DICTIONARY
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• COMESSATION † n. 1. a frolic and jovial meeting to eat, drink, and make good cheer; feasting, banqueting, revelling ...c1380
† n. 2. eating together ...1648
• COMESTIBLE † adj. fit to eat, edible, eatable ...1483
n. an edible, an article of food ...1837
• COME STRONG vb. 1. to speak aggressively, forcefully; to make one's presence and opinions felt ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to be seductive ...1950s sl.
• COME THE ABDABS vb. to fool someone ...1940s sl.
• COME THE ACID vb. to act contrarily, or aggressively; to argue; to be unpleasant or offensive; to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE ACID DROP vb. to act contrarily, or aggressively; to argue; to be unpleasant or offensive; to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE BIG FIGURE vb. to do or provide what is required ...1848 Amer. sl.
• COME THE BLUDGE ON vb. to sponge upon someone ...1958 Aust. sl.
• COME THE CUNT vb. to be particularly obstreperous or unpleasant ...1984 UK sl.
• COME THE KINK vb. to steal a Black slave from the country, and dispose of them in town ...M19 US sl.
• COME THE LA-DI-DA vb. to show off in dress and manner ...c1883 sl.
• COME THE LARDY-DAH vb. to show off in dress and manner ...c1883 sl.
• COME THE OLD ABDABS vb. to hoax, to fool ...1940s sl.
• COME THE OLD ACID vb. to act contrarily, or aggressively; to argue; to be unpleasant or offensive; to speak in a caustic or sarcastic manner ...1910s sl.
• COME THE OLD ACID DROP vb. to be heavily sarcastic or especially impudent ...1962 UK sl.
• COME THE OLD CUNT vb. to be particularly obstreperous or unpleasant ...1984 UK sl.
• COME THE OLD SOLDIER vb. 1. to wheedle; to impose on someone ...1818 UK sl., orig. military
vb. 2. to hector someone; to domineer someone, by virtue of supposed greater knowledge ...1984 UK sl.
• COME THE OLD TIN SOLDIER vb. to be impertinent or obstructive ...1977 UK sl.
• COME THE PADDY OVER vb. to bamboozle, to humbug ...1821 sl.
• COME THE RAW PRAWN vb. to bluff, to make yourself a nuisance ...1962 UK sl.
• COME THE RAW PRAWN OVER vb. to try to deceive someone ...1942 Aust. sl.
• COME THE SPOON vb. to make love, esp. if sentimental ...c1865 sl.
• COME THE TIN SOLDIER vb. to be impertinent or obstructive ...1977 UK sl.
• COME THROUGH vb. to be converted to a religious life; to get religion ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• COME THROUGH THE HARD vb. to encounter difficulties; to experience adverse fortune ...1795 Sc.
• COME THROUGH WITH ALL HAIRS LYING FLAT vb. to come through unscathed ...1934 Amer. dial.
• COME TO A GOAT'S HOUSE FOR FEATHERS vb. to ask a person for something which he would not be expected to have ...1972 Amer. dial.
• COME TO AN ANCHOR vb. to sit down ...18C Eng. colloq.
• COME TO GRIEF vb. 1. to get into serious trouble; to fail ...1850 UK
vb. 2. to take a tumble; to have a fall ...1854 UK
• COME TO HANDGRIPS vb. to come to close combat ...1571
• COME TO HANDSTROKES † vb. to come to blows or hand-to-hand fighting ...1548
• COME TO HANDY STROKES † vb. to come to blows or hand-to-hand fighting ...1548
• COME TO NEARPOINTS vb. to come very near an agreement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• COME TO TAW vb. to meet expectations or requirements; to come up to scratch ...1838 Amer. dial.
• COME TO THE GOAT'S HOUSE FOR WOOL vb. to ask a person for something which he would not be expected to have ...1946 Amer. dial.
• COME TO THE LICK-LOG vb. to face facts, to make a difficult decision ...1942 Amer. dial.
• COME TO THEMSELVES vb. to perish, to die ...1899 Sc.
• COME TO THE SEAM-NEEDLE vb. to reach a good stopping place ...1944 Amer. dial.
• COME UNCRUNK vb. of an engine: to stop running ...1973 Amer. dial.
• COME-UP-AND-SEE-ME-SOMETIME LOOK n. a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COME UP 'MONGST THE MISSIN' vb. to die; to be lost ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• COME UPON THE RAKE vb. to live in a rakish or dissolute manner ...18C sl.
• COME UP SMILING vb. to face a difficult circumstance without showing fear or complaining ...M19 sl., orig. boxing usage
• COME UP TAILS vb. to find oneself in an unpleasant or problematic situation ...1970s US sl.
• COME UP TO CHALK vb. to fulfil expectations; to be satisfactory ...1836 US sl.
• COME UP TO TAW vb. to meet expectations or requirements; to come up to scratch ...1846 Amer. dial.
• COME UP TO THE CHALK vb. to fulfil expectations; to be satisfactory ...1836 US sl.
• COME UP WITH THE RATIONS vb. (derogatory) to get a service or other medal not awarded for gallantry ...1925 Brit. sl.
• COME YOUR LOT vb. to experience an orgasm ...1964 UK sl.
• COME YOUR MUTTON vb. of a male: to masturbate ...1961 UK sl.
• COME YOUR TURKEY vb. of a male: to masturbate ...1961 UK sl.
• COMFLOGISTICATED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COMFOOZLED adj. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COMFOOZLEMENT n. bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COMFORTABLE AS A BEE ON A RASHER OF WATERMELON adj. very comfortable ...1890 Amer. dial.
• COMFORTABLE AS PIGS IN SHIT, AS adj. extremely comfortable ...L19 colloq.
• COMFORTATIVE †* adj. 1. cheering, cheerful ...1377
† adj. 2. strengthening, reviving, as medicine, food, etc. ...1398
† n. a strengthening or reviving medicine ...1398
• COMFORT STATION n. a public lavatory ...US
• COMFY adj. comfortable ...E19 colloq.
• COMIC CUTS n. intestines ...1945 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'guts'
• COMICS n. intestines ...1945 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'guts'
• COMING OUT OF ONE'S EARS phr. in superabundant supply ...1965 Amer. sl.
• COMITATE †* vb. to accompany ...1632
• COMITIAL ILL n. epilepsy ...19C
• COMMIE n. (often derogatory) a Communist ...1939 sl.
• COMMISH n. a commission of any sort ...US Civil War usage
• COMMISSARY BULLETS n. beans ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• COMMO n. 1. (often derogatory) a Communist ...1941 sl.
n. 2. communication ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COMMON n. common sense ...1906 Brit. sl.
• COMMON AS HORSESHIT adj. very common ...1925 US sl.
• COMMON AS MUCK adj. exceedingly common ...1782 UK sl.
• COMMON AS PIG TRACKS adj. vulgar, ill-bred ...1952 Amer. dial.
• COMMON GARDEN GOUT n. syphilis ...17C sl.
• COMMON HERBERGER † n. a common lodging-house keeper ...1502
• COMMON OR GARDEN adj. common, ordinary ...1892
• COMMONSTRATE † vb. to make clear; to teach, to demonstrate, to impart information ...1623
• COMMUTATE †* vb. to change ...a1652
• COMPANY, THE n. the Central Intelligence Agency ...1967 US sl.
• COMPANY STOOGE n. a company clerk ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COMPENDIARIOUS † adj. brief, short, concise, abridged, compendious ...1730
• COMPERENDINOUS † adj. postponed, prolonged, deferred, delayed ...1730
• COMPLACENTIOUS † adj. complaisant, obsequious, soothing, and thereby, pleasing ...1656
• COMPLEMENTASTER † n. a petty complimenter ...1635
• COMPLETELY CHEESED adj. bored to an extreme ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COMPO n. compensation, esp. as paid for an injury received while working ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• COMPOODLE n. aggregate; the whole lot ...1890 Amer. dial.
• COMPOS adj. in control of the mind, sane ...1809
• COMPOS MENTIS adj. in control of the mind, sane ...1616
• COMPOTATOR n. one who drinks with another; a fellow-drinker ...1731
• COMPRESS vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• COMPUNCTIOUS adj. having or feeling compunction; pricking to the conscience; causing regret or misgiving; remorseful, repentant ...1605
• COMPUSHENCY n. necessity; compulsion ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• COMPUTER GEEK n. a person whose like is centred around computers to the exclusion of all other outlets ...1991 US sl.
• COMPUTER NERD n. a student whose enthusiasm for computers has interfered with the development of a well-rounded personality ...1985 US sl.
• COMPY n. a competition ...1998 Aust. sl.
phr. do you understand ...1947 US
• COMRAT n. (derogatory) a political liberal ...1951 US sl.
• COMSE † vb. to begin, to commence ...a1225
• CON n. 1. a prisoner; a convict ...1888 sl.
n. 2. a confidence trickster ...1897 orig. US
n. 3. deception, swindling, fraud ...1901 sl., orig. US
n. 4. an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to deceive, to dupe ...1892 sl., orig. US
• CON ARTIST n. 1. a confidence man ...1889 Amer. sl.
n. 2. one adept at persuasion, esp. at dishonest or self-serving persuasion ...1900s Amer. sl.
• CONCENTRATED APPLESAUCE n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONCERTATION † n. contention, strife, dispute, controversy, argument ...1509
• CONCERTATIVE † adj. quarrelsome, contentious ...1730.
• CONCH n. 1. a native of North Carolina ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a native of the Bahamas ...M19 W. Indies
n. 3. a poor White native of the Florida Keys ...M19 US sl.
n. 4. a devotedly hard worker ...1960s US college & Aust. sl.
• CONCHERS n. tame or quiet cattle ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• CONCHIE n. 1. (derogatory) a conscientious objector ...1917 sl.
n. 2. a devotedly hard worker ...1960s US college & Aust. sl.
• CONCHY n. (derogatory) a conscientious objector ...1917 sl.
• CONCITATE †* vb. to provoke, excite, rouse, stir up ...1574
• CONCLUDENT † adj. that 'concludes' a question or an opponent; conclusive, decisive, convincing; final, certain ...1571
• CONCORDIOUS †* adj. harmonious ...a1670
• CONCOS-MANCOS adj. sane, of sound mind, 'compos mentis' ...1823 Sc.
• CONCUPISCENTIOUS † adj. lecherous, lustful, libidinous, sensual ...a1555
• CONCUPISCIBLE adj. worthy to be longed for or lusted after; that may be desired; eagerly desirous; lecherous, libidinous, lustful, sensual ...1398
• CONDOG † vb. to agree, to concur ...1492
• CONEY n. a silly fellow; a simpleton ...c1590
• CONEY-BOROW-FERRET n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• CONFAB n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFABULATE vb. 1. to talk easily together; to chat, to converse ...1613
vb. 2. to agree to, to make an arrangement or agreement  ...19C Eng. dial.
• CONFABULATION n. 1. a talking together; an easy, familiar talk, conversation, or discourse; a chat ...c1450
n. 2. a conference ...1845 humorous
• CONFARREATION n. 1. the highest and most solemn form of marriage among the ancient Romans, made in the presence of the Pontifex Maximus or the Flamen Dialis and ten witnesses, and marked by the offering of a cake made of spelt ...1598
† n. 2. a wedding, marriage ...c1645
• CONFEDERATE DISEASE n. diarrhoea ...US Civil War usage
• CONFER THE ORDER OF THE SACK vb. to dismiss from employment ...c1860 sl.
• CONFESS THE CORN vb. to admit to being drunk ...1842 Amer. dial.
• CONFETTI n. machine-gun bullets ...1940 sl.
• CONFIDENTIAL n. a private conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFISCATE THE MACAROON vb. to 'take the biscuit'; to be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind ...c1918 Brit. sl.
• CONFISTICATE vb. to confiscate ...US Civil War usage
• CONFLAB n. conversation ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CONFLABBERATED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLABBERGASTED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFLOPTION n. a great flurry, confusion, panic, fluster ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CONFLUMMOXED adj. 1. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFOUND HIS CARCASS! int. an exclamation ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CONFRAGOSE †* adj. rough with breaks, or shattered parts; broken; uneven ...1654
• CONFUBUSCATE vb. to confuse, perplex, astonish ...1880 sl.
• CONFUSBUSCATED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSBUSTICATED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSIASM n. enthusiastic confusion or confused enthusiasm ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONFUSTICATED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CON GAME n. deception, swindling, fraud ...1899 sl., orig. US
• CONGER-HEAD n. a term of abuse for a man ...1810
• CON JOB n. deception, swindling, fraud ...1942 sl., orig. US
• CONJUBILANT * adj. shouting together for joy; jubilant or rejoicing together ...1851
• CONJUGALIZE vb. to become conjugal, to marry ...1823 nonce word
• CONK n. the nose ...1812 sl.
vb. 1. to hit; orig. to hit someone on the nose ...1821 sl., now chiefly US
vb. 2. to straighten curly hair ...1944 sl., orig. US Black usage
• CONKED adj. 1.stopped; killed ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
adj. 2. of hair: straightened by application of lye or other chemicals ...1940s US Black sl.
• CONKERBELL n. an icicle ...1834 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• CONK OFF vb. 1. to go to sleep; to sleep ...1940s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to stop work; to rest when one should work ...1950s Amer. sl.
• CONKOUT n. a going to sleep ...1940s Amer. sl.
vb. (usually as 'conk out')
vb. 1. to die ...1920s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to lose energy and spirits suddenly; to become abruptly exhausted ...1920s Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to stop running or operating ...WWI Royal Flying Corps
vb. 4. to go to sleep ...1940s Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to become unconscious ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 6. of an aircraft engine during flight: to stop working suddenly ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CONKY adj. sub-standard, inferior, second-rate ...L19 sl.
second-rate
n. a nickname given to anyone with an especially prominent nose ...M19 sl.
• CON MAN n. 1. a confidence man ...1889 Amer. sl.
n. 2. one adept at persuasion, esp. at dishonest or self-serving persuasion; a flatterer ...1900s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a former convict ...1930s US sl.
• CONNECT vb. 1. to hit someone very hard ...1930s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to meet someone in order to obtain drugs ...1938 US sl.
vb. 3. to get along with; to establish rapport with ...1940s Amer. sl.
• CONNECTION n. a seller of narcotics; a person who can get drugs ...1925 Amer. drugs sl.
• CONNECT THE DOTS vb. 1. to do something very simple ...1980s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to draw a conclusion from disparate facts ...Amer. sl.
• CONNEXION n. a supplier of drugs ...1927 sl., orig. US
• CONNIPTION n. a violent tantrum; hysterics ...1848 Amer. sl.
• CONNIPTION FIT n. a tantrum; hysterics ...1833 Amer. sl.
• CONNUBIATE vb. to get married ...1814 nonce word
• CONNUDATE † vb. to strip naked; to make bare ...1623
• CON-PLAYER n. a confidence trickster ...L19 sl., orig. US
• CONQUASSATE †* vb. to shake violently; to agitate; to break in pieces ...1656
• CONSARN YE! int. a mild oath ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CONSEQUENTIOUS †* adj. 1. important, full of consequence ...1634
adj. 2. conceited, proud; affectedly great; pompous ...1803 ? Amer.
• CONSHY n. 1. (derogatory) a conscientious objector ...1917 sl.
n. 2. a devotedly hard worker ...1960s US college & Aust. sl.
• CONSILIATIVE †* adj. counselling, advisory ...1656
• CONSIMILATE †* vb. to make like, to liken; to become like ...1731
• CONSIMILITY † n. resemblance, mutual likeness, similarity ...1680 obs.
• CONSOBRINE † n. 1. a sister's son, a nephew ...1623
† n. 2. a cousin, a relation ...17C
• CONSOMNIATE † vb. to dream ...1623
• CONSPECTABLE †* adj. easy to be seen; obvious ...1730
• CONSPIRATIOUS †* adj. addicted to conspiring ...1652
• CONSPURCATE † adj. defiled, polluted ...1563-87
† vb. to defile, to pollute, to befoul...1600
• CONSPUTE †* vb. to spit upon (in contempt); to despise ...1526
• CONSTITUTIONALLY INCLINED TO GALLANTRY adj. sexually aroused or aroused with an erect penis ...19C Brit. euphemism
• CONSTRUCTED adj. having an attractive body; generously built ...1950s Amer. sl.
