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• AMP n. 1. fear, terror ...B1900 Sc.
n. 2. a surgical amputation; an amputee ...1942 Amer. hospital usage
n. 3. an amphetamine tablet or capsule; usually used in the plural ...M20 US drugs usage
n. 4. an amplifier, esp. one for electric instruments ...1967 US sl.
n. 5. an ampoule (a glass vessel of drugs intended for hypodermic injection) ...1968 UK sl.
n. 6. an ampoule of methadone, used to break a heroin addiction ...1985 UK sl.
• AMPASSY n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AMPED adj. 1. very excited, anxious or active; frenetically active; ready for anything; psyched up ...1972 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. under the influence of a central nervous system stimulant, usually amphetamines or methamphetamine ...1972 US sl.
adj. 3. silent ...1993 US sl.
adj. 4. of a music system: equipped with powerful amplifiers ...1995 US sl.
• AMPED OUT adj. 1. very excited, anxious or active; frenetically active; ready for anything; psyched up ...1972 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. under the influence of an amphetamine or other stimulant ...1972 Amer. sl.
• AMPED UP adj. 1. very excited, anxious or active; frenetically active; ready for anything; psyched up ...1972 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. under the influence of an amphetamine or other stimulant ...1972 Amer. sl.
• AMPER n. 1. an inflamed swelling, a pustule; a varicose vein; matter, pus ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a defect or flaw in cloth ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an ampersand (&) ...1991 US sl.
• AMPERED adj. poisoned, festered; decayed ...1885 Eng. dial.
• AMPERLASH n. saucy, abusive language ...1879 Eng. dial.
• AMPERSAND n. 1. the rump; the buttocks ...1838 Amer. jocular
n. 2. the sign &, formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AMPERY adj. 1. of persons: sickly, unhealthy ...1736 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of things, as cheese: rotten, beginning to decay ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. covered with blotches or pimples ...1873 Eng. dial.
• AMPHET n. amphetamine ...1982 US sl.
• AMP JOINT n. marijuana and amphetamine (or possibly another drug) mixed and rolled for smoking in a cigarette ...1998 UK sl.
• AMPLECT † vb. to embrace, to clasp ...1525
• AMPLEFEYST n. 1. of persons or animals: a sulky humour; a fit of spleen ...B1900 Sc.
n. 2. unnecessary talk; long stories ...B1900 Sc.
• AMPLEX † vb. to embrace, to clasp ...1543
• AMPLISH n. a disadvantage ...1833 Irish sl.
vb. to place at a disadvantage ...1833 Irish sl.
• AMPLIVAGOUS † adj. wandering widely or at large; having a large sphere of action ...1731
• AMPLUSH n. a disadvantage, state of unreadiness ...1843 Ireland
vb. to place at a disadvantage; to reduce to a dilemma, to confuse in argument ...1848 Sc. & Ireland
• AMPOT n. a hamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• AMPS n. amphetamines ...Amer. drugs sl.
• AMPSTER n. the accomplice of a showman or trickster 'planted' in the audience to start the buying of tickets, goods, etc. ...1941 Aust. sl.
• AMPUS-END n. the buttocks ...19C sl.
• AM-PUSSY-AND n. the buttocks ...19C sl.
• AMPUTATE vb. to clear out, to abscond; to decamp; to take flight ...1842 Amer. sl.
• AMPUTATE ONE'S MAHOGANY vb. to decamp ...B1890 sl.
• AMPUTE † vb. to cut off, to amputate ...1623
• AM SAM n. American Samoa ...1982 US sl.
• AMSCRAY vb. to leave; to depart; to get out; to clear out ...1934 Amer. sl.
• AMSHA n. misfortune ...Irish sl.
• AMSTER n. the accomplice of a showman or trickster 'planted' in the audience to start the buying of tickets, goods, etc. ...1941 Aust. sl.
• AMSTERDAM n. jam ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• AMUCK adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• A-MULLOCK adv. untidily; in a confused heap ...1890 Eng. dial.
• AMUSING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AMW n. a vacuous female celebrity or hanger-on (Actress, Model, Whatever) ...1988 US sl.
• AMY n. 1. amyl nitrite; an ampoule of amyl nitrite, esp, when taken recreationally or to enhance sexual arousal ...1966 US sl.
n. 2. a capsule or tablet containing an amphetamine ...1969 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an Amytal sodium™ tablet or capsule, one of the barbiturates ...M20 US drugs sl.
• AMY FLORENCE n. a loosely, untidily and tawdrily dressed female ..1760 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AMY-JOHN n. a lesbian, esp. one who plays the dominant role ...M20 Amer. sl.
• AMYL n. amyl nitrite or butyl nitrate, when taken recreationally or to enhance sexual arousal ...1971 US sl.
• AMYL HOUSE n. a dance music genre ...1996 UK sl.
• ANA † n. a river-island ...1820 Sc.
• ANACONDA n. a mixture of strong beer and rough cider or scrumpy ...1990s sl.
• ANAL n. anal sex ...2000 US sl.
• ANAL AMIGO n. a male homosexual ...2003 UK sl.
• ANAL AND ORAL n. anal sex and oral sex when advertised as services offered by a prostitute ...2003 UK sl.
• ANAL APPLAUSE n. the release of intestinal gas ...Amer. sl.
• ANAL ASTRONAUT n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• ANAL BUCANEER n. a homosexual man ...1980s US homosexual sl.
• ANAL CRUSADER n. a male homosexual ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• ANAL GROUNDSMAN n. a homosexual man ...1983 UK sl.
• ANALKEN vb. to wash ...L19 tinkers' usage
• ANALOG adj. in computing: pert. to the world outside the internet ...1997 US sl.
• ANALPHABET n. one who is totally illiterate or unable to read ...1881
• ANALT vb. to sweep ...L19 tinkers' usage
• ANAN? pron. What? What did you say? ...1789 Amer. dial.
• ANANIAS n. a liar ...1890 Eng. sl.
• ANANIASFEST n. an exchange of tall stories ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANARCH n. an advocate of anarchy, an anarchist ...1884
• ANARCHISTS n. non-safety matches ...1910s Aust. sl.
• ANARCHO n. an anarchist ...1990s sl.
• ANARCHY n. iodine ...1883 Amer. sl.
• ANAROOGIAN 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 very rural old fellow ...1912 Amer. dial.
• ANATE adj. prepared ...B1900 Ireland
• ANATOMICAL adj. lewd; sexually oriented; explicit about the breasts or genitals ...E20 euphemism
• ANATOMY n. 1. a skeleton ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a term of contempt for a man ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 4. one's body, esp. the parts which are not visible in public; the buttocks ...20C US 
• ANBY adv. presently, by and by ...1825 Eng. dial.
• ANCA n. a man ...L19 sl.
• ANCE vb. 1. to have regard to, to concern ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 2. to heed, to care for ...B1900 Sc.
• ANCHOR n. 1. the chape of a buckle, the part by which it is attached to the belt, strap, etc. ...1788 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pick; a pick-axe ...1863 sl.
n. 3. the midshipman having the lowest academic standing in his class  ...1906 US Naval Academy usage
n. 4. an automobile brake ...1936 sl., orig. trucking usage
n. 5. among railroad workers: a brake, esp. a hand brake ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 6. one's wife ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a parachutist who hesitates before jumping ...1943 UK sl.
n. 8. an examination that has been postponed ...1955 US sl.
n. 9. a caboose ...1977 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a juror who has been bribed in order to influence fellow members to vote for an acquittal ...Brit. sl.
n. 11. a brake applied to a death sentence, a stay of execution ...Brit. sl.
n. 12. a younger brother or sister ...2003 UK sl.
vb. 1. to sit down ...18C Eng. colloq.
vb. 2. to remain, to stay for a time ...1906 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. among railroad workers: to set the brakes ...1931 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to apply the brakes of a car or truck ...1946 US sl.
• ANCHOR AND CHAIN n. one's wife ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ANCHOR BRAND STRAWBERRY n. among loggers: a prune ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ANCHOR-CHAIN LIBERTY n. unauthorized liberty; absence without leave ...1952 Amer. navy sl.
• ANCHOR-CLANKER n. 1. a deck-hand; hence, a sailor ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something amusing ...1973 Amer. sl.
• ANCHORED adj. married ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANCHORED IN SOT'S BAY adj. drunk ...20C nautical sl.
• ANCHOR-FROST n. 1. a frost which causes ice to form along the bed of a running stream ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 2. ice formed far below the surface of the water in a running stream; ground ice ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANCHORHEAD n. a sailor; used derisively ...1968 US military sl.
• ANCHOR ICE n. 1. ice which forms below the surface of a body of water and which can become attached to the bottom ...1815 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. detached hunks of ice floating on a pond, lake, or river ...1907 Amer. dial.
• ANCHORMAN n. 1. the student having the lowest academic standing in his class ...1928 US Naval Academy usage
n. 2. the last man in any group or sequence ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. 3. (usually as 'anchor man') in casino blackjack: the gambler immediately to the dealer's right ...1985 US sl.
• ANCHOR OFF vb. to amble ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• ANCHORS AWAY adj. gay ...Brit. rhyming sl. Brit
• ANCHOR STRAWBERRY n. a prune ...1960 US nautical sl.
• ANCHOR THE CAN n. a children's game in which the players set up a stone, a tin can, or something similar, and then try to knock it down ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANCIENT adj. 1. cunning, clever ...1880 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of children: staid, demure, precocious ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of scenery: picturesque ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
adj. 4. unfashionable, out of style ...2004 US sl.
n. 1. an old man; a quaint, old-fashioned person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a rustic or countrified person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ANCIENT DOMINION n. Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANCIENT DUTCH n. 1. a woman ...L19 sl.
n. 2. one's wife ...L19 sl.
• ANCIENT HISTORY n. someone or something completely forgotten, esp. past romances ...Amer. sl.
• ANCIENT MARINERS n. seagulls (said to possess the souls of dead seamen) ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANCIENT MARY n. an AM radio ...1976 US sl.
• ANCIENTNESS n. antiquity ...1828 Sc.
• ANCIENTRY n. 1. old things; antiquities ...1866 Eng. dial.
n. 2. antiquity ...1887 Sc.
n. 3. precocity ...1887 Sc.
• ANCIENTS n. ancestors ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANCIENTY n. antiquity ...1677 Eng. dial.
• ANCIPITOUS † adj. doubtful, uncertain; ambiguous ...1652
• ANCLIFF n. the ankle ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AND n. sea-mist ...1865 Eng. dial.
† vb. to breathe; to whisper; to devise; to imagine ...B1900 Sc.
• AND A HALF adj. remarkable, exceptional ...1832 sl.
• AND ALL THAT CAPER n. et cetera ...1964 UK sl.
• AND ALL THAT JAZZ n. et cetera, and so on ...1959 US sl.
• AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO! int. used ironically in response to a disparagement or an insult ...1976 UK sl.
• AND AND AND phr. and so on, etc. ...1984 UK sl.
• AND AWAY WE GO! int. used as a humorous signal that something has just started ...1954 US sl.
• AND-BUSH n. an ambush ...1841 Amer. dial.
• ANDERS-MEAT n. luncheon ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• AND HOW! int. I agree! emphatically so; yes, indeed ...1865 Amer. sl.
• AND LIKE IT! int. used in anticipation of a grousing response to an order ...1943 UK navy sl.
• AND LIKE THAT phr. et cetera; and so on ...1977 US
• AND MONKEYS MIGHT FLY OUT OF MY BUTT! int. used as a reflection of the high unlikelihood of something happening ...1992 US sl.
• ANDERSON CART n. a cart made from a cut-down car and pulled by horses during the 1930s depression; later, any car that ran out of petrol or broke down ...1987 Can. sl.
• ANDES CANDY n. cocaine ...1990 US drugs sl.
• ANDOO vb. to keep a boat stationary by gentle motion of the oars; to keep a boat in position by rowing gently against wind or tide ...1866 Sc.
• AND-PUSSY-AND n. the buttocks ...19C sl.
• ANDRAMARTIN n. a silly trick; nonsense ...1894 Ireland
• ANDRAMARTINS n. irresponsible or frivolous behaviour ...Irish sl.
• ANDREMARTINS n. irresponsible or frivolous behaviour ...Irish sl.
• ANDREW n. a clown, a mountebank ...1839 Eng. dial.
• ANDREW, THE n. the Royal Navy ...1867 sl.
• ANDREW MARTINING n. irresponsible or frivolous behaviour ...Irish sl.
• ANDREW MILLER n. a warship ...1849 US Navy sl., now hist
• ANDREW-OVER n. game in which you throw a ball over a low building ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ANDROCRACY n. the rule of man or the male; male supremacy ...1903
• ANDROID n. a patient with no normal laboratory values ...1994 US sl.
• AND THAT AIN'T HAY! int. used for humorous assertion that the topic of discussion is no small thing ...1943 US sl.
• AND THAT'S THE TRUTH! int. used as a humorous affirmation of what you have just said ...1968 US sl.
• AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS! int. used as a humorous affirmation ...1962 US sl.
• AND THE REST? phr. a retort to anything incomplete, or in which something is being kept back ...Bk1903 colloq.
• ANDY n. 1. an outhouse, a privy ...1947 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the person in a band who is so insignificant that no one gives a care about him ...20C teen & high school sl.
• ANDY CAIN n. rain ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• ANDY CAPP n. defecation ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'crap'
vb. 1. to borrow ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'tap' = to borrow
vb. 2. to defecate ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'crap'
• ANDY GUMP n. a person with a small chin and a prominent nose ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANDY GUMP CHIN n. a conspicuously receding chin; an unusual chin or jaw, or ironically, a person with a prominent jaw ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANDY-GUMP JAWED adj. having a jaw that sticks out prominently ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANDY MAGINN n. the chin ...1934 Amer. rhyming sl.
• ANDY PANDY n. 1. a shandy ...Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 2. brandy ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• ANDY UP vb. to pay a debt; to contribute one's share ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANEAN prep. beneath ...1874 Eng. dial.
• ANEAR adv. 1. close by, near ...1893 Ireland & Eng. & Amer. dial.
adv. 2. nearly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
prep. near, close to ...1869 Eng. dial.
• ANEARLY adv. nearly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANEARST prep. near, close to ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANEAST prep. near, near to ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ANEATH prep./adv. beneath ...1768 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ANEN? pron.  What? What did you say? ...1789 Amer. dial.
• ANEND adv. 1. in the direction of the length; directly ahead ...1601 chiefly nautical
adv. 2. to the end; straight-on; continuously ...1867 Amer. dial.
int. What? What did you say? ...1789 Amer. dial.
• ANENT prep. 1. opposite, in front of; in comparison with ...1760 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
prep. 2. side by side with, in a line with ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
prep. 3. against, near, in proximity to ...1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
prep. 4. concerning ...1908 Amer. dial.
• ANERLY adj. 1. shy, fond of retirement ...1876 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. selfish, absorbed in one's own interests ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adv. alone, lonely, solitary ...1844 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ANEW adv. below, beneath ...B1900 Sc.
prep. beneath ...B1900 Sc.
• ANEWST adv. 1. of manner or degree: nearly, approximately, about ...1691 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. resembling, like ...B1900 Eng. dial.
prep. 1. of place: near, hard by ...1691 Eng. dial.
prep. 2. nearly, almost ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANGALUCK n. an accident, a disaster ...1866 Sc.
• ANGASHORE n. a peevish person ...1866 Irish sl.
• ANGEL n. 1. a prostitute, orig. one who worked around the Angel, Islington, North London ...Brit. sl.
n. 2. a naive or otherwise exploitable person who may be imposed upon for money or other favours; the prospective victim of a swindle; an innocent ...1882 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a financial backer of an enterprise, esp. one who supports a theatrical production ...1894 sl., orig. US
n. 4. a dead turtle ...1908
n. 5. a person who contributes to a politician's campaign fund ...1920 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a person who supplies money without getting anything in return ...1924 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a young, effeminate homosexual partner ...1927 Amer. hobo sl.
n. 8. a person who will exert influence or do favours on behalf of another; an influential sponsor or patron ...1930s Amer. prison & police sl.
n. 9. anyone who buys a drink ...1941 US Army & Navy sl.
n. 10. cocaine ...1942 Aust. sl.
n. 11. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 12. one thousand feet of altitude ...1943 Amer. Military Aviation usage
n. 13. a motorized vehicle, esp. a helicopter, used for rescue; a member of a rescue party ...1950 Amer. military sl.
n. 14. a false target propagated on a radar screen by weather conditions, flying birds, or other natural phenomena ...1947 Amer. sl.
n. 15. soft roll of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a greenhorn buyer at an auction who can be depended to buy unsound horses ...1964 Amer. sl.
n. 17. a sniper hiding in a high place, such as on the roof of a building ...Amer. sl.
n. 18. a sweetheart; also, a term of address ...Amer. sl.
n. 18. PCP; angel dust ...1984 Amer. sl.
n. 20. a nurse ...Brit. sl.
n. 21. a passive homosexual ...Brit. gay sl.
n. 21. a sandwich-board man ...Brit. sl.
vb. to finance ...1929 Amer. sl., esp. theatre usage
• ANGEL BUGGY n. in trucking: a truck carrying explosive or highly flammable cargo ...1977 Amer. sl.
• ANGEL CAKE n. hardtack ...1963 Amer. military sl., now hist.
• ANGEL CAKE AND WINE n. bread and water in confinement ...1942 Amer. prison sl.
• ANGEL-DEVIL n. of hopscotch: at the end, after you have finished going forwards and backwards on both feet, throwing potsie in each box, then do the same on one foot, with the potsie; then, with eyes shut, without throwing the potsie, jump through it on both feet; the opponent calls out on each jump “angel” (if you do not step on a line), and “devil” (if you do) ...1953 Amer. dial
• ANGEL DUST n. 1. synthetic heroin ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. phencyclidine, the recreational drug also known as PCP ...1970 US sl.
• ANGEL DUST HERO n. a person who is hooked on cocaine ...1980s US Black sl.
• ANGELENO n. a resident of Los Angeles, California ...1857 Amer. dial.
• ANGELENOS n. oysters rolled in bacon and served on toast ...1971 Amer. dial.
• ANGEL FACE n. 1. an officer either young or boyish looking ...WWI Eng. sl.
n. 2. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANGEL FACTORY n. 1. a Christian school or seminary; used derisively ...1929 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an aviation plant employing females ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANGEL FOOD n. 1. hardtack ...1899 US military, jocular
n. 2. religious preaching; used disparagingly ...1926 Amer. hobo sl.
n. 3. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANGEL FOOD CAKE AND WINE n. bread and water as a punishment diet ...1942 Amer. prison sl.
• ANGEL GRASS n. asparagus ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ANGEL HAIR n. 1. synthetic heroin ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. powdered PCP ...M20 US drugs sl.
• ANGELICAL n. marijuana ...1970s US drugs sl.
• ANGELIFEROUS adj. angelic; splendid; excellent; first-rate; pleasant; delightful ...1837 Amer. sl.
• ANGELINA n. an effeminate homosexual youth, esp. a catamite; used contemptuously ...1930 Amer. sl.
• ANGEL JUICE n. rainwater; water ...1944 Amer. jocular
• ANGEL LIQUOR n. a variant of 'angelica,' a type of sweet, fortified wine ...1940s US Black sl.
• ANGEL-MAKER n. 1. a baby-farmer ...B1889 sl.
n. 2. a device that can inflict death, such as a dangerous vehicle or a gun ...1934 Amer. sl.
• ANGELO ON HORSEBACK n. oysters rolled in bacon and served on toast ...1933 Amer. dial.
• ANGEL PUSS n. a person, esp. a young woman, having an angelic or pretty face; a slightly ironic term of endearment ...1941 Amer. sl.
• ANGELS n. 1. in baseball: clouds in the sky that may silhouette a fly ball, thus making it easier to catch ...1909 Amer. sl.
n. 2. altitude, specifically to a height of 1000 feet ...1943 Royal Air Force sl.
n. 3. amytal ...2000s drugs sl.
n. 4. sodium crystals ...2000s drugs sl.
• ANGELS ARE CRYING, THE phr. said when the first drops of rain begin to fall ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ANGELS ARE SWEEPING, THE phr. said of long trailing clouds high in the sky ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANGELS'-FOOD † n. strong ale ...1587
• ANGEL'S FOOTSTOOL n. the highest sail of a full-rigged vessel ...1883 Amer. jocular
• ANGLE-SHOOTER n. a schemer, a plotter ...1940s US sl.
• ANGEL'S KISS n. an act of urination ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for 'piss'
• ANGEL'S LACE n. the pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window pane ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANGEL’S OIL n. money used for bribery ...L16 sl.
• ANGELS ON HORSEBACK n. 1. oysters rolled in bacon and served on toast ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 2. hot dogs sliced so that a piece of cheese could be inserted, then wrapped round with a piece of bacon and cooked over the fire ...1981 Amer. dial.
• ANGEL’S SCREAM n. a bugle call ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANGEL'S SEAT n. among railroad workers: the cupola of a caboose ...1946 Amer. dial.
• ANGEL'S TEAT n. a mellowed whisky with a rich bouquet ...1946 Amer. dial.
• ANGEL'S TIT n. a kind of alcohol mixed drink, made by floating heavy cream on dark creme de cacao and topping it with a cherry ...1984 Amer. sl.
• ANGELS TOGETHER n. those who habitually give way to excessive drinking; habitual drunkards ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• ANGEL'S TURNIP n. apocynum androsoemifolium; a conjure potion; dogbane ...1890s US Black sl.
• ANGEL’S WHISPER n. a bugle call ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANGEL TEAT n. 1. a mellowed whisky with a rich bouquet ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 2. any pleasant or easy task ...Amer. sl.
• ANGEL TRACK n. an armored personnel carrier used as a field ambulance ...1971 US Marine Corps usage
• ANGEL WING n. a cigarette dosed with phencyclidine, the drug commonly known as PCP or angel dust ...2002 US sl.
• ANGER n. 1. inflammation ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. 2. rashness ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. of a wound: to inflame, to irritate ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANGERIE n. a crowd, a multitude ...1866 Sc.
• ANGERLY adj. fierce, raging ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANGERNAIL n. 1. a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANGER THE YELLOW HOSE vb. to provoke jealousy ...19C sl.
• ANGIE n. cocaine ...1994 US sl.
• ANGISH adj. 1. poverty-stricken ...B1900 Ireland
adj. 2. sickly, unhealthy, very poorly ...B1900 Ireland
n. poverty ...B1900 Ireland
• ANGISHORE n. 1. a peevish person ...1866 Irish sl.
n. 2. a poverty-stricken person ...1894 Ireland
• ANGLE n. 1. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a worm used in fishing; an earthworm ...1889 Eng. dial.
n.3. a scheme; a workable method of deception or exploitation ...1920 Amer. sl.
n. 4. an ulterior motive, a hidden purpose ...1929 Amer. sl.
vb. to scheme; to make money or a livelihood by illegitimate means ...1925 Amer. sl.
• ANGLE-DOG n. the earthworm ...1867 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ANGLED UP adj. confused ...1900s US Black sl.
• ANGLE-EARED adj. mischievous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANGLE-GODLIN adv. at an angle, diagonally...1970 Amer. dial.
• ANGLE OF DANGLE n. the degree of an erection depending on how sexually stimulated a man is by any given women ...Brit. sl.
• ANGLE-ROD † n. a fishing rod ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANGLER WORM n. an earthworm used as bait for fishing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ANGLES n. 1. the holes or runs of vermin, such as badgers, field-mice, etc. ...1796 Eng. dial.
n. 2. exploitable subtleties of a particular subject ...1908 Amer. sl.
• ANGLE SHOOTER n. a schemer ,,,1947 Amer. sl.
• ANGLE-SHOOTING n. scheming ...1958-59 Amer. sl.
• ANGLE-TWITCH n. the earthworm ...1850 Eng. dial.
• ANGLE UP vb. to confuse or be confused ...1900s US Black sl.
• ANGLEWORM n. an earthworm used as bait for fishing ...1832 Amer. dial.
