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• A adj. 1. reserved for the best; the best ...1945 US sl.
adj. 2. anal ...1997 US sl.
n. 1. a general term of dislike ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 2. a Model-A Ford automobile ...1920s US sl.
n. 3. amphetamine ...1967 US sl.
n. 4. LSD ...1977 US sl.
n. 5. in a deck of playing cards: an ace ...1988 US sl.
int. absolutely! yes! certainly! ...1950s US Black sl.
• A1 adj. excellent, first-class, of the best; orig. used of ships, then of persons and things ...c1834 sl.
† n. 1. a title for the commander of 900 men ...c1866
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• A-1-1 adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• A1 AND NO MISTAKE phr. prime; first-class; of the best ...1900 sl.
• A1 COPPER-BOTTOMED phr. prime; first-class; of the best ...1876 sl.
• A-1-ER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• A1 JOE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AA † n. a stream, a watercourse ...1430
• AACHIBOMBO n. codfish fritter ...1940s W. Indies
• AAGEY-WALA n. the penis ...20C Anglo-Indian
• AAI-AAI n. methylated spirits or absolute alcohol, as drunk by alcoholics ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• AALIE-LAMB n. a motherless lamb; a pet lamb ...Bk1905 Sc.
• A AND A phr. in the military: a leave for rest and recreation ...1966 US sl.
• A AND B phr. assault and battery ...1920s US sl.
• A AND IZZARD phr. the beginning and end, the epitome ...1835 Amer. dial.
• AAP n. a cannabis cigarette ...1946 S. Afr.
• AARDVARK n. 1. a F-111 combat aircraft or any aircraft that is awkward-looking or difficult to fly ...1963 US sl. Vietnam War usage
n. 2. a slow-witted person having a coarse or foolish person; an oaf; a fool, a simpleton ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. to engage in sex ...1990s US campus usage
• AARDVARKING n. sexual intercourse ...1990s US campus sl.
• AARON n. 1. a leader of the church ...1607 sl.
n. 2. a criminal, esp. the leader of a gang of thieves, always preceded by 'the'...17C sl.
n. 3. a cadger; a beggar ...19C sl.
n. 4. a beggar mountain-guide ...19C sl.
• AARON'S ROD n. the penis ...19C sl.
• AASBED n. a rough bed ...1950s W. Indies
• AATACLAPS n. a disaster, a calamity ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• A.B. n. 1. an abscess that develops after injecting with an unsterile needle or an unsterile water/narcotic solution ...1930s drugs sl
n. 2. fool as a group (Asshole Brigade) ...1980s sl.
n. 3. the menstrual period ...1980s NZ sl.
n. 4. Aryan Breed, the Australian version of the "Aryan Brotherhood" ...1990s Aust. prison sl.
n. 5. Aryan Brotherhood, the White supremacist organization that unites many White convicts during (and after) their time in jail ...1990s US prison sl.
• AB n. 1. a Northern soldier in the US Civil War ...1862 US South
n. 2. an Aborigine ...c1870 Aust. sl.
n. 3. an abscess, esp. as a result of injecting drugs ...1930s US sl.
n. 4. an abdominal muscle, usually in the context of a flat stomach ...1960s sl.
n. 5. the Aryan Brotherhood, a white prison gang in the US ...1990 US sl.
n. 6. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1996 NZ sl.
n. 7. abalone ...2000s Aust. sl.
• ABA n. a traveller's cheque ...1985 US sl.
• ABAA adj. 1. bad ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. silly ...L19 sl.
n. a non-unionist; a term of contempt ...1903 sl.
• ABAA COVE n. a bad man ...L19 sl.
• A-B-ABS n. alphabet; rudiments, beginning ...1851 Sc.
• ABACCERING n. loafing ...20C canalmen's usage
• ABACINATE * vb. to blind by placing hot irons or metal plates, in front of the eyes ...Bk1888
• ABACINATION n. blinding by means of red-hot irons held before the eyes ...1866
• ABACIST n. one who uses an abacus in casting accounts ...1387
• ABACK adv. 1. aloof, away ...1786 Sc.
adv. 2. behind, in the rear ...1786 Sc.
adv. 3. since, ago ...1768 Sc.
† vb. to hold or keep back ...1735 Sc.
• ABACK-O'-BEHIND adj. far away, remote ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ABACKWARD † adv. backward ...1205
• ABACTER n. a dishonest drover or shepherd who connives at the stealing of cattle they are guarding; a stealer of cattle by herds or great numbers ...1659 sl.
• ABACTION † n. a driving away, as of cattle ...1626
• ABACTOR n. an abacter ...1659 sl.
• ABADA † n. the rhinoceros ...a1599
• ABA-DABA n. dessert ...1961 Amer. sl.
• ABADDON n. 1. a bottomless pit; abyss of hell ...c1382
n. 2. a thief turned informer ...L19 cant
• ABAFELLED † adj. treated scornfully or indignantly ...17C
• ABAFT † adv. of direction: backwards ...c1275
• ABAFT THE WHEEL-HOUSE adj. crazy ...1900s sl.
phr. just below the small of the back; thus a euphemism for the buttocks ...L19 US sl.
• ABAIL †* vb. ? to give bail for, liberate on bail, or from bail ...?1450
• ABAISANCE † n. the bending of the body as a mark of respect; a bow ..1671
• ABAIT † vb. 1. to excite, to stimulate ...1303
† vb. 2. to set on (a dog); to hound on; to bait ...1485
• ABALIENATE † vb. 1. to remove; to estrange in feeling ...1554
† vb. 2. to cause loss or aberration of intellect ...1585
• ABALIENATION † n. 1. loss or failure of the mental faculties ...1652
† n. 2. removal or transference of feeling; estrangement ...1656
• ABAND † vb. 1. to abandon, to forsake ...1559
† vb. 2. to banish ...1559
• ABANDANNAD n. a handkerchief or bandanna thief; hence, a petty thief ...1864 cant
• ABANDED adj. abandoned ...1941 Amer. dial.
• ABANDOMINIUMS n. abandoned apartments or houses where addicts use drugs ... Amer. sl.
• ABANDONATE †* vb. to abandon ...1654
• ABANDONED HABITS n. the riding dress of the up-market courtesans who frequented Rotten Row in London's Hyde Park ...c1870 sl.
• ABANDONED WOMAN n. a woman who has been seduced, impregnated, and abandoned by a man
• ABANDONMENT n. bankruptcy of a railway company ...c1880 financiers' and brokers' usage
• ABANNITION † n. a banishment for one or two years for manslaughter ...1656
• ABAR †* vb. to bar, to debar ...1586
• ABARE † vb. to make bare, to uncover, to disclose ...1731
• ABARESKIN adj. embarrassing ...1960s US camp gay sl.
• ABASHANCE †* n. abashment, dismay ...c1430
• ABASHEDNESS †* n. abashment ...1530
• ABASHLESS * adj. unabashed, shameless ...1868
• ABASIT adj. abashed, confounded ...1845 Sc.
• ABASTARD † vb. to make or declare bastard or illegitimate; hence, to make spurious or degenerate; to debase, to corrupt, to deteriorate ...1610
• ABASTARDIZE † vb. to render bastard, spurious, or degenerate; to debase, to deteriorate ...1580
• ABASTARDIZED † adj. degenerate, debased, spurious ...1653
• ABASURE † n. the quality of being abased; humiliation ...1653
• ABATAYL †* vb. to embattle ...c1380
• ABATAYLMENT †* n. battlement ...c1325
• ABATED IN THE VITALS adj. grown weak ...1866 Eng. dial.
• ABAVE † vb. to put to confusion, to discomfit; also, to be confounded ...1303
• ABAW vb. to suffer for ...1897 Sc.
• ABAYLE †* vb. to reach, to get to ...1430
• ABB adj. abnormal ...1991 US sl.
• ABBA adj. vile; silly ...Bk1921 sl.
n. a non-unionist ...Bk1921 sl.
• ABBACEE n. alphabet ...1922 Sc.
• ABBACY n. an abbey ...1896 Sc.
• ABBA-DABBA adj. dark-skinned, esp. Arabic ...1975 US sl.
n. chatter, gossip ...1961 US sl.
• ABBED adj. having well-defined abdominal muscles ...2002 UK sl.
• ABBESS n. a brothel-keeper; a bawd; a madame; a procuress ...17C sl.
• ABBEY n. a swindler who impersonates a priest ...1950 US sl.
• ABBEY CLOGS n. chains or fetters worn by a criminal ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• ABBEY-CROAKER n. the chaplain of Newgate ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• ABBEY LAIRD n. an insolvent debtor; spec., one sheltered in the sanctuary of Holyrood Abbey ...1709 sl.
• ABBEY-LOON n. an idler; a vagabond; orig. a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house ...1509 sl.
• ABBEY-LUBBER n. 1. an idler, a vagabond; orig. (prior to the Reformation), a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house ...1509 sl.
n. 2. a lazy, thriftless person ...c1750 nautical sl.
• ABBEY-LUBBER-LIKE adj. lazy, thriftless, ne'er-do-well ...1570 sl.
• ABBIE n. a nickname for a Jewish male ...20C US sl. & colloq.
• ABBLE adj. weakly ...1880 Sc.
• ABBOT n. 1. a bawd's man; a brothel-keepers' husband or lover; a ponce ...1591 sl.
n. 2. a prison warden ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. Nembutal™, a barbiturate ...20C US drugs sl.
• ABBOT ON THE CROSS n. 1. a pimp ...19C sl.
n. 2. the bully of a brothel ...Bk1909 sl.
• ABBOTT n. a capsule of pentobarbital sodium, a central nervous system depressant ...1971 US sl.
• ABBOTT'S LODGE n. the King's Bench prison ...M19 sl.
• ABBOTT'S PARK n. the King's Bench prison ...M19 sl.
• ABBOTT'S PRIORY n. the King's Bench Prison ...c1820 sl.
• ABBOTT'S TEETH n. the spikes that topped the prison wall at the King's Bench prison
• ABBREVIARIST †* n. one who makes an epitome or compendium ...1679
• ABBREVIATE n. abstract, abridgement ...1716 Sc.
• ABBREVIATED PIECE OF NOTHING n. a worthless or  insignificant person or thing ...Amer. sl.
• ABBREVIATORY * adj. tending to abbreviate or shorten ...1847
• ABBREVIATURE † n. 1. an abbreviated or shortened state, condition, or form; shortness ...1614
n. 2. an abbreviated or contracted form of a word or phrase; a contraction, an abbreviation...c1630
n. 3. an abbreviated or abridged copy ...1650
† n. 4. the process of abbreviating; abbreviation, shortening ...1659
• ABBREVY †* vb. to abbreviate, to abridge ...1483
• A-B-BUFF n. the alphabet ...1882 Sc.
• ABBY n. an Abyssinian cat ...20C colloq.
• ABBY SINGER n. in television and film-making: the next-to-last shot of the day ...1990 US sl.
• A.B.C. n. 1. the vagina ...L17 sl.
n. 2. one's best and most trustworthy friend ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• ABC adj. of a piece of chewing gum: already been chewed ...2004 US sl., childish usage
n. 1. scorch marks on one's legs ...1920s Irish sl.
n. 2. a liquor store (American Business College) ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 3. an American-born Chinese ...1984 US sl.
n. 4. in poker: the ace, two, and three ...1988 US sl.
n. 5. an Australian-born Chinese ...1990s Aust. sl.
• ABC, THE n. the female pudendum ...Bk1909 sl.
• ABC AD n. a newspaper advertisement listing shows in alphabetical order ...1973 US sl.
• ABCAP vb. to get, to obtain ...M19 UK criminal's sl.
• ABC CLASS n. the entry grade in a primary school ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• ABCDARIAN n. 1. one occupied in learning the alphabet ...1603
n. 2. one engaged in teaching the alphabet and merest rudiments of instruction ...1691
• ABC GUM n. gum that has already been chewed ...Amer. sl.
• ABCING YOU phr. used as a farewell ...1947 US sl.
• ABC'S n. underwear ...1949 US sl.
• ABDABS n. 'afters'; the second course, if any ...WWII sl.
• ABDABS, THE n. 1. empty chatter, nonsense ...1940s sl.
n. 2. a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness; also, but rarely, delirium tremens or a state of enraged frustration ...1946 UK sl.
• ABDAR n. a teetotaller ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• ABDELI n. a hypocrite, a canting preacher; a fastidious or false zealot ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• ABDERIAN adj. given to incessant or continued laughter; inclined to foolish or excessive merriment; foolish, silly ...18C
• ABDICATE vb. to leave a public lavatory in which one is soliciting to avoid interrogation by its attendant or a police officer ...1941 homosexual sl.
• ABDICATED adj. ordered out of the public lavatory where one is looking for sex ...1940s homosexual sl.
• ABDITE †* adj. hidden away; put out of the way ...1635
• ABDITIVE † adj. having the power or quality of hiding ...1731
• ABDITORY n. a hidden or withdrawn place; a concealed repository ...1658
• ABDOMEN † n. fat deposited round the belly; the fleshy parts of the belly or paunch ...1541
• ABDOMINOUS adj. having a paunch or big belly; corpulent ...1651
• ABDUCE vb. to lead or draw away by act or persuasion; to abduct ...1537 arch.
• ABDUL n. 1. a Turk; Turks collectively ...c1890 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an Afghan ...1910s sl.
n. 3. a nickname for a Turkish soldier, esp. during WWI ...1915 Aust. sl.
n. 4. (derogatory) an Arab ...1925 US sl.
• ABDULLAH n. 1. a nickname for a Turkish soldier, esp. during WWI ...1915 Aust. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an Afghan ...1910s sl.
• ABE n. 1. (usually derogatory) a Jew ...19C Amer. dial.
n. 2. the last of anything; the only example ...1900s Aust. criminals' sl.
n. 3. a five-dollar bill ...1930s Amer. sl.
n. 4. $5 worth of drugs ...1950s US drugs sl.
n. 5. a coin or currency note bearing the likeness of Abraham Lincoln ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ABEAR †* n. bearing, gesture, action, behaviour ...c1315
vb. 1. to endure, to suffer, to tolerate ...c885
† vb. 2. to bear, to carry ...a1000
† vb. 3. to comport or demean oneself ...1596
• ABEARING † n. the act of comporting or behaving oneself; behaviour, conduct ...1494
• ABEAT † vb. to beat, to strike ...a1000
• ABECEDARIAN adj. pert. to the alphabet; arranged in alphabetical order ...1665
n. 1. one occupied in learning the alphabet ...1603
n. 2. one engaged in teaching the alphabet and merest rudiments of instruction ...1691
• ABECEDARY adj. 1. according to the alphabet; arranged in alphabetical order ...1580
adj. 2. engaged with or needing to learn the alphabet; illiterate ...1589
† n. 1. a table or book containing the alphabet; a primer; the first rudiments of anything ...1432-50
n. 2. one learning or teaching the alphabet ...1607
• ABECHE †* vb. to feed ...1393
• ABECHED †* adj. fed, satisfied ...1731
• ABED adj. confined to bed by illness; laid up ...1660
adv. in bed ...c1000
• ABEDE † n. to announce, to deliver (a message) ...c885
• ABEFOIR adv. of before, of former times ...1609 Sc.
• A-BEFORE adv. of before, of former times ...1609 Sc.
• ABEIGH adv. at a shy distance, aloof ...c1707 Sc.
• ABEL AND CAIN n. rain ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ABELDE †* vb. to wax bold, to become bolder ...c1300
• ABE LINCOLN n. a $5 bill ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ABE LINCOLN WAR † n. the Civil War ...1943 Amer. arch. or obs.
• ABEL-WACKIT n. a light blow ...1834 Amer. dial.
• ABEQUITATE † vb. to ride away ...1627
• ABER adj. 1. eager, greedy ...1899 Sc.
adj. 2. sharp-sighted; keenly observant; watchful ...1908 Sc.
vb. 1. to stir up and make bright, as a fire ...1916 Sc.
vb. 2. to sharpen, as a knife ...1931 Sc.
• ABERCROMBIE n. 1. one who strives at creating the impression of knowing all ...1945 US sl.
n. 2. a person devoted to prep-school fashions and style ...2004 US sl.
• ABERDEEN CUTLET n. a dried haddock ...1890 sl.
• ABERDEENS n. beans ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• ABERDONIAN adj. pert. to Aberdeen ...19C
n. a native of Aberdeen ...a1670
• ABERE-MURDER † n. plain or downright murder, as distinguished from manslaughter ...1706
• ABERGAVENNY n. a penny ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• ABERGLAUBE n. belief beyond what is certain and verifiable ...1873
• ABERNESS n. eagerness ...1922 Sc.
• ABER NIT! int. never! not! ...1896 Amer. sl.
• ABERR † vb. to wander off, to go astray, to diverge from a recognized path ...1536
• ABERRANCE n. the act of straying or diverging from a recognized course; vagary ...1665
• ABERRANCY n. divergency from the standard of usage, propriety, reason, truth, etc. ...1646
• ABERRANT adj. 1. deviating widely from the ordinary or natural type, exceptional, irregular, abnormal ...1830
adj. 2. wandering away or straying from a defined path; hence, diverging or deviating from any moral standard ...1848
• ABERRATE * vb. to diverge or deviate from the straight path ...
• ABERRATING adj. going astray, diverging ...a1854
• ABERRATION n. 1. a wandering from the path of rectitude, or standard of morality; moral irregularity ...1594
n. 2. a deviation or divergence from a direct, prescribed, or ordinary course of action ...1610-31
n. 3. a wandering away; a straying; a deviation or divergence from the straight or recognized path...1615
• ABERRATIONAL adj. pert. to aberration; eccentric, irrational, or unsound ...1866
• ABERSAY n. the alphabet, A B C ...1892 Sc.
• ABERUNCATE † vb. to pull up by the roots; to extirpate utterly ...1731
• ABE'S CABE n. a $5 bill ...1930s Amer. sl.
• ABESHE †* vb. to feed ...1393
• ABESSED adj. humbled, abased, cast down ...14C
• ABET † n. fraud, cunning, wiles ...c1315
• ABETMENT † n. 1. deception ...1586
† n. 2. a bet, betting ...1615
• ABEY(E) † vb. to bend, to bow, to make obedient ...1073
• A.B.F. n. the last drink of a session (Absolutely Bloody Final) ...1910s sl.
