DICTIONARY D
DAN - DAZZ
DAN - DANDZ
DAN
n. 1. 1303 obs. - an honourable title; used in addressing or speaking of members of the religious orders, or applied to distinguished men, knights, scholars, poets, etc.
n. 2. 1787 Sc. obs. - a respectful term of address, lord, master
n. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - scurf on animals; dandruff
n. 4. a1909 US sl. - dynamite (criminals' usage)
n. 5. c1920 sl. - a man in charge of a male public convenience
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a sedan
n. 7. 1988 Sc. sl. - a Roman Catholic
n. 8. 2000s US sl. - a fool (Dumb-Ass Nigger) (African-American usage)
DANCE
n. 1. 1857 cant - a staircase; a flight of steps
n. 2. 20C US sl. - a hanging (prison usage)
n. 3. 1940s Amer. sl. - a fight between rival gangs (street gang usage)
n. 4. 1970 Can. sl. - a fight (ice hockey usage)
vb. 1. 16C sl. - to have sexual intercourse
vb. 2. 1821 US sl. - to kick and stomp
vb. 3. 1846 Eng. dial. - to toss
vb. 4. 1859 US sl. - of hanged person: to make involuntary spasmodic movements while being hanged; hence, to be executed by hanging
vb. 5. M19 sl. - to steal from first or higher floors, usually in daytime when residents are downstairs and not in bed
vb. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to boil
vb. 7. 20C Amer. sl. - to be in power or control of another; to be forced to be subservient to another, as through threats, blackmail, or because one has a dominating boss, wife or the like
vb. 8. 20C sl. - of a male: to phallicize; to thrust in copulation
vb. 9. 1977 US sl. - of a wink in tiddlywinks: to wobble around
vb. 10. 1978 US sl. - to send someone away with deceptive or delaying action
vb. 11. 1980 US sl. - to cause a car to bounce up and down by use of hydraulic lifts
vb. 12. 1995 UK sl. - of a batsman in cricket: to swiftly advance beyond the crease to meet the pitch of a ball
DANCEABLE
adj.1 . 1860 colloq. - fit to dance with
adj. 2. c1890 colloq. - of a tune: suitable for a dance
DANCE ABOUT
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to move about from place to place
DANCE ADAM'S JIG
vb. 17C-19C sl. - to have sexual intercourse
DANCE AFTER A PERSON'S PIPE
vb. 1562 - to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation
DANCE AFTER A PERSON'S WHISTLE
vb. 1823 - to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation
DANCE A HAKA
vb. c1890 NZ colloq. - to exhibit joy; to express one's pleasure
DANCE A JIG ON AIR
vb. 1873 US sl. - to be executed by hanging
DANCE AROUND
vb. 1970s Amer. sl. - to improvise, etc., in order to avoid a question or issue
DANCE ASS
vb. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago sl. - to ignore the needs of others
DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL
vb. M18 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PAYS THE FIDDLERS
vb. M18 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PLAYS THE MUSIC
vb. M18 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE AT HIS DEATH
vb. 1859 US sl. - to be hung
DANCE AT THE SHERIFF'S BALL
vb. L18 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE AT THE SHERIFF'S BALL AND LOLL ONE'S TONGUE OUT AT THE COMPANY
vb. L18 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE BAREFOOT
vb. 1596 obs. - of an elder daughter: to remain single while a younger daughter is married
DANCE BARNABY
vb. 1. 1664 obs. - to dance to a quick movement, move expeditiously
vb. 2. 17C-19C sl. - to have sexual intercourse
DANCE BOBBIN JO
vb. 17C sl. - to have sexual intercourse
DANCE CARD
n. 1980s Amer. sl. - a putative list of priorities, engagements, etc.
DANCE FEVER
n. 2004 UK sl. - Fentanyl™, a synthetic narcotic analgesic that is used as a recreational drug (drugs usage)
DANCEHALL
n. 1. 1928 US sl. - the cell in which a prisoner is placed before being executed (prison usage)
n. 2. 1928 US sl. - the execution chamber in a prison in which death sentences are executed
n. 3. 1944 US sl. - a large flat-bed semi-trailer truck
DANCE HIS LANE
vb. Bk1900 Sc. - to express great joy or violent rage
DANCEHOUSE
n. 1939 US sl. - a pre-execution cell; an execution chamber (prison usage)
DANCE IN A NET
vb. 1583 arch. - to act with practically no disguise or concealment, while expecting to escape notice; in later use, to do something undetected
DANCE IN A ROPE
vb. M17 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE-IN-MY-LIFE
n. 1825 Sc. - a very diminutive or small person
DANCE IN THE HALF-PECK
vb. to be left behind as a bachelor, on a brother's marriage ...1892 Eng. dial.
DANCE IN THE HOG TROUGH
vb. usually of a woman: to remain unmarried after a usually younger sibling is married; to be the last child in a family to remain unmarried; hence; to be abandoned, often used as a jocular threat ...M19 US sl.
DANCE IN THE PIG TROUGH
vb. usually of a woman: to remain unmarried after a usually younger sibling is married; to be the last child in a family to remain unmarried; hence; to be abandoned, often used as a jocular threat ...M19 US sl.
DANCE IN THE RAIN ROOM
vb. to take a shower in prison ...1989 US sl.
DANCE IN THE SANDBOX
vb. to scheme, to deceive ...1960s US Black sl.
DANCE OF DEATH
n. a relationship or marriage between two addicts ...1998 sl.
DANCE OFF
vb. to die, esp. by legal execution ...1930s Amer. sl.
DANCE ON
vb. to kick and stomp ...1821 US sl.
DANCE ON A DIME
vb. to dance very close together ...1940s US sl.
DANCE ON AIR
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE ON A ROPE
vb. to be hanged ...M17 sl.
DANCE ONE'S LANE
vb. to dance with joy or from violent rage ...1733 Sc.
DANCE ON NOTHING
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE SHERIFF'S DOOR
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE TOLLING OF A BELL
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE ON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE ON SOMEONE'S FACE
vb. to hit or kick in the face ...1980s US Black sl.
DANCE ON SOMEONE'S LIPS
vb. to hit or kick in the face ...1980s US Black sl.
DANCE ON THE CARPET
vb. to be called into a superior's office for questioning about possible misconduct or poor work performance ...1946 US sl.
DANCE ON THE MATTRESS
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE ON THE TOP OF NOTHING
vb. to be executed by hanging ...1864 US sl.
DANCE PARTY
n. a disco ...20C Aust. sl.
DANCER
n. 1. a housebreaker, esp. one who enters through the roof of a building; a cat burglar; a sneak thief ...1864 arch. sl.
n. 2. of a bird: one which moves about ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a boxer who evades the opponent rather than engaging him ...1949 US sl.
n. 4. in baseball: a knuckleball ...1978 US sl.
n. 5. cancer ...20C Aust. sl.
DANCER CASES
n. shoes, boots, slippers ...Brit. sl.
DANCERESS
† n. a female dancer ...1388 obs. exc. as a nonce word
DANCERS
n. 1. stairs ...1671 arch. sl.
n. 2. the Aurora Borealis or northern lights ...c1717
n. 3. the feet ...1950s sl.
DANCERY
†* n. 1. dancing ...1615
n. 2. a dance hall ...1950s US sl.
DANCE SALLENGER'S DANCE
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
DANCE SALLENGER'S ROUND
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
DANCE SALLINGER'S ROUND
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
DANCE SELLINGER'S ROUND
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
DANCE SOMEONE AROUND
vb. 1. to deceive; to 'mess' around ...1970s US sl.
vb. 2. to harass; to pressurize someone ...1980s US sl.
DANCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C literary euphemism
DANCE THE BLANKET HORNPIPE
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE BUTTOCK(S) JIG
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...18C sl.
DANCE THE CARPET
vb. to appear before an official for an investigation of one's work or behaviour; to receive a reprimand, criticism, or punishment ...20C Amer. sl.
DANCE THE CUSHION DANCE
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE GOATS JIG
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...18C sl.
DANCE THE HAY
vb. to perform winding or sinuous movements around or among numerous objects; to go through varied evolutions like those of a dance ...1597
DANCE THE IRISH JIG
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE KIPPLES
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L18 sl.
DANCE THE MARRIED MAN'S COTILLION
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE MATRIMONIAL POLKA
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE MATTRESS JIG
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE MILL
vb. to walk on the prison treadmill ...M19 W. Indies sl.
DANCE THE MILLER'S-REEL
vb. to copulate ...a1796 sl.
DANCE THE NEWGATE-HORNPIPE
vb. to be hanged ...1829 sl.
DANCE THE PADDINGTON FRISK
vb. to be hanged ...17C sl.
DANCE THE PHIBBIE
vb. to get a horse-whipping ...1891 Eng. dial.
DANCE THE REEL OF BOGIE
vb. to copulate ... L18 Sc. colloq.
DANCE THE REEL O' STUMPIE
vb. to copulate ...L18 Sc. colloq.
DANCE THE SHEETS
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C sl.
DANCE THE STAIRS
vb. to steal from first or higher floors, usually in daytime when residents are downstairs and not in bed ...M19 sl.
DANCE THE TYBURN HORNPIPE ON NOTHING
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE THE TYBURN JIG
† vb. to be hanged ...1697
DANCE TO A PERSON'S PIPE
vb. to follow his lead; to act after his desire or instigation ...1562
DANCE TO A PERSON'S WHISTLE
vb. to follow his lead; to unquestionably obey ...c1560 sl.
DANCE TO THE TIME OF SHAKING THE SHEETS
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L16 sl.
DANCE TO THE TUNE OF SHAKING THE SHEETS
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L16 sl.
DANCE TO THE TUNE OF SHAKING THE SHEETS WITHOUT MUSIC
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L16 sl.
DANCE UPON NOTHING
n. a hanging ...1840
vb. to be hanged ...1837 arch.
DANCE UPON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT
vb. to be hanged ...18C sl.
DANCE WITH JOHNNY ONE-EYE
vb. to masturbate ...1980s sl.
DANCE WITH YOUR ARSE TO THE CEILING
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCEY
adj. 1. of a person: inclined to dance ...E20 colloq.
adj. 2. of music: suitable for dancing to ...E20 colloq.
DANCHY
n. an imaginary animal or monster used to frighten children ...1969 Amer. dial.
DANCIE
n. a dancing-master ...1872 Sc.
DANCING
n. in railway usage: the condition of locomotive wheels slipping on the rail ...1970 UK sl.
DANCING ACADEMY
n. 1. a brothel ...M17 sl.
n. 2. used as a euphemism and legal dodge for an after-hours homosexual club ...1974 US sl.
DANCING DEVIL
n. a small whirlwind which picks up sand and dust; a dust devil ...1931 Amer. dial.
DANCING DOG
n. a man who enjoys dancing ...c1880 sl.
DANCING GIRLS
n. in dominoes: the seven tiles with a five; a five in any combination ...1959 US sl.
DANCING MASTER
n. 1. an upper-class rowdy who found his amusement in making his victims 'dance' by stabbing at their legs with his sword ...M17 sl.
n. 2. the hangman ...L17 sl.
n. 3. a 'cat' burglar ...c1860 sl.
n. 4. a boxer continuously 'dancing about' ...1923 boxing sl.
DANCING ON THE CARPET
phr. summoned to the superintendent's office for investigation or reprimand ...1931 Can. railroadmen's usage
DANCING SCHOOL
n. a brothel ...M17 sl.
DANCITIVE
† adj. inclined or given to dancing ...1606 nonce word
DANCY
vb. to dandle, as with an infant ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAND
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a dandy; a fop ...1874 sl. or Eng. dial.
DANDALIE
adj. spoiled by admiration; celebrated ...1806 Sc.
DAN DARES
n. flared trousers ...1996 UK rhyming sl. for 'flares'
D AND D
adj. 1. drunk and disorderly ...1899 UK sl.
adj. 2. drunk and dirty ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
adj. 3. deaf and dumb ...1937 US sl.
n. 1. a charge of being drunk and disorderly; one who is drunk and disorderly ...1889 US police sl.
n. 2. a beggar who is or who pretends to be deaf and dumb ...1937 US beggars' sl.
n. 3. Dungeons and Dragons (a genre of fantasy roleplay games) ...2001 UK sl.
vb. 1. fail to lead; to escape responsibility ('delegate and disappear') ...1995 Can. sl.
vb. 2. to leave a restaurant without paying your bill ...1997 US sl.
DANDELION BIRD
n. a goldfinch ...1956 Amer. dial.
DANDER
adj. angry ...M19 sl.
n. 1. a noise, a commotion ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a slight scurf on the skin ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a stroll, a saunter ...1821 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 4. temper, anger, indignation ...1831 colloq.
n. 5. a blow on the head ...1868 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a fit of shivering ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 7. the head ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a jogging on the knee ...1923 Sc.
vb. 1. to anger, to rouse the temper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make a trembling sound, to vibrate; to shake ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to stroll, to saunter, to walk aimlessly, idly, or uncertainly; to wander ...1728 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to caper ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to talk incoherently, to ramble ...1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to walk in a lively, brisk manner ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 7. to jog a child on the knee ...1923 Sc.
DANDERED
adj. 1. wandering, dazed, stupefied ...1826 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. angry, ruffled ...1880 sl.
DANDERER
n. a saunterer; one who habitually saunters about ...1821 Sc.
DANDERING
adj. 1. wandering, sauntering ...1773 Sc.
adj. 2. vibrating, resounding ...1776 Sc.
adj. 3. foolish, weak-minded, twaddling; incoherent, rambling in speech ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a wandering, a stroll ...1828 Sc.
n. 2. useless, silly talk ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDEROO
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DANDERS
n. the shivers; a shivering fit ...1889 Eng. dial.
DANDERY
adj. 1. irritated; angry; alarmed ...1838 US sl.
adj. 2. trembling, infirm, tottery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
D AND I
n. the criminal charge of drunk and incapable ...1970s sl.
DANDIACAL
adj. dandyish, dandified ...1831
DANDIE-DOE
n. a seesaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
DANDIEFECHAN
† n. a stroke, a resounding blow ..1808 Sc.
DANDIES
n. a children's game with knuckle-bones or stones ...1888 Eng. dial.
DANDIES, THE
n. the Dandenong Ranges outside Melbourne ...1981 Aust. sl.
DANDIFICATION
n. the act or state of making look or looking like a dandy ...1825 colloq.
DANDIFIED adj. made or adorned in the style of a dandy; foppish ...1826
colloq.
DANDIFY
vb. to give the character or style of a dandy to; to make trim and smart like a dandy ...1823 colloq.
DANDILLIE
n. a dandelion ...1923 Sc.
DANDILLIE-CHAIN
n. a chain used by children as a toy or ornament, made of the stems of the dandelion ...Bk1900 Sc.
DANDILLY
adj. 1. spoiled by admiration, or by being made too much of; celebrated for beauty; petted ...1500-20 Sc.
adj. 2. fancy, over-ornamented ...1895 Sc.
n. 1. a woman spoiled by admiration; one conceited of her personal appearance; a vain woman; a pet, a darling ...1697 Sc.
n. 2. a young person who through over-indulgence is become feeble in body, or pettish in temper, or both ...1808 Sc.
DANDILOLLIE
n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
DANDIPRAT
† n. 1. a small, insignificant, or contemptible fellow; a dwarf, a pygmy ...1556 obs. or arch.
† n. 2. a young lad, a little boy, an urchin; rarely a young girl ...1583 obs. or arch.
DANDISETTE
n. 1. a female dandy ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
DANDIZETTE
* n. 1. a female dandy ...1821
n. 2. a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
DANDLE
† n. 1. a stroll, a saunter ...a1600 Sc.
n. 2. the hand ...L18 UK criminals sl.
n. 3. a seesaw ...1933 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to move a child etc. lightly up and down in the arms or on the knee ...1530
† vb. 2. to trifle, to play or toy with ...1569
vb. 3. to make much of, to pet, to fondle, to pamper ...1575
vb. 4. to toss about in the wind ...1927 Sc.
vb. 5. to ride on a seesaw ...1931 Amer. dial.
DANDLE-BOARD
n. a seesaw ...1943 Amer. dial.
DANDLER
n. one who dallies, a trifler ...1598
DANDLES
n. an ill-conditioned, mismanaging female ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDLING
† n. a dandled child; a pet, a spoiled child ...1611 obs. or Eng. dial.
DANDLING-BOARD
n. a seesaw ...1943 Amer. dial.
D AND M
n. a serious conversation, generally relating to personal relationships (Deep and Meaningful) ...1996 Aust. sl.
vb. to have a deep and meaningful conversation ...20C Aust. sl.
DANDO
n. a great eater, a glutton; one who frequents hotels, eating-houses, etc., satisfies his appetite, and leaves without paying ...c1840 colloq.
DANDRIL
n. a knock; a blow; a curved stick with which hockey is played ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDRUFF
n. 1. anger, temper ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a head-butt ...1950s sl.
n. 3. snow ...1976 US sl.
n. 4. cocaine ...2001 UK sl.
DANDRUM
n. a whim, a freak; an ill temper ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DANDY
adj. 1. fancy; fashionable; hence, splendid, first-rate, excellent, fine; very good of its kind ...1792 colloq., orig. US
adj. 2. pert, frolicsome ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. characteristic of a dandy; affectedly neat, trim. or smart; fine, gay; flashy, showy ...1813
adj. 4. homosexual ...M19 sl.
adj. 5. distracted ...1873 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. excellently, wonderfully; well; satisfactorily ...1908 sl., orig. US
adv. 2. very ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a Ganges boatman ...L17 Anglo-Indian
n. 2. a man whose style of dress is ostentatiously elegant or fashionable; a fop, a beau ...c1780
n. 3. a very good thing of its kind; the best; anything first-rate or excellent ...1784 colloq.
n. 4. the hand; a child's hand ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a bantam fowl ...1828 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a small jug; a small glass; a small glass of whisky ...1838 Irish
n. 7. anything superlatively fine, neat, or dainty ...1837-40 sl. or colloq.
n. 8. an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...M19 sl.
n. 9. an elegant woman; a prominent or distinguished person ...1881 Sc.
n. 10. an imitation gold coin; a fake sovereign ...1883 UK criminals' sl.
n. 11. a kind of vehicle used in the Himalayas, consisting of strong cloth slung like a hammock to a bamboo staff, and carried by two (or more) men called 'dandy-wallahs' ...L19 Anglo-Indian
n. 12. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 13. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 14. in South Australia: a small container for ice cream ...1954 Aust. sl.
n. 15. a grade of 'D' ...1965 US sl.
n. 16. a dandelion ...1967 Amer. dial.
DANDY, THE
n. one that is most attractive, neat, skilful, or stylish; now a stylish or first-class example of anything; precisely the thing needed, esp. if fashionable ...1784 colloq.
DANDY-BOY
n. a well-dressed young man ...1940s W. Indies sl.
DANDY-CANDY
n. gaily coloured or ornamental candy ...1846 Eng. dial.
DANDY-CAP
n. an old woman who pays much attention to dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY-COCK
n. 1. a bantam-cock ...1859 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a foppish, strutting fellow ...1892 Eng. dial.
DANDY-DEVIL
n. a fop ...1894 Eng. dial.
DANDY DUDE
n. a dandy ...1940s W. Indies sl.
DANDYFIED
adj. like a dandy ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
DANDYFUNK
n. a pudding made of cracker crumbs, slush, and molasses ...1849 US nautical sl.
DANDY-GO-LION
n. the dandelion, Taraxacum leontoden ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY-GO-RUSSET
adj. of articles of clothing: old, worn-out, faded, rusty-coloured ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. an ancient wig ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY GREY RUSSET
adj. dirty brown in colour ...L18 sl.
n. a dirty brown ...M18 colloq.
DANDY-HEN
n. a bantam-hen ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY-HORSE
n. 1. a velocipede, a cross between a child's hobby-horse and the most primitive of bicycles ...c1820 society sl.
n. 2. a tricycle or bicycle ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDYIC
adj. dandyish ...1832 nonce word
DANDYIZE
vb. to play the dandy ...1830 nonce word
DANDYLING
n. a diminutive or petty dandy; a ridiculous fop ...1846 nonce word
DANDY-MAN
n. ? a travelling packman or peddler ...1866 Eng. dial.
DANDY-MASTER
n. a forger of gold coins; the head of a counterfeiting gang ...1883 criminals' sl.
DANDYO, THE
n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DANDYPRAT
n. 1. an insignificant, contemptible person ...c1550 colloq.
n. 2. a person of small or insignificant stature; a dwarf ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY-PUFF
n. an interfering, meddlesome young person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDYSETTE
n. 1. a female dandy ...c1820 sl.
n. 2. a female homosexual; a lesbian ...E19 Brit. sl.
DANDY-SPRAT
n. a person of small or insignificant stature; a dwarf ...1888 Eng. dial.
DANDY-TRAP
n. a loose paving stone, which when stepped on the muddy water gushes up and soils footwear or clothing ...1842 US sl.
D AND Z
n. a demilitarised zone ...1991 US sl.
n. 1. 1303 obs. - an honourable title; used in addressing or speaking of members of the religious orders, or applied to distinguished men, knights, scholars, poets, etc.
n. 2. 1787 Sc. obs. - a respectful term of address, lord, master
n. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - scurf on animals; dandruff
n. 4. a1909 US sl. - dynamite (criminals' usage)
n. 5. c1920 sl. - a man in charge of a male public convenience
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a sedan
n. 7. 1988 Sc. sl. - a Roman Catholic
n. 8. 2000s US sl. - a fool (Dumb-Ass Nigger) (African-American usage)
DANCE
n. 1. 1857 cant - a staircase; a flight of steps
n. 2. 20C US sl. - a hanging (prison usage)
n. 3. 1940s Amer. sl. - a fight between rival gangs (street gang usage)
n. 4. 1970 Can. sl. - a fight (ice hockey usage)
vb. 1. 16C sl. - to have sexual intercourse
vb. 2. 1821 US sl. - to kick and stomp
vb. 3. 1846 Eng. dial. - to toss
vb. 4. 1859 US sl. - of hanged person: to make involuntary spasmodic movements while being hanged; hence, to be executed by hanging
vb. 5. M19 sl. - to steal from first or higher floors, usually in daytime when residents are downstairs and not in bed
vb. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to boil
vb. 7. 20C Amer. sl. - to be in power or control of another; to be forced to be subservient to another, as through threats, blackmail, or because one has a dominating boss, wife or the like
vb. 8. 20C sl. - of a male: to phallicize; to thrust in copulation
vb. 9. 1977 US sl. - of a wink in tiddlywinks: to wobble around
vb. 10. 1978 US sl. - to send someone away with deceptive or delaying action
vb. 11. 1980 US sl. - to cause a car to bounce up and down by use of hydraulic lifts
vb. 12. 1995 UK sl. - of a batsman in cricket: to swiftly advance beyond the crease to meet the pitch of a ball
DANCEABLE
adj.1 . 1860 colloq. - fit to dance with
adj. 2. c1890 colloq. - of a tune: suitable for a dance
DANCE ABOUT
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to move about from place to place
DANCE ADAM'S JIG
vb. 17C-19C sl. - to have sexual intercourse
DANCE AFTER A PERSON'S PIPE
vb. 1562 - to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation
DANCE AFTER A PERSON'S WHISTLE
vb. 1823 - to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation
DANCE A HAKA
vb. c1890 NZ colloq. - to exhibit joy; to express one's pleasure
DANCE A JIG ON AIR
vb. 1873 US sl. - to be executed by hanging
DANCE AROUND
vb. 1970s Amer. sl. - to improvise, etc., in order to avoid a question or issue
DANCE ASS
vb. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago sl. - to ignore the needs of others
DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL
vb. M18 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PAYS THE FIDDLERS
vb. M18 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PLAYS THE MUSIC
vb. M18 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE AT HIS DEATH
vb. 1859 US sl. - to be hung
DANCE AT THE SHERIFF'S BALL
vb. L18 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE AT THE SHERIFF'S BALL AND LOLL ONE'S TONGUE OUT AT THE COMPANY
vb. L18 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE BAREFOOT
vb. 1596 obs. - of an elder daughter: to remain single while a younger daughter is married
DANCE BARNABY
vb. 1. 1664 obs. - to dance to a quick movement, move expeditiously
vb. 2. 17C-19C sl. - to have sexual intercourse
DANCE BOBBIN JO
vb. 17C sl. - to have sexual intercourse
DANCE CARD
n. 1980s Amer. sl. - a putative list of priorities, engagements, etc.
DANCE FEVER
n. 2004 UK sl. - Fentanyl™, a synthetic narcotic analgesic that is used as a recreational drug (drugs usage)
DANCEHALL
n. 1. 1928 US sl. - the cell in which a prisoner is placed before being executed (prison usage)
n. 2. 1928 US sl. - the execution chamber in a prison in which death sentences are executed
n. 3. 1944 US sl. - a large flat-bed semi-trailer truck
DANCE HIS LANE
vb. Bk1900 Sc. - to express great joy or violent rage
DANCEHOUSE
n. 1939 US sl. - a pre-execution cell; an execution chamber (prison usage)
DANCE IN A NET
vb. 1583 arch. - to act with practically no disguise or concealment, while expecting to escape notice; in later use, to do something undetected
DANCE IN A ROPE
vb. M17 sl. - to be hanged
DANCE-IN-MY-LIFE
n. 1825 Sc. - a very diminutive or small person
DANCE IN THE HALF-PECK
vb. to be left behind as a bachelor, on a brother's marriage ...1892 Eng. dial.
