DICTIONARY
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​• D.O.M. n. a dirty old man ...1950s sl.
• DOM adj. in sado-masochistic sex: dominant, pert. to a dominatrix ...1980s sl.
n. 1. a lecherous older man (Dirty Old Man) ...1959 sl.
n. 2. a dominatrix ...1960s sl.
n. 3. Dom Perignon champagne ...1980s sl.
• DOMAIN COCKTAIL n. a lethal concoction of petrol and pepper which reputedly once had a vogue amongst deadbeat drinkers in the Sydney Domain ...L19 Aust. sl.
• DOMAIN DOSSER n. a loafer or down-and-out who frequents the Sydney Domain ...Aust. sl.
• DOM'D adj. 1. damned; a strong expression of reprehension or dislike ...L16
adj. 2. a general intensifier; complete, utter ...M19
• DOME n. 1. the head ...M18 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a hat ...1900s US sl.
• DO ME A FAVOUR n. a neighbour ...1990s rhyming sl.
int. I don't believe it ...1963 sl.
• DO-ME-DAG n. a cigarette ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'fag'
• DO ME GOOD n. 1. a Woodbine cigarette ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. food ...1910s rhyming sl.
n. 3. wood, firewood ...20C rhyming sl.
• DOMELIGHTS n. the eyes ...1990s US sl.
• DOMENT n. a performance; a show ...M19 sl.
• DOMEPIECE n. 1. the head ...1970s US sl.
n. 2. a hat ...1990s US Black sl.
• DOMES n. LSD ...1970s drugs sl.
• DOME-SHOT vb. to request or receive fellatio ...2000s US Black sl.
• DOMESTIC n. 1. an incident of violence in the home, esp. between a man and a woman; an argument or fight between a couple who live together ...1970s sl.
n. 2. any problems accruing to one's home life (rather than criminal/professional life) ...1970s sl.
• DOMEWORK n. brainwork ...1910s US sl.
• DOMI n. one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOMICULTURE * n. household management; the art of housekeeping, cookery, etc.; domestic economy ...1860
• DOMIE n. one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOMINE DO-LITTLE n. an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DOMINI n. an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DOMINICKES n. a person of Black and White ancestry who is native to the Ponce de Leon, Florida area ...1860s US Black
• DOMINI DO-LITTLE n. an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DOMINICKER n. 1. a coward ...20C W. Indies
n. 2. a person of mixed race, esp. of Black, Indian and White ancestry ...20C W. Indies
• DOMINIE n. a schoolmaster ...17C Sc.
• DOMINIE DO-LITTLE n. an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DOMINO-BOX n. the mouth; the mouth and teeth ...E19 sl.
• DOMMERNECKER n. 1. a coward ...20C W. Indies
n. 2. a person of mixed race, esp. of Black, Indian and White ancestry ...20C W. Indies
• DOMMIE n. one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOMMY n. one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DONA n. a woman; a girlfriend ...1873 Brit. sl.
• DONAH n. a woman; a girlfriend ...1873 Brit. sl.
• DON AMECHE n. a telephone; a telephone number; a telephone call  ...1930s Can. & US sl.
• DO NASTY vb. to treat badly or unfairly ...1969 Amer. sl.
• DONCY adj. 1. weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
adj. 2. dishonest ...20C Ireland
• DONDER n. 1. a stroll, a saunter ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a wretch ...S. Afr. sl.
vb. 1. to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time; to hobble ...1727 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to beat someone up ...S. Afr. sl.
• DONE adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DONE AND DUSTED adj. completely finished, down to the last detail
• DONE FOR adj. 1. dead or almost dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. in serious difficulty ...colloq.
• DONE IN adj. physically exhausted ...colloq.
• DONE LIKE A DINNER adj. utterly defeated ...Aust. sl.
• DONE LIKE A DOG'S DINNER adj. utterly defeated ...NZ sl.
• DONE ON TOAST adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DONE TO A SCRATCHIN adj. of meat: dried up and shrivelled from over-roasting ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• DONE UNDER adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DONE UP adj. 1. dressed in unusual or particularly stylish clothing ...1882 sl.
adj. 2. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. exhausted ...colloq.
• DONE UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR'S CLERK adj. smartly dressed; used derisively ...1949 Brit. sl.
• DONE WITH MIRRORS phr. an explanation of a clever act ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DONG n. 1. the penis ...a1900 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a heavy blow ...1932 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. to hit, to strike, to punch ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DON JUAN n. a man who has great sexual success with a large number of women ...1848 sl.
• DONK n. 1. a donkey ...1916 sl.
n. 2. an Army mule ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• DONKEY n. 1. a foolish person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial
n. 2. (derogatory) a footballer known for his or her lack of skill ...Brit. sl.
• DONKEY-LICK vb. to defeat decisively ...(Aust. sl.
• DONKEY-RIGGED adj. pert. to a man with a notably long penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• DONKEY'S YEARS n. a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DONKEY'S YEARS AGO n. long ago ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DONKO n. a tearoom or cafeteria in a factory, wharf area, etc. ..NZ colloq.
• DONNEZ-MOI UN BREAK! int. give me a break! ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DONNICK n. 1. a pebble, stone, or small boulder ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a privy ...19C Eng. dial.
• DONNY adj. wretched; miserable; pale; sickly-looking ...Irish usage
n. a child's hand; used when speaking to children ...1886 Eng. dial.
• DONNYBROOK n. a heated argument involving many participants ...1852 sl.
• DO-NOTHING adj. doing nothing; disinclined to work or exertion; idle, indolent, inactive, lazy ...1832
n. one who does nothing; an idle or lazy person ...1579
• DONSEY adj. 1. weak, sickly ...1925 Ireland
adj. 2. dishonest ...20C Ireland
• DON'T AMOUNT TO A HANNAH COOK phr. signifies unimportance or insignificance ...1907 Amer. dial.
• DON'T BE A DOPE! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE A GOOP! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE AN AIRDALE! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE AN ESKIMO ALL YOUR LIFE! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE A SAP! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE A SCHUSSEL! int. said when someone in too much of a hurry, as he'll mess up; now just slow down! ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DON'T BE A SILL! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE A SUCKER! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE BATTY! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE COO-COO! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE FUNNY! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE LIKE THAT! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE RIDICK! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BE SAPPY! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T BUST YOUR BRITCHES! int. slow down! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DON'T-CARE-IFIED adj. without concern, indifferent ...1930s US Black sl.
• DON'T-CARE-ISH adj. without concern, indifferent ...1930s US Black sl.
• DON'T COME THE OLD ABDABS phr. don't tell me the tale ...20C sl., esp. WWII
• DON'T CRY UNTIL YOU'RE HURT phr. don't anticipate trouble ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DON'T GET ANY ON YOU! int. a catchphrase of warning used between males; it is to be interpreted rather freely as: "Don't contact a venereal disease through abundant sexual activity!", or " Don't dribble urine down your trouser leg!" or "Don't get your semen on your body or clothing!" ...M20 US sl.
• DON'T GET YOUR DANDER UP! int. be patient! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DON'T GET YOUR DANDRUFF UP! int. be patient! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DON'T GET YOUR TAIL FEATHERS UP! int. be patient ..1966 Amer. dial.
• DON'T GET YOUR TAIL IN A KNOT! int. slow down! ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DON'T GET YOUR TAIL OVER THE CRUPPER! int. be patient ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DON'T GIVE ME OLD ABDABS phr. don't tell me the tale ...20C sl., esp. WWII
• DON'T HAM IN! int. mind your own business! ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DON'T KNOW ENOUGH TO POUND SAND IN A RAT-HOLE adj. very stupid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DON'T LET YOUR ALLIGATOR MOUTH OVERLOAD YOUR CANARY ASS phr. said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage ...1961 Amer. sl.
• DON'T LET YOUR BULLDOG MOUTH OVERRUN YOUR PUPPY DOG ASS phr. said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage ...1962 Amer. sl.
• DON'T LET YOUR MOUTH BUY WHAT YOUR ASS CAN'T PAY FOR phr. advice to keep quiet, esp. in a delicate situation ...1980s US Black sl.
• DON'T LET YOUR MOUTH OVERLOAD YOUR ASS phr. 1. said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage ...1962 Amer. sl.
phr. 2. advice to keep quiet, esp. in a delicate situation ...1980s US Black sl.
• DON'T LET YOUR MOUTH WRITE A CHECK YOUR ASS CAN'T CASH phr. 1. said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage ...1974 Amer. sl.
phr. 2. advice to keep quiet, esp. in a delicate situation ...1980s US Black sl.
• DONT' MAKE A BAHN-NAHN phr. a request not to be let down or disappointed ...1900s US Black sl.
• DON'T MAKE A MEAL OF phr. don't make a fuss about ...1950s sl.
• DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T MENSH phr. don't mention it ...1937 sl.
• DON'T MONKEY WITH THE BUZZ-SAW phr. don't meddle ...1907 Amer. dial.
• DON'T-NAME-'EMS n. trousers ...M19 Brit. sl.
• DON'T SHORT-PATIENCE ME phr. don't lose your temper with me; don't make me lose my temper ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DON'T STRETCH THE ARMS FARTHER THAN THE SLEEVES REACH phr. don't attempt anything beyond one's means ...1887 Eng. dial.
• DON'T TALK ROT! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DON'T TIE YOUR BRITCHES UP! int. slow down! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DON'T UPSET THE APPLE CART! int. be careful you don't let fall anything carried ...1842 Eng. dial.
• DON'T YOU FEEL A LITTLE AIRY? phr. used to warn a man that his pants are torn or that his fly is open ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DONY adj. small, tiny ...1862 Ireland
n. a female member of the demi-monde; an immoral woman ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DOO n. excrement ...1972 chiefly a children's word or euphemism
• DOOB n. the penis ...20C Aust. juvenile sl.
• DOOBIE n. 1. a dull, stupid fellow; a fool, a simpleton; a dunce ...19C Sc.
n. 2. a marijuana cigarette ...1967 US sl.
• DOOBOBBUS n. used when the name of something is unknown, forgotten, or is purposely avoided ...1911 Amer. dial.
• DOOBRY n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1990 Brit. sl.
• DOODA n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1924 sl.
• DOODAB n. any small, fancy, fussy thing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DOODAD n. an unnamed or unspecified thing; a superfluous ornament ...1905 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• DOODAH n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1924 sl.
• DOODEY-SQUAT n. nothing ...1950s sl.
• DOODLE n. 1. a silly oaf ...E17 sl.
n. 2. the penis, esp. that of a child ...18C colloq.
n. 3. a Union soldier; a Confederate term ...US Civil War usage
n. 4. any gadget ...20C US colloq.
n. 5. something fine, splendid, excellent, or pleasing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 6. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a German V-1 flying bomb ...1944 sl.
vb. to cheat or deceive ...19C Brit. sl.
• DOODLE-BRAIN n. a general insult; a stupid person, a fool ...1990s Aust. teen sl.
• DOODLEBUG n. 1. a light tank ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 2. a German V-1 flying bomb ...1944 sl.
• DOODLE-CASE n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• DOODLE-DASHER n. a male masturbator ...19C Brit. sl.
• DOODLEFLICKER n. any nameless small object, typically some form of gadget ...1910s sl.
• DOODLEFLICKUS n. any nameless small object, typically some form of gadget ...1910s sl.
• DOODLEGADGET n. any nameless small object, typically some form of gadget ...1910s sl.
• DOODLE-HEAD n. a general insult; a stupid person, a fool ...1990s Aust. teen sl.
• DOODLER n. a lazy person; an idler ...20C sl.
• DOODLE-SACK n. 1. a bagpipe ...L18 Sc.
n. 2. a pocket ...L18 sl.
n. 3. the female genitals ...L18 Brit. sl.
• DOODLEY n. an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless ...1930s US sl.
• DOODLEY-SHIT n. anything worthless or insignificant; rubbish ...1950s sl., orig. US
• DOODLEY-SQUAT adv. in no way at all ...1930s US sl.
n. nothing, zero ...1930s sl.
• DOODLY n. an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless ...1930s US sl.
• DOODLY-SHIT n. anything worthless or insignificant; rubbish ...1950s sl., orig. US
• DOODLY-SQUAT adv. in no way at all ...1930s US sl.
n. nothing, zero ...1930s sl.
• DOO-DOO adj. excellent, first-rate ...2000s US Black sl.
n. excrement ...19C Brit. & US juvenile sl.
vb. to defecate ...19C Brit. & US juvenile sl.
• DOODY-SQUAT n. nothing ...1950s sl.
• DOOEY n. a revolver ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOOF n. a fool, a simpleton, an oaf ...1970s US sl.
• DOOFAH n. 1. a half a cigarette ...1937 Brit. sl.
n. 2. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1945 Brit. sl.
• DOOFER n. 1. a partially smoked cigarette ...1937 sl.
n. 2. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1945 Brit. sl.
• DOOFLESS adj. idiotic, stupid, dull ...1970s US sl.
• DOOFLICKER n. 1. any small, fancy, fussy thing; any nameless small object  ...1900s sl., orig. Can. military
n. 2. the penis ...20C US sl.
• DOO-FLICKER FOR A DOO-JOHN phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DOOFLINKUS n. any nameless small object, typically some kind of gadget ...1900s sl., orig. Can. military
• DOOFLOP n. any nameless small object, typically some kind of gadget ...1950s sl.
• DOOFLUS n. a bizarre, eccentric person ...1930s US Black & teen sl.
• DOOFUS adj. odd, strange, eccentric ...1960s sl.
n. an oaf, a fool ...M20 US sl.
• DOOFY adj. silly, foolish, eccentric ...1980s US sl, chiefly juvenile usage
• DOOG adj. good ...M19 back-slang
• DOOG ENO n. a good one ...M19 back-slang
• DOOG GELS n. of a passing woman: good legs ...M19 back-slang
• DOOGHENO n. a good one ...M19 back-slang
• DOOGHENO HIT n. a good or profitable market ...M19 sl.
• DOOGIE n. heroin ...1960 US drugs sl.
• DOOGIE DADDY n. a well-dressed man ...1950s US Black sl.
• DOOHICKEY n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1914 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• DOOHICKY n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1914 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• DOOIE n. an echoic equivalent of the sound of a punch or slap ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. to hit ...1980s US campus sl.
• DOOJEE n. heroin ...M20 US drugs sl.
• DOOJI n. heroin ...M20 US drugs sl.
• DOOJIE n. heroin ...1960 US sl.
• DOOJIGGER n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1927 US sl.
• DOOK n. 1. a hand ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a notably large nose ...M19 sl.
n. 3. something unpleasant or worthless ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. to defecate ...1990s sl.
