARTIST
            n.         a flatterer; an exaggerated talker ...1918 sl., orig. US

BULL-AT-A-GATE
            adj.       rash, reckless ...1896

BULLBAT
            n.         the common leather-winged bat ...1950 Amer. dial.

BULL-BEGGAR
            n.         the woodchuck ...1969 Amer. dial.

BULL-BUILT
            adj.       husky, burly ...1935 Amer. dial.

BULL-CHILO
            n.         a boy ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin

BULL CON
            n.         a concerted attempt at flattery, deception, or persuasion; an incredible story ...1896 US sl.

BULL COOK
            n.         orig. the man who fed the draft animals in logging camps; later, a camp handyman or helper ...1917 Amer. dial.
            vb.       (as 'bullcook) to do odd jobs ...1956 Amer. dial.

BULLCORN
            n.         nonsense ...1967 Amer. dial.
            vb.       to tease ...1970 Amer. dial.
            int.       an exclamation of disgust ...1970 Amer. dial.

BULLDAGGER
            n.         (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1938 US sl., chiefly Black

BULL-DIKE
            n.         (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.

BULL-DIKER
            n.         (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.

BULLDOCIA
            n.         boastful and threatening language ...1934 Amer. dial.

BULLDOG
            n. 1.     a horsefly ...1893 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a king, at cards ...Bk1904 college sl.
            n. 3.     a snapdragon ...1947 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     a rounded high toe on a man's shoe; the shoe itself ...1965 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     a kind of men's haircut - it stands straight up all over about an inch long ...1967 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     a clear glass marble with specks of something in the glass which looks like 'bull's fur' ...c1970 Amer. dial.
            vb.       ('bull-dog') to attack like a bull-dog; to assail or treat roughly ...1842

BULLDOG FLY
            n.         a horsefly ...1893 Amer. dial.

BULL-DOGGER
            n. 1.     one who holds down cattle to be branded ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     (usually as 'bulldogger') a violent person ...1990s US Black sl.

BULLDOG GRAVY
            n.         thickened gravy made with meat juice and flour ...1939 Amer. dial.

BULLDOG TOE
            n.         a rounded high toe on a man's shoe; the shoe itself ...1946 Amer. dial.

BULLDOSE
            n.         a severe flogging ...M19 US sl.
            vb. 1.    to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
            vb. 2.    to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence ...L19 sl.

BULLDOSER
            n. 1.     a large pistol ...L19 US sl.
            n. 2.     a bully, a thug ...L19 US sl.
            n. 3.     a domineering woman ...1950s US sl.

BULLDOZE
            n.         a severe flogging ...M19 US sl.
            vb. 1.    to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
            vb. 2.    to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence ...L19 sl.

BULL-DOZED
            adj.       drunk ...M20 Aust. sl.

BULLDOZER
            n. 1.     a bully, a thug ...L19 US sl.
            n. 2.     a large pistol ...L19 US sl.
            n. 3.     a domineering woman ...1950s US sl.

BULL-DRAGGING
            adj.       tedious, laborious ...20C Irish sl.

BULL DRIVER
            n. 1.     a rough farmer from the back country; a rustic ...1930 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     one who drives oxen, esp. in logging and transporting freight ...1970 Amer. dial.

BULL DURHAM!
            int.       nonsense! ...1928 Amer. euphemism

BULLDUST
            n.         bullshit, nonsense, lies ...1920s Aust. euphemism
            vb.       to lie, to fabricate ...1960s Aust. euphemism

BULLDUST ARTIST
            n.         a person with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter ...1920s Aust. euphemism

BULLDUSTER
            n.         a person with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter ...1920s Aust. euphemism

BULL-DYKE
            n.         (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.

BULL-DYKER
            n.         (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.

BULLET
            n. 1.     a small nugget of gold ...1889
            n. 2.     a large marble ...1899 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     an ace, at cards ...Bk1904 college sl.
            n. 4.     money ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
            n. 5.     a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 6.     an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULLET, THE
            n.         dismissal ...1841 sl.

BULLETINE
            n.         a homemade merry-go-round ...1966 Amer. dial.

BULLETS
            n. 1.     beans ... Amer. World War I sl.
            n. 2.     peas ...1929 sl.

BULL-EYE
            vb.       to hunt by shining a light into the eyes of an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.

BULL-FACE
            n.         (derogatory) a Caucasian ...1810 US Black sl.

BULLFEATHERS!
            int.       nonsense! ...1980 Amer. dial.

BULLFEST
            n.         a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULL FEVER
            n.         the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1839 Amer. dial.

BULL FIGHT
            n.         a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULLFINCH SKY
            n.         a red-hued sunset ...1863 Eng. dial. (Norfolk)

BULL-FOOTED
            adj.       awkward, clumsy ...1954 Amer. dial.

BULLFROG
            n. 1.     a dive flat onto the water; a belly-flop ...1968 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     the game of leapfrog ...1981 Amer. dial.

BULL FUCK
            n.         gravy ...1966 Amer. jocular

BULLGINE
            n.         a locomotive or steam engine ...1846 Amer. dial.

BULL-GOADED
            adj.       extremely irritated ...1964 Amer. dial.

BULL GOOSE
            n.         a leader, a boss ...1932 Amer. dial.

BULL GRAVY
            n.         cream gravy ...1949 Amer. dial.

BULLHEAD
            n. 1.     a nickel ...1945 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     an Englishman ...1965 Amer. dial.

BULLHEADED
            adj.       stubborn ...Amer. sl.

BULLHIDE SQUALL
            n.         a bad squall or wind ...1966 Amer. dial.