• CONSTUPRATE vb. to defile; to ravish; to debauch a woman ...M16
• CONSUETUDINARY adj. according to custom, use, or wont; customary ...1590
n. a treatise containing a collection of customs or usages, local or particular to some body ...1494
• CONSUMMATION n. orgasm ...20C sl.
• CONTACT HIGH n. a seeming intoxication induced by being with persons who are intoxicated with narcotics ...1950s Amer. drugs sl
• CONTACT LENS n. the drug LSD, put into the mouth in the manner that some people employ to 'clean' contact lenses before inserting them into the eyes ...M20 US sl.
• CONTENT adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONTENTED COW n. canned milk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONTICENT * adj. keeping silence, silent ...1859
• CONTINUATIONS n. trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONTORTUPLICATED † adj. entangled and twisted ...1648
• CONTRACT n. 1. an arrangement to have someone murdered by a professional killer ...1930s Amer. sl.
n. 2. any illegal or unethical arrangement ...1950s Amer. police sl.
• CONTRADICTORIOUS † adj. 1. opposite in position or direction ...1432-50
† adj. 2. contradictory ...1608
• CONTRANITENT †* adj. struggling or striving in opposition ...1712
• CONTRAPTION n. a contrivance or device; a piece of machinery ...1820s Amer. sl.
• CONTRAPUGNANT †* adj. fighting against, of hostile action ...1654
• CONTRARY adj. characterized by self-willed or refractory opposition; perverse ...M18 colloq.
• CONTRARY AS THE DEVIL'S OFF-HORSE adj. perverse, uncooperative, stubborn, obstinate ...1940 Amer. dial.
• CONTRETEMPS n. a disagreement, an argument, a dispute ...M20 colloq.
• CONTRISTATE † vb. to make sad or sorrowful; to sadden, grieve ...1616
• CONTROVERSE † n. controversy ...16C
† vb. to make the subject of controversy, to discuss, to debate; to enter into controversy, to dispute with ...1602
• CONTROVERTISTICAL † adj. controversial ...1704
• CONTRUCIDATE † vb. to wound, murder, or kill; to assassinate ...1656
• CONTURBATE † vb. to disturb greatly; to perturb; to throw into confusion ...1657
• CONVERSASHE n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONVERSATE vb. to socialize and chat; to converse with another ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONVERSATING n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CONVERSATION PIT n. a sunken area in the floor of a living room where people may gather to chat ...1960s Amer. sl.
• CONVERSION JOB n. a disfigurement caused by a violent beating ...1969 UK sl.
• CONVERT n. a newly addicted drug addict ...1949 US sl.
vb. to steal something ...1984 NZ sl.
• CONVICIATORY adj. wrangling, railing; reproachful, abusive ...1611 obs
• CONVICT n. a zebra ...1940s Amer. circus sl.
• CONVINCER n. the stage in a confidence swindle when the victim is fully committed to the scheme ...1940 US sl.
• CONVO n. a conversation ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CONVOCATION CASTLE n. where the heads of colleges meet to transact and investigate university affairs ...c1820 Oxford University usage
• CONVOY n. 1. a group of trucks driving as a group in communication with each other ...1971 US sl.
n. 2. serial sex between a woman and multiple male partners ...2004 Fiji usage
• CON WISE adj. extremely sophisticated in the ways of the world based on lessons learned in prison ...1912 US sl.
• CON-WOMAN n. a female confidence trickster ...L19 sl., orig. US
• CONY n. a silly fellow; a simpleton ...c1590
• CONY-CATCH vb. to cheat, to trick, to deceive ...L16 cant
• CONY-CATCHER n. a deceiver; a trickster; a sharper ...c1590 cant
• CONY-CATCHING adj. cheating, swindling ...L16 cant
n. trickery; cheating; swindling ...L16 cant
• CONY-DOG n. one who assists in cheating or swindling ...L17 cant
• COO n. the vagina ...1879 UK sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise, disbelief, amazement, or astonishment ... c1890 colloq.
• COOBOO n. an Aborigine child ...Aust. colloq.
• COOCH n. 1. any sexually suggestive or imitative dance, esp. a striptease dance ...1920s Amer. sl.
n. 2. the female crotch; the vulva ...1950s Amer. sl.
• COOCH DANCER n. a woman who performs a sexually suggestive dance ...1910 US sl.
• COOCHER n. a sexually suggestive dancer ...1927 US sl.
• COOCHIE n. the vagina; sex with a woman; a woman as a sex object ...1995 US sl.
• COOCHIE-CUTTERS n. very short shorts ...2002 US sl.
• COOCHI SNORCHER n. the vagina ...1998 US sl.
• COODER n. a hairdresser ...2003 UK homosexual sl.
• COOEE! int. used as a call to communicate whereabouts over distance ...1793 Aust.
• COO-ER! int. used for expressing surprise, astonishment, disbelief or wonderment ...1911 UK sl.
• COOF n. a silly or stupid person ...1715 chiefly Sc.
• COOK vb. 1. to falsify; to tamper with ...1636 sl.
vb. 2. to do very well, to excel ...1930s Amer. jazz musicians' usage
vb. 3. to put to death in the electric chair ...1930s Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to happen; to occur ...1940s Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to do what you do well ...1950s Amer. sl.
vb. 7. to be full of activity and excitement ...sl.
vb. 8. to dissolve heroin in water over a flame before injecting it ...1960s Amer. drugs sl.
• COOKBOOK n. 1. a chemistry laboratory manual ...1950s Amer. students' sl.
n. 2. any guide, manual, protocol, etc. ...1970s Amer. sl.
• COOKED adj. 1. ruined; hopelessly beaten ...1850 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. altered; falsified; doctored ...1860 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. drunk ...1930 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOKED-UP adj. specially contrived; expedient and dishonest ...1940s Amer. sl.
• COOKEE n. a cook or cook's helper, esp. in the lumber-camps ...1776 sl.
• COOKER n. 1. that which is exciting or attractive, as a young woman, jazz tune, or the like ...1943 Amer. jazz usage
n. 2. a heat lamp ...1980 Amer. medical usage
• COOKEY n. 1. a cook or cook's helper. esp. in lumber camps ...1776 sl.
n. 2. an attractive young woman ...1920s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a person; a gal, a guy ...1930 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a person who prepares opium for smoking; an opium addict ...1950s drugs sl.
n. 5. the female genitals; the vulva ...1950s US Black sl.
n. 6. in baseball: a base hit ...1970s baseball usage
• COOKIE n. 1. a cook or cook's helper ...1776 sl.
n. 2. an attractive or alluring young woman ...1920s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a person; a gal, a guy ...1930 Amer. sl.
n. 4. an explosive device; a bomb ...1942 US military sl.
n. 5. a person who prepares opium for smoking; an opium addict ...1950s drugs sl.
n. 6. the female genitals; the vulva ...1954 US Black sl.
n. 7. a dollar; usually plural ...1954 Amer. sl.
n. 8. in baseball: a base hit ...1970s baseball usage
n. 9. a cigarette ...1977 Amer. jocular
n. 10. a lesbian who takes a passive role in homosexual activity ...1978 Amer. sl.
n. 11. a short line of text added to one's computer upon accessing a Web site to identify the user ...Amer. sl.
n. 12. dear, sweetheart; a term of address usually connoting affection ...colloq.
• COOKIE BOX  n. a pack of cigarettes ...1978 Amer. sl.
• COOKIE-CUTTER n. 1. a sheriff's star-shaped badge ...1926 Amer. carnival usage
n. 2. in the garment industry: a manufacturer of cheap, mass-produced clothing ...1963 Amer. sl.
• COOKIE-DIPPER n. an effete man who frequents tea parties or the like ...1958 Amer. sl.
• COOKIE-DUSTER n. a moustache ...1934 US jocular
• COOKIE-PUSHER n. 1. a waitress ...1936 US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a diplomat devoting more attention to protocol or social engagements than to work ...1943 US sl.
• COOKIES n. the female genitals; the vulva ...1950s US Black sl.
• COOKING WITH GAS adj. having become wise to something ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOKING WITH STARDUST adj. in love ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOK'S GALLEY YARN n. an incredible story; a rumour on which no reliance can be placed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOK SOMEONE'S GOOSE vb. to ruin or destroy someone ...1845 Amer. sl.
• COOK THE BOOKS vb. to falsify financial accounts ...sl.
• COOK UP vb. to concoct, to contrive, often dishonestly; to falsify ...colloq.
• COOKY n. 1. a cook ...1776 sl.
n. 2. a sweetheart ...1930 Amer. sl.
• COOL adj. 1. of money: used to emphasize the largeness of the amount ...1728 sl.
adj. 2. excellent, great, fine ...1933 sl., orig. US Black
adj. 3. highly skilled or clever ...sl.
adj. 4. socially adept ...sl.
vb. to kill deliberately ...1920 US sl.
int. used for expressing astonishment, disbelief or wonderment ...1911 UK sl.
• COOL AS A CUCUMBER adj. alert and aware; self-possessed; calm ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOL BREEZE adj. 1. first-rate, wonderful ...1960s sl., orig. US
adj. 2. self-assured, sophisticated ...1960s sl., orig. US
n. an admirable and popular person ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
int. exclamation: excellent; wonderful; first-rate ...1960s sl.
• COOL CARD n. one who is alert and aware, self-possessed, or calm ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOL CAT n. a sophisticated, competent, unruffled, able person ...1940s sl., chiefly US Black
• COOL-COCK vb. to knock unconscious ...1930s US sl.
• COOL-CRACK vb. to knock unconscious ...1940s US Black sl.
• COOL CRAPE n. a shroud ...L18 sl.
• COOL CUSTOMER n. one who is alert and aware, self-possessed, or calm ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOL DEAL! int. an exclamation of approval or admiration ...1990s US campus sl.
• COOL DOWN vb. to calm down ...1882 sl.
• COOLED OUT adj. 1. calm, unperturbed, in control ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
adj. 2. under the influence of drugs, usually narcotics ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• COOLER n. 1. a woman, esp. a wife as opposed to a mistress or lover ...E17 sl.
n. 2. a glass of beer or porter taken after drinking spirits and water ...19C sl.
n. 3. a knockout punch; a crushing statement ...19C sl.
n. 4. the female buttocks ...E19 sl.
n. 5. a prison; a police cell ...1872 sl., orig, US
n. 6. an expert; an outstanding individual ...L19 US campus sl.
n. 7. an attractive young woman ...1900s US campus sl.
n. 8. a chilly glance; a snub; rejection ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 9. a punishment or solitary confinement cell ...20C sl., orig. US
n. 10. a funeral home ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 11. a silencer ...1930s US tramps' sl.
n. 12. a homosexual lover ...1970s US gay sl.
• COOL FISH n. one who is alert and aware, self-possessed, or calm ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOL HAND n. a cool, calm, controlled and competent individual; one who is alert and aware, or self-possessed ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOL-HEAD n. 1. a calm, unflappable person ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a pleasant person ...1960s sl.
• COOLIE n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person; sometimes an Indian ...M19 Aust. &S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an Indian ...M19 S. Afr. sl.
n. 3. a private soldier ...M19 sl.
n. 4. an East Asian ...M19 US sl.
n. 5. an immigrant Chinese labourer ...M19 US usage
n. 6. any youth unaffiliated to a street gang ...1950s US teen sl.
n. 7. a blunder; an error ...1970s US gay sl.
n. 8. the anus ...1970s US sl.
• COOLIE-BOY n. (derogatory) a male Black person; sometimes an Indian ...M19 Aust. &S. Afr. sl.
• COOLIE CREEPER n. (derogatory) in cricket: a ball that stays low without bouncing ...M19 S. Afr. sl.
• COOLIE-GIRL n. (derogatory) a female Black person; sometimes an Indian ...M19 Aust. &S. Afr. sl.
• COOLIE-MAN n. an East Indian ...20C W. Indies sl.
• COOLIE MUD n. inferior opium ...1940s US drugs sl.
• COOL IN vb. to inform ...1960s US teen sl.
• COOLING n. relaxing ...1980s US sl.
• COOLING CARD n. something that defuses one's enthusiasm or deflates one's passion ...M16 sl.
• COOL IT vb. to calm down, to relax, to take it easy ...1953 sl., orig. US
• COOL MAMMA n. a woman who is very fond of men and is always trying to know more ...1967 Amer. dial.
• COOL OFF vb. to calm down ...1887 sl.
• COOL ONE'S HAGGIS vb. to beat one soundly ...1684 Eng. dial.
• COOL ONE'S TOES vb. to have to wait ...c1660
• COOL OUT vb. to calm or settle down; to relax ...sl.
• COOLY n. marijuana ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• COON n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Black person ...1735 sl.
n. 2. a raccoon ...1742 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a peculiar old fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• COON-FOOTED adj. having toes turned out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• COON'S AGE n. a long time ...1835 Amer.
• COON'S QUILL n. a toothpick, usually one made from a goose quill ...1965 Amer. dial.
• COOP n. a prison ...Bk1891 sl.
vb. of a police officer: to park and sleep inside one's patrol car while on duty
• COORSY n. a chair ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• COOSE n. 1. a woman, usually promiscuous or unattractive; hence, a prostitute ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the vagina ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a term of abuse for a woman ...1940s sl.
n. 4. a passive, effeminate homosexual ...1950s sl.
n. 5. a lesbian ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
n. 7. vaginal secretions ...1980s sl.
n. 8. sexual intercourse with a woman ...1990s sl.
• COOSIE n. 1. a woman, usually promiscuous or unattractive; hence, a prostitute ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the vagina ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a term of abuse for a woman ...1940s sl.
n. 4. a passive, effeminate homosexual ...1950s sl.
n. 5. a lesbian ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
n. 7. vaginal secretions ...1980s sl.
n. 8. sexual intercourse with a woman ...1990s sl.
• COOSTER vb. 1. to idle, to potter around, to fuss ...1895 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to caress, to coddle ...1895 Amer. dial.
• COOT n. 1. a foolish or crotchety person, esp. one who is old ...colloq.
n. 2. a bright child ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a body louse ...1917 sl.
vb. to have sex ...1982 Bahamas
• COOTCH DANCER n. a woman who performs a sexually suggestive dance ...1910 US sl.
• COOTER n. 1. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...1986 US sl.
• COOTIE n. a flea or louse. esp. one affecting humans ...1910
• COOTIE CARNIVAL n. a search for fleas or lice ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• COOTIE DRAPES n. a style of trousers, wide and draped and thus a possible home for lice ...1940s US Black sl.
• COOTIE FRISK n. a search for lice in one's clothes ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOTIE GARAGE n. 1. earmuffs ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. the hair, esp. when styled elaborately ...1920s US sl.
• COOTIE-HEART n. a contemptuous person ...1920s US sl.
• COOTIE-HEARTED adj. contemptible, despicable ...1920s US sl.
• COOTIES n. an imaginary disease or infestation that could be transmitted by close contact, thus creating a stigma for the person who is said to have it ...1971 US sl.
• COOTIE TRAP n. a bed; a bunk ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOTY adj. suffering an infestation of body lice or similar vermin ...1920s sl.
n. a louse, esp. one affecting humans ...1910
• COOZ n. 1. a woman, usually promiscuous or unattractive; hence, a prostitute ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the vagina ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a term of abuse for a woman ...1940s sl.
n. 4. a passive, effeminate homosexual ...1950s sl.
n. 5. a lesbian ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
n. 7. vaginal secretions ...1980s sl.
n. 8. sexual intercourse with a woman ...1990s sl.
• COOZE n. 1. a woman, usually promiscuous or unattractive; hence, a prostitute ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the vagina ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a term of abuse for a woman ...1940s sl.
n. 4. a passive, effeminate homosexual ...1950s sl.
n. 5. a lesbian ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
• COOZEY n. 1. a woman, usually promiscuous or unattractive; hence, a prostitute ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the vagina ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a term of abuse for a woman ...1940s sl.
n. 4. a passive, effeminate homosexual ...1950s sl.
n. 5. a lesbian ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
n. 7. vaginal secretions ...1980s sl.
n. 8. sexual intercourse with a woman ...1990s sl.
