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      • Reverse Dictionary DISABILITY - DISCOVERY
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      • Reverse Dictionary DO - DOLTISH
      • Reverse Dictionary DOMESTIC - DRAGONFLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary EXACERBATE - EXCELLENTLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary FOOD - FOOD POISONING
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOL - FOOLISHNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary HONEST - HORROR-STRUCK
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      • Reverse Dictionary IMBECILE - IMPERVIOUS
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      • Reverse Dictionary. LIBEL - LION
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      • Reverse Dictionary MALL - MARMOT
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      • Reverse Dictionary MENTAL - MILDNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary MONEY - MONEY ORDER
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DICTIONARY C

C  -  CALKZ

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C  -  CABZ
CACA  -  CACZ
CAD  -  CAGZ
CAH  -  CALDZ
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​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 drug culture sl. - heroin 
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
THE C
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 television and film crews usage - a clothes peg 
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 & Black British teen sl. - to jeer jokingly or mock someone about some event, their appearance or situation 
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. 1790 Eng. dial. - a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat
n. 3. 18C sl. - a cabbage
n. 4. 1811 sl. - a brothel
n. 5. 1820s colloq. - a cabriolet; a public carriage
n. 6. Bk1880 Eng. dial. - a slovenly, untidy person
n. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a clumsy person
n. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a small number of persons secretly united in the performance of some undertaking
n. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - anything slovenly or untidy
n. 10. 19C Sc. - a female servant
n. 11. M19 sl. - a cheat, a 'crib'
n. 12. Bk1914 Amer. dial. - a cabman
n. 13. c1920 sl. - a motor car (Royal Navy usage)
n. 14. c1925 sl. - a lavatory
n. 15. 1929 Sc. - a gap
n. 16. World War II Royal Navy usage - a destroyer commanding officer's term for his ship 
n. 17. Bk1974 Amer. sl. - the cockpit of an aeroplane
vb. 1. 1825 Sc. sl. - to cheat, to pilfer; to snatch dishonestly or meanly
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to clog with dirt; to soil by handling
vb. 3. E19 sl. - to travel by cab
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 drug culture sl. - heroin 
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 drug culture sl. - to use an addictive drug in a semi-controlled pattern; to get extremely intoxicated 
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., seaman's usage - to pull altogether at a rope with shouting and singing 
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. 1690 sl. rare - a tailor
n. 3. M17 sl. - small off-cuts of material, taken from the job in hand and sold off as perks by tailors
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. 1843 sl. - a cheap, inferior cigar
n. 7. 1844 derogatory - a stupid, dull, inactive person; a silly person
n. 8. 1870 school sl. obs. - a translation or other piece of writing secretly used or copied y a pupil or student 
n. 9. Bk1891 sl. - the vagina
n. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the head
n. 11. E19 sl. - deceitful talk
n. 12. M19 Amer. sl. - tobacco
n. 13. M19 sl. - a 'crib' or other form of cheat used by schoolchildren
n. 14. L19 Aust. sl. - a native or inhabitant of Victoria, Australia
n. 15. 1903 sl., orig. US - money, banknotes, paper money, cash 
n. 16. 1940s sl. - a girl, a young woman
n. 17. 1942 Amer. dial. - a dollar
n. 18. World War II Royal Air Force usage - a bomb 
n. 19. 1945 US military sl. - medals and decorations 
n. 20. 1986 NZ drug culture sl. - low grade marijuana 
n. 21. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - a person with no ambition or incentive