• ABFAB adj. absolutely fabulous; first-rate, very attractive ...1950s sl., orig. Aust. teen usage
• ABGREGATE † vb. to disperse, as it were to lead out of the flock ...1612
• ABGREGATION † n. a separation from the flock ...1731
• A.B.H. n. a beating up (Actual Bodily Harm) ...2000s sl.
• ABHOMINAL † adj. unworthy of a man; inhuman, unmanly ...1550
• ABHOMINALTY †* n. an inhuman deed ...1483
• ABHORFULNESS †* n. abhorrence ...1556
• ABHORMENT † n. the action of abhorring; detestation ...1576
• ABHORRENCY † n. 1. the state of being abhorrent, or of holding a thing in hatred and disgust; extreme repugnance or dislike ...1605
† n. 2. a thing abhorrent to one ...1729
• ABHORRIBLE †* adj. to be abhorred, detestable ...1633
• ABHORRITION †* n. the act of abhorring, abhorrence ...1656
• ABIDAL * n. the act of abiding; abode, stay ...
• ABIE n. 1. (usually derogatory) a Jew ...1914 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a tailor ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 3. a stingy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ABIE KABIBBLE n. 1. a Jew ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. an unassimilated Jewish immigrant ...1932 Amer. dial.
• ABIEL adv. in shelter ...1820 Sc.
• ABIE LINCOLN adj. disgusting, contemptible ...1988 UK rhyming sl. for 'stinking'
• ABIES prep. 1. in comparison with ...1825 Sc.
prep. 2. except ...1928 Sc.
prep. 3. in addition to, besides ...1930 Sc.
• ABIGAIL adj. old, ugly, unattractive ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
n. 1. a waiting woman; a lady's maid ...1616 sl.
n. 2. an aging, conservative homosexual ...1950s homosexual sl.
n. 3. an abortion ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• ABIGATE †* vb. to drive away ...1657
• ABILIMENT † n. clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, etc. ...1589
• ABILIMENTS † n. warlike munitions and accoutrements, things made able for war ...1422
• ABILITATE † vb. to give ability or fitness; to enable ...1627
• ABILITATION † n. a rendering fit or able, a communication of ability ...c1656
• ABILITY † n. 1. suitableness, fitness, aptitude ...c1380
n. 2. sexual potency ...14C euphemism
• ABILTY † n. ability ...1768 Sc.
• ABIME † n. an abyss ...a1300
• ABISELFA n. the letter "a" (a-by-itself-a) ...1840 Amer. dial.
• ABISHAG n. the bastard child of a woman who has been seduced and abandoned by a married man...Bk1890 thieves' sl.
• ABITE † vb. to bite, to nip, to taste ...c1000
• ABITION † n. a going away or dying ...1656
• ABJECTATE † vb. 1. to cast off, to throw off or away, to cast out, to exclude, to reject ...c1475
† vb. 2. to cast or throw down; hence, to lower, to degrade, to abase, to debase ...1731
• ABJECTED † adj. cast off, rejected, cast down, dispirited ...1633
• ABJECTEDNESS † n. downcast condition; abasement ...1660
• ABJECTION † n. 1. that which is cast off or away; refuse, scum, dregs ...1447
† n. 2. the act of casting down; abasement, humiliation, degradation ...c1525
• ABJECTIVE * adj. tending to lower or demoralize ...
• ABJUGATE † vb. to unyoke, to uncouple ...1731
• ABJUNCT †* adj. disjoined, disconnected, severed ...1610
• ABJUNCTIVE * adj. of a disconnected or isolated character; exceptional ...1832
• ABLACH n. 1. a mangled carcass ...1725 Sc.
n. 2. a person of untidy habits and clumsy, ungainly demeanour; a pitiless person; a useless person ...1788 Sc.
n. 3. a contemptible person; a dwarf ...1790 Sc.
n. 4. a particle, a bit, a fragment ...1825 Sc.
n. 5. an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person ...1852 Sc.
n. 6. a body not necessarily dead but maimed or reduced to a pitiable condition ...1875 Sc.
• ABLACK n. an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person ...1852 Sc.
• ABLACTATE †* vb. to wean from the breast ...Bk1888
• ABLACTATION n. the weaning of a child, or the young of quadrupeds, from the mother ...1656
• ABLACTED † adj. weaned ...1612
• ABLANDISHMENT †* n. blandishment ...1728
• ABLAQUEATE †* vb. to loosen or remove the soil round the roots of trees, so as to let their fibres spread out; a term of Roman husbandry ...c1420
• ABLAQUEATION † n. the breaking up or removal of the soil around the roots of trees; the laying bare of roots...c1420
• ABLAST † vb. to blow upon or at ...1393
• ABLATE †* vb. to take away, to remove ...1542
• ABLATION n. the act or process of carrying away or removing; removal ...1577-87
• ABLATITIOUS adj. having the quality or character of a withdrawal or deduction ...1833
• ABLATIVE † adj. pert. to taking away or removing ...1567-9
• ABLAZE adv. 1. in a flame, in a flame ...1393
adv. 2. in the full glow of excitement ...c1840
adv. 3. in flashing or brilliant colours; gleaming ...1851
• ABLE † adj. 1. well-to-do, rich ...1766 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. substantial ...1766 Sc.
adj. 3. shrewd, clever in looking after one's own interests ...1931 Sc.
adj. 4. strong, capable, courageous ...1980 Can.
• ABLE AND CABLE phr. ready and willing ...1950s US Black sl.
• ABLECTICK † n. anything garnished for sale ...1612
• ABLEEGED adj. obliged ...1879 Sc.
• ABLEEZE adv. blazing ...1819 Sc.
• ABLEGATE †* vb. to send abroad or to a distance ...1657
• ABLEGATION † n. dispatch, dismissal ...1615
• ABLE GRABLE n. a sexually attractive girl ...1945 US sl.
• ABLELESS adj. incompetent, careless, listless, awkward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ABLEMENT n. bodily strength ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ABLEMOST † adj. ablest, most able ...1614
• ABLEND † vb. to dazzle, to take away the sight temporarily; to blind the moral vision ...c1000
• ABLENESS † n. the quality of being able; ability ...c1390
• ABLEPSY †* n. blindness, physical or mental
• ABLES adv. perhaps, possibly ...1883 Sc.
• ABLESOME adj. wealthy, well-to-do ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ABLE SUGAR adj. crazy or out of order; haywire ...US military sl.
• ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE BELLY phr. used to describe a person who acts immorally and without the least ethics ...1920s sl., orig. Aust.
• ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE'S BELLY WITH A TOP HAT phr. used to describe a person who acts immorally and without the least ethics ...1920s sl., orig. Aust.
• ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER A SNAKE'S BELLY WITH STILTS ON phr. used to describe a person who acts immorally and without the least ethics ...1920s sl., orig. Aust.
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A KNOT HOLE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A PALING FENCE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH A PICKET FENCE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A CORN ON THE COB THROUGH WIRE NETTING phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A KNOT HOLE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A PALING FENCE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH A PICKET FENCE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE THROUGH WIRE NETTING phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A KNOT HOLE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A PALING FENCE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH A PICKET FENCE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A PUMPKIN THROUGH WIRE NETTING phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A KNOT HOLE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A PALING FENCE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH A PICKET FENCE phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO EAT A SLICE OF WATERMELON THROUGH WIRE NETTING phr. said of one who has buck teeth ...20C US sl.
• ABLE TO KICK THE EYE OUT OF A MOSQUITO adj. of a person: supremely competent ...L19 sl., orig. US
• ABLE TO SET UP AN' EAT A FEW PORRIDGES adj. convalescent, or in good health ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ABLEWHACKETS n. a popular sailor's game with cards, wherein the loser is beaten over the palms of the hands with a handkerchief twisted like a rope ...1867 nautical sl.
• ABLICH n. an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person ...1852 Sc.
• ABLIGATE † vb. to bind or tie up from ...1731
• ABLIGATION † n. a tying up from ...1849
• ABLIGURITION † n. prodigal expense on meat and drink ...1742
• ABLIND † vb. to grow blind ...c1175
• ABLINGS adv. in a manner that is able to be; possibly, perhaps ...1597-1605
• ABLINS adv. possibly, perhaps ...1597-1605 Eng. dial.
• ABLISH adj. somewhat able ,,,Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ABLOCATE † vb. to let out to hire ...1612
• ABLOCATION † n. a letting out for money ...1676
• ABLOOM adv. in or into bloom ...1855
• ABLOW adv. 1. below, beneath, lower down ...1897 Sc.
adv. 2. blooming, in flower ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
prep. 1. on the lower side or part of; lower down in...1885 Sc.
prep. 2. under, below ...1894 Sc.
† vb. 1. to blow or breathe up or into ...c1000
† vb. 2. to puff up, to swell ...c1000
• ABLUDE †* vb. to differ, to be out of keeping ...1612-15
• A-BLUSH adv. blushing, ruddy ...1852
• ABLUTED † adj. washed away, washed clean ...1650
• ABLUTION † n. 1. a lotion ...1671
n. 2. the act of washing clean; the washing or cleansing of one's person ...1748
• ABLUTIONARY adj. pert. to washing the body, or parts of it ...1864
• ABLUVION † n. that which is washed away ..Bk1888
• ABNEGATE vb. 1. to deny oneself anything; to renounce or surrender a right or privilege ...1657
vb. 2. to renounce or abjure; to deny ...1755
• ABNEGATION n. 1. denial, negation; refusal, formal rejection ...1554
n. 2. denial of anything to oneself; self-denial; renunciation of rights, things esteemed, etc....1639
• ABNEGATIVE * adj. denying; renouncing; negative ...Bk1888
• ABNODATE † vb. to prune trees, etc. ...1721
• ABNODATION † n. the act of cutting away knots from trees; a gardening term ...1678
• ABNORMALIZE vb. to render abnormal ...a1871
• ABNORMOUS adj. irregular, misshapen ...1742
• ABNUTIVE †* adj. negative; implying denial or refusal ...a1682
• ABO adj. 1. Australian Aborginal; pert. to Australian Aboriginals ...1911 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. old ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
n. 1. (now mainly derogatory) an Australian Aboriginal ...1908 Aust. sl.
n. 2. an expert on Aborigine and bush customs and folktales ...1910s Aust. sl.
• ABOARD adj. drunk ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. in one's stomach, esp. of drink ...1833 sl., orig. US
adv. 2. in baseball: on base ...1939 Amer. sl.
adv. 3. present, part of an enterprise ...1957 US sl.
• ABOAST †* vb. to address boastfully or haughtily ...1377
• ABOB †* vb. to astonish, to confound ...c1330
• ABODANCE †* n. a foretelling, prefiguring, portending, omen ...c1630
• ABODE † n. 1. the act of waiting; delay ...a1250
† n. 2. a temporary remaining; a stay ...c1384
† n. 3. an announcement, prediction, prognostication ...c1600
† vb. 1. to presage, prognosticate, be ominous of ...1593
† vb. 2. to be ominous ...1659
• ABODEMENT † n. 1. abode, abiding ...1591
† n. 2. a foreboding, presage, or omen ...1593
• ABOIL adv. in a boiling state ...1858
• ABOLETE †* adj. obsolete, out of use ...c1515
• ABOLIAR n. an expert on Aborigine and bush customs and folktales ...1900s Aust. sl.
• ABOLITION † n. a putting out of memory;  a final overlooking or condoning; an amnesty ...1606
• ABOLITION WAR n. the Civil War ...1943 Amer. sl.
• A-BOMB n. 1. an alcoholic mixed drink ...1945 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in drag racing: a converted Model-A Ford capable of exceptionally rapid acceleration ...1951 Amer. sl.
n. 3. marijuana combined in a cigarette with cocaine, heroin, or opium ...1969 US sl.
n. 4. an atomic bomb ...Amer. sl.
n. 5. PCP mixed with formaldehyde ...1990s drugs sl.
• A-BOMBED adj. under the influence of amphetamines ...1975 US sl.
• A-BOMB JUICE n. moonshine; inferior or strong liquor ...1940s US sl.
• ABOMINATION † n. an unpleasant or disgusting amount, etc. ...1604
• ABOMINE † vb. to abominate; to feel extreme disgust and hatred towards; to abhor, to loathe ...1683
• A-BONE n. a Model A Ford car ...1951 US sl.
† vb. ( as 'abone') to make good or seasonable; to ripen ...1656
• ABOON adv. & prep. above ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ABORCEMENT † n. abortion; premature expulsion of the foetus, miscarriage ...1540
• ABORD † n. 1. the act of approaching; approach, manner of approach ...1611
† n. 2. way of approach ...1670
† vb. 1. to approach, to come close to; to enter, to land on, to gain a footing upon ...1509
† vb. 2. to accost ...1611 obs. or arch.
• ABORDAGE † n. an attack upon a ship in by boarding it ...c1550
• ABORDERING †* adj. bordering, neighbouring, contiguous ...1566
• ABORIGINAL adj. of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq,
• ABORIGINARY n. an aboriginal inhabitant ...1868
• ABORSEMENT † n. abortion; premature expulsion of the foetus, miscarriage ...1540
• ABORSIVE †* adj. abortive from the first; checked before even a beginning had been made ...1639
• ABORT † n. 1. the imperfect offspring of an untimely birth ...1603
† n. 2. a miscarriage; an untimely birth ...1611
n. 3. a foul-up; a mess; snafu ...1978 US military sl.
vb. to defecate immediately after anal intercourse ...1970s US gay sl.
• ABORTION n. 1. an all-purpose derogatory term for a person, object, or enterprise ...L18 sl.
n. 2. something of very poor quality; a messy failure; a misfortune; an ugly person or thing ...1943 US sl.
• ABORTION EXPRESS n. a train that ran from Darwin to Birdum ...1940 Aust. sl.
• ABORTIVATE †* adj. imperfect, defective ...c1630
†* vb. to render abortive; to render ineffectual or fruitless ...c1630
• ABORTMENT † n. the act of aborting; premature expulsion of the foetus ...1607
• ABO'S HANDBAG n. any form of boxed rather than bottled wine ...2000s Aust. sl.
• ABOULZIEMENT † n. dress, clothing; generally plural ...1787 Sc.
• ABOULZIEMENTS n. accoutrements, arms ...1787 Sc.
• ABOUND † adj. overflowing; plentiful; abundant ...c1400
• ABOUNDABLE † adj. fully sufficient, abundant ...c1400
• ABOUNDER n. one who has plenty or is wealthy ...1755
• ABOUT AND ABOUT adj. very much alike or the same ...1867 US
• ABOUT DONE adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
• ABOUT EAST adj. in proper form; acceptable ...1848 Amer. dial.
adv. directly, completely, properly, regularly  ...1856 Amer. dial.
• ABOUT-FACE n. a 180-degree turn executed while driving fast ...1965 US sl.
• ABOUT GONE adj. drunk ...1929 Amer. dial.
• ABOUT HALF adj. feeling fine, relatively happy ...1969 sl.
adv. very, quite, exceptionally ...1962 Amer. sl.
• ABOUT IT adj. 1. ready, knowledgeable, cool ...Bk2000 Amer. street sl.
adj. 2. totally committed ...2000s US Black sl.
• ABOUT PAR adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ABOUT PLAYED OUT adj. of a person or a unit: demoralized and discouraged ...US Civil War usage
• ABOUT RIGHT adj. 1. drunk, but not excessively so ...19C sl. Brit Sl.
adj. 2. correct, adequate ...1850 UK
adv. to the best extent possible ...M19 sl.
• ABOUT-SPEECH † n. a roundabout phrase; circumlocution ...1513
• ABOUT-STANDING † n. a circumstance ...1340
• ABOUT THAT adj. in agreement with ...1990s US campus sl.
• ABOUT TO DIE adj. taken seriously or suddenly ill ...1902 Amer. dial.
• ABOUT TO FIND PUPS adj. pregnant; about to give birth ...20C US sl.
• ABOUT TO KICK THE BUCKET adj. taken seriously or suddenly ill ...1902 Amer. dial.
• ABOUT TO PASS adj. taken seriously or suddenly ill ...1902 Amer. dial.
• ABOUTWARD † adv. orig, striving, trying, contriving, tending towards; later being about to, going ...c1400
• ABOUT-WRITING † n. the legend round the head stamped on a coin ...c1449
• ABOVE n. God ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ABOVE-A-BIT adv. more than a little, exceedingly, to a great degree ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ABOVE-BOARD adj. 1. frank, open, undisguised; entirely honest ...1616 sl.
adj. 2. in a sexual context: maintaining an undisguised relationship ...M17 sl.
adv. openly, honestly ...18C
• ABOVE GROUND adj. out of the grave, alive ...1711
• ABOVE-HEAD † overhead ...1793
• ABOVE ONE'S BEND phr. beyond one's abilities ...1835 Amer. dial.
• ABOVE ONESELF adj. over-confident, pushy, esp. of someone who is usually more self-effacing ...19C sl.
• ABOVE ONE'S HUCKLEBERRY phr. beyond one's ability; out of one's reach ...1873 Amer. dial.
• ABOVE ONE'S MATCH † adj. above one's level ...1748
• ABOVE PAR adj. 1. well-off ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
adj. 2. in excellent health or spirits ...L19 UK sl.
adj. 3. mildly drunk ...Bk1890 sl.
adj. 4. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ABOVE SNAKES adj. tall, above the ground ...1855 Amer. dial.
• ABOVE-STAIRS † adj. upstairs ...1758
• ABOVE THE SALT phr. seated at the upper half of the table, and there among the guests of distinction ...1597
• ABOVE-WONDERFUL † adj. more than wonderful ...1625
• ABOW † vb. to bend, to incline, to bow, to stoop; fig. to do homage or reverence; to submit ...c1000
• A-BOX n. someone in an unpleasant mood ...1990s US campus sl.
• ABRAC n. learning ...E19 sl.
• ABRACADABRA n. 1. a cabalistic word, formerly used as a charm; a pretended conjuring word ...1687
n. 2. any word charm, verbal jingle, gibberish, jargon nonsense, or extravagancy ...1829 sl.
• ABRACADABRA, PLEASE AND THANK YOU phr. a humorous embellishment of 'please' ...1944 US sl.
