DICTIONARY
D - PAGE 1

• D adj. 1. excellent, wonderful, first-rate ...E19 sl.
adj. 2. bad ...20C teen & high school sl.
adj. 3. ready ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 1. detention ...M19 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a penny (pre-decimalisation 1971) ... c1870 UK colloq.
n. 3. a detective ...1879 criminals' sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
n. 4. a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
n. 5. a dollar ...1910s US sl.
n. 6. heroin ...1950s drugs sl.
n. 7. Dilaudid™, a painkiller used as a recreational drug ...1954 US drugs sl.
n. 8. LSD ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 9. in sports: defense ...1967 US sl.
n. 10. Detroit ...1970s US sl.
n. 11. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 12. narcotics ...1976 US sl.
n. 13. in poker: the fourth player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
n. 14. the penis ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 15. cannabis ...1990s drugs sl.
n. 16. looking after oneself, adopting a defensive posture to potential threats ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 17. a demilitarised zone (DMZ) ...1991 US sl.
n. 18. a term of address, 'dude', young man to young man ...1997 US sl.
• D.A. n. 1. 'domestic affliction,' the menses; usually in the plural ...L19 Brit. euphemism
n. 2. a drug addict ...1930s US sl.
n. 3. a hairstyle popular in the early 1950s; the hair was tapered and curled on the nape of the neck like the feathers of a duck's tail ...1951 sl., orig. US
n. 4. a fool, an idiot (Dumb-Ass) ...1970s US campus sl.
n. 5. a term of contempt, a dog's ass ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 6. a Dumb Ass ...2003 US sl.
• DA n. 1. a child's name for father ...1851, esp. Sc.
n. 2. a child's Black nurse ...1949 Amer. dial.
vb. to live, to experience ...1866 Sc.
• DA, THE n. a respectful or affectionate form for father, used by both adults and children ...1960s Irish sl.
• DAB adj. 1. clever, skilful or skilled; expert; very conversant ...18C colloq.
adj. 2. bad ...c1845 back-slang
n. 1. one skilful or proficient at anything; an expert, an adept ...1691
n. 2. a blow or slap, generally with the hand ...1706 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a small or trifling amount, as of money given ...1729
n. 4. an untidy woman, a drab; a term of contempt ...1730
n. 5. a small child, a chit ...1797
n. 6. a flat fish of any kind ...19C Brit. colloq.
n. 7. a bed ...1812 sl.
n. 8. the corpse of a drowned impoverished, outcast woman ...c1850 sl.
n. 9. a try; a crack ...1861 US sl.
n. 10. a snatch or clutch ...1880 Sc.
n. 11. a pimp, esp. a bawd ...L19 sl.
n. 12. a slight meal, a snack ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 13. a small legacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 14. a sum of money ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 15. an insignificant person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 16. a fingerprint; usually in the plural ...1926 UK police jargon
n. 17. a fine rain, a drizzle ...1929 Sc.
n. 18. a small marble ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 19. in cricket: a batman's stroke that deflects the ball gently behind the wicket ...1969 UK sl.
n. 20. in rugby: a short, darting run with the ball ...1970 NZ sl.
n. 21. a criminal charge; a prison disciplinary charge ...1996 UK sl.
n. 22. a small portion of cocaine or other powdered drug, taken by dabbing one's finger into a pile or packet ...1980s UK drugs sl.
vb. 1. to strike with a light blow, as with the back of the hand ...1730
vb. 2. to pierce slightly, to stab ...1806 Sc.
† vb. 3. to study anything in a superficial manner ...1835 Sc.
vb. 4. to push, to shove smartly ...1866 Sc.
vb. 5. to eat ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to take a suspect's fingerprints ...1940s UK police & criminals' sl.
vb. 7. of a batsman in cricket: to play a tentative stroke that gently deflects the ball behind the wicket ...1985 UK sl.
vb. 8. in mountain biking: to touch the ground unintentionally with any part of the body ...1992 US sl.
vb. 9. to ingest a powdered drug by sucking or licking the powder collected on a moistened finger ...2001 UK sl.
• DABACH n. 1. a stroke, a blow ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. an expert ...1939 Sc.
vb. to poke, to thrust, to prod ...1939 Sc.
• DABAL n. a wet, swampy piece of land ...1929 Sc.
• DAB AT SOMEONE'S KAIM vb. to nag ...1894 Sc.
• DABBER n. 1. wrangling, quarreling ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. a pointed retort ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to confound or stupefy one, by talking so rapidly that one cannot understand what is said ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to quarrel, to wrangle ...1825 Sc.
vb. 3 to fade, to droop, to wither; to soil ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DABBERED adj. confused, 'stumped' ...1825 Sc.
• DABBERIN' adj. quarrelsome ...1866 Sc.
• DABBERLOCKS n. 1. hair hanging in lank, tangled and separate locks ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a tall, uncomely person; commonly used as a term of disrespect ...1866 Sc.
• DABBER MOLL n. a cunning woman; a sharper ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DABBETY FAY! int. an exclamation meaning 'Give us faith' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DABBISH IT! int. an exclamation of surprise or disappointment ...1869 Eng. dial.
• DABBIT n. a small quantity ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DABBLE n. stolen property ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 1. to wet by splashing, as in running through a puddle or wading about in shallow water, etc. ...1575
vb. 2. to soil with splashes of any liquid ...1575
vb. 3. to wrangle, to quarrel ...1869 Sc.
vb. 4. to confound or stupefy with talk ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 5. to use narcotics in moderation ...1910s drugs sl.
vb. 6. to wash or rinse quickly ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to experiment with homosexuality ...1996 UK sl.
vb. 8. to operate an (occasional) trade in stolen or illegal goods, esp. antiques or drugs ...1996 UK sl.
• DABBLED adj. bemused, distraught ...1847 Sc.
• DABBLE-DACHIE n. one who splashes a great deal when doing a washing ...1900 Sc.
• DABBLE-DOCK † n. a person 'battered with storms, having all his clothes wet' ...1824 Sc.
• DABBLER n. 1. one who associates with thieves ...M19 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a black marketeer in furniture ...1940s furniture trade usage
• DABBLESOME adj. meddling, tampering, interfering with ...1866 nonce word
• DABBLY adj. of the weather: wet, rainy, showery, damp ...1879 Eng. dial.
• DABBY adj. 1. damp, moist ...1581
adj. 2. of clothes: wet and clinging to the body ...a1825
• DABBY-NOINTER n. a dirty person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAB-DAB n. a seaman ...20C Royal Navy sl.
vb. to participate in homosexual sex ...1990 US prison sl.
• DAB DOWN vb. to hand over; to pay; to shell out ...19C colloq.
• DAB-DUMPS n. the small pools left on the beach when the tide has fallen ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DABE vb. to give ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DABERLACK n. a tall, uncomely person; commonly used as a term of disrespect ...1866 Sc.
• DABERLACKS n. hair hanging in lank, tangled and separate locks ...1825 Sc.
• DABERLICK n. 1. a tall, uncomely person; commonly a term of disrespect ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 2. the hair of the head when hanging in lank, tangled, and separate locks ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAB-HAND n. one skilful or proficient at anything; an expert; a clever workman ...1828 colloq..
• DABHENO adj. bad ...M19 costermonger's back-slang
n. something bad, usually a poor market ...1851 costermongers' back-slang
• DAB IN THE DOOK n. a tip ...1910s military sl.
• DAB IN THE FIST, A n. 1. a bribe; a gratuity ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a small legacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAB IN THE HAND, A n. 1. a bribe; a gratuity ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a small legacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAB IT UP (WITH) vb. 1. of a man and woman: to cohabit ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to run up a credit at a public house ...c1820 colloq.
• DABLET n. a small amount; a bit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAB NEBS WITH ANYONE vb. to kiss, to 'bill and coo' ...1883 Eng. dial.
• DAB ON vb. to sign on at the unemployment office in order to get benefit ...20C Brit. sl.
• DAB OUT vb. to do the laundry; to wash ...c1860 lower classes' usage
• DAB!, QUOTH DAWKINS WHEN HE HIT HIS WIFE ON THE ARSE WITH A POUND OF BUTTER int. applied to impacts ...M18 sl.
• DABRICH adj. poor, needy ...c1800 Sc.
• DABRIFIED adj. faded ...1895 Eng. dial
• DABS n. 1. the fingers ...L18 sl.
n. 2. a dabster; an expert ...1887 Brit. sl.
n. 3. fingerprints ...1926 Brit. sl.
• DABSTER n. 1. a clever workman; an expert in any business; one skilled at anything; an adept; a versatile person ...1708 colloq.
n. 2. something excellent ...1900s sl.
• DABSTER HAND n. a cowboy expert at his work ...1968 Amer. Western sl.
• DAB THE PAINT vb. in boxing: to jab with the fist ...M19 sl.
• DAB-TOE n. a seaman ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• DABTROS n. a bad sort, an unpleasant person ...1859 back-slang
• DACCA n. marijuana ...1970s Aust. sl.
• DACE n. 1. twopence ...L17 cant
n. 2. two cents ...M19 US sl.
• DACEHEAD n. a fool ...E19 sl.
• DACEY adj. of native Indian origin ...1876 Anglo-Indian colloq.
• DACHA adj. ten ...1996 UK polari sl.
n. the number 10 ...M19 sl.
• DACHAN † n. a puny dwarfish creature ...1905 Sc.
• DACHA-ONE n. 11 pence ...M19 sl.
• DACHA-SALTEE n. tenpence ...1850 sl.
• DACHAU n. any military stockade ...1968 US Vietnam War usage
• DACHEN vb. of wind: to lull or abate ...1866 Sc.
• DACHS n. a dachshund ...1886 UK sl.
• DACHSHUND n. a large piece of excrement ...20C Brit. sl.
• DACHSIE n. a dachshund ..1961 UK sl.
• DACHSY n. a dachshund ..1961 UK sl.
• DACIOUS adj. impudent, rude ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DACITY n. activity, energy ...1636 Eng. dial.
• DACK vb. to pull another's trousers down as a prank ...20C Aust. sl.
• DACKER adj. 1. hesitating, uncertain, undecided; said of a person who can't make up his mind, and to the weather when unsettled ...1887 Sc.
adj. 2. dim of sight ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. an official search ...1690 Sc.
† n. 2. a struggle; a noisy, wrangling dispute ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 3. uncertainty, a state of suspense or hesitation; also used of unsettled weather; a lull ...1808 Sc.
† n. 4. the fading of the fire when its heat abates ...1813 Sc.
n. 5. a stroll ...1835 Sc.
n. 6. a hesitating step ...1923 Sc.
vb. 1. to search, examine ...1634 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to waver, to totter, to stagger ...1668 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to search a house or person for stolen goods; to search a house by official warrant ...1700 Sc.
vb. 4. to work in an irregular or pottering way ...1703 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to go about slowly, idly or carelessly; to saunter; to wander ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to walk totteringly as from feebleness or infirmity; to toddle ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to remain or hang on in a state of irresolution; to vacillate, equivocate, waver ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to dare, to challenge, to provoke ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to wrangle ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to interfere ...1927 Sc.
vb. 11. to strike a bargain ...1931 Sc.
• DACKERER n. an official searcher under a sheriff's warrant ...1920 Sc.
• DACKLE n. a wrangle; a disturbance ...1923 Sc.
vb. 1. to hesitate ....1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to dawdle, to loiter, to slacken one's pace ...1913 Sc.
vb. 3. to cause to hesitate, to impede, to hold back ...1934 Sc.
• DACKLIE † adj. 1. of a swarthy complexion ...1825 Sc.
† adj. 2. pale, having a sickly appearance ...1825 Sc.
• DACKLIN † n. a slight shower ...1808 Sc.
• DACKLING adj. slow, dilatory ...1808 Sc.
• DACKS n. 1. a pair of underpants ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 2. shorts or trousers ...1970 Aust. sl.
• DACK UP vb. to light up or smoke a marijuana joint ...1991 NZ sl.
• DACRE † vb. to inflict corporal punishment on one ...1825 Sc.
• DACRYOPOETIC adj. producing or causing tears, like a 'tear-jerker' screenplay ...18C
• DAD n. 1. father ...1500
n. 2. a hand ...1791 US sl.
n. 3. a term of address to a male, orig. an older man ...1847 sl.
n. 4. a fellow; a friend; used in direct address to a man regardless of age ...1928 US jazz usage
n. 5. the oldest member of a group ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 6. a term of address to anyone ten-or-so years older than oneself ...c1945 sl., chiefly Aust.
n. 7. of any laborious activity: a heavy task, a weary journey ...1947 Sc.
n. 8. an affectionate or joking name for husband ...c1960 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a homosexual prisoner's 'owner' (protector and lover) ...1992 US prison sl.
n. 10. the devil ...20C sl.
vb. to plod, to trudge, to drudge ...1914 Sc.
• DA DA! int. goodbye ...L17 colloq., chiefly nursery usage
• DADA n. father ...1688 sl.
• DA-DAH! int. used as a mock fanfare ...2000 UK sl.
• DADAH n. illegal drugs ...20C Aust. sl. (Malay)
• DADA MAMA n. a sustained drum roll ...1920s US Black sl.
• DAD AND DAVE n. 1. a peasant; an unsophisticated person ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a shave ...1930s Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 3. a grave ...1971 Aust. rhyming sl.
vb. to have a shave ...c1930 Aust. rhyming sl.
• DAD AND MUM n. rum or the cordial Bonox and rum ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• DAD AT THE DOOR n. in bingo: the number 24 ...1960s rhyming sl.
• DAD-BEAN IT! int. Goddamn!  ...L19
• DAD-BING! int. Goddamn! ...L19
• DAD-BINGED! int. a mild oath ...L19 US
• DAD-BLAME! int. Goddamn! a mild oath ...M19 US sl.
• DAD-BLAMED adj. damned ...1844 US euphemism
int. Goddamn!; a mild oath ...17C
• DAD BLAME IT! int. a mild oath ...1946 US sl.
• DAD-BLANK! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-BLANKED! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-BLAST! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-BLASTED adj. damned, confounded ...1840 US euphemism
int. Goddamn!; a mild oath ...17C
• DAD-BLISTERED! int. a mild oath ...E19
• DAD-BLOOMED adj. damned ...1912 US sl.
int. a mild oath ...17C
• DAD-BOB! int. a mild oath ...1910s US Black
• DAD-BOGGLE! int. Goddamn! ...19C 
• DAD BURN! adj. damned ...1829
int. blast it! an exclamation of surprise, irritation or frustration ...1829 Amer. sl.
• DAD-BURNED adv. extremely, completely ...20C US sl.
int. Goddamn!; a mild oath ...19C
• DAD-BURN IT! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD BURN ME! int. a mild oath ...1839 US sl.
• DAD-BUST! int. a mild oath ...M19 US sl.
• DADDA n. father ...1688 sl.
• DAD-DAD, MUM-MUM n. a beginner's practice on a drum ...c1760 military sl.
• DAD-DANG! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-DASH! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-DASHED! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DADDER † vb. 1.  to quake, tremble, shiver, shake ...1483 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to perplex, bewilder ...19C Eng. dial.
• DADDERING adj. shaking, quivering ...1881 Eng. dial.
• DADDET adj. faint, weary, tired through overwork ...1908 Sc.
• DAD-DIM! int. a mild oath ...19C
• DADDIO n. 1. a term of address between men ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband ...1944 US sl.
n. 3. a friend; a fellow; used in direct address ...1948 US jazz usage
n. 4. the exemplar ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 5. a pimp or kept man ...1961 US sl.
n. 6. a thing; an item ...1961 US Black jocular
n. 7. a person's father ...1962 US jazz usage
n. 8. a macho, 'butch' male homosexual ...1970s sl.
n. 9. any male ...2000s sl.
• DADDLE n. 1. a hand or fist ...1773 Eng. dial. & criminals' sl.
n. 2. gait ...20C Irish sl.
vb. 1. to be slow in motion or action; to idle, to trifle, to waste time; to potter about; to saunter ...1756 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk totteringly or unsteadily, like a child; to stagger; to walk with short steps ...1787 Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. of a prostitute: to walk the streets ...1825 Sc.
vb. 4. to trouble, bother, annoy, worry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to enjoy lesbian sex; the implication is of mutual masturbation ...19C sl.
• DADDLE AND DRINK vb. to wander from place to place in a tippling way; also, merely to tipple; to waste one's money on drink ...1808 Sc.
• DADDLER n. 1. a hand ...c1870 sl.
n. 2. a trifler ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a small coin, orig. a silver threepenny piece; later a silver fivepenny piece ...20C Brit. sl.
• DADDLES n. the fist ...L18 UK sl.
• DADDO n. a term of address for father ...1933 Irish usage
• DADDOCK n. rotten wood; a rotten log ...1845 Amer. dial.
• DADDOCKY adj. 1. decayed, rotten ...1852 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. inferior, weak; tasteless ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAD-DRAT! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-DRATTED! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD DRAT YOUR HIDE! int. a mild oath ...1890 US sl.
