DICTIONARY C
COP - CREZ
COP - CORNZ
COP
adj. pert. to the police or police culture ...1950s sl.
n. 1. a police officer ...1855 colloq.
n. 2. a captain ...US Civil War usage
n. 3. an arrest ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 4. a successful bet; hence, any form of 'sure thing' or certainty ...L19 sl.
n. 5. a good job obtained by shrewdness or luck; an agreeable proposition; a bit or luck of a trick that leads to large profits ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 6. an experience ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 7. a theft ...1930s US tramps' sl.
n. 8. a sentence ...1930s sl.
n. 9. the money that confidence men allow a victim to win ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 10. an acquisition ...1950s US sl.
n. 11. a warder, a guard ...1970s US prison sl.
vb. 1. to place a percussion cup in a musket so that it can be fired without delay ...US Civil War usage
vb. 2. to catch, to nab; to arrest ...1844 sl.
vb. 3. of objects: to obtain, to purchase, to acquire ...M19 sl.
vb. 4. to catch someone with a blow; to hit ...M19 sl.
vb. 5. to grab for oneself, esp. unfairly ...M19 US sl.
vb. 6. to notice; to look at ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
vb. 7. to imprison ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 8. to experience, to undergo; to receive ...M19 sl.
vb. 9. to steal ...L19 sl.
vb. 10. to take in, to persuade ...L19 sl.
vb. 11. to win, as a bet or fight ...20C sl.
vb. 12. to kill, to shoot dead ...20C US sl.
vb. 13. to win someone over ...1910s sl.
vb. 14. other than of a pimp: to seduce; hence, of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...1920s sl., orig. US
vb. 15. to fellate; usually used of a prostitute ...1930s sl.
vb. 16. to understand, to 'get' ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 17. of a confidence man: to win money from a victim ...1940s US criminals' sl.
vb. 18. to affect a manner; to pose ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 19. to buy drugs ...1950s sl.
vb. 20. to receive bribes, esp. of a policeman ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 21. of a pimp: to seduce a girl, usually with the intention of making her into a prostitute ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 22. to tolerate ...1990s Aust. sl.
int. beware! look out! ...M19 Anglo-Indian
COPA
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential; secret ...1950s sl.
COP A BAKE
vb. to receive a reprimand or a severe criticism ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
COP A BAKING
vb. to receive a reprimand or a severe criticism ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
COP A BIRD
vb. to fellate; usually used of a prostitute ...1930s US sl.
COP A BUNDLE
vb. 1. to earn a good deal of money; to prosper ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to die ...1940s Aust. sl.
COP A BUZZ
vb. to get drunk; to get high on a drug ...1970s US sl.
COPACETIC
adj. 1. fine; completely satisfactory; OK ...1915 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
COP A CHERRY
vb. to take a woman's virginity; occasionally a man's ...1920s sl.
COP A COCK
vb. to fellate ...1970s US homosexual sl.
COP A DEAF 'UN
vb. to pretend to be deaf or at least not to hear the last statement; hence to deliberately ignore any form of wrongdoing ...1920s sl.
COP A DEUCEWAYS
vb. to obtain $2-worth of something ...1940s US Black
COP A DOSE
vb. to catch venereal disease ...1940s sl.
COP A DREAR
vb. to die ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
COP A DRILL
vb. 1. to move off at a steady, regular pace ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to die ...1940s US Black sl.
COP A DROP
vb. of police: to accept a bribe ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
COP A FEEL
vb. to indulge in some form of petting, but not intercourse ...20C US sl.
COP A FINAL
vb. 1. to leave ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to get rid of someone who has been used temporarily to help work a confidence trick on a victim ...1940s US Black sl.
COP A FLOWER-POT
vb. to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten ...1930s sl.
COP A HEEL
vb. 1. to attack from behind ...20C US prison sl.
vb. 2. to run off, to escape ...20C US criminal sl.
COP A JOINT
vb. to perform fellatio ...1960s US sl.
COP A LISTEN
vb. to listen ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COP A LOAD OF THAT!
int. used by one man to another, indicating an attractive woman ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
COP A MOPE
vb. to escape, esp. from prison ...1920s US criminal sl.
COP A MOUSE
vb. to get a black eye ...L19 sl.
COP AN ASS
vb. to sodomize ...1920s sl.
COP AN ATTITUDE
vb. to become arrogant or insolent; to become angry ...1962 Amer. sl.
COP A NOD
vb. to have a nap; to go to sleep ...1940s US sl.
COP A PACKET
vb. 1. to suffer trouble or misfortune ...1925 sl.
vb. 2. to be killed or wounded; to get into trouble ...1930s sl.
vb. 3. to gain a great deal, possibly more than one bargained for; this can either be good (more money than expected), or bad (a longer prison sentence than feared) ...1930s sl.
vb. 4. to suffer a dose of venereal disease ...1930s sl.
COP A PLEA
n. a lawyer ...1930s criminal sl.
vb. 1. to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for the dropping of a greater one ...1930s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to give in, to surrender, to compromise ...1930s sl., orig. US
COP A REELER
vb. to get drunk ...1930s sl.
COPASETIC
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
COPASETTY
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
COP A SLAVE
vb. to work, to go out and find work ...20C US Black sl.
COP A SQUAT
vb. to sit down ...1940s US Black sl.
COP A STEAL
vb. to steal ...20C US sl.
COP A SUNDAY
vb. to attack suddenly by surprise ...1930s US prison sl.
COP A TUDE
vb. to act in an uncooperative or angry manner ...1980s US campus sl.
COP A WALK
vb. to leave ...1950s US sl.
int. go away! ...1950s US sl.
COP AND BLOW
vb. 1. to exploit an unsatisfactory prostitute for as much money as possible before discarding her ...1950s Black pimp usage
vb. 2. to make a purchase (of fast food, drugs, prostitutes, etc.) and then leave ...1970s US teen sl.
COP AND HEEL
vb. 1. to attack from behind ...20C US prison sl.
vb. 2. to run off, to escape ...20C US criminal sl.
COPER
n. a cheating horse dealer ...Bk1890 sl.
COPESETTE
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
COP HOUND
n. a police dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COPING CULL
n. a horse jockey, or probably a dealer in horses ...c1740 sl.
COPISSETTIC
adj. satisfactory; good, very good ...1933 sl.
COP IT
vb. to get into trouble, usually with the implication of punishment ...1909 Brit. sl.
COPMAN
n. a policeman ...L19 Aust. sl.
COP ONE'S JOINT
vb. to perform fellatio ...1960s US sl.
COP OUT
vb. 1. to win someone over ...1910s sl.
vb. 2. to avoid one's responsibility; to renege, to back out ...1950s colloq.
COPPER
n. 1. a coin (originally) made of copper, such as a penny or US cent ...1788 sl.
n. 2. a police officer ...1846 sl.
n. 3. a prisoner, esp. a convict, that informs on his fellow prisoners ...1885 sl.
n. 4. any informer to the police ...1891 sl.
n. 5. allowance for good conduct in prison ...1924 US convicts’ sl.
vb. 1. to arrest ...1872 criminals’ sl.
vb. 2. to be or to become an informer to the police; to give information ...1924 criminals’ sl.
vb. 3. to detect ...20C tramps’ sl.
COPPER-ARSE
n. a driver who works long hours, esp. a trucker who breaks the law by driving more than eight hours in a day
COPPER-BOTTOM
n. a driver who works long hours, esp. a trucker who breaks the law by driving more than eight hours in a day
COPPERED
adj. arrested ...1872 criminals’ sl.
COPPERHEAD
n. 1. a Northerner with sympathy for the South; an antiwar Northerner ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. any treacherous person ...US Civil War usage
COPPER HEART
n. a treacherous person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COPPER-HEARTED
adj. 1. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. untrustworthy, likely to inform ...Bk2002 Amer.
COPPER JOHN
n. 1. a prison warden ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a prison ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 3. an informer ...1940s US criminals' sl.
COPPER-KNOB
n. a red-headed person ...L19 sl.
COPPERMAN
n. a policeman ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
COPPER-NOB
n. a red-headed person ...L19 sl.
COPPERS
n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
COPPER'S-NARK
n. a police spy ...19C sl.
COPPER'S SHANTY
n. a police station ...c1890 sl.
COPPER STATE
n. 1. Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. Wisconsin ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COP-SHOP
n. a police station ...1941 sl.
COP THAT LOT!
int. used by one man to another, indicating an attractive woman ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
COP THE SLAVE
vb. to work, to go out and find work ...20C US Black sl.
COPUS
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
COQUINATE
† vb. to play the cook ...1656
COQUINATION
† n. a cooking of food ...1658
COR!
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1931 Brit.
CORAL BRANCH
n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
COR BLIMEY!
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1931 Brit.
CORDILOQUY
† n. a speaking from the heart, a heartfelt speech ...1642 nonce word
CORE
n. the heart ...Bk1890 sl.
CORE THROUGH
adv. thoroughly ...1901 Eng. dial.
CORINTH
n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
CORK
n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
CORK-BRAINED
adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORK DOWN
vb. to go to bed; to sleep ...World War II Amer. sl.
CORKER
adj. excellent ...1937 NZ sl.
n. 1. an excellent person or thing ...1882 sl.
n. 2. a sexually attractive person ...1909 sl.
CORKING
adj. fine, excellent, very pleasing ...1895 sl.
CORKING-PIN
n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
CORKLE
†* n. 1. ? contortion ...1398
n. 2. the core of an apple or other fruit ...19C Eng. dial.
CORK OFF
vb. to go to bed; to sleep ...World War II Amer. sl.
CORKSCREWY
adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORK-STOPPLE
n. a cork ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CORKY
adj. 1. drunk, tipsy ...17C sl.
adj. 2. skittish, restless, frivolous, lively ...M18 sl.
adj. 3. stupid, foolish ...2000s US Black sl.
CORKY-BRAINED
adj. silly, foolish ...a1700 sl.
CORKY-NODDLE
n. a light-headed, frivolous person; one whose wisdom floats on the surface; an empty-headed fellow ...18C Sc.
COR LUMME!
int. God love me! ...1930s
CORN
vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORN COFFEE
n. alcohol ...1940s US sl.
CORNCRACKER
n. 1. a native of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or Virginia ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a poor White farmer; a rustic ...M19 US sl.
n. 3. a good thing ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
CORN-CRACKERS
n. the teeth ...M19 US sl.
CORNED
adj. drunk ...1785 sl.
CORNER TURNER
n. a deserter ...World War II Amer. sl.
CORN-FED
adj. 1. said of something banal or provincial ...1929 sl., orig, US
adj. 2. vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORNFLAKE
n. 1. an eccentric; one who stands outside the group norms ...1970s sl.
n. 2. a young male homosexual ...1970s sl.
CORNFLAKES IN A CAN
n. beer ...1990s US college sl.
CORN-GRINDERS
n. the teeth ...M19 US sl.
CORNHOLE
n. 1. the anus ...1922 US sl.
vb. 1. to push a real or imagined object up someone's anus; to 'goose' ...20C US sl.
vb. 2. to perform anal intercourse upon a male; to commit pederasty ...E20 US sl.
vb. 3. to take the active role in anal sex ...1938 US sl.
vb. 4. to victimize someone; to force someone into submission ...1974 US sl.
CORN-HOLER
n. a pederast ...20C sl.
CORN HUSK
n. a condom, esp. one manufactured for anal intercourse ...1998 UK sl.
CORN IN EGYPT
n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
CORN-JUICE
n. alcoholic liquor brewed from corn; any alcoholic liquor ...19C US sl.
CORN-MULE
n. whisky distilled from corn mash; any whisky ..,.20C US sl.
CORN-ON-THE-COB
n. a harmonica ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORNSTALK
n. orig. a native-born, non-aboriginal Australian; later, a person from New South Wales ...1827 Aust. sl.
CORN-WAGON
n. a thunder-clap ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CORN WHISKEY HOUSE
n. a low-class or illegal bar or saloon; a honky-tonk ...2003 Amer. dial.
CORNY
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. pert. to the police or police culture ...1950s sl.
n. 1. a police officer ...1855 colloq.
n. 2. a captain ...US Civil War usage
n. 3. an arrest ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 4. a successful bet; hence, any form of 'sure thing' or certainty ...L19 sl.
n. 5. a good job obtained by shrewdness or luck; an agreeable proposition; a bit or luck of a trick that leads to large profits ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 6. an experience ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 7. a theft ...1930s US tramps' sl.
n. 8. a sentence ...1930s sl.
n. 9. the money that confidence men allow a victim to win ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 10. an acquisition ...1950s US sl.
n. 11. a warder, a guard ...1970s US prison sl.
vb. 1. to place a percussion cup in a musket so that it can be fired without delay ...US Civil War usage
vb. 2. to catch, to nab; to arrest ...1844 sl.
vb. 3. of objects: to obtain, to purchase, to acquire ...M19 sl.
vb. 4. to catch someone with a blow; to hit ...M19 sl.
vb. 5. to grab for oneself, esp. unfairly ...M19 US sl.
vb. 6. to notice; to look at ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
vb. 7. to imprison ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 8. to experience, to undergo; to receive ...M19 sl.
vb. 9. to steal ...L19 sl.
vb. 10. to take in, to persuade ...L19 sl.
vb. 11. to win, as a bet or fight ...20C sl.
vb. 12. to kill, to shoot dead ...20C US sl.
vb. 13. to win someone over ...1910s sl.
vb. 14. other than of a pimp: to seduce; hence, of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...1920s sl., orig. US
vb. 15. to fellate; usually used of a prostitute ...1930s sl.
vb. 16. to understand, to 'get' ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 17. of a confidence man: to win money from a victim ...1940s US criminals' sl.
vb. 18. to affect a manner; to pose ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 19. to buy drugs ...1950s sl.
vb. 20. to receive bribes, esp. of a policeman ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 21. of a pimp: to seduce a girl, usually with the intention of making her into a prostitute ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 22. to tolerate ...1990s Aust. sl.
int. beware! look out! ...M19 Anglo-Indian
COPA
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential; secret ...1950s sl.