• ANGLICAN INCH n. the short, square whiskers affected by members of the Broad Church or liberal wing of the Church of England ...L19 sl.
• ANGLING-COVE n. a receiver of stolen goods ...L18 sl.
• ANGLING WORM n. an earthworm used as bait for fishing ...1933 Amer. dial.
• ANGLIST n. a student of English, or scholar versed in English ...1888
• ANGLO adj. White, or pert. to White lifestyle or culture ...1960s US sl.
n. anyone of ostensibly Anglo-Saxon appearance, i.e. a White person ...1940s sl., orig. US
• ANGLO-AMERICA n. the United States and Canada ...1846
• ANGLO-AMERICAN n. an American of English origin; an English settler or colonist in North America; spec., a Canadian ...1781-2
• ANGLOPHIL adj. friendly to England or to what is English ...1867
n. one who is friendly to England ...1883
• ANGLOPHILE adj. friendly to England or to what is English ...1867
n. one who is friendly to England ...1883
• ANGLOPHILIA n. friendliness to England ...1896
• ANGLOPHILISM n. friendliness to England ...1896
• ANGLOPHOBIAC adj. hating or fearing England ...1894
n. an Anglophobe ...1893
• ANGLOPHOBIAN adj. hating or fearing England ...1896
• ANGNAIL n. 1. a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANGOLA n. a potent marijuana from East Africa ...1982 US sl.
• ANGOLA BLACK n. a potent marijuana from East Africa ...1982 US sl.
• ANGRY adj. of a wound or sore: inflamed, red ...1884 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ANGRY BOY n. a rake, a young man about town, a 'blood' ...L16 sl.
• ANGUAGELA n. language ...L19 sl.
• ANGUISH n. 1. inflammation ...1880 Eng. dial.
n. 2. pain felt at a distance from the actual wound or seat of disease, commonly known as 'sympathy' ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANGUISHOUS adj. 1. sorrowful, oppressed with pain ...1875 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. painful, causing pain .B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANGUS ARMANASCO n. a lavatory ...1980s Aust. sl.
• ANIE n. a small child ...B1900 Sc.
• ANIGH adv. near ...B1900 Eng. dial.
prep. close or near ...1630s
• ANIGHST adv. nearly, almost ...1882 Eng. dial.
prep. near, near to; generally used with verb of motion ...1850 Eng. dial.
• ANIGHTS † adv. at night; by night ...1663 Eng. & Amer. dial. arch. or obs.
• ANIMADVERSE †* vb. to notice, to comment upon ...1642
• ANIMAL adj. wildly disorderly, rowdy; wild, unrestrained ...1965 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a fool; an oaf ...L16
n. 2. a newly arrived cadet ...1871 US Military Academy usage
n. 3. a vulgar, brutal, aggressive, or violent person; a term of contempt ...1892 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a prostitute ...20C US sl.
n. 5. nonsense ...20C US sl.
n. 6. a translation of a foreign language text ...1900 Amer. students' sl.
n. 7. an athletic or muscular man, esp. a bodyguard or hired thug ...1921 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a policeman, before he became a 'pig' ...Brit. sl.
n. 9. a bull (euphemism) ...1912 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a person ...1922 sl.
n. 11 a sexually aggressive male, or an extremely uncouth male ...M20 US sl.
n. 12. a passionate sexual partner, esp. a woman ...1965 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a sexually expert male ...1968 Amer. sl.
n. 14. an ugly man ...1968 Amer. sl.
n. 15. amyl nitrate ...2002 UK sl.
n. 16. an ugly woman ...Brit. sl.
• ANIMAL BALL n. a children's game: two teams are on opposite sides of a demilitarized area; teams throw at one another in the middle area; also called 'farmer ball' ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANIMAL CAR n. among railroad workers: a caboose ...1938 Amer. railroad usage
• ANIMAL GANG n. 1. members of the Fascist Blueshirt movement 1920s-1930s ...Irish sl.
n. 2. a violent street gang ...1936 Irish sl.
• ANIMALIST n. an artist who makes figures of animals; an animal-painter or sculptor; also, a writer who deals with stories of animals ...1886
• ANIMAL TRANK n. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
• ANIMAL TRANQ n. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
• ANIMAL TRANQUILLIZER n. the drug PCP ...M20 US sl.
• ANIMATED CACTUS n. a porcupine or hedgehog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANIMATED PICTURE † n. an early name for a cinematographic picture ...1898
• ANIMOUS †* adj. 1. spirited, courageous, bold ...1620
†* adj. 2. hot-tempered ...1620
• ANIMULE n. any animal, not necessarily a mule ...1834 Amer. dial. jocular
• ANISEED ROBIN n. a hermaphrodite; later, a prostitute ...L17
• ANK vb. to be of opinion; to assert emphatically ...1885 Eng. dial.
• ANKERLY adv. unwillingly ...B1900 Sc.
• ANKER OF RUM n. the buttocks, the posterior ...1920s rhyming sl. for 'bum'
• ANKLE n. 1. a young woman; an attractive woman or girl  ...1940s US sl.
n. 2. an extremely obnoxious person ...1990s sl.
n. 3. a rough place, a 'dive' ...Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to dance ...1920s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to walk ...1920s Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to leave, to walk away from ...1980s sl., orig. US
• ANKLE AROUND vb. 1. to dance ...1920s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to walk ...1920s sl., orig. US
• ANKLE-BEATER n. a boy who drives cattle from the market to the slaughterer ...19C
• ANKLE-BITER n. 1. tight trousers, as worn by hussars ...1920s
n. 2. a small child ...1950s sl., orig. US
n. 3. an unruly or disobedient child ...1967 Amer. & Aust. sl.
• ANKLE CHOKERS n. narrow-bottomed Army-issue trousers ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANKLE EXPRESS n. transportation by foot; walking ...1910s Amer. sl.
• ANKLE-GRABBER n. a homosexual ...1980s US campus sl.
• ANKLE-SPRING WAREHOUSE n. the stocks ...L18 Irish sl.
• ANKY-PRANKY n. trickery, underhand dealing, shuffling ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. to humbug, to cheat, to trick; to be up to tricks ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANLIGODLIN adj. of an object: lopsided, askew, aslant ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ANN n. 1. any White female ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a Black woman who apes her White sisters ...1970s sl.
• ANNAHYDION n. an ignorant, ill-informed person ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• ANNA MARIA n. a domestic fire ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. (pronunciation = Mar-eye-a)
• ANNA MAY WONG n. a stink; a smell ...1920s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'pong'
• ANNANAB n. a banana ...Brit. back-slang
• ANNARUGIAN 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.
• ANN ATOMY n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• ANNE'S FAN n. a rude gesture, thumbing the nose; touching the tip of the thumb to the end of one's nose and spreading the fingers wide; it can be made worse by wiggling the fingers ...19C Brit.
• ANNET n. 1. a silly fellow ...1857 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the common gull, Larus Canus ...1885 Eng. dial.
• ANNEX THE WHOLE CONFECTIONER'S SHOP vb. to be the best of a kind; to rank the highest; to carry off the honours ...1885 sl.
• ANNIE n. 1. a free ticket or pass to a game or entertainment ...1922 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an effeminate male homosexual ...1950s sl.
• ANNIE FROM ARKANSAS n. in craps: an eight ...1993 US sl.
• ANNIE LAURIE n. 1. a lorry ...20C Eng. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a bus conductress ...1940s sl.
• ANNIE LOUISE n. cheese ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• ANNIE NO RATTLE n. one who pipes up at the end of a conversation ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• ANNIE OAKLEY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a complimentary ticket; a free pass, orig. to a circus, but latterly to the theatre ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a base on balls ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a pardon or discharge certificate given to a convict ...1940s US criminals' sl.
vb. to punch an admission ticket, thus rendering it free ...1910s US sl.
• ANNIE'S ROOM phr. used when one does not know the answer to the question "Where is ..." ...1910s Aust. sl., orig. military
• ANNIE UP vb. to pay a debt; to contribute one's share ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANNIHILATED adj. extremely drunk or drug-intoxicated ...1975 sl., orig. US college
• ANNISEED ROBIN n. a hermaphrodite; later, a prostitute ...L17
• ANNIVERSE † n. an anniversary ...1625
• ANNO DOMINI adj. old ...B1890 Eng. society sl.
• ANNOINTED adj. ripe for mischief, full of courage and energy for any desperate exploit ...Bk1890 sl.
• ANNOISOME † adj. hurtful ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANNOY vb. 1. to hurt, to trouble, to damage ...1580 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to upset, to distress ...1991 Irish sl.
• ANNOYANCE n. offense, damage ...1886 Eng. dial.
• ANNOYFUL †* adj. giving trouble, molesting, full of annoyance ...c1386
• ANNOYMENT n. intent to injure, malice ...1886 Eng. dial.
• ANNOYOUS adj. troublesome ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANNOYSOME † adj. hurtful ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANNY n. a choice marble ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ANOINT vb. 1. to flog, to beat, to thrash; to chastise by word or act ...c1500
• ANOINT vb. 2. to run, to hurry away ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ANOINTED adj. 1. of persons: thoroughly bad, wholly given up to evil courses; notorious ...1856 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. very great, terrible ...1877 Eng. dial.
• ANOINTER n. 1. a scapegrace, a mischievous fellow ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a trickster, a sharp, crafty person ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an energetic, pushing person ...1887 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a miser, a skinflint ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 5. something perplexing or puzzling ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANOINTING adj. mischievous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. a beating, a thrashing ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ANOINT WITH OIL OF HAZEL vb. to beat with a hazel rod ...c1678
• ANON adv. tonight ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ANON? phr. What? What did you say? ...1789 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ANONDER prep. beneath ...1925 Irish sl.
• ANONSKER adj. eager, desirous, set upon a thing ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ANONYM n. 1. an anonymous person or publication ...1805
n. 2. an assumed or false name ...1805
• ANONYMA n. a prostitute ...M19 Brit.
• ANOPISTHOGRAPH adj. having no writing or printing on the back; inscribed only on one side ...1887
• ANOPISTHOGRAPHIC adj. having no writing or printing on the back; inscribed only on one side ...1871
• ANORAK n. someone obsessively involved with something, as a hobby, that is generally regarded as boring or unfashionable ...1991 Brit. sl.
• ANOTHER BREED OF CAT n. a person inferior or different from the rest ...1929  Amer. dial.
• ANOTHER DOUBLE MUG IS BROKE phr. said when a new misfortune or disaster has occurred ...19C Eng. dial.
• ANOTHER-GATES adj. of a different kind ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANOTHER-GUESS adj. different in kind; of another kind ...1615 arch.
• ANOTHER-KINS adj. of a different kind ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ANOTHER PAIR OF SHOES n. something entirely different; quite a different state of things ...1868
• ANOTHER-WHEN adv. another time ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANPARSIL n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ANPARSY n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ANPASTY n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ANSERINE adj. stupid, foolish, silly
• ANSEROUS adj. as stupid as a goose; silly, foolish ...1826
• ANSHUM-SCRANSHUM n. bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• ANSWER n. 1. in fishing: a bite ...B1900 Ireland
n. 2. a message ...1922 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. of a fish: to bite ...B1900 Ireland
vb. 2. to last, to endure ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANSWERABLE adj. durable, lasting ...1887 Eng. dial.
• ANSWER-BACK n. a rejoinder or repartee ...1925
• ANSWER NATURE'S CALL vb. to retire to the W.C.; to defecate or urinate ...20C euphemism
• ANSWER THE FINAL SUMMONS vb. to die ...L19
• ANSWER THE LAST CALL vb. to die ...1915 Amer. dial.
• ANSWER THE LAST MUSTER vb. to be killed; to die ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANSWER THE LAST ROLL CALL vb. to die ...1915 Amer. dial.
• ANSWER THE LAST ROLL vb. to be killed; to die ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANSWER THE ROLL CALL vb. to die ...1915 Amer. dial.
• ANSWER TO A HE-MAN'S PRAYER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANSWER TO A MAN'S PRAYER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANSWER TO A SHE-GAL’S DREAM n. a male member of the armed forces ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANSY-PAY n. a homosexual male ...20C Pig Latin for 'pansy'
• ANT vb. to show attention to, to respect, to obey ...1891 Sc.
• ANT BEAR n. an aardvark ...1545
• ANT BUG n. an ant ...1944 Amer. dial.
• ANTE n. 1. in marble play: the stakes in a game of keeps (any marble game played with the understanding that any marbles won are to be kept) ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an amount of money that must be contributed before playing certain card games such as poker ...Amer. sl.
n. 3. the charge or cost ...Amer. sl.
• ANTEAMBULATE † vb. to walk before, as an usher ...1623
• ANTEDILUVIAN adj. old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANTEEN n. a horse of a dirty white colour ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ANTEGREDIENT †* adj. preceding, going before ...1686
• ANTE LINE n. in marble play: the line toward which the players roll their marbles before beginning a game, to determine the order of shooting ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ANTEMERIDIAN adj. occurring before noon ...1650
• ANTENUPTIAL adj. before marriage ...1810
• ANTEPAST n. a foretaste; an appetizer ...1580
• ANTER n. an adventure, a misadventure; a story of adventure, an unlikely story ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. to venture, to chance ...1742 Sc.
• ANTERCAST n. a misfortune ...1768 Sc.
• ANTEROOM n. a small enclosed porch erected either permanently or seasonally to protect an entrance door in cold weather ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ANTERS adv. perhaps ...1790 Eng. dial.
conj. lest, in case that ...1788 Eng. dial.
• ANTETHUMOUS adj. before death ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANTE UP vb. 1. to contribute money one is responsible for is expected to give ...1800s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to do one's part or share ...1927 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. in marble play: to put marbles in a ring as a stake ...1942 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to submit ...1969 Amer. dial.
int. 1. Let's begin! ...1955 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to start playing marbles ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ANT HEAP n. an abscess, a carbuncle ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ANTHEM DIVER n. 1. a churchwarden or other petty official charged with responsibility for distributing alms to the poor; their charges regarded them as little more than licensed robbers ...E18 sl.
n. 2. a pickpocket specializing in the robbery of church congregations ...E18 sl.
• ANTHERS conj. lest, in case that ...1788 Eng. dial.
• ANTHETHUMOUS adj. before death ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANTHOMANIAC * n. a person who is intensely fond of flowers ...1841
• ANTHONY PIG n. 1. the smallest pig of a litter; the favourite one supposed to be dedicated to and under the special protection of St. Anthony, the patron saint of swineherds ...1728 Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who follows close at heel ...1811 Eng. dial.
• ANTHROPONYM n. a personal name ...1955
• ANTI n. a person opposed to a particular plan, action, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• ANTI-BOD n. a scrawny or underdeveloped male or an ugly, overweight woman ...M20 US sl.
• ANTI-BY-GODLIN adv. cater-cornered, diagonally, at an angle ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANTIC adj. 1. clownish, amusing, full of tricks; given to fun, capers, or pranks; joking, playful ...1902 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. frisky, lively, active, spry ,,,1903 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. irresponsible, ungovernable, wild ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. a clown, a buffoon ...1895 Amer. dial
vb. to fool around, to play ...1976 Amer. dial.
• ANTIC AS A JAYBIRD adj. clownish, amusing, full of tricks; given to fun, capers, or pranks; joking, playful ...1917 Amer. dial.
• ANTIDOTE n. 1. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANTIFOGMATIC(K) n. any alcoholic drink taken, usually in the morning, supposedly to counteract the bad effects of fog or dampness ...1789 Amer. sl.
• ANTI-FRANTIC adj. calm, collected ...1983 US sl.
• ANTIFREEZE n. 1. alcohol ...1953 US sl.
n. 2. heroin ...1994 Amer. drugs sl.
• ANTIFREEZED adj. alcohol intoxicated ...Amer. sl.
• ANTI-GAS HEATER n. a gas mask ...World War II Amer. army sl.
• ANTIGODDLE vb. to stagger ...1933 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGODLE vb. to walk sexily or flirtatiously ...1973 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGODLIN adj. lopsided, askew, aslant, crooked ...1917 Amer. dial.
adv. cater-cornered, diagonally, at an angle ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGOGGLY adv. slantwise, out of plumb ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGOGLE vb. 1. to move in an erratic fashion ...1949 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to walk sexily or flirtatiously ...1973 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGOGLIN adj. askew, slanting, crooked ...1930 Amer. dial.
adv. slantwise, diagonally ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGOSLIN adj. lopsided, askew, aslant ...1915 Amer. dial.
• ANTIJUDAIC adj. that is contrary to the Jews or Jewish opinion, policy, etc. ...1885
n. one who opposed Jewish opinion, policy, etc. ...1916
• ANTILOQUY † n. contradiction; a speaking against ...1656
• ANTIMAN n. an effeminate man ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• ANTIMIRE n. an ant ...1903 Amer. dial.
• ANTIOUS adj. ancient, beautiful with age, rare ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANTIPODES, THE n. the female genitals; the 'exact opposite' of the male genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• ANTIPODISE † vb. to turn upside down ...1642
• ANTIPOLEMIST * n. a professed opponent of war ...1817
• ANTI-PROLIFERATION DEVICE n. a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• ANTIQUE BOZO n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANTIQUE HP n. an old homosexual man (Homee Palone, a man) ...2002 UK sl.
• ANTI-SALOON adj. opposed to the existence of drinking saloons ...1888 US
• ANTISIGODLIN adj. lopsided, askew, aslant, crooked ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ANTISOCORDIST †* n. an opponent of sloth or stupidity ...a1680
• ANTI-TUMP n. an ant-hill ...1879 Eng. dial.
• ANTI-WALKUS adv. cater-cornered, diagonally, at an angle ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ANTI-WHAMPUS adj. askew, lopsided ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ANT KILLERS n. the feet, esp. very large feet ...1845 Amer. dial.
• ANTLE-BEER adv. crosswise, irregular ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ANT-MIRE n. an ant ...19C US euphemism for 'piss-ant'
• ANTRIMS n. 1. airs, whims, caprices, with an implication of temper; tantrums ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 2. doubts, hesitations ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANTRIN adj. 1. occasional, rare ...1785 Sc.
adj. 2. different ...Bk1898 N. Eng. dial.
• ANTS n. 1. an unrelaxed, disturbed condition; acute restlessness ...Amer. sl.
n. 2. sexual excitement ...Amer. sl.
• ANTSES n. ants ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ANTS IN ONE'S PANTS n. 1. an unrelaxed, disturbed condition; acute restlessness ...Amer. sl.
n. 2. sexual excitement ...Amer. sl.
• ANTS-MASHER n. a man who has large feet; one who wears large shoes ...1966 US sl.
• ANTS-MASHERS n. the feet, esp. very large feet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ANT-STOMPER n. 1. a large foot; a large, heavy shoe ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. a man who has large feet; one who wears large shoes ...1960s US sl.
• ANTSY adj. 1. restless, nervous, eager, anxious, annoyed ...1838 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. lively, spry ...1973 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. said of a woman who is very eager to get married ...1968 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. sexually aroused; lustful ...20C Amer. sl.
• ANTTIC n. an attic ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ANT-TUMP n. an ant-hill ...1879 Eng. dial.
• ANTWACKY adj. old-fashioned, esp. used of clothes ...2002 UK sl.
• ANTY n. sugar ...1910s Aust. sl.
• ANTYMAR n. an ant ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ANTYMIRE n. an ant ...1899 Amer. dial.
• ANTYPISSMIRE n. an ant ...1930 Amer. dial.
• ANTY-TUMP n. an ant-hill ...1879 Eng. dial.
• ANTY UP vb. to hurry up ...1917 Amer. dial.
• A NUMBER ONE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. (A-number-one) oneself ...1920s US sl.
• ANUNDER adv. beneath, under (of actual position) ...B1900 Eng. dial.
prep. under, underneath ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ANVIL vb. of a galloping horse: to create sparks by striking the shoes of the hind feet against those of the forefeet ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANVIL-CLOUDS n. clouds of the shape of an anvil, supposed to betoken rain ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANWILL † adj. self-willed, stubborn, obstinate; persistently desirous, importunate ...c897
• ANXIOUS adj. wonderful, excellent; good, fine ...1940s US Black dial.
• ANXIOUS BENCH n. at revival meetings or in church, a seat in front for people concerned about their spiritual well-being ...1832 Amer. dial.
• ANXIOUSED UP adj. made anxious, excited ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ANXIOUS SEATER n. one who is on the 'anxious bench' (see phrases) ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ANXOM adj. anxious ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ANXOMNESS n. anxiety ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANY-BIT n. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANYESDER n. a sheep in its second year ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ANY GOD'S AMOUNT n. an indefinitely large amount; a great many ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
• ANY GOD'S IMMENSE n. an indefinitely large amount; a great many ...1914  Amer. dial.
• ANY GOD'S QUANTITY n. an indefinitely large amount; a great many ...1943  Amer. dial.
• ANY-GO-FLUM-BUMS n. diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ANY G.Q. n. an indefinitely large amount; a great many ...1943  Amer. dial.
• ANY KIN adj. of any kind of sort ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ANYPLACE n. someplace, somewhere ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANYS n. in marble play: a call which, if said first, entitles the player to any of several advantages ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ANYTHING FOR A LAUGH n. serves as a justification for doing something because you have no choice in the matter ...1969 UK sl.
• ANYTHING FOR A QUIET WIFE phr. catchphrase meaning exactly what it says ...1977 UK sl.
• ANYTHINGS n. in marble play: a call which, if said first, entitles the player to any of several advantages ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ANY-TO-COME n. in gambling: a type of conditional bet in which all or part of a winning is returned on another bet ...2001 UK sl.
• ANYTOWN n. a notional American town that represents the appearance or values of stereotypical small-town America ...1992 Brit. sl.
• ANYTOWN USA n. a notional American town that represents the appearance or values of stereotypical small-town America ...1992 Brit. sl.
• ANY WHEN adv. at any time ...1853 Eng. dial.
• ANYWHERE adv. in possession of drugs ...1946 US sl.
• ANY-WHICH-WAY adv. randomly, in disorderly manner ...1989 Irish sl.
• ANZAC n. an Australian or NZ soldier, esp. with the Gallipoli service ...WWI
• A-OK adj. satisfactory; completely acceptable ...1959 sl., chiefly US, orig. astronauts’ sl.
• A-ONE adj. excellent, first-class; orig. used of ships, then of persons and things ...1846 US
• AOS phr. used for suggesting there are no good options in a particular situation; 'All Options Suck'. 'All Options Stink' ...2001 US sl.
• A OVER K adv. knocked upside down; 'Arse over Kite' ...1998 NZ sl.
• APACE adv. by degrees, steadily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APACHE n. 1. a man of ruffianly character ...1918
n. 2. a lesbian ...1930s sl.
n. 3. a type of men's haircut; a Mohawk ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a man who uses cosmetics ...1980s US homosexual use
n. 5. an act of sexual intercourse without the use of a condom ...1990s sl.
n. 6. a joyrider ...2000s Irish sl.
• APACHE STATE n. Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• A-PAIN-DICITIS n. appendicitis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• APARTMENT HOUSE n. in bar dice games: a roll from the cup in which some dice are stacked on top of others, invalidating the roll ...1977 US sl.
• APARTMENT TO LET adj. unhinged, insane, crazy ...M19 sl.
n. 1. the vagina ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a widow ...18C sl.
n. 3. a widow's weeds ...18C sl.
• APARTMENTS-TO-LET adj. weak-minded; idiotic ...B1874 Eng. sl.
• APAST adj. completed, finished ...1941 Amer. dial.
adv. of place: past ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
prep. 1. of place: beyond, past ...1825 Eng. dial.
prep. 2. of time: after, past ...1892 Eng. dial.
• AP-CRAY n. nonsense ...20C US Pig Latin for 'crap'
• APE adj. frenzied, berserk ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. 1. a mischievous, troublesome child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. among loggers: applied generally to men, but more particularly to a wage-earner ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (derogatory) a Black person ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a foolish person who imitates ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a hoodlum or strong-arm man, esp. if big and strong ...20C sl.
n. 6. any ugly man, esp. if large ...20C US sl.
vb. to pretend ...1968 Amer. dial.
