DICTIONARY C
CHI - CHUZ
CHI - CHICZ
CHIBBOLE
n. a scallion ...1896 Amer. dial.
CHIBIDIS
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHIC
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHICAGO ATOMIZER
n. an automatic rifle ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO BANJO
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO BLOTTER
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO CHATTERBOX
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO CHOPPER
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO COFFEE-GRINDER
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO GREEN
n. a variety of marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
CHICAGO GRIND-ORGAN
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO MOWING-MACHINE
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO PINEAPPLE
n. a small bomb or grenade ...20C Amer. sl.
CHICAGO RIVETER
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO TOMMY
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO TYPEWRITER
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO VIOLIN
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICHARRA
n. a cicada ...1892 Amer. dial.
CHI-CHI
adj. 1. smart, stylish; pretentious, affected; fancy ...20C Amer. sl.
adj. 2. pert. to a homosexual male ...20C US sl.
n. 1. something or someone stylish or fancy; fanciness, stylishness ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. a woman's breast ...a1965 US sl., esp. military in Far East
CHI-CHI-CHI!
int. a call to chickens ...1967 Amer. dial.
CHICK
n. 1. a young woman or girl; a sexually attractive young woman ...1899 sl., orig. US
n. 2. prison food ...20C Amer. criminals' sl.
CHICKABIDDY
n. 1. a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
n. 2. an immature chicken ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a hen ...1930 Amer. dial.
int. a call to chickens ...1967 Amer. dial.
CHICKADEE
n. 1. a loved one; a sweetheart; a child; a term of endearment ...1860 Amer. dial.
n. 2. in logging: a person whose job it was to clean the horse manure from the ice road ...1956 Amer. dial.
CHICK-A-DIDDLE
n. 1. a child's name for a chicken ...1826
n. 2. a term of endearment addressed to children ...19C
CHICKAREE
n. a red squirrel ...1825 Amer. dial.
CHICK-CHASER
n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHICKEE
n. a young woman ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
CHICKEN
adj. 1. afraid, cowardly ...1933 orig. US
adj. 2. strictly conventional in conduct; following rules too closely, esp. Army; misusing authority; petty, mean ...20C US sl.
adj. 3. underhanded, sneaky; thoughtless or inconsiderate ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 1. a child ...a1400
n. 2. a fellow, a guy ...1853 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a young sailor or soldier; a novice ...1888 Amer. dial.
n. 4. embroidery ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
n. 5. an attractive young woman ...c1900 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a young and puny or innocent Army or US Navy inductee ...20C US sl.
n. 7. small tasks or duties that are boring or perhaps unnecessary ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 8. testiness in discourse or behaviour ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 9. a woman of questionable morals, one of doubtful virtue...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a coward ...1936 sl.
n. 11. an excessive show of authority; unnecessary discipline or regimentation, in either military or civilian life ...1940s US sl., orig. military
n. 12. a foolish or sheepish grin ...1943 US Black college sl.
n. 13. insignia of a US Army colonel or a US Navy captain: used disparagingly...World War II US sl.
n. 14. a soft roll of fuzz or dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 15. a young woman; a sweetheart ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a young inexperienced male prostitute ...1988 sl.
CHICKEN ASSHOLE
n. the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN BERRY
n. an egg ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICKEN BONE
n. a wishbone ...1844 Amer. dial.
CHICKENBONE SPECIAL
n. a branch railroad that's not very important or gives poor service ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHICKENBRAIN
n. a fool ...1922 US sl.
CHICKEN-BUTCHER
n. 1. a poulterer ...L18 sl.
n. 2. one who shoots very young game ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a man usually successfully with women; a womanizer ...1930 US sl., esp. college usage
CHICKEN BUTT
n. the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
phr. used in response to 'what's up?', nothing, no matter, forget it ...1960s US Black sl.
CHICKEN-CHASING
n. pursuing underage boys ...2000s US sl.
CHICKEN-COCK
n. 1. a rooster ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 2. bootleg bourbon ...1920s US Black sl.
CHICKEN COLONEL
n. a US officer of the rank of full colonel ...1918 US sl.
CHICKEN COOP
n. 1. any small place ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. a women's prison ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 3. a police car or patrol wagon ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an outdoor toilet ...1970 sl.
n. 5. any place that is full of young men ...1970s US homosexual sl.
CHICKEN CORN
n. money ...1954 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-CRAP
adj. insufficient, inadequate, of poor quality ...1940s sl., orig. US
CHICKEN CROW
n. dawn, early morning ...1930 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN CROWING TIME
n. dawn, early morning ...1906 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-DROWNDER
n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-EATER
n. 1. a preacher ...1954 Amer. dial. esp. Black usage
n. 2. a Methodist ...1966 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-EATING
adj. Methodist ...1966 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-EYED
adj. having very round eyes ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FANCIER
n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHICKEN FEED
n. something trifling, of little importance, esp. a small sum of money; small change ...1837 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FEEDER
n. a thin or poor-looking horse or cow ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FIGHT
n. a wild violet ...1891 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FIGHTER
n. a wild violet ...1967 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FIT
n. a burst of joy or anger; a nervous outburst ...1845 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FIXINGS
n. anything elaborate or fancy in food, dress, or otherwise ...1870 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-FLESH
n. gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-FLUTTER
n. undue excitement ...1905 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-FOOT ICE
n. the first thin ice that forms over the surface of a pond or pool ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN GRANNY
n. one who raises chickens for the market; usually applied derisively to 'furriners' ...1936 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN GUTS
n. 1. a child's name for the symbol '&' (ampersand) ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. anything elaborate or fancy in food, dress, or otherwise ...1951 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-HALIBUT
n. a term of disparagement for a person, used to signify disgust ...1919 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN HAWK
n. a marshal ...1968 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-HEAD
n. a dull, stupid person ...1919 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-HEART
n. a coward ...L19
CHICKEN-HEARTED
adj. cowardly ...L18
CHICKEN HOCKEY
n. one's intestines, innards, i.e. the 'stuffing' ...1970s US sl.
CHICKEN HOLLERING TIME
n. dawn, early morning ...1902 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN HOUSE
n. 1. a sorority house; a girl's dormitory ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a brothel ...1960s sl.
CHICKEN IN A JAR
n. any deer shot illegally ...1950 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN INSPECTOR
n. a womanizer, a lady-killer ...1920s US sl.
CHICKEN IN THE YARD
phr. all right ...1969 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-LIFTER
n. a chicken thief; thus any petty thief ...L19 US sl.
CHICKEN-LIPS
n. a White person ...2000s US Black sl.
CHICKEN-LIVER
n. a coward ...1930s sl.
CHICKEN-LIVERED
adj. cowardly ...L19 sl.
CHICKEN MAN
n. 1. a paedophile ...E19 sl.
n. 2. one who has been jailed for bestiality ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
CHICKEN MARKS
n. poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN MEAT
n. the white meat of a turtle ...1948 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN MONEY
n. 1. † spending money; small change ...1853 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the pay of an enlisted man when retired ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
CHICKEN NABOB
n. a merchant who has returned from India with a moderate rather than a magnificent fortune ...L18 sl.
CHICKEN-NECK
vb. to move one's head rapidly from side to side ...1990s US sl.
CHICKEN NECKER
n. (derogatory) in crabbing: an amateur who interlopes on professional crabbers ...1976 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN NEST
n. a pothole ...1969 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN OF THE SEA
n. 1. an albacore or similar fish ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a young sailor ...1970s US gay sl.
CHICKEN ONE OUT
vb. to dare someone to prove he is not a coward ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN OUT
vb. to be scared; to be too frightened to act; to back out; to avoid or to withdraw from a plan, task, or endeavour because of fear; to quit ...1934 sl., orig. US
CHICKEN-PECK
n. the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-PECKED
adj. under the rule of a girl; governed by a child ...1786 humorous nonce word
CHICKEN PECKING
n. poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN PEPPER
n. a buttercup ...1900 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-PERCH
n. a church ...L19 rhyming sl.
CHICKEN-PLUCKING
adj. second-rate, vulgar, insignificant ...1960s US sl.
CHICKEN-POO-POO
adj. weak ...1940s sl., orig. US
CHICKEN POX
n. the urge to have sex with underage boys ...1960s US gay sl.
CHICKEN PREACHER
n. an unordained preacher who only serves part-time ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN QUEEN
n. an older homosexual male who prefers sex with teenage boys ...1960s US gay sl.
CHICKEN RAIN
n. a light rain that doesn't last ...1969 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN RANCH
n. a brothel ...1960s sl.
CHICKEN ROOST
n. the upper balcony of a theatre ...1905 US sl.
CHICKEN RUN
n. 1. a teenage virility ritual involving the driving of two cars at high speed towards each other, or towards a dangerous obstacle; the first one to turn aside or brake is the loser or 'chicken' ...1970s S. Afr.
n. 2. the flight of White people from South Africa, fearing for their future in a non-apartheid country ...1970s S. Afr, sl.
CHICKEN RUSTLER
n. a male homosexual who has been placed in charge of underage boys, as a scoutmaster or choirmaster ...1970s US gay sl.
CHICKEN SADDLE
n. an unusually small saddle ...1944 Amer. sl.
CHICKEN SCRATCH
n. 1. a very small amount of money ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. illegible handwriting ...1950s US sl.
n. 3. short, tightly curled hair ...1950s US Black sl.
n. 4. the search on hands and knees for grains of crack cocaine that have dropped on the floor ...1980s drugs sl.
CHICKEN SCRATCHES
n. poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN SCRATCHING
n. 1. an inadequate effort; a poorly done job; a lack of real commitment to a task ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1956 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN SENSE
n. little sense ...1939 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN'S HASH
n. cash ...2000s rhyming sl.
CHICKEN'S HEAD
n. 1. an aggressive, unpleasant woman ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 2. a stupid, immature girl ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 3. a fool ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 4. a woman with little or no hair ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 5. a woman with unruly, unkempt hair ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 6. a fellatrix ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 7. a promiscuous woman ...1990s US Black sl.
CHICKEN-SHIT
adj. 1. weak ...1940s sl., orig. US
adj. 2. insufficient, inadequate, of poor quality ...1940s sl., orig.
adj. 3. cowardly, fearful ...1945 sl., orig. US
adj. 4. petty, insignificant ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 1. a coward ...1947 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a contemptible, disgusting person; an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 3. a disgusting, unacceptable action or situation ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 4. meaningless, petty discipline ...1940s sl., orig. US military
vb. to act in a cowardly or otherwise distasteful manner ...1960s sl., orig.
CHICKENSHITS, THE
n. diarrhoea ...1950s US sl.
CHICKEN SKIN
n. gooseflesh ...1967 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN SNATCHER
n. a petty thief ...1910s Aust. sl.
CHICKEN’S NECK
n. a cheque ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
CHICKEN-SPANKING
n. sexual intercourse with a chicken ...1950s US sl.
CHICKEN SWITCH
n. a switch that will abort a mission; a notional switch that will end a project ...1960 US sl.
CHICKEN THIEF
n. a petty thief ...1910s Aust. sl.
CHICKEN TRACKS
n. poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1953 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN TROUBLE
n. hiccups ...1969 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN WALK
n. an exercise yard ...L19 UK prison sl.
CHICKEN-WALLA
n. a peddler of embroidery ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHICKEN WING
n. in bowling: a bowler whose elbow strays outward from the body during the backswing motion of rolling the ball ...1987 US sl.
CHICKEN YELLOW
n. the recreational drug PMA ...2001 US sl.
CHICKER
vb. to cultivate ...1916 Amer. dial.
CHICKEROO!
int. a call to chickens ...1940 Amer. dial.
CHICKERY
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a red squirrel ...1949 Amer. dial.
CHICKEY-BABE
n. a young woman, esp. a good-looking one ...1991 Aust. sl.
CHICK FLICK
n. a film that is designed to appeal to a female audience ...1993 US sl.
CHICKIE
n. 1. a timid creature, a coward ...17C sl.
n. 2. a timid creature, a coward ...17C sl.
n. 3. a young girl or woman...1919 US teen sl., orig. Aust.
n. 4. a chicken ...1950s US sl.
n. 5. a term of endearment; one's wife or sweetheart ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the navel ...1968 Amer. dial.
int. 1. a warning of the impending approach of authority, whether, policeman, parent, or teacher, and thus a command to stop whatever one is doing that might cause that authority to act against one ...1910s US sl.
int. 2. a call to chickens ...1949 Amer. dial.
CHICKIE POO
n. a young and beautiful girl ...1981 US sl.
CHICKIE-RUN
n. a virility ritual involving the driving of two cars at high speed towards each other, or towards a dangerous obstacle; the first one to turn aside or brake is the loser or 'chicken' ...1955 US sl.
CHICKLE-A-LEARY CHAP
n. an artful, knowing fellow ...E19 sl.
CHICKLET
n. a young woman; a sexually attractive young woman ...1922 US sl.
CHICKLETTE
n. a young woman ...1920s sl., orig. US
CHICK LIT
n. literature directed at young women; literature written by women ...1993 US sl.
CHICK MAGNET
n. a young man who is irresistibly alluring to women ...1995 sl.
CHICKO
n. a child ...1950s sl.
CHICKOO!
int. a call to chickens ...1966 Amer. dial.
CHICK WITH A STICK
n. a girl jock; presumably a reference to softball and field hockey ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHICKY
n. 1. a young girl or woman...1919 US teen sl.
n. 2. a lookout or decoy ...1934 US sl.
n. 3. a small or young chicken ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a term of address to a (young) woman ...1950s sl.
int. a warning of the impending approach of authority, whether, policeman, parent, or teacher, and thus a command to stop whatever one is doing that might cause that authority to act against one ...1910s US sl.
CHICKY-BABE
n. a young woman, esp. a good-looking one ...1991 Aust. sl.
CHICLET
n. a young woman; a sexually attractive young woman ...1922 US sl.
CHICLETS
n. the teeth ...1960s US sl.
CHICO
n. 1. a child ...1950s sl.
n. 2. a Mexican, esp. one considered of a lower class or mixed blood ...1960s US sl.
n. 3. a Puerto Rican, also as a term of address ...1960s US sl.
n. 4. a Cuban ...1960s US sl.
CHIC SALE
n. a privy, an outside lavatory ...1940s US sl.
n. a scallion ...1896 Amer. dial.
CHIBIDIS
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHIC
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHICAGO ATOMIZER
n. an automatic rifle ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO BANJO
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO BLOTTER
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO CHATTERBOX
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO CHOPPER
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO COFFEE-GRINDER
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO GREEN
n. a variety of marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
CHICAGO GRIND-ORGAN
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO MOWING-MACHINE
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO PINEAPPLE
n. a small bomb or grenade ...20C Amer. sl.
CHICAGO RIVETER
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO TOMMY
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO TYPEWRITER
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICAGO VIOLIN
n. a machine gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICHARRA
n. a cicada ...1892 Amer. dial.
CHI-CHI
adj. 1. smart, stylish; pretentious, affected; fancy ...20C Amer. sl.
adj. 2. pert. to a homosexual male ...20C US sl.
n. 1. something or someone stylish or fancy; fanciness, stylishness ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. a woman's breast ...a1965 US sl., esp. military in Far East
CHI-CHI-CHI!
int. a call to chickens ...1967 Amer. dial.
CHICK
n. 1. a young woman or girl; a sexually attractive young woman ...1899 sl., orig. US
n. 2. prison food ...20C Amer. criminals' sl.
CHICKABIDDY
n. 1. a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
n. 2. an immature chicken ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a hen ...1930 Amer. dial.
int. a call to chickens ...1967 Amer. dial.
CHICKADEE
n. 1. a loved one; a sweetheart; a child; a term of endearment ...1860 Amer. dial.
n. 2. in logging: a person whose job it was to clean the horse manure from the ice road ...1956 Amer. dial.
CHICK-A-DIDDLE
n. 1. a child's name for a chicken ...1826
n. 2. a term of endearment addressed to children ...19C
CHICKAREE
n. a red squirrel ...1825 Amer. dial.
CHICK-CHASER
n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHICKEE
n. a young woman ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
CHICKEN
adj. 1. afraid, cowardly ...1933 orig. US
adj. 2. strictly conventional in conduct; following rules too closely, esp. Army; misusing authority; petty, mean ...20C US sl.
adj. 3. underhanded, sneaky; thoughtless or inconsiderate ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 1. a child ...a1400
n. 2. a fellow, a guy ...1853 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a young sailor or soldier; a novice ...1888 Amer. dial.
n. 4. embroidery ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
n. 5. an attractive young woman ...c1900 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a young and puny or innocent Army or US Navy inductee ...20C US sl.
n. 7. small tasks or duties that are boring or perhaps unnecessary ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 8. testiness in discourse or behaviour ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 9. a woman of questionable morals, one of doubtful virtue...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a coward ...1936 sl.
n. 11. an excessive show of authority; unnecessary discipline or regimentation, in either military or civilian life ...1940s US sl., orig. military
n. 12. a foolish or sheepish grin ...1943 US Black college sl.
n. 13. insignia of a US Army colonel or a US Navy captain: used disparagingly...World War II US sl.
n. 14. a soft roll of fuzz or dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 15. a young woman; a sweetheart ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a young inexperienced male prostitute ...1988 sl.