n. 22. 1987 colloq., offensive - a brain-damaged or mentally subnormal person; an inert, incapable person
n. 23. 1994 US sl. - a coronary artery bypass graft
n. 24. 20C S. Afr. - a 10-rand banknote
n. 25. 20C Cranbrook School usage - lettuce 
n. 26. 20C African-American sl. - Cab Calloway's nickname  
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. 1810 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to appropriate surreptitiously; to pilfer, to rob
vb. 5. 1884 Eng. schoolboy sl. - to copy 
vb. 6. 19C sl. - to destroy; to defeat
vb. 7. M19 US sl. - to grab
vb. 8. 1980s NZ drug culture sl. - to smoke marijuana, esp. low-grade marijuana 
vb. 9. 2000s sl. - to be intoxicated by drugs or drink
vb. 10. 2001 UK sl. - to become vegetable-like
THE CABBAGE
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 railway sl. - a freight engine 
CABBAGED
adj. 1. 1729 colloq. - pilfered, as shreds by a tailor 
adj. 2. 1990s sl. - rendered imbecilic 
adj. 3. 1991 sl. - drunk or drugged
adj. 4. 1991 UK sl. - under the influence of MDMA (ecstasy) 
adj. 5. 1992 UK sl. - mentally and physically exhausted; brain-dead from overwork 
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. 1882 Aust. sl. - the state of Victoria, Australia
n. 2. L19 sl. - the female genitals; the vagina
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., political usage - a coward 
CABBAGE-GELDER
n. 1. 1866 sl. - a greengrocer or market-gardener 
n. 2. 19C - a country bumpkin 
CABBAGE HAT
n. 1. 1940s Aust. & US rhyming sl. for 'rat' - an informer 
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 drug culture sl. - one who will try any drug 
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. 1935 Amer. dial. - a glass marble with greenish internal markings 
n. 3. 1939 US sl. - money, banknotes 
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 chiefly American - the place where newborn babies are found 
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. 1975 Amer. dial. - the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks 
n. 2. 20C Irish sl. - Halloween 
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 rhyming sl. - to flee 
CABBAGE-TREE HAT
n. 1. 1940s Aust. & US rhyming sl. for 'rat' - an informer 
n. 2. 20C Aust. - a broad-brimmed hat made from the leaves of the cabbage tree 
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 army sl. - a ride in a motor vehicle 
vb. 1974 UK army sl. - to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven 
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 army sl. - a ride in a motor vehicle 
vb. 1974 UK army sl. - to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven 
CABBY-CAR
n. 20C Ireland - a hand-propelled railway trolley 
CABBY HOUSE
n. 20C 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 army sl. - very keen on driving motor vehicles 
CAB-HOLE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a receptacle for rubbish
CAB-HORSE KNEES
n. 20C ballet dancers' usage - the effect produced but the wrinkling at the knees of a ballet dancer's tights when on
CABIN
n. 1. 1362 obs. - a cell, as in a convent or prison
n. 2. 1377 obs. - a natural cave or grotto; the den or hole of a wild beast
n. 3. a1400 obs. - a temporary shelter of slight materials; a tent, a booth, a temporary hut; a soldier's tent or temporary shelter
n. 4. 1594 obs. - a small room; a bedroom, a boudoir
n. 5. 1598 obs. - a berth in a ship
n. 6. L19 Royal Navy usage - fourteen days confinement to the ship's cells 
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 nautical sl. - a thief breaking into a ship's cabins 
CABIN-CRACKING
n. 1887 nautical sl. - the act of breaking into a ship's cabins 
CABIN CRUISER
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. - the boozer 
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., political & journalistic usage - fit to belong to a political cabinet 
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., orig. US - a brothel whose customers are spotted and transported by taxi drivers 
n. 3. 1930s sl., orig. US - a nightclub to which patrons would be steered, were they to request such a place, by a complaisant cab-driver 
CABLE
n. 1. M18 US sl. - the penis
n. 2. 1990s African-American sl. - a thick gold chain  
CABLED
adj. 2004 US sl. - of a vehicle: equipped with a winch
CABLE-FUNK