• COOZIE n. 1. a woman, usually promiscuous or unattractive; hence, a prostitute ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the vagina ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a term of abuse for a woman ...1940s sl.
n. 4. a passive, effeminate homosexual ...1950s sl.
n. 5. a lesbian ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
n. 7. vaginal secretions ...1980s sl.
n. 8. sexual intercourse with a woman ...1990s sl.
• COOZY n. 1. a woman, usually promiscuous or unattractive; hence, a prostitute ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the vagina ...1920s sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a term of abuse for a woman ...1940s sl.
n. 4. a passive, effeminate homosexual ...1950s sl.
n. 5. a lesbian ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a term of address to a sexually exciting woman ...1980s sl.
n. 7. vaginal secretions ...1980s sl.
n. 8. sexual intercourse with a woman ...1990s sl.
• COP adj. pert. to the police or police culture ...1950s sl.
n. 1. a police officer ...1855 colloq.
n. 2. a captain ...US Civil War usage
n. 3. an arrest ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 4. a successful bet; hence, any form of 'sure thing' or certainty ...L19 sl.
n. 5. a good job obtained by shrewdness or luck; an agreeable proposition; a bit or luck of a trick that leads to large profits ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 6. an experience ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 7. a theft ...1930s US tramps' sl.
n. 8. a sentence ...1930s sl.
n. 9. the money that confidence men allow a victim to win ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 10. an acquisition ...1950s US sl.
n. 11. a warder, a guard ...1970s US prison sl.
vb. 1. to place a percussion cup in a musket so that it can be fired without delay ...US Civil War usage
vb. 2. to catch, to nab; to arrest ...1844 sl.
vb. 3. of objects: to obtain, to purchase, to acquire ...M19 sl.
vb. 4. to catch someone with a blow; to hit ...M19 sl.
vb. 5. to grab for oneself, esp. unfairly ...M19 US sl.
vb. 6. to notice; to look at ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
vb. 7. to imprison ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 8. to experience, to undergo; to receive ...M19 sl.
vb. 9. to steal ...L19 sl.
vb. 10. to take in, to persuade ...L19 sl.
vb. 11. to win, as a bet or fight ...20C sl.
vb. 12. to kill, to shoot dead ...20C US sl.
vb. 13. to win someone over ...1910s sl.
vb. 14. other than of a pimp: to seduce; hence, of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...1920s sl., orig. US
vb. 15. to fellate; usually used of a prostitute ...1930s sl.
vb. 16. to understand, to 'get' ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 17. of a confidence man: to win money from a victim ...1940s US criminals' sl.
vb. 18. to affect a manner; to pose ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 19. to buy drugs ...1950s sl.
vb. 20. to receive bribes, esp. of a policeman ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 21. of a pimp: to seduce a girl, usually with the intention of making her into a prostitute ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 22. to tolerate ...1990s Aust. sl.
int. beware! look out! ...M19 Anglo-Indian
• COPA adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential; secret ...1950s sl.
• COP A BAKE vb. to receive a reprimand or a severe criticism ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• COP A BAKING vb. to receive a reprimand or a severe criticism ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• COP A BIRD vb. to fellate; usually used of a prostitute ...1930s US sl.
• COP A BUNDLE vb. 1. to earn a good deal of money; to prosper ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to die ...1940s Aust. sl.
• COP A BUZZ vb. to get drunk; to get high on a drug ...1970s US sl.
• COPACETIC adj. 1. fine; completely satisfactory; OK ...1915 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COP A CHERRY vb. to take a woman's virginity; occasionally a man's ...1920s sl.
• COP A COCK vb. to fellate ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• COP A DEAF 'UN vb. to pretend to be deaf or at least not to hear the last statement; hence to deliberately ignore any form of wrongdoing ...1920s sl.
• COP A DEUCEWAYS vb. to obtain $2-worth of something ...1940s US Black
• COP A DOSE vb. to catch venereal disease ...1940s sl.
• COP A DREAR vb. to die ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• COP A DRILL vb. 1. to move off at a steady, regular pace ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to die ...1940s US Black sl.
• COP A DROP vb. of police: to accept a bribe ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
• COP A FEEL vb. to indulge in some form of petting, but not intercourse ...20C US sl.
• COP A FINAL vb. 1. to leave ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to get rid of someone who has been used temporarily to help work a confidence trick on a victim ...1940s US Black sl.
• COP A FLOWER-POT vb. to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten ...1930s sl.
• COP A HEEL vb. 1. to attack from behind ...20C US prison sl.
vb. 2. to run off, to escape ...20C US criminal sl.
• COP A JOINT vb. to perform fellatio ...1960s US sl.
• COP A LISTEN vb. to listen ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COP A LOAD OF THAT! int. used by one man to another, indicating an attractive woman ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
• COP A MOPE vb. to escape, esp. from prison ...1920s US criminal sl.
• COP A MOUSE vb. to get a black eye ...L19 sl.
• COP AN ASS vb. to sodomize ...1920s sl.
• COP AN ATTITUDE vb. to become arrogant or insolent; to become angry ...1962 Amer. sl.
• COP A NOD vb. to have a nap; to go to sleep ...1940s US sl.
• COP A PACKET vb. 1. to suffer trouble or misfortune ...1925 sl.
vb. 2. to be killed or wounded; to get into trouble ...1930s sl.
vb. 3. to gain a great deal, possibly more than one bargained for; this can either be good (more money than expected), or bad (a longer prison sentence than feared) ...1930s sl.
vb. 4. to suffer a dose of venereal disease ...1930s sl.
• COP A PLEA n. a lawyer ...1930s criminal sl.
vb. 1. to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for the dropping of a greater one ...1930s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to give in, to surrender, to compromise ...1930s sl., orig. US
• COP A REELER vb. to get drunk ...1930s sl.
• COPASETIC adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPASETTY adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COP A SLAVE vb. to work, to go out and find work ...20C US Black sl.
• COP A SQUAT vb. to sit down ...1940s US Black sl.
• COP A STEAL vb. to steal ...20C US sl.
• COP A SUNDAY vb. to attack suddenly by surprise ...1930s US prison sl.
• COP A TUDE vb. to act in an uncooperative or angry manner ...1980s US campus sl.
• COP A WALK vb. to leave ...1950s US sl.
int. go away! ...1950s US sl.
• COP AND BLOW vb. 1. to exploit an unsatisfactory prostitute for as much money as possible before discarding her ...1950s Black pimp usage
vb. 2. to make a purchase (of fast food, drugs, prostitutes, etc.) and then leave ...1970s US teen sl.
• COP AND HEEL vb. 1. to attack from behind ...20C US prison sl.
vb. 2. to run off, to escape ...20C US criminal sl.
• COPER n. a cheating horse dealer ...Bk1890 sl.
• COPESETTE adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COP HOUND n. a police dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COPING CULL n. a horse jockey, or probably a dealer in horses ...c1740 sl.
• COPISSETTIC adj. satisfactory; good, very good ...1933 sl.
• COP IT vb. to get into trouble, usually with the implication of punishment ...1909 Brit. sl.
• COPMAN n. a policeman ...L19 Aust. sl.
• COP ONE'S JOINT vb. to perform fellatio ...1960s US sl.
• COP OUT vb. 1. to win someone over ...1910s sl.
vb. 2. to avoid one's responsibility; to renege, to back out ...1950s colloq.
• COPPER n. 1. a coin (originally) made of copper, such as a penny or US cent ...1788 sl.
n. 2. a police officer ...1846 sl.
n. 3. a prisoner, esp. a convict, that informs on his fellow prisoners ...1885 sl.
n. 4. any informer to the police ...1891 sl.
n. 5. allowance for good conduct in prison ...1924 US convicts’ sl.
vb. 1. to arrest ...1872 criminals’ sl.
vb. 2. to be or to become an informer to the police; to give information ...1924 criminals’ sl.
vb. 3. to detect ...20C tramps’ sl.
• COPPER-ARSE n. a driver who works long hours, esp. a trucker who breaks the law by driving more than eight hours in a day
• COPPER-BOTTOM n. a driver who works long hours, esp. a trucker who breaks the law by driving more than eight hours in a day
• COPPERED adj. arrested ...1872 criminals’ sl.
• COPPERHEAD n. 1. a Northerner with sympathy for the South; an antiwar Northerner ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. any treacherous person ...US Civil War usage
• COPPER HEART n. a treacherous person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COPPER-HEARTED adj. 1. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. untrustworthy, likely to inform ...Bk2002 Amer.
• COPPER JOHN n. 1. a prison warden ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a prison ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 3. an informer ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• COPPER-KNOB n. a red-headed person ...L19 sl.
• COPPERMAN n. a policeman ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• COPPER-NOB n. a red-headed person ...L19 sl.
• COPPERS n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• COPPER'S-NARK n. a police spy ...19C sl.
• COPPER'S SHANTY n. a police station ...c1890 sl.
• COPPER STATE n. 1. Arizona ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. Wisconsin ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COP-SHOP n. a police station ...1941 sl.
• COP THAT LOT! int. used by one man to another, indicating an attractive woman ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
• COP THE SLAVE vb. to work, to go out and find work ...20C US Black sl.
• COPUS adj. 1. excellent, first-rate, satisfactory ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COQUINATE † vb. to play the cook ...1656
• COQUINATION † n. a cooking of food ...1658
• COR! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1931 Brit.
• CORAL BRANCH n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• COR BLIMEY! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1931 Brit.
• CORDILOQUY † n. a speaking from the heart, a heartfelt speech ...1642 nonce word
• CORE n. the heart ...Bk1890 sl.
• CORE THROUGH adv. thoroughly ...1901 Eng. dial.
• CORINTH n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• CORK n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CORK-BRAINED adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORK DOWN vb. to go to bed; to sleep ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CORKER adj. excellent ...1937 NZ sl.
n. 1. an excellent person or thing ...1882 sl.
n. 2. a sexually attractive person ...1909 sl.
• CORKING adj. fine, excellent, very pleasing ...1895 sl.
• CORKING-PIN n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• CORKLE †* n. 1. ? contortion ...1398
n. 2. the core of an apple  or other fruit ...19C Eng. dial.
• CORK OFF vb. to go to bed; to sleep ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CORKSCREWY adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORK-STOPPLE n. a cork ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CORKY adj. 1. drunk, tipsy ...17C sl.
adj. 2. skittish, restless, frivolous, lively ...M18 sl.
adj. 3. stupid, foolish ...2000s US Black sl.
• CORKY-BRAINED adj. silly, foolish ...a1700 sl.
• CORKY-NODDLE n. a light-headed, frivolous person; one whose wisdom floats on the surface; an empty-headed fellow ...18C Sc.
• COR LUMME! int. God love me! ...1930s
• CORN vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORN COFFEE n. alcohol ...1940s US sl.
• CORNCRACKER n. 1. a native of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or Virginia ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a poor White farmer; a rustic ...M19 US sl.
n. 3. a good thing ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CORN-CRACKERS n. the teeth ...M19 US sl.
• CORNED adj. drunk ...1785 sl.
• CORNER TURNER n. a deserter ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CORN-FED adj. 1. said of something banal or provincial ...1929 sl., orig, US
adj. 2. vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORNFLAKE n. 1. an eccentric; one who stands outside the group norms ...1970s sl.
n. 2. a young male homosexual ...1970s sl.
• CORNFLAKES IN A CAN n. beer ...1990s US college sl.
• CORN-GRINDERS n. the teeth ...M19 US sl.
• CORNHOLE n. 1. the anus ...1922 US sl.
vb. 1. to push a real or imagined object up someone's anus; to 'goose' ...20C US sl.
vb. 2. to perform anal intercourse upon a male; to commit pederasty ...E20 US sl.
vb. 3. to take the active role in anal sex ...1938 US sl.
vb. 4. to victimize someone; to force someone into submission ...1974 US sl.
• CORN-HOLER n. a pederast ...20C sl.
• CORN HUSK n. a condom, esp. one manufactured for anal intercourse ...1998 UK sl.
• CORN IN EGYPT n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CORN-JUICE n. alcoholic liquor brewed from corn; any alcoholic liquor ...19C US sl.
• CORN-MULE n. whisky distilled from corn mash; any whisky ..,.20C US sl.
• CORN-ON-THE-COB n. a harmonica ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORNSTALK n. orig. a native-born, non-aboriginal Australian; later, a person from New South Wales ...1827 Aust. sl.
• CORN-WAGON n. a thunder-clap ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CORN WHISKEY HOUSE n. a low-class or illegal bar or saloon; a honky-tonk ...2003 Amer. dial.
• CORNY adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORONER n. a heavy fall ...c1870 sl.
• CORP n. a corporal ...1909 sl.
• CORPORAL'S BUTT n. a cigarette more than half smoked ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CORPSE REVIVER n. a strong (mixed) drink intended to cure a hang-over ...1865 jocular, orig. US
• CORPSY adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CORRECTIFY † vb. to correct, to set right ...a1625 nonce word
• CORREPT † adj. 1. abridged, shortened ...1654
† adj. 2. chiding, abusive, blameworthy, reprehensible ...1659
† adj. 3. rapt ...1659
† vb. 1. to reprehend, to reprove ...c1449
† vb. 2. to seize ...1657
• CORREPTION † n. 1. a chiding, reprehension, reproof, reproach, rebuke ...c1380
† n. 2. a sudden snatching away, a seizure ...1659
• CORREPTORY † adj. conveying reproof, rebuking, chiding, reprehensive ...1659
• CORROBOREE vb. to boil ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• CORRUPTION n. pus ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CORSIOUS † adj. corpulent, big-bodied, stout ...1430
• CORSY † adj. corpulent, fat, plump, big-bodied, stout ...c1440
• CORTICENE-GRABBER'S ITCH n. a strong desire to throw oneself upon the ship's deck during a dive-bombing attack ...1940 Royal Aust. Navy usage
• CORYBUNGUS n. the posteriors ...1860 pugilistic sl.
• COSAN n. 1. cheese ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a ten-cent piece ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• COSE n. a five-cent piece ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• COSH n. a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon) ...1864 sl
vb. to hit on the head with a cosh (bludgeon) ...1865 chiefly Brit. sl.
• COSSIE n. a bathing suit; a swimsuit ...1915 Aust. colloq.
ׇ• COST vb. to be expensive ...1895 sl.
• COSTA DEL CRIME n. the south-east coast of Spain, as used by several British criminals as a bolt-hole to escape British justice ...1984 Brit. jocular
• COSTING adj. expensive ...20C teen & high school sl.
• COSTIOUS † adj. expensive, costly ...1340
• COSTUME JEWELRY n. an officer's insignia ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COSY UP TO vb. to become intimate with; to ingratiate oneself with ...1930s sl., orig. US
• COT n. a man who meddles in 'women's work' around the house ...L17
• COTBETTY n. a man who meddles in 'women's work' around the house ...M19
• COT HOUSE n. 1. a cheap rooming house or 'hotel', esp. in a town based on an oil-drilling camp ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a tent ...L19 sl.
• COTIDIAL † adj. daily ...1502
• COTIDIALLY † adv. day by day ...c1430
• COTTAGE n. a public lavatory used by male homosexuals for assignations ...1932 Brit. sl.
• COTTON ON vb. to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1929 sl.
• COTTON ON TO vb. to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1929 sl.
• COTTON PLANTATION n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COTTON PLANTATION STATE n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COTTON STATE n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COTTON TO vb. to take a liking to someone ...1840 sl.
• COUCH LIZARD n. one who necks on a couch with his girl ...1954 Amer. sl.
• COUCH POTATO n. someone who spends leisure time as passively as possible, esp. watching TV or videos, eats junk food, and takes little or no exercise ...1979 sl., orig. US
• COUGH-AND-SNEEZE n. cheese ...c1880 rhyming sl.
• COUGHING CLARA n. a heavy artillery gun ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COUGH UP vb. to pay out money ...1894 sl.
• COUGH UP ONE'S COOKIES vb. to vomit ...1941 Amer. sl.
• COULD CARE LESS vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1966 US
• COULD EAT A HORSE hungry ...1936 sl.
