DICTIONARY
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BUCK
n. 1. a male person ...1774 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a male sheep ...1812 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (usually considered derogatory) a Black man, esp. a young, strong one ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 4. (usually considered derogatory) an American Indian ...1836 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a male rabbit ...1838 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a man's nickname, or familiar form of address ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a name for one of a pair of oxen ...1852 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a dollar ...1856 US sl.
n. 9. a male goat ...1869 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a fashionable young man ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 11. boastful talk ...1895 sl.
n. 12. the male of the ferret ...1904
n. 13. a private; a common soldier ...World War I Amer. sl.
n. 14. an old man ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 15. responsibility ...1947 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1959 Amer. dial.
n. 17. a dollar bill ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 18. a silver dollar ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 19. a horse of a light yellowish dun colour and often with a dark stripe down the back and a dark mane ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 20. a bull or steer ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to swagger, to talk big or bumptiously, to brag ...1880 sl.
vb. 2. to haze; to swing a child against a stationary object or another child ...1890 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to come up against, to find oneself opposed to, to oppose ...1904
vb. 4. to meet accidentally; to bump into ...1904 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to struggle stubbornly against ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to conceive a child ...1931 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to wash something ...1949 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to yield, to bend ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to curry favour, to toady ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUCK A BULL OFF THE BRIDGE
vb. to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task ...1916 Amer. dial.
BUCKACHE
n. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCK-A-DANDY
n. a young, dashing, or virile man; a fop ...1894 Amer. dial.
BUCKAGERS
n. severe chills and fever ...1906 Amer. dial.
BUCK-AGGERS
n. severe chills and fever ...1906 Amer. dial.
BUCK AGUE
n. 1. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1844 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nervousness accompanying exposure to a new situation or responsibility ...c1915 Amer. dial.
BUCK-ANKLED
adj. having bent or uneven legs ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUCKAREE
n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1919 Amer. dial.
BUCKAROO
n. a cowboy ...1829 US
vb. to work as a cowboy ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUCK-ASS
n. a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1965 US sl.
BUCK-ASS NAKED
adj. entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCK-ASS PRIVATE
n. a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1945 US sl.
BUCKAYRO
n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1829 Amer. dial.
BUCK BATHING
n. nude swimming ...1931 Amer. dial.
BUCKBERRY ROAD
n. a ranch railroad that is not very important or gives poor service ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUCK-BORN NAKED
adj. entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCK-BUM NAKED
adj. completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCKED
adj. happy, pleased, proud ...1907 sl.
BUCKER
n. 1. a horse that bucks ...1881 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person who balks or rebels ...1887 Amer. dial.
n. 3. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1889 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a gambler ...1898 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a person who butts with his head ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a goat that habitually strikes people with its horns ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUCKEROO
n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1907 Amer. dial.
BUCKET
n. 1. a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the buttocks ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a jail ...1955 Amer. dial.
vb. to move irregularly or haphazardly from place to place; to be moved in such a way; to be jostled along or tossed about ...1879
BUCKET-FED
adj. dependent; pampered ...1947 Amer. dial.
BUCKET-LED
adj. dependent; pampered ...1927 Amer. dial.
BUCKET MAN
n. (derogatory) a cowboy ...1897 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF BLOOD
n. a saloon or speakeasy; a tough bar; a cheap dive ...1938 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF BLUBBER
n. a person who is very fat; chiefly used of men ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF BOLTS
n. a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF LARD
n. a person who is very fat; chiefly used of men ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF LIGHT
n. a gallon of kerosene ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF SUDS
n. a pail of beer ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUCKET ROAD
n. a badly kept road with bucket-like holes in the surface ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUCKETY
adj. like a bucket, clumsy ...1883
n. paste used by weavers in dressing their webs ...19C Sc.
BUCKEYE
n. 1. orig. a backwoodsman near the Ohio River valley; now any resident of Ohio ...1823 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one whose work is of low quality; the inferior work itself ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an inferior oil-painting, made for the picture trade or for auction rooms ...1881 sl.
n. 4. a sheriff ...1889 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a small cigar factory ...1915 Amer. dial.
vb. to make or become ill ...1868 Amer. dial.
BUCK-EYED
adj. characterized by unusual eyes; having round eyes; cock-eyed ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUCK FARMER
n. a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUCK FEVER
n. 1. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1841 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nervousness accompanying exposure to a new situation or responsibility ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUCK FRIGHT
n. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUCK GENERAL
n. a brigadier general ...1944 US sl.
BUCKHARA
n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1829 Amer. dial.
BUCKHEAD
n. 1. a person of mixed race ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a paper dollar ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUCKIE
n. a lively boy or youth ...1930 Amer. dial.
BUCKISH
adj. high-spirited, in good fettle ...1911 sl.
BUCKITIS
n. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCK-KNEED
adj. having the knees turned inward; knock-kneed ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE
n. a vigorous struggle or conflict ...1845
vb. to run fast ...1903 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE-BACK
adv. piggyback ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUCKLED UP
adj. married ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE OFF
vb. to hurry off ...1952 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE TO A HEN'S NEST
phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE TO IT
vb. to hurry; to work fast ...1848 Amer. dial.
BUCKLETY-WHET
adv. lickety-split, very quickly ...1859 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE UP
vb. to stand up to, to defy, to rebel ...1859 Amer. dial.
BUCK LOAD
n. a large shot of liquor ...1846 Amer. dial.
BUCK NAKED
adj. entirely unclothed or naked ...1928 Amer. dial.
BUCK NUN
n. a celibate man; a man who lives alone, a recluse ...1907 Amer. dial.
BUCKO
adj. blustering, swaggering ...1883 nautical sl.
n. 1. a swaggering or domineering fellow; a bully ...1899 nautical sl.
n. 2. a term of address, often disparaging ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. 3. swagger, bluster ...1909 nautical sl.
BUCK OUT
vb. to die ...1939 Amer. cowboys' sl.
BUCK OUT IN SMOKE
vb. to die in a gun battle ...1944 Amer. West. sl.
BUCK PARTY
n. a stag party ...1838 Amer. dial.
BUCK-PASSER
n. one who evades or avoids work and responsibility ...1933 Amer. dial.
BUCK PRIVATE
n. a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1874 US sl.
BUCKRA
adj. of the White race ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 1. (now usually derogatory) any White person; White people ...1800 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a boss, master ...1886 Amer. dial.
BUCKRUH
n. (now usually derogatory) any White person; White people ...1922 Amer. dial.
BUCKS
n. 1. severe chills with fever ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a men's toilet ...1981 Amer. dial.
BUCK-SCARED
adj. said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can't shoot ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUCK SERGEANT
n. an ordinary sergeant of the lowest grade ...1934 US sl.
BUCKSHEE
adj. free of charge ...1916 Brit. sl.
adv. for free, gratuitously ...1921 Army sl.
n. 1. a gratuity, a tip ...c1750 Eng. sl.
n. 2. an allowance above the usual amount; an extra or additional amount; extra rations ...1919 Army sl.
BUCKSHISH
n. a gratuity, a tip ...M18
vb. to give a tip ...M18
BUCK-SHY
adj. said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can't shoot ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUCKSHOT FEVER
n. the nervous excitement felt by a hunter at the sight of game ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUCKSKIN
n. 1. a horse of a light yellowish dun colour and often with a dark stripe down the back and a dark mane ...1874 Amer. dial.
n. 2. money ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUCKSTICK
n. 1. a dear old friend ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an old-fashioned man ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 3. a well-dressed, sprightly child or youth; a fop ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 4. a braggart, a boaster ...1924 Anglo-Indian
BUCK THE GAME
vb. to enter upon any hazard with a purpose to win ...1859 Amer. dial.
BUCK THE TIGER
vb. to gamble, to play cards ...1851 US sl.
BUCK UP
vb. 1. to court, to seek the affections of ...1832 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to take courage, to apply oneself ...1844 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to cheer up ...1844 sl.
vb. 4. to dress up ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
vb. 5. to make an effort; to hurry up ...1890
BUCK UP TO
vb. to stand up to, to defy ...1846 Amer. dial.
BUCKWHEAT
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1866 Amer. dial.
BUCKWHEATER
n. a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1905 Amer. dial.
BUCKWHEATS
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUCKY
adj. 1. having a strong or rank flavour ...1939 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. out of order, not working right ...1950 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. unprofessional ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. a man's nickname, or familiar form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUCOLISM
n. a rustic phrase or characteristic ...1830 nonce word
BUD
n. 1. a term of address to a male ...1614 sl.
n. 2. a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1851 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a nickname or term of address for any boy ...1874 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a girl who is just 'coming out'; a debutante ...1889 US
n. 5. a stick, switch, or rod ...1891 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a close friend ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 7. cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked; marijuana containing the buds of marijuana flowers ...1980s US drugs sl.
n. 8. a Budweiser™ beer; any beer ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to associate together ...1905 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUDA
n. 1. a potent form of marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
n. 2. a mix of marijuana and crack cocaine ...1990s US drugs sl.
BUDD
n. the clitoris ...1990s sl.
BUDDAHEAD
n. a person of Oriental or Asian ancestry ...1971 Amer. dial.
BUDDHA
adj. excellent, worthy of admiration ...1990s US campus sl.
n. 1. a potent form of marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
n. 2. a mix of marijuana and crack cocaine ...1990s US drugs sl.
BUDDHA BELLY
n. a very fat person ...1970s US sl.
BUDDHAHEAD
n. a person of Oriental or Asian ancestry ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUDDHA STICK
n. a marijuana cigarette ...Amer. drugs sl.
BUDDHA STICKS
n. marijuana grown in Thailand, which is sold wrapped around small, satay sticks ...1960s drugs sl.
BUDDHIST PRIEST!
int. euphemism for 'Jesus Christ!' ...1970s US
BUDDIE
n. 1. a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1858 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a friend or intimate companion ...1896 Amer. dial. .
n. 3. a nickname or term of address for any man ...1903 Amer. dial.
BUDDLEY
n. 1. a fat person ...20C Ulster sl.
n. 2. a sausage ...20C Ulster sl.
BUDDY
n. 1. a friend, an acquaintance, a pal; also a term of address ...1788 orig. US Black sl.
n. 2. a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1858 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a nickname or term of address for any man ...1903 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the penis ...1980s US sl.
n. 5. a sexual partner ...1990s W. Indies/UK Black teen sl.
n. 6. the body ...1990s W. Indies/UK Black teen sl.
vb. to be a friend or companion ...1930 Amer. dial.
BUDDY-BUD
adj. friendly; often, too friendly ...1965 Amer. sl.
BUDDY-BUDDY
adj. exceptionally and overly friendly, probably insincerely so ...1944 sl.
n. 1. a close friend ...World War II US Army and Navy usage
n. 2. one who is not a friend; an enemy; a disliked person ...1945 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an overly friendly person; one who tries too hard to make friends, join a group, or be hep ...1960 Amer. sl.
BUDDY-FUCK
vb. to impose on, betray or otherwise inconvenience a friend ...1960s US sl., mainly military
BUDDY GEE
n. a friend, a buddy, a fellow Black ...1946 Amer. Black usage
BUDDY GHEE
n. a friend, a buddy, a fellow Black ...1946 Amer. Black usage
BUDDY SEAT
n. 1. a motorcycle sidecar ... Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. the pillion seat on a motorcycle ...sl.
BUDDY UP
vb. 1. to become friendly, to travel as friends ...1919 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to seek friendship for personal gain; to curry favour ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUDGE
adj. intimate, familiar ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. 1. † a sneak thief, esp. one who specializes in entering houses and taking furs, cloaks, and coats ...1673 sl.
n. 2. liquor ...18C sl.
n. 3. a fit of nervousness, the fidgets ...1824 Amer. dial.
n. 4. whisky ...1874 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a place inside the breast of a coat, shirt, or dress where small articles are kept ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to drink ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to leave ...M18 sl.
vb. 3. to inform ...M19 sl.
BUDGE A BEAK
vb. to run away ...16C sl.
BUDGE AND SNUDGE
n. a housebreaker and their accomplice ...L17 criminal sl.
BUDGE-EYED
adj. having bulging eyes ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUDGE KAIN
n. a public house, a tavern ...19C Sc. sl.
BUDGER
n. a drunkard ...19C sl.
BUDGEREE
adj. good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
BUDGERY
adj. good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
BUDGET
n. 1. the vagina ...19C sl.
n. 2. a pouch or wallet; a package, a bundle ...1818 Amer. dial.
BUDGET CRUNCH
n. a situation where there is not enough money in the budget ...sl.
BUDGET SQUEEZE
n. a situation where there is not enough money in the budget ...sl.
BUDGEWAY
n. orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss, a leader; an important person ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUDGIE
n. a talkative person; esp. in police use, a minor informer ...1960s criminal sl.
BUDGING
adv. entirely full ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUDGING KEN
n. a public house, a tavern ...M19 sl.
BUDGY
adj. drunk ...M19 sl.
BUDHEAD
n. a beer drinker ...1970s US sl.
BUD IN
vb. to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUDION
n. a small penis ...20C Ulster sl.
BUDIQUETTE
n. the etiquette that governs the smoking of marijuana ...1980s US drugs sl.
BUDLI-BUDLI
n. 1. a male homosexual ...20C sl.
n. 2. sodomy ...20C sl.
BUDLIES
n. cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked ...1980s drugs sl.
BUDMAN
n. a marijuana dealer ...1980s US campus usage
BUDMASH
n. one following evil courses; a bad character; a villain, a rascal ...1870 orig. Ind. army
BUD OF PROMISE
n. a girl who is just 'coming out'; a debutante ...1881 US
BUDS
n. alkyl nitrates ...1980s drugs sl.
BUD-SACK
n. a container for marijuana ...1980s US sl.
BUD SESH
n. getting together to smoke marijuana ...1970s US teen sl.
BUDULARS
n. cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked ...1980s drugs sl.
BUDZAT
n. a low fellow; a blackguard ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
BUEL
n. food (body and fuel) ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. to eat voraciously (body and fuel) ...1980s US campus sl.
BUENO
adj. good; excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUER
n. a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...1807 sl., orig. tramp
BUF
n. an attractive male ...1980s US teen sl.
BUFA
n. a dog ...16C criminal sl.
BUFE
n. a dog ...16C criminal sl.
BUFE NABBER
n. a dog stealer ...16C sl.
BUFF
adj. strong, muscular, healthy ...1980s sl.
n. 1. the skin ...1654 colloq.
n. 2. † a fellow, a 'buffer' ...1708 colloq.
n. 3. a country dweller ...20C Irish sl.
n. 4. a self-important person ...20C Irish sl.
n. 5. a girl ...1918 Amer. dial.
n. 6. someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast; a fan...1931 sl., orig. US
n. 7. a jazz aficionado ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. 8. money ...1980s drugs sl.
vb. to swear to ...1812 sl.
BUFFALO
n. 1. a cow without horns ...1804 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a Black person ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 3. a nickel ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a Belgian ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to overawe, to frighten, to intimidate, esp. by bluff; to confuse, to bamboozle, to tease ...1891 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to cheat; to bamboozle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to strike on the head with the barrel of a gun ...1961 Amer. dial.
BUFFALOED
adj. very much surprised, confused, stumped ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUFFALOHEAD
n. a nickel ...1950 Amer. sl.
BUFFER
n. 1. a fellow: usually expressing a slight degree of contempt ...1749 sl.
n. 2. a foolish fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a dog ...1812 sl.
n. 4. a pistol ...1812 sl.
BUFFET
n. a liquor bar, speakeasy, tavern ...1890 Amer. dial.
BUFFLE-BRAINED
adj. stupid ...1900 Amer. dial.
BUFFLE-GREENS
n. Brussels sprouts ...19C Eng. dial.
BUFFLEHEAD
n. 1. a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton, a stupid person, a silly person, an ignoramus ...1659
n. 2. a North American duck, Bucephala albeola, the head of which appears to be disproportionately large ...Amer.
BUFFLER
n. a buffalo ...1848 Amer. dial.
BUFF-NAPPER
n. a dog-stealer ...Bk1890 sl.
BUFFY
adj. drunk ...1858 sl.
BUFU
n. a male homosexual ...1982 US sl.
BUG
n. 1. one who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1841 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an important person or one who thinks himself so; a big shot ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a trick or hoax ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an unreliable person; a cheat ...1885 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a stupid or silly person ...1900 Amer. college sl.
n. 6. an obsessive enthusiasm or craze; an obsession or urge ...1902 sl., orig. US
n. 7. a schoolboy, esp. of the stated sort, such as a 'new bug' ...1909 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
n. 8. a fearful looking sore artificially produced to simulate a burn or scald by the use of Spanish blister ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 9. an insane person ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a deranged thought, an insane idea, an eccentric notion ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 11 a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1918 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a germ or illness ...1919 sl.
n. 13. a defect in a machine ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 14. a telegraph speed-key ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 15. an Army supply truck ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 16. any solid matter in soup ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 17. tuberculosis ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 18. a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 19. nasal mucus ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 20. one who studies too hard or all the time ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 21 a louse ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 22. a spy device for listening to someone's conversation ...Amer. sl.
n. 23. a flaw in a computer program ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to cheat or deceive; to get an advantage over somebody by tricky means ...1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to bulge out ...1884 US
vb. 3. to equip with a hidden microphone ...1935 sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to fight ...1945 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to bother, to annoy, to irritate, to vex, to infuriate ...1949 Amer. dial.
BUG, THE
n. 1. a cold or illness, esp. the flu ...1914 Amer. dial.
n. 2. tuberculosis ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUGABO
n. a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1899 Amer. dial.
BUGABOO
n. 1. a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1787 Amer. dial.
n. 2. loud talk, insolence ...1914
BUG ALONG
vb. to move about slowly and without energy ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUGALUG
vb. to move about in an aimless way ...1912 Amer. dial.
BUG AS BRASS
adj. stuck-up, proud ...Bk2002 Eng. dial.
BUG-BITE AN' MOONSHINE!
int. expressive of incredulity or disgust ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUG DOCTOR
n. a psychiatrist or psychologist ...1936 Amer. dial.
BUG DOWN
vb. to get sick on the job ...1933 Amer. dial.
BUG DUST
n. 1. cheap smoking tobacco ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something insignificant or of little value ...1958 Amer. dial.
int. an expression of disgust, annoyance, etc. ...1982 Amer. dial.
BUG-EATER
n. 1. (derogatory) an insignificant or worthless person ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a resident of Nebraska ...1872 Amer. dial.
BUG EYE
n. a very round or bulging eye ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUG-EYED
adj. having bulging eyes ...1922 sl., orig. US
BUGGABEAR
n. a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUGGED UP
adj. † dressed up ...1893 Amer. dial.
BUGGED UP TO KILL
adj. † dressed up ...1893 Amer. dial.
BUGGER
n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1719 sl.
n. 2. (sometimes derogatory) a fellow, a guy ...1854 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1892 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a louse ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 5. dried nasal mucus ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 6. something unpleasant or undesirable ...1915 sl.
n. 7. an animal ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a lawyer ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a very sly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 11. an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to disfigure, to damage ...1950 Amer. dial.
int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1923
BUGGER ABOUT
vb. 1. to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way ...1929 Brit. & Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to cause difficulties for someone ...1957 Brit. sl.
BUGGER AROUND
vb. 1. to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way ...1929 Brit. & Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to cause difficulties for someone ...1957 Brit. sl.
BUGGERBEAR
n. a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUGGERED
adj. 1. injured ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. tired ...1947 sl.
BUGGERED FOR THE WANT OF AN IRISH KING
phr. broken, out of order ...1960s NZ sl.
BUGGERED UP
adj. 1. battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. injured ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUGGERISH
adj. 1. skittish, inclined to shy ...1894 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. spooky, frightening, unpleasant ...1974 Amer. dial.
BUGGER IT!
int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1943
BUGGER-MAN
n. 1. the devil ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a policeman ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUGGER'S WOODS
n. an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUGGER UP
vb. to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
BUGGERY
adj. spooky, threatening, unpleasant, objectionable ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUGGERY BOO
n. the bogie-man, a hobgoblin, a bugbear ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUGGERY-LOOKING
adj. ugly, forbidding, or scary-looking ...1956 Amer. dial.
BUGGIN'
adj. 1. irritated; perturbed ...20C teen & high school sl.
adj. 2. upset ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. a state of relaxation ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUGGINS
n. nasal mucus ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUGGY
adj. 1. foolish, silly, witless, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. bug-eyed ...1965 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a baby carriage ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a railroad caboose ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a wheelbarrow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. an automobile; now esp. an old or modified one ...1930 Amer. dial.
BUGGY
vb. to go away, to leave ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUGGY ALONG
vb. to go on horseback or in a buggy ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUGGY AS A BEDBUG
adj. crazy, insane ...1962 Amer. dial.
BUGGY AS POTATO VINES
adj. crazy, insane ...1962 Amer. dial.
BUGGYBOO
n. a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUGGY CARRIAGE
n. a baby carriage ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUGGY COACH
n. a baby carriage ...1976 Amer. dial.
BUGGYMAN
n. the devil ...1905 Amer. dial.
BUGGY ROAD
n. an unpaved road (as in 'horse and buggy' days) ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUGGY TRAIL
n. an unpaved road (as in 'horse and buggy' days) ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUGGY WHIP
n. 1. an imitation cigarette, used as a substitute by kids; it was essentially a sort of sawdust bound by cord ...1944 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cartwheel ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUGGY-WHIP DELIVERY
n. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUGHEAD
n. a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUGHEWAY
n. orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss, a leader; an important person ...1850 Amer. dial.
BUGHOLE
n. a small cavity in a rock ...1946 Amer. dial.
BUGHOUSE
adj. crazy, insane ...1895 US sl.
n. 1. a mental hospital ...1899 US sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a jail ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a hospital ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 5. an outside toilet ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUGHOUSE FABLE
n. an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUGHOUSE FABLES
n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUG-HUNTER
n. an entomologist ...1889 jocular
BUGIARD
n. † a liar; a lying braggart ...a1670
BUG IN ONE'S BONNET
n. a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUG IN ONE'S EAR
n. a hint, a friendly warning ...1905 Amer. dial.
BUG IN ONE'S HAT
n. a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUG IN ONE'S HEAD
n. a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUG IT
vb. to leave suddenly and rapidly ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUG JUICE
n. 1. whisky or other strong liquor, usually of inferior quality ...1863 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a soft drink, esp. (later) an instant fruit drink ...1889 sl.
n. 3. gasoline ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a sedative or other drug in liquid form ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. an insecticide or insect repellent ...1944 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the residue of tobacco in the bowl of a frequently used pipe ...1960 Amer. sl.
n. 7. the saliva or squashed remains of insects ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUG-LAMP
n. a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...c1849 Amer. dial.
BUG-LANTERN
n. a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1924 Amer. dial.
BUGLE
n. 1. the nose ...1865 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the mouth ...1865 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a loud voice ...1877 Amer. sl.
n. 4. the head ...1921 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a horse's nose ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
BUGLE-EYED
adj. having very round eyes ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUGLE OIL
n. an imaginary substance for which raw recruits are sent as a form of hazing; hence, nonsense ...1921 US Army sl.
BUGLE-WARMER
n. a head covering; a hat ...1921 Amer. dial.
BUG-LIGHT
n. a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1947 Amer. dial.
BUGLING
n. breaking wind from the bowels ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUG OFF
vb. 1. to go away ...1952 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to leave suddenly and rapidly ...1966 Amer. dial.
int. go away! ...1963 Amer. sl.
BUGOLOGIST
n. an entomologist ...1901 US humorous
BUGOLOGY
n. the science of bugs or insects ...1843 US humorous
BUG OUT
vb. 1. of the eyes: to bulge, esp. in astonishment ...1877 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to become psychotic ...1950s Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to leave suddenly and rapidly ...1955 US Air Force sl.
vb. 4. to pack up and retreat (military, Korean war) ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUG OUT LIKE SHOW BUTTONS
vb. of the eyes: to bulge, esp. in astonishment ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUG POISON
n. whisky or other strong liquor, usually of inferior quality ...1889 Amer. dial.
BUGS
adj. foolish, silly, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the subject of biology ...Bk1904 Amer. college
n. 2. the professor of biology ...Bk1904 Amer. college
n. 3. insanity ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 4. any solids found in soup ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
n. 5. tuberculosis ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 6. shrimp ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUGSARN IT!
int. expresses annoyance or exasperation ...1911 Amer. dial.
BUG SENDER
n. a telegraph operator using a semiautomatic key-instrument or a telegraph speed-key ...World War II Amer. sl.
BUGS IN ONE'S BONNET
phr. said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUGSY EYE
n. a very round or bulging eye ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUG-TORCH
n. a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1932 Amer. dial.
BUG UNDER THE CHIP
n. 1. an ulterior motive ...1885 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something which does not appear on the surface ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a secret ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUG UNDER THE RUG, A
phr. said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUG UP ONE'S ASS
n. an obsessive desire; a stimulus, a goad ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUG UP ONE'S ASS, A
phr. said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUG UP ONE'S SLEEVE, A
phr. said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUILD
vb. 1. to prepare something to eat or drink ...1907 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to sew or tailor; to make clothing ...1951 Amer. dial.
BUILD A SHANTY
vb. to bruise the area around the eye by hitting a person ...1859 Amer. dial.
BUILD A SMOKE
vb. 1. to roll a cigarette ...1937 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to produce smoke when firing a gun ...1953 Amer. dial.
BUILD A WOODEN HORSE
vb. to make an imperfect landing ...World War II Amer. sl.
BUILD CLOTHES
vb. to make clothes ...1877 Amer. dial.
BUILDING ECCLES IN THE AIR
phr. building castles in the air ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
BUILD PIGPENS
vb. to deceive someone, to cheat a customer ...1936 Amer. dial.
BUILD THE FENCE
vb. to marry, usually after the conception of a child ...1935 Amer. dial.
BUILD UP TO
vb. to court, to woo ...1896 Amer. dial.
BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP
adj. of a person: stocky, sturdy, heavyset, well-built ...1886 Amer. dial.
BUILT LIKE A BRICK OUTHOUSE
adj. of a person: well built - either strong or attractive ...Amer. sl.
BUILT LIKE A BRICK SHITHOUSE
adj. of a person: well built - either strong or attractive ...Amer. sl.
BUILT LIKE A CASTLE
adj. of a horse: having a strong and sturdy frame ...1835
BUKH
n. talk, conversation; boastful, bragging talk or insolence ...1895 sl.
vb. to swagger, to talk big or bumptiously, to brag ...1880 sl.
BUKKARER
n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1862 Amer. dial.
BULBITATE
vb. †* to befoul one's breeches ...1623
BULCHYN
n. a young male calf ...1899 Amer. dial.
BULDERING
adj. of the weather: hot, muggy, sultry; threatening thunder ...1746 Eng. dial.
BULEMENTS
n. garments ...1701 Sc.
BULGE
n. † a very large or impressive thing; something important ...1835 Amer. dial.
BULGE, THE
n. the advantage or upper hand, the superior position ...1860 sl., orig. US
BULGE IN
vb. to enter or approach abruptly; to barge in ...1834 Amer. dial.
BULGER
adj. large ...1889 Amer. dial.
n. 1. † a very large or impressive thing ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a wooden golf club with a convex face ...1889
n. 3. a marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULGINGLY
adv. prominently ...1896
BULJAMETS
n. odds and ends; one's belongings ...1928 Sc.
BULK
n. † an assistant to a pickpocket who jostles a person up against the wall, while the other picks his pocket ...1673 sl.
BULK AND FILE
n. † the pickpocket and his mate; the one jostles you whilst the other picks your pocket ...1665 criminals' sl.
BULKER
n. 1. † a petty thief ...1673 sl.
n. 2. † a low-lived person ...1690 sl.
n. 3. † a street-walker, a prostitute ...1690 sl.
BULKHEAD
n. 1. an outside cellar entrance with sloping doors ...1854 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a storm cloud ...1967 Amer. dial.
BULKY
n. a policeman ...1827 sl.
BULL
n. 1. † false hair worn formerly by women ...1690 sl.
n. 2. a locomotive engine ...a1889 US
n. 3. a five shilling piece ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 4. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a police officer; a private detective or guard ...1893 Amer. sl.
n. 6. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1902 sl., orig. US
n. 7. a bad blunder, an error, a mistake ...1904
n. 8. misrepresentation; a lie; deception ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 9. a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 10. unnecessary or routine talks or ceremonial; excessive discipline or spit-and-polish ...1941 Brit. services' sl.
vb. 1. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 2. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1907 US sl.
vb. 3. to advance in price ...1928
BULL ALONG
vb. to talk without point ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BULLAMACOW
n. 1. cattle ...1887
n. 2. tinned meat ...1887
BULLAMENTS
n. odds and ends; one's belongings ...1866 Sc.
BULL AND COW
n. a row, an argument ...1859 Brit. rhyming sl.
BULL ARTIST
n. a flatterer; an exaggerated talker ...1918 sl., orig. US
BULL-AT-A-GATE
adj. rash, reckless ...1896
BULLBAT
n. the common leather-winged bat ...1950 Amer. dial.
BULL-BEGGAR
n. the woodchuck ...1969 Amer. dial.
BULL-BUILT
adj. husky, burly ...1935 Amer. dial.
BULL-CHILO
n. a boy ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
BULL CON
n. a concerted attempt at flattery, deception, or persuasion; an incredible story ...1896 US sl.
BULL COOK
n. orig. the man who fed the draft animals in logging camps; later, a camp handyman or helper ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'bullcook) to do odd jobs ...1956 Amer. dial.
BULLCORN
n. nonsense ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. to tease ...1970 Amer. dial.
int. an exclamation of disgust ...1970 Amer. dial.
BULLDAGGER
n. (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1938 US sl., chiefly Black
BULL-DIKE
n. (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
BULL-DIKER
n. (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
BULLDOCIA
n. boastful and threatening language ...1934 Amer. dial.
BULLDOG
n. 1. a horsefly ...1893 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a king, at cards ...Bk1904 college sl.
n. 3. a snapdragon ...1947 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a rounded high toe on a man's shoe; the shoe itself ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a kind of men's haircut - it stands straight up all over about an inch long ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a clear glass marble with specks of something in the glass which looks like 'bull's fur' ...c1970 Amer. dial.
vb. ('bull-dog') to attack like a bull-dog; to assail or treat roughly ...1842
BULLDOG FLY
n. a horsefly ...1893 Amer. dial.
BULL-DOGGER
n. 1. one who holds down cattle to be branded ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (usually as 'bulldogger') a violent person ...1990s US Black sl.
BULLDOG GRAVY
n. thickened gravy made with meat juice and flour ...1939 Amer. dial.
BULLDOG TOE
n. a rounded high toe on a man's shoe; the shoe itself ...1946 Amer. dial.
BULLDOSE
n. a severe flogging ...M19 US sl.
vb. 1. to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence ...L19 sl.
BULLDOSER
n. 1. a large pistol ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a bully, a thug ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. a domineering woman ...1950s US sl.
BULLDOZE
n. a severe flogging ...M19 US sl.
vb. 1. to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence ...L19 sl.
BULL-DOZED
adj. drunk ...M20 Aust. sl.
BULLDOZER
n. 1. a bully, a thug ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a large pistol ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. a domineering woman ...1950s US sl.
BULL-DRAGGING
adj. tedious, laborious ...20C Irish sl.
BULL DRIVER
n. 1. a rough farmer from the back country; a rustic ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who drives oxen, esp. in logging and transporting freight ...1970 Amer. dial.
BULL DURHAM!
int. nonsense! ...1928 Amer. euphemism
BULLDUST
n. bullshit, nonsense, lies ...1920s Aust. euphemism
vb. to lie, to fabricate ...1960s Aust. euphemism
BULLDUST ARTIST
n. a person with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter ...1920s Aust. euphemism
BULLDUSTER
n. a person with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter ...1920s Aust. euphemism
BULL-DYKE
n. (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
BULL-DYKER
n. (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
BULLET
n. 1. a small nugget of gold ...1889
n. 2. a large marble ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an ace, at cards ...Bk1904 college sl.
n. 4. money ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
n. 5. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLET, THE
n. dismissal ...1841 sl.
BULLETINE
n. a homemade merry-go-round ...1966 Amer. dial.
BULLETS
n. 1. beans ... Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. peas ...1929 sl.
BULL-EYE
vb. to hunt by shining a light into the eyes of an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULL-FACE
n. (derogatory) a Caucasian ...1810 US Black sl.
BULLFEATHERS!
int. nonsense! ...1980 Amer. dial.
BULLFEST
n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULL FEVER
n. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1839 Amer. dial.
BULL FIGHT
n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLFINCH SKY
n. a red-hued sunset ...1863 Eng. dial. (Norfolk)
BULL-FOOTED
adj. awkward, clumsy ...1954 Amer. dial.
BULLFROG
n. 1. a dive flat onto the water; a belly-flop ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the game of leapfrog ...1981 Amer. dial.
BULL FUCK
n. gravy ...1966 Amer. jocular
BULLGINE
n. a locomotive or steam engine ...1846 Amer. dial.
BULL-GOADED
adj. extremely irritated ...1964 Amer. dial.
BULL GOOSE
n. a leader, a boss ...1932 Amer. dial.
BULL GRAVY
n. cream gravy ...1949 Amer. dial.
BULLHEAD
n. 1. a nickel ...1945 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an Englishman ...1965 Amer. dial.
BULLHEADED
adj. stubborn ...Amer. sl.
BULLHIDE SQUALL
n. a bad squall or wind ...1966 Amer. dial.
BULL-HOLE
n. a small pond or water-hole ...1887 US
ֳBULLIENT
adj. †* boiling, bubbling ...1669
BULL IN THE CAN
n. canned corned beef ...World War II Amer. sl.
BULLIRAGGLE
n. a noisy quarrel, one in which opprobrious epithets are bandied ...1825 Sc.
BULLJINE
n. a locomotive or steam engine ...1890 Amer. dial.
BULL JIVE
n. diluted or adulterated cannabis ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
BULL-LA-LA
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULL MOOSE
n. 1. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. anything large ...1958 Amer. loggers' sl.
n. 3. a nickel, five cents ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULLNOZER
n. a bulldozer ...1951 Amer. dial.
BULLOCK
n. a countryman or bushman ...Aust. sl.
vb. to work strenuously without intermission ...1888 Aust.
BULLOCK ONE'S WAY
vb. to make one's way with heavy violence ...1909
BULL OF THE WOODS
n. 1. a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1872 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) the president or dean of a college ...1940s US Black sl.
BULL-ONEY
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLOX
vb. to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up; to mess or disarrange things ...1949 Amer. dial.
BULL PAD
n. a bullfrog ...1890 Amer. dial.
BULL PADDOCK
n. a bullfrog ...1886 Amer. dial.
BULL PADDY
n. a bullfrog ...1890 Amer. dial.
BULL-POINT
n. a point of advantage or superiority ...1900 colloq.
BULL-PUCKY
n. 1. bull dung ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BULLPUNCHER
n. 1. a cowboy ...1874 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a man who drove ox teams in the early days when logging was done with bulls ...1893 Amer. dial.
BULL-PUSHER
n. a cattleman ...1887
BULLRAGEOUS
adj. mad and raging like a bull ...19C Eng. dial.
BULL-RING
n. a military training ground ...1899 sl.
BULL'S BREAKFAST
n. a straw hat ...1927 Amer. dial.
BULL SCARE
n. the aggressive manner and 'wolfing' of a bluff ...1940s US Black sl.
BULL SESSION
n. talk, conversation, esp. a conversation among a group of males ...1920 sl., orig. & chiefly US
BULL'S-EYE
n. 1. a thick, small-faced watch often contained in a detachable, shell-like case ...1833 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a five shilling piece ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 3. a glass of port ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLSHIPPER
n. someone who talks too much, or too loud ...1967 Amer. euphemism
BULLSHIT
n. 1. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense, lies, deception ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 3. unnecessary or routine talks or ceremonial; excessive discipline or spit-and-polish ...1930 Brit. services' sl.
vb. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk; to lie to someone ...1937 sl., orig. US
BULLSHIT ARTIST
n. a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; one who excels at boasting or lying ...1942 sl., orig. US
BULLSHITTER
n. a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; someone who excels at boasting or lying ...1933 sl., orig. US
BULL-SHOOT
n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULL SHOOTING
n. 1. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLSHOT
n. vodka mixed with beef broth ...Bk1998 sl.
BULL SHOVELLING
n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULL-SHY
adj. bashful, shy, timid ...1937 Amer. dial.
BULLSKATE
vb. to brag ...1940s US Black sl.
BULL-SQUITTER
n. much fuss or talk about a trifle ...19C Eng. dial.
BULL-STRONG
adj. strong enough to resist a bull ...1878 US
BULL'S WOOL
n. 1. stolen clothes ...1900s US Black sl.
n. 2. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
BULL TAD
n. the larva of a bullfrog ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULL TEAMSTER
n. a man who drove ox teams in the early days when logging was done with bulls ...1893 Amer. dial.
BULL TEETH
n. buck teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
BULL THROWING
n. 1. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLTOAD'S UMBRELLA
n. a toadstool ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULL-TUCKER
n. a frog, esp. a bullfrog ...1890 Amer.. dial.
BULL-VOICED
adj. having a loud deep voice ...1837
BULL-WEEK
n. the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload ...M19 sl.
BULLWHACK
n. a whip, used to intimidate refractory animals ...1885 Amer. dial.
vb. to drive an ox team ...1869 Amer. dial.
BULLWHACKER
n. 1. one who drives oxen, esp. in logging and transporting freight ...1858 Amer. dial.
n. 2. ('bull-whacker') a driver of cattle; a cowboy ...1859 US
BULLWHACKING
adj. full of rough activity ...1941 Amer. dial.
BULLWORK
n. manual labour; hard work ...1944 Amer. dial.
BULLY
adj. fine, excellent, grand ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a large marble ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a bullfrog ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. to hit boiled eggs together until one breaks ...1941 Amer. dial.
BULLY BABY
n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLY BEEF
n. canned meat ...World War II Amer. sl.
BULLY-FIGHT
vb. to engage in a form of hand-to-hand combat for the purpose of determining which of two contestants is stronger ...1966 Amer. dial.
BULLY FOR YOU!
int. very good for you! ...Amer. sl.
BULLY GOOD
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLYMARUM
n. a bullfrog ...1967 Amer. dial.
BULLY-RAG
vb. 1. to assail with abusive language ...1813 Eng. dial. or colloq.
vb. 2. to harass someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BULLYRUM
n. a bullfrog ...1967 Amer. dial.
BULLY-WOOLLIES
n. long underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
BULVINE
n. an ox ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULZIEMENT
n. accoutrements, arms ...1824 Sc.
BUM
adj. 1. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory; faulty ...1859 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. ill, though not seriously so ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the buttocks ...1387 sl., chiefly British
n. 2. a vagrant, a tramp, a good-for-nothing; a lazy shiftless person; a habitual loafer ...1864 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 3. a debauch or spree ..1890 US colloq.
n. 4. a state of disorder ...1896 US colloq.
n. 5. any frolic ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
n. 6. a motherless lamb that is raised by hand ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a bump; a lump from a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to carouse ...US Civil War usage
vb. 2. to knock about; to wander around, to loaf ...1883 US colloq.
vb. 3. to go 'on the bum'; to act as a 'bum'; to sponge ...1889 US colloq.
vb. 4. to travel on a train without a ticket ...1896 US colloq.
vb. 5. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 6. to play hooky ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to say uncomplimentary things about somebody; to bad-mouth ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUM A LAMB
vb. to take it away from its mother and raise it by hand ...1938 Amer. dial.
BUM AROUND
vb. to wander around ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUMBA
n. the buttocks ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUM-BAGS
n. trousers, breeches ...1840 Eng. dial. & sl.
BUMBASOL
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMBASTE
vb. 1. † to beat on the posteriors; to inflict school punishment; hence, to flog, to thrash, to beat or baste soundly ...1571 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to copulate ...19C sl.
BUMBASTO
n. the buttocks ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUMBAZE
vb. to amaze, confound, bewilder, perplex, bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied ...1725 chiefly Sc.
BUMBEE
n. a bumblebee ...1808 Amer. dial.
BUM-BEEFED
adj. framed by the police as in the case when drugs are planted in one's pocket by the arresting officer ...1960s US Black sl.
BUMBERALL
n. an umbrella ...1896 Amer. dial.
BUMBERELL
n. an umbrella ...1902 Amer. dial.
BUMBERELLA
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMBERSHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1896 sl., chiefly U.S.
BUMBERSOL
n. an umbrella ...1906 Amer. dial.
BUMBERSOLL
n. an umbrella ...1901 Amer. dial.
BUMBERSOME
adj. clumsy, awkward ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMBLE
n. 1. a beadle; a member of a municipal corporation, parish council, or the like, to whom official pomposity and fussy stupidity are attributed; a consequential jack-in-office ...1856
n. 2. a bumblebee ...1876 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUMBLE-BATH
adj. clumsy, unwieldy ...19C sl.
n. a mess, a pickle, a confusion ...1595 sl.
BUMBLEBEE
n. a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUMBLEBEE STEW
n. strong whisky, moonshine ...1956 Amer. dial.
BUMBLEBEE WHISKY
n. strong whisky, moonshine ...1867 Amer. dial.
BUMBLEBUG
n. a very awkward, clumsy person ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMBLE-FOOTED
adj. awkward, clumsy ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUMBLE-KITE
n. 1. a blackberry ...1691 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a person with a protuberant stomach ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 3. one whose clumsiness is productive of mischief ...19C Eng. dial.
BUMBLER
n. a bumblebee ...1911 Amer. dial.
BUMBLER BEE
n. a bumblebee ...a1883 Amer. dial.
BUMBLERSHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMBLESHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUMBLINGS
n. adulterated moonshine whisky ...1913 Amer. dial.
BUMBLY
n. a striped marble with a white background ...c1970 Amer. dial.
BUMBLY BEE
n. a bumblebee ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUMBO
n. the female genitals ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
BUMBOAT
n. a hawker or peddler aboard a Navy ship ... Amer. World War I sl.
BUMBOSCIS
n. the nose ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUMBOSITY
n. the buttocks ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUM-BOY
n. (derogatory) a young male homosexual, esp. a prostitute ...1929 sl.
BUMBRELLA
n. an umbrella ...1965Amer. dial.
BUMBY
adv. by and by, presently ...1786 Amer. dial.
BUM CHECK
n. a bad cheque; a forged cheque ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUM-COOLER
n. a short jacket ...Bk1891 sl. 068
BUM CRUMB
n. a small lump of excrement that clings to the anal hair ...2003 UK sl.
BUM-CURTAIN
n. 1. trousers, breeches ...19C sl.
n. 2. a jacket ...19C sl.
n. 3. an old name for academical gowns when they were worn scant and short ...1889 Cambridge University sl.
BUM DOGS
n. tired or sore feet ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUM DOUGH
n. counterfeit money ...1992 US sl.
BUMERELL
n. umbrella ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUMF
n. 1. paperwork; official papers ...1889 UK sl.
n. 2. toilet paper ...1889 UK sl.
BUM-FACE
n. (derogatory) a term of address ...1972 UK sl.
BUMFEG
vb. † to flog, to beat, to thrash ...1589
BUMF-HUNT
n. a paper-chase ...1889 sl.
BUMFIDDLE
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
BUMFIDDLER
n. a busybody; a fidgety person ...1611
BUMFIDGETS
n. an aggravated state of nervousness; the fidgets ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUM FLUFF
n. 1. empty talk; nonsense ...1945 Aust. sl.
n. 2. the facial hair of an adolescent boy ...1949 UK sl.
n. 3. a contemptible man, esp. one who is younger than, or of junior status to, the speaker ...2000 UK sl.
BUM-FLUFFERIES
n. details; the small print ...2001 UK sl.
BUM-FODDER
n. 1. 'soft paper for the necessary house'; toilet paper ...1653
n. 2. worthless literature only good for use as toilet paper ...M17 sl.
n. 3. tabloid newspapers ...1900s US sl.
BUMFOODLED
adj. confused, mixed up ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUMFOOZLE
vb. to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
BUMFOOZLED
adj. bewildered, perplexed, confused, disconcerted, mixed up ...1912 Amer. dial.
BUM FOR LOOKS, A
n. 1. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unattractive person n. chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUM FREEZER
n. a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
BUMFUCK
vb. to have anal intercourse; to sodomize someone ...1866 US sl.
BUMFUDDLED
adj. confused, mixed up ...1956 Amer. dial.
BUMFUZZLE
vb. to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1905 Amer. dial.
BUMFUZZLED
adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...1914 Amer. dial.
BUMFUZZLER
n. a television ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUM-HEAD
n. a cow that has never had horns ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUM HUNCH
n. an erroneous idea or expectation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUM ICE
n. ice refrozen after a thaw ...1973 Amer. dial.
BUM JACKET
n. a short jacket ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUM-LOOKER
n. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUMMED
adj. discouraged; depressed ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUMMED OUT
adj. discouraged; depressed ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUMMER
n. 1. a deserter ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. a generic name for the destructive horde of deserters, stragglers, runaway slaves, and marauders who helped make life miserable in the war-torn South ...US Civil War usage
n. 3. a person more interested in the spoils of war than in good conduct; a predatory soldier ...US Civil War usage
n. 4. an idler, loafer, lounger; a worthless, lazy fellow ...1855 US sl.
n. 5. a disagreeable thing or person; a worthless person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a bad break; a nasty experience ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 7. a motherless lamb that is raised by hand ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 8. something depressing ...1966 sl., orig. US
n. 9. an unpleasant experience induced by a hallucinogenic drug ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 10. a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUMMING
adj. down; depressed; suffering from something disagreeable ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUMMOX
n. an awkward, clumsy person ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUMMY
adj. 1. ill, though not seriously so, indisposed ...1931 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. spoiled, unfit for use ...1931 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. dirty and ragged; dishevelled ...1990s US Black sl.
BUM NAKED
adj. completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUM OUT
vb. 1. to have a bad experience ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to have a bad experience with drugs ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
BUMP
n. 1. a pimple ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a boil ...c1960 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a hickey ...c1960 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 5. robbery ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to kill; to die; to shell of bombard a certain position ...US Civil War usage
vb. 2. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to rob ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 4. to deliberately drive into someone's moving car for the purpose of stalling and robbing them ...1990s US Black sl.
BUMPA
n. the buttocks ...1984 Amer. dial.
BUMP AND GRAB
vb. to deliberately drive into someone's moving car for the purpose of stalling and robbing them ...1990s US Black sl.
BUMPED OFF
adj. killed ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
BUMPER
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a crowded house at a theatre ...1839 theatrical sl.
n. 2. anything unusually large or abundant ...1859 sl.
n. 3. a cigarette butt ...1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 4. a nickel ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 5. a boost up ...1945 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the buttocks ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 7. one's grandfather; used as an affectionate form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUM-PERISHER
n. a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
BUMPERIZE
vb. † to drink bumpers ...a1794 nonce word (bumper - a cup or glass of wine, etc., filled to the brim)
BUMPERSHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMPERSOL
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMPH
n. 1. paperwork; official papers ...1889 UK sl.
n. 2. toilet paper ...1889 UK sl.
BUMPIE
n. a Black upwardly mobile young professional ...1980s sl., orig. US
BUMPING
adj. having a 'rocking' good time ...1990s US Black sl.
BUMPITY
n. the buttocks ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUMPITY-BUMP
adv. jolting or jogging to and fro or up and down ...1874
BUMPKNOT
n. a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUMP'N
adj. of the highest quality, as clothes or music (pronounced BUM-pun) ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUMP'N LIKE A MUG
adj. of the highest quality, as clothes or music (pronounced BUM-pun) ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUMP OFF
vb. 1. to kill deliberately ...1907 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUMP ONE'S GUMS
vb. to argue; to talk, esp. loudly or vociferously ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMPS
n. 1. a rash ...1965 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
n. 2. one's grandfather; used as an affectionate form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUMP SOMEONE OFF
vb. to kill someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl. orig. criminal
BUMPSY
adj. † tipsy, intoxicated, drunk ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BUMPTERSHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMPTIOUS
adj. offensively self-conceited; self-assertive ...1803 colloq.
BUMPY
n. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUM RAP
n. 1. a false criminal charge ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. undeserved punishment ...1926 US sl.
vb. 1. to accuse someone of something falsely ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to talk ill about someone ...Amer. sl.
BUM-RIDING
n. hanging on to the bumper of a car and sliding along the icy streets ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUM-RUSH
vb. to come in; to break down the doors; common rap term ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUM-SHAVER
n. a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
BUMSHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUM-SHOP
n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
BUM-SICK TRAIN
n. a train with a crew hostile to tramps ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUMSKY
adj. of poor quality ...1916 Amer. dial.
BUM SOMEONE OUT
vb. to discourage someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUM SOMETHING OFF SOMEONE
vb. to beg or borrow something from someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUM'S RUSH, THE
n. first applied to forcibly ejecting someone from a place, and hence more generally to dismissing someone ...1910 sl., orig. US
BUM-STARVER
n. a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
BUMSTEAD
n. a large sandwich, layered with various ingredients; a 'dagwood' ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUM STEER
n. 1. bad advice ...1924 sl.
n. 2. a false lead; false information ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUM-SUCK
vb. to behave obsequiously towards; to toady ...1930 Brit. sl.
BUM-SUCKER
n. an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1877 Brit. sl.
BUM-SUCKING
n. obsequious behaviour; toadying ...1949 Brit. sl.
BUMSWIGGLE
vb. to surprise ...1952 Amer. dial.
BUM TICKER
n. a bad heart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUM TRIP
n. a bad drug experience ...Bk1990 drugs sl.
BUM WAD
n. toilet paper, or anything else used for the same purpose ...1936 Amer. dial.
BUN
n. 1. the buttocks ...1960 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a roll or wad of money ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUNCE
n. 1. money; gains; extra profit or gain; bonus; something to the good ...1719 sl.
n. 2. money earned by working overtime ...19C sl.
vb. to overcharge someone, esp. if obviously rich or eager ...20C market traders' usage
BUNCER
n. 1. a seller on commission ...c1860 sl.
n. 2. a pal ...L19 naval sl.
n. 3. one who overcharges someone ...20C market traders' usage
BUNCH
n. 1. a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1857 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a swelling or protuberance of the skin; a cyst ...1857 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a litter of pigs ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. to quit a job; to leave something unfinished; to stop, to cease, to abandon ...1927 Amer. dial.
BUNCHED UP TIGHTER THAN A DONKEY'S ASSHOLE
adj. gathered together, crowded together ...1977 Amer. sl.