DANCE IN THE HOG TROUGH
vb. usually of a woman: to remain unmarried after a usually younger sibling is married; to be the last child in a family to remain unmarried; hence; to be abandoned, often used as a jocular threat ...M19 US sl.
DANCE IN THE PIG TROUGH
vb. usually of a woman: to remain unmarried after a usually younger sibling is married; to be the last child in a family to remain unmarried; hence; to be abandoned, often used as a jocular threat ...M19 US sl.
DANCE IN THE RAIN ROOM
vb. to take a shower in prison ...1989 US sl.
DANCE IN THE SANDBOX
vb. to scheme, to deceive ...1960s US Black sl.
DANCE OF DEATH
n. a relationship or marriage between two addicts ...1998 sl.
DANCE OFF
vb. to die, esp. by legal execution ...1930s Amer. sl.
DANCE ON
vb. to kick and stomp ...1821 US sl.
DANCE ON A DIME
vb. to dance very close together ...1940s US sl.
DANCE ON AIR
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE ON A ROPE
vb. to be hanged ...M17 sl.
DANCE ONE'S LANE
vb. to dance with joy or from violent rage ...1733 Sc.
DANCE ON NOTHING
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE SHERIFF'S DOOR
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE TOLLING OF A BELL
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE ON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE ON SOMEONE'S FACE
vb. to hit or kick in the face ...1980s US Black sl.
DANCE ON SOMEONE'S LIPS
vb. to hit or kick in the face ...1980s US Black sl.
DANCE ON THE CARPET
vb. to be called into a superior's office for questioning about possible misconduct or poor work performance ...1946 US sl.
DANCE ON THE MATTRESS
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE ON THE TOP OF NOTHING
vb. to be executed by hanging ...1864 US sl.
DANCE PARTY
n. a disco ...20C Aust. sl.
DANCER
n. 1. a housebreaker, esp. one who enters through the roof of a building; a cat burglar; a sneak thief ...1864 arch. sl.
n. 2. of a bird: one which moves about ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a boxer who evades the opponent rather than engaging him ...1949 US sl.
n. 4. in baseball: a knuckleball ...1978 US sl.
n. 5. cancer ...20C Aust. sl.
DANCER CASES
n. shoes, boots, slippers ...Brit. sl.
DANCERESS
† n. a female dancer ...1388 obs. exc. as a nonce word
DANCERS
n. 1. stairs ...1671 arch. sl.
n. 2. the Aurora Borealis or northern lights ...c1717
n. 3. the feet ...1950s sl.
DANCERY
†* n. 1. dancing ...1615
n. 2. a dance hall ...1950s US sl.
DANCE SALLENGER'S DANCE
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
DANCE SALLENGER'S ROUND
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
DANCE SALLINGER'S ROUND
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
DANCE SELLINGER'S ROUND
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
DANCE SOMEONE AROUND
vb. 1. to deceive; to 'mess' around ...1970s US sl.
vb. 2. to harass; to pressurize someone ...1980s US sl.
DANCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C literary euphemism
DANCE THE BLANKET HORNPIPE
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE BUTTOCK(S) JIG
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...18C sl.
DANCE THE CARPET
vb. to appear before an official for an investigation of one's work or behaviour; to receive a reprimand, criticism, or punishment ...20C Amer. sl.
DANCE THE CUSHION DANCE
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE GOATS JIG
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...18C sl.
DANCE THE HAY
vb. to perform winding or sinuous movements around or among numerous objects; to go through varied evolutions like those of a dance ...1597
DANCE THE IRISH JIG
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE KIPPLES
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L18 sl.
DANCE THE MARRIED MAN'S COTILLION
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE MATRIMONIAL POLKA
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE MATTRESS JIG
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCE THE MILL
vb. to walk on the prison treadmill ...M19 W. Indies sl.
DANCE THE MILLER'S-REEL
vb. to copulate ...a1796 sl.
DANCE THE NEWGATE-HORNPIPE
vb. to be hanged ...1829 sl.
DANCE THE PADDINGTON FRISK
vb. to be hanged ...17C sl.
DANCE THE PHIBBIE
vb. to get a horse-whipping ...1891 Eng. dial.
DANCE THE REEL OF BOGIE
vb. to copulate ... L18 Sc. colloq.
DANCE THE REEL O' STUMPIE
vb. to copulate ...L18 Sc. colloq.
DANCE THE SHEETS
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C sl.
DANCE THE STAIRS
vb. to steal from first or higher floors, usually in daytime when residents are downstairs and not in bed ...M19 sl.
DANCE THE TYBURN HORNPIPE ON NOTHING
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANCE THE TYBURN JIG
† vb. to be hanged ...1697
DANCE TO A PERSON'S PIPE
vb. to follow his lead; to act after his desire or instigation ...1562
DANCE TO A PERSON'S WHISTLE
vb. to follow his lead; to unquestionably obey ...c1560 sl.
DANCE TO THE TIME OF SHAKING THE SHEETS
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L16 sl.
DANCE TO THE TUNE OF SHAKING THE SHEETS
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L16 sl.
DANCE TO THE TUNE OF SHAKING THE SHEETS WITHOUT MUSIC
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L16 sl.
DANCE UPON NOTHING
n. a hanging ...1840
vb. to be hanged ...1837 arch.
DANCE UPON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT
vb. to be hanged ...18C sl.
DANCE WITH JOHNNY ONE-EYE
vb. to masturbate ...1980s sl.
DANCE WITH YOUR ARSE TO THE CEILING
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
DANCEY
adj. 1. of a person: inclined to dance ...E20 colloq.
adj. 2. of music: suitable for dancing to ...E20 colloq.
DANCHY
n. an imaginary animal or monster used to frighten children ...1969 Amer. dial.
DANCIE
n. a dancing-master ...1872 Sc.
DANCING
n. in railway usage: the condition of locomotive wheels slipping on the rail ...1970 UK sl.
DANCING ACADEMY
n. 1. a brothel ...M17 sl.
n. 2. used as a euphemism and legal dodge for an after-hours homosexual club ...1974 US sl.
DANCING DEVIL
n. a small whirlwind which picks up sand and dust; a dust devil ...1931 Amer. dial.
DANCING DOG
n. a man who enjoys dancing ...c1880 sl.
DANCING GIRLS
n. in dominoes: the seven tiles with a five; a five in any combination ...1959 US sl.
DANCING MASTER
n. 1. an upper-class rowdy who found his amusement in making his victims 'dance' by stabbing at their legs with his sword ...M17 sl.
n. 2. the hangman ...L17 sl.
n. 3. a 'cat' burglar ...c1860 sl.
n. 4. a boxer continuously 'dancing about' ...1923 boxing sl.
DANCING ON THE CARPET
phr. summoned to the superintendent's office for investigation or reprimand ...1931 Can. railroadmen's usage
DANCING SCHOOL
n. a brothel ...M17 sl.
DANCITIVE
† adj. inclined or given to dancing ...1606 nonce word
DANCY
vb. to dandle, as with an infant ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAND
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a dandy; a fop ...1874 sl. or Eng. dial.
DANDALIE
adj. spoiled by admiration; celebrated ...1806 Sc.
DAN DARES
n. flared trousers ...1996 UK rhyming sl. for 'flares'
D AND D
adj. 1. drunk and disorderly ...1899 UK sl.
adj. 2. drunk and dirty ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
adj. 3. deaf and dumb ...1937 US sl.
n. 1. a charge of being drunk and disorderly; one who is drunk and disorderly ...1889 US police sl.
n. 2. a beggar who is or who pretends to be deaf and dumb ...1937 US beggars' sl.
n. 3. Dungeons and Dragons (a genre of fantasy roleplay games) ...2001 UK sl.
vb. 1. fail to lead; to escape responsibility ('delegate and disappear') ...1995 Can. sl.
vb. 2. to leave a restaurant without paying your bill ...1997 US sl.
DANDELION BIRD
n. a goldfinch ...1956 Amer. dial.
DANDER
adj. angry ...M19 sl.
n. 1. a noise, a commotion ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a slight scurf on the skin ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a stroll, a saunter ...1821 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 4. temper, anger, indignation ...1831 colloq.
n. 5. a blow on the head ...1868 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a fit of shivering ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 7. the head ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a jogging on the knee ...1923 Sc.
vb. 1. to anger, to rouse the temper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make a trembling sound, to vibrate; to shake ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to stroll, to saunter, to walk aimlessly, idly, or uncertainly; to wander ...1728 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to caper ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to talk incoherently, to ramble ...1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to walk in a lively, brisk manner ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 7. to jog a child on the knee ...1923 Sc.
DANDERED
adj. 1. wandering, dazed, stupefied ...1826 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. angry, ruffled ...1880 sl.
DANDERER
n. a saunterer; one who habitually saunters about ...1821 Sc.
DANDERING
adj. 1. wandering, sauntering ...1773 Sc.
adj. 2. vibrating, resounding ...1776 Sc.
adj. 3. foolish, weak-minded, twaddling; incoherent, rambling in speech ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a wandering, a stroll ...1828 Sc.
n. 2. useless, silly talk ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDEROO
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DANDERS
n. the shivers; a shivering fit ...1889 Eng. dial.
DANDERY
adj. 1. irritated; angry; alarmed ...1838 US sl.
adj. 2. trembling, infirm, tottery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
D AND I
n. the criminal charge of drunk and incapable ...1970s sl.
DANDIACAL
adj. dandyish, dandified ...1831
DANDIE-DOE
n. a seesaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
DANDIEFECHAN
† n. a stroke, a resounding blow ..1808 Sc.
DANDIES
n. a children's game with knuckle-bones or stones ...1888 Eng. dial.
DANDIES, THE
n. the Dandenong Ranges outside Melbourne ...1981 Aust. sl.
DANDIFICATION
n. the act or state of making look or looking like a dandy ...1825 colloq.
DANDIFIED adj. made or adorned in the style of a dandy; foppish ...1826
colloq.
DANDIFY
vb. to give the character or style of a dandy to; to make trim and smart like a dandy ...1823 colloq.
DANDILLIE
n. a dandelion ...1923 Sc.
DANDILLIE-CHAIN
n. a chain used by children as a toy or ornament, made of the stems of the dandelion ...Bk1900 Sc.
DANDILLY
adj. 1. spoiled by admiration, or by being made too much of; celebrated for beauty; petted ...1500-20 Sc.
adj. 2. fancy, over-ornamented ...1895 Sc.
n. 1. a woman spoiled by admiration; one conceited of her personal appearance; a vain woman; a pet, a darling ...1697 Sc.
n. 2. a young person who through over-indulgence is become feeble in body, or pettish in temper, or both ...1808 Sc.
DANDILOLLIE
n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
DANDIPRAT
† n. 1. a small, insignificant, or contemptible fellow; a dwarf, a pygmy ...1556 obs. or arch.
† n. 2. a young lad, a little boy, an urchin; rarely a young girl ...1583 obs. or arch.
DANDISETTE
n. 1. a female dandy ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
DANDIZETTE
* n. 1. a female dandy ...1821
n. 2. a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
DANDLE
† n. 1. a stroll, a saunter ...a1600 Sc.
n. 2. the hand ...L18 UK criminals sl.
n. 3. a seesaw ...1933 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to move a child etc. lightly up and down in the arms or on the knee ...1530
† vb. 2. to trifle, to play or toy with ...1569
vb. 3. to make much of, to pet, to fondle, to pamper ...1575
vb. 4. to toss about in the wind ...1927 Sc.
vb. 5. to ride on a seesaw ...1931 Amer. dial.
DANDLE-BOARD
n. a seesaw ...1943 Amer. dial.
DANDLER
n. one who dallies, a trifler ...1598
DANDLES
n. an ill-conditioned, mismanaging female ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDLING
† n. a dandled child; a pet, a spoiled child ...1611 obs. or Eng. dial.
DANDLING-BOARD
n. a seesaw ...1943 Amer. dial.
D AND M
n. a serious conversation, generally relating to personal relationships (Deep and Meaningful) ...1996 Aust. sl.
vb. to have a deep and meaningful conversation ...20C Aust. sl.
DANDO
n. a great eater, a glutton; one who frequents hotels, eating-houses, etc., satisfies his appetite, and leaves without paying ...c1840 colloq.
DANDRIL
n. a knock; a blow; a curved stick with which hockey is played ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDRUFF
n. 1. anger, temper ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a head-butt ...1950s sl.
n. 3. snow ...1976 US sl.
n. 4. cocaine ...2001 UK sl.
DANDRUM
n. a whim, a freak; an ill temper ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DANDY
adj. 1. fancy; fashionable; hence, splendid, first-rate, excellent, fine; very good of its kind ...1792 colloq., orig. US
adj. 2. pert, frolicsome ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. characteristic of a dandy; affectedly neat, trim. or smart; fine, gay; flashy, showy ...1813
adj. 4. homosexual ...M19 sl.
adj. 5. distracted ...1873 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. excellently, wonderfully; well; satisfactorily ...1908 sl., orig. US
adv. 2. very ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a Ganges boatman ...L17 Anglo-Indian
n. 2. a man whose style of dress is ostentatiously elegant or fashionable; a fop, a beau ...c1780
n. 3. a very good thing of its kind; the best; anything first-rate or excellent ...1784 colloq.
n. 4. the hand; a child's hand ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a bantam fowl ...1828 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a small jug; a small glass; a small glass of whisky ...1838 Irish
n. 7. anything superlatively fine, neat, or dainty ...1837-40 sl. or colloq.
n. 8. an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...M19 sl.
n. 9. an elegant woman; a prominent or distinguished person ...1881 Sc.
n. 10. an imitation gold coin; a fake sovereign ...1883 UK criminals' sl.
n. 11. a kind of vehicle used in the Himalayas, consisting of strong cloth slung like a hammock to a bamboo staff, and carried by two (or more) men called 'dandy-wallahs' ...L19 Anglo-Indian
n. 12. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 13. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 14. in South Australia: a small container for ice cream ...1954 Aust. sl.
n. 15. a grade of 'D' ...1965 US sl.
n. 16. a dandelion ...1967 Amer. dial.
DANDY, THE
n. one that is most attractive, neat, skilful, or stylish; now a stylish or first-class example of anything; precisely the thing needed, esp. if fashionable ...1784 colloq.
DANDY-BOY
n. a well-dressed young man ...1940s W. Indies sl.
DANDY-CANDY
n. gaily coloured or ornamental candy ...1846 Eng. dial.
DANDY-CAP
n. an old woman who pays much attention to dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY-COCK
n. 1. a bantam-cock ...1859 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a foppish, strutting fellow ...1892 Eng. dial.
DANDY-DEVIL
n. a fop ...1894 Eng. dial.
DANDY DUDE
n. a dandy ...1940s W. Indies sl.
DANDYFIED
adj. like a dandy ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
DANDYFUNK
n. a pudding made of cracker crumbs, slush, and molasses ...1849 US nautical sl.
DANDY-GO-LION
n. the dandelion, Taraxacum leontoden ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY-GO-RUSSET
adj. of articles of clothing: old, worn-out, faded, rusty-coloured ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. an ancient wig ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY GREY RUSSET
adj. dirty brown in colour ...L18 sl.
n. a dirty brown ...M18 colloq.
DANDY-HEN
n. a bantam-hen ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY-HORSE
n. 1. a velocipede, a cross between a child's hobby-horse and the most primitive of bicycles ...c1820 society sl.
n. 2. a tricycle or bicycle ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDYIC
adj. dandyish ...1832 nonce word
DANDYIZE
vb. to play the dandy ...1830 nonce word
DANDYLING
n. a diminutive or petty dandy; a ridiculous fop ...1846 nonce word
DANDY-MAN
n. ? a travelling packman or peddler ...1866 Eng. dial.
DANDY-MASTER
n. a forger of gold coins; the head of a counterfeiting gang ...1883 criminals' sl.
DANDYO, THE
n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DANDYPRAT
n. 1. an insignificant, contemptible person ...c1550 colloq.
n. 2. a person of small or insignificant stature; a dwarf ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDY-PUFF
n. an interfering, meddlesome young person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANDYSETTE
n. 1. a female dandy ...c1820 sl.
n. 2. a female homosexual; a lesbian ...E19 Brit. sl.
DANDY-SPRAT
n. a person of small or insignificant stature; a dwarf ...1888 Eng. dial.
DANDY-TRAP
n. a loose paving stone, which when stepped on the muddy water gushes up and soils footwear or clothing ...1842 US sl.
D AND Z
n. a demilitarised zone ...1991 US sl.
DANE - DAQZ
DANE
n. a red-haired man, a term of reproach ...1865 Eng. dial.
DANER
n. a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Sc.
vb. to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc.
DANE SKIN
n. a freckled skin ...1887 Eng. dial.
DANG
adj. damn; wretched; nasty; accursed ...1840s euphemism
adv. absolutely, extremely ...1840s
n. 1. a hard blow ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the penis ...1910s sl.
vb. 1. to damn ...L18 euphemism
vb. 2. to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
int. damn!; an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc. ...1821
DANG-BANG
adj. damned ...M19
DANGBATTED
adj. crazy ...1960s US sl.
DANG-BURN
adj. damned ...M19
DANGE
adj. extremely good (rhymes with strange; short for dangerous) ...2002 Can. sl.
n. the penis ...1910s sl.
DANGE BROAD
n. a sexually attractive Black girl or young woman ...M20 Amer. sl.
DANGED
adj. damned; wretched; nasty; accursed ...1870s Amer. euphemism
DANGER
adj. dangerous ...1917 Amer. dial.
adv. dangerously ...1917 Amer. dial.
† n. 1. mischief, harm, damage ...c1400
n. 2. a chance, a possibility; a likelihood ...1920s sl.
n. 3. an aggressive flirt ...1993 Fiji
DANGERFUL
† adj. dangerous ...1548
DANGERFULLY
† adv. dangerously ...1548
DANGER IS MY BUSINESS
phr. used as a humorous response to a suggestion that a proposed activity is dangerous ...1966 US sl.
DANGERLY
adv. possibly, by chance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANGERMENT
n. endangering ...1864 Sc.
DANGERMUFF
n. an extremely attractive, sexy woman ...1990s sl.
DANGEROUS
† adj. 1. difficult or awkward to deal with; haughty, arrogant; rigorous, hard, severe; the opposite of affable ...a1225
† adj. 2. reluctant to give, accede, to comply; chary of ...c1386
† adj. 3. difficult to please; particular, ticklish; fastidious, nice, dainty, delicate ...c1386
† adj. 4. hurtful, injurious ...1548
†* adj. 5. ready to run into or meet danger; venturesome ...1621
adj. 6. in danger from illness; dangerously ill ...1797 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 7. of an illness or disease: infectious ...Bk1900 Sc.
adj. 8. extremely effective or impressive ...1984 US sl.
adv. extremely, exceedingly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANGEROUS CURVE
n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
DANGEROUSLY
† adv. 1. with reserve; shyly; charily ...a1577
†* adv. 2. venturesomely ...1642
DANGEROUSNESS
† n. chariness, grudgingness ...1548
DANGER-SIGNAL
n. 1. the 'menstrual cloth' ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 2. a policeman ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a red nose ...20C sl., chiefly Cockneys' usage
DANGER-SIGNAL IS UP, THE
phr. the 'menstrual flux is on' ...Bk1893 sl.
DANGERSOME
† adj. dangerous ..1567 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DANGER WANK
n. an act of masturbation with the threat of being discovered as an added stimulus ...2003 UK sl.
DANGFOOL
adj. stupid and irritating ...L19 sl.
DANG-GUM
adj. damned ...M19
DANG IT!
int. damn! an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc. ...L18 euphemism
DANGLE
n. 1. the penis ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a nickname for an act of male exhibitionism ...20C US sl.
vb. 1. to hang from the gallows; to be hanged ...1678
vb. 2. to follow a woman, without actually addressing her ...18C sl.
vb. 3. to be in attendance, as a servant ...M18 sl.
† vb. 4. to stroll idly, or with lounging steps ...1778
vb. 5. to loiter, to hang about; to make love to ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to shoot or quiver with pain ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 7. to swing, vibrate, quiver, throb, tingle ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 8. to travel or depart, esp. in a hurry ...1927 US sl., esp. hobo usage
vb. 9. to keep waiting ...1960s sl.
int. go away! ...1930s US sl.
DANGLEBERRIES
n. pieces of dried faecal matter clinging to the hairs surrounding the anus ...1984 sl.
DANGLE FROM
vb. from a male perspective: to have sex ...c1910 sl.
DANGLE IN A TYBURN STRING
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANGLE IN THE SHERIFF'S PICTURE-FRAME
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANGLEMENTS
n . dangling appendages; finery; tassels, etc. ...1855 Eng. dial.
DANGLE ONE'S DONGER
vb. to urinate ...1970s sl.
DANGLE-PARADE
n. group military inspection of the genitals for venereal disease ...20C NZ sl.
DANGLEPORK
n. the penis ...2000s sl.
DANGLE QUEEN
n. one who wears clothes that deliberately emphasize the penis, or who exposes the genitals ...1980s US gay sl.
DANGLER
n. 1. a hanger-on, a dallying follower; one who hangs or hovers about a woman ...1727 arch.
n. 2. an effeminate male who prefers female company; the inference is of homosexuality ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a seducer of women ...19C sl.
n. 4. any form of pendant jewellery, as a watch fob or an earring ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. an express or freight train ...1910s tramps' sl.
n. 6. a tramp who travels by hanging onto the rails and similar handgrips beneath a passenger coach ...1916 US tramps' sl.
n. 7. a thief ...1920s US sl.
n. 8. the penis ...1927 US sl.
n. 9. an exhibitionist of the penis; a flasher ...1927 US sl.
n. 10. a beggar or criminal ...1928 US criminals' sl.
n. 11. in the circus: a trapeze artist ...1934 US sl.
n. 12. a lorry's trailer ...1951 UK sl.
n. 13. a person who has died by hanging ...1987 US sl.
n. 14. a businessman ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 15. an emotional friendship between two boys ...20C schoolboys' sl.
DANGLE ROLL
n. a losing throw of the dice in craps ...1990s US Black sl.
DANGLERS
n. 1. a bunch of seals (hanging from a watch chain) ...M19 sl.
n. 2. the testicles ...M19 sl.
n. 3. medals ...c1915 services' sl.
n. 4. suspenders ...Brit. sl.
DANGLET
n. an icicle ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
DANGLE THE CAT
vb. to drive a truck with an engine manufactured by Caterpillar ...1918 US farmers' usage sl.
DANGLING BITS
n. the external male genitals ...1979 Aust. sl.
DANGLING HANGERS
n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
DANGLING MODIFIER
n. a single, long, flashy earring ...1980s US campus sl.
DANGLY BITS
n. the external male genitals ...1990s sl.
DANG ME!
int. a mild oath ...c1790 colloq.
DANG MY BUTTONS!
int. a mild oath ...L18 euphemism
DANGNATION!
int. damnation! ...M19 euphemism
DANG-SWANG
adv. vigorously; with might and mail ...19C Eng. dial.
DANGUS
n. 1. a slattern ...19C Eng. dial. & colloq.
n. 2. the penis ...1930 Amer. euphemism
DANGWALLET
n. a spendthrift ...1679 Eng. dial.
DANGY
adj. damned ...M19
DANIC
† adj. Danish ...1613
DANIEL
n. 1. a person of infallible wisdom ...L16
n. 2. an upright judge ...L16
n. 3. the smallest pig of the litter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the buttocks ...1930s US sl.
n. 5. a rowdy person ...1990s Aust. teen sl.
DANIEL BOONE SQUAD
n. US soldiers who engaged in cross-border reconnaissance in Cambodia during the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
DANIEL BOONE TEAM
n. US soldiers who engaged in cross-border reconnaissance in Cambodia during the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
DANIEL DURBRIDGE
n. the yaffle or green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANIEL-LINE
n. a dandelion ...c1938 Amer. dial.
DANIELS
n. the buttocks ...1973 US sl.
DANISH
n. conventional penetrative male-female sexual intercourse ...1980s US sl.
DANISH PASTRY
n. a transsexual ...1950s gay sl.
DANISK
† adj. Danish ...1596
DANISM
† n. money-lending or usury ...1848
DANIST
† n. a usurer ...1623
DANISTIC
† adj. pert. to usury ...1656
DANK
† adj. 1. wet, watery, wetting: said of dew, rain, clouds, water, etc. ...? a1400
adj. 2. inferior; inefficient ...c1945 sl.
adj. 3. bad, unpleasant ...1984 sl., orig. US campus
adj. 4. excellent, first-rate, brilliant ...1989 sl., orig. US campus
† n. 1. wetness, humidity, damp ...? a1400
† n. 2. a wet place, a pool, a marsh ...1513
n. 3. something that's extremely good ...20C college sl.
n. 4. a very potent marijuana ...1980s US drugs sl.
† vb. 1. to wet, to damp, to moisten; orig. said of dew, mist, drizzling rain ...a1310
† vb. 2. to damp the spirits; to depress ...1555 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to apply, to put on ...1939 Amer. dial.