• DOOKERING n. fortune-telling ...M19 gypsy & tramp sl.
• DOOKEY n. rubbish, nonsense ...1960s sl.
• DOOKIE adj. 1. dirty ...1920s sl.
adj. 2. unpleasant, distasteful, disgusting ...1990s US campus sl.
n. rubbish, nonsense ...1960s sl.
• DOOKIE LOVE n. anal intercourse ...2000s US Black sl.
• DOOKIN' n. fortune-telling ...M19 gypsy & tramp sl.
• DOOKIN-COVE n. a fortune-teller ...M19 sl.
• DOOKS n. the fists ...M19 sl.
• DOOKY adj. 1. dirty ...1920s sl.
adj. 2. unpleasant, distasteful, disgusting ...1990s US campus sl.
n. 1. excrement ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 2. rubbish, nonsense ...1960s sl.
• DOOLA n. a son ...1990s US Black sl.
• DOOLALLY adj. 1. malfunctioning, out of order ...L19 sl., orig. military
adj. 2. insane, mad ...1925 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
adj. 3. very drunk ...L19 sl., orig. military
• DOOLALLY TAP adj. insane, mad ...1925 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
n. madness, eccentricity; orig, a form of madness that afflicted soldiers stationed in India, and spec. at Deolalie ...L19 sl.
• DOOLALLY-TRAPPED adj. knocked senseless ...1910s sl.
• DOOLAN n. 1. a Catholic, usually an Irish Catholic ...1930s NZ sl.
n. 2. a policeman ...1950s Aust. sl.
• DOOLEY n. heroin ...1980s drugs sl.
• DOOLIE n. 1. an ambulance ...18C Anglo-Indian usage
n. 2. a Catholic, usually an Irish Catholic ...1930s NZ sl.
• DOOLIN n. a Catholic, usually an Irish Catholic ...1930s NZ sl.
• DOOLITTLE n. the penis ...M18 euphemism
• DOOLOLLY n. any nameless small object, typically some kind of gadget ...1930s sl.
• DOOLY n. an ambulance ...18C Anglo-Indian usage
• DOOLZIE n. a frolicsome and thoughtless woman ...19C Sc.
• DOOM adj. of drugs: very strong or powerful ...1960s US drugs sl.
vb. to kill, to murder ...1970s US sl.
• DOOMDUST n. heroin ...1970s US drugs sl.
• DOOMIE n. a criminally inclined teenage rebel ...1950s Aust. sl.
• DOOM OUT vb. to kill, to murder ...1970s US sl.
• DO ONE vb. to leave, to run away ...1950s sl.
int. exclamation of dismissal ...1990s sl.
• DO ONE A TREAT vb. to suit one absolutely ...L19 sl.
• DO ONE DIRT vb. to deceive, to mistreat, to treat meanly, to harm one, to injure, esp. underhandedly or by secret means ...1897 Amer. dial.
• DO ONE DIRTY vb. to deceive, to mistreat, to treat meanly, to harm one, to injure, esp. underhandedly or by secret means ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DO ONE FOR ME phr. addressed by one male to another who is on his way to the lavatory and who may reply, "Which side do you shake it?" ...20C sl.
• DO ONE REASON vb. 1. to do justice ...1663 sl.
vb. 2. to pledge in drinking ...Bk1903 sl.
• DO ONE RIGHT vb. 1. to do justice ...1598 sl.
vb. 2. to pledge in drinking ...1703 sl.
• DO ONE'S ARSE vb. to bet heavily and unsuccessfully; to lose all one's money ...1990s Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S BALLS ON vb. of a man: to fall obsessively in love with ...L19 sl.
• DO ONE'S BIRD vb. to serve a prison sentence ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DO ONE'S BIT vb. to make a contribution to the common good, esp. in joining the forces in a time of war ...L19 sl.
• DO ONE'S BLOCK vb. 1. to lose emotional control; to lose one's temper; to be or get angry ...1907 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
vb. 2. to fall in love ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S BOLLOCKS vb. to make the utmost effort ...1990s sl.
• DO ONE'S BUN vb. to lose emotional control; to be or get angry ...1944 NZ sl., orig. military
• DO ONE'S BUSINESS vb. to defecate; to go to the lavatory ...1645 euphemism
• DO ONE'S CASH vb. to spend all one's available funds ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S COBBLERS vb. to lose one's money ...1980s sl.
• DO ONE'S DARNEDEST vb. to do one's very best ...20C sl., orig. US
• DO ONE'S DASH vb. 1. to reach one's limit; to exhaust one's energies; to lose one's opportunity, and suffer accordingly ...1910s Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to become infatuated; to fall in love ...1910s Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S DIRTY vb. to defecate ...1970s US sl.
• DO ONE'S DO vb. to do what is necessary; to do what one must do ...20C US sl.
• DO ONE'S DOUGH vb. to lose one's money; to spend up ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
• DO ONE'S DUTY vb. to urinate, to defecate; to go to the lavatory ...20C euphemism
• DO ONE'S EASE † vb. to relieve the bowels ...c1645
• DO ONE'S EASEMENT † vb. to relieve the bowels ...1634
• DO ONESELF vb. 1. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
vb. 2. to make a fool of oneself; to embarrass oneself ...1980s US sl.
• DO ONESELF IN vb. 1. to commit suicide ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to put oneself in a deliberately unpleasant situation or position ...1930s sl.
• DO ONESELF OFF vb. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• DO ONESELF PROUD vb. 1. to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to distinguish oneself ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DO ONESELF WELL vb. to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to one's own satisfaction ...L19 sl.
• DO ONE'S ENDEAVOR BEST vb. to exert oneself to the utmost ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DO ONE'S ENDEAVORS vb. to exert oneself to the utmost ...1841 Amer. dial.
• DO ONE'S FACE vb. of a woman (usually): to apply make-up ...1920s sl.
• DO ONE'S FRUIT vb. to lose one's temper; to go crazy ...1970s sl.
• DO ONE'S JOB OVER vb. to become obsessed with ...1970s Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S LUCK vb. to use up or run out of luck ...1910s Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S MAIN † vb. to do one's utmost, one's best ...c1375
• DO ONE'S NANA vb. to lose one's temper; to be or get angry ...1966 sl.
• DO ONE'S NEEDS vb. 1. to do that which is necessary ...1896 Sc.
vb. 2. to void excrement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• DO ONE'S NO-MANNERS vb. 1. to break wind ...1980s sl.
vb. 2. to defecate ...1980s sl.
• DO ONE'S NUT vb. to be very angry, anxious, or upset; to lose one's temper; to lose emotional control; to get worked up ...1919 sl.
• DO ONE'S OFFICE vb. to copulate with a woman ...17C euphemism
• DO ONE'S OWN THING vb. 1. to follow one's own interests or inclinations independently of others ...1841 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to dance in an uninhibited manner; to enjoy oneself to the full ...1960s W. Indies & US Black sl.
vb. 3. to perform an action ...1960s US sl.
vb. 4. to put on an act ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• DO ONE'S OWN TIME vb. to serve a prison sentence without becoming involved in any of the prison gangs, illicit business, etc. ...20C US criminals' & prison sl.
• DO ONE'S PEGS vb. to become angry, excited, or anxious ...1940s Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S SCONE vb. to lose one's temper with someone; to be or get angry ...1942 NZ sl.
• DO ONE'S STUFF vb. 1. to perform as one is expected ...M17 sl.
vb. 2. to show off a specialty ...1920s sl.
• DO ONE'S THING vb. 1. to behave as dictated by one's personal beliefs, wishes, idiosyncrasies, etc. ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 2. to dance in an uninhibited manner; to enjoy oneself to the full ...1960s W. Indies & US Black sl.
vb. 3. to perform an action ...1960s US sl.
vb. 4. to put on an act ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• DO ONE'S THINGS vb. to go to the lavatory; esp. used when addressing children ...M19 euphemism
• DO ONE TO RIGHTS vb. to serve one out ...Bk1903. sl.
• DO ON ONE'S DICK vb. to do with ease, esp. to endure any challenging situation, as a prison sentence, with no difficulty ...1960s sl.
• DO ON ONE'S EAR vb. to accomplish something easily ...1920s Aust. sl.
• DO ON ONE'S NAPPER vb. to achieve something easily ...L19 sl.
• DO ON ONE'S NOB vb. to achieve something easily ...L19 sl.
• DO ON ONE'S PRICK vb. to do with ease, esp. to endure any challenging situation, as a prison sentence, with no difficulty ...1960s sl.
• DOONUP vb. £1 sterling ...M19 back-slang
• DOOR n. 1. a brothel ...1920s Aust. sl.
n. 2. the end of one's prison sentence ...2000s US prison sl.
• DOOR AND HINGE n. the neck and breast of mutton ...L19
• DOOR-BASHER n. a private detective ...1950s sl.
• DOOR-KEEPER n. a prostitute; a prostitute who occupies a doorway waiting for clients ...17C cant
• DOORKNOB n. 1. a shilling (5p) ...L19 rhyming slang for 'bob'
n. 2. a job ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 3. a fool ...1930s sl.
n. 4. a doughnut ...1960s US sl.
n. 5. the head ...1960s US sl.
• DOORKNOBS n. the female breasts ...1960s US sl.
• DOOR-KNOCK n. a door-to-door appeal for charity or similar collection ...1950s Aust. sl.
• DOOR-KNOCKER n. 1. a beard that runs along and just beneath the jaw line; when linking up with a moustache it was seen as resembling a door-knocker ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a female hairstyle consisting of two plaits bunched on top of the head ...L19 sl.
• DOOR-MAT n. 1. a moustache ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a short cropped beard ...M19 sl.
n. 3. someone who accepts bad treatment without complaint; used contemptuously ...1861 sl.
n. 4. a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOOR-OPENER n. something that is effective in leading to opportunity or success ...colloq.
• DOORSTEP n. a thick slice of bread ...1885 Brit. sl.
• DOOT n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOOTEROOMUS n. money ...M19 Amer. sl.
• DO OUT vb. to clean a room ...1728 sl.
• DOOVAH n. 1. a half a cigarette ...1937 Brit. sl.
n. 2. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1941 Aust. sl.
• DO OVER vb. 1. to possess carnally, to have sex ...1650 sl.
vb. 2. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOOVER n. 1. a half a cigarette ...1937 Brit. sl.
n. 2. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1941 Aust. sl.
• DOO-WAH-DIDDY n. used as a substitute for a word or name one does not want to use; hence, the name of an imaginary place, often conceived of as fabulous and far-off ...1988 Amer. dial.
• DOOZANDAZZY n. something the name of which is not readily recalled ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DOOZER n. something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind; a remarkable or exceptional thing ...1925 Amer. colloq.
• DOOZIE n. something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind; a remarkable or exceptional thing; often used ironically ...1916 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
• DOOZIE UP vb. to make more attractive or appealing as by adding features or ornaments, cleaning or repairing or clothing brightly ...1925 Amer. colloq.
• DOOZY adj. 1. excellent; first-rate ...1903 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
adj. 2. sporty, flossy, attractive, stylish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. a remarkable or exceptional thing; often used ironically ...1916 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
• DOPE adj. great, superb; a common rap term ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. a foolish person ...1851 sl.
n. 2. a narcotic drug ...1889 sl.
n. 3. a drug taker or addict ...1899 US sl.
n. 4. information, data, news ...1899 sl., orig. horse-racing usage
vb. 1. to give a drug to; to drug a racing animal to affect its performance ...1875 sl.
vb. 2. to take drugs ...1909 sl.
• DOPE ADDICT n. a drug addict ...1930 sl.
• DOPED-OUT adj. under the influence of dope, drugged ...sl.
• DOPED-UP adj. under the influence of dope, drugged ...sl.
• DOPE FIEND n. a drug addict ...1890 sl.
• DOPE HEAD n. 1. one given to spreading false information and rumours ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 2. one fond of Coca-Cola ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 3. (as 'dopehead') a drug addict ...sl.
• DOPENIK n. a drug addict ...M20 US sl.
• DOPE OFF vb. to act in a stupid manner ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOPE OUT vb. to deduce or infer from available information ...sl.
• DOPER n. 1. a drug addict ...1910 sl.
n. 2. a pusher ...1910 sl.
• DOPESTER n. 1. someone who collects information on, and forecasts the result of, sporting events, elections, etc....1907 sl., orig. US
n. 2. someone who uses or is addicted to drugs ...1938 sl.
• DOPESTICK n. a marijuana cigarette ...20C US drugs sl.
• DOPEY adj. 1. sluggish or befuddled from or as from the use of narcotics or alcohol ...1895 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. stupid; inane ...1895 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. sleepy ...1932 sl., orig. US
adj. 4. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 5. hip, cool ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. a beggar's woman ...18C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the anus ...18C Brit. sl.
• DOPEY-DOG n. a guardhouse ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• DOPIUM n. opium ...E20 US sl.
• DO POO-POO(S) vb. to defecate ...1976 sl., chiefly a children's term
• DOPPER n. a clumsy person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DOPY adj. 1. foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1903 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. sleepy ...1932 sl., orig. US
• DO-RAG n. a kerchief or scarf worn on the head to protect the hairdo, esp. after kinky hair has been straightened ...1960 sl.
• DORBELLICAL † adj. stupid, very awkward or clumsy ...1592 nonce word
• DORDY! int. used for registering surprise ...2000 UK sl.
• DO-RE-MI n. money ...1926 US sl.
• DORF n. a social outcast ...1967 US sl.
• DORG n. 1. a day's work; the amount of work done in a day ...1737 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DORIAN LOVE n. homosexual love and/or sex ...1987 US sl.
• DO-RIGHT adj. righteous, diligent ...1936 US sl.
n. a favour ...1986 US sl.
• DO-RIGHT BOY n. a police officer ...1970 US sl.
• DO-RIGHTER n. a person who does not use drugs ...1970 US sl.
• DO RIPS vb. to smoke marijuana ...1997 US sl.
• DORIS n. 1. a police van ...1965 Barbados sl.
n. 2. a way ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Doris Day)
n. 3. a woman ...2001 UK sl.
• DORIS DAY n. 1. a way ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. homosexuality ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'gay'
• DORK n. 1. a stupid or ridiculous person; a jerk, a nerd; a socially inept, unfashionable, harmless person ...1967 sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1961 US sl.
vb. to act in a socially inept fashion ...1990 US sl.
• DORKBRAIN n. an inept outcast ...1974 US sl.
• DORKBREATH n. a term of abuse ...1974 US sl.
• DORK-FACTOR n. the number of fools ...1970s US campus sl.
• DORKUS n. a fool ...1979 US sl.
