WAPFTP DICTIONARY
 B
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​• B n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male (Bugger or Bastard) ...1851 euphemism
n. 2. a bug ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a kiss ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a policeman ...1900s sl.
n. 5. a bastard ...1921 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a bugger ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 7. nonsense, rubbish ...1960s sl.
n. 8. an MGB, the 'B' model of the MG sports car ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 9. a matchbox full of marijuana ...1971 US sl.
n. 10. a Cadillac Brougham car ...1980 US sl.
n. 11. Benzedrine™, a stimulant ...1986 US sl.
n. 12. a woman ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 13. a buddy, a brother; used as an address ...1995 US sl.
n. 14. frisbee ...20C teen & high school sl.
• B19 n. a hefty girl ...Bk1944 service sl.
• B2B adj. of a business transaction: between two businesses ...1999 US sl.
• B-40 n. a cigar laced with marijuana and dipped in malt liquor ...1998 US sl.
• B-52 n. a powerful amphetamine tablet ...1993 US drugs sl.
• B.A. adj. naked, nude (Bare-Assed) ...1933 US sl.
n. 1. an officer, esp. a cadet officer, who has been reduced in rank (Busted Aristocrat) ...1900 US Army sl.
n. 2. Buenos Aires, Argentina ...1925 US nautical sl.
n. 3. a term of great dislike for a person (Big Arse) ...1950s W. Indies sl.
n. 4 nothing whatsoever; 'Bugger All' ...1961 UK sl.
n. 5 a bare ass ...1970 US sl.
n. 6. an act of exposing one's buttocks, esp. from the window of an automobile, as an obscene prank; mooning (Bare Ass) ...1970 US college sl.
vb. to expose one's buttocks for the purpose of evoking shock and/or amusement (Bare Ass) ...1970s US college sl.
• BA † vb. to kiss, as a child ...c1386
• BAA vb. to lull to sleep ...1706 Sc.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAA-BAA n. a sheep ...1924 Amer. dial.
• BAA CHEAT n. a sheep ...E18 sl.
• BAACHIE adj. nasty tasting; filthy ...1930 Amer. dial.
int. dirty! filthy! ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BAADASS adj. very bad, very dangerous ...1971 US sl.
• BAA-LAMB n. 1. a bastard, a contemptible, objectionable person ...1910s euphemism
n. 2. anyone mild, pleasing, or amicable ...20C sl.
n. 3. a tram ...20C rhyming sl.
• BAALING n. a little lamb ...1854
• BAALTY-BRAINS n. a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAANA n. the buttocks ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BAARIE n. a fool; one who has newly arrived at a township from the countryside ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• BAAS n. a master, an employer of labour ...1625 S. Afr.
• BAA-WAA-BODY n. a silly or insignificant person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BAAZ n. a large, fat, clumsy person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAB n. 1. a babe or baby ...1567 Sc.
† n. 2. dad or papa ...1598 nursery usage
n. 3. a posy or nosegay of flowers; a tassel or bunch of ribbons ...1816 Sc.
n. 4. a child's name for a picture of any kind ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a slight blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
n. 6. a taunt; a gibe ...Bk1911 Sc.
n. 7. the smartest or sprightliest lad or lass in a company ...Bk1911 Sc.
n. 8. a criminal ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 9. a cook (Babbling Brook) ...1936 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 10. a policeman ...1970s W. Indies sl.
BAB vb. 1. to dance ...1716 Sc.
vb. 2. to close, to shut; to shut one's eyes ...1806 Sc.
• BABA n. 1. papa ...1863 nursery usage
n. 2. a grandfather ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a grandmother ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. to dribble ...20C W. Indies sl.
int. used as a warning to children not to touch or taste anything hurtful or disagreeable ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BABACHY n. a male cook ...1810 Anglo-Indian
• BABAI n. a girl or woman ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BABALAAS adj. suffering from a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
n. a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABALAASDOP n. the drink taken to alleviate the hangover; the 'hair of the dog' ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABALAASED adj. suffering from a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABALAZI n. a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABALONIAN n. a good-looking woman ...1990s US college sl.
• BABALOOBIES n. water-worn limestones used to decorate walls or houses; weathered stone copings ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABAN † n. 1. an infant, a young child; a doll, a puppet ...c1230
n. 2. grandmother ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BABANIA n. drugs in general; heroin ...1970s US drugs sl.
• BABANQUA n. a quaking bog, a quagmire ...1837 Sc.
• BABBART † n. an old name for the hare ...c1300
• BABBER-LIPPED † adj. having thick projecting lips ...1377
• BABBIE-SHOP n. an Indian-owned store ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• BABBIS † vb. 1. to browbeat ...1825 Sc.
† vb. 2. to scoff, to gibe ...1825 Sc.
• BABBISH adj. 1. weak, helpless, faint ....1876 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. childish, puerile ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABBITT n. a self-opinionated, self-satisfied small-town bourgeois, with all the prejudices of such a figure ...1920s US sl.
• BABBLATIVE adj. given to babbling; talkative, loquacious, garrulous, prating ...1583
• BABBLE adj. half-witted; idiotic ...1835 Sc.
n. 1. an idle, foolish story; gossip ...1855 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lie ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the noise made by hounds when they give tongue before being sure of the scent ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. of hunting dogs: to bark confusedly while running in a pack ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BABBLEMENT n. noisy, foolish chatter ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BABBLE-MERCHANT n. a chatterbox ...19C sl.
• BABBLER n. 1. a foolish or idle talker; a chatterer ...M16
n. 2. a gossip, or teller of secrets ...L16
n. 3. a cook, esp. a cook on a sheep station, army camp, etc. ...1919 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. (Babbling Brook)
n. 4. a criminal ...1920s sl.
n. 5. an unlikeable person ...1930s US college sl.
n. 6. a hound that bays or barks inopportunely ...1732 hunting usage
• BABBLERY † n. idle talk, chattering, senseless babble or prating; a foolish tale ...1532
• BABBLES n. foolish nonsense ...B1911 Sc.
• BABBLES AND SAUNTERS n. gossiping tales and repetitions ...1868 Eng. dial.
• BABBLING n. cooking ...1962 US sl.
• BABBLING BROOK n. 1. a cook, esp. a cook on a sheep station, army camp, etc. ...1904 Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a gossip, a chatty person ...1913 US sl.
n. 3. a criminal ...1919 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'crook'
• BABBLISH † adj. full of idle talk ...1574
• BABBLY adj. full of babble, chattering, prating, garrulous ...1865
• BABBO n. a naive, law-abiding citizen ...1992 US sl.
• BABBON † n. an infant, a young child; a doll, a puppet ...1570
• BABBS † n. the slimy matter a razor scrapes off the face in shaving ...1824 Sc.
• BABBY n. 1. a baby ...1875 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a child's name for a picture ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a doll, a puppet; any model of the human figure ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABBY-CARDS n. picture or court cards ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABBY-CLOUTS n. clothing or napkins for babies ...1864 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BABBY-HOUSE n. a doll's house ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABBY-JOB n. a midwifery case ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BABBY-LAKER n. one who entertains foolish speculations ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABBY-LAKIN n. 1. playing with pictures; drawing for amusement ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a child's toy; hence, a trifling thing; a triviality ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BABBYRAGGS n. small bits ...1902 Sc.
• BABBY-WARK n. insignificant doings; sometimes used in contempt for things bearing fine names ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABE n. 1. a childish, inexperienced, or guileless person ...1526
† n. 2. a doll or puppet ...1530
n. 3. the youngest member of a class of cadets ...1871 US Military Academy usage
n. 4. the latest member of the House of Commons ...B1890 Eng. sl.
n. 5. a term of endearment ...1890 sl., chiefly US
n. 6. a man, a fellow, esp. one who is somehow remarkable; now only used in direct address ...1898 US sl.
n. 7. a term of address used between men ...1906 US sl.
n. 8. an attractive girl or young woman; also, an affectionate term of address for a lover ...1915 colloq.
n. 9. a pet name for a lad ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 10. something excellent or desirable ...1910s sl.
n. 11. a freshman ...1927 US college sl.
n. 12. among young women: an attractive young man ...1973 US college sl.
n. 13. an unpleasant woman ...1980s US college sl.
• BABE ALERT n. a notification that there are attractive people nearby ...1996 Aust. sl.
• BABE-A-LONIAN n. a good-looking woman ...1990s US college sl.
• BABEHOOD n. infancy ...1548 arch.
• BABE IN THE WOOD n. one who is imprisoned in the stocks or pillory ...L17 sl.
• BABE IN THE WOODS n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BABEL adj. 1. confused, turbulent ...M17
adj. 2. lofty, visionary ...M17
n. 1. a confused turbulent medley of sounds; meaningless noise ...a1529
n. 2. a scene of confusion; a confused or noisy assembly ...1625
n. 3. a high building, a lofty structure ...1667
n. 4. a visionary scheme ...1711
• BABELAAS n. a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABE LAIR n. an apartment used by a man for the seduction of women ...1990s US sl.
• BABELARD † n. a babbler, a chatterer ...1678
• BABELDOM n. noisy confusion ...1882
• BABELET n. a tiny babe ...1867
• BABELICIOUS adj. of a person of the opposite sex, esp. a woman: stunningly attractive ...1992 US sl.
• BABELISH † adj. noisily confused ...1605
• BABELISM n. noisy confusion of speech; a strange utterance ...1834
• BABELIZE vb. to bring to confusion ...1600
• BABE MAGNET n. a man who is irresistibly alluring to a woman ...1980s sl.
• BABE OF GRACE n. one who acts holier-than-thou, but is not; a hypocrite ...E19 sl.
• BABE OF LOVE n. an illegitimate child ....E18 euphemism
• BABE RUTH n. the truth ...1970s NZ prison rhyming sl.
• BABERY † n. grotesque ornamentation in architecture and books; grotesque absurdity ...c1384
• BABES n. a term of affection or simply of address between either sex ...1930s sl.
• BABES, THE adj. excellent, good, exactly as required ...1988 Sc. sl.
n. something excellent or desirable ...1910s sl.
• BABESHIP † n. infancy ...1542
• BABES IN THE WOOD n. inexperienced persons
• BABES OF GRACE n. puritanical, sanctified looking persons ...Bk1890 sl.
• BABETTE n. a very youthful-looking homosexual male ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• BAB-HOUSE n. 1. a child's toy-house ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a term of contempt for any ugly, useless, clumsy thing made by hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAB-HOUSING n. child's play, nonsense ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BABIE n. a baby ...B1700 Sc.
• BABIES † n. 1. pictures in books ...1598
n. 2. dice ...1974 US sl.
n. 3. semen ...1980s US homosexual sl.
• BABIFY vb. to make baby-like or babyish ...M19
• BABION † n. 1. a baboon; an ape ...1599
† n. 2. a term of contempt for a person; an inferior person ...1624
• BABISH † adj. 1. infantile, baby-like ...1532
adj. 2. babyish, childish, silly; used contemptuously ...1553-87 arch.
† vb. to scoff at, to scorn; to treat with contempt as mere children ...c1460
• BABISHED †* adj. made babyish or childishly silly ...1535-75
• BABISHLY adv. in a babyish fashion ...1567 Sc.
• BABISHNESS † n. babyishness ...1557 obs.
• BABI-SHOP n. an Indian-owned store ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• BABISM †* n. a childish practice ...1653
• BABIST adj. scoffed at, scorned ...B1700 Sc.
• BABLATRICE † n. ? a female babbler ...1595 nonce word
• BABLE n. a trifle; a trifling thing or person ...1570 Sc.
• BABLIAMINY n. a babbler ...1608 nonce word
• BABO n. nalorphine, a morphine derivative that acts to reverse the effects of morphine and other narcotics ...1967 US sl.
• BABONYA n. drugs in general; heroin ...1970s US drugs sl.
• BABOO n. 1. an Indian man; a term of respect within the culture, but a term of disrespect when used by outsiders ...1914 Trinidad and Tobago
n. 2. an old East Indian man, usually bearded and poor ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BABOON n. 1. an ugly or uncouth person; a stupid person; an inferior person; an oaf, a jerk; also, a term of abuse ...c1500
n. 2. a very hard-working prostitute ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• BABOON BUTT n. the red, sore buttocks of someone riding as a passenger on a motorcycle ...1988 US sl.
• BABOONERY † n. 1. grotesque ornamentation ...1383
n. 2. unrefined manners or behaviour ...a1848
• BABOON-FACED adj. having a face like that of a baboon; very ugly ...1942 US sl.
• BABOONISH adj. foolish ...E16
• BABOONIZE IT † vb. to play the ape; to use apish or foolish tricks or knavish pranks ...1611
• BABOON OWL n. a barn owl ...1891 Amer. dial.
• BABOON-VISAGED adj. very ugly ...1940s sl.
• BABOUNE n. a pouting expression; a look of displeasure ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BABOUNES n. lips ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BABU n. 1. an East Indian ...1921 Jamaica
n. 2. an old East Indian man, usually bearded and poor ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 3. an ugly old man ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 4. an imaginary figure, ugly and old, conjured up to frighten children ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BABUINA n. a female baboon ...1882
• BABU-MAN n. an old East Indian man, usually bearded and poor ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BABY adj. small ...1891 Amer. colloq.
† n. 1. a doll, a puppet ...1552
n. 2. an unduly childish person ...E17
n. 3. in cards: the jack ...19C sl.
n. 4. a term of address used between men ...1835 US sl.
n. 5. an attractive young woman ...1839
n. 6. a bottle or glass of liquor ...1853
n. 7. a tiny or diminutive animal or thing; a small version of something generally larger ...1859
n. 8. a person; a young woman; a girlfriend; a sweetheart; often used as a term of address ...1880 sl., chiefly N. Amer.
n. 9. a term of endearment ...1880 sl., chiefly US
n. 10. a person's invention, achievement, or concern ...1890
n. 11. a prostitute's lover, or 'fancy man' ...1891 US sl.
n. 12. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 13. the youngest and most junior of a family or group of persons ...1897
n. 14. a thing of excellence ...1898 Amer. sl.
n. 15. an impressive, large object ...1907 US sl.
n. 16. a glass of milk ...1930s US sl.
n. 17. mustard ...1935 US Military Academy usage
n. 18. a cougar ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 19. a young, inexperienced male homosexual ...1954 US sl.
n. 20. a ball and chain ...1954 US prison sl.
n. 21. a prostitute's customer ...1957 US sl.
n. 22. an underage or teenage boy ...1960s US homosexual sl.
n. 23. marijuana ...1960 US drugs sl.
n. 24. .in horse racing: a two-year-old horse ...1976 US sl.
n. 25. in poker: a 2, 3, 4, or 5 ...1979 US sl.
n. 26. a wrestler who adopts a heroic persona in professional matches; a wrestler or other participant designed to be an audience favourite ...1980 US sl.
n. 27 in the film industry: a screenplay ...1994 US sl.
n. 28. a young performer new to the pornography industry who looks even younger than he or she is ...1995 US sl.
int. wow! man! ...1923 US sl.
• BABY 007 n. in the Vietnam war: an investigative agent from the Army Criminal Investigation Division, most likely working undercover to identify drug users ...1991 US sl.
• BABY AND NURSE n. a small bottle of soda water with twopenny worth of spirits ...M19 sl.
• BABY-ASS adj. childish ...1990s US Black sl.
n. ('baby ass') someone who is babyish ...2003 US teen sl.
• BABY BATTER n. semen ...1997 US sl.
• BABY BENZ n. the Mercedes Benz model 190E, which is small and sporty ...1989 US Black sl.
• BABY BHANG n. marijuana ...1979 US sl.
• BABY BLIMP n. a jolly fat girl ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BABY BLUE n. a tablet of Viagra, an erection-inducing drug taken recreationally for performance enhancement ...2002 US sl.
• BABY BLUES n. 1. human eyes, irrespective of their actual colour ...1910s sl., orig. US
n. 2. blue eyes ...1957 US colloq.
n. 3. a policeman ...1950s US sl.
n. 4. post-natal depression ...1979 UK colloq.
n. 5. capsules of the synthetic opiate oxycodone used recreationally ...2003 US drugs sl.
• BABY BONUS n. the family allowance payment ...1945 Can. sl.
• BABY BOOMER n. a person born roughly between 1945 and 1955 ...1974 US sl.
• BABY-BOT n. the ladybird ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABY BOUILLON n. semen ...1990s sl.
• BABY-BOUND adj. pregnant ...E20 US sl.
• BABY BUGGY n. 1. a baby carriage ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a wheelbarrow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a convertible sports car ...1970s US homosexual sl.
n. 4. a Mini Metro car ...1981 Brit. Citizens' band radio sl.
n. 5. a convertible Volkswagen Beetle ...1992 US sl.
• BABY BUMPER n. a child molester ...1992 US sl.
• BABY BUMPERS n. a woman's breasts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BABY BURGLAR n. a young thief ...1996 Brit. sl.
• BABY BUSTER n. one who was born in the period after the 'baby boom' that followed World War II, hence one born during a baby bust ...1980s sl.
• BABY BUTCH n. a young, boyish lesbian ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• BABY BUTTON n. the navel ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BABY CAB n. a baby carriage ...1901 Amer. dial.
• BABYCAKES n. 1. a term of endearment ...1967 US sl.
n. 2. a pretty young woman, or a handsome young man ...1969 US sl.
• BABY CARRIAGE, THE n. machine gun cart ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BABY CART n. a baby carriage ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BABY CATCHER n. 1. a midwife ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a doctor, an obstetrician ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BABY CHICK FARM n. 'the locations or towns where the girls look fine from a young age on' ...1950s US Black sl.
• BABY-CHILD n. 1. a baby ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a younger, less respected or less experienced person ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 3. an immature person ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 4. the youngest child in the family, even if he or she is 50 years old ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BABY CHUTE n. the vagina ...1990s sl.
• BABY-CLOUTS n. the clothes used for swaddling babies ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BABY COACH n. a baby carriage ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BABY CREW n. the junior member of a hooligan gang ...1980s sl.
• BABY CROCKETT n. a fake cowboy ...1970s homosexual sl.
• BABY-DADDY n. a boyfriend, esp. the father of one's child, although not one's legal husband ...1970s UK & US Black sl.
• BABY DISCOVERS! int. used as a melodramatic reaction to another's surprise ...1972 US sl.
• BABY-DOLL n. 1. an attractive young woman; in direct address: darling, sweetheart ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a success ...1920s sl.
n. 3. an ingenuous girl or woman with pretty features like those of a doll
n. 4. any central nervous system stimulant ...1955 US sl.
n. 5. an attractive male ...1980s US homosexual sl.
• BABY DOLLS n. 1. a style of high-heeled women's shoes ...1940s US sl.
n. 2. pajamas for girls consisting of a baggy top and a short trouser bottom ...1957 UK colloq.
• BABYDOM n. babyhood; infancy ...1864 rare
• BABY-DREADS n. a short version of the braided hair worn by Rastafarians ...1990s US Black sl.
• BABY DYKE n. a young, inexperienced lesbian ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• BABY ELEPHANT n. a fat, awkward, or clumsy person ...1914 Amer. sl.
• BABY-FACE n. 1. a person with a smooth rounded face like a baby's
n. 2. in professional wrestling: the wrestler designed by the promoters to be the audience favourite in a match ...1958 US sl.
n. 3. any figure in the professional wrestling industry designed to be cheered or liked by the fans ...1999 US sl.
n. 4. an attractive young woman ...2002 Jamaica
• BABY FACTORY n. a woman who has had a large number of children ...1990s US Black sl.
• BABY-FARMER n. an older person, usually a woman, who prefers affairs with people much younger than themselves ...20C sl.
• BABY-FARMING n. (derogatory) the lodging and care of babies for payment
• BABY-FATHER n. a boyfriend, esp. the father of one's child, although not one's legal husband ...1970s UK & US Black sl.
• BABY FEMME adj. of a fashion style: suggesting both youthful innocence and sexual abandon ...1995 US sl.
• BABY-FETCHER n. the penis ...1910s sl.
• BABY FINGERS! int. a call used in playing marbles to stop another player from doing something, or to get the right to do something ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BABY FLUID n. semen ...1930s sl.
