DICTIONARY C
C - CALKZ
C - CABZ
C
n. 1. M16 sl. - 100
n. 2. 19C - the vagina
n. 3. 1839 US sl. - one hundred dollars; orig. a one hundred dollar bill
n. 4. 1921 US sl. - cocaine; also preceded with 'the'
n. 5. 20C US sl. - heroin (drugs usage)
n. 6. 1960 US sl. - the commission charged by a bookmaker
n. 7. 1966 US sl. - the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong
n. 8. 1976 US sl. - a woman viewed as a sexual object
n. 9. 1988 US sl. - in poker: the third player to the left of the dealer
n. 10. 1990s sl. - methcathinone
n. 11. 1997 US sl. - contraception
n. 12. n. - in cards: clubs
C, THE
n. 1. 1990s US sl. - methcathinone
n. 2. 2003 UK sl. - amphetamines
C-3
adj. 1910s sl. - third-rate, inadequate, inferior; highly unfit
C-47
n. 2003 US - a clothes peg (television and film crews usage)
C.A.
n. 1950s US sl. - a county attorney
CA
n. 1825 Sc. - a soft, foolish person
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a pass between hills
CAAD
vb. 20C W. Indies & UK sl. - to jeer jokingly or mock someone about some event, their appearance or situation (Black British teen usage)
CAALER
n. Bk1892 Eng. dial. - an auctioneer
CAA-VY
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a simpleton
C.A.B.
n. 1990s sl. - a term of derision (complete arse bandit)
CAB
n. 1. M17 sl. - a Cavalier
n. 2. 18C sl. - a cabbage
n. 3. 1790 Eng. dial. - a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat
n. 4. 19C Sc. - a female servant
n. 5. 1811 sl. - a brothel
n. 6. 1820s colloq. - a cabriolet; a public carriage
n. 7. M19 sl. - a cheat, a 'crib'
n. 8. Bk1880 Eng. dial. - a slovenly, untidy person
n. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clumsy person
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small number of persons secretly united in the performance of some undertaking
n. 11. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anything slovenly or untidy
n. 12. Bk1914 Amer. dial. - a cabman
n. 13. - a destroyer commanding officer's term for his ship (World War II Royal Navy usage)
n. 14. c1920 sl. - a motor car (Royal Navy usage)
n. 15. c1925 sl. - a lavatory
n. 16. 1929 Sc. - a gap
n. 17. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - the cockpit of an aeroplane
vb. 1. E19 sl. - to travel by cab
vb. 2. 1825 Sc. sl. - to cheat, to pilfer; to snatch dishonestly or meanly
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to clog with dirt; to soil by handling
vb. 4. 1905 Sc. - to hit on the head with the knuckles
vb. 5. 1980s sl. - to drive a cab
CABAGGED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - covered with mud or dust, dirty
CABAGGLED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - covered with mud or dust, dirty
CABAL
n. 1. E17 arch. - a secret intrigue; a conspiracy; petty plotting
n. 2. M17 arch. - a secret meeting of intriguers
n. 3. M17 - a political clique; a faction
n. 4. 1704 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a group of people met together for gossip; sometimes a party of drinkers
n. 5. 1827 Sc. - a violent dispute
n. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a great noise of talking, etc.
vb. 1. L17 - to combine together for some private end, usually derogatory; to intrigue against
vb. 2. 1866 Sc. - to quarrel, to dispute, to find fault with
CABALIST; CABBALIST
n. 1. c1533 - one skilled in the Jewish ‘Cabbala’, a mysterious doctrine among the ancient Jews
n. 2. 1642 obs. - one who cabals, or adheres to any cabal; a secret intriguer or plotter; a conspirator
CABALL
n. c1450 obs. - a horse
CABALLER
n. 1686 - one who cabals or intrigues; he that engages in close designs; one who enters into plots and intrigues to disturb and change the administration of any government; a conspirator
CABALLERO
n. 1. 1749 - a gentleman
n. 2. 1837 - a horseman
n. 3. 1877 - a Spanish gentleman
n. 4. 20C US - a woman's escort or admirer
CABALLINE
adj. 1430 - pertaining to or suited for a horse
CABALLING
n. 1. a1680 - petty plotting; intriguing
n. 2. 1891 Eng. dial. - gossiping, chattering
CABALLO
n. 1. 1843 Amer. dial. - a horse
n. 2. 1950s sl. - heroin (drugs usage)
n. 3. 1992 US sl. - a person who smuggles drugs into a prison
CABANA
n. 1840 - a cigar
CABANE
n. M19 Can. dial. - a cabin; a hut
CABARET
n. 1. 1632 obs. - a wooden dwelling, a booth, a shed
n. 2. 1656 - a drinking house, a pot-house
n. 3. 1856 - a porcelain tea, coffee, etc., service sometimes accompanied by a small table or tray
vb. 1. 1950 US sl. - to lie in bed masturbating
vb. 2. 1958 US sl. - to use an addictive drug in a semi-controlled pattern; to get extremely intoxicated (drugs usage)
CABARETIER
n. Bk1885 - the keeper of a cabaret; an alehouse or tavern-keeper in France
CABAROUSE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a thickening or hardening of the skin
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to pull altogether at a rope with shouting and singing (seaman's usage)
CABASE
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - the head
CABAZA
n. 19C sl. - the head
CABBA-CABBA
adj. 1990s W. Indies - rough, vulgar, badly dressed
CABBAGE
adj. 1990 NZ sl. - poor-quality
n. 1. 1567 obs. rare - a den or lair
n. 2. M17 sl. - small off-cuts of material, taken from the job in hand and sold off as perks by tailors
n. 3. 1690 sl. rare - a tailor
n. 4. L17 sl. - a form of hairdressing resembling a chignon, popular in the late 17th century and early 18th century
n. 5. M18 sl. - a person, a fellow, a chap
n. 6. E19 sl. - deceitful talk
n. 7. M19 sl. - a 'crib' or other form of cheat used by schoolchildren
n. 8. 1843 sl. - a cheap, inferior cigar
n. 9. 1844 - (derogatory) a stupid, dull, inactive person; a silly person
n. 10. M19 Amer. sl. - tobacco
n. 11. 1870 sl. obs. - a translation or other piece of writing secretly used or copied y a pupil or student (school usage)
n. 12. L19 Aust. sl. - a native or inhabitant of Victoria, Australia
n. 13. Bk1891 sl. - the vagina
n. 14. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the head
n. 15. 1903 sl. - money, banknotes, paper money, cash (orig. US)
n. 16. 20C S. Afr. - a 10-rand banknote
n. 17. 20C sl. - lettuce (Cranbrook School usage)
n. 18. sl. - Cab Calloway's nickname (African-American usage)
n. 19. 1940s sl. - a girl, a young woman
n. 20. 1942 Amer. dial. - a dollar
n. 21. - a bomb (World War II Royal Air Force usage)
n. 22. 1945 US sl. - medals and decorations (military usage)
n. 23. 1986 NZ sl. - low grade marijuana (drugs usage)
n. 24. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a person with no ambition or incentive
n. 25. 1994 US sl. - a coronary artery bypass graft
n. 26. 1987 colloq. - (offensive) a brain-damaged or mentally subnormal person; an inert, incapable person
vb. 1. a1529 - to cut off a deer's head close behind the horns; to cut off the head of a deer
vb. 2. 1703 rare - to purloin or pilfer pieces; to appropriate surreptitiously; orig. said of a tailor appropriating part of the cloth given to him to make up into garments
vb. 3. 1773 rare - to copy, to plagiarize
vb. 4. 19C sl. - to destroy; to defeat
vb. 5. 1810 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to appropriate surreptitiously; to pilfer, to rob
vb. 6. M19 US sl. - to grab
vb. 7. 1884 Eng. sl. - to copy (schoolboy usage)
vb. 8. 1980s NZ sl. - to smoke marijuana, esp. low-grade marijuana (drugs usage)
vb. 9. 2000s sl. - to be intoxicated by drugs or drink
vb. 10. 2001 UK sl. - to become vegetable-like
CABBAGE, THE
n. 1. L19 sl. - the Savoy Theatre, London
n. 2. 1972 NZ sl. - the overnight Picton-Christchurch express goods train carrying vegetables for the Christchurch market
CABBAGE BOAT
n. 1987 NZ sl. - a boat formerly used to transport vegetables to market
CABBAGE CIGAR
n. 1875 Amer. dial. - a cigar of poor quality
CABBAGE-CONTRACTOR
n. 1690 sl. - a tailor
CABBAGE CUTTER
n. 1977 US sl. - a freight engine (railway usage)
CABBAGED
adj. 1. 1729 colloq. - pilfered, as shreds by a tailor
adj. 2. 1992 UK sl. - mentally and physically exhausted; brain-dead from overwork
adj. 3. 1990s sl. - rendered imbecilic
adj. 4. 1991 sl. - drunk or drugged
adj. 5. 1991 UK sl. - under the influence of MDMA (ecstasy)
CABBAGE-EATER
n. 1. L17 sl. - a tailor
n. 2. 1942 US sl. - (offensive) a German or Russian immigrant
CABBAGE-FIELD
n. L19 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
CABBAGE FLOWER
n. 1693 obs. - a cauliflower
CABBAGE GARDEN
n. 1. L19 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
n. 2. 1882 Aust. sl. - the state of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE GARDENER
n. 1882 Aust. sl. - a native of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE GARDEN PATCH
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the state of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE-GARDEN PATRIOT
n. 1848 colloq. - a coward (political usage)
CABBAGE-GELDER
n. 1. 1866 sl. - a greengrocer or market-gardener
n. 2. 19C - a country bumpkin
CABBAGE HAT
n. 1. 1940s Aust. & US sl. - an informer (rhyming sl. for 'rat')
n. 2. 1979 UK sl. - a Royal Marine
CABBAGE-HEAD
n. 1. 1682 - (derogatory) a brainless fellow; a stupid person; a blockhead, oaf, fool, simpleton; a thickhead; a silly person
n. 2. 1839 sl. - a person's head, used disparagingly; the head of a simpleton
n. 3. M19 US sl. - (derogatory) a nickname for a German or a Dutchman
n. 4. 2000s US sl. - one who will try any drug (drugs usage)
CABBAGE-HEADED
adj. 1846 Amer. sl. - having a large, round head; stupid
CABBAGE HILL
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a German settlement area
CABBAGE JOHN
n. 1900s Aust. sl. - a Chinese vegetable seller
CABBAGE-LEAF
n. 1. c1840 sl. - a poor-quality cigar
n. 2. 1939 US sl. - money, banknotes
n. 3. 1935 Amer. dial. - a glass marble with greenish internal markings
CABBAGE LEAVES
n. 1. 1942 US sl. - large ears
n. 2. 1930s Amer. sl. - paper currency; money; banknotes
CABBAGE-LOOKING
adj. 1895 - silly-looking; naive, gullible .
CABBAGE-MONGER
n. L17 sl. - a tailor
CABBAGE NIGHT
n. 1975 Amer. dial. - the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks
CABBAGE ONTO
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. - to grab; to steal
CABBAGE OUT
vb. 2003 NZ sl. - to relax
CABBAGE-PATCH
n. 1.1862 - the place where newborn babies are found (chiefly American usage)
n. 2. 1862 US sl. - a place or thing of little importance; a remote, insignificant place
n. 3. 1882 Aust. sl. - the state of Victoria, Australia
n. 4. L19 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
n. 5. 1902 Amer. dial. - a small town or neighbourhood of ramshackle houses, esp. one associated with a mine; a shantytown; also used with 'the'
n. 6. 1996 UK sl. - Kingston prison in Portsmouth
CABBAGE PATCHER
n. 1882 Aust. sl. - a native of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE PLANT
n. c1820 sl. - an umbrella
CABBAGER
n. 1. 1690 sl. - a tailor
n. 2. M19 Aust. sl. - a layabout; a lazy, idle person
CABBAGE ROLL
n. M19 sl. - a poor-quality cigar
CABBAGE ROSE
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a peony
CABBAGE-RUNT
n. 1923 Sc. - a cabbage stalk
CABBAGE STATE
n. 1882 Aust. sl. - the state of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE STATER
n. 1882 Aust. sl. - a native of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE-STUMP NIGHT
n. 1. Irish sl. - Halloween
n. 2. 1975 Amer. dial. - the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks
CABBAGE-STUMPS
n. L19 sl. - the legs
CABBAGE TOWN
n. 1. 1967 US sl. - the German immigrant section of a town
n. 2. 1958 Can. sl. - a mixed residential and business area near downtown in Toronto, Canada, whose inhabitants were believed to exist on a diet of cabbage
n. 3. 1967 sl. - the poor area of a town; any run-down urban area; a slum
CABBAGE TRAIN
n. 1972 NZ sl. - the overnight Picton-Christchurch express goods train carrying vegetables for the Christchurch market
CABBAGE TREE
vb. 1940s US sl. - to flee (rhyming sl.)
CABBAGE-TREE HAT
n. 1. Aust. - a broad-brimmed hat made from the leaves of the cabbage tree
n. 2. 1940s Aust. & US sl. - an informer (rhyming sl. for 'rat')
CABBAGE TREE MOB
n. 1852 Aust. sl. - an unruly set of young fellows, dressed in a suit of fustian or colonial tweed, and the emblem of their order, the low-crowned cabbage-palm hat - the main object of their enmity seems to be the ordinary black headpiece worn by respectable persons, which is ruthlessly knocked over the eyes of the wearer as he passes or enters the theatre
CABBAGING
n. 1707 colloq. - pilfering, purloining
CABBAGIO PERFUMO
n. L19 sl. - a cheap cigar
CABBAGITES
n. c1850 Aust. sl. - a class of layabouts or roughs, typified by the wearing of a 'cabbage-tree hat' (a hat made of woven cabbage-tree or cabbage-palm leaves)
CABBALA
n. 1641 obs. - an unwritten tradition
CABBALISM
n. a1592 - mystic or occult doctrine; mystery
CABBALIST
n. 1. c1533 - one skilled in the Jewish ‘Cabbala’, a mysterious doctrine among the ancient Jews
n. 2. a1592 - one skilled in mystic arts or learning
n. 3. 1642 - one who cabals, or adheres to any cabal; a secret intriguer or plotter; a conspirator
CABBALISTIC
adj. 1625 - having a private or mystic sense; mysterious
CABBALISTICAL
adj. a1593 - having a private or mystic sense; mysterious
CABBALIZE
vb. 1660 obs. - to speak mystically
CABBED
adj. 1854 Eng. dial. - blotched, messy, soiled by handling
CABBER
n. 1. 1757 Sc. obs. - a corruption of 'cupboard'
n. 2. 1832 colloq. obs. - a cab-horse
n. 3. 20C Irish sl. - a ring of dirt around the neck
CABBIE
adj. sl. - addicted to the joys of motoring
n. 1. 1808 Sc. obs. - a small barrow or box, with two wheels, used by feeble persons for drawing anything after them
n. 2. 1829 colloq. - a cab-driver; now, spec., a taxi-driver
n. 3. L1940 sl. - a ride in a motor vehicle (army usage)
vb. 1974 UK - to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven (Army usage)
CABBING
n. 1846 - a driving a taxicab or, formerly, a taxi carriage, or a hiring out of such vehicles
CABBITCH
n. 1924 Sc. - cabbage
CABBLAN
n. Bk1898 Sc. - dispute, quarrelling
CABBLE
n. 1866 Sc. - a violent dispute
vb. 1. 1866 Sc. - to find fault with in a querulous manner
vb. 2. 1866 Sc. - to dispute violently, to quarrel, to wrangle
CABBLED
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - dirty, soiled by handling
CABBLING
adj. 1866 Sc. - querulous, troublesome
CABBOUZE
n. 1747 Amer. dial. - a cook's galley on a vessel; a caboose
CABBRACH
adj. 1768 Sc. obs. - rapacious, laying hold of everything
n. 1866 Sc. - a big, uncouth, greedy person; a person of disagreeable temper and manners
CABBY
adj. 1. 1889 Eng. dial. - sticky, adhesive, dirty, muddy; used also of weather
adj. 2. sl. - addicted to the joys of motoring
n. 1. 1859 - a cab-driver; now, spec., a taxi-driver
n. 2. L1940 - a ride in a motor vehicle (army usage)
vb. 1974 UK - to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven (Army usage)
CABBY-CAR
n. Ireland - a hand-propelled railway trolley
CABBY HOUSE
n. Ireland - a child's playhouse
CABBY-LAB
n. 1864 Sc. - altercation, wrangling; confused speaking, many persons talking at the same time
CABBY-LABBY
n. 1794 Sc. - altercation, wrangling; confused speaking, many persons talking at the same time
vb. 1808 Sc. - to altercate, to wrangle
CABDOM
n. 1853 rare - the world or community of cab drivers or owners; also, a being a cab driver or owner
CABELLO
n. 2003 sl. - cocaine
CABER
n. 1. 1866 Sc. - a strong person of a somewhat stubborn disposition
n. 2. 1907 Sc. - an old lean useless horse
n. 3. 1925 Sc. - a big, coarse, clumsy man
CABEZ
n. 1956 Trinidad and Tobago - intelligence
CABEZA
n. 1. 1853 Amer. sl. - the head
n. 2. Bk1890 - in the Philippine Islands: a chief
CAB FREIGHT
n. 1961 US sl. - an attractive woman passenger in a truck
CAB-HAPPY
adj. c1950 sl. - very keen on driving motor vehicles (army usage)
CAB-HOLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a receptacle for rubbish
CAB-HORSE KNEES
n. 20C - the effect produced but the wrinkling at the knees of a ballet dancer's tights when on (ballet dancers' usage)
CABIN
n. 1. 1362 obs. - a cell, as in a convent or prison
n. 2. a1400 obs. - a temporary shelter of slight materials; a tent, a booth, a temporary hut; a soldier's tent or temporary shelter
n. 3. 1377 obs. - a natural cave or grotto; the den or hole of a wild beast
n. 4. 1594 obs. - a small room; a bedroom, a boudoir
n. 5. 1598 obs. - a berth in a ship
n. 6. L19 - fourteen days confinement to the ship's cells (Royal Navy usage)
n. 7. 1906 Amer. dial. - the caboose on a railroad train
n. 8. 1969 Amer. dial. - a cubby or small storage space inside a house
n. 9. 1979 Indian English - an office; an office cubicle
vb. 1. 1586 - to dwell, to lodge, to take shelter in a cabin
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to blindfold
CABIN-BED
n. 1719 obs. - a berth
CABIN BOY
n. 1726 - a boy whose duty is to wait on the officers and passengers in the cabin of a ship
CABIN CAR
n. 1879 Amer. dial. - the caboose on a railroad train
CABIN-CRACKER
n. 1887 sl. - a thief breaking into a ship's cabins (nautical usage)
CABIN-CRACKING
n. 1887sl. - the act of breaking into a ship's cabins (nautical usage)
CABIN CRUISER
n. Brit. sl. - the boozer (rhyming sl.)
CABINE
n. 1961 Amer. dial. - an outhouse
CABINED
adj. 1. 1637 - confined in a narrow space
adj. 2. 1854 - cramped, hampered, confined in action, thought, etc.
CABINET
adj. - private, confidential, secret
n. 1. c1550 obs. - a secret receptacle, treasure-chamber, or store-house
n. 2. 1565 arch. or obs. - a small chamber or room; a private apartment, a boudoir
n. 3. 1572 obs. - a little cabin, hut, soldier's tent; a rustic cottage; a dwelling, lodging; a den of a beast
n. 4. 1579 obs. - a summer-house or bower in a garden
n. 5. 1676 obs. or arch. - a room devoted to the display of works of art; a museum, picture-gallery, etc.
n. 6. 1957 Amer. dial. - a milkshake made with ice cream
CABINETABLE
adj. 1896 colloq. - fit to belong to a political cabinet (political & journalistic usage)
CABINET COUNSELLOR
n. 1611 - a private counsellor; a member of the Cabinet
CABINET D'AISANCE
n. Fr. sl. - a W.C.; a restroom
CABINETED
adj. 1680 rare - enclosed as in a cabinet; shut up
CABINETEER
n. 1837 - one who has official connection with a cabinet
CABINET-MAKER
n. 1. 1681 - one whose business it is to make cabinets, and the finer kind of joiner's work - a maker of furniture
n. 2. 1884 - one who constructs a political cabinet
CABINET MINISTER
n. 1817 - in the UK, Canada, and other Commonwealth countries: a member of a parliamentary cabinet
CABINET-WRIGHT
n. 1869 Sc. - a cabinet-maker
CABIN-FASHION POTATOES
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - potatoes cup up raw and fried in bacon grease
CABIN FEVER
n. 1918 sl. - lassitude, restlessness, impatience, or irritability as a result of being confined in too small a space, with no variety in companions or occupations
CABIN GIRL
n. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - a chambermaid, esp. a girl or woman whose job it is to make the beds and straighten up the rooms each day on a ship, at a motel, or the like
CABIN-HUNT
vb. 1920 Ireland - to go about from house to house to gossip
CABIN STABBING
n. 2001Jamaica sl. - from a male perspective: an act of conventional sexual intercourse
CAB IT
vb. E19 sl. - to travel by cab
CAB-JOINT
n. 1. L19 Brit. & US sl. - an establishment offering illegal goods or services
n. 2. 1930 sl. - a brothel whose customers are spotted and transported by taxi drivers (orig. US)
n. 3. 1930s sl. - a nightclub to which patrons would be steered, were they to request such a place, by a complaisant cab-driver (orig. US)
CABLE
n. 1. M18 US sl. - the penis
n. 2. 1990s US sl. - a thick gold chain (African-American usage)
CABLED
adj. 2004 US sl. - of a vehicle: equipped with a winch
CABLE-FUNK
n. M19 UK sl. - fear of being hanged (criminals' usage)
CABLE-HANGER
n. 1732 colloq. obs. - a person who dredges or fishes for oysters (on the Medway), not being free of the fishery, and are presented and punished by the Court (nautical usage)
CABLESE
n. 1952 - the contracted or cryptic jargon used in cablegrams, esp. by journalists
CABLISH
n. 1594 obs. - trees blown down, or branches blown off by the wind (from the OED: explained by the legal antiquaries of the 16th century as = brushwood)
CABMAN
n. 1850 - the driver of a public hired cab
CABMAN'S FAREWELL
n. 1940s sl. - any form of farewell that is essentially a curse
CABMAN'S RESTS
n. c1870 sl. - the bosom; the female breasts
CAB MAT
n. 1. L19 sl. - a prostitute
n. 2. L19 sl. - the vagina
CAB-MOLL
n. 1. 1859 sl. - a prostitute; orig. the moll or molly of a brothel
n. 2. 1859 sl. - a prostitute addicted professionally to cabs and trains
n. 3. Bk1895 Aust. sl. - a low woman (criminals' usage)
CABOB
n. 1690 - a leg of mutton stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs
CABOBBLE
vb. 1880 Eng. dial. - to mystify, to puzzle, to confuse
CABOBBLED
adj. 1880 Eng. dial. - confused, puzzled, perplexed Eng. dial.(also nautical usage)
CABOCHE
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - the head
vb. a1425 obs. - to cut the head of a deer close behind the horns
CABOD
vb. 1753 obs. rare - ? to edge or border
CÁBÓG
n. 2004 Irish sl. - an ignorant male; a rustic clodhopper
CABON
adv. 1872 Aust sl. - much (orig. Aboriginal usage)
CABOODLE
n. 1. 1848 sl. - a crowd; the whole lot; all; a large mixed-up collection of objects or people
n. 2. Bk1891 Amer. sl. - a bachelor's quarters
n. 3. 1944 Amer. sl. - the head
CABOONER
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - a rich strike in mining
CABOOSE
n. 1. 19C US sl. - a person who continually follows along behind; a hanger-on; someone bringing up the rear
n. 2. 19C Amer. sl. - a bachelor's quarters
n. 3. 1839 - a hut, a cabin; a poor dwelling (chiefly N. American)
n. 4. 1839 Amer. dial. - any small cramped building or place within a building
n. 5. M19 US sl. - a cubby-hole, a small room
n. 6. M19 sl. - a kitchen
n. 7. M19 US sl. - any form of place or room
n. 8. 1848 Amer. dial. - a cook's galley on a vessel
n. 9. 1865 US sl. - a jail; a prison
n. 10. 20C sl. - the back
n. 11. 1919 US sl. - the buttocks
n. 12. 1920s US sl. - a slow-witted person
n. 13. c1950 sl. - a motorcycle sidecar (motorcyclists' usage)
n. 14. 1950s US sl. - the last or youngest child in a family
n. 15. 1950s US sl. - penury; poor living circumstances
n. 16. 1958 Amer. - a bunkhouse (logging usage)
n. 17. 1960s US sl. - the final participant in serial sex; the last male to copulate in a group sex act (college usage)
n. 18. 1969 Amer. dial. - one who allows himself to be duped
n. 19. 1969 Amer. dial. - one who follows or imitates others
n. 20. 1985 Cayman Islands - a cooking shed
vb. 1. L19 US sl. - to imprison
vb. 2. 2000s US sl. - to sodomize
CABOOSE BOUNCE
n. 1929 US sl. - a train consisting of nothing more than an engine and a brake-van (caboose)
CABOOSE HOP
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - a short train consisting of only and engine and a caboose
CABOOSE MICE
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - an imaginary disease
CABOOSH
n. 1. 1929 Sc. - a crowd
n. 2. 20C sl. - an office; a small cabin or compartment (Royal Navy usage)
CABOTAGE
n. 1831 - coasting; coast-pilotage; the coast carrying trade by sea (nautical usage)
CABOTIN
n.1903 - a charlatan; a low-class actor
CABOTINAGE
n. 1894 - the life or behaviour characteristic of low-class actors, with implication of 'playing to the gallery'
CABOULDER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - in marbles: a very large marble, used as a bowling shooter
CABOUSE
n. 1766 Amer. dial. - a cook's galley on a vessel
CABRACH-SWEETIE
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a box on the ear
CAB RANK
n. 1950s sl. - a bank (rhyming sl.)