• ABRAHAM adj. 1. naked ...17C sl.
adj. 2. auburn; formerly written 'abern' and 'abron' ...c1000
n. 1. a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman ...M16 sl.
n. 2. a cheap clothier's; a secondhand store ...Bk1909 sl.
n. 3. the penis ...19C sl.
n. 4. the female genitals ...20C sl.
vb. to sham, esp. to avoid something by feigning illness ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ABRAHAM-COLOURED adj. auburn ...1592 sl.
• ABRAHAM COVE n. 1. a beggar, especially feigning madness ...16C Eng. sl.
n. 2. a naked or poor man; a beggar in rags ...1859 cant
• ABRAHAMER n. a tramp ...L18 sl.
• ABRAHAM GRAINS n. a publican brewing his own beer ...L19 sl.
• ABRAHAM LINCOLN adj. disgusting, contemptible ...1988 UK rhyming sl. for 'stinking'
n. a five-dollar bill ...1940s Amer. sl.
• ABRAHAM MAN n. one of a set of vagabonds who wandered about the country soon after the dissolution of the religious houses; a beggar, especially feigning madness; a sturdy beggar  ...1567 cant
• ABRAHAM NEWLAND n. a bank note; £5 ... L18 sl.
• ABRAHAMPSTEAD n. Hampstead in North London with a large Jewish population...1970s sl.
• ABRAHAM'S BALM n. a hanging ...Bk1909 sl.
• ABRAHAM'S BALSAM n. the gallows ...18C sl.
• ABRAHAM'S BOSOM adj. dead and gone to heaven ...Bk1921 sl.
n. 1. the Biblical 'heaven'
n. 2. the female pudendum; the vagina ...19C sl.
• ABRAHAM SHAM vb. of a beggar: to feign madness or sickness ...E19 sl.
• ABRAHAM SUIT phr. working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time ...19C sl.
• ABRAHAM'S WILLING n. 1. 1 shilling ...M19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. 1 shilling and 1 1/2 pence ... Bk1903 rhyming sl.
• ABRAHAM WORK n. sweated labour, ill-paid work; any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick ...L19 sl.
• ABRAID † n. a start ...1570
† vb. 1. to wrench or pull out; to snatch; to withdraw; to draw a sword ...c1000
† vb. 2. to start, usually out of sleep, a swoon, or fit; to awake; occasionally, to start or burst in motion; to spring or dart ...c1230
† vb. 3. to break forth abruptly into speech; to burst into a cry; to shout out ...c1430
† vb. 4. to exert oneself ...1530
† vb. 5. to rise nauseously in the stomach ...1533
† vb. 6. to arouse, to startle ...1596
• ABRAM † adj. 1. a corruption of 'auburn' ...1599
adj. 2. naked, nude ...1671 cant
adj. 3. mad, insane, crazy ...M16 cant
adj. 4. shamming sick ...Bk1909 cant
n. a wandering beggar, adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman...17C UK criminals' sl.
vb. to malinger, to fake illness ...M19 sl.
• ABRAM-COVE n. 1. a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman; a sturdy beggar...1567 sl.
n. 2. a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living ...:17 sl.
n. 3. a naked or poor man ...1724 cant
n. 4. a thief specializing in pocketbooks ...L18 sl.
• ABRAMER n. a tramp ...L18 sl.
• ABRAM-MAN n. 1. one of a set of vagabonds who wandered about the country soon after the dissolution of the religious houses; a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman; a sturdy beggar...1561
n. 2. a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living ...L17 sl.
n. 3. a thief specializing in pocketbooks ...L18 sl.
• ABRAM-MORT n. 1. a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman ...17C sl.
n. 2. a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living ...L17 sl.
n. 3. a madwoman ...1741 sl.
n. 4. a thief specializing in pocketbooks ...L18 sl.
• ABRAM-SHAM n. the practice of travelling the country posing as a mad man ...L19 sl.
vb. of a beggar: to travel the country posing as a madman; to fake illness ...E19 sl.
• ABRAM SUIT phr. working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time ...19C sl.
• ABRAM WORK n. any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick ...L19 sl.
• ABRASE † adj. rubbed smooth; rubbed clear from all markings; unoccupied, clean, blank ...1600
vb. to rub off or away; to wear down by friction; to abrade ...1593
• ABREAK † vb. 1. to break in pieces ...1205
† vb. 2. to break forth; to burst out ...1205
• ABREATHE †* vb. to give time to recover breath ...c1450
• ABREED adv. abroad; spread about, cast to the winds ...1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ABREID † adv. apart, widely ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ABRENOUNCE † vb. to renounce, to repudiate; to contradict ...1537
• ABRENOUNCING † n. repudiation; rejection ...c1550
• ABRENUNCIATE †* vb. to renounce; to repudiate; to contradict ...1618
• ABRENUNCIATION n. renunciation; retraction, repudiation ...1641
• ABREPTION †* n. a snatching away; complete separation ...1681
• ABRIDGE †* n. a condensed form; an epitome; a compendium ...1634
• ABRIDGEMENTS n. knee-breeches ...M19 sl.
• ABRIPED † adj. ravished ...1626
• ABROAD adj. 1. of convicts: transported to a penal colony ...L18 sl.
adj. 2. in error, confused; wide of the mark; out of one's reckoning; perplexed ...1821 colloq.
adj. 3. drunk ...M19 sl.
adv. out of doors, outside; neat at hand ...1893 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• ABROADED adj. 1. living in exile somewhere other than the UK ...M19 UK society usage
adj. 2. transported to a penal colony ...M19 sl.
adj. 3. imprisoned ...L19 sl.
• ABRODIETICAL † adj. feeding daintily, delicate, luxurious ...1627
† n. a delicate person; a dainty feeder ...1612
• ABROGATE adj. repealed, annulled, cancelled, abolished by authority ...1460 arch.
vb. 1. to repeal a law; to annul, to abolish authoritatively or formally; to cancel ...1526
vb. 2. to do away with; to put an end to ...1588
• ABROGATION n. repeal or abolition by authority ...1535
• ABROGATIVE adj. having the quality of abrogating
• ABROGE †* vb. to abrogate ...c1450
• ABROOK †* vb. to brook, to endure, to bear ...1592
• ABRUPT †* vb. to break off, to sever; to interrupt suddenly ...1643
• ABRUPTED * adj. suddenly broken off ...1633
• ABRUPTION n. a breaking off; an interruption; a sudden break, as in a narrative etc. ...1606 arch.
• ABRUTALIZE * vb. to brutalize ...1795
• ABS n. the abdominal muscles ...1956 Amer. sl.
• ABSCEDE †* vb. to move away, to lose contact ...1650
• ABSCESSION †* n. 1. departure, removal; cessation of a pain, etc. ...1599
†* n. 2. an abscess ...1610
• ABSCESSIONAL †* n. a permission or command to depart ...1656
• ABSCESS OF THE BOWELS n. an older name for appendicitis ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• ABSCHIZE vb. to decamp ...c1833 sl.
• ABSCIND vb. to cut off ...1657 arch.
• ABSCINDED adj. cut off ...a1733
• ABSCISE †* vb. to cut off or away ...1612
• ABSCISION n. a cutting off or away ...1594
• ABSCISSION n. 1. a cutting off or violent separation ...1612
† n. 2. the state of being cut off; separation and removal ...1633
• ABSCISSOR †* n. one that tears or rends asunder ...1647
• ABSCONCE n. a dark lantern used in monasteries and at lauds and matins in the Roman Catholic church ...Bk1888
†* vb. to hide, to conceal ...1572
• ABSCOND †* adj. hidden from view ...1719
† vb. to hide away; to conceal anything ...1612 obs. or arch.
• ABSCONDMENT †* n. state of concealment; hiding ...1658
• ABSCONSION † n. hiding, concealment ...Bk1658
• ABSCOTCHALATER n. one in hiding from the police; one who runs away ...L19 US sl.
• ABSENCY †* n. absence ...1599
• ABSENT adj. intoxicated ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
† n. one who is absent; an absentee ...c1425
† vb. 1. to be or stay away; to withdraw ...c1400
† vb. 2. to keep away; to detain or withhold from being present ...1530
†* vb. 3. to leave ...1695
• ABSENTANEOUS adj. done in absence; pert; to absence ...Bk1721
• ABSENTATION n. the act of absenting oneself ...1800
• ABSENTEE n. a convict ...c1810 Eng. sl.
• ABSENTMENT † n. the act of absenting oneself; a withdrawal or staying away ...1600
• ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR n. a soldier ...1899 Eng. sl.
• ABSIMILATION †* n. the act or process of making or becoming unlike ...c1630
• ABSIST †* vb. to withdraw; to desist ...1614
• ABSISTENCE n. a standing off ...Bk1888
• ABSITIVELY adv. certainly ...1926 US sl.
• ABSKIZE vb. to decamp ...c1833 sl.
• ABS-LAGGY phr. transported ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• ABS-LUSHERY phr. at a drinking house ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• ABS-NABBEMS phr. safe, secure from capture ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• ABS-NUNKS adj. visiting the pawnbroker ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• ABSO n. a definite winner, usually used in a sporting context ...1900s sl.
• ABSOBALLYLUTELY adv. absolutely, very much indeed, utterly ...1914 sl.
• ABSOBLOODYLUTELY adv. absolutely, very much indeed, utterly ...1914 sl.
• ABSOBLOOMINGLUTELY adv. absolutely, very much indeed ...1910s sl.
• ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY adv. absolutely, very much indeed; without the slightest doubt  ...1910s sl.
int. exclamation of affirmation ...1910s sl.
• ABSOGODDAMLUTELY adv. absolutely ...1962 US sl.
• ABSOGODDAMNTIVELY adv. absolutely and positively ...1986 Amer. sl.
• ABSOIL † vb. to absolve ...c1450
• ABSOLUTELY! int. used for registering complete agreement; yes! indeed! ...1937  sl.
• ABSOLUTELY MR. GALLAGHER. POSTIVELY MR. SHEAN phr. used for a humorous assent ...1922 US sl.
• ABSOLUTELY NOT! phr. not a hope! not a chance! ...20C sl.
• ABSOLVANT † n. he who absolves ...1506
• ABSOLVATORY adj. pardoning, forgiving; belonging to a discharge or acquittal ...Bk1611
• ABSOLVITORY adj. pert. to absolution; absolving ...1609 Sc.
• ABSOLVITURE † n. the act of absolving; absolution ...1586 Sc.
• ABSONANT adj. harsh, inharmonious; fig. discordant or abhorrent to reason, nature, etc; unreasonable,  unnatural ...1564
• ABSONATE † vb. to avoid, to detest (a law term) ...Bk1775
• ABSONISM †* n. something discordant in the use of language ...1593
• ABSONOUS † adj. out of tune, inharmonious; fig. incongruous, absurd, unreasonable ...1622
• ABSO-ONE-HUNDRED-PERCENT-LUTELY adv. absolutely; most definite ...Brit. sl.
• ABSORB vb. to eat or drink ...1874 Amer. sl.
• ABSORBEATE † vb. to swallow up ...Bk1626
• ABSORBITION † n. absorption ...c1680
• ABSORPT adj. absorbed; swallowed up; fig. engrossed ...1528 arch.
• ABSORPTED † adj. absorbed ...a1631
• ABSORPTIVE adj. having the quality of absorbing, swallowing, or imbibing; fig. engrossing ...1664
• ABSOTIVE adj. absolute ...1924 Amer. sl.
• ABSOTIVELY adv. absolutely; decidedly; without a doubt, irrefutably; certainly ...M19 sl., orig. US
• ABSOTOOTLY adv. absolutely ...1955 Amer. dial.
• ABSOYLE † vb. to absolve ...c1450
• ABS-PAD-LUCK phr. 'gone upon the highway' ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• ABSQUAT vb. of people or animals: to leave, to run away, to abscond ...1868 sl., orig. US
• ABSQUATIATE vb. to abscond, to depart ...1839 Amer. sl.
• ABSQUATILATE vb. to depart or abscond; to flee, to run away ...1830 Amer. sl.
• ABSQUATTLE vb. of a person or animal: to leave; to run away; to abscond ...1842 sl., orig. US
• ABSQUATULATE vb. 1. to die ...1830 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to leave, to depart, especially hastily, or furtively; to run away; to abscond ...1830 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. of an object: to separate, to break away from ...19C sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to send away, to dismiss ...1887 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to squabble ...1976 Amer. dial.
• ABSQUATULATION n. a sudden disappearance or absconding ...1847 Amer. sl.
• ABSQUATULATOR n. an absconder ...1842 Amer. sl.
• ABSQUATULIZE vb. 1. to abscond, to depart ...1829 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to drive away, to expel ...1839 Amer. sl.
• ABSQUINCHIATED adj. used up, finished ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ABSQUOTILATE vb. to make off, to decamp ...1837-40
• ABSQUOTULATE vb. 1. of people or animals: to leave, to run away, to abscond ...1830 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. of an object: to separate, to break away from ...1842 sl., orig. US
• ABS-SMASH-RIG n. the act of passing counterfeit coin ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• ABS-SPOUTEMS adj. gone to the pawnbrokers ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• ABSTAIN FROM BEANS vb. to desist from politics ...1920s sl.
• ABSTAINMENT * n. the act of keeping from or refraining ...1859
• ABSTEMIOUS * adj. 1. abstinent, refraining, sparing (with regard to other things than food) ...1610
adj. 2. temperate or sparing in food; characterized by such temperance; sparing ...1624
• ABSTEMIOUSNESS n. the quality of being sparing in the use of strong drink and delicacies ...1626
• ABSTENT adj. absent ...1898 Sc.
• ABSTENTION † n. 1. the act of keeping back or restraining ...1521
n. 2. the act of keeping oneself back, abstaining, or refraining ...1624-47
• ABSTENTIONIST n. one who practices or approves abstention ...1880
• ABSTENTIOUS adj. characterized by abstinence; self-restraining or refraining ...1879
• ABSTER †* vb. to deter, to hinder, to frighten off ...1542
• ABSTERGE vb. to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse ...1541
• ABSTERGIFY †* vb. to cleanse ...1612
• ABSTERSE †* vb. to wipe away; to wipe clean; to cleanse ...1646
• ABSTERSION n. the act or process of wiping clean; cleansing, scouring ...1543
• ABSTERSORY † adj. cleansing, purgative ...1623
• ABSTINENCE † n. a truce, cessation of hostilities ...1655 Sc.
• ABSTINENTIAL †* adj. pert. to abstinence ...1681
• ABSTORTED † adj. forced away, wrung from another by violence ...Bk1662
• ABSTRACT † adj. apart, withdrawn from ...1721 Sc.
• ABSTRACTIONIST n. a pickpocket ...M19 sl.
• ABSTRACTION-MONGER n. one who deals with visionary ideas ...1860
• ABSTRAKLOUS adj. cross-grained; bad-tempered ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ABSTREPOLOUS adj. obstreperous; noisy and difficult to control ...c1725
• ABSTREPULOUS adj. obstreperous; noisy and difficult to control ...c1725
• ABSTRICTED † adj. loosened, unbound ...Bk1731
• ABSTRICTION †* n. a loosening or unbinding ...1650
• ABSTRINGE † vb. to unbind or loosen ...Bk1731
• ABSTROCITY n. an abstract monstrosity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ABSTROPELOUS adj. aggressively resistant to control or restraint ...E18 sl.
• ABSTRUDE † vb. to thrust away ...1627
• ABSTRUSE † adj. concealed, hidden, secret ...1602
• ABSTRUSED †* adj. concealed, hidden, remote ...1607
• ABSTRUSION * n. the act of thrusting away ...Bk1862
• ABSTRUSITY n. obscurity; anything abstruse; an obscure or recondite matter or point ...1646 arch.
• ABSTRUSIVE †* adj. of abstruse quality; abstruse, recondite ...1655-60
• ABSUME † vb. to consume gradually; to waste away; to carry off ...1596
• ABSUMPTION † n. the process of wasting away, gradual destruction ...1651
• ABSURD †* adj. in music: inharmonious, jarring, out-of-tune ...1617
† n. an unreasonable thing, act, or statement; an absurdity ...1610
• ABSURDITY † n. in music: lack of harmony, untunefulness ...1674
• ABUCCINATE †* vb. to proclaim as with a trumpet ...1569
• A-BUCK phr. a lying on one's back with one's legs over one's head to enable both anal intercourse and kissing ...1980s US gay sl.
• ABUILYIEMENTS n. accoutrements, arms ...1816 Sc.
• ABUJI n. father ...Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
• ABULIEMENT † n. dress, clothing; generally plural ...1787 Sc.
• ABULZIEMENTS n. garments ...1719 Sc.
• ABUNDANCE n. enough ...1782 Sc.
• ABUNDANCY † n. the quality of being abundant; abundantness, plentifulness ...1620
• ABUNDARY †* n. an overflowing source; a fountain-head ...1622
• ABUNDATION n. abundance, plenty, a large quantity ...19C Eng. dial.
• ABURDEN †* vb. to burden, to oppress ...1620
• ABURST † adv. 1. in a burst, as of rage, etc. ...1205
adv. 2. bursting; in a bursting condition ...1876
• ABUSAGE † n. abuse, misuse, perversion; defilement ...1548
• ABUSAK n. elevator music ...20C teen & high school sl.
• ABUSCHE † vb. to ambush ...c1300.
• ABUSE n. masturbation ...L16 sl.
vb. 1. to cheat, to make a cuckold of ...L15 sl.
vb. 2. to masturbate ...L16 sl.
• ABUSEFUL † adj. abounding in abuse; using or practicing abuse; abusive, reproachful ...1642
• ABUSEFULLY †* adv. in an abusive manner; abusively; improperly ...1656
• ABUSEFULNESS n. abuse ...1893 Eng. dial.
• ABUSEMENT † n. an abusing or misleading ...1819
• ABUSE ONESELF vb. to masturbate ...euphemism
• ABUSH(E) † vb. to ambush ...c1300
• ABUSHMENT † n. ambush, ambushment ...1380
• ABUSHMENTLY † adv. in ambush, by way of ambuscade ...1552
• ABUSION † n. 1. violation of law or right, outrage, wrong; anything opposed to propriety; bad or improper usage; corrupt or shameful fact or practice ...c1374
† n. 2. contemptuous or reproachful language; reviling, insult ...1382
† n. 3. perversion of the truth; deceit, deception, imposture; also, an instance of such perversion or deception ...c1386
† n. 4. misuse, misapplication, perversion ...c1450
• ABUSIOUS †* adj. given to abuse; abusive ...1594
• ABUSSE † vb. to ambush ...c1300
• A-BUZZ adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ABVOLATE † vb. to fly away ...Bk1626
• ABVOLATION † n. a flying away ...Bk1676
• ABY n. (usually derogatory) a Jew ...1914 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to buy, to purchase, to pay for ...c1175
vb. 2. to pay the penalty for an offense; to redeem; to atone for; to suffer for; to make amends for; to expiate ...c1175 arch.
vb. 3. to pay, as a penalty; to suffer, to endure ...1374 arch.
