DICTIONARY
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n. 1. an unpleasant, contemptible, 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. nonsense, rubbish ...1960s sl.
n. 6. an MGB, the 'B' model of the MG sports car ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 7. a matchbox full of marijuana ...1971 US sl.
n. 8. a Cadillac Brougham car ...1980 US sl.
n. 9. Benzedrine™, a stimulant ...1986 US sl.
n. 10. a woman ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 11. a woman ...1994 US Black sl.
n. 12. a buddy, a brother; used as an address ...1995 US sl.
n. 13. frisbee ...20C teen & high school sl.
B19
n. a hefty or fat female ...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.
n. 7. a bullshit artist; anyone with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter ...1977 sl.
vb. to expose one's buttocks for the purpose of evoking shock and/or amusement (Bare Ass) ...1970s US college sl.
BA
n. 1. brother, friend ...Bk1890 gypsy usage
n. 2. a crybaby ...1975 Irish sl.
vb. † to kiss, as a child ...c1386
BAA
n. a crybaby ...1975 Irish sl.
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.
BAAD
n. a woman of bad character; a disreputable woman ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
BAADASS
adj. very bad, very dangerous ...1971 US sl.
BAAL AGALA
n. an ignoramus; an uncouth person ...Bk1982 Jewish usage
BAA-LAMB
n. 1. a bastard, a contemptible, objectionable person ...1910s euphemism
n. 2. anyone mild, pleasing, or amicable - often used by women of malleable men ...Bk1984 sl.
n. 3. a tram ...20C rhyming sl.
BAALING
n. a little lamb ...1854
BAALIST
n. a worshipper of Baal; a worshipper of false gods or idols; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater ...a1603
BAALITE
n. a worshipper of Baal; a worshipper of false gods or idols; one who idolizes any unworthy or grovelling object; a devotee of any false religion ...1639
BAALTY-BRAINS
n. a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAANA
n. the buttocks ...20C W. Indies sl.
BA-ARGE
n. a fat, heavy person ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
BAARIE
n. a fool; one who has newly arrived at a township from the countryside ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
BAAS
n. 1. a master; an employer of labour; a manager; a head man of any sort ...1625 S. Afr.
n. 2. a Dutch ship's captain ...1625
BAA-WAA-BODY
n. a silly or insignificant person ...1892 Eng. dial.
BAAYBY
n. a baby ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
BAAYLEY
n. a farm bailiff or overlooker of labourers ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
BAAZ
n. a large, fat, clumsy person ...Bk1898 Sc.
BAB
n. 1. a babe or baby; a child ...1567 Sc. & Eng. dial.
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 cook, esp. one who works in a sheep station, army, camp, etc. ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl., from rhyming sl. 'Babbling Brook'
n. 9. a criminal ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 10. a policeman ...1970s W. Indies sl.
vb. 1. to dance ...1716 Sc.
vb. 2. to close, to shut; to shut one's eyes ...1806 Sc.
BABA
n. 1. a spiritual leader or minister of religion of a Sufi order; spec., the head of a tekke; also, a title or form of address ...1759
n. 2. father; also used as a respectful form of address for an older man ...1771 orig. & chiefly South Asian
n. 3. a spiritual leader, teacher, or healer; a holy man; also, used as a title or as a form of address ...1811 orig. & chiefly South Asian
n. 4. a baby; a child; also, a term of endearment ...1841 orig. & chiefly South Asian
n. 5. in the East Indies, a lady ...Bk1860
n. 6. in Russia & other parts of Eastern Europe, & among people of Eastern European descent: a peasant woman; an old woman; a grandmother ...1882
n. 7. in South Africa: a respectful form of address to, or title for, an older man ...1898
n. 8. a grandfather ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 9. 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.
BABALO-DYE
n. a grandmother ...Bk1890 gypsy usage
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.
BABAREEBA
adj. excellent, 'super' ...Bk1942 US sl.
int. an expression of approbation, as upon the approach of an attractive girl ...Bk1942 US sl.
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. 1. a conventional person; a conformist ...1923 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a self-opinionated, self-satisfied small-town bourgeois, with all the prejudices of such a figure; a narrow-minded, middle-class materialist ...1959
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.
n. 4. baby ...20C sl.
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 person who talks foolishly or at great length, esp. to little purpose; a chatterer ...1366
n. 2. one who tells too freely what he knows; a prating gossip; a teller of secrets; a blabber; a talebearer ...1555
n. 3. a hound that bays or barks inopportunely ...1732 hunting usage
n. 4. an enemy to good manners ...Bk1753
n. 5. a cook, esp. a cook on a sheep station, army camp, etc. ...1919 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. (Babbling Brook)
n. 6. a criminal, a villain ...1928 rhyming sl. for 'crook' (Babbling Brook)
n. 7. a mediocre person; an unlikable person ...1932 US college sl.
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, an incessant talker ...1913 US sl.
n. 3. a criminal ...1919 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'crook'
BABBLINS
n. an army cook ...Bk1919 Aust. services sl.
BABBLISH
adj. † full of idle talk ...1574
BABBLY
adj. full of babble, chattering, prating, garrulous ...1865
BABBO
n. 1. a naive, law-abiding citizen ...1992 US sl.
n. 2. an idiot; a useless underling ...Bk1997 mobsters' usage
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 ...Bk1828 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. an infant; a young child ...1393
n. 2. † a doll or puppet ...1530
n. 3. * an adult regarded as being like a child in some way; a childish or foolish person; an inexperienced, naive, or innocent person ...1542
n. 4. a confidence trickster's accomplice ...1860 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. the youngest member of a class of cadets ...1871 US Military Academy usage
n. 6. the latest member of the House of Commons ...B1890 Eng. sl.
n. 7. a lover, a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment ...1890 colloq., orig. US
n. 8. a man, a fellow, esp. one who is somehow remarkable; now only used in direct address ...1898 US sl.
n. 9. a thief ...19C
n. 10. a term of address used between men ...1906 US sl.
n. 11. an attractive girl or young woman; also, an affectionate term of address for a lover ...1915 colloq.
n. 12. a pet name for a lad ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 13. something excellent or desirable ...1910s sl.
n. 14. a freshman ...1927 US college sl.
n. 15. a large, fat man, esp. a large, fat baseball player ...1920s Amer. sl.
n. 16. among young women: an attractive young man ...1973 US college sl.
n. 17. 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 ARMS
n. 1. a very young child, not yet able to walk; a baby; an infant ...1731
n. 2. a naive or gullible person ...Bk1999
BABE IN THE WOOD
n. one who is imprisoned in the stocks or pillory ...L17 sl.
BABE IN THE WOODS
n. 1. a person likened in some way to the 'babes in the wood', esp. in being an inexperienced, innocent, or naive person in a potentially dangerous situation; usually in plural ...1795
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe; one who is easily deceived ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an inexperienced novice; a newcomer ...Bk1988 Aust. 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
BABELAVANT(E)
n. † an absurd or foolish person; a babbler, a talker of nonsense ...a1400
BABEL BUILDER
n. a person likened to a builder of the Tower of Babel, esp. in being arrogant or unrealistic ...1610
BABELDOM
n. noisy confusion ...1882
BABELET
n. * a tiny babe; an infant; also, a term of endearment ...1856
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
BABELO-DYE
n. a grandmother ...Bk1890 gypsy usage
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.
BABE RUTHER
n. one who plays Babe Ruth Baseball (a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 and located all over the United States that supports summer leagues for age groups 9-12, 13-15, and 16-18) ...Bk1999 baseball usage
BABERY
n. † grotesque ornamentation in architecture and books; grotesque absurdity ...c1384
BABES
n. 1. a term of affection or simply of address between either sex ...1930s sl.
n. 2. a set of Baltimore rowdies ...Bk1960 US
BABES, THE
adj. excellent, good, exactly as required ...1988 Sc. sl.
n. 1. the lowest order of ‘knock-outs,’ who are prevailed upon not to give opposing biddings at auctions, in consideration of their receiving a small sum (from one shilling to half-a-crown) and a certain quantity of beer ...Bk1860 sl.
n. 2. something excellent or desirable ...1910s sl.
BABESHIP
n. † infancy ...1542
BABES IN THE WOOD
n. 1. simple, trustful children - Bk1891
n. 2. inexperienced persons
BABES IN THE WOODS
n. a pair of harmless, but ill-used orphans, a boy and a girl ...Bk1922
BABE-SLAYER
n. a ladies' man ...Bk2000 Aust. sl.
BABES OF GRACE
n. 1. puritanical, sanctified looking persons ...Bk1890 sl.
n. 2. drunken psalm-smiting cobblers ...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.
BABHUH
n. a barber ...Bk1992 Amer. South
BABI
n. † baby ...1377
BABIE
n. a baby ...1533
BABIES
n. 1. † pictures in books ...1598
n. 2. dice ...1974 US sl.
n. 3. semen ...1980s US homosexual sl.
BABIES IN CHRIST
n. newly-made converts to Christianity ...1526
BABIFY
vb. to make baby-like or babyish ...M19
BABION
n. 1. † a baboon; an ape ...1599
n. 2. † (derogatory) a term of contempt for a person; a stupid or foolish person ...a1529
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; a talkative person ...1595 nonce word
BABLE
n. a trifle; a trifling thing or person ...1570 Sc.
BABLER
n. a great talker ...Bk1699 cant
BABLIAMINY
n. † a babbler, a foolish or idle talker, a chatterer ...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. a native clerk or official who writes English - sometimes applied disparagingly to a Hindu or, more particularly, a Bengali, with a superficial English education ...1782 Anglo-Indian
n. 2. an Indian man; a term of respect within the culture, but a term of disrespect when used by outsiders ...1914 Trinidad and Tobago
n. 3. 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 thug, a ruffian, a ne'er-do-well ...c1500
n. 3. a term of abuse for a Black or coloured person ...1909 sl.
n. 4. 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.
BABTIS
n. a Baptist ...Bk1992 Amer. South
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.
BABUS
n. grandfather ...Bk1890 gypsy usage
BABUSHKA
n. in Russia: a grandmother; more generally: an elderly Russian woman; also used as a form of address ...1834
BABY
adj. small ...1891 Amer. colloq.
n. 1. an infant; a young child of either sex; formerly synonymous with 'child' ...1377
n. 2. † a doll, a puppet ...1552
n. 3. (often derogatory) an immature, foolish or childish person ...1539
n. 4. a lover; also a spouse; a term of endearment, a darling, a sweetheart or girlfriend; orig. only applied to women ...1684 colloq.
n. 5. in cards: the jack ...19C sl.
n. 6. a term of address used between men ...1835 US sl.
n. 7. an attractive young woman ...1839
n. 8. a bottle or glass of liquor ...1853
n. 9. a small or half-sized bottle, whether of spirits or a non-alcoholic drink; orig. soda water ...M19 sl.
n. 10. the youngest person in a family, group of people, etc.; also, the most junior member of a team or other group ...1854
n. 11. a tiny or diminutive animal or thing; a small version of something generally larger ...1859
n. 12. a fellow; a man; a 'customer' ...1861 sl.
n. 13. a person; a young woman; a girlfriend; a sweetheart; often used as a term of address ...1880 sl., chiefly N. Amer.
n. 14. a term of endearment ...1880 sl., chiefly US
n. 15. a person's invention, achievement, or concern; one's special interest or responsibility ...1890
n. 16. a prostitute's lover, or 'fancy man' ...1891 US sl.
n. 17. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 18. a thing of excellence ...1898 Amer. sl.
n. 19. an item, a thing, esp. if large or formidable; often applied to weapons and motor vehicles ...1907 Amer. sl.
n. 20. a glass of milk ...1930s US sl.
n. 21. mustard ...1935 US Military Academy usage
n. 22. a mean or intimidating man; a tough guy ...1939 Amer. sl.
n. 23. a cougar ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 24. a young, inexperienced male homosexual ...1954 US sl.
n. 25. a ball and chain ...1954 US prison sl.
n. 26. a prostitute's customer ...1957 US sl.
n. 27. an underage or teenage boy ...1960s US homosexual sl.
n. 28. marijuana ...1960 US drugs sl.
n. 29. . in horse racing: a two-year-old horse ...1976 US sl.
n. 30. in poker: a 2, 3, 4, or 5 ...1979 US sl.
n. 31. 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. 32. a coward ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
n. 33. a new drug user ...Bk1992 drug addicts' sl.
n. 34. crack cocaine ...1994 US drugs sl.
n. 35. in the film industry: a screenplay ...1994 US sl.
n. 36. a young performer new to the pornography industry who looks even younger than he or she is ...1995 US sl.
n. 37. a popular girl ...20C Amer. student sl.
n. 38. a very young gangster ...2011 UK Black 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 BATTERER
n. one who inflicts harmful physical abuse on an infant or small child, usually a parent ...1972
BABY BEAR
n. a police trainee; a rookie patrolman or patrol woman ...Bk1988 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 BIO
n. a heterosexual man or woman who is experimenting with bisexuality ...2006 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. 1. a person born roughly between 1945 and 1955 ...1974 US sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a nickname for a strong, young power hitter of the mid-1980s ...Bk1999 baseball usage
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-BUNTING
n. 1. a term of endearment ...Bk1891
n. 2. a baby ...Bk1945 sl.
BABY BURGLAR
n. a young thief ...1996 Brit. sl.
BABY BUSTER
n. a person born during a baby bust (a period of marked decrease in the birth rate; spec. (esp. in the US) the years c1965-75, following the post-war baby boom ...1983
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 or affectionate form of address; darling, sweetheart, dear ...1949
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 CARRIER
n. a person employed to carry or transport a baby; later, a woman who carries a child in the womb ...1853
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. 1. a fake cowboy ...1970s homosexual sl.
n. 2. a nickname for a would-be woodsman ...Bk1972 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 EAGLE
n. a mediocre person ...Bk1934 college 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. 1. a woman who receives infants, generally illegitimate, from their parents, on the pretext of bringing them up, the object being to have the child removed from sight to conceal the shame ...Bk1885
n. 2. an older person, usually a woman, who prefers affairs with people much younger than themselves ...1979 sl.
BABY-FARMING
n. (derogatory) the lodging and care of babies for payment ...1867
BABY-FATHER
n. 1. the father of a woman's child, who is not her husband or (in most cases) her current or exclusive partner ...1932 orig. Caribbean
n. 2. a pimp, usually Black ...Bk2002 criminals' 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 ARMS
n. a very young child, not yet able to walk; a baby ...1848
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 person campaigning for votes in his quest for elected political office; a politician who seeks to please the public by showing exaggerated interest in it ...1908 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. the hedonistic, exciting world of the city, as opposed to the quietness of the countryside; specifically, London ...M19 UK sl.
n. 3. 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. 4. the police; a prison warder ...1940s sl., orig. W. Indies, then UK & US Black
n. 5. anyone perceived as putting material gains before spiritual ones ...1970s sl.
n. 6. the United States ...1972 US sl.
n. 7. 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. † (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1603
n. 2. an astrologer ...1677
n. 3. 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 person who bears or begets a child; a parent ...1968 colloq.
n. 4. a sexually powerful man ...1960s sl.
n. 5. a heterosexual ...1970s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
BABY-MAMA
n. the mother of a man's child, who is not his wife nor (in most cases) his current or excusive partner ...1986 colloq., orig. Caribbean
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-MINDER
n. a person engaged to look after a baby or babies, esp. while their parents or guardians are at work ...1856
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-MOMS
n. the mother of a man's child, who is not his wife nor (in most cases) his current or exclusive partner ...2012 sl., orig. Caribbean
BABY-MONITOR
n. a person engaged to look after a baby or babies, esp. while their parents or guardians are at work ...1914
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 ...1966 sl., orig. Caribbean
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 POP
n. a young man ...Bk1992 rap & street sl.
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. a very, very young prostitute, one under the age of legal consent ...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 person who commits statutory rape ...1961 US sl., esp. prison usage
n. 3. (derogatory) a term of abuse; a despicable man ...1961 US sl., esp. prison usage
n. 4. an older convict who has committed a sexual offense against a minor or whose crime is unknown ...Bk2006 Amer. prison sl.
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.
BABYSISTER
n. a bodyguard, often for a witness under police protection ...Bk1992 police 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. someone who looks after a child while its parents are out, esp. in the evening ...1937 orig. US
n. 2. a prison officer ...20C Can. sl.
n. 3. in a fleet: a destroyer accompanying an aircraft carrier ...1965 US sl.
n. 4. someone who hides drugs temporarily during importation from one country or area to another ...1980s US drugs sl.
n. 5. a person who does not take hallucinogens, but acts as a 'sober' support for those who do ...1982 drugs sl.
n. 6. a bodyguard, esp. of a witness, under police or federal protection ...Bk2002 criminals' 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 abducts a very young child ...1857
n. 2. a person who is sexually attracted to, has an amorous affair with, or marries a much younger person ...1911 sl.
n. 3. a brakeman on a passenger train ...1920 US railroad usage
n. 4. an obstetrician ...1925 US sl.
n. 5. an adult who is sexually attracted to children or adolescents ...1927 UK 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
n. 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 SWINGERS
n. couples who are participating in open spouse swapping for the first time ...Bk1986 sl.
BABY T
n. crack cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
BABY-TENDER
n. a person who takes care of an infant; a baby-minder ...1845
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. 1. an attractive or popular female ...1927 US college sl.
n. 2. 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.
BABY WRANGLER
n. in advertising and television: a person who coaches children to perform in commercials ...Bk1993
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
BACCALAUR
n. †* a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms ...1661
BACCALAUREAT
n. at Glasgow University: a student in his third year ...1927 Sc.
BACCALAUREATE
n. a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms ...1696
BACCALOR
n. †* a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms ...1661
BACCA-PIPES
n. whiskers curled in small, close ringlets ...M19 sl.
BACCARARO
n. a White man ...1688
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.
BACCHAL
n. a drunken reveller ...Bk1902
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 priest, priestess, or inspired votary of Bacchus; hence, a drunken reveller; a roisterer ...1699
BACCHANTE
n. a priestess or female votary of Bacchus; hence a female bacchanal ...1797
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 or intoxicating liquor personified ...c1640
BACCHUS' DEW
n. the juice of the grape, wine, or other fermented or distilled drink ...1559
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.
BACCRA, BACKRA, BAKRA
n. a White man ...1688
BACCY
n. tobacco ...1792 UK
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 term of endearment common in Wales and the border counties; frequently following a personal name: dear, little one, friend ...1889
n. 5. a small makeshift hut; a small holiday house ...1920s Aust. & NZ colloq.
n. 6. a farm-worker's cottage ...1920s NZ sl.
n. 7. a vacation cottage ...1984 NZ sl.
vb. to live by oneself, and cater for oneself as a bachelor ...1879 sl., orig. US
int. exclamation of disgust ...Bk1911 Sc.
BACHARES
n. a baker ...Bk1872
BACHCHA
n. a child ...1830 Anglo-Indian
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.
BACHEL
n. a mean, feeble creature ...1825 Sc.
BACHELDER
n. a bachelor ...1739 Amer. dial.
BACHELETTE
n. an unmarried woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BACHELOR
n. 1. a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms ...1297
n. 2. an unmarried man ...c1386
n. 3. † an inexperienced person; a novice ...1604
n. 4. †* a maid, a single woman ...1632
n. 5. a lean drunkard ..,.1650
n. 6. an admirer; a suitor ...1885 Ireland
n. 7. the last piece of food left on a plate ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 8. 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. an unmarried female who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives ...1965
n. 2. an apartment suitable for a bachelor girl
BACHELOR-FINCH
n. a chaffinch ...1890 Eng. dial.
BACHELOR GIRL
n. an unmarried woman who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives ...1895 orig. US
BACHELOR HALL
n. apartments for bachelors ...1833
BACHELORIZE
vb. to live as a bachelor ...M19
BACHELOR LADY
n. * an unmarried woman who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives ...1924
BACHELOR MAID
n. * an unmarried woman who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives ...1894
BACHELOR-MAN
n. an unmarried man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BACHELOR MOTHER
n. a mother who raises her children alone, being separated, divorced, or widowed ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
BACHELOR OF ARTS
n. one who has served six months of a prison sentence ...1823 UK prison sl.
BACHELOR OF LAW
n. a drinker with 'a purple face' ...1650 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 SCHOLAR
n. at Cambridge: a Bachelor of Arts who remains in residence after taking his degree, for the purpose of reading for a fellowship or acting as private tutor ...Bk1856 college usage
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. 1. a spinster ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an unmarried female who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives ...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
BACHLE
n. a down-and-out person; a destitute person; an awkward person ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
BACHLER
n. a hawker, a peddler ...1825 Sc.
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. a bodyguard ...1995 US Black sl.
n. 14. 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 BUTCHER
n. an abortionist ...Bk1988 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 ...1995 W. Indies
n. 2. a very thin person ...1996 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; to hesitate, to be irresolute ...1840
vb. 3. to charm a potential victim before subjecting them to a confidence trick ...1940s US sl.
vb. 4. 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; conversation ...1941 Amer. dial.
BACK-AND-FRONT
n. a hypocrite ...1958 W. Indies
BACK-AND-NECK
n. a very thin person ...1996 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.
BACKARE!
int. † back! stand back! ...a1553
BACKARTLY
adv. in a backward or reluctant manner ...1885 Eng. dial.
BACKASSED
adj. pert. to a manner that is backward, awkward, or roundabout ...Bk2006 US sl.
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 engage in anal sex ...1973 Aust. sl.
BACK-BEARAWAY
n. the bat ...1796 Eng. dial.
BACKBEAT
n. 1. an underlying them or quality ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 2. one's heartbeat ...1970s US Black sl.
BACKBEAT OF THE TREY THIRTY
n. the third day of the month ...1980s 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. one who backbites; a slanderer or secret calumniator; a tattletale ...c1230
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 ...1870 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 BOTTIE
n. the anus ...1980s Aust. 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. 3. a tree stump cut close to the ground ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 4. 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 attempt to thwart or ruin by defaming someone; to depreciate, disparage, or criticize meanly ...1887 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to insult someone by disparaging their family ...1889 US Black 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; an unexpected blow; 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. the back door ...1930s UC criminals' sl.
n. 3. 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. one who lives in the country lying towards or in the rear of a settled district; a rustic ...1796
BACKCOURTMAN
n. in basketball: a player who plays the backcourt and brings the ball out into the offensive zone ...1974
BACKDATED CHUCK
n. a backward, ill-informed person, naive and stupid ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon
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 vagina ...M19 sl.
n. 3. the anus in anal intercourse ...20C US sl.
n. 4. 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. 5. in sports: the advancement of a team in a playoff situation as a result of the actions of another team ...1952 US sl.
n. 6. a snub; a 'cold shoulder' ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. the residue left in a pipe ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 10. 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.
BACKDOOR BANDIT
n. a homosexual man ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BACK-DOOR BOY
n. a boy employed in a farm house for domestic purposes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BACK-DOOR BURGLAR
n. 1. (often offensive) a homosexual male ...Bk2007 sl.
n. 2. any person engaging in anal sex ...Bk2007 sl.
BACK-DOOR BUTLER
n. 1. (often offensive) a male homosexual ...Bk2007 sl.
n. 2. any person engaging in anal sex ...Bk2007 sl.
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.
BACK-DOOR HUSBAND
n. an adulterer ...1925 sl., orig. US Black
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; a lover; someone who sneaks in through the back door when the husband is away ...1925 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 ...1972 sl.
BACK-DOOR MERCHANT
n. 1. an adulterer ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
BACK-DOOR PAROLE
n. 1. parole ...1930s US prison sl.
n. 2. dying in prison before one's sentence is over ...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; frequent urination ...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 DOUBLE
n. a back street ...L19 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.
BACKEARAY
n. a White man ...1688
BACKED
adj. 1. dead ...L17 sl.
adj. 2. intoxicated by marijuana ...1990s US college 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; in confusion ...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.
BACK ENTRANCE
n. the anus ...L19 sl.
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. one who bets on a horse or event ...1850
n. 3. a porter, carrier, unloader ...1864
n. 4. the accomplice in a greengoods swindle who provides the money used to lure the victim ...1898 con artists' sl.
n. 5. the accomplice of a woman who robs a client ...c1920 Aust. cant
n. 6. a gambler who finances a game without playing himself ...sl.
n. 7. a lift on the back of a bicycle ...1990s US & Irish juvenile 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.
BACK EYE
n. 1. the anus ...1960s sl.
n. 2. anal intercourse ...1960s 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; an intuitive dread of something sinister in the rear ...1728 Sc.
BACK-FETCH
n. an afterthought; a recalling to mind of something forgotten or omitted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BACKFIRE
vb. 1. to back down in an argument ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to break wind ...1970 sl.
vb. 3. to speak abusively ...1970 sl.
BACKFISCH
n. a girl of about 16 or 17; a girl in late adolescence, a teenager ...1888
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
BACK FORTY
n. an out-of-the-way, usually barren, piece of land ...1950s US
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.
n. 3. the anus ...L19 sl.
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 underhand comment ...M19 sl.
n. 4. an unanswerable argument or proposition ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a sarcastic retort or snub ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a bribe, a payoff for services rendered ...1910s sl.
n. 7. 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; to annoy, to molest ...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. the back-room of a house; the back-kitchen, scullery, washhouse ...1795
n. 2. a room or house containing an oven, a bakehouse; a public bakery ...1857 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a privy ...Bk1905 Amer. 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 ONE'S CART
vb. to butt in, to ask for more ...1910s Aust. sl.
BACK IN THE BOX
n. back in business after a drug arrest ...Bk1994 drugs sl.
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
phr. back in the daily routine ...Bk2004
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.
BACKITIVE
n. collateral, in the form of money or contacts ...1990s W. Indies sl.
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-JOUSTER
n. an itinerant fish-dealer who carries the fish in a ‘cowal’ or basket, on the back ...Bk1882 Eng. dial.
BACK-JUMP
n. 1. a back window; specifically, a prison window ...19C sl.
n. 2. anal intercourse ...1950s US Black sl.
vb. to enter a house by a back entrance, either a door or a window ...L19 sl.
BACK-JUMPER
n. a thief who enters houses via a back door or window ...L19 sl.
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. 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
n. cheek, insolence ...1950s US sl.
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.
n. 3. ('back man') an adulterer ...1942 sl., orig. US Black
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. 1. one who starts from 'scratch' in a game, match, or race ...1895 sl.
n. 2. in auto racing: one who falls far behind in a race ...Bk1982
BACK-NAME
n. a surname ...1895 Eng. dial.
BACK-NUMBER
adj. 1. old-fashioned, out-of-date; old and useless ...1883 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 ...1884 colloq.
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. 1. to challenge one, to dare ...1840 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to defecate ...1990s sl.
BACK ONE'S FIST
vb. to masturbate ...1990s W. Indies sl.
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 ON THE YARD
adj. out of solitary confinement ...1930s US prison sl.
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; the act of withdrawal ...1828 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a backyard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a woman's dress cut very low in the back ...1970s W. Indies sl.
vb. ('back out') to retreat ...E19 sl.
BACK-OVER
adv. behind ...Bk1898 Sc.
BACK-OVERMAN
n. in coal mining: an overman who has the immediate inspection of the workings and workmen during the back-shift (the second shift for the day) ...1876 Brit.
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-PEDAL!
int. used for calling restraint; steady on! ...1910s sl.
BACK PEOPLE
n. people who live in the back country ...1770 Amer. dial.
BACK-PLAYER
n. in cricket: a batsman who steps back towards the wicket and plays the ball from behind the popping crease ...1897
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.
BACKRA
n. 1. a master, a boss ...c1790
n. 2. a White man ...L18 US Black sl.
n. 3. white as a colour ...19C US Black sl.
n. 4. one who, while Black, moves in White society and sees themself as the White man's equal ...1926 US Black sl.
BACK-RACKET
n. † the return of a ball in tennis ...1608
BACKRACKETS
n. fireworks ...1890 Eng. dial.
BACKRA FIRE
n. electricity ...20C W. Indies sl.
BACKRA JOHNNY
n. 1. a poor White person ...1909 W. Indies sl.
n. 2. a light-skinned Black person ...1970 W. Indies sl.
BACKRAMAN
n. a master, a boss ...1775 W. Indies sl.
BACKRA NIGGER
n. a light-skinned person and, as such, one who is despised ...1996 W. Indies sl.
BACKRANS
adv. † backwards ...1824 Sc.
BACKRA PICKNEY
n. 1. a White child ...1894 W. Indies sl.
n. 2. a light-skinned mixed-race child ...1981 W. Indies sl.
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
BACK-RIDERS
n. people who ride on the outside of a train to write graffiti ...Bk1988 Aust. graffiti sl.
BACK ROLL
vb. to roll a joint so that only 1 layer of paper surrounds the mix ...1980s drugs sl.
BACK ROOM
adj. secret; concealed ...Bk2006 US sl.
BACKROOM BOY
n. 1. someone engaged on (secret) research ...1943 sl.
n. 2. one who enjoys the semi-public sex of the (often dark) back rooms in homosexual clubs ...1989 UK homosexual 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.
BACK-ROW HOPPER
n. a scrounger who frequents taverns in the hope of finding someone willing to buy them a drink ...1909 sl.
BACKS
adv. backward ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 1. † clothes ...1341
n. 2. money ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the buttocks ...1960s US 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. a cheeky person ...1969 Amer. dial.
BACK SCRATCHER
n. a toady; a flatterer; a sycophant ...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 ...1975 Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to commit pederasty ...1888 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to coit a woman from the rear ...1888 Brit. sl.
BACKSCUTTLER
n. a sodomite ...a1948 Aust. sl.
BACK SEAT
n. a position of inferiority or comparative obscurity ...1860
BACK-SEAT DRIVER
n. 1. someone who criticizes or attempts to direct without responsibility, or who controls affairs from a subordinate position; anyone who offers unwanted advice ...1927
n. 2. a lazy person, a shirker ...1998 rhyming sl. for 'skiver'
BACK-SEAT PERSON
n. a humble, unobtrusive person; a follower, not a leader ...Bk1992 Amer. South
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. 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.