BULL-HOLE
            n.         a small pond or water-hole ...1887 US

ֳBULLIENT
            adj.       †* boiling, bubbling ...1669

BULL IN THE CAN
            n.         canned corned beef ...World War II Amer. sl.

BULLIRAGGLE
            n.         a noisy quarrel, one in which opprobrious epithets are bandied ...1825 Sc.

BULLJINE
            n.         a locomotive or steam engine ...1890 Amer. dial.

BULL JIVE
            n.         diluted or adulterated cannabis ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.

BULL-LA-LA
            n.         nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULL MOOSE
            n. 1.     Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     anything large ...1958 Amer. loggers' sl.
            n. 3.     a nickel, five cents ...1968 Amer. dial.

BULLNOZER
            n.         a bulldozer ...1951 Amer. dial.

BULLOCK
            n.         a countryman or bushman ...Aust. sl.
            vb.       to work strenuously without intermission ...1888 Aust.

BULLOCK ONE'S WAY
            vb.       to make one's way with heavy violence ...1909

BULL OF THE WOODS
            n. 1.     a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1872 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     (derogatory) the president or dean of a college ...1940s US Black sl.

BULL-ONEY
            n.         nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULLOX
            vb.       to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up; to mess or disarrange things ...1949 Amer. dial.

BULL PAD
            n.         a bullfrog ...1890 Amer. dial.

BULL PADDOCK
            n.         a bullfrog ...1886 Amer. dial.

BULL PADDY
            n.         a bullfrog ...1890 Amer. dial.

BULL-POINT
            n.         a point of advantage or superiority ...1900 colloq.

BULL-PUCKY
            n. 1.     bull dung ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     nonsense ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BULLPUNCHER
            n. 1.     a cowboy ...1874 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a man who drove ox teams in the early days when logging was done with bulls ...1893 Amer. dial.

BULL-PUSHER
            n.         a cattleman ...1887

BULLRAGEOUS
            adj.       mad and raging like a bull ...19C Eng. dial.

BULL-RING
            n.         a military training ground ...1899 sl.

BULL'S BREAKFAST
            n.         a straw hat ...1927 Amer. dial.

BULL SCARE
            n.         the aggressive manner and 'wolfing' of a bluff ...1940s US Black sl.

BULL SESSION
            n.         talk, conversation, esp. a conversation among a group of males ...1920 sl., orig. & chiefly US

BULL'S-EYE
            n. 1.     a thick, small-faced watch often contained in a detachable, shell-like case ...1833 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a five shilling piece ...Bk1891 sl.
            n. 3.     a glass of port ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 4.     something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULLSHIPPER
            n.         someone who talks too much, or too loud ...1967 Amer. euphemism

BULLSHIT
            n. 1.     boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense, lies, deception ...1914 sl., orig. US
            n. 3.     unnecessary or routine talks or ceremonial; excessive discipline or spit-and-polish ...1930 Brit. services' sl.
            vb.       to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk; to lie to someone ...1937 sl., orig. US

BULLSHIT ARTIST
            n.         a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; one who excels at boasting or lying ...1942 sl., orig. US

BULLSHITTER
            n.         a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; someone who excels at boasting or lying ...1933 sl., orig. US

BULL-SHOOT
            n.         a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULL SHOOTING
            n. 1.     boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULLSHOT
            n.         vodka mixed with beef broth ...Bk1998 sl.

BULL SHOVELLING
            n.         a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULL-SHY
            adj.       bashful, shy, timid ...1937 Amer. dial.

BULLSKATE
            vb.       to brag ...1940s US Black sl.

BULL-SQUITTER
            n.         much fuss or talk about a trifle ...19C Eng. dial.

BULL-STRONG
            adj.       strong enough to resist a bull ...1878 US

BULL'S WOOL
            n. 1.     stolen clothes ...1900s US Black sl.
            n. 2.     insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.

BULL TAD
            n.         the larva of a bullfrog ...1968 Amer. dial.

BULL TEAMSTER
            n.         a man who drove ox teams in the early days when logging was done with bulls ...1893 Amer. dial.

BULL TEETH
            n.         buck teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.

BULL THROWING
            n. 1.     boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULLTOAD'S UMBRELLA
            n.         a toadstool ...1968 Amer. dial.

BULL-TUCKER
            n.         a frog, esp. a bullfrog ...1890 Amer.. dial.

BULL-VOICED
            adj.       having a loud deep voice ...1837

BULL-WEEK
            n.         the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload ...M19 sl.

BULLWHACK
            n.         a whip, used to intimidate refractory animals ...1885 Amer. dial.
            vb.       to drive an ox team ...1869 Amer. dial.

BULLWHACKER
            n. 1.     one who drives oxen, esp. in logging and transporting freight ...1858 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     ('bull-whacker') a driver of cattle; a cowboy ...1859 US

BULLWHACKING
            adj.       full of rough activity ...1941 Amer. dial.

BULLWORK
            n.         manual labour; hard work ...1944 Amer. dial.

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BULLY - BUNZ

BUNNY SUIBULLY
            adj.       fine, excellent, grand ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
            n. 1.     a large marble ...1899 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a bullfrog ...1938 Amer. dial.
            vb.       to hit boiled eggs together until one breaks ...1941 Amer. dial.

BULLY BABY
            n.         an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULLY BEEF
            n.         canned meat ...World War II Amer. sl.

BULLY-FIGHT
            vb.       to engage in a form of hand-to-hand combat for the purpose of determining which of two contestants is stronger ...1966 Amer. dial.

BULLY FOR YOU!
            int.       very good for you! ...Amer. sl.

BULLY GOOD
            adj.       excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BULLYMARUM
            n.         a bullfrog ...1967 Amer. dial.