• BABY FOOD n. 1. cereal ...1941 US military sl.
n. 2. semen ...1972 US sl.
• BABY FUCKER n. a child molester ...1985 US sl.
• BABYFY vb. to make baby-like or babyish ...M19
• BABY GANGSTER n. 1. a young member of a youth gang ...1989 US sl.
n. 2. a gang member who has yet to commit a murder ...2000s US Black & teen sl.
• BABY GIANT n. a medium-sized firecracker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BABY GRAND n. $500 ...1963 US sl.
• BABY GRAVY n. semen ...1990s sl.
• BABY GUN n. a short, bullet-shaped surf board designed for big-wave conditions ...1970 US sl.
• BABY HABIT n. the irregular, unaddicted use of a drug ...1992 US drugs sl.
• BABY-HERDER n. a nursemaid ...c1888 Amer. sl.
• BABY HERO n. in the Vietnam war: a brave soldier ...1991 US sl.
• BABY HOUSE n. a doll's house ...1772 Amer. dial.
• BABY HUEY n. a Bell UH-1 helicopter ...1969 US Military sl.
• BABY IN THE BOAT n. the clitoris ...1930s sl.
• BABY IN THE BUSHES n. an illegitimate child ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BABY-IN-THE-HOLE n. a children's game in which marbles (or the like) are rolled into one or more holes dug in the ground ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BABY IS BORN, THE phr. there is enough money to buy a bottle ...M19 sl.
• BABY JANE n. a child or underage female prostitute ...1990s US sl.
• BABY-JUICE n. semen ...19C Brit. sl.
• BABYKINS n. a baby; a term of endearment for a baby ...M20
• BABY KISSER n. 1. a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a politician ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BABY LIFE n. 1. the maximum sentence that prisoners must serve (6 years, 4 months) before a parole board is bound to consider their case for the first time ...1950s US prison sl.
n. 2. a prison sentence of at least ten years ...2002 US sl.
• BABY-LIFTER n. among railroad workers: a brakeman on a passenger train ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BABYLON n. 1. any great and luxurious city ...1634
n. 2. anything which represents the degenerate or oppressive state of White culture, esp. the police or a policeman, (White) society or the Establishment; used contemptuously or dismissively ...1943 Black sl., chiefly Jamaican
n. 3. the police; a prison warder ...1940s sl., orig. W. Indies, then UK & US Black
n. 4. anyone perceived as putting material gains before spiritual ones ...1970s sl.
n. 5. the United States ...1972 US sl.
n. 6. anywhere that attractive women are supposed to congregate or, mythically, are supposed to have their origin; pronounced 'Babe-y-lon' ...1980s sl.
† vb. to place or establish in a magnificent abode ...1633
• BABYLON HOUSE n. a police station ...2000s sl.
• BABYLONIAN adj. huge, gigantic, large ...1821
n. 1. an astrologer ...1677
n. 2. a White person ...2004 US sl.
• BABYLONIC adj. huge, gigantic, large ...1853
• BABYLONICAL † adj. disorderly, tumultuous ...1547
• BABYLONISH adj. confused in language...1663
• BABYLON-LAND n. any country, typically a materialist Western state, seen by Rastafarians as corrupt and materialistic ...1970s W. Indies
• BABYLONS n. the female breasts ...2001 UK sl.
• BABY-MAKER n. 1. the female genitals ...19C sl.
n. 2. the penis ...19C sl.
n. 3. a sexually powerful man ...1960s sl.
n. 4. a heterosexual ...1970s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• BABY MAMMA n. a girlfriend, specifically the woman who has one's baby but with whom one may not actually live ...1980s sl., orig. UK Black
• BABY MOMMA n. a girlfriend, specifically the woman who has one's baby but with whom one may not actually live ...1980s sl., orig. UK Black
• BABY MOON n. in hot rodding: a small, chrome convex wheel cover ...1993 US sl.
• BABY-MOTHER n. 1. a girlfriend, specifically the woman who has one's baby but with whom one may not actually live ...1980s sl., orig. UK Black
n. 2. an unmarried mother ...1989 Jamaica
• BABY NEEDS A PAIR OF SHOES int. a traditional exclamation of crapshooters, suggesting that one has expenses to meet; used for summoning good luck while rolling the dice ...1918 US sl.
• BABY-O n. a term of address, usually to a woman ...1960s sl.
• BABYOLATRY n. child worship ...1846 nonce word
• BABY PAPS n. caps ...M19 rhyming sl.
• BABY PASTE n. semen ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• BABY PILLOWS n. the breasts ...20C US colloq.
• BABY-POPPA n. a boyfriend, esp. the father of one's child, although not one's legal husband ...1970s UK & US Black sl.
• BABY PRO n. 1. an underage prostitute ...1961 US sl.
n. 2. the profession of child prostitution ...1970s US sl.
• BABY RACE n. in horse racing: a relatively short race for two-year-old horses ...1976 US sl.
• BABY RAPE n. statutory rape ...1975 Amer. sl.
• BABY-RAPER n. 1. a man who commits statutory rape ...1950s US sl.
n. 2. a child molester ...1961 US sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a term of abuse; a despicable man ...1961 US sl., esp. prison usage
• BABY-RAPING adj. of a person: despicable, disgusting ...1950s US sl.
• BABY RIP n. a small current travelling seaward from shore ...1990 US sl.
• BABY-SAN n. 1. an East Asian or East Indian baby or child; an East Asian young woman; esp. used in direct address ...1954 US military sl.
n. 2. a virgin ...1990 US military sl.
n. 3. an inexperienced, untested soldier ...1990 US sl.
• BABY'S ARM n. the penis, esp. when large ...1960s sl.
• BABY'S BREATH n. a kind of cloud formation, puffy fog-like clouds ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BABY SCRATCH n. the most basic technique of manipulating a vinyl record to create new music ...2002 US sl.
• BABY'S CRIES n. the eyes ...1920s rhyming sl.
• BABY'S DONE IT n. in bingo: the number 2 ...1940s sl.
• BABY'S GOT BACK phr. used to remark favourably on a woman's posterior ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• BABY'S HEAD n. a steak (and kidney) pudding ...1905 sl.
• BABY SHIT n. mustard ...1973 US military sl.
• BABYSIT vb. 1. to take care of someone either under the influence of a drug (esp. LSD) or, more often, recovering from an unpleasant, drug-induced experience ...1968 drugs sl.
vb. 2. to monitor the workings of a machine, esp. in circumstances where a malfunction is thought unlikely ...1976 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to oversee the progress or development of ...1977 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to act as a mentor or protector for newly arrived prisoners ...1984 US sl.
vb. 5. to date someone who is substantially younger than you ...1990 US sl.
• BABYSITTER n. 1. a prison officer ...20C Can. sl.
n. 2. in a fleet: a destroyer accompanying an aircraft carrier ...1965 US sl.
n. 3. someone who hides drugs temporarily during importation from one country or area to another ...1980s US drugs sl.
• BABY-SKULL n. an apple dumpling ...1900s US college sl.
• BABY'S LEG n. 1. meat loaf ...L19 sl.
n. 2. jam-roly-poly ...L19 sl.
n. 3. any food, sweet or savoury, that is presented as a pastry roll ...1924 UK school & services' usage
• BABY SLIT n. a tablet of MDMA ...2003 UK sl.
• BABY-SNATCHER n. 1. a person who is sexually attracted to, has an amorous affair with, or marries a much younger person ...1911 sl.
n. 2. a brakeman on a passenger train ...1920 US railroad usage
n. 3. an obstetrician ...1925 US sl.
• BABY-SNATCHING n. of either sex: marrying or having an affair with someone much younger than oneself ...1920s sl.
• BABY'S PAP n. a cap ...M19 rhyming sl.
• BABY SPLIT in bowling: a 2-7 or 3-10 split ...1949 Amer. sl.
• BABY'S PRAM n. jam ...20C rhyming sl.
• BABY'S PUBLIC-HOUSE n. the female breasts ...L19 sl.
• BABY STATE n. Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.  
• BABY STEALER n. a male or female lover of a much younger or very young person; an older person who prefers such relationships ...1937 UK sl.
• BABY STRAINER n. a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• BABY T n. crack cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
• BABY-TROUGH n. a children's cradle or playpen ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BABY UP vb. in marbles: to place one's shooting marble in a more favourable position ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BABY VAMP n. a flirt ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• BABY WAGON n. a baby carriage ...1853 Amer. dial.
• BABY-WAKER n. a firecracker ...1947 Amer. dial.
• BABY WOMAN n. a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BACA n. tobacco ...1992 Norfolk Island
• BACALAO n. the unwashed vagina ...1996 Jamaica sl.
• BACCA n. tobacco ...1792 UK
• BACCA-BOX n. 1. the mouth ...1900s sl.
n. 2. the nose ...1900s sl.
• BACCAH n. tobacco ...1823 sl.
• BACCALARE n. a self-conceited fellow, a coxcomb ...E19
• BACCALAUREAT n. at Glasgow University: a student in his third year ...1927 Sc.
• BACCA-PIPES n. whiskers curled in small, close ringlets ...M19 sl.
• BACCARE! † int. back! stand back! ...1596
• BACCARO n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BACCATED † adj. set with pearls ...1731
• BACCATOTAL n. a total abstainer from tobacco ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BACCER n. tobacco ...1823 colloq.
• BACCHANAL adj. riotously drunken; roistering ...L16
• BACCHANAL adj. indulging in drunken revelry; riotously drunken; roistering ...1711
n. 1. an occasion of drunken revelry; an orgy ...1536
n. 2. a noisy or drunken reveller ...1812
• BACCHANALIA n. 1. drunken revelry; a tippling bout; an orgy ...1633
† n. 2. a drinking song ...1651
• BACCHANALIAN adj. given to drunken revelry; riotously drunken, roistering ...1565
n. a drunken reveller; a tippler ...1617
• BACCHANALIANISM n. drunken revelry ...1855
• BACCHANALISM n. drunken revelry ...1858
• BACCHANALIZATION n. a turning into drunken revel ...1798
• BACCHANALIZE vb. to indulge in drunken revelry ...1656
• BACCHANT adj. wine-loving ...1800
n. a drunken reveller; a roisterer ...1774
• BACCHATION † n. riot, drunkenness ...1656
• BACCHEAN † adj. drunken, sottish ...1656
• BACCHIC adj. riotously drunken, roistering, jovial ...1699
† n. a drinking song ...1676
• BACCHICAL † adj. riotously drunken, roistering, jovial ...1663
• BACCHI PLENUS adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.  
• BACCHUS † n. wine, intoxicating liquor ...c1640
• BACCHUS MARSH n. a semi-erect penis ...1990s Aust. sl.
vb. to have a semi-erect penis ...1990s Aust. sl.
• BACCHUS OIL n. spirituous liquor, wine, whisky, etc. ...1714 Sc.
• BACCO n. tobacco ...1792 sl.
• BACCO CHEWER n. a grasshopper ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACCY n. tobacco ...1821 sl.
• BACCY-BOX n. 1. the mouth ...1900s sl.
n. 2. the nose ...1900s sl.
• BACCY STICK n. a leg ...1885 Amer. sl.
• BACCY WEED n. marijuana ...1980s drugs sl.
• BACE † n. a blow; a beating ...a1560
• BACH n. 1. a bachelor ...1857 US sl.
n. 2. a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a river or stream; the valley through which a stream flows ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a small makeshift hut; a small holiday house ...1920s Aust. & NZ colloq.
n. 5. a farm-worker's cottage ...1920s NZ sl.
vb. to live by oneself, and cater for oneself as a bachelor ...1879  sl., orig. US
int. exclamation of disgust ...Bk1911 Sc.
• B-ACHE n. a complaint ...1938 US Military Academy usage
vb. to complain, to whine ...1900 US Military Academy usage
• BACHE n. 1. a bachelor ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a sandbank or small hill lying within or near a river ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a river or stream; the valley through which a stream flows ...1884 Eng. dial.
• BACHELDER n. a bachelor ...1739 Amer. dial.
• BACHELETTE n. an unmarried woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.  
• BACHELOR † n. 1. an inexperienced person; a novice ...1604
†* n. 2. a maid, a single woman ...1632
n. 3. an admirer; a suitor ...1885 Ireland
n. 4. the last piece of food left on a plate ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 5. in police work: an officer who works best alone ...1992 US sl.
• BACHELOR BAIT n. an unmarried girl ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.  
• BACHELOR-BIRD n. a chaffinch ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BACHELORETTE n. 1. a 'bachelor girl'
n. 2. an apartment suitable for a bachelor girl
• BACHELOR-FINCH n. a chaffinch ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BACHELOR GIRL n. a young unmarried woman who lives independently
• BACHELOR HALL n. apartments for bachelors ...1833
• BACHELORIZE vb. to live as a bachelor ...M19
• BACHELOR-MAN n. an unmarried man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.  
• BACHELOR-MOTHER n. an unwed mother ...M20 US sl.
• BACHELOR PAD n. the apartment of a young, single, urbane, sophisticated man ...1976 US sl.
• BACHELOR PRESIDENT n. James Buchanan, 15th US president ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• BACHELOR'S BABY n. an illegitimate child ...L18 sl.
• BACHELOR'S BUTTON n. a substitute for a button; a wooden peg used as a button; a gripper, a fastener ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BACHELOR'S BUTTONS n. a foetus, presumably of an illegitimate child ...L16 sl.
• BACHELOR'S FARE n. bread and cheese and kisses ...L18 sl.
• BACHELOR'S HALL n. the home of a bachelor ...1746 Amer. sl.
ֳ BACHELORS' HALL n. a residence of unmarried men ...1746 UK sl.
• BACHELOR'S SON n. an illegitimate child ...L18 sl.
• BACHELOR'S WIFE n. 1. the ideal wife of which a bachelor theorizes or dreams ...1562
n. 2. a mistress ...20C US sl.
n. 3. a prostitute ...20C US sl.
n. 4. a metal plunger with a long wooden handle used for washing clothes in a tub ...1950s US sl.
• BACHELOR-WOMAN n. a spinster ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACHELRY † n. a body of unmarried men ...a1500
• B-ACHER n. a chronic complainer ...1905 US Military Academy usage
• BACHIE n. a room or any small place kept by a man for sole living or for conducting love affairs away from the family home ...20C W. Indies
• BACH IT vb. to live by oneself ...L19 sl., orig. US
• BACHLING adj. shambling, stumbling ...1583 Sc.
• BACHY n. 1. a room where a man lives alone or brings women for sex ...1996 Guyana
n. 2. a small house occupied by a single man ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• BACIL †* n. a little stick ...1657
• BACK adj. 1. late, backward, falling, behindhand ...1821 Sc.
adj. 2. of the seasons: late, backward ...1885 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. old-fashioned; ancient; belonging to bygone times ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. well-established, traditional, tried and tested ...1930s US Black sl.
adj. 5. served and drunk alongside or together with an alcoholic drink, usually as an order to the barman, as 'Scotch with soda back'...1940s US sl.
adv. 1. behindhand, late ...1888 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. really, very much, completely ...1842 US Black sl.
† n. 1. a following; a body of followers or supporters; support, backing ...1566
† n. 2. the ridge of the nose ...1615
n. 3. a privy; a 'backhouse' ...19C Brit.
n. 4. a hill ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a painful or bad back ...20C sl.
n. 6. a dollar bill ...1960s sl.
n. 7. the musical accompaniment which a jazz band gives a soloist ...1970 US sl.
n. 8. an illegal gambling operation ...1973 US sl.
n. 9. the anus ...1980s sl.
n. 10. a drink taken immediately after another, a 'chaser' ...1982 US sl.
n. 11. back-up, help, support ...1989 US sl.
n. 12. the posterior, the buttocks ...1993 US Black teen sl.
n. 13. potency, virility ...1996 Guyana
† vb. 1. to cover the back of, to clothe ...1362
† vb. 2. to draw back, to withdraw ...1578
vb. 3. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
vb. 4. to beat, to thrash ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to conquer ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to mount a horse; to ride on a horse ...1821 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to carry on the back or shoulder ...1840 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to address an envelope or letter ...1859 Sc. & Amer. Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to support ...B1870 Eng. colloq.
vb. 10. to change, to alter ...1890 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to keep down or under; to retard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to bank a fire ...1905 Sc.
vb. 13. to wager ...1923 Sc.
vb. 14. to give a horse its first lesson in carrying a rider ...1932 Sc.
vb. 15. to mend temporarily ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BACKA n. tobacco ...1823 sl.
• BACK-ABOOT adj. lonely, remote ...1886 Sc.
• BACK-A-BUSH adj. far away, deep in the country, in the 'back of beyond' ...20C W. Indies & Jamaica
• BACK-ACTUALLY adv. truly, absolutely ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BACKAGE n. the back part of a building or row of buildings; the line or outlook of buildings or plots of land on the rear side ...1887
• BACK-AH-YARD n. 1. a poor area of the city ...1930s US sl.
n. 2. home ...1960s W. Indies
n. 3. the Caribbean ...1960s W. Indies
n. 4. the general concept of home ...1977 W. Indian and UK Black usage
• BACK ALLEY n. the main street of an otherwise run-down or red-light area ...L19 US Black sl.
• BACK-ALLEY DEAL n. a deal between one unsuspecting victim and the person who intends on and succeeds in cheating them ...L19 US Black sl.
• BACK-ALONG adv. 1. backwards ...1877 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. of time: back; formerly; in the past; recently; a little while ago ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adv. 3. of position: far in the rear; a long way off ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKANAHAN adj. untrustworthy, underhanded ...1996 Belize
• BACK AND BELLY adv. entirely, completely ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
n. (usually as 'back-and-belly')
n. 1. a hypocrite; an untrustworthy person ...1950s W. Indies
n. 2. a very thin person ...1950s W. Indies
• BACK AND EDGE † adj. adjoining, close by ...1748
adv. through everything, fully, wholly, thoroughly, completely ...1641
• BACK AND FACE adv. completely ...1820 Sc.
• BACK AND FILL vb. 1. to move backward and forward repeatedly without making actual progress ...1777 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to vacillate or waver; to take too long about coming to a decision ...1854 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. in farming: to turn a cart in a small area by repeatedly backing and going ahead in short takes ...1975 Amer. dial.
• BACK AND FORE phr. backwards and forwards; to and fro ...1653 arch. or Eng. dial.
• BACK-AND-FORTH n. talk between two persons ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BACK-AND-FRONT n. a hypocrite ...1950s W. Indies
• BACK-AND-NECK n. a very thin person ...20C W. Indies
• BACK AND SIDE † adv. all over, completely ...c1400 obs. exc. Sc.
• BACK AND TO adv. to and fro; back and forth ...1856 Amer. dial.
• BACK-ANSWER n. a retort; a rude reply ...1894 Eng. dial.
• BACKASSWARD(S) adj. confused, muddled, backwards ...1940s US sl.
adv. 1. backwards ...1947 Amer. sl.
adv. 2. in the wrong order ...1951 US sl.
• BACK A TAIL vb. to sodomize ...1960s Aust. sl.
• BACK ALLEY n. the main street of an otherwise run-down or 'red-light' area ...L19 US Black sl.
• BACK AND FILL vb. 1. to move hesitantly, to hesitate, to be irresolute ...B1840 sl., orig. nautical
vb. 2. to charm a potential victim before subjecting them to a confidence trick ...20C sl.
• BACKARE! † int. back! stand back! ...a1553
• BACKARTLY adv. in a backward or reluctant manner ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BACK A TAIL vb. to engage in anal sex ...1973 Aust. sl.
• BACK-BEARAWAY n. the bat ...1796 Eng. dial.
• BACKBEAT n. one's heartbeat ...1970s US Black sl.
• BACKBEAT OF THE TREY THIRTY n. the third day of the month ...19840s US Black/Harlem sl.
• BACK-BEREND † adj. bearing on the back ...1292
• BACK-BIRN n. a burden carried on the back ...1768 Sc.
• BACKBITER n. a tattletale ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BACK BLOCK n. the country outside the margin of the settled districts ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• BACK-BLOCKER n. 1. a resident in the remote and sparsely-inhabited interior ...1892 Aust.
n. 2. a resident of a remote area, esp. the area beyond the river gorges in Canterbury and Otago, New Zealand ...1910 NZ sl.