• DADDY adj. ultimate, wonderful ...1980s US campus sl.
n. 1. father ...1500
n. 2. a term of address to a man ...1681 UK
n. 3. at mock raffles, lotteries, etc., the Daddy is an accomplice, most commonly the getter up of the swindle, and in all cases the person that has been previously arranged to win the prize ...19C UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. a stage-manager ...c1850 theatrical sl.
n. 5. an influential, powerful person ...M19 sl.
n. 6. the old man, generally an aged pauper, in charge at a tramps' lodging house or casual ward ...M19 sl.
n. 7. the man who gives away the bride at a wedding; traditionally her father, but not always ...c1860 sl.
n. 8. the superintendent of a casualty ward ...c1860 colloq.
n. 9. the finest, largest, or most striking example; the very best ...1865 US sl.
n. 10. one's grandfather; an older man ...1883 Amer. dial.
n. 11. a daddy-longlegs ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 12. the most respected man in a field ...1901 Amer. sl.
n. 13. 'a lovely ship' ...20C trawlermen's usage
n. 14. a husband; a sweetheart; an older male lover ...1909 Amer. sl.
n. 15. the lover and protector of a prostitute; a pimp ...1909 US sl.
n. 16. a form of address to a Black man, esp. by a woman to her lover ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 17. an older man who is willing to provide the various material desires of his younger mistress or, if homosexual, male lover ...1920s sl., orig. US
n. 18. a man who is an important influence in a field; also, a forerunner or progenitor ...1925 sl.
n. 19. a Cadillac ...1930s US tramps' sl.
n. 20. the dominant partner in a male homosexual relationship ...1932 US sl.
n. 21. a leader (through intimidation and other influence) of the inmates in a borstal or prison ...1940s UK prison sl.
n. 22. the woman who plays the active, masculine role in a lesbian relationship ...1940s US sl.
n. 23. a fellow, a friend; used in direct address to a man regardless of age ...1948 US jazz usage
n. 24. an older male homosexual; a masculine homosexual ...1950s sl.
n. 25. a pederast ...M20 US sl.
n. 26. a stallion; a bull; a male pig; a male animal kept for breeding purposes ...c1960 Amer. dial.
n. 27. the active, or 'masculine' partner of a prison homosexual couple ...1960s US prison sl.
n. 28. a fellow; a 'customer' ...1964 US sl.
n. 29. in the US Army, your supervising officer ...1968 US sl.
n. 30. a customer, a client ...1970s US sl.
n. 31. the most powerful inmate in a borstal (a juvenile offenders penal institution); in prison, the most powerful or strong inmate, or the prisoner who runs a racket ...1978 UK sl.
n. 32. an unspecified object, a thing ...1990s sl.
n. 33. an aggressive, predatory male homosexual ...1996 US sl.
n. 34. a leader ...2001 UK sl., orig. prison usage
n. 35. a marijuana cigarette ...2001 UK sl.
vb. 1. to father a child, often out of wedlock ...1916 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to acknowledge or identify the paternity of a child ...1930 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to raise or act as parent to a child ...1957 Amer. dial.
int. a general expression of surprise and approval ...20C W. Indies sl.
• DADDY, THE n. the best ...20C US campus sl.
• DADDY-BAG n. the testes and the scrotum ...1990s US Black sl.
• DADDY BUG n. a daddy-longlegs ...1859 Amer. dial.
• DADDY CLOOTS n. the devil ...1861 Sc.
• DADDY-COME-TO-CHURCH n. an unusual event ...1953 US sl.
• DADDY-GRAND n. one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DADDYLAC n. an expensive car that has been given to a young driver by his or her parents ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DADDY LOVES YOU BEST phr. used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DADDY MAC n. an attractive young man ...1997 US sl.
• DADDY-MAMMY n. a beginner's practice on a drum ...c1760 military sl.
• DADDY-O n. 1. a term of address between men ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. an older male patron, esp. of a young woman ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband; a sweetheart ...1944 US sl.
n. 4. a friend; a fellow; used in direct address ...1948 US jazz usage
n. 5. a term of address to anyone ten-or-so years older than oneself ...c1950 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a pimp or kept man ...1961 US sl.
n. 7. a thing; an item ...1961 US Black jocular
n. 8. a person's father ...1962 US jazz usage
n. 9. the exemplar ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 10. a macho, 'masculine' male homosexual ...1970s sl.
n. 11. the US Federal Communications Commission ...1977 US sl.
n. 12. any male ...2000s sl.
• DADDY OF THEM ALL, THE n. the finest, largest, or most striking example; the most notable; the best; the most superior ...1907 US sl.
• DADDY ONE n. a lover or any man who provides for a woman ...1960s US Black sl.
• DADDY ONESELF vb. to resemble one's father (so as to leave no doubt of his paternity) ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DADDY-PAW n. one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DADDYPOO n. an embellishment of 'daddy', usually from a woman to a man ...1966 US sl.
• DADDY TANK n. an area or cell set aside to provide protective custody for effeminate homosexuals ...1971 US prison sl.
• DADDY TRACK n. an arrangement of work, working hours, etc., made by men who wish to spend more than the ordinary time with their children ...1990s Amer. sl.
• DADE vb. 1. to lead; to hold up a child beginning to walk; to support; to walk arm in arm ..1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk slowly; to walk with help ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DADERY n. drudgery, exhausting work ...1891 Sc.
• DAD-FETCH! int. Goddamn!; a mild oath ...M19 US sl.
• DAD-FETCHED! int. Goddamn!; a mild oath ...19C US
• DAD FETCH HIM! int. a mild oath ...1839 US sl.
• DAD-GAN! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-GAST! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-GASTED adj. damned ...1892 US sl.
int. a mild oath ...19C
• DADGE n. 1. a slut, a tatterdemalion ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a large piece ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to saunter; to walk slowly and clumsily ...1747 Eng. dial.
• DADGEON † n. an outcast; applied as a term of contempt to both sexes ...1882 Sc.
• DADGER n. 1. something especially large of its kind ...1923 Sc.
n. 2. the penis ...1997 UK sl.
• DAD-GERN! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DADGIL n. a person wearing ill-fitting clothes and with a foolish gait ...1824 Sc.
• DAD-GONE! int. a mild oath ...M19 US sl.
• DAD-GONED! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-GORN! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-GUM adj. damned ...1930s US sl.
int. a mild oath ...M19 US sl.
• DAD GUM IT! int. a mild oath ...1901 US sl.
• DAD-GUMMED! adj. damned ...1930s US sl.
int. an exclamation ...L19 Brit. & US colloq.
• DADGUM YE! int. a mild oath ...1887 US sl.
• DAD-GUN! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DA-DILLY n. a helpless, useless person ...1880 Sc.
• DADIO n. 1. a term of address between men ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 3. one's father ...1960s US sl.
n. 4. a thing, an object ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 5. the exemplar ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 6. a macho, 'masculine' male homosexual ...1970s sl.
n. 7. any male ...2000s sl.
• DADJELL vb. to walk in a careless manner, with clothes not adapted to the shape of the wearer; to stroll ...1824 Sc.
• DADLA n. a farthing ...1900s sl.
• DADLER n. 1. a hand ...c1870 sl.
n. 2. a farthing ...1900s sl.
• DADLESS adj. useless, stupid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAD LIKES YOUR DRESS phr. used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DAD LOVES YOU MORE THAN MOTHER phr. used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DAD-O also DADO n. 1. a term of address between men ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
n. 2. a term of address for father ...1933 Irish usage
• DAD-RATTED adj. damned ...1844 US sl.
int. a mild oath ...M19 US
• DADROCK n. 1990s rock music that sounds like music from a generation earlier ...1999 UK sl.
• DAD-ROT! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-ROTTED! int. a mild oath ...M19 US 
• DAD-RUM! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-RUMMED! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DADS n. 1. an old man ...18C sl.
n. 2. one's father ...20C sl.
n. 3. a term of address to anyone somewhat older than oneself ...1950s sl.
n. 4. a community leader ...1990s W. Indies usage
• DAD'S ARMY adj. barmy, crazy ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
n. the Home Guard (1940-1945); hence, any grouping of older men with a united purpose; gently derogatory...1968 UK sl.
• DAD-SEIZE! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-SHAME! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-SHAVED adj. damned ...1867 US sl.
int. a mild oath ...19C
• DAD-SHIMED! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-SHIMMED adj. damned ...1839 US sl.
int. a mild oath ...19C
• DAD-SIZZLE! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-SNATCH! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-SNATCHED! int. a mild oath ...M19 US
• DAD-SWAMP! int. Goddamn! ...19C
• DAD-SWAMPED adj. damned ...1863 US sl.
int. a mild oath ...M19 US
• DAD'S WILL n. parental authority ...c1820 Oxford University usage
• DAEDAL adj. skilful, cunning to invent or fashion...1590 chiefly poetical
• DAEDALIAN adj. skilful, ingenious, formed with art ...1607
• DAEDALIZE † vb. to make intricate or maze-like ...a1618 nonce word
• DAELESS adj. helpless, feeble, useless ...1929 Sc.
• DA-ERB n. bread ...1859 back-slang
• DAFF adj. 1. stupid, dull, idiotic ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of bread: doughy, damp, clammy ...1884 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. one deficient in sense or in proper spirit; a simpleton, a fool; a coward  ...c1325 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. dallying, indelicate toying; loose conversation, smutty language ...1721 Sc.
† n. 3. folly, stupidity ...1728 Sc.
n. 4. fun, frolic; playing the fool ...1737 Sc.
n. 5. a priest ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a daffodil; usually in plural ...20C sl.
n. 7. excrement ...1961 Irish sl.
vb. 1. to play the fool; to jest, to play, to sport, to frolic, esp. between the sexes ...1535 chiefly Sc.
vb. 2. to talk or behave sportively ...1535 chiefly Sc.
vb. 3. to daunt, to stun, to discourage ...1677 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to extinguish a candle ...1677 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to falter in memory ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to loiter; to chat in a dawdling, foolish way ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to wash ...c1910 taxi-drivers' sl.
• DAFFADILE n. 1. the daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a silly, showy woman; a delicate, effeminate man ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAFFADILLY n. the daffodil ...1538 poetic & Eng. dial.
• DAFFADOWNDILLY adj. (also as 'daffadown dilly') silly, foolish, simple ...1950s rhyming sl.
n. a daffodil ...1573
• DAFFAM n. a fool, a silly person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFEN vb. to stun ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DAFFENER n. a stunning blow ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DAFFENING adj. bewildering, stupefying ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DAFFER n. 1. small crockery-ware; a quantity of things ...1810 Eng. dial.
n. 2. merriment ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAFFERY † n. 1. folly, foolishness, gaiety, sportiveness; thoughtlessness ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. merriment, fun; romping ...1790 Sc.
• DAFFEY adj. eccentric; foolish ...L19 sl.
† n. gin ...c1820 sl.
• DAFFHEAD n. 1. a blockhead ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. a coward ...19C Eng. dial.
• DAFFIER n. a gin drinker ...c1820 sl.
• DAFFIES n. 1. a small measure, usually of spirits ...M19 sl.
n. 2. strong liquor ...1979 UK sl.
• DAFFING adj. playful, sportive, foolish ...1724 Sc. 
n. 1. fooling, folly...1535
n. 2. frolicking, toying, gaiety, merriment ...1535
n. 3. sportive behaviour or talk ...1535
n. 4. mental derangement, insanity ...a1624
n. 5. an idle waste of time in frivolous talking ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFISH † adj. 1. spiritless; stupid ...1470-85 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. sheepish, shy, modest ...1804 Eng. dial.
• DAFFLE vb. 1. to become confused, to become stupid; of old people: to dote, to betray loss of memory and of mental faculties ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to confuse, to deafen ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. of fruit: to become bruised; to decay on the surface ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to do odd jobs, any sort of light work ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to waver; to change ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFLER n. an old person in dotage ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFLIN n. fooling, merriment ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFLING adj. 1. flimsy of texture, limp ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. mentally wandering, silly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. perplexing ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFLINS adj. mentally wandering, silly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFLY adj. mentally wandering, silly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFOCK n. 1. a slattern ...1691 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a woman's dress that is too short ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFODIL n. 1. a silly, showy woman; a delicate, effeminate man ...1821 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a homily, proverb, or aphorism ...20C Amer. Dict
n. 3. an innocent and naive youth ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 4. an effeminate young woman ...1935 US sl.
n. 5. a homosexual man, esp. an effeminate one ...1935 US sl.
n. 6. a young male prostitute ...1950s sl.
• DAFFODILLY * adj. full of or furnished with daffodils ...1892
n. the daffodil ...1538 poetic & Eng. dial.
• DAFFONDILLY n. a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFRY † n. 1. folly, foolishness; thoughtlessness ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. merriment, fun; romping ...1790 Sc.
• DAFFY adj. 1. daft; mad; crazy; silly; amusingly eccentric; foolish ...1884 US sl.
adj. 2. dry, insipid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. imbecile, soft ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. gin ...c1820 sl.
n. 2. a small measure, usually of spirits ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a daffodil ...M19 colloq.
n. 4. . a fool, a silly person ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a promiscuous woman ...1893 US sl.
n. 6. a large number or quantity ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 7. an eccentric person; a mad person ...20C US sl.
† n. 8. a Defiant fighter aircraft ...1941 sl.
n. 9. excrement ...1950s Irish sl.
n. 10. a skiing stunt in which one ski is swung up in front of the skier while the other is brought up behind and parallel to the first, the whole being a form of mid-air splits ...1984 UK usage
vb. to drink gin ...1820 sl.
• DAFFY ABOUT adj. madly in love with ...L19 sl.
• DAFFY DAME n. a giddy girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• DAFFYDIL n. an effeminate young woman ...1935 US sl.
• DAFFYDILL n. a dandy ...M19 sl.
• DAFFYDILLY n. a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFY DOWN n. a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFYDOWNDILLY adj. (also as 'daffydown dilly') silly, foolish, simple ...1950s rhyming sl.
n. 1. the daffodil ...1573
† n. 2. a dandy, a fop ...1830
n. 3. a shrub, the mezereon or spurge-flax, Daphne Mezereum, so called in Yorkshire from the slight similarity of the Greek name Daphne with Daffodil ...19C Eng. dial.
• DAFFY-HEADED adj. feather-brained; foolish; daft ...1981 UK sl.
• DAFFY HOUSE n. a psychiatric institution; an asylum for the insane ...1902 US sl.
• DAFFY IT vb. to drink gin ...1820 sl.
• DAFFY JOINT n. a psychiatric institution; an asylum for the insane ...1908 US sl.
• DAFFY-LIKE adv. foolishly, like an idiot ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFY ON adj. madly in love with ...L19 sl.
• DAFFY'S ELIXIR † n. gin ...c1820 sl.
• DAFT † adj. 1. mild, gentle, meek, humble ...c1000
adj. 2, silly, foolish, stupid ...c1325 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. deft, skilful ...? a1500
adj. 4. of unsound mind, crazy, insane, mad ...1536 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 5. thoughtless or giddy in one's mirth; madly gay or frolicsome ...c1575 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 6. fond, doting; extremely eager ....1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. a nickname for Nova Scotia's Department of Fisheries and Oceans ...2002 Can. sl.
• DAFT AND BARMY n. an army ...1960s UK rhyming sl.
• DAFT AS A BRUSH adj. extremely stupid; very silly; crazy ...1945 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• DAFT AS PANDON YATS adj. silly, foolish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• DAFT DAYS n. a time of frivolity and merriment; hence, one's youth ...1822 Sc.
• DAFT DAYS, THE n. the festivity at Christmas and the New Year ...1818 Sc.
• DAFT DORIS n. a foolish woman ...2000 UK sl.
• DAFTED adj. timid, frightened ...1860 Eng. dial.
• DAFTER n. a daughter ...1894 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DAFT-HEAD n. an idiot, a fool ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DAFT-HEADED adj. foolish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFTIE n. a stupid, silly or foolish person; an idiot, an imbecile; a madman ...1868 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DAFTISH adj. 1. somewhat silly, foolish, or stupid; somewhat slow of intellect, in some degree deranged ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. sheepish, rather timid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFT-LIKE adj. foolish, dull-witted, mad, absurd ... 1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DAFTLY adj. weak-minded, foolish ...1880 Sc.
adv. 1. foolishly ...1787 Sc.
adv. 2. merrily, gaily ...1789 Sc.
• DAFT-MAN vb. to refuse a person peremptorily or vigorously or to take no notice of him ...1928 tailors' sl.
• DAFTNESS n. 1. foolishness, madness ...1552 chiefly Sc. & Eng, dial.
n. 2. drollery, fun ... Bk1900 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DAFTRIE † n. fun and frolic; mirth ...1866 Sc.
• DAFT WATTY n. a silly, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a blockhead ...1805 Eng. dial.
• DAFTY n. an idiot, an imbecile; a madman ...1868 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DAFTY WHATTY n. a blockhead, a silly, awkward person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DAG adj. first-rate; excellent ...c1905 Aust. sl.
† n. 1. a gun or pistol, a handgun ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. dew ...1674-91 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a sharp, sudden pain ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a thrust with a stick ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a heavy shower ...1808 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a thin or gentle rain; a drizzling rain ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. a wet fog, a mist ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 8. a small projecting stump of a tree ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a person who is eccentric and humorous; a real character ...1875 Aust. sl.
n. 10. a chilblain ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a matted lock of wool and excrement on a sheep's behind ...1891 Aust. & Eng. dial.
n. 11. hoar-frost ...Bk1900 Eng, dial.
n. 12. a rag ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 13. a feat of skill; a daring act ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 14. an untidy, slovenly person ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 15. a person who is neat in appearance, conservative in manners, and lacks style and sophistication ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 16. a cigarette ...20C military sl.
n. 17. an unflattering term for a man ...20C Irish sl.
n. 18. a nail to hang a coat on ...1940 Sc.
n. 19. an unenterprising person; a coward ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 20. a person who is dull and conservative; a person who has no sense of fashion; an uncool or unhip person ...1966 Aust. sl.
n. 21. an unfashionable dresser ...1990s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 22. a gauche, socially awkward adolescent ...2000s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 23. a stupid or unpleasant person ...Aust. sl.
† vb. 1. to clog with dirt; to bemire, to bedraggle ...1484 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to sprinkle; to wet with sprinkling; to make damp ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to thrust at, to stab, to sting ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dart or shoot, as a sudden pain ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to rain gently, to drizzle ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to cut off the clots of wool, dirt, etc., from the hinds part of sheep ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to droop or hang down ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to desire eagerly; to long to do a thing ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to trail in the dew, wet, or mire; to bedraggle ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to slow down, esp. on a skateboard ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. 11. to participate in serial, reciprocal, homosexual oral sex ...1990 US sl.
vb. 12. to slash ...1995 Irish sl.
int. 1. a mild oath; confound it! ...1866 Sc.
int. 2. a general exclamation, used for expressing surprise ...1987 US NZ & sl.