CHICKEN ASSHOLE
n. the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN BERRY
n. an egg ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHICKEN BONE
n. a wishbone ...1844 Amer. dial.
CHICKENBONE SPECIAL
n. a branch railroad that's not very important or gives poor service ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHICKENBRAIN
n. a fool ...1922 US sl.
CHICKEN-BUTCHER
n. 1. a poulterer ...L18 sl.
n. 2. one who shoots very young game ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a man usually successfully with women; a womanizer ...1930 US sl., esp. college usage
CHICKEN BUTT
n. the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
phr. used in response to 'what's up?', nothing, no matter, forget it ...1960s US Black sl.
CHICKEN-CHASING
n. pursuing underage boys ...2000s US sl.
CHICKEN-COCK
n. 1. a rooster ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 2. bootleg bourbon ...1920s US Black sl.
CHICKEN COLONEL
n. a US officer of the rank of full colonel ...1918 US sl.
CHICKEN COOP
n. 1. any small place ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. a women's prison ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 3. a police car or patrol wagon ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an outdoor toilet ...1970 sl.
n. 5. any place that is full of young men ...1970s US homosexual sl.
CHICKEN CORN
n. money ...1954 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-CRAP
adj. insufficient, inadequate, of poor quality ...1940s sl., orig. US
CHICKEN CROW
n. dawn, early morning ...1930 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN CROWING TIME
n. dawn, early morning ...1906 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-DROWNDER
n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-EATER
n. 1. a preacher ...1954 Amer. dial. esp. Black usage
n. 2. a Methodist ...1966 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-EATING
adj. Methodist ...1966 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-EYED
adj. having very round eyes ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FANCIER
n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHICKEN FEED
n. something trifling, of little importance, esp. a small sum of money; small change ...1837 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FEEDER
n. a thin or poor-looking horse or cow ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FIGHT
n. a wild violet ...1891 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FIGHTER
n. a wild violet ...1967 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FIT
n. a burst of joy or anger; a nervous outburst ...1845 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN FIXINGS
n. anything elaborate or fancy in food, dress, or otherwise ...1870 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-FLESH
n. gooseflesh ...1950 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-FLUTTER
n. undue excitement ...1905 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-FOOT ICE
n. the first thin ice that forms over the surface of a pond or pool ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN GRANNY
n. one who raises chickens for the market; usually applied derisively to 'furriners' ...1936 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN GUTS
n. 1. a child's name for the symbol '&' (ampersand) ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. anything elaborate or fancy in food, dress, or otherwise ...1951 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-HALIBUT
n. a term of disparagement for a person, used to signify disgust ...1919 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN HAWK
n. a marshal ...1968 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-HEAD
n. a dull, stupid person ...1919 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-HEART
n. a coward ...L19
CHICKEN-HEARTED
adj. cowardly ...L18
CHICKEN HOCKEY
n. one's intestines, innards, i.e. the 'stuffing' ...1970s US sl.
CHICKEN HOLLERING TIME
n. dawn, early morning ...1902 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN HOUSE
n. 1. a sorority house; a girl's dormitory ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a brothel ...1960s sl.
CHICKEN IN A JAR
n. any deer shot illegally ...1950 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN INSPECTOR
n. a womanizer, a lady-killer ...1920s US sl.
CHICKEN IN THE YARD
phr. all right ...1969 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-LIFTER
n. a chicken thief; thus any petty thief ...L19 US sl.
CHICKEN-LIPS
n. a White person ...2000s US Black sl.
CHICKEN-LIVER
n. a coward ...1930s sl.
CHICKEN-LIVERED
adj. cowardly ...L19 sl.
CHICKEN MAN
n. 1. a paedophile ...E19 sl.
n. 2. one who has been jailed for bestiality ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
CHICKEN MARKS
n. poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN MEAT
n. the white meat of a turtle ...1948 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN MONEY
n. 1. † spending money; small change ...1853 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the pay of an enlisted man when retired ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
CHICKEN NABOB
n. a merchant who has returned from India with a moderate rather than a magnificent fortune ...L18 sl.
CHICKEN-NECK
vb. to move one's head rapidly from side to side ...1990s US sl.
CHICKEN NECKER
n. (derogatory) in crabbing: an amateur who interlopes on professional crabbers ...1976 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN NEST
n. a pothole ...1969 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN OF THE SEA
n. 1. an albacore or similar fish ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a young sailor ...1970s US gay sl.
CHICKEN ONE OUT
vb. to dare someone to prove he is not a coward ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN OUT
vb. to be scared; to be too frightened to act; to back out; to avoid or to withdraw from a plan, task, or endeavour because of fear; to quit ...1934 sl., orig. US
CHICKEN-PECK
n. the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-PECKED
adj. under the rule of a girl; governed by a child ...1786 humorous nonce word
CHICKEN PECKING
n. poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN PEPPER
n. a buttercup ...1900 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN-PERCH
n. a church ...L19 rhyming sl.
CHICKEN-PLUCKING
adj. second-rate, vulgar, insignificant ...1960s US sl.
CHICKEN-POO-POO
adj. weak ...1940s sl., orig. US
CHICKEN POX
n. the urge to have sex with underage boys ...1960s US gay sl.
CHICKEN PREACHER
n. an unordained preacher who only serves part-time ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN QUEEN
n. an older homosexual male who prefers sex with teenage boys ...1960s US gay sl.
CHICKEN RAIN
n. a light rain that doesn't last ...1969 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN RANCH
n. a brothel ...1960s sl.
CHICKEN ROOST
n. the upper balcony of a theatre ...1905 US sl.
CHICKEN RUN
n. 1. a teenage virility ritual involving the driving of two cars at high speed towards each other, or towards a dangerous obstacle; the first one to turn aside or brake is the loser or 'chicken' ...1970s S. Afr.
n. 2. the flight of White people from South Africa, fearing for their future in a non-apartheid country ...1970s S. Afr, sl.
CHICKEN RUSTLER
n. a male homosexual who has been placed in charge of underage boys, as a scoutmaster or choirmaster ...1970s US gay sl.
CHICKEN SADDLE
n. an unusually small saddle ...1944 Amer. sl.
CHICKEN SCRATCH
n. 1. a very small amount of money ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. illegible handwriting ...1950s US sl.
n. 3. short, tightly curled hair ...1950s US Black sl.
n. 4. the search on hands and knees for grains of crack cocaine that have dropped on the floor ...1980s drugs sl.
CHICKEN SCRATCHES
n. poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN SCRATCHING
n. 1. an inadequate effort; a poorly done job; a lack of real commitment to a task ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1956 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN SENSE
n. little sense ...1939 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN'S HASH
n. cash ...2000s rhyming sl.
CHICKEN'S HEAD
n. 1. an aggressive, unpleasant woman ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 2. a stupid, immature girl ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 3. a fool ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 4. a woman with little or no hair ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 5. a woman with unruly, unkempt hair ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 6. a fellatrix ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 7. a promiscuous woman ...1990s US Black sl.
CHICKEN-SHIT
adj. 1. weak ...1940s sl., orig. US
adj. 2. insufficient, inadequate, of poor quality ...1940s sl., orig.
adj. 3. cowardly, fearful ...1945 sl., orig. US
adj. 4. petty, insignificant ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 1. a coward ...1947 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a contemptible, disgusting person; an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 3. a disgusting, unacceptable action or situation ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 4. meaningless, petty discipline ...1940s sl., orig. US military
vb. to act in a cowardly or otherwise distasteful manner ...1960s sl., orig.
CHICKENSHITS, THE
n. diarrhoea ...1950s US sl.
CHICKEN SKIN
n. gooseflesh ...1967 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN SNATCHER
n. a petty thief ...1910s Aust. sl.
CHICKEN’S NECK
n. a cheque ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
CHICKEN-SPANKING
n. sexual intercourse with a chicken ...1950s US sl.
CHICKEN SWITCH
n. a switch that will abort a mission; a notional switch that will end a project ...1960 US sl.
CHICKEN THIEF
n. a petty thief ...1910s Aust. sl.
CHICKEN TRACKS
n. poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1953 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN TROUBLE
n. hiccups ...1969 Amer. dial.
CHICKEN WALK
n. an exercise yard ...L19 UK prison sl.
CHICKEN-WALLA
n. a peddler of embroidery ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHICKEN WING
n. in bowling: a bowler whose elbow strays outward from the body during the backswing motion of rolling the ball ...1987 US sl.
CHICKEN YELLOW
n. the recreational drug PMA ...2001 US sl.
CHICKER
vb. to cultivate ...1916 Amer. dial.
CHICKEROO!
int. a call to chickens ...1940 Amer. dial.
CHICKERY
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a red squirrel ...1949 Amer. dial.
CHICKEY-BABE
n. a young woman, esp. a good-looking one ...1991 Aust. sl.
CHICK FLICK
n. a film that is designed to appeal to a female audience ...1993 US sl.
CHICKIE
n. 1. a timid creature, a coward ...17C sl.
n. 2. a timid creature, a coward ...17C sl.
n. 3. a young girl or woman...1919 US teen sl., orig. Aust.
n. 4. a chicken ...1950s US sl.
n. 5. a term of endearment; one's wife or sweetheart ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the navel ...1968 Amer. dial.
int. 1. a warning of the impending approach of authority, whether, policeman, parent, or teacher, and thus a command to stop whatever one is doing that might cause that authority to act against one ...1910s US sl.
int. 2. a call to chickens ...1949 Amer. dial.
CHICKIE POO
n. a young and beautiful girl ...1981 US sl.
CHICKIE-RUN
n. a virility ritual involving the driving of two cars at high speed towards each other, or towards a dangerous obstacle; the first one to turn aside or brake is the loser or 'chicken' ...1955 US sl.
CHICKLE-A-LEARY CHAP
n. an artful, knowing fellow ...E19 sl.
CHICKLET
n. a young woman; a sexually attractive young woman ...1922 US sl.
CHICKLETTE
n. a young woman ...1920s sl., orig. US
CHICK LIT
n. literature directed at young women; literature written by women ...1993 US sl.
CHICK MAGNET
n. a young man who is irresistibly alluring to women ...1995 sl.
CHICKO
n. a child ...1950s sl.
CHICKOO!
int. a call to chickens ...1966 Amer. dial.
CHICK WITH A STICK
n. a girl jock; presumably a reference to softball and field hockey ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHICKY
n. 1. a young girl or woman...1919 US teen sl.
n. 2. a lookout or decoy ...1934 US sl.
n. 3. a small or young chicken ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a term of address to a (young) woman ...1950s sl.
int. a warning of the impending approach of authority, whether, policeman, parent, or teacher, and thus a command to stop whatever one is doing that might cause that authority to act against one ...1910s US sl.
CHICKY-BABE
n. a young woman, esp. a good-looking one ...1991 Aust. sl.
CHICLET
n. a young woman; a sexually attractive young woman ...1922 US sl.
CHICLETS
n. the teeth ...1960s US sl.
CHICO
n. 1. a child ...1950s sl.
n. 2. a Mexican, esp. one considered of a lower class or mixed blood ...1960s US sl.
n. 3. a Puerto Rican, also as a term of address ...1960s US sl.
n. 4. a Cuban ...1960s US sl.
CHIC SALE
n. a privy, an outside lavatory ...1940s US sl.
CHID - CHINZ
CHIDESTER
n. † a woman who chides, scolds, or brawls ...c1386
CHIE
n. a woman ...M19 UK criminals' & tramps' sl.
CHIEF
n. 1. the chief engineer, or lieutenant-commander in a ship ...1895 sl.
n. 2. one's boss or superior ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 3. a general term of address, often to an unknown person ...1920s sl.
n. 4. a potential victim of a confidence trickster; a credulous person; it is common term of address, used ironically by the con-man when he approaches the victim ...1940s W. Indies sl.
n. 5. a hallucinogenic drug, esp. LSD or mescaline ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 6. a form of address either between those of the same race, or by Whites to a Black whose name they do not know ...1970s S. Afr.
n. 7. a general insult; a fool, a braggart ...1990s UK Black sl.
n. 8. a stupid person ...1990s US sl.
CHIEF ITCH AND RUB
n. the most important person; the head of any group, as a school principal, Army officer, office overseer, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
CHIEF OF THE DISHRAG
n. a cook ...1864 US sl.
CHIEFY
n. 1. a flight sergeant ...1942 RAF sl.
n. 2. the person in charge ...1942 services' sl.
CHIKE
n. 1. † a chick, chicken ...a1430
n. 2. † hence: a child ...18C
CHILD-GEARED
adj. † having childish manners, silly ...c1340
CHILD-GREAT
adj. † pregnant, big with child ...1605
CHILD IN THE BUSHES
n. an illegitimate child ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHILDLING
n. * a little child ...1648 arch.
CHILD OF SHAME
n. a child born to an unmarried woman ...ME arch.
CHILDREN IN THE WOOD, THE
n. the dice in the box ...c1850 gambling sl.
CHILD'S BEST GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS
n. a deck of cards ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHILD'S GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS
n. a deck of cards ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHILD'S PLAY
n. something very easy to do ...c1839
CHILI-BOWL
n. a haircut that leaves the hair too short and untapered, as if the barber had placed a bowl over the head and shaved around it ...20C Amer. sl.
CHILI-EATER
n. (derogatory) a Mexican ...1911 US sl.
CHILL
vb. 1. to warm a liquid ...c1820 colloq.
vb. 2. to become discouraged; to lose enthusiasm ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to become suspicious or cold toward a plan or person ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to cause another to become angry ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to effect a permanent solution, esp. in an emotionless manner ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to kill ...20C US sl.
vb. 7. to let oneself be taken advantage of; to submit willingly to another's domination ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to render someone unconscious, either in the boxing ring or elsewhere ...20C US criminals' sl.
vb. 9. to resolve a complaint or awkward situation; to square a complaint ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to submit to arrest without resisting ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 11. to calm down, to become cool; to relax ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. 12. to stand up for a date; common in rap music lyrics ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHILLER
n. 1. a gun ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. a melodrama; a horror story or thriller ...20C Amer. sl.
CHILLER-DILLER
n. a book, movie, or play, esp. a movie, which fascinates its audience by suspense, mystery, or scenes of fear and horror; something frightening ...1964 Amer. sl.
CHILLING
adj. calm, cool, laid back ...1987 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
CHILL OUT
vb. 1. to take it easy; to relax; to calm down ...1980 US sl.
vb. 2. to stop acting foolish ...1981 US Black sl.
int. don't get so upset! calm down! ...1982 US sl.
CHILL WITH YOU LATER!
int. see you later! ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHILLY
adj. 1. calm, cool, or laid back ...1971 US sl.
adj. 2. cool, calculating; also, cold-hearted ...1971 US Black sl.
n. a cold can of beer ...1985 Amer. sl.
CHILLY DOWN
vb. to take it easy, to relax, to calm down ...1986 Amer. sl.
CHILLY MITT, THE
n. cold treatment or rejection ...1900 Amer. sl.
CHILLY MOST
n. someone who is very cool ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHILO
n. a child ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
CHILONIC
adj. † brief, compendious, either in speaking or writing ...1656
CHIMBLEY CORNER LAW
n. self-made law ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CHIME IN
vb. to interrupt and intrude in a conversation or discussion; to give unasked-for advice or an opinion ...20C Amer. sl.
CHIMES
n. testicles ...1960 US jocular
CHIMNEY
n. 1. a whale's spout ...1896 Amer. whaling usage
n. 2. a person who smokes excessively ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the human head ...20C Amer. Black sl.
CHIMNEYVILLE
n. Jackson, Mississippi after it had been burned to the extent that all that was left of many buildings were their brick chimneys; a Union army term ...US Civil War usage
CHIMP
n. a chimpanzee ...1877
CHIN
n. 1. talk, esp. impudent backtalk; impudence...1862 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a conversation, a discussion ...1894 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the mouth as a source of idle talk ...1929 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to address or speak to, esp. in a flattering way ...c1871 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to talk; to converse ...1872 Amer. sl.
CHINA
n. 1. a friend ...1925 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'china plate'. a mate
n. 2. money ...1940 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the teeth ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a cup of tea, as served at a lunch counter ...1967 Amer. sl.
CHINABOY
n. (usually contemptuous) a Chinese man ...1850 Amer. sl.