• ABYDOCOMIST n. a sycophant who boasts of his successes achieved by flattery and falsehood ...18C
• ABYE adv. ago, past ...1894 Sc.
† vb. 1. to buy, to purchase, to pay for ...c1175
vb. 2. to pay the penalty for an offense; to redeem; to atone for; to suffer for; to make amends for; to expiate ...c1175 arch.
vb. 3. to pay, as a penalty; to suffer, to endure ...1374 arch.
• ABYSM n. 1. the great deep, the bottomless gulf, believed in the old cosmogony to lie beneath the earth, and supposed to be, specifically: an imaginary subterraneous reservoir of waters; or, hell, or the infernal regions ...c1300
n. 2. any deep immeasurable space; a profound chasm or gulf; an abyss ...1495
† vb. to engulf ...Bk1611
• ABYSMUS † n. an abyss ...Bk1611
• ABYSS n. 1. hell; the insides of the earth; also preceded with 'the' ...14C
n. 2. a large anus that has been frequently used for anal intercourse ...1980s US gay sl.
• ABYSSAL adj. of unsearchable depth, unfathomable; belonging to the lowest depths of ocean ...1691
• ABYSSINIA phr. goodbye; I'll be seeing you ...1934 sl., orig. US
• ABYSSINIAN POLO n. a game of dice; the game of craps dice ...1920s sl.
• A.C. n. Aryan Circle, A White supremacist prison gang ...2000s US prison sl.
• AC † conj. but ...a1000
n. the Acura Legend, a popular automobile ...1990s US Black sl.
• A.C.A.B. phr. All Coppers Are Bastards; a popular tattoo in the UK, esp. among Hell's Angels and other outlaw groups ...1940s sl.
• ACACY † n. innocence, a being free from malice ...Bk1731
• ACADEME n. a place where the arts and sciences are taught; an institution for the study of higher learning; an academy ...1588 poetic usage
• ACADEMIAN † n. a member of an academy; an academic or academician ...1599
• ACADEMICIAN n. 1. a harlot; a prostitute; an inmate of an 'academy'...18C sl.
n. 2. a prisoner ...E19 sl.
n. 3. a thief ...Bk1921 sl.
• ACADEMIST † n. a pupil in a school for riding, etc. ...1651
• ACADEMY n. 1. a brothel; a bawdy house ...1690 sl.
n. 2. a casino ...E18 sl.
n. 3. a lunatic asylum ...18C sl.
n. 4. a rendezvous for thieves, harlots, or gamesters; a thieves' school or gang ...18C Eng. sl.
n. 5. a prison ...E19 sl.
n. 6. a billiard room ...19C sl.
• ACADEMY AWARD adj. 1. excellent ...1958 US sl.
adj. 2. histrionic ...1966 Aust. sl.
n. recognition of excelling in a field ...1958 US sl.
• ACADEMY AWARD WINNING adj. histrionic ...1987 Aust. sl.
• ACADEMY HEADACHE n. one due to visiting exhibitions ...c1880 Eng. sl.
• ACADIAN adj. native to Nova Scotia ...1876
n. a native of Nova Scotia ...1790
• ACAJOU n. the cashew nut ...1725
• ACALE † adj. cold, frozen ...c1320
• ACAMY adj. diminutive, undersized, infirm ...1845 Sc.
n. a diminutive thing; a weak or infirm person or animal; a weakling; also, a term of abuse ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ACAPULCO n. a high grade of marijuana, typically brownish- or greenish-gold in colour, originally grown around Acapulco, Mexico ...1965 sl.
• ACAPULCO GOLD n. a high grade of marijuana, typically brownish- or greenish-gold in colour, originally grown around Acapulco, Mexico ...1965 sl.
• ACAPULCO RED n. marijuana ...1960s drugs sl.
• ACAST † vb. to cast down, to throw down, to cast away or off ...c1220
• ACATALEPSY n. incomprehensibility ...1605
• ACATALEPTIC * adj. incapable of being certainly comprehended or ascertained ...1731
• ACATE † n. buying, purchasing, purchase ...c1386
• ACATER † n. a purchaser of provisions; a purveyor; a provider or preparer of 'cates' or delicacies; a caterer ...c1386
• ACATERY † n. provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions ...a1377
• ACATES † n. things purchased; such provisions as were not made in the house, but had to be purchased fresh when wanted, as meat, fish, etc.; hence, all provisions except the home produce of the baker and brewer; dainties, delicacies ...1465
• ACATOUR † n. a purchaser or buyer of provisions; esp. the officer who purchased provisions for the royal household; a purveyor ...c1386
• ACATRY † n. provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions ...a1377
• ACAUSE conj. because ...1886 Sc.
• ACCA n. 1. aqua vitae; whisky ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. an academic person, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads ...1977 Aust. sl.
n. 3. jargon-loaded academic writing ...1970s Aust. sl.
n. 4. acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
n. 5. a bet of at least four selections; an 'accumulator' ...Brit. sl.
• ACCABE! int. expression of disgust ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ACCABLE †* vb. to overwhelm, to crush ...a1626
• ACCATRY † n. provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions ...a1377
• ACCEDE vb. to come forward, approach, or arrive at a place or state ...1677
• ACCELERATE †* adj. quickened, hastened ...1527
• ACCELERATION n. starvation ...L19 tramps' sl.
• ACCELERATOR n. 1. an arsonist ...1992 US criminal sl.
n. 2. an amphetamine tablet ...1993 US sl.
• ACCELERATORY * adj. quickening, adding to velocity ...1847
• ACCEND † vb. to kindle, to set light to, to set on fire ...1432-50
• ACCENDIBILITY n. capacity of being kindled, set on fire or inflamed ...1859
• ACCENDIBLE †* adj. capable of being kindled, or set on fire ...1630
• ACCENDING † adj. kindling ...1646
• ACCENSED † adj. kindled, set on fire, inflamed ...1573
• ACCENSION † n. the act of kindling, or the state of being kindled; ignition; heat ...1646 obs. or arch.
• ACCENTY †* n. accent ...1600
• ACCEPTANT † n. one who accepts, or takes what is offered ...1596
• ACCEPTATION n. 1. the state of being acceptable or accepted ...1594 arch.
† n. 2. the act of taking, or receiving, what is offered, whether by way of favour, satisfaction, or duty; acceptance ...1426
n. 3. favourable reception, approval; hence, assent, acquiescence, belief ...1611
• ACCEPTION † n. the act of accepting; the receiving or taking of anything presented; acceptance, reception ...1483
• ACCEPTIVE adj. 1. fit or suitable for acceptance; appropriate ...1596
† adj. 2. having a tendency to accept; ready to accept ...1601
• ACCERSE †* vb. to summon ...1548
• ACCERSITED †* adj. summoned, sent for ...1548
• ACCESS n. 1. a coming on of illness or disease, esp. of sudden illness ...c1325
† n. 2. an ague fit; ague, intermitting fever ...c1374
† n. 3. the act of going or coming to or into; coming into the presence of, or into contact with; approach, entrance ...1528
† n. 4. a coming to work or business; an assembling or meeting of a body ...1587
† n. 5. a coming to office, dignity, or sovereignty; arrival at the throne ...1641
n. 6. an outburst; a sudden fit of anger or other passion ...1781
• ACCESSIVE † adj. 1. capable of access; accessible ...1609
* adj. 2. pert. to access or approach; seeking to approach, pressing in, aggressive ...1641
• ACCESSIVELY † adv. in an accessive manner; pressingly, aggressively ...1611
• ACCESSORIAL adj. of the nature of an accessory or accompaniment; auxiliary, supplementary ...1726
• ACCESSORY n. a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1992 US sl.
• ACCIBOUNCE n. a minor collision or accident ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• ACCIDENCE † n. mishap, chance; fortuitous circumstance ...1393
• ACCIDENCY † n. a fortuitous circumstance or acquisition; a chance; a windfall ...1864
• ACCIDENT † n. 1. an occurrence, incident, event ...c1374
n. 2. an illegitimate child; a bastard ...L19 sl.
n. 3. an unintentional act of urinating or defecating ...1899 euphemism
n. 4. an unplanned pregnancy ...1932 sl.
n. 5. a murder that cannot be proved as such ...1964 US sl.
n. 6. an arrest ...Brit. sl.
• ACCIDENTAL adj. illegitimate ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. a prison inmate convicted for a social crime ...1930s US prison sl.
• ACCIDENTAL DADDY n. a man who fathers a child by accident, usually after a casual sexual encounter ...1970s sl.
• ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE adv. deliberately; used of a supposed accident that deliberately discomforts a disliked target...M19 sl.
• ACCIDENTARILY † adv. by way of accident; casually, incidentally ...1651
• ACCIDENTARY † adj. 1. having the nature of a logical accident; non-essential ...c1555
† adj. 2. fortuitous, casual ...1607
• ACCIDENTED adj. characterized by accidents ...1879
• ACCIDENTIAL * adj. characterized by non-essential qualities ...1811
• ACCIDENTLY † adv. 1. non-essentially, incidentally, as a secondary effect ...1506
† adv. 2. accidentally, casually, by chance ...1611
• ACCIDIE † n. sloth, torpor ...c1230
• ACCIDITY † n. slothfulness ...1731
• ACCINATE †* vb. to accent ...1652
• ACCINCT † adj. girded, prepared, ready ...1731
• ACCINGE †* vb. to 'gird up one's loins', to apply oneself, to prepare oneself for what is to come ...1657
• ACCIPIENT † n. one who receives ...1731
• ACCIPITRARY † n. one who catches birds of prey ...1847
• ACCITE † vb. 1. to summon, to call ...1506
† vb. 2. to arouse, to excite ...1597
† vb. 3. to cite in writing, to quote ...a1631
• ACCIDIOUS † adj. lazy, slothful ...1731
• ACCLAMATE †* vb. to applaud, to shout applause, to acclaim ...1667
• ACCLAMATOR †* n. one who joins in acclamation; an applauder ...1651
• ACCLAMATORY adj. expressing acclamation ...1675
• ACCLEARMENT †* n. clearing, exculpation ...1692
• ACCLIME * vb. ? to acclimate, habituate ...1843
• ACCLINE †* vb. to incline, or slope towards ...c1420
• ACCLIVE †* adj. rising with a slope; sloping upward; ascending ...a1697
• ACCLIVITOUS adj. rising with a slope; sloping upward; ascending ...1815
• ACCLIVOUS adj. rising with a slope; sloping upwards; steep ...1731
• ACCLOY vb. 1. to fill to satiety ...c1374
vb. 2. to block, to obstruct, to clog, to choke ...c1430 
* vb. 3. to pierce, to stab ...1470
vb. 4. to overburden the stomach; to nauseate ...1519
vb. 5. to disgust, to weary, to become offensive to ...1530
vb. 6. to overfill, to overload, to burden, to oppress ...1611
• ACCOIL * n. reception, welcome ...1814
† vb. to gather together, to collect ...1596
• ACCOLENT † adj. dwelling near; neighbouring ...1731
• ACCOLL † vb. to throw the arms around the neck of; to embrace, to hug ...1340
• ACCOMBINATION * n. the act of combining together ...B1900
• ACCOMMODANT †* adj. accommodating; self-accommodating; suiting oneself to circumstances ...1693
• ACCOMMODATE † adj. suited, adapted, fitted; hence, suitable, fitting, fit ...1525
† vb. 1. to fit or equip a thing for use; to put in order; hence, to repair, to refit, to mend ...1624
vb. 2. to work as a prostitute ...19C sl.
vb. 3. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 4. to go halves on a bet ...E19 UK sporting sl.
• ACCOMMODATENESS † n. the quality of being suited; suitableness ...1660
• ACCOMMODATIN' AS A HOG ON ICE adj. extremely disagreeable or unobliging ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ACCOMMODATION n. copulation ...19C sl.
• ACCOMMODATION ARREST n. a pre-arranged consensual raid of an illegal gambling operation, designed to give the appearance of strict enforcement of laws ...1961 US sl.
• ACCOMMODATION BEAUTY n. a prostitute ...E19 sl.
• ACCOMMODATION COLLAR n. an arrest made to fulfil a quota, usually in response to pressure for strong police action against crime ...Amer. police sl.
• ACCOMMODATION HOUSE n. 1. a brothel ...18C sl.
n. 2. a 'hotel' where rooms can be hired for short times by lovers or prostitutes and their clients...L19 sl.
• ACCOMMODATION MAN n. one who is paid to give false evidence ...L19 UK criminal's sl.
• ACCOMPANABLE † adj. sociable, companionable ...1548
• ACCOMPANIABLE † adj. sociable, companionable ...1580
• ACCOMPANY vb. to cohabit ...1500 sl.
• ACCOMPLEMENT n. anything that completes or perfects, that adds grace or ornament to body or mind ...1587 obs.
• ACCOMPLETE †* adj. filled up; complete ...a1450
• ACCOMPLETIVE * adj. having the property of fulfilling; tending to accomplish ...1839
• ACCOMPLICESHIP * n. the state of being an accomplice; criminal assistance ...1834
• ACCOMPLICITY * n. the state of being an accomplice; criminal assistance ...Bk1888
• ACCOMPLIMENT †* vb. to compliment ...1601
• ACCOMPTER † n. account, reckoning ...1483
• ACCONSENT †* vb. to consent to anything proposed, to give consent ...1560
• ACCORDABLE † adj. agreeing, harmonious, accordant; suitable, agreeable ...c1374
• ACCORDING TO COCKER adv. properly, correctly, as laid down by the rules ...1850 Eng. colloq.
• ACCORDING TO GUNTER adv. properly, correctly, as laid down by the rules ...:L19 US sl.
• ACCORDING TO HOYLE adv. properly, correctly, as laid down by the rules ...1904 sl.
• ACCORDING TO ONE'S TELL phr. in one's opinion, to one's way of thinking ...1871 Amer. dial.
• ACCORDION n. 1. a train made up of Pullman cars ...1925 sl.
n. 2. a penis that is substantially larger than expected when erect ...1960s US gay sl.
• ACCORDION ACT n. a collapsing under pressure ...1989 US sl.
• ACCORDION WAR n. US tactics during the Korean war: accordion-like movements up and down Korea by land forces ...1982 US sl.
• ACCORDMENT n. agreement, reconciliation; reconcilement ...c1330
• ACCORPORATE †* vb. to unite, to incorporate ...1612
• ACCOST † vb. 1. to border on, to adjoin ...1610
†* vb. 2. to approach, to draw near to ...1635
vb. 3. of a prostitute: to solicit someone to an act of sexual immorality ...E20 US euphemism
• ACCOSTABLE † adj. ready to accost, courteous ...1622
• ACCOSTING † n. courting, paying addresses ...1791 Sc.
• ACCOST THE OSCAR MEYER vb. to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• ACCOUCHE vb. to assist or deliver women in childbirth; to act as a midwife or accoucheur ...1867
• ACCOUCHEMENT n. delivery in child-bed ...1809
• ACCOUCHEUR n. properly, a man who assists women in childbirth, a man-midwife; until the adoption of 'accoucheuse' it was used of both sexes ...1759
• ACCOUCHEUSE n. a midwife ...1847
• ACCOUNSEL † vb. to counsel, to advise ...c1420
• ACCOUNT † vb. 1. to count, to count up, to enumerate ...1303
† vb. 2. to recount, to relate ...c1386
† vb. 3. to calculate, to reckon, to compute ...1398
† vb. 4. to take into account or consideration; to consider ...a1400
• ACCOUNTABLE † adj. 1. able to be reckoned or computed ...1589
† adj. 2. to be counted or reckoned on ...1603-5
• ACCOUNTANT † adj. giving or liable to give an account; accountable, responsible ...1494
†* n. a narrator ...1655
• ACCOUNTER † n. 1. one who accounts, reckons, calculates, renders an account ...1303
† n. 2. a narrator ...1356
• ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE n. a pimp working for high-class prostitutes ...1960s US sl.
• ACCOUNTLESS † adj. 1. beyond count or reckoning; countless ...1650
† adj. 2. free from accountableness; irresponsible ...1655
• ACCOUNTMENT * n. the work of accounting or reckoning for, responsibility ...1857
• ACCOUNTS n. news, details, information ...1745 Sc.
• ACCOUPLE † vb. to join one thing to another; to couple ...1486
• ACCOUPLEMENT † n. the act of coupling one thing to another; union, pairing; marriage union ...1483
• ACCOUPLING † n. the act of joining two things into a couple or pair; coupling; esp. union in marriage ...1525
• ACCOURAGE † vb. to encourage, to hearten ...1596
• ACCOURSE †* n. a running up, a hastening forward ...1635
• ACCOURT †* vb. to court ...1596
• ACCOUTRE * vb. to attire, to equip, to array ...1606
• ACCOUTRED adj. attired, dressed, equipped, arrayed; generally with the idea of being specially attired for some purpose ...1596
• ACCOUTREMENT n. apparel, outfit, equipment ...1549
• ACCOUTREMENTS n. 1. clothes, trappings, apparel, equipments; in the military, the equipments of a soldier other than arms and dress ...1586
n. 2. the male genitals ...19C sl.