• DORKY adj. stupid, inept, or unfashionable ...20C sl.
• DORM n. a place to sleep ...1900 sl.
• DORMIOUS †* adj. sleepy ...1656
• DO ROUND vb. to busy oneself; to bustle about; to mingle with others, to go from place to place ...1905 Amer. dial.
• DORSLE vb. to stun, to stupefy, to confuse, to daze ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DORTER n. a daughter ...1961 Amer. dial.
• DORTHER n. a daughter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DORTSPEAK n. an affectedly quasi-British accent, adopted by the middle-class in and around Dublin ...1990s Irish sl.
• DORTY adj. spoiled, pettish, sullen, sulky, easily offended, ill-humoured; saucy, haughty, conceited, proud, stubborn; contemptuous ...a1605 Sc.
• DORTY-POUCH n. a saucy person ...1864 Sc.
• DOSE n. 1. a case of gonorrhea or syphilis ...1914 sl.
n. 2. chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOSE OF STRAP-OIL, A n. a thrashing ...Bk1904 sl.
• DOSH n. money ...1854 sl., orig. US
• DO SOMEONE MISCHIEF vb. to cause trouble or harm to ...c1385
• DO SOMEONE OUT OF SOMETHING vb. to deprive someone of something by fraud or unfair means ...1825 sl.
• DO SOMEONE OVER vb. to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1866 sl.
• DO SOMEONE PROUD vb. to entertain, to provide food or other material comforts to someone's satisfaction ...M19 sl.
• DO SOMETHING STANDING ON ONE'S HEAD vb. to do something with ease ...a1890- 93
• DOSS n. 1. a bed in cheap lodgings ...1744 sl.
n. 2. a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. sleep ... World War I Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to go to bed ...1789 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to sleep ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• DOSSER n. 1. a vagrant, a tramp ...1866 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a cheap lodging-house, esp. for vagrants ...1889 sl., orig. & chiefly Brit.
• DOSSER, THE n. the father of a family; he who provides the 'doss' (lodging, a bed) ...L19 sl.
• DOSS-HOUSE n. a cheap lodging-house, esp. for vagrants ...1889 sl., orig. & chiefly Brit.
• DOSSY adj. elegant, stylish, smart, spiffy ...M19 sl.
n. a slovenly woman, a slattern ...1888 Eng. dial.
• DOT AND DASH vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOT A PERSON ONE vb. to hit ...1895 Brit. sl.
• DOTARD n. a weak-minded or foolish old person
• DOTED adj. affected by dotage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DO TELL! int. really! indeed! ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DOTER n. a daughter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DO THE AGREEABLE vb. to make oneself pleasant; to show courteous attentions ...1851
• DO THE BIZZ vb. to engage in sexual activity ...1995 Irish sl.
• DO THE BLOCK vb. to lounge in the fashionable promenade ...1869
• DO THE BOLT vb. to run away, esp. when caught committing a misdemeanour ...Aust. sl.
• DO THE BOOK vb. to suffer the maximum penalty ...1927 sl.
• DO THE BUSINESS FOR vb. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DO THE BUTTERED BUN vb. of a male: to take second place in a bout of serial intercourse ...M17 sl.
• DO THE BUTTERED SCONE vb. of a male: to take second place in a bout of serial intercourse ...M17 sl.
• DO THE CAT-ACT vb. to fall on one's feet ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DO THE DANCE vb. to be hanged ...1920s US sl.
• DO THE DIRTIES vb. to act promiscuously; to engage in copulation ...1968 US college sl.
• DO THE DIRTY DEED vb. to engage in copulation ...a1968 US college sl.
• DO THE DIRTY ON vb. to treat unfairly; to betray ...1914 sl.
• DO THE DO vb. to have sex ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DO THE DOWNY vb. to lie in bed, to sleep ...1860
• DO THE DUTCH ACT vb. to commit suicide ...1902 sl., orig. US
• DO THE HEAVY vb. to swagger; to make a fine show ...1884 sl.
• DO THE LA-DI-DA vb. to show off in dress and manner ...c1883 sl.
• DO THE LARDY-DAH vb. to show off in dress and manner ...c1883 sl.
• DO THE NASTY vb. to copulate ...1977 US Black sl.
• DO THE NAUGHTY vb. to play the whore ...Bk1902 sl.
• DO THE NEEDFUL vb. to pay a bill ...L18 sl.
• DO THE PACIFIC SLOPE vb. to flee New Zealand when accused of a crime in order to find refuge in one of the countries of the Pacific Rim ...L19 NZ sl.
• DO THE PORK SWORD JIGGLE vb. to masturbate (pork sword = the penis) ...1940s sl.
• DO THE Q.T. vb. to lead a quiet life ...L19 sl.
• DOTHER n. a daughter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DO TIME vb. to serve a prison sentence ...1837 sl.
• DOTING adj. excessively fond
• DOT MAKER n. a songwriter ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOT ONE'S I'S AND CROSS ONE'S T'S vb. to be meticulous or precise, even to the smallest detail
• DOTS n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOTTEREL n. a silly, stupid person, esp. one who is easily duped ...Eng. dial.
• DOTTLE n. the plug of half-smoked tobacco in the bottom of a pipe after smoking ...1815
• DOTTY adj. 1. crazy, eccentric ...1805 colloq.
adj. 2. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. feeble or unsteady in gait ...colloq.
adj. 4 very enthusiastic or infatuated: usually followed by 'about' or 'over' ...colloq.
• DOTY adj. of wood: decayed ...1880 Southern US
• DOUBLE ACE n. in dominoes; 1-1 ...sl.
• DOUBLE-ASSED adj. wide in the posteriors ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE BAGGER n. a person so ugly he or she needs two bags over his or her head instead of just one ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DOUBLE-BARRELLED adj. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE-BARRELS n. opera or field glasses ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE BOGEY n. a score of two strokes over par on a hole
• DOUBLE-BOTTOMED adj. insincere; implying one thing and meaning another ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE-BOUND adj. determined ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE BURGER n. a very, very sexy woman ...1980s US campus sl.
• DOUBLE CLOUT n. the 'menstrual cloth' ...Bk1893 sl.
• DOUBLE-DASH! int. damn! ...M19
• DOUBLE-DECKER n. a food item consisting of two main layers, as a sandwich made with three slices of bread and two layers of filling ...1825 Amer.
• DOUBLE DEUCE n. in dominoes; 2-2...sl.
• DOUBLE-DISTILLED adj. 1. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE-DOME n. an intellectual, a scholar, esp. one who seems to hold eccentric or impractical opinions ...1930s sl.
• DOUBLE-DOMED adj. intellectual ...1950s sl.
• DOUBLE DUMMY n. a variety of bridge for two players in which two hands are kept face down until the end of the bidding when both hands are exposed ...1900
• DOUBLED UP adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE DUTCH n. unintelligible or garbled speech or language ...1875 sl.
• DOUBLE EAGLE n. 1. a score of three strokes under par on a hole
n. 2. a $20 coin ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a twenty-dollar bill ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DOUBLE-FACED adj. practicing duplicity; hypocritical ...1565
• DOUBLE-FINNUP n. £10 ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOUBLE FIVE n. 1. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE HEART n. double-dealing, duplicity ...1382
• DOUBLE JUGGS n. the buttocks ...1621 sl.
• DOUBLE L n. a telephone (landline) ...1976 US sl.
• DOUBLE-LOADED adj. carrying a large amount, esp. of stolen property ...1956 UK sl.
• DOUBLE-MINDED adj. wavering or undecided in mind ...1545
• DOUBLE NEIVE n. the clenched hand ...1882 Eng. dial.
• DOUBLE NET n. in betting: odds of 20-1 ...1991 UK sl.
• DOUBLE NICKEL n. 1. fifty-five; five-fifty ...1990 US sl.
n. 2. fifty-five miles an hour, the speed limit imposed throughout he US by the federal government in 1974 ...1976 US sl.
n. 3. a ten-year prison sentence ...1998 US sl.
• DOUBLE NICKELS n. in craps: a roll of ten made with a pair of fives ...1999 US sl.
• DOUBLE NUTS n. double zero ...1984 US sl.
• DOUBLE-O n. 1. an intense look; a close examination ..1913 US sl.
n. 2. Kool cigarettes ...1981 US sl.
n. 3. a nickname for rock musician Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948) ...2002 UK sl.
• DOUBLE PACKER n. a member of the Hell's Angels who is prone to take a girlfriend with him on excursions ...1966 US sl.
• DOUBLE PLUS UNGOOD adj. bad ...1980s US sl.
• DOUBLE-RIBBED adj. great with child, pregnant ...1598
• DOUBLE-RIVETED adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE SAW n. 1. twenty dollars or a twenty-dollar bill ...1850 US sl.
n. 2. twenty years imprisonment ...1930 US sl.
• DOUBLE SAWBUCK n. 1. twenty dollars or a twenty-dollar bill ...1850 US sl.
n. 2. twenty years imprisonment ...1930 US sl.
• DOUBLE SIGHT n. a 'sight' (a gesture of derision made by placing the thumb on the tip of one's nose and spreading out the fingers like a fan) intensified by joining the tip of the little finger to the thumb of the other hand, which in turn has its fingers extended fanwise ...E18 sl.
• DOUBLE-SILVER-BAR JOHN n. an Army captain, whose insignia is two parallel bars ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE TRUCK n. a two-page ad ...Bk1998 sl.
• DOUBLE-UGLY adj. hideously ugly, extra ugly ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 1. generally used as a dog's name, especially the brindled bulldog breed ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. hence, figuratively, any specially ugly person of either sex ...19C Eng. dial.
• DOUBLOONS n. money ...1908 jocular
• DOUCE adj. 1. pleasant, sweet ...ME now Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. quiet, sober, sedate ...E18 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOUCETS n. the testicles of a deer ...M16 hunting usage
• DOUCHE-BAG n. a contemptible person ...1942 US sl.
• DOUFAS n. a bizarre, eccentric person ...1930s US Black & teen sl.
• DOUFUS n. a bizarre, eccentric person ...1930s US Black & teen sl.
• DOUGH n. money ...1851 sl., chiefly N. Amer.
• DOUGH-BAKED adj. deficient in reason or sense
• DOUGH BEATER n. a baker; a cook ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOUGH BOXER n. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUGHBOY n. 1. a US infantryman, esp. in World War I ...1847 US sl.
n. 2. a baker ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• DOUGHFOOT n. a soldier, esp. an ordinary infantryman in the US army ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DOUGHGIRL n. a YMCA or Red Cross girl, i.e. one who bakes and gives out doughnuts ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• DOUGH-HEAD n. 1. a fool ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUGH-HOLE n. the mouth ...1940s sl.
• DOUGHNUT n. a person of wealth who is easily fleeced ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUGHNUT ARMY n. the Salvation Army ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• DOUGH PUNCHER n. a baker ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• DOUGH-REY-ME n. money ...1926 US sl.
• DOUGH ROLLER n. a baker; a cook ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOUGHT * n. power, strength, ability ...ME now Sc.
• DOUGHTER n. a daughter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOUGHTY adj. fearless and resolute; stout-hearted ...OE now arch. or jocular
• DOUGHY n. a simpleton ...1818 Sc.
• DOUGLAS n. an axe ...1905 Aust. sl.
• DOULA n. a person, typically an experienced mother, who provides emotional support, practical help, and advice to a woman during pregnancy and childbirth and for the first few weeks after birth ...M20
• DO UP vb. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUP † n. 1. the bottom of an eggshell ...E16 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the buttocks ...M17 Sc.
n. 3. the end or last part of anything, as a candle ...E18 Sc.
• DO US A FAVOUR! int. I don't believe it ...1963 sl.
• DOUSE n. a dull heavy blow ...M16
vb. 1. to strike, knock, punch ...M16 now Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to put down or pay out money ...L18 chiefly Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to take off a hat ...L18
vb. 4. to throw down with force ...L18 chiefly Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to extinguish, hence, to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUSED adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUSER n. a heavy blow ...L18
• DOUSE THE GLIM vb. to extinguish the light ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUST † n. a firm blow; a punch ...E17
• DOUT n. a cigarette end ...M20 Sc. colloq.
† vb. to extinguish, to put out a fire or light ...E16 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DOUTER n. a daughter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOUTOUS † adj. 1. fraught with terror; fearful, dreadful, terrible ...a1300
† adj. 2. doubtful; of uncertain existence, meaning, or issue ...c1330
† adj. 3. full of uncertainty of mind; doubting ...c1374
• DOVE n. 1. a person, esp. a woman, for whom one feels tender affection; chiefly in 'my dove' ...LME
n. 2. a gentle or innocent person; formerly a simpleton ...L16
n. 3. in politics: a person who believes in a policy of negotiation and conciliation rather than warfare or confrontation ...M20
• DOVELING n. a term of endearment for a small child ...E17
• DOVER n. a light or fitful sleep; a doze ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to cause to doze or be unconscious ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to wander aimlessly or confusedly; to walk unsteadily ...E19 Sc.
• DOVETAILED adj. married ...Ireland sl.
• DOVEY n. a term of endearment ...M18
• DOVIE n. a term of endearment ...M18
• DOVISH adj. in politics: inclined to advocate negotiation and conciliation ...M16
• DOW † vb. 1. to be good, strong, vigorous, virtuous, valiant, or manly ...OE
† vb. 2. to be of use or profit to a person ...OE
† vb. 3. to be valid or of value; to be worth or good for something ...ME
vb. 4. to do well, to thrive, to prosper ...ME now Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOWAGER n. a dignified elderly lady ...E19 colloq.
• DOWD n. a person, usually a woman, of dull unfashionable appearance; a dowdy woman ...ME
• DOWDY adj. shabbily, badly, or unattractively dressed ...L16
n. a woman who is shabbily, badly, or unattractively dressed ...L16
• DO-WELL n. 1. the act of doing well ...LME obs. exc. Eng. dial.
* n. 2. a prosperous person ...M19
• DOWF adj. 1. lacking spirit or energy; gloomy ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. of the weather: dull ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. of an excuse: unconvincing, feeble ...L18
adj. 4. of wood: decayed ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. a spiritless, stupid, or gloomy person ...LME Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dull blow ...E18 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to be or make dull or sluggish ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
* vb. 2. to bounce a ball ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to hit with something soft; to thump ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOWFART adj. dull, stupid ...E18 Sc. arch.
n. a dull or stupid person ...E18 Sc. arch.
• DOWFNESS n. lack of spirit ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOWIE adj. dull and lonely; dreary; dismal ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOWLESS adj. without strength or energy, feeble; infirm ...L18 Sc.
• DOWLY adj. doleful, miserable, gloomy, lonely ...LME N. Eng. dial.