CHINA CHIN
n. 1. a prizefighter's jaw that cannot stand a hard punch ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. in boxing: a boxer who can easily be knocked out ...1940 Amer. sl.
CHINA-CLIPPER
n. a person whose job is washing dishes ...1941 US services' usage
CHINA CLIPPERS
n. 1953 Amer. jocular usage - false teeth
CHINAMAN
n. 1. 1895 Amer. sl., now usually offensive - a cup of tea
n. 2. 1948 Amer. drugs sl., now usually offensive - an addiction to an opiate; the withdrawal symptoms associated with such an addiction
n. 3. 1957 Amer. sl., usually offensive - in hunting: a ring-necked pheasant
n. 4. 20C US sl. - a sailor who works in a ship's laundry
CHINAMAN ON ONE'S BACK
phr. 1962 Amer. sl. - suffering from abstinence symptoms
CHINAMAN'S CHANCE
n. 1911 Amer. sl., now usually offensive - an extremely slim chance or no chance at all
CHINAMAN'S NIGHTMARE
n. 1982 Amer. sl. - an example of uncontrollable confusion; chaos
CHINA PIG
n. 1976 Amer. dial. - a ceramic hot-water bottle, heated brick, or similar object used to apply heat to the body
CHIN ARMOR
n. Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl. - a false beard
CHINA SYNDROME
n. 1970 Amer. sl. - in nuclear engineering: a complete meltdown of fissionable material within the core of a nuclear reactor
CHINAT
n. 1961 Amer. military usage - a Nationalist Chinese
CHINA WHITE
n. 1979 Amer. drugs sl. - a very powerful synthetic narcotic drug resembling heroin, derived from fentanyl
CHINCE
n. 1949 Amer. sl. - a stingy or miserly person
CHINCH
n. 1. a1300 - a miserly or mean person; a stingy person
n. 2. 20C US sl. - a bedbug
n. 3. 20C US sl. - a cheap hotel or rooming house
CHINCHERY
n. c1386 obs. - niggardliness, miserliness, avarice
CHINCH PAD
n. 1958 African-American sl. - a hotel; a cheap rooming house
CHIN-CHIN
n. talk ...1877 Amer. sl.
vb. to talk; to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. a drinking toast ...1909
CHINCHY
adj. stingy, miserly, niggardly, penurious ...1906 Amer. dial.
CHIN CURTAINS
n. a beard ...1900s US sl.
CHINCY
adj. 1. miserly, stingy ...1966 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. of poor quality; cheap; contemptible ...1970 Amer. sl.
'CHINE
n. an automobile or other motor vehicle ...1968 US Black sl.
CHINEE
adj. (usually contemptuous) Chinese ...1925 Amer. sl.
n. 1. (usually contemptuous) a Chinese ...1853 US sl.
n. 2. a complimentary ticket of admission to an entertainment, esp. a sporting event ...20C US sl.'
CHINESE
adj. 1. (usually offensive) inferior; clumsy; backward ...1898 Amer. military sl.
adj. 2. drunk or high on drugs ...1980 Amer. campus sl.
adj. 3. extremely tired, exhausted ...2002 UK prison rhyming sl. for 'knackered' (Chinese Lacquered)
CHINESE ACE
n. (usually offensive) an inept pilot; a pilot who flies with one wing low ...1928 Amer. aviation jocular
CHINESE BASKET
n. (usually offensive) in basketball: a shot that enters the basket from the bottom of the cylinder before dropping back through; according to 'the rules,' it doesn't count ...1980 Amer. sl.
CHINESE BLOW
n. (usually offensive) in baseball; a lucky hit; a hit ball that is just beyond reach ...1934 Amer. sl.
CHINESE FIRE DRILL
n. 1. (usually offensive) a state or example of utter confusion; an accident scene of great confusion ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. 2. (usually offensive) a college prank in which a group of students would jump out of a car as it stopped for a red light, run around the car several times and jump back in just as the light turned to green ...1972 Amer. campus sl.
CHINESE GANGWAY
n. (usually offensive) in the navy: the bringing of a vessel alongside bow-to-stern or down-current ...1951 Amer. navy sl.
CHINESE HOME RUN
n. (usually offensive) in baseball: a hit gained with little skill; a home run hit off the handle of the bat; a home run hit to the wrong field; a very high pop fly home run that just drops into the stand ...1939 Amer. sl.
CHINESE HOMER
n. (usually offensive) in baseball: a home run gained with little skill ...1982 Amer. sl.
CHINESE LACQUERED
adj. extremely tired, exhausted ...2002 UK prison rhyming sl. for 'knackered'
CHINESE LADY
n. a multiple-seat toilet ...1998 NZ sl.
CHINESE LANDING
n. 1. (usually offensive) a clumsy or disastrous landing made with one wing of an airplane angled acutely toward the ground ...1918 Amer. aviation sl.
n. 2. in the navy: the bringing of a vessel alongside bow-to-stern or down-current ...1949 Amer. navy sl.
CHINESE MOLASSES
n. opium; heroin ...1953 US sl.
CHINESER
n. a US military serviceman on duty in China ...1941 US military sl.
CHINESE ROCKS
n. relatively pure heroin ...1975 US drugs sl.
CHINESE ROT
n. 1. (usually offensive) a disease of usually unspecified kind, esp. a venereal disease ...1940 Amer. sl.
n. 2. (usually offensive) diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. (usually offensive) an imaginary disease ...1968 Amer. sl.
CHINESE SAXOPHONE
n. an opium pipe ...1930s US drugs sl.
CHINESE SHOW
n. (usually offensive) a diversionary demonstration or attack ...1918 Amer. army sl.
CHINESE THREE-POINT LANDING
n. an airplane crash, esp. an airplane crash caused by a pilot's error while attempting a landing ...World War II US Air Force usage
CHINESE TOBACCO
n. opium ...1951 Amer. sl.
CHIN FEST
n. a session of idle talk and gossip; a discussion ...1940 US sl.
CHING
n. 1. a Chinese person ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 2. money ...1904 Amer. sl.
CHING-CHING
n. a Chinese person ...1898 Amer. sl.
CHINGUS
n. 1. the penis ...1953 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a thingumajig ...1982 Amer. sl.
CHIN-HAPPY
adj. having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHIN-IN
n. an intrusion in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'chin in') to intrude in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHIN-JAW
n. idle talk; social conversation ...1942 Amer. sl.
CHINK
adj. (contemptuous) Chinese ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 1. cash, money ...1698 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory or offensive) a Chinese person ...1891 sl.
n. 3. (contemptuous) the Chinese language ...1936 Amer. sl.
n. 4. (usually offensive) in hunting: a ring-necked pheasant ...1940 Amer. sl.
n. 5. (contemptuous) any East Asian person, esp. a Japanese or Vietnamese person ...1942 Amer. sl.
CHINKBERRIES
n. rice ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHINKERS
n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
CHINKEY
n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Chinese person ...1878 sl.
n. 2. a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
n. 3. a meal in or from a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
CHINKIE
n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Chinese person ...1878 sl.
n. 2. a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
n. 3. a meal in or from a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
CHINKS
n. (usually offensive) Chinese cuisine; Chinese food ...1948 Amer. sl.
CHINK-STOPPER
n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
CHINKY
adj. (derogatory) pert. to a Chinese, or any Oriental ...L19 sl.
n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Chinese person ...1878 sl.
n. 2. a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
n. 3. a meal in or from a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
CHINLESS
adj. said of someone of weak character; incompetent, ineffectual ...1881 sl., orig. US
CHINLESS WONDER
n. an ineffectual (young) upper-class man ...1962 Brit. sl.
CHIN-MUSIC
n. 1. talk; chatter; conversation; impudent talk ...1821 sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin ...1969 Amer. sl.
vb. to talk or chat ...1962 Amer. sl.
CHINNY
adj. 1. marked by a conspicuous chin ...1738
adj. 2. talkative; garrulous ...1883
CHINO
n. (derogatory) a nickname for a Chinese ...1898 US sl., esp. military usage
CHINOOK STATE
n. Washington ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHIN-SKINNER
n. in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin ...1961 Amer. sl.
CHIN-SPLITTER
n. a narrow goatee ...1906 Amer. sl.
CHIN TACKLE
n. a beard ...c1875 Amer. nautical sl.
CHINTZ
adj. miserly, stingy ...1963 Amer. sl.
n. a stingy or miserly person ...a1989 Amer. sl.
CHINTZY
adj. 1. miserly, stingy ...1902
adj. 2. of poor quality; cheap; contemptible ...1959 Amer. sl.
CHINWAG
n. a chat, a conversation ...1879 sl.
vb. to talk, to chat ...1987 Amer. sl.
CHINWHISKER
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHINWHISKERED
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHINWORK
n. talk ...1973 Amer. sl.
n. † a woman who chides, scolds, or brawls ...c1386
CHIE
n. a woman ...M19 UK criminals' & tramps' sl.
CHIEF
n. 1. the chief engineer, or lieutenant-commander in a ship ...1895 sl.
n. 2. one's boss or superior ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 3. a general term of address, often to an unknown person ...1920s sl.
n. 4. a potential victim of a confidence trickster; a credulous person; it is common term of address, used ironically by the con-man when he approaches the victim ...1940s W. Indies sl.
n. 5. a hallucinogenic drug, esp. LSD or mescaline ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 6. a form of address either between those of the same race, or by Whites to a Black whose name they do not know ...1970s S. Afr.
n. 7. a general insult; a fool, a braggart ...1990s UK Black sl.
n. 8. a stupid person ...1990s US sl.
CHIEF ITCH AND RUB
n. the most important person; the head of any group, as a school principal, Army officer, office overseer, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
CHIEF OF THE DISHRAG
n. a cook ...1864 US sl.
CHIEFY
n. 1. a flight sergeant ...1942 RAF sl.
n. 2. the person in charge ...1942 services' sl.
CHIKE
n. 1. † a chick, chicken ...a1430
n. 2. † hence: a child ...18C
CHILD-GEARED
adj. † having childish manners, silly ...c1340
CHILD-GREAT
adj. † pregnant, big with child ...1605
CHILD IN THE BUSHES
n. an illegitimate child ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHILDLING
n. * a little child ...1648 arch.
CHILD OF SHAME
n. a child born to an unmarried woman ...ME arch.
CHILDREN IN THE WOOD, THE
n. the dice in the box ...c1850 gambling sl.
CHILD'S BEST GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS
n. a deck of cards ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHILD'S GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS
n. a deck of cards ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHILD'S PLAY
n. something very easy to do ...c1839
CHILI-BOWL
n. a haircut that leaves the hair too short and untapered, as if the barber had placed a bowl over the head and shaved around it ...20C Amer. sl.
CHILI-EATER
n. (derogatory) a Mexican ...1911 US sl.
CHILL
vb. 1. to warm a liquid ...c1820 colloq.
vb. 2. to become discouraged; to lose enthusiasm ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to become suspicious or cold toward a plan or person ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to cause another to become angry ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to effect a permanent solution, esp. in an emotionless manner ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to kill ...20C US sl.
vb. 7. to let oneself be taken advantage of; to submit willingly to another's domination ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to render someone unconscious, either in the boxing ring or elsewhere ...20C US criminals' sl.
vb. 9. to resolve a complaint or awkward situation; to square a complaint ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to submit to arrest without resisting ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 11. to calm down, to become cool; to relax ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. 12. to stand up for a date; common in rap music lyrics ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHILLER
n. 1. a gun ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. a melodrama; a horror story or thriller ...20C Amer. sl.
CHILLER-DILLER
n. a book, movie, or play, esp. a movie, which fascinates its audience by suspense, mystery, or scenes of fear and horror; something frightening ...1964 Amer. sl.
CHILLING
adj. calm, cool, laid back ...1987 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
CHILL OUT
vb. 1. to take it easy; to relax; to calm down ...1980 US sl.
vb. 2. to stop acting foolish ...1981 US Black sl.
int. don't get so upset! calm down! ...1982 US sl.
CHILL WITH YOU LATER!
int. see you later! ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHILLY
adj. 1. calm, cool, or laid back ...1971 US sl.
adj. 2. cool, calculating; also, cold-hearted ...1971 US Black sl.
n. a cold can of beer ...1985 Amer. sl.
CHILLY DOWN
vb. to take it easy, to relax, to calm down ...1986 Amer. sl.
CHILLY MITT, THE
n. cold treatment or rejection ...1900 Amer. sl.
CHILLY MOST
n. someone who is very cool ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHILO
n. a child ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
CHILONIC
adj. † brief, compendious, either in speaking or writing ...1656
CHIMBLEY CORNER LAW
n. self-made law ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CHIME IN
vb. to interrupt and intrude in a conversation or discussion; to give unasked-for advice or an opinion ...20C Amer. sl.
CHIMES
n. testicles ...1960 US jocular
CHIMNEY
n. 1. a whale's spout ...1896 Amer. whaling usage
n. 2. a person who smokes excessively ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the human head ...20C Amer. Black sl.
CHIMNEYVILLE
n. Jackson, Mississippi after it had been burned to the extent that all that was left of many buildings were their brick chimneys; a Union army term ...US Civil War usage
CHIMP
n. a chimpanzee ...1877
CHIN
n. 1. talk, esp. impudent backtalk; impudence...1862 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a conversation, a discussion ...1894 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the mouth as a source of idle talk ...1929 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to address or speak to, esp. in a flattering way ...c1871 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to talk; to converse ...1872 Amer. sl.
CHINA
n. 1. a friend ...1925 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'china plate'. a mate
n. 2. money ...1940 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the teeth ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a cup of tea, as served at a lunch counter ...1967 Amer. sl.
CHINABOY
n. (usually contemptuous) a Chinese man ...1850 Amer. sl.
CHINA CHIN
n. 1. a prizefighter's jaw that cannot stand a hard punch ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. in boxing: a boxer who can easily be knocked out ...1940 Amer. sl.
CHINA-CLIPPER
n. a person whose job is washing dishes ...1941 US services' usage
CHINA CLIPPERS
n. 1953 Amer. jocular usage - false teeth
CHINAMAN
n. 1. 1895 Amer. sl., now usually offensive - a cup of tea
n. 2. 1948 Amer. drugs sl., now usually offensive - an addiction to an opiate; the withdrawal symptoms associated with such an addiction
n. 3. 1957 Amer. sl., usually offensive - in hunting: a ring-necked pheasant
n. 4. 20C US sl. - a sailor who works in a ship's laundry
CHINAMAN ON ONE'S BACK
phr. 1962 Amer. sl. - suffering from abstinence symptoms
CHINAMAN'S CHANCE
n. 1911 Amer. sl., now usually offensive - an extremely slim chance or no chance at all
CHINAMAN'S NIGHTMARE
n. 1982 Amer. sl. - an example of uncontrollable confusion; chaos
CHINA PIG
n. 1976 Amer. dial. - a ceramic hot-water bottle, heated brick, or similar object used to apply heat to the body
CHIN ARMOR
n. Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl. - a false beard
CHINA SYNDROME
n. 1970 Amer. sl. - in nuclear engineering: a complete meltdown of fissionable material within the core of a nuclear reactor
CHINAT
n. 1961 Amer. military usage - a Nationalist Chinese
CHINA WHITE
n. 1979 Amer. drugs sl. - a very powerful synthetic narcotic drug resembling heroin, derived from fentanyl
CHINCE
n. 1949 Amer. sl. - a stingy or miserly person
CHINCH
n. 1. a1300 - a miserly or mean person; a stingy person
n. 2. 20C US sl. - a bedbug
n. 3. 20C US sl. - a cheap hotel or rooming house
CHINCHERY
n. c1386 obs. - niggardliness, miserliness, avarice
CHINCH PAD
n. 1958 African-American sl. - a hotel; a cheap rooming house
CHIN-CHIN
n. talk ...1877 Amer. sl.
vb. to talk; to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. a drinking toast ...1909
CHINCHY
adj. stingy, miserly, niggardly, penurious ...1906 Amer. dial.
CHIN CURTAINS
n. a beard ...1900s US sl.
CHINCY
adj. 1. miserly, stingy ...1966 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. of poor quality; cheap; contemptible ...1970 Amer. sl.
'CHINE
n. an automobile or other motor vehicle ...1968 US Black sl.
CHINEE
adj. (usually contemptuous) Chinese ...1925 Amer. sl.
n. 1. (usually contemptuous) a Chinese ...1853 US sl.
n. 2. a complimentary ticket of admission to an entertainment, esp. a sporting event ...20C US sl.'
