DICTIONARY
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• E n. 1. in poker: the fifth player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
n. 2. MDMA ...1989 sl.
n. 3. dismissal, rejection ...1994 UK sl.
vb. to take MDMA ...1996 UK sl.
• E.A. n. a promiscuous young woman ...1910s sl.
• EA n. a river or the channel; a watercourse; also, water generally ...1662 Eng. dial.
• EACEWORM n. an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EACH AND SINGULAR pron. everyone ...1472 now arch.
• EACHER n. a small quantity; a drop; a very small piece ...1916 Sc.
• EACH MOTHER'S SON n. every single person or thing ...L16
• EACH WAY n. a wager that a selected horse, dog, etc., will finish a race in the first three ...1869 UK sl.
• EACHWHERE † adv. everywhere, in every part, on every side ...c1340
• EADI † adj. 1. happy, fortunate, well-omened ...c825
† adj. 2. rich, wealthy, luxurious ...a1000
• EADILY adv. powerfully, forcibly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EADINESS † n. happiness, prosperity ...c1200
• EADNESS † n. happiness, luxury ...a1000
• EAGER † adj. 1. strenuous, ardent, impetuous; fierce, angry, furious ...1297 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. sour, acid, tart ...c1350
† adj. 3. of words: biting, keen ...c1386
† adj. 4. of animals and birds of prey: fierce, savage ...c1386 obs.
† adj. 5. hungry ...1486
† adj. 6. of diseases: acute, severe ...1544
† adj. 7. pungent, acrid, keen to the taste or other senses ...1574
adv. especially ...1942 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to excite, to irritate, to provoke; to become exasperated ...c1374
vb. 2. to become animated ...1932 Amer. dial.
• EAGER BEAVER adj. earnest, usually excessively so ...1940s sl.
n. 1. a person who is very eager to obtain something; a person who is always on time or always early; someone who volunteers for everything; an enthusiast; a zealous person eager for work ...1943 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a man or woman who is very eager for sexual activity ...20C US sl.
• EAGER-DULCE † adj. acid and sweet ...1548
• EAGER-EYE n. a locomotive engineer who must be constantly on the lookout for signals and obstacles ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EAGERLESS adj. headstrong; eager; excited ...1886 Eng. dial.
• EAGERLY † adv. 1. angrily, fiercely, bitterly, malignantly ...1377
† adv. 2. sharply, pungently, keenly; violently, harshly, severely ...1377
• EAGERNESS † n. 1. impetuosity, fierceness ...c1400
† n. 2. bitterness, irritability ...1475
† n. 3. pungency of taste; acidity, sourness ...1490
• EAGER ON vb. to incite; to hark on ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EAGERS, THE n. n. feelings of desire, impatience, or anxiety; excessive eagerness or apprehension ...1828 Amer. dial.
• EAGER-SWEET † adj. acid and sweet ...1616
• EAGER UP vb. to make eager, to excite ...1967 Amer. sl.
• EAGGLE-BAGGLE † vb. to wrangle, to argue persistently ...1721 Sc.
• EAGGLE-BARGIN † vb. to wrangle, to argue persistently ...1721 Sc.
• EAGLE † n. 1. the gable of a house ...1682
† n. 2. the winning gamester ...1725 cant
n. 3. a 10-dollar coin ...L18 sl.
n. 4. in the military: a discharge certificate ...1864 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a silver dollar ...M19 sl.
n. 6. an icicle ...1887 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a dollar ...1891 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a bomb ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 9. a student pilot ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 10. a ten-dollar bill ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 11. the academic grade E ...1967 Amer. students' usage
• EAGLE-BEAK n. 1. a hooked nose; a person having a large hooked nose; broadly, a term of contempt for a Jew ...1920 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a lawyer ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAGLEBIRD n. 1. in horse racing: a long-shot winner that nobody has bet on ...1947 US sl.
n. 2. the winner of any long-odds bet, such as the double zero in roulette ...1992 US sl.
• EAGLE-COCK n. a weathercock ...1667
• EAGLE COLONEL n. a bird colonel ...1978 US Army sl.
• EAGLE DAY n. payday ...1941 Amer. sl.
• EAGLE-EYE n. 1. on the railroad: a locomotive engineer ...1900 Amer. jocular
n. 2. a detective ...1919 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 3. an observer or lookout ...1945 Amer. jocular
vb. to observe and evaluate closely; to scrutinize ...1964 Amer. sl.
• EAGLE-EYED adj. 1. keen-sighted ...1601
adj. 2. scrutinizing, paying close attention, watching ...20C colloq.
• EAGLE-EYES n. a lawyer ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAGLE FLIES, THE phr. used for expressing payday; often used with 'when' ...1918 US sl.
• EAGLE FLIES ON FRIDAY, THE phr. Friday will be payday ...1950s US Black sl.
• EAGLE FLY vb. to pay wages ...1950s US Black sl.
• EAGLE-FLYING DAY n. payday ...1940s US college & Black sl.
• EAGLE-HAWK n. a three-cornered tear in a piece of clothing; a rip, a cut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EAGLE NOSE n. a hooked nose ...1907 Amer. dial.
• EAGLE'S BEAK n. a hooked nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EAGLES BOWELS MOVE TODAY, THE phr. it is payday ...1942 Amer. sl.
• EAGLE SCREAMS, THE phr. used for expressing payday; often used with 'when' ...1918 US sl.
• EAGLE'S DAY n. payday ...1940s US sl.
• EAGLE SHIT n. 1. government wages ...1980 US military usage
n. 2. the gold ornamentation on the visor of a senior officer's cap ...1986 US military usage
• EAGLE SHITS, THE phr. used for expressing payday; often used with 'when' ...1918 US sl.
• EAGLES' NEST n. an airfield ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EAGLESS †* n. a female eagle ...1611
• EAGLET n. 1. a young eagle ...1572
n. 2. a young aviator ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EAGLE-WIT † n. a person of penetrating intellect ...1665
• EAGLY †* adj. eagle-like, as in sight etc. ...1624
• EALAND n. an island ...1883 Eng. dial.
• EALD vb. to yield, to bear fruit, to produce ...1851 Eng. dial.
• EALIE! int. an exclamation of woe ...1845 Sc.
• EAM † n. an uncle by the mother's side; a familiar friend or neighbour; a gossip ...1681 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
• EAME † n. uncle; orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EAN † vb. of ewes: to bring forth lambs ...a1000
• E AND E n. evasion and escape ...1982 US Korean war usage
vb. to avoid combat duty ...1979 US military use in Vietnam
• E AND T n. in craps: a one-roll bet on eleven and twelve ...1983 US sl.
• EANLING † n. a young lamb ...1596
• EAR n. 1. the handle of a pitcher or drinking vessel ...c1440
†* n. 2. the act of ploughing; a ploughing ...c1460
n. 3. a kidney ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a listening device; a bug; also, interception radar or sonar ...1934 US military usage
n. 5. a tuning peg, as on a fiddle or guitar ...c1938 US Black sl.
n. 6. on a playing card: a bent corner used by a cheat to identify the card ...1950 US sl.
n. 7. a person who is not a part of the criminal underworld but who reports what he hears to those who are ...1964 US sl.
n. 8. a police officer ...1973 S. Afr. sl.
n. 9. a citizens' band radio antenna ...1976 US sl.
† vb. 1. to plough, to till the ground ...c888 obs. exc. arch.
vb. 2. to keep someone from moving; to pin down ...1929 Amer. dial.
• EARABLE † adj. capable of being ploughed; fit for tillage ...1475 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAR ANGEL n. a very small, nearly invisible speaker in a television announcer's ear by which others can communicate with the announcer while on air ...1997 US sl.
• EARBALLS n. listeners to commercial broadcasting ...1999 US sl.
• EAR-BANGER n. 1. a servile flatterer ...1942 US military sl.
n. 2. a person who enjoys the sound of his own voice ...1942 US sl.
n. 3. a student who is nice to the teacher in hopes of getting a better grade ...1957 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BANGING n. flattery or empty talk ...1942 US sl., esp. military usage
• EARBASH n. a conversation; an unwanted lecture; a tirade ...1944 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to subject to one's opinions, grievances, etc.; to nag, to scold ...1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
vb. to talk loquaciously ...1944 sl., chiefly Aust.
• EARBASHER n. an incessant talker; a bore ...1941 Aust. sl.
• EARBASHING n. 1. an insistent barrage of chatter; constant nagging ...1945 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a lengthy scolding; a harsh reprimand ...1984 NZ sl.
• EAR BEATER n. an overly talkative person; one who doesn't give you a chance to get a word in edgeways ...1945 Amer. sl.
• EAR-BEATING n. a severe scolding; a tongue-lashing ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BEND vb. to talk at tedious length to someone ...1978 US sl.
• EAR-BENDER n. a talkative or garrulous bore ...1934 US sl.
• EAR-BENDING n. a long-winded talk ...1966 US sl.
• EAR BETWEEN THE LEGS n. the labia minora ...19C sl.
• EAR-BITER n. 1. a special agent of the US Post Office Department ...1855 US Post Office usage
n. 2. a borrower or cadger ...1899 sl., orig. Aust.
• EAR-BITING n. cadging, begging ...1900s Aust. sl.
• EARBOB n. an earring or eardrop ...1640 Amer. dial.
• EARBOBBER n. an earring ...1954 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BOSOMS n. the tonsils or glands of the throat ...1882 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the orifice behind the gills of a conger ...19C Eng. dial.
• EAR-BURN n. a severe scolding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BUSSES n. the tonsils or glands of the throat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EAR-BUSSUMS n. the tonsils or glands of the throat ...1882 Eng. dial.
• EAR BUTTON n. an earring worn directly on the earlobe rather than dangling below it ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EAR CANDY n. 1. pleasant, melodic pop music ...1984 sl.
n. 2. a platitude ...1991 US sl.
• EARCLAPPER n. the ear ...1931-33 Amer. dial.
• EARCLASP n. an earring with a clip fastener ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EARCLIP n. an earring with a clip fastener ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EAR CUTTER n. a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EARDANGLE n. an earring, usually one with a pendant ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EARDLY adj. unusually large; unwieldy ...1889 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. very, exceedingly ...1790 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. powerfully, forcibly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EARDROP n. 1. a fuchsia ...1822 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an earring, usually one with a pendant ...1859 Amer. dial.
• EAR-DROPPER † n. an eavesdropper ...a1670
• EAR-DROPPERS n. earrings ...1861 Eng. dial.
• EAR-DROPS n. 1. earrings ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the flowers of the garden fuchsia ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EAR DUSTER n. a gossipy person ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EARER † n. a ploughman ...1382
• EAR-FINGER † n. the little finger, often put in the air ...c1000
• EAR-FLAP n. a person's ear ...1859 US jocular
• EARFLOP n. an earring ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EARFLOPPER n. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EARFUL adj. pleasing to the ear ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a full or clear hearing of what is being said; hence, a voluble expression of opinions, esp. a sharp verbal rebuke or scolding; a strong and often lengthy reprimand ...1911 colloq.
n. 2, information; something overheard ...1910s sl.
• EAR-GUARD † n. 1. one who prevents a person from hearing ...1647
n. 2. (as 'earguard') short side-whiskers, sideboards, or sideburns ...1940s Aust. sl.
• EARHOLE n. 1. an ear ...1923 sl.
n. 2. an act of listening, of eavesdropping ...1960s sl.
vb. 1. to listen, to eavesdrop ...1958 sl.
vb. 2. in motorcycle racing: to bank the motorcycle to an extreme degree in a turn, bringing the driver and the driver's ear close to the ground ...1965 US sl.
• EARHOOP n. a hoop-shaped earring ...1808 Amer. dial.
• EAR HUSTLE vb. to eavesdrop ...1990s US Black & prison sl.
• EAR HUSTLER n. a gossip; an eavesdropper ...1990s US Black sl.
• EARING † n. the act of ploughing; a ploughing ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAR JOB n. 1. an act of caressing someone's ear with the mouth and tongue ...1963 US sl.
n. 2. a sexually stimulating telephone conversation, as with an employee of a sexual phone service ...1978 US sl.
• EAR-KECKERS n. the tonsils ...1873 Eng. dial.
• EARL n. vomit ...1984 US students' sl.
vb. to vomit ...1968 US rhyming sl. for 'hurl'
• EARLAP n. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1937 Amer. dial.
• EARLAPPER n. 1. an earmuff ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1907 Amer. dial.
• EARLAPPET n. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1863 Amer. dial.
• EARLIERISE vb. to do at an earlier date
• EARLOCK n. a curl or lock of hair close to the ear
• EARL OF CORK n. 1. the ace of diamonds ...M19 Anglo-Irish
n. 2. a talk ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 3. a walk ...1940s rhyming sl.
• EARL O' HELL n. the Devil ...1817 Sc.
• EARLS COURT n. salt ...1992 UK sl.
• EARL'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR phr. someone's vomiting ...1986 Amer. sl.
• EAR-KNOWLEDGE † n. knowledge obtained by hearsay ...1624
• EARL † n. 1. a man of noble rank, as distinguished from a 'ceorl' or churl, or ordinary freeman ...a1000
† n. 2. a director, a superintendent ...1483
† n. 3. a warrior; a brave man; a man generally ...a1000
• EARLET † n. 1. an earring ...1609
† n. 2. anything resembling a small ear ...1668
• EARLSHIP † n. manliness, bravery; nobility, lordship ...a1000
• EAR LUG n. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1937 Amer. dial.
• EAR-LUGGER n. a cadger, a scrounger ...20C Aust. sl.
• EARLY adj. up-to-date ...1980s US Black sl.
• EARLY AND LATE adv. at all hours, continuously, incessantly ...c1330
• EARLY BATH n. an ejection from an athletic contest ...1978 NZ sl.
• EARLY BATTERSEA n. vulgar, tasteless decor ...1970s sl.
• EARLY BEAM n. dawn, the early morning ...1930s US Black sl.
• EARLY-BIRD adj. first of the day, as an early-bird matinee ...20C sl.
n. (as 'early bird')
n. 1. one who habitually gets up or arrives early ...M19
n. 2. a word ...1937 UK rhyming sl.
n. 3. one who goes to bed early ...1930s sl.
• EARLY BLACK n. dusk, nightfall ...1930s US Black sl.
• EARLY BLUE n. dusk, nightfall ...1930s US Black sl.
• EARLY BOUGHTEN adj. green; inexperienced ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EARLY BRIGHT n. the early morning ...1940s US Black sl.
