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• ADJACENCE †* n. the state of lying near ...1605
• ADJECT † adj. annexed, joined ...1432-50
† n. an addition; added qualification ...1672
vb. to annex, to add or join ...1432-50
• ADJECTAMENT †* n. anything thrown in by way of addition; an addition ...1630 obs
• ADJECTED adj. added on, annexed, appended to ...1538
• ADJECTING † n. adding ...1639
• ADJECTION n. 1. the act of adding, adding on, annexing or appending; addition ...c1374
† n. 2. the result of adding on; that which is added; an addition ...1556
• ADJECTITIOUS adj. of the nature of addition; additional ...1652
• ADJECTIVAL adj. substitute for an expletive, as 'you adjectival idiot' ...L19 Amer. euphemism
• ADJECTIVE adj. euphemism for  'bloody' ...L19, chiefly Aust.
• ADJECTIVE JERKER n. a writer for the press; a journalist...c1890 sl.
• ADJOIN † vb. 1. to join on; to join or unite a person or thing to another ...c1325
† vb. 2. to be or lie close, or in contact; to be contiguous ...1479
• ADJOINANT † adj. lying next; contiguous ...1494
† n. one living close by; a near neighbour ...1548
• ADJOINATE †* adj. joined, allied ...1470
• ADJOINDER †* n. something joined to; an addition or appendix ...1604
• ADJOINED † adj. joined, united ...1509
• ADJOINEDLY † adv. unitedly; by way of union or conjunction ...1721
• ADJOINER †* n. he who, or that which, adjoins or lies next; a neighbour ...1627-8
• ADJOINT † adj. united, joined ...c1325
† n. a helper, an aider; an addition ...1597
• ADJOURNAL † n. adjournment, respite, or postponement of a sentence ...1609
• ADJOUST † vb. 1. to put a thing to one for consideration; to bring forward, to suggest ...c1374
† vb. 2. to put one thing to another; to add ...1474
• ADJUGATE † vb. to yoke or couple to ...1731
• ADJUMENT † n. 1. help, assistance ...1607
† n. 2. a helper or assistant ...1641
• ADJUSTAGE †* n. adjustment ...1598
• ADJUSTATION * n. adjustment ...1866
• ADJUSTIVE adj. tending to adjust; concerned with adjustment ...1888
• ADJUTABLE † adj. that may help, helping ...1721
• ADJUTANT adj. helping, assistant ...1676
* n. an assistant or helper ...1622
• ADJUTATOR n. a helper, an assistant ...1647
• ADJUTE † vb. to add ...1524
• ADJUTOR † n. a helper, an assistant ...1531
• ADJUTORIOUS †* adj. helpful, giving aid, assisting ...1657
• ADJUTORY † adj. helping, giving aid ...1612
† n. 1. help, assistance ...c1505
† n. 2. a helper ...1552
• ADJUTRICE †* n. a female helper or assistant ...1609
• ADJUTRIX † n. a female helper or assistant ...1721
• ADJUVABLE †* adj. helpful, giving aid ...1599
• ADJUVANCY n. assistance, help ...1884
• ADJUVANT adj. assisting, aiding, helpful ...a1614
n. a helper, an assistant ...1609
• ADJUVATE † vb. to assist, to aid ...1599
• ADKINS ACADEMY n. a London house of correction, named for its governor ...E19 sl.
• ADLE † n. sickness, disease ...c1000
• AD LIB n. a pointed, provocative or sarcastic comment ...1920s sl., orig. US
• ADLUBESCENCE †* n. pleasure, delight ...1673
• ADMAN n. a fake advertising solicitor ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• ADMARGINATE * vb. to add or note in the margin ...a1834
• ADMEASURE † vb. 1. to assign a measure or limit to a thing; to moderate, to limit, to control ...1340
† vb. 2. to measure out ...1481
• ADMERVEYLLE † vb. to marvel; to marvel at, to wonder at, to admire ...1474
• ADMETIATE † vb. to measure ...1612
• ADMIN n. administration functions or duties; the department of an organization that deals with these ...1942
• ADMINICLE n. anything that aids, helps, or supports ...a1556
• ADMINICULAR adj. helpful, giving aid ...1676
• ADMINICULARY † adj. helpful, giving aid ...1818
† n. one who helps; a means of help ...1652
• ADMINICULATION † n. the process of giving help or support ...a1670
• ADMINISTER † n. one who administers or ministers to others; a minister or administrator ...1506
vb. of a blow or rebuke: to give ...M19 colloq.
• ADMINISTRANT adj. acting, managing affairs; administrating, executive ...1602
n. one who administers or conducts any office or affair; a manager or administrator ...1602
• ADMINISTRATRESS * n. a female administrator ...1775
• ADMINISTRATRICE † n. a female administrator ...a1520
• ADMINISTRATRIX n. a female administrator ...1790
• ADMINISTRER † n. one who administers; one who gives or administers anything to another ...1495
• ADMINISTRESS †* n. 1. a female servant ...1483
† n. 2. one who gives administers or gives out; a dispenser of benefits ...1616
• ADMINISTRY †* n. the act of administering or ministering to; administration ...1616
• ADMINUTIVE †* adj. characterized by diminution; tending to grow less ...1656
• ADMIRABILITY * n. the quality of being admirable; wonderfulness ...1731
• ADMIRABLE † adj. to be wondered at; wonderful, surprising, marvellous ...1596
• ADMIRAL † adj. admirable ...1611
n. one's father ...c1800 Eton usage
• ADMIRAL BROWNING n. human excrement ...20C sl., orig. nautical
• ADMIRALESS †* n. the wife of an admiral ...1611
• ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE † n. a publican; a tapster, an innkeeper; from the colour of his apron ...c1425
• ADMIRAL OF THE NARROW SEAS n. a drunkard who vomits over his neighbour at table ...M17 sl.
• ADMIRAL OF THE RED n. 1. a wine-bibber ...19C sl., chiefly nautical
n. 2. a tippler, a sot; a heavy drinker, as borne out by their red face ...M19 sl.
n. 3. formerly an admiral hoisting a flag on a red ground and commanding in the centre ...B1900
• ADMIRAL OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE n. an overdressed, flashy beadle or other minor, uniformed official ...19C sl.
• ADMIRAL OF THE SWISS NAVY n. a self-important person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE n. 1. a coward ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a white-faced person ...Bk1921 sl.
n. 3. a woman in a faint ...Bk1921 sl.
• ADMIRAL'S MATE n. an egotist ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• ADMIRAL’S WATCH n. a good sleep, esp. at night; a favourable opportunity to rest ...c1905 sl.
• ADMIRANCE †* n. admiring, admiration ...1596
• ADMIRATION n. the act of wondering or marvelling; wonder, astonishment, surprise ...1506 arch.
• ADMIRATIVE * adj. pert. to or characterized by wonder or admiration ...1611
• ADMIRATOR †* n. an admirer; a wonderer ...1603
• ADMIRE † n. the act of admiring; admiration ...1591
† vb. 1. to feel surprise or astonishment; to wonder, to marvel ...c1590
†* vb. 2. to astonish, to surprise ...c1650
• ADMIRED adj. astonished; struck with wonder ...a1700
• ADMIRIZE †* vb. to wonder; to be amazed; to feel surprised ...1702
• ADMISSIVE adj. tending to admit ...1778
• ADMISSORY adj. pert. to admission ...1859
• ADMISSURE †* n. pairing of animals, mating ...c1420
• ADMISTION † n. addition as an ingredient ...1660
• ADMITTANCE † n. the act of admitting as valid or satisfactory; acceptance, sanction ...1598
• ADMITTIE †* n. admittance ...a1616
• ADMITTY † n. admittance ...a1616
• ADMIX * vb. to mingle with something else; to add as an ingredient ...1533
• ADMIXT adj. mingled with; added as an ingredient ...c1420
†* vb. to mingle with something else; to add as an ingredient ...1570
• ADMIXTION n. the mingling of one thing with another; the addition of an ingredient ...1432-50
• ADMIXTURE n. 1. the mingling of one substance with another, or of adding as an ingredient ...1605
n. 2. that which is mixed with anything; an alloy, an alien element ...1665
• ADMONISHIONER † n. one who gives admonitions or admonishes ...1586
• ADMONITIONER † n. one who gives admonitions or admonishes ...1586
• ADMONITIVE † adj. pert. to admonition; admonishing ...a1677
• ADMONITIVELY * adv. by admonition ...Bk1888
• ADMONITOR n. one who admonishes ...1547
• ADMONITORIAL * adj. giving admonition, admonishing, warning ...1848
• ADMONITORILY adv. with warning or reproof ...1845
• ADMONITORY adj. giving admonition, admonishing, warning ...1594
• ADMONITRIX n. a female who admonishes ...1860
• ADMOTION †* n. a bringing into contact, nearness ...1603
• ADMOTIVE adj. characterized by motion towards ...1879
• ADMOVE † vb. 1. to move to or towards ...c1420
† vb. 2. to promote, to advance .,..1839
• ADMOVENT † adj. moving to ...1731
• ADMURMURATION † n. a murmuring at ...1731
• ADNAME † n. an adjective ...1753
• ADNATE † adj. added to something naturally existing ...1677
• ADNICHILED † adj. annulled, brought to nothing, made void ...1706
• ADNOTE †* vb. to note, to remark, to observe ...1558
• ADNOUN n. a word added or joined to a noun, an adjective ...1753
• ADNUBILATED † adj. darkened or clouded ...1731
• ADNUMBER † vb. to count in, to include among ...c1526
• ADOBE adj. (derogatory) Mexican; hence, second-rate, inferior ...19C US sl.
• ADOBE DOLLAR n. a Mexican peso ...1927 Amer. dial.
• ADOBE MAKER n. (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1960s US sl.
• ADOD! † int. Ah God! ...1708
• ADOLENT †* adj. growing, adolescent ...c1420
• ADOLESCENTURATE † vb. to play the boy, or fool ...1626
• ADOLORATE †* vb. to vex, to grieve ...1598
• ADOLPH n. a vibrator ...Brit. sl.
• ADOLPH GOBELS n. second-hand automobile tires ...1937 sl.
• ADOMMAGE †* vb. to damage or injure ...1475
• ADON † n. a fop, a dandy or exquisite; Adonis ...1592
• ADONE! int. cease, leave off! stop! enough!...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ADONEE n. God ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• ADONIS n. 1. a beautiful or handsome young man ...1623
n. 2. a beau, fop, or dandy ...1765
n. 3. in ironic use: a male admirer; a lover ...L19 Aust. sl.
• ADONIZE vb. to make an Adonis of; to adorn, to dress up, to dandify ...1611
• ADONNET n. a devil ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADOPERATE † vb. to bring into operation, to employ, to use ...1632
• ADOPERATION * n. application, employment ...1817
• ADOPTANT † adj. adopting ...1671
† n. one who adopts, or takes a child as his own ...1671
• ADOPTATE †* vb. to adopt ...1662
• ADOPTATIVE adj. pert. to adoption; adoptive ...1615
• ADOPTIOUS †* adj. connected with adoption ...1601
• ADORABLE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ADORANT adj. adoring ...a1821 poetic
• ADORATIVE † adj. pert. to adoration ...1637
• ADOREMENT †* n. adoration ...1646
• ADORN †* adj. adorned, ornate ...1667
† n. adornment ...1592
• ADORNATE †* vb. to adorn ...1577
• ADORNATION † n. the act of adorning; also, that with which anything is adorned; adornment, decoration; ornament ...1597
• ADOS n. difficulties ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ADOTE †* vb. to become silly ...c1350
• ADOTED † adj. grown silly, become foolish; infatuated ...c1230
• A DOUBLE ONE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ADOUBT †* vb. to fear, to dread ...c1400
• ADOUBTED † adj. 1. dreaded; formidable ...c1314
† adj. 2. frightened, afraid ...1471
• ADOW n. fuss, bother ...1810 Sc.
• ADOWN adv. 1. to a lower place or position; downward, down ...c975 arch.
† adv. 2. in a lower place ...c1000
† adv. 3. to a lower condition or state ...c1175
prep. in a descending direction upon or along ...c1374 arch.
• ADOWNRIGHT † adv. straight down ...c1175
• ADOWNWARD † adv. downward ...c1090
† prep. in a descending direction upon or along ...1205
• ADOX †* n. an absurdity ...1624
• ADOXAL †* adj. not according to right reason; not based on reason; absurd ...1652
• ADOXE †* n. an absurdity ...1624
• ADOXY † n. ignominy, shame; slander, infamy ...1656
• ADOYLE †* adv. askew, awry ...c1450
• ADOZE adv. in a doze or dozing state ...1868
• ADPRESS vb. to press closely to a surface, to lay flat ...1872
• ADPUGN † vb. to fight against ...1626
• ADPUGNE † vb. to fight against ...1626
• ADRAD † adj. frightened, greatly afraid, put in dread ...c1200
† vb. 1. to dread, to fear greatly ...a900
† vb. 2. to fear for oneself; to be afraid ...a1000
† vb. 3. to make afraid; to terrify ...c1314
• ADRAW † vb. 1. to draw out; to draw a sword ...1205
† vb. 2. to withdraw oneself ...c1430
• ADRAY † n. withdrawal ...1303
• ADREAD † adj. frightened, greatly afraid, put in dread ...c1200
† adv. for fear, lest ...1501 Sc.
† vb. 1. to dread, to fear greatly ...a900
† vb. 2. to fear for oneself; to be afraid ...a1000
† vb. 3. to make afraid; to terrify ...c1314
• A-DREAM adv. dreaming ...1854
• ADREAMED adj. dreaming, dozing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADREE † vb. 1. to bear, to endure, to suffer ...a1000
† vb. 2. to carry on, to practice, to pass life, time, etc. ...c1000
• ADREID † adv. for fear, lest ...1501 Sc.
• ADREIGH † adv. at a distance ...1715 Sc.
• ADRENCH † vb. 1. to submerge, to drown ...a1000
† vb. 2. to provide or serve with drink ...1340
• ADRIAN adj. drunk ...1978 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'pissed' (Adrian Quist)
• ADRIAN QUIST adj. drunk, inebriated ...1978 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'pissed'
• ADRIFT adj. 1. harmless ...17C sl.
adj. 2. missing ...L18 sl.
adj. 3. loose, unfastened ...1916 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• A-DRIGH † adv. at or to a distance, away, off ...c1325
• ADRINK † vb. to be drowned ...c880
• ADRIP adj. sated and intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US colloq.
adv. in a dripping state ...1867
• ADRIVE † vb. to drive away, to chase, to pursue, to follow up ...a1000
• ADROOP adv. in a drooping position ...1879
• ADROUGH † vb. to dry up; to become dry or withered ...c1000
• ADROWE † vb. to dry up; to become dry or withered ...c1000
• ADROWSE adv. in a drowsy state ...1866
• ADRY adj. 1. thirsty ...1599
adj. 2. in a dry condition ...1628
• ADRYLLE †* vb. to slide or slip away ...c1315
• ADSBLEED! int. God's blood! ...L17
• ADS-BOBBERS! int. an oath ...L17
• ADSBUD! † int. God's blood! ...1693
• ADSCITITIOUS adj. assumed, adopted from without; additional; supplemental ...1620
• ADS-DINES! † int. a minced oath ...1741
• ADS-FLESH! int. an oath ...L17
• ADS-HEART! int. God' s heart!; an oath ...L17
• ADS-HEARTIKINS! † int. a minced oath ...1741
• AD'S HEART'S WOUNDS! int. God's heart's wounds!; an oath ...L17
• ADSLIDIKINS! int. God's oath ...L17
• ADSLIFE! int. God's life! ...L17
• ADS MY LIFE! int. God's my life! ...L17
• ADSO! int. God's oath! ...L17
• ADSOOCKS! † int. a minced oath ...1751
• ADSOOKS! int. a mildly blasphemous oath ...L17
• ADSPIRATION † n. gracious or favouring breath; favour, patronage ...1532
• ADSTUPIATE † vb. to greatly esteem riches ...1626
• ADS-WAUNTLIKINS! int. an oath
• ADSWOCATE vb. to advocate ...1922 Amer. dial.
• ADS WOOKS! int. a mildly blasphemous oath ...L17
• AD'S WOUNDS! int. God's wounds! ...L17
• ADS-ZOOKERS! int. an oath
• ADUB † vb. 1. to invest with the insignia of knighthood; to knight; to dub ...c1450
† vb. 2. to equip, to array, to accoutre ...1475
• ADUBBED † adj. equipped, arrayed, accoutred ...1475
• ADUBMENT † n. adornment, decoration ...c1325
• ADULABLE † adj. to be flattered ...1626
• ADULATORIOUS † adj. full of adulation; servilely or fulsomely flattering or praising; currying favour ...1664
• ADULATORIOUSLY † adv. in a flattering manner ...1601
• ADULATRESS † n. a female adulator; a woman who flatters with servility ...1572
• ADULT adj. relating to sexual matters or sexual explicitness' pornographic; erotic ...1958 euphemism
• ADULTED †* adj. grown to maturity; matured ...1645
• ADULTER † n. an adulterer ...1382
† vb. 1. to corrupt, to debase ...1382
† vb. 2. to commit or practice adultery ...c1400
• ADULTERATE † vb. 1. to commit or practice adultery ...1595
† vb. 2. to defile by adultery; to debauch ...1613
• ADULTERATED † adj. defiled by or guilty of adultery ...1607
• ADULTERATOR † n. one who defiles by adultery; an adulterer ...1632
• ADULTERED † adj. corrupted, debased ...1624
• ADULTERER †* n. one who adulterates, corrupts, or debases ...1650
• ADULTERINE adj. 1. spurious, counterfeit; due to adulteration ...1542
adj. 2. illegal, illegitimate, unlicensed ...1640
adj. 3. born of adultery ...1751
adj. 4. relating to adultery ...1865
* n. an illegitimate child ...1798
• ADULTERING † adj. corrupting, debasing, adulterating ...1599
• ADULTERIZE vb. to commit adultery ...1611 arch.
• ADULTEROUS adj. 1. pert. to adulteration; spurious, counterfeit ...1567 arch.
† adj. 2. born in adultery ...a1593
• ADULTERY † n. adulteration; debasement, corruption ...1609
• ADUMBER* vb. to overshadow, to obscure ...1535
• ADUMBERED † adj. overshadowed ...1609
• ADUMBRAL adj. of overshadowing nature; shady ...1845
• ADUMBRANT * adj. shadowing forth, representing an outline ...1731
• ADUMBRATE † vb. 1. to shade a picture, to represent with due light and shade so as to complete what has been sketched or delineated ...1599
vb. 2. to represent the shadow of anything, to draw or figure in outline; to outline, to sketch, to give a faint indication of ...1641
vb. 3. to overshadow; to shade, to obscure ...1670
• ADUMBRATED adj. shadowed forth; represented faintly or in outline ...1706
• ADUMBRATION † n. 1. shading in painting ...1531
n. 2. representation in outline; sketching; an outline, a sketch, a shadowy figure; a faint or light sketch or description ...1552
n. 3. overshadowing; shade, obscuration ...1653
• ADUMBRATIVE adj. having the attribute of shadowing forth, faintly indicating ...1837
• ADUMBRE †* vb. to overshadow, to obscure ...1535
• ADUNATE †* adj. united, joined in one ...1470
• ADUNATION n. union or combination into one ...1551
• ADUNC adj. hooked; bent inward ...1626
• ADUNCATE †* adj. bent inward; hooked ...1661
vb. to curve inward ...1823
• ADUNCITY † n. crookedness; flexure inward; hookedness ...1589
• ADUNCOUS adj. hooked, bent inward, incurved, crooked downwards ...1656
• ADUNITE † vb. to unite or join to ...1662
• ADUNITING † n. uniting together ...1662
• ADUNQUE adj. hooked; bent inward ...1626
• ADURE † vb. to burn completely; to scorch, to parch ...c1420
• ADURENT †* adj. burning, hot and dry ...1626
• ADUSH † vb. to cause to fall heavily, to throw down headlong ...c1220
• A-DUSK adv. in gloom; gloomy, dark ...1856
• ADUST adj. 1. scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...1550
adj. 2. of colour: brown, as if scorched by fire, or by the sun; sunburnt ...1596
adv. in a dusty condition; affected by dust ...1863
† vb. to burn, to scorch, to scar; to dry up with heat ...1550
• ADUSTED † adj. 1. of colour: brown, as if scorched by fire, or by the sun; sunburnt ...1550
† adj. 2. scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...1550
• ADUSTIBLE † adj. capable of being burnt, or dried with fire ...1611
• ADUSTION † n. 1. the state of being burnt, or scorched; parched dryness ...1559
† n. 2. the act of burning, scorching, heating to dryness, or parching ...1594
• ADUSTIVE † adj. burning, scorching, fiery ...1633
• ADUSTNESS †* n. scorching heat, the state of being scorched ...1652
• ADVANCE † n. 1. the act of furthering; furtherance, advancement ...1528-1696
† n. 2. the putting forward of statements; the statement put forward; assertion, allegation ...1699
† vb. 1. to advantage, to benefit, to profit anyone ...c1386
† vb. 2. to extol, to magnify in words; to boast ...1413
† vb. 3. to be over in amount; to be in excess ...1557
† vb. 4. to raise in amount or number, to increase ...1576
• ADVANCED † adj. raised, elevated (physically) ...1576
• ADVANCEMENT † n. 1. extolment, lauding; vaunting ...1330
† n. 2. the advancing or putting forward of a statement or assertion ...1532
† n. 3. the advancing or paying beforehand of money; payment in advance ...1649
• ADVANCER n. 1. a second branch of a buck's horn ...1496
† n. 2. one who extols or lauds; an extoller, a supporter ...a1546
• ADVANCIVE * adj. tending to advance or promote ...1847
• ADVANT † vb. 1. to vaunt, to boast ...1541
† vb. 2. to advance ...1605
• ADVANTAGE † n. 1. greater quantity or number; 'more-ness'; amount or quantity over, additional amount, overplus, excess ...1340
† n. 2. a time of vantage, a favourable occasion, an opportunity, a 'chance' ...c1386
† n. 3. pecuniary profit, gain; interest on money lent ...1393
† vb. 1. to add to the amount or value of ...1496-7
† vb. 2. to profit, to benefit ...1526
† vb. 3. to gain, to profit ...1557
• ADVANTAGEABLE † adj. profitable; advantageous ...1548
• ADVECTITIOUS † adj. 'which is brought or carried unto' ...1656
• ADVENEMENT †* n. that which comes or happens; an event, incident ...1490
• ADVENIENT † adj. additional, superadded ...1594
• ADVENTION †* n. a non-essential addition ...c1400
• ADVENTIOUS †* adj. non-essential, incidental as addition ...1641
• ADVENTITIAL † adj. non-essential; incidental as addition ...1607
† n. that which is non-essential ...1652
• ADVENTITION †* n. that which is non-essential; an incidental addition ...1671
• ADVENTITIOUS adj. non-essential; incidental as addition ...1603
• ADVENTIVE † n. an immigrant, a sojourner ...a1626
• ADVENTRY †* n. an adventure; an enterprise or undertaking ...a1616
• ADVENTURE † n. 1. that which comes to us, or happens without design; chance, fortune, luck ...c1230
† n. 2. a chance occurrence; an event, an accident ...a1300
† vb. to come by chance, to happen, to befall ...c1400
• ADVENTUREFUL adj. ready for adventure, enterprising ...a1832
• ADVENTURELY †* adv. adventurously, daringly ...c1435
• ADVENTUREMENT †* n. running of risk ...1599
• ADVENTURER † n. 1. one who plays at games of chance, or adventures his money in such games; a gamester ...1474
n. 2. one who engages in warlike adventures, attaching himself to no party; a soldier of fortune; also, a volunteer, one who makes war at his own risk ...1548
• ADVENTURESS n. a female adventurer; a woman on the lookout for a position ...1754
• ADVENTUROUS † 1. adj. full of risk or peril; hazardous, perilous ...c1350
† adj. 2. occurring or coming by chance; casual, fortuitous, accidental ...c1374
• ADVENTUROUSLY † adv. by chance, accidentally, casually ...c1460 obs.