COP A BAKE
vb. to receive a reprimand or a severe criticism ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
COP A BAKING
vb. to receive a reprimand or a severe criticism ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
COP A BIRD
vb. to fellate; usually used of a prostitute ...1930s US sl.
COP A BUNDLE
vb. 1. to earn a good deal of money; to prosper ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to die ...1940s Aust. sl.
COP A BUZZ
vb. to get drunk; to get high on a drug ...1970s US sl.
COPACETIC
adj. 1. fine; completely satisfactory; OK ...1915 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
COP A CHERRY
vb. to take a woman's virginity; occasionally a man's ...1920s sl.
COP A COCK
vb. to fellate ...1970s US homosexual sl.
COP A DEAF 'UN
vb. to pretend to be deaf or at least not to hear the last statement; hence to deliberately ignore any form of wrongdoing ...1920s sl.
COP A DEUCEWAYS
vb. to obtain $2-worth of something ...1940s US Black
COP A DOSE
vb. to catch venereal disease ...1940s sl.
COP A DREAR
vb. to die ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
COP A DRILL
vb. 1. to move off at a steady, regular pace ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to die ...1940s US Black sl.
COP A DROP
vb. of police: to accept a bribe ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
COP A FEEL
vb. to indulge in some form of petting, but not intercourse ...20C US sl.
COP A FINAL
vb. 1. to leave ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to get rid of someone who has been used temporarily to help work a confidence trick on a victim ...1940s US Black sl.
COP A FLOWER-POT
vb. to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten ...1930s sl.
COP A HEEL
vb. 1. to attack from behind ...20C US prison sl.
vb. 2. to run off, to escape ...20C US criminal sl.
COP A JOINT
vb. to perform fellatio ...1960s US sl.
COP A LISTEN
vb. to listen ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COP A LOAD OF THAT!
int. used by one man to another, indicating an attractive woman ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
COP A MOPE
vb. to escape, esp. from prison ...1920s US criminal sl.
COP A MOUSE
vb. to get a black eye ...L19 sl.
COP AN ASS
vb. to sodomize ...1920s sl.
COP AN ATTITUDE
vb. to become arrogant or insolent; to become angry ...1962 Amer. sl.
COP A NOD
vb. to have a nap; to go to sleep ...1940s US sl.
COP A PACKET
vb. 1. to suffer trouble or misfortune ...1925 sl.
vb. 2. to be killed or wounded; to get into trouble ...1930s sl.
vb. 3. to gain a great deal, possibly more than one bargained for; this can either be good (more money than expected), or bad (a longer prison sentence than feared) ...1930s sl.
vb. 4. to suffer a dose of venereal disease ...1930s sl.
COP A PLEA
n. a lawyer ...1930s criminal sl.
vb. 1. to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for the dropping of a greater one ...1930s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to give in, to surrender, to compromise ...1930s sl., orig. US
COP A REELER
vb. to get drunk ...1930s sl.
COPASETIC
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
COPASETTY
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
COP A SLAVE
vb. to work, to go out and find work ...20C US Black sl.
COP A SQUAT
vb. to sit down ...1940s US Black sl.
COP A STEAL
vb. to steal ...20C US sl.
COP A SUNDAY
vb. to attack suddenly by surprise ...1930s US prison sl.
COP A TUDE
vb. to act in an uncooperative or angry manner ...1980s US campus sl.
COP A WALK
vb. to leave ...1950s US sl.
int. go away! ...1950s US sl.
COP AND BLOW
vb. 1. to exploit an unsatisfactory prostitute for as much money as possible before discarding her ...1950s Black pimp usage
vb. 2. to make a purchase (of fast food, drugs, prostitutes, etc.) and then leave ...1970s US teen sl.
COP AND HEEL
vb. 1. to attack from behind ...20C US prison sl.
vb. 2. to run off, to escape ...20C US criminal sl.
COPER
n. a cheating horse dealer ...Bk1890 sl.
COPESETTE
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
COP HOUND
n. a police dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COPING CULL
n. a horse jockey, or probably a dealer in horses ...c1740 sl.
COPISSETTIC
adj. satisfactory; good, very good ...1933 sl.
COP IT
vb. to get into trouble, usually with the implication of punishment ...1909 Brit. sl.
COPMAN
n. a policeman ...L19 Aust. sl.
COP ONE'S JOINT
vb. to perform fellatio ...1960s US sl.
COP OUT
vb. 1. to win someone over ...1910s sl.
vb. 2. to avoid one's responsibility; to renege, to back out ...1950s colloq.
COPPER
n. 1. a coin (originally) made of copper, such as a penny or US cent ...1788 sl.
n. 2. a police officer ...1846 sl.
n. 3. a prisoner, esp. a convict, that informs on his fellow prisoners ...1885 sl.
n. 4. any informer to the police ...1891 sl.
n. 5. allowance for good conduct in prison ...1924 US convicts’ sl.
vb. 1. to arrest ...1872 criminals’ sl.
vb. 2. to be or to become an informer to the police; to give information ...1924 criminals’ sl.
vb. 3. to detect ...20C tramps’ sl.
COPPER-ARSE
n. a driver who works long hours, esp. a trucker who breaks the law by driving more than eight hours in a day
COPPER-BOTTOM
n. a driver who works long hours, esp. a trucker who breaks the law by driving more than eight hours in a day
COPPERED
adj. arrested ...1872 criminals’ sl.
COPPERHEAD
n. 1. a Northerner with sympathy for the South; an antiwar Northerner ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. any treacherous person ...US Civil War usage
COPPER HEART
n. a treacherous person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COPPER-HEARTED
adj. 1. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. untrustworthy, likely to inform ...Bk2002 Amer.
COPPER JOHN
n. 1. a prison warden ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a prison ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 3. an informer ...1940s US criminals' sl.
COPPER-KNOB
n. a red-headed person ...L19 sl.
COPPERMAN
n. a policeman ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
COPPER-NOB
n. a red-headed person ...L19 sl.
COPPERS
n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
COPPER'S-NARK
n. a police spy ...19C sl.
COPPER'S SHANTY
n. a police station ...c1890 sl.
COPPER STATE
n. 1. Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. Wisconsin ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COP-SHOP
n. a police station ...1941 sl.
COP THAT LOT!
int. used by one man to another, indicating an attractive woman ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
COP THE SLAVE
vb. to work, to go out and find work ...20C US Black sl.
COPUS
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
COQUINATE
† vb. to play the cook ...1656
COQUINATION
† n. a cooking of food ...1658
COR!
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1931 Brit.
CORAL BRANCH
n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
COR BLIMEY!
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1931 Brit.
CORDILOQUY
† n. a speaking from the heart, a heartfelt speech ...1642 nonce word
CORE
n. the heart ...Bk1890 sl.
CORE THROUGH
adv. thoroughly ...1901 Eng. dial.
CORINTH
n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
CORK
n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
CORK-BRAINED
adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORK DOWN
vb. to go to bed; to sleep ...World War II Amer. sl.
CORKER
adj. excellent ...1937 NZ sl.
n. 1. an excellent person or thing ...1882 sl.
n. 2. a sexually attractive person ...1909 sl.
CORKING
adj. fine, excellent, very pleasing ...1895 sl.
CORKING-PIN
n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
CORKLE
†* n. 1. ? contortion ...1398
n. 2. the core of an apple or other fruit ...19C Eng. dial.
CORK OFF
vb. to go to bed; to sleep ...World War II Amer. sl.
CORKSCREWY
adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORK-STOPPLE
n. a cork ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CORKY
adj. 1. drunk, tipsy ...17C sl.
adj. 2. skittish, restless, frivolous, lively ...M18 sl.
adj. 3. stupid, foolish ...2000s US Black sl.
CORKY-BRAINED
adj. silly, foolish ...a1700 sl.
CORKY-NODDLE
n. a light-headed, frivolous person; one whose wisdom floats on the surface; an empty-headed fellow ...18C Sc.
COR LUMME!
int. God love me! ...1930s
CORN
vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORN COFFEE
n. alcohol ...1940s US sl.
CORNCRACKER
n. 1. a native of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or Virginia ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a poor White farmer; a rustic ...M19 US sl.
n. 3. a good thing ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
CORN-CRACKERS
n. the teeth ...M19 US sl.
CORNED
adj. drunk ...1785 sl.
CORNER TURNER
n. a deserter ...World War II Amer. sl.
CORN-FED
adj. 1. said of something banal or provincial ...1929 sl., orig, US
adj. 2. vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORNFLAKE
n. 1. an eccentric; one who stands outside the group norms ...1970s sl.
n. 2. a young male homosexual ...1970s sl.
CORNFLAKES IN A CAN
n. beer ...1990s US college sl.
CORN-GRINDERS
n. the teeth ...M19 US sl.
CORNHOLE
n. 1. the anus ...1922 US sl.
vb. 1. to push a real or imagined object up someone's anus; to 'goose' ...20C US sl.
vb. 2. to perform anal intercourse upon a male; to commit pederasty ...E20 US sl.
vb. 3. to take the active role in anal sex ...1938 US sl.
vb. 4. to victimize someone; to force someone into submission ...1974 US sl.
CORN-HOLER
n. a pederast ...20C sl.
CORN HUSK
n. a condom, esp. one manufactured for anal intercourse ...1998 UK sl.
CORN IN EGYPT
n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
CORN-JUICE
n. alcoholic liquor brewed from corn; any alcoholic liquor ...19C US sl.
CORN-MULE
n. whisky distilled from corn mash; any whisky ..,.20C US sl.
CORN-ON-THE-COB
n. a harmonica ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORNSTALK
n. orig. a native-born, non-aboriginal Australian; later, a person from New South Wales ...1827 Aust. sl.
CORN-WAGON
n. a thunder-clap ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CORN WHISKEY HOUSE
n. a low-class or illegal bar or saloon; a honky-tonk ...2003 Amer. dial.
CORNY
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORO - COVZ
CORONER
n. a heavy fall ...c1870 sl.
CORP
n. a corporal ...1909 sl.
CORPORAL'S BUTT
n. a cigarette more than half smoked ...World War II Amer. sl.
CORPSE REVIVER
n. a strong (mixed) drink intended to cure a hang-over ...1865 jocular, orig. US
CORPSY
adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORRECTIFY
† vb. to correct, to set right ...a1625 nonce word
CORREPT
† adj. 1. abridged, shortened ...1654
† adj. 2. chiding, abusive, blameworthy, reprehensible ...1659
† adj. 3. rapt ...1659
† vb. 1. to reprehend, to reprove ...c1449
† vb. 2. to seize ...1657
CORREPTION
† n. 1. a chiding, reprehension, reproof, reproach, rebuke ...c1380
† n. 2. a sudden snatching away, a seizure ...1659
CORREPTORY
† adj. conveying reproof, rebuking, chiding, reprehensive ...1659
CORROBOREE
vb. to boil ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
CORRUPTION
n. pus ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CORSIOUS
† adj. corpulent, big-bodied, stout ...1430
CORSY
† adj. corpulent, fat, plump, big-bodied, stout ...c1440
CORTICENE-GRABBER'S ITCH
n. a strong desire to throw oneself upon the ship's deck during a dive-bombing attack ...1940 Royal Aust. Navy usage
CORYBUNGUS
n. the posteriors ...1860 pugilistic sl.
COSAN
n. 1. cheese ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a ten-cent piece ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
COSE
n. a five-cent piece ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
COSH
n. a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon) ...1864 sl
vb. to hit on the head with a cosh (bludgeon) ...1865 chiefly Brit. sl.
COSSIE
n. a bathing suit; a swimsuit ...1915 Aust. colloq.
COST
vb. to be expensive ...1895 sl.
COSTA DEL CRIME
n. the south-east coast of Spain, as used by several British criminals as a bolt-hole to escape British justice ...1984 Brit. jocular
COSTING
adj. expensive ...20C teen & high school sl.
COSTIOUS
† adj. expensive, costly ...1340
COSTUME JEWELRY
n. an officer's insignia ...World War II Amer. sl.
COSY UP TO
vb. to become intimate with; to ingratiate oneself with ...1930s sl., orig. US
COT
n. a man who meddles in 'women's work' around the house ...L17
COTBETTY
n. a man who meddles in 'women's work' around the house ...M19
COT HOUSE
n. 1. a cheap rooming house or 'hotel', esp. in a town based on an oil-drilling camp ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a tent ...L19 sl.
COTIDIAL
† adj. daily ...1502
COTIDIALLY
† adv. day by day ...c1430
COTTAGE
n. a public lavatory used by male homosexuals for assignations ...1932 Brit. sl.
COTTON ON
vb. to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1929 sl.
COTTON ON TO
vb. to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1929 sl.
COTTON PLANTATION
n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COTTON PLANTATION STATE
n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COTTON STATE
n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COTTON TO
vb. to take a liking to someone ...1840 sl.
COUCH LIZARD
n. one who necks on a couch with his girl ...1954 Amer. sl.
COUCH POTATO
n. someone who spends leisure time as passively as possible, esp. watching TV or videos, eats junk food, and takes little or no exercise ...1979 sl., orig. US
COUGH-AND-SNEEZE
n. cheese ...c1880 rhyming sl.
COUGHING CLARA
n. a heavy artillery gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
COUGH UP
vb. to pay out money ...1894 sl.