BUNCHGRASSER
n. a person who lives in the foothills ...1920 Amer. dial.
BUNCH IN
vb. to help as a group ...1952 Amer. dial.
BUNCH OF ANT PASTE
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNCH OF BASTARDS
n. a hopelessly tangled jumble of rope ...c1946 Royal Navy sl.
BUNCH OF CHARMS
n. a girl, esp. if attractive ...20C colloq.
BUNCH OF DOG'S MEAT
n. a squalling child in arms ...c1825 sl.
BUNCH OF FIVES
n. 1. the clenched fist; also, the hand ...1825 boxing sl.
n. 2. a punch ...1891 sl.
BUNCH OF ONIONS
n. a watch chain and seals ...Bk1890 sl.
BUNCH OF RAGS
n. a girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUNCH OF SNARLS
n. a disagreeable man ...20C tailors' sl.
BUNCH OF SWEETNESS
n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNCH OF TRIPE
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNCH OF TURNIPS
n. itinerant fruit vendors, etc. ...Bk1890 sl.
BUNCH UP
vb. to clear the table, remove the dishes from the table ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUNCHY
adj. chubby, short and stout ...1942 Amer. dial.
BUNCLE
n. a carbuncle ...L19 Eng. dial. & colloq.
BUNCO
n. 1. a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
n. 2. deceit, deception, swindling, fraud ...1904 US sl.
vb. orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.
BUNCOER
n. a swindler, a cheat ...1904 US sl.
BUNCOIST
n. a swindler, a cheat ...1894 US sl.
BUNCOMBE
adj. excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNCOME
n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNCO-STEERER
n. a swindler ...1876 US sl.
BUNDANCE
n. an abundance ...1908 Amer. dial.
BUNDLE
n. a woman; one's wife ...1904 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to share a bed with a person of the opposite sex while fully clothed, or with some other impediment to sexual intercourse ...1775 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to court, to woo ...1941 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to make an error in judgement ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUNDLE, A
n. a large amount of money ...1903 sl., orig. US
BUNDLE BUM
n. an iterant worker ...1927 Amer. dial.
BUNDLE FROM HEAVEN
n. a baby ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUNDLEMAN
n. a married seaman, apparently from the small bundle tied up with a blue handkerchief which married seamen in a home port usually take ashore with them when going on leave ...1925 sl.
BUNDLE OF BASTARDS
n. a hopelessly tangled jumble of rope ...c1946 Royal Navy sl.
BUNDLE OF BROOMS
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1904 Amer. dial.
BUNDLE OF GUTS
n. (used contemptuously) a grossly obese person; a fat person ...1957 Amer. sl.
BUNDLE OF JOY
n. a baby ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUNDLE OF NERVES
n. a very nervous person ...Amer. sl.
BUNDLESOME
adj. bulky, unwieldy ...1940 Amer. dial.
BUNDLE STIFF
n. an iterant worker ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUNDOBUST
n. an arrangement, a settlement; preparation ...1776
BUNDOOK
n. a rifle ... Amer. World War I sl.
BUN-FIGHT
n. a tea party ...1928 sl.
BUNG
adj. 1. dead ...1882 Aust. & NZ sl.
adj. 2. bankrupt ...1893 Aust. sl.
adv. immediately ...1899
n. 1. a brewer or landlord of a public house ...1860 sl.
n. 2. a lie, a falsehood ...1882 sl.
n. 3. a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a bribe ...1958 Brit. sl.
n. 5. a bump; a knot on the head; a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a woman's hair put up on her head in a bunch ...1969 Amer, dial.
vb. 1. to throw forcibly ...1825 sl.
vb. 2. to stick out, to protrude ...1896 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 4. to bribe ...1950 sl.
BUNGALOW APRON
n. a loose, full housedress that ties at the waist ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUNG CHEESE
n. cottage cheese ...19941 Amer. dial.
BUNG CLOTH
n. a pancake ...1938 Amer. dial.
BUNGDOWN
adj. battered, used up, belabored ...1975 Amer. dial.
BUNGDUNG
n. a large firecracker ...1920s Aust. sl.
BUNGED
adj. tipsy ...1930s S. Afr.
BUNGED UP
adj. 1. beaten, bruised, injured; out of order, damaged, run-down ...1899 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. in a prison cell ...20C sl.
adj. 3. squashed, creased, pushed together uncomfortably ...20C sl.
adj. 4. stuffy, blocked, esp. of one's nose during flu or a cold ...20C sl.
adj. 5. ill, out of health ...1909 Amer. dial.
adj. 6. constipated ...c1960 Amer. dial.
BUNGEE
adv. extremely ...1990s US college sl.
BUNGER
n. 1. a black eye ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. a blow in the eye ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a banjo ...1951 Amer. dial.
BUNGERLY
adj. † unworkmanlike, bungling, clumsy, awkward, slovenly ...1580
adv. † clumsily ..1584
BUNGERSOME
adj. awkward, clumsy, bungling, unwieldy ...1790 Eng. & Amer. dial.
BUNGERY
n. a tavern, a public house ...L19 sl.
BUNG-EYE
n. 1. an eye infection caused by flies ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a protruding eye ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUNG-EYED
adj. 1. cross-eyed...M19 sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...M19 sl.
adj. 3. having protruding eyes ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUNG EYES
n. protruding eyes ...20C US sl.
BUNG-FODDER
n. lavatory paper ...L17 sl.
BUNGFUNGER
vb. to startle, to confuse ...1843 Amer. dial.
BUNG HO!
int. 1. a toast when drinking ...1925 sl.
int. 2. goodbye! ...1920s sl.
BUNGHOLE
n. 1. the anus, the rectum ...17C sl.
n. 2. cheese ...1910s sl., orig. military
n. 3. the buttocks ...1960s US sl.
n. 4. the vagina ...1960s US sl.
n. 5. the mouth ...1990s Aust. sl.
vb. to sodomize ...1930s sl.
BUNGHOLE BUDDY
n. a very close friend ...1940s US sl.
BUNGI
n. a 'drop-out', a hippie ...1980s S. Afr.
BUNGIE
n. 1. an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
n. 2. a 'drop-out', a hippie ...1980s S. Afr.
BUNG IT (IN)
n. gin ...1920s rhyming sl.
BUNG IT ON
vb. to act affectedly; to assume an accent ...1940s Aust. sl.
BUNG-JUICE
n. beer, stout ...19C sl.
BUNGKAJEENIS
n. the buttocks ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUNGLE
n. someone who performs oral sex on a person ...1990s W. Indies
BUNGLER
n. an impotent husband ...L17 sl.
BUNGLESOME
adj. awkward, clumsy ...1889 Amer. dial.
BUNG-NAPPER
n. a cut-purse, a pickpocket ...L17 sl.
BUNG-NIPPER
n. a cut-purse ...L17 criminal sl.
BUNGO
n. a crude, boorish, ignorant Black person, a country bumpkin ...20C W. Indies & Jamaica
vb. to mistreat severely; to inflict injury on ...1980s US college sl.
BUNGO-BESSY
n. 1. a boorish low-class woman ...1940s W. Indies
n. 2. an interfering busybody ...1940s W. Indies
BUNG OFF
vb. to leave ...20C sl.
BUNG ON
vb. 1. to organize, to arrange ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to put on a garment; to get dressed, usually in combination with an article of clothing, as 'bung on a jacket' ...20C sl.
BUNG ON A BLUE
vb. to make a fuss, to create a disturbance ...1950s Aust. sl.
BUNG ON AN ACT
vb. to lose one's temper and deliver a stream of obscenities or oaths ...1920s Aust. sl.
BUNG ONE ON
vb. to hit ...1950s sl.
BUNG ONE'S EYE
vb. to drink a dram; to drink heartily; to get drunk ...L18 sl.
BUNG ON SIDE
vb. to show off ...1910s Aust.
BUNG ON SWERVE
vb. to show off ...1910s Aust.
BUNG ON THE BULL
vb. to show off; to act in a pretentious manner ...1940s Aust. sl.
BUNGO-TALK
n. illiterate speech; the lowest level of uncultivated Jamaican speech ...1940s W. Indies
BUNGO-TOUGHY
n. a little child who eats or behaves like a hooligan ...1940s W. Indies & Guyana
BUNG OUT
vb. 1. to stick out, to protrude ...1896 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to die ...1900s NZ sl.
vb. 3. to quit, to give up ...1938 Amer. dial.
BUNG SOMEONE A TOFFEE
vb. to do someone a favour ...1940s sl.
BUNGS UP
adj. staggering drunk ...1975 Amer. dial.
BUNG-STARTER
n. a bartender ...L19 US sl.
BUNGTOWN COPPER
n. a counterfeit English halfpenny or other spurious copper coin ...1787 US
BUNG UP
vb. to close someone's eye with a punch ...E19 sl.
BUNG UP AND BILGE FREE
adj. 1. in proper order ...19C US sl.
adj. 2. referring to one whose behaviour, while utterly proper, errs towards the self-satisfied and sanctimonious ...19C US sl.
adj. 3. properly stowed, in good order; hence, used as an expression of approval ...1850 Amer. dial.
BUNG UPWARDS
phr. lying on one's stomach ...L18 sl.
BUNGWAD
n. lavatory paper ...1920s US sl.
BUNGY
adj. drunk ...M18 sl.
n. 1. an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
n. 2. a bull ...1939 Amer. euphemism
n. 3. a 'drop-out', a hippie ...1980s S. Afr.
n. 4. the anus ...1982 Bahamas
BUNGY-EYE
n. an eye infection caused by flies ...L19 Aust. sl.
BUN HAT
n. a bowler hat ...20C NZ sl.
BUN IN THE OVEN
n. a conceived child in the womb ...1951 sl.
BUNION BREEDERS
n. infantry ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
BUNION DERBY
n. a cross-country marathon ...1920s US sl.
BUNJI
n. a White man, often old, and impoverished, who pursues Aboriginal women for sex ...1970s Aust. sl.
BUN JOINT
n. a coffeehouse ...L19 US sl.
BUNK
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1941 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. uncool ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. an oafish, dull, if muscular person ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. deceit; ostentation ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 3. humbug, nonsense ...1918
n. 4. a bohunk; an eastern or southeastern European, esp. of the working class ...1931-33 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. excessive politeness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. euphemism
n. 9. a boy, used as a term of address ..1968 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 11. fake cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 12. a Slav immigrant ...20C US sl.
vb. 1. to escape, to run off ...18C sl.
vb. 2. to cause something to bump; to suffer injury to a part of the body by striking it against something ...1877 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to be expelled from (public) school ...L19 sl.
vb. 4. to leave, to be off ...L19 sl.
vb. 5. to retire to bed ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to throw oneself down on a sled ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to employ misrepresentation; to defraud; to cheat; to establish confidential relations with intent to abuse the influence so acquired ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
vb. 8. to play hooky; to skip school ...1924 Amer. dial.
BUNK AGAINST
vb. to bump into; to meet someone accidentally ...1882 Amer. dial.
BUNKER
n. 1. a kernel of popcorn that pops perfectly ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 2. in coasting, the one who starts a sled ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a goat that habitually butts ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. to be placed in a situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself; to put in difficulty ...1894
BUNKER HEAD
n. a big cloud forming up before rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUNKER PLATES
n. hotcakes, flapjacks, and pancakes ... World War I navy sl.
BUNK FATIGUE
n. 1. illness requiring a patient to stay in bed ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. napping on one's bed ...World War II Amer. sl.
BUNKIE
n. a roommate; a sleeping companion ...Amer. World War I sl.
BUNKING PARTY
n. a slumber party ...1898 Eng. dial.
BUNK INTO
vb. to bump into; to meet someone accidentally ...1890 Amer. dial.
BUNKLE
n. 1. a stranger ...1879 Sc.
n. 2. a carbuncle ...L19 Eng. dial. & colloq.
BUNK LIZARD
n. a chronic sleeper ... World War I Amer. sl.
BUNKO
n. 1. a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
n. 2. deception, swindling, fraud ...1904 US sl.
vb. orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.
BUNK OFF
vb. to play truant ...1877 Brit. sl.
BUNK STRETCHER
n. a non-existent tool to perplex rookies ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
BUNKUM
adj. excellent, fine, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1834 Amer. dial.
n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. euphemism
BUNKUMSQUINT
adj. fine, excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1911 Amer. dial.
BUNKUM TOWN
n. the part of a town where the poorer people, special groups, or foreign groups live ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUNK UP
vb. to vomit ...1943 Amer. dial.
BUNK UP AGAINST
vb. to bump into; to meet someone accidentally ...1882 Amer. dial.
BUNKY
adj. nonsensical ...20C US sl.
n. the buttocks ...1982 Amer. dial.
BUNNED
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNNER
n. brother ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUNNIED
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNNY
n. 1. a black eye ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUNNY-HUG
n. an eccentric ragtime dance ...1912
BUNNY-MOUTH
n. a snapdragon ...1900 Amer. dial.
BUNNY RABBITS
n. a snapdragon ...1900 Amer. dial.
BUNNY TAIL
n. a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUN-PUNCHER
n. a teetotaller ...L19 army sl.
BUN RUSH
n. tea (the meal) ...20C Royal Navy sl.
BUNS
n. the buttocks ...1877 US sl.
BUNSE
n. money ...18C sl.
BUN-STRANGLER
n. a teetotaller ...L19 army sl.
BUN-STRUGGLE
n. a tea-party for sailors or soldiers ...c1870 military sl.
BUNT
n. money ...18C sl.
vb. 1. to throw oneself down on a sled ...1892 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to butt ...1910 Amer. dial.
BUNTER
n. 1. a calf or a hornless cow ...1852 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a low, loose woman ...Bk1890 sl.
n. 3. a bad child ...1919 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an animal that butts with its head, esp. a goat ...c1950 Amer. dial.
BUNTIE
n. a tailless hen...1930 Amer. dial.
BUNTING
n. 1. a tailless hen...1891 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a signaller ...1909 navy sl.
BUN-TRAP
n. the mouth ...20C sl.
BUNTS
n. money ...18C sl.
BUNTY
adj. short and squat ...1870 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a tailless hen...1872 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who is short of stature ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
BUN-WALLAH
n. a teetotaller ...L19 army sl.
BUN-WORRY
n. 1. a tea-party for sailors or soldiers ...c1870 military sl.
n. 2. a jollification; a hilarious occasion; a fooling about ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
BUNYIP
n. an impostor ...1852 Aust.
BUOR
n. a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...E19 sl., orig. tramp
BUOYANT
adj. drunk ...20C sl.
BUP
n. bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children
BUPKES
n. nothing (whatsoever) ...1940s sl.
BUPKIS
n. nothing (whatsoever) ...1940s sl.
BUPPER
n. bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children
BUPPIE
n. 1. bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children
n. 2. a Black upwardly mobile young professional ...1980s sl., orig. US
BUPPY
n. a Black upwardly mobile young professional ...1980s sl., orig. US
BUPS
n. bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children
BUPSIE
n. bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children
BURB
n. a suburb (usually plural) ...1970s Amer. sl.
BURBED OUT
adj. looking very middle-class and suburban; decked out like a suburban citizen; conventional ...1970s US middle-class usage
BURBLE
n. 1. a murmurous flow of words ...1898
n. 2. a little red pimple on the face after shaving too close ...1930 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to chatter pleasantly ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to speak murmurously ...1891
BURBLE-HEADED
adj. stupid, confused ...19C Sc.
BURCH
vb. to fart ...1966 Amer. dial.
BURDETTS
n. boots ...1920s rhyming sl. for 'Burdett Coutts' the bankers
BURDIE-BEETON
n. a fondling term for a little child ...Bk1911 Sc.
BURE
n. a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ... E19 sl., orig. tramps'
BURERK
n. 1. a flashily-dressed woman ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a wife ...M19 sl.
BURG
n. 1. a town or city ...1846 US colloq.
n. 2. a fool, an idiot; an unpleasant person ...1980s S. Afr.
BURG
n. a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
BURGALIZE
vb. to burgle ...1969 Amer. dial.
BURGALIZER
n. a burglar ...1969 Amer. dial.
BURGER
n. a very sexy woman ...1980s US campus sl.
BURGERS
n. MDMA: usually as 'brown burgers', 'white burgers' ...1990s drugs sl.
BURGH
n. a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
BURGLAR
n. 1. a swindler, a bribe-taker ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a sodomite ...1960s sl.
BURGLAR HOLE
n. a peephole in a front door ...1970s US sl.
BURGLARIA
n. Bulgaria ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURGLARIOUS
adj. addicted to burglary; constituting the crime of burglary; burglar-like ...1769
BURGLE
vb. to sodomize ...1960s sl.
BURGOO
n. 1. a soup or stew made with a variety of meat and vegetables, used especially at outdoor feasts ...1743 US
n. 2. a thick oatmeal gruel or porridge used chiefly by seamen ...1750
BURGRAVE
n. the governor of a town or castle; later, a noble ruling by hereditary right a town or castle, with the adjacent domain ...1551
BURGULLIAN
n. † a braggadocio, a bully ...1598
BURIAL
n. 1. † a burying place, grave, or tomb ...a1325
n. 2. baptism by total immersion ...1947 Amer. dial.
BURIAL CASE
n. a coffin, esp. one made of metal; a coffin made to close air-tight, for the preservation of a corpse ...1851 Amer. dial.
BURIALER
n. one who assists at a burial ...1832
BURIAL GROUND
n. a cemetery, often a small one for a family's use ...1934 Amer. dial.
BURIAN
n. † a tomb, a sepulchre ...a1000
BURICK
n. 1. a flashily-dressed woman ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute; a whore ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a wife ...M19 sl.
BURIED
adj. 1. serving a life sentence ...20C US criminal sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURIED IN A NAPKIN
adj. asleep, stupid ...19C sl.
BURIED TREASURE
n. in computing: an unexpected and usually poorly written piece of code found in a program ...1991 US sl.
BURIELS
n. 1. † a burying-place; a sepulchre, a tomb ...854
n. 2. † an interment, a funeral ...a1325
BURIER
n. † one who buries a body; a grave-digger ...1535
BURINESS
n. 1. † a burying, burial, sepulture ...c890
n. 2. † a burial-place; a grave, a tomb ...1175
BURIO
n. † a hangman, an executioner ...c1540
BURIOR
n. † a hangman, an executioner ...c1550 Sc.
BURK
n. 1. a foolish person ...1936 sl., chiefly Brit.
n. 2. an instance of vomiting ...c1960 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to avoid work ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
vb. 2. to fart ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to vomit ...1966 Amer. dial.
BURKE
n. a foolish person ...1936 sl., chiefly Brit.
vb. 1. to murder; to kill by suffocation or strangulation, or for the purpose of selling the victim's body for dissection ...1829
vb. 2. to smother, to 'hush up', to suppress quietly ...1835
vb. 3. to hang ...E19 sl.
BURKING
n. a stifling or quietly but effectively suppressing ...1827
BURL
n. 1. † a small lump or rising in the skin; a pimple, a pustule ...1607
n. 2. an attempt, a try, a test ...1917 Aust. & NZ colloq.
vb. † to bubble, as a spring or fountain out of which water flows gently ...c1440
BURL (IVES)
n. in horse racing: odds of 5-1 ...1989 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'fives'
BURLAP
n. dismissal from employment ...1951 sl.
BURLAP HAIR
n. false hair, worn by men ...1967 Amer. dial.
BURLAP TOP
n. false hair, worn by men ...1967 Amer. dial.
BURLE
n. † disturbance, confused noise ...1563
BURLED
adj. † striped ...c1500
BURLESQUE
adj. 1. † droll in look, manner, or speech; jocular; odd, grotesque ...1656
adj. 2. ironically bombastic, mock-heroic or mock-pathetic ...a1700
n. 1. grotesque imitation of what is dignified or pathetic, in action, speech, or manner; a mockery ...1753
n. 2. a variety show, frequently featuring strip-tease ...1870 IS
vb. to turn into ridicule by grotesque parody or mitation; to caricature ...1676
BURLESQUED
adj. caricatured; made ridiculous; travestied ...1766
BURLETTA
n. † a comic opera; a musical farce ...1748
BURLEY
n. burlesque ...1923 US sl.
BURLEYCUE
n. burlesque ...1923 US sl.
BURLIBOND
adj. † 'burly-boned', clumsy, unwieldy ...1590
BURLILY
adv. in a pompous or swaggering manner ...1863
BURLIN
adj. drunk ...2002 UK sl.
BURLINGTON HUNT
n. 1. a fool ...1960 rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
n. 2. the vagina ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
BURLY
adj. 1. † stately, dignified, of noble or imposing presence or appearance ...a1400
adj. 2. stout, sturdy, massively built, corpulent; of large body or trunk ...c1400
adj. 3. very cold ...1991 US sl.
adj. 4. intimidating ...1993 US sl.
n. 1. a hurly-burly, a commotion, tumult, strife, uproar, turmoil, confusion ...1835
n. 2. burlesque ...1923 US sl.
n. 3. a hard thing to accomplish ...1993 US teen & high school sl.
n. 4. in foot-propelled scootering: a difficult trick or stunt which has pain or injury as the price of failure; a scooter-rider who specializes in such tricks ...2000 UK sl.
vb. †* to make burly; to puff out ...1635
BURLY SHOW
n. a burlesque show ...1981 US carnival usage
BURMA
phr. written on an envelope, or at the foot of a lover's letter as lover's code for 'Be Undressed (or Upstairs) and Ready My Angel) ...1960 UK sl.
BURMAN
adj. belonging to Burma (Myanmar) ...1814
n. a native of Burma 1800
BURN
n. 1. a spring, a fountain; a stream or river; a small stream or brook ...c1000
n. 2. † a burden, a load ...c1375 obs, exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a cigarette ...1941 Amer. sl.
n. 4. an act of smoking ...1941 sl.
n. 5. a scathing remark or retort; a particularly cutting insult ...Bk1942 sl.
n. 6. a swindle; a deception; an instance of being cheated ...1960 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a race, ride, or drive in a motor car, etc., at high speed ...1966 sl.
n. 8. a mark on the skin where someone has sucked it hard and brought blood to the surface; a hickey ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 9. the charge or 'rush' after the injection of a drug into a vein ...Bk1990 drugs sl.
n. 10. an exhibition, a display ...2002 US sl.
vb. 1. † to burnish; to make metal shining by friction; to polish a surface by rubbing with a hard and smooth tool ...c1374
vb. 2. † to infect with sores, esp. with venereal disease ...1529
vb. 3. to swindle, to cheat ...1655 sl.
vb. 4. to waste, to throw away ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
vb. 5. to criticize, to reprimand, to berate; also, to insult a person in a particularly cutting or scathing manner ...1914 US sl.
vb. 6. to execute someone in the electric chair; to die by electrocution in the electric chair ...1927 Amer. criminal sl.
vb. 7. to smoke a cigarette ...1929 sl.
vb. 8. to anger, to infuriate, to incense ...1935 US sl.
vb. 9. of a motor car, etc.: to travel at speed ...Bk1942 US sl.
vb. 10. in private dice games: to stop the dice while rolling, either as a superstition or to check for cheating ...1950 US sl.
vb. 11. to expose the identity of a person or place ...1959 US sl.
vb. 12. to smoke marijuana ...1964 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 13. to be put down ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. 14. to kill, usually with a gun; to shoot someone ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 15. to cook ...1970 Amer. dial., Black usage
vb. 16. to set off firecrackers ...1972 Amer. dial.
vb. 17. to rob someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 18. to completer cover another graffiti artist's work with your own ...1995 US sl.
vb. 19. to put someone under an unfair obligation ...1997 UK sl.
BURN AND SMOULDER
n. the shoulder ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
BURN AND TURN
n. the game of blackjack ...World War II Amer. sl.
BURN AN INDIAN
vb. to smoke marijuana ...1992 US sl.
BURN ARTIST
n. someone who cheats or harms someone else; a cheat, a con man; an informer ...1968 Amer. criminal sl.
BURN COAL
vb. of white person: to have sex with a Black person ...1922 US sl.
BURN DAYLIGHT
vb. to light candles before there is need ...1899 Amer. dial.
BURN DOWN
vb. 1. to kill, usually with a gun; to shoot someone ...1934 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to overuse and thus ruin something ...1953 US sl.
BURN DOWN SOMEONE
vb. to humiliate someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BURNED
adj. 1. cheated; betrayed ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. disappointed; humiliated; put down ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BURNED BROAD
n. a woman with a venereal disease ...World War II Amer. sl.
BURNED HOOKER
n. a woman with a venereal disease ...World War II Amer. sl.
BURNED HUSTLER
n. a woman with a venereal disease ...World War II Amer. sl.
BURNED OUT
adj. 1. recovering from drug dependence; no longer affected by a particular drug ...1978 Amer. drugs sl.
adj. 2. tired; exhausted beyond mental or physical capacity; bored ...1980 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. ruined by marijuana smoking ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
adj. 4. having to do with the ruined veins of an addict ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
ׇBURNED QUAIL
n. a woman with a venereal disease ...World War II Amer. sl.
BURNED UP
adj. very angry ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BURNER
n. 1. a swindler ...1838 US sl.
n. 2. a handgun ...1926 US sl.
n. 3. a criminal who specializes in breaking into safes using an acetylene torch ...1950 US sl.
n. 4. an extraordinary person ...1952 US sl.
n. 5. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a very fast runner ...1978 US sl.
n. 7. a marijuana smoker ...1985 US sl.
n. 8. a drug addiction ...1992 US sl.
n. 9. a complete piece of graffiti art ...1997 US sl.
BURNESE
n. cocaine ...1933 US sl.
BURNET
adj. † of a dark brown colour ...c1200
BURNEY BEE
n. the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata ...1799 Eng. dial.
BURNEYS
n. a catarrh powder containing an illicit proportion of cocaine, used as a snuff, administered with a combination detachable rubber and glass blowing tube ...Bk1914 drugs sl.
BURN HEAD
n. any Rastafarian who defies the norms and shaves ...1980 Jamaica sl.
BURNIE
n. 1. a small burn; a brooklet ...1724 Sc.
n. 2. cocaine ...1933 US sl.
n. 3. a partially smoked marijuana cigarette ...1952 Amer. drugs sl.
BURNIE-BEE
n. a ladybird ...1799 Eng. dial.
BURNING
n. 1. † lighting up; illumination ...1466
n. 2. † a sore caused by fire or heat; a burn ...1542-3
BURNING AND TURNING
adj. of a helicopter: with engine running and blades rotating ...1978 UK sl.
BURNING LINE
n. † the equator ...1553
BURNING MARL
n. the torments of Hell ...1667
BURNING MOUNTAIN
n. a volcano ...1690
BURNING WITH A LOW BLUE FLAME
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURN-IRON
n. a branding-iron ...c1485
BURNISH
n. * anything laid over a surface to give a bright and glossy look ...1646
vb. † of the human frame: to grow plump, or stout; to increase in breadth ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BURNISHMENT
n. * metallic polish, lustrous adornment ...1862
BURN LOGS
vb. to smoke marijuana ...2001 UK sl.
BURN MY OLD WIG!
int. a mild oath ...L18
BURN OFF
vb. to drive very fast, especially if showing off ...1984 Aust. sl.
BURN OIL
vb. to chew tobacco ...1922 Amer. navy sl.
BURN ONE ON
vb. ? to get drunk ...1969 Amer. dial.
BURN ONE'S BOATS
vb. to cut oneself off from all chance of retreat ...1886
BURN ONE'S FOOT
vb. to become pregnant ...1966 Amer. dial.
BURN ONE UP
vb. to annoy or infuriate one ...1931 US sl.
BURNOUT
n. 1. a person whose mental capacity has been diminished by extended drug or alcohol use ...1973 US sl.
n. 2. an uninhabitable, ruined tenement, whether it has been burnt or not ...1987 US sl.
n. 3. in drag racing: the pre-race spinning of the car's rear tires to clean and heat the tires, producing crowd-pleasing smoke and noise ...1988 US sl.
n. 4. a particularly destructive fire, esp. one that razes buildings ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 5. someone no longer effective on the job ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. (burn out) to make a fire in a prisoner's cell as retaliation for real or perceived cooperation with prison authorities ...1974 US sl.
BURNOUT BOX
n. in drag racing: the area where tires are heated and cleaned before a race ...1993 US sl.
BURN PAINT
vb. of a car or truck: to be engulfed in flames ...1977 US sl.
BURN RUBBER!
int. go away! leave me alone! ...1996 US sl.
BURN SEASONABLE WEATHER
vb. † to fail to turn it to advantage; to consume, to waste ...1618
BURNSIDES
n. a style of beard consisting of a moustache, whiskers, and a clean-shaven chin ...1875 US
BURN SOMEONE'S BUTT
vb. to annoy, to irritate someone ...2001 US sl.
BURN SOMEONE'S EARS
vb. to scold severely ...1952 Amer. sl.
BURN SOMEONE UP
vb. to make someone very angry ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BURNT
adj. 1. affected by a venereal disease ...1693
adj. 2. exhausted ...1995 US sl.
adj. 3. terrible; tough; strict ...20C teen & high school sl.
BURNT CHEESE
n. a fart ...1998 Aust. sl.
BURNT (CINDER)
n. a window ...1958 Cockney rhyming sl.
BURNT-CORK ARTIST
n. a performer in a blackface minstrel show ...c1800
BURNT END
n. in bowls: a stage of play that has to be replayed when t he jack is driven out of bounds ...1990 UK sl.
BURN THE BREEZE
vb. to run or travel very fast ...1933 Amer. dial.
BURN THE EARTH
vb. to go at full speed ...1903 US
BURN THE EARTH LIKE A CANNED DOG
vb. to run or travel very fast ...1903 Amer. dial.
BURN THE HIGHWAY
vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURN THE LEATHER
vb. to hurry ...1950 Amer. dial.
BURN THE LOT
vb. of a carnival: to cheat a town so badly that no carnival will be able to come to that town for some time ...1989 US sl.
BURN THE MAIN LINE
vb. to inject a drug intravenously ...1998 UK sl.
BURN THE MILL
vb. to burn one's bridges, to cut oneself off from all possible means of retreat; to do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state ...1719
BURN THE PAVEMENT
vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURN THE PLANKS
vb. to remain long sitting ...1843
BURN THE PRAIRIE
vb. to run or travel very fast ...1881 Amer. dial.
BURN THE ROAD UP
vb. to leave ...2002 US sl.
BURN THE THAMES
vb. to perform some startling prodigy, to 'set the Thames on fire' ...1787
BURN-THE-WIND
n. a blacksmith ...1786 Sc.
BURN THE WIND
vb. to run or travel very fast ...1891 Amer. dial.
BURN THE YELLOW
vb. to race through a yellow traffic light ...1992 Can. sl.
BURN-THROUGH
n. the process of cleaning tires on a dragster with bleach poured on the ground over which the tires are spun ...1970 US sl.
BURN THUNDERWOOD
vb. to be angry ...1960 Amer. dial.
BURNT-MARKED
adj. † branded ...1705
BURNT MONEY
n. a bet in a dice game lost because of a rule violation ...1997 US sl.
BURNT OFFERING
n. burned food; a badly cooked meal ...1937 Amer. sl.
BURNT OUT
adj. 1. recovering from drug dependence; no longer affected by a particular drug ...1978 Amer. drugs sl.
adj. 2. tired; exhausted beyond mental or physical capacity; bored ...1980 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. ruined by marijuana smoking ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
adj. 4. having to do with the ruined veins of an addict ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
BURNT TO A SCRATCHIN
adj. of meat: dried up and shrivelled from over-roasting ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
BURN-UP
n. a ride on a motorcycle, etc. an extremely high speed ...1961 sl.
vb. (burn up) to fall silent; to stop talking ...1971 Aust. sl.
int. (burn up) be quiet! ...1971 Aust. sl.
BURN UP ANYBODY'S MILL POND
vb. to accomplish a great feat; to 'set the world on fire' ...1898 Amer. dial.
BURN UP ONE'S TAIL
vb. to work very hard ...1954 Amer. dial.
BURN UP THE HIGHWAY
vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURN UP THE PAVEMENT
vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURN UP THE TRACK
vb. to run or travel very fast ...1969 Amer. dial.
BURN UP THE WIRES
vb. to spend a great deal of time on the telephone ...1954 US sl.
BURN WITH A LOW BLUE FLAME
vb. 1. to be heavily alcohol intoxicated ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to be quietly and intensely angry ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BURO
n. an unemployment exchange; the Department of Social Security ...1937 UK sl.
BUROO
n. orig. the Employment Exchange; hence, unemployment benefit ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.
BURP
n. 1. a belch ...1932 sl.
n. 2. vomit; an act of vomiting ...1967 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a fart ...1984 UK sl.
n. 4. any alcoholic beverage ...1985 Bermuda sl.
vb. to belch ...1929 sl., orig. US
BURP GUN
n. an automatic pistol; a submachine gun ...1946 US colloq.
BURP 'N' BLOW
n. the act of burping into your cupped hands then blowing the retained air at a chosen victim ...2004 UK sl.
BURP THE WORM
vb. of a male: to masturbate ...2001 US sl.
BURQA
n. an out-of-style fashion garment ...2002 US sl.
BURR
n. 1. a circle ...c1440
n. 2. a circle of light round the moon, or a star ...1631
n. 3. whirr, vibratory or rushing noise ...1818
n. 4. a pine cone ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a man's very short haircut ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the hull of a strawberry ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 7. the unpaved part of a graded road along the edge of the pavement ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 8. the recurring operating expenses in a circus or carnival ...1980 US sl.
vb. 1. †* to spread out like a burr round the moon ...1660
vb. 2. to make a whirring noise ...1838
BURRATINE
n. † a puppet; 'a sillie gull in a Comedie' ...a1637
BURRHEAD
adj. of Black people: having tight, curly hair ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a man's very short haircut ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a mule ...1967 Amer. dial.
BURRHEADED
adj. of Black people: having tight, curly hair ...1948 Amer. dial.
BURRING
adj. whirring ...1886
BURRIO
n. † a hangman, an executioner ...c1540
BURRIOUR
n. † a hangman, an executioner ...c1550 Sc.
BURRITO
adj. cold ...1997 US sl.
BURRITO BAG
n. a mesh restraint used by police to contain a violent person ...1997 US sl.
BURRITO PONCHO
n. a condom ...1998 UK sl.
BURRO
n. 1. a racehorse that does not perform well ...1947 US sl.
n. 2. a burrito ...1971 Amer. dial.
BURROO
n. an unemployment exchange; the Department of Social Security ...1937 UK sl.
BURROW
n. 1. † a circle of light about the moon ...1499
n. 2. shelter ...1577 Eng. dial.
vb. †* to protect, to shelter ...1657
BURROWER
n. a researcher ...1977 UK security service usage
BURROW-HEADED
adj. † ? given to searching things out, inquisitive, curious ...1650
BURR UNDER YOUR SADDLE BLANKET
n. an unexplained irritability ...1987 Can. sl.
BURR UP YOUR ASS
n. a person with a displeased focus on something ...1960 US sl.
BURRY
adj. † shaggy, rough, as a dog ...1568
BURSAR
n. 1. a treasurer, esp. of a college ...1587
n. 2. in Scottish universities and schools: a student or scholar who holds a bursary ...1567
BURSCH
n. a student in a German university ...1830
BURSE
n. 1. † a meeting-place of merchants for transaction of business; an Exchange ...1553
n. 2. a college, or academic hall ...1577
BURSEN BELCH
n. one who is breathless from corpulence ...Bk1898 Sc.
BURST
n. 1. † damage, injury, harm; loss ...c1000
n. 2. a prolonged bout of drunkenness; a spree; also, a big feed, a 'blow out' ...1849 colloq.
n. 3. housebreaking, burglary ...1857 sl.
n. 4. a prolonged bout of drunkenness; a spree ...1881 colloq.
n. 5. a large meal ...M19 colloq.
vb. 1. † to cease, to come to an end ...a1100
vb. 2. † to break, to snap, to shatter suddenly ...c1250
vb. 3. † to violate a law or a principle ...1600
vb. 4. to interrupt, to put a sudden end to ...1842 poetic usage
vb. 5 to spend money extravagantly ...1892 sl.
vb. 6. to ejaculate ...1971 Bahamas sl.
vb. 7. to strike someone violently ...1987 Irish sl.
BURST A GUT
vb. to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1965 Amer. dial.
BURST A HAME
vb. to become excessively angry ...1950 Amer. dial.
BURST A HAME STRING
vb. to laugh very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
BURSTED
adj. cleaned out, broke ...1873 US colloq.
BURSTED VESSEL
n. a varicose vein ...1967 Amer. dial.
BURSTEN
adj. burst, torn open ...c1440
BURSTENED
adj. † filled to bursting ...1697
BURSTENNESS
n. † burst state or quality; rupture, hernia ...1483
BURSTER
n. 1. a remarkable person or thing ...1831 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in horse racing: a heavy fall, a cropper ...1863 sl.
n. 3. a burglar ...1866 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 4. a small loaf ...Bk1890 sl.
n. 5. a hurricane ...1895 Amer. dial.
BURSTING
n. 1. † rupture, hernia ...1544
n. 2. † explosion, explosive noise ...1771
n. 3. a financial break-down ...1834
n. 4. rushing impetuously from restraint or rest ...1871
BURSTING AT THE SEAMS
adj. overfull ...1962 UK sl.
BURST ONE'S BOILER
vb. to come to grief, to bring to grief; to suffer disappointment, misfortune or other trouble ...1824 US
BURST ONE'S BRAIN
vb. † to take or use excessive thought ...1587
BURST ONE'S BUTTONS
vb. 1. to strain one's clothing by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to strain oneself physically or emotionally ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to swell with pride ...1966 Amer. dial.
BURST ON THE WING
vb. of a bird: to start off into flight ...1809 poetic usage
BURST OUT IN FAIRY LIGHTS
vb. to show an expected level of enthusiasm ...1996 Sc. sl.
BURST-UP
n. the failure or collapse of an organization or scheme ...1879
vb.1. † to shatter, to destroy ...1601
vb. 2. to become bankrupt ...1848
BURT
vb. 1. † to push or thrust, as with horns; to butt ...c1440
vb. 2. † to pierce, to gore ...1597
BURTON-(ON-TRENT)
adj. homosexual ...1996 UK rhyming sl. for 'bent'
n. rent ...1932 UK rhyming sl.
BURWASH
n. a swindle, for fun or profit ...1983 UK sl.
BURY
n. † a manor-house or large farm ...c1175
vb. 1. to sentence a criminal to a long or life term in prison ...1904 US sl.
vb. 2. in casino gambling: to place a card in the middle of a deck or in the discard pile ...1991 US sl.
BURY A TOMMYHAWK
vb. to copulate ...c1939 Amer. dial.
BURY CAESAR
vb. to effect intromission of the penis ...1927 US jocular
BURY GROUND
n. a cemetery ...1965 Amer. dial.
BURY HOLE
n. a grave ...1940 Amer. dial.
BURYIN' CART
n. a hearse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURYING
n. a funeral, burial, interment ...1297
BURYING GROUND
n. a churchyard, a graveyard, a cemetery ...1711
BURYING HILL
n. a cemetery ...1808 Amer. dial.
BURYING LOT
n. a cemetery ...1965 Amer. dial.
BURYING PLACE
n. a churchyard, a graveyard, a cemetery ...1382
BURYING POINT
n. a cemetery ...1975 Amer. dial.
BURYING YARD
n. a cemetery ...1965 Amer. dial.
BURY OLD FAGIN
vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse (Fagin - penis) ...1950s sl.
BURY PATCH
n. a cemetery ...1965 Amer. dial.
BURY THE DEAD HORSE
vb. to work to pay off a debt ...19C Aust., NZ, & US sl.
BURY THE FANG
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1950s sl.
BURY THE STIFFY
vb. from a male perspective: to have sex ...1994 US sl.
BURY THE TOMAHAWK
vb. 1. to lay down one's arms, to cease from hostilities ...1848
vb. 2. to copulate ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUS
n. 1. a motor car ...1881 colloq.
n. 2. * an 'omnibus', a waiter's assistant; a busboy ...1902 US
n. 3. a wheelbarrow ...1906 sl.
n. 4. an aeroplane, esp. a heavy one ...1910 colloq.
n. 5. a kiss ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 6. an ambulance ...1992 US sl.
n. 7. a large touring motorcycle ...2003 US Biker usage
vb. 1. † to need to do something to be obliged or constrained to ...a1400 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to kiss ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to hit, to strike ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to shoot a gun at someone ...1995 US sl.
BUS AND TRAM
n. jam ...1978 UK rhyming sl.
BUS AND TRUCK
phr. said of a travelling show, with the cast and crew travelling by bus, and with the props and wardrobe in a truck ...1973 US sl.
BUS A TOWN
vb. to fly low near a town ...World War II Amer. sl.
BUSBOY
n. 1. † a boy or man who collects fares, etc., on a bus ...1867
n. 2. a waiter's assistant; a person employed to clear tables in a restaurant, etc. ...1904 US
BUSCARL
n. in Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman England: a member of a body of men retained, apparently usually by the king, to guard the coast ...a1000
BUSCH
vb. † to move quickly, to rush; of water: to flow rapidly and forcefully, to gush ...c1400
BUS DRIVER
n. 1. a pilot, esp. the pilot of a military transport aircraft ...1944 US sl.
n. 2. in poker: the player in a given hand who controls the betting ...1996 US sl.
BUSE
vb. 1. to abuse; to use something improperly, to misuse; to pervert, to take advantage of ...1589
vb. 2. to swear at someone ...1965 Barbados
BUS FACE
n. the worn-out look gained from sleeping on a bus overnight ...1997 US sl.
BUSGIRL
n. 1, a girl or young woman employed to clear tables in a restaurant, etc. ...1914 US
n. 2. a female bus conductor ...1916 Brit.
BUSH
adj. 1. second-rate, amateurish ...1959 US sl.
adj. 2. rough and ready ...1969 Aust. sl.
n. 1. a bushy head of hair ...1509
n. 2. † a bushy tail, esp. of a fox ...1575
n. 3 pubic hair, esp. of a woman ...1650 sl.
n. 4 boasting, bluster, 'tall talk' ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 5. † a clump of trees ...1856 NZ
n. 6 the cat-o'-nine-tails ...1895 sl.
n. 7 one's real boyfriend or girlfriend; one with 'roots' ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 8. the suburbs ...1942 Aust. sl.
n. 9. marijuana ...1951 US sl.
n. 10. a sexually active female; a promiscuous woman ...1966 US sl.
n. 11 a person who tries to appear important ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 12. cocaine ...1998 UK sl.
vb. 1. † to hide in a bush; to lie in ambush ...1330
vb. 2. † to butt with the head; to push ...a1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. † to stop a hole, opening, or passage ...a1659
vb. 4. in the used car business: to extract through any of a series of questionably ethical means more from a customer than originally contemplated by the customer ...1953 US sl.
vb. 5. to deceive someone ...1971 US sl.
int. nonsense ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUSHA
n. 1. a grandfather ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a grandmother ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUSHAILE
n. 1. † a copse or thicket; often as a place of concealment, an ambush ...a1400
n. 2. † brushwood, underwood ..c1400
BUSH AROUND
vb. to consider, to discuss something ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUSH BABY
n. an illegitimate child ...1940 Amer. dial.
BUSH BACON
n. a rabbit ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUSH BAPTIST
n. 1. * a person of dubious religious persuasion or one who has no religious persuasion at all ...1902 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. a person of vague but strong religious beliefs ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUSH-BASH
vb. to forge a path through scrubland; to travel through virgin bush ...1967 Aust. sl.
BUSH BASHER
n. a person who forges a new pathway through scrubland ...1971 Aust. sl.
BUSH-BEATER
n. a backwoodsman; a lumberman ...1809
BUSH BLASTER
n. the penis ...2001 US sl.
BUSH BROTHERHOOD
n. a society of missionaries, clerical and lay, established to evangelize the inhabitants of the Australian bush ...1903
BUSH BUNNY
n. a woman from a remote area; a naive, unsophisticated woman ...2004 Fiji sl.
BUSH-BUSTER
n. a hillbilly; a rustic ...1933 Amer. dial.
BUSH CAPITAL
n. Canberra, the capital city of Australia; so-called because it was a new city built in the 'bush' (countryside) halfway between the major cities of Sydney and Melbourne ...1906 Aust. sl.
BUSH CHILD
n. an illegitimate child ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUSH DINNER
n. oral sex on a woman ...1967 US sl.
BUS HEAD
n. what one looks like after a long school field trip or away game ...1988 US teen & high school sl.
BUSHED
adj. 1. having a bushy head of hair ...a1513
adj. 2. † poor, without money ...1812 sl.
adj. 3. lost in the bush or uncleared country; hence, bewildered ...1848 Aust. colloq.
adj. 4. tired; exhausted...1870 N. Amer. sl.
adj. 5. isolated, feeling the effects of 'cabin fever' ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUSH EEL
n. a rattlesnake ...1835 Amer. dial.
BUSHEL
n. 1. a large quantity or number ...c1374
n. 2. a tailor's thimble ...1889 US
n. 3. in trucking: a load of half a ton ...1976 US sl.
vb. to repair garments ...1877 US
BUSHEL (AND PECK)
n. the neck, the throat ...1979 UK rhyming sl.
BUSHEL BUBBY
n. a woman with large, full breasts ...1785 sl.
BUSHEL-CUNTED
adj. possessing a slack and distended vagina ...1980 US sl.
BUSHELER; BUSHELLER
n. one who repairs garments for tailors ...1846 Amer. dial.
BUSHELMAN
n. a man employed in repair tailoring ...1864 US
BUSHEL OF COKE
n. a man ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'bloke'
BUSHEL-POKE
n. † a sack or bag ...1523
BUSHEL-WOMAN
n. a woman employed in repair tailoring ...1889 US
BUSHER
n. a German ...Amer. World War I sl.
BUSHES
n. 1. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
n. 2. any place where sexual activity takes place, whether or not an actual bush is involved ...1975 US sl.
BUSHES, THE
n. an insignificant or unimportant place; an out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUSHET
n. † a small shrub or bush; a small thicket ...1573
BUSH-FIGHTER
n. an irregular combatant or skirmisher, accustomed to fight in the bush; one who fires from among the bushes ...1760
BUSHFIRE BLONDE
n. a red-headed woman ...1943 Aust. sl.
BUSH GANG
n. a prison work gang working without the traditional chains ...1987 Can sl.
BUSH HERB
n. an unremarkable marijuana ...1994 UK sl.
BUSHI
n. a grandmother ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUSHIE
n. 1. a person who lives in the bush ...1887 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a rough, tough, unattractive, or otherwise unappealing woman ...1987 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a supporter or a member of the administration of US President George W, Bush ...2002 US sl.
BUSH IS ANOTHER WORD FOR CUNT
phr. used as a slogan that registers absolute contempt for US President George W. Bush ...2003 US sl.
BUSHISM
n. * a word or idiom peculiar to or used in the bush ...1916 NZ
BUSH-LAWYER
n. 1. a layman who fancies he has a knowledge of law; an argumentative person ...1835 Aust. & NZ
n. 2. a mining agent ...1874 Aust.
BUSH-LEAGUE
adj. inferior, minor, unsophisticated; mediocre, second-rate ...1908 N. Amer. colloq.
BUSHLET
n. * a tiny bush ...1822
BUSH LIGHT
n. in the pornography industry a light used to illuminate the genitals of the performers ...1995 US sl.
BUSHLING
n. * a little bush ...1562
BUSHLOPER
n. one who tramps through the bush or wilderness; a peddler ...1893 US
BUSHMAN
n. a person who lives or travels in the Australian or New Zealand 'bush'; a bush-farmer; a station-hand; a teamster who carries stores to the station; also; a person who fells timber ...1846
BUSHMENT
n. 1. † a body of soldiers forming an ambush ...c1465
n. 2. † a surprise party ...a1535
n. 3. † a bushy formation of feathers ...1555
n. 4. † a thicket, a mass of bushes ...1587
BUSHNIPPLE
n. a backwoodsman; a hermit ...1930 Amer. dial.
BUSH-RANGER
n. an escaped convict who took refuge in the Australian 'bush'; a criminal living in the bush, and subsisting by robbery with violence ...1817
BUSH-RANGING
n. the attacking and robbing of travellers or settlers in the bush ...1832
BUSH RAT
n. a backwoodsman; a woodsman ...1935 Amer. dial.
BUSHTAIL
n. among loggers: a horse ...1931 Amer. dial.
BUSH TELEGRAPH
n. bushrangers' confederates who disseminate information as to the movements of the police; rapid spreading of information, or of a rumour, etc.; the 'grapevine' ...1878 Aust.
BUSH UP
vb. to hide, esp. in dense shrubbery or woods ...1926 Amer. dial.
BUSHWA
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1906 Amer. sl.
n. 2. orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss, a leader; an important person ...1966 Amer. dial.
int. nonsense! ...1920 Amer. dial.
BUSHWAH
n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1906 Amer. sl.
BUSHWASH
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
ׇBUSHWHA
n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1906 Amer. sl.
BUSHWHACK
n. illegal made whisky; moonshine ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to live in the backwoods ...1809 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to attack by surprise; to ambush ...1866 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to 'borrow' with intent to return ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to steal; to lie ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to hike cross-country; to knock aside bushes to go or search through uncleared forest ...1937 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to beat someone to something, esp. by using secretive methods; to cheat ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUSHWHACKER
n. 1. a backwoodsman ...1809 Amer. dial.
n. 2. during the American Civil War: an irregular combatat who took to the woods, and was regarded as a patriot guerrilla, or a bush-ranger ...1862
n. 3. a woodsman ...1898 Amer. dial.
n. 4. one who ambushes ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 5. an illegitimate child ...1949 Amer. dial.
BUSHWHACKING
adj. boorish; rustic ...1813
BUSH WHISKY
n. illegal made whisky; moonshine ...1955 Amer. dial.
BUSHY
adj. † of persons: with long thick hair ...1615
n. a dweller in the bush; a bushman as distinguished from a townsman ...1896 Aust.
BUSIER THAN A ONE-LEGGED MAN AT AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST
adj. very busy ...1987 Amer. sl.
BUSIES
n. the police ...1948 UK sl.