• EARLY CANDLELIGHT n. the beginning of the evening; dusk ...1809 Amer. dial.
• EARLY CANDLELIGHTING n. dusk ...1903 Amer. dial.
• EARLY DOOR n. a prostitute; a whore ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'whore'
• EARLY DOORS adj. early ...1980s sl.
adv. 1. prematurely ...1980s sl.
adv. 2. early on, esp. in relation to a sporting contest; orig. applied to admissions to old time music halls ...1998 UK sl.
n. underpants, woman's underpants ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'drawers'
• EARLY ECLECTIC n. vulgar, tasteless decor ...1970s sl.
• EARLY ELECTRIC n. a humorous description of a mix of design or decorating styles ...1980 US sl.
• EARLY FOOT n. in horse racing: speed in the initial stages of a race ...1960 US sl.
• EARLY HALLOWEEN n. vulgar, tasteless decor ...1970s sl.
• EARLY HOMOSEXUAL n. vulgar, tasteless decor ...1970s sl.
• EARLYINGS n. early produce ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARLY MORN n. the erect penis ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'horn'
• EARLY O'CLOCK n. shortly after an activity has started ...1983 Trinidad and Tobago
• EARLY OPENER n. a public hotel that opens early in the morning to cater for shift workers ...1981 Aust. sl.
• EARLY OUT n. 1. in American casinos: an early dismissal from work due to smaller than expected numbers of gamblers ...1980 US sl.
n. 2. a separation from the armed forces that is earlier than anticipated ...1991 US sl.
• EARLY PAROLE n. suicide ...1990s Aust. prison sl.
• EARLY PURL n. a drink made of hot beer and gin ...L19
• EARLY RISER n. an inmate who is granted an early parole ...1960s US prison sl.
• EARLY SHOPPER n. in horse racing: a bettor who places a bet as soon as the betting windows open ...1989 Aust. sl.
• EARLY SHOWER n. an ejection from an athletic contest ...1978 NZ sl.
• EAR MAN n. a person expressing a natural ability to excel at an endeavour; a virtuoso ...1970s US Black sl.
• EAR-MOLL vb. to listen in; to eavesdrop ...1984 UK sl.
• EARMUFFS n. headphones ...1942 US sl.
• EARN †* adv. earnestly, longingly ...1230
†* n. 1. a place, a dwelling, a hut ...a1000
n. 2. any job or plan that pays well, almost invariably criminal ...1960s sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
n. 3. an amount of money earned, esp. earned illicitly ...1977 Aust. sl.
† vb. 1. to desire strongly, to long ...1579
vb. 2. to curdle ...1674 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to work as a prostitute ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 4. of a policeman: to take bribes ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 5. to make a dishonest profit from a crime ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
• EARN A GALLON OF OATS vb. of horses: to fall on the back and roll from side to side ...19C colloq.
• EAR NEEDLE n. a dragonfly ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• EARNER n. 1. a bribe, often paid as regularly as more legitimate wages ...1960s UK police sl.
n. 2. a lucrative or profitable job or enterprise ...1970 sl.
n. 3. money earned, esp. money from an illicit source or corrupt practice ...1970 UK sl.
n. 4. any circumstance that criminals can turn to profitable advantage ...1977 UK sl.
n. 5. a member of an organized crime enterprise who produces high profits, however unpleasant his character may be ...1995 US sl.
• EARNEST † n. 1. ardour in battle; broadly, intense passion or desire ...c1205
n. 2. money, or a sum of money, paid as an installment, esp. for the purpose of securing a bargain or contract ...a1225
n. 3. a share of the booty ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• EARNESTFUL † adj. 1. important ...c1386
† adj. 2. earnest; sincerely zealous; intense, ardent ...1430
• EARNESTY †* n. earnestness ...1572
• EARNFUL † adj. causing anxiety or yearning; anxious; full of longing desire; sorrowful, lamentable, melancholy, sad ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EARNING † n. 1. the fact of deserving, merit; that which one deserves ...c1020
† n. 2. the act of uttering the prolonged cry of hounds or deer ...1575
† n. 3. longing desire; poignant grief or compassion ...1631
• EARNINGS † n. 1. gain, profit ...a1200
n. 2. proceeds from crime ...1974 S. Afr. sl.
• EARN ONE'S KALE vb. to earn one's livelihood ...1870 Eng. dial.
• EARN ONE'S PEASOUP vb. to earn at least enough for one's bed and board ...L19 sl.
• EARN ONE'S SCONE vb. to pay for one's keep ...1954 Sc.
• EARN ONE'S STRIPES vb. of a young gang member: to commit a crime to advance his status ...1990s US Black gang & teen sl.
• EARN ONE'S TUCKER vb. to earn at least enough for one's bed and board ...L19 sl.
• EARN SALT TO ONE'S KAIL vb. to earn one's living; to make a sufficient livelihood ...1895 Sc.
• EARN SALT TO ONE'S KALE vb. to make something more than the barest livelihood ...1891 Sc.
• EARNSTFUL adj. earnest; with great longing or yearning ...1857 Eng. dial.
• EARNSTFULLY adv. earnestly, wistfully, yearningly ...1844 Eng. dial.
• EAROCK n. a hen of the first year; one that has only just begun to lay; a pullet ...1794 Sc.
• EAR OF CORN n. a derisive term for a country person ...1912 US sl.
• EAR'OLE n. in betting: odds of 6-4 ...1991 UK sl.
• EARP n. vomit ...20C US sl.
vb. to vomit ...20C US sl.
• EAR-PIECE n. an ear ...1980s UK Black sl.
• EAR-PIERCER n. the earwig ...1875
• EAR-PIERCING adj. so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
• EAR-RENT † n. the 'tax' imposed on a listener's patience by a profitless or noisy talker ...1610
• EAR-RING n. the common fuchsia ...Bk1897 Eng. dial.
• EAR-ROWNER † n. an ear-whisperer ...a1388
• EARS n. 1. the buttocks; the anus ...1920s euphemism
n. 2. radio headphones ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a CB radio; CB equipment ...1976 Amer. Citizens Band usage
• EARSCREW n. an earring, esp. one with a screw fastener ...1927 Amer. dial.
• EAR SEWER n. 1. a dragonfly ...1956 Amer. dial. (as in 'sew')
n. 2. a praying mantis ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAR SEX n. a sexually stimulating telephone conversation, as with an employee of a sexual phone service ...a1988 US sl.
• EARSOME adj. pleasing to the ear ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAR-SORE † adj. irritable, ill-tempered, morose, peevish, quarrelsome; apt to take offense ...1594 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. an annoyance to the ear; something that offends the ear ...1594
• EAR-SPLITTING adj. so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
• EAR-SPORTS n. entertainments of song or music ...1870 Amer.
• EARTH † n. 1. the act of ploughing; a ploughing ...c890 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the body ...a1600
n. 3. three ...M19 back-slang
n. 4. a marijuana cigarette ...1982 Bahamas sl.
† vb. 1. to commit a corpse to the earth; to bury ...1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to knock with violence to the ground ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EARTH, THE n. 1. everything; a large amount or quantity ...L19 sl.
n. 2. great expense; the cost of something ...1924 sl.
• EARTHA n. 1. excrement ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shit' (Eartha Kitt)
n. 2. an act of defecation ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shit' (Eartha Kitt)
• EARTHA KITT n. 1. excrement ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shit'
n. 2. an act of defecation ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shit'
n. 3. the female breast ...2001 UK rhyming sl. for 'tit'
• EARTHA KITTS n. 1. diarrhoea ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shits'
n. 2. the female breasts ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'tits'
• EARTH-APPLE † n. 1. in Old English ? a cucumber ...c1000
† n. 2. ? the potato (translated French pomme de terre)
† n. 3. sow-bread, a plant of the genus Cyclamen; especially the C. europaeum, the fleshy tuberous root-stocks of which are eaten by swine ...1601
• EARTHAS n. 1. diarrhoea ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shits' (Eartha Kitts)
n. 2. the female breasts ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'tits' (Eartha Kitts)
• EARTH-BALLS n. truffles ...Bk1897
• EARTH-BARE adj. unpaved ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTH-BATH † n. 1. a kind of medical treatment in which the patient was buried up to the shoulders in the ground ...1765
n. 2. a grave ...1765 sl.
• EARTH-BED n. the grave ...1637
• EARTH BISCUIT n. someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s ...1990s US college sl.
• EARTHBOUND adj. lacking in imagination; pedestrian or dull
• EARTH CLOSET n. a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
• EARTH-CLOWED adj. having mud stuck about the feet ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTH DADDY n. an older than average college male who professes the values of the 1960s ...1980s US college sl.
• EARTH-DIN † n. 1. an earthquake; thunder in the earth ...a1079 obs. or Sc.
n. 2. thunder ...19C Sc.
• EARTH-DOG † n. a terrier ...1616
• EARTHFALL n. a fall of earth or a landslide
• EARTH GENS n. 3 shillings ...M19 back-slang
• EARTH-GRINE †* n. an earthquake ...1297
• EARTH-GRITH †* n. an earthquake ...1297
• EARTH-GRUB n. an earthworm ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTH-HOG n. an aardvark ...1731
• EARTH-HOLE † n. a cave ...1813
• EARTH-HOUSE n. the grave ...a1856
• EARTH-HUNGER n. desire to possess land, greed of territory ...1856
• EARTHING † n. 1. burial ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the state of being buried ...a1300
†* n. 3. anchorage ...1646
• EARTHISH † adj. earthly, terrestrial ...1536 nonce word
• EARTHITE n. an inhabitant of earth ...1825 nonce word
• EARTH JUICE n. water ...1939 Amer. jocular
• EARTHLESS adj. used as a non-profane negative intensifier ...1965 Barbados sl.
• EARTHLING † n. a ploughman, a cultivator of the soil ...c1000
• EARTHLINS adv. towards the earth or ground ...1809 Sc.
• EARTHLY † adj. 1. pale or lifeless as earth ...1588
† adj. 2. existing or living in or on the ground ...1593
adj. 3. rough, austere ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. an idea ...1920s sl.
• EARTHLY-MINDED adj. having the affections fixed on the earth; worldly-minded ...1593
• EARTHLY-WISE adv. in an earthly manner ...1874
• EARTH-MAD †* n. an earthworm ...1601
• EARTH MAMA n. a woman who eschews makeup, synthetic fabric, and meat ...1980 US sl.
• EARTH-MARE n. a nightmare ...1916 Sc.
• EARTH-MAWK n. an earthworm ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTH MOTHER n. a sensual or fecund woman; a woman who eschews makeup, synthetic fabric, and meat ...1980 US sl.
• EARTH MOVER n. a very heavy rain ...1969 Amer. jocular
• EARTH-MOVING † n. an earthquake ...1382
• EARTH MUFFIN n. an older than average college male; used pejoratively to indicate one who pursues a hippie lifestyle ...1980s US college sl.
• EARTH MULBERRY n. a strawberry ...1963 Amer. dial.
• EARTH-NUT n. the truffle ...1548
• EARTH-OIL n. petroleum ...1755
• EARTHPADS n. 1. feet ...1946 US sl.
n. 2. shoes ...1946 US sl.
• EARTH-PLANET n. a fugitive, a wanderer ...1591 nonce word obs.
• EARTH-PUFF † n. a puffball ...1585
• EARTHQUAKE n. 1. a social gathering ...1820 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a powerful or invincible fighter ...1845 US sl.
n. 3. intoxicating liquor ...1869 Amer. sl.
• EARTHQUAKING † n. an earthquake ...c1400
• EARTHQUAVE † n. an earthquake ...1382
• EARTH-SHAKE n. an earthquake ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EARTHSHAKING adj. of enormous importance or consequence; momentous ...colloq.
n. an earthquake ...1387
• EARTH-SHATTERING adj. of enormous importance or consequence; momentous ...colloq.
• EARTH-SHOCK † n. an earthquake ...c1315
• EARTH SIS NOMS n. a 3-month prison term ...M19 back-slang
• EARTH SITH-NOMS n. a 3-month prison sentence ...M19 back-slang
• EARTHSLIDE n. a landslide ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EARTH-SPIDER n. the tarantula ...1883
• EARTH-SWEAT n. a state of great anxiety in which one sweats a great deal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EARTH-TILTH † n. cultivation of the soil; agriculture ...c1000
• EARTH-WARE † n. earth-dwellers ...c893
• EARTH-WOLF n. an aardvark ...Bk1897
• EARTHWORM n. 1. a disparaging name for a person, esp. a mean or grovelling person ...1625
n. 2. a miser; a covetous, grasping person ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the penis ...1990s sl.
• EARTH YANNOPS n. threepence ...M19 back-slang
• EARTH YENNEPS n. threepence ...M19 back-slang
• EAR-WAG vb. 1. to listen intently; to eavesdrop ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to gossip ...1980s NZ sl.
• EARWIG † n. 1. an ear whisperer, a flatterer, a parasite ...1633
n. 2. an eavesdropper ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a clergyman ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a close, intimate friend ...M19 sl.
n. 5. information ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 6. an inquisitive person ...L19 sl.
n. 7. a centipede ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a lookout, one who listens for approaching steps, then checks the owner before admitting them ...1940s sl.
vb. 1. to urge, to importune; to pester with private importunities or admonitions; to influence or bias a person by secret communications ...1837
vb. 2. to gossip, esp. maliciously; to feed another with unpleasant rumours ...19C sl.
vb. 3. to lecture, to sermonize ...M19 sl.
vb. 4. to understand ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'twig'
vb. 5. to listen; to eavesdrop ...1927 sl.
• EARWIG-BRAIN † n. one who has a 'maggot' or craze in his brain ...1599
• EARWIGGER vb. an eavesdropper ...M19 sl.
• EARWIGGING n. 1. a private conversation; a rebuke in private; a scolding or harangue ...1842 colloq.
n. 2. a listening, eavesdropping ...1927 US sl.
• EAR-WORM n. 1. a secret counsellor ...a1670
n. 2. an irritatingly catchy tune ...colloq.
• EASE † n. 1. opportunity, means or ability to do something ...a1225
† vb. 1. to benefit, to help, to assist ...1330 obs. or arch.
† vb. 2. to cease, to slacken ...1583
* vb. 3. to render easy, to facilitate ...1632
vb. 4. to rob, to steal ...E17 sl.