BULLY-RAG
            vb. 1.    to assail with abusive language ...1813 Eng. dial. or colloq.
            vb. 2.    to harass someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BULLYRUM
            n.         a bullfrog ...1967 Amer. dial.

BULLY-WOOLLIES
            n.         long underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.

BULVINE
            n.         an ox ...1968 Amer. dial.

BULZIEMENT
            n.         accoutrements, arms ...1824 Sc.

BUM
            adj. 1. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory; faulty ...1859 sl., orig. US
            adj. 2. ill, though not seriously so ...1943 Amer. dial.
            n. 1.     the buttocks ...1387 sl., chiefly British
            n. 2.     a vagrant, a tramp, a good-for-nothing; a lazy shiftless person; a habitual loafer ...1864 sl., orig. & chiefly US
            n. 3.     a debauch or spree ..1890 US colloq.
            n. 4.     a state of disorder ...1896 US colloq.
            n. 5.     any frolic ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
            n. 6.     a motherless lamb that is raised by hand ...1931 Amer. dial.
            n. 7.     a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1966 Amer. dial.
            n. 8.     a bump; a lump from a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.
            vb. 1.    to carouse ...US Civil War usage
            vb. 2.    to knock about; to wander around, to loaf ...1883 US colloq.
            vb. 3.    to go 'on the bum'; to act as a 'bum'; to sponge ...1889 US colloq.
            vb. 4.    to travel on a train without a ticket ...1896 US colloq.
            vb. 5.    to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
            vb. 6.    to play hooky ...1966 Amer. dial.
            vb. 7.    to say uncomplimentary things about somebody; to bad-mouth ...1970 Amer. dial.

BUM A LAMB
            vb.       to take it away from its mother and raise it by hand ...1938 Amer. dial.

BUM AROUND
            vb.       to wander around ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUMBA
            n.         the buttocks ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUM-BAGS
            n.         trousers, breeches ...1840 Eng. dial. & sl.

BUMBASOL
            n.         an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUMBASTE
            vb. 1.    † to beat on the posteriors; to inflict school punishment; hence, to flog, to thrash, to beat or baste soundly ...1571 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
            vb. 2.    to copulate ...19C sl.

BUMBASTO
            n.         the buttocks ...1969 Amer. dial.

BUMBAZE
            vb.       to amaze, confound, bewilder, perplex, bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied ...1725 chiefly Sc.

BUMBEE
            n.         a bumblebee ...1808 Amer. dial.

BUM-BEEFED
            adj.       framed by the police as in the case when drugs are planted in one's pocket by the arresting officer ...1960s US Black sl.

BUMBERALL
            n.         an umbrella ...1896 Amer. dial.

BUMBERELL
            n.         an umbrella ...1902 Amer. dial.

BUMBERELLA
            n.         an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUMBERSHOOT
            n.         an umbrella ...1896 sl., chiefly U.S.

BUMBERSOL
            n.         an umbrella ...1906 Amer. dial.

BUMBERSOLL
            n.         an umbrella ...1901 Amer. dial.

BUMBERSOME
            adj.       clumsy, awkward ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUMBLE
            n. 1.     a beadle; a member of a municipal corporation, parish council, or the like, to whom official pomposity and fussy stupidity are attributed; a consequential jack-in-office ...1856
            n. 2.     a bumblebee ...1876 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUMBLE-BATH
            adj.       clumsy, unwieldy ...19C sl.
            n.         a mess, a pickle, a confusion ...1595 sl.

BUMBLEBEE
            n.         a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1970 Amer. dial.

BUMBLEBEE STEW
            n.         strong whisky, moonshine ...1956 Amer. dial.

BUMBLEBEE WHISKY
            n.         strong whisky, moonshine ...1867 Amer. dial.

BUMBLEBUG
            n.         a very awkward, clumsy person ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUMBLE-FOOTED
            adj.       awkward, clumsy ...1954 Amer. dial.

BUMBLE-KITE
            n. 1.     a blackberry ...1691 Eng. dial.
            n. 2.     a person with a protuberant stomach ...19C Eng. dial.
            n. 3.     one whose clumsiness is productive of mischief ...19C Eng. dial.

BUMBLER
            n.         a bumblebee ...1911 Amer. dial.

BUMBLER BEE
            n.         a bumblebee ...a1883 Amer. dial.

BUMBLERSHOOT
            n.         an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUMBLESHOOT
            n.         an umbrella ...1941 Amer. dial.

BUMBLINGS
            n.         adulterated moonshine whisky ...1913 Amer. dial.

BUMBLY
            n.         a striped marble with a white background ...c1970 Amer. dial.

BUMBLY BEE
            n.         a bumblebee ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUMBO
            n.         the female genitals ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.

BUMBOAT
            n.         a hawker or peddler aboard a Navy ship ... Amer. World War I sl.

BUMBOSCIS
            n.         the nose ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUMBOSITY
            n.         the buttocks ...1950 Amer. dial.

BUM-BOY
            n.         (derogatory) a young male homosexual, esp. a prostitute ...1929 sl.

BUMBRELLA
            n.         an umbrella ...1965Amer. dial.

BUMBY
            adv.      by and by, presently ...1786 Amer. dial.

BUM CHECK
            n.         a bad cheque; a forged cheque ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUM-COOLER
            n.         a short jacket ...Bk1891 sl.

BUM CRUMB
            n.         a small lump of excrement that clings to the anal hair ...2003 UK sl.

BUM-CURTAIN
            n. 1.     trousers, breeches ...19C sl.
            n. 2.     a jacket ...19C sl.
            n. 3.     an old name for academical gowns when they were worn scant and short ...1889 Cambridge University sl.