• COULDN’T-CARE-LESS adj. indifferent ...1947
vb. (as 'couldn't care less') to be indifferent to something, not care ...1946
• COULDN'T ORGANIZE A URINE SAMPLE IN A GOLDEN SHOWER phr. used of an inefficient person or organization ...2005 UK sl.
• COUNT n. the amount ...1950s Amer. sl.
• COUNT DOMINOES n. dominoes whose pips add up to five or ten ...sl.
• COUNTER-JUMPER n. (derogatory) a shop assistant or shopkeeper ...1829 sl.
• COUNTESS OF PUDDLE-DOCK n. an imaginary aristocrat ...17C sl.
• COUNTING DAISY ROOTS adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COUNTING WORMS adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COUNT ONE'S BEADS vb. to say one's prayers ...1792
• COUNT ONE'S EGGS vb. to be wrong, to be mistaken ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COUNT ONE'S POTATOES vb. to say grace at table ...1928 Amer. dial.
• COUNTRY BOOBOO n. a naive, gullible person ...1996 British Virgin Islands
• COUNTRY BOOKIE n. a naive rustic ...1904 Trinidad and Tobago
• COUNTRY BUCK n. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...1959 Amer. dial.
• COUNTRY CADILLAC n. a pickup truck ...1976 US sl.
• COUNTRY CLUB n. 1. a minimum security, comfortable prison generally reserved for corporate and banking criminals ...1960 US sl.
n. 2. anything that appears to be relatively comfortable and undemanding ...1973 US sl.
• COUNTRY COUSIN n. 1. the bleed period of the menstrual period ...1908 US sl.
n. 2. a dozen ...1909 UK rhyming sl.
• COUNTRY IKE n. an uncouth, ignorant or rude fellow; a rustic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• COUNTRY JACK n. a rustic, a countrified person; a simple fellow ...1930 Amer. dial.
• COUNTRY JAKE n. an oaf; a bumpkin ...20C US sl.
• COUNTRY MILE n. a long distance or margin ...1951 US sl.
• COUNTRY MOUSE n. in Antarctica: a scientist or a scientist's assistant whose work takes them into the field, away from McMurdo Station ...2003 sl.
• COUNTRY SAGER n. a rustic; a country bumpkin; a poor White person ...1949 Amer. dial.
• COUNTY adj. snobbish, pretentious ...1921 Brit. sl.
• COUNTY BOARDING HOUSE n. a jail ...1965 Amer. sl.
• COUPLE OF HUMPS n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COUPLE OF JERKS n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COUPLE OF KICKS n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COUPLE OF SHAKES n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COUPLE OF WINKS n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COUPLE WITH vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• COUPLING-HOUSE n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• COUP THE LADLE vb. 1. to turn head over heels ...1854 Ireland
vb. 2. to play at seesaw ...1914 Sc.
• COUSE n. a woman, usually promiscuous or unattractive; hence, a prostitute ...1920s sl., chiefly US
• COUSIN n. a close friend ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COUSIN JACK n. a Cornishman ...1890
• COUTER n. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
• COVE n. 1. a male person, a fellow ...1567 sl.
n. 2. a master or overseer of an Australian station ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a foolish man; an easy dupe ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a peculiar, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• COVEE n. a man; often applied to the landlord of a public-house ...c1815 sl.
• COVENT-GARDEN n. a farthing (1/4d) ... Bk1903 sl.
• COVENT GARDEN NUNNERY n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• COVE OF THE BUDGING-KEN n. a landlord ...M19 sl.
• COVER vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• COVERED WAGON n. an aircraft carrier ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COVER GROUND vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COVER-ME-DECENTLY n. a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• COVER ONESELF WITH A WET SACK † vb. to make vain excuses ...a1651
• COVER-SLUT † n. 1. something worn to cover dirt, untidiness, or sluttishness; a garment to hide slovenliness; hence, an apron ...1639 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who takes the blame due to another ......1895 Eng. dial.
• COVESS DINGE n. (derogatory) a Black woman ...1848 Amer. thieves' sl.
• COVE WITH A JAZEY n. a judge ...Bk1896 sl.
• COVINOUS † adj. fraudulent, deceitful, collusive, dishonest ...1570
• COW n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable female ...1696
n. 2. something unpleasant or undesirable ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 3. £1,000 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 4. a dull young man; an awkward girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 5. milk or cream ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COWABUNGA! int. an exclamation of exhilaration, delight, or satisfaction, esp. in surfing as the surfer climbs or rides a wave ...1954 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• COWARDOUS † adj. cowardly; timid; faint-hearted ...1480
• COWARDY-CAT n. a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• COW-CAKE n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
• COW-CHILO n. a girl ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• COW-CLAP n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
• COW-CLOD n. cow dung ...20C US colloq.
• COW-COD n. a whip or a club made from a dried bull's penis ...Jamaican usage
• COW COLLEGE n. Agricultural School (of the University of Minnesota) ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• COW-CONFETTI n. nonsense ...E20 Aust. euphemism for 'bullshit'
• COW-COW vb. to be very angry; to scold ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• COW-CUNTED adj. pert. to a woman whose genitals have been deformed by giving birth or by 'debauchery' ...19C Brit. sl.
• COW-DAB n. cow dung ...19C US dialect
• COW-FLOP n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
• COW-GREASE n. butter ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• COW-HEARTED adj. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COWHIDE vb. to flog ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• COW-HOCKED adj. having large or awkward feet; clumsy about the ankles ...19C sl.
• COW IN A TIN BARN n. canned milk; canned corned beef; canned beef ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COW JUICE n. milk or cream ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COW KICKER n. a cowboy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• COW-KISSING n. kissing with much movement of the tongues and lips ...M20 US sl.
• COW-OIL n. butter ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• COW-PAT n. cow dung ...19C Eng. dial.
• COW PATCH n. a remote place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• COW-PIE n. cow dung ...20C US colloq.
• COW PILOT n. a stewardess, a flight attendant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COW-PLAT n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
• COW-PUCKY n. cow dung ...20C colloq.
• COW PUNCHER n. a cowboy ...Bk1913 Amer. sl.
• COWS AND HORSES WILL GET OUT phr. said to warn a male that his fly is undone ...20C US sl.
• COWSH n. 'cowshit'; nonsense ...20C Aust. sl.
• COW-SHARD n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
• COW-SHARN n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
• COW-SHERN n. cow dung; a mass of cow dung ...L16 Eng, dial.
• COWSLIP n. cow dung, esp. fresh cow dung ...20C US colloq.
• COWSON n. a term of contempt, a son of a bitch; an unpleasant or disagreeable person  ...20C Brit. sl.
• COW-SPANKER n. a dairy farmer or stockman ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• COW'S SPOUSE n. a bull ...L18 Brit. euphemism
• COW'S-TONGUE n. a person who is mild or harsh-spoken according to circumstance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COW-STORM n. a drizzling rain unaccompanied by wind ...1914 Amer. dial.
• COW-WADDY n. a cowboy; a ranch hand ...1928 Amer. West usage
• COW-WEEK n. the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload ...M19 sl.
• COWYARD CONFETTI n. 'bullshit'; empty talk, nonsense ...1930s Aust. sl.
• COXBONES! int. an exclamation and oath; "By God's bones!"  
• COXCOMB n. a fool; a fop or dandy ...L16
• COXCOMB-BIRD † n. a parrot ...1732
• COXSWAIN OF THE PLOW n. a sailor recently enlisted ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• COXY-ROXY adj. merrily and fantastically tipsy or drunk ...1887 Eng. dial.
• COYOTE n. 1. the female genitals ...19C Brit.
n. 2. a person who imports or exploits illegal immigrants, esp. from Mexico ...US sl.
• COYOTE-UGLY adj. extremely ugly ...20C teen & high school sl.
• COZY adj. dull or lacking in interest ...20C teen & high school sl.
• COZZER n. a police officer ...1950 Brit. sl.
• COZZIE n. a swimsuit or pair of swimming trunks ...1926 Aust. sl.
• COZZPOT n. a police officer ...1962 Brit. sl.
• CP n. corporal punishment ...1987 US sl.
• C PHONE n. a mobile telephone ...1997 US sl.
• C.P.R. STRAWBERRIES n. prunes (Canadian Pacific Railways) ...c1918 Can. railwaymen's usage
• CRAB adj. perverse; ill-humoured, mean, cross ...1961 UK sl.
n. 1. a contemptible person ...1580 UK
n. 2. a person who complains a lot ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 3. a girl from Annapolis, Maryland ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 4. a first-year college student ...1947 US sl.
n. 5. the vulva ...1982 Bahamas sl.
n. 6. a member of the Royal Air Force ...1983 UK sl.
vb. 1. to complain ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to spoil or ruin or render impossible any plan of action ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
vb. 3. of an aircraft: to fly close to the ground or water; to drift or manoeuvre sideways ...1943 UK sl.
vb. 4. in horse racing: to belittle a horse's performance ...1948 UK sl.
vb. 5. in parachuting: to direct the parachute across the wind direction ...1978 US sl.
vb. 6. in the television and film industries: to move the camera sideways ...1987 US sl.
• CRABBIT adj. bad-tempered, irritable ...Sc. & Irish
• CRABBY adj. bad-tempered ...1776
n. the vulva ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• CRABFEST n. an exchange of grievances ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRAB ON THE ROCKS n. an itching (possibly from lice) on the scrotum ...19C Brit.
• CRABS n. 1. body lice, specifically those found in the pubic hair ...19C
n. 2. syphilis ...20C US
• CRAB-SHELLS n. 1. shoes, boots ...L18 sl.
n. 2. the feet ...19C sl.
• CRAB-STICK n. 1. a stick or cudgel of the wood of the crab-tree; a walking-stick made of the wood of the crab-tree; hence, a stick of any kind ...1703
n. 2. a bad-tempered, morose person or child; a disagreeable, crabbed person ...1841
• CRAB THE ACT vb. to spoil things; to thwart someone's plans; to interfere with someone or something ...1906 Amer. sl.
• CRABTOWN n. Annapolis, Maryland ...US Civil War usage
• CRACK adj. 1. favourite...1835 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. celebrated, famous ...1835 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. finest, best ...1837 sl.
adj. 4. excellent; first-rate; expert ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
n. 1. the female genitals ...16C
n. 2. a prostitute ...L17
n. 3. a friendly chat ...Sc. & Irish
n. 4. any young woman or any girl ...20C US sl.
n. 5. coition ...20C US
n. 6. the anus ...20C US colloq.
n. 7. women considered as sexual objects ...20C US sl.
n. 8. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 9. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a try ...sl.
n. 11. a hard crystalline form of cocaine broken into small pieces and inhaled or smoked ...1985 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to chat; to gossip ...c1450 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to deflower a virgin; usually considered vulgar ...c1725 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to break open or into for the purpose of theft; to burglarize ...1725 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
vb. 4. to open a bottle or can for the purpose of drinking; hence, to open ...1773 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to break jail; to escape from prison ...1791 Amer. prison sl.
vb. 6. to utter a wisecrack; to speak in a jesting or sarcastic manner ...1811 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. in sports (of a racehorse or human competitor): to lose a lead as a result of loss of stamina ...1880 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to lose one's combative or competitive spirit ...1891 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to suffer an emotional breakdown; to become insane ...1917 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to divulge a confidence; also, to inform ...1922 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 11. to change money; to cash a cheque ...1927 Amer. sl.
vb. 12. to ask; to made a demand of ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 13. to open a book for the purpose of studying ...1934 Amer. sl.
vb. 14. to taunt or insult, as with a wisecrack ...1942 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
vb. 15. to become nervous or afraid ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 16. to wreck an airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 17. to seize or place under arrest ...1952 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 18. to surpass or exceed a limit, record, or benchmark number ...1953 Amer. sl.
vb. 18. in the US Air Force: to open sealed orders ...1958 Amer. Air Force usage
• CRACK A BOTTLE vb. to open or drink a bottle
• CRACK A CRIB vb. to break into a building ...criminal sl.
• CRACKAJACK adj. excellent, first-class, superlative ...19C sl.
n. 1. a person of marked ability or excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRACK A JUDY'S TEACUP vb. to deflower a girl ...19C Brit. sl.
• CRACK A KEN vb. to break into a house ...1791 Amer. criminals' sl.
• CRACK A PITCHER vb. to deflower a girl ...19C Brit. sl.
• CRACK A SHORT vb. to break into cars ...1965 Amer. sl.
• CRACK A TIDY CRUST vb. to be successful in life; to make a comfortable income ...c1850
• CRACKBRAIN n. a crazy person ...c1570
• CRACK-BRAINED adj. crazy, eccentric ...1634
• CRACKED adj. 1. ruined; bankrupt ...E16 sl.
adj. 2. crazy, insane, mentally unbalanced ...1692 sl.
adj. 3. deflowered ...18C sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...E18 US sl.
† adj. 5. penniless; ruined ...1860
adj. 6. to be in need of 99 points ...c1930 dart-players' sl.
adj. 7. intoxicated by crack ...1988 Amer. sl.
• CRACKED CANISTER n. a broken head ...Bk1890 sl.
• CRACKED EGG n. a silly or stupid person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRACKED IN THE FILBERT adj. slightly or very eccentric or insane; crazy ...c1880 Cockneys' sl.
• CRACKED IN THE RING adj. 1. flawed ...1596 sl.
adj. 2. seduced, deflowered ...1613 sl.
• CRACKED OUT adj. intoxicated by crack ...1988 Amer. sl.
• CRACKED PIECE n. a prostitute or a sportive, nonvirgin young woman ...E18 Brit. sl.
• CRACKED PITCHER n. a harlot still faintly respectable ...M18 colloq.
• CRACKED UP adj. 1. delighted; happy ...1977 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. intoxicated by crack ...1988 Amer. sl.
• CRACK-'EM-UP n. an automotive accident ...1978 Amer. sl.
• CRACKER n. 1. a lie; a very tall story ...17C sl.
n. 2. the backside ...M17 cant
n. 3. a pistol ...18C sl.
n. 4. a backwoods Southern white person regarded as ignorant, brutal, loutish, bigoted, etc.; used contemptuously ...1766 Amer. sl.
n. 5. leather, generally sheepskin, trousers ...1833 S. Afr. colloq.
† n. 6. a heavy fall; a smash ...c1865
n. 7. a dandy ...c1870 sl.
n. 8. a very fast pace ...c1870 sl.
n. 9. a cartridge ...c1910 NZ sl.
n. 10 a fine-looking, stylish, lively person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 11. an excellent person or thing ...1914 Brit. sl.
n. 12. a sexually attractive woman ...1914 Brit. sl.
n. 13. a £1 note ...c1920 Aust. sl.
n. 14. any money; a trivial amount of money ...1934 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 15. a resident of Florida ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 16. female pudend ...c1950 sl.
n. 17. a brothel ...Aust. sl.
n. 18. something exceptionally good or fine of its type ...colloq.
n. 19. a fog-warning detonator ...20C railwaymen's sl.
n. 20. a heavy punch ...sl.
n. 21. a worn-out horse, sheep, bullock ...M20 Aust. sl.
• CRACKER-BARREL adj. rural, rustic, of homely philosophy ...US
• CRACKER FACTORY n. a mental hospital ...1981 US sl.
• CRACKERJACK adj. excellent; first-class, superlative ...1899 sl., orig. US
n. 1. someone or something exceptional; a person or thing of highest excellence; a person of marked ability ...1895 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an arrogant, cocky person ...1910s US sl.
n. 3. a fool, an oaf ...1970s US campus sl.
vb. to fake, to make-believe ...20C sl.
• CRACKERJACKS n. smokers of crack cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
• CRACKERS adj. crazy, mad; unbalanced ...1928 sl.
n. 1. beans ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. teeth ...c1930 sl.
n. 3. LSD ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 4. amyl nitrite ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 5. hair curlers ...20C Cockneys' sl.
n. 6. prisoners that are insane or epileptic or suicidal or injured in head and spine ...20C sl.
• CRACKER STATE n. Georgia ...E19 US sl.
• CRACK-FENCER n. a street-seller of nuts ...M19 sl.
• CRACK GALLERY n. a place where users of crack congregate to buy and smoke the drug ...1980s drugs sl.
• CRACK HALTER n. a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
• CRACK HAND n. an able, competent person ...19C sl.