CHINESE
adj. 1. (usually offensive) inferior; clumsy; backward ...1898 Amer. military sl.
adj. 2. drunk or high on drugs ...1980 Amer. campus sl.
adj. 3. extremely tired, exhausted ...2002 UK prison rhyming sl. for 'knackered' (Chinese Lacquered)
CHINESE ACE
n. (usually offensive) an inept pilot; a pilot who flies with one wing low ...1928 Amer. aviation jocular
CHINESE BASKET
n. (usually offensive) in basketball: a shot that enters the basket from the bottom of the cylinder before dropping back through; according to 'the rules,' it doesn't count ...1980 Amer. sl.
CHINESE BLOW
n. (usually offensive) in baseball; a lucky hit; a hit ball that is just beyond reach ...1934 Amer. sl.
CHINESE FIRE DRILL
n. 1. (usually offensive) a state or example of utter confusion; an accident scene of great confusion ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. 2. (usually offensive) a college prank in which a group of students would jump out of a car as it stopped for a red light, run around the car several times and jump back in just as the light turned to green ...1972 Amer. campus sl.
CHINESE GANGWAY
n. (usually offensive) in the navy: the bringing of a vessel alongside bow-to-stern or down-current ...1951 Amer. navy sl.
CHINESE HOME RUN
n. (usually offensive) in baseball: a hit gained with little skill; a home run hit off the handle of the bat; a home run hit to the wrong field; a very high pop fly home run that just drops into the stand ...1939 Amer. sl.
CHINESE HOMER
n. (usually offensive) in baseball: a home run gained with little skill ...1982 Amer. sl.
CHINESE LACQUERED
adj. extremely tired, exhausted ...2002 UK prison rhyming sl. for 'knackered'
CHINESE LADY
n. a multiple-seat toilet ...1998 NZ sl.
CHINESE LANDING
n. 1. (usually offensive) a clumsy or disastrous landing made with one wing of an airplane angled acutely toward the ground ...1918 Amer. aviation sl.
n. 2. in the navy: the bringing of a vessel alongside bow-to-stern or down-current ...1949 Amer. navy sl.
CHINESE MOLASSES
n. opium; heroin ...1953 US sl.
CHINESER
n. a US military serviceman on duty in China ...1941 US military sl.
CHINESE ROCKS
n. relatively pure heroin ...1975 US drugs sl.
CHINESE ROT
n. 1. (usually offensive) a disease of usually unspecified kind, esp. a venereal disease ...1940 Amer. sl.
n. 2. (usually offensive) diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. (usually offensive) an imaginary disease ...1968 Amer. sl.
CHINESE SAXOPHONE
n. an opium pipe ...1930s US drugs sl.
CHINESE SHOW
n. (usually offensive) a diversionary demonstration or attack ...1918 Amer. army sl.
CHINESE THREE-POINT LANDING
n. an airplane crash, esp. an airplane crash caused by a pilot's error while attempting a landing ...World War II US Air Force usage
CHINESE TOBACCO
n. opium ...1951 Amer. sl.
CHIN FEST
n. a session of idle talk and gossip; a discussion ...1940 US sl.
CHING
n. 1. a Chinese person ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 2. money ...1904 Amer. sl.
CHING-CHING
n. a Chinese person ...1898 Amer. sl.
CHINGUS
n. 1. the penis ...1953 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a thingumajig ...1982 Amer. sl.
CHIN-HAPPY
adj. having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently ...1970 Amer. dial.
CHIN-IN
n. an intrusion in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'chin in') to intrude in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHIN-JAW
n. idle talk; social conversation ...1942 Amer. sl.
CHINK
adj. (contemptuous) Chinese ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 1. cash, money ...1698 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory or offensive) a Chinese person ...1891 sl.
n. 3. (contemptuous) the Chinese language ...1936 Amer. sl.
n. 4. (usually offensive) in hunting: a ring-necked pheasant ...1940 Amer. sl.
n. 5. (contemptuous) any East Asian person, esp. a Japanese or Vietnamese person ...1942 Amer. sl.
CHINKBERRIES
n. rice ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHINKERS
n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
CHINKEY
n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Chinese person ...1878 sl.
n. 2. a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
n. 3. a meal in or from a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
CHINKIE
n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Chinese person ...1878 sl.
n. 2. a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
n. 3. a meal in or from a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
CHINKS
n. (usually offensive) Chinese cuisine; Chinese food ...1948 Amer. sl.
CHINK-STOPPER
n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
CHINKY
adj. (derogatory) pert. to a Chinese, or any Oriental ...L19 sl.
n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Chinese person ...1878 sl.
n. 2. a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
n. 3. a meal in or from a Chinese restaurant ...1985 sl.
CHINLESS
adj. said of someone of weak character; incompetent, ineffectual ...1881 sl., orig. US
CHINLESS WONDER
n. an ineffectual (young) upper-class man ...1962 Brit. sl.
CHIN-MUSIC
n. 1. talk; chatter; conversation; impudent talk ...1821 sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin ...1969 Amer. sl.
vb. to talk or chat ...1962 Amer. sl.
CHINNY
adj. 1. marked by a conspicuous chin ...1738
adj. 2. talkative; garrulous ...1883
CHINO
n. (derogatory) a nickname for a Chinese ...1898 US sl., esp. military usage
CHINOOK STATE
n. Washington ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHIN-SKINNER
n. in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter's chin ...1961 Amer. sl.
CHIN-SPLITTER
n. a narrow goatee ...1906 Amer. sl.
CHIN TACKLE
n. a beard ...c1875 Amer. nautical sl.
CHINTZ
adj. miserly, stingy ...1963 Amer. sl.
n. a stingy or miserly person ...a1989 Amer. sl.
CHINTZY
adj. 1. miserly, stingy ...1902
adj. 2. of poor quality; cheap; contemptible ...1959 Amer. sl.
CHINWAG
n. a chat, a conversation ...1879 sl.
vb. to talk, to chat ...1987 Amer. sl.
CHINWHISKER
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHINWHISKERED
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHINWORK
n. talk ...1973 Amer. sl.
CHIO - CHIZ
CHIP
n. 1. a child, a youngster ...1698 sl.
n. 2. a piece of money ...1840 sl.
n. 3. a girl or young woman ...1892 Amer. sl.
n. 4. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 5. a sexually promiscuous woman, esp. a prostitute ...1892 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a till, cashbox or cash register ...1914 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 7. a chip on one's shoulder; a belligerent attitude ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 8. an officer of the California Highway Patrol ...1977 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. in poker: to bet, to wager ...1876 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to utter a word; to speak; to talk ...1887 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to filch, to steal ...1938 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to use heroin, cocaine, or other similar drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted ...1964 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 5. to inject heroin or the like into a muscle rather than a vein ...1966 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 6. to be sexually unfaithful ...1978 Amer. sl.
CHIPAREE
n. a red squirrel ...1804 Amer. dial.
CHIP AT
vb. to quarrel with; to criticize adversely ...1880 sl.
CHIPHEAD
n. a computer enthusiast ...1982 Amer. sl.
CHIP IN
n. a turn to speak ...1876 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to contribute money ...1861 Amer. colloq.
vb. 2. to contribute a remark, a service, etc. to take part; to have a say ...1871 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to give advice, a suggestion, or the like ...1903 Amer. sl.
CHIP ONE'S CHINA
vb. to complain ...1944 Amer. sl., esp. navy usage
CHIP ONE'S GUMS
vb. to complain ...1982 Amer. sl.
CHIP ONE'S TEETH
vb. to complain; to beat one's gums ...1958 Amer. sl., esp. navy usage
CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER
n. a belligerent attitude ...1830 Amer. colloq.
CHIPPER
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. an occasional heroin user ...M20 US drugs sl.
vb. to use heroin, cocaine, or other similar drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted ...1971 Amer. drugs sl.
CHIPPIE
n. 1. (usually derogatory) a young woman, often with an implication of promiscuity; a sexually loose woman...1886 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a prostitute ...1886 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a carpenter ...1916 sl., orig. naval usage
n. 4. an amateur prostitute who works only occasionally ...20C sl.
n. 5. mild narcotics ...20C US sl.
n. 6. one who uses narcotics moderately ...1924 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 7. a fish and chip shop ...1961 Brit. sl.
n. 8. in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket ...1976 Amer. sl.
CHIPPIE-CHASER
n. a whoremonger, a philanderer ...1928 Amer. sl.
CHIPPIE JOINT
n. a brothel ...1924 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY
n. 1. a youngster ...1877 Amer. sl.
n. 2. (usually derogatory) a girl, a young woman, often with an implication of promiscuity; a sexually loose woman...1886 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a prostitute ...1886 sl., orig. US
n. 4. a novice, a beginner; a greenhorn ...1899 Amer. sl.
n. 5. an amateur prostitute who works only occasionally ...20C sl.
n. 6. a carpenter ...1916 sl., orig. naval usage
n. 7. on the railroad: a narrow-gauge track, car, or train ...1918 Amer. sl.
n. 8. mild narcotics ...20C US sl.
n. 9. one who uses narcotics moderately ...1924 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 10. a dress worn by prostitutes, of knee length and very easy to disrobe ...1938 Amer. sl.
n. 11. in gambling: an inexperienced player ...1961 Amer. sl.
n. 12. a mild addiction to heroin or a similar drug ...1964 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 13. a mild mental illness ...1971 Amer. sl.
n. 14. in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket ...1976 Amer. sl.
n. 15. an officer of the California Highway Patrol ...1977 Amer. sl.
n. 16. a fish and chip shop ...1961 Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to use heroin, cocaine, or similar drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted ...1924 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 2. to be sexually promiscuous or unfaithful; also, to whore ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to work halfheartedly or without serious purpose ...1974 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY AROUND
vb. to be sexually promiscuous ...M20 US sl.
CHIPPY-CHASER
n. a male who chases sexually loose women and girls; a lecher; a whoremonger, a philanderer ...1891 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY-CHASING
n. whoring or philandering ...1915 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY HOUSE
n. a brothel ...1929 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY JOINT
n. a brothel ...1924 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY ON
vb. of a male: to be sexually unfaithful to someone; to step out with a 'chippy' ...20C US sl.
CHIPPY-USER
n. one who uses narcotics moderately ...1924 Amer. drugs sl.
CHIPS
n. 1. a carpenter; often used as a nickname ...1785 sl., chiefly naval usage
n. 2. money ...1840 sl.
n. 3. local items in newspapers; also applied to the reporter who collects them ...1889 Amer. journalism sl.
CHIQUITA
n. a girl or young woman ...1942 Amer. sl. (Spanish)
CHIROGRAPHOSOPHIC
adj. skilled in handwriting ...19C nonce word
n. a judge of handwriting ...1850 nonce word
CHIROMACHY
n. † a hand-to-hand fight ...1659
CHIROPONAL
adj. † pertaining to or involving manual labour ...1651
CHIRP
n. a female vocalist ...1944 Amer. jazz sl.
vb. 1. to inform ...1839 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to speak, esp. loudly or out of turn ...1878 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to sing; said esp. of women ...1935 Amer. jazz sl.
vb. 4. to vomit ...1980 Amer. campus sl.
CHIRPER
n. 1. a singer, esp. a female vocalist ...1891 Amer. jazz sl.
n. 2. an informer, one who tells the police ...1936 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 3. a loud squealing noise caused by giving the car more gasoline than necessary while releasing the clutch ...1978 Amer. campus sl.
CHIRPING MERRY
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHIRP OUT
vb. to drive off in a car so fast the tires squeal ...1972 Amer. campus sl.
CHIRPY
adj. said of someone who is cheerful or merry ...1837 sl.
CHIRRUP
vb. to inform; to tell the police ...1926 Amer. criminals' sl.
CHIRURGICAL
adj. pertaining to surgery; skilled in, or practising surgery ...1541 arch.
CHISEL
n. a method of cheating or swindling ...1941 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle ...1808 sl.
vb. 2. to obtain by begging or underhanded means ...1927 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to be unfaithful ...1943 Amer. sl.
CHISEL IN
vb. to insinuate oneself, to butt in, to interfere ...1926 Amer. sl.
CHISELLER
n. 1. one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1918 sl.
n. 2. a small-time criminal; hence, one who is of no-account ...1928 Amer. sl., esp. criminals' usage
CHISLER
n. 1. one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a small-time criminal; hence, one who is of no-account ...1930 Amer. sl., esp. criminals' usage
CHISM
n. energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
CHIT
n. 1. an obnoxious person; a worthless person ...17C colloq.
n. 2. a letter, a note, a certificate, or pass ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHITLINGS
n. 1. the small intestines of animals used for food ...13C
n. 2. the human bowels ...20C US jocular
CHITLINS
n. the human intestines ...1785 sl.
CHITLIN(S) CIRCUIT
n. the bars, lounges, clubs, etc. at which Black artists perform before a hit recording opens the door to major White outlets ...1974 Amer. music industry usage
CHITLIN SWITCH
n. any small, rural southern town ...1926 US Black sl.
CHITTER AND CHATTER
vb. to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHITTER-CHATTER
n. nonsensical talk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CHITTERLINGS
n. 1. the small intestines of animals used for food ...13C
n. 2. the human bowels ...1785 US jocular
CHITTY
adj. 1. †* freckled; covered with warts or pimples ...1552
adj. 2. of the face: lean and pinched ...1616
adj. 3. of the face: puny, childish, baby-like ...1755
n. 1. a letter or note, a written message ...1698 Anglo-Indian
n. 2. the wren ...1785 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the Lesser Redpole Linota rufescens ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an endearing name for a cat ...1864 Eng. dial.
CHITTY-FACE
n. † a term of reproach or contempt; a thin, pinched, or childish face; one who has a thin, pinched face; a puny child with a little face; a pitiful, wretched, sneaking fellow ...1601 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
CHITTYPRAT
n. 1. a pet name for a child; a little upstart ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a black and white speckled hen ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the rags of a speckled cloth ...19C Eng. dial.
CHIV
n. a knife; a sharp-edged tool or weapon ...1673 sl.
vb. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab; to cut; to slash; used only in regard to an attack upon a human ...1725 criminals' sl.
CHIVA
n. heroin ...1967 US sl.
CHIVALRY
n. copulation ...19C Brit. sl.
CHIVE
n. a knife ...1673 sl.
vb. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab; to cut; to slash; used only in regard to an attack upon a human ...1725 criminals' sl.
CHIVERIE
n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1843 Amer. dial.
CHIVEY
vb. 1. to run after, to chase; to move off quickly ...Bk1890 sl.
vb. 2. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab ...1959 Brit. sl.
CHIVVY
vb. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab ...1959 Brit. sl.
CHIX
n. a Pacific halibut under 4.5 kg ...1989 Can.
CHIZ
n. 1. an annoying circumstance ...1953 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a swindler ...1981 US circus & carnival usage
n. 3. the best ...1997 US sl.
CHIZLER
n. a Chrysler car or engine ...1968 US sl.
CHIZZ
n. an annoying circumstance ...1953 Brit. sl.
CHIZZLE
vb. 1. to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle ...1858 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to obtain by begging or underhanded means ...1927 Amer. sl.
CHIZZLE BOBS
n. the bugs found under decaying wood or old bricks, etc. ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 1. a child, a youngster ...1698 sl.
n. 2. a piece of money ...1840 sl.
n. 3. a girl or young woman ...1892 Amer. sl.
n. 4. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 5. a sexually promiscuous woman, esp. a prostitute ...1892 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a till, cashbox or cash register ...1914 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 7. a chip on one's shoulder; a belligerent attitude ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 8. an officer of the California Highway Patrol ...1977 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. in poker: to bet, to wager ...1876 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to utter a word; to speak; to talk ...1887 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to filch, to steal ...1938 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to use heroin, cocaine, or other similar drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted ...1964 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 5. to inject heroin or the like into a muscle rather than a vein ...1966 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 6. to be sexually unfaithful ...1978 Amer. sl.
CHIPAREE
n. a red squirrel ...1804 Amer. dial.
CHIP AT
vb. to quarrel with; to criticize adversely ...1880 sl.
CHIPHEAD
n. a computer enthusiast ...1982 Amer. sl.
CHIP IN
n. a turn to speak ...1876 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to contribute money ...1861 Amer. colloq.
vb. 2. to contribute a remark, a service, etc. to take part; to have a say ...1871 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to give advice, a suggestion, or the like ...1903 Amer. sl.
CHIP ONE'S CHINA
vb. to complain ...1944 Amer. sl., esp. navy usage
CHIP ONE'S GUMS
vb. to complain ...1982 Amer. sl.
CHIP ONE'S TEETH
vb. to complain; to beat one's gums ...1958 Amer. sl., esp. navy usage
CHIP ON ONE'S SHOULDER
n. a belligerent attitude ...1830 Amer. colloq.
CHIPPER
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. an occasional heroin user ...M20 US drugs sl.
vb. to use heroin, cocaine, or other similar drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted ...1971 Amer. drugs sl.