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - fear of being hanged 
CABLE-HANGER
n. 1732 colloq. obs., nautical usage - 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 
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. criminals' sl. - a low woman 
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., also nautical usage - confused, puzzled, perplexed 
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., orig. Aboriginal usage - much 
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. 1839 chiefly N. American - a hut, a cabin; a poor dwelling 
n. 2. 1839 Amer. dial. - any small cramped building or place within a building
n. 3. 1848 Amer. dial. - a cook's galley on a vessel
n. 4. 1865 US sl. - a jail; a prison
n. 5. 19C US sl. - a person who continually follows along behind; a hanger-on; someone bringing up the rear 
n. 6. 19C Amer. sl. - a bachelor's quarters
n. 7. M19 US sl. - a cubby-hole, a small room
n. 8. M19 sl. - a kitchen
n. 9. M19 US sl. - any form of place or room
n. 10. 1919 US sl. - the buttocks
n. 11. 1920s US sl. - a slow-witted person
n. 12. c1950 motorcyclists' sl. - a motorcycle sidecar  
n. 13. 1950s US sl. - the last or youngest child in a family
n. 14. 1950s US sl. - penury; poor living circumstances
n. 15. 1958 Amer. logging usage - a bunkhouse 
n. 16. 1960s US college sl. - the final participant in serial sex; the last male to copulate in a group sex act 
n. 17. 1969 Amer. dial. - one who allows himself to be duped
n. 18. 1969 Amer. dial. - one who follows or imitates others
n. 19. 1985 Cayman Islands - a cooking shed
n. 20. 20C sl. - the back
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 Royal Navy sl. - an office; a small cabin or compartment 
CABOTAGE
n. 1831 nautical usage - coasting; coast-pilotage; the coast carrying trade by sea 
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 rhyming sl. - a bank 
CAB-RANKER
n. 1920s sl. - a cheap cigar
CAB-RANK TECHNIQUE
n. 1940 Royal Air Force usage - a number of aircraft raiding in line, one after the other 
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 Western sl. - a man who consents to the adultery of his wife 
n. 1974 Mexican-American usage - a guy, especially a brutish or dim-witted one 
CABS
n. 1996 NZ sl. - wines produced from 'cabernet' grapes
CAB SAV
n. 1990 Aust. & NZ sl. - cabernet sauvignon wine
CAB YAB
n. 20C Brit. sl. - shop talk among taxi drivers 


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CACA  -  CACZ

​CACA
int. 1970s sl. - an exclamation of negation or anger 
n. 1. L19 sl. - excrement; faeces, dung
n. 2. 1960s US drug culture sl. - heroin, esp. low-quality or bogus heroin 
n. 3. 1969 US sl. - marijuana, esp. if poor quality, adulterated, or fake 
n. 4. 1970s US sl. - nonsense, rubbish; foolishness 
n. 5. 1995 US sl. - drugs 
n. 6. 20C sl. - defecation 
vb. 20C - to defecate 
CACA-BACCA
n. 20C 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. 1539 Sc. obs. - a game resembling tennis in which the ball is struck with the hand
n. 1. 1586 Sc. obs. - a court or yard in which the game of cachepell (n. 1.) is played
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 prison sl. - a prison homosexual 
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. 1872 - a political boss
n. 2. 19C - a slightly pompous person
CACK
adj. 1.1978 sl., chiefly British - very bad; worthless, useless  
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 African-American sl. - a respected person; an important figure in the community 
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 college sl. - a good-looking woman 
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. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cackle, to chatter
vb. 3. L19 sl. - to fall asleep
vb. 4. L19 sl. - to make a mess
vb. 5. B1900 Eng. dial. & US African American usage - to boast, to brag, esp. of one's good fortune 
vb. 6. 1900s African-American sl. - to kill 
vb. 7. 1933 Amer. dial. - to throw cactus on an animal to make it fight
vb. 8. 1960s sl. - to be terrified
vb. 9. 1960s US sl. - to amaze
vb. 10. 1990s Aust. & US sl. - to joke, to have a laugh, to laugh
vb. 11. 20C US colloq. - to vomit
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 African-American sl. - a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman 