• DAG, THE n. the Dean ...1880s Oxford undergraduates' usage
• DAGALI adj. 1. tedious, tiresome ...1914 Sc.
adj. 2. badly done; badly prepared ...1928 Sc.
n. 1. daybreak, dawn ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. the evening twilight ...1914 Sc.
• DAG-BLAMED adj. wretched, damned ...1840s Amer. sl.
• DAG-BLASTED adj. wretched, damned ...1840s Amer. sl.
• DAG BURN! int. an exclamation of surprise, irritation or frustration ...1829 mer. sl.
• DAG BUST IT! int. Goddamn! ...19C US
• DAGDOM n. the notional realm of 'dags' ...1990 Aust. sl.
• DAG-DURK † n. a dagger ...a1828 Sc.
• DAGE n. 1. a trollop; a dirty, mismanaging woman, a slut, a tatterdemalion ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. (derogatory) a Dago ...c1910 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a foreigner, an immigrant ...1955 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to thaw ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to trudge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAGEN n. an artful criminal or near-criminal ...sl.
• DAGENHAM adj. mad, eccentric ,,,1990s sl.
• DAGENHAM DUSTBIN n. a Ford car ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• DAGENHAM GIRL PIPER n. a windscreen wiper ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DAGGA n. a marijuana cigarette; marijuana ...1955 S. Afr. sl.
• DAGGA ROOKER n. 1. a scoundrel; a wastrel ...c1910 S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. a marijuana smoker ...1998 S. Afr. sl.
• DAGGED † adj. 1. clogged with dirt ...1484
† adj. 2. wet with dew, drizzling rain, or a sprinkling of anything ...a1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. drunk, tipsy ...1678 sl.
adj. 4. dotted with colour ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. made damp ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. weary ...1868 Eng. dial.
• DAGGED-ASS n. a slatternly woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAGGED-SKIRTED adj. wet or mud-bespattered; slatternly ...1740 Eng. dial.
• DAGGEN n. a large piece of anything, as wood, meat, etc.; a lump; a thick slice ...c1836 Sc.
• DAGGER † n. 1. the horn of a young stag ...1616
n. 2. the penis ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a jockey's general helper ...c1925 Aust. sporting sl.
n. 4. a lesbian who is butch...1967 US Black sl.
n. 5. a hanger-on; a criminal associate ...1980s Aust. sl.
• DAGGER-ALE n. very cheap or inferior ale ...L16 sl.
• DAGGER-CHEAP † adj. very cheap, dirt cheap ...1592
• DAGGER OF DESIRE n. the erect penis ...2003 UK jocular
• DAGGER-POINTED GOLDIES n. yellow shoes with sharply pointed toes ...1940s US Black sl.
• DAGGERS n. icicles ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAGGIE adj. drizzling, moist, misty ...1825 Sc.
• DAGGILY adv. in an unfashionable or uncool manner ...1972 Aust. sl.
• DAGGING adj. 1. of pain: shooting...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of the weather: wet, drizzly, misty, rainy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAGGISH adj. amusing in an out-of-the-way fashion ...1966 NZ sl.
• DAGGLE vb. 1. to wet and soil a garment etc., by trailing it through mud or wet grass ...1530
vb. 2. to walk in a slovenly way (through mud or mire); to drag or trail about ...1705
vb. 3. to trudge about, to run like a child ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to wet by splashing or sprinkling ...1805
vb. 5. to drizzle; to rain continuously; to pour in torrents ...1825 Sc.
vb. 6. to proceed, act, or work laggardly; to idle ...1827 Sc.
vb. 7. to cut off matted clots of wool from the hinder parts of a sheep...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to grow thickly together, as fruit ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAGGLED adj. wet or dirtied by mud, etc. ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAGGLE DOWN vb. of a skirt: to hang down or trail so as to draggle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DAGGLE-LOCKS n. clots of matted wool round a sheep's hind quarters ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAGGLER n. a laggard, an idler, a lounger ...1825 Sc.
• DAGGLE-TAIL † n. 1. a person, esp. a woman, whose garments are bemired by being trailed over wet ground; an untidy woman, a slut, a slattern ...1577-87 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a prostitute ...L18 sl.
• DAGGLE-TAILED † adj. having the skirts splashed by being trailed over wet ground; untidy, slatternly ...1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAGGLING adj. trailing in the wet ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAGGLY adj. 1. scattered ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of the weather: wet, showery, drizzly, misty, rainy ...1869 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DAG GONE! int. a mild oath ...1897 Amer. dial.
• DAG-GONE IT! int. an expression of annoyance ...19C US
• DAGGRI n. dawn ...1908 Sc.
• DAGG-TAIL n. a slattern, a slut ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DAG-GUM IT! int. 1. an expression of annoyance ...1965 Amer. dial.
int. 2. an exclamation caused by sudden pain ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DAGGY adj. 1. the weather: wet, drizzly, misty, rainy ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of sheep: having dags of wool soiled with excrement ...1895 Aust. sl.
adj. 3. conservative and lacking style and sophistication in manners, interests, etc.; uncool; unfashionable in dress ...20C Aust. sl.
adj. 4. stupid, unpleasant ...20C Aust. sl.
adj. 5. amusing in an out-of-the-way fashion; eccentric ...1966 Aust. & NZ sl. Modern
adj. 6. of clothes, appearance, etc.: dirty; filthy; slovenly; messy; unkempt; unpleasant ...1967 Aust. sl.
adj. 7. cheap or trashy looking in a sexually promiscuous way ...1997 US sl.
• DAG IT! int. an expression of annoyance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DAGLET n. an icicle ...1825 Eng dial.
• DAGLIE n. 1. evening twilight ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 2. the dawn of day ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAGLINGS n. sheep's droppings ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAG-LOCKS n. 1. locks of wool clotted with dirt about the hinder parts of a sheep ...1623
n. 2. a man with long, curling hair, or whose beard is unkempt ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the matted hair of long-eared dogs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAG-NABBED adj. darned, damned ...20C Amer. colloq.
• DAG-NAB IT! int. Goddamn!; an expression of annoyance ...19C US
• DAGO adj. 1. (derogatory) pert. to a Latin, usually an Italian, a Mexican or a Spaniard; any dark-skinned native ...M19 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. (derogatory) Greek ...M19 Aust. sl.
adj. 3. foreign ...1900 Aust. sl.
adj. 4. bad ...1940s W. Indies sl.
n. 1. (derogatory) an Italian or Italian American; orig. applied to Spaniards, then to Spaniards, Portuguese, and Italians, and now to Italians only ...1823 US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a person of Hispanic birth or descent; a Mexican or Puerto Rican ...1823 Amer. sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a southern European language, esp. Italian or Spanish; broadly, a foreign language ...1823 US sl.
n. 4. (derogatory) a professor or student of Italian ...1823 sl.
n. 5. (derogatory) a Greek ...19C Aust. sl.
n. 6. an inferior red wine ...19C sl.
n. 7. (derogatory) a Maori ...1900s NZ sl.
n. 8. (derogatory) a South American or Spanish ship ...1900s sl.
n. 9. (derogatory) any form of foreigner ...1910s sl.
n. 10. (derogatory) any man, esp. a sexually attractive man ...1920s sl.
n. 11. (derogatory) San Diego, California ...1931 US sl.
n. 12. (derogatory) Italian food, esp. pasta ...1942 US sl.
n. 13. a low-lying meadow; a kind of grassy marsh ...1955 Amer. dial.
n. 14. in hot rodding: a dropped front axle, esp. on older Fords ...1965 US sl.
• DAGO, THE n. Frank Sinatra, American singer (1915-1998) ...1963 US sl.
• DAGO BOMB n. a large firecracker ...1930s US sl.
• DAGO CENTER n. (derogatory) the Italian, Mexican, or Puerto Rican area of a town or city ...1920s US sl.
• DAGOED adj. killed by a Spaniard ...1899 US Army in Spanish-Amer. War 
• DAG OF RAIN n. a slight, misty shower; thick, small rain ...1878 Eng. dial.
• DAG OF WET n. a slight, misty shower; thick, small rain ...1878 Eng. dial.
• DAGOLAND n. (derogatory) Southern Europe, esp. Italy ...1976 US sl.
• DAGONE! int. a mild imprecation ...1891 Sc.
• DAGONED adj. dashed, confounded ...1889 Sc.
• DAGO RED n. 1. Italian red wine, usually Chianti; thus, the cheap, home-produced red wine made by Italian families and merchandised, during Prohibition, by Italian gangsters ...20C sl.
n. 2. any cheap red wine, usually drunk by alcoholics ...1906 sl.
• DAGO-SHOP n. (derogatory) a low saloon or resort for depraved men and women, conducted by an Italian ...1891 US sl.
• DAGO'S PIANO n. an accordion ...20C US sl.
• DAGO TOWN n. (derogatory) the Italian, Mexican, or Puerto Rican area of a town or city ...1920s US sl.
• DAGO WINE n. cheap red wine ...1965 Amer. dial. online
• DAGS n. 1. dewdrops ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a feat; an achievement; a performance ...c1850 colloq.
n. 3. pieces of excrement adhering to the anus ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 4. an excessively annoying or unpleasant person ...20C Aust. teen sl.
n. 5. cigarettes ...20C military sl.
• DAGSET n. nightfall, dusk ...1866 Sc.
• DAG-TAILED adj. having the wool about the tail clotted with dirt ...1597-8
• DAG UP vb. to smarten oneself for guard or parade ...E20 army sl.
• DAG-WAM IT! int. an expression of annoyance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DAGWOOD n. a huge, usually multi-layered sandwich ...1948 US sl.
• DAGWOOD DOG n. a deep-fried battered frankfurter on a stick ...2003 Aust. sl.
• DAG YOU! int. confound you! ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAH n. a child's Black nurse ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DAHEENO n. something bad, usually a poor market ...M19 costermongers' sl.
• DAIBLE n. 1. a slight washing ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. one who dabbles in or potters with a subject or matter ...1923 Sc.
vb. 1. to go about in an inactive and feeble way; generally applied to children ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to wash perfunctorily ...1825 Sc.
• DAIBLES n. scrapes, difficulties ...1887 Eng. dial.
• DAICHER vb. to soak ...1874 Sc.
• DAIDLE vb. 1. to idle, to trifle, to waste time; to potter about; to move or act slowly or in a slovenly manner; to saunter; to loiter ...1756 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to mismanage; to do any work in a slovenly way ...1808 Sc.
vb. 3. to draggle, to bemire one's clothes ...1808 Sc.
vb. 4. to waddle; to stagger, to walk unsteadily ...1808 Sc.
vb. 5. to hinder or obstruct ...1910 Sc.
vb. 6. to fondle a child, to toss it on the knee ...1928 Sc.
• DAIDLER n. a trifler ...1882 Sc.
• DAIDLEY adj. dawdling ...1903 Sc.
• DAIGLE vb. to proceed, act, or work laggardly; to idle ...1827 Sc.
• DAIGLER n. a laggard, an idler, a lounger ...1825 Sc.
• DAIKER vb. to set in order ...1820 Sc.
• DAIKENS! † int. an exclamation or kind of oath ...1825 Sc.
• DAIKER vb. to deck out, to decorate ...1900 Sc.
• DAIKINS! int. an exclamation of astonishment ...1789 Sc.
• DAIKON LEGS n. short, pale, and fat legs ...1981 Hawaiian youth sl.
• DAIL n. 1. a field ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 2. a heap ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAILIES n. film scenes filmed one day, rush processed and delivered for viewing by the director and others the same or next day ...1970s US sl.
• DAILY n. 1. a daily newspaper ...M19 colloq.
n. 2. one's wages ...1900s sl.
n. 3. a daily help, a charwoman, a maidservant ...1920s colloq.
n. 4. a tale, thus a lie ...1920s rhyming sl. (Daily Mail)
n. 5. ale ...1920s rhyming sl. (Daily Mail)
n. 6. bail ...1920s rhyming sl. (Daily Mail)
n. 7. sexual enthusiasm; sexual intercourse ...1920s rhyming sl. for 'tail' (Daily Mail)
n. 8. a tail; hence, the buttocks, the rectum ...1956 UK rhyming sl. (Daily Mail)
n. 9. a nail ...1961 UK carpenters' rhyming sl. (Daily Mail)
n. 10. a prostitute; a sexually available woman ...1977 UK rhyming sl. for 'tail' (Daily Mail)
n. 11. a regular (daily) bet with a bookmaker ...1984 UK sl.
• DAILY BODY n. a daily help (servant) ...c1918 colloq.
• DAILY BREAD n. 1. a wage-earner; the working head of the family ...c1890 colloq.
n. 2. the head ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DAILY BREADER n. the head of the family; the working head of the house ...L19 rhyming sl.
• DAILY BREADITE n. the head of the family ...L19 rhyming sl.
• DAILY-DAILY n. during the Vietnam war: anti-malaria pills taken daily, in addition to a second medication taken once a week ...1982 US sl.
• DAILY-DAILY PILL n. an anti-malaria pill ...1982 US Army sl.
• DAILY-DAY adv. every day, continually, constantly ...1881 Sc.
• DAILY DOUBLE n. 1. success in two fields of endeavour simultaneously; winning or obtaining any two different prizes, goal, or the like ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. trouble ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 3. in poker: two consecutive winning hands ...1996 US sl.
• DAILY DOZEN n. 1. a set of calisthenic exercises done daily; also, set of routine or duties or tasks ...1919 sl.
n. 2. one's work, occupation ...1930s sl.
• DAILY-DUD n. a dish-clout (cloth) ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAILY EXAGGERATOR n. the Daily Express ...c1912 jocular
• DAILY EXPRESS n. a dress ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
vb. to dress ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DAILY EYE-WASH n. an official army communiqué ...World War I services' usage
• DAILY GETSMUCHWORSE n. the Daily Express (daily national tabloid newspaper in the UK launched in 1900) ...1975 UK sl.
• DAILYGONE n. twilight ...1925 Irish sl.
• DAILY GRIND, THE n. the routine of everyday life ...20C Amer. sl.
• DAILY LEVY, THE n. the Daily Telegraph (newspaper published in London, founded in 1855) ...c1860 sl.
• DAILY LIAR n. a nickname for the Daily Mail ...1984 UK jocular
• DAILY MAIL n. 1. a tale, thus a lie ...1920s rhyming sl.
n. 2. ale ...1920s rhyming sl.
n. 3. bail ...1920s rhyming sl.
n. 4. sexual enthusiasm ...1920s rhyming sl. for 'tail'
n. 5. sexual intercourse ...20C rhyming sl. for 'tail'
n. 6. the buttocks; the rectum ...1920s rhyming sl. for 'tail'
n. 7. a nail ...1961 UK carpenters' rhyming sl.
n. 8. a prostitute; a sexually available woman ...1977 UK rhyming sl. for 'tail'
vb. to tail, to follow ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DAILY NEWS n. latrine rumours ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• DAILY SUPPRESS n. the Daily Express ...c1912 jocular
• DAILY-TELL-THE-TALE n. the Daily Mail ...c1920 rhyming sl.
• DAILY TORYGRAPH n. the Daily Telegraph ...2003 UK sl.
• DAILY WAIL, THE n. the Daily Mail ...c1910 jocular
• DAILY WHALE, THE n. the Daily Mail ...c1910 jocular
• DAIMEN adj. rare, occasional ...1790 Sc.
• DAIN † adj. 1. haughty ...c1500 obs. or Eng. dial. rare
† adj. 2. repellent ...c1500 obs. or Eng. dial. rare
† adj. 3. reserved, distant ...c1500 obs. or Eng. dial. rare
† adj. 4. repulsive in smell, stinking, putrid ...1888 obs. or Eng. dial. rare
adj. 5. cross, irritable ...1896 Eng. dial.
† n. disdain, dislike, distrust ...a1400-1500
† vb. to disdain ...a1400-50
• DAINFUL † adj. disdainful ...c1530
• DAINSHACH adj. fastidious, particular; fussy about food ...1920 Sc.
• DAINTEOUS † adj. dainty ...c1386
• DAINTESS n. a delicacy, a rarity; a luxury ...1825 Sc.
• DAINTETH † adj. dainty ...c1430
• DAINTIES n. women's panties, knickers ...1972 euphemism
• DAINTIFICATION n. daintified condition ...1780 nonce word
• DAINTIFUL † adj. dainty ...1393
• DAINTIFY vb. to make dainty ...1780 nonce word
• DAINTIHOOD * n. daintiness ...1780
• DAINTITH † n. a dainty, a delicacy ...1718 Sc.
• DAINTIVE †* adj. dainty ...1526
• DAINTREL † n. a dainty, a delicacy ...1575
• DAINTY † adj. 1. valuable, fine, handsome; choice, excellent; pleasant, delightful ...c1340 obs. or Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. luxurious ...a1533
† adj. 3. precious; hence, rare, scarce ...? a1500
† adj. 4. delicate in health or constitution ...1560
adj. 5. plump and thriving, as regarding a child ...a1698 Sc.
† adj. 6. liberal, open-hearted ...1825 Sc.
adj. 7. of weather: fine, genial, cheering ...1860 Eng. dial.
adj. 8. large, good-sized ...1866 Sc.
adj. 9. evil-smelling ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 10. fragrant, implying delicacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. estimation, honour, favour (in which anything is held); esteem, regard; affection, love ...a1225
† n. 2. delightful or choice quality; sumptuousness ...a1300
† n. 3. a liking or fondness to do or see anything; delight, pleasure, joy ...c1325
† n. 4. anything estimable, choice, fine, pleasing, or delightful; hence, occasionally, a luxury, a rarity ...1340
† n. 5. daintiness; fastidiousness ...1590
† n. 6. a term of endearment ...1611.
n. 7. a person who is coddled or made a pet of ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DAINTY-CHAPPED † adj. fastidious or particular as to eating and food ...19C
• DAINTY UP †* vb. to pamper or indulge with dainties ...1622
• DAINY adj. sly, cunning ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAIRIES n. the female breasts ...18C sl.