CHIPPIE
n. 1. (usually derogatory) a young woman, often with an implication of promiscuity; a sexually loose woman...1886 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a prostitute ...1886 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a carpenter ...1916 sl., orig. naval usage
n. 4. an amateur prostitute who works only occasionally ...20C sl.
n. 5. mild narcotics ...20C US sl.
n. 6. one who uses narcotics moderately ...1924 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 7. a fish and chip shop ...1961 Brit. sl.
n. 8. in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket ...1976 Amer. sl.
CHIPPIE-CHASER
n. a whoremonger, a philanderer ...1928 Amer. sl.
CHIPPIE JOINT
n. a brothel ...1924 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY
n. 1. a youngster ...1877 Amer. sl.
n. 2. (usually derogatory) a girl, a young woman, often with an implication of promiscuity; a sexually loose woman...1886 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a prostitute ...1886 sl., orig. US
n. 4. a novice, a beginner; a greenhorn ...1899 Amer. sl.
n. 5. an amateur prostitute who works only occasionally ...20C sl.
n. 6. a carpenter ...1916 sl., orig. naval usage
n. 7. on the railroad: a narrow-gauge track, car, or train ...1918 Amer. sl.
n. 8. mild narcotics ...20C US sl.
n. 9. one who uses narcotics moderately ...1924 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 10. a dress worn by prostitutes, of knee length and very easy to disrobe ...1938 Amer. sl.
n. 11. in gambling: an inexperienced player ...1961 Amer. sl.
n. 12. a mild addiction to heroin or a similar drug ...1964 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 13. a mild mental illness ...1971 Amer. sl.
n. 14. in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket ...1976 Amer. sl.
n. 15. an officer of the California Highway Patrol ...1977 Amer. sl.
n. 16. a fish and chip shop ...1961 Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to use heroin, cocaine, or similar drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted ...1924 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 2. to be sexually promiscuous or unfaithful; also, to whore ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to work halfheartedly or without serious purpose ...1974 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY AROUND
vb. to be sexually promiscuous ...M20 US sl.
CHIPPY-CHASER
n. a male who chases sexually loose women and girls; a lecher; a whoremonger, a philanderer ...1891 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY-CHASING
n. whoring or philandering ...1915 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY HOUSE
n. a brothel ...1929 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY JOINT
n. a brothel ...1924 Amer. sl.
CHIPPY ON
vb. of a male: to be sexually unfaithful to someone; to step out with a 'chippy' ...20C US sl.
CHIPPY-USER
n. one who uses narcotics moderately ...1924 Amer. drugs sl.
CHIPS
n. 1. a carpenter; often used as a nickname ...1785 sl., chiefly naval usage
n. 2. money ...1840 sl.
n. 3. local items in newspapers; also applied to the reporter who collects them ...1889 Amer. journalism sl.
CHIQUITA
n. a girl or young woman ...1942 Amer. sl. (Spanish)
CHIROGRAPHOSOPHIC
adj. skilled in handwriting ...19C nonce word
n. a judge of handwriting ...1850 nonce word
CHIROMACHY
n. † a hand-to-hand fight ...1659
CHIROPONAL
adj. † pertaining to or involving manual labour ...1651
CHIRP
n. a female vocalist ...1944 Amer. jazz sl.
vb. 1. to inform ...1839 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to speak, esp. loudly or out of turn ...1878 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to sing; said esp. of women ...1935 Amer. jazz sl.
vb. 4. to vomit ...1980 Amer. campus sl.
CHIRPER
n. 1. a singer, esp. a female vocalist ...1891 Amer. jazz sl.
n. 2. an informer, one who tells the police ...1936 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 3. a loud squealing noise caused by giving the car more gasoline than necessary while releasing the clutch ...1978 Amer. campus sl.
CHIRPING MERRY
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHIRP OUT
vb. to drive off in a car so fast the tires squeal ...1972 Amer. campus sl.
CHIRPY
adj. said of someone who is cheerful or merry ...1837 sl.
CHIRRUP
vb. to inform; to tell the police ...1926 Amer. criminals' sl.
CHIRURGICAL
adj. pertaining to surgery; skilled in, or practising surgery ...1541 arch.
CHISEL
n. a method of cheating or swindling ...1941 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle ...1808 sl.
vb. 2. to obtain by begging or underhanded means ...1927 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to be unfaithful ...1943 Amer. sl.
CHISEL IN
vb. to insinuate oneself, to butt in, to interfere ...1926 Amer. sl.
CHISELLER
n. 1. one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1918 sl.
n. 2. a small-time criminal; hence, one who is of no-account ...1928 Amer. sl., esp. criminals' usage
CHISLER
n. 1. one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a small-time criminal; hence, one who is of no-account ...1930 Amer. sl., esp. criminals' usage
CHISM
n. energy, vigour, vitality ...1842 sl.
CHIT
n. 1. an obnoxious person; a worthless person ...17C colloq.
n. 2. a letter, a note, a certificate, or pass ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHITLINGS
n. 1. the small intestines of animals used for food ...13C
n. 2. the human bowels ...20C US jocular
CHITLINS
n. the human intestines ...1785 sl.
CHITLIN(S) CIRCUIT
n. the bars, lounges, clubs, etc. at which Black artists perform before a hit recording opens the door to major White outlets ...1974 Amer. music industry usage
CHITLIN SWITCH
n. any small, rural southern town ...1926 US Black sl.
CHITTER AND CHATTER
vb. to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHITTER-CHATTER
n. nonsensical talk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CHITTERLINGS
n. 1. the small intestines of animals used for food ...13C
n. 2. the human bowels ...1785 US jocular
CHITTY
adj. 1. †* freckled; covered with warts or pimples ...1552
adj. 2. of the face: lean and pinched ...1616
adj. 3. of the face: puny, childish, baby-like ...1755
n. 1. a letter or note, a written message ...1698 Anglo-Indian
n. 2. the wren ...1785 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the Lesser Redpole Linota rufescens ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an endearing name for a cat ...1864 Eng. dial.
CHITTY-FACE
n. † a term of reproach or contempt; a thin, pinched, or childish face; one who has a thin, pinched face; a puny child with a little face; a pitiful, wretched, sneaking fellow ...1601 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
CHITTYPRAT
n. 1. a pet name for a child; a little upstart ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a black and white speckled hen ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the rags of a speckled cloth ...19C Eng. dial.
CHIV
n. a knife; a sharp-edged tool or weapon ...1673 sl.
vb. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab; to cut; to slash; used only in regard to an attack upon a human ...1725 criminals' sl.
CHIVA
n. heroin ...1967 US sl.
CHIVALRY
n. copulation ...19C Brit. sl.
CHIVE
n. a knife ...1673 sl.
vb. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab; to cut; to slash; used only in regard to an attack upon a human ...1725 criminals' sl.
CHIVERIE
n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds ...1843 Amer. dial.
CHIVEY
vb. 1. to run after, to chase; to move off quickly ...Bk1890 sl.
vb. 2. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab ...1959 Brit. sl.
CHIVVY
vb. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab ...1959 Brit. sl.
CHIX
n. a Pacific halibut under 4.5 kg ...1989 Can.
CHIZ
n. 1. an annoying circumstance ...1953 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a swindler ...1981 US circus & carnival usage
n. 3. the best ...1997 US sl.
CHIZLER
n. a Chrysler car or engine ...1968 US sl.
CHIZZ
n. an annoying circumstance ...1953 Brit. sl.
CHIZZLE
vb. 1. to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle ...1858 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to obtain by begging or underhanded means ...1927 Amer. sl.
CHIZZLE BOBS
n. the bugs found under decaying wood or old bricks, etc. ...19C Eng. dial.
CHO - CHRYZ
CHO!
int. used for registering impatience, disdain, or disappointment ...1827 Jamaica
CHOAD
n. 1. the penis ...1968 US sl.
n. 2. a person who is easily despised ...1998 US sl.
CHOAKEE
n. a prison ...Bk1891 sl.
CHOC
n. 1. chocolate, a chocolate ...1874 UK
n. 2. liquor; alcohol ...E20 US sl.
n. 3. (derogatory & offensive) a non-White, esp. an African ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
n. 4. (offensive) a person of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background ...1987 Aust. sl.
CHOCCY
n. 1. chocolate, a chocolate ...1896 UK
n. 2. a cough after chocolate has been in the mouth ...2003 UK sl.
int. used to express approval ...2003 UK sl.
CHOCHA
n. the female genitals ...M20 US sl.
CHOCK
n. home-fermented, vegetable based alcohol ...1972 US sl.
vb. to hit a person under the chin ...c1860 Cockney colloq.
CHOCKA
adj. disgruntled; bored; fed up ...c1920 Royal Navy sl.
n. a man ...c1830 Cockney colloq.
CHOCK-A-BLOCK
adj. crammed full; as full as may be ...19C orig. nautical usage
CHOCKER
adj. disgruntled; bored; fed up ...c1920 Royal Navy sl.
n. a man ...c1830 Cockney colloq.
CHOCKERS
n. feet ...L19 market-traders' sl.
CHOCKO
n. a militiaman or conscripted soldier ...1943 Aust. sl.
CHOCKY
n. chocolate, a chocolate ...1896 UK
CHOCO
n. a militiaman or conscripted soldier ...1943 Aust. sl.
CHOCOLATE
n. 1. hashish ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a judge, esp. one who shows leniency ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Chocolate Fudge)
CHOCOLATE CANAL
n. the rectum ...2000 NZ sl.
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
n. MDMA mixed with heroin or methadone ...2002 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE CHIPS
n. 1. the drug LSD ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. desert camouflage uniforms ...1991 US sl.
n. 3. a variety of MDMA ...2003 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE DROP
n. 1. (offensive) a Black person ...1900 US sl.
n. 2. a girl below the age of sexual consent who regularly has sex with seamen ...1971 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE ECSTASY
n. crack cocaine blended with chocolate milk powder during processing ...1997 US sl.
CHOCOLATE FROG
n. 1. (offensive) a person of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background ...1971 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'wog'
n. 2. a police informer ...1971 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'dog'
CHOCOLATE FUDGE
n. a judge, esp. one who shows leniency ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
CHOCOLATE HEARTS
n. a variety of LSD ...2001 sl.
CHOCOLATE HIGHWAY
n. the anus and rectum ...1977 US sl.
CHOCOLATE ROCK
n. a blend of crack cocaine and heroin that is smoked ...2002 sl.
CHOCOLATE ROCKET
n. crack cocaine blended with chocolate milk powder during processing ...1997 US drugs sl.
CHOCOLATE SOLDIER
n. (derogatory) a member of an Australian militia during World War II who did not serve in a theatre of war ...1943 Aust. sl.
CHOCOLATE STARFISH
n. the anus ...1997 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE THAI
n. a variety of marijuana ...1995 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE THI
n. a variety of marijuana ...1995 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE TIME
n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...2001 US sl.
CHOCOLATICAL
adj. † of the nature of chocolate ...1652
CHOD
n. the penis ...2001 UK sl.
CHODE
n. a person who is easily despised ...1998 US sl.
CHOG
n. a person from New England ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHOGGY SHOP
n. a shop catering to the needs of servicemen and women ...1995 UK military sl.
CHOGI
n. a Korean worker ...1951 US sl.
CHOGIE!
int. move out of here! ...1982 US Korean war usage
CHOICE
adj. excellent ...1958 US
n. in horse racing: the favoured horse in a race ...1960 US sl.
vb. to choose ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
int. used to express strong approval ...1998 NZ sl.
CHOICEAMUNDO
adj. excellent ...1991 US sl.
CHOICE BIT OF CALICO
n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
CHOISE
vb. † to choose, to elect, to prefer ...1605 obs. exc. Sc.
CHOKE A DARKIE
vb. to defecate ...1960s Aust. sl.
CHOKED
adj. annoyed and disappointed ...1950 sl.
CHOKE-DOG
n. bad food or drink; a wretched substance which would choke a dog; a strong variety of home-distilled liquor ...E19 US sl.
CHOKE OFF
vb. to stop a person talking ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
CHOKER
n. cheese ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHOKE RAG
n. a cravat or necktie ...1840 US jocular
CHOKER-HOLE
n. a doughnut ...1925 US sl.
CHOKE THE CHICKEN
vb. to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
CHOKEY
n. 1. prison ...1873 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a police station ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
n. 3. a chair ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHOKIDAR
n. a watchman ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHOKING OYSTER, A
n. a reply that leaves one nothing to say, as if choked with an oyster too large to swallow; a retort which puts another to silence ...B1900
CHOKKER
adj. bored, fed-up ...1942 Brit. sl.
CHOKRA
n. a boy; a youngster, esp. one employed about a household or a regiment ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHOKY
n. prison ...1873 Brit. sl.
CHOLLY
n. cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl.
CHOMP
vb. to copy ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHONK
vb. to eat noisily, to chew loudly ...1844 Amer. dial.
CHONKINGS
n. the rejected parts or chewed remains of fruit, esp. apples, and occasionally other foods ...1882 Amer. dial.
CHOOCH
n. a blockhead, a fool ...1971 Italian-American
CHOO-CHOO
n. a series of copulations performed by a number of males and one female ...M20 US sl.
CHOOG
vb. 1891 Amer. dial. - to hit, to punch, to strike
CHOOGLE
vb. to go; to drive; to progress; to continue what has been started ...1970 Amer. sl.
CHOOK
n. a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHOOKEE
n. a rustic person; a country hick; used derisively ...1968 Amer. sl.
CHOOKIE
n. a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHOOKY
n. a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHOOM
n. an English soldier ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHOOMER
n. a kiss ...1857 gypsy
CHOOTAH
adj. small, insignificant ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHOOWOW
vb. to grumble, to grudge ...1825 Sc.
CHOP
vb. to quit; to cease ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
CHOP, THE
n. 1. dismissal; also, sudden curtailment or cancellation ...1945 Brit. sl.
n. 2. death ...1945 sl., orig. services'
CHOP-CHOP
adj. quick ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
adv. quickly; immediately; shortly ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
int. make haste! look sharp! ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
CHOP OFF
vb. to stop or put a stop to; to quit work ...1897 Amer. sl.
CHOPPED
adj. physically unattractive or obnoxious ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHOPPED LIVER
n. something trivial; something to be scoffed at; usually used in the negative ...1954 Amer. sl.
CHOPPER
n. 1. a backhand blow to the face ...1819 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a ticket-taker; one who tears a ticket in two parts to show that it has been used ...1899 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a cutting horse ...1913 US Western sl.
n. 4. a tommy gun or machine gun ...1929 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a gunman who uses a machine gun ...1929 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 6. a helicopter ...1951 Amer. sl., orig. military usage
n. 7. a customized motorcycle ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 8. any motorcycle, esp. if large and powerful ...1971 Amer. sl.
n. 9. the penis ...1973 Amer. sl.
vb. to go or transport by helicopter ...1968 Amer. sl.
CHOPPER, THE
n. death ...1945 sl., orig. services'
CHOPPERS
n. teeth ...1944 sl., orig. US
CHOPPING
adj. pert. to a sexually forward young woman ...19C Brit. sl.
CHOPS
n. lips ...1950s Amer. sl.
CHOP SHOP
n. a place where parts are stripped from stolen vehicles for unlawful resale ...1977 US sl., orig. police usage
CHOPSTICKS
n. 1. mutual, simultaneous masturbation ...1941 sl.
n. 2. in bingo: the number 6 ...1980 UK rhyming sl.
CHOP-SUEY
adj. mixed up ...1981 US youth jargon
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHOPSY
adj. loquacious, too talkative ...2001 UK sl.
CHOP TALL COTTON
vb. to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1985 Amer. dial.
CHOPTOP
n. a crew-cut haircut ...1959 US sl.
CHOP TO PIECES
vb. in fisticuffs or boxing: to defeat severely ...L19 Aust. sporting jargon
CHOP-UP
n. a division of plunder ...1966 Aust. criminals' sl.
vb. (as 'chop up') to hurry through ...L17 sl.
CHOP UP THE WHINERS
vb. to hurry through prayers ...L17 sl.