• ADVERSABLE † adj. that is adverse or contrary to ...1731
• ADVERSANT † adj. opposing oneself, opposing; adverse, hostile to ...a1420
• ADVERSARIA n. a commonplace book, a place in which to note things as they occur; collections of miscellaneous remarks or observations ...1610
• ADVERSARILY †* adv. adversely, hostilely ...1475
• ADVERSARIOUS * adj. adverse, opposed, hostile ...1826
• ADVERSARY n. the enemy of mankind, the Devil ..1667
• ADVERSATION †* n. opposition, hostility ...1470
• ADVERSATIVE adj. 1. of words or propositions: expressive of opposition, contrariety, or antithesis ...1533
† adj. 2. of opposing tendency or adverse nature ...1601
• ADVERSE * n. an adverse party; an adversary ...1850
†* vb. to be opposed or adverse to; to oppose ...1393
• ADVERSENESS n. opposition, hostility; aversion ...1620
• ADVERSION †* n. attention, perception ...1647
• ADVERSITY † n. 1. the state of being contrary or opposed; opposition, contrariety ...1382
† n. 2. contrariness of nature; perversity ...1489
• ADVERT † vb. 1. to turn the attention to; to take note of; to observe, to note, to heed; to consider, to think of a thing ...1430
vb. 2. to turn one's attention; to take notice, to take heed, to pay attention ...1430
• ADVERTATION †* n. the act of turning the attention; observation, notice ...c1480
• ADVERTENCE n. the act of turning the attention to; observation, notice, heed, attention, consideration ...c1370
• ADVERTENCY n. the quality of being attentive; attentiveness, heedfulness ...1646
• ADVERTENT adj. attentive, heedful ...1671
• ADVERTENTLY * adv. heedfully, attentively ...Bk1888
• ADVERTISE † vb. 1. to notice, to observe a thing ...c1430
† vb. 2. to take note, to give heed, to consider ...c1430
† vb. 3. to warn, to admonish ...1494
vb. 4. to show off, to act in an exhibitionist manner and thus draw unneeded attention to oneself ...1930s sl., orig. US
vb. 5. to dress in a sexually provocative manner ...1950s gay sl.
vb. 6. to pluck and paint one's eyebrows ...1970s camp gay sl.
vb. 7. in cards: to make a bluff with the intention of being exposed ...sl.
• ADVERTISEMENT † n. 1. the act of calling the attention of others; admonition, warning, instruction ...1475
† n. 2. the turning of the mind to anything; attention, observation, heed ...1523
† n. 3. the act of informing or notifying; information, notification, notice ...1528
• ADVERTISEMENT CONVEYANCER n. a sandwich-man ...L19 sl.
• ADVERTISER † n. one who informs, notifies, or warns ...c1565
• ADVERTISING † adj. attending, attentive ...1603
† n. 1. warning, notification, information ...1530
n. 2. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• ADVERTISING BAR n. a bar frequented by male prostitutes and their clients ...1960s US gay sl.
• ADVERTISING CLUB n. a men's washroom ...1950s US gay sl.
• ADVERTORIAL n. an advertisement that sells an editorial point of view as opposed to a product or service ...Bk1998 sl.
• ADVESPERATE † vb. to draw towards night or evening ...1626
• ADVEST † vb. to clothe ...1611
• ADVESTURE † n. the act of clothing ...1611
• ADVICE † n. 1. the way in which a matter is looked at or regarded; opinion, judgement ...1297
† n. 2. weighing of opinions; consideration, deliberation, consultation, reckoning ...1366
† n. 3. forethought, prudence, wisdom ...1375
• ADVICEFUL † adj. 1. considerate, thoughtful, attentive, careful ...1596
† adj. 2. full of counsel; skilful as an adviser ...1600
• ADVID n. an advertising video ...Bk1998 sl.
• ADVIGILANCE † n. a diligent watching ...1731
• ADVIGILANCY †* n. watchfulness, vigilance, care ...1577-87
• ADVIGILATE † vb. to watch diligently ...1626
• ADVIGILATION † n. a diligent watching ...1676
• ADVIRON †* vb. to environ, to surround ...1475
• ADVISAL * n. advising, advice, counsel ...1850
• ADVISE † vb. 1. to bethink oneself; to take thought, to consider, to reflect ...1297
† vb. 2. to look at, to view, to observe, to consider, to watch; also, to watch for ...1297
† vb. 3. to devise, to purpose ...c1340
• ADVISED † adj. 1. of persons: purposed, determined ...c1325
† adj. 2. deliberate, cautious, wary, judicious ...1475
• ADVISEDLY † adv. 1. watchfulness or attention; warily, attentively, carefully, circumspectly ...1375
† adv. 2. with prudence; wisely, prudently, judiciously ...c1386
† adv. 3. with full or calm consideration; deliberately, leisurely ...1483
• ADVISEMENT † n. 1. the process of looking at or viewing; observation, notice, attention, consideration ...1330
† n. 2. the process of viewing or considering mentally; thought, thinking, consideration, reflection, deliberation ...1330
n. 3. advice, counsel ...c1440 arch.
† n. 4. the result of thinking; a thought, opinion, resolution, plan ...1535
† n. 5. an instruction how to act, an injunction, a warning ...1538
• ADVISIVE †* adj. 1. observant, prudent ...1436
†* adj. 2. supplying advice, advising, counselling ...1648
• ADVISIVENESS †* n. thoughtfulness, prudence, discretion ...1436
• ADVISO † n. 1. an advice, counsel, suggestion ...1591
† n. 2. information, intelligence; an official notification, dispatch, or 'advice' ...1594
• ADVISY † adj. well-advised; circumspect, heedful, wary, cautious ...c1300
• ADVOCACYER † vb. to practice as an advocate ...1506
• ADVOCATE n. 1. a barrister ...1710 Sc.
n. 2. a solicitor ...1721 Sc.
† vb. to summon, to invite ...1555
• ADVOCATESS †* n. a female advocate ...1647
• ADVOCATION † n. 1. a calling of people to council; a summoning or convocation ...1474
† n. 2. the act of calling to one's aid; an appeal for aid or defense ...1598
• ADVOCATORY adj. pert. to the advocate ...1864
• ADVOCATRESS † n. a female advocate ...1641
• ADVOCATRICE † n. a female advocate ...1384
• ADVOCATRIX †* n. a female advocate ...1631
• ADVOCITATE † vb. 'to call often upon' ...1626
• ADVOLATION † n. a flying towards ...1731
• ADVOLUTION † n. a rolling towards ...1731
• ADVORT † vb. to miscarry ...1572
• ADVOTRIX † n. a female advocate or intercessor ...1611
• ADVOURER †* n. an advocate ...a1686
• ADVOUTER † vb. to commit or practice adultery ...c1400
• ADVOUTOUR † n. an adulterer ...1382
• ADVOUTRE † n. an adulterer ...1382
• ADVOUTRER † n. an adulterer ...c1370
• ADVOUTRESSE † n. an adulteress ...1382
• ADVOUTRICE † n. an adulteress ...1382
• ADWITE † vb. to reproach, to accuse ...c1430
• ADWOLE † adv. in error, erroneously, mistakenly ...a1250
• ADYNAMOUS † adj. weak, impowerful ...1656
• ADYTUM n. the innermost part of a temple; the secret shrine whence oracles were delivered; hence, a private or inner chamber; a sanctum ...1673
• ADZOOKS! int. a mildly blasphemous oath ...L17
• ADZOOKERS! int. a mildly blasphemous oath ...L17
• ADZOONS! int. exclamation of surprise etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• AE † n. 1. a river, a running water ...896 obs.
† n. 2. law, esp. the law of nature, or of God; hence, legal custom, rite, marriage ...c975
• AEDICULE n. a small house or room; also, a niche for a state ...1832
• AEFALD adj. single-minded, simple-hearted, honest, faithful ...1796 Sc.
• AEFALDNESS n. uprightness; sincerity ...1911 Sc.
• AEGAEDE † n. luxury ...c1200
• AEGEDE † n. luxury ...c1200
• AEGIS n. 1. a shield, or defensive armour ...1704
n. 2. a protection, or impregnable defense ...1793
• AEGRITUDE † n. sickness ...1532
• AEGROTANT * n. a sick person, an invalid ...1865
• AEMULE †* vb. to emulate ...1595
• A-END n. 1. the end; the final part ...1942 Brit. sl.
n. 2. the back or tail end ...1955 Aust. sl.
• AENEAN †* adj. brazen ...1664
• AEOLIST * n. a pretender to inspiration or spiritual regeneration ...1704
• AEOLISTIC adj. long-winded ...1882
• AEONIAL adj. age-long, eternal, everlasting ...1865
• AEONIAN adj. eternal, everlasting ...1765
• AEONIC adj. age-long ...1883
• AERATED adj. over-excited, angry ...1920s sl.
• AERATION †* n. exposure to the open air; open air life ...1578
• AEREOUS † adj. of the nature of air; airy ...1594
• AERIAL PING-PONG n. a jocular (frequently derisive) name for Australian National Football ...1964 Aust.
• AERIATED adj. over-excited, angry ...1920s sl.
• AERICAL †* adj. aerial; existing in the air; unsubstantial ...1660
• AERIE adj. spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary ...1586
n. 1. a residence or retreat perched high on a rock or mountain side ...1581
n. 2. the brood in the nest; the young of a bird of prey; fig. a noble stock of children ...1594
† vb. to build a nest ...1616
• AERIFORM adj. unsubstantial, intangible, unreal ...1828
• AERIOUS † adj. of the nature of air; airy ...1594
• AERO vb. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AEROBATE * vb. to walk as if on the air ...1835
• AEROBATICS n. evolutions performed with an aeroplane, esp. for display ...1917
• AERODROMIC adj. pert. to flying-machines ...1896
• AERODROMICS n. the art of constructing and using flying-machines ...1891
• AEROMANCER †* n. one who practices divination by air; a weather-prophet ...c1400
• AEROMANCY n. divination by air, including augury; later, weather-forecasting, meteorology ...1393
• AEROMANTIC * adj. belonging to divination by air ...1635
• AERONAUT n. 1. one who sails through the air, or who makes balloon ascents; a balloonist ...1784
n. 2. a gossamer spider which floats on films ...1845
• AEROPHOBIA n. the dread of air ...1775
• AEROPHOBY n. the dread of air ...1775
• AEROPLANE n. a bow tie ...1930s Aust. sl.
• AEROPLANE BLONDE n. a woman who is not a natural blonde ...1990s. sl.
• AEROPLANE DRESS n. a dress with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
• AEROPLANE SKIRT n. a skirt with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
• AEROSTAT n. 1. a balloon or other machine capable of supporting weight in the air ...1784
n. 2. an aeronaut or balloonist ...1870
• AERUGINOUS adj. of nature or colour of verdigris, or copper rust ...1605
• AERUGO n. the rust of copper or brass, verdigris; occasionally used for the rust of metals generally ...1753
• AERUMNOUS † adj. full of trouble ...1721
• AERWENE †* adj. hopeless, desperate ...1205
• AERWITTE † adj. witless, unwise ...1205
• AERY adj. spiritual, incorporeal, unsubstantial, visionary ...1586
• AERY-LIGHT adj. light as air ...1667
• AESCULAPIAN adj. belonging to Aesculapius (the god of medicine), or to the healing art; medicinal ...1622
• AESCULAPIUS n. the Roman god of medicine; hence, a physician ...1714
• AESOP n. in poker: any player who tells stories while playing ...1996 US sl.
• AESTABLE † adj. belonging to summer ...1731
• AESTER-SIDE n. the eastern side ...1898 Sc.
• AESTHETE n. one who professes a special appreciation of what is beautiful, and endeavours to carry his ideas of beauty into practical manifestation ...1881
• AESTHETICIAN n. one skilled in or devoted to aesthetics; a professor of taste ...1845
• AESTHETICIZE vb. to render aesthetic, or agreeable to a refined taste; to refine ...1864
• AESTIFEROUS † adj. ebbing and flowing as the tide ...1731
• AESTIVAL adj. belonging to summer, or the summer solstice ...1386
• AESTIVATE vb. to spend the summer ...1626
• AESTIVATION † n. the passing or spending of the summer; summer retreat or residence ...1625
• AESTIVE † adj. belonging to summer; hot or burning ...1607
• AESTUANT †* adj. boiling; heaving with heat ...1633
• AESTUATE † vb. to boil; to heave; to surge up like the tide ...1620
• AESTUATING † adj. boiling; heaving with heat ...1674
• AESTUATION † n. feverish disturbance, boiling up, ebullition ...1605
• AESTUOUS * adj. agitated, as with heat or tide; heaving ...1844
• AEVITERNAL †* adj. everlasting, endless, eternal ...1660
• AEVITERNITY † n. eternal existence, everlasting duration, eternity ...1596
• AEVUM †* n. an aeon, an age, eternity ...1660
• AF n. (derogatory) an African ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• AFACE adv. in face, in front ...c1860
• AFAINT adv. in a fainting state ...1878
• AFAITE † vb. 1. to affect, to influence, to incline, to dispose, in any way ...c1230
† vb. 2. to bring into any shape, to fashion, to mould; to adapt or prepare to or for a purpose ...c1230
† vb. 3. to reduce, to subdue ...1297
† vb. 4. to tame ...1393
† vb. 5. to affect with disease ...1475
† vb. 6. to fit out, to array, to dress ...1483
• AFAITEMENT † n. training, proper behaviour, breeding ...c1300
• AFALD † adj. 1. simple, sincere, without duplicity; honest ...c960
† adj. 2. single, singular, sole, only ...c1000
• AFALDLY † adv. 1. singly, simply ...c1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adv. 2. with single-heartedness, sincerely, truly ...1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• AFALLE † vb. 1. to fall down, to fall in battle; to fall upon as a destroyer ...c1000
† vb. 2. to fall in amount, price, estimation, rank, moral state ...a1121
† vb. 3. to fell, to strike down, to cut down, to lay low ...1205
• AFAME †* vb. to defame ...1375
• AFAMISH † vb. to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
• AFARE † vb. to depart ...a1000
• AFEAR † adv. in fear ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† conj. for fear, lest ...1552 obs. exc. Sc.
† vb. to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• AFEARD adj. affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
• AFEARED adj. affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
• AFEDE † vb. to feed, to nourish ...c1000
• AFEED † vb. to feed, to nourish ...c1000
• AFEIR † adv. in fear ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• AFEL †* n. strength, physical force ...c1200
• AFELL † vb. to fell, to strike down, to cast down, to lay low ...c1000
• AFELLE † vb. to fell, to strike down, to cast down, to lay low ...c1000
• AFER n. the south-west wind ...1667
• AFERE † adv. in fear ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• AFEYNTED † adj. rendered faint, enfeebled ...1393
• AFF n. (derogatory) an African ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• AFFABROUS * adj. skilfully made; complete; finished in a workmanlike manner ...1731
• AFFABULATE † vb. to attribute by legend; to assign fabulously; to tell tales ...1622
• AFFABULATION † n. the moral of a fable ...1649
• AFFABULATORY †* adj. of the nature of the moral of a fable; having a moral ...1652
• AFFAIN †* vb. to feign to belong to anyone, to attribute fictitiously; to assert falsely ...1640
• AFFAIR † n. 1. mode of doing; bearing, deportment, appearance, conduct ...1375
† n. 2. fortune, rank, dignity ...1480
†* n. 3. doing, action, performance ...c1500
n. 4. the penis ...M16 sl.
n. 5. the male or female genitals; sometimes used in the plural ...L16
n. 6. the vagina ...M18 sl.
n. 7. one's current lover ...1970s homosexual sl.
• AFFAMINE †* n. famine ...c1450
• AFFAMISH † vb. to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
• AFFAMISHED † adj. afflicted with hunger, famished, starving ...1552
• AFFAMISHING † adj. that afflicts with hunger or starves; starving ...1650
† n. afflicting with hunger; famishing, starving ...1649
• AFFAMISHMENT n. the act of famishing or starving with hunger; the state of being starved; starvation ...1590
• AFFATUATE adj. infatuated ...1834
• AFFATUATED † adj. infatuated ...1649
• AFFECT † adj. disposed, inclined ...c1400
† n. 1. the way in which one is affected or disposed; mental state, mood, feeling, desire, intention ...c1374
n. 2. kind feeling; affection ...1440
† n. 3. feeling, desire, or appetite, as opposed to reason; passion, lust, evil-desire ...1531
† n. 4. disposition, temper, natural tendency ...1541
† n. 5. biased feeling, partiality ...1557
n. 6. an affectation, a trick ...1588
† vb. 1. to aim at, to aspire to, to make for; to seek to obtain or attain ...1483
vb. 2. to show ostentatiously a liking for; to make an ostentatious use or display of; to take upon oneself artificially or for effect; to assume ...1605
† vb. 3. to incline or like ...1606
†* vb. 4. to assume artificial or pretended manners; to put on airs ...1631
vb. 5. to put on a pretense of; to assume a false appearance of, to counterfeit or pretend ...1661
• AFFECTATE † adj. 1. assumed unnaturally, forced, strain, stilted ...1559
† adj. 2. of a person: assuming artificial airs ...1578
† vb. 1. to aspire to do ...1560
† vb. 2. to make ostentatious use of ...1588
• AFFECTATED † adj. assuming artificial airs ...1580
• AFFECTATELY † adv. affectedly ...1635
• AFFECTATION † n. 1. a striving after, aiming at; a desire to obtain, earnest pursuit ...1549
† n. 2. inclination towards, affection, liking, fondness of ...1607
• AFFECTATIOUS †* adj. of the nature of affectation; pretentious, fake, sham, feigned ...1687
• AFFECTATOR †* n. 1. one who feels affection for, a lover...1610
† n. 2. one who makes an ostentatious display of something ...1733
• AFFECTED † adj. 1. seized, possessed ...1579
† adj. 2. fondly held, cherished; entertained of choice, intentional ...1589
† adj. 3. sought after, aimed at, desired ...1597
† adj. 4. loved, beloved ...1600
• AFFECTEDLY † adv. 1. with aim or desire; with true intent; intentionally, sincerely, earnestly ...1596
† adv. 2. with favourable affection; affectionately, lovingly ...1611
• AFFECTER † n. 1. one who has an affection for, a lover ...1568
n. 2. a professed adherent or practiser of anything; an ostentatious or pretentious user, possessor, or professor ...1580
† n. 3. an affected person ...1607
• AFFECTIBLE * adj. capable of being affected ...a1834
• AFFECTING † adj. loving, affectionate, solicitous ...1616
• AFFECTION † n. 1. feeling as opposed to reason; passion, lust ...1398
† n. 2. feeling against, animosity ...1485
† n. 3. state of mind generally, mental tendency; disposition ...1540
† n. 4. biased feeling, partiality ...1547
n. 5. disease ...1960 Amer. dial.
• AFFECTIONAL adj. pert. to the affections; having affections ...1859
• AFFECTIONALLY † adv. affectionately; earnestly ...a1657
• AFFECTIONATE †* adj. 1. held in affection, beloved ...1494
† adj. 2. unduly affected, biased, prejudiced, partial ...1530
† adj. 3. mentally disposed, inclined ...1533
† adj. 4. passionate, wilful, self-willed, headstrong, obstinate ...1542
† adj. 5. well affected, kindly inclined, favourable ...1543
† adj. 6. eager, ambitious, earnest ...1598
† vb. to have affection for; to regard with affection ...c1590
• AFFECTIONATED † adj. 1. inclined or disposed ...1578
† adj. 2. having warm regard or love, loving, fond, tenderly-disposed ...1580
† adj. 3. unduly inclined or biased; swayed by affection; partial ...1586
• AFFECTIONATE JAG n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AFFECTIONATELY † adv. 1. with strong inclination; eagerly, zealously, earnestly ...1588
† adv. 2. with a biased or partisan spirit; partially, interestedly ...1610
• AFFECTIONED † adj. 1. eager, ambitious; zealous ...1534
† adj. 2. well-affected, kindly disposed ...1539
adj. 3. disposed, inclined in any way ...c1555 arch.