• ACCOWARD † vb. to render cowardly; to intimidate, to cow, to make faint-hearted ...1530
• ACCOWARDIZE † vb. to render cowardly; to intimidate, to cow, to make faint-hearted ...1480
• ACCOY † vb. to still, to calm, to quiet, to appease; hence, to soothe or coax (the alarmed or shy), to tame, to silence, to daunt (the forward or bold) ...c1350
• ACCREASE † n. increase ...1598
† vb. 1. to increase ...1401
† vb. 2. to increase or grow by addition ...1535
• ACCREDITATE † vb. to accredit; to give credit to someone for something; to vouch for, to sanction or countenance ...1654
• ACCRESCE † vb. 1. to accrue ...1634-46
† vb. 2. to increase, to grow up ...1637
† vb. 3. to increase, to add to ...1652
• ACCRESCENT adj. growing continuously, ever increasing ...1753
• ACCRIMINATE †* vb. to accuse of a crime ...1655
• ACCRIMINATION †* n. accusation of crime ...1655
• ACCROACH vb. 1. to draw to oneself; to catch, to attract, to acquire ...c1325
vb. 2. to encroach ...1530
• ACCROACHMENT n. usurpation; encroachment ...1706
• ACCRUE † vb. 1. to gather up, to collect ...1594
† vb. 2. to grow, to grow up ...1604
• ACCRUE CHOCOLATE vb. to behave towards officers in an obsequious, sycophantic manner...1929 UK Royal Navy usage
• ACCRUST * vb. ? to stiffen or harden ...1881
• ACCUB † n. the print of any creature's foot ...1626
• ACCUBATION † n. 1. the posture of reclining at table, practised by many ancient nations ...1646
n. 2. childbirth; accouchement ...1879
• ACCUMB †* vb. to recline at meals, like the Greeks and later Romans ...1646
• ACCUMBENCY †* n. the reclining position at table ...1658
• ACCUMBENT adj. lying up to, or reclining at table ...1727
n. one who reclines at table according to the ancient manner; hence, one who is at table without regard to posture ...1656
• ACCUMBER † vb. to encumber; to overload; to oppress; to overwhelm; to crush ...c1314
• ACCUMBERED † adj. overwhelmed, embarrassed, entangled, encumbered ...c1300
• ACCUMBERING † n. the act of encumbering, overloading, or overwhelming ...1340
• ACCUMBING † n. a reclining at table ...1646
• ACCUMBRANCE † n. the of encumbering, impeding, or overwhelming; molestation, injury ...1489
• ACCUMBROUS † adj. cumbrous, oppressive, troublesome ...c1392
• ACCUMULATOR n. a type of bet where the amount won on one event becomes the stake for the next event; a bettor who operates in such a manner ...1889 UK sl.
• ACCUMULE †* vb. to accumulate ...1490
• ACCUR † vb. to run to, to run together; to meet ...c1555
• ACCURANCE †* n. a taking care, care, solicitude ...1677
• ACCURATE † adj. executed with care; careful ...1621
• ACCURATELY † adv. carefully ...1632
• ACCURRE † vb. to run to, to run together; to meet ...c1555
• ACCURRENT †* adj. running or flowing into; affluent, tributary ...1432-50
• ACCURSE † vb. to pronounce or imprecate a curse upon; to devote to perdition, evil, or misery ...c1175 obs. or arch.
• ACCURTATION † n. shortening, curtailment, abbreviation ...1583
• ACCUSANT † adj. accusing ...1611
* n. one who accuses, an accuser...1611
• ACCUSATIVE †* adj. pert. to accusation; accusatory ...a1400
• ACCUSATOR † n. an accuser ...1382
• ACCUSATRIX †* n. a female accuser ...1655
• ACCUSE †* n. the act of accusing or charging with crime; charge, accusation ...1593
* vb. 1. to betray, to disclose; hence, to reveal, to display, to show or make known ...c1400
vb. 2. to admit, to allow; to suppose ...1901 Ireland
• ACCUSEMENT † n. the act of accusing or charging with an offense; an accusing; an accusation, a charge ...c1374
• ACCUSOR † n. an accuser ...1340
• ACCUSTOM † n. custom, habit, habituation ...1523
† vb. to make a thing customary, habitual, usual, or familiar; to practise habitually ...1477
• ACCUSTOMABLE † adj. usually practising or practised; habitual, usual, customary, wonted ...1494
• ACCUSTOMABLY adv. customarily, habitually, usually, ordinarily ...c1450 arch.
• ACCUSTOMANCE  † n. customary use or practise; custom, habit ...c1384
• ACCUSTOMARILY † adv. usually, customarily ...1662
• ACCUSTOMARY adj. usual, customary ...1541 arch.
• ACCUSTOMATE † adj. accustomed, habituated, wonted ...1494
• ACCUSTOMATION †* n. the act of rendering habitual; the habitual practice or use ...1605
• ACCUSTOMED † adj. frequented by customers ...1690
• ACCUSTOMER † n. ? a collector of customs ...1538
• ACCUSTOMING † n. the act of making oneself familiar with, using, practising, consorting ...1567
• AC/DC adj. 1. bisexual ...1930s sl.
adj. 2. pert. to a homosexual male who is ambivalent to the choice of male or female sex roles...1930s sl.
n. 1. a bisexual person ...1930s sl. Brit Sl. Puxley 2004
n. 2. a couple ...2002 UK gay sl.
• ACE adj. 1. high in esteem ...1903 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. best; top-rated; first-class, excellent, wonderful ...1930s colloq.
adj. 3. expert ...1930s sl., orig. US
adj. 4. of a friend: intimate, closest ...1944 US sl., esp. Black usage
adj. 5. satisfactory, O.K. ...1957 US sl.
n. 1. a single point, a minute portion; a jot, a particle, an atom ...1528
n. 2. the female genitals; the vagina ...L16 sl.
n. 3. the penis ...17C sl.
n. 4. the best one; a thing which is held in high esteem; something of merit ...1801 Sc. & Amer. sl.
n. 5. something or someone of high quality or held in high esteem; a solidly dependable person ...1848 sl., orig. US
n. 6. the smallest possible amount ...1866 Sc.
n. 7. in pool: the number one ball ...1878 US sl.
n. 6. an expert ...1897 sl., orig. US
n. 8. an important, influential person ...1897 US sl.
n. 9. $1; $1's worth ...1898 sl.
n. 10. in golf: a hole in one ...E20
n. 11. in baseball: an outstanding pitcher; a team's best pitcher ...1902 Amer. sl.
n. 12. an outstanding person, whether in character or qualifications ...1910s sl., orig. US
n. 13. a single example ...1910s US sl.
n. 14. an air pilot of exceptional ability ...1914 sl.
n. 15. a 1-year jail sentence ...1927 US criminals' sl.
n. 16. a person who excels at something; one of extraordinary skill ...E20
n. 17. one single pill of amphetamine, barbiturate, or tranquillizer ...1938 drugs sl.
n. 18. a close friend, a hero; an admired figure ...1941 US sl.
n. 19. (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend ...1940s sl.
n. 20. a police officer; a detective ...1949 US sl.
n. 21. a term of address ...1950s sl.
n. 22. something useful or important ...1950s sl.
n. 23. £1 ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
n. 24. a fool; a clumsy person; an oaf, a jerk: used sarcastically ...1960s US campus sl.
n. 25. the 1-spot on a die ...1960s US gambling sl.
n. 26. a small, usually round, table designed to seat a single patron; also a single customer ...1961 Amer. restaurant usage
n. 27. the grade A ...1964 US campus sl.
n. 28. a White serviceman ...1966 US Army sl.
n. 29. in gambling: $100 ...1974 sl.
n. 30. marijuana; a marijuana cigarette ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 31. phencyclidine (PCP), a dangerous hallucinogenic based on animal (pig) tranquillizer...1970s drugs sl.
n. 32. a professional killer ...1970s sl. Cassells Sl Green 2005
n. 33. 1/8 oz of a drug ...1989 US sl.
n. 34. in dice games: a rolled one ...1999 US sl.
n. 35. a nickname for a foolish and ineffectual person ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
n. 36. a pull on a cigarette ...2000s US prison sl.
n. 37. the anus ...Brit. sl.
n. 38. a grilled cheese sandwich ...Amer. lunch counter usage
n. 39. a man who favours flamboyant, up-to-the-minute dress ...Amer. Black sl.
vb. 1. to manipulate someone, esp. through flattery or deception ...1929 US sl.
vb. 2. to survive, esp. to survive intensive police interrogation ...1929 US sl.
vb. 3.to take part uninvited; to interfere ...1935 US criminals' sl.
vb. 4. to move or drive fast ...1940s US sl.
vb. 5. to do well, to succeed, as in an examination; to make a perfect or nearly perfect score; to pass a test easily; to surpass someone or something; to beat someone or something ...1955 sl., orig. US campus
vb. 6. to be in charge of; to lead ...1953 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. to outwit ...1950s sl.
vb. 8. in golf: to complete a hole in one stroke ...M20
vb. 9. to kill ...1960s sl.
int. an exclamation of satisfaction ...1980s sl.
• ACE AND DOUCE adv. wholly, entirely ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ACE-BOOM-BOOM n. a very close friend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• ACE BOON n. one's very best friend ...1971 US Black sl.
• ACE-BOON-COON n. a very close friend ...1962 Amer. sl.
• ACE BOY n. one's best friend ...1950s US campus sl.
• ACE BUDDY n. one's best friend ...1950s US campus sl.
• ACE COOL n. a very close and trusted friend ...1988 US Black sl.
• ACE-COON n. 1. an important person; a big shot ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 2. a very close friend ...1960s US Black sl.
• ACE COON POON n. one's best and most trustworthy friend ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• ACED adj. 1. outscored; surpassed ...Amer. sl.
adj. 2. alcohol intoxicated ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• ACE-DEUCE adj. 1. first-rate, excellent ...1927 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. cross-eyed ...1955 US sl.
adj. 3. bisexual ...1970s US sl.
adv. 1. on an angle, with one side higher than the other ...1948 US sl.
adv. 2. riding a racehorse with the right stirrup higher than the left ...1948 US sl.
n. 1. 3, esp. in craps dice ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 2. a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper ...1921 US sl.
n. 3. a fellow prisoner upon whom you can rely without question ...1989 US sl.
n. 4. your best friend ...1996 Belize sl.
vb. in craps: to sustain a heavy loss ...1987 US sl.
• ACE-DOUCHE n. in craps: a first roll of three ...1999 US sl.
• ACEDY †* n. torpor, stupor ...1623
• ACEEED! int. called out to register delight in, and identification with, club dance music ...1999 Brit. sl.
• ACE-EROO n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ACE-FLAT adj. excellent; first-class ...1941 US sl.
• ACE GEAR n. a sexually talented homosexual, capable of both active and passive roles ...1960s US gay sl.
• ACE HI n. a sophisticated, aware person ...1950s US Black sl.
• ACE-HIGH adj. 1. highly valued; preeminent, first in favour or esteem; first-rate; the best; faultless; absolute...1885 US sl.
adj. 2. of an inmate: loyal, trustworthy, popular among his peers ...1930s sl., orig. US prison
• ACE HIT n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ACE IN vb. 1. to curry favour successfully ...1920s tramps' sl.
vb. 2. to interfere, to become involved with ...1930s US criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to understand ...Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to manipulate someone or something into a situation ...1971 US sl.
vb. 5. to become associated with a group and work your way into it ...1992 US sl.
• ACE IN THE HOLE n. something held privately in reserve until needed, esp. for a winning stroke; a hidden reserve, asset, or advantage ...1908 orig US
• ACE IT vb. to make a perfect score on a school or college test; to score an 'A' on an exam ...1955 US sl.
• ACE KOOL n. a very close friend ...1980s US Black sl.
• ACE LANE n. a husband ...1940s US Black sl.
• ACELDAMA n. the name given to the field in the vicinity of Jerusalem, purchased with the blood-money received and relinquished by Judas Iscariot; hence, a field of bloodshed, a scene of slaughter or butchery ...1382
• ACELERANTE n. an amphetamine or central nervous system stimulant ...1992 US sl.
• ACE-LOVER n. one's most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend ...1940s US Black sl., chiefly Southern/Midwest
• ACEMAN n. a leader of a street gang ...1953 US sl.
• ACE NOTE n. a one-dollar bill ...1929 US sl.
• ACE OF ACES n. a combat aviator who brought down or killed twenty-give or more enemy aircraft ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• ACE OF ARSE n. the area of dark skin around the anus ...2000s sl.
• ACE OF CLUBS n. 1. the female genital area ...M17 sl.
n. 2. an expert ...L19 sl., orig. US
• ACE OF HEARTS n. 1. the vagina ...L16 sl.
n. 2. the penis ...17C sl.
n. death in combat ...Bk1998 sl.
• ACE OF SPADES the female genital area ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a widow ...19C Eng. sl.
n. 3. a black-haired woman ...Bk1921 sl.
n. 4. (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by
Blacks themselves to designate a friend ...1940s sl.
n. 5. an admirable person ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 6. AIDS ...Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 7. death in combat ...Bk1998 sl.
n. 8. the area of dark skin around the anus ...2000s sl.
• ACE OF TRUMPS n. 1. the female genital area ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a first-class person ...Brit. sl.
• ACE ON adj. skilled at ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• ACE-ONE adj. a-one, best ...1962 US sl.
• ACE OUT vb. 1. to fool someone; to swindle someone; to deprive someone of something, esp. by underhanded or dishonest means ...1933 US sl.
vb. 2. to defeat; to take something away ...1950s sl.
vb. 3. to do well, to succeed, as in an examination ...1950s sl., orig. US campus
vb. 4. to extricate oneself from difficulty by deceit or cleverness ...1951 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to outwit; to gain an advantage over ...1960 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to exclude someone ...1964 US sl.
vb. 7. in poker: to win a hand by bluffing while holding a relatively low-value hand ...1983 US sl.
vb. 8. to be fortunate or lucky ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• ACE OVER APEX adv. head over heels ...1960 US sl.
• ACEPHAL †* adj. having no head or leader or chief ...1549
†* n. a (supposed) headless animal ...1607
• ACEPHALIST †* n. one who acknowledges no head or superior ...1659
• ACEPHALOUS adj. 1. headless ...1731
adj. 2. having or recognizing no governing head or chief ...1751
adj. 3. lacking the beginning, as an imperfect manuscript or verse ...M18
• ACE-QUEEN n. a very effeminate prison homosexual ...1970s US gay & prison sl.
• ACERB adj. sour, with an addition of bitterness or astringency, as unripe fruit; fig. sharp and harsh ...1657
• ACERBATE adj. embittered; exasperated; severe ...1869
vb. to sour or embitter; fig. to exasperate ...1731
• ACERBIC * adj. of a sour, harsh, or severe character; bitter and sharp, esp. in speech, manner, or temper ...1865
• ACERBITUDE † n. sourness, harshness in taste, bitterness ...1731
• ACERBITY n. 1. of men, their words and actions: sharpness mingled with bitterness, keen harshness ...1572
n. 2. sourness of taste, mingled with bitterness or astringency; harshness, roughness of taste;  ...1611
n. 2. a bitter experience; a harsh or sharp comment, etc. ...E17
• ACEREBRAL adj. brainless; unintelligent; unthinking ...M20
• ACERS n. acorns ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ACERSECOMIC † n. one whose hair was never cut ...1612
• ACERVAL † adj. belonging to a heap ...1731
• ACERVATE * adj. heaped, growing in heaps, or in closely compacted clusters ...1848
* vb. to heap up, to raise up in heaps ...1612
• ACERVATION * n. the act of heaping up, accumulation ...1676
• ACERVATIVE adj. pert. to heaping up; piled or heaped up ...1865
• ACERVOSE * adj. full of heaps ...1731
• ACERVULINE adj. of the form or appearance of little heaps ...1875
• ACES adj. first-rate; quite satisfactory; fine; wonderful; excellent; well-respected; of the very best quality; superior ...1901 US. sl.
n. 1. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in poker: a hand with a pair of aces ...1987 US sl.
• ACES AND EIGHTS adj. first-rate, quite satisfactory; fine, wonderful, marvellous, excellent ...1920 US sl.
• ACES AROUND n. in pinochle: one ace from each of the four suits ...sl.
• ACES AWAY phr. in bar dice games: rolls of one have no point value ...1976 US sl.
• ACESCENCE n. the act of becoming acid or sour ...1765
• ACESCENCY n. the state of turning sour; tendency to sourness; incipient or slight acidity ...1756
• ACESCENT adj. turning sour; having the tendency to turn acid; hence, slightly sour, 'turned' ...1731
• ACES-HIGH adj. preeminent, first in favour or esteem; first-rate; faultless; absolute; highly valued ...1885 US sl.
n. a prison inmate popular among his peers ...1930s sl., orig. US prison
• ACES IN BOTH PLACES n. in craps: a roll of two ...1999 US sl.
• ACE-SPOON-COON n. a very close friend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• ACE-SPOT n. a one-dollar bill ...1917 US sl.
• ACES-UP adj. wonderful; excellent; well-respected; fine, preeminent; in high favour; esteemed ...20C US sl.
• ACETARIES † n. salads mixed with vinegar to stir up appetite ...1657
• ACETARIOUS adj. used in salads, as lettuce, cress, etc. ...1822
• ACETARS † n. 'salads and vinegar' ...1612
• ACE THROUGH vb. to get through safely or easily ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ACETOUS adj. pert. to vinegar; having the qualities of vinegar; sour ...1714
• ACE UP ONE'S SLEEVE n. a hidden advantage, not to be revealed until a suitable moment ...1910s sl., orig. US
• ACEY adj. best, excellent, expert, wonderful ...1930s sl., orig. US
• ACEY-DEUCEY adj. 1. first-rate, excellent ...1954 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. sexually active with or attracted to both males and females; bisexual ...1971 US sl.
adj. 3. of a friend: closest ...1977 US sl.
adj. 4. complex, unstable, neither one thing nor the other ...1970s US Black sl.
adj. 5. bisexual ...1972 US sl.
adj. 6. of mixed quality; having both good and bad, high and low ...Amer. sl.
adj. 7. satisfactory; mediocre; so-so ...Amer. sl.
n. 1. a best friend ...20C US & W. Indies sl.
n. 2. 3, esp. in craps dice ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 3. a panic attack; a fit of nerves; a sudden fit of temper ...1920s US sl.
n. 4. in backgammon: a variant rule under which the game is started in positions other than the standard layout ...1944 US sl.
n. 5. in craps: a roll of a one and a two ...1974 US sl.
n. 6. a bisexual ...1980 US sl.
vb. of a jockey: to ride with the inside stirrup lower than the outside stirrup ...1948 US sl.
• ACH! int. an exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, etc ...1871 Sc.