• APED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...E20 US sl.
• APE-FACED adj. pug-nosed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APE HANGERS n. long steering handles on a bicycle or motorcycle ...Amer. sl.
• A PER SE adj. the best; first-class ...c1470 colloq.
• APESHIT adj. 1. drunk ...Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excited, freaked out ...Amer. sl.
• APE WAGON n. among railroad workers: a caboose ...1946 Amer. dial.
• APE WITH A FROZEN PAN n. a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APE WITH A SOUR PUSS n. a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APHRODISIACAL TENNIS COURT n. the female genitals ...17C sl.
• APICULTURIST n. a bee keeper ...1883
• A-PIECES adv. in pieces, to pieces ...1796 Eng. dial.
• APISH adj. impertinent ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• A-PISTY-POLL adv. of a child: carried on the back, or with his legs on one's shoulders, and arms round the neck and forehead ...1851 Eng. dial.
• APOCRYPHATE † adj. of spurious creation or character; of doubtful authenticity; fictitious, false ...1486
† n. a spurious or sham gentleman ...1586
• APOCRYPHICAL †* adj. of doubtful authorship or authenticity; spurious, fictitious, false ...1719
• APOGEE n. the best; the greatest ...Bk1998 sl.
• APOLAUSTICISM n. devotion to enjoyment ...1883
• APOLLO PLAY n. the planet Earth ...1940s US Black sl.
• APONTED adj. tainted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APORIA n. a perplexing difficulty ...1893
• APOSTLES, THE n. in craps: a roll of twelve ...1999 US sl.
• A-POUT adv. pouting ...1886 poetic
• APPARATUS n. 1. a kitchen stove ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the male genitals ...20C US sl.
• APPEAR n. appearance ...c1610 Eng. dial.
vb. of ghosts: to 'walk', to haunt places ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• APPEARING-OUT CLOTHES n. best clothes for going to church, or parties, etc. ...1967 Amer. dial.
• APPEARMENT n. appearance ...1898 Amer. dial.
• APPELL † vb. to challenge ...1768 Sc.
• APPENDIX n. the nose ...1950 Amer. dial. jocular
• APPERIL n. risk, peril ...1848 Ireland
• APPETENT adj. pert. to sexual desire; lustful, or aroused ...E15
• APPETITIOUS † adj. of the nature of, or suited to, appetite; palatable, desirable, appetizing ...1653
• APPETIZED adj. having appetite for food ...1798 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• APPETY n. appetite ...Bk1911 Sc.
• APPLAUD TO THE ECHO vb. to applaud so vociferously as to produce echoes ...1605
• APPLE n. 1. the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. New York City ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 3. the planet Earth ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 4. a woman's breast ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. the Adam's apple ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. one's head ...1950 Amer dial. jocular
n. 7. a baseball ...Amer. sl.
n. 8. money ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 9. twenty pounds; in betting; odds of 20-1 ...1974 UK sl.
n. 10. the vagina ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 11. a particular type  of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...1996 UK sl.
vb. to gather fir cones or 'apples' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APPLE AND PIP n. urine; an act of urination ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for sip,' back-slang for piss'
vb. to urinate ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for sip,' back-slang for piss'
• APPLE-BEE n. a wasp ...1808 Eng. dial.
• APPLE-BLOSSOM TWO-STEP n. looseness of the bowels; diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-BLOWTH n. apple blossom ...1891 Eng. dial.
• APPLE BUTTER n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• APPLE CABBAGE † n. rhubarb ...1896 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-CART n. the human body ...B1790 sl.
• APPLE CORE n. 1. £20 ...1950s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'score'
n. 2. in betting; odds of 20-1 ...1974 UK rhyming sl. for 'score'
vb. (as 'apple-core') to seduce ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'score'
• APPLE CUCUMBER n. a ploy to kill or capture one's target by using a friend to get close to the target's friend, which will eventually bring the target into view ...1990s Aust. criminals' sl.
• APPLE-DRANE n. a wasp ...1790 Eng. dial.
• APPLE-DRONE n. a wasp ...1790 Eng. dial.
• APPLE DUMPLING SHOP n. a woman's breasts, esp. if fat and partially exposed ...L18 Brit. sl.
• APPLE FRITTER adj. emotionally bitter ...2000s rhyming sl.
n. bitter beer ...1920s rhyming sl.
• APPLE-GARNADE † n. a pomegranate ...a1300 obs.
• APPLE-GARTH † n. an apple-garden or orchard ...1483
• APPLE GRAY adj. of horses: dapple grey ...1967 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-GUARD n. a scarf and tie ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• APPLEHEAD n. a fool ...1940s US sl.
• APPLE IN THE WHITE FOLK'S YARD phr. an expression used by one Black person to refer to another who is looked upon with unusual favour by White folk ...1900s US Black sl.
• APPLEJACK n. 1. brandy made from apples ...E19 US sl.
n. 2. any alcoholic liquor ...E19 US sl.
n. 3. a dance, esp. the contemporary vogue step ...1950s US Black sl.
n. 4. a large-brimmed, oversized hat in a 1930s-40s style ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 5. crack cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
• APPLE-JOHN n. a foolish and probably impotent old man ...L16 sl.
• APPLEKNOCK vb. 1. to act the yokel, be boorish or unpolished ...1942 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to curry favour ...1969 Amer. dial.
• APPLEKNOCKER n. 1. (often derogatory) a fruit picker ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a stupid person; a fool; a coarse or dull-witted person used as a general term of abuse ...1939 Amer. dial. online
n. 3. (often derogatory) an itinerant farm labourer ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 4. (often derogatory) a rustic or countrified person ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 5. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. upstate farm hand now in infantry ...Bk1944 service sl.
n. 7. any outsider; a person who is not from your community, and doesn't belong ...1949 Amer. dial.
n. 8. among loggers: a farmer  ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 9. among loggers: a part-time logger, usually not very skilled at woods jobs ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a person who curries favour ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 11. a privy ...1975 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-MONGER n. a pimp ...18C sl.
• APPLE OF THE EYE n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• APPLE-OWLING n. the custom of knocking off from the trees the useless fruit remaining, after the apple harvest has been gathered in ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APPLE PALSY n. drunkenness from 'apple-jack'...1894 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-PEELER n. a knife ...M19 sl.
• APPLE-PERU n. rhubarb ...1895 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-PICKER n. a fool, an unsophisticated person, a country person ...1910s US sl.
• APPLE-PIE adj. excellent; perfect ...1960 Amer. dial.
n. (as 'apple pie')
n. 1. an eye ...1930s US criminals' rhyming sl.
n. 2. the sky ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 3. a pretty, young (prison) homosexual ...1950s US prison sl.
• APPLE-PIE BED n. a bed made by way of a practical joke with one sheet so folded as to make entry impossible ...1883 Eng. dial.
• APPLE-PIE ORDER n. neatness, tidiness, perfect orderliness ...L18
• APPLE-POLISHER n. an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a flatterer ...Bk1892 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
n. 2. a favoured student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• APPLE-PUSHER n. a person who curries favour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• APPLES adj. satisfactory ...1943 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 1. the testicles ...19C sl.
n. 2. a woman's breasts ...20C US sl.
• APPLES AND PEARS n. stairs ...B1859 Eng. rhyming sl.
• APPLESAUCE n. 1. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery, suave talk ...1919 US sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...1921 Amer. dial.
n. 3. something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to take advantage of ...1968 Amer. dial.
int. nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• APPLE-SHAKER n. 1. a rural, unsophisticated person ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a storm ...1905 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-SHINE vb. to curry favour ...1969 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-SHINER n. a person who curries favour ...1935 Amer. dial.
• APPLE SIMONIZER n. 1. a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a favoured student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• APPLE-SQUEEZER n. a rural, unsophisticated person ...1930s US sl.
• APPLE-SQUIRE n. 1. a kept man ...16C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a pimp ...16C Brit. sl.
• APPLE STRUDEL n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• APPLE TART n. a breaking of wind; a fart ...20C Aust. & Irish rhyming sl.
vb. (as apple-tart') to fart ...20C Aust. & Irish sl.
• APPLE-TERRE † n. an orchard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APPLETON TALKING phr. used of one who is drunk and talking nonsensically or aggressively ...20C W. Indies sl.
• APPLETREE-ER n. a coaster; a ship, or its passengers, which only travels near the shore ...1942 Amer. dial.
• APPLE UP vb. to curry favour; to toady ...1968 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-WASHER n. a person who curries favour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• APPLICATE vb. to insist; to pester one with unwelcome requests ...1929 Amer. dial.
• APPLY LAWYER FOOT vb. to run away ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• APPLY THE ACID vb. 1. to exert pressure on a person for a loan, a favour, sexual compliance, etc. ...20C Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to render impoverished ...1900s sl.
vb. 3. to put a stop to ...1910s sl.
vb. 4. to confirm ...1910s sl.
vb. 5. to test out a person or a statement ...1910s sl.
• APPODELL-DOCK n. a soap liniment; hence, any medicine; alcohol ...1830 Amer. dial.
• APPORT † vb. 1. to bring ...L16
vb. 2. to produce or transport by supposedly occult means ...M20
• APPOSAL † n. a searching question; inquiry, investigation, esp. legal examination of accounts ...LME
• APPOSE † vb. 1. to confront with objections or hard questions; to examine; to interrogate ...ME
† vb. 2. to examine accounts; to audit ...E17
• APPOSITION † n. an objection; opposition ...E16
• APPRECIATE vb. to enjoy oneself ...1936 Amer. dial.
• APPROACHABLE adj. 1. of easy morals, sexually easy ...sl.
adj. 2. pert. to a person who will take bribes ...sl.
• APPROACHER n. one who curries favour ...1970 Amer. dial.
• APPROBATION n. an authoritative opinion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APPROFOUND vb. to go deeply into, to search the depths of a subject of study ...1885
• APPROOF n. 1. approval, praise ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 2. courage, pluck tried by experience ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APPROPERATE † vb. to make haste, to hasten ...1623
• APPROPINQUE †* vb. to draw near to, to approach ...1663
• APPURTENANCES n. 1. the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal ...1679 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a woman's breasts ...20C US sl.
• 'APPY DAY n. a pessimistic and inveterate grumbler ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• APREE LA GARE, APPRAY LA GUERRE phr. sometime, or never ...1916 military catchphrase
• APRICATE * vb. to bask in the sun; to expose to sunlight ...a1691
• APRICOCK † n. the apricot ...1679
• APRICOCK WATER n. apricot ale ...1728 sl.
• APRIL-ERRAND n. an errand upon which a person is sent on the first of April, as a practical joke ...1879 Eng. dial.
• APRIL FOOLS n. 1. tools ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. stools ...c1910 rhyming sl., chiefly public house usage
n. 3. football pools ...c1930 rhyming sl.
• APRIL-GAWBY n. an April fool ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APRIL GENTLEMAN n. a man newly married ...16C colloq.
• APRIL-GOB n. an April fool ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APRIL-GOBBY n. an April fool ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APRIL-GOWK n. an April fool ...1777 Eng. dial.
• APRILIAN adj. of or characteristic of April ...1901
• APRILISH adj. like April ...1759
• APRILLED adj. 1. made sullen or sour ...1746 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of milk or beer: sour, on the point of turning sour ...1790 Eng. dial.
• APRIL-NODDY n. an April fool ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APRIL SHOWERS n. flowers ...20C rhyming sl.
• APRON n. 1. the diaphragm of an animal ...1878 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a bartender ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 3. a negative expression for a woman; a wife ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 4. the tarmac surround of a hangar ...c1930 Royal Air Force usage
n. 5. the shoulder of a road ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the neck fold of a merino ram ...20C Aust. sheepfarmers' usage
n. 7. in gambling: the cloth band worn by dealers around their waist ...sl.
• APRON AND GAITERS n. a bishop; a dean ...1913 Eng. colloq.
• APRON CHASER n. one fond of woman; a seducer ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APRON CHILD n. a child old enough to stand by holding on to its mother's apron ...1958 Amer. dial.
• APRON CRAZY n. one fond of woman; a seducer ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APRON DIZZY n. one fond of woman; a seducer ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APRONEER n. a shopkeeper ...c1650 colloq.
• APRONER n. a barman, a waiter ...c1600 colloq.
• APRON-FACED adj. of a horse: having a large white patch on the forehead ...1942 Amer. dial.
• APRON JUMPER n. one fond of woman; a seducer ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APRON-MAN n. a tradesman, a mechanic ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APRON-ROGUE n. a labourer; an artisan ...17C colloq.
• APRON SCREWY n. one fond of woman; a seducer ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APRON-SQUIRE n. 1. a kept man ...16C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a pimp ...16C Brit. sl.
• APRON STRING n. a noodle (food) ...1936 Amer. dial.
• APRON-STRING FARMER n. an effeminate town-bred farmer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APRON-STRING HOLD n. a tenure held only during a wife's life ...L17 colloq.
• APRON-STRING TENURE n. a tenure held only during a wife's life ...L17 colloq.
• APRON-TRADE n. women ...1873 Eng. dial.
• APRON-UP adj. pregnant ...19C colloq.
• APRON-WASHINGS n. porter ...1903 sl.
• APRON WITH A FLICKERING FLAME n. a cold or unresponsive woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APRON WITH A NIP n. a virgin; a virtuous, respectable woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APRON WITH ROUND HEELS n. a woman of loose morals ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AP-SAY n. a gullible person; a dupe; an oaf, a dullard ...Bk1942 Amer. Pig Latin for 'sap'
• APSE n. an abscess, a tumour ...1857 Eng. dial.
• APSE UPON THEE! int. an exclamation of surprise or reproof ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APT adj. of persons: certain, sure ...1893 Ireland
adv. certainly ...1966 Irish sl.
• APTCOCK n. a clever little fellow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APTISH adj. 1. intelligent, quick-witted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. skilful, useful, accurate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APTLY adv. certainly, without fail ...Bk1898 Ireland
• APTYCOCK n. a clever or sharp little fellow ...19C Eng. dial.
• A-PURPOSE adv. on purpose, deliberately, intentionally ...1816 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• APURT adj. sulky, sullen, disagreeable ...1790 Eng. dial.
adv. in a sulky manner; disagreeably ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• APURTED adj. sullen ...1876 Eng. dial.
• AQUABIBE n. a water drinker ...1731
• AQUABOB n. an icicle ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AQUADIENTE n. any strong alcoholic drink ...1825 Amer. dial.
• AQUADINTE n. any strong alcoholic drink ...1854 Amer. dial.
• AQUA FLUMINIS FILTRATA n. water from the well ...Aust. pharmaceutical chemists' usage
• AQUAKE adv. quaking ...1876 poetic
• AQUA POMPAGINIS n. water from the well ...18C sl.
• AQUA PUMPAGINIS n. water from the well ...18C sl.
• AQUA PURA n. water ...Bk1921 sl.
• AQUART adv. 1. across, athwart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. in a state of disagreement; at cross purposes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AQUAT adv. 1 full to satiety ...1691 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. in a squatting position ...1834 Eng. dial.
• AQUATICS n. a game of cricked played by the oarsmen; the playing-field used by them ...M19 Eton usage
• AQUAVIVARIUM n. an aquarium ...1856
• AQUEDENT n. any strong alcoholic drink ...1818 Amer. dial.
• AQUEESH prep. between ...1768 Sc.
• AQUOT adv. full to satiety ...1691 Eng. dial.
• AQUOTT adv. in a squatting position ...1834 Eng. dial.
• A-RAB n. (derogatory) an Arab ...1940s US sl.
• ARAB n. 1. an unkempt or wild-looking person, esp. a child ...c1850 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a young vagrant; a poor boy playing much in the streets; a homeless child, a street urchin ...1910 colloq.
n. 3. a Jew ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a huckster; a street peddler of vegetables and fruits ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 5. any dark-complexioned person, esp. if belonging to a group traditionally considered to be somewhat excitable or primitive in emotional matters; a Jew or a Turk ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 6. among loggers: a workman who always manages to be away when there's dirty or heavy work to be done ...1958 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to go huckstering ...1948 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to search about ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ARABBER n. a huckster; a street peddler of vegetables and fruits ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ARABIAN BIRD n. the phoenix; hence. a unique thing or person ...1606
• ARAIN n. a spider; a cobweb ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ARAIN-WEB n. a cobweb ...1881 Eng. dial.
• ARANEOLOGIST n. one versed in the study of spiders ...1875
• ARANEOLOGY n. the study of spiders ...1884
• A-RANT! int. in the game of marbles: when playing marbles and anyone comes up and steals some of them, it's called 'a-rant, a-rant'; on this cry being raised the boys playing rush forward and seize the marbles ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ARAN-WEB n. a cobweb ...1881 Eng. dial.
• ARB n. a person who trades in securities, commodities, etc., hoping to profit from price differentials in various markets ...1977 orig. US
• ARBITRARY adj. 1. hard; greedy, grasping ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. independent, impatient of restraint ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARBOR-AWAY n. a children's game played with a stick; the stick was thrown and 'it' ahd to get it and get back to base before anyone else touched base ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ARBOR-DOWN n. same as 'arbor-away' ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ARBORICIDAL adj. given to cutting down trees ...1866
• ARBOR VITAE n. the penis ...L18 sl.
• ARBROATH! int. a Scottish sporting catchphrase to anyone boasting ...1885 Sc.
• ARBUCKLE n. 1. a greenhorn cowboy ...1933 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. any coffee ...1944 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a fool ...20C teen & high school sl.
• ARBUCKLE'S n. any coffee ...1944 Amer. dial.
• ARCAN n. 1. a lively, light-hearted fellow ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
n. 2. a stunted adult or child ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• ARCH n. an aim ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ARCHIE n. 1. in World War I: an anti-aircraft gun firing shrapnel; originally applied to those used by the Germans ...1915
vb. to fire at with an anti-aircraft gun ...1917
• ARCH NOSE n. a hooked nose ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ARCH ONE'S BACK vb. 1. to show anger ...1944 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. of a horse: to start to buck ...1944 Amer. dial.
• ARCH-STONE STATE n. the "Keystone State', Pennsylvania ...1840 US
• ARCTIC WINE n. straight whisky ...1939 Amer. dial. (Alaska)
• ARD adj. hot, sexually aroused ...17C Brit. sl.
• ARDAR † n. a plough ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARDELIO † n. a busybody, meddler ...1621
• ARDENT n. whisky ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ARDER n. a ploughing, esp., the fallowing of vacant land ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ARDOR n. very strong lust; heated passion ...14C sl.
• ARDOUR n. very strong lust; heated passion ...14C sl.
• ARDRI n. a head king ...1889
• ARDUR † n. a ploughman ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AREA n. the pubic or genital area ...M20 US sl.
• AREADY adj. ready ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AREAR † adv. 1. backward, behind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. reared up, upright ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
int. an exclamation of surprise ...1762 Eng. dial.
• AREST vb. to grant rest ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ARETALOGER † n. one who brags or boasts of his own virtue or accomplishments  ...1623
• ARE WE AWAY? phr. shall we go? let's go. ...Amer. sl
• ARE YOU FEELING A BREEZE? phr. used to warn a man that his pants are torn or that his fly is open ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ARE YOU WRITING A BOOK? phr. reply for someone over-inquisitive ...Bk1944 service sl. SC
• ARF A MO n. 1. a cigarette, esp. when it proves hard to keep alight ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a small moustache ...1910s Aust. sl.
• 'ARF-AN'-'ARF adj. drunk, lightly intoxicated with alcohol ...B1900 Eng. sl.
n. ale and porter equally mixed ...B1890 Eng. sl.
• ARFARFANARF adj. very drunk ...L19 Cockney sl.
• ARFISH adj. 1. timid, fearful, apprehensive ...1788 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. unwilling, reluctant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARFTO n. afternoon ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl.
• ARG adj. eager, fierce ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. a faultfinder ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. to argue ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ARGADENT n. any strong alcoholic drink ...1941 Amer. dial.
• ARGERIE n. a crowd, a multitude ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ARGH adj. 1. timorous, apprehensive, afraid ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. hesitating, reluctant, unwilling, disinclined ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. scanty, insufficient ...Bk1898 Sc.
adv. insufficiently; not fully or enough; nearly, approaching to ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. to be timid or fearful; to feel reluctant from timidity, to hesitate ...1725 Sc.
• ARGHNESS n. 1. reluctance, unwillingness ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. timidity, superstitious fear ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ARGIE n. a person from Argentina ...1982 Brit. sl.
• ARGIE-BARGIE n. a contention, a quarrel ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. to argue, to bandy words, to dispute; to contend ...1885 Sc.
• ARGIE-BARGIEMENT n. a wrangling; contention ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ARGISOME adj. contentious, inclined to argue or dispute ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARGIVE adj. Grecian, Greek ...1598
n. a Greek ...1675
• ARGLE n. an argument, a dispute ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to argue, to dispute; to contend; esp. in making a bargain ...1886 Eng. dial.
• ARGLE-BARGLE n. 1. a disputatious argument; a bandying of words, a wrangling; a quarrel ...a1881 chiefly Eng. dialect and Sc.
n. 2. the sound made by seabirds ...1988 Can. sl.
vb. to argue, quarrel, cavil, dispute, contend; to haggle, to bandy words ...1727 chiefly Eng. dial. and Sc.
• ARGLE-BARGLER n. a contentious person; a caviller ...1820 Sc.
• ARGOL-BARGOL vb. to bandy words; to cavil; to dispute ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ARGOL-BARGOLOUS adj. quarrelsome, contentious about trifles ...1822 Sc.
• ARGOLOGY † n. idle or vain speaking ...1623
• ARGONAUT n. an adventurer who went to California in 1849; a forty-niner ...1873 US
• ARGOSIE † n. anger ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ARGUE n. argument, assertion; dispute, contention, quarrel ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ARGUE-BARGUE vb. to argue, to wrangle ...1887 orig. Sc.
• ARGUE THE TOSS vb. to dispute noisily and long ...1887 Eng. sl.
• ARGUFICATION n. 1. an argument, a dispute, contention ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. investigation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. significance, import ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARGUFIER n . a convincing or argumentative speaker ...1805 Amer. dial.
• ARGUFY vb. 1. to be of importance, consequence, or use; to be evidence of something; to signify ...1751 colloq.
vb. 2. to contend, to wrangle, to argue, to dispute ...1812 colloq.
vb. 3. to persuade by argument ...1853 Amer. dial.
• ARGUFYING n. disputing, arguing ...1873 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• ARGUFYMENT n. an argument, a dispute ...1892 Ireland
• ARGUITIVE †* adj. characterized by argument, having the form of an argument ...a1665
• ARGUTATION † n. over-refinement in arguing; subtle disputation; cavilling, cavil, quibble ...1641
• ARGUY-BARGUY vb. to argue, to bandy words, to dispute ...1885 Sc.
• ARGY-BARGY n. an argument, wrangling ...1887 orig. Sc.
vb. to argue, to wrangle ...1887 orig. Sc.
• ARICHTOCRAT n. an aristocrat ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ARICHTOCRATIC adj. aristocratic ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ARIES n. heroin ...1994 US sl.
• ARIGATO phr. Thank you ...1947 Amer. dial. (Hawaii, Japanese)
• ARIGHT adv. rightly ...1874 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ARIS n. the backside; the buttocks; the anus ...1979 UK rhyming sl. for Aristotle - Bottle - Bottle and Glass - arse
• ARISTO n. an aristocrat ...1864 colloq.
• ARI-STOCK-RAT n. a Canadian person of mixed Indian and French ancestry ...1962 Can. sl.
• ARISTOCRATIC adj. stylish, culturally superior ...1846 Amer. dial.
• ARISTOTLE n. 1. a bottle ...1897 Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 2. courage ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'bottle'
n. 3. the buttocks, the behind ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'bottle and glass' = 'arse'
• ARISTOTLE'S LANTERN n. a sea urchin ...1990 Can. sl.
• ARITHMETIC BUG n. a louse ...1910s US sl.
• ARIZONA n. buttermilk ...1946 US sl.