COUGH UP ONE'S COOKIES
vb. to vomit ...1941 Amer. sl.
COULD CARE LESS
vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1966 US
COULD EAT A HORSE
hungry ...1936 sl.
COULDN’T-CARE-LESS
adj. indifferent ...1947
vb. (as 'couldn't care less') to be indifferent to something, not care ...1946
COULDN'T ORGANIZE A URINE SAMPLE IN A GOLDEN SHOWER
phr. used of an inefficient person or organization ...2005 UK sl.
COUNT
n. the amount ...1950s Amer. sl.
COUNT DOMINOES
n. dominoes whose pips add up to five or ten ...sl.
COUNTER-JUMPER
n. (derogatory) a shop assistant or shopkeeper ...1829 sl.
COUNTESS OF PUDDLE-DOCK
n. an imaginary aristocrat ...17C sl.
COUNTING DAISY ROOTS
adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUNTING WORMS
adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUNT ONE'S BEADS
vb. to say one's prayers ...1792
COUNT ONE'S EGGS
vb. to be wrong, to be mistaken ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUNT ONE'S POTATOES
vb. to say grace at table ...1928 Amer. dial.
COUNTRY BOOBOO
n. a naive, gullible person ...1996 British Virgin Islands
COUNTRY BOOKIE
n. a naive rustic ...1904 Trinidad and Tobago
COUNTRY BUCK
n. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1959 Amer. dial.
COUNTRY CADILLAC
n. a pickup truck ...1976 US sl.
COUNTRY CLUB
n. 1. a minimum security, comfortable prison generally reserved for corporate and banking criminals ...1960 US sl.
n. 2. anything that appears to be relatively comfortable and undemanding ...1973 US sl.
COUNTRY COUSIN
n. 1. the bleed period of the menstrual period ...1908 US sl.
n. 2. a dozen ...1909 UK rhyming sl.
COUNTRY IKE
n. an uncouth, ignorant or rude fellow; a rustic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
COUNTRY JACK
n. a rustic, a countrified person; a simple fellow ...1930 Amer. dial.
COUNTRY JAKE
n. an oaf; a bumpkin ...20C US sl.
COUNTRY MILE
n. a long distance or margin ...1951 US sl.
COUNTRY MOUSE
n. in Antarctica: a scientist or a scientist's assistant whose work takes them into the field, away from McMurdo Station ...2003 sl.
COUNTRY SAGER
n. a rustic; a country bumpkin; a poor White person ...1949 Amer. dial.
COUNTRY SEND
n. 1997 US sl. - in a big con: sending the victim away to retrieve money
COUNTRY STORE
n. 1968 US sl. - a military self-service supply centre (Vietnam war usage)
COUNTRY STRAIGHT
n. 1978 US sl. - in poker: a hand consisting of four sequenced cards which can be converted into a five-card sequence with the correct draw at either end of the sequence
COUNTRY WOOL
n. 1956 Can. - homespun wool
COUNT STORE
n. 1985 US sl. - a rigged carnival game
COUNT THE HOOKS!
phr. 1995 Can. - used for demanding that a subordinate recognizes the uniform and rank of the superior rebuking him or her (military usage)
COUNT THE HOOPS!
phr. 1995 Can. - used for demanding that a subordinate recognizes the uniform and rank of the superior rebuking him or her (military usage)
COUNTY
adj. 1921 Brit. sl. - snobbish, pretentious
n. 1953 US sl. - any county jail, where the accused are held before trial and prisoners convicted of misdemeanours are incarcerated for short sentences
COUNTY BLUES
n. 1993 US sl. - a blue uniform issued to prisoners in a county jail
COUNTY BOARDING HOUSE
n. 1965 Amer. sl. - a jail
COUNTY MOUNTIE
n. 1. 1975 US sl. - a local police officer
n. 2. 1981 UK sl. - a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment (1970-1992)
COUNT YOUR FINGERS!
phr. 1984 UK sl. - used with heavy humour to suggest distrust of a person who is shaking, or has just shaken, someone's hand
COUNTY SHOES
n. 1973 US sl. - inexpensive shoes issued to prisoners by a county jail
COUNTY TIME
n. 1996 US sl. - time served in a local county jail, as opposed to a state or federal prison
COUP
n. 1. 1895 Aust. sl. - in horse racing: a secret betting plunge in which a great deal of money is bet at favourable odds
n. 2. 2001 UK sl. - a crime
COUPLE
n. 1935 UK sl. - several drinks, esp. beers, not necessarily two
COUPLE OF BOB
n. 1. 1980 UK sl. - a non-specific amount of money (pre-1971, a 'bob' was a shilling)
n. 2. 1992 UK sl. - a job (rhyming sl.)
n. 3. 1992 UK sl. - a lump of phlegm (rhyming sl. for 'gob')
COUPLE OF HUMPS
n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUPLE OF JERKS
n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUPLE OF KICKS
n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUPLE OF SHAKES
n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUPLE OF WINKS
n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUPLE WITH
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
COUPLING-HOUSE
n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
COUPON
n. 1. 1976 US sl. - in trucking: a speeding ticket
n. 2. 1980 UK sl. - the face
n. 3. 1996 US sl. - an IOU, which has not and will not be paid off
COUP THE LADLE
vb. 1. to turn head over heels ...1854 Ireland
vb. 2. to play at seesaw ...1914 Sc.
COUSE
n. a woman, usually promiscuous or unattractive; hence, a prostitute ...1920s sl., chiefly US
COUSIN
n. a close friend ...World War II Amer. sl.
COUSIN ELLA
n. 20C sl. - an umbrella (rhyming sl.)
COUSIN JACK
n. a Cornishman ...1890
COUTER
n. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
COVE
n. 1. a male person, a fellow ...1567 sl.
n. 2. a master or overseer of an Australian station ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a foolish man; an easy dupe ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a peculiar, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
COVEE
n. a man; often applied to the landlord of a public-house ...c1815 sl.
COVENT-GARDEN
n. a farthing (1/4d) ... Bk1903 sl.
COVENT GARDEN NUNNERY
n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
COVE OF THE BUDGING-KEN
n. a landlord ...M19 sl.
COVER
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
COVERED WAGON
n. an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
COVER GROUND
vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COVER-ME-DECENTLY
n. a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
COVER ONESELF WITH A WET SACK
† vb. to make vain excuses ...a1651
COVER-SLUT
† n. 1. something worn to cover dirt, untidiness, or sluttishness; a garment to hide slovenliness; hence, an apron ...1639 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who takes the blame due to another ......1895 Eng. dial.
COVESS DINGE
n. (derogatory) a Black woman ...1848 Amer. thieves' sl.
COVE WITH A JAZEY
n. a judge ...Bk1896 sl.
COVINOUS
† adj. fraudulent, deceitful, collusive, dishonest ...1570
n. a heavy fall ...c1870 sl.
CORP
n. a corporal ...1909 sl.
CORPORAL'S BUTT
n. a cigarette more than half smoked ...World War II Amer. sl.
CORPSE REVIVER
n. a strong (mixed) drink intended to cure a hang-over ...1865 jocular, orig. US
CORPSY
adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CORRECTIFY
† vb. to correct, to set right ...a1625 nonce word
CORREPT
† adj. 1. abridged, shortened ...1654
† adj. 2. chiding, abusive, blameworthy, reprehensible ...1659
† adj. 3. rapt ...1659
† vb. 1. to reprehend, to reprove ...c1449
† vb. 2. to seize ...1657
CORREPTION
† n. 1. a chiding, reprehension, reproof, reproach, rebuke ...c1380
† n. 2. a sudden snatching away, a seizure ...1659
CORREPTORY
† adj. conveying reproof, rebuking, chiding, reprehensive ...1659
CORROBOREE
vb. to boil ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
CORRUPTION
n. pus ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CORSIOUS
† adj. corpulent, big-bodied, stout ...1430
CORSY
† adj. corpulent, fat, plump, big-bodied, stout ...c1440
CORTICENE-GRABBER'S ITCH
n. a strong desire to throw oneself upon the ship's deck during a dive-bombing attack ...1940 Royal Aust. Navy usage
CORYBUNGUS
n. the posteriors ...1860 pugilistic sl.
COSAN
n. 1. cheese ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a ten-cent piece ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
COSE
n. a five-cent piece ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
COSH
n. a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon) ...1864 sl
vb. to hit on the head with a cosh (bludgeon) ...1865 chiefly Brit. sl.
COSSIE
n. a bathing suit; a swimsuit ...1915 Aust. colloq.
COST
vb. to be expensive ...1895 sl.
COSTA DEL CRIME
n. the south-east coast of Spain, as used by several British criminals as a bolt-hole to escape British justice ...1984 Brit. jocular
COSTING
adj. expensive ...20C teen & high school sl.
COSTIOUS
† adj. expensive, costly ...1340
COSTUME JEWELRY
n. an officer's insignia ...World War II Amer. sl.
COSY UP TO
vb. to become intimate with; to ingratiate oneself with ...1930s sl., orig. US
COT
n. a man who meddles in 'women's work' around the house ...L17
COTBETTY
n. a man who meddles in 'women's work' around the house ...M19
COT HOUSE
n. 1. a cheap rooming house or 'hotel', esp. in a town based on an oil-drilling camp ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a tent ...L19 sl.
COTIDIAL
† adj. daily ...1502
COTIDIALLY
† adv. day by day ...c1430
COTTAGE
n. a public lavatory used by male homosexuals for assignations ...1932 Brit. sl.
COTTON ON
vb. to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1929 sl.
COTTON ON TO
vb. to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1929 sl.
COTTON PLANTATION
n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COTTON PLANTATION STATE
n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COTTON STATE
n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COTTON TO
vb. to take a liking to someone ...1840 sl.
COUCH LIZARD
n. one who necks on a couch with his girl ...1954 Amer. sl.
COUCH POTATO
n. someone who spends leisure time as passively as possible, esp. watching TV or videos, eats junk food, and takes little or no exercise ...1979 sl., orig. US
COUGH-AND-SNEEZE
n. cheese ...c1880 rhyming sl.
COUGHING CLARA
n. a heavy artillery gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
COUGH UP
vb. to pay out money ...1894 sl.
COUGH UP ONE'S COOKIES
vb. to vomit ...1941 Amer. sl.
COULD CARE LESS
vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1966 US
COULD EAT A HORSE
hungry ...1936 sl.
COULDN’T-CARE-LESS
adj. indifferent ...1947
vb. (as 'couldn't care less') to be indifferent to something, not care ...1946
COULDN'T ORGANIZE A URINE SAMPLE IN A GOLDEN SHOWER
phr. used of an inefficient person or organization ...2005 UK sl.
COUNT
n. the amount ...1950s Amer. sl.
COUNT DOMINOES
n. dominoes whose pips add up to five or ten ...sl.
COUNTER-JUMPER
n. (derogatory) a shop assistant or shopkeeper ...1829 sl.
COUNTESS OF PUDDLE-DOCK
n. an imaginary aristocrat ...17C sl.
COUNTING DAISY ROOTS
adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUNTING WORMS
adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUNT ONE'S BEADS
vb. to say one's prayers ...1792
COUNT ONE'S EGGS
vb. to be wrong, to be mistaken ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUNT ONE'S POTATOES
vb. to say grace at table ...1928 Amer. dial.
COUNTRY BOOBOO
n. a naive, gullible person ...1996 British Virgin Islands
COUNTRY BOOKIE
n. a naive rustic ...1904 Trinidad and Tobago
COUNTRY BUCK
n. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1959 Amer. dial.
COUNTRY CADILLAC
n. a pickup truck ...1976 US sl.
COUNTRY CLUB
n. 1. a minimum security, comfortable prison generally reserved for corporate and banking criminals ...1960 US sl.
n. 2. anything that appears to be relatively comfortable and undemanding ...1973 US sl.
COUNTRY COUSIN
n. 1. the bleed period of the menstrual period ...1908 US sl.
n. 2. a dozen ...1909 UK rhyming sl.
COUNTRY IKE
n. an uncouth, ignorant or rude fellow; a rustic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
COUNTRY JACK
n. a rustic, a countrified person; a simple fellow ...1930 Amer. dial.
COUNTRY JAKE
n. an oaf; a bumpkin ...20C US sl.
COUNTRY MILE
n. a long distance or margin ...1951 US sl.
COUNTRY MOUSE
n. in Antarctica: a scientist or a scientist's assistant whose work takes them into the field, away from McMurdo Station ...2003 sl.
COUNTRY SAGER
n. a rustic; a country bumpkin; a poor White person ...1949 Amer. dial.