BUSILY
adv. 1. † with fixed attention; carefully, heedfully; attentively, intently ...c1225
adv. 2. † anxiously, solicitously ...a1393
BUSINESS
n. 1. † anxiety, solicitude, care; distress, uneasiness ...a1000
n. 2. † diligent labour, exertion, effort ...1340
n. 3. † eagerness, earnestness, importunity ...a1387
n. 4. † trouble, difficulty ...a1387
n. 5. † care, attention, observance ...a1398
n. 6. † the object of anxiety or serious effort; a serious purpose or aim ...c1405
n. 7. a group of ferrets ...a1450
n. 8. † mischievous or interfering activity; prying, officiousness ...a1466
n. 9. a swarm of flies ...1478
n. 10. † disturbance, commotion ...1514
n. 11. † activity, briskness, motion ...a1398
n. 12. † an 'affair of honour'; a duel ...1612
n. 13. sexual intercourse, sex ...a1612 euphemism
n. 14. a difficult matter ...1843 colloq.
n. 15. an assignation with a prostitute ...1983 sl.
BUSINESS ANGEL
n. a person who supports a business financially; a person who invests private capital in a small business, usually in return for a proportion of the company equity ...1884
BUSINESS DOCTOR
n. * a man who gives advice upon the proper conduct of business ...1879 US
BUSINESS END, THE
n. the part of something which performs its main function ...1878 sl.
BUSINESS GIRL
n. a prostitute ...1964 colloq.
BUSINESS GURU
n. a person with influential ideas or theories about business ...1969
BUSINESSMAN
n. a lawyer, attorney, or business agent ...1798
BUSINESS WAGON
n. a horse-drawn vehicle used to carry people or loads ...1934 Amer. dial.
BUSK
n. 1. †* adornment, embellishment ...a1687 Sc.
n. a loud or vigorous kiss ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to prepare, to make or get ready; to put in order; to array ...c1330
vb. 2. to set out, to go, esp. with speed; to hurry, to hasten ...c1330
vb. 3. † to get up, to rise ...c1390
vb. 4. to clothe, to dress, to attire a person; to adorn a thing ...c1400
vb. 5. † to try, to make an attempt ...c1450
vb. 6. to embellish, to adorn ...1573
vb. 7. * to go searching or seeking for something; to go from place to place ...1635
vb. 8. †* to cruise or sail about on the sea ...1747
vb. 9. to perform music or some other entertainment in a public place for monetary donations ...1825
vb. 10. to improvise, esp. music; to speak or write without preparation ...1934 sl.
vb. 11. to kiss ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUSKED
adj. * clothed, attired, dressed up; adorned, embellished ...c1450
BUSKER
n. 1, † a keen-witted, impudent person ...1728
n. 2. a person who performs music or some other entertainment in a public place for monetary donations; an itinerant entertainer or musician; originally slang ...1851
BUSKET
n. †* a small bush or shrub ...1579
BUSKINED
adj. 1. having a tragic style or manner; dignified, elevated lofty ...1595
adj. 2. designating tragedy or tragic drama ...1603
BUSKLE
vb. 1. † to set out, to go, esp. hastily or promptly; to take hastily to something ...a1535
vb. 2. † to hurry about, to make haste; to be full of agitation or commotion; to bustle ...1545
vb. 3. † to prepare, to make or get ready; to equip, to attire ...a1555
BUSKLING
n. † eager activity; bustling; scuffling, agitation ...1546
BUSKRY
n. †* adornment, embellishment ...a1687 Sc.
BUSKY
adj. 1. † covered with bushes; full of thickets; bushy ...1570
adj. 2. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. the buttocks ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUS ONE
vb. to leave ...1993 US sl.
BUSS
n. 1. a kiss, esp. a loud or vigorous one ...1567
n. 2. † kissing ...a1721
vb. 1. * to prepare, to make or get ready; to put in order, to array ...c1330
vb. 2. to kiss ...a1566
vb. 3. to clothe, to dress; to dress up, to adorn ...1569
BUSSEN
adj. ruptured ...1899 Amer. dial.
BUSSENED
adj. ruptured ...1845 Amer. dial.
BUSSER
n. a kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUSSING
n. 1. kissing; a kiss ...1583
n. 2. †* clothes, attire ...c1712 Sc.
BUSS-WAGON
n. a car, esp. an old one ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUSSY
n. a sweetheart ...1895 Amer. dial.
BUST
adj. having no money ...1913 sl.
n. 1. † a box, a container ...a1250
n. 2. a binge, a drinking bout ...1834 sl.
n. 3. a financial crash; a sudden failure or collapse of trade ...1842
n. 4. a failure, a flop; a disappointing person or experience ...1859 colloq.
n. 5. a burglary ...1859 sl.
n. 6. a punch, a blow ...1893 sl.
n. 7. in poker: a poor hand that fails to make a flush or a straight ...1932 sl.
n. 8. a (police) raid; a search ...1938 sl., orig. US
n. 9. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 11. an arrest ...c1953 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 12. a good shot in basketball ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. 1. † to beat, to thrash ...c1225
vb. 2. to break into and rob a place ...1859 sl.
vb. 3. to demote in the armed services ...1918 sl.
vb. 4. to arrest ...1940 sl., orig. & chiefly US
vb. 5. of the police: to search a place for drugs, stolen property, etc. ...1971 sl.
vb. 6. to be in trouble ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUST A CAP
vb. to fire a bullet from a gun ...1872
BUST A GUT
vb. 1. to exert great effort; to do one's utmost ...1912 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUST A HAME STRING
vb. 1. to make a sudden great effort ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fail in an undertaking ...1923 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to become very angry ...c1960 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to laugh very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUSTAL
adj. †* relating to burial or to the grave; funereal ...1727
BUST AN ARROW
vb. in a carnival or small circus: to become lost when travelling from one town to another ...1973 US sl.
BUST AND RUN
vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUST A TRACE
vb. to laugh very hard ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUST A TUG
vb. 1. to make a sudden great effort ...1899 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to laugh very hard ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUSTED
adj. 1. penniless, broke ...1836 US sl.
adj. 2. burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...1881 US colloq.
adj. 3. reduced in rank ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
adj. 4. failed ...1925 US sl.
BUSTED FLUSH
n. 1. a person who or a thing which has become worthless or useless, despite once having great potential ...1882
n. 2. in poker: a worthless hand that is not quite a flush ...1882
BUSTED ON
adj. infatuated with ...1929 US sl.
BUSTED UP
adj. 1. penniless, broke ...c1862 US sl.
adj. 2. grief-stricken; depressed ...1892 US sl.
adj. 3. burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...a1909 US colloq.
adj. 4. insane ...1977 US sl.
BUSTED VEIN
n. a varicose vein ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUSTER
n. 1. a remarkable person; something remarkable, impressive, extraordinary, excellent, or big or large of its kind ...1833
n. 2. * a loaf of bread ...1835
n. 3. an especially large individual ...1843 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a fellow; a dandy; also used as a term of address, esp. to a boy or young man ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a heavy gale; a powerful or heavy wind ...1848 US nautical sl.
n. 6. a drinking spree; a reckless frolic ...1848 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in crab fishing: a crab or crayfish about to break free of its shell ...1855 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a burglar ...1859 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 9. a heavy fall ...1874 Aust. & NZ
n. 10. a horse-breaker ...1891 US West sl.
n. 11. a dashing fellow ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a large or well-grown child ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 13. a law-enforcement officer; a police officer ...1963 US sl.
n. 14. a sudden, very heavy rain ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 15. a firecracker ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a shotgun ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 17. a motor vehicle that gives a very bumpy ride ...1974 Amer. sl.
n. 18. a tease ...1980s sl.
vb. to hurry; to travel quickly ...1988 US military sl.
BUSTERS
n. 1. misspotted dice ...1961 US gambling sl.
n. 2. pleasure; 'kicks' ...1973 US Black sl.
BUSTER SUIT
n. a child's suit or outfit that resembles the attire of the comic strip character Buster Brown; an outfit for a baby or young child, usually consisting of a top and a pair of short trousers fastened together with buttons ...1903 US
BUSTHEAD
n. 1. whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky; moonshine ...1857 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a headache from drinking bad whisky ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUST-HEADED
adj. ? stubborn ...1932 Amer. dial.
BUSTICATE
vb. to break into pieces ...1916 Amer. dial.
BUSTICATED
adj. broken, completely shattered ...1916 Amer. dial.
BUSTIFICATION
n. an explosion; a disaster; a quarrel ...1906 Amer. dial.
BUSTIFIED
adj. pot-bellied ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUSTING
adj. very big; splendid ...1847 Amer. sl.
BUST INTO A RUN
vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUST INTO VIEW
vb. to appear suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUST IN WITH
vb. to intrude in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUSTIOUS
adj. thickset, corpulent, over-fat ...1854 Eng. dial.
BUSTLE
n. 1. † a conflict, struggle, scuffle, or fray; the commotion caused by this ...1579
n. 2. † money of any sort or quantity ...1763 sl.
n. 3. the rump, the buttocks ...1928 US sl.
vb. 1. † to struggle, to scuffle ...1585
vb. 2. to work as a prostitute ...1935 US sl.
int. hurry up! stir yourself! ...1597
BUSTLED
adj. * harassed, disordered; stirred up, roused ...1602
BUSTLE-HEADED
adj. †* of a tree: stunted, misshapen ...1863 Eng. dial.
BUSTLE IT OUT
vb. † to fight it out ...1670
BUSTLEPATE
n. †* a bustling person ...a1652
BUST ON
vb. to attack verbally, to criticize or scold; in a weakened sense, to tease, to mock ...1961
BUST ONE'S ASS
vb. 1. to exert oneself to the limit of endurance; to toil, to labour, to strive furiously ...1908 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to be killed in an airplane crash ...1945 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to harass; to annoy ...1965 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to beat someone up; to thrash someone savagely ...1980 Amer. sl.
BUST ONE'S BACK
vb. to exert oneself; to work extremely hard ...1908
BUST ONE'S BALLS
vb. 1. to exert oneself to the limit of endurance; to work or try one's hardest ...1944 US sl.
vb. 2. to punish severely; to thrash ...1952 US sl.
vb. 3. to meet with disaster ...1957 US sl.
vb. 4. to provoke anger; hence, to make oneself a pest, as by complaining or scolding; to harass, to hector, to nag ...1967 US sl.
BUST ONE'S BUTTONS
vb. 1. to strain one's clothing by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1921 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to strain oneself physically or emotionally ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to swell with pride ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUST ONE'S EAR-STRING
vb. to become disillusioned and deaf to another's speech ...1917 Amer. dial.
BUST ONE'S HAMES
vb. to display a sudden burst of energy ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUST ONE'S HUMP
vb. to exert oneself; to work extremely hard ...1957
BUST-OUT
adj. 1. being or connected with a dishonest establishment, esp. a gambling casino or disreputable saloon, at which patrons are routinely fleeced or robbed; crooked, illegal, dishonest ...1934 US sl., esp. gambling usage
adj. 2. out-and-out, pure and simple ...1961 US sl.
adj. 3. unregulated; blatantly illegal ...1962 US sl.
adj. 4. penniless, busted ...1976 sl.
n. 1. an extravagant or riotous celebration, a binge ...1861 sl.
n. 2. a breakout; a jailbreak ...1930 US sl.
n. 3. the high point of a confidence game, when the swindle occurs ...1958 US criminals' sl.
n. 4. a collapse or failure; hence, a smash-up; a person who is a failure ...1963 US sl.
n. 5. an instance of bankruptcy which has been engineered with the intent to defraud creditors ...1967 sl.
vb. (as 'bust out')
vb. 1. to expel or be expelled from school because of academic failure ...1939 US sl.
vb. 2. to ruin financially, to bankrupt; to go bankrupt ...1962 US sl., esp. gambling usage
BUST-OUTS
n. fraudulent dice ...1952 US sl.
BUSTSKULL
n. whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky; moonshine ...1942 Amer. dial.
BUST SOME SUDS
vb. to drink some beer ...Bk1998 sl.
BUST SUDS
vb. to wash dishes, esp. as an occupation ...1911 chiefly Black usage
BUST THE MAINLINE
vb. to take an intravenous injection ...1930s sl., orig. US drugs usage
BUST THE WIND
vb. to run or travel fast ...c1960 Amer. dial.
BUST THIS!
int. watch this! ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUSTUARY
adj. † belonging to the funeral pyre; funereal ...1656
n. † a person or thing who sets fire to something or someone ...1607
BUST-UP
n. 1. an explosion; hence, a wreck, break-up; an accident or disaster; a failure ...1841 US sl.
n. 2. an altercation; an argument, a row; a strong disagreement ...1842 sl.
n. 3. excitement ...1899
vb. (as 'bust up')
vb. 1. to break up ...1866 US sl.
vb. 2. to injure severely ...1978 US sl.
BUSTY
adj. self-assertive, loud, smart-alecky ...1936 Amer. dial.
BUSY
adj. 1. † of a warrior: keen to fight; bold; devoted to some business; active, assiduous, diligent, industrious ...a1000
adj. 2. † solicitous, concerned; anxious, uneasy, troubled; careful, attentive ...a1000
adj. 3. † of a thing: involving much work, care, or trouble; elaborate, intricate ...1448
adj. 4. of ornamentation: full of detail ...1903
adj. 5. interfering, nosy ...1970s
n. a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...1904 Brit. sl.
vb. † to afflict, to worry, to disturb, to perplex ...a1000
BUSY AS A BASKET OF CHIPS GOING TO A BONFIRE
adj. extremely busy ...1946 Amer. dial.
BUSY AS A BEE
adj. very busy or industrious; fully engaged with some occupation ...c1405
BUSY AS A BIRD DOG, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A BIRD DOG WITH AN ITCH, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A BIRD DOG WITH HIVES, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A NAILER, AS
adj. extremely busy ...1879 Ireland
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED BILL-POSTER, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED BILL-POSTER WITH AN ITCH, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED BILL-POSTER WITH HIVES, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED MILKER, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED MILKER WITH AN ITCH, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED MILKER WITH HIVES, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED PAPER-HANGER, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED PAPER-HANGER WITH AN ITCH, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED PAPER-HANGER WITH HIVES, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN IN AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN IN AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST WITH AN ITCH, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN IN AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST WITH HIVES, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS BEES IN A BASIN, AS
adj. busy with trifling matters ...1834 Eng. dial.
BUSY AS FORTY BEES IN A TAR-BUCKET
adj. very busy ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
BUSY AS THE DEVIL IN A GALE OF WIND
adj. doing or pretending to do a great deal and making a great fuss about it ...1797
BUSY AS THROP'S WIFE, AS
adj. used of a very busy person, esp. one busied over trifles ...1868 Eng. dial.
BUSY BEE
n. 1. a policeman ...1950s UK juvenile sl.
n. 2. PCP ...1978 US drugs sl.
BUSYBODY
n. 1. a mirror or mirrors set at the side of a building and so angled as to reflect a view of the street to people inside ...1892 US
n. 2. a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...20C sl.
vb. to behave like a busybody; to interfere, to meddle, to pry ...1874
BUSYBODYISH
adj. prying, interfering; characteristic of a busybody ...1851
BUSYBODYISM
n. behaviour characteristic of a busybody; a meddling ...1828
BUSYBODYNESS
n. * a being a busybody; meddlesomeness, desire to interfere ...1642
BUSYFUL
adj. †* elaborate, ornate ...1340
BUSYHEAD
n. 1. † a being busy; preoccupation, concern ...1340
n. 2. * a prying, gossiping, meddlesome, or officious person ...1555
BUSY-HEADED
adj. † meddlesome, prying ...a1555
BUSY-IDLE
adj. * busily employed in trivial matters; engaged in busy idleness ...1611
BUSY-LICKUM
n. a gossip, a tattletale ...1990s W. Indies sl.
BUSYSHIP
n. † a busy state or quality; bustling activity ...c1225
BUSYTY
n. †* the state of being busy; officiousness; fussiness ...c1511
BUT
n. 1. † a throw of a stone or other heavy weight ...c1300
n. 2. the outer room of a house, esp. of a two-roomed cottage ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUT-AND-BEN
n. a two-roomed cottage ..1937 Amer. dial.
BUTCH
adj. 1. resembling a tough, violent, or physically fit man; macho, manly ...1939 colloq.
adj. 2. of female homosexuals: masculine in appearance or behaviour; virile, tough ...1941 colloq.
adj. 3. of a man: not homosexual ...1949 US sl.
adj. 4. given to or involving violence ...1962 US sl., orig. prison usage
adj. 5. of a woman: mannish; unpleasantly assertive; dominating ...1971 sl.
adj. 6. strong, powerful, rough, rugged ...1987 colloq.
n. 1. a butcher knife; a hunter's knife ...1859 US colloq.
n. 2 a nickname for a tough young man ...1873 US colloq.
n. 3 a person who sells refreshments, newspapers, etc. in a train, theatre, etc. ...1891 colloq.
n. 4 a haircut in which the hair is clipped very short ...1939 US colloq.
n. 5 a mistake, a blunder, an error; in radio & TV: an error made in delivering lines ...1942 US sl.
n. 6 a medical officer ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 7. a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1947 colloq.
n. 8. in a male homosexual couple: a partner who takes on a more dominant or active role, either sexually or in a more general sense ...1963 colloq.
vb. 1. * to slaughter an animal, to kill for market ...1656
vb. 2. to work as a butcher; to carry on the trade of a butcher ...1846
vb. 3. to cut hair very short ...1953 colloq.
vb. 4. to make more traditionally or stereotypically masculine, either in appearance or behaviour ...1964
BUTCH-BROAD
n. a mannish aggressive lesbian; usually used contemptuously ...1966 US sl.
BUTCH CUT
n. a short haircut; a crew cut ...1939 colloq.
BUTCHER
n. 1. † an executioner; a person who inflicts capital punishment or torture ...1483
n. 2. a doctor or surgeon, esp. one who is incompetent or too readily inclined to operate on patients ...1759 sl.
n. 3. a butcher knife ...1834 US sl.
n. 4. a bullfighter ...1848 US sl.
n. 5. a vendor of newspapers, peanuts, candy, etc., esp. aboard a passenger train or at a sporting event ...1867 US colloq.
n. 6. in journalism: a copy editor ...1867 US sl.
n. 7. a glass or measure of beer; it now typically measures 6 oz (170ml) ...1889 Aust. sl.
n. 8. a barber ...1906 US military & prison sl.
n. 9. a clumsy incompetent; a bungler ...1954 US sl.
n. 10. in basketball: an excessively rough defensive player ...1972 US sl.
vb. 1. †* to torment or inflict torture upon a person ...1597
vb. 2. to give an extremely close haircut to ...1942 US military sl.
vb. 3. to operate on ...1966 US sl.
vb. 4. in sports, esp. basketball: to block an offensive player with undue roughness ...1980 US sl.
BUTCHERBOY
vb. in baseball: to bat a ball with a sharp downward motion ...1978 US sl.
BUTCHER CART
n. an ambulance ...1926 US sl.
BUTCHERDOM
n. 1. †* a situation in which acts of butchery or slaughter are committed ...1842
n. 2. butchers collectively; also, the state of being a butcher; the craft of a butcher ...1857
BUTCHERER
n. †* a person who wantonly destroys something ...1592
BUTCHERESS
n. 1. †* a woman who procures prostitutes or illicit sexual partners for others ...a1475
n. 2. a female butcher; also, butcher's wife or daughter ...1802
BUTCHER FLY
n. a fly that feeds on meat or flesh; a blowfly ...1633
BUTCHERLY
adj. 1. inflicting or involving brutal slaughter or injury; barbarous; bloody; of a blow or stroke: violent, rough ...1528
adj. 2. †* relating to physical torture ...a1568
adv. † in a violent and bloody manner; brutally, barbarously ...1560
BUTCHER MAN
n. a butcher ...1481
BUTCHEROUS
adj. inflicting or involving brutal slaughter or injury; murderous; barbarous; bloody ...1575
BUTCHER ROW
n. * stalls, in which butchers formerly prepared and sold meat ...a1425
BUTCHER'S
adj. 1. angry, annoyed ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
adj. 2. ill ...1967 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'butcher's hook' for 'crook'
n. a look, a glance ...1936 Brit. sl., short for 'butcher's hook'
BUTCHER'S BILL
n. the list of casualties in a battle or war; also, the financial cost of a war ...1829
BUTCHER'S CANARY
n. a blowfly ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
BUTCHER'S HOOK
adj. ill ...1967 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'crook'
n. a look, a glance ...1936 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'look'
BUTCHER SHOP
n. 1. an operating room; also, a hospital; often used disparagingly ...1890 Amer. sl., esp. military usage
n. 2. a whaling ship; used disparagingly ...1932 Amer. nautical sl.
BUTCHER, THE BAKER, THE CANDLESTICK MAKER, THE
phr. all and sundry ...Bk1999
BUTCHER WAGON
n. an ambulance ...1882 US sl.
BUTCHER WORK
n. indiscriminate killing; also, brutal or crude work ...1808
BUTCHERY
adj. † brutal; barbarous; bloody ...1626
n. 1. originally: a place in which animals are slaughtered for food, and usually also cut up and prepared for sale; a shop or stall where animals are slaughtered; a slaughterhouse; an abattoir ...1340
n. 2. † butchers collectively; the community of butchers ...c1425
n. 3. †* a place of torture or torment ...c1540
n. 4. harsh criticism or condemnation of creative work, artist, etc.; disparagement ...1789
BUTCHERY OF CONSCIENCE
n. † spiritual torture ...1582
BUTCH-FEMME
adj. characterized by the adoption of butch and femme roles, esp. by two partners in a lesbian relationship ...1983 colloq.
BUTCHING
n. the trade or occupation of a butcher ...1688 humorous usage
BUTCHSKI; BUTCHSKY
n. (derogatory) a Czechoslovakian ...1964 Amer. dial.
BUTCHY
adj. 1. characteristic of or associated with masculinity as traditionally conceived ...1956 US
adj. 2. denoting a lesbian whose appearance, behaviour, or identity is regarded as masculine ...1960 US
n. 1. †* a butcher ...1867 colloq.
n. 2. * a nickname for a tough, violent, or physically fit man ...1891 US
BUTE
n. 1. †* booty, plunder ...1530
n. 2. a beautiful person or thing ...1866 sl.
vb. †* to make booty of something; to share something taken as booty or plunder ...c1600 Sc.
BUTESMAN
n. †* a person who shares booty or plunder with another ...1530 Sc.
BUTIN
n. † spoil, plunder; booty ...c1450
BUTINSKI; BUTTINSKI; BUTTINSKY
n. one who interrupts or interferes; a meddler ...1902 Amer. dial.
BUTLER
n. 1. † originally, a servant responsible for supervising the wine cellar or serving wine or other drink, sometimes as cup-bearer to a monarch or nobleman; later, a (male) head servant, esp. in a large household, whose chief responsibilities include managing the wine cellar and dining arrangements, supervising other servants, and greeting visitors ...a1300
n. 2. † a person who or a thing which provides or dispenses something ...a1387
BUTLERAGE
n. 1. * the office or position of butler to a monarch, nobleman, etc. ...1487
n. 2. †* the part of household management or expenses which are supervised by the butler, or which relate to the butlery ...1815
BUTLERESS
n. a female butler ...1614
BUTLERIAN
adj. relating to a butler; characteristic of a butler ...1841
BUTLER'S BOX
n. † a box into which the players in a gambling game put part of their winnings, and which is handed to the butler; also, the money contained in this box ...1591
BUTLERY
n. orig.: a storeroom for provisions, esp. wine' the provision and serving of drink as a department of a royal or noble household; later, a room in a large house, usually located between the kitchen and dining room, used for the storage of dishes, glassware, cutlery, etc., and sometimes also for serving or storing food and drink ...c1325
BUT ME NO BUTS
phr. do no make any excuses, or protestations ...1629
BUTMENT
n. † a piece of land that abuts another larger piece ...1679
BUTSEL
n. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUTT
adv. † squarely, head-on ...1832 nautical usage
n. 1. † a blow, a thrust ...c1330
n. 2. the place or part where something terminates; a limit, a boundary; an end point ...c1425
n. 3. the buttocks ...c1450 sl., chiefly US
n. 4. a bundle, esp. of cloth, wool, or hay; a bale; a pack; a bag ...1470
n. 5. a man-made receptacle used as a home for a colony of bees; a beehive; a hiveful of bees ...1532 chiefly Eng. dial.
n. 6. a small piece of land, esp. of an irregular shape; a paddock ...1542 Eng. dial.
n. 7. an objective or result towards which efforts are directed; an end, aim, object ...1571
n. 8. any large cask or barrel; later, one used to collect and store rain water ...1572
n. 9. a headland, a promontory ...1598
n. 10. a hillock, a mound ...1600
n. 11. the trunk of a felled tree; the thickest part of this ...1601
n. 12. one who is an object of derision, abuse, or ridicule ...1607
n. 13. † a cushion for kneeling on in church, while at prayer; a hassock ...1823 Eng. dial.
n. 14. †* a large amount of something ...1831
n. 15. a fraction of a year, month, or week left to be served of a term of military enlistment, term of imprisonment, etc. ...1887 sl.
n. 16. a cigarette ...1893 Amer. sl.
n. 17. oneself; one's body ...1954
n. 18. a log suitable for firewood ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. 19. a stupid or contemptible person ...1993 Amer. sl.
n. 20. (derogatory) a disliked person ...Bk2006 US sl.
vb. 1. †* to fall or dive head first in the direction specified ...c1330
vb. 2. †* to aim at something ...1533
vb. 3. to crush out a cigarette or cigar ...1924 Amer. sl.
BUTT, THE
n. anger or irritability ...1973 Amer. sl.
BUTTAL
n. 1. * a territorial limit; a boundary; also, a boundary marker ...1449
n. 2. †* a measured piece of land ...1635
vb. † to determine the limits or boundaries of a piece of land ...1449
BUTT-BANG
vb. 1. to subject to anal intercourse ...1960s US sl.
vb. 2. to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive ...1970s sl.
vb. 3. to injure ...1980s US sl.
BUTT-BANGER
n. a participant in anal sex, esp. the partner who penetrates ...1960s US sl.
BUTT BOY
n. an obsequious or servile person; a sycophant ...1948 US colloq.
BUTT BUCKET
n. an ashtray ...1958 US Navy sl.
BUTT-BUSTER
n. 1. a hard-riding vehicle ...1974 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an antipersonnel mine ...1974 US Army sl.
BUTT CALL
n. an inadvertent call made on a mobile phone in one's rear trouser pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to the keypad or touch screen ...2003 US colloq.
BUTT CAN
n. a can used as a receptacle for cigarette ashes; hence, a standing ashtray ...1960 US military sl.
vb. (as 'butt-can') to toss away or aside ...a1986 US military sl.
BUTT CHEEKS
n. the buttocks ...1987 US colloq.
BUTT COOPER
n. a cooper who makes butts (barrels) to hold liquids, esp. beer ...1813
BUTT CRACK
n. the cleft between the buttocks ...1975 US colloq.
BUTT DIAL
n. an inadvertent call made on a mobile phone in one's rear trouser pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to the keypad or touch screen ...2008 US colloq.
vb. to inadvertently call someone on a mobile phone in one's rear trouser pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to the keypad or touch screen ...2005 US colloq.
BUTT-END
n. 1. the last part or remnant of anything ...1597
n. 2. of ropes: the end of, or a part near the end of ...E18
n. 3. a fragmentary part of a speech or conversation that one might overhear, just as it tails off ...E19
n. 4. the butt of a cigarette or cigar ...1827
BUTT-END CHARLIE
n. the trailing aircraft in a formation; a tail gunner in a bomber; the last individual in a line ...1942 US military sl.
BUTT-ENDED
adj. 1. † poorly adapted, unsuitable, or inappropriate for a particular purpose; back-to-front ...1850
adj. 2. having large buttocks ...1893
BUTT-ENDER
n. a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUTTER
adj. good; really fine ...Bk2006 US sl.
n. 1. †* a person who cheats at dice ...1474
n. 2. ingratiating speech, unctuous flattery, esp. when used to gain favour or advantage ...1618
n. 3. ejaculated semen; also (rarely) vaginal fluid produced during sexual activity or arousal ...c1618 sl.
n. 3. nitroglycerine or dynamite ...1921 US sl.
n. 4. soldering paste ...1929 US sl.
n. 5. paraffin ...1972 US sl.
vb. 1. † in gambling: to double or triple a bet ...1671 sl.
vb. 2. to flatter or praise a person, esp. as a means of gaining favour or advantage ...1700
vb. 3. †* to defraud through glib words ...1725 sl.
BUTTERACEOUS
adj. † given to flattery; unctuous ...1837
BUTTER AND EGG DAY
n. a day to trade produce ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUTTER-AND-EGG FLY
n. a popular co-ed ...Bk1934 college sl.
BUTTER-AND-EGG MAN
n. 1. a dairyman; a provincial farmer or businessman characterized as unsophisticated or easily duped ...1867 US sl.
n. 2. a man who is a farmer or small-town businessman and who spends money extravagantly; used derisively ...1924 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a wealthy unsophisticated man who spends money freely ...1924 US sl.
BUTTER AND EGGS
n. a daffodil ...1876 Amer. dial.
BUTTER-AND-EGGS TROT
n. a short jog-trot ...L18 sl.
BUTTER A PERSON'S BREAD ON BOTH SIDES
vb. to provide for a person, esp. to a lavish or excessive degree ...a1625
BUTTER A PERSON'S BREAD ON BOTH SIDES
vb. to provide for a person, esp. to a lavish or excessive degree ...1881
BUTTER BADGER
an itinerant trader who buys butter from farmers to sell wholesale ...1739 orig. Eng. dial.
BUTTERBAG
n. † (derogatory) a Dutchman ...1645
BUTTERBALL
adj. (derogatory) fat ...1888 colloq.
n. (derogatory) a fat or plump person or animal ...1868 Amer. colloq.
BUTTERBAR
n. 1. a second lieutenant ...1973 US sl.
n. 2. one of the two gold bars that are the insignia of the rank of second lieutenant ...1983 US military sl.
BUTTER-BASHER
n. (depreciative) a person who has recently taken up work as a taxi driver, esp. during a strike ...1939 sl.
BUTTER-BEAN TEETH
n. buck teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUTTER BOAT
n. 1. excessive or insincere flattery ...1866 colloq.
n. 2. the vagina ...19C sl.
BUTTER BOWZY
adj. † designating a Dutchman ...1719
BUTTERBOX
n. 1. * (derogatory) a Dutchman; from the great quantity of butter eaten by the people of that country ...1595
n. 2. a squarish, clumsy vessel ...1840 US nautical sl.
n. 3. a German ...M19 sl.
BUTTER BOY
n. (depreciative) a person who has recently taken up work as a taxi driver ...1939 sl.
BUTTERBRAIN
n. a fool ...1975-78 Amer. sl.
BUTTERCUP
n. 1. a pet name for a child ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 3. an effeminate male homosexual ...1930s sl.
n. 4. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
n. 5. a daffodil ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a pretty young girl ...1960s sl.
BUTTER DAISY
n. a buttercup ...1900 Amer. dial.
BUTTERED
adj. 1. of words or speech: smooth and ingratiating; soothing, glib ...1605
adj. 2. whipped, flogged ...M19 US sl.
adj. 3. subjected to sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
adj. 4. well-turned-out, elegant ...1940s US Black sl.
adj. 5. drunk ...1990s sl.
BUTTERED BREAD
adj. dead ...1990s rhyming sl.
BUTTERED BUN
n. 1. a woman who has had intercourse with one man and is about to repeat this immediately with a new partner; a sexually promiscuous woman; sexual intercourse with a woman who has just completed copulation with another man ...1638
n. 2. † a harlot, a mistress, a prostitute ...1679 sl.
n. 3. a country fool; a rustic simpleton ...E18 sl.
n. 4. a drunken man ...E18 sl.
n. 5. the number one ...1940s bingo usage
BUTTERED BUNS
n. † a harlot, a mistress; a prostitute ...1679 sl.
BUTTERED SCONE
n. 1. a woman who has had intercourse with one man and is about to repeat this immediately with a new partner ...M17 sl.
n. 2. the number one ...1940s bingo usage
BUTTERFACE
n. (derogatory) a female whose body is very attractive, but who has an unattractive face; an ugly woman ...1998 US Black sl.
BUTTER FACTOR
n. a tradesman who buys butter from farmers to sell wholesale ...1696
BUTTER-FINGERED
adj. 1. clumsy, awkward ...1615 colloq.
adj. 2. † unable or unwilling to handle hot items with one's bare hands ...a1825 Eng. dial.
BUTTER-FINGERS
n. someone liable to drop things ...1837 colloq.
BUTTERFISH
n. a moray eel ...1878 Amer. dial.
BUTTER FLAP
n. 1. a cap ...M19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a trap or light carriage ...M19 rhyming sl.
BUTTERFLIES
n. nerves, apprehension, a feeling of tension in the abdomen, esp. as the rest of anxiety; jitters ...1940 colloq.
BUTTERFLIES IN ONE'S STOMACH
n. nerves, apprehension, a feeling of tension in the abdomen, esp. as the rest of anxiety; jitters ...1940 colloq.
BUTTERFLOWER
n. 1. a buttercup ...1527
n. 2. a dandelion ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 3. ('butter flower') marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
BUTTERFLY
adj. of clothes: gaudy, tasteless, flashy ...1900s sl.
n .1. something likened to a butterfly, esp. in being flimsy, fragile, or ephemeral ...c1390
n. 2. a capricious, giddy, or frivolous person; one having a gaudy or showy appearance; an overdressed, flashy person ...a1500
n. 3. an effeminate weakling ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a person whose periods of work or occupation are transitory or seasonal ...1884 UK sl.
n. 4. one given to wandering ...1890
n. 5. a worthless cheque which 'flutters away' ...1929 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 6. an attractive young woman ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
n. 7. a flirt ...1940s US campus sl.
n. 8. an effeminate male homosexual ...1950s sl.
n. 9. a Black homosexual ...1980s US gay sl.
n. 10. a coin that fails to spin when tossed ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
n. 11. a new, young, and attractive prisoner, characterized as being potentially appealing to prison homosexuals ...1990s US criminals' sl.
vb. 1. † to avoid an exclusive commitment to one romantic partner; to flirt, to philander, to dally ...1893
vb. 2. to be sexually unfaithful to ...1945-46 US military in Far East usage
BUTTERFLY AEROPLANE
n. † any of various lightweight aeroplanes ...1908
BUTTERFLY BOY
n. an effeminate male homosexual ...1950s sl.
BUTTERFLY EFFECT
n. the phenomenon whereby a small change in some complex systems can have a large effect at a later time ...1976
BUTTERFLYING
n. a flirting ...1940s US campus sl.
BUTTERFLYISM
n. † the condition of being a butterfly; also, frivolous behaviour; giddiness ...1833
BUTTERFLY KISS
n. 1. a light kiss in which the lips only brush the skin ...1849
n. 2. a 'kiss' made by fluttering one's eyelashes against one's partner's skin to caress it ...1883
BUTTERFLY MAN
n. a person who passes worthless cheques ...1920s US sl.
BUTTERFLY NOSE
n. a dog's nose when spotted or mottled ...1878
BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL
n. a weak or vulnerable person destroyed by, or at the mercy of, significantly more powerful people, institutions, or processes ...1734
BUTTERFLY'S BOOTS
n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUTTERFLY STOMACH
n. a fluttering sensation felt in the stomach as a result of nervousness or apprehensive excitement ...1943
BUTTERFLY TUMMY
n. a fluttering sensation felt in the stomach as a result of nervousness or apprehensive excitement ...1941
BUTTER FRUIT
n. an avocado ...1902
BUTTER GILLS
n. a fool ...1950s US sl.
BUTTERHEAD
n. 1. a Black person who, for whatever reason, is considered an embarrassment to their race ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1963 US sl.
BUTTERHEADED
adj. foolish ...1950s US sl.
BUTTER-HEARTED
adj. tender-hearted ...1952 Amer. dial.
BUTTERICK
n. † a picture typical of those found in a fashion magazine ...1901
BUTTERING
adj. 1. † designating a gambler who increases his or her stakes after every throw or game ...1716
adj. 2. characterized by flattery; ingratiating ...1789
n. a flattering or otherwise ingratiating oneself with someone; flattery ...1806
BUTTERING UP
n. excessive flattery ...19C sl.
BUTTERINSKY
n. one who interferes; a busybody, a meddler ...1903 Amer. dial.
BUTTER-KNIFE
n. the penis ...19C sl.
BUTTER MAIDEN
n. (derogatory) a Eurasian woman ...1920s Anglo-Indian
BUTTERMILK
adj. having the characteristics of a marsh, boggy ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 1. something weak, insipid, or sour ...1630
n. 2. an orphaned calf ...1940 Amer. dial.
BUTTERMILK BOTTOM
n. the Black area of town ...1920s US Black sl.
BUTTERMILK CHEESE
n. cottage cheese ...1949 Amer. dial.
BUTTERMILK COW
n. a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
BUTTERMILK LAND
n. swampy land characterized by pale loamy soil ...1843 Amer. dial.
BUTTERMILK RANGER
n. a cavalryman; used derisively ...1867 US Confederate Army usage
BUTTERMILK SKY
n. the sky when filled with small, curd-like or patchy clouds; the clouds themselves ...1946 Amer. dial.
BUTTERMOUTH
n. 1. † a Dutchman ...a1549
n. 2. a person who disarms and persuades others through the artful, ingratiating, or disingenuous use of language ...1865
vb. (usually as 'butter mouth') to flatter ...1990s US Black sl.
BUTTER-MOUTHED
adj. said of persons who are afraid to speak out plainly ...1865 Eng. dial.
BUTTERNUT
n. 1. a soldier or civilian of the Confederate States; a Southerner ...1862 US Army sl.
n. 2. a Brazil nut ...1935 Amer. dial.
BUTTER ONE'S BREAD ON BOTH SIDES
vb. to simultaneously ally oneself with opposing factions, people, or causes; to behave in a duplicitous and self-interested manner ...1768
BUTTER OUT
vb. to flatter, to ingratiate oneself ...E19 sl.
BUTTER PEAR
n. an avocado ...1600
BUTTER PECAN
n. an attractive Puerto Rican/Latino woman ...1990s US Black teen sl.
BUTTER-PRINT
n. † an offspring; a baby or a child, specifically a weak or feeble one ...1616 sl.
BUTTER-QUEAN
n. † (derogatory) a woman who makes or sells butter, characterized as garrulous, argumentative, and bad-tempered ...1613
BUTTER ROSE
n. a buttercup ...1935 Amer. dial.
BUTTERS
adj. (derogatory) of a person: ugly, unattractive; later, of a thing, unappealing, disgusting, horrible ...2003 UK sl.
BUTTER-SHAG
n. a slice of bread and butter ...1805 Eng. dial.
BUTTER SKIN
n. money, esp. a bill ...c1960 Amer. sl.
BUTTER TEETH
n. buck teeth; later, teeth that are yellowish or uncared-for ...a1566
BUTTER THE CONY
vb. † to take advantage of an unmissable opportunity ...1611
BUTTER THE FISH
vb. to win at cards ...1920s sl.
BUTTER THE MUFFIN
vb. of a woman: to masturbate ...1990s sl.
BUTTER THE SHUTTER
vb. to smile for the camera ...Bk1942 US sl.
BUTTER-THUMBS
n. one who lets things slip through their fingers ...M19 sl.
BUTTER-TOOTHED
adj. having large or prominent teeth ...1688
BUTTER UP
vb. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1819 sl.
BUTTERWEED
n. a dandelion ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUTTER WEIGHT
n. † the full measure of something and then some ...1733
BUTTER WHORE
n. † a woman who makes or sells butter, characterized as garrulous, argumentative, and bad-tempered ...1592
BUTTER WIFE
n. a woman who makes or sells butter ...1542
BUTTER WOMAN
n. a woman who makes or sells butter ...1612
BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT IN HIS MOUTH
phr. used to refer to a person who has a demure, innocent manner or appearance that conceals a bad character, underhand behaviour, etc. ...1530
BUTTER WRAPPER
n. a newspaper ...L19 Aust. sl.
BUTTERY
adj. 1. susceptible to flattery; smooth and ingratiating ...a1585
adj. 2. of sound, music, a voice, etc.: mellow, smooth, and pleasant ...1864
adj. 3. of wine: having a rich, creamy flavour or smoothness similar to that of butter ...1979
adj. 4. bad ...1990s US campus sl.
adj. 5. first-rate, the best ...2000s US Black sl.
n. a storeroom for provisions, esp. ale and other alcoholic drinks; a pantry or larder ...c1384 hist.
BUTTERY BENJIE
n. † a first-year student at some Scottish universities ...1854 Sc. sl.
BUTTERY-FINGERED
adj. having a tendency to let things fall or slip from one's hands; clumsy, bungling ...1853
BUTTFACE
n. a term of abuse for an ugly, annoying, or contemptible person ...1973 US sl.
BUTTFACED
adj. ugly; contemptible, annoying ...1973 US sl.
BUTT FIEND
n. a heavy smoker ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUTT FLOSS
n. a thong bathing costume ...Bk2006 US sl.
BUTT-FUCK
n. 1. an act of anal copulation ...1971 US sl.
n. 2. a small, remote, rural town, esp. one characterized as undistinguished or insignificant ...1977
n. 3. an instance of victimization; an unfortunate event; a disaster ...1986 US sl.
n. 4. a tedious piece of work ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to copulate with anally ...1962-68 US sl.
vb. 2. to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive, to betray ...1979 sl.
vb. 3. to victimize ...1979 US sl.
vb. 4. to injure ...1980s US sl.
BUTT-FUCKER
n. 1. a participant in anal sex, esp. the partner who penetrates ...1972 US sl.
n. 2. a contemptible or despicable person; chiefly used as a term of abuse ...1972 US sl.
n. 3. (derogatory & offensive) a homosexual man ...2005 US sl.
BUTT-FUCKING
n. anal sex ...1974 US sl.
BUTT-FUCKING EGYPT
n. a place that is very far away ...Bk2006 US sl.
BUTTFUCK MOTEL
n. prison ...1990s US sl.
BUTT GARDEN
n. † an archery ground ...1810
BUTT-GIRL
n. a young woman who run errands, as for a fashion model ...1983 Amer. sl.
BUTTHEAD
n. 1. a cow, goat, or deer that has no horns ...1856 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a stupid, stubborn, or contemptible person; a blockhead; an insincere person ...1896 Amer. sl.
BUTT-HEADED
adj. 1. headstrong, obstinate, stubborn, bull-headed; stupid ..1855 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. having no horns ...1909 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. of a goat: inclined to butt or strike with the head ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUTT HEADS
vb. of two or more people or groups: to engage with each other in conflict, dispute, or competition ...1714
BUTTHOLE
n. 1. the anus ...1951 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a foolish or despicable person; an obnoxious person ...1962 Amer. sl.
n. 3. anal intercourse ...1990s sl.
BUTT-HOOK
n. an oafish or worthless person; a lout ...1981 Amer. sl.
BUTTHURT
adj. overly or unjustifiably offended or resentful ...1996 US sl.
BUTTIE
n. orig. a slice of bread spread with butter; now: a filled sandwich; also, an open sandwich ...1827 orig. Eng. dial.
BUTTIKEN
n. a shop ...M19 sl.
BUTT-IN
n. 1. concern, affair; usually used in negative contexts ...1902 Amer. sl.
n. 2. one who butts in; an intruder; a busybody, a meddler ...1903 US
n. 3. an intrusion in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (usually as 'butt in')
vb. 1. to arrive ...1898 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to intrude or interrupt; to meddle ...1899 Amer. sl.
BUTT-INER
n. †* one who butts in; an intruder ...a1910 US colloq.
BUTTING
n. a boundary, a border, a limit ...a1475
BUTTING OF HEADS
n. conflict or strong disagreement between parties, esp. when attempting to bring about change ...1895
BUTTINSKI
n. 1. one who interrupts or interferes; a meddler ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the buttocks ...1972 Amer. jocular
BUTTINSKY
n. 1. one who interrupts or interferes; a busybody; a meddler ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a goat that butts ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the buttocks ...1972 Amer. jocular
BUTT INTO
vb. to meet by chance ...1931 Amer. sl.
BUTT-KICKER
n. an outstanding performer at a pursuit ...1980s US sl.
BUTT-KICKING
adj. aggressive, violent, tough; strong, powerful; also, excellent or impressive ...1973 US sl.
n. a beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand ...1970 US sl.
BUTT KIT
n. an ashtray ...1958 US Navy and Marine Corps sl.
BUTTLE
n. a tap, a spigot ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to pour out a drink ...1853 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to do a butler's work ...1901 jocular
BUTTLEGGER
n. a person who smuggles or trades illegally in cigarettes ...1945 US colloq.
BUTTLEGGING
n. the illicit trade in cigarettes; cigarette smuggling ...1962 US colloq.
BUTTLESS
adj. having small buttocks ...1997
BUTTLICK
n. 1. a fool ...1980s US college sl.
n. 2. to toady, a sycophant ...1980s US college sl.
BUTTLOAD
n. a large amount or number ...1988 US sl.
BUTT ME
phr. give me a cigarette ...1944 Amer. sl.
BUTTMUNCH
n. a stupid, obnoxious, or contemptible person; a despised male; often used as a term of abuse ...1993 US sl.
BUTT NAKED
adj. completely naked or nude ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. phencyclidine ...1980s drugs sl.
BUTTOCK
n. † a common strumpet; a female prostitute ...1641 criminals' sl.
vb. 1. †* in horse racing: to overtake a horse ...1607
vb. 2. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
BUTTOCK AND FILE
n. a prostitute who is also a pickpocket; a pimp who robs a prostitute's clients ...1653 criminals' sl.
BUTTOCK AND TONGUE
n. a shrewish woman ...L17 sl.
BUTTOCK AND TRIMMINGS
n. an Irish wager, a rump of beef, and a dozen of claret ...L18 sl.
BUTTOCK AND TWANG
n. 1. a prostitute who does not double as a pickpocket ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a robbery executed by a prostitute who lures a customer, picked up in a tavern, into a dark alley where she picks his pocket and her male accomplice knocks down the victim so that both can escape ...18C sl.
BUTTOCK BALL
n. 1. † an event arranged by a bawd or pimp at which attendees dance with prostitutes in an erotic manner; an orgy ...1687 sl.
n. 2. † copulation ...1785 sl.
BUTTOCK-BANQUETING
n. 1. † engagement in extramarital sexual activity ...1555
n. 2. working as a prostitute ...M16 sl.
BUTTOCK BROKER
n. a bawd; also, a match-maker ...1698 sl.
BUTTOCK DOWN
vb. to sit down ...1972 Amer. dial.
BUTTOCKING
adj. promiscuous, whorish ...L17 sl.
BUTTOCKING KEN
n. a brothel ...19C cant
BUTTOCKING SHOP
n. a brothel ...1811 sl.
BUTTOCK-JIG
n. copulation ...Bk1896 sl.
BUTTOCK-LICKING
adj. obsequious, sycophantic; hence, despicable, goddamned ...1921 Amer. sl.
BUTTOCK-MAIL
n. † a fine imposed by an ecclesiastical court as a punishment for sexual intercourse outside of marriage ...1552 Sc. colloq.
BUTTOCK PENANCE
n. a caning or thrashing at school ...E18 sl.
BUTTOCKS
n. a prostitute, esp. one who dispenses her favours for free ...M16 sl.
BUTTOCKY
adj. having large, well-developed, or prominently displayed buttocks ...1598
BUTT OF A JOKE, THE
n. one who is an object of derision, abuse, or ridicule ...1796
BUTTON
n. 1. * a pustule on the skin; a pimple ...1584
n. 2. the nose or mouth, regarded as resembling a button, typically in being small and rounded ...1696
n. 3. a bright, cheeky, or cute person, typically a child; also, a person who lacks experience or skill; a novice ...1772 colloq.
n. 4. † the penis ...1785 sl.
n. 5. a counterfeit shilling ...1785 criminals’ sl.
n. 6. † a decoy or accomplice, esp. one who lures others into gambling or who poses as a customer to encourage other buyers ...1851 UK criminals' sl.
n. 7. a sham buyer at an auction employed to bid and raise the price of articles ...1851 sl.
n. 8. any coin ...M19 sl.
n. 9. a baby's penis ...19C sl.
n. 10. the clitoris ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 11. 1 shilling ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 12. a unformed police officer ...1913 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a young man, a boy; an inexperienced or impertinent fellow ...1915 Amer. dial. West.
n. 14. in boxing: the point of the chin ...1920 Amer. sl.
n. 15. a stool pigeon ...1925 US sl.
n. 16. a small rubber suction-cap to make a card stick to the underside of a table ...1926 criminals’ sl.
n. 17. the head ...1928 US sl.
n. 18. a law-enforcement officer's badge ...1929 Amer. police sl.
n. 19. a small opium pellet, cooked over a small lamp and then smoked in the pipe ...1931 US drugs sl.
n. 20. money ...1940s US Black & college sl.
n. 21 a lookout ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 22. a switchblade knife ...1950s US gang sl.
n. 23. a woman's nipple ...1963 Amer. sl.
n. 24. a low-ranking member of a crime syndicate ...1966 Amer. police & criminals' sl.
n. 25. a person who works as a killer or enforcer for or as a member of a Mafia family ...1967 US sl.
n. 26. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 27. the hull of a strawberry ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 28. a small amount of heroin, enough for a single dose ...1968 US sl.
n. 29. in broadcasting: the finalizing bit of music or sound effects on a commercial ...1980 Amer. Radio & TV usage
n. 30. a general's star ...a1984 US Army usage
n. 31. the punch line of a joke; a zinger ...Bk2006 US sl.
vb. 1. to entice another to gamble ...1857 criminals’ sl.
vb. 2. of a trick, a ploy: to work ...1910s sl.
vb. 3. to keep a lookout ...1990s US prison sl.
BUTTON B
adj. penniless ...1930s sl.
BUTTON BOY
n. † a manservant, usually in livery; a pageboy ...1844
BUTTON-BUNG
n. a button thief ...17C sl.
BUTTON-BUSTER
n. a braggart, a boaster ...1940s sl., orig. US Black usage
BUTTON-CATCHER
n. a tailor ...Bk1903 sl.
BUTTON-CHOPPER
n. 1. the laundry ...1941 US Army sl.
n. 2. a laundry worker ...World War II Amer. sl.
BUTTON-DOWN
adj. conforming, holding establishment, conservative values ...1950s sl., orig. US
BUTTON EAR
n. an ear of a dog that laps over and hides the inside ...Bk1933
BUTTONED
adj. in order, sorted out; arranged successfully ...1940s sl.