• DOWN adj. depressed ...1610
adj. 2. ill ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the first domino played in a hand ...sl.
n. 2. a barbiturate; often used in the plural ...1967 drugs sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to drink alcohol rapidly ...1922 sl.
vb. 2. to pass food at a mess table ...1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to disparage; to criticize adversely ...1970 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to sell stolen goods at wholesale; to fence ...1971 Amer. criminals' sl.
• DOWN-AND-OUT n. a person who without money, a job, or a place to live; a homeless or destitute person ...1889 Amer. sl.
• DOWN-AND-OUTER n. a person who without money, a job, or a place to live; a homeless or destitute person ...1924 Amer. sl.
• DOWNBEAT adj. depressing, gloomy, subdued, pessimistic ...1952 sl., orig. US
• DOWN EASTER n. 1. a native of Maine, esp. a seaman ...a1828 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a vessel from a Maine port ...1835 Amer. sl.
• DOWNER n. 1. a nickel ...1859 Amer. sl.
n. 2. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl. 236SL
n. 3. in baseball: a good overhand curve ...1964 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a depressant drug; a barbiturate ...1965 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 5. something depressing or unpleasant ....1967 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a somnolent drug-induced state ...1967 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 7. a downward trend in business or the economy ...1976 sl.
• DOWNEY n. a smooth, pleasant talker; a knowing fellow ...1859 Amer. sl.
• DOWN FOR THE LONG COUNT adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOWN FREAK n. a person addicted to depressant drugs, esp. barbiturates ...1980 Amer. drugs sl.
• DOWN-GO n. a decline in health ...1913 Amer. dial.
• DOWN HEAD n. a person addicted to depressant drugs, esp. barbiturates ...1973 Amer. drugs sl.
• DOWNHILLS n. dice that are loaded so as to roll a low number ...1662 sl.
• DOWNIE n. a barbiturate or other depressant drug ...1966 Amer. drugs sl.
• DOWN IN THE BUSHES adj. sick, in hard luck, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DOWN IN THE DIKE adj. 1. out of funds ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. unwell, ill ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOWN IN THE DUMPS adj. depressed ...1714
• DOWN IN THE MOUTH adj. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOWN LOW adj. covert, secret ...1990s US Black sl.
• DOWNMOUTH vb. to derogate; to disparage; to attack verbally, to slander ...1981 Amer. sl.
• DOWN ON adj. 1. attacking physically ...19C
adj. 2. annoyed with; disappointed in; holding a negative opinion of ...M19
vb. to disparage; to criticize adversely ...1992 Amer. sl.
• DOWN ON ONE'S UPPERS adj. having no money ...1895 sl.
• DOWN ON THE KNUCKLE adj. virtually penniless ...M19 sl.
• DOWN ON THE KNUCKLEBONE adj. virtually penniless ...M19 sl.
• DOWN ON THE LIFT adj. too weak to stand unaided; sick, ill, ailing, or exhausted ...1952 Amer. dial.
• DOWN ON THE NAIL adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOWN OUT vb. to stupefy with or as if with a barbiturate or tranquillizer ...1976 Amer. sl.
• DOWN PIN adj. depressed, indisposed ...L19 sl.
• DOWNPRESSOR n. an oppressor ...1950s W. Indies Rasta usage
• DOWNRIGHT n. begging, tramping ...L19 UK tramps' sl.
• DOWNRIGHTER n. a beggar; a tramp ...1930s sl.
• DOWNS n. 1. a prison ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 2. money ...2000s US Black sl.
• DOWNS, THE n. Tothill Fields prison ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DOWNSHIRE n. female pubic hair ...19C sl.
• DOWNSIDE n. a discouraging or negative aspect ...1977 Amer. sl.
• DOWN SIDE OF THE MOON n. the time when the moon is waning or decreasing ...1984 Amer. dial.
• DOWN-SITTING n. 1. the act of sitting down; a resting, repose ...1535
n. 2. the session of a court ...1776 Sc.
n. 3. a sitting down to drink, a drinking bout ...1816 Sc.
n. 4. a comfortable settlement, especially in marriage ...1826 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a location, home ...1865 Sc.
• DOWN SOUTH adj. hidden, buried; in one's pocket ...1910s Aust. sl.
• DOWNSTAIRS adv. 1. in hell ...a1845 Amer. jocular
adv. 2. in the belly ...1913 Amer. boxing usage
adv. 3. at or to a lower altitude; below ...1942 Amer. aviation usage
adv. 4. in the genital or pubic area ...1963 Amer. sl.
adv. 5. in baseball: low in the strike zone ...1978 Amer. sl.
n. 1. hell ...19C sl.
n. 2. the urino-genital area ...L19 sl.
n. 3. the guts, the belly ...1910s sl.
• DOWNSTEEPY †* adj. very steeply descending; steep and precipitous; having a great declivity ...1603
• DOWN THE CHUTE adj. in prison ...1920s Aust. sl.
• DOWN THE CRAPPER adj. wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE CREEK adj. in oil drilling: wasted or lost ...1954 US sl.
• DOWN THE DRAIN adj. lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE DRAINS n. the human brains ...1960s rhyming sl.
• DOWN THE GURGLER adj. ruined; irretrievably lost or destroyed; wasted; used of something that has not worked out ...1930s Aust. sl.
• DOWN THE HATCH! int. a popular toast before taking a drink ...1920s, orig. nautical usage
• DOWN THE LINE n. a psychiatric hospital ...1963 NZ sl.
• DOWN THE PAN adj. wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE PLUG adj. lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE PLUGHOLE adj. lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THERE n. the vagina; occasionally, the penis ...20C euphemism
• DOWN THE RIVER adj. 1. finished, over and done, used up ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. serving time in prison ...L19 sl.
adj. 3. in debt ...1920s sl.
• DOWN THE ROAD adj. 1. stylish, fashionable ...M19 sl.
adj. 2. vulgar, showy ...M19 sl.
• DOWN THE SHITTER adj. wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE SPOUT adj. out of pawn ....M19 sl.
• DOWN THE SWANNY adj. 1. finished, over and done, used up ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. in debt ...1920s sl.
• DOWN THE TRACK adj. 1. referring to the passage of time ...1980s sl.
adj. 2. experienced ...1980s sl.
• DOWN THE TUBE adj. lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN TO adj. alert to, aware of ...19C
• DOWN TO CASES adj. 1. down to the hard facts ...L19 US sl.
adj. 2. down to one's last pennies ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• DOWN TO LARKING adj. wrongly convicted ...c1945 cant
• DOWN TO ONE'S SEAMS adj. absolutely impoverished ...L19 US sl.
• DOWN TO THE ABC phr. down to first principles or the simplest rudiments ...1899 sl.
• DOWN TO THE BRICKS adv. perfectly, thoroughly, completely ...M19
• DOWN TO THE MUCK adv. perfectly, thoroughly, completely ...M19
• DOWN TO THE NOTCH adv. to the proper standard; precisely; to perfection, perfectly; to the limit ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DOWNTOWN n. 1. the Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong and the area immediately surrounding as targets of bombing attacks and locations of intense antiaircraft fire ...1967 Amer. military aviation usage, now hist.
n. 2. in basketball, the thee-point field goal region ...1980 Amer. sl.
vb. in baseball: to hit a long home run ...1971 Amer. sl.
• DOWN TRIP n. 1. anything boring, unpleasant, or uninspiring ...1968 Amer. students' sl.
n. 2. a frightening, dismaying, or unpleasant hallucinatory experienced induced by LSD or a similar drug ...1968 Amer. drugs sl.
• DOWN UPON adj. alert to, aware of ...19C
• DOWN WITH vb. to be with it ...1950s Amer. sl.
• DOWNY * adj. knowing, artful, shrewd ...1821 Amer. sl.
• DOWNY, THE n. a bed ...1843 Amer. sl.
• DOWNY AS A HAMMER adj. knowing, artful, shrewd ...1821 Amer. sl.
• DOWNY ONE n. a shrewd or very alert fellow ...1823 sl.
• DOWSABEL † n. a sweetheart; a lady-love ...1590
• DOWSE vb. to extinguish, hence, to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOWSED adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOWTER n. a daughter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOWTHER n. a daughter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOWTOR n. a daughter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOXOLOGY WORKS n. a church ...1871 Amer. jocular
• DOXY n. 1. a girlfriend; a woman ...1818 sl.
n. 2. a slovenly woman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl.
• DOY n. 1. a term of endearment for a child; a pet...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a beetle, a cockroach ...19C Eng. dial.
• DO YOU DIG ME? phr. do you understand? ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DO YOU FEEL A BREEZE? phr. used to warn a man that his pants are torn or that his fly is open ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DO YOU FEEL A DRAFT? phr. used to warn a man that his pants are torn or that his fly is open ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DO YOU HAVE A BADGE? phr. aren't you being a bit nosy? ...Bk1944 service sl.
• DO YOU LOVE YOUR DADDY phr. used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DO YOU OLIVER? phr. do you understand? ...L19 rhyming sl. (Oliver Cromwell on 'tumble' to understand)
• DO YOUR CRUET vb. to lose your temper ...1975 Aust. sl.
• DO YOUR NANA vb. to lose control; to get angry ...1968 Aust. sl.
• DO YOUR NUT vb. 1. to explode with anger ...1919 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to go mad; to feign madness ...1959 Brit. sl.
• DO YOUR OWN TIME! int. mind your own business! ...20C US sl.
• DO YOU SAVVY? int. do you understand ...L18
• DO YOU TAKE IN WOOD? phr. will you have a drink? ...M19 sl.
• DOZE vb. to clear or excavate with a bulldozer ...1945 Amer. sl.
• DOZEN(S) n. a provocative exchange of obscene, often rhymed insults concerning esp. the mothers of those participating ...1915 Amer. Black sl.
• DOZEY adj. 1. partly decomposed; of wood, poorly seasoned ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DOZZLE n. 1. an oddly-dressed, tawdry woman; a slattern ...1855 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a shapeless lump; a hunk; a small quantity ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the unburnt tobacco left at the bottom of a pipe and placed on top of the next pipeful ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an ornamental piece of pastry on the top of a pie crust ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a small rosette or ornament upon articles of clothing ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a prim, stiff-looking person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a doll made of a quantity of rags tied up together ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a plug of lint or rag for stopping a wound ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to render stupid; to stupefy, to confuse ...a1670 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to drizzle, to rain finely ...1866 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to overdress, to deck oneself out ...1876 Eng. dial.
• DOZY adj. foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1924 Brit. sl.
• D.P. n. displaced person; a person driven from their home by war and cared for in refugee camps ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DRAB n. a small amount; a bit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• D'RABBIT IT! int. an oath ...1787 Eng. dial.
• DRAC adj. 1. boring, dull, tedious ...1945 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. ugly, unattractive; applied esp. to a woman ...1953 Aust. sl.
n. an unattractive woman ...1960 Aust. sl.
• DRACK adj. 1. boring, dull, tedious ...1945 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. ugly, unattractive; applied esp. to a woman ...1953 Aust. sl.
n. an unattractive woman ...1960 Aust. sl.
• DRACLY MINUTE adv. instantly, immediately, at once ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DRAFFSACK † n. 1. a sack of draff or refuse ... c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. fig. a big paunch; a lazy glutton; a gross greedy fellow ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DRAFT-BAIT n. 1. one awaiting to be drafted into the armed service ...1942 US sl.
n. 2. a prospective bride ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DRAG n. 1. something boring or tiresome ...1857 sl.
n. 2. women's clothes worn by men ...1870 sl.
n. 3. an act of smoking ...1904 sl.
n. 4. butter ... World War I Amer. sl.
n. 5. a slow freight train ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. an inferior student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 7. a cigarette ...1942 sl.
n. 8. clothing in general ...1959 sl.
n. 9. a boring person ...1950s Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to tease; to twit ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to smoke a cigarette ...1919 sl., orig. US
vb. 3. to arrest ...1924 Brit. sl.
• DRAG AN ANCHOR vb. to have a blind date with an ugly or dull woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DRAG ANCHOR vb. to move slowly; to dawdle; to drift mentally; to do less than one's best ...1923 Amer. sl.
• DRAG ASS vb. to move fast, hurry, leave ...M20 sl.
• DRAG-ASSED adj. slow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRAG A SUBJECT AROUND vb. to discuss ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRAG-BUGGY n. an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRAGGED OUT adj. fatigued ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DRAGGED UP adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRAGGED UP IN A STABLE adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRAGGING n. stealing from a vehicle ...1812 sl.
• DRAGGLE-HAIRED adj. with hair hanging wet and untidy ...1865 nonce word
• DRAGGY adj. 1. boring, dull, tedious ...1860 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. slow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRAG IT vb. to be slow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRAGON n. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
• DRAG ONE'S ASHES vb. usually of a man: to engage in sexual intercourse, esp. after a period of abstinence ...1929 Amer. sl.
• DRAG ONE'S FREIGHT vb. to be slow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRAG QUEEN n. a homosexual transvestite ...1941 sl.
• DRAG THE ANCHOR vb. to be slow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRAG THE CLIMATE AROUND vb. to discuss the weather ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRAIN A PAN vb. of a male: to urinate ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DRAININGS n. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRAIN ONE'S LIZARD vb. of a male: to urinate; also, to ejaculate ...1962 Amer. sl.
• DRAINS n. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRAIN THE ANACONDA vb. to urinate ...1990s sl.
• DRAIN THE MAIN VEIN vb. of a male: to urinate ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DRAM-HEARTED adj. depressed in spirit, melancholy, downcast ...1895 Sc.
• DRAMMER DAMNER n. a drama critic ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• DRANGLE vb. to loiter behind others on a road; to dawdle, to linger ...1801 Sc.
• DRAPE n. a garment ...1938 sl. orig. US jazz usage
• DRAPES n. clothes; a zoot suit ...1938 sl., orig. US jazz usage
• DRAT! int. an exclamation of mild annoyance ...1815
• DRAUGHT ON THE PUMP AT ALDGATE n. a worthless bill of exchange ...B1790 Eng. sl.
• DRAVEL † vb. to sleep unsoundly, to have troubled sleep ...a1300
• DRAW vb. to vex, to infuriate ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• DRAW A BEAD UPON vb. to take aim at ...1841
• DRAW A DAMPER vb. to take or rob a  money drawer or till ...1848 US sl.
• DRAW AN ACE vb. to produce a clean sheet of toilet paper, having wiped one's anus thoroughly ...1990s sl.
• DRAW A RACE vb. to take a short run ...1829 Sc.