CHOR
n. a thief ...1997 Fiji
CHORALS; CORALS
n. 1998 US sl. - a central nervous system depressant, esp. chloral hydrate
CHORB
n. 1970 S. Afr. sl. - a spot, a pimple (school usage)
CHORDY
adj. 1979 UK sl. - stolen
CHORE
vb. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to work
vb. 2.1979 UK sl. - to steal something (Gypsy usage)
vb. 3. 2000 UK sl. - to arrest someone
CHORER
n. 1979 UK sl. - a thief
CHORE WHORE
n. 1996 UK sl. - an assistant
CHORINE
n. 1922 US sl. - a member of a theatrical chorus
CHORO
vb. 1989 Fiji sl. - to steal something
CHORRIE
n. 1961 S. Afr. sl. - a near-derelict car
CHORUS (AND VERSE)
n. 2000 Sc. sl. - the posterior, the backside (rhyming slang for 'arse; - reliant on the local accent)
CHORUS BOY
n. 20C US sl. - an effeminate young man
CHOSSEL
n. 1996 Barbados sl. - a girlfriend
CHOTA
n. 1974 US sl. - the police; a police officer (Border Spanish)
CHOVEY
n. Bk1890 sl. - a shop
CHOVIES
n. 1996 US sl. - anchovies
CHOW
adj. 1903 Aust. sl. - (offensive) Chinese
n. 1. 1856 sl. - food; a meal; eating
n. 2. 1864 sl. - (derogatory) a Chinese person (chiefly Aust.)
vb. 1900 US sl. - to eat
phr. 1961 UK sl. - used as a greeting and as a farewell
CHOW-CHOW
n. 1. (derogatory) a nickname for a Chinese ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. food of any kind ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
vb. to eat ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
CHOWDAR
n. a fool ...Bk1892 Anglo-Chinese
CHOWDAR-HEAD
n. an oaf ...E19 Brit. & Amer. dial.
CHOWDERBRAIN
n. a fool, a stupid person ...1960 US sl.
CHOWDERHEAD
n. a stupid person, a fool, a blockhead; a muddle-headed person; a dunce ... 1682 sl.
CHOW DOWN
vb. 1. 1945 US sl. - to set to eating (orig. military usage)
vb. 2. 1994 US sl. - to perform oral sex
CHOW FIGHT
n. 1933 US sl. - a dinner party (Army usage)
CHOW FOR NOW
phr. 1991 US sl. - goodbye
CHOW HALL
n. 1963 US sl. - a school cafeteria
CHOW HOUND
n. 1917 US sl. - someone always at the head of a mess line; an enthusiastic eater
CHOW LIZARD
n. 1954 Amer. sl. - one who eats a lot
CHOWMEINERY
n. 1981 US sl. - a Chinese restaurant (circus & carnival usage)
CHOW MIAOW
n. 1958 Aust. sl. - Chinese food
CHOW-SLINGER
n. a cook ...1917 US military sl.
CHOW-TABLE MUSCLES
n. fat ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHOW WATER
n. drinking water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHRESTOMATHIC
adj. devoted to the learning of useful matters; teaching what is useful ...1819
CHRIGGIE; CHRIGGY
n. 1984 UK sl. - Christmas
CHRIMBLE
n. 2001 UK sl. - Christmas
CHRIMBO
n. 2001 UK sl. - Christmas
CHRISSIE
n. 1. 1966 Aust. sl. - Christmas
n. 2. 1977 Aust. sl. - a chrysanthemum
CHRISSY
n. 1966 Aust. sl. - Christmas
CHRIST!
int. 1748 - an exclamation of surprise, astonishment or annoyance
CHRIST-ALL-BLEEDING-MIGHTY!
int. an exclamation and oath ...20C US
CHRIST-ALL-JESUS!
int. an exclamation and oath ...20C US colloq.
CHRIST ALMIGHTY!
int. 1987 UK - user as a register of anger, frustration, wonder, etc.
CHRIST-ALMIGHTY-WONDER
n. an extraordinary person or thing ...20C colloq.
int. an exclamation and oath ...20C colloq.
CHRIST-APPLE
n. a woman's breast ...1967 Amer. dial.
CHRISTER
n. an over-pious or sanctimonious person ...1921 US sl.
CHRISTIAN ANTHEM
n. the chrysanthemum ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHRIST-KILLER
n. a noisy political orator ...1930s US sl.
CHRISTLESS
adj. god-damn, a general intensifier ...1910s US sl.
CHRISTLY
adj. a general intensifier ...1910s US sl.
CHRISTMAS
adj. fine, admirable ...1960s NZ sl.
int. Christ! ...20C euphemism
CHRISTMAS CARD
n. a train guard, a military guard ...1950s rhyming sl.
CHRISTMAS TREE
n. 1. a barbiturate that is packaged in a red and green capsule; also Tuinal™, which is orange and blue ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a Dexamyl™ capsule; an amphetamine ...M20 US drugs sl.
CHRIST-ON-A-CRUTCH!
int. an exclamation and oath ...20C US
CHRISTOPHER!
int. Christ! ...1834 US euphemism
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS!
int. an oath and disguised euphemism for 'Christ!' ...20C US colloq.
CHRIST'S FOOT!
int. an exclamation and oath ...14C Chaucer usage
CHRO
n. a prostitute ...1930 sl.
CHROMO
n. a prostitute ...1883 Aust. sl.
CHRONIC
adj. 1904 sl. - of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to malinger
CHRONICS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - an imaginary disease
CHRYSANTHIUM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - the chrysanthemum
CHRYSANTHUM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - the chrysanthemum
int. used for registering impatience, disdain, or disappointment ...1827 Jamaica
CHOAD
n. 1. the penis ...1968 US sl.
n. 2. a person who is easily despised ...1998 US sl.
CHOAKEE
n. a prison ...Bk1891 sl.
CHOC
n. 1. chocolate, a chocolate ...1874 UK
n. 2. liquor; alcohol ...E20 US sl.
n. 3. (derogatory & offensive) a non-White, esp. an African ...1978 S. Afr. sl.
n. 4. (offensive) a person of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background ...1987 Aust. sl.
CHOCCY
n. 1. chocolate, a chocolate ...1896 UK
n. 2. a cough after chocolate has been in the mouth ...2003 UK sl.
int. used to express approval ...2003 UK sl.
CHOCHA
n. the female genitals ...M20 US sl.
CHOCK
n. home-fermented, vegetable based alcohol ...1972 US sl.
vb. to hit a person under the chin ...c1860 Cockney colloq.
CHOCKA
adj. disgruntled; bored; fed up ...c1920 Royal Navy sl.
n. a man ...c1830 Cockney colloq.
CHOCK-A-BLOCK
adj. crammed full; as full as may be ...19C orig. nautical usage
CHOCKER
adj. disgruntled; bored; fed up ...c1920 Royal Navy sl.
n. a man ...c1830 Cockney colloq.
CHOCKERS
n. feet ...L19 market-traders' sl.
CHOCKO
n. a militiaman or conscripted soldier ...1943 Aust. sl.
CHOCKY
n. chocolate, a chocolate ...1896 UK
CHOCO
n. a militiaman or conscripted soldier ...1943 Aust. sl.
CHOCOLATE
n. 1. hashish ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a judge, esp. one who shows leniency ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Chocolate Fudge)
CHOCOLATE CANAL
n. the rectum ...2000 NZ sl.
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
n. MDMA mixed with heroin or methadone ...2002 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE CHIPS
n. 1. the drug LSD ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. desert camouflage uniforms ...1991 US sl.
n. 3. a variety of MDMA ...2003 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE DROP
n. 1. (offensive) a Black person ...1900 US sl.
n. 2. a girl below the age of sexual consent who regularly has sex with seamen ...1971 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE ECSTASY
n. crack cocaine blended with chocolate milk powder during processing ...1997 US sl.
CHOCOLATE FROG
n. 1. (offensive) a person of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background ...1971 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'wog'
n. 2. a police informer ...1971 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'dog'
CHOCOLATE FUDGE
n. a judge, esp. one who shows leniency ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
CHOCOLATE HEARTS
n. a variety of LSD ...2001 sl.
CHOCOLATE HIGHWAY
n. the anus and rectum ...1977 US sl.
CHOCOLATE ROCK
n. a blend of crack cocaine and heroin that is smoked ...2002 sl.
CHOCOLATE ROCKET
n. crack cocaine blended with chocolate milk powder during processing ...1997 US drugs sl.
CHOCOLATE SOLDIER
n. (derogatory) a member of an Australian militia during World War II who did not serve in a theatre of war ...1943 Aust. sl.
CHOCOLATE STARFISH
n. the anus ...1997 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE THAI
n. a variety of marijuana ...1995 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE THI
n. a variety of marijuana ...1995 UK sl.
CHOCOLATE TIME
n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...2001 US sl.
CHOCOLATICAL
adj. † of the nature of chocolate ...1652
CHOD
n. the penis ...2001 UK sl.
CHODE
n. a person who is easily despised ...1998 US sl.
CHOG
n. a person from New England ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHOGGY SHOP
n. a shop catering to the needs of servicemen and women ...1995 UK military sl.
CHOGI
n. a Korean worker ...1951 US sl.
CHOGIE!
int. move out of here! ...1982 US Korean war usage
CHOICE
adj. excellent ...1958 US
n. in horse racing: the favoured horse in a race ...1960 US sl.
vb. to choose ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
int. used to express strong approval ...1998 NZ sl.
CHOICEAMUNDO
adj. excellent ...1991 US sl.
CHOICE BIT OF CALICO
n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
CHOISE
vb. † to choose, to elect, to prefer ...1605 obs. exc. Sc.
CHOKE A DARKIE
vb. to defecate ...1960s Aust. sl.
CHOKED
adj. annoyed and disappointed ...1950 sl.
CHOKE-DOG
n. bad food or drink; a wretched substance which would choke a dog; a strong variety of home-distilled liquor ...E19 US sl.
CHOKE OFF
vb. to stop a person talking ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
CHOKER
n. cheese ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHOKE RAG
n. a cravat or necktie ...1840 US jocular
CHOKER-HOLE
n. a doughnut ...1925 US sl.
CHOKE THE CHICKEN
vb. to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
CHOKEY
n. 1. prison ...1873 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a police station ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
n. 3. a chair ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHOKIDAR
n. a watchman ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHOKING OYSTER, A
n. a reply that leaves one nothing to say, as if choked with an oyster too large to swallow; a retort which puts another to silence ...B1900
CHOKKER
adj. bored, fed-up ...1942 Brit. sl.
CHOKRA
n. a boy; a youngster, esp. one employed about a household or a regiment ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHOKY
n. prison ...1873 Brit. sl.
CHOLLY
n. cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl.
CHOMP
vb. to copy ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHONK
vb. to eat noisily, to chew loudly ...1844 Amer. dial.
CHONKINGS
n. the rejected parts or chewed remains of fruit, esp. apples, and occasionally other foods ...1882 Amer. dial.
CHOOCH
n. a blockhead, a fool ...1971 Italian-American
CHOO-CHOO
n. a series of copulations performed by a number of males and one female ...M20 US sl.
CHOOG
vb. 1891 Amer. dial. - to hit, to punch, to strike
CHOOGLE
vb. to go; to drive; to progress; to continue what has been started ...1970 Amer. sl.
CHOOK
n. a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHOOKEE
n. a rustic person; a country hick; used derisively ...1968 Amer. sl.
CHOOKIE
n. a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHOOKY
n. a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHOOM
n. an English soldier ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHOOMER
n. a kiss ...1857 gypsy
CHOOTAH
adj. small, insignificant ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHOOWOW
vb. to grumble, to grudge ...1825 Sc.
CHOP
vb. to quit; to cease ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
CHOP, THE
n. 1. dismissal; also, sudden curtailment or cancellation ...1945 Brit. sl.
n. 2. death ...1945 sl., orig. services'
CHOP-CHOP
adj. quick ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
adv. quickly; immediately; shortly ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
int. make haste! look sharp! ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
CHOP OFF
vb. to stop or put a stop to; to quit work ...1897 Amer. sl.
CHOPPED
adj. physically unattractive or obnoxious ...20C teen & high school sl.
CHOPPED LIVER
n. something trivial; something to be scoffed at; usually used in the negative ...1954 Amer. sl.
CHOPPER
n. 1. a backhand blow to the face ...1819 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a ticket-taker; one who tears a ticket in two parts to show that it has been used ...1899 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a cutting horse ...1913 US Western sl.
n. 4. a tommy gun or machine gun ...1929 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a gunman who uses a machine gun ...1929 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 6. a helicopter ...1951 Amer. sl., orig. military usage
n. 7. a customized motorcycle ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 8. any motorcycle, esp. if large and powerful ...1971 Amer. sl.
n. 9. the penis ...1973 Amer. sl.
vb. to go or transport by helicopter ...1968 Amer. sl.
CHOPPER, THE
n. death ...1945 sl., orig. services'
CHOPPERS
n. teeth ...1944 sl., orig. US
CHOPPING
adj. pert. to a sexually forward young woman ...19C Brit. sl.
CHOPS
n. lips ...1950s Amer. sl.
CHOP SHOP
n. a place where parts are stripped from stolen vehicles for unlawful resale ...1977 US sl., orig. police usage
CHOPSTICKS
n. 1. mutual, simultaneous masturbation ...1941 sl.
n. 2. in bingo: the number 6 ...1980 UK rhyming sl.
CHOP-SUEY
adj. mixed up ...1981 US youth jargon
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHOPSY
adj. loquacious, too talkative ...2001 UK sl.
CHOP TALL COTTON
vb. to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1985 Amer. dial.
CHOPTOP
n. a crew-cut haircut ...1959 US sl.
CHOP TO PIECES
vb. in fisticuffs or boxing: to defeat severely ...L19 Aust. sporting jargon
CHOP-UP
n. a division of plunder ...1966 Aust. criminals' sl.
vb. (as 'chop up') to hurry through ...L17 sl.
CHOP UP THE WHINERS
vb. to hurry through prayers ...L17 sl.
CHOR
n. a thief ...1997 Fiji
CHORALS; CORALS
n. 1998 US sl. - a central nervous system depressant, esp. chloral hydrate
CHORB
n. 1970 S. Afr. sl. - a spot, a pimple (school usage)
CHORDY
adj. 1979 UK sl. - stolen
CHORE
vb. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to work
vb. 2.1979 UK sl. - to steal something (Gypsy usage)
vb. 3. 2000 UK sl. - to arrest someone
CHORER
n. 1979 UK sl. - a thief
CHORE WHORE
n. 1996 UK sl. - an assistant
CHORINE
n. 1922 US sl. - a member of a theatrical chorus
CHORO
vb. 1989 Fiji sl. - to steal something
CHORRIE
n. 1961 S. Afr. sl. - a near-derelict car
CHORUS (AND VERSE)
n. 2000 Sc. sl. - the posterior, the backside (rhyming slang for 'arse; - reliant on the local accent)
CHORUS BOY
n. 20C US sl. - an effeminate young man
CHOSSEL
n. 1996 Barbados sl. - a girlfriend
CHOTA
n. 1974 US sl. - the police; a police officer (Border Spanish)
CHOVEY
n. Bk1890 sl. - a shop
CHOVIES
n. 1996 US sl. - anchovies
CHOW
adj. 1903 Aust. sl. - (offensive) Chinese
n. 1. 1856 sl. - food; a meal; eating
n. 2. 1864 sl. - (derogatory) a Chinese person (chiefly Aust.)
vb. 1900 US sl. - to eat
phr. 1961 UK sl. - used as a greeting and as a farewell
CHOW-CHOW
n. 1. (derogatory) a nickname for a Chinese ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. food of any kind ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
vb. to eat ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
CHOWDAR
n. a fool ...Bk1892 Anglo-Chinese
CHOWDAR-HEAD
n. an oaf ...E19 Brit. & Amer. dial.
CHOWDERBRAIN
n. a fool, a stupid person ...1960 US sl.
CHOWDERHEAD
n. a stupid person, a fool, a blockhead; a muddle-headed person; a dunce ... 1682 sl.
CHOW DOWN
vb. 1. 1945 US sl. - to set to eating (orig. military usage)
vb. 2. 1994 US sl. - to perform oral sex
CHOW FIGHT
n. 1933 US sl. - a dinner party (Army usage)
CHOW FOR NOW
phr. 1991 US sl. - goodbye
CHOW HALL
n. 1963 US sl. - a school cafeteria
CHOW HOUND
n. 1917 US sl. - someone always at the head of a mess line; an enthusiastic eater
CHOW LIZARD
n. 1954 Amer. sl. - one who eats a lot
CHOWMEINERY
n. 1981 US sl. - a Chinese restaurant (circus & carnival usage)
CHOW MIAOW
n. 1958 Aust. sl. - Chinese food
CHOW-SLINGER
n. a cook ...1917 US military sl.
CHOW-TABLE MUSCLES
n. fat ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHOW WATER
n. drinking water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHRESTOMATHIC
adj. devoted to the learning of useful matters; teaching what is useful ...1819
CHRIGGIE; CHRIGGY
n. 1984 UK sl. - Christmas
CHRIMBLE
n. 2001 UK sl. - Christmas
CHRIMBO
n. 2001 UK sl. - Christmas
CHRISSIE
n. 1. 1966 Aust. sl. - Christmas
n. 2. 1977 Aust. sl. - a chrysanthemum
CHRISSY
n. 1966 Aust. sl. - Christmas
CHRIST!
int. 1748 - an exclamation of surprise, astonishment or annoyance
CHRIST-ALL-BLEEDING-MIGHTY!
int. an exclamation and oath ...20C US
CHRIST-ALL-JESUS!
int. an exclamation and oath ...20C US colloq.