BUM DOGS
            n.         tired or sore feet ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUM DOUGH
            n.         counterfeit money ...1992 US sl.

BUMERELL
            n.         umbrella ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

BUMF
            n. 1.     paperwork; official papers ...1889 UK sl.
            n. 2.     toilet paper ...1889 UK sl.

BUM-FACE
            n.         (derogatory) a term of address ...1972 UK sl.

BUMFEG
            vb.       † to flog, to beat, to thrash ...1589

BUMF-HUNT
            n.         a paper-chase ...1889 sl.

BUMFIDDLE
            vb.       to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.

BUMFIDDLER
            n.         a busybody; a fidgety person ...1611

BUMFIDGETS
            n.         an aggravated state of nervousness; the fidgets ...1950 Amer. dial.

BUM FLUFF
            n. 1.     empty talk; nonsense ...1945 Aust. sl.
            n. 2.     the facial hair of an adolescent boy ...1949 UK sl.
            n. 3.     a contemptible man, esp. one who is younger than, or of junior status to, the speaker ...2000 UK sl.

BUM-FLUFFERIES
            n.         details; the small print ...2001 UK sl.

BUM-FODDER
            n. 1.     'soft paper for the necessary house'; toilet paper ...1653
            n. 2.     worthless literature only good for use as toilet paper ...M17 sl.
            n. 3.     tabloid newspapers ...1900s US sl.

BUMFOODLED
            adj.       confused, mixed up ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUMFOOZLE
            vb.       to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.

BUMFOOZLED
            adj.       bewildered, perplexed, confused, disconcerted, mixed up ...1912 Amer. dial.

BUM FOR LOOKS, A
            n. 1.     something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     an unattractive person n. chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUM FREEZER
            n.         a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.

BUMFUCK
            vb.       to have anal intercourse; to sodomize someone ...1866 US sl.

BUMFUDDLED
            adj.       confused, mixed up ...1956 Amer. dial.

BUMFUZZLE
            vb.       to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1905 Amer. dial.

BUMFUZZLED
            adj.       bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...1914 Amer. dial.

BUMFUZZLER
            n.         a television ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUM-HEAD
            n.         a cow that has never had horns ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUM HUNCH
            n.         an erroneous idea or expectation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUM ICE
            n.         ice refrozen after a thaw ...1973 Amer. dial.

BUM JACKET
            n.         a short jacket ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUM-LOOKER
            n.         an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUMMED
            adj.       discouraged; depressed ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUMMED OUT
            adj.       discouraged; depressed ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUMMER
            n. 1.     a deserter ...US Civil War usage
            n. 2.     a generic name for the destructive horde of deserters, stragglers, runaway slaves, and marauders who helped make life miserable in the war-torn South ...US Civil War usage
            n. 3.     a person more interested in the spoils of war than in good conduct; a predatory soldier ...US Civil War usage
            n. 4.     an idler, loafer, lounger; a worthless, lazy fellow ...1855 US sl.
            n. 5.     a disagreeable thing or person; a worthless person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl.
            n. 6.     a bad break; a nasty experience ...20C teen & high school sl.
            n. 7.     a motherless lamb that is raised by hand ...1940 Amer. dial.
            n. 8.     something depressing ...1966 sl., orig. US
            n. 9.     an unpleasant experience induced by a hallucinogenic drug ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
            n. 10.    a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUMMING
            adj.       down; depressed; suffering from something disagreeable ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUMMOX
            n.         an awkward, clumsy person ...1941 Amer. dial.

BUMMY
            adj. 1. ill, though not seriously so, indisposed ...1931 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. spoiled, unfit for use ...1931 Amer. dial.
            adj. 3. dirty and ragged; dishevelled ...1990s US Black sl.

BUM NAKED
            adj.       completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUM OUT
            vb. 1.    to have a bad experience ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
            vb. 2.    to have a bad experience with drugs ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.

BUMP
            n. 1.     a pimple ...1899 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a boil ...c1960 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a hickey ...c1960 Amer. dial.
            n. 4.     the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.
            n. 5.     robbery ...1980s US Black sl.
            vb. 1.    to kill; to die; to shell of bombard a certain position ...US Civil War usage
            vb. 2.    to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            vb. 3.    to rob ...1980s US Black sl.
            vb. 4.    to deliberately drive into someone's moving car for the purpose of stalling and robbing them ...1990s US Black sl.

BUMPA
            n.         the buttocks ...1984 Amer. dial.

BUMP AND GRAB
            vb.       to deliberately drive into someone's moving car for the purpose of stalling and robbing them ...1990s US Black sl.

BUMPED OFF
            adj.       killed ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.

BUMPER
            adj.       excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 1.     a crowded house at a theatre ...1839 theatrical sl.
            n. 2.     anything unusually large or abundant ...1859 sl.
            n. 3.     a cigarette butt ...1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
            n. 4.     a nickel ...1930s US Black sl.
            n. 5.     a boost up ...1945 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     the buttocks ...1950 Amer. dial.
            n. 7.     one's grandfather; used as an affectionate form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUM-PERISHER
            n.         a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.

BUMPERIZE
            vb.       † to drink bumpers ...a1794 nonce word (bumper - a cup or glass of wine, etc., filled to the brim)

BUMPERSHOOT
            n.         an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUMPERSOL
            n.         an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUMPH
            n. 1.     paperwork; official papers ...1889 UK sl.
            n. 2.     toilet paper ...1889 UK sl.

BUMPIE
            n.         a Black upwardly mobile young professional ...1980s sl., orig. US

BUMPING
            adj.       having a 'rocking' good time ...1990s US Black sl.