COUNTRY SEND
n. 1997 US sl. - in a big con: sending the victim away to retrieve money
COUNTRY STORE
n. 1968 US sl. - a military self-service supply centre (Vietnam war usage)
COUNTRY STRAIGHT
n. 1978 US sl. - in poker: a hand consisting of four sequenced cards which can be converted into a five-card sequence with the correct draw at either end of the sequence
COUNTRY WOOL
n. 1956 Can. - homespun wool
COUNT STORE
n. 1985 US sl. - a rigged carnival game
COUNT THE HOOKS!
phr. 1995 Can. - used for demanding that a subordinate recognizes the uniform and rank of the superior rebuking him or her (military usage)
COUNT THE HOOPS!
phr. 1995 Can. - used for demanding that a subordinate recognizes the uniform and rank of the superior rebuking him or her (military usage)
COUNTY
adj. 1921 Brit. sl. - snobbish, pretentious
n. 1953 US sl. - any county jail, where the accused are held before trial and prisoners convicted of misdemeanours are incarcerated for short sentences
COUNTY BLUES
n. 1993 US sl. - a blue uniform issued to prisoners in a county jail
COUNTY BOARDING HOUSE
n. 1965 Amer. sl. - a jail
COUNTY MOUNTIE
n. 1. 1975 US sl. - a local police officer
n. 2. 1981 UK sl. - a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment (1970-1992)
COUNT YOUR FINGERS!
phr. 1984 UK sl. - used with heavy humour to suggest distrust of a person who is shaking, or has just shaken, someone's hand
COUNTY SHOES
n. 1973 US sl. - inexpensive shoes issued to prisoners by a county jail
COUNTY TIME
n. 1996 US sl. - time served in a local county jail, as opposed to a state or federal prison
COUP
n. 1. 1895 Aust. sl. - in horse racing: a secret betting plunge in which a great deal of money is bet at favourable odds
n. 2. 2001 UK sl. - a crime
COUPLE
n. 1935 UK sl. - several drinks, esp. beers, not necessarily two
COUPLE OF BOB
n. 1. 1980 UK sl. - a non-specific amount of money (pre-1971, a 'bob' was a shilling)
n. 2. 1992 UK sl. - a job (rhyming sl.)
n. 3. 1992 UK sl. - a lump of phlegm (rhyming sl. for 'gob')
COUPLE OF HUMPS
n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUPLE OF JERKS
n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUPLE OF KICKS
n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUPLE OF SHAKES
n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUPLE OF WINKS
n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COUPLE WITH
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
COUPLING-HOUSE
n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
COUPON
n. 1. 1976 US sl. - in trucking: a speeding ticket
n. 2. 1980 UK sl. - the face
n. 3. 1996 US sl. - an IOU, which has not and will not be paid off
COUP THE LADLE
vb. 1. to turn head over heels ...1854 Ireland
vb. 2. to play at seesaw ...1914 Sc.
COUSE
n. a woman, usually promiscuous or unattractive; hence, a prostitute ...1920s sl., chiefly US
COUSIN
n. a close friend ...World War II Amer. sl.
COUSIN ELLA
n. 20C sl. - an umbrella (rhyming sl.)
COUSIN JACK
n. a Cornishman ...1890
COUTER
n. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
COVE
n. 1. a male person, a fellow ...1567 sl.
n. 2. a master or overseer of an Australian station ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a foolish man; an easy dupe ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a peculiar, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
COVEE
n. a man; often applied to the landlord of a public-house ...c1815 sl.
COVENT-GARDEN
n. a farthing (1/4d) ... Bk1903 sl.
COVENT GARDEN NUNNERY
n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
COVE OF THE BUDGING-KEN
n. a landlord ...M19 sl.
COVER
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
COVERED WAGON
n. an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
COVER GROUND
vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COVER-ME-DECENTLY
n. a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
COVER ONESELF WITH A WET SACK
† vb. to make vain excuses ...a1651
COVER-SLUT
† n. 1. something worn to cover dirt, untidiness, or sluttishness; a garment to hide slovenliness; hence, an apron ...1639 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who takes the blame due to another ......1895 Eng. dial.
COVESS DINGE
n. (derogatory) a Black woman ...1848 Amer. thieves' sl.
COVE WITH A JAZEY
n. a judge ...Bk1896 sl.
COVINOUS
† adj. fraudulent, deceitful, collusive, dishonest ...1570
COW - CRABZ
COW
n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable female ...1696
n. 2. something unpleasant or undesirable ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 3. £1,000 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 4. a dull young man; an awkward girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 5. milk or cream ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COWABUNGA!
int. an exclamation of exhilaration, delight, or satisfaction, esp. in surfing as the surfer climbs or rides a wave ...1954 sl., orig. & chiefly US
COWARDLY CUSTARD
n. a1800 - a fearful or cowardly person
COWARDOUS
† adj. cowardly; timid; faint-hearted ...1480
COWARDY-CAT
n. a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
COW-CAKE
n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
COW-CHILO
n. a girl ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
COW-CLAP
n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
COW-CLOD
n. cow dung ...20C US colloq.
COW-COD
n. a whip or a club made from a dried bull's penis ...Jamaican usage
COW COLLEGE
n. Agricultural School (of the University of Minnesota) ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
COW-CONFETTI
n. nonsense ...E20 Aust. euphemism for 'bullshit'
COW-COW
vb. to be very angry; to scold ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
COW-CUNTED
adj. pert. to a woman whose genitals have been deformed by giving birth or by 'debauchery' ...19C Brit. sl.
COW-DAB
n. cow dung ...19C US dialect
COW-FLOP
n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
COW-GREASE
n. butter ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
COW-HEARTED
adj. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COWHIDE
vb. to flog ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
COW-HOCKED
adj. having large or awkward feet; clumsy about the ankles ...19C sl.
COW IN A TIN BARN
n. canned milk; canned corned beef; canned beef ...World War II Amer. sl.
COW JUICE
n. milk or cream ...World War II Amer. sl.
COW KICKER
n. a cowboy ...1986 Amer. dial.
COW-KISSING
n. kissing with much movement of the tongues and lips ...M20 US sl.
COW-OIL
n. butter ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
COW-PAT
n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
COW PATCH
n. a remote place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
COW-PIE
n. cow dung ...20C US colloq.
COW PILOT
n. a stewardess, a flight attendant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COW-PLAT
n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
COW-PUCKY
n. cow dung ...20C colloq.
COW PUNCHER
n. a cowboy ...Bk1913 Amer. sl.
COWS AND HORSES WILL GET OUT
phr. said to warn a male that his fly is undone ...20C US sl.
COWSH
n. 'cowshit'; nonsense ...20C Aust. sl.
COW-SHARD
n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
COW-SHARN
n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
COW-SHERN
n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
COWSLIP
n. cow dung, esp. fresh cow dung ...20C US colloq.
COWSON
n. a term of contempt, a son of a bitch; an unpleasant or disagreeable person ...20C Brit. sl.
COW-SPANKER
n. a dairy farmer or stockman ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
COW'S SPOUSE
n. a bull ...L18 Brit. euphemism
COW'S-TONGUE
n. a person who is mild or harsh-spoken according to circumstance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
COW-STORM
n. a drizzling rain unaccompanied by wind ...1914 Amer. dial.
COW-WADDY
n. a cowboy; a ranch hand ...1928 Amer. West usage
COW-WEEK
n. the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload ...M19 sl.
COWYARD CONFETTI
n. 'bullshit'; empty talk, nonsense ...1930s Aust. sl.
COXBONES!
int. an exclamation and oath; "By God's bones!"
COXCOMB
n. a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
COXCOMB-BIRD
† n. a parrot ...1732
COXSWAIN OF THE PLOW
n. a sailor recently enlisted ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
COXY-ROXY
adj. merrily and fantastically tipsy or drunk ...1887 Eng. dial.
COYOTE
n. 1. the female genitals ...19C Brit.
n. 2. a person who imports or exploits illegal immigrants, esp. from Mexico ...US sl.
COYOTE-UGLY
adj. extremely ugly ...20C teen & high school sl.
COZY
adj. dull or lacking in interest ...20C teen & high school sl.
COZZER
n. a police officer ...1950 Brit. sl.
COZZIE
n. a swimsuit or pair of swimming trunks ...1926 Aust. sl.
COZZPOT
n. a police officer ...1962 Brit. sl.
CP
n. corporal punishment ...1987 US sl.
C PHONE
n. a mobile telephone ...1997 US sl.
C.P.R. STRAWBERRIES
n. prunes (Canadian Pacific Railways) ...c1918 Can. railwaymen's usage
CRAB
adj. perverse; ill-humoured, mean, cross ...1961 UK sl.
n. 1. a contemptible person ...1580 UK
n. 2. a person who complains a lot ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 3. a girl from Annapolis, Maryland ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 4. a first-year college student ...1947 US sl.
n. 5. the vulva ...1982 Bahamas sl.
n. 6. a member of the Royal Air Force ...1983 UK sl.
vb. 1. to complain ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to spoil or ruin or render impossible any plan of action ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
vb. 3. of an aircraft: to fly close to the ground or water; to drift or manoeuvre sideways ...1943 UK sl.
vb. 4. in horse racing: to belittle a horse's performance ...1948 UK sl.
vb. 5. in parachuting: to direct the parachute across the wind direction ...1978 US sl.
vb. 6. in the television and film industries: to move the camera sideways ...1987 US sl.
CRABBIT
adj. bad-tempered, irritable ...Sc. & Irish
CRABBY
adj. bad-tempered ...1776
n. the vulva ...1982 Bahamas sl.
CRABFEST
n. an exchange of grievances ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRAB ON THE ROCKS
n. an itching (possibly from lice) on the scrotum ...19C Brit.
CRABS
n. 1. body lice, specifically those found in the pubic hair ...19C
n. 2. syphilis ...20C US
CRAB-SHELLS
n. 1. shoes, boots ...L18 sl.
n. 2. the feet ...19C sl.
CRAB-STICK
n. 1. a stick or cudgel of the wood of the crab-tree; a walking-stick made of the wood of the crab-tree; hence, a stick of any kind ...1703
n. 2. a bad-tempered, morose person or child; a disagreeable, crabbed person ...1841
CRAB THE ACT
vb. to spoil things; to thwart someone's plans; to interfere with someone or something ...1906 Amer. sl.
CRABTOWN
n. Annapolis, Maryland ...US Civil War usage
n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable female ...1696
n. 2. something unpleasant or undesirable ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 3. £1,000 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 4. a dull young man; an awkward girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 5. milk or cream ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COWABUNGA!
int. an exclamation of exhilaration, delight, or satisfaction, esp. in surfing as the surfer climbs or rides a wave ...1954 sl., orig. & chiefly US
COWARDLY CUSTARD
n. a1800 - a fearful or cowardly person
COWARDOUS
† adj. cowardly; timid; faint-hearted ...1480
COWARDY-CAT
n. a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
COW-CAKE
n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
COW-CHILO
n. a girl ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
COW-CLAP
n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
COW-CLOD
n. cow dung ...20C US colloq.
COW-COD
n. a whip or a club made from a dried bull's penis ...Jamaican usage
COW COLLEGE
n. Agricultural School (of the University of Minnesota) ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
COW-CONFETTI
n. nonsense ...E20 Aust. euphemism for 'bullshit'
COW-COW
vb. to be very angry; to scold ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
COW-CUNTED
adj. pert. to a woman whose genitals have been deformed by giving birth or by 'debauchery' ...19C Brit. sl.
COW-DAB
n. cow dung ...19C US dialect
COW-FLOP
n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
COW-GREASE
n. butter ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
COW-HEARTED
adj. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COWHIDE
vb. to flog ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
COW-HOCKED
adj. having large or awkward feet; clumsy about the ankles ...19C sl.
COW IN A TIN BARN
n. canned milk; canned corned beef; canned beef ...World War II Amer. sl.
COW JUICE
n. milk or cream ...World War II Amer. sl.
COW KICKER
n. a cowboy ...1986 Amer. dial.
COW-KISSING
n. kissing with much movement of the tongues and lips ...M20 US sl.
COW-OIL
n. butter ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
COW-PAT
n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
COW PATCH
n. a remote place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
COW-PIE
n. cow dung ...20C US colloq.
COW PILOT
n. a stewardess, a flight attendant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
COW-PLAT
n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
COW-PUCKY
n. cow dung ...20C colloq.
COW PUNCHER
n. a cowboy ...Bk1913 Amer. sl.
COWS AND HORSES WILL GET OUT
phr. said to warn a male that his fly is undone ...20C US sl.
COWSH
n. 'cowshit'; nonsense ...20C Aust. sl.
COW-SHARD
n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
COW-SHARN
n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
COW-SHERN
n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
COWSLIP
n. cow dung, esp. fresh cow dung ...20C US colloq.
COWSON
n. a term of contempt, a son of a bitch; an unpleasant or disagreeable person ...20C Brit. sl.
COW-SPANKER
n. a dairy farmer or stockman ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
COW'S SPOUSE
n. a bull ...L18 Brit. euphemism
COW'S-TONGUE
n. a person who is mild or harsh-spoken according to circumstance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
COW-STORM
n. a drizzling rain unaccompanied by wind ...1914 Amer. dial.
COW-WADDY
n. a cowboy; a ranch hand ...1928 Amer. West usage
COW-WEEK
n. the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload ...M19 sl.
COWYARD CONFETTI
n. 'bullshit'; empty talk, nonsense ...1930s Aust. sl.
COXBONES!
int. an exclamation and oath; "By God's bones!"
COXCOMB
n. a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
COXCOMB-BIRD
† n. a parrot ...1732
COXSWAIN OF THE PLOW
n. a sailor recently enlisted ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
COXY-ROXY
adj. merrily and fantastically tipsy or drunk ...1887 Eng. dial.
COYOTE
n. 1. the female genitals ...19C Brit.
n. 2. a person who imports or exploits illegal immigrants, esp. from Mexico ...US sl.
COYOTE-UGLY
adj. extremely ugly ...20C teen & high school sl.
COZY
adj. dull or lacking in interest ...20C teen & high school sl.
COZZER
n. a police officer ...1950 Brit. sl.
COZZIE
n. a swimsuit or pair of swimming trunks ...1926 Aust. sl.
COZZPOT
n. a police officer ...1962 Brit. sl.
CP
n. corporal punishment ...1987 US sl.
C PHONE
n. a mobile telephone ...1997 US sl.