CACK-CATCHERS
n. Aust. sl. - trousers tied at the ankles, as worn by country farm-workers 
CACKED
adj. 1990s US teen sl. - messed up 
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. 19C Eng. dial. - a friend 
CACKERSARNIE
n. 1980s UK sl., chiefly schoolboys' usage - 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 
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. 20C 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 criminals' sl. - to confess and/or to inform on others; to reveal secrets through indiscreet talk; to blab 
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 criminals' sl. - a small bladder of chicken blood held in the mouth and used by criminals to counterfeit the coughing up of blood 
CACKLE-BROAD
n. 1940s African-American sl. - a fashionable, wealthy, or society woman; one who flaunts their wealth, esp. a nouveau riche woman 
CACKLE-CHUCKER
n. c1860 obs., theatrical usage - in the theatre: a prompter 
CACKLE CRATE
n. 1942 US trucking sl. - a truck hauling chickens 
CACKLE FACTORY
n. 1940s US sl. - an insane asylum; a mental hospital; a psychiatric institution 
CACKLE-FAKER
n. Bk1891 theatrical usage - an actor 
CACKLE FRUIT
n. 1966 Amer. sl. - eggs 
CACKLE JELLY
n. 1941 US army sl. - an egg; a serving of eggs 
CACKLE-MERCHANT
n. c1860 theatrical sl. - a dramatic author 
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 circus and showmen's sl. - an actor or showman who has a talking part; loosely, an actor  
n. 4. 1926 US sl., orig. tramps' usage - an office worker, a clerk 
n. 5. 1930s US criminals' sl. - an egg 
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. 1888 sl. - a pulpit 
n. 2. M19 sl. - a preacher 
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 theatrical sl. - an actor 
CACKLING-FART
n. L17 sl. - an egg 
CACKO
adj. 1960s Aust. sl. - extremely drunk 
CACK ON
vb. 1990s UK juvenile sl. - to reprimand 
CACK ONE'S CORDUROYS
vb. 20C Aust. sl. - to be extremely scared
CACK ONESELF (LAUGHING)
vb. 1987 Aust. sl. - to laugh uncontrollably 
CACK ONE'S PANTS
vb. 20C 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 teen sl. - trousers 
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. 1580 - incorrect spelling; a bad system of spelling, such as that of current English 
n. 2. 1656 - bad writing; bad handwriting 
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. ?19C  - 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 drug culture sl. - mescaline, peyote 
n. 4. 1994 US hospital sl. - a severely burnt patient 
CACTUS BOOMER
n. 1928 US West. usage - a nickname for wild brush cattle 
CACTUS BUTTONS
n. 1960s drug culture sl. - mescaline 
CACTUS HEAD
n. 1960s drug culture sl. - mescaline 
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 jocular usage - Phoenix, Arizona 
CACTUS STOVE
n. 1944 NZ sl. - a rough and ready 'bush' stove 
CACUMEN
n. ? 19C - 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 
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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 Eton usage - a private tutor 
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. 1876 Eng. dial. - a journeyman shoemaker, butcher, or bricklayer 
n. 11. 1876 Eng. dial. - carrion, offal, bad meat 
n. 12. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the youngest and smallest of a family of any kind, esp. pigs 
n. 13. M19 US college sl. - an academy or prep school student 
n. 14. 1915 Amer. dial. - a familiar term of address 
n. 15. 1929 sl., orig. US - a Cadillac car 
n. 16. 1930s drug culture sl. - 1 oz of a narcotic 
n. 17. 1970s African-American sl. - an attractive woman 
n. 18. 1977 US sl. - a railway conductor 
n. 19. 1978 UK - cadmium 
n. 20. 20C - a servant at a university or public school
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., orig. US - a bankrupt; a bankruptcy 
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 Black British sl. - mad, crazy 
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 rhyming sl. - one's back 
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. 20C Ireland - a young boy; a boy hired as a servant 
n. 2. 20C 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 criminals' sl. - the stomach 
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. 1929 US sl. - a Cadillac car 