† adj. 4. loving, fond; affectionate ...1578
† adj. 5. passionate, wilful; self-willed, obstinate ...1582
† adj. 6. swayed by affections; biased, partial ...1589
• AFFECTIONIZE vb. to regard or treat with affection ...a1864
• AFFECTIOUS † adj. affectionate, loving, cordial, earnest ...1581
• AFFECTIOUSLY † adv. 1. affectionately, lovingly ...1430
† adv. 2. earnestly, sincerely, cordially, kindly ...1430
• AFFECTIVE †* adj. 1. earnest, zealous ...1549
†* adj. 2. affectionate, loving ...1656
† adj. 3. tending to affect or influence; influential, operative ...1656
• AFFECTLY † adv. ? earnestly, or pretendedly ...1628
• AFFECT THE LETTER † vb. to practice or study alliteration ...1588
• AFFECTUAL † adj. 1. earnest, ardent, eager, hearty ...1483
† adj. 2. pert. to the affections or emotions ...1604
• AFFECTUALLY † adv. 1. lovingly, fondly; affectionately ...1447
† adv. 2. with eager desire, earnestly ...1483
• AFFECTUOSITY † n. affection ...1727
• AFFECTUOUS † adj. 1. loving, affectionate, tender ...1460
† adj. 2. earnest in feeling or desire; eager, ardent,  hearty ...1494
† adj. 3. emotional; moving the emotions ...1674
†* adj. 4. influential, effective, successful ...1674
• AFFECTUOUSLY † adv. 1. affectionately; kindly, lovingly, tenderly ...1447
† adv. 2. with earnest feeling or desire; earnestly, ardently, eagerly ...1450
• AFFEEBLE † vb. to weaken, to enfeeble ...1480
• AFFEEBLED † adj. weakened, enfeebled ...1577-87
• AFFEEBLISH †* vb. to weaken, to enfeeble ...1483
• AFFEER vb. to settle, to confirm ...c1440
• AFFEIR † vb. to fall by right, to appertain, to become, to be proper or meet ...1375 N. Eng. dial.
• AFFEIRAND † adj. properly pertaining, appropriate, meet, proportionate ...1535 Sc.
• AFFEIRING † adj. properly pertaining, appropriate, meet, proportionate ...1535 Sc.
• AFFELLOWSHIP †* vb. to be in fellowship with, to accompany, to attend ...1559
• AFFERANT † adj. falling by right, pertaining, befitting, appropriate, suitable ...1480
• AFFERE † vb. 1. to frighten, to terrify, to make afraid ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to fall by right, to appertain, to become, to be proper or meet ...1375 N. Eng. dial.
• AFFERED adj. affected with fear or terror; frightened, afraid ...c1000
• AFFERRE †* vb. to remove, to go to distance ...c1380
• AFFESED †* adj. scared, alarmed, perturbed ...1614
• AFFIANCE † n. confidence generally; assurance ...1483
n. the act of confiding, or fact of having faith, in a person, quality, etc. faith, trust ...1330
• AFFIANTLY †* adv. confidently, with trust ...a1641
• AFFIDATE † adj. affianced, betrothed ...1755 Sc.
• AFFIDAVIT MAN n. a professional witness who, with pay, will swear to anything; a hired perjurer ...L17 sl.
• AFFIE n. 1. afternoon ...1990s sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a Black person ...2000s sl.
• AFFLEY'D adj. dismayed; afraid ...a1774 Sc.
• AFFLICT vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AFFLICTED adj. intoxicated with alcohol; drunk ...L17 sl.
• AFFLICTIONS n. mourning clothes ...M19 sl., orig. drapers' usage
• AFFLUDE vb. to injure the looks or appearance of anything; to disguise ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFFODILL n. the daffodil ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFFRISHY TOWN n. a Black neighbourhood or district ...1936 Amer. dial.
• AFFRONTLESS adj. shameless, not susceptible of grace ...1825 Sc.
• AFFRONTOUS †* adj. full of affront; insulting; hostile ...1598
• AFFRUG n. a spent wave receding from the shore ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFFWARD † adv. away, off ...1790 Sc.
• AFFY adj. lustful ...20C US sl.
• AFFY BUD n. a type of marijuana that originates in Afghanistan ...2004 UK sl.
• AFGAY n. a homosexual male ...E20 Pig Latin for 'fag'
• AFGHAN n. 1. a middle-aged gay man, who sometimes cross-dresses ...1960s US gay sl.
n. 2. Afghan hashish ...1960s drugs sl.
• AFGHANI n. Afghan hashish ...1960s drugs sl.
• AFGHANI BLACK n. variety of hashish from Afghanistan ...2003 UK sl.
• AFGHANI POLLEN n. variety of hashish from Afghanistan ...2003 UK sl.
• AFKANSASTAN n. Afghan marijuana grown in Kansas ...2001 US sl.
• AFKOP n. an aging prostitute ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• AFLAUGHT adv. lying flat ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFLEY vb. to dismay, to discomfit ...c1774 Sc. obs.
• AFLOAT adj. drunk ...E19 sl.
• AFLOUGHT adv. aflutter, agitated ...1768 Sc.
• AFLUNTERS adj. in a state of disorder; disarranged ...1891 Eng. dial.
• A.F.O. adj. exhausted by sexual excess (All Fucked Out) ...1990s sl.
• AFORWARD adv. forward, in front ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFRAIDLY adj. afraid ...1940 Amer. dial.
• AFRAMERICAN n. an American Black person ...20C US sl.
• AFRAWL prep. for all, in spite of ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFRICA n. anywhere mainly populated or used by the Black community ...L19 US sl.
• AFRICAN n. 1. marijuana ...1940s US drugs sl.
n. 2. a tailor-made, rather than hand-rolled, cigarette ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 3. in US casinos: a black betting chip worth $100 ...1983 US sl.
• AFRICAN APE n. (derogatory) a Black person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AFRICAN BILLIARDS n. the game of craps dice ...1910s US sl.
• AFRICAN BLACK n. a potent type of marijuana, presumed to be from Africa, possibly Morocco ...1970 US sl.
• AFRICAN BONES n. the game of craps dice ...1920s US sl.
• AFRICAN BUSH n. marijuana ...1979 US sl.
• AFRICAN CUE n. a closely cropped Afro ...1970 Amer. dial.
• AFRICANDER n. a White native of South Africa, esp. one of Dutch descent ...1822
• AFRICAN DOMINOES n. dice; specifically the game of craps ...1919 Amer. dial.
• AFRICAN DUST n. gold ...1950s US sl.
• AFRICAN GOLF n. the game of craps ...1919 Amer. sl.
• AFRICAN GOLF BALL n. 1. a die, usually in plural ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a watermelon ...1970s US Black sl.
• AFRICAN GOLFER n. a crap-shooter ...1910s US sl.
• AFRICAN GRAPE n. a watermelon ...1970s US Black sl.
• AFRICAN HARP n. a banjo ...1930s US sl.
• AFRICAN LAGER n. Guinness stout ...20C sl.
• AFRICAN NIGGER n. a tailor-made, rather than hand-rolled, cigarette ...1940s Aust. sl.
• AFRICAN PEOPLE'S TIME n. unpunctuality, flexible time, a general disregard for time-keeping ...1960s sl., orig. S. Afr.
• AFRICAN PILLS n. the game of craps dice ...1910s US sl.
• AFRICAN PLUM n. a watermelon ...1960s US Black sl.
• AFRICAN POOL n. the game of craps dice ...1919 US sl.
• AFRICAN QUEEN n. 1. a Black homosexual male ...1970s homosexual sl.
n. 2. a White homosexual male who prefers Black partners ...1970s homosexual sl.
• AFRICANS n. gambling tokens worth $100 ...sl.
• AFRICAN SKYSCRAPER n. a giraffe ...1950s US sl.
• AFRICAN TIME n. unpunctuality, flexible time, a general disregard for time-keeping ...1960s sl., orig. S. Afr.
• AFRICAN TOOTHACHE n. venereal disease ...1950s US sl.
• AFRICAN WIGGLER n. a worm used for bait ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AFRICAN WOODBINE n. marijuana cigarette ...1940s drugs sl.
• AFRICA SPEAKS n. strong liquor imported from South Africa ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• AFRICKY adj. African ...E17
n. fighting spirit; temper ...1838 Amer. dial.
• AFRIST adv. on trust or in a state of delay ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFRO adj. African; Black ...E20 US sl.
n. 1. an English or American person of African descent; a Black person ...1930s sl.
n. 2. a Black (occasionally White) hairstyle in which normally short, curly hair is allowed to grow out in a bush around the head, supposedly in the style of one's African forebears ...1930s orig. US Black
vb. 1. to dissuade ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 2. to grow one's hair into an Afro hairstyle ...1970s orig. US
• AFRO-AMERICAN adj. pert. to an American Black ...E20 US sl.
n. an American Black person ...E20 US sl.
• AFROED adj. wearing an Afro hairstyle ...1930s orig. US Black
• AFRO ENGINEERING n. shoddy, second-rate workmanship ...1970s US sl.
• AFROMOBILE n. 1. a three-wheeled vehicle used to convey tourists in Palm Beach, Florida; the drivers are invariably Black ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. any fashionable automobile, as a BMW, Mercedes, etc. ...1970s US Black sl.
• AFRONT adv. in front ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFRORE adj. frozen, stiff with frost ...1746 Eng. dial.
• AFRO-SAXON n. a Black person who behaves like or aspires to be like Caucasians ...M20 US Black sl.
• AFRO SET n. anywhere that Blacks used for talking or acting in furtherance of their own social and political betterment ...1970s US Black sl.
• AFRO-STYLE adj. wearing an Afro hairstyle ...1930s orig. US Black
• AFT adj. of a homosexual male: active ...1970s US homosexual sl.
n. afternoon ...1885 Amer. sl.
• AFTAX n. (derogatory) a Black-owned taxi, usually an old American-made car ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• AFTER n. afternoon ...1900s Aust. & US sl.
• AFTER-ANE adj. uniform, equable ...1810 Sc.
• AFTERBIRD n. a ship's officer ..1884 US nautical sl.
• AFTERBIRTH n. a general term of abuse ...1960s sl.
• AFTER-BURDEN n. the afterbirth ...1884 Eng. dial.
• AFTER-CAST n. consequences, effect, what may ensue ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFTERCLAP n. 1. ulterior and unexpected consequences, generally unpleasant; evil consequence ...1580 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything occurring when it has ceased to be expected; a sequel, anything that comes after; an afterthought ...1816 Eng. dial.
• AFTERCLAPS n. superfluous finery ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFTERCOME n. consequence, what comes after ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFTER-COMER n. a stranger, a visitor ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFTER-DARK n. a clerk; a bookmaker's clerk ...L19 rhyming sl.
• AFTER DAVY n. an affidavit ...M19
• AFTER-DAYLIGHT n. night ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFTERNOON DELIGHT n. sex in the afternoon ...1970s sl.
• AFTERDINNER n. the afternoon ...1927 Amer. dial.
• AFTER-DINNER MAN n. a tippler; someone who drinks after the noon meal and well into the evening; a drunkard ...E17 Brit. sl.
• AFTER-DINNER MINT n. a woman who is willing to swap sex for material favours (not including cash) ...1980s Aust. sl.
• AFTER EIGHT MINT adj. penniless ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'skint'
• AFTER-END n. the autumn ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFTER-FETCH n. an afterthought or action ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFTERGAIT adj. 1. seemly or fitting ...Bk1898 Sc.
adj. 2. tolerable, moderate, what does not exceed ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFTER-GANG vb. to follow ...1768 Sc.
• AFTERGLOW n. the winding down period following lovemaking; often the bit before getting up to go home ...Brit. sl.
• AFTER HAIR phr. chasing after women, esp. for sexual purposes ...19C sl.
• AFTERHEND adv. & prep. afterwards, after ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AFTER-HOURS n. an after-hours bar, club, or restaurant ...1950s US sl.
• AFTERINGS n. 1. outcome, results, consequences ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 2. the surplus; the remainder ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AFTER NIGHT adv. in the evening ...1804 Amer. dial.
n. the evening; the time after it gets dark ...1899 Amer. dial.
• AFTERNOON adj. late in performing any work, procrastinating; dilatory, slow ...1750 Eng. dial.
n. the buttocks, esp. when large and female ...1990s W. Indies & Barbados sl.
• AFTERNOON DELIGHT n. sex between meals ...Brit. sl.
• AFTERNOON FARMER n. a procrastinating one; hence a lazy person ...B1874 Eng. sl.
• AFTERNOONIFIED adj. smart, chic ...L19 sl.
• AFTERNOONING n. refreshment between dinner and tea ...1865 Eng. dial.
• AFTERNOON MAN n. a tippler; a drunkard ...E17 sl.
• AFTER ONE'S GREENS phr. in pursuit of sexual release or satisfaction; usually said of men ...19C Brit. sl.
• AFTERPARTY n. a celebration among intimates following another party ...Amer. sl.
• AFTERS n. 1. the course of a meal that comes after the main course; pudding, dessert ...1909 Brit. sl.
n. 2. after-hours drinking in a public house ...1930s Brit. sl.
• AFTER-SMATCH n. the flavour of anything after it is swallowed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AFTERSUPPER n. dessert ...1972 Amer. dial.
• AFTER THE FIRST BRUSH adv. after the first encounter or meeting ...1857
• AFTER THE LETTER † adv. literally ...1340 obs.
• AFTERTHOUGHT n. the youngest child in a family, esp. one born considerably later than the other children ...1914 sl.
• AFTER-WHILE, CROCODILE! int. used in parting as a response to 'see you later, alligator' ...1966 US sl.
• AFTER-YEAR n. a later year ...1858
• AFTER YOU, CLAUDE - NO, AFTER YOU, CECIL phr. used to depict a lack of aggression or unnecessary good manners ...1939 UK sl.
• AFTER YOU WITH THE PO, JANE phr. refers to the need to take turns in using and outdoor privy ...L19 sl.
• AFTER YOU WITH THE TROUGH! phr. used in response to someone's belching ...1977 UK sl.
• AFTIE n. afternoon ...1927 Aust. sl.
• AFTO n. afternoon ...1927 Aust. sl.
• AFTY n. the afternoon ...1990s sl.
• AG adj. 1. angry, annoyed, irritated, aggravated ...1990s US college sl.
adj. 2. crazy, fun ...1990s US college sl.
adj. 3. all good ...1997 US sl.
n. 1. the wash of waves on the seashore as by a steady wind from the sea ...1908 Sc.
n. 2. agriculture ...1910s sl.
n. 3. a country bumpkin ...1910s US sl.
n. 4. an agricultural college ...1910s US sl.
n. 5. an agricultural student ...1910s US sl.
n. 6. stir, eagerness ...1914 Sc.
n. 7. problems, trouble, annoyance, a nuisance ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. of waves of the sea when wind blows shoreward, or of the wind: to drive towards or against the shore ...1908 Sc.
vb. 2. to feel sick, to have an inclination to vomit ...1908 Sc.
vb. 3. to irritate, as by teasing ...1908 Sc.
vb. 4. to annoy, to upset, to bother ...1980s sl.
int. an exclamation of pleasure, irritation, or exasperation ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• AGAD! int. an exclamation and a minced oath from "Afore God!" and "By God!" ...L17
• AGAIN! int. used for expressing strong approval ...1996 Antigua and Barbuda
• AGAIN-CALL vb. to revoke ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AGAINST adj. addicted to or under the influence of a drug, usually opium or heroin ...L19 sl.
• AGAINST THE CLOCK phr. what you are said to be when time is short and you're in a hurry ...Brit. sl.
• AGAINST THE CURB adj. without money ...1995 US sl.
• AGAINST THE LAW adj. of a woman: extraordinarily beautiful ...1997 US sl.
• AGAINST THE PLUCK adv. reluctantly, against the grain ...L18 sl.
• AGAINST THE WALL adj. 1. said of a confidence swindle which is perpetrated without a fake office, extras, props, etc. ...1940 US sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AGAIT adv. 1. of an operation, business, process, etc.: going on, about ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
adv. 2. of a disease or the like: going about, prevalent ...1848 Eng. dial.
adv. 3. on the way, astir, going about, as opposed to lying down or confined to house or bed ...1860 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 4. of a person: going on with work; busy, occupied, engaged upon ...1865 Eng. dial.
adv. 5. of a machine or the like: going, in motion, in action ...1867 Eng. dial.
• A-GAME n. in a casino or cardroom: the poker game with the highest stakes ...1949 US sl.
• AGAMIST † adj. unmarried ...16C
† n. one who opposes marriage; one who does not marry; an unmarried person ...1553-87
• AGANE-SAY vb. to recall ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AGAR adj. ugly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
int. a form of oath ...1746 Eng. dial.
• AGA SAGA n. a genre of popular novel-writing, plotting comfortable, domestic and emotional middle-class lives ...1992 UK
• AGAST adj. terrified, afraid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AGASTMENT n. sudden terror ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AGATE adv. 1. of an operation, business, process, etc.: going on, about ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
adv. 2. of a disease or the like: going about, prevalent ...1848 Eng. dial.
adv. 3. on the way, astir, going about, as opposed to lying down or confined to house or bed ...1860 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 4. of a person: going on with work; busy, occupied, engaged upon ...1865 Eng. dial.
adv. 5. of a machine or the like: going, in motion, in action ...1867 Eng. dial.
adv. 6. briskly, as a fire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a very small person ...L16 sl.
n. 2. a small penis ...1967 US sl.
• AGATE-CRACKER n. a demanding task ...1940s US sl.
• AGATES adv. everywhere ...1816 Sc.
n. the testicles ...1941 US sl.
• AGATEWARD(S) adv. on the way towards home ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AGATHOKAKOLOGICAL adj. composed of good and evil ...a1843 nonce word
• A-GAY n. 1. a prominent, sough-after homosexual man ...1982 US sl.
n. 2. the homosexual elite ...1990s sl.
• AG COLL n. an agricultural college ...1910s US sl.
• AGE n. in cards: the player to the dealer's immediate left, who receives cards first; the eldest hand ...1882 sl.
• AGEABLE adj. advanced in years ...1845 Amer. dial.
• AGED IN WOOD adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AGEE adj. 1. crooked, uneven, awry ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of a door or gate: half-open, ajar ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of mental states: agitated, disturbed, slightly deranged ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AGEFUL adj. old, getting old ...1944 Amer. dial.
• AGELAST n. one who never laughs ...1877
• AGELASTIC † adj. never laughing; morose, gloomy ...1731
† n. one who never laughs; one who is perpetually sad ...1626
• AGEMATE † n. one of the same age; a contemporary ...1583
• AGENT n. 1. in Sc. law: a solicitor ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. any police officer ...1960s US Black sl.
• AGE OF PAIN n. Prohibition era ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AGE OF YEARS n. a very long time ...1969 Amer. dial.
• AGE OUT vb. 1. to grow too old to continue in a particular vocation ...1971 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to reach an age, usually in the 30s or 40s,when drugs no longer have the desired effect, whereupon the user gradually stops taking them voluntarily ...Amer. drugs sl.
• AGER BUMPS n. gooseflesh ...1954 Amer. dial.
• AGESOME adj. elderly ...1883 Eng. dial.
• AGEST adj. terrified, afraid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AGETHER adv. together ...Bk1898 Ireland obs.
• AGEY adj. characterized by age, aged, old ...1547 arch.
• AGFAY n. a male homosexual ...1940s Pig Latin for 'fag'
• AGG n. problems, trouble, annoyance ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to irritate, as by teasing ...1908 Sc.
vb. 2. to annoy, to upset ...1980s sl.
• AGGERATE † vb. heap up (lit. and fig.) ...1553-87
• AGGERAWATOR n. a favoured costermongers' hairstyle, consisting of a well-greased lock of hair twisted and pointing either at the corner of an eye or at an ear ...B1836 costermongers' sl.
• AGGERHEADED adj. dull, stupid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AGGERPERVOKE vb. to aggravate, to irritate, to provoke, to annoy ...1923 Amer. dial.
• AGGERVEX vb. to aggravate, to vex, to provoke ...1933 Amer. dial.
• AGGEY n. a long-handled hoe ...1960s US prison sl.
• AGGIE adj. agricultural, countrified ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. agriculture ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a country bumpkin ...1910s US sl.
n. 3. an agricultural college ...1910s US sl.
n. 4. an agricultural student ...1910s US sl.
n. 5. a long-handled hoe ...1960s US prison sl.
n. 6. a homosexual sailor ...1980s US homosexual sl.
n. 7. the adjutant general ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
n. 8. an agate or imitation marble ...Amer. sl.
• AGGIE EYES n. eyes that haven't had enough sleep ...Brit. sl.
• AGGIE FORTIS n. very strong drink, usually alcoholic but sometimes coffee ...M19 US sl.
• AGGISOM adj. frightful; fear-inspiring ...1908 Sc.
• AGGL vb. to soil, to defile ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AGGLE n. a mess; a confused or dirty state ...1902 Sc.
vb. to soil or defile; to make a mess ...1866 Sc.
• AGGOTS n. the testicles ...1940s US sl.
• AGGRAFRET vb. to aggravate or fret ...1919 Amer. dial.
• AGGRANOY vb. to irritate, to annoy ...L19 sl.
• AGGRATE † vb. 1. to please, to gratify, to inspire with satisfaction ...1591
† vb. 2. to thank, to express gratitude to ...1633
vb. 3. to irritate ...19C Eng. dial.
• AGGRAVATION n. 1. a railway station ...1920s Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 2. the difficulties that both sides of the professional law make for each other ...1960s sl., orig. UK police & criminals' sl.
n. 3. violence, quarrels, unpleasantness in general ...1960s sl.