BACK-SETTLER
n. one who lives in the back settlements of a colony or new country; a settler in the backwoods ...1809
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.
BACK-SHORE
n. the west coast of Scotland on the North Channel ...1905 Sc.
BACKSHOT
n. anal intercourse ...1950s UK Black 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 ARTIST
n. a male homosexual who enjoys anal intercourse ...1980s US homosexual sl.
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.
BACKSIDING
n. a severe thrashing ...1990s W. Indies sl.
BACKSIE!
int. dirty! filthy! ...1939 Amer. dial.
BACK SLACK
n. backtalk, cheek, insolence ...1908 Amer. sl.
BACK SLAMMER CUTOUT
n. (premature) death ...1940s US Black sl.
BACKSLANG IT
vb. 1. to leave by the back door; hence, to leave surreptitiously or quietly ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to make a deliberate detour to avoid meeting a certain person or persons ...E19 sl.
vb. 3. to request lodgings from strangers as one travels through the back country ...E19 Aust. sl.
vb. 4. to enter a house from the back way ...E19 sl.
BACK SLAPPER
n. 1. a vigorously hearty person; someone who is overly friendly and outgoing ...1924
n. 2. an obsequious person; a sycophant; a flatterer; a toady ...Bk1942 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.
BACKSLICE
n. of a man or woman: the anus ...1980s sl.
BACKSLIDDEN
adj. that has relapsed into sin ...1871
BACKSLIDE
n. a return trip, as in a truck ...1976 US sl., esp. Citizens' Band usage
BACKSLIDER
n. 1. one who backslides or falls away from an adopted course, esp. of religious faith or practice; an apostate; a renegade ...1591
n. 2. a prostitute ...1607 sl.
BACKSLIDERS' BENCH
n. seats toward the back of the church ...1954 Amer. dial.
BACKSLIDING
n. sexual intercourse in the rear-entry position ...17C sl.
BACKSLIT
n. of a man or woman: the anus ...1980s sl.
BACK SLUM
n. a back room. a back entrance ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
BACK SLUMMERS
n. dirty, common, low, and vagrant people who reside in the ‘Back-slums’ (beggars meeting-places; the expression applies to all Metropolitan receptacles of mendicants, prostitutes, thieves, and rogues of every degree to get a night’s lodging) ...Bk1888 sl.
BACK SLUMS
n. areas or streets known for a high proportion of criminal residents ...19C sl.
BACKSMAN
n. a burglar ...1834 US sl.
BACK SOMEONE OUT
vb. to challenge, to face down ...M19 US sl.
BACK SOMEONE'S PLAY
vb. to support one's own statement or action, or back up those of another person ...1970s US 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 SPIKER
n. one of the members of a crew who completes the spiking of rails to cross ties after the track has been laid by the steel gang ...Bk1986 US lumberjacks' usage
BACK-SPOKEN
adj. contradictory, gainsaying ...1889 Sc.
BACKSPRENT
n. the backbone, the spine ...1820 Sc.
BACKSTAFF
n. a support ...1953 Amer. dial.
BACKSTAGE
adj. 1. uncouth, rude ...1970s US homosexual sl.
adj. 2. genuine, unpretentious ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BACK-STAIRCASE
n. a bustle on a dress ...M19 sl.
BACKSTALL
n. 1. a member of a garrotting gang who keeps watch and provides physical assistance to the actual garrotter if necessary ...1863 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a thief's accomplice; one who screens him from view, often the one who flees with the loot ...a1904 UK criminals' sl.
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. 1. in cricket: a fielder some distance behind the wicketkeeper ...1773
n. 2. a supporter, an accomplice; someone who can be relied on ...1919 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a diaphragm (birth control) ...1938 Amer. sl.
n. 4. in a pickpocket team: the one who works directly behind the victim ...1950s US criminals' 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.
BACK STREET BUTCHER
n. an abortionist ...Bk2002 criminals' sl.
BACK-STREET WIFE
n. a mistress ...1993 US sl.
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.
BACKSWING
n. a position for homosexual anal intercourse where the passive partner lies on his stomach, presenting buttocks to his partner ...1950s US homosexual sl.
BACK-SWORD
n. a fencer with back-sword ( a sword with only one cutting edge) or single-stick ...1656
BACK-SWORDMAN
n. a fencer with back-sword ( a sword with only one cutting edge) or single-stick ...1597
BACK-SWORDSMAN
n. a fencer with the single-stick or back-sword ...Bk1909
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
vb. to be cheeky or impertinent ...1920s
BACKTALKING
n. gossiping conversation; cheek, impertinence ...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 BARBER
vb. to interfere, to butt in ...1950s Aust. sl.
BACK THE BARROW
vb. to interfere, to butt in ...1910s Aust. sl.
BACK THE BREEZE
vb. to talk excessively; to chatter, to gossip ...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 TIME
n. time spent in prison awaiting sentencing ...1950s US criminals' sl.
BACK-TO-BACK
adj. 1. affectionate, friendly, intimate ...1980s US Black sl.
adj. 2. of a person: outstanding, superb ...1980s US Black sl.
adv. of the greatest possible extent; comprehensively, fully ...1970s US Black sl.
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-TO-THE-LANDER
n. a townsman converted into a rural worker ...1903
BACK TO THE SALT MINES
phr. back to the workplace ...Bk2006 US sl.
BACK-TRACE
vb. to investigate past events ...Bk1911 Sc.
BACK-TRACK
vb. 1. to return ...1904 US
vb. 2. to withdraw the plunger of the syringe, before an injection into the vein by sucking up some blood ...1950s drugs sl.
BACK-TRACKER
n. one who returns ...1946
BACK-TURN
n. a relapse ...1932 Sc.
BACK-UP
adj. annoyed; aroused ...18C colloq.
n. 1. in baseball: a player who fills in for a regularly assigned player when the latter is unable to play; a substitute ...1869 baseball usage
n. 2. a second helping of food ...1920s Aust. sl.
n. 3. serial copulation of one female with a number of males ...c1945 Aust. sl.
n. 4. retaliation, revenge ...1980s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 5. one who can be relied on for support, as in a fight ...1990 Aust. prison 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.
vb. 3. to go away, to retreat; to stop talking ...20C sl.
vb. 4. to back down ...1910s US sl.
vb. 5. to take a second helping of food ...1920s Aust. sl.
vb. 6. to refuse to sell drugs on the premise that the purchaser might be an informer or undercover policeman ...1930s drugs sl.
vb. 7. to distend the vein during drug taking, thus making it easier to insert the needle ...1930s drugs sl.
vb. 8. to pump the hypodermic so that blood comes into the tube, mixing with the drug/water solution before shooting it back into the vein ...1960s drugs sl.
vb. 9. to have serial sex with a woman ...1960s Aust. & US sl.
vb. 10. to re-offend, to repeat ...1970s NZ prison sl.
vb. 11. to take revenge, esp. when in a gang ...1980s Aust. & NZ sl.
BACK UP A CAR LENGTH
vb. to be thus addressed signifies that your tale is improbable and should be modified ...1897 Amer. dial.
BACKUP MAN
n. the accomplice of a confidence man, usually the one who lures the victim ...Bk1992 con artists' sl.
BACK UP OFF MY TIP
phr. stop annoying me, go away ...2000s US Black teen sl.
BACK UP OFF MY TIP FOR THE SIMPLE FACT YOU ON IT LIKE A GNAT
phr. stop annoying me, go away ...2000s US Black teen sl.
BACK-UP PILLS
n. aphrodisiacs ...c1910 sl.
BACK-VAGE
n. the homeward voyage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BACKVELDER
n. a dweller in the backveld (in S. Afr., the primitive or unprogressive rural districts lying away from the towns) ...1911
BACKWARD
adj. 1. † perverse, unfavourable ...1583
adj. 2. † placed towards or at the back or rear ...1610
adj. . of the seasons, vegetation, etc.: behindhand, late ...1884 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. unwilling, reluctant; shy, bashful, diffident; slow ...1889 Eng. & Amer. 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
BACKWARD RUNNER
n. in baseball: a baserunner who, having advanced one or more bases, is forced to return to a previous base; if such a runner has tagged a new base while advancing, he must retouch that base before returning to the original one ...Bk1999 baseball usage
BACKWARDS
adj. awkward, clumsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. behindhand ...1841 Eng. dial.
n. 1. any central nervous system depressant ...1966 US drugs sl.
n. 2. the state of mind specific to taking a barbiturate ...1970s sl.
n. 3. an unpleasant experience while using LSD ...1990s 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.
BACKWARD THINKING
n. confused, muddled thinking ...1980s US Black sl.
BACKWARN
vb. to put off, to countermand ...1884 Eng. dial.
BACKWASH
n. 1. repercussions ...L19
n. 2. insolent or nonsensical talk; backtalk, cheek ...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 retreat, to withdraw, as from an argument or position ...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
adj. small, trivial, insignificant; esp. used of business conducted from one's own home ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
n. the buttocks; esp. in the context of anal intercourse ...1960s US sl.
BACKYARD COUSIN
n. a relation, possibly an illegitimate child, of whom the speaker is 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.
BACKYARD TROTS
n. diarrhoea ...1960s US 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 ...1598
n. 4. human flesh, a human being ...L16 sl.
n. 5. † the blubber of a whale ...1712
n. 6. the penis ...1916 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1974 Amer. sl.
n. 8. money ...1986 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a woman ...1992 US college sl.
n. 10. the good life, material success ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 11. scabby biking wounds ...Bk2009 mountain biking sl.
BACON AND EGGS
n. legs ...1940s rhyming sl., orig. Aust.
BACON BAZOOKA
n. the penis ...1990s sl.
BACON-BONCE
n. 1. the brain ...1940s sl.
n. 2. a dullard; a simpleton; a rustic, a yokel ...1958 sl.
n. 3. the face ...1950s UK juvenile sl.
n. 4. one who is partially bald ...1984 sl.
n. 5. a child molester ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'nonce'
BACON-BRAINS
n. a fool, a stupid clodhopper, a clownish blockhead ...a1634
BACON-CHOPS
n. a rustic ...Bk1891 sl.
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-HEAD
n. a dunce, a stupid person ...Bk1986 Eng. dial.
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 countryman; 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.
adj. 10. sexy, provocative ...1990s US sl.
adj. 11. dangerous, aggressive ...20C sl., orig. US Black usage
adv. 1. badly ...1917 Sc.
adv. 2. very, extremely ...1930s
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.
BADACH
n. a churl, a lout ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
BAD-ACTING
n. troublemaking ...L19 sl.
BAD ACTOR
n. 1. a person who behaves immorally; an unpleasant individual, an aggressive troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1848 sl.
n. 2. a vicious or unbroken horse ...1910s sl.
n. 3. a tramp who lives on money sent him by his family to keep him from returning home ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
n. 4. a mean, malicious, or deceitful person ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a confirmed criminal, esp. a murderer ...Bk1975 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 6. in baseball: a player whose difficult to deal with ...Bk1999 baseball usage
n. 7. a person who is always fighting, quarrelling, or doing bad things ...Bk2004 Amer. colloq.
BAD APPLE
n. a troublesome or despicable person; a bad person in a group, typically one whose behaviour is likely to have a corrupting influence on the rest; a no-good person, esp. one who is likely to lead others astray ...1962
BADASS
adj. 1. belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty ...1950s sl., orig. & chiefly US
adj. 2. formidable, admirable, first-rate, terrific, excellent ...1970s sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 1. a tough, aggressive or uncooperative person; a troublemaker; a belligerent or mean-tempered person ...1956 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 2. an untrustworthy male ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. (bad ass) to bully, to behave like a thug ...1970s US sl.
BAD-ASS BITCH
n. an aggressive, tough Black woman, who rejects the constraints and humiliation of the role the White authorities have selected for her ...1980s US Black sl.
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.
n. 3. an aggressive, tough Black man who rejects the constraints and humiliation of the role of the White authorities have selected for him ...1954 US Black usage
BADAUD
n. a booby, a fool ...Bk1894
BAD AUGHT
n. an obstinate, ill-conditioned child ...1825 Sc.
BAD BABY
n. a woman of easy morals; a desperado or thug ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
BAD-BALL HITTER
n. in baseball: a hitter who willingly swings at pitches outside the strike zone ...1922
BAD BARGAIN
n. a worthless person or soldier; a malingerer ...c1860 sl.
BAD BLOOD
n. anger; longstanding resentment ...E20 Brit. euphemism
BAD-BOBBIN
n. a disreputable character ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAD BONGOS
n. a situation in which things do not go as required or desired ...1970s US college sl.
BAD BOY
adj. (bad-boy) attractive, well-dressed ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 1. a man who does not conform to expected or approved standards of conduct; a rebel ...1860 colloq., orig. US
n. 3. a tearaway, a young criminal ...1929 US sl.
n. 4. a Black who rejects the second-class role offered by the dominant White society ...1956 US Black & W. Indies sl.
n. 5. a clever and attractive Black male ...Bk1984 US Black sl.
n. 6. 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-BREATH
vb. to inform on, to speak ill of ...1970s US sl.
BAD BUNDLE
n. inferior-quality heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
BAD BUSINESS
n. an unfortunate matter
BAD BWAI
n. a villain, a criminal, a rebellious young male ...1999 W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
BAD BWOY
n. a villain, a criminal, a rebellious young male ...1999 W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
BAD CASE
n. 1. a person weighed down by misfortune, bad luck, emotional instability, etc. ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a reprehensible, dishonest person ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BAD CASE OF THE TINS
n. 1. a state of fear, esp. of being raped ...1930s US homosexual sl.
n. 2. (temporary) impotence ...1980s US homosexual sl.
BAD CESS TO YOU!
int. may ill luck befall you ...Bk1999
BAD CHILD
n. a malicious or devilish child ...1965 Amer. dial.
BAD CLOTHES
n. stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire ...1972 Amer. dial.
BAD COCK
n. a bad workman ...Bk1891 tailors’ sl.
BAD COUNT
n. 1. an unfair decision ...1980s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a short measure of drugs ...1980s US criminals' sl.
BAD CRACK
n. a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BAD CROWD
n. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a troublemaker; a habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1883 US 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
n. 1. ill-treatment, exploitative or unfair usage; a swindle ...1912 US sl.
n. 2. unfair treatment ...1938 sl.
BADDEN
vb. to become intoxicated on drugs or alcohol ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago usage
BADDER
n. a troublesome person ...1825 Sc.
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
BADDIE
n. 1. an immoral person ...1901 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a bad or wicked person; a scoundrel, a villain, esp. as a character in play, film, etc. ...1934 colloq., orig. US
n. 3. an unpleasant person, spec. a criminal, a hoodlum, a tough guy; a mischievous person ...1939 sl.
n. 4. a difficult course ...1960s US college sl.
BAD DISEASE
n. syphilis ...L19 euphemism
BAD DISORDER
n. a venereal disease ...19C US
BADDIWAD
n. something that is bad ...1960s US teen sl.
BADDLE
vb. to spend profligately ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAD DOG
n. 1. a dishonest person; a vicious person; a no-good person ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a bad debt ...1940s Aust. sl.
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.
BAD DUTY
n. a person, esp. a young woman, evaluated as being unpleasant ...1949 US Navy sl.
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. 1. to bathe in the open air, in a pond, in a river, in the sea ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make lots of money, usually in gambling ...1990s W. Indies sl.
BADEEN
adj. †* frivolous, jesting ...1685
BAD EGG
n. 1. a rogue, a villain, a scoundrel, a rascal, a worthless fellow ...1847 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a person or a scheme that disappoints expectation; a useless or lazy person; a ne'er-do-well ... 1855
n. 3. a tough man ...1928 sl., orig. US
BADELYNG
n. † a brood of ducks ...1486
BADEN-POWELL
n. 1. a trowel ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a towel ...20C Aust. sl.
BADERED
adj. drunk ...1980s sl.
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; to stare down ...1964-66 US sl.
BAD FACE
n. an unpleasant, disagreeable person ...1961 US Black sl.
BAD FALL
n. an arrest and charge from which one cannot escape, despite attempting to intimidate or bribe the plaintiff or a prosecution witness ...1910s US criminals' sl.
BAD-FEELING DAYS
n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
BAD FLUKE
n. a stroke of bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BAD FOOD
n. food that supposedly contains 'magic' ingredients that will influence a man to choose a particular woman ...20C W. Indies sl.
BAD FOR FEED
adj. hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BAD FORM
n. bad manners; anything socially unacceptable ...L19 orig. UK society usage
BAD FRONT
n. ugliness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BADGE
n. 1. † a criminal having wounds and scars resulting from the burning of the hands or face as a punishment for crimes ...a1790 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a large ill-shaped burden ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a prostitute, esp. one who participates in a scheme to rob her clients ...1858 US sl.
n. 4. a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold, generally on credit ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a moth of a medium size ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a blackmailer; an extortioner ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 7. a police officer or detective who has a badge ...1921 US sl.
n. 8. a warder, a guard; anyone in authority ...1992 US prison 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.
BADGE-COVE
n. one who draws a pension from their parish; they are distinguished by a special badge ...E18 sl.
BADGEMAN
n. 1. a man who wears a badge; specifically, a beggar or an alms-house man: so called because a special dress or badge is worn to indicate that the wearer belongs to a particular foundation ...1668
n. 2. a detective ...1926 US sl.
n. 3. an authorized or licensed porter ...1904
n. 4. a prisoner who informs on fellow convicts ...1950 US prison 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. a thief who specializes in robbery on the riverbank, after which he murders the victim and disposes of the corpse in the water ...1725 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a pimp ...1725 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. an old man; usually used disparagingly ...1788 sl.
n. 5. a lead miner, spec. one who lives in a dugout close to the diggings; esp. in Wisconsin ...1833 US colloq.
n. 6. one who keeps a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a thief or blackmailer whose speciality is the badger game (a racket where a prostitute's accomplice steals from or blackmails her customer, usually by posing as her wronged husband) ...1858 criminals' sl.
n. 8. a prostitute, esp. one who participates in a scheme to rob her clients ...1858 US sl.
n. 8. † a male whorehouse manager ...1889 UK criminals' sl.
n. 10. a wholesale grocer; one who buys and sells in batches ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a smelly prostitute; a low whore ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 12. an old man; usually used disparagingly ...1834 Amer. dial.
n. 13. a native or resident of Wisconsin; a nickname first applied to lead miners in southwestern Wisconsin ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 14. a red-haired individual ...Bk1891 schoolboy sl.
n. 15. a man wearing whiskers ...1909 US sl.
n. 16. a chamber pot ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 17. in horse racing: an inexpensive horse that qualifies its owner for race track privileges ...1976 US sl.
n. 18. an unattractive woman ...1990s US sl.
n. 19. a male homosexual ...1990s US sl.
n. 20. the female genital area ...1990s US sl.
n. 21. an attractive woman ...1990s 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.
vb. 4. of a prostitute: to steal from a client ...L19 sl.
BADGERAN
n. a beating ...Bk1898 Sc.
BADGER-BILL
n. a hypocrite; a two-faced untrustworthy person ...1943 W. Indies sl.
BADGER BODY
n. a person who buys corn and retails the meal ground at the mill of another; a travelling dealer in butter, etc. ...Bk1878 Eng. dial.
BADGER BOX
n. a roughly-constructed dwelling ...L19 Aust. sl.
BADGER-CRIB
n. a brothel that specializes in robbing its clients ...M19 sl.
BADGERER
n. 1. a person who badgers or pesters another; a nagger ...a1790
n. 2. * a bargainer, a haggler ...1875 Eng. dial.
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. the ensnaring of a client by a woman, often a prostitute, and his subsequent robbery, either by the woman herself or more often by her pimp, posing as an outraged boyfriend; the man often emerged, while the pair were in flagrante, from a hidden door or panel in the bedroom wall ...L19 sl.
BADGER GAME MAN
n. the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients ...1893 Aust. & US sl.
BADGER GAME WORKER
n. a prostitute who tricks her clients, and allows them to be robbed by a supposed 'husband' or 'brother' ...1928 US sl.
BADGER-GASSING
n. an especially foul-smelling breaking of wind ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
BADGER HOUSE
n. an establishment, often a brothel, where the client is robbed ...M19 US 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 MAN
n. the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients ...1904 Aust. & US sl.
BADGER MOLL
n. the woman, often a prostitute, who tricks her client ...1898 US sl.
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 SET
n. anywhere that unattractive women can take advantage of men ...1990s US sl.
BADGER STATE
n. the state of Wisconsin ...1871 US
BADGER WORKER
n. the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients ...M19 US sl.
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.
BADGER WORKER
n. 1. a prostitute who tricks her clients, and allows them to be robbed by a supposed 'husband' or 'brother' ...1894 US sl.
n. 2. a blackmailer who plays the badger game ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
BAD GIRL
n. a woman who defies expected or approved standards of conduct, esp. one who behaves in a wild, rebellious, or sexually provocative manner ...1855 colloq., orig. US
BAD GO
n. 1. a small amount of a drug relative to the price paid ...1971 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a bad reaction to a drug ...1980s drugs sl.
BAD GUY
n. 1. a villain or enemy, esp. in a film or other work of fiction ...1932 colloq., orig. US
n. 2. an enemy, an enemy soldier; widely used during the Vietnam War; usually in the plural ...1961 US sl.
n. 3. a dishonest, deceitful, guilty character in a situation ...Bk1994 sl.
BADGY
adj. of an enlistee: underage ...World War II Amer. sl.
BAD HAIR
n. a Black person's naturally kinky hair ...1920s US Black & W. Indies sl.
BAD-HAIRED
adj. having naturally kinky hair ...1920s US Black & W. Indies sl.
BAD HALFPENNY
n. 1. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a ne'er-do-well ...1756 sl.
n. 2. a fruitless errand ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
BAD HANDS
n. in baseball: a player with poor fielding ability, esp. one who has difficulty holding on to the ball; one who has trouble with short hops ...1960 baseball usage
BAD HAT
n. a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1831
BAD-HEAD
n. 1. a very unattractive face ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. a tearaway, a young criminal ...1996 Caribbean English
n. 3. in baseball: a player with a bad psyche ...Bk1999 baseball usage
BAD HEART
n. one who is cruel, or otherwise very wicked ...Bk1875 Eng. dial.
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
BADINE
n. †* a clown ...1670
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; a trifler, a banterer ...1734
BAD IN ONESELF
adj. ill generally, but without any particular local ailment ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAD IN THE HEAD
adj. 1. eccentric, out of control ...1980s US Black sl.
adj. 2. unhappy ...1980s US Black sl.
BAD INVESTMENT
n. a person seen as a poor prospect for marriage or for a sound relationship ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BAD IRON
n. failure; misadventure; bad luck; a disaster ...Bk1896 workmen's sl.
BAD JOB
n. 1. an unfortunate event, fact, or condition of affairs; a bad bargain or business ...a1700
n. 2. a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an unattractive thing or person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BAD-JOHN
n. 1. a ruffian; a hooligan or miscreant ...1935 Caribbean
n. 2. a gangster; an important criminal ...1973 UK Black 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 LAY
n. one whose sexual performance is under par ...Bk1972 homosexual 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. † an effeminate or homosexual man ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. † a worthless person; a low scoundrel; a scamp; also, a naughty child ...c1600 Sc.
BADLINS
adj. out of health; poorly ...Bk1911 Sc.
BAD-LOOKER
n. an ugly person ...1930
BAD LOT
n. 1. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; one of disreputable character; a useless or lazy person ...1848 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 OFF
adj. not wealthy or fortunate ...Bk1999
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, a gunman; a violent or ruthless criminal; a villain ...1855 chiefly N. Amer.
n. 3. a quick-tempered man, not necessarily a term of reproach ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
n. 4. in ice hockey: a rough player who is frequently sent to the penalty box ...1949 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a tough, intransigent Black man who rejects the constraints and demands of establishment society ...1980 UK Black sl.
n. 6. a dangerous person, usually a police officer or informer ...Bk1992 criminals' 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 MEMBER
n. a doer of evil; a bad character; a treacherous fellow ...Bk1910 Ireland
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.
BAD MIXER
n. a person who does not get on well with others socially ...Bk1988 Aust. 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 ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to malign; to disparage; to criticize, to attack verbally, to slander ...1941 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to beat someone in an argument or verbal contest ...1940s sl.
vb. 3. to utter obscenities; to abuse ...1972 US sl.
BADMOUTHER
n. one who disparages or maligns ...1967 US sl.
BAD NAIL
n. † an evil or bad 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 ...1949 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; a pessimist ...1962 sl.
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 ...1901 US Black usage
n. 2. a violent, amoral Black person, as seen by his Black peers ...1909 US Black sl.
n. 3. an Aborigine who refuses to cooperate with the authorities ...1910 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a Black person who commands the respect of other Blacks ...1965 Amer. Black usage
BAD NUMBER
n. an ex-convict; any dangerous criminal ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
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. 1. any form of fraudulent documents, counterfeit money, or similar written or printed frauds or forgeries ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an IOU that will not be paid by the debtor ...1960s sl.
n. 3. in the military: any discharge other than an honourable discharge ...1971 US sl.
n. 4. a negative report on a prisoner ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 5. a cheque for which there are no funds in the bank ...Bk2004 Amer. sl.
BAD PAY
adj. (bad-pay) extremely slow to pay debts or any money that is owed and expected ...20C W. Indies sl.
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
n. 1. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing ...c1367
n. 2. an undesirable person who repeatedly returns ...1937
BAD PIECE
n. Hell ...1880 Sc.
BAD PILL
n. a disagreeable or unpleasant person; an objectionable person, or one of low morals; a person of unenviable reputation ...Bk1880 Eng. dial.
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 POKER
n. a mistake, a foolish move ...1920s US criminals' sl.
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 ...Bk1998 sl.
BAD RAGS
n. stylish clothes; one's best, most fashionable clothes ...1968 Amer. dial.
BAD-RAP
n. 1. a serious criminal charge ...1940s US sl.
n. 2. the state of being criticized unfairly ...1960s sl.
n. 3. an unfair criminal charge or sentence ...1970s sl.
n. 4. a sentence of 20 years or more ...1970s sl.
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 SCENE
n. 1. an unpleasant situation ...1950s sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or unpopular person ...1968 US sl.
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.
n. 3. a person who never does anything well; a person who veers from the straight and narrow and acts like a criminal ...Bk2004
BAD SHAG
n. an unsatisfactory lover ...1754 sl.
BAD SHILLING
n. 1. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person ...M19 sl.
n. 2. one's last shilling ...L19 sl.
BAD SHIT
n. 1. worse than average problems; an unpleasant or bad event or situation, such as a long-lasting and unsettled quarrel or recurring acts of vengeance preventing two people or two groups from reaching any kind of reconciliation ...1960s sl.
n. 2. a bad or extremely unpleasant person, usually male; a dangerous or deceptive person ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
n. 3. high quality drugs, esp. marijuana ...1996 prison sl.
n. 4. bad drugs; adulterated drugs ...Bk2006 US sl.
BAD SHOT
n. 1. a poor or wrong guess ...1845
n. 2. an awkward person ...Bk1902
BAD SHOW!
int. an exclamation of disappointment or disapproval ...20C sl.
BAD SICK
adj. seriously ill ...1928 Amer. dial.
BAD SIDDOWN
n. poor behaviour in public; disregard of other people's feelings ...20C W. Indies & Jamaican sl.
BAD SMASH
n. counterfeit coins ...20C sl.
BAD SORT
n. a bad kind of person ...1891
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.
BADSTER
n. a villain, a morally bad person ...1944 Aust. sl.
BAD STICK
n. a clergyman who has a bad delivery ...Bk1855
BAD SUBJECT
n. a patient who does not have good prospects of improvement or recovery ...1840
BAD SWALLY
n. a fast eater ...Bk1997 Ulster sl.
BAD TALK
n. 1. conversation or writing that considers and/or urges revolutionary attitudes and actions; such talk is 'bad' both in White eyes and as the prerogative of Blacks ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 2. a form of ritual name-calling, based on insulting one's target's family ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 3. any form of abusive, negative speech ...1960s US Black sl.
BAD TIME
n. 1. menstruation ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a prison sentence that causes the subject, who cannot acclimatize, a great deal of suffering ...1970s US criminals' sl.
vb. (as 'bad-time') to be unfaithful to one's spouse or lover ...1960s 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 TRENCHER MAN
n. one having not much appetite ...Bk1958 Eng. sl.
BAD TRIP
n. 1. a bad experience with drugs ...1960s US drugs sl.
n. 2. any bad, unpleasant, or frightening experience ...1960s US sl.
n. 3. a bad person ...Bk1995 Amer. sl.
BAD TROT
n. 1. an unfair situation or result ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 2. a run of bad luck ...1920s sl.
BAD 'UN
n. 1. a rogue, an untrustworthy person ...1823 sl.
n. 2. a counterfeit coin ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
BADUZI
n. the smell of sexual intercourse ...2000s US Black 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 WOMAN
n. a low-down woman, like a jezebel or prostitute ...Bk1992 Amer. South
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.
BAFAN
adj. clumsy, awkward...1950s W. Indies Rasta
n. (derogatory) a clumsy awkward person ...1956 sl.
BAFANG
n. a child who has not learned to walk for its first 2-7 years ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
BAFF
adj. 1. of cards: valueless, worthless; not a trump ...Bk1898 Sc.
adj. 2. of wood: useless, worthless ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 1. a blow, a buffet; a shot; a thud; a jog with the elbow; a blow with anything flat or soft, as the palm of the hand, a soft ball, etc. ...1827 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. to struggle, either against illness or weather ...1866 Sc.
vb. 4. to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke ...1879 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.
BAFFERS
n. barkers; yellers .,..Bk1880
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. 1. † a juggler, a trickster; a trifler ...1606
n. 2. he who bewilders, confounds, defeats effort, or foils purposes ...1677
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
BAFOON
n. 1. a term of abuse, a fool ...1989 sl.
n. 2. a stench, esp. a fart ...20C W. Indies sl.