BUTTONED-DOWN
adj. having or characteristic of a conventional or conservative attitude or appearance; staid, formal, repressed ...1960 US
BUTTONED UP
adj. 1. of the mouth, lips, or eyes: firmly closed ...1753
adj. 2. reluctant to reveal emotion or to express thoughts freely; reserved, inhibited, or formal in manner or disposition; repressed; prim ...1767
adj. 3. saying nothing, silent; implying a general reservedness or uncommunicativeness ...1936 sl.
adj. 4. all prepared, sorted satisfactorily ...1940s sl.
adj. 5. emotionally stable; 'together' ...1984 Amer. sl.
BUTTONER
n. 1. † a person who lures others into gambling or a confidence trick ...1839 criminals' sl.
n. 2. any crooked businessman ...L19 sl.
n. 3. * a person who bids at an auction in order to raise the price or to encourage others to bid; a dummy bidder ...1910 criminals' sl.
BUTTON FINGER
n. the finger used by a woman to masturbate herself or her partner ...1990s sl.
BUTTON GUY
n. a low-ranking member of a crime syndicate ...1969 Amer. police & criminals' sl.
BUTTON-HEAD
n. a cow that has had her horns cut off ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUTTON-HOLD
vb. * to accost a person and detain him or her in conversation as if by taking hold of a buttonhole on his or her clothing, frequently so as to persuade or influence him or her ...1838
BUTTONHOLE
n. 1. a person's eye or mouth regarded as resembling a buttonhole, esp. in being small, narrow, or slit-like ...1599
n. 2. † the vagina ...1600
n. 3. a woman ...1940s sl.
n. 4. the buttocks ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. the navel ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the anus ...1974
vb. to accost a person and detain him or her in conversation as if by taking hold of a buttonhole on his or her clothing ...1848
BUTTONHOLE CONNECTION
n. a distant relative; a family friend ...1913 Amer. dial.
BUTTONHOLE COUSIN
n. a distant relative; a family friend ...1959 Amer. dial.
BUTTON-HOLE FACTORY
n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
BUTTONHOLER
n. † a flower or small spray of flowers worn in the lapel buttonhole or on the lapel of a coat or jacket ...1873
BUTTONHOLE RELATION
n. a distant relative; a family friend ...1913 Amer. dial.
BUTTONHOLES FOR THE ICE CREAM
phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUTTONHOLE WORKER
n. 1. the penis ...19C sl.
n. 2. a womanizer; a promiscuous man ...19C sl.
BUTTONHOLE WORKING
n. sexual intercourse ...19C sl.
BUTTON IT!
int. be quiet ...1980 sl.
BUTTON JOCK
n. a console operator, as at a discotheque ...1983 Amer. sl.
BUTTON LOOSE, A
phr. eccentric, not all there 20C sl.
BUTTON LURK
n. a trick played on a naive woman by a man, bent on intercourse, who removes a button from his coat and promises that it will serve adequately as a contraceptive device ...1910s Aust. sl.
BUTTON MAN
n. 1. a low-ranking member of a crime syndicate ...1969 Amer. police & criminals' sl.
n. 2. a person who works as a killer or enforcer for or as a member of a Mafia family ...1990 US sl.
BUTTON MISSING, A
phr. eccentric, not all there 20C sl.
BUTTON MUSIC
n. house music; music played on machines, with buttons, rather than on musical instruments ...2000 sl.
BUTTON-NOSED
adj. having a small roundish nose ...1895
BUTTON ONE'S CHIN
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ONE'S FACE
vb. to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
BUTTON ONE'S GABBER
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ONE'S GOB
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ONE'S LIP
vb. to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
BUTTON ONE'S LIPPER
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ONE'S MOUTH
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ONE'S NOSE
vb. to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
BUTTON ONE'S TRAP
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ON TO
vb. to grab hold of someone before forcing oneself on their company, whether they like it or not ...1900s sl.
BUTTON-PUSHER
n. a person who manipulates or influences people and situations; someone who elicits or provokes a strong emotional or psychological response in a person ...1990
BUTTONS
n. 1. the dung or droppings of sheep or rabbits ...1684
n. 2. † the male genitals; the testicles ...1691 sl.
n. 3. a pageboy; a doorman ...1848 colloq.
n. 4. money ...1859 Amer. sl.
n. 5. †* a person appointed to oversee work in a workhouse ...1885 sl.
n. 6. a unformed police officer ...1913 Amer. sl.
n. 7. small amounts, as of money, stolen goods, etc. ...1950s US criminals' sl.
n. 8. the remote control for a television ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUTTONS AND BOWS
n. toes ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES
adv. entirely, completely ...1889 Sc.
BUTTON SHORT, A
phr. eccentric, not all there 20C sl.
BUTTON SOMEONE'S LIP
vb. to make someone keep quiet ...1950s sl.
BUTTON UP
vb. 1. to hold one's tongue; to shut up ...1859 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to behave in a formal, reserved manner; to remain silent ...1872 colloq.
vb. 3. to complete or conclude something, esp. a business transaction, satisfactorily or successfully; to finish, to finalize ...1906 colloq.
vb. 4. to place in solitary confinement ...1930s US prison sl.
BUTTON UP THE DAY
vb. to quit work for the day ...20C US sl.
BUTTON UP YOUR FACE!
int. shut up! be quiet! ...1932 Amer. sl.
BUTTON YOUR BONE-BOX
vb. to close up the mouth; to be quiet ...1859 Amer. sl.
BUTTON YOUR FLAP
vb. to be quiet ...1960 Amer. sl.
BUTTON YOUR LIP
vb. to close up the mouth; to be quiet ...1868 Amer. sl.
int. stop talking ...Bk1995 US sl.
BUTTON YOUR NOSE
vb. to be quiet ...1928 Amer. sl.
int. be quiet ...1928 Amer. sl.
BUTTON YOUR YAP
vb. to be quiet ...1939 Amer. sl.
BUTT OUT
vb. 1. to refrain from interrupting or intruding ...1906 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to leave ...20C sl.
vb. 3. to emerge; to come out of a passage or hidden place ...20C W. Indies sl.
int. go away! leave me alone! mind your own business! ...1960s sl.
BUTT PEDDLER
n. anyone who sells their body, as a prostitute, male or female ...1940s US sl.
BUTT PIRATE
n. a homosexual male ...1989 US sl.
BUTTPLATE
n. an inconsequential or obnoxious person ...1977 US Marine Corps usage
BUTT PLUG
n. 1. a plug, usually rubber, inserted in the anus during sexual activity ...1980s sl.
n. 2. a stupid or contemptible person; a fool ...1993 Amer. sl.
BUTT-PLUNGER
n. 1. a man who inserts a dildo into his own anus then walks around naked while a prostitute looks on; a general insult ...1970s US sl.
n. 2. the penis ...2000s US homosexual sl.
BUTT-PUCKERED
adj. scared ...1970s US sl.
BUTT PUSSY
n. the anus; usually used in a homosexual context ...20C US sl.
BUTTRESS
n. a person who provides essential support; an upholder of an institution or principle ...a1450
vb. to provide support for a belief or argument, a person, an institution ...c1400
BUTTRICKS
n. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUTT RIDER
n. a male homosexual ...1990s US juvenile sl.
BUTT-RUSTLER
n. a male homosexual ...2000s US sl.
BUTTS AND BOUNDS
n. * the limits of a piece of land; the boundaries of a property ...a1563
BUTT SLUT
n. 1. a homosexual male, usually taking a passive role ...1990s sl.,, orig. US
n. 2. a woman who prefers anal to vaginal intercourse ...1990s sl.
BUTTS ON!
int. 1. a cry that calls for the right to smoke the last few puffs of another smoker's cigarette ...1930s US sl.
int. 2. to cry to claim someone's apple core ...1970s sl.
BUTT-SPRUNG
adj. of a garment: ill-fitting, esp. around the buttocks ...1930s US Black sl.
BUTT-SUCK
vb. to curry favour with in a self-degrading manner; to toady ...1973 Amer. sl.
BUTT THE BULL OFF THE BRIDGE
vb. to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task ...1946 Amer. dial.
BUTT THONG
n. a thong bathing costume ...Bk2006 US sl.
BUTT-UGLY
adj. (derogatory) very ugly; extremely homely or unattractive ...1981 Amer. colloq.
BUTT-WAD
n. lavatory paper ...1990s US sl.
BUTT-WHIP
vb. to spank, usually a child ...1970s US Black sl.
BUTTWHIPPED
adj. drunk ...1990s sl.
BUTTWHIPPING
n. a spanking ...1970s US Black sl.
BUTT-WIPE
n. toilet tissue; hence, a worthless, contemptible person; a useless, annoying person ...1971 Amer. sl.
BUTT-WOMAN
n. 1. † a woman who sells 'butts' (any of various flatfishes, as a sole, plaice, flounder, halibut, etc.); a fishwife ...1620
n. 2. a female official responsible for the maintenance of a church and churchyard, and for acting as an attendant to parishioners; a female sexton ...1823 Eng. dial.
BUTTWOOPING
n. a spanking ...1970s US Black sl.
BUTTY
adj. short ...20C Irish sl.
n. 1. a companion, workmate, or friend ...1791 UK
n. 2. orig. a slice of bread spread with butter; now: a filled sandwich; also, an open sandwich ...1827 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the buttocks ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. hashish ...1980s Aust. drugs & prison sl.
BUVABLE
adj. †* drinkable ...1480
BUVARE
n. a drink ...M19 sl.
BUVETTE
n. 1. a tavern, a small inn; a refreshment bar or room ...1753
n. 2. a refreshment bar or room ...1774
BUXOM
adj. 1. † obedient; pliant; compliant, tractable ...c1175
adj. 2. † submissive, humble, meek ...a1300
adj. 3. † gracious, indulgent, favourable; obliging, amiable, courteous, affable, kindly ...1362
adj. 4. blithe, gladsome, bright, lively, gay ...1590 arch.
vb. †* to yield to, to obey ...c1305
BUXOMLY
adv. † obediently, humbly, meekly; courteously, willingly ...a1240
BUXOMNESS
n. 1. † obedience; submissiveness; lowliness, humility ...c1175
n. 2. † graciousness, kindly disposition; courtesy, complaisance ...a1400
n. 3. blitheness, gaiety ...1598 arch.
BUXTON BLOATERS
n. overweight invalids, wheeling around in bath chairs while they take the medicinal waters ...L19 sl.
BUXTON LIMP
n. the hobbling walk affected by invalids taking the waters ...L19 sl.
BUY
n. 1. a purchase of stolen or illicit goods, esp. narcotics ...1903 Amer. police & criminals' sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to accept as satisfactory or true; to approve or believe ...1926 sl.
vb. 2. to cause or bring about for oneself; to inflict upon oneself ...1932 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to be charged for as a result of damaging, losing, etc. ...1938 Amer. sl.
BUY A BRUSH
vb. to burst away with a rush, to move off abruptly, to be gone, to decamp, to make off ...1699 sl.
BUY A CAT IN THE SACK
vb. † to buy an article without first inspecting it ...c1380
BUY A DRINK
vb. to pour a drink ...1940s US sl.
BUY A FARM
vb. of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1956 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUYAL
n. †* the act of buying; purchase ...1612
BUY A PIECE OF THE GROUND
vb. to be bucked off a horse ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUY A PIG IN A POKE
vb. to buy something without prior inspection ...1555
BUY A PLOT
vb. of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUY A PUP
vb. to be deceived, esp. in business or financial transactions ...20C sl.
BUY A SALAD
vb. to be rendered stupid ...1990s W. Indies sl.
BUY AT DEAR HAND
vb. to buy in small quantities at retail prices ...B1900 Eng. dial.
BUY A TICKET
vb. 1. to die ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to trust, to tolerate, to accept someone's statements ...1970s sl.
vb. 3. to call someone's bluff ...1980s sl.
BUY A TRUNK
vb. to abscond or depart, esp. permanently; to leave the country ...1934 Amer. Western usage
BUY A WOLF TICKET
vb. to capitulate to verbal intimidation ...1980s US Black sl.
BUY A WOOF TICKET
vb. to capitulate to verbal intimidation ...1980s US Black sl.
BUY COTTON
vb. to do nothing ...1960 Amer. dial.
BUYER
n. a receiver of stolen goods ...20C UK criminals' & police sl.
BUYER'S REMORSE
n. a feeling of regret experienced after making a purchase, typically one regarded as unnecessary or too expensive ...1966
BUY INTO
vb. to a accept, to believe ...1910s sl.
BUY IT
vb. 1. to suffer a serious reverse; to get into a finishing situation ...1825 sl.
vb. 2. to be killed; also, to die ...1920 sl.
vb. 3. of an inanimate object: to be broken or destroyed ...1920s sl.
BUY NEW SHOES
vb. to jump bail ...1920s US sl.
BUY ONE
vb. to be killed, as in air combat ...1929 Amer. sl., orig. military aviation usage
BUY ONE'S BOOTS IN CROOKED LANE AND ONE'S STOCKINGS IN BANDY-LEGGED WALK
vb. to have bandy legs ...L18 sl.
BUY ONE'S WOOF TICKET
vb. to challenge someone's boast or taunt ...Bk2006 US sl.
BUY ON THE NEVER TICK
vb. to buy on credit ...1920s sl.
BUY OUT
vb. to escape, to avoid a predicament ...1950s US sl.
BUY REAL ESTATE
vb. to be killed ...1977 Amer. military sl.
BUY SOMEONE A HAT
vb. to bribe someone ...1910s US euphemism
BUY SOMEONE'S THIRST
vb. to pay for someone's drink ...L19 sl., orig. U
BUY THE BABY NEW SHOES
vb. to act in a purposeful manner ...20C US sl.
BUY THE BABY SHOES
vb. to act in a purposeful manner ...20C US sl.
BUY THE BIG ONE
vb. to die ...1980s US sl.
BUY THE DICK
vb. to get into trouble; to get hurt; to die ...1970 US sl.
BUY THE FARM
vb. 1. of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1955 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
vb. 2. to be killed; hence, to die ...1958 Amer. sl., orig. military
vb. 3. to get into a disastrous situation ...1961 Amer. sl.
BUY THE LOT
vb. to be killed; hence, to die ...1970 Amer. sl., orig. military
BUY THE RABBIT
vb. 1. * to be unsuccessful or have misfortune; to get the worst of a deal, to fare badly ...1807 sl.
vb. 2. to be worsted; to be made to suffer ...1825 sl.
BUY THE RANCH
vb. to be killed; to die ...1963 sl., orig. services' usage, denoting being killed in action
BUY THE REAL ESTATE
vb. to be killed ...1977 Amer. military sl.
BUY THE RING
vb. to perform anal intercourse ...1980s sl.
BUY THE SACK
vb. to become tipsy; to get drunk ...c1720 sl.
BUY THE SHOP
vb. of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUY THE WAD
vb. to be inflicted with the worst; to suffer whatever is worst ...1968 Amer. sl.
BUY-UP
n. a prisoner's weekly allowance and the purchases they make ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
BUY UP AN ORCHARD
vb. to have a serious road accident ...1971 Amer. trucking sl.
BUZ
n. 1. a pickpocket ...E18 sl.
n. 2. the picking of pockets ...L18 sl.
n. 3. purse-snatching ...1950s US criminals' sl.
vb. 1. to drain a glass or bottle; occasionally, to share the last bottle of wine equally among all drinkers, when there is not enough for a whole glass each ...E18 sl.
vb. 1. to pick pockets ...L18 sl.
vb. 2. to cheat ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
vb. 4. to beg ...1910s Aust. & US tramps' sl.
vb. 5. to work as a purse-snatcher ...1950s US criminals' sl.
BUZ-BLOAK
n. a pickpocket who specializes in loose cash and purses, as opposed to jewellery or handkerchiefs ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
BUZ-COVE
n. a pickpocket ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
BUZ-FAKER
n. a pickpocket, esp. pne who makes the victims drunk before robbing them ...19C sl.
BUZ-FAKING
n. picking pockets ...E19 sl.
BUZ-GLOAK
n. a pickpocket ...1819 thieves sl.
BUZHIE
adj. middle-class ...Bk2006 US sl.
n. a middle-class person ...Bk2006 US sl.
BUZ-KNACKER
n. a trainer of young pickpockets ...M19 sl.
BUZ-MAN
n. 1. a pickpocket ...1832 thieves' sl.
n. 2. a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
BUZ-WIG
n. a pompous fool ...M19 sl.
BUZWUZ
n. nonsense ...L19 sl.
BUZZ
n. 1. a prevailing rumour ...1612
n. 2. † a groundless fancy, a whim ...a1616
n. 3. busy activity; stir ...1628
n. 4. a thief ...E18 sl.
n. 5. a pickpocket ...E18 sl.
n. 6. the picking of pockets ...L18 sl.
n. 7. a feeling of mild intoxication, as from liquor or drugs ...1849 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a quizzing; an interviewing with an ulterior purpose, as by a criminal or a police officer ...1929 Amer. sl.
n. 9. chatter, conversation ...1930 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a telephone call ...1930 Amer. colloq.
n. 11. a feeling of excitement or euphoria, esp. one induced by a stimulant; a thrill, a 'kick' ...1937 sl., orig. US
n. 12. a warning ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 13. a call on an intercom ...1930s US sl.
n. 14. a kiss ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 15. a nickname for a brother ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 16. purse-snatching ...1950s US criminals' sl.
n. 17. a close haircut given with electric clippers ...1977 Amer. sl.
n. 18. any form of sensation, good or bad ...1970s sl.
n. 19. nonsense ...1970s sl.
n. 20. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
vb. 1. to speak indistinctly; to mutter, to murmur busily ...1555 arch.
vb. 2. to tell in a low murmur or whisper; to communicate privately and busily ...1583 arch.
vb. 3. to spread as a rumour, with whispering or busy talk ...1616
vb. 4. to drain a glass or bottle; occasionally, to share the last bottle of wine equally among all drinkers, when there is not enough for a whole glass each ...E18 sl.
vb. 5. to drink to the last drop in the bottle ...1785
vb. 6. to rob a person, as by pickpocketing or purse-snatching ...1789 criminals' sl.
vb. 7. to chat with, esp. in a cajoling or flirtatious manner; hence to court; also, to accost or proposition ...1866 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to question a person; to interview ...1871 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to throw swiftly or forcibly ...1893 colloq.
vb. 10. to talk ...1899 Amer. sl.
vb. 11. to scold, to tell off ...L19 US sl.
vb. 12. to cheat ...L19 sl.
vb. 13. to be lively, busy, or exciting ...1906 colloq.
vb. 14. to telephone or to use an intercom ...1916 Amer. sl.
vb. 15. to solicit handouts from a person or on a street; to beg from ...1917 Amer. hobo sl.
vb. 16. to go off or away quickly; to leave ...1925 sl.
vb. 17. of a person: to be in a state of stimulation or excitement; to be intoxicated or 'high', esp. on drugs ...1927 sl.
vb. 18. to court, to have a date ...1928 Amer. dial.
vb. 19. to happen ...1920s sl.
vb. 20. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 21. to fly a plane very low over a building, field, etc....1944 Amer. sl.
vb. 22. to kiss ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
vb. 23. to annoy, to irritate ...1952 Amer. sl.
vb. 24. to make, to prepare, to put on ...1950s sl.
vb. 25. to become lively, energetic; esp. of the atmosphere at a party or the performance of a rock band ...1950s sl.
vb. 26. to drive around town in one's car, looking for amusement ...1960s US teen sl.
vb. 27. to become excited ...1960s teen sl.
vb. 28. to fail to stop at a red traffic light ...2000s US sl.
BUZZA
vb. to challenge someone to empty what remains of a bottle into their glass and then to drink it all down ...L18 sl.
BUZZA?
int. what's up? ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUZZ ABOUT
vb. to bustle about in an annoying manner ...Bk1999
BUZZ ALONG
vb. 1. to depart ...1914 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast; to drive rapidly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUZZARD
adj. senseless, stupid ...1592
n. 1. a worthless, stupid, or ignorant person ...1377
n. 2. a foolish or despicable person; a contemptible old man ...1641
n. 3. a gold or silver dollar ...1834 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a native or resident of Georgia ...1845 Amer. jocular
n. 5. a botched job; a badly-spoiled piece of work ...1871 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a military discharge certificate ...1888 Amer. military usage
n. 7. an oppressive, arrogant person, jealous of rivalry and vindictive ...1889 US sl.
n. 8. a naval petty officer ...1894 US Navy usage
n. 9. a worthless horse ...1907 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a filthy child ...1900s US sl.
n. 11. a war correspondent ...1914 Amer. army usage
n. 12. a policeman ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 13. a second-rate thief; one who preys on women ...1910s US tramps' sl.
n. 14. a beggar, the lowest form of tramp ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 15. an enemy airplane ...1925 Amer. army usage
n. 16. the eagle worn as insignia by a colonel or naval captain ...1930s US military usage
n. 17. an airplane pilot ...1937 Amer. jocular
n. 18. chicken or turkey as served in a mess hall ...1941 Amer. military usage
n. 19. the American eagle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 20. an animal, a creature ...1950s sl.
n. 21. an unattractive woman ...1980s sl.
BUZZARD-BAIT
n. 1. a corpse left in the open; hence, a dead or doomed person ...1851 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a thin, sickly animal; an emaciated horse ...1905 Amer. dial.
BUZZARD-BUSTER
n. a member of an antiaircraft unit ...1942 Amer. army usage
BUZZARD CHRISTIAN
n. a person who goes to church only for funerals, or only for dinners ...1942 Amer. dial.
BUZZARD COLONEL
n. a full colonel ...1930s US military usage
BUZZARD DETAIL
n. a graves-registration detail ...1948 Amer. army usage
BUZZARD DOLLAR
n. a silver or gold dollar as opposed to a trade dollar ...1889 Amer. finance usage
BUZZARDISM
n. conduct resembling that of the buzzard; cowardice ...1659
BUZZARD LOPE
n. an ungainly running gait ...1952 Amer. dial.
BUZZARDLY
adj. † stupid, senseless ...1561
BUZZARD MEAT
n. 1. a corpse left in the open; hence, a dead or doomed person ...1899 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an emaciated horse ...1932 Amer. sl.
n. 3. chicken or turkey ...1944 Amer. military usage
BUZZARD RELIGION
n. the 'religion' practiced by one who goes to church only for funerals ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUZZARD ROOST
n. 1. a disreputable gathering place or ramshackle building; a dilapidated building ...1889 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an upper balcony in a theatre ...1920 Amer. sl.
BUZZARD SHIT
n. vile or unappetizing food ...1939 Amer. military usage
BUZZARD'S ROOST
n. 1. a disreputable gathering place or ramshackle building; a dilapidated building ...1889 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the upper balcony of a theatre ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUZZARD'S ROW
n. the part of a town where the poorer people, special groups, or foreign groups live ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUZZARD STORM
n. a period of very cold weather in spring ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUZZAROON
n. an umbrella ...19C Eng. dial.
BUZZ AROUND LIKE A BLUE-ARSED FLY
vb. to be excessively busy, often to the detriment of others; to rush around headlong ...L19 sl.
BUZZ BOMB
n. 1. a German World War II V-1 winged robot bomb powered by a ramjet engine ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 2. a strong cocktail ...1945 Amer. sl.
n. 3. nitrous oxide ...1980s US drugs sl.
BUZZ BOOK
n. a best-selling book; a book everyone is talking about ...1970s Amer. sl.
BUZZ-BOX
n. a motorcar ...1920 sl.
BUZZ BOY
n. a fighter pilot; a member of an air force; used derisively ...1944 Amer. military usage
BUZZ BUGGY
n. an automobile, esp. a cheap one ...1911 Amer. sl.
BUZZ-BUZZ
n. 1. unintelligible or tedious noise, esp. continuous vociferation ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a car, esp. an old one ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUZZ CRUNCHER
n. a person or thing that destroys a feeling of euphoria; a killjoy or spoilsport ...1980s US college sl.
BUZZ-CRUSHER
n. someone or something that ruins or dampens one's pleasure; a killjoy or spoilsport ...1980s Amer. student sl.
BUZZ CUT
n. a cutting off of all or most of the hair ...1990s Amer.
BUZZED
adj. 1. intoxicated by liquor or drugs ...1952 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excited, thrilled, stimulated ...1996 sl.
BUZZED HAIR
n. a cutting off of all or most of the hair ...1990s Amer. sl.
BUZZED OUT
adj. 1. intoxicated by liquor or drugs ...c1970 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. dreamily or eerily out of touch with reality; disoriented, forgetful, dazed ...1980 Amer. sl.
BUZZED UP
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUZZER
n. 1. a pickpocket ...1862 sl.
n. 2. a confidence trickster who fools a shopkeeper into parting with a gold sovereign using sleight of hand and some hidden wax ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. any form of car ...20C sl.
n. 4. a police or other law-enforcement badge ...1914 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a military discharge certificate ...1918 Amer. army usage
n. 6. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a mosquito ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a nickname for a brother ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
BUZZER BEATER
n. something done, finished or accomplished at the last possible moment before a deadline ...1997, orig. US basketball usage
BUZZ-FAKING
n. picking pockets ...E19 sl.
BUZZGLOAK
n. a pickpocket ...1819 thieves sl.
BUZZIE
n. a traveller ...2000s Irish sl.
BUZZIES
n. the female breasts ...1970s sl.
BUZZ IN
vb. to arrive, to enter ...1930s Amer. sl.
BUZZIN'
adj. drunk ...1980s Amer. teen sl.
BUZZING
adj. 1. lively, exciting, active; busy, popular ...1882 colloq.
adj. 2. drunk ...2000s US college sl.
n. stealing, esp. picking pockets ...1819 thieves' sl.
BUZZING ACADEMY
n. a training school for pickpockets ...Bk1921 sl.
BUZZING LAY
n. stealing, esp. picking pockets ...1819 thieves' sl.
BUZZ IT
vb. to relax, to stay calm ...1950s US sl.
BUZZ JOB
n. an instance of flying very low so as to frighten or impress persons on the ground ...1943 Amer. aviation usage
BUZZ-KILL
n. someone or something that ruins or dampens one's pleasure; a killjoy ...1992 Amer. student sl.
int. an exclamation of disappointment and irritation; too bad! that's awful! ...1980s US college sl.
BUZZ-KNACKER
n. a trainer of young pickpockets ...M19 sl.
BUZZMAKER
n. a particularly potent mixed drink, often a shooter ...Bk1998 sl.
BUZZMAN
n. 1. a pickpocket ...1832 thieves' sl.
n. 2. an informer ...M19 US criminals' sl.
BUZZ NAPPER
n. a young pickpocket ...Bk1890 sl.
BUZZ NAPPER'S ACADEMY
n. a school in which young thieves are trained to the art ...Bk1890 sl.
BUZZ OFF
vb. 1. to go away; to leave; to depart ...1914 sl.
vb. 2. to ring off on the telephone ...1914
vb. 3. to send someone away curtly ...1967 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to die ...1970 Amer. dial.
int. 1. go away! ...1925 sl.
int. 2. shut up! ...1960 Amer. dial.
BUZZOLOGUE
n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUZZ ON
n. a feeling of mild intoxication, as from liquor or drugs ...1948 Amer. sl.
BUZZSAW
n. a gossip ...Bk1942 US sl.
BUZZSTOMP
n. 1. an unpleasant experience or event ...1980s US college sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant person, esp. one who ruins a hitherto enjoyable time ...1980s US college sl.
int. an exclamation of disappointment and irritation; too bad! that's awful! ...1980s US college sl.
BUZZ STRIPPER
n. a person or thing that destroys a feeling of euphoria; a killjoy or spoilsport ...1980s US college sl.
BUZZ TAIL
n. a rattlesnake ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUZZ THE MAIN STEM
vb. to be along a town's main street ...L19 sl.
BUZZ-WAGON
n. an automobile ...1903 Amer. jocular
BUZZ-WIG
n. 1. a large bushy wig ...1816
n. a person wearing a large bushy wig ..1832
BUZZ WIRE
n. a telephone or telegraph line ...Amer. World War I sl.
BUZZ WOOD
vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUZZWORTHY
adj. worthy of attention and gossip ...Amer. sl.
BUZZY
adj. 1-. intoxicated; tipsy ...1736 sl.
adj. 2. crazy, eccentric ...L19 sl.
adj. 3. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. of a person: excited, euphoric, experiencing a buzz; active, lively, over-stimulated ...1978
adj. 5. popular, fashionable, much-talked-about ...1982
adj. 6. thrilling ...2000s sl.
n. a nickname for a brother ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUZZY HOUSE
n. an insane asylum ...1908 Amer. sl.
BVDs
n. underwear, esp. long underwear ...1920s Amer. sl.
B.V.H.
n. the penis (Blue Veined Hooligan) ...1990s sl.
BWAI
n. a boy ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
int. 1. an exclamation of excitement or pleasure ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
int. 2. an exclamation of surprise or disdain ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
B-WAY
n. Broadway, a major avenue in New York City ...1850 Amer. sl.
B.W.O.C.
n. a socially prominent college woman; a 'big woman on campus' ...1934 Amer. student sl.
BWOY
n. a boy ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
int. 1. an exclamation of excitement or pleasure ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
int. 2. an exclamation of surprise or disdain ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
BY
n. † a place of habitation; a village or town ...c950
BY A CONSIDERABLE SIGHT
adv. by a long way, by a good deal. usually as a negative, such as 'not by a considerable sight' ...E19
BY A DAMN SIGHT
adv. by a long way, by a good deal. usually as a negative, such as 'not by a damn sight' ...E19
BY A DARN SIGHT
adv. by a long way, by a good deal. usually as a negative, such as 'not by a darn sight' ...E19
BY A JUGFUL
adv. by a great deal, 'by a long chalk'; usually used in the negative ...E19 US sl.
BY A LITTLE
adv. gradually, little by little ...1968 Amer. dial.
BY ALL THAT'S BLUE!
int. an exclamation expressing surprise, emphatic confirmation, etc. ...1829
BY A LONG CHALK
adv. in a great degree; by far ...1846
BY A LONG SHOT
adv. by a good distance, by a considerable amount; usually used in the negative ...M19
BY A LONG SIGHT
adv. by a long way, by a good deal. usually as a negative, such as 'not by a long sight' ...E19
BY A LONG WAYS
adv. by far; far and away ...1952 Amer. dial.
BY-AM-BY
adv. by and by, presently ...1825 Amer. dial.
BY A NOSE
adv. by a narrow margin, barely ...1908 Amer. sl.
BY A SIDE-WIND
phr. in an indirect method or manner ...1648
BY A SLUMP
adv. as a whole, collectively, at a rough estimate ...L17 Sc.
BY A STREET
adv. by a long way ...20C
BY A TEXAS MILE
phr. by a great distance or amount ...1984 Amer. dial.
BY-A-WHISKER
adj. very nearly tied; very close ...1970s Amer. sl.
BYBIDDER
n. a person at an auction who bids with the object of raising the prices ...1848
BY BIRD
adv. by the most direct route, as the crow flies ...1967 Amer. dial.
BY-BLOW
n. one who comes into the world by a side stroke; an illegitimate child, a bastard ...1595
BY CAIN!
int. a mild oath ...1819 Amer. sl.
BY CHALKS
adv. by a long way; often used in the negative, as 'not by chalks' ...L19 Aust. sl.
BY-CHILD
n. an illegitimate child ...1894 Eng. dial.
BY-CHOP
n. a bastard ...a1637
BY CHRISTCHURCH!
int. by Christ! ,,,1940s NZ & UK euphemism
BY CHRIST'S WOUNDS!
int. an oath ...M14
BY CRACKER!
int. a mild oath ...1972 US
BY CRACKEY; BY CRACKY!
int. By Christ! ...1800s Amer. euphemism
BY CRIPES!
int. an exclamation ...1910
BY DAD!
int. a mild oath ...1678
BY DANG!
int. damn! ...L18 euphemism
BY DASH!
int. damn! ...M19 sl.
BY DINGY!
int. a weak oath (rhymes with 'clingy') ...19C
BY DIRR!
int. a common oath ...1891 Eng. dial.
BY-DWELLER
n. † one who dwells close by or near; a neighbour ...1611
BYE
phr. goodbye ...1709
BYE-BLOW
n. one who comes into the world by a side stroke; an illegitimate child, a bastard ...1595
BYE-BYE
adj. unconscious or asleep; hence, dead ...1913 Amer. sl.
n. a nursery word for sleep ...1867
BYE-BYES
n. a nursery word for sleep ...1867
BYE-DRINK
n. an alcoholic dink taken other than at mealtimes ...M18 sl.
BYEE
phr. goodbye ...1964
BY FIRE!
int. a mild oath ...1916 Amer. dial.
BY FITS AND FEAGS
adv. †* by fits and starts ...1600
BYFRAP
vb. †* to beat about, to thrash ...c1380
BY GAD!
int. * By God! ...1611
BY GADS-LID!
int. an exclamation ...1598
BY GADS-NIGGERS!
int. an exclamation ...1657
BY GAM!
int. a disguised oath ...1762 Eng. dial.
BY GAR!
int. an oath and exclamation ...L16
BY GARY!
int. exclamation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BY GEE AND JAY!
int. an exclamation and oath; By God and Jesus! ...Bk1982
BY GEORGE!
int. a mild exclamation of surprise, approval, determination, emphasis, etc. ...1731
BY GHOST!
int. a general exclamation ...1960s Aust.
BY GIGS!
int. 9by Jesus! ...M16 euphemism
BY GINGER!
int. by Jesus! ...M19 euphemism
BY GIS!
int. by Jesus ...16C euphemism
BY-GOD
adv. used as a general intensifier, as 'the by-god worst thing ever' ...L19 US
BY GOD AND BY GUESS
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GODFREY!
int. an exclamation ...1868 Amer. dial.
BY GODFREY CAESAR!
int. an exclamation ...1959 Amer. dial.
BY GODFREY MIGHTY!
int. an exclamation ...1904 Amer. dial.
BY GOD'S DINES!
int. a mild oath ...L16
BY GOD'S SONTIES!
int. † an oath ...1596
BY GOLES!
int. by God! ...E18 euphemism
BY GOLEY!
int. by God! ...M19 euphemism
BY GOLLIES!
int. by God! ...M19 euphemism
BY GOLLY!
int. by God! ...M19 euphemism
BY GONNIES!
int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1931 Amer. dial.
BY GOOD GRAVY!
int. by God! ...M19 euphemism
BY GOOD RIGHTS
phr. it should be so ...Bk1903 sl.
BY GOR!
int. by God! ...M19 euphemism
BY GORRY!
int. an exclamation of surprise ...1854 Amer. dial.
BY GOSH!
int. by God! ...M18 euphemism
BY GRABS!
int. an expression of surprise or annoyance ...1898 Amer. dial. euphemism for 'by God'
BY GRANNY!
int. an exclamation of astonishment ...M19
BY GRAVY!
int. used as a mild oath or as an expression of surprise or annoyance ...1831 Amer. dial.
BY GREAT JINGO!
int. a mild oath ...1871 sl.
BY GUESS AND BY DAMNED
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GAR
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GOD
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1923 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GODFREY
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GOLLY
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1914 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GORRY
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GOSH
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GRACIOUS
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GUY
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY JINGO
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS OR BY GOD
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1963 Amer. dial.
BY GUINEA!
int. an exclamation and oath; "By God!" ...20C US colloq.
BY GUM!
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...c1815
BY GUMMY!
int. a mild oath ...1872 Amer. dial.
BY HAB OR BY NAB
adv. by hook or by crook; by any means necessary; anyhow, anyway ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
BY HABS AND NABS
adj. at odd moments, or in intervals of leisure; piecemeal ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
BY HALF!
int. an emphatic intensifier ...L17
BY HALF LIGHTS
adv. indistinctly, vaguely, dimly ...a1711
BY HALVERS
adv. incompletely ...1867 Amer. dial.
BY HAND
adj. on foot ...1968 Amer. dial.
BY-HANGER
n. † a hanger-on; a parasite ...a1626
BY HAP
adv. † by chance, casually; perhaps ...1388
BY HEAD AND SHOULDERS
adv. 1. by force, violently ...1581
adv. 2. considerably, by far ...1864
BY HEAPS
adv. † in crowds, in large quantities, in great numbers ...1523
BY HEAVENS!
int. an asseveration ...1610
BY-HECK
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BY-HECKITY
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BY HELL'S PEEKHOLE!
int. an oath ...1944 Amer. dial.
BY HEN!
int. a mild oath; hell! ...1907 Amer. dial.
BYHIRNE
vb. †* to hide in a corner ...1394
BY HIS HOOKERS!
int. an exclamation and oath ...E17
BY HOKEY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C US
BY HOKY-POKY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C US
BY HOOK OR BY THRAW
adv. by hook or by crook, anyway, anyhow ...1890 Sc.
BY HOOKY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C US
BYHORE
vb. † to commit adultery against ...c1440
BY JACKS!
int. a mild oath ...1931 Amer. dial.
BY JACKSON!
int. by Jesus! ...M19 euphemism
BY JAIMMINTY!
int. an exclamation or quasi-oath ...1900 Ireland
BY JAKLE!
int. a disguised oath ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
BY JAPERS
int. a low oath ...1821
BY JAPPERS
int. a low oath ...1821
BY JAYKLE!
int. a disguised oath ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
BY JEEMS' COUSIN!
int. a mild oath ...1950 Amer. dial.
BY JEEMS RICE!
int. a mild oath ...1959 Amer. dial.
BY JEEPERS!
int. a mild oath ...1930 Amer. dial.
BY JEEZ!
int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY JEHOSAPHAT!
int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1952 Amer. dial.
BY JEHOSHAPHAT!
int. an oath and an exclamation, possibly avoiding "Jesus" ...20C
BY JERPS!
int. an expression of astonishment ...1927 Amer. dial.
BY JERUSALEM!
int. a mild oath ...1840 Amer. dial.
BY-JESUS
n. the guts, the stuffing, the 'daylights' ...1940s sl.
BY JESWAX!
int. a mild oath ...1895 Amer. dial.
BY JIBBERS!
int. a mild oath ...1924 Amer. dial.
BY JIGGERS!
int. an exclamation of annoyance or disgust ...1924 Amer. dial.
BY JIM!
int. a mild oath ...1866 Amer. dial.
BY JIMINY
int. a mild oath ...1867 Amer. dial.
BY JIMINY CRICKET
int. an exclamation of surprise ...1848 Amer. dial.
BY JIMMINY
int. by Jesus! ...E19 euphemism
BY JIMMY
int. by Jesus! ...E19 euphemism
BY JING!
int. an asseveration ...1785 Sc.
BY JINGO!
int. a mild oath...1691-2 sl.
BY JINKS!
int. by Jesus! ...M19 euphemism
BY JIS!
int. by Jesus! ...M19 euphemism
BY JOCKS!
int. an oath and exclamation ...20C US sl.
BY JOCKUM!
int. an oath and exclamation ...20C US sl.
BY-JOE
adj. excellent; first-rate (French 'bijou')...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. ('by Joe!) by Jesus! ...M19 euphemism
BY JOE BEESWAX!
int. an ejaculation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BY JOVE!
int. by God! ...L16
BY JUPITER!
int. an exclamation ...17C
BYKE
n. a bisexual woman ...1990s US homosexual sl.
BYKER TEA-CAKE
n. a head-butt ...1990s sl.
BY KING!
int. a mild oath ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
BYKING
n. a hive, a swarm ...1822 Sc.
BY LADYKIN!
int. an oath or exclamation ...1812 Eng. dial.
BYLAND
n. † a peninsula ...1577
BY LEDDY!
int. an exclamation ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
BY LITTLES
adv. gradually, little by little ...1968 Amer. dial.
BY MANY FARS
adv. by many degrees, very much ...1790 Sc.
BYMEBY
adv. by and by, presently ...1825 Amer. dial.
BY MEGGINS!
int. an oath or exclamation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BYMODERED
adj. † besmeared with mud; bemired ...a1307
BY MY CADAVER!
int. a mild oath ...L19 Cockney usage
BY MY FAY!
int. † a quasi-oath ...a1300
BY MY FIG!
int. an exclamation of astonishment or emphasis ...M17
BY MY FIGGINS!
int. an exclamation of astonishment or emphasis ...M17
BY MY HEAD
phr. by simple reasoning or intuition ...1969 Amer. dial.
BY MY HOOD!
int. a mild exclamation ...L14
BY MY OWN HEAD
phr. by simple reasoning or intuition ...1969 Amer. dial.
BY MY SALUTED AUNT!
int. an exclamation and mock oath ...20C colloq.
BY MY SANG!
int. a mild expletive of asseveration or surprise; by Jove!, upon my word! ...1790 Sc.
BY MY SOWKINS!
int. an exclamation of assertion ...1900s Aust.
BY MY VIRGINITY!
int. an exclamation and mild oath ...20C
BY NAILS AND BY BLOOD!
int. † an oath ...c1386
BY NAVY
adv. † by ship ...c1400
BY NED!
int. a mild oath...1853 Amer. dial.
B.Y.O.
phr. Bring Your Own; refers to bringing drinks to a party or an unlicensed restaurant ...1960s Aust. & US
BYO
n. a cradle ...1902 Amer. dial.
B.Y.O.B.
phr. Bring Your Own Bottle ...1950s Aust. & US
BY ODD
adv. † separately, by itself, alone ...c1330
BY ODDS
adv. by far, considerably ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BY ODDS AND BOBS
adv. piecemeal, at odd times ...1805 Eng. dial.
B.Y.O.G.
phr. Bring Your Own Grog ...1960s Aust. sl.
B.Y.O.L.
phr. Bring Your Own Liquor...1960s Aust. & US sl.
BY ONE'S LEE-LANE
adv. quite alone, by oneself ...1878 Sc.
BY ONE'S LONE
phr. alone, by oneself ...1910 Amer. dial.
BY PARCELS
adv. a part at a time, piecemeal ...1412-20 arch.
BY-PASS
vb. * to pass, to surpass ...1848
BYPASSER
n. a passerby ...1904 Amer. dial.
BYPAST
adj. † that has passed out of life; deceased, departed ...1425
BY SAGGS!
int. a mild expletive of asseveration or surprise; by Jove!, upon my word! ...1898 Sc.
BY SALMON!
int. † an oath or asseveration ...a1550 cant.
BY SANG!
int. a petty oath ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
BY SANNIES!
int. a mild oath ...1839 Ireland
BYSAWE
n. † a current saying; a proverb ...c1225
BY-SCAPE
n. †* a bastard ...1646
BY SCISSORS!
int. a mild oath...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
BYSCORN
n. †* contempt, scorn ...1387
vb. † to cover with scorn ...c1386
BYSEN
adj. † monstrous, shocking, conspicuously bad or disgraceful ...c1375
n. † something monstrous or portentous; a shocking sight; a sorry spectacle; a disgraceful thing ...a1525
vb. † to liken, to compare ...c1325
BYSENING
adj. † ill-boding, portentous; monstrous; frightful ...c1375
BY-SLIP
n. 1. † a casual or trivial fault ...1612
n. 2. † a bastard ...a1670
BY SLUMP
adv. as a whole, collectively, at a rough estimate ...L17 Sc.
BY-SON
n. an illegitimate son ...1887 Eng. dial.
BYSPARKIT
adj. † bespattered, spotted ...1513 Sc.
BYSPEL
n. † an illegitimate child ...1781
BYSS
vb. 1. † to sing or hum children to sleep ...1440
vb. 2. † to hiss or fizz, as in the fire ...a1522
BYSTOUR
n. † a loud, rude talker; a braggart, a bully ...1535 Sc.
BY SUCCESSION(S)
adv. † successively ...1432-50
BY SUNDRIES
adv. † individually; separately ...a1400-50
BYSWELT
vb. †* to burn, to scorch ...c1420
BYSWENKE
vb. † to work hard; to exert oneself, to labour ...a1400
BY-SYBBE
n. † a relative ...c1440
BYSYM
n. † something monstrous or portentous; a shocking sight, a sorry spectacle, a disgraceful thing ...1568 Sc.
B.Y.T.
n. Bright Young Things ...2000s sl.
BYTE
n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
BY-TERM
n. † a by-name, a nickname ...1579
BY THE BACK DOOR
adv. secretly or unofficially ...Bk1999
BY THE BALD-HEADED JEWS!
int. a mild profanity ...1939 Amer. dial.
BY THE BIG HOOK-BLOCK!
int. a mild oath ...1867 Amer. nautical sl.
BY THE BIRD
adv. by the most direct route, as the crow flies ...1982 Amer. dial.
BY THE BOARD
adj. correct ...World War II Amer. Army sl.
BY THE BONES OF DAVY JONES!
int. a mild oath ...1910s Aust. sl.
BY THE BOOK
adv. according to correct procedures; as one should under regulations, law, contract, etc. ...1840s Amer.
BY THE BOXCAR
adj. in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
BY THE BUTTONS!
int. an oath, expletive ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BY THE CARLOAD
adj. in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
BY THE CLOCK
adv. 1. absolutely, definitely ...1910s US sl.
adv. 2. manifestly, clearly, evidently ...c1920 Amer. sl.
BY THE CRINGE!
int. by Christ! ...1980s euphemism
BY THE DIRRS!
int. a common oath ...1891 Eng. dial.
BY THE ELEVENS!
int. an exclamation and oath ...B1900
BY THE ETERNAL!
int. an exclamation and oath ...B1900
BY THE ETERNAL GOD!
int. n exclamation and oath ...B1900
BY THE GOOD KATTY!
int. a mild oath, 'by the good St. Catherine ...L19 UK sl.
BY THE GREAT ANCHOR!
int. by God! M19 euphemism
BY THE GREAT HORN-SPOON!
int. exclamation of surprise ...1860 Amer. dial.
BY THE HARDEST
adv. with great difficulty ...1935 Amer. dial.
BY THE HEAD
adj. slightly intoxicated ...1860 sl.
BY THE HEAD AND EARS
adv. roughly, violently, as one drags a beast ...1590
BY THE HOKEY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C US
BY THE HOKY-POKY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C US
BY THE HOLY!
int. an exclamation of surprise, excitement, alarm, etc. ...19C
BY THE HOLY IRON!
int. a general oath ...19C
BY THE HOLY POKER!
int. a general oath ...19C
BY THE HOLY POKER AND THE TUMBLING TOM!
int. a general oath ...19C
BY THE HOLY POKER OF HELL
int. a general oath ...19C
BY THE HOOK-BLOCK!
int. a mild oath ...1833 Amer. nautical sl.
BY THE HORN AND THE HOOF!
int. an exclamation ...17C
BY THE JUMPING JOHN ROGERS!
int. an exclamation ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
BY THE LITTLES
adv. gradually, little by little ...1968 Amer. dial.
BY THE LIVING JINGO!
int. a mild oath ...1766 sl.
BY THE LIVIN' LAWS!
int. a form of affirmation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BY THE LORD HARRY!
int. exclamation expressing surprise or assertion ...1687
BY THE LORD OF HEAVEN!
int. an oath and an exclamation ...20C colloq.
BY THE MACK!
int. an exclamatory form of asseveration ...c1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BY THE MACKINS!
int. † an exclamatory form of asseveration ...c1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BY THE MAN!
int. an expletive ...1885 Eng. dial.
BY THE MASKINS!
int. † by the mass! an asseverative exclamation ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BY THE MASS!
int. an oath ...c1369
BY THE MEGGINS!
int. an oath or exclamation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BY THE MEGS!
int. an oath or exclamation ...1864 Eng. dial.
BY THE MOUSE-FOOT!
int. a mild exclamation ...M16
BY THE NEW TIME
adv. very quickly ...1910s sl.
BY THE NUMBERS
adv. in a prescribed way; mechanically ...World War I armed forced usage
BY THE PANDHEREN PARTHA!
int. an oath ...1836 Ireland
BY THE PIPER!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C
BY THE PIPER THAT PLAYED BEFORE MOSES!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C
BY THE PIPER THAT SHOOK THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C
BY THE POWERS OF MOLL DOYLE!
int. a mild oath ...E19 Irish
BY THE POWERS OF MOLL KELLY!
int. a mild oath ...E19 Irish
BY THE RACK OF ONE'S EYE
phr. using sight and judgement alone, without further rule or guide ...1899 Amer. dial.
BY THE SACRED STARS AND STRIPES!
int. an exclamation of surprise ...L19 US
BY THE SALMON!
int. † an oath or asseveration ...1611 cant.
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS
adv. by instincts and feelings, without the benefit of formal training or procedures ...1938 Amer. aviation usage
BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH
adv. with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1893
BY THE SLUMP
adv. as a whole, collectively, at a rough estimate ...L17 Sc.
BY THE TEMO!
int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1867 Ireland
BY THE TENTH DEAL
adv. † ten-fold ...c1330
BY THE TRUCKFUL
adj. in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
BY-THE-WAY
n. an incidental remark ...1896
BY THIS AND THAT!
int. an expletive ...1842 Ireland
BY THIS HAT!
int. a general exclamation ...L16
BY TIME!
int. by God! ...1848 Amer. euphemism
BY TIMES
adv. 1. occasionally ...1841 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adv. 2. early ...1875 Eng. dial.
BY TOOTH AND TOENAIL
adv. fiercely, intensely ...1923 Amer. dial.
BY-VIEW
n. 1. † selfish or private view; self-interested aim or purpose ...1706
n. 2. a side glance, a glimpse; a look directed to an object, not immediately before the eye ...1753
BY VUM!
int. an exclamation ...1890 Amer. dial.
BYWARD, BYWARDS
adv. † sideways ...1556
BY WAY OF CHEAPSIDE
adv. on the cheap, at a bargain price ...L18
BYWENT
adv. † bygone, past ...a1522 Sc.
BY-WIPE
n. 1. an indirect reproof or sarcasm ...1641
n. 2. a bastard; an illegitimate child ...19C Eng. dial.
BY YOUR LEAVE
phr. an expression of apology for not having asked permission; the asking of permission ...1914
BY ZIGGITY!
int. an exclamation of joy or surprise ...a1930 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a male person ...1774 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a male sheep ...1812 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (usually considered derogatory) a Black man, esp. a young, strong one ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 4. (usually considered derogatory) an American Indian ...1836 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a male rabbit ...1838 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a man's nickname, or familiar form of address ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a name for one of a pair of oxen ...1852 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a dollar ...1856 US sl.
n. 9. a male goat ...1869 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a fashionable young man ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 11. boastful talk ...1895 sl.
n. 12. the male of the ferret ...1904
n. 13. a private; a common soldier ...World War I Amer. sl.
n. 14. an old man ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 15. responsibility ...1947 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1959 Amer. dial.
n. 17. a dollar bill ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 18. a silver dollar ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 19. a horse of a light yellowish dun colour and often with a dark stripe down the back and a dark mane ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 20. a bull or steer ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to swagger, to talk big or bumptiously, to brag ...1880 sl.
vb. 2. to haze; to swing a child against a stationary object or another child ...1890 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to come up against, to find oneself opposed to, to oppose ...1904
vb. 4. to meet accidentally; to bump into ...1904 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to struggle stubbornly against ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to conceive a child ...1931 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to wash something ...1949 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to yield, to bend ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to curry favour, to toady ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUCK A BULL OFF THE BRIDGE
vb. to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task ...1916 Amer. dial.