• DRAW A RED HERRING ACROSS THE TRACK vb. to attempt to divert attention from the real question ...1892
• DRAW A SCORE vb. to make a mark or sign, esp. of the cross, in order to defeat witchcraft ...1826 Sc.
• DRAWCANSIR n. a blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart ...1672
• DRAW HEADS TOGETHER † vb. to consult or take counsel together ...c1381
• DRAWING CARD n. a thing that attracts great interest ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DRAW ONE'S PICTURE vb. to sign one's name ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRAW STRAWS vb. to show signs of sleep ...1710 sl.
• DRAW THE ACE vb. to die in battle ...Bk1998 sl.
• DRAW THE BADGER vb. to entice an opponent to come into the open ...1890
• DRAW THE DEAD HORSE vb. to work at a job that doesn't bring in any profits, but must be done ...M19 sl.
• DRAW THE LONG BOW vb. to make exaggerated statements ...1824 colloq.
• DRAW THROUGH THE WATER WITH A CAT vb. to practice a practical joke ...1614
• DREADED LURGY, THE n. a fictitious, highly infectious disease ...1954 Brit. sl.
• DREADFUL adj. very ...Bl1905 Amer. dial.
• DREADFULLY GOOD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DREAM n. 1. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DREAM-BOAT n. a sexually attractive person ...1947 sl., orig. US
• DREAM BOX n. the head ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DREAM OF A LOOKER n. 1. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DREAM SACK n. 1. a hammock ...World War I navy sl.
n. 2. a sleeping bag ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DREAMY adj. 1. said of something wonderful or delightful ...1926 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. sexually attractive; generally used of a male ...1941 sl., orig. US
• DREAR n. a dreary person ...1958 sl.
• DREARY n. a dreary person ...1925
• DRECK n. disgusting material ...1922 sl.
• DRECKLY MINUTE adv. directly; instantly, immediately, at once ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DREK n. disgusting material ...1922 sl.
• DRESS-DOWN n. chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRESSED LIKE ASTOR'S PLUSH HORSE phr. said of a woman who puts on her good clothes and tries to look her best ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DRESSED TO A QUEEN'S TASTE adj. dressed in one's best clothes ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRESSED UP LIKE A DOG'S DINNER adj. dressed smartly or flashily ...1934 sl.
• DRESSED UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR'S CLERK adj. smartly dressed; used derisively ...1949 Brit. sl.
• DRESSED UP TO THE NINES adj. dressed in one's smartest clothes ...1859 sl.
• DRESSER n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• DRESSING-DOWN n. chastisement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRESS TO DEATH vb. to overdress ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DRESS TO KILL vb. to overdress ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DRETCHED † adj. oppressed, troubled; vexed or disturbed by dreams ...16C
• DRIBBLE adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a shower or snowstorm ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRIDDLES n. 1. the buttocks ...19C Sc.
n. 2. the intestines of an animal slain for food ...19C Sc.
• DRIED UP FART n. an old man...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRIER THAN A DEAD DINGO'S DONGER adj. very thirsty ...20C Aust. sl.
• DRIFT vb. to be slow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRIFT ASTERN vb. to fail of success ...1945 Amer. dial.
• DRIGGLE-DRAGGLE † adj. slatternly, slovenly...1611 obs. exc. dial.
adv. in a slovenly, slatternly manner: applied especially to women's dress ...1888 Eng. dial.
† n. a slovenly, untidy woman; a slut, a drab ...1588 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DRIGHTLIKE † adj. noble, lordly ...c1205
• DRILL-DROLLS n. trailing plants; the wild convolvulus ...1895 Eng. dial.
• DRILLY-DRALLY vb. to waste time, to loiter, to hesitate ...1881 Eng. dial.
• DRIMBLE vb. to loiter, to dawdle; to move slowly and without energy ...1851 Eng. dial.
• DRINGLE n. 1. a crowd, a throng ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dingle, a deep dell or hollow ...19C Eng. dial.
† vb. to waste time in a lazy, lingering manner; to be slow, dilatory; to dawdle; to trickle sluggishly ...c1680 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DRINK n. the ocean ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRINK A TIRELARIGOT † vb. to drink hard; to drink like a fish ...1653
• DRINKED adj. drunk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DRINK FROM THE SAME QUILL vb. to be very friendly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DRINK HAIL † vb. to drink wishing health and happiness to another ...c1205
• DRINK LIKE A FISH vb. to drink alcohol excessively ...1640 sl.
• DRINK OUT OF THE ISLAND vb. to drink out of a wine bottle (the island being the rising bottom of a wine bottle) ...Bk1896 sl.
• DRINK TO THE LEES vb. to drink to the last drop ...1612
• DRINK UNDER THE TABLE vb. to remain sober while one's drinking companions collapse into insensibility ...1921 sl.
• DRINK UP THE SEA vb. to attempt the impossible ...B1900
• DRINK WITH THE FLIES vb. to drink alone ...Aust. sl.
• DRIP n. 1. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1919 sl. orig. US
n. 2. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1932 sl.
n. 3. a complaint ...1945 sl., orig. naval usage
• DRIPPING n. a cook, esp. a bad one ...c1860 sl.
• DRIPPING FOR IT adj. of a woman: inflamed with lust ...c1910 sl.
• DRIPPING TIGHT adj. completely drunk ...1923 sl.
• DRIPPLETY adj. wet, rainy ...19C Eng. dial.
• DRIPPY adj. ineffectual, incompetent ...1947 sl., orig. US
• DRITE n. a drawl, a slow mode of speaking ...18C Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to void or drop excrement ...a1000 obs. exc. Sc.
vb. 2. to drawl, to speak monotonously or indistinctly ...1788 Eng. dial.
• DRIVE n. 1. a blow, a punch; a kick ...1839 colloq.
n. 2. energy and initiative ...c1905 colloq.
n. 3. a state or feeling of excitement; a thrill; exhilaration rising from the use of narcotics ...1921 US sl.
n. 4. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to irritate someone intensely ...c1950 Aust. teen sl.
• DRIVE A NAIL IN ONE'S COFFIN vb. to do anything that shortens life; spec., to drink ...1874 sl.
• DRIVE A PEG INTO ONE'S COFFIN vb. to drink heavily ...M19 sl.
• DRIVE A QUILL vb. to work in an office ...1916 Aust. colloq.
• DRIVE AT THE LIMIT vb. in car racing: to drive as close as possible to the car's optimum performance ...1979 sl.
• DRIVE BLUE vb. in car racing: to drive all out ...c1920 motor racers' usage
• DRIVE FRENCH HORSES vb. to vomit ...M19 sl.
• DRIVE HOGS TO MARKET vb. to snore ...18C colloq.
• DRIVE INTO vb. of a male: to coit with ...19C sl.
• DRIVE IT IN THE HANGAR! int. let's stop it! ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DRIVE NAILS IN A SNOW-BANK phr. used with negative in contempt of a poor driver ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DRIVEN IN HEAPS adj. perplexed with a multiplicity of work or engagements ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• DRIVE PIGS vb. to snore ...1942 Amer. dial.
• DRIVE PIGS TO MARKET vb. to snore ...?1755 colloq.
• DRIVER n. 1. one who compels his employees to do more work for the same wages ...1851 colloq.
n. 2. a captain notorious for crowding-on all possible sail ...M19 nautical
n. 3. a pilot ...c1929 Royal Air Force usage
• DRIVER'S PINT n. a gallon ...L19 army usage
• DRIVE TAB vb. to go out on a party of pleasure with a wife and family ...c1780 sl.
• DRIVE THE NAIL HOME vb. to succeed ; to come to the point ...1892 sl.
• DRIVE THE NAIL TO THE HEAD vb. to push a matter to a conclusion ...1560
• DRIVE THE NAIL WHERE IT WILL GO phr. only attempt the possible ...1655
• DRIVE THE PORCELAIN BUS vb. to throw up in a toilet ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DRIVE THE TRAIN vb. to lead a number of squadrons ...c1938 Royal Air Force usage
• DRIVE TO MERRY-MOKUS! int. an expletive ...1893 Eng. dial.
• DRIVE TO THE BOOK vb. to make someone give sworn evidence ...15C colloq.
• DRIVE TO THE BOWWOWS vb. to ruin a person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRIVE TO THE DOGS vb. to ruin a person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRIVE TO THE LAST MINUTE vb. to protract or defer as late as possible ...c1880 colloq.
• DRIVE TO THE WALL vb. to force into an awkward situation
• DRIVE TO THE WOOFS vb. to ruin a person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRIVE TURKEYS TO MARKET vb. to be unable to walk straight ...1869
• DRIVE UP THE WALL vb. to cause to become crazy or furious; to infuriate ...1951 sl.
• DRIVING FORCE, THE n. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRIX † n. decayed wood; the decayed part of timber ...1609
• DRIZ n. lace ...c1810 cant
• DRIZ FENCER n. a seller of lace; a receiver of stolen lace; hence of other material ...c1810 cant
• DRIZZERABLE adj. drizzling and miserable, unpleasantly damp ...19C sl.
• DR. MAGNUM BONUM n. one fond of claret ...c1755 Sc.
• DRODDUM n. the buttocks, the posterior ...M19 Sc.
• DROL n. a general term of abuse ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• DROLLERICAL adj. comical, humorous ...1656 nonce word
• DROMAKY n. a prostitute ...19C UK sl.
• DROME n. an aerodrome ...1900s
• DROMEDARY n. 1. a stupid bungling person ...M16 now Eng. dial.
n. 2. a thief, esp. an incompetent or novice one ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• DROMOMANIAC n. an athlete ...M20 jocular or sl.
• DRONE n. an indolent person; an idler ...E16
vb. to act in a sluggish or indolent manner ...E16
• DRONE AMONG THE BEES, A n. an idler among the active ...1633
• DRONG n. a narrow lane or passage ...L18 Eng. dial.
• DRONGO n. a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DRONISH adj. living on another's labour; indolent, sluggish ...L16
• DRONY adj. sluggish ...L18
• DROOB n. an ineffectual or incompetent person; an unprepossessing or contemptible person. esp. a man ...1933 Aust. sl.
• DROOBY adj. ineffectual, incompetent; contemptible ...1972 Aust. sl.
• DROODLE vb. to wander aimlessly; to laze around ...20C US sl.
• DROOG n. 1. a young ruffian or an accomplice or henchman of a gang-leader; a thug; a gangster...1962 sl.
n. 2. a young man, esp. working-class ...1990s sl.
n. 3. a dull person ...1990s sl.
n. 4. a good friend ...1990s US teen sl.
• DROOGIE n. 1. a thug, a gangster ...1970s sl.
n. 2. a dull person ...1990s sl.
n. 3. a good friend ...1990s US teen sl.
n. 4. a young man, esp. working-class ...1990s sl.
• DROOL n. 1. a slow or slothful person ...E19 Sc.
n. 2. spittle ...M19 sl., orig. US
n. 3. nonsense, rubbish ...20C sl.
n. 4. vaginal secretions ...1930s sl.
n. 5. a socially unacceptable person ...1940s sl.
vb. 1. to talk foolishly, to ramble on; to talk nonsense ...L19
vb. 2. to waste time, to idle around ...1920s sl., orig. Aust.
vb. 3. to express excessive or sycophantic approval ...1924 sl.
• DROOL OVER vb. 1. to express excessive or sycophantic approval ...1924 sl.
vb. 2. to express or to feel inordinate sentimentality or enthusiasm ...M20
• DROOLY adj. 1. stupid, unpopular ...1940s US sl.
adj. 2. sexy ...1990s US sl.
n. a stupid, unpopular person ...1940s US sl.
• DROOP n. 1. a feeling of unhappiness, depression ...20C sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant, boring person ...1910s US college sl.
n. 3. an ineffectual, incompetent, or languid person; a fool ...1932 US sl.
vb. to flag in spirit or courage, to lose heart ...ME
• DROOPS n. a feeling of unhappiness, depression ...20C sl.
• DROOPY adj. 1. depressed; dejected; sad; gloomy; drooping ...a1225
adj. 2. unpleasant, dull, weak ...1930s sl.
• DROOPY-DRAWERS n. 1. an untidy, sloppy, or depressing person ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1939 sl.
• DROP n. 1. a small portion or quantity of alcoholic drink ...L17 colloq.
n. 2. a letterbox ...L19 US
n. 3. a receiver of stolen goods; a fence ...1915 criminal sl.
n. 4. money given as alms or a bribe; the act of so giving money ...1930 sl.
n. 5. a hiding place for stolen or illicit goods ...1931 sl.
n. 6. a secret place where documents, etc. can be left or passed on by a spy ...1959 sl.
vb. 1. to shed tears; to weep ...ME
vb. 2. to bend the knees and lower the body to make a curtsy ...L17
vb. 3. to lose, give, or part with money ...L17 sl.
vb. 4. to let fall a hint ...E17
vb. 5. to die ...M17
vb. 6. to write a letter ...1769 sl.
vb. 7. to spend or lose money; to give a tip ...L19 sl.
vb. 8. to pass counterfeit money, cheques, etc ...1926 sl.
vb. 9. to take a drug orally ...1963 sl., orig. US
vb. 10. to sing or perform rap music; to release a musical recording; to select and play a record ...L20 sl.
• DROP A BOMBSHELL vb. to make a startling or unexpected announcement ...Aust. sl.
• DROP A BRICK vb. to commit an indiscretion, make a 'bloomer', to blunder ...1923 sl.
• DROP A BUG IN ONE'S EAR vb. to tell one a secret or put one on to a secret; to give somebody a hint for his own good ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DROP ACID vb. to take drugs ...1963 sl., orig. US
• DROP A DARKIE vb. to defecate ...20C Aust. sl.
• DROP ANCHOR vb. 1. of a jockey: to restrain a running racehorse ...1945 Amer. horse racing usage
vb. 2. to take decisive action against ...M20 Amer. navy sl.
• DROP ASTERN vb. to fail of success ...1945 Amer. dial.
• DROP-DEAD adj. outstandingly attractive, stunning ...sl.
int. an exclamation expressing intense scorn of the person addressed (not hyphenated) ...sl.
int. (as 'drop dead!') an exclamation of contempt or derision ...1934 sl., orig. US
• DROP HAIRPINS vb. to hint that one is homosexual ...1950s US homosexual sl.
• DROP-IN n. an unexpected or informal visitor or visit ...E19 colloq.
• DROP IN THE BUCKET, A n. a negligibly small amount in proportion to the whole or to what is needed
• DROP IN THE OCEAN, A n. a negligibly small amount in proportion to the whole or to what is needed
• DROP INTO vb. to attack fiercely ...colloq.
• DROP IT! int. stop that! stop talking or arguing about that!