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 sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute ...1867 Amer. sl.
n. 5. the act and proceeds of pickpocketing ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 6. a purse ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 7. a womb; the womb of a domestic animal ...1886 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 8. a playful or reproachful designation of a child ...Bk1911 Sc.
n. 9. the vagina ...1916 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a meal, a 'feed', a drinking session ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 11. the scrotum ...1921 Amer. sl.
n. 12. a woman who is unattractive, obnoxious, or otherwise unpleasant; an old hag, any old woman ...1922 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a low and despicable person ...20C US sl.
n. 14. a contraceptive diaphragm ...20C US sl.
n. 15. any form of gain ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 16. a condom ...1922 sl.
n. 17. in aviation: an observation balloon, blimp, dirigible, etc. ...1928 Amer. sl.
n. 18. a police detective ...1929 criminals' sl.
n. 19. the proceeds of any illegal activity, e.g. unauthorized bookmaking ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 20. a strait jacket, used for punishment ...1920s US prison sl.
n. 21 in the circus: a toy balloon ...1931 Amer. sl.
n. 22 a child; applied playfully or as term of reproach ...1932 Sc.
n. 23 a homosexual man, esp. an unattractive and/or passive one ...1933 sl.
n. 24 an obnoxious person, male or female ...1944 Amer. students' usage
n. 25 a hangover ...1940s sl.
n. 26 a despised person; an outsider ...1940s US college sl.
n. 28 a small packet, typically an envelope or folded paper, containing heroin, marijuana, or the like ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. 28 a store of drugs, as carried by a dealer ...1950s sl.
n. 29 one's style or customary way of doing things; pattern of behaviour ...1962 Amer. sl.
n. 30 strong, esp. temporary, interest; area of expertise or interest; preference, mood ...1963 Amer. sl.
n. 31 position; situation ...1964 Amer. sl.
n. 32 that which one favours or prefers ...1964 orig. US Black
n. 33 a man's suit of clothes ...1968 Amer. rhyming sl. for 'bag of fruit'
n. 34 a balloon containing heroin; heroin ...1960s sl.
n. 35. a form of bludgeon made from several socks inside each other, filled with sand packed round a solid ball-shaped object ...1960s sl.
n. 36. a bed ...1960s US sl.
n. 37. a stereotypical fraternity member ...1982 US college sl.
n. 38. a sexual talent or preference ...20C 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, to rob ...a1820 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 hit, to knock out ...1910s sl.
vb. 14. to claim ...1910s sl.
vb. 15. to bribe someone; to arrange an outcome ...1948 US sl.
vb. 16. to denigrate, to criticize ...1950s Aust. & US sl.
vb. 17. to swallow semen or vaginal fluid during oral intercourse ...1950s US Black sl.
vb. 18. to drink ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 19. to classify, to put into categories ...1967 Amer. sl.
vb. 20. to botch, to do poorly on something, to fail ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 21. to disregard, abandon, or be done with; to discontinue; to quit ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 22. to go to bed; to sleep ...1968 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 23. to get something that is not material, esp. sleep ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 24 to divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing ...1960s drugs sl.
vb. 25. to inhale glue or a similarly intoxicating substance ...1960s US drugs sl.
vb. 26. to miss a class or examination; to give up a course of study ...1960s US college sl.
vb. 27. to wear, to sport ...1972 Amer. sl.
vb. 28. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1975 Aust. sl.
vb. 28. to take a person to bed, to copulate with ...1976 Amer. sl., chiefly students'
vb. 30. in basketball: to score a basket ...1979 Amer. sl.
vb. 31. to fail to meet with someone; to stand up ...1989 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 33. to throw away, to give up ...1980s US college sl.
vb. 33. to hide something unpleasant from the speaker's sight ...1980s US sl.
vb. 34. to kidnap, esp. as part of a fraternity prank ...1980s US college sl.
vb. 35. to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit ...1993 US sl.
vb. 36. to wound, to beat ...1990s Aust. sl.
BAG, THE
n. 1. dismissal from one's job ...E19 sl.
n. 2. money ...L19 Sc. sl.
n. 3. in prison: a straitjacket ...1925 Amer. sl.
n. 4. in the police and fire departments: a uniform ...1944 Amer. sl.
n. 5. 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.
BAGADA; BAGADGA
n. the penis ...1963 sl.
BAGAGA
n. the penis ...1963 Amer. sl.
vb. of a man: 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-BEARER
n. one who has charge of or manages money ...1598
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.
n. 3. a spoiler or troublemaker ...Bk1994 political 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-BOY
n. a bookmaker ...1930 Aust. 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 ...1974 US Black sl.
BAGEARD
n. a badger ...Bk1852
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 ...1981 S. Afr. sl.
vb. in sports: to shut out ...1986 Amer. sl.
BAGEL BABY
n. (usually offensive) a Jew ...1955 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a young middle-class Jewish woman, active in liberal causes ...1970 US sl.
n. 3. any young middle-class Jew, usually one who is liberal, often politically active ...1983 US 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.
BAGFUL OF SKIN AND BONES
n. an emaciated person ...Bk1891 sl.
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; an impudent, romping, saucy girl ...1672
n. 10. anything worthless ...1866 Sc.
n. 11. a woman due to be sent to South America in the White slave trade ...1928 sl.
n. 12. 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. 13. the male genitals ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BAGGAGE-BOUNCER
n. o ne who handles baggage as an occupation; a porter ...1841 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-MASTER
n. one who has charge of the baggage of an army, or of the luggage on American railways ...1815
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 ...1841 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a coarse, brutal person ...1851 US sl.
n. 3. one who steals unguarded luggage from railway stations; a baggage thief ...1856 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a clumsy 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. arrested, caught ...M19 US sl.
adj. 3. having a big belly; corpulent ...Bk1911 Sc.
adj. 4. fooled, tricked ...1920s sl.
adj. 5. of a race or game of chance: prearranged, with predetermined results, 'in the bag' ...1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 6. drunk ...1953 Amer. sl.
adj. 7. fatigued, exhausted, very tired ...1962 Amer. sl.
adj. 8. having been made amenable by a bribe ...1974 criminals' sl.
adj. 9. easy, simple, no problem ...1970s sl.
BAGGED OUT
adj. without style, shabby, run-down ...1980s US sl.
BAGGED UP
adj. 1. wearing a contraceptive ...1920s US sl.
adj. 2. in one's cell ...1970s sl.
BAGGER
n. 1. † a miser; he who encloses in bags ...1740
n. 2. a stealer from the hand; a thief who specializes in stealing rings ...1909 sl.
n. 3. a stereotypical fraternity member ...1977 US college sl.
n. 4. an aggressive critic ...1983 US college sl.
n. 5. a clumsy person, a stupid person, a dolt, a jerk; an ugly person ...Bk1989 US college sl.
n. 6. in baseball: a first baseman, second baseman, or third baseman, who can be a first bagger, secod bagger, or third bagger, respectively ...Bk1999 baseball usage
n. 6. one who breaks an appointment ...2001 UK teen 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.
BAGGER-WENCH
n. a beggar girl ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
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 person with a big belly; 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.
n. 8. a small plastic bag used for holding small amounts of marijuana or powdered drugs ...1970s drugs sl.
BAGGIE BAGS
n. plastic food bags used for holding small amounts of marijuana ...1980s drugs 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.
n. 5. clothing ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 6. drinking ...1960s US college sl.
n. 7. using an inhalant for 'recreational purposes' ...1990s US drugs sl.
BAGGINGLY
adv. † with a side glance, with a leer or ogle ...c1400
BAGGINS
n. a young woman with whom one has had sex ...2000 US Black sl.
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, sickly 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.
BAGGORE
n. † a beggar ...Bk1795
BAGGOT
n. a useless, contemptible person ...1892 Eng. dial.
BAGGRELL
n. a young person, of awkward growth ...1825 Sc.
BAGGS
n. the commercial traveller of former days who travelled on horseback, with his samples, etc., in a pair of saddle bags ...Bk1877 Eng. dial.
BAG GUY
n. a vendor of toy balloons ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
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
adj. 5. of a woman: slatternly, unattractive ...1960s US sl.
n. 1. a person with a big belly; a corpulent person ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. a small-volume drug pusher, because of the plastic bags they commonly use, or the bag of drugs itself ...1960s drug trafficking sl.
n. 3. an outdoor toilet ...1970 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the lowest rank of prison officer ...1990 Aust. prison sl.
n. 5. women's underwear ...1990s W. Indies sl.
BAGGYARSE
n. the lowest rank of prison officer ...1990 Aust. prison sl.
BAGGYWRINKLE
n. in sailing: old pieces of line wrapped around stays and shrouds to prevent sail chafing ...1908 Amer. sl.
BAGHAL
n. a down-and-out person; an awkward person ...Bk1997 Irish 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.
BAG HO
n. 1. an extremely unattractive woman ...2000 US Black sl.
n. 2. a girl or woman who trades sex for drugs ...2005 sl.
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 disregard, to give up ...1960s US 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. 1. an unpleasant person ...a1968 US college sl.
n. 2. an illegal and clandestine entry by intelligence or counterintelligence agents to gather information ...1971 Amer. sl., chiefly FBI usage
BAG-KITE
n. a glutton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAG LADY
n. 1. a homeless woman who carries her belongings in bags, typically paper shopping bags ...1964 Amer. sl., orig. New York City
n. 2. a woman who is a small-volume drug pusher ...1975 drug trafficking sl.
n. 3. a woman who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments ...1977 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 4. a woman seeking a divorce who brings a bag full of her husband's financial papers to the attorney's office ...Bk1997 lawyers' sl.
n. 5. an ugly drag queen ...2003 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
BAGLE
n. 1. an impudent and disreputable woman; an opprobrious term for a woman of bad character ...Bk1855
n. 2. a troublesome person ...Bk1882 Eng, dial.
n. 3. a wanton person; a whore ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 4. a noisy, ill-mannered person ...Bk1997 Ulster sl.
BAGLET
n. a small bag ...1885
BAGLIN
n. a puny child with a large belly; a misgrown child ...1825 Sc.
BAG LUNARDI
n. a balloon ...1849 Sc.
BAGMAN
n. 1. a commercial traveller whose business it is to show samples and solicit orders on behalf of manufacturers, etc. ...1788 UK sl.
n. 2. a secondhand clothes street dealer ...1823 sl.
n. 3. a sneak-thief ...1865 Aust. criminals' sl.
n. 4. in baseball: a baseman ...1880 arch. baseball usage
n. 5. a tramp who carries his personal effects in a bag; a swagman ...1896 Aust.
n. 6. a bookmaker ...1902 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a tramp who travels on horseback ...1910 Aust. sl.
n. 8. any racketeer ...E20 US criminals' sl.
n. 9. a man who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments; a bill collector ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 10. an unemployed itinerant in the depression of the 1930s ...1931 Aust.
n. 11. a messenger, a go-between, esp. one who conveys a bribe from the one who offers it to the one who accepts ...1952 sl., orig. US
n. 12. in a shoplifting team: the person who actually takes the targeted object ...1975 Aust. criminals' sl.
n. 13. a person who directs finances in a political campaign ...1976 Can. sl.
n. 14. an employee, a menial, esp. one who takes the blame for the decisions and activities of their employer ...1993 sl., orig. US
n. 15. a bookmaker's change clerk ...Bk2000 Aust. sl.
BAGMAN'S GAZETTE
n. mythical source of bush rumours; gossip ...Bk1999 Aust. 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 BEER
n. a drunk ...1880 Aust. sl.
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 ...1764 sl.
n. 2. a 'bush pilot' aeroplane ...1984 Can. sl.
BAG OF BUGS
n. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BAG OF COKE
n. 1. a man ...1976 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'bloke'
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...20C rhyming sl. for 'poke'
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 HUMP
n. a contemptible person ...1935 US sl.
BAG OF JELLO
n. a nervous person ...1968 US sl.
BAG OF LEAD
n. a bed ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
BAG OF MEAL
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1967 Amer. dial.
BAG OF MISERY
n. a morose, unhappy person ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
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; chaos, disorder; anything confusing ...1859 sl.
BAG OF NERVES
n. a person who is extremely timid, anxious, or tense ...Bk2004
BAG OF NUTS
n. something exceptional ...1910s sl.
BAG OF OATS
n. an exceptional person ...1937 US sl.
BAG OF POTATOES
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1967 Amer. dial.
BAG OF PUS
n. a contemptible person ...1967 US sl.
BAG OF RATIONS
n. a fussy or over-enthusiastic person, particularly if he was of superior rank; used contemptuously ...World War I Eng. sl.
BAG OF SAND
n. 1000; usually £1000 ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'grand'
BAG OF SHELLS
n. a trifle; an unimportant object ...1950s Aust. sl.
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 SMACKED TWATS
n. (derogatory) an unattractive woman ...a2002 sl.
BAG OF SNAKES
n. a lively young woman ...1984 Aust. sl.
BAG OF TRICKS
n. 1. the male genitals, esp. the scrotum ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. whatever one needs ...M19 sl.
n. 3. the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a resourceful person, one who is never at a loss ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BAG OF TRIPE
n. an unpleasant or contemptible person ...1822 sl.
BAG OF WIND
n. (derogatory) a person who speaks or writes at length but says little of substance or value; a pompously verbose speaker; a boaster; also, a loud-mouthed but ineffectual person ...1816 colloq.
BAG OF YEAST
n. a priest ...1971 Aust. rhyming sl.
BAG O' LIES
n. a string of falsehoods ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAG ON
vb. 1. to criticize someone ...1980s US sl.
vb. 2. to complain ...1980s US sl.
vb. 3. to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit ...1993 US sl.
vb. 4. to chastise ...Bk1994 sl.
vb. 5. to tease someone ...Bk2006 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 a 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.
BAG ONTO THAT
phr. take a look at that ...1940s US sl.
BAGOOSE
adj. good ...World War II Amer. sl.
BAG OUT
vb. to dine away from home ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAG OVER THE HEAD JOB
n. a woman with whom a man will have sexual intercourse, but whose face he considers unattractive ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BAG O' WANK
n. a term of abuse ...1990s sl.
BAG-O-WIRE
n. a betrayer ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
BAG PERSON
n. a homeless person, esp. one who carries his or her possessions in disposable shopping bags ...1981 orig. & chiefly US
BAGPIPE
n. 1. an inflated and senseless talker; a windbag; a long-winded monotonous speaker; a tedious chatterbox...1603
n. 2. the penis ...17C sl.
n. 3. an act of penilingus ...20C sl.
n. 4. 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. 1. a complainer; one who talks at length, gossips, or chats ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a boxer ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
BAG-PUNCHING
n. incessant talking ...1903 Amer. sl.
BAG RAT
n. 1. in golf: a caddy ...1937 US sl.
n. 2. a heroin addict ...2009 drugs 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. trousers ...M19 sl.
n. 6. † a commercial traveller, who used to carry his samples with him on horseback, in a pair of saddle-bags ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 7. many; a great amount of ...1910s sl.
n. 8. a despised person ...1939 Irish sl.
n. 9. the testicles ...1954 US sl.
n. 10. 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-SHAKINGS
n. the youngest of a large family ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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.
BAG-SNATCHER
n. a thief who snatches bags ...1908
BAGS OF
adj. many ...1910s sl.
BAGS OF MYSTERY
n. sausages or saveloys ...1864 sl.
BAGS O’ GUTS
n. a useless person; a big man with little brains ...1894 US 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.
BAGSTER
n. a commercial traveller whose business it is to show samples and solicit orders on behalf of manufacturers, etc. ...1793 UK sl.
BAG-SWINGER
n. 1. a bookmaker ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a street-walker, a prostitute ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 3. a bookmaker's change clerk ...Bk2000 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.
BAG-THIEF
n. a thief who specializes in stealing rings ...1909 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 divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing ...1960s drugs sl.
vb. 3. to be caught or arrested by the police ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
vb. 4. to laugh very hard at something ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
BAGWALETOUR
n. † a carrier of baggage ...Bk1855
BAGWAME
n. † a silly fellow; one who knows only how to 'bag' or cram his belly ...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
BAG WITH A SAG
n. an unattractive stout girl ...Bk1945 jive usage
BAGWOMAN
n. 1. * a woman who carries goods for sale in a bag; a female commercial traveller ...1845
n. 2. a woman who delivers or, esp., collects illicit payments; a woman who transmits illegal payoffs ...1966 US sl.
n. 3. a woman who is a small-volume drug pusher ...1975 drug trafficking sl.
n. 4. a homeless woman who carries her personal possessions in bags ...1977
BAG YOUR FACE!
int. a general term of abuse; go away! ...1980s sl.
BAG YOUR HEAD!
int. be more modest ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BAG Z'S
vb. to nap, to sleep ...1968 US sl.
BAH
n. (derogatory) a woman (Bitch-Ass Ho) ...2000 US Black sl.
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; BAHAMA MOMMA 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.
BAHAUDUR
n. a conceited or self-important fellow ...1828 Anglo-Indian
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.
BAHOOKEY
n. the buttocks, the behind ...1990s US sl.
BAHU
n. a daughter-in-law, esp. one who follows the tradition of living with her husband's family after marriage ...1959 South Asian
BAIARDOUR
n. † a mason's labourer or who helps to carry the 'baiard', a large hand-barrow with six handles on which building stones are carried ...1780
BAIBLE
vb. to sip often, to tipple; to drink carelessly, with spilling ...1887 Sc.
BAICH
adj. backward ...1924 Sc.
n. † a child ...1808 Sc.
BAICHE
n. a child ...B1700 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. an opprobrious epithet applied to a depraved woman ...Bk1879 Eng. dial.
n. 3. 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.
BAIGNEUR
n. a bath keeper (French) ...Bk1898
BAIJAN, BAIJEN
n. 1. a first-year student at a Scottish university; no only used in Aberdeen and St. Andrews ...1708 Sc.
n. 2. a novice, a beginner in any trade, art, or science ...1825 Sc.
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
n. 3. credit ...2000s sl.
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 enjoy oneself ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 5. to leave, to depart, to go; to play truant; hence, to run out on, to renege on someone ...1977 US sl.
vb. 6. to terminate a relationship, to break up ...1970s US Black & teen sl.
vb. 7. to put something down ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. 8. to run ...1990s sl.
vb. 9. to throw away ...1990s sl.
BAILABLE
adj. † capable of being delivered; deliverable ...1502
BAIL BANDIT
n. someone who commits a crime while on bail awaiting trial ...1991 colloq.
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.
BAIL 'EM FROM SALEM
n. a bondsman ...Bk1945 jive usage
BAILER
n. one who asks questions ...1916 Amer. dial.
BAILEY, THE
n. 1. the Central Criminal Court, London; usually known as the 'Old Bailey' ...M19 sl.
n. 2. prison in general ...L19 Aust. sl.
BAILI
n. † a steward, a bailiff ...Bk1888
BAILIE
n. 1. † in England, formerly applied to the king's officers generally, including sheriffs, mayors, etc. nominated by him, but especially to the chief officer of a hundred; a bailiff ...1297
n. 2. † the chief magistrate of a barony or part of a county, having functions equivalent to those of a sheriff ...1375 Sc.
n. 3. a municipal magistrate corresponding to the English alderman ...1484 Sc.
n. 4. a man, boy or girl in charge of the cows on a farm ...1880 Sc.
n. 5. a clever man ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAILIE-BOY
n. a boy employed on large farms to take messages and make himself generally useful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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.
BAILING WIRE ARTIST
n. a mechanic whose skill is in question ...Bk1978 railroad usage
BAILIRIC
n. † bailiwick; a district or place under the jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff ...1570
BAILIVATE
n. † the office of a bailiff ...1721
BAILLE
n. a mistress; a sweetheart ...1825 Sc.
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.
vb. 3. to leave someone ...1990s sl.
BAIL OUT
n. (bail-out) an evasion, an escape ...1990s US sl.
vb. 1. to leave in a hurry, to run off to escape from a difficult situation ...1940s US sl.
vb. 2. to lock out ...1940s Aust. sl.
vb. 3. to go mad or insane ...1970s sl., orig. military
vb. 4. to die ...1980s US sl.
vb. 5. to abandon, to terminate a relationship ...1980s US sl.
BAIL SOMEONE OUT
vb. to rescue someone ...1970s sl., orig. US
BAIL THAT!
int. screw that! ...20C teen & high school sl.
BAIL UP
vb. 1. to trap, to corner ...M19 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to arrest ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to rob ...M19 sl.
vb. 4. to tie up, to fasten ...1883 Sc.
vb. 5. to stop someone on the street for a chat ...1990s Aust. sl.
int. 1. stop! ...M19 sl.
int. 2. a command to cows: stand still! ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAILY
n. a superintendent of an estate; a bailiff; a steward; a sheriff’s officer ...1825
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.
BAINING
n. † bathing ...1528
BAIN KEEPER
n. the attendant of a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc. ...1569
BAINLY
adv. † readily, willingly; at once ...c1400
BAINS
n. brothels ...1541
BAINSOME
adj. 1. near at hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. obliging, helpful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAIRD
n. 1. a poet or bard; in old laws contemptuously applied to those strolling rhymers who were wont to oppress the lieges ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a noisy, turbulent person: generally applied to a scold ...1825 Sc.
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. the voice lifted up in a strong and loud manner, either in speaking, reading, weeping, or calling after one ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a person who raises his voice in a strong, loud manner ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. 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.
BAIRMAN
n. a poor insolvent debtor, left bare and naked, who was obliged to swear in court that he was not worth about five shillings and five pence; a bankrupt who gives up all his goods to his creditors; a pauper ...Bk1720
BAIRN
n. 1. a child; a son or daughter ...c1000
n. 2. 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.
BAIRN'S-MAID
n. a nursery maid, a nurse ...Bk1845 Sc.
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.
BAIRN-WOMAN
n. a nursemaid, a nurse ...1823 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. † a bastard ...1571
n. 2. confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
n. 3. 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. an individual who is likely to get into trouble or face unwanted attention ...1959 sl.
n. 12. a sexually attractive young woman ...M20 sl.
n. 13. a homosexual male who is sexually appealing to his peers ...1961 US sl.
n. 14. an attractive man or woman used to lure a victim into a con-game or a mugging ...1965 sl.
n. 15. an undercover policeman used for entrapment of homosexuals ...1972 US homosexual sl.
n. 16. a person, esp. a youth, living in a neighbourhood or having psychological problems which, or associated with friends who, may lead him to become a drug addict; a potential drug addict ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
n. 17. an effeminate male or a masculine female who draws attention from homosexuals ...20C US sl.
n. 18. a woman with noticeable body odour ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 19. a young person, usually a girl, who is under the age of sexual consent ...1995 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.
BAITCHEL; BAITCHIL
vb. to beat soundly ...1825 Sc.
BAITED FOR WIDOW
adj. spruced up; dressed to catch the attention of widows or other women ...1960 Amer. dial.
BAITER
n. a tormenter; a tease ...1611
BAITHE
vb. †* to grant; to agree, to consent ...c1300
BAITHERSHIN!
int. an expletive; it may be so ...1843 Ireland
BAITIE-BUM
n. a lazy fellow; a simpleton ...Bk1898 Sc.
BAITIE-BUMMIL
n. a petty fumbler ...Bk1911 Sc.
BAITING
n. 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-STOCK
n. † an object to be baited by everybody; a laughingstock ...Bk1888
BAITING-TIME
n. time for refreshment ...1886 Eng. dial.
BAIT-LAYER
n. an outback cook, a station cook; later, an army cook, a restaurant cook ...1900 Aust. & NZ sl.
BAITLESS
adj. * without food, without refreshment ...1600
BAIT THE HOOK
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1970s US homosexual sl.
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 ...1825 Sc.
BAIVER
vb. to gad about; to run after shows, weddings, etc. ...1887 Sc.
BAIVERING
adj. gadding about; taking interest in trifles, finery, etc. ...1887 Sc.
BAIZE
n. confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
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.
BAJADERE
n. a dancing girl of the East ...1598
BAJAN
n. 1. a freshman at the Scotch universities, where the term was adopted from the University of Paris ...1642
n. 2. a novice, a beginner in any trade, art, or science ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a native or inhabitant of Barbados ...1832
BAJAN SPREE
n. a small, spontaneous party ...20C W. Indies & Trinidad
BAJARDOUR
n. † a carter; the bearer or carrier of any weight or burden ...Bk1708
BAJE(E)
n. a Bajan, a native of Barbados ...1960 W. Indies
BAJIE
n. a Bajan, a native of Barbados ...1960 W. Indies
BAJULATE
vb. †* to carry a heavy burden; to carry as a 'badger' ...1613
BAJULUS
n. a pedagogue; a teacher, esp. a strict or pedantic one ...Bk1922
BAK
vb. † to beat ...1790 Eng. dial.
BAKE
n. 1. a biscuit ...1738 Sc.
n. 2. a child's term for its share of anything ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a social gathering at which a meal, esp. of baked food, is served ...1846 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a fool, an idiot ...1860 US sl.
n. 5. † a wanton boy ...Bk1888
n. 6. an agitated state ...1910s Irish sl.
n. 7. anything bad ...1910s Irish sl.
n. 8. the head ...1910s Irish sl.
n. 9. a meal or food usually prepared by baking ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 10. an interrogation ...1990s sl.
n. 11. someone from Bakersfield in the Central Valley of California ...Bk2006 Amer. surfing sl.
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 prepare an injection of a narcotic by heating the powder and water mixture ...1950s US drugs sl.
vb. 8. to reprimand; to criticize severely ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
vb. 9. 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 ...c1800 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.
adj. 6. hungover ...Bk1994 sl.
adj. 7. intoxicated by cannabis ...2000s sl.
BAKED BEAN
n. 1. a native of Boston, Massachusetts ...1882 US sl.
n. 2. a male homosexual ...1999 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'queen'
n. 3. a sexual encounter ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'scene'
BAKED DINNER
n. bread ...L19 criminal sl.
BAKED POTATO
n. a waiter ...1969 US rhyming sl. for 'pertater'
BAKED UP
adj. 1. exhausted; tired out ...c1800 sl.
adj. 2. sunburned or very tanned ...1930s sl.
BAKED WIND
n. boasting; empty talk; nonsense ...1900s Amer. jocular
BAKEHEAD
n. 1. among railroad workers: a locomotive fireman ...1929 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fool, an idiot; a stupid person; an insane or crazy person ...1949 US 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
BAKEMENT
n. a pastry; a pie ...1877 Sc.
BAKEN
adj. baked, as bread or meat ...c1325 arch.
BAKE ONE
vb. to defer defecation, however urgently one requires it ...1990s sl.
BAKE OVEN
n. in logging: a cruiser's tent with one sloping side and two ends ...1969 Amer. dial.
BAKE POTATOES
vb. to have anal intercourse ...1930s US homosexual sl.
BAKER
n. 1. one who bakes; one whose business it is to make bread ...a1000
n. 2. a loafer, an idler ...M19 US criminal sl.
n. 3. a cushion to sit or kneel upon; anything placed on a form to sit upon ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
n. 4. 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. 5. a wild bee unable to sting ...1927 Sc.
n. 6. the rear room of an addition to a home ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 7. any item of food which is suitable for baking ...1948 Amer. dial.
n. 8. the electric chair ...1950s US criminals' sl.
n. 9. a seller of marijuana ...1960s homosexual sl.
n. 10. the grade B ...1960s US college sl.
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.
BAKER LEGS
n. knock-knees ...1780 Sc.
BAKERS
n. large or clumsy boots or shoes ...19C sl.
BAKER'S DOZEN
n. 1. a cousin ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a group of attractive young men ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BAKER SIERRA
n. nonsense ...1986 US military sl. (radio code Baker 'B' + Sierra 'S' for 'bullshit')
BAKER'S IS CLOSED, THE
phr. sex is not available ...1960s US homosexual sl.
BAKER'S YEAST
n. a priest ...1983 Aust. rhyming sl.
BAKERY GOODS
n. the buttocks; the anus ...1960s US homosexual sl.
BAKES
n. a schoolboy ...Bk1891 Amer. thieves' sl.
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; orig. a female baker ...a1000
n. 2. † a sluggard, a lazy fellow, one fond of lying about ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
BAKE-STUFF
n. baked goods ...1903 Amer. dial.
BAKE THE TUBE STEAK
vb. to copulate ...Bk2006 US sl.
BAKEY
n. a baked potato ...L19 sl.
BAKGAT
adj. splendid, first-rate ...1960s S. Afr.
int. an exclamation of approval, pleasure, etc. ...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 POWDER MAN
n. a bluffer, a know-it-all ...1933 US Black 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
adj. convenient, easy, undemanding ...1910s Aust. sl.
adv. for free ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 1. a gratuity, a tip ...c1750 sl.
n. 2. something free, a 'perk' ...1910s sl.
vb. to give a tip ...M18
BAKSPANGANLIE
adv. deceitfully ...1871 Sc.
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.
n. 4. noise; uproar; merriment ...1908 Sc.
n. 5. husband ...Bk1982 Jewish
BALA
n. 1. coarse or senseless talk ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a balaclava ...1990s 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.
n. 3. one who makes a profit from his own religion ...Bk1922
BALAAMITE
n. one who follows religion for the sake of gain ...1559
BALAAM'S ASS
n. a servant who is more far-seeing than his master ...Bk1822
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
vb. 3. to swindle ...1940s Aust. sl.
BALANCED WALL
n. a stone wall or fence ...1931 Amer. dial.
BALANCE-MASTER
n. a posture-maker, a tumbler, an equilibrist ...1753
BALANCEMENT
n. * a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise ...1862
BALANCE-MISTRESS
n. a posture-maker, a tumbler, an equilibrist ...1801
BALANCER
n. one who balances himself in difficult positions; a tumbler, an acrobat ...c1510
BALANCE WALL
n. a stone wall or fence ...1931 Amer. dial.