• DAIROUS † adj. bold, daring ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DAIRS n. small unmarketable fish ...19C nautical colloq.
• DAIRTER n. a daughter ...1837 Amer. dial.
• DAIRY n. 1. the female breasts ...18C sl.
n. 2. drawing attention to oneself so as to allows a confederate to break prison rules unnoticed ...1910s UK prison sl.
n. 3. exposure, publicity ...1910s sl.
n. 4. tobacco ...1940s UK prison sl.
• DAIRY, THE n. the best ...2003 UK sl.
• DAIRY ARRANGEMENTS n. the female breasts ...1910s sl.
• DAIRY BOX n. a sexually transmitted infection; venereal disease ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DAIRY-MOUSE n. the bat ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAIRY PORN n. pornographic magazines sold at local dairies ...1990s NZ sl.
• DAIRY QUEEN n. 1. a homosexual farmer ...1960s US gay sl.
n. 2. a homosexual milkman ...1960s US gay sl.
n. 3. a sexual encounter that takes place in the early morning ...1960s US gay sl.
n. 4. a woman with large breasts ...2000s sl.
n. 5. a man who enjoys sucking on nipples during intercourse ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
• DAIS † n. a raised table in a hall at which distinguished persons sat at feasts, etc. ...a1259
• DAISE vb. to wither; to become rotten or spoiled from keeping, dampness, etc. ...1825 Sc.
• DAISIE adj. of the weather: cold, raw ...1825 Sc.
• DAISIES n. boots ...1859 UK rhyming sl. (Daisy Roots)
• DAISIES, THE n. in baseball: the outfield ...1940s Amer. sl.
• DAISKET adj. 1. stupid, dazed, slow ...1880 Sc.
adj. 2. exhausted, worn-out ...1888 Sc.
• DAISKIT adj. exhausted, fatigued ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAISY adj. 1. remarkable, extraordinary; excellent; first-rate; superior; fine ...1757 sl.
adj. 2. pleasant; expert ...L19 US sl.
adv. 1. admirably, excellently, in a fine manner ...L19 US sl.
adv. 2. very ...L19 US sl.
† n. 1. a term of admiration ...c1485
n. 2. a person or thing that is remarkable, wonderful, excellent, first-rate or superior ...1757 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a diamond ...M18 UK criminals sl.
† n. 4. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 5. a prime or superior example of its kind ...1836 US sl.
n. 6. one who is credulous or gullible ...M19 US campus sl.
n. 7. an attractive young woman; a young girl ...1876 US sl.
n. 8. a mule ...1887 US sl.
n. 9. a chamber pot...L19 sl., esp. nursery usage
n. 10. a term of affection ...L19 sl.
n. 11. a drunkard ...1900s sl.
n. 12. a perfect blow ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 13. a pretty girl ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 14. a grave; death ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 15. an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 16. a spintry, i.e. a circle of 3 or more people, heterosexual or homosexual, all linked physically in mutual sex acts ...1927 sl.
n. 17. an effeminate man, esp. an effeminate homosexual man; used derisively ...1944 US sl.
n. 18. a black eye ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 19. a housewife ...1970s US Black sl.
• DAISY BEAT n. a cheat or swindle or minor crime ...1889 rhyming sl.
vb. to cheat, to swindle ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DAISY-BEATERS n. 1. feet ...L19 sl.
n. 2. shoes ...1940s US Black sl.
• DAISY BELL n. hell ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
int. hell! ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DAISY CHAIN n. 1. a group of people, arranged roughly in a circle, in which each person is both actively and passively engaged in oral, anal, or vaginal sex with the person in front and behind them in the circle ...1927 US sl.
n. 2. a series of (Claymore) mines attached to each other and rigged for sequential detonation ...1950 UK sl.
n. 3. a series of events that return to the beginning ...1954 US sl.
n. 4. the group of men engaged in a gang-rape or orgy with a single woman ...1960s sl.
n. 5. a group of individuals engaged in unfair collaboration; used derisively ...1969 US sl.
n. 6. in business: a situation where a group of 3 or more companies conspire together at the public's expense ...1970s sl.
n. 7. a confidence swindle where funds from successive victims are used to keep the swindle alive with the earlier victims ...1985 US sl.
n. 8. in finance: a collaborative fraudulent scheme for the evasion of corporate or other taxes ...1985 US sl.
n. 9. in computing: a network architecture in which a single cable connects all nodes ...1995 US sl.
n. 10. a criminal who is handcuffed to two prison officers ...Irish sl.
vb. to connect; to link; to chain ...1990s Amer. sl.
• DAISY CHAINER n. one who participates in a 'daisy chain' (see n.1.) ...1930s sl.
• DAISY-CLIPPER n. 1. in baseball: a batted ball that skims along just above the ground ...1866 US sl.
n. 2. an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb that explodes slightly above ground level ...1918 US Army sl.
• DAISY-CUTTER n. 1. a horse that trots with its hooves near the ground ...1791 Amer. sl.
n. 2. any horse ...19C sl.
n. 3. a fine fellow ...1840 US sl.
n. 4. in cricket: a fast ball bowled in such a way that it barely clears the surface of the pitch ...1863 UK sl.
n. 5. in baseball: a batted ball that skims along just above the ground ...1866 US sl.
n. 6. a very low tennis shot ...1897 Amer. sl.
n. 7. an attractive woman ...L19 sl.
n. 8. an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb that explodes slightly above ground level ...1917 US military sl.
n. 9. a perfect landing ...c1930 Royal Air Force usage
n. 10. a 10,000 to 15,000 pound bomb used to clear jungle and create an instant landing zone in Vietnam ...1967 US sl.
• DAISY DORMER adj. warmer, esp. of the weather ...1960 UK rhyming sl., orig. theatrical
† n. a bed warmer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• DAISY DUKES n. very short and very tight shorts ...1993 US sl.
• DAISY DUMPLING n. a middle-class, heterosexual housewife ...1950s gay sl.
• DAISY-KICKER n. the ostler of an inn, esp. a large inn ...c1770 sl.
• DAISYLAND n. the world outside the big cities ...1950s US sl.
• DAISY-PICKER n. one who accompanies a couple on a country walk, 'brought to keep off gossip'; a chaperone ...L19 Anglo-Irish usage
• DAISY-PUSHER n. 1. a fatal wound ...1916 army sl.
n. 2. a dead person ...1919 US Army sl.
• DAISY-PUSHING adj. dead ...1915 army sl.
• DAISY-QUILT n. the earth, the ground ...1848 Ireland
• DAISY RECRUITS n. boots ...c1855 rhyming sl.
• DAISY ROOTS n. boots ...1859 Brit. rhyming sl.
• DAISYS n. boots ...1859 UK rhyming sl. (Daisy Roots)
• DAISY-SHOVER n. a dead person ...1928 US Army sl.
• DAISY-TRIMMERS n. boots ...M19 sl. Chambers
• DAISYVILLE n. the country ...1859 sl.
• DAITSCH n. a German ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DAITURE adj. ten ...1996 UK polari sl.
n. the number 10 ...M19 sl.
• DAIVER vb. 1. to stun, to stupefy ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to wander aimlessly; to go out of one's way from stupor; to wander in mind, to become stupid; to tarry ...1813 Sc.
• DAIVERT adj. wandering in mind, silly, senseless ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAIVERTLIKE adv. listlessly, languidly ...1887 Sc.
• DAIVERTLY adv. listlessly, languidly ...1887 Sc.
• DAIVILIE adv. listlessly, spiritlessly ...1788 Sc.
• DAIZIE adj. of the weather: cold, raw ...1825 Sc.
• DAJON † n. an outcast; applied as a term of contempt to both sexes ...1882 Sc.
• DAK n. 1. a Douglas DC-3 Dakota transport aircraft ...1943 services' sl.
n. 2. marijuana ...1980s NZ drugs sl.
vb. to pull another's trousers down as a prank ...2000 Aust. sl.
• DAK-DAK n. a Volkswagen car of the first type produced ...20C Aust. sl.
• DAKE n. a marble used as a stake in a game ...1958 Amer. dial.
vb. to prick with anything sharp; to poke with the finger ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DAKED IN adj. in marbles: said of marbles placed within the ring ...1958 Amer. dial.
• DAKES n. marbles ...20C Aust. schoolchildren's usage
• DAKES-HEAD n. a spiritless, stupid person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAKES-HEADED adj. stupid, dull ...1893 Eng. dial.
• DAKHI n. a Black person ...2005 S. Afr. sl.
• DA KINE n. 1. anything ...1951 Hawaiian youth usage
n. 2. anything good, as food, drugs, liquor ...1960s US sl.
n. 3. marijuana ...1960s US sl.
• DAKKA n. marijuana ...20C sl.
• DAKKER n. marijuana ...1970s Aust. sl.
• DAKMA vb. to silence ...19C sl.
• DAKOTA FLATHEAD n. a German settler of Dakota, Wisconsin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DAKS n. 1. shorts or trousers ...1940s sl., orig. Aust.
n. 2. a pair of underpants ...20C Aust. sl.
• D.A.L. n. a humorous notation put on letters that cannot be delivered (Dog At Large) ...c1920 postmen's usage
• DA LAND n. getting intoxicated on a drug while sitting in a car with the windows rolled up, thus intensifying the effects of the ambient smoke ...1990s US Black & drugs sl.
• DALCOP n. an idiot ...1858 Eng. dial.
• DALDOES n. useless ornaments, such as embroidered chair-backs, tassels, etc.; also, rubbish ...1841 Sc.
• DALDOO n. a great noise ...1866 Sc.
• DALE † adj. furious, mad ...1858 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a hole in the ground; a hollow, a pit, a gulf ...a800
n. 2. the base or 'home' in hide-and-seek ...1873 Sc.
n. 3. a goal ...1873 Sc.
• DALE A ONE n. no one ...20C Irish usage
• DALE-BACKED adj. of a horse, etc.: hollow in the back ...1676
• DALK † n. 1. a pin., brooch, clasp, buckle ...c1000
† n. 2. a hole, hollow, depression ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DALL n. 1. a child's toy; a pretty, silly woman ...1818 Sc.
† n. 2. a sloven ...1825 Sc.
int. damn!; an exclamation; a petty oath ...1853 Eng. dial.
• DALLACH n. a blow, a box on the ear ...1900 Sc.
• DALLACK n. an unsightly mess or portion; a dropping of something ...1807 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to dally, to fritter away time ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to wear clothes roughly or disorderly; to wear out; to drag or trail carelessly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to dress smartly and gaudily ...1874 Eng. dial.
• DALLACKER n. a day labourer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DALLACKING adj. 1. dressing smartly and gaudily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. fooling, play acting ...2000 Ireland sl.
• DALLACKS n. a dirty, slovenly person; a smart, overdressed person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DALLAPOOKEEN n. the game of blindman's buff ...1952 Ireland
• DALLAS SPECIAL n. a pocketknife with a blade longer than the legal limit ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DALLDRUMS † n. foolish fancies ...1824 Sc.
• DALLE †* n. the hand ...c1460
• DALLERS n. a fit of melancholy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DALLIANCE † n. 1. talk, confabulation, converse, chat, usually of a light or familiar kind, but also used of serious conversation or discussion ...c1340
† n. 2. waste of time in trifling, idle delay ...1547-64
• DALLIE n. a Dalmatian, esp. an immigrant to New Zealand from that area or the Balkans in general ...1940 NZ sl.
• DALLING adj. of the weather: changing, varying ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DALLION † n. a person whose clothes are too large for his body; also, one who has a foolish gait in walking ...1824 Sc.
• DALLISH adj. slovenly ...1825 Sc.
• DALLY adj. good, kind, nice, sweet ...2002 UK sl.
n. 1. a child's toy; a pretty, silly woman ...1822 Sc.
n. 2. an interval in bad weather ...1914 Sc.
n. 3. a delay ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a teetotum (spinning top)...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a Dalmatian, esp. an immigrant to New Zealand from that area or the Balkans in general ...1940 NZ sl.
n. 6. a New Zealander whose heritage is Croatian (Dalmatian) ...1950 NZ sl.
† vb. 1. to talk or converse lightly or idly; to chat ...c1300
vb. 2. to pet, to indulge, to spoil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to leave, to go ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 4. in western Canadian rodeos: to loop the lariat around the saddle horn ...1987 Can. sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DALLY-BONES n. the knees ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DALLY-BUTTONS! int. a joyful exclamation ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DALLY-CAR n. a deep ditch ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DALLY-CRAW n. a loitering child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DALLY-LAW n. a spoiled child, a darling ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DALLY OFF † vb. to put off or defer by trifling ...1574
• DALLY OUT † vb. to trifle with, to elude ...1548
• DALLY PLONK n. cheap wine manufactured by Dalmatian (i.e. Balkan) settlers ...1950s NZ sl.
• DALMATIAN PUDDING n. the boiled currant-pudding known as 'spotted-dog' ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• DALT n. 1. a foster-child ...1775 Sc. & Ireland
n. 2. a spoiled child ...1828 Sc. & Ireland
• DALTHEEN n. an impudent fellow ...20C Ireland
• DALY † adj. lonely, solitary ...1781 Eng. dial.
† n. a die, or a knuckle-bone used as a die; also, a cubical piece of anything; a cube ...c1440
• DAM adj. 1. a strong expression of reprehension or dislike ...M18
adj. 2. a general intensifier, complete, utter ...L19
† n. 1. each of the pieces in the game of draughts or checkers ...1580
n. 2. mother; usually used in contempt ...a1547
n. 3. the quantity of urine discharged at once; generally applied to children ...1786 Sc.
n. 4. a young unmarried woman, a girl; a damsel ...1790 Sc.
n. 5. a woman, esp. an old woman ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. a term applied to women of the lowest rank ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a menstrual cup (a device worn internally, used instead of tampons) ...2001 US sl.
vb. of animals: to give birth to young ...1577 obs. rare
• DAM, THE n. Amsterdam ...1996 UK sl.
• DAMA BLANCA n. cocaine ...1976 US sl.
• DAMACK n. a girl, a young woman ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMACKIE n. a girl, a young woman ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMAGE † n. 1. a matter for regret, a misfortune ...c1385
† n. 2. a disadvantage, inconvenience, trouble ...1398
n. 3. cost, expense ...1755 sl.
n. 4. a problem ...1988 US sl.
vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAMAGE, THE n. cost; price ...1755 sl.
• DAMAGEABLE † adj. 1. causing loss or injury; hurtful, injurious ...1474
adj. 2. liable to be damaged ...1755
• DAMAGEABLY † adv. injuriously ...1660
• DAMAGED adj. 1. drunk; tipsy; occasionally hungover ...1851 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. bewitched ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMAGED GOODS n. 1. a person, esp. a woman, who is no longer a virgin ...1916 US sl.
n. 2. an emotionally or mentally unstable person ...1990s sl.
• DAMAGEFUL † adj. injurious, hurtful ...c1449
• DAMAGEMENT * n. act of damaging, or the fact of being damaged ...1603
• DAMAGEOUS † adj. fraught with damage, hurtful, injurious; causing loss or disadvantage ...c1386
• DAMAGER n. 1. a damaging punch ...c1815 boxing colloq.
n. 2. a manager ...c1880 sl., orig. theatrical usage
• DAMASK vb. to warm wine ...L17 sl.
• DAMASON n. a severe scolding, rebuke ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMBER n. 1. a man belonging to a criminal gang ...M17 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a rogue, a rascal ...M17 sl.
• DAMBER-BUSH n. the female pubic hair ...19C Brit. sl.
• DAMBLACK adj. extremely dark-skinned ...1930s US Black sl.
• DAM-BOARD n. a draught-board ...1779 Sc.
• DAM-BROD n. the board used in the game of draughts; draughts ...1779 Sc.
• DAMBROD, THE  n. the game of draughts ...1826 Sc.
• DAM-BUSTER n. a sudden heavy rain ...1962 Amer. dial.
• DAME † n. 1. a female ruler, superior, or head; the superior of a nunnery, an abbess ...a1225
n. 2. a form of address originally used to a lady of rank, or a woman of position; gradually extended to women of lower rank ...a1225
† n. 3. a mother ...a1225
n. 4. the 'lady' of the house; the mistress of a household, a housewife; also humorously applied to an aged housewife ...c1330 now arch. or Eng. dial.
n. 5. the wife or daughter of a lord; a woman of rank, a lady ...1530 now hist, or poetic
n. 6. a woman in rank next below a lady; the wife of a knight, squire, citizen, yeoman ...1574 arch. or Eng. dial.
† n. 7. the queen at chess ...1574
n. 8. the mistress of a private elementary school for children, usually an old woman or widow ...a1649 now nearly obs.
n. 9. a woman; a girl; often used disparagingly; now suggesting a tough or old-fashioned viewpoint ...1698
n. 10. at Eton: a matron who keeps a boarding-house for boys at the school; also a man who does the same ...c1737
n. 11. in a deck of playing cards: a queen ...1996 US sl.
• DAME COMPLEX n. fondness for girls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAME JUDI n. a stench ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Dame Judi Dench)
• DAME JUDI DENCH n. a stench ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• DAME OF HONOR n. a maid or matron of honour ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DAME RUMOUR n. rumour ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• DAME-SCHOOL n. an infant school kept by an old woman; an elementary school for children kept by a dame ...1852
• DAMESHIP n. the office or position of a dame ...1837 nonce word
• DAME'S THIMBLE n. a rap on the head with a thimbled finger ...1847 Eng. dial.
• DAME WITH AN ANCHOR n. a married woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DAMFI! int. damned if I know! ...L19 sl., orig. US
• DAMFINO! int. damned if I know! ...1882 US sl.