CHRIST ALMIGHTY!
int. 1987 UK - user as a register of anger, frustration, wonder, etc.
CHRIST-ALMIGHTY-WONDER
n. an extraordinary person or thing ...20C colloq.
int. an exclamation and oath ...20C colloq.
CHRIST-APPLE
n. a woman's breast ...1967 Amer. dial.
CHRISTER
n. an over-pious or sanctimonious person ...1921 US sl.
CHRISTIAN ANTHEM
n. the chrysanthemum ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHRIST-KILLER
n. a noisy political orator ...1930s US sl.
CHRISTLESS
adj. god-damn, a general intensifier ...1910s US sl.
CHRISTLY
adj. a general intensifier ...1910s US sl.
CHRISTMAS
adj. fine, admirable ...1960s NZ sl.
int. Christ! ...20C euphemism
CHRISTMAS CARD
n. a train guard, a military guard ...1950s rhyming sl.
CHRISTMAS TREE
n. 1. a barbiturate that is packaged in a red and green capsule; also Tuinal™, which is orange and blue ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a Dexamyl™ capsule; an amphetamine ...M20 US drugs sl.
CHRIST-ON-A-CRUTCH!
int. an exclamation and oath ...20C US
CHRISTOPHER!
int. Christ! ...1834 US euphemism
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS!
int. an oath and disguised euphemism for 'Christ!' ...20C US colloq.
CHRIST'S FOOT!
int. an exclamation and oath ...14C Chaucer usage
CHRO
n. a prostitute ...1930 sl.
CHROMO
n. a prostitute ...1883 Aust. sl.
CHRONIC
adj. 1904 sl. - of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to malinger
CHRONICS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - an imaginary disease
CHRYSANTHIUM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - the chrysanthemum
CHRYSANTHUM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - the chrysanthemum
CHU - CHUZ
CHUB
n. 1. 1838 US sl. - a chubby person
n. 2. 1953 Amer dial. - a sweetheart, a lover
CHUBBIES
n. M20 US sl. - large and well-proportioned breasts
CHUBBLE-HEADED
adj. 1892 Eng. dial. - silly, foolish
CHUBBO
n. 1977 US sl. - a chubby person
CHUBBY
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. - chummy, excessively friendly
CHUBBY-CHASER
n. 1975 US sl. - a man who is attracted to chubby women
CHUBBYFAT
adj. 1940s US sl. - obese (African-American usage)
CHUB-CHUB
n. 1967 US sl. - a chubby person
CHUBHOLE
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a hole, usually filled with water, in a roadway
CHUBORIAN
adj. 20C sl. - fatty (teen & high school usage)
CHUCK
n. 1. 1588 Brit. sl. - a term of endearment
n. 2. 1865 Amer. dial. - food; a meal; 'grub'
n. 3. 1895 Amer. dial. - money
n. 4. 1899 Amer. dial. - water; a body of water
n. 5. 1955 Amer. dial. - a chunk; a thick, large, or rough piece
n. 6. 1956 Amer. dial. - a playing marble
n. 7. 1963 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a White man; hence, White people, White society in general (African-American usage)
n. 8. 1966 Aust. sl. - vomiting
n. 9. 1973 Amer. dial. - a 'chuckhole'; a depression or hole in the road; a pothole
n. 10. 1976 Aust. sl. - vomit
vb. 1. Bk1903 sl. - to possess carnally
vb. 2. 20C sl. - to desire someone sexually
vb. 3. 1915 Amer. dial. - to put away; to hide; to conceal
vb. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to vomit; often followed by 'up'
CHUCK, THE
n. 1892 sl. - dismissal
CHUCKABY
n. 1607 obs. - a term of endearment
CHUCK A DUMMY
vb. Bk2004 Amer. sl. - to be absent; to feign a fainting fit to get out of duty or get sympathy (World War I usage)
CHUCK-A-LUCK
adj. 1892 Amer. dial. - of dice: loaded
CHUCK A TREAD
vb. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
CHUCK A TURD
vb. to defecate ...19C Brit. sl.
CHUCKA U-IE
vb. to make a U-turn ...1960s sl., orig. Aust
CHUCKAWAY
n. 1873 Amer. dial. - food, a meal
CHUCK-CHUCK
n. Bk1891 sl. - a fowl
CHUCKED
adj. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - sexually aroused and therefore copulating very rapidly; usually said by prostitutes of their more amorous customers
adj. 2. L19 Brit. sl. - intoxicated with alcohol
CHUCKHOLE
n. 1. 1836 Amer. dial. - a depression or hole in a road; a pothole
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. - a small place in which to hide something; a cubbyhole
CHUCK HOUSE
n. 1. 1910 Amer. dial. - a cookhouse; an eating place
n. 2. 1918 Amer. dial. - a boarding house
CHUCKIE
n. a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHUCK IN ONE'S MARBLE
vb. to die...1908 Aust. sl.
CHUCK IN THE TOWEL
vb. to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
CHUCK IT
vb. 1. to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
vb. 2. to commit suicide ...1960s US campus sl.
int. stop it! ...L19
CHUCK IT IN
vb. 1. to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
vb. 2. to commit suicide ...1960s US campus sl.
int. stop it! ...M19
CHUCK IT OUT
vb. to speak without restraint ...20C sl.
CHUCK IT UP
vb. 1. to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
vb. 2. to commit suicide ...1960s US campus sl.
int. stop it! ...M19
CHUCKLE
vb. to vomit ...1960s Aust. sl.
CHUCKLEHEAD
n. a fool; a silly person; a stupid person ...1731
CHUCKLE-HEADED
adj. stupid, foolish ...M18
CHUCKLEHEADEDNESS
n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHUCKLE-PATE
n. a stupid fellow; a blockhead ...1820
CHUCK LINE
n. 1903 Amer. dial. - a succession of places where a cowboy can get a free meal
CHUCK-LINER
n. 1928 Amer. dial. - one who frequents a 'chuck line'; a moocher
CHUCK ONE'S ALLEY (IN)
vb. 1924 Aust. - to die; to acknowledge defeat
CHUCK ONE'S COOKIES
vb. to vomit ...1972 Amer. sl.
CHUCKOROO
n. a boy; a youngster, esp. one employed about a household or a regiment ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHUCK OUT
vb. to dismiss ...1869 sl.
CHUCK SPOILER
n. a cook ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHUCK UP
vb. 1. 19C Aust. sl. - to vomit
vb. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. - to make a place untidy or disorderly
CHUCK WAGON
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a caboose
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - a small eating place
n. 3. 1954 Amer. dial. - an informal buffet-style meal
CHUCK-WAGON CHICKEN
n. 1944 Amer. sl. - fried bacon (cowboy's usage)
CHUCKY
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - of a road: having potholes
n. 1855 Aust. & NZ sl. - a chicken or other domestic fowl
CHUCK YOU, FARLEY!
int. used as an expression of derision ...1976 US sl.
CHUD
n. a disgusting person ...1986 US sl.
CHUDDIE
n. chewing gum ...1984 UK teen sl.
CHUDDIES
n. underpants ...1996 UK sl.
CHUDDY
n. chewing gum ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHUFF
n. 1. a churl, an oaf, a bumpkin ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pelvic thrust in the act of copulation ...20C sl.
n. 3. the anus or buttocks ...1945 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a catamite ...M20 Brit. sl.
n. 5. a homosexual male ...1961 UK sl.
n. 6. pubic hair ...1967 US sl.
n. 7. the vagina ...1997 UK sl.
vb. 1. to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to fart ...1998 UK sl.
CHUFF ALL
n. nothing; nothing at all ...1997 UK sl.
CHUFF BOX
n. the vagina; later, the anus ...1961 UK sl.
CHUFF CHUM
n. (derogatory) a male homosexual ...1961 UK sl.
CHUFFED
adj. 1. pleased, happy; delighted; flattered ...1957 Brit. sl., orig, services' usage
adj. 2. displeased, disgruntled; annoyed and disappointed ...1960 Brit. sl.
CHUFFED PINK
adj. pleased, delighted ...20C army sl.
CHUFFED TO ARSEHOLES
adj. pleased, delighted ...20C army sl.
CHUFFED TO FUCK
adj. pleased, delighted ...20C army sl.
CHUFFER
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - rubbish, trash
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to masturbate
CHUFF FACTOR, THE
n. sl. - the degree of a soldier's acceptance, contentment, eagerness (World War II usage)
CHUFF IT!
int. c1850 colloq. - be off! go away!
CHUFFLE-JAWED
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - having large or full jaws
CHUFF-NUTS
n. 20C sl. - fecal matter clinging to anal or pubic hairs (Royal Navy usage)
CHUFFY
adj. 1. 1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - fat; swollen or puffed out with fat, especially of the cheeks; plump-cheeked, round-faced; chubby
adj. 2. a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - clownish, churlish, rude, blunt, surly, morose
adj. 3. 1874 Eng. dial. - fussy; proud, conceited, haughty; pleased, elated
adj. 4. 1899 Amer. dial. - blunt, rude, surly, ill-tempered
CHUG
n. 1. 1927 Amer. dial. - a 'chughole'; a depression or hole in a road; a pothole
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. - a large swallow of liquid
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. - the portion of tobacco chewed at one time
vb. 1. 1891 Amer. dial. - to hit, to punch, to strike
vb. 2. 1891 Amer. dial. - to throw something into water
vb. 3. 1956 sl. - to drink a glass of beer, etc. at a single swallow
CHUGA-CHUGA
n. M20 US sl. - a series of copulations performed by a number of males and one female
CHUGALUG
vb. c1936 sl.- to drink a glass of beer, etc. at a single swallow
CHUGARUM
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a bullfrog
CHUG FULL
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. - chock full; full to overflowing
CHUGGED UP
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - clogged
CHUGGY
adj. 1961 Amer. dial. - of an unpaved road: very rough
CHUGHOLE
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - a depression or hole in a road
CHUKE
n. 1970 US sl. - (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American
CHULL
vb. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. - to make haste
CHUM
n. 1. 1684 sl. - a friend; a companion, bedfellow; a fellow prisoner
n. 2. 1867 sl. - a term of address to a male
n. 3. 19C Brit. sl. - a louse
n. 4. 19C Brit. sl. - a man's own penis
n. 5. 19C Brit. sl. - the female genitals
vb. 1975 Amer. dial. - to entice, to coax, to wheedle
CHUM ALONG WITH
vb. 1. to become friendly with ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to work as an accomplice with ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
CHUM AROUND WITH
vb. to become friendly with ...L19 sl.
CHUMMAGE
n. 1. a monetary forfeit, usually 2s 6d (12.5p), paid by a new prisoner to those who have already established themselves in the prison ...L18 sl.
n. 2. a sum of money paid by a rich prisoner to a poorer one, for which payment the latter forfeits his part of a shared cell, leaving it all to the rich prisoner and taking up a position in some communal area of the prison ...L18 sl.
n. 3. in a non-custodial sense, a payment from any newcomer ...L19 sl.
CHUMMERY
n. 1. friendship, friendliness ...M19 sl.
n. 2. the sharing of rooms with a friend ...L19 sl.
CHUMMINESS
n. friendliness ...1920s sl.
CHUMMING
n. making friends ...L19 sl.
CHUMMING UP
n. the initiatory welcoming of a new prisoner, paid for by a mandatory fee of 2s 6d ...M19 UK prison sl.
CHUMMO
n. a friend, esp. as a direct term of address ...1940s US sl.
CHUMMY
adj. 1884 sl. - having a friendly relationship, friendly
adv. L19 sl. - in a friendly manner
n. 1. M19 sl. - a chimney sweep or his assistant
n. 2. M19 sl. - a low-crowned hat
n. 3. 1910s sl. - a person
n. 4. 1942 Brit. sl. - someone suspected or accused of or charged with a crime Brit.(police usage)
n. 5. 1948 Brit. sl. - a term of address applied to a person accused or detained Brit.(police usage)
n. 6. 1979 Amer. dial. - a fisherman
vb. 1980s US sl. - to vomit (college usage)
CHUMMY-CHUMMY
adj. friendly ...L19 sl.
CHUMP
adj. 1. stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
adj. 2. unsophisticated, second-rate, provincial ...20C sl.
n. 1. a fool; a soft-head; anyone gullible or easily taken in ...1682 sl.
n. 2. the head ...1859 sl.
n. 3. a person, esp., a regular working man ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a general term of address, either derogatory or teasing ...L19 sl.
n. 5. food ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 6. an injudicious person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. college sl.
n. 7. an unsophisticated person; a victim; an inferior ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 8. a second-rate pimp, one who just makes enough money to get by ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 9. a disloyal gang member ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 10. a deliberate insult, implying the subject's weakness and/or homosexuality; the spur to a fight ...1990s US prison sl.
vb. 1. to trick, to deceive; to make a fool of someone ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to act like a fool; to be exploited ...1960s US Black sl.
CHUMP-ASS
adj. 1. stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
adj. 2. unsophisticated, second-rate, provincial ...20C sl.
CHUMP CHANGE
n. any small amount of money ...1950s US Black sl.
CHUMP DOWN
vb. to humiliate ...1970s US Black sl.
CHUMPIE
n. a fool; anyone gullible or easily taken in ..L19 sl.
CHUMPISH
adj. 1. stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
adj. 2. unsophisticated, second-rate, provincial ...20C sl.
CHUMP JOB
n. respectable, low-paying, regular work ...1930s US sl.
CHUMP OFF
vb. 1. 1930s US sl. - to act like a fool (African-American usage)
vb. 2. 1950s US sl. - to lose money irresponsibly (African-American usage)
vb. 3. 1970s US sl. - to defeat in a verbal battle (African-American usage)
vb. 4. 1967 Amer. dial. - to dupe; to get the better of someone
vb. 5. 1970s US sl. - to look down on, to disdain (African-American usage)
CHUMP OF WOOD
n. 1682 sl. - a fool; a soft-head
CHUMP OUT
vb. 1. 1920s sl. - to trick, to deceive; to make a fool of someone
vb. 2. 1960s US sl. - to make a mistake; to blunder (African-American usage)
vb. 3. 1970s US sl. - to humiliate (African-American usage)
CHUMP SQUEEZE
n. 1950s US sl. - a punch on the arm or shoulder, its meaning varying according to context (African-American usage)
CHUMPY
adj. 1. 1915 Amer. dial. - lacking judgement
adj. 2. 1960s US sl. - behaving in an unusual or strange manner (African-American usage)
CHUMSY
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. - very friendly
CHUM UP
vb. to form a friendship ...1884 sl.
CHUNDA
vb. to vomit ...1950 Aust. sl.
CHUNDER
n. 1. vomit ...1960 Aust. sl.
n. 2. vomiting ...1967 Aust. sl.
vb. vomit ...1950 Aust. sl.
CHUNDUR
n. any Indian (Hindu) immigrant ...1900s Aust. sl.
CHUNESMITH
n. a songwriter ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHUNK
n. 1. 1818 Amer. dial. - a strong, stout horse, smaller than a draft horse
n. 2. 1893 Amer. dial. - something nice, or fairly good
n. 3. 1906 Amer. dial. - a small person or animal
n. 4. E20 US sl. - copulation
n. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. - a very fat person
vb. 1. 1835 US sl. - to hit someone or something with something thrown; to strike forcefully
vb. 2. 1840 Amer. dial. - to stoke a fire
vb. 3. 1880s US sl. - to throw (African-American usage)
CHUNKED
adj. 1. 1844 Amer. dial. - thick and short
adj. 2. 1853 Amer. dial. obs. - impudent, bold
CHUNK-FLOATER
n. 1961 Amer. dial. - a sudden heavy rain
CHUNKING
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a thorough beating
CHUNK-MOVER
n. 1962 Amer. dial. - a sudden heavy rain
CHUNK OF FIRE
n. 1831 Amer. dial. - a burning coal; some coals borrowed to start a new fire
CHUNK OF MEAT
n. 20C US sl. - a woman considered as a sexual object
CHUNK UP
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to vomit
CHUNK-WASHER
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - a sudden heavy rain
CHUPID
adj. 1922 Amer. dial. - stupid
CHUPPIE
n. a Chinese yuppie ...1988 sl., orig. & chiefly N. Amer.
CHURCH-CALLED
adj. feeling compelled to become a preacher ...1920s US Black sl.
CHURCH KEY
n. a can opener ...1960s Amer. sl.