• AGGRAVATORS n. the greasy locks of hair in vogue amongst costermongers and other street folk, worn twisted from the temple back towards the ear ...1860 sl.
• AGGRAVOKE vb. to provoke, to incite ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AGGRESSO n. an act of aggression ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. to act assertively ...20C teen & high school sl.
• AGGRESSOR n. in homosexual practices: the person assuming the more masculine or less submissive role ...20C colloq.
• AGGRESSIVE adj. in sadomasochistic sex: dominant ...1986 US sl.
• AGGRO adj. 1. aggravated, irritated, annoyed; aggressively angry ...1986 sl.
adj. 2. great; good ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. trouble, strife, problems; a nuisance; a source of annoyance or inconvenience ...1969 UK sl.
n. 2. aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs ...1969 Brit. sl.
n. 3. an aggressive person ...1969 Aust.
• AGGROVOKE vb. to annoy, to irritate ...1920s Aust. sl.
• AGGRUDGE †* vb. to grumble, to complain, to express dissatisfaction or annoyance ...1470
• AGIG adj. giggling, excited ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AGILIOUS †* adj. agile ...1599
• AGILITY n. female genitals ...19C sl.
• AGINNER n. one who opposes some specific position or point of view, or who tends to disfavour anything unfamiliar ...1941 Amer. dial.
• AGITAGIOUS † adj. quivering, shaking ...?1609
• AGITATE THE GRAVEL vb. to leave ...1940s US sl.
• AGITATE UP A STORM vb. to create a commotion (mental or physical) over something ...1954 Amer. dial.
• AGITATOR n. a bell-pull, a door-knocker ...M19 sl.
• AGIVE vb. to be pliant, yielding ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
• AGLEE adj. gleeful ...1899 Amer. dial.
• A-GLEG adj. asquint ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AGLET n. an icicle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AGLEY adj. wrong; awry ...1824 Sc. & Amer. dial.
adv. obliquely, aslant, turned to one side ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AGLIST adv. glistening ...1858
• AGLISTEN adv. glistening ...1891
• AGLORE adj. aplenty, in abundance ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AGLORY adj. aplenty, in abundance ...1969 Amer. dial.
• AGNAIL n. 1. a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail; a hangnail  ...Bk1898 Eng. dial. & Amer. dial.
• AGNAME n. an added name; a nickname ...1834 Sc.
• AGNATE n. a playing marble, orig. made of agate stone but since early 20th century commonly replaced by glass imitating agate in colour and pattern ...1969 Amer. dial.
• AGNATICAL †* adj. related on the father's side ...1660
• AGNES n. 1. a term of address used to one who is presumed to be a fellow homosexual ...1960s US homosexual sl.
n. 2. a playing marble which is considered special ...1969 Amer. dial.
• AGOG adj. askew, awry, out of line ...1969 Amer. dial.
adv. on the move, going ...1746 Eng. dial.
• A-GOGGLE adv. trembling, shaking with palsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AGOGGLED * adj. staring, having staring eyes ...1862
• AGOGIC † adj. pert. to modelling in wax ...1662
• A-GO-GO adj. 1. in the newest style; faddish, trendy ...Amer. sl.
adj. 2. of a rapid and dizzying tempo ...Amer. sl.
• AGOMENT n. aggravation, annoyance, frustration ...1957 Amer. dial.
• AGONE adj./adv. ago, since ...1823 Amer. dial. & Eng. dial.
• AGONIES n. the pain of withdrawal from narcotic drug use ...1970s drugs sl.
• AGONIZER n. one who makes intense efforts to gain a specific effect ...L19 UK society sl.
• AGONY n. 1. problems, difficulties ...M19 sl.
n. 2. style, fashion ...1900s sl.
n. 3. the sensations felt during sex ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• AGONY AUNT n. a problem-solving columnist of newspapers and magazines to whom the lovelorn and generally wretched can write and their letters will be answered in print or privately, usually female ...1970s sl.
• AGONY BOX n. 1. a piano ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. a record player, a phonograph ...1920s US sl.
n. 3. a radio ...1940s sl.
n. 4. a ukulele ...2000s sl.
• AGONY BUGGY n. an ambulance ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AGONY BUS n. an ambulance ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AGONY CHARIOT n. an ambulance ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AGONY COLUMN n. 1. the section of a newspaper dedicated to special advertisements, particularly those for missing relatives and friends, and thus filled with personal agony ...L19
n. 2. a regular newspaper or magazine feature containing readers' questions about personal problems with replies from a columnist, usually female ...1950s
• AGONY CRATE n. an ambulance ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AGONY HACK n. an ambulance ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AGONY IN RED n. a vermilion costume ...L19 sl.
• AGONY PIPE n. a clarinet ...1930s US sl.
• AGONY UNCLE n. a problem-solving columnist of newspapers and magazines to whom the lovelorn and generally wretched can write and their letters will be answered in print or privately, usually male ...1970s sl.
• AGONY WAGON n. an ambulance ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AGREAT adv. of work: done by the piece ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AGREEABLE RATTLE n. a chattering, but not unpleasant, young man ...L18 sl.
• AGREEABLE RUTS OF LIFE n. the vagina ...L19 sl.
• AGREE LIKE HARP AND HARROW † vb. not to agree at all (the things being utterly different, though their names alliterate) ...1563
• AGREEMENTS n. condiments and the like - salt, pepper, sugar, cream, etc.; the accessories of the table ...c1900 Sc.
• AGREEMONY † n. agreeableness ...1678 nonce word
• AGREE NOT TO DISAGREE vb. to cease quarrelling and determine to make amends ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AGREE TO AGREE vb. to cease quarrelling and determine to make amends ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AGREGADO n. a farmhand or a man allowed to work for himself on part of the landowner's soil ...1871 Amer. dial.
• AGRICOLOUS adj. engaged or interested in agriculture; rural ...1825 rare
• AGRICULTURAL adj. ungraceful or clumsy ...1930s Amer. sl.
• AGRICULTURAL STUDIES n. the cultivation of home-grown marijuana ...1990s US college sl.
• AGRO adj. mad; annoyed ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. a source of annoyance or inconvenience ...1969 sl.
n. 2. aggressive or violent behaviour, esp. formerly by skinhead gangs ...1969 Brit. sl.
n. 3. an aggressive person ...1969 Aust.
• AGRONOY vb. to irritate, to annoy ...L19 sl.
• AGROOF adj. face downwards, prone ...1721 Sc.
• AGROUND adj. ruined, at a loss ...L18 sl.
adv. on foot ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AGROVOKE vb. to annoy, to irritate ...1920s Aust. sl.
• AGRUE adv. of a state in which one shivers with cold or shudders with fear or repulsion; a-shiver, shuddering ...1856 Sc.
• AGRUFF adj. face downwards, prone ...1721 Sc.
• AGTEROS n. a plodder, a dawdler, one who lags behind ...L19 S. Afr. sl.
• AGUA! int. an exclamation of warning that an officer is making his rounds ...1990s US prison sl.
• AGUA ARDIENTE n. any strong alcoholic drink ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AGUACOTE n. the alligator pear or avocado ...1897
• AGUADIENTE n. any strong alcoholic drink ...1834 Amer. dial.
• AGUADINTE n. any strong alcoholic drink ...1847 Amer. dial.
• AGUARDENT n. any strong alcoholic drink ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AGUARDIENTE n. any strong alcoholic drink ...1857 Amer. dial.
• AGUE n. 1. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a general feeling of discomfort ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AGUE-FACED adj. twitchy ...1912 Amer. dial.
• AGUEFIED adj. pained, stiff, store, as with ague ...1939 Amer. dial.
• AGUERRIED †* adj. experienced in or trained for war ...1734
• AGUR-FORTY n. any very strong drink ...1859 Amer. dial.
• AGUSH'D adj. terrified, afraid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AGUSHMENT n. sudden terror ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• A.H. n. 1. the asshole, the anus ...1910s US euphemism
n. 2. a despised person; an asshole ...Amer. sl.
• AH-AH n. a stupid person; a fool ...1928 Amer. dial.
• AHAHANA int. shame on you ...1938 Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
• AH-AHS n. defecation ...Brit. sl.
• AHANA int. shame on you ...1938 Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
• AH-BAY-SAY n. the alphabet ...1920 Sc.
• AH CABBAGE n. a nickname for a Chinese immigrant ...1900s Aust. sl.
• AH CABBAGE JOHN n. a Chinese vegetable seller ...1900s Aust. sl.
• 'AH! DON'T MINGLE adj. of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq,
• A-HEAD n. 1. a frequent user of LSD ...1971 US sl.
n. 2. an amphetamine abuser ...1971 US sl.
• AHEAD adv. overhead ...1847 Eng. dial.
• AHEAD OF THE GAME adj. having an advantage in a competitive situation; having done more than necessary ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• AHEAT adv. in or into a hot or warm condition ...1871 Sc.
• AHECHIE int. an exclamation used in ludicrous contempt ...1825 Sc.
• AHEIGHT adv. on high, aloft ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AHENEAN †* adj. brazen ...1664
• AHIND adv. of place: in the rear, at the back, behind ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
prep. 1. of a place: at the back or in the rear of ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
prep. 2. of time: after, behind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• A-HISHI-BAW n. a lullaby ...Bk1911 Sc.
• AH LADS! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1839 Eng. dial.
• AH LAWFUL! int. an exclamation ...1790
• A-HOLE n. 1. an asshole; a very stupid or annoying person; a term of contempt ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. the anus ...1940s US sl.
• AHOME adv. at home ...Bk1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• A-HOMEL † adv. turned upside down; applied to a vessel whose bottom is upwards ...1825 Sc.
• AHOO adj. aslant, out of plumb, lopsided, awry ...1899 Amer. dial.
• AHORSE adv. on horseback ...1860
• AH SIN n. a Chinese person ...L19 Aust. sl.
• A-HUH adj. 1. awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. not straightforward or open; wrong ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. upset, vexed, anxious ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
• A-HUNGERED adj. hungry ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AHUNGRY adj. hungry, troubled with hunger adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. & Amer. dial.
• AI-AI n. methylated spirits or absolute alcohol, as drunk by alcoholics ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• AIBLES † adv. perhaps ...1819 Sc.
• AIBLINS adv. perhaps ...1721 Sc.
• AICKLE n. a molar tooth, a grinder ...1907 Sc.
• AIDANCE n. assistance, aid, means of help, support ...1593
• AIDANT adj. giving aid, helpful, helping, assisting ...1483
n. a helper, aide, assistant ...1475 rare
• A.I.F. adj. deaf (Australian Imperial Forces) ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
• AIFER † n. the exhalations which arise from the ground on a warm, sunny day ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AIG adj. eager ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
† n. sourness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIGH vb. to frighten; to control through fear or awe ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• A-IGHT phr. all right ...1990s US Black & college sl.
• AIGLE n. 1. an icicle ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a spangle, tinsel, ornament ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIGLE-TOOTH n. a tooth sharp and pointed like a needle ...1867 Eng. dial.
• AIGRE adj. 1. of wind: sharp, cutting ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
adj. 2. sour, tart ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
• AIK n. a merry meeting; a rustic dance or gathering ...1848 Eng. dial.
vb. wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AIKANE n. a friend ...1938 Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
• AIKER adj. of the face: sharp, keen, pointed ...1912 Sc.
• AIKIE GUINEAS † n. the name given by children to small flat shells, bleached by the sea ...1825 Sc.
• AIKIES! int. that's mine! I want to do that!; a child's term used to claim the whole or an equal part of an object ...1930s US sl.
• AIKONA! int. never! absolutely not! ...1950s S. Afr.
• AIKYSPIRED adj. of cloth, etc.: spotted with mouldiness, mouldy ...1929 Sc.
• AIL n. 1. an illness, ailment, or complaint ...1750 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an evil ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to hinder, to prevent ...1817 Sc.
• AIL ALONG vb. to be or seem to be slightly ill ...1933 Amer. dial.
• AIL AROUND vb. to be or seem to be slightly ill ...1933 Amer. dial.
• AIL AT v. to have an objection to ...c1817 Sc.
• AIL AWAY vb. to dwindle ...1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AILD vb. to make mildly ill; to trouble or upset ...1903 Amer. dial.
• AILDED adj. ailed ...1845 Amer. dial.
• AILDY † adj. ailing, poorly ...1697 Eng. dial.
• AILING n. sickness, ailment, a long-standing illness ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AILISH adj. slightly ill ...1941 Amer. dial.
• AILUROPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of cats ...E20
• AILY adj. slightly ill, not well ...1952 Amer. dial.
• AIM adj. 1. of distance, etc.: near, close ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
adj. 2. mean, stingy, 'near' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. nearly akin, related ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of numbers: even ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. an idea, conjecture ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a blast of hot air, a hot glow ...1907 Sc.
vb. to suppose, to conjecture; to anticipate, to forecast, to expect ...1877 Eng. dial.
• AIM ARCHIE AT THE ARMITAGE vb. to urinate ...1970s Aust. sl.
• AIMATION n. guesswork ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIM FOR THE SKY vb. to aspire to something; to set one's goals high ...Amer. sl.
• AIMIE n. 1. a capsule, tablet, or ampule containing amyl nitrite ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a capsule or tablet containing an amphetamine ...1969 Amer. sl.
• AIMLESS adj. senseless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIMSOME adj. ambitious, speculative ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIMSTART n. a starting point ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIMY adj. shrewd ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIN vb. to throw, to fling; esp. to throw stones, etc. ...1825 Eng. dial.
• AINA? phr. Ain't it? Isn't that so? Don't you agree? ...1947 Amer. dial.
• AINLIE † adj. familiar, not estranged ...1825 Sc..
• AINNA? phr. Ain't it? Isn't that so? Don't you agree? ...1947 Amer. dial.
• AINE vb. to throw, to fling; esp. to throw stones, etc. ...1825 Eng. dial.
• AINISH adj. 1. unpleasant, used esp. of the weather; showery, rainy ...1814 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. awkward, ill-tempered ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• AINT vb. to heed, to care for something, to tend, to look after someone ...1908 Sc.
• AIN'TING adj. rustic, uneducated ...20C US sl.
• AIN'T IT? phr. Isn't that so? ...1927 Amer. dial.
• AIN'T IT A TREAT n. a street ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• AIN'T LIFE A GRIN phr. a cynical expression of misfortune ...1970s US college sl.
• AIN'T LONG ENOUGH phr. of money: not enough, insufficient ...1970s US Black sl.
• AIN'T NOTHING TO IT phr. everything is simple; there are no problems ...1970s US Black sl.
• AIN'T NOWHERE phr. I'm not doing anything ...1940s US Black college sl.
• AIN'T SAYING NOTHING phr. indicates that the subject is of no importance ...1970s US Black sl.
• AIN'T SHE SWEET n. a seat ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• AIN'T THAT A CAUTION! int. exclamation of surprise ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AINTY adj. attentive, kindly ...1929 Sc.
• AIR adj. early ...1737 Sc.
n. 1. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a small quantity of anything; a taste ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the sky, clouds ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to taste ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 2. to warm, to take the chill off ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AIR-BAGS n. the lungs ...Amer. sl.
• AIR BARREL n. in pool: that which backs a bet made without money to back the bet ...1990 US sl.
• AIR BALL n. a basketball throw that misses everything, esp. the basket ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• AIRBRAIN n. a stupid or silly person ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• AIRBRAINED adj. stupid, stilly ...Amer. sl.
• AIR CAN n. a bomb when dropped from an aircraft ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIR CANARY n. a female aviator; a pilot assigned to fly aircraft to combat areas as opposed to a combat pilot ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIR CORPS CHICKEN n. a fowl that is all wings ...Bk1944 service sl. SC
• AIRDALE n. an ugly man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AIR-DANCE n. the final cocking of the legs of a hanging victim; a hanging ...1920s sl.
vb. to hang ...Brit. sl.
• AIREDALE n. 1. an unattractive man ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a fool; a worthless person; a pest ...1920s US sl.
n. 3. a guard or watchman ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 4. a trustworthy friend ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 5. one who runs errands for bootleggers or drug sellers ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 6. an airplane handler on an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 7. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. an unattractive woman ...1950s US sl.
n. 9. a drifter; a tramp ...1960s US sl.
• AIREL † n. 1. an old name for a flute; properly applied to a pipe made from a reed ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 2. musical tones of whatever kind ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AIR EXPRESS n. sexual intercourse with an airline steward ...1980s US homosexual sl.
• AIREY n. the 'area' of a house, adjacent to the basement steps ...M19 sl.
• AIR FOAM n. froth which forms on the surface of boiling jam ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AIR GOOSE n. amphibian airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIR GUITAR n. an imaginary instrument played by would-be guitar heroes ...20C sl.
• AIR HAWK n. a combat pilot ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIRHEAD n. 1. a stupid, silly, or foolish person; a dolt ...1972 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 2. someone who is out of it ...20C teen & high school sl.
• AIRHEADED adj. stupid, silly, giddy ...Amer. sl.
• AIR HEBREWS n. sandals ...1960s US college sl.
• AIR HOG n. one who flies at every opportunity ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIRHOLE n. the anus ...1920s US euphemism
• AIR HOOK n. one's nose ...1950 Amer. dial.
• AIR HOSE n. invisible socks; no socks ...Bk2000 Amer.sl.
• AIRIFIED adj. given to putting on airs, conceited, stuck up ...1933 Amer. dial.
• AIRIFY vb. to put on airs ...1898 Amer. dial.
• AIRISH adj. 1. chilly, cool; breeze ...1641 Sc., Eng. dial. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. inclined to put on airs ...1943 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. effeminate in manner ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AIR IT OUT vb. to expend energy ...1960s US sl.
• AIRJAMMER n. a big talker; a boaster ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AIR JANE n. a female aviator; a pilot assigned to fly aircraft to combat areas as opposed to a combat pilot ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIRLING n. a young, thoughtless, gay person; a giddy, frivolous person; a coxcomb ...1611
• AIR LIZZIE n. an airplane manufactured by the Ford Motor Company ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIRLOCK vb. to stop in one's tracks ...20C Irish sl.
• AIRLOCKED adj. drunk ...20C Irish sl.
• AIR LOFT n. a warning to run away ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• AIRLY adv. pretentiously ...L18 US sl.
• AIRMAIL n. 1. garbage (and, in prison, human waste) that is thrown out of windows, esp. in tenements and prison, instead of being taken to dustbins, loaded into disposal chutes, etc. ...1950s UK & US sl.
n. 2. a stone or similar heavy weight dropped from a freeway overpass, building roof, etc. ...2000s US sl.
• AIR-MAN-CHAIR n. the chairman or master of ceremonies ...L19 sl.
• AIR MERCHANT n. a talkative person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIRNESS n. the state or condition of being early ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AIRNY adj. hard or strong as iron ...1791 Sc.
• AIR OFF ONESELF vb. to show off one's superior status at others' expense ...20C W. Indies sl.
• AIR OF THE FIRE n. the heated atmosphere surrounding a fire ...1877 Eng. dial.
• AIR ONE'S BELLY vb. to empty one's stomach; to vomit ...1960 Amer. sl.
• AIR ONE'S HEELS vb. to loiter about, to dawdle ...M19 sl.
• AIR ONE'S LUNGS vb. 1. to swear ...1911 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to argue or talk at length ...1969 Amer. dial.
• AIR ONE'S PAUNCH vb. 1. to vomit ...1920 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to boast, to brag ...1928 US sl., chiefly Western usage
• AIR ONE'S PORES vb. to undress oneself; to be naked ...1900s sl.
• AIR ONE'S TONGUE vb. to talk ...Brit. sl.
• AIR ONE'S TONSILS vb. to talk emptily ...1960s US sl.
• AIR OUT vb. 1. to flee, to escape, to leave ...1942 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to stroll in the open air; to saunter; to go for a walk ...1942 Amer. dial., originally Black usage
• AIR OUT ONE'S MOUTH ON vb. to speak aggressively or abusively ...20C W. Indies sl.
• AIR PIE AND A WALK AROUND n. a clerk's lunch; i.e. no food ...L19 sl.
• AIRPLANE n. 1. a very large mosquito ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a device used for holding a marijuana cigarette that has burnt down to the stub ...1970 US sl.
n. 4. marijuana ...1998 UK sl.
• AIRPLANE BLONDE n. a woman with dyed blonde hair ...1990s sl.
• AIRPLANE BUG n. a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AIRPLANE DRESS n. a dress with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
• AIRPLANE FLY n. a dragonfly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AIRPLANE SKIRT n. a skirt with a long slit reaching the groin ...2000s sl.
• AIR PUDDING n. nothing, esp. nothing to eat ...1862 US sl.
• AIR PUDDING AND WIND SAUCE n. nothing to eat; nothing ...1927 US sl.
• AIR QUOTES n. a twitching movement of the first and second fingers of each hand to quote another or emphasize or be sarcastic about a statement ...Amer. sl.
• AIR RAID n. continuous talk ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• AIR RAIDER n. 1. a talkative person ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 2. an argumentative female ...1960s Aust. sl.
• AIR ROCK n. a disturbance of the air ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIRS n. 1. fits of ill-humour; fretfulness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. state-of-the-art, high-priced trainers ...1990s US teen sl.
• AIRS AND GRACES n. 1. faces ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 2. horse-races ...1910s Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 3. braces ...1920s Brit. rhyming sl.
• AIRSICK PIGEON n. symbol of usefulness, as in 'you're as much use as an airsick pigeon' ...Brit. sl.
• AIR-SUCKER n. a jet aircraft ...1964 US aviation sl.
• AIR THE DAIRY of a woman: to expose the breast ...c1780 sl.
• AIRTIGHT adj. 1. complete, unassailable ...L19 US colloq.
adj. 2. attractive ...1920s US sl.
adj. 3. of a town or city: absolutely safe for criminal activities since the authorities have been fully and comprehensively paid off ...1940s US criminals' sl.
adj. 4. extremely mean ...1970s sl.
adj. 5. in sexual contexts: having every body orifice filled ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• AIRTIGHTS n. canned food ...1897 Amer. dial.