C.P.R. STRAWBERRIES
n. prunes (Canadian Pacific Railways) ...c1918 Can. railwaymen's usage
CRAB
adj. perverse; ill-humoured, mean, cross ...1961 UK sl.
n. 1. a contemptible person ...1580 UK
n. 2. a person who complains a lot ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 3. a girl from Annapolis, Maryland ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 4. a first-year college student ...1947 US sl.
n. 5. the vulva ...1982 Bahamas sl.
n. 6. a member of the Royal Air Force ...1983 UK sl.
vb. 1. to complain ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to spoil or ruin or render impossible any plan of action ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
vb. 3. of an aircraft: to fly close to the ground or water; to drift or manoeuvre sideways ...1943 UK sl.
vb. 4. in horse racing: to belittle a horse's performance ...1948 UK sl.
vb. 5. in parachuting: to direct the parachute across the wind direction ...1978 US sl.
vb. 6. in the television and film industries: to move the camera sideways ...1987 US sl.
CRABBIT
adj. bad-tempered, irritable ...Sc. & Irish
CRABBY
adj. bad-tempered ...1776
n. the vulva ...1982 Bahamas sl.
CRABFEST
n. an exchange of grievances ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRAB ON THE ROCKS
n. an itching (possibly from lice) on the scrotum ...19C Brit.
CRABS
n. 1. body lice, specifically those found in the pubic hair ...19C
n. 2. syphilis ...20C US
CRAB-SHELLS
n. 1. shoes, boots ...L18 sl.
n. 2. the feet ...19C sl.
CRAB-STICK
n. 1. a stick or cudgel of the wood of the crab-tree; a walking-stick made of the wood of the crab-tree; hence, a stick of any kind ...1703
n. 2. a bad-tempered, morose person or child; a disagreeable, crabbed person ...1841
CRAB THE ACT
vb. to spoil things; to thwart someone's plans; to interfere with someone or something ...1906 Amer. sl.
CRABTOWN
n. Annapolis, Maryland ...US Civil War usage
CRAC - CRAOZ
CRACK
adj. 1. favourite...1835 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. celebrated, famous ...1835 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. finest, best ...1837 sl.
adj. 4. excellent; first-rate; expert ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
n. 1. the female genitals ...16C
n. 2. a prostitute ...L17
n. 3. a friendly chat ...Sc. & Irish
n. 4. any young woman or any girl ...20C US sl.
n. 5. coition ...20C US
n. 6. the anus ...20C US colloq.
n. 7. women considered as sexual objects ...20C US sl.
n. 8. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 9. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a try ...sl.
n. 11. a hard crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces and inhaled or smoked ...1985 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to chat; to gossip ...c1450 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to deflower a virgin; usually considered vulgar ...c1725 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to break open or into for the purpose of theft; to burglarize ...1725 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
vb. 4. to open a bottle or can for the purpose of drinking; hence, to open ...1773 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to break jail; to escape from prison ...1791 Amer. prison sl.
vb. 6. to utter a wisecrack; to speak in a jesting or sarcastic manner ...1811 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. in sports (of a racehorse or human competitor): to lose a lead as a result of loss of stamina ...1880 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to lose one's combative or competitive spirit ...1891 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to suffer an emotional breakdown; to become insane ...1917 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to divulge a confidence; also, to inform ...1922 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 11. to change money; to cash a cheque ...1927 Amer. sl.
vb. 12. to ask; to made a demand of ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 13. to open a book for the purpose of studying ...1934 Amer. sl.
vb. 14. to taunt or insult, as with a wisecrack ...1942 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
vb. 15. to become nervous or afraid ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 16. to wreck an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 17. to seize or place under arrest ...1952 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 18. to surpass or exceed a limit, record, or benchmark number ...1953 Amer. sl.
vb. 18. in the US Air Force: to open sealed orders ...1958 Amer. Air Force usage
CRACK A BOTTLE
vb. to open or drink a bottle
CRACK A CRIB
vb. to break into a building ...criminal sl.
CRACKAJACK
adj. excellent, first-class, superlative ...19C sl.
n. 1. a person of marked ability or excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRACK A JUDY'S TEACUP
vb. to deflower a girl ...19C Brit. sl.
CRACK A KEN
vb. to break into a house ...1791 Amer. criminals' sl.
CRACK A PITCHER
vb. to deflower a girl ...19C Brit. sl.
CRACK A SHORT
vb. to break into cars ...1965 Amer. sl.
CRACK A TIDY CRUST
vb. to be successful in life; to make a comfortable income ...c1850
CRACKBRAIN
n. a crazy person ...c1570
CRACK-BRAINED
adj. crazy, eccentric ...1634
CRACKED
adj. 1. ruined; bankrupt ...E16 sl.
adj. 2. crazy, insane, mentally unbalanced ...1692 sl.
adj. 3. deflowered ...18C sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...E18 US sl.
† adj. 5. penniless; ruined ...1860
adj. 6. to be in need of 99 points ...c1930 dart-players' sl.
adj. 7. intoxicated by crack ...1988 Amer. sl.
CRACKED CANISTER
n. a broken head ...Bk1890 sl.
CRACKED EGG
n. a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
CRACKED IN THE FILBERT
adj. slightly or very eccentric or insane; crazy ...c1880 Cockneys' sl.
CRACKED IN THE RING
adj. 1. flawed ...1596 sl.
adj. 2. seduced, deflowered ...1613 sl.
CRACKED OUT
adj. intoxicated by crack ...1988 Amer. sl.
CRACKED PIECE
n. a prostitute or a sportive, nonvirgin young woman ...E18 Brit. sl.
CRACKED PITCHER
n. a harlot still faintly respectable ...M18 colloq.
CRACKED UP
adj. 1. delighted; happy ...1977 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. intoxicated by crack ...1988 Amer. sl.
CRACK-'EM-UP
n. an automotive accident ...1978 Amer. sl.
CRACKER
n. 1. a lie; a very tall story ...17C sl.
n. 2. the backside ...M17 cant
n. 3. a pistol ...18C sl.
n. 4. a backwoods Southern white person regarded as ignorant, brutal, loutish, bigoted, etc.; used contemptuously ...1766 Amer. sl.
n. 5. leather, generally sheepskin, trousers ...1833 S. Afr. colloq.
† n. 6. a heavy fall; a smash ...c1865
n. 7. a dandy ...c1870 sl.
n. 8. a very fast pace ...c1870 sl.
n. 9. a cartridge ...c1910 NZ sl.
n. 10 a fine-looking, stylish, lively person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 11. an excellent person or thing ...1914 Brit. sl.
n. 12. a sexually attractive woman ...1914 Brit. sl.
n. 13. a £1 note ...c1920 Aust. sl.
n. 14. any money; a trivial amount of money ...1934 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 15. a resident of Florida ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 16. female pudend ...c1950 sl.
n. 17. a brothel ...Aust. sl.
n. 18. something exceptionally good or fine of its type ...colloq.
n. 19. a fog-warning detonator ...20C railwaymen's sl.
n. 20. a heavy punch ...sl.
n. 21. a worn-out horse, sheep, bullock ...M20 Aust. sl.
CRACKER-BARREL
adj. rural, rustic, of homely philosophy ...US
CRACKER FACTORY
n. a mental hospital ...1981 US sl.
CRACKERJACK
adj. excellent; first-class, superlative ...1899 sl., orig. US
n. 1. someone or something exceptional; a person or thing of highest excellence; a person of marked ability ...1895 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an arrogant, cocky person ...1910s US sl.
n. 3. a fool, an oaf ...1970s US campus sl.
vb. to fake, to make-believe ...20C sl.
CRACKERJACKS
n. smokers of crack cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
CRACKERS
adj. crazy, mad; unbalanced ...1928 sl.
n. 1. beans ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. teeth ...c1930 sl.
n. 3. LSD ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 4. amyl nitrite ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 5. hair curlers ...20C Cockneys' sl.
n. 6. prisoners that are insane or epileptic or suicidal or injured in head and spine ...20C sl.
CRACKER STATE
n. Georgia ...E19 US sl.
CRACK-FENCER
n. a street-seller of nuts ...M19 sl.
CRACK GALLERY
n. a place where users of crack congregate to buy and smoke the drug ...1980s drugs sl.
CRACK HALTER
n. a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
CRACK HAND
n. an able, competent person ...19C sl.
CRACK HARDY
vb. 1. to put up with discomfort; to grin and bear it ...20C Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to keep a secret ...20C Aust. sl.
CRACK-HAUNTER
n. the penis ...19C sl.
CRACKHEAD
n. a person who uses or who is addicted to crack cocaine ...1986 sl.
CRACK HEMP
n. a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
CRACK HO
n. a woman who will offer sex in return for crack cocaine ...20C US Black sl.
CRACK HOUSE
n. a room or whole house in which users gather to take crack ...1980s sl.
CRACK-HUNTER
n. the penis ...19C sl.
CRACKINESS
n. extreme eccentricity; craziness ...c1860 colloq.
CRACKING
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate ...1833 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. very fast; exceedingly vigorous ...E19 sl.
adj. 3. boasting ...sl.
CRACKING BUT FACKING
phr. conveying hard factual information in the guise of jokes and humour ...1930s US Black sl.
CRACKING TOOLS
n. implements of house-breaking ...B1823 cant
CRACK IN THE PAN
n. a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRACK INTO FAME
vb. to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
CRACK INTO REPUTATION
vb. to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
CRACK INTO REPUTE
vb. to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
CRACKISH
adj. of women only: wanton; promiscuous ...L17 colloq.
CRACK IT
vb. to succeed, to overcome obstacles, esp. to achieve a successful seduction (from the male point of view) ...1930s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
CRACK IT FOR A QUID
vb. to work as a prostitute ...1960s Aust. sl.
CRACK-JAW
adj. difficult to pronounce ...c1870 colloq.
CRACK-LAY, THE
† n. house-breaking ...c1785 criminals' sl.
CRACKLE
n. 1. empty chatter, foolish talk ...L17 sl.
n. 2. bank notes; five pounds and upwards ...M20 cant
CRACKLING
n. (offensive) women as objects of desire ...1947 Brit. sl.
CRACKMANS
n. a hedge ...17C cant
CRACK NIX!
int. Don't say a word! ...20C market-traders' sl.
CRACK ON
vb. 1. to pretend, esp. to pretend to be ill or hurt ...1880s sl. ?orig, military
vb. 2. to ask; to made a demand of ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to taunt or insult, as with a wisecrack ...1942 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
vb. 4. to talk incessantly; to boast ...colloq.
vb. 5. to proposition; to hit on ...1974 Amer. sl.
CRACK ONE'S BUTT
vb. to strain oneself; to exert oneself to the limit ...1938 Amer. sl.
CRACK ONE’S EGG
vb. in cricket: to score at least one run ...19C sl.
CRACK ONE'S JAW
vb. to talk, esp. boastfully ...1932 Amer. Black sl.
CRACK OUT
vb. to seize or place under arrest ...1952 Amer. criminals' sl.
CRACK-POT
adj. of ideas, schemes: crazily impractical, unworkable, fantastic ...1934 colloq.
n. 1. a pretentiously useless, worthless person ...c1860 colloq.
n. 2. a crazy or eccentric person ...1883 sl.
CRACKSMAN
n. 1. a burglar ...c1810 cant
n. 2. the 'membrum virile' ...c1850 sl.
CRACK SOMEONE UP
vb. to cause to laugh ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
CRACK THE BELL
vb. to fail, to muddle things, to make a mistake, to ruin it ...1909 Cockneys' sl.
CRACK THE BOOKS
vb. to study ...1934 Amer. sl.
CRACK THE JOINT
vb. to break out of a place or into it ...1943 Amer. sl.
CRACK THE MONICA
vb. to ring the bell to summon a performer to reappear ...c1860 music-halls' sl.
CRACK THE NUT
vb. in gambling: to make enough money to meet the day's expenses ...1961 US sl.
CRACK THE QUA
vb. to break out of jail ...1807 Amer. sl.
CRACK THE WHIP
vb. to assert authority suddenly or forcibly
CRACK-UP
n. 1. an accident ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. an accident causing damage that can be repaired ...1925 Royal Air Force colloq.
n. 3. a mental breakdown ...20C colloq.
vb. (usually as 'crack up')
vb. 1. to break open or into for the purpose of theft; to burglarize ...1725 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
vb. 2. to praise highly ...c1840 colloq.
vb. 3. to be exhausted; to break down whether physically or mentally; to become insane ...c1850 colloq.
vb. 4. to cry out ...US Civil War usage
vb. 5. to fail in an examination ...US Civil War usage
vb. 6. to wreck ...US Civil War usage
vb. 7. to be highly amused; to laugh uncontrollably ...1942 sl., orig US
CRACK WALNUTS IN ONE'S ASS
vb. to behave stupidly ...1972 Amer. sl.
CRACK WISE
vb. to speak in a knowing or sardonic manner; to offer insults; to wisecrack ...1921 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
CRACKY
adj. crazy; senseless ...c1925 Aust. sl.
CRADLE-ROBBER
n. a person who has a sexual affair with someone much younger ...1926 sl.
CRADLE-SNATCHER
n. a person who has a sexual affair with someone much younger ...1907 sl.
CRAFFLE
vb. to hobble ...19C Eng. dial.
CRAFTIOUS
†* adj. 1. skilful, artistic ...c1449
†* adj. 2. engaged in a handicraft ...c1449
CRAGMANS
n. a hedge ...17C cant
CRAINTIVE
† adj. fearful, timorous, timid ...1490
CRAKE
n. 1. a crow or raven ...c1320 N. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a boast, brag or bluster ...17C
n. 3. a child's toy rattle ...19C Sc.
n. 4. a complainer ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 5. a talk; gossip, tale-telling, generally of an ill-natured kind ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 6. a murmuring, a grumbling ...1838 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. of a crow, quail, etc.: to utter a harsh, grating cry ...c1386
† vb. 2. to boast, brag; to gossip ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to grate harshly; to creak. as the hinge of a door ...1657 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to quaver hoarsely in singing; to speak hoarsely ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to divulge, to confess ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to shout or cry ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to whimper, or plaintively ask for a thing over and over again; to murmur, to complain, to fret ....1871 Eng. dial.