• DROP-OFF n. a declivity, a steep drop; a cliff ...M20 N. Amer.
vb. 1. to die
vb. 2. to go to sleep ...1820 Brit. sl.
• DROP OFF THE PERCH vb. to die ...1937 UK sl.
• DROP OF THE OLD AUTHOR n. a drink, esp. of brandy ...19C sl.
• DROP ONE'S CANDY vb. to make a big blunder or serious mistake; to do something to cause the failure of a plan ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DROP ONE'S FEATHERS † vb. to back down from a position ...1843 Amer. dial.
• DROP ONE'S GUTS vb. to fart ...20C sl.
• DROP ONE'S LAUNDRY vb. to undress ...1940s US sl.
• DROPPED FROM THE HAYLOFT adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DROPPED OFF THE HOOKS adj. dead ...1873 Amer. sl.
• DROPPER n. someone who passes counterfeit money, cheques, etc. ...1938 Brit. sl.
• DROP SCIENCE vb. to give important information; to say something people should listen to ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DROP SOME IRON vb. to spend some money ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DROP SOMEONE IN IT vb. to cause trouble or harm to ...1991 sl.
• DROPSY n. money; often applied specifically to money paid as a tip or bribe ...1930 sl.
• DROP THE BALL vb. to blunder at a critical moment ...1940 US sl.
• DROP THE KIDS OFF vb. to defecate ...1990s euphemism
• DROP TO vb. to become aware of, recognize, realize ...sl., chiefly US & Aust.
• DROP TO IT vb. to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1819 sl.
• DROP YOUR COCKS AND GRAB YOUR SOCKS! int. wake up!; addressed to sleepers in a forecastle or barracks ...1942 US nautical & military sl.
• DROSSEL † n. a dirty girl or woman; an idle wench; a sloven, a slattern, a slut ...1581
• DROT! int. a mild oath ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DROTE † vb. to speak indistinctly; to stammer, to stutter ...c1440
• DROWN THE SHAMROCK vb. to drink, or go drinking on St. Patrick's Day
• DR. THOMAS n. a subservient Black person, fitting willingly into the stereotyped and inferior image refined by generations of White supremacy; a middle-class Black who wishes to distance himself from the ghetto; an affected or pretentious Black person ...20C sl.
• DRUBBLE † vb. to trouble, to disturb ...a1340
• DRUBE n. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1933 Aust. sl.
• DRUDGE-DUD n. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• DRUERY † n. 1. love, especially sexual love; love-making, courtship; affection; often, illicit love ...a1225
† n. 2. a love-token, a keepsake, a gift, a present ...a1225
† n. 3. a beloved or precious thing; anything valuable or highly prized; a treasure ...a1300
† n. 4. one who is an object of love; a beloved person; a sweetheart; a mistress ...c1315
• DRUGGER n. a drug addict ...1941 sl.
• DRUGGIE n. a drug addict ...1966 sl., orig. US
• DRUGGLE † n. a term of contempt or reproach: apparently a heavy, stupid, spiritless or cowardly fellow ...1611
• DRUGGY adj. relating to drugs or drug users ...1959 sl.
n. a drug addict ...1966 sl., orig. US
• DRUGSTORE BLONDE n. artificially blonde hair ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRUG-STORE COWBOY n. orig. an idle young swaggerer who hung around drug-store soda fountains trying to press girls; one who loiters or loafs on street corners, etc. ...1923 US sl.
• DRUGSTORE NERVE n. false courage inspired by drugs or drink ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DRUID'S-HAIR n. long moss, such as hangs from a tree ...19C Eng. dial.
• DRUM n. 1. a brothel ...1859 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a disreputable drinking saloon ...1859 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a swagman's pack ...1866 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 4. a piece of reliable information, esp. a racing tip ...1915 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a tin or can in which tea is made ...1931 sl.
vb. 1. to steal from an unoccupied house, room., etc. ...1925 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to ring or knock on the door of a house to see if it is unoccupied before attempting a robbery; to reconnoitre with a view to committing a robbery ...1933 Brit. sl.
• DRUMBELO n. a dull, heavy, inactive fellow ...19C Eng. dial.
• DRUMBLE † n. 1. a dull, inactive person; an inert or sluggish person; a worn-out person or horse ...1575 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a rough, wooded dip in the ground; a dingle, a wooded ravine ...1691 Eng. dial.
n. 3. mud, etc. raised by disturbing water ...1865 Sc.
† vb. 1. to talk, mutter, or mumble in a sleepy, monotonous manner ...1579 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to be sluggish or lazy and slow in movement ...1598 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to sound like a drum ...1630
† vb. 4. to disturb, trouble, confuse ...1637 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to go about a thing awkwardly; to fumble ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 6. of water: to make muddy ...1825 Sc.
• DRUMBLEDORE n. 1. a bumblebee ...1881
n. 2. a heavy, sluggish, stupid fellow ...1881
• DRUM DEPARTMENT n. the ears ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRUMLIE-DROITS n. blackberries, bramble-berries ...19C Sc.
• DRUMMER n. 1. a thief who robs an unoccupied house ...1856 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a tramp, a vagrant ...1888 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 3. the worst or slowest sheep-shearer in a team ...1897 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 4. a cock partridge ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• DRUMSTICK CASES n. trousers ...19C sl.
• DRUM UP vb. 1. to give information ...1919 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to prepare a makeshift meal ...1923 sl.
vb. 3. to make tea in a billy-can, etc. ...1923 sl.
• DRUNK n. a drinking spree ...1779
• DRUNK AS A BESOM adj. entirely drunk ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DRUNK AS A BILED OWL adj. extremely drunk ...1848 Amer. dial.
• DRUNK AS A BOILED OWL adj. drunk ...1884 sl.
• DRUNK AS A BOWDOW adj. very drunk ...1980 Amer. dial.
• DRUNK AS A BREWER’S FART adj. drunk and reeking with alcohol ...19C Brit. sl.
• DRUNK AS A BROOM adj. heavily drunk ...19C Brit. sl.
• DRUNK AS A COOT adj. heavily drunk ...E20 US sl.
• DRUNK AS A COUPLE OF HOOT-OWLS adj. drunk ...1925 Amer. sl.
• DRUNK AS A CUNT adj. heavily drunk ...20C sl.
• DRUNK AS A FIDDLER adj. drunk; as drunk as a fiddler who is paid in drink ...19C sl.
• DRUNK AS A FLY adj. drunk ...19C Brit. sl.
• DRUNK AS A FOWL adj. drunk ...E20 Aust. sl.
• DRUNK AS A LORD adj. drunk ...L17
• DRUNK AS A MOUSE adj. drunk ...14C
• DRUNK AS AN EARL adj. drunk ...L17
• DRUNK AS A NEWT adj. heavily drunk; as saturated as the amphibious newt ...20C Brit. military sl.
• DRUNK AS AN OWL adj. heavily drunk ...19C sl.
• DRUNK AS A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR adj. very drunk, staggering drunk ...1998 Amer. dial.
• DRUNK AS A PIPER adj. very drunk ...L18 Brit. sl.
• DRUNK AS A PISS-ANT, AS adj. drunk ...1930 sl., chiefly US
• DRUNK AS A RAT adj. very drunk ...1553
• DRUNK AS A SKUNK adj. drunk ...1981 sl.
• DRUNK AS A TINKER adj. very drunk ...L18 Brit. sl.
• DRUNK AS A YAUL adj. dead drunk ...Bk1905 Sc.
• DRUNK AS DAVID'S SOW, AS adj. very much intoxicated ...1678 Eng. dial.
• DRUNKER THAN A BOILED OWL adj. extremely drunk ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DRUNKER THAN A HOOT OWL adj. drunk ...1968 Amer. sl.
• DRUNKER THAN A SCREECH OWL adj. drunk ...1968 Amer. sl.
• DRUNK TANK n. a cell in a police station in which drunks are held ...1912 US sl.
• DRUTTLE n. a useless, good-for-nothing person ...19C Sc.
vb. 1. to be slow in motion, to make little progress in walking ...19C Scot
vb. 2. to dawdle, to waste time, to trifle ...19C Scot
• DRY adj. thirsty ...c1536
n. 1. someone who opposes the sale and consumption of alcohol ...1888 sl., orig. US
n. 2. bread and water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) a Conservative politician who advocates individual responsibility, free trade, and economic stringency, and opposes high government spending ...1983 Brit. sl.
• DRY AS A HAKE adj. very thirsty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• DRY AS A KECK adj. very dry ...1896 Eng. dial.
• DRY AS A NUN'S FANNY adj. very dry ...Brit. sl.
• DRY AS A NUN'S MINGE adj. very dry ...Brit. sl.
• DRY BACK OF THE EARS adj. experienced, mature ...1914 Amer. sl.
• DRYBALL n. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• DRY BATH n. a search of a prisoner who has been stripped naked ...1933 sl.
• DRY BEHIND THE EARS adj. experienced; mature ...1911 Amer. sl.
• DRY BRAIN n. a barren mind ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRY-DEES n. diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRY DOCK n. a ship's hospital or jail ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DRY FARMER n. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• DRY-FIST † n. 1. a miserly, niggardly, stingy or parsimonious person ...1604
† n. 2. a contemptuous epithet for an old woman
• DRY FUCK n. a simulated act of sexual intercourse, without penetration, or to an unsatisfactory or anticlimactic act of intercourse ...1938 US sl.
• DRY GOODS n. a woman; a woman considered sexually ...20C US colloq.
• DRY GROG n. narcotics; a nonalcoholic source of a 'high' ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• DRY-HASH n. 1. a man who will not 'shout', i.e. pay for drinks ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a miser; also, a loafer ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• DRY HIGH n. marijuana; a nonalcoholic source of a 'high' ...M20 US drugs sl.
• DRY HOLE n. 1. a cold and unresponsive woman ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• DRY HUMP n. an act of coition without copulation ...M20 US sl.
• DRY-LAND SUCKER n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRY MARTINI n. the left hand ...2002 Brit. sl.
• DRY OUT vb. 1. of a drug addict: to undergo treatment to cure addiction ...1908 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. of an alcoholic: to undergo treatment to cure addiction ...1908 sl., orig. US
• DRYPERS n. diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRY ROOM n. a prison ...Bk1891 sl.
• DRY RUN n. coition with a condom ...20C US sl.
• DRY SEAMAN n. a sailor ...US Civil War usage
• DRYSIDES n. 1. a witty, humorous man ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. a grasping, miserly fellow ...19C Eng. dial.
• DRY UP! int. be quiet ...1853 sl.
• D.T.  n. 1. delirium tremens ...1858 sl.
n. 2. a dick-teaser; a woman who leads a man on sexually but who refuses to permit copulation ...M20 US sl.
• D-TIST n. a drunkard ...19C Brit. sl.
• D.Ts n. the delirium tremens ...1858 Brit.
• DUAL adj. good ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. a date accompanied by a chaperone ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DUB n. 1. a key used by a burglar ...a1700 sl.
n. 2. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1887 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 3. a novice; a raw beginner; an unskilful person ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a bluff ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a weakling ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUBB ALONG vb. to move along slowly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUBBY n. a W.C. ...20C Brit. juvenile sl.
• DUBEE n. a marijuana cigarette ...M20 US sl.
• DUBEROUS adj. dubious, doubtful, uncertain, suspicious ...1818 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• DUBERSOME adj. dubious, doubtful ...1837-40
• DUB IN vb. to pay out money ...1893 sl.
• DUBITABLE adj. doubtful, uncertain; open to doubt or question; capable of being doubted ...1624
• DUBITATE * vb. to doubt, to hesitate, to waver ...1837
• DUBITATIVE adj. inclined or given to doubt; expressing doubt or hesitancy; doubting, uncertain ...1727
• DUBLIN JACKEEN n. a Dubliner, as opposed to a country person ...M19 Anglo-Irish
• DUBROUS adj. dubious, doubtful, dangerous ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUB UP vb. 1. to lock someone up in a prison cell ...1753 sl.
vb. 2. to pay out money ...1893 sl.
• DUBY n. a marijuana cigarette ...M20 US sl.
• DUCAT n. 1. a ticket of admission or transportation ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
n. 2. in prison: a written order given to a prisoner for an appointment ...1926 US sl.
• DUCATS n. money ...1866 sl.
• DUCE n. twopence ... Bk1903 sl.
• DUCHESS n. 1. a wife ...1895 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a girlfriend ...1945 US sl.
n. 3. a term of address to a female ...1953 sl.
n. 4. a cheque ...1960 UK rhyming sl. (Duchess of Teck)
n. 5. a female member of a youth gang ...1993 US sl.
n. 6. a comfortably-off or grandly well-appointed homosexual man ...2002 UK sl.
vb. to treat as a VIP ...1956 Aust. sl.
• DUCHESS OF FIFE n. a wife ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• DUCHESS OF PUDDLE-DOCK n. an imaginary aristocrat ...17C sl.
• DUCHESS OF TECK n. a cheque ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• DUCHESS OF YORK n. pork ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DUCK n. 1. a term of endearment ...1590 Brit. sl.
n. 2. an unrelentingly gullible and trusting person; an odd person ...1848 US prison sl.
n. 3. in cricket: a score of zero/nought ...1868 UK sl.
n. 4. a young woman; a woman considered sexually ...20C US sl.
n. 5. a male urinal bedpan ...20C US sl.
n. 6. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 7. an admission ticket for a paid event ...1945 US sl.
n. 8. an attractive target for a robbery ...1965 US sl.
n. 9. a stolen car discovered by police through serendipitous checking of number plates ...1970 US sl.
n. 10. inexpensive wine ...1972 US sl.
n. 11. a portable urinal for male hospital patients ...1980 US sl.
n. 12. in a deck of playing cards: a two ...1988 US sl.
n. 13. a prison sentence of two years ...1990 US sl.
n. 14. in pool: a shot that cannot be missed or a game that cannot be lost ...1990 US sl.
n. 15. a surfer who lingers in the water, rarely catching a wave ...1991 US sl.
n. 16. a firefighter ...1997 New York police sl.
vb. 1. to avoid ...1864 US sl.
vb. 2. to retire; to leave; to flee; to disappear ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
vb. 3. in pool: to miss a shot or lose a game intentionally to mislead an opponent as to your true ability ...1993 US sl.
• DUCK A DATE vb. to fail to perform as scheduled ...1981 US circus and carnival usage
• DUCK AND DIVE vb. to avoid or evade, esp. with regard to legality or responsibility; to dodge work; to shirk; hence, to avoid regular employment but make living nevertheless ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'skive' (to avoid or evade)
• DUCK-ARSE n. a hairstyle with the hair on the back of the head shaped like a duck's tail, favoured by Teddy boys ...1951 sl.
vb. (usually as 'duck arse') when smoking: to wet the cigarette end with saliva ...1968 UK sl.