• ACHAFE † vb. to heat, to warm; fig. to kindle anyone's wrath; to heat with passion; to chafe ...c1325
• ACHAGE n. an aching state ...1878 humorous rare
• ACHAPE † vb. to escape ...1250
• ACHAQUE † n. habitual indisposition, ailment ...1646
• ACHARNE †* vb. to become greedy of flesh, to thirst for blood, to become cruel ...c1400
• ACHARNEMENT n. eagerness for blood, bloodthirsty fury, ferocity ...1816
• ACHASED †* adj. chased ...c1440
• ACHATE † n. the act of purchasing or buying; purchase; contract, bargain ...c1374
†* vb. to purchase, to lay in provision of ...1601
• ACHATER † n. a purchaser or buyer of provisions; esp. the officer who purchased provisions for the royal household; a purveyor ...c1386
• ACHATES † n. 1. things purchased; provisions that were not made in the house, by the baker or brewer, but had to be purchased as wanted ...1469
n. 2. a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion ...L16 literary
• ACHATOR † n. a purchaser of provisions; a purveyor; a provider or preparer of 'cates' or delicacies; a caterer ...c1386
• ACHATOUR † n. a purchaser of provisions; a purveyor; a provider or preparer of 'cates' or delicacies; a caterer ...c1386
• ACHATRY † n. provisions purchased; also, the room or place allotted to the keeping of all such provisions ...a1377
• A-CHATTER adj. chattering ...1828
• ACH-A-VIE! int. an exclamation of disgust or abhorrence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ACHE n. a large comfortable room or place ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to hurry, to hasten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge
• ACHE AND PAIN n. rain ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ACHEAT † vb. to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of ...c1430
• ACHECK † vb. to check, to bring to a sudden stop ...c1384
• ACHEER † vb. to cheer, to cheer up ...1607
• ACHER n. 1. the buttocks ...1938 Aust. euphemism
n. 2. the testicles ...1960s sl.
• ACHERON n. a fabulous river of the Lower World; hence, the infernal regions ...1590
• ACHERONTIC adj. belonging to Acheron, infernal; hence, dark, gloomy; also, waiting to cross the river of death, tottering on the brink of the grave, moribund ...1600
• ACHERONTICAL * adj. infernal ...1635
• ACHESOUN † n. occasion, reason, purpose, motive ...c1330
• ACHETE † vb. to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of ...c1430
• ACHEVISAUNCE † n. achieving, accomplishment ...c1430
• ACHEY adj. suffering from aches ...L19
• ACHIEVANCE † n. achievement, performance ...1531
• ACHIEVE † vb. 1. to bring to an end or termination; to finish, to terminate ...c1385
† vb. 2. to come to a natural end or conclusion; to end, to result, to turn out ...1393
vb. 3. to achieve coition with a woman ...sl.
• ACHIEVER n. a devoted fan of the film, 'The Big Lebowski' ...2004 US sl.
• ACHILL adj. in a state of chill; chilly ...1870
• ACHILLEAN adj. resembling Achilles; invulnerable, invincible ...1637
• ACHILLIZE †* vb. to play Achilles with; to chase as Achilles did the Trojans ...1672
• ACHIME adv. chiming, ringing ...1860
• ACHING TO adj. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ACHNARD n. a taxi driver ...1997 US police sl. (New York)
• ACHOKE † vb. to choke, to suffocate ...c1200
• ACHOOSE † vb. to choose out ...c1150
• A-CHRISTISM † n. disbelief in God ...1726
• ACHROMATISTOUS * adj. colourless; achromatic ...1879
• ACHROMATIZE vb. to deprive of colour; to render achromatic ...1845
• ACHROMIC † adj. free from colour ....1761
• ACHROMOUS * adj. colourless; without colouring matter ...1879
• ACHRONISM n. the state of timelessness; deficiency of time ...1877 nonce word
• ACHROOUS adj. colourless; achromatic ...1879
• ACHTANDE †* adj. eighth ...a1400
• ACHY adj. full of aches; suffering from continuous or recurring pain ...1878
• ACID adj. biting, severe, unpleasant ...L18
n. 1. cheek; impudence, heavy sarcasm ...1910s sl.
n. 2. vinegar ...1948 US restaurant sl.
n. 3. rum ...1965 Barbados sl.
n. 4. lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) ...1965 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 5. MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 6. a special unit of the Jamaican police force, especially feared because of their severe tactics ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black teen usage
n. 7. steroids ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 8. any alcoholic beverage ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• ACID BUMPS n. hives ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ACID CAP n. one tablet or capsule of LSD ...1990s drugs sl.
• ACID CASUALTY n. 1. one whose brain is deemed to have suffered from an excess of hallucinogens ...1960s sl.
n. 2. the victim of an excess of MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ACID DROP n. a pound, a sovereign ...1920s sl.
• ACID-DROPPER n. one who uses LSD regularly and is frequently under its influence ...M20 US drugs sl.
• ACID DROPS n. barbed or caustic comments ...Brit. sl.
• ACID FREAK n. an habitual user of the hallucinogen LSD ...1966 US sl.
• ACID FUNK n. a depression brought on by LSD use ...1971 US sl.
• ACIDHEAD n. an habitual user of the hallucinogen LSD ...1966 US sl.
• ACID HOUSE n. a youth cult that had its beginnings in the 1980s, which mainly involves getting our of your nut on drugs and leaping up and down to loud synthetic noises known as house music; a kind of popular synthesized dance music with a fast repetitive beat, popular in the 1980s and associated with the taking of drugs such as Ecstasy ...1980s sl.
• ACID HOUSE PARTY n. an illegal party, often held in a large building such as a warehouse, and often outside the big cities, where thousands of young people pay for their entertainment and allegedly consume MDMA and other illegal drugs ...1980s drugs sl.
• ACID JAZZ n. a kind of popular dance music incorporating elements of jazz, funk, and hip hop ...1999 sl.
• ACID MAN n. a swindler ...1926 sl.
• ACID MUNG n. the sensation while under the influence of LSD of having an only face ...1971 US drugs sl.
• ACIDO n. LSD ...1971 US sl.
• ACID PAD n. a place to consume LSD in safety and seclusion ...1960 US drugs sl.
• ACID RAPPER n. one takes extra-large doses of LSD ...1960s drugs sl.
• ACID RASH n. hives ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ACID ROCK n. a type of rock music associated with the taking of hallucinogenic drugs ...1966 sl.
• ACID TEST n. 1. a party at which LSD is added to food and drink ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 2. a hallucinatory experience induced by the taking of LSD and considered as a test of maturity, courage, etc. ...1967 US sl.
n. 3. a party or public celebration given for the purpose of taking LSD ...1967 US sl.
n. 4. a very thorough test; a crucial test ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
vb. to create or enhance an atmosphere suggestive of hallucinations induced by LSD in (a room); to make psychedelic ...1970 Amer. sl.
• ACID TRIP n. a hallucinatory experience induced by taking LSD ...1967 sl.
• ACIDULATE vb. to make somewhat acid or sour; fig. of the temper ...1732
• ACIDULATED adj. rendered somewhat acid or sour; fig. somewhat soured in temper ...1732
• ACIDULATED TABLET n. a pound, a sovereign ...1920s sl.
• ACIDULCIS adj. sour and sweet blended ...1675
• ACIDULENT adj. slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1834
• ACIDULOUS adj. slightly sour; fig. sour-tempered ...1769
• ACIDY adj. psychedelic ...1998 Brit. sl.
• ACIEEED! int. called out to register delight in, and identification with, club dance music ...1999 Brit. sl.
• ACIER † n. steel ...1866
• ACK n. 1. (derogatory) an Italian ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a pimple ...1968 US sl.
n.3. acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
n. 4. in computer programming: a message sent from one system or program to another, acknowledging receipt of a previous message ...1986 Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to acknowledge a letter, etc. ...1984 Brit. clerical usage, orig. Civil Service
vb. 2. in computer programming: to acknowledge receipt of a message ...1986 UK sl.
int. No! refusal of a request ...Bk1921 sl.
• ACK-ACK n. 1. antiaircraft gun, artillery, or fire ...1926 Amer. military sl.
n. 2. a machine gun ...Bk1944 service sl. SC
vb. to shoot someone or something ...1947 US sl.
• ACKADENT n. aqua vitae, whisky ...1882 Sc.
• ACKADUR vb. to persevere, to endure, to endeavour ...1866 Sc.
• ACKAMARACKA n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; pretentious nonsense, bluff  ...1933 sl., orig. US
• ACKAMARACKER n. 1. tea ...1920s sl.
n. 2. a fraudulent tale, a tall story, nonsense ...1930s sl.
• ACKAMARACKUS n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; a fraudulent tale; a tall story; nonsense ...1933 sl., orig. US
• ACKAMARAKA n. 1. tea ...1920s sl.
n. 2. a fraudulent tale, a tall story, nonsense ...1930s sl.
• ACKAVITY † n. aqua vitae; whisky ...1788 Sc.
• ACKBAND n. control ...1929 Sc.
• ACK EMMA n. 1. the morning ...1890 Brit. sl., orig. military
n. 2. an air mechanic ...1917 Amer. military aviation usage
• ACKEMPUCKY n. any food mixture of unknown ingredients ...1944 Amer. dial.
• ACKER † n. 1. ? flood, tide; bore; strong current in the sea ...c1440
n. 2. a ripple, furrow, or disturbance of the surface of water ...1808 Eng. dial.
n. 3. money, whether change or notes ...1910s sl. orig. military
n. 4. a small quantity ...1929 Sc.
n. 5. an academic, esp. one who trades on the proliferation of current, if ephemeral, intellectual fads ...1970s Aust. sl.
n. 6. jargon-loaded academic writing ...1970s Aust. sl.
n. 7. acne spots ...1980s Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to chatter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stammer, to stutter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to tremble with passion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ACKER BILK n. milk ...1960s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ACKER FORTIS n. very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
• ACKERMARACKER n. tea ...1920s sl.
• ACKERS n. coins, notes, money; specifically, piastres ...1939 sl., orig. military
• ACKETY-ACK n. antiaircraft gun, artillery, or fire ...1928 Amer. military sl.
• ACKEY n. (derogatory) an Italian ...1941 Amer. dial.
• ACKIE FORTIS n. very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
• ACKIE-PEEVIE n. whisky ...1929 Sc.
• ACKLE vb. to fit or function properly ...1961 Brit. sl.
• ACKMAN n. a river thief who specializes in robbing river traffic ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• ACKNICKELOUS adj. wonderful, marvellous ...1988 Amer. rap music usage
• ACKNICKULOUS adj. wonderful, marvellous ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
• ACKNOW † vb. 1. to come to know, to recognize ...933
† vb. 2. to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• ACKNOWLEDGE † n. admitted or communicated knowledge, recognition, cognizance ...1548
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT † n. recognition, knowledge ...1616
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN vb. 1. to admit to being drunk ...1839 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to confess, to make an admission, as to an accusation, failure, etc.; to admit an error...1846 sl.
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE MALT vb. 1. to admit to being drunk ...1865 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to admit an error ...1846 orig. US
• ACKPIRATE n. a freshwater thief or pirate ...Bk1921 sl.
• ACKRUFF n. a freshwater thief or pirate ...Bk1921 sl.
• ACK RUFFIAN n. a river thief ...M19 sl.
• ACKWA n. aqua vitae; whisky ...1824 Sc.
• ACKWALLY adv. actually ...1877 Sc.
• ACKWART adj. awkward ...1786 Sc.
• ACK WILLIE adj. absent without leave ...1942 Aust. sl.
• ACK WILLY adj. absent without leave ...1942 Aust. sl.
• ACKY n. aqua fortis, nitric acid when used to test for gold ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• ACLEAVE †* vb. to cleave or split ...1460 obs
• A-CLEEK adv. arm in arm ...c1781 Sc.
• ACLITE adv. awry, turned to one side ...1923 Sc.
• ACLOSE †* vb. to enclose, to shut up ...c1315
• ACLUMSID †* adj. benumbed, paralysed ...1388
• ACLYTE adv. awry, turned to one side ...1923 Sc.
• ACME † n. 1. the period of full growth, the flower or full-bloom of life ...1620
n. 2. the point of extreme violence of a disease or illness; the crisis ...c1630 arch.
• ACME WRINGER n. the finger ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
• ACNE n. a rough road surface ...1976 US sl.
• ACNE-TYPE SURFACE BLEMISH n. a pimple ...M20 US advertising usage
• A-COAST † adv. 1. at one side, by the side, by the coast ...1599
† adv. 2. ashore ...1599
• ACOCK adj. elated, triumphant ...1611
adv. 1. defiantly ...1611 sl.
adv. 2. turned upward; cocked ...E19
• A-COCKBILL adv. free, dangling free ...19C nautical colloq.
• A-COCK-HORSE adj. triumphant ...1611 sl.
adv. 1. astride ...M16
adv. 2. defiantly ...1611 sl.
† adv. 3. in an exalted position; in a place of triumph ...M17
• ACOLASTIC † adj. 1. 'that liveth under no correction, riotous'; prodigal, licentious ...1656
† adj. 2. incorrigible, not better by chastisement ...1676
† n. a prodigal or licentious person ...1612
• ACOLAUST † n. one that revels in sensual pleasures; a sensualist ...1633
• ACOLD adj. cooled, chilled, cold ...c1314 arch.
† vb. 1. to become cold ...c880
† vb. 2. to make cold, to cool ...c1230
• ACOLOUTHITE †* n. an acolyte ...1599
• ACOLYTE n. 1. an inferior officer in the church who attended the priests and deacons, and performed subordinate duties, as lighting and bearing candles, etc. ...c1000
n. 2. an attendant or junior assistant in any ceremony or operation;  a novice ...1829
• ACOLYTHIST n. an acolyte ...1726 arch.
• ACOME † vb. to come to, to attain, to reach ...a1000
• A-COMPASS † adv. in a circle ...c1385
• ACOMPTER † n. account, reckoning ...1483
• ACONICKE † adj. poisonous ...1626
• ACONITE n. deadly poison ...1597 poetic
• ACOOL † vb. to wax cold, to cool ...a1000
• A COOLOO phr. all; everything ...c1925 Royal Air Force
• ACOP †* adv. on the top; on high ...1610
• ACORE † vb. to taste, to feel the smart of, to suffer pain ...c1200
• ACORN n. 1. a gallows ...1859 sl.
n. 2. the head ...1920 Amer. & Brit. sl.
n. 3. the head of the penis ...20C homosexual usage
n. 4. in a casino: a generous tipper ...1984 US sl.
• ACORN CALF n. a poor specimen, a runt, a weakling (refers to humans as well as cattle and other animals)...1929 Amer. dial.
• ACORN-CRACKER n. a countrified person; a rustic, a yokel; an uncouth rural person ...1905 Amer. sl.
• ACORN IN A BIRD'S NEST n. the male genitals ...Brit. sl.
• ACORN PICKER n. a fellator ...homosexual usage
• ACORNS n. testicles ...1975 Amer.
• ACORN SHELL n. a condom ...1990s UK sl.
• ACOS conj. because ...1900 Eng. dial.
• ACOST † adv. 1. on or by the side; beside; aside; at one side ...c1300
† adv. 2. ashore ...1599
• ACOUNTER † n. an encounter ...c1314
† vb. to encounter, to meet ...c1350
• ACOUNTERING † n. encountering, jousting ...c1420
• ACOUNTRE † n. an encounter ...c1314
• ACOUP † vb. 1. to accuse ...1297
† vb. 2. to strike, to shower blows ...c1380
• ACOUPE † vb. 1. to accuse ...1297
† vb. 2. to strike, to shower blows ...c1380
• ACOUPEMENT †* n. accusation ...a1300
• ACOUPING † n. a coming to blows; the shock of spear on shield ...c1350
• ACOVER † vb. to recover, to get back, to regain; to regain health, to recover from illness ...a1100
• ACOVERING † n. recovering ...c1225
• ACOY †* adv. ? calmed, subdued ...1567
• ACQUAINT adj. acquainted; personally known; mutually known; having personal knowledge of ...1297 arch.
† n. an acquaintance ...c1386
• ACQUAINTABLE † adj. easy to be acquainted with, affable, familiar ...c1400
• ACQUAINTANCY * n. the state or position of having acquaintance or personal knowledge ...1859
• ACQUAINTANT † n. a person with whom one is acquainted; an acquaintance ...1611
• ACQUAINTATION †* n. acquaintance ...1468
• ACQUAINTED adj. aware, knowing ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• ACQUEST † n. 1. the act of acquiring ...1613
n. 2. a thing acquired, an acquisition ...1622
• ACQUIESCATE †* vb. to acquiesce; to agree tacitly to; to concur in; to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others ...a1586
• ACQUIESCE vb. 1. to agree, esp. tacitly; to concur in; to raise no objections to ...E17
† vb. 2. to remain at rest, either physically or mentally; to rest satisfied in a place or state ...c1620
† vb. 3. to bring to rest; to appease, to satisfy, or harmonize ...1658-9
† vb. 4. to remain in quiet subjection; to submit quietly; to remain submissive ...1680
• ACQUIESCE MAN n. a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• ACQUIESCEMENT † n. acquiescence; resting satisfied; rest, quiet satisfaction; peaceful agreement or submission ...1721
• ACQUIESCENT adj. disposed to quietly agree or assent ...1753
n. one who silently assents or submits ...1810
• ACQUIET † vb. to set at rest, to quiet, to pacify ...1548
• ACQUIETING † n. a bringing to rest, quieting, or pacification ...1534
• ACQUIRE †* n. acquirement or gain ...1592
vb. to steal something ...1937 UK sl.
• ACQUIRY † n. the process of acquiring; acquirement, acquisition ...1549
• ACQUISITE † adj. acquired; gained, gotten, obtained for oneself ...1532
• ACQUISITED † adj. acquired ...1613
• ACQUISITITIOUS adj. of the nature of an acquisition; gained by exertion; acquired, as opposed to 'native' or 'innate' ...1653
• ACQUISITIVE † adj. that has been acquired ...1637
n. plunder, booty, pickings ...Bk1921 sl.
• ACQUISITOR * n. one who acquires ...Bk1888
• ACQUIST n. 1. the act of acquiring; acquisition, gain ...1613
† n. 2. a thing acquired; an acquisition ...1635
†* vb. to gain for oneself; to acquire ...1598
• ACQUISTED † adj. acquired ...1613
• ACQUISTER †* n. one who acquires ...1613
• ACQUIT adj. acquitted, cleared, set free ...1393 arch.