CRAM
n. a lie ...old sl.
vb. to make believe false or exaggerated tales ...sl.
CRAMBAZZLE
n. a worn-out, dissipated old man; an old man exhausted more by vicious indulgences or habits than by age ...19C Eng. dial.
CRAMBLE TOES
n. a person walking as with sore feet ...19C Eng. dial.
CRAMPER
n. a small cage in which a prisoner of war is confined ...1986 US sl.
CRAMP IN THE HAND
n. niggardliness ...19C colloq.
CRAMP-WORD
n. a word difficult to pronounce or understand; any long, scientific, or uncommon word ...1687
CRAN
n. a hiding place for stolen goods ...2003 UK sl.
CRANBERRY EYE
n. a bloodshot eye ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRANE
n. 1. in skateboarding: a manoeuvre in which the rider crouches on one foot, extending the other leg outwards ...1976 US sl.
n. 2. a superior with a great deal of influence ...1997 US police sl.
CRANE-GUTTED
adj. very thin, 'herring-gutted' ...19C Eng. dial.
CRANK
adj. insane ...1995 Fiji
n. 1. a mentally unstable person; an unreliable, unpredictable person; a person who is obsessed by a single topic or hobby ...1833 US sl.
n. 2. an eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a prison bully ...1958 US sl.
n. 4. the penis ...1968 US sl.
n. 5. an amphetamine drug, esp. methamphetamine ...1969 US sl.
n. 6. an act of masturbation ...1985 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a prison guard who takes pleasure in making life difficult for prisoners ...1981 US sl.
vb. 1. to use amphetamines or methamphetamine, central nervous system stimulants ...1970 US sl.
vb. 2. to inject oneself with an illegal drug ...1971 sl.
vb. 3. to excel ...1988 US sl.
vb. 4. in a card game: to deal the cards ...1988 US sl.
vb. 5. in computing: to perform well ...1991 US sl.
vb. 6. to turn up the volume of music to very loud ...1994 US sl.
CRANK BUG
n. an insect that is seen by someone under the influence of methamphetamine but not by others ...1977 US sl.
CRANKCASE
n. the head ...1960 US sl.
CRANK COMMANDO
n. an amphetamine or methamphetamine addict ...1970 UK sl.
CRANKED
adj. 1. excited ...1957 US sl.
adj. 2. high ...1950s Amer. sl.
adj. 3. stimulated by methamphetamine or amphetamines ...1971 US sl.
CRANKED OUT
adj. 1. excited ...1957 US sl.
adj. 2. stimulated by methamphetamine or amphetamines ...1971 US sl.
CRANKED UP
adj. 1. excited ...1957 US sl.
adj. 2. stimulated by methamphetamine or amphetamines ...1971 US sl.
CRANKER
n. a bowler who in delivering the ball lifts it high over his head in the backswing ...1987 US sl.
CRANKIN'
adj. excellent; esp. in music ...20C teen & high school sl.
CRANKISM
n. eccentricity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRANK TAIL
vb. to physically assault someone ...1971 Trinidad and Tobago
CRANK UP
vb. to inject a drug ...1978 UK sl.
CRANKY
adj. queer, crotchety ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 1. favourite...1835 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. celebrated, famous ...1835 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. finest, best ...1837 sl.
adj. 4. excellent; first-rate; expert ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
n. 1. the female genitals ...16C
n. 2. a prostitute ...L17
n. 3. a friendly chat ...Sc. & Irish
n. 4. any young woman or any girl ...20C US sl.
n. 5. coition ...20C US
n. 6. the anus ...20C US colloq.
n. 7. women considered as sexual objects ...20C US sl.
n. 8. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 9. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a try ...sl.
n. 11. a hard crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces and inhaled or smoked ...1985 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to chat; to gossip ...c1450 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to deflower a virgin; usually considered vulgar ...c1725 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to break open or into for the purpose of theft; to burglarize ...1725 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
vb. 4. to open a bottle or can for the purpose of drinking; hence, to open ...1773 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to break jail; to escape from prison ...1791 Amer. prison sl.
vb. 6. to utter a wisecrack; to speak in a jesting or sarcastic manner ...1811 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. in sports (of a racehorse or human competitor): to lose a lead as a result of loss of stamina ...1880 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to lose one's combative or competitive spirit ...1891 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to suffer an emotional breakdown; to become insane ...1917 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to divulge a confidence; also, to inform ...1922 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 11. to change money; to cash a cheque ...1927 Amer. sl.
vb. 12. to ask; to made a demand of ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 13. to open a book for the purpose of studying ...1934 Amer. sl.
vb. 14. to taunt or insult, as with a wisecrack ...1942 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
vb. 15. to become nervous or afraid ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 16. to wreck an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 17. to seize or place under arrest ...1952 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 18. to surpass or exceed a limit, record, or benchmark number ...1953 Amer. sl.
vb. 18. in the US Air Force: to open sealed orders ...1958 Amer. Air Force usage
CRACK A BOTTLE
vb. to open or drink a bottle
CRACK A CRIB
vb. to break into a building ...criminal sl.
CRACKAJACK
adj. excellent, first-class, superlative ...19C sl.
n. 1. a person of marked ability or excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRACK A JUDY'S TEACUP
vb. to deflower a girl ...19C Brit. sl.
CRACK A KEN
vb. to break into a house ...1791 Amer. criminals' sl.
CRACK A PITCHER
vb. to deflower a girl ...19C Brit. sl.
CRACK A SHORT
vb. to break into cars ...1965 Amer. sl.
CRACK A TIDY CRUST
vb. to be successful in life; to make a comfortable income ...c1850
CRACKBRAIN
n. a crazy person ...c1570
CRACK-BRAINED
adj. crazy, eccentric ...1634
CRACKED
adj. 1. ruined; bankrupt ...E16 sl.
adj. 2. crazy, insane, mentally unbalanced ...1692 sl.
adj. 3. deflowered ...18C sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...E18 US sl.
† adj. 5. penniless; ruined ...1860
adj. 6. to be in need of 99 points ...c1930 dart-players' sl.
adj. 7. intoxicated by crack ...1988 Amer. sl.
CRACKED CANISTER
n. a broken head ...Bk1890 sl.
CRACKED EGG
n. a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
CRACKED IN THE FILBERT
adj. slightly or very eccentric or insane; crazy ...c1880 Cockneys' sl.
CRACKED IN THE RING
adj. 1. flawed ...1596 sl.
adj. 2. seduced, deflowered ...1613 sl.
CRACKED OUT
adj. intoxicated by crack ...1988 Amer. sl.
CRACKED PIECE
n. a prostitute or a sportive, nonvirgin young woman ...E18 Brit. sl.
CRACKED PITCHER
n. a harlot still faintly respectable ...M18 colloq.
CRACKED UP
adj. 1. delighted; happy ...1977 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. intoxicated by crack ...1988 Amer. sl.
CRACK-'EM-UP
n. an automotive accident ...1978 Amer. sl.
CRACKER
n. 1. a lie; a very tall story ...17C sl.
n. 2. the backside ...M17 cant
n. 3. a pistol ...18C sl.
n. 4. a backwoods Southern white person regarded as ignorant, brutal, loutish, bigoted, etc.; used contemptuously ...1766 Amer. sl.
n. 5. leather, generally sheepskin, trousers ...1833 S. Afr. colloq.
† n. 6. a heavy fall; a smash ...c1865
n. 7. a dandy ...c1870 sl.
n. 8. a very fast pace ...c1870 sl.
n. 9. a cartridge ...c1910 NZ sl.
n. 10 a fine-looking, stylish, lively person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 11. an excellent person or thing ...1914 Brit. sl.
n. 12. a sexually attractive woman ...1914 Brit. sl.
n. 13. a £1 note ...c1920 Aust. sl.
n. 14. any money; a trivial amount of money ...1934 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 15. a resident of Florida ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 16. female pudend ...c1950 sl.
n. 17. a brothel ...Aust. sl.
n. 18. something exceptionally good or fine of its type ...colloq.
n. 19. a fog-warning detonator ...20C railwaymen's sl.
n. 20. a heavy punch ...sl.
n. 21. a worn-out horse, sheep, bullock ...M20 Aust. sl.
CRACKER-BARREL
adj. rural, rustic, of homely philosophy ...US
CRACKER FACTORY
n. a mental hospital ...1981 US sl.
CRACKERJACK
adj. excellent; first-class, superlative ...1899 sl., orig. US
n. 1. someone or something exceptional; a person or thing of highest excellence; a person of marked ability ...1895 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an arrogant, cocky person ...1910s US sl.
n. 3. a fool, an oaf ...1970s US campus sl.
vb. to fake, to make-believe ...20C sl.
CRACKERJACKS
n. smokers of crack cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
CRACKERS
adj. crazy, mad; unbalanced ...1928 sl.
n. 1. beans ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. teeth ...c1930 sl.
n. 3. LSD ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 4. amyl nitrite ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 5. hair curlers ...20C Cockneys' sl.
n. 6. prisoners that are insane or epileptic or suicidal or injured in head and spine ...20C sl.
CRACKER STATE
n. Georgia ...E19 US sl.
CRACK-FENCER
n. a street-seller of nuts ...M19 sl.
CRACK GALLERY
n. a place where users of crack congregate to buy and smoke the drug ...1980s drugs sl.
CRACK HALTER
n. a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
CRACK HAND
n. an able, competent person ...19C sl.
CRACK HARDY
vb. 1. to put up with discomfort; to grin and bear it ...20C Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to keep a secret ...20C Aust. sl.
CRACK-HAUNTER
n. the penis ...19C sl.
CRACKHEAD
n. a person who uses or who is addicted to crack cocaine ...1986 sl.
CRACK HEMP
n. a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
CRACK HO
n. a woman who will offer sex in return for crack cocaine ...20C US Black sl.
CRACK HOUSE
n. a room or whole house in which users gather to take crack ...1980s sl.
CRACK-HUNTER
n. the penis ...19C sl.
CRACKINESS
n. extreme eccentricity; craziness ...c1860 colloq.
CRACKING
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate ...1833 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. very fast; exceedingly vigorous ...E19 sl.
adj. 3. boasting ...sl.
CRACKING BUT FACKING
phr. conveying hard factual information in the guise of jokes and humour ...1930s US Black sl.
CRACKING TOOLS
n. implements of house-breaking ...B1823 cant
CRACK IN THE PAN
n. a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRACK INTO FAME
vb. to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
CRACK INTO REPUTATION
vb. to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
CRACK INTO REPUTE
vb. to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
CRACKISH
adj. of women only: wanton; promiscuous ...L17 colloq.
CRACK IT
vb. to succeed, to overcome obstacles, esp. to achieve a successful seduction (from the male point of view) ...1930s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
CRACK IT FOR A QUID
vb. to work as a prostitute ...1960s Aust. sl.
CRACK-JAW
adj. difficult to pronounce ...c1870 colloq.
CRACK-LAY, THE
† n. house-breaking ...c1785 criminals' sl.
CRACKLE
n. 1. empty chatter, foolish talk ...L17 sl.
n. 2. bank notes; five pounds and upwards ...M20 cant
CRACKLING
n. (offensive) women as objects of desire ...1947 Brit. sl.
CRACKMANS
n. a hedge ...17C cant
CRACK NIX!
int. Don't say a word! ...20C market-traders' sl.
CRACK ON
vb. 1. to pretend, esp. to pretend to be ill or hurt ...1880s sl. ?orig, military
vb. 2. to ask; to made a demand of ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to taunt or insult, as with a wisecrack ...1942 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
vb. 4. to talk incessantly; to boast ...colloq.
vb. 5. to proposition; to hit on ...1974 Amer. sl.
CRACK ONE'S BUTT
vb. to strain oneself; to exert oneself to the limit ...1938 Amer. sl.
CRACK ONE’S EGG
vb. in cricket: to score at least one run ...19C sl.
CRACK ONE'S JAW
vb. to talk, esp. boastfully ...1932 Amer. Black sl.
CRACK OUT
vb. to seize or place under arrest ...1952 Amer. criminals' sl.
CRACK-POT
adj. of ideas, schemes: crazily impractical, unworkable, fantastic ...1934 colloq.
n. 1. a pretentiously useless, worthless person ...c1860 colloq.
n. 2. a crazy or eccentric person ...1883 sl.
CRACKSMAN
n. 1. a burglar ...c1810 cant
n. 2. the 'membrum virile' ...c1850 sl.
CRACK SOMEONE UP
vb. to cause to laugh ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
CRACK THE BELL
vb. to fail, to muddle things, to make a mistake, to ruin it ...1909 Cockneys' sl.
CRACK THE BOOKS
vb. to study ...1934 Amer. sl.
CRACK THE JOINT
vb. to break out of a place or into it ...1943 Amer. sl.
CRACK THE MONICA
vb. to ring the bell to summon a performer to reappear ...c1860 music-halls' sl.
CRACK THE NUT
vb. in gambling: to make enough money to meet the day's expenses ...1961 US sl.
CRACK THE QUA
vb. to break out of jail ...1807 Amer. sl.
CRACK THE WHIP
vb. to assert authority suddenly or forcibly
CRACK-UP
n. 1. an accident ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. an accident causing damage that can be repaired ...1925 Royal Air Force colloq.
n. 3. a mental breakdown ...20C colloq.
vb. (usually as 'crack up')
vb. 1. to break open or into for the purpose of theft; to burglarize ...1725 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
vb. 2. to praise highly ...c1840 colloq.
vb. 3. to be exhausted; to break down whether physically or mentally; to become insane ...c1850 colloq.
vb. 4. to cry out ...US Civil War usage
vb. 5. to fail in an examination ...US Civil War usage
vb. 6. to wreck ...US Civil War usage
vb. 7. to be highly amused; to laugh uncontrollably ...1942 sl., orig US
CRACK WALNUTS IN ONE'S ASS
vb. to behave stupidly ...1972 Amer. sl.