CAB-RANKER
n. 1920s sl. - a cheap cigar
CAB-RANK TECHNIQUE
n. 1940 - a number of aircraft raiding in line, one after the other (Royal Air Force usage)
CABRE
vb. 1600 obs. - to caper, as a horse
CABRIOLE
n. 1. 1659 obs. rare - a capricious act or trick
n. 2. 1728 obs. - a caper of a horse
n. 3. 1753 - a leap or caper; a jump in which the dancer touches the calves of the legs together in the air
n. 4. 1756 obs. - a light, two-wheeled, hooded chaise, drawn by a single horse
CABRIOLET
n. 1760 - a light two-wheeled chaise drawn by a single horse, having a folding hood and usually an apron to cover the lap and legs of the occupants; such a vehicle licensed to transport passengers to a destination of their choice in return for payment of a fare
CABROCH
adj. 1768 Sc. - lean, rapacious
n. 1. 1790 Sc. - very lean meat; meat unfit for use
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a person of disagreeable temper and manners; a big, uncouth, greedy person
CABRON
n. 1. Bk1945 US sl. - a man who consents to the adultery of his wife (Western usage)
n. 1974 - a guy, especially a brutish or dim-witted one (Mexican-American usage)
CABS
n. 1996 NZ sl. - wines produced from 'cabernet' grapes
CAB SAV
n. 1990 Aust. & NZ sl. - cabernet sauvignon wine
CAB YAB
n. Brit. sl. - shop talk among taxi drivers
n. 1. M16 sl. - 100
n. 2. 19C - the vagina
n. 3. 1839 US sl. - one hundred dollars; orig. a one hundred dollar bill
n. 4. 1921 US sl. - cocaine; also preceded with 'the'
n. 5. 20C US sl. - heroin (drugs usage)
n. 6. 1960 US sl. - the commission charged by a bookmaker
n. 7. 1966 US sl. - the Viet Cong; a member of the Viet Cong
n. 8. 1976 US sl. - a woman viewed as a sexual object
n. 9. 1988 US sl. - in poker: the third player to the left of the dealer
n. 10. 1990s sl. - methcathinone
n. 11. 1997 US sl. - contraception
n. 12. n. - in cards: clubs
C, THE
n. 1. 1990s US sl. - methcathinone
n. 2. 2003 UK sl. - amphetamines
C-3
adj. 1910s sl. - third-rate, inadequate, inferior; highly unfit
C-47
n. 2003 US - a clothes peg (television and film crews usage)
C.A.
n. 1950s US sl. - a county attorney
CA
n. 1825 Sc. - a soft, foolish person
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a pass between hills
CAAD
vb. 20C W. Indies & UK sl. - to jeer jokingly or mock someone about some event, their appearance or situation (Black British teen usage)
CAALER
n. Bk1892 Eng. dial. - an auctioneer
CAA-VY
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a simpleton
C.A.B.
n. 1990s sl. - a term of derision (complete arse bandit)
CAB
n. 1. M17 sl. - a Cavalier
n. 2. 18C sl. - a cabbage
n. 3. 1790 Eng. dial. - a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat
n. 4. 19C Sc. - a female servant
n. 5. 1811 sl. - a brothel
n. 6. 1820s colloq. - a cabriolet; a public carriage
n. 7. M19 sl. - a cheat, a 'crib'
n. 8. Bk1880 Eng. dial. - a slovenly, untidy person
n. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clumsy person
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small number of persons secretly united in the performance of some undertaking
n. 11. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anything slovenly or untidy
n. 12. Bk1914 Amer. dial. - a cabman
n. 13. - a destroyer commanding officer's term for his ship (World War II Royal Navy usage)
n. 14. c1920 sl. - a motor car (Royal Navy usage)
n. 15. c1925 sl. - a lavatory
n. 16. 1929 Sc. - a gap
n. 17. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - the cockpit of an aeroplane
vb. 1. E19 sl. - to travel by cab
vb. 2. 1825 Sc. sl. - to cheat, to pilfer; to snatch dishonestly or meanly
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to clog with dirt; to soil by handling
vb. 4. 1905 Sc. - to hit on the head with the knuckles
vb. 5. 1980s sl. - to drive a cab
CABAGGED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - covered with mud or dust, dirty
CABAGGLED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - covered with mud or dust, dirty
CABAL
n. 1. E17 arch. - a secret intrigue; a conspiracy; petty plotting
n. 2. M17 arch. - a secret meeting of intriguers
n. 3. M17 - a political clique; a faction
n. 4. 1704 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a group of people met together for gossip; sometimes a party of drinkers
n. 5. 1827 Sc. - a violent dispute
n. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a great noise of talking, etc.
vb. 1. L17 - to combine together for some private end, usually derogatory; to intrigue against
vb. 2. 1866 Sc. - to quarrel, to dispute, to find fault with
CABALIST; CABBALIST
n. 1. c1533 - one skilled in the Jewish ‘Cabbala’, a mysterious doctrine among the ancient Jews
n. 2. 1642 obs. - one who cabals, or adheres to any cabal; a secret intriguer or plotter; a conspirator
CABALL
n. c1450 obs. - a horse
CABALLER
n. 1686 - one who cabals or intrigues; he that engages in close designs; one who enters into plots and intrigues to disturb and change the administration of any government; a conspirator
CABALLERO
n. 1. 1749 - a gentleman
n. 2. 1837 - a horseman
n. 3. 1877 - a Spanish gentleman
n. 4. 20C US - a woman's escort or admirer
CABALLINE
adj. 1430 - pertaining to or suited for a horse
CABALLING
n. 1. a1680 - petty plotting; intriguing
n. 2. 1891 Eng. dial. - gossiping, chattering
CABALLO
n. 1. 1843 Amer. dial. - a horse
n. 2. 1950s sl. - heroin (drugs usage)
n. 3. 1992 US sl. - a person who smuggles drugs into a prison
CABANA
n. 1840 - a cigar
CABANE
n. M19 Can. dial. - a cabin; a hut
CABARET
n. 1. 1632 obs. - a wooden dwelling, a booth, a shed
n. 2. 1656 - a drinking house, a pot-house
n. 3. 1856 - a porcelain tea, coffee, etc., service sometimes accompanied by a small table or tray
vb. 1. 1950 US sl. - to lie in bed masturbating
vb. 2. 1958 US sl. - to use an addictive drug in a semi-controlled pattern; to get extremely intoxicated (drugs usage)
CABARETIER
n. Bk1885 - the keeper of a cabaret; an alehouse or tavern-keeper in France
CABAROUSE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a thickening or hardening of the skin
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to pull altogether at a rope with shouting and singing (seaman's usage)
CABASE
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - the head
CABAZA
n. 19C sl. - the head
CABBA-CABBA
adj. 1990s W. Indies - rough, vulgar, badly dressed
CABBAGE
adj. 1990 NZ sl. - poor-quality
n. 1. 1567 obs. rare - a den or lair
n. 2. M17 sl. - small off-cuts of material, taken from the job in hand and sold off as perks by tailors
n. 3. 1690 sl. rare - a tailor
n. 4. L17 sl. - a form of hairdressing resembling a chignon, popular in the late 17th century and early 18th century
n. 5. M18 sl. - a person, a fellow, a chap
n. 6. E19 sl. - deceitful talk
n. 7. M19 sl. - a 'crib' or other form of cheat used by schoolchildren
n. 8. 1843 sl. - a cheap, inferior cigar
n. 9. 1844 - (derogatory) a stupid, dull, inactive person; a silly person
n. 10. M19 Amer. sl. - tobacco
n. 11. 1870 sl. obs. - a translation or other piece of writing secretly used or copied y a pupil or student (school usage)
n. 12. L19 Aust. sl. - a native or inhabitant of Victoria, Australia
n. 13. Bk1891 sl. - the vagina
n. 14. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the head
n. 15. 1903 sl. - money, banknotes, paper money, cash (orig. US)
n. 16. 20C S. Afr. - a 10-rand banknote
n. 17. 20C sl. - lettuce (Cranbrook School usage)
n. 18. sl. - Cab Calloway's nickname (African-American usage)
n. 19. 1940s sl. - a girl, a young woman
n. 20. 1942 Amer. dial. - a dollar
n. 21. - a bomb (World War II Royal Air Force usage)
n. 22. 1945 US sl. - medals and decorations (military usage)
n. 23. 1986 NZ sl. - low grade marijuana (drugs usage)
n. 24. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a person with no ambition or incentive
n. 25. 1994 US sl. - a coronary artery bypass graft
n. 26. 1987 colloq. - (offensive) a brain-damaged or mentally subnormal person; an inert, incapable person
vb. 1. a1529 - to cut off a deer's head close behind the horns; to cut off the head of a deer
vb. 2. 1703 rare - to purloin or pilfer pieces; to appropriate surreptitiously; orig. said of a tailor appropriating part of the cloth given to him to make up into garments
vb. 3. 1773 rare - to copy, to plagiarize
vb. 4. 19C sl. - to destroy; to defeat
vb. 5. 1810 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to appropriate surreptitiously; to pilfer, to rob
vb. 6. M19 US sl. - to grab
vb. 7. 1884 Eng. sl. - to copy (schoolboy usage)
vb. 8. 1980s NZ sl. - to smoke marijuana, esp. low-grade marijuana (drugs usage)
vb. 9. 2000s sl. - to be intoxicated by drugs or drink
vb. 10. 2001 UK sl. - to become vegetable-like
CABBAGE, THE
n. 1. L19 sl. - the Savoy Theatre, London
n. 2. 1972 NZ sl. - the overnight Picton-Christchurch express goods train carrying vegetables for the Christchurch market
CABBAGE BOAT
n. 1987 NZ sl. - a boat formerly used to transport vegetables to market
CABBAGE CIGAR
n. 1875 Amer. dial. - a cigar of poor quality
CABBAGE-CONTRACTOR
n. 1690 sl. - a tailor
CABBAGE CUTTER
n. 1977 US sl. - a freight engine (railway usage)
CABBAGED
adj. 1. 1729 colloq. - pilfered, as shreds by a tailor
adj. 2. 1992 UK sl. - mentally and physically exhausted; brain-dead from overwork
adj. 3. 1990s sl. - rendered imbecilic
adj. 4. 1991 sl. - drunk or drugged
adj. 5. 1991 UK sl. - under the influence of MDMA (ecstasy)
CABBAGE-EATER
n. 1. L17 sl. - a tailor
n. 2. 1942 US sl. - (offensive) a German or Russian immigrant
CABBAGE-FIELD
n. L19 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
CABBAGE FLOWER
n. 1693 obs. - a cauliflower
CABBAGE GARDEN
n. 1. L19 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
n. 2. 1882 Aust. sl. - the state of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE GARDENER
n. 1882 Aust. sl. - a native of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE GARDEN PATCH
n. 20C Aust. sl. - the state of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE-GARDEN PATRIOT
n. 1848 colloq. - a coward (political usage)
CABBAGE-GELDER
n. 1. 1866 sl. - a greengrocer or market-gardener
n. 2. 19C - a country bumpkin
CABBAGE HAT
n. 1. 1940s Aust. & US sl. - an informer (rhyming sl. for 'rat')
n. 2. 1979 UK sl. - a Royal Marine
CABBAGE-HEAD
n. 1. 1682 - (derogatory) a brainless fellow; a stupid person; a blockhead, oaf, fool, simpleton; a thickhead; a silly person
n. 2. 1839 sl. - a person's head, used disparagingly; the head of a simpleton
n. 3. M19 US sl. - (derogatory) a nickname for a German or a Dutchman
n. 4. 2000s US sl. - one who will try any drug (drugs usage)
CABBAGE-HEADED
adj. 1846 Amer. sl. - having a large, round head; stupid
CABBAGE HILL
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a German settlement area
CABBAGE JOHN
n. 1900s Aust. sl. - a Chinese vegetable seller
CABBAGE-LEAF
n. 1. c1840 sl. - a poor-quality cigar
n. 2. 1939 US sl. - money, banknotes
n. 3. 1935 Amer. dial. - a glass marble with greenish internal markings
CABBAGE LEAVES
n. 1. 1942 US sl. - large ears
n. 2. 1930s Amer. sl. - paper currency; money; banknotes
CABBAGE-LOOKING
adj. 1895 - silly-looking; naive, gullible .
CABBAGE-MONGER
n. L17 sl. - a tailor
CABBAGE NIGHT
n. 1975 Amer. dial. - the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks
CABBAGE ONTO
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. - to grab; to steal
CABBAGE OUT
vb. 2003 NZ sl. - to relax
CABBAGE-PATCH
n. 1.1862 - the place where newborn babies are found (chiefly American usage)
n. 2. 1862 US sl. - a place or thing of little importance; a remote, insignificant place
n. 3. 1882 Aust. sl. - the state of Victoria, Australia
n. 4. L19 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
n. 5. 1902 Amer. dial. - a small town or neighbourhood of ramshackle houses, esp. one associated with a mine; a shantytown; also used with 'the'
n. 6. 1996 UK sl. - Kingston prison in Portsmouth
CABBAGE PATCHER
n. 1882 Aust. sl. - a native of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE PLANT
n. c1820 sl. - an umbrella
CABBAGER
n. 1. 1690 sl. - a tailor
n. 2. M19 Aust. sl. - a layabout; a lazy, idle person
CABBAGE ROLL
n. M19 sl. - a poor-quality cigar
CABBAGE ROSE
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a peony
CABBAGE-RUNT
n. 1923 Sc. - a cabbage stalk
CABBAGE STATE
n. 1882 Aust. sl. - the state of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE STATER
n. 1882 Aust. sl. - a native of Victoria, Australia
CABBAGE-STUMP NIGHT
n. 1. Irish sl. - Halloween
n. 2. 1975 Amer. dial. - the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks
CABBAGE-STUMPS
n. L19 sl. - the legs
CABBAGE TOWN
n. 1. 1967 US sl. - the German immigrant section of a town
n. 2. 1958 Can. sl. - a mixed residential and business area near downtown in Toronto, Canada, whose inhabitants were believed to exist on a diet of cabbage
n. 3. 1967 sl. - the poor area of a town; any run-down urban area; a slum
CABBAGE TRAIN
n. 1972 NZ sl. - the overnight Picton-Christchurch express goods train carrying vegetables for the Christchurch market
CABBAGE TREE
vb. 1940s US sl. - to flee (rhyming sl.)
CABBAGE-TREE HAT
n. 1. Aust. - a broad-brimmed hat made from the leaves of the cabbage tree
n. 2. 1940s Aust. & US sl. - an informer (rhyming sl. for 'rat')
CABBAGE TREE MOB
n. 1852 Aust. sl. - an unruly set of young fellows, dressed in a suit of fustian or colonial tweed, and the emblem of their order, the low-crowned cabbage-palm hat - the main object of their enmity seems to be the ordinary black headpiece worn by respectable persons, which is ruthlessly knocked over the eyes of the wearer as he passes or enters the theatre
CABBAGING
n. 1707 colloq. - pilfering, purloining
CABBAGIO PERFUMO
n. L19 sl. - a cheap cigar
CABBAGITES
n. c1850 Aust. sl. - a class of layabouts or roughs, typified by the wearing of a 'cabbage-tree hat' (a hat made of woven cabbage-tree or cabbage-palm leaves)
CABBALA
n. 1641 obs. - an unwritten tradition
CABBALISM
n. a1592 - mystic or occult doctrine; mystery
CABBALIST
n. 1. c1533 - one skilled in the Jewish ‘Cabbala’, a mysterious doctrine among the ancient Jews
n. 2. a1592 - one skilled in mystic arts or learning
n. 3. 1642 - one who cabals, or adheres to any cabal; a secret intriguer or plotter; a conspirator
CABBALISTIC
adj. 1625 - having a private or mystic sense; mysterious
CABBALISTICAL
adj. a1593 - having a private or mystic sense; mysterious
CABBALIZE
vb. 1660 obs. - to speak mystically
CABBED
adj. 1854 Eng. dial. - blotched, messy, soiled by handling
CABBER
n. 1. 1757 Sc. obs. - a corruption of 'cupboard'
n. 2. 1832 colloq. obs. - a cab-horse
n. 3. 20C Irish sl. - a ring of dirt around the neck
CABBIE
adj. sl. - addicted to the joys of motoring
n. 1. 1808 Sc. obs. - a small barrow or box, with two wheels, used by feeble persons for drawing anything after them
n. 2. 1829 colloq. - a cab-driver; now, spec., a taxi-driver
n. 3. L1940 sl. - a ride in a motor vehicle (army usage)
vb. 1974 UK - to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven (Army usage)
CABBING
n. 1846 - a driving a taxicab or, formerly, a taxi carriage, or a hiring out of such vehicles
CABBITCH
n. 1924 Sc. - cabbage
CABBLAN
n. Bk1898 Sc. - dispute, quarrelling
CABBLE
n. 1866 Sc. - a violent dispute
vb. 1. 1866 Sc. - to find fault with in a querulous manner
vb. 2. 1866 Sc. - to dispute violently, to quarrel, to wrangle
CABBLED
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - dirty, soiled by handling
CABBLING
adj. 1866 Sc. - querulous, troublesome
CABBOUZE
n. 1747 Amer. dial. - a cook's galley on a vessel; a caboose
CABBRACH
adj. 1768 Sc. obs. - rapacious, laying hold of everything
n. 1866 Sc. - a big, uncouth, greedy person; a person of disagreeable temper and manners
CABBY
adj. 1. 1889 Eng. dial. - sticky, adhesive, dirty, muddy; used also of weather
adj. 2. sl. - addicted to the joys of motoring
n. 1. 1859 - a cab-driver; now, spec., a taxi-driver
n. 2. L1940 - a ride in a motor vehicle (army usage)
vb. 1974 UK - to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven (Army usage)
CABBY-CAR
n. Ireland - a hand-propelled railway trolley
CABBY HOUSE
n. Ireland - a child's playhouse
CABBY-LAB
n. 1864 Sc. - altercation, wrangling; confused speaking, many persons talking at the same time
CABBY-LABBY
n. 1794 Sc. - altercation, wrangling; confused speaking, many persons talking at the same time
vb. 1808 Sc. - to altercate, to wrangle
CABDOM
n. 1853 rare - the world or community of cab drivers or owners; also, a being a cab driver or owner
CABELLO
n. 2003 sl. - cocaine
CABER
n. 1. 1866 Sc. - a strong person of a somewhat stubborn disposition
n. 2. 1907 Sc. - an old lean useless horse
n. 3. 1925 Sc. - a big, coarse, clumsy man
CABEZ
n. 1956 Trinidad and Tobago - intelligence
CABEZA
n. 1. 1853 Amer. sl. - the head
n. 2. Bk1890 - in the Philippine Islands: a chief
CAB FREIGHT
n. 1961 US sl. - an attractive woman passenger in a truck
CAB-HAPPY
adj. c1950 sl. - very keen on driving motor vehicles (army usage)
CAB-HOLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a receptacle for rubbish
CAB-HORSE KNEES
n. 20C - the effect produced but the wrinkling at the knees of a ballet dancer's tights when on (ballet dancers' usage)
CABIN
n. 1. 1362 obs. - a cell, as in a convent or prison
n. 2. a1400 obs. - a temporary shelter of slight materials; a tent, a booth, a temporary hut; a soldier's tent or temporary shelter
n. 3. 1377 obs. - a natural cave or grotto; the den or hole of a wild beast
n. 4. 1594 obs. - a small room; a bedroom, a boudoir
n. 5. 1598 obs. - a berth in a ship
n. 6. L19 - fourteen days confinement to the ship's cells (Royal Navy usage)
n. 7. 1906 Amer. dial. - the caboose on a railroad train
n. 8. 1969 Amer. dial. - a cubby or small storage space inside a house
n. 9. 1979 Indian English - an office; an office cubicle
vb. 1. 1586 - to dwell, to lodge, to take shelter in a cabin
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to blindfold
CABIN-BED
n. 1719 obs. - a berth
CABIN BOY
n. 1726 - a boy whose duty is to wait on the officers and passengers in the cabin of a ship
CABIN CAR
n. 1879 Amer. dial. - the caboose on a railroad train
CABIN-CRACKER
n. 1887 sl. - a thief breaking into a ship's cabins (nautical usage)
CABIN-CRACKING
n. 1887sl. - the act of breaking into a ship's cabins (nautical usage)
CABIN CRUISER
n. Brit. sl. - the boozer (rhyming sl.)
CABINE
n. 1961 Amer. dial. - an outhouse
CABINED
adj. 1. 1637 - confined in a narrow space
adj. 2. 1854 - cramped, hampered, confined in action, thought, etc.
CABINET
adj. - private, confidential, secret
n. 1. c1550 obs. - a secret receptacle, treasure-chamber, or store-house
n. 2. 1565 arch. or obs. - a small chamber or room; a private apartment, a boudoir
n. 3. 1572 obs. - a little cabin, hut, soldier's tent; a rustic cottage; a dwelling, lodging; a den of a beast
n. 4. 1579 obs. - a summer-house or bower in a garden
n. 5. 1676 obs. or arch. - a room devoted to the display of works of art; a museum, picture-gallery, etc.
n. 6. 1957 Amer. dial. - a milkshake made with ice cream
CABINETABLE
adj. 1896 colloq. - fit to belong to a political cabinet (political & journalistic usage)
CABINET COUNSELLOR
n. 1611 - a private counsellor; a member of the Cabinet
CABINET D'AISANCE
n. Fr. sl. - a W.C.; a restroom
CABINETED
adj. 1680 rare - enclosed as in a cabinet; shut up
CABINETEER
n. 1837 - one who has official connection with a cabinet
CABINET-MAKER
n. 1. 1681 - one whose business it is to make cabinets, and the finer kind of joiner's work - a maker of furniture
n. 2. 1884 - one who constructs a political cabinet
CABINET MINISTER
n. 1817 - in the UK, Canada, and other Commonwealth countries: a member of a parliamentary cabinet
CABINET-WRIGHT
n. 1869 Sc. - a cabinet-maker
CABIN-FASHION POTATOES
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - potatoes cup up raw and fried in bacon grease
CABIN FEVER
n. 1918 sl. - lassitude, restlessness, impatience, or irritability as a result of being confined in too small a space, with no variety in companions or occupations
CABIN GIRL
n. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - a chambermaid, esp. a girl or woman whose job it is to make the beds and straighten up the rooms each day on a ship, at a motel, or the like
CABIN-HUNT
vb. 1920 Ireland - to go about from house to house to gossip
CABIN STABBING
n. 2001Jamaica sl. - from a male perspective: an act of conventional sexual intercourse
CAB IT
vb. E19 sl. - to travel by cab
CAB-JOINT
n. 1. L19 Brit. & US sl. - an establishment offering illegal goods or services
n. 2. 1930 sl. - a brothel whose customers are spotted and transported by taxi drivers (orig. US)
n. 3. 1930s sl. - a nightclub to which patrons would be steered, were they to request such a place, by a complaisant cab-driver (orig. US)
CABLE
n. 1. M18 US sl. - the penis
n. 2. 1990s US sl. - a thick gold chain (African-American usage)
CABLED
adj. 2004 US sl. - of a vehicle: equipped with a winch
CABLE-FUNK
n. M19 UK sl. - fear of being hanged (criminals' usage)
CABLE-HANGER
n. 1732 colloq. obs. - a person who dredges or fishes for oysters (on the Medway), not being free of the fishery, and are presented and punished by the Court (nautical usage)
CABLESE
n. 1952 - the contracted or cryptic jargon used in cablegrams, esp. by journalists
CABLISH
n. 1594 obs. - trees blown down, or branches blown off by the wind (from the OED: explained by the legal antiquaries of the 16th century as = brushwood)
CABMAN
n. 1850 - the driver of a public hired cab
CABMAN'S FAREWELL
n. 1940s sl. - any form of farewell that is essentially a curse
CABMAN'S RESTS
n. c1870 sl. - the bosom; the female breasts
CAB MAT
n. 1. L19 sl. - a prostitute
n. 2. L19 sl. - the vagina
CAB-MOLL
n. 1. 1859 sl. - a prostitute; orig. the moll or molly of a brothel
n. 2. 1859 sl. - a prostitute addicted professionally to cabs and trains
n. 3. Bk1895 Aust. sl. - a low woman (criminals' usage)
CABOB
n. 1690 - a leg of mutton stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs
CABOBBLE
vb. 1880 Eng. dial. - to mystify, to puzzle, to confuse
CABOBBLED
adj. 1880 Eng. dial. - confused, puzzled, perplexed Eng. dial.(also nautical usage)
CABOCHE
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - the head
vb. a1425 obs. - to cut the head of a deer close behind the horns
CABOD
vb. 1753 obs. rare - ? to edge or border
CÁBÓG
n. 2004 Irish sl. - an ignorant male; a rustic clodhopper
CABON
adv. 1872 Aust sl. - much (orig. Aboriginal usage)
CABOODLE
n. 1. 1848 sl. - a crowd; the whole lot; all; a large mixed-up collection of objects or people
n. 2. Bk1891 Amer. sl. - a bachelor's quarters
n. 3. 1944 Amer. sl. - the head
CABOONER
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - a rich strike in mining
CABOOSE
n. 1. 19C US sl. - a person who continually follows along behind; a hanger-on; someone bringing up the rear
n. 2. 19C Amer. sl. - a bachelor's quarters
n. 3. 1839 - a hut, a cabin; a poor dwelling (chiefly N. American)
n. 4. 1839 Amer. dial. - any small cramped building or place within a building
n. 5. M19 US sl. - a cubby-hole, a small room
n. 6. M19 sl. - a kitchen
n. 7. M19 US sl. - any form of place or room
n. 8. 1848 Amer. dial. - a cook's galley on a vessel
n. 9. 1865 US sl. - a jail; a prison
n. 10. 20C sl. - the back
n. 11. 1919 US sl. - the buttocks
n. 12. 1920s US sl. - a slow-witted person
n. 13. c1950 sl. - a motorcycle sidecar (motorcyclists' usage)
n. 14. 1950s US sl. - the last or youngest child in a family
n. 15. 1950s US sl. - penury; poor living circumstances
n. 16. 1958 Amer. - a bunkhouse (logging usage)
n. 17. 1960s US sl. - the final participant in serial sex; the last male to copulate in a group sex act (college usage)
n. 18. 1969 Amer. dial. - one who allows himself to be duped
n. 19. 1969 Amer. dial. - one who follows or imitates others
n. 20. 1985 Cayman Islands - a cooking shed
vb. 1. L19 US sl. - to imprison
vb. 2. 2000s US sl. - to sodomize
CABOOSE BOUNCE
n. 1929 US sl. - a train consisting of nothing more than an engine and a brake-van (caboose)
CABOOSE HOP
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - a short train consisting of only and engine and a caboose
CABOOSE MICE
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - an imaginary disease
CABOOSH
n. 1. 1929 Sc. - a crowd
n. 2. 20C sl. - an office; a small cabin or compartment (Royal Navy usage)
CABOTAGE
n. 1831 - coasting; coast-pilotage; the coast carrying trade by sea (nautical usage)
CABOTIN
n.1903 - a charlatan; a low-class actor
CABOTINAGE
n. 1894 - the life or behaviour characteristic of low-class actors, with implication of 'playing to the gallery'
CABOULDER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - in marbles: a very large marble, used as a bowling shooter
CABOUSE
n. 1766 Amer. dial. - a cook's galley on a vessel
CABRACH-SWEETIE
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a box on the ear
CAB RANK
n. 1950s sl. - a bank (rhyming sl.)