• CRACK HARDY vb. 1. to put up with discomfort; to grin and bear it ...20C Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to keep a secret ...20C Aust. sl.
• CRACK-HAUNTER n. the penis ...19C sl.
• CRACKHEAD n. a person who uses or who is addicted to crack cocaine ...1986  sl.
• CRACK HEMP n. a rogue, a villain ...16C sl.
• CRACK HO n. a woman who will offer sex in return for crack cocaine ...20C US Black sl.
• CRACK HOUSE n. a room or whole house in which users gather to take crack ...1980s sl.
• CRACK-HUNTER n. the penis ...19C sl.
• CRACKINESS n. extreme eccentricity; craziness ...c1860 colloq.
• CRACKING adj. 1. excellent, first-rate ...1833 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. very fast; exceedingly vigorous ...E19 sl.
adj. 3. boasting ...sl.
• CRACKING BUT FACKING phr. conveying hard factual information in the guise of jokes and humour ...1930s US Black sl.
• CRACKING TOOLS n. implements of house-breaking ...B1823 cant
• CRACK IN THE PAN n. a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRACK INTO FAME vb. to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
• CRACK INTO REPUTATION vb. to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
• CRACK INTO REPUTE vb. to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
• CRACKISH adj. of women only: wanton; promiscuous ...L17 colloq.
• CRACK IT vb. to succeed, to overcome obstacles, esp. to achieve a successful seduction (from the male point of view) ...1930s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• CRACK IT FOR A QUID vb. to work as a prostitute ...1960s Aust. sl.
• CRACK-JAW adj. difficult to pronounce ...c1870 colloq.
• CRACK-LAY, THE † n. house-breaking ...c1785 criminals' sl.
• CRACKLE n. 1. empty chatter, foolish talk ...L17 sl.
n. 2. bank notes; five pounds and upwards ...M20 cant
• CRACKLING n. (offensive) women as objects of desire ...1947 Brit. sl.
• CRACKMANS n. a hedge ...17C cant
• CRACK NIX! int. Don't say a word! ...20C market-traders' sl.
• CRACK ON vb. 1. to pretend, esp. to pretend to be ill or hurt ...1880s sl. ?orig, military
vb. 2. to ask; to made a demand of ...1928 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to taunt or insult, as with a wisecrack ...1942 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
vb. 4. to talk incessantly; to boast ...colloq.
vb. 5. to proposition; to hit on ...1974 Amer. sl.
• CRACK ONE'S BUTT vb. to strain oneself; to exert oneself to the limit ...1938 Amer. sl.
• CRACK ONE’S EGG vb. in cricket: to score at least one run ...19C sl.
• CRACK ONE'S JAW vb. to talk, esp. boastfully ...1932 Amer. Black sl.
• CRACK OUT vb. to seize or place under arrest ...1952 Amer. criminals' sl.
• CRACK-POT adj. of ideas, schemes: crazily impractical, unworkable, fantastic ...1934 colloq.
n. 1. a pretentiously useless, worthless person ...c1860 colloq.
n. 2. a crazy or eccentric person ...1883 sl.
• CRACKSMAN n. 1. a burglar ...c1810 cant
n. 2. the 'membrum virile' ...c1850 sl.
• CRACK SOMEONE UP vb. to cause to laugh ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CRACK THE BELL vb. to fail, to muddle things, to make a mistake, to ruin it ...1909 Cockneys' sl.
• CRACK THE BOOKS vb. to study ...1934 Amer. sl.
• CRACK THE JOINT vb. to break out of a place or into it ...1943 Amer. sl.
• CRACK THE MONICA vb. to ring the bell to summon a performer to reappear ...c1860 music-halls' sl.
• CRACK THE NUT vb. in gambling: to make enough money to meet the day's expenses ...1961 US sl.
• CRACK THE QUA vb. to break out of jail ...1807 Amer. sl.
• CRACK THE WHIP vb. to assert authority suddenly or forcibly
• CRACK-UP n. 1. an accident ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. an accident causing damage that can be repaired ...1925 Royal Air Force colloq.
n. 3. a mental breakdown ...20C colloq.
vb. (usually as 'crack up')
vb. 1. to break open or into for the purpose of theft; to burglarize ...1725 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
vb. 2. to praise highly ...c1840 colloq.
vb. 3. to be exhausted; to break down whether physically or mentally; to become insane ...c1850 colloq.
vb. 4. to cry out ...US Civil War usage
vb. 5. to fail in an examination ...US Civil War usage
vb. 6. to wreck ...US Civil War usage
vb. 7. to be highly amused; to laugh uncontrollably ...1942 sl., orig US
• CRACK WALNUTS IN ONE'S ASS vb. to behave stupidly ...1972 Amer. sl.
• CRACK WISE vb. to speak in a knowing or sardonic manner; to offer insults; to wisecrack ...1921 Amer. sl., orig. criminals'
• CRACKY adj. crazy; senseless ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• CRADLE-ROBBER n. a person who has a sexual affair with someone much younger ...1926 sl.
• CRADLE-SNATCHER n. a person who has a sexual affair with someone much younger ...1907 sl.
• CRAFFLE vb. to hobble ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRAFTIOUS †* adj. 1. skilful, artistic ...c1449
†* adj. 2. engaged in a handicraft ...c1449
• CRAGMANS n. a hedge ...17C cant
• CRAINTIVE † adj. fearful, timorous, timid ...1490
• CRAKE n. 1. a crow or raven ...c1320 N. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a boast, brag or bluster ...17C
n. 3. a child's toy rattle ...19C Sc.
n. 4. a complainer ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 5. a talk; gossip, tale-telling, generally of an ill-natured kind ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 6. a murmuring, a grumbling ...1838 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. of a crow, quail, etc.: to utter a harsh, grating cry ...c1386
† vb. 2. to boast, brag; to gossip ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to grate harshly; to creak. as the hinge of a door ...1657 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to quaver hoarsely in singing; to speak hoarsely ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to divulge, to confess ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to shout or cry ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to whimper, or plaintively ask for a thing over and over again; to murmur, to complain, to fret ....1871 Eng. dial.
• CRAM n. a lie ...old sl.
vb. to make believe false or exaggerated tales ...sl.
• CRAMBAZZLE n. a worn-out, dissipated old man; an old man exhausted more by vicious indulgences or habits than by age ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRAMBLE TOES n. a person walking as with sore feet ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRAMPER n. a small cage in which a prisoner of war is confined ...1986 US sl.
• CRAMP IN THE HAND n. niggardliness ...19C colloq.
• CRAMP-WORD n. a word difficult to pronounce or understand; any long, scientific, or uncommon word ...1687
• CRAN n. a hiding place for stolen goods ...2003 UK sl.
• CRANBERRY EYE n. a bloodshot eye ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRANE n. 1. in skateboarding: a manoeuvre in which the rider crouches on one foot, extending the other leg outwards ...1976 US sl.
n. 2. a superior with a great deal of influence ...1997 US police sl.
• CRANE-GUTTED adj. very thin, 'herring-gutted' ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRANK adj. insane ...1995 Fiji
n. 1. a mentally unstable person; an unreliable, unpredictable person; a person who is obsessed by a single topic or hobby ...1833 US sl.
n. 2. an eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a prison bully ...1958 US sl.
n. 4. the penis ...1968 US sl.
n. 5. an amphetamine drug, esp. methamphetamine ...1969 US sl.
n. 6. an act of masturbation ...1985 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a prison guard who takes pleasure in making life difficult for prisoners ...1981 US sl.
vb. 1. to use amphetamines or methamphetamine, central nervous system stimulants ...1970 US sl.
vb. 2. to inject oneself with an illegal drug ...1971 sl.
vb. 3. to excel ...1988 US sl.
vb. 4. in a card game: to deal the cards ...1988 US sl.
vb. 5. in computing: to perform well ...1991 US sl.
vb. 6. to turn up the volume of music to very loud ...1994 US sl.
• CRANK BUG n. an insect that is seen by someone under the influence of methamphetamine but not by others ...1977 US sl.
• CRANKCASE n. the head ...1960 US sl.
• CRANK COMMANDO n. an amphetamine or methamphetamine addict ...1970 UK sl.
• CRANKED adj. 1. excited ...1957 US sl.
adj. 2. high ...1950s Amer. sl.
adj. 3. stimulated by methamphetamine or amphetamines ...1971 US sl.
• CRANKED OUT adj. 1. excited ...1957 US sl.
adj. 2. stimulated by methamphetamine or amphetamines ...1971 US sl.
• CRANKED UP adj. 1. excited ...1957 US sl.
adj. 2. stimulated by methamphetamine or amphetamines ...1971 US sl.
• CRANKER n. a bowler who in delivering the ball lifts it high over his head in the backswing ...1987 US sl.
• CRANKIN' adj. excellent; esp. in music ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRANKISM n. eccentricity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRANK TAIL vb. to physically assault someone ...1971 Trinidad and Tobago
• CRANK UP vb. to inject a drug ...1978 UK sl.
• CRANKY adj. queer, crotchety ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CRAP n. 1. excrement ...1889 sl.
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 3. treachery ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 4. something worthless or of inferior quality ...1916 sl., orig. US
n. 5. defecation ...1926 sl.
n. 6. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to defecate ...1846 sl.
vb. 2. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1930 US sl.
• CRAP AROUND vb. to waste time; to behave foolishly or aimlessly ...1935 US sl.
• CRAP-HOUSE n. a privy; an outhouse ...20C US colloq. & sl.
• CRAP-LIST n. a 'shit-list' ...20C colloq.
• CRAPPER n. 1. a lavatory; a toilet, privy, or restroom ...1927 sl.
n. 2. a bragger; a teller of lies and nonsense ...M20 US sl.
• CRAPPERY n. a privy, outhouse, or restroom ...20C US sl. & colloq.
• CRAPPING CAN n. a toilet or outhouse ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CRAPPING-CASA n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
• CRAPPING-CASE n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
• CRAPPING-CASTLE n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
• CRAPPING-KEN n. a privy or outhouse ...19C sl.
• CRAPPY adj. 1. afraid ...c1920 Sc.
adj. 2. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory ...1928 sl., orig. US
• CRAPS n. diarrhoea; euphemism for 'the shits' ...20C US sl.
• CRAPULOUS adj. 1. characterized by excess in drinking or eating; intemperate, debauched; drunk; given to gluttony ...1536
adj. 2. suffering from the effects of intemperance in drinking; sick from excessive drinking ...1755
• CRASH n. an omelet ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. to go to bed, often applied specifically to sleeping for a night in an improvised bed; often used with 'out' ...1943 sl.
• CRASH AND BURN vb. to fail utterly ...1978 US sl.
• CRASH HAT n. a crash helmet ...Brit. sl.
• CRASHING-CHEATS n. 1. the teeth ...M16 sl.
n. 2. apples, pears, or any other fruits ...M16 sl.
• CRASH OUT vb. to go to bed, often applied specifically to sleeping for a night in an improvised bed ...1943 sl.
• CRASH PAD n. a place to sleep in an emergency or for a single night ...1967 sl.
• CRASH WAGON n. an ambulance ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRATE n. an automobile; an old airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRATER n. whisky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRAVEN adj. pert. to a person who gives up without a fight ...13C
n. a coward ...L16
• CRAWDAD n. a crawfish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CRAWL n. 1. a sycophant; a toady ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a male who coits or 'crawls' a woman ...E20 US sl.
vb. 1. to behave obsequiously towards ...1881 sl., orig, Aust.
vb. 2. to buy favours ... World War I Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to admonish ... World War I Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to copulate with a woman ...20C US sl.
vb. 5. to grope and fondle a woman ...sl.
• CRAWLER n. an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1892 sl., orig. Aust.
• CRAWL ONE'S HUMP vb. 1. to attack someone ...1907 US West. sl.
vb. 2. to kill one ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CRAWL OUT OF THE WOODWORK vb. of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
• CRAWLY-MAWLY adj. in a weak and ailing state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well ...1677 Eng. dial.
• CRAZIER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR adj. very crazy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• CRAZY adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl.
adj. 2. excellent; good; hip ...1948 sl., orig. US jazz
adj. 3. drug intoxicated ...M20 US drug sl.
n. a mad or insane person ...1867 sl., orig. US
• CRAZY ABOUT adj. fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1904
• CRAZY AS ADAM'S OFF-OX, AS adj. extremely crazy ...1975 Amer. dial.
• CRAZY AS A HOOT OWL adj. very crazy ...1971 Amer. sl.
• CRAZY AS A LAUGHING FARM adj. completely crazy ...1965 Amer. sl.
• CRAZY AS A SHITEPOKE adj. very crazy ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CRAZY AS A TWO-BOB WATCH adj. extremely crazy ...1940s Aust. sl.
• CRAZY HOUSE n. a mental hospital ...1887 US sl.
• CRAZY IKE n. an uncouth, ignorant or rude fellow; a rustic ...1915 Amer. dial.
• CRAZY LIKE A FOX adj. sly, artful ...1908 sl., orig. US
• CRAZY WATER n. alcoholic beverages ...20C US sl.
• CRAZY WITH THE HEAT adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CREABLE † adj. 1. easy to believe, credible ...1480
† adj. 2. that may be created or produced ...a1656 obs.
• CREAM n. semen ...19C Brit. & US sl. & colloq.
vb. 1. to coit a woman; to impregnate a woman ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to beat the opposite team in a sporting event ...M20 US sl.
vb. 3. to ejaculate semen ...20C US sl.
vb. 4. to kill someone ...20C US sl.
vb. 5. to hit ...1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CREAM, THE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CREAM CRACKERED adj. exhausted ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'knackered'
• CREAM CRACKERS n. the testicles ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'knackers'
• CREAMED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
• CREAMED FORESKINS n. creamed chipped beef ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CREAM IN ONE'S COFFEE n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CREAM-JUG n. the female genitals; spec. the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
• CREAM-JUGS n. the breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
• CREAM ONE'S JEANS vb. to ejaculate semen in one's trousers ...20C US sl.
• CREAM PUFF n. 1. an easy target; easy prey ...1915 US sl.
n. 2. a woman ...20C US sl.
n. 3. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
n. 4. an effeminate male ...1945 US sl.
n. 5. in the used car business: a well-preserved car ...1949 US sl.
n. 6. a huff; a fit of petty annoyance ...1985 Sc. rhyming sl.
n. 7. a person in a bad mood, or 'huff' ...Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 8. a wimp or weakling ...Brit. sl.
n. 9. an effeminate male homosexual ...Brit. sl.
• CREAMSTICK n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• CREAMY adj. 1. pleasing, excellent ...1889 UK teen sl.
adj. 2. quarter-caste Australian Aboriginal ...1912 Aust. sl.
adj. 3. sexually attractive ...1947 US sl.
n. 4. a person of mixed European and Australian Aboriginal heritage ...1912 Aust. sl.
• CREASE n. 1. the female genitals; spec. the vulva ...20C US colloq.
n. 2. in sports betting: a distortion created when strong fan support for one team or contestant creates an imbalance in the odds which can be exploited by a clever bettor ...1991 US sl.
vb. 1. to kill deliberately ...1913 sl., chiefly US
vb. 2. to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter  ...1977 sl.
• CREASED adj. tired ...1925 sl., chiefly US
• CREASE UP vb. to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter ...1977 sl.
• CREATE vb. to make an angry scene ...1919 Brit. sl.
• CREATE FUCK vb. to display anger or annoyance; to create an angry scene or case others annoyance ...20C sl.
• CREBRITUDE †* n. frequency, oftenness ...1730
• CREBROUS †* adj. frequent; frequently occurring; near together ...c1600
• CRED adj. acceptable to your peers; hence, fashionable ...1999 UK sl.
n. 1. credit ...1979 sl.
n. 2. status among one's peers; credibility ...1981 Brit. sl.
• CREDENCIVE * adj. ready to believe ...1864
• CREDENTIALS n. the male genitals ...L19 Brit. sl.
• CREDIT n. 1. a reduction of a jail sentence due to good behaviour ...1949 US sl.
n. 2. an achievement or accomplishment ...1992 US sl.
• CREDIT CARD n. 1. a boyfriend ...1981 UK sl.
n. 2. a favour owed ...1985 US sl.