• AIR TIME n. the time a basketball player remains in the air while making a slam dunk ...Amer. sl.
• AIRTORIAL n. an editorial on aviation ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AIR WEAR n. an aggressive young person ...1990s UK juvenile usage
• AIR WEEPS, THE phr. it rains ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AIRY adj. 1. mentally unbalanced ...M19 Irish sl.
adj. 2. inclined to put on airs, conceited, stuck up ...L18 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. effeminate in manner ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the 'area' of a house, adjacent to the basement steps ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a ventilator in a prison cell ...1970s sl.
• AIRYATED adj. over-excited, angry ...1920s sl.
• AIRY-FAIRIES n. large feet ...1930s sl.
• AIRY-FAIRY adj. 1. delicate or light as a fairy ...1869
adj. 2. insubstantial; of wishful thinking; trivial, of minimal importance ...1920s sl.
• AIRYFIED adj. given to putting on airs, conceited, stuck up ...1933 Amer. dial.
• AIT n. 1. an island in a river ...1840 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a custom, a habit, esp. used of a bad one ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AITCH n. 1. a mantelpiece ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. heroin ...1920s drugs sl.
• AITCH DROPPER n. chiefly used of a Cockney, but basically anyone who doesn't speak properly ...Brit sl.
• AITCH-PIECE n. the catch or tongue of a buckle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AITEN † n. a partridge ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AITTRIE adj. of the weather: cold, bleak ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. cold, bleak weather ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AIVER n. a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Sc.
• AIVERIE adj. not very hungry, but eager to eat; very hungry ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AIVERING adj. eager for, hungering ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AIZAM-JAZAM adj. 1. equitable, fair and square ...1894 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. equal in size, weight, or value ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. in an equitable manner ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AIZE n. a large blazing fire ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AIZLE n. a hot cinder; a live coal or ember ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• A.J. n. Armani jeans ...1980s US Black sl.
• AJAX n. 1. an outhouse; a lavatory ...L16 sl.
n. 2. tax ...Brit. rhyming sl
n. 3. in hold 'em poker: an ace and a jack as the first two cards dealt to a particular player ...1981 US sl.
• AJEE adj. 1. crooked, uneven, awry ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of a door or gate: half-open, ajar ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of mental states: agitated, disturbed, slightly deranged ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AJUSI n. an uncle ...1972 Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
• A.K. n. 1. a sycophant; an Ass-Kisser ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. an old man; an Alte Kacker ...E20 US sl.
n. 3. an old fogey ...1920s US sl., orig. theatre
n. 4. a toady (Ass-Kisser) ...1930s US sl.
n. 5. the AK-47 automatic or semi-automatic assault weapon ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. to curry favour by obsequious behaviour (Ass-Kiss) ...1939 US sl.
• AK47 n. a variety of marijuana ...2002 sl.
• A.K.A. n. an alias, a false name ...1955 sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• AKALE † adj. cold, frozen ...c1320
• AKAMAI adj. smart, clever, skilful, learned, expert, ingenious ...1840 Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
• AK AMP n. an amputation at the knee ...1990 US Vietnam war medic usage
• AKAMY n. a weak or infirm person or animal; a weakling; also, a term of abuse ...1908 Sc.
• AKE vb. to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AKERATE vb. to rust as iron does ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AKERMAN'S HOTEL n. Newgate prison ...c1788 Eng. sl.
• AKETHA! int. indeed! ...1746 Eng. dial.
• AKETHER! int. indeed! ...1746 Eng. dial.
• AKEY-OKEY adj. satisfactory ...1960 US sl.
• AKIMBO adj. 1. arrogant, stand-offish ...1940s UK society sl.
adj. 2. crooked, out of alignment ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. to saunter with one's hands on one's hips ...1946 Amer. dial.
• AKINK adj. kinked, bent (as at the 'elbow' or bend of wing); not fully extended ...1960 Amer. dial.
• AKINNED adj. akin, related ...1937 Amer. dial.
• AKIP adj. asleep ...1950s sl.
• AKKA n. money, whether change or notes ...1910s sl. orig. military
• AKKAS n. money ...1939 Brit. services' sl.
• AKKERS n. money ...1939 Brit. services' sl.
• AKKES! int. dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children ...1982 Amer. dial.
• AKKES BAKKES! int. dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children ...1982 Amer. dial.
• AKKIE! int. dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children ...1982 Amer. dial.
• AKLIN n. a sullen person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AKNOW † vb. 1. to come to know, to recognize ...933
† vb. 2. to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• AKNOWN adj. known, acquainted ...1938 Amer. dial.
• AKS vb. to ask ...2005 UK sl.
• AL adj. not to be believed (Always Lying) ...1995 US sl.
n. 1. a fool, a jester; a silly person ...1857 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a mythical alligator of the Mississippi River ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the shoe width A ...Amer. shoe-shop usage
vb. to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
• ALA n. 1. a path, a road ...1951 Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
n. 2. the buttocks, the behind ...1990s sl.
• ALA-ALA'S n. the testicles ...1981 Hawaiian youth sl.
• ALABAM n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALABAMA n. 1. a native of Alabama ...20C US Black sl.
n. 2. a hammer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALABAMA EGG n. an egg fried in the hollow centre of a piece of bread ...1951 Amer. dial.
• ALABAMA KLEENEX n. toilet paper or absorbent kitchen paper ...1960s US sl.
• ALABAMA LIE DETECTOR n. a police baton ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• ALABAMA MARBLES n. dice ...1910s US sl.
• ALABAM' ASSASSIN n. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALABAMA WOOL n. 1. cotton clothing, esp. underwear ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 2. cotton ...1958 US sl.
• ALABAMY n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALABASTER n. 1. a playing marble made to resemble alabaster ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. plaster ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• A-LA-BEFF n. vaginal intercourse, the woman on hands and knees and the man entering from behind ...1980 Trinidad and Tobago
• ALABLASTER n. alabaster ...1805 Eng. dial.
• ALACK! int. alas! ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ALACK-A-DAY! int. an exclamation of grief, sorrow, regret,  or distress ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• À LA COMANCHE phr. hanging on the side of a horse as the Comanche Indian did in battle ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALACOMPAIN n. rain ...M19 rhyming sl.
• ALACRAN n. a scorpion ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALACRANY n. a scorpion ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALACRIATE †* vb. to make cheerful and lively; to excite; to rouse to action; to encourage; to embolden ...1657
• ALACRIFY vb. to make cheerful; to rouse to action; to excite ...1864 rare
• ALACRIOUS † adj. brisk, lively, active, cheerful, gay, joyful ...1602
• ALADDIN'S CAVE n. the location of a successful thief's ill-gotten gains ...1970 UK police sl.
• ALAG adv. not sufficiently upright; too horizontal, as in placing a ladder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. (usually as 'a-lag') a sporting term for a flight of geese ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALAGAZAM adj. excellent, fine ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ALAIRE adv. a short time ago ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALAKANEE! † int. alas! ...1788 Sc.
• ALAMAGOOZLUM n. maple syrup made by melting down the sugar ...1895 Amer. dial.
• ALAMBRISTA n. a Mexican illegally present in the US ...1974 US Border Spanish
• ALAMEDA n. 1. a public park or walk lined with trees ...1824 Amer. dial.
n. 2. in bar dice games: a roll that produces no points for the player ...1971 US sl.
• ALA-MONA-GORGEOUS adj. 1. excellent, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. (also as (alamonagorgeous) resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALAMORT adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALANA n. a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANAH n. a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• A LA NATURAL adj. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALAN BORDER adj. of events, behaviour, or people: unacceptable, excessive, in bad taste ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'out of order'
n. order ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALAN LADD adj. sad ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALAN MINTER n. a splinter ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALANNA n. a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANNAH n. a form of address; a term of endearment ...1839 Ireland
• ALANS n. knickers ...1960s Brit. rhyming sl. (Alan Whickers)
• ALANTOM † adv. at a distance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALANTUM † adv. at a distance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALANUI n. a main path; a wide and frequented path ...1938 Amer. dial.
• ALAN WHICKER n. £1 ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'nicker'
• ALAN WHICKERS n. knickers ...1960s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALARE adv. a short time ago ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALARM n. a cry of a bird or animal ...Bk1898 Ireland
• ALARM BIRD n. the kookaburra ...1943 Aust.
• ALARM CLOCK n. 1. a worrier, a nag ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a chaperon(e) ...1920s US college sl.
n. 3. a college professor ...1940s US Black sl.
• ALARMING adv. extensively, very, exceedingly ...1874 Eng. dial.
• ALARM-NOTE n. the note of a bird when startled ...1879 Ireland
• ALARUM n. disturbance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALAS-A-DAY! int. alas! ...1703 Eng. dial.
• ALAS-AT-EVER! † int. an exclamation of pity ...1703 Eng. dial.
• ALASKA TIME n. unpunctuality ...1970s US sl.
• ALASKA TURKEY n. a salmon ...19C US sl.
• ALASKAN TRADE n. a compliment given or reported to another on condition of receiving one in exchange ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ALASSEN conj. lest ...1851 Eng. dial.
• A-LATE adv. lately ...1679 Eng. dial.
• ALAWK! int. an exclamation of sorrow; alas! ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALBANY BEEF n. the flesh of the sturgeon ...1791 Amer. dial.
ׇ ALBATROSS n. chicken – roasted, broiled, or stewed ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ALBERCA n. a water hole, a water pocket, a watering place ...1892 Amer. dial.
• ALBERT HALL n. a wall ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALBERTINE n. an adroit, calculating, business-like mistress ...L19 sl.
• ALBUM QUILT n. a quilt in which each block, usually bearing an autograph or brief verse, is contributed by a different person ...1947 Amer. dial.
• ALCABALA † n. a tax, esp. a sales tax ...1824 Amer. dial.
• ALCALDE n. a local official; now also any important or self-important person ...1803 Amer. dial.
• AL CAPONE n. 1. phone ...Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 2. heroin ...2002 UK sl.
• ALCHEMY † n. sexual intercourse ...literary usage
• ALCHO n. an alcoholic ...1996 UK sl.
• ALCHY n. 1. alcohol; often applied specifically to illicit liquor or to whisky ...1844 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 2. a drunkard or alcoholic ...1929 sl.
• ALCI n. an alcoholic; a drunk ...1920s US sl.
• ALCO n. an alcoholic ...1980s sl.
• AL COHOL n. alcohol; alcohol personified ...E20 US sl.
• ALCOHOLIDAY n. 1. Prohibition era ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a holiday or festive period that is spent drinking alcohol ... sl.
• ALCOHOLIST n. an alcoholic ...1888
• ALCOHOLIZE vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALCOHOLIZED adj. saturated with alcohol; drunk ...E20 US sl.
• ALCOHOLIZER n. an alcoholic ...1890
• ALCOHOL RUB n. a cocktail party ...1968 US sl.
• ALCOVE n. the female genitals ...L19 Brit. sl.
• ALDER-BEST † adv. best of all ...16C
• ALDERMAN n. 1. a long (generally clay) pipe ...c1800 Eng. sl.
n. 2. a turkey ...Bk1890 sl.
n. 3. a big stomach ...1934 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an officer worker who informs on his fellow workers ...1981 US circus and carnival usage
• ALDERMAN IN CHAINS n. a roast turkey well-stuffed and garnished with pork sausages ...Bk1890 sl.
• ALDERMAN LUSHINGTON n. intoxicating drink ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• ALDERMAN'S BELLY n. a big stomach ...1934 Amer. dial.
• ALDERMAN'S NAIL n. an animal's tail ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALDERSHOT WHORE n. four ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• AL DESKO adv. of a meal: consumed at your desk at work ...1981 US sl.
• ALDGATE EAST n. a priest ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALE-BRAINS n. 'one who has to take his glass before he can set his wits to work' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALEC n. a fool or simpleton; an idiot ...1919 Aust. sl.
• ALECIE adj. intoxicated with ale ...L16 sl.
• ALECK n. 1. an idiot ...1919 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a rat ...1934 Amer. dial.
• ALE-CONNER n. a manorial officer whose duty it was to look to the assize and goodness of bread and ale within the precincts of the manor ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALECY adj. intoxicated with ale ...L16 sl.
• ALE DRAPER † n. an innkeeper or publican ...1747 Eng. dial.
• ALED UP adj. under the influence of beer; drunk ...1930s sl.
• ALEER adj. empty, unladen ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-FINDER n. a manorial officer whose duty it was to look to the assize and goodness of bread and ale within the precincts of the manor ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALEGAR n. vinegar made from ale; malt vinegar; sour ale used as vinegar ...1773 Eng. dial.
• ALE-HOUSE n. a house where ale is sold ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ALE-KNIGHT n. a tippler; a drunkard ...L16 Brit. sl.
• ALEMNOCH n. milk ...18C sl.
• ALE-SCORE n. the debt for drink at an ale-house recorded with chalk marks on the door ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-SOAKED adj. full of beer; drunk ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-SOAKER n. an ale-drinker; a drunkard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-SOP n. a drunkard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE SPINNER n. a brewer or publican ...Bk1890 sl.
• ALESS prep. unless ...1897 Sc.
• ALE-SWAB n. an ale-drinker, a sot, a drunkard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-SWATTLER n. an ale-drinker, a sot, a drunkard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALETANK n. a heavy drinker ...2002 UK sl.
• ALE-TASTER n. an officer appointed to prevent the adulteration of ale ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• A-LEVELS n. anal sex, esp. when advertised as a service offered by a prostitute ...2003 UK sl.
• ALE-WEEAN n. a female publican ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-WHISP † n. the bush hung in front of an inn to show that ale was sold there ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-WIFE n. a woman who keeps an inn ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-WISP n. a drunkard ...19C Brit. sl.
• ALEXANDER n. 1. a certainty ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. a telephone ...1999 UK sl.
vb. to hang someone ...L17 sl.
• ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL n. a cell ...1980s Aust. prison rhyming sl.
• ALEXANDER HAMILTON n. 1. one's signature ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a ten-dollar bill ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ALEXANDRA LIMP n. a manner of walking taken up by fashionable society as a deliberate tribute to the way in which Princess Alexandra (1844-1925), then Princess of Wales, walked ...c1870 UK society usage
• ALEXANDRA STEP n. a manner of walking taken up by fashionable society as a deliberate tribute to the way in which Princess Alexandra (1844-1925), then Princess of Wales, walked ...c1870 UK society usage
• ALE-YOTTLER n. an ale-drinker, a sot, a drunkard .,..Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALE-YOTTLING adj. 'given to pot companionship' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALF n. 1. an uneducated, unsophisticated and unthinkingly conservative Australian ...1960 Aust.
n. 2. an alien life-form ...Bk1998 sl.
• ALFALFA adj. rustic, slow, peasant-like ...1910s US sl.
n. 1. a beard, whiskers ...L19 sl.
n. 2. the countryside, as opposed to the town or city ...1900s sl.
n. 3. a bed ...1910s sl.
n. 4. money ...1917 US circus & carnival usage
n. 5. dried spinach or other dehydrated vegetables ...1920s sl.
n. 6. nonsense, rubbish ...1930s sl.
n. 7. tobacco ...1930s sl.
n. 8. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• ALFALFA PICKER n. any outsider; a person who is not from your community, and doesn't belong ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ALF A MO n. 1. a cigarette, esp. when it proves hard to keep alight ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a small moustache ...1910s Aust. sl.
• ALF GARNETT n. the hair ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'Barnet'
• ALFIE BASS n. gas ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALFIRED adj. extreme ...M19 US euphemism for 'hell-fired'
• ALFRED n. 1. the shoe width A ...Amer. shoe-shop usage
n. 2. weight ...1990s rhyming sl. (Alfred the Great)
• ALFRED DAVID n. an affidavit ...M19 sl.
• ALFRED DAVY n. an affidavit ...M19 sl.
• ALFRED THE GREAT n. weight ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALFY n. an affidavit ...M19 sl.
• ALGATE(S) adv. 1. in every way, by all means ...1884 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. however, at all events, at any rate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALGERINE n. one who acts like a pirate ...1841 US
• ALGERINING n. the act of prowling about with an intention to steal; robbery ...1887 Eng. dial.
• ALGERNON n. a young male aristocrat or upper-class male ...L19 sl.
• ALGIE n. a young male aristocrat ...L19 sl.
• ALGOSE † adj. full of seaweed, and/or extremely cold, chilly ...1731 (See the blog post by clicking on the word for notes about the definition)
• ALGUACIL n. a constable or justice of the peace ...1888 Amer. Southwest., now hist.
• ALGUAZIL n. a constable or justice of the peace ...1888 Amer. Southwest., now hist.
• ALGY n. a young male aristocrat or upper-class male ...L19 Brit, sl.
• ALI n. a nickname for any man surnamed "Barber" ...20C sl.
• ALIAMBA n. phencyclidine ...1980s drugs sl.
• ALIAS adj. dangerous, violent ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• ALIAS MAN n. a confidence swindler ...1961 Jamaica sl.
• ALI BABA n. an alibi ...Brit. sl.
• ALIBI n. 1. a weak excuse ...1899 US sl.
n. 2. in sports: an excuse for not performing well ...1914 US sl.
n. 3. in a rigged carnival game: the reason given by the game operator to disqualify a legitimate win ...1985 US sl.
vb. 1. to excuse oneself speciously; usually with 'out' or 'away' ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to hedge; to avoid an issue ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to malinger ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ALIBI DAY n. among loggers: payday ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ALIBI GHEE n. a person who can be counted on to provide an alibi for a criminal ...1950 US sl.
• ALIBI IKE n. any criminal who regularly asserts alibis when questioned about a crime ...1915 US sl.
• ALIBI ORDER n. firing an extra shot because of rifle trouble or something ...Bk1944 service sl.
• ALICE n. 1. Alice Springs; in early use, was preceded by 'the' ...1901 Aust. sl.
n. 2. LSD ...1972 UK sl.
n. 3. a military backpack ...1988 US sl.
• ALICE BLUE n. the police ...1930s US homosexual sl.
• ALICE BLUE GOWN n. the police ...1930s US homosexual sl.
• ALICE B. TOKLAS n. a marijuana brownie ...1960s drugs sl.
• ALICE B. TOKLAS BROWNIES n. chocolate brownies laced with marijuana or hashish ...1969 US sl.
• ALICK n. an idiot ...1919 Aust. sl.
• ALICKADOO n. a rugby club official or committee member ...1997 Ireland sl.
• A-LICKER n. a toady; a sycophant ...1990s US sl.
• ALICRAN n. a scorpion ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALIE adv. in a recumbent position, lying flat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. a pet, a favourite ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. to pet, to cherish ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ALIEN n.  in casino gambling: a betting chip from another casino ...1983 US sl.
• ALIEN CARD n. a card not belonging to the deck in play ...sl.
• ALIENILOQUY † n. a speaking wide of the purpose, or not to the matter in hand ...1731
• ALI G n. a pee, a wee ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALIGHT adj. drunk ...Bk1942 sl.
• ALIGHT AND LOOK AT ONE'S SADDLE phr. come in and sit a spell; an invitation to stop and talk, and perhaps to share a meal ...1912 Amer. dial.
• ALII n. a noble person; a chief ...1938 Amer. dial. (Hawaii)
• ALIICIDE n. murder ...1868 nonce word
• ALIKAY n. the bridegroom's man; he who attends on the bridegroom, or is employed as his precursor, at a wedding ...1818 Sc.
• ALIMONIOUS adj. laying claim to alimony ...1883
• ALIMONY GALLERY n. ex-wives of players at an exhibition game by celebrity filmmakers ...2002 Can. sl.
• ALI OOP n. excrement ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'poop'
• A-LIST n. used for denoting all that is associated with the greatest contemporary fame and celebrity ...1984 US sl.
• ALIST † adv. recovering from faintness or decay; used with regard to one recovering from a swoon ...1768 Sc.
• A-LIST GAY n. the homosexual elite ...1990s sl.
• ALIVE adj. 1. knowledgeable; aware, esp. of a criminal scheme ...M19 sl.
adj. 2. on the alert, active, smart ...Bk1890 sl.
adj. 3. of bread or fruit: retaining freshness ...1912 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. well-off, wealthy ...1930s US criminals' sl.
adj. 5. lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 6. attached to a burglar alarm ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
adj. 7. said of a multiple-race bet in horse racing in which the first or early legs of the bet have been won ...1989 Aust. sl.
adj. 8. in horse racing; said of a horse subject to heavy betting ...1990 US sl.
adj. 9. said of a person when he has money ...Brit. sl.
• ALIVE AND KICKING adj. alert, vigorous ...B1859 sl.
• ALIVEO adj. alert, active ...L19 sl.
• ALIVE OR DEAD n. the head ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALKALI n. a veteran of the West ...20C US sl.
• ALKALIED adj. experienced in living in the West ...1936 Amer. dial.
• ALKEE STIFF n. an alcoholic tramp ...L19 US sl.
• ALKEYED adj. drunk ...Amer. sl.
• AL K. HALL n. a jocular nickname for liquor based on 'alcohol' ...20C US sl.
• ALKI n. 1. alcoholic beverages; any kind of alcohol ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a drunkard or alcoholic ...1929 sl.
• ALKIE n. 1. alcohol; often applied specifically to illicit liquor or to whisky ...1844 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 2. a drunkard or alcoholic ...1929 sl.
n. 3. methanol used as a fuel for racing cars ...1970 US sl.
• ALKIED adj. drunk ...1930s sl.
• ALKIED UP adj. alcohol intoxicated ...20C Amer. sl.
• ALKIE'S ITCH n. the twitching and nervousness that are seen in an advanced alcoholic ...1940s Aust. & US sl.
• ALKI HALL n. alcohol ...E20 US sl.
• ALKIN adv. of every kind ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ALKI STIFF n. a hobo drunkard; any drunkard ...L19 US criminals' sl.