DANKER
n. a dark cloud ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANKER IT!
int. an imprecation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANKE SCHOEN!
int. thank you! (pronounced to rhyme with 'fern') ...1956 Amer. dial.
DANKING
adj. dangling ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANKISH
† adj. wet; humid ...1545
DANK NUGGETS
n. the very best marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
DANK NUGS
n. the very best marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
DANKS
adj. of persons: dwarfish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. tea leaves ...1893 Eng. dial.
DANKY
adj. somewhat dank; dampish ...1796
DAN LENO
n. a festive event; a jollification, esp. a coach trip to the seaside ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'beano'
DANNA
n. human or other excrement ...L18 sl.
DANNA DRAG
n. a nightman's or dustman's cart ...L18 sl.
DANNEL YOU!
int. an imprecation ...1892 Eng. dial.
DANNER
n. a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Sc.
vb. to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc.
DANNIE
n. a drink of liquor ...20C sl.
DANNOCK
n. a small loaf of bread; a piece of dough baked in the frying-pan and eaten hot ...1893 Eng. dial.
DANNY
n. 1. a child's hand; used when speaking to children ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a clue ...2002 UK rhyming sl. (Danny La Rue)
DANNY BOY
n. £20 ...2000s Irish sl.
DANNY LA RUE
adj. blue, applied to any shade whether actual or figurative ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 1. an act of defecation ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'poo'
n. 2. a clue; an idea, a suspicion ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'clue'
n. 3. in bingo: the number 52 ...2000s rhyming sl.
n. 4. anything blue, as a snooker ball, a dirty joke, or a pornographic video ...Brit. rhyming sl.
DANNY MARR
n. a car ...1996 UK rhyming sl.
DANNY RUCKER
n. 1. butter ...1930s rhyming sl.
n. 2. breakfast ...1930s sl.
DAN O'LEARY
n. a tour of police duty in which the police officer works every possible minute ...1958 US sl.
DANS
n. yearling lambs ...1819 Eng. dial.
DANSK
† adj. Danish ...1569
† n. Denmark ...1568
DANSKER
† n. a Dane ...1602
DANT
† n. a sexually loose woman; a profligate woman; a promiscuous woman; a harlot, a prostitute ...a1529
† vb. to be afraid ...1825 Sc.
DANTLE
vb. to dandle, to toss on the knee, to fondle ...1805 Eng. dial.
DANTON
vb. to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame; to intimidate ...1535 Sc.
DAN TUCKER
n. 1. butter ...1859 rhyming sl.
n. 2. breakfast ...M19 sl.
DAN UP
vb. to spruce up ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
DANYEL
† vb. vb. to dangle; to jolt, as a cart on a rough road ...1825 Sc.
DAP
adj. 1. of birds: fledged, feathered ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. alert, aware, knowledgeable, sophisticated, up-to-date ...1950s US Black sl.
adj. 3. dapper; well-dressed; stylish, fashionable ...1956 US Black sl.
adj. 4. of a person: pleasant; generous ...1956 US Black sl.
adj. 5. good-looking; attractive ...1970 Amer. sl.
adj. 6. Dead-Ass Perfect ...2000 US golfers' sl.
adv. quickly, suddenly, at one swoop ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the bounce of a ball ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the skip of a stone on water ...1825 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a small piece of anything ...c1850 Sc.
n. 4. a touch, a tap; a slight blow or knock ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a trick, ruse, artifice ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a rubber-soled shoe; a sports shoe; a plimsoll ...E20 sl.
n. 7 a White person ...1938 US campus sl.
n. 8. credit, acknowledgement, respect, self-awareness ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 9. a ritualistic handshake, differing from area to area, involving much slapping of palms, snapping of fingers, etc., to express solidarity or enthusiasm ...1972 US Black sl.
n. 10. a warm welcome; hence, affection or respect from peers ...1985 US Black sl.
vb. 1. to hit or strike lightly; to make a ball rebound on the ground, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to rebound; to bounce; to hop or skip, as a stone along the surface of water ...1851
vb. 3. to dip lightly or suddenly into water ...L19
vb. 4. to move quickly and lightly; to trip along ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to pick up; to steal, esp. luggage ...20C sl.
vb. 6. to go; to potter ...c1935 Royal Air Force sl.
vb. 7. to greet another with a ritualistic handshake; to show respect in greeting ...1973 US sl.
DAPATICAL
† adj. sumptuous, as in feasting; costly ...1623
DAP DADDY
n. a handsomely dressed male ...1950s US Black sl.
DAP DOWN
vb. 1. to stoop down suddenly; to dip, to dive, to duck ...1842 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to deposit or put down temporarily ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to jot down ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dress nicely ...1980 US sl.
DAPE IT!
int. an imprecation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAPHNE
adj. deaf ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
n. 1. a foolish woman ...1980s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a deaf person ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
DAPHNOMANCY
† n. divination by a laurel tree ...1656
DAPIFER
n. one who brings meat to table ; hence, the official title of the steward of a king's or nobleman's household ...1636
DAPINATE
† vb. 'to provide daintie meates'; to serve up food ...1623
DAPOCAGINOUS
† adj. that has a little or narrow heart; mean-spirited; of little worth ...1674
DAP ON
vb. to pounce on, to take unawares ...1879 Eng. dial.
DAPP
vb. to walk clumsily or awkwardly ...1968 Amer. dial.
DAPPED DOWN
adj. dressed in a sharp, flashy manner ...1950s US Black sl.
DAPPED TO A T; DAPPED TO A TEE
adj. dressed in a sharp, flashy manner ...1950s US Black sl.
DAPPEN
adv. perhaps, in the event of, by the time that ...1894 Eng. dial.
DAPPER
adj. 1. neat, trim, smart in dress or appearance ...LME
adj. 2. of a small person, esp. a man: smart in movements, etc.; active, sprightly ...E17
adj. 3. admirable, excellent; perfect...1960s US Black sl.
† n. 1. a person who is spruce in dress or appearance ...1709
n. 2. anything of superior quality or appearance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a general term of congratulation, an admirable person ...1990s UK Black sl.
vb. to fade, to droop, to wither; to soil ...1854 Eng. dial.
DAPPER DAN
n. a flashily dressed man; a lady's man; one who is fond of being with women and tries to attract their attention ...1967 Amer. sl.
DAPPERLING
n. a little dapper fellow ...1611
DAPPERPYE
adj. variegated, many-coloured ...1802 Sc.
DAPPERWIT
n. a lively, active, spruce little man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAPPING
adj. of superior quality or appearance ...1892 Eng. dial.
DAPPLE
n. an animal with a mottled coat, as a horse or ass ...a1635
DAPPLEDY
adj. dappled, having mixed colours, esp. of a horse ...1886 Eng. & Amer. dial.
DAPPLY
adj. of a horse: having mixed colours ...1966 Amer. dial.
DAPPYS
n. deserts, deservings ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAPS
† n. 1. ways, modes of action; hence, likeness, image, in ways and appearance, resemblance ...1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. habits, ways, peculiarities ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 3. slippers ...L19 army sl.
n. 4. gym shoes, plimsolls, tennis shoes, trainers ...1924 UK sl.
n. 5. proper respect ...1997 US sl.
DAPSE
† vb. 1. to hold to a bargain ...1826 Sc.
vb. 2. to choose, to fix upon ...1870 Sc.
DAPSTUCK
adj. prim, proper; dapper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAPT
adj. physically appealing; attractive, dapper; well-dressed; stylish; broadly, pleasant ...1967 US Black sl.
DAPTO
n. a general insult ...1970s Aust. teen sl.
DAP TO A T; DAP TO A TEE
adj. very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
DAPTO DOG
n. (derogatory) a Black or Asian person ...1970s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'wog'
n. a red-haired man, a term of reproach ...1865 Eng. dial.
DANER
n. a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Sc.
vb. to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc.
DANE SKIN
n. a freckled skin ...1887 Eng. dial.
DANG
adj. damn; wretched; nasty; accursed ...1840s euphemism
adv. absolutely, extremely ...1840s
n. 1. a hard blow ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the penis ...1910s sl.
vb. 1. to damn ...L18 euphemism
vb. 2. to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
int. damn!; an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc. ...1821
DANG-BANG
adj. damned ...M19
DANGBATTED
adj. crazy ...1960s US sl.
DANG-BURN
adj. damned ...M19
DANGE
adj. extremely good (rhymes with strange; short for dangerous) ...2002 Can. sl.
n. the penis ...1910s sl.
DANGE BROAD
n. a sexually attractive Black girl or young woman ...M20 Amer. sl.
DANGED
adj. damned; wretched; nasty; accursed ...1870s Amer. euphemism
DANGER
adj. dangerous ...1917 Amer. dial.
adv. dangerously ...1917 Amer. dial.
† n. 1. mischief, harm, damage ...c1400
n. 2. a chance, a possibility; a likelihood ...1920s sl.
n. 3. an aggressive flirt ...1993 Fiji
DANGERFUL
† adj. dangerous ...1548
DANGERFULLY
† adv. dangerously ...1548
DANGER IS MY BUSINESS
phr. used as a humorous response to a suggestion that a proposed activity is dangerous ...1966 US sl.
DANGERLY
adv. possibly, by chance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANGERMENT
n. endangering ...1864 Sc.
DANGERMUFF
n. an extremely attractive, sexy woman ...1990s sl.
DANGEROUS
† adj. 1. difficult or awkward to deal with; haughty, arrogant; rigorous, hard, severe; the opposite of affable ...a1225
† adj. 2. reluctant to give, accede, to comply; chary of ...c1386
† adj. 3. difficult to please; particular, ticklish; fastidious, nice, dainty, delicate ...c1386
† adj. 4. hurtful, injurious ...1548
†* adj. 5. ready to run into or meet danger; venturesome ...1621
adj. 6. in danger from illness; dangerously ill ...1797 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 7. of an illness or disease: infectious ...Bk1900 Sc.
adj. 8. extremely effective or impressive ...1984 US sl.
adv. extremely, exceedingly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANGEROUS CURVE
n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
DANGEROUSLY
† adv. 1. with reserve; shyly; charily ...a1577
†* adv. 2. venturesomely ...1642
DANGEROUSNESS
† n. chariness, grudgingness ...1548
DANGER-SIGNAL
n. 1. the 'menstrual cloth' ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 2. a policeman ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a red nose ...20C sl., chiefly Cockneys' usage
DANGER-SIGNAL IS UP, THE
phr. the 'menstrual flux is on' ...Bk1893 sl.
DANGERSOME
† adj. dangerous ..1567 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DANGER WANK
n. an act of masturbation with the threat of being discovered as an added stimulus ...2003 UK sl.
DANGFOOL
adj. stupid and irritating ...L19 sl.
DANG-GUM
adj. damned ...M19
DANG IT!
int. damn! an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc. ...L18 euphemism
DANGLE
n. 1. the penis ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a nickname for an act of male exhibitionism ...20C US sl.
vb. 1. to hang from the gallows; to be hanged ...1678
vb. 2. to follow a woman, without actually addressing her ...18C sl.
vb. 3. to be in attendance, as a servant ...M18 sl.
† vb. 4. to stroll idly, or with lounging steps ...1778
vb. 5. to loiter, to hang about; to make love to ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to shoot or quiver with pain ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 7. to swing, vibrate, quiver, throb, tingle ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 8. to travel or depart, esp. in a hurry ...1927 US sl., esp. hobo usage
vb. 9. to keep waiting ...1960s sl.
int. go away! ...1930s US sl.
DANGLEBERRIES
n. pieces of dried faecal matter clinging to the hairs surrounding the anus ...1984 sl.
DANGLE FROM
vb. from a male perspective: to have sex ...c1910 sl.
DANGLE IN A TYBURN STRING
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANGLE IN THE SHERIFF'S PICTURE-FRAME
vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
DANGLEMENTS
n . dangling appendages; finery; tassels, etc. ...1855 Eng. dial.
DANGLE ONE'S DONGER
vb. to urinate ...1970s sl.
DANGLE-PARADE
n. group military inspection of the genitals for venereal disease ...20C NZ sl.
DANGLEPORK
n. the penis ...2000s sl.
DANGLE QUEEN
n. one who wears clothes that deliberately emphasize the penis, or who exposes the genitals ...1980s US gay sl.
DANGLER
n. 1. a hanger-on, a dallying follower; one who hangs or hovers about a woman ...1727 arch.
n. 2. an effeminate male who prefers female company; the inference is of homosexuality ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a seducer of women ...19C sl.
n. 4. any form of pendant jewellery, as a watch fob or an earring ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. an express or freight train ...1910s tramps' sl.
n. 6. a tramp who travels by hanging onto the rails and similar handgrips beneath a passenger coach ...1916 US tramps' sl.
n. 7. a thief ...1920s US sl.
n. 8. the penis ...1927 US sl.
n. 9. an exhibitionist of the penis; a flasher ...1927 US sl.
n. 10. a beggar or criminal ...1928 US criminals' sl.
n. 11. in the circus: a trapeze artist ...1934 US sl.
n. 12. a lorry's trailer ...1951 UK sl.
n. 13. a person who has died by hanging ...1987 US sl.
n. 14. a businessman ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 15. an emotional friendship between two boys ...20C schoolboys' sl.
DANGLE ROLL
n. a losing throw of the dice in craps ...1990s US Black sl.
DANGLERS
n. 1. a bunch of seals (hanging from a watch chain) ...M19 sl.
n. 2. the testicles ...M19 sl.
n. 3. medals ...c1915 services' sl.
n. 4. suspenders ...Brit. sl.
DANGLET
n. an icicle ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
DANGLE THE CAT
vb. to drive a truck with an engine manufactured by Caterpillar ...1918 US farmers' usage sl.
DANGLING BITS
n. the external male genitals ...1979 Aust. sl.
DANGLING HANGERS
n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
DANGLING MODIFIER
n. a single, long, flashy earring ...1980s US campus sl.
DANGLY BITS
n. the external male genitals ...1990s sl.
DANG ME!
int. a mild oath ...c1790 colloq.
DANG MY BUTTONS!
int. a mild oath ...L18 euphemism
DANGNATION!
int. damnation! ...M19 euphemism
DANG-SWANG
adv. vigorously; with might and mail ...19C Eng. dial.
DANGUS
n. 1. a slattern ...19C Eng. dial. & colloq.
n. 2. the penis ...1930 Amer. euphemism
DANGWALLET
n. a spendthrift ...1679 Eng. dial.
DANGY
adj. damned ...M19
DANIC
† adj. Danish ...1613
DANIEL
n. 1. a person of infallible wisdom ...L16
n. 2. an upright judge ...L16
n. 3. the smallest pig of the litter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the buttocks ...1930s US sl.
n. 5. a rowdy person ...1990s Aust. teen sl.
DANIEL BOONE SQUAD
n. US soldiers who engaged in cross-border reconnaissance in Cambodia during the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
DANIEL BOONE TEAM
n. US soldiers who engaged in cross-border reconnaissance in Cambodia during the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
DANIEL DURBRIDGE
n. the yaffle or green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANIEL-LINE
n. a dandelion ...c1938 Amer. dial.
DANIELS
n. the buttocks ...1973 US sl.
DANISH
n. conventional penetrative male-female sexual intercourse ...1980s US sl.
DANISH PASTRY
n. a transsexual ...1950s gay sl.
DANISK
† adj. Danish ...1596
DANISM
† n. money-lending or usury ...1848
DANIST
† n. a usurer ...1623
DANISTIC
† adj. pert. to usury ...1656
DANK
† adj. 1. wet, watery, wetting: said of dew, rain, clouds, water, etc. ...? a1400
adj. 2. inferior; inefficient ...c1945 sl.
adj. 3. bad, unpleasant ...1984 sl., orig. US campus
adj. 4. excellent, first-rate, brilliant ...1989 sl., orig. US campus
† n. 1. wetness, humidity, damp ...? a1400
† n. 2. a wet place, a pool, a marsh ...1513
n. 3. something that's extremely good ...20C college sl.
n. 4. a very potent marijuana ...1980s US drugs sl.
† vb. 1. to wet, to damp, to moisten; orig. said of dew, mist, drizzling rain ...a1310
† vb. 2. to damp the spirits; to depress ...1555 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to apply, to put on ...1939 Amer. dial.
DANKER
n. a dark cloud ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANKER IT!
int. an imprecation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANKE SCHOEN!
int. thank you! (pronounced to rhyme with 'fern') ...1956 Amer. dial.
DANKING
adj. dangling ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DANKISH
† adj. wet; humid ...1545
DANK NUGGETS
n. the very best marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
DANK NUGS
n. the very best marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
DANKS
adj. of persons: dwarfish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. tea leaves ...1893 Eng. dial.
DANKY
adj. somewhat dank; dampish ...1796
DAN LENO
n. a festive event; a jollification, esp. a coach trip to the seaside ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'beano'
DANNA
n. human or other excrement ...L18 sl.
DANNA DRAG
n. a nightman's or dustman's cart ...L18 sl.
DANNEL YOU!
int. an imprecation ...1892 Eng. dial.
DANNER
n. a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Sc.
vb. to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc.
DANNIE
n. a drink of liquor ...20C sl.
DANNOCK
n. a small loaf of bread; a piece of dough baked in the frying-pan and eaten hot ...1893 Eng. dial.
DANNY
n. 1. a child's hand; used when speaking to children ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a clue ...2002 UK rhyming sl. (Danny La Rue)
DANNY BOY
n. £20 ...2000s Irish sl.
DANNY LA RUE
adj. blue, applied to any shade whether actual or figurative ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 1. an act of defecation ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'poo'
n. 2. a clue; an idea, a suspicion ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'clue'
n. 3. in bingo: the number 52 ...2000s rhyming sl.
n. 4. anything blue, as a snooker ball, a dirty joke, or a pornographic video ...Brit. rhyming sl.
DANNY MARR
n. a car ...1996 UK rhyming sl.
DANNY RUCKER
n. 1. butter ...1930s rhyming sl.
n. 2. breakfast ...1930s sl.
DAN O'LEARY
n. a tour of police duty in which the police officer works every possible minute ...1958 US sl.
DANS
n. yearling lambs ...1819 Eng. dial.
DANSK
† adj. Danish ...1569
† n. Denmark ...1568
DANSKER
† n. a Dane ...1602
DANT
† n. a sexually loose woman; a profligate woman; a promiscuous woman; a harlot, a prostitute ...a1529
† vb. to be afraid ...1825 Sc.
DANTLE
vb. to dandle, to toss on the knee, to fondle ...1805 Eng. dial.
DANTON
vb. to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame; to intimidate ...1535 Sc.
DAN TUCKER
n. 1. butter ...1859 rhyming sl.
n. 2. breakfast ...M19 sl.
DAN UP
vb. to spruce up ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
DANYEL
† vb. vb. to dangle; to jolt, as a cart on a rough road ...1825 Sc.
DAP
adj. 1. of birds: fledged, feathered ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. alert, aware, knowledgeable, sophisticated, up-to-date ...1950s US Black sl.
adj. 3. dapper; well-dressed; stylish, fashionable ...1956 US Black sl.
adj. 4. of a person: pleasant; generous ...1956 US Black sl.
adj. 5. good-looking; attractive ...1970 Amer. sl.
adj. 6. Dead-Ass Perfect ...2000 US golfers' sl.
adv. quickly, suddenly, at one swoop ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the bounce of a ball ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the skip of a stone on water ...1825 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a small piece of anything ...c1850 Sc.
n. 4. a touch, a tap; a slight blow or knock ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a trick, ruse, artifice ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a rubber-soled shoe; a sports shoe; a plimsoll ...E20 sl.
n. 7 a White person ...1938 US campus sl.
n. 8. credit, acknowledgement, respect, self-awareness ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 9. a ritualistic handshake, differing from area to area, involving much slapping of palms, snapping of fingers, etc., to express solidarity or enthusiasm ...1972 US Black sl.
n. 10. a warm welcome; hence, affection or respect from peers ...1985 US Black sl.
vb. 1. to hit or strike lightly; to make a ball rebound on the ground, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to rebound; to bounce; to hop or skip, as a stone along the surface of water ...1851
vb. 3. to dip lightly or suddenly into water ...L19
vb. 4. to move quickly and lightly; to trip along ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to pick up; to steal, esp. luggage ...20C sl.
vb. 6. to go; to potter ...c1935 Royal Air Force sl.
vb. 7. to greet another with a ritualistic handshake; to show respect in greeting ...1973 US sl.
DAPATICAL
† adj. sumptuous, as in feasting; costly ...1623
DAP DADDY
n. a handsomely dressed male ...1950s US Black sl.
DAP DOWN
vb. 1. to stoop down suddenly; to dip, to dive, to duck ...1842 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to deposit or put down temporarily ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to jot down ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dress nicely ...1980 US sl.
DAPE IT!
int. an imprecation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAPHNE
adj. deaf ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
n. 1. a foolish woman ...1980s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a deaf person ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
DAPHNOMANCY
† n. divination by a laurel tree ...1656
DAPIFER
n. one who brings meat to table ; hence, the official title of the steward of a king's or nobleman's household ...1636
DAPINATE
† vb. 'to provide daintie meates'; to serve up food ...1623
DAPOCAGINOUS
† adj. that has a little or narrow heart; mean-spirited; of little worth ...1674
DAP ON
vb. to pounce on, to take unawares ...1879 Eng. dial.
DAPP
vb. to walk clumsily or awkwardly ...1968 Amer. dial.
DAPPED DOWN
adj. dressed in a sharp, flashy manner ...1950s US Black sl.
DAPPED TO A T; DAPPED TO A TEE
adj. dressed in a sharp, flashy manner ...1950s US Black sl.
DAPPEN
adv. perhaps, in the event of, by the time that ...1894 Eng. dial.
DAPPER
adj. 1. neat, trim, smart in dress or appearance ...LME
adj. 2. of a small person, esp. a man: smart in movements, etc.; active, sprightly ...E17
adj. 3. admirable, excellent; perfect...1960s US Black sl.
† n. 1. a person who is spruce in dress or appearance ...1709
n. 2. anything of superior quality or appearance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a general term of congratulation, an admirable person ...1990s UK Black sl.
vb. to fade, to droop, to wither; to soil ...1854 Eng. dial.
DAPPER DAN
n. a flashily dressed man; a lady's man; one who is fond of being with women and tries to attract their attention ...1967 Amer. sl.
DAPPERLING
n. a little dapper fellow ...1611
DAPPERPYE
adj. variegated, many-coloured ...1802 Sc.
DAPPERWIT
n. a lively, active, spruce little man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAPPING
adj. of superior quality or appearance ...1892 Eng. dial.
DAPPLE
n. an animal with a mottled coat, as a horse or ass ...a1635
DAPPLEDY
adj. dappled, having mixed colours, esp. of a horse ...1886 Eng. & Amer. dial.
DAPPLY
adj. of a horse: having mixed colours ...1966 Amer. dial.
DAPPYS
n. deserts, deservings ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAPS
† n. 1. ways, modes of action; hence, likeness, image, in ways and appearance, resemblance ...1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. habits, ways, peculiarities ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 3. slippers ...L19 army sl.
n. 4. gym shoes, plimsolls, tennis shoes, trainers ...1924 UK sl.
n. 5. proper respect ...1997 US sl.
DAPSE
† vb. 1. to hold to a bargain ...1826 Sc.
vb. 2. to choose, to fix upon ...1870 Sc.
DAPSTUCK
adj. prim, proper; dapper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAPT
adj. physically appealing; attractive, dapper; well-dressed; stylish; broadly, pleasant ...1967 US Black sl.
DAPTO
n. a general insult ...1970s Aust. teen sl.
DAP TO A T; DAP TO A TEE
adj. very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
DAPTO DOG
n. (derogatory) a Black or Asian person ...1970s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'wog'
DAR - DARZ
D.A.R.
n. an academically successful student (Damned Average Raiser and Daughters of the American Revolution) ...1930s US campus usage
DAR
n. a small, hasty wash ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARB
adj. highly competent; unusually skilled or able; excellent, great ...1930 US sl.
n. 1. cash; money, usually stolen ...1904 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, excellent, first-rate or attractive ...1915 US sl.
n. 3. a fool ...1920s sl.
DARB, THE
n. 'the thing'; a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, or attractive ...20C sl.
DARBEROO
n. a good thing ...1930s sl.
DARBIES
n. 1. a set of handcuffs or fetters; shackles ...1665 UK sl.. orig. criminals' usage
n. 2. sausages ...19C sl.
n. 3. hands ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 4. fingerprints ...1950 UK sl.
DARBIES AND JOANS
n. fetters coupling two persons ...c1735 sl.
DARBLE
n. the devil ...c1850 colloq.
DARB OF A LOOKER
n. 1. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DAR BON!
int. an expletive ...1890 Eng. dial.
DARBS
n. playing cards ...L19 sl.
DARBS, THE
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, or attractive ...1922 US sl.
DARBY
adj. excellent; wonderful, first-rate; great; good; fine ...1918 US sl.
n. 1. cash; ready money ...1682 criminals' sl. obs.
n. 2. a glass of whisky ...19C Irish sl.
n. 3. a haul of stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. a wealthy person who will usually pay the bill in a restaurant, bar, etc. ...1920s US sl.
vb. to handcuff; to shackle ...L19 Aust. prison sl.