BALANDER
n. an Aboriginal name for a White man ...1847 Aust. sl.
BALANGAS
n. the female breasts ...1980s US sl.
BALANT
adj. † bleating, baaing ...1702
BALASING
n. a beating, a flogging ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BALATRO
n. † a foolish, nonsensical prater ...1623
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
BALATROUGH
n. † a foolish, nonsensical prater ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BALBUS
n. a stammerer ...Bk1910
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. skilful, quick, good ...1908 Sc.
adj. 7. bad; terrible ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. a bare or treeless mountain top ...1838 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a ravelled knot ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a naturally hornless cow ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. † to make bald, to deprive of hair ...1602
BALDARACH
adj. fearless ...1830 Sc.
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 EAGLE
adj. very bald ...Bk1995 US sl.
BALD AS AN EGG
adj. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BALD BRIGADE
n. in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men ...1900s US sl.
BALD-COOT
n. 1. one who has a bald head ...1823
n. 2. an old man who has lost all his money gambling ...a1823 sl.
BALD EAGLE
n. a bald person ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BALDEEN
n. the halibut ...1866 Sc.
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. an innkeeper ...1702 sl.
n. 4. filthy or obscene talk or writing; impudent language; abuse ...1715 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a fool ...1821 Anglo-Irish
n. 6. weak, washy drink ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. to make a jumbled mixture of liquors; to mix with inferior ingredients, to adulterate ...1674
BALDERTON
n. a garrulous, complaining person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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 LIAR
n. an infamous liar ...Bk1989
BALDFACED SHIRT
n. a men's white dress shirt with a starched front ...1889 Amer. sl.
BALDFACED STAG
n. a bald man ...M19 sl.
BALDFACE JUICE
n. cheap. potent whisky ...E19 US sl.
BALDFACE WHISKY
n. cheap. potent whisky ...E19 US sl.
BALDHEAD
n. 1. one who has a bald head ...1535
n. 2. an old man, esp. as an ogler of young women. e.g. chorus-girls ...1868 sl.
n. 3. a member of the Rastafarian cult who does not, however, sport the characteristic beard and dreadlocks ...20C W. Indies
n. 4. the bare rounded top of a plateau, mesa, or mountain ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 5. in automotive repair: a bald tire ...1937-41 US sl.
n. 6. a White person ...1950s W. Indies
n. 7. a naturally hornless cow ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a non-Rastafarian Black person ...1970s W. Indies sl.
n. 9. a disparaging word for an outsider ...Bk1994 drugs sl.
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 BASTARD
n. the penis ...1920s sl.
BALD-HEADED BUTTER
n. a portion of butter in which there are no hairs (used during the pre-industrial era of butter manufacture) ...L19 sl.
BALD-HEADED CHAMP
n. the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis ...L19 sl.
BALD-HEADED CHICKEN-FUCKER
n. a depraved or disgusting fellow ...1976 US sl.
BALD-HEADED DEPARTMENT
n. in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men ...1900s US 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-HEADED LUMP
n. a parcel of food containing only the basics, with no 'sweets' such as cake or pie ...1930s US tramps' sl.
BALD-HEADEDLY
adv. heedlessly; hastily ...1920 colloq.
BALD-HEADED MOUSE
n. the erect penis ...1980s US homosexual 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. 1. one who has a bald head ...1848
n. 2. a monk: on account of his somber raiment and shaven crown ...Bk1885
BALDIE
n. 1. a bald man ...M19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an old man, not necessarily baldheaded...1899 US sl., orig. tramps' & criminals'
BALDIN
n. the halibut ...1866 Sc.
BALDIST
n. one who will not date bald men ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
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. 1. a boss, a leader, a spokesman ...L19 criminal sl.
n. 2. a thief ...Bk1891 sl.
BALDOWER
n. 1. a boss, a leader, a spokesman ...L19 criminal sl.
n. 2. one who conveys information; a spy ...Bk1890 Yiddish
BALD-PATE
n. one who has a bald head ...1601
BALD-PATED
adj. bald ...1603
BALDPATE FRIAR
n. the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis ...L19 sl.
BALD-RIB
n. a lean bony person ...1621
BALDRIC
n. † a chain for the neck; a necklace ...1530
BALDSTROD
n. a bawd, a procuress ...a1500 Sc.
BALD-TYRE BANDIT
n. a traffic police officer ...1977 criminal sl.
BALDUCTUM
adj. † trashy, rubbishy, nonsensical ...1577
n. † a farrago of words; trash, balderdash, nonsense ...1593
BALDWIN
n. 1. a bold visitor ...Bk1717
n. 2. a good-looking male ...Bk2006 US sl.
BALDY
n. 1. a bald-headed person; a nickname for a bald-headed man ...1833 colloq.
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.
BALEBOOS
n.1. the head of the household, master of the house ...Bk1982 Jewish
n. 2. a landlord ...Bk1982 Jewish
n. 3. a male employer ...Bk1982 Jewish
BALEBOS
n. 1. an orderly person; a householder, the head of a family ...Bk1966 Yiddish sl.
n. 2. the owner, the big boss ...Bk1966 Yiddish sl.
BALEBOSS
n. the head of the house; a store owner; a manager; anyone in authority ...Bk1998 Yiddish
BALED HAY
n. dehydrated vegetables ...1916 US Army sl.
BALEEN
n. 1. whalebone ...c1325
n. 2. † a whale ...1387
BALE-FIRE
n. 1. 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. 1. corned beef and cabbage ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a strawberry ice-cream ...1930s US sl.
n. 3. 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.
BALES
n. the policeman who superintends the Black Maria, or prison van ...Bk1890 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
BALESTROD
n. a bawd, a procurer ...a1500 Sc.
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.
BALIKBAYAN
n. a Filipino visiting or returning to the Philippines after a period of living in another country ...1976 Philippine English
BALILLILOW
n. a lullaby, a song and tune used in hushing a child to sleep; sleep produced by this ...1721 Sc.
BAL-IRE
n. a crowbar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BALISTAR
n. † a man using a crossbow ...Bk1855
BALISTARIUS
n. † a maker of slings, guns, or crossbows, or one that shoots out of them ...Bk1708
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.
n. 13. a resisting victim of a hold up ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
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
adj. 1. hidden, screened from sight ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. propped up ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BALKER
n. a man on a high point ashore, who signals to fishing-boats the direction taken by the schools of herring or other fish ...1602
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. bustle, disturbance ...1825 Sc.
n. 7. the footprint of a fox ...1845 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a glass of whisky or other liquor ...1866 US sl.
n. 9. a prison ration, 170g (6oz) of meat ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 10. a large and compact shoal of herrings ...1880 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a stout fellow ...Bk1881
n. 12. a dollar, esp. a dollar coin ...1895 US sl.
n. 13. a knoll, a rounded hill ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 14. a talk ...20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk)
n. 15. a walk ...20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk)
n. 16. a small package of morphine or an other narcotic, as used by an addict ...1912 US drugs sl.
n. 17. baseball ...1910s US sl.
n. 18. a riotously good time, a party or celebration; hence, that which provides a riotously good time ...1929 US sl., esp. Black usage
n. 19. the yolk of an egg ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 20. a woman's breast ...1951 US sl.
n. 21. an act of copulation; hence, a person regarded as a sexual partner ...1952 US sl.
n. 22. a feeling of well-being; a 'high' from a drug ...1950s US drugs sl.
n. 23. hair coiled at the back of a woman's head; a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 24. an orgy ...1960s sl.
n. 25. a thing for which one is expected to take the responsibility of completing, performing, etc. ...1973 US sl.
n. 26. the rounded back part of the head ...1982 Amer. dial.
n. 27. basketball ...1980s sl., orig. US Black usage
n. 28. crack cocaine ...1994 US drugs sl.
n. 29. a delightful person ...2001 US sl.
n. 30. black-tar heroin ...2002 UK drugs sl.
n. 31. a stupid or silly fellow; used in response to an unintelligent action, as a sarcastic response to a foolish remark or as an observation on someone's character or lack thereof ...a2002 US sl.
vb. 1. to beat, to thrash ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to behave in a disorderly manner ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. to track the footprints of a fox ...1878 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to throw at, to pelt ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 5. of bees: to surround the queen in a dense cluster, often with the result that she is suffocated or crushed to death ...1888
vb. 6. to speak indistinctly, in a disjointed manner ...1908 Sc.
vb. 7. to travel or drive at high speed ...1939 US sl.
vb. 8. to have a good or exciting time; to have riotous fun ...1942 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
vb. 9. to have sex with ...c1953 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to put up one's hair in a bun ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 11. to absorb narcotics through the mucus members of the genitals ...M20 US drugs sl.
vb. 12. to play basketball ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 13. to depart; to leave ...Bk2006 US sl.
BALLA
n. 1. a person, esp. a drug dealer, who spends money freely and ostentatiously ...1990 sl., orig. & chiefly African-American usage
n. 2. 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
n. 4. a story, usually long and complicated ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
n. 5. an excuse ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BALLAD-BASKET
n. a street singer ...1749 UK sl.
BALLADEER
n. a person who sings or composes ballads ...1714
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
BALLADIN; BALLADINE
n. 1. † a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon ...1599
n. 2. † a ballad-maker or singer ...1604
BALLADIST
n. a maker or singer of ballads ...1811
BALLADLING
n. a little ballad ...1798 nonce word
BALLAD-MAKER
n. a ballad poet ...1565
BALLAD-MONGER
n. a maker or seller of ballads; spec., one who writes or deals in cheap or slanderous verse, used depreciatively ...1598
BALLAD SINGER
n. one who strolls about singing ballads ...1592
BALLAHOO
adj. noisy, boisterous, obstreperous ...20C W. Indies sl.
BALLANCE
vb. to hesitate, to scruple ...1715 Sc.
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 boy tramp, usually a catamite, who travels with an older tramp ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
BALL-AND-CHAINED
adj. married ...1972 US sl.
BALL AND CHALK
n. a walk ...20C rhyming sl.
vb. 1. to talk ...20C rhyming sl.
vb. 2. to walk ...20C rhyming 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
BALLAST SCORCHER
n. a speedy engineer ...Bk1978 railroad usage
BALLAST-TRAIN GUARD
n. a railway official in charge of a train of loaded trucks ...Bk1898
BALLATRON
n. a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave ...1623
BALLATROUGH
n. † a foolish, nonsensical prater ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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
n. a term of abuse for a man ...1981 euphemism
BALL-BEARING COWBOY
n. one who chases cattle in a vehicle instead of on a horse ...1980 Aust. sl.
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 kind of antipersonnel mine ...1971 US military sl.
n. 5. a tease ...1975 sl., orig. US
n. 6. a thug ...1970s sl., orig. US
n. 7. a weapon ...1970s sl., orig. US
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. that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous 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 ...c1944 US sl.
n. 3. a notably hard course or examination ...1950s US college sl.
n. 4. a sexually attractive woman ...M20 US sl.
n. 5. any thing or person seen as extraordinary or outstanding ...1975 sl.
n. 6. a thief who grabs his victim by the testicles while his accomplice takes his wallet ...1989 US criminals' sl.
n. 7. a girl who is a tease ...Bk1989 college 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 CHAIN
n. the wife ...Bk1945 jive usage
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.
BALL DOG
n. a person who will chase and return stray baseballs ...1935 baseball usage
BALLE
n. † a sheep ...c1440
BALL-EATER
n. a proficient baseball fielder ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
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. a hedonist, a person who believes that the pursuit of happiness is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker ...1962 sl.
n. 3. a person, esp. a drug dealer, who spends money freely and ostentatiously ...1990 sl., orig. & chiefly African-American usage
n. 4. one who is extremely rich, esp. from the profits of criminality ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 5. an attractive person ...1990s US college sl.
n. 6. one who enjoys playing sport, esp. basketball ...1996 US college sl.
n. 7. a drug dealer, usually of crack cocaine ...2001 US sl.
n. 8. an athlete; one who plays with footballs, basketballs, baseballs, etc. ...Bk2006 US sl.
BALLER BLOCKER
n. a person who stops one from succeeding ...2000s US Black sl.
BALLERINA
n. a female ballet dancer, esp. one who undertakes a leading role in classical ballet ...1789
BALLERINO
n. a male ballet dancer ...1934 chiefly US
BALLET
n. 1. † a dance ...1782
n. 2. a song, a ballad ...1866 Eng. & Amer. dial.
BALLET-GIRL
n. an opera figure dancer, one who takes part in the ballet at a theatre ...Bk1898
BALLET MASTER
n. a section foreman ...Bk1978 railroad usage
BALLETOMANE
n. a ballet enthusiast ...1919
BALLETTER
n. a writer of ballads or scurrilous verses ...1589
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.
BALL GOWN
n. a man's suit ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BALL GRUNT
n. 1. a woman of easy morals ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a cook's helper ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
BALLGUSTED
adj. flabbergasted, astonished, disgusted, appalled ...1834 US jocular
BALLHAWK
n. 1. in sports, esp. baseball: a fielder who is skilled in catching or gaining possession of a ball ...1920 US sl.
n. 2. a person who collects as souvenirs balls that are hit outside a ballpark ...Bk1999 baseball usage
n. 3. in basketball: a player who specializes in recovering loose balls; an aggressive defensive player who dives for and recovers loose balls, blocks passes, and shots, and makes steals and interceptions ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
BALLHEAD
n. 1. a bald person ...1957 UK Black sl.
n. 2. a Rastafarian who does not wear dreadlocks; more widely, a non-Rastafarian; any person without dreadlocks ...1976 orig. & chiefly Caribbean
n. 3. a non-Rastafarian Black person ...1970s W. Indies sl.
n. 4. an outsider ...1989 NZ sl.
n. 5. an athlete; someone obsessed with ball games; perhaps a stupid one ...Bk1995 US sl.
BALL-HEADED
adj. foolish ...1884 Amer. dial.
BALL HOG
n. in basketball: a player who is not very popular for the simple reason that he or she doesn't like to pass the ball ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
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.
BALLHOP
n. a rumour, an unsupported theory; a lie ...1970s Irish sl.
BALLHOPPER
n. one who is deliberately deceptive or tells fabrications; a rumour-monger ...1972 Irish sl.
BALL HOUND
n. one who will chase and return stray baseballs ...1935 baseball usage
BALLIBAGGER
n. a noisy person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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. 1. excitingly active; wonderfully alive ...1952 US sl.
adj. 2. excellent, wonderful, first-rate ...1950s 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.
n. 5. a having fun ...1930s sl.
n. 6. having sexual intercourse ...1960s sl.
n. 7. an enriching oneself by selling drugs, usually crack cocaine ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 8. an excelling in the playing of basketball ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 9. a carrying a package of contraband cocaine by placing it in the vagina ...2000s US drugs sl.
n. 10. a showing off, flaunting one's possessions ...2000s sl.
BALLING CHICK
n. an attractive girl or woman ...1950s US sl.
BALLION
n. 1. a knapsack ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. an awkward, clumsy person ...Bk1898 Ireland
n. 3. a rough, careless fellow ...1924 Sc.
BALLIS-PIPE
n. the windpipe ...1863 Eng. dial.
BALLIST
n. a 19th-century baseball player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
BALLISTER
n. † an arbalester, a crossbowman ...1489
BALLISTICS
n. vivid, forcefully delivered rap lyrics; the facts, information, usually in rap lyrics ...1991 US rap music usage
BALLITRAUNT
n. † a foolish person; a buffoon; used as a term of contempt ...1790 Eng. dial.
BALLITE
n. a baseball fan ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
BALL IT OFF
vb. to travel at a fast rate ...1847 US sl.
BALLITRAUNT
n. † a foolish person; a buffoon; used as a term of contempt ...1790 Eng. dial.
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; weak, emasculated ...1958 US sl.
BALL-LESS WONDER
n. a cowardly person ...1958 US sl.
BALLO
n. a bay or dun horse ...1857 Amer. dial.
BALL-LOPPER
n. a dominating woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1970s sl., orig. US
BALL LUMP
n. a parcel of food given to a tramp ...1920s US tramps' sl.
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. 1. a narrow mountain pass ...1750 Sc.
n. 2. a plump, short person; ...1928 Sc.
BALLOCK
n. 1. a testicle ...c1000
n. 2. a term of abuse ...1940s sl.
vb. 1. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to grab by the genitals when fighting ...M18 sl.
vb. 3. to reprimand ...1938 Brit. sl.
BALLOCK-COD
n. † the scrotum ...c1450
BALLOCKED
adj. very drunk ...1980s sl.
BALLOCKEERING
adj. lusty ...M17 sl.
BALLOCKER
n. a lecher; a whoremonger ...19C Brit. colloq.
BALLOCK GRAVY
n. semen ...2000s sl.
BALLOCKING
n. 1. sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
n. 2. 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 parson ...c1786 UK sl.
n. 4. a nickname for a whoremonger ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 5. a fool; a term of abuse; one who is performing or talking 'ballocks' or nonsense ...1916 sl.
n. 6. a person, often used affectionately ...1922 sl.
n. 7. a mess ...1930s sl.
n. 8. an unpleasant person ...1951 sl., orig. Irish
n. 9. rubbish, nonsense ...Aust. sl.
n. 10. courage, vigour ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to reprimand, to tell off ...1930s US sl.
vb. 2. to perform badly; to do a poor job; to botch, to bungle ...1949 Amer. dial.
int. an expression of surprise or disbelief ...20C
BALLOCKS ABOUT
vb. 1. to mess about, to play the fool ...1950s sl.
vb. 2. to infuriate, to waste someone's time, to be indecisive ...1950s sl.
BALLOCKS AROUND
vb. 1. to mess about, to play the fool ...1950s sl.
vb. 2. to infuriate, to waste someone's time, to be indecisive ...1950s sl.
BALLOCKSED
adj. 1. ruined, messed up, thwarted, in a muddle ...1930s sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...2000s sl.
BALLOCKSED UP
adj. ruined, messed up, thwarted, in a muddle ...1930s sl.
BALLOCKS IN BRACKETS
n. a bow-legged man ...1937 UK sl.
BALLOCKS-STONES
n. a term of endearment ...Bk1891 sl.
BALLOCKS UP
vb. 1. to ruin, to make a mess of ...1930s sl.
vb. 2. to waste time, to fiddle with ...1930s sl.
BALLOCKS WORKER
n. any overbearingly unpleasant person ...1989 UK sl.
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 CHALK
n. a walk ...20C rhyming sl.
vb. 1. to talk ...20C rhyming sl.
vb. 2. to walk ...20C rhyming 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 buy a drink for; 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 brilliant student, usually with the added idea of great energy ...1914 US college sl.
n. 4. a fast vehicle ...1940 Amer. sl.
BALL OF LEAD
n. the head ...1900s rhyming sl.
BALL OF MUSCLE
n. a person with a powerful, muscular physique; a fit, healthy, energetic, lively person ...1923 Aust. sl.
BALL OF TWINE
n. a railway line ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
BALL OF WAX
n. a shoemaker ...1823 sl.
BALL OF YARN
n. 1. one who cannot be trusted with a secret ...Bk1942 US sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...1940s US 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.
BALLOO
n. a lullaby, a song and tune used in hushing a child to sleep; sleep produced by this ...1721 Sc.
BALLOON
n. 1. a person regarded as inflated, empty or hollow ...1656
n. 2. anything inflated, empty, and hollow ...1812
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 condom ...1950s US sl.
n. 6. a bully, a garrulous person, one full of hot air; a self-important or boastful idiot; a fool ...1965 Sc. & Irish English colloq.
n. 7. a small amount of heroin, whether or not it is actually in a balloon ...1967 US drugs sl.
n. 8. $1 ...1970s US sl.
n. 9. $10 ...1970s US sl.
n. 10. a heroin supplier ...Bk2002 criminals' sl.
vb. 1. of a pickpocket: to mingle with the crowds watching the launch of the then new manned balloons ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air ...1904 colloq.
vb. 3. to package narcotics for distribution and sale ...1960s drugs sl.
BALLOONATIC
n. one who brags ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BALLOON-BELLY
n. an obese person ...1933 US sl.
BALLOON-BRAIN
n. a fool, a simpleton; a silly, empty-headed person ...1949 US sl.
BALLOON (CAR)
n. the saloon bar of a public house ...20C sl.
BALLOON DRIVER
n. an aeronaut; one who pilots a hot-air balloon ...1838
BALLOONER
n. one who makes balloon ascents or travels in a balloon; an aeronaut ...1783
BALLOON FOOT
n. a slow driver ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
BALLOON HEAD
n. an arrogant, conceited, or stupid person; a fool, a simpleton, a silly, empty-headed person ...1931 colloq., chiefly US
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. ginger beer ...L19 sl.
n. 3. any sweet, colourful, fizzy drink ...L19 W. Indies sl.
n. 4. empty noisy talk; nonsense ...1900 US sl.
n. 5. helium ...1943 Amer. sl.
BALLOON-JUICE LOWERER
n. a total abstainer (balloon juice = soda-water) ...Bk1909 sl.
BALLOON KNOT
n. the anus ...Bk2006 US sl.
BALLOON-KNOT BANDIT
n. a male homosexual ...1995 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.
BALLOON ROOM WITHOUT A PARACHUTE
n. a disappointment, a let-down; esp. a place where one has been promised a smoke of marijuana but which, in fact, offers no supply ...1950s US Black sl.
BALLOONS
n. large female breasts ...1940s US sl.
BALLOON SOUP
n. nonsense; empty talk ...1928 Amer. sl.
BALLOP
n. the old name for the flap in the front of the breeches, which is buttoned up ...1824 Sc.
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
BALLOT BOX STUFFER
n. a person who engages in ballot-box stuffing (the practice of fraudulently attempting to affect the result of an election, typically by casting more than one's allotted number of votes) ...1856 orig. US
BALLOTEER
n. in early use, an advocate of the ballot; later also, a person who casts a vote in a ballot ...1833
BALLOTER
n. one who votes by ballot ...1733
BALLOTICALLY
adv. in reference to the ballot ...c1842 nonce word
BALLOTIN
n. † an officer in charge of a ballot-box ...1656 nonce word
BALLOTIST
n. † a professed advocate of the ballot ...1837
BALLOT-MAN
n. † an advocate of secret voting ...1838
BALL-OUT
n. a reprimand or instance of reprimanding ...1915 US sl.
vb. 1. (usually as 'ball out') to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly ...1899 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to travel at high speed, to leave ...1930s sl.
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.
BALLPLAYER
n. 1. a member of a gang who picks the safest assignment for himself ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
n. 2. one who betrays his accomplices to authorities ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
BALLS
adj. tough, masculine, courageous ...1980s US sl.
n. 1. testicles ...a1325 sl.
n. 2. the female breasts ...17C US sl.
n. 3. a botch, a muddle; a blunder, an error ...1889 sl.
n. 4. virile courage; virility; guts; strength of character; energy, spirit ...a1890 US sl.
n. 5. masculine behaviour in a female ...20C US sl.
n. 6. rubbish, nonsense ...20C sl.
n. 7. absolutely nothing ...1934 US sl.
n. 8. effrontery; audacity ...1964 US sl.
n. 9. something excellent, wonderful; one's preference ...2000s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to make a mess of ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to secrete near one's genitals ...1990s 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-ACHE
vb. to whinge, to nag ...20C sl.
BALLS-ACHING
adj. annoying; nagging, demanding ...1912 sl.
BALLS AND ALL
adv. completely, entirely ...1952 US sl.
BALLS AND BAT
n. the male genitals ...E20 US euphemism
BALLS-ASS
adj. tough, masculine, courageous ...1960s US sl.
BALLS-ASS NAKED
adj. stark naked ...20C Amer. sl.
BALLS, BEES AND BUGGERY!
int. a general exclamation ...L19 sl.
BALLS-BUSTER
n. a dominating or threatening woman; a nagging woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1975 sl., orig. US
BALLSED-UP
adj. in chaos, in a mess, ruined ...1940s sl.
BALLSEY
adj. brave, courageous ...1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US
BALL SHOE
n. a sneaker; canvas-top shoes with rubber sole; tennis shoe ...1954 Amer. dial.
BALLSIE
adj. tough, masculine, brave, courageous ...1935 sl.
BALL SLAP
vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...1990s sl.
BALLS NAKED
adj. stark naked ...20C Amer. sl.
BALLS OUT
adv. at full tilt, all out, completely committed, with full determination or enthusiasm ...1940s sl.
BALLS, PICNICS AND PARTIES!
int. a general exclamation ...1920s sl.
BALLS-TO-THE-WALL
adj. 1. all out, at maximum speed, with one's greatest effort ...1960s sl.
adj. 2. drinking with the intention of getting drunk ...2000s US college sl.
BALLS TO THE WALLS
phr. said of a tense or frantic time or situation that requires the ability to fight back ...1970s US college sl.
BALLS-TO-THE-WIND
adv. at top speed ...1980s US sl.
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 real mix-up; a mess, muddle; a chaotic state of affairs; a fiasco, a disaster ...1929 sl.
vb. (as 'balls up') to confuse; to mess up ...1910s sl.
BALLSY
adj. 1. brave, courageous ...1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US
adj. 2. absurd, ridiculous ...1930s sl.
adj. 3. of a female, esp., a masculine female: aggressive; masculine ...Bk2006 US sl.
BALL TEAM
n. a group of gambling cheats who work in casinos ...1987 US sl.
BALL-TEARER
n. 1. a physically demanding task ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 2. an admirable or exceptional person, for good or bad qualities ...1973 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a violent person ...1973 Aust sl.
n. 4. anything spectacular or notably impressive ...1970s sl.
n. 5. an aggressive woman; a nagging woman or wife ...Bk1984 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a major problem; an exasperation ...1980s Aust. 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 behave recklessly or wildly ...1914 US sl.
vb. 4. to risk everything on one attempt ...1927 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to have sexual intercourse ...1920s US Black sl.
vb. 6. to perform an energetic dance accompanied by vigorous handclapping ...1934 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
vb. 7. to be the last straw ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to have a good or exciting time; to have riotous fun ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to move in a conspicuous manner ...1970 Amer. dial.
BALL TOSSER
n. a bomb thrower ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
BALLUK
n. a testicle ... c1000
vb. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
BALLUM RANCUM; BALLUM RANKUM
n. an orgy, literally a dance at which all concerned 'dance in their birthday suits' ...L17 sl.
BALLUM RANORUM
n. an orgy, literally a dance at which all concerned 'dance in their birthday suits' ...L17 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 fail ...1856 sl.
vb. 2. to muddle, to err, to blunder, to make a mistake ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to confuse; to become confused ...Bk1904 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to ruin, to make a mess of, to clog up, to botch ...1910s sl.
vb. 5. 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. a euphemism for 'bloody'. used as a vague intensive of general application; 'confounded', 'jolly' ...1887 sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. exceedingly, very ...20C sl.
n. 1. a milk pail ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a litter of pigs or of rabbits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. 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.
BALLY-COG
n. a milk-pail ...1825 Sc.
BALLYGOBACKWARDS
n. an urban nickname for what is seen as a typical rural town ...1990s Irish sl.
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.
BALLYHOO; BALLY HOO
n. 1. a free entertainment used for a decoy to attract customers ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a 'barker's' speech; publicity in advance of a project; hence, blarney ...1914 US
n. 3. a barker at a circus or carnival ...1915 US sl.
n. 4. an upper-class person ...1922 US sl.
n. 5. excessive noise, fuss, publicity, etc. ...1928 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to commend, urge, or the like, in the manner of a 'barker' ...1927
vb. 2. to publicize to excess, often when the product cannot live up to the manufactured image ...20C sl.
vb. 3. to talk nonsense ...20C sl.
BALLYHOOER
n. 1. one who performs a ballyhoo, a flamboyant free performance given outside a circus or carnival attraction in an attempt to lure customers to buy tickets for the show inside ...1901 US circus & carnival usage
n. 2. a promoter, a publicist ...20C sl.
BALLY HOOEY
n. overstated and unwarranted praise or promotion; nonsense ...L19 sl.
BALLYHOOIST
n. a person who ballyhoos; a maker of extravagant claims (ballyhoo - bombastic nonsense, extravagant or brash publicity; noisy fuss) ...1927
BALLYHOOLY
n. 1. bad trouble ...L19 Irish sl.
n. 2. rubbish, nonsense ...1910s sl.
n. 3. noise, commotion, crying ...1940s 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.
BALLY-RANDY
n. 1. a lazy, loafing fellow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a rough, turbulent person ...Bk1898 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.
BALLYX
n. the testicles ...L17 sl.
BALM
n. a lie ...M19 sl.
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 on the surface at a mine ...Bk1882 Eng. dial.
BALMEDEST BALM
n. the ultimate in soothing ...L19 sl.
BAL-MAIDEN
n. a girl who works on the surface at a mine ...Bk1882 Eng. dial.
BALM-CRICKET
n. the cicada ...1783
BALMED
adj. alcohol intoxicated ...Bk2006 US sl.
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. insane, eccentric ...M19 sl.
adj. 8. nervous, afraid ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
n. 1. a fool, a simpleton; a soft, weak-minded person ...1887 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a mad or eccentric person ...1912 UK sl.
n. 3. a prison wing for disturbed inmates ...1940s sl.
BALMY, THE
n. sleep ...M19 sl.
BALMY BREEZE
n. cheese ...1960s rhyming sl.
BALMY IN THE CRUMPET
adj. mad, crazy, idiotic, weak-minded ...1891 Brit. sl.
BALMY ON THE CRUMPET
adj. crazy, wrong in the head, mad, idiotic, weak-minded ...1891
n. 1. an unpleasant, contemptible, 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. nonsense, rubbish ...1960s sl.
n. 6. an MGB, the 'B' model of the MG sports car ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 7. a matchbox full of marijuana ...1971 US sl.
n. 8. a Cadillac Brougham car ...1980 US sl.
n. 9. Benzedrine™, a stimulant ...1986 US sl.
n. 10. a woman ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 11. a woman ...1994 US Black sl.
n. 12. a buddy, a brother; used as an address ...1995 US sl.
n. 13. frisbee ...20C teen & high school sl.