• ALKITHOLE  n. a foolish fellow ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ALKITOTLE n. a foolish fellow ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ALKO n. an alcoholic ...1980s sl.
• ALKY adj. alcoholic ...1930s sl.
n. 1. alcohol; often applied specifically to illicit liquor or to whisky ...1844 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 2. a drunkard or alcoholic ...1929 sl.
n. 3. methanol used as a fuel for racing cars ...1970 US sl.
• ALKY BUM n. a hobo drunkard; any drunkard ...20C US sl.
• ALKY-COOKER n. 1. one who is employed in the illegal distillation of whisky ...1930s US sl.
n. 2. an illegal still ...1930s US sl.
• ALKYED adj. drunk ...1970 US sl.
• ALKY-SOAKED adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALKY STIFF n. an alcoholic tramp ...L19 US sl.
• ALKY TANK n. a holding cell in a jail reserved for drunk prisoners ...1962 US sl.
• ALKY UP vb. to drink; to get drunk ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• ALL adv. 1. very ...1994 sl.
adv. 2. so ...1997 US sl.
• ALL-A-BITS adj. in pieces or rags, broken ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLABLASTER n. alabaster ...1805 Eng. dial.
• ALL ABOARD adj. ready to take action ...1868 Amer. sl.
• ALLABORATE † vb. to labour vehemently ...1656
• ALL ABOUT adj. 1. light-headed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. (usually as 'all about') in a state of confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. alert, efficient ...1946 UK sl., chiefly Royal Navy usage
adj. 4. interested in ...1999 US sl.
adv. everywhere ...1848 Aust.
• ALL-ABOUT-GIN n. a domestic servant ...1962 Aust. sl.
• ALL ABROAD adj. 1. uncertain, at a loss, in great confusion; perplexed; baffled; bewildered ...1821 sl.
adj. 2. wide of the mark; wrong ...19C sl.
adv. lying scattered about ...1901 Eng. dial.
• ALLACK vb. to idle away time; to loiter, to loaf, to play ...1897 Eng. dial.
• ALL-A-COCK adj. highly elated ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLACOMPAIN n. rain ...M19 rhyming sl.
• ALL AFLOAT adj. in disorder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. a coat ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALLAGRUGOUS adj. discontented-looking, ill-natured, morose, disagreeable; grim, ghastly ...1742  Sc.
• ALLAGUST † n. suspicion ...1742 Sc.
• ALL-A-HUH adj. awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL A-HUNKY adj. 1. all right ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALLAKAY n. the bridegroom's man; he who attends on the bridegroom, or is employed as his precursor, at a wedding ...1818 Sc.
• ALL-A-LIVING-ALONE phr. of a sick person: left in a helpless situation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL ALONE LIKE A COUNTRY DUNNY adj. completely alone; by yourself; friendless ...1988 Aust. sl.
• ALL-AMERICAN CHUMP n. a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ALL-AMERICAN DRUG n. cocaine ...1998 US sl.
• ALL AMORT adj. dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected ...L16 arch.
• ALL-A-MUGGLE adj. disorderly, untidy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLAN n. a bit of land nearly surrounded by water; an island ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-AND-ALL n. 1. one's best clothes ...1970 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one's wife ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ALL AND ODD † n. all and each, one and all ...1556
• ALL AND SINGULAR pron. everyone ...1472 now arch.
• ALL-ANERLY adj. only, sole ...1860 Sc.
adv. only, solely; quite alone ...1818 Sc.
• ALL ANXIOUSED UP adj. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL ANYHOW adv. in a confused or disorderly manner ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ALL-A-ONE-HUH adj. awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL ARMS AND LEGS n. weak beer ...19C Brit. sl.
• ALL AROUND adj. near, close to ...1938 Amer. dial.
• ALL ASSED UP adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL AT A BANG phr. all at once ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL AT A SLAP phr. all at once ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL AT HOME adj. quite sane ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL AT ONE SHOT adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL AT SEA adj. 1. confused, bewildered ...1768
adj. 2. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C nautical sl.
• ALLAUDABLE † adj. praiseworthy, commendable ...1731
• ALLAVOLIE adj. giddy, volatile ...Bk1898 Sc.
adv. at random ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ALLAY vb. to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALL BALLED UP adj. 1. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL BARENAKED adj. naked ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ALL BEDENE † adv. all together; altogether, completely ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ALL BEER AND SKITTLES n. an easy life ...19C Brit. sl.
• ALL BEHIND adj. blind ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALL BEHIND LIKE A CAT'S ARSE adj. running late ...Brit. sl.
• ALL BEHIND LIKE A DOG'S TAIL adj. running late ...Brit. sl.
• ALL BETS OFF adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL BLOWED UP adj. out of order or humour ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• ALL BROKEN UP adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL BROKE UP adj. in poor health; injured ...1955 Amer. dial.
• ALL BUZZED UP adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL BY EASE adv. gently, quietly ...1881 Eng. dial.
• ALL BY ONE'S LONESOME phr. alone; solo ...Amer. sl.
• ALL CALLY-O adj. all right ...1945 Amer. nautical sl.
• ALL-CLEAR n. denoting authorization to proceed with something; a signal that there is no further danger ...1930s Amer. sl.
• ALL COCK AND RIBS LIKE A MUSTERER'S DOG adj. said of a very thin person ...1970s Aust. & NZ sl.
• ALL COMPLAIN n. rain ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALL COP AND NO BLUE adj. said of a mean person or attitude ...L19 sl.
• ALL DAT adj. first-rate, perfect ...1991 Amer. rap music usage
n. everything ...2003 UK sl.
• ALL DAY n. 1. the end of one's life ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a life sentence ...1970s US criminals' sl.
phr. 1. yes indeed ...1978 US jocular
phr. 2. in craps: said of a bet that is in effect until the shooter rolls his point or a seven ...1983 US sl.
• ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT, JUST LIKE NEW YORK adj. fashionable; sophisticated ...1930s US Black sl.
• ALL DAY AND A NIGHT n. a life sentence without the opportunity of parole ...2000s US prison sl.
• ALL DAYER n. a day-long drinking session ...Brit. sl.
• ALL DAY FROM A QUARTER n. a sentence of 25 years to life ...1970s US criminals' sl.
• ALL DAYS † adv. always, forever ...c1000
• ALL DICKEY (WITH) adj. all over, ruined, finished ...L18 sl.
• ALL DICKY (WITH) adj. all over, ruined, finished ...L18 sl.
• ALL DOLLED UP LIKE A BARBER'S CAT adj. dressed in the height of fashion ...M19 Can. sl.
• ALL DOWN THE LINE adv. in every way, completely; at every opportunity ...1976 UK sl.
• ALL EARS adj. very eager to hear; acutely attentive ...1860s Amer. colloq.
• ALL EASE adv. without difficulty, easily ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ALLECT † vb. to allure, to entice, to attract, to seduce ...1528
• ALLEE-COUCHEE vb. to go to bed ...1888 Eng. dial.
• ALLEE-SAMEE adv. in the same way; nevertheless ...1856 US sl.
prep. like ...1926 US sl.
• ALLEGATE vb. to argue, to dispute ...1892 Ireland
• ALLEGATION n. a dispute, a quarrel ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLEGOGER vb. to go out to a ship to sell provisions ...1863 Eng. dial.
• ALLEKAY n. the bridegroom's man; he who attends on the bridegroom, or is employed as his precursor, at a wedding ...1818 Sc.
• ALLEMAND † vb. to conduct in a formal and courtly style ...1821 Eng. dial.
• ALL ENDS AND SIDES adj. unreliable, scatterbrained ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. in excess, too great abundance ...1866 Eng. dial.
• ALLER n. a boil, a carbuncle ...1790 Eng. dial. (Grose)
• ALLERGIC adj. having a strong aversion to something or someone ...1935 Amer. jocular
• ALLERICKSTIX phr. all right ...1890 Amer. dial.
• ALLERNBATCH n. a boil, a carbuncle; an old sore ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ALLEVATE †* vb. 1. to raise up, to lift ...1613
†* vb. 2. to ease, comfort, alleviate, assuage ...1613
• ALLEVE † vb. to relieve, to alleviate ...a1546
• ALLEVIATOR n. a drink ...B1846 sl.
• ALLEVOLIE adj. giddy, volatile ...Bk1898 Sc.
adv. at random ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ALLEY n. 1. a pathway in a garden between flowerbeds, etc. ...1580 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the aisle of a church ...1713 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a pathway down the middle of a large room, as in a factory between the rows of machines ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the line marking the goal in a game of football ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a playing marble, orig. of alabaster and subsequently of glass in imitation of alabaster, considered a favourite marble to be used as a shooter or taw ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 6. any playing marble ...1892 Amer. dial.
n. 7. the vagina ...sl.
vb. to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALLEY-ALLEY n. a playing marble of real alabaster ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ALLEY APPLE n. 1. a brick, rock, or stone, usually when used as a missile ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a piece of horse manure ...1960 Amer. sl.
• ALLEY BAT n. a promiscuous, careless, or slovenly woman; an immoral woman; sometimes used as a general term of abuse ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ALLEYBLASTER n. alabaster ...1805 Eng. dial.
• ALLEY CAT n. 1. a prostitute, esp. one who prowls in the night ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an illegitimate child ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. any person who is loose in sexual matters ...M20 US sl.
n. 4. a homeless cat
vb. behave in a sexually promiscuous manner ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ALLEY-CLEANER n. a riot gun, usually a shotgun with a wide blast and thus used to disperse a mob ...1950s US sl.
• ALLEY-COUCHEY vb. to go to bed ...1888 Eng. dial.
• ALLEY DOG n. a mongrel dog; a dog of mixed breed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ALLEY JUICE n. denatured alcohol (ethyl alcohol) to which a poisonous substance has been added to make it unfit for consumption ...1992 US sl.
• ALLEY LINE n. in marble play: the line toward which the players roll their marbles before beginning a game, to determine the order of shooting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ALLEY-MOUTH n. a boundary or goal in the game of football ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLEY RAT n. 1. a particularly unpleasant, villainous, and impoverished person ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a pimp, esp. one involved in cheating a prostitute's clients ...1930s US sl.
• ALLEY TAW n. in marble play: a shooter ...1955 Amer. dial.
• ALLEY TOR n. in marble play: a shooter ...1955 Amer. dial.
• ALLEY UP vb. to pay one's share ...1940s Aust. sl.
• ALLEY-WAITER n. an elevator ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ALLEY WAY n. 1. the throat, in the context of drinking ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. the anus ...1950s US homosexual sl.
• ALLEY-WHIPPED adj. unpaid (or robbed of one's pay) despite having done the work required ...2000s US sl.
• ALLEZ vb. to go, to hurry, to run ...1918 US military sl.
• ALLEZ OOP n. poop, excrement ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALL FACE adj. naked; nude ...L19 UK & US sl.
• ALL-FIRED adj. extreme. severe ...1835 Amer. dial.
adv. extremely ...1837 Amer. dial.
• ALL-FIREDLY adv. 1. particularly, excessively ...M19 US sl.
adv. 2. enormously ...Bk1898 Amer.
• ALL FORLORN n. 1. an erect penis ...20C British rhyming sl. for 'horn'
n. 2. a state of sexual excitement ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'horn'
• ALL FRUITS RIPE phr. 1. everything is fine ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
phr. 2. all woman are potential sex partners ...1990s sl.
• ALL FUSS AND FEATHERS adj. of a woman: dressed in her good clothes ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• ALL FUSSED ABOUT adj. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED UP adj. 1. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED UP ABOUT adj. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL GAS AND GAITERS adj. satisfactory, as desired ...M19 sl.
n. nonsense, rubbish, pomposity, bombast ...1923 sl.
• ALL-GATES adv. 1. in every way, by all means ...1884 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. however, at all events, at any rate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL GET-OUT phr. euphemism for 'hell' in 'it's as hot as all get-out' ...19C US
• ALL GOES DOWN GUTTER LANE † phr. he spends all his money on his stomach ...18C
• ALL GONE adj. 1. drunk ...1929 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. fatigued, weak, somewhat ill, lifeless, without energy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ALL GONE TO BOLLOCKS phr. said of something that's gone wrong ...Brit. sl.
• ALL GONG AND NO DINNER phr. all talk but no action ...1970s sl.
• ALL GOOD phr. everything is fine ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• ALL GUTS n. 1. a person of great courage ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 2. a fat person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ALL HAIR BY THE NOSE adj. angry, quarrelsome, touchy ...1924 Amer. dial.
• ALL HAIR IN THE NOSE adj. angry, quarrelsome, touchy ...1924 Amer. dial.
• ALL HANDS AND THE COOK n. all members of a working group without exception; usually used as an exclamation announcing an emergency requiring everyone's help ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ALL HANDS AND THE COOK AND THE WHISKEY-JACKS
n. all members of a working group without exception; usually used as an exclamation announcing an emergency requiring everyone's help ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ALL-HEELED phr. well provided for, all right ...1908 Amer. dial.
• ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE phr. things became very turbulent, dangerous, noisy, etc.
• ALL HID † n. the children's game of hide-and-seek; the signal cry in hide-and-seek ...1588 now obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• ALL HIS GEESE ARE SWANS phr. he habitually exaggerates or over-estimates ...1824
• ALL HOLIDAY AT PECKHAM adj. 1. all over, finished, hopeless ...L18 sl.
adj. 2. lacking in food ...L18 sl.
• ALL HOLLER adv. completely, thoroughly ...1815 Amer. dial.
• ALL HOLLOW adv. completely, thoroughly ...1815 Amer. dial.
• ALL HOPPED UP adj. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL HORN AND HIDE adj. of cattle: nothing but skin and bone ...1890 Aust.
• ALL HORNS AND RATTLES adj. said of one displaying a fit of temper;' very angry ...1944 Amer. dial.
• ALL HOT AND BOTHERED adj. angered, emotional; lustful; passionate ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ALL HOT AND BOTHERED adj. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALLICHOLLY † adj. melancholy ...1591
• ALLICIATE † vb. to allure, to entice, to attract ,,,1568
• ALLIED IRISH n. masturbation ...1994 Irish rhyming sl. for 'wank' (Allied Irish Bank)
• ALLIED IRISH BANK n. masturbation ...1994 Irish rhyming sl. for 'wank'
• ALLIES n. in marble play: demand for possession of all marbles knocked off square or out of ring when a shot is taken ...1963 Amer. dial.
• ALLIGATOR adj. later ...1950s Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 1. a singer who opens his mouth wide ...E19 sl.
† n. 2. a swaggering, pugnacious frontiersman ...1826 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an inhabitant or native of the Mississippi region ...1837 US
n. 4. a worthless, unpleasant person ...M19 US sl.
n. 5. a herring ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a horse ...M19 Aust. & US sl.
n. 7. a lean hog ...1852 US
n. 8. a native of Florida ...L19 US sl.
n. 9. a shoe of which the upper and the sole have become separated ...L19 sl.
n. 10. any sexually aggressive male ...20C US sl.
n. 11. a chatterbox, a 'big mouth' ...1910s US sl.
n. 12. an active devotee of swing and jive music, dancing, and speech ...1930s Amer. jive talk usage
n. 13. a person, usually non-Black, who listens to rather than plays jazz music; orig. among Black speakers and derogatory, though not always recognized as such ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 14. a White jazz musician or jazz enthusiast ...1950s US Black jazz sl.
n. 15. any person, irrespective of musical taste ...1950s US teen sl.
n. 16. a dance step popular among young adults in the late 1960s, where the dancers would wiggle and writhe on their bellies on the floor ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 17. an assertively masculine, flashily dressed, and up-to-the-minute male ...Amer. Black sl.
int. see you later! ...1950s rhyming sl.
• ALLIGATOR BAIT n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black child; a Black person from Florida or Louisiana ...1901 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a worthless, unpleasant person of any race ...1910s US sl.
n. 3. unpalatable food, esp. liver ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ALLIGATOR BREAD n. a big round loaf with a rough surface on top ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ALLIGATOR BULL n. nonsense, rubbish ...1940 Aust. sl.
• ALLIGATOR CIGARETTE n. a marijuana cigarette ...1940s US drugs sl.
• ALLIGATOR HORSE † n. 1. a swaggering, pugnacious frontiersman ...1826 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a worthless, unpleasant person ...M19 US sl.
• ALLIGATORING n. the cracking and retraction of paint, varnish, etc., caused by contraction ...1911 US
• ALLIGATORLAND n. Queensland ...L19 Aust. sl.
• ALLIGATOR MOUTH n. a boaster, a braggart; someone with an inclination to boast or brag but insufficient courage to back up their words ...1950s US sl.
• ALLIGATOR PEAR n. an avocado ...1766 Amer. dial.
• ALLIGATOR'S ADENOIDS n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALLIGATOR WALK n. a dance step popular among young adults in the late 1960s, where the dancers would wiggle and writhe on their bellies on the floor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ALL IN adj. 1. inclusive of all ...1890
adj. 2. exhausted, tired ...1902 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. of machinery, etc.: run-down, dilapidated ...1967 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. thoroughly drunk ...1967 Amer. dial.
adj. 5. very sick ...1967 Amer. dial.
adj. 6. in gambling: betting all of one's chips ...sl.
int. Time out! ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ALL IN A CHARM phr. all singing or talking at once ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL IN A DICKER adj. very close together ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ALL IN A DIGGER adj. very close together ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ALL IN A HATTER adj. of the face: entirely covered with any eruption, as smallpox ...1883 Sc.
• ALL IN A LATHER adj. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL-IN-ALL adj. very intimate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL IN A LUMP LIKE A DOG'S BREAKFAST adj. disorderly, confused ...Bk1898 Ireland
• ALL IN A MUGGLE adj. disorderly, untidy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL IN A PIECE adj. stiff with cold or rheumatism ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL IN A STEW adj. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL IN A SWEAT adj. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL IN BUT ONE'S BOOT-STRAPS adj. exhausted, very tired ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ALL IN BUT ONE'S SHOELACES adj. exhausted, very tired ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ALL IN BUT ONE'S SHOESTRINGS adj. 1. exhausted, very tired ...1940 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. characterized by a general feeling of discomfort ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ALL IN ONE PIECE adj. intact, unharmed
• ALL-INS n. general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ALL IN THE WIND adj. 1. wavering, uncertain ...World War II Amer. sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL IS FISH THAT COMES TO NET phr. all serves the purpose ...1670 colloq.
• ALL IS GAS AND GAITERS phr. all is satisfactory ...1839 sl.
• ALLISTER † adj. sane, in full possession of one's mental faculties ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ALL JAW adj. talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL JAW, LIKE A SHEEP'S HEAD phr. nothing but talk ...1876 sl.
• ALL JELLY n. a buxom, good-looking girl ...Bk1896 sl.
• ALL JIMMY phr. 1. all rot; all nonsense ...Bk1896 sl.
phr. 2. exactly; fit; suitable ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• ALL JOKES, NO TOKES phr. there is a lot of banter at the gambling table, but not much tipping of the dealer ...sl.
• ALL-KENNER n. one who knows all ...1891
• ALLKINS adv. of every kind ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ALL LAIRED UP adj. flashily dressed ...1920s Aust. sl.
• ALL LEATHER adj. genuine, reliable ...1922 Amer. dial.
• ALL LEDE † n. all the people, all the world, everybody ...a1300
• ALL LEGS AND WINGS phr. said of an overgrown, awkward young person ...1837
• ALL LIKE THAT THERE phr. other such things, etcetera ...Amer. sl.
• ALL MAKE AND SHAPE phr. all sorts of ways ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ALL MAKES AND SHAPES phr. 1. all kinds and sorts; all shapes and sizes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
phr. 2. ill or strangely formed; very irregular ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ALL MAN JACK n. everybody who is involved ...1973 Trinidad and Tobago
• ALL MANNER OF THING n. everything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ALL MANNERS OF MAKES n. every conceivable kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ALL MEAT AND NO POTATOES adj. said of a tremendously fat person ...Amer. sl.
• ALL MESSED UP adj. 1. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. untidy, dirty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL MINES! int. they're all mine; a children's expression used to lay entire claim to something found or won ...1956 Amer. dial.
• ALL MOPS AND BROOMS adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...19C sl.
• ALL MOUTH adj. boastful; unable to back up words with deeds ...1996 Barbados
• ALL MOUTH AND NO TROUSERS adj. all talk and no substance ...1977 UK sl.
• ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS adj. engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance ...Brit. sl.
• ALL MUSSED UP adj. untidy, dirty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL MY EYE! int. answer of astonishment to an improbable story ...1859
• ALL MY EYE AND BETTY MARTIN adj. untrue (often preceded by 'That's) ...B1785 sl.
int. an expression of incredulity ...1791 sl.
• ALL NATURE n. everyone; all the world; the whole creation; everything ...1819 Amer. dial.
• ALL NICELY WRAPPED UP adj. in seemly language ...L19 colloq.
• ALL-NIGHT n. an engagement between a prostitute and customer that lasts all night; a prostitute's client who pays to stay all night ...1960 UK sl.
• ALL-NIGHTER n. 1. an animal which prowls throughout the night, as a raccoon  ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person who often stays up all night ...Amer. sl.
n. 3. a place of business that is open all night ...Amer. sl.
n. 4. a party or study session that lasts all night ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 5. an engagement between a prostitute and customer that lasts all night; a prostitute's client who pays to stay all night ...1960 UK sl.
n. 6. any task worked on all night long, esp. to meet a deadline for the following day ...1966 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a person who stays in jail all night after being arrested ...1992 US sl.
• ALL-NIGHT MONEY n. a prostitute's charge for spending the night with a customer ...1992 US sl.
• ALL NIGHT RAVE n. a shave ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALL-NIGHT TRICK n. a prostitute's term for a customer who pays for the entire night ...20C US sl.
• ALL NOHOW adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL NOT HID CAN'T HIDE OVER int. in the children's game of hide-and-seek, a phrase called out by the seeker ('it') before or after he has caught the first hider ...1952 Amer. dial.