† vb. 5. to provide, to furnish; to advance money ...1721 Sc.
vb. 6. to relieve the bowels ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to bemire, to splash with mud ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. of a male: to copulate or ejaculate ...M19 Brit. sl.
vb. 9. to coit a woman to orgasm ...M19 Brit. sl.
vb. 10. to deflower a woman ...M19 Brit. sl.
vb. 11. to get rid of, to leave behind ...1920s US sl.
vb. 12. to move quietly ...1920s US sl.
vb. 13. to move, to travel ...1920s US sl.
vb. 14. to leave ...1947 US sl.
• EASE ALONG vb. to take one's leave, to depart ...1959 Amer. dial.
• EASEDOM n. comfort, leisure, relief from anxiety, pain, etc. ...1832 Sc.
• EASEFUL adj. 1. that gives ease, comfort, or relief; comfortable, soothing; quiet, peaceful, restful ...1375
adj. 2. unoccupied, at rest; addicted to ease or indolence; slothful, careless ...1611
• EASEFULLY adv. comfortably, idly ...1611
• EASE IT vb. to relax, to let up on some form of crime or rule-breaking ...1940s UK prison sl.
• EASEL n. a motorcycle's prop stand ...1979 UK sl.
• EASELDOM n. painting as a profession; the whole body of painters ...1860
• EASEMAN n. a kept man, one who lives on money earned by a woman; a pimp ...1910s US Black sl.
• EASEMENT † n. 1. advantage, convenience, comfort, consolation, relief; furtherance, assistance; formerly also, gratification, enjoyment ...c1400
† n. 2. refreshment by food and repose; hence, comfortable accommodation, food and lodging ...c1400
† n. 3. the relieving of the body by evacuation of excrement ....c1430
n. 4. ease, relief of all kinds; relief of or alleviation from pain; a remedy which relieves pain ...1679
n. 5. pecuniary assistance ...1880 Sc.
• EASEMENTS n. accommodation, either in regard to entertainment or lodgings, buildings, etc. ...1768 Sc.
• EASE NATURE † vb. 1. to relieve the bowels; to defecate ...c1440
vb. 2. of a man or a woman: to copulate ...20C US colloq.
• EASE OFF vb. to urinate ...1970 UK sl.
• EASE ON vb. to go, to make one's way, to leave with a parting gesture ...1959 US sl.
• EASE ONESELF vb. to defecate or urinate ...17C euphemism
• EASE OUT vb. to leave, esp. quietly and discreetly ...1920s US sl.
• EASE OVER vb. to move towards ...1930s sl., orig. US
• EASERESS n. a female who gives ease or relief ...1631
• EASE-ROOM † n. a comfortable lodging-room ...1629
• EASE-UP n. assistance, esp. in a difficult situation ...20C W. Indies sl.
vb. (as 'ease up')
vb. 1. to make room ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to relax, to 'lighten up' ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to have sex ...1993 US sl.
int. relax! lighten up! ...M19 sl.
• EASIE n. a latex girdle ...1991 NZ sl.
• EASIE-OSIE adj. easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort ...1846 Sc.
• EASIES n. a woman's elasticated foundation garment ...1950s NZ sl.
• EASILINGS adv. easily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASILY † adv. 1. without hurry, slowly; deliberately, gradually; also, calmly, quietly ...1384 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adv. 2. at least, more than ...1940s sl.
• EASING n. 1. the eaves of a house or other building; the thatched roof of a rick, stack, etc.; usually in the plural ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the edge of the sky, the horizon ...1900 Sc.
• EASING-BIRDS n. sparrows and other birds which build their nests under the eaves of a house ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASING-DOWN adj. gentle ...1979 Amer. dial.
• EASING POWDER n. 1. a drug to ease pain; a painkiller ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. opium ...20C drugs sl.
• EASINGS n. 1. the eaves of a building ...1699 Sc.
n. 2. the drops of water which fall from the 'easing' or eaves of a house ...1896 Eng. dial.
n. 3. sparks from a chimney ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the dropped dung of animals on the pasture ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASING-SPARROW n. the common house-sparrow, Parus domesticus ...1885 Eng. dial.
• EASLE † n. 1. hot ashes or cinders; a live coal or ember ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the eaves of a house ...1824 Sc.
• EASLINS adv. eastward ...1768 Sc.
• EASSE † n. an earthworm ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EASSEL adj. easterly ...1818 Sc.
adv. eastward, easterly ...1810 Sc.
• EASSEL-WARD adv. towards the east, in an easterly direction ...1816 Sc.
• EASSIN vb. to desire strongly ...1661 Sc.
• EASS-WORM n. an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EAST AND SOUTH n. the mouth ...M19 rhyming sl.
• EAST AND WEST adj. disorderly, confused ...20C US sl.
adv. in every direction, every which way ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the breast or the chest; hence the upper body ...1923 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. a vest ...1949 UK pickpockets' rhyming sl.
n. 3. the female breast ...1970s rhyming sl.
n. 4. complementary doses of MDMA inhaled via different nostrils ...1996 UK sl.
• EAST-BY adv. eastward, in an easterly direction ...1889 Sc.
• EAST-DEAL † n. eastern part ...c1000
• EASTEN † adj. belonging to Eastern countries; coming from the east; easterly ...c1205
• EASTER † adj. 1. nearest the east ...1387
adj. 2. eastern, lying towards the east ...1745 Sc.
n. the east wind ...1892 Sc. & Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to shift towards the east, as the wind ...1908 Sc.
vb. 2. to bestir oneself ...1949 Sc.
• EASTER BUNNY n. 1. money ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. a benefactor; someone who does a favour ...1990s US college sl.
• EASTER BUSH n. forsythia ...1944 Amer. dial.
• EASTER CHRISTIAN n. a person who attends church only on major holidays such as Easter or Christmas ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EASTER EGG n. 1. a woman wearing too much makeup ...1967 Amer. jocular
n. 2. a message hidden in a computer program's object code ...1991 US sl.
n. 3. the leg ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
n. 4. an icon or hidden process on the menu of a DVD that when selected or followed, leads to hidden features ...2002 US sl.
• EASTER FIRE n. a bonfire ...1940 Amer. dial.
• EASTER FLOWER n. a daffodil ...1877 Amer. dial.
• EASTER QUEEN n. one who ejaculates prematurely ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• EASTERING * adj. shifting eastward ...1876
• EASTER LILY n. 1. a daffodil ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person who attends church chiefly at Eastern time ...1967 Amer. jocular
• EASTERLING n. an inhabitant of an eastern country or district ...1561 arch.
• EASTERLINGS n. inhabitants of the east of England ...1855 Eng. dial.
• EASTERMOST † adj. most easterly; situated farthest to the east ...1555
• EASTERWORM n. an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EAST EYE n. a squint, a cast in the eye ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EAST HAM adj. nearly mad ...2001 UK sl.
• EASTICK adj. cold, showery ...1908 Sc.
n. 1. a slight temporary frost ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. cold, showery weather ...1897 Sc.
n. 3. soft, cold, drizzling rain ...1908 Sc.
• EASTIE n. East Boston, Massachusetts ...1983 US sl.
• EASTIE-WASTIE † n. an unreliable person; one on whose word there can be no dependence ...1808 Sc.
• EAST INDIA DOCKS n. 1. any sexually transmitted infection ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'pox'
n. 2. socks ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• EASTING n. movement to the east; orientation toward the east ...1827 Amer. dial.
• EAST JABIB n. an imaginary, extremely remote place ...1984 Amer. dial.
• EAST JESUS n. a remote or small town or place ...1961 US sl.
• EAST JESUS, ARKANSAS n. a fictitious place, difficult to find, and peopled with uneducated and poor people ...1994 US sl.
• EAST JESUS, KANSAS n. an out-of-the-way place, a small town ...1950s sl.
• EAST JESUS NOWHERE n. the outback ...1961 US sl.
• EASTLAND adj. eastern, belonging to the east ...1775 Sc.
• EASTLE adj. easterly ...1818 Sc.
adv. towards the east, eastwards ...1808 Sc.
n. the east ...1818 Sc.
• EASTLIN adj. eastern, easterly ...1728 Sc.
• EASTLING adj. of the wind: easterly ...1725 Sc.
• EASTLINGS adv. in an easterly direction ...1768 Sc.
• EASTLINS adv. eastward, in an easterly direction ...1768 Sc.
• EAST LOS n. east Los Angeles, California ...1974 US sl.
• EASTMAN n. a parasitical man who is supported by a woman or women; a kept man, one who lives on money earned by a woman; a pimp ...1911 US sl.
• EAST OVERSHOE n. the mythical town in Maine which is the home to fools and idiots ...1975 US sl.
• EAST PASTURE n. a distant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EASTSIDE PLAYER n. crack cocaine ...1994 US sl.
• EAST WEST n. the female breast ...2001 UK rhyming sl.
• EAST, WEST AND CROOKED adj. disorderly; in confusion ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EASTWEST, NORTHWEST, AND CROOKED adv. in every direction, every which way ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EASTWORM n. an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EASY † adj. 1. at liberty, having opportunity or means to do something ...c1200
† adj. 2. of small importance, insignificant, slight; not very good, indifferent ...1468
† adj. 3. advantageous, affording convenience, satisfactory ...c1485
† adj. 4. not unwilling, ready ...1653
adj. 5. easily taken advantage of or imposed upon; easily fooled; credulous, gullible ..1698
adj. 6. of a woman: sexually forward; hence, sexually promiscuous ...1698
adj. 7. seeking or willing to accept bribes ...1872 US criminals' sl.
adj. 8. free from pain, discomfort, or stiffness; supple ...1883 Sc. & Amer. dial.
adj. 9. feeble-minded, idiotic, silly ...1896 Eng. dial.
adj. 10. slow, easy-going; indolent ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 11. having no preference when given a choice ...1941 Aust. sl.
adj. 12. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a short rest ...1885
n. 2. a soft or gullible person; an easy mark ...1903 US sl.
n. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana ...1970s US sl.
n. 4. a latex girdle ...1991 NZ sl.
n. 5. in poker: the fifth player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
n. 6. in craps: a point made by a combination other than a matched pair ...1996 US sl.
† vb. 1. to make easy, to facilitate; to relieve, to assist ...1567
vb. 2. to silence or kill ...1992 US sl.
int. an exhortation to relax, not get flustered, stay cool ...M19 sl.
phr. 1. used as a farewell ...1972 Hawaiian youth usage
phr. 2. used as a warning ...1996 UK sl.
phr. 3. used as a greeting ...2003 sl.
• EASY, THE n. New Orleans, Louisiana ...1970 US sl.
• EASY AS ABC, AS adj. easy, as simple as learning the alphabet ...Bk1909 sl.
• EASY AS A GUM SHOE adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS A PIG WOULD EAT A DAISY adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS APPLE PIE adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS APPLE TART adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS CAKE adj. very easy ...1930s sl.
• EASY AS CAKE AND ICE-CREAM adj. very easy ...1930s sl.
• EASY AS DAMN IT adj. very easy ...1937 UK sl.
• EASY AS DRINKING BEER adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS EATING A MANGO adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS FALLING OFF A HORSE adj. very easy indeed ...L19 sl.
• EASY AS FALLING OFF A LOG adj. very easy ...1880 US sl.
• EASY AS GO AND BE BLOWED adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS KISS MY ARM adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS KISS MY ARSE adj. very easy ...1937 UK sl.
• EASY AS KISS MY EYE adj. very easy ...1984 UK sl.
• EASY AS KISS YOUR HAND adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS NINEPENCE adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS PEAS adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS PIE adj. very easy ...1964 US sl.
• EASY AS PISS adj. extremely easy ...1990s sl.
• EASY AS PISSING BACKWARDS adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS PISSING THE BED adj. very easy ...1937 UK sl.
• EASY AS PULLING A CORK adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS ROLLING OFF A LOG adj. very easy ...1880 US sl.
• EASY AS SHAKING DROPS OFF YOUR JOHN adj. very easy ...1984 UK masculine usage
• EASY AS SHELLING PEAS adj. very easy ...1937 UK sl.
• EASY AS SHIT adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS SHITTING IN BED adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS STIRRING A FOOT adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS TAKING MONEY FROM A CHILD adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS TILLY adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS WINK adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS WINKING adj. very easy ...1937 UK sl.
• EASYBEATS n. a team or opponent which is easily defeated ...1990 Aust. sl.
• EASY CHAIR n. in a group of three or more trucks travelling on a motorway: the middle truck ...1976 US sl.
• EASY DIGGING n. granulated sugar ...1938 US sl.
• EASY-DOER n. one who copes well with prison life ...1940s US prison sl.
• EASY DOES IT phr. used as a warning; go easy, take your time, careful ...L19 sl.
• EASYFIED adj. easy ...1937 Amer. dial.
• EASYFUL adj. placid, indolent, easygoing, complacent ...1864 Eng. dial.
• EASY GAME n. a sexually available woman ...L19 sl.
• EASY GO n. an unstrenuous job ...1983 US sl.
• EASY-GO-LUCKY adj. easygoing, happy-go-lucky, not worrying ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EASY, GREASY! int. take it easy! ...1955 US teen sl.
• EASY GREASY n. an icy road ...1976 US sl.
• EASY HALL n. a notional place of great comfort and ease ...1980 Barbados sl.
• EASY-HEARTED adj. of an easy, quiet disposition ...1634
• EASY KEEP n. a person or animal requiring little care ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EASY KEEPER n. a person or animal requiring little care ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EASY LAY n. 1. anything that is easily obtained ...1920s sl.
n. 2. one who can be easily seduced, usually of a woman ...1920s sl.
• EASY LIKE KISSING HAND adj. very easy ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• EASY MAKE n. 1. a woman who can be easily seduced; a loose woman; a woman considered only as a sexual object ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a dupe; an easy target for deception ...20C US sl.
• EASY MARK n. 1. someone or something overcome, mastered, or persuaded without difficulty; a gullible person; anything achieved with ease ...1845 sl.
n. 2. a woman who can be persuaded to copulate easily ...20C sl.
n. 3. a dupe; an easy target for deception ...20C US sl.
n. 4. an obvious suspect ...1930s sl.
• EASY MEAT n. 1. someone who is easily fooled or seduced; a dupe; an easy target for deception ...L19 sl.
n. 2. sexually available woman ...1961 UK sl.
n. 3. something that is easy to achieve ...1961 UK sl.
• EASY MONEY n. someone or something easily dealt with ...1902 Amer. sl.
• EASY MORT n. a promiscuous, forward woman ...M17 sl.
• EASY ON! int. go easy! stop it! be sensible! ...1920s sl.
• EASY ON THE EYE adj. beautiful, pleasing to look at; good-looking; esp. of women ...1936 UK sl.