DARBY AND JOAN
adj. alone ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 1. a jocose name for an attached husband and wife who are 'all in all to each other', esp. in advanced years and in humble life ...1773
n. 2. fetters coupling two persons ...Bk1896 sl.
n. 3. a telephone ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 4. a loan ...1940s Aust. rhyming sl.
vb. to moan ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DARBY BANDS
n. the hands ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DARBY COVE
n. a blacksmith ...Amer. sl.
DARBY CRIB
n. a blacksmith's ...L17 sl.
DARBY KEL
n. the belly ...20C rhyming sl. (Darby Kelly)
DARBY KELLY
n. the belly ...1925 rhyming sl.
DARBY KEN
n. a blacksmith's ...L17 sl.
DARBY-RINGER
n. 1. a villain ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a scamp; a petty crook ...c1795 sl.
DARBY-ROLL
n. a style of walking that betrays an individual's experience of fetters and thus time spent in prison ...c1820 sl.
DARBY'S DYKE
n. the grave; death ...19C sl.
DARBY'S FAIR
n. the day on which a prisoner is moved from one prison to another and must thus be fettered ...M19 sl.
DARD
n. the penis ...17C Brit. sl.
DARDLEDUMDUE
n. a person without energy or knack ...1893 Eng. dial.
DARE
† n. 1. daring, boldness ...1595
n. 2. harm, pain ...1691 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a feeling of awe or fear ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 4. permission ...1907 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to lie motionless (generally with the sense of fear), to lie appalled; to crouch ...c1220
† vb. 2. to gaze fixedly or stupidly; to stare as one terrified, amazed, or fascinated ...a1225
† vb. 3. to lie hid, to be hid; to lurk ...a1225
† vb. 4. to be in dismay, to tremble with fear, to lose heart, to dread ...c1300
† vb. 5. to daze, to paralyze, to render helpless with the sight of something; to dazzle and fascinate ...1547
† vb. 6. to daunt, to terrify, to paralyze with fear; to stupefy .,..1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to keep under, to abash, to intimidate ...1805 Sc.
vb. 9. to deter by threatening; to forbid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARE-ALL
n. 1. a covering that braves all weather ...1840
n. 2. one who dares all ...1840
DARE-DEVILTRY
n. a daredevil spirit ...1886 Sc.
DAREDNESS
n. boldness, audacity ...1874 Eng. dial.
DAREFUL
†* adj. full of daring or defiance; adventurous ...1605
DARE NOT QUETCH
† phr. implies fear or absolute submission ...a1300
DARESOME
adj. 1. venturesome, foolhardy ...1864 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. afraid ...1938 Amer. dial.
DARE-THE-DEIL
† n. one who fears nothing, and who will attempt anything ...1814 Sc.
DARE UP
vb. to wake or rouse up a person that is asleep or dying ...1873 Eng. dial.
DARE UP TO
vb. to confront ...1986 Amer. dial.
DARG
adj. contemptible ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a day's work; the task of a day; a defined quantity or amount of work done in a certain time or at a certain rate of payment; a task ...c1425 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a big piece; a large portion of anything; used ironically to denote something of little value, or when one has received less than was expected ...1908 Sc.
vb. to work by the day; to toil; generally applied to agricultural labour, as opening drains, trenching, etc. ...1866 Sc.
DARG-DAYS
n. days of work done in lieu of rent or due to the feudal lord ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
DARGER
n. a day labourer; one who works by the day ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DARGING
n. the work of a day labourer, esp. hard, plodding toil ...1788 Sc.
DARGSMAN
† n. a workman, a labourer ...1723 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
DARGUE
n. a day's work; the amount of work done in a day ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DARING
† adj. staring, trembling, or crouching with fear, etc. ...1333
DARING-HARDY
† adj. foolhardy, presumptuous, audacious ...1593
DARK
† adj. 1. not able to see; partially or totally blind; sightless ...1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. stupid, slow-witted, ignorant ...a1660 sl.
adj. 3. secret ...1877 Aust. sl.
adj. 4. (derogatory) pert. to Black people ...L19 sl.
adj. 5. gloomy, morose ...1897 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. doubtful, uncertain; unknown ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. closed; not in operation ...1916 Amer. theatre sl.
adj. 8. severe ...1926 Amer. dial.
adj. 9. angry with ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
adj. 10. aggressive; very serious ...1980s UK Black sl.
adj. 11. bad, inferior, unpleasant, second-rate, nasty ...1980s UK sl.
adj. 12. good ...1998 UK sl.
adj. 13. evil ...2000 UK sl.
adj. 14. untelevised ...2000 US sl.
adj. 15. unreachable by telephone; a condition often resulting from a failure to pay the bill ...2004 US sl.
n. 1. Australian-distilled, dark, very strong brandy ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. (now considered offensive) a Black person ...1862 US sl.
n. 3. the moonless period of the month ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. solitary confinement in a dark cell ...1900s Aust. prison sl.
n. 5. a nickname for those with dark hair or complexion ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 6. cheap red wine ...1950s Aust. sl.
n. 7. a fool; a dullard ...1960s US campus sl.
n. 8. tobacco ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
† vb. 1. to lie in the dark; to lie hid or unseen ...a1300
† vb. 2. to become dark ...c1340
† vb. 3. of the sun or moon: to suffer eclipse ...c1340
vb. 4. to obscure, to cloud, to dim, to sully ...c1374 arch.
† vb. 5. to darken the eyes or vision; to blind ...c1374
† vb. 6. to cloud, to dim, to obscure, to hide something luminous ...c1380
vb. 7. to listen eagerly or take mental notes of what is said with the object of making use of the information obtained ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to eavesdrop; to obtain information in underhand ways ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to grow dark; to darken; to cloud with something evil ...1818 Sc.
vb. 10. to skulk, to prowl or lurk about ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to hide, to take shelter ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to rush suddenly to or from a hiding-place ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 13. to spoil, esp. by behaving aggressively ...1990s UK sl.
DARK AND DIM
n. a swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
vb. to swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
DARK AND DIRTY
n. rum and coke (Coca-Cola) ...1979 UK sl., orig. Royal Marines
DARK AS A BAG
adj. extremely dark ...19C colloq.
DARK AS A BOOT, AS
adj. very dark indeed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK AS AN ABO'S ARSEHOLE
adj. very dark ...1960s Aust. sl.
DARK AS A NIGGER'S POCKET adj. (now offensive) very dark ...M19 Aust. sl.
DARK AS A POCKET
adj. extremely dark ...19C nautical sl.
DARK AS BELLOWS
adj. completely dark ...1889 Eng. dial.
DARK AS BLACK HOGS, AS
adj. very dark indeed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK AS DUNGEON, AS
adj. very dark indeed ...1892 Eng. dial.
DARK AS NEWGATE KNOCKER, AS
adj. very dark indeed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK AS THE INSIDE OF A COW
adj. 1. exceptionally dark ...1871 US sl.
adj. 2. of a night: pitch-black; very dark ...c1880 nautical sl.
DARK AS THE INSIDE OF A COW, TAIL DOWN AND EYES SHUT
adj. of a night: pitch-black ...20C Can. sl.
DARK AS THREE FEET UP A BULL'S ASS
adj. completely dark ...1984 Amer. dial.
DARK-AVISED
adj. having dark hair and eyes; also, dark-complexioned ...1918 Sc.
DARK BLACK
n. any very Back person ...1930s US Black sl.
DARK BROWN
adj. of a voice: low, well-modulated and sexually attractive; orig. said of a female voice ...1946 UK sl.
DARK BROWN SHIT
n. inferior heroin ...1950s US Black sl.
DARK BROWN VOICE
n. a voice that is low, well-modulated, and sexually attractive ...c1950 sl.
DARK BUSINESS
n. a very wicked action ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
DARK CELL
n. a prison punishment cell ...20C US criminals' sl.
DARK CHEATERS
n. sunglasses ...1949 US sl.
DARK CITY
n. the township of Alexandra, near Johannesburg ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
DARK CLOUD
n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person ...1909 US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an Australian aboriginal ...1945 Aust. sl.
DARK CONTINENT
n. Africa ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARK CULL
n. a married man with a mistress that he visits only at night ...18C criminals' sl.
DARK CULLY
n. a married man with a mistress whom he sees only at night ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
DARK DAYS
n. a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery ...1957 US sl.
DARK DESTROYER
n. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARK DIDDLER
n. a married man with a secret mistress ...1930 Amer. dial.
DARK DYNAMITER
n. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARKEE
n. 1. a Black person; an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
n. 2. a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
n. 3. a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
n. 4. night time ...M18 sl.
n. 5. twilight ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a night watchman ...L19 sl.
DARKEN
† vb. 1. to lie dark; to lie concealed; to lurk privily after ...c1420
† vb. 2. to deprive a person of lustre or renown; to eclipse ...1606
vb. 3. to listen, to hearken ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
DARKENED
adj. of an eye: closed ...E19 boxing sl.
DARK ENGINEER
n. a villain ...L17 sl.
DARKEN HIS DAYLIGHTS
vb. in boxing: to close up a man's eyes; to give him a black eye ...1785 sl.
DARKEN IN
vb. to grow dark or dusk in the evening ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARKENING
n. twilight, dusk, evening ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DARKER
n. a day labourer ...1807 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
DARKERS
n. sunglasses ...1950s W. Indies Rasta usage
DARKER THAN THE INSIDE OF A BLACK COW'S ASS
adj. exceptionally dark ...1964 US sl.
DARKET
adj. dull, down-hearted ...Bk1900 Sc.
DARKEY
adj. (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture ...M19 US sl.
n. 1. night; evening; twilight ...1753 criminals' sl.
n. 2. (now offensive and derogatory) a Black person; also used ironically by Blacks as a self-description ...1775 sl.
n. 3. an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
n. 4. a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
n. 5. a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a blind man ...1807 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a beggar that pretends to be blind ...1851 sl.
n. 8. a nickname for a White man with a dark skin ...c1880 sl.
n. 9. a night watchman ...L19 sl.
n. 10. a person with dark hair ...1930s sl.
n. 11. excrement; a stool; a turd ...20C Aust. sl.
DARK EYES
n. dizziness ...1965 Barbados sl.
DARK FELT
n. a belt ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
DARK FROST
n. a frost that kills plants ...1966 Amer. dial.
DARKFUL
* adj. full of darkness, dark ...a1050
DARK GABLE
n. a suave, handsome Black man; a ladies' man ...1959 US sl.
DARK GLIM
n. a dark lanthorn ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
DARK-GREEN
adj. 1. excellent ...1954 US sl.
adj. 2. black ..1991 US Vietnam usage
DARKHEDE
† n. darkness ...1297
DARK-HOLE
n. 1. the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an unlighted storage space in a house; a dark closet or corner under the stairs or around the chimney ...1903 Amer. dial.
DARK HORSE
adj. previously unknown ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 1. a horse whose form is unknown to the backers but which is supposed to have a good chance ...c1830 turf sl.
n. 2. a person or team, esp. in sports or politics, that seems very unlikely to win but might nevertheless do so ...1842 sl.
n. 3. a racehorse that has been trained in secret ...1877 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a person who keeps things about themselves secret ...1917 Aust. sl.
DARK HOUR
n. the evening twilight, gloaming ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK HOUSE
† n. 1. a place of confinement for a madman; a room used to confine the insane ...1600
n. 2. a tavern offering bedrooms for the night ...L17 sl.
DARKIE
adj. 1. (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture ...M19 US sl.
adj. 2. (derogatory) in a stereotypically Black manner ...1920s US sl.
n. 1. (now derogatory or offensive) a Black person; an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...1775 sl.
n. 2. a Polynesian person ...1863 NZ
n. 3. a beggar who feigns blindness ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. a night shift ...c1925 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a person with dark hair ...1930s sl.
n. 6. a piece of excrement ...1972 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a flattering and affectionate term of address for an attractive, dark-skinned woman ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
DARKIES
n. a variety of late-night music-halls and bars on or near the Strand, London, usually situated below ground level ...M19 sl.
DARKING
† n. eavesdropping, prying ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARKING DOG
n. a man who listens attentively to everything said with great eagerness, but at the same time as if it were a subject of little interest to him, whilst in reality he is slyly storing up in hi mind the whole of the conversation, without joining in it himself ...1896 Eng. dial.
DARKING-HOLE
n. a hiding-place; a place of shelter ...1859 Eng. dial.
DARKISON
n. a sneak, an eavesdropper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK IT
vb. to say nothing ...c1880 sl.
int. be quiet! keep quiet! ...L19 sl.
DARK LANTERN
n. 1. a servant or agent who takes and transmits a bribe offered to his master ...1679 sl.
n. 2. a thief's candle or light, made so it is possible to shut out the light when not needed ...M19 sl.
DARK LANTHORN
n. a servant or agent who takes and transmits a bribe offered to his master ...L17 sl.
DARKLE
vb. 1. of the face, etc.: to become dark with anger, scorn, etc. ...1800
vb. 2. to grow dark ...1823
vb. 3. to lie in the dark; to conceal oneself ...1864
vb. 4. to render dark or obscure ...1884
DARK-LIKE
adj. gloomy, morose ...1867 Sc.
DARKLIN(G)
adj. 1. lying in darkness; showing itself darkly; darksome, obscure ...1739
adj. 2. happening in the dark ...a1763
adj. 3. dark, gloomy ...1873 Sc.
adv. in the dark, darkly ...a1450
n. a child of darkness; one dark in nature or character ...1773 nonce word
DARKLINGS
* adv. in the dark ...a1656
DARKLINS
adv. in the dark ...1786 Sc.
† n. twilight, dusk, the gloaming ...1846 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DARKLONG
† adv. in the dark ...1561
DARK-LOOKING
adj. dark-complexioned ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARKLY
adj. dark, gloomy ...1821 Eng. dial.
DARKMAN
n. 1. the night ...M16 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a night-watchman ...E18 cant
n. 3. (usually as 'dark man') the devil ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 4. (derogatory) an Aborigine ...1970s Aust. sl.
DARKMANS
n. 1. the night, evening; also, twilight ...1567 thieves' cant
n. 2. a covered 'dark' lantern ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
DARKMAN'S BUDGE
n. a thief's accomplice, who climbs into a house through a window and opens a door to admit the rest of the gang ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
DARK MEAT
n. 1. (usually derogatory) a Black person, esp. a woman regarded solely as a sex partner ...1888 Amer. sl.
n. 2. (usually derogatory) copulation with a Black person ...1888 US sl.
n. 3. (usually derogatory) the genitals of a Black person ...1920s US sl.
n. 4. the 'black sheep' ...1940s sl.
DARK MONEY
n. extra wages paid for night work ...1970 UK railwaymen's sl.
DARK MOON
n. 1. the interval between the old moon and the new moon ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman's secret savings ...1867 Eng. dial.
DARKNESS AT NOON
n. the slide shows that form the basis of lectures in Art History ...1970s US campus sl.
DARK NIGHT
n. nightfall ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK NUGGETS
n. the very best marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
DARK O'CLOCK
n. night ...1995 UK sl.
DARK OF THE MOON
n. 1. the period of the waning moon, esp. the last quarter ...1871 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the latter of its period when it is growing fuller ...1949 Amer. dial.
DARK-OF-THE-MOON FROST
n. a frost that kills plants ...1966 Amer. dial. online
DARK OF TIME, THE
n. the remote past; the beginnings of time ...1901 Sc.
DARK OUT
vb. to kill ...1990s UK Black sl.
DARK ROOM
n. † a place of confinement for a madman ...1590
DARKS
n. 1. the nights when the moon does not appear ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 2. dark glasses ...1985 Bermuda sl.
DARKS, THE
n. 1. the night; occasionally also twilight ...M18 sl.
n. 2. the punishment cell, solitary confinement ...M19 UK prison sl.
n. 3. depression ...2000s sl.
DARK-SAMBO
n. a person of mixed race, with one-quarter White to three-quarters Black ...1950s W. Indies sl.
DARK-SELVIDGED
adj. heathenish in appearance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK-SETTING
n. necking or petting in complete seclusion at night ...20C Amer. prison sl.
DARK SHADOW
n. a tightly-cropped hair cut that stops short of absolute baldness ...1999 UK sl.
DARK SHANKS
n. Black people, esp. as sex objects ...L19 sl.
DARKSHIP
n. † the personality of one who is dark ...1707 nonce word
DARKSIDE
n. a category of rave music ...2002 UK sl.
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
n. the House of Representatives ...20C US sl.
DARK-SKINNED MEAT
n. Black people, esp. as sex objects ...L19 sl.
DARKSMAN
n. † a workman, a labourer ...1795 Sc.
DARKSOME
adj. 1. characterized by darkness; somewhat dark or gloomy ...1530
adj. 2. characterized by obscurity of meaning ...1574
adj. 3. somewhat dark in shade or colour ...1615
adj. 4. characterized by gloom, sadness, or cheerlessness; melancholy, dismal ...1649
adj. 5. dark, obscure; ill-lighted ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. morally of dark character ...1880
DARKSOMENESS
n. darkness, obscurity ...1571
DARK STUFF
n. a Black person, usually a woman, in a sexual context ...1960s US sl.
DARK THIRTY
n. late at night; a time shortly before dawn ...1985 military jocular
DARK TIME
n. 1. extra wages paid for night work ...1970 UK railwaymen's sl.
n. 2. night ...1976 US sl.
DARKTOWN
n. (now considered offensive) a Black neighbourhood or town; used especially in titles ...1884 Amer. sl.
DARK TRICK
n. an evil action ...1870 Eng. dial.
DARKUM
n. the night ...M16 criminals' sl.
DARK 'UN
n. 1. a candidate or competitor of whom little is known ...c1860 sl.
n. 2. of dock-workers: a 24-hour shift ...1930s Aust. sl.
DARK WHITE PAINT
n. a non-existent item used as a prank errand for a beginner or inexperienced person ...1966 Amer. dial.
DARK-WISE
adj. rather dark ...1896 Sc.
DARKY
adj. 1. cloudy ...1807 US criminals' sl.
adj. 2. (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture ...M19 US sl.
n. 1. night; evening; twilight ...1753 criminals' sl.
n. 2. (now derogatory or offensive) a Black person; a person of colour ...1775 sl.
n. 3. an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
n. 4. a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
n. 5. a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a blind man ...1807 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a beggar that pretends to be blind ...1851 sl.
n. 8. a Polynesian person ...1863 NZ
n. 9. a nickname for a White man with a dark skin ...c1880 sl.
n. 10. a night watchman ...L19 sl.
n. 11. excrement; a stool; a turd ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 12. a person with dark hair ...1930s sl.
n. 13. a dark-coloured marble ...c1970 Amer. dial.
DARKY COX
n. a box in a theatre auditorium; the seating area in a theatre ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
DARKYTOWN
n. a neighbourhood with a large population of Black people ...L19 US sl.
DARL
n. 1. a term of address or endearment; darling ...1930 & Aust. & UK sl.
n. 2. (usually written darl') something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a lesbian ...2000s NZ sl.
DARLASTON THROSTLE
n. a donkey ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARLING
adj. 1. charming, sweet, nice ...1805 UK sl.
adj. 2. delightful, pleasing ...1805
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. an unhealthy child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the smallest pig of a litter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. in post World War I society, a term of address for even a comparative stranger ...E20 sl.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a term of address between male homosexuals ...1949 US sl.
DARLING BUDS
adj. homosexual ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'gay' (Darling Buds of May)
DARLING BUDS OF MAY
adj. homosexual ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'gay'
DARLING DAUGHTER
n. water ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DARLINGEST
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARLING FAUCET
n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
DARLING IT HURTS
n. Darlinghurst, a rough inner-city area of Sydney ...20C Aust. sl.
DARLING PEA
n. madness; eccentricity ...L19 Aust. sl.
DARLINGS, THE
n. the prostitutes of Darlinghurst and King's Cross, Sydney ... c1930 Aust. sl.
DARLING SHOWER
n. a dust-storm ...1898 Aust. colloq.
DARLING WHALER
n. an itinerant tramp whose 'beat' focuses on the rivers of New South Wales ...M19 Aust. sl.
DARLING WIFE
n. a knife ...World War I Brit. rhyming sl.
DARLINK
n. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARLO
n. 1. Darlinghurst. Sydney ...c1920 Aust. sl.
n. 2. Darlington, County Durham ...1984 UK sl.
DARLO DROP
n. police brutality towards a victim in custody ...1990 Aust. police & criminals' sl.
DARLS
n. a term of address or endearment; darling ...1930 UK sl.
DARN THE STREETS
vb. to take a zigzag course, as a drunken man does in trying to walk ...1790 Eng. dial.
DARN
adj. wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
n. excrement ...1866 Sc.
vb. to damn ...M19 euphemism
int. damn!; an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc. ...1781
DARNATION
adj. damned ...L18 US euphemism
int. damn! ...1798 Amer. euphemism
DARNED
adj. 1. wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
adj. 2. an intensifier; damned ...1807 US euphemism
DARNED TOOTING!
int. used as a mock oath affirming that which has just been said ...1963 US sl.
DARNER
n. a dragonfly ...1933 Amer. dial.
DARNFOOL
adj. wretched, nasty; silly; stupid and irritating ...1780s
DARNFUL
adj. gloomy, mournful, dreary ...1916 Amer. dial.
DARN GOOD
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARNING NEEDLE
n. a dragonfly ...1889 Amer. dial.
DARN IT!
int. an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc. ...1781
DARN MY BUTTONS!
int. a mild oath ...19C sl.
DARN MY WHISKERS!
int. damn! ...M19 US euphemism
DARN NEEDLE
n. a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
DARN STRAIGHT!
int. you are right! ...1994 US sl.
DAROUS
† adj. daring, bold ... Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARR
vb. to poke the fire too much, so that it goes out ...1908 Sc.
DARRACK
n. a day's work; the amount of work done in a day ...1737 Eng. dial.
DARREL LEA
n. tea ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
DARREN GOUGH
n. a cough ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
DARRICKY
adj. rotten, decayed ...1851 Eng. dial.
DARROL
n. the smallest of the brood of pigs, fowl, etc. ...Irish sl.
DARRY
n. a look ...1940s UK prison sl.
DARRYL
n. a general term of abuse ...1990s sl.
DARSTS
n. dregs, refuse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DART
adj. frightened, terrified ...Bk1900 Sc.
† n. 1. the penis ...16C sl.
n. 2. in boxing: a straight-armed blow ...c1770 sl.
n. 3. an illicit activity; a racket ...c1870 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a plan, an aim, a scheme, an idea ...1887 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a try, a 'go'; a last-minute effort ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 6. one's fancy or favourite ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a good idea ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 8. a pain that strikes you suddenly in the neck ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a hypodermic syringe ...2000s US drugs sl.
vb. to raise the foot and set it down again hard, to stomp ...1908 Sc.
DART ACCENT
n. an affectedly quasi-British accent, adopted by the middle-class in and around Dublin ...1990s Irish sl.
DARTER
adj. active ...1851 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a harpooner ...1724
n. 2. a quick, active person; a person or animal that darts or moves swiftly ...1808 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a daughter ...1808 Eng. & Amer. dial.
DARTH
n. 1. 1782 Sc. - scarcity, with high prices
n. 2. 1920 Sc. - costliness, high price
DARTH VADER'S PENCIL BOX
n. 1984 NZ sl. - the Bank of New Zealand Head Office building in Wellington
DARTLE
vb. 1855 rare - to dart or shoot forth repeatedly
DARTMOOR CROP
n. short-cut hair ...1915 Brit. military sl.
DART OF LOVE
† n. the penis ...16C sl.
DARTY
adj. sharp, quick, active ...1869 Eng. dial.
DARU
n. rum ...1965 Barbados sl.
DARWIN BLONDE
n. a mixed-race woman ...1940s Aust. sl.
DARWIN RIG
n. an adaptation of the typical business suit worn by men in far northern Australia; usually a short-sleeved shirt, and often short trousers; a tie is normally included, but a coat is definitely not ...1964 Aust. sl.
DARWIN STUBBY
n. an extra-large beer bottle, introduced in 1958 at 80 fl. oz.; increased in 1973 to 2.25 litres, and in 1982 to 2 litres ...1970s Aust. sl.
DARZE THY BACK!
int. an imprecation ...1890 Eng. dial.
n. an academically successful student (Damned Average Raiser and Daughters of the American Revolution) ...1930s US campus usage
DAR
n. a small, hasty wash ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARB
adj. highly competent; unusually skilled or able; excellent, great ...1930 US sl.
n. 1. cash; money, usually stolen ...1904 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, excellent, first-rate or attractive ...1915 US sl.
n. 3. a fool ...1920s sl.
DARB, THE
n. 'the thing'; a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, or attractive ...20C sl.
DARBEROO
n. a good thing ...1930s sl.
DARBIES
n. 1. a set of handcuffs or fetters; shackles ...1665 UK sl.. orig. criminals' usage
n. 2. sausages ...19C sl.
n. 3. hands ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 4. fingerprints ...1950 UK sl.
DARBIES AND JOANS
n. fetters coupling two persons ...c1735 sl.
DARBLE
n. the devil ...c1850 colloq.
DARB OF A LOOKER
n. 1. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DAR BON!
int. an expletive ...1890 Eng. dial.
DARBS
n. playing cards ...L19 sl.
DARBS, THE
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, or attractive ...1922 US sl.