• DAMFOOL adj. damnably foolish; silly; stupid and irritating ...c1895 colloq.
n. a damned fool ...c1880 colloq.
vb. to deceive ...World War I army sl.
• DAMFUL vb. to deceive ...World War I army sl.
• DAMIE n. a young unmarried woman; a girl ...1789 Sc.
• DAMIFIED adj. damaged ...1924 Amer. dial.
• DAMISH n. damage, injury ...1820 Sc.
vb. to damage ...1939 Sc.
• DAMISHELL n. a young unmarried woman; a term of reproach for a woman of bad character or disposition; a damsel ...a1743 Sc.
• DAMISHT adj. stupid, silly ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMISH YOUR SKINS int. an expletive ...1894 Sc.
• DAMMARET † n. a lady's man; 'one that spends his whole time in the entertaining or courting of women' ...1635
• DAMME † n. a person addicted to saying 'Damme'; a profane swearer; a blustering, profane, aggressive thug...1618
int. a profane imprecation; shortened form of 'dame me!' ...c1645
• DAMME-BOY † n. a person addicted to saying 'Damme'; a profane swearer; a blustering, profane, aggressive thug...1618
• DAMMED adj. 1. a strong expression of reprehension or dislike ...L16
adj. 2. a general intensifier; complete, utter ...M19
• DAMMELLED adj. damned ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMMER n. a term prefixed by lads to the surname of a companion, as 'dammer Smith'; also used as a form of address ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
†* vb. 1. to make dim or dark ...1610
vb. 2. to astonish, to astound, to confuse ...1897 Sc.
• DAMMERTIT adj. stupid ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMMING AND LADING phr. incurring one debt to pay another ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• DAMMISH † vb. 1. to stun, to stupefy ...a1598 Sc.
vb. 2. to bruise the surface of by a knock, as with an apple, etc. ...19C Sc.
vb. 3. to injure, to damage ...1894 Sc.
• DAMMISHED adj. stunned, bewildered; inept, inert, inactive, stupefied ...1721 Sc.
• DAMMISH IT! int. an expletive ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMMISHMENT n. damage, injury ...1827 Sc.
• DAMMISH YOU! int. an expletive ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMMIT † adj. stunned ...1825 Sc.
int. a mild exclamation ...L17 sl.
• DAMMIT TO HELL! int. a mild exclamation ...M19
• DAMMIT TO HELL AND BACK! int. a mild exclamation ...M19
• DAMMY n. a profane swearer ...c1610 sl.
int. damn! ...17C euphemism
• DAMMY-BOY n. a profane swearer; a roaring, blustering fellow...c1610 sl.
• DAMN adj. 1. cursed, wretched ...1770s
adj. 2. a general intensifier, complete, utter ...1865
adv. a general intensifier, very, very much, exactly, completely ...M19
n. 1. something of little or no worth ...1760 UK sl.
n. 2. a miniscule or virtually non-existent amount ...L18 sl.
vb. 1. to execrate; to condemn; to curse ...1770s
vb. 2. to hurt, to disable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to condemn a person or thing as without value; to judge someone or something as worthless ...20C colloq.
int. a profane imprecation; an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, annoyance, frustration, etc. ...1589
• DAMNABLE † adj. 1. worthy of condemnation; to be reprobated; highly reprehensible; objectionable ...c1380
†* adj. 2. causing loss or harm; hurtful, pernicious ...c1420
†* adj. 3. liable to judicial condemnation ...c1460
adj. 4. a general abusive epithet, a term of dismissal and dislike ...19C sl.
• DAMNABLY adv. very. exceedingly ...19C colloq.
• DAMNAGE † n. damage ...1707 Sc.
• DAMN A HORSE IF I DO! int. a strong refusal or rejection ...c1820 colloq.
• DAMN A HORSE'S HIND LEG! int. an oath ...c1810 sl.
• DAMN ALL adj. none, no ...1910s sl.
n. emphatically nothing; anything ...1914 US sl.
int. nothing! ...1910s sl.
• DAMN AND BASTARDRY! int. a mild oath ...2000 UK sl.
• DAMN AND BLAST adj. last ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
n. the last position in a race ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
int. used to express anger or frustration ...1943 UK sl.
• DAMN-ASS-ALL n. nothing ...1959 US sl.
• DAMNATION adj. damned; excessive ...c1750 colloq.
† n. 1. the act of condemning, or fact of being condemned, as by judicial sentence, etc.; condemnation ...a1300
n. 2. hell ...17C
int. an exclamation of emphatic objurgation ...1604
• DAMNATION ALLEY n. in roulette: the twelve-number column on the left of the layout ...1979 US sl.
• DAMNATION BOW-WOW(S)! n. hell ...M19 euphemism
int. damn! Hell ...1924 Amer. dial.
• DAMNATION TAKE IT! int. a general curse ...19C sl.
• DAMN-BUT! int. expressing affirmation ...1939 Ireland
• DAMN-DAMN n. in Vietnam: bombardment, gunfire ...1982 US military usage
• DAMNED adj. an intensifier, generally to negative effect; a strong expression of reprehension or dislike ...1596 UK
adv. a general intensifier, very, very much, exactly, completely ...L16
• DAMNED GOOD SWINE UP n. a loud quarrel; a fierce argument, possibly leading to blows ...L19 sl.
• DAMNED IF YOU DO AND DAMNED IF YOU DON'T phr. condemned, whatever decision one makes ...1970s Amer. sl.
• DAMNED SOUL n. a customs house who 'guards against the crime of perjury, by taking a previous oath, never to swear truly on these occasions' ...1780s sl.
• DAMNED TOOTING! int. used to express emphatic agreement ...1963 US sl.
• DAMNED YANKEE n. a native of the northern US ...1833 Amer. dial.
• DAMNEMENT †* n. damnation ...1480
• DAMN-FOOL adj. damnably foolish; silly; stupid and irritating ...19C colloq.
n. a damned fool ...19C colloq.
• DAMNFOOLISH adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAMN GOOD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAMNIFIABLE †* adj. injurious, hurtful, detrimental ...1604
• DAMNIFIC † adj. causing damage or loss; injurious ..1727
• DAMNIFY * vb. 1. to cause, injury, loss, or inconvenience to; to injure, to damage, to hurt; to inflict injury upon; to wrong ...1512 (very common in the 17th century)
† vb. 2. to injure physically or bodily ...a1562
† vb. 3. to cause the loss of, to bring to destruction or ruin ...1612
† vb. 4. to become damaged; to spoil ...1712
• DAMNING adj. addicted to profane swearing ...1667
† n. 1. a 'company' of jurors ...1486
n. 2. profane swearing ...1679
• DAMN IT! int. an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc. ...1589 UK
• DAMN IT ALL! int. a mild exclamation ...L17 sl.
• DAMN-IT-SKIN! int. a mild oath ...1951 Ireland
• DAMNLY adv. completely, quite ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DAMN ME FOR A HORSE IF I DO! int. an exclamation implying one's absolute refusal to do something ...E19 sl.
• DAMN-MY-EYES adj. flashy; ostentatious ...1849 US nautical sl.
int. (as 'damn my eyes!) an exclamation of irritation, impatience, annoyance, etc. ...M18 sl.
• DAMNOSE † adj. hurtful ...1727
• DAMNOSITY † n. hurtfulness ...1727
• DAMN RIGHT adj. certain; sure ...1940s sl.
adv. certainly ...1940s sl.
• DAMN SAM! int. an exclamation of surprise or annoyance ...1950s US Black usage
• DAMN SKIPPING! int. an exclamation of enthusiastic affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! ...1970s, orig. US Black usage
• DAMN SKIPPY adj. certain; sure ...1940s sl.
adv. certainly ...1940s sl.
int. absolutely! without a doubt! ...1994 US sl.
• DAMN STRAIGHT adj. certain; sure ...1940s sl.
adv. certainly ...1940s sl.
int. an exclamation of enthusiastic affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• DAMN TOOTIN' adj. certain; sure ...1940s sl.
adv. certainly; absolutely; completely accurate; not doubt at all ...1910s US sl.
int. an exclamation of affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! ...1910s US sl.
• DAMN WELL adv. certainly, assuredly, definitely, very much ...L19
• DAMN YANKEE n. a southern term expressing rancour toward the politicians and soldiers of the Union; a native of the northern US ...1833 Amer. dial.
• DAMN YANKEE COTTON n. snow ...2008 Amer. dial.
• DAMN YOU! int. a curse; go to hell! ...19C
• DAMN YOUR BUTTONS! int. an expletive ...1834 sl.
• DAMN-YOUR-EYES adj. provocative ...M19 sl.
int. (as 'damn your eyes!) an exclamation of irritation, impatience, annoyance, etc. ...M18 sl.
• DAM OF THAT WAS A WHISKER, THE phr. applied to a great lie ...c1675 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• DAMOISEAU † n. a young man of gentle birth, not yet made a knight ...c1477 obs. or arch.
• DAMON n. a pill, esp. an amphetamine ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Damon Hill)
• DAMON HILL n. a pill, esp. an amphetamine ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• DAMORST! int. an oath, damn you! ...1835 Sc.
• DAMOURET † n. a ladies' man; one who spends his time in the entertaining or courting of women ...a1649
• DAMP † adj. 1. showing stupefaction or depression of spirits; dazed, stupefied ...1590 obs. or arch.
adj. 2. tipsy; mildly drunk ...1813 US sl.
adj. 3. foolish, stupid; crazy ...L19 sl.
adj. 4. allowing the importation of alcohol for personal consumption but not for public sale ...1991 US sl.
adj. 5. of a woman: sexually aroused ...Brit. sl.
adj. 6. weak, ineffectual ...Brit. sl.
† n. 1. a dazed or stupefied condition; loss of consciousness or vitality, stupor ...1542
n. 2. a check, discouragement ...1587
† n. 3. visible vapour; fog, mist ...1601
n. 4. a state of dejection; depression of spirits ...1606
n. 5. a disappointment; a rebuff ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. a drink; a 'wetting' ...1837 sl.
n. 7. the end of a line or rope ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 8. fine rain ...1911 Sc.
n. 9. an umbrella ...c1950 jocular
n. 10. the vagina; hence, a woman in sexual terms ...1950s sl.
n. 11. sexual intercourse with a woman ...1970s US sl.
n. 12. a feeble or inept person ...Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to deaden or restrain the ardour or energy of; to depress, to deject, to discourage, to check ...1548
† vb. 2. to stifle the faculties with noxious 'fumes'; to stupefy, to benumb, to daze ...1570
† vb. 3. to envelop in a fog or mist ...1629
† vb. 4. to condemn ...1728 Sc.
vb. 5. to wet, to moisten slightly ...1853 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to drizzle, to rain slightly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to put out a fire, etc. ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to take a drink ...1862 sl.
vb. 9. to steal, by secreting a small object, a diamond, in the mouth ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• DAMP AS A SCOTCH MIST adj. very damp ...1844 Amer. dial.
• DAMP BAZAAR n. a bar ...M19 rhyming sl.
• DAMP BLANKET n. in the theatre: a bad review ...1981 US sl.
• DAMP BOURBON POULTICE n. a shot of bourbon ...L19 US sl.
• DAMPEN THE DUST vb. to take a drink ...M19 US sl.
• DAMPER n. 1. something that takes off the edge of appetite; a snack between meals ...1804
n. 2. a person or thing that depresses, takes the edge off joy, chills one's enthusiasm, etc.; a spoilsport; a wet-blanket ...1748 sl.
n. 3. a rebuff ...19C sl.
n. 4. ale or stout taken after spirits (and water) ...c1820 sl.
n. 5. a simple, unleavened, savoury bread traditionally cooked in the ashes of a campfire ...1825 Aust.
n. 6. a cash drawer; a till; in more recent use: a cash register ...1848 US criminals' sl.
n. 7. a sweating employer ...c1860 tailors' sl.
n. 8. a safe or safe-deposit box ...1872 US criminals' sl.
n. 9. a lunch bill, or more generally, a dinner bill; the bill in a restaurant ...1886 UK society sl.
n. 10. a bank or money depository; a treasury ...1932 criminals' sl.
n. 11. a bed-wetter ...1990s UK tramps' sl.
n. 12. solitary confinement, punishment cells ...1950s Amer. prison sl.
vb. 1. to stop; to bring to an end ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to mute, to quiet ...1979 US sl.
• DAMPER-GETTER n. a robber of tills; a thief of money drawers ...1904 US criminals' sl.
• DAMPER IT phr. an expression to tell someone to be patient ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DAMPER PAD n. a bank book ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• DAMPER'S DOWN phr. used as a warning to a man that his trouser-fly is open ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DAMPER-SNEAK n. a thief of safes ...1872 US criminals' sl.
• DAMPER YOU! int. an imprecation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMPHOOL adj. damnably foolish ...19C colloq.
a damned fool ...19C colloq.
• DAMPHOOLE n. a damned fool ...c1880 colloq.
• DAMPHOOLISH adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAMPHULE n. a damned fool ...c1880 colloq.
• DAMPINESS * n. the state of being 'dampy' or somewhat damp ...1830
• DAMPING adj. 1. wet, moist, damp ...1846 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. showery, drizzling ...1897 Eng. dial.
• DAMPISH † adj. vaporous, foggy, misty ...1577
• DAMP ONE'S MUG vb. to drink ...c1835 sl.
• DAMP POT n. 1. the sea, esp. the Atlantic ...c1855 tailors' sl.
n. 2. a water-pot ...L19 tailors' colloq.
• DAMP RAG n. a disappointment; a blighted hop ...1940s Amer. sl.
• DAMPS n. barbiturates; central nervous system depressants ...1992 US drugs sl.
• DAMP SQUIB n. 1. something that fails to come to a conclusion; a fiasco; a failure; a dud ...1845 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a racehorse or greyhound that starts well but runs out of steam ...20C Aust. sl.
• DAMP THE SAWDUST vb. to drink with friends at the opening of a new tavern ...c1860 sl.
• DAMPY † adj. 1. full of vapour or mist; foggy ...1600
adj. 2. affected with moisture; somewhat damp ...a1691
• DAMS † n. the game of draughts or checkers ...1580
• DAMSDIL n. a young woman; a damsel ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAMSEL † n. 1. a maid in waiting; a female attendant; orig. a young lady of gentle birth, as maid of honour or waiting-woman to a lady of rank ...c1314
n. 2 . a hot iron for warming a bed ...1727-51
n. 3. the slender dragonfly, Agrion Virgo ...1815
n. 4. a young unmarried woman; a term of reproach for a woman of bad character or disposition ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. morphine ...20C US drugs sl.
n. 6. a girl, any girl, as employed in society and in the universities ..E20 sl.
• DAMSIL IT! int. an oath ...1861 Eng. dial.
• DAMSON-PIE n. abuse; a slanging match; obscene language ...c1865 colloq.
• DAMSONS † n. the testicles ...16C sl.
• DAMSON TART n. a humorous term for profane language ...1887 Eng. dial.
• DAMWIT n. a fool ...1940s US sl.
• DAN † n. 1. an honourable title; used in addressing or speaking of members of the religious orders, or applied to distinguished men, knights, scholars, poets, etc. ...1303
† n. 2. a respectful term of address, lord, master ...1787 Sc.
n. 3. scurf on animals; dandruff ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. dynamite ...a1909 US criminals' sl.
n. 5. a man in charge of a male public convenience ...c1920 sl.
n. 6. a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a Roman Catholic ...1988 Sc. sl.
n. 8. a fool (Dumb-Ass Nigger) ...2000s US Black sl.
• DANCE n. 1. a staircase; a flight of steps ...1857 cant
n. 2. a hanging ...20C US prison sl.
n. 3. a fight between rival gangs ...1940s Amer. street gang sl.
n. 4. in ice hockey: a fight ...1970 Can. sl.
vb. 1. to have sexual intercourse ...16C sl.
vb. 2. to kick and stomp ...1821 US sl.
vb. 3. to toss ...1846 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. of hanged person: to make involuntary spasmodic movements while being hanged; hence, to be executed by hanging ...1859 US sl.
vb. 5. to steal from first or higher floors, usually in daytime when residents are downstairs and not in bed ...M19 sl.
vb. 6. to boil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to be in power or control of another; to be forced to be subservient to another, as through threats, blackmail, or because one has a dominating boss, wife or the like ...20C Amer. sl.
vb. 8. of a male: to phallicize; to thrust in copulation ...20C sl.
vb. 9. of a wink in tiddlywinks: to wobble around ...1977 US sl.
vb. 10. to send someone away with deceptive or delaying action ...1978 US sl.
vb. 11. to cause a car to bounce up and down by use of hydraulic lifts ...1980 US sl.
vb. 12. of a batsman in cricket: to swiftly advance beyond the crease to meet the pitch of a ball ...1995 UK sl.
• DANCEABLE adj.1 . fit to dance with ...1860 colloq.
adj. 2. of a tune: suitable for a dance ...c1890 colloq.
• DANCE ABOUT vb. to move about from place to place ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANCE ADAM'S JIG vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
• DANCE AFTER A PERSON'S PIPE vb. to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation ...1562
• DANCE AFTER A PERSON'S WHISTLE vb. to follow his lead, to act after his desire or instigation ...1823
• DANCE A HAKA vb. to exhibit joy; to express one's pleasure ...c1890 NZ colloq.
• DANCE A JIG ON AIR vb. to be executed by hanging ...1873 US sl.
• DANCE AROUND vb. to improvise, etc., in order to avoid a question or issue ...1970s Amer. sl.
• DANCE ASS vb. to ignore the needs of others ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
• DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL vb. to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PAYS THE FIDDLERS vb. to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PLAYS THE MUSIC vb. to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• DANCE AT HIS DEATH vb. to be hung ...1859 US sl.
• DANCE AT THE SHERIFF'S BALL vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE AT THE SHERIFF'S BALL AND LOLL ONE'S TONGUE OUT AT THE COMPANY vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE BAREFOOT † vb. of an elder daughter: to remain single while a younger daughter is married ...1596
• DANCE BARNABY † vb. 1. to dance to a quick movement, move expeditiously ...1664
vb. 2. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
• DANCE BOBBIN JO vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C sl.