BUMPITY
            n.         the buttocks ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUMPITY-BUMP
            adv.      jolting or jogging to and fro or up and down ...1874

BUMPKNOT
            n.         a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUMP'N
            adj.       of the highest quality, as clothes or music (pronounced BUM-pun) ...20C teen & high school sl.

BUMP'N LIKE A MUG
            adj.       of the highest quality, as clothes or music (pronounced BUM-pun) ...20C teen & high school sl.

BUMP OFF
            vb. 1.    to kill deliberately ...1907 sl., orig. US
            vb. 2.    to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUMP ONE'S GUMS
            vb.       to argue; to talk, esp. loudly or vociferously ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUMPS
            n. 1.     a rash ...1965 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
            n. 2.     one's grandfather; used as an affectionate form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUMP SOMEONE OFF
            vb.       to kill someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl. orig. criminal

BUMPSY
            adj.       † tipsy, intoxicated, drunk ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.

BUMPTERSHOOT
            n.         an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUMPTIOUS
            adj.       offensively self-conceited; self-assertive ...1803 colloq.

BUMPY
            n.         the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUM RAP
            n. 1.     a false criminal charge ...1926 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     undeserved punishment ...1926 US sl.
            vb. 1.    to accuse someone of something falsely ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
            vb. 2.    to talk ill about someone ...Amer. sl.

BUM-RIDING
            n.         hanging on to the bumper of a car and sliding along the icy streets ...1967 Amer. dial.

BUM-RUSH
            vb.       to come in; to break down the doors; common rap term ...20C teen & high school sl.

BUM-SHAVER
            n.         a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.

BUMSHOOT
            n.         an umbrella ...1941 Amer. dial.

BUM-SHOP
            n.         a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.

BUM-SICK TRAIN
            n.         a train with a crew hostile to tramps ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUMSKY
            adj.       of poor quality ...1916 Amer. dial.

BUM SOMEONE OUT
            vb.       to discourage someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUM SOMETHING OFF SOMEONE
            vb.       to beg or borrow something from someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUM'S RUSH, THE
            n.         first applied to forcibly ejecting someone from a place, and hence more generally to dismissing someone ...1910 sl., orig. US

BUM-STARVER
            n.         a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.

BUMSTEAD
            n.         a large sandwich, layered with various ingredients; a 'dagwood' ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUM STEER
            n. 1.     bad advice ...1924 sl.
            n. 2.     a false lead; false information ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUM-SUCK
            vb.       to behave obsequiously towards; to toady ...1930 Brit. sl.

BUM-SUCKER
            n.         an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1877 Brit. sl.

BUM-SUCKING
            n.         obsequious behaviour; toadying ...1949 Brit. sl.

BUMSWIGGLE
            vb.       to surprise ...1952 Amer. dial.

BUM TICKER
            n.         a bad heart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUM TRIP
            n.         a bad drug experience ...Bk1990 drugs sl.

BUM WAD
            n.         toilet paper, or anything else used for the same purpose ...1936 Amer. dial.

BUN
            n. 1.     the buttocks ...1960 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a roll or wad of money ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUNCE
            n. 1.     money; gains; extra profit or gain; bonus; something to the good ...1719 sl.
            n. 2.     money earned by working overtime ...19C sl.
            vb.       to overcharge someone, esp. if obviously rich or eager ...20C market traders' usage

BUNCER
            n. 1.     a seller on commission ...c1860 sl.
            n. 2.     a pal ...L19 naval sl.
            n. 3.     one who overcharges someone ...20C market traders' usage

BUNCH
            n. 1.     a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1857 Amer. dial.
            n. 2.     a swelling or protuberance of the skin; a cyst ...1857 Amer. dial.
            n. 3.     a litter of pigs ...1970 Amer. dial.
            vb.       to quit a job; to leave something unfinished; to stop, to cease, to abandon ...1927 Amer. dial.

BUNCHED UP TIGHTER THAN A DONKEY'S ASSHOLE
            adj.       gathered together, crowded together ...1977 Amer. sl.

BUNCHGRASSER
            n.         a person who lives in the foothills ...1920 Amer. dial.

BUNCH IN
            vb.       to help as a group ...1952 Amer. dial.

BUNCH OF ANT PASTE
            n.         nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUNCH OF BASTARDS
            n.         a hopelessly tangled jumble of rope ...c1946 Royal Navy sl.

BUNCH OF CHARMS
            n.         a girl, esp. if attractive ...20C colloq.

BUNCH OF DOG'S MEAT

            n.         a squalling child in arms ...c1825 sl.
BUNCH OF FIVES
            n. 1.     the clenched fist; also, the hand ...1825 boxing sl.
            n. 2.     a punch ...1891 sl.

BUNCH OF ONIONS
            n.         a watch chain and seals ...Bk1890 sl.

BUNCH OF RAGS
            n.         a girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

BUNCH OF SNARLS
            n.         a disagreeable man ...20C tailors' sl.

BUNCH OF SWEETNESS
            n.         an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUNCH OF TRIPE
            n.         nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUNCH OF TURNIPS
            n.         itinerant fruit vendors, etc. ...Bk1890 sl.

BUNCH UP
            vb.       to clear the table, remove the dishes from the table ...1968 Amer. dial.

BUNCHY
            adj.       chubby, short and stout ...1942 Amer. dial.

BUNCLE
            n.         a carbuncle ...L19 Eng. dial. & colloq.

BUNCO
            n. 1.     a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
            n. 2.     deceit, deception, swindling, fraud ...1904 US sl.
            vb.       orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.

BUNCOER
            n.         a swindler, a cheat ...1904 US sl.

BUNCOIST
            n.         a swindler, a cheat ...1894 US sl.

BUNCOMBE
            adj.       excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1859 Amer. dial.
            n. 1.     nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUNCOME
            n. 1.     nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 2.     something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BUNCO-STEERER
            n.         a swindler ...1876 US sl.