• DUCK BUCKET n. in poker: a poor hand that wins a pot, esp. a pair of twos ...1996 US sl.
• DUCK BUTT n. 1. a short person, esp. someone with large posteriors ...1939 US sl.
n. 2. a hairstyle popular in the early 1950s, in which the hair was tapered and curled on the nape of the neck like the feathers of a duck's tail ...1955 US sl.
• DUCK BUTTER n. 1. semen ...20C US sl.
n. 2. smegma or other secretions that collect on and around the genitals ...1933 US sl.
• DUCK DAY n. the day when a member of the US armed forces is honourably discharged...1946 US sl.
• DUCK DISEASE n. shortness of stature, esp. applied to short legs ...1925 UK sl.
• DUCK-DIVE vb. in surfing: to push the nose of the surfboard down under a breaking wave ...1988 US sl.
• DUCK-DRENCHER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1962 Amer. dial.
• DUCK-DROWNDER n. a very heavy rain, a downpour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DUCK EGG n. a fool ...2003 UK sl.
• DUCKERING n. fortune-telling ...M19 gypsy & tramp sl.
• DUCKEROO n. 1. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUCKETS n. money ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DUCKEY n. an effeminate male ...20C US sl.
• DUCK FACTORY n. an area of marsh where ducks nest ...1964 Can. sl.
• DUCK-FIT n. a state or fit of excitement, impatience, or uneasiness; a tantrum ...1903 Amer. dial.
• DUCK-FUCKER n. 1. the man in charge of poultry aboard ship ...L18 Brit. nautical sl.
n. 2. a lazy person ...1986 US sl.
• DUCKIE n. a term of endearment ...1819 Brit. sl.
• DUCKING-STOOL n. a device used to punish scolding women and dishonest tradesmen; a 'machine' used to duck or dip offenders into water or excrement ...16C
• DUCKO adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUCKO LOOKER n. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUCK OUT (OF) vb. to avoid responsibility; to fail to attend a meeting ...1984 UK sl.
• DUCK PLUCKER n. a contemptible or despicable person; a despised person; a motherfucker ...1976 US euphemism
• DUCK REST n. a poor night's sleep ...1965 Barbados sl.
• DUCKS n. 1. a term of address, usually an endearment ...1590 Brit.
n. 2. money ...1997 US sl.
• DUCKS, THE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUCK'S ANATOMY n. a hairstyle popular in the early 1950s, esp. among Teddy Boys; the hair was tapered and curled on the nape of the neck like the feathers of a duck's tail ...1955 UK euphemism
• DUCKS AND DRAKES n. delirium tremens ...1967 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'shakes'
• DUCKS AND GEESE n. the police ...1966 Aust. rhyming sl.
• DUCK'S ARSE n. 1. an informant ...1950s UK rhyming sl. for 'grass'
n. 2. a hairstyle popular in the early 1950s, esp. among Teddy Boys; the hair was tapered and curled on the nape of the neck like the feathers of a duck's tail ...1955 UK sl.
n. 3. a cigarette end that is over-moistened with a smoker's saliva ...1993 UK sl.
• DUCK'S ASS n. same as 'DUCK'S ARSE' ...1955 UK sl.
• DUCK'S BEHIND n. a hairstyle with the hair on the back of the head shaped like a duck's tail, favoured by Teddy boys ...1951 sl.
• DUCK'S DINNER n. a drink of water, but no food to accompany it ...1990s Aust. sl.
• DUCK'S DISEASE n. shortness of legs ...1925 jocular
• DUCK'S GUTS n. 1. trouble ...1965 Barbados sl.
n. 2. something superlative ...1979 Aust. sl.
• DUCK SHOOT n. a simple operation ...1940s sl., orig. military
• DUCK-SHOVER n. one who uses unfair business methods ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• DUCK-SHOVING n. 1. fighting for status, rank, position, esp. in political terms; in gambling: manipulating, using sleight of hand ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. the passing of a problem on to another ...1984 NZ sl.
• DUCK'S MEAT n. mucus produced in the eye ...1990s Ulster sl.
• DUCK'S NECK n. a cheque ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• DUCK SOUP n. 1. anything simple or easy; an easy task; a cinch  ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. the total destruction of ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. a guaranteed success ...1900s US sl.
n. 4. something that suits one perfectly ...1910s US sl.
n. 5. something strange ...1940s US sl.
n. 6. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUCK'S QUACK n. of a person or thing: the very best; an excellent person or thing ...1920s US sl.
• DUCK SUIT n. a brown and tan camouflage suit, not dissimilar to the suit worn by a duck hunter, issued to US special forces in Vietnam ...1959 US sl.
• DUCK-TAIL n. 1. a hairstyle popular in the early 1950s, in which a boy's hair was tapered and curled on the nape of the neck like the feathers of a duck's tail ...1943 US sl.
n. 2. the South African equivalent of the Teddy-boy; an unruly South African youth ...1959 S. Afr. sl.
• DUCK TRACKS n. illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DUCK UNCLE vb. to avoid the draft ...M19 US sl.
• DUCKY adj. delightful, pleasing; excellent, first-rate ...1897 Brit. sl.
n. used as a term of address, usually an endearment ...1819 UK sl.
• DUCKY NUMBER n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• DUCT n. cocaine ...1986 US sl.
• DUCY n. the penis ...20C US colloq.
• DUD adj. 1. counterfeit ...1903 sl.
adj. 2. worthless, useless, unsatisfactory ...1903 UK sl.
n. 1. a counterfeit coin, banknote, etc. ...1897 sl.
n. 2. a worthless or unsuccessful person or thing; a failure ...1915 UK sl.
n. 3. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
vb. to fool or deceive; to swindle ...1970 Aust. sl.
• DUD BASH n. an unsatisfying sexual partner ...1967 Aust. sl.
• DUDDER n. a swindler; a con artist ...1988 Aust. sl.
• DUDDLE n. 1. the penis, esp. that of a child ...18C colloq.
n. 2. the hand ...L18 UK criminals sl.
• DUDE adj. well-dressed ...1982 Bahamas sl.
n. 1. an affected male; a fop ...19C US sl.
n. 2. a male person, a fellow ...1883 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 3. a term of address, young male to young male ...1945 US sl.
n. 4. any male buddy or chum ...M20 US sl. Slang and
n. 5. a railway conductor ...1946 US sl.
• DUDED UP adj. dressed in one's smartest or most impressive clothes ...1899 sl., orig. US
• DUDELHEIMER n. something whose name is unknown or forgotten; a gadget ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DUDENHEIMER n. something whose name is unknown or forgotten; a gadget ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DUDE UP vb. 1. to dress up ...1899 US sl.
vb. 2. to dress in one's best uniform ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DUDINKUS n. a thing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUDLEY adj. of a boy: extremely boring ...1982 US sl.
n. 1. a sore; hence, any kind of uncomfortable skin condition ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Dudley Moore)
n. 2. a beginner gambler ...2003 US sl.
• DUDLEY DOGOODER n. the epitome of a sincere, moral, upstanding citizen, despised by those who live on the fringes of the law ...1990 US sl.
• DUDLEY DO-RIGHT n. the epitome of a sincere, moral, upstanding citizen, despised by those who live on the fringes of the law ...1990 US sl.
• DUDLEY MOORE n. a sore; hence, any kind of uncomfortable skin condition ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DUDLY adj. of a boy: extremely boring ...1982 US sl.
• DUD ROOT n. an unsatisfying sexual partner ...1985 Aust. sl.
• DUDS n. 1. clothing ...1307 UK sl.
n. 2. fake drugs ...1996 UK drugs sl.
• DUE  adj. of a professional criminal: considered likely to be arrested whether or not actually responsible for the crime in question ...1996 UK sl.
n. the residue left in a pipe after smoking crack cocaine ...1989 US drugs sl.
• DUE-BACK n. something that is borrowed, such as a cigarette, with an expectation of an ultimate return of the favour ...1951 US sl.
• DUES n. 1. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. the hardships which you must endure to obtain success ...1950s Amer. sl.
• DUESIE n. a Duesenberg car ...1965 US sl.
• DUFF adj. 1. counterfeit ...1889 Brit. sl.
adj. 2. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory; useless ...1953 UK sl.
n. 1. the buttocks ...c1835 US sl.
n. 2. counterfeit money, cheques, etc. ...1895 sl.
n. 3. any sweet edible ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
n. 4. a feminine lesbian ...M20 US homosexual sl.
vb. 1. to steal cattle, sheep, etc., often altering their brands ...1859 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to escape ...1963 US sl.
• DUFFEL DRAG n. the final morning of a soldier's service in Vietnam ...1991 US sl.
• DUFFER n. 1. a doltish old man ...1730 UK sl.
n. 2. an incompetent person; a person of no ability; a foolish oaf; a bungler ...c1730 UK sl.
n. 3. someone who steals stock, often altering their brands ...1844 Aust. sl.
n. 4. something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUFFIE vb. to leave quickly ...1945 US sl.
• DUFF IN vb. to work energetically ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUFFLE n. gear; small personal property; trash ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUFF UP vb. to hit repeatedly; to beat up, to assault someone ...1961 UK sl.
• DUFFY n. 1. a spasm feigned by a drug addict in the hope of eliciting sympathy from a physician ...1973 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a doltish old man ...2002 UK sl.
vb. to leave quickly ...1945 US sl.
• DUFLICKERTY n. any nameless small object, typically some kind of gadget ...1900s sl., orig. Can. military
• DUFLICKETY n. any small article ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUFUNNY n. any small article ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUG adj. studied ...1963 Amer. dial.
• DUGGY adj. dressed in style ...1993 US sl.
• DUGONGS n. the female breasts ...1985 UK sl.
• DUG-OUT n. a superannuated officer, etc. recalled for temporary military service ...1915 Brit. sl.
• DUGOUT DOUG n. General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) of the US Army ...1982 US sl.
• DUGS n. nipples or teats; vulgar when used for a woman's breasts ...E16
• DUH n. an offensive, despicable person; a clumsy person; a socially awkward person ...1976 S. African sl.
int. used for expressing disgust at the stupidity of what has just been said ...1963 US sl.
• DUH-BRAIN n. a stupid person ...2006 UK sl.
• DUJER n. heroin ...M20 US drugs sl.
• DUJI n. heroin ...1959 US sl.
• DUJIE n. heroin ...1959 US sl.
• DUKE n. 1. the hand, the fist ...1859 sl.
n. 2. a bull ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the film actor, John Wayne (1907-1979) ...US sl.
n. 4. a self-important person ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 5. a cheque ...1960 UK rhyming sl. (Duke of Teck)
n. 6. in card games: a hand (of cards) ...1967 US sl.
n. 7. a Ducati motorcycle ...1979 UK sl.
n. 8. a socially inept person ...1983 US sl.
n. 9. a regular fellow; a tough guy ...1989 US sl.
n. 10. poor quality tobacco issued by the State of California to prisoners ...1989 US sl.
vb. 1. to fight with fists ...1935 US sl.
vb. 2. to give ...1973 US sl.
vb. 3. to fool; to deceive ...1975 US sl.
vb. 4. to short-change someone by palming a coin given as part of the change ...1981 US sl.
vb. 5. to have sex ...1993 US sl.
vb. 6. to allow ...2001 US sl.
• DUKE, THE n. haemorrhoids ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'piles' (Duke of Argyles)
• DUKE BREATH n. bad breath ...1993 US sl.
• DUKED OUT adj. dressed up ...1938 US sl.
• DUKE OF ARGYLE n. a file (tool) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DUKE OF ARGYLES n. haemorrhoids ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'piles'
• DUKE OF CORK n. 1. a talk ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 2. a walk ...1940s rhyming sl.
• DUKE OF GIBLETS n. a fat man ...1887
• DUKE OF KENT adj. bent ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. rent ...1932 UK rhyming sl.
• DUKE OF LIMBS n. a tall, lanky person; one with ungainly limbs ...1888 sl.
• DUKE OF MONTROSE n. the nose ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
• DUKE OF TECK n. a cheque ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• DUKE OF YORK n. 1. a cork ...1931 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. a fork ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 3. talk ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DUKE ON vb. to give ...1967 US sl.
• DUKER n. 1. a person inclined to fight ...1979 US sl.
n. 2. a massive bowel movement ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DUKES n. 1. the hands, the fists ...1859 US sl.
n. 2. cut-off blue jean shorts ...1996 US sl. (Daisy Dukes)
• DUKE SHOT n. any method by which a carnival game operator allows a customer to win a rigged game ...1985 US sl.
• DUKE'S MIXTURE n. 1. a mixture or conglomeration of things ...1914 US sl.
n. 2. confusion; disorder ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a person of mixed race ...1961 US sl.
• DUKEY n. 1. in the circus: a lunch prepared for circus workers on long train journeys between towns ...1980 US sl.
n. 2. a meal ticket or book of meal tickets ...1981 US circus & carnival usage
n. 3. a brown paper lunch bag ...1986 US sl.
• DUKEY ROPE n. a gold chain necklace ...1989 US sl.
• DUKEY RUN n. in the circus: a long train ride between shows ...1980 US sl.
• DULCARNON † n. 1. a dilemma ...c1374
† n. 2. a person in a dilemma; a person perplexed ...
• DULCESCATE †* vb. to sweeten ...1657
• DULCILOQUENT adj. speaking sweetly; speaking with honeyed words ...1656
• DULCINEA n. the name given by Don Quixote to his mistress in Cervantes' romance; hence, a lady of one's devotion, a lady-love, a sweetheart ...1748
• DULCISONANT †* adj. sounding sweetly ...1656
• DULCORATE †* adj. endowed with sweetness; sweet; pleasant ...1501
† vb. to sweeten; to free from acridity ...1566
• DULCOROUS †* adj. sweet in taste ...1675
• DULL vb. to make a mistake, miscalculation, or stupid blunder ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DULL AND DOWDY adj. of the weather and beer: cloudy ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DULL AS A BEETLE adj. dull, stupid ...1520
• DULL AS ARSE adj. very boring, extremely dull ...2002 UK sl.
• DULLHEAD n. a person who is not very alert or aware of things ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DULL IN THE EYE adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...19C Brit. sl.
• DULLSVILLE n. an imaginary town that is extremely dull or boring; hence, a condition or environment of extreme dullness ...1960 sl., orig. US
• DULLSVILLE, OHIO n. anywhere other than Las Vegas ...1985 US sl.
• DULMAN † n. a dull or stupid person; used humorously as a proper name ...1615
• DUM! int. damn! ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUMB adj. foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1823 sl.