• BACK BLOCKS n. land in the remote and sparsely-inhabited interior; also, land distant or cut off from a river-front ...1872 Aust.
• BACKBLOCKSER n. one who livers in a remote or rural area ...c1920 Aust. colloq.
• BACKBLOW † n. a blow struck at the back or from behind ...1642
• BACKBODY n. the posteriors ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKBONE n. 1. pork meat from near the backbone ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the spine of a book ...1982 US sl.
• BACKBONE FENCE n. a stake-and-rail fence ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BACK-BONE-LINKS † n. the spine ...1785 Sc.
• BACKBONE TO BREAKFAST TIME adj. very unsatisfactory, totally confused, chaotic ...1900s US sl.
• BACK BOTTOM n. the rump or posterior ...2001 Aust. sl.
• BACK-BRACK n. excessive fatigue ...1918 Sc.
• BACK-BRAYING n. a beating, a thrashing ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BACK-BREADTH n. a fall on the back ...1864 Sc.
• BACKBREAKER n. 1. an exhausting, demanding, usually physical task; a difficult task or taskmaster ...18C sl.
n. 2. the leader of a gang of farm-labourers ...1867
n. 2. a tree stump cut close to the ground ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 3. LSD cut with strychnine ...1980s drugs sl.
• BACK-BREED n. 1. the breadth of one's back; hence, a throw, a fall ...1864 Sc.
n. 2. a burial allotment ...a1890 Sc.
• BACKBRUSH n. backwoods ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BACK-BURDEN n. a load borne on the back ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK BURNER n. a condition or position of low priority ...1963 sl.
• BACK-BUSTER n. a dive in which one lands flat on the water ...1965 US sl.
• BACK-CA' n. 1. a reverse, a relapse ...1830 Sc.
n. 2. a retort, a snub ...1894 Sc.
• BACKCAP n. 1. act of ruining by defamation ...1872 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an insult based on attacking the subject's family ..1883 US Black sl.
n. 3. a sharp or witty reply, as offered in the ritual name-calling known as dozens ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 4. an answer ...1945 US sl.
vb. 1. to insult someone by disparaging their family ...1889 US Black sl.
vb. 2. to attempt to thwart or ruin by defaming someone; to depreciate, disparage, or criticize meanly ...1887 Amer. sl.
• BACK-CAST adj. 1. cast or thrown backwards ...1580
adj. 2. retrospective ...1825 Sc.
adv. of time: long ago, in the past ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a misfortune, reverse; used often of a relapse during illness or a moral backsliding ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a retrospect ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 3. backtalk ...1901
• BACKCHAT n. 1. saucy or impertinent replies to a superior; cheek, impudence, abuse, insulting speech; altercation, heated talk ...1901 sl.
n. 2. sexual badinage, verbal flirting ...1963 Aust. sl.
vb. to answer back in an insolent manner ...1919 Aust. sl.
• BACK-CHEAT n. a cloak ...E18 criminal sl.
• BACKCLAP vb. to insult someone; to disparage ...1896 Amer. sl.
• BACK CLEAR OFF THE BOARDS vb. to surpass thoroughly ...1898 Amer. sl.
• BACK-COME n. a return ...1825 Sc.
vb. 1. to return ...L18 Sc.
vb. 2. of food: to repeat in eructation ...19C Sc.
• BACK-COMING n. a return ...1818 Sc.
• BACK CORNER n. in logging: the far end of a logging operation ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BACK COUNTRYMAN n. a rustic ...1845 Amer. dial.
• BACK DEX n. amphetamines ...2003 UK sl.
• BACK-DOOR adj. 1. adulterous ...1947 US sl.
adj. 2. mean, stealthy, underhand, devious, cunning, untrustworthy ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
adj. 3. in poker: describing an unexpected hand produced by drawing ...1979 US sl.
n. (also as 'backdoor')
n. 1. the anus and rectum ...1694 UK sl.
n. 2. the anus in anal intercourse ...20C US sl.
n. 3. in jump rope: turning the rope away from the jumper so they must jump over the rope when they go in instead of under the rope ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 4. in sports: the advancement of a team in a playoff situation as a result of the actions of another team ...1952 US sl.
n. 5. a snub; a 'cold shoulder' ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. in a group motorcycle ride: the last rider in the group, usually the most experienced; the first citizens' band radio user in a convoy ...1975 US sl.
n. 7. the position directly to the rear of a moving vehicle or flying aircraft; hence, another vehicle or aircraft occupying this position ...1975 US sl.
n. 8. the residue left in a pipe ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 9. a surreptitious way of entering a protected system or website, made possible by a weakness in the system ...1990 US sl.
vb. (also as 'backdoor')
vb. 1. to subject to anal intercourse ...E18 sl.
vb. 2. to accuse; to inform ...1960s sl.
vb. 3. in surfing: to start a ride behind the peak of a wave ...1980 US sl.
vb. 4. of one prisoner, just released: to cuckold one who remains imprisoned ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
vb. 5. to commit adultery ...1982 US sl.
vb. 6. to obtain without authorization ...a1989 US military sl.
vb. 7. to bypass something; to exclude something ...1993 Can. sl.
• BACK-DOOR ACTION n. 1. sodomy ...1940s sl.
n. 2. adultery ...1978 Amer. sl.
• BACK-DOOR ARTIST n. a drug addict who preys on fellow addicts for money or drugs ...1940s US Black & drugs sl.
• BACK-DOOR BOY n. a boy employed in a farm house for domestic purposes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKDOOR CHUTE n. a snub; a 'cold shoulder' ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACK-DOOR COMMANDO n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• BACK-DOOR FURLOUGH n. absence without leave; a desertion ...1927 US military sl.
• BACK-DOORING n. adultery ...1981 Amer. sl.
• BACKDOOR JIVE n. (inside) information ...1940s US Black sl.
• BACK-DOOR KICKER n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• BACK-DOOR MAN n. 1. an adulterer ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a proctologist ..1962 Amer. medical sl.
n. 3. one who practices anal intercourse; in homosexual anal sex: the active partner ...1960s sl.
• BACK-DOOR MERCHANT n. 1. an adulterer ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• BACK-DOOR PAROLE n. parole ...1930s US prison sl.
• BACKDOOR QUICKSTEPS n. diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACKDOOR SCOOTS n. diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACKDOOR TREATMENT n. a snub; a 'cold shoulder' ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACK-DOOR-TROT(S) n. 1. diarrhoea ...1801 sl.
n. 2. overactive kidneys ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BACK-DOOR TRUMPET n. the anus considered as a musical instrument in the breaking of wind ...M19 Brit. sl.
• BACK-DOOR WORK n. anal intercourse ...1880 Amer. sl.
• BACK-DRAW n. a drawing back from an agreement ...1923 Sc.
• BACK DRAWER n. an apostate; one who abandons his former faith or profession ...1723 Sc.
• BACK-DRAWING n. reluctance, objection, hesitation ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BACKED adj. dead ...L17 sl.
• BACKED AND BREASTED phr. said of one who has lost heavily at cards ...1912 Sc.
• BACKED UP adj. 1. constipated ...1969 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. intoxicated with drugs ...M20 US drugs sl.
• BACKEE n. tobacco ...L17
• BACK 'EM ON DOWN vb. in trucking: to slow down ...1975 Amer. sl.
• BACKEN * vb. 1. to put, keep, or throw back; to delay, to retard in progress ...1649
vb. 2. to get worse, to have a relapse in illness ...1891 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to go back; to back, or push farther behind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKEN AROUND vb. of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACK-END n. 1. the later part of the year; the late autumn ...1820
n. 2. the  back part of a house; the premises attached thereto ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK-END-BEFORE adv. backwards; in reversed position; inside out ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACK-ENDED adj. perverse; arsy-versy ...1904 Amer. dial.
• BACK-END-FORE adv. backwards, hind-part foremost ...1886 Eng. dial.
• BACK-END-FOREMOST adv. backwards; in reversed position; inside out ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACK-END-FRONT adv. backwards; in reversed position; inside out ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACKENDISH adj. of weather: proper to autumn or winter; autumnal, wintry, rough ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK END OF BAD LUCK, THE n. the worst part of something unfortunate ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BACK-END-TO adv. backwards; in reversed position; inside out ...1926 Amer. dial.
• BACKEN IN vb. of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACKENING n. 1. a hindrance ...1878 Eng. dial.
n. 2. relapse in illness ...1878 Eng. dial.
• BACKEN ROUND vb. of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACKEN UP vb. of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BACKER † adj. farther back, hinder ...1564
n. 1. tobacco ...1823 colloq.
n. 2. a porter, carrier, unloader ...1864
n. 3. the accomplice of a woman who robs a client ...c1920 Aust. cant
n. 4. a gambler who finances a game without playing himself ...sl.
• BACKER-END n. the farther end of a room ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BACKERLY adj. 1. backward; behindhand, late ...1849 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. shy, retiring ...1896 Eng. dial.
adv. backward, late ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BACKERMARE adv. further back ...1616 Sc.
• BACKERMORE adj. farther back; more to the rear ...Bk1888 obs.
• BACKERMOST † adj. backmost ...1669 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BACKERTY-WYES adv. backwards ...1932 Sc.
• BACKEY n. tobacco ...1821 sl.
• BACKFALL n. the action of a horse falling backward ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BACKFALLER † n. a renegade ...1545
• BACK FAMILY n. a line of descent; ancestors; one's parents or relatives of an earlier generation ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACK FAT n. fat meat from the back of a hog, with little or no lean ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BACK-FEAR n. an object of fear from behind ...1728 Sc.
• BACK-FETCH n. an afterthought; a recalling to mind of something forgotten or omitted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKFIRE vb. to back down in an argument ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BACKFLAUGHT adv. flat on one's back ...1856 Sc.
• BACK-FLING n. a relapse during illness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKFOREMOST adj. perverse, wrong-headed ...1889
• BACKFRIEND † n. 1. a pretended or false friend; an enemy who pretends friendship; a secret enemy ...1472
n. 2. a friend who stands at one's back; a backer ...1599
n. 3. a piece of loose, irritating skin at the base of the fingernail; a hangnail ...1864 Eng. dial.
• BACK-FRONT adv. backwards, inside out ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BACK-GAIN adj. 1. of persons: not thriving in health or in worldly concerns ...1867 Sc.
adj. 2. receding, going back ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 1. a decline, consumption ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 2. a relapse in illness ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BACKGAME n. 1. backgammon; a game at backgammon ...1718
n. 2. a return-game ...Bk1888
• BACKGAMMONER n. a sodomist ...c1820 sl.
• BACKGAMMON-PLAYER n. a sodomite ...M17 sl.
• BACKGANGIN n. a relapse ...1819 Sc.
• BACK-GANGING adj. behindhand with rent ...1824 Sc.
• BACK-GAP n. an alley ...1948 Amer. dial.
• BACK-GATE n. 1. cunning, deceitful action; immoral or degrading conduct ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a way or road that leads behind ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BACK-GATE COMMUTE n. death in prison, esp. by suicide ...1942 Amer. prison sl.
• BACK-GATE DISCHARGE n. an inmate's death in prison ...1920s US prison sl.
• BACK-GATE EXIT n. an inmate's death in prison ...1920s US prison sl.
• BACK-GATE PAROLE n. death in prison, esp. by suicide ...1929 Amer. prison sl.
• BACKGONE adj. sickly, pining away ...1877 N. Ireland
• BACKGROUND adj. retiring; shy; modest ...1896 colloq.
• BACKGRUND n. a place of concealment ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK-HAIRING n. fighting among women ...1900s sl.
• BACK-HALF n. the worst or latter half of anything 1825 Sc.
• BACK-HAN' adj. overdue ...1915 Sc.
• BACK-HAND vb. 1. to drink more than one's share ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to give a bribe ...1960s sl.
• BACKHAND DRIVE vb. to poke someone between the buttocks ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• BACK-HANDED adj. underhanded, deceitful ...1893 Eng. dial.
• BACK-HANDER n. 1. a blow with the back of the hand; an unfair blow or act ...1836
n. 2. a drink taken out of turn or an extra drink taken while the decanter circulates ...M19 sl.
n. 3. an unanswerable argument or proposition ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a sarcastic retort or snub ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a bribe, a payoff for services rendered ...1910s sl.
n. 6. a secret payment ...1960 sl.
• BACKHANDING n. giving gratuities ...20C sl.
• BACK-HAP vb. to draw back from agreement ...1824 Sc.
• BACK-HAPPEN n. a mental reservation ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BACK-HASH n. ill-natured talk ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. to abuse; to scold violently ...1816 Sc.
• BACKHAUD n. an obstacle to progress ...1929 Sc.
• BACK-HEAVE vb. to hinder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK HELP n. assistance given reciprocally, as among farmers ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BACK-HET † adj. of food: twice heated or cooked ...1911 Sc.
• BACK-HOOD † n. a hiding behind cover ...c1450
• BACK-HOUSE n. 1. a privy ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the back-room of a house; the back-kitchen, scullery, washhouse ...1795
n. 3. a room or house containing an oven, a bakehouse; a public bakery ...1857 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the parlour ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BACKHOUSE-BOY n. a boy employed to do scullery work ...1863 Eng. dial.
• BACKHOUSE FLUSH n. in poker: a very poor hand ...c1955 Can. sl.
• BACKHOUSE TROT(S) n. diarrhoea ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BACKIE n. the bat ...1870 Sc.
• BACKIE-BIRD n. the bat ...1785 Sc.
• BACKIE-HORSE n. a ride on an adult's back; a piggyback ride ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACKIE-PLASH n. a jump backwards from a rock, etc., into a bathing-pool ...1923 Sc.
• BACKIE-RIDE n. a ride on an adult's back; a piggyback ride ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACKIES adv. backwards ...1923 Sc.
• BACKIEWARDS adv. backwards ...1923 Sc.
• BACK IN vb. of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BACKIN' n. the address ...1871 Sc.
• BACKIN n. the day after a wedding ...1911 Sc.
• BACK IN CIRCULATION adj. 1. single after being divorced ...20C US sl.
adj. 2. available again after a broken engagement or other broken commitment ...20C US sl.
• BACKING n. the address or return address on an envelope or letter; the act of writing an address ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BACKING AND FILLING adj. irresolute; dilatory; hesitant; shifty ...c1840 Eng. colloq.
n. shiftiness; irresolution ...E18 colloq.
• BACK IN THE DAY(S) phr. formerly; long ago ...1988 US sl.
• BACK IN THE RACK vb. to get back into bed ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BACK IN THE SADDLE (AGAIN) adj. menstruating ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BACK IN THE WOODS adj. unsophisticated; out of step with the times ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACK IN YOUR HOLE phr. return to your room or barracks ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BACKIT-ARSE n. the act of falling backwards ...1923 Sc.
• BACK-JAR n. 1. an ill-natured objection or opposition; an artful evasion ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a setback in health or circumstances ...1875 Sc.
• BACK-JAW n. an insolent or hostile answer; a retort; mutual abuse; ...M19 Sc. & Amer. dial.
vb. to answer in an insolent or hostile manner; to retort, altercate, abuse ...1866 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BACK-KILL vb. in marbles: to strike one marble with another as it rebounds from a wall ...1922 Amer. dial.
• BACK KITCHEN n. a room connected to the kitchen, used for storing, deep freeze, etc. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACK-KNOCK n. a relapse during illness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK-LAND n. 1. the buttocks ...17C
n. 2. ('backland') a house built behind others ...1835 Sc.
• BACK-LEDGE † n. a court or backyard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BACKLET n. the back premises of a house; a court, yard ...1724 Eng. dial.
• BACKLICK n. 1. a back blow in fighting or boxing, perhaps the kidney punch ...1824 Sc.
vb. ('back-lick') in marbles: to strike one marble with another as it rebounds from a wall ...1955 Amer. dial.
• BACK LINE n. in marbles: the line toward which the players roll their marbles before beginning a game, to determine the order of shooting ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BACKLINGS adv. back, backwards ...1785 N. Eng. dial.
• BACKLINS adj. modest ...1932 Sc.
adv. back, backwards ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BACK-LIP vb. to speak insolently to; to backtalk ...1955 Amer. sl.
• BACKLOG n. a wife ...1970 Amer. dial. jocular
• BACK-LOOK n. a retrospect, a record of the past ...1726 Sc. &  Eng. dial.
• BACK-LYIN' adj. 1. having a northern and therefore bleak exposure ...1932 Sc.
adj. 2. in arrears ...1932 Sc.
• BACKMAN †* n. 1. a follower, a retainer, an attendant ...c1560
n. 2. a henchman, a follower in war ...a1835 Sc.
• BACKMARK n. 1. an informer, esp. in prison ...1950s US Black & prison sl.
n. 2. an undesirable characteristic ...1950s US Black & prison sl.
vb. (as 'back-mark') to put a competitor back at the start of a race; hence, to leave far behind in a contest ...1890 sporting sl.
• BACK-MARKER n. one who starts from 'scratch' in a game, match, or race ...1895 sl.
• BACK-NAME n. a surname ...1895 Eng. dial.
• BACK-NUMBER adj. 1. old-fashioned, out-of-date ...1883 sl.
adj. 2. old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. (as 'back number')
n. 1. a person, place, or thing thought to be out of date or antiquated ...1882 colloq.
n. 2. a former lover, now discarded ...L19 sl.
vb. to treat as a 'back number'; to set aside as useless; to discard ...1924 colloq.
• BACK-NUMBERISH adj. out of date ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BACK O' BEHIND adj. 1. behindhand; tardy; late ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of slow intellect ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK O' BEHINT n. 1. a place in the rear or behind; the back of ...1863 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an utterly remote spot ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK O' BEYOND adj. very far behindhand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. a remote, obscure place ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BACK OF BOURKE n. the most remote outback, the back of beyond ...20C Aust. sl.
• BACK OF BURKE n. a long way away, a place far away ...20C sl.
• BACK OFF! int. go away! stop bothering me! ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• BACK OFF JACKSON! int. calm down! ...1990s US teen sl.
• BACK OFF THE BOARDS vb. to surpass thoroughly ...1921 Amer. sl.
• BACK OFF THE COURSE vb. to bet a large amount on something ...1965 Aust. sl.
• BACK OFF THE EARTH vb. to surpass thoroughly ...1918 Amer. sl.
• BACK OFF THE MAP vb. to bet a large amount on something ...1975 Aust. sl.
• BACK OF GOD SPEED phr. very far away ...20C Irish sl.
• BACK OF MY HAND phr. implies contempt and rejection ...L19 Irish & Sc.
• BACK OF MY HAND AND THE SOLE OF MY FOOT phr. implies contempt and rejection ...L19 Irish & Sc.
• BACK OF NOWHERE n. an out of the way place; a very unimportant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BACK OF THE HAND DOWN n. bribery ...L19 sl.
• BACK OF THE LAP n. the buttocks ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BACK OF THE NECK n. a distasteful person ...1940s Irish sl.
• BACK OF THE NET! int. 1. a drinking toast; an encouragement to drink or eat ...1980s sl.
int. 2. an exclamation meaning wonderful! perfect! ...1980s sl.
• BACK ONE OUT vb. to challenge one, to dare ...1840 Amer. dial.
• BACK ONE'S MAINTOPSAIL vb. to slow down in walking; to come to a halt ...1856 Amer. nautical sl.
• BACK ONE'S PLAY vb. to support or defend a person or statement ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BACK ON ONE'S HEELS adj. into a state of discomfiture or astonishment
• BACK O' SUNSET n. a long way away, a place far away ...20C sl.
• BACK-OUT n. 1. cowardice; a disposition to retreat from an opponent ...1828 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a backyard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK-OVER adv. behind ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BACK-PARTS n. the buttocks ...19C US euphemism
• BACK PASSAGE n. the rectum ...1960 sl., euphemistic
• BACK-PATER-NOSTER n. a muttered curse or imprecation ...a1575
• BACK PATTER n. an obsequious person; a sycophant; a toady  ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK PEOPLE n. people who live in the back country ...1770 Amer. dial.
• BACK PORCH n. the buttocks ...1950 Amer. dial. jocular
• BACK-PORCH YARDMASTER n. among railroad workers: the foreman of the yard switchmen ...1977 Amer. dial.