• DANCE CARD n. a putative list of priorities, engagements, etc. ...1980s Amer. sl.
• DANCE FEVER n. Fentany™, a synthetic narcotic analgesic that is used as a recreational drug ...2004 UK drugs sl.
• DANCEHALL n. 1. the cell in which a prisoner is placed before being executed ...1928 US prison sl.
n. 2. the execution chamber in a prison in which death sentences are executed ...1928 US sl.
n. 3. a large flat-bed semi-trailer truck ...1944 US sl.
• DANCE HIS LANE vb. to express great joy or violent rage ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DANCEHOUSE n. a pre-execution cell; an execution chamber ...1939 US prison sl.
• DANCE IN A NET vb. to act with practically no disguise or concealment, while expecting to escape notice; in later use, to do something undetected ...1583 arch.
• DANCE IN A ROPE vb. to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DANCE-IN-MY-LIFE n. a very diminutive or small person ...1825 Sc.
• DANCE IN THE HALF-PECK vb. to be left behind as a bachelor, on a brother's marriage ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DANCE IN THE HOG TROUGH vb. usually of a woman: to remain unmarried after a usually younger sibling is married; to be the last child in a family to remain unmarried; hence; to be abandoned, often used as a jocular threat ...M19 US sl.
• DANCE IN THE PIG TROUGH vb. usually of a woman: to remain unmarried after a usually younger sibling is married; to be the last child in a family to remain unmarried; hence; to be abandoned, often used as a jocular threat ...M19 US sl.
• DANCE IN THE RAIN ROOM vb. to take a shower in prison ...1989 US sl.
• DANCE IN THE SANDBOX vb. to scheme, to deceive ...1960s US Black sl.
• DANCE OF DEATH n. a relationship or marriage between two addicts ...1998 sl.
• DANCE OFF vb. to die, esp. by legal execution ...1930s Amer. sl.
• DANCE ON vb. to kick and stomp ...1821 US sl.
• DANCE ON A DIME vb. to dance very close together ...1940s US sl.
• DANCE ON AIR vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON A ROPE vb. to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DANCE ONE'S LANE vb. to dance with joy or from violent rage ...1733 Sc.
• DANCE ON NOTHING vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE SHERIFF'S DOOR vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE TOLLING OF A BELL vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON SOMEONE'S FACE vb. to hit or kick in the face ...1980s US Black sl.
• DANCE ON SOMEONE'S LIPS vb. to hit or kick in the face ...1980s US Black sl.
• DANCE ON THE CARPET vb. to be called into a superior's office for questioning about possible misconduct or poor work performance ...1946 US sl.
• DANCE ON THE MATTRESS vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
• DANCE ON THE TOP OF NOTHING vb. to be executed by hanging ...1864 US sl.
• DANCE PARTY n. a disco ...20C Aust. sl.
• DANCER n. 1. a housebreaker, esp. one who enters through the roof of a building; a cat burglar; a sneak thief ...1864 arch. sl.
n. 2. of a bird: one which moves about ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a boxer who evades the opponent rather than engaging him ...1949 US sl.
n. 4. in baseball: a knuckleball ...1978 US sl.
n. 5. cancer ...20C Aust. sl.
• DANCER CASES n. shoes, boots, slippers ...Brit. sl.
• DANCERESS † n. a female dancer ...1388 obs. exc. as a nonce word
• DANCERS n. 1. stairs ...1671 arch. sl.
n. 2. the Aurora Borealis or northern lights ...c1717
n. 3. the feet ...1950s sl.
• DANCERY †* n. 1. dancing ...1615
n. 2. a dance hall ...1950s US sl.
• DANCE SALLENGER'S DANCE vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
• DANCE SALLENGER'S ROUND vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
• DANCE SALLINGER'S ROUND vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
• DANCE SELLINGER'S ROUND vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
• DANCE SOMEONE AROUND vb. 1. to deceive; to 'mess' around ...1970s US sl.
vb. 2. to harass; to pressurize someone ...1980s US sl.
• DANCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C literary euphemism
• DANCE THE BLANKET HORNPIPE vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
• DANCE THE BUTTOCK(S) JIG vb. to have sexual intercourse ...18C sl.
• DANCE THE CARPET vb. to appear before an official for an investigation of one's work or behaviour; to receive a reprimand, criticism, or punishment ...20C Amer. sl.
• DANCE THE CUSHION DANCE vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
• DANCE THE GOATS JIG vb. to have sexual intercourse ...18C sl.
• DANCE THE HAY vb. to perform winding or sinuous movements around or among numerous objects; to go through varied evolutions like those of a dance ...1597
• DANCE THE IRISH JIG vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
• DANCE THE KIPPLES vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L18 sl.
• DANCE THE MARRIED MAN'S COTILLION vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
• DANCE THE MATRIMONIAL POLKA vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
• DANCE THE MATTRESS JIG vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
• DANCE THE MILL vb. to walk on the prison treadmill ...M19 W. Indies sl.
• DANCE THE MILLER'S-REEL vb. to copulate ...a1796 sl.
• DANCE THE NEWGATE-HORNPIPE vb. to be hanged ...1829 sl.
• DANCE THE PADDINGTON FRISK vb. to be hanged ...17C sl.
• DANCE THE PHIBBIE vb. to get a horse-whipping ...1891 Eng. dial.
• DANCE THE REEL OF BOGIE vb. to copulate ... L18 Sc. colloq.
• DANCE THE REEL O' STUMPIE vb. to copulate ...L18 Sc. colloq.
• DANCE THE SHEETS vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C sl.
• DANCE THE STAIRS vb. to steal from first or higher floors, usually in daytime when residents are downstairs and not in bed ...M19 sl.
• DANCE THE TYBURN HORNPIPE ON NOTHING vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE THE TYBURN JIG † vb. to be hanged ...1697
• DANCE TO A PERSON'S PIPE  vb. to follow his lead; to act after his desire or instigation ...1562
• DANCE TO A PERSON'S WHISTLE vb. to follow his lead; to unquestionably obey ...c1560 sl.
• DANCE TO THE TIME OF SHAKING THE SHEETS vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L16 sl.
• DANCE TO THE TUNE OF SHAKING THE SHEETS vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L16 sl.
• DANCE TO THE TUNE OF SHAKING THE SHEETS WITHOUT MUSIC vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L16 sl.
• DANCE UPON NOTHING n. a hanging ...1840
vb. to be hanged ...1837 arch.
• DANCE UPON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT vb. to be hanged ...18C sl.
• DANCE WITH JOHNNY ONE-EYE vb. to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• DANCE WITH YOUR ARSE TO THE CEILING vb. to have sexual intercourse ...17C-19C sl.
• DANCEY adj. 1. of a person: inclined to dance ...E20 colloq.
adj. 2. of music: suitable for dancing to ...E20 colloq.
• DANCHY n. an imaginary animal or monster used to frighten children ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DANCIE n. a dancing-master ...1872 Sc.
• DANCING n. in railway usage: the condition of locomotive wheels slipping on the rail ...1970 UK sl.
• DANCING ACADEMY n. 1. a brothel ...M17 sl.
n. 2. used as a euphemism and legal dodge for an after-hours homosexual club ...1974 US sl.
• DANCING DEVIL n. a small whirlwind which picks up sand and dust; a dust devil ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DANCING DOG n. a man who enjoys dancing ...c1880 sl.
• DANCING GIRLS n. in dominoes: the seven tiles with a five; a five in any combination ...1959 US sl.
• DANCING MASTER n. 1. an upper-class rowdy who found his amusement in making his victims 'dance' by stabbing at their legs with his sword ...M17 sl.
n. 2. the hangman ...L17 sl.
n. 3. a 'cat' burglar ...c1860 sl.
n. 4. a boxer continuously 'dancing about' ...1923 boxing sl.
• DANCING ON THE CARPET phr. summoned to the superintendent's office for investigation or reprimand ...1931 Can. railroadmen's usage
• DANCING SCHOOL n. a brothel ...M17 sl.
• DANCITIVE † adj. inclined or given to dancing ...1606 nonce word
• DANCY vb. to dandle, as with an infant ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAND adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a dandy; a fop ...1874 sl. or Eng. dial.
• DANDALIE adj. spoiled by admiration; celebrated ...1806 Sc.
• DAN DARES n. flared trousers ...1996 UK rhyming sl. for 'flares'
• D AND D adj. 1. drunk and disorderly ...1899 UK sl.
adj. 2. drunk and dirty ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
adj. 3. deaf and dumb ...1937 US sl.
n. 1. a charge of being drunk and disorderly; one who is drunk and disorderly ...1889 US police sl.
n. 2. a beggar who is or who pretends to be deaf and dumb ...1937 US beggars' sl.
n. 3. Dungeons and Dragons (a genre of fantasy roleplay games) ...2001 UK sl.
vb. 1. fail to lead; to escape responsibility ('delegate and disappear') ...1995 Can. sl.
vb. 2. to leave a restaurant without paying your bill ...1997 US sl.
• DANDELION BIRD n. a goldfinch ...1956 Amer. dial.
• DANDER adj. angry ...M19 sl.
n. 1. a noise, a commotion ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a slight scurf on the skin ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a stroll, a saunter ...1821 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 4. temper, anger, indignation ...1831 colloq.
n. 5. a blow on the head ...1868 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a fit of shivering ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 7. the head ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a jogging on the knee ...1923 Sc.
vb. 1. to anger, to rouse the temper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make a trembling sound, to vibrate; to shake ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to stroll, to saunter, to walk aimlessly, idly, or uncertainly; to wander ...1728 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to caper ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to talk incoherently, to ramble ...1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to walk in a lively, brisk manner ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 7. to jog a child on the knee ...1923 Sc.
• DANDERED adj. 1. wandering, dazed, stupefied ...1826 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. angry, ruffled ...1880 sl.
• DANDERER n. a saunterer; one who habitually saunters about ...1821 Sc.
• DANDERING adj. 1. wandering, sauntering ...1773 Sc.
adj. 2. vibrating, resounding ...1776 Sc.
adj. 3. foolish, weak-minded, twaddling; incoherent, rambling in speech ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a wandering, a stroll ...1828 Sc.
n. 2. useless, silly talk ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDEROO adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DANDERS n. the shivers; a shivering fit ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DANDERY adj. 1. irritated; angry; alarmed ...1838 US sl.
adj. 2. trembling, infirm, tottery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• D AND I n. the criminal charge of drunk and incapable ...1970s sl.
• DANDIACAL adj. dandyish, dandified ...1831
• DANDIE-DOE n. a seesaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DANDIEFECHAN † n. a stroke, a resounding blow ..1808 Sc.
• DANDIES n. a children's game with knuckle-bones or stones ...1888 Eng. dial.
• DANDIES, THE n. the Dandenong Ranges outside Melbourne ...1981 Aust. sl.
• DANDIFICATION n. the act or state of making look or looking like a dandy ...1825 colloq.
• DANDIFIED adj. made or adorned in the style of a dandy; foppish ...1826 colloq.
• DANDIFY vb. to give the character or style of a dandy to; to make trim and smart like a dandy ...1823 colloq.
• DANDILLIE n. a dandelion ...1923 Sc.
• DANDILLIE-CHAIN n. a chain used by children as a toy or ornament, made of the stems of the dandelion ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DANDILLY adj. 1. spoiled by admiration, or by being made too much of; celebrated for beauty; petted ...1500-20 Sc.
adj. 2. fancy, over-ornamented ...1895 Sc.
n. 1. a woman spoiled by admiration; one conceited of her personal appearance; a vain woman; a pet, a darling ...1697 Sc.
n. 2. a young person who through over-indulgence is become feeble in body, or pettish in temper, or both ...1808 Sc.
• DANDILOLLIE n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• DANDIPRAT † n. 1. a small, insignificant, or contemptible fellow; a dwarf, a pygmy ...1556 obs. or arch.
† n. 2. a young lad, a little boy, an urchin; rarely a young girl ...1583 obs. or arch.
• DANDISETTE n. 1. a female dandy ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
• DANDIZETTE * n. 1. a female dandy ...1821
n. 2. a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
• DANDLE † n. 1. a stroll, a saunter ...a1600 Sc.
n. 2. the hand ...L18 UK criminals sl.
n. 3. a seesaw ...1933 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to move a child etc. lightly up and down in the arms or on the knee ...1530
† vb. 2. to trifle, to play or toy with ...1569
vb. 3. to make much of, to pet, to fondle, to pamper ...1575
vb. 4. to toss about in the wind ...1927 Sc.
vb. 5. to ride on a seesaw ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DANDLE-BOARD n. a seesaw ...1943 Amer. dial.
• DANDLER n. one who dallies, a trifler ...1598
• DANDLES n. an ill-conditioned, mismanaging female ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDLING † n. a dandled child; a pet, a spoiled child ...1611 obs. or Eng. dial.
• DANDLING-BOARD n. a seesaw ...1943 Amer. dial.
• D AND M n. a serious conversation, generally relating to personal relationships (Deep and Meaningful) ...1996 Aust. sl.
vb. to have a deep and meaningful conversation ...20C Aust. sl.
• DANDO n. a great eater, a glutton; one who frequents hotels, eating-houses, etc., satisfies his appetite, and leaves without paying ...c1840 colloq.
• DANDRIL n. a knock; a blow; a curved stick with which hockey is played ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDRUFF n. 1. anger, temper ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a head-butt ...1950s sl.
n. 3. snow ...1976 US sl.
n. 4. cocaine ...2001 UK sl.
• DANDRUM n. a whim, a freak; an ill temper ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANDY adj. 1. fancy; fashionable; hence, splendid, first-rate, excellent, fine; very good of its kind ...1792 colloq., orig. US
adj. 2. pert, frolicsome ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. characteristic of a dandy; affectedly neat, trim. or smart; fine, gay; flashy, showy ...1813
adj. 4. homosexual ...M19 sl.
adj. 5. distracted ...1873 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. excellently, wonderfully; well; satisfactorily ...1908 sl., orig. US
adv. 2. very ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a Ganges boatman ...L17 Anglo-Indian
n. 2. a man whose style of dress is ostentatiously elegant or fashionable; a fop, a beau ...c1780
n. 3. a very good thing of its kind; the best; anything first-rate or excellent ...1784 colloq.
n. 4. the hand; a child's hand ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a bantam fowl ...1828 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a small jug; a small glass; a small glass of whisky ...1838 Irish
n. 7. anything superlatively fine, neat, or dainty ...1837-40 sl. or colloq.
n. 8. an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...M19 sl.
n. 9. an elegant woman; a prominent or distinguished person ...1881 Sc.
n. 10. an imitation gold coin; a fake sovereign ...1883 UK criminals' sl.
n. 11. a kind of vehicle used in the Himalayas, consisting of strong cloth slung like a hammock to a bamboo staff, and carried by two (or more) men called 'dandy-wallahs' ...L19 Anglo-Indian
n. 12. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 13. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 14. in South Australia: a small container for ice cream ...1954 Aust. sl.
n. 15. a grade of 'D' ...1965 US sl.
n. 16. a dandelion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DANDY, THE n. one that is most attractive, neat, skilful, or stylish; now a stylish or first-class example of anything; precisely the thing needed, esp. if fashionable ...1784 colloq.
• DANDY-BOY n. a well-dressed young man ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• DANDY-CANDY n. gaily coloured or ornamental candy ...1846 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-CAP n. an old woman who pays much attention to dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-COCK n. 1. a bantam-cock ...1859 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a foppish, strutting fellow ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-DEVIL n. a fop ...1894 Eng. dial.
• DANDY DUDE n. a dandy ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• DANDYFIED adj. like a dandy ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DANDYFUNK n. a pudding made of cracker crumbs, slush, and molasses ...1849 US nautical sl.
• DANDY-GO-LION n. the dandelion, Taraxacum leontoden ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-GO-RUSSET adj. of articles of clothing: old, worn-out, faded, rusty-coloured ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. an ancient wig ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDY GREY RUSSET adj. dirty brown in colour ...L18 sl.
n. a dirty brown ...M18 colloq.
• DANDY-HEN n. a bantam-hen ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-HORSE n. 1. a velocipede, a cross between a child's hobby-horse and the most primitive of bicycles ...c1820 society sl.
n. 2. a tricycle or bicycle ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDYIC adj. dandyish ...1832 nonce word
• DANDYIZE vb. to play the dandy ...1830 nonce word
• DANDYLING n. a diminutive or petty dandy; a ridiculous fop ...1846 nonce word
• DANDY-MAN n. ? a travelling packman or peddler ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-MASTER n. a forger of gold coins; the head of a counterfeiting gang ...1883 criminals' sl.
• DANDYO, THE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DANDYPRAT n. 1. an insignificant, contemptible person ...c1550 colloq.
n. 2. a person of small or insignificant stature; a dwarf ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-PUFF n. an interfering, meddlesome young person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANDYSETTE n. 1. a female dandy ...c1820 sl.
n. 2. a female homosexual; a lesbian ...E19 Brit. sl.
• DANDY-SPRAT n. a person of small or insignificant stature; a dwarf ...1888 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-TRAP n. a loose paving stone, which when stepped on the muddy water gushes up and soils footwear or clothing ...1842 US sl.
• D AND Z n. a demilitarised zone ...1991 US sl.
• DANE n. a red-haired man, a term of reproach ...1865 Eng. dial.
• DANER n. a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Sc.
vb. to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc.
• DANE SKIN n. a freckled skin ...1887 Eng. dial.
• DANG adj. damn; wretched; nasty; accursed ...1840s euphemism
adv. absolutely, extremely ...1840s
n. 1. a hard blow ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the penis ...1910s sl.
vb. 1. to damn ...L18 euphemism
vb. 2. to throw violently; to knock, to bang ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
int. damn!; an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc. ...1821
• DANG-BANG adj. damned ...M19
• DANGBATTED adj. crazy ...1960s US sl.