BUNDANCE
            n.         an abundance ...1908 Amer. dial.

BUNDLE
            n.         a woman; one's wife ...1904 Amer. dial.
            vb. 1.    to share a bed with a person of the opposite sex while fully clothed, or with some other impediment to sexual intercourse ...1775 Amer. dial.
            vb. 2.    to court, to woo ...1941 Amer. dial.
            vb. 3.    to make an error in judgement ...1969 Amer. dial.

BUNDLE, A
            n.         a large amount of money ...1903 sl., orig. US

BUNDLE BUM
            n.         an iterant worker ...1927 Amer. dial.

BUNDLE FROM HEAVEN
            n.         a baby ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUNDLEMAN
            n.         a married seaman, apparently from the small bundle tied up with a blue handkerchief which married seamen in a home port usually take ashore with them when going on leave ...1925 sl.

BUNDLE OF BASTARDS
            n.         a hopelessly tangled jumble of rope ...c1946 Royal Navy sl.

BUNDLE OF BROOMS
            n.         a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1904 Amer. dial.

BUNDLE OF GUTS
            n.         (used contemptuously) a grossly obese person; a fat person ...1957 Amer. sl.

BUNDLE OF JOY
            n.         a baby ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.

BUNDLE OF NERVES
            n.         a very nervous person ...Amer. sl.

BUNDLESOME
            adj.       bulky, unwieldy ...1940 Amer. dial.

BUNDLE STIFF
            n.         an iterant worker ...1939 Amer. dial.

BUNDOBUST
            n.         an arrangement, a settlement; preparation ...1776

BUNDOOK
            n.         a rifle ... Amer. World War I sl.

BUN-FIGHT
            n.         a tea party ...1928 sl.

BUNG
            adj. 1. dead ...1882 Aust. & NZ sl.
            adj. 2. bankrupt ...1893 Aust. sl.
            adv.      immediately ...1899
            n. 1.     a brewer or landlord of a public house ...1860 sl.
            n. 2.     a lie, a falsehood ...1882 sl.
            n. 3.     a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 4.     a bribe ...1958 Brit. sl.
            n. 5.     a bump; a knot on the head; a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1966 Amer. dial.
            n. 6.     a woman's hair put up on her head in a bunch ...1969 Amer, dial.
            vb. 1.    to throw forcibly ...1825 sl.
            vb. 2.    to stick out, to protrude ...1896 Amer. dial.
            vb. 3.    to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
            vb. 4.    to bribe ...1950 sl.

BUNGALOW APRON
            n.         a loose, full housedress that ties at the waist ...1966 Amer. dial.

BUNG CHEESE
            n.         cottage cheese ...19941 Amer. dial.

BUNG CLOTH
            n.         a pancake ...1938 Amer. dial.

BUNGDOWN
            adj.       battered, used up, belabored ...1975 Amer. dial.

BUNGDUNG
            n.         a large firecracker ...1920s Aust. sl.

BUNGED
            adj.       tipsy ...1930s S. Afr.

BUNGED UP
            adj. 1. beaten, bruised, injured; out of order, damaged, run-down ...1899 Amer. dial.
            adj. 2. in a prison cell ...20C sl.
            adj. 3. squashed, creased, pushed together uncomfortably ...20C sl.
            adj. 4. stuffy, blocked, esp. of one's nose during flu or a cold ...20C sl.
            adj. 5. ill, out of health ...1909 Amer. dial.
            adj. 6. constipated ...c1960 Amer. dial.

BUNGEE
            adv.      extremely ...1990s US college sl.

BUNGER
            n. 1.     a black eye ...1900s US sl.
            n. 2.     a blow in the eye ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
            n. 3.     a banjo ...1951 Amer. dial.

BUNGERLY
            adj.       † unworkmanlike, bungling, clumsy, awkward, slovenly ...1580
            adv.      † clumsily ..1584

BUNGERSOME
            adj.       awkward, clumsy, bungling, unwieldy ...1790 Eng. & Amer. dial.

BUNGERY
            n.         a tavern, a public house ...L19 sl.

BUNG-EYE
            n. 1.     an eye infection caused by flies ...L19 Aust. sl.
            n. 2.     a protruding eye ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUNG-EYED
            adj. 1. cross-eyed...M19 sl.
            adj. 2. drunk ...M19 sl.
            adj. 3. having protruding eyes ...1965 Amer. dial.

BUNG EYES
            n.         protruding eyes ...20C US sl.

BUNG-FODDER
            n.         lavatory paper ...L17 sl.

BUNGFUNGER
            vb.       to startle, to confuse ...1843 Amer. dial.

BUNG HO!
            int. 1.    a toast when drinking ...1925 sl.
            int. 2.    goodbye! ...1920s sl.

BUNGHOLE
            n. 1.     the anus, the rectum ...17C sl.
            n. 2.     cheese ...1910s sl., orig. military
            n. 3.     the buttocks ...1960s US sl.
            n. 4.     the vagina ...1960s US sl.
            n. 5.     the mouth ...1990s Aust. sl.
            vb.       to sodomize ...1930s sl.

BUNGHOLE BUDDY
            n.         a very close friend ...1940s US sl.

BUNGI
            n.         a 'drop-out', a hippie ...1980s S. Afr.

BUNGIE
            n. 1.     an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
            n. 2.     a 'drop-out', a hippie ...1980s S. Afr.

BUNG IT (IN)
            n.         gin ...1920s rhyming sl.

BUNG IT ON
            vb.       to act affectedly; to assume an accent ...1940s Aust. sl.

BUNG-JUICE
            n.         beer, stout ...19C sl.