n. 8. 1959 US sl. - in baseball: a second-string player used esp. as a pinch-runner or substitute fielder in late innings 
n. 9. 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 
n. 10. 20C Ireland - a sharp-witted individual 
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
int. 1949 Amer. dial. - a call to sheep 
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 
CADEAU
n. 1808 - a present or gift 
CADE-CHILD
n. 19C - 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. 1651 - a gentleman who entered the army without a commission, to learn the profession 
n. 3. 1768 - a junior in the East India Company 
n. 4. 1775 - a student in a military or naval college
n. 5. 1842 NZ - a young man learning sheep-farming 
n. 6. 19C sl. - a street thug 
n. 7. 1904 US sl. - a pimp or procurer
n. 8. 1949 US sl. - a new drug user 
n. 9. 1960s S. Afr. sl. - a junior gangster 
n. 10. 1970s drug culture sl. - a heavy user of drugs, esp. cannabis or hallucinogens, who is, thus, continually 'flying' 
n. 11. 1970s sl. - an eccentric person 
n. 12. 1980s students' sl. - a despised person 
CADETTE
n. 1679 - a younger daughter or sister 
CADET WIDOW
n. World War II Amer. sl. - a young woman popular with several classes of cadets 
CADEY
n. 1869 Sc. & Eng. sl. - a hat 
CADGE
adj. 1807 Sc. - wanton, lustful; amorous
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. a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to fasten, tie, bind, knot 
vb. 2. 1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to carry about, as a peddler does his pack
vb. 3. 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to stuff; to fill, esp. to fill oneself with food 
vb. 4. 1768 Sc. - to shake, to knock about 
vb. 5. 1788 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to carry; esp. to convey corn to a mill or parcels to their destination 
vb. 6. 1819 Eng. dial. & 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. 7. 1876 Eng. dial. - to carry tales 
vb. 8. 1890 Sc. & N. Ireland - to hawk goods for sale 
vb. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to commit petty thefts 
vb. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to do odd jobs 
vb. 11. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to tout for custom 
vb. 12. 1980s sl. - to steal 
THE CADGE
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. a1500 - a carrier, esp. an itinerant dealer who travels with a horse and cart (formerly with a pack-horse), collecting butter, eggs, poultry, etc., from remote country farms, for disposal in the town, and at the same time supplying the rural districts with small wares from the shops
n. 2. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beggar, a tramp, a scrounger, a loafer, a petty thief 
n. 3. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a carrier, a huckster, a hawker of small wares 
n. 4. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an itinerant dealer in fish 
n. 5. c1830 sl. - a genteel despicable sponger 
n. 6. 1851 - one who gets his living by questionable means
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. M19 UK criminals' sl. - a shoplifter-cum-beggar; also, the lowest rank of pickpocket 
n. 9. L19 sl. - anyone in a service industry, as a waiter, cab-driver, who solicits for tips 
n. 10. 1990s sl. - a male homosexual 
n. 11. 20C Ireland - a professional distributor or hawker of poteen or illicit whisky 
n. 12. 20C US sl. - a drunkard; someone who sponges drinks 
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. 1. 1674 obs. - the binding or edging of a garment
n. 1859 - begging; the practice of a cadger
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 drug culture sl. - one ounce packet of a powdered drug 
n. 2. 1950s US drug culture sl. - any powdered, thus usually narcotic, drug 
n. 3. 1953 US drug culture sl. - cocaine 
n. 4. 1965 US sl. - a large surfboard used for big-wave conditions 
n. 5. 1970s US drug culture sl. - phencyclidine 
n. 6. 1989 US prison sl. - a cup of coffee with cream and sugar 
n. 7. 1989 US sl. - the maximum amount which may be spent at a prison canteen 
n. 8. 1990s US prison sl. - something considered the best 
n. 9. 1990s US prison sl. - a vacant cell 
n. 10. 1990s US prison sl. - a line used for transferring article, as a pack of cigarettes, from one cell to another 