† n. the act of acquitting; discharge; acquittance, acquittal ...1475
† vb. 1. to discharge the claims or duties of an office, to perform, to fulfil, to accomplish, to finish ...c1530
† vb. 2. to pay for, to atone for an offense ...1593
• ACQUITTANCE †* vb. to give an acquittance or discharge; to discharge ...1464
• ACRASY † n. irregularity, disorder, intemperance, excess ...1596
• ACRAZE † vb. to weaken, to impair, to enfeeble ...1549
• ACRAZED † adj. 1. weakened, enfeebled, diseased in body, affected with illness, indisposed; impaired ...1521
† adj. 2. mentally affected; crazed ...1576
• ACRE † n. 1. a piece of tilled or arable land; a field ...c975
n. 2. a prison sentence, cited variously as 1 month, 12 months or 'plenty' ...1930s Aust. & US sl.
n. 3. the buttocks ...1938 Aust. sl., euphemism
n. 4. the testicles ...1990s sl.
• ACREABLE * adj. of an acre; per acre ...1792
• ACRE-FOOT adj. big-footed ...1908 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a person with large feet ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 2. a rustic ......World War II Amer. sl.
• ACRE-LAND † n. ploughed or arable land ...a1400
• ACREMAN † n. a cultivator of the ground; a husbandman, or ploughman ...c1000
• ACREOCRACY n. the landed interest ...Bk1921 sl.
• ACRE OF CORN n. a prison sentence, cited variously as 1 month, 12 months or 'plenty' ...1930s Aust. & US sl.
• ACREOPHAGIST n. one who habitually abstains from eating meat; a vegetarian ...19C
• ACRES n. 1. a coward ...1775 sl.
n. 2. large quantities, a wide expanse ...1830
• ACRID † n. a locust ...c1550
• ACRIMONIOUS adj. 1. bitter and hot to the taste; bitterly pungent, irritating, corrosive; acrid ...1612 arch.
adj. 2. bitter and irritating in disposition or manner; bitter-tempered ...1775
• ACRIMONY n. 1. biting sharpness to the taste; pungency; acridity ...1542 arch.
n. 2. sharp or irritating bitterness of temper or manner ...1618
• ACRIOUS † adj. acrid ...1675
• ACRITUDE †* n. bitterness, sharpness or pungency of taste; acridity ...1675
• ACRITY †* n. sharpness, keenness, shrewdness ...1619
• ACRO n. acrobatic manoeuvres ...1967 Amer. aviation usage
• ACROAMARE †* adj. pungently bitter ...1657
• ACROAMATIC adj. pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret ...1632
• ACROAMATICAL † adj. pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret ...1580
• ACROATIC adj. pert. to hearing; hence, privately communicated by oral teaching to chosen disciples only; esoteric, secret ...1655-50
• ACROBAT n. 1. a drinking glass ...B1912 sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• ACROBATISM n. the art or profession of the acrobat; the performance of gymnastic feats ...1864
• ACROBATS n. loaded or unfairly bevelled dice ...1924 Amer. gambling sl.
• ACROCOMIC † n. one having long hair ...1626
• ACROLOGIC adj. pert. to initials ...1882
• ACRONYCAL adj. happening in the evening or at nightfall, as the acronychal rising or setting of a star ...1594
• ACRONYCH adj. happening in the evening or at nightfall, as the acronychal rising or setting of a star ...1594
• ACRONYCHAL adj. happening in the evening or at nightfall, as the acronychal rising or setting of a star ...1594
• ACROOK adv. in a bend or curve; awry, crookedly ...1480
• ACROPHOBE n. a person affected with acrophobia ...M20
• ACROPHOBIA n. irrational fear of heights ...L19
• ACROPHOBIC adj. affected with acrophobia ...M20
• ACROSS † adv. not straight or directly; obliquely; athwart, awry, amiss ...1559
n. Great Britain ...1900s US sl.
• ACROSSED †* adj. crosswise, crossed ...1548
• ACROSS LOTS phr. 1. via a short cut ...E19 US sl.
phr. 2. accelerated, using fig. 'short cuts' ...M19 sl.
phr. 3. completely ...1848 sl.
• ACROSS THE BOARD n. in horse racing: a bet that a horse will win, place (finish second), or show (finish third) ...1964 sl.
• ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO DARTMOUTH adj. mentally ill, institutionalized ...1999 Can. sl.
• ACROSS THE BUBBLE adj. into prison ...1912 criminals’ sl.
• ACROSS THE DITCH n. Australia ...1998 NZ sl.
• ACROSS THE PAVEMENT adv. of a criminal activity: in a street situation ...1977 UK sl.
• ACROSS THE RIVER adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ACROSS THE TRACKS n. the socially inferior area of town ...1943 US sl.
• ACROSTIC adj. crossed, folded across; moving crosswise, erratic, zigzag ...1602
† n. the beginning or end of a verse ...1614
• A-CRY † adv. in a cry, crying ...1593
• ACRYLIC adj. superficial, hard, difficult to tolerate ...1990s US campus sl.
• ACT n. 1. a routine, a way of behaving, a performance ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an instance of insincere behaviour; a display of pretended feeling; an affected pretense ...1934
n. 3. cross-examination of a prisoner ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 4. pretended illness or ill-temper ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 5. a dramatic mimicking ...Amer. sl.
n. 6. the disguise and staged personality assumed by an expert card counter playing blackjack in a casino in the hope of avoiding detection and ejection ...1991 US sl.
† vb. 1. to put in motion, to move to action, to impel; to actuate, to influence, to animate ...c1475
† vb. 2. to bring into action, to bring about, to produce, to perform, to work, to do a thing or process ...1594
• ACT, THE n. copulation ...17C euphemism
• ACTABLE adj. active, capable of lively activity ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ACTAEON † vb. to cuckold ...1615
• ACT AS IF ONE'S KNICKERS WERE ON FIRE vb. to panic, to behave hysterically ...1960s sl.
• ACT-ASS n. one who gives rude answers, a smart-alec, a show-off, a braggart ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ACTATIVE †* n. ? a thing that animates or energizes ...1605
• ACT CATCHER n. a drama critic ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• ACT CUTE vb. to behave in an annoyingly adorable fashion ...2002 Singapore sl.
• ACTEON n. a cuckold ...1596 sl.
• ACTEON'S BADGE n. the stigma of cuckoldom ...1596 sl.
• ACTING DICKY n. a man acting in the name of an enrolled solicitor ...Bk1921 sl.
• ACTING GADGET n. acting corporal ...Bk1944 service sl.
• ACTING JACK n. 1. a lance sergeant ...1917 US Korean war usage
n. 2. a soldier temporarily appointed to higher rank, esp. to serve as platoon leader in basic training ...1942 US sl.
• ACTING OVER n. a re-enacting, repetition ...1646
• ACTION † n. 1. a proposition, motion, or question for discussion ...1533
† n. 2. histrionic personation; acting of plays, performance ...1626
† n. 3. a share in a joint-stock company ...1641-1706
† n. 4. a theatrical performance; a play ...1679
n. 5. coition; sexual activity; intrigue with the opposite sex ...17C euphemism
n. 6. betting; gambling; a crap game or other game of chance ...1885 US sl.
n. 7. in pool: spin imparted on the cue ball to affect the course of the object ball or the cue ball after striking the object ball ...1913 US sl.
n. 8. what is going on or happening; thus a situation or state of affairs, anything exciting, current, interesting, depending on the context, e.g. the chance for sex, a musical performance, a night's gambling ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
n. 9. a party or gathering; excitement, activity in general; whatever is happening...1950s Amer. sl.
n. 10. acts of crime; commerce in drugs; illegal activity ...1951 criminal sl.
n. 11. in gambling: the total amount that a gambler will bet ...sl.
n. 12. the potential client for a prostitute; a victim of a confidence trick, etc. ...1950s sl.
n. 13. one's choice, one's preference ...1950s US sl.
n. 14. the effects of a drug ...1960s sl.
n. 15 a revolver ...1960s US sl.
n. 16. manipulations, activities, esp. when illegal or corrupt ...1960s sl.
n. 17. the current availability of drugs and the best place to obtain them ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 18. a woman ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
n. 19 a look, a smile, a verbal response ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 20. a political act, often confrontational or violent ...1971 US sl.
n. 21. in pool: a game played with wagers ...1990 US sl.
n. 22. homosexuality ...1990s Aust. prison sl.
n. 23. the amount that a gambler is willing to bet ...1991 US sl.
• ACTIONARY † n. a share-holder in a joint-stock company ...1731
• ACTIONER n. an artisan who makes the action of an instrument, as of a gun, piano, etc. ...1881
• ACTIONIST † n. a shareholder ...1731
• ACTIONIZE * vb. to bring a legal action against; to sue ...1872
• ACTION ON A SOLID HALF TRACTION phr. ready for anything ...1940s US Black sl.
• ACTION ON THE SOLID HALF TRACTION phr. ready for anything ...1940s US Black sl.
• ACTION PIECE n. 1. a woman ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 2. a pistol, a revolver, a shotgun ...1960s US Black sl.
• ACTION PLAYER n. a gambler who bets heavily and, often,  unwisely ...sl.
• ACTIOUS † adj. abounding in or giving rise to action; active, energetic, brisk ...1592
• ACTITATION † n. debating of lawsuits ...1742
• ACTIVATED adj. tipsy; alcohol intoxicated ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• ACTIVE CITIZEN n. 1. a louse ...E19  sl.
n. 2. a flea ...E19 sl.
• ACTIVE SODOMIST n. an active homosexual ...19C sl.
• ACTIVITY † n. physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics ...1552
• ACTIVITY BOOSTER n. an amphetamine tablet ...M20 US drugs sl.
• ACTLESS adj. without action, inactive ...1682 rare
• ACT LIKE A TEE HEE'S NEST WITH A HAW HAW'S EGG IN IT vb. to act laughably ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT DON'T SMELL vb. to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner ...1960s sl., orig. US
• ACT LIKE ONE'S SHIT DON'T STINK vb. to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner ...1960s sl., orig. US
• ACT LIKE SANCHO vb. of a child: to act in an unruly or mischievous way; to misbehave ...1869 Amer. dial.
• ACT LIKE THE DEAD LICE ARE DROPPING OFF ONE vb. to be inactive, slow, or lethargic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• ACT LIKE SHIT WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH vb. to behave affectedly and in an arrogant manner ...1960s sl., orig. US
• ACT OF ANDROGYNATION n. copulation ...M17 euphemism
• ACT OF DARKNESS n. copulation ...Shakespeare euphemism
• ACT OF GENERATION n. copulation ...L19 Brit. euphemism
• ACT OF KIND n. copulation ...19C Brit. euphemism
• ACT OF LOVE n. copulation ...19C Brit. euphemism
• ACT OF PARLIAMENT n. small beer, five pints of which, by an act of Parliament, a landlord was formerly obliged to give gratis to each soldier billeted upon him ...Bk1921 sl.
• ACT OF SHAME n. an act of copulation ...Shakespeare usage
• ACT OF SPORT n. copulation ...L19 Brit. euphemism Slang and Euphemism Spears 1981
• ACTOR † n. 1. a manager, overseer, agent, or factor ...1382
† n. 2. a pleader; he who conducts an action at law; the plaintiff or complainant; an advocate in civil cases; a public prosecutor ...1413
n. 3. anyone out to deceive or project a phony image; a con-man; a liar ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 4. an athlete who is good at pretending he has been hurt or fouled, esp. a baseball player who very convincingly mimes the pain of being hit by a pitch ... Amer. sl.
• ACTORINE n. an actress ...1896 Amer. sl.
• ACTOR-MAN n. a theatrical actor ...1796
• ACTORNEY † n. an attorney ...1713 Sc.
• ACTOR'S REACH n. a seemingly sincere effort to pay for your meal when eating in a group at a restaurant, masking a secret hope that someone else will pay ...1999 US sl.
• ACT POSSUM vb. to play dead ...M19 sl.
• ACTRESS † n. 1. female doer ...1589
n. 2. an egocentric show-off, who is nonetheless amusing and witty ...1950s US camp gay sl.
• ACT THE ANGORA vb. to play the fool ...1942 Aust. & NZ sl.
• ACT THE GIDDY GOAT vb. to behave foolishly ...L19 sl.
• ACT THE GOAT vb. to behave foolishly ...L19 sl.
• ACT THE HOG vb. 1. to play the fool ...1900s sl.
vb. 2. to malfunction ...1940s sl.
• ACT THE JINNIT vb. to play the fool; to act irrationally ...20C Irish sl.
• ACT THE LINNET vb. to flirt ...20C Irish sl.
• ACT THE MAGGOT vb. to play the fool ...1937 Irish sl.
• ACT THE MONKEY vb. 1. to play the fool ...1900s sl.
vb. 2. to malfunction ...1940s sl.
• ACT THE LINNET vb. to flirt ...20C Irish sl.
• ACT THE MOHAWK vb. to misbehave ...1960s Irish sl.
• ACT THE NIGGER vb. 1. (derogatory) to play the fool ...M19 US sl.
vb. 2. to act in a manner White racists expect of Black people, i.e. foolish, subservient, clownish...M19 US Black sl.
• ACT THE PRICK vb. to behave foolishly ...1980s sl.
• ACT THE WET DOG vb. to make a fuss, to complain ...L19 US sl.
• ACTUABILITY †* n. capability of being acted upon or actuated ...1689 
• ACTUAL † adj. 1. pert. to acts; exhibited in deeds; practical, active, doing ...c1315
† adj. 2. abounding in action; active, energetic ...1470-85
n. 1. money; also, the actual ...1856 sl.
n. 2. in the Vietnam war: a unit commander ...1991 US sl.
• ACTUAL, THE n. money, especially cash ...1856 sl.
• ACTUALITY † n. capacity of action, activity ...1398
• ACTUALLY † adv. 1. actively, energetically ...1470-85
† adv. 2. in a way that is characterized by doing; with deeds; practically, actively ...1587
• ACTUALNESS † n. active working or operation, activity ...1398
• ACTUATE † vb. 1. to reduce to a action; to carry out in practice, to perform a command, proposition, etc. ...1596
† vb. 2. to render active, to stir into activity; to stir up, to arouse, to excite ...1603
vb. 3. to inspire with active properties, to quicken, to enliven, to vivify ...1642 arch.
• ACTUOSE †* adj. full of activity; abounding in action; very active ...1677
• ACTUOSITY † n. abounding activity ...1660
• ACT-UP adj. aggressive ...2000s UK Black & teen sl.
vb. (usually as 'act up')
vb. 1. to cause someone trouble ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to make a fuss in order to attract attention to oneself; to misbehave badly or improperly, esp. to impress ...1903 sl.
• ACTURE †* n. the process of acting; action, doing ...1593
• ACTURIENCE n. desire to act ...a1880
• ACT YOUR AGE! int. a term of contempt based on condemning someone who the speaker considers is acting childishly ...1920s sl., orig. US
• ACT YOUR AGE NOT YOUR SHOE SIZE vb. to behave in a manner appropriate to your years ...1986 US sl.
int. a term of contempt based on condemning someone who the speaker considers is acting childishly ...1920s sl., orig. US
• ACUATE adj. sharpened, sharp-pointed ...1471
† vb. to make sharp or pungent; to sharpen ...1542
• ACUATING † n. the act of sharpening ...1753
• ACUATION * n. sharpening, rendering acute ...1837
• ACUITION †* n. the act of sharpening ...1753
• ACUITY n. sharpness, acuteness, as of a needle, a disease, an acid, wit ...1543
• ACULEATE adj. pointed, incisive, stinging ...1605
• ACULEATION * n. the state of being sharpened or pointed ...1870
• ACUMBLE † vb. to benumb ...a1300
• ACUMINATE †* adj. having acumen, sharp-witted ...1654
vb. 1. to sharpen, to make pointed; to give poignancy or keenness to ...1611
†* vb. 2. to rise or taper to a point ...1641
• ACUMINATION n. 1. the product of sharpening; a tapering point ...1659
n. 2. the act of sharpening or bringing to a point ...1837
• ACUMINOUS adj. distinguished by acumen; acute, sharp, shrewd ...1618
• ACUPICTION † n. an embroidering, or as it were painting with a needle ...1676
• ACUPINGE † vb. to embroider ...1612
• ACUPUNCTUATE vb. to prick with a needle or pin ...1865
• ACUPUNCTUATION n. acupuncture ...1832
• ACUPUNCTURATION n. acupuncture ...1743
• ACUTANGULAR † adj. having acute angles ...1732
• ACUTE † adj. of tastes or odours: sharp, pungent ...1620
†* vb. to sharpen or quicken a quality; to make more active or intense ...1637
• ACUTIANGLE †* adj. acute-angled ...1571
• ACYROLOGICAL †* adj. incorrect in use of words ...1626
†* n. an improper speech ...1626
• ACYROLOGICALLY † adv. incorrectly as to use of words ...1651
• ACYROLOGY † n. incorrect use of language or words; improper speech ...1656
• A.D. n. 1. a drink ...L19 UK society sl.
n. 2. a drug addict ...1930s US drug sl.
n. 3. phencyclidine ...1970s sl.
vb. to leave ...1990s US campus sl.
• AD adj. pert. to advertising ...20C sl.
† n. 1. a fire, a blazing pile, a funeral pyre ...a900
n. 2. an advertisement ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a graffito offering sexual services, as found on a public lavatory wall...1970s US gay sl.
• ADA n. 1. a German homosexual ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
n. 2. a homosexual who cannot find a sexual partner ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
n. 3. the buttocks 2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
• ADACT †* vb. to drive or compel to a course ...1622
• ADACTED † adj. beaten or driven in by force ...1626
• ADACTION † n. a driving in violently by force...1676
• ADAD! † int. an exclamation and a minced oath from "Afore God!" and "By God!" ...1663
• ADA FROM DECATUR n. in a game of dice: a roll of eight ...1918 US sl.
• ADAGIAL † adj. of the nature of an adage; proverbial ...a1677
• ADAGY † n. an adage, saying ...1549
• ADAM n. 1. water ...L15 sl.
n. 2. a bailiff ...L16 sl.
n. 3. an accomplice ...1696 sl.
n. 4. a fence, a criminal receiver ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. a thief's accomplice ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 6. a master man, foreman ...L19 sl.
n. 7. one's first (paid) sexual partner ...1950s camp gay usage
n. 8. MDMA, the recreational drug known as ecstasy ...1985 US sl.
n. 9. a prison warder ...1940s US criminals' sl.
vb. 1. to marry ...1753 sl.
vb. 2. to believe ...1910s rhyming sl. (Adam and Eve)
vb. 3. to leave ...1930s rhyming sl. (Adam and Eve)
• ADAM AND EVE n. 1. two poached or fried eggs ...L19 sl., orig. US short order usage
n. 2. a sleeve ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 3. a pill of MDEA and MDMA, the recreational drugs best known as ecstasy ...1996 UK sl.
vb. 1. to have sexual intercourse ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to believe ...1925 rhyming sl.
vb. 3. to leave ...1930s rhyming sl.