• EASY ON THE TRIGGER adj. quick-tempered, excitable, quick to anger ...1968 Amer. sl.
• EASY ON TRIGGER adj. quick-tempered, excitable, quick to anger ...1912 Amer. dial.
• EASY-OSIE adj. easygoing ...1844 Sc.
• EASY-OSY adj. easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort ...1846 Sc.
n. an easygoing person, one inclined to be lazy ...1850 Sc.
• EASY OVER phr. no problems; don't worry ...1960s US sl.
• EASY-OZIE adj. easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort ...1844 Sc.
n. an easygoing person, one inclined to be lazy ...1850 Sc.
• EASY-PEASY adj. very easy, very simple ...1976 UK sl.
• EASY-PEASY, LEMON-SQUEEZEY adj. very easy, very simple ...1976 UK sl.
• EASY PICKIN'S n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EASY RIDE n. a young woman who is sexually promiscuous or easily seduced ...1967 US sl.
• EASY RIDER n. 1. a parasitical man, usually without a steady job, who lives by gambling or sponging; a man who is supported by a woman, esp. a prostitute ...1914 US Black sl.
n. 2. a sexually satisfying lover ...1914 Amer. dial., orig. Black usage
n. 3. a guitar ...1946 US Black sl.
n. 4. a young woman who is sexually promiscuous or easily seduced ...1952 US sl.
n. 5. any 'outlaw' motorcyclist ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a person who is not easily ruffled or provoked ...1971 US sl.
n. 7. cider ...2002 UK rhyming sl.
n. 8. a type of LSD identified by a design based on the 1969 film 'Easy Rider' ...2004 UK sl.
• EASY SIX n. the point of 6 in craps dice ...20C US gambling sl.
• EASY STREET n. 1. a condition of ease and comfort, esp. financial success ...1897 colloq.
n. 2. a town's red-light area ...L19 euphemism
• EASY STUFF n. a sexually available or promiscuous woman ...1950s US sl.
• EASY TIME n. an uneventful time in prison ...20C US criminals' sl.
• EASY TOUCH n. 1. one who can be easily solicited for money or favours; a gullible person, esp. someone easily induced to part with money ...1930s sl.
n. 2. a robbery that can be carried out without difficulty ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a situation which is easily exploitable ...1970s sl.
• EASY VIRTUE n. a prostitute; a woman who can be persuaded to copulate easily ...L18 Brit. sl.
• EASY WALKER n. a rubber-soled canvas shoe; a sneaker ...1954 Amer. dial.
• EASY WAY n. of an even-numbered point in craps: scored in any fashion other than a pair ...1974 US sl.
• EAT † n. 1. the act of eating; a meal ...c1000
† n. 2. that which is eaten, food ...a1000
† vb. 1. to absorb time wastefully ...1598
vb. 2. to defeat decisively; to trounce; to destroy ...1803 US sl.
† vb. 3. to drink ...1818 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to provide a meal or meals for ...1837 US jocular
vb. 5. to annoy, to bother, to vex ...1892 US sl.
vb. 6. to believe unquestioningly ...L19 sl.
vb. 7. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on a person; ...1916 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to enjoy immensely; to acclaim ...1910s sl., orig. theatrical
vb. 9. to take a profit from criminality ...1920s US criminals' sl.
vb. 10. to verbally abuse ...1930s sl.
vb. 11. in business: to absorb a business loss, expenses, etc. ...1955 US sl.
vb. 12. of tobacco: to chew ...1961 Can. sl.
vb. 13. to swallow; used esp. in the context of ingesting LSD ...1970 US sl.
vb. 14. to strike face-first; also, to be struck by, as a bullet ...1975 US sl.
• EAT A CHAIN SAW! int. drop dead! ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EAT A CHILD vb. to share in a treat given to the parish officers ...L18 sl.
• EAT ACORNS vb. to suffer humiliation; to accept defeat ...1930s US Black sl.
• EAT A DICK phr. a phrase of dislike or dismissal ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• EAT A FIG vb. to commit burglary, to rob a house ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'crack a crib'
• EAT A FILIPINO WITH ONE phr. said when someone wants to pass on a compliment about you, in exchange for one about himself ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAT A FURBURGER vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1980s US sl.
• EAT A HACHI! int. a vulgar taunt; go to hell! ...1969 Amer. sl.
• EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE JOCKEY vb. to be very hungry ...1972 Aust. sl.
• EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE RIDER vb. to be very hungry ...1972 Aust. sl.
• EAT ALIVE vb. to defeat decisively; to trounce; to destroy ...1914 US sl.
• EAT-ALL n. a glutton ...1598
• EAT ALONE vb. to be greedy ...1990s US criminals' sl.
• EAT A MELDER vb. to eat too much ...Bk1905 Ireland
• EAT ANOTHER PECK OF SALT vb. to gain additional strength or ability to accomplish anything ...Bk1904 Sc.
• EAT A PECK OF SALT WITH ANYONE vb. 1. to have familiar conversation with ...1737 Sc.
vb. 2. to share many meals with anyone ...1737 Sc.
• EAT A SHIT SANDWICH vb. to accept humiliation as punishment ...1997 UK sl.
• EAT ASPHALT vb. to crash while riding a motorcycle, bicycling, or taking part in an recreational activity on the street ...2002 US sl.
• EAT ASS LIKE IT WAS STEAK vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1967 US sl.
• EAT A STOCK vb. to buy undesirable stock to maintain an order market in the stock ...1988 US sl.
• EAT A SWORD † vb. to be stabbed ...Bk1897
• EAT AT THE SAME TABLE vb. to get along; to have a genial relationship; to live peaceably with someone ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAT AT THE Y vb. to perform oral sex on a woman ...1971 US sl.
• EA-TAY n. marijuana ...1938 US Pig Latin for 'tea'
• EAT BAD FOOD vb. to get pregnant ...1974 Trinidad and Tobago
• EAT BIRD-SEED vb. to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT BOILED CROW vb. to 'eat one's words'; to back down from an untenable position; to assume the responsibility for what one has said or done ...1877 Amer. dial.
• EAT BOX LUNCH AT THE Y vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1950s US sl.
• EAT BULL BEEF vb. to become strong; to become fierce ...L16 sl.
• EAT CARDS vb. in blackjack: to draw more cards than you normally would in a given hand in order to learn more about what cards are remaining unplayed; the card-eater takes a short-term loss in hope of long-term big win ...1991 US sl.
• EAT CHAIN! int. used as an insult; drop dead! ...1997 US sl.
• EAT CHEESE vb. 1. to inform on, to betray ...1950s US sl.
vb. 2. to ingratiate oneself; to bring oneself into the favour or good graces of another; to curry favour ...1968 sl.
vb. 3. to be in love ...1970s US Black sl.
• EAT CONCRETE vb. among truckers: to drive rapidly down a major highway ...1971 US sl.
• EAT CRAP vb. to submit to degrading treatment; to suffer and accept humiliation; to humble oneself, usually in order to attain a desired goal ...1930s sl., orig. US
• EAT CROW vb. to suffer humiliations and insults without responding in kind ...1877 sl.
• EAT CUNT vb. to perform oral sex on a woman ...1972 US sl.
• EAT DICK vb. to perform oral sex on a man ...1988 US sl.
int. used as a dismissive retort ...1982 UK sl.
• EAT DIM SUM vb. to take the passive role in anal intercourse ...2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'take it up the bum'
• EAT DIRT vb. 1. to act in a demeaning, humiliating manner ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to be thrown to the ground by a horse or steer ...1936 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to be thrown on one's face ...1974 US sl.
• EAT DIRT PIE vb. to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
• EAT DOG vb. to 'eat one's words'; to back down from an untenable position; to assume the responsibility for what one has said or done; to suffer humiliation and insult without reciprocating ...19C sl.
• EAT DONG vb. to suffer humiliation ...1970s US sl.
• EAT DRAG DUST vb. to be humiliated ...1944 Amer. dial.
• EAT DRIED APPLES vb. to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EAT DRIED APRICOTS vb. to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EAT DRIED FRUIT vb. to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EAT DUST vb. 1. to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to be killed ...L19 US sl.
vb. 3. to leave; to travel ...L19 sl.
• EAT-'EM-UP n. a roadside restaurant ...1976 US CB usage
• EATEN n. juniper ...1768 Sc.
• EATEN AND SPUED adj. unhealthy ...c1779 Sc.
• EATER n. 1. a fruit that is good to eat uncooked ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a café, a restaurant ...1990s sl.
n. 3. a person who eats marijuana ...2001 US sl.
• EATERIE n. a restaurant ...20C sl., orig. US
• EATERS n. false teeth ...1910s Aust. sl.
• EATERY n. a restaurant ...1901 sl., orig. US
• EAT FACE vb. to engage in passionate kissing of the mouth and face; to neck ...1968 US students' sl.
• EAT FADGE vb. to partake of hospitality on New Year's Day ...1863 Eng. dial.
• EAT FIST-MEAT vb. to receive a punch in the mouth ...M16 sl.
• EAT FLAMING DEATH! int. used as an overblown expression of hostility ...1975 US sl.
• EAT FOR BREAKFAST vb. to vanquish, to outdo, to overcome ...1970 Aust. sl.
• EAT FROM THE BUSHY PLATE vb. to engage in oral sex on a woman ...2001 UK sl.
• EAT FUCK! int. used as a dismissive retort ...1979 US sl.
• EAT FUR PIE vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1940s sl.
• EAT GRASS vb. 1. to be thrown or to fall on one's face ...20C US sl.
vb. 2. to be thrown to the ground by a horse or steer ...1977 Amer. dial.
• EAT GRAVEL vb. to be thrown on one's face ...1933 US sl.
• EAT GREEN APPLES vb. to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EATH † adj. 1. of an action: easy, not difficult ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. comfortable, at ease, free from pain ...c1205
† adj. 3. making slight resistance; presenting few difficulties; easy ...a1225
† adj. 4. of a person: easy to be entreated, gentle; also, ready, susceptible ...c1250
† adv. easily, readily, without difficulty ...a1000 obs. exc. Sc.
• EAT HAIR PIE vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1940s sl.
• EATHE †* vb. to lighten, to alleviate, to assuage ...c1250
• EAT HEMPSEED vb. to be hanged ...E17 sl.
• EATHFUL adj. comfortable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EATHLINS adv. easily, readily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EATHLY † adj. 1. inconsiderable, slight, trifling ...c890
† adj. 2. easy, not difficult ...c1000
† adj. 3. of a person: low in station; mean in character ...c1200
† adj. 4. of a thing: of small value ...c1200
† adv. 1. easily, readily, without difficulty ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc.
† adv. 2. at an easy price, cheaply ...c1225
• EAT-HOUSE n. a café or restaurant ...2000s US sl.
• EATHS † adv. easily ...1594
• EATHY adj. easy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EATIFIED adj. having an appetite ...1953 Amer. dial.
• EAT ILL † vb. to be badly fed ...1677
• EATIN' AIN'T CHEATIN' phr. used as a jocular assertion that oral sex does not rise to the level of adultery or infidelity ...1994 US sl.
• EAT IN DUTCH STREET vb. to share expenses ...1910s sl.
• EATING † adj. greedy, voracious ...1483
n. 1. an act of taking food; a meal; also, a way or manner of feeding ...1483 arch.
n. 2. appetite ...1939 Amer. dial.
• EATING CORN adj. serving time in prison ...1940s Aust. prison sl.
• EATING IN HELL adj. dining at Taco Bell ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EATING IRON n. an eating utensil ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EATING JOINT n. a small, inferior restaurant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EATING MATCH n. a feast ...M19 W. Indies sl.
• EATING MEMBER n. a person who goes to church very seldom or not at all ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EATING MIDDEN n. a glutton, one who sacrifices everything to the gratification of its appetite ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EATING-ROOM n. a room appropriated for eating; a dining-room ...1613 arch.
• EATINGS n. food ...1876 US sl.
• EATING-STUFF n. 1. a woman who looks delicious and desirable ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a good-looking woman who inspires a male to perform cunnilingus ...M20 US sl.
• EATING TACKLE n. teeth ...20C sl.
• EATING TOBACCO n. chewing tobacco ...1901 US sl.
• EATING TOOL n. an eating utensil; knives, forks, etc. ...1927 US sl.
• EATING-WATER n. water fit for drinking; drinking water ...1877 Eng. dial.
• EAT IN THE SAME PLATE vb. to get along; to have a genial relationship; to live peaceably with someone ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAT IRON † vb. to be stabbed ...1594
• EATISH adj. having an appetite; usually used in negative ...1941 Amer. dial.
• EAT IT vb. 1. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio ...1916 US sl.
vb. 2. to submit to degrading treatment ...1928 US sl.
vb. 3. to suffer humiliation, esp. in attaining a desired goal ...1930s sl.
vb. 4. to be extremely objectionable, offensive, or unsatisfactory; to 'suck' ...1940 US sl.
vb. 5. to do very poorly on an exam, etc. ...1968 US students' sl.
vb. 6. to be unpleasant ...1970s US sl.
vb. 7. to suffer an accident, esp. a fall ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
vb. 8. to be killed; to die ...1982 US military usage
vb. 9. in surfing: to lose control and fall from your surfboard ...1991 US sl.
int. used as a vulgar retort; a term of dismissal or disdain ...1952 US sl.
• EAT IT RAW! int. used as a vulgar retort ...1957 US sl.
• EAT ITS HEAD OFF vb. of a person or thing: to cost more than it is worth ...18C sl.
• EAT JAM vb. to perform anilingus ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• EAT JOINT n. a restaurant, a café ...1920s US sl.
• EAT LEAD vb. to be shot, usually fatally ...1927 US sl.
• EAT LIKE A BEGGAR MAN AND WAG ONE'S UNDER JAW phr. a jocular reproach to a proud man ...B1785 sl.
• EAT LIKE A HORSE vb. to eat ravenously ...1707 sl.
• EAT ME! int. used as a vulgar retort; shut up! you make me sick! the hell with you! go away! ...1962 US sl.
• EAT-MEAT n. an idler, a parasite ...1875 Sc.
• EATMENTS n. food ...1942 Amer. sl.
• EAT ME RAW! int. used as a vulgar retort ...1957 US sl.
• EAT MY GOOBER! int. an exclamation of disgust or dislike ...1980 Amer. dial.
• EAT MY SHORTS! int. go to hell! drop dead!; an exclamation of dismissal or defiance ...1979 US sl.