n. 11. 1990s US prison 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 
CADMEAN VICTORY
n. 1603 - a victory involving one's own ruin
CADOCK
n. 1873 Eng. dial. - a bludgeon, or short, thick club 
CADOUK
n. 1637 Sc. obs. - a casualty, a windfall
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 
CADUCAL
adj. 1548 obs. - perishable, corruptible
CADUCE
adj. a1513 obs. - falling, liable to fall
CADUCEATOR
n. 1684 obs. - a herald, a messenger
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. 1. 1684 obs. - subject to the 'falling sickness'; epileptic 
adj. 2. 1863 - fleeting transitory
CADUKE
adj. 1. c1420 obs. - falling, liable to fall 
adj. 2. 1484 obs. - fleeting, transitory, perishable, corruptible 
adj. 3. 1495 obs. - epileptic
adj. 4. 1510-20 obs. - of persons; infirm, feeble 
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 
CAECIAS
n. 1653 obs. - the north-east wind personified
CAELICOLAE
n. 1665 obs. rare - those who dwell in heaven
CAEMESS
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - prison porridge 
CAESAR
n. 1. 1540 obs. rare - a baby delivered by Caesarean section
n. 2. 1595 - a tyrant or dictator; an absolute monarch 
n. 3. 1952 medical sl. - a Caesarean section 
n. 4. 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 
CAESARICAL
adj. a1693 obs. - of Caesar, imperial
CAESAR'S WIFE
n. 1580 - a person required to be above suspicion
CAESIOUS
adj. 1835 - bluish or greyish green
CAESURA
n. 1846 - 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. 1924 - depression, melancholy, the blues 
CAFE AMERICANO
n. 1964 - relatively weak or mild coffee; espresso diluted with water
CAFÉ AU LAIT
adj. 1940s sl. - of a Black person: light-skinned 
n. 1920s African-American sl. - a person of mixed race with skin the shade of milky coffee; a mulatto; a light-skinned Black woman 
CAFÉ CHANTANT
n. 1854 - a café in which the customers are entertained by singers or other music
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 
CAFÉ SOCIETY
n. 1937 orig. US - a group of people who frequent fashionable restaurants, night-clubs, and resorts
CAFETERIA
n. 1. 1930s US sl. - the mouth 
n. 2. 1980s US homosexual sl. - anywhere that plays host to repeated oral sex, as a public lavatory or bath-house 
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. 1931 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 criminals' sl. - cheese 
CAFF-BELLIED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - protuberant 
CAFFÈ
n. 1852 - coffee; a drink of coffee 
CAFFEINATED
adj. 1984 - invigorating or stimulating; stimulated as if by caffeine
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. 1851 Eng. dial. - to cavil, to quarrel, to wrangle 
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 prevaricate, to argue, to haggle 
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to cheat in a game 
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to deal in 'caff' or rubbish; to deal in unsaleable fish 
vb. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to entangle 
vb. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to gossip and make mischief 
vb. 9. M19 UK criminals' sl. - to take, to hold, to secure 
CAFFLED
adj. M19 UK criminals' sl. - arrested 
CAFFLER
n. 1. 1883 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. 1877 Eng. dial. - quarrelsome 
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - prevaricating, excusing 
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - puny, weak, delicate; nervous, timid 
n. 1. 1886 Eng. dial. - hesitating, shilly-shallying 
n. 2. L19 Ireland - gossiping, idle chattering 
CAFFREY
n. M19 UK criminals' sl. - a thief-catcher 
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. 1. 1872 - a labourer; a peasant, esp. one who is Italian or of Italian descent
n. 2. 1949 sl., chiefly Italian-American usage - Italian - an uncouth or coarse-mannered person, a lowlife, a lout 
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 college sl. - to ingest caffeine, usually in the form of coffee, to promote one's energy 
CAG
adj. M19 US criminals' sl. - sulky, morose 
n. 1. 1452 obs. exc. Sc. and Amer. dial. - a small cask; a keg 
n. 2. 1870 Eng. dial. - an angular tear or rent in cloth 
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - any old wrinkled female, as an old woman, cow, ewe, etc. 