• ARIZONA CLOUDBURST n. a sandstorm ...1966 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARIZONA NIGHTINGALE n. a donkey or mule ...1940 Amer. dial.
• ARIZONA PAINT JOB n. no paint at all ...1962 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARIZONA PEACOCK n. a roadrunner ...1956 Amer. dial.
• ARIZONA STOP n. a rolling stop at a traffic signal or stop sign ...1962 US sl.
• ARIZONA TENOR n. 1. the tuberculosis cough ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a person suffering from tuberculosis ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ARIZONA TERRITORY n. an area southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam. with imprecise boundaries and a strong Vietcong presence ...1991 US sl.
• ARJI n. marijuana ...2001 US sl.
• ARK n. 1. a receptacle, usually a large wooden chest, made to contain flour, corn, fruit, clothes, etc. ...1750 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. clouds in lines converging to two points on opposite parts of the sky ...1839 Eng. dial.
n. 3. in logging: a houseboat used as bunkhouse, kitchen, or storage area, esp. in floating camps ...1905 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a dance hall ...1953 US sl.
n. 5. any old, clumsy boat ...1965 Amer. dial. jocular
n. 6. an old car ...Amer. sl.
• ARK AND WIN(N)S n. a sculler, a rowing boat ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• ARKANSAS ASPHALT n. logs laid side by side to form a 'corduroy' road ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAS CHICKEN * n. salt pork ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAS CREDIT CARD n. a piece of hose used to siphon petrol/gas from another car into the tank of one's own ...1970s US sl.
• ARKANSAS DEW n. a sudden heavy rain ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAS FIRE EXTINGUISHER n. a chamber-pot ...1962 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAS LIZARD n. 1. a flea ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. a louse ...1933 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARKANSAS SPECIAL n. an unimportant branch railroad ...1950 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARKANSAS T-BONE n. bacon ...1967 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARKANSAS TOOTHPICK n. a large bowie knife, or similar knife with a long blade ...1837 Amer. sl.
• ARKANSAS TRAVELER n. an unimportant branch railroad ...1969 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARKANSAS TRAVELS n. diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARKANSAS WATER n. a term of contempt for a drink served at a picnic ...1951 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAS WEDDING CAKE n. cornbread ...1958 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARKANSAW n. Arkansas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to kill or shoot in an unsportsmanlike manner, whether targeting animals or humans ...1927 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to share expenses, esp. of a meal ...1950s US sl.
vb. 3. to cheat, to take advantage of ...1953 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAWYER n. a native or inhabitant of Arkansas ...1904 Amer. dial.
• ARK-FLOATER n. a veteran actor ...L19 sl.
• ARKIE adj. old-fashioned; out-of-date ...19C US sl.
n. 1. a farmer who fled the dust-storm region of the West, spec, Oklahoma during the 1930s ...Amer. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a rustic person or one considered insignificant ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (often derogatory) a native of Arkansas or neighbouring states, esp. a migrant from Arkansas ...1958 Amer. dial.
n. 4. any poor Southern farmer, esp. a sharecropper ...20C US sl.
• ARK-MAN n. a river thief who specializes in robbing river traffic ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• ARK-PIRATE n. a river thief ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• ARK-RUFF n. a river thief ...18C UK criminals' sl.
• ARK-RUFFIAN n. a river thief ...18C UK criminals' sl.
• ARKY adj. 1. old-fashioned, quite out of style ...1899 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a farmer who fled the dust-storm region of the West, spec, Oklahoma during the 1930s ...Amer. sl.
n. 2. a native of Arkansas, usually White and usually poor; extended to any yokel ...1920s US sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a rustic person or one considered insignificant ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 4. any poor Southern farmer, esp. a sharecropper ...20C US sl.
• ARKYMALARKEY n. nonsense ...1930s US sl.
• ARLE vb. 1. to beat severely ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 2. to earn ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARM n. 1. a police officer ...Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 2. the act of robbing someone by choking them from behind and thus rendering them immobile ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 3. influence, power ...1960s sl.
n. 4. a measure of cannabis, approximately the size of a maize cob and weighing about 2 kg (4.25 lb.) ...1960s S. Afr. drugs usage
n. 5. an erection, sexual stimulation ...1970s sl.
n. 6. an armed robbery ...1990s UK Black sl.
n. 7. the penis ...20C sl.
vb. to walk arm-in-arm ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARMADILLO SCOUT n. an aeroplane introduced by Armstrong-Whitworth in 1918 ...Air Force usage
• ARMAGEDDON n. a final conflict on a great scale ...1811
• ARMAMENTARIUM n. the equipment of medicines, instruments, and appliances used by a medical man ...1874
• ARM AND A LEG, AN n. a large amount of money; the cost of something ...1956 sl.
• ARM AND CROOK adv. arm-in-arm; frequently applied to the walking together of couples in the courting state ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ARM BABY n. a baby small enough to be held in the arms; by extension, the youngest and smallest child in a family ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ARM-BEND n. the elbow-joint ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARM BENDER n. a drinking party ...Bk1944 service sl.
• ARMBREAKER n. energetic masturbation ...1990s sl.
• ARM CANDY n. 1. a pretty woman whose role is merely to adorn the arm of her male companion ...1990s sl.
n. 2. recreational drugs that are injected into the arm ...2002 UK sl.
• ARMCHAIR GENERAL n. one who freely gives his opinions on technical matters with which he is not personally concerned and on which he may be ill informed ...20C Amer. sl., orig. World War II usage
• ARMCHAIR RIDE n. in horse racing: an easy victory ...1976 US sl. Vice Sl Dalzell 2008
• ARM DROPPER n. section chief or sergeant who signals to fire ...Bk1944 service sl.
• ARMED BEGGING n. 'demanding money at pistol point, a hold up' ...M20 sl.
• ARMED FOR BEAR adj. very heavily armed ...1960s sl.
• ARMED TO THE TEETH adj. well equipped with firearms; alert; fully prepared; awake to danger ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ARMFUL n. 1. a wife ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a plump woman ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 3. an attractive woman ...1940s US sl.
• ARM-HOLE n. the armpit ...1693
• ARMING-CHAIR n. an armchair ...1881 Eng. dial.
• ARM-IN-LINK adv. arm-in-arm; frequently applied to the walking together of couples in the courting state ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARMIPOTENT adj. strong in arms or war ...literary
• ARM MAN n. 1. a strong arm man; a highway robber ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 2. one who robs someone by choking them from behind, thus rendering them immobile ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• ARMOR n. 1. the steel helmet ...Bk1944 service sl.
n. 2. a female's figure ...1997 US sl.
• ARMORED BIKINI n. a kind of protective supporter for a man's groin ,,,1971 US military sl.
• ARMORED COW n. canned milk ...1941 US military sl.
• ARMORED HEIFER n. canned milk ...1942 US military sl.
• ARMOR PLATE n. 1. hardtack ...1916 US military sl.
n. 2. cash, change ...1918 US navy sl.
• ARMOUR n. a condom ...L18 sl.
• ARMOURED COW n. tinned corned beef ...1940s sl.
• ARMOUR-PLATED adj. insensitive to attack; callous ...1894
• ARMPIECE n. 1. an attractive woman chosen as a social companion for the impression she makes on others ...1983 US sl.
n. 2. a companion, i.e. one who is 'on one's arm' ...1990s sl.
• ARMPIT n. 1. an extremely unpleasant or undesirable town or place ...1968 US sl.
n. 2. an obnoxious, unfriendly person ...1968 US sl.
• ARMPIT OF THE NATION n. the least appetizing, poorest, most run-down and potentially dangerous area of a city or town ...1960s sl., orig. US
• ARMPIT OF THE UNIVERSE n. the worst place ...1968 US sl.
• ARMPIT OF THE WORLD n. the worst place ...1968 US sl.
• ARM-POKE n. the armpit ...1818 Eng. dial.
• ARM PROPS n. crutches ...c1820 sl.
• ARM PULL n. an Eskimo game of strength, in which two seated players interlock their arms and each attempts to pull the other over ...1973 Amer. dial. (Alaska)
• ARM PUNCHER n. a boxer who does not put his weight into his punches ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• ARMS AND LEGS n. weak beer or tea; i.e. a drink that has 'no body' ...L19 Eng. sl.
• ARMSHOUSE n. armed gang warfare; a gang fight ...1990s UK Black & teen sl.
• ARM-STRETCHER n. a heavy suitcase ...1992 US sl.
• ARMSTRONG adj. used to describe anything that is operated by hand rather than by machinery ...1914 Amer. sl.
adv. arm-in-arm ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a tool or machine operated or serviced by muscular strength rather than machinery; a hand-stoked locomotive ...1923 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a high note or series of notes played on a trumpet, esp. in jazz ...20C Amer. sl.
• ARMSTRONG HEATER(S) n. one's arms, when used to embrace another ...1920 Amer. dial.
• ARMSTRONG METHOD n. the technique of using hand and arm strength to get a job done ...1987 Can. sl.
• ARMSTRONG PATENT n. any of various heavy devices that must be operated by hand; also, muscular strength used for such work ...1912 Amer. sl.
• ARMSTRONG PLOW n. a shovel ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ARMSTRONG STARTER n. the crank handle used on early trucks ...1942 US sl.
• ARMTLE n. an armful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARM TROPHY n. a stunning and sexually appealing companion, valued for the prestige attached to their presence ...1994 US sl.
• ARM-TWISTER n. 1. someone who uses strong persuasion ...Amer. sl.
n. 2. a vehicle equipped with a manual starter; a car which must be hand cranked ...1938 US sl.
• ARM-TWISTING n. powerful persuasion ...colloq.
• ARM UP vb. to  arm oneself ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• ARM-WAVER n. 1. one whose enthusiasm, self-righteousness, patriotism, etc., leads to wild arguments or inappropriate speeches ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. a politician ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ARMY n. 1. a person, esp. a beggar, who has lost one or both arms ...1930 US tramps' sl.
n. 2. a large bankroll ...1990 US sl.
• ARMY, THE n. the Salvation Army ...20C colloq.
• ARMY AND NAVY n. gravy ...1910s rhyming sl.
• ARMY BANJO n. a shovel ...Bk1944 service sl.
• ARMY-BARMY adj. very keen on or dedicated to military life in all its aspects ...c1955 army sl.
• ARMY BIBLE n. army regulations ...Bk1944 service sl.
• ARMY BRAT n. a small child of an officer; a person who grew up the child of a career member of the army ...1931 US sl.
• ARMY CHICKEN n. frankfurters and beans ...1942 US sl.
• ARMY CRAPS n. a game of craps in which the shooter serves as the banker ...1984 US sl.
• ARMY DICK n. a military policeman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ARMY FORM BLANK n. toilet paper ...World War II army usage, chiefly officers'
• ARMY GAME n. any game of chance played in an aggressive and/or dishonest fashion ...1890 US sl.
• ARMY LATIN n. foul or profane language ...1864 US jocular
• ARMY LID n. a radio operator ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ARMY MARBLES n. dice ...1963 US sl.
• ARMY ODDS n. 1. in gambling: the correct odds, as opposed to the adjusted casino odds which favour the house ...sl.
n. 2. in a dice game: the true odds, not approximate odds often used in street games ...1962 US sl.
• ARMY ROCKS n. socks ...UK WWI sl.
• ARMY ROLL n. a controlled roll of the dice by a skilled cheat in a game of craps ...1963 US sl.
• ARMY STRAWBERRIES n. prunes ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ARMY TANK n. an American serviceman ...1942 Aust. rhyming sl., prisoners-of-war usage, in the Far East
• ARMY WORM n. an informer; one who betrays a trust ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ARNBERRIES n. raspberries ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARNCHY n. a person who puts on airs ...1926 Amer. dial. Black usage
• ARNICK n. a clear glass playing marble ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ARNIE n. a clear glass playing marble ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ARNOLD n. pork ...1988 Jamaica sl.
• ARNOT n. a shrimp ...1853 Sc.
• AROHA JOB n. a job done out of friendship without charge or at reduced rates ...1985 NZ sl.
• AROMA n. amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite ...1980 US sl.
• AROMAL adj. pert. to aroma ...1848
• AROMA OF MAN n. an ampoule of amyl nitrite ...1992 US sl.
• AROMATIC BOMB n. atomic bomb ...1945 army officers' usage
• AROMATOUS †* adj. aromatic, containing aroma, or the principle of fragrance ...1483
• AROPO vb. to match, to resemble ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AROUND THE BEND adj. 1. insane, mad, crazy ...1929 sl.
adj. 2. having completed the longest, most difficult, or crucial part of a task ...20C Amer. sl.
adj. 3. alcohol or drug intoxicated ...Amer. sl.
• AROUND THE HORN! int. among loggers: Watch out! ...1958 Amer. dial.
• AROUND-THE-WORLD n. 1. a game played by shooting at opponent's marble; his shooter, no boundaries ...1963 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a game similar to 'mumblety-peg', in which a knife is thrown at different places advancing around the circumference of a circle ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (usually as 'around the world') in Keno: a bet made on the numbers found in the eight corners of a Keno ticket (1, 10, 31, 40, 41, 50, 71 and 80) ...1969 US sl.
n. 4. (usually as 'around the world') the oral stimulation of all parts of a partner's body ...1951 US sl.
• AROUT adv. outside, out-of-doors ...1790 Eng. dial.
prep. without ...1870 Eng. dial.
• AROVE † adj. up and stirring ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARP n. a marijuana cigarette ...1946 S. Afr.
• ARPIT adj. quick, ready, precocious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARR n. 1. a scar or mark left by a wound ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a spot or freckle ...1830 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a grudge; ill feeling ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 4. a guilty recollection, leaving an impression on the conscience ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. of dogs: to snarl, to growl ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scar; to scratch; to beat ...1841 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to egg on; to incite to quarrel ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARRAH! int. an exclamation of surprise; frequently used in accosting a person, or in calling attention ...1827-32 Ireland
• ARRALS n. pimples; a rash or eruption on the skin; esp. applied to ringworm ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ARRAND-POISON adj. exceedingly poisonous or infectious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARRAND-SMITTLE adj. exceedingly poisonous or infectious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARRANGE vb. to castrate ...20C US euphemism
• ARRANT adj. downright, usually in a bad sense ...1740 Eng. dial.
• ARRANTLY adv. entirely, thoroughly ...1750 Eng. dial.
• ARRAY vb. to thrash, to flog; to disfigure, to befoul ...L14 jocular
• ARRECT † adj. 1. set upright, pricked up, as the ears of a beast; having the faculties directed towards ...1646
† adj. 2. fig. intent, attentive, on the alert ...1646
† vb. 1. to raise, to lift up, to direct upwards ...a1529
† vb. 2. to set upright ...1530
† vb. 3. to set right, to direct ...1530
• ARRED adj. marked with scars; esp. of the marks left by smallpox ...Bk198 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ARRESTED BY THE BAILIFF OF MARSHAM adj. stricken with the fever ...17C  sl.
• ARRESTED BY THE BAILIFF OF MARSHLAND adj. stricken with ague ...c1660 colloq.
• ARREST-ME-RED n. a bright red colour of paint on a car, bound to attract the attention and interest of law enforcement ...1992 US sl.
• ARRIDE vb. 1. to please well, to gratify, to delight, to content with delight ...1599 arch.
† vb. 2. to smile at, to laugh at, to scorn ...1612
• ARRIDGE n. the angular edge of a block of stone, wood, etc; hence, the edge of anything ...1852 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• 'ARRIS n. the backside; the buttocks; the anus ...1979 UK rhyming sl. for Aristotle - Bottle - Bottle and Glass - arse
• ARRIS n. the angular edge of a block of stone, wood, etc; hence, the edge of anything ...1852 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ARRISH adj. chilly, cool ...1878 Amer. dial.
• ARRIVANCE n. 1. origin, birthplace ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. arrival, arrival of company ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARRIVE vb. 1. to attain success; to become accepted in a profession or social group ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to become or be hip ...c1935 Amer. sl., orig. jive usage
• ARRIVE IN AN ARM CHAIR vb. to arrive late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ARRIVISTE n. one who is bent on making a good position for himself in the world; a pushful person ...1912
• ARROW n. 1. a dart ...c1880 darts-players' sl.
n. 2. an amphetamine tablet ...1993 US sl.
vb. to assign a task to someone ...2002 Singapore sl.
• ARROW HAWK n. a dragonfly ...1935 Amer. dial.
• ARROW OF DESIRE n. the penis ...2003 UK sl.
• ARROY n. disorder, confusion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARRY AND 'ARRIET n. a typical costermonger and his, or any, coster lass; hence, any low-bred and lively (esp. if not old) man and woman ...c1870 colloq.
• 'ARRYISH adj. vulgarly jovial ...c1880 colloq.
• 'ARRY'S GATORS phr. thank you ...c1943 Aust. sl. (arrigato)
• ARSE adj. inferior, shoddy, valueless, unpleasant, disliked for whatever reason ...2002 Brit. sl.
n. 1. the buttocks ...c1000 sl.
n. 2. tail end, rear of any object; esp. the seat of the trousers ...1556
n. 3. a woman's posterior and vagina, the vagina ...c1684
n. 4. (one's) body, person, or self ...1698
n. 5. the bottom of anything ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 6. boldness, gall, gumption. impudence; hence, luck as a result of this ...c1940 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a fool; a despicable person; an objectionable person or place ...1944 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to move backwards, to push back ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 2. to back out of fulfilling a promise, etc.; to shuffle ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 3. to kick upon the seat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to balk, to defeat ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 5. to dismiss, esp. from a job ...World War I usage
vb. 6. of a vehicle: to reverse ...1959 Brit. sl.
vb. 7. to eat something greedily; to consume something quickly ...1996 Sc. sl.
vb. 8. to make a mess of something; to botch something ...1996 Sc. sl.
• ARSE ABOUT adj. back to front ...1979 Aust. sl.
vb. to idle, to fool about; to waste time ...1664 Brit.
• ARSE ABOUT FACE adj. back to front ...1984 Brit. sl.
• ARSE ALL n. nothing, nothing at all ...2002 Brit. sl.
• ARSE AROUND vb. to idle, to loaf, to loiter, to fool about, to act irresponsibly, to trifle ...1664
• ARSE BANDIDO n. (derogatory) a male homosexual, esp. the active partner in anal sex ...2001 Brit. sl.
• ARSE BANDIT n. 1. one who makes play with homosexual inclinations ...c1910 boarding-school boys usage
n. 2. (derogatory) a homosexual sodomist ...1961 sl.
• ARSE-BARE adj. with bare buttocks ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ARSE BISCUIT n. a fart ...2003 Brit. sl.
• ARSE BRIGAND n. a notorious sodomite ...20C sl.
• ARSE CLEAVAGE n. the cleft between the buttocks when partially displayed above a slipped-down trouser waistband ...2002 Brit. sl.
• ARSE-COOLER  n. a bustle on a woman's dress ...19C sl.
• ARSE-CRAWL vb. to toady ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-CRAWLER n. a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-CREEPER n. a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSE CRESS n. the hair surrounding the anus ...2002 Brit. sl.
• ARSED adj. bothered; worried ...1999 Brit. sl.
• ARSE DROPS OUT OF, THE phr. of a financial venture: to fail dismally ...1969 Aust. sl.
• ARSE END n. 1. the end; the final part ...1942 Brit. sl.
n. 2. the back or tail end ...1955 Aust. sl.
• ARSE-END CHARLIE n. 'the man who weaves backwards and forwards above and behind the Squadron' to protect them from attack from the rear' ...1939 Royal Air Force usage
• ARSE-END-TO adv. backwards ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ARSE FALLS OUT OF, THE vb. of a financial venture: to fail dismally ...1969 Aust. sl.
• ARSE-FIRST adv. back-to-front ...1962 Aust. sl.
• ARSE-FOOT n. a penguin ...16C nautical colloq.
• ARSEFUCK vb. to engage in anal sex ...1998 Aust. sl.
• ARSE-GRAPES n. haemorrhoids, piles ...1990s sl.
• ARSEHOLD n. the end, the back of anything ...1940s sl.
• ARSEHOLE adj. a general term of derision ...1930s sl.
n. 1. the anus or rectum ...a1500
n. 2. a foolish or despicable person; an unpleasant person, usually male ...c1784
n. 3. a general derogatory term for a person ...1930s colloq., orig. US
n. 4. the least appetizing, poorest, most run-down and potentially dangerous area of a city, town, or place ...1930s sl., orig. US
n. 5. the end, the back of anything ...1940s sl.
n. 6. courage ...2000s sl.
vb. to dismiss; to get rid of ...1960s Aust. sl.
• ARSEHOLE BANDIT n. 1. a homosexual male ...1960s sl.
n. 2. an anal sodomist ...1970 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CLEAVAGE n. the cleft between the buttocks when partially displayed above a slipped-down trouser waistband ...2002 Brit. sl.
• ARSEHOLE CRAWL vb. to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CRAWLER n. a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE-CRAWLING adj. toadying ...L19 sl.
n. toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CREEP vb. to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CREEPER n. a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE-CREEPING adj. toadying ...L19 sl.
n. toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLED adj. extremely drunk ...c1940 sl.
• ARSEHOLE LUCKY adj. extremely lucky ...c1950 sl.
• ARSE-HOLE OF CREATION n. a detestable place ...1926 Amer. sl.
• ARSEHOLE OF THE UNIVERSE n. an unpleasant place ...1950 sl.
• ARSEHOLE OF THE WORLD n. any particularly unpleasant place  
• ARSE-HOLE-PERISHER n. a short jacket ...Bk1891 sl.
• ARSEHOLES adj. extremely drunk ...c1940 sl.
int. a low contemptuous interjection or imprecation ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE SET FIRE! int. exclamation ...c1920 sl.
• ARSEHOLE SQUARE phr. reply to "Where?" ...L19, chiefly London usage
• ARSEHOLES TO BREAKFAST TIME adj. upside down; utterly confused; most unsatisfactory ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLES TO YOU! int. a low contemptuous interjection or imprecation ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLEY adj. toadying ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLING adj. a general term of derision ...1930s sl.
• ARSE-KICKER n. an aggressive, domineering person; a bully ...1960s sl.
• ARSE KING n. a notorious sodomite ...20C sl.
• ARSEL-CREEPER n. a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-LICK vb. to behave obsequiously towards ...1968 sl.
• ARSE-LICKER n. an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl.
• ARSE-LICKING n. obsequious behaviour; toadying ...1912 sl.
• ARSELING adv. backwards ...1742 Sc. &  Eng. dial.
• ARSELINGS † adv. backwards ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ARSE MAN n. a male who esteems and enjoys a female's bottom as her most attractive physical characteristic ...c1955 sl.
• ARSE OFF vb. to depart ...19C sl.
• ARSE OF THE SHIP, THE n. the stern ...M19 Royal Navy usage
• ARSE-OPENER n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• ARSE OVER BALLOCKS adv. head over heels ...20C sl.
• ARSE OVER HEAD adv. head over heels, topsy-turvy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSE OVER KETTLE adj. head over heels ...20C sl.
• ARSE-OVER-TEAKETTLE adv. head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1955 Amer. sl.
• ARSE OVER TIP adj. head over heels ...20C sl.
• ARSE OVER TIT adv . head over heels ...c1910 Aust. & Brit. sl.
• ARSE OVER TITS adv. head over heels ...c1920 sl.
• ARSE OVER TOCK adv. head over heels ...c1920 sl.
• ARSE OVER TUCK adv. head over heels ...c1920 sl.
• ARSE OVER TURKEY adv. head over heels ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-PARTY, THE n. those who, in any ship, are known to be homosexuals ...c1920 Royal Navy usage
• ARSE-POLISHING n. an office job ...1939 Royal Air Force usage
• ARSER n. a fall on one's behind ...20C sl. Partridge slang 2002
• ARSE-RUG n. trousers; breeches ...19C Brit. sl.
• ARSE UP vb. to bungle ...20C sl.
• ARSE UPWARDS adv. 1. in good luck; luckily ...17C colloq.
adv. 2. the wrong way round, upside down ...20C sl.
• ARSE UP WITH CARE adj. said of a thorough mess, a real bungle, chaos ...20C sl.