• ADAM AND EVE BALL B. an early dancing party to which the guests are invited until midnight only ...1920s sl.
• ADAM-AND-EVE IT vb. to copulate ...L19 Brit. sl.
• ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT n. two poached eggs on toast ...L19 sl., orig. US short order usage
• ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM n. two scrambled eggs on toast ...L19 sl., orig. US short order usage
• ADAM AND EVE'S CLOTHES n. nakedness; nudity ...E20 Brit. & US sl.
• ADAM AND EVE'S P.J.S n. nakedness, nudity ...L19 US sl.
• ADAM AND EVE'S TOGS n. nakedness; nudity ...L19 Brit. & US sl.
• ADAMANT † n. a centre of attraction ...1596
• ADAM ANTS n. pants ...1980s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ADAMATE † vb. to love dearly ...1612
• ADAMATICAL adj. naked; nude ...17C sl.
• ADAMED adj. married ...Bk1921 sl.
• ADAM FAITH adj. safe ...1960s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ADAM HENRY n. an A.H. - asshole; a worthless and annoying person ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• ADAMHOOD n. manhood, humanity ...1857 poetic
• ADAMIC adj. resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1657
• ADAMICAL adj. resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1657
• ADAMICALLY adv. nakedly ...1860
• ADAMISH †* adj. adj. resembling Adam in moral freedom, nakedness, fallen condition ...1569
• ADAMIST * n. one who tends a garden ...1630
• ADAMITE adj. descended from Adam; human ...1860
n. 1. an imitator of Adam in his nakedness; an unclothed man ...1628
n. 2. a descendant or child of Adam; a human being ...1635
• ADAMITIC †* adj. naked, unclothed ...1662
• ADAMITICAL †* adj. naked, unclothed ...1666
• ADAMIZE vb. to copulate, from the male point of view ...19C Brit. sl.
• ADAM'S ALE n. water, as the only drink of our first parents ...1643 humorous
• ADAM'S AND EVE'S TOGS n. nudity ...19C sl.
• ADAM'S ARM n. a shovel, a spade ...1940s US sl.
• ADAM'S ARMS n. a shovel, a spade ...1602 sl.
• ADAM'S ARSENAL n. the male genitals; the penis and testicles ...L19 Brit. sl.
• ADAM'S BEVERAGE n. water ...L15 sl.
• ADAM'S CAT n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1908 Amer. dial.
• ADAM'S FRUIT n. among loggers: an apple ...1972 Amer. dial.
• ADAM'S HATBAND n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ADAM'S HOUSECAT n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1908 Amer. dial.
• ADAM'S LIQUOR n. water ...L15 sl.
• ADAM'S MORSEL † n. the Adam's apple ...1586
• ADAM'S OFF-BULL n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1956 Amer. dial.
• ADAM'S OFF-OX n. 1. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a slow, stubborn person ...L19 sl.
• ADAM'S OLD OX n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ADAM'S OWN n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• ADAM'S OWN ALTAR n. the vagina ...L19 sl.
• ADAM'S PET MONKEY n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ADAM'S P.J.s n. nudity ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• ADAM'S PROFESSION n. gardening ...1602 sl.
• ADAM'S SLIPPERS phr. no shoes, i.e. barefoot ...1900s US sl.
• ADAM'S WHIP n. the penis ...1950s US sl.
• ADAM'S-WINE n. water ...L15 sl.
• ADAM TILER n. 1. a pickpocket's ally; an accomplice ...1696 sl.
n. 2. a receiver of stolen goods ...1797 criminals’ sl.
• ADAM TYLER n. 1. a pickpocket's assistant ...1696 sl.
n. 2. a criminal receiver ...E18 sl.
• ADAM WITH A DEAD BATTERY n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A DEAD PAN n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A FLICKERING FLAME n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A FROZEN PUSS n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A SOUR PUSS n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH AN ANCHOR n. a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• A-DANCE adv. dancing ...1869
• A-DANGLE adv. in a dangling state or position ...1855
• ADAPERTILE † adj. easy to be opened ...1731
• ADAPTATE †* vb. to adapt ...1659
• ADAPTATIVE adj. characterize by or given to adapting things to a purpose, or oneself to circumstances; adaptive ...1857
• ADAPTION n. the act of adapting; adaptation ...1704
• ADAPTITUDE n. adaptedness; aptitude specially produced ...1842
• ADAPTLY †* adv. in a fit or adapted manner; by being adapted or fitted ...1709
• ADAPTMENT †* n. adaptation; fitting condition ...1739
• ADAPTNESS †* n. the quality of being adapted, suitability, adaptedness ...1749
• ADAPTORIAL †* adj. adaptive ...Bk1888
• ADA ROSS n. the eight point in craps dice ...1918 US sl.
• ADA ROSS THE STABLE BOSS n. the 8 point in craps dice ...1940s US sl.
• ADA ROSS, THE STABLE HOSS n. in a game of dice: a roll of eight ...1918 US sl.
• ADASED † adj. stupefied, confused, dulled, dazzled ...a1500
• ADASHED adj. put to shame ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADAUGE †* vb. to add to, to augment, to increase by addition ...1657
• ADAUNT † vb. to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to reduce to submission ...1297
• À D'AUTRES! phr. 'tell that to the Marines'; expression of disbelief ...c1660 fashionable London catchphrase
• ADAW † vb. 1. to wake up, to awake, from sleep, swoon, etc. ...c1300
† vb. 2. to awaken, to arouse, to recall to consciousness ...c1386
† vb. 3. to subdue, to daunt ...1557
• ADAWE † adv. out of life, out of existence ...c1250
• ADAWN adv. dawning, gleaming with new light ...1881
• A-DAY † adv. 1. in or on the day (in opposition to the night; by day ...a1250
adv. 2. on each day; daily ...c1500
• A-DAYS † adv. by day, during the day, in the daytime ...1377
• ADBASS †* vb. to abase ...1548
• ADBER n. odd or clumsy behaviour ...1908 Sc.
• ADBLAST †* vb. to inflate, to inspire ...1548
• ADCORPORATE †* vb. to unite, to incorporate ...1732
• ADCORPORATED †* adj. married ...Bk1612
• ADD n. a Drug Addict ...1930s US drug sl.
• ADD A NAIL TO ONE'S COFFIN vb. to drink heavily ...M19 sl.
• ADD A PEG NAIL TO ONE'S COFFIN vb. to drink heavily ...M19 sl.
• ADDEBTED † adj. 1. indebted ...1513
† adj. 2. owed or due ...1824 Sc.
• ADDECKED †* adj. decked, covered ...1513
• ADDED TO THE LIST adj. castrated ...L19 sl.
• ADDEEM † vb. to adjudge ...1596
• ADDEL n. putrid drinking water ...L19 nautical sl.
• ADDER † n. 1. a serpent ...c950
† n. 2. the 'old serpent', the devil ...c950
† n. 3. a dragon, a supposed serpent with wings ...c1300
n. 4. a dragonfly or large fly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDER-BELL n. the dragonfly ...1824 Sc.
• ADDERBOLT n. a dragonfly ...1483
• ADDER-CAP n. a dragonfly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDER-DEAF adj. deaf as an adder ...a1837
• ADDER-FLY n. a dragonfly ...Bk1888
• ADDER-HATE n. virulent, deadly hate ...1880 poetic
• ADDER-TONGUED adj. spiteful, malicious ...1824
• ADDICKIT adj. addicted ...1826 Sc.
• ADDICT † vb. to bind, to attach, or devote oneself as a servant, disciple, or adherent to any person or cause ...1560
• ADDIGHTING † n. preparing, preparation ...1567
• ADDITAMENT n. anything added or appended; an addition ...1460
• ADDITION † n. 1. something annexed to a man's name to show his rank, occupation, or place of residence, or otherwise to distinguish him; 'style' of address ...1494
n. 2. paint or rouge or powder for the face; make-up, cosmetics ...c1690 society sl.
n. 3. sexual intercourse ...euphemism
†* vb. to add something to the name of anyone; to surname ...1662
• ADDITIONARY †* adj. additional ...1682
• ADDITITIOUS adj. characterized by having been added; due to or of the nature of an addition; additive ...1748
• ADDITORY † adj. tending to add something ...1659
• ADDLE adj. 1. empty, idle, vain, useless, futile ...a1593
adj. 2. muddled, confused ...1612
adj. 3. unsound, crazy ...1847 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. rotten, putrid; esp. applied to a decayed or barren egg ...1856 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. ailing, unwell ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. tumbledown, loose, rickety, shaky ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. stinking urine, or other liquid filth; mire ...a1000
n. 2. the dry lees of wine ...1731
n. 3. an abscess containing pus; a swelling; a blister ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 4. putrid or stagnant water ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. an adding or addition ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to acquire or gain as one's own; to earn ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to muddle; to confuse; to spoil, to make abortive ...c1712
vb. 3. to save; to lay by a portion of one's earnings ...1860 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to water plants ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ADDLE-BRAIN n. a stupid or half-witted fellow; a foolish bungler; a dullard ...1880
• ADDLE-BRAINED adj. confused, muddled, stupid ...1866
• ADDLE-CAP n. a weak, silly person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADDLE-COVE n. a stupid bungler, a dullard; a foolish man; an easy dupe ...1580 sl.
• ADDLED adj. 1. confused, muddled ...1732
adj. 2. muddled and befuddled by alcohol; drunk ...L17 Brit. sl.
• ADDLED AS AN EGG adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ADDLE EGG AND IDLE HEAD n. anything worthless ...1589 sl.
• ADDLE-HEAD n. a stupid bungler, a dullard; a weak, silly person...1580 sl.
• ADDLE-HEADED adj. confused, muddled, stupid ...a1670
• ADDLE-HEADEDNESS n. 1. confusion, muddle-headedness ...1835
n. 2. fatuity, foolishness, folly ...1835
• ADDLEMENT n. confusion, muddle-headedness ...1859
• ADDLE-PATE n. a stupid bungler, a dullard; a weak, silly person...1580 sl.
• ADDLE-PATED adj. confused, muddled, stupid, doltish, thick-headed ...1630
• ADDLE-PLOT n. a spoilsport who 'addles' the 'plot's or plans of others ...L17 sl.
• ADDLE THE SHOON vb. of a horse: to roll on the back from side to side ...Bk1921 sl.
• ADDLING † n. 1. earning ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. muddling of the wits ...1843
• ADDLINGS n. wages, earnings; savings ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADD OIL TO THE FLAMES vb. to heighten or aggravate fury, passion, etc. ...1647
• ADD OIL TO THE FURNACE vb. to heighten or aggravate fury, passion, etc. ...a1548
• ADDOOM † vb. to adjudge, to award ...1599
• ADDRESS † n. 1. array, attire, dress ...1592
† n. 2. that which is prepared; a device, a contrivance ...1598
† n. 3. the act of making ready; the state of being ready, preparation ...1633
† vb. 1. to make straight the course or aim of anything; to direct; to aim (a missile) ...c1374
† vb. 2. to straighten up, to erect; to raise, to set up; to raise oneself, to stand erect; to assume an upright position ...c1375
† vb. 3. to put things 'straight' or 'to rights'; to set in order; to order, to arrange ...1375
† vb. 4. to prepare or make ready with the proper attire; to accoutre, to array, to apparel, to attire for any special purpose or occasion; later, (1513) to clothe ...1393
† vb. 5. to order or arrange for any purpose; to prepare, to make ready; to prepare oneself ...1485
† vb. 6. to right what is wrong; to redress wrongs, to reform abuses ...1525
• ADDRESSED † adj. 1. made ready, prepared, 'dressed' as food ...1387
adj. 2. arrayed, attired, trimmed, dressed ...1393 arch.
† adj. 3. well-ordered, having acquired skill, accomplished ...1475
† adj. 4. erected, raised ...1595
• ADDRESSEDNESS †* n. the state of being prepared; preparedness ...1633
• ADDRESSED TO adj. of a missile, esp. a shell: aimed at ...1915 military sl.
• ADDRESSERESS †* n. a female who directs or sets right ...1495
• ADDRESSION †* n. the direction of one's course ...1596
• ADDRESSLY †* adv. with good address, courteously ...c1425
• ADD ROT IT! int. a mild oath, "God rot it!" ...M18 euphemism
• ADD'S LIFE! † int. a minced oath ...1812
• ADDUBITATION †* n. the suggestion of a doubt; insinuated doubt ...1631
• ADDUCE vb. to bring forward verbally for consideration, to cite, to allege ...1616
• ADDUCEABLE adj. adducible; capable of being produced in a statement ...1869
• ADDUCED adj. brought forward in a statement; cited, alleged ...1790
• ADDULCE † vb. to make sweet; to render pleasant or palatable; to soothe or mollify a person ...1475
• ADD UP vb. 1. to amount to, to signify ...1930s sl.
vb. 2. to make sense; to work as expected ...1930s sl.
• ADD UP TO vb. to amount to, to signify ...1930s sl.
• A-DEAD adv. dead ...1879
• ADEADEN † vb. 1. to kill, to put to death; to deaden, to mortify ...c1000
† vb. 2. to die ...c1230
• A-DEARY ME! int. exclamation of sadness or surprise ...1868 Eng. dial.
• ADEATH † adv. in death ...c1315
• ADEAVE † vb. to deafen, to strike deaf ...c940
• ADECASTIC † n. one who can be relied upon to act justly or appropriately in any circumstance ...1626
• ADECASTICKE † n. one who can be relied upon to act justly or appropriately in any circumstance ...1626
• ADEE! int. ha! ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADEED * adv. indeed ...1820 Sc.
• ADEEP adv. deeply, deep ...1850
• ADELE adj. vindictive, mean, bitchy ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
• ADELE ADDER n. a homosexual person who is vindictive, mean, or bitchy ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
• ADEMPT † adj. taken away, removed ...1432-50
• ADEMPTED †* adj. taken away, removed ...1590
• ADEMPTION n. a taking away ...c1630
• ADENT † vb. to fasten ...1708
• ADEPT n. 1. an alchemist ...M17 cant
n. 2. a conjuror ...18C sl.
n. 3. a pickpocket ...18C sl.
vb. to pickpocket ...1890 criminals’ sl.
• ADEPTED †* adj. gained, acquired ...c1595
• ADEPTICAL † adj. pert. to an Adeptist; alchemical ...1662
• ADEPTION † n. an obtaining, gaining, or attainment ...1548
• ADEPTIST † n. a professed adept; a skilled alchemist ...1662
• ADEQUATE † adj. equal in magnitude or extent; neither more nor less ...1628
† vb. 1. to equal, to be equal to, or sufficient for ...1599
† vb. 2. to make equal or sufficient ...1622
• ADEQUATELY † adv. with complete equality; with perfect correspondence; exactly ...1656
• ADEQUATENESS † n. equality; exact correspondence in extent or scope ...1664
• ADEQUATION † n. the act or fact of equalling ...1589
• ADEQUATIVE adj. adequate; equivalent ...1823
• ADEQUITATE † vb. to ride by ...1626
• ADEQUITATION † n. a riding towards ...1676
• ADESED † adj. all eaten up ...1626
• ADETERMINE †* vb. to bring to an end, to terminate ...1413
• ADEW †* vb. to bedew ...c1430
• ADGENICULATION † n. a kneeling to or towards ...1659
• ADHABITATE † vb. to dwell nigh ...1626
• ADHALATE † vb. to breathe or blow on ...1626
• ADHAMATE † vb. to hook, to bind ...1626
• ADHAMATION † n. a taking hold like a hook ...1676
• ADHERESCENT * adj. tending to adhere; adhesive ...1775
• ADHORN †* vb. to 'plant horns on'; to cuckold ...1605
• ADHORT † vb. to urge, to exhort, to incite ...1539
• ADHORTATION † n. encouragement, persuasion, incitement ...1536
• ADHORTATORY † adj. persuading or urging to a course; inciting ...1660
• ADIABOLIST * n. one who does not believe in the existence of a Devil ...1646
• ADIAPHANOUS * adj. not translucent, opaque ...1658
• ADIAPHORACY * n. indifference, neutrality ...1612
• ADIAPHORAL † adj. indifferent in the eyes of the church, or of theologians ...1593
• ADIAPHORICIE * n. indifference, neutrality ...1612
• ADIAPHOROUS adj. neutral, indifferent, immaterial; neither right nor wrong morally ...1635
• ADIAPHORY † n. indifference ...1660
• ADIBLE †* adj. accessible ...1568
• ADIDAS phr. a phrase meaning 'All Day I Dream About Sex' ...1990s sl.
• ADIGHT † vb. 1. to prepare, to dispose, to order, to appoint ...c1220
† vb. 2. to equip, to attire, to dress, to deck ...c1400
• ADIGHTING † n. preparing, preparation ...1567
• ADIGRESSION †* n. digression ...1482
• ADIMPLEATE †* vb. to fill up ...1657
• ADIMPLETION †* n. completion, fulfilment ...1650
• ADIN prep. within ...1860 Eng. dial.
†* vb. to din; to deafen, to stun with noise ...a1250
• ADIOS vb. to make a hasty departure, disappear ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ADIOS AMOEBAS n. a farewell ...1980s US campus sl.
• ADIOS MUCHACHOS phr. the end; goodbye everyone (Spanish) ...Amer. sl.
• ADIPAL †* adj. fat or gross ...1656
• ADIPATE † vb. to feed fat ...1626
• ADIPESCENT adj. becoming fatty ...1847
• ADIPOSE adj. pert. to animal fat; fatty ...1743
• ADIPOSENESS n. the state of being fat; fatness ...1868
• ADIPOSITY n. fatness, or tendency to fatness ...1859
• ADIPOUS adj. abounding in fat; fatty ...1667
• ADIRONDACK GOAT n. venison from a deer killed out of season ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ADIRONDACK STEAK n. venison from a deer killed out of season ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ADISTANCE adv. to a distance; afar ...1809
• ADITION † n. a going or coming nigh to ...1731

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