B19
n. a hefty or fat female ...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.
n. 7. a bullshit artist; anyone with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter ...1977 sl.
vb. to expose one's buttocks for the purpose of evoking shock and/or amusement (Bare Ass) ...1970s US college sl.
BA
n. 1. brother, friend ...Bk1890 gypsy usage
n. 2. a crybaby ...1975 Irish sl.
vb. † to kiss, as a child ...c1386
BAA
n. a crybaby ...1975 Irish sl.
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.
BAAD
n. a woman of bad character; a disreputable woman ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
BAADASS
adj. very bad, very dangerous ...1971 US sl.
BAAL AGALA
n. an ignoramus; an uncouth person ...Bk1982 Jewish usage
BAA-LAMB
n. 1. a bastard, a contemptible, objectionable person ...1910s euphemism
n. 2. anyone mild, pleasing, or amicable - often used by women of malleable men ...Bk1984 sl.
n. 3. a tram ...20C rhyming sl.
BAALING
n. a little lamb ...1854
BAALIST
n. a worshipper of Baal; a worshipper of false gods or idols; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater ...a1603
BAALITE
n. a worshipper of Baal; a worshipper of false gods or idols; one who idolizes any unworthy or grovelling object; a devotee of any false religion ...1639
BAALTY-BRAINS
n. a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAANA
n. the buttocks ...20C W. Indies sl.
BA-ARGE
n. a fat, heavy person ...Bk1855 Eng. dial.
BAARIE
n. a fool; one who has newly arrived at a township from the countryside ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
BAAS
n. 1. a master; an employer of labour; a manager; a head man of any sort ...1625 S. Afr.
n. 2. a Dutch ship's captain ...1625
BAA-WAA-BODY
n. a silly or insignificant person ...1892 Eng. dial.
BAAYBY
n. a baby ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
BAAYLEY
n. a farm bailiff or overlooker of labourers ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
BAAZ
n. a large, fat, clumsy person ...Bk1898 Sc.
BAB
n. 1. a babe or baby; a child ...1567 Sc. & Eng. dial.
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 cook, esp. one who works in a sheep station, army, camp, etc. ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl., from rhyming sl. 'Babbling Brook'
n. 9. a criminal ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 10. a policeman ...1970s W. Indies sl.
vb. 1. to dance ...1716 Sc.
vb. 2. to close, to shut; to shut one's eyes ...1806 Sc.
BABA
n. 1. a spiritual leader or minister of religion of a Sufi order; spec., the head of a tekke; also, a title or form of address ...1759
n. 2. father; also used as a respectful form of address for an older man ...1771 orig. & chiefly South Asian
n. 3. a spiritual leader, teacher, or healer; a holy man; also, used as a title or as a form of address ...1811 orig. & chiefly South Asian
n. 4. a baby; a child; also, a term of endearment ...1841 orig. & chiefly South Asian
n. 5. in the East Indies, a lady ...Bk1860
n. 6. in Russia & other parts of Eastern Europe, & among people of Eastern European descent: a peasant woman; an old woman; a grandmother ...1882
n. 7. in South Africa: a respectful form of address to, or title for, an older man ...1898
n. 8. a grandfather ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 9. 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.
BABALO-DYE
n. a grandmother ...Bk1890 gypsy usage
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.
BABAREEBA
adj. excellent, 'super' ...Bk1942 US sl.
int. an expression of approbation, as upon the approach of an attractive girl ...Bk1942 US sl.
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. 1. a conventional person; a conformist ...1923 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a self-opinionated, self-satisfied small-town bourgeois, with all the prejudices of such a figure; a narrow-minded, middle-class materialist ...1959
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.
n. 4. baby ...20C sl.
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 person who talks foolishly or at great length, esp. to little purpose; a chatterer ...1366
n. 2. one who tells too freely what he knows; a prating gossip; a teller of secrets; a blabber; a talebearer ...1555
n. 3. a hound that bays or barks inopportunely ...1732 hunting usage
n. 4. an enemy to good manners ...Bk1753
n. 5. a cook, esp. a cook on a sheep station, army camp, etc. ...1919 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. (Babbling Brook)
n. 6. a criminal, a villain ...1928 rhyming sl. for 'crook' (Babbling Brook)
n. 7. a mediocre person; an unlikable person ...1932 US college sl.
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, an incessant talker ...1913 US sl.
n. 3. a criminal ...1919 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'crook'
BABBLINS
n. an army cook ...Bk1919 Aust. services sl.
BABBLISH
adj. † full of idle talk ...1574
BABBLY
adj. full of babble, chattering, prating, garrulous ...1865
BABBO
n. 1. a naive, law-abiding citizen ...1992 US sl.
n. 2. an idiot; a useless underling ...Bk1997 mobsters' usage
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 ...Bk1828 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. an infant; a young child ...1393
n. 2. † a doll or puppet ...1530
n. 3. * an adult regarded as being like a child in some way; a childish or foolish person; an inexperienced, naive, or innocent person ...1542
n. 4. a confidence trickster's accomplice ...1860 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. the youngest member of a class of cadets ...1871 US Military Academy usage
n. 6. the latest member of the House of Commons ...B1890 Eng. sl.
n. 7. a lover, a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment ...1890 colloq., orig. US
n. 8. a man, a fellow, esp. one who is somehow remarkable; now only used in direct address ...1898 US sl.
n. 9. a thief ...19C
n. 10. a term of address used between men ...1906 US sl.
n. 11. an attractive girl or young woman; also, an affectionate term of address for a lover ...1915 colloq.
n. 12. a pet name for a lad ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 13. something excellent or desirable ...1910s sl.
n. 14. a freshman ...1927 US college sl.
n. 15. a large, fat man, esp. a large, fat baseball player ...1920s Amer. sl.
n. 16. among young women: an attractive young man ...1973 US college sl.
n. 17. 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 ARMS
n. 1. a very young child, not yet able to walk; a baby; an infant ...1731
n. 2. a naive or gullible person ...Bk1999
BABE IN THE WOOD
n. one who is imprisoned in the stocks or pillory ...L17 sl.
BABE IN THE WOODS
n. 1. a person likened in some way to the 'babes in the wood', esp. in being an inexperienced, innocent, or naive person in a potentially dangerous situation; usually in plural ...1795
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe; one who is easily deceived ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an inexperienced novice; a newcomer ...Bk1988 Aust. 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
BABELAVANT(E)
n. † an absurd or foolish person; a babbler, a talker of nonsense ...a1400
BABEL BUILDER
n. a person likened to a builder of the Tower of Babel, esp. in being arrogant or unrealistic ...1610
BABELDOM
n. noisy confusion ...1882
BABELET
n. * a tiny babe; an infant; also, a term of endearment ...1856
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
BABELO-DYE
n. a grandmother ...Bk1890 gypsy usage
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.
BABE RUTHER
n. one who plays Babe Ruth Baseball (a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 and located all over the United States that supports summer leagues for age groups 9-12, 13-15, and 16-18) ...Bk1999 baseball usage
BABERY
n. † grotesque ornamentation in architecture and books; grotesque absurdity ...c1384
BABES
n. 1. a term of affection or simply of address between either sex ...1930s sl.
n. 2. a set of Baltimore rowdies ...Bk1960 US
BABES, THE
adj. excellent, good, exactly as required ...1988 Sc. sl.
n. 1. the lowest order of ‘knock-outs,’ who are prevailed upon not to give opposing biddings at auctions, in consideration of their receiving a small sum (from one shilling to half-a-crown) and a certain quantity of beer ...Bk1860 sl.
n. 2. something excellent or desirable ...1910s sl.
BABESHIP
n. † infancy ...1542
BABES IN THE WOOD
n. 1. simple, trustful children - Bk1891
n. 2. inexperienced persons
BABES IN THE WOODS
n. a pair of harmless, but ill-used orphans, a boy and a girl ...Bk1922
BABE-SLAYER
n. a ladies' man ...Bk2000 Aust. sl.
BABES OF GRACE
n. 1. puritanical, sanctified looking persons ...Bk1890 sl.
n. 2. drunken psalm-smiting cobblers ...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.
BABHUH
n. a barber ...Bk1992 Amer. South
BABI
n. † baby ...1377
BABIE
n. a baby ...1533
BABIES
n. 1. † pictures in books ...1598
n. 2. dice ...1974 US sl.
n. 3. semen ...1980s US homosexual sl.
BABIES IN CHRIST
n. newly-made converts to Christianity ...1526
BABIFY
vb. to make baby-like or babyish ...M19
BABION
n. 1. † a baboon; an ape ...1599
n. 2. † (derogatory) a term of contempt for a person; a stupid or foolish person ...a1529
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; a talkative person ...1595 nonce word
BABLE
n. a trifle; a trifling thing or person ...1570 Sc.
BABLER
n. a great talker ...Bk1699 cant
BABLIAMINY
n. † a babbler, a foolish or idle talker, a chatterer ...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. a native clerk or official who writes English - sometimes applied disparagingly to a Hindu or, more particularly, a Bengali, with a superficial English education ...1782 Anglo-Indian
n. 2. an Indian man; a term of respect within the culture, but a term of disrespect when used by outsiders ...1914 Trinidad and Tobago
n. 3. 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 thug, a ruffian, a ne'er-do-well ...c1500
n. 3. a term of abuse for a Black or coloured person ...1909 sl.
n. 4. 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.
BABTIS
n. a Baptist ...Bk1992 Amer. South
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.
BABUS
n. grandfather ...Bk1890 gypsy usage
BABUSHKA
n. in Russia: a grandmother; more generally: an elderly Russian woman; also used as a form of address ...1834
BABY
adj. small ...1891 Amer. colloq.
n. 1. an infant; a young child of either sex; formerly synonymous with 'child' ...1377
n. 2. † a doll, a puppet ...1552
n. 3. (often derogatory) an immature, foolish or childish person ...1539
n. 4. a lover; also a spouse; a term of endearment, a darling, a sweetheart or girlfriend; orig. only applied to women ...1684 colloq.
n. 5. in cards: the jack ...19C sl.
n. 6. a term of address used between men ...1835 US sl.
n. 7. an attractive young woman ...1839
n. 8. a bottle or glass of liquor ...1853
n. 9. a small or half-sized bottle, whether of spirits or a non-alcoholic drink; orig. soda water ...M19 sl.
n. 10. the youngest person in a family, group of people, etc.; also, the most junior member of a team or other group ...1854
n. 11. a tiny or diminutive animal or thing; a small version of something generally larger ...1859
n. 12. a fellow; a man; a 'customer' ...1861 sl.
n. 13. a person; a young woman; a girlfriend; a sweetheart; often used as a term of address ...1880 sl., chiefly N. Amer.
n. 14. a term of endearment ...1880 sl., chiefly US
n. 15. a person's invention, achievement, or concern; one's special interest or responsibility ...1890
n. 16. a prostitute's lover, or 'fancy man' ...1891 US sl.
n. 17. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 18. a thing of excellence ...1898 Amer. sl.
n. 19. an item, a thing, esp. if large or formidable; often applied to weapons and motor vehicles ...1907 Amer. sl.
n. 20. a glass of milk ...1930s US sl.
n. 21. mustard ...1935 US Military Academy usage
n. 22. a mean or intimidating man; a tough guy ...1939 Amer. sl.
n. 23. a cougar ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 24. a young, inexperienced male homosexual ...1954 US sl.
n. 25. a ball and chain ...1954 US prison sl.
n. 26. a prostitute's customer ...1957 US sl.
n. 27. an underage or teenage boy ...1960s US homosexual sl.
n. 28. marijuana ...1960 US drugs sl.
n. 29. . in horse racing: a two-year-old horse ...1976 US sl.
n. 30. in poker: a 2, 3, 4, or 5 ...1979 US sl.
n. 31. 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. 32. a coward ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
n. 33. a new drug user ...Bk1992 drug addicts' sl.
n. 34. crack cocaine ...1994 US drugs sl.
n. 35. in the film industry: a screenplay ...1994 US sl.
n. 36. a young performer new to the pornography industry who looks even younger than he or she is ...1995 US sl.
n. 37. a popular girl ...20C Amer. student sl.
n. 38. a very young gangster ...2011 UK Black 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 BATTERER
n. one who inflicts harmful physical abuse on an infant or small child, usually a parent ...1972
BABY BEAR
n. a police trainee; a rookie patrolman or patrol woman ...Bk1988 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 BIO
n. a heterosexual man or woman who is experimenting with bisexuality ...2006 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. 1. a person born roughly between 1945 and 1955 ...1974 US sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a nickname for a strong, young power hitter of the mid-1980s ...Bk1999 baseball usage
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-BUNTING
n. 1. a term of endearment ...Bk1891
n. 2. a baby ...Bk1945 sl.
BABY BURGLAR
n. a young thief ...1996 Brit. sl.
BABY BUSTER
n. a person born during a baby bust (a period of marked decrease in the birth rate; spec. (esp. in the US) the years c1965-75, following the post-war baby boom ...1983
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 or affectionate form of address; darling, sweetheart, dear ...1949
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 CARRIER
n. a person employed to carry or transport a baby; later, a woman who carries a child in the womb ...1853
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. 1. a fake cowboy ...1970s homosexual sl.
n. 2. a nickname for a would-be woodsman ...Bk1972 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 EAGLE
n. a mediocre person ...Bk1934 college 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. 1. a woman who receives infants, generally illegitimate, from their parents, on the pretext of bringing them up, the object being to have the child removed from sight to conceal the shame ...Bk1885
n. 2. an older person, usually a woman, who prefers affairs with people much younger than themselves ...1979 sl.
BABY-FARMING
n. (derogatory) the lodging and care of babies for payment ...1867
BABY-FATHER
n. 1. the father of a woman's child, who is not her husband or (in most cases) her current or exclusive partner ...1932 orig. Caribbean
n. 2. a pimp, usually Black ...Bk2002 criminals' 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 ARMS
n. a very young child, not yet able to walk; a baby ...1848
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 person campaigning for votes in his quest for elected political office; a politician who seeks to please the public by showing exaggerated interest in it ...1908 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. the hedonistic, exciting world of the city, as opposed to the quietness of the countryside; specifically, London ...M19 UK sl.
n. 3. 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. 4. the police; a prison warder ...1940s sl., orig. W. Indies, then UK & US Black
n. 5. anyone perceived as putting material gains before spiritual ones ...1970s sl.
n. 6. the United States ...1972 US sl.
n. 7. 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. † (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...1603
n. 2. an astrologer ...1677
n. 3. 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 person who bears or begets a child; a parent ...1968 colloq.
n. 4. a sexually powerful man ...1960s sl.
n. 5. a heterosexual ...1970s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
BABY-MAMA
n. the mother of a man's child, who is not his wife nor (in most cases) his current or excusive partner ...1986 colloq., orig. Caribbean
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-MINDER
n. a person engaged to look after a baby or babies, esp. while their parents or guardians are at work ...1856
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-MOMS
n. the mother of a man's child, who is not his wife nor (in most cases) his current or exclusive partner ...2012 sl., orig. Caribbean
BABY-MONITOR
n. a person engaged to look after a baby or babies, esp. while their parents or guardians are at work ...1914
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 ...1966 sl., orig. Caribbean
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 POP
n. a young man ...Bk1992 rap & street sl.
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. a very, very young prostitute, one under the age of legal consent ...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 person who commits statutory rape ...1961 US sl., esp. prison usage
n. 3. (derogatory) a term of abuse; a despicable man ...1961 US sl., esp. prison usage
n. 4. an older convict who has committed a sexual offense against a minor or whose crime is unknown ...Bk2006 Amer. prison sl.
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.
BABYSISTER
n. a bodyguard, often for a witness under police protection ...Bk1992 police 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. someone who looks after a child while its parents are out, esp. in the evening ...1937 orig. US
n. 2. a prison officer ...20C Can. sl.
n. 3. in a fleet: a destroyer accompanying an aircraft carrier ...1965 US sl.
n. 4. someone who hides drugs temporarily during importation from one country or area to another ...1980s US drugs sl.
n. 5. a person who does not take hallucinogens, but acts as a 'sober' support for those who do ...1982 drugs sl.
n. 6. a bodyguard, esp. of a witness, under police or federal protection ...Bk2002 criminals' 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 abducts a very young child ...1857
n. 2. a person who is sexually attracted to, has an amorous affair with, or marries a much younger person ...1911 sl.
n. 3. a brakeman on a passenger train ...1920 US railroad usage
n. 4. an obstetrician ...1925 US sl.
n. 5. an adult who is sexually attracted to children or adolescents ...1927 UK 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
n. 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 SWINGERS
n. couples who are participating in open spouse swapping for the first time ...Bk1986 sl.
BABY T
n. crack cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
BABY-TENDER
n. a person who takes care of an infant; a baby-minder ...1845
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. 1. an attractive or popular female ...1927 US college sl.
n. 2. 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.
BABY WRANGLER
n. in advertising and television: a person who coaches children to perform in commercials ...Bk1993
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
BACCALAUR
n. †* a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms ...1661
BACCALAUREAT
n. at Glasgow University: a student in his third year ...1927 Sc.
BACCALAUREATE
n. a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms ...1696
BACCALOR
n. †* a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms ...1661
BACCA-PIPES
n. whiskers curled in small, close ringlets ...M19 sl.
BACCARARO
n. a White man ...1688
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.
BACCHAL
n. a drunken reveller ...Bk1902
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 priest, priestess, or inspired votary of Bacchus; hence, a drunken reveller; a roisterer ...1699
BACCHANTE
n. a priestess or female votary of Bacchus; hence a female bacchanal ...1797
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 or intoxicating liquor personified ...c1640
BACCHUS' DEW
n. the juice of the grape, wine, or other fermented or distilled drink ...1559
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.
BACCRA, BACKRA, BAKRA
n. a White man ...1688
BACCY
n. tobacco ...1792 UK
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 term of endearment common in Wales and the border counties; frequently following a personal name: dear, little one, friend ...1889
n. 5. a small makeshift hut; a small holiday house ...1920s Aust. & NZ colloq.
n. 6. a farm-worker's cottage ...1920s NZ sl.
n. 7. a vacation cottage ...1984 NZ sl.
vb. to live by oneself, and cater for oneself as a bachelor ...1879 sl., orig. US
int. exclamation of disgust ...Bk1911 Sc.
BACHARES
n. a baker ...Bk1872
BACHCHA
n. a child ...1830 Anglo-Indian
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.
BACHEL
n. a mean, feeble creature ...1825 Sc.
BACHELDER
n. a bachelor ...1739 Amer. dial.
BACHELETTE
n. an unmarried woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BACHELOR
n. 1. a young knight, not old enough, or having too few vassals, to display his own banner, and who therefore followed the banner of another; a novice in arms ...1297
n. 2. an unmarried man ...c1386
n. 3. † an inexperienced person; a novice ...1604
n. 4. †* a maid, a single woman ...1632
n. 5. a lean drunkard ..,.1650
n. 6. an admirer; a suitor ...1885 Ireland
n. 7. the last piece of food left on a plate ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 8. 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. an unmarried female who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives ...1965
n. 2. an apartment suitable for a bachelor girl
BACHELOR-FINCH
n. a chaffinch ...1890 Eng. dial.
BACHELOR GIRL
n. an unmarried woman who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives ...1895 orig. US
BACHELOR HALL
n. apartments for bachelors ...1833
BACHELORIZE
vb. to live as a bachelor ...M19
BACHELOR LADY
n. * an unmarried woman who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives ...1924
BACHELOR MAID
n. * an unmarried woman who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives ...1894
BACHELOR-MAN
n. an unmarried man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BACHELOR MOTHER
n. a mother who raises her children alone, being separated, divorced, or widowed ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
BACHELOR OF ARTS
n. one who has served six months of a prison sentence ...1823 UK prison sl.
BACHELOR OF LAW
n. a drinker with 'a purple face' ...1650 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 SCHOLAR
n. at Cambridge: a Bachelor of Arts who remains in residence after taking his degree, for the purpose of reading for a fellowship or acting as private tutor ...Bk1856 college usage
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. 1. a spinster ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an unmarried female who has her own income and lives independently, apart from her family or relatives ...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
BACHLE
n. a down-and-out person; a destitute person; an awkward person ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
BACHLER
n. a hawker, a peddler ...1825 Sc.
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. a bodyguard ...1995 US Black sl.
n. 14. 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 BUTCHER
n. an abortionist ...Bk1988 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 ...1995 W. Indies
n. 2. a very thin person ...1996 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; to hesitate, to be irresolute ...1840
vb. 3. to charm a potential victim before subjecting them to a confidence trick ...1940s US sl.
vb. 4. 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; conversation ...1941 Amer. dial.
BACK-AND-FRONT
n. a hypocrite ...1958 W. Indies
BACK-AND-NECK
n. a very thin person ...1996 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.
BACKARE!
int. † back! stand back! ...a1553
BACKARTLY
adv. in a backward or reluctant manner ...1885 Eng. dial.
BACKASSED
adj. pert. to a manner that is backward, awkward, or roundabout ...Bk2006 US sl.
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 engage in anal sex ...1973 Aust. sl.
BACK-BEARAWAY
n. the bat ...1796 Eng. dial.
BACKBEAT
n. 1. an underlying them or quality ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 2. one's heartbeat ...1970s US Black sl.
BACKBEAT OF THE TREY THIRTY
n. the third day of the month ...1980s 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. one who backbites; a slanderer or secret calumniator; a tattletale ...c1230
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 ...1870 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 BOTTIE
n. the anus ...1980s Aust. 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. 3. a tree stump cut close to the ground ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 4. 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 attempt to thwart or ruin by defaming someone; to depreciate, disparage, or criticize meanly ...1887 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to insult someone by disparaging their family ...1889 US Black 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; an unexpected blow; 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. the back door ...1930s UC criminals' sl.
n. 3. 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. one who lives in the country lying towards or in the rear of a settled district; a rustic ...1796
BACKCOURTMAN
n. in basketball: a player who plays the backcourt and brings the ball out into the offensive zone ...1974
BACKDATED CHUCK
n. a backward, ill-informed person, naive and stupid ...Bk1971 Boonville California jargon
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 vagina ...M19 sl.
n. 3. the anus in anal intercourse ...20C US sl.
n. 4. 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. 5. in sports: the advancement of a team in a playoff situation as a result of the actions of another team ...1952 US sl.
n. 6. a snub; a 'cold shoulder' ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. the residue left in a pipe ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 10. 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.
BACKDOOR BANDIT
n. a homosexual man ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BACK-DOOR BOY
n. a boy employed in a farm house for domestic purposes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BACK-DOOR BURGLAR
n. 1. (often offensive) a homosexual male ...Bk2007 sl.
n. 2. any person engaging in anal sex ...Bk2007 sl.
BACK-DOOR BUTLER
n. 1. (often offensive) a male homosexual ...Bk2007 sl.
n. 2. any person engaging in anal sex ...Bk2007 sl.
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.
BACK-DOOR HUSBAND
n. an adulterer ...1925 sl., orig. US Black
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; a lover; someone who sneaks in through the back door when the husband is away ...1925 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 ...1972 sl.
BACK-DOOR MERCHANT
n. 1. an adulterer ...1920s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
BACK-DOOR PAROLE
n. 1. parole ...1930s US prison sl.
n. 2. dying in prison before one's sentence is over ...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; frequent urination ...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 DOUBLE
n. a back street ...L19 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.
BACKEARAY
n. a White man ...1688
BACKED
adj. 1. dead ...L17 sl.
adj. 2. intoxicated by marijuana ...1990s US college 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; in confusion ...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.
BACK ENTRANCE
n. the anus ...L19 sl.
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. one who bets on a horse or event ...1850
n. 3. a porter, carrier, unloader ...1864
n. 4. the accomplice in a greengoods swindle who provides the money used to lure the victim ...1898 con artists' sl.
n. 5. the accomplice of a woman who robs a client ...c1920 Aust. cant
n. 6. a gambler who finances a game without playing himself ...sl.
n. 7. a lift on the back of a bicycle ...1990s US & Irish juvenile 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.
BACK EYE
n. 1. the anus ...1960s sl.
n. 2. anal intercourse ...1960s 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; an intuitive dread of something sinister in the rear ...1728 Sc.
BACK-FETCH
n. an afterthought; a recalling to mind of something forgotten or omitted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BACKFIRE
vb. 1. to back down in an argument ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to break wind ...1970 sl.
vb. 3. to speak abusively ...1970 sl.
BACKFISCH
n. a girl of about 16 or 17; a girl in late adolescence, a teenager ...1888
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
BACK FORTY
n. an out-of-the-way, usually barren, piece of land ...1950s US
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.
n. 3. the anus ...L19 sl.
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 underhand comment ...M19 sl.
n. 4. an unanswerable argument or proposition ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a sarcastic retort or snub ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a bribe, a payoff for services rendered ...1910s sl.
n. 7. 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; to annoy, to molest ...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. the back-room of a house; the back-kitchen, scullery, washhouse ...1795
n. 2. a room or house containing an oven, a bakehouse; a public bakery ...1857 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a privy ...Bk1905 Amer. 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 ONE'S CART
vb. to butt in, to ask for more ...1910s Aust. sl.
BACK IN THE BOX
n. back in business after a drug arrest ...Bk1994 drugs sl.
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
phr. back in the daily routine ...Bk2004
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.
BACKITIVE
n. collateral, in the form of money or contacts ...1990s W. Indies sl.
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-JOUSTER
n. an itinerant fish-dealer who carries the fish in a ‘cowal’ or basket, on the back ...Bk1882 Eng. dial.
BACK-JUMP
n. 1. a back window; specifically, a prison window ...19C sl.
n. 2. anal intercourse ...1950s US Black sl.
vb. to enter a house by a back entrance, either a door or a window ...L19 sl.
BACK-JUMPER
n. a thief who enters houses via a back door or window ...L19 sl.
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. 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
n. cheek, insolence ...1950s US sl.
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.
n. 3. ('back man') an adulterer ...1942 sl., orig. US Black
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. 1. one who starts from 'scratch' in a game, match, or race ...1895 sl.
n. 2. in auto racing: one who falls far behind in a race ...Bk1982
BACK-NAME
n. a surname ...1895 Eng. dial.
BACK-NUMBER
adj. 1. old-fashioned, out-of-date; old and useless ...1883 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 ...1884 colloq.
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. 1. to challenge one, to dare ...1840 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to defecate ...1990s sl.
BACK ONE'S FIST
vb. to masturbate ...1990s W. Indies sl.
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 ON THE YARD
adj. out of solitary confinement ...1930s US prison sl.
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; the act of withdrawal ...1828 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a backyard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a woman's dress cut very low in the back ...1970s W. Indies sl.
vb. ('back out') to retreat ...E19 sl.
BACK-OVER
adv. behind ...Bk1898 Sc.
BACK-OVERMAN
n. in coal mining: an overman who has the immediate inspection of the workings and workmen during the back-shift (the second shift for the day) ...1876 Brit.
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-PEDAL!
int. used for calling restraint; steady on! ...1910s sl.
BACK PEOPLE
n. people who live in the back country ...1770 Amer. dial.
BACK-PLAYER
n. in cricket: a batsman who steps back towards the wicket and plays the ball from behind the popping crease ...1897
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.
BACKRA
n. 1. a master, a boss ...c1790
n. 2. a White man ...L18 US Black sl.
n. 3. white as a colour ...19C US Black sl.
n. 4. one who, while Black, moves in White society and sees themself as the White man's equal ...1926 US Black sl.
BACK-RACKET
n. † the return of a ball in tennis ...1608
BACKRACKETS
n. fireworks ...1890 Eng. dial.
BACKRA FIRE
n. electricity ...20C W. Indies sl.
BACKRA JOHNNY
n. 1. a poor White person ...1909 W. Indies sl.
n. 2. a light-skinned Black person ...1970 W. Indies sl.
BACKRAMAN
n. a master, a boss ...1775 W. Indies sl.
BACKRA NIGGER
n. a light-skinned person and, as such, one who is despised ...1996 W. Indies sl.
BACKRANS
adv. † backwards ...1824 Sc.
BACKRA PICKNEY
n. 1. a White child ...1894 W. Indies sl.
n. 2. a light-skinned mixed-race child ...1981 W. Indies sl.
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
BACK-RIDERS
n. people who ride on the outside of a train to write graffiti ...Bk1988 Aust. graffiti sl.
BACK ROLL
vb. to roll a joint so that only 1 layer of paper surrounds the mix ...1980s drugs sl.
BACK ROOM
adj. secret; concealed ...Bk2006 US sl.
BACKROOM BOY
n. 1. someone engaged on (secret) research ...1943 sl.
n. 2. one who enjoys the semi-public sex of the (often dark) back rooms in homosexual clubs ...1989 UK homosexual 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.
BACK-ROW HOPPER
n. a scrounger who frequents taverns in the hope of finding someone willing to buy them a drink ...1909 sl.
BACKS
adv. backward ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 1. † clothes ...1341
n. 2. money ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the buttocks ...1960s US 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. a cheeky person ...1969 Amer. dial.
BACK SCRATCHER
n. a toady; a flatterer; a sycophant ...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 ...1975 Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to commit pederasty ...1888 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to coit a woman from the rear ...1888 Brit. sl.
BACKSCUTTLER
n. a sodomite ...a1948 Aust. sl.
BACK SEAT
n. a position of inferiority or comparative obscurity ...1860
BACK-SEAT DRIVER
n. 1. someone who criticizes or attempts to direct without responsibility, or who controls affairs from a subordinate position; anyone who offers unwanted advice ...1927
n. 2. a lazy person, a shirker ...1998 rhyming sl. for 'skiver'
BACK-SEAT PERSON
n. a humble, unobtrusive person; a follower, not a leader ...Bk1992 Amer. South
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. 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.
BACK-SETTLER
n. one who lives in the back settlements of a colony or new country; a settler in the backwoods ...1809
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.
BACK-SHORE
n. the west coast of Scotland on the North Channel ...1905 Sc.