BUCKACHE
n. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCK-A-DANDY
n. a young, dashing, or virile man; a fop ...1894 Amer. dial.
BUCKAGERS
n. severe chills and fever ...1906 Amer. dial.
BUCK-AGGERS
n. severe chills and fever ...1906 Amer. dial.
BUCK AGUE
n. 1. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1844 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nervousness accompanying exposure to a new situation or responsibility ...c1915 Amer. dial.
BUCK-ANKLED
adj. having bent or uneven legs ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUCKAREE
n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1919 Amer. dial.
BUCKAROO
n. a cowboy ...1829 US
vb. to work as a cowboy ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUCK-ASS
n. a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1965 US sl.
BUCK-ASS NAKED
adj. entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCK-ASS PRIVATE
n. a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1945 US sl.
BUCKAYRO
n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1829 Amer. dial.
BUCK BATHING
n. nude swimming ...1931 Amer. dial.
BUCKBERRY ROAD
n. a ranch railroad that is not very important or gives poor service ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUCK-BORN NAKED
adj. entirely unclothed or naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCK-BUM NAKED
adj. completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCKED
adj. happy, pleased, proud ...1907 sl.
BUCKER
n. 1. a horse that bucks ...1881 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person who balks or rebels ...1887 Amer. dial.
n. 3. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1889 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a gambler ...1898 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a person who butts with his head ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a goat that habitually strikes people with its horns ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUCKEROO
n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1907 Amer. dial.
BUCKET
n. 1. a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the buttocks ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a jail ...1955 Amer. dial.
vb. to move irregularly or haphazardly from place to place; to be moved in such a way; to be jostled along or tossed about ...1879
BUCKET-FED
adj. dependent; pampered ...1947 Amer. dial.
BUCKET-LED
adj. dependent; pampered ...1927 Amer. dial.
BUCKET MAN
n. (derogatory) a cowboy ...1897 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF BLOOD
n. a saloon or speakeasy; a tough bar; a cheap dive ...1938 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF BLUBBER
n. a person who is very fat; chiefly used of men ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF BOLTS
n. a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF LARD
n. a person who is very fat; chiefly used of men ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF LIGHT
n. a gallon of kerosene ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUCKET OF SUDS
n. a pail of beer ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUCKET ROAD
n. a badly kept road with bucket-like holes in the surface ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUCKETY
adj. like a bucket, clumsy ...1883
n. paste used by weavers in dressing their webs ...19C Sc.
BUCKEYE
n. 1. orig. a backwoodsman near the Ohio River valley; now any resident of Ohio ...1823 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one whose work is of low quality; the inferior work itself ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an inferior oil-painting, made for the picture trade or for auction rooms ...1881 sl.
n. 4. a sheriff ...1889 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a small cigar factory ...1915 Amer. dial.
vb. to make or become ill ...1868 Amer. dial.
BUCK-EYED
adj. characterized by unusual eyes; having round eyes; cock-eyed ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUCK FARMER
n. a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUCK FEVER
n. 1. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1841 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nervousness accompanying exposure to a new situation or responsibility ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUCK FRIGHT
n. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUCK GENERAL
n. a brigadier general ...1944 US sl.
BUCKHARA
n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1829 Amer. dial.
BUCKHEAD
n. 1. a person of mixed race ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a paper dollar ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUCKIE
n. a lively boy or youth ...1930 Amer. dial.
BUCKISH
adj. high-spirited, in good fettle ...1911 sl.
BUCKITIS
n. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUCK-KNEED
adj. having the knees turned inward; knock-kneed ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE
n. a vigorous struggle or conflict ...1845
vb. to run fast ...1903 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE-BACK
adv. piggyback ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUCKLED UP
adj. married ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE OFF
vb. to hurry off ...1952 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE TO A HEN'S NEST
phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE TO IT
vb. to hurry; to work fast ...1848 Amer. dial.
BUCKLETY-WHET
adv. lickety-split, very quickly ...1859 Amer. dial.
BUCKLE UP
vb. to stand up to, to defy, to rebel ...1859 Amer. dial.
BUCK LOAD
n. a large shot of liquor ...1846 Amer. dial.
BUCK NAKED
adj. entirely unclothed or naked ...1928 Amer. dial.
BUCK NUN
n. a celibate man; a man who lives alone, a recluse ...1907 Amer. dial.
BUCKO
adj. blustering, swaggering ...1883 nautical sl.
n. 1. a swaggering or domineering fellow; a bully ...1899 nautical sl.
n. 2. a term of address, often disparaging ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. 3. swagger, bluster ...1909 nautical sl.
BUCK OUT
vb. to die ...1939 Amer. cowboys' sl.
BUCK OUT IN SMOKE
vb. to die in a gun battle ...1944 Amer. West. sl.
BUCK PARTY
n. a stag party ...1838 Amer. dial.
BUCK-PASSER
n. one who evades or avoids work and responsibility ...1933 Amer. dial.
BUCK PRIVATE
n. a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman ...1874 US sl.
BUCKRA
adj. of the White race ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 1. (now usually derogatory) any White person; White people ...1800 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a boss, master ...1886 Amer. dial.
BUCKRUH
n. (now usually derogatory) any White person; White people ...1922 Amer. dial.
BUCKS
n. 1. severe chills with fever ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a men's toilet ...1981 Amer. dial.
BUCK-SCARED
adj. said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can't shoot ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUCK SERGEANT
n. an ordinary sergeant of the lowest grade ...1934 US sl.
BUCKSHEE
adj. free of charge ...1916 Brit. sl.
adv. for free, gratuitously ...1921 Army sl.
n. 1. a gratuity, a tip ...c1750 Eng. sl.
n. 2. an allowance above the usual amount; an extra or additional amount; extra rations ...1919 Army sl.
BUCKSHISH
n. a gratuity, a tip ...M18
vb. to give a tip ...M18
BUCK-SHY
adj. said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can't shoot ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUCKSHOT FEVER
n. the nervous excitement felt by a hunter at the sight of game ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUCKSKIN
n. 1. a horse of a light yellowish dun colour and often with a dark stripe down the back and a dark mane ...1874 Amer. dial.
n. 2. money ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUCKSTICK
n. 1. a dear old friend ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an old-fashioned man ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 3. a well-dressed, sprightly child or youth; a fop ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 4. a braggart, a boaster ...1924 Anglo-Indian
BUCK THE GAME
vb. to enter upon any hazard with a purpose to win ...1859 Amer. dial.
BUCK THE TIGER
vb. to gamble, to play cards ...1851 US sl.
BUCK UP
vb. 1. to court, to seek the affections of ...1832 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to take courage, to apply oneself ...1844 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to cheer up ...1844 sl.
vb. 4. to dress up ...1854 Eng. dial. or colloq.
vb. 5. to make an effort; to hurry up ...1890
BUCK UP TO
vb. to stand up to, to defy ...1846 Amer. dial.
BUCKWHEAT
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1866 Amer. dial.
BUCKWHEATER
n. a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice ...1905 Amer. dial.
BUCKWHEATS
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUCKY
adj. 1. having a strong or rank flavour ...1939 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. out of order, not working right ...1950 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. unprofessional ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. a man's nickname, or familiar form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUCOLISM
n. a rustic phrase or characteristic ...1830 nonce word
BUD
n. 1. a term of address to a male ...1614 sl.
n. 2. a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1851 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a nickname or term of address for any boy ...1874 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a girl who is just 'coming out'; a debutante ...1889 US
n. 5. a stick, switch, or rod ...1891 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a close friend ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 7. cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked; marijuana containing the buds of marijuana flowers ...1980s US drugs sl.
n. 8. a Budweiser™ beer; any beer ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to associate together ...1905 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUDA
n. 1. a potent form of marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
n. 2. a mix of marijuana and crack cocaine ...1990s US drugs sl.
BUDD
n. the clitoris ...1990s sl.
BUDDAHEAD
n. a person of Oriental or Asian ancestry ...1971 Amer. dial.
BUDDHA
adj. excellent, worthy of admiration ...1990s US campus sl.
n. 1. a potent form of marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
n. 2. a mix of marijuana and crack cocaine ...1990s US drugs sl.
BUDDHA BELLY
n. a very fat person ...1970s US sl.
BUDDHAHEAD
n. a person of Oriental or Asian ancestry ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUDDHA STICK
n. a marijuana cigarette ...Amer. drugs sl.
BUDDHA STICKS
n. marijuana grown in Thailand, which is sold wrapped around small, satay sticks ...1960s drugs sl.
BUDDHIST PRIEST!
int. euphemism for 'Jesus Christ!' ...1970s US
BUDDIE
n. 1. a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1858 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a friend or intimate companion ...1896 Amer. dial. .
n. 3. a nickname or term of address for any man ...1903 Amer. dial.
BUDDLEY
n. 1. a fat person ...20C Ulster sl.
n. 2. a sausage ...20C Ulster sl.
BUDDY
n. 1. a friend, an acquaintance, a pal; also a term of address ...1788 orig. US Black sl.
n. 2. a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son ...1858 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a nickname or term of address for any man ...1903 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the penis ...1980s US sl.
n. 5. a sexual partner ...1990s W. Indies/UK Black teen sl.
n. 6. the body ...1990s W. Indies/UK Black teen sl.
vb. to be a friend or companion ...1930 Amer. dial.
BUDDY-BUD
adj. friendly; often, too friendly ...1965 Amer. sl.
BUDDY-BUDDY
adj. exceptionally and overly friendly, probably insincerely so ...1944 sl.
n. 1. a close friend ...World War II US Army and Navy usage
n. 2. one who is not a friend; an enemy; a disliked person ...1945 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an overly friendly person; one who tries too hard to make friends, join a group, or be hep ...1960 Amer. sl.
BUDDY-FUCK
vb. to impose on, betray or otherwise inconvenience a friend ...1960s US sl., mainly military
BUDDY GEE
n. a friend, a buddy, a fellow Black ...1946 Amer. Black usage
BUDDY GHEE
n. a friend, a buddy, a fellow Black ...1946 Amer. Black usage
BUDDY SEAT
n. 1. a motorcycle sidecar ... Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. the pillion seat on a motorcycle ...sl.
BUDDY UP
vb. 1. to become friendly, to travel as friends ...1919 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to seek friendship for personal gain; to curry favour ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUDGE
adj. intimate, familiar ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. 1. † a sneak thief, esp. one who specializes in entering houses and taking furs, cloaks, and coats ...1673 sl.
n. 2. liquor ...18C sl.
n. 3. a fit of nervousness, the fidgets ...1824 Amer. dial.
n. 4. whisky ...1874 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a place inside the breast of a coat, shirt, or dress where small articles are kept ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to drink ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to leave ...M18 sl.
vb. 3. to inform ...M19 sl.
BUDGE A BEAK
vb. to run away ...16C sl.
BUDGE AND SNUDGE
n. a housebreaker and their accomplice ...L17 criminal sl.
BUDGE-EYED
adj. having bulging eyes ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUDGE KAIN
n. a public house, a tavern ...19C Sc. sl.
BUDGER
n. a drunkard ...19C sl.
BUDGEREE
adj. good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
BUDGERY
adj. good, excellent ...1793 Aust.
BUDGET
n. 1. the vagina ...19C sl.
n. 2. a pouch or wallet; a package, a bundle ...1818 Amer. dial.
BUDGET CRUNCH
n. a situation where there is not enough money in the budget ...sl.
BUDGET SQUEEZE
n. a situation where there is not enough money in the budget ...sl.
BUDGEWAY
n. orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss, a leader; an important person ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUDGIE
n. a talkative person; esp. in police use, a minor informer ...1960s criminal sl.
BUDGING
adv. entirely full ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUDGING KEN
n. a public house, a tavern ...M19 sl.
BUDGY
adj. drunk ...M19 sl.
BUDHEAD
n. a beer drinker ...1970s US sl.
BUD IN
vb. to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUDION
n. a small penis ...20C Ulster sl.
BUDIQUETTE
n. the etiquette that governs the smoking of marijuana ...1980s US drugs sl.
BUDLI-BUDLI
n. 1. a male homosexual ...20C sl.
n. 2. sodomy ...20C sl.
BUDLIES
n. cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked ...1980s drugs sl.
BUDMAN
n. a marijuana dealer ...1980s US campus usage
BUDMASH
n. one following evil courses; a bad character; a villain, a rascal ...1870 orig. Ind. army
BUD OF PROMISE
n. a girl who is just 'coming out'; a debutante ...1881 US
BUDS
n. alkyl nitrates ...1980s drugs sl.
BUD-SACK
n. a container for marijuana ...1980s US sl.
BUD SESH
n. getting together to smoke marijuana ...1970s US teen sl.
BUDULARS
n. cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked ...1980s drugs sl.
BUDZAT
n. a low fellow; a blackguard ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
BUEL
n. food (body and fuel) ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. to eat voraciously (body and fuel) ...1980s US campus sl.
BUENO
adj. good; excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUER
n. a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...1807 sl., orig. tramp
BUF
n. an attractive male ...1980s US teen sl.
BUFA
n. a dog ...16C criminal sl.
BUFE
n. a dog ...16C criminal sl.
BUFE NABBER
n. a dog stealer ...16C sl.
BUFF
adj. strong, muscular, healthy ...1980s sl.
n. 1. the skin ...1654 colloq.
n. 2. † a fellow, a 'buffer' ...1708 colloq.
n. 3. a country dweller ...20C Irish sl.
n. 4. a self-important person ...20C Irish sl.
n. 5. a girl ...1918 Amer. dial.
n. 6. someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast; a fan...1931 sl., orig. US
n. 7. a jazz aficionado ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. 8. money ...1980s drugs sl.
vb. to swear to ...1812 sl.
BUFFALO
n. 1. a cow without horns ...1804 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a Black person ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 3. a nickel ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a Belgian ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to overawe, to frighten, to intimidate, esp. by bluff; to confuse, to bamboozle, to tease ...1891 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to cheat; to bamboozle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to strike on the head with the barrel of a gun ...1961 Amer. dial.
BUFFALOED
adj. very much surprised, confused, stumped ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUFFALOHEAD
n. a nickel ...1950 Amer. sl.
BUFFER
n. 1. a fellow: usually expressing a slight degree of contempt ...1749 sl.
n. 2. a foolish fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a dog ...1812 sl.
n. 4. a pistol ...1812 sl.
BUFFET
n. a liquor bar, speakeasy, tavern ...1890 Amer. dial.
BUFFLE-BRAINED
adj. stupid ...1900 Amer. dial.
BUFFLE-GREENS
n. Brussels sprouts ...19C Eng. dial.
BUFFLEHEAD
n. 1. a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton, a stupid person, a silly person, an ignoramus ...1659
n. 2. a North American duck, Bucephala albeola, the head of which appears to be disproportionately large ...Amer.
BUFFLER
n. a buffalo ...1848 Amer. dial.
BUFF-NAPPER
n. a dog-stealer ...Bk1890 sl.
BUFFY
adj. drunk ...1858 sl.
BUFU
n. a male homosexual ...1982 US sl.
BUG
n. 1. one who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1841 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an important person or one who thinks himself so; a big shot ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a trick or hoax ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an unreliable person; a cheat ...1885 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a stupid or silly person ...1900 Amer. college sl.
n. 6. an obsessive enthusiasm or craze; an obsession or urge ...1902 sl., orig. US
n. 7. a schoolboy, esp. of the stated sort, such as a 'new bug' ...1909 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
n. 8. a fearful looking sore artificially produced to simulate a burn or scald by the use of Spanish blister ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 9. an insane person ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a deranged thought, an insane idea, an eccentric notion ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 11 a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1918 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a germ or illness ...1919 sl.
n. 13. a defect in a machine ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 14. a telegraph speed-key ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 15. an Army supply truck ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 16. any solid matter in soup ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 17. tuberculosis ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 18. a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 19. nasal mucus ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 20. one who studies too hard or all the time ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 21 a louse ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 22. a spy device for listening to someone's conversation ...Amer. sl.
n. 23. a flaw in a computer program ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to cheat or deceive; to get an advantage over somebody by tricky means ...1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to bulge out ...1884 US
vb. 3. to equip with a hidden microphone ...1935 sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to fight ...1945 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to bother, to annoy, to irritate, to vex, to infuriate ...1949 Amer. dial.
BUG, THE
n. 1. a cold or illness, esp. the flu ...1914 Amer. dial.
n. 2. tuberculosis ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUGABO
n. a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1899 Amer. dial.
BUGABOO
n. 1. a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1787 Amer. dial.
n. 2. loud talk, insolence ...1914
BUG ALONG
vb. to move about slowly and without energy ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUGALUG
vb. to move about in an aimless way ...1912 Amer. dial.
BUG AS BRASS
adj. stuck-up, proud ...Bk2002 Eng. dial.
BUG-BITE AN' MOONSHINE!
int. expressive of incredulity or disgust ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUG DOCTOR
n. a psychiatrist or psychologist ...1936 Amer. dial.
BUG DOWN
vb. to get sick on the job ...1933 Amer. dial.
BUG DUST
n. 1. cheap smoking tobacco ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something insignificant or of little value ...1958 Amer. dial.
int. an expression of disgust, annoyance, etc. ...1982 Amer. dial.
BUG-EATER
n. 1. (derogatory) an insignificant or worthless person ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a resident of Nebraska ...1872 Amer. dial.
BUG EYE
n. a very round or bulging eye ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUG-EYED
adj. having bulging eyes ...1922 sl., orig. US
BUGGABEAR
n. a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUGGED UP
adj. † dressed up ...1893 Amer. dial.
BUGGED UP TO KILL
adj. † dressed up ...1893 Amer. dial.
BUGGER
n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1719 sl.
n. 2. (sometimes derogatory) a fellow, a guy ...1854 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a baby, a child, esp. an impish one; a term of endearment to a child ...1892 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a louse ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 5. dried nasal mucus ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 6. something unpleasant or undesirable ...1915 sl.
n. 7. an animal ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a lawyer ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a very sly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 11. an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to disfigure, to damage ...1950 Amer. dial.
int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1923
BUGGER ABOUT
vb. 1. to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way ...1929 Brit. & Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to cause difficulties for someone ...1957 Brit. sl.
BUGGER AROUND
vb. 1. to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way ...1929 Brit. & Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to cause difficulties for someone ...1957 Brit. sl.
BUGGERBEAR
n. a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUGGERED
adj. 1. injured ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. tired ...1947 sl.
BUGGERED FOR THE WANT OF AN IRISH KING
phr. broken, out of order ...1960s NZ sl.
BUGGERED UP
adj. 1. battered, spoiled, damaged; confused ...1931 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. injured ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUGGERISH
adj. 1. skittish, inclined to shy ...1894 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. spooky, frightening, unpleasant ...1974 Amer. dial.
BUGGER IT!
int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1943
BUGGER-MAN
n. 1. the devil ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a policeman ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUGGER'S WOODS
n. an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUGGER UP
vb. to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
BUGGERY
adj. spooky, threatening, unpleasant, objectionable ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUGGERY BOO
n. the bogie-man, a hobgoblin, a bugbear ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUGGERY-LOOKING
adj. ugly, forbidding, or scary-looking ...1956 Amer. dial.
BUGGIN'
adj. 1. irritated; perturbed ...20C teen & high school sl.
adj. 2. upset ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. a state of relaxation ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUGGINS
n. nasal mucus ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUGGY
adj. 1. foolish, silly, witless, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. bug-eyed ...1965 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a baby carriage ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a railroad caboose ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a wheelbarrow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. an automobile; now esp. an old or modified one ...1930 Amer. dial.
BUGGY
vb. to go away, to leave ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUGGY ALONG
vb. to go on horseback or in a buggy ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUGGY AS A BEDBUG
adj. crazy, insane ...1962 Amer. dial.
BUGGY AS POTATO VINES
adj. crazy, insane ...1962 Amer. dial.
BUGGYBOO
n. a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUGGY CARRIAGE
n. a baby carriage ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUGGY COACH
n. a baby carriage ...1976 Amer. dial.
BUGGYMAN
n. the devil ...1905 Amer. dial.
BUGGY ROAD
n. an unpaved road (as in 'horse and buggy' days) ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUGGY TRAIL
n. an unpaved road (as in 'horse and buggy' days) ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUGGY WHIP
n. 1. an imitation cigarette, used as a substitute by kids; it was essentially a sort of sawdust bound by cord ...1944 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cartwheel ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUGGY-WHIP DELIVERY
n. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUGHEAD
n. a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUGHEWAY
n. orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss, a leader; an important person ...1850 Amer. dial.
BUGHOLE
n. a small cavity in a rock ...1946 Amer. dial.
BUGHOUSE
adj. crazy, insane ...1895 US sl.
n. 1. a mental hospital ...1899 US sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a jail ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a hospital ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 5. an outside toilet ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUGHOUSE FABLE
n. an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUGHOUSE FABLES
n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUG-HUNTER
n. an entomologist ...1889 jocular
BUGIARD
n. † a liar; a lying braggart ...a1670
BUG IN ONE'S BONNET
n. a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUG IN ONE'S EAR
n. a hint, a friendly warning ...1905 Amer. dial.
BUG IN ONE'S HAT
n. a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUG IN ONE'S HEAD
n. a hint, a friendly warning ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUG IT
vb. to leave suddenly and rapidly ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUG JUICE
n. 1. whisky or other strong liquor, usually of inferior quality ...1863 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a soft drink, esp. (later) an instant fruit drink ...1889 sl.
n. 3. gasoline ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a sedative or other drug in liquid form ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. an insecticide or insect repellent ...1944 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the residue of tobacco in the bowl of a frequently used pipe ...1960 Amer. sl.
n. 7. the saliva or squashed remains of insects ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUG-LAMP
n. a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...c1849 Amer. dial.
BUG-LANTERN
n. a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1924 Amer. dial.
BUGLE
n. 1. the nose ...1865 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the mouth ...1865 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a loud voice ...1877 Amer. sl.
n. 4. the head ...1921 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a horse's nose ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
BUGLE-EYED
adj. having very round eyes ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUGLE OIL
n. an imaginary substance for which raw recruits are sent as a form of hazing; hence, nonsense ...1921 US Army sl.
BUGLE-WARMER
n. a head covering; a hat ...1921 Amer. dial.
BUG-LIGHT
n. a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1947 Amer. dial.
BUGLING
n. breaking wind from the bowels ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUG OFF
vb. 1. to go away ...1952 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to leave suddenly and rapidly ...1966 Amer. dial.
int. go away! ...1963 Amer. sl.
BUGOLOGIST
n. an entomologist ...1901 US humorous
BUGOLOGY
n. the science of bugs or insects ...1843 US humorous
BUG OUT
vb. 1. of the eyes: to bulge, esp. in astonishment ...1877 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to become psychotic ...1950s Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to leave suddenly and rapidly ...1955 US Air Force sl.
vb. 4. to pack up and retreat (military, Korean war) ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUG OUT LIKE SHOW BUTTONS
vb. of the eyes: to bulge, esp. in astonishment ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUG POISON
n. whisky or other strong liquor, usually of inferior quality ...1889 Amer. dial.
BUGS
adj. foolish, silly, crazy, demented, insane, mentally deficient ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the subject of biology ...Bk1904 Amer. college
n. 2. the professor of biology ...Bk1904 Amer. college
n. 3. insanity ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 4. any solids found in soup ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
n. 5. tuberculosis ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 6. shrimp ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUGSARN IT!
int. expresses annoyance or exasperation ...1911 Amer. dial.
BUG SENDER
n. a telegraph operator using a semiautomatic key-instrument or a telegraph speed-key ...World War II Amer. sl.
BUGS IN ONE'S BONNET
phr. said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUGSY EYE
n. a very round or bulging eye ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUG-TORCH
n. a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1932 Amer. dial.
BUG UNDER THE CHIP
n. 1. an ulterior motive ...1885 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something which does not appear on the surface ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a secret ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUG UNDER THE RUG, A
phr. said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUG UP ONE'S ASS
n. an obsessive desire; a stimulus, a goad ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUG UP ONE'S ASS, A
phr. said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUG UP ONE'S SLEEVE, A
phr. said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUILD
vb. 1. to prepare something to eat or drink ...1907 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to sew or tailor; to make clothing ...1951 Amer. dial.
BUILD A SHANTY
vb. to bruise the area around the eye by hitting a person ...1859 Amer. dial.
BUILD A SMOKE
vb. 1. to roll a cigarette ...1937 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to produce smoke when firing a gun ...1953 Amer. dial.
BUILD A WOODEN HORSE
vb. to make an imperfect landing ...World War II Amer. sl.
BUILD CLOTHES
vb. to make clothes ...1877 Amer. dial.
BUILDING ECCLES IN THE AIR
phr. building castles in the air ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
BUILD PIGPENS
vb. to deceive someone, to cheat a customer ...1936 Amer. dial.
BUILD THE FENCE
vb. to marry, usually after the conception of a child ...1935 Amer. dial.
BUILD UP TO
vb. to court, to woo ...1896 Amer. dial.
BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP
adj. of a person: stocky, sturdy, heavyset, well-built ...1886 Amer. dial.
BUILT LIKE A BRICK OUTHOUSE
adj. of a person: well built - either strong or attractive ...Amer. sl.
BUILT LIKE A BRICK SHITHOUSE
adj. of a person: well built - either strong or attractive ...Amer. sl.
BUILT LIKE A CASTLE
adj. of a horse: having a strong and sturdy frame ...1835
BUKH
n. talk, conversation; boastful, bragging talk or insolence ...1895 sl.
vb. to swagger, to talk big or bumptiously, to brag ...1880 sl.
BUKKARER
n. one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy ...1862 Amer. dial.
BULBITATE
vb. †* to befoul one's breeches ...1623
BULCHYN
n. a young male calf ...1899 Amer. dial.
BULDERING
adj. of the weather: hot, muggy, sultry; threatening thunder ...1746 Eng. dial.
BULEMENTS
n. garments ...1701 Sc.
BULGE
n. † a very large or impressive thing; something important ...1835 Amer. dial.
BULGE, THE
n. the advantage or upper hand, the superior position ...1860 sl., orig. US
BULGE IN
vb. to enter or approach abruptly; to barge in ...1834 Amer. dial.
BULGER
adj. large ...1889 Amer. dial.
n. 1. † a very large or impressive thing ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a wooden golf club with a convex face ...1889
n. 3. a marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULGINGLY
adv. prominently ...1896
BULJAMETS
n. odds and ends; one's belongings ...1928 Sc.
BULK
n. † an assistant to a pickpocket who jostles a person up against the wall, while the other picks his pocket ...1673 sl.
BULK AND FILE
n. † the pickpocket and his mate; the one jostles you whilst the other picks your pocket ...1665 criminals' sl.
BULKER
n. 1. † a petty thief ...1673 sl.
n. 2. † a low-lived person ...1690 sl.
n. 3. † a street-walker, a prostitute ...1690 sl.
BULKHEAD
n. 1. an outside cellar entrance with sloping doors ...1854 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a storm cloud ...1967 Amer. dial.
BULKY
n. a policeman ...1827 sl.
BULL
n. 1. † false hair worn formerly by women ...1690 sl.
n. 2. a locomotive engine ...a1889 US
n. 3. a five shilling piece ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 4. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a police officer; a private detective or guard ...1893 Amer. sl.
n. 6. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1902 sl., orig. US
n. 7. a bad blunder, an error, a mistake ...1904
n. 8. misrepresentation; a lie; deception ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 9. a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 10. unnecessary or routine talks or ceremonial; excessive discipline or spit-and-polish ...1941 Brit. services' sl.
vb. 1. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 2. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1907 US sl.
vb. 3. to advance in price ...1928
BULL ALONG
vb. to talk without point ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BULLAMACOW
n. 1. cattle ...1887
n. 2. tinned meat ...1887
BULLAMENTS
n. odds and ends; one's belongings ...1866 Sc.
BULL AND COW
n. a row, an argument ...1859 Brit. rhyming sl.
BULL ARTIST
n. a flatterer; an exaggerated talker ...1918 sl., orig. US
BULL-AT-A-GATE
adj. rash, reckless ...1896
BULLBAT
n. the common leather-winged bat ...1950 Amer. dial.
BULL-BEGGAR
n. the woodchuck ...1969 Amer. dial.
BULL-BUILT
adj. husky, burly ...1935 Amer. dial.
BULL-CHILO
n. a boy ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
BULL CON
n. a concerted attempt at flattery, deception, or persuasion; an incredible story ...1896 US sl.
BULL COOK
n. orig. the man who fed the draft animals in logging camps; later, a camp handyman or helper ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'bullcook) to do odd jobs ...1956 Amer. dial.
BULLCORN
n. nonsense ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. to tease ...1970 Amer. dial.
int. an exclamation of disgust ...1970 Amer. dial.
BULLDAGGER
n. (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1938 US sl., chiefly Black
BULL-DIKE
n. (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
BULL-DIKER
n. (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
BULLDOCIA
n. boastful and threatening language ...1934 Amer. dial.
BULLDOG
n. 1. a horsefly ...1893 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a king, at cards ...Bk1904 college sl.
n. 3. a snapdragon ...1947 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a rounded high toe on a man's shoe; the shoe itself ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a kind of men's haircut - it stands straight up all over about an inch long ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a clear glass marble with specks of something in the glass which looks like 'bull's fur' ...c1970 Amer. dial.
vb. ('bull-dog') to attack like a bull-dog; to assail or treat roughly ...1842
BULLDOG FLY
n. a horsefly ...1893 Amer. dial.
BULL-DOGGER
n. 1. one who holds down cattle to be branded ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (usually as 'bulldogger') a violent person ...1990s US Black sl.
BULLDOG GRAVY
n. thickened gravy made with meat juice and flour ...1939 Amer. dial.
BULLDOG TOE
n. a rounded high toe on a man's shoe; the shoe itself ...1946 Amer. dial.
BULLDOSE
n. a severe flogging ...M19 US sl.
vb. 1. to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence ...L19 sl.
BULLDOSER
n. 1. a large pistol ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a bully, a thug ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. a domineering woman ...1950s US sl.
BULLDOZE
n. a severe flogging ...M19 US sl.
vb. 1. to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence ...L19 sl.
BULL-DOZED
adj. drunk ...M20 Aust. sl.
BULLDOZER
n. 1. a bully, a thug ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a large pistol ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. a domineering woman ...1950s US sl.
BULL-DRAGGING
adj. tedious, laborious ...20C Irish sl.
BULL DRIVER
n. 1. a rough farmer from the back country; a rustic ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who drives oxen, esp. in logging and transporting freight ...1970 Amer. dial.
BULL DURHAM!
int. nonsense! ...1928 Amer. euphemism
BULLDUST
n. bullshit, nonsense, lies ...1920s Aust. euphemism
vb. to lie, to fabricate ...1960s Aust. euphemism
BULLDUST ARTIST
n. a person with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter ...1920s Aust. euphemism
BULLDUSTER
n. a person with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter ...1920s Aust. euphemism
BULL-DYKE
n. (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
BULL-DYKER
n. (derogatory) a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1925 sl.
BULLET
n. 1. a small nugget of gold ...1889
n. 2. a large marble ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an ace, at cards ...Bk1904 college sl.
n. 4. money ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
n. 5. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLET, THE
n. dismissal ...1841 sl.
BULLETINE
n. a homemade merry-go-round ...1966 Amer. dial.
BULLETS
n. 1. beans ... Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. peas ...1929 sl.
BULL-EYE
vb. to hunt by shining a light into the eyes of an animal ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULL-FACE
n. (derogatory) a Caucasian ...1810 US Black sl.
BULLFEATHERS!
int. nonsense! ...1980 Amer. dial.
BULLFEST
n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULL FEVER
n. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1839 Amer. dial.
BULL FIGHT
n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLFINCH SKY
n. a red-hued sunset ...1863 Eng. dial. (Norfolk)
BULL-FOOTED
adj. awkward, clumsy ...1954 Amer. dial.
BULLFROG
n. 1. a dive flat onto the water; a belly-flop ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the game of leapfrog ...1981 Amer. dial.
BULL FUCK
n. gravy ...1966 Amer. jocular
BULLGINE
n. a locomotive or steam engine ...1846 Amer. dial.
BULL-GOADED
adj. extremely irritated ...1964 Amer. dial.
BULL GOOSE
n. a leader, a boss ...1932 Amer. dial.
BULL GRAVY
n. cream gravy ...1949 Amer. dial.
BULLHEAD
n. 1. a nickel ...1945 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an Englishman ...1965 Amer. dial.
BULLHEADED
adj. stubborn ...Amer. sl.
BULLHIDE SQUALL
n. a bad squall or wind ...1966 Amer. dial.
BULL-HOLE
n. a small pond or water-hole ...1887 US
ֳBULLIENT
adj. †* boiling, bubbling ...1669
BULL IN THE CAN
n. canned corned beef ...World War II Amer. sl.
BULLIRAGGLE
n. a noisy quarrel, one in which opprobrious epithets are bandied ...1825 Sc.
BULLJINE
n. a locomotive or steam engine ...1890 Amer. dial.
BULL JIVE
n. diluted or adulterated cannabis ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
BULL-LA-LA
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULL MOOSE
n. 1. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. anything large ...1958 Amer. loggers' sl.
n. 3. a nickel, five cents ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULLNOZER
n. a bulldozer ...1951 Amer. dial.
BULLOCK
n. a countryman or bushman ...Aust. sl.
vb. to work strenuously without intermission ...1888 Aust.
BULLOCK ONE'S WAY
vb. to make one's way with heavy violence ...1909
BULL OF THE WOODS
n. 1. a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1872 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) the president or dean of a college ...1940s US Black sl.
BULL-ONEY
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLOX
vb. to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up; to mess or disarrange things ...1949 Amer. dial.
BULL PAD
n. a bullfrog ...1890 Amer. dial.
BULL PADDOCK
n. a bullfrog ...1886 Amer. dial.
BULL PADDY
n. a bullfrog ...1890 Amer. dial.
BULL-POINT
n. a point of advantage or superiority ...1900 colloq.
BULL-PUCKY
n. 1. bull dung ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BULLPUNCHER
n. 1. a cowboy ...1874 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a man who drove ox teams in the early days when logging was done with bulls ...1893 Amer. dial.
BULL-PUSHER
n. a cattleman ...1887
BULLRAGEOUS
adj. mad and raging like a bull ...19C Eng. dial.
BULL-RING
n. a military training ground ...1899 sl.
BULL'S BREAKFAST
n. a straw hat ...1927 Amer. dial.
BULL SCARE
n. the aggressive manner and 'wolfing' of a bluff ...1940s US Black sl.
BULL SESSION
n. talk, conversation, esp. a conversation among a group of males ...1920 sl., orig. & chiefly US
BULL'S-EYE
n. 1. a thick, small-faced watch often contained in a detachable, shell-like case ...1833 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a five shilling piece ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 3. a glass of port ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLSHIPPER
n. someone who talks too much, or too loud ...1967 Amer. euphemism
BULLSHIT
n. 1. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense, lies, deception ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 3. unnecessary or routine talks or ceremonial; excessive discipline or spit-and-polish ...1930 Brit. services' sl.
vb. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk; to lie to someone ...1937 sl., orig. US
BULLSHIT ARTIST
n. a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; one who excels at boasting or lying ...1942 sl., orig. US
BULLSHITTER
n. a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; someone who excels at boasting or lying ...1933 sl., orig. US
BULL-SHOOT
n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULL SHOOTING
n. 1. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLSHOT
n. vodka mixed with beef broth ...Bk1998 sl.
BULL SHOVELLING
n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULL-SHY
adj. bashful, shy, timid ...1937 Amer. dial.
BULLSKATE
vb. to brag ...1940s US Black sl.
BULL-SQUITTER
n. much fuss or talk about a trifle ...19C Eng. dial.
BULL-STRONG
adj. strong enough to resist a bull ...1878 US
BULL'S WOOL
n. 1. stolen clothes ...1900s US Black sl.
n. 2. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
BULL TAD
n. the larva of a bullfrog ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULL TEAMSTER
n. a man who drove ox teams in the early days when logging was done with bulls ...1893 Amer. dial.
BULL TEETH
n. buck teeth ...1966 Amer. dial.
BULL THROWING
n. 1. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLTOAD'S UMBRELLA
n. a toadstool ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULL-TUCKER
n. a frog, esp. a bullfrog ...1890 Amer.. dial.
BULL-VOICED
adj. having a loud deep voice ...1837
BULL-WEEK
n. the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload ...M19 sl.
BULLWHACK
n. a whip, used to intimidate refractory animals ...1885 Amer. dial.
vb. to drive an ox team ...1869 Amer. dial.
BULLWHACKER
n. 1. one who drives oxen, esp. in logging and transporting freight ...1858 Amer. dial.
n. 2. ('bull-whacker') a driver of cattle; a cowboy ...1859 US
BULLWHACKING
adj. full of rough activity ...1941 Amer. dial.
BULLWORK
n. manual labour; hard work ...1944 Amer. dial.
BULLY
adj. fine, excellent, grand ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a large marble ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a bullfrog ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. to hit boiled eggs together until one breaks ...1941 Amer. dial.
BULLY BABY
n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLY BEEF
n. canned meat ...World War II Amer. sl.
BULLY-FIGHT
vb. to engage in a form of hand-to-hand combat for the purpose of determining which of two contestants is stronger ...1966 Amer. dial.
BULLY FOR YOU!
int. very good for you! ...Amer. sl.
BULLY GOOD
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BULLYMARUM
n. a bullfrog ...1967 Amer. dial.
BULLY-RAG
vb. 1. to assail with abusive language ...1813 Eng. dial. or colloq.
vb. 2. to harass someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BULLYRUM
n. a bullfrog ...1967 Amer. dial.
BULLY-WOOLLIES
n. long underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
BULVINE
n. an ox ...1968 Amer. dial.
BULZIEMENT
n. accoutrements, arms ...1824 Sc.
BUM
adj. 1. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory; faulty ...1859 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. ill, though not seriously so ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the buttocks ...1387 sl., chiefly British
n. 2. a vagrant, a tramp, a good-for-nothing; a lazy shiftless person; a habitual loafer ...1864 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 3. a debauch or spree ..1890 US colloq.
n. 4. a state of disorder ...1896 US colloq.
n. 5. any frolic ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
n. 6. a motherless lamb that is raised by hand ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a bump; a lump from a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to carouse ...US Civil War usage
vb. 2. to knock about; to wander around, to loaf ...1883 US colloq.
vb. 3. to go 'on the bum'; to act as a 'bum'; to sponge ...1889 US colloq.
vb. 4. to travel on a train without a ticket ...1896 US colloq.
vb. 5. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 6. to play hooky ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to say uncomplimentary things about somebody; to bad-mouth ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUM A LAMB
vb. to take it away from its mother and raise it by hand ...1938 Amer. dial.
BUM AROUND
vb. to wander around ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUMBA
n. the buttocks ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUM-BAGS
n. trousers, breeches ...1840 Eng. dial. & sl.
BUMBASOL
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMBASTE
vb. 1. † to beat on the posteriors; to inflict school punishment; hence, to flog, to thrash, to beat or baste soundly ...1571 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to copulate ...19C sl.
BUMBASTO
n. the buttocks ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUMBAZE
vb. to amaze, confound, bewilder, perplex, bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied ...1725 chiefly Sc.
BUMBEE
n. a bumblebee ...1808 Amer. dial.
BUM-BEEFED
adj. framed by the police as in the case when drugs are planted in one's pocket by the arresting officer ...1960s US Black sl.
BUMBERALL
n. an umbrella ...1896 Amer. dial.
BUMBERELL
n. an umbrella ...1902 Amer. dial.
BUMBERELLA
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMBERSHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1896 sl., chiefly U.S.
BUMBERSOL
n. an umbrella ...1906 Amer. dial.
BUMBERSOLL
n. an umbrella ...1901 Amer. dial.
BUMBERSOME
adj. clumsy, awkward ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMBLE
n. 1. a beadle; a member of a municipal corporation, parish council, or the like, to whom official pomposity and fussy stupidity are attributed; a consequential jack-in-office ...1856
n. 2. a bumblebee ...1876 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUMBLE-BATH
adj. clumsy, unwieldy ...19C sl.
n. a mess, a pickle, a confusion ...1595 sl.
BUMBLEBEE
n. a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUMBLEBEE STEW
n. strong whisky, moonshine ...1956 Amer. dial.
BUMBLEBEE WHISKY
n. strong whisky, moonshine ...1867 Amer. dial.
BUMBLEBUG
n. a very awkward, clumsy person ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMBLE-FOOTED
adj. awkward, clumsy ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUMBLE-KITE
n. 1. a blackberry ...1691 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a person with a protuberant stomach ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 3. one whose clumsiness is productive of mischief ...19C Eng. dial.
BUMBLER
n. a bumblebee ...1911 Amer. dial.
BUMBLER BEE
n. a bumblebee ...a1883 Amer. dial.
BUMBLERSHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMBLESHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUMBLINGS
n. adulterated moonshine whisky ...1913 Amer. dial.
BUMBLY
n. a striped marble with a white background ...c1970 Amer. dial.
BUMBLY BEE
n. a bumblebee ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUMBO
n. the female genitals ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
BUMBOAT
n. a hawker or peddler aboard a Navy ship ... Amer. World War I sl.
BUMBOSCIS
n. the nose ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUMBOSITY
n. the buttocks ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUM-BOY
n. (derogatory) a young male homosexual, esp. a prostitute ...1929 sl.
BUMBRELLA
n. an umbrella ...1965Amer. dial.
BUMBY
adv. by and by, presently ...1786 Amer. dial.
BUM CHECK
n. a bad cheque; a forged cheque ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUM-COOLER
n. a short jacket ...Bk1891 sl. 068
BUM CRUMB
n. a small lump of excrement that clings to the anal hair ...2003 UK sl.
BUM-CURTAIN
n. 1. trousers, breeches ...19C sl.
n. 2. a jacket ...19C sl.
n. 3. an old name for academical gowns when they were worn scant and short ...1889 Cambridge University sl.
BUM DOGS
n. tired or sore feet ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUM DOUGH
n. counterfeit money ...1992 US sl.
BUMERELL
n. umbrella ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUMF
n. 1. paperwork; official papers ...1889 UK sl.
n. 2. toilet paper ...1889 UK sl.
BUM-FACE
n. (derogatory) a term of address ...1972 UK sl.
BUMFEG
vb. † to flog, to beat, to thrash ...1589
BUMF-HUNT
n. a paper-chase ...1889 sl.
BUMFIDDLE
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
BUMFIDDLER
n. a busybody; a fidgety person ...1611
BUMFIDGETS
n. an aggravated state of nervousness; the fidgets ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUM FLUFF
n. 1. empty talk; nonsense ...1945 Aust. sl.
n. 2. the facial hair of an adolescent boy ...1949 UK sl.
n. 3. a contemptible man, esp. one who is younger than, or of junior status to, the speaker ...2000 UK sl.
BUM-FLUFFERIES
n. details; the small print ...2001 UK sl.
BUM-FODDER
n. 1. 'soft paper for the necessary house'; toilet paper ...1653
n. 2. worthless literature only good for use as toilet paper ...M17 sl.
n. 3. tabloid newspapers ...1900s US sl.
BUMFOODLED
adj. confused, mixed up ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUMFOOZLE
vb. to play tricks upon; to deceive; to humbug; to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1880 Eng. & Amer. dial.
BUMFOOZLED
adj. bewildered, perplexed, confused, disconcerted, mixed up ...1912 Amer. dial.
BUM FOR LOOKS, A
n. 1. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unattractive person n. chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUM FREEZER
n. a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
BUMFUCK
vb. to have anal intercourse; to sodomize someone ...1866 US sl.
BUMFUDDLED
adj. confused, mixed up ...1956 Amer. dial.
BUMFUZZLE
vb. to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...1905 Amer. dial.
BUMFUZZLED
adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...1914 Amer. dial.
BUMFUZZLER
n. a television ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUM-HEAD
n. a cow that has never had horns ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUM HUNCH
n. an erroneous idea or expectation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUM ICE
n. ice refrozen after a thaw ...1973 Amer. dial.
BUM JACKET
n. a short jacket ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUM-LOOKER
n. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUMMED
adj. discouraged; depressed ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUMMED OUT
adj. discouraged; depressed ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUMMER
n. 1. a deserter ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. a generic name for the destructive horde of deserters, stragglers, runaway slaves, and marauders who helped make life miserable in the war-torn South ...US Civil War usage
n. 3. a person more interested in the spoils of war than in good conduct; a predatory soldier ...US Civil War usage
n. 4. an idler, loafer, lounger; a worthless, lazy fellow ...1855 US sl.
n. 5. a disagreeable thing or person; a worthless person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a bad break; a nasty experience ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 7. a motherless lamb that is raised by hand ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 8. something depressing ...1966 sl., orig. US
n. 9. an unpleasant experience induced by a hallucinogenic drug ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 10. a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUMMING
adj. down; depressed; suffering from something disagreeable ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUMMOX
n. an awkward, clumsy person ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUMMY
adj. 1. ill, though not seriously so, indisposed ...1931 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. spoiled, unfit for use ...1931 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. dirty and ragged; dishevelled ...1990s US Black sl.
BUM NAKED
adj. completely naked ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUM OUT
vb. 1. to have a bad experience ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to have a bad experience with drugs ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
BUMP
n. 1. a pimple ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a boil ...c1960 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a hickey ...c1960 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 5. robbery ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to kill; to die; to shell of bombard a certain position ...US Civil War usage
vb. 2. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to rob ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 4. to deliberately drive into someone's moving car for the purpose of stalling and robbing them ...1990s US Black sl.
BUMPA
n. the buttocks ...1984 Amer. dial.
BUMP AND GRAB
vb. to deliberately drive into someone's moving car for the purpose of stalling and robbing them ...1990s US Black sl.
BUMPED OFF
adj. killed ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
BUMPER
adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a crowded house at a theatre ...1839 theatrical sl.
n. 2. anything unusually large or abundant ...1859 sl.
n. 3. a cigarette butt ...1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 4. a nickel ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 5. a boost up ...1945 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the buttocks ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 7. one's grandfather; used as an affectionate form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUM-PERISHER
n. a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
BUMPERIZE
vb. † to drink bumpers ...a1794 nonce word (bumper - a cup or glass of wine, etc., filled to the brim)
BUMPERSHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMPERSOL
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMPH
n. 1. paperwork; official papers ...1889 UK sl.
n. 2. toilet paper ...1889 UK sl.
BUMPIE
n. a Black upwardly mobile young professional ...1980s sl., orig. US
BUMPING
adj. having a 'rocking' good time ...1990s US Black sl.
BUMPITY
n. the buttocks ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUMPITY-BUMP
adv. jolting or jogging to and fro or up and down ...1874
BUMPKNOT
n. a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUMP'N
adj. of the highest quality, as clothes or music (pronounced BUM-pun) ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUMP'N LIKE A MUG
adj. of the highest quality, as clothes or music (pronounced BUM-pun) ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUMP OFF
vb. 1. to kill deliberately ...1907 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUMP ONE'S GUMS
vb. to argue; to talk, esp. loudly or vociferously ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMPS
n. 1. a rash ...1965 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
n. 2. one's grandfather; used as an affectionate form of address ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUMP SOMEONE OFF
vb. to kill someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl. orig. criminal
BUMPSY
adj. † tipsy, intoxicated, drunk ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BUMPTERSHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUMPTIOUS
adj. offensively self-conceited; self-assertive ...1803 colloq.
BUMPY
n. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUM RAP
n. 1. a false criminal charge ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. undeserved punishment ...1926 US sl.
vb. 1. to accuse someone of something falsely ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to talk ill about someone ...Amer. sl.
BUM-RIDING
n. hanging on to the bumper of a car and sliding along the icy streets ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUM-RUSH
vb. to come in; to break down the doors; common rap term ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUM-SHAVER
n. a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
BUMSHOOT
n. an umbrella ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUM-SHOP
n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
BUM-SICK TRAIN
n. a train with a crew hostile to tramps ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUMSKY
adj. of poor quality ...1916 Amer. dial.
BUM SOMEONE OUT
vb. to discourage someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUM SOMETHING OFF SOMEONE
vb. to beg or borrow something from someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUM'S RUSH, THE
n. first applied to forcibly ejecting someone from a place, and hence more generally to dismissing someone ...1910 sl., orig. US
BUM-STARVER
n. a short jacket (thought of as) not covering the buttocks ...1889 sl., chiefly Brit.
BUMSTEAD
n. a large sandwich, layered with various ingredients; a 'dagwood' ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUM STEER
n. 1. bad advice ...1924 sl.
n. 2. a false lead; false information ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUM-SUCK
vb. to behave obsequiously towards; to toady ...1930 Brit. sl.
BUM-SUCKER
n. an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1877 Brit. sl.
BUM-SUCKING
n. obsequious behaviour; toadying ...1949 Brit. sl.
BUMSWIGGLE
vb. to surprise ...1952 Amer. dial.
BUM TICKER
n. a bad heart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUM TRIP
n. a bad drug experience ...Bk1990 drugs sl.
BUM WAD
n. toilet paper, or anything else used for the same purpose ...1936 Amer. dial.
BUN
n. 1. the buttocks ...1960 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a roll or wad of money ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUNCE
n. 1. money; gains; extra profit or gain; bonus; something to the good ...1719 sl.
n. 2. money earned by working overtime ...19C sl.
vb. to overcharge someone, esp. if obviously rich or eager ...20C market traders' usage
BUNCER
n. 1. a seller on commission ...c1860 sl.
n. 2. a pal ...L19 naval sl.
n. 3. one who overcharges someone ...20C market traders' usage
BUNCH
n. 1. a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1857 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a swelling or protuberance of the skin; a cyst ...1857 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a litter of pigs ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. to quit a job; to leave something unfinished; to stop, to cease, to abandon ...1927 Amer. dial.
BUNCHED UP TIGHTER THAN A DONKEY'S ASSHOLE
adj. gathered together, crowded together ...1977 Amer. sl.
BUNCHGRASSER
n. a person who lives in the foothills ...1920 Amer. dial.
BUNCH IN
vb. to help as a group ...1952 Amer. dial.
BUNCH OF ANT PASTE
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNCH OF BASTARDS
n. a hopelessly tangled jumble of rope ...c1946 Royal Navy sl.