CAB-RANKER
n. 1920s sl. - a cheap cigar
CAB-RANK TECHNIQUE
n. 1940 - a number of aircraft raiding in line, one after the other (Royal Air Force usage)
CABRE
vb. 1600 obs. - to caper, as a horse
CABRIOLE
n. 1. 1659 obs. rare - a capricious act or trick
n. 2. 1728 obs. - a caper of a horse
n. 3. 1753 - a leap or caper; a jump in which the dancer touches the calves of the legs together in the air
n. 4. 1756 obs. - a light, two-wheeled, hooded chaise, drawn by a single horse
CABRIOLET
n. 1760 - a light two-wheeled chaise drawn by a single horse, having a folding hood and usually an apron to cover the lap and legs of the occupants; such a vehicle licensed to transport passengers to a destination of their choice in return for payment of a fare
CABROCH
adj. 1768 Sc. - lean, rapacious
n. 1. 1790 Sc. - very lean meat; meat unfit for use
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - a person of disagreeable temper and manners; a big, uncouth, greedy person
CABRON
n. 1. Bk1945 US sl. - a man who consents to the adultery of his wife (Western usage)
n. 1974 - a guy, especially a brutish or dim-witted one (Mexican-American usage)
CABS
n. 1996 NZ sl. - wines produced from 'cabernet' grapes
CAB SAV
n. 1990 Aust. & NZ sl. - cabernet sauvignon wine
CAB YAB
n. Brit. sl. - shop talk among taxi drivers
CACA - CACZ
CACA
n. 1. L19 sl. - excrement; faeces, dung
n. 2. 20C sl. - defecation
n. 3. 1960s US sl. - heroin, esp. low-quality or bogus heroin (drugs usage)
n. 4. 1969 US sl. - marijuana, esp. if poor quality, adulterated, or fake
n. 5. 1970s US sl. - nonsense, rubbish; foolishness
n. 6. 1995 US sl. - drugs
vb. 20C - to defecate
int. 1970s sl. - an exclamation of negation or anger
CACA-BACCA
n. Brit. sl. - cannabis
CACADA
n. 20C W. Indies - a little food or a very small amount of money, typically used to appease a beggar
CACAFOGO
n. a1640 - a hothead; a blusterer
CACAFUEGO
n. 1625 - a spitfire; a furious, fierce fellow; a braggart, a blusterer, a noisy bully; a very difficult or devilish person; one with a fiery temper
CACA-HOLE
n. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - the anus
CA' CANNY
n. 1. 1895 Sc. - a deliberate reduction of working speed and production by workers, to express their discontent
n. 2. 1896 Sc. - moderation or wariness
vb. 1913 Sc. - to go easy; to proceed warily or cautiously; to go slow; deliberately to restrict output or effort
CACATION
n. ? 17C - excretion
CACATORIUM
n. 19C sl. Brit. sl. - an old term for a lavatory, an old outhouse
CACATORY
adj. 1684 obs. rare - attended with looseness of the bowels
CACEMPHATON
n. 1622 obs. rare - an ill-sounding or harsh-sounding expression
CACESTOGENOUS
adj. 1933 - caused by unfavourable home environment
CACHE
n. 1. 1444-5 Sc. obs. - a game resembling tennis in which the ball is struck with the hand
n. 2. 1790 Sc. - a shake, jog
vb. 1768 Sc. - to shake, to knock about
CACHED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
CACHEKOW
n. 1513 Sc. obs. - a cow-catcher or cattle-pounder; hence, a bailiff
CACHEPELL
n. 1. 1586 Sc. obs. - a court or yard in which the game of cachepell (n. 2.) is played
n. 2. 1539 Sc. obs. - a game resembling tennis in which the ball is struck with the hand
CACHEPOT
n. 1872 - an ornamental holder for a flowerpot
CACHERE
n. c1340 obs. rare - a hunter
CACHEREL
n. a1325 obs. - a catchpoll, a beagle, a 'bulldog'
CACHERO
n. 20C US sl. - a prison homosexual (prison usage)
CACHE-SEXE
n. 1926 - a covering for the genitals
CACHESPELL
n. 1. 1526 Sc. obs. - a tennis court
n. 2. 1568 Sc. obs. - the game of tennis
CACHESPULE
n. 1. 1526 Sc. obs. - a tennis court
n. 2. 1568 Sc. - the game of tennis
CACHINNATE
vb. 1824 - to laugh loudly or immoderately
CACHINNATION
n. 1623 - loud or immoderate laughter
CACHINNATOR
n. a1800 - a loud or immoderate laugher
CACHINNATORY
adj. 1828 - connected with loud or immoderate laughter
CACHUNK!
int. Bk1891 Amer. sl. - intended to convey an imitation of the sound of a falling body
CACIQUE
n. 1. - a slightly pompous person
n. 2. 1872 - a political boss
CACK
adj. 1.1978 sl. - very bad; worthless, useless (chiefly British usage)
adj. 2. 1996 UK sl. - contemptible, unpleasant, disgusting, loathsome, inferior
n. 1. E15 sl. - excrement; faeces, dung
n. 2. 1895 sl. - a small child
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anything very soft
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child's boot or shoe below a certain size
n. 5. 1900s US sl. - a respected person; an important figure in the community (African-American usage)
n. 6. 1936 Amer. dial. - a saddle, esp. an old or ill-fitting one
n. 7. 1954 UK sl. - rubbish, nonsense
n. 8. 1960s US sl. - a good-looking woman (college usage)
n. 9. 1960s sl. - a left-handed person
n. 10. 1970s sl. - a general term of abuse; a contemptuous term for an individual
n. 11. 1989 Aust. sl. - someone or something extremely funny; someone who has a good sense of humour
n. 12. 1990s Aust. sl. - a laugh
n. 13. 1990s sl. - rubbish, dirt, filth
vb. 1. 1436 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to void excrement, to defecate
vb. 2. L19 sl. - to fall asleep
vb. 3. L19 sl. - to make a mess
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cackle, to chatter
vb. 5. B1900 - to boast, to brag, esp. of one's good fortune (Eng. dial. & US African American usage)
vb. 6. 1900s US sl. - to kill (African-American usage)
vb. 7. 20C US colloq. - to vomit
vb. 8. 1933 Amer. dial. - to throw cactus on an animal to make it fight
vb. 9. 1960s sl. - to be terrified
vb. 10. 1960s US sl. - to amaze
vb. 11. 1990s Aust. & US sl. - to joke, to have a laugh, to laugh
CACKBAG
n. 1950s sl. - a general pejorative term, whether of people or things
CACK BISCUIT
n. 1961 Amer. dial. - a saddle sore
CACK-BROAD
n. 1940s US sl. - a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman (African-American usage)
CACK-CATCHERS
n. Aust. sl. - trousers tied at the ankles, as worn by country farm-workers
CACKED
adj. 1990s US sl. - messed up (teen usage)
CACKER
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - the gullet; the windpipe
n. 2. 1990s US sl. - a blunderer; one who makes a mess
CACKEREL
n. 1659 obs. - dysentery
CACKERMANDER
n. Eng. dial. - a friend
CACKERSARNIE
n. 1980s UK sl. - the condition that exists when someone pulls your trousers or underpants forcefully upward, forming a wedge between buttock cheeks; the act of putting someone in that position (chiefly schoolboys' usage)
CACKEY
n. 1916 Amer. dial. - human excrement
vb. 1916 Amer. dial. - to void excrement
CACK-FACE
n. 1990s sl. - a term of insult
CACK-HAND
n. 2000s sl. - a clumsy, awkward person
CACK-HANDED
adj. 1. 1854 Eng. dial. or colloq. - left-handed
adj. 2. 1854 Eng. dial. or colloq. - clumsy, awkward, unhandy
CACKIE
n. L19 sl. - human excrement
vb. L19 sl. - to void excrement
CACKIE-KNUCKLE
n. Ireland - a shot in children's marbles game
CACKIES
n. 1990 US sl. - trousers, esp. khakis
CACK IT
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to be very nervous or worried; to feel thoroughly frightened
CACKLE
n. 1. 1676 sl. - idle, inconsequent, noisy chatter; foolish talk
n. 2. c1840 sl. - the patter of clowns
n. 3. 1856 - a concealed laugh; a chuckle
n. 4. c1870 sl. - the dialogue of a play
n. 5. 1930s US sl. - an egg
vb. 1. 1530 UK - to chatter; to talk inconsequentially; to prattle
vb. 2. 1698 US & UK sl. - to confess and/or to inform on others; to reveal secrets through indiscreet talk; to blab (criminals' usage)
vb. 3. 1712 - to chuckle, to laugh, to giggle
vb. 4. 1847 - to talk loudly or fussily about a petty achievement, like a hen after laying an egg
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to stutter, to speak indistinctly
vb. 6. 1963 US sl. - as part of a controlled roll of dice: to give them the appearance and sound of being shaken while actually perverting their turning
CACKLEBERRIES AND GRUNTS
n. 1925 Amer. sl. - bacon and eggs
CACKLEBERRY
n. 1916 Aust. & US sl. - an egg used for food
CACKLEBIRD
n. 1966 Amer. sl. - a chicken; a hen
CACKLE-BLADDER
n. 1930s US sl. - a small bladder of chicken blood held in the mouth and used by criminals to counterfeit the coughing up of blood (criminals' usage)
CACKLE-BROAD
n. 1940s US sl. - a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman (African-American usage)
CACKLE-CHUCKER
n. c1860 obs. - in the theatre: a prompter (theatrical usage)
CACKLE CRATE
n. 1942 US sl. - a truck hauling chickens (trucking usage)
CACKLE FACTORY
n. 1940s US sl. - an insane asylum; a mental hospital; a psychiatric institution
CACKLE-FAKER
n. Bk1891 - an actor (theatrical usage)
CACKLE FRUIT
n. 1966 Amer. sl. - eggs
CACKLE JELLY
n. 1941 US sl. - an egg; a serving of eggs (army usage)
CACKLE-MERCHANT
n. c1860 sl. - a dramatic author (theatrical usage)
CACKLE ONE'S FAT
vb. 1940s sl. - to brag, to boast; to express a self-opinionated, esp. if contradictory, point of view
CACKLER
n. 1. a1400 - a noisy talker; a blab; a tattler; a telltale
n. 2. 1673 sl. - a fowl; a hen
n. 3. c1840 sl. - an actor or showman who has a talking part; loosely, an actor (circus and showmen's usage)
n. 4. 1926 US sl. - an office worker, a clerk (orig. tramps' usage)
n. 5. 1930s US sl. - an egg (criminals' usage)
CACKLER'S-KEN
n. 1788 sl. - a hen-roost; a fowl-house
CACKLE-STOMACHED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having a stomach easily disgusted, squeamish; over-particular
CACKLE-TUB
n. 1. M19 sl. - a preacher
n. 2. 1888 sl. - a pulpit
CACKLING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stuttering, stammering
n. 1530 - loud idle talk or chattering, talebearing; used chiefly of women
CACKLING-CHEAT; CACKLING-CHETE
n. 1567 sl. - a fowl
CACKLING-COVE
n. c1830 sl. - an actor (theatrical usage)
CACKLING-FART
n. L17 sl. - an egg
CACKO
adj. 1960s Aust. sl. - extremely drunk
CACK ON
vb. 1990s UK - to reprimand (juvenile usage)
CACK ONE'S CORDUROYS
vb. Aust. sl. - to be extremely scared
CACK ONESELF (LAUGHING)
vb. 1987 Aust. sl. - to laugh uncontrollably
CACK ONE'S PANTS
vb. Aust. sl. - to be extremely scared; to be absolutely terrified
CACKPIKE
n. 1990s sl. - the anus, the rectum
CACKPIKE COSMONAUT
n. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
CACKS
n. 1. 1920s Eng. dial. - children's shoes
n. 2. 1980s sl. - knickers
n. 3. 1980s sl. - trousers (teen usage)
CACK SCHOOL
n. c1945 US sl. - a kindergarten or infants' school 'which need facilities for relief of nature constantly and instantly at hand'
CACKY
adj. 1. 1937 sl. - covered with excrement; hence, dirty, filthy, malodorous
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - soft, flabby, not firm, over-fat
adj. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. - sticky, muddy
adj. 4. 1970s sl. - disgusting; contemptible; worthless; second-rate
adj. 5. 1981 US sl. - in the language of striptease: overtly if not excessively sexual
n. 1. 1899 sl. - human excrement
n. 2. 1984 UK - a yellowish-brown colour
vb. 1886 Amer. sl. - to void excrement
CACKY-HANDED
adj. 1900s Aust. sl. - left-handed
CACK YOUR DACKS
vb. 1. 1992 Aust. sl. - to become scared
vb. 2. 1992 Aust. sl. - to lose control of your bowels
CACK YOURSELF
vb. 1. 1987 Aust. sl. - to laugh uncontrollably
vb. 2. 2000 UK sl. - to be terrified; to 'shit yourself'
CACOCHYMICAL
adj. 1837 arch. - ill-humoured in disposition
CACODEMON
n. 1. 1594 - an evil spirit
n. 2. 1711 - an evil person; a malignant or deprecated person
n. 3. 1811 obs. - a nightmare
CACODEMONIAC
n. 1657 rare - one possessed with an evil spirit
CACODEMONIAL
adj. a1529 obs. rare - pert. to an evil spirit
CACODEMONIC
adj. 1886 - of the nature of an evil spirit
CACODEMONIZE
vb. 1834-43 rare - to make into a demon
CACODOROUS
adj. 1863 rare - ill-smelling, malodorous
CACODOX
adj. 1716 obs. - holding wrong or evil opinions or doctrines
CACODOXIAN
adj. 1716 rare - holding wrong or evil opinions
CACODOXICAL
adj. 1693 rare - holding wrong or evil opinions
CACODOXY
n. a1864 rare - wrong opinion or doctrine
CACOECONOMY
n. 1819 rare - bad economy, bad management
CACOËPISTIC
adj. 1857 rare - pert. to erroneous or bad pronunciation
CACOËPY
n. 1880 rare - bad or erroneous pronunciation
CACOETHE
adj. 1541 obs. rare - of an ill habit
CACOETHES
n. 1. 1570 - an 'itch' for doing something
n. 2. 1601 - an obstinate or malignant disease
n. 3. 1603 - an evil habit
CACOGEN
n. a1920s - an anti-social person
CACOGRAPHER
n. 1880 - a bad writer or speller
CACOGRAPHIC
adj. 1838 - pert. to bad writing or incorrect spelling
CACOGRAPHICAL
adj. 1838 - pert. to bad writing or incorrect spelling
CACOGRAPHY
n. 1. 1656 - bad writing; bad handwriting
n. 2. 1580 - incorrect spelling; a bad system of spelling, such as that of current English
CACOLIKE
n. 1582 obs. - a Catholic; used as a term of reproach
CACOLOGY
n. 1. 1623 obs. - evil report
n. 2. 1775 - bad speaking, bad choice of words; vicious pronunciation
CACO-MAGICIAN
n. 1656 - an evil magician or sorcerer; one versed in the black art
CACONYM
n. 1889 - an example of bad nomenclature or terminology, esp. in biology and botany
CACOPATHY
n. 1721 obs. rare - an old term for a severe affliction or malady
CACOPHAGY
n. 1730 obs. - a devouring
CACOPHONIC
adj. 1847 - ill-sounding; discordant, harsh
CACOPHONICAL
adj. 1847 - ill-sounding
CACOPHONICALLY
adv. 1864 - with bad, harsh, or unpleasant sound
CACOPHONIOUS
adj. 1833 - harsh-sounding, having a disagreeable sound
CACOPHONIZE
vb. 1872 rare - to make cacophonous
CACOPHONOPHILIST
n. - a lover of harsh sounds
CACOPHONOUS
adj. 1797 - ill-sounding, having a harsh or unpleasant sound
CACOPHONOUSLY
adv. 1864 - with bad, harsh, or unpleasant sound
CACOPHONY
n. 1. 1656 - the quality of having an ill sound; the use of harsh-sounding words or phrases
n. 2. 1831 - moral discord
CACO-RHYTHMIC
adj. a1879 - in bad rhythm
CACOTECHNY
n. 1775 rare - bad art; a mischievous or hurtful art
CACOTOPIA
n. 1818 - a state, imaginary or otherwise, in which everything is as bad as it can possibly be
CACOTROPHY
n. 1708 - a bad or inadequate diet; imperfect nutrition
CACOTYPE
n. 1853 rare - a faulty or imperfect description in print
CACO-ZEAL
n. 1. 1579 obs. - perverse affectation or imitation, as a fault of style
n. 2. 1608 obs. - perverted or misdirected zeal
CACOZEALOUS
adj. 1676 obs. - ill-affected, or badly imitating
CACQUET
n. 1567 obs. rare - cackle, tattle, babble
CACTIFIED
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - assuming a false appearance of superiority; stuck up
CACTUS
adj. 1945 Aust. sl. - ruined, useless, wrecked
n. 1. 1940 Amer. dial. - a packsaddle
n. 2. 1944 Aust. sl. - a remote place, the backblocks
n. 3. 1960s sl. - mescaline, peyote (drugs usage)
n. 4. 1994 US sl. - a severely burnt patient (hospital usage)
CACTUS BOOMER
n. 1928 US - a nickname for wild brush cattle (Western usage)
CACTUS BUTTONS
n. 1960s - mescaline (drugs usage)
CACTUS HEAD
n. 1960s sl. - mescaline (drugs usage)
CACTUS JUICE
n. 1. 1960s - tequila, mescal
n. 2. 1970s US sl. - mescaline
CACTUS LEAGUE
n. 1976 US sl. - in baseball: major-league teams holding spring training in the Southwest
CACTUS PATCH
n. 1976 US - Phoenix, Arizona (jocular usage)
CACTUS STOVE
n. 1944 NZ sl. - a rough and ready 'bush' stove
CACUMEN
n. - a top or point
CACUMINATE
vb. 1656 obs. rare - to make sharp; to form into a sharp top like a pyramid
CACUMINATION
n. 1678 obs. - a making sharp at the top
CACUMINOUS
adj. 1871 rare - of a tree: having a pyramidal top
n. 1. L19 sl. - excrement; faeces, dung
n. 2. 20C sl. - defecation
n. 3. 1960s US sl. - heroin, esp. low-quality or bogus heroin (drugs usage)
n. 4. 1969 US sl. - marijuana, esp. if poor quality, adulterated, or fake
n. 5. 1970s US sl. - nonsense, rubbish; foolishness
n. 6. 1995 US sl. - drugs
vb. 20C - to defecate
int. 1970s sl. - an exclamation of negation or anger
CACA-BACCA
n. Brit. sl. - cannabis
CACADA
n. 20C W. Indies - a little food or a very small amount of money, typically used to appease a beggar
CACAFOGO
n. a1640 - a hothead; a blusterer
CACAFUEGO
n. 1625 - a spitfire; a furious, fierce fellow; a braggart, a blusterer, a noisy bully; a very difficult or devilish person; one with a fiery temper
CACA-HOLE
n. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago - the anus
CA' CANNY
n. 1. 1895 Sc. - a deliberate reduction of working speed and production by workers, to express their discontent
n. 2. 1896 Sc. - moderation or wariness
vb. 1913 Sc. - to go easy; to proceed warily or cautiously; to go slow; deliberately to restrict output or effort
CACATION
n. ? 17C - excretion
CACATORIUM
n. 19C sl. Brit. sl. - an old term for a lavatory, an old outhouse
CACATORY
adj. 1684 obs. rare - attended with looseness of the bowels
CACEMPHATON
n. 1622 obs. rare - an ill-sounding or harsh-sounding expression
CACESTOGENOUS
adj. 1933 - caused by unfavourable home environment
CACHE
n. 1. 1444-5 Sc. obs. - a game resembling tennis in which the ball is struck with the hand
n. 2. 1790 Sc. - a shake, jog
vb. 1768 Sc. - to shake, to knock about
CACHED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - drunk
CACHEKOW
n. 1513 Sc. obs. - a cow-catcher or cattle-pounder; hence, a bailiff
CACHEPELL
n. 1. 1586 Sc. obs. - a court or yard in which the game of cachepell (n. 2.) is played
n. 2. 1539 Sc. obs. - a game resembling tennis in which the ball is struck with the hand
CACHEPOT
n. 1872 - an ornamental holder for a flowerpot
CACHERE
n. c1340 obs. rare - a hunter
CACHEREL
n. a1325 obs. - a catchpoll, a beagle, a 'bulldog'
CACHERO
n. 20C US sl. - a prison homosexual (prison usage)
CACHE-SEXE
n. 1926 - a covering for the genitals
CACHESPELL
n. 1. 1526 Sc. obs. - a tennis court
n. 2. 1568 Sc. obs. - the game of tennis
CACHESPULE
n. 1. 1526 Sc. obs. - a tennis court
n. 2. 1568 Sc. - the game of tennis
CACHINNATE
vb. 1824 - to laugh loudly or immoderately
CACHINNATION
n. 1623 - loud or immoderate laughter
CACHINNATOR
n. a1800 - a loud or immoderate laugher
CACHINNATORY
adj. 1828 - connected with loud or immoderate laughter
CACHUNK!