• EATNELL † n. a greedy eater ...1611
• EAT OFF vb. to annoy, to bother ...M19 sl.
• EAT ON vb. to annoy, to bother, to vex ...1918 US sl.
• EAT ONE'S BONNET vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S BOOTS vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S CAKE AND HAVE IT vb. to have the advantage of both alternatives
• EAT ONE'S CAP vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONESELF vb. to be consumed with chagrin or vexation ...1867 Sc.
• EAT ONESELF DONE vb. to finish one's food ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAT ONE'S GUN vb. to commit suicide by shooting oneself with the barrel of the gun inserted in the mouth ...1975 US police usage
• EAT ONE'S HAT vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S HEAD vb. to 'eat one's hat'; to make a public admission of having been wrong ...M19 sl.
• EAT ONE'S HEAD OFF vb. of a person or thing: to cost more than it is worth ...18C sl.
• EAT ONE'S HEART vb. to suffer from silent grief or vexation ...1596
• EAT ONE'S HEART OUT vb. to be consumed by jealousy ...L19 sl.
• EAT ONE'S LEEK vb. to submit to humiliation under compulsion ...1599
• EAT ONE'S LUNCH vb. in surfing: to be thrown from a surfboard ...1981 US surfing usage
• EAT ONE'S NAILS vb. to do something foolish ...E18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S OWN FLESH vb. said of indolent person ...1611
• EAT ONE'S OWN HEART vb. to suffer from silent grief or vexation ...1879
• EAT ONE'S PANTS vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S SALT vb. to be one's guest, and hence under one's protection for the time being ...Bk1895
• EAT ONE'S SHIRT vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S SHORTS vb. to die, to suffer ...1970s US sl.
• EAT ONE'S TERMS vb. to study for the bar; to be a law student ...Brit. colloq.
• EAT ONE'S THUMB vb. to be consumed with chagrin or vexation ...1768 Sc.
• EAT ONE'S THUMBS WITH RAGE vb. to very angry or annoyed ...1865 Sc.
• EAT ONE'S TOADS vb. to be a mean dependant, to toady ...1788
• EAT ONE'S TOOT vb. to become acclimatized, esp. to colonial life ...M19 NZ sl.
• EAT ONE'S TUTU vb. to become acclimatized, esp. to colonial life ...M19 NZ sl.
• EAT ONE'S WHITE BREAD vb. to be well off ...1929 Amer. dial.
• EAT ONE'S WORDS vb. to speak incoherently; to mumble ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAT OUT vb. 1. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to berate or verbally chastise someone ...1944 US sl., esp. military usage
vb. 2. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio ...1966 US sl.
• EAT OUT OF THE SAME DISH vb. to get along; to have a genial relationship; to live peaceably with someone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• EAT PARROT BACKSIDE vb. to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PARROT BAMDAM vb. to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PARROT BOTTOM vb. to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PARROT-HEAD SOUP vb. to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PEACHES vb. to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EAT PIE vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1980s sl.
• EAT, PIG, OR DIE vb. to work hard or suffer the consequences; to fend for oneself, to struggle for existence ...1835 Amer. dial.
• EAT PLASTIC vb. of a hospital patient: to be intubated ...1994 US sl.
• EAT POPCORN vb. to take some form of pill ...1960s US drugs sl.
• EAT PORRIDGE vb. to live, to dwell, to reside ...1867 Eng. dial.
• EAT POUNDCAKE vb. 1. to suck a partner's anus ...1940s homosexual sl.
vb. 2. to have sexual intercourse ...1970s US Black sl.
• EAT PUMPKIN SEEDS vb. to swell with pregnancy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EAT PUSSY vb. to perform cunnilingus ...c1938 sl., orig. US
• EAT RAW vb. 1. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio ...1972 US sl.
vb. 2. to defeat; to destroy mercilessly ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• EAT RAW WITHOUT SALT vb. to defeat; to destroy mercilessly ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• EAT RAZOR BLADES vb. to speak harshly and offensively ...1972 Barbados sl.
• EAT RAZOR SOUP vb. to say something sharp or impertinent ...1939 Amer. dial.
• EATRESS n. a woman who eats ...1834
• EATS n. food, a meal ...1782 UK
• EAT SALT WITH A PERSON vb. to enjoy his hospitality; also, to be dependent upon him ...1539
• EAT SAUSAGE vb. to perform oral sex on a man ...1984 US sl.
• EAT SHIT vb. 1. to submit to degrading treatment ...1930 US sl.
vb. 2. to be utterly contemptible ...1942 US sl.
vb. 3. to put up with a lot of abuse ...M20 US sl.
vb. 4. in surfing: to lose control of a ride and fall off your surfboard ...1991 US sl.
int. used as a vulgar retort ...1961 US sl.
• EAT SHIT AND DIE vb. to suffer and accept humiliation ...1930s sl.
int. 1. a dismissive expression ...1960s US sl.
int. 2. used as a powerful expression of dislike or disapproval ...1986 US sl.
• EATS JOINT n. a small, inferior restaurant ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EAT SNOWBALLS vb. to stay in the north during the winter - many tramps wintered in the warmer south ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S ARSE OFF vb. to criticize severely; to punish heavily ...1940s US sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OFF vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to criticize severely; to punish heavily ...1943 US sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OUT vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to criticize severely; to punish heavily ...1946 US sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S COOKIES 1. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1953 US sl., esp. military usage
vb. 2. to defeat someone ...1970s US sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S LIVER OUT vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1927 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S LUNCH vb. 1. to defeat, to drub, to outdo, to injure, to beat physically; to make short work of ...1959 US sl.
vb. 2. to thrash; to get revenge ...1969 US sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S MEAT vb. to perform oral intercourse ...1920s sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S PANTS OUT vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1934 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S TAIL OUT vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1953 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT STICK vb. to be beaten (as with a stick) ...1862
• EAT SUPPER BEFORE ONE SAYS GRACE vb. to have a baby in progress before marriage; to conceive a child ...1984 Amer. dial.
• EAT THE AIR † vb. to be 'fed upon promises', to be tantalized ...1597
• EAT THE APPLE, FUCK THE CORPS phr. used as a defiant yet proud curse of the marines by the marines ...1976 US sl.
• EAT THE BIG ONE! int. to hell with you! ...1983 US sl.
• EAT THE CALF IN THE COW'S BELLY vb. to rely on something that is uncertain; to anticipate unduly ...M17 sl.
• EAT THE COOKIE vb. 1. to be vanquished; to endure defeat ...1978 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. while surfing: to be pounded fiercely by a breaking wave ...1997 US sl.
• EAT THE CRUTCH OFF A LOW-FLYING EMU vb. to be very hungry ...1985 Aust. sl.
• EAT THE FACE OFF vb. to verbally abuse ...1930s sl.
• EAT THE FLOORMAT vb. to throw yourself to the floor of a car ...1981 US sl.
• EAT THE FRUIT OF ONE'S OWN DOINGS vb. to receive the reward of one's actions ...1611
• EAT THE GINGER vb. to play the leading role in a play ...1952 US sl.
• EAT THE GREASE vb. to take the best of something ...1923 Amer. dial.
• EAT THE GREASER vb. to 'eat one's hat'; to make a public admission of having been wrong ...1901 Amer. dial.
• EAT THE GREEN WEENIE vb. to get killed ...1970s US sl., orig. military
• EAT THE GUN vb. to commit suicide by shooting oneself with the barrel of the gun inserted in the mouth ...1975 US police usage
• EAT THE HEAD OFF vb. to verbally abuse ...1930s sl.
• EAT THE LEEK vb. to accept humiliation submissively; to submit to what is humiliating ...1599
• EAT THE PACK n. a spendthrift ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to waste one's substance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EATTOCK n. a tidbit, a dainty ...1905 Sc.
• EATUM-UP STOP n. a roadside restaurant or truckstop ...1976 US sl.
• EAT TURKEY vb. 1. to 'eat one's words'; to back down from an untenable position; to assume the responsibility for what one has said or done ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to play second fiddle ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EAT-UNDA-TABLE n. a man who performs oral sex ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• EAT UP adj. 1. tired out, exhausted ...1970s US college sl.
adj. 2. disorganized, messy, all over the place ...1990s sl.
adj. 3. keen on, obsessed with ...1990s sl.
adj. 4. strange, unusual, crazy ...1990s sl.
n. ('eat-up') a meal ...1910s Aust. sl.
†* vb. 1. to elide or slur over syllables in pronunciation ...1585
vb. 2. to administer a decisive or ruinous defeat to; to make short work of ...1830 US sl.
vb. 3. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1843 US sl.
vb. 4. to take in greedily with the mind or senses; hence, to enjoy avidly ...1873
vb. 5. to do well; to act competently; to deal with efficiently ...1900s sl.
vb. 6. to believe eagerly; to accept unquestioningly ...1908 US sl.
vb. 7. to take control of, to 'consume' ...1930s sl.
vb. 8. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to get the better of; to baffle, to foil ...1944 US sl.
vb. 10. of a wave: to overcome and knock a surfer from the surfboard ...1965 US sl.
• EAT UP THE DIRT vb. to listen to gossip ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAT UP THE LANDSCAPE vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAT UP WITH THE DUMB ASS adj. very stupid ...1984 US sl.
• EAT VINEGAR WITH A FORK vb. to have a sharp tongue ...L19 sl.
• EAT WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN WHAT YOU CAN'T phr. used for urging someone to be frugal and conservationist ...1989 Can. sl.
• EAT WOOL vb. to be hit or, esp. nearly hit in the face by a volley ...1976 US sl.
• EAT YOUR OWN DOG FOOD vb. to make use of whatever product or service you provide ...2003 US sl.
• EAUBREKERE † n. an adulterer ...c1175
• EAUBRUCHE † n. adultery ...a1000
• EAU-DE-COLOGNE n. 1. a woman ...1937 UK rhyming sl. on polari 'palone' (a woman)
n. 2. a telephone ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• EAVE CAT n. a man in pursuit of a sexual mate ...1940 Amer. dial.
• EAVELONG adj. elliptical, oval, oblong; oblique, sidelong ...1864 Eng. dial.
• EAVES † n. of a wood: the edge, margin ...898
• EAVESDRIP vb. to listen intently ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EAVESING † n. 1. the act of trimming the edges of anything; clipping, polling, shearing; also, what is cut off; the clippings of hair ...a800
† n. 2. the eaves of a house or stack; formerly used also for 'roof' and hence, for 'dwelling' ...a1225
• EAVINGS n. the eaves of a house or other building ...1890 Eng. dial.
• EAZE vb. to wheeze ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• E-BALL n. MDMA ...1992 UK sl.
• EBATE † n. sport, diversion ...c1515
• EBBASAY n. the alphabet, A B C ...1892 Sc.
• EBBEN vb. to intend, to propose ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EBBERMAN † n. one who fishes on the Thames ...1715
• EBB-FISH n. edible shellfish ...1929 Sc.
• EBB-MEAT n. edible shellfish ...c1893 Sc.
• EBB-MINDED adj. shallow, frivolous ...1895 Eng. dial.
• EBBNESS † n. shallowness ...1637 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EBBS n. the seashore ...1908 Sc.
• EBB-WATER n. 'when there's but little money in the pocket' ...1699 cant
• EBBY † adj. having an ebb or receding direction ...1645
• EBENEEZER GOODE n. the personification of the culture surrounding MDMA ...1992 UK sl.
• EBENESER n. temper, passion ...M19 US sl.
• EBENEZER n. one's passions, esp. ire, anger temper ...1836 US sl.
• EBER † adj. manifest, unconcealed ...a975
• EBERLY † adv. manifestly, flagrantly ...a1300
• EBERSIAN'D n. the ampersand, & ...1914 Sc.
• EBIBE †* vb. to drink to the dregs, to swallow completely ...1689
• EBIT n. a coat ...1914 Sc.
• EBLANDISH †* vb. to get by flattery ...1623
• EBLAZE †* vb. to shine forth in bright colours ...1610
• EBLAZON †* vb. to shine forth in bright colours ...1610
• E-BOMB n. MDMA ...2003 UK sl.
• EBON † adj. of the colour of ebony; black, dark, sombre ...1607
n. a Black person ...M19 US sl.
• EBONINE adj. dark, sombre ...1881
• EBONY adj. pert. to a Black person ...M19 colloq.
n. 1. a Black person ...1820 Amer. colloq. arch.
n. 2. the quintessence of Black sensibility ...20C US Black sl.
• EBONY ANTELOPE n. Olympic track star Jesse Owens ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EBONY CHICK n. a Black girl ...M19 US sl.
• EBONY PIDGEON n. a Black girl ...M19 US sl.
• E-BOY n. a devotee of MDMA ...1980s sl.
• E-BRAKE n. a vehicle's emergency brake ...2003 US sl.
• EBRANGLE †* vb. to shake violently ...a1693
• EBRIATE adj. intoxicated ...1847
• EBRIATING adj. intoxicating ...1872
• EBRIETATING †* adj. intoxicating ...1711
• EBRIETY n. 1. the state or habit of being intoxicated; drunkenness ...1614
n. 2. excitement, an excited condition ...1751
• EBRIOLATE vb. to make drunk ...1623
• EBRIOSE adj. drunk ...1871 humorous
• EBRIOSITY * n. 1. habitual intoxication ...1646
* n. 2. exhilaration; physical excitement ...1859
• EBRIOUS adj. inclined to drink to excess; drunk, intoxicated, tipsy ...1569
• EBRITIAN n. a Hebraist; one versed in the Hebrew language ...1691 obs. rare
• EBUCCINATE † vb. to trumpet forth ...1666
• EBULLATE †* vb. to boil, to be in a state of ebullition ...1623
• EBULLIATE * vb. to boil, to bubble out ...1599
• EBULLIENCE n. an issuing forth in agitation, like boiling water; overflow; enthusiasm, extravagance ...1749
• EBULLIENCIES n. sudden outbursts ...1667
• EBULLIENCY n. readiness to boil or bubble forth or overflow ...1676
• EBULLIENT adj. 1. that boils; boiling; agitated, as if boiling ...1599
adj. 2. of energy, feelings, influences: gushing forth like boiling water; bubbling over, overflowing, enthusiastic ...1664
• EBULLITION n. 1. a sudden outburst or boiling of bubbling over ...1534
n. 2. the process of boiling, or keeping a liquid at the boiling point by the application of heat ...1594
n. 3. of water, fire, lava, etc: the act of rushing forth in a state of agitation or boiling ...1599
n. 4. rapid formation of bubbles; effervescence ...1646
• EBULUM † n. elderberry wine ...1713
• EBURNEAN adj. made of or resembling ivory ...1656
• EBURNEOID adj. showing a resemblance to ivory ...1847-9
• EBURNIAN adj. made of or resembling ivory ...1866
• EBURNINE * adj. ivory-like, ivory-coloured ...1822
• EC n. economics ...1924 US sl.