• CREDULIST †* n. a credulous person ...1788
• CREE-OWL STATE n. Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CREEP n. 1. a stealthy robber; a sneak thief; a prostitute who steals from her clients while they are asleep or unconscious ...1877 sl.
n. 2. amongst crooked pimps: one who searches the clothes of a victim while abed with the pimp's prostitute ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, a jerk, usually male ...1926 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a furtive arrival or departure ...1946 US sl.
n. 4. a prisoner who is neither respected nor liked ...1951 US sl.
n. 5. a drug addict who relies on the kindness of other addicts for small amounts of drugs ...1971 US sl.
vb. 1. to work as a sneak-thief ...1928 US sl.
vb. 2. to dance ...1950s sl.
vb. 3. to escape ...1967 US sl.
vb. 4. to be sexually unfaithful ...1972 US sl.
vb. 5. to ambush someone with the intent of seriously injuring or killing them ...1974 US prison sl.
vb. 6. to attempt to have a secret sexual relationship with someone's boyfriend or girlfriend ...2001 US sl.
int. go away! ...1958 UK sl.
• CREEP-AND-CUSS adj. of car traffic: extremely congested ...1964 US sl.
• CREEPER n. 1. a stealthy robber; a sneak thief; a prostitute who steals from her clients while they are asleep or unconscious ...1906 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a soft-soled shoes of the 1950s, the blue suede type of the Teddy-boy ...M20 Brit. sl.
n. 3. marijuana of a slow-acting type ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 4. a burglar who specialises in robbing hotels or brothels ...Brit. sl.
n. 5. a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CREEPERS n. 1. body lice, bedbugs, fleas, etc.; anything that makes your flesh creep when they creep over your flesh ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the feet ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 3. soft-soled shoes ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CREEPERS JEEPERS! int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CREEP-HOUSE n. a brothel or other place where prostitutes rob their clients ...1913 US sl.
• CREEPING CRUD n. 1. a variety of skin diseases; any skin disorder ...World War II US military usage
n. 2. any kind of nastiness made even worse by implying that it is ambulatory ...M20 US sl.
• CREEPING JESUS n. a sycophantic or servile person, or one who is hypocritically pious ...c1818 sl.
int. an oath and an exclamation ...20C Aust.
• CREEP JOINT n. a brothel or other place where prostitutes rob their clients ...1921 US sl.
• CREEP OUT OF THE WOODWORK vb. of someone or something unpleasant: to appear; to arrive on the scene; to emerge ...1973 UK
• CREEPS, THE n. a feeling of repugnance or fear; the unease felt in the presence of a 'creepy' person or in a spooky place; a feeling of horror caused by something uncanny ...1879 sl.
• CREEPSHOW n. horrible or grotesque; used to describe a situation or person that fits the bill ...Brit. sl.
• CREEP UP SOMEONE'S ASS vb. to demean oneself as a means of currying favour with someone ...1698 sl.
• CREEPY adj. said of something producing an uncanny feeling of horror or repugnance ...1883 sl.
• CREEPY-CRAWLY n. any insect or similar small creeping creature considered as disagreeable or frightening ...1858 sl.
• CREMATED adj. 1. badly beaten by an opponent; ruined by a bad business deal or stock-market collapse ...Brit. sl.
adj. 2. said of the effect of an overhot oven on a piece of meat ...Brit. sl.
• CREMETOUS †* adj. fearful, timid ....c1477
• CREOLE STATE n. Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CREOPHAGOUS adj. flesh-eating, carnivorous ...1881
• CREPE n. a short artificial beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• CREPITATE † vb. 1. to break wind, to fart ...1623
vb. 2. to crackle, to make a crackling sound ...1853
vb. 3. said of the sound made by a rattlesnake: to rattle ...1852-9
• CREPUSCULOUS adj. of the nature of twilight; in a state between light and darkness; dim, glimmering, dusky, indistinct, obscure ...1646
• CREVICE n. the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
• CREW n. one's circle of friends ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CREWBY n. a rowing crew ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRIB n. 1. a house or residence; a home ...colloq.
n. 2. a disreputable drinking saloon ...1823 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a brothel ...c1857 sl., chiefly US
n. 4. a theft, esp. of another's writing or thoughts ...colloq.
vb. to grumble ...colloq.
• CRIBBAGE PEG n. a leg ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• CRIB-HOUSE n. a brothel ...c1857 sl., chiefly US
• CRIB-JOINT n. a brothel ...c1857 sl., chiefly US
• CRICK n. 1. a painful muscle spasm or cramp, esp. in the neck or back ...15C colloq.
n. 2. a drama critic ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
vb. to cause a crick in the neck, back, etc. ...15C colloq.
• CRICK-CRACK adj. of words: not understood ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 1. a noise of cracking; a representation of a repeated sharp sound ...1565-73
n. 2. a talk, a conversation, a chat ...1856 Sc.
n. 3. word not understood ...1892 Eng. dial.
• CRICKELTY adj. unsteady; liable to tilt or upset ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRICKS n. critics ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• CRIKEY! int. expression of surprise or astonishment ...1838 Brit.  euphemistic for 'Christ!'
• CRIM adj. criminal ... sl.
n. a criminal ...1909 sl.
• CRIMBO n. Christmas ...Brit. sl.
• CRIME n. something to be regretted ...colloq.
• CRIMEA n. beer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• CRIME-BUSTER n. a law officer who specializes in fighting large-scale organized crime ...sl.
• CRIMINAL adj. senseless or deplorable ...colloq.
• CRIMP vb. 1. to humiliate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to hinder ...colloq., chiefly US
• CRIMPER n. a hairdresser ...1968 Brit. sl.
• CRIMPLE † n. a crease, wrinkle, or fold; a crinkle ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to be incurved, or drawn together; hence, to stand or walk lame from this or similar cause; to hobble, to limp; to move with pain or stiffness ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to wrinkle, crumple, crinkle, curl ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CRIMPY adj. of the weather: cold ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CRIMSON-CHITTERLING n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• CRINE vb. to shrivel or shrink ...Sc.
• CRINGE vb. to wince in embarrassment or distaste ...colloq.
• CRINGELING * adj. cringing, servile ...1798
n. a cringing creature; a servile flatterer; a fawner ...a1693
• CRINGEWORTHY adj. causing feelings of acute embarrassment or distaste ...Brit. colloq.
• CRINGLE-CRANGLE † adj. winding in and out, having twists and turns ...1606 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adv. zigzag, in a meandering, crooked manner ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. a mass of twistings and turns; a zigzag ...1606 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CRINKIE-WINKIE n. a contention; a pother, disturbance, commotion, turmoil ...1818 Sc.
• CRINKLE n. banknotes; therefore, money ...Brit. sl.
• CRINKLETY-CRANKLETY adj. 1. very crooked; zigzag ...19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2. crinkled, roughly creased ...1904 Amer. dial.
adv. twisting in and out; zigzag ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRINKLY n. (derogatory) an old person ...sl.
• CRINKUM-CRANKUMS n. 1. odds and ends; knick-knacks; useless ornamental trifles ...1846 Eng. dial.
n. 2. syphilis ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRIOUS † adj. noisy; clamorous ...1382
• CRIPES! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1910 euphemistic for 'Christ!'
• CRIPPLE n. 1. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. a dense thicket, usually in marshy land ...Amer. dial.
• CRISP n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CRISS-CROSS n. a crossword puzzle; crosswords in general ...c1935 sl.
• CRIT adj. cool ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRITICAL adj. cool ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRITICOPHOBIA n. a fear or horror of critics ...1836
• CRITICULAR adj. critical and particular ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRITTER n. a creature, esp. a horse or a cow; a person, usually disparaging ...1815 US sl.
• CRIVENS! int. expression of surprise, shock, horror, or astonishment ...1999 UK usage
• CRIX n. critics ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• CRO n. a prostitute ...1950 Aust. sl.
• CROACK n. a mixture of crack and an amphetamine ...1993 US sl.
• CROAGIES n. the testicles ...1985 US sl.
• CROAK n. 1. a doctor, esp. a company doctor ...1879 UK sl.
n. 2. a combination of crack cocaine and mephamphetamine ...1998 UK sl.
vb. 1. to die ...1812 sl.
vb. 2. to kill someone ...1823 UK sl.
vb. 3. to forebode evil ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to inform on someone; to betray someone ...1964 US sl.
vb. 5. in pool: to miscue ...1988 Can. sl.
vb. 6. in basketball: to slam dunk despite being well guarded ...1980s US Black sl.
• CROAKED adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CROAKER n. 1. a prison doctor ...1859 sl., now mainly US
n. 2. a dying person, or one who has just died ...1873 UK sl.
n. 3. a pessimist ...US Civil War usage
n. 4. a habitual complainer ...1882 sl.
n. 5. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 6. a doctor who provides narcotics for an addict ...1978 US sl.
• CROAK ON  SOMEONE vb. in basketball: to slam dunk despite being well guarded ...1980s US Black sl.
• CROAKY adj. hoarse ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• CROATAN n. a native of North Carolina or South Carolina whose ancestry consists of Black, Indian, and White ...1880s US Black
• CROBATE n. a poor stiff person or horse ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CROC n. a crocodile ...1884 Aust. sl.
• C ROCK n. crack cocaine ...2001 UK sl.
• CROCK adj. broken; no good; worthless ...1957 Aust. sl.
n. 1. an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or worthless person, object, or experience; a waste of time ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a drunkard ...20C US sl.
n. 4. a chamber-pot ...20C Brit. colloq.
n. 5. nonsense ...1962 US sl.
n. 6. a person with medical problems which are the result of abusive living ...1978 US sl.
n. 7. a computer program that normally functions, but fails if modified at all ...1983 US sl.
vb. 1. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to become or cause to become weak or disabled ...sl., chiefly Brit.
• CROCK CUT n. a haircut which gives the appearance of having been achieved by placing a bowl over the subject's head ...1947 US sl.
• CROCKED adj. 1. drunk ...1917 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. injured ...Brit. sl.
adj. 3. wrong; awry ...2000 UK sl.
• CROCKETTS † n. 1. locks of hair ...19C
n. 2. at Winchester School: cricket (game) ...1859 Eng. dial. sl.
• CROCKO adj. drunk ...20C US sl.
• CROCK OF SHIT n. 1. a mass of lies; bragging; nonsense; 'bullshit' ...1945 US sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant or worthless person, object, or experience; a waste of time ...1951 US sl.
• CROCODILE n. a line of people, esp. schoolchildren, walking two by two ...a1870 colloq.
• CROCODILIAN † adj. 1. making a hypocritical show of grief; cruel and treacherous; deceitful ...1632
adj. 2. of the nature of a crocodile; belonging to the crocodile family of reptiles ...1836
n. an animal of the crocodile family ...1837
• CROCUS n. a doctor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CROG vb. to ride on a bicycle as a passenger ...Eng. dial.
• CROGGY n. a ride on a bicycle as a passenger ...Eng. dial.
• CROKE vb. to die; to murder ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CROKER n. a physician ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CROKERS n. potatoes ...19C
• CRONK adj. 1. obtained by fraud; dishonest, corrupt ...1889 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. of a horse: unfit to run in a race; said also of the race ...1891 Aust.
adj. 3. liable to collapse, unsound, unfit ...1900 Aust.
adj. 4. sick, or feigned to be sick ...1900 Aust. sl.
n. 1. the cry or note of a raven ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a croaking; a prating ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to prate, to gossip in a malicious way ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to croak; to make the harsh note of a raven or frog ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to grumble ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to perch, to sit ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to exult over with insult ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to crouch, to squat down; to sit huddled up in a slinking or crouching way ...1847 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to lounge, to sit about gossiping ...1870 Eng. dial.
• CROODLE vb. to cuddle together for warmth; to nestle ... Eng. dial.
• CROOK adj. 1. of a thing or situation: bad; unpleasant; unsatisfactory ...L19 Aust. & NZ
adj. 2. dishonest, corrupt ...1898 Aust. & NZ sl.
adj. 3. ill ...1908 Aust. & NZ colloq.
adj. 4. angry; annoyed  (followed by 'on', 'at') ...1910 Aust. & NZ sl.
adj. 5. out of sorts, injured ...E20 Aust. & NZ
n. 1. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. a professional criminal; a swindler or dishonest person; a thief...1877 colloq.
vb. to steal ...1882 US sl.
• CROOKBACK n. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• CROOKED adj. dishonestly come by; stolen; dishonest, corrupt ...1859 colloq.
• CROOKED AS A BARREL OF SNAKES, AS adj. said of a person who sets out to cheat others while pretending to be honest ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CROOKED AS AN IZZARD adj. deformed in person; perverse in disposition ...1856 Eng. dial.
• CROOKED AS DICK'S HATBAND adj. very crooked ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• CROOKED ON adj. annoyed, angry; hostile or averse to ...1942 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CROOKED RIB n. a cross-grained wife ...Bk1903 sl.
• CROOKED SHOES n. footwear cut for right and left feet; such shoes were provided to Union soldiers, many of whom, prior to enlisting, had only worn two shoes cut identically ...US Civil War usage
• CROOKED STICK n. a cantankerous, cross-grained, and perverse person; a dishonest person ...1846-8
• CROOKERY n. dishonesty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CROOK IN ONE'S LOT n. something untoward or distressing; a trial, an affliction ...Sc.
• CROOKLYN n. Brooklyn, New York City ...1990s US Black sl.
• CROOK ONE'S ELBOW vb. to drink alcohol, esp. to excess sl.
• CROOK ONE'S LITTLE FINGER vb. to drink alcohol, esp. to excess ...sl.
• CROOKSHANKS n. a knock-kneed or a bow-legged person ...17C sl.
• CROOK SOMEONE'S PITCH vb. to spoil an opportunity for someone ...Aust. sl.
• CROOK THE LITTLE FINGER vb. to drink, esp. with the implication of excess ...1836 sl.,  orig. US
• CROOL vb. to spoil something, esp. to spoil a person's chances ...1899 Aust. sl.
• CROP n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CROPIN' adj. stingy, niggardly, mean ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CROPPER n. 1. a heavy fall ...M19 colloq.
n. 2. a severe misfortune, personal failure, etc. ...M19 colloq.
n. 3. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CROP UP vb. to occur or appear, esp. unexpectedly ...colloq.
• CROSHABELL † n. a courtesan, a harlot, a prostitute ...a1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CROSS adj. dishonest; dishonestly come by ...E19 sl.
n. dishonest or fraudulent practices, a swindle, criminal activities; also 'the cross' ...E19 sl.
vb. 1. to act dishonestly towards a person or in a matter ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• CROSS AS SAM PATCH, AS adj. very cross ...1892 Amer. dial.
• CROSS ASSHOLES vb. to fight; to argue ...1975 Amer. sl.
• CROSS AS TWO STICKS, AS adj. very peevish or annoyed ...c1830 colloq.
• CROSSBAR HOTEL n. a guardhouse ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CROSS-HACKLE vb. to cross-question vexatiously or persistently ...1826
• CROSS LOTS adv. via a short cut ...E19 US sl.
• CROSS MY HEART phr. used as an assertion that one is telling the truth ...1908 sl.
• CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE phr. used as an assertion that one is telling the truth ...1908 sl.
• CROSS ONE'S TRACK vb. to oppose one's plans ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CROSS OVER THE RANGE vb. to die ...1936 Amer. dial.
• CROSSQUOBBLE vb. to pester with questions, to confuse ...Bk1920 Eng. dial. (Essex)
• CROSSROADS n. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CROSS ROADS OF THE WORLD n. Panama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CROSS THE DAMP-POT vb. to cross the Atlantic ...B1900 sailors' sl.
• CROSS THE HASSAYAMPA RIVER vb. to become unable to tell the truth ...1927 Amer. dial.
• CROSS-TIE TICKET n. an imaginary ticket entitling one to walk along a railroad track ...1904 Amer. dial.
• CROTCHETY adj. bad-tempered ...1825 sl.