• BACK-RACKET † n. the return of a ball in tennis ...1608
• BACKRACKETS n. fireworks ...1890 Eng. dial.
• BACKRANS † adv. backwards ...1824 Sc.
• BACK RATIONS n. a flogging ...1830 US nautical sl.
• BACK READING ROOM n. a toilet room or privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACK-RECKONING † n. a reckoning for past transactions or misdeeds ...1633
• BACKROOM BOY n. someone engaged on (secret) research ...1943 sl.
• BACK ROUND vb. of the wind: to shift in a counterclockwise direction ...1871 Amer. dial.
• BACK-ROUP vb. to bid at a public sale merely to raise the price ...1866 Sc.
• BACK-ROUPER n. a person who bids at a public sale merely to raise the price ...1866 Sc.
• BACKS adv. backward ...1967 Amer. dial.
† n. 1. clothes ...1341
n. 2. money ...1966 Amer. sl.
• BACK-SASS n. impertinent talk ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. to speak impertinently or discourteously ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BACK-SASSER n. one who speaks rudely; a smart alec ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BACK SCRATCHER n. a toady; a flatterer ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK-SCRATCHING n. the performance of mutual services; always with the suggestion of doubt as to the legitimacy of the transactions ...1897 colloq.
• BACK-SCRAWTER † n. a scratcher for the back ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BACK-SCULL n. pederasty ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to commit pederasty ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to coit a woman from the rear ...19C Brit. sl.
• BACK-SCUTTLE n. pederasty ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to commit pederasty ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to coit a woman from the rear ...19C Brit. sl.
• BACK SEAT n. a position of inferiority or comparative obscurity ...1860
• BACK-SEAT DRIVER n. someone who criticizes or attempts to direct without responsibility, or who controls affairs from a subordinate position ...1955 sl.
• BACK-SET n. 1. a setting back. a setback; a reverse, check, relapse, hindrance, misfortune ...1721
n. 2. a reversal in one's personal or political affairs ...1816 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an excuse, a colourable pretext ...1862 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a something in reserve, esp. applied to a store of money or goods held in reserve against an emergency; hence, a prop, a support ...1868 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a relapse in illness ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 1. to disgust or upset ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. to fatigue, to weary ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BACKSET AND FORESET adj. overwhelmed with difficulties; beset behind and before ...1869 Eng. dial.
• BACKSHEE adj. free ...M18 sl.
n. a gratuity, a tip ...M18
• BACKSHEESH n. a tip ...c1750 Eng. sl.
• BACKSHOOT vb. to shoot a person in the back ...1956 US West. sl.
• BACKSHOW n. in gambling on broadcast racing: any betting before the current show price ...2001 UK sl.
• BACK-SHORE n. the west coast of Scotland on the North Channel ...1905 Sc.
• BACKSIDE n. 1. the buttocks ...c1500 sl.
† n. 2. the back premises, the back yard, outbuildings, attached to a dwelling; also, the privy ...1541 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. the backyard of a house ...1634 arch.
n. 4.  the close of the year ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. the side of a road next to rising ground ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BACKSIDE-BEFORE adv. backwards; in reversed position; inside out ...1920s Amer. dial.
• BACKSIDE-FORE adv. backwards; in reversed position; inside out ...1920s Amer. dial.
• BACKSIDE-FOREMOST adv. backwards; in reversed position; inside out ...1920s Amer. dial.
• BACKSIDE-FORWARD(S) adv. backwards; in reversed position; inside out ...1920s Amer. dial.
• BACKSIDE-FRONT adv. backwards; in reversed position; inside out ...1920s Amer. dial.
• BACKSIDE OF NOWHERE n. an out of the way place; a very unimportant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BACKSIDE OUTWARDS adv. backwards; inside out ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BACKSIDES n. 1. the parts of a town off the main street ...1823 Sc.
n. 2. the ground between a sea-coast town and the sea ...1825 Sc.
• BACKSIDE-TO adv. backwards; in reversed position; inside out ...1920s Amer. dial.
• BACKSIE! int. dirty! filthy! ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BACK SLACK n. backtalk ...1908 Amer. sl.
• BACK SLAPPER n. an obsequious person; a sycophant; a flatterer; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK SLAPS n. in marbles: a game played between railroad tracks - have to hit the rail and come back to strike marbles ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BACKSLIDDEN adj. that has relapsed into sin ...1871
• BACKSLIDE n. a return trip, as in a truck ...1976 US sl., esp. Citizens' Band usage
• BACKSLIDERS' BENCH n. seats toward the back of the church ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BACK SLUM n. a back room. a back entrance ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• BACK SOMETHING OFF THE BOARDS vb. to surpass ...1922 Amer. dial.
• BACKSOOK n. the backwash of the waves after having broken on the shore ...1908 Sc.
• BACKSPANG n. 1. a reservation, sometimes dishonest; an advantage taken behindhand ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. an underhand trick, esp. a retreat from a bargain ...1892 Sc. & N. Ireland
n. 3. a reverse, recoil ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 4. score for unpaid drinks ...1922 Sc.
• BACK SPANGS n. unpleasant reflections or returns ...c1920 Ireland
• BACK-SPAULD n. 1. the back part of the shoulder ...1821 Sc.
n. 2. the hind leg ...1824 Sc.
• BACKSPEAK vb. to gainsay, to reject, to object to ...1871 Sc.
• BACKSPEER vb. to question, to cross-examine, to inquire into a matter ...1808 Sc.
• BACK-SPEERIN n. questioning, generally inquisitive cross-examination ...1827 Sc.
• BACK-SPEIR vb. 1. to re-examine, to cross-examine ...a1689 Sc.
vb. 2. to inquire into a report by tracing it as far back as possible ...1808 Sc.
• BACK-SPEIRIN n. questioning, generally inquisitive cross-examination ...1827 Sc.
• BACKSPIER vb. to question, to cross-examine, to inquire into a matter ...1808 Sc.
• BACK-SPIERING adj. inquisitive ...1897 Sc.
n. questioning, generally inquisitive cross-examination ...1827 Sc.
• BACK-SPOKEN adj. contradictory, gainsaying ...1889 Sc.
• BACKSPRENT n. the backbone, the spine ...1820 Sc.
• BACKSTAFF n. a support ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BACKSTALL vb. to hold back; to stall ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BACK-STAND † n. backing, support ...1548 obs.
vb. ('backstand') to support or stand behind another ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BACK-STAP n. a staggering backwards ...1932 Sc.
• BACKSTAY n. the background of a story or event ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BACKSTAIRCASE n. a bustle on a woman's dress ...B1890 Eng. sl.
• BACKSTER n. a baker; also, occasionally, a female baker ...1721
• BACK STOCK n. a line of descent; ancestors; one's parents or relatives of an earlier generation ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACKSTOP n. a diaphragm (birth control) ...1938 Amer. sl.
• BACKSTRAP n. a telephone hookup used by bookies to relay calls and avoid traces ...sl.
• BACK STREET n. 1. a poor, usually residential, district ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a predominantly Black neighbourhood ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BACKSTRESS † n. a female baker, a woman who bakes bread ...1519
• BACK-SUNDERED adj. having a northern aspect, shady ...1851 Eng. dial.
• BACK-SUNNED adj. having a northern aspect, shady ...1851 Eng. dial.
• BACKSYFORSY SIDE, THE n. the back view ...1836 Eng. dial.
• BACK-TALK n. 1. a retort or reply which is regarded as superfluous or impertinent ...1858 orig. Eng. dial.
n. 2. flatulence; a release of intestinal gas ...20C US jocular
• BACKTALKING n. gossiping conversation ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BACK TEETH AFLOAT adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.  
• BACK TEETH UNDER WATER adj. descriptive of distress from fullness of the bladder ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BACK THE BREEZE vb. to talk excessively ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BACK THE FIELD vb. to bet on the rest of the horses against the favourite
• BACK THE WRONG HORSE vb. to be wrong, to be mistaken; to make an inappropriate choice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• BACK-THOCHT n. a reflection, suspicion ...1927 Sc.
• BACK-THRAWS n. a drawing back from a promise ...1923 Sc.
• BACK-THRUST n. a relapse during illness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK-TIMBER † n. clothing ...a1656 humorous
• BACK-TO-BACK n. heroin then crack cocaine used in sequence ...1994 US drugs sl.
• BACK-TOOTH HOG n. a pig that doesn't grow well and is not worth keeping ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BACK TO TAW phr. in marbles: in certain situations a player must return to the point from which he rolled or shot his marble ...1955 Amer. dial.
• BACK TO THE FARM adj. among railroad workers: laid off; fired ...1945 Amer. dial.
• BACK-TRACE vb. to investigate past events ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BACK-TRACK vb. to return ...1904 US
• BACK-TURN n. a relapse ...1932 Sc.
• BACK-UP adj. annoyed; aroused ...18C colloq.
n. 1. a second helping of food ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 2. serial copulation of one female with a number of males ...c1945 Aust. sl.
vb. (as 'back up')
vb. 1. to be ready to help, chiefly in games ...c1860 colloq.
vb. 2. to call out, as for help ...c1870 Winchester College sl.
• BACK UP A CAR LENGTH vb. to be thus addressed signifies that your tale is improbable and should be modified ...1897 Amer. dial.
• BACK-UP PILLS n. aphrodisiacs ...c1910 sl.
• BACK-VAGE n. the homeward voyage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKWARD † adj. 1. perverse, unfavourable ...1583
† adj. 2. placed towards or at the back or rear ...1610
adj. 3. unwilling, reluctant; shy, bashful, diffident; slow ...1889 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 4. of the seasons, vegetation, etc.: behindhand, late ...1884 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. belonging to the past, old-fashioned, ancient ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
† n. the hinder part of the body ...1627
† vb. to put or keep back; to delay, to retard ...1594
• BACKWARD IN COMING FORWARD adj. reluctant, shy to do something; reticent ...1899 colloq.
• BACKWARDING prep. relapsing into sickness ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. a change from joy to mourning ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKWARD IN GOING FORWARD adj. reluctant, shy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BACKWARDLY † adv. 1. again, over again ...1552
adv. 2. reluctantly, unwillingly, sluggishly ...1580
† adv. 3. perversely ...a1586
• BACKWARDNESS n. reluctance, disinclination; slowness of conception or action, sluggishness; bashfulness ...1597
• BACKWARDS adj. awkward, clumsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. behindhand ...1841 Eng. dial.
n. any central nervous system depressant ...1966 US drugs sl.
• BACKWARDS-BEHIND adv. backwards; inside out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BACKWARDS-FRONT adv. backwards; inside out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BACKWARDS-IN adv. backwards; inside out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BACKWARDS-WAY-BEFORE adv. backwards; inside out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BACKWARN vb. to put off, to countermand ...1884 Eng. dial.
• BACKWASH n. 1. repercussions ...L19
n. 2. insolent or nonsensical talk; backtalk ...1906 Amer. sl.
n. 3. saliva, as mixed with the remnants of a drink ...1992 US college sl.
• BACKWASHING n. after injecting a drug, the drawing of blood back into the syringe, with the intention of collecting any drug residue, and reinjecting the resultant mix ...2003 UK drugs sl.
• BACK-WATCH n. a reserve fund put by against an emergency ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKWATER n. 1. a stream from the sea ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the ebb of the tide ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. (as 'back water') to withdraw ...1844 Amer. dial.
• BACKWATER IS STANDING IN MY EYES, THE phr. my bladder is full ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BACKWAY adv. wrongly, awkwardly; in a manner opposed to the proper mode of procedure ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the yard or space at the back of a house or cottage ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. the anus; the anus in anal copulation ...E20 US
• BACKWAY-ON adv. wrongly, awkwardly; in a manner opposed to the proper mode of procedure ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKWAYS adv. backward ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BACK-WIND vb. to be taken, or cause to be taken, aback ...1899
• BACKWITH adv. backwards ...1932 Sc.
• BACKWOODER n. a rustic; a countrified person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BACKWOODSER n. a countrified person; a rustic ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BACKWOODSEY n. a poor white from the back country ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BACKWOODS JOCKEY n. a farmer ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BACKWOODSTER n. a rustic; a countrified person ...c1935 Amer. dial.
• BACKWOODSY adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• BACK-WORD n. 1. a withdrawal from an engagement ...1841 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a contention, retort, reply ...1874 Eng. dial.
• BACKWORTH adv. backwards ...1932 Sc.
• BACKY n. 1. tobacco ...1821 colloq.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a backhouse; a privy ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BACKYARD COUSIN n. a person you're not especially proud to own ...1983 Amer. dial.
• BACKYARDER n. someone who keeps chickens in their backyard ...1922 Brit. sl.
• BACKYARD RELATION n. a relative by illegitimate birth ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BACK-YARD SOLDIER n. one who lives nearby and goes home on the weekends ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BACKY-HOUSE n. a backhouse; a privy ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BACON adj. blind ...1990s rhyming sl. (Bacon Rind)
† n. 1. the carcass of a pig; rarely, a live pig ...c1380
† n. 2. a rustic, a clown ...1596
n. 3. a country bumpkin; a rustic oaf ...Shakespeare usage
† n. 4. the blubber of a whale ...1712
n. 5. the penis ...1916 Amer. sl.
n.6.  a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1974 Amer. sl.
n. 7. money ...1986 Amer. sl.
• BACON AND EGGS n. legs ...1940s rhyming sl., orig. Aust.
• BACON BAZOOKA n. the penis ...1990s sl.
• BACON-BONCE n. 1. one who is partially bald ...20C sl.
n. 2. the brain ...1940s sl.
n. 3. a dullard; a simpleton; a rustic, a yokel ...1950s sl.
n. 4. the face ...1950s UK juvenile sl.
n. 5. a child molester ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'nonce'
• BACON-BRAINS n. a fool, a stupid clodhopper, a clownish blockhead ...a1634
• BACONER n. a pig kept for bacon ...1750 Eng. dial.
• BACON-FACE adj. having a fat sleek face ...1684
n. 1. a term of abuse ...19C sl.
n. 2. a fat face; a person having a fat face ...1990 US sl.
• BACON-FACED adj. having a fat sleek face ...c1600
• BACON-FED adj. 1. rustic, clownish ...1596
adj. 2. fat, greasy ...L16 sl.
• BACON HOLE n. the mouth ...1940s sl.
• BACON-PICKER † n. an opprobrious name for a glutton ...1653
• BACON RIND adj. blind ...1990s rhyming sl.
• BACON SANDWICH n. the vagina ...1990s sl.
• BACON-SLICER † n. a rustic ...1653
• BACON SPROUT n. a young pig ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BACON-STRIPS n. the labia majora ...1990s sl.
• BACON-SWORD n. the rind of bacon ...1859 Eng. dial.
• BACON-TREE n. a humorous term for a pig, 'growing bacon' ...1867 Eng. dial.
• BACQUERO n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BACTIZE vb. to baptize ...1888 Amer. dial.
• BACULINE adj. pert. to the rod or to punishment by caning or flogging ...1710
• BAD adj. 1. ill, sick, in pain; injured ...1716 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sorrowful; depressed..1839 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 3.of persons: very tough; pugnacious; formidable; hence, formidably skilled ...1855 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
adj. 4. distressed in mind, anxious ...1876 Sc.
adj. 5. difficult, hard ...1882 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. good, excellent, worthy of esteem or value; deeply satisfying; stunningly attractive or stylish; sexy ... 1897 sl., orig. US Black
adj. 7. profligate, tyrannical, and cruel in conduct ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 8. of liquor or drugs: strong, potent ...1955 Amer. sl.
adj. 9. stylish, in vogue ...1972 Amer. dial.
adv. badly ...1917 Sc.
n. 1. any article of clothing ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 2. a belligerent or mean-tempered person ...1970 Amer. dial.
n. 3. crack cocaine ...1994 US drugs sl.
vb. 1. to remove the outer green husk from walnuts ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to bathe; to bathe oneself ...1908 Sc.
• BAD-A-BED adj. so ill as to be obliged to remain in bed ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BADASS adj. 1. belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty ...M20 sl., orig. & chiefly US
adj. 2. terrific, excellent ...M20 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. a tough, aggressive or uncooperative person; a troublemaker; a belligerent or mean-tempered person ...M20 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BAD-ASSED adj. mean-tempered; belligerent; worthless ...1956 Amer. dial.
• BAD-ASSED NIGGER n. 1. a troublemaker; a mean person ...1900s US Black sl.
n. 2. a positive, courageous person ...1900s US Black sl.
• BAD-ASS NIGGER n. 1. a troublemaker; a mean person ...1900s US Black sl.
n. 2. a positive, courageous person ...1900s US Black sl.
• BAD BLOOD n. anger ...E20 Brit. euphemism
• BAD BOY n. anything good or impressive ...1980s US Black sl.
• BAD BREAK n. 1. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...1883 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a stroke of bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD BUSINESS n. an unfortunate matter
• BAD CHILD n. a malicious or devilish child ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BAD CLOTHES n. stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BAD CRACK n. a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BADD n. an article of clothing; a suit of clothes ...1898 Sc.
• BAD DAD n. a person whose opinion of his own toughness exceeds the rest of the world's estimation ...1973 US sl.
• BAD DAY n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAD DEAL, A n. unfair treatment ...1938 sl.
• BADDEN vb. to become intoxicated on drugs or alcohol ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago usage
• BADDER IT! int. bother it! an exclamation of annoyance ...1924 Sc.
• BADDERS n. low raillery ...1768 Sc.
• BADDEST adj. best ...1977 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BAD DISEASE n. syphilis ...L19 euphemism
• BAD DISORDER n. a venereal disease ...19C US
• BADDLE vb. to spend profligately ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAD-DOING adj. first-rate; superior, excellent, the best ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BAD-DOING NIGGER n. a Black person who commands the respect of other Blacks ...1965 Amer. Black usage
• BADDORDS † n. low raillery or half-humorous abuse ...1778 Sc.
• BADDY n. a bad person; a criminal; a villain, esp. in a film or play ...1937 sl., orig. US
• BADE n. a bath ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. to bathe in the open air, in a pond, in a river, in the sea ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BADEEN †* adj. frivolous, jesting ...1685
• BAD EGG n. 1. a person that comes to no good
n. 2. an unfortunate venture or speculation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• BADELYNG † n. a brood of ducks ...1486
• BAD EYE n. 1. strong, vile liquor ...1875 US sl.
n. 2. the evil eye; a curse or threatening glance ...1887 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
vb. (as 'bad-eye') to glare at ...1964-66 US sl.
• BAD-FEELING DAYS n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAD FLUKE n. a stroke of bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD FOR FEED adj. hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD FRONT n. ugliness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BADGE n. 1. a large ill-shaped burden ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold, generally on credit ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a moth of a medium size ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a blackmailer; an extortioner ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
† vb. 1. to deal as a 'badger'; to hawk for sale; to buy up provisions for the purpose of selling again elsewhere ...1552
vb. 2. to buy up farm and garden produce in order to sell it again at market ...1576 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to walk heavily; to plod, to trudge ...1923 Sc.
• BADGE BANDIT n. a police officer, esp. a motorcycle police officer ...1960 US sl.
• BADGER † n. 1. one who buys corn and other commodities and carries them elsewhere to sell; an itinerant dealer who acts as a middleman between producer (farmer, fisherman, etc.) and consumer; a cadger, hawker, or huckster ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who keeps a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a wholesale grocer; one who buys and sells in batches ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a smelly prostitute; a low whore ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 5. an old man; usually used disparagingly ...1834 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a native or resident of Wisconsin; a nickname first applied to lead miners in southwestern Wisconsin ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a chamber pot ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 8. in horse racing: an inexpensive horse that qualifies its owner for race track privileges ...1976 US sl.
vb. 1. to torment; to tease; to nag ...L18
vb. 2. to beat, to thrash ...1825 Sc.
vb. 3. to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BADGERAN n. a beating ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BADGER-CRIB n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• BADGERER n. a person who badgers another ...L19
• BADGER FIGHT n. a practical joke in which an inexperienced person plays referee in a fake fight between a badger and a dog ...1929 Amer. dial.
• BADGER GAME n. luring men into (esp. sexually) compromising situations in order to blackmail them ...sl.
• BADGERING n. beating down the cost ...1844 Eng. dial.