BUNGKAJEENIS
            n.         the buttocks ...1969 Amer. dial.

BUNGLE
            n.         someone who performs oral sex on a person ...1990s W. Indies

BUNGLER
            n.         an impotent husband ...L17 sl.

BUNGLESOME
            adj.       awkward, clumsy ...1889 Amer. dial.

BUNG-NAPPER
            n.         a cut-purse, a pickpocket ...L17 sl.

BUNG-NIPPER
n. L17 sl. - a cut-purse (criminal usage)

BUNGO
n. 20C W. Indies & Jamaica - a crude, boorish, ignorant Black person, a country bumpkin
vb. 1980s US sl. - to mistreat severely; to inflict injury on (college usage)

BUNGO-BESSY
n. 1. 1940s W. Indies - a boorish low-class woman
n. 2. 1940s W. Indies - an interfering busybody

BUNG OFF
vb. 20C sl. - to leave

BUNG ON
vb. 1. 20C sl. - to organize, to arrange
vb. 2. 20C sl. - to put on a garment; to get dressed, usually in combination with an article of clothing, as 'bung on a jacket'

BUNG ON A BLUE
vb. 1950s Aust. sl. - to make a fuss, to create a disturbance

BUNG ON AN ACT
vb. 1920s Aust. sl. - to lose one's temper and deliver a stream of obscenities or oaths

BUNG ONE ON
vb. 1950s sl. - to hit

BUNG ONE'S EYE
vb. L18 sl. - to drink a dram; to drink heartily; to get drunk

BUNG ON SIDE
vb. 1910s Aust. - to show off

BUNG ON SWERVE
vb. 1910s Aust. - to show off

BUNG ON THE BULL
vb. 1940s Aust. sl. - to show off; to act in a pretentious manner

BUNGO-TALK
n. 1940s W. Indies - illiterate speech; the lowest level of uncultivated Jamaican speech

BUNGO-TOUGHY
n. 1940s W. Indies & Guyana - a little child who eats or behaves like a hooligan

BUNG OUT
vb. 1.1896 Amer. dial. - to stick out, to protrude
vb. 2. 1900s NZ sl. - to die
vb. 3. 1938 Amer. dial. - to quit, to give up

BUNG SOMEONE A TOFFEE
vb. 1940s sl. - to do someone a favour

BUNGS UP
adj. 1975 Amer. dial. - staggering drunk

BUNG-STARTER
n. L19 US sl. - a bartender

BUNGTOWN COPPER
n. 1787 US - a counterfeit English halfpenny or other spurious copper coin

BUNG UP
vb. E19 sl. - to close someone's eye with a punch

BUNG UP AND BILGE FREE
adj. 1. 19C US sl. - in proper order
adj. 2. 19C US sl. - referring to one whose behaviour, while utterly proper, errs towards the self-satisfied and sanctimonious
adj. 3. 1850 Amer. dial. - properly stowed, in good order; hence, used as an expression of approval

BUNG UPWARDS
phr. L18 sl. - lying on one's stomach

BUNGWAD
n. 1920s US sl. - lavatory paper

BUNGY
adj. M18 sl. - drunk
n. 1. 1910s - an eraser, a rubber(usually school usage)
n. 2. 1939 Amer. - a bull (euphemism)
n. 3. 1980s S. Afr. - a 'drop-out', a hippie
n. 4. 1982 Bahamas - the anus

BUNGY-EYE
n. L19 Aust. sl. - an eye infection caused by flies

BUN HAT
n. 20C NZ sl. - a bowler hat

BUN IN THE OVEN
n. 1951 sl. - a conceived child in the womb

BUNION BREEDERS
n. Bk1944 Amer. sl. - infantry (services' usage)

BUNION DERBY
n. 1920s US sl. - a cross-country marathon

BUNJI
n. 1970s Aust. sl. - a White man, often old, and impoverished, who pursues Aboriginal women for sex

BUN JOINT
n. L19 US sl. - a coffeehouse

BUNK
adj. 1. 1941 Amer. dial. - excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy
adj. 2. 20C sl. - uncool (teen & high school usage)
n. 1. 1910s US sl. - an oafish, dull, if muscular person
n. 2. Bk1914 sl. - deceit; ostentation (criminals' usage)
n. 3. 1918 - humbug, nonsense
n. 4. 1931-33 Amer. dial. - a bohunk; an eastern or southeastern European, esp. of the working class
n. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a hasty or unceremonious departure
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something absurdly erroneous
n. 7. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - excessive politeness
n. 8. 1966 Amer. - the buttocks (euphemism)
n. 9. 1968 Amer. dial. - a boy, used as a term of address
n. 10. 1968 Amer. dial. - a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock
n. 11. 1980s sl. - fake cocaine (drugs usage)
n. 12. 20C US sl. - a Slav immigrant
vb. 1. 18C sl. - to escape, to run off
vb. 2. 1877 Amer. dial. - to cause something to bump; to suffer injury to a part of the body by striking it against something
vb. 3. L19 sl. - to be expelled from (public) school
vb. 4. L19 sl. - to leave, to be off
vb. 5. Bk1905 Amer. dial. - to retire to bed
vb. 6. 1909 Amer. dial. - to throw oneself down on a sled
vb. 7. Bk1914 sl. - to employ misrepresentation; to defraud; to cheat; to establish confidential relations with intent to abuse the influence so acquired (criminals' usage)
vb. 8. 1924 Amer. dial. - to play hooky; to skip school