• ALL OAK AND IRON BOUND adj. feeling in the best of health and spirits ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ALL O' DAT adj. first-rate, perfect ...1991 Amer. rap music usage
• ALL OF A BIVER adj. excited ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ALL OF A DO-DA adj. in a state of agitated or dithering excitement; excited ...1951 sl.
• ALL OF A DOODA adj. in a state of agitated or dithering excitement; excited ...1951 sl.
• ALL OF A DOODAH adj. 1. upset, nervous, confused ...1900s sl.
adj. 2. in a state of agitated or dithering excitement; excited ...1951 sl.
• ALL OF A FEATHER WHITE adv. quickly ...1935 Amer. dial.
• ALL OF A FLARE adv. bunglingly ...1839 sl.
• ALL OF A HAW adj. all on one side, lopsided ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A HEAP adv. suddenly ...1981 Amer. dial.
• ALL OF A HIGH adj. very anxious or eager ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ALL OF A HOT adv. suddenly, unexpectedly ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ALL-OF-A-HUH adj. awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A KIDNEY adj. much alike, of the same kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A MAKE † phr. of the same character throughout ...1674
• ALL OF AN UPSHOT adv. unexpectedly ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A PIECE adj. stiff, crippled by rheumatism ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A POP adj. swampy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A RATTLE adv. at once ...1871 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A SWIM adj. very wet ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A TALE phr. all of the same way of thinking ...1901 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A TISWAS adj. in a state of panic or excited confusion ...1984 UK sl.
• ALL OF A TIZWAS adj. in a state of panic or excited confusion ...1984 UK sl.
• ALL OF A TIZZY adj. in a state of panic or excited confusion ...1984 UK sl.
• ALL OF A TWITTER adj. 1. agitated, restless ...1678
adj. 2. trembling ...1848 Eng. dial.
• ALL OFF adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OF ONE'S LONE phr. alone, by oneself ...1890 Amer. dial.
• ALL ON adj. prepared for violence ...1999 NZ sl.
• ALLONCE † adv. together ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ALL ONE CAN SAY GRACE OVER phr. as much as one can handle, all one can find time for ...1941 Amer. dial.
• ALL ON EDGE adj. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL ON END adj. 1. eager, expectant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. in confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL ONE'S BORN DAYS n. a lifetime ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL ONE'S LONE phr. alone, by oneself ...1917 Amer. dial.
• ALL ONE'S NATURAL LIFE n. a lifetime ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL ONLY adv. solely, without exception ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL ON TOP adj. not the genuine article; superficial ...Brit. sl.
int. that's untrue ...1984 UK criminals' sl.
• ALLONYMOUS adj. having a feigned name; published under an assumed name; falsely attributed to another ...19C
• ALL-ORIGINALS SCENE n. a party or other occasion where only Blacks are present ...Amer. Black sl.
• ALLOT vb. to anticipate, to look forward to, to intend ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-OUT adj. 1. (usually as 'all out') disappointed ...Bk1898 Sc.
adj. 2. (usually as 'all out') finished, used up ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. exhausted, lacking energy ...1941 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. out of sorts; having a feeling of general discomfort ...1967 Amer. dial.
adj. 5. drunk ...1969 Amer. dial.
adj. 6. in gambling: betting up to the house limit ...sl.
adj. 7. sparing nothing; holding nothing back
adv. 1. entirely, to one's full powers; completely, fully ...1885
adv. 2. (usually as 'all out') mistaken ...Bk1898 Sc. sl.
adv. 3. (usually as 'all out') too late ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ALL OUTDOORS n. 1. the whole world; everything; everyone ...1846 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an exorbitant fee ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ALL OUT OF KELTER adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OUT OF KILTER adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER adj. 1. generally ill ...1851 colloq.
adj. 2. aggressively smothering or battering; assaulting ...Amer. sl.
adj. 3. very affectionate; eagerly amorous
adv. thoroughly, completely ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALL OVER BAR THE SHOUTING adj. finished for all intents and purposes ...1842 UK
• ALL OVER DIRT adj. dirty; soiled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER HELL adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OVERISH adj. 1. physically or mentally uneasy; apprehensive; nervous ...1833 Amer. dial. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. not exactly ill, but by no means well ...a1894 colloq.
adj. 3. feeling confused or abashed ...1899 Amer. dial.
• ALL-OVERISHNESS n. general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation ...1846 Amer. dial.
• ALL OVER IT adj. in complete control ...2002 US sl.
• ALL-OVERNESS n. 1. feelings of exhilaration; thrills ...1820 Amer. dial.
n. 2. general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ALL-OVERS n. 1. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness ...1884 Amer. dial.
n. 2. general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation ...1893 Amer. dial.
n. 3. feelings of exhilaration; thrills ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 4. long underwear ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ALL-OVERS, THE n. 1. a state of nervousness or unease ...1870 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. anger, a fit of anger ...1893 US sl.
• ALL OVER SOMEONE LIKE A CHEAP SUIT adj. pawing and clinging; seductive ...Amer. sl.
• ALL-OVERST adj. most extreme; worst; best ...1937 Amer. dial.
• ALL OVER THE BALLPARK adj. very unfocused and inconsistent; confused ...Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE FLOOR adj. tired, exhausted ...1959 Amer. dial.
• ALL OVER THE LOT adj. very unfocused and inconsistent; confused ...Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE MAP adj. very unfocused and inconsistent; confused ...Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN'S CUSTARD adj. in chaos, in utter disarray ...1953 Aust.
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN'S KNITTING adj. in chaos, in utter disarray ...1953 Aust.
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN'S LUNCH-BOX adj. in chaos, in utter disarray ...1953 Aust.
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN'S SHIT adj. in chaos, in utter disarray ...1953 Aust.
• ALL OVER THE SHOP adj. confused, in disarray; everywhere ...1874 UK sl.
• ALL PISS AND WIND adj. engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance ...Brit. sl.
• ALL-PLAISTER n. alabaster ...1805 Eng. dial.
• ALL POINTS BULLETIN n. a plea for help, with work, emotions, and so on ...1960s US college sl.
• ALL PORTER AND SKITTLES phr. is all unmixed enjoyment ...1837
• ALL-POSSESSED adv. extremely ...1881 Amer. dial.
• ALL-POWERFUL n. money ...1900s Aust. sl.
• ALL PRICK AND BREECHES phr. all talk and no action; used of a braggart, a fake ...1920s sl.
• ALL PRICK AND RIBS LIKE A DROVER'S DOG adj. lean and eager ...1960s Aust. sl.
• ALL PRICK AND RIBS LIKE A SHEARER'S DOG adj. lean and eager ...1960s Aust. sl.
• ALL PRICK AND RIBS LIKE SWAGGIE'S DOG adj. lean and eager ...1960s Aust. sl.
• ALL PRICKS AND NO PENCE phr. all talk and no action; used of a braggart, a fake ...1920s sl.
• ALL-PRO adj. of first quality; the best ...Amer. sl.
• ALL PULLED TO SHUCKS adj. pulled to pieces ...1901 Amer. dial.
• ALL QUEANED UP adj. carefully (not necessarily effeminately) dressed ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• ALL QUIET n. the vagina ...1990s sl.
• ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT adj. calm, peaceful, uneventful ...WWI Amer. sl.
• ALL RIBS AND DICK LIKE A ROBBER'S DOG adj. very thin ...1990s Aust. sl.
• ALL RICKY adv. satisfactorily, easily ...1940s US sl.
• ALL RIGHT adj. 1. a term of measured praise, acceptable, passing muster; satisfactory ...L19 colloq.
adj. 2. in criminal terms: trustworthy ...1900s sl.
int. yes indeed! I agree! ...19C
phr. 1. a general phrase of greeting; a question mark is assumed; often answered by 'all right' or 'not so bad' ...1960s
phr. 2. a coded query: do you need any drugs? ...1990s sl.
• ALL RIGHT ALREADY! int. a comment protesting that one has heard or had enough or a bit too much ...Amer. sl.
• ALLRIGHTNIK n. a nouveau riche person, esp. a Jew who is stereotypically philistine  and smug; an upstart; an offensive boaster ...1918 Amer. sl.
• ALL RIGHTY! int. a humorous or deliberately cute and childish way of saying 'all right'
• ALL-ROUND adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL-ROUNDER n. 1. a collar that meets at the front, a style that was fashionable at the time ...M19 colloq.
n. 2. a clergyman who wears a 'Roman collar' ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 3. a bisexual ...Brit. sl.
• ALLS n. 1. a drink consisting of the dregs collected from the overflow of the pouring taps, the ends of spirit bottles, and similar leavings, which was sold cheap in gin shops, esp. to women ...M19 sl.
n. 2. inferior beer ...L19 Eng. sl.
n. 3. belongings, goods and chattels, esp. workmen's tools ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL SAILS SET adj. drunk ...M19 US sl.
• ALL-SAME adj. 1. of no consequence ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. like, equal ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
prep. like ...1926 US sl.
• ALLSBAY n. utter nonsense ...1943 Amer. sl., Pig Latin for 'balls'
• ALL'S BOWMAN phr. all's safe, everything is in order ...L17 sl.
• ALL SERENE adj. quite satisfactory ...1857 Eng. dial.
• ALL SERENO adj. all in order, satisfactory ...M19 sl.
• ALL SET adj. 1. of a villain: ready for any criminal undertaking ...L18 sl.
adj. 2. ready, prepared ...M19 sl.
int. everything is ready! let's go! ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALL'S SET! int. everything is ready! let's go! ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALL SHOOK UP adj. excited; disturbed; upset ...Amer. sl.
• ALL SHOT adj. exhausted, worn out ...L19 sl., orig. military
• ALL SIGARNEO phr. all in order, everything is as it should be ...L19 sl.
• ALL SIGARNO phr. all in order, everything is as it should be ...L19 sl.
• ALL SILK AND FEATHERS adj. of a woman: dressed in her good clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALL SIMPLY † adv. merely, only ...c1430
• ALL SIR GARNET adj. satisfactory ...1894 Brit. sl.
• ALL SIR GARNY phr. all in order, everything is as it should be ...L19 sl.
• ALL SNOT AND TEARS adj. sorry, remorseful, mournful ...Brit. sl.
• ALL'S NOT QUIET ON THE WATERFRONT phr. a catchphrase pert. to a woman's state when menstruating ...sl.
• ALL SORTS n. a scolding ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL STANDING adj. fully clothed ...1840 Amer. dial.
• ALL STAR n. a drug user who abuses many different drugs ...1992 US sl.
• ALL STARCH AND FEATHERS adj. of a woman: dressed in her good clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALL STRUCK IN A HEAP adj. entirely overcome ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ALL STUFF LIKE THAT THERE n. other such things, etcetera ...Amer. sl.
• ALL SYSTEMS GO n. a state of readiness ...1974 US sl.
• ALL TALK AND NO CIDER n. a great deal of fuss, but very little result; much ado about nothing ...1807 Amer.
• ALL THAT adj. 1. superlative, very good; first-rate; perfect ...1991 US sl.
adj. 2. very cool ...Amer. sl.
n. sexual activity ...1970 UK sl.
• ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS! int. used for expressing strong approval ...1997 US sl.
• ALL THAT AND THEN SOME phr. everything mentioned and even more ...1998 US sl.
• ALL THAT JAZZ phr. all that stuff; all that nonsense; other such things, etcetera  ...Amer. sl.
• ALL THAT KIND OF BULL phr. other such stupid and boring things; the depressing remainder ...Amer. sl.
• ALL THAT KIND OF CRAP phr. other such stupid and boring things; the depressing remainder ...Amer. sl.
• ALL THAT KIND OF SHIT phr. other such stupid and boring things; the depressing remainder ...Amer. sl.
• ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF phr. other such stupid and boring things; the depressing remainder ...Amer. sl.
• ALL THE ACES adj. first-rate; excellent ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ALL THE BEST phr. goodbye ...1968 UK sl.
• ALL THE FIVES n. 55 ...1943 UK sl.
• ALL THE GEORGIE phr. all the best to you ...1960s Brit. sl.
• ALL THE GO phr. in the height of fashion ...1793 UK sl.
• ALL THE JOLLYS! int. cheers!; said when glasses are raised ...Brit. sl.
• ALL THE RAGE phr. the current or latest fashion ...1785 colloq.
• ALL THERE adj. 1. sane ...1854 UK sl.
adj. 2. alert, aware, sharp ...1880 UK sl.
adj. 3. intelligent ...colloq.
adj. 4. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 5. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL THERE WITH HIS COUGHDROPS adj. usually said of an old person whose mind is particularly alert ...Brit. sl.
• ALL THE SAME KHAKI PANTS phr. used for expressing the sentiment that there is no difference between the matters in question ...1996 Trinidad and Tobago
• ALL THE TEA IN CHINA n. something of great value ...1870 Amer. dial.
• ALL THE WAY adv. 1. always, constantly ...1976 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. with everything on it, as with a hamburger ...Amer. sl.
n. sexual intercourse as opposed to sexual activity that does not culminate in intercourse ...20C sl.
• ALL THE WAY IN ONE PLAY n. in gambling: a bet of all of one's chips ...sl.
• ALL THE WAY LIVE adj. excellent, superlative; very exciting ...1982 US sl.
• ALL THE WEAR adj. fashionable ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL THE WHOLE CHEESE n. a self-important person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ALL THE WORLD AND HIS DOG n. everybody ...1984 Aust. sl.
• ALL THE WORLD AND HIS WIFE n. everybody ...1738 UK sl.
• ALL THE WORLD IS OATMEAL phr. everything is delightful; generally used in the negative ...1540 colloq.
• ALL THE WORLD TO A CHINA ORANGE phr. the longest possible odds; an absolute certainty ...19C sl.
• ALL THE WORLD TO A PENNY ROLL phr. the longest possible odds; an absolute certainty ...19C sl.
• ALL THE YEAR ROUND n. a 12-month prison sentence ...1920s Aust. sl.
• ALL-THROUGH adj. of a journey: performed without a change of conveyance ...1912
• ALL THUMBS adj. very awkward; inept ...Amer. sl.
n. a very awkward, clumsy person ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• ALL-TIME adj. excellent; memorably good; absolutely first-rate; great, fantastic, wonderful ...1945 Amer. sl., esp. surfing usage
• ALL-TIMER n. an outstanding example ...1973 Amer. sl.
• ALL-TIMER'S DISEASE n. used by surfers humorously to describe a person's proclivity to exaggerate when recounting surf conditions or their accomplishments ...1991 US sl.
• ALL TITS AND TEETH adj. used for describing a woman who makes the most of a distracting smile and breasts ...1967 UK sl.
n. a woman who capitalizes on her physical charms, esp. her smile and breasts (presumably large), to make up for the lack of more subtle attractions ...1910s sl.
• ALL TITS AND TEETH LIKE A THIRD-ROW CHORUS-GIRL n. a woman who capitalizes on her physical charms, esp. her smile and breasts (presumably large), to make up for the lack of more subtle attractions ...1910s sl.
• ALL TO adv. completely, thoroughly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ALL TO A MUGGLE adj. disorderly, untidy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL TO BOLLOCKS adj. said of something that's gone wrong ...Brit. sl.
• ALL TO BUGGERY adj. said of something that's gone wrong; bungled, utterly confused, unsatisfactory, mixed up ...1984 UK sl.
• ALL TO COCK adj. bungled, utterly confused, unsatisfactory, mixed up ...1948 UK sl.
• ALL TO FUCK adj. said of something that's gone wrong ...Brit. sl.
• ALL TOGETHER LIKE BROWN'S COWS adj. in a disorderly gathering or a jumble ...Bk1898 Irish
• ALL TO HECK adj. a general intensifier ...1950s US sl.
• ALL TO HELL adj. 1. utterly destroyed or ruined ...1890 US sl.
adj. 2. financially ruined ...19C sl.
adj. 3. in chaos ...19C sl.
adj. 4. wasted ...19C sl.
adj. 5. worn-out ...19C sl.
• ALL TO NAUGHT adv. quite, completely, altogether ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL TO NOTHING adv. quite, completely, altogether ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-TO-PIECES adj. thoroughgoing; excessive ...1856 Amer. dial.
adv. 1. broken down in health or finances; exhausted, collapsed ...1811 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. thoroughly, altogether ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ALL TO RATS AND RIBBONS adj. ragged, tattered ,,,,B1900 Eng. dial.
• ALL TORE OUT adj. in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled ...1941 Amer. dial.
• ALL TO SMASH adj. ruined ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL TO THE GOOD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL TO THE MERRY adj. splendid ...1908 Amer. sl.
• ALL TO THE SIDE LIKE THE HANDLE OF A JUG phr. all on one side...Bk1898 Ireland
• ALL TWO pron. both ...1838 Amer. dial.
• ALL TWO BOTH pron. both ...1867 Amer. dial.
• ALL U.P. adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL UP adj. bankrupt, defeated, doomed to die ...1818 UK sl.
• ALL UPON HEAPS adj. in disorder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLUS adv. always ...1952 UK sl.
• ALLUS-AGO adv. long ago ...1914 Amer. dial.
n. a long time ago ...1922 Amer. dial.
• ALL-UTTERLY † adv. wholly, completely ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ALL VANILLA n. in poker, a spade-flush ...1948 US sl.
• ALL WASHED UP adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALLWAYS adv. in all directions ...1838
• ALL WET adj. 1. incorrect; wrong ...1920s Amer. sl.
adj. 2. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL WHICHAWAY adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL WIND AND PISS adj. boastful; not backing up words with action ...1961 UK sl.
• ALL WIND AND WATER adj. boastful; not backing up words with action ...1961 UK sl.
• ALL-WOOL adj. first-class ...1864 Amer. sl.
• ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE adj. of high quality; first-class; genuine; reliable; in the best condition ...1882 Amer.
• ALL WOOL AND NO SHODDY adj. of high quality; genuine; reliable; in the best condition ...1946 Amer. dial.
• ALL-WORKS n. a man employed on a farm to do odd jobs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLY n. a boy's marble made of alabaster, fine white stone, marble or glass ...1888 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. carry on the trade of a carrier; to cart, to carry ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to place the marble in the hole in a game of marbles, and thus score a point against an opponent ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLYAUN n. a fool ...Irish sl.
• ALLYBLASTER n. alabaster ...1805 Eng. dial.
• ALLY-LONG-LEGS n. the 'daddy-long-legs' or crane-fly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALLY-TAW n. a playing (shooting) marble, as distinguished from stone or baked clay marbles ...1837 Eng. dial.
• ALLY-WAITER n. an elevator ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ALMA MATER n. a prison where a criminal has served time ...1949 US sl.
• ALMANACH n. the female genitals ...sl.
• ALMERY n. a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Eng. dial.
• ALMIGHTIES n. a jocular name for people who are, or think they are, the best society of a community ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ALMIGHTY adj. great, impressive; enormous ...1824 UK sl.
adv. extremely ...1833 Amer. dial.
• ALMIGHTY DOLLAR, THE n. the dollar viewed as a symbol of power or greed ...Amer. sl.
• ALMOND n. the penis ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'almond rock'
• ALMOND-EYE n. an Oriental ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ALMOND FOR A PARROT phr. a trifle for a small mind ...18C Eng. sl.
• ALMOND ROCK n. 1. the penis ...1969 rhyming sl. for 'cock'
n. 2. a frock, a dress ...1979 UK rhyming sl.
• ALMOND ROCKS n. socks ...1979 Eng. rhyming sl.
• ALMONDS n. socks ...1979 UK rhyming sl. (Almond Rocks)
• ALMOUS n. 1. a meritorious act ...1805 Sc.
n. 2. money or food bestowed in charity ...1820 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a small portion; a definite quantity ...1882 Eng. dial.
• ALOES TO CATCH MEDDLERS phr. used as an evasive answer to a question, esp. 'What's that?" ...1927 Amer. dial.
• ALOMANCY n. divination by means of salt ....1864
• ALONE PLAYER n. a card cheat who works alone ...1961 US sl.
• ALONG adv. slanting ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ALONGST adv. lengthwise ...1660 Eng. dial.
prep. along ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ALONG-STRAIGHT adv. lying at full length ...1893 Eng. dial.
• ALOOSE adj. loose, free ...1884 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ALOW adv. 1. ablaze, on fire ...ME Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† adv. 2. in a low voice ...LME
adv. 3. low down, below; downwards ...LME now arch & Eng. dial.
• ALOW AND ALOFT adv. throughout, completely, all over ...1827 Amer. dial.
• AL PACINO n. a cappuccino coffee ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• ALPEEN n. a cudgel; a stout-headed stick ...1828 Anglo-Irish
• ALPENGLOW n. the rosy light of the setting or rising sun seen on high mountains ...1871
• ALPESTRIOUS † adj. alpine, mountainous ...1623 obs.
• ALPHA AND OMEGA † n. female genitals ...sl.
• ALPHABETARIAN n. a learner of the alphabet ...E17 now rare
• ALPHABET CITY n. the Lower East Side of New York City in the vicinity of Avenues A, B, C, and D ...1980 New York City usage
• ALPHABET JOB n. an easy assignment or task; a government civilian job ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ALPHABETS, THE n. tuberculosis ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ALPHABET SLINGER n. a schoolteacher ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ALPHABET SOUP n. initialisms and acronyms in general ...Amer. sl.
• ALPHA CHARLIE n. a bawling out; a severe scolding (AC = ace-chewing) ...Amer. sl.
• ALPHONSE n. 1. a pimp ...L19 UK rhyming sl. for 'ponce'
n. 2. a homosexual ...2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'ponce'
• ALPINE SNOW n. cocaine ingested off a woman's breasts ...2001 UK sl.
• ALPINE STICK n. an oversized frankfurter ...1984 NZ sl.
• ALPO n. sausage topping for a pizza ...1996 US sl.
• ALREADY YET adv. formerly; before ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALRIGHTNIK n. one who has succeeded; one who has raised himself from immigrant poverty to material success, esp. of New York Jews ...1910s US sl.