• BADGER-LEGGED adj. having legs of unequal length, as the badger was vulgarly supposed to have ...a1704
• BADGERLY adj. greyish-haired, elderly ...1753
• BADGER-PIED adj. badger-coloured, tawny ...1845 Eng. dial.
• BADGER-REISHILL † n. a severe or resounding blow; a sounding smack ...1825 Sc.
• BADGER'S BAND n. the clashing of kettles, pans, etc. in from of the house of an obnoxious person; a rural form of punishment for notorious offenders ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BADGER'S CLOUT n. a wisp of hay or straw used to stop a hole in a sack ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BADGER STATE n. the state of Wisconsin ...1871 US
• BADGE-SHOP n. a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold, generally on credit ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BADGET n. a badger (animal) ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BADGE-TOTER n. a law officer, a sheriff ...1966 US West sl.
• BAD GO n. a small amount of a drug relative to the price paid ...1971 US drugs sl.
• BADGY adj. of an enlistee: underage ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BAD HALFPENNY n. a fruitless errand; a ne'er-do-well ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• BAD HAT n. a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1884
• BAD-HEARTED adj. melancholy, miserable, down-hearted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BADIAN n. a native of Barbados ...1959 Amer. sl.
• BADINAGE n. light trifling raillery or humorous banter or ridicule ...1658
vb. to banter playfully ...1878
• BADINER † vb. to talk jestingly and frivolously; to banter ...1697
• BADINERIE n. badinage, raillery, banter ...1712
• BADINEUR † n. one who indulges in badinage or raillery ...1734
• BAD IN ONESELF adj. ill generally, but without any particular local ailment ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAD IRON n. failure; misadventure; bad luck ...Bk1896 workmen's sl.
• BAD JOB n. 1. a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unattractive thing or person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD LAD n. 1. the devil ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. 2. cancer ...20C Irish euphemism
• BAD LAMPS n. sunglasses ...1971 US sl.
• BAD LANDS n. 1. a dangerous slum section of a city, esp. Chicago ...1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. any dangerous area ...1990 Amer. sl.
• BAD-LIKE adj. of forbidding aspect; ill-favoured ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BADLINESS n. illness, sickness ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BADLING n. 1. a small group of ducks ...L15
† n. 2. a worthless person; a low scoundrel; a scamp; also, a naughty child ...c1600 Sc.
† n. 3. an effeminate or homosexual man ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BADLINS adj. out of health; poorly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAD LOT n. 1. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person ...M19 sl.
n. 2. an unattractive thing or person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD LUCK TOP END phr. defective in mental powers, slightly crazy ...1886 Eng. dial.
• BADLY adj. unwell, indisposed, sick, in ill health ...1783 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BADLY ABLE adj. hardly able ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BADLY DONE adj. embarrassed ...20C Irish sl.
• BADLY LOOKING adj. of repulsive or evil appearance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BADLY PACKED KEBAB n. the vagina ...2000s sl.
• BADMAN n. 1. a child's name for the devil ...1884 Sc. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a desperado, an outlaw ...1855 chiefly N. Amer.
n. 3. in ice hockey: a rough player who is frequently sent to the penalty box ...1949 Amer. sl.
• BAD MAN BELOW n. the Devil ...20C US Black sl.
• BADMASH n. one following evil courses; a bad, wicked, or disreputable fellow; a villainous man; a rascal, a scoundrel ...1843 Anglo-Indian
• BAD MEDICINE n. a dangerous, unfortunate, or objectionable person or thing ...1844 US West usage
• BAD-MIND n. malice, spite, animosity ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BAD-MINDED adj. envious, nasty, wishing someone ill ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BADMINTON n. 1. a cooling summer drink, a mix of claret, sugar, and soda-water ...1853
n. 2. blood ...M19 sl.
• BADMOUTH adj. malicious, defamatory ...1970s sl.
n. 1. disparaging remarks; a maligning; malicious gossip or criticism (also used as 'bad mouth') ...1960 US sl.
n. 2. a curse, a spell ...1960s sl., orig. US Black & W. Indies
n. 3. one who disparages or maligns ...1967 US sl.
n. 4. one who talks in a belligerent or argumentative manner ...1980 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to malign; to disparage ...1941 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to beat someone in an argument or verbal contest ...1940s sl.
vb. 3. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1941 sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to utter obscenities; to abuse, to criticize maliciously ...1972 US sl.
• BADMOUTHER n. one who disparages or maligns ...1967 US sl.
• BAD NAIL† n. an evil disposition or 'streak' in one's nature ...1866 Sc.
• BAD-NAUGHT n. a worthless, good-for-nothing person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• BADNESS n. 1. sickness, illness, disease ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 2. depravity, active wickedness, vice ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. pus ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 4. delinquent or unruly behaviour, often just for the sake of it ...1980s UK & UK Black teen sl.
• BAD NEWS adj. unpleasant, threatening ...1960s sl., orig. US
n. 1. the amount charged for service, esp. as stated on a bill or restaurant check ...1910 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a pessimist ...1960s sl., orig. US
n. 3. a dangerous or disastrous person, thing, situation, etc.; an unwelcome guest; something undesirable ...1917 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a shotgun or revolver ...1920s sl., orig. US
n. 5. the losing throw of 3 in craps dice ...1930s sl., orig. US
n. 6. a troublesome, threatening person ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 7. an unpleasant situation; difficulties; trouble ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 8. a despicable person; esp. applied to someone best avoided ...1946 sl.
n. 9. a depressing person ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. 10. a pessimist ...1960s sl., orig. US
• BAD NEWS WAGON n. a police car ...1970s sl.
• BAD NIGGER n. 1. a Black person who refuses to accept the stereotypical role which U.S. society is alleged to have given him ...M20 US Black usage
n. 2. a Black person who commands the respect of other Blacks ...1965 Amer. Black usage
• BAD OFF adj. 1. poor ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sick ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BAD ORDER n. 1. among railroad workers: a defective locomotive or railroad car ...1945 Amer. dial.
n. 2. among railroad workers: equipment in disrepair; defective material or equipment ...1947 Amer. dial.
n. 3. among railroad workers: an incompetent employee ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BADOT †* adj. silly ...1653
• BADOUS adj. weakly, good-for-nothing ...1908 Sc.
• BAD PAPER n. in the military: any discharge other than an honourable discharge ...1971 US sl.
• BAD PAY n. a person who doesn't pay his bills ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BAD PAYMASTER n. a person who doesn't pay his bills ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BAD PENNY, A n. someone or something undesirable
• BAD PIECE n. Hell ...1880 Sc.
• BAD PLACE n. a child's name for hell ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BAD PLACE IN THE ROAD n. a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way settlement ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAD QUARTER OF AN HOUR, A n. a short but very unpleasant period of time ...1887
• BAD RACK n. a gambler who does not pay his debts to a casino ...sl.
• BAD RAGS n. stylish clothes ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BAD-RAP vb. to criticize unjustly; to malign ...1967 Amer. sl.
• BAD REIN, THE n. bad advice ...1980s Aust. sl.
• BAD RELIGION n. reprehensible or hypocritical behaviour on the part of a person purporting to be religious ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BADS n. bad things, qualities, etc. ..1592
• BAD SATISFACTION † n. dissatisfaction, dissatisfying result ...1656
• BAD SCRANGE TO IT phr. bad luck to it ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• BAD SCRAN TO YOU phr. an imprecation; bad luck to you ...1842 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• BAD SEED n. 1. peyote; heroin ...1969 US drugs sl.
n. 2. marijuana ...1998 UK drugs sl.
• BAD SHIT n. 1. bad luck ...20C US
n. 2. a bad or extremely unpleasant person, usually male ...20C US sl.
n. 3. high quality drugs, esp. marijuana ...1996 prison sl.
• BAD SHOT n. a wrong guess ...1845
• BAD SICK adj. seriously ill ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BAD SPOT IN THE ROAD n. a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way settlement ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAD STEPS n. awkward bits of the road ...1827 Sc.
• BAD TIME n. menstruation ...1954 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'bad-time') to be unfaithful to one's spouse or lover ...M20 US sl.
• BAD TIME OF THE MONTH n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAD TO DO adj. in poor circumstances ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAD TO LIKE adj. of unpromising appearance ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BAD TRIP n. 1. a bad experience with drugs ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. any bad experience ...M20 US sl.
• BADVENTURE n. a bad adventure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD WEAVE n. stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BAD WEEK n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAD-YABBLE adj. unable ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAD YELLOW n. the plague ...1856 Eng. dial.
• BAF n. a warm poultice on a wound or swelling ...1908 Sc.
vb. to warm, to poultice ...1908 Sc.
int. an expression of disdain ...B1700 Sc.
• BAFF adj. 1. of cards: valueless, worthless; not a trump ...Bk1898 Sc.
adj. 2. of wood: useless, worthless ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 1. a blow with something flat or soft; a stroke; a dull, heavy thud ...E16 Sc.
n. 2. a cold; the effects of exposure to cold ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a big, clumsy person ...a1868 Sc.
n. 4. a suppressed bark ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a stroke in golf in which the ground is struck with the sole of the club-head ...Bk1898 Sc.
† vb. 1. to bark or yelp as a dog ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to beat; to strike; to buffet ...E16 Sc.
vb. 3. in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke ...E16 Sc.
vb. 4. to struggle, either against illness or weather ...1866 Sc.
vb. 5. to cough, to hack ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to bathe an injured part to give it relief ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAFFEL n. a carelessly written letter, a scribble ...1749 Sc.
• BAFF-END n. the partly decayed or root end of a tree or log ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAFFER n. a struggle ...1866 Sc.
• BAFFIE n. a golf club ...1914 Sc.
• BAFFIN n. 1. a trifle , a thing of no value ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. a soft, stupid person ...Bk1911 Sc.
n. 3. the calm between two winds ...1914 Sc.
n. 4. a severe drenching; usually applied to the drenching and buffeting one gets by being exposed to a storm of wind and rain ...1929 Sc.
• BAFFING † n. barking ...1401
• BAFFING-SPOON n. a wooden-headed golf club ...1858 Sc.
• BAFFLE † n. 1. confusion, discomfiture, check ...1628
† n. 2. disgrace, affront ...c1645
† n. 3. a shuffle; quibbling, trifling ...1783
n. 4. a trifle; a thing of no value ...1866 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to subject to public disgrace or infamy ...1548
† vb. 2. to hoodwink, to gull, to cheat; to humbug; to make a fool of ...c1590
† vb. 3. to disgrace, to treat with contumely ...1592
† vb. 4. to juggle, to shuffle, to quibble ...1656
† vb. 5. to speak to or of in terms of contempt; to vilify, to 'run down' ...1674
vb. 6. to twist irregularly, to entangle ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to impede, to obstruct, to thwart, to balk ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to strike, to beat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to insult, to bully, to tease ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. of children or animals: to manage capriciously; to bring up badly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAFFLE AROUND vb. to take too long about coming to a decision ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BAFFLED † adj. disgraced, dishonoured ...1671
• BAFFLEGAB n. confusing or unintelligible jargon; incomprehensible or pretentious verbiage ...1952 colloq., chiefly N. Amer.
• BAFFLE PAINT n. camouflage ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BAFFLE PAINTING n. camouflage ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BAFFLER † n. a juggler, a trickster; a trifler ...1606
• BAFFLES n. gaiters, leggings ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BAFFLING † n. 1. treatment with insult or contumely ...1602
† n. 2. quibbling; trifling ...1653
• BAFFOUND vb. to bewilder, perplex, stun ...1868 Eng. dial.
• BAFFOUNDED adj. perplexed, bewildered ...1886 Eng. dial.
• BAFFOUNDING adj. perplexing, bewildering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAFFS n. bedroom slippers ...1914 Sc.
• BAFFY adj. chubby ...BK1911 Sc.
n. in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air ...1888 golfing usage
• BAFFY SPOON n. in golf: a short wooden club used to hit the ball into the air ...1890 golfing usage
• BAFT adv. 1. of a place: behind, in the rear; in large usage only nautical usage: astern, aft, abaft ...c885 arch.
†* adv. 2. of time: after ...1205
† prep. behind, to the rear of ...a800
n. a quantity or large number of something ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BAFTS † adv. behind ...c1400
• BAFUFF n. a fictitious place, remote and unspecified ...1897 Sc.
• BAG n. 1. an udder or breast ...M16
n. 2. the stomach ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. the bagpipes ...1816 Sc.
n. 4. a womb; the womb of a domestic animal ...1886 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 5. a sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute ...1893 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a playful or reproachful designation of a child ...Bk1911 Sc.
n. 7. the vagina ...1916 Amer. sl.
n. 8. the scrotum ...1921 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a woman who is unattractive, obnoxious, or otherwise unpleasant ...1922 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a low and despicable person ...20C US sl.
n. 11. a contraceptive diaphragm ...20C US sl.
n. 12. a condom ...1922 sl.
n. 13. in aviation: an observation balloon, blimp, dirigible, etc. ...1928 Amer. sl.
n. 14. in the circus: a toy balloon ...1931 Amer. sl.
n. 15. a child; applied playfully or as term of reproach ...1932 Sc.
n. 16. an obnoxious person, male or female ...1944 Amer. students' usage
n. 17. a small packet, typically an envelope or folded paper, containing heroin, marijuana, or the like ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. 18. one's style or customary way of doing things; pattern of behaviour ...1962 Amer. sl.
n. 19. strong, esp. temporary, interest; area of expertise or interest; preference, mood ...1963 Amer. sl.
n. 20. a sexual talent or preference ...20C sl.
n. 21. position; situation ...1964 Amer. sl.
n. 22. a man's suit of clothes ...1968 Amer. sl.
† vb. 1. be pregnant ...a1400
vb. 2. to dismiss; to discharge from employment ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to jilt ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to seize for oneself; to grab; to obtain ...1818 sl.
vb. 5. to steal ...B1820 sl.
vb. 6. to catch (a wrongdoer); hence, to arrest, to put in jail ...1824 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. to shoot; to kill (an enemy) ...1844 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. in the military: to take prisoner; to capture ...1861 military sl.
vb. 9. to fail to attend school or a class ...1892 Amer. juvenile sl.
vb. 10. to yield or bend; to 'give' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to gain, to achieve, to secure, or win for oneself, esp. after repeated attempts ...1911 Amer. sl.
vb. 12. in the military: to destroy an enemy aircraft or other target in combat; to shoot down ...1919 US military sl.
vb. 13. to bribe someone; to arrange an outcome ...1948 US sl.
vb. 14. to drink ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 15. to classify ...1967 Amer. sl.
vb. 16. to botch, to do poorly on something, to fail ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 17. to disregard, abandon, or be done with; to discontinue; to quit ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 18. to go to bed; to sleep ...1968 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 19. to get something that is not material, esp. sleep ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 20. to wear, to sport ...1972 Amer. sl.
vb. 21. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1975 Aust. sl.
vb. 22. to take a person to bed, to copulate with ...1976 Amer. sl., chiefly students'
vb. 23. in basketball: to score a basket ...1979 Amer. sl.
vb. 24. to fail to meet with someone; to stand up ...1989 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 25. to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit ...1993 US sl.
• BAG, THE n. 1. dismissal from one's job ...E19 sl.
n. 2. in prison: a straitjacket ,,,1925 Amer. sl.
n. 3. in the police and fire departments: a uniform ...1944 Amer. sl.
n. 4. bed ...1961 Amer. sl.
• BAGA n. 1. a rutabaga or Swedish turnip ...1854 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cow, the back of which is of a different colour from the lower part of the body and flanks ...1908 Sc.
• BAGAGA n. the penis ...1963 Amer. sl.
vb. to copulate with ...1963 Amer. sl.
• BAG AND BOTTLE n. food and drink ...17C colloq.
• BAG ASS vb. to depart in a hurry ...M20 US sl.
• BAGATELLE † adj. trifling, trumpery ...1637
n. 1. a trifle; a thing of no importance; a matter of little worth ...c1645
n. 2. a piece of verse or music in a light style ...1827
n. 3. a game played on a table having a semi-circular end at which are nine holes; the balls used are struck from the opposite end of the board with a cue; the name is sometimes applied to a modified form of billiards known also as semi-billiards ...1819
• BAG A TITLE vb. to win a championship ...1934 Amer. sl.
• BAG A WIN vb. to win a game or contest ...1934 Amer. sl.
• BAG BENNIES vb. to get benefits ...1968 Amer. sl.
• BAGBITER n. 1. a person or thing that is infuriatingly objectionable, second-rate, or the like ...1982 Amer. computers' sl.
n. 2. computer equipment or a program that fails, usually intermittently ...1982 Amer. computers' sl.
• BAG-BITING adj. infuriatingly objectionable or second-rate ...1983 Amer. computers' sl.
• BAG-BLIND adj. socially contemptible, very low-class, slum-dwelling ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BAG BRIDE n. a prostitute who is addicted to crack cocaine ...1990s drugs sl.
• BAG-CARRIER n. a bookmaker ...1900s Aust. sl.
• BAG-CHASING adj. obsessed by obtaining narcotic drugs ...1970s sl.
• BAG DOWN vb. to droop, to hang loosely ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAG DUDE n. a drug dealer ...1970s US Black sl.
• BAGEL n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Jew; used disparagingly  ...1955 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in tennis: a score of 6-0 in a set; a match in which all sets have been won 6-0 ...1976 Amer. sl.
n. 3. in sports: a zero; loss; shutout ...1976 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a spoiled, wealthy, upper-class (Jewish) young man ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
vb. in sports: to shut out ...1986 Amer. sl.
• BAGEL BABY n. (usually offensive) a Jew ...1955 Amer. sl.
• BAGEL-BENDER n. (usually offensive) a Jew; used disparagingly ...1977 Amer. sl.
• BAGEL BOY n. (usually offensive) a Jew ...1971 Amer. sl.
• BAGEL JOB n. 1. in tennis: a score of 6-0 in a set; a match in which all sets have been won 6-0 ...1976 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in sports: a zero; loss; shutout ...1976 Amer. sl.
• BAGEROO n. a prostitute ...1930s US sl.
• BAGES n. clots, lumps ..Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAGGABONE n. a vagabond ...1809 Eng. dial.
• BAGGAGE † adj. 1. rubbishy, refuse ...1548
† adj. 2. trashy, worthless, beggarly, despicable ...1553
† adj. 3. purulent, nasty, corrupt ...1576
† adj. 4. of persons: morally worthless, good-for-nothing, vile ...1580
† n. 1. spoken or written trash, rubbish, nonsense ...1538
† n. 2. rubbish, refuse, dirt ...1549
† n. 3. contemptuously applied after the Reformation to the rites and accessories of Roman Catholic worship ...1549
† n. 4. purulent or corrupt matter; pus ...1576
† n. 5. a trifle, a trashy article ...1579
† n. 6. a worthless or vile fellow ...1594
n. 7. a woman of bad character; a worthless, good-for-nothing woman; a woman of disreputable or immoral life, a strumpet; a prostitute; an opprobrious epithet applied to women and children ...1596
† n. 8. dregs, offscouring, riff-raff, rabble ...1603
n. 9. a playful term for any young woman; a flirtatious young woman ...1672
n. 10. a woman due to be sent to South America in the White slave trade ...1900s sl.
n. 11. in gambling: a person who stands near a game but does not gamble; a non-playing observer of card or dice game ...1950 US sl.
n. 12. the male genitals ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• BAGGAGE-BOUNCER n. one who handles baggage as an occupation; a porter ...1885 Amer. sl.
• BAGGAGE-BOX n. a homosexual prostitute who offers active sex to clients, as well as the usual passive participation in sodomy; he will play the active sodomizer and also offer fellatio ...1940s US sl.
• BAGGAGE-BOY n. a homosexual prostitute who offers active sex to clients, as well as the usual passive participation in sodomy; he will play the active sodomizer and also offer fellatio ...1940s US sl.
• BAGGAGED adj. 1. bewitched, hag-ridden ...1746 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. packed up ...1821 nonce word
• BAGGAGELY † adj. rubbishy, worthless ...1573
• BAGGAGE-MAN n. the member of a pickpocketing team who is handed the booty and then runs off with it ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• BAGGAGE ROOM n. the stomach ...1858 Amer. sl.