BUNK AGAINST
vb. 1882 Amer. dial. - to bump into; to meet someone accidentally

BUNKER
n. 1. 1909 Amer. dial. - a kernel of popcorn that pops perfectly
n. 2. 1909 Amer. dial. - in coasting, the one who starts a sled
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. - a big marble used to knock others out of the ring
n. 4. 1969 Amer. dial. - a goat that habitually butts
vb. 1894 - to be placed in a situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself; to put in difficulty

BUNKER HEAD
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a big cloud forming up before rain

BUNKER PLATES
n. sl. - hotcakes, flapjacks, and pancakes (World War I navy usage)

BUNK FATIGUE
n. 1. Amer. sl. - illness requiring a patient to stay in bed (World War I usage)
n. 2. Amer. sl. - napping on one's bed (World War II usage)

BUNKIE
n. Amer. sl. - a roommate; a sleeping companion (World War I usage)

BUNKING PARTY
n. 1898 Eng. dial. - a slumber party

BUNK INTO
vb. 1890 Amer. dial. - to bump into; to meet someone accidentally

BUNKLE
n. 1. 1879 Sc. - a stranger
n. 2. L19 Eng. dial. & colloq. - a carbuncle

BUNK LIZARD
n. Amer. sl. - a chronic sleeper (World War I usage)

BUNKO
n. 1. 1876 US sl. - a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick
n. 2. 1904 US sl. - deception, swindling, fraud
vb. 1875 US sl. - orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat

BUNK OFF
vb. 1877 Brit. sl. - to play truant

BUNK STRETCHER
n. Bk1944 Amer. sl. - a non-existent tool to perplex rookies (services' usage)

BUNKUM
adj. 1834 Amer. dial. - excellent, fine, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - nonsense
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something absurdly erroneous
n. 3. 1966 Amer. - the buttocks (euphemism)

BUNKUMSQUINT
adj. 1911 Amer. dial. - fine, excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy

BUNKUM TOWN
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - the part of a town where the poorer people, special groups, or foreign groups live

BUNK UP
vb. 1943 Amer. dial. - to vomit

BUNK UP AGAINST
vb. 1882 Amer. dial. - to bump into; to meet someone accidentally

BUNKY
adj. 20C US sl. - nonsensical
n. 1982 Amer. dial. - the buttocks

BUNNED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk

BUNNER
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - brother

BUNNIED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk

BUNNY
n. 1. 1966 Amer. dial. - a black eye
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. - a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture

BUNNY BOILER
n. 2002 UK sl. - an obsessive, possessive woman

BUNNY BOILERY
adj. 2003 UK sl. - of a woman scorned, unhealthily obsessed with her lover or ex-lover

BUNNY BOOK
n. 1967 US sl. - a sexually explicit magazine

BUNNY CAP
n. 1968 US sl. - a fur-lined pile cap (Vietnam war usage)

BUNNY DIP
n. 1985 US sl. - a method of serving bar customers drinks calculated to keep a woman's breasts from spilling out from a low-cut, tight bodice

BUNNY FUCK
vb. 1971 US sl. - to have sex quickly, if not frantically

BUNNY HOLE
n. 1957 US sl. - an excavation in a fox hole to provide protection from a mortar attack (Korean war usage)

BUNNY HOP
n. 1953 US sl. - the act of bouncing both wheels of a bicycle off the ground into the air

BUNNY-HUG
n. 1. 1912 - an eccentric ragtime dance
n. 2. 2004 Can. sl. - a girl's hooded sweatshirt

BUNNY-MOUTH
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - a snapdragon

BUNNY RABBITS
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - a snapdragon

BUNNY SUIT
n. 1966 US sl. - a thick flight suit worn by an aircrew member over an anti-gravity suit

BUNNY TAIL
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture

BUN-PUNCHER
n. L19 sl. - a teetotaller (army usage)

BUN RUSH
n. 20C sl. - tea (the meal) (Royal Navy usage)

BUNS
n. 1. 1877 US sl. - the buttocks
n. 2. 1973 US sl. - the feet

BUNSE
n. 18C sl. - money

BUN-STRANGLER
n. L19 sl. - a teetotaller (army usage)

BUN-STRUGGLE
n. c1870 sl. - a tea-party for sailors or soldiers (military usage)

BUNT
n. 1. 18C sl. - money
n. 2. 1967 US sl. - the buttocks
vb. 1. 1892 Amer. dial. - to throw oneself down on a sled
vb. 2. 1910 Amer. dial. - to butt

BUNTER
n. 1. 1852 Amer. dial. - a calf or a hornless cow
n. 2. Bk1890 sl. - a low, loose woman
n. 3. 1919 Amer. dial. - a bad child
n. 4. c1950 Amer. dial.  - an animal that butts with its head, esp. a goat
n. 5. 1973 US sl. - a prostitute

BUNTIE
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - a tailless hen

BUNTING
n. 1. 1891 Amer. dial. - a tailless hen
n. 2. 1909 sl. - a signaller (navy usage)

BUN-TRAP
n. 20C sl. - the mouth

BUNTS
n. 18C sl. - money

BUNTY
adj. 1870 Amer. dial. - short and squat
n. 1. 1872 Amer. dial. - a tailless hen
n. 2. Bk1896 Amer. dial. - one who is short of stature
n. 3. 2000 UK sl. - semen

BUN-WALLAH
n. L19 sl. - a teetotaller (army usage)

BUN-WORRY
n. 1. c1870 - a tea-party for sailors or soldiers (military usage)
n. 2. L19 Aust. & NZ sl. - a jollification; a hilarious occasion; a fooling about

BUNYIP
n. 1852 Aust. - an impostor

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DICTIONARY BBREAM - BUNZ

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BRO - BRZ

B.S. - BUFZ

BUG - BULLWZ

BULLY - BUNZ

DICTIONARY B

BREAM - BUNZ

BREAM - BRNZ