DARBY
adj. excellent; wonderful, first-rate; great; good; fine ...1918 US sl.
n. 1. cash; ready money ...1682 criminals' sl. obs.
n. 2. a glass of whisky ...19C Irish sl.
n. 3. a haul of stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. a wealthy person who will usually pay the bill in a restaurant, bar, etc. ...1920s US sl.
vb. to handcuff; to shackle ...L19 Aust. prison sl.
DARBY AND JOAN
adj. alone ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 1. a jocose name for an attached husband and wife who are 'all in all to each other', esp. in advanced years and in humble life ...1773
n. 2. fetters coupling two persons ...Bk1896 sl.
n. 3. a telephone ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 4. a loan ...1940s Aust. rhyming sl.
vb. to moan ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DARBY BANDS
n. the hands ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DARBY COVE
n. a blacksmith ...Amer. sl.
DARBY CRIB
n. a blacksmith's ...L17 sl.
DARBY KEL
n. the belly ...20C rhyming sl. (Darby Kelly)
DARBY KELLY
n. the belly ...1925 rhyming sl.
DARBY KEN
n. a blacksmith's ...L17 sl.
DARBY-RINGER
n. 1. a villain ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a scamp; a petty crook ...c1795 sl.
DARBY-ROLL
n. a style of walking that betrays an individual's experience of fetters and thus time spent in prison ...c1820 sl.
DARBY'S DYKE
n. the grave; death ...19C sl.
DARBY'S FAIR
n. the day on which a prisoner is moved from one prison to another and must thus be fettered ...M19 sl.
DARD
n. the penis ...17C Brit. sl.
DARDLEDUMDUE
n. a person without energy or knack ...1893 Eng. dial.
DARE
† n. 1. daring, boldness ...1595
n. 2. harm, pain ...1691 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a feeling of awe or fear ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 4. permission ...1907 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to lie motionless (generally with the sense of fear), to lie appalled; to crouch ...c1220
† vb. 2. to gaze fixedly or stupidly; to stare as one terrified, amazed, or fascinated ...a1225
† vb. 3. to lie hid, to be hid; to lurk ...a1225
† vb. 4. to be in dismay, to tremble with fear, to lose heart, to dread ...c1300
† vb. 5. to daze, to paralyze, to render helpless with the sight of something; to dazzle and fascinate ...1547
† vb. 6. to daunt, to terrify, to paralyze with fear; to stupefy .,..1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to keep under, to abash, to intimidate ...1805 Sc.
vb. 9. to deter by threatening; to forbid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARE-ALL
n. 1. a covering that braves all weather ...1840
n. 2. one who dares all ...1840
DARE-DEVILTRY
n. a daredevil spirit ...1886 Sc.
DAREDNESS
n. boldness, audacity ...1874 Eng. dial.
DAREFUL
†* adj. full of daring or defiance; adventurous ...1605
DARE NOT QUETCH
† phr. implies fear or absolute submission ...a1300
DARESOME
adj. 1. venturesome, foolhardy ...1864 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. afraid ...1938 Amer. dial.
DARE-THE-DEIL
† n. one who fears nothing, and who will attempt anything ...1814 Sc.
DARE UP
vb. to wake or rouse up a person that is asleep or dying ...1873 Eng. dial.
DARE UP TO
vb. to confront ...1986 Amer. dial.
DARG
adj. contemptible ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a day's work; the task of a day; a defined quantity or amount of work done in a certain time or at a certain rate of payment; a task ...c1425 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a big piece; a large portion of anything; used ironically to denote something of little value, or when one has received less than was expected ...1908 Sc.
vb. to work by the day; to toil; generally applied to agricultural labour, as opening drains, trenching, etc. ...1866 Sc.
DARG-DAYS
n. days of work done in lieu of rent or due to the feudal lord ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
DARGER
n. a day labourer; one who works by the day ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DARGING
n. the work of a day labourer, esp. hard, plodding toil ...1788 Sc.
DARGSMAN
† n. a workman, a labourer ...1723 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
DARGUE
n. a day's work; the amount of work done in a day ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DARING
† adj. staring, trembling, or crouching with fear, etc. ...1333
DARING-HARDY
† adj. foolhardy, presumptuous, audacious ...1593
DARK
† adj. 1. not able to see; partially or totally blind; sightless ...1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. stupid, slow-witted, ignorant ...a1660 sl.
adj. 3. secret ...1877 Aust. sl.
adj. 4. (derogatory) pert. to Black people ...L19 sl.
adj. 5. gloomy, morose ...1897 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. doubtful, uncertain; unknown ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. closed; not in operation ...1916 Amer. theatre sl.
adj. 8. severe ...1926 Amer. dial.
adj. 9. angry with ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
adj. 10. aggressive; very serious ...1980s UK Black sl.
adj. 11. bad, inferior, unpleasant, second-rate, nasty ...1980s UK sl.
adj. 12. good ...1998 UK sl.
adj. 13. evil ...2000 UK sl.
adj. 14. untelevised ...2000 US sl.
adj. 15. unreachable by telephone; a condition often resulting from a failure to pay the bill ...2004 US sl.
n. 1. Australian-distilled, dark, very strong brandy ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. (now considered offensive) a Black person ...1862 US sl.
n. 3. the moonless period of the month ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. solitary confinement in a dark cell ...1900s Aust. prison sl.
n. 5. a nickname for those with dark hair or complexion ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 6. cheap red wine ...1950s Aust. sl.
n. 7. a fool; a dullard ...1960s US campus sl.
n. 8. tobacco ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
† vb. 1. to lie in the dark; to lie hid or unseen ...a1300
† vb. 2. to become dark ...c1340
† vb. 3. of the sun or moon: to suffer eclipse ...c1340
vb. 4. to obscure, to cloud, to dim, to sully ...c1374 arch.
† vb. 5. to darken the eyes or vision; to blind ...c1374
† vb. 6. to cloud, to dim, to obscure, to hide something luminous ...c1380
vb. 7. to listen eagerly or take mental notes of what is said with the object of making use of the information obtained ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to eavesdrop; to obtain information in underhand ways ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to grow dark; to darken; to cloud with something evil ...1818 Sc.
vb. 10. to skulk, to prowl or lurk about ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to hide, to take shelter ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to rush suddenly to or from a hiding-place ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 13. to spoil, esp. by behaving aggressively ...1990s UK sl.
DARK AND DIM
n. a swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
vb. to swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
DARK AND DIRTY
n. rum and coke (Coca-Cola) ...1979 UK sl., orig. Royal Marines
DARK AS A BAG
adj. extremely dark ...19C colloq.
DARK AS A BOOT, AS
adj. very dark indeed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK AS AN ABO'S ARSEHOLE
adj. very dark ...1960s Aust. sl.
DARK AS A NIGGER'S POCKET adj. (now offensive) very dark ...M19 Aust. sl.
DARK AS A POCKET
adj. extremely dark ...19C nautical sl.
DARK AS BELLOWS
adj. completely dark ...1889 Eng. dial.
DARK AS BLACK HOGS, AS
adj. very dark indeed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK AS DUNGEON, AS
adj. very dark indeed ...1892 Eng. dial.
DARK AS NEWGATE KNOCKER, AS
adj. very dark indeed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK AS THE INSIDE OF A COW
adj. 1. exceptionally dark ...1871 US sl.
adj. 2. of a night: pitch-black; very dark ...c1880 nautical sl.
DARK AS THE INSIDE OF A COW, TAIL DOWN AND EYES SHUT
adj. of a night: pitch-black ...20C Can. sl.
DARK AS THREE FEET UP A BULL'S ASS
adj. completely dark ...1984 Amer. dial.
DARK-AVISED
adj. having dark hair and eyes; also, dark-complexioned ...1918 Sc.
DARK BLACK
n. any very Back person ...1930s US Black sl.
DARK BROWN
adj. of a voice: low, well-modulated and sexually attractive; orig. said of a female voice ...1946 UK sl.
DARK BROWN SHIT
n. inferior heroin ...1950s US Black sl.
DARK BROWN VOICE
n. a voice that is low, well-modulated, and sexually attractive ...c1950 sl.
DARK BUSINESS
n. a very wicked action ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
DARK CELL
n. a prison punishment cell ...20C US criminals' sl.
DARK CHEATERS
n. sunglasses ...1949 US sl.
DARK CITY
n. the township of Alexandra, near Johannesburg ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
DARK CLOUD
n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person ...1909 US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an Australian aboriginal ...1945 Aust. sl.
DARK CONTINENT
n. Africa ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARK CULL
n. a married man with a mistress that he visits only at night ...18C criminals' sl.
DARK CULLY
n. a married man with a mistress whom he sees only at night ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
DARK DAYS
n. a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery ...1957 US sl.
DARK DESTROYER
n. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARK DIDDLER
n. a married man with a secret mistress ...1930 Amer. dial.
DARK DYNAMITER
n. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARKEE
n. 1. a Black person; an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
n. 2. a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
n. 3. a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
n. 4. night time ...M18 sl.
n. 5. twilight ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a night watchman ...L19 sl.
DARKEN
† vb. 1. to lie dark; to lie concealed; to lurk privily after ...c1420
† vb. 2. to deprive a person of lustre or renown; to eclipse ...1606
vb. 3. to listen, to hearken ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
DARKENED
adj. of an eye: closed ...E19 boxing sl.
DARK ENGINEER
n. a villain ...L17 sl.
DARKEN HIS DAYLIGHTS
vb. in boxing: to close up a man's eyes; to give him a black eye ...1785 sl.
DARKEN IN
vb. to grow dark or dusk in the evening ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARKENING
n. twilight, dusk, evening ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DARKER
n. a day labourer ...1807 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
DARKERS
n. sunglasses ...1950s W. Indies Rasta usage
DARKER THAN THE INSIDE OF A BLACK COW'S ASS
adj. exceptionally dark ...1964 US sl.
DARKET
adj. dull, down-hearted ...Bk1900 Sc.
DARKEY
adj. (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture ...M19 US sl.
n. 1. night; evening; twilight ...1753 criminals' sl.
n. 2. (now offensive and derogatory) a Black person; also used ironically by Blacks as a self-description ...1775 sl.
n. 3. an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
n. 4. a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
n. 5. a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a blind man ...1807 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a beggar that pretends to be blind ...1851 sl.
n. 8. a nickname for a White man with a dark skin ...c1880 sl.
n. 9. a night watchman ...L19 sl.
n. 10. a person with dark hair ...1930s sl.
n. 11. excrement; a stool; a turd ...20C Aust. sl.
DARK EYES
n. dizziness ...1965 Barbados sl.
DARK FELT
n. a belt ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
DARK FROST
n. a frost that kills plants ...1966 Amer. dial.
DARKFUL
* adj. full of darkness, dark ...a1050
DARK GABLE
n. a suave, handsome Black man; a ladies' man ...1959 US sl.
DARK GLIM
n. a dark lanthorn ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
DARK-GREEN
adj. 1. excellent ...1954 US sl.
adj. 2. black ..1991 US Vietnam usage
DARKHEDE
† n. darkness ...1297
DARK-HOLE
n. 1. the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an unlighted storage space in a house; a dark closet or corner under the stairs or around the chimney ...1903 Amer. dial.
DARK HORSE
adj. previously unknown ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 1. a horse whose form is unknown to the backers but which is supposed to have a good chance ...c1830 turf sl.
n. 2. a person or team, esp. in sports or politics, that seems very unlikely to win but might nevertheless do so ...1842 sl.
n. 3. a racehorse that has been trained in secret ...1877 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a person who keeps things about themselves secret ...1917 Aust. sl.
DARK HOUR
n. the evening twilight, gloaming ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK HOUSE
† n. 1. a place of confinement for a madman; a room used to confine the insane ...1600
n. 2. a tavern offering bedrooms for the night ...L17 sl.
DARKIE
adj. 1. (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture ...M19 US sl.
adj. 2. (derogatory) in a stereotypically Black manner ...1920s US sl.
n. 1. (now derogatory or offensive) a Black person; an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...1775 sl.
n. 2. a Polynesian person ...1863 NZ
n. 3. a beggar who feigns blindness ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. a night shift ...c1925 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a person with dark hair ...1930s sl.
n. 6. a piece of excrement ...1972 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a flattering and affectionate term of address for an attractive, dark-skinned woman ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
DARKIES
n. a variety of late-night music-halls and bars on or near the Strand, London, usually situated below ground level ...M19 sl.
DARKING
† n. eavesdropping, prying ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARKING DOG
n. a man who listens attentively to everything said with great eagerness, but at the same time as if it were a subject of little interest to him, whilst in reality he is slyly storing up in hi mind the whole of the conversation, without joining in it himself ...1896 Eng. dial.
DARKING-HOLE
n. a hiding-place; a place of shelter ...1859 Eng. dial.
DARKISON
n. a sneak, an eavesdropper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK IT
vb. to say nothing ...c1880 sl.
int. be quiet! keep quiet! ...L19 sl.
DARK LANTERN
n. 1. a servant or agent who takes and transmits a bribe offered to his master ...1679 sl.
n. 2. a thief's candle or light, made so it is possible to shut out the light when not needed ...M19 sl.
DARK LANTHORN
n. a servant or agent who takes and transmits a bribe offered to his master ...L17 sl.
DARKLE
vb. 1. of the face, etc.: to become dark with anger, scorn, etc. ...1800
vb. 2. to grow dark ...1823
vb. 3. to lie in the dark; to conceal oneself ...1864
vb. 4. to render dark or obscure ...1884
DARK-LIKE
adj. gloomy, morose ...1867 Sc.
DARKLIN(G)
adj. 1. lying in darkness; showing itself darkly; darksome, obscure ...1739
adj. 2. happening in the dark ...a1763
adj. 3. dark, gloomy ...1873 Sc.
adv. in the dark, darkly ...a1450
n. a child of darkness; one dark in nature or character ...1773 nonce word
DARKLINGS
* adv. in the dark ...a1656
DARKLINS
adv. in the dark ...1786 Sc.
† n. twilight, dusk, the gloaming ...1846 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DARKLONG
† adv. in the dark ...1561
DARK-LOOKING
adj. dark-complexioned ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARKLY
adj. dark, gloomy ...1821 Eng. dial.
DARKMAN
n. 1. the night ...M16 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a night-watchman ...E18 cant
n. 3. (usually as 'dark man') the devil ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 4. (derogatory) an Aborigine ...1970s Aust. sl.
DARKMANS
n. 1. the night, evening; also, twilight ...1567 thieves' cant
n. 2. a covered 'dark' lantern ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
DARKMAN'S BUDGE
n. a thief's accomplice, who climbs into a house through a window and opens a door to admit the rest of the gang ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
DARK MEAT
n. 1. (usually derogatory) a Black person, esp. a woman regarded solely as a sex partner ...1888 Amer. sl.
n. 2. (usually derogatory) copulation with a Black person ...1888 US sl.
n. 3. (usually derogatory) the genitals of a Black person ...1920s US sl.
n. 4. the 'black sheep' ...1940s sl.
DARK MONEY
n. extra wages paid for night work ...1970 UK railwaymen's sl.
DARK MOON
n. 1. the interval between the old moon and the new moon ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman's secret savings ...1867 Eng. dial.
DARKNESS AT NOON
n. the slide shows that form the basis of lectures in Art History ...1970s US campus sl.
DARK NIGHT
n. nightfall ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK NUGGETS
n. the very best marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
DARK O'CLOCK
n. night ...1995 UK sl.
DARK OF THE MOON
n. 1. the period of the waning moon, esp. the last quarter ...1871 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the latter of its period when it is growing fuller ...1949 Amer. dial.
DARK-OF-THE-MOON FROST
n. a frost that kills plants ...1966 Amer. dial. online
DARK OF TIME, THE
n. the remote past; the beginnings of time ...1901 Sc.
DARK OUT
vb. to kill ...1990s UK Black sl.
DARK ROOM
n. † a place of confinement for a madman ...1590
DARKS
n. 1. the nights when the moon does not appear ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 2. dark glasses ...1985 Bermuda sl.
DARKS, THE
n. 1. the night; occasionally also twilight ...M18 sl.
n. 2. the punishment cell, solitary confinement ...M19 UK prison sl.
n. 3. depression ...2000s sl.
DARK-SAMBO
n. a person of mixed race, with one-quarter White to three-quarters Black ...1950s W. Indies sl.
DARK-SELVIDGED
adj. heathenish in appearance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARK-SETTING
n. necking or petting in complete seclusion at night ...20C Amer. prison sl.
DARK SHADOW
n. a tightly-cropped hair cut that stops short of absolute baldness ...1999 UK sl.
DARK SHANKS
n. Black people, esp. as sex objects ...L19 sl.
DARKSHIP
n. † the personality of one who is dark ...1707 nonce word
DARKSIDE
n. a category of rave music ...2002 UK sl.
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
n. the House of Representatives ...20C US sl.
DARK-SKINNED MEAT
n. Black people, esp. as sex objects ...L19 sl.
DARKSMAN
n. † a workman, a labourer ...1795 Sc.
DARKSOME
adj. 1. characterized by darkness; somewhat dark or gloomy ...1530
adj. 2. characterized by obscurity of meaning ...1574
adj. 3. somewhat dark in shade or colour ...1615
adj. 4. characterized by gloom, sadness, or cheerlessness; melancholy, dismal ...1649
adj. 5. dark, obscure; ill-lighted ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. morally of dark character ...1880
DARKSOMENESS
n. darkness, obscurity ...1571
DARK STUFF
n. a Black person, usually a woman, in a sexual context ...1960s US sl.
DARK THIRTY
n. late at night; a time shortly before dawn ...1985 military jocular
DARK TIME
n. 1. extra wages paid for night work ...1970 UK railwaymen's sl.
n. 2. night ...1976 US sl.
DARKTOWN
n. (now considered offensive) a Black neighbourhood or town; used especially in titles ...1884 Amer. sl.
DARK TRICK
n. an evil action ...1870 Eng. dial.
DARKUM
n. the night ...M16 criminals' sl.
DARK 'UN
n. 1. a candidate or competitor of whom little is known ...c1860 sl.
n. 2. of dock-workers: a 24-hour shift ...1930s Aust. sl.
DARK WHITE PAINT
n. a non-existent item used as a prank errand for a beginner or inexperienced person ...1966 Amer. dial.
DARK-WISE
adj. rather dark ...1896 Sc.
DARKY
adj. 1. cloudy ...1807 US criminals' sl.
adj. 2. (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture ...M19 US sl.
n. 1. night; evening; twilight ...1753 criminals' sl.
n. 2. (now derogatory or offensive) a Black person; a person of colour ...1775 sl.
n. 3. an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
n. 4. a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
n. 5. a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a blind man ...1807 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a beggar that pretends to be blind ...1851 sl.
n. 8. a Polynesian person ...1863 NZ
n. 9. a nickname for a White man with a dark skin ...c1880 sl.
n. 10. a night watchman ...L19 sl.
n. 11. excrement; a stool; a turd ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 12. a person with dark hair ...1930s sl.
n. 13. a dark-coloured marble ...c1970 Amer. dial.
DARKY COX
n. a box in a theatre auditorium; the seating area in a theatre ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
DARKYTOWN
n. a neighbourhood with a large population of Black people ...L19 US sl.
DARL
n. 1. a term of address or endearment; darling ...1930 & Aust. & UK sl.
n. 2. (usually written darl') something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a lesbian ...2000s NZ sl.
DARLASTON THROSTLE
n. a donkey ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARLING
adj. 1. charming, sweet, nice ...1805 UK sl.
adj. 2. delightful, pleasing ...1805
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. an unhealthy child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the smallest pig of a litter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. in post World War I society, a term of address for even a comparative stranger ...E20 sl.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a term of address between male homosexuals ...1949 US sl.
DARLING BUDS
adj. homosexual ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'gay' (Darling Buds of May)
DARLING BUDS OF MAY
adj. homosexual ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'gay'
DARLING DAUGHTER
n. water ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DARLINGEST
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARLING FAUCET
n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
DARLING IT HURTS
n. Darlinghurst, a rough inner-city area of Sydney ...20C Aust. sl.
DARLING PEA
n. madness; eccentricity ...L19 Aust. sl.
DARLINGS, THE
n. the prostitutes of Darlinghurst and King's Cross, Sydney ... c1930 Aust. sl.
DARLING SHOWER
n. a dust-storm ...1898 Aust. colloq.
DARLING WHALER
n. an itinerant tramp whose 'beat' focuses on the rivers of New South Wales ...M19 Aust. sl.
DARLING WIFE
n. a knife ...World War I Brit. rhyming sl.
DARLINK
n. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARLO
n. 1. Darlinghurst. Sydney ...c1920 Aust. sl.
n. 2. Darlington, County Durham ...1984 UK sl.
DARLO DROP
n. police brutality towards a victim in custody ...1990 Aust. police & criminals' sl.
DARLS
n. a term of address or endearment; darling ...1930 UK sl.
DARN THE STREETS
vb. to take a zigzag course, as a drunken man does in trying to walk ...1790 Eng. dial.
DARN
adj. wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
n. excrement ...1866 Sc.
vb. to damn ...M19 euphemism
int. damn!; an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc. ...1781
DARNATION
adj. damned ...L18 US euphemism
int. damn! ...1798 Amer. euphemism
DARNED
adj. 1. wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
adj. 2. an intensifier; damned ...1807 US euphemism
DARNED TOOTING!
int. used as a mock oath affirming that which has just been said ...1963 US sl.
DARNER
n. a dragonfly ...1933 Amer. dial.
DARNFOOL
adj. wretched, nasty; silly; stupid and irritating ...1780s
DARNFUL
adj. gloomy, mournful, dreary ...1916 Amer. dial.
DARN GOOD
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DARNING NEEDLE
n. a dragonfly ...1889 Amer. dial.
DARN IT!
int. an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc. ...1781
DARN MY BUTTONS!
int. a mild oath ...19C sl.
DARN MY WHISKERS!
int. damn! ...M19 US euphemism
DARN NEEDLE
n. a dragonfly ...1965 Amer. dial.
DARN STRAIGHT!
int. you are right! ...1994 US sl.
DAROUS
† adj. daring, bold ... Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DARR
vb. to poke the fire too much, so that it goes out ...1908 Sc.
DARRACK
n. a day's work; the amount of work done in a day ...1737 Eng. dial.
DARREL LEA
n. tea ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
DARREN GOUGH
n. a cough ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
DARRICKY
adj. rotten, decayed ...1851 Eng. dial.
DARROL
n. the smallest of the brood of pigs, fowl, etc. ...Irish sl.
DARRY
n. a look ...1940s UK prison sl.
DARRYL
n. a general term of abuse ...1990s sl.
DARSTS
n. dregs, refuse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DART
adj. frightened, terrified ...Bk1900 Sc.
† n. 1. the penis ...16C sl.
n. 2. in boxing: a straight-armed blow ...c1770 sl.
n. 3. an illicit activity; a racket ...c1870 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a plan, an aim, a scheme, an idea ...1887 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a try, a 'go'; a last-minute effort ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 6. one's fancy or favourite ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a good idea ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 8. a pain that strikes you suddenly in the neck ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a hypodermic syringe ...2000s US drugs sl.
vb. to raise the foot and set it down again hard, to stomp ...1908 Sc.
DART ACCENT
n. an affectedly quasi-British accent, adopted by the middle-class in and around Dublin ...1990s Irish sl.
DARTER
adj. active ...1851 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a harpooner ...1724
n. 2. a quick, active person; a person or animal that darts or moves swiftly ...1808 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a daughter ...1808 Eng. & Amer. dial.
DARTH
n. 1. 1782 Sc. - scarcity, with high prices
n. 2. 1920 Sc. - costliness, high price
DARTH VADER'S PENCIL BOX
n. 1984 NZ sl. - the Bank of New Zealand Head Office building in Wellington
DARTLE
vb. 1855 rare - to dart or shoot forth repeatedly
DARTMOOR CROP
n. short-cut hair ...1915 Brit. military sl.
DART OF LOVE
† n. the penis ...16C sl.
DARTY
adj. sharp, quick, active ...1869 Eng. dial.
DARU
n. rum ...1965 Barbados sl.
DARWIN BLONDE
n. a mixed-race woman ...1940s Aust. sl.
DARWIN RIG
n. an adaptation of the typical business suit worn by men in far northern Australia; usually a short-sleeved shirt, and often short trousers; a tie is normally included, but a coat is definitely not ...1964 Aust. sl.
DARWIN STUBBY
n. an extra-large beer bottle, introduced in 1958 at 80 fl. oz.; increased in 1973 to 2.25 litres, and in 1982 to 2 litres ...1970s Aust. sl.
DARZE THY BACK!
int. an imprecation ...1890 Eng. dial.
DAS - DAUZ
D.A.s
n. the 'domestic afflictions'; the menses ...M19 Brit. colloq.
DAS
† n. a badger ...1481
DASART
†* n. a dazed, stupefied, or inert person; a dullard ...a1400
DASCAN
† vb. to ponder; to consider ...c1579 Sc.