• ECAF n. the face ...1966 UK back slang
• E-CAR n. an electrically powered car ...2003 UK sl.
• ECCEITY † n. the quality of being present ...1549
• ECCENTRIC † adj. 1. not agreeing; having little in common ...1607-11
† adj. 2. of a locality: remote from the centre; out of the way ...1800
• ECCENTRICAL adj. exceptional, irregular ...a1652
• ECCENTRICATE †* vb. to disclose ...1708
• ECCENTRICITY † n. the condition of not being centrally situated; distance from the centre ...1825
• ECCENTRIZE vb. to play the eccentric ...1836 nonce word
• ECCER n. 1. physical exercise ...L19 sl.
n. 2. homework ...1910s Aust. & Irish sl.
• ECCKER n. physical exercise ...L19 sl.
• ECCKY n. MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECCLE vb. to aim or intend ...1721 Eng. dial.
• ECCLESIAL † adj. pert. to the church ...1649
• ECCLESIARCH n. a ruler of the church ...1781
• ECCLESIARCHY n. government by the church ...1878
• ECCLESIAST n. one who performs public functions in church; a church administrator ...c1386
• ECCLESIASTIC adj. pert. to the church ...1483
n. a clergyman, a person in orders; a 'churchman' as distinguished from a 'layman' ...1651
• ECCLESIASTICAL adj. pert. to the church ...1538
n. a clergyman, a person in orders; a 'churchman' as distinguished from a 'layman' ...1882-3 rare
• ECCLESIASTICALNESS †* n. ecclesiastical character ...1659
• ECCLESIASTICISM n. the spirit and temper, or the principles of action, which are distinctively ecclesiastical ...1862
• ECCLESIASTICIZE vb. to render ecclesiastical ...1865 nonce word
• ECCLESIASTICS † n. matters ecclesiastical; the science of church government ...1672
• ECCLESIASTRY n. ecclesiastical pomp or business ...1865 nonce word
• ECCLESIOGRAPHY n. a descriptive treatise on the church ...1881
• ECCLESIOLATER n. one who worships the church ...1847
• ECCLESIOLATRY n. worship of the church; excessive reverence for church forms and traditions ...1847
• ECCLESIOLOGIC adj. pert. to the church or to church buildings and decoration ...1882
• ECCLESIOLOGICAL adj. pert. to the church or to church buildings and decoration ...1847
• ECCLESIOLOGIST n. a student of ecclesiology ...1841
• ECCLESIOLOGY n. the science relating to the church or to churches; now usually, the science of church building and decoration; also, a treatise on churches ...1837
• ECCLESIOPHOBIA n. a morbid dread of ecclesiasticism ...1877 nonce word
• ECCY n. 1. the study of economics; economics ...1924 US students' sl.
n. 2. MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECH! int. an exclamation expressive of pity, surprise, or disgust ...1833 Sc.
• ECHE † adj. everlasting, eternal ...c825
† vb. 1. to add something to ...c1000
† vb. 2. to enlarge, to augment, to increase ...a1000
† vb. 3. to grow ...1565
• ECHELICH † adj. everlasting, eternal ...c825
• ECHELICHE † adv. eternally ...c1175
• ECHELON HOUND n. a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon ...1922 US Army usage
• ECHELON KING n. a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon ...1922 US Army usage
• ECHINATE vb. to set up one's prickles like a hedgehog ...1788 nonce word
• ECHING † adj. that increases ...1644
n. the act of increasing, enlarging, supplementing; an addition ...1382
• ECHINULATE adj. having or covered with small prickles ...1846
• ECHNIE n. a small quantity; a small piece ...1911 Sc.
• ECHO n. 1. one who assents obsequiously to the opinions of another; a person who reflects or imitates the language, sentiments, or conduct of others ...a1631
n. 2. a variety of MDMA ...1996 UK sl.
vb. to repeat what was just said ...1967 US sl.
• ECHOHEAD n. a foolish person, usually female ...1990s sl.
• ECHOIZE † vb. to repeat as does an echo ...1600
• ECHO PARTY n. a gathering to reminisce about a shared experience ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ECK! int. an exclamation of surprise; a warning cry used by street boys on the appearance of a policeman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ECKER n. 1. physical exercise ...L19 sl.
n. 2. MDMA; a tablet of MDMA ...2002 UK sl.
• ECKIE n. MDMA; a tablet of MDMA ...1995 UK sl.
• ECKIED adj. under the influence of MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECKIED UP adj. under the influence of MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECKLE vb. to aim, to intend, to design ...1721 Eng. dial.
• ECKLE-FECKLE † adj. 1. cheerful, merry, gay ...1825 Sc.
† adj. 2. possessing a sound and shrewd judgement ...1825 Sc.
• ECKRYDOCK n. an aqueduct ...1944 Amer. dial.
• ECKSIE-PECKSIE adj. on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• ECKY adj. sorry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
vb. to take MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECKY-BECKY n. a poor White person ...1965 Barbados
• ECKY UP vb. to take MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECLAIRCISE †* vb. to clear up ...1754
• ÉCLAIRCISSEMENT n. a clearing up or revelation of what is obscure or unknown; an explanation ...1673
• E CLASS n. a very expensive car ...2000s US teen sl.
• ÉCLAT † n. 1. public display, ostentation; notoriety, publicity; a public exposure, scandal, 'scene' ...a1674
† n. 2. brilliancy, radiance, dazzling effect ...1676
n. 3. conspicuous success; universal applause, acclamation ...1741
n. 4. 'lustre' of reputation; social distinction; celebrity, renown ...1742
* vb. to become known; to make notorious, to bring into publicity ...1736
• ECLECT * adj. chosen, select ...1839
• ECLIPSATION † n. the act of eclipsing or state of being eclipsed ...1471
• ECLIPSE † vb. to hide, to screen from; also, to extinguish life ...1591
• ECLIPSED † adj. enfeebled; labouring under infirmity ...1607
• ECNOP n. a person who lives off prostitutes' earnings; a ponce ...1956 UK back slang
• ECO n. money ...2000s US Black sl.
• ECOD! † int. an exclamation and a minced oath from "Afore God!" and "By God!" ...1733
• ECOFREAK n. an environmental activist, used in derision ...1970 US sl.
• ECO-FREAKO adj. overly devoted to ethical ecological principles ...2004 UK sl.
• ECOLOGY FREAK n. a devoted environmentalist ...1984 US sl.
• ECON n. economics ...1976 US sl.
• ECONOMIC † adj. 1. pert. to the management of a household, or to the ordering of private affairs ...1592
† adj. 2. thrifty, careful, saving, sparing ...1755
† n. 1. the art or science of managing a house; housekeeping, domestic management ...1393
† n. 2. one who understands the art of housekeeping ...1656
• ECONOMICAL adj. pert. to a household or its management ...1579 arch.
• ECONOMICS † the art or science of managing a household; a treatise on the subject ...1586
• ECONOMIST n. one who manages a household; a housekeeper ...1586 arch.
• ECONOMIZE † vb. 1. to act as the governor of a household ...1648
† vb. 2. to arrange, to constitute, to organize ...1691
• ECONOMY † n. 1. the art or science of managing a household, esp. with regard to household expenses ...c1530
† n. 2. the structure or arrangement of a poem, play, etc. ...1671
†* n. 3. the rules which control a person's mode of living; regimen, diet ...1735
• ECONTRARY †* adv. contrariwise, vice versa ...1512
• ECO-NUT n. an environmental activist, used in derision ...1972 US sl.
• ECONVERSE †* adv. conversely ...1547
• ECOPORN n. aesthetically pleasing pictures of ecological subjects, esp. when of no scientific or environmental value; used derisively of any advertising that praises a company's 'green' record or policies ...1985 US sl.
• ECOWARRIOR n. a person who is especially in any political struggle or violent action against forces that are seen to threaten the environment or balance of nature ...2002 UK sl.
• ECSTASIATE * vb. to ecstacize, to transport with rapture or ecstasy, to give pleasurable excitement to ...1823
• ECSTASIZE vb. 1. to throw into an ecstasy or transport of rapturous feeling; to give pleasurable excitement to ...1835
vb. 2. to 'go into ecstasies' ...1854
• ECSTASY † n. 1. an outburst, a tumultuous utterance of feeling, etc. ...1695
n. 2. methylene-dioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, a drug of empathy and touch ...1985 US sl.
† vb. to throw into a state of frenzy or stupor ...1627
• ECSTATICAL adj. enraptured, ecstatic ...1600 arch.
• ECSTATICALNESS † n. ecstatic condition ...1667
• ECSTATIZE †* vb. to throw into an ecstasy, to give pleasurable excitement to ..1654
• ECTYPE n. 1. a copy, a reproduction ...1646
† n. 2. an impression in wax, clay, etc. of a seal or medal ...1662
• ECUMENIC adj. belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1588
• ECUMENICAL adj. belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1607
• E'D adj. intoxicated with MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...2001 UK sl.
• ED †* adj. ? distinguished in war ...c1400
• EDACIOUS adj. 1. excessively desirous ...1819
adj. 2. devoted to eating; voracious; ravenous, greedy ...1829
adj. 3. greedy, eager ...1865
• EDACITY n. 1. capacity for eating; good appetite ...1626 now chiefly humorous
† n. 2. corrosive quality, destructive power ...1657
• EDAD! † int. an oath ...1710
• EDADS! int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• EDBOTE †* n. restitution, amends, satisfaction ...c1315
• EDDER n. a hedge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDDERCAP n. an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person; a shrewish woman ...1892 Eng. dial.
• EDDER-COP n. a spider ...1854 Eng. dial.
• EDDERCROP n. a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• EDDERER n. a very tall, thin man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDDERIN conj. either; rather ...1844 Sc.
• EDDERING adj. long and slender, pliant, supple, lithe, powerful ...1805 Eng. dial.
• EDDICATE adj. educated ...1818 Sc.
• EDDICATION n. education ...1838 Sc.
• EDDICOP n. a spider ...1854 Eng. dial.
• EDDICROP n. a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• EDDIE GRUNDIES n. underwear ...2002 UK sl.
• EDDISH † n. 1. a park or enclosed pasture for cattle ...a700
n. 2. grass (also clover, etc.) which grows again ...1468
• EDDISH-HEN † n. a quail ...a1300
• EDDIT n. an adit, a watercourse ...1807
• EDDLE vb. to work for, to earn ...1887 Sc.
• EDDLINS n. earnings, wages ...1887 Sc.
• EDDRE † n. a blood-vessel, a vein ...c1000
• EDDY n. an idiot ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDDYCROP n. a spider ...1854 Eng. dial.
• EDDY-TIDE n. a whirlpool ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EDECIMATION †* n. the act or process of taking a tithe or tenth ...a1693
• EDELWEISS n. a type of marijuana developed in Holland ...2003 UK sl.
• EDEN n. a delightful abode or resting-place, a paradise; a state of supreme happiness ...a1225
• EDENIC adj. pert. to Eden or paradise ...1850
• EDENTATE n. one who has lost his teeth ...1850 humorous usage
† vb. to draw out a person's teeth ...1656
• EDENTATION † n. the extraction of teeth ...1623
• EDENTULOUS adj. having no teeth, toothless ...1782
• E-DEUCE n. an M-14 automatic rifle ...1977 US sl.
• EDGAR n. an act of defecation ...1969 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'shit' (Edgar Britt)
• EDGAR BRITT n. an act of defecation ...1969 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'shit'
• EDGAR BRITTS n. 1. diarrhoea ...1969 Aust. rhyming sl for the 'shits'
n. 2. a bad mood, anxiety, fear ...1983 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'the shits'
• EDGARS n. a bad mood, anxiety, fear ...1983 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'the shits' (Edgar Britts)
• EDGE n. 1. a cutting weapon or tool ...c1205 poetic
† n. 2. line of battle ...1535
† n. 3. of persons: ardour, keenness in pursuit of an object; in weaker sense, inclination, liking ...1581
† n. 4. keenness of eyesight ...1682
n. 5. the ridge or summit of a hill or range of hills; a steep hill or hillside ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. conceit, self-importance, swagger ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 7. principle, disposition ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a knife, used or intended for use as a weapon ...1972 US sl.
n. 9. an urban area with bars, night clubs and prostitution ...1973 US sl.
n. 10. in gambling: a statistical advantage, usually expressed as a percentage ...1977 US sl.
n. 11. antagonism; a tension arising from mutual dislike ...1979 UK sl.
• EDGE † vb. to urge on, to incite, to provoke, to encourage a person; also, to stimulate, to give activity to an industry, etc. ...1575
• EDGE CITY n. a notional place where people live on the edge of danger ...1970 US sl.
• EDGED adj. 1. tipsy, drunk ...1894 US sl.
adj. 2. angry, incensed, mad as hell ...1982 US sl.
• EDGEFUL †* adj. having sharp edge; keen, cutting ...1614
• EDGE IN A WORD vb. to intrude in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EDGEMCATION n. education ...1833 Amer. dial.
• EDGEMENT n. incitement, urging, persuasion ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDGE NOTE n. a £50 note ...2002 UK prison sl.
• EDGE OF DARK, THE n. 1. twilight, dusk, nightfall ...1885 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person of swarthy complexion ...1886 Eng. dial.
• EDGE OF DAYLIGHT, THE n. 1. morning twilight ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 2. twilight, dusk, nightfall ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDGE OF DUSK n. early evening, twilight ...a1864 Amer. dial.
• EDGE OF EVENING, THE n. twilight, dusk, nightfall ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EDGE OF GLOAMING, THE n. twilight, dusk, nightfall ...1867 Sc.
• EDGE OF NIGHT, THE n. twilight, dusk, early evening, nightfall ...1881 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• EDGE OF THE EVENING n. early evening, twilight ...1758 Amer. dial.
• EDGER n. one who is not straightforward; a deceiver; someone you can't trust ...1969 Amer. dial.
• EDGE-UP n. a haircut which neatens the lines without changing the style; a trim ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EDGE WORK n. the alteration of dice by rounding off the edges to affect the roll ...1950 US sl.
• EDGEWISE adj. at odds, antagonistic, unfriendly, indignant ...1914 Amer. dial.