CRACK WISE
vb. to speak in a knowing or sardonic manner; to offer insults; to wisecrack ...1921 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
CRACKY
adj. crazy; senseless ...c1925 Aust. sl.
CRADLE-ROBBER
n. a person who has a sexual affair with someone much younger ...1926 sl.
CRADLE-SNATCHER
n. a person who has a sexual affair with someone much younger ...1907 sl.
CRAFFLE
vb. to hobble ...19C Eng. dial.
CRAFTIOUS
†* adj. 1. skilful, artistic ...c1449
†* adj. 2. engaged in a handicraft ...c1449
CRAGMANS
n. a hedge ...17C cant
CRAINTIVE
† adj. fearful, timorous, timid ...1490
CRAKE
n. 1. a crow or raven ...c1320 N. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a boast, brag or bluster ...17C
n. 3. a child's toy rattle ...19C Sc.
n. 4. a complainer ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 5. a talk; gossip, tale-telling, generally of an ill-natured kind ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 6. a murmuring, a grumbling ...1838 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. of a crow, quail, etc.: to utter a harsh, grating cry ...c1386
† vb. 2. to boast, brag; to gossip ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to grate harshly; to creak. as the hinge of a door ...1657 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to quaver hoarsely in singing; to speak hoarsely ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to divulge, to confess ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to shout or cry ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to whimper, or plaintively ask for a thing over and over again; to murmur, to complain, to fret ....1871 Eng. dial.
CRAM
n. a lie ...old sl.
vb. to make believe false or exaggerated tales ...sl.
CRAMBAZZLE
n. a worn-out, dissipated old man; an old man exhausted more by vicious indulgences or habits than by age ...19C Eng. dial.
CRAMBLE TOES
n. a person walking as with sore feet ...19C Eng. dial.
CRAMPER
n. a small cage in which a prisoner of war is confined ...1986 US sl.
CRAMP IN THE HAND
n. niggardliness ...19C colloq.
CRAMP-WORD
n. a word difficult to pronounce or understand; any long, scientific, or uncommon word ...1687
CRAN
n. a hiding place for stolen goods ...2003 UK sl.
CRANBERRY EYE
n. a bloodshot eye ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRANE
n. 1. in skateboarding: a manoeuvre in which the rider crouches on one foot, extending the other leg outwards ...1976 US sl.
n. 2. a superior with a great deal of influence ...1997 US police sl.
CRANE-GUTTED
adj. very thin, 'herring-gutted' ...19C Eng. dial.
CRANK
adj. insane ...1995 Fiji
n. 1. a mentally unstable person; an unreliable, unpredictable person; a person who is obsessed by a single topic or hobby ...1833 US sl.
n. 2. an eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a prison bully ...1958 US sl.
n. 4. the penis ...1968 US sl.
n. 5. an amphetamine drug, esp. methamphetamine ...1969 US sl.
n. 6. an act of masturbation ...1985 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a prison guard who takes pleasure in making life difficult for prisoners ...1981 US sl.
vb. 1. to use amphetamines or methamphetamine, central nervous system stimulants ...1970 US sl.
vb. 2. to inject oneself with an illegal drug ...1971 sl.
vb. 3. to excel ...1988 US sl.
vb. 4. in a card game: to deal the cards ...1988 US sl.
vb. 5. in computing: to perform well ...1991 US sl.
vb. 6. to turn up the volume of music to very loud ...1994 US sl.
CRANK BUG
n. an insect that is seen by someone under the influence of methamphetamine but not by others ...1977 US sl.
CRANKCASE
n. the head ...1960 US sl.
CRANK COMMANDO
n. an amphetamine or methamphetamine addict ...1970 UK sl.
CRANKED
adj. 1. excited ...1957 US sl.
adj. 2. high ...1950s Amer. sl.
adj. 3. stimulated by methamphetamine or amphetamines ...1971 US sl.
CRANKED OUT
adj. 1. excited ...1957 US sl.
adj. 2. stimulated by methamphetamine or amphetamines ...1971 US sl.
CRANKED UP
adj. 1. excited ...1957 US sl.
adj. 2. stimulated by methamphetamine or amphetamines ...1971 US sl.
CRANKER
n. a bowler who in delivering the ball lifts it high over his head in the backswing ...1987 US sl.
CRANKIN'
adj. excellent; esp. in music ...20C teen & high school sl.
CRANKISM
n. eccentricity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRANK TAIL
vb. to physically assault someone ...1971 Trinidad and Tobago
CRANK UP
vb. to inject a drug ...1978 UK sl.
CRANKY
adj. queer, crotchety ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
CRAP - CREZ
CRAP
n. 1. excrement ...1889 sl.
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 3. treachery ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 4. something worthless or of inferior quality ...1916 sl., orig. US
n. 5. defecation ...1926 sl.
n. 6. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to defecate ...1846 sl.
vb. 2. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1930 US sl.
CRAP AROUND
vb. to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1935 US sl.
CRAP-HOUSE
n. a privy; an outhouse ...20C US colloq. & sl.
CRAP-LIST
n. a 'shit-list' ...20C colloq.
CRAPPER
n. 1. a lavatory; a toilet, privy, or restroom ...1927 sl.
n. 2. a bragger; a teller of lies and nonsense ...M20 US sl.
CRAPPERY
n. a privy, outhouse, or restroom ...20C US sl. & colloq.
CRAPPING CAN
n. a toilet or outhouse ...1965 Amer. dial.
CRAPPING-CASA
n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
CRAPPING-CASE
n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
CRAPPING-CASTLE
n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
CRAPPING-KEN
n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
CRAPPY
adj. 1. afraid ...c1920 Sc.
adj. 2. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory ...1928 sl., orig. US
CRAPS
n. diarrhoea; euphemism for 'the shits' ...20C US sl.
CRAPULOUS
adj. 1. characterized by excess in drinking or eating; intemperate, debauched; drunk; given to gluttony ...1536
adj. 2. suffering from the effects of intemperance in drinking; sick from excessive drinking ...1755
CRASH
n. an omelet ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. to go to bed, often applied specifically to sleeping for a night in an improvised bed; often used with 'out' ...1943 sl.
CRASH AND BURN
vb. to fail utterly ...1978 US sl.
CRASH HAT
n. a crash helmet ...Brit. sl.
CRASHING-CHEATS
n. 1. the teeth ...M16 sl.
n. 2. apples, pears, or any other fruits ...M16 sl.
CRASH OUT
vb. to go to bed, often applied specifically to sleeping for a night in an improvised bed ...1943 sl.
CRASH PAD
n. a place to sleep in an emergency or for a single night ...1967 sl.
CRASH WAGON
n. an ambulance ...World War II Amer. sl.
CRATE
n. an automobile; an old airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
CRATER
n. whisky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRAVEN
adj. pert. to a person who gives up without a fight ...13C
n. a coward ...L16
CRAWDAD
n. a crawfish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CRAWL
n. 1. a sycophant; a toady ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a male who coits or 'crawls' a woman ...E20 US sl.
vb. 1. to behave obsequiously towards ...1881 sl., orig, Aust.
vb. 2. to buy favours ... World War I Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to admonish ... World War I Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to copulate with a woman ...20C US sl.
vb. 5. to grope and fondle a woman ...sl.
CRAWLER
n. an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1892 sl., orig. Aust.
CRAWL ONE'S HUMP
vb. 1. to attack someone ...1907 US West. sl.
vb. 2. to kill one ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CRAWL OUT OF THE WOODWORK
vb. of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
CRAWLY-MAWLY
adj. in a weak and ailing state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well ...1677 Eng. dial.
CRAZIER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR
adj. very crazy ...1986 Amer. dial.
CRAZY
adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl.
adj. 2. excellent; good; hip ...1948 sl., orig. US jazz
adj. 3. drug intoxicated ...M20 US drug sl.
n. a mad or insane person ...1867 sl., orig. US
CRAZY ABOUT
adj. fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1904
CRAZY AS ADAM'S OFF-OX, AS
adj. extremely crazy ...1975 Amer. dial.
CRAZY AS A HOOT OWL
adj. very crazy ...1971 Amer. sl.
CRAZY AS A LAUGHING FARM
adj. completely crazy ...1965 Amer. sl.
CRAZY AS A SHITEPOKE
adj. very crazy ...1935 Amer. dial.
CRAZY AS A TWO-BOB WATCH
adj. extremely crazy ...1940s Aust. sl.
CRAZY HOUSE
n. a mental hospital ...1887 US sl.
CRAZY IKE
n. an uncouth, ignorant or rude fellow; a rustic ...1915 Amer. dial.
CRAZY LIKE A FOX
adj. sly, artful ...1908 sl., orig. US
CRAZY WATER
n. alcoholic beverages ...20C US sl.
CRAZY WITH THE HEAT
adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREABLE
† adj. 1. easy to believe, credible ...1480
† adj. 2. that may be created or produced ...a1656 obs.
CREAM
n. semen ...19C Brit. & US sl. & colloq.
vb. 1. to coit a woman; to impregnate a woman ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to beat the opposite team in a sporting event ...M20 US sl.
vb. 3. to ejaculate semen ...20C US sl.
vb. 4. to kill someone ...20C US sl.
vb. 5. to hit ...1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US
CREAM, THE
n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREAM CRACKERED
adj. exhausted ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'knackered'
CREAM CRACKERS
n. the testicles ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'knackers'
CREAMED
adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
CREAMED FORESKINS
n. creamed chipped beef ...World War II Amer. sl.
CREAM IN ONE'S COFFEE
n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREAM-JUG
n. the female genitals; spec. the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
CREAM-JUGS
n. the breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
CREAM ONE'S JEANS
vb. to ejaculate semen in one's trousers ...20C US sl.
CREAM PUFF
n. 1. an easy target; easy prey ...1915 US sl.
n. 2. a woman ...20C US sl.
n. 3. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
n. 4. an effeminate male ...1945 US sl.
n. 5. in the used car business: a well-preserved car ...1949 US sl.
n. 6. a huff; a fit of petty annoyance ...1985 Sc. rhyming sl.
n. 7. a person in a bad mood, or 'huff' ...Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 8. a wimp or weakling ...Brit. sl.
n. 9. an effeminate male homosexual ...Brit. sl.
CREAMSTICK
n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
CREAMY
adj. 1. pleasing, excellent ...1889 UK teen sl.
adj. 2. quarter-caste Australian Aboriginal ...1912 Aust. sl.
adj. 3. sexually attractive ...1947 US sl.
n. 4. a person of mixed European and Australian Aboriginal heritage ...1912 Aust. sl.
CREASE
n. 1. the female genitals; spec. the vulva ...20C US colloq.
n. 2. in sports betting: a distortion created when strong fan support for one team or contestant creates an imbalance in the odds which can be exploited by a clever bettor ...1991 US sl.
vb. 1. to kill deliberately ...1913 sl., chiefly US
vb. 2. to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter ...1977 sl.
CREASED
adj. tired ...1925 sl., chiefly US
CREASE UP
vb. to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter ...1977 sl.
CREATE
vb. to make an angry scene ...1919 Brit. sl.
CREATE FUCK
vb. to display anger or annoyance; to create an angry scene or case others annoyance ...20C sl.
CREBRITUDE
†* n. frequency, oftenness ...1730
CREBROUS
†* adj. frequent; frequently occurring; near together ...c1600
CRED
adj. acceptable to your peers; hence, fashionable ...1999 UK sl.
n. 1. credit ...1979 sl.
n. 2. status among one's peers; credibility ...1981 Brit. sl.
CREDENCIVE
* adj. ready to believe ...1864
CREDENTIALS
n. the male genitals ...L19 Brit. sl.
CREDIT
n. 1. a reduction of a jail sentence due to good behaviour ...1949 US sl.
n. 2. an achievement or accomplishment ...1992 US sl.
CREDIT CARD
n. 1. a boyfriend ...1981 UK sl.
n. 2. a favour owed ...1985 US sl.
CREDULIST
†* n. a credulous person ...1788
CREE-OWL STATE
n. Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREEP
n. 1. a stealthy robber; a sneak thief; a prostitute who steals from her clients while they are asleep or unconscious ...1877 sl.
n. 2. amongst crooked pimps: one who searches the clothes of a victim while abed with the pimp's prostitute ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, a jerk, usually male ...1926 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a furtive arrival or departure ...1946 US sl.
n. 4. a prisoner who is neither respected nor liked ...1951 US sl.
n. 5. a drug addict who relies on the kindness of other addicts for small amounts of drugs ...1971 US sl.
vb. 1. to work as a sneak-thief ...1928 US sl.
vb. 2. to dance ...1950s sl.
vb. 3. to escape ...1967 US sl.
vb. 4. to be sexually unfaithful ...1972 US sl.
vb. 5. to ambush someone with the intent of seriously injuring or killing them ...1974 US prison sl.
vb. 6. to attempt to have a secret sexual relationship with someone's boyfriend or girlfriend ...2001 US sl.
int. go away! ...1958 UK sl.
CREEP-AND-CUSS
adj. of car traffic: extremely congested ...1964 US sl.
CREEPER
n. 1. a stealthy robber; a sneak thief; a prostitute who steals from her clients while they are asleep or unconscious ...1906 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a soft-soled shoes of the 1950s, the blue suede type of the Teddy-boy ...M20 Brit. sl.
n. 3. marijuana of a slow-acting type ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 4. a burglar who specialises in robbing hotels or brothels ...Brit. sl.
n. 5. a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREEPERS
n. 1. body lice, bedbugs, fleas, etc.; anything that makes your flesh creep when they creep over your flesh ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the feet ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 3. soft-soled shoes ...World War II Amer. sl.