DASH
n. 1. c1660 sl. - a tavern waiter
n. 2. 1788 - a gift, present, tip
n. 3. L18 sl. - bribery; the money paid as a bribe
n. 4. 1814 US sl. - an attractive young woman
n. 5. 1816 Sc. - a display
n. 6. 1825 Sc. - a cant term for a hat, cap, etc.
n. 7. Bk1900 Sc. - a flourish in writing
n. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a shake
n. 9. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a slap
n. 10. c1910 sl. - the dashboard of a motor-car
n. 11. 1931 colloq. - an attempt
n. 12. 1952 US sl. - an escape from custody
n. 13. 1970s US sl. - a latent homosexual (homosexual usage)
n. 14. 1980s Aust. sl. - bravery (prison usage)
vb. 1. c1631 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to abash, to dismay, to confuse; to put out of countenance
vb. 2. 1721 Sc. - to erase, to strike out
vb. 3. 1808 Sc. obs. - to flourish in writing, to make ornamental figures with a pen
vb. 4. 1813 Sc. - to make a show, to display, to show off
vb. 5. c1860 - to adulterate (brewers' & publicans' usage)
vb. 6. 1861 - to give a present to; to tip
vb. 7. 1889 Eng. dial. - to mingle, infuse flavour; to insert a small quantity of one thing, usually of an inferior quality, into another; generally used of liquids
vb. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to shake
vb. 9. 1932 UK sl. - to depart in a hurry
vb. 10. 1990s UK sl. - to become enraged with (Black British usage)
int. c1810 - damn! (euphemism, chiefly Brit.)
DASH-AN-DARRAS
n. the stirrup-glass, parting cup ...1810 Eng. dial.
DASH AWAY
vb. to throw something away ...1909 Amer. dial.
DASH-BOARD
n. 1. the splash-board of a carriage ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 2. (usually as 'dashboard') along loggers: a farmer working as a logger ...1958 Amer. dial.
DASHBOARDS
n. one's feet ...1915 Amer. sl.
DASH BON!
int. an imprecation ...1897 Eng. dial.
DASH-BUCKLER
† n. a swaggering fellow; a swashbuckler ...1567
DASHED
adj. 1. flavoured ...1800 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. abashed, cast down, ashamed, bashful ...1803 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sullied or depreciated, as a faded garment ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. damned ...1881 euphemism
DASHEE
n. 1705 - a gift, a present, a gratuity
DASHELL; DASHLE
vb. 1824 Sc. - to soil
DASHER
n. 1. a flashy prostitute; a showy harlot ...M18 sl.
n. 2. a fashionable, attractive person who often attends parties, dances, etc.; a dashing young man ...1790 sl.
n. 3. a 'fast' young woman ...19C sl.
n. 4. a brilliant or dashing attempt or motion ...1884 colloq.
n. 5. a dandy ...L19 W. Indies sl.
n. 6. a womanizer ...L19 W. Indies. sl.
n. 7. someone of extraordinary appearance, as a remarkably stout person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a large-toothed comb for the hair ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a masturbator ...20C sl.
n. 10. a very hard blow ...1968 Amer. dial.
DASHES
n. a smacking ...20C Brit. sl.
DASHFUL
adj. bashful ...1874 Eng. dial.
DASHIE
adj. 1822 Sc. - making a great show; showy, gay, proud
n. 1825 Sc. cant obs. - a hat, a cap
DASHIKI
adj. loose ...1950s US Black sl.
DASHING
adj. showy, given to excess, esp. in dress ...19C sl.
n. 1. a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour ...c1800 colloq.
n. 2. disappointment ...1813 Eng. dial.
DASH IN THE BLOOMERS
n. sexual intercourse, usually quick and adulterous ...1960s sl.
DASHISM
† n. the character of having dash, or being a 'dasher' ...1788 nonce word
DASH IT!
int. damn ...1800 euphemism
DASH IT ALL!
int. damn! ...1800 euphemism, chiefly Brit.
DASHLIN
n. second-best clothes ...Irish sl.
DASH MY BUTTONS!
int. exclamation indicating surprise and vexation ...1839 colloq.
DASH MY JASEY!
int. a mild oath ...L18
DASH MY PERIWIG!
int. an imprecation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DASH MY RAGS!
int. a mild oath ...19C sl.
DASH MY SKIN!
int. a mild oath ...19C
DASH MY TIMBERS!
int. a mild oath ...19C
DASH MY WIG(S)!
int. a mild oath ...L18 sl.
DASH OFF
vb. to depart with a dash ...L18 colloq.
• A DASH OF THE TAR-BRUSH
phr. 1859 - i.e. of Black or Indian blood showing itself in the complexion; having mixed racial heritage
• A DASH O' WET
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a sudden fall of rain
• DASH UP THE CHANNEL
n. 1961 UK sl. - sexual intercourse, from the male perspective
DASHY
adj. 1. showy, ostentatiously fashionable; stylish ...1822 colloq.
adj. 2. characterized by hastiness of execution ...1844
adj. 3. rough and indistinct ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour ...c1820 colloq.
DASHY-LOOKING
adj. well-dressed, smart ...1886 Sc.
DASHY-TRASHY
adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DASIBERD
† n. a stupid fellow, a fool, a dullard, a simpleton ... c1400
DAST!
int. damn! ...L19 US euphemism
DASTARD
adj. characterized by mean shrinking from danger; showing base cowardice; cowardly ...c1489
† n. 1. one inert or dull of wit; a dullard; a dolt; a sot ...c1440
n. 2. one who meanly or basely shrinks from danger; a mean, base, or despicable coward; one who does malicious acts in a cowardly, skulking way, so as not to expose himself to risk ...1526
† vb. to make a dastard of; to cow, to terrify ...1593
DASTARDLINESS
† n. 1. inertness or dullness of wit; stupidity ...1553
n. 2. mean or base cowardliness ...1561
DASTARDLING
n. a contemptible dastard ...1800 nonce word
DASTARDLY
† adj. 1. inert of mind or action; stupid, dull ...1567
adj. 2. showing mean or despicable cowardice ...1576
† adv. in a cowardly manner ...1552
DASTARDNESS
† n. 1. base cowardice, dastardliness ...1519
† n. 2. inertness of understanding; stupidity; dullness ...1552
DASTARDY
n. the quality of a dastard; base or mean cowardice ...1588 arch.
DASTED
adj. damned ...L19 US euphemism
DAST IT!
int. an exclamation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DASWEN
† vb. of the eyes: to be or become dim ...1382
DASY
n. a diamond ...M18 UK criminals sl.
DASYPYGAL
adj. having hairy buttocks, as an ape ...1875
DAT
n. 1. a tank-crew member (DumbAss Tanker) ...1970s US Army sl.
n. 2. pork ...2000 Jamaica sl.
DATAL
* adj. of or pert. to date; chronological ...1882
DATALLER
n. a day-labourer; a workman engaged and paid by the day ...1881 Eng. dial.
DATARY
†* n. an expert in dates; a chronologer ...1655
DATCH
vb. 1808 Sc. obs. - to jog, to shake
DATCHEL
n. a person wearing ill-fitting clothes and with a foolish gait ...1824 Sc.
vb. to waddle ...1825 Sc.
DATCHIE
adj. 1. sly, cunning ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. hidden, secret ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. penetrating: applied to intellectual powers ...1825 Sc.
DATCHLE
vb. to waddle; to walk in a careless manner, with clothes ill adapted to the shape of the wearer ...Bk1900 Sc.
DATE
n. 1. a person with whom one makes or has made an appointment or engagement, usually for social/sexual purposes ...L19 colloq., orig. US
n. 2. a term of abuse ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 3. a foolish, silly, stupid, or weak person ...1914 UK sl.
n. 4. the buttocks; the anus ...1919 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a prostitute's customer ...1930s sl.
n. 6. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in marbles: a type of marble; a marble put up as a stake ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a sexual liaison between a prostitute and a customer ...1957 US euphemism
n. 9. a prisoner's expected date of release from prison ...1989 US sl.
vb. 1. to have an affair with someone; to be going out together on a number of pre-arranged days ...20C sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to caress the buttocks; to goose, i.e. to stick a thumb or finger into someone's anus ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 3. of a prostitute: to have sex with a customer for pay ...1951 US sl.
vb. 4. to have sexual intercourse ...1990s sl.
DATE AND PLUM
n. the bum; the anus ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
DATE BAIT
n. 1. an attractive person of either sex who is sought after as a date ...1944 US sl.
n. 2. a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 3. something that will entice a member of the opposite sex to accept the offer of a date ...1986 US students' sl.
DATE DRILLER
n. 1. a male homosexual ...1980s Aust. sl.
n. 2. the active participant in anal sex ...1998 NZ sl.
DATELESS
adj. 1. stupefied, foolish, disordered in mind, having the faculties failing through age ...1685 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. insensible, as from a blow ...1854 Eng. dial.
DATE-LOCKER
n. the anus ...Aust. sl.
DATELY
adj. daily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DATE MATE
n. 1. a male homosexual partner ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 2. a partner of the same sex to accompany one on a double date ...1950s Amer. sl.
DATE PACKER
n. a male homosexual ...1985 Aust. sl.
DATE PUNCHER
n. a male homosexual ...1980s Aust. sl.
DATER
n. a daughter ...1843 Amer. dial.
DATE RAPE
n. the rape by a man of his partner on a date ...1983 sl., orig. US
DATE ROLL
n. a toilet roll, toilet paper ...20C Aust. sl.
DATE UP
vb. 1. to have an affair with someone; to be going out together on a number of pre-arranged days ...20C sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to fill the time of a person with appointments ...c1930 sl., orig. US
vb. 3. in marbles: to marbles in the ring as a stake ...1942 Amer. dial.
DATE WITH DIPALMA
n. of a male: an act of masturbation (DiPalma = the hand) ...2001 US sl.
DATHER
n. 1768 Sc. obs. - daughter
vb. 1. 1684 Eng. dial. - to shiver, to tremble, to shake either with cold or old age
vb. 2. 1879 Eng. dial. - to bewilder, to maze
vb. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to wither
DATIVE
†* adj. 1. disposed to give; having the right to give ...1400s
† adj. 2. of the nature of a gift; conferred or bestowed as a gift ...1570-6
DATTER
n. a daughter ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. to confuse, to embarrass ...1952 Amer. dial.
DATTY
adj. mad ...2000s UK teen sl.
DATY
adj. soft-headed; sun-struck ...20C military sl.
DAUB
n. 1. a bribe ...18C sl.
n. 2. an artist ...M19 colloq.
n. 3. a ribbon ...M19 US criminals' sl.
n. 4. insincere compliments; flattery; hypocritical affection ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 5. in the circus: an advertising poster ...1923 US sl.
n. 6. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a spot of grease used to mark a card ...1960s sl.
† vb. 1. to put on a false show; to dissemble so as to give a favourable impression to pay court with flattery ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. in painting: to lay on colours in a crude or clumsy fashion; to paint coarsely and inartistically ...1630
vb. 3. to bribe ...c1690 sl.
vb. 4. to cheat, to deceive, to trick ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUBED
adj. fantastically attired, over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUBER
† n. 1. one who puts a false show on things; a hypocritical flatterer ...1642
n. 2. a coarse or unskilful painter ...1655
n. 3. a car painter who will repaint a stolen car ...20C sl.
n. 4. spirit; enthusiasm ...1915 US sl.
DAUBERY
n. flattery, cajolery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUBING
adj. 1. 1655 obs. - that bedaubs with flattery
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - wet, dirty
n. 1. 1654 - painting coarsely or inartistically; hence, a coarsely or badly executed painting
n. 2. 1655 - the putting a false show on anything; hypocritical flattery
n. 3. 1795 Sc. obs. - a gathering of neighbours to build the walls of a new house
DAUBLE
vb. 1. 1748 Sc. - to dabble; to employ oneself in a dilettante way to waste time, to potter about
vb. 2. 1869 Sc. - to wrangle, to quarrel
DAUBMENT
n. flattery, cajolery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUB OF THE BRUSH
n. 1. coition ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. pederasty ...M20 US sl.
DAUB OF THE HAND, A
n. a greasing of the palm, a bribe ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUBSTER
n. a clumsy painter ...1853
DAUB THE BRUSH
vb. to copulate ...E20 Amer. sl.
DAUBY
adj. 1. fantastically attired, over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. hypocritically affectionate ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sticky, clammy, dirty, untidy ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
DAUBY-SAUBY
n. flattery, cajolery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUDNEL
adj. 1825 Sc. obs. - shabby in appearance
DAUGHTER
† n. 1. a term of affectionate address to a woman or girl by an older person or one in a superior relation ...c1000 obs. or arch.
† n. 2. a girl, maiden, young woman (no express reference to relationship) ...1382 obs. or arch.
n. 3. a homosexual male introduced into homosexual society by another homosexual male who is called a 'mother' ...1949 US homosexual usage
n. 4. a form of address between homosexual men ...1992 UK sl.
n. 5. any young woman, irrespective of relationship ...1990s UK Black & W. Indies sl.
DAUGHTER-A-LAW
n. a daughter-in-law ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUGHTERFUL
adj. full of daughters ...1830 nonce word
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
n. a stepdaughter (now considered incorrect) ...1841
DAUGHTERKIN
n. a little daughter ...1858 nonce word
DAUGHTER-LAW
n. a daughter-in-law ...1877 Eng. dial.
DAUGHTERLING
n. a little daughter ...1853 nonce word
DAUGHTER OF JOY
n. a prostitute ...20C US euphemism
DAUGHTER-O'-LAW
n. a daughter-in-law ...1860 Eng. dial.
DAUK
adj. 1. 1804 Sc. obs. - dark, murky
adj. 2. 1866 Sc. obs. - stupid, doltish
vb. 1892 Sc. - to drizzle
DAUL
vb. 1868 Sc. - to tire, to weary
DAULER
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a supine, delicate person
DAULING
adj. dull, inactive ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAULT
† n. a foster-child ...1775 Sc.
DAUM
n. a small portion or share ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to deal out or allot sparingly or grudgingly ...1870 Eng. dial.
DAUMER
n. 1866 Sc. - a stunning blow
vb. 1825 Sc. - to stun, to stupefy; to damage, to knock about
DAUMERT
adj. sleepy, silly, bewildered ...1876 Sc.
DAUNCEY
adj. 1. weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
adj. 2. dishonest ...20C Ireland
adj. 3. pregnant ...1952 US sl.
DAUNCH
† adj. fastidious, dainty, overnice, squeamish, over-particular; sensitive, jealous of one's own dignity ...c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DAUNDER
n. a stroll, a slow walk, a saunter ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DAUNSEL
† vb. to caress, to make much of, to coax ...1362
DAUNSY
adj. downcast, sad ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DAUNT
† n. 1. the act of daunting; dispiriting; intimidation; discouragement; a check ...a1400 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. dandling, caress ...a1548
† vb. 1. to overcome, to subdue, to vanquish ...c1300
† vb. 2. to bring into subjection, to subdue, to tame; to hold in subjection; to control ...1303
† vb. 3. to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1303
† vb. 4. to tame, to break in an animal ...1377 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. to cast down, to put down, to quell ...a1400
†* vb. 6. to toy ...a1529
† vb. 7. to daze, to stupefy; to stun ...1581 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to dare, to challenge; to provoke to some hazardous deed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUNTED
† adj. tamed, subdued, brought under control ...c1375
DAUNTER
† n. 1. a subduer; a vanquisher ...1513
† n. 2. a tamer of horses; a horse-breaker ...1513
DAUNTINGLY
adv. a1788 Sc. obs. - boldly, bravely; defiantly
DAUNTLE
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to dandle, to fondle, to caress
DAUNTON
vb. 1. 1535 Sc. - to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame; to intimidate
vb. 2. 1794 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to terrify; to depress, to awe, to dismay
DAUNTONED
adj. tamed, broken in ...1597 Sc.
DAUNTS
n. 1813 Sc. - discouraging words
DAUNY
adj. wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
DAUP IT!
int. damn it! ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUPET; DAUPIT; DAWPIT
adj. 1788 Sc. - silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile
DAURE
vb. to dazzle, to stun ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUSEY
adj. stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DAUSEY-HEADED
adj. giddy, thoughtless; bewildered, confused ...1790 Eng. dial.
DAUT
n. 1. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a caress
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a dot, a speck, a spot
n. 3. 1907 Sc. - a darling
vb. 1500-20 Sc. - to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of
DAUTIE
n. 1676 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a person caressed or indulged; a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection
n. the 'domestic afflictions'; the menses ...M19 Brit. colloq.
DAS
† n. a badger ...1481
DASART
†* n. a dazed, stupefied, or inert person; a dullard ...a1400
DASCAN
† vb. to ponder; to consider ...c1579 Sc.
DASH
n. 1. c1660 sl. - a tavern waiter
n. 2. 1788 - a gift, present, tip
n. 3. L18 sl. - bribery; the money paid as a bribe
n. 4. 1814 US sl. - an attractive young woman
n. 5. 1816 Sc. - a display
n. 6. 1825 Sc. - a cant term for a hat, cap, etc.
n. 7. Bk1900 Sc. - a flourish in writing
n. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a shake
n. 9. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a slap
n. 10. c1910 sl. - the dashboard of a motor-car
n. 11. 1931 colloq. - an attempt
n. 12. 1952 US sl. - an escape from custody
n. 13. 1970s US sl. - a latent homosexual (homosexual usage)
n. 14. 1980s Aust. sl. - bravery (prison usage)
vb. 1. c1631 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to abash, to dismay, to confuse; to put out of countenance
vb. 2. 1721 Sc. - to erase, to strike out
vb. 3. 1808 Sc. obs. - to flourish in writing, to make ornamental figures with a pen
vb. 4. 1813 Sc. - to make a show, to display, to show off
vb. 5. c1860 - to adulterate (brewers' & publicans' usage)
vb. 6. 1861 - to give a present to; to tip
vb. 7. 1889 Eng. dial. - to mingle, infuse flavour; to insert a small quantity of one thing, usually of an inferior quality, into another; generally used of liquids
vb. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to shake
vb. 9. 1932 UK sl. - to depart in a hurry
vb. 10. 1990s UK sl. - to become enraged with (Black British usage)
int. c1810 - damn! (euphemism, chiefly Brit.)
DASH-AN-DARRAS
n. the stirrup-glass, parting cup ...1810 Eng. dial.
DASH AWAY
vb. to throw something away ...1909 Amer. dial.
DASH-BOARD
n. 1. the splash-board of a carriage ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 2. (usually as 'dashboard') along loggers: a farmer working as a logger ...1958 Amer. dial.
DASHBOARDS
n. one's feet ...1915 Amer. sl.
DASH BON!
int. an imprecation ...1897 Eng. dial.
DASH-BUCKLER
† n. a swaggering fellow; a swashbuckler ...1567
DASHED
adj. 1. flavoured ...1800 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. abashed, cast down, ashamed, bashful ...1803 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sullied or depreciated, as a faded garment ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. damned ...1881 euphemism
DASHEE
n. 1705 - a gift, a present, a gratuity
DASHELL; DASHLE
vb. 1824 Sc. - to soil
DASHER
n. 1. a flashy prostitute; a showy harlot ...M18 sl.
n. 2. a fashionable, attractive person who often attends parties, dances, etc.; a dashing young man ...1790 sl.
n. 3. a 'fast' young woman ...19C sl.
n. 4. a brilliant or dashing attempt or motion ...1884 colloq.
n. 5. a dandy ...L19 W. Indies sl.
n. 6. a womanizer ...L19 W. Indies. sl.
n. 7. someone of extraordinary appearance, as a remarkably stout person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a large-toothed comb for the hair ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a masturbator ...20C sl.
n. 10. a very hard blow ...1968 Amer. dial.
DASHES
n. a smacking ...20C Brit. sl.
DASHFUL
adj. bashful ...1874 Eng. dial.
DASHIE
adj. 1822 Sc. - making a great show; showy, gay, proud
n. 1825 Sc. cant obs. - a hat, a cap
DASHIKI
adj. loose ...1950s US Black sl.
DASHING
adj. showy, given to excess, esp. in dress ...19C sl.
n. 1. a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour ...c1800 colloq.
n. 2. disappointment ...1813 Eng. dial.
DASH IN THE BLOOMERS
n. sexual intercourse, usually quick and adulterous ...1960s sl.
DASHISM
† n. the character of having dash, or being a 'dasher' ...1788 nonce word
DASH IT!
int. damn ...1800 euphemism
DASH IT ALL!
int. damn! ...1800 euphemism, chiefly Brit.
DASHLIN
n. second-best clothes ...Irish sl.
DASH MY BUTTONS!
int. exclamation indicating surprise and vexation ...1839 colloq.
DASH MY JASEY!
int. a mild oath ...L18
DASH MY PERIWIG!
int. an imprecation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DASH MY RAGS!
int. a mild oath ...19C sl.
DASH MY SKIN!
int. a mild oath ...19C
DASH MY TIMBERS!
int. a mild oath ...19C
DASH MY WIG(S)!
int. a mild oath ...L18 sl.
DASH OFF
vb. to depart with a dash ...L18 colloq.
• A DASH OF THE TAR-BRUSH
phr. 1859 - i.e. of Black or Indian blood showing itself in the complexion; having mixed racial heritage
• A DASH O' WET
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a sudden fall of rain
• DASH UP THE CHANNEL
n. 1961 UK sl. - sexual intercourse, from the male perspective
DASHY
adj. 1. showy, ostentatiously fashionable; stylish ...1822 colloq.
adj. 2. characterized by hastiness of execution ...1844
adj. 3. rough and indistinct ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour ...c1820 colloq.
DASHY-LOOKING
adj. well-dressed, smart ...1886 Sc.
DASHY-TRASHY
adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DASIBERD
† n. a stupid fellow, a fool, a dullard, a simpleton ... c1400
DAST!
int. damn! ...L19 US euphemism
DASTARD
adj. characterized by mean shrinking from danger; showing base cowardice; cowardly ...c1489
† n. 1. one inert or dull of wit; a dullard; a dolt; a sot ...c1440
n. 2. one who meanly or basely shrinks from danger; a mean, base, or despicable coward; one who does malicious acts in a cowardly, skulking way, so as not to expose himself to risk ...1526
† vb. to make a dastard of; to cow, to terrify ...1593
DASTARDLINESS
† n. 1. inertness or dullness of wit; stupidity ...1553
n. 2. mean or base cowardliness ...1561
DASTARDLING
n. a contemptible dastard ...1800 nonce word
DASTARDLY
† adj. 1. inert of mind or action; stupid, dull ...1567
adj. 2. showing mean or despicable cowardice ...1576
† adv. in a cowardly manner ...1552
DASTARDNESS
† n. 1. base cowardice, dastardliness ...1519
† n. 2. inertness of understanding; stupidity; dullness ...1552
DASTARDY
n. the quality of a dastard; base or mean cowardice ...1588 arch.
DASTED
adj. damned ...L19 US euphemism
DAST IT!
int. an exclamation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DASWEN
† vb. of the eyes: to be or become dim ...1382
DASY
n. a diamond ...M18 UK criminals sl.
DASYPYGAL
adj. having hairy buttocks, as an ape ...1875
DAT
n. 1. a tank-crew member (DumbAss Tanker) ...1970s US Army sl.
n. 2. pork ...2000 Jamaica sl.
DATAL
* adj. of or pert. to date; chronological ...1882
DATALLER
n. a day-labourer; a workman engaged and paid by the day ...1881 Eng. dial.
DATARY
†* n. an expert in dates; a chronologer ...1655
DATCH
vb. 1808 Sc. obs. - to jog, to shake
DATCHEL
n. a person wearing ill-fitting clothes and with a foolish gait ...1824 Sc.
vb. to waddle ...1825 Sc.
DATCHIE
adj. 1. sly, cunning ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. hidden, secret ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. penetrating: applied to intellectual powers ...1825 Sc.
DATCHLE
vb. to waddle; to walk in a careless manner, with clothes ill adapted to the shape of the wearer ...Bk1900 Sc.
DATE
n. 1. a person with whom one makes or has made an appointment or engagement, usually for social/sexual purposes ...L19 colloq., orig. US
n. 2. a term of abuse ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 3. a foolish, silly, stupid, or weak person ...1914 UK sl.
n. 4. the buttocks; the anus ...1919 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a prostitute's customer ...1930s sl.
n. 6. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in marbles: a type of marble; a marble put up as a stake ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a sexual liaison between a prostitute and a customer ...1957 US euphemism
n. 9. a prisoner's expected date of release from prison ...1989 US sl.
vb. 1. to have an affair with someone; to be going out together on a number of pre-arranged days ...20C sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to caress the buttocks; to goose, i.e. to stick a thumb or finger into someone's anus ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 3. of a prostitute: to have sex with a customer for pay ...1951 US sl.
vb. 4. to have sexual intercourse ...1990s sl.
DATE AND PLUM
n. the bum; the anus ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
DATE BAIT
n. 1. an attractive person of either sex who is sought after as a date ...1944 US sl.
n. 2. a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 3. something that will entice a member of the opposite sex to accept the offer of a date ...1986 US students' sl.
DATE DRILLER
n. 1. a male homosexual ...1980s Aust. sl.
n. 2. the active participant in anal sex ...1998 NZ sl.
DATELESS
adj. 1. stupefied, foolish, disordered in mind, having the faculties failing through age ...1685 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. insensible, as from a blow ...1854 Eng. dial.
DATE-LOCKER
n. the anus ...Aust. sl.
DATELY
adj. daily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DATE MATE
n. 1. a male homosexual partner ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 2. a partner of the same sex to accompany one on a double date ...1950s Amer. sl.