• BAGGAGERY †* n. worthless rabble; the offscourings of society ...1589
• BAGGAGE-SMASHER n. 1. one who handles baggage as an occupation; a porter ...1851 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a baggage thief ...1856 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a clumsy person ...M19 US sl.
n. 4. a coarse, brutal person ...M19 US sl.
n. 5. a flight clerk ...1945 Amer. sl.
• BAGGAR-NATION-SAZE-IT! int. a mild expletive or quasi-oath ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAGGE †* vb. to look askew or obliquely; to leer, to ogle, to glance aside ...1369
• BAGGED † adj. 1. big with young; pregnant ...a1400
adj. 2. having a big belly; corpulent ...Bk1911 Sc.
adj. 3. of a race or game of chance: prearranged, with predetermined results, 'in the bag' ...1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...1953 Amer. sl.
adj. 5. fatigued, exhausted, very tired ...1962 Amer. sl.
adj. 6. having been made amenable by a bribe ...1974 criminals' sl.
• BAGGER † n. 1. a miser; he who encloses in bags ...1740
n. 2. a stealer from the hand ...B1900 Eng. sl.
• BAGGERING adj. worrying, tiresome ...1873 Eng. dial.
• BAGGERMENT n. 1. nonsense, worthless talk ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 2. rubbish, worthless things ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BAGGERPLET vb. to make a clumsy job; to bungle a thing ...1914 Sc.
• BAGGERY adj. gluttonous ...1928 Sc.
• BAGGIE adj. big-bellied ...1856 Sc.
n. 1. the stomach ...1787 Sc.
n. 2. the minnow ...1808 Sc.
n. 3. a corpulent person ...1824 Sc.
n. 4. an object very large of its kind ...1923 Sc.
n. 5. a rutabaga or Swedish turnip ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a condom ...1971 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a body bag ...1973 Amer. military sl.
• BAGGIER † n. a jewel case ...1578 Sc.
• BAGGIES n. loose-legged boxer swimming trunks worn by surfers; baggy shorts or trousers ...1963 Amer sl., orig. surfing usage
• BAGGINET n. a bayonet ...1714 Sc.
• BAGGING † n. 1. a becoming pregnant ...1611
n. 2. food eaten between regular meals; an afternoon meal ...1750 Eng. dial.
n. 3. food, provisions ...1805 Eng. dial.
n. 4. food taken between regular meals ...1841 Eng. dial.
• BAGGINGLY † adv. with a side glance, with a leer or ogle ...c1400
• BAGGISH n. a woman or a child, used familiarly or playfully ...1778 Eng. dial.
• BAGGIT adj. 1. bulging, swelled out ...1843 Sc.
adj. 2. having a big belly, corpulent ...1873 Sc.
adj. 3. big with young ...1897 Sc.
n. 1. a salmon that has just spawned ...1848
† n. 2. a feeble sheep ...1879 Sc.
n. 3. a term of contempt for a child ...1879 Sc.
n. 4. an insignificant little person ...1879 Sc.
• BAGGITY adj. greedy ...c1779 Sc.
• BAGGLERS n. the fry of trout ...1909 Sc.
• BAGGONET n. a bayonet ...1848 Amer. dial.
• BAGGOT n. a useless, contemptible person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BAGGY † adj. 1. blistered ...1787 Sc.
adj. 2. hanging loosely; stretched by wear ...c1830 sl.
adj. 3. corpulent, big-bellied ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of language: inflated, verbose ...1866
n. 1. a corpulent person ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 2. an outdoor toilet ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BAGGYWRINKLE n. in sailing: old pieces of line wrapped around stays and shrouds to prevent sail chafing ...1908 Amer. sl.
• BAG-HASH n. ill-natured talk ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest ...1816 Sc.
• BAGHEAD n. a habitual cocaine or heroin user ...1996 UK drugs sl.
• BAGHEL n. a clumsy performer ...1880 Ireland
• BAGHLE n. a bundle ...1931 Sc.
• BAGHLY adj. in feeble health ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAGIE n. a rutabaga or Swedish turnip ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BAG IT vb. 1. to play truant ...1889 Amer. juvenile sl.
vb. 2. to steal it ...1892 Amer. sl. Hist
vb. 3. to inhale fumes from glue placed in a bag ...1965 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 4. to feign illness in order to avoid one's responsibilities ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to go to bed; to sleep ...1968 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 6. to bring one's lunch in a paper bag ...1971 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. to loaf, to malinger, to evade one's duty ...1978 military sl.
int. 1. forget it! give up on it! ...1968 Amer. sl.
int. 2. shut up! be quiet! go away! ...1968 Amer. sl.
• BAG JOB n. an illegal and clandestine entry by intelligence or counterintelligence agents to gather information ...1971 Amer. sl., chiefly FBI usage
• BAG LADY n. 1. a homeless woman who carries her belongings in bags, typically paper shopping bags ...1972 Amer. sl., orig. New York City
n. 2. a woman who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments ...1977 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 3. a female narcotics pusher ...M20 US drugs sl.
• BAGLET n. a small bag ...1885
• BAGLIN n. a misgrown child ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAG LUNARDI n. a balloon ...1849 Sc.
• BAGMAN n. 1. a commercial traveller ...18C colloq.
n. 2. a tramp ...19C Aust. sl.
n. 3. any racketeer ...E20 US criminals' sl.
n. 4. a man who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments; a bill collector ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 5. a man who sells narcotics, esp. heroin ...1965 Amer. drugs sl.
• BAG-MENNON n. a large minnow ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAGMENT n. 1. rubbish, worthless things ...1870 Eng. dial.
n. 2. foolish talk, nonsense ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAGMENTALLY adj. rubbishy, worthless; usually applied to persons ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BAGNET n. a bayonet ...1714 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• BAGNIO n. 1. an oriental prison; a place of detention for slaves; a penal establishment ...1599
† n. 2. a bath, a bathing-house, esp. one with hot baths, vapour-baths, and appliances for sweating, etc. ...1615
n. 3. a brothel; a house of prostitution ...1624
• BAGNIT n. a bayonet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BAGODBAGEE! int. an exclamation of impatience and exasperation ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BAGODBAJEES! int. an exclamation of impatience and exasperation ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BAGODBEJINGOES! int. an exclamation of impatience and exasperation ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BAG OF BEETS n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAG OF BONES n. 1. a very thin or skinny person or animal ...B1838 sl.
n. 2. a 'bush pilot' aeroplane ...1984 Can. sl.
• BAG OF BUGS n. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• BAG OF COKE n. a man ...1976 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'bloke'
• BAG OFF vb. 1. to go away ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to form an initial liaison with somebody sexually attractive, esp. with a view to greater intimacy ...2002 UK sl.
• BAG OF FLOUR n. a bathroom shower ...1980 UK rhyming sl.
• BAG OF FRUIT n. a suit ...1924 Aust. rhyming sl.
• BAG OF GUTS n. a fat person; a worthless. clumsy fellow; a useless, lazy person; used contemptuously ...1894 Amer. sl.
• BAG OF MEAL n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAG OF MOONSHINE n. nonsense; idle, untrue stories ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAG OF MYSTERY n. a cheap sausage or saveloy ...1864 sl.
• BAG OF NAILS n. a confused thing or state of affairs; anything confusing ...1859 sl.
• BAG OF POTATOES n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAG OF SHIT n. 1. a despicable person ...1970 Aust. sl.
n. 2. anything of poor quality ...1995 UK sl.
• BAG OF SHIT TIED UP WITH STRING  n. a clumsy, shapeless, or scruffy person ...1984 UK sl.
• BAG OF SNAKES n. a lively young woman ...1984 Aust. sl.
• BAG OF TRICKS n. the male genitals, esp. the scrotum ...19C Brit. sl.
• BAG OF WIND n. a person who talks or boasts to no purpose ...1891 US sl.
• BAG OF YEAST n. a priest ...1971 Aust. rhyming sl.
• BAG O' LIES n. a string of falsehoods ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAG ON vb. to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit ...1993 US sl.
• BAG ONE'S BOWLINE vb. to perform or talk about a task unskilfully or ignorantly ...1975 Amer. dial.
• BAG ONE'S FACE vb. to cover one's head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat ...1984 Amer. sl.
• BAG ONE'S HEAD vb. to cover one's head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat ...1863 Amer. sl.
int. shut up! go away! ...1863 Amer. sl.
• BAGONET n. a bayonet ...1808 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BAG ONTO vb. to grab; hence, to pay attention to ...1948 Amer. sl.
• BAGOOSE adj. good ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BAG OUT vb. to dine away from home ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAG-O-WIRE n. a betrayer ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• BAGPIPE n. 1. an inflated and senseless talker; a windbag; a long-winded monotonous speaker; a tedious chatterbox...1603
n. 2. the penis ,,,20C sl.
n. 3. an act of penilingus ...20C sl.
n. 2. a vacuum cleaner ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to perform an act of penilingus ...L18 Brit.
vb. 2. to stimulate the penis to orgasm under the armpit of a lover ...1904 UK homosexual sl.
• BAGPIPES n. lungs ...1834 US sl.
• BAGPIPING n. intercourse under the armpit, generally a homosexual practice ...L19 sl.
• BAG-PUNCHER n. a complainer; one who talks at length, gossips, or chats ...1926 Amer. sl.
• BAG-PUNCHING n. incessant talking ...1903 Amer. sl.
• BAG RAT n. in golf: a caddy ...1937 US sl.
• BAGREL n. 1. a child ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a small fish, such as a minnow ...1822 Sc.
† n. 3. a small person with a large belly ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. a silly person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAGRIE n. trash; worthless rubbish ...1769 Sc.
• BAGS † n. 1. bagpipes ...c1275 poetic
n. 2. the breasts ...L16
n. 3. the stomach; entrails ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 4. clothes that hang loosely about the wearer; trousers ...1853 UK sl.
n. 5. a commercial traveller, who used to carry his samples with him on horseback, in a pair of saddle-bags ...Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs.
n. 6. many; a great amount of ...1910s sl.
n. 7. the testicles ...1954 US sl.
n. 8. a mess; a botched enterprise ...2004 Ireland sl.
vb. to claim rights to something; to reserve something ...1944 Aust. sl.
• BAG SCHOOL vb. to play truant ...1892 US sl.
• BAG-SHANTY n. a brothel ...20C Brit. navy sl.
• BAGS I! int. that's mine, I want to do that! ...M19 juvenile sl.
• BAG-SLINGER n. a streetwalker; a prostitute ...1938 US sl.
• BAGS OF adj. many ...1910s sl.
• BAGS OF MYSTERY n. sausages or saveloys ...1864 sl.
• BAG SOME RAYS vb. to sunbathe; to get a suntan ...1950s US sl.
• BAG SOME Z'S vb. to sleep ...1963 US sl.
• BAGSTANE n. a testicle ...1590 Sc.
• BAG-SWINGER n. 1. a bookmaker ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a street-walker, a prostitute ...1960s Aust. sl.
• BAGSY adj. shapeless, lumpy ...1920s Sc. sl.
int. that's mine, I want to do that! ...M19 juvenile sl.
• BAG THAT! int. forget it! ...1980s US sl.
• BAG THE SWAG vb. to put into a pocket or hide the stolen property ...Bk1890 sl.
• BAG THE ZA! int. cancel the pizza! ...1983 Amer. sl.
• BAGUE † n. a ring; a brooch ...1475
• BAG UP vb. 1. to disregard, abandon, or be done with; to quit ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to be caught or arrested by the police ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
vb. 3. to laugh very hard at something ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
• BAGWAME n. a silly, greedy fellow ...1825 Sc.
• BAGWESH n. wreck, ruin, bankruptcy ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BAG-WIG n. a wig fashionable in the 18th century, the back-hair of which was enclosed in an ornamental bag ...1717
• BAGWOMAN n. a woman delivers or, esp., collects illicit payments; a woman who transmits illegal payoffs ...1966 US sl.
• BAG YOUR FACE! int. a general term of abuse ...1980s sl.
• BAG YOUR HEAD! int. be more modest ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BAG ZS vb. to nap, to sleep ...1968 US sl.
• BAH! int. 1. an exclamation of contempt ...1817
int. 2. dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children ...1982 Amer. dial.
• BA-HA n. bronchitis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• BAHAKAS n. the buttocks, behind ...1950s US sl.
• BAHAMA MAMA n. a fat, unattractive "Black Mammy" stereotype, supposedly typical of the West Indies ...1980s US Black sl.
• BAHANGS adv. of clothes: hanging down untidily, ragged at the bottom ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAH-FUNGOO! int. an exclamation of contempt or dismissal, e.g. go fuck yourself! ...1950s US sl.
• BAHLI-BAHLI! int. hurry up! ...1963 US military in E. Asia (Korean)
• BAH-MA n. a grandmother ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BAHNHOF QUEEN n. a German streetwalker ...1980 US sl.
• BAIBLE vb. to sip often, to tipple; to drink carelessly, with spilling ...1887 Sc.
• BAICH adj. backward ...1924 Sc.
† n. a child ...1808 Sc.
• BAICHIE n. a child; used rather contemptuously ...B1700 Sc.
† vb. to cough ...1808 Sc.
• BAIGLE n. 1. a disagreeable, dirty person; an objectionable person; a sight, a fright ...1821 Sc.
n. 2. a thin man; an odd figure ...1897 Sc.
vb. 1. to walk slowly, as if much fatigued ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. of a child: to run or walk with short steps ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAIGNET n. a fritter or doughnut ...1962 Amer. dial.
• BAIKIE n. a small stool ...1900 Sc.
• BAIKINS n. a beating, a drubbing ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAIL † n. 1. a handing over, delivery, giving ...1292
† n. 2. charge, custody, jurisdiction, power ...a1400
† vb. 1. to liberate from imprisonment ...1581
* vb. 2. to confine ...c1600
vb. 3, to deliver goods in trust, upon a contract expressed or implied that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee ...1768
vb. 4. to leave, to depart, to go; to play truant; hence, to run out on, to renege on someone ...1977 US sl.
vb. 5. to terminate a relationship, to break up ...1970s US Black & teen sl.
vb. 6. to put something down ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BAILABLE † adj. capable of being delivered; deliverable ...1502
• BAILCH n. 1. a very fat or lusty person, breathless from corpulence ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. a brat; a contemptuous term for a child ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAILE n. 1. a dance or ball, esp. one at which Spanish or Mexican folk dances are performed ...1844 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a dance hall ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BAILER n. one who asks questions ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BAILIE † n. 1. a bailiff ...1297
n. 2. a man, boy or girl in charge of the cows on a farm ...1880 Sc.
• BAILIER n. a bailiff or sheriff's officer ...1834 Eng. dial.
• BAILIFF n. a clever man ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAILIFF OF MARSHAM n. the ague or malarial fever ...17C sl.
• BAILIRIC † n. bailiwick; a district or place under the jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff ...1570
• BAILIVATE † n. the office of a bailiff ...1721
• BAILLIE † n. the jurisdiction, authority, charge, or office of a bailie or bailiff; jurisdiction or charge committed to an officer, delegated authority; stewardship ...c1305
• BAILLIE LOON n. a lad in charge of the cattle ...1916 Sc.
• BAILLY † n. the jurisdiction, authority, charge, or office of a bailie or bailiff; jurisdiction or charge committed to an officer, delegated authority; stewardship ...c1305
• BAIL ON vb. 1. to oppress, to give a hard time to, to trouble ...1960s US teen sl.
vb. 2. to break a date ...1960s US teen sl.
• BAIL OUT vb. 1. to leave in a hurry, to run off to escape from a difficult situation ...1940s US sl.
vb. 2. to go mad or insane ...1970s sl., orig. military
• BAIL THAT! int. screw that! ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BAIL UP vb. 1. to trap, to corner ...M19 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to tie up, to fasten ...1883 Sc.
vb. 3. to stop someone on the street for a chat ...1990s Aust. sl.
int. 1. top! ...M19 sl.
int. 2. a command to cows: stand still! ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAILYAMENT n. a state of prosperity or period of full vigour ...1913 Sc.
• BAIN † adj. 1. ready, willing, inclined ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. flexible, lithe, supple, limber, pliant ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 3. nimble, clever ...1691 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of a road: convenient, direct, near ...1805 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. direct; near, short ...1864 N. Eng. dial.
† adv. 1. readily, willingly ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adv. 2. conveniently near, handy ...a1700 N. Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a quantity of water or other liquid placed in a suitable receptacle in which one may bathe; the vessel in which the water is held ...1475
† n. 2. an act of bathing; a bath ...1483
† n. 3. a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc.; a public bath ...1494
† n. 4. a spring of hot or medicinal water ...1538
n. 5. the buttocks ...1910s W. Indies
† vb. to bathe or wash; to drench ...1398
• BAINED † adj. of peas and beans: burst, split ...c1440
• BAINING † n. bathing ...1528
• BAING n. an old done horse ...1911 Sc.
• BAINGIE n. a crowd ...1933 Sc.
• BAINGIED † adj. ? handled roughly ...1853 Sc.
• BAINGLE n. a term of abuse applied to a woman ...1870 Sc.
• BAINLY † adv. readily, willingly; at once ...c1400
• BAINS n. brothels ...1541
• BAINSOME adj. near at hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. obliging, helpful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRDIE n. the rubbing of a man's rough chin against the face of someone else, or squeeze another's chin with the hand ...1872 Sc.
• BAIRGE n. 1. an affected bobbing walk ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a person who raises his voice in a strong, loud manner ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. forcible effort ...1925 Sc.
vb. 1. to walk with a jerk or spring upwards; to strut ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to collide violently; to threaten with violence; to move clumsily and noisily ...1847 Sc.
vb. 3. to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly ...1887 Sc.
vb. 4. to bark like a dog on the chain ...1897 Sc.
• BAIRGIN' adj. 1. having the habit of lifting up the voice in a loud manner ...1866 Sc.
adj. 2. much given to weeping noisily ...1866 Sc.
• BAIRN n. a weak-minded or childish person ...1898 Sc.
vb. to beget, to conceive; to render pregnant ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-BAIRN n. a grandchild ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-BED n. the womb ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRNBUND adj. of a woman: hindered by having a child to take care of ...1908 Sc.
• BAIRN-CLOUTS n. baby clothes, dolls' clothes ...1895 Sc.
• BAIRN-DOLE n. inheritance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRNED adj. 1. pregnant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. in a state of dotage ...Sc.
• BAIRNEY n. a little child ...1874 Sc.
• BAIRN-FOLK n. children ...1891 Sc.
• BAIRN-FOND adj. child-loving ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-GAM n. child's play ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRNHEID † n. 1. childhood, infancy ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. childishness ...c1505
• BAIRNHOOD n. childhood ...1866 Sc.
• BAIRNIE adj. childish ...1908 Sc.
n. 1. a little child ...1874 Sc.
n. 2. a soft character, having very childish perceptions ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRNIE OF THE EYE n. the pupil of the eye ...1825 Sc.
• BAIRNISH adj. childish; silly ...1826 Eng. dial.
• BAIRNISH-LAKE n. child's play ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRNISHNESS n. childishness; weakmindedness ...1874 Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-LAKE n. child's play ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-LIKE adj. childish; weak-minded ...1874 Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-LILE n. early infancy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRNLINESS n. childishness ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAIRNLY adj. 1. childish ...1533 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. child-like; in childhood ...1603 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 3. in a state of dotage ...1932 Sc.
• BAIRNLY-LIKE adj. childish ...1895 Sc.
• BAIRN-PART n. inheritance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-PLAY n. child's play ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRN'S-BAIRN n. a grandchild ...1932 Sc.
• BAIRN'S BARGAIN n. a bargain that can be easily broken ...1825 Sc.
• BAIRN'S BED n. the womb ...1549 N. Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-SIGN n. evidence of being in the family way ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRN'S-LAKINS n. children's playthings, toys ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BAIRNSWOMAN n. a child's maid or nurse ...1823 Sc.
• BAIRN-TEAM n. brood of children; offspring; family ...c885 N. Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-TIME n. 1. a large family; offspring ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the time of life for child-bearing ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. childhood ...1830 Sc.
n. 4. the time when the children are at home, as from school ...1923 Sc.
• BAIRNWORT n. 1. the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1788 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the violet ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAIRSE adj. impertinent, impudent ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAISDLIE † adv. in a state of confusion ...1709 Sc.