BACKSHOT
n. anal intercourse ...1950s UK Black 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 ARTIST
n. a male homosexual who enjoys anal intercourse ...1980s US homosexual sl.
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.
BACKSIDING
n. a severe thrashing ...1990s W. Indies sl.
BACKSIE!
int. dirty! filthy! ...1939 Amer. dial.
BACK SLACK
n. backtalk, cheek, insolence ...1908 Amer. sl.
BACK SLAMMER CUTOUT
n. (premature) death ...1940s US Black sl.
BACKSLANG IT
vb. 1. to leave by the back door; hence, to leave surreptitiously or quietly ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to make a deliberate detour to avoid meeting a certain person or persons ...E19 sl.
vb. 3. to request lodgings from strangers as one travels through the back country ...E19 Aust. sl.
vb. 4. to enter a house from the back way ...E19 sl.
BACK SLAPPER
n. 1. a vigorously hearty person; someone who is overly friendly and outgoing ...1924
n. 2. an obsequious person; a sycophant; a flatterer; a toady ...Bk1942 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.
BACKSLICE
n. of a man or woman: the anus ...1980s sl.
BACKSLIDDEN
adj. that has relapsed into sin ...1871
BACKSLIDE
n. a return trip, as in a truck ...1976 US sl., esp. Citizens' Band usage
BACKSLIDER
n. 1. one who backslides or falls away from an adopted course, esp. of religious faith or practice; an apostate; a renegade ...1591
n. 2. a prostitute ...1607 sl.
BACKSLIDERS' BENCH
n. seats toward the back of the church ...1954 Amer. dial.
BACKSLIDING
n. sexual intercourse in the rear-entry position ...17C sl.
BACKSLIT
n. of a man or woman: the anus ...1980s sl.
BACK SLUM
n. a back room. a back entrance ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
BACK SLUMMERS
n. dirty, common, low, and vagrant people who reside in the ‘Back-slums’ (beggars meeting-places; the expression applies to all Metropolitan receptacles of mendicants, prostitutes, thieves, and rogues of every degree to get a night’s lodging) ...Bk1888 sl.
BACK SLUMS
n. areas or streets known for a high proportion of criminal residents ...19C sl.
BACKSMAN
n. a burglar ...1834 US sl.
BACK SOMEONE OUT
vb. to challenge, to face down ...M19 US sl.
BACK SOMEONE'S PLAY
vb. to support one's own statement or action, or back up those of another person ...1970s US 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 SPIKER
n. one of the members of a crew who completes the spiking of rails to cross ties after the track has been laid by the steel gang ...Bk1986 US lumberjacks' usage
BACK-SPOKEN
adj. contradictory, gainsaying ...1889 Sc.
BACKSPRENT
n. the backbone, the spine ...1820 Sc.
BACKSTAFF
n. a support ...1953 Amer. dial.
BACKSTAGE
adj. 1. uncouth, rude ...1970s US homosexual sl.
adj. 2. genuine, unpretentious ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BACK-STAIRCASE
n. a bustle on a dress ...M19 sl.
BACKSTALL
n. 1. a member of a garrotting gang who keeps watch and provides physical assistance to the actual garrotter if necessary ...1863 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a thief's accomplice; one who screens him from view, often the one who flees with the loot ...a1904 UK criminals' sl.
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. 1. in cricket: a fielder some distance behind the wicketkeeper ...1773
n. 2. a supporter, an accomplice; someone who can be relied on ...1919 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a diaphragm (birth control) ...1938 Amer. sl.
n. 4. in a pickpocket team: the one who works directly behind the victim ...1950s US criminals' 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.
BACK STREET BUTCHER
n. an abortionist ...Bk2002 criminals' sl.
BACK-STREET WIFE
n. a mistress ...1993 US sl.
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.
BACKSWING
n. a position for homosexual anal intercourse where the passive partner lies on his stomach, presenting buttocks to his partner ...1950s US homosexual sl.
BACK-SWORD
n. a fencer with back-sword ( a sword with only one cutting edge) or single-stick ...1656
BACK-SWORDMAN
n. a fencer with back-sword ( a sword with only one cutting edge) or single-stick ...1597
BACK-SWORDSMAN
n. a fencer with the single-stick or back-sword ...Bk1909
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
vb. to be cheeky or impertinent ...1920s
BACKTALKING
n. gossiping conversation; cheek, impertinence ...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 BARBER
vb. to interfere, to butt in ...1950s Aust. sl.
BACK THE BARROW
vb. to interfere, to butt in ...1910s Aust. sl.
BACK THE BREEZE
vb. to talk excessively; to chatter, to gossip ...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 TIME
n. time spent in prison awaiting sentencing ...1950s US criminals' sl.
BACK-TO-BACK
adj. 1. affectionate, friendly, intimate ...1980s US Black sl.
adj. 2. of a person: outstanding, superb ...1980s US Black sl.
adv. of the greatest possible extent; comprehensively, fully ...1970s US Black sl.
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-TO-THE-LANDER
n. a townsman converted into a rural worker ...1903
BACK TO THE SALT MINES
phr. back to the workplace ...Bk2006 US sl.
BACK-TRACE
vb. to investigate past events ...Bk1911 Sc.
BACK-TRACK
vb. 1. to return ...1904 US
vb. 2. to withdraw the plunger of the syringe, before an injection into the vein by sucking up some blood ...1950s drugs sl.
BACK-TRACKER
n. one who returns ...1946
BACK-TURN
n. a relapse ...1932 Sc.
BACK-UP
adj. annoyed; aroused ...18C colloq.
n. 1. in baseball: a player who fills in for a regularly assigned player when the latter is unable to play; a substitute ...1869 baseball usage
n. 2. a second helping of food ...1920s Aust. sl.
n. 3. serial copulation of one female with a number of males ...c1945 Aust. sl.
n. 4. retaliation, revenge ...1980s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 5. one who can be relied on for support, as in a fight ...1990 Aust. prison 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.
vb. 3. to go away, to retreat; to stop talking ...20C sl.
vb. 4. to back down ...1910s US sl.
vb. 5. to take a second helping of food ...1920s Aust. sl.
vb. 6. to refuse to sell drugs on the premise that the purchaser might be an informer or undercover policeman ...1930s drugs sl.
vb. 7. to distend the vein during drug taking, thus making it easier to insert the needle ...1930s drugs sl.
vb. 8. to pump the hypodermic so that blood comes into the tube, mixing with the drug/water solution before shooting it back into the vein ...1960s drugs sl.
vb. 9. to have serial sex with a woman ...1960s Aust. & US sl.
vb. 10. to re-offend, to repeat ...1970s NZ prison sl.
vb. 11. to take revenge, esp. when in a gang ...1980s Aust. & NZ sl.
BACK UP A CAR LENGTH
vb. to be thus addressed signifies that your tale is improbable and should be modified ...1897 Amer. dial.
BACKUP MAN
n. the accomplice of a confidence man, usually the one who lures the victim ...Bk1992 con artists' sl.
BACK UP OFF MY TIP
phr. stop annoying me, go away ...2000s US Black teen sl.
BACK UP OFF MY TIP FOR THE SIMPLE FACT YOU ON IT LIKE A GNAT
phr. stop annoying me, go away ...2000s US Black teen sl.
BACK-UP PILLS
n. aphrodisiacs ...c1910 sl.
BACK-VAGE
n. the homeward voyage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BACKVELDER
n. a dweller in the backveld (in S. Afr., the primitive or unprogressive rural districts lying away from the towns) ...1911
BACKWARD
adj. 1. † perverse, unfavourable ...1583
adj. 2. † placed towards or at the back or rear ...1610
adj. . of the seasons, vegetation, etc.: behindhand, late ...1884 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. unwilling, reluctant; shy, bashful, diffident; slow ...1889 Eng. & Amer. 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
BACKWARD RUNNER
n. in baseball: a baserunner who, having advanced one or more bases, is forced to return to a previous base; if such a runner has tagged a new base while advancing, he must retouch that base before returning to the original one ...Bk1999 baseball usage
BACKWARDS
adj. awkward, clumsy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adv. behindhand ...1841 Eng. dial.
n. 1. any central nervous system depressant ...1966 US drugs sl.
n. 2. the state of mind specific to taking a barbiturate ...1970s sl.
n. 3. an unpleasant experience while using LSD ...1990s 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.
BACKWARD THINKING
n. confused, muddled thinking ...1980s US Black sl.
BACKWARN
vb. to put off, to countermand ...1884 Eng. dial.
BACKWASH
n. 1. repercussions ...L19
n. 2. insolent or nonsensical talk; backtalk, cheek ...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 retreat, to withdraw, as from an argument or position ...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
adj. small, trivial, insignificant; esp. used of business conducted from one's own home ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
n. the buttocks; esp. in the context of anal intercourse ...1960s US sl.
BACKYARD COUSIN
n. a relation, possibly an illegitimate child, of whom the speaker is 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.
BACKYARD TROTS
n. diarrhoea ...1960s US 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 ...1598
n. 4. human flesh, a human being ...L16 sl.
n. 5. † the blubber of a whale ...1712
n. 6. the penis ...1916 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1974 Amer. sl.
n. 8. money ...1986 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a woman ...1992 US college sl.
n. 10. the good life, material success ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 11. scabby biking wounds ...Bk2009 mountain biking sl.
BACON AND EGGS
n. legs ...1940s rhyming sl., orig. Aust.
BACON BAZOOKA
n. the penis ...1990s sl.
BACON-BONCE
n. 1. the brain ...1940s sl.
n. 2. a dullard; a simpleton; a rustic, a yokel ...1958 sl.
n. 3. the face ...1950s UK juvenile sl.
n. 4. one who is partially bald ...1984 sl.
n. 5. a child molester ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'nonce'
BACON-BRAINS
n. a fool, a stupid clodhopper, a clownish blockhead ...a1634
BACON-CHOPS
n. a rustic ...Bk1891 sl.
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-HEAD
n. a dunce, a stupid person ...Bk1986 Eng. dial.
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 countryman; 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.
adj. 10. sexy, provocative ...1990s US sl.
adj. 11. dangerous, aggressive ...20C sl., orig. US Black usage
adv. 1. badly ...1917 Sc.
adv. 2. very, extremely ...1930s
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.
BADACH
n. a churl, a lout ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
BAD-ACTING
n. troublemaking ...L19 sl.
BAD ACTOR
n. 1. a person who behaves immorally; an unpleasant individual, an aggressive troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1848 sl.
n. 2. a vicious or unbroken horse ...1910s sl.
n. 3. a tramp who lives on money sent him by his family to keep him from returning home ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
n. 4. a mean, malicious, or deceitful person ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a confirmed criminal, esp. a murderer ...Bk1975 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 6. in baseball: a player whose difficult to deal with ...Bk1999 baseball usage
n. 7. a person who is always fighting, quarrelling, or doing bad things ...Bk2004 Amer. colloq.
BAD APPLE
n. a troublesome or despicable person; a bad person in a group, typically one whose behaviour is likely to have a corrupting influence on the rest; a no-good person, esp. one who is likely to lead others astray ...1962
BADASS
adj. 1. belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty ...1950s sl., orig. & chiefly US
adj. 2. formidable, admirable, first-rate, terrific, excellent ...1970s sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 1. a tough, aggressive or uncooperative person; a troublemaker; a belligerent or mean-tempered person ...1956 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 2. an untrustworthy male ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. (bad ass) to bully, to behave like a thug ...1970s US sl.
BAD-ASS BITCH
n. an aggressive, tough Black woman, who rejects the constraints and humiliation of the role the White authorities have selected for her ...1980s US Black sl.
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.
n. 3. an aggressive, tough Black man who rejects the constraints and humiliation of the role of the White authorities have selected for him ...1954 US Black usage
BADAUD
n. a booby, a fool ...Bk1894
BAD AUGHT
n. an obstinate, ill-conditioned child ...1825 Sc.
BAD BABY
n. a woman of easy morals; a desperado or thug ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
BAD-BALL HITTER
n. in baseball: a hitter who willingly swings at pitches outside the strike zone ...1922
BAD BARGAIN
n. a worthless person or soldier; a malingerer ...c1860 sl.
BAD BLOOD
n. anger; longstanding resentment ...E20 Brit. euphemism
BAD-BOBBIN
n. a disreputable character ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAD BONGOS
n. a situation in which things do not go as required or desired ...1970s US college sl.
BAD BOY
adj. (bad-boy) attractive, well-dressed ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 1. a man who does not conform to expected or approved standards of conduct; a rebel ...1860 colloq., orig. US
n. 3. a tearaway, a young criminal ...1929 US sl.
n. 4. a Black who rejects the second-class role offered by the dominant White society ...1956 US Black & W. Indies sl.
n. 5. a clever and attractive Black male ...Bk1984 US Black sl.
n. 6. 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-BREATH
vb. to inform on, to speak ill of ...1970s US sl.
BAD BUNDLE
n. inferior-quality heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
BAD BUSINESS
n. an unfortunate matter
BAD BWAI
n. a villain, a criminal, a rebellious young male ...1999 W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
BAD BWOY
n. a villain, a criminal, a rebellious young male ...1999 W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
BAD CASE
n. 1. a person weighed down by misfortune, bad luck, emotional instability, etc. ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a reprehensible, dishonest person ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BAD CASE OF THE TINS
n. 1. a state of fear, esp. of being raped ...1930s US homosexual sl.
n. 2. (temporary) impotence ...1980s US homosexual sl.
BAD CESS TO YOU!
int. may ill luck befall you ...Bk1999
BAD CHILD
n. a malicious or devilish child ...1965 Amer. dial.
BAD CLOTHES
n. stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire ...1972 Amer. dial.
BAD COCK
n. a bad workman ...Bk1891 tailors’ sl.
BAD COUNT
n. 1. an unfair decision ...1980s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a short measure of drugs ...1980s US criminals' sl.
BAD CRACK
n. a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BAD CROWD
n. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a troublemaker; a habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1883 US 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
n. 1. ill-treatment, exploitative or unfair usage; a swindle ...1912 US sl.
n. 2. unfair treatment ...1938 sl.
BADDEN
vb. to become intoxicated on drugs or alcohol ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago usage
BADDER
n. a troublesome person ...1825 Sc.
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
BADDIE
n. 1. an immoral person ...1901 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a bad or wicked person; a scoundrel, a villain, esp. as a character in play, film, etc. ...1934 colloq., orig. US
n. 3. an unpleasant person, spec. a criminal, a hoodlum, a tough guy; a mischievous person ...1939 sl.
n. 4. a difficult course ...1960s US college sl.
BAD DISEASE
n. syphilis ...L19 euphemism
BAD DISORDER
n. a venereal disease ...19C US
BADDIWAD
n. something that is bad ...1960s US teen sl.
BADDLE
vb. to spend profligately ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAD DOG
n. 1. a dishonest person; a vicious person; a no-good person ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a bad debt ...1940s Aust. sl.
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.
BAD DUTY
n. a person, esp. a young woman, evaluated as being unpleasant ...1949 US Navy sl.
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. 1. to bathe in the open air, in a pond, in a river, in the sea ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make lots of money, usually in gambling ...1990s W. Indies sl.
BADEEN
adj. †* frivolous, jesting ...1685
BAD EGG
n. 1. a rogue, a villain, a scoundrel, a rascal, a worthless fellow ...1847 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a person or a scheme that disappoints expectation; a useless or lazy person; a ne'er-do-well ... 1855
n. 3. a tough man ...1928 sl., orig. US
BADELYNG
n. † a brood of ducks ...1486
BADEN-POWELL
n. 1. a trowel ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a towel ...20C Aust. sl.
BADERED
adj. drunk ...1980s sl.
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; to stare down ...1964-66 US sl.
BAD FACE
n. an unpleasant, disagreeable person ...1961 US Black sl.
BAD FALL
n. an arrest and charge from which one cannot escape, despite attempting to intimidate or bribe the plaintiff or a prosecution witness ...1910s US criminals' sl.
BAD-FEELING DAYS
n. menstruation ...1967 Amer. dial.
BAD FLUKE
n. a stroke of bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BAD FOOD
n. food that supposedly contains 'magic' ingredients that will influence a man to choose a particular woman ...20C W. Indies sl.
BAD FOR FEED
adj. hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BAD FORM
n. bad manners; anything socially unacceptable ...L19 orig. UK society usage
BAD FRONT
n. ugliness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BADGE
n. 1. † a criminal having wounds and scars resulting from the burning of the hands or face as a punishment for crimes ...a1790 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a large ill-shaped burden ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a prostitute, esp. one who participates in a scheme to rob her clients ...1858 US sl.
n. 4. a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold, generally on credit ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a moth of a medium size ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a blackmailer; an extortioner ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 7. a police officer or detective who has a badge ...1921 US sl.
n. 8. a warder, a guard; anyone in authority ...1992 US prison 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.
BADGE-COVE
n. one who draws a pension from their parish; they are distinguished by a special badge ...E18 sl.
BADGEMAN
n. 1. a man who wears a badge; specifically, a beggar or an alms-house man: so called because a special dress or badge is worn to indicate that the wearer belongs to a particular foundation ...1668
n. 2. a detective ...1926 US sl.
n. 3. an authorized or licensed porter ...1904
n. 4. a prisoner who informs on fellow convicts ...1950 US prison 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. a thief who specializes in robbery on the riverbank, after which he murders the victim and disposes of the corpse in the water ...1725 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a pimp ...1725 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. an old man; usually used disparagingly ...1788 sl.
n. 5. a lead miner, spec. one who lives in a dugout close to the diggings; esp. in Wisconsin ...1833 US colloq.
n. 6. one who keeps a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a thief or blackmailer whose speciality is the badger game (a racket where a prostitute's accomplice steals from or blackmails her customer, usually by posing as her wronged husband) ...1858 criminals' sl.
n. 8. a prostitute, esp. one who participates in a scheme to rob her clients ...1858 US sl.
n. 8. † a male whorehouse manager ...1889 UK criminals' sl.
n. 10. a wholesale grocer; one who buys and sells in batches ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a smelly prostitute; a low whore ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 12. an old man; usually used disparagingly ...1834 Amer. dial.
n. 13. a native or resident of Wisconsin; a nickname first applied to lead miners in southwestern Wisconsin ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 14. a red-haired individual ...Bk1891 schoolboy sl.
n. 15. a man wearing whiskers ...1909 US sl.
n. 16. a chamber pot ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 17. in horse racing: an inexpensive horse that qualifies its owner for race track privileges ...1976 US sl.
n. 18. an unattractive woman ...1990s US sl.
n. 19. a male homosexual ...1990s US sl.
n. 20. the female genital area ...1990s US sl.
n. 21. an attractive woman ...1990s 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.
vb. 4. of a prostitute: to steal from a client ...L19 sl.
BADGERAN
n. a beating ...Bk1898 Sc.
BADGER-BILL
n. a hypocrite; a two-faced untrustworthy person ...1943 W. Indies sl.
BADGER BODY
n. a person who buys corn and retails the meal ground at the mill of another; a travelling dealer in butter, etc. ...Bk1878 Eng. dial.
BADGER BOX
n. a roughly-constructed dwelling ...L19 Aust. sl.
BADGER-CRIB
n. a brothel that specializes in robbing its clients ...M19 sl.
BADGERER
n. 1. a person who badgers or pesters another; a nagger ...a1790
n. 2. * a bargainer, a haggler ...1875 Eng. dial.
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. the ensnaring of a client by a woman, often a prostitute, and his subsequent robbery, either by the woman herself or more often by her pimp, posing as an outraged boyfriend; the man often emerged, while the pair were in flagrante, from a hidden door or panel in the bedroom wall ...L19 sl.
BADGER GAME MAN
n. the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients ...1893 Aust. & US sl.
BADGER GAME WORKER
n. a prostitute who tricks her clients, and allows them to be robbed by a supposed 'husband' or 'brother' ...1928 US sl.
BADGER-GASSING
n. an especially foul-smelling breaking of wind ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
BADGER HOUSE
n. an establishment, often a brothel, where the client is robbed ...M19 US 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 MAN
n. the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients ...1904 Aust. & US sl.
BADGER MOLL
n. the woman, often a prostitute, who tricks her client ...1898 US sl.
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 SET
n. anywhere that unattractive women can take advantage of men ...1990s US sl.
BADGER STATE
n. the state of Wisconsin ...1871 US
BADGER WORKER
n. the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients ...M19 US sl.
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.
BADGER WORKER
n. 1. a prostitute who tricks her clients, and allows them to be robbed by a supposed 'husband' or 'brother' ...1894 US sl.
n. 2. a blackmailer who plays the badger game ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
BAD GIRL
n. a woman who defies expected or approved standards of conduct, esp. one who behaves in a wild, rebellious, or sexually provocative manner ...1855 colloq., orig. US
BAD GO
n. 1. a small amount of a drug relative to the price paid ...1971 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a bad reaction to a drug ...1980s drugs sl.
BAD GUY
n. 1. a villain or enemy, esp. in a film or other work of fiction ...1932 colloq., orig. US
n. 2. an enemy, an enemy soldier; widely used during the Vietnam War; usually in the plural ...1961 US sl.
n. 3. a dishonest, deceitful, guilty character in a situation ...Bk1994 sl.
BADGY
adj. of an enlistee: underage ...World War II Amer. sl.
BAD HAIR
n. a Black person's naturally kinky hair ...1920s US Black & W. Indies sl.
BAD-HAIRED
adj. having naturally kinky hair ...1920s US Black & W. Indies sl.
BAD HALFPENNY
n. 1. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a ne'er-do-well ...1756 sl.
n. 2. a fruitless errand ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
BAD HANDS
n. in baseball: a player with poor fielding ability, esp. one who has difficulty holding on to the ball; one who has trouble with short hops ...1960 baseball usage
BAD HAT
n. a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1831
BAD-HEAD
n. 1. a very unattractive face ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. a tearaway, a young criminal ...1996 Caribbean English
n. 3. in baseball: a player with a bad psyche ...Bk1999 baseball usage
BAD HEART
n. one who is cruel, or otherwise very wicked ...Bk1875 Eng. dial.
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
BADINE
n. †* a clown ...1670
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; a trifler, a banterer ...1734
BAD IN ONESELF
adj. ill generally, but without any particular local ailment ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAD IN THE HEAD
adj. 1. eccentric, out of control ...1980s US Black sl.
adj. 2. unhappy ...1980s US Black sl.
BAD INVESTMENT
n. a person seen as a poor prospect for marriage or for a sound relationship ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BAD IRON
n. failure; misadventure; bad luck; a disaster ...Bk1896 workmen's sl.
BAD JOB
n. 1. an unfortunate event, fact, or condition of affairs; a bad bargain or business ...a1700
n. 2. a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an unattractive thing or person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BAD-JOHN
n. 1. a ruffian; a hooligan or miscreant ...1935 Caribbean
n. 2. a gangster; an important criminal ...1973 UK Black 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 LAY
n. one whose sexual performance is under par ...Bk1972 homosexual 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. † an effeminate or homosexual man ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. † a worthless person; a low scoundrel; a scamp; also, a naughty child ...c1600 Sc.
BADLINS
adj. out of health; poorly ...Bk1911 Sc.
BAD-LOOKER
n. an ugly person ...1930
BAD LOT
n. 1. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; one of disreputable character; a useless or lazy person ...1848 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 OFF
adj. not wealthy or fortunate ...Bk1999
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, a gunman; a violent or ruthless criminal; a villain ...1855 chiefly N. Amer.
n. 3. a quick-tempered man, not necessarily a term of reproach ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
n. 4. in ice hockey: a rough player who is frequently sent to the penalty box ...1949 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a tough, intransigent Black man who rejects the constraints and demands of establishment society ...1980 UK Black sl.
n. 6. a dangerous person, usually a police officer or informer ...Bk1992 criminals' 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 MEMBER
n. a doer of evil; a bad character; a treacherous fellow ...Bk1910 Ireland
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.
BAD MIXER
n. a person who does not get on well with others socially ...Bk1988 Aust. 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 ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to malign; to disparage; to criticize, to attack verbally, to slander ...1941 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to beat someone in an argument or verbal contest ...1940s sl.
vb. 3. to utter obscenities; to abuse ...1972 US sl.
BADMOUTHER
n. one who disparages or maligns ...1967 US sl.
BAD NAIL
n. † an evil or bad 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 ...1949 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; a pessimist ...1962 sl.
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 ...1901 US Black usage
n. 2. a violent, amoral Black person, as seen by his Black peers ...1909 US Black sl.
n. 3. an Aborigine who refuses to cooperate with the authorities ...1910 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a Black person who commands the respect of other Blacks ...1965 Amer. Black usage
BAD NUMBER
n. an ex-convict; any dangerous criminal ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
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. 1. any form of fraudulent documents, counterfeit money, or similar written or printed frauds or forgeries ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an IOU that will not be paid by the debtor ...1960s sl.
n. 3. in the military: any discharge other than an honourable discharge ...1971 US sl.
n. 4. a negative report on a prisoner ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 5. a cheque for which there are no funds in the bank ...Bk2004 Amer. sl.
BAD PAY
adj. (bad-pay) extremely slow to pay debts or any money that is owed and expected ...20C W. Indies sl.
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
n. 1. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing ...c1367
n. 2. an undesirable person who repeatedly returns ...1937
BAD PIECE
n. Hell ...1880 Sc.
BAD PILL
n. a disagreeable or unpleasant person; an objectionable person, or one of low morals; a person of unenviable reputation ...Bk1880 Eng. dial.
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 POKER
n. a mistake, a foolish move ...1920s US criminals' sl.
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 ...Bk1998 sl.
BAD RAGS
n. stylish clothes; one's best, most fashionable clothes ...1968 Amer. dial.
BAD-RAP
n. 1. a serious criminal charge ...1940s US sl.
n. 2. the state of being criticized unfairly ...1960s sl.
n. 3. an unfair criminal charge or sentence ...1970s sl.
n. 4. a sentence of 20 years or more ...1970s sl.
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 SCENE
n. 1. an unpleasant situation ...1950s sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or unpopular person ...1968 US sl.
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.
n. 3. a person who never does anything well; a person who veers from the straight and narrow and acts like a criminal ...Bk2004
BAD SHAG
n. an unsatisfactory lover ...1754 sl.
BAD SHILLING
n. 1. an unpleasant, untrustworthy person ...M19 sl.
n. 2. one's last shilling ...L19 sl.
BAD SHIT
n. 1. worse than average problems; an unpleasant or bad event or situation, such as a long-lasting and unsettled quarrel or recurring acts of vengeance preventing two people or two groups from reaching any kind of reconciliation ...1960s sl.
n. 2. a bad or extremely unpleasant person, usually male; a dangerous or deceptive person ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
n. 3. high quality drugs, esp. marijuana ...1996 prison sl.
n. 4. bad drugs; adulterated drugs ...Bk2006 US sl.
BAD SHOT
n. 1. a poor or wrong guess ...1845
n. 2. an awkward person ...Bk1902
BAD SHOW!
int. an exclamation of disappointment or disapproval ...20C sl.
BAD SICK
adj. seriously ill ...1928 Amer. dial.
BAD SIDDOWN
n. poor behaviour in public; disregard of other people's feelings ...20C W. Indies & Jamaican sl.
BAD SMASH
n. counterfeit coins ...20C sl.
BAD SORT
n. a bad kind of person ...1891
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.
BADSTER
n. a villain, a morally bad person ...1944 Aust. sl.
BAD STICK
n. a clergyman who has a bad delivery ...Bk1855
BAD SUBJECT
n. a patient who does not have good prospects of improvement or recovery ...1840
BAD SWALLY
n. a fast eater ...Bk1997 Ulster sl.
BAD TALK
n. 1. conversation or writing that considers and/or urges revolutionary attitudes and actions; such talk is 'bad' both in White eyes and as the prerogative of Blacks ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 2. a form of ritual name-calling, based on insulting one's target's family ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 3. any form of abusive, negative speech ...1960s US Black sl.
BAD TIME
n. 1. menstruation ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a prison sentence that causes the subject, who cannot acclimatize, a great deal of suffering ...1970s US criminals' sl.
vb. (as 'bad-time') to be unfaithful to one's spouse or lover ...1960s 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 TRENCHER MAN
n. one having not much appetite ...Bk1958 Eng. sl.
BAD TRIP
n. 1. a bad experience with drugs ...1960s US drugs sl.
n. 2. any bad, unpleasant, or frightening experience ...1960s US sl.
n. 3. a bad person ...Bk1995 Amer. sl.
BAD TROT
n. 1. an unfair situation or result ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 2. a run of bad luck ...1920s sl.
BAD 'UN
n. 1. a rogue, an untrustworthy person ...1823 sl.
n. 2. a counterfeit coin ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
BADUZI
n. the smell of sexual intercourse ...2000s US Black 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 WOMAN
n. a low-down woman, like a jezebel or prostitute ...Bk1992 Amer. South
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.
BAFAN
adj. clumsy, awkward...1950s W. Indies Rasta
n. (derogatory) a clumsy awkward person ...1956 sl.
BAFANG
n. a child who has not learned to walk for its first 2-7 years ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
BAFF
adj. 1. of cards: valueless, worthless; not a trump ...Bk1898 Sc.
adj. 2. of wood: useless, worthless ...Bk1898 Sc.
n. 1. a blow, a buffet; a shot; a thud; a jog with the elbow; a blow with anything flat or soft, as the palm of the hand, a soft ball, etc. ...1827 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. to struggle, either against illness or weather ...1866 Sc.
vb. 4. to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke ...1879 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.
BAFFERS
n. barkers; yellers .,..Bk1880
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. 1. † a juggler, a trickster; a trifler ...1606
n. 2. he who bewilders, confounds, defeats effort, or foils purposes ...1677
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
BAFOON
n. 1. a term of abuse, a fool ...1989 sl.
n. 2. a stench, esp. a fart ...20C W. Indies sl.