DATE PACKER
n. a male homosexual ...1985 Aust. sl.
DATE PUNCHER
n. a male homosexual ...1980s Aust. sl.
DATER
n. a daughter ...1843 Amer. dial.
DATE RAPE
n. the rape by a man of his partner on a date ...1983 sl., orig. US
DATE ROLL
n. a toilet roll, toilet paper ...20C Aust. sl.
DATE UP
vb. 1. to have an affair with someone; to be going out together on a number of pre-arranged days ...20C sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to fill the time of a person with appointments ...c1930 sl., orig. US
vb. 3. in marbles: to marbles in the ring as a stake ...1942 Amer. dial.
DATE WITH DIPALMA
n. of a male: an act of masturbation (DiPalma = the hand) ...2001 US sl.
DATHER
n. 1768 Sc. obs. - daughter
vb. 1. 1684 Eng. dial. - to shiver, to tremble, to shake either with cold or old age
vb. 2. 1879 Eng. dial. - to bewilder, to maze
vb. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to wither
DATIVE
†* adj. 1. disposed to give; having the right to give ...1400s
† adj. 2. of the nature of a gift; conferred or bestowed as a gift ...1570-6
DATTER
n. a daughter ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. to confuse, to embarrass ...1952 Amer. dial.
DATTY
adj. mad ...2000s UK teen sl.
DATY
adj. soft-headed; sun-struck ...20C military sl.
DAUB
n. 1. a bribe ...18C sl.
n. 2. an artist ...M19 colloq.
n. 3. a ribbon ...M19 US criminals' sl.
n. 4. insincere compliments; flattery; hypocritical affection ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 5. in the circus: an advertising poster ...1923 US sl.
n. 6. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a spot of grease used to mark a card ...1960s sl.
† vb. 1. to put on a false show; to dissemble so as to give a favourable impression to pay court with flattery ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. in painting: to lay on colours in a crude or clumsy fashion; to paint coarsely and inartistically ...1630
vb. 3. to bribe ...c1690 sl.
vb. 4. to cheat, to deceive, to trick ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUBED
adj. fantastically attired, over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUBER
† n. 1. one who puts a false show on things; a hypocritical flatterer ...1642
n. 2. a coarse or unskilful painter ...1655
n. 3. a car painter who will repaint a stolen car ...20C sl.
n. 4. spirit; enthusiasm ...1915 US sl.
DAUBERY
n. flattery, cajolery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUBING
adj. 1. 1655 obs. - that bedaubs with flattery
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - wet, dirty
n. 1. 1654 - painting coarsely or inartistically; hence, a coarsely or badly executed painting
n. 2. 1655 - the putting a false show on anything; hypocritical flattery
n. 3. 1795 Sc. obs. - a gathering of neighbours to build the walls of a new house
DAUBLE
vb. 1. 1748 Sc. - to dabble; to employ oneself in a dilettante way to waste time, to potter about
vb. 2. 1869 Sc. - to wrangle, to quarrel
DAUBMENT
n. flattery, cajolery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUB OF THE BRUSH
n. 1. coition ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. pederasty ...M20 US sl.
DAUB OF THE HAND, A
n. a greasing of the palm, a bribe ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUBSTER
n. a clumsy painter ...1853
DAUB THE BRUSH
vb. to copulate ...E20 Amer. sl.
DAUBY
adj. 1. fantastically attired, over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. hypocritically affectionate ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sticky, clammy, dirty, untidy ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
DAUBY-SAUBY
n. flattery, cajolery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUDNEL
adj. 1825 Sc. obs. - shabby in appearance
DAUGHTER
† n. 1. a term of affectionate address to a woman or girl by an older person or one in a superior relation ...c1000 obs. or arch.
† n. 2. a girl, maiden, young woman (no express reference to relationship) ...1382 obs. or arch.
n. 3. a homosexual male introduced into homosexual society by another homosexual male who is called a 'mother' ...1949 US homosexual usage
n. 4. a form of address between homosexual men ...1992 UK sl.
n. 5. any young woman, irrespective of relationship ...1990s UK Black & W. Indies sl.
DAUGHTER-A-LAW
n. a daughter-in-law ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUGHTERFUL
adj. full of daughters ...1830 nonce word
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
n. a stepdaughter (now considered incorrect) ...1841
DAUGHTERKIN
n. a little daughter ...1858 nonce word
DAUGHTER-LAW
n. a daughter-in-law ...1877 Eng. dial.
DAUGHTERLING
n. a little daughter ...1853 nonce word
DAUGHTER OF JOY
n. a prostitute ...20C US euphemism
DAUGHTER-O'-LAW
n. a daughter-in-law ...1860 Eng. dial.
DAUK
adj. 1. 1804 Sc. obs. - dark, murky
adj. 2. 1866 Sc. obs. - stupid, doltish
vb. 1892 Sc. - to drizzle
DAUL
vb. 1868 Sc. - to tire, to weary
DAULER
n. 1825 Sc. obs. - a supine, delicate person
DAULING
adj. dull, inactive ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAULT
† n. a foster-child ...1775 Sc.
DAUM
n. a small portion or share ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to deal out or allot sparingly or grudgingly ...1870 Eng. dial.
DAUMER
n. 1866 Sc. - a stunning blow
vb. 1825 Sc. - to stun, to stupefy; to damage, to knock about
DAUMERT
adj. sleepy, silly, bewildered ...1876 Sc.
DAUNCEY
adj. 1. weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
adj. 2. dishonest ...20C Ireland
adj. 3. pregnant ...1952 US sl.
DAUNCH
† adj. fastidious, dainty, overnice, squeamish, over-particular; sensitive, jealous of one's own dignity ...c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DAUNDER
n. a stroll, a slow walk, a saunter ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DAUNSEL
† vb. to caress, to make much of, to coax ...1362
DAUNSY
adj. downcast, sad ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DAUNT
† n. 1. the act of daunting; dispiriting; intimidation; discouragement; a check ...a1400 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. dandling, caress ...a1548
† vb. 1. to overcome, to subdue, to vanquish ...c1300
† vb. 2. to bring into subjection, to subdue, to tame; to hold in subjection; to control ...1303
† vb. 3. to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1303
† vb. 4. to tame, to break in an animal ...1377 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. to cast down, to put down, to quell ...a1400
†* vb. 6. to toy ...a1529
† vb. 7. to daze, to stupefy; to stun ...1581 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to dare, to challenge; to provoke to some hazardous deed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUNTED
† adj. tamed, subdued, brought under control ...c1375
DAUNTER
† n. 1. a subduer; a vanquisher ...1513
† n. 2. a tamer of horses; a horse-breaker ...1513
DAUNTINGLY
adv. a1788 Sc. obs. - boldly, bravely; defiantly
DAUNTLE
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to dandle, to fondle, to caress
DAUNTON
vb. 1. 1535 Sc. - to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame; to intimidate
vb. 2. 1794 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to terrify; to depress, to awe, to dismay
DAUNTONED
adj. tamed, broken in ...1597 Sc.
DAUNTS
n. 1813 Sc. - discouraging words
DAUNY
adj. wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
DAUP IT!
int. damn it! ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUPET; DAUPIT; DAWPIT
adj. 1788 Sc. - silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile
DAURE
vb. to dazzle, to stun ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAUSEY
adj. stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DAUSEY-HEADED
adj. giddy, thoughtless; bewildered, confused ...1790 Eng. dial.
DAUT
n. 1. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a caress
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a dot, a speck, a spot
n. 3. 1907 Sc. - a darling
vb. 1500-20 Sc. - to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of
DAUTIE
n. 1676 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a person caressed or indulged; a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection
DAV - DAZZ
DAVE
adj. friendly, agreeable, admirable, excellent ...1990s sl.
vb. 1. to assuage, to mitigate, to relieve; to soothe ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to thaw ...1858 Eng. dial.
DAVE CLARK
adj. dark ...2004 UK rhyming sl.
DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TICH
adj. rich ...2004 UK rhyming sl.
DAVENANT
n. a couch, usually small ...1965 Amer. dial.
DAVENET
n. a couch, usually small ...1966 Amer. dial.
DAVENETTE
n. a couch, usually small ...1951 Amer. dial.
DAVENO
n. an upholstered couch or sofa, sometimes convertible to a bed ...c1955 Amer. dial.
DAVENPORT
n. an upholstered couch or sofa, sometimes convertible to a bed ...1902 Amer. dial.
DAVER
n. a stunning blow ...1816 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to move or walk as if dazed or stupefied; to stagger ...c1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stupefy, to stun, to benumb ...c1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to fade; to wither; to droop; to soil ...1621 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to be stiffened with cold; to be benumbed ...1742 Sc.
vb. 5. to wander aimlessly; to go out of one's way from stupor; to wander in mind, to become stupid; to tarry ...1813 Sc.
vb. 6. to tremble; to waver ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAVERED
adj. 1. languid, torpid ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
adj. 2. wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. withered, faded, drooping ...1866 Eng. dial.
DAVESHER
n. a blow that has stunned or felled ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAVEY'S LOCKER
n. a watery grave; thus death in general ...M18 nautical usage
DAVID
n. 1. an oath, an affidavit ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a power or spirit controlling rain and storms ...1918 US nautical & military sl.
n. 3. semen ...Brit. sl.
DAVID BOWIE
adj. windy ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'blowy'
DAVID GOWER
n. a shower (rain) ...1990s rhyming sl.
DAVID JONES
n. 1. the spirit of the sea ...c1750 nautical usage
n. 2. bones ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl.
DAVID JONESES
n. a watery grave; thus death in general ...M18 nautical usage
DAVID, SEND IT DOWN
phr. a soldier's greeting to a shower of rain likely to postpone a parade ...1981 US military sl.
DAVIE DO A' THINGS
n. a Jack of all trades ...Bk1905 Sc.
DAVIELY
adv. listlessly, spiritlessly ...1788 Sc.
DAVINA MCCALLS
n. nonsense ...2004 UK rhyming sl. for 'balls'
DAVINETTE
n. a couch, usually small ...c1960 Amer. dial.
DAVVY
n. a sofa or couch ...1997 US sl.
DAVY
n. 1. a sworn oath; an affidavit ...1764 sl.
n. 2. the spirit of the sea; the sailors' devil; the demon of the sea; hence the bottom of the sea; a watery grave; death in general ...1790 nautical sl.
n. 3. a power or spirit controlling rain and storms ...1800 US nautical & military sl.
DAVY CROCKETT
n. 1. a draft board official during World War II ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. a pocket ...1956 theatrical rhyming sl.
DAVY DEBET; DAVY DEBT
n. a bailiff ...c1570
DAVY JONES
n. the spirit of the sea; the sailors' devil; the demon of the sea; hence the bottom of the sea; a watery grave; death in general ...1751 nautical sl.
DAVY JONES' BEARD
n. seaweed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DAVY JONE'S LOCKER
n. a door knocker ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DAVY JONES'S CHEST-LID
n. a watery grave; thus death in general ...18C nautical usage
DAVY JONES'S DOCK-YARD
n. a watery grave; thus death in general ...18C nautical usage
DAVY JONES'S LOCKER
n. the bottom of the sea, esp. as regarded as the grave of those who perish at sea ...1774 nautical usage
DAVY JONES'S NATURAL CHILDREN
n. pirates; smugglers ...19C nautical usage
DAVY JONES'S SHOCKER
n. a depth charge ...19C sl.
DAVY LARGE
n. a barge ...L19 rhyming sl.
DAVY-MAN
n. the member of a crew of a ship captured by a privateer who was left on board in order to swear an 'affidavit' as to her nationality ...19C naval colloq.
DAVY PUTTING ON THE COPPERS FOR THE PARSON(S)
phr. a comment on an approaching storm; the brewing of a storm ...c1830 nautical usage
DAVY'S DUST
n. gunpowder ...c1830 UK criminals' sl.
DAVY, SEND IT DOWN
phr. a soldier's greeting to a shower of rain likely to postpone a parade ...1981 US military sl.
DAVY'S LOCKER
n. 1. the bottom of the sea, esp. as regarded as the grave of those who perish at sea ...1802 nautical usage
n. 2. a door knocker ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DAW
n. 1. a lazy, good-for-nothing person; a sluggard ...c1460
n. 2. an untidy woman or housewife, a slut, a slattern ...1500-20 Sc.
n. 3. a silly, chattering person, a simpleton, a fool ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 4. dawn ...1856 Sc.
n. 5. an atom. a jot, a particle ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 6. a big marble that's used to knock others out of the ring ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 7. an obdurate, unreasoning person ...1997 Ireland sl.
† vb. 1. to dawn ...c900 obs. exc. Sc.
† vb. 2. to recover from a swoon; to awake from sleep, to arouse ...c1314 obs. exc. Sc.
†* vb. 3. to daunt, to subdue, to frighten ...1616
DAWAMESK
n. marijuana; orig. a mixture of hashish and a variety of spices and other ingredients ...1960s drugs sl.
DAWB
n. a bribe ...18C sl.
vb. to bribe ...c1690 sl
DAWCAKE
n. a stupid, silly, awkward person ...1892 Eng. dial.
DAWCH
n. a very heavy dew or drizzling rain ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. to moisten as with dew; to damp ...Bk1900 Sc.
DAWCOCK
† n. a stupid, silly, awkward fellow, a simpleton, a fool ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DAW-DAW
adj. slow-witted ...c1950 colloq.
DAWDERLY
adv. slovenly, loosely, out of shape ...1873 Eng. dial.
DAWDGE
n. a slut, a tatterdemalion ...1825 Sc.
DAWDLE
n. a lazy, indolent person; a frivolous, useless person ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to spoil, to mess, to bedabble ...Bk1900 Sc.
DAWDLEKUM
n. a loiterer or slow-coach ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWDLING
n. a lazy, indolent person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial,
DAWDRY
adj. slovenly, untidy ...1835 Sc.
DAWF
n. a dwarf ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWFUL
adj. doleful, woebegone ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWG
n. 1. a dog ...1898 sl.
n. 2. a close male friend ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 3. a fellow youth gang member ...2003 US sl.
int. an expression of approval or surprise and disbelief ...1980s US campus & teen sl.
DAWGOS
† n. a dirty, slatternly woman ...1790 Eng. dial.
DAWING
† n. 1. dawn, daybreak; morning twilight ...c900 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 2. recovery from swoon ...1530 obs. exc. Sc.
DAWISH
† adj. silly; sluttish ...1540 obs.
DAWK
n. 1. a hollow in a surface; a depression, furrow, incision ...1703 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a drizzling rain ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 3. a helpless, idle woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a prickle or spine of a thorn ...20C Ireland
vb. 1. to make a hollow or incision in ...1703 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to drizzle ...1892 Sc.
vb. 3. to daub, to bemire ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dig up weeds ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to idle ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWKAWK
n. a stupid, silly, awkward person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWK-BUNGALOW
n. a resting-place or house for travellers ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
DAWKEN
vb. to dawn ...1905 Sc.
DAWKIN
adj. dull, listless ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a dull, stupid person, a simpleton, a fool ...1565 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a slatternly woman; one who is dirty and tawdry in her dress; a sloven, a slut ...1674 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a coward ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 4. a sluggard ...19C Eng. dial.
DAWKINLY
adv. stupidly, foolishly ...1750 Eng. dial.
DAWK OUT
vb. to over-dress; to dress smartly but untidily and slovenly ...1890 Eng. dial.
DAWKS
n. a slattern ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. to over-dress; to dress up ...1866 Eng. dial.
DAWKY
adj. 1. moist, drizzly ...1820 Sc.
adj. 2. helpless, idle ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. dauby ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. a helpless, silly woman ...1874 Eng. dial.
DAWL
n. a blow, gen. on the head ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to tire, to weary, to fatigue ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to loathe, to disrelish ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to coax, to fondle, to stroke gently with the hand ...1879 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dash, to beat, to strike ...1886 Eng. dial.
DAWLED
adj. 1. low-spirited, down-hearted ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. tired, worn out ...1790 Eng. dial.
DAWLIE
adj. slow; slovenly ...1832 Sc.
DAWLIN
n. the smallest pig of a litter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWLSOME
adj. dull, dreary, miserable; nauseating ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWN
n. the first feathering of young birds; the hair as it first shows itself on the human face; the soft feathery hairs of some seeds; anything fluffy ...1890 Eng. dial.
† vb. to arouse or awake from a swoon, to resuscitate ...1530
DAWN-DARKLE
n. the darkness just before sunrise ...1931 Amer. dial.
DAWNER
n. 1. a stroll, a slow walk ...1821 Sc.
n. 2. a meeting that lasts all night ...1980s US sl.
n. 3. an engagement between a prostitute and customer that lasts all night, until dawn ...1987 US sl.
DAWNEY
adj. wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
DAWN FRAZER
n. a razor ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
DAWN HOPPER
n. an enemy raider plane using the uncertain light at dawn to slip away and get home ...1940-5 Royal Air Force usage
DAWNIN
n. the dawn ...1859 Eng. dial.
DAWNING
n. the beginning of daylight; dawn, daybreak ...1297, now poetic or rhetorical
DAWNING, THE
n. the east, the orient ...1879
DAWN PATROL
n. 1. golfers or surfers who head out early to beat others to the course or waves ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. the act of getting up very early in the morning, to get a head start on the day ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 3. any activity that requires staying up all night or getting up very early ...1945 US sl., orig. military usage
DAWNTLE
vb. to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1790 Eng. dial.
DAWNY
adj. 1. small, tiny ...1862 Ireland
adj. 2. foggy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. wretched; miserable; pale; sickly; weakly; delicate, in poor health ...Bk1900 Irish usage
DAWP
vb. to soil by touch ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWPATE
† n. a silly fellow, a simpleton, a fool ...a1529
DAWPIT
adj. silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile ...1788 Sc.
DAWPS
n. a slattern; a dirty, untidy woman ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
DAWSEL
vb. to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
DAWSEY
adj. sticky, adhesive, smeary ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWSIE; DAWSY
adj. stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DAWT
n. a caress ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of ...1500-20 Sc.
DAWTHER
vb. to tremble, to shake; to move in an infirm, shaky manner, to totter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWTHERING
adj. shaky, tottering, trembling ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWTHERY
adj. shaky, tottering, trembling ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWTIE; DAWTY
n. a person caressed or indulged; a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection ...1676 Sc.
DAW-YAW
adj. slow-witted ...c1950 colloq.
DAWZLE
vb. to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
DAWZLED
adj. dazzled, dazed; stunned ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAXED
adj. damned, confounded ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAXIE; DAXY
n. a dachshund ...1899 colloq.
DAY
adj. Caucasian or White ...20C US basketball sl.
† n. a day's travel; a day's journey ...1362
† vb. to dawn ...c1205
int. hello! good day! ...M19 colloq.
DAY, THE
n. today ...1814 Sc.
DAY AFTER THE FAIR, A
phr. too late ...1548
DAY AN' DAILY
adv. constantly, every day ...Bk1900 Sc. & Ireland
DAY AND MARTIN
n. (derogatory) a Black person ...c1840 sl.
DAY AND NIGHT
n. 1. light ale ...19C rhyming sl.
n. 2. a light (illumination) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DAY-AND-NIGHT MERCHANT
n. a lorry driver who breaks the law by driving more than 11 hours in 24 to undercut other drivers ...1964 UK sl.
DAY AND TIME
n. a period of time; an era ...1887 Amer. dial.
DAY-BED
adj. lazy, prone to lie late in bed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY BEFORE THE FAIR, THE
phr. too early ...Bk1897
DAY-BERRIES
n. the wild gooseberry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY-BODY
† n. a person taken up with the things of the day ...1567-8
DAYBOOK
n. a book in which the occurrences or transactions of the day are entered; a diary, a journal ...1580
DAY-BREAKING
† n. the breaking of the day; dawn ...1598
DAY-BUG
n. a day-boy ...L19 schoolboys' sl.
DAY-BUST
n. daybreak; dawn ...1941 Amer. dial.
DAY-CAT
n. a female cat ...1887 Eng. dial.
DAY CLEAN
n. daybreak, full day ...1867 Amer. dial.
DAY-DARGER
n. a day worker ...1856 Eng. dial.
DAY-DAW
n. the dawn of day ...1887 Sc.
DAY-DAWN
n. the dawn of day, daybreak ...1813 chiefly poetic
DAY-DAWZZLE
n. the brightness of full daylight ...1931 Amer. dial.
DAY-DAY
n. a gesture of farewell ...1950 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
† int. (also as 'Day, Day!') a childish expression for 'good day'; goodbye; a gesture of farewell ...1712
DAY DOWN
n. sunset; late afternoon ...1894 Amer. dial.
DAYENING
† n. dawning, dawn ...c1250
DAY-FALLING
n. the close of day ...1872 Eng. dial.
DAY FOR A KING
n. a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
DAY-FOR-DAY
adv. serving a prison sentence without any reduction in the sentence for good behaviour ...1990 US sl.
DAY FOR THE KING
n. a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
DAY-GANG
† n. a day's march or journey ...1840
DAY GIG
n. a nonmusical job a musician is forced to take for need of money ...1940s US Black sl.
DAY-GLO
adj. blatantly gaudy or tawdry; cheaply flashy; vulgarly colourful and bright...1950s Amer. sl.
DAYING
† n. the beginning of daylight; dawn, daybreak ...c1420
DAYISH
†* adj. pert. to day; diurnal ...1398
DAY LATE AND A DIME SHORT, A
adj. inadequate; overdue and lacking; too little too late ...1990s Amer. sl.
DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT, A
adj. inadequate; overdue and lacking; too little too late ...1990s Amer. sl.
DAYLESS
† adj. 1. without redress, resource or result ...c1380
adj. 2. devoid of the light of day; dark ...1816
adj. 3. not divided into days ...1839
DAYLIGHT
n. 1. a hole, esp. a fatal wound, made by a sword, a knife, or a bullet ...1774 sl.
n. 2. the space left in a glass between the top of the liquor and the rim; such a space is not allowed when drinking bumpers, thus the drinking toast 'No daylight' ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a clear and open space between two things, horses, players, boats, etc.; enough space for light to shine through ...1820 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a glass not full ...c1825 students' sl.
n. 5. in horse racing: the non-existent second-place finisher in a race won by a large margin ...1989 Aust. sl.
n. 6. bare necessities ...Irish sl.
vb. 1. to enlighten; to explain ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to work at a second job during the day ...1970s Amer. sl.
DAYLIGHT DOWN
n. the end of daylight; the beginning of darkness after sunset ...1769 Amer. dial.
DAY-LIGHTENING
n. morning, twilight, daybreak ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY-LIGHT-FALLING
n. twilight, evening, dusk ...1874 Eng. dial.
DAY-LIGHT-GATE
† n. the going or close of the day; twilight; evening, dusk ...1613 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DAY-LIGHT-GOING
n. twilight, evening, dusk ...1853 Eng. dial.
DAY-LIGHT-GONE
n. twilight, evening, dusk ...1853 Eng. dial.
DAYLIGHTING
n. working (usually illicitly) at a second job during daylight hours ...20C sl.
DAYLIGHT IN THE SWAMP!
int. used for rousing people from bed; time to wake up! ...1936 US logging sl.
DAYLIGHT ROBBER
n. a log-scaler ...1956 Amer. logging usage
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
n. an exorbitant price ...1949 UK sl.
DAYLIGHTS
n. 1. the eyes ...1752 sl., esp. nautical usage
n. 2. wits, consciousness ...1819 US sl.
n. 3. the insides; the essence ...M19 sl. Cassells Sl Green 2005
n. 4. life ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY-LIGHT'S-GATE
n. twilight, evening, dusk ...1815 Eng. dial.
DAYLIGHTY
adj. full of daylight, as a picture ...1880 nonce word
DAYLIGONE
n. twilight ...1925 Irish sl.
DAY-LIVER
† n. one who lives for a day, or for the day ...1630
DAYLY
† n. a die or a knuckle-bone used as a die; also, a cubical piece of anything, a cube ...c1440
DAYMAN
n. a day labourer; one who works and is paid by the day ...1880
DAY MARBLE
n. a cheap marble ...1968 Amer. dial.
DAY-MARE
n. a condition similar to nightmare occurring during wakefulness ...1737
DAYN
† vb. to dawn ...c1250
DAY OF LAW, THE
† n. the day of trial ...1565
DAY ONE
n. the beginning; long ago ...1970s sl., orig. US
DAY ON THE KING
n. a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
DAY ON THE QUEEN
n. a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
DAY OPENER
n. an eye ...c1840 sl., orig. boxing usage
DAY-PEEP
n. peep of day; earliest dawn ...1606
DAY PERSON
n. one who prefers to be active during the daytime ...20C Amer. sl.
DAY PLAYER
n. an actor who is called for a single day's work on a television program or film set ...1988 US sl.
DAY-PORT
n. an upholstered couch or sofa, sometimes convertible to a bed ...1968 Amer. dial.