BUNCH OF CHARMS
n. a girl, esp. if attractive ...20C colloq.
BUNCH OF DOG'S MEAT
n. a squalling child in arms ...c1825 sl.
BUNCH OF FIVES
n. 1. the clenched fist; also, the hand ...1825 boxing sl.
n. 2. a punch ...1891 sl.
BUNCH OF ONIONS
n. a watch chain and seals ...Bk1890 sl.
BUNCH OF RAGS
n. a girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BUNCH OF SNARLS
n. a disagreeable man ...20C tailors' sl.
BUNCH OF SWEETNESS
n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNCH OF TRIPE
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNCH OF TURNIPS
n. itinerant fruit vendors, etc. ...Bk1890 sl.
BUNCH UP
vb. to clear the table, remove the dishes from the table ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUNCHY
adj. chubby, short and stout ...1942 Amer. dial.
BUNCLE
n. a carbuncle ...L19 Eng. dial. & colloq.
BUNCO
n. 1. a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
n. 2. deceit, deception, swindling, fraud ...1904 US sl.
vb. orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.
BUNCOER
n. a swindler, a cheat ...1904 US sl.
BUNCOIST
n. a swindler, a cheat ...1894 US sl.
BUNCOMBE
adj. excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNCOME
n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNCO-STEERER
n. a swindler ...1876 US sl.
BUNDANCE
n. an abundance ...1908 Amer. dial.
BUNDLE
n. a woman; one's wife ...1904 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to share a bed with a person of the opposite sex while fully clothed, or with some other impediment to sexual intercourse ...1775 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to court, to woo ...1941 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to make an error in judgement ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUNDLE, A
n. a large amount of money ...1903 sl., orig. US
BUNDLE BUM
n. an iterant worker ...1927 Amer. dial.
BUNDLE FROM HEAVEN
n. a baby ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUNDLEMAN
n. a married seaman, apparently from the small bundle tied up with a blue handkerchief which married seamen in a home port usually take ashore with them when going on leave ...1925 sl.
BUNDLE OF BASTARDS
n. a hopelessly tangled jumble of rope ...c1946 Royal Navy sl.
BUNDLE OF BROOMS
n. a person one does not know and cannot identify ...1904 Amer. dial.
BUNDLE OF GUTS
n. (used contemptuously) a grossly obese person; a fat person ...1957 Amer. sl.
BUNDLE OF JOY
n. a baby ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BUNDLE OF NERVES
n. a very nervous person ...Amer. sl.
BUNDLESOME
adj. bulky, unwieldy ...1940 Amer. dial.
BUNDLE STIFF
n. an iterant worker ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUNDOBUST
n. an arrangement, a settlement; preparation ...1776
BUNDOOK
n. a rifle ... Amer. World War I sl.
BUN-FIGHT
n. a tea party ...1928 sl.
BUNG
adj. 1. dead ...1882 Aust. & NZ sl.
adj. 2. bankrupt ...1893 Aust. sl.
adv. immediately ...1899
n. 1. a brewer or landlord of a public house ...1860 sl.
n. 2. a lie, a falsehood ...1882 sl.
n. 3. a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a bribe ...1958 Brit. sl.
n. 5. a bump; a knot on the head; a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a woman's hair put up on her head in a bunch ...1969 Amer, dial.
vb. 1. to throw forcibly ...1825 sl.
vb. 2. to stick out, to protrude ...1896 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 4. to bribe ...1950 sl.
BUNGALOW APRON
n. a loose, full housedress that ties at the waist ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUNG CHEESE
n. cottage cheese ...19941 Amer. dial.
BUNG CLOTH
n. a pancake ...1938 Amer. dial.
BUNGDOWN
adj. battered, used up, belabored ...1975 Amer. dial.
BUNGDUNG
n. a large firecracker ...1920s Aust. sl.
BUNGED
adj. tipsy ...1930s S. Afr.
BUNGED UP
adj. 1. beaten, bruised, injured; out of order, damaged, run-down ...1899 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. in a prison cell ...20C sl.
adj. 3. squashed, creased, pushed together uncomfortably ...20C sl.
adj. 4. stuffy, blocked, esp. of one's nose during flu or a cold ...20C sl.
adj. 5. ill, out of health ...1909 Amer. dial.
adj. 6. constipated ...c1960 Amer. dial.
BUNGEE
adv. extremely ...1990s US college sl.
BUNGER
n. 1. a black eye ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. a blow in the eye ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a banjo ...1951 Amer. dial.
BUNGERLY
adj. † unworkmanlike, bungling, clumsy, awkward, slovenly ...1580
adv. † clumsily ..1584
BUNGERSOME
adj. awkward, clumsy, bungling, unwieldy ...1790 Eng. & Amer. dial.
BUNGERY
n. a tavern, a public house ...L19 sl.
BUNG-EYE
n. 1. an eye infection caused by flies ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a protruding eye ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUNG-EYED
adj. 1. cross-eyed...M19 sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...M19 sl.
adj. 3. having protruding eyes ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUNG EYES
n. protruding eyes ...20C US sl.
BUNG-FODDER
n. lavatory paper ...L17 sl.
BUNGFUNGER
vb. to startle, to confuse ...1843 Amer. dial.
BUNG HO!
int. 1. a toast when drinking ...1925 sl.
int. 2. goodbye! ...1920s sl.
BUNGHOLE
n. 1. the anus, the rectum ...17C sl.
n. 2. cheese ...1910s sl., orig. military
n. 3. the buttocks ...1960s US sl.
n. 4. the vagina ...1960s US sl.
n. 5. the mouth ...1990s Aust. sl.
vb. to sodomize ...1930s sl.
BUNGHOLE BUDDY
n. a very close friend ...1940s US sl.
BUNGI
n. a 'drop-out', a hippie ...1980s S. Afr.
BUNGIE
n. 1. an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
n. 2. a 'drop-out', a hippie ...1980s S. Afr.
BUNG IT (IN)
n. gin ...1920s rhyming sl.
BUNG IT ON
vb. to act affectedly; to assume an accent ...1940s Aust. sl.
BUNG-JUICE
n. beer, stout ...19C sl.
BUNGKAJEENIS
n. the buttocks ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUNGLE
n. someone who performs oral sex on a person ...1990s W. Indies
BUNGLER
n. an impotent husband ...L17 sl.
BUNGLESOME
adj. awkward, clumsy ...1889 Amer. dial.
BUNG-NAPPER
n. a cut-purse, a pickpocket ...L17 sl.
BUNG-NIPPER
n. a cut-purse ...L17 criminal sl.
BUNGO
n. a crude, boorish, ignorant Black person, a country bumpkin ...20C W. Indies & Jamaica
vb. to mistreat severely; to inflict injury on ...1980s US college sl.
BUNGO-BESSY
n. 1. a boorish low-class woman ...1940s W. Indies
n. 2. an interfering busybody ...1940s W. Indies
BUNG OFF
vb. to leave ...20C sl.
BUNG ON
vb. 1. to organize, to arrange ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to put on a garment; to get dressed, usually in combination with an article of clothing, as 'bung on a jacket' ...20C sl.
BUNG ON A BLUE
vb. to make a fuss, to create a disturbance ...1950s Aust. sl.
BUNG ON AN ACT
vb. to lose one's temper and deliver a stream of obscenities or oaths ...1920s Aust. sl.
BUNG ONE ON
vb. to hit ...1950s sl.
BUNG ONE'S EYE
vb. to drink a dram; to drink heartily; to get drunk ...L18 sl.
BUNG ON SIDE
vb. to show off ...1910s Aust.
BUNG ON SWERVE
vb. to show off ...1910s Aust.
BUNG ON THE BULL
vb. to show off; to act in a pretentious manner ...1940s Aust. sl.
BUNGO-TALK
n. illiterate speech; the lowest level of uncultivated Jamaican speech ...1940s W. Indies
BUNGO-TOUGHY
n. a little child who eats or behaves like a hooligan ...1940s W. Indies & Guyana
BUNG OUT
vb. 1. to stick out, to protrude ...1896 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to die ...1900s NZ sl.
vb. 3. to quit, to give up ...1938 Amer. dial.
BUNG SOMEONE A TOFFEE
vb. to do someone a favour ...1940s sl.
BUNGS UP
adj. staggering drunk ...1975 Amer. dial.
BUNG-STARTER
n. a bartender ...L19 US sl.
BUNGTOWN COPPER
n. a counterfeit English halfpenny or other spurious copper coin ...1787 US
BUNG UP
vb. to close someone's eye with a punch ...E19 sl.
BUNG UP AND BILGE FREE
adj. 1. in proper order ...19C US sl.
adj. 2. referring to one whose behaviour, while utterly proper, errs towards the self-satisfied and sanctimonious ...19C US sl.
adj. 3. properly stowed, in good order; hence, used as an expression of approval ...1850 Amer. dial.
BUNG UPWARDS
phr. lying on one's stomach ...L18 sl.
BUNGWAD
n. lavatory paper ...1920s US sl.
BUNGY
adj. drunk ...M18 sl.
n. 1. an eraser, a rubber ...1910s usually school use
n. 2. a bull ...1939 Amer. euphemism
n. 3. a 'drop-out', a hippie ...1980s S. Afr.
n. 4. the anus ...1982 Bahamas
BUNGY-EYE
n. an eye infection caused by flies ...L19 Aust. sl.
BUN HAT
n. a bowler hat ...20C NZ sl.
BUN IN THE OVEN
n. a conceived child in the womb ...1951 sl.
BUNION BREEDERS
n. infantry ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
BUNION DERBY
n. a cross-country marathon ...1920s US sl.
BUNJI
n. a White man, often old, and impoverished, who pursues Aboriginal women for sex ...1970s Aust. sl.
BUN JOINT
n. a coffeehouse ...L19 US sl.
BUNK
adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1941 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. uncool ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. an oafish, dull, if muscular person ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. deceit; ostentation ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 3. humbug, nonsense ...1918
n. 4. a bohunk; an eastern or southeastern European, esp. of the working class ...1931-33 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. excessive politeness ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. euphemism
n. 9. a boy, used as a term of address ..1968 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 11. fake cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 12. a Slav immigrant ...20C US sl.
vb. 1. to escape, to run off ...18C sl.
vb. 2. to cause something to bump; to suffer injury to a part of the body by striking it against something ...1877 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to be expelled from (public) school ...L19 sl.
vb. 4. to leave, to be off ...L19 sl.
vb. 5. to retire to bed ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to throw oneself down on a sled ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to employ misrepresentation; to defraud; to cheat; to establish confidential relations with intent to abuse the influence so acquired ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
vb. 8. to play hooky; to skip school ...1924 Amer. dial.
BUNK AGAINST
vb. to bump into; to meet someone accidentally ...1882 Amer. dial.
BUNKER
n. 1. a kernel of popcorn that pops perfectly ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 2. in coasting, the one who starts a sled ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a big marble used to knock others out of the ring ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a goat that habitually butts ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. to be placed in a situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself; to put in difficulty ...1894
BUNKER HEAD
n. a big cloud forming up before rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUNKER PLATES
n. hotcakes, flapjacks, and pancakes ... World War I navy sl.
BUNK FATIGUE
n. 1. illness requiring a patient to stay in bed ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. napping on one's bed ...World War II Amer. sl.
BUNKIE
n. a roommate; a sleeping companion ...Amer. World War I sl.
BUNKING PARTY
n. a slumber party ...1898 Eng. dial.
BUNK INTO
vb. to bump into; to meet someone accidentally ...1890 Amer. dial.
BUNKLE
n. 1. a stranger ...1879 Sc.
n. 2. a carbuncle ...L19 Eng. dial. & colloq.
BUNK LIZARD
n. a chronic sleeper ... World War I Amer. sl.
BUNKO
n. 1. a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
n. 2. deception, swindling, fraud ...1904 US sl.
vb. orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.
BUNK OFF
vb. to play truant ...1877 Brit. sl.
BUNK STRETCHER
n. a non-existent tool to perplex rookies ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
BUNKUM
adj. excellent, fine, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1834 Amer. dial.
n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. euphemism
BUNKUMSQUINT
adj. fine, excellent, first-rate, esp. of food; strong; healthy ...1911 Amer. dial.
BUNKUM TOWN
n. the part of a town where the poorer people, special groups, or foreign groups live ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUNK UP
vb. to vomit ...1943 Amer. dial.
BUNK UP AGAINST
vb. to bump into; to meet someone accidentally ...1882 Amer. dial.
BUNKY
adj. nonsensical ...20C US sl.
n. the buttocks ...1982 Amer. dial.
BUNNED
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNNER
n. brother ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUNNIED
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUNNY
n. 1. a black eye ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUNNY-HUG
n. an eccentric ragtime dance ...1912
BUNNY-MOUTH
n. a snapdragon ...1900 Amer. dial.
BUNNY RABBITS
n. a snapdragon ...1900 Amer. dial.
BUNNY TAIL
n. a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUN-PUNCHER
n. a teetotaller ...L19 army sl.
BUN RUSH
n. tea (the meal) ...20C Royal Navy sl.
BUNS
n. the buttocks ...1877 US sl.
BUNSE
n. money ...18C sl.
BUN-STRANGLER
n. a teetotaller ...L19 army sl.
BUN-STRUGGLE
n. a tea-party for sailors or soldiers ...c1870 military sl.
BUNT
n. money ...18C sl.
vb. 1. to throw oneself down on a sled ...1892 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to butt ...1910 Amer. dial.
BUNTER
n. 1. a calf or a hornless cow ...1852 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a low, loose woman ...Bk1890 sl.
n. 3. a bad child ...1919 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an animal that butts with its head, esp. a goat ...c1950 Amer. dial.
BUNTIE
n. a tailless hen...1930 Amer. dial.
BUNTING
n. 1. a tailless hen...1891 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a signaller ...1909 navy sl.
BUN-TRAP
n. the mouth ...20C sl.
BUNTS
n. money ...18C sl.
BUNTY
adj. short and squat ...1870 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a tailless hen...1872 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who is short of stature ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
BUN-WALLAH
n. a teetotaller ...L19 army sl.
BUN-WORRY
n. 1. a tea-party for sailors or soldiers ...c1870 military sl.
n. 2. a jollification; a hilarious occasion; a fooling about ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
BUNYIP
n. an impostor ...1852 Aust.
BUOR
n. a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...E19 sl., orig. tramp
BUOYANT
adj. drunk ...20C sl.
BUP
n. bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children
BUPKES
n. nothing (whatsoever) ...1940s sl.
BUPKIS
n. nothing (whatsoever) ...1940s sl.
BUPPER
n. bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children
BUPPIE
n. 1. bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children
n. 2. a Black upwardly mobile young professional ...1980s sl., orig. US
BUPPY
n. a Black upwardly mobile young professional ...1980s sl., orig. US
BUPS
n. bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children
BUPSIE
n. bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children
BURB
n. a suburb (usually plural) ...1970s Amer. sl.
BURBED OUT
adj. looking very middle-class and suburban; decked out like a suburban citizen; conventional ...1970s US middle-class usage
BURBLE
n. 1. a murmurous flow of words ...1898
n. 2. a little red pimple on the face after shaving too close ...1930 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to chatter pleasantly ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to speak murmurously ...1891
BURBLE-HEADED
adj. stupid, confused ...19C Sc.
BURCH
vb. to fart ...1966 Amer. dial.
BURDETTS
n. boots ...1920s rhyming sl. for 'Burdett Coutts' the bankers
BURDIE-BEETON
n. a fondling term for a little child ...Bk1911 Sc.
BURE
n. a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ... E19 sl., orig. tramps'
BURERK
n. 1. a flashily-dressed woman ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a wife ...M19 sl.
BURG
n. 1. a town or city ...1846 US colloq.
n. 2. a fool, an idiot; an unpleasant person ...1980s S. Afr.
BURG
n. a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
BURGALIZE
vb. to burgle ...1969 Amer. dial.
BURGALIZER
n. a burglar ...1969 Amer. dial.
BURGER
n. a very sexy woman ...1980s US campus sl.
BURGERS
n. MDMA: usually as 'brown burgers', 'white burgers' ...1990s drugs sl.
BURGH
n. a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
BURGLAR
n. 1. a swindler, a bribe-taker ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a sodomite ...1960s sl.
BURGLAR HOLE
n. a peephole in a front door ...1970s US sl.
BURGLARIA
n. Bulgaria ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURGLARIOUS
adj. addicted to burglary; constituting the crime of burglary; burglar-like ...1769
BURGLE
vb. to sodomize ...1960s sl.
BURGOO
n. 1. a soup or stew made with a variety of meat and vegetables, used especially at outdoor feasts ...1743 US
n. 2. a thick oatmeal gruel or porridge used chiefly by seamen ...1750
BURGRAVE
n. the governor of a town or castle; later, a noble ruling by hereditary right a town or castle, with the adjacent domain ...1551
BURGULLIAN
n. † a braggadocio, a bully ...1598
BURIAL
n. 1. † a burying place, grave, or tomb ...a1325
n. 2. baptism by total immersion ...1947 Amer. dial.
BURIAL CASE
n. a coffin, esp. one made of metal; a coffin made to close air-tight, for the preservation of a corpse ...1851 Amer. dial.
BURIALER
n. one who assists at a burial ...1832
BURIAL GROUND
n. a cemetery, often a small one for a family's use ...1934 Amer. dial.
BURIAN
n. † a tomb, a sepulchre ...a1000
BURICK
n. 1. a flashily-dressed woman ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute; a whore ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a wife ...M19 sl.
BURIED
adj. 1. serving a life sentence ...20C US criminal sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURIED IN A NAPKIN
adj. asleep, stupid ...19C sl.
BURIED TREASURE
n. in computing: an unexpected and usually poorly written piece of code found in a program ...1991 US sl.
BURIELS
n. 1. † a burying-place; a sepulchre, a tomb ...854
n. 2. † an interment, a funeral ...a1325
BURIER
n. † one who buries a body; a grave-digger ...1535
BURINESS
n. 1. † a burying, burial, sepulture ...c890
n. 2. † a burial-place; a grave, a tomb ...1175
BURIO
n. † a hangman, an executioner ...c1540
BURIOR
n. † a hangman, an executioner ...c1550 Sc.
BURK
n. 1. a foolish person ...1936 sl., chiefly Brit.
n. 2. an instance of vomiting ...c1960 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to avoid work ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
vb. 2. to fart ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to vomit ...1966 Amer. dial.
BURKE
n. a foolish person ...1936 sl., chiefly Brit.
vb. 1. to murder; to kill by suffocation or strangulation, or for the purpose of selling the victim's body for dissection ...1829
vb. 2. to smother, to 'hush up', to suppress quietly ...1835
vb. 3. to hang ...E19 sl.
BURKING
n. a stifling or quietly but effectively suppressing ...1827
BURL
n. 1. † a small lump or rising in the skin; a pimple, a pustule ...1607
n. 2. an attempt, a try, a test ...1917 Aust. & NZ colloq.
vb. † to bubble, as a spring or fountain out of which water flows gently ...c1440
BURL (IVES)
n. in horse racing: odds of 5-1 ...1989 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'fives'
BURLAP
n. dismissal from employment ...1951 sl.
BURLAP HAIR
n. false hair, worn by men ...1967 Amer. dial.
BURLAP TOP
n. false hair, worn by men ...1967 Amer. dial.
BURLE
n. † disturbance, confused noise ...1563
BURLED
adj. † striped ...c1500
BURLESQUE
adj. 1. † droll in look, manner, or speech; jocular; odd, grotesque ...1656
adj. 2. ironically bombastic, mock-heroic or mock-pathetic ...a1700
n. 1. grotesque imitation of what is dignified or pathetic, in action, speech, or manner; a mockery ...1753
n. 2. a variety show, frequently featuring strip-tease ...1870 IS
vb. to turn into ridicule by grotesque parody or mitation; to caricature ...1676
BURLESQUED
adj. caricatured; made ridiculous; travestied ...1766
BURLETTA
n. † a comic opera; a musical farce ...1748
BURLEY
n. burlesque ...1923 US sl.
BURLEYCUE
n. burlesque ...1923 US sl.
BURLIBOND
adj. † 'burly-boned', clumsy, unwieldy ...1590
BURLILY
adv. in a pompous or swaggering manner ...1863
BURLIN
adj. drunk ...2002 UK sl.
BURLINGTON HUNT
n. 1. a fool ...1960 rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
n. 2. the vagina ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
BURLY
adj. 1. † stately, dignified, of noble or imposing presence or appearance ...a1400
adj. 2. stout, sturdy, massively built, corpulent; of large body or trunk ...c1400
adj. 3. very cold ...1991 US sl.
adj. 4. intimidating ...1993 US sl.
n. 1. a hurly-burly, a commotion, tumult, strife, uproar, turmoil, confusion ...1835
n. 2. burlesque ...1923 US sl.
n. 3. a hard thing to accomplish ...1993 US teen & high school sl.
n. 4. in foot-propelled scootering: a difficult trick or stunt which has pain or injury as the price of failure; a scooter-rider who specializes in such tricks ...2000 UK sl.
vb. †* to make burly; to puff out ...1635
BURLY SHOW
n. a burlesque show ...1981 US carnival usage
BURMA
phr. written on an envelope, or at the foot of a lover's letter as lover's code for 'Be Undressed (or Upstairs) and Ready My Angel) ...1960 UK sl.
BURMAN
adj. belonging to Burma (Myanmar) ...1814
n. a native of Burma 1800
BURN
n. 1. a spring, a fountain; a stream or river; a small stream or brook ...c1000
n. 2. † a burden, a load ...c1375 obs, exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a cigarette ...1941 Amer. sl.
n. 4. an act of smoking ...1941 sl.
n. 5. a scathing remark or retort; a particularly cutting insult ...Bk1942 sl.
n. 6. a swindle; a deception; an instance of being cheated ...1960 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a race, ride, or drive in a motor car, etc., at high speed ...1966 sl.
n. 8. a mark on the skin where someone has sucked it hard and brought blood to the surface; a hickey ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 9. the charge or 'rush' after the injection of a drug into a vein ...Bk1990 drugs sl.
n. 10. an exhibition, a display ...2002 US sl.
vb. 1. † to burnish; to make metal shining by friction; to polish a surface by rubbing with a hard and smooth tool ...c1374
vb. 2. † to infect with sores, esp. with venereal disease ...1529
vb. 3. to swindle, to cheat ...1655 sl.
vb. 4. to waste, to throw away ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
vb. 5. to criticize, to reprimand, to berate; also, to insult a person in a particularly cutting or scathing manner ...1914 US sl.
vb. 6. to execute someone in the electric chair; to die by electrocution in the electric chair ...1927 Amer. criminal sl.
vb. 7. to smoke a cigarette ...1929 sl.
vb. 8. to anger, to infuriate, to incense ...1935 US sl.
vb. 9. of a motor car, etc.: to travel at speed ...Bk1942 US sl.
vb. 10. in private dice games: to stop the dice while rolling, either as a superstition or to check for cheating ...1950 US sl.
vb. 11. to expose the identity of a person or place ...1959 US sl.
vb. 12. to smoke marijuana ...1964 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 13. to be put down ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. 14. to kill, usually with a gun; to shoot someone ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 15. to cook ...1970 Amer. dial., Black usage
vb. 16. to set off firecrackers ...1972 Amer. dial.
vb. 17. to rob someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 18. to completer cover another graffiti artist's work with your own ...1995 US sl.
vb. 19. to put someone under an unfair obligation ...1997 UK sl.
BURN AND SMOULDER
n. the shoulder ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
BURN AND TURN
n. the game of blackjack ...World War II Amer. sl.
BURN AN INDIAN
vb. to smoke marijuana ...1992 US sl.
BURN ARTIST
n. someone who cheats or harms someone else; a cheat, a con man; an informer ...1968 Amer. criminal sl.
BURN COAL
vb. of white person: to have sex with a Black person ...1922 US sl.
BURN DAYLIGHT
vb. to light candles before there is need ...1899 Amer. dial.
BURN DOWN
vb. 1. to kill, usually with a gun; to shoot someone ...1934 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to overuse and thus ruin something ...1953 US sl.
BURN DOWN SOMEONE
vb. to humiliate someone ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BURNED
adj. 1. cheated; betrayed ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. disappointed; humiliated; put down ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BURNED BROAD
n. a woman with a venereal disease ...World War II Amer. sl.
BURNED HOOKER
n. a woman with a venereal disease ...World War II Amer. sl.
BURNED HUSTLER
n. a woman with a venereal disease ...World War II Amer. sl.
BURNED OUT
adj. 1. recovering from drug dependence; no longer affected by a particular drug ...1978 Amer. drugs sl.
adj. 2. tired; exhausted beyond mental or physical capacity; bored ...1980 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. ruined by marijuana smoking ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
adj. 4. having to do with the ruined veins of an addict ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
ׇBURNED QUAIL
n. a woman with a venereal disease ...World War II Amer. sl.
BURNED UP
adj. very angry ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BURNER
n. 1. a swindler ...1838 US sl.
n. 2. a handgun ...1926 US sl.
n. 3. a criminal who specializes in breaking into safes using an acetylene torch ...1950 US sl.
n. 4. an extraordinary person ...1952 US sl.
n. 5. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a very fast runner ...1978 US sl.
n. 7. a marijuana smoker ...1985 US sl.
n. 8. a drug addiction ...1992 US sl.
n. 9. a complete piece of graffiti art ...1997 US sl.
BURNESE
n. cocaine ...1933 US sl.
BURNET
adj. † of a dark brown colour ...c1200
BURNEY BEE
n. the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata ...1799 Eng. dial.
BURNEYS
n. a catarrh powder containing an illicit proportion of cocaine, used as a snuff, administered with a combination detachable rubber and glass blowing tube ...Bk1914 drugs sl.
BURN HEAD
n. any Rastafarian who defies the norms and shaves ...1980 Jamaica sl.
BURNIE
n. 1. a small burn; a brooklet ...1724 Sc.
n. 2. cocaine ...1933 US sl.
n. 3. a partially smoked marijuana cigarette ...1952 Amer. drugs sl.
BURNIE-BEE
n. a ladybird ...1799 Eng. dial.
BURNING
n. 1. † lighting up; illumination ...1466
n. 2. † a sore caused by fire or heat; a burn ...1542-3
BURNING AND TURNING
adj. of a helicopter: with engine running and blades rotating ...1978 UK sl.
BURNING LINE
n. † the equator ...1553
BURNING MARL
n. the torments of Hell ...1667
BURNING MOUNTAIN
n. a volcano ...1690
BURNING WITH A LOW BLUE FLAME
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURN-IRON
n. a branding-iron ...c1485
BURNISH
n. * anything laid over a surface to give a bright and glossy look ...1646
vb. † of the human frame: to grow plump, or stout; to increase in breadth ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BURNISHMENT
n. * metallic polish, lustrous adornment ...1862
BURN LOGS
vb. to smoke marijuana ...2001 UK sl.
BURN MY OLD WIG!
int. a mild oath ...L18
BURN OFF
vb. to drive very fast, especially if showing off ...1984 Aust. sl.
BURN OIL
vb. to chew tobacco ...1922 Amer. navy sl.
BURN ONE ON
vb. ? to get drunk ...1969 Amer. dial.
BURN ONE'S BOATS
vb. to cut oneself off from all chance of retreat ...1886
BURN ONE'S FOOT
vb. to become pregnant ...1966 Amer. dial.
BURN ONE UP
vb. to annoy or infuriate one ...1931 US sl.
BURNOUT
n. 1. a person whose mental capacity has been diminished by extended drug or alcohol use ...1973 US sl.
n. 2. an uninhabitable, ruined tenement, whether it has been burnt or not ...1987 US sl.
n. 3. in drag racing: the pre-race spinning of the car's rear tires to clean and heat the tires, producing crowd-pleasing smoke and noise ...1988 US sl.
n. 4. a particularly destructive fire, esp. one that razes buildings ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 5. someone no longer effective on the job ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. (burn out) to make a fire in a prisoner's cell as retaliation for real or perceived cooperation with prison authorities ...1974 US sl.
BURNOUT BOX
n. in drag racing: the area where tires are heated and cleaned before a race ...1993 US sl.
BURN PAINT
vb. of a car or truck: to be engulfed in flames ...1977 US sl.
BURN RUBBER!
int. go away! leave me alone! ...1996 US sl.
BURN SEASONABLE WEATHER
vb. † to fail to turn it to advantage; to consume, to waste ...1618
BURNSIDES
n. a style of beard consisting of a moustache, whiskers, and a clean-shaven chin ...1875 US
BURN SOMEONE'S BUTT
vb. to annoy, to irritate someone ...2001 US sl.
BURN SOMEONE'S EARS
vb. to scold severely ...1952 Amer. sl.
BURN SOMEONE UP
vb. to make someone very angry ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BURNT
adj. 1. affected by a venereal disease ...1693
adj. 2. exhausted ...1995 US sl.
adj. 3. terrible; tough; strict ...20C teen & high school sl.
BURNT CHEESE
n. a fart ...1998 Aust. sl.
BURNT (CINDER)
n. a window ...1958 Cockney rhyming sl.
BURNT-CORK ARTIST
n. a performer in a blackface minstrel show ...c1800
BURNT END
n. in bowls: a stage of play that has to be replayed when t he jack is driven out of bounds ...1990 UK sl.
BURN THE BREEZE
vb. to run or travel very fast ...1933 Amer. dial.
BURN THE EARTH
vb. to go at full speed ...1903 US
BURN THE EARTH LIKE A CANNED DOG
vb. to run or travel very fast ...1903 Amer. dial.
BURN THE HIGHWAY
vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURN THE LEATHER
vb. to hurry ...1950 Amer. dial.
BURN THE LOT
vb. of a carnival: to cheat a town so badly that no carnival will be able to come to that town for some time ...1989 US sl.
BURN THE MAIN LINE
vb. to inject a drug intravenously ...1998 UK sl.
BURN THE MILL
vb. to burn one's bridges, to cut oneself off from all possible means of retreat; to do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state ...1719
BURN THE PAVEMENT
vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURN THE PLANKS
vb. to remain long sitting ...1843
BURN THE PRAIRIE
vb. to run or travel very fast ...1881 Amer. dial.
BURN THE ROAD UP
vb. to leave ...2002 US sl.
BURN THE THAMES
vb. to perform some startling prodigy, to 'set the Thames on fire' ...1787
BURN-THE-WIND
n. a blacksmith ...1786 Sc.
BURN THE WIND
vb. to run or travel very fast ...1891 Amer. dial.
BURN THE YELLOW
vb. to race through a yellow traffic light ...1992 Can. sl.
BURN-THROUGH
n. the process of cleaning tires on a dragster with bleach poured on the ground over which the tires are spun ...1970 US sl.
BURN THUNDERWOOD
vb. to be angry ...1960 Amer. dial.
BURNT-MARKED
adj. † branded ...1705
BURNT MONEY
n. a bet in a dice game lost because of a rule violation ...1997 US sl.
BURNT OFFERING
n. burned food; a badly cooked meal ...1937 Amer. sl.
BURNT OUT
adj. 1. recovering from drug dependence; no longer affected by a particular drug ...1978 Amer. drugs sl.
adj. 2. tired; exhausted beyond mental or physical capacity; bored ...1980 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. ruined by marijuana smoking ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
adj. 4. having to do with the ruined veins of an addict ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
BURNT TO A SCRATCHIN
adj. of meat: dried up and shrivelled from over-roasting ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
BURN-UP
n. a ride on a motorcycle, etc. an extremely high speed ...1961 sl.
vb. (burn up) to fall silent; to stop talking ...1971 Aust. sl.
int. (burn up) be quiet! ...1971 Aust. sl.
BURN UP ANYBODY'S MILL POND
vb. to accomplish a great feat; to 'set the world on fire' ...1898 Amer. dial.
BURN UP ONE'S TAIL
vb. to work very hard ...1954 Amer. dial.
BURN UP THE HIGHWAY
vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURN UP THE PAVEMENT
vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURN UP THE TRACK
vb. to run or travel very fast ...1969 Amer. dial.
BURN UP THE WIRES
vb. to spend a great deal of time on the telephone ...1954 US sl.
BURN WITH A LOW BLUE FLAME
vb. 1. to be heavily alcohol intoxicated ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to be quietly and intensely angry ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
BURO
n. an unemployment exchange; the Department of Social Security ...1937 UK sl.
BUROO
n. orig. the Employment Exchange; hence, unemployment benefit ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.
BURP
n. 1. a belch ...1932 sl.
n. 2. vomit; an act of vomiting ...1967 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a fart ...1984 UK sl.
n. 4. any alcoholic beverage ...1985 Bermuda sl.
vb. to belch ...1929 sl., orig. US
BURP GUN
n. an automatic pistol; a submachine gun ...1946 US colloq.
BURP 'N' BLOW
n. the act of burping into your cupped hands then blowing the retained air at a chosen victim ...2004 UK sl.
BURP THE WORM
vb. of a male: to masturbate ...2001 US sl.
BURQA
n. an out-of-style fashion garment ...2002 US sl.
BURR
n. 1. a circle ...c1440
n. 2. a circle of light round the moon, or a star ...1631
n. 3. whirr, vibratory or rushing noise ...1818
n. 4. a pine cone ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a man's very short haircut ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the hull of a strawberry ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 7. the unpaved part of a graded road along the edge of the pavement ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 8. the recurring operating expenses in a circus or carnival ...1980 US sl.
vb. 1. †* to spread out like a burr round the moon ...1660
vb. 2. to make a whirring noise ...1838
BURRATINE
n. † a puppet; 'a sillie gull in a Comedie' ...a1637
BURRHEAD
adj. of Black people: having tight, curly hair ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a man's very short haircut ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a mule ...1967 Amer. dial.
BURRHEADED
adj. of Black people: having tight, curly hair ...1948 Amer. dial.
BURRING
adj. whirring ...1886
BURRIO
n. † a hangman, an executioner ...c1540
BURRIOUR
n. † a hangman, an executioner ...c1550 Sc.
BURRITO
adj. cold ...1997 US sl.
BURRITO BAG
n. a mesh restraint used by police to contain a violent person ...1997 US sl.
BURRITO PONCHO
n. a condom ...1998 UK sl.
BURRO
n. 1. a racehorse that does not perform well ...1947 US sl.
n. 2. a burrito ...1971 Amer. dial.
BURROO
n. an unemployment exchange; the Department of Social Security ...1937 UK sl.
BURROW
n. 1. † a circle of light about the moon ...1499
n. 2. shelter ...1577 Eng. dial.
vb. †* to protect, to shelter ...1657
BURROWER
n. a researcher ...1977 UK security service usage
BURROW-HEADED
adj. † ? given to searching things out, inquisitive, curious ...1650
BURR UNDER YOUR SADDLE BLANKET
n. an unexplained irritability ...1987 Can. sl.
BURR UP YOUR ASS
n. a person with a displeased focus on something ...1960 US sl.
BURRY
adj. † shaggy, rough, as a dog ...1568
BURSAR
n. 1. a treasurer, esp. of a college ...1587
n. 2. in Scottish universities and schools: a student or scholar who holds a bursary ...1567
BURSCH
n. a student in a German university ...1830
BURSE
n. 1. † a meeting-place of merchants for transaction of business; an Exchange ...1553
n. 2. a college, or academic hall ...1577
BURSEN BELCH
n. one who is breathless from corpulence ...Bk1898 Sc.
BURST
n. 1. † damage, injury, harm; loss ...c1000
n. 2. a prolonged bout of drunkenness; a spree; also, a big feed, a 'blow out' ...1849 colloq.
n. 3. housebreaking, burglary ...1857 sl.
n. 4. a prolonged bout of drunkenness; a spree ...1881 colloq.
n. 5. a large meal ...M19 colloq.
vb. 1. † to cease, to come to an end ...a1100
vb. 2. † to break, to snap, to shatter suddenly ...c1250
vb. 3. † to violate a law or a principle ...1600
vb. 4. to interrupt, to put a sudden end to ...1842 poetic usage
vb. 5 to spend money extravagantly ...1892 sl.
vb. 6. to ejaculate ...1971 Bahamas sl.
vb. 7. to strike someone violently ...1987 Irish sl.
BURST A GUT
vb. to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1965 Amer. dial.
BURST A HAME
vb. to become excessively angry ...1950 Amer. dial.
BURST A HAME STRING
vb. to laugh very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
BURSTED
adj. cleaned out, broke ...1873 US colloq.
BURSTED VESSEL
n. a varicose vein ...1967 Amer. dial.
BURSTEN
adj. burst, torn open ...c1440
BURSTENED
adj. † filled to bursting ...1697
BURSTENNESS
n. † burst state or quality; rupture, hernia ...1483
BURSTER
n. 1. a remarkable person or thing ...1831 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in horse racing: a heavy fall, a cropper ...1863 sl.
n. 3. a burglar ...1866 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 4. a small loaf ...Bk1890 sl.
n. 5. a hurricane ...1895 Amer. dial.
BURSTING
n. 1. † rupture, hernia ...1544
n. 2. † explosion, explosive noise ...1771
n. 3. a financial break-down ...1834
n. 4. rushing impetuously from restraint or rest ...1871
BURSTING AT THE SEAMS
adj. overfull ...1962 UK sl.
BURST ONE'S BOILER
vb. to come to grief, to bring to grief; to suffer disappointment, misfortune or other trouble ...1824 US
BURST ONE'S BRAIN
vb. † to take or use excessive thought ...1587
BURST ONE'S BUTTONS
vb. 1. to strain one's clothing by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to strain oneself physically or emotionally ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to swell with pride ...1966 Amer. dial.
BURST ON THE WING
vb. of a bird: to start off into flight ...1809 poetic usage
BURST OUT IN FAIRY LIGHTS
vb. to show an expected level of enthusiasm ...1996 Sc. sl.
BURST-UP
n. the failure or collapse of an organization or scheme ...1879
vb.1. † to shatter, to destroy ...1601
vb. 2. to become bankrupt ...1848
BURT
vb. 1. † to push or thrust, as with horns; to butt ...c1440
vb. 2. † to pierce, to gore ...1597
BURTON-(ON-TRENT)
adj. homosexual ...1996 UK rhyming sl. for 'bent'
n. rent ...1932 UK rhyming sl.
BURWASH
n. a swindle, for fun or profit ...1983 UK sl.
BURY
n. † a manor-house or large farm ...c1175
vb. 1. to sentence a criminal to a long or life term in prison ...1904 US sl.
vb. 2. in casino gambling: to place a card in the middle of a deck or in the discard pile ...1991 US sl.
BURY A TOMMYHAWK
vb. to copulate ...c1939 Amer. dial.
BURY CAESAR
vb. to effect intromission of the penis ...1927 US jocular
BURY GROUND
n. a cemetery ...1965 Amer. dial.
BURY HOLE
n. a grave ...1940 Amer. dial.
BURYIN' CART
n. a hearse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BURYING
n. a funeral, burial, interment ...1297
BURYING GROUND
n. a churchyard, a graveyard, a cemetery ...1711
BURYING HILL
n. a cemetery ...1808 Amer. dial.
BURYING LOT
n. a cemetery ...1965 Amer. dial.
BURYING PLACE
n. a churchyard, a graveyard, a cemetery ...1382
BURYING POINT
n. a cemetery ...1975 Amer. dial.
BURYING YARD
n. a cemetery ...1965 Amer. dial.
BURY OLD FAGIN
vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse (Fagin - penis) ...1950s sl.
BURY PATCH
n. a cemetery ...1965 Amer. dial.
BURY THE DEAD HORSE
vb. to work to pay off a debt ...19C Aust., NZ, & US sl.
BURY THE FANG
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1950s sl.
BURY THE STIFFY
vb. from a male perspective: to have sex ...1994 US sl.
BURY THE TOMAHAWK
vb. 1. to lay down one's arms, to cease from hostilities ...1848
vb. 2. to copulate ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUS
n. 1. a motor car ...1881 colloq.
n. 2. * an 'omnibus', a waiter's assistant; a busboy ...1902 US
n. 3. a wheelbarrow ...1906 sl.
n. 4. an aeroplane, esp. a heavy one ...1910 colloq.
n. 5. a kiss ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 6. an ambulance ...1992 US sl.
n. 7. a large touring motorcycle ...2003 US Biker usage
vb. 1. † to need to do something to be obliged or constrained to ...a1400 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to kiss ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to hit, to strike ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to shoot a gun at someone ...1995 US sl.
BUS AND TRAM
n. jam ...1978 UK rhyming sl.
BUS AND TRUCK
phr. said of a travelling show, with the cast and crew travelling by bus, and with the props and wardrobe in a truck ...1973 US sl.
BUS A TOWN
vb. to fly low near a town ...World War II Amer. sl.
BUSBOY
n. 1. † a boy or man who collects fares, etc., on a bus ...1867
n. 2. a waiter's assistant; a person employed to clear tables in a restaurant, etc. ...1904 US
BUSCARL
n. in Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman England: a member of a body of men retained, apparently usually by the king, to guard the coast ...a1000
BUSCH
vb. † to move quickly, to rush; of water: to flow rapidly and forcefully, to gush ...c1400
BUS DRIVER
n. 1. a pilot, esp. the pilot of a military transport aircraft ...1944 US sl.
n. 2. in poker: the player in a given hand who controls the betting ...1996 US sl.
BUSE
vb. 1. to abuse; to use something improperly, to misuse; to pervert, to take advantage of ...1589
vb. 2. to swear at someone ...1965 Barbados
BUS FACE
n. the worn-out look gained from sleeping on a bus overnight ...1997 US sl.
BUSGIRL
n. 1, a girl or young woman employed to clear tables in a restaurant, etc. ...1914 US
n. 2. a female bus conductor ...1916 Brit.
BUSH
adj. 1. second-rate, amateurish ...1959 US sl.
adj. 2. rough and ready ...1969 Aust. sl.
n. 1. a bushy head of hair ...1509
n. 2. † a bushy tail, esp. of a fox ...1575
n. 3 pubic hair, esp. of a woman ...1650 sl.
n. 4 boasting, bluster, 'tall talk' ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 5. † a clump of trees ...1856 NZ
n. 6 the cat-o'-nine-tails ...1895 sl.
n. 7 one's real boyfriend or girlfriend; one with 'roots' ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 8. the suburbs ...1942 Aust. sl.
n. 9. marijuana ...1951 US sl.
n. 10. a sexually active female; a promiscuous woman ...1966 US sl.
n. 11 a person who tries to appear important ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 12. cocaine ...1998 UK sl.
vb. 1. † to hide in a bush; to lie in ambush ...1330
vb. 2. † to butt with the head; to push ...a1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. † to stop a hole, opening, or passage ...a1659
vb. 4. in the used car business: to extract through any of a series of questionably ethical means more from a customer than originally contemplated by the customer ...1953 US sl.
vb. 5. to deceive someone ...1971 US sl.
int. nonsense ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUSHA
n. 1. a grandfather ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a grandmother ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUSHAILE
n. 1. † a copse or thicket; often as a place of concealment, an ambush ...a1400
n. 2. † brushwood, underwood ..c1400
BUSH AROUND
vb. to consider, to discuss something ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUSH BABY
n. an illegitimate child ...1940 Amer. dial.
BUSH BACON
n. a rabbit ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUSH BAPTIST
n. 1. * a person of dubious religious persuasion or one who has no religious persuasion at all ...1902 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. a person of vague but strong religious beliefs ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUSH-BASH
vb. to forge a path through scrubland; to travel through virgin bush ...1967 Aust. sl.
BUSH BASHER
n. a person who forges a new pathway through scrubland ...1971 Aust. sl.
BUSH-BEATER
n. a backwoodsman; a lumberman ...1809
BUSH BLASTER
n. the penis ...2001 US sl.
BUSH BROTHERHOOD
n. a society of missionaries, clerical and lay, established to evangelize the inhabitants of the Australian bush ...1903
BUSH BUNNY
n. a woman from a remote area; a naive, unsophisticated woman ...2004 Fiji sl.
BUSH-BUSTER
n. a hillbilly; a rustic ...1933 Amer. dial.
BUSH CAPITAL
n. Canberra, the capital city of Australia; so-called because it was a new city built in the 'bush' (countryside) halfway between the major cities of Sydney and Melbourne ...1906 Aust. sl.
BUSH CHILD
n. an illegitimate child ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUSH DINNER
n. oral sex on a woman ...1967 US sl.
BUS HEAD
n. what one looks like after a long school field trip or away game ...1988 US teen & high school sl.
BUSHED
adj. 1. having a bushy head of hair ...a1513
adj. 2. † poor, without money ...1812 sl.
adj. 3. lost in the bush or uncleared country; hence, bewildered ...1848 Aust. colloq.
adj. 4. tired; exhausted...1870 N. Amer. sl.
adj. 5. isolated, feeling the effects of 'cabin fever' ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUSH EEL
n. a rattlesnake ...1835 Amer. dial.
BUSHEL
n. 1. a large quantity or number ...c1374
n. 2. a tailor's thimble ...1889 US
n. 3. in trucking: a load of half a ton ...1976 US sl.
vb. to repair garments ...1877 US
BUSHEL (AND PECK)
n. the neck, the throat ...1979 UK rhyming sl.
BUSHEL BUBBY
n. a woman with large, full breasts ...1785 sl.
BUSHEL-CUNTED
adj. possessing a slack and distended vagina ...1980 US sl.
BUSHELER; BUSHELLER
n. one who repairs garments for tailors ...1846 Amer. dial.
BUSHELMAN
n. a man employed in repair tailoring ...1864 US
BUSHEL OF COKE
n. a man ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'bloke'
BUSHEL-POKE
n. † a sack or bag ...1523
BUSHEL-WOMAN
n. a woman employed in repair tailoring ...1889 US
BUSHER
n. a German ...Amer. World War I sl.
BUSHES
n. 1. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
n. 2. any place where sexual activity takes place, whether or not an actual bush is involved ...1975 US sl.
BUSHES, THE
n. an insignificant or unimportant place; an out-of-the-way place ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUSHET
n. † a small shrub or bush; a small thicket ...1573
BUSH-FIGHTER
n. an irregular combatant or skirmisher, accustomed to fight in the bush; one who fires from among the bushes ...1760
BUSHFIRE BLONDE
n. a red-headed woman ...1943 Aust. sl.
BUSH GANG
n. a prison work gang working without the traditional chains ...1987 Can sl.
BUSH HERB
n. an unremarkable marijuana ...1994 UK sl.
BUSHI
n. a grandmother ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUSHIE
n. 1. a person who lives in the bush ...1887 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a rough, tough, unattractive, or otherwise unappealing woman ...1987 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a supporter or a member of the administration of US President George W, Bush ...2002 US sl.
BUSH IS ANOTHER WORD FOR CUNT
phr. used as a slogan that registers absolute contempt for US President George W. Bush ...2003 US sl.
BUSHISM
n. * a word or idiom peculiar to or used in the bush ...1916 NZ
BUSH-LAWYER
n. 1. a layman who fancies he has a knowledge of law; an argumentative person ...1835 Aust. & NZ
n. 2. a mining agent ...1874 Aust.
BUSH-LEAGUE
adj. inferior, minor, unsophisticated; mediocre, second-rate ...1908 N. Amer. colloq.
BUSHLET
n. * a tiny bush ...1822
BUSH LIGHT
n. in the pornography industry a light used to illuminate the genitals of the performers ...1995 US sl.
BUSHLING
n. * a little bush ...1562
BUSHLOPER
n. one who tramps through the bush or wilderness; a peddler ...1893 US
BUSHMAN
n. a person who lives or travels in the Australian or New Zealand 'bush'; a bush-farmer; a station-hand; a teamster who carries stores to the station; also; a person who fells timber ...1846
BUSHMENT
n. 1. † a body of soldiers forming an ambush ...c1465
n. 2. † a surprise party ...a1535
n. 3. † a bushy formation of feathers ...1555
n. 4. † a thicket, a mass of bushes ...1587
BUSHNIPPLE
n. a backwoodsman; a hermit ...1930 Amer. dial.
BUSH-RANGER
n. an escaped convict who took refuge in the Australian 'bush'; a criminal living in the bush, and subsisting by robbery with violence ...1817
BUSH-RANGING
n. the attacking and robbing of travellers or settlers in the bush ...1832
BUSH RAT
n. a backwoodsman; a woodsman ...1935 Amer. dial.
BUSHTAIL
n. among loggers: a horse ...1931 Amer. dial.
BUSH TELEGRAPH
n. bushrangers' confederates who disseminate information as to the movements of the police; rapid spreading of information, or of a rumour, etc.; the 'grapevine' ...1878 Aust.
BUSH UP
vb. to hide, esp. in dense shrubbery or woods ...1926 Amer. dial.
BUSHWA
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1906 Amer. sl.
n. 2. orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss, a leader; an important person ...1966 Amer. dial.
int. nonsense! ...1920 Amer. dial.
BUSHWAH
n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1906 Amer. sl.
BUSHWASH
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
ׇBUSHWHA
n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1906 Amer. sl.
BUSHWHACK
n. illegal made whisky; moonshine ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to live in the backwoods ...1809 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to attack by surprise; to ambush ...1866 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to 'borrow' with intent to return ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to steal; to lie ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to hike cross-country; to knock aside bushes to go or search through uncleared forest ...1937 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to beat someone to something, esp. by using secretive methods; to cheat ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUSHWHACKER
n. 1. a backwoodsman ...1809 Amer. dial.
n. 2. during the American Civil War: an irregular combatat who took to the woods, and was regarded as a patriot guerrilla, or a bush-ranger ...1862
n. 3. a woodsman ...1898 Amer. dial.
n. 4. one who ambushes ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 5. an illegitimate child ...1949 Amer. dial.
BUSHWHACKING
adj. boorish; rustic ...1813
BUSH WHISKY
n. illegal made whisky; moonshine ...1955 Amer. dial.
BUSHY
adj. † of persons: with long thick hair ...1615
n. a dweller in the bush; a bushman as distinguished from a townsman ...1896 Aust.
BUSIER THAN A ONE-LEGGED MAN AT AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST
adj. very busy ...1987 Amer. sl.
BUSIES
n. the police ...1948 UK sl.
BUSILY
adv. 1. † with fixed attention; carefully, heedfully; attentively, intently ...c1225
adv. 2. † anxiously, solicitously ...a1393
BUSINESS
n. 1. † anxiety, solicitude, care; distress, uneasiness ...a1000
n. 2. † diligent labour, exertion, effort ...1340
n. 3. † eagerness, earnestness, importunity ...a1387
n. 4. † trouble, difficulty ...a1387
n. 5. † care, attention, observance ...a1398
n. 6. † the object of anxiety or serious effort; a serious purpose or aim ...c1405
n. 7. a group of ferrets ...a1450
n. 8. † mischievous or interfering activity; prying, officiousness ...a1466
n. 9. a swarm of flies ...1478
n. 10. † disturbance, commotion ...1514
n. 11. † activity, briskness, motion ...a1398
n. 12. † an 'affair of honour'; a duel ...1612
n. 13. sexual intercourse, sex ...a1612 euphemism
n. 14. a difficult matter ...1843 colloq.
n. 15. an assignation with a prostitute ...1983 sl.