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 sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute ...1867 Amer. sl.
n. 5. the act and proceeds of pickpocketing ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 6. a purse ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 7. a womb; the womb of a domestic animal ...1886 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 8. a playful or reproachful designation of a child ...Bk1911 Sc.
n. 9. the vagina ...1916 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a meal, a 'feed', a drinking session ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 11. the scrotum ...1921 Amer. sl.
n. 12. a woman who is unattractive, obnoxious, or otherwise unpleasant; an old hag, any old woman ...1922 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a low and despicable person ...20C US sl.
n. 14. a contraceptive diaphragm ...20C US sl.
n. 15. any form of gain ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 16. a condom ...1922 sl.
n. 17. in aviation: an observation balloon, blimp, dirigible, etc. ...1928 Amer. sl.
n. 18. a police detective ...1929 criminals' sl.
n. 19. the proceeds of any illegal activity, e.g. unauthorized bookmaking ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 20. a strait jacket, used for punishment ...1920s US prison sl.
n. 21 in the circus: a toy balloon ...1931 Amer. sl.
n. 22 a child; applied playfully or as term of reproach ...1932 Sc.
n. 23 a homosexual man, esp. an unattractive and/or passive one ...1933 sl.
n. 24 an obnoxious person, male or female ...1944 Amer. students' usage
n. 25 a hangover ...1940s sl.
n. 26 a despised person; an outsider ...1940s US college sl.
n. 28 a small packet, typically an envelope or folded paper, containing heroin, marijuana, or the like ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. 28 a store of drugs, as carried by a dealer ...1950s sl.
n. 29 one's style or customary way of doing things; pattern of behaviour ...1962 Amer. sl.
n. 30 strong, esp. temporary, interest; area of expertise or interest; preference, mood ...1963 Amer. sl.
n. 31 position; situation ...1964 Amer. sl.
n. 32 that which one favours or prefers ...1964 orig. US Black
n. 33 a man's suit of clothes ...1968 Amer. rhyming sl. for 'bag of fruit'
n. 34 a balloon containing heroin; heroin ...1960s sl.
n. 35. a form of bludgeon made from several socks inside each other, filled with sand packed round a solid ball-shaped object ...1960s sl.
n. 36. a bed ...1960s US sl.
n. 37. a stereotypical fraternity member ...1982 US college sl.
n. 38. a sexual talent or preference ...20C 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, to rob ...a1820 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 hit, to knock out ...1910s sl.
vb. 14. to claim ...1910s sl.
vb. 15. to bribe someone; to arrange an outcome ...1948 US sl.
vb. 16. to denigrate, to criticize ...1950s Aust. & US sl.
vb. 17. to swallow semen or vaginal fluid during oral intercourse ...1950s US Black sl.
vb. 18. to drink ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 19. to classify, to put into categories ...1967 Amer. sl.
vb. 20. to botch, to do poorly on something, to fail ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 21. to disregard, abandon, or be done with; to discontinue; to quit ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 22. to go to bed; to sleep ...1968 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 23. to get something that is not material, esp. sleep ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 24 to divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing ...1960s drugs sl.
vb. 25. to inhale glue or a similarly intoxicating substance ...1960s US drugs sl.
vb. 26. to miss a class or examination; to give up a course of study ...1960s US college sl.
vb. 27. to wear, to sport ...1972 Amer. sl.
vb. 28. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1975 Aust. sl.
vb. 28. to take a person to bed, to copulate with ...1976 Amer. sl., chiefly students'
vb. 30. in basketball: to score a basket ...1979 Amer. sl.
vb. 31. to fail to meet with someone; to stand up ...1989 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 33. to throw away, to give up ...1980s US college sl.
vb. 33. to hide something unpleasant from the speaker's sight ...1980s US sl.
vb. 34. to kidnap, esp. as part of a fraternity prank ...1980s US college sl.
vb. 35. to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit ...1993 US sl.
vb. 36. to wound, to beat ...1990s Aust. sl.
BAG, THE
n. 1. dismissal from one's job ...E19 sl.
n. 2. money ...L19 Sc. sl.
n. 3. in prison: a straitjacket ...1925 Amer. sl.
n. 4. in the police and fire departments: a uniform ...1944 Amer. sl.
n. 5. 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.
BAGADA; BAGADGA
n. the penis ...1963 sl.
BAGAGA
n. the penis ...1963 Amer. sl.
vb. of a man: 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-BEARER
n. one who has charge of or manages money ...1598
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.
n. 3. a spoiler or troublemaker ...Bk1994 political 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-BOY
n. a bookmaker ...1930 Aust. 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 ...1974 US Black sl.
BAGEARD
n. a badger ...Bk1852
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 ...1981 S. Afr. sl.
vb. in sports: to shut out ...1986 Amer. sl.
BAGEL BABY
n. (usually offensive) a Jew ...1955 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a young middle-class Jewish woman, active in liberal causes ...1970 US sl.
n. 3. any young middle-class Jew, usually one who is liberal, often politically active ...1983 US 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.
BAGFUL OF SKIN AND BONES
n. an emaciated person ...Bk1891 sl.
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; an impudent, romping, saucy girl ...1672
n. 10. anything worthless ...1866 Sc.
n. 11. a woman due to be sent to South America in the White slave trade ...1928 sl.
n. 12. 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. 13. the male genitals ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BAGGAGE-BOUNCER
n. o ne who handles baggage as an occupation; a porter ...1841 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-MASTER
n. one who has charge of the baggage of an army, or of the luggage on American railways ...1815
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 ...1841 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a coarse, brutal person ...1851 US sl.
n. 3. one who steals unguarded luggage from railway stations; a baggage thief ...1856 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a clumsy 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. arrested, caught ...M19 US sl.
adj. 3. having a big belly; corpulent ...Bk1911 Sc.
adj. 4. fooled, tricked ...1920s sl.
adj. 5. of a race or game of chance: prearranged, with predetermined results, 'in the bag' ...1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 6. drunk ...1953 Amer. sl.
adj. 7. fatigued, exhausted, very tired ...1962 Amer. sl.
adj. 8. having been made amenable by a bribe ...1974 criminals' sl.
adj. 9. easy, simple, no problem ...1970s sl.
BAGGED OUT
adj. without style, shabby, run-down ...1980s US sl.
BAGGED UP
adj. 1. wearing a contraceptive ...1920s US sl.
adj. 2. in one's cell ...1970s sl.
BAGGER
n. 1. † a miser; he who encloses in bags ...1740
n. 2. a stealer from the hand; a thief who specializes in stealing rings ...1909 sl.
n. 3. a stereotypical fraternity member ...1977 US college sl.
n. 4. an aggressive critic ...1983 US college sl.
n. 5. a clumsy person, a stupid person, a dolt, a jerk; an ugly person ...Bk1989 US college sl.
n. 6. in baseball: a first baseman, second baseman, or third baseman, who can be a first bagger, secod bagger, or third bagger, respectively ...Bk1999 baseball usage
n. 6. one who breaks an appointment ...2001 UK teen 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.
BAGGER-WENCH
n. a beggar girl ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
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 person with a big belly; 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.
n. 8. a small plastic bag used for holding small amounts of marijuana or powdered drugs ...1970s drugs sl.
BAGGIE BAGS
n. plastic food bags used for holding small amounts of marijuana ...1980s drugs 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.
n. 5. clothing ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 6. drinking ...1960s US college sl.
n. 7. using an inhalant for 'recreational purposes' ...1990s US drugs sl.
BAGGINGLY
adv. † with a side glance, with a leer or ogle ...c1400
BAGGINS
n. a young woman with whom one has had sex ...2000 US Black sl.
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, sickly 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.
BAGGORE
n. † a beggar ...Bk1795
BAGGOT
n. a useless, contemptible person ...1892 Eng. dial.
BAGGRELL
n. a young person, of awkward growth ...1825 Sc.
BAGGS
n. the commercial traveller of former days who travelled on horseback, with his samples, etc., in a pair of saddle bags ...Bk1877 Eng. dial.
BAG GUY
n. a vendor of toy balloons ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
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
adj. 5. of a woman: slatternly, unattractive ...1960s US sl.
n. 1. a person with a big belly; a corpulent person ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. a small-volume drug pusher, because of the plastic bags they commonly use, or the bag of drugs itself ...1960s drug trafficking sl.
n. 3. an outdoor toilet ...1970 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the lowest rank of prison officer ...1990 Aust. prison sl.
n. 5. women's underwear ...1990s W. Indies sl.
BAGGYARSE
n. the lowest rank of prison officer ...1990 Aust. prison sl.
BAGGYWRINKLE
n. in sailing: old pieces of line wrapped around stays and shrouds to prevent sail chafing ...1908 Amer. sl.
BAGHAL
n. a down-and-out person; an awkward person ...Bk1997 Irish 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.
BAG HO
n. 1. an extremely unattractive woman ...2000 US Black sl.
n. 2. a girl or woman who trades sex for drugs ...2005 sl.
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 disregard, to give up ...1960s US 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. 1. an unpleasant person ...a1968 US college sl.
n. 2. an illegal and clandestine entry by intelligence or counterintelligence agents to gather information ...1971 Amer. sl., chiefly FBI usage
BAG-KITE
n. a glutton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAG LADY
n. 1. a homeless woman who carries her belongings in bags, typically paper shopping bags ...1964 Amer. sl., orig. New York City
n. 2. a woman who is a small-volume drug pusher ...1975 drug trafficking sl.
n. 3. a woman who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments ...1977 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 4. a woman seeking a divorce who brings a bag full of her husband's financial papers to the attorney's office ...Bk1997 lawyers' sl.
n. 5. an ugly drag queen ...2003 S. Afr. homosexual sl.
BAGLE
n. 1. an impudent and disreputable woman; an opprobrious term for a woman of bad character ...Bk1855
n. 2. a troublesome person ...Bk1882 Eng, dial.
n. 3. a wanton person; a whore ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 4. a noisy, ill-mannered person ...Bk1997 Ulster sl.
BAGLET
n. a small bag ...1885
BAGLIN
n. a puny child with a large belly; a misgrown child ...1825 Sc.
BAG LUNARDI
n. a balloon ...1849 Sc.
BAGMAN
n. 1. a commercial traveller whose business it is to show samples and solicit orders on behalf of manufacturers, etc. ...1788 UK sl.
n. 2. a secondhand clothes street dealer ...1823 sl.
n. 3. a sneak-thief ...1865 Aust. criminals' sl.
n. 4. in baseball: a baseman ...1880 arch. baseball usage
n. 5. a tramp who carries his personal effects in a bag; a swagman ...1896 Aust.
n. 6. a bookmaker ...1902 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a tramp who travels on horseback ...1910 Aust. sl.
n. 8. any racketeer ...E20 US criminals' sl.
n. 9. a man who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments; a bill collector ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 10. an unemployed itinerant in the depression of the 1930s ...1931 Aust.
n. 11. a messenger, a go-between, esp. one who conveys a bribe from the one who offers it to the one who accepts ...1952 sl., orig. US
n. 12. in a shoplifting team: the person who actually takes the targeted object ...1975 Aust. criminals' sl.
n. 13. a person who directs finances in a political campaign ...1976 Can. sl.
n. 14. an employee, a menial, esp. one who takes the blame for the decisions and activities of their employer ...1993 sl., orig. US
n. 15. a bookmaker's change clerk ...Bk2000 Aust. sl.
BAGMAN'S GAZETTE
n. mythical source of bush rumours; gossip ...Bk1999 Aust. 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 BEER
n. a drunk ...1880 Aust. sl.
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 ...1764 sl.
n. 2. a 'bush pilot' aeroplane ...1984 Can. sl.
BAG OF BUGS
n. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BAG OF COKE
n. 1. a man ...1976 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'bloke'
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...20C rhyming sl. for 'poke'
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 HUMP
n. a contemptible person ...1935 US sl.
BAG OF JELLO
n. a nervous person ...1968 US sl.
BAG OF LEAD
n. a bed ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
BAG OF MEAL
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1967 Amer. dial.
BAG OF MISERY
n. a morose, unhappy person ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
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; chaos, disorder; anything confusing ...1859 sl.
BAG OF NERVES
n. a person who is extremely timid, anxious, or tense ...Bk2004
BAG OF NUTS
n. something exceptional ...1910s sl.
BAG OF OATS
n. an exceptional person ...1937 US sl.
BAG OF POTATOES
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1967 Amer. dial.
BAG OF PUS
n. a contemptible person ...1967 US sl.
BAG OF RATIONS
n. a fussy or over-enthusiastic person, particularly if he was of superior rank; used contemptuously ...World War I Eng. sl.
BAG OF SAND
n. 1000; usually £1000 ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'grand'
BAG OF SHELLS
n. a trifle; an unimportant object ...1950s Aust. sl.
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 SMACKED TWATS
n. (derogatory) an unattractive woman ...a2002 sl.
BAG OF SNAKES
n. a lively young woman ...1984 Aust. sl.
BAG OF TRICKS
n. 1. the male genitals, esp. the scrotum ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. whatever one needs ...M19 sl.
n. 3. the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a resourceful person, one who is never at a loss ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BAG OF TRIPE
n. an unpleasant or contemptible person ...1822 sl.
BAG OF WIND
n. (derogatory) a person who speaks or writes at length but says little of substance or value; a pompously verbose speaker; a boaster; also, a loud-mouthed but ineffectual person ...1816 colloq.
BAG OF YEAST
n. a priest ...1971 Aust. rhyming sl.
BAG O' LIES
n. a string of falsehoods ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAG ON
vb. 1. to criticize someone ...1980s US sl.
vb. 2. to complain ...1980s US sl.
vb. 3. to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit ...1993 US sl.
vb. 4. to chastise ...Bk1994 sl.
vb. 5. to tease someone ...Bk2006 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 a 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.
BAG ONTO THAT
phr. take a look at that ...1940s US sl.
BAGOOSE
adj. good ...World War II Amer. sl.
BAG OUT
vb. to dine away from home ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAG OVER THE HEAD JOB
n. a woman with whom a man will have sexual intercourse, but whose face he considers unattractive ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BAG O' WANK
n. a term of abuse ...1990s sl.
BAG-O-WIRE
n. a betrayer ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
BAG PERSON
n. a homeless person, esp. one who carries his or her possessions in disposable shopping bags ...1981 orig. & chiefly US
BAGPIPE
n. 1. an inflated and senseless talker; a windbag; a long-winded monotonous speaker; a tedious chatterbox...1603
n. 2. the penis ...17C sl.
n. 3. an act of penilingus ...20C sl.
n. 4. 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. 1. a complainer; one who talks at length, gossips, or chats ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a boxer ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
BAG-PUNCHING
n. incessant talking ...1903 Amer. sl.
BAG RAT
n. 1. in golf: a caddy ...1937 US sl.
n. 2. a heroin addict ...2009 drugs 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. trousers ...M19 sl.
n. 6. † a commercial traveller, who used to carry his samples with him on horseback, in a pair of saddle-bags ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 7. many; a great amount of ...1910s sl.
n. 8. a despised person ...1939 Irish sl.
n. 9. the testicles ...1954 US sl.
n. 10. 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-SHAKINGS
n. the youngest of a large family ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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.
BAG-SNATCHER
n. a thief who snatches bags ...1908
BAGS OF
adj. many ...1910s sl.
BAGS OF MYSTERY
n. sausages or saveloys ...1864 sl.
BAGS O’ GUTS
n. a useless person; a big man with little brains ...1894 US 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.
BAGSTER
n. a commercial traveller whose business it is to show samples and solicit orders on behalf of manufacturers, etc. ...1793 UK sl.
BAG-SWINGER
n. 1. a bookmaker ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a street-walker, a prostitute ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 3. a bookmaker's change clerk ...Bk2000 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.
BAG-THIEF
n. a thief who specializes in stealing rings ...1909 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 divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing ...1960s drugs sl.
vb. 3. to be caught or arrested by the police ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
vb. 4. to laugh very hard at something ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
BAGWALETOUR
n. † a carrier of baggage ...Bk1855
BAGWAME
n. † a silly fellow; one who knows only how to 'bag' or cram his belly ...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
BAG WITH A SAG
n. an unattractive stout girl ...Bk1945 jive usage
BAGWOMAN
n. 1. * a woman who carries goods for sale in a bag; a female commercial traveller ...1845
n. 2. a woman who delivers or, esp., collects illicit payments; a woman who transmits illegal payoffs ...1966 US sl.
n. 3. a woman who is a small-volume drug pusher ...1975 drug trafficking sl.
n. 4. a homeless woman who carries her personal possessions in bags ...1977
BAG YOUR FACE!
int. a general term of abuse; go away! ...1980s sl.
BAG YOUR HEAD!
int. be more modest ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BAG Z'S
vb. to nap, to sleep ...1968 US sl.
BAH
n. (derogatory) a woman (Bitch-Ass Ho) ...2000 US Black sl.
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; BAHAMA MOMMA 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.
BAHAUDUR
n. a conceited or self-important fellow ...1828 Anglo-Indian
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.
BAHOOKEY
n. the buttocks, the behind ...1990s US sl.
BAHU
n. a daughter-in-law, esp. one who follows the tradition of living with her husband's family after marriage ...1959 South Asian
BAIARDOUR
n. † a mason's labourer or who helps to carry the 'baiard', a large hand-barrow with six handles on which building stones are carried ...1780
BAIBLE
vb. to sip often, to tipple; to drink carelessly, with spilling ...1887 Sc.
BAICH
adj. backward ...1924 Sc.
n. † a child ...1808 Sc.
BAICHE
n. a child ...B1700 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. an opprobrious epithet applied to a depraved woman ...Bk1879 Eng. dial.
n. 3. 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.
BAIGNEUR
n. a bath keeper (French) ...Bk1898
BAIJAN, BAIJEN
n. 1. a first-year student at a Scottish university; no only used in Aberdeen and St. Andrews ...1708 Sc.
n. 2. a novice, a beginner in any trade, art, or science ...1825 Sc.
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
n. 3. credit ...2000s sl.
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 enjoy oneself ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 5. to leave, to depart, to go; to play truant; hence, to run out on, to renege on someone ...1977 US sl.
vb. 6. to terminate a relationship, to break up ...1970s US Black & teen sl.
vb. 7. to put something down ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. 8. to run ...1990s sl.
vb. 9. to throw away ...1990s sl.
BAILABLE
adj. † capable of being delivered; deliverable ...1502
BAIL BANDIT
n. someone who commits a crime while on bail awaiting trial ...1991 colloq.
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.
BAIL 'EM FROM SALEM
n. a bondsman ...Bk1945 jive usage
BAILER
n. one who asks questions ...1916 Amer. dial.
BAILEY, THE
n. 1. the Central Criminal Court, London; usually known as the 'Old Bailey' ...M19 sl.
n. 2. prison in general ...L19 Aust. sl.
BAILI
n. † a steward, a bailiff ...Bk1888
BAILIE
n. 1. † in England, formerly applied to the king's officers generally, including sheriffs, mayors, etc. nominated by him, but especially to the chief officer of a hundred; a bailiff ...1297
n. 2. † the chief magistrate of a barony or part of a county, having functions equivalent to those of a sheriff ...1375 Sc.
n. 3. a municipal magistrate corresponding to the English alderman ...1484 Sc.
n. 4. a man, boy or girl in charge of the cows on a farm ...1880 Sc.
n. 5. a clever man ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAILIE-BOY
n. a boy employed on large farms to take messages and make himself generally useful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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.
BAILING WIRE ARTIST
n. a mechanic whose skill is in question ...Bk1978 railroad usage
BAILIRIC
n. † bailiwick; a district or place under the jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff ...1570
BAILIVATE
n. † the office of a bailiff ...1721
BAILLE
n. a mistress; a sweetheart ...1825 Sc.
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.
vb. 3. to leave someone ...1990s sl.
BAIL OUT
n. (bail-out) an evasion, an escape ...1990s US sl.
vb. 1. to leave in a hurry, to run off to escape from a difficult situation ...1940s US sl.
vb. 2. to lock out ...1940s Aust. sl.
vb. 3. to go mad or insane ...1970s sl., orig. military
vb. 4. to die ...1980s US sl.
vb. 5. to abandon, to terminate a relationship ...1980s US sl.
BAIL SOMEONE OUT
vb. to rescue someone ...1970s sl., orig. US
BAIL THAT!
int. screw that! ...20C teen & high school sl.
BAIL UP
vb. 1. to trap, to corner ...M19 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to arrest ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to rob ...M19 sl.
vb. 4. to tie up, to fasten ...1883 Sc.
vb. 5. to stop someone on the street for a chat ...1990s Aust. sl.
int. 1. stop! ...M19 sl.
int. 2. a command to cows: stand still! ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAILY
n. a superintendent of an estate; a bailiff; a steward; a sheriff’s officer ...1825
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.
BAINING
n. † bathing ...1528
BAIN KEEPER
n. the attendant of a room or building fitted up for bathing, having hot baths, etc. ...1569
BAINLY
adv. † readily, willingly; at once ...c1400
BAINS
n. brothels ...1541
BAINSOME
adj. 1. near at hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. obliging, helpful ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BAIRD
n. 1. a poet or bard; in old laws contemptuously applied to those strolling rhymers who were wont to oppress the lieges ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a noisy, turbulent person: generally applied to a scold ...1825 Sc.
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. the voice lifted up in a strong and loud manner, either in speaking, reading, weeping, or calling after one ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a person who raises his voice in a strong, loud manner ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. 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.
BAIRMAN
n. a poor insolvent debtor, left bare and naked, who was obliged to swear in court that he was not worth about five shillings and five pence; a bankrupt who gives up all his goods to his creditors; a pauper ...Bk1720
BAIRN
n. 1. a child; a son or daughter ...c1000
n. 2. 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.
BAIRN'S-MAID
n. a nursery maid, a nurse ...Bk1845 Sc.
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.
BAIRN-WOMAN
n. a nursemaid, a nurse ...1823 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. † a bastard ...1571
n. 2. confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
n. 3. 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. an individual who is likely to get into trouble or face unwanted attention ...1959 sl.
n. 12. a sexually attractive young woman ...M20 sl.
n. 13. a homosexual male who is sexually appealing to his peers ...1961 US sl.
n. 14. an attractive man or woman used to lure a victim into a con-game or a mugging ...1965 sl.
n. 15. an undercover policeman used for entrapment of homosexuals ...1972 US homosexual sl.
n. 16. a person, esp. a youth, living in a neighbourhood or having psychological problems which, or associated with friends who, may lead him to become a drug addict; a potential drug addict ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
n. 17. an effeminate male or a masculine female who draws attention from homosexuals ...20C US sl.
n. 18. a woman with noticeable body odour ...1980s US Black sl.
n. 19. a young person, usually a girl, who is under the age of sexual consent ...1995 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.
BAITCHEL; BAITCHIL
vb. to beat soundly ...1825 Sc.
BAITED FOR WIDOW
adj. spruced up; dressed to catch the attention of widows or other women ...1960 Amer. dial.
BAITER
n. a tormenter; a tease ...1611
BAITHE
vb. †* to grant; to agree, to consent ...c1300
BAITHERSHIN!
int. an expletive; it may be so ...1843 Ireland
BAITIE-BUM
n. a lazy fellow; a simpleton ...Bk1898 Sc.
BAITIE-BUMMIL
n. a petty fumbler ...Bk1911 Sc.
BAITING
n. 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-STOCK
n. † an object to be baited by everybody; a laughingstock ...Bk1888
BAITING-TIME
n. time for refreshment ...1886 Eng. dial.
BAIT-LAYER
n. an outback cook, a station cook; later, an army cook, a restaurant cook ...1900 Aust. & NZ sl.
BAITLESS
adj. * without food, without refreshment ...1600
BAIT THE HOOK
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1970s US homosexual sl.
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 ...1825 Sc.
BAIVER
vb. to gad about; to run after shows, weddings, etc. ...1887 Sc.
BAIVERING
adj. gadding about; taking interest in trifles, finery, etc. ...1887 Sc.
BAIZE
n. confusion, bewilderment ...1833 Sc.
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.
BAJADERE
n. a dancing girl of the East ...1598
BAJAN
n. 1. a freshman at the Scotch universities, where the term was adopted from the University of Paris ...1642
n. 2. a novice, a beginner in any trade, art, or science ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a native or inhabitant of Barbados ...1832
BAJAN SPREE
n. a small, spontaneous party ...20C W. Indies & Trinidad
BAJARDOUR
n. † a carter; the bearer or carrier of any weight or burden ...Bk1708
BAJE(E)
n. a Bajan, a native of Barbados ...1960 W. Indies
BAJIE
n. a Bajan, a native of Barbados ...1960 W. Indies
BAJULATE
vb. †* to carry a heavy burden; to carry as a 'badger' ...1613
BAJULUS
n. a pedagogue; a teacher, esp. a strict or pedantic one ...Bk1922
BAK
vb. † to beat ...1790 Eng. dial.
BAKE
n. 1. a biscuit ...1738 Sc.
n. 2. a child's term for its share of anything ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a social gathering at which a meal, esp. of baked food, is served ...1846 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a fool, an idiot ...1860 US sl.
n. 5. † a wanton boy ...Bk1888
n. 6. an agitated state ...1910s Irish sl.
n. 7. anything bad ...1910s Irish sl.
n. 8. the head ...1910s Irish sl.
n. 9. a meal or food usually prepared by baking ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 10. an interrogation ...1990s sl.
n. 11. someone from Bakersfield in the Central Valley of California ...Bk2006 Amer. surfing sl.
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 prepare an injection of a narcotic by heating the powder and water mixture ...1950s US drugs sl.
vb. 8. to reprimand; to criticize severely ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
vb. 9. 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 ...c1800 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.
adj. 6. hungover ...Bk1994 sl.
adj. 7. intoxicated by cannabis ...2000s sl.
BAKED BEAN
n. 1. a native of Boston, Massachusetts ...1882 US sl.
n. 2. a male homosexual ...1999 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'queen'
n. 3. a sexual encounter ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'scene'
BAKED DINNER
n. bread ...L19 criminal sl.
BAKED POTATO
n. a waiter ...1969 US rhyming sl. for 'pertater'
BAKED UP
adj. 1. exhausted; tired out ...c1800 sl.
adj. 2. sunburned or very tanned ...1930s sl.
BAKED WIND
n. boasting; empty talk; nonsense ...1900s Amer. jocular
BAKEHEAD
n. 1. among railroad workers: a locomotive fireman ...1929 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fool, an idiot; a stupid person; an insane or crazy person ...1949 US 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
BAKEMENT
n. a pastry; a pie ...1877 Sc.
BAKEN
adj. baked, as bread or meat ...c1325 arch.
BAKE ONE
vb. to defer defecation, however urgently one requires it ...1990s sl.
BAKE OVEN
n. in logging: a cruiser's tent with one sloping side and two ends ...1969 Amer. dial.
BAKE POTATOES
vb. to have anal intercourse ...1930s US homosexual sl.
BAKER
n. 1. one who bakes; one whose business it is to make bread ...a1000
n. 2. a loafer, an idler ...M19 US criminal sl.
n. 3. a cushion to sit or kneel upon; anything placed on a form to sit upon ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
n. 4. 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. 5. a wild bee unable to sting ...1927 Sc.
n. 6. the rear room of an addition to a home ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 7. any item of food which is suitable for baking ...1948 Amer. dial.
n. 8. the electric chair ...1950s US criminals' sl.
n. 9. a seller of marijuana ...1960s homosexual sl.
n. 10. the grade B ...1960s US college sl.
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.
BAKER LEGS
n. knock-knees ...1780 Sc.
BAKERS
n. large or clumsy boots or shoes ...19C sl.
BAKER'S DOZEN
n. 1. a cousin ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a group of attractive young men ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BAKER SIERRA
n. nonsense ...1986 US military sl. (radio code Baker 'B' + Sierra 'S' for 'bullshit')
BAKER'S IS CLOSED, THE
phr. sex is not available ...1960s US homosexual sl.
BAKER'S YEAST
n. a priest ...1983 Aust. rhyming sl.
BAKERY GOODS
n. the buttocks; the anus ...1960s US homosexual sl.
BAKES
n. a schoolboy ...Bk1891 Amer. thieves' sl.
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; orig. a female baker ...a1000
n. 2. † a sluggard, a lazy fellow, one fond of lying about ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
BAKE-STUFF
n. baked goods ...1903 Amer. dial.
BAKE THE TUBE STEAK
vb. to copulate ...Bk2006 US sl.
BAKEY
n. a baked potato ...L19 sl.
BAKGAT
adj. splendid, first-rate ...1960s S. Afr.
int. an exclamation of approval, pleasure, etc. ...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 POWDER MAN
n. a bluffer, a know-it-all ...1933 US Black 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
adj. convenient, easy, undemanding ...1910s Aust. sl.
adv. for free ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 1. a gratuity, a tip ...c1750 sl.
n. 2. something free, a 'perk' ...1910s sl.
vb. to give a tip ...M18
BAKSPANGANLIE
adv. deceitfully ...1871 Sc.
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.
n. 4. noise; uproar; merriment ...1908 Sc.
n. 5. husband ...Bk1982 Jewish
BALA
n. 1. coarse or senseless talk ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a balaclava ...1990s 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.
n. 3. one who makes a profit from his own religion ...Bk1922
BALAAMITE
n. one who follows religion for the sake of gain ...1559
BALAAM'S ASS
n. a servant who is more far-seeing than his master ...Bk1822
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
vb. 3. to swindle ...1940s Aust. sl.
BALANCED WALL
n. a stone wall or fence ...1931 Amer. dial.
BALANCE-MASTER
n. a posture-maker, a tumbler, an equilibrist ...1753
BALANCEMENT
n. * a balanced condition; equilibrium, equipoise ...1862
BALANCE-MISTRESS
n. a posture-maker, a tumbler, an equilibrist ...1801
BALANCER
n. one who balances himself in difficult positions; a tumbler, an acrobat ...c1510
BALANCE WALL
n. a stone wall or fence ...1931 Amer. dial.