• EDGIE adj. quick, active, both mentally and physically; sharp, smart, clever ...1825 Sc.
† vb. to be quick or alert in doing anything ...1825 Sc.
• EDGLING adv. standing on one edge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDGY adj. 1. quick, active, both mentally and physically; sharp, smart, clever ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. nervous, irritable, tense ...1837 UK sl.
adj. 3. eager, anxious, desirous, keen ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. quick-tempered, easily provoked ...Bk1900 Sc.
adj. 5. tipsy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. of the weather: crisp, frosty ...1926 Amer. dial.
adj. 7. in the used car business: said of a car that needs body work ...1968 US sl.
adj. 8. leading a trend ...1976 US sl.
vb. to be quick or alert in doing anything ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EDIBILATORY adj. pertaining to eating or edibles ...1828
• EDIBILITY n. the quality of being edible, the capability of being eaten ...1849
• EDICTION † n. edict, command ...c1470
• EDIFIABLE †* adj. fitted to edify; edifying, profitable ...1612
• EDIFICANT † adj. edifying, instilling ideas ...1642
• EDIFICATE † adj. built up, constructed, formed, instituted, arranged ...c1470
†* vb. to build ...1623
• EDIFICATION † n. 1. a building ...1432-50
* n. 2. building ...1549
n. 3. mental or moral improvement, intellectual profit; instruction ...1660
• EDIFICATIVE adj. edifying; instilling ideas; adapted to promote spiritual improvement ...c1410
• EDIFICATORY adj. intended or suited for purposes of religious edification ...1649
• EDIFICE † n. the act or process of building or construction ...1580
• EDIFICIAL * adj. pert. to building, architectural ...1658
• EDIFIER * n. a builder ...1460
• EDIFY † vb. 1. to build up, to establish, to organize a system, institution, or law, a moral quality, etc.; to establish or strengthen a person ...a1340
* vb. 2. to build; to construct (a dwelling, edifice) of the usual building materials ...a1340
† vb. 3. to take form, to grow; also, to prosper, to achieve success ...a1400
vb. 4. to inform, to instruct; to improve in a moral sense ...1534
† vb. 5. to frame a notion; to imagine ...1645
• EDIFYING adj. 1. tending to produce moral and spiritual improvement; instructive ...1526
† adj. 2. that builds ...1662
† n. the act or process of building; also, a building ...1432-50
• EDINBURGH FRINGE n. the female pubic hair ; the vagina ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'minge'
• EDIPUS n. one who is clever at guessing riddles ...1557
• EDISON n. in horse racing: a hand battery used illegally by a jockey to impart a shock to his horse ...1947 US sl.
• EDISON MEDICINE n. electric shock therapy ...1990 US sl.
• EDISON SPECIAL, THE n. death in the electric chair ...1974 US prison sl.
• EDITION † n. 1. the act of putting forth, or making public; publication ...1551
† n. 2. the act of producing, or bringing into existence; hence, birth, extraction, origin ...1599
† n. 3. kind, species ...a1625
†* vb. to make an edition of; to issue, to publish ...1716
• EDITIONER †* n. an editor ...a1646
• EDITOR † n. the publisher of a book ...1649
• EDITORESS n. a female editor ...1836
• EDITRESS n. a female editor ...1799
• EDLEN † n. reward ...c888
• EDLEY-MEDLEY adv. confusedly ...19C Eng. dial.
• EDMEDE † adj. humble ...c1000
† n. gentleness, humility ...c1000
• EDMOD † adj. gentle, humble, meek ...c1000
• EDMODED † adj. meek, humble ...a1175
• EDMODI † adj. gentle, humble, meek ...a1225
• EDMODIEN † vb. to humble ...a1225
• EDMODLICHE † adv. humbly, meekly ...a1175
• EDMODNESS † n. gentleness, humility, meekness ...c888
• EDMONCHUK n. the city of Edmonton, Alberta ...1998 Can. sl.
• EDMUNDO n. a boss ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Edmundo Ros)
• EDMUNDO ROS n. a boss ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• EDNA n. a drink ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'beverage' (Edna Everage)
• EDNA! int. watch out! be quiet! ...1960 UK sl.
• EDNABOPPER n. a fan of Dame Edna Everage ...1991 Aust. sl.
• EDNA EVERAGE n. a drink ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'beverage'
• EDOCEATE † vb. to teach ...1623
• EDOCTRINATE †* vb. to teach thoroughly, to train ...1625
• EDOD! †* int. an oath ...1694
• EDSEL n. the US Air Force F-111 aircraft ...1972 US sl.
• EDUCABLE adj. capable of being educated ...1845
• EDUCAND n. one who is to be educated; a pupil or student ...1920
• EDUCATE adj. educated ...1818 Sc.
† vb. to rear, to bring up children or animals by supply of food and attention to physical wants ...1607
• EDUCATED adj. 1. fraudulent ...1949 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sophisticated, worldly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATED BACKHOUSE n. a flush toilet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATED CROOK n. a lawyer ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATED CURRENCY n. in horse racing: bets placed on the basis of what is believed to be authentic empirical tips ...1951 US sl.
• EDUCATED FOOL n. a person who seems to know everything; one having book knowledge, but who is lacking in common sense ...Bk1966 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATED THIRST n. said of one who drinks champagne and fancy mixed drinks ...1968 Amer. cowboy usage
• EDUCATEE n. one who is subjected to the process of education ...1815 nonce word
• EDUCATION † n. the process of nourishing or rearing a child, young person, or animal ...
• EDUCATIONABLE * adj. capable of receiving education ...1859
• EDUCATIONAL † adj. due to or arising from education ...1652
• EDUCATIONARY adj. concerned with education ...1879
• EDUCATIONIZE * vb. to subject to education ...1835
• EDUCATOR † n. 1. one who or that which nourishes or rears physically ...1566
n. 2. in the circus or carnival: the 'Billboard' weekly newspaper ...1980 US sl.
• EDUCATORY adj. that has an educating influence ...1845
• EDUCATRESS n. a female educator or teacher ...1805
• EDULCORATE * adj. softened, sweetened ...1810
† vb. to sweeten, to make sweet ...1661
• EDULE †* adj. edible ...1699
†* n. an edible food ...1699
• EDULIOUS † adj. edible, good for food ...a1682
• EDUMACATION n. education ...1969 Amer. dial.
• E'D UP adj. intoxicated with MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...2001 UK sl.
• EDWARD † n. a dragonfly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EDWIT † n. reproach, rebuke, taunt; taunting speech ...c825
• EDWITE † vb. to taunt, to blame, to reproach ...c825
• EDWITING † n. a reproaching or rebuking, a rebuke, reproach ...1388
• EDYAN adj. eager, keen ...1929 Sc.
• EDZACT vb. 1. to perfect, to render exact; to make precisely right, to adjust precisely ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to reason out; also, to understand fully ...1928 Amer. dial.
• EEAN n. a one-year-old horse or mare ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EE-AW n. a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
• EEBIE-JEEBIES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• EEBLE adj. able ...1880 Sc.
• EECHIE NOR OCHIE phr. neither one thing nor another; not the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• EECHIE OR OCHIE phr. either one thing or another; the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• EECHY NOR OOCHY phr. neither one thing nor another; not the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• E-ED adj. intoxicated with MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...2001 UK sl.
• EEDLE-DEEDLE adj. easygoing, lacking initiative, negligent, muddle-headed ...a1880
• EEDLE-DODDLE adj. easygoing, lacking initiative, negligent, muddle-headed ...a1880
n. a person who shows no initiative in a crisis; a puddling person who concerns himself with little trifles ...1911 Sc.
• EEDLE-ODDLE n. a person who shows no initiative in a crisis; a puddling person who concerns himself with little trifles ...1911 Sc.
• E-ED UP adj. intoxicated with MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...2001 UK sl.
• EEFE † adj. easy ...1578
• EEK n. the face ...1966 UK back slang (Ecaf)
• EEKFOW † adj. 1. equal, just ...1808 Sc.
adj. 2. equable in temper; blithe, having an affable demeanour ...1825
† n. an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKFULL † n. an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKIE n. an eye ...1875 Sc.
• EEKIE PEEKER n. an eyelid ...1899 Sc.
• EEKSIE-PEEKSIE adj. equal, on an equality; with nothing to choose between ...1824 Sc.
• EEKSIE PICKSIE adj. on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EEL n. 1. the penis ...17C sl.
n. 2. a resident of New England ...1838 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a resident of New York ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a stripe, esp. a stripe along the back of a horse ...1908 Sc.
n. 5. (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person; a treacherous person ...1933 Amer. dial.
• EELATOR n. a small eel ...1891 Eng. dial.
• EEL-BACKED adj. of a horse of a light colour: having a black line on the back from the mane to the tail ...1741 Sc.
• EELDINS n. equals in age, contemporaries, persons born in the same year ...1722 Sc. & Ireland
• EEL-DROWNER n. one who can perform the impossible; hence, an exceedingly clever fellow; used ironically and generally with negative ...1825 Sc.
• EEL-FLY n. a mayfly ...1889 Eng. dial.
• EELIE vb. to disappear, to vanish from sight gradually ...1818 Sc.
• EELIE-ALLIE n. the young of the eel ...1913 Sc.
• EELIE-DOLLY † n. oil of any kind ...1881 Sc.
• EELIST † n. 1. a flaw, deformity, defect ...1768 Sc.
† n. 2. envy; a desire to have possession of something that cannot easily be obtained ...1825 Sc.
† n. 3. a cause of regret ...1825 Sc.
† n. 4. a secret dislike for someone ...1914 Sc.
• EELO n. an eel ...1880 Sc.
• EEL OUT vb. to evade a situation or responsibility; to worm out of a situation ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EELPOT n. (derogatory) a Methodist ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EEL RUT n. a small inlet partially drained at low tide ...1908 Amer. dial.
• EEL'S FALLEN ARCHES n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EEL'S HIPS n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EEL-SKIN n. a condom ...E20 US sl.
• EELSKIN-DRESS n. a tight-fitting dress ...1881
• EEL-SKINNER n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• EELSKIN-QUEUE n. ? a pig-tail ...1809
• EEL-SKINS n. trousers; very tight trousers; any tight-fitting article of clothing ...E19 Brit. sl.
• EELY adj. resembling an eel in movement; wriggling, writhing ...1871
vb. to disappear, to vanish; to disappear one by one as a company does that disperses imperceptibly ...1832 Sc.
• EELY-EELY-ATOR n. a small eel ...1891 Eng. dial.
• EEM † n. 1. uncle; orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
† n. 2. leisure ...1846 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a hot fetid smell, such as that from a stuffy atmosphere ...1929 Sc.
vb. 1. to spare time, to find an opportunity; to have leisure; to succeed in doing a thing ...1674 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to be infested with vermin; to be alive with small creatures ...1908 Sc.
vb. 3. of frost: to spread ...1940 Sc.
• EEMERSOME adj. moody, changeable; generally applied to a person of jolly disposition ...1949 Sc.
• EEMIN n. evening ...1703 Eng. dial.
• EEMIR n. mood, humour ...1910 Sc.
• EEMOCK n. 1. the ant ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. a person of diminutive stature; a fairy ...1914 Sc.
• EEMOST adj. highest, uppermost ...1773 Sc.
• EENABIE adj. small, diminutive for one's age ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EENAMOST adv. almost, nearly ...1781 Amer. dial.
• EEND adj. even, straight ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EENIE n. an eye ...1875 Sc.
• EENIL † vb. to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• EENKIN † n. kindred in all its extent ...1825 Sc.
• EENLINS † n. persons of equal age ...1825 Sc.
• EENOO adv. just now, at the present time, a moment ago ...1773 Sc.
• E'ENSHANKS † n. an afternoon or early evening meal ...1824 Sc.
• EENSY-WEENSY adj. tiny, very small ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EENTSY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EENTSY-TEENSY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EENTSY-TEENTSY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EENTSY-WEENTSY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EENY MOST adv. almost, nearly ...1946 Amer. dial.
• EENY-TEENY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EENY-WEENY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EER n. 1. a piercing scream uttered in terror ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. colour, tinge ...1911 Sc.
vb. to squeak as a pig; to scream, to shriek, to bawl out ...1825 Sc.
• EEREPI n. a jocular name for a very small person or child; a diminutive person ...1905 Sc.
• EERIE adj. 1. dismal, sad, melancholy, gloomy, dull, mournful ...1773 Sc.
adj. 2. apprehensive, frightened, in dread of spirits ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EERIEFUL adj. weird, uncanny, foreboding evil, portentous ...1880 Sc.
• EERIELY adv. dismally, drearily, in a foreboding way ...1819 Sc.
• EERIES AND ORRIES n. particulars, details; ins and outs ...1911 Sc.
• EERISOME adj. 1. uncanny, gloomy ...1818 Sc.
adj. 2. ghostly, weird, awe-inspiring ...1856 Sc.
adj. 3. dismal, dull, sad, melancholy ...1869 Sc.
• EERISOMENESS n. uncanniness, the state of being uncanny, weird, or strange ...1897 Sc.
• EERIORUMS n. particulars, details; fancy work, ornamentation ...1880 Sc.
• EERISOME adj. weird, gloomy ...1818
• EER-QUAY adj. pert. to a homosexual ...20C US Pig Latin for 'queer'
• EERTH n. three ...M19 back-slang
• EERVAR n. the last pig of a litter ...1890 Ireland
• EESELESS adj. useless ...1917 Sc.
• EESERAL adj. worthless, of small account ...1911 Sc.
• EESHAN n. a child, a tiny tot; someone small and puny of any age; often used in a derogatory or playful sense ...1866 Sc.
• EESK n. a slight rain or drizzle ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 1. to rain slightly, to drizzle; to sleet ...1845 Sc.
vb. 2. to leak ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. to make a squeaking noise, as of a mouse, new boots, etc. ...1866 Sc.
• EESKYIE n. goodness, sense, decency ...1929 Sc.
• EESOME adj. attractive or gratifying to the eye ...1823
• EES-WORM n. an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EET n. habit, custom ...Bk1900 Sc.
int. a call to a horse to turn to the right ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EETEMTATION n. the smallest particle of anything, particularly of food ...1918 Sc.
• EETIM n. a small, puny person ...1911 Sc.
• EETION n. a living creature; a person of small stature ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EETLE-OTTLE vb. to choose by counting out ...1947 Sc.
• EEVENOO † adj. very hungry ...1825 Sc.