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bad or inferior meat; carrion 
n. 5. E19 Eng. dial. - sulkiness,  ill humour 
n. 6. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - the stump of a broken tooth; a tooth standing alone 
n. 7. 1916 nautical sl. - an argument; a dispute; gossip 
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 nautical usage - to argue, to nag
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. a1400 obs. - a scaffold, elevated stage or seat
n. 2. 1500 obs. - a minor kind of prison for petty malefactors; a country lock-up 
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. E19 UK prison sl. - an exercise cage or yard 
n. 7. 1900s US sl. - a hat or cap 
n. 8. 1919 colloq. - a camp enclosure for prisoners of war
n. 9. 1920s US tramps' sl. - a cubicle within a tramp's lodging house 
n. 10. 1920s US sports usage - a basketball basket or net 
n. 11. 1920s US sports usage - basketball 
n. 12. 1930s US criminals' sl. - a holding cell in a police station or jail 
n. 13. 1931 US sl. - a brake-van (caboose) 
n. 14. 1938 US sl. - an elevator, a lift 
n. 15. c1938 colloq. - the goal in ice hockey 
n. 16. 1960s US sl. - a car 
n. 17. c1970 Amer. dial. - a clear marble with colour centre stripes 
n. 18. 1970s US homosexual sl. - a depressing room or apartment 
n. 19. 1973 US sl. - the body 
n. 20. 2000 US sl. - an abandoned house 
vb. 1577 - to imprison 
CAGE AND KEY MAN
n. 20C US prison sl. - a prison guard responsible for a particular row of cells 
CAGEAT
n. 1488 Sc. obs. rare - a small casket or box
CAGED
adj. 1940s US sl. - intoxicated with alcohol; drunk 
CAGED LION
n. 1989 Aust. horse-racing sl. -a racehorse battling back from apparent defeat to win a race 
CAGE GIRL
n. 1952 US sl. - a ticket seller in a theatre 
CAGE IN
vb. 20C - to imprison
CAGELING
n. 1859 - a bird kept in a cage 
CAGE OF ANGER
n. 1980s African-American sl. - prison 
A CAGE OF BELLS
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 
A CAGE OF TEETH
n. 1877 Eng. dial. - a set of teeth, whether natural or artificial 
CAGER
n. 1. 1905 Amer. colloq. - a basketball player 
n. 2. 20C US sl. - a drunkard; someone who sponges drinks 
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 colloq. - 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 military sl. - a vow to abstain from liquor for a certain period 
vb. M18 military sl. - to abstain from liquor for a certain period 
CAGGED
adj. 1. 1895 Eng. dial. - caked, ingrained, as with dirt 
adj. 2. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - irritated, angry, annoyed, vexed, offended; grieved 
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. 1859 Eng. dial. - inferior, second-rate, spurious; unwholesome, decaying; coarse, worthless, rubbishy 
adj. 2. 19C Eng. dial. - squeamish, dainty about one's food
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. 1811 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. 1882 Eng. dial. - to quarrel, to speak abusively 
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to loaf, to loiter about 
vb. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to keep company; to pay addresses to; to court 
vb. 4. 1932 Eng. dial. - to nag, to grumble at 
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. World War I Can. military usage - barracks 
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. 1893 US colloq. - wary, cautious, crafty, cunning, reticent, non-committal 
adj. 2. 1897 Amer. dial. - lively; excited; spry 
adj. 3. L19 US sl. - sexually adventurous 
adj. 4. 1903 Amer. dial.  - of a stallion: sexually aroused, hence apt to be dangerous 
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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 students' sl. - to cajole 
CAHOOT
n. 1. a1800 US - a company, or partnership
n. 2. 1869 -  a confederate
vb. 1. 1857 US - to act in partnership
vb. 2. 1886 Amer. dial. - to consort; to connive
CAHOOTCHY
n. 20C Sc. - India rubber 
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 
CAILLE
vb. 1601 obs. - to curdle 
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. c1380 - a murderer 
CAIN (AND ABEL)
n. 1857 rhyming sl. - a table 
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. 1. c1340 obs., poetic usage - to go, to proceed, to make one's way
vb. 2. c1400 obs. - to bring
vb. 3. 
Bk1898 Sc. - to toss backwards and forwards; to mix up; to handle overmuch, to stir about 
CAIRD
n. 1. c1650  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 
CAIRENE
adj. 1851 - pert. to Cairo, Egypt
n. 1844 - a native or inhabitant of Cairo
CAIRNEY
vb. 1844 Sc. - to pile (up) 
CAIRNY
adj. 1807 Sc. rare - 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 Military Academy usage - a third-classman 
 
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 


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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 
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