• DANG-BURN adj. damned ...M19
• DANGE adj. extremely good (rhymes with strange; short for dangerous) ...2002 Can. sl.
n. the penis ...1910s sl.
• DANGE BROAD n. a sexually attractive Black girl or young woman ...M20 Amer. sl.
• DANGED adj. damned; wretched; nasty; accursed ...1870s Amer. euphemism
• DANGER adj. dangerous ...1917 Amer. dial.
adv. dangerously ...1917 Amer. dial.
† n. 1. mischief, harm, damage ...c1400
n. 2. a chance, a possibility; a likelihood ...1920s sl.
n. 3. an aggressive flirt ...1993 Fiji
• DANGERFUL † adj. dangerous ...1548
• DANGERFULLY † adv. dangerously ...1548
• DANGER IS MY BUSINESS phr. used as a humorous response to a suggestion that a proposed activity is dangerous ...1966 US sl.
• DANGERLY adv. possibly, by chance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANGERMENT n. endangering ...1864 Sc.
• DANGERMUFF n. an extremely attractive, sexy woman ...1990s sl.
• DANGEROUS † adj. 1. difficult or awkward to deal with; haughty, arrogant; rigorous, hard, severe; the opposite of affable ...a1225
† adj. 2. reluctant to give, accede, to comply; chary of ...c1386
† adj. 3. difficult to please; particular, ticklish; fastidious, nice, dainty, delicate ...c1386
† adj. 4. hurtful, injurious ...1548
†* adj. 5. ready to run into or meet danger; venturesome ...1621
adj. 6. in danger from illness; dangerously ill ...1797 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 7. of an illness or disease: infectious ...Bk1900 Sc.
adj. 8. extremely effective or impressive ...1984 US sl.
adv. extremely, exceedingly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANGEROUS CURVE n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• DANGEROUSLY † adv. 1. with reserve; shyly; charily ...a1577
†* adv. 2. venturesomely ...1642
• DANGEROUSNESS † n. chariness, grudgingness ...1548
• DANGER-SIGNAL n. 1. the 'menstrual cloth' ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 2. a policeman ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a red nose ...20C sl., chiefly Cockneys' usage
• DANGER-SIGNAL IS UP, THE phr. the 'menstrual flux is on' ...Bk1893 sl.
• DANGERSOME † adj. dangerous ..1567 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DANGER WANK n. an act of masturbation with the threat of being discovered as an added stimulus ...2003 UK sl.
• DANGFOOL adj. stupid and irritating ...L19 sl.
• DANG-GUM adj. damned ...M19
• DANG IT! int. damn! an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc. ...L18 euphemism
• DANGLE n. 1. the penis ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a nickname for an act of male exhibitionism ...20C US sl.
vb. 1. to hang from the gallows; to be hanged ...1678
vb. 2. to follow a woman, without actually addressing her ...18C sl.
vb. 3. to be in attendance, as a servant ...M18 sl.
† vb. 4. to stroll idly, or with lounging steps ...1778
vb. 5. to loiter, to hang about; to make love to ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to shoot or quiver with pain ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 7. to swing, vibrate, quiver, throb, tingle ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 8. to travel or depart, esp. in a hurry ...1927 US sl., esp. hobo usage
vb. 9. to keep waiting ...1960s sl.
int. go away! ...1930s US sl.
• DANGLEBERRIES n. pieces of dried faecal matter clinging to the hairs surrounding the anus ...1984 sl.
• DANGLE FROM vb. from a male perspective: to have sex ...c1910 sl.
• DANGLE IN A TYBURN STRING vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANGLE IN THE SHERIFF'S PICTURE-FRAME vb. to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANGLEMENTS n . dangling appendages; finery; tassels, etc. ...1855 Eng. dial.
• DANGLE ONE'S DONGER vb. to urinate ...1970s sl.
• DANGLE-PARADE n. group military inspection of the genitals for venereal disease ...20C NZ sl.
• DANGLEPORK n. the penis ...2000s sl.
• DANGLE QUEEN n. one who wears clothes that deliberately emphasize the penis, or who exposes the genitals ...1980s US gay sl.
• DANGLER n. 1. a hanger-on, a dallying follower; one who hangs or hovers about a woman ...1727 arch.
n. 2. an effeminate male who prefers female company; the inference is of homosexuality ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a seducer of women ...19C sl.
n. 4. any form of pendant jewellery, as a watch fob or an earring ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. an express or freight train ...1910s tramps' sl.
n. 6. a tramp who travels by hanging onto the rails and similar handgrips beneath a passenger coach ...1916 US tramps' sl.
n. 7. a thief ...1920s US sl.
n. 8. the penis ...1927 US sl.
n. 9. an exhibitionist of the penis; a flasher ...1927 US sl.
n. 10. a beggar or criminal ...1928 US criminals' sl.
n. 11. in the circus: a trapeze artist ...1934 US sl.
n. 12. a lorry's trailer ...1951 UK sl.
n. 13. a person who has died by hanging ...1987 US sl.
n. 14. a businessman ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 15. an emotional friendship between two boys ...20C schoolboys' sl.
• DANGLE ROLL n. a losing throw of the dice in craps ...1990s US Black sl.
• DANGLERS n. 1. a bunch of seals (hanging from a watch chain) ...M19 sl.
n. 2. the testicles ...M19 sl.
n. 3. medals ...c1915 services' sl.
n. 4. suspenders ...Brit. sl.
• DANGLET n. an icicle ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
• DANGLE THE CAT vb. to drive a truck with an engine manufactured by Caterpillar ...1918 US farmers' usage sl.
• DANGLING BITS n. the external male genitals ...1979 Aust. sl.
• DANGLING HANGERS n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• DANGLING MODIFIER n. a single, long, flashy earring ...1980s US campus sl.
• DANGLY BITS n. the external male genitals ...1990s sl.
• DANG ME! int. a mild oath ...c1790 colloq.
• DANG MY BUTTONS! int. a mild oath ...L18 euphemism
• DANGNATION! int. damnation! ...M19 euphemism
• DANG-SWANG adv. vigorously; with might and mail ...19C Eng. dial.
• DANGUS n. 1. a slattern ...19C Eng. dial. & colloq.
n. 2. the penis ...1930 Amer. euphemism
• DANGWALLET n. a spendthrift ...1679 Eng. dial.
• DANGY adj. damned ...M19
• DANIC † adj. Danish ...1613
• DANIEL n. 1. a person of infallible wisdom ...L16
n. 2. an upright judge ...L16
n. 3. the smallest pig of the litter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the buttocks ...1930s US sl.
n. 5. a rowdy person ...1990s Aust. teen sl.
• DANIEL BOONE SQUAD n. US soldiers who engaged in cross-border reconnaissance in Cambodia during the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
• DANIEL BOONE TEAM n. US soldiers who engaged in cross-border reconnaissance in Cambodia during the Vietnam war ...1991 US sl.
• DANIEL DURBRIDGE n. the yaffle or green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANIEL-LINE n. a dandelion ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• DANIELS n. the buttocks ...1973 US sl.
• DANISH n. conventional penetrative male-female sexual intercourse ...1980s US sl.
• DANISH PASTRY n. a transsexual ...1950s gay sl.
• DANISK † adj. Danish ...1596
• DANISM † n. money-lending or usury ...1848
• DANIST † n. a usurer ...1623
• DANISTIC † adj. pert. to usury ...1656
• DANK † adj. 1. wet, watery, wetting: said of dew, rain, clouds, water, etc. ...? a1400
adj. 2. inferior; inefficient ...c1945 sl.
adj. 3. bad, unpleasant ...1984 sl., orig. US campus
adj. 4. excellent, first-rate, brilliant ...1989 sl., orig. US campus
† n. 1. wetness, humidity, damp ...? a1400
† n. 2. a wet place, a pool, a marsh ...1513
n. 3. something that's extremely good ...20C college sl.
n. 4. a very potent marijuana ...1980s US drugs sl.
† vb. 1. to wet, to damp, to moisten; orig. said of dew, mist, drizzling rain ...a1310
† vb. 2. to damp the spirits; to depress ...1555 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to apply, to put on ...1939 Amer. dial.
• DANKER n. a dark cloud ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANKER IT! int. an imprecation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANKE SCHOEN! int. thank you! (pronounced to rhyme with 'fern') ...1956 Amer. dial.
• DANKING adj. dangling ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANKISH † adj. wet; humid ...1545
• DANK NUGGETS n. the very best marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
• DANK NUGS n. the very best marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
• DANKS adj. of persons: dwarfish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. tea leaves ...1893 Eng. dial.
• DANKY adj. somewhat dank; dampish ...1796
• DAN LENO n. a festive event; a jollification, esp. a coach trip to the seaside ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'beano'
• DANNA n. human or other excrement ...L18 sl.
• DANNA DRAG n. a nightman's or dustman's cart ...L18 sl.
• DANNEL YOU! int. an imprecation ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DANNER n. a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Sc.
vb. to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Sc.
• DANNIE n. a drink of liquor ...20C sl.
• DANNOCK n. a small loaf of bread; a piece of dough baked in the frying-pan and eaten hot ...1893 Eng. dial.
• DANNY n. 1. a child's hand; used when speaking to children ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a clue ...2002 UK rhyming sl. (Danny La Rue)
• DANNY BOY n. £20 ...2000s Irish sl.
• DANNY LA RUE adj. blue, applied to any shade whether actual or figurative ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 1. an act of defecation ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'poo'
n. 2. a clue; an idea, a suspicion ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'clue'
n. 3. in bingo: the number 52 ...2000s rhyming sl.
n. 4. anything blue, as a snooker ball, a dirty joke, or a pornographic video ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• DANNY MARR n. a car ...1996 UK rhyming sl.
• DANNY RUCKER n. 1. butter ...1930s rhyming sl.
n. 2. breakfast ...1930s sl.
• DAN O'LEARY n. a tour of police duty in which the police officer works every possible minute ...1958 US sl.
• DANS n. yearling lambs ...1819 Eng. dial.
• DANSK † adj. Danish ...1569
† n. Denmark ...1568
• DANSKER † n. a Dane ...1602
• DANT † n. a sexually loose woman; a profligate woman; a promiscuous woman; a harlot, a prostitute ...a1529
† vb. to be afraid ...1825 Sc.
• DANTLE vb. to dandle, to toss on the knee, to fondle ...1805 Eng. dial.
• DANTON vb. to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame; to intimidate ...1535 Sc.
• DAN TUCKER n. 1. butter ...1859 rhyming sl.
n. 2. breakfast ...M19 sl.
• DAN UP vb. to spruce up ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
• DANYEL † vb. vb. to dangle; to jolt, as a cart on a rough road ...1825 Sc.
• DAP adj. 1. of birds: fledged, feathered ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. alert, aware, knowledgeable, sophisticated, up-to-date ...1950s US Black sl.
adj. 3. dapper; well-dressed; stylish, fashionable ...1956 US Black sl.
adj. 4. of a person: pleasant; generous ...1956 US Black sl.
adj. 5. good-looking; attractive ...1970 Amer. sl.
adj. 6. Dead-Ass Perfect ...2000 US golfers' sl.
adv. quickly, suddenly, at one swoop ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the bounce of a ball ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the skip of a stone on water ...1825 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a small piece of anything ...c1850 Sc.
n. 4. a touch, a tap; a slight blow or knock ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a trick, ruse, artifice ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a rubber-soled shoe; a sports shoe; a plimsoll ...E20 sl.
n. 7 a White person ...1938 US campus sl.
n. 8. credit, acknowledgement, respect, self-awareness ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 9. a ritualistic handshake, differing from area to area, involving much slapping of palms, snapping of fingers, etc., to express solidarity or enthusiasm  ...1972 US Black sl.
n. 10. a warm welcome; hence, affection or respect from peers ...1985 US Black sl.
vb. 1. to hit or strike lightly; to make a ball rebound on the ground, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to rebound; to bounce; to hop or skip, as a stone along the surface of water ...1851
vb. 3. to dip lightly or suddenly into water ...L19
vb. 4. to move quickly and lightly; to trip along ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to pick up; to steal, esp. luggage ...20C sl.
vb. 6. to go; to potter ...c1935 Royal Air Force sl.
vb. 7. to greet another with a ritualistic handshake; to show respect in greeting ...1973 US sl.
• DAPATICAL † adj. sumptuous, as in feasting; costly ...1623
• DAP DADDY n. a handsomely dressed male ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAP DOWN vb. 1. to stoop down suddenly; to dip, to dive, to duck ...1842 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to deposit or put down temporarily ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to jot down ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dress nicely ...1980 US sl.
• DAPE IT! int. an imprecation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAPHNE adj. deaf ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
n. 1. a foolish woman ...1980s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a deaf person ...2000s S. Afr. gay sl.
• DAPHNOMANCY † n. divination by a laurel tree ...1656
• DAPIFER n. one who brings meat to table ; hence, the official title of the steward of a king's or nobleman's household ...1636
• DAPINATE † vb. 'to provide daintie meates'; to serve up food ...1623
• DAPOCAGINOUS † adj. that has a little or narrow heart; mean-spirited; of little worth ...1674
• DAP ON vb. to pounce on, to take unawares ...1879 Eng. dial.
• DAPP vb. to walk clumsily or awkwardly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DAPPED DOWN adj. dressed in a sharp, flashy manner ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPPED TO A T adj. very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPPED TO A TEE adj. dressed in a sharp, flashy manner ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPPEN adv. perhaps, in the event of, by the time that ...1894 Eng. dial.
• DAPPER adj. 1. neat, trim, smart in dress or appearance ...LME
adj. 2. of a small person, esp. a man: smart in movements, etc.; active, sprightly ...E17
adj. 3. admirable, excellent; perfect...1960s US Black sl.
† n. 1. a person who is spruce in dress or appearance ...1709
n. 2. anything of superior quality or appearance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a general term of congratulation, an admirable person ...1990s UK Black sl.
vb. to fade, to droop, to wither; to soil ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DAPPER DAN n. a flashily dressed man; a lady's man; one who is fond of being with women and tries to attract their attention ...1967 Amer. sl.
• DAPPERLING n. a little dapper fellow ...1611
• DAPPERPYE adj. variegated, many-coloured ...1802 Sc.
• DAPPERWIT n. a lively, active, spruce little man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAPPING adj. of superior quality or appearance ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DAPPLE n. an animal with a mottled coat, as a horse or ass ...a1635
• DAPPLEDY adj. dappled, having mixed colours, esp. of a horse ...1886 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DAPPLY adj. of a horse: having mixed colours ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DAPPYS n. deserts, deservings ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAPS † n. 1. ways, modes of action; hence, likeness, image, in ways and appearance, resemblance ...1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. habits, ways, peculiarities ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 3. slippers ...L19 army sl.
n. 4. gym shoes, plimsolls, tennis shoes, trainers ...1924 UK sl.
n. 5. proper respect ...1997 US sl.
• DAPSE † vb. 1. to hold to a bargain ...1826 Sc.
vb. 2. to choose, to fix upon ...1870 Sc.
• DAPSTUCK adj. prim, proper; dapper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAPT adj. physically appealing; attractive, dapper; well-dressed; stylish; broadly, pleasant ...1967 US Black sl.
• DAPTO n. a general insult ...1970s Aust. teen sl.
• DAP TO A T adj. very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAP TO A TEE adj. very well-dressed ...1950s US Black sl.
• DAPTO DOG n. (derogatory) a Black or Asian person ...1970s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'wog'
• D.A.R. n. an academically successful student (Damned Average Raiser and Daughters of the American Revolution) ...1930s US campus usage
• DAR n. a small, hasty wash ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARB adj. highly competent; unusually skilled or able; excellent, great ...1930 US sl.
n. 1. cash; money, usually stolen ...1904 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, excellent, first-rate or attractive ...1915 US sl.
n. 3. a fool ...1920s sl.
• DARB, THE n. 'the thing'; a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, or attractive ...20C sl.
• DARBEROO n. a good thing ...1930s sl.
• DARBIES n. 1. a set of handcuffs or fetters; shackles ...1665 UK sl.. orig. criminals' usage
n. 2. sausages ...19C sl.
n. 3. hands ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 4. fingerprints ...1950 UK sl.
• DARBIES AND JOANS n. fetters coupling two persons ...c1735 sl.
• DARBLE n. the devil ...c1850 colloq.
• DARB OF A LOOKER n. 1. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAR BON! int. an expletive ...1890 Eng. dial.
• DARBS n. playing cards ...L19 sl.
• DARBS, THE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, or attractive ...1922 US sl.
• DARBY adj. excellent; wonderful, first-rate; great; good; fine ...1918 US sl.
n. 1. cash; ready money ...1682 criminals' sl. obs.
n. 2. a glass of whisky ...19C Irish sl.
n. 3. a haul of stolen goods ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. a wealthy person who will usually pay the bill in a restaurant, bar, etc. ...1920s US sl.
vb. to handcuff; to shackle ...L19 Aust. prison sl.
• DARBY AND JOAN adj. alone ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 1. a jocose name for an attached husband and wife who are 'all in all to each other', esp. in advanced years and in humble life ...1773
n. 2. fetters coupling two persons ...Bk1896 sl.
n. 3. a telephone ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 4. a loan ...1940s Aust. rhyming sl.
vb. to moan ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DARBY BANDS n. the hands ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DARBY COVE n. a blacksmith ...Amer. sl.
• DARBY CRIB n. a blacksmith's ...L17 sl.
• DARBY KEL n. the belly ...20C rhyming sl. (Darby Kelly)
• DARBY KELLY n. the belly ...1925 rhyming sl.
• DARBY KEN n. a blacksmith's ...L17 sl.
• DARBY-RINGER n. 1. a villain ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a scamp; a petty crook ...c1795 sl.