CREEPERS JEEPERS!
int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
CREEP-HOUSE
n. a brothel or other place where prostitutes rob their clients ...1913 US sl.
CREEPING CRUD
n. 1. a variety of skin diseases; any skin disorder ...World War II US military usage
n. 2. any kind of nastiness made even worse by implying that it is ambulatory ...M20 US sl.
CREEPING JESUS
n. a sycophantic or servile person, or one who is hypocritically pious ...c1818 sl.
int. an oath and an exclamation ...20C Aust.
CREEP JOINT
n. a brothel or other place where prostitutes rob their clients ...1921 US sl.
CREEP OUT OF THE WOODWORK
vb. of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
CREEPS, THE
n. a feeling of repugnance or fear; the unease felt in the presence of a 'creepy' person or in a spooky place; a feeling of horror caused by something uncanny ...1879 sl.
CREEPSHOW
n. horrible or grotesque; used to describe a situation or person that fits the bill ...Brit. sl.
CREEP UP SOMEONE'S ASS
vb. to demean oneself as a means of currying favour with someone ...1698 sl.
CREEPY
adj. said of something producing an uncanny feeling of horror or repugnance ...1883 sl.
CREEPY-CRAWLY
n. any insect or similar small creeping creature considered as disagreeable or frightening ...1858 sl.
CREMATED
adj. 1. badly beaten by an opponent; ruined by a bad business deal or stock-market collapse ...Brit. sl.
adj. 2. said of the effect of an overhot oven on a piece of meat ...Brit. sl.
CREMETOUS
†* adj. fearful, timid ....c1477
CREOLE STATE
n. Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREOPHAGOUS
adj. flesh-eating, carnivorous ...1881
CREPE
n. a short artificial beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
CREPITATE
† vb. 1. to break wind, to fart ...1623
vb. 2. to crackle, to make a crackling sound ...1853
vb. 3. said of the sound made by a rattlesnake: to rattle ...1852-9
CREPUSCULOUS
adj. of the nature of twilight; in a state between light and darkness; dim, glimmering, dusky, indistinct, obscure ...1646
CREVICE
n. the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
CREW
n. one's circle of friends ...20C teen & high school sl.
CREWBY
n. a rowing crew ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. excrement ...1889 sl.
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 3. treachery ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 4. something worthless or of inferior quality ...1916 sl., orig. US
n. 5. defecation ...1926 sl.
n. 6. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to defecate ...1846 sl.
vb. 2. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1930 US sl.
CRAP AROUND
vb. to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1935 US sl.
CRAP-HOUSE
n. a privy; an outhouse ...20C US colloq. & sl.
CRAP-LIST
n. a 'shit-list' ...20C colloq.
CRAPPER
n. 1. a lavatory; a toilet, privy, or restroom ...1927 sl.
n. 2. a bragger; a teller of lies and nonsense ...M20 US sl.
CRAPPERY
n. a privy, outhouse, or restroom ...20C US sl. & colloq.
CRAPPING CAN
n. a toilet or outhouse ...1965 Amer. dial.
CRAPPING-CASA
n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
CRAPPING-CASE
n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
CRAPPING-CASTLE
n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
CRAPPING-KEN
n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
CRAPPY
adj. 1. afraid ...c1920 Sc.
adj. 2. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory ...1928 sl., orig. US
CRAPS
n. diarrhoea; euphemism for 'the shits' ...20C US sl.
CRAPULOUS
adj. 1. characterized by excess in drinking or eating; intemperate, debauched; drunk; given to gluttony ...1536
adj. 2. suffering from the effects of intemperance in drinking; sick from excessive drinking ...1755
CRASH
n. an omelet ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. to go to bed, often applied specifically to sleeping for a night in an improvised bed; often used with 'out' ...1943 sl.
CRASH AND BURN
vb. to fail utterly ...1978 US sl.
CRASH HAT
n. a crash helmet ...Brit. sl.
CRASHING-CHEATS
n. 1. the teeth ...M16 sl.
n. 2. apples, pears, or any other fruits ...M16 sl.
CRASH OUT
vb. to go to bed, often applied specifically to sleeping for a night in an improvised bed ...1943 sl.
CRASH PAD
n. a place to sleep in an emergency or for a single night ...1967 sl.
CRASH WAGON
n. an ambulance ...World War II Amer. sl.
CRATE
n. an automobile; an old airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
CRATER
n. whisky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CRAVEN
adj. pert. to a person who gives up without a fight ...13C
n. a coward ...L16
CRAWDAD
n. a crawfish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CRAWL
n. 1. a sycophant; a toady ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a male who coits or 'crawls' a woman ...E20 US sl.
vb. 1. to behave obsequiously towards ...1881 sl., orig, Aust.
vb. 2. to buy favours ... World War I Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to admonish ... World War I Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to copulate with a woman ...20C US sl.
vb. 5. to grope and fondle a woman ...sl.
CRAWLER
n. an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1892 sl., orig. Aust.
CRAWL ONE'S HUMP
vb. 1. to attack someone ...1907 US West. sl.
vb. 2. to kill one ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
CRAWL OUT OF THE WOODWORK
vb. of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
CRAWLY-MAWLY
adj. in a weak and ailing state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well ...1677 Eng. dial.
CRAZIER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR
adj. very crazy ...1986 Amer. dial.
CRAZY
adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl.
adj. 2. excellent; good; hip ...1948 sl., orig. US jazz
adj. 3. drug intoxicated ...M20 US drug sl.
n. a mad or insane person ...1867 sl., orig. US
CRAZY ABOUT
adj. fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1904
CRAZY AS ADAM'S OFF-OX, AS
adj. extremely crazy ...1975 Amer. dial.
CRAZY AS A HOOT OWL
adj. very crazy ...1971 Amer. sl.
CRAZY AS A LAUGHING FARM
adj. completely crazy ...1965 Amer. sl.
CRAZY AS A SHITEPOKE
adj. very crazy ...1935 Amer. dial.
CRAZY AS A TWO-BOB WATCH
adj. extremely crazy ...1940s Aust. sl.
CRAZY HOUSE
n. a mental hospital ...1887 US sl.
CRAZY IKE
n. an uncouth, ignorant or rude fellow; a rustic ...1915 Amer. dial.
CRAZY LIKE A FOX
adj. sly, artful ...1908 sl., orig. US
CRAZY WATER
n. alcoholic beverages ...20C US sl.
CRAZY WITH THE HEAT
adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREABLE
† adj. 1. easy to believe, credible ...1480
† adj. 2. that may be created or produced ...a1656 obs.
CREAM
n. semen ...19C Brit. & US sl. & colloq.
vb. 1. to coit a woman; to impregnate a woman ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to beat the opposite team in a sporting event ...M20 US sl.
vb. 3. to ejaculate semen ...20C US sl.
vb. 4. to kill someone ...20C US sl.
vb. 5. to hit ...1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US
CREAM, THE
n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREAM CRACKERED
adj. exhausted ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'knackered'
CREAM CRACKERS
n. the testicles ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'knackers'
CREAMED
adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
CREAMED FORESKINS
n. creamed chipped beef ...World War II Amer. sl.
CREAM IN ONE'S COFFEE
n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREAM-JUG
n. the female genitals; spec. the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
CREAM-JUGS
n. the breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
CREAM ONE'S JEANS
vb. to ejaculate semen in one's trousers ...20C US sl.
CREAM PUFF
n. 1. an easy target; easy prey ...1915 US sl.
n. 2. a woman ...20C US sl.
n. 3. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
n. 4. an effeminate male ...1945 US sl.
n. 5. in the used car business: a well-preserved car ...1949 US sl.
n. 6. a huff; a fit of petty annoyance ...1985 Sc. rhyming sl.
n. 7. a person in a bad mood, or 'huff' ...Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 8. a wimp or weakling ...Brit. sl.
n. 9. an effeminate male homosexual ...Brit. sl.
CREAMSTICK
n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
CREAMY
adj. 1. pleasing, excellent ...1889 UK teen sl.
adj. 2. quarter-caste Australian Aboriginal ...1912 Aust. sl.
adj. 3. sexually attractive ...1947 US sl.
n. 4. a person of mixed European and Australian Aboriginal heritage ...1912 Aust. sl.
CREASE
n. 1. the female genitals; spec. the vulva ...20C US colloq.
n. 2. in sports betting: a distortion created when strong fan support for one team or contestant creates an imbalance in the odds which can be exploited by a clever bettor ...1991 US sl.
vb. 1. to kill deliberately ...1913 sl., chiefly US
vb. 2. to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter ...1977 sl.
CREASED
adj. tired ...1925 sl., chiefly US
CREASE UP
vb. to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter ...1977 sl.
CREATE
vb. to make an angry scene ...1919 Brit. sl.
CREATE FUCK
vb. to display anger or annoyance; to create an angry scene or case others annoyance ...20C sl.
CREBRITUDE
†* n. frequency, oftenness ...1730
CREBROUS
†* adj. frequent; frequently occurring; near together ...c1600
CRED
adj. acceptable to your peers; hence, fashionable ...1999 UK sl.
n. 1. credit ...1979 sl.
n. 2. status among one's peers; credibility ...1981 Brit. sl.
CREDENCIVE
* adj. ready to believe ...1864
CREDENTIALS
n. the male genitals ...L19 Brit. sl.
CREDIT
n. 1. a reduction of a jail sentence due to good behaviour ...1949 US sl.
n. 2. an achievement or accomplishment ...1992 US sl.
CREDIT CARD
n. 1. a boyfriend ...1981 UK sl.
n. 2. a favour owed ...1985 US sl.
CREDULIST
†* n. a credulous person ...1788
CREE-OWL STATE
n. Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREEP
n. 1. a stealthy robber; a sneak thief; a prostitute who steals from her clients while they are asleep or unconscious ...1877 sl.
n. 2. amongst crooked pimps: one who searches the clothes of a victim while abed with the pimp's prostitute ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, a jerk, usually male ...1926 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a furtive arrival or departure ...1946 US sl.
n. 4. a prisoner who is neither respected nor liked ...1951 US sl.
n. 5. a drug addict who relies on the kindness of other addicts for small amounts of drugs ...1971 US sl.
vb. 1. to work as a sneak-thief ...1928 US sl.
vb. 2. to dance ...1950s sl.
vb. 3. to escape ...1967 US sl.
vb. 4. to be sexually unfaithful ...1972 US sl.
vb. 5. to ambush someone with the intent of seriously injuring or killing them ...1974 US prison sl.
vb. 6. to attempt to have a secret sexual relationship with someone's boyfriend or girlfriend ...2001 US sl.
int. go away! ...1958 UK sl.
CREEP-AND-CUSS
adj. of car traffic: extremely congested ...1964 US sl.
CREEPER
n. 1. a stealthy robber; a sneak thief; a prostitute who steals from her clients while they are asleep or unconscious ...1906 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a soft-soled shoes of the 1950s, the blue suede type of the Teddy-boy ...M20 Brit. sl.
n. 3. marijuana of a slow-acting type ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 4. a burglar who specialises in robbing hotels or brothels ...Brit. sl.
n. 5. a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREEPERS
n. 1. body lice, bedbugs, fleas, etc.; anything that makes your flesh creep when they creep over your flesh ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the feet ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 3. soft-soled shoes ...World War II Amer. sl.
CREEPERS JEEPERS!
int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
CREEP-HOUSE
n. a brothel or other place where prostitutes rob their clients ...1913 US sl.
CREEPING CRUD
n. 1. a variety of skin diseases; any skin disorder ...World War II US military usage
n. 2. any kind of nastiness made even worse by implying that it is ambulatory ...M20 US sl.
CREEPING JESUS
n. a sycophantic or servile person, or one who is hypocritically pious ...c1818 sl.
int. an oath and an exclamation ...20C Aust.
CREEP JOINT
n. a brothel or other place where prostitutes rob their clients ...1921 US sl.
CREEP OUT OF THE WOODWORK
vb. of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
CREEPS, THE
n. a feeling of repugnance or fear; the unease felt in the presence of a 'creepy' person or in a spooky place; a feeling of horror caused by something uncanny ...1879 sl.
CREEPSHOW
n. horrible or grotesque; used to describe a situation or person that fits the bill ...Brit. sl.
CREEP UP SOMEONE'S ASS
vb. to demean oneself as a means of currying favour with someone ...1698 sl.
CREEPY
adj. said of something producing an uncanny feeling of horror or repugnance ...1883 sl.
CREEPY-CRAWLY
n. any insect or similar small creeping creature considered as disagreeable or frightening ...1858 sl.
CREMATED
adj. 1. badly beaten by an opponent; ruined by a bad business deal or stock-market collapse ...Brit. sl.
adj. 2. said of the effect of an overhot oven on a piece of meat ...Brit. sl.
CREMETOUS
†* adj. fearful, timid ....c1477
CREOLE STATE
n. Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
CREOPHAGOUS
adj. flesh-eating, carnivorous ...1881
CREPE
n. a short artificial beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
CREPITATE
† vb. 1. to break wind, to fart ...1623
vb. 2. to crackle, to make a crackling sound ...1853
vb. 3. said of the sound made by a rattlesnake: to rattle ...1852-9
CREPUSCULOUS
adj. of the nature of twilight; in a state between light and darkness; dim, glimmering, dusky, indistinct, obscure ...1646
CREVICE
n. the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
CREW
n. one's circle of friends ...20C teen & high school sl.
CREWBY
n. a rowing crew ...20C teen & high school sl.