int. Bk1891 Amer. sl. - intended to convey an imitation of the sound of a falling body
CACIQUE
n. 1. - a slightly pompous person
n. 2. 1872 - a political boss
CACK
adj. 1.1978 sl. - very bad; worthless, useless (chiefly British usage)
adj. 2. 1996 UK sl. - contemptible, unpleasant, disgusting, loathsome, inferior
n. 1. E15 sl. - excrement; faeces, dung
n. 2. 1895 sl. - a small child
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anything very soft
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child's boot or shoe below a certain size
n. 5. 1900s US sl. - a respected person; an important figure in the community (African-American usage)
n. 6. 1936 Amer. dial. - a saddle, esp. an old or ill-fitting one
n. 7. 1954 UK sl. - rubbish, nonsense
n. 8. 1960s US sl. - a good-looking woman (college usage)
n. 9. 1960s sl. - a left-handed person
n. 10. 1970s sl. - a general term of abuse; a contemptuous term for an individual
n. 11. 1989 Aust. sl. - someone or something extremely funny; someone who has a good sense of humour
n. 12. 1990s Aust. sl. - a laugh
n. 13. 1990s sl. - rubbish, dirt, filth
vb. 1. 1436 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to void excrement, to defecate
vb. 2. L19 sl. - to fall asleep
vb. 3. L19 sl. - to make a mess
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cackle, to chatter
vb. 5. B1900 - to boast, to brag, esp. of one's good fortune (Eng. dial. & US African American usage)
vb. 6. 1900s US sl. - to kill (African-American usage)
vb. 7. 20C US colloq. - to vomit
vb. 8. 1933 Amer. dial. - to throw cactus on an animal to make it fight
vb. 9. 1960s sl. - to be terrified
vb. 10. 1960s US sl. - to amaze
vb. 11. 1990s Aust. & US sl. - to joke, to have a laugh, to laugh
CACKBAG
n. 1950s sl. - a general pejorative term, whether of people or things
CACK BISCUIT
n. 1961 Amer. dial. - a saddle sore
CACK-BROAD
n. 1940s US sl. - a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman (African-American usage)
CACK-CATCHERS
n. Aust. sl. - trousers tied at the ankles, as worn by country farm-workers
CACKED
adj. 1990s US sl. - messed up (teen usage)
CACKER
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - the gullet; the windpipe
n. 2. 1990s US sl. - a blunderer; one who makes a mess
CACKEREL
n. 1659 obs. - dysentery
CACKERMANDER
n. Eng. dial. - a friend
CACKERSARNIE
n. 1980s UK sl. - the condition that exists when someone pulls your trousers or underpants forcefully upward, forming a wedge between buttock cheeks; the act of putting someone in that position (chiefly schoolboys' usage)
CACKEY
n. 1916 Amer. dial. - human excrement
vb. 1916 Amer. dial. - to void excrement
CACK-FACE
n. 1990s sl. - a term of insult
CACK-HAND
n. 2000s sl. - a clumsy, awkward person
CACK-HANDED
adj. 1. 1854 Eng. dial. or colloq. - left-handed
adj. 2. 1854 Eng. dial. or colloq. - clumsy, awkward, unhandy
CACKIE
n. L19 sl. - human excrement
vb. L19 sl. - to void excrement
CACKIE-KNUCKLE
n. Ireland - a shot in children's marbles game
CACKIES
n. 1990 US sl. - trousers, esp. khakis
CACK IT
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to be very nervous or worried; to feel thoroughly frightened
CACKLE
n. 1. 1676 sl. - idle, inconsequent, noisy chatter; foolish talk
n. 2. c1840 sl. - the patter of clowns
n. 3. 1856 - a concealed laugh; a chuckle
n. 4. c1870 sl. - the dialogue of a play
n. 5. 1930s US sl. - an egg
vb. 1. 1530 UK - to chatter; to talk inconsequentially; to prattle
vb. 2. 1698 US & UK sl. - to confess and/or to inform on others; to reveal secrets through indiscreet talk; to blab (criminals' usage)
vb. 3. 1712 - to chuckle, to laugh, to giggle
vb. 4. 1847 - to talk loudly or fussily about a petty achievement, like a hen after laying an egg
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to stutter, to speak indistinctly
vb. 6. 1963 US sl. - as part of a controlled roll of dice: to give them the appearance and sound of being shaken while actually perverting their turning
CACKLEBERRIES AND GRUNTS
n. 1925 Amer. sl. - bacon and eggs
CACKLEBERRY
n. 1916 Aust. & US sl. - an egg used for food
CACKLEBIRD
n. 1966 Amer. sl. - a chicken; a hen
CACKLE-BLADDER
n. 1930s US sl. - a small bladder of chicken blood held in the mouth and used by criminals to counterfeit the coughing up of blood (criminals' usage)
CACKLE-BROAD
n. 1940s US sl. - a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman (African-American usage)
CACKLE-CHUCKER
n. c1860 obs. - in the theatre: a prompter (theatrical usage)
CACKLE CRATE
n. 1942 US sl. - a truck hauling chickens (trucking usage)
CACKLE FACTORY
n. 1940s US sl. - an insane asylum; a mental hospital; a psychiatric institution
CACKLE-FAKER
n. Bk1891 - an actor (theatrical usage)
CACKLE FRUIT
n. 1966 Amer. sl. - eggs
CACKLE JELLY
n. 1941 US sl. - an egg; a serving of eggs (army usage)
CACKLE-MERCHANT
n. c1860 sl. - a dramatic author (theatrical usage)
CACKLE ONE'S FAT
vb. 1940s sl. - to brag, to boast; to express a self-opinionated, esp. if contradictory, point of view
CACKLER
n. 1. a1400 - a noisy talker; a blab; a tattler; a telltale
n. 2. 1673 sl. - a fowl; a hen
n. 3. c1840 sl. - an actor or showman who has a talking part; loosely, an actor (circus and showmen's usage)
n. 4. 1926 US sl. - an office worker, a clerk (orig. tramps' usage)
n. 5. 1930s US sl. - an egg (criminals' usage)
CACKLER'S-KEN
n. 1788 sl. - a hen-roost; a fowl-house
CACKLE-STOMACHED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having a stomach easily disgusted, squeamish; over-particular
CACKLE-TUB
n. 1. M19 sl. - a preacher
n. 2. 1888 sl. - a pulpit
CACKLING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - stuttering, stammering
n. 1530 - loud idle talk or chattering, talebearing; used chiefly of women
CACKLING-CHEAT; CACKLING-CHETE
n. 1567 sl. - a fowl
CACKLING-COVE
n. c1830 sl. - an actor (theatrical usage)
CACKLING-FART
n. L17 sl. - an egg
CACKO
adj. 1960s Aust. sl. - extremely drunk
CACK ON
vb. 1990s UK - to reprimand (juvenile usage)
CACK ONE'S CORDUROYS
vb. Aust. sl. - to be extremely scared
CACK ONESELF (LAUGHING)
vb. 1987 Aust. sl. - to laugh uncontrollably
CACK ONE'S PANTS
vb. Aust. sl. - to be extremely scared; to be absolutely terrified
CACKPIKE
n. 1990s sl. - the anus, the rectum
CACKPIKE COSMONAUT
n. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
CACKS
n. 1. 1920s Eng. dial. - children's shoes
n. 2. 1980s sl. - knickers
n. 3. 1980s sl. - trousers (teen usage)
CACK SCHOOL
n. c1945 US sl. - a kindergarten or infants' school 'which need facilities for relief of nature constantly and instantly at hand'
CACKY
adj. 1. 1937 sl. - covered with excrement; hence, dirty, filthy, malodorous
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - soft, flabby, not firm, over-fat
adj. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. - sticky, muddy
adj. 4. 1970s sl. - disgusting; contemptible; worthless; second-rate
adj. 5. 1981 US sl. - in the language of striptease: overtly if not excessively sexual
n. 1. 1899 sl. - human excrement
n. 2. 1984 UK - a yellowish-brown colour
vb. 1886 Amer. sl. - to void excrement
CACKY-HANDED
adj. 1900s Aust. sl. - left-handed
CACK YOUR DACKS
vb. 1. 1992 Aust. sl. - to become scared
vb. 2. 1992 Aust. sl. - to lose control of your bowels
CACK YOURSELF
vb. 1. 1987 Aust. sl. - to laugh uncontrollably
vb. 2. 2000 UK sl. - to be terrified; to 'shit yourself'
CACOCHYMICAL
adj. 1837 arch. - ill-humoured in disposition
CACODEMON
n. 1. 1594 - an evil spirit
n. 2. 1711 - an evil person; a malignant or deprecated person
n. 3. 1811 obs. - a nightmare
CACODEMONIAC
n. 1657 rare - one possessed with an evil spirit
CACODEMONIAL
adj. a1529 obs. rare - pert. to an evil spirit
CACODEMONIC
adj. 1886 - of the nature of an evil spirit
CACODEMONIZE
vb. 1834-43 rare - to make into a demon
CACODOROUS
adj. 1863 rare - ill-smelling, malodorous
CACODOX
adj. 1716 obs. - holding wrong or evil opinions or doctrines
CACODOXIAN
adj. 1716 rare - holding wrong or evil opinions
CACODOXICAL
adj. 1693 rare - holding wrong or evil opinions
CACODOXY
n. a1864 rare - wrong opinion or doctrine
CACOECONOMY
n. 1819 rare - bad economy, bad management
CACOËPISTIC
adj. 1857 rare - pert. to erroneous or bad pronunciation
CACOËPY
n. 1880 rare - bad or erroneous pronunciation
CACOETHE
adj. 1541 obs. rare - of an ill habit
CACOETHES
n. 1. 1570 - an 'itch' for doing something
n. 2. 1601 - an obstinate or malignant disease
n. 3. 1603 - an evil habit
CACOGEN
n. a1920s - an anti-social person
CACOGRAPHER
n. 1880 - a bad writer or speller
CACOGRAPHIC
adj. 1838 - pert. to bad writing or incorrect spelling
CACOGRAPHICAL
adj. 1838 - pert. to bad writing or incorrect spelling
CACOGRAPHY
n. 1. 1656 - bad writing; bad handwriting
n. 2. 1580 - incorrect spelling; a bad system of spelling, such as that of current English
CACOLIKE
n. 1582 obs. - a Catholic; used as a term of reproach
CACOLOGY
n. 1. 1623 obs. - evil report
n. 2. 1775 - bad speaking, bad choice of words; vicious pronunciation
CACO-MAGICIAN
n. 1656 - an evil magician or sorcerer; one versed in the black art
CACONYM
n. 1889 - an example of bad nomenclature or terminology, esp. in biology and botany
CACOPATHY
n. 1721 obs. rare - an old term for a severe affliction or malady
CACOPHAGY
n. 1730 obs. - a devouring
CACOPHONIC
adj. 1847 - ill-sounding; discordant, harsh
CACOPHONICAL
adj. 1847 - ill-sounding
CACOPHONICALLY
adv. 1864 - with bad, harsh, or unpleasant sound
CACOPHONIOUS
adj. 1833 - harsh-sounding, having a disagreeable sound
CACOPHONIZE
vb. 1872 rare - to make cacophonous
CACOPHONOPHILIST
n. - a lover of harsh sounds
CACOPHONOUS
adj. 1797 - ill-sounding, having a harsh or unpleasant sound
CACOPHONOUSLY
adv. 1864 - with bad, harsh, or unpleasant sound
CACOPHONY
n. 1. 1656 - the quality of having an ill sound; the use of harsh-sounding words or phrases
n. 2. 1831 - moral discord
CACO-RHYTHMIC
adj. a1879 - in bad rhythm
CACOTECHNY
n. 1775 rare - bad art; a mischievous or hurtful art
CACOTOPIA
n. 1818 - a state, imaginary or otherwise, in which everything is as bad as it can possibly be
CACOTROPHY
n. 1708 - a bad or inadequate diet; imperfect nutrition
CACOTYPE
n. 1853 rare - a faulty or imperfect description in print
CACO-ZEAL
n. 1. 1579 obs. - perverse affectation or imitation, as a fault of style
n. 2. 1608 obs. - perverted or misdirected zeal
CACOZEALOUS
adj. 1676 obs. - ill-affected, or badly imitating
CACQUET
n. 1567 obs. rare - cackle, tattle, babble
CACTIFIED
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - assuming a false appearance of superiority; stuck up
CACTUS
adj. 1945 Aust. sl. - ruined, useless, wrecked
n. 1. 1940 Amer. dial. - a packsaddle
n. 2. 1944 Aust. sl. - a remote place, the backblocks
n. 3. 1960s sl. - mescaline, peyote (drugs usage)
n. 4. 1994 US sl. - a severely burnt patient (hospital usage)
CACTUS BOOMER
n. 1928 US - a nickname for wild brush cattle (Western usage)
CACTUS BUTTONS
n. 1960s - mescaline (drugs usage)
CACTUS HEAD
n. 1960s sl. - mescaline (drugs usage)
CACTUS JUICE
n. 1. 1960s - tequila, mescal
n. 2. 1970s US sl. - mescaline
CACTUS LEAGUE
n. 1976 US sl. - in baseball: major-league teams holding spring training in the Southwest
CACTUS PATCH
n. 1976 US - Phoenix, Arizona (jocular usage)
CACTUS STOVE
n. 1944 NZ sl. - a rough and ready 'bush' stove
CACUMEN
n. - a top or point
CACUMINATE
vb. 1656 obs. rare - to make sharp; to form into a sharp top like a pyramid
CACUMINATION
n. 1678 obs. - a making sharp at the top
CACUMINOUS
adj. 1871 rare - of a tree: having a pyramidal top
CAD - CAGZ
CAD
n. 1. 1790 obs. - an unbooked passenger whom the driver of a coach took up for his own profit on the way
n. 2. L18 sl. - a beggar
n. 3. c1810 - a private tutor (Eton usage)
n. 4. c1820 sl. - at Oxford and certain public school (esp. Eton): a townsman
n. 5. 1827 colloq. - (offensive) a fellow of low vulgar manners and behaviour; a term of contempt, now generally applied to an offensively ill-bred person, irrespective of social position; a vulgar, ill-mannered person; a blackguard
n. 6. 1833 obs. or hist. - a coachman's assistant; the person who takes the fare or attends to the passengers of a coach; the conductor of a coach or bus; an omnibus conductor
n. 7. 1835 - an assistant or confederate of a lower grade, as a bricklayer's labourer
n. 8. 1835 sl. - a messenger or errand boy
n. 9. 1839 - a familiar friend; a chum or companion
n. 10. M19 US sl. - an academy or prep school student (college usage)
n. 11. - a servant at a university or public school
n. 12. 1876 Eng. dial. - a journeyman shoemaker, butcher, or bricklayer
n. 13. 1876 Eng. dial. - carrion, offal, bad meat
n. 14. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the youngest and smallest of a family of any kind, esp. pigs
n. 15. 1915 Amer. dial. - a familiar term of address
n. 16. 1929 sl. - a Cadillac car (orig. US)
n. 17. 1930s sl. - 1 oz of a narcotic (drugs usage)
n. 18. 1970s US sl. - an attractive woman (African-American usage)
n. 19. 1977 US sl. - a railway conductor
n. 20. 1978 UK - cadmium
n. 21. 2001 US sl. - one ounce of marijuana
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bid at a public auction
CADARUP
vb. 1911 Amer. dial. - to leap about; to cavort
CADATOR
n. 1703 sl. - a beggar in the character of a decayed gentleman
CADAVER
n. L19 sl. - a bankrupt; a bankruptcy (orig. US)
CADAVERABLE
adj. 1651 obs. rare - mortal
CADAVERATE
vb. 1657 obs. - to render lifeless; to reduce to dead matter
CADAVER CADET
n. 1987 US sl. - a necrophile
CADAVERIC
adj. 1835-6 - pert. to dead bodies; characteristic of a corpse
CADAVERIE
n. 1600 obs. rare - a cadaver
CADAVERIETY
n. 1651 obs. rare - deadness
CADAVERIZE
vb. 1841 - to make into a corpse; to make cadaverous
CADAVEROUS
adj. 1620 - haggard and thin
CADAZY
adj. 1980s UK sl. - mad, crazy (British Black usage)
CAD-BOY
n. L18 sl. - a coachman's assistant
CADBURY
n. 1996 Aust. sl. - (derogatory) a person who gets drunk on very little alcohol
CADBURY ALLEY
n. 1990s sl. - the rectal passage; the anus
CADBURY CANAL
n. 1990s sl. - the rectal passage; the anus
CADBURY CHANNEL
n. 1990s sl. - the rectal passage; the anus
CADBURY'S CANAL BOAT CRUISER
n. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
CADBURY'S CANAL ENGINEER
n. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
CADBURY('S) SNACK
n. 2000s sl. - one's back (rhyming sl.)
CAD-BUTCHER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who deals in unwholesome meat or carrion
CAD-CATCHER
n. 1882 - pictures painted to attract the undiscriminating (artists' usage)
CADDAY
n. 1. Ireland - a young boy; a boy hired as a servant
n. 2. Ireland - a sharp-witted individual
CADDEE
n. 1. E19 sl. - a thief's assistant
n. 2. E19 sl. - a person who frequents tavern yards and persuades customers to patronize another inn, for which they are paid by its landlord
n. 3. E19 sl. - a passer-on of counterfeit money
CADDEN
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to blindfold
CADDESS
n. 1870 - a female of low vulgar manners and behaviour
CADDIE
n. 1. 1724 Sc. obs. - a cadet in the army
n. 2. 1730 Sc. obs. - a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant
n. 3. 1786 Sc. - a young fellow, a lad
n. 4. 1886 Sc. - an orphan lamb
n. 5. 1898 Aust. sl. - a hat; orig. a bush name for a slouch hat
n. 6. 1929 Sc. - a ragamuffin or rough fellow
n. 7. 1929 US sl. - a Cadillac car
n. 8. 1981 Amer. dial. - one who wears a sandwich-board
CADDIE SHACK
n. 1953 US sl. - any small building where golf caddies congregate and wait for work
CADDIS
n. 1. 1708 Sc. & Eng. dial. - shreds, rags of any material; cotton wool, lint
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a poor creature; a simpleton
CADDISH
adj. 1869 sl. - vulgar; offensively ill-bred; poorly behaved; il-mannered; dishonourable the opposite of gentlemanly
CADDIT
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of hair: matted, tangled
CADDLE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - dainty, fastidious
n. 1. 1825 Eng. dial. - disorder, disarray, confusion, disturbance
n. 2. 1856 Eng. dial. - worry, trouble, bother, dispute, fuss
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who coddles himself; one who is accustomed to be petted
vb. 1. 1779 Sc. - to be disordered, violently upset
vb. 2. 1781 Eng. dial. - to tease, to worry, to trouble, to disturb, to annoy
vb. 3. 1880 Eng. dial. - to hurry, to fluster
vb. 4. 1889 Eng. dial. - to gossip, to chatter
vb. 5. 1892 Eng. dial. - to loaf, to loiter, to potter about, to fuss, to trifle
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to confuse, to throw into disorder
vb. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to do small repairs
vb. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle
vb. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to quarrel
vb. 10. 1914 Sc. - of one who is not very hungry: to stir or mix food into a mess
CADDLED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - indulged, spoiled
CADDLEMENT
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - fuss, confusion; gossip, chatter
CADDLESOME
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: troublesome
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of weather: stormy, uncertain
CADDLING
adj. 1. 1853 Eng. dial. - quarrelsome, disputing
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fussy, fidgety, pottering
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - dainty, fastidious, delicate, accustomed to be petted
adj. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - gossiping, untruthful
adj. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: tricky, pettifogging, shuffling
adj. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - troublesome, teasing, worrying, annoying
adj. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - untidy, disorderly, slipshod
adj. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of weather: uncertain, variable, stormy
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - unfairly, in a shuffling manner
CADDLY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of weather: stormy, uncertain
CADDOCK
n. M19 UK sl. - the stomach (criminals' usage)
CADDOW
n. 1. 1789 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a quilt, a coverlet; a cloak
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a simpleton, a poor creature
CADDY
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - hale, hearty, in good health and spirits; convalescent
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - precise, old-maidish
adj. 3. 1938 Amer. dial. - spry, agile, active, lively
adj. 4. 1966 Amer. sl. - stylish; well-dressed; sharp, fashionable
n. 1. 1724 Sc. - a cadet in the army
n. 2. 1730 Sc. - a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant
n. 3. 1786 Sc. - a young fellow, a lad
n. 4. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - a ghost; a bugbear
n. 5. 1847 Eng. dial. - a tennis-ball
n. 6. 1869 Sc. & Eng. sl. - a hat
n. 7. Ireland - a sharp-witted individual
n. 8. 1929 US sl. - a Cadillac car
n. 9. 1959 US sl. - in baseball: a second-string player used esp. as a pinch-runner or substitute fielder in late innings
n. 10. 1968 Amer. dial. - an ornamental covering, esp. of fancywork, used to protect the back, arm, or headrest of a piece of furniture from soiling; an antimacassar
CADDY-BALL
n. 1847 Eng. dial. - a tennis-ball
CADDY BLACKJACK
n. 1981 US sl. - a private game of blackjack
CADDY-BUTCHER
n. 1888 Eng. dial. - one who buys horses to sell for cat's-meat
CADDY-CORNER
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to move diagonally
CADDY-CORNERED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - out of line, askew, awry
CADDY-OLD-PUNCH
n. 1996 Guyana - an improvised, brown-paper kite
CADDYWAMPUS
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - askew, awry, wrong
CADE
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - petted, indulged, spoiled; applied to lambs brought up by hand, and hence to children
adj. 2. 1876 rare - of fruit: fallen, cast
n. 1. 1337 obs. - a barrel of herrings, holding six great hundreds of six score each; afterwards 500
n. 2. 1387 - a barrel or cask, esp. of herrings
n. 3. c1450 - a lamb or colt left by its mother and brought up by hand; a pet lamb
n. 4. 1607 - the foal of a horse brought up by hand
n. 5. 1877 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. - a spoiled, pampered or petted child
vb. 1879 Eng. dial. - to pet, to fondle, to indulge, to spoil
int. 1949 Amer. dial. - a call to sheep
CADEAU
n. 1808 - a present or gift
CADE-CHILD
n. - one that has been brought up with excessive care and tenderness
CADED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - petted, carefully nurtured
CADEE
n. 18C - a messenger or errand porter in some large Scottish towns
CADEE SMASHER
n. c1810 sl. - a professed tout to innkeepers, but one occasionally acts as a 'smasher'
CADEL
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle
CADE-LAMB
n. 1556 - a pet lamb; one weaned and brought up in the house
CADELY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tame; accustomed to be petted, spoiled
CADEMY
n. L19 sl. - an academy
CADENCY
n. 1647 obs. - a falling out, happening
CADENT
adj. a1616 obs. or arch. - falling
CADER
n. c1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a cradle
CADET
n. 1. 1610 - a younger son or brother
n. 2. M17 hist. - a gentleman who entered the army without a commission, to learn the profession
n. 3. L17 sl. - a junior in the East India Company
n. 4. 19C sl. - a street thug
n. 5. M19 NZ - a young man learning sheep-farming
n. 6. 1904 US sl. - a pimp or procurer
n. 7. 1949 US sl. - a new drug user
n. 8. 1960s S. Afr. sl. - a junior gangster
n. 9. 1970s sl. - a heavy user of drugs, esp. cannabis or hallucinogens, who is, thus, continually 'flying' (drugs usage)
n. 10. 1970s sl. - an eccentric person
n. 11. 1980s sl. - a despised person (students' usage)
CADETTE
n. 1980s - a younger daughter or sister
CADET WIDOW
n. Amer. sl. - a young woman popular with several classes of cadets (World War II usage)
CADEY
n. 1869 Sc. & Eng. sl. - a hat
CADGE
n. 1. 1790 Sc. - a shake, jog
n. 2. 1790 Sc. - a nudge or hint
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a young peddler, hawker; a beggar, tramp
vb. 1. LME obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to fasten, tie, bind, knot
vb. 2. 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to stuff; to fill, esp. to fill oneself with food
vb. 3. 1768 Sc. - to shake, to knock about
vb. 4. 1788 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to carry; esp. to convey corn to a mill or parcels to their destination
vb. 5. L18 sl. - orig. to wander the country as a beggar; thence to beg or go about begging; to wheedle something from someone; to scrounge money, etc.
vb. 6. 1876 Eng. dial. - to carry tales
vb. 7. 1890 Sc. & N. Ireland - to hawk goods for sale
vb. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to commit petty thefts
vb. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to do odd jobs
vb. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to tout for custom
vb. 11. 1980s sl. - to steal
CADGE, THE
n. 1. 1812 sl. - the profession or act of begging
n. 2. 1934 Glasgow sl. - a message
CADGE-CLOAK
n. 1791 sl. - a beggar
CADGED
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - restless
CADGE-GLOAK
n. 1791 sl. - a beggar
CADGEL
n. 1603 Sc. obs. - a wanton fellow
vb. 1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to entangle
CADGELL
vb. 1. 1824 Sc. obs. - to carry in a rough manner
vb. 2. 1824 Sc. obs. - to hawk, to peddle
CADGER
n. 1. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beggar, a tramp, a scrounger, a loafer, a petty thief
n. 2. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a carrier, a huckster, a hawker of small wares
n. 3. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an itinerant dealer in fish
n. 4. M19 UK sl. - a shoplifter-cum-beggar; also, the lowest rank of pickpocket (criminals' usage)
n. 5. c1830 sl. - a genteel despicable sponger
n. 6. 1866 Sc. - a person of disagreeable temper
n. 7. c1870 sl. - a waiter who hangs about to wait for gratuities
n. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who does odd jobs
n. 9. L19 sl. - anyone in a service industry, as a waiter, cab-driver, who solicits for tips
n. 10. 20C Ireland - a professional distributor or hawker of poteen or illicit whisky
n. 11. 20C US sl. - a drunkard; someone who sponges drinks
n. 12. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
vb. 20C Ireland - to hawk
CADGER'S DIZZEN
n. 1938 Sc. - thirteen
CADGER'S NEWS
n. 1890 Sc. - stale news
CADGIE
adj. 1. 1725 Sc. - in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton
adj. 2. 1885 Sc. - dotingly amorous
CADGILY
adv. 1. a1724 Sc. - cheerfully, merrily
adv. 2. 1814 Sc. - wantonly
CADGIN
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - having a jolting motion
CADGINESS
n. 1. Bk1888 Sc. - wantonness, lasciviousness
n. 2. Bk1888 Sc. - sportiveness, cheerfulness
CADGING
n. E19 sl. - begging
CADGING-BAG
n. E19 sl. - a bag in which to put one's profits
CADGING-FACE
n. E19 sl. - an expression designed to elicit sympathy
CADGING HOUSE
n. 19C sl. - a beggar's dwelling place
CADGY
adj. 1. a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - wanton, lustful; amorous
adj. 2. 1725 Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial. - cheerful, merry; glad; friendly and hospitable; in good spirits; lively, excited, spry
adj. 3. 1845 Sc. - having a jolting motion
adj. 4. a1846 Sc. - eager, willing
adv. 1896 Sc. - happily, merrily, cheerfully
CADI
n. 1. M19 sl. - a hat
n. 2. 1920s NZ sl. - a straw hat
CADIE
n. 1. 1724 Sc. - a cadet in the army
n. 2. 1730 Sc. - a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant
n. 3. 1786 Sc. - a young fellow, a lad
n. 4. 1869 Sc. sl. - a hat
CADILLAC
n. 1. 1930s US sl. - one ounce packet of a powdered drug (drugs usage)
n. 2. 1950s US sl. - any powdered, thus usually narcotic, drug (drugs usage)
n. 3. 1953 US sl. - cocaine
n. 4. 1965 US sl. - a large surfboard used for big-wave conditions
n. 5. 1970s US sl. - phencyclidine (drugs usage)
n. 6. 1989 US sl. - a cup of coffee with cream and sugar (prison usage)
n. 7. 1989 US sl. - the maximum amount which may be spent at a prison canteen
n. 8. 1990s US sl. - something considered the best (prison usage)
n. 9. 1990s US sl. - a vacant cell (prison usage)
n. 10. 1990s US sl. - a line used for transferring article, as a pack of cigarettes, from one cell to another (prison usage)
n. 11. 1990s US sl. - an easy job within the prison (prison usage)
n. 12. 1991 US sl. - the US Army M-1 tank
n. 13. 1997 US sl. - in the language of the homeless: a shopping cart
n. 14. 2000 US sl. - a note-and-string based method of communication in prison
CADILLAC BUNK
n. 1989 US sl. - a single prison bed in a setting where most beds are two-tiered bunk beds
CADILLAC COMMIE
n. 1990s US sl. - a liberal, one who preaches socialism but espouses a capitalist lifestyle; one whose pronouncements on social problems is in direct proportion to their ability to escape their existence
CADILLAC EXPRESS
n. 1998 US sl. - the drug methcathinone
CADILLAC PUSHER
n. 2002 US sl. - a person whose job it is to push carts with garments through the streets
CADISH
adj. 1. 1788 Eng. dial. - tame, gentle
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - accustomed to be petted, spoiled
CADLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle
CADMA
n. 1691 Eng. dial. - the smallest pig of a litter
CADMAN
n. 1856 Eng. dial. - the smallest one of a family
CADOCK
n. 1873 Eng. dial. - a bludgeon, or short, thick club
CADOW
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a simpleton, a poor creature
CADPIG
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the smallest pig of a litter
CADS
n. 1876 Eng. dial. - the small potatoes of a crop
CAD'S CRAWLERS
n. 1930s sl. - suede shoes
CADS OF THE ARISTOCRACY
n. Bk1890 sl. - liveried footman, servants, and all other hangers-on upon the nobility and gentry
CADS ON CASTORS
n. 1880 sl. - bicyclists
CADUCITY
n. 1. 1769 - the infirmity of old age, senility
n. 2. 1793 - tendency to fall; quality of being perishable or fleeting; frailty
CADUCOUS
adj. L17 obs. - epileptic
CADUKE
adj. 1. 1510-20 obs. - of persons; infirm, feeble
adj. 2. c1420 obs. - falling, liable to fall
adj. 3. 1484 obs. - fleeting, transitory, perishable, corruptible
CADULIX
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - the male genitals
CAD-WORM
n. 1630 obs. - a term of derision for a man
CADY
adj. 1869 Eng. dial. - tame; accustomed to be petted, spoiled
n. 1. 1846 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a hat or cap
n. 2. 1920s NZ sl. - a straw hat
CADY-DID
n. 2004 Amer. dial. - a cicada
CADYE
adj. 1552 Sc. obs. - wanton, lascivious
CAEMESS
n. M19 UK sl. - prison porridge (criminals' usage)
CAESAR
n. 1. ME - a tyrant or dictator; an absolute monarch
n. 2. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - a type of men's haircut; it resembles the hairstyle seen on typical busts of Julius Caesar
CAESARATION!