• CROTEY † vb. of hares, rabbits, etc.: to evacuate their excrement ...a1425
• CROW adj. poor; mean; trivial; insignificant; worthless ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 1. an unattractive old woman ...1866 sl. orig. US
n. 2. a short crowbar, used by housebreakers ...Bk1896 sl.
n. 3. the eagle on petty officers' sleeves ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
n. 4. a US Navy chief or captain who wears the eagle in various insignia ...WW I US Navy usage
n. 5. a chicken ...WWII Armed Forces usage
n. 6. the American eagle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a prostitute ...1950 Aust. sl.
n. 8. an unpopular or ugly woman or girl ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CROW-BAIT adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. (usually as 'crowbait')
n. 1. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
n. 2. an old, useless, mean or ugly horse ...Bk1974 US Western use
• CROWD THE MOURNERS vb. 1. to add some further embarrassment to politicians labouring under difficulties ...Bk1913-17 Amer. political sl..
vb. 2. to be premature or forward ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to push or hurry in an unseemly manner ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CROWDING THE MOURNERS phr. putting some further embarrassment upon a person already labouring under difficulties ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CROW-EATER n. a lazy fellow who will live on anything rather than work ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• CROW-GAPER n. a very hot day ...19C Eng. dial.
• CROW JIMISM n. said in reference to Whites: a strong psychological attraction to Black people ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CROWN vb. to hit someone on the head ...1746 sl.
• CROWN JEWELS n. male genitals, often the testicles ...1970 sl.
• CROWN ON THE CONK vb. to strike on the head ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CROWN SHEET n. the seat of the trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CROWN WITH A MAROTTE † vb. to make a fool of ...1630
• CROW TRACKS n. chevrons ...US army usage Dict
• CROZIERED ABBOT n. the bully of a brothel ...Bk1909 sl.
• CRUCIAL adj. excellent ...1987 Brit. sl.
• CRUCIATORY †* adj. torturing, tormenting ...1660
• CRUD n. 1. disgusting material ...a1508
n. 2. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1930 sl., orig. US
n. 3. any disease or illness ...1932 sl.
n. 4. dirt; dirty material; filth ...1948 sl., orig. US
n. 5. anything inferior, worthless, or ugly ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUDDY adj. dirty, filthy ...1877 sl.
• CRUDELITY † n. cruelty ...1483
• CRUDZINE n. a poorly written and/or poorly produced fan magazine ...1976 US sl.
• CRUEL adj. very ...1985 US sl.
adv. severely; extremely hard ...1937 UK sl.
vb. to spoil something, esp. to spoil a person's chances ...1899 Aust. sl.
• CRUELLY adv. severely; extremely hard ...1937 UK sl.
• CRUEL THE PITCH vb. to spoil someone's chances; to ruin an opportunity ...1915 Aust. sl.
• CRUENT †* adj. bloody; figuratively, cruel ...1524
• CRUENTATE †* adj. blood-stained; smeared with blood; bloody ...1665
• CRUENTOUS †* adj. smeared with blood, bloody ...1648
• CRUET n. the head ...1941 Aust. sl.
• CRUFT adj. any unpleasant, unidentified substance ...1983 US sl.
• CRUFTY adj. in computing: poorly designed, or poorly built ...1981 US sl.
• CRUGGY adj. hungry ...19C Brit. sl.
• CRUISE n. a male homosexual who picks up multiple short-term sexual partners ...1950 US sl.
vb. 1. of prostitutes: to solicit for customers while walking the streets ...1674 sl.
vb. 2. to search for a casual sex partner, usually homosexual; to pursue a person as a sexual sex partner, esp. by eye contact ...1925 US sl.
vb. 3. to take someone, to lead someone ...1946 US sl.
vb. 4. to drive, with a suggestion of carefree spirit or enthusiasm ...1957 US sl.
vb. 5. to join others in driving slowly down chosen downtown streets, usually on a weekend night, seeing others and being seen ...1957 US sl.
• CRUISER n. a prostitute, esp. a streetwalker ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRUISIN' FOR A BRUISE adj. heading for trouble; inviting a beating ...1960 US sl.
• CRUISIN' FOR A BRUISIN' adj. heading for trouble, esp. a physically beating ...1947 US sl.
• CRUISING n. searching for a date ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRULLER n. a failure; an unsuccessful performance or entertainment ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUM-A-GRACKLE n. a mess, a difficulty, a bother, a perplexity ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRUMB n. 1. a louse; a bedbug ...1863 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a dirty, slovenly, repulsive person; an unpleasant or despicable person ...1918 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a dirty sailor ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
n. 4. a hobo's pack of blankets ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 5. an untrustworthy, loathsome, or objectionable person; an insignificant, despicable person ...c1920 Amer. sl.
• CRUMB BOSS n. a construction camp bunkhouse janitor or porter; one who makes up beds ...Bk1974 Amer. hobo and logger use
• CRUMB BOX n. a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUMB-BUM n. a worthless person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUMB GOB n. a dirty sailor ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRUMB HOUSE n. a flop-house infested with lice ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUMB JOINT n. a flop-house infested with lice ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUM BOX n. a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUMB-ROLL n. a bed or blanket roll; a bed ...c1915 Amer. hobo, ranch, & logger use
• CRUMBS n. a few pieces of change or silver money; a few dollars; a small amount of money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1922 Brit.
• CRUMB THE DEAL vb. to spoil a plan or plot ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUM-BUM n. a worthless person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUMB UP vb. 1. to get a haircut, shoeshine, freshly pressed shirt. etc., in preparation for an inspection ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to clean clothes thoroughly, esp. by boiling, so as to rid them of lice; to clean a place ......Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUMBY adj. 1. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory ...1859 sl.
adj. 2. unpleasant; disagreeable; contemptible, repulsive, disgusting  ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. dirty; filthy; soiled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUMMY adj. 1. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory ...1859 sl.
adj. 2. dirty; soiled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUMP vb. to lose consciousness from the combination of drinking and fatigue; to pass out ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUMPED OUT adj. 1. drunk ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. fatigued; asleep ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUMPELTY adj. crumpled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUMPET n. a person considered as an object of sexual desire or availability ...1936 Brit. sl.
• CRUMP OUT vb. to lose consciousness from the combination of drinking and fatigue; to pass out ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUMPSY adj. cross, grumpy, ill-tempered ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRUNCHY adj. said of someone who is overly earth-loving ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRUSH n. 1. an infatuation, esp. a one-sided one; a strong liking for a person, esp. one of the opposite sex ...1895 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a group or crowd of people; a reception, dance, party, or other large social gathering ...1904 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a forcible entry or exit ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 4. a body of troops or a unit of a regiment ...1916 military sl.
n. 5. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to escape from prison ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUSH A FLY ON A WHEEL vb. to make much fuss about very little ...B1859 colloq.
• CRUSHEE n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUSHER n. 1. something heavy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a boy who is popular with girls and women; an attractive youth whom many girls have a crush on ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUSH'N n. that which looks good, esp. clothes ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CRUSH-ON n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUSH-OUT n. an escape from prison ...Bk1974 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. (usually as 'crush out') to escape from prison ...Bk1974 Amer. criminals' sl.
• CRUST n. gall, audacity, nerve ...c1900 Amer. sl.
• CRUSTY adj. 1. audacious, nervy ...c1900 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. dirty, mean, contemptible ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. worthless; worn out ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUT n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1925 US sl.
• CRUTCH FOR A LAME DUCK phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CRY CALF-ROPE vb. to give in; to surrender; to capitulate, esp. in children's games ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CRY CAPIVVY vb. to be persecuted to the death, or very near it ...1843 sl.
• CRY HARROW † vb. to denounce a person's doings ...c1386
• CRYPTONYM * n. a private, secret, or hidden name; a name by which a person is known only to the initiated ...1876
• CRYPTONYMOUS * adj. having the real name concealed; anonymous ...1880
• CRY QUARTER vb. to surrender ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• CRY ROAST MEAT † vb. to announce to others a piece of private luck or good fortune; to boast about one's situation ...1638 now rare or obs
• CRY SHAME ON vb. to express vigorous disapproval of
• CRY SHAME UPON vb. to express vigorous disapproval of
• CRY STALE FISH vb. to tell stale or old news ...1826 Eng. dial.
• CRY UNCLE vb. to admit defeat, to beg for mercy ...1918 US sl.
• C.T.A n. the police ...c1860 circus & showmen's usage
• CUB n. 1. an awkward, silly, uncouth, uncultured, or unpoised youth ...c1600
n. 2. a surgeon's assistant ...c1690 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a tyro gamester ...L17 sl.
• CUBE n. an extremely conventional or conservative person ...1957 sl., orig. US
• CUBESVILLE n. a conventional place or institution ...1959 sl., orig. US
• CUCK n. 1. excrement ...E15
n. 2. a cuckold ...E18 sl.
vb. to defecate ...E15
• CUCKING-STOOL n 1. a seat where social offenders were placed in order to receive public scorn ...14C
n. 2. a chamber-pot ...14C
• CUCKLE vb. to commit adultery ...17C Brit. & Amer. dial.
• CUCKOO adj. foolish; silly; witless; slightly mad ...1906 Amer. colloq.
n. a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUCKOOED adj. crazy, eccentric ...1918 sl., orig. US
• CUCKOO HOUSE n. a mental hospital ...1930 US sl.
• CUCKOOS n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CUCKOO'S NEST n. a mental hospital ...1962 US sl.
• CUCKQUEAN † n. a woman whose husband is unfaithful to her; a female cuckold ...1562
† vb. to make a cuckquean of ...1592
• CUCKY adj. of children and animals: dirty ...15C
• CUCUBATE † vb. to cry like an owl, to hoot ...1623
• CUCUMBERS, THE n. in prison: Rule 43, which allows a prisoner to be kept apart from the main prison community for 'safety of self or others' ...2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'numbers'
• CUCURIATE † vb. to crow like a cock ...1623
• CUDA n. 1. a barracuda ...1949 US sl.
n. 2. a Plymouth Barracuda car ...1965 US sl.
• CUDDIE n. 1. a donkey; a horse ...Scot & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stupid person ..Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CUDDLE n. an act of urination ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'piss' (Cuddle and Kiss)
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• CUDDLE AND KISS n. 1. a girl, a girlfriend ...1938 UK rhyming sl. for 'miss'
n. 2. an act of urination ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'piss'
vb. to make a fool of, to 'take the piss' ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• CUDDLE BUNNY n. an attractive girl ...1946 US sl.
• CUDDLE-ME-BUFF n. an intoxicating liquor ...1867 Eng. dial.
• CUDDLE-MUDDLE n. a secret conversation, often, with evil intent ...19C Sc.
vb. to speak in a secret, muttering voice ...Sc.
• CUDDY n. 1. a donkey; a horse ...Scot & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stupid person ...Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CUE SOMEONE IN vb. to inform someone ...sl., orig. US
• CUFF vb. to put handcuffs on ...1851 police sl.
• CUFFEE n. a Black person ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• CUFFER n. 1. one who cuffs; a boxer, fighter ...1662
† n. 2. the fist ...1694
n. 3. a man ...1859 Amer. thieves' sl.
n. 4. a lie; a tale; an exaggerated and improbable story ...1891 Eng. dial.
• CUFFIN n. a man ...criminal sl.
• CUFFS n. 1. wrist fetters ...17C sl.
n. 2. handcuffs ...1861 sl.
• CUFFY n. a Black person ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• CUGGER-MUGGER n. a confabulation, a secret conversation; a whispering, a gossiping in a low voice ...1862 Ireland
• CUJETTE n. a female cousin; a female friend in an Italian neighbourhood ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CUJINE n. a cousin; a friend in an Italian neighbourhood ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CULCH n. rubbish ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• CULCHIE n. (derogatory) a rustic; a country labourer ...Irish colloq.
• CULINARIOUS * adj. pertaining to cookery ...1838
• CULL n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CULLIBLE † adj. easily made a fool of or deceived; gullible ...1822
• CULLION † n. 1. a testicle ...c1386
† n. 2. a term of great contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel, a rascal ...1575
† n. 3. in Fortifications, '..a great eare, but properly that part of a bulwake which enginers call the pome, the gard,  the shoulder or eares to couer the casamats' (Florio 1611, definition of Orecchione) ...1589
• CULLY * n. a pal, a mate; a man generally ...sl.
• CULLYFLOWER n. a cauliflower ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CULTURE VULTURE n. (derogatory) someone eager to acquire culture ...1947 sl., orig. US
• CULVER-HEADED adj. 1. thick-headed, stupid ...19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2. thatched with straw or stubble ...19C Eng. dial.
• CUM n. 1. ejaculated semen ...1923 sl.
n. 2. an orgasm ...1967 US sl.
• CUM ANNEXES n. the members of one's family ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• CUM-ANNEXIS n. one's belongings, esp. applied to one's wife and children ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• CUMATICAL † adj. blue; of a sky colour ...1622
• CUMBER-GROUND n. anything utterly worthless and in people's way; something that out to be destroyed or buried out of sight; a useless thing; a thing or person of no value; a useless tree; a useless or unprofitable occupant of a position; one that is good-for-nothing ...1657
• CUMMOCK n. a crooked stick; a short staff with a crooked head; any kind of walking stick ...1862 Sc.
• CUMPUFFLED adj. confused, bewildered ...1854 Eng. dial.
• CUMSHAW n. a bonus, referring to a bribe rather than a reward or present ...US Civil War usage
• CUM-TWANG † n. a term of abuse, reproach, or contempt; apparently, a miser ...1599
• CUNCTATIOUS * adj. prone to delay; addicted to delaying ...1865
• CUNCTATIVE * adj. cautiously slow, tardy, dilatory, prone to or causing delay ...1617
• CUNCTATORY * adj. disposed to delay or linger; procrastinating ...1824
• CUND vb. to say or determine which way a shoal of fish is going ...M19 nautical colloq.
• CUNDY n. a small stone ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CUNNAMULLA CARTWHEEL n. a big broad-rimmed hat ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• CUNNEL n. a potato ...18C sl.
• CUNNING adj. 1. quaintly interesting; pretty, attractive ...1854 sl. orig. US
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUNNING AS A DEAD PIG adj. stupid ...1705 colloq.
• CUNNING AS A MAORI DOG adj. very cunning dead ...c1925 NZ sl.
• CUNNING AS A SHIT-HOUSE RAT adj. very cunning indeed...1957 Aust. sl.
• CUNNING AS A WAGON-LOAD OF MONKEYS, AS adj. very cunning, with a considerable admixture of mischievousness to go with it ...20C colloq.
• CUNNING AS A WHOLE WAGON-LOAD OF MONKEYS, AS adj. very cunning, with a considerable admixture of mischievousness to go with it ...20C colloq.
• CUNNINGBERRY n. a simple fellow ...c1820 colloq.
• CUNNINGBURY n. a simple fellow ...c1820 colloq.
• CUNNINGHAM n. ironically, a simple fellow ...M18 colloq.
• CUNNING MAN n. a cheat, who pretends by his skill in astrology to assist persons in recovering stolen goods ...1788 sl.
• CUNNING SHAVER † n. a sharp fellow ...M17 colloq.
• CUNNUCK n. a Canadian ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CUNNY n. the female genitals ...17C colloq.
• CUNNY, THE n. the countryside ...20C UK colloq.
• CUNNY-CATCHING n. trickery, cheating, swindling ...L16 sl.
• CUNNY-HAUNTED adj. lecherous; sex-obsessed ...18C colloq.
• CUNNY-HUNTER n. a whoremonger ...17C sl.
• CUNNY-THUMBED adj. 1. given to closing the fist, as a woman does, with the thumb turned inwards under the first three fingers ...L18 colloq.
adj. 2. given to shooting marbles as a girl does ...19C schoolboys' usage
• CUNNY-WARREN † n. a brothel ...1785 sl.
• CUNT n. 1. female genitals ...c1230 sl.
n. 2. a female viewed as a sex object ...1674 sl.
n. 3. intercourse with a woman; sexual intercourse ...19C sl.
n. 4. a disliked person; an objectionable fellow; an unpleasant or despicable person ...1860 sl.
n. 5. an awkward thing ...c1918 sl.
• CUNT FACE n. a term of address to an ugly person ...19C sl.
• CUNT HAT n. a trilby, or other felt hat ...1923 sl.
• CUNT-HOOKS n. 1. the fingers ...L18 Brit. cant
n. 2. the insulting gesture that consists of jerking up the first two fingers, the back of the hand towards the person insulted ...20C sl.