• ARSE-VERSE † n. a spell written on the side of a house to ward off fire or witchcraft ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ARSE-VERSY adj. fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. upside down; head over heels ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSEWARD adj. perverse, obstinate; unwilling ...1686 Eng. dial.
adv. backwards, hind-before ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ARSEWARD-BACKWARDS adv. backwards, hind-before ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSEWARDS adj. perverse, obstinate; unwilling ...1686 Eng. dial.
adv. backwards, hind-before ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ARSE-WEDGE n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• ARSE-WIPER n. a workman that toadies to the boss; a servant to the mistress ...20C colloq.
• ARSE-WISE adj. inept; preposterous ...20C colloq.
adv. awry ...20C colloq.
• ARSE-WORM n. a little diminutive fellow; a small or insignificant fellow; an oaf ...L17 Brit. sl.
• ARSEY adj. 1. lucky ...1950 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. moody ...1997 UK sl.
• ARSEY BOO adj. chaotic, unorganized ...1988 NZ sl.
• ARSEY-TURVEY adv. upside down; head over heels ...c1860 Amer. sl.
• ARSEY-VARSY adv. topsy-turvy, head over heels ...M16
• ARSEY-VERSY adv. upside down; topsy-turvy; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1539
• ARSEY-WARSEY adj. fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. upside down; head over heels ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSH adj. chilly, cool ...1878 Amer. dial.
• ARSIE-VERSIE adv. upside down; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1577
• ARSING n. shuffling, evading ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ARSI-VERSI adv. upside down; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1934 Amer.
• ARSLE vb. 1. to move backwards; to back out of a place or situation ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to move when in a sitting posture; hence, to shuffle, to sit unquietly, to fidget ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to loaf; to idle about restlessly; to be lazy and aimless ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• ARS MUSICA n. the anus, specifically when one is breaking wind ...18C Brit. sl.
• ARSOLES adj. a general term of derision ...1930s sl.
• ARSTY! int. slowly! slow down! ...L19 army and later Royal Air Force usage
• ARSWORM n. a small or insignificant fellow; an oaf ...17C Brit. sl.
• ARSY adj. 1. lucky; very lucky ...c1935 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. moody ...1997 UK sl.
• ARSY-FARCY adj. 1. contrary, disobedient ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. upside down; head over heels ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-TARSY adj. backwards ...Brit. sl.
• ARSY-VARSEY adv. topsy-turvy, head over heels ...M16
• ARSY-VARSY adj. preposterous; topsy-turvy ...M17
adv. 1. upside down; head over heels; backwards-front; reversed; confused ...1539
adv. 2. in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-VERSY adj. 1. contrary, disobedient ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. homosexual ...1976 UK sl.
adv. 1. back to front, upside down; perversely ...1539 UK
adv. 2. in confusion ...1678 Eng. dial.
n. deceit, flattery ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ART n. 1. the quarter of the heavens, point of the compass; esp. of the direction of the wind ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a direction, way; locality, district ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. newspaper photographs of celebrities ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 4. photographs of wanted criminals ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 5. in the circus: performers, as distinguished from other employees ...1926 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to point out the way to any place; to direct; to turn in a certain direction ...1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of the wind: to blow from a certain quarter ...1805 Sc.
vb. 3. to find out; to discover ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 4. to incite, to egg on ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to tend towards, to aim at ...Bk1898 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ARTAN n. direction; placing towards a certain quarter of the heavens ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ARTESIAN n. beer made in Australia ...c1880 Aust. sl.
• ARTFUL DODGER n. 1. a lodger ...B1857 rhyming sl.
n. 2. an expert thief ...c1864 sl.
n. 3. the penis ...2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'todger'
• ARTFUL FOX n. a theatrical box ...1882 music-hall rhyming sl.
• ARTHUR n. 1. a bank (money) ...19C rhyming sl. for 'Arthur Rank'
n. 2. author ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a simpleton; a dupe ...c1946 sl.
n. 4. arthritis ...1974 trawler men's sl.
n. 5. no ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl. (Arthur Lowe)
n. 6. cash ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Arthur Ashe)
• ARTHUR ASHE n. cash ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• ARTHURATICS n. arthritis, rheumatism ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ARTHUR BLISS n. an act of urination ...2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'piss'
• ARTHUR DONOVAN, AN n. a soldier who thinks he can referee war manoeuvres ...Bk1944 service sl.
• ARTHUR DUFFY n. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ARTHUR FOWLER n. a fart ...2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'growler'
• ARTHUR GUINESS TALK n. drunken language ...20C Irish sl.
• ARTHURITIS n. arthritis, rheumatism ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ARTHUR LOWE n. no ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl. 
• ARTHURS n. Guinness and the family who own it ...20C Irish sl.
• ARTHUR'S OFFICE n. an outdoor toilet ...1941 Amer. dial. jocular
• ARTIC n. an articulated lorry ...1951 UK sl.
• ARTICHOKE n. 1. a debauched old woman, esp. a hideous old prostitute ...19C sl.
n. 2. a hanging; a 'hearty choke' ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. LSD ...2001 US drugs sl.
• ARTICHOKE RIPE vb. to smoke a pipe ...c1855 rhyming sl.
• ARTICLE n. 1. a chamber-pot ...19C Brit. euphemism
n. 2. a girl, a woman ...c1810 sl.
n. 3. (now mainly jocular derogatory) a person of the stated sort, as a 'sloppy article'; a person ...1811 sl.
n. 4. a term of contempt for an inferior or worthless person or thing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a woman exported to the Argentine to become a prostitute ...20C White slavers' cant
n. 6. a fellow; a guy; esp. a person considered shrewd or quick to advance his own interests ...20C Amer. sl.
• ARTICLE, THE n. 1. the precise thing; the thing or person most needed ...c1850 colloq.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ARTICLE OF VIRTUE n. a virgin ...c1850 sl.
• ARTICLES n. breeches, trousers; a suit of clothes;  possibly also underwear ...1780 cant
• ARTIFICIAL adj. artistic; having the appearance of being produced by art ...1679
• ARTILLERY n. 1. a handgun or handguns; firearms of any kind; broadly, weapons of any kind ...1821 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an actual or makeshift hypodermic syringe or syringes; broadly, one who is addicted to the injection of narcotics ...1915 US drugs sl.
n. 3. beans ... Amer. World War I sl.
n. 4. attractive female breasts; a shapely female figure ...1929 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a hypodermic needle ...c1935 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 6. personal belongings ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• ARTILLERY, THE n. 'bigwigs'; very important persons ...1916 colloq.
• ARTILLERY BULL n. failure to hit any part of a target on a rifle range; hence, the red flag used to signal such a failure ...1921 US army sl.
• ARTILLERYMAN n. 1. a drunkard ...1903 sl.
n. (usually as 'artillery man') a drug addict who injects narcotics directly into a vein; one who shoots drugs ...M20 US drugs sl.
• ARTIST n. 1. a skilful pickpocket, sneak thief, confidence man, or other criminal ...1859 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a person devoted to or unusually proficient in the stated activity, as a 'bullshit artist' ...1890 sl.
n. 3. a person; a chap; a fellow ...c1905 sl.
n. 4. an expert, a specialist ... c1918 sl.
vb. to paint ...1890 Eng. dial.
• ARTISTE  n. an especially competent fellator ...1980s US gay sl.
• ARTISTIC PURPOSES n. devious or illicit intentions ...1975 Amer. dial.
• ARTISTING n. idling about ...1890 Eng. dial.
• ART OF PLEASURE n. the techniques of lovemaking; a euphemism for copulation ...19C Brit. sl.
• ARTOPHAGOUS * adj. bread-eating ...1816
• ARTSY-CRAFTSY adj. pretentious, humourless, self-opinionated ...1960s sl.
• ARTSY-FARTSY adj. foolishly or pretentiously artistic ...1968 sl.
n. a pretentious person ...1960s sl.
• ART THOU THERE? phr. Ah!, so you understand at last ...c1660
• ARTY adj. pretentiously artistic; ostentatiously bohemian in speech or manner ...c1900 Amer. sl.
n. artillery ...1864 US military sl.
• ARTY-AND-CRAFTY adj. 1. artistic but not notably useful or comfortable ...1902 colloq.
adj. 2. pretentious; humourless ...1950s sl.
• ARTY-CRAFTY adj. 1. artistic but not notably useful or comfortable ...c1920 colloq.
adj. 2. pretentious; humourless ...1950s sl.
• ARTY-FARTY adj. pretentious, overly intellectual or artistic; exhibiting superficial form and little positive content, etc. ...1950s sl.
• ARTY-ROLLA n. a collar ...1910s Aust. rhyming sl.
• ARTY-ROLLER n. a collar ...1910s Aust. rhyming sl.
• ARTY-TARTY adj. pretentious, overly intellectual or artistic; exhibiting superficial form and little positive content, etc. ...1950s sl.
• ARUSPICINAL † adj. relating to 'haruspicy' ...1652
• ARUSPICINATE † vb. to practice 'haruspicy' ...1652
• ARUSPICINE † n. the practice or function of a haruspex; divination by inspection of the entrails of victims ...1652
• ARUSPICINY † n. divination by inspection of the entrails of victims ...a1693
• ARUSPICY n. the practice or function of a haruspex; divination by inspection of the entrails of victims ...1563
• ARVAL n. a funeral repast, usually consisting of bread or cakes with ale; also applied to funeral ceremonies in general ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ARVE n. afternoon ...1927 Aust. sl.
• ARVIE n. the afternoon ...1970s S. African sl.
• ARVIN n. any South Vietnamese soldier ...1966 US sl.
• ARVO n. 1. afternoon ...1927 Aust. sl.
n. 2. afternoon tea ...1930s sl., chiefly Aust.
• ARYTHING n. something ...1938 Amer. dial.
• A-S n. the arse, the posteriors; the anus ...M18 Brit. sl.
• ASAFP adv. immediately; As Soon As Fucking Possible ...1985 Amer. sl.
• AS ALL GET OUT phr. very much, to a great extent ...M19 US sl.
• AS ALL HELL adv. very, extremely ...20C
• A-SAM † adv. of a door: ajar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASAP phr. 1. as soon as possible ...1955 US, orig. military
phr. 2. as slowly as possible ...2002 Can. sl.
• AS BE DAMNED adv. very, extremely ...1939 Ireland
• ASBESTOS JOE n. an asbestos-suited firefighter aboard an aircraft carrier ...1943 US Navy sl.
• ASBESTOS PANTS n. in poker: used for describing what player on a very good streak of luck needs ...1988 US sl.
• AS BLIVE † adv. as quickly as possible, immediately ...1413
• ASCAID adj. scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASCAIRT adj. scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASCANT adv. oblique ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASCARED adj. scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• A-SCAT adv. broken like an egg ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ASCITITIOUS adj. assumed, adopted from without; additional; supplemental ...1620
• ASCOT RACES n. 1. braces (suspenders) ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 2. the horse-races ...20C rhyming sl.
• ASCOTS n. 1. braces (suspenders) ...20C rhyming sl. (Ascot Races)
n. 2. the horse-races ...20C rhyming sl. (Ascot Races)
• A-SCRAM adv. of a limb: shrunken, withered ...1888 Eng. dial.
• A-SCRATCHED adj. slightly frozen, just covered with a film of ice ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ASCREW adj. askew, out of kilter; awry ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ASCRIDE adv. astride ...1825 Eng. dial.
• A-SEX n. sex experienced while under the influence of amphetamine ...1975 US sl.
• ASEXUAL adj. uninterested in sex ...1980s US campus sl.
• ASH n. hashish ...1990s UK Black sl.
vb. 1. to flog, to beat ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to drop cigarette ash ...1930 Aust. sl.
vb. 3. to drop cannabis cigarette ash onto the floor ...1990s sl.
• ASHAMED adj. bashful, timid, esp. of children ...1916 Amer. dial.
• ASH-AND-TRASH n. cargo flown on military aircraft; hence a routine supply flight ...1983 US military sl.
• ASHARD adv. of a door: ajar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASH-BARREL BABY n. an illegitimate child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ASH BEANS AND LONG OATS n. a beating; a flogging ...M19 sl.
• ASH BREEZE n. propulsion given to a boat by rowing rather than by the wind ...1834 Amer. sl.
• ASH BOMB n. a small but relatively powerful firecracker, cylindrically shaped and covered with tinfoil ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ASH BREAD n. cornbread made in ashes ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• ASHCAKE n. a cornmeal bread baked in hot ashes ...1816 Amer. dial.
• ASHCAN n. 1. an unpleasant person ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. a high-explosive depth charge used by surface ships to destroy submarines ...1918 World War I United States Navy usage
n. 3. a heavy artillery shell ...1918 US army sl.
n. 4. an aerial bomb ...1919 US army sl.
n. 5. an obnoxious person ...1929 Amer. sl.
n. 6. the buttocks (euphemism) ...1930s Amer. dial.
n. 7. the vagina ...1930s sl.
n. 8. in railroading: a locomotive fireman ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 9. in the television and film industries: an arc light roughly shaped like a rubbish bin ...1942 US sl.
n. 10. a car ...1950s US sl.
n. 11, a dilapidated, noisy motor vehicle ...1953 Amer. sl.
n. 12. a small but powerful firecracker, its explosive effects intensified by the layer of tinfoil in which it is wrapped ...1950s US sl.
vb. to throw in an ashcan; to discard, to throw away, to get rid of ...1938 Amer. sl.
• ASH-CANDLES n. the seed pods of the ash tree ...1851 Eng. dial.
• ASHCAN PATROL n. mine layers, units of the US Army ...1948 US army sl.
• ASH CASH n. a fee paid to doctors for signing a cremation form ...2001 Brit. medical sl.
• ASH-CAT n. 1. a lazy person who crouches over the fire ...1808 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dirty or dishevelled person, esp. a child; hence, a general insult irrespective of age...1854 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a gaunt Black person ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a member of a steamship's engine room gang; a stoker ...1899 US nautical sl.
n. 5. in railroading: a locomotive fireman ...1945 Amer. dial.
• ASH-CAT-SAM n. a dirty or dishevelled person, esp. a child ...1910 Amer. dial.
• ASH-CHAT n. a person who crouches over the fire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASH-CHATS n. the seed pods of the ash ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ASHDOG n. a cornmeal bread baked in hot ashes ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ASH-EATER n. on the railroad: a fireman for a locomotive ...1948 Amer. sl.
• ASHELT adv. perhaps, probably ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ASHEN adj. made of the wood of the ash ...1869 Eng. dial.
• ASHEN-KEYS n. the fruit of the ash ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASHER adj. made of ash wood ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASHES n. marijuana ...1977 US drugs sl.
• ASHES, THE n. mythical prize in English and Australian cricket test-matches ...1882 Eng. sl.
• ASH-FACED adj. of a Black person: having an ashen complexion; light-skinned ...1902 Amer. dial.
• ASH-HANDLE n. a baseball bat ...1985 US sl.
• ASH-HOLT n. a small grove of ash trees ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASHIEPATTLE n. a dirty child that lounges about the hearth; also applied to animals ...1892 Sc.
• ASHIEPELT n. a dirty child that lounges about the hearth; also applied to animals ...1892 Ireland
• ASH-KEYS n. the seed vessels of the ash ...1633 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ASH-LURDIN n. one who crouches over the fire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASH-MAN n. the dustman, scavenger ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASHORE adv. of a door: ajar, half-open ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASHOSH adv. awry, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASHPIT ENGINEER n. among railroad workers: a workman (usually the fireman) who services engines, esp. at division points and terminals ...1977 Amer. dial.
• ASH-PLANTING n. a beating with an ash stick ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ASH PONE n. a cornmeal bread baked in hot ashes ...1816 Amer. dial.
• ASH-SPOTS n. 1. goose-bumps ...1970 Amer. dial.
n. 2. lighter spots that appear on one's arms and legs when one gets cold ...2000s US Black sl.
• ASHTRAY n. the desert ...1991 US Gulf war usage
• ASHY adj. 1. very angry; ill-tempered; ill-humoured ...1846 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. pale as ashes: usually of Blacks ...1952 Amer. dial.
• ASHY-PALE adj. pale as ashes: usually of Blacks ...1952 Amer. dial.
• ASHYPET n. 1. a 'Cinderella' engaged in dirty kitchen work ...1822 Sc.
n. 2. an idle or slatternly woman ...1870 Sc. & Ireland
n. 3. a dirty, lazy child or animal that lounges about the hearth ...Bk1898 Ireland
• ASIA MINOR n. 1. Belgravia, London ...L19 Brit. sl.
n. 2. Kensington and Bayswater, London ...L19 Brit. sl.
• ASIAN MOLL n. a prostitute with an Asian customer base ...1982 US sl.
• ASIAN TWO-STEP n. any highly venomous snake encountered in the jungles of Southeast Asia ...1966 US sl.
• ASIATIC adj. crazy; wild; eccentric as a result of overly long service in the Far East...World War II United States Navy usage
n. an odd person ...Bk2004 Amer. sl. Spanish-American War era
• ASIA WEST n. Richmond, in British Columbia ...2002 Can. sl.
• ASIDEN adv. on one side; awry ...1678 Eng. dial.
prep. beside, near ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASIDES adv. moreover, in addition ...1890 Eng. dial.
prep. 1. in addition to; moreover, beside ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
prep. 2. of place: beside, near ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AS IF! int. 1. used as a humorous expression of extreme scepticism ...1981 US sl.
int. 2. on the contrary ...20C teen & high school sl.
• ASIL-TOOTH n. a molar tooth ...1788 Sc.
• AS IT CAME FROM ITS MOTHER adj. of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq,
• ASK n. 1. a newt, a lizard ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. drizzle, fog ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 3. the asking price for a racehorse ...1989 Aust.
n. 4. a request ...1994 Aust. sl.
vb.1.  to publish the banns of marriage ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to rain slightly; to drizzle ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ASKEARED adj. scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASKEERED adj. scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASKER n. 1. a newt, a lizard ...1755 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a beggar ...1858 Eng. euphemism
• ASKEW adv. 1. crosswise, diagonally ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. of the legs: extended awkwardly, wide apart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASK FOR IT vb. to ask for trouble; to act in a way that invites trouble ...c1900 Amer. sl.
• ASK FOR SIX AND GO AIRBORNE vb. to request the rotation travel allowance of six cents a mile in order to fly home ...1991 US sl.
• ASKINGS n. the publication of banns of marriage ...1870 Eng. dial.
• ASKLENT adv. 1. dishonourably, not 'straight' ...1784 Sc.
adv. 2. aslant, on one side, obliquely ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
prep. across ...1808 Sc.
• ASK ME ANOTHER phr. used to indicate that one does not know the answer to a question ...1910 sl.
• ASK ME ARSE! int. used when refusing to cooperate or when withholding information ...1991 Irish sl.
• ASK ME BOLIX! int. used when refusing to cooperate or when withholding information ...1991 Irish sl.
• ASK ME LEFT ONE! int. used when refusing to cooperate or when withholding information ...1991 Irish sl.
• ASK ME SACK! int. used when refusing to cooperate or when withholding information ...1991 Irish sl.
• ASK MY ARSE! int. I will not answer your question! I will not comply with your request! ...1785 sl.
• ASK MY ASS! int. I will not answer your question! I will not comply with your request! ...1785 sl.
• ASK MY AUNT! int. I will not answer your question! ...1898 Amer. sl.
• ASK THE QUESTION vb. to ask someone to have sex ...1996 Guyana sl.
• ASK WHAT YOU HAVE TO SELL vb. to invite sex ...1996 Barbados sl.
• ASK YOURSELF! int. be reasonable! ...1942 Aust. sl.
• ASLASH adv. 1. awry; obliquely ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. on one side, out of the way ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASLAT adj. of an earthen vessel, piece of furniture, etc.: cracked, split ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ASLEEP adj. 1. of inanimate things: motionless, inactive ...1899 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASLEEP AT THE BAG adj. inattentive; absent-minded ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASLEEP AT THE BASE adj. inattentive; absent-minded ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH adj. inattentive; not alert to a duty or opportunity; oblivious of responsibility ...1908 Amer. sl.
• ASLEEP IN JESUS adj. dead ...L19 US euphemism
• ASLEEP IN THE DEEP adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASLEEP ON THE JOB adj. inattentive; absent-minded ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASLEN adv. slantwise, diagonally ...1825 Eng. dial.
• ASLEW adj. tipsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv.1.  aslant, obliquely, awry, askew, diagonally ...1873 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adv. 2. amiss, out of course ...1885 Eng. dial.
• AS LONG AS I CAN BUY MILK I SHALL NOT KEEP A COW phr. ‘Why go to the expense of a wife so long as I can visit a whore?’ ...17C sl.
• AS MANY FACES AS A CHURCHYARD CLOCK phr. used of anyone seen as duplicitous or unreliable ...20C
• ASMATOGRAPHER † n. a composer of songs ...1656
• AS MOSS CAUGHT HIS MARE, NAPPING phr. referred to catching someone asleep, hence by surprise ...c1500
• AS MY PAPPY WOULD SAY phr. used as a humorous introduction or segue ...1957 US sl.
• ASNEGER n. an ass ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ASOON adv. presently ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ASOOND adv. in a fainting fit ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ASOSH adv. awry, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASP n. a caterpillar with stinging hairs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASPAIT adv. of a river: in flood ...1820 Sc.
• ASPAR adv. stretched out; wide apart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASPARAGUS n. 1. in horse racing: a bettor who arrives at the track with an armful of racing forms ...1989 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a boy's penis ...2003 US pornography usage
• ASPARAGUS STICK n. a submarine’s periscope ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ASPARAGRASS n. asparagus ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASPARAGRUS n. asparagus ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ASPARAGUS n. 1. an anti-tank obstacle consisting of an array of strong metal bars set in concrete at an angle of 45 degrees ...1939 Brit. sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. in logging: a bundle of small logs strapped together to make easier handling between woods and pulp mill ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ASPARAGUS-BED n. an anti-tank obstacle consisting of an array of strong metal bars set in concrete at an angle of 45 degrees ...1939 Brit. sl.
• ASPARE-GUTS n. asparagus ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASPECTABUND †* adj. expressive in face; exhibiting one's feelings through the eyes or face ...1708
• ASPENDICITIS n. a notional medical condition of a symptomatic need to spend money ...1961 US sl.
• ASPERANT adj. bold, proud, haughty ...E19
• ASPER-GRASS n. asparagus ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ASPERNATE † vb. to despise, spurn, abhor ...1656
• ASPERSEAND n. a term of abuse; a wretch ...1848 Ireland
• ASPERSIFY vb. to sprinkle upon anybody or anything ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ASPHALT ARAB n. (derogatory or jocular) a citified person ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ASPHALT LOGGER n. among loggers: one who prefers town to the woods; one who makes big talk in town, small work on the job ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ASPILL n. a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• ASPIRIN n. in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ASPIRIN GRASS n. asparagus ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ASPIRIN TABLET n. in baseball: a fastball that is especially difficult to hit ...1959  Amer. sl.
• ASPITE prep. despite, in spite of ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASPLEW adv. of the legs: extended awkwardly, wide apart ...1873 Eng. dial.
• ASPODE adv. of the legs: wide apart, stretched out ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASPOLE adv. of the legs: wide apart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASPORTABLE adj. capable of being carried away ...1889
• ASPRAWL adv. 1. headlong, sprawling ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. in confusion, gone wrong ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASPRO n. an experienced male homosexual, esp. a pederast; a male homosexual prostitute...1960s Aust. & US sl.
• ASPROUS adj. of the weather: raw, inclement ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASQUAT adv. in a squatting position, squatting ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASQUIN adv. awry, crooked, obliquely ...1896 Eng. dial.
• ASQUITH n. a French lucifer match ...WWI Eng. sl.