int. L19 US sl. & colloq. - a mild oath and an exclamation
CAESAR'S WIFE
n. 1748 - a person required to be above suspicion
CAESIOUS
adj. 1835 - bluish or greyish green
CAESURA
n. L16 - a break, a stop, an interruption
CAF
n. 1920s sl. - a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one
CAFARD
n. 1. 1539 obs. - a hypocrite, an impostor
n. 2. E20 - depression, melancholy, the blues
CAFÉ AU LAIT
adj. 1940s sl. - of a Black person: light-skinned
n. 1920s US sl. - a person of mixed race with skin the shade of milky coffee; a mulatto; a light-skinned Black woman (African-American usage)
CAFÉ DE MOVE-ON
n. 1920s S. Afr. sl. - a small mobile canteen catering for workers at their place of work
CAFENDER
n. 1842 Eng. dial. - a carpenter
CAFENDERING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - carpentry
CAFENDERY
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to practise the trade or pursuit of a carpenter
CAFETERIA
n. 1. 1930s US sl. - the mouth
n. 2. 1980s US sl. - anywhere that plays host to repeated oral sex, as a public lavatory or bath-house (homosexual usage)
CAFETERIA CATHOLIC
n. 1980s Amer. sl. - a Roman Catholic who observes church prescriptions and prohibitions at his or her own discretion
CAFF
n. 1. 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial. - any light, worthless thing
n. 2. 1817 Eng. dial. - refuse, rubbish of any kind; refuse or unsaleable fish
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a coward
n. 4. 1920s sl. - a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one
vb. 1. 1841 Eng. dial. - to lose courage, to be daunted, to turn coward
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to break a resolution, to run off a bargain, journey, etc.; to shy at
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to chafe; to jeer, to provoke, to make fun of
CAFFAN
n. M16 UK sl. - cheese (criminals' usage)
CAFF-BELLIED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - protuberant
CAFFÈ
n. M19 - coffee; a drink of coffee
CAFFER
n. L19 Irish sl. - a convict who has been transported to New South Wales and subsequently escaped
CAFF-HEARTED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition
CAFFINDER
n. 1842 Eng. dial. - a carpenter
CAFFLE
n. 1. 1889 Eng. dial. - an argument; a misunderstanding, a disagreement
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a tangle
vb. 1. 1781 Eng. dial. - to perplex, to entangle a person in conversation
vb. 2. M19 UK sl. - to take, to hold, to secure (criminals' usage)
vb. 3. 1876 Eng. dial. - to change one's mind; to go back from a promise or bargain; to decline a contest
vb. 4. 1886 Eng. dial. - to cavil, to quarrel, to wrangle
vb. 5. 1886 Eng. dial. - to prevaricate, to argue, to haggle
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cheat in a game
vb. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to deal in 'caff' or rubbish; to deal in unsaleable fish
vb. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to entangle
vb. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to gossip and make mischief
CAFFLED
adj. M19 UK sl. - arrested (criminals' usage)
CAFFLER
n. 1. 1892 Eng. dial. - a shuffler, an excuse maker
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a dealer in rubbish
n. 3. L19 Ireland - a contemptible little fellow who gives saucy, cheeky foolish talk
CAFFLING
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - prevaricating, excusing
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - puny, weak, delicate; nervous, timid
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - quarrelsome
n. 1. 1886 Eng. dial. - hesitating, shilly-shallying
n. 2. L19 Ireland - gossiping, idle chattering
CAFFREY
n. M19 UK sl. - a thief-catcher (criminals' usage)
CAFFRE'S LIGHTENER
n. c1860 S. Afr. sl. - a full meal
CAFFRE'S TIGHTENER
n. Bk1892 S. Afr. sl. - bread or food of any kind, as distinguished from drink
CAFFUFFLE
n. 1975 Barbados sl. - chaos, confusion
vb. 1965 Barbados sl. - to confuse someone or something
CAFFY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - faint-hearted, timid, cowardly
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - worthless, mean
n. 1920s sl. - a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one
CAFINFLERO
n. 1920s sl. - an Argentine white slaver who doubles as a pimp
CAFISHIO
n. 1920s sl. - an Argentine white slaver who doubles as a pimp
CAFLUGALTY
n. 1910s Amer. sl. - a trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument
CAFONE
n. Italian - an uncouth person, a lowlife
CAFT
adj. 1830 Eng. dial. - faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition
CAFUGELTY
n. 1914 Amer. sl. - trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument
CAF UP
vb. 1980s US sl. - to ingest caffeine, usually in the form of coffee, to promote one's energy (college usage)
CAG
adj. M19 US sl. - sulky, morose (criminals' usage)
n. 1. LME obs. exc. Sc. and Amer. dial. - a small cask; a keg
n. 2. L18 sl. - an argument; a dispute; gossip
n. 3. E19 Eng. dial. - sulkiness, ill humour
n. 4. 1870 Eng. dial. - an angular tear or rent in cloth
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - any old wrinkled female, as an old woman, cow, ewe, etc.
n. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bad or inferior meat; carrion
n. 7. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - the stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone
n. 8. 1929 Sc. - the stomach, the belly
vb. 1. 1504 Eng. dial. - to offend; to insult
vb. 2. 1801 Eng. dial. - to irritate; to annoy; to affront; to anger
vb. 3. 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to grieve
vb. 4. 1875 Eng. dial. - to chatter, to gossip
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to crawl, to move slowly
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to idle, to potter about; to do odd jobs
vb. 7. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to tear, to rip; to make an angular tear in cloth; to cut unevenly
vb. 8. 1919 - to argue (nautical usage)
CAGAMOSIS
n. ? E19 - an unhappy marriage
CAG-BUTCHER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who buys diseased meat, or animals that have died a natural death, for the purpose of selling as ordinary meat; a horse-slaughterer
CAGE
n. 1. 1500 sl. - a minor kind of prison for petty malefactors; a country lock-up
n. 2. E19 UK sl. - an exercise cage or yard (prison usage)
n. 3. c1850 colloq. - a dress-improver or bustle
n. 4. c1860 sl. - a bed
n. 5. 1883 Eng. dial. - a squirrel's nest
n. 6. 1900s US sl. - a hat or cap
n. 7. 1920s US sl. - a cubicle within a tramp's lodging house (tramps' usage)
n. 8. 1920s US - a basketball basket or net (sports usage)
n. 9. 1920s US - basketball (sports usage)
n. 10. 1930s US sl. - a holding cell in a police station or jail (criminals' usage)
n. 11. 1931 US sl. - a brake-van (caboose)
n. 12. 1938 US sl. - an elevator, a lift
n. 13. c1938 colloq. - the goal in ice hockey
n. 14. 1960s US sl. - a car
n. 15. c1970 Amer. dial. - a clear marble with colour centre stripes
n. 16. 1970s US sl. - a depressing room or apartment (homosexual usage)
n. 17. 1973 US sl. - the body
n. 18. 2000 US sl. - an abandoned house
vb. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - to imprison
CAGE AND KEY MAN
n. 20C US sl. - a prison guard responsible for a particular row of cells (prison usage)
CAGED
adj. 1940s US sl. - intoxicated with alcohol; drunk
CAGED LION
n. 1989 Aust. sl. -a racehorse battling back from apparent defeat to win a race (horse-racing usage)
CAGE GIRL
n. 1952 US sl. - a ticket seller in a theatre
CAGE IN
vb. - to imprison
CAGELING
n. 1859 - a bird kept in a cage
CAGE OF ANGER
n. 1980s sl. - prison (African-American usage)
CAGE OF BELLS, A
n. 1860 Eng. dial. - a set or peal of bells; the frame in which the bells are hung
CAGE OF BONES
n. 1. 1860 Eng. dial. - a skeleton
n. 2. 1860 Eng. dial. - a very thin person
CAGE OF IVORIES
n. 1860 sl. - a set of (good) teeth in one's mouth
CAGE OF TEETH, A
n. 1877 Eng. dial. - a set of teeth, whether natural or artificial
CAGER
n. 1. 20C US sl. - a drunkard; someone who sponges drinks
n. 2. c1925 Amer. sl. - a basketball player
CAGE RATTLER
n. 1970s Amer. sl. - a person not content with the humdrum or conventional
CAGERY
adj. 1883 Eng. dial. - tricky
CAGEY
adj. 1. 1725 Sc. - in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton
adj. 2. 1893 - non-committal, reticent, cautious, wary
adj. 3. 1916 Amer. dial. - of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous
adj. 4. 1920s - shrewd, cunning, crafty, cautious, wary
adj. 5. 1923 Amer. dial. - sexually exciting or adventurous
CAGG
n. M18 sl. - a vow to abstain from liquor for a certain period (military usage)
vb. M18 sl. - to abstain from liquor for a certain period (military usage)
CAGGED
adj. 1. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - irritated, angry, annoyed, vexed, offended; grieved
adj. 2. 1895 Eng. dial. - caked, ingrained, as with dirt
CAGGIE
n. 1970s UK sl. - a cagoule (waterproof outer garment) or hooded anorak
CAGGLE
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to struggle to keep up and make the best of circumstances
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to stick together; to coagulate
vb. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to draggle, to dirty
CAGGLE OVER
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. - to smear over
CAGGY
adj. 1. a1848 Eng. dial. or vulgar - decaying, unfit for food
adj. 2. 1855 Eng. dial. - ill-tempered, ready to quarrel, splenetic
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - sticky
adj. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of meat: tainted
CAG-HANDED
adj. 1859 Eng. dial. - left-handed, awkward, clumsy
CAGIE
adj. 1725 Sc. - in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton
CAGILY
adv. 1724 Sc. - gaily, merrily, cheerfully
CAG IT
vb. 1811 sl. - to render sulky, ill-humoured
CAGMAG
adj. 1. 19C Eng. dial. - squeamish, dainty about one's food
adj. 2. 1859 Eng. dial. - inferior, second-rate, spurious; unwholesome, decaying; coarse, worthless, rubbishy
n. 1. 1771 Eng. dial. - a tough old goose, not fit for eating; an inferior breed of sheep
n. 2. L18 sl. - a plain or slovenly woman
n. 3. 1847 Eng. dial. or vulgar - unwholesome, decayed, or loathsome meat; offal
n. 4. 1851 sl. - bad, unwholesome food; refuse of any kind; anything worthless, valueless, or rubbishy; rubbish; scraps; odds and ends
n. 5. 19C Eng. dial. - a gossip, a newsmonger; a pert, meddling woman or girl
n. 6. 19C Eng. dial. - a quarrelsome person
n. 7. 19C Eng. dial. - chatter, idle talk; gossip; an unsettled argument
n. 8. 19C Eng. dial. - a practical joke, mischief
n. 9. 19C Eng. dial. - a predicament, a fix, hobble
n. 10. 19C Eng. dial. - a term of opprobrium applied to persons; a loose character; a disreputable old woman; a simpleton, a noodle
vb. 1. 19C Eng. dial. - to quarrel, to speak abusively
vb. 2. 19C Eng. dial. - to nag, to grumble at
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to loaf, to loiter about
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to keep company; to pay addresses to; to court
CAGMAGLY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - worthless
CAG-MEAT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - inferior or diseased meat
CAGMENT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - disreputable persons
CAG-MIRE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - human dung
CAGNAS
n. Can. sl. - barracks (World War I military usage)
CAGOT
n. M16 Sc. obs. - an affectedly pious person
CAG OUT
vb. 1975 Amer. sl. - to break down, to cease working or functioning
CAGY
adj. 1. 1897 Amer. dial. - lively; excited; spry
adj. 2. L19 US sl. - sexually adventurous
adj. 3. 1893 US colloq. - wary, cautious, crafty, cunning, reticent, non-committal
adj. 4. 1903 Amer. dial. - of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous
n. 1. 1790 obs. - an unbooked passenger whom the driver of a coach took up for his own profit on the way
n. 2. L18 sl. - a beggar
n. 3. c1810 - a private tutor (Eton usage)
n. 4. c1820 sl. - at Oxford and certain public school (esp. Eton): a townsman
n. 5. 1827 colloq. - (offensive) a fellow of low vulgar manners and behaviour; a term of contempt, now generally applied to an offensively ill-bred person, irrespective of social position; a vulgar, ill-mannered person; a blackguard
n. 6. 1833 obs. or hist. - a coachman's assistant; the person who takes the fare or attends to the passengers of a coach; the conductor of a coach or bus; an omnibus conductor
n. 7. 1835 - an assistant or confederate of a lower grade, as a bricklayer's labourer
n. 8. 1835 sl. - a messenger or errand boy
n. 9. 1839 - a familiar friend; a chum or companion
n. 10. M19 US sl. - an academy or prep school student (college usage)
n. 11. - a servant at a university or public school
n. 12. 1876 Eng. dial. - a journeyman shoemaker, butcher, or bricklayer
n. 13. 1876 Eng. dial. - carrion, offal, bad meat
n. 14. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the youngest and smallest of a family of any kind, esp. pigs
n. 15. 1915 Amer. dial. - a familiar term of address
n. 16. 1929 sl. - a Cadillac car (orig. US)
n. 17. 1930s sl. - 1 oz of a narcotic (drugs usage)
n. 18. 1970s US sl. - an attractive woman (African-American usage)
n. 19. 1977 US sl. - a railway conductor
n. 20. 1978 UK - cadmium
n. 21. 2001 US sl. - one ounce of marijuana
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to bid at a public auction
CADARUP
vb. 1911 Amer. dial. - to leap about; to cavort
CADATOR
n. 1703 sl. - a beggar in the character of a decayed gentleman
CADAVER
n. L19 sl. - a bankrupt; a bankruptcy (orig. US)
CADAVERABLE
adj. 1651 obs. rare - mortal
CADAVERATE
vb. 1657 obs. - to render lifeless; to reduce to dead matter
CADAVER CADET
n. 1987 US sl. - a necrophile
CADAVERIC
adj. 1835-6 - pert. to dead bodies; characteristic of a corpse
CADAVERIE
n. 1600 obs. rare - a cadaver
CADAVERIETY
n. 1651 obs. rare - deadness
CADAVERIZE
vb. 1841 - to make into a corpse; to make cadaverous
CADAVEROUS
adj. 1620 - haggard and thin
CADAZY
adj. 1980s UK sl. - mad, crazy (British Black usage)
CAD-BOY
n. L18 sl. - a coachman's assistant
CADBURY
n. 1996 Aust. sl. - (derogatory) a person who gets drunk on very little alcohol
CADBURY ALLEY
n. 1990s sl. - the rectal passage; the anus
CADBURY CANAL
n. 1990s sl. - the rectal passage; the anus
CADBURY CHANNEL
n. 1990s sl. - the rectal passage; the anus
CADBURY'S CANAL BOAT CRUISER
n. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
CADBURY'S CANAL ENGINEER
n. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
CADBURY('S) SNACK
n. 2000s sl. - one's back (rhyming sl.)
CAD-BUTCHER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who deals in unwholesome meat or carrion
CAD-CATCHER
n. 1882 - pictures painted to attract the undiscriminating (artists' usage)
CADDAY
n. 1. Ireland - a young boy; a boy hired as a servant
n. 2. Ireland - a sharp-witted individual
CADDEE
n. 1. E19 sl. - a thief's assistant
n. 2. E19 sl. - a person who frequents tavern yards and persuades customers to patronize another inn, for which they are paid by its landlord
n. 3. E19 sl. - a passer-on of counterfeit money
CADDEN
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to blindfold
CADDESS
n. 1870 - a female of low vulgar manners and behaviour
CADDIE
n. 1. 1724 Sc. obs. - a cadet in the army
n. 2. 1730 Sc. obs. - a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant
n. 3. 1786 Sc. - a young fellow, a lad
n. 4. 1886 Sc. - an orphan lamb
n. 5. 1898 Aust. sl. - a hat; orig. a bush name for a slouch hat
n. 6. 1929 Sc. - a ragamuffin or rough fellow
n. 7. 1929 US sl. - a Cadillac car
n. 8. 1981 Amer. dial. - one who wears a sandwich-board
CADDIE SHACK
n. 1953 US sl. - any small building where golf caddies congregate and wait for work
CADDIS
n. 1. 1708 Sc. & Eng. dial. - shreds, rags of any material; cotton wool, lint
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a poor creature; a simpleton
CADDISH
adj. 1869 sl. - vulgar; offensively ill-bred; poorly behaved; il-mannered; dishonourable the opposite of gentlemanly
CADDIT
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of hair: matted, tangled
CADDLE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - dainty, fastidious
n. 1. 1825 Eng. dial. - disorder, disarray, confusion, disturbance
n. 2. 1856 Eng. dial. - worry, trouble, bother, dispute, fuss
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who coddles himself; one who is accustomed to be petted
vb. 1. 1779 Sc. - to be disordered, violently upset
vb. 2. 1781 Eng. dial. - to tease, to worry, to trouble, to disturb, to annoy
vb. 3. 1880 Eng. dial. - to hurry, to fluster
vb. 4. 1889 Eng. dial. - to gossip, to chatter
vb. 5. 1892 Eng. dial. - to loaf, to loiter, to potter about, to fuss, to trifle
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to confuse, to throw into disorder
vb. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to do small repairs
vb. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle
vb. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to quarrel
vb. 10. 1914 Sc. - of one who is not very hungry: to stir or mix food into a mess
CADDLED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - indulged, spoiled
CADDLEMENT
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - fuss, confusion; gossip, chatter
CADDLESOME
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: troublesome
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of weather: stormy, uncertain
CADDLING
adj. 1. 1853 Eng. dial. - quarrelsome, disputing
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - fussy, fidgety, pottering
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - dainty, fastidious, delicate, accustomed to be petted
adj. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - gossiping, untruthful
adj. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: tricky, pettifogging, shuffling
adj. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - troublesome, teasing, worrying, annoying
adj. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - untidy, disorderly, slipshod
adj. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of weather: uncertain, variable, stormy
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - unfairly, in a shuffling manner
CADDLY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of weather: stormy, uncertain
CADDOCK
n. M19 UK sl. - the stomach (criminals' usage)
CADDOW
n. 1. 1789 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a quilt, a coverlet; a cloak
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a simpleton, a poor creature
CADDY
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - hale, hearty, in good health and spirits; convalescent
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - precise, old-maidish
adj. 3. 1938 Amer. dial. - spry, agile, active, lively
adj. 4. 1966 Amer. sl. - stylish; well-dressed; sharp, fashionable
n. 1. 1724 Sc. - a cadet in the army
n. 2. 1730 Sc. - a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant
n. 3. 1786 Sc. - a young fellow, a lad
n. 4. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - a ghost; a bugbear
n. 5. 1847 Eng. dial. - a tennis-ball
n. 6. 1869 Sc. & Eng. sl. - a hat
n. 7. Ireland - a sharp-witted individual
n. 8. 1929 US sl. - a Cadillac car
n. 9. 1959 US sl. - in baseball: a second-string player used esp. as a pinch-runner or substitute fielder in late innings
n. 10. 1968 Amer. dial. - an ornamental covering, esp. of fancywork, used to protect the back, arm, or headrest of a piece of furniture from soiling; an antimacassar
CADDY-BALL
n. 1847 Eng. dial. - a tennis-ball
CADDY BLACKJACK
n. 1981 US sl. - a private game of blackjack
CADDY-BUTCHER
n. 1888 Eng. dial. - one who buys horses to sell for cat's-meat
CADDY-CORNER
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to move diagonally
CADDY-CORNERED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - out of line, askew, awry
CADDY-OLD-PUNCH
n. 1996 Guyana - an improvised, brown-paper kite
CADDYWAMPUS
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - askew, awry, wrong
CADE
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. - petted, indulged, spoiled; applied to lambs brought up by hand, and hence to children
adj. 2. 1876 rare - of fruit: fallen, cast
n. 1. 1337 obs. - a barrel of herrings, holding six great hundreds of six score each; afterwards 500
n. 2. 1387 - a barrel or cask, esp. of herrings
n. 3. c1450 - a lamb or colt left by its mother and brought up by hand; a pet lamb
n. 4. 1607 - the foal of a horse brought up by hand
n. 5. 1877 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. - a spoiled, pampered or petted child
vb. 1879 Eng. dial. - to pet, to fondle, to indulge, to spoil
int. 1949 Amer. dial. - a call to sheep
CADEAU
n. 1808 - a present or gift
CADE-CHILD
n. - one that has been brought up with excessive care and tenderness
CADED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - petted, carefully nurtured
CADEE
n. 18C - a messenger or errand porter in some large Scottish towns
CADEE SMASHER
n. c1810 sl. - a professed tout to innkeepers, but one occasionally acts as a 'smasher'
CADEL
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle
CADE-LAMB
n. 1556 - a pet lamb; one weaned and brought up in the house
CADELY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - tame; accustomed to be petted, spoiled
CADEMY
n. L19 sl. - an academy
CADENCY
n. 1647 obs. - a falling out, happening
CADENT
adj. a1616 obs. or arch. - falling
CADER
n. c1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a cradle
CADET
n. 1. 1610 - a younger son or brother
n. 2. M17 hist. - a gentleman who entered the army without a commission, to learn the profession
n. 3. L17 sl. - a junior in the East India Company
n. 4. 19C sl. - a street thug
n. 5. M19 NZ - a young man learning sheep-farming
n. 6. 1904 US sl. - a pimp or procurer
n. 7. 1949 US sl. - a new drug user
n. 8. 1960s S. Afr. sl. - a junior gangster
n. 9. 1970s sl. - a heavy user of drugs, esp. cannabis or hallucinogens, who is, thus, continually 'flying' (drugs usage)
n. 10. 1970s sl. - an eccentric person
n. 11. 1980s sl. - a despised person (students' usage)
CADETTE
n. 1980s - a younger daughter or sister
CADET WIDOW
n. Amer. sl. - a young woman popular with several classes of cadets (World War II usage)
CADEY
n. 1869 Sc. & Eng. sl. - a hat
CADGE
n. 1. 1790 Sc. - a shake, jog
n. 2. 1790 Sc. - a nudge or hint
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a young peddler, hawker; a beggar, tramp
vb. 1. LME obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to fasten, tie, bind, knot
vb. 2. 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to stuff; to fill, esp. to fill oneself with food
vb. 3. 1768 Sc. - to shake, to knock about
vb. 4. 1788 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to carry; esp. to convey corn to a mill or parcels to their destination
vb. 5. L18 sl. - orig. to wander the country as a beggar; thence to beg or go about begging; to wheedle something from someone; to scrounge money, etc.
vb. 6. 1876 Eng. dial. - to carry tales
vb. 7. 1890 Sc. & N. Ireland - to hawk goods for sale
vb. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to commit petty thefts
vb. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to do odd jobs
vb. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to tout for custom
vb. 11. 1980s sl. - to steal
CADGE, THE
n. 1. 1812 sl. - the profession or act of begging
n. 2. 1934 Glasgow sl. - a message
CADGE-CLOAK
n. 1791 sl. - a beggar
CADGED
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - restless
CADGE-GLOAK
n. 1791 sl. - a beggar
CADGEL
n. 1603 Sc. obs. - a wanton fellow
vb. 1648 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to entangle
CADGELL
vb. 1. 1824 Sc. obs. - to carry in a rough manner
vb. 2. 1824 Sc. obs. - to hawk, to peddle
CADGER
n. 1. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beggar, a tramp, a scrounger, a loafer, a petty thief
n. 2. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a carrier, a huckster, a hawker of small wares
n. 3. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an itinerant dealer in fish
n. 4. M19 UK sl. - a shoplifter-cum-beggar; also, the lowest rank of pickpocket (criminals' usage)
n. 5. c1830 sl. - a genteel despicable sponger
n. 6. 1866 Sc. - a person of disagreeable temper
n. 7. c1870 sl. - a waiter who hangs about to wait for gratuities
n. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who does odd jobs
n. 9. L19 sl. - anyone in a service industry, as a waiter, cab-driver, who solicits for tips
n. 10. 20C Ireland - a professional distributor or hawker of poteen or illicit whisky
n. 11. 20C US sl. - a drunkard; someone who sponges drinks
n. 12. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual
vb. 20C Ireland - to hawk
CADGER'S DIZZEN
n. 1938 Sc. - thirteen
CADGER'S NEWS
n. 1890 Sc. - stale news
CADGIE
adj. 1. 1725 Sc. - in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton
adj. 2. 1885 Sc. - dotingly amorous
CADGILY
adv. 1. a1724 Sc. - cheerfully, merrily
adv. 2. 1814 Sc. - wantonly
CADGIN
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - having a jolting motion
CADGINESS
n. 1. Bk1888 Sc. - wantonness, lasciviousness
n. 2. Bk1888 Sc. - sportiveness, cheerfulness
CADGING
n. E19 sl. - begging
CADGING-BAG
n. E19 sl. - a bag in which to put one's profits
CADGING-FACE
n. E19 sl. - an expression designed to elicit sympathy
CADGING HOUSE
n. 19C sl. - a beggar's dwelling place
CADGY
adj. 1. a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - wanton, lustful; amorous
adj. 2. 1725 Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial. - cheerful, merry; glad; friendly and hospitable; in good spirits; lively, excited, spry
adj. 3. 1845 Sc. - having a jolting motion
adj. 4. a1846 Sc. - eager, willing
adv. 1896 Sc. - happily, merrily, cheerfully
CADI
n. 1. M19 sl. - a hat
n. 2. 1920s NZ sl. - a straw hat
CADIE
n. 1. 1724 Sc. - a cadet in the army
n. 2. 1730 Sc. - a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant
n. 3. 1786 Sc. - a young fellow, a lad
n. 4. 1869 Sc. sl. - a hat
CADILLAC
n. 1. 1930s US sl. - one ounce packet of a powdered drug (drugs usage)
n. 2. 1950s US sl. - any powdered, thus usually narcotic, drug (drugs usage)
n. 3. 1953 US sl. - cocaine
n. 4. 1965 US sl. - a large surfboard used for big-wave conditions
n. 5. 1970s US sl. - phencyclidine (drugs usage)
n. 6. 1989 US sl. - a cup of coffee with cream and sugar (prison usage)
n. 7. 1989 US sl. - the maximum amount which may be spent at a prison canteen
n. 8. 1990s US sl. - something considered the best (prison usage)
n. 9. 1990s US sl. - a vacant cell (prison usage)
n. 10. 1990s US sl. - a line used for transferring article, as a pack of cigarettes, from one cell to another (prison usage)
n. 11. 1990s US sl. - an easy job within the prison (prison usage)
n. 12. 1991 US sl. - the US Army M-1 tank
n. 13. 1997 US sl. - in the language of the homeless: a shopping cart
n. 14. 2000 US sl. - a note-and-string based method of communication in prison
CADILLAC BUNK
n. 1989 US sl. - a single prison bed in a setting where most beds are two-tiered bunk beds
CADILLAC COMMIE
n. 1990s US sl. - a liberal, one who preaches socialism but espouses a capitalist lifestyle; one whose pronouncements on social problems is in direct proportion to their ability to escape their existence
CADILLAC EXPRESS
n. 1998 US sl. - the drug methcathinone
CADILLAC PUSHER
n. 2002 US sl. - a person whose job it is to push carts with garments through the streets
CADISH
adj. 1. 1788 Eng. dial. - tame, gentle
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - accustomed to be petted, spoiled
CADLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle
CADMA
n. 1691 Eng. dial. - the smallest pig of a litter
CADMAN
n. 1856 Eng. dial. - the smallest one of a family
CADOCK
n. 1873 Eng. dial. - a bludgeon, or short, thick club
CADOW
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a simpleton, a poor creature
CADPIG
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the smallest pig of a litter
CADS
n. 1876 Eng. dial. - the small potatoes of a crop
CAD'S CRAWLERS
n. 1930s sl. - suede shoes
CADS OF THE ARISTOCRACY
n. Bk1890 sl. - liveried footman, servants, and all other hangers-on upon the nobility and gentry
CADS ON CASTORS
n. 1880 sl. - bicyclists
CADUCITY
n. 1. 1769 - the infirmity of old age, senility
n. 2. 1793 - tendency to fall; quality of being perishable or fleeting; frailty
CADUCOUS
adj. L17 obs. - epileptic
CADUKE
adj. 1. 1510-20 obs. - of persons; infirm, feeble
adj. 2. c1420 obs. - falling, liable to fall
adj. 3. 1484 obs. - fleeting, transitory, perishable, corruptible
CADULIX
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - the male genitals
CAD-WORM
n. 1630 obs. - a term of derision for a man
CADY
adj. 1869 Eng. dial. - tame; accustomed to be petted, spoiled
n. 1. 1846 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a hat or cap
n. 2. 1920s NZ sl. - a straw hat
CADY-DID
n. 2004 Amer. dial. - a cicada
CADYE
adj. 1552 Sc. obs. - wanton, lascivious
CAEMESS
n. M19 UK sl. - prison porridge (criminals' usage)
CAESAR
n. 1. ME - a tyrant or dictator; an absolute monarch
n. 2. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - a type of men's haircut; it resembles the hairstyle seen on typical busts of Julius Caesar
CAESARATION!