• DARBY-ROLL n. a style of walking that betrays an individual's experience of fetters and thus time spent in prison ...c1820 sl.
• DARBY'S DYKE n. the grave; death ...19C sl.
• DARBY'S FAIR n. the day on which a prisoner is moved from one prison to another and must thus be fettered ...M19 sl.
• DARD n. the penis ...17C Brit. sl.
• DARDLEDUMDUE n. a person without energy or knack ...1893 Eng. dial.
• DARE † n. 1. daring, boldness ...1595
n. 2. harm, pain ...1691 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a feeling of awe or fear ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 4. permission ...1907 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to lie motionless (generally with the sense of fear), to lie appalled; to crouch ...c1220
† vb. 2. to gaze fixedly or stupidly; to stare as one terrified, amazed, or fascinated ...a1225
† vb. 3. to lie hid, to be hid; to lurk ...a1225
† vb. 4. to be in dismay, to tremble with fear, to lose heart, to dread ...c1300
† vb. 5. to daze, to paralyze, to render helpless with the sight of something; to dazzle and fascinate ...1547
† vb. 6. to daunt, to terrify, to paralyze with fear; to stupefy .,..1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to pain, to grieve, to hurt ...1684 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to keep under, to abash, to intimidate ...1805 Sc.
vb. 9. to deter by threatening; to forbid ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARE-ALL n. 1. a covering that braves all weather ...1840
n. 2. one who dares all ...1840
• DARE-DEVILTRY n. a daredevil spirit ...1886 Sc.
• DAREDNESS n. boldness, audacity ...1874 Eng. dial.
• DAREFUL †* adj. full of daring or defiance; adventurous ...1605
• DARE NOT QUETCH † phr. implies fear or absolute submission ...a1300
• DARESOME adj. 1. venturesome, foolhardy ...1864 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. afraid ...1938 Amer. dial.
• DARE-THE-DEIL † n. one who fears nothing, and who will attempt anything ...1814 Sc.
• DARE UP vb. to wake or rouse up a person that is asleep or dying ...1873 Eng. dial.
• DARE UP TO vb. to confront ...1986 Amer. dial.
• DARG adj. contemptible ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a day's work; the task of a day; a defined quantity or amount of work done in a certain time or at a certain rate of payment; a task ...c1425 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a big piece; a large portion of anything; used ironically to denote something of little value, or when one has received less than was expected ...1908 Sc.
vb. to work by the day; to toil; generally applied to agricultural labour, as opening drains, trenching, etc. ...1866 Sc.
• DARG-DAYS n. days of work done in lieu of rent or due to the feudal lord ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DARGER n. a day labourer; one who works by the day ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DARGING n. the work of a day labourer, esp. hard, plodding toil ...1788 Sc.
• DARGSMAN † n. a workman, a labourer ...1723 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DARGUE n. a day's work; the amount of work done in a day ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DARING † adj. staring, trembling, or crouching with fear, etc. ...1333
• DARING-HARDY † adj. foolhardy, presumptuous, audacious ...1593
• DARK † adj. 1. not able to see; partially or totally blind; sightless ...1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. stupid, slow-witted, ignorant ...a1660 sl.
adj. 3. secret ...1877 Aust. sl.
adj. 4. (derogatory) pert. to Black people ...L19 sl.
adj. 5. gloomy, morose ...1897 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. doubtful, uncertain; unknown ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. closed; not in operation ...1916 Amer. theatre sl.
adj. 8. severe ...1926 Amer. dial.
adj. 9. angry with ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
adj. 10. aggressive; very serious ...1980s UK Black sl.
adj. 11. bad, inferior, unpleasant, second-rate, nasty ...1980s UK sl.
adj. 12. good ...1998 UK sl.
adj. 13. evil ...2000 UK sl.
adj. 14. untelevised ...2000 US sl.
adj. 15. unreachable by telephone; a condition often resulting from a failure to pay the bill ...2004 US sl.
n. 1. Australian-distilled, dark, very strong brandy ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. (now considered offensive) a Black person ...1862 US sl.
n. 3. the moonless period of the month ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. solitary confinement in a dark cell ...1900s Aust. prison sl.
n. 5. a nickname for those with dark hair or complexion ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 6. cheap red wine ...1950s Aust. sl.
n. 7. a fool; a dullard ...1960s US campus sl.
n. 8. tobacco ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
† vb. 1. to lie in the dark; to lie hid or unseen ...a1300
† vb. 2. to become dark ...c1340
† vb. 3. of the sun or moon: to suffer eclipse ...c1340
vb. 4. to obscure, to cloud, to dim, to sully ...c1374 arch.
† vb. 5. to darken the eyes or vision; to blind ...c1374
† vb. 6. to cloud, to dim, to obscure, to hide something luminous ...c1380
vb. 7. to listen eagerly or take mental notes of what is said with the object of making use of the information obtained ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to eavesdrop; to obtain information in underhand ways ...1796 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to grow dark; to darken; to cloud with something evil ...1818 Sc.
vb. 10. to skulk, to prowl or lurk about ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to hide, to take shelter ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to rush suddenly to or from a hiding-place ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 13. to spoil, esp. by behaving aggressively ...1990s UK sl.
• DARK AND DIM n. a swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
vb. to swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• DARK AND DIRTY n. rum and coke (Coca-Cola) ...1979 UK sl., orig. Royal Marines
• DARK AS A BAG adj. extremely dark ...19C colloq.
• DARK AS A BOOT, AS adj. very dark indeed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARK AS AN ABO'S ARSEHOLE adj. very dark ...1960s Aust. sl.
• DARK AS A NIGGER'S POCKET adj. (now offensive) very dark ...M19 Aust. sl.
• DARK AS A POCKET adj. extremely dark ...19C nautical sl.
• DARK AS BELLOWS adj. completely dark ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DARK AS BLACK HOGS, AS adj. very dark indeed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARK AS DUNGEON, AS adj. very dark indeed ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DARK AS NEWGATE KNOCKER, AS adj. very dark indeed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARK AS THE INSIDE OF A COW adj. 1. exceptionally dark ...1871 US sl.
adj. 2. of a night: pitch-black; very dark  ...c1880 nautical sl.
• DARK AS THE INSIDE OF A COW, TAIL DOWN AND EYES SHUT adj. of a night: pitch-black ...20C Can. sl.
• DARK AS THREE FEET UP A BULL'S ASS adj. completely dark ...1984 Amer. dial.
• DARK-AVISED adj. having dark hair and eyes; also, dark-complexioned ...1918 Sc.
• DARK BLACK n. any very Back person ...1930s US Black sl.
• DARK BROWN adj. of a voice: low, well-modulated and sexually attractive; orig. said of a female voice ...1946 UK sl.
• DARK BROWN SHIT n. inferior heroin ...1950s US Black sl.
• DARK BROWN VOICE n. a voice that is low, well-modulated, and sexually attractive ...c1950 sl.
• DARK BUSINESS n. a very wicked action ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
• DARK CELL n. a prison punishment cell ...20C US criminals' sl.
• DARK CHEATERS n. sunglasses ...1949 US sl.
• DARK CITY n. the township of Alexandra, near Johannesburg ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
• DARK CLOUD n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person ...1909 US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an Australian aboriginal ...1945 Aust. sl.
• DARK CONTINENT n. Africa ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARK CULL n. a married man with a mistress that he visits only at night ...18C criminals' sl.
• DARK CULLY n. a married man with a mistress whom he sees only at night ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• DARK DAYS n. a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery ...1957 US sl.
• DARK DESTROYER n. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARK DIDDLER n. a married man with a secret mistress ...1930 Amer. dial.
• DARK DYNAMITER n. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARKEE n. 1. a Black person; an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
n. 2. a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
n. 3. a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
n. 4. night time ...M18 sl.
n. 5. twilight ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a night watchman ...L19 sl.
• DARKEN † vb. 1. to lie dark; to lie concealed; to lurk privily after ...c1420
† vb. 2. to deprive a person of lustre or renown; to eclipse ...1606
vb. 3. to listen, to hearken ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
• DARKENED adj. of an eye: closed ...E19 boxing sl.
• DARK ENGINEER n. a villain ...L17 sl.
• DARKEN HIS DAYLIGHTS vb. in boxing: to close up a man's eyes; to give him a black eye ...1785 sl.
• DARKEN IN vb. to grow dark or dusk in the evening ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARKENING n. twilight, dusk, evening ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DARKER n. a day labourer ...1807 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DARKERS n. sunglasses ...1950s W. Indies Rasta usage
• DARKER THAN THE INSIDE OF A BLACK COW'S ASS adj. exceptionally dark ...1964 US sl.
• DARKET adj. dull, down-hearted ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DARKEY adj. (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture ...M19 US sl.
n. 1. night; evening; twilight ...1753 criminals' sl.
n. 2. (now offensive and derogatory) a Black person; also used ironically by Blacks as a self-description ...1775 sl.
n. 3. an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
n. 4. a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
n. 5. a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a blind man ...1807 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a beggar that pretends to be blind ...1851 sl.
n. 8. a nickname for a White man with a dark skin ...c1880 sl.
n. 9. a night watchman ...L19 sl.
n. 10. a person with dark hair ...1930s sl.
n. 11. excrement; a stool; a turd ...20C Aust. sl.
• DARK EYES n. dizziness ...1965 Barbados sl.
• DARK FELT n. a belt ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• DARK FROST n. a frost that kills plants ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DARKFUL * adj. full of darkness, dark ...a1050
• DARK GABLE n. a suave, handsome Black man; a ladies' man ...1959 US sl.
• DARK GLIM n. a dark lanthorn ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• DARK-GREEN adj. 1. excellent ...1954 US sl.
adj. 2. black ..1991 US Vietnam usage
• DARKHEDE † n. darkness ...1297
• DARK-HOLE n. 1. the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an unlighted storage space in a house; a dark closet or corner under the stairs or around the chimney ...1903 Amer. dial.
• DARK HORSE adj. previously unknown ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 1. a horse whose form is unknown to the backers but which is supposed to have a good chance ...c1830 turf sl.
n. 2. a person or team, esp. in sports or politics, that seems very unlikely to win but might nevertheless do so ...1842 sl.
n. 3. a racehorse that has been trained in secret ...1877 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a person who keeps things about themselves secret ...1917 Aust. sl.
• DARK HOUR n. the evening twilight, gloaming ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARK HOUSE † n. 1. a place of confinement for a madman; a room used to confine the insane ...1600
n. 2. a tavern offering bedrooms for the night ...L17 sl.
• DARKIE adj. 1. (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture ...M19 US sl.
adj. 2. (derogatory) in a stereotypically Black manner ...1920s US sl.
n. 1. (now derogatory or offensive) a Black person; an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...1775 sl.
n. 2. a Polynesian person ...1863 NZ
n. 3. a beggar who feigns blindness ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. a night shift ...c1925 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a person with dark hair ...1930s sl.
n. 6. a piece of excrement ...1972 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a flattering and affectionate term of address for an attractive, dark-skinned woman ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
• DARKIES n. a variety of late-night music-halls and bars on or near the Strand, London, usually situated below ground level ...M19 sl.
• DARKING † n. eavesdropping, prying ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARKING DOG n. a man who listens attentively to everything said with great eagerness, but at the same time as if it were a subject of little interest to him, whilst in reality he is slyly storing up in hi mind the whole of the conversation, without joining in it himself ...1896 Eng. dial.
• DARKING-HOLE n. a hiding-place; a place of shelter ...1859 Eng. dial.
• DARKISON n. a sneak, an eavesdropper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARK IT vb. to say nothing ...c1880 sl.
int. be quiet! keep quiet! ...L19 sl.
• DARK LANTERN n. 1. a servant or agent who takes and transmits a bribe offered to his master ...1679 sl.
n. 2. a thief's candle or light, made so it is possible to shut out the light when not needed ...M19 sl.
• DARK LANTHORN n. a servant or agent who takes and transmits a bribe offered to his master ...L17 sl.
• DARKLE vb. 1. of the face, etc.: to become dark with anger, scorn, etc. ...1800
vb. 2. to grow dark ...1823
vb. 3. to lie in the dark; to conceal oneself ...1864
vb. 4. to render dark or obscure ...1884
• DARK-LIKE adj. gloomy, morose ...1867 Sc.
• DARKLIN(G) adj. 1. lying in darkness; showing itself darkly; darksome, obscure ...1739
adj. 2. happening in the dark ...a1763
adj. 3. dark, gloomy ...1873 Sc.
adv. in the dark, darkly ...a1450
n. a child of darkness; one dark in nature or character ...1773 nonce word
• DARKLINGS * adv. in the dark ...a1656
• DARKLINS adv. in the dark ...1786 Sc.
† n. twilight, dusk, the gloaming ...1846 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DARKLONG † adv. in the dark ...1561
• DARK-LOOKING adj. dark-complexioned ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARKLY adj. dark, gloomy ...1821 Eng. dial.
• DARKMAN n. 1. the night ...M16 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a night-watchman ...E18 cant
n. 3. (usually as 'dark man') the devil ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 4. (derogatory) an Aborigine ...1970s Aust. sl.
• DARKMANS n. 1. the night, evening; also, twilight ...1567 thieves' cant
n. 2. a covered 'dark' lantern ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• DARKMAN'S BUDGE n. a thief's accomplice, who climbs into a house through a window and opens a door to admit the rest of the gang ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• DARK MEAT n. 1. (usually derogatory) a Black person, esp. a woman regarded solely as a sex partner ...1888 Amer. sl.
n. 2. (usually derogatory) copulation with a Black person ...1888 US sl.
n. 3. (usually derogatory) the genitals of a Black person ...1920s US sl.
n. 4. the 'black sheep' ...1940s sl.
• DARK MONEY n. extra wages paid for night work ...1970 UK railwaymen's sl.
• DARK MOON n. 1. the interval between the old moon and the new moon ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman's secret savings ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DARKNESS AT NOON n. the slide shows that form the basis of lectures in Art History ...1970s US campus sl.
• DARK NIGHT n. nightfall ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARK NUGGETS n. the very best marijuana ...1990s US drugs sl.
• DARK O'CLOCK n. night ...1995 UK sl.
• DARK OF THE MOON n. 1. the period of the waning moon, esp. the last quarter ...1871 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the latter of its period when it is growing fuller ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DARK-OF-THE-MOON FROST n. a frost that kills plants ...1966 Amer. dial. online
• DARK OF TIME, THE n. the remote past; the beginnings of time ...1901 Sc.
• DARK OUT vb. to kill ...1990s UK Black sl.
• DARK ROOM † n. a place of confinement for a madman ...1590
• DARKS n. 1. the nights when the moon does not appear ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 2. dark glasses ...1985 Bermuda sl.
• DARKS, THE n. 1. the night; occasionally also twilight ...M18 sl.
n. 2. the punishment cell, solitary confinement ...M19 UK prison sl.
n. 3. depression ...2000s sl.
• DARK-SAMBO n. a person of mixed race, with one-quarter White to three-quarters Black ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• DARK-SELVIDGED adj. heathenish in appearance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARK-SETTING n. necking or petting in complete seclusion at night ...20C Amer. prison sl.
• DARK SHADOW n. a tightly-cropped hair cut that stops short of absolute baldness ...1999 UK sl.
• DARK SHANKS n. Black people, esp. as sex objects ...L19 sl.
• DARKSHIP † n. the personality of one who is dark ...1707 nonce word
• DARKSIDE n. a category of rave music ...2002 UK sl.
• DARK SIDE OF THE MOON n. the House of Representatives ...20C US sl.
• DARK-SKINNED MEAT n. Black people, esp. as sex objects ...L19 sl.
• DARKSMAN † n. a workman, a labourer ...1795 Sc.
• DARKSOME adj. 1. characterized by darkness; somewhat dark or gloomy ...1530
adj. 2. characterized by obscurity of meaning ...1574
adj. 3. somewhat dark in shade or colour ...1615
adj. 4. characterized by gloom, sadness, or cheerlessness; melancholy, dismal ...1649
adj. 5. dark, obscure; ill-lighted ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. morally of dark character ...1880
• DARKSOMENESS n. darkness, obscurity ...1571
• DARK STUFF n. a Black person, usually a woman, in a sexual context ...1960s US sl.
• DARK THIRTY n. late at night; a time shortly before dawn ...1985 military jocular
• DARK TIME n. 1. extra wages paid for night work ...1970 UK railwaymen's sl.
n. 2. night ...1976 US sl.
• DARKTOWN n. (now considered offensive) a Black neighbourhood or town; used especially in titles ...1884 Amer. sl.
• DARK TRICK n. an evil action ...1870 Eng. dial.
• DARKUM n. the night ...M16 criminals' sl.
• DARK 'UN n. 1. a candidate or competitor of whom little is known ...c1860 sl.
n. 2. of dock-workers: a 24-hour shift ...1930s Aust. sl.
• DARK WHITE PAINT n. a non-existent item used as a prank errand for a beginner or inexperienced person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DARK-WISE adj. rather dark ...1896 Sc.
• DARKY adj. 1. cloudy ...1807 US criminals' sl.
adj. 2. (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture ...M19 US sl.
n. 1. night; evening; twilight ...1753 criminals' sl.
n. 2. (now derogatory or offensive) a Black person; a person of colour ...1775 sl.
n. 3. an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait ...L18
n. 4. a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
n. 5. a cloudy sky ...E19 US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a blind man ...1807 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a beggar that pretends to be blind ...1851 sl.
n. 8. a Polynesian person ...1863 NZ
n. 9. a nickname for a White man with a dark skin ...c1880 sl.
n. 10. a night watchman ...L19 sl.
n. 11. excrement; a stool; a turd ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 12. a person with dark hair ...1930s sl.
n. 13. a dark-coloured marble ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• DARKY COX n. a box in a theatre auditorium; the seating area in a theatre  ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• DARKYTOWN n. a neighbourhood with a large population of Black people ...L19 US sl.
 

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