• ASS n. 1. a donkey ...13C
n. 2. tail end, rear of any object; esp. the seat of the trousers ...1556
n. 3 a fool; a stupid or foolish person; an oaf ...1578 sl.
n. 4. the rump, the buttocks, rectum, and anus ...1672
n. 5. a woman's posterior and vagina, the vagina ...c1684
n. 6. (one's) body, person, or self ...1698
n. 7. an act of copulation, esp. as experienced by a man; hence, a person, esp. a woman, considered as a sexual partner ...c1910 Amer. sl.
n. 8. an individual ...1946 Amer. sl.
n. 9. good luck (as opposed to skill) ...1958 Aust. sl.
n. 10. anal copulation; hence, a person, a esp. a male homosexual, regarded as an object of anal copulation ...1958 Amer. sl.
n. 11. effrontery ...1960 sl.
n. 12. ability and determination; the actual ability and determination to carry out a promise, threat, etc., as opposed to an empty boast ...1961 Amer. sl.
• ASS, THE n. anger, annoyance, irritation ...1964 Amer. sl.
• ASS ABOUT vb. to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way ...1664 Brit. & Aust. sl.
• ASS ALONG vb. to be slow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASS-AND-TRASH n. personnel and equipment flown by military aircraft ...1983 US military sl.
• ASS AROUND vb. to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way ...1664 Brit. & Aust. sl.
• ASSAULT n. sexual molestation or rape ...M20
• ASS-BACKWARDS adj. confused; mixed up ...1896
adv. backwards; in reversed position or confused order ...1937 Amer. sl.
• ASS BANDIT n. 1. an eager seducer of young women ...1954 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an aggressive homosexual anal sodomist ...1961 sl.
• ASS-BELLY n. a grossly fat person ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASS BITE n. a worthless, despised individual ...1973 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'ass-bite') to harass an employee or the like ...1976 Amer. sl.
• ASS-BLOW vb. to engage in active oral stimulation of the anus ...1941 Amer. sl.
• ASSBONE n. the rump ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASS-BRAINED adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASS-BREAKER n. 1. a demanding, contentious, harassing, or otherwise vexatious individual; a cruel taskmaster or a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1961 Amer. sl.
n. 2. that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1961 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a dive flat onto the water ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ASS-BUCKET n. a contemptible or inconsequential fellow ...1953 Amer. sl.
• ASS BURGLAR n. an aggressive homosexual anal sodomist; usually considered vulgar ...1979 Amer. sl.
• ASS-BUSTER n. 1. a dive in which the diver holds his nose, jumps, and hits the water arse-first ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a remarkable fellow; usually considered vulgar ...1973 Amer. sl.
• ASS-BUSTING adj. exhausting; usually considered vulgar ...1973 Amer. sl
• ASS CACHE n. a supply of drugs hidden in the rectum ...1992 US sl.
• ASS-CAT n. a lazy person who crouches over the fire ...1808 Eng. dial.
• ASS-CHEWING n. a harsh, prolonged scolding and reprimand, as from a superior officer; usually considered vulgar ...1954 Amer. military sl.
• ASS-DEEP adj. 1. of a depth sufficient to reach one's rump ...1950 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. deeply involved with; having a superabundance of ...1958 Amer. sl.
• ASS-DEEP TO A MAN IN A JEEP adj. exceptionally deep ...1960 Amer. dial.
• ASS-DEEP TO A TALL INDIAN adj. exceptionally deep ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASS-DEEP TO A TALL MOOSE adj. exceptionally deep ..1974 Amer. dial.
• ASS-DRAGGING adj. run-down, worn-out ...1990s US sl.
• ASS-EATING n. a harsh, prolonged scolding and reprimand, as from a superior officer; usually considered vulgar ...1949 Amer. military sl.
• ASSED OUT adj. 1. defeated, out of luck, impoverished ...1980s US Black sl.
adj. 2. dead, killed ...1980s US Black sl.
• ASSED UP adj. confused; mixed up; disorderly ...1932 Amer. dial.
• ASSEGAR n. an ass ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ASSEN AROUND vb. to fool around; to loiter; to waste time; to be idle ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ASS-END n. 1. the tail end, the rear ...1930 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the back end; the buttocks ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the least desirable portion or share; bad treatment ...1945 Amer. sl.
n. 4. the most remote or hateful place or position ...1960 Amer. sl.
• ASS-END-BACKWARDS adj. defeated ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASS-END-BACKWARDS adv. in confusion, back-to-front, upside down; backwards ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASS-END CHARLIE n. the last individual in a line ...1942 sl.
• ASS-ENDER n. a  backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASS END FOREMOST adv. backwards ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ASS-END OF CREATION n. the most remote or hateful place or position ...1972  Amer. sl.
• ASS-END OF NOWHERE n. nowhere; a very out-of-the-way place ...1920s US sl.
• ASS-END OF THE WORLD n. the most remote or hateful place or position ...1960 Amer. sl.
• ASS-END-TO adv. backwards ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ASS-END UP adj. defeated ...1960s sl.
adv. in confusion, back-to-front, upside down ...1960s sl.
• ASSEN-HEAD n. a blockhead; a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSENTANEOUS * adj. inclined to assent, ready to agree, deferential ...1834
• ASSER † n. steel ...1866
• ASSEROONIE n. the posteriors; the anus ...M20 US sl.
• ASSERTIONATE †* vb. to make assertion; to assert, to affirm ...1593
• ASSFACE n. an unpleasant, stupid person ...1990s US campus sl.
• ASS-FAULT n. 1. extreme stupidity ...1990s US campus sl.
n. 2. the crease between one's buttocks ...1990s US campus sl.
• ASS-FRONTWARDS adv. backwards; head-over-heels ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASS-FUCK n. 1. an act of anal copulation ...1940 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an instance of cruel victimization ...1977 Amer. sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a term of address ...1990s US sl.
vb. to be engaged in active or passive anal copulation with ...1940 Amer. sl.
• ASS-FUCKER n. one who has anal sex; the implication is usually a male homosexual ...1940s US sl.
• ASS-GRABBING adj. annoying, vexatious ...1965 Amer. sl.
• ASS HAMMER n. a motorcycle ...1970 Amer. sl.
• ASS-HEAD n. a blockhead; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASS-HEADED adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLE adj. 1. bad, rotten ...20C US
adj. 2. stupid; contemptible; damned ...1935 Amer. sl.
n. 1. the anus or rectum ...a1500 sl.
n. 2. a foolish, unpleasant, or despicable person ...c1784 sl.
n. 3. the most detestable spot in a given area; a detestable place ...1859 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a very good pal or buddy ...M20 US sl.
n. 5. in logging: a kink in the logging cable ...1959 Amer. dial.
n. 6. anal copulation; hence, a person, esp. a male homosexual, regarded as an object of anal copulation ...1964 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a bullet wound; a serious wound ...1968 Amer. sl., esp. military
n. 8. a violent rebuke ...1968 Amer sl., esp. military
n. 9. one's body, person, or self ...1973 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to grovel, to submit or behave obsequiously ...1940 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. of a guided missile: to strike a jet aircraft squarely from behind ...1986 US military sl.
• ASSHOLE AROUND vb. to loaf; to trifle; to wander idly about; to waste time ...1968 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLE BANDIT n. an anal sodomist ...1970 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLE BUDDY n. 1. a best friend; a close friend ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a partner in anal intercourse, esp. reciprocal anal intercourse; used derisively ...1953 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLE-DEEP adj. 1. very deep; of a depth sufficient to reach one's rump ...1963 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. deeply involved with; having a superabundance of ...1963 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLE FOR A HOBBY-HORSE n. a non-existent item; used to put off a child when bothersome or inquisitive, as when they ask 'What are you making?" ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ASS-HOLE FRIEND n. a good friend or buddy ...M20 US sl.
• ASSHOLE MALARIA n. malaria with dysentery ...1961 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLE OF CREATION n. a detestable place ...1926 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLE OF THE FORTY-EIGHT n. the state of Georgia ...1962 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLE OF THE LAND n. a detestable place ...1927 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLE OF THE UNIVERSE n. a detestable place ...1950 sl.
• ASSHOLE OF THE WORLD n. a detestable place ...1959 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLES FOR HOBBY HORSES phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ASSHOLE-SUCKER n. a violent term of abuse...1934 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLE TO APPETITE adv. from end to end, thoroughly, totally ...1967 Amer. sl.
• ASSHOLINGEST adj. most idiotic ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASSHORANCE n. assurance ...1908 Amer. dial.
• ASSHOUND n. a man who obsessively seeks opportunities for sexual intercourse ...1952 Amer. sl.
• ASSIE-PET n. an idle slattern ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ASSIG n. assignation, meeting, rendezvous ...1796 sl.
• ASSIGN vb. to sign ...1837 Amer. dial.
• ASSIGNATION n. a rendezvous for illicit romance or sex with a lover or prostitute ...L17
• ASSIGNATION HOUSE n. 1. a brothel ...19C euphemism
n. 2. a place to meet for an illicit romance; any 'house' or hotel where such meetings take place ...20C sl.
• ASSINEGER n. a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSINEGO n. 1. an ass ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASS-IN-THE-GRASS adj. engaged in combat, under fire ...1973 US military sl.
• ASSIPOD n. a dirty, slatternly woman ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ASSKASH n. a supply of narcotics, concealed in the rectum, usually in a metal container ...1950s US drugs sl.
• ASS-KICK n. 1. an exceedingly hard task ...1973 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a punishment, a beating ...1970s US sl.
• ASS-KICKER n. 1. a person who habitually employs physical violence as a form of coercion; a tough disciplinarian; a bully ...1967 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a shoe, esp. a man's sharply pointed shoe ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an unpleasant place; a challenging situation ...1960s US sl.
n. 4. a person or thing considered to be remarkably exciting, amusing, successful, etc. ...1971 Amer. sl.
n. 5. an exceedingly difficult task or opponent ...1973 Amer. sl.
• ASS-KICKING adj. 1. a general intensifier, extremely, very much, powerfully ...1960s US sl.
adj. 2. terribly exciting; sensational, very good ...1977 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. forceful, aggressive, vicious, thuggish ...1970s sl.
n. 1. a beating; defeat ...1943 Amer. sl.
n. 2. forceful or aggressive behaviour ...M20 sl.
• ASS-KISS n. one who curries favour; a toady ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. to curry favour with in a self-degrading manner; to toady; to behave obsequiously to ...1961 Amer. sl.
• ASS-KISSER n. an obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant ...1766 sl., chiefly US
• ASS-KISSING adj. obsequious, sycophantic ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. obsequious behaviour; toadying ...1942 sl., chiefly US
• ASSLE vb. to loaf; to idle about restlessly; to be lazy and aimless ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• ASSLE AROUND vb. 1. to fidget; to trifle ...1920 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to loaf, to wander idly about ...1920 Amer. sl.
• ASSLE-TOOTH n. a molar tooth ...1788 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• ASS-LICK n. one who abjectly curries favour; a toady ...1977 Amer. sl.
vb. to curry favour in a self-degrading manner; to toady ...1968 Amer. sl.
• ASS-LICKER n. 1. one who curries favour; a toady ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a homosexual man ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a term of abuse ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASS-LICKING adj. obsequious, sycophantic; hence, despicable, goddamned ...1939 Amer. sl.
n. abject and degrading flattery ...1912 Amer. sl.
• ASS LIKE THE BACK OF A HACK n. a broad bottom ...1916 Amer. sl.
• ASSLOAD n. a great deal; too many or too much ...1957 Amer. sl.
• ASS-MAN n. 1. a sexually active man; one who is able to 'score' frequently ...1954 US sl.
n. 2. a man who is sexually aroused by shapely feminine buttocks; a man who is attracted to a particular woman because of her shapely buttocks ...M20 US sl.
• ASSNEGER n. 1. an ass ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a fool, a simpleton, a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASSOCIATION n. an annual religious gathering ...1824 Amer. dial.
• ASSOL n. an ass ...1870 Ireland
• ASS ON BACKWARDS adj. drunk ...2000s sl.
• ASSOPIATE †* vb. to lull, to calm, to assuage; to lay at rest, to put an end to ...a1649
• ASS OUT n. an inmate who has neither advantages nor respect ...2000s US prison sl.
vb. 1. to make a fool of oneself ...1990s US college sl.
vb. 2. to rush away ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. 3. to go to sleep ...2000s US college sl.
• ASS-OVER-APPETITE adv. 1. head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. in all directions, confusedly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-APPLECART adv. 1. head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. in all directions, confusedly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-ELBOW adv. head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-ENDWAYS adv. 1. head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1943 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. in all directions, confusedly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-HEAD adv. 1. head-over-heels, topsy-turvy ...1899 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. in all directions, confusedly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-TEAKETTLE adv. 1. head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1948 Amer. sl.
adv. 2. in all directions, confusedly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-TIN CUP(S) adv. 1. head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1963 Amer. sl.
adv. 2. in all directions, confusedly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ASS-OVER-TIP adv. head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1976 Amer. sl.
• ASS-OVER-TIT adv. head over heels, end over end, topsy-turvy; in confusion ...1938 Amer. sl.
• ASS PACK n. a fanny pack; a small pouch on a belt, for money and other valuables, worn round the waist or hips ...1952 US sl.
• ASS PAPER n. toilet paper ...1939 US sl.
• ASS-PEDDLER n. 1. a pimp, a procurer ...20C US sl.
n. 2. anyone who sells their body, as a prostitute, male or female ...1942 US sl.
• ASS PIRATE n. a male homosexual ...1980s US sl.
• ASS-POOTS n. beans ...1968 Amer. sl.
• ASS PRO n. a male homosexual prostitute ...1960s Aust. & US sl.
• ASS QUEEN n. one whose primary area of sexual interest is the buttocks ...1980s US homosexual sl.
• ASS-RIPPER n. a dive in which the diver strikes the water buttocks-first ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ASS-SCRATCHER n. an idler ...1934 Amer. sl.
• ASS-SIDE-BEFORE adv. backwards, inside out, in reversed position ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ASS-SUCKER n. one who curries favour; a toady ...1943 Amer. sl.
• ASSTERIORS n. the buttocks ...20C US sl.
• ASS-TICKLER n. something amusing ...1972 Amer. sl.
• ASS-TIGHT adj. 1. very tight ...1960 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. of friends: very close ...1966 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. very efficient ...1960s US sl.
• ASS-TO-ELBOW adj. extremely crowded ...1980s US sl.
• ASSUEFACTION † n. the state of being accustomed, or the act of accustoming; use; habituation ...1644
• ASS-UGLY adj. very unattractive ...1990s US sl.
• ASSUMACY n. presumption ...1940 Amer. dial.
• ASS UP vb. 1. to botch, to spoil something; to mess up ...1932 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to take drugs; to get intoxicated on drugs ...2000s US Black sl.
• ASS UP TO vb. to toady to, to curry favour ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ASS UP TO TEACUP adv. completely, thoroughly, from head to toe ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASS-WAXING n. a thrashing, a trouncing ...1967 Amer. sl.
• ASSWAYS adv. backwards; askew; upside-down ...1934 Amer. sl.
• ASS-WHIPPED adj. physically exhausted ...1974 Amer. sl.
• ASS-WHIPPING n. a beating ...1954 Amer. sl.
• ASS-WIPE n. 1. toilet paper ...20C US sl.
n. 2. invasion currency ...1942 US military sl.
n. 3. a worthless, contemptible person, esp. if also obsequious; one who curries favour; a toady ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. 4. material for wiping the anus; toilet paper ...1958 Amer. sl.
• ASS-WIPER n. 1. one who abjectly curries favour; a toady...1950 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something overpoweringly difficult to deal with ...1966 Amer. sl.
• ASSY adj. 1. mean; malicious; stubborn; impolite; sarcastic; debased ...1980s sl.
adj. 2. of the seat of a pair of trousers or skirt: shiny ...20C Amer. sl.
adj. 3. uppity, overbearing, brash ...E20 US
adj. 4. insignificant, second-rate, unimportant ...2000s US Black sl.
• ASSY-FUSSY adv. backside foremost; in reverse position, inside out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASSYPET n. an idle or slatternly woman; a dirty little creature ...1870 Sc. & Ireland
• ASSYPOD n. a dirty, slatternly woman ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ASTAMAGOOTIS n. a restless person; a worrywart ...1980 Amer. dial.
• ASTARD-BA n. a bastard ...1930s semi back-slang
• ASTE n. money ...E17 UK criminals' sl.
• ASTEAD adv. instead ...1856 Eng. dial.
• ASTEER adv. moving about, active, bustling ...1794 Sc.
• ASTERISK n. used for any unspecified profanity ...1900s Aust. euphemism
• ASTERN (OF) THE LIGHTER adj. tardy, late, behind, lagging behind ...1891 Amer. sl.
• AS THE CAT JUMPS adv. eventually ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AS THEY BREW, SO LET THEM BAKE phr. as they begin, so let them proceed ...1599
• ASTHMA n. a company wit; one full of ‘wheezes’ (jokes) ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ASTHMA DOG n. a chihuahua ...1953 Amer. dial.
• ASTHMY n. asthma ...1938 Amer. sl.
• ASTHORE n. a term of endearment, my treasure! ...1869 Ireland
• ASTONATE † adj. astounded ...1513
• ASTONIED adj. astonished, in consternation ...1388
• ASTONISHER n. an exclamation point ...1888 Amer. journalists' sl.
• ASTONY vb. to stun, astonish, astound, bewilder; to terrify, to confound with fear or amazement ...1340 arch.
• ASTOOP adv. of an aged person: bent, stooping ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ASTOOR adv. speedily, shortly, very quickly ...1863 Eng. dial.
• ASTORBILT n. 1. a member of the 'best society' of a community ...1965 Amer. jocular
n. 2. a person who overdresses ...1969 Amer. jocular
• ASTORE adv. speedily, shortly, very quickly ...1863 Eng. dial.
• ASTORPERIOUS adj. haughty ...1935 Amer. dial.
• ASTOR'S PET COW n. 1. a self-important person ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTOR'S PET HORSE n. 1. a self-important person ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTOR'S PET PONY n. 1. a self-important person ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE n. 1. a self-important person ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an overly dressed-up or made-up person ....1950 Amer. dial.
• ASTOUND adj. astonished ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASTRAPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of thunder and lightning ...1873
• ASTREN adj. having a frightful or ghastly appearance ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ASTRIDDLE adv. astride; with the legs wide apart ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASTRIDDLING adj. sitting astride ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ASTRONAUT n. the buttocks; the anus ...2003 US sl.
• ASTRONOMER n. a horse carrying its head high ...19C sl.
• ASTROSCOPY † n. observation of the stars ...19C
• ASTRO TURF n. marijuana ...2003 UK sl.
• ASTROUT adv. stretched out stiffly ...1869 Eng. dial.
• ASTRUT adv. stretched out; projecting ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASTUCIOUS adj. astute, subtle, crafty, cunning, shrewd ...1823
• ASWAIP adv. aslant, on one side ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ASWASH adv. awry, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASWIM adv. afloat, covered with water ...1792 Sc.
• ASWINT adv. awry, crooked, obliquely ...1896 Eng. dial.
• ASWIR adv. diagonally, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASWISH adv. aslant, slantwise ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATABLE adj. approachable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT ADVENTURE † adv. at hazard, at randomly, recklessly ...c1420
• AT-AFTER adv. 1. of time: after, afterwards ...1790 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. of place: at the rear, after ...1879 Eng. dial.
prep. 1. of time: after ...1868 Eng. dial.
prep. 2. of place: behind, after ...1883 Eng. dial.
• AT A GOOD READY adj. thoroughly alert ...L19 sl.
• AT ALL ADVENTURE † adv. at random, anyhow; hence, at all hazards, at any risk, whatever may be the consequence; recklessly ...1485
• AT A LOUSE END adj. in a state of thoughtless, uncontrolled dissipation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• AT AN AMPLISH adj. at a loss ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• AT AN IDLE END adj. in a state of thoughtless, uncontrolled dissipation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ATARI n. crack cocaine ...1993 US sl.
• AT A SNAIL'S GALLOP adv. slowly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT A STRETCH adv. continuously; at one and the same time ...1885 colloq.
• AT A SWOOP adv. suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT BATE † adj. at strife, contending, fighting ...a1500
• A.T.C. adj. allergic to combat ...1944 US military sl.
• ATCH vb. 1. to sneeze ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to arrest ...1920s UK tramps' sl.
• ATCHKER vb. to arrest ...1910s UK tramps' sl.
• AT EARS adj. at odds; in disagreement ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AT EASE IN ONE'S INN adj. thoroughly at home and comfortable ...1885
• AT EBB adj. of the eyes: dry ...1610 poetic usage
• AT EDGE adj. at odds ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ATE-MEAT n. an idler who lives upon others ...Bk1911 Sc.
• AT ENDS adj. at odds, in disagreement ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ATE OUT adj. of trousers: worn. baggy, saggy ...2002 US sl.
• ATE-THE-BOLTS n. one who is a glutton for work ...20C Irish sl.
• ATE UP adj. 1. in the US Air Force: dedicated to service ...1998 US sl.
adj. 2. in the US Army: confused, dim ...1998 US sl.
• AT EVERY HAND'S TURN adv. often, frequently ...1899 Amer. dial.
• AT EVERY WHIPSTITCH adv. frequently; continuously; from time to time ...1809 Amer. dial.
• ATE-YOUR-BUN n. a term of abuse ...1990s Irish sl.
• AT FULL BELT adv. at full speed ...1960s sl.
• AT FULL TEAR adv. in a great hurry or frantic rush ...1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AT FULL THROTTLE adv. at maximum speed 
• AT GAZE adj. staring ...1830 Eng. dial.
• AT GUT LEVEL adv. instinctively ...L19 sl.
• AT HALF LIGHTS adv. indistinctly, vaguely, dimly ...1625
• AT HALF-MAST adj. poorly, unwell ...1968 Amer. dial.
phr. in a partially lowered position; used esp. of trousers, or a partial erection of the penis ...1940s sl.
• ATHANASIAN WENCH n. a promiscuous young woman; a prostitute ...L18 sl.
• AT HARD-MEAT † adj. in close confinement; under strict restraint ...1594
• ATHART adv. across, crosswise ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATHEL n. a prince, a noble ...1857 Sc.
• ATHENEUM n. the penis ...L19 sl.
• ATHENIAN n. a pederast ...1970s homosexual sl.
• ATHER-BILL n. a dragonfly ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATHER-CAP n. the dragonfly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• AT HER LAST PRAYERS phr. used to typify an old maid ...L17 sl.
• ATHIN adv. within ...1869 Eng. dial.
prep. within ...1860 Eng. dial.
• ATHIRST † adj. thirsty ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ATHIRT adv. across, crosswise ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
prep. of position or motion: across, over ...1806 Eng. dial.
• AT HIS LARGESSE † at liberty; at one's own discretion ...1375
• ATHLETIC FITS n. delirium tremens ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ATHORT adv. across, crosswise ...1785 Sc.
prep. of position or motion: across, over ...1806 Sc.
• ATHOUT adv. without, outside ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
conj. unless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
prep. without ...1860 Eng. dial.
• ATHRAW adv. awry ...1808 Sc.
• ATHURT adv. across, crosswise, diagonally ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
prep. of position or motion: across, over ...1806 Eng. dial.
• ATHURTENS adv. athwart, across ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATHURT-EYED adj. squinting ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATHWART ONE'S HAWSE adj. across one's path; in one's way; interfering ...1827 Amer. dial.
• ATICAST n. one who through physical unfitness and general incapacity is thrust aside, rejected, and possibly ill-treated; a silly, helpless, odd sort of person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATISSHA vb. to sneeze ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AT IT adj. 1. indulging in sexual intercourse ...L16 sl.
adj. 2. fighting ...E17 sl.
adj. 3. involved in something illegal or bad ...18C sl.
adj. 4. kissing and cuddling ...19C sl.
adj. 5. drinking heavily ...M19 sl.
adj. 6. involved in an argument; emotionally moved ...L19 sl.
adj. 7. teasing, provoking ...1920s sl.
• AT JAR adj. at discord; in a state of dissension or variance ...1552
• ATKINS n. a typical private solder in the British army ...L19 sl.
• ATLANTIC RANGER n. a herring ...B1883 Eng. sl.