• BAISE † adj. sad, sorrowful ...1825 Sc.
n. 1. confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
n. 2. haste, expedition ...Bk1898 Sc.
† vb. 1. to persuade, to coax ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to lower, to lay low ...1871 Sc. arch.
vb. 3. to move or walk with energy ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAISED adj. 1. confused, bewildered ...1706 Sc.
adj. 2. concerned, afraid ...1825 Sc.
• BAISELER n. a person who takes care of cattle ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAISEMAIN n. a kiss of the hands ...1656
• BAISEMAINS n. compliments, respects ...1707
• BAISEMENT † n. a kissing ...c1654
• BAISEMENTS †* n. compliments, respects ...c1654
• BAISIER † n. a kiss; a kissing ...c1450
• BAISLE vb. to make dirty ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAISS † adj. 1. ashamed ...1820 Sc.
† adj. 2. sad, sorrowful ...1825 Sc.
vb. to beat, to drub ...1825 Sc.
• BAISSING  n. a beating, a drubbing ...1825 Sc.
• BAISSLE vb. to rush about in a busied or hurried manner; to busy or exert oneself ...1923 Sc.
• BAIST † adj. low, despicable ...1780 Sc.
• BAISTLY adj. dirty; like a beast ...1873 Eng. dial.
• BAIT n. 1. food, refreshment; a feed for horses, or slight repast for travellers, upon a journey; light refreshment taken between meals ...1570
n. 2. a halt for refreshment in the course of a journey; a stoppage for rest ...1579
† n. 3. a hasty meal like a traveller's; a snack ...1662
n. 4. a fit of bad temper; a rage; anger; a fit of anger ...1857 sl.
n. 5. one's intended prey or victim ...M19 US sl.
n. 6. a sufficient or excessive quantity or amount ...1851 Amer. dial.
n. 7. intended prey or victim ...1872 US sl.
n. 8. an earthworm ...1908 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
n. 9. in marbles: the marbles which a player puts in the game as his 'ante' ...1934 Amer. dial.
n. 10. an individual who is likely to get into trouble or face unwanted attention, esp. as a suffix, -bait ...1940s sl.
n. 11. a sexually attractive young woman ...M20 sl.
n. 12. an attractive man or woman used to lure a victim into a con-game or a mugging ...1965 sl.
n. 13. an effeminate male or a masculine female who draws attention from homosexuals ...20C US sl.
n. 14. a woman with noticeable body odour ...1980s US Black sl.
† vb. 1. of the eyes: to feast ...c1374
vb. 2. of travellers: to stop at an inn, orig, to feed the horses, but later also to rest and refresh themselves; hence, to make a brief stay or sojourn ...1375
† vb. 3. to feed, to take nourishment ...c1386
vb. 4. of men and horses: to stop to feed ...1634 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. of a fire: to feed ...1869 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to take a rest, to cease from labour for a short time ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to make a bluff with the intention of being exposed for later strategic advantage ...sl.
vb. 8. to entice, to lure, provoke ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to curry favour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BAITAND † adj. hastening, in haste ...1330
• BAIT AND BOARD n. food and shelter for a horse ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BAIT CAN n. a lunch bucket, esp. among loggers ...1926 Amer. dial.
• BAITED FOR WIDOW adj. spruced up; dressed to catch the attention of widows or other women ...1960 Amer. dial.
• BAITHE †* vb. to grant; to agree, to consent ...c1300
• BAITHERSHIN! int. an expletive; it may be so ...1843 Ireland
• BAITIE-BUMMIL n. a petty fumbler ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BAITING 1. the act of taking wayside refreshment or of giving food to horses upon a journey ...c1440
n. 2. the place at which, or occasion when, a halt is made for refreshment on a journey ...1475
• BAITING-TIME n. time for refreshment ...1886 Eng. dial.
• BAITLESS * adj. without food, without refreshment ...1600
• BAIT-TIME n. the time for taking food ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAITWORM n. the common worm used for bait; an earthworm ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BAITY adj. bad-tempered; in a rage, angry ...1921 sl.
• BAIVENJAR n. a tatterdemalion, a ragamuffin ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAIVER vb. to gad about; to run after shows, weddings, etc. ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAIVERING adj. gadding about; taking interest in trifles, finery, etc. ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAIZE n. confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
• BAIZE † vb. 1. to stupefy, to frighten, to alarm ...1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to lower, to lay low ...1871 Sc. arch.
• BAJA n. a steep descent, road, or trail ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BAJADA n. a steep descent, road, or trail ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BAJAN SPREE n. a small, spontaneous party ...20C W. Indies & Trinidad
• BAJE(E) n. a Bajan, a native of Barbados ...20C W. Indies
• BAJIE n. a Bajan, a native of Barbados ...20C W. Indies
• BAJULATE †* vb. to carry a heavy burden; to carry as a 'badger' ...1613
• BAK † vb. to beat ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAKE n. 1. a biscuit ...1785 Sc.
n. 2. a social gathering at which a meal, esp. of baked food, is served ...1846 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a child's term for its share of anything ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a meal or food usually prepared by baking ...1939 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to prepare, to make ready ...1460
vb. 2. to exhaust, to tire ...1861 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to sit or lie at ease ...Bk1898 Eng. dial. sl.
vb. 4. to arrest ...1899 US sl.
vb. 5. to ride in such a way as to overheat a horse ...1944 Amer. dial. West
vb. 6. to execute in the electric chair ...1950s US prison sl.
vb. 7. to smoke marijuana ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BAKE A CAKE vb. among railroad workers: to build up steam in a locomotive; to get a good fire going in a locie or donkey engine ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BAKEBRAIN n. (derogatory) someone with limited or damaged mental faculties; a fool, an idiot; a stupid person ...1949 US sl.
• BAKE-BREAK n. a break from work during which one smokes a pipe of cocaine ...1980s US drugs sl.
• BAKED adj. 1. exhausted; tired out ...L18 sl.
adj. 2. sunburned or very tanned ...1930s sl.
adj. 3. of a horse: bruised or scraped by an ill-fitting saddle ...1961 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. drunk ...1975 US college sl.
adj. 5. under the influence of marijuana ...1978 US sl.
• BAKED DINNER n. bread ...L19 criminal sl.
• BAKED WIND n. boasting; empty talk; nonsense ...Bk1892 Amer. jocular
• BAKEHEAD n. 1. among railroad workers: a locomotive fireman ...1929 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BAKE IT vb. to refrain from visiting the lavatory, however desperate the need to defecate ...L19 sl.
• BAKE-MEAT † n. pastry; a pie ...c1386
• BAKEN adj. baked, as bread or meat ...c1325 arch.
• BAKE OVEN n. in logging: a cruiser's tent with one sloping side and two ends ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BAKER n. 1. a loafer, an idler ...M19 US criminal sl.
n. 2. a cushion to sit or kneel upon; anything placed on a form to sit upon ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
n. 3. a small pebble placed in an oven to indicate when it is sufficiently heated; the stone presents a floury-white appearance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the rear room of an addition to a home ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 5. any item of food which is suitable for baking ...1948 Amer. dial.
• BAKERESS * n. a female baker ...1837
• BAKER FLYING n. menstruation ...20C sl.
• BAKER-KNEED adj. 1. effeminate ...17C sl.
adj. 2. knock-kneed ...1652
• BAKER-LEGGED adj. 1. effeminate ...17C sl.
adj. 2. knock-kneed ...18C sl.
• BAKERS n. large or clumsy boots or shoes ...19C sl.
• BAKER'S DOZEN n. a cousin ...L19 rhyming sl.
• BAKER SIERRA n. nonsense ...1986 US military sl. (radio code Baker 'B' + Sierra 'S' for 'bullshit')
• BAKE SALE n. a session of smoking crack cocaine ...1980s US drugs sl.
• BAKE SOMEONE'S BREAD vb. to kill, to 'do for' ...14C sl.
• BAKESTER n. 1. a baker ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lazy fellow, one fond of lying about ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
• BAKE-STUFF n. baked goods ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BAKEY n. a baked potato ...L19 sl.
• BAKGAT adj. splendid, first-rate ...1960s S. Afr.
• BAKHARA n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1827 Amer. dial.
• BAKIE n. 1. a baked potato ...L19 sl.
n. 2. any item of food which is suitable for baking ...1948 Amer. dial.
• BAKING BREAD n. in jump rope: a player runs in with a stone in his hand, and while jumping places it on the ground, straightens up, picks up the stone again, and runs out ...1888 Amer. dial.
• BAKING-PLACE n. a sofa or couch ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
• BAKING POT n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• BAKING-SPITTLE n. the tongue ...1874 Eng. dial. sl.
• BAKKES! int. dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children ...1982 Amer. dial.
• BAKKIE n. 1. a light truck, a pick-up, a 4x4 vehicle ...1960s S. Afr.
n. 2. human excrement ...1982 Amer. dial.
int. dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children ...1982 Amer. dial.
• BAKKY n. tobacco ...1821 sl.
• BAKONT adj. known, acquainted ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BAKORE n. large, protruding ears ...1970s S. Afr.
• BAKS! int. dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children ...1982 Amer. dial.
• BAKSHEESH n. a gratuity, a tip ...c1750 sl.
vb. to give a tip ...M18
• BAL n. 1. a mine; the surface of a mine ...c1600
n. 2. a nuisance, bother ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. loud talking, chattering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALA n. coarse or senseless talk ...E19 sl.
• BALAAM n. 1. temporary paragraphs reserved to fill up the columns of a newspaper or magazine ...1826 journalistic sl.
n. 2. an ass ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALAAMITE n. one who follows religion for the sake of gain ...1559
• BALACK-HANDED adj. 1. clumsy ...1888 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. left-handed ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BALACLAVA n. a full beard ...M19 sl.
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...20C rhyming sl. for 'charver'
• BALADINE † n. 1. a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon ...1599
† n. 2. a ballad-maker or singer ...1604
* n. 3. a female public dancer ...1863
• BALAHACK n. euphemism for 'Hell' ...L19 sl.
vb. 1. to confuse, to blunder ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to beat severely ...1930s US sl.
vb. 3. to impose upon ...1930s US sl.
• BALAHU n. a noisy, boisterous person ...1940s W. Indies
• BALALOO n. a lullaby; sleep ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BALANCE † n. 1. subjective uncertainty; hesitation, wavering, doubt ...1297
† n. 2. objective uncertainty or suspense; risk, hazard ...1330
†* n. 3. a pendulum ...1647
†* vb. 1. to ballast ...1583
vb. 2. to waver, to deliberate, to hesitate ...1655
• BALANCED WALL n. a stone wall or fence ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BALANCEMENT * n. a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise ...1862
• BALANCE WALL n. a stone wall or fence ...1931 Amer. dial.
• BALANGAS n. the female breasts ...1980s US sl.
• BALANT † adj. bleating, baaing ...1702
• BALASING n. a beating, a flogging ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALATRON †* n. a babbling, prating fellow; a vain talking fellow; a jester, a buffoon; a rascally base knave, a thief; a  contemptible fellow ...1623
• BALATROON n. a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave ...1623
• BALBUTIATE vb. to stammer or stutter ...1731
• BALBUTIENT adj. stammering, stuttering ...1642
• BALCH adj. 1. of birds: unfledged, bare ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of persons: bald ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALCHER n. a young bird ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALCH-HEADED adj. of persons: bald ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALCHIN n. a young, unfledged bird ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BALCON †* n. a balcony ...1635
• BALCONETTE n. a miniature balcony ...1876
• BALCONY n. 1. a porch constructed at the ground level of a home ...1860 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the female breasts, esp. as thrust up and forward in the brassieres of the 1940s-50s ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 3. protruding buttocks ...20C US sl.
• BALD adj. 1. bare or destitute of meaning or force; lacking in vividness of description; meagre, trivial, paltry ...1362
† adj. 2. of persons: bare-headed ...1607
adj. 3. streaked or marked with white, as a horse ...1690
adj. 4. of eyes: lidless, staring ...1809
adj. 5. of birds: unfledged ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. bad; terrible ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. a bare or treeless mountain top ...1838 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a ravelled knot ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 3. a naturally hornless cow ...1969 Amer. dial.
† vb. to make bald, to deprive of hair ...1602
• BALDARE †* n. din, uproarious noise ...1583
• BALD AS A BABY'S ASS adj. completely bald ...1960 Amer. sl.
• BALD AS A BANDICOOT adj. totally bald ...1910s Aust. sl.
• BALD AS A COOT adj. 1. perfectly bald ...B1913 sl.
adj. 2. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BALD AS AN EGG adj. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BALD-COOT n. 1. one who has a bald head ...1823
n. 2. an old man who has lost all his money gambling ...E19 sl.
• BALDER vb. to use coarse language, to abuse ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALDERDASH † n. 1. any adulterated or mixed drink, typically milk and beer, beer and wine, brandy and mineral water, which, while duly consumed, was generally considered unpleasant ...1611
n. 2. a senseless jumble of words; nonsense, trash, spoken or written ...1674
n. 3. filthy or obscene talk or writing; impudent language; abuse ...1715 Eng. dial.
n. 4. weak, washy drink ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. to make a jumbled mixture of liquors; to mix with inferior ingredients, to adulterate ...1674
• BALDFACE n. 1. a horse having a white face or a conspicuous white mark on the face; often used as a nickname ...1785 Amer. dial.
n. 2. raw or inferior whisky ...1834 US sl.
n. 3. new whisky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a naturally hornless cow ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BALD-FACED adj. 1. of a horse: having a white face, or a white mark on the face ...1648 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of men: having neither beard nor whiskers ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq,
adj. 4. said jokingly of a person's face ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BALDFACE DISH n. a plain white china plate ...19C US sl.
• BALDFACED SHIRT n. a men's white dress shirt ...1889 Amer. sl.
• BALDFACED STAG n. a bald man ...M19 sl.
• BALDFACE WHISKY n. cheap. potent whisky ...E19 US sl.
• BALDHEAD n. 1.  an old man ...E19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a member of the Rastafarian cult who does not, however, sport the characteristic beard and dreadlocks ...20C W. Indies
n. 3. the bare rounded top of a plateau, mesa, or mountain ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 4. in automotive repair: a bald tire ...1937-41 US sl.
n. 5. a White person ...1950s W. Indies
n. 6. a naturally hornless cow ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BALD-HEADED adj. 1. deliberately deceptive, underhand ...L19 US Black sl.
adj. 2. hairless, bare; hence, shining white ...1880 US sl.
adj. 3. stupid, foolish ...1884 US Black sl.
adj. 4. completely unprepared; utterly spontaneous ...c1895 US sl.
adj. 5. narrow, bare ...1931 US sl.
adv. 1. precipitately; hurriedly, without caution ...1848 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. to the point of frustration or exhaustion ...1889 US sl.
• BALD-HEADED BANDIT n. the penis ...1960s sl.
• BALD-HEADED CHAMP n. the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis ...L19 sl.
• BALD-HEADED END OF A BROOM n. the handle ...1917 US sl.
• BALD-HEADED FRIAR n. the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis ...L19 sl.
• BALDHEADED HERMIT n. the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis ...a1890 sl.
• BALD-HEADEDLY adv. heedlessly; hastily ...1920 colloq.
• BALD-HEADED MOUSE n. the penis ...M20 US sl.
• BALDHEADED ROW n. 1. in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men ...1889 US
n. 2. a row of seats within a church, usually near the front ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BALD-HEADED SAILOR n. the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis ...L19 sl.
• BALDHEAD ROW n. in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men ...1887 US sl.
• BALDICOOT n. one who has a bald head ...1848
• BALDIE n. a bald man ...M19 sl., orig. US
• BALD MAN IN A BOAT n. the clitoris ...20C sl.
• BALDNESS n. meagre simplicity or poverty of style; lack of ornament; bareness, nakedness ...1774
• BALDOBER n. a boss, a leader, a spokesman ...L19 criminal sl.
• BALDOVER n. a boss, a leader, a spokesman ...L19 criminal sl.
• BALDOWER n. a boss, a leader, a spokesman ...L19 criminal sl.
• BALD-PATE n. one who has a bald head ...1601
• BALD-PATED adj. bald ...1603
• BALD-RIB n. a lean bony person ...1621
• BALDRIC † n. a chain for the neck; a necklace ...1530
• BALD-TYRE BANDIT n. a traffic police officer ...1960s criminal sl.
• BALDUCTUM † adj. trashy, rubbishy ...1577
† n. a farrago of words; trash, balderdash, nonsense ...1593
• BALDWIN n. an attractive guy ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BALDY n. 1. a bald or partly bald person ...1849 US sl.
n. 2. a horse or cow having a white face, or a white mark on the face; often used as a nickname ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an old man, not necessarily baldheaded...1899 US sl.
n. 4. a haircut, typically given to military recruits, in which the hair is clipped as short as possible; a shaved or bald head ...1941 US sl.
n. 5. a ball bearing used as a playing marble ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a worn automobile tire having little or no tread left ...1967 US sl.
• BALDYSTROT † n. a bawd, male or female; a pander, a procuress ...1362
• BALE † adj. 1. actively evil, deadly, dire, pernicious, destructive, fatal, cruel, tormenting ...a1000
† adj. 2. sorrowing, mournful, woeful ...c1220
n. 1. evil, esp. considered in its active operation, as destroying, blasting, injuring, hurting, paining, tormenting; fatal, dire, or malign quality of influence; woe, mischief, harm, injury; in earlier use often: death, infliction of death ...a1000
† n. 2. a great consuming fire; a conflagration; a blazing pile, a bonfire ...a1000
† n. 3. a funeral pile or pyre ...a1000
n. 4. evil-speaking, abuse ...c1220
† n. 5. physical suffering, torment, pain, woe ...c1250
n. 6. mental suffering; misery, sorrow, grief ...c1325
n. 7. a signal or beacon fire ...1455 Sc. arch.
† n. 8. the set of dice for any special game, formerly usually three ...1481-90
n. 9. a small package ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a box of baking soda ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 11. a pound or kilogram of marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
†* vb. to dance ...a1300
• BALE-BLEEZE n. a bonfire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALED HAY n. dehydrated vegetables ...1916 US Army sl.
• BALEEN n. 1. whalebone ...c1325
† n. 2. a whale ...1387
• BALE-FIRE n. a great fire in the open air; a blazing pile or heap kindled to consume anything; in Old English, the fire of a funeral pile ...a1000
n. 2. a great fire kindled as a signal; a beacon-fire ...1805
n. 3. any great fire; a bonfire ...1800-24
• BALEFUL adj. 1. full of malign, deadly, or noxious influence; pernicious, destructive, noxious, injurious, mischievous, malignant ...a1000
† adj. 2. full of pain or suffering; painful ...c1200
adj. 3. unhappy, wretched, miserable; distressed, sorrowful, mournful ...c1325 arch.
• BALEFULNESS n. hurtfulness; distress, sadness ...1592
• BALEISE vb. to beat, to flog, to whip, to scourge ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BALELESS † adj. harmless, innocent ...a1000
• BALE OF HAY n. a blonde person ...1947 US sl.
• BALE OF STRAW n. 1. blonde hair ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a blonde person ...c1928 US sl.
n. 3. a state of nakedness ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'in the raw'
• BALE ON vb. 1. to break a date ...1960s US teen sl.
vb. 2. to oppress, to give a hard time to, to trouble ...1960s US teen sl.
• BALE-SITHE † n. death, destruction; evil-doing, mischief; evil fortune, calamity ...a1000
• BALES OF BRIQUETTES n. platform-soled shoes ...1970s Irish sl.
• BALESTER † n. an arbalester, a crossbowman ...1489
• BALE UP vb. 1. to trap, to corner ...M19 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to stop someone on the street for a chat ...1990s Aust. sl.
int. stop! ...M19 sl.
• BALFUFF n. a fictitious place, remote and unspecified ...1933 Sc.
• BALFURD vb. to put anything carefully aside; to secrete ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BALGH † adj. 1. round, rounded ...c1340
† adj. 2. smooth ...c1440
• BAL-GIRL n. a girl who works at a mine ...1846 Eng. dial.