• DUMB AS A BEETLE adj. dull, stupid ...1566
• DUMB AS A DEEP SEA OYSTER adj. very dull or stupid ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• DUMB AS A MUD FENCE adj. very stupid ...2004 US sl.
• DUMB AS AN OYSTER adj. silent, secretive ...L19 US sl.
• DUMB-ASS adj. stupid, foolish ...1957 US sl.
n. (usually as 'dumb ass')
n. 1. a stupid person ...1958 US sl.
n. 2. stupidity ...1972 US sl.
• DUMB-ASSED adj. stupid, foolish ...1957 US sl.
• DUMB AS TWO SHORT PLANKS adj. said of someone who is very stupid ...1989 Can. sl.
• DUMBBELL n. an oaf; a stupid or unthinking person ...1918 US colloq.
• DUMB BLONDE n. a conspicuously attractive but stupid blonde woman ...1936 sl., orig. US
• DUMB BOMB n. a bomb that must be dropped accurately ...1991 US sl.
• DUMB BUNNY n. a foolish person ...1921 sl., orig. US
• DUMB-BUTT n. a foolish person ...1973 US sl.
• DUMB CAKE n. in Newfoundland: a cake baked and eaten by unmarried women in silence ...1998 Can. sl.
• DUMB CLUCK n. a stupid oaf; a person as stupid as a chicken; a fool ...1948 Aust. & US colloq.
• DUMB-COMPLAINING adj. showing sadness or grief in the face, but not expressing it in words ...1810
• DUMB COW n. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
vb. (as 'dumb-cow') to browbeat; to cow ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• DUMB CROOKER n. a social misfit ...1963 US sl.
• DUMB-DISCOURSIVE adj. speaking without words; pleading silently, or by looks ...1726
• DUMB DORA n. a stupid woman; an empty-headed woman ...1922 sl., orig. US
• DUMB DOWN vb. to simplify the content of something so that it can be understood by the general uneducated public ...1933 US sl.
• DUMB-DUMB n. a foolish person ...1937 sl., orig. Amer.
• DUMB DUST n. cocaine or heroin ...1986 US drugs sl.
• DUMB CLUCK n. a foolish person ...1906 US sl.
• DUMB DORA n. a foolish woman or girl ...1922 sl.
• DUMBED adj. damned ...L19 US euphemism
• DUMBELL n. an oaf; a stupid or unthinking person ...E20 US colloq.
• DUMB FARMER n. (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DUMB-FOGGED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBFOOZLED adj. puzzled, confounded, bewildered ...1825
• DUMBFOOZLEMENT n. bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBFOUNDERED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBFUCK n. a despicable, stupid person ...1950 US sl.
• DUMB-GLUTTON n. the female genitals ...L18 Brit. sl.
• DUMBHEAD n. a foolish person; a very silly or light-headed person ...1887 sl. chiefly US
• DUMBJOHN n. a person of no importance, esp. a military cadet ...1951 US sl.
• DUMBKOPF n, a foolish person ...1809 sl., orig. US
• DUMBLEDORE n. 1. a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a bumblebee ...1787 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the cockchafer, black-beetle ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the bee-orchid, Ophrys apifera ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUMBO n. 1. a dolt, a fool; a large and stupid oaf ...1932 US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a person with large ears ...M20 US sl.
n. 3. during the Vietnam War: a C-123 US Air Force provider ...1989 US sl.
• DUMB OTIG n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMB OX n. an oaf; a heavy dullard ...20C US colloq.
• DUMB PLAY n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBSHIT adj. stupid ...1967 US sl.
n. a stupid oaf; an imbecile ...1961 US sl.
• DUMB SOCK n. a dolt ...1932 US sl.
• DUMBSOCKS n. 1. (derogatory) a nickname for a Scandinavian ...20C US sl.
n. 2. an oaf ...20C US sl.
• DUMB-SQUINT n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• DUMB TRICK n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMBWAD n. an imbecile ...1978 US sl.
• DUMB WATCH n. a venereal bubo in the groin, causing a bulge in a man's trousers like a pocket watch ...L18 Brit. sl.
• DUMBWILDERED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUM-DUM n. a foolish person ...1937 sl., orig. Amer.
• DUMDUMS n. beans ...Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl.
• DUMKOPF n, a foolish person ...1809 sl., orig. US
• DUMMERELL †* n. a dumb person, a dummy, a dolt, a blockhead ...1592
• DUMMET n. dusk, evening twilight; often in plural ...1746 Eng. dial.
• DUMMKOPF n, a foolish person ...1809 sl., orig. US
• DUMMOCK adj. deaf ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 1. a blow or stroke ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. a fool, a blockhead ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 3. a stupid or mischievous child ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 4. the buttocks ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 5. a useless article ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 6. an oatcake ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 7. a small heap of soil or dirt ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. to knock about, bruise ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUMMY n. 1. a foolish person ...1796 sl.
n. 2. a deaf-mute ...1874
n. 3. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 4. the penis ...M20 US sl.
n. 5. a beggar who pretends to be deaf and dumb ...1918 sl.
n. 6. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMMY, THE n. the punishment cell in a prison ...1936 NZ sl.
• DUMMY DUST n. the drug PCP ...M20 US drugs sl.
• DUMMY UP vb. to become quiet ...1925 US sl.
• DUMOSOUS * adj. full of bushes ...1623
• DUMP n. 1. an unpleasant place ...1915 sl., orig. US
n. 2. defecation ...1942 sl.
vb. 1. defecate ...1929 sl., orig. and chiefly US
vb. 2. to vomit ...M20 US sl.
• DUMP ALL OVER SOMEONE vb. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize; to treat unfairly ...1966 sl., chiefly US
• DUMPLINGS n. the female breasts ...E18 sl.
• DUMPLING-SHOP n. 1. the breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the stomach ...1920s sl.
• DUMP ON vb. to defecate on ...M20 US sl.
• DUMP ON SOMEONE vb. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize; to treat unfairly ...1966 sl., chiefly US
• DUMPS n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DUMPS, THE n. 1. a fit of melancholy; depression ...16C
n. 2. money ...c1835 sl.
• DUMPY adj. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a short, squat umbrella ...1925 colloq.
• DUN n. a creditor importunately asking for what is his ...c1628
vb. to persist in trying to get what is due to one ...c1626
• DUNCICAL * adj. like a dunce or blockhead; stupid, dull-witted, doltish ...1588
• DUNCIFY * vb. to make a dunce of; to make dull or stupid in intellect ...1597
• DUNDEFUNK n. a mixture of powdered biscuit, molasses, and fat ...M19 US sl.
• DUNDERCLUNK n. a big, stupid person ...19C Sc.
• DUNDERHEAD n. a fool; a soft-head ...Bk1891 sl.
• DUNDERFUNK n. a mixture of powdered biscuit, molasses, and fat ...M19 US sl.
• DUNDER-HEADED adj. ponderously stupid, thick-headed ...1825
• DUNDERWHELP † n. a contemptible blockhead; a dunce ...1621
• DUNDIEFECKEN † n. a stroke on any part of the body; a slap; a stunning blow ...1825 Sc.
• DUNDUCKITY adj. of an undecided, dull colour ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUNE BUGGY n. an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DUNG adj. 1. exhausted, overpowered by fatigue, infirmity ,etc. ...1766 Sc.
adj. 2. disconsolate, dejected ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DUNG-WET † adj. as wet as dung, thoroughly wet or soaked, having been out in dirty weather ...1599
• DUNKER n. a submarine ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DUNNEE n. a lavatory ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl., orig. applied to an outdoor earth-closet
• DUNNY n. a lavatory ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl., orig. applied to an outdoor earth-closet
• DUNOP vb. £1 sterling ...M19 back-slang
• DUNSTICAL † adj. dull-witted, stupid, blockheaded, simple-minded ...1563
• D UP vb. in basketball: to set up a defense; to mark up on the opposition ...20C Aust.
• DUPLE † adj. double, twofold ...1542-3
† n. a double quantity; twice as much or many ...1609
vb. to double; to make twice as much or many ...c1425
• DUPLIFY † vb. to double, to make double ...1509
• DURDUM n. noise, uproar; tumultuous proceedings; a noisy quarrel ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DUREFUL † adj. of long continuance; lasting, enduring, continuing, durable ...1594
• DURHAM n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DURN adj. 1. wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
adj. 2. damn ...M19 euphemism
int. an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc. ...1780s
• DURNATION! int. damn! ...L18 euphemism
• DURNED adj. wretched, nasty; silly ...1780s
• DURN IT! int. an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc. ...1780s
• DURN KATOOTIN'! int. an exclamation ...1920s US sl.
• DURRY n. a cigarette ...1941 Aust. sl.
• DURST NOT QUETCH † phr. implies fear or absolute submission ...a1300
• DUST n. 1. money ...1607 sl., now chiefly US Black usage
n. 2. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1803 sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to kill deliberately ...1972 sl., orig. US
vb. 5. to get rid of; to dump ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DUSTBIN n. 1. the gun-turret of an aircraft, esp. one beneath the fuselage ...1934 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a greedy and indiscriminate eater ...1959 sl.
• DUST DISTURBER n. an infantryman ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DUSTED adj. 1. drunk, fully intoxicated ...1960s Amer. sl.
adj. 2. shamed, humiliated ...1980s sl.
• DUSTED PARSLEY n. phencyclidine ...1980s drugs sl.
• DUSTER n. 1. the buttocks, the posterior ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. a cigarette laced with heroin ...1960s sl.
n. 3. a user of phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
• DUSTERS n. the testicles ...1950s sl., orig. military
• DUST FEATHERS n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DUSTIE n. a narcotics user ...1950s US drugs sl.
• DUSTING n. 1. a beating or thrashing ...L18 sl.
n. 2. adding phencyclidine, heroin or another drug to marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
• DUSTING THE DUVET n. masturbation ...1990s euphemism
• DUST IT vb. to leave quickly, to run off ...L19 US sl.
• DUST JOINT n. a cigarette made with phencyclidine ...1980s drugs sl.
• DUSTMAN n. 1. a corpse ...L18 sl.
n. 2. an energetic, fanatic preacher ...M19 sl.
n. 3. sleep, personified ...M19 sl.
• DUSTMAN HAS ARRIVED, THE phr. it is bedtime, for the children rub their eyes, as if dust or sand was in them ...B1900
• DUSTMAN'S BELL n. bedtime ...M19 nursery usage
• DUST OF ANGELS n. phencyclidine ...1980s drugs sl.
• DUST OFF vb. 1. to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1803 sl.
vb. 2. to kill ...1940s US sl.
vb. 3. to reject, to snub ...1940s US sl.
vb. 4. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUST OFF YOUR LINE! int. say something new or original ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUST ONE'S BACK vb. to wrestle, to throw a man ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DUST ONE'S JACKET vb. to thrash, to beat ...1845 sl.
• DUST ONE'S THROAT vb. to take a drink ...L19 US sl.
• DUSTOOR n. a bribe, a sweetener, a commission ...L17 Anglo-Indian
• DUSTOORIE n. a bribe, a sweetener, a commission ...L17 Anglo-Indian
• DUST OUT vb. 1. to overtake, to pass on the road ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUST SOMEONE'S COAT vb. to thrash, to beat someone up ...L17 sl.
• DUST SOMEONE'S JACKET vb. to thrash, to beat someone up ...L17 sl.
• DUST THE END-TABLE vb. to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• DUST THE EYES OF vb. to befuddle, bamboozle ...E19 sl.
• DUST THE FAMILY JEWELS vb. to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• DUST THE SIDEWALK WITH vb. to beat up thoroughly; to defeat comprehensively ...L19 sl.
• DUST-UP n. 1. an argument, a row ...1897 sl.
n. 2. a fight ...L19 sl., orig. military
• DUST-WORM † n. a 'worm of the dust', a mean, despicable, or grovelling person; a term of reproach ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DUSTY adj. 1. tough, dangerous ...M19 US sl.
adj. 2. unclear; unable to predict the future ...1970s US Black sl.
adj. 3. tetchy, irritable, out of sorts ...1980s US campus sl.
n. a very old person, 70 years old and older ...1980s society usage
• DUSTY BEHIND n. the buttocks, the posterior ...1980s US Black sl.
• DUSTY BREAD n. a conventional, conservative woman ...1970s US Black sl.
• DUSTY BUTT n. 1. a low-grade, unattractive prostitute ...1900s US Black sl.
n. 2. a short person ...1900s US Black sl.
• DUSTYFOOT † n. a traveller, a wayfarer; a travelling peddler or merchant ...a1400 Sc.
• DUSTY MELDER, THE n. the last child born in a family ...Bk1905 Sc.
• DUTCH n. 1. a wife ...1889 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a German ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 3. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUTCH BARGAIN n. one concluded by the parties drinking together ...1678
• DUTCH COURAGE n. a drink taken to instil courage ...1826 sl.
• DUTCHEE n. (derogatory) a German ...1835 sl., orig. US
• DUTCH GALOSHES † n. skates ...a1687
• DUTCH-HOUND n. a dachshund ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUTCHIE n. (derogatory) a German ...1835 sl., orig. US
• DUTCHING n. the practice of sending food destined for the UK market for irradiation abroad (usually in the Netherlands), to mask any bacterial contamination before it is put on sale ...1989 Brit. sl.
• DUTCHLAND n. Germany ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DUTCHMAN n. a German ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DUTCH-NIGHTINGALE n. a frog; from its melodious note in the spring ...1889
• DUTCHY n. (derogatory) a German ...1835 sl., orig. US
• DWEEB n. a contemptible person; a loser; a nerd ...1968 US sl.
• DWEEDLE † vb. to cajole, to wheedle ...1688 ? obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DWINDLE OUT vb. to spend ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DWINGLE vb. 1. to dwindle, shrivel up, shrink ...19C Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to linger, loiter, tarry ...1805 Sc.
• DYDEES n. diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DYED IN THE WOOL adj. 1. thoroughly bad ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. steadfast in principle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DYE-STUFFS n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DYKE n. 1. a lavatory ...1923 sl.
n. 2. (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian; a lesbian with masculine tendencies ...1931 sl.
• DYKEY n. lesbian ...1964 sl.
• DYNAMITE n. 1. a remarkable or exceptionable person or thing ...1904 sl., orig. US
n. 2. heroin ...1924 sl., orig. US
• DYNAMO n. an energetic or lively person ...1938 sl.
• DYNAMO BUSTER n. an electrician ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• DYNAMO OF POWER n. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DYNO n. a tramp, a vagrant ...1918 US sl.
• DYSO n. a drunkard ...M20 sl.