• AT LARGE * adj. in the open sea ...1643
• ATLAS n. 1. a very strong prisoner ...1980s US prison sl.
n. 2. a prisoner who attempts to carry out everything unaided ...1980s US prison sl.
• AT LATTER LAMMAS phr. never ...1567 humorous
• AT LIBERTY adj. unemployed ...20C Amer. sl.
• AT LIQUOR adj. drinking ...1936 Amer. dial.
• AT LOGGERHEADS adj. in strong disagreement or conflict, at odds, engaged in bickerings or disputes ...1775 Amer. dial.
• AT LONG adv. finally ...1820 Sc.
• AT LONG AND AT LAST adv. in the end ...1892 Sc.
• AT LOW WATER adj. short of funds ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AT-ME n. a marbles game played by shooting at the opponent's marble, his shooter, no boundaries ...1963 Amer. dial.
• ATMOS n. atmosphere or ambience; used in a positive fashion ...1990s sl., orig. US teen
• AT NESTLE adj. restless, fidgety, in a state of excitement or uneasiness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• AT NUMBER ONE LONDON phr. experiencing the menses ...19C Brit. sl.
• AT NURSE phr. for a person to be in the hands of (dishonest) trustees ...L18 sl.
• ATO adv. of motion: to, towards ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AT ODDS † adj. unequal, different ...1548
• ATOM BOMB n. marijuana combined in a cigarette with cocaine, heroin, or opium ...1969 US sl.
• ATOM-BOMBO n. strong, cheap wine ...1940s Aust. sl.
• ATOMIC adj. of a drug: very powerful ...1971 US sl.
n. a cigar-sized marijuana cigarette ...1953 US sl.
• ATOMIC ATMOSPHERE n. the stink created by someone's having recently broken wind ...1980s US college sl.
• ATOMIC COCKTAIL n. a liquid oral medication containing a radioactive isotope ...1949 US medical sl.
• ATOMIZED adj. drunk ...1950s US sl.
• ATOMY n. 1. a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a small portion; a particle of anything previously of larger bulk ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a term of contempt for a man ...1883 Eng. dial.
• AT ONE CLATTER adv. at one time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• AT ONE JUMP adv. suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT ONE'S EASE adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C colloq.
• AT ONESELF adj. in good health ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• AT ONE SHOT adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT ONE'S LARGE † adj. at liberty ...c1384
• ATOO adv. of motion: to, towards ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATOP MT. SHASTA adj. addicted to narcotics ...1930s US drugs sl.
• ATORT prep. towards, in the direction of ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATOWARDS prep. 1. approaching to, close upon ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
prep. 2. in aid of, in contribution to ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
prep. 3. towards, in the direction of ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AT-OWER adv. 1. of quantity, degree: over and above, beyond, besides ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 2. of place: at a distance, away ...1891 Sc.
prep. 1. of position or motion: across, over ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
prep. 2. in spite of ...Bk1898 Sc.
• A-TOWN n. Atlanta, Georgia ...1995 US sl.
• A TO Z n. a shed ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• AT RACK AND MANGER phr. in the midst of abundance or plenty, wanting for nothing ...c1380
• A TRAIN n. any central nervous depressant ...1975 US drugs sl.
• AT REST adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ATROCITY n. a very bad blunder, violation of good taste or manners, etc. ...1878 colloq.
• ATROUS * adj. very black; jet-black ...1830
• ATRY adj. 1. of persons: irritable, fretful, grim, ill-tempered ...1742 Sc.
adj. 2. of a sore: purulent ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATS n. a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, a British army corps consisting of women ...1941 Brit. sl.
• AT SEA adj. confused, bewildered ...1768
• ATSET n. the turn of the tide, when the ebb begins ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATSHITSHI n. marijuana ...1977 S. Africa sl.
• AT SINGLE HAND † adj. single-handed, unaided ...1607
• AT SIX AND SEVEN adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT SIXES AND SEVENS adj. confused, bewildered; muddled; also denotes disorganization or disorder ...1670
• AT SPOONS WITH adj. sentimentally in love with ...M19 sl.
• ATSUI adj. hot ...1972 Hawaii
• ATSTEAD adv. instead ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ATSY adj. confused ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ATTABOY n. 1. praise, esp. from a boss ...1970 US sl.
n. 2. a commendation ...1975 US military & police sl.
n. 3. an American soldier ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
int. an expression of approval for deserving behaviour or a successful performance ...c1910 Amer. sl.
• ATTABOY LANGUAGE n. slang ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ATTACK vb. to undertake ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATTACK OF THE SLOWS n. in horse racing: an imaginary illness that plagues a horse midway through a race ...1951 US sl.
• ATTAGIRL! int. an expression of approval for deserving behaviour or a successful performance ...c1910 Amer. sl.
• ATTAMIE n. a skeleton ...1790 Sc.
• ATTEDIATE †* vb. to be tedious to; to tire, to weary, to exhaust ...1603
• ATTEND BLANKET CLASS vb. to go to bed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ATTENTIONAL adj. pert. to attention ...1901
• ATTER n. 1. poison, venom ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scab, a dry sore ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. morbid matter from an ulcer or wound ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to discharge, as a sore; hence, to clot, to curdle, to cake ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to venom, to sting ...1896 Eng. dial.
• ATTERCAP n. an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• ATTERCOB n. a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• ATTERCOP † n. 1. a spider ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2 a peevish, ill-natured person; one of a malignant disposition ...c1505 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a small, insignificant person ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a spider's web ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 5. the ant ...19C Eng. dial.
• ATTERCOP-WEB n. a spider's web ...1785 Eng. dial.
• ATTERIL n. 1. a shapeless, dirty, or entangled mass; a complete wreck ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scar with a rough surface ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. poisonous matter from an ulcer or wound ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATTERING adj. poisonous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATTERLING † n. a venomous, malignant person; a shrew ...c1430
• ATTERMITE n. 1. an ill-tempered, spiteful person ...1864 Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who resembles his parents ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATTERN adj. 1. of persons: cruel, fierce; ill-natured ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. venomous ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ATTERN-TEMPER n. irritating, malignant temper ...1854 Eng. dial.
• ATTERY adj. 1. of persons: irritable, fretful, grim, ill-tempered ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of a sore: purulent ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AT THE CREEP adj. engaged in stealthy robbery ...1928 sl., orig. US
• AT THE DOUBLE adv. rapidly ...colloq.
• AT THE DROP OF A HAT adv. promptly, without hesitation ...colloq.
• AT THE EDGE OF A TIME adv. from time to time, occasionally ...1898 Sc.
• AT THE END OF ONE'S ROPE adj. fatally ill ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT THE END OF ONE'S ROW phr. at the limit of one's patience or endurance ...1904 Amer. dial.
• AT THE FIRST BRUSH adv. at the first encounter or meeting ...1815
• AT THE LARGE † adj. at the utmost ...a1400
• AT THE LARGIEST † adv. in the fullest manner ...1535
• AT THE LAST CAST † phr. in extremities, near to death or ruin ...c1449
• AT THE LONG LENGTH adv. at last ....1866 Eng. dial.
• AT THE RACES adj. unsuccessful, uncompetitive ...2003 Irish sl.
• AT THE SIGN OF THE HORN phr. in cuckoldom ...L17 colloq.
• AT THE SIGN OF THE MOON phr. in the open air by night ...1613 obs.
• AT THE SOUND OF THE GUN adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AT THE WHITLEATHER AGE phr. at the stage or age of an old maid, tough and unmarriageable ...1952 Amer. dial.
• AT THIEVES' LAW † adv. after the manner of thieves ...Bk1908
• ATTIC n. 1. the head; mind, memory ...1823 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the upper balcony in a theatre ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ATTICQUATED adj. antiquated, related to the attic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ATTIC TO LET adj. unhinged, insane, crazy ...M19 sl.
• AT TIMES AND AGAIN adv. at various times, occasionally ...1864
• ATTITUDE n. 1. of the wind: direction, disposition ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. truculent or aggressively defiant temperament or demeanour; a hostile or haughty attitude; assertive spirit; hence, a cold reception, hostility, anger, etc ...1962 sl., orig. US
n. 3. of persons: a haughty manner ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT n. a high on drugs or alcohol ...20C teen & high school sl.
• ATTLEBOROUGH n. sham jewellery ...B1890 Eng. sl.
• ATTO adv. of motion: to, towards ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATTOXICATED †* adj. intoxicated ...1604
• ATTRACT vb. to steal ...1891 euphemism
• ATTRAMITE n. an ill-tempered, spiteful person ...1864 Eng. dial.
• ATTRIE adj. 1. of a sore: purulent ...Bk1898 Sc.
adj. 2. irascible ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ATTRIL n. a shapeless, dirty, or entangled mass; a complete wreck ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ATTRIST † vb. to make sad, to sadden ...1680
• ATTRITE vb. to wear down or erode resources, morale, etc. by unrelenting attack ...1956 sl., orig. US
• ATTWOOD n. a foolish fellow; a stupid person; a blockhead; a simpleton ...1894 Eng. dial.
• AT-UNDER adv. in subjection, under control ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATWEEL adv. truly, indeed, assuredly, of course ...1816 Sc. & Ireland
• ATWEESH prep. between ...1768 Sc.
• ATWEESH AND ATWEEN phr. only indifferently well in respect of health ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ATWINE adv. twisted, askew, awry, zigzag ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATWIST adv. 1. at cross purposes, at strife ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. twisted, awry, tangled ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATWIXT prep. between ...1860 Eng. dial.
• ATWIXT AND ATWEEN adj. shuffling, full of excuses ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. between ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATWOOD n. a 'wedgie' in one's underwear ...20C Can. teen & high school sl.
• AUAU n. swimming, bathing ...1938 Hawaii
vb. to swim; to bathe in the sea or a stream ...1938 Hawaii
• AUBUCK n. a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• AUCHIMUTY adj. mean, paltry ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AUCTORIAL adj. pert. to an author ...1821
• AUCTION n. a dirty or untidy place or room; a disorderly crowd ...1865 Eng. dial.
• AUCTIONEER n. 1. a pugilist's fist ...B1863 Eng. sl.
n. 2. in boxing: a knockdown blow ...1863 Amer. sl.
• AUDACIOUS adv. exceedingly, uncommonly, very ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUDACULOUS † adj. a little bold or daring ...1603
• AUDI vb. to run ...20C teen & high school sl.
• AUDIE n. the voice that announced the time on telephone time services ...1955 US sl.
• AUDITION THE FINGER PUPPETS vb. to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• AUDITION THE HAND PUPPET vb. to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• AUDIT ONE'S ACCOUNTS AT THE COURT OF NEPTUNE vb. to vomit ...E20 nautical sl.
• AUF n. a foolish person, a simpleton ...1750 Eng. dial.
• AUGER n. 1. an excessive talker; a bore ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an important person; a foreman ...1903 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a penis ...c1910 Amer. jocular
n. 4. an excessively hard worker ...1980s US college sl.
vb. 1. to talk, to converse, to chat ...1908 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to look or investigate surreptitiously ...1923 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to argue ...1961 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AUGER AROUND vb. 1. to look or investigate surreptitiously ...1923 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AUGER-EYED adj. having sharp or piercing eyes ...1927 Amer. dial.
• AUGER-HOLE n. the vagina ...L17 sl.
• AUGER IN vb. of an aircraft: to dive and crash in a tailspin; to crash-land ...1944 US military sl.
• AUGH! int. an exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, etc ...1871 Sc.
• AUGHT adj. any ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. property, possession ...1737 Sc. & Ireland
n. 2. an obstinate, ill-conditioned child ...1768 Sc.
vb. 1. to own, to possess ...1816 Sc.
vb. 2. to owe, to be indebted to ...1822 Sc.
• AUGUR n. 1. an excessive talker; a bore ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an important person; a foreman ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to talk, to converse, to chat ...1908 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to argue ...1961 Amer. dial.
• AUGURING n. 1. talking, conversation ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 2. arguing ...1942 Amer. dial.
• AUGUST BUG n. a cicada ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AUGUST CRICKET n. a cicada ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AUGUST FLY n. a cicada ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AUGUST HAM n. a watermelon ...1926 Amer. jocular
• AUGUSTIOUS †* adj. grand, magnificent, majestic, august ...a1670
• AUGUSTUS n. a male homosexual ...2002 UK sl.
• AULD adj. old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AULD ANE n. the devil ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AULD-AUNTIE n. the aunt of one's father or mother ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AUL' DAY n. the day after a merrymaking when no work is done ...1785 Sc.
• AULD CHIEL n. the devil ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AULD-FATHER n. a grandfather ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AULD HANGIE n. the devil ...1785 Sc.
• AULD-HEADIT adj. shrewd, sagacious ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AULD HORNIE n. the devil ...1785 Sc.
• AULD LANG SYNE n. mutual, simultaneous oral sex between two people ...2002 UK rhyming slang for '69'
• AULD-MOU'D adj. sagacious, crafty ...1768 Sc.
• AULD NAIL, THE n. original sin ...Bk1902 Sc.
• AULD MAHOUN n. the Devil ...1792 Sc.
• AULD MAID'S BAIRN n. a hypothetical well-behaved child which a spinster has in mind when criticizing the children of others ...1899 Sc.
• AULD MAID'S WEAN n. a hypothetical well-behaved child which a spinster has in mind when criticizing the children of others ...1928 Sc.
• AULD MAN, THE n. the devil ...1721 Sc.
• AULD NEIL n. the devil ...1898 Sc. 128 EDD Wright 1905
• AULD REEKY n. a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town ...1721 Sc.
• AULD REIKIE n. the old town and subsequently the whole town of Edinburgh ...L18
• AULD SANNIE n. a nickname for the devil ...1898 Sc.
• AULD SANNY n. the devil ...1898 Sc.
• AULD SAUNDERS n. the devil ...a1846 Sc.
• AULD SMITH n. the devil ...1871 Sc.
• AULD THIEF n. the devil ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AULD-UNCLE n. the uncle of one's father or mother ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AULD WIFE'S SANTER n. an idle tale ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• AUM vb. to thrash, to beat soundly; to tan a person's hide ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AUMBRY n. a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Eng. dial.
• AUMERIL n. 1. a stupid, unmethodical person ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 2. a mongrel dog ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AUMLACH n. a small quantity ...Bk1898 Ireland
• AUMLUCH adj. awkward, ungainly ...Bk1898 Ireland
adv. in an ungainly manner, awkwardly ...Bk1898 Ireland
• AUMPER † vb. to foster ...1883 Eng. dial.
• AUMRIE n. a very stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• AUMRY adj. shady ...1850 Eng. dial.
n. a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry ...1768 Eng. dial.
• AU NATUREL adj. naked ...1967 US colloq.
• AUNCETER n. an ancestor ...1773 Eng. dial.
• AUND adj. 1. fated, destined, ordained ...1747 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. forewarned ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUNT n. 1. the manager of a brothel ...1606 UK sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 3. a term of familiarity or respect applied to an elderly woman, not necessarily implying relationship ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 4. an old Black woman; used by Blacks and Whites ...M19 US sl.
n. 5. a grandmother ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a middle-aged or elderly effeminate male homosexual; used disparagingly ...1942-9 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a female prostitute up in years ...1964 Amer. sl.
n. 8. in Mormon polygamous families: the term of address used by children to refer to wives of their father other than their mother ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AUNT ARUSHY n. a nickname for an umbrella ...1941 Amer. dial.
• AUNT BETSY'S COOKIE STORE n. Alcoholic Beverage Control store ...1990s US college sl.
• AUNT BETTIE n. an overly cautious person ...1945 US sl.
• AUNT DINAH'S PICKING HER GEESE phr. it's snowing; said when huge feathery snowflakes are falling, esp. in early winter and first snow falls ...1969 Amer. dial.
• AUNT ELLA n. an umbrella ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• AUNT EMMA n. 1. used as a personification of a matronly aunt ...1947 US sl.
n. 2. in croquet: a cautious, conservative, dull player ...1977 US sl.
• AUNT EMMA FROM READING phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• AUNTER n. 1. a strange or unusual deed; anything unusual or out of the ordinary ...1697 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pretense, needless scruple, excuse, hesitation ...1703 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an adventure, a misadventure; a story of adventure, an unlikely story ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to venture, to chance ...1742 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk, to saunter ...1790 Sc.
• AUNTERCAST n. a misfortune ...1768 Sc.
• AUNTERIN adj. occasional, rare ...1785 Sc.
• AUNTERS adv. perhaps ...1790 Eng. dial.
conj. lest, in case that ...1788 Eng. dial.
• AUNTERSOME adj. bold, daring, adventurous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUNT FANNY n. the Federal Communications Commission ...1975 US sl.
• AUNT FLO n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1954 US sl.
• AUNT FLO FROM RED RIVER n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...2001 Can. sl.
• AUNT FLO HAS COME phr. menstruation has started ...1948 Amer. dial.
• AUNT FLO IS VISITING n. menstruation ...20C sl.
• AUNT GRANDMOTHER n. a grandmother ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUNT HAGAR n. the Black race ...1942 Amer. Black usage
• AUNT HAGAR'S CHILDREN n. the Black race ...1935 Amer. Black usage
• AUNT HAGGIE'S CHILDREN n. any stupid, lazy, despised people ...1985 Bermuda sl.
• AUNT HAZEL n. marijuana ...2001 US sl.
• AUNTIE n. 1. a procuress, esp. the madam of a brothel or bawdy-house ...1908 sl.
n. 2. an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an antimissile missile ...20C US Air Force usage
n. 4. an older, effeminate male homosexual (a tad cruel term if not derogatory) ...1930 US sl.
n. 5. the British Broadcasting Corporation ...1962 UK sl.
n. 6. a female prostitute up in years ...1964 Amer. sl.
n. 7 a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 8 the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1992 Norfolk Island sl.
n. 9 a disoriented unlambed ewe that thinks she has lambed and steals the lamb of another ewe ...1999 NZ sl.
• AUNTIE ENA n. a cleaner ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• AUNTIE JONES n. an outdoor toilet; a privy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• AUNTIE LILY adj. silly ...1945 UK rhyming sl.
• AUNTIE-MAN n. an effeminate man, esp. a homosexual ...1940s W. Indies sl.
n. 2. a man who is completely dominated by his wife ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• AUNTIE MEG n. a keg (of beer) ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• AUNTIE NELLIE n. the belly ...1961 rhyming sl.
• AUNTIE NELLY n. the belly ...20C rhyming sl.
• AUNTIE'S RUIN n. a disreputable, untrustworthy, seedy man ...1900s sl.
• AUNTIE WICKY n. Queen Victoria ...1982 Bahamas the belly
• AUNT JANE n. 1. Tijuana, Mexico ...1928 US sl.
• AUNT JANE n. 2. (derogatory) a Black woman with a servile attitude toward Whites; a Black female who is a traitor to her race ...1963 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a female member of a Black church ...1970 Amer. dial.
• AUNT JANE'S n. an outdoor toilet; a privy ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• AUNT JANE'S ROOM n. an outdoor toilet ...1939 US sl.
• AUNT JEMIMA n. 1. in craps: a particular point, perhaps three ...1909 US sl.
n. 2. a Black woman who seeks approval from White people by obsequious behaviour ...1966 US sl.
• AUNT JENNY'S n. an outdoor toilet; a privy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AUNT JERUSHA'S n. an outdoor toilet; a privy ...1941 Amer. dial.
• AUNT JODY'S COME WITH HER SUITCASE phr. menstrual period ...1971 Amer. dial.
• AUNT JULIA n. communist propaganda ...1953 US sl.
• AUNT MARY n. 1. an outdoor toilet; a privy ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. marijuana ...1959 US sl.
n. 3. a Black woman who is subservient to Whites ...1974 US sl.
• AUNT MINNIE IS VISITING phr. menstruation ...1978 Amer. dial.
• AUNT NELL n. the ear; usually as a plural ...2002 UK sl.
vb. to listen ...1992 UK sl.
• AUNT NELLY n. the belly ...20C rhyming sl.
• AUNT NELLY FAKE n. an earring; usually as a plural ...1997 UK sl.
• AUNT NORA n. cocaine ...1994 US sl.
• AUNT POLLYS n. very small testicles ...2000s US Black sl.
• AUNT ROSE n. menstruation ...1990s US sl.
• AUNT RUBY phr. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...2002 US sl.
• AUNT SALLY n. 1. a subservient Black woman, happy to curry favour with Whites at the price of her autonomy ...E19 US Black sl.
n. 2. a scapegoat, often unfairly so ...L19 sl.
• AUNT SAM n. the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA ...19C sl.
• AUNT SARAH'S n. an outdoor toilet; a privy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AUNT'S SISTERS n. ancestors ...c1900 Eng. sl.
• AUNT SUSIE n. an outdoor toilet; a privy ...1939 Amer. dial.
• AUNT SUZIE'S VISITING n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AUNT THOMASINA n. 1. a Black woman who curries favour with White people by obsequious behaviour ...1963 US sl.
n. 2. a woman who does not support feminism; one who is untrue to her cause ...1970 US sl.
• AUNT THOMASINE n. 1. (derogatory) a Black woman with a servile attitude toward Whites ...1970 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman considered untrue to her cause ...1970 Amer. dial.
• AUNT TILLIE n. 1. the personification of a fussy old maid ...1960 US sl.
n. 2. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1999 US sl.
• AUNT TILLIES n. an old-fashioned woman's nightgown ...1943 US sl.
• AUNT TILLY n. 1. the personification of a fussy old maid ...1960 US sl.
n. 2. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1999 US sl.
• AUNT TOM n. 1. a subservient, obsequious Black woman ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a woman who does not support the roles of feminism ...1968 US sl.
• AUNTY adj. 1. of persons: ready, bold, venturesome,  high-spirited ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of horses: frisky, restive ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. an elderly woman unrelated to the speaker; used as a term of respectful address ...1801 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a debauch; a name for the 'bottle' ...1853 Sc.
n. 4. a loose woman; a bawd ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 5. the belly ...1961 rhyming sl. (Aunty Nelly)
n. 6. the British Broadcasting Corporation ...1962 UK sl.
n. 7. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1992 Norfolk Island sl.
• AUNTY NELLY n. the belly ...1961 rhyming sl.
• AUNTY-PAUNTY adj. 1. of persons: proud, high-spirited ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of horses: restive ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUNTY-PRAUNTY adj. 1. of persons: proud, high-spirited ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of horses: restive ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUPS n. a wayward, mischievous child ...Bk1898 Eng, dial.
• AURALIZE vb. to listen ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AURAL SEX n. phone sex ...Bk1998 sl.
• AU RESERVOIR! int. goodbye! ...1853 Amer. jocular
• AUREV phr. goodbye (French au revoir) ...1920s
• AURICOMOUS adj. having golden hair ...1864
• AURIPOTENT †* adj. having gold at command, rich in gold ...a1560
• AURIUM n. a wandering beggar posing as some type of priest ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• AURORA BOREALIS n. the recreational drug PCP ...1977 US drugs sl.
• AURULENT adj. having the colour of gold ...1731
• AUSGESPIELT adj. tired out; finished; broken ...1907 Amer. dial.
• AUSSIE adj. Australian ...1917 sl.
n. 1. Australia ...1915 Aust. sl.
n. 2. an Australian; orig. used of Australian soldiers in World War I ...1918 Aust. sl.
n. 3. Australian English ...1945 Aust. sl.
n. 4. the Australian dollar ...1956 Aust. sl.
• AUSSIE HAKA n. a gesture showing that you have no money to pay for the next round of drinks at a pub; it involves patting one's pockets, as if to say one has left their wallet at home ...1998 NZ sl.
• AUSSIE KISS n. oral-genital stimulation; 'similar to a French kiss, but given down under' ...2002 UK sl.
• AUSSIELAND n. Australia ...1920 Aust.
• AUSSIELANDER n. an Australian ...1941 Aust.
• AUSSIE STEAK n. mutton ...1947 US sl.