• BAL-IRE n. a crowbar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALISTER †* n. 1. an arbalest, a crossbow ...1697
† n. 2. an arbalester, a crossbowman ...1489
• BALISTRIER †* n. a crossbowman ...1440
• BALIVAL adj. pert. to a bailiff or his office ...1854
• BALK † n. 1. a ridge, heap, or mound upon the ground, as a grave-mound ...c885
† n. 2. a slip, a mistake, a blunder ...c1430
† n. 3. a dividing ridge of land; an isthmus; a bar of sand, etc. ...1538
† n. 4. a ridge in the way, over which one may stumble; a stumbling-block, an obstacle ...1549
† n. 5. an omission; an exception ...1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 6. a hindrance, check, or defeat ...1660
n.7.  the failure of an expectation; a disappointment ...1733
n. 8. reluctance, objection ...1746 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a false rumour ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
n. 10. a muddle; a stoppage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a jeer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 12. a pile of leaves; brush piled up around a tree or bush ...1940 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to pass by a place; to avoid in passing; to shun ...1484
† vb. 2. to miss by error or inadvertence ...1579
† vb. 3. to meet arguments with objections; to quibble, to bandy words ...1596
vb. 4. to hinder, to prevent, to thwart, to impede ...1865 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to disappoint ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to keep silent, to be reticent about ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to leave work undone; to do anything carelessly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALKAN TAP n. madness ...20C sl.
• BALKED UP 1. adj. hidden, screened from sight ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. propped up ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALKS, THE n. fits of stubbornness ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BALKY adj. slightly intoxicated ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALL n. 1. a testicle ...a1325
† n. 2. a white streak or spot, as on an animal ...1523
n. 3. a white-faced horse ...1580 Eng. dial.
† n. 4. a dance or dancing ...1633
n. 5. a bullet ...M18 US sl.
n. 6. the footprint of a fox ...1845 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a glass of whisky or other liquor ...1866 US sl.
n. 8. a prison ration, 170g (6oz) of meat ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 9. a dollar, esp. a dollar coin ...1895 US sl.
n. 10. a knoll, a rounded hill ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a large and compact shoal of herrings ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 12. a talk ...20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk)
n. 13. a walk ...20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk)
n. 14. a small package of morphine or an other narcotic, as used by an addict ...1912 US drugs sl.
n. 15. a riotously good time, a party or celebration; hence, that which provides a riotously good time ...1929 US sl., esp. Black usage
n. 16. the yolk of an egg ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 17. a woman's breast ...1951 US sl.
n. 18. an act of copulation; hence, a person regarded as a sexual partner ...1952 US sl.
n. 19. hair coiled at the back of a woman's head; a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 20. a thing for which one is expected to take the responsibility of completing, performing, etc. ...1973 US sl.
n. 21. the rounded back part of the head ...1982 Amer. dial.
n. 22. crack cocaine ...1994 US drugs sl.
n. 23. black-tar heroin ...2002 UK drugs sl.
vb. 1. to beat, to thrash ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to track the footprints of a fox ...1878 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to throw at, to pelt ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 4. of bees: to surround the queen in a dense cluster, often with the result that she is suffocated or crushed to death ...1888
vb. 5. to travel or drive at high speed ...1939 US sl.
vb. 6. to have a good or exciting time; to have riotous fun ...1942 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
vb. 7. to have sex with ...c1953 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to put up one's hair in a bun ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to absorb narcotics through the mucus members of the genitals ...M20 US drugs sl.
• BALLA n. one who is extremely rich, esp. from the profits of criminality ...1990s US Black sl.
• BALLAD † n. 1. a song intended as the accompaniment to a dance; the tune to which the song is sung ...c1500
† n. 2. a proverbial saying, usually in the form of a couplet ...1528
† n. 3. a popular song; often one celebrating or scurrilously attacking persons or institutions ...1556
• BALLADER n. a writer  of ballads or scurrilous verses ...1589
• BALLADIC adj. pert. to ballads ...1881
• BALLADICAL † adj. pert. to ballads ...1615
• BALLADIER † n. a street ballad-singer ...1637
• BALLADINE † n. 1. a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon ...1599
† n. 2. a ballad-maker or singer ...1604
• BALLADIST n. a maker of ballads ...1858
• BALLADLING n. a little ballad ...1798 nonce word
• BALLAD-MONGER n. 1. one who deals in ballads ...1596
n. 2. a seller of ballads ...1653
• BALL AND BAT n. a hat ...20C Eng. rhyming sl.
• BALL AND CHAIN n. 1. marriage ...20C sl.
n. 2. one's wife, esp. if domineering ...1921 US sl.
n. 3. one's girlfriend or sweetheart, esp. if domineering ...1932 US sl.
n. 4. a tramp's catamite ...E20 US sl.
• BALL-AND-CHAINED adj. married ...1972 US sl.
• BALLANT n. a ballad, a song ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BALLARAT n. a homosexual ...1980s Aust. prison rhyming sl. for 'cat'
• BALLARAT LANTERN n. a candle stuck in the neck of a bottle, the bottom of which has been knocked off ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BALLARAT PASSIVE n. a male homosexual ...1980s Aust. sl.
• BALLARD † n. 1. a bald-headed person ...1382
n. 2. a castrated ram ...1796 Eng. dial.
• BALLART †* n. the hare ...c1300
• BALLAST n. 1. that which tends to give stability in morals or politics, to steady the mind or feelings, etc. ...1612
† n. 2. load, burden, freight ...1620
n. 3. heavy food ...E19 sl.
n. 4. money ...B1874 Eng. sl.
n. 5. a gun ...1900s US sl.
n. 6. turkey or chicken dressing ...1945 US railroad sl.
vb. 1. to load, to burden, to weigh down ...1566 arch.
† vb. 2. to freight, to load with cargo ...1590
vb. 3. to steady (generally); to steady mentally or morally ...1596
• BALLASTED adj. rendered steady or stable ...1552
• BALLASTLESS adj. unsteady ...1885
• BALLATRON n. a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave ...1623
• BALLAWHANG vb. to beat or handle roughly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BALL-BAG n. 1. the scrotum ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a jockstrap ...1960s US sl.
• BALLBASKET n. a jockstrap ...1968 US sl.
• BALL-BEARING adj. of a man: performing duties typically performed by a woman, as typing, etc ...a1945 US sl., esp. military usage
• BALL-BEARING MOUSETRAP n. a tomcat ...M20 sl.
• BALLBREAKER n. 1. that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or difficult task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1942 US sl.
n. 2. a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...1942 US sl.
n. 3. an extraordinary person, thing, event, etc.; a sexually attractive woman...1969 US sl.
n. 4. a tease ...1970s sl., orig. US
n. 5. a thug ...1970s sl., orig. US
n. 6. a weapon ...1970s sl., orig. US
n. 7. a kind of antipersonnel mine ...1971 US military sl.
• BALL-BREAKING adj. 1. troublesome, difficult, very irritating, physically demanding, exhausting ...1959 US sl.
adj. 2. acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding; dominating ...1959 US sl.
n. harassment ...1948 US sl.
• BALL-BUSTER n. 1. a thief who grabs his victim by the testicles while his accomplice takes his wallet ...20C US criminals' sl.
n. 2. that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1942 US sl.
n. 3. a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a nagging or domineering woman ...c1944 US sl.
n. 3. a notably hard course or examination ...1950s US college sl.
n. 5. any thing or person seen as extraordinary or outstanding ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a sexually attractive woman ...M20 US sl.
n. 7. a tease ...1980s sl.
• BALL-BUSTING adj. 1. troublesome, difficult; irritating; physically demanding, exhausting  ...1944 US sl.
adj. 2. acting as a hard taskmaster; of a woman: aggressive, demanding ...1944 US sl.
n. harassment ...1940s sl., orig. US
• BALL-CLANKER n. a man who boasts, probably groundlessly, of his sexual prowess ...1960s US sl.
• BALL-CRUSHER n. 1. that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1970 US sl.
n. 2. a dominating woman who emasculates her partner, usually a husband ...1970s sl.
n. 3. a sexually voracious woman who exhausts her partner's virility ...1980s sl.
• BALL-CUTTER n. a demanding, nagging, or domineering woman ...1962 US sl.
• BALLE † n. a sheep ...c1440
• BALLED adj. beaten ...1846 Eng. dial.
• BALLED-UP adj. 1. mixed up, in a mess; disorderly ...L19 US sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.  
adj. 3. constipated ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BALLER † n. 1. one who takes part in a ball for dancing ...1668
n. 2. one who is extremely rich, esp. from the profits of criminality ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 3. an attractive person ...1990s US college sl.
n. 4. one who enjoys playing sport, esp. basketball ...1990s US college sl.
n. 5. a drug dealer, usually of crack cocaine ...2001 US sl.
• BALLER BLOCKER n. a person who stops one from succeeding ...2000s US Black sl.
• BALLET † n. 1. a dance ...1782
n. 2. a song, a ballad ...1866 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BALLFACE n. 1. raw or inferior whisky ...1839 US sl.
n. 2. a contemptuous name applied by Blacks to White persons ...a1849 US sl.
• BALL-FACED adj. a general term of derision ...1990s sl.
• BALLFACE WHISKY n. cheap. potent whisky ...E19 US sl.
• BALLFUFF n. a fictitious place, remote and unspecified ...1912 Sc.
• BALLGAME n. a challenging or competitive situation; hence, state of affairs, a situation ...1930 US sl.
• BALLGUSTED adj. flabbergasted, astonished ...1834 US jocular
• BALLHAWK n. in sports, esp. baseball: a fielder who is skilled in catching or gaining possession of a ball ...1920 US sl.
• BALL-HEADED adj. foolish ...1884 Amer. dial.
• BALLHOOT vb. in logging: to roll logs down a steep incline ...1913 Amer. dial.
• BALL HOOTER n. in logging: a logger who rolls logs down hillsides that are too steep for wagon teams ...1942 US sl.
• BALLICK n. a testicle ... c1000
vb. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• BALLIE adj. of a horse: piebald or skewbald ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALLIN' adj. going fast ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BALLING adj. excitingly active; wonderfully alive ...1952 US sl.
† n. 1. frequenting of balls, dancing ...1634-46
n. 2. the throwing of balls or snowballs ...1865
n. 3. a beating, a thrashing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a pelting ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BALLION n. an awkward, clumsy person ...Bk1898 Ireland
• BALLIS-PIPE n. the windpipe ...1863 Eng. dial.
• BALLISTICS n. vivid, forcefully delivered rap lyrics ...1991 US rap music usage
• BALLITRAUNT † n. a foolish person; a buffoon; used as a term of contempt ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BALL IT OFF vb. to travel at a fast rate ...1847 US sl.
• BALL IT UP vb. to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to celebrate riotously ...c1953 Amer. sl., orig. Black
• BALLIX n. a mess; a messed-up or balled-up situation ...20C sl.
• BALL JOINT n. a bar ...M19 sl., orig. US
• BALL-LAP n. a man's underwear flap ...17C Eng. dial.
• BALL-LESS adj. lacking courage or nerve; gutless, cowardly ...1958 US sl.
• BALL-LESS WONDER n. a cowardly person ...1958 US sl.
• BALL-LOPPER n. a dominating woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1970s sl., orig. US
• BALL NAKED adj. completely naked ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BALLO n. a bay or dun horse ...1857 Amer. dial.
• BALLOCH adj. 1. slow, reluctant ...Bk1898 Sc.
adj. 2. strong, plump ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. a plump, short person; ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BALLOCK n. a testicle ...c1000
vb. 1. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to reprimand ...1938 Brit. sl.
• BALLOCK-COD † n. the scrotum ...c1450
• BALLOCKER n. a lecher; a whoremonger ...19C Brit. colloq.
• BALLOCKING n. a reprimand or instance of reprimanding ...1938 Brit. sl.
• BALLOCK-NAKED adj. stark naked with the genitals uncovered; said of males and females ...1922 Brit. sl.
• BALLOCKS n. 1. the testicles of a man or animal ...c1000
n. 2. the scrotum and its contents ...c1000
n. 3. a nickname for a whoremonger ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 4. rubbish, nonsense ...Aust. sl.
vb. to perform badly; to do a poor job; to botch, to bungle ...1949 Amer. dial.
int. an expression of surprise or disbelief ...20C
• BALLOCKY adj. 1. left-handed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. naked ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BALLOCKY BARE-ASSED adj. completely naked ...1980 Amer. sl.
• BALLOCKY-HANDED adj. left-handed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALLOCKY NAKED adj. completely naked ...1966 Amer. sl.
• BALL OF DIRT n. the earth ...1898 Amer. sl.
• BALL OFF vb. 1. to finish quickly, to cease ...1846 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to treat ...1896 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• BALL OF FIRE n. 1. a glass of brandy ...1821 sl.
n. 2. a person exhibiting unusual energy, ability, or drive; a lively person ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a fast vehicle ...1940 Amer. sl.
• BALLOK n. a testicle of a man or animal ...c1000
vb. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• BALL ON THE HAT, THE n. a scapegoat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALLOON n. 1. anything inflated, empty, and hollow ...1812
n. 2. a condom ...20C US sl.
n. 3. a lofty hit or kick given to a cricket ball, baseball, or football ...1904 colloq.
n. 4. bedding, esp. when carried over the shoulder in a roll, which when loosely tired does resemble a balloon in some degree; a bedroll ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a small amount of heroin, whether or not it is actually in a balloon ...1967 US drugs sl.
vb. 1. to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air ...1904 colloq.
vb. 2. to package narcotics for distribution and sale ...1960s drugs sl.
• BALLOONATIC n. one who brags ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BALLOON-BRAIN n. a fool, a simpleton ...1940s US sl.
• BALLOONIST n. 1. an aeronaut; a traveller in a hot-air balloon ...1828
n. 2. a merchant who charges excessive prices for his goods ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BALLOON IT vb. to pack up and leave camp ...1958 Amer. dial., esp. logging usage
• BALLOON JUICE n. 1. soda water ...L19 Brit. sl.
n. 2. empty noisy talk; nonsense ...1900 US sl.
n. 3. helium ...1943 Amer. sl.
• BALLOON ROOF n. a barn roof having rounded or arched sides ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BALLOON ROOM n. a room where marijuana is smoked ...M20 US drugs sl.
• BALLOONS n. the breasts ...20C US sl.
• BALLOON SOUP n. nonsense; empty talk ...1928 Amer. sl.
• BALLOT n. 1. a bundle, a package ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. opium; heroin ...1986 US drugs sl.
† vb. to toss about like a ball, to drive hither and thither ...1680
• BALLOTANT †* n. a voter by ballot ...1656
• BALLOTATION † n. voting by ballot ...1620
• BALLOTICALLY adv. in reference to the ballot ...c1842 nonce word
• BALLOTIN † n. an officer in charge of a ballot-box ...1656 nonce word
• BALL-OUT n. a reprimand or instance of reprimanding ...1915 US sl.
vb. (usually as 'ball out') to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly ...1899 sl., orig. US
• BALLOW † n. a cudgel, a stick, a pole ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. to lay claim to an object, partner in a game, etc., by right of first choice ...Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BALLS n. 1. testicles ...a1325 sl.
n. 2. a botch, a muddle ...1889 sl.
n. 3. virile courage; virility; guts; strength of character; energy, spirit ...a1890 US sl.
n. 4. masculine behaviour in a female ...20C US sl.
n. 5. absolutely nothing ...1934 US sl.
n. 6. effrontery; audacity ...1964 US sl.
int. an expression of disappointment, disgust, or resignation; utter nonsense! rubbish! ...1857 US sl.
• BALLS, THE n. a person or thing that is regarded as extraordinarily good or bad ...1938 US sl.
• BALLS-ACHING adj. annoying ...1912 sl.
• BALLS AND ALL adv. completely, entirely ...1952 US sl.
• BALLS AND BAT n. the male genitals ...E20 US euphemism
• BALLSEY adj. courageous ...M20 US sl.
• BALL SHOE n. a sneaker; canvas-top shoes with rubber sole; tennis shoe ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BALLS TO YOU! int. a curse on you! to hell with you! ... 19C
• BALLS-UP n. 1. a man's underwear flap ...17C Eng. dial.
n. 2. a mess; a confused situation ...E20 Brit. sl.
vb. (as 'balls up') to confuse; to mess up ...20C sl.
• BALLSY adj. brave, courageous ...1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BALL TEAM n. a group of gambling cheats who work in casinos ...1987 US sl.
• BALL THE JACK vb. 1. to move rapidly or swiftly; to make haste; to go fast (said esp. of a railroad train); to work swiftly or energetically ...1913 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to run away ...1913 US sl.
vb. 3. to risk everything on one attempt ...1927 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to perform an energetic dance accompanied by vigorous handclapping ...1934 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
vb. 5. to be the last straw ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to have a good or exciting time; to have riotous fun ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to move in a conspicuous manner ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BALLUK n. a testicle ... c1000
vb. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• BALL-UP n. 1. a man's underwear flap; the front or flap of the breeches ...17C Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a mess; a confused situation ...E20 Brit. sl.
vb. (usually as 'ball  up')
vb. 1. to confuse; to become confused ...Bk1904 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to put up one's hair in a bun ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BALLUX n. the testicles of a man or animal ...c1000
• BALLWHACK n. Hell ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BALL-WRACKER n. 1. a difficult task ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. the person who assigns difficult talks; a hard taskmaster ...M20 US sl.
n. 3. a nagging or domineering woman ...M20 US sl.
n. 4. a sexually attractive woman ...M20 US sl.
• BALLY adj. 1. euphemism for 'bloody' ...c1884 Eng. sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
adv. exceedingly, very ...20C sl.
n. 1. a litter of pigs or of rabbits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a horse or cow having a white face, or a white mark on the face; often used as a nickname ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BALLY-BLEEZE n. a bonfire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALLYCOG n. a milk-pail ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BALLYHACK n. 1. ruin, destruction ...1843 Amer. sl.
n. 2. euphemism for 'Hell' ...1844 sl.
vb. 1. to confuse; to blunder ...1901 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to impose on ...1952 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to beat thoroughly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BALLY HOO n. 1. a free entertainment used for a decoy to attract customers ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 2. (as 'ballyhoo') excessive noise, fuss, publicity, etc.; overstated and unwarranted praise or promotion; nonsense ...L19 sl.
vb. (usually as 'ballyhoo') to commend, urge, or the like, in the manner of a 'barker' ...1927
• BALLY HOOEY n. overstated and unwarranted praise or promotion; nonsense ...L19 sl.
• BALLY-MUCK n. an ill-constructed thing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALLYRAG n. 1. a free fight in jest ...Bk1898 sl.
n. 2. violent or coarse abuse ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to abuse violently; to scold or revile in foul language ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to play a practical joke; to mob or hustle a person ...Bk1898 Brit. sl.
• BALLYRAGGING n. scolding, abuse ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BALLYWACK n. 1. euphemism for 'Hell' ...L19 sl.
n. 2. ruin, destruction ...1934 Amer. sl.
• BALLYWRACK n. 1. euphemism for 'Hell' ...L19 sl.
n. 2. ruin, destruction ...1934 Amer. sl.
• BALM vb. 1. to embalm ...c1300 arch.
† vb. 2. to smear with something resinous or sticky ...1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to anoint with fragrant, soothing, or cleansing oil or other liquid ...1398
vb. 4. to soothe, to alleviate pain, sorrow, etc. ...a1400 arch.
• BAL-MAID n. a girl who works at a mine ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALM-CRICKET n. the cicada ...1783
• BALM FOR GILEAD n. money ...1895 Amer. sl.
• BALM OF GILEAD n. 1. money ...1895 Amer. sl.
n. 2. illicitly distilled whisky ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BALMY adj. 1. delicately and deliciously fragrant ...c1500
adj. 2. deliciously soft and soothing ...1604
adj. 3. of wind, air, weather: deliciously mild, fragrant, and soothing ...1704
adj. 4. of healing virtue, medicinally soothing ...1746
adj. 5. soft, idiotic, weak-minded; insane; crazy; giddy and aloof ...1851 sl.
adj. 6. drunk ...1857 US sl.
adj. 7. nervous, afraid ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
n. a fool, a simpleton; a soft, weak-minded person ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BALMY IN THE CRUMPET adj. mad, crazy ...1891 Brit. sl.

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