BALANDER
n. an Aboriginal name for a White man ...1847 Aust. sl.
BALANGAS
n. the female breasts ...1980s US sl.
BALANT
adj. † bleating, baaing ...1702
BALASING
n. a beating, a flogging ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BALATRO
n. † a foolish, nonsensical prater ...1623
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
BALATROUGH
n. † a foolish, nonsensical prater ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BALBUS
n. a stammerer ...Bk1910
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. skilful, quick, good ...1908 Sc.
adj. 7. bad; terrible ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. a bare or treeless mountain top ...1838 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a ravelled knot ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a naturally hornless cow ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. † to make bald, to deprive of hair ...1602
BALDARACH
adj. fearless ...1830 Sc.
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 EAGLE
adj. very bald ...Bk1995 US sl.
BALD AS AN EGG
adj. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BALD BRIGADE
n. in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men ...1900s US sl.
BALD-COOT
n. 1. one who has a bald head ...1823
n. 2. an old man who has lost all his money gambling ...a1823 sl.
BALD EAGLE
n. a bald person ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
BALDEEN
n. the halibut ...1866 Sc.
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. an innkeeper ...1702 sl.
n. 4. filthy or obscene talk or writing; impudent language; abuse ...1715 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a fool ...1821 Anglo-Irish
n. 6. weak, washy drink ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. to make a jumbled mixture of liquors; to mix with inferior ingredients, to adulterate ...1674
BALDERTON
n. a garrulous, complaining person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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 LIAR
n. an infamous liar ...Bk1989
BALDFACED SHIRT
n. a men's white dress shirt with a starched front ...1889 Amer. sl.
BALDFACED STAG
n. a bald man ...M19 sl.
BALDFACE JUICE
n. cheap. potent whisky ...E19 US sl.
BALDFACE WHISKY
n. cheap. potent whisky ...E19 US sl.
BALDHEAD
n. 1. one who has a bald head ...1535
n. 2. an old man, esp. as an ogler of young women. e.g. chorus-girls ...1868 sl.
n. 3. a member of the Rastafarian cult who does not, however, sport the characteristic beard and dreadlocks ...20C W. Indies
n. 4. the bare rounded top of a plateau, mesa, or mountain ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 5. in automotive repair: a bald tire ...1937-41 US sl.
n. 6. a White person ...1950s W. Indies
n. 7. a naturally hornless cow ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a non-Rastafarian Black person ...1970s W. Indies sl.
n. 9. a disparaging word for an outsider ...Bk1994 drugs sl.
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 BASTARD
n. the penis ...1920s sl.
BALD-HEADED BUTTER
n. a portion of butter in which there are no hairs (used during the pre-industrial era of butter manufacture) ...L19 sl.
BALD-HEADED CHAMP
n. the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis ...L19 sl.
BALD-HEADED CHICKEN-FUCKER
n. a depraved or disgusting fellow ...1976 US sl.
BALD-HEADED DEPARTMENT
n. in a theatre: the front row of seats at a stage performance, esp. a burlesque, presumably occupied by old men ...1900s US 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-HEADED LUMP
n. a parcel of food containing only the basics, with no 'sweets' such as cake or pie ...1930s US tramps' sl.
BALD-HEADEDLY
adv. heedlessly; hastily ...1920 colloq.
BALD-HEADED MOUSE
n. the erect penis ...1980s US homosexual 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. 1. one who has a bald head ...1848
n. 2. a monk: on account of his somber raiment and shaven crown ...Bk1885
BALDIE
n. 1. a bald man ...M19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an old man, not necessarily baldheaded...1899 US sl., orig. tramps' & criminals'
BALDIN
n. the halibut ...1866 Sc.
BALDIST
n. one who will not date bald men ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
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. 1. a boss, a leader, a spokesman ...L19 criminal sl.
n. 2. a thief ...Bk1891 sl.
BALDOWER
n. 1. a boss, a leader, a spokesman ...L19 criminal sl.
n. 2. one who conveys information; a spy ...Bk1890 Yiddish
BALD-PATE
n. one who has a bald head ...1601
BALD-PATED
adj. bald ...1603
BALDPATE FRIAR
n. the penis, esp. an uncircumcised penis ...L19 sl.
BALD-RIB
n. a lean bony person ...1621
BALDRIC
n. † a chain for the neck; a necklace ...1530
BALDSTROD
n. a bawd, a procuress ...a1500 Sc.
BALD-TYRE BANDIT
n. a traffic police officer ...1977 criminal sl.
BALDUCTUM
adj. † trashy, rubbishy, nonsensical ...1577
n. † a farrago of words; trash, balderdash, nonsense ...1593
BALDWIN
n. 1. a bold visitor ...Bk1717
n. 2. a good-looking male ...Bk2006 US sl.
BALDY
n. 1. a bald-headed person; a nickname for a bald-headed man ...1833 colloq.
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.
BALEBOOS
n.1. the head of the household, master of the house ...Bk1982 Jewish
n. 2. a landlord ...Bk1982 Jewish
n. 3. a male employer ...Bk1982 Jewish
BALEBOS
n. 1. an orderly person; a householder, the head of a family ...Bk1966 Yiddish sl.
n. 2. the owner, the big boss ...Bk1966 Yiddish sl.
BALEBOSS
n. the head of the house; a store owner; a manager; anyone in authority ...Bk1998 Yiddish
BALED HAY
n. dehydrated vegetables ...1916 US Army sl.
BALEEN
n. 1. whalebone ...c1325
n. 2. † a whale ...1387
BALE-FIRE
n. 1. 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. 1. corned beef and cabbage ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a strawberry ice-cream ...1930s US sl.
n. 3. 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.
BALES
n. the policeman who superintends the Black Maria, or prison van ...Bk1890 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
BALESTROD
n. a bawd, a procurer ...a1500 Sc.
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.
BALIKBAYAN
n. a Filipino visiting or returning to the Philippines after a period of living in another country ...1976 Philippine English
BALILLILOW
n. a lullaby, a song and tune used in hushing a child to sleep; sleep produced by this ...1721 Sc.
BAL-IRE
n. a crowbar ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BALISTAR
n. † a man using a crossbow ...Bk1855
BALISTARIUS
n. † a maker of slings, guns, or crossbows, or one that shoots out of them ...Bk1708
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.
n. 13. a resisting victim of a hold up ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
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
adj. 1. hidden, screened from sight ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. propped up ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
BALKER
n. a man on a high point ashore, who signals to fishing-boats the direction taken by the schools of herring or other fish ...1602
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. bustle, disturbance ...1825 Sc.
n. 7. the footprint of a fox ...1845 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a glass of whisky or other liquor ...1866 US sl.
n. 9. a prison ration, 170g (6oz) of meat ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 10. a large and compact shoal of herrings ...1880 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a stout fellow ...Bk1881
n. 12. a dollar, esp. a dollar coin ...1895 US sl.
n. 13. a knoll, a rounded hill ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 14. a talk ...20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk)
n. 15. a walk ...20C rhyming sl. (Ball of Chalk)
n. 16. a small package of morphine or an other narcotic, as used by an addict ...1912 US drugs sl.
n. 17. baseball ...1910s US sl.
n. 18. a riotously good time, a party or celebration; hence, that which provides a riotously good time ...1929 US sl., esp. Black usage
n. 19. the yolk of an egg ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 20. a woman's breast ...1951 US sl.
n. 21. an act of copulation; hence, a person regarded as a sexual partner ...1952 US sl.
n. 22. a feeling of well-being; a 'high' from a drug ...1950s US drugs sl.
n. 23. hair coiled at the back of a woman's head; a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 24. an orgy ...1960s sl.
n. 25. a thing for which one is expected to take the responsibility of completing, performing, etc. ...1973 US sl.
n. 26. the rounded back part of the head ...1982 Amer. dial.
n. 27. basketball ...1980s sl., orig. US Black usage
n. 28. crack cocaine ...1994 US drugs sl.
n. 29. a delightful person ...2001 US sl.
n. 30. black-tar heroin ...2002 UK drugs sl.
n. 31. a stupid or silly fellow; used in response to an unintelligent action, as a sarcastic response to a foolish remark or as an observation on someone's character or lack thereof ...a2002 US sl.
vb. 1. to beat, to thrash ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to behave in a disorderly manner ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. to track the footprints of a fox ...1878 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to throw at, to pelt ...Bk1898 Sc.
vb. 5. of bees: to surround the queen in a dense cluster, often with the result that she is suffocated or crushed to death ...1888
vb. 6. to speak indistinctly, in a disjointed manner ...1908 Sc.
vb. 7. to travel or drive at high speed ...1939 US sl.
vb. 8. to have a good or exciting time; to have riotous fun ...1942 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
vb. 9. to have sex with ...c1953 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to put up one's hair in a bun ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 11. to absorb narcotics through the mucus members of the genitals ...M20 US drugs sl.
vb. 12. to play basketball ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 13. to depart; to leave ...Bk2006 US sl.
BALLA
n. 1. a person, esp. a drug dealer, who spends money freely and ostentatiously ...1990 sl., orig. & chiefly African-American usage
n. 2. 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
n. 4. a story, usually long and complicated ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
n. 5. an excuse ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BALLAD-BASKET
n. a street singer ...1749 UK sl.
BALLADEER
n. a person who sings or composes ballads ...1714
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
BALLADIN; BALLADINE
n. 1. † a theatrical dancer; a mountebank, a buffoon ...1599
n. 2. † a ballad-maker or singer ...1604
BALLADIST
n. a maker or singer of ballads ...1811
BALLADLING
n. a little ballad ...1798 nonce word
BALLAD-MAKER
n. a ballad poet ...1565
BALLAD-MONGER
n. a maker or seller of ballads; spec., one who writes or deals in cheap or slanderous verse, used depreciatively ...1598
BALLAD SINGER
n. one who strolls about singing ballads ...1592
BALLAHOO
adj. noisy, boisterous, obstreperous ...20C W. Indies sl.
BALLANCE
vb. to hesitate, to scruple ...1715 Sc.
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 boy tramp, usually a catamite, who travels with an older tramp ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
BALL-AND-CHAINED
adj. married ...1972 US sl.
BALL AND CHALK
n. a walk ...20C rhyming sl.
vb. 1. to talk ...20C rhyming sl.
vb. 2. to walk ...20C rhyming 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
BALLAST SCORCHER
n. a speedy engineer ...Bk1978 railroad usage
BALLAST-TRAIN GUARD
n. a railway official in charge of a train of loaded trucks ...Bk1898
BALLATRON
n. a buffoon; a contemptible fellow; a rascally, base knave ...1623
BALLATROUGH
n. † a foolish, nonsensical prater ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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
n. a term of abuse for a man ...1981 euphemism
BALL-BEARING COWBOY
n. one who chases cattle in a vehicle instead of on a horse ...1980 Aust. sl.
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 kind of antipersonnel mine ...1971 US military sl.
n. 5. a tease ...1975 sl., orig. US
n. 6. a thug ...1970s sl., orig. US
n. 7. a weapon ...1970s sl., orig. US
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. that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or arduous 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 ...c1944 US sl.
n. 3. a notably hard course or examination ...1950s US college sl.
n. 4. a sexually attractive woman ...M20 US sl.
n. 5. any thing or person seen as extraordinary or outstanding ...1975 sl.
n. 6. a thief who grabs his victim by the testicles while his accomplice takes his wallet ...1989 US criminals' sl.
n. 7. a girl who is a tease ...Bk1989 college 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 CHAIN
n. the wife ...Bk1945 jive usage
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.
BALL DOG
n. a person who will chase and return stray baseballs ...1935 baseball usage
BALLE
n. † a sheep ...c1440
BALL-EATER
n. a proficient baseball fielder ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
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. a hedonist, a person who believes that the pursuit of happiness is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker ...1962 sl.
n. 3. a person, esp. a drug dealer, who spends money freely and ostentatiously ...1990 sl., orig. & chiefly African-American usage
n. 4. one who is extremely rich, esp. from the profits of criminality ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 5. an attractive person ...1990s US college sl.
n. 6. one who enjoys playing sport, esp. basketball ...1996 US college sl.
n. 7. a drug dealer, usually of crack cocaine ...2001 US sl.
n. 8. an athlete; one who plays with footballs, basketballs, baseballs, etc. ...Bk2006 US sl.
BALLER BLOCKER
n. a person who stops one from succeeding ...2000s US Black sl.
BALLERINA
n. a female ballet dancer, esp. one who undertakes a leading role in classical ballet ...1789
BALLERINO
n. a male ballet dancer ...1934 chiefly US
BALLET
n. 1. † a dance ...1782
n. 2. a song, a ballad ...1866 Eng. & Amer. dial.
BALLET-GIRL
n. an opera figure dancer, one who takes part in the ballet at a theatre ...Bk1898
BALLET MASTER
n. a section foreman ...Bk1978 railroad usage
BALLETOMANE
n. a ballet enthusiast ...1919
BALLETTER
n. a writer of ballads or scurrilous verses ...1589
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.
BALL GOWN
n. a man's suit ...1970s US homosexual sl.
BALL GRUNT
n. 1. a woman of easy morals ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a cook's helper ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
BALLGUSTED
adj. flabbergasted, astonished, disgusted, appalled ...1834 US jocular
BALLHAWK
n. 1. in sports, esp. baseball: a fielder who is skilled in catching or gaining possession of a ball ...1920 US sl.
n. 2. a person who collects as souvenirs balls that are hit outside a ballpark ...Bk1999 baseball usage
n. 3. in basketball: a player who specializes in recovering loose balls; an aggressive defensive player who dives for and recovers loose balls, blocks passes, and shots, and makes steals and interceptions ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
BALLHEAD
n. 1. a bald person ...1957 UK Black sl.
n. 2. a Rastafarian who does not wear dreadlocks; more widely, a non-Rastafarian; any person without dreadlocks ...1976 orig. & chiefly Caribbean
n. 3. a non-Rastafarian Black person ...1970s W. Indies sl.
n. 4. an outsider ...1989 NZ sl.
n. 5. an athlete; someone obsessed with ball games; perhaps a stupid one ...Bk1995 US sl.
BALL-HEADED
adj. foolish ...1884 Amer. dial.
BALL HOG
n. in basketball: a player who is not very popular for the simple reason that he or she doesn't like to pass the ball ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
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.
BALLHOP
n. a rumour, an unsupported theory; a lie ...1970s Irish sl.
BALLHOPPER
n. one who is deliberately deceptive or tells fabrications; a rumour-monger ...1972 Irish sl.
BALL HOUND
n. one who will chase and return stray baseballs ...1935 baseball usage
BALLIBAGGER
n. a noisy person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
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. 1. excitingly active; wonderfully alive ...1952 US sl.
adj. 2. excellent, wonderful, first-rate ...1950s 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.
n. 5. a having fun ...1930s sl.
n. 6. having sexual intercourse ...1960s sl.
n. 7. an enriching oneself by selling drugs, usually crack cocaine ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 8. an excelling in the playing of basketball ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 9. a carrying a package of contraband cocaine by placing it in the vagina ...2000s US drugs sl.
n. 10. a showing off, flaunting one's possessions ...2000s sl.
BALLING CHICK
n. an attractive girl or woman ...1950s US sl.
BALLION
n. 1. a knapsack ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. an awkward, clumsy person ...Bk1898 Ireland
n. 3. a rough, careless fellow ...1924 Sc.
BALLIS-PIPE
n. the windpipe ...1863 Eng. dial.
BALLIST
n. a 19th-century baseball player ...Bk1999 baseball usage
BALLISTER
n. † an arbalester, a crossbowman ...1489
BALLISTICS
n. vivid, forcefully delivered rap lyrics; the facts, information, usually in rap lyrics ...1991 US rap music usage
BALLITRAUNT
n. † a foolish person; a buffoon; used as a term of contempt ...1790 Eng. dial.
BALLITE
n. a baseball fan ...Bk1999 arch. baseball usage
BALL IT OFF
vb. to travel at a fast rate ...1847 US sl.
BALLITRAUNT
n. † a foolish person; a buffoon; used as a term of contempt ...1790 Eng. dial.
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; weak, emasculated ...1958 US sl.
BALL-LESS WONDER
n. a cowardly person ...1958 US sl.
BALLO
n. a bay or dun horse ...1857 Amer. dial.
BALL-LOPPER
n. a dominating woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1970s sl., orig. US
BALL LUMP
n. a parcel of food given to a tramp ...1920s US tramps' sl.
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. 1. a narrow mountain pass ...1750 Sc.
n. 2. a plump, short person; ...1928 Sc.
BALLOCK
n. 1. a testicle ...c1000
n. 2. a term of abuse ...1940s sl.
vb. 1. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to grab by the genitals when fighting ...M18 sl.
vb. 3. to reprimand ...1938 Brit. sl.
BALLOCK-COD
n. † the scrotum ...c1450
BALLOCKED
adj. very drunk ...1980s sl.
BALLOCKEERING
adj. lusty ...M17 sl.
BALLOCKER
n. a lecher; a whoremonger ...19C Brit. colloq.
BALLOCK GRAVY
n. semen ...2000s sl.
BALLOCKING
n. 1. sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
n. 2. 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 parson ...c1786 UK sl.
n. 4. a nickname for a whoremonger ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 5. a fool; a term of abuse; one who is performing or talking 'ballocks' or nonsense ...1916 sl.
n. 6. a person, often used affectionately ...1922 sl.
n. 7. a mess ...1930s sl.
n. 8. an unpleasant person ...1951 sl., orig. Irish
n. 9. rubbish, nonsense ...Aust. sl.
n. 10. courage, vigour ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to reprimand, to tell off ...1930s US sl.
vb. 2. to perform badly; to do a poor job; to botch, to bungle ...1949 Amer. dial.
int. an expression of surprise or disbelief ...20C
BALLOCKS ABOUT
vb. 1. to mess about, to play the fool ...1950s sl.
vb. 2. to infuriate, to waste someone's time, to be indecisive ...1950s sl.
BALLOCKS AROUND
vb. 1. to mess about, to play the fool ...1950s sl.
vb. 2. to infuriate, to waste someone's time, to be indecisive ...1950s sl.
BALLOCKSED
adj. 1. ruined, messed up, thwarted, in a muddle ...1930s sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...2000s sl.
BALLOCKSED UP
adj. ruined, messed up, thwarted, in a muddle ...1930s sl.
BALLOCKS IN BRACKETS
n. a bow-legged man ...1937 UK sl.
BALLOCKS-STONES
n. a term of endearment ...Bk1891 sl.
BALLOCKS UP
vb. 1. to ruin, to make a mess of ...1930s sl.
vb. 2. to waste time, to fiddle with ...1930s sl.
BALLOCKS WORKER
n. any overbearingly unpleasant person ...1989 UK sl.
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 CHALK
n. a walk ...20C rhyming sl.
vb. 1. to talk ...20C rhyming sl.
vb. 2. to walk ...20C rhyming 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 buy a drink for; 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 brilliant student, usually with the added idea of great energy ...1914 US college sl.
n. 4. a fast vehicle ...1940 Amer. sl.
BALL OF LEAD
n. the head ...1900s rhyming sl.
BALL OF MUSCLE
n. a person with a powerful, muscular physique; a fit, healthy, energetic, lively person ...1923 Aust. sl.
BALL OF TWINE
n. a railway line ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
BALL OF WAX
n. a shoemaker ...1823 sl.
BALL OF YARN
n. 1. one who cannot be trusted with a secret ...Bk1942 US sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...1940s US 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.
BALLOO
n. a lullaby, a song and tune used in hushing a child to sleep; sleep produced by this ...1721 Sc.
BALLOON
n. 1. a person regarded as inflated, empty or hollow ...1656
n. 2. anything inflated, empty, and hollow ...1812
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 condom ...1950s US sl.
n. 6. a bully, a garrulous person, one full of hot air; a self-important or boastful idiot; a fool ...1965 Sc. & Irish English colloq.
n. 7. a small amount of heroin, whether or not it is actually in a balloon ...1967 US drugs sl.
n. 8. $1 ...1970s US sl.
n. 9. $10 ...1970s US sl.
n. 10. a heroin supplier ...Bk2002 criminals' sl.
vb. 1. of a pickpocket: to mingle with the crowds watching the launch of the then new manned balloons ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to hit a cricket ball or baseball, or kick a football, high in the air ...1904 colloq.
vb. 3. to package narcotics for distribution and sale ...1960s drugs sl.
BALLOONATIC
n. one who brags ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BALLOON-BELLY
n. an obese person ...1933 US sl.
BALLOON-BRAIN
n. a fool, a simpleton; a silly, empty-headed person ...1949 US sl.
BALLOON (CAR)
n. the saloon bar of a public house ...20C sl.
BALLOON DRIVER
n. an aeronaut; one who pilots a hot-air balloon ...1838
BALLOONER
n. one who makes balloon ascents or travels in a balloon; an aeronaut ...1783
BALLOON FOOT
n. a slow driver ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
BALLOON HEAD
n. an arrogant, conceited, or stupid person; a fool, a simpleton, a silly, empty-headed person ...1931 colloq., chiefly US
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. ginger beer ...L19 sl.
n. 3. any sweet, colourful, fizzy drink ...L19 W. Indies sl.
n. 4. empty noisy talk; nonsense ...1900 US sl.
n. 5. helium ...1943 Amer. sl.
BALLOON-JUICE LOWERER
n. a total abstainer (balloon juice = soda-water) ...Bk1909 sl.
BALLOON KNOT
n. the anus ...Bk2006 US sl.
BALLOON-KNOT BANDIT
n. a male homosexual ...1995 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.
BALLOON ROOM WITHOUT A PARACHUTE
n. a disappointment, a let-down; esp. a place where one has been promised a smoke of marijuana but which, in fact, offers no supply ...1950s US Black sl.
BALLOONS
n. large female breasts ...1940s US sl.
BALLOON SOUP
n. nonsense; empty talk ...1928 Amer. sl.
BALLOP
n. the old name for the flap in the front of the breeches, which is buttoned up ...1824 Sc.
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
BALLOT BOX STUFFER
n. a person who engages in ballot-box stuffing (the practice of fraudulently attempting to affect the result of an election, typically by casting more than one's allotted number of votes) ...1856 orig. US
BALLOTEER
n. in early use, an advocate of the ballot; later also, a person who casts a vote in a ballot ...1833
BALLOTER
n. one who votes by ballot ...1733
BALLOTICALLY
adv. in reference to the ballot ...c1842 nonce word
BALLOTIN
n. † an officer in charge of a ballot-box ...1656 nonce word
BALLOTIST
n. † a professed advocate of the ballot ...1837
BALLOT-MAN
n. † an advocate of secret voting ...1838
BALL-OUT
n. a reprimand or instance of reprimanding ...1915 US sl.
vb. 1. (usually as 'ball out') to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly ...1899 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to travel at high speed, to leave ...1930s sl.
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.
BALLPLAYER
n. 1. a member of a gang who picks the safest assignment for himself ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
n. 2. one who betrays his accomplices to authorities ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
BALLS
adj. tough, masculine, courageous ...1980s US sl.
n. 1. testicles ...a1325 sl.
n. 2. the female breasts ...17C US sl.
n. 3. a botch, a muddle; a blunder, an error ...1889 sl.
n. 4. virile courage; virility; guts; strength of character; energy, spirit ...a1890 US sl.
n. 5. masculine behaviour in a female ...20C US sl.
n. 6. rubbish, nonsense ...20C sl.
n. 7. absolutely nothing ...1934 US sl.
n. 8. effrontery; audacity ...1964 US sl.
n. 9. something excellent, wonderful; one's preference ...2000s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to make a mess of ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to secrete near one's genitals ...1990s 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-ACHE
vb. to whinge, to nag ...20C sl.
BALLS-ACHING
adj. annoying; nagging, demanding ...1912 sl.
BALLS AND ALL
adv. completely, entirely ...1952 US sl.
BALLS AND BAT
n. the male genitals ...E20 US euphemism
BALLS-ASS
adj. tough, masculine, courageous ...1960s US sl.
BALLS-ASS NAKED
adj. stark naked ...20C Amer. sl.
BALLS, BEES AND BUGGERY!
int. a general exclamation ...L19 sl.
BALLS-BUSTER
n. a dominating or threatening woman; a nagging woman; one who destroys the self-confidence of a man ...1975 sl., orig. US
BALLSED-UP
adj. in chaos, in a mess, ruined ...1940s sl.
BALLSEY
adj. brave, courageous ...1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US
BALL SHOE
n. a sneaker; canvas-top shoes with rubber sole; tennis shoe ...1954 Amer. dial.
BALLSIE
adj. tough, masculine, brave, courageous ...1935 sl.
BALL SLAP
vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...1990s sl.
BALLS NAKED
adj. stark naked ...20C Amer. sl.
BALLS OUT
adv. at full tilt, all out, completely committed, with full determination or enthusiasm ...1940s sl.
BALLS, PICNICS AND PARTIES!
int. a general exclamation ...1920s sl.
BALLS-TO-THE-WALL
adj. 1. all out, at maximum speed, with one's greatest effort ...1960s sl.
adj. 2. drinking with the intention of getting drunk ...2000s US college sl.
BALLS TO THE WALLS
phr. said of a tense or frantic time or situation that requires the ability to fight back ...1970s US college sl.
BALLS-TO-THE-WIND
adv. at top speed ...1980s US sl.
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 real mix-up; a mess, muddle; a chaotic state of affairs; a fiasco, a disaster ...1929 sl.
vb. (as 'balls up') to confuse; to mess up ...1910s sl.
BALLSY
adj. 1. brave, courageous ...1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US
adj. 2. absurd, ridiculous ...1930s sl.
adj. 3. of a female, esp., a masculine female: aggressive; masculine ...Bk2006 US sl.
BALL TEAM
n. a group of gambling cheats who work in casinos ...1987 US sl.
BALL-TEARER
n. 1. a physically demanding task ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 2. an admirable or exceptional person, for good or bad qualities ...1973 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a violent person ...1973 Aust sl.
n. 4. anything spectacular or notably impressive ...1970s sl.
n. 5. an aggressive woman; a nagging woman or wife ...Bk1984 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a major problem; an exasperation ...1980s Aust. 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 behave recklessly or wildly ...1914 US sl.
vb. 4. to risk everything on one attempt ...1927 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to have sexual intercourse ...1920s US Black sl.
vb. 6. to perform an energetic dance accompanied by vigorous handclapping ...1934 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
vb. 7. to be the last straw ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to have a good or exciting time; to have riotous fun ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to move in a conspicuous manner ...1970 Amer. dial.
BALL TOSSER
n. a bomb thrower ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
BALLUK
n. a testicle ... c1000
vb. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
BALLUM RANCUM; BALLUM RANKUM
n. an orgy, literally a dance at which all concerned 'dance in their birthday suits' ...L17 sl.
BALLUM RANORUM
n. an orgy, literally a dance at which all concerned 'dance in their birthday suits' ...L17 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 fail ...1856 sl.
vb. 2. to muddle, to err, to blunder, to make a mistake ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to confuse; to become confused ...Bk1904 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to ruin, to make a mess of, to clog up, to botch ...1910s sl.
vb. 5. 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. a euphemism for 'bloody'. used as a vague intensive of general application; 'confounded', 'jolly' ...1887 sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. exceedingly, very ...20C sl.
n. 1. a milk pail ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a litter of pigs or of rabbits ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. 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.
BALLY-COG
n. a milk-pail ...1825 Sc.
BALLYGOBACKWARDS
n. an urban nickname for what is seen as a typical rural town ...1990s Irish sl.
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.
BALLYHOO; BALLY HOO
n. 1. a free entertainment used for a decoy to attract customers ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a 'barker's' speech; publicity in advance of a project; hence, blarney ...1914 US
n. 3. a barker at a circus or carnival ...1915 US sl.
n. 4. an upper-class person ...1922 US sl.
n. 5. excessive noise, fuss, publicity, etc. ...1928 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to commend, urge, or the like, in the manner of a 'barker' ...1927
vb. 2. to publicize to excess, often when the product cannot live up to the manufactured image ...20C sl.
vb. 3. to talk nonsense ...20C sl.
BALLYHOOER
n. 1. one who performs a ballyhoo, a flamboyant free performance given outside a circus or carnival attraction in an attempt to lure customers to buy tickets for the show inside ...1901 US circus & carnival usage
n. 2. a promoter, a publicist ...20C sl.
BALLY HOOEY
n. overstated and unwarranted praise or promotion; nonsense ...L19 sl.
BALLYHOOIST
n. a person who ballyhoos; a maker of extravagant claims (ballyhoo - bombastic nonsense, extravagant or brash publicity; noisy fuss) ...1927
BALLYHOOLY
n. 1. bad trouble ...L19 Irish sl.
n. 2. rubbish, nonsense ...1910s sl.
n. 3. noise, commotion, crying ...1940s 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.
BALLY-RANDY
n. 1. a lazy, loafing fellow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a rough, turbulent person ...Bk1898 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.
BALLYX
n. the testicles ...L17 sl.
BALM
n. a lie ...M19 sl.
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 on the surface at a mine ...Bk1882 Eng. dial.
BALMEDEST BALM
n. the ultimate in soothing ...L19 sl.
BAL-MAIDEN
n. a girl who works on the surface at a mine ...Bk1882 Eng. dial.
BALM-CRICKET
n. the cicada ...1783
BALMED
adj. alcohol intoxicated ...Bk2006 US sl.
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. insane, eccentric ...M19 sl.
adj. 8. nervous, afraid ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
n. 1. a fool, a simpleton; a soft, weak-minded person ...1887 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a mad or eccentric person ...1912 UK sl.
n. 3. a prison wing for disturbed inmates ...1940s sl.
BALMY, THE
n. sleep ...M19 sl.
BALMY BREEZE
n. cheese ...1960s rhyming sl.
BALMY IN THE CRUMPET
adj. mad, crazy, idiotic, weak-minded ...1891 Brit. sl.
BALMY ON THE CRUMPET
adj. crazy, wrong in the head, mad, idiotic, weak-minded ...1891