int. L19 US sl. & colloq. - a mild oath and an exclamation
CAESAR'S WIFE
n. 1748 - a person required to be above suspicion
CAESIOUS
adj. 1835 - bluish or greyish green
CAESURA
n. L16 - a break, a stop, an interruption
CAF
n. 1920s sl. - a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one
CAFARD
n. 1. 1539 obs. - a hypocrite, an impostor
n. 2. E20 - depression, melancholy, the blues
CAFÉ AU LAIT
adj. 1940s sl. - of a Black person: light-skinned
n. 1920s US sl. - a person of mixed race with skin the shade of milky coffee; a mulatto; a light-skinned Black woman (African-American usage)
CAFÉ DE MOVE-ON
n. 1920s S. Afr. sl. - a small mobile canteen catering for workers at their place of work
CAFENDER
n. 1842 Eng. dial. - a carpenter
CAFENDERING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - carpentry
CAFENDERY
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to practise the trade or pursuit of a carpenter
CAFETERIA
n. 1. 1930s US sl. - the mouth
n. 2. 1980s US sl. - anywhere that plays host to repeated oral sex, as a public lavatory or bath-house (homosexual usage)
CAFETERIA CATHOLIC
n. 1980s Amer. sl. - a Roman Catholic who observes church prescriptions and prohibitions at his or her own discretion
CAFF
n. 1. 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial. - any light, worthless thing
n. 2. 1817 Eng. dial. - refuse, rubbish of any kind; refuse or unsaleable fish
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a coward
n. 4. 1920s sl. - a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one
vb. 1. 1841 Eng. dial. - to lose courage, to be daunted, to turn coward
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to break a resolution, to run off a bargain, journey, etc.; to shy at
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to chafe; to jeer, to provoke, to make fun of
CAFFAN
n. M16 UK sl. - cheese (criminals' usage)
CAFF-BELLIED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - protuberant
CAFFÈ
n. M19 - coffee; a drink of coffee
CAFFER
n. L19 Irish sl. - a convict who has been transported to New South Wales and subsequently escaped
CAFF-HEARTED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition
CAFFINDER
n. 1842 Eng. dial. - a carpenter
CAFFLE
n. 1. 1889 Eng. dial. - an argument; a misunderstanding, a disagreement
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a tangle
vb. 1. 1781 Eng. dial. - to perplex, to entangle a person in conversation
vb. 2. M19 UK sl. - to take, to hold, to secure (criminals' usage)
vb. 3. 1876 Eng. dial. - to change one's mind; to go back from a promise or bargain; to decline a contest
vb. 4. 1886 Eng. dial. - to cavil, to quarrel, to wrangle
vb. 5. 1886 Eng. dial. - to prevaricate, to argue, to haggle
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cheat in a game
vb. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to deal in 'caff' or rubbish; to deal in unsaleable fish
vb. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to entangle
vb. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to gossip and make mischief
CAFFLED
adj. M19 UK sl. - arrested (criminals' usage)
CAFFLER
n. 1. 1892 Eng. dial. - a shuffler, an excuse maker
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a dealer in rubbish
n. 3. L19 Ireland - a contemptible little fellow who gives saucy, cheeky foolish talk
CAFFLING
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - prevaricating, excusing
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - puny, weak, delicate; nervous, timid
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - quarrelsome
n. 1. 1886 Eng. dial. - hesitating, shilly-shallying
n. 2. L19 Ireland - gossiping, idle chattering
CAFFREY
n. M19 UK sl. - a thief-catcher (criminals' usage)
CAFFRE'S LIGHTENER
n. c1860 S. Afr. sl. - a full meal
CAFFRE'S TIGHTENER
n. Bk1892 S. Afr. sl. - bread or food of any kind, as distinguished from drink
CAFFUFFLE
n. 1975 Barbados sl. - chaos, confusion
vb. 1965 Barbados sl. - to confuse someone or something
CAFFY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - faint-hearted, timid, cowardly
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - worthless, mean
n. 1920s sl. - a corruption of café, usually a cheap and cheerful one
CAFINFLERO
n. 1920s sl. - an Argentine white slaver who doubles as a pimp
CAFISHIO
n. 1920s sl. - an Argentine white slaver who doubles as a pimp
CAFLUGALTY
n. 1910s Amer. sl. - a trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument
CAFONE
n. Italian - an uncouth person, a lowlife
CAFT
adj. 1830 Eng. dial. - faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition
CAFUGELTY
n. 1914 Amer. sl. - trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument
CAF UP
vb. 1980s US sl. - to ingest caffeine, usually in the form of coffee, to promote one's energy (college usage)
CAG
adj. M19 US sl. - sulky, morose (criminals' usage)
n. 1. LME obs. exc. Sc. and Amer. dial. - a small cask; a keg
n. 2. L18 sl. - an argument; a dispute; gossip
n. 3. E19 Eng. dial. - sulkiness, ill humour
n. 4. 1870 Eng. dial. - an angular tear or rent in cloth
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - any old wrinkled female, as an old woman, cow, ewe, etc.
n. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bad or inferior meat; carrion
n. 7. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - the stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone
n. 8. 1929 Sc. - the stomach, the belly
vb. 1. 1504 Eng. dial. - to offend; to insult
vb. 2. 1801 Eng. dial. - to irritate; to annoy; to affront; to anger
vb. 3. 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to grieve
vb. 4. 1875 Eng. dial. - to chatter, to gossip
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to crawl, to move slowly
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to idle, to potter about; to do odd jobs
vb. 7. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to tear, to rip; to make an angular tear in cloth; to cut unevenly
vb. 8. 1919 - to argue (nautical usage)
CAGAMOSIS
n. ? E19 - an unhappy marriage
CAG-BUTCHER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - one who buys diseased meat, or animals that have died a natural death, for the purpose of selling as ordinary meat; a horse-slaughterer
CAGE
n. 1. 1500 sl. - a minor kind of prison for petty malefactors; a country lock-up
n. 2. E19 UK sl. - an exercise cage or yard (prison usage)
n. 3. c1850 colloq. - a dress-improver or bustle
n. 4. c1860 sl. - a bed
n. 5. 1883 Eng. dial. - a squirrel's nest
n. 6. 1900s US sl. - a hat or cap
n. 7. 1920s US sl. - a cubicle within a tramp's lodging house (tramps' usage)
n. 8. 1920s US - a basketball basket or net (sports usage)
n. 9. 1920s US - basketball (sports usage)
n. 10. 1930s US sl. - a holding cell in a police station or jail (criminals' usage)
n. 11. 1931 US sl. - a brake-van (caboose)
n. 12. 1938 US sl. - an elevator, a lift
n. 13. c1938 colloq. - the goal in ice hockey
n. 14. 1960s US sl. - a car
n. 15. c1970 Amer. dial. - a clear marble with colour centre stripes
n. 16. 1970s US sl. - a depressing room or apartment (homosexual usage)
n. 17. 1973 US sl. - the body
n. 18. 2000 US sl. - an abandoned house
vb. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - to imprison
CAGE AND KEY MAN
n. 20C US sl. - a prison guard responsible for a particular row of cells (prison usage)
CAGED
adj. 1940s US sl. - intoxicated with alcohol; drunk
CAGED LION
n. 1989 Aust. sl. -a racehorse battling back from apparent defeat to win a race (horse-racing usage)
CAGE GIRL
n. 1952 US sl. - a ticket seller in a theatre
CAGE IN
vb. - to imprison
CAGELING
n. 1859 - a bird kept in a cage
CAGE OF ANGER
n. 1980s sl. - prison (African-American usage)
CAGE OF BELLS, A
n. 1860 Eng. dial. - a set or peal of bells; the frame in which the bells are hung
CAGE OF BONES
n. 1. 1860 Eng. dial. - a skeleton
n. 2. 1860 Eng. dial. - a very thin person
CAGE OF IVORIES
n. 1860 sl. - a set of (good) teeth in one's mouth
CAGE OF TEETH, A
n. 1877 Eng. dial. - a set of teeth, whether natural or artificial
CAGER
n. 1. 20C US sl. - a drunkard; someone who sponges drinks
n. 2. c1925 Amer. sl. - a basketball player
CAGE RATTLER
n. 1970s Amer. sl. - a person not content with the humdrum or conventional
CAGERY
adj. 1883 Eng. dial. - tricky
CAGEY
adj. 1. 1725 Sc. - in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton
adj. 2. 1893 - non-committal, reticent, cautious, wary
adj. 3. 1916 Amer. dial. - of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous
adj. 4. 1920s - shrewd, cunning, crafty, cautious, wary
adj. 5. 1923 Amer. dial. - sexually exciting or adventurous
CAGG
n. M18 sl. - a vow to abstain from liquor for a certain period (military usage)
vb. M18 sl. - to abstain from liquor for a certain period (military usage)
CAGGED
adj. 1. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - irritated, angry, annoyed, vexed, offended; grieved
adj. 2. 1895 Eng. dial. - caked, ingrained, as with dirt
CAGGIE
n. 1970s UK sl. - a cagoule (waterproof outer garment) or hooded anorak
CAGGLE
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to struggle to keep up and make the best of circumstances
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to stick together; to coagulate
vb. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to draggle, to dirty
CAGGLE OVER
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. - to smear over
CAGGY
adj. 1. a1848 Eng. dial. or vulgar - decaying, unfit for food
adj. 2. 1855 Eng. dial. - ill-tempered, ready to quarrel, splenetic
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - sticky
adj. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of meat: tainted
CAG-HANDED
adj. 1859 Eng. dial. - left-handed, awkward, clumsy
CAGIE
adj. 1725 Sc. - in good spirits, gay, cheerful, sportive, wanton
CAGILY
adv. 1724 Sc. - gaily, merrily, cheerfully
CAG IT
vb. 1811 sl. - to render sulky, ill-humoured
CAGMAG
adj. 1. 19C Eng. dial. - squeamish, dainty about one's food
adj. 2. 1859 Eng. dial. - inferior, second-rate, spurious; unwholesome, decaying; coarse, worthless, rubbishy
n. 1. 1771 Eng. dial. - a tough old goose, not fit for eating; an inferior breed of sheep
n. 2. L18 sl. - a plain or slovenly woman
n. 3. 1847 Eng. dial. or vulgar - unwholesome, decayed, or loathsome meat; offal
n. 4. 1851 sl. - bad, unwholesome food; refuse of any kind; anything worthless, valueless, or rubbishy; rubbish; scraps; odds and ends
n. 5. 19C Eng. dial. - a gossip, a newsmonger; a pert, meddling woman or girl
n. 6. 19C Eng. dial. - a quarrelsome person
n. 7. 19C Eng. dial. - chatter, idle talk; gossip; an unsettled argument
n. 8. 19C Eng. dial. - a practical joke, mischief
n. 9. 19C Eng. dial. - a predicament, a fix, hobble
n. 10. 19C Eng. dial. - a term of opprobrium applied to persons; a loose character; a disreputable old woman; a simpleton, a noodle
vb. 1. 19C Eng. dial. - to quarrel, to speak abusively
vb. 2. 19C Eng. dial. - to nag, to grumble at
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to loaf, to loiter about
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to keep company; to pay addresses to; to court
CAGMAGLY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - worthless
CAG-MEAT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - inferior or diseased meat
CAGMENT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - disreputable persons
CAG-MIRE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - human dung
CAGNAS
n. Can. sl. - barracks (World War I military usage)
CAGOT
n. M16 Sc. obs. - an affectedly pious person
CAG OUT
vb. 1975 Amer. sl. - to break down, to cease working or functioning
CAGY
adj. 1. 1897 Amer. dial. - lively; excited; spry
adj. 2. L19 US sl. - sexually adventurous
adj. 3. 1893 US colloq. - wary, cautious, crafty, cunning, reticent, non-committal
adj. 4. 1903 Amer. dial. - of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous
CAH - CALDZ
CAHEEING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - loud laughter
CAHOO
n. 1874 Amer. dial. - a depression in a road, often snow-covered, which causes vehicles to lurch
CAHOO-HOLE
n. 1992 Can. sl. - a pothole in the road
CAHOOLE
vb. 1851 US sl. - to cajole (students' usage)
CAHOOT
n. 18?? US - a company, or partnership
vb. 1. 1857 US - to act in partnership
vb. 2. 1886 Amer. dial. - to consort; to connive
CAHOOTCHY
n. 20C Sc. - India rubber (Glasgow usage)
CAHOOTIN'
adv. 1880 Amer. dial. - moving very rapidly and noisily
CAHOOZIN
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a dip-shaped hole in snow, worn down from sleighs
CAHOT
n. 1874 Amer. dial. - a depression in a road, often snow-covered, which causes vehicles to lurch
CAIDGINESS
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - affectionate kindness
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - gaiety, sportiveness
n. 3. 1825 Sc. - wantonness
CAIF
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - familiar
CAIGERED
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - entangled
CAIGY
adj. 1917 Amer. dial. - of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous
adv. 1896 Sc. - happily, merrily, cheerfully
CAIL
vb. 1. 1781 Eng. dial. - to throw, to pelt; to throw weakly
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to be in poor health, to suffer
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to move awkwardly and uncertainly; to gambol, to throw out the heels like a colt
CAIL ALONG
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to fly low
CAILEY
n. 1843 Ireland - a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours
vb. 1892 Ireland - to chat, to gossip
CAILING
adj. 1888 Eng. dial. - ailing, weakly
CAILLACH
n. 1814 Sc. - an old woman
CAILLEACH
n. 1814 Sc. - an old Highland woman; a crone
CAIM
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to mock, to make loud noises in derision
CAIN
n. ME - a murderer
CAIN (AND ABEL)
n. 1857 sl. - a table (rhyming sl.)
CAIN-COLOURED
adj. 1598 obs. - of the reputed colour of the hair of Cain, to whom, as to Judas Iscariot, a 'red' or reddish-yellow beard was attributed
CAINE
n. 1983 US sl. - cocaine; crack cocaine
CAINGE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to whine, to grumble, to complain
CAINGEL
n. 1684 Eng. dial. - a cross, peevish person
CAINGY
adj. 1778 Eng. dial. - irritable, cross, peevish, ill-tempered
CAINJER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a cross, peevish person
CAINJING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - peevish, ill-natured
CAINSHAM SMOKE
n. L17 sl. - the tears of a man who is beaten by his wife
CAIR
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to toss backwards and forwards; to mix up; to handle overmuch, to stir about
CAIRD
n. 1. 1663 Sc. - a travelling tinker; a gypsy, tramp, vagrant
n. 2. 1808 Sc. - a scold; a rude, scolding person
n. 3. 1818 Sc. - a rough person
vb. 1928 Sc. - to abuse, to scold
CAIRED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - covered
CAIRNEY
vb. 1844 Sc. - to pile (up)
CAIRNY
adj. 1807 Sc. - abounding with heaps of stones
CAIRO CRUD
n. 1940s sl. - diarrhoea
CAITIFDOM
n. 1. 1382 obs. - captivity
n. 2. c1460 obs. - wretchedness, misery
CAITIFF
adj. 1. a1300 - vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched; despicable; cowardly
adj. 2. a1300 obs. - wretched, miserable
adj. 3. 1382 obs. - captive
n. 1. 1250 arch. - a base, mean, despicable or cowardly person; a villain
n. 2. c1325 obs. - a wretched, miserable person; a poor wretch; one in a piteous case
n. 3. 1330 obs. - a captive, a prisoner
n. 4. 1775 Eng. dial. obs. - a cripple, one who is deformed and helpless
n. 5. 1834 US - a third-classman (Military Academy usage)
CAITIFHEDE
n. 1. c1340 obs. - vileness, baseness, wickedness
n. 2. c1340 obs. - wretchedness, misery
CAITIFLY
adv. 1. 1393 obs. - wretchedly, miserably
adv. 2. c1425 obs. - vilely, basely, despicably, badly
CAITIFNESS
n. 1. 1393 obs. - wretchedness, misery
n. 2. 1481 obs. - baseness
CAITIFTY
n. 1. a1300 - vileness, wicked baseness
n. 2. a1300 obs. - wretchedness, misery
n. 3. a1300 obs. - captivity
CAITIVE
adj. c1440 - captive, subject
vb. 1382 obs. - to make captive
CAIVER
vb. 1825 Sc. - to waver in mind; to be incoherent, as persons are at the point of death
CAJ
adj. 1990 Amer. sl. - casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time
CAJITA
n. 20C US sl. - a bag of marijuana (prison & Hispanic usage)
CAJOLERATOR CLAMP
n. 1974 US - something that is non-existent, often used as a practical joke by having someone go get one (jocular usage)
CAJOOBLIES
n. 1990s sl. - the female breasts
CAJUN
n. 1. 1932 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
n. 2. 1934 Amer. dial. - a poor person of the wooded country of Alabama who subsists by lumbering, turpentine extraction and various odd jobs
CAJUN PONY
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a small, hardy pony having a long mane and tail, and fuzzy varicoloured coats
CAJY
adj. 1916 Amer. dial. - of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous
CAK
adj. 1996 UK sl. - contemptible, unpleasant, inferior
n. 1. 1972 Aust. sl. - excrement
n. 2. 1989 Aust. sl. - someone or something extremely funny
n. 3. 1997 UK sl. - rubbish, nonsense
vb. 1. 15C UK - to defecate
vb. 2. 1959 US sl. - to fall asleep
CAKATE
vb. 1632 - to serve with cake (humorous nonce formation)
CAKE
adj. 1. L19 sl. - stupid, foolish, daft
adj. 2. 1940s sl. - fine, pleasing
adj. 3. 1968 US sl. - easy, simple (college usage)
adj. 4. 2001 UK sl. - homosexual
n. 1. 1785 Eng. dial. & sl. - a fool or dullard; a silly fellow; an incompetent
n. 2. 19C - a stroke with a cane (Christ's Hospital School usage)
n. 3. E19 US sl. - a dandy; a fop; youths who wore stylish wide-bottomed trousers (esp. gang usage)
n. 4. Bk1891 Amer. sl. - a stupid policeman (thieves' usage)
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - honeycomb; the combs in a wasp's nest
n. 6. 1908 US sl. - the head
n. 7. 1911 US sl. - anything easy or simple an easy course, test
n. 8. 1920s Amer. sl. - a lady's man
n. 9. 20C Aust. sl. - a gold nugget
n. 10. 20C US sl. - a sexually desirable woman
n. 11. E20 sl. - a prostitute (orig. Aust.)
n. 12. 1941 US sl. - a beautiful girl or young woman (African-American usage)
n. 13. M20 Brit. & US sl. - the buttocks of a woman, esp. if well-formed
n. 14. 1940s US sl. - the female genitals; the vagina (African-American usage)
n. 15. 1950s US sl. - drugs smuggled into a prison or hospital (drugs & prison usage)
n. 16. 1957 US sl. - the female breast
n. 17. 1960s US sl. - a term of affection between friends
n. 18. 1965 US sl. - money, a good deal of money (African-American usage)
n. 19. 1973 US sl. - a meal provided as compensation in addition to wages
n. 20. 1980s US sl. - a weak person (college usage)
n. 21. 1991 Irish sl. - (derogatory) a rural person
n. 22. 1994 US sl. - a round disc of crack cocaine
n. 23. 2000 - bread
n. 24. 2001 UK sl. - marijuana resin
vb. 1. 1788 Eng. dial. - to cackle as a goose, or as a hen wanting to sit
vb. 2. 19C - to cane (Christ's Hospital School usage)
CAKE, THE
n. 1. 1900s US sl. - a (self-appointedly) admirable person
n. 2. - assets, etc. to be shared out
CAKE AND GINGERBREAD
n. 1841 - something easy and pleasant
CAKE AND WINE
n. 1920s US sl. - bread and water as a punishment diet (prison & Navy usage)
CAKE BASKET
n. 1920s US sl. - a limousine
CAKE BOY
n. 1970s US sl. - an attractive, usually younger homosexual male (homosexual usage)
CAKE-COUPINGS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an interchanging of social or tea visits
CAKE-CUTTER
n. 1. 1930s sl. - a cashier or other person who short-changes the public (orig. African-American, also circus usage)
n. 2. 1980s sl. - a long-pronged comb
CAKE-CUTTING
n. 1993 US sl. - short-changing
CAKED
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - twisted, entangled
adj. 2. 1900s sl. - on good amatory terms
adj. 3. 1940s UK sl. - wealthy, moneyed; well-off
adj. 4. 1990s US sl. - drunk (college usage)
adj. 5. 1994 US sl. - drug-intoxicated
CAKED OUT
adj. 1940s UK sl. - wealthy, moneyed
CAKED UP
adj. 1940s UK sl. - wealthy, moneyed; well-off
CAKE-EATER
n. 1. 1916 US sl. - a self-indulgent or effeminate young man, who may or may not be homosexual; one who is quite comfortable at fussy tea parties
n. 2. 1910s Amer. sl. - a lady's man; a male flirt; a wealthy young man, a playboy
n. 3. 1910s US sl. - a jocular or affectionate term of address
n. 4. 1967 US sl. - a person who enjoys performing oral sex on women
CAKE-FIDDLER
n. 1513 obs. - a parasite
CAKE-FUMBLER
n. 1553 obs. - a parasite
CAKEHEAD
n. 1998 UK sl. - an idiot; a fool
CAKE-HOLE
n. 1. c1936 sl. - the mouth
n. 2. 2000s Irish sl. - the anus
n. 3. 2001 UK sl. - the vagina
CAKEHOLED
adj. 1940s UK sl. - wealthy, moneyed
CAKE IS GETTING THIN
phr. 20C sl. - one's money is running low
CAKE JOB
n. 1990s Amer. sl. - an easy job
CAKELET
n. 1839 - a small cake
CAKE MONEY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - money to be used for no particular purpose, money for a good time
CAKE NIGHT
n. 1921 Sc. - New Year's Eve, 'Hogmanay'
CAKE-O
adj. 2001 UK - all right, correct, safe, suitable, what is required, comfortable (back-slang for 'OK')
CAKE OUT
vb. 1920s US sl. - to dress in a rakish manner
CAKERS
n. 1. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - the tonsils
n. 2. Brit. sl. - a cake shop
CAKERY
n. Brit. sl. - a cake shop
CAKES
n. 1. 1906 US sl. - a performer's daily meals (theatre usage)
n. 2. 1950s sl. - the female breasts (orig. US)
n. 3. 1960s US sl. - a pretty young woman, or a handsome young man
n. 4. 1960s US sl. - a term of affection between friends
n. 5. 1965 US sl. - money, a good deal of money (African-American usage)
n. 6. 1960s US sl. - the buttocks, esp. female buttocks
n. 7. 1980s US sl. - the vagina (African-American usage)
n. 8. 1990s sl. - round discs of crack cocaine (drugs usage)
CAKES AND ALE
n. c1570 sl. - merrymaking; all the good things of life; material pleasures; pleasant food; good living
CAKES-AND-COFFEE
adj. 1900s US sl. - basic, fundamental
CAKE SHOP
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - a brothel
CAKE-SWAPPINGS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an interchanging of social or tea visits
CAKE TIN
n. 2001 NZ sl. - the Wellington, New Zealand, sports stadium
CAKEWALK
n. 1. 1870s US - a syncopated dance originating among African slaves on plantations in the deep south; actually, a mockery and caricature of white folk waltzing or minueting ; late used to refer generally to a social gathering at which the guests might entertain themselves by offering a cake as a prize to the guest who can dance most elegantly and impressively around the cake (African-American usage)
n. 2. 1897 US sl. - an easy or overwhelming success; anything considered very easy, simple, or certain
n. 3. 1900s Aust. sl. - something excellent
n. 4. E20 - a moving platform on which people walk, as a fairground entertainment
n. 5. 1930s sl. - money that has been obtained without effort
vb. 1930s US sl. - to succeed without problems; to accomplish with supreme ease
CAKEY
adj. L19 sl. - stupid, foolish, daft; half-witted
n. 1. L18 sl. - a fool
n. 2. 1930s US sl. - a fop; a dandy
CAKEY BAR
n. sl. - an excuse; a 'tale'
CAKEY-PANNUM FENCER
n. M19 sl. - a street-seller of pastries
CAKIE
n. 1. 1960s US sl. - a pretty young woman, or a handsome young man
n. 2. 1960s US sl. - a term of affection between friends
CAKKA-MANAH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - human dung
CAKPANTS
n. 2000s sl. - a general term of abuse, the implication is that the subject is a coward, who soils their underwear through fear
CAKUM
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a foolish person
CAKY
adj. 1879 Eng. dial. - weak of intellect, silly
CAL
n. 1. 1841 Eng. dial. - talk, gossip
n. 2. M19 sl. - a hangman
n. 3. 1888 Eng. dial. - a gossip, an idler
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a liar
n. 5. L19 Anglo-Indian - Calcutta
n. 6. L19 US - California
CALABASH
n. 1. 1723 sl. - the human head
n. 2. M19 Aust. sl. - a promissory note or IOU
CALABASH COUSIN
n. 1967 Hawaii - a person who is not a real relative but who is closely accepted by the family
CALABASH COVER
n. 1886 US sl. - a hat
CALABASH CUT
n. 1990 Trinidad and Tobago - a haircut in which the hair is cut on a line equidistant from the top of the head
CALABOGUS
n. 18C Can. - a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses
CALABOODLE
n. 1848 sl. - all of something; the entire lot of people or things; a large mixed-up collection of objects or people
CALABOOSE
n. 1792 sl. - the common jail; a prison (orig. US)
vb. 1840 Amer. sl. - to imprison (nautical usage)
CALABOSH
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - the entire crowd; all
CALABOSO
n. 1963 Amer. sl. - a jail, esp. one in a village or small town
CALABOZO
n. 1892 sl. - a jail, esp. one in a village or small town
CALAMANCO
n. 1947 Amer. dial. - a calico or tortoiseshell cat
CALAMANCO-CAT
n. 1877 Eng. dial. - a tortoiseshell cat
CALAMIST
n. 1. 1623 obs. - 'one having his haire turning upwards'
n. 2. 1656 obs. - one who plays upon a reed; a piper
CALAMISTRATE
vb. 1621 obs. rare - to curl, crisp, or frizzle the hair
CALAMISTRATION
n. Bk1888 - curling the hair
CALAMITIES
n. 1871 Amer. dial. - odds and ends; a miscellaneous assortment of personal belongings
CALAMITY
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - old stuff, such as is bought at an auction
CALAMITY HOWL
n. L19 US sl. - a statement of extreme pessimism
CALAMITY HOWLER
n. 1892 US sl. - a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom
CALAMITY JANE
n. 1. Brit. sl. - a train (rhyming sl.)
n. 2. 1918 US sl. - a nagging woman; a pessimist; a worrier; a prophet of disaster
n. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. - one who suffers calamity
n. 4. 1968 US sl. - in a deck of playing cards: the queen of spades
CALAMITY SHOUTER
n. 1892 US sl. - a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom
CALAMIZE
vb. 1656 obs. - to pipe or sing
CALASH
n. 1666 - a light carriage with low wheels, having a removable folding hood or top; in Canada: a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, usually without a cover, with a seat for the driver on the splashboard
CALATHUMPIAN
n. 1910s sl. - one who claims an imaginary religion
CALBO
n. 2003 UK sl. - heroin
CALCATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to trample or stamp under the heel
CALCATION
n. 1656 rare - a treading or trampling under the heel; kicking
CALCATORY
n. c1420 obs. rare - a winepress, where the grapes are trodden
CALCEATE
adj. 1669 obs. - furnished with shoes
vb. 1656 obs. - to shoe, put on shoes or socks
CALCEATED
adj. 1730 - fitted with shoes, shod
CALCED
adj. 1884 rare - wearing shoes; shod, fitted with shoes
CALCILATE
vb. 1915 Amer. dial. - to calculate; to plan; to intend
CALCIMINE
n. 1864 - white or coloured wash for walls
vb. 19C - to whitewash
CALCINATION
n. 1616 - a burning to ashes; complete combustion
CALCINE
vb. 1641 - to burn to ashes, to consume
CALCITRANT
adj. 1866 rare - kicking; that 'kicks' at any restriction; stubborn, refractory
CALCITRATE
vb. 1623 - to kick; to spurn
CALCITRATION
n. 1652 - kicking, lit. and fig.