BUSINESS ANGEL
n. a person who supports a business financially; a person who invests private capital in a small business, usually in return for a proportion of the company equity ...1884
BUSINESS DOCTOR
n. * a man who gives advice upon the proper conduct of business ...1879 US
BUSINESS END, THE
n. the part of something which performs its main function ...1878 sl.
BUSINESS GIRL
n. a prostitute ...1964 colloq.
BUSINESS GURU
n. a person with influential ideas or theories about business ...1969
BUSINESSMAN
n. a lawyer, attorney, or business agent ...1798
BUSINESS WAGON
n. a horse-drawn vehicle used to carry people or loads ...1934 Amer. dial.
BUSK
n. 1. †* adornment, embellishment ...a1687 Sc.
n. a loud or vigorous kiss ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to prepare, to make or get ready; to put in order; to array ...c1330
vb. 2. to set out, to go, esp. with speed; to hurry, to hasten ...c1330
vb. 3. † to get up, to rise ...c1390
vb. 4. to clothe, to dress, to attire a person; to adorn a thing ...c1400
vb. 5. † to try, to make an attempt ...c1450
vb. 6. to embellish, to adorn ...1573
vb. 7. * to go searching or seeking for something; to go from place to place ...1635
vb. 8. †* to cruise or sail about on the sea ...1747
vb. 9. to perform music or some other entertainment in a public place for monetary donations ...1825
vb. 10. to improvise, esp. music; to speak or write without preparation ...1934 sl.
vb. 11. to kiss ...1941 Amer. dial.
BUSKED
adj. * clothed, attired, dressed up; adorned, embellished ...c1450
BUSKER
n. 1, † a keen-witted, impudent person ...1728
n. 2. a person who performs music or some other entertainment in a public place for monetary donations; an itinerant entertainer or musician; originally slang ...1851
BUSKET
n. †* a small bush or shrub ...1579
BUSKINED
adj. 1. having a tragic style or manner; dignified, elevated lofty ...1595
adj. 2. designating tragedy or tragic drama ...1603
BUSKLE
vb. 1. † to set out, to go, esp. hastily or promptly; to take hastily to something ...a1535
vb. 2. † to hurry about, to make haste; to be full of agitation or commotion; to bustle ...1545
vb. 3. † to prepare, to make or get ready; to equip, to attire ...a1555
BUSKLING
n. † eager activity; bustling; scuffling, agitation ...1546
BUSKRY
n. †* adornment, embellishment ...a1687 Sc.
BUSKY
adj. 1. † covered with bushes; full of thickets; bushy ...1570
adj. 2. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. the buttocks ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUS ONE
vb. to leave ...1993 US sl.
BUSS
n. 1. a kiss, esp. a loud or vigorous one ...1567
n. 2. † kissing ...a1721
vb. 1. * to prepare, to make or get ready; to put in order, to array ...c1330
vb. 2. to kiss ...a1566
vb. 3. to clothe, to dress; to dress up, to adorn ...1569
BUSSEN
adj. ruptured ...1899 Amer. dial.
BUSSENED
adj. ruptured ...1845 Amer. dial.
BUSSER
n. a kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUSSING
n. 1. kissing; a kiss ...1583
n. 2. †* clothes, attire ...c1712 Sc.
BUSS-WAGON
n. a car, esp. an old one ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUSSY
n. a sweetheart ...1895 Amer. dial.
BUST
adj. having no money ...1913 sl.
n. 1. † a box, a container ...a1250
n. 2. a binge, a drinking bout ...1834 sl.
n. 3. a financial crash; a sudden failure or collapse of trade ...1842
n. 4. a failure, a flop; a disappointing person or experience ...1859 colloq.
n. 5. a burglary ...1859 sl.
n. 6. a punch, a blow ...1893 sl.
n. 7. in poker: a poor hand that fails to make a flush or a straight ...1932 sl.
n. 8. a (police) raid; a search ...1938 sl., orig. US
n. 9. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 11. an arrest ...c1953 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 12. a good shot in basketball ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. 1. † to beat, to thrash ...c1225
vb. 2. to break into and rob a place ...1859 sl.
vb. 3. to demote in the armed services ...1918 sl.
vb. 4. to arrest ...1940 sl., orig. & chiefly US
vb. 5. of the police: to search a place for drugs, stolen property, etc. ...1971 sl.
vb. 6. to be in trouble ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUST A CAP
vb. to fire a bullet from a gun ...1872
BUST A GUT
vb. 1. to exert great effort; to do one's utmost ...1912 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUST A HAME STRING
vb. 1. to make a sudden great effort ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fail in an undertaking ...1923 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to become very angry ...c1960 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to laugh very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUSTAL
adj. †* relating to burial or to the grave; funereal ...1727
BUST AN ARROW
vb. in a carnival or small circus: to become lost when travelling from one town to another ...1973 US sl.
BUST AND RUN
vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUST A TRACE
vb. to laugh very hard ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUST A TUG
vb. 1. to make a sudden great effort ...1899 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to laugh very hard ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUSTED
adj. 1. penniless, broke ...1836 US sl.
adj. 2. burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...1881 US colloq.
adj. 3. reduced in rank ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
adj. 4. failed ...1925 US sl.
BUSTED FLUSH
n. 1. a person who or a thing which has become worthless or useless, despite once having great potential ...1882
n. 2. in poker: a worthless hand that is not quite a flush ...1882
BUSTED ON
adj. infatuated with ...1929 US sl.
BUSTED UP
adj. 1. penniless, broke ...c1862 US sl.
adj. 2. grief-stricken; depressed ...1892 US sl.
adj. 3. burst, broken; bankrupt or ruined ...a1909 US colloq.
adj. 4. insane ...1977 US sl.
BUSTED VEIN
n. a varicose vein ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUSTER
n. 1. a remarkable person; something remarkable, impressive, extraordinary, excellent, or big or large of its kind ...1833
n. 2. * a loaf of bread ...1835
n. 3. an especially large individual ...1843 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a fellow; a dandy; also used as a term of address, esp. to a boy or young man ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a heavy gale; a powerful or heavy wind ...1848 US nautical sl.
n. 6. a drinking spree; a reckless frolic ...1848 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in crab fishing: a crab or crayfish about to break free of its shell ...1855 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a burglar ...1859 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 9. a heavy fall ...1874 Aust. & NZ
n. 10. a horse-breaker ...1891 US West sl.
n. 11. a dashing fellow ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a large or well-grown child ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 13. a law-enforcement officer; a police officer ...1963 US sl.
n. 14. a sudden, very heavy rain ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 15. a firecracker ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 16. a shotgun ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 17. a motor vehicle that gives a very bumpy ride ...1974 Amer. sl.
n. 18. a tease ...1980s sl.
vb. to hurry; to travel quickly ...1988 US military sl.
BUSTERS
n. 1. misspotted dice ...1961 US gambling sl.
n. 2. pleasure; 'kicks' ...1973 US Black sl.
BUSTER SUIT
n. a child's suit or outfit that resembles the attire of the comic strip character Buster Brown; an outfit for a baby or young child, usually consisting of a top and a pair of short trousers fastened together with buttons ...1903 US
BUSTHEAD
n. 1. whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky; moonshine ...1857 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a headache from drinking bad whisky ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUST-HEADED
adj. ? stubborn ...1932 Amer. dial.
BUSTICATE
vb. to break into pieces ...1916 Amer. dial.
BUSTICATED
adj. broken, completely shattered ...1916 Amer. dial.
BUSTIFICATION
n. an explosion; a disaster; a quarrel ...1906 Amer. dial.
BUSTIFIED
adj. pot-bellied ...1939 Amer. dial.
BUSTING
adj. very big; splendid ...1847 Amer. sl.
BUST INTO A RUN
vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUST INTO VIEW
vb. to appear suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUST IN WITH
vb. to intrude in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUSTIOUS
adj. thickset, corpulent, over-fat ...1854 Eng. dial.
BUSTLE
n. 1. † a conflict, struggle, scuffle, or fray; the commotion caused by this ...1579
n. 2. † money of any sort or quantity ...1763 sl.
n. 3. the rump, the buttocks ...1928 US sl.
vb. 1. † to struggle, to scuffle ...1585
vb. 2. to work as a prostitute ...1935 US sl.
int. hurry up! stir yourself! ...1597
BUSTLED
adj. * harassed, disordered; stirred up, roused ...1602
BUSTLE-HEADED
adj. †* of a tree: stunted, misshapen ...1863 Eng. dial.
BUSTLE IT OUT
vb. † to fight it out ...1670
BUSTLEPATE
n. †* a bustling person ...a1652
BUST ON
vb. to attack verbally, to criticize or scold; in a weakened sense, to tease, to mock ...1961
BUST ONE'S ASS
vb. 1. to exert oneself to the limit of endurance; to toil, to labour, to strive furiously ...1908 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to be killed in an airplane crash ...1945 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to harass; to annoy ...1965 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to beat someone up; to thrash someone savagely ...1980 Amer. sl.
BUST ONE'S BACK
vb. to exert oneself; to work extremely hard ...1908
BUST ONE'S BALLS
vb. 1. to exert oneself to the limit of endurance; to work or try one's hardest ...1944 US sl.
vb. 2. to punish severely; to thrash ...1952 US sl.
vb. 3. to meet with disaster ...1957 US sl.
vb. 4. to provoke anger; hence, to make oneself a pest, as by complaining or scolding; to harass, to hector, to nag ...1967 US sl.
BUST ONE'S BUTTONS
vb. 1. to strain one's clothing by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1921 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to strain oneself physically or emotionally ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to swell with pride ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUST ONE'S EAR-STRING
vb. to become disillusioned and deaf to another's speech ...1917 Amer. dial.
BUST ONE'S HAMES
vb. to display a sudden burst of energy ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUST ONE'S HUMP
vb. to exert oneself; to work extremely hard ...1957
BUST-OUT
adj. 1. being or connected with a dishonest establishment, esp. a gambling casino or disreputable saloon, at which patrons are routinely fleeced or robbed; crooked, illegal, dishonest ...1934 US sl., esp. gambling usage
adj. 2. out-and-out, pure and simple ...1961 US sl.
adj. 3. unregulated; blatantly illegal ...1962 US sl.
adj. 4. penniless, busted ...1976 sl.
n. 1. an extravagant or riotous celebration, a binge ...1861 sl.
n. 2. a breakout; a jailbreak ...1930 US sl.
n. 3. the high point of a confidence game, when the swindle occurs ...1958 US criminals' sl.
n. 4. a collapse or failure; hence, a smash-up; a person who is a failure ...1963 US sl.
n. 5. an instance of bankruptcy which has been engineered with the intent to defraud creditors ...1967 sl.
vb. (as 'bust out')
vb. 1. to expel or be expelled from school because of academic failure ...1939 US sl.
vb. 2. to ruin financially, to bankrupt; to go bankrupt ...1962 US sl., esp. gambling usage
BUST-OUTS
n. fraudulent dice ...1952 US sl.
BUSTSKULL
n. whisky, esp. illegally made or bad whisky; moonshine ...1942 Amer. dial.
BUST SOME SUDS
vb. to drink some beer ...Bk1998 sl.
BUST SUDS
vb. to wash dishes, esp. as an occupation ...1911 chiefly Black usage
BUST THE MAINLINE
vb. to take an intravenous injection ...1930s sl., orig. US drugs usage
BUST THE WIND
vb. to run or travel fast ...c1960 Amer. dial.
BUST THIS!
int. watch this! ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUSTUARY
adj. † belonging to the funeral pyre; funereal ...1656
n. † a person or thing who sets fire to something or someone ...1607
BUST-UP
n. 1. an explosion; hence, a wreck, break-up; an accident or disaster; a failure ...1841 US sl.
n. 2. an altercation; an argument, a row; a strong disagreement ...1842 sl.
n. 3. excitement ...1899
vb. (as 'bust up')
vb. 1. to break up ...1866 US sl.
vb. 2. to injure severely ...1978 US sl.
BUSTY
adj. self-assertive, loud, smart-alecky ...1936 Amer. dial.
BUSY
adj. 1. † of a warrior: keen to fight; bold; devoted to some business; active, assiduous, diligent, industrious ...a1000
adj. 2. † solicitous, concerned; anxious, uneasy, troubled; careful, attentive ...a1000
adj. 3. † of a thing: involving much work, care, or trouble; elaborate, intricate ...1448
adj. 4. of ornamentation: full of detail ...1903
adj. 5. interfering, nosy ...1970s
n. a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...1904 Brit. sl.
vb. † to afflict, to worry, to disturb, to perplex ...a1000
BUSY AS A BASKET OF CHIPS GOING TO A BONFIRE
adj. extremely busy ...1946 Amer. dial.
BUSY AS A BEE
adj. very busy or industrious; fully engaged with some occupation ...c1405
BUSY AS A BIRD DOG, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A BIRD DOG WITH AN ITCH, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A BIRD DOG WITH HIVES, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A NAILER, AS
adj. extremely busy ...1879 Ireland
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED BILL-POSTER, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED BILL-POSTER WITH AN ITCH, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED BILL-POSTER WITH HIVES, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED MILKER, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED MILKER WITH AN ITCH, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED MILKER WITH HIVES, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED PAPER-HANGER, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED PAPER-HANGER WITH AN ITCH, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-ARMED PAPER-HANGER WITH HIVES, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN IN AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN IN AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST WITH AN ITCH, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS A ONE-LEGGED MAN IN AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST WITH HIVES, AS
adj. extremely busy ...20C sl. orig. Aust. & US sl.
BUSY AS BEES IN A BASIN, AS
adj. busy with trifling matters ...1834 Eng. dial.
BUSY AS FORTY BEES IN A TAR-BUCKET
adj. very busy ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
BUSY AS THE DEVIL IN A GALE OF WIND
adj. doing or pretending to do a great deal and making a great fuss about it ...1797
BUSY AS THROP'S WIFE, AS
adj. used of a very busy person, esp. one busied over trifles ...1868 Eng. dial.
BUSY BEE
n. 1. a policeman ...1950s UK juvenile sl.
n. 2. PCP ...1978 US drugs sl.
BUSYBODY
n. 1. a mirror or mirrors set at the side of a building and so angled as to reflect a view of the street to people inside ...1892 US
n. 2. a policeman; specifically, a CID officer, a detective ...20C sl.
vb. to behave like a busybody; to interfere, to meddle, to pry ...1874
BUSYBODYISH
adj. prying, interfering; characteristic of a busybody ...1851
BUSYBODYISM
n. behaviour characteristic of a busybody; a meddling ...1828
BUSYBODYNESS
n. * a being a busybody; meddlesomeness, desire to interfere ...1642
BUSYFUL
adj. †* elaborate, ornate ...1340
BUSYHEAD
n. 1. † a being busy; preoccupation, concern ...1340
n. 2. * a prying, gossiping, meddlesome, or officious person ...1555
BUSY-HEADED
adj. † meddlesome, prying ...a1555
BUSY-IDLE
adj. * busily employed in trivial matters; engaged in busy idleness ...1611
BUSY-LICKUM
n. a gossip, a tattletale ...1990s W. Indies sl.
BUSYSHIP
n. † a busy state or quality; bustling activity ...c1225
BUSYTY
n. †* the state of being busy; officiousness; fussiness ...c1511
BUT
n. 1. † a throw of a stone or other heavy weight ...c1300
n. 2. the outer room of a house, esp. of a two-roomed cottage ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUT-AND-BEN
n. a two-roomed cottage ..1937 Amer. dial.
BUTCH
adj. 1. resembling a tough, violent, or physically fit man; macho, manly ...1939 colloq.
adj. 2. of female homosexuals: masculine in appearance or behaviour; virile, tough ...1941 colloq.
adj. 3. of a man: not homosexual ...1949 US sl.
adj. 4. given to or involving violence ...1962 US sl., orig. prison usage
adj. 5. of a woman: mannish; unpleasantly assertive; dominating ...1971 sl.
adj. 6. strong, powerful, rough, rugged ...1987 colloq.
n. 1. a butcher knife; a hunter's knife ...1859 US colloq.
n. 2 a nickname for a tough young man ...1873 US colloq.
n. 3 a person who sells refreshments, newspapers, etc. in a train, theatre, etc. ...1891 colloq.
n. 4 a haircut in which the hair is clipped very short ...1939 US colloq.
n. 5 a mistake, a blunder, an error; in radio & TV: an error made in delivering lines ...1942 US sl.
n. 6 a medical officer ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 7. a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1947 colloq.
n. 8. in a male homosexual couple: a partner who takes on a more dominant or active role, either sexually or in a more general sense ...1963 colloq.
vb. 1. * to slaughter an animal, to kill for market ...1656
vb. 2. to work as a butcher; to carry on the trade of a butcher ...1846
vb. 3. to cut hair very short ...1953 colloq.
vb. 4. to make more traditionally or stereotypically masculine, either in appearance or behaviour ...1964
BUTCH-BROAD
n. a mannish aggressive lesbian; usually used contemptuously ...1966 US sl.
BUTCH CUT
n. a short haircut; a crew cut ...1939 colloq.
BUTCHER
n. 1. † an executioner; a person who inflicts capital punishment or torture ...1483
n. 2. a doctor or surgeon, esp. one who is incompetent or too readily inclined to operate on patients ...1759 sl.
n. 3. a butcher knife ...1834 US sl.
n. 4. a bullfighter ...1848 US sl.
n. 5. a vendor of newspapers, peanuts, candy, etc., esp. aboard a passenger train or at a sporting event ...1867 US colloq.
n. 6. in journalism: a copy editor ...1867 US sl.
n. 7. a glass or measure of beer; it now typically measures 6 oz (170ml) ...1889 Aust. sl.
n. 8. a barber ...1906 US military & prison sl.
n. 9. a clumsy incompetent; a bungler ...1954 US sl.
n. 10. in basketball: an excessively rough defensive player ...1972 US sl.
vb. 1. †* to torment or inflict torture upon a person ...1597
vb. 2. to give an extremely close haircut to ...1942 US military sl.
vb. 3. to operate on ...1966 US sl.
vb. 4. in sports, esp. basketball: to block an offensive player with undue roughness ...1980 US sl.
BUTCHERBOY
vb. in baseball: to bat a ball with a sharp downward motion ...1978 US sl.
BUTCHER CART
n. an ambulance ...1926 US sl.
BUTCHERDOM
n. 1. †* a situation in which acts of butchery or slaughter are committed ...1842
n. 2. butchers collectively; also, the state of being a butcher; the craft of a butcher ...1857
BUTCHERER
n. †* a person who wantonly destroys something ...1592
BUTCHERESS
n. 1. †* a woman who procures prostitutes or illicit sexual partners for others ...a1475
n. 2. a female butcher; also, butcher's wife or daughter ...1802
BUTCHER FLY
n. a fly that feeds on meat or flesh; a blowfly ...1633
BUTCHERLY
adj. 1. inflicting or involving brutal slaughter or injury; barbarous; bloody; of a blow or stroke: violent, rough ...1528
adj. 2. †* relating to physical torture ...a1568
adv. † in a violent and bloody manner; brutally, barbarously ...1560
BUTCHER MAN
n. a butcher ...1481
BUTCHEROUS
adj. inflicting or involving brutal slaughter or injury; murderous; barbarous; bloody ...1575
BUTCHER ROW
n. * stalls, in which butchers formerly prepared and sold meat ...a1425
BUTCHER'S
adj. 1. angry, annoyed ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
adj. 2. ill ...1967 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'butcher's hook' for 'crook'
n. a look, a glance ...1936 Brit. sl., short for 'butcher's hook'
BUTCHER'S BILL
n. the list of casualties in a battle or war; also, the financial cost of a war ...1829
BUTCHER'S CANARY
n. a blowfly ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
BUTCHER'S HOOK
adj. ill ...1967 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'crook'
n. a look, a glance ...1936 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'look'
BUTCHER SHOP
n. 1. an operating room; also, a hospital; often used disparagingly ...1890 Amer. sl., esp. military usage
n. 2. a whaling ship; used disparagingly ...1932 Amer. nautical sl.
BUTCHER, THE BAKER, THE CANDLESTICK MAKER, THE
phr. all and sundry ...Bk1999
BUTCHER WAGON
n. an ambulance ...1882 US sl.
BUTCHER WORK
n. indiscriminate killing; also, brutal or crude work ...1808
BUTCHERY
adj. † brutal; barbarous; bloody ...1626
n. 1. originally: a place in which animals are slaughtered for food, and usually also cut up and prepared for sale; a shop or stall where animals are slaughtered; a slaughterhouse; an abattoir ...1340
n. 2. † butchers collectively; the community of butchers ...c1425
n. 3. †* a place of torture or torment ...c1540
n. 4. harsh criticism or condemnation of creative work, artist, etc.; disparagement ...1789
BUTCHERY OF CONSCIENCE
n. † spiritual torture ...1582
BUTCH-FEMME
adj. characterized by the adoption of butch and femme roles, esp. by two partners in a lesbian relationship ...1983 colloq.
BUTCHING
n. the trade or occupation of a butcher ...1688 humorous usage
BUTCHSKI; BUTCHSKY
n. (derogatory) a Czechoslovakian ...1964 Amer. dial.
BUTCHY
adj. 1. characteristic of or associated with masculinity as traditionally conceived ...1956 US
adj. 2. denoting a lesbian whose appearance, behaviour, or identity is regarded as masculine ...1960 US
n. 1. †* a butcher ...1867 colloq.
n. 2. * a nickname for a tough, violent, or physically fit man ...1891 US
BUTE
n. 1. †* booty, plunder ...1530
n. 2. a beautiful person or thing ...1866 sl.
vb. †* to make booty of something; to share something taken as booty or plunder ...c1600 Sc.
BUTESMAN
n. †* a person who shares booty or plunder with another ...1530 Sc.
BUTIN
n. † spoil, plunder; booty ...c1450
BUTINSKI; BUTTINSKI; BUTTINSKY
n. one who interrupts or interferes; a meddler ...1902 Amer. dial.
BUTLER
n. 1. † originally, a servant responsible for supervising the wine cellar or serving wine or other drink, sometimes as cup-bearer to a monarch or nobleman; later, a (male) head servant, esp. in a large household, whose chief responsibilities include managing the wine cellar and dining arrangements, supervising other servants, and greeting visitors ...a1300
n. 2. † a person who or a thing which provides or dispenses something ...a1387
BUTLERAGE
n. 1. * the office or position of butler to a monarch, nobleman, etc. ...1487
n. 2. †* the part of household management or expenses which are supervised by the butler, or which relate to the butlery ...1815
BUTLERESS
n. a female butler ...1614
BUTLERIAN
adj. relating to a butler; characteristic of a butler ...1841
BUTLER'S BOX
n. † a box into which the players in a gambling game put part of their winnings, and which is handed to the butler; also, the money contained in this box ...1591
BUTLERY
n. orig.: a storeroom for provisions, esp. wine' the provision and serving of drink as a department of a royal or noble household; later, a room in a large house, usually located between the kitchen and dining room, used for the storage of dishes, glassware, cutlery, etc., and sometimes also for serving or storing food and drink ...c1325
BUT ME NO BUTS
phr. do no make any excuses, or protestations ...1629
BUTMENT
n. † a piece of land that abuts another larger piece ...1679
BUTSEL
n. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUTT
adv. † squarely, head-on ...1832 nautical usage
n. 1. † a blow, a thrust ...c1330
n. 2. the place or part where something terminates; a limit, a boundary; an end point ...c1425
n. 3. the buttocks ...c1450 sl., chiefly US
n. 4. a bundle, esp. of cloth, wool, or hay; a bale; a pack; a bag ...1470
n. 5. a man-made receptacle used as a home for a colony of bees; a beehive; a hiveful of bees ...1532 chiefly Eng. dial.
n. 6. a small piece of land, esp. of an irregular shape; a paddock ...1542 Eng. dial.
n. 7. an objective or result towards which efforts are directed; an end, aim, object ...1571
n. 8. any large cask or barrel; later, one used to collect and store rain water ...1572
n. 9. a headland, a promontory ...1598
n. 10. a hillock, a mound ...1600
n. 11. the trunk of a felled tree; the thickest part of this ...1601
n. 12. one who is an object of derision, abuse, or ridicule ...1607
n. 13. † a cushion for kneeling on in church, while at prayer; a hassock ...1823 Eng. dial.
n. 14. †* a large amount of something ...1831
n. 15. a fraction of a year, month, or week left to be served of a term of military enlistment, term of imprisonment, etc. ...1887 sl.
n. 16. a cigarette ...1893 Amer. sl.
n. 17. oneself; one's body ...1954
n. 18. a log suitable for firewood ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. 19. a stupid or contemptible person ...1993 Amer. sl.
n. 20. (derogatory) a disliked person ...Bk2006 US sl.
vb. 1. †* to fall or dive head first in the direction specified ...c1330
vb. 2. †* to aim at something ...1533
vb. 3. to crush out a cigarette or cigar ...1924 Amer. sl.
BUTT, THE
n. anger or irritability ...1973 Amer. sl.
BUTTAL
n. 1. * a territorial limit; a boundary; also, a boundary marker ...1449
n. 2. †* a measured piece of land ...1635
vb. † to determine the limits or boundaries of a piece of land ...1449
BUTT-BANG
vb. 1. to subject to anal intercourse ...1960s US sl.
vb. 2. to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive ...1970s sl.
vb. 3. to injure ...1980s US sl.
BUTT-BANGER
n. a participant in anal sex, esp. the partner who penetrates ...1960s US sl.
BUTT BOY
n. an obsequious or servile person; a sycophant ...1948 US colloq.
BUTT BUCKET
n. an ashtray ...1958 US Navy sl.
BUTT-BUSTER
n. 1. a hard-riding vehicle ...1974 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an antipersonnel mine ...1974 US Army sl.
BUTT CALL
n. an inadvertent call made on a mobile phone in one's rear trouser pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to the keypad or touch screen ...2003 US colloq.
BUTT CAN
n. a can used as a receptacle for cigarette ashes; hence, a standing ashtray ...1960 US military sl.
vb. (as 'butt-can') to toss away or aside ...a1986 US military sl.
BUTT CHEEKS
n. the buttocks ...1987 US colloq.
BUTT COOPER
n. a cooper who makes butts (barrels) to hold liquids, esp. beer ...1813
BUTT CRACK
n. the cleft between the buttocks ...1975 US colloq.
BUTT DIAL
n. an inadvertent call made on a mobile phone in one's rear trouser pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to the keypad or touch screen ...2008 US colloq.
vb. to inadvertently call someone on a mobile phone in one's rear trouser pocket, as a result of pressure being accidentally applied to the keypad or touch screen ...2005 US colloq.
BUTT-END
n. 1. the last part or remnant of anything ...1597
n. 2. of ropes: the end of, or a part near the end of ...E18
n. 3. a fragmentary part of a speech or conversation that one might overhear, just as it tails off ...E19
n. 4. the butt of a cigarette or cigar ...1827
BUTT-END CHARLIE
n. the trailing aircraft in a formation; a tail gunner in a bomber; the last individual in a line ...1942 US military sl.
BUTT-ENDED
adj. 1. † poorly adapted, unsuitable, or inappropriate for a particular purpose; back-to-front ...1850
adj. 2. having large buttocks ...1893
BUTT-ENDER
n. a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUTTER
adj. good; really fine ...Bk2006 US sl.
n. 1. †* a person who cheats at dice ...1474
n. 2. ingratiating speech, unctuous flattery, esp. when used to gain favour or advantage ...1618
n. 3. ejaculated semen; also (rarely) vaginal fluid produced during sexual activity or arousal ...c1618 sl.
n. 3. nitroglycerine or dynamite ...1921 US sl.
n. 4. soldering paste ...1929 US sl.
n. 5. paraffin ...1972 US sl.
vb. 1. † in gambling: to double or triple a bet ...1671 sl.
vb. 2. to flatter or praise a person, esp. as a means of gaining favour or advantage ...1700
vb. 3. †* to defraud through glib words ...1725 sl.
BUTTERACEOUS
adj. † given to flattery; unctuous ...1837
BUTTER AND EGG DAY
n. a day to trade produce ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUTTER-AND-EGG FLY
n. a popular co-ed ...Bk1934 college sl.
BUTTER-AND-EGG MAN
n. 1. a dairyman; a provincial farmer or businessman characterized as unsophisticated or easily duped ...1867 US sl.
n. 2. a man who is a farmer or small-town businessman and who spends money extravagantly; used derisively ...1924 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a wealthy unsophisticated man who spends money freely ...1924 US sl.
BUTTER AND EGGS
n. a daffodil ...1876 Amer. dial.
BUTTER-AND-EGGS TROT
n. a short jog-trot ...L18 sl.
BUTTER A PERSON'S BREAD ON BOTH SIDES
vb. to provide for a person, esp. to a lavish or excessive degree ...a1625
BUTTER A PERSON'S BREAD ON BOTH SIDES
vb. to provide for a person, esp. to a lavish or excessive degree ...1881
BUTTER BADGER
an itinerant trader who buys butter from farmers to sell wholesale ...1739 orig. Eng. dial.
BUTTERBAG
n. † (derogatory) a Dutchman ...1645
BUTTERBALL
adj. (derogatory) fat ...1888 colloq.
n. (derogatory) a fat or plump person or animal ...1868 Amer. colloq.
BUTTERBAR
n. 1. a second lieutenant ...1973 US sl.
n. 2. one of the two gold bars that are the insignia of the rank of second lieutenant ...1983 US military sl.
BUTTER-BASHER
n. (depreciative) a person who has recently taken up work as a taxi driver, esp. during a strike ...1939 sl.
BUTTER-BEAN TEETH
n. buck teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUTTER BOAT
n. 1. excessive or insincere flattery ...1866 colloq.
n. 2. the vagina ...19C sl.
BUTTER BOWZY
adj. † designating a Dutchman ...1719
BUTTERBOX
n. 1. * (derogatory) a Dutchman; from the great quantity of butter eaten by the people of that country ...1595
n. 2. a squarish, clumsy vessel ...1840 US nautical sl.
n. 3. a German ...M19 sl.
BUTTER BOY
n. (depreciative) a person who has recently taken up work as a taxi driver ...1939 sl.
BUTTERBRAIN
n. a fool ...1975-78 Amer. sl.
BUTTERCUP
n. 1. a pet name for a child ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 3. an effeminate male homosexual ...1930s sl.
n. 4. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
n. 5. a daffodil ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a pretty young girl ...1960s sl.
BUTTER DAISY
n. a buttercup ...1900 Amer. dial.
BUTTERED
adj. 1. of words or speech: smooth and ingratiating; soothing, glib ...1605
adj. 2. whipped, flogged ...M19 US sl.
adj. 3. subjected to sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
adj. 4. well-turned-out, elegant ...1940s US Black sl.
adj. 5. drunk ...1990s sl.
BUTTERED BREAD
adj. dead ...1990s rhyming sl.
BUTTERED BUN
n. 1. a woman who has had intercourse with one man and is about to repeat this immediately with a new partner; a sexually promiscuous woman; sexual intercourse with a woman who has just completed copulation with another man ...1638
n. 2. † a harlot, a mistress, a prostitute ...1679 sl.
n. 3. a country fool; a rustic simpleton ...E18 sl.
n. 4. a drunken man ...E18 sl.
n. 5. the number one ...1940s bingo usage
BUTTERED BUNS
n. † a harlot, a mistress; a prostitute ...1679 sl.
BUTTERED SCONE
n. 1. a woman who has had intercourse with one man and is about to repeat this immediately with a new partner ...M17 sl.
n. 2. the number one ...1940s bingo usage
BUTTERFACE
n. (derogatory) a female whose body is very attractive, but who has an unattractive face; an ugly woman ...1998 US Black sl.
BUTTER FACTOR
n. a tradesman who buys butter from farmers to sell wholesale ...1696
BUTTER-FINGERED
adj. 1. clumsy, awkward ...1615 colloq.
adj. 2. † unable or unwilling to handle hot items with one's bare hands ...a1825 Eng. dial.
BUTTER-FINGERS
n. someone liable to drop things ...1837 colloq.
BUTTERFISH
n. a moray eel ...1878 Amer. dial.
BUTTER FLAP
n. 1. a cap ...M19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a trap or light carriage ...M19 rhyming sl.
BUTTERFLIES
n. nerves, apprehension, a feeling of tension in the abdomen, esp. as the rest of anxiety; jitters ...1940 colloq.
BUTTERFLIES IN ONE'S STOMACH
n. nerves, apprehension, a feeling of tension in the abdomen, esp. as the rest of anxiety; jitters ...1940 colloq.
BUTTERFLOWER
n. 1. a buttercup ...1527
n. 2. a dandelion ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 3. ('butter flower') marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
BUTTERFLY
adj. of clothes: gaudy, tasteless, flashy ...1900s sl.
n .1. something likened to a butterfly, esp. in being flimsy, fragile, or ephemeral ...c1390
n. 2. a capricious, giddy, or frivolous person; one having a gaudy or showy appearance; an overdressed, flashy person ...a1500
n. 3. an effeminate weakling ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a person whose periods of work or occupation are transitory or seasonal ...1884 UK sl.
n. 4. one given to wandering ...1890
n. 5. a worthless cheque which 'flutters away' ...1929 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 6. an attractive young woman ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
n. 7. a flirt ...1940s US campus sl.
n. 8. an effeminate male homosexual ...1950s sl.
n. 9. a Black homosexual ...1980s US gay sl.
n. 10. a coin that fails to spin when tossed ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
n. 11. a new, young, and attractive prisoner, characterized as being potentially appealing to prison homosexuals ...1990s US criminals' sl.
vb. 1. † to avoid an exclusive commitment to one romantic partner; to flirt, to philander, to dally ...1893
vb. 2. to be sexually unfaithful to ...1945-46 US military in Far East usage
BUTTERFLY AEROPLANE
n. † any of various lightweight aeroplanes ...1908
BUTTERFLY BOY
n. an effeminate male homosexual ...1950s sl.
BUTTERFLY EFFECT
n. the phenomenon whereby a small change in some complex systems can have a large effect at a later time ...1976
BUTTERFLYING
n. a flirting ...1940s US campus sl.
BUTTERFLYISM
n. † the condition of being a butterfly; also, frivolous behaviour; giddiness ...1833
BUTTERFLY KISS
n. 1. a light kiss in which the lips only brush the skin ...1849
n. 2. a 'kiss' made by fluttering one's eyelashes against one's partner's skin to caress it ...1883
BUTTERFLY MAN
n. a person who passes worthless cheques ...1920s US sl.
BUTTERFLY NOSE
n. a dog's nose when spotted or mottled ...1878
BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL
n. a weak or vulnerable person destroyed by, or at the mercy of, significantly more powerful people, institutions, or processes ...1734
BUTTERFLY'S BOOTS
n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUTTERFLY STOMACH
n. a fluttering sensation felt in the stomach as a result of nervousness or apprehensive excitement ...1943
BUTTERFLY TUMMY
n. a fluttering sensation felt in the stomach as a result of nervousness or apprehensive excitement ...1941
BUTTER FRUIT
n. an avocado ...1902
BUTTER GILLS
n. a fool ...1950s US sl.
BUTTERHEAD
n. 1. a Black person who, for whatever reason, is considered an embarrassment to their race ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1963 US sl.
BUTTERHEADED
adj. foolish ...1950s US sl.
BUTTER-HEARTED
adj. tender-hearted ...1952 Amer. dial.
BUTTERICK
n. † a picture typical of those found in a fashion magazine ...1901
BUTTERING
adj. 1. † designating a gambler who increases his or her stakes after every throw or game ...1716
adj. 2. characterized by flattery; ingratiating ...1789
n. a flattering or otherwise ingratiating oneself with someone; flattery ...1806
BUTTERING UP
n. excessive flattery ...19C sl.
BUTTERINSKY
n. one who interferes; a busybody, a meddler ...1903 Amer. dial.
BUTTER-KNIFE
n. the penis ...19C sl.
BUTTER MAIDEN
n. (derogatory) a Eurasian woman ...1920s Anglo-Indian
BUTTERMILK
adj. having the characteristics of a marsh, boggy ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 1. something weak, insipid, or sour ...1630
n. 2. an orphaned calf ...1940 Amer. dial.
BUTTERMILK BOTTOM
n. the Black area of town ...1920s US Black sl.
BUTTERMILK CHEESE
n. cottage cheese ...1949 Amer. dial.
BUTTERMILK COW
n. a bull ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
BUTTERMILK LAND
n. swampy land characterized by pale loamy soil ...1843 Amer. dial.
BUTTERMILK RANGER
n. a cavalryman; used derisively ...1867 US Confederate Army usage
BUTTERMILK SKY
n. the sky when filled with small, curd-like or patchy clouds; the clouds themselves ...1946 Amer. dial.
BUTTERMOUTH
n. 1. † a Dutchman ...a1549
n. 2. a person who disarms and persuades others through the artful, ingratiating, or disingenuous use of language ...1865
vb. (usually as 'butter mouth') to flatter ...1990s US Black sl.
BUTTER-MOUTHED
adj. said of persons who are afraid to speak out plainly ...1865 Eng. dial.
BUTTERNUT
n. 1. a soldier or civilian of the Confederate States; a Southerner ...1862 US Army sl.
n. 2. a Brazil nut ...1935 Amer. dial.
BUTTER ONE'S BREAD ON BOTH SIDES
vb. to simultaneously ally oneself with opposing factions, people, or causes; to behave in a duplicitous and self-interested manner ...1768
BUTTER OUT
vb. to flatter, to ingratiate oneself ...E19 sl.
BUTTER PEAR
n. an avocado ...1600
BUTTER PECAN
n. an attractive Puerto Rican/Latino woman ...1990s US Black teen sl.
BUTTER-PRINT
n. † an offspring; a baby or a child, specifically a weak or feeble one ...1616 sl.
BUTTER-QUEAN
n. † (derogatory) a woman who makes or sells butter, characterized as garrulous, argumentative, and bad-tempered ...1613
BUTTER ROSE
n. a buttercup ...1935 Amer. dial.
BUTTERS
adj. (derogatory) of a person: ugly, unattractive; later, of a thing, unappealing, disgusting, horrible ...2003 UK sl.
BUTTER-SHAG
n. a slice of bread and butter ...1805 Eng. dial.
BUTTER SKIN
n. money, esp. a bill ...c1960 Amer. sl.
BUTTER TEETH
n. buck teeth; later, teeth that are yellowish or uncared-for ...a1566
BUTTER THE CONY
vb. † to take advantage of an unmissable opportunity ...1611
BUTTER THE FISH
vb. to win at cards ...1920s sl.
BUTTER THE MUFFIN
vb. of a woman: to masturbate ...1990s sl.
BUTTER THE SHUTTER
vb. to smile for the camera ...Bk1942 US sl.
BUTTER-THUMBS
n. one who lets things slip through their fingers ...M19 sl.
BUTTER-TOOTHED
adj. having large or prominent teeth ...1688
BUTTER UP
vb. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1819 sl.
BUTTERWEED
n. a dandelion ...1969 Amer. dial.
BUTTER WEIGHT
n. † the full measure of something and then some ...1733
BUTTER WHORE
n. † a woman who makes or sells butter, characterized as garrulous, argumentative, and bad-tempered ...1592
BUTTER WIFE
n. a woman who makes or sells butter ...1542
BUTTER WOMAN
n. a woman who makes or sells butter ...1612
BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT IN HIS MOUTH
phr. used to refer to a person who has a demure, innocent manner or appearance that conceals a bad character, underhand behaviour, etc. ...1530
BUTTER WRAPPER
n. a newspaper ...L19 Aust. sl.
BUTTERY
adj. 1. susceptible to flattery; smooth and ingratiating ...a1585
adj. 2. of sound, music, a voice, etc.: mellow, smooth, and pleasant ...1864
adj. 3. of wine: having a rich, creamy flavour or smoothness similar to that of butter ...1979
adj. 4. bad ...1990s US campus sl.
adj. 5. first-rate, the best ...2000s US Black sl.
n. a storeroom for provisions, esp. ale and other alcoholic drinks; a pantry or larder ...c1384 hist.
BUTTERY BENJIE
n. † a first-year student at some Scottish universities ...1854 Sc. sl.
BUTTERY-FINGERED
adj. having a tendency to let things fall or slip from one's hands; clumsy, bungling ...1853
BUTTFACE
n. a term of abuse for an ugly, annoying, or contemptible person ...1973 US sl.
BUTTFACED
adj. ugly; contemptible, annoying ...1973 US sl.
BUTT FIEND
n. a heavy smoker ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUTT FLOSS
n. a thong bathing costume ...Bk2006 US sl.
BUTT-FUCK
n. 1. an act of anal copulation ...1971 US sl.
n. 2. a small, remote, rural town, esp. one characterized as undistinguished or insignificant ...1977
n. 3. an instance of victimization; an unfortunate event; a disaster ...1986 US sl.
n. 4. a tedious piece of work ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to copulate with anally ...1962-68 US sl.
vb. 2. to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive, to betray ...1979 sl.
vb. 3. to victimize ...1979 US sl.
vb. 4. to injure ...1980s US sl.
BUTT-FUCKER
n. 1. a participant in anal sex, esp. the partner who penetrates ...1972 US sl.
n. 2. a contemptible or despicable person; chiefly used as a term of abuse ...1972 US sl.
n. 3. (derogatory & offensive) a homosexual man ...2005 US sl.
BUTT-FUCKING
n. anal sex ...1974 US sl.
BUTT-FUCKING EGYPT
n. a place that is very far away ...Bk2006 US sl.
BUTTFUCK MOTEL
n. prison ...1990s US sl.
BUTT GARDEN
n. † an archery ground ...1810
BUTT-GIRL
n. a young woman who run errands, as for a fashion model ...1983 Amer. sl.
BUTTHEAD
n. 1. a cow, goat, or deer that has no horns ...1856 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a stupid, stubborn, or contemptible person; a blockhead; an insincere person ...1896 Amer. sl.
BUTT-HEADED
adj. 1. headstrong, obstinate, stubborn, bull-headed; stupid ..1855 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. having no horns ...1909 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. of a goat: inclined to butt or strike with the head ...1967 Amer. dial.
BUTT HEADS
vb. of two or more people or groups: to engage with each other in conflict, dispute, or competition ...1714
BUTTHOLE
n. 1. the anus ...1951 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a foolish or despicable person; an obnoxious person ...1962 Amer. sl.
n. 3. anal intercourse ...1990s sl.
BUTT-HOOK
n. an oafish or worthless person; a lout ...1981 Amer. sl.
BUTTHURT
adj. overly or unjustifiably offended or resentful ...1996 US sl.
BUTTIE
n. orig. a slice of bread spread with butter; now: a filled sandwich; also, an open sandwich ...1827 orig. Eng. dial.
BUTTIKEN
n. a shop ...M19 sl.
BUTT-IN
n. 1. concern, affair; usually used in negative contexts ...1902 Amer. sl.
n. 2. one who butts in; an intruder; a busybody, a meddler ...1903 US
n. 3. an intrusion in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (usually as 'butt in')
vb. 1. to arrive ...1898 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to intrude or interrupt; to meddle ...1899 Amer. sl.
BUTT-INER
n. †* one who butts in; an intruder ...a1910 US colloq.
BUTTING
n. a boundary, a border, a limit ...a1475
BUTTING OF HEADS
n. conflict or strong disagreement between parties, esp. when attempting to bring about change ...1895
BUTTINSKI
n. 1. one who interrupts or interferes; a meddler ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the buttocks ...1972 Amer. jocular
BUTTINSKY
n. 1. one who interrupts or interferes; a busybody; a meddler ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a goat that butts ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the buttocks ...1972 Amer. jocular
BUTT INTO
vb. to meet by chance ...1931 Amer. sl.
BUTT-KICKER
n. an outstanding performer at a pursuit ...1980s US sl.
BUTT-KICKING
adj. aggressive, violent, tough; strong, powerful; also, excellent or impressive ...1973 US sl.
n. a beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand ...1970 US sl.
BUTT KIT
n. an ashtray ...1958 US Navy and Marine Corps sl.
BUTTLE
n. a tap, a spigot ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to pour out a drink ...1853 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to do a butler's work ...1901 jocular
BUTTLEGGER
n. a person who smuggles or trades illegally in cigarettes ...1945 US colloq.
BUTTLEGGING
n. the illicit trade in cigarettes; cigarette smuggling ...1962 US colloq.
BUTTLESS
adj. having small buttocks ...1997
BUTTLICK
n. 1. a fool ...1980s US college sl.
n. 2. to toady, a sycophant ...1980s US college sl.
BUTTLOAD
n. a large amount or number ...1988 US sl.
BUTT ME
phr. give me a cigarette ...1944 Amer. sl.
BUTTMUNCH
n. a stupid, obnoxious, or contemptible person; a despised male; often used as a term of abuse ...1993 US sl.
BUTT NAKED
adj. completely naked or nude ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. phencyclidine ...1980s drugs sl.
BUTTOCK
n. † a common strumpet; a female prostitute ...1641 criminals' sl.
vb. 1. †* in horse racing: to overtake a horse ...1607
vb. 2. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
BUTTOCK AND FILE
n. a prostitute who is also a pickpocket; a pimp who robs a prostitute's clients ...1653 criminals' sl.
BUTTOCK AND TONGUE
n. a shrewish woman ...L17 sl.
BUTTOCK AND TRIMMINGS
n. an Irish wager, a rump of beef, and a dozen of claret ...L18 sl.
BUTTOCK AND TWANG
n. 1. a prostitute who does not double as a pickpocket ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a robbery executed by a prostitute who lures a customer, picked up in a tavern, into a dark alley where she picks his pocket and her male accomplice knocks down the victim so that both can escape ...18C sl.
BUTTOCK BALL
n. 1. † an event arranged by a bawd or pimp at which attendees dance with prostitutes in an erotic manner; an orgy ...1687 sl.
n. 2. † copulation ...1785 sl.
BUTTOCK-BANQUETING
n. 1. † engagement in extramarital sexual activity ...1555
n. 2. working as a prostitute ...M16 sl.
BUTTOCK BROKER
n. a bawd; also, a match-maker ...1698 sl.
BUTTOCK DOWN
vb. to sit down ...1972 Amer. dial.
BUTTOCKING
adj. promiscuous, whorish ...L17 sl.
BUTTOCKING KEN
n. a brothel ...19C cant
BUTTOCKING SHOP
n. a brothel ...1811 sl.
BUTTOCK-JIG
n. copulation ...Bk1896 sl.
BUTTOCK-LICKING
adj. obsequious, sycophantic; hence, despicable, goddamned ...1921 Amer. sl.
BUTTOCK-MAIL
n. † a fine imposed by an ecclesiastical court as a punishment for sexual intercourse outside of marriage ...1552 Sc. colloq.
BUTTOCK PENANCE
n. a caning or thrashing at school ...E18 sl.
BUTTOCKS
n. a prostitute, esp. one who dispenses her favours for free ...M16 sl.
BUTTOCKY
adj. having large, well-developed, or prominently displayed buttocks ...1598
BUTT OF A JOKE, THE
n. one who is an object of derision, abuse, or ridicule ...1796
BUTTON
n. 1. * a pustule on the skin; a pimple ...1584
n. 2. the nose or mouth, regarded as resembling a button, typically in being small and rounded ...1696
n. 3. a bright, cheeky, or cute person, typically a child; also, a person who lacks experience or skill; a novice ...1772 colloq.
n. 4. † the penis ...1785 sl.
n. 5. a counterfeit shilling ...1785 criminals’ sl.
n. 6. † a decoy or accomplice, esp. one who lures others into gambling or who poses as a customer to encourage other buyers ...1851 UK criminals' sl.
n. 7. a sham buyer at an auction employed to bid and raise the price of articles ...1851 sl.
n. 8. any coin ...M19 sl.
n. 9. a baby's penis ...19C sl.
n. 10. the clitoris ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 11. 1 shilling ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 12. a unformed police officer ...1913 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a young man, a boy; an inexperienced or impertinent fellow ...1915 Amer. dial. West.
n. 14. in boxing: the point of the chin ...1920 Amer. sl.
n. 15. a stool pigeon ...1925 US sl.
n. 16. a small rubber suction-cap to make a card stick to the underside of a table ...1926 criminals’ sl.
n. 17. the head ...1928 US sl.
n. 18. a law-enforcement officer's badge ...1929 Amer. police sl.
n. 19. a small opium pellet, cooked over a small lamp and then smoked in the pipe ...1931 US drugs sl.
n. 20. money ...1940s US Black & college sl.
n. 21 a lookout ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 22. a switchblade knife ...1950s US gang sl.
n. 23. a woman's nipple ...1963 Amer. sl.
n. 24. a low-ranking member of a crime syndicate ...1966 Amer. police & criminals' sl.
n. 25. a person who works as a killer or enforcer for or as a member of a Mafia family ...1967 US sl.
n. 26. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 27. the hull of a strawberry ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 28. a small amount of heroin, enough for a single dose ...1968 US sl.
n. 29. in broadcasting: the finalizing bit of music or sound effects on a commercial ...1980 Amer. Radio & TV usage
n. 30. a general's star ...a1984 US Army usage
n. 31. the punch line of a joke; a zinger ...Bk2006 US sl.
vb. 1. to entice another to gamble ...1857 criminals’ sl.
vb. 2. of a trick, a ploy: to work ...1910s sl.
vb. 3. to keep a lookout ...1990s US prison sl.
BUTTON B
adj. penniless ...1930s sl.
BUTTON BOY
n. † a manservant, usually in livery; a pageboy ...1844
BUTTON-BUNG
n. a button thief ...17C sl.
BUTTON-BUSTER
n. a braggart, a boaster ...1940s sl., orig. US Black usage
BUTTON-CATCHER
n. a tailor ...Bk1903 sl.
BUTTON-CHOPPER
n. 1. the laundry ...1941 US Army sl.
n. 2. a laundry worker ...World War II Amer. sl.
BUTTON-DOWN
adj. conforming, holding establishment, conservative values ...1950s sl., orig. US
BUTTON EAR
n. an ear of a dog that laps over and hides the inside ...Bk1933
BUTTONED
adj. in order, sorted out; arranged successfully ...1940s sl.