• CUNT-HOUND n. a lecher; a male who is a notorious whoremonger or woman-chaser ...M20 US sl.
• CUNT-ITCH n. sexual arousal in the woman ...18C Brit. sl.
• CUNT-JUICE n. natural vaginal lubrication and ejaculated semen ...19C sl.
• CUNT-LAPPER n. 1. a cunnilinguist .,..20C sl.
n. 2. a lesbian ...20C sl.
n. 3. any disliked person ...20C sl.
• CUNT-PENSIONER n. a kept man; a pimp; a man living on a woman's harlotry or concubinage ...19C colloq.
• CUNT-RAMMER n. the penis ...L17 sl.
• CUNT-SHOP n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• CUNT-STAND n. active physical desire in women ...19C sl.
• CUNT-STRUCK adj. infatuated with women ...c1866 sl.
• CUPACOFFEE n. a cup of coffee ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUP AND CAN n. constant associates ...c1540
• CUPBOARD, THE n. the ocean ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUPIDINOUS * adj. 1. full of desire or cupidity, covetous, desirous, greedy ...1656
adj. 2. lustful, libidinous, amorous ...1859 nonce use
• CUPID'S ITCH n. venereal disease ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUP-MAN n. a toper ...c1830
• CUP OF COMFORT n. strong liquor ...L17 sl.
• CUP OF J. n. a cup of coffee ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CUP OF JAVA n. a cup of coffee ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CUP OF MISERY n. a cup of poor coffee ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUP OF MUD n. a cup of coffee ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUP OF MURK n. a cup of coffee ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUP OF TEA n. 1. a consolation ...20C
n. 2. that which one favours or prefers ...1932 sl.
• CUP OF THE CREATURE n. strong liquor ...L17 sl.
• CUPPA n. a cup of tea ...1934 Brit. colloq.
• CUP-SHOT adj. tipsy ...L16 colloq.
• CUPSTANTIAL † adj. a humorous perversion of 'substantial' intended to suggest drunken ...1583 nonce word
• CUR n. a term of disparagement ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CURATE'S EGG n. something that is good in parts ...1961 UK sl.
• CURB vb. to stop or slow down ...1953 US
• CURB HOP n. a person who takes orders and serves food to customers seated in their cars ...1937 US sl.
• CURBIE n. a smoker who must go out where the cars are parked to light up ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CURB SERVE vb. to sell crack cocaine on a street corner ...1995 US sl.
• CURBSTONER n. 1. one who carries on business at the curbstone ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. in the used car business: a dealer who operates with low overheads and a small inventory ...1968 US sl.
• CURBY HOCKS n. clumsy feet ...c1850 sl.
• CURE n. suicide ...1949 US sl.
• CURE, THE n. treatment for drug addiction ...1953 US sl.
• CURER n. an alcoholic drink taken to alleviate the symptoms of a hangover ...1996 Sc. sl.
• CURE-THE-PLAGUE n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...2000 US sl.
• CURFLOOZIE n. a woman wandering the streets ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CURFUFFLE n. a disturbance or disorder of any kind ...1813 Sc.
• CURGLAFF n. the shock felt when one first plunges into cold water ...18C Sc.
• CURL n. 1. the concave face of a wave as it breaks ...1963 US sl.
n. 2. a form of address for a bald man or one with curly hair ...1984 Aust. sl.
• CURL A MO adj. great, terrific, excellent ...1941 Aust. sl.
int. terrific! ...1954 Aust. sl.
• CURLICUE n. a mental twist, an eccentric line of conduct ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURLIES n. pubic hair ...1973 US sl.
• CURL THE MO adj. great, terrific, excellent ...1941 Aust. sl.
int. terrific! ...1954 Aust. sl.
• CURLY n. a cigarette, esp. a hand-rolled one ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CURLYCUE n. a mental twist, an eccentric line of conduct ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURLYCUES n. flourishes ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CURMUR n. the purring of a cat ...1892 Sc.
vb. to make a low murmuring or purring sound ...1831
• CURNIE-WURNIE n. a nursery term for the little finger ...19C Sc.
• CURRANT BUN n. 1. the sun ...L19 Cockney rhyming sl.
n. 2. The Sun newspaper ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 3. a son ...1962 rhyming sl.
• CURRANTS-AND-PLUMS n. threepence ... Bk1903 sl.
• CURRENCY n. persons born in Australia ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• CURRENT n. the sweetheart of the moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURRENT EXCITEMENT n. the sweetheart of the moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURRIE-WURRIE adj. violently disputing ...19C Sc.
n. a violent dispute ...1821 Sc.
vb. to dispute violently ...19C Sc.
• CURRY ONE'S JACKET vb. to whip soundly on the back ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CURRY ONE'S SKIN-COAT vb. to beat a person severely; to thrash ...B1900
• CURSE, THE n. menstruation ...1930 euphemism
• CURSITATE * vb. to run this way and that; to flit ...1866
• CURVACIOUS adj. curved ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURVACIOUS CUTIE n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• CURVIFEROUS adj. curved ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURVULAR adj. curved ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURTAINS n. death ...1901 sl., orig. US
• CUSHY adj. comfortable; at ease ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• CUSS n. (mildly derogatory) a person of the stated sort, as an 'awkward cuss' ...1775 sl., orig. US
• CUSS-PROVOKING adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUSS-WORTHY adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUSTODIENT †* adj. guarding, protecting ...1657
• CUSTOMER n. (usually mildly derogatory) a person of the stated sort, as a 'mean customer' ...1589 sl.
• CUSTOM'S-HOUSE OFFICER n. the penis ...Bk1903 sl.
• CUT vb. 1. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT A BIG GUT vb. to do something foolish ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT ABOVE, A adj. surpassing all others ...1818
• CUT A CAPER vb. to dance in a frolicsome way, to act fantastically ...1601
• CUT A CAPER UPON NOTHING vb. to be hanged ...1708 sl.
• CUT A CRAB vb. in rowing: to mull one's stroke, esp. by jamming the oar in the water as if a crab had caught it ...L18 sl.
• CUT A DASH vb. to make a display; to live conspicuously and extravagantly ...Bk1893 sl.
• CUT ADRIFT adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT A FINGER vb. to break wind ...L19 euphemism
• CUT A FLASH vb. to make a display; to live conspicuously and extravagantly ...Bk1893 sl.
• CUT A HOG vb. to make an embarrassing mistake; to blunder, to make a mess of things ...1935 US Black sl.
• CUT ALONG vb. 1. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT A MELON vb. 1. to share profits; to announce an extra dividend ...1908
vb. 2. to offer generous hospitality ...1920 Amer. sl.
• CUT AND RUN vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT A PERSON DOWN TO SIZE vb. to reduce in importance or decrease the conceit of
• CUT A QUAVER vb. to 'cut a dash'; to make a show ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• CUT A RUSTY vb. to do something clever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT A SHINE vb. to behave in a comic, boisterous, or unruly manner; to play tricks on someone; to make a conspicuous display of oneself ...1830 Amer. dial.
• CUT A SKIVE vb. of a fiery horse: to prance about considerably ...1919 Amer. dial.
• CUT A SPLASH vb. to make an ostentatious display ...19C sl.
• CUT A SPLURGE vb. to make a display ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CUT A SWATH vb. to make a display ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CUT AWAY vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT-BACK n. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• CUT BIG TIMBER vb. to snore ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• CUT CAKE vb. to make a difference, to matter ...1964 US sl.
• CUT CAPERS vb. to dance in a frolicsome way, to act fantastically ...1691
• CUT CAPER SAUCE vb. to be hanged ...1834 sl.
• CUT DIDOES vb. 1. to be frolicsome ...Bk1905 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to put on airs and graces ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CUT DINGDOES vb. to put on airs and graces ...1914 Amer. dial.
• CUT DIRT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT DOWN AN OAK, AND SET UP A STRAWBERRY vb. to waste ...Bk1904 sl.
• CUT DOWN ON vb. to insult ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CUTE adj. 1. (often derogatory) knowledgeable, clever, shrewd, sharp, keen ...1731 sl., now chiefly US
adj. 2. sexually attractive ...colloq., chiefly US
• CUTE AS A BUG'S EAR adj. small and endearingly attractive ...1931 Amer. dial.
• CUTER n. a fool; a josh ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CUTESY adj. affectedly cute or coy ...colloq., chiefly US
• CUTEY n. a person regarded as appealing or attractive, esp. a girl or woman ...1904 sl.
• CUT GOURDS vb. to snore loudly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CUTHBERT n. (derogatory) a man who deliberately avoids military service, esp. (in World War I) one who did so by getting a job in a government office or the civil service ...1917 Brit. sl.
• CUTICULAR adj. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUTIE n. a person regarded as appealing or attractive, esp. a girl or woman ...1904 sl.
• CUTIE-PIE n. a sexually attractive woman ...1941 sl., orig. US
• CUT-IN n. 1. an intrusion in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the initial contact with the intended victim in a confidence swindle ...1977 US sl.
vb. (as 'cut in')
vb. 1. to attempt a romantic relationship with someone already romantically involved ...1950 US sl.
vb. 2. to seize a share of a business or enterprise ...1980 US sl.
• CUT INTO vb. to approach someone and draw them into a swindle; to introduce someone to something ...1940 US sl.
• CUT IT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT IT FAT vb. 1. to make a display ...1836 112 NED Murray 1901
vb. 2. to overdo something; to go too far ...1838 Amer. dial.
• CUTLASS CARPENTER n. an unskilled carpenter ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• CUT LOGS vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CUT LOOSE vb. 1. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT LUNCH n. a circumcised penis as an object of oral sex ...1985 Aust. sl.
• CUT-LUNCH COMMANDO n. a soldier who does not see active service, esp. a reservist; used contemptuously ...1952 Aust. sl.
• CUT MAN n. the member of a boxer's entourage responsible for treating cuts between rounds ...1975 US sl.
• CUT OFF adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to lay someone off due to lack of work ...1990 US sl.
• CUT OFF ONE'S JIB vb. to keep one from talking ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CUT OFF THE JOINT n. from the male perspective: an act of sexual intercourse ...1961 UK sl.
• CUT OF ONE'S JIB, THE n. the peculiar or characteristic appearance of a person ...1825 colloq.
• CUT ON vb. to insult ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CUT ONE vb. to release intestinal gas, perhaps loudly ...20C US colloq.
• CUT ONE A NEW ASSHOLE vb. to injure or rebuke someone ...1972 Amer. sl.
• CUT ONE'S CABLE vb. to die ...Bk1891 sl.
• CUT ONE'S EYE vb. to become suspicious ...c1840 criminals' sl.
• CUT ONE'S FINGER vb. to break wind ...1899 US sl.
• CUT ONE'S LEG vb. to be drunk ...17C colloq.
• CUT ONE'S THROAT vb. to ruin a person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT ONE'S OWN THROAT vb. to bring about one's own ruin
• CUTOR n. in cards: the joker ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT-OUT n. someone acting as a middle-man in espionage ...1963 sl.
vb. (as 'cut out') to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT OUT TO BE A GENTLEMAN adj. circumcised ...20C Brit. sl.
• CUT PUSS n. an effeminate male ...20C Caribbean sl.
• CUTS n. 1. corporal punishment, esp. of schoolchildren ...1915 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. the testicles ...20C US sl.
• CUT SHINES vb. to behave in a comic, boisterous, or unruly manner; to play tricks on someone; to make a conspicuous display of oneself ...1848 Amer. dial.
• CUT SHORTER BY THE HEAD vb. to behead ...1548
• CUT SMOKE WITH A LEATHER HATCHET vb. to attempt impossibilities ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• CUT THE BED vb. to divide one's bed with another ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUT THE CACKLE vb. to come to the point, usually used as an imperative ...L19 sl.
• CUT THE CACKLE AND COME TO THE HORSES vb. to come to the point, usually used as an imperative ...L19 sl.
• CUT THE CACKLE AND GET TO THE HORSES vb. to come to the point, usually used as an imperative ...L19 sl.
• CUT THE CHEESE vb. to break wind ...20C US sl.
• CUT THE COMB OF vb. to lower the pride of; to take down a peg; to abash, to humiliate ...1814
• CUT THE GUN vb. to turn off the motor of an aircraft ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CUT THE HAIR vb. to make fine or cavilling distinctions; to 'split hairs' ...1652 
• CUT THE MELON vb. to share large profits between a number of people ...1908 sl.
• CUT THE MUSTARD vb. 1. to come up to expectations; to meet the requirements; to 'fill the bill' ...Bk1913-17 sl.
vb. 2. to break wind ...20C US sl.
• CUT THE PAINTER vb. to send a person or thing 'adrift' or away; to clear off; to sever a connection, effect a separation ...a1700
• CUT THE RECORD vb. to surpass all previous performances ...Bk1903 sl.
• CUT THE SHORT DOG vb. to caper and frisk around when tipsy ...1888 Amer. dial.
• CUT TIMBER vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CUTTING A VIRGINNY FENCE adj. drunk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CUT TO THE BRAKES vb. to display only the essential ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CUT TWO WAYS vb. to suggest or entail a necessary contrary; to have double and opposite application 
• CUTTY adj. short, or cut short ...Scot & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. a short, thickset girl ...Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. an immoral girl or woman ...Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CUTTY-GUN n. the penis ...19C sl.
• CUT UNDER vb. to undersell in price ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CUT-UP adj. annoyed, upset ...1844 sl.
n. anything or anyone stylish, stunning, or attractive ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'cut up')
vb. 1. to affect the feelings of deeply ...colloq.
vb. 2. to subject to severe criticism ...colloq.
vb. 3. of a driver: to overtake or pull in front of another driver in a dangerous manner ...colloq.
• CUT UP EXTRAS vb. to misbehave ...1842 US sl.
• CUT UP JACK AND KILL JINNY vb. to be noisy or rowdy; to cause a disturbance or commotion ...1930 Amer. dial.
• CUT UP MONKEY-SHINES vb. to play tricks ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CUT UP ROUGH vb. to become angry or bad-tempered ...Brit. colloq.
• CUT UP SAM vb. to be noisy or rowdy; to cause a disturbance ...1945 Amer., dial.
• CUT UP SHINES vb. to play tricks ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CUT UP SHINNY vb. to make a fuss or disturbance ...1952 Amer. dial.
• CUT-UP WELL adj. looking good naked; having a good body ...19C Brit. sl.
• CUT WOOD vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CUZ n. 1. a defecation ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the W.C. ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a term used by a Maori to refer to or address a family member ...NZ colloq.
n. 4. a term used by an Aboriginal person to refer to or address a family member ...Aust. colloq.
• CUZZIE n. a close friend or family member; often used in direct address ...20C NZ
• CUZZIE-BRO n. a close friend or family member; often used in direct address ...20C NZ
• CUZZY n. 1. copulation ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...E20 US sl.
• C-WORD, THE n. a euphemistic way of referring to the word 'cunt'
• CYBERATHLETE n. a professional player of computer games
• ׇCYBERATTACK n. an attempt to damage or disrupt a computer system, or obtain information stores on a computer system, by means of hacking
• CYBERBULLY n. someone who uses electronic communication to hurt, persecute, or intimidate people
• CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites ...21C
• CYBERCRIME n. the illegal use of computers and the internet; crime committed by means of computers or the internet 
• CYCLONE n. a dose of the drug PCP ...M20 US drugs sl.
• CYLINDER n. the vagina ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• CYNOPHILIST n. a lover of dogs ...1890
• CYPHER n. a circle of Black friends; a group of people, as marijuana smokers, rap MC's ...1990s US Black & teen sl.
vb. to calculate; to think out ...M19
• CYPRIAN adj. 1. belonging to Cyprus ...1627
adj. 2. licentious, lewd; applied to prostitutes in 18-19th centuries ...1599
n. 1. an inhabitant of Cyprus ...1843
n. 2. a licentious or profligate person; later, a lewd woman, a harlot, a prostitute, a courtesan ...1598
• CYPRIAN SCEPTRE n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• CYRANO n. a large nose ...19C
• CZEZSKI n. (derogatory) a nickname for a Czechoslovakian or Bohemian...1964 US sl.