CALC OUT
vb. 1999 US sl. - to calculate something
CALCUL
n. 1754 Sc. obs. - calculation; estimate
CALCULATE
vb. 1830 US colloq. - to think, to expect, to believe; to suppose
CALCULATED FOR
adj. 1865 Amer. dial. - considered to be, accepted as, admitted to be
CALCULATOR
n. 1. 1976 US sl. - a parimutuel clerk who calculates odds (horse-racing usage)
n. 2. 1988 US sl. - a player skilled at assessing the hands of other players (poker usage)
CALCULATORY
adj. 1611 obs. - pert. to calculation or estimate
CALCULE
n. 1601 obs. - calculation
vb. 1377 obs. - to calculate, to reckon
CALCULIST
n. 1829 - one skilled in a mathematical calculus; a mathematician
CALCULOSE
adj. c1420 obs. - stony, pebbly
CALCUTTA
n. 1. 1950 Aust. sl. - a 'Calcutta sweep'
n. 2. 1998 UK sl. - butter (rhyming sl.)
CALCUTTA SWEEP(S)
n. 1914 Aust. sl. - a type of sweepstake in which contestants' names are auctioned off
CALDARIUM
n. 1753 - a (Roman) hot bath or bath-room
CALDEE
vb. M17 sl. - to trick; to swindle
CALDEES
vb. M17 sl. - to trick; to swindle
CALDERA
n. Ireland - a wretched-looking person; a spiritless person; a coward
CALDRON
n. 19C sl. - the vagina
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - loud laughter
CAHOO
n. 1874 Amer. dial. - a depression in a road, often snow-covered, which causes vehicles to lurch
CAHOO-HOLE
n. 1992 Can. sl. - a pothole in the road
CAHOOLE
vb. 1851 US sl. - to cajole (students' usage)
CAHOOT
n. 18?? US - a company, or partnership
vb. 1. 1857 US - to act in partnership
vb. 2. 1886 Amer. dial. - to consort; to connive
CAHOOTCHY
n. 20C Sc. - India rubber (Glasgow usage)
CAHOOTIN'
adv. 1880 Amer. dial. - moving very rapidly and noisily
CAHOOZIN
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a dip-shaped hole in snow, worn down from sleighs
CAHOT
n. 1874 Amer. dial. - a depression in a road, often snow-covered, which causes vehicles to lurch
CAIDGINESS
n. 1. 1825 Sc. - affectionate kindness
n. 2. 1825 Sc. - gaiety, sportiveness
n. 3. 1825 Sc. - wantonness
CAIF
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - familiar
CAIGERED
adj. Bk1898 Sc. - entangled
CAIGY
adj. 1917 Amer. dial. - of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous
adv. 1896 Sc. - happily, merrily, cheerfully
CAIL
vb. 1. 1781 Eng. dial. - to throw, to pelt; to throw weakly
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to be in poor health, to suffer
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to move awkwardly and uncertainly; to gambol, to throw out the heels like a colt
CAIL ALONG
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to fly low
CAILEY
n. 1843 Ireland - a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours
vb. 1892 Ireland - to chat, to gossip
CAILING
adj. 1888 Eng. dial. - ailing, weakly
CAILLACH
n. 1814 Sc. - an old woman
CAILLEACH
n. 1814 Sc. - an old Highland woman; a crone
CAIM
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to mock, to make loud noises in derision
CAIN
n. ME - a murderer
CAIN (AND ABEL)
n. 1857 sl. - a table (rhyming sl.)
CAIN-COLOURED
adj. 1598 obs. - of the reputed colour of the hair of Cain, to whom, as to Judas Iscariot, a 'red' or reddish-yellow beard was attributed
CAINE
n. 1983 US sl. - cocaine; crack cocaine
CAINGE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to whine, to grumble, to complain
CAINGEL
n. 1684 Eng. dial. - a cross, peevish person
CAINGY
adj. 1778 Eng. dial. - irritable, cross, peevish, ill-tempered
CAINJER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a cross, peevish person
CAINJING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - peevish, ill-natured
CAINSHAM SMOKE
n. L17 sl. - the tears of a man who is beaten by his wife
CAIR
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to toss backwards and forwards; to mix up; to handle overmuch, to stir about
CAIRD
n. 1. 1663 Sc. - a travelling tinker; a gypsy, tramp, vagrant
n. 2. 1808 Sc. - a scold; a rude, scolding person
n. 3. 1818 Sc. - a rough person
vb. 1928 Sc. - to abuse, to scold
CAIRED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - covered
CAIRNEY
vb. 1844 Sc. - to pile (up)
CAIRNY
adj. 1807 Sc. - abounding with heaps of stones
CAIRO CRUD
n. 1940s sl. - diarrhoea
CAITIFDOM
n. 1. 1382 obs. - captivity
n. 2. c1460 obs. - wretchedness, misery
CAITIFF
adj. 1. a1300 - vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched; despicable; cowardly
adj. 2. a1300 obs. - wretched, miserable
adj. 3. 1382 obs. - captive
n. 1. 1250 arch. - a base, mean, despicable or cowardly person; a villain
n. 2. c1325 obs. - a wretched, miserable person; a poor wretch; one in a piteous case
n. 3. 1330 obs. - a captive, a prisoner
n. 4. 1775 Eng. dial. obs. - a cripple, one who is deformed and helpless
n. 5. 1834 US - a third-classman (Military Academy usage)
CAITIFHEDE
n. 1. c1340 obs. - vileness, baseness, wickedness
n. 2. c1340 obs. - wretchedness, misery
CAITIFLY
adv. 1. 1393 obs. - wretchedly, miserably
adv. 2. c1425 obs. - vilely, basely, despicably, badly
CAITIFNESS
n. 1. 1393 obs. - wretchedness, misery
n. 2. 1481 obs. - baseness
CAITIFTY
n. 1. a1300 - vileness, wicked baseness
n. 2. a1300 obs. - wretchedness, misery
n. 3. a1300 obs. - captivity
CAITIVE
adj. c1440 - captive, subject
vb. 1382 obs. - to make captive
CAIVER
vb. 1825 Sc. - to waver in mind; to be incoherent, as persons are at the point of death
CAJ
adj. 1990 Amer. sl. - casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time
CAJITA
n. 20C US sl. - a bag of marijuana (prison & Hispanic usage)
CAJOLERATOR CLAMP
n. 1974 US - something that is non-existent, often used as a practical joke by having someone go get one (jocular usage)
CAJOOBLIES
n. 1990s sl. - the female breasts
CAJUN
n. 1. 1932 Amer. dial. - a rustic or countrified person
n. 2. 1934 Amer. dial. - a poor person of the wooded country of Alabama who subsists by lumbering, turpentine extraction and various odd jobs
CAJUN PONY
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a small, hardy pony having a long mane and tail, and fuzzy varicoloured coats
CAJY
adj. 1916 Amer. dial. - of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous
CAK
adj. 1996 UK sl. - contemptible, unpleasant, inferior
n. 1. 1972 Aust. sl. - excrement
n. 2. 1989 Aust. sl. - someone or something extremely funny
n. 3. 1997 UK sl. - rubbish, nonsense
vb. 1. 15C UK - to defecate
vb. 2. 1959 US sl. - to fall asleep
CAKATE
vb. 1632 - to serve with cake (humorous nonce formation)
CAKE
adj. 1. L19 sl. - stupid, foolish, daft
adj. 2. 1940s sl. - fine, pleasing
adj. 3. 1968 US sl. - easy, simple (college usage)
adj. 4. 2001 UK sl. - homosexual
n. 1. 1785 Eng. dial. & sl. - a fool or dullard; a silly fellow; an incompetent
n. 2. 19C - a stroke with a cane (Christ's Hospital School usage)
n. 3. E19 US sl. - a dandy; a fop; youths who wore stylish wide-bottomed trousers (esp. gang usage)
n. 4. Bk1891 Amer. sl. - a stupid policeman (thieves' usage)
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - honeycomb; the combs in a wasp's nest
n. 6. 1908 US sl. - the head
n. 7. 1911 US sl. - anything easy or simple an easy course, test
n. 8. 1920s Amer. sl. - a lady's man
n. 9. 20C Aust. sl. - a gold nugget
n. 10. 20C US sl. - a sexually desirable woman
n. 11. E20 sl. - a prostitute (orig. Aust.)
n. 12. 1941 US sl. - a beautiful girl or young woman (African-American usage)
n. 13. M20 Brit. & US sl. - the buttocks of a woman, esp. if well-formed
n. 14. 1940s US sl. - the female genitals; the vagina (African-American usage)
n. 15. 1950s US sl. - drugs smuggled into a prison or hospital (drugs & prison usage)
n. 16. 1957 US sl. - the female breast
n. 17. 1960s US sl. - a term of affection between friends
n. 18. 1965 US sl. - money, a good deal of money (African-American usage)
n. 19. 1973 US sl. - a meal provided as compensation in addition to wages
n. 20. 1980s US sl. - a weak person (college usage)
n. 21. 1991 Irish sl. - (derogatory) a rural person
n. 22. 1994 US sl. - a round disc of crack cocaine
n. 23. 2000 - bread
n. 24. 2001 UK sl. - marijuana resin
vb. 1. 1788 Eng. dial. - to cackle as a goose, or as a hen wanting to sit
vb. 2. 19C - to cane (Christ's Hospital School usage)
CAKE, THE
n. 1. 1900s US sl. - a (self-appointedly) admirable person
n. 2. - assets, etc. to be shared out
CAKE AND GINGERBREAD
n. 1841 - something easy and pleasant
CAKE AND WINE
n. 1920s US sl. - bread and water as a punishment diet (prison & Navy usage)
CAKE BASKET
n. 1920s US sl. - a limousine
CAKE BOY
n. 1970s US sl. - an attractive, usually younger homosexual male (homosexual usage)
CAKE-COUPINGS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an interchanging of social or tea visits
CAKE-CUTTER
n. 1. 1930s sl. - a cashier or other person who short-changes the public (orig. African-American, also circus usage)
n. 2. 1980s sl. - a long-pronged comb
CAKE-CUTTING
n. 1993 US sl. - short-changing
CAKED
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - twisted, entangled
adj. 2. 1900s sl. - on good amatory terms
adj. 3. 1940s UK sl. - wealthy, moneyed; well-off
adj. 4. 1990s US sl. - drunk (college usage)
adj. 5. 1994 US sl. - drug-intoxicated
CAKED OUT
adj. 1940s UK sl. - wealthy, moneyed
CAKED UP
adj. 1940s UK sl. - wealthy, moneyed; well-off
CAKE-EATER
n. 1. 1916 US sl. - a self-indulgent or effeminate young man, who may or may not be homosexual; one who is quite comfortable at fussy tea parties
n. 2. 1910s Amer. sl. - a lady's man; a male flirt; a wealthy young man, a playboy
n. 3. 1910s US sl. - a jocular or affectionate term of address
n. 4. 1967 US sl. - a person who enjoys performing oral sex on women
CAKE-FIDDLER
n. 1513 obs. - a parasite
CAKE-FUMBLER
n. 1553 obs. - a parasite
CAKEHEAD
n. 1998 UK sl. - an idiot; a fool
CAKE-HOLE
n. 1. c1936 sl. - the mouth
n. 2. 2000s Irish sl. - the anus
n. 3. 2001 UK sl. - the vagina
CAKEHOLED
adj. 1940s UK sl. - wealthy, moneyed
CAKE IS GETTING THIN
phr. 20C sl. - one's money is running low
CAKE JOB
n. 1990s Amer. sl. - an easy job
CAKELET
n. 1839 - a small cake
CAKE MONEY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - money to be used for no particular purpose, money for a good time
CAKE NIGHT
n. 1921 Sc. - New Year's Eve, 'Hogmanay'
CAKE-O
adj. 2001 UK - all right, correct, safe, suitable, what is required, comfortable (back-slang for 'OK')
CAKE OUT
vb. 1920s US sl. - to dress in a rakish manner
CAKERS
n. 1. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - the tonsils
n. 2. Brit. sl. - a cake shop
CAKERY
n. Brit. sl. - a cake shop
CAKES
n. 1. 1906 US sl. - a performer's daily meals (theatre usage)
n. 2. 1950s sl. - the female breasts (orig. US)
n. 3. 1960s US sl. - a pretty young woman, or a handsome young man
n. 4. 1960s US sl. - a term of affection between friends
n. 5. 1965 US sl. - money, a good deal of money (African-American usage)
n. 6. 1960s US sl. - the buttocks, esp. female buttocks
n. 7. 1980s US sl. - the vagina (African-American usage)
n. 8. 1990s sl. - round discs of crack cocaine (drugs usage)
CAKES AND ALE
n. c1570 sl. - merrymaking; all the good things of life; material pleasures; pleasant food; good living
CAKES-AND-COFFEE
adj. 1900s US sl. - basic, fundamental
CAKE SHOP
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - a brothel
CAKE-SWAPPINGS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an interchanging of social or tea visits
CAKE TIN
n. 2001 NZ sl. - the Wellington, New Zealand, sports stadium
CAKEWALK
n. 1. 1870s US - a syncopated dance originating among African slaves on plantations in the deep south; actually, a mockery and caricature of white folk waltzing or minueting ; late used to refer generally to a social gathering at which the guests might entertain themselves by offering a cake as a prize to the guest who can dance most elegantly and impressively around the cake (African-American usage)
n. 2. 1897 US sl. - an easy or overwhelming success; anything considered very easy, simple, or certain
n. 3. 1900s Aust. sl. - something excellent
n. 4. E20 - a moving platform on which people walk, as a fairground entertainment
n. 5. 1930s sl. - money that has been obtained without effort
vb. 1930s US sl. - to succeed without problems; to accomplish with supreme ease
CAKEY
adj. L19 sl. - stupid, foolish, daft; half-witted
n. 1. L18 sl. - a fool
n. 2. 1930s US sl. - a fop; a dandy
CAKEY BAR
n. sl. - an excuse; a 'tale'
CAKEY-PANNUM FENCER
n. M19 sl. - a street-seller of pastries
CAKIE
n. 1. 1960s US sl. - a pretty young woman, or a handsome young man
n. 2. 1960s US sl. - a term of affection between friends
CAKKA-MANAH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - human dung
CAKPANTS
n. 2000s sl. - a general term of abuse, the implication is that the subject is a coward, who soils their underwear through fear
CAKUM
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a foolish person
CAKY
adj. 1879 Eng. dial. - weak of intellect, silly
CAL
n. 1. 1841 Eng. dial. - talk, gossip
n. 2. M19 sl. - a hangman
n. 3. 1888 Eng. dial. - a gossip, an idler
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a liar
n. 5. L19 Anglo-Indian - Calcutta
n. 6. L19 US - California
CALABASH
n. 1. 1723 sl. - the human head
n. 2. M19 Aust. sl. - a promissory note or IOU
CALABASH COUSIN
n. 1967 Hawaii - a person who is not a real relative but who is closely accepted by the family
CALABASH COVER
n. 1886 US sl. - a hat
CALABASH CUT
n. 1990 Trinidad and Tobago - a haircut in which the hair is cut on a line equidistant from the top of the head
CALABOGUS
n. 18C Can. - a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses
CALABOODLE
n. 1848 sl. - all of something; the entire lot of people or things; a large mixed-up collection of objects or people
CALABOOSE
n. 1792 sl. - the common jail; a prison (orig. US)
vb. 1840 Amer. sl. - to imprison (nautical usage)
CALABOSH
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - the entire crowd; all
CALABOSO
n. 1963 Amer. sl. - a jail, esp. one in a village or small town
CALABOZO
n. 1892 sl. - a jail, esp. one in a village or small town
CALAMANCO
n. 1947 Amer. dial. - a calico or tortoiseshell cat
CALAMANCO-CAT
n. 1877 Eng. dial. - a tortoiseshell cat
CALAMIST
n. 1. 1623 obs. - 'one having his haire turning upwards'
n. 2. 1656 obs. - one who plays upon a reed; a piper
CALAMISTRATE
vb. 1621 obs. rare - to curl, crisp, or frizzle the hair
CALAMISTRATION
n. Bk1888 - curling the hair
CALAMITIES
n. 1871 Amer. dial. - odds and ends; a miscellaneous assortment of personal belongings
CALAMITY
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - old stuff, such as is bought at an auction
CALAMITY HOWL
n. L19 US sl. - a statement of extreme pessimism
CALAMITY HOWLER
n. 1892 US sl. - a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom
CALAMITY JANE
n. 1. Brit. sl. - a train (rhyming sl.)
n. 2. 1918 US sl. - a nagging woman; a pessimist; a worrier; a prophet of disaster
n. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. - one who suffers calamity
n. 4. 1968 US sl. - in a deck of playing cards: the queen of spades
CALAMITY SHOUTER
n. 1892 US sl. - a person who predicts disaster; a prophet of doom
CALAMIZE
vb. 1656 obs. - to pipe or sing
CALASH
n. 1666 - a light carriage with low wheels, having a removable folding hood or top; in Canada: a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, usually without a cover, with a seat for the driver on the splashboard
CALATHUMPIAN
n. 1910s sl. - one who claims an imaginary religion
CALBO
n. 2003 UK sl. - heroin
CALCATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to trample or stamp under the heel
CALCATION
n. 1656 rare - a treading or trampling under the heel; kicking
CALCATORY
n. c1420 obs. rare - a winepress, where the grapes are trodden
CALCEATE
adj. 1669 obs. - furnished with shoes
vb. 1656 obs. - to shoe, put on shoes or socks
CALCEATED
adj. 1730 - fitted with shoes, shod
CALCED
adj. 1884 rare - wearing shoes; shod, fitted with shoes
CALCILATE
vb. 1915 Amer. dial. - to calculate; to plan; to intend
CALCIMINE
n. 1864 - white or coloured wash for walls
vb. 19C - to whitewash
CALCINATION
n. 1616 - a burning to ashes; complete combustion
CALCINE
vb. 1641 - to burn to ashes, to consume
CALCITRANT
adj. 1866 rare - kicking; that 'kicks' at any restriction; stubborn, refractory
CALCITRATE
vb. 1623 - to kick; to spurn
CALCITRATION
n. 1652 - kicking, lit. and fig.
CALC OUT
vb. 1999 US sl. - to calculate something
CALCUL
n. 1754 Sc. obs. - calculation; estimate
CALCULATE
vb. 1830 US colloq. - to think, to expect, to believe; to suppose
CALCULATED FOR
adj. 1865 Amer. dial. - considered to be, accepted as, admitted to be
CALCULATOR
n. 1. 1976 US sl. - a parimutuel clerk who calculates odds (horse-racing usage)
n. 2. 1988 US sl. - a player skilled at assessing the hands of other players (poker usage)
CALCULATORY
adj. 1611 obs. - pert. to calculation or estimate
CALCULE
n. 1601 obs. - calculation
vb. 1377 obs. - to calculate, to reckon
CALCULIST
n. 1829 - one skilled in a mathematical calculus; a mathematician
CALCULOSE
adj. c1420 obs. - stony, pebbly
CALCUTTA
n. 1. 1950 Aust. sl. - a 'Calcutta sweep'
n. 2. 1998 UK sl. - butter (rhyming sl.)