• ALRIGHTY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. used to express agreement or satisfaction ...1997 Aust. sl.
• ALSATIA n. 1. the criminal part of London ...17C sl.
n. 2. a sanctuary ...18C Eng. sl.
• ALSATIAN adj. criminal, roguish ...L17 sl.
• ALSATIANS n. members of London's criminal underworld ...18C sl.
• ALSATIAN'S ARSEHOLE phr. what people with bad breath are said to have a mouth like ...Brit. sl.
• ALSATIA PHRASE n. terms from slang or criminal jargon ...E17 sl.
• ALSO-RAN n. a loser in a race, contest, election, or competition of any kind; anyone not performing very well; a useless person; a failure ...1896 Amer. colloq.
• ALTA KAKER n. a mean and nasty old man ...1968 US sl.
• ALTAMEL n. a financial summary or account produced without detail and demanded as a lump sum ...L17 sl.
• ALTAR n. a toilet; the water-flush toilet bowl; a chamber pot ...1920s US sl.
• ALTAR-BOUND adj. eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALTAR-CONSCIOUS  adj. eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALTAR-CRAZY adj. eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALTAR OF HYMEN n. the vagina ...L16 sl.
• ALTAR OF LOVE n. the vagina ...L16 sl.
• ALTAR OF PLEASURE n. the vagina ...19C euphemism
• ALTAR OF VENUS n. the vagina ...L16 sl.
• ALTAR ROOM n. the lavatory ...1920s sl.
• ALTE KACKER n. a dirty old man; a seasoned lecher ...E20 US sl.
• ALTEMAL n. a financial summary or account produced without detail and demanded as a lump sum ...L17 sl.
• ALTER n. 1. an old man ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an opium pipe ...1950s US drugs sl.
vb. to castrate, to spay ...E19 Aust. & NZ
• ALTERATE † adj. altered, changed ...c1450
† vb. to alter, to change ...c1475
• ALTERATE † vb. to alter ...LME
• ALTERATED adj. castrated ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ALTERATION adj. of the weather: changeable, uncertain ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. difference ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ALTERATION HAND n. one who alters or remakes readymade clothes to suit customers' requirements, or repairs or renovates old or secondhand garments ...1901
• ALTERCATIVE † adj. characterized by disputing or wrangling ...M18
• ALTER COCKER n. a dirty old man; a seasoned lecher ...E20 US sl.
• ALTER COYOTE  n. an old fogy (often derisive) ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ALTERED adj. very drunk ...1991 US sl.
• ALTER EGO n. a false identification card that permits a minor to be served alcohol ...1990 US sl.
• ALTERING adj. likely to improve ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ALTERITY † n. 1. an alteration ...LME
n. 2. the state of being other or different ...M17
• ALTER KOCKER n. an old fogy; a mean, disgusting and nasty old man; a seasoned lecher  (often derisive) ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ALTER KUCKER n. a dirty old man; a seasoned lecher ...E20 US sl.
• ALTERN adj. alternate, alternating ...L16 arch.
adv. in turns, one after the other ...M17 arch.
• ALTERNANT adj. alternating; changing from one to the other ...M17
• ALTERNATER n. a substitute ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALTERNATING FLAME n. mutual oral sex ...20C sl.
• ALTERY adj. of the weather: looking like rain ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ALTITUDE-HAPPY adj. giddy from the effects of too much oxygen ...1955 Amer. aviation usage
• ALTITUDINOUS adj. high, lofty ...1808
• ALTO n. a hill, an eminence, generally without trees ...1892 Amer. dial. rare
• ALTOGETHER, THE n. complete nakedness or nudity ...1894 sl.
• ALTOGETHERS n. a set of tights for the whole body ...1927
• ALTOGETHERY adj. drunk ...B1909 sl.
• ALUM n. an alumnus or alumna ... 1934 US sl.
• ALUM, THE n. precisely what is wanted ...1879 Amer. sl.
• ALUMINIUM COOKIE n. a compact disc (CD) ...2002 UK sl.
• ALUMINIUM COW n. a CF-100 Canuck jet fighter aircraft ...1950 Can. sl.
• ALUMINUM, THE n. in horse racing; the inside rail ...1989 Aust. sl.
• ALUMINUM OVERCAST n. any very large multi-engined aircraft ...1961 US Air Force usage
• ALUMINUM WOMB n. the US Air Force Academy ...1965 US Air Force usage
• ALUMNA n. a female pupil or student of a school, college, or university ...1892
• ALUMNACH n. an Englishman ...Irish sl.
• ALUNT adv. in a blazing state ...1811 Sc.
• ALVIN n. a gullible fellow, esp. a countryman; a naive, easily cheated person ...1942-49 Amer. carnival usage
• ALWAYS-AGO adv. long ago ...1914 Amer. dial.
n. a long time ago ...1922 Amer. dial.
• ALWAYS AROUND LIKE A PICKED UP DINNER phr. easily at hand ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• ALWAYS AT A WOMAN'S APRON-STRINGS phr. dangling after a woman ...18C sl.
• ALWAYS LATE IN TAKE OFF, ALWAYS LATE IN ARRIVAL phr. Italian Airlines, Alitalia ...2002 sl.
• ALYO n. 1. a condition of calm or safety ...Amer. sl.
n. 2. a person not easily disconcerted ...Amer. sl.
n. 3. an arrangement between criminals and the police giving the former immunity from arrest or harassment ...Amer. sl.
n. 4. any routine task ...Amer. sl.
• ALZHEIMER'S AVENUE n. an area in a hospital or nursing home frequented by memory-impaired patients ...1987 Aust. sl.
• AM n. an amateur ...2000 UK sl.
• AMACKALLY adv. to some degree; in some fashion ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AMACKLY adv. to some degree; in some fashion ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AMADAN n. a foolish person ...Irish sl.
• AMADAUN n. a foolish person ...Irish sl.
• AMAH n. a wet-nurse ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• AMAISTER † vb. to teach ...1876 Eng. dial.
• AMARICATE †* vb. to irritate, embitter ...1651
• A-MARROWS adv. alike, equal, corresponding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• AMARUGIAN n. a crude, unruly person; a member of a rough party of fun-makers; orig. applied to residents of Fulton Co., Illinois ...1856 Amer. dial.
• A-MASKED adj. bewildered, lost ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• AMASS! int. an exclamation and oath ...1876 Eng. dial.
• A-MASSY! int. an exclamation; have mercy! ...1842 Eng. dial.
• A-MASSY ME! int. an exclamation ...1842 Eng. dial.
• A-MASSY WELL! int. an exclamation ...1842 Eng. dial.
• AMATEUR n. 1. a sexually promiscuous young woman who is not a prostitute ...1851-61 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a professional criminal who has not been in trouble with the police ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• AMATEUR HALF-HOUR n. a poorly organized event ...1939 sl.
• AMATEUR HOUR n. 1. an exhibition of more than usual ineptitude, esp. by one who is supposedly more competent ...1930s sl., orig. US
n. 2. in the context of bank-robbing: noon, when banks expected to be robbed ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• AMATEUR NIGHT n. 1. a situation marked by, or an example of, glaring ineptitude ...1939 Amer. sl.
n. 2. sex with a chance acquaintance who is not a prostitute ...1960 US sl.
n. 3. New Year's Eve ...1977 US sl.
n. 4. a night when the tips left by a restaurant's customers are low ...1995 US sl.
• AMATON n. 1. a thin bony person ...B1900 Sc.
n. 2. a foolish person; one yielding to anger ...B1900 Sc.
• AMATORIOUS adj. inclined to love; wanton ...1746
• AMAZER n. in trucking: a police radar unit used for measuring vehicle speed ...1976 US sl.
• AMAZER MACHINE n. in trucking: a police radar unit used for measuring vehicle speed ...1976 US sl.
• AMAZON n. 1. a tall, strong, sexually attractive woman ...M18. sl.
n. 2. a tall or muscular person of either sex ...1969 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a masculine lesbian ...1990s US Black sl.
• AMAZON ANNIE n. a cannon deigned to fire atomic shells ...1958 US sl.
• AMBASSADOR n. the penis ...1927 Amer. jocular
• AMBASSADOR OF COMMERCE n. a commercial traveller ...B1890 sl.
• AMBASSADOR OF MOROCCO n. a shoemaker ...E19 sl.
• AMBEER n. 1. saliva coloured by chewing tobacco or snuff ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the residue that gathers in the stem of a smoker's pipe ...1899 Amer. dial.
• AMBER n. tobacco juice ...1910s Amer. sl.
• AMBER, THE n. beer ...1940s sl.
• AMBER BEVERAGE n. 1. beer ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. whisky ..1970s sl.
• AMBER BREW n. 1. beer ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. whisky ..1970s sl.
• AMBER FLUID n. 1. beer ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. whisky ..1970s sl.
• AMBER JUICE n. saliva coloured by chewing tobacco or snuff ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AMBER LIQUID n. 1. beer ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. whisky ..1970s sl.
• AMBER NECTAR n. beer ...1959 Aust. sl.
• AMBER TRANSFUSION n. a drink of beer ...M19 Aust. sl.
• AMBIDEXTER n. 1. in gambling: a house player ...16C gambling sl.
n. 2. a corrupt lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant ...17C sl.
• AMBIDEXTROUS adj. bisexual ...1930s sl.
n. a bisexual ...Brit. sl.
• AMBIER n. tobacco juice ...1910s US sl.
• AMBIFARIOUS † adj. having a double meaning; that may be taken both ways ...1656
• AMBILOQUENT † adj. speaking doubtfully or ambiguously ...1656
• AMBISEXTROUS adj. bisexual ...1926 sl.
• AMBISH n. aggressive ambition or enthusiasm ...1897 Amer. sl.
• AMBITION n. 1. malice; vindictiveness; grudge; hatred; irascibility; a quick temper ...1826 Amer. dial.
n. 2. ammunition ...1928-29 Amer. sl.
vb. to propose or opine assertively ...1898 Amer. dial.
• AMBITIOUS adj. 1. of persons or animals: spirited, vivacious, unruly; vicious; angry; enraged; quick-tempered; hot-tempered ...1853 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. energetic, lively, industrious ...1889 Amer. dial.
• AMBLE vb. to leave, to get out ...1936 Amer. sl.
• AMBLESHOOT n. an umbrella ...1968 Amer. dial. jocular
• AMBO n. 1. an ambulance ...1960s Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. an ambulance officer ...1960s Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
• AMBODEXTER n. a corrupt lawyer who takes fees from both plaintiff and defendant ...17C sl.
• AMBRIL n. an umbrella ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• AMBROL n. an admiral ...19C Eng. naval sl.
• AMBRY n. a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AMBS-ACE n. 1. nothing, next to nothing ...L14 sl.
n. 2. bad luck, misfortune, worthlessness ...E16 sl.
• AMBULANCE n. 1. a touring caravan or similar vehicle ...1868 US
n. 2. among railroad workers: a caboose ...1977 Amer. dial.
• AMBULANCE CHASER n. 1. a crooked lawyer who patrols the streets in search of accidents and their victims as clients; sometimes these lawyers create situations to encourage accidents  ...1897 US sl.
n. 2. a hack journalist who specializes in sensational accounts of accidents ...1934 Amer. sl.
• AMBULANCE-CHASING n. of a lawyer, specializing in representing the victims of street and other accidents; also used of journalists in the context of pursuing stories ...1940s sl.
• AMBULANTER n. an itinerant worker or tramp who travels in a wagon with his family picking up odd jobs as he goes...1927 Amer. dial.
• AMBUSCADE n. a disagreement ...1895 Amer. dial.
• AMBUSH vb. to hide oneself ...1905 Amer. dial.
• AMBUSH ALLEY n. a stretch of road made treacherous by enemy fire ...1952 US Military usage
• AM DRAM adj. Amateur Dramatic; hence, exaggerated, unsubtle, histrionic ...1985 UK sl.
• AMEBIATE vb. to get drunk ...1966 Amer. sl.
• AMECHE n. a telephone; a telephone number; a telephone call  ...1930s Can. & US sl.
• AMEL † n. enamel ...1821 Sc.
• AMELL prep. among, between, amidst ...1677 Eng. dial.
• AMELL-DOORS n. a passage ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• AMELL-TIMES n. intervals ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• AMELL-WHILES n. intervals ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• AMEN! int. used for expressing strong approval ...1934 US sl.
• AMEN-BAWLER n. 1. a parish clerk ...19C Eng. sl.
n. 2. a parson; a preacher ...19C sl.
• AMEN BENCH n. the front seats in a church, on either side of the pulpit; thus those who occupy them, i.e. the most devout members of the congregation ...L19 US Black sl.
• AMEN-CLERK † n. a parish clerk ...1636 Eng. dial.
• AMEN CORNER n. 1. the front seats in a church, on either side of the pulpit; thus those who occupy them, i.e. the most devout members of the congregation ...L19 US Black sl.
n. 2. the part of the church where seekers kneel at a revival ...1944 Amer. dial.
n. 3. among loggers, a corner in the bunkhouse where old-timers reminisced, or a place where sky pilots (preachers) spoke, or entertainers told their stories ...1969 Amer. dial.
• AMEN-CURLER n. a parish clerk ...1791 sl.
• AMENDMENT n. manure laid on land ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AMENER n. a devout Anglican ...L19 sl.
• AMENOUS †* adj. pleasant ...1567
• AMEN PEW n. a bench or seat in the 'amen corner' of a church ...1877 Amer. dial.
• AMEN-PREACHER n. the carrion crow ...E19 W. Indies sl.
• AMEN ROW n. seats in a church, esp. near the front ...1965 Amer. dial.
• AMEN SEATS n. seats in a church, esp. near the front ...1965 Amer. dial.
• AMEN-SNORTER n. a religious person, esp. a clergyman; a parson ...L19 sl.
• AMENT n. a person congenitally deficient in mind or intellect; a born idiot or imbecile ...1897
• AMEN THEATRE ROYAL n. a church ...L19 sl.
• AMENTIA n. total lack of intelligence, imbecility ...1801
• AMEN-WALLAH n. an army chaplain's clerk ...B1900 sl.
• AMERICAN n. sexual intercourse whereby the man reaches an orgasm in a body roll with a woman, rather than in full penetration ...1980s US sl.
• AMERICAN AIRLINES n. in hold 'em poker: the ace of diamonds and ace of hearts as the first two cards dealt to a player ...1981 US sl.
• AMERICAN BEAUTY n. a red, white, and blue playing marble ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• AMERICAN BUSINESS COLLEGE n. a liquor store ...1940s US Black sl.
• AMERICAN CARD n. an erotic picture postcard ...1930s sl.
• AMERICANESS n. an American woman ...1838
• AMERICAN FRIED adj. larger than average marbles, of glass, that have been heated, then iced, creating inner cracks; used as shooters ...1973 Amer. dial.
• AMERICAN JACK n. a large donkey used for breeding ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AMERICAN LAD n. unpopular imported US fatty bacon ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• AMERICAN LETTER n. a condom ...19C sl.
• AMERICAN PONY n. a Missouri mule ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• AMERICAN TAXPAYER n. any violator of routine traffic laws ...1962 US sl.
• AMERICAN TIGER † n. the jaguar ...1774
• AMERICAN TWEEZERS n. any specialty tool used by a burglar ...1982 US sl.
• AMERICAN WAKE n. a farewell celebration for departing emigrants to America in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century ...1986 Irish sl.
• AMERICAN WAY n. relatively peaceful co-existence by rival organized crime families ...1992 US sl.
• AMERICA'S LOGGER-HEAD n. Maine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AMERIKA n. (derogatory) applied to American society viewed as racist, fascist, or oppressive, esp. by Black consciousness ...1969 sl., orig. US
• AMERIKAN adj. American ...1969 US sl.
• AMERIKKKA n. (derogatory) applied to American society viewed as racist, fascist, or oppressive, esp. by Black consciousness ...1969 sl., orig. US
• AMERUGIAN n. 1. a crude, unruly person; a member of a rough party of fun-makers; orig. applied to residents of Fulton Co., Illinois ...1856 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a term of mild reproach for a child, after they have been in mischief ...1983 Amer. dial.
• AMEVE † vb. to move ...B1900 Ireland
• A.M.F. phr. used as a farewell, goodbye; the finish (Adios (or aloha) motherfucker) ...1963 Amer. sl.
• AM-FM adj. bisexual ...1987 Amer. sl.
• AMGRUNT n. a member of an amphibious Martine Corps unit ...1971 US Marine Corps usage
• AMICAL adj. friendly ...L16 now rare
• AMICITIAL †* adj. friendly, relating to private friendship ...1653
• AMICOUS †* adj. friendly, congenial, pleasing ...1675
• AMICTED † adj. clothed or covered with a garment ...1656.
• AMIDSHIPS adv. in the belly ...1886 Amer. nautical sl.
• AMIE n. amyl nitrite; an ampoule of amyl nitrite ...1966 US sl.
• AMIGO n. 1. a friend; frequently used as a term of address ...1837 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a Filipino insurrectionist ...1899 US military sl.
• AM I INSULATED! int. I am insulted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AMINDED adj. willing. disposed, inclined ...L16 now rare exc. Eng. dial.
• AMINIDAB n. a Quaker ...18C Eng. sl.
• AMINT n. amount ...1914 Amer. dial. arch.
• AMISH GOLF n. croquet ...1969 Amer. sl.
• AMISS † n. an error; a fault; a misdeed ...L15
• AMISSIBLE adj. liable to be lost ...L17
• AMISSING adj. missing, wanting ...L16 chiefly Sc.
• AMISSION † n. loss; a loss ...LME
• AMIT † vb. to lose ...E16
• AMITAN n. 1. a weak, foolish person ...Bk1911 Sc.
n. 2. one given to excess of anger ...Bk1911 Sc.
• AMITYVILLE n. Detroit, Michigan ...2000 US sl.
• AMMA n. mother ...E20 Indian
• AMMERGAG n. a boisterous noise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to stammer, to speak with difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scold; to argue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• AMMO n. 1. ammunition ...1911 colloq.
n. 2. information or evidence that can be used to support an argument or a charge ...Amer. sl.
n. 3. cash ...2003 US sl.
n. 4. toilet paper ...Amer. sl.
• AMMO-HUMPER n. an ammunition storage specialist ...1980 US military sl.
• AMMUNITION n. 1. toilet tissue ...19C Brit. & Amer. sl.
n. 2. pies and pastry, as doled out by the Salvation Army ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
n. 3. food ...1924 Amer. jocular
n. 4. beans ...1928 US military sl.
n. 5. gambling tokens ...sl.
n. 6. liquor ...Amer. sl.
n. 7. information and other material that may be used in a debate, campaign, etc. ...Amer. sl.
n. 8. a gambler's bankroll ...1983 US sl.
n. 9. a tampon or sanitary towel; tampons or sanitary towels ...1984 UK sl.
• AMMUNITION WIFE n. a mistress ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AMMUT n. an ant ...1887 Eng. dial.
• AMNICOLIST † n. one who dwells by a river ...1731
• AMOEBA n. 1. a Commodore Amiga™ personal computer ...1991 US sl.
n. 2. phencyclidine, PCP ...1994 US drugs sl.
• AMOEBA-BRAINED adj. stupid ...a1967 Amer. sl.
• AMOK †* adj. in a homicidal frenzy ...E16
• AMOLISH vb. to remove forcibly, to do away with, to put away with an effort  ...1624 obs,
• AMONG-HANDS adv. 1. between, amongst other things ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 2. between whiles, in the meantime ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 3. said of work or any undertaking: done conjointly, by mutual help or joint action ...1889 Eng. dial.
• AMONG ONE'S FRILLS adj. copulating; the act of copulating ...19C Brit. sl.
• AMONG THE MIDDLINGS phr. said of a mediocre person or thing, one that is not above the average in capacity or health; a moderate condition of health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• AMONG THE WILLOWS adj. dodging the law; on the dodge ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AMONIA n. pneumonia ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• A'MONLAR n. a greeting ...1960s US Black sl.
• AMOO n. a child's name for a cow ...1881 Eng. dial.
• AMOR n. passion; love, esp. sexual love
• AMORALITY n. amorous morality ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AMORET † n. 1. a love-knot ...LME
n. 2. a sweetheart; a lover; an amorous female; a passionate woman ...15C
† n. 3. a love sonnet or love song ...L16
n. 4. a love affair
• AMORETS † n. amorous glances; dalliances ...L16
• AMORETTE n. an amorous female; a passionate woman ...15C
• AMORETTO † n. 1. a sweetheart; a lover ...L16
n. 2. a cupid ...E17
• AMOREVOLOUS †* adj. loving; affectionate; kind; charitable ...a1670
• AMORINO n. a cupid ...M19
• AMORIST n. 1. a person who avows love, esp. sexual love ...L16
n. 2. a person who writes about love ...M17
• AMOROSA n. 1. a female lover or sweetheart ...E17
n. 2. a wanton woman; a harlot  ...E17
• AMOROSO † n. a lover; a gallant ...E17
• AMOROUS † adj. 1. lovable; lovely ...LME
adj. 2. pert. to a person who is sexually aroused; occasionally a euphemism for 'having an erection' ...14C
• AMOROUS CONGRESS n. sexual intercourse ...L18 euphemism
• AMOROUS RITES n. sexual intercourse ...Shakespeare usage
• AMORTIZE † vb. to deaden; to destroy ...LME
• AMOS AND ANDY n. brandy, shandy ...1974 UK rhyming sl.
• AMOSSA! int. Well! Well! ...1981 Irish sl.
• AMOST adv. almost ...1758 Amer. dial.
• AMOTH n. a big soft fool who would cry for nothing ...1878 Ireland
• AMOTION n. 1. removal of a person from office ...LME
n. 2. deprivation of possession ...M17 arch.
• AMOUNT † vb. 1. to go up; to ascend; to mount ...ME
† vb. 1. to mount up, to increase ...ME
• AMOUR n. passion; love, esp. sexual love
• AMOVE adj. moving with, full of ...1886 Eng. dial.
 

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