CHURCHLET
n. a small church ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHURCHWARDEN
n. a very long clay pipe ...Bk1890 sl.
CHURCH WITH A CHIMNEY IN IT
n. a public house ...Bk1890 sl.
CHURCHYARD COUGH
n. a cough that is likely to terminate in death ...Bk1890 sl.
CHURL
n. a male; no negative connotations ...19C
CHURLY
adj. 1. * churlish, stubborn, surly, rough, rude, violent ...1620
adj. 2. hard, dry, stiff ...19C Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of the weather: rough ...19C Eng. dial.
CHURN
n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
CHURNING
n. the practice or result of buying and selling a client's investment, etc. simply to generate additional profit for the broker ...1953 orig. US
CHURRUS
n. marijuana ...20C drugs sl.
CHUTE
n. a parachute ...1920 sl.
CHUTIST
n. a parachutist ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHUTTY
n. chewing gum ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHUTZBAH
n. audacity, effrontery ...1853 Yiddish
CHUTZPA; CHUTZPAH
n. impudence; audacity, effrontery ...1853 Yiddish
n. 1. 1838 US sl. - a chubby person
n. 2. 1953 Amer dial. - a sweetheart, a lover
CHUBBIES
n. M20 US sl. - large and well-proportioned breasts
CHUBBLE-HEADED
adj. 1892 Eng. dial. - silly, foolish
CHUBBO
n. 1977 US sl. - a chubby person
CHUBBY
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. - chummy, excessively friendly
CHUBBY-CHASER
n. 1975 US sl. - a man who is attracted to chubby women
CHUBBYFAT
adj. 1940s US sl. - obese (African-American usage)
CHUB-CHUB
n. 1967 US sl. - a chubby person
CHUBHOLE
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - a hole, usually filled with water, in a roadway
CHUBORIAN
adj. 20C sl. - fatty (teen & high school usage)
CHUCK
n. 1. 1588 Brit. sl. - a term of endearment
n. 2. 1865 Amer. dial. - food; a meal; 'grub'
n. 3. 1895 Amer. dial. - money
n. 4. 1899 Amer. dial. - water; a body of water
n. 5. 1955 Amer. dial. - a chunk; a thick, large, or rough piece
n. 6. 1956 Amer. dial. - a playing marble
n. 7. 1963 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a White man; hence, White people, White society in general (African-American usage)
n. 8. 1966 Aust. sl. - vomiting
n. 9. 1973 Amer. dial. - a 'chuckhole'; a depression or hole in the road; a pothole
n. 10. 1976 Aust. sl. - vomit
vb. 1. Bk1903 sl. - to possess carnally
vb. 2. 20C sl. - to desire someone sexually
vb. 3. 1915 Amer. dial. - to put away; to hide; to conceal
vb. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - to vomit; often followed by 'up'
CHUCK, THE
n. 1892 sl. - dismissal
CHUCKABY
n. 1607 obs. - a term of endearment
CHUCK A DUMMY
vb. Bk2004 Amer. sl. - to be absent; to feign a fainting fit to get out of duty or get sympathy (World War I usage)
CHUCK-A-LUCK
adj. 1892 Amer. dial. - of dice: loaded
CHUCK A TREAD
vb. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
CHUCK A TURD
vb. to defecate ...19C Brit. sl.
CHUCKA U-IE
vb. to make a U-turn ...1960s sl., orig. Aust
CHUCKAWAY
n. 1873 Amer. dial. - food, a meal
CHUCK-CHUCK
n. Bk1891 sl. - a fowl
CHUCKED
adj. 1. 19C Brit. sl. - sexually aroused and therefore copulating very rapidly; usually said by prostitutes of their more amorous customers
adj. 2. L19 Brit. sl. - intoxicated with alcohol
CHUCKHOLE
n. 1. 1836 Amer. dial. - a depression or hole in a road; a pothole
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. - a small place in which to hide something; a cubbyhole
CHUCK HOUSE
n. 1. 1910 Amer. dial. - a cookhouse; an eating place
n. 2. 1918 Amer. dial. - a boarding house
CHUCKIE
n. a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHUCK IN ONE'S MARBLE
vb. to die...1908 Aust. sl.
CHUCK IN THE TOWEL
vb. to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
CHUCK IT
vb. 1. to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
vb. 2. to commit suicide ...1960s US campus sl.
int. stop it! ...L19
CHUCK IT IN
vb. 1. to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
vb. 2. to commit suicide ...1960s US campus sl.
int. stop it! ...M19
CHUCK IT OUT
vb. to speak without restraint ...20C sl.
CHUCK IT UP
vb. 1. to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
vb. 2. to commit suicide ...1960s US campus sl.
int. stop it! ...M19
CHUCKLE
vb. to vomit ...1960s Aust. sl.
CHUCKLEHEAD
n. a fool; a silly person; a stupid person ...1731
CHUCKLE-HEADED
adj. stupid, foolish ...M18
CHUCKLEHEADEDNESS
n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHUCKLE-PATE
n. a stupid fellow; a blockhead ...1820
CHUCK LINE
n. 1903 Amer. dial. - a succession of places where a cowboy can get a free meal
CHUCK-LINER
n. 1928 Amer. dial. - one who frequents a 'chuck line'; a moocher
CHUCK ONE'S ALLEY (IN)
vb. 1924 Aust. - to die; to acknowledge defeat
CHUCK ONE'S COOKIES
vb. to vomit ...1972 Amer. sl.
CHUCKOROO
n. a boy; a youngster, esp. one employed about a household or a regiment ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
CHUCK OUT
vb. to dismiss ...1869 sl.
CHUCK SPOILER
n. a cook ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHUCK UP
vb. 1. 19C Aust. sl. - to vomit
vb. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. - to make a place untidy or disorderly
CHUCK WAGON
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a caboose
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. - a small eating place
n. 3. 1954 Amer. dial. - an informal buffet-style meal
CHUCK-WAGON CHICKEN
n. 1944 Amer. sl. - fried bacon (cowboy's usage)
CHUCKY
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - of a road: having potholes
n. 1855 Aust. & NZ sl. - a chicken or other domestic fowl
CHUCK YOU, FARLEY!
int. used as an expression of derision ...1976 US sl.
CHUD
n. a disgusting person ...1986 US sl.
CHUDDIE
n. chewing gum ...1984 UK teen sl.
CHUDDIES
n. underpants ...1996 UK sl.
CHUDDY
n. chewing gum ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHUFF
n. 1. a churl, an oaf, a bumpkin ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pelvic thrust in the act of copulation ...20C sl.
n. 3. the anus or buttocks ...1945 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a catamite ...M20 Brit. sl.
n. 5. a homosexual male ...1961 UK sl.
n. 6. pubic hair ...1967 US sl.
n. 7. the vagina ...1997 UK sl.
vb. 1. to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to fart ...1998 UK sl.
CHUFF ALL
n. nothing; nothing at all ...1997 UK sl.
CHUFF BOX
n. the vagina; later, the anus ...1961 UK sl.
CHUFF CHUM
n. (derogatory) a male homosexual ...1961 UK sl.
CHUFFED
adj. 1. pleased, happy; delighted; flattered ...1957 Brit. sl., orig, services' usage
adj. 2. displeased, disgruntled; annoyed and disappointed ...1960 Brit. sl.
CHUFFED PINK
adj. pleased, delighted ...20C army sl.
CHUFFED TO ARSEHOLES
adj. pleased, delighted ...20C army sl.
CHUFFED TO FUCK
adj. pleased, delighted ...20C army sl.
CHUFFER
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - rubbish, trash
vb. 19C Brit. sl. - to masturbate
CHUFF FACTOR, THE
n. sl. - the degree of a soldier's acceptance, contentment, eagerness (World War II usage)
CHUFF IT!
int. c1850 colloq. - be off! go away!
CHUFFLE-JAWED
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - having large or full jaws
CHUFF-NUTS
n. 20C sl. - fecal matter clinging to anal or pubic hairs (Royal Navy usage)
CHUFFY
adj. 1. 1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - fat; swollen or puffed out with fat, especially of the cheeks; plump-cheeked, round-faced; chubby
adj. 2. a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - clownish, churlish, rude, blunt, surly, morose
adj. 3. 1874 Eng. dial. - fussy; proud, conceited, haughty; pleased, elated
adj. 4. 1899 Amer. dial. - blunt, rude, surly, ill-tempered
CHUG
n. 1. 1927 Amer. dial. - a 'chughole'; a depression or hole in a road; a pothole
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. - a large swallow of liquid
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. - the portion of tobacco chewed at one time
vb. 1. 1891 Amer. dial. - to hit, to punch, to strike
vb. 2. 1891 Amer. dial. - to throw something into water
vb. 3. 1956 sl. - to drink a glass of beer, etc. at a single swallow
CHUGA-CHUGA
n. M20 US sl. - a series of copulations performed by a number of males and one female
CHUGALUG
vb. c1936 sl.- to drink a glass of beer, etc. at a single swallow
CHUGARUM
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a bullfrog
CHUG FULL
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. - chock full; full to overflowing
CHUGGED UP
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - clogged
CHUGGY
adj. 1961 Amer. dial. - of an unpaved road: very rough
CHUGHOLE
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - a depression or hole in a road
CHUKE
n. 1970 US sl. - (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American
CHULL
vb. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. - to make haste
CHUM
n. 1. 1684 sl. - a friend; a companion, bedfellow; a fellow prisoner
n. 2. 1867 sl. - a term of address to a male
n. 3. 19C Brit. sl. - a louse
n. 4. 19C Brit. sl. - a man's own penis
n. 5. 19C Brit. sl. - the female genitals
vb. 1975 Amer. dial. - to entice, to coax, to wheedle
CHUM ALONG WITH
vb. 1. to become friendly with ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to work as an accomplice with ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
CHUM AROUND WITH
vb. to become friendly with ...L19 sl.
CHUMMAGE
n. 1. a monetary forfeit, usually 2s 6d (12.5p), paid by a new prisoner to those who have already established themselves in the prison ...L18 sl.
n. 2. a sum of money paid by a rich prisoner to a poorer one, for which payment the latter forfeits his part of a shared cell, leaving it all to the rich prisoner and taking up a position in some communal area of the prison ...L18 sl.
n. 3. in a non-custodial sense, a payment from any newcomer ...L19 sl.
CHUMMERY
n. 1. friendship, friendliness ...M19 sl.
n. 2. the sharing of rooms with a friend ...L19 sl.
CHUMMINESS
n. friendliness ...1920s sl.
CHUMMING
n. making friends ...L19 sl.
CHUMMING UP
n. the initiatory welcoming of a new prisoner, paid for by a mandatory fee of 2s 6d ...M19 UK prison sl.
CHUMMO
n. a friend, esp. as a direct term of address ...1940s US sl.
CHUMMY
adj. 1884 sl. - having a friendly relationship, friendly
adv. L19 sl. - in a friendly manner
n. 1. M19 sl. - a chimney sweep or his assistant
n. 2. M19 sl. - a low-crowned hat
n. 3. 1910s sl. - a person
n. 4. 1942 Brit. sl. - someone suspected or accused of or charged with a crime Brit.(police usage)
n. 5. 1948 Brit. sl. - a term of address applied to a person accused or detained Brit.(police usage)
n. 6. 1979 Amer. dial. - a fisherman
vb. 1980s US sl. - to vomit (college usage)
CHUMMY-CHUMMY
adj. friendly ...L19 sl.
CHUMP
adj. 1. stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
adj. 2. unsophisticated, second-rate, provincial ...20C sl.
n. 1. a fool; a soft-head; anyone gullible or easily taken in ...1682 sl.
n. 2. the head ...1859 sl.
n. 3. a person, esp., a regular working man ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a general term of address, either derogatory or teasing ...L19 sl.
n. 5. food ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 6. an injudicious person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. college sl.
n. 7. an unsophisticated person; a victim; an inferior ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 8. a second-rate pimp, one who just makes enough money to get by ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 9. a disloyal gang member ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 10. a deliberate insult, implying the subject's weakness and/or homosexuality; the spur to a fight ...1990s US prison sl.
vb. 1. to trick, to deceive; to make a fool of someone ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to act like a fool; to be exploited ...1960s US Black sl.
CHUMP-ASS
adj. 1. stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
adj. 2. unsophisticated, second-rate, provincial ...20C sl.
CHUMP CHANGE
n. any small amount of money ...1950s US Black sl.
CHUMP DOWN
vb. to humiliate ...1970s US Black sl.
CHUMPIE
n. a fool; anyone gullible or easily taken in ..L19 sl.
CHUMPISH
adj. 1. stupid, gullible ...20C sl.
adj. 2. unsophisticated, second-rate, provincial ...20C sl.
CHUMP JOB
n. respectable, low-paying, regular work ...1930s US sl.
CHUMP OFF
vb. 1. 1930s US sl. - to act like a fool (African-American usage)
vb. 2. 1950s US sl. - to lose money irresponsibly (African-American usage)
vb. 3. 1970s US sl. - to defeat in a verbal battle (African-American usage)
vb. 4. 1967 Amer. dial. - to dupe; to get the better of someone
vb. 5. 1970s US sl. - to look down on, to disdain (African-American usage)
CHUMP OF WOOD
n. 1682 sl. - a fool; a soft-head
CHUMP OUT
vb. 1. 1920s sl. - to trick, to deceive; to make a fool of someone
vb. 2. 1960s US sl. - to make a mistake; to blunder (African-American usage)
vb. 3. 1970s US sl. - to humiliate (African-American usage)
CHUMP SQUEEZE
n. 1950s US sl. - a punch on the arm or shoulder, its meaning varying according to context (African-American usage)
CHUMPY
adj. 1. 1915 Amer. dial. - lacking judgement
adj. 2. 1960s US sl. - behaving in an unusual or strange manner (African-American usage)
CHUMSY
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. - very friendly
CHUM UP
vb. to form a friendship ...1884 sl.
CHUNDA
vb. to vomit ...1950 Aust. sl.
CHUNDER
n. 1. vomit ...1960 Aust. sl.
n. 2. vomiting ...1967 Aust. sl.
vb. vomit ...1950 Aust. sl.
CHUNDUR
n. any Indian (Hindu) immigrant ...1900s Aust. sl.
CHUNESMITH
n. a songwriter ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHUNK
n. 1. 1818 Amer. dial. - a strong, stout horse, smaller than a draft horse
n. 2. 1893 Amer. dial. - something nice, or fairly good
n. 3. 1906 Amer. dial. - a small person or animal
n. 4. E20 US sl. - copulation
n. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. - a very fat person
vb. 1. 1835 US sl. - to hit someone or something with something thrown; to strike forcefully
vb. 2. 1840 Amer. dial. - to stoke a fire
vb. 3. 1880s US sl. - to throw (African-American usage)
CHUNKED
adj. 1. 1844 Amer. dial. - thick and short
adj. 2. 1853 Amer. dial. obs. - impudent, bold
CHUNK-FLOATER
n. 1961 Amer. dial. - a sudden heavy rain
CHUNKING
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a thorough beating
CHUNK-MOVER
n. 1962 Amer. dial. - a sudden heavy rain
CHUNK OF FIRE
n. 1831 Amer. dial. - a burning coal; some coals borrowed to start a new fire
CHUNK OF MEAT
n. 20C US sl. - a woman considered as a sexual object
CHUNK UP
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to vomit
CHUNK-WASHER
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - a sudden heavy rain
CHUPID
adj. 1922 Amer. dial. - stupid
CHUPPIE
n. a Chinese yuppie ...1988 sl., orig. & chiefly N. Amer.
CHURCH-CALLED
adj. feeling compelled to become a preacher ...1920s US Black sl.
CHURCH KEY
n. a can opener ...1960s Amer. sl.
CHURCHLET
n. a small church ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CHURCHWARDEN
n. a very long clay pipe ...Bk1890 sl.
CHURCH WITH A CHIMNEY IN IT
n. a public house ...Bk1890 sl.
CHURCHYARD COUGH
n. a cough that is likely to terminate in death ...Bk1890 sl.
CHURL
n. a male; no negative connotations ...19C
CHURLY
adj. 1. * churlish, stubborn, surly, rough, rude, violent ...1620
adj. 2. hard, dry, stiff ...19C Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of the weather: rough ...19C Eng. dial.
CHURN
n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
CHURNING
n. the practice or result of buying and selling a client's investment, etc. simply to generate additional profit for the broker ...1953 orig. US
CHURRUS
n. marijuana ...20C drugs sl.
CHUTE
n. a parachute ...1920 sl.
CHUTIST
n. a parachutist ...World War II Amer. sl.
CHUTTY
n. chewing gum ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
CHUTZBAH
n. audacity, effrontery ...1853 Yiddish
CHUTZPA; CHUTZPAH
n. impudence; audacity, effrontery ...1853 Yiddish