CALCUTTA SWEEP(S)
n. 1914 Aust. sl. - a type of sweepstake in which contestants' names are auctioned off
CALDARIUM
n. 1753 - a (Roman) hot bath or bath-room
CALDEE
vb. M17 sl. - to trick; to swindle
CALDEES
vb. M17 sl. - to trick; to swindle
CALDERA
n. Ireland - a wretched-looking person; a spiritless person; a coward
CALDRON
n. 19C sl. - the vagina
CALE - CALKZ
CALE
vb. 1839 Eng. dial. - to take in turns, to share
CALEB
n. 1833 US - a grizzly bear (fur trappers' usage)
CALEB QUOTEM; CALEB QUOTUM
n. 1. c1860 sl. - a parish clerk
n. 2. M19 sl. - a jack of all trades
CALEBS
n. M19 US sl. - a burglar's device for unlocking doors (criminals' usage)
CALECHE
n. 1963 Can. - in Quebec: a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage
CALEDONIA
n. 1. 17C - the Roman name for Scotland
n. 2. 1920s US - a Black woman who refuses to accept the traditional role into which her birth is supposed to have thrust her (African-American usage)
CALEDONIAN
adj. 1656 - of ancient Caledonia; of Scotland
n. 1768 - a native of ancient Caledonia; humorously, a Scotchman
CALEER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a caper, a jump; frolic
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to caper, to jump
CALEERIED
adj. 1. 1897 Sc. - frivolously conceived
adj. 2. 20C Ireland - scatterbrained, giddy
CALEERINESS
n. 1880 Sc. & Ireland - giddiness; fun; mischief; frivolity
CALEERY
adj. 1880 Sc. & Ireland - light, vain, full of mischief
n. 1900 Sc. & Ireland - a giddy, hysterical person; a mischievous, scatterbrained, overexcitable person
CALEEVER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a caper, frolic, antic; a hubbub, a noisy game
vb. 1875 Eng. dial. - to skip, to jump, to frolic about; to run about heedlessly or foolishly
CALEEVERING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - energetic, flying wildly or actively about
CALEFACIENT
adj. 1655 - heating, warming
n. 1661 - anything that warms
CALEFACTED
adj. 1599 obs. - heated, warm
CALEFACTION
n. 1547 - the act of heating or making something warm; the state of being heated
CALEFACTIVE
adj. 1576 obs. rare - having the tendency to warm; warming
CALEFACTOR
n. 1. 1605 obs. - he who, or that which warms
n. 2. 1831 - a small stove; a heater
CALEFACTORY
adj. 1711 - adapted for or tending to warming
n. 1681 - the room in a monastery where the inmates warmed themselves
CALEFY
vb. 1526 obs. - to make warm or hot; to warm, to heat
CALE-GARTH
n. 1483 obs. - a cabbage garden, a kale yard
CALEMBOUR
n. 1830 - a pun
CALENDAR
n. 1. c1385 - a guide, a directory; an example, model
n. 2. 1926 US sl. - a prison sentence of one year
n. 3. 1940s sl. - a case awaiting trial
n. 4. 20C sl. - one month (teen & high school usage)
CALENDAR DAYS
n. 1954 US sl. - the bleed period of a women's menstrual cycle
CALENDAR FEAR
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - menstruation (euphemism)
CALENDARIAL
adj. 1867 rare - pert. to a calendar
CALENDARIAN
adj. 1839 obs. rare - pert. to a calendar
n. 1826 rare - a maker of a calendar
CALENDARIOGRAPHER
n. 1683 obs. rare - a calendar maker, an almanac maker
CALENDARIST
n. 1685 obs. rare - one who assigns dates and periods
CALENDAR TIME
n. 1954 US sl. - the bleed period of a women's menstrual cycle
CALENDARY
adj. 1633 obs. - pert. to the calendar
n. c1450 obs. - a calendar
CALENDOGRAPHER
n. a1691 obs. rare - the constructor of a calendar
CALENDRIC
adj. 1878 rare - of the nature of a calendar
CALENDRICAL
adj. 1863 obs. - of the nature of a calendar
CALENT
adj. 1607 obs. rare - warm, hot
CALENTURE
n. 1596 - burning passion, ardour, zeal, heat, glow
vb. 1649 obs. rare - to become hot or inflamed
CALEPIN
n. 1568 obs. - a dictionary; fig. one's book of authority or reference; one's notebook or memorandum book
CALESCENCE
n. 1846 rare - increase in heat or warmth
CALESCENT
adj. 1795 - growing warm, increasing in heat
CALEUP
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a frolic, a merry trick
CALEY
n. 1840 Sc. & Ireland - a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit
vb. 1892 Ireland - to chat, to gossip
CALF
n. 1. 1553 sl. - an ignoramus; a dolt; a weakling; a fool, a simpleton; a stupid or loutish person; an awkward or silly boy or man; a meek, harmless person
n. 2. 1818 - a mass of ice that has broken off a glacier, iceberg, or floe
n. 3. 1833 rare - a small island lying close to a larger one
n. 4. L19 Eng. dial. - a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk who look down on their southern neighbours
n. 5. 1940s US - a deer, male or female, under one year old
n. 6. 1940s US - a Cadillac car (African-American usage)
n. 7. 1940s sl. - 50p (rhyming sl. for 'cow and calf = half = half a pound, orig, 10 shillings, now 50p)
n. 8. 1959 US sl. - a young teenage girl
n. 9. 1967 Amer. sl. - a timid or cowardly person
vb. 1968 sl. - to vomit
CALF AROUND
vb. 1936 US - to loaf around (cowboys' usage)
CALF-BED
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the womb of a cow; the placenta of a cow
CALF-CLINGERS
n. 1884 sl. - close-fitting trousers
CALF-COUNTRY
n. 1831 Sc. - the place of one's birth or early life
CALFDOZER
n. 1940s - a small bulldozer (World War II usage)
CALF-EYES
n. 1949 Amer. dial. - a look expressive of tender or sentimental longing
CALF-GROUND
n. 1864 Sc. - the place of one's birth or early life
CALF-HEAD
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a foolish fellow
CALF-HEART
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a coward
CALF-HEARTED
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. - timid, cowardly
CALFISH
adj. 1. 1765 - stupid, untrained, immature, inexperienced
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - mean, shabby
CALF-LEG-DEEP
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of water or snow: so deep as to reach up to the calf of the leg
CALF-LICK
n. Bk1888 Eng. dial. - a tuft of hair on the forehead which will not lie smoothly and evenly
CALF-LICKED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having hair on the forehead which will not lie flat
CALFLING
n. 1598 - a little calf
CALF-LOLLY
n. 1708 obs. - an idle simpleton; a term of reproach; a stupid fellow; a dolt
CALF-LOVE
n. 1823 sl. - a youthful, romantic fancy; puppy love
CALF-LYE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the womb of the cow
CALF-NOPES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - slight blows that do not hurt
CALF-RASH
n. 1882 Eng. dial. - a foolish fancy; boy's love
CALF ROUND
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to idle about, to loaf
CALF'S EYES
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a look expressive of tender or sentimental longing
CALF'S HEAD
n. 1. 1600 sl. - a stupid, witless individual; a fool
n. 2. c1860 sl. - a white-faced man with a large head
CALFSKIN
n. 1845 Amer. dial. - the Bible
CALFSKIN-FIDDLE
n. 1785 sl. - a drum
CALF-SKINS
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the sea ruffled by the wind in occasional spots
CALF-SLOBBER
n. 1. L19 US sl. - meringue, as on pies; a meringue topping
n. 2. 1954 Amer. dial. - saliva
n. 3. 1980s sl. - nothing whatsoever
n. 4. 1983 sl. - foam on a glass of beer
CALF-SLOBBERS
n. 1. 1927 Amer. dial. - meringue
n. 2. 1954 Amer. dial. - saliva
CALF'S-SNOUT
n. 1548 - an old name of snapdragon, esp. of Antirrhinum Orontium
CALF'S TAIL
n. 1946 US sl. - the cord attached to a railway whistle
CALF'S-TEETH
n. 1599 - milk teeth
CALF-STICKING
n. M19 UK sl. - pretending that perfectly normal goods have supposedly been stolen; a greater price can thus be asked, since some customers like the idea of obtaining stolen goods (criminals' usage)
CALF'S-TONGUE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person who is mild or harsh-spoken according to circumstance
CALF-TAIL
n. 1. 1857 Eng. dial. - a silly fellow
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. - a three-cornered tear in a piece of clothing from catching it on something sharp
CALF-TIME
n. 1822 - the period of youth
CALF-TRINNELS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown
CALF-TRUNDLES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown
CALF-VIEW
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the heart, liver, and lights of a calf
CALF-WEEK
n. M19 sl. - the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload
CALFY
adj. M16 sl. - uncoordinated
n. 1892 Eng. dial. - a simpleton
CALF-YARD
n. 1818 Eng. dial. - the birthplace or home of one's youth
CALFY-COTTRELL
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a simpleton
CALFY-NOODLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a simpleton
CALGARTH
n. 1483 obs. - a cabbage garden, a kale yard
CALGARY REDEYE
n. 1987 Can. sl. - a drink made of tomato juice and beer
CALI
adj. 1990s sl. - Californian
n. 1. 1930 US sl. - California
n. 2. 1999 sl. - MDMA (ecstasy), originating in California
CALIBAN
n. 1678 - a man of degraded bestial nature
CALIBASH
n. M19 Aust. sl. - a promissory note or IOU
CALIBOGUS
n. 1785 US - a mixture of rum and spruce-beer
CALIBRATE
vb. 2003 US sl. - to correct someone's information or opinion
CALIBURN
n. 1297 - the name of King Arthur's sword
CALIC
n. 1848 Amer. dial. - a woman
CALICO
adj. 18C colloq. - thin, attenuated, wasted
n. 1848 US colloq. - a woman or girl; women considered as sexual objects
vb. 1887 Amer. dial. - to court or spend time with a woman
CALICO BALL
n. c1860 colloq. - a cheap public dance
CALICO-BALLY
adj. c1890 sl. - somewhat fast
CALICO CLUCK
n. 1975 US sl. - a female railway worker
CALICO COURSE
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - a course popular with female students, or one in which the social element is more prominent than the educational
CALICO FEVER
n. M19 US sl. - the desire to pursue women
CALICO HOP
n. M19 US sl. - a cheap, popular public dance
CALICO QUEEN
n. 1. 19C US sl. - a fast woman of the saloons and honky-tonks
n. 2. M19 US sl. - a prostitute
CALICO ROW
n. 1893 US sl. - married quarters (Army usage)
CALICOT
n. 1. c1885 sl. - a 'cad'; an ill-bred, vulgar fellow
n. 2. L19 sl. - a counter-jumper, a shop assistant
CALICRAT
n. 1596 obs. exc. Sc. - an ant
CALID
adj. 1599 arch. - warm, tepid; hot
CALIDITY
n. 1528 obs. - warmth, heat
CALI DREAMERS
n. 1999 UK sl. - a variety of MDMA
CALIDUCT
n. 1651 - a duct or pipe for the convenience of heat by means of steam, hot water, or air
CALIFAS
n. 1974 US sl. - California
CALIFINORIA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - California
CALIFORNIA
n. c1860 sl. - money, a gold piece
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to throw an animal; to catch it by its neck, or by its ear, and its flank, and trip it by throwing your foot in front of its legs; the animal jumps, and tripping, goes clear over the thrower's head; this method was used for large and unruly calves
CALIFORNIA BANK NOTE
n. 1840 Amer. dial. - a hide used as a medium of currency in pre-Gold Rush California
CALIFORNIA BANKROLL
n. 1940s US sl. - a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills (African-American & gambling usage)
CALIFORNIA BIBLE
n. M19 US sl. - a deck of cards
CALIFORNIA BLACKJACK
n. 1982 US sl. - in blackjack: an ace and a nine, which produce a score of 20, not 21
CALIFORNIA BLANKETS
n. 1926 Amer. sl. - newspapers used as bedding (tramps' usage)
CALIFORNIA C-NOTE
n. 1983 US sl. - a ten-dollar note
CALIFORNIA COFFEE
n. 1976 US sl. - inexpensive wine
CALIFORNIA COLLAR
n. 19C US sl. - a noose, used for hangings
CALIFORNIA CORNFLAKES
n. 1976 US sl. - cocaine
CALIFORNIA DEW
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a light rain
CALIFORNIA GIRL
n. 2002 US sl. - a variety of marijuana
CALIFORNIA HOUSE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - an outside toilet building
CALIFORNIA LION
n. 1850 Amer. dial. - a mountain lion
CALIFORNIA MIST
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a light rain
CALIFORNIA MOCCASINS
n. 1923 Amer. sl. - rags wrapped around the feet and ankles to provide warmth in cold weather
CALIFORNIAN
n. 1. c1850 - a red, hard-dried herring
n. 2. c1860 sl. - a gold piece
n. 3. 1996 UK sl. - a variety of MDMA (ecstasy), originating in California
CALIFORNIAN NORTHERN LIGHTS
n. 1999 US sl. - a hybrid marijuana grown in California (drugs usage)
CALIFORNIAN PRAYER BOOK
n. 1932 Amer. dial. - a deck of cards, esp. as used during the 'gold rush' days in California (jocular usage)
CALIFORNIANS
n. Bk1891 sl. - money; gold pieces
CALIFORNIA OVERSHOES
n. 19C Amer. dial. - a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe
CALIFORNIA PEACOCK
n. 1956 Amer. dial. - a roadrunner (jocular usage)
CALIFORNIA PIMPING
n. 1972 US sl. - working as a pimp in a relaxed, low-pressure style
CALIFORNIA PRAYER BOOK
n. 1851 Amer. dial. - a deck of cards, esp. as used during the 'gold rush' days in California (jocular usage)
CALIFORNIA QUAIL
n. 1997 US sl. - a tablet of the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™
CALIFORNIA ROLL
n. 1940s US sl. - a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills (African-American & gambling usage)
CALIFORNIA ROLLER
n. 1940s US sl. - one who carries a 'California bankroll' (African-American & gambling usage)
CALIFORNIA ROOM
n. 1975 Amer. dial. - a sun room or lounge with big windows
CALIFORNIA SHINPLASTER
n. M19 US sl. - an animal hide, which was used as money in early 19th century California
CALIFORNIA SOCK
n. 1900s Amer. dial. - a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe
CALIFORNIA STOP
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - an instance of rolling slowly past a stop sign rather than stopping
CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRIES
n. Amer. sl. - prunes (World War II usage)
CALIFORNIA SUNRISE
n. 1. 1996 UK sl. - a variety of MDMA; a blend of amphetamine and caffeine marketed as MDMA
n. 2. 1998 UK sl. - LSD
CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE
n. 1977 sl. - LSD (drugs usage)
CALIFORNIA TILT
n. 1976 US sl. - a car with the bonnet (hood) sloping downward to a front end that is lower than the rear end
CALIFORNIA TIRES
n. 1971 US sl. - tires with little or no tread remaining (trucking usage)
CALIFORNIA TOOTHPICK
n. M19 US sl. - a large knife
CALIFORNIA TURNAROUND
n. 1976 US sl. - any powerful central nervous system stimulant
CALIFORNIA WIDOW
n. Bk1891 Amer. sl. - a married woman whose husband is away from her for any extended period
CALIFORNICATE
vb. 1. 1990s Amer. sl. - to seduce and infect with the moral and social standards of Southern California
vb. 2. 20C Amer. sl. - to overdevelop the land
CALIFORNICATION
n. 1990s Amer. sl. - an instance of Californicating (see CALIFORNICATE)
CALIFORNICATOR
n. 1978 US sl. - a Californian, esp. one who has moved to Oregon or Washington state
CALIGINOUS
adj. 1548 arch. - misty, dim, murky; obscure, dark
CALIGULISM
n. 1745 - a mad extravagance such as Caligula committed (nonce word)
CALIJUMPICS
n. 1944-49 Amer. sl. - calisthenics
CALIK
n. 1935 Sc. - a gossip
CALIMANCO
n. 1607 - a Spaniard
CALIMANKER
n. 1947 Amer. dial. - a calico or tortoiseshell cat
CALION
n. c1459 obs. - a boulder or pebble
CALIPERS
n. 1950 US sl. - dice that are true to an extremely minute tolerance, approximately 1/1000th of an inch
CALI RED BEARD
n. 1999 US sl. - a distinctive marijuana grown in California (drugs usage)
CALIWAMPUS
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - askew, awry, wrong
CALK
vb. 1. 1401 obs. - to calculate, to reckon, esp. astrologically
vb. 2. Bk1891 - to throw (Eton College usage)
CALK DOWN
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. - to charge a purchase
CALKER
n. 1. 1535 obs. - a calculator of nativities, etc.; an astrologer; a magician, a conjurer
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - one who makes iron heel-plates, etc.; a country blacksmith
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent
vb. 1839 Eng. dial. - to take in turns, to share
CALEB
n. 1833 US - a grizzly bear (fur trappers' usage)
CALEB QUOTEM; CALEB QUOTUM
n. 1. c1860 sl. - a parish clerk
n. 2. M19 sl. - a jack of all trades
CALEBS
n. M19 US sl. - a burglar's device for unlocking doors (criminals' usage)
CALECHE
n. 1963 Can. - in Quebec: a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage
CALEDONIA
n. 1. 17C - the Roman name for Scotland
n. 2. 1920s US - a Black woman who refuses to accept the traditional role into which her birth is supposed to have thrust her (African-American usage)
CALEDONIAN
adj. 1656 - of ancient Caledonia; of Scotland
n. 1768 - a native of ancient Caledonia; humorously, a Scotchman
CALEER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a caper, a jump; frolic
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to caper, to jump
CALEERIED
adj. 1. 1897 Sc. - frivolously conceived
adj. 2. 20C Ireland - scatterbrained, giddy
CALEERINESS
n. 1880 Sc. & Ireland - giddiness; fun; mischief; frivolity
CALEERY
adj. 1880 Sc. & Ireland - light, vain, full of mischief
n. 1900 Sc. & Ireland - a giddy, hysterical person; a mischievous, scatterbrained, overexcitable person
CALEEVER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a caper, frolic, antic; a hubbub, a noisy game
vb. 1875 Eng. dial. - to skip, to jump, to frolic about; to run about heedlessly or foolishly
CALEEVERING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - energetic, flying wildly or actively about
CALEFACIENT
adj. 1655 - heating, warming
n. 1661 - anything that warms
CALEFACTED
adj. 1599 obs. - heated, warm
CALEFACTION
n. 1547 - the act of heating or making something warm; the state of being heated
CALEFACTIVE
adj. 1576 obs. rare - having the tendency to warm; warming
CALEFACTOR
n. 1. 1605 obs. - he who, or that which warms
n. 2. 1831 - a small stove; a heater
CALEFACTORY
adj. 1711 - adapted for or tending to warming
n. 1681 - the room in a monastery where the inmates warmed themselves
CALEFY
vb. 1526 obs. - to make warm or hot; to warm, to heat
CALE-GARTH
n. 1483 obs. - a cabbage garden, a kale yard
CALEMBOUR
n. 1830 - a pun
CALENDAR
n. 1. c1385 - a guide, a directory; an example, model
n. 2. 1926 US sl. - a prison sentence of one year
n. 3. 1940s sl. - a case awaiting trial
n. 4. 20C sl. - one month (teen & high school usage)
CALENDAR DAYS
n. 1954 US sl. - the bleed period of a women's menstrual cycle
CALENDAR FEAR
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - menstruation (euphemism)
CALENDARIAL
adj. 1867 rare - pert. to a calendar
CALENDARIAN
adj. 1839 obs. rare - pert. to a calendar
n. 1826 rare - a maker of a calendar
CALENDARIOGRAPHER
n. 1683 obs. rare - a calendar maker, an almanac maker
CALENDARIST
n. 1685 obs. rare - one who assigns dates and periods
CALENDAR TIME
n. 1954 US sl. - the bleed period of a women's menstrual cycle
CALENDARY
adj. 1633 obs. - pert. to the calendar
n. c1450 obs. - a calendar
CALENDOGRAPHER
n. a1691 obs. rare - the constructor of a calendar
CALENDRIC
adj. 1878 rare - of the nature of a calendar
CALENDRICAL
adj. 1863 obs. - of the nature of a calendar
CALENT
adj. 1607 obs. rare - warm, hot
CALENTURE
n. 1596 - burning passion, ardour, zeal, heat, glow
vb. 1649 obs. rare - to become hot or inflamed
CALEPIN
n. 1568 obs. - a dictionary; fig. one's book of authority or reference; one's notebook or memorandum book
CALESCENCE
n. 1846 rare - increase in heat or warmth
CALESCENT
adj. 1795 - growing warm, increasing in heat
CALEUP
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a frolic, a merry trick
CALEY
n. 1840 Sc. & Ireland - a social evening, esp. among neighbours; an evening's informal entertainment, generally including singing and the telling of stories; a friendly visit
vb. 1892 Ireland - to chat, to gossip
CALF
n. 1. 1553 sl. - an ignoramus; a dolt; a weakling; a fool, a simpleton; a stupid or loutish person; an awkward or silly boy or man; a meek, harmless person
n. 2. 1818 - a mass of ice that has broken off a glacier, iceberg, or floe
n. 3. 1833 rare - a small island lying close to a larger one
n. 4. L19 Eng. dial. - a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk who look down on their southern neighbours
n. 5. 1940s US - a deer, male or female, under one year old
n. 6. 1940s US - a Cadillac car (African-American usage)
n. 7. 1940s sl. - 50p (rhyming sl. for 'cow and calf = half = half a pound, orig, 10 shillings, now 50p)
n. 8. 1959 US sl. - a young teenage girl
n. 9. 1967 Amer. sl. - a timid or cowardly person
vb. 1968 sl. - to vomit
CALF AROUND
vb. 1936 US - to loaf around (cowboys' usage)
CALF-BED
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the womb of a cow; the placenta of a cow
CALF-CLINGERS
n. 1884 sl. - close-fitting trousers
CALF-COUNTRY
n. 1831 Sc. - the place of one's birth or early life
CALFDOZER
n. 1940s - a small bulldozer (World War II usage)
CALF-EYES
n. 1949 Amer. dial. - a look expressive of tender or sentimental longing
CALF-GROUND
n. 1864 Sc. - the place of one's birth or early life
CALF-HEAD
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a foolish fellow
CALF-HEART
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a coward
CALF-HEARTED
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. - timid, cowardly
CALFISH
adj. 1. 1765 - stupid, untrained, immature, inexperienced
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - mean, shabby
CALF-LEG-DEEP
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of water or snow: so deep as to reach up to the calf of the leg
CALF-LICK
n. Bk1888 Eng. dial. - a tuft of hair on the forehead which will not lie smoothly and evenly
CALF-LICKED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - having hair on the forehead which will not lie flat
CALFLING
n. 1598 - a little calf
CALF-LOLLY
n. 1708 obs. - an idle simpleton; a term of reproach; a stupid fellow; a dolt
CALF-LOVE
n. 1823 sl. - a youthful, romantic fancy; puppy love
CALF-LYE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the womb of the cow
CALF-NOPES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - slight blows that do not hurt
CALF-RASH
n. 1882 Eng. dial. - a foolish fancy; boy's love
CALF ROUND
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to idle about, to loaf
CALF'S EYES
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a look expressive of tender or sentimental longing
CALF'S HEAD
n. 1. 1600 sl. - a stupid, witless individual; a fool
n. 2. c1860 sl. - a white-faced man with a large head
CALFSKIN
n. 1845 Amer. dial. - the Bible
CALFSKIN-FIDDLE
n. 1785 sl. - a drum
CALF-SKINS
n. Bk1898 Sc. - the sea ruffled by the wind in occasional spots
CALF-SLOBBER
n. 1. L19 US sl. - meringue, as on pies; a meringue topping
n. 2. 1954 Amer. dial. - saliva
n. 3. 1980s sl. - nothing whatsoever
n. 4. 1983 sl. - foam on a glass of beer
CALF-SLOBBERS
n. 1. 1927 Amer. dial. - meringue
n. 2. 1954 Amer. dial. - saliva
CALF'S-SNOUT
n. 1548 - an old name of snapdragon, esp. of Antirrhinum Orontium
CALF'S TAIL
n. 1946 US sl. - the cord attached to a railway whistle
CALF'S-TEETH
n. 1599 - milk teeth
CALF-STICKING
n. M19 UK sl. - pretending that perfectly normal goods have supposedly been stolen; a greater price can thus be asked, since some customers like the idea of obtaining stolen goods (criminals' usage)
CALF'S-TONGUE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a person who is mild or harsh-spoken according to circumstance
CALF-TAIL
n. 1. 1857 Eng. dial. - a silly fellow
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. - a three-cornered tear in a piece of clothing from catching it on something sharp
CALF-TIME
n. 1822 - the period of youth
CALF-TRINNELS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown
CALF-TRUNDLES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the ruffles on a shirt or the flounces on a gown
CALF-VIEW
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the heart, liver, and lights of a calf
CALF-WEEK
n. M19 sl. - the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload
CALFY
adj. M16 sl. - uncoordinated
n. 1892 Eng. dial. - a simpleton
CALF-YARD
n. 1818 Eng. dial. - the birthplace or home of one's youth
CALFY-COTTRELL
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a simpleton
CALFY-NOODLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a simpleton
CALGARTH
n. 1483 obs. - a cabbage garden, a kale yard
CALGARY REDEYE
n. 1987 Can. sl. - a drink made of tomato juice and beer
CALI
adj. 1990s sl. - Californian
n. 1. 1930 US sl. - California
n. 2. 1999 sl. - MDMA (ecstasy), originating in California
CALIBAN
n. 1678 - a man of degraded bestial nature
CALIBASH
n. M19 Aust. sl. - a promissory note or IOU
CALIBOGUS
n. 1785 US - a mixture of rum and spruce-beer
CALIBRATE
vb. 2003 US sl. - to correct someone's information or opinion
CALIBURN
n. 1297 - the name of King Arthur's sword
CALIC
n. 1848 Amer. dial. - a woman
CALICO
adj. 18C colloq. - thin, attenuated, wasted
n. 1848 US colloq. - a woman or girl; women considered as sexual objects
vb. 1887 Amer. dial. - to court or spend time with a woman
CALICO BALL
n. c1860 colloq. - a cheap public dance
CALICO-BALLY
adj. c1890 sl. - somewhat fast
CALICO CLUCK
n. 1975 US sl. - a female railway worker
CALICO COURSE
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - a course popular with female students, or one in which the social element is more prominent than the educational
CALICO FEVER
n. M19 US sl. - the desire to pursue women
CALICO HOP
n. M19 US sl. - a cheap, popular public dance
CALICO QUEEN
n. 1. 19C US sl. - a fast woman of the saloons and honky-tonks
n. 2. M19 US sl. - a prostitute
CALICO ROW
n. 1893 US sl. - married quarters (Army usage)
CALICOT
n. 1. c1885 sl. - a 'cad'; an ill-bred, vulgar fellow
n. 2. L19 sl. - a counter-jumper, a shop assistant
CALICRAT
n. 1596 obs. exc. Sc. - an ant
CALID
adj. 1599 arch. - warm, tepid; hot
CALIDITY
n. 1528 obs. - warmth, heat
CALI DREAMERS
n. 1999 UK sl. - a variety of MDMA
CALIDUCT
n. 1651 - a duct or pipe for the convenience of heat by means of steam, hot water, or air
CALIFAS
n. 1974 US sl. - California
CALIFINORIA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - California
CALIFORNIA
n. c1860 sl. - money, a gold piece
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to throw an animal; to catch it by its neck, or by its ear, and its flank, and trip it by throwing your foot in front of its legs; the animal jumps, and tripping, goes clear over the thrower's head; this method was used for large and unruly calves
CALIFORNIA BANK NOTE
n. 1840 Amer. dial. - a hide used as a medium of currency in pre-Gold Rush California
CALIFORNIA BANKROLL
n. 1940s US sl. - a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills (African-American & gambling usage)
CALIFORNIA BIBLE
n. M19 US sl. - a deck of cards
CALIFORNIA BLACKJACK
n. 1982 US sl. - in blackjack: an ace and a nine, which produce a score of 20, not 21
CALIFORNIA BLANKETS
n. 1926 Amer. sl. - newspapers used as bedding (tramps' usage)
CALIFORNIA C-NOTE
n. 1983 US sl. - a ten-dollar note
CALIFORNIA COFFEE
n. 1976 US sl. - inexpensive wine
CALIFORNIA COLLAR
n. 19C US sl. - a noose, used for hangings
CALIFORNIA CORNFLAKES
n. 1976 US sl. - cocaine
CALIFORNIA DEW
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a light rain
CALIFORNIA GIRL
n. 2002 US sl. - a variety of marijuana
CALIFORNIA HOUSE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - an outside toilet building
CALIFORNIA LION
n. 1850 Amer. dial. - a mountain lion
CALIFORNIA MIST
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a light rain
CALIFORNIA MOCCASINS
n. 1923 Amer. sl. - rags wrapped around the feet and ankles to provide warmth in cold weather
CALIFORNIAN
n. 1. c1850 - a red, hard-dried herring
n. 2. c1860 sl. - a gold piece
n. 3. 1996 UK sl. - a variety of MDMA (ecstasy), originating in California
CALIFORNIAN NORTHERN LIGHTS
n. 1999 US sl. - a hybrid marijuana grown in California (drugs usage)
CALIFORNIAN PRAYER BOOK
n. 1932 Amer. dial. - a deck of cards, esp. as used during the 'gold rush' days in California (jocular usage)
CALIFORNIANS
n. Bk1891 sl. - money; gold pieces
CALIFORNIA OVERSHOES
n. 19C Amer. dial. - a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe
CALIFORNIA PEACOCK
n. 1956 Amer. dial. - a roadrunner (jocular usage)
CALIFORNIA PIMPING
n. 1972 US sl. - working as a pimp in a relaxed, low-pressure style
CALIFORNIA PRAYER BOOK
n. 1851 Amer. dial. - a deck of cards, esp. as used during the 'gold rush' days in California (jocular usage)
CALIFORNIA QUAIL
n. 1997 US sl. - a tablet of the recreational drug methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™
CALIFORNIA ROLL
n. 1940s US sl. - a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills (African-American & gambling usage)
CALIFORNIA ROLLER
n. 1940s US sl. - one who carries a 'California bankroll' (African-American & gambling usage)
CALIFORNIA ROOM
n. 1975 Amer. dial. - a sun room or lounge with big windows
CALIFORNIA SHINPLASTER
n. M19 US sl. - an animal hide, which was used as money in early 19th century California
CALIFORNIA SOCK
n. 1900s Amer. dial. - a makeshift foot covering made of a cloth sack worn instead of a sock or shoe
CALIFORNIA STOP
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - an instance of rolling slowly past a stop sign rather than stopping
CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRIES
n. Amer. sl. - prunes (World War II usage)
CALIFORNIA SUNRISE
n. 1. 1996 UK sl. - a variety of MDMA; a blend of amphetamine and caffeine marketed as MDMA
n. 2. 1998 UK sl. - LSD
CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE
n. 1977 sl. - LSD (drugs usage)
CALIFORNIA TILT
n. 1976 US sl. - a car with the bonnet (hood) sloping downward to a front end that is lower than the rear end
CALIFORNIA TIRES
n. 1971 US sl. - tires with little or no tread remaining (trucking usage)
CALIFORNIA TOOTHPICK
n. M19 US sl. - a large knife
CALIFORNIA TURNAROUND
n. 1976 US sl. - any powerful central nervous system stimulant
CALIFORNIA WIDOW
n. Bk1891 Amer. sl. - a married woman whose husband is away from her for any extended period
CALIFORNICATE
vb. 1. 1990s Amer. sl. - to seduce and infect with the moral and social standards of Southern California
vb. 2. 20C Amer. sl. - to overdevelop the land
CALIFORNICATION
n. 1990s Amer. sl. - an instance of Californicating (see CALIFORNICATE)
CALIFORNICATOR
n. 1978 US sl. - a Californian, esp. one who has moved to Oregon or Washington state
CALIGINOUS
adj. 1548 arch. - misty, dim, murky; obscure, dark
CALIGULISM
n. 1745 - a mad extravagance such as Caligula committed (nonce word)
CALIJUMPICS
n. 1944-49 Amer. sl. - calisthenics
CALIK
n. 1935 Sc. - a gossip
CALIMANCO
n. 1607 - a Spaniard
CALIMANKER
n. 1947 Amer. dial. - a calico or tortoiseshell cat
CALION
n. c1459 obs. - a boulder or pebble
CALIPERS
n. 1950 US sl. - dice that are true to an extremely minute tolerance, approximately 1/1000th of an inch
CALI RED BEARD
n. 1999 US sl. - a distinctive marijuana grown in California (drugs usage)
CALIWAMPUS
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - askew, awry, wrong
CALK
vb. 1. 1401 obs. - to calculate, to reckon, esp. astrologically
vb. 2. Bk1891 - to throw (Eton College usage)
CALK DOWN
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. - to charge a purchase
CALKER
n. 1. 1535 obs. - a calculator of nativities, etc.; an astrologer; a magician, a conjurer
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. - one who makes iron heel-plates, etc.; a country blacksmith
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - something excellent