• AUSTERN adj. 1. austere ...Bk1898 Sc.
adj. 2. having a frightful or ghastly appearance ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AUSTERULOUS † adj. somewhat harsh ...1731
• AUSTRAL adj. pert. to Australia ...1823
• AUSTRALIA n. an ounce of marijuana or other drug, 'oz'  ...2003 UK sl.
• AUSTRALIAN n. 1. Australian English ...1902 Aust.
n. 2. a practitioner of mouth-to-anus sex ...1979 US sl.
• AUSTRALIAN DAYS n. night-work ...1970 UK sl.
• AUSTRALIAN FLAG, THE n. the bottom of a shirt ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• AUSTRALIAN GRIP n. a hearty shake of the hand ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• AUSTRALIAN HAKA n. a gesture showing that you have no money to pay for the next round of drinks at a pub; it involves patting one's pockets, as if to say one has left their wallet at home ...1998 NZ sl.
• AUSTRALIAN SALUTE n. a hand movement brushing flies away from the face ...1972 Aust. sl.
• AUSTRALIAN YO n. in craps, a roll of three; a roll of three is rarely a good thing, and is usually best face-down; if a three is face-down, an eleven is face-up; eleven is 'yo' with the three thus 'down-under the yo' ...1999 US sl.
• AUSTRALIENNE n. a non-Aboriginal Australian woman ...1895 Aust.
• AUSTRIAN OAK, THE n. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the dominant bodybuilder in the steroid-enhanced 1970s ...1984 US sl.
• AUSTROUS adj. frightful, ghastly ...1820 Sc.
• AUTEM n. a church ...16C Eng. sl.
• AUTEM-COVE n. 1. a married man ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a preacher, a parson ...M19 sl.
• AUTEM-DIPPER n. 1. an Anabaptist ...17C sl.
n. 2. a churchwarden or other petty official charged with responsibility for distributing alms to the poor; their charges regarded them as little more than licensed robbers ...E18 sl.
• AUTEM-GOGGLER n. a fortune-teller, a conjuror ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• AUTEM-GOGLER n. a fortune-teller, a conjuror ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• AUTEM JET n. a parson ...E18 sl.
• AUTEM MORT n. a mistress, as in a woman who cohabits with a man, or accompanies a mendicant villain on his travels and his crimes ...M16 criminals' sl.
• AUTEM MOT n. a mistress, as in a woman who cohabits with a man, or accompanies a mendicant villain on his travels and his crimes ...M16 criminals' sl.
• AUTEM MOTT n. a mistress, as in a woman who cohabits with a man, or accompanies a mendicant villain on his travels and his crimes ...M16 criminals' sl.
• AUTEM PRICKEAR n. a dissenter; a Puritan ...E18 sl.
• AUTEM QUAVER n. a Quaker ...E18 sl.
• AUTEM QUAVER TUB n. a Quaker meeting house ...E18 sl.
• AUTEM SNEAK n. the robbery of churches or chapels ...E19 sl.
• AUTEXOUSIOUS †* adj. exercising free will ...1678
• AUTHORLING n. a petty author; an insignificant writer ...1771
• AUTOBIOGRAPHIST n. an autobiographer ...1840
• AUTOBUS n. an automobile omnibus; a motor bus ...1900
• AUTOCAR n. a motor car ...1895
• AUTOCIDE †* n. a self-destroyer; a person who commits suicide ...1635
• AUTOCRITICAL adj. critical of oneself or one's own work ...1642
• AUTOCUTIE n. an attractive but incompetent television presenter ...2003 Brit. sl.
• AUTOCYCLE n. a cycle propelled by a motor; a motor cycle ...1905
• AUTODIDACT n. one who is self-taught ...1748
• AUTODIDACTIC adj. self-taught; acquired by teaching oneself ...1847
• AUTODOG n. soft ice-cream which comes out of machines ...1983 US Navy sl.
• AUTO DRUNK adj. dizzy or nauseated from riding in a car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AUTO-GETEM n. the setting on a rifle for fully automatic fire; automatic weapons fire; 'automatic fire gets 'em ...1972 US military sl.
• AUTO-GO-FAST n. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AUTOGRAPH HOUND n. a collector of autographs, esp. an offensive person who clamours for the autographs of celebrities ...1933 Amer. colloq.
• AUTOIST n. one who uses or drives an automobile ...1903 US
• AUTOMAGICALLY adv. in computing: in an automatic but explanation-defying complicated fashion ...1981 US sl.
• AUTOMATIC TONGUE-WIPER n. a sycophant, a toady ...1977 US sl.
• AUTOMATON n. in poker: a player who bets and plays in an extremely predictable manner ...1996 US sl.
• AUTOMOBILIST n. one who uses an automobile or motor vehicle ...1897
• AUTOMOBILITY n. 1. the use of automobiles or motor vehicles as a mode of travel ...1903
n. 2. mobility by means of automobile vehicles ...1909
• AUTOMOBILIZE vb. to use an automobile as a means of locomotion; to ride in or drive a motor car; to travel by automobile ...1898
• AUTOMOBUBBLE n. an automobile ...1902 Amer. jocular
• AUTOMOTOR n. an automobile motor or motor vehicle ...1895
• AUTONOMISM n. the principle or system of autonomy or self-government ...1874
• AUTONYM n. a real name or one's own name as distinguished from a pseudonym or anonym, esp. the real name of an author; also, a book published under the author's real name ...1867
• AUTOPHOBY * n. fear of referring to oneself; fear of being egotistical ...1827
• AUTOPHONE n. an automatic telephone ...1927
vb. to use an automatic telephone ...1928
• AUTOPSIC adj. pert. to autopsy; based on personal observation ...1881
• AUTORITY † n. authority ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AUTOSPILL n. an emptying of an automobile by tilting or overturning ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• AUTUMNIAN † adj. belonging to autumn ...1606
• AUTUMN LEAVES n. in horse racing: a steeplechase jockey who has suffered a series of falls ...1989 Aust. sl.
• AUTYMOBILE n. an automobile ...1934 Amer. dial.
• AUVISH adj. silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• AUWANA n. a gadabout; a wanderer ...1938 Hawaii
vb. to wander about aimlessly; to go by walking ...1938 Hawaii
• AUXILIANT † adj. affording help or assistance ...a1631
• AUXILIATE † vb. to help, to aid, to assist ...1656 obs.
• AVA GARDNER adj. avant-garde, innovative ...1983 Brit. sl.
• AVAL adj. relating to grandparents ...1884
• AVALANCHE n. 1. a spring wagon ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an ambulance ...1871 Amer. jocular
• AVALANCHY adj. liable to descend in or be swept by an avalanche ...1894
• AVARITION †* n. the quality of being avaricious; greediness of wealth ...1622
• AVAROUS † adj. avaricious, covetous, greedy ...1303 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• AVAST! int. hold it! stop! ...1942 Amer. dial.
• AVE n. avenue ...1985 Amer. sl.
• AVELINGS † adj. out of the perpendicular ...1849 Eng. dial.
† adv. in an oblong or oval shape ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVELINS n. refuse, the useless portion of any material; what is left over or rejected ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVELONG adj. 1. elliptical, oval; oblong ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. oblique, slanting ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVE MARIA n. a domestic fire ...L19 rhyming sl. (pronunciation = Mar-eye-a)
• AVENLESS adj. awkward; shiftless, without any faculty for contriving ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVENUE, THE n. 1. Fifth Avenue in New York ...1940s US homosexual sl.
n. 2. Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, California ...1966 US sl.
• AVER adj. peevish, fretful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a beast of burden; a horse, esp. a cart-horse, or worn-out, worthless animal ...1737 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stupid person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AVERAGE adj. mediocre; not the best, just plain dreadful ...1981 Aust. sl.
• AVERING n. obtaining money by hard-luck stories ...B1912 sl.
• AVERISH adj. greedy, avaricious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVERN adj. 1. uncouth in person, dress, and manners ...1809 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. filthy, squalid ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVEROUS adj. avaricious ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVERRUNCAL †* adj. averting evil ...1705
• AVERSABLE †* adj. abominable ...1663
• AVERSATE †* vb. to turn away from, to regard with aversion, to reject ...1725
• AVERSATION n. a great dislike for or turning away from anything; abhorrence, hatred, aversion ...1613 arch.
• AVES adv. perhaps, maybe, but ...Bk1898 Ireland
• AVGAS n. jet fuel ...1990 US sl.
• AVIATE vb. to navigate the air in an aeroplane; to fly ...1900
• AVIATOR † n. 1. a flying-machine ...1891
n. 2. a speeding driver ...1971 Amer. sl.
n. 3. in trucking: a driver who drives very fast ...1971 US sl.
n. 4. a police superior with no steady assignment who 'flies' from job to job filling in for others of his rank who are ill or on vacation ...1972 US police sl.
• AVIATRESS n. a female pilot of an aeroplane ...1910
• AVIATRICE  n. a female pilot of an aeroplane ...1910
• AVIATRIX n. a female pilot of an aeroplane ...1927
• AVICULTURIST n. a bird-fancier ...1904
• AVIDIOUS * adj. avid, ardently desirous, extremely eager, greedy ...1534
• AVIDULOUS † adj. somewhat greedy ...1731
• AVIETTE n. an engineless aeroplane or glider ...1912
• AVIGATE vb. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AVION n. a flying-machine, esp. a French aeroplane ...1898
• AVIS adv. perhaps, maybe, but ...Bk1898 Ireland
• AVISE n. advice, counsel; opinion ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to warn, to caution; to inform ...1894 Eng. dial.
• AVISED adj. 1. informed, aware of ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. complexioned; featured ...1877 Eng. dial.
• AVITOUS † adj. ancient, of long standing; that which came to us by our ancestors, ancestral ...1731
• AVOCADOS n. a woman's breasts ...1932 Amer. sl.
• AVOID adj. empty, void ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVOIRDUPOIS adj. undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind ...1875 Eng. dial.
adv. evenly balanced; straight, correct ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to consider, to weigh mentally; to be in doubt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVOUTER † n. an adulterer ...1382
• AVOUTERER † n. an adulterer ...c1370
• AVOUTRE † vb. to commit or practice adultery ...c1400
• AVOUTRESSE † n. an adulteress ...1382
• AVOWTER † n. an adulterer ...c1370
• AVOWTRER † n. an adulterer ...c1370
• AVOWTRESSE † n. an adulteress ...1382
• AVOY! † int. an exclamation of surprise, fear, or remonstrance ...c1300
• AVRORE adj. frozen, stiff with frost ...1746 Eng. dial.
• AVUNCULIZE * vb. to act like an uncle ...1662
• AVVO n. 1. afternoon ...1930s sl., chiefly Aust.
n. 2. afternoon tea ...1930s sl., chiefly Aust.
• AWA-AWA phr. said of milk that's just beginning to become sour ...1967 Hawaii
• AWAKE adj. 1. knowing, acquainted with, aware of, or knowing what is going on ...Bk1890 sl.
adj. 2. sexually aroused ...1985 US sl.
• AWAKED adj. awake ...1825 Eng. dial.
• AWAKE TO adj. aware of a secret plan, trick, deception or the like; aware of a person's deceitful character or hidden agenda ...1954 Aust. sl.
• AWAKE-UP adj. alert, knowing, wise to ...1916 Aust. sl.
• AWASH adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AWAT adj. truly, indeed ...1871 Sc.
• AWAY adj. 1. mad, crazy; unconscious; dead ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. in prison ...1909 Brit. euphemism
adj. 3. overseas ...1965 Barbados
adj. 4. in bar dice games: counting for nothing ...1976 US sl.
• AWAY-GOING adj. departing, outgoing ...1808 Eng. dial.
n. death ...Bk1898 Sc.
ׇ• AWAY LAUGHING adj. in a good position, esp. when embarking on a new venture; achieving with ease ...1965 NZ sl.
• AWAY TO THE HILLS adj. mentally unbalanced ...20C Irish sl.
• AWAY WITH vb. to endure, to put up with ...1864 Eng. dial.
• AWAY WITH THE BAND adj. drunk ...20C Ulster sl.
• AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES adj. 1. day-dreaming, possibly drug-intoxicated, mentally deranged ...1996 Ireland sl.
adj. 2. out of this world ...20C sl., orig. Irish
• AWEARY adj. tired, weary, fatigued ...1552
• AWE-BAND n. a check, restraint ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AWE-BOUND † adj. under restraint or discipline so as to be orderly, obedient; bound by authority; held in check or submissiveness by awe or fear mingled with reverence or respect ...1631 obs. or Eng. dial.
• AWEBUND adj. under restraint or discipline; submissive to authority ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWEEL! int. ah well! well then! ...1817 Sc.
• AWERDENTY n. strong drink, often whisky, brandy ...1850 Amer. dial.
• AWESOME adj. 1. awful, appalling, terrifying ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. susceptible to fear, terrified ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. exceptionally good; wonderful; great, excellent  ...1975 US sl.
adv. very, exceedingly, extremely ...1895 Sc.
• AWF n. 1. a foolish person, a simpleton ...1750 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an elf, a fairy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AWFISH adv. slightly unwell, out of sorts ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AWF-STRUCKEN adj. silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWFUCK DISEASE n. the sense of dread that you feel the morning after doing something that you, upon reflection, wished you had not done ...2001 US sl.
• AWFUL adj. 1. frightful, offensive, exceedingly bad or inferior; unpleasant; terrible ...c1786 colloq.
adj. 2. disagreeable; ugly ...1815 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. great or remarkable in degree, quality, duration, etc. ...1818 colloq.
adj. 4. excellent; good ...1931 Amer. dial.
adv. exceedingly; very ...1818 colloq.
• AWFUL GOOD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AWFULLEST adj. best ...1931 Amer. dial.
• AWFULLY adv. very, exceedingly, extremely ...1830 sl.
• AWFULLY LOT n. a great deal, a large amount ...1945 Amer. dial.
• AWHAPE † vb. to amaze, to stupefy with fear, to terrify, to confound utterly ...c1300
• AWHEEL adv. on a cycle, cycling ...1888
• AWHILE NOW adv. at once, immediately ...1935 Amer. dial.
• AWHILST prep. until ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• A-WHUMMIL adv. turned upside down; applied to a vessel which lies bottom upwards ...Bk1898 Sc.
• A-WIPER n. one who curries favour; a toady ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AWIS adv. certainly ...1790 Sc.
• AWK adj. of persons or things: awkward, untoward ...1580 Eng. dial.
n. a stupid, clumsy person ...1811 Eng. dial.
• AWKLY † adj. untoward, perverse ...1556
† adv. 1. in the wrong direction, backhanded or left-handed wise; hence, sinisterly, unluckily ...c1440
† adv. 2. perversely, untowardly ...c1440
† adv. 3. inauspiciously ...1565
† adv. 4. in ungainly fashion, clumsily, awkwardly ...1603
• AWKWARD adj. 1. backward; back-handed ...1866 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of persons or animals: perverse, obstinate, difficult to manage, bad-tempered ...1883 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of the weather: uncertain ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of things: perverse, unfavourable ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWKWARD AS DICK'S HATBAND adj. very awkward ...1868 Eng. dial.
• AWKWARDISH adj. rather awkward ...1603 colloq.
• AWKWARDLY adj. awkward, troublesome, clumsy ...1703 Eng. dial.
• AWKWARDNESS n. perverseness, obstinacy, impracticability ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWKWARDS n. perverseness, obstinacy, impracticability ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWKWARD SQUAD n. 1. collectively, people who do not, or will not, conform; a notional grouping of people who are 'difficult'; a set of people who tend to behave in an obstructive way or who express opposition or dissent ...1796 Brit.
n. 2. army recruits drilling ...B1890 Eng. sl.
n. 3. where backward rookies receive elementary instruction ...Bk1944 service sl.
• AWLATED † adj. disgusted ...1297
• AWL-BIRD n. the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1885 Eng. dial.
• AWM vb. 1. to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to set about a thing, to begin, to move, to attempt ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• AWMAN n. a thrashing, chastisement ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AWN n. a yawn ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. to yawn ...1950 Amer. dial.
• AWNED adj. fated, destined, ordained ...1747 Eng. dial.
• AWOL adj. 1. absent without leave; missing ...1920 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. 'after women or liquor' ...1944 US military sl.
n. ' a wolf on the loose' ...1942 US military sl.
• AWOL BAG n. in the Korea and Vietnam wars: an overnight bag ...1956 US sl.
• A.W.O. LOOSE n. absence without leave ...1920 US sl.
• AWOMEN CORNER n. a humorous creation to match the 'amen corner' in the church; men and women, except courting couples, sat on opposite sides of the church ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• AWONDER † vb. to astonish, surprise, marvel; to be astonished or amazed; to cause to wonder ...c1230
• AWOUS †* adj. awe-inspiring ...c1675
• AWPING adj. clumsy, awkward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWPISH adj. clumsy, awkward ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWPS n. 1. a stupid, clumsy, gawky person ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. a wayward, mischievous child ...Bk1898 Eng, dial.
• AW-PUCK n. the will-o'-the-wisp ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWRY-EYED adj. having bleary or wild-looking eyes, esp. as a result of drunkenness; drunk; enraged, angry ...1919 Amer. dial.
• AWSE adj. awesome ...1989 Amer. sl.
• AW SHUCKS!  int. a mild exclamation ...M19 US colloq.
• AWSOME adj. 1. awful, appalling, terrifying ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. susceptible to fear, terrified ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AWVISH adj. 1. silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. reluctant, undecided ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. slightly unwell, out of sorts ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AWVISHLY adv. stupidly, queerly ...1746 Eng. dial.
• AWVISHNESS n. disagreeable behaviour, perversity ...1867 Eng. dial.
• AX n. 1. a finishing action, such as a dismissal from a position, defeat in a game, expulsion from school, rejection of a lover, etc. ...1883 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a straight razor or knife ...1896 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a question ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the penis ...1915 Amer. sl.
n. 5. any sharp-edged weapon ...1950 US sl.
n. 6. a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which 'chops' (musical figures) are played ...1955 US jazz sl.
n. 7. in a gambling operation: the house's cut of the bets ...1974 US sl.
n. 8. the lip of a wave ...1991 US sl.
vb. 1. to ask ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dismiss or discharge; to drop, to cancel, to reject ...1922 sl.
• AXABLE vb. of an age suitable for marriage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AXE n. 1. a finishing action, such as a dismissal from a position, defeat in a game, expulsion from school, rejection of a lover, etc. ...1883 Amer. sl.
n. 2. straight razor or knife ...1896 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the penis ...1915 Amer. sl.
n. 4. any sharp-edged weapon ...1950 US sl.
n. a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which 'chops' (musical figures) are played ...1955 US jazz sl.
n. 5. in a gambling operation: the house's cut of the bets ...1974 US sl.
n. 6. the lip of a wave ...1991 US sl.
vb. 1. to dismiss or discharge; to drop, to cancel, to reject ...1922 sl.
vb. 2. to lessen expenditure ...1923 Eng. sl.
• AXE GOD n. a popular electric-guitar player who inspires hero-worship with his musical technique ...1999 Brit. sl.
• AXE HANDLE n. an imprecise unit of measurement, esp. when applied to the breadth of a man's shoulders or woman's buttocks ...1947 US sl.
• AXE HANDLE PARTY n. a riot or brawl ...20C US sl.
• AXE HERO n. a popular electric-guitar player who inspires hero-worship with his musical technique ...1996 Brit. sl.
• AXE MAN n. 1. one who carries or wields a knife ...L19 sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a barber ...1920s US prison sl.
n. 3. a person who decides when a company will discharge an employee ...1975 Trinidad and Tobago
n. 4. an electric guitarist; rarely, any musician ...1976 Brit. sl.
• AXE-WOUND n. the vagina ...2003 Brit. sl.
• AX-HANDLE n. orig. among loggers: a unit of measurement, esp. of width ...1843 Amer. dial.
• AX-HANDLE PARTY n. among loggers: a brawl ...1958 Amer. dial.
• AX-HANDLES n. diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• AX-HOLDER n. a hand ...c1885 Amer. sl.
• AXIOPISTICAL † adj. trustworthy ...1611
• AXIS RAT n. a German submarine ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AXIS SNAKE n. a German submarine ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AXIS WATER-MOCCASIN n. a German submarine ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AXLE n. the ass; the buttocks, rectum, and anus ...1934 Amer. euphemism
• AXLE GREASE n. 1. margarine or butter ...1883 Amer. sl., esp. military usage
n. 2. money, esp. that used for purposes of bribery ...1891 Amer. sl.
n. 3. any particularly thick and sticky hair pomade ...1943 Aust. sl.
vb. to grease one's hair down ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AXLE-HEAD n. the back portion of the jaw which contains the molars or 'axle-teeth' ...1881 Eng. dial.
• AXLE-TOOTH n. a molar tooth ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AXMAN n. 1. one who carries or wields a knife ...L19 sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a barber ....1929 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a musician, esp. a guitarist ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• AX-WADDLE n. one who collects and deals in ashes; hence, one who crouches over the fire, a dirty person ...1746 Eng. dial.
• AX-WADDLER n. one who collects and deals in ashes; hence, one who crouches over the fire, a dirty person ...1746 Eng. dial.
• AY-DI-ME! int. an exclamation of regret or pity ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AYE adv. always, ever; continually ...1671 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AYE AND LIKE adv. yes, certainly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AYE, DOOGIE AYE! int. used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told ...1988 Sc. sl.
• AYE, HAWKEYE! int. used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told ...1988 Sc. sl.
• AYE, HOOCH-AYE! int. used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told ...1988 Sc. sl.
• AYE, MARRY! int. a term of asseveration; indeed! truly! ...1833 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AYEMER n. in television: a morning show ...2002 Can. sl.
• AYE, POPEYE! int. used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told ...1988 Sc. sl.
• AYE, THAT EYE! int. used for expressing disbelief in whatever you have just been told ...1988 Sc. sl.
• 'AY IS FOR 'ORSES phr. used as a disdainful rejoinder when someone says 'eh?' ...1738 Brit.
• AY-LA! int. an exclamation of surprise or grief ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• AY LASTING † adj. everlasting ...a1225
• AYLE adv. all along, always ...1686 Eng. dial.
• AYLESBURY n. anything at all, nothing ...1990s euphemism, rhyming sl. for 'fuck' (Aylesbury Duck)
• AYLESBURY DUCK n. anything at all, nothing ...1990s euphemism, rhyming sl. for 'fuck'
• AYLESBURY'ED adj. exhausted ...1990s rhyming sl. (Aylesbury ducked - fucked)
• AYO! int. used as a greeting ...1995 US sl.
• AYOND prep. beyond ...1843 Amer. dial.
• AYONT adv. of place: farther, beyond ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
prep. 1. of place: further than, on the other side of, beyond ...1792 Sc. & Eng. dial.
prep. 2. in excess of, beyond ...1843 Sc.
prep. 3. of time: after, later than ...1895 Sc.
• AYRAB n. (derogatory) an Arab ...1940s US sl.
• AYROM n. an unpleasant upstir, display of temper, tantrums ...1850 Eng. dial.
• AYRTON n. £10, a £10 note ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'tenner' (Ayrton Senna)
• AYRTON SENNA n. £10, a £10 note ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'tenner'
• AYUH! int. yes ...1894 Amer. dial.
• AYWHERE † adv. everywhere ...c1000
• AZAM adj. of a door: half open, ajar ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• AZOON adv. presently ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AZOTE n. 1. a switch or whip; anything used as a whip ...1892 Amer. dial.
n. 2. calamity ...1934 Amer. dial.
• AZTEC HOP n. diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1953 sl.
• AZTEC REVENGE n. diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1953 sl.
• AZTEC STATE n. Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AZTEC TWO-STEP n. diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1953 sl.
• AZZ n. the buttocks ...2002 US sl.
• AZZALD adj. bad-tempered, irritable ...1841 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a silly, insignificant, mean person ...1830 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an ill-tempered person; an habitual fault-finder ...1881 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...1891 Eng. dial.
• AZZARD n. 1. a silly, insignificant, mean person ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a peevish, wayward, mischievous child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AZZARDLY adj. poor, ill-thriven ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AZZLE-TOOTH n. a molar tooth ...1788 Eng. dial.
• AZZY n. a wayward child ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.