BUTTONED-DOWN
adj. having or characteristic of a conventional or conservative attitude or appearance; staid, formal, repressed ...1960 US
BUTTONED UP
adj. 1. of the mouth, lips, or eyes: firmly closed ...1753
adj. 2. reluctant to reveal emotion or to express thoughts freely; reserved, inhibited, or formal in manner or disposition; repressed; prim ...1767
adj. 3. saying nothing, silent; implying a general reservedness or uncommunicativeness ...1936 sl.
adj. 4. all prepared, sorted satisfactorily ...1940s sl.
adj. 5. emotionally stable; 'together' ...1984 Amer. sl.
BUTTONER
n. 1. † a person who lures others into gambling or a confidence trick ...1839 criminals' sl.
n. 2. any crooked businessman ...L19 sl.
n. 3. * a person who bids at an auction in order to raise the price or to encourage others to bid; a dummy bidder ...1910 criminals' sl.
BUTTON FINGER
n. the finger used by a woman to masturbate herself or her partner ...1990s sl.
BUTTON GUY
n. a low-ranking member of a crime syndicate ...1969 Amer. police & criminals' sl.
BUTTON-HEAD
n. a cow that has had her horns cut off ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUTTON-HOLD
vb. * to accost a person and detain him or her in conversation as if by taking hold of a buttonhole on his or her clothing, frequently so as to persuade or influence him or her ...1838
BUTTONHOLE
n. 1. a person's eye or mouth regarded as resembling a buttonhole, esp. in being small, narrow, or slit-like ...1599
n. 2. † the vagina ...1600
n. 3. a woman ...1940s sl.
n. 4. the buttocks ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. the navel ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the anus ...1974
vb. to accost a person and detain him or her in conversation as if by taking hold of a buttonhole on his or her clothing ...1848
BUTTONHOLE CONNECTION
n. a distant relative; a family friend ...1913 Amer. dial.
BUTTONHOLE COUSIN
n. a distant relative; a family friend ...1959 Amer. dial.
BUTTON-HOLE FACTORY
n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
BUTTONHOLER
n. † a flower or small spray of flowers worn in the lapel buttonhole or on the lapel of a coat or jacket ...1873
BUTTONHOLE RELATION
n. a distant relative; a family friend ...1913 Amer. dial.
BUTTONHOLES FOR THE ICE CREAM
phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUTTONHOLE WORKER
n. 1. the penis ...19C sl.
n. 2. a womanizer; a promiscuous man ...19C sl.
BUTTONHOLE WORKING
n. sexual intercourse ...19C sl.
BUTTON IT!
int. be quiet ...1980 sl.
BUTTON JOCK
n. a console operator, as at a discotheque ...1983 Amer. sl.
BUTTON LOOSE, A
phr. eccentric, not all there 20C sl.
BUTTON LURK
n. a trick played on a naive woman by a man, bent on intercourse, who removes a button from his coat and promises that it will serve adequately as a contraceptive device ...1910s Aust. sl.
BUTTON MAN
n. 1. a low-ranking member of a crime syndicate ...1969 Amer. police & criminals' sl.
n. 2. a person who works as a killer or enforcer for or as a member of a Mafia family ...1990 US sl.
BUTTON MISSING, A
phr. eccentric, not all there 20C sl.
BUTTON MUSIC
n. house music; music played on machines, with buttons, rather than on musical instruments ...2000 sl.
BUTTON-NOSED
adj. having a small roundish nose ...1895
BUTTON ONE'S CHIN
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ONE'S FACE
vb. to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
BUTTON ONE'S GABBER
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ONE'S GOB
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ONE'S LIP
vb. to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
BUTTON ONE'S LIPPER
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ONE'S MOUTH
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ONE'S NOSE
vb. to become or remain silent ...1836 sl.
BUTTON ONE'S TRAP
vb. to be quiet; to stop talking ...20C sl.
BUTTON ON TO
vb. to grab hold of someone before forcing oneself on their company, whether they like it or not ...1900s sl.
BUTTON-PUSHER
n. a person who manipulates or influences people and situations; someone who elicits or provokes a strong emotional or psychological response in a person ...1990
BUTTONS
n. 1. the dung or droppings of sheep or rabbits ...1684
n. 2. † the male genitals; the testicles ...1691 sl.
n. 3. a pageboy; a doorman ...1848 colloq.
n. 4. money ...1859 Amer. sl.
n. 5. †* a person appointed to oversee work in a workhouse ...1885 sl.
n. 6. a unformed police officer ...1913 Amer. sl.
n. 7. small amounts, as of money, stolen goods, etc. ...1950s US criminals' sl.
n. 8. the remote control for a television ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUTTONS AND BOWS
n. toes ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES
adv. entirely, completely ...1889 Sc.
BUTTON SHORT, A
phr. eccentric, not all there 20C sl.
BUTTON SOMEONE'S LIP
vb. to make someone keep quiet ...1950s sl.
BUTTON UP
vb. 1. to hold one's tongue; to shut up ...1859 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to behave in a formal, reserved manner; to remain silent ...1872 colloq.
vb. 3. to complete or conclude something, esp. a business transaction, satisfactorily or successfully; to finish, to finalize ...1906 colloq.
vb. 4. to place in solitary confinement ...1930s US prison sl.
BUTTON UP THE DAY
vb. to quit work for the day ...20C US sl.
BUTTON UP YOUR FACE!
int. shut up! be quiet! ...1932 Amer. sl.
BUTTON YOUR BONE-BOX
vb. to close up the mouth; to be quiet ...1859 Amer. sl.
BUTTON YOUR FLAP
vb. to be quiet ...1960 Amer. sl.
BUTTON YOUR LIP
vb. to close up the mouth; to be quiet ...1868 Amer. sl.
int. stop talking ...Bk1995 US sl.
BUTTON YOUR NOSE
vb. to be quiet ...1928 Amer. sl.
int. be quiet ...1928 Amer. sl.
BUTTON YOUR YAP
vb. to be quiet ...1939 Amer. sl.
BUTT OUT
vb. 1. to refrain from interrupting or intruding ...1906 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to leave ...20C sl.
vb. 3. to emerge; to come out of a passage or hidden place ...20C W. Indies sl.
int. go away! leave me alone! mind your own business! ...1960s sl.
BUTT PEDDLER
n. anyone who sells their body, as a prostitute, male or female ...1940s US sl.
BUTT PIRATE
n. a homosexual male ...1989 US sl.
BUTTPLATE
n. an inconsequential or obnoxious person ...1977 US Marine Corps usage
BUTT PLUG
n. 1. a plug, usually rubber, inserted in the anus during sexual activity ...1980s sl.
n. 2. a stupid or contemptible person; a fool ...1993 Amer. sl.
BUTT-PLUNGER
n. 1. a man who inserts a dildo into his own anus then walks around naked while a prostitute looks on; a general insult ...1970s US sl.
n. 2. the penis ...2000s US homosexual sl.
BUTT-PUCKERED
adj. scared ...1970s US sl.
BUTT PUSSY
n. the anus; usually used in a homosexual context ...20C US sl.
BUTTRESS
n. a person who provides essential support; an upholder of an institution or principle ...a1450
vb. to provide support for a belief or argument, a person, an institution ...c1400
BUTTRICKS
n. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. dial.
BUTT RIDER
n. a male homosexual ...1990s US juvenile sl.
BUTT-RUSTLER
n. a male homosexual ...2000s US sl.
BUTTS AND BOUNDS
n. * the limits of a piece of land; the boundaries of a property ...a1563
BUTT SLUT
n. 1. a homosexual male, usually taking a passive role ...1990s sl.,, orig. US
n. 2. a woman who prefers anal to vaginal intercourse ...1990s sl.
BUTTS ON!
int. 1. a cry that calls for the right to smoke the last few puffs of another smoker's cigarette ...1930s US sl.
int. 2. to cry to claim someone's apple core ...1970s sl.
BUTT-SPRUNG
adj. of a garment: ill-fitting, esp. around the buttocks ...1930s US Black sl.
BUTT-SUCK
vb. to curry favour with in a self-degrading manner; to toady ...1973 Amer. sl.
BUTT THE BULL OFF THE BRIDGE
vb. to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task ...1946 Amer. dial.
BUTT THONG
n. a thong bathing costume ...Bk2006 US sl.
BUTT-UGLY
adj. (derogatory) very ugly; extremely homely or unattractive ...1981 Amer. colloq.
BUTT-WAD
n. lavatory paper ...1990s US sl.
BUTT-WHIP
vb. to spank, usually a child ...1970s US Black sl.
BUTTWHIPPED
adj. drunk ...1990s sl.
BUTTWHIPPING
n. a spanking ...1970s US Black sl.
BUTT-WIPE
n. toilet tissue; hence, a worthless, contemptible person; a useless, annoying person ...1971 Amer. sl.
BUTT-WOMAN
n. 1. † a woman who sells 'butts' (any of various flatfishes, as a sole, plaice, flounder, halibut, etc.); a fishwife ...1620
n. 2. a female official responsible for the maintenance of a church and churchyard, and for acting as an attendant to parishioners; a female sexton ...1823 Eng. dial.
BUTTWOOPING
n. a spanking ...1970s US Black sl.
BUTTY
adj. short ...20C Irish sl.
n. 1. a companion, workmate, or friend ...1791 UK
n. 2. orig. a slice of bread spread with butter; now: a filled sandwich; also, an open sandwich ...1827 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the buttocks ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. hashish ...1980s Aust. drugs & prison sl.
BUVABLE
adj. †* drinkable ...1480
BUVARE
n. a drink ...M19 sl.
BUVETTE
n. 1. a tavern, a small inn; a refreshment bar or room ...1753
n. 2. a refreshment bar or room ...1774
BUXOM
adj. 1. † obedient; pliant; compliant, tractable ...c1175
adj. 2. † submissive, humble, meek ...a1300
adj. 3. † gracious, indulgent, favourable; obliging, amiable, courteous, affable, kindly ...1362
adj. 4. blithe, gladsome, bright, lively, gay ...1590 arch.
vb. †* to yield to, to obey ...c1305
BUXOMLY
adv. † obediently, humbly, meekly; courteously, willingly ...a1240
BUXOMNESS
n. 1. † obedience; submissiveness; lowliness, humility ...c1175
n. 2. † graciousness, kindly disposition; courtesy, complaisance ...a1400
n. 3. blitheness, gaiety ...1598 arch.
BUXTON BLOATERS
n. overweight invalids, wheeling around in bath chairs while they take the medicinal waters ...L19 sl.
BUXTON LIMP
n. the hobbling walk affected by invalids taking the waters ...L19 sl.
BUY
n. 1. a purchase of stolen or illicit goods, esp. narcotics ...1903 Amer. police & criminals' sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to accept as satisfactory or true; to approve or believe ...1926 sl.
vb. 2. to cause or bring about for oneself; to inflict upon oneself ...1932 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to be charged for as a result of damaging, losing, etc. ...1938 Amer. sl.
BUY A BRUSH
vb. to burst away with a rush, to move off abruptly, to be gone, to decamp, to make off ...1699 sl.
BUY A CAT IN THE SACK
vb. † to buy an article without first inspecting it ...c1380
BUY A DRINK
vb. to pour a drink ...1940s US sl.
BUY A FARM
vb. of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1956 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUYAL
n. †* the act of buying; purchase ...1612
BUY A PIECE OF THE GROUND
vb. to be bucked off a horse ...1968 Amer. dial.
BUY A PIG IN A POKE
vb. to buy something without prior inspection ...1555
BUY A PLOT
vb. of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUY A PUP
vb. to be deceived, esp. in business or financial transactions ...20C sl.
BUY A SALAD
vb. to be rendered stupid ...1990s W. Indies sl.
BUY AT DEAR HAND
vb. to buy in small quantities at retail prices ...B1900 Eng. dial.
BUY A TICKET
vb. 1. to die ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to trust, to tolerate, to accept someone's statements ...1970s sl.
vb. 3. to call someone's bluff ...1980s sl.
BUY A TRUNK
vb. to abscond or depart, esp. permanently; to leave the country ...1934 Amer. Western usage
BUY A WOLF TICKET
vb. to capitulate to verbal intimidation ...1980s US Black sl.
BUY A WOOF TICKET
vb. to capitulate to verbal intimidation ...1980s US Black sl.
BUY COTTON
vb. to do nothing ...1960 Amer. dial.
BUYER
n. a receiver of stolen goods ...20C UK criminals' & police sl.
BUYER'S REMORSE
n. a feeling of regret experienced after making a purchase, typically one regarded as unnecessary or too expensive ...1966
BUY INTO
vb. to a accept, to believe ...1910s sl.
BUY IT
vb. 1. to suffer a serious reverse; to get into a finishing situation ...1825 sl.
vb. 2. to be killed; also, to die ...1920 sl.
vb. 3. of an inanimate object: to be broken or destroyed ...1920s sl.
BUY NEW SHOES
vb. to jump bail ...1920s US sl.
BUY ONE
vb. to be killed, as in air combat ...1929 Amer. sl., orig. military aviation usage
BUY ONE'S BOOTS IN CROOKED LANE AND ONE'S STOCKINGS IN BANDY-LEGGED WALK
vb. to have bandy legs ...L18 sl.
BUY ONE'S WOOF TICKET
vb. to challenge someone's boast or taunt ...Bk2006 US sl.
BUY ON THE NEVER TICK
vb. to buy on credit ...1920s sl.
BUY OUT
vb. to escape, to avoid a predicament ...1950s US sl.
BUY REAL ESTATE
vb. to be killed ...1977 Amer. military sl.
BUY SOMEONE A HAT
vb. to bribe someone ...1910s US euphemism
BUY SOMEONE'S THIRST
vb. to pay for someone's drink ...L19 sl., orig. U
BUY THE BABY NEW SHOES
vb. to act in a purposeful manner ...20C US sl.
BUY THE BABY SHOES
vb. to act in a purposeful manner ...20C US sl.
BUY THE BIG ONE
vb. to die ...1980s US sl.
BUY THE DICK
vb. to get into trouble; to get hurt; to die ...1970 US sl.
BUY THE FARM
vb. 1. of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1955 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
vb. 2. to be killed; hence, to die ...1958 Amer. sl., orig. military
vb. 3. to get into a disastrous situation ...1961 Amer. sl.
BUY THE LOT
vb. to be killed; hence, to die ...1970 Amer. sl., orig. military
BUY THE RABBIT
vb. 1. * to be unsuccessful or have misfortune; to get the worst of a deal, to fare badly ...1807 sl.
vb. 2. to be worsted; to be made to suffer ...1825 sl.
BUY THE RANCH
vb. to be killed; to die ...1963 sl., orig. services' usage, denoting being killed in action
BUY THE REAL ESTATE
vb. to be killed ...1977 Amer. military sl.
BUY THE RING
vb. to perform anal intercourse ...1980s sl.
BUY THE SACK
vb. to become tipsy; to get drunk ...c1720 sl.
BUY THE SHOP
vb. of a pilot or airplane: to crash ...1954 Amer. sl., esp. US Air Force usage
BUY THE WAD
vb. to be inflicted with the worst; to suffer whatever is worst ...1968 Amer. sl.
BUY-UP
n. a prisoner's weekly allowance and the purchases they make ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
BUY UP AN ORCHARD
vb. to have a serious road accident ...1971 Amer. trucking sl.
BUZ
n. 1. a pickpocket ...E18 sl.
n. 2. the picking of pockets ...L18 sl.
n. 3. purse-snatching ...1950s US criminals' sl.
vb. 1. to drain a glass or bottle; occasionally, to share the last bottle of wine equally among all drinkers, when there is not enough for a whole glass each ...E18 sl.
vb. 1. to pick pockets ...L18 sl.
vb. 2. to cheat ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
vb. 4. to beg ...1910s Aust. & US tramps' sl.
vb. 5. to work as a purse-snatcher ...1950s US criminals' sl.
BUZ-BLOAK
n. a pickpocket who specializes in loose cash and purses, as opposed to jewellery or handkerchiefs ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
BUZ-COVE
n. a pickpocket ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
BUZ-FAKER
n. a pickpocket, esp. pne who makes the victims drunk before robbing them ...19C sl.
BUZ-FAKING
n. picking pockets ...E19 sl.
BUZ-GLOAK
n. a pickpocket ...1819 thieves sl.
BUZHIE
adj. middle-class ...Bk2006 US sl.
n. a middle-class person ...Bk2006 US sl.
BUZ-KNACKER
n. a trainer of young pickpockets ...M19 sl.
BUZ-MAN
n. 1. a pickpocket ...1832 thieves' sl.
n. 2. a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
BUZ-WIG
n. a pompous fool ...M19 sl.
BUZWUZ
n. nonsense ...L19 sl.
BUZZ
n. 1. a prevailing rumour ...1612
n. 2. † a groundless fancy, a whim ...a1616
n. 3. busy activity; stir ...1628
n. 4. a thief ...E18 sl.
n. 5. a pickpocket ...E18 sl.
n. 6. the picking of pockets ...L18 sl.
n. 7. a feeling of mild intoxication, as from liquor or drugs ...1849 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a quizzing; an interviewing with an ulterior purpose, as by a criminal or a police officer ...1929 Amer. sl.
n. 9. chatter, conversation ...1930 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a telephone call ...1930 Amer. colloq.
n. 11. a feeling of excitement or euphoria, esp. one induced by a stimulant; a thrill, a 'kick' ...1937 sl., orig. US
n. 12. a warning ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 13. a call on an intercom ...1930s US sl.
n. 14. a kiss ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 15. a nickname for a brother ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 16. purse-snatching ...1950s US criminals' sl.
n. 17. a close haircut given with electric clippers ...1977 Amer. sl.
n. 18. any form of sensation, good or bad ...1970s sl.
n. 19. nonsense ...1970s sl.
n. 20. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
vb. 1. to speak indistinctly; to mutter, to murmur busily ...1555 arch.
vb. 2. to tell in a low murmur or whisper; to communicate privately and busily ...1583 arch.
vb. 3. to spread as a rumour, with whispering or busy talk ...1616
vb. 4. to drain a glass or bottle; occasionally, to share the last bottle of wine equally among all drinkers, when there is not enough for a whole glass each ...E18 sl.
vb. 5. to drink to the last drop in the bottle ...1785
vb. 6. to rob a person, as by pickpocketing or purse-snatching ...1789 criminals' sl.
vb. 7. to chat with, esp. in a cajoling or flirtatious manner; hence to court; also, to accost or proposition ...1866 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to question a person; to interview ...1871 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to throw swiftly or forcibly ...1893 colloq.
vb. 10. to talk ...1899 Amer. sl.
vb. 11. to scold, to tell off ...L19 US sl.
vb. 12. to cheat ...L19 sl.
vb. 13. to be lively, busy, or exciting ...1906 colloq.
vb. 14. to telephone or to use an intercom ...1916 Amer. sl.
vb. 15. to solicit handouts from a person or on a street; to beg from ...1917 Amer. hobo sl.
vb. 16. to go off or away quickly; to leave ...1925 sl.
vb. 17. of a person: to be in a state of stimulation or excitement; to be intoxicated or 'high', esp. on drugs ...1927 sl.
vb. 18. to court, to have a date ...1928 Amer. dial.
vb. 19. to happen ...1920s sl.
vb. 20. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 21. to fly a plane very low over a building, field, etc....1944 Amer. sl.
vb. 22. to kiss ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
vb. 23. to annoy, to irritate ...1952 Amer. sl.
vb. 24. to make, to prepare, to put on ...1950s sl.
vb. 25. to become lively, energetic; esp. of the atmosphere at a party or the performance of a rock band ...1950s sl.
vb. 26. to drive around town in one's car, looking for amusement ...1960s US teen sl.
vb. 27. to become excited ...1960s teen sl.
vb. 28. to fail to stop at a red traffic light ...2000s US sl.
BUZZA
vb. to challenge someone to empty what remains of a bottle into their glass and then to drink it all down ...L18 sl.
BUZZA?
int. what's up? ...20C teen & high school sl.
BUZZ ABOUT
vb. to bustle about in an annoying manner ...Bk1999
BUZZ ALONG
vb. 1. to depart ...1914 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast; to drive rapidly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUZZARD
adj. senseless, stupid ...1592
n. 1. a worthless, stupid, or ignorant person ...1377
n. 2. a foolish or despicable person; a contemptible old man ...1641
n. 3. a gold or silver dollar ...1834 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a native or resident of Georgia ...1845 Amer. jocular
n. 5. a botched job; a badly-spoiled piece of work ...1871 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a military discharge certificate ...1888 Amer. military usage
n. 7. an oppressive, arrogant person, jealous of rivalry and vindictive ...1889 US sl.
n. 8. a naval petty officer ...1894 US Navy usage
n. 9. a worthless horse ...1907 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a filthy child ...1900s US sl.
n. 11. a war correspondent ...1914 Amer. army usage
n. 12. a policeman ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 13. a second-rate thief; one who preys on women ...1910s US tramps' sl.
n. 14. a beggar, the lowest form of tramp ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 15. an enemy airplane ...1925 Amer. army usage
n. 16. the eagle worn as insignia by a colonel or naval captain ...1930s US military usage
n. 17. an airplane pilot ...1937 Amer. jocular
n. 18. chicken or turkey as served in a mess hall ...1941 Amer. military usage
n. 19. the American eagle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 20. an animal, a creature ...1950s sl.
n. 21. an unattractive woman ...1980s sl.
BUZZARD-BAIT
n. 1. a corpse left in the open; hence, a dead or doomed person ...1851 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a thin, sickly animal; an emaciated horse ...1905 Amer. dial.
BUZZARD-BUSTER
n. a member of an antiaircraft unit ...1942 Amer. army usage
BUZZARD CHRISTIAN
n. a person who goes to church only for funerals, or only for dinners ...1942 Amer. dial.
BUZZARD COLONEL
n. a full colonel ...1930s US military usage
BUZZARD DETAIL
n. a graves-registration detail ...1948 Amer. army usage
BUZZARD DOLLAR
n. a silver or gold dollar as opposed to a trade dollar ...1889 Amer. finance usage
BUZZARDISM
n. conduct resembling that of the buzzard; cowardice ...1659
BUZZARD LOPE
n. an ungainly running gait ...1952 Amer. dial.
BUZZARDLY
adj. † stupid, senseless ...1561
BUZZARD MEAT
n. 1. a corpse left in the open; hence, a dead or doomed person ...1899 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an emaciated horse ...1932 Amer. sl.
n. 3. chicken or turkey ...1944 Amer. military usage
BUZZARD RELIGION
n. the 'religion' practiced by one who goes to church only for funerals ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUZZARD ROOST
n. 1. a disreputable gathering place or ramshackle building; a dilapidated building ...1889 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an upper balcony in a theatre ...1920 Amer. sl.
BUZZARD SHIT
n. vile or unappetizing food ...1939 Amer. military usage
BUZZARD'S ROOST
n. 1. a disreputable gathering place or ramshackle building; a dilapidated building ...1889 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the upper balcony of a theatre ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUZZARD'S ROW
n. the part of a town where the poorer people, special groups, or foreign groups live ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUZZARD STORM
n. a period of very cold weather in spring ...1954 Amer. dial.
BUZZAROON
n. an umbrella ...19C Eng. dial.
BUZZ AROUND LIKE A BLUE-ARSED FLY
vb. to be excessively busy, often to the detriment of others; to rush around headlong ...L19 sl.
BUZZ BOMB
n. 1. a German World War II V-1 winged robot bomb powered by a ramjet engine ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 2. a strong cocktail ...1945 Amer. sl.
n. 3. nitrous oxide ...1980s US drugs sl.
BUZZ BOOK
n. a best-selling book; a book everyone is talking about ...1970s Amer. sl.
BUZZ-BOX
n. a motorcar ...1920 sl.
BUZZ BOY
n. a fighter pilot; a member of an air force; used derisively ...1944 Amer. military usage
BUZZ BUGGY
n. an automobile, esp. a cheap one ...1911 Amer. sl.
BUZZ-BUZZ
n. 1. unintelligible or tedious noise, esp. continuous vociferation ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a car, esp. an old one ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUZZ CRUNCHER
n. a person or thing that destroys a feeling of euphoria; a killjoy or spoilsport ...1980s US college sl.
BUZZ-CRUSHER
n. someone or something that ruins or dampens one's pleasure; a killjoy or spoilsport ...1980s Amer. student sl.
BUZZ CUT
n. a cutting off of all or most of the hair ...1990s Amer.
BUZZED
adj. 1. intoxicated by liquor or drugs ...1952 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excited, thrilled, stimulated ...1996 sl.
BUZZED HAIR
n. a cutting off of all or most of the hair ...1990s Amer. sl.
BUZZED OUT
adj. 1. intoxicated by liquor or drugs ...c1970 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. dreamily or eerily out of touch with reality; disoriented, forgetful, dazed ...1980 Amer. sl.
BUZZED UP
adj. drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUZZER
n. 1. a pickpocket ...1862 sl.
n. 2. a confidence trickster who fools a shopkeeper into parting with a gold sovereign using sleight of hand and some hidden wax ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. any form of car ...20C sl.
n. 4. a police or other law-enforcement badge ...1914 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a military discharge certificate ...1918 Amer. army usage
n. 6. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a mosquito ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a kiss ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a nickname for a brother ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
BUZZER BEATER
n. something done, finished or accomplished at the last possible moment before a deadline ...1997, orig. US basketball usage
BUZZ-FAKING
n. picking pockets ...E19 sl.
BUZZGLOAK
n. a pickpocket ...1819 thieves sl.
BUZZIE
n. a traveller ...2000s Irish sl.
BUZZIES
n. the female breasts ...1970s sl.
BUZZ IN
vb. to arrive, to enter ...1930s Amer. sl.
BUZZIN'
adj. drunk ...1980s Amer. teen sl.
BUZZING
adj. 1. lively, exciting, active; busy, popular ...1882 colloq.
adj. 2. drunk ...2000s US college sl.
n. stealing, esp. picking pockets ...1819 thieves' sl.
BUZZING ACADEMY
n. a training school for pickpockets ...Bk1921 sl.
BUZZING LAY
n. stealing, esp. picking pockets ...1819 thieves' sl.
BUZZ IT
vb. to relax, to stay calm ...1950s US sl.
BUZZ JOB
n. an instance of flying very low so as to frighten or impress persons on the ground ...1943 Amer. aviation usage
BUZZ-KILL
n. someone or something that ruins or dampens one's pleasure; a killjoy ...1992 Amer. student sl.
int. an exclamation of disappointment and irritation; too bad! that's awful! ...1980s US college sl.
BUZZ-KNACKER
n. a trainer of young pickpockets ...M19 sl.
BUZZMAKER
n. a particularly potent mixed drink, often a shooter ...Bk1998 sl.
BUZZMAN
n. 1. a pickpocket ...1832 thieves' sl.
n. 2. an informer ...M19 US criminals' sl.
BUZZ NAPPER
n. a young pickpocket ...Bk1890 sl.
BUZZ NAPPER'S ACADEMY
n. a school in which young thieves are trained to the art ...Bk1890 sl.
BUZZ OFF
vb. 1. to go away; to leave; to depart ...1914 sl.
vb. 2. to ring off on the telephone ...1914
vb. 3. to send someone away curtly ...1967 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to die ...1970 Amer. dial.
int. 1. go away! ...1925 sl.
int. 2. shut up! ...1960 Amer. dial.
BUZZOLOGUE
n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BUZZ ON
n. a feeling of mild intoxication, as from liquor or drugs ...1948 Amer. sl.
BUZZSAW
n. a gossip ...Bk1942 US sl.
BUZZSTOMP
n. 1. an unpleasant experience or event ...1980s US college sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant person, esp. one who ruins a hitherto enjoyable time ...1980s US college sl.
int. an exclamation of disappointment and irritation; too bad! that's awful! ...1980s US college sl.
BUZZ STRIPPER
n. a person or thing that destroys a feeling of euphoria; a killjoy or spoilsport ...1980s US college sl.
BUZZ TAIL
n. a rattlesnake ...1970 Amer. dial.
BUZZ THE MAIN STEM
vb. to be along a town's main street ...L19 sl.
BUZZ-WAGON
n. an automobile ...1903 Amer. jocular
BUZZ-WIG
n. 1. a large bushy wig ...1816
n. a person wearing a large bushy wig ..1832
BUZZ WIRE
n. a telephone or telegraph line ...Amer. World War I sl.
BUZZ WOOD
vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
BUZZWORTHY
adj. worthy of attention and gossip ...Amer. sl.
BUZZY
adj. 1-. intoxicated; tipsy ...1736 sl.
adj. 2. crazy, eccentric ...L19 sl.
adj. 3. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. of a person: excited, euphoric, experiencing a buzz; active, lively, over-stimulated ...1978
adj. 5. popular, fashionable, much-talked-about ...1982
adj. 6. thrilling ...2000s sl.
n. a nickname for a brother ...1950 Amer. dial.
BUZZY HOUSE
n. an insane asylum ...1908 Amer. sl.
BVDs
n. underwear, esp. long underwear ...1920s Amer. sl.
B.V.H.
n. the penis (Blue Veined Hooligan) ...1990s sl.
BWAI
n. a boy ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
int. 1. an exclamation of excitement or pleasure ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
int. 2. an exclamation of surprise or disdain ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
B-WAY
n. Broadway, a major avenue in New York City ...1850 Amer. sl.
B.W.O.C.
n. a socially prominent college woman; a 'big woman on campus' ...1934 Amer. student sl.
BWOY
n. a boy ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
int. 1. an exclamation of excitement or pleasure ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
int. 2. an exclamation of surprise or disdain ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
BY
n. † a place of habitation; a village or town ...c950
BY A CONSIDERABLE SIGHT
adv. by a long way, by a good deal. usually as a negative, such as 'not by a considerable sight' ...E19
BY A DAMN SIGHT
adv. by a long way, by a good deal. usually as a negative, such as 'not by a damn sight' ...E19
BY A DARN SIGHT
adv. by a long way, by a good deal. usually as a negative, such as 'not by a darn sight' ...E19
BY A JUGFUL
adv. by a great deal, 'by a long chalk'; usually used in the negative ...E19 US sl.
BY A LITTLE
adv. gradually, little by little ...1968 Amer. dial.
BY ALL THAT'S BLUE!
int. an exclamation expressing surprise, emphatic confirmation, etc. ...1829
BY A LONG CHALK
adv. in a great degree; by far ...1846
BY A LONG SHOT
adv. by a good distance, by a considerable amount; usually used in the negative ...M19
BY A LONG SIGHT
adv. by a long way, by a good deal. usually as a negative, such as 'not by a long sight' ...E19
BY A LONG WAYS
adv. by far; far and away ...1952 Amer. dial.
BY-AM-BY
adv. by and by, presently ...1825 Amer. dial.
BY A NOSE
adv. by a narrow margin, barely ...1908 Amer. sl.
BY A SIDE-WIND
phr. in an indirect method or manner ...1648
BY A SLUMP
adv. as a whole, collectively, at a rough estimate ...L17 Sc.
BY A STREET
adv. by a long way ...20C
BY A TEXAS MILE
phr. by a great distance or amount ...1984 Amer. dial.
BY-A-WHISKER
adj. very nearly tied; very close ...1970s Amer. sl.
BYBIDDER
n. a person at an auction who bids with the object of raising the prices ...1848
BY BIRD
adv. by the most direct route, as the crow flies ...1967 Amer. dial.
BY-BLOW
n. one who comes into the world by a side stroke; an illegitimate child, a bastard ...1595
BY CAIN!
int. a mild oath ...1819 Amer. sl.
BY CHALKS
adv. by a long way; often used in the negative, as 'not by chalks' ...L19 Aust. sl.
BY-CHILD
n. an illegitimate child ...1894 Eng. dial.
BY-CHOP
n. a bastard ...a1637
BY CHRISTCHURCH!
int. by Christ! ,,,1940s NZ & UK euphemism
BY CHRIST'S WOUNDS!
int. an oath ...M14
BY CRACKER!
int. a mild oath ...1972 US
BY CRACKEY; BY CRACKY!
int. By Christ! ...1800s Amer. euphemism
BY CRIPES!
int. an exclamation ...1910
BY DAD!
int. a mild oath ...1678
BY DANG!
int. damn! ...L18 euphemism
BY DASH!
int. damn! ...M19 sl.
BY DINGY!
int. a weak oath (rhymes with 'clingy') ...19C
BY DIRR!
int. a common oath ...1891 Eng. dial.
BY-DWELLER
n. † one who dwells close by or near; a neighbour ...1611
BYE
phr. goodbye ...1709
BYE-BLOW
n. one who comes into the world by a side stroke; an illegitimate child, a bastard ...1595
BYE-BYE
adj. unconscious or asleep; hence, dead ...1913 Amer. sl.
n. a nursery word for sleep ...1867
BYE-BYES
n. a nursery word for sleep ...1867
BYE-DRINK
n. an alcoholic dink taken other than at mealtimes ...M18 sl.
BYEE
phr. goodbye ...1964
BY FIRE!
int. a mild oath ...1916 Amer. dial.
BY FITS AND FEAGS
adv. †* by fits and starts ...1600
BYFRAP
vb. †* to beat about, to thrash ...c1380
BY GAD!
int. * By God! ...1611
BY GADS-LID!
int. an exclamation ...1598
BY GADS-NIGGERS!
int. an exclamation ...1657
BY GAM!
int. a disguised oath ...1762 Eng. dial.
BY GAR!
int. an oath and exclamation ...L16
BY GARY!
int. exclamation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BY GEE AND JAY!
int. an exclamation and oath; By God and Jesus! ...Bk1982
BY GEORGE!
int. a mild exclamation of surprise, approval, determination, emphasis, etc. ...1731
BY GHOST!
int. a general exclamation ...1960s Aust.
BY GIGS!
int. 9by Jesus! ...M16 euphemism
BY GINGER!
int. by Jesus! ...M19 euphemism
BY GIS!
int. by Jesus ...16C euphemism
BY-GOD
adv. used as a general intensifier, as 'the by-god worst thing ever' ...L19 US
BY GOD AND BY GUESS
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GODFREY!
int. an exclamation ...1868 Amer. dial.
BY GODFREY CAESAR!
int. an exclamation ...1959 Amer. dial.
BY GODFREY MIGHTY!
int. an exclamation ...1904 Amer. dial.
BY GOD'S DINES!
int. a mild oath ...L16
BY GOD'S SONTIES!
int. † an oath ...1596
BY GOLES!
int. by God! ...E18 euphemism
BY GOLEY!
int. by God! ...M19 euphemism
BY GOLLIES!
int. by God! ...M19 euphemism
BY GOLLY!
int. by God! ...M19 euphemism
BY GONNIES!
int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1931 Amer. dial.
BY GOOD GRAVY!
int. by God! ...M19 euphemism
BY GOOD RIGHTS
phr. it should be so ...Bk1903 sl.
BY GOR!
int. by God! ...M19 euphemism
BY GORRY!
int. an exclamation of surprise ...1854 Amer. dial.
BY GOSH!
int. by God! ...M18 euphemism
BY GRABS!
int. an expression of surprise or annoyance ...1898 Amer. dial. euphemism for 'by God'
BY GRANNY!
int. an exclamation of astonishment ...M19
BY GRAVY!
int. used as a mild oath or as an expression of surprise or annoyance ...1831 Amer. dial.
BY GREAT JINGO!
int. a mild oath ...1871 sl.
BY GUESS AND BY DAMNED
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GAR
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GOD
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1923 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GODFREY
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GOLLY
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1914 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GORRY
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GOSH
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GRACIOUS
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY GUY
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS AND BY JINGO
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY GUESS OR BY GOD
adv. haphazardly, at random; without planning ahead; hit or miss ...1963 Amer. dial.
BY GUINEA!
int. an exclamation and oath; "By God!" ...20C US colloq.
BY GUM!
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...c1815
BY GUMMY!
int. a mild oath ...1872 Amer. dial.
BY HAB OR BY NAB
adv. by hook or by crook; by any means necessary; anyhow, anyway ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
BY HABS AND NABS
adj. at odd moments, or in intervals of leisure; piecemeal ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
BY HALF!
int. an emphatic intensifier ...L17
BY HALF LIGHTS
adv. indistinctly, vaguely, dimly ...a1711
BY HALVERS
adv. incompletely ...1867 Amer. dial.
BY HAND
adj. on foot ...1968 Amer. dial.
BY-HANGER
n. † a hanger-on; a parasite ...a1626
BY HAP
adv. † by chance, casually; perhaps ...1388
BY HEAD AND SHOULDERS
adv. 1. by force, violently ...1581
adv. 2. considerably, by far ...1864
BY HEAPS
adv. † in crowds, in large quantities, in great numbers ...1523
BY HEAVENS!
int. an asseveration ...1610
BY-HECK
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BY-HECKITY
adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
BY HELL'S PEEKHOLE!
int. an oath ...1944 Amer. dial.
BY HEN!
int. a mild oath; hell! ...1907 Amer. dial.
BYHIRNE
vb. †* to hide in a corner ...1394
BY HIS HOOKERS!
int. an exclamation and oath ...E17
BY HOKEY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C US
BY HOKY-POKY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C US
BY HOOK OR BY THRAW
adv. by hook or by crook, anyway, anyhow ...1890 Sc.
BY HOOKY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C US
BYHORE
vb. † to commit adultery against ...c1440
BY JACKS!
int. a mild oath ...1931 Amer. dial.
BY JACKSON!
int. by Jesus! ...M19 euphemism
BY JAIMMINTY!
int. an exclamation or quasi-oath ...1900 Ireland
BY JAKLE!
int. a disguised oath ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
BY JAPERS
int. a low oath ...1821
BY JAPPERS
int. a low oath ...1821
BY JAYKLE!
int. a disguised oath ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
BY JEEMS' COUSIN!
int. a mild oath ...1950 Amer. dial.
BY JEEMS RICE!
int. a mild oath ...1959 Amer. dial.
BY JEEPERS!
int. a mild oath ...1930 Amer. dial.
BY JEEZ!
int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
BY JEHOSAPHAT!
int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1952 Amer. dial.
BY JEHOSHAPHAT!
int. an oath and an exclamation, possibly avoiding "Jesus" ...20C
BY JERPS!
int. an expression of astonishment ...1927 Amer. dial.
BY JERUSALEM!
int. a mild oath ...1840 Amer. dial.
BY-JESUS
n. the guts, the stuffing, the 'daylights' ...1940s sl.
BY JESWAX!
int. a mild oath ...1895 Amer. dial.
BY JIBBERS!
int. a mild oath ...1924 Amer. dial.
BY JIGGERS!
int. an exclamation of annoyance or disgust ...1924 Amer. dial.
BY JIM!
int. a mild oath ...1866 Amer. dial.
BY JIMINY
int. a mild oath ...1867 Amer. dial.
BY JIMINY CRICKET
int. an exclamation of surprise ...1848 Amer. dial.
BY JIMMINY
int. by Jesus! ...E19 euphemism
BY JIMMY
int. by Jesus! ...E19 euphemism
BY JING!
int. an asseveration ...1785 Sc.
BY JINGO!
int. a mild oath...1691-2 sl.
BY JINKS!
int. by Jesus! ...M19 euphemism
BY JIS!
int. by Jesus! ...M19 euphemism
BY JOCKS!
int. an oath and exclamation ...20C US sl.
BY JOCKUM!
int. an oath and exclamation ...20C US sl.
BY-JOE
adj. excellent; first-rate (French 'bijou')...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. ('by Joe!) by Jesus! ...M19 euphemism
BY JOE BEESWAX!
int. an ejaculation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BY JOVE!
int. by God! ...L16
BY JUPITER!
int. an exclamation ...17C
BYKE
n. a bisexual woman ...1990s US homosexual sl.
BYKER TEA-CAKE
n. a head-butt ...1990s sl.
BY KING!
int. a mild oath ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
BYKING
n. a hive, a swarm ...1822 Sc.
BY LADYKIN!
int. an oath or exclamation ...1812 Eng. dial.
BYLAND
n. † a peninsula ...1577
BY LEDDY!
int. an exclamation ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
BY LITTLES
adv. gradually, little by little ...1968 Amer. dial.
BY MANY FARS
adv. by many degrees, very much ...1790 Sc.
BYMEBY
adv. by and by, presently ...1825 Amer. dial.
BY MEGGINS!
int. an oath or exclamation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BYMODERED
adj. † besmeared with mud; bemired ...a1307
BY MY CADAVER!
int. a mild oath ...L19 Cockney usage
BY MY FAY!
int. † a quasi-oath ...a1300
BY MY FIG!
int. an exclamation of astonishment or emphasis ...M17
BY MY FIGGINS!
int. an exclamation of astonishment or emphasis ...M17
BY MY HEAD
phr. by simple reasoning or intuition ...1969 Amer. dial.
BY MY HOOD!
int. a mild exclamation ...L14
BY MY OWN HEAD
phr. by simple reasoning or intuition ...1969 Amer. dial.
BY MY SALUTED AUNT!
int. an exclamation and mock oath ...20C colloq.
BY MY SANG!
int. a mild expletive of asseveration or surprise; by Jove!, upon my word! ...1790 Sc.
BY MY SOWKINS!
int. an exclamation of assertion ...1900s Aust.
BY MY VIRGINITY!
int. an exclamation and mild oath ...20C
BY NAILS AND BY BLOOD!
int. † an oath ...c1386
BY NAVY
adv. † by ship ...c1400
BY NED!
int. a mild oath...1853 Amer. dial.
B.Y.O.
phr. Bring Your Own; refers to bringing drinks to a party or an unlicensed restaurant ...1960s Aust. & US
BYO
n. a cradle ...1902 Amer. dial.
B.Y.O.B.
phr. Bring Your Own Bottle ...1950s Aust. & US
BY ODD
adv. † separately, by itself, alone ...c1330
BY ODDS
adv. by far, considerably ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BY ODDS AND BOBS
adv. piecemeal, at odd times ...1805 Eng. dial.
B.Y.O.G.
phr. Bring Your Own Grog ...1960s Aust. sl.
B.Y.O.L.
phr. Bring Your Own Liquor...1960s Aust. & US sl.
BY ONE'S LEE-LANE
adv. quite alone, by oneself ...1878 Sc.
BY ONE'S LONE
phr. alone, by oneself ...1910 Amer. dial.
BY PARCELS
adv. a part at a time, piecemeal ...1412-20 arch.
BY-PASS
vb. * to pass, to surpass ...1848
BYPASSER
n. a passerby ...1904 Amer. dial.
BYPAST
adj. † that has passed out of life; deceased, departed ...1425
BY SAGGS!
int. a mild expletive of asseveration or surprise; by Jove!, upon my word! ...1898 Sc.
BY SALMON!
int. † an oath or asseveration ...a1550 cant.
BY SANG!
int. a petty oath ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
BY SANNIES!
int. a mild oath ...1839 Ireland
BYSAWE
n. † a current saying; a proverb ...c1225
BY-SCAPE
n. †* a bastard ...1646
BY SCISSORS!
int. a mild oath...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
BYSCORN
n. †* contempt, scorn ...1387
vb. † to cover with scorn ...c1386
BYSEN
adj. † monstrous, shocking, conspicuously bad or disgraceful ...c1375
n. † something monstrous or portentous; a shocking sight; a sorry spectacle; a disgraceful thing ...a1525
vb. † to liken, to compare ...c1325
BYSENING
adj. † ill-boding, portentous; monstrous; frightful ...c1375
BY-SLIP
n. 1. † a casual or trivial fault ...1612
n. 2. † a bastard ...a1670
BY SLUMP
adv. as a whole, collectively, at a rough estimate ...L17 Sc.
BY-SON
n. an illegitimate son ...1887 Eng. dial.
BYSPARKIT
adj. † bespattered, spotted ...1513 Sc.
BYSPEL
n. † an illegitimate child ...1781
BYSS
vb. 1. † to sing or hum children to sleep ...1440
vb. 2. † to hiss or fizz, as in the fire ...a1522
BYSTOUR
n. † a loud, rude talker; a braggart, a bully ...1535 Sc.
BY SUCCESSION(S)
adv. † successively ...1432-50
BY SUNDRIES
adv. † individually; separately ...a1400-50
BYSWELT
vb. †* to burn, to scorch ...c1420
BYSWENKE
vb. † to work hard; to exert oneself, to labour ...a1400
BY-SYBBE
n. † a relative ...c1440
BYSYM
n. † something monstrous or portentous; a shocking sight, a sorry spectacle, a disgraceful thing ...1568 Sc.
B.Y.T.
n. Bright Young Things ...2000s sl.
BYTE
n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
BY-TERM
n. † a by-name, a nickname ...1579
BY THE BACK DOOR
adv. secretly or unofficially ...Bk1999
BY THE BALD-HEADED JEWS!
int. a mild profanity ...1939 Amer. dial.
BY THE BIG HOOK-BLOCK!
int. a mild oath ...1867 Amer. nautical sl.
BY THE BIRD
adv. by the most direct route, as the crow flies ...1982 Amer. dial.
BY THE BOARD
adj. correct ...World War II Amer. Army sl.
BY THE BONES OF DAVY JONES!
int. a mild oath ...1910s Aust. sl.
BY THE BOOK
adv. according to correct procedures; as one should under regulations, law, contract, etc. ...1840s Amer.
BY THE BOXCAR
adj. in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
BY THE BUTTONS!
int. an oath, expletive ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BY THE CARLOAD
adj. in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
BY THE CLOCK
adv. 1. absolutely, definitely ...1910s US sl.
adv. 2. manifestly, clearly, evidently ...c1920 Amer. sl.
BY THE CRINGE!
int. by Christ! ...1980s euphemism
BY THE DIRRS!
int. a common oath ...1891 Eng. dial.
BY THE ELEVENS!
int. an exclamation and oath ...B1900
BY THE ETERNAL!
int. an exclamation and oath ...B1900
BY THE ETERNAL GOD!
int. n exclamation and oath ...B1900
BY THE GOOD KATTY!
int. a mild oath, 'by the good St. Catherine ...L19 UK sl.
BY THE GREAT ANCHOR!
int. by God! M19 euphemism
BY THE GREAT HORN-SPOON!
int. exclamation of surprise ...1860 Amer. dial.
BY THE HARDEST
adv. with great difficulty ...1935 Amer. dial.
BY THE HEAD
adj. slightly intoxicated ...1860 sl.
BY THE HEAD AND EARS
adv. roughly, violently, as one drags a beast ...1590
BY THE HOKEY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C US
BY THE HOKY-POKY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C US
BY THE HOLY!
int. an exclamation of surprise, excitement, alarm, etc. ...19C
BY THE HOLY IRON!
int. a general oath ...19C
BY THE HOLY POKER!
int. a general oath ...19C
BY THE HOLY POKER AND THE TUMBLING TOM!
int. a general oath ...19C
BY THE HOLY POKER OF HELL
int. a general oath ...19C
BY THE HOOK-BLOCK!
int. a mild oath ...1833 Amer. nautical sl.
BY THE HORN AND THE HOOF!
int. an exclamation ...17C
BY THE JUMPING JOHN ROGERS!
int. an exclamation ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
BY THE LITTLES
adv. gradually, little by little ...1968 Amer. dial.
BY THE LIVING JINGO!
int. a mild oath ...1766 sl.
BY THE LIVIN' LAWS!
int. a form of affirmation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
BY THE LORD HARRY!
int. exclamation expressing surprise or assertion ...1687
BY THE LORD OF HEAVEN!
int. an oath and an exclamation ...20C colloq.
BY THE MACK!
int. an exclamatory form of asseveration ...c1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BY THE MACKINS!
int. † an exclamatory form of asseveration ...c1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BY THE MAN!
int. an expletive ...1885 Eng. dial.
BY THE MASKINS!
int. † by the mass! an asseverative exclamation ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
BY THE MASS!
int. an oath ...c1369
BY THE MEGGINS!
int. an oath or exclamation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
BY THE MEGS!
int. an oath or exclamation ...1864 Eng. dial.
BY THE MOUSE-FOOT!
int. a mild exclamation ...M16
BY THE NEW TIME
adv. very quickly ...1910s sl.
BY THE NUMBERS
adv. in a prescribed way; mechanically ...World War I armed forced usage
BY THE PANDHEREN PARTHA!
int. an oath ...1836 Ireland
BY THE PIPER!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C
BY THE PIPER THAT PLAYED BEFORE MOSES!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C
BY THE PIPER THAT SHOOK THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY!
int. a mild exclamation ...19C
BY THE POWERS OF MOLL DOYLE!
int. a mild oath ...E19 Irish
BY THE POWERS OF MOLL KELLY!
int. a mild oath ...E19 Irish
BY THE RACK OF ONE'S EYE
phr. using sight and judgement alone, without further rule or guide ...1899 Amer. dial.
BY THE SACRED STARS AND STRIPES!
int. an exclamation of surprise ...L19 US
BY THE SALMON!
int. † an oath or asseveration ...1611 cant.
BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS
adv. by instincts and feelings, without the benefit of formal training or procedures ...1938 Amer. aviation usage
BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH
adv. with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1893
BY THE SLUMP
adv. as a whole, collectively, at a rough estimate ...L17 Sc.
BY THE TEMO!
int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1867 Ireland
BY THE TENTH DEAL
adv. † ten-fold ...c1330
BY THE TRUCKFUL
adj. in great quantity, numerous ...1960s Amer. sl.
BY-THE-WAY
n. an incidental remark ...1896
BY THIS AND THAT!
int. an expletive ...1842 Ireland
BY THIS HAT!
int. a general exclamation ...L16
BY TIME!
int. by God! ...1848 Amer. euphemism
BY TIMES
adv. 1. occasionally ...1841 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adv. 2. early ...1875 Eng. dial.
BY TOOTH AND TOENAIL
adv. fiercely, intensely ...1923 Amer. dial.
BY-VIEW
n. 1. † selfish or private view; self-interested aim or purpose ...1706
n. 2. a side glance, a glimpse; a look directed to an object, not immediately before the eye ...1753
BY VUM!
int. an exclamation ...1890 Amer. dial.
BYWARD, BYWARDS
adv. † sideways ...1556
BY WAY OF CHEAPSIDE
adv. on the cheap, at a bargain price ...L18
BYWENT
adv. † bygone, past ...a1522 Sc.
BY-WIPE
n. 1. an indirect reproof or sarcasm ...1641
n. 2. a bastard; an illegitimate child ...19C Eng. dial.
BY YOUR LEAVE
phr. an expression of apology for not having asked permission; the asking of permission ...1914
BY ZIGGITY!
int. an exclamation of joy or surprise ...a1930 Amer. dial.