DAY-RAWE
† n. the first streak of day, the dawn ...c1200
DAY-RED
† n. the red of the break of day; the rosy dawn ...c1000
DAY-REWE
† n. the first streak of day, the dawn ...c1200
DAY-RIM
† n. the 'rim' or border of the coming day; the dawn ...c1000
DAYS
n. time of one's life; span of existence ...1466
DAYS A-DAWNING
n. morning ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
DAY'S DAWNING
n. morning ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
DAY-SET
† n. sunset ...c1386
DAY-SHINE
n. daylight ...c1822
DAY-SHUTTING
† n. close of day, sunset ...1673
DAYSIDE
n. a day shift ...1985 Amer. labourers' usage
DAY-SKY
n. daylight ...1838 Eng. dial.
DAYSMAN
n. 1. an umpire or arbitrator; a mediator ...1489 arch.
n. 2. a worker by the day; a day-labourer ...a1639
DAYS OF NATURE
n. lifetime ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY'S PACK, THE
n. defaulter's punishment ...20C military sl.
DAY-SPRING
n. daybreak, early dawn ...c1300 now chiefly poetic or figurative
DAY-STAR
n. the sun, as the orb of day ...1598 poetic
DAYSTER
n. a man who works by the day, and not by the piece ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY-STREAK
n. streak of dawn ...1850
DAY-SUN
† n. the sun ...1571 rhetorical and figurative
DAYTAL
n. a labourer engaged and paid by the day ...1790 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-CHAP
n. a day labourer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-DANOCK
n. a day labourer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-DICK
n. a day labourer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAYTALER
n. a day labourer, a man who works by the day and not by the piece ...1877 Eng. dial.
DAY-TALE WAGES
n. wages paid by the day ...1560
DAYTAL-FELLOW
n. a day labourer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-HOUSE
n. a house rent-free ...1851 Ireland
DAYTAL-LABOURER
n. a day labourer ...1895 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-MAN
n. a day labourer ...1846 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-WIFE
n. a day-labouring woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-WORK
n. labour paid by the day ...1865 Eng. dial.
DAY THE EAGLE SHITS, THE
n. payday ...World War II Amer. sl.
DAY THE OMELETTE HIT THE FAN, THE
phr. used to describe a day when everything goes wrong ...c1966 sl.
DAY-TIDE
n. daytime ...1818 poetic
DAY TO DAY
adj. unencumbered by thoughts of the long term, living one day at a time ...1983 US sl.
DAY TRIPPER
n. 1. a heartbreaker, esp. one who pretends to be serious so that he may get his sexual way ...1966 sl.
n. 2. an immoral woman ...1967 Amer. dial.
DAY-WAIT
† n. a watcher or watchman by day ...1496
DAYWARD
adv. towards the day ...1597-1602
DAY-WATER
n. surface water ...1808
DAZE
vb. to daydream ...1970s US campus sl.
DAZEMENT
* n. the state of being dazed ...1855
DAZIE
adj. of the weather: cold, raw, without sunshine ...Bk1900 Sc.
DAZINESS
†* n. dazedness, dizziness ...1554
DAZY
adj. 1. chill, chilling, benumbing with cold ...1825 Sc.
* adj. 2. in a dazed condition ...1880
DAZZER
n. a heavy blow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAZZEY DUKS
n. very short shorts; 'hot pants' ...1990s US Black teen sl.
DAZZIN
adj. lazy ...1882 Eng. dial.
DAZZITY n. the performance of a challenging action of strength, skill, or risk by boys ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAZZLE DUST
† n. face powder ...1946 Can. teen sl.
DAZZLE PAINTING
n. camouflage ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
DAZZLER
n. 1. one who dazzles; a showy or ostentatious woman ...a1800 colloq.
n. 2. a brilliant act ...c1835 sl.
n. 3. a dazzling blow ...1883 sl.
n. 4. the sun ...Brit. sl.
n. 5. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DAZZLE SOMEONE WITH FOOTWORK
vb. to impress someone with facile virtuosity ...1980s Amer. sl.
DAZZLE WITH SCIENCE
vb. to defeat by sheer brains ...20C colloq.
DAZZLING
adj. resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DAZZLY
adj. dazzling ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. friendly, agreeable, admirable, excellent ...1990s sl.
vb. 1. to assuage, to mitigate, to relieve; to soothe ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to thaw ...1858 Eng. dial.
DAVE CLARK
adj. dark ...2004 UK rhyming sl.
DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TICH
adj. rich ...2004 UK rhyming sl.
DAVENANT
n. a couch, usually small ...1965 Amer. dial.
DAVENET
n. a couch, usually small ...1966 Amer. dial.
DAVENETTE
n. a couch, usually small ...1951 Amer. dial.
DAVENO
n. an upholstered couch or sofa, sometimes convertible to a bed ...c1955 Amer. dial.
DAVENPORT
n. an upholstered couch or sofa, sometimes convertible to a bed ...1902 Amer. dial.
DAVER
n. a stunning blow ...1816 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to move or walk as if dazed or stupefied; to stagger ...c1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stupefy, to stun, to benumb ...c1600 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to fade; to wither; to droop; to soil ...1621 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to be stiffened with cold; to be benumbed ...1742 Sc.
vb. 5. to wander aimlessly; to go out of one's way from stupor; to wander in mind, to become stupid; to tarry ...1813 Sc.
vb. 6. to tremble; to waver ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAVERED
adj. 1. languid, torpid ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
adj. 2. wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. withered, faded, drooping ...1866 Eng. dial.
DAVESHER
n. a blow that has stunned or felled ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAVEY'S LOCKER
n. a watery grave; thus death in general ...M18 nautical usage
DAVID
n. 1. an oath, an affidavit ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a power or spirit controlling rain and storms ...1918 US nautical & military sl.
n. 3. semen ...Brit. sl.
DAVID BOWIE
adj. windy ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'blowy'
DAVID GOWER
n. a shower (rain) ...1990s rhyming sl.
DAVID JONES
n. 1. the spirit of the sea ...c1750 nautical usage
n. 2. bones ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl.
DAVID JONESES
n. a watery grave; thus death in general ...M18 nautical usage
DAVID, SEND IT DOWN
phr. a soldier's greeting to a shower of rain likely to postpone a parade ...1981 US military sl.
DAVIE DO A' THINGS
n. a Jack of all trades ...Bk1905 Sc.
DAVIELY
adv. listlessly, spiritlessly ...1788 Sc.
DAVINA MCCALLS
n. nonsense ...2004 UK rhyming sl. for 'balls'
DAVINETTE
n. a couch, usually small ...c1960 Amer. dial.
DAVVY
n. a sofa or couch ...1997 US sl.
DAVY
n. 1. a sworn oath; an affidavit ...1764 sl.
n. 2. the spirit of the sea; the sailors' devil; the demon of the sea; hence the bottom of the sea; a watery grave; death in general ...1790 nautical sl.
n. 3. a power or spirit controlling rain and storms ...1800 US nautical & military sl.
DAVY CROCKETT
n. 1. a draft board official during World War II ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. a pocket ...1956 theatrical rhyming sl.
DAVY DEBET; DAVY DEBT
n. a bailiff ...c1570
DAVY JONES
n. the spirit of the sea; the sailors' devil; the demon of the sea; hence the bottom of the sea; a watery grave; death in general ...1751 nautical sl.
DAVY JONES' BEARD
n. seaweed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DAVY JONE'S LOCKER
n. a door knocker ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DAVY JONES'S CHEST-LID
n. a watery grave; thus death in general ...18C nautical usage
DAVY JONES'S DOCK-YARD
n. a watery grave; thus death in general ...18C nautical usage
DAVY JONES'S LOCKER
n. the bottom of the sea, esp. as regarded as the grave of those who perish at sea ...1774 nautical usage
DAVY JONES'S NATURAL CHILDREN
n. pirates; smugglers ...19C nautical usage
DAVY JONES'S SHOCKER
n. a depth charge ...19C sl.
DAVY LARGE
n. a barge ...L19 rhyming sl.
DAVY-MAN
n. the member of a crew of a ship captured by a privateer who was left on board in order to swear an 'affidavit' as to her nationality ...19C naval colloq.
DAVY PUTTING ON THE COPPERS FOR THE PARSON(S)
phr. a comment on an approaching storm; the brewing of a storm ...c1830 nautical usage
DAVY'S DUST
n. gunpowder ...c1830 UK criminals' sl.
DAVY, SEND IT DOWN
phr. a soldier's greeting to a shower of rain likely to postpone a parade ...1981 US military sl.
DAVY'S LOCKER
n. 1. the bottom of the sea, esp. as regarded as the grave of those who perish at sea ...1802 nautical usage
n. 2. a door knocker ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DAW
n. 1. a lazy, good-for-nothing person; a sluggard ...c1460
n. 2. an untidy woman or housewife, a slut, a slattern ...1500-20 Sc.
n. 3. a silly, chattering person, a simpleton, a fool ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 4. dawn ...1856 Sc.
n. 5. an atom. a jot, a particle ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 6. a big marble that's used to knock others out of the ring ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 7. an obdurate, unreasoning person ...1997 Ireland sl.
† vb. 1. to dawn ...c900 obs. exc. Sc.
† vb. 2. to recover from a swoon; to awake from sleep, to arouse ...c1314 obs. exc. Sc.
†* vb. 3. to daunt, to subdue, to frighten ...1616
DAWAMESK
n. marijuana; orig. a mixture of hashish and a variety of spices and other ingredients ...1960s drugs sl.
DAWB
n. a bribe ...18C sl.
vb. to bribe ...c1690 sl
DAWCAKE
n. a stupid, silly, awkward person ...1892 Eng. dial.
DAWCH
n. a very heavy dew or drizzling rain ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. to moisten as with dew; to damp ...Bk1900 Sc.
DAWCOCK
† n. a stupid, silly, awkward fellow, a simpleton, a fool ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DAW-DAW
adj. slow-witted ...c1950 colloq.
DAWDERLY
adv. slovenly, loosely, out of shape ...1873 Eng. dial.
DAWDGE
n. a slut, a tatterdemalion ...1825 Sc.
DAWDLE
n. a lazy, indolent person; a frivolous, useless person ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to spoil, to mess, to bedabble ...Bk1900 Sc.
DAWDLEKUM
n. a loiterer or slow-coach ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWDLING
n. a lazy, indolent person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial,
DAWDRY
adj. slovenly, untidy ...1835 Sc.
DAWF
n. a dwarf ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWFUL
adj. doleful, woebegone ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWG
n. 1. a dog ...1898 sl.
n. 2. a close male friend ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 3. a fellow youth gang member ...2003 US sl.
int. an expression of approval or surprise and disbelief ...1980s US campus & teen sl.
DAWGOS
† n. a dirty, slatternly woman ...1790 Eng. dial.
DAWING
† n. 1. dawn, daybreak; morning twilight ...c900 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 2. recovery from swoon ...1530 obs. exc. Sc.
DAWISH
† adj. silly; sluttish ...1540 obs.
DAWK
n. 1. a hollow in a surface; a depression, furrow, incision ...1703 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a drizzling rain ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 3. a helpless, idle woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a prickle or spine of a thorn ...20C Ireland
vb. 1. to make a hollow or incision in ...1703 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to drizzle ...1892 Sc.
vb. 3. to daub, to bemire ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dig up weeds ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to idle ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWKAWK
n. a stupid, silly, awkward person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWK-BUNGALOW
n. a resting-place or house for travellers ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
DAWKEN
vb. to dawn ...1905 Sc.
DAWKIN
adj. dull, listless ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a dull, stupid person, a simpleton, a fool ...1565 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a slatternly woman; one who is dirty and tawdry in her dress; a sloven, a slut ...1674 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a coward ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 4. a sluggard ...19C Eng. dial.
DAWKINLY
adv. stupidly, foolishly ...1750 Eng. dial.
DAWK OUT
vb. to over-dress; to dress smartly but untidily and slovenly ...1890 Eng. dial.
DAWKS
n. a slattern ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. to over-dress; to dress up ...1866 Eng. dial.
DAWKY
adj. 1. moist, drizzly ...1820 Sc.
adj. 2. helpless, idle ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. dauby ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. over-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. a helpless, silly woman ...1874 Eng. dial.
DAWL
n. a blow, gen. on the head ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to tire, to weary, to fatigue ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to loathe, to disrelish ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to coax, to fondle, to stroke gently with the hand ...1879 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dash, to beat, to strike ...1886 Eng. dial.
DAWLED
adj. 1. low-spirited, down-hearted ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. tired, worn out ...1790 Eng. dial.
DAWLIE
adj. slow; slovenly ...1832 Sc.
DAWLIN
n. the smallest pig of a litter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWLSOME
adj. dull, dreary, miserable; nauseating ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWN
n. the first feathering of young birds; the hair as it first shows itself on the human face; the soft feathery hairs of some seeds; anything fluffy ...1890 Eng. dial.
† vb. to arouse or awake from a swoon, to resuscitate ...1530
DAWN-DARKLE
n. the darkness just before sunrise ...1931 Amer. dial.
DAWNER
n. 1. a stroll, a slow walk ...1821 Sc.
n. 2. a meeting that lasts all night ...1980s US sl.
n. 3. an engagement between a prostitute and customer that lasts all night, until dawn ...1987 US sl.
DAWNEY
adj. wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
DAWN FRAZER
n. a razor ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
DAWN HOPPER
n. an enemy raider plane using the uncertain light at dawn to slip away and get home ...1940-5 Royal Air Force usage
DAWNIN
n. the dawn ...1859 Eng. dial.
DAWNING
n. the beginning of daylight; dawn, daybreak ...1297, now poetic or rhetorical
DAWNING, THE
n. the east, the orient ...1879
DAWN PATROL
n. 1. golfers or surfers who head out early to beat others to the course or waves ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. the act of getting up very early in the morning, to get a head start on the day ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 3. any activity that requires staying up all night or getting up very early ...1945 US sl., orig. military usage
DAWNTLE
vb. to dandle, to fondle, to caress ...1790 Eng. dial.
DAWNY
adj. 1. small, tiny ...1862 Ireland
adj. 2. foggy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. wretched; miserable; pale; sickly; weakly; delicate, in poor health ...Bk1900 Irish usage
DAWP
vb. to soil by touch ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWPATE
† n. a silly fellow, a simpleton, a fool ...a1529
DAWPIT
adj. silly, stupid, foolish, imbecile ...1788 Sc.
DAWPS
n. a slattern; a dirty, untidy woman ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
DAWSEL
vb. to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
DAWSEY
adj. sticky, adhesive, smeary ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWSIE; DAWSY
adj. stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DAWT
n. a caress ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of ...1500-20 Sc.
DAWTHER
vb. to tremble, to shake; to move in an infirm, shaky manner, to totter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWTHERING
adj. shaky, tottering, trembling ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWTHERY
adj. shaky, tottering, trembling ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAWTIE; DAWTY
n. a person caressed or indulged; a darling, a pet, a favourite; a term of affection ...1676 Sc.
DAW-YAW
adj. slow-witted ...c1950 colloq.
DAWZLE
vb. to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
DAWZLED
adj. dazzled, dazed; stunned ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAXED
adj. damned, confounded ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAXIE; DAXY
n. a dachshund ...1899 colloq.
DAY
adj. Caucasian or White ...20C US basketball sl.
† n. a day's travel; a day's journey ...1362
† vb. to dawn ...c1205
int. hello! good day! ...M19 colloq.
DAY, THE
n. today ...1814 Sc.
DAY AFTER THE FAIR, A
phr. too late ...1548
DAY AN' DAILY
adv. constantly, every day ...Bk1900 Sc. & Ireland
DAY AND MARTIN
n. (derogatory) a Black person ...c1840 sl.
DAY AND NIGHT
n. 1. light ale ...19C rhyming sl.
n. 2. a light (illumination) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DAY-AND-NIGHT MERCHANT
n. a lorry driver who breaks the law by driving more than 11 hours in 24 to undercut other drivers ...1964 UK sl.
DAY AND TIME
n. a period of time; an era ...1887 Amer. dial.
DAY-BED
adj. lazy, prone to lie late in bed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY BEFORE THE FAIR, THE
phr. too early ...Bk1897
DAY-BERRIES
n. the wild gooseberry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY-BODY
† n. a person taken up with the things of the day ...1567-8
DAYBOOK
n. a book in which the occurrences or transactions of the day are entered; a diary, a journal ...1580
DAY-BREAKING
† n. the breaking of the day; dawn ...1598
DAY-BUG
n. a day-boy ...L19 schoolboys' sl.
DAY-BUST
n. daybreak; dawn ...1941 Amer. dial.
DAY-CAT
n. a female cat ...1887 Eng. dial.
DAY CLEAN
n. daybreak, full day ...1867 Amer. dial.
DAY-DARGER
n. a day worker ...1856 Eng. dial.
DAY-DAW
n. the dawn of day ...1887 Sc.
DAY-DAWN
n. the dawn of day, daybreak ...1813 chiefly poetic
DAY-DAWZZLE
n. the brightness of full daylight ...1931 Amer. dial.
DAY-DAY
n. a gesture of farewell ...1950 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
† int. (also as 'Day, Day!') a childish expression for 'good day'; goodbye; a gesture of farewell ...1712
DAY DOWN
n. sunset; late afternoon ...1894 Amer. dial.
DAYENING
† n. dawning, dawn ...c1250
DAY-FALLING
n. the close of day ...1872 Eng. dial.
DAY FOR A KING
n. a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
DAY-FOR-DAY
adv. serving a prison sentence without any reduction in the sentence for good behaviour ...1990 US sl.
DAY FOR THE KING
n. a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
DAY-GANG
† n. a day's march or journey ...1840
DAY GIG
n. a nonmusical job a musician is forced to take for need of money ...1940s US Black sl.
DAY-GLO
adj. blatantly gaudy or tawdry; cheaply flashy; vulgarly colourful and bright...1950s Amer. sl.
DAYING
† n. the beginning of daylight; dawn, daybreak ...c1420
DAYISH
†* adj. pert. to day; diurnal ...1398
DAY LATE AND A DIME SHORT, A
adj. inadequate; overdue and lacking; too little too late ...1990s Amer. sl.
DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT, A
adj. inadequate; overdue and lacking; too little too late ...1990s Amer. sl.
DAYLESS
† adj. 1. without redress, resource or result ...c1380
adj. 2. devoid of the light of day; dark ...1816
adj. 3. not divided into days ...1839
DAYLIGHT
n. 1. a hole, esp. a fatal wound, made by a sword, a knife, or a bullet ...1774 sl.
n. 2. the space left in a glass between the top of the liquor and the rim; such a space is not allowed when drinking bumpers, thus the drinking toast 'No daylight' ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a clear and open space between two things, horses, players, boats, etc.; enough space for light to shine through ...1820 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a glass not full ...c1825 students' sl.
n. 5. in horse racing: the non-existent second-place finisher in a race won by a large margin ...1989 Aust. sl.
n. 6. bare necessities ...Irish sl.
vb. 1. to enlighten; to explain ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to work at a second job during the day ...1970s Amer. sl.
DAYLIGHT DOWN
n. the end of daylight; the beginning of darkness after sunset ...1769 Amer. dial.
DAY-LIGHTENING
n. morning, twilight, daybreak ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY-LIGHT-FALLING
n. twilight, evening, dusk ...1874 Eng. dial.
DAY-LIGHT-GATE
† n. the going or close of the day; twilight; evening, dusk ...1613 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
DAY-LIGHT-GOING
n. twilight, evening, dusk ...1853 Eng. dial.
DAY-LIGHT-GONE
n. twilight, evening, dusk ...1853 Eng. dial.
DAYLIGHTING
n. working (usually illicitly) at a second job during daylight hours ...20C sl.
DAYLIGHT IN THE SWAMP!
int. used for rousing people from bed; time to wake up! ...1936 US logging sl.
DAYLIGHT ROBBER
n. a log-scaler ...1956 Amer. logging usage
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
n. an exorbitant price ...1949 UK sl.
DAYLIGHTS
n. 1. the eyes ...1752 sl., esp. nautical usage
n. 2. wits, consciousness ...1819 US sl.
n. 3. the insides; the essence ...M19 sl. Cassells Sl Green 2005
n. 4. life ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY-LIGHT'S-GATE
n. twilight, evening, dusk ...1815 Eng. dial.
DAYLIGHTY
adj. full of daylight, as a picture ...1880 nonce word
DAYLIGONE
n. twilight ...1925 Irish sl.
DAY-LIVER
† n. one who lives for a day, or for the day ...1630
DAYLY
† n. a die or a knuckle-bone used as a die; also, a cubical piece of anything, a cube ...c1440
DAYMAN
n. a day labourer; one who works and is paid by the day ...1880
DAY MARBLE
n. a cheap marble ...1968 Amer. dial.
DAY-MARE
n. a condition similar to nightmare occurring during wakefulness ...1737
DAYN
† vb. to dawn ...c1250
DAY OF LAW, THE
† n. the day of trial ...1565
DAY ONE
n. the beginning; long ago ...1970s sl., orig. US
DAY ON THE KING
n. a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
DAY ON THE QUEEN
n. a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
DAY OPENER
n. an eye ...c1840 sl., orig. boxing usage
DAY-PEEP
n. peep of day; earliest dawn ...1606
DAY PERSON
n. one who prefers to be active during the daytime ...20C Amer. sl.
DAY PLAYER
n. an actor who is called for a single day's work on a television program or film set ...1988 US sl.
DAY-PORT
n. an upholstered couch or sofa, sometimes convertible to a bed ...1968 Amer. dial.
DAY-RAWE
† n. the first streak of day, the dawn ...c1200
DAY-RED
† n. the red of the break of day; the rosy dawn ...c1000
DAY-REWE
† n. the first streak of day, the dawn ...c1200
DAY-RIM
† n. the 'rim' or border of the coming day; the dawn ...c1000
DAYS
n. time of one's life; span of existence ...1466
DAYS A-DAWNING
n. morning ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
DAY'S DAWNING
n. morning ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
DAY-SET
† n. sunset ...c1386
DAY-SHINE
n. daylight ...c1822
DAY-SHUTTING
† n. close of day, sunset ...1673
DAYSIDE
n. a day shift ...1985 Amer. labourers' usage
DAY-SKY
n. daylight ...1838 Eng. dial.
DAYSMAN
n. 1. an umpire or arbitrator; a mediator ...1489 arch.
n. 2. a worker by the day; a day-labourer ...a1639
DAYS OF NATURE
n. lifetime ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY'S PACK, THE
n. defaulter's punishment ...20C military sl.
DAY-SPRING
n. daybreak, early dawn ...c1300 now chiefly poetic or figurative
DAY-STAR
n. the sun, as the orb of day ...1598 poetic
DAYSTER
n. a man who works by the day, and not by the piece ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAY-STREAK
n. streak of dawn ...1850
DAY-SUN
† n. the sun ...1571 rhetorical and figurative
DAYTAL
n. a labourer engaged and paid by the day ...1790 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-CHAP
n. a day labourer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-DANOCK
n. a day labourer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-DICK
n. a day labourer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAYTALER
n. a day labourer, a man who works by the day and not by the piece ...1877 Eng. dial.
DAY-TALE WAGES
n. wages paid by the day ...1560
DAYTAL-FELLOW
n. a day labourer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-HOUSE
n. a house rent-free ...1851 Ireland
DAYTAL-LABOURER
n. a day labourer ...1895 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-MAN
n. a day labourer ...1846 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-WIFE
n. a day-labouring woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAYTAL-WORK
n. labour paid by the day ...1865 Eng. dial.
DAY THE EAGLE SHITS, THE
n. payday ...World War II Amer. sl.
DAY THE OMELETTE HIT THE FAN, THE
phr. used to describe a day when everything goes wrong ...c1966 sl.
DAY-TIDE
n. daytime ...1818 poetic
DAY TO DAY
adj. unencumbered by thoughts of the long term, living one day at a time ...1983 US sl.
DAY TRIPPER
n. 1. a heartbreaker, esp. one who pretends to be serious so that he may get his sexual way ...1966 sl.
n. 2. an immoral woman ...1967 Amer. dial.
DAY-WAIT
† n. a watcher or watchman by day ...1496
DAYWARD
adv. towards the day ...1597-1602
DAY-WATER
n. surface water ...1808
DAZE
vb. to daydream ...1970s US campus sl.
DAZEMENT
* n. the state of being dazed ...1855
DAZIE
adj. of the weather: cold, raw, without sunshine ...Bk1900 Sc.
DAZINESS
†* n. dazedness, dizziness ...1554
DAZY
adj. 1. chill, chilling, benumbing with cold ...1825 Sc.
* adj. 2. in a dazed condition ...1880
DAZZER
n. a heavy blow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAZZEY DUKS
n. very short shorts; 'hot pants' ...1990s US Black teen sl.
DAZZIN
adj. lazy ...1882 Eng. dial.
DAZZITY n. the performance of a challenging action of strength, skill, or risk by boys ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
DAZZLE DUST
† n. face powder ...1946 Can. teen sl.
DAZZLE PAINTING
n. camouflage ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
DAZZLER
n. 1. one who dazzles; a showy or ostentatious woman ...a1800 colloq.
n. 2. a brilliant act ...c1835 sl.
n. 3. a dazzling blow ...1883 sl.
n. 4. the sun ...Brit. sl.
n. 5. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DAZZLE SOMEONE WITH FOOTWORK
vb. to impress someone with facile virtuosity ...1980s Amer. sl.
DAZZLE WITH SCIENCE
vb. to defeat by sheer brains ...20C colloq.
DAZZLING
adj. resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
DAZZLY
adj. dazzling ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.