• EEVER adj. of places: upper, higher ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EEYAW adj. & adv. lopsided, askew, aslant, awry ...1975 Amer. dial.
• EEZIMER n. eczema ...1954 Amer. dial.
• EFA n. a small, diminutive person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EFACT! † int. a mild oath ...1680
• EFEGS! int. a mild exclamation ...M17
• EFFABLE † adj. 1. of sounds, letters, etc.: that can be pronounced ...1637
adj. 2. that can be expressed or described in words ...1668
• EFFABULE †* vb. to fable, to invent a story, etc. ...c1600
• EFFACINATE † vb. to fascinate, to bewitch ...1616
• EFFAMISH †* vb. to famish ...a1603
• EFF AND BLIND vb. to swear strongly or continuously ...1943 sl.
• EFFASCINABLE †* adj. susceptible to enchantment ...1660
• EFFASCINATE † vb. to charm, bewitch, enchant ...1616
• EFFASCINATION n. fascination ...1624 obs.
• EFFATE † n. a saying, dictum, maxim ...1678
• EFFATUATE † adj. infatuated, besotted ...1600
† vb. to besot, to render dull or stupid ...1630
• EFFATUM n. a saying, dictum, maxim ...1650
• EFFECT † n. 1. an outward manifestation, sign, token, symptom; an appearance, phenomenon ...c1450
† n. 2. something which is attained or acquired by an action ...1602
† n. 3. practical reality, fact, as opposed to name or appearance ...1606
† vb. 1. to fulfil a promise ...c1590
† vb. 2. to have an effect, to be effectual; to accomplish its purpose ...1592
* vb. 3. to make, to construct ...1791
• EFFECTER † n. a maker, a creator ...1635
• EFFECTFULL † adj. effectual ...1555
• EFFECTION † n. 1. fabrication, formation, production ...1430
† n. 2. accomplishment, performance ...1652
• EFFECTISM n. affected behaviour ...1871 nonce word
• EFFECTIVATE vb. to render effective; to effectuate ...1717 Sc.
• EFFECTRESS † n. a female maker or creator ...1601
• EFFECTUABLE †* adj. that can be effectuated; feasible ...1611
• EFFECTUAL † adj. to the point, pertinent, conclusive ...1593
• EFFECTUALLY † adv. 1. pertinently, to the purpose, explicitly ...1583
† adv. 2. in fact, in reality ...c1600
• EFFECTUOUS † adj. efficacious, effective ...c1400
• EFFECTUOUSLY † adv. 1. effectively, with powerful effect ...a1400
† adv. 2. urgently, earnestly ...1533
• EFFECTUOUSNESS †* n. efficacy ...1686
• EFFEEBLE † vb. to enfeeble ...1571
• EFFEEBLISH † vb. to enfeeble ...1570-80
• EFFEEBLISHMENT † n. weakening ...1540
• EFFEIR n. 1. affair; a 'cause' ...1375 arch.
n. 2. appearance, bearing; show, pomp and circumstance; ceremony ...1375 arch.
†* vb. 1. to frighten ...1513 Sc.
†* vb. 2. to fear, to be afraid of ...1552 Sc.
† vb. 3. to pertain to, to fall by right, to be proper or fit ...1631 Sc.
vb. 4. to be becoming, appropriate, to pertain, relate, correspond ...1705 Sc.
• EFFEIRS n. phenomena, properties ...1500-20 arch.
• EFFEMINATE † adj. 1. gentle, tender, compassionate ...1594
† adj. 2. physically weak, delicate ...1652
† adj. 3. of music, odours, etc.: soft, voluptuous ...1674
†* vb. to make into a woman; to represent as a woman ...1678
• EFFEMININE adj. effeminate ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EFFEMINIZE * vb. to render effeminate or womanish in character or appearance ...c1612
• EFFER †* vb. to bring forth; to give off; to produce ...1606
• EFFERATE †* adj. fierce, harsh, morose ...1684
† vb. to render fierce or harsh...1658
• EFFERATION †* n. irritating action ...1684
• EFFERE †* adj. excessively wild or fierce ...1586
†* n. fear ...1553 Sc.
• EFFEROUS †* adj. extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent ...1614
• EFFERVENCY † n. the condition of being overheated, of issuing forth in a heated state ...1670
• EFFERVESCE * vb. to stir up, to excite, to exhilarate, to make cheerful and lively ...1866
• EFFERVESCENCE n. excitement ...1748
• EFFERVESCENCY n. excitement ...1767
• EFFERVESCENT adj. vivacious, enthusiastic, cheerful ...1833
• EFFERVESCIBLE adj. ready to effervesce, excited ...1866
• EFFET n. a newt, eft, lizard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EFFETE † adj. 1. of animals: that has ceased to bring forth offspring ...1660
adj. 2. worn out, not in good condition ...1662
adj. 3. incapable of efficient action; ineffective ...1790
• EFFETENESS n. exhaustion, worn-out condition ...1862
• EFFICABLE †* adj. efficacious, effective ...1607
• EFFICACE † adj. that produces the intended or appropriate effect; effective ...a1500
† n. 1. efficacy ...a1225
† n. 2. effect, result, consequence ...a1491
† n. 3. active duty ...1678
• EFFICACIOUS adj. that produces the intended or appropriate effect; effective ...1528
• EFFICACIOUSLY adv. effectively ...1647
• EFFICACIOUSNESS n. effectiveness ...1630
• EFFICACITY n. effectiveness, efficacy ...1430-50
• EFFICACY n. power or capacity to produce effects ...1527
• EFFICIATE †* vb. to effect, to bring about ...1612
• EFFICIENCE n. 1. the exercise of efficient power; causative or productive activity; productiveness ...1669 arch.
n. 2. effectiveness, efficacy ...1865 arch.
• EFFICIENCIARY †* adj. pert. to executive action ...1649
• EFFICTION †* n. 'an expressing or representing' ...1656
• EFFIERCE †* vb. to render fierce, to madden ...1596
• EFFIGIAL * adj. of the nature of an effigy ...1715
• EFFIGIATE * vb. to present a likeness of; to portray, to represent by a picture or sculpture ...1608
• EFFIGIATION n. the act of fashioning or of representing; a likeness, representation ...c1535
• EFFIGIES n. a likeness, image, portrait, whether drawn, painted, or sculptured, or of any other kind; now superseded by 'effigy' ...1600 arch.
† vb. to portray, to picture ...1652 nonce word
• EFFIGIUM †* n. a likeness, image, portrait, whether drawn, painted, or sculptured, or of any other kind ...1564
• EFFIGURE †* vb. to put into shape ...1486
• EFFINGE † vb. to fashion, to shape ...1657
• EFFIRM † vb. to assert the existence of ...1549 Sc.
• EFFLAGITATE †* vb. to demand eagerly; to desire eagerly ...1641
• EFFLAGRATION * n. emission of flames ...1811
• EFFLATE †* vb. to puff out ...1634
• EFFLATION n. blowing out, strong expulsion of breath ...1578
• EFFLORESCE vb. to come to the surface, to become manifest; to be disclosed or revealed ...1834
• EFFLORESCENCE † n. 1. colour developed on the skin, either in the ordinary course of nature, or as the result of disease ...1646
n. 2. a flourishing condition ...1672
• EFFLORESCENCY †* n. a flourishing condition ...1649
• EFFLOWER †* vb. of a plant: to go out of bloom ...c1420
• EFFLUOUS † adj. that runs or flows out ...1656
• EFFLUX n. the lapse, passing away of time, or of a particular period; hence, expiry, end ...1647
• EFFLUXION n. 1. the lapse or passing away of time; the expiry or completion of a certain period ...1621
n. 2. an abortion ...1643
• EFFOCATE * vb. to choke, to strangle ...1656
• EFFOCK n. a newt, eft, lizard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EFFODE †* vb. to dig out of the ground, to dig up ...1612
• EFFODIATE †* vb. to dig out of the ground, to dig up ...1612
• EFFODICATE †* vb. to dig out of the ground, to dig up ...1599
• EFFODIENT * adj. digging, accustomed to dig ...1847
• EFFOLIATE †* vb. to open into leaf ...1671
• EFFOLIATION †* n. removal of leaves ...1671
• EFFORCE †* n. a violent means ...1549
† vb. 1. to force oneself, to make an effort ...1512
vb. 2. to force open, to gain by force, to compel ...1596
• EFFORCED adj. uttered with effort ...1596
• EFFORE † prep. afore ...1535
• EFFORM vb. to make into a certain form; to shape, to fashion ...1578
• EFFORMATION † n. formation, framing, shaping ...1578
• EFFORMATIVE † adj. formative, tending to form ...1647
• EFFORT † n. power ...1490
† vb. to strengthen, to fortify ...1662
• EFFOSSION †* n. the act of digging out of the ground ...1657
• EFFRACTED †* adj. broken off ...1657
• EFFRACTION n. breaking open a house; burglary ...1840
• EFFRAY † n. 1. fear, terror ...1375
† n. 2. an affray ...1375
† vb. 1. to frighten, affect with terror; to alarm, startle; to scare ...1375
† vb. 2. to feel fear of; to fear ...1485
† vb. 3. to keep off by frightening; to scare ...1588
• EFFRAYABLE †* adj. capable of producing fright or alarm; frightful, dreadful ...1689
• EFFRAYANT adj. frightful, alarming ...1872
• EFFRAYED † adj. frightened, shaking with fear ...1553
• EFFRAYEDLY † adv. in an alarmed manner, as men do who are alarmed ...1375
• EFFRAYIT adj. frightened ...1827 Sc.
• EFFRENABLE †* adj. incapable of restraint, violently rebellious ...1621
• EFFRENATE † adj. 1. of passions: unbridled, ungovernable ...1561
† adj. 2. of drugs: violent in action ...1657
• EFFRENATED † adj. unbridled, unruly ...1586
• EFFRENATION † n. unruliness; a headlong or unbridled rashness or license ...1623
• EFFRENOUS †* adj. of drugs: violent in action ...1657
• EFFREY'T † adj. frightened ...1827 Sc.
• EFFRINGE †* vb. to break or pound out; to make by pounding ...1657
• EFFRONT †* vb. 1. to free from bashfulness ...1643
†* vb. 2. to put to confusion ...1649
• EFFRONTED † adj. shameless, barefaced, unblushingly insolent ...1598
• EFFRONTEDLY † adv. in a barefaced manner; shamelessly ...1628
• EFFRONTERIST † n. one who displays effrontery ...1776 nonce word
• EFFRONTUOUS †* adj. characterized by effrontery, impudent ...a1734
• EFFRONTUOUSLY † adv. impudently ...a1734
• EFFROYABLE †* adj. frightful ...1689
• EFFUDE † vb. to pour out ...1634
• EFFULGE vb. 1. to flash forth ...1729 poetic
vb. 2. to shine forth brilliantly ...1735 poetic
• EFFULGENCE n. splendid radiance ...1667
• EFFULGENT adj. shining forth brilliantly; resplendent, radiant ...1738
• EFFULMINATION †* n. the launching of thunderbolts; a thunderbolt launched; malediction ...a1670
• EFFUME †* vb. to puff out smoke ...1599
• EFFUND vb. to pour out; to shed blood; to pour out the contents of a vessel ...c1420
• EFFUSCATION †* n. the act of making obscure; a beclouding ...1624
• EFFUSE † adj. wide-spreading, overflowing, unrestrained, extravagant, marked by squandering ...1742 obs. or arch.
†* n. a pouring out ...1593
† vb. 1. to shed blood ...1526
vb. 2. to pour out a liquid ...1682
• EFFUSION n. 1. a pouring out, a spilling of liquid ...c1400
† n. 2. of persons: dispersion; rout; of things: confused downfall (poetic) ...a1400
† n. 3. a copious emission of smoke ...1477
† n. 4. shedding of tears ...a1500
† n. 5. bounteous donation ...1514
n. 6. frank and eager expression of emotions; unrestrained utterance of words, sounds, etc. ...1659
n. 7. enthusiastic demeanour ...1878
• EFFUSIVE adj. 1. of emotions, affections, etc.: overflowing, irrepressible; demonstratively expressed ...1662
† adj. 2. that proceeds from a pouring out ...1725
• EFFUTIATION n. twaddle, balderdash, nonsense, humbug ...1823 nonce word
• EFFUTITIOUS † adj. foolishly uttered ...1867
• EFISC †* vb. to obfuscate, to dim ...1656
• EFT † adv. 1. a second time, again; back ...c825 obs. or arch.
† adv. 2. again, moreover, likewise ...c1000 obs. or arch.
† adv. 3. afterwards ...c1200 obs. or arch.
• EFT AND EFT † adv. again and again ...1393 obs. or arch.
• EFTER-CHAR †* n. return ...a1300
• EFTERINS n. final results, consequences ...1823 Sc.
• EFTERLINS adv. afterwards ...1915 Sc.
• EFTERSOONS † adv. again; soon after, presently ...c950
• EFTEST adj. soonest, quickest, most convenient ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EFTSITH adv. often ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EFT-SITHE † adv. another time, once more; also, from time to time, often ...a1300
† vb. to return ...c1175 obs. or arch.
• EFT-SITHES † adv. another time, once more; also, from time to time, often ...a1300
• EFTSOON † adv. 1. again, moreover, likewise ...950 obs. or arch.
† adv. 2. a second time, again ...c1000 obs. or arch.
† adv. 3. afterwards, soon afterwards ...1297 obs. or arch.
† adv. 4. from time to time, occasionally, repeatedly ...1398 obs. or arch.
• EFTSOONS † adv. 1. from time to time, occasionally, repeatedly ...1398 obs. or arch.
† adv. 2. again, moreover, likewise ...c1400 obs. or arch.
† adv. 3. a second time, again ...c1400 obs. or arch.
† adv. 4. afterwards, soon afterwards ...1530 obs. or arch.
• EFT-STOOL n. a toadstool ...1870 Sc.
• EFT-WHITE † vb. to repay ...c1469
n. 2. MDMA ...1989 sl.
n. 3. dismissal, rejection ...1994 UK sl.
vb. to take MDMA ...1996 UK sl.
• E.A. n. a promiscuous young woman ...1910s sl.
• EA n. a river or the channel; a watercourse; also, water generally ...1662 Eng. dial.
• EACEWORM n. an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EACH AND SINGULAR pron. everyone ...1472 now arch.
• EACHER n. a small quantity; a drop; a very small piece ...1916 Sc.
• EACH MOTHER'S SON n. every single person or thing ...L16
• EACH WAY n. a wager that a selected horse, dog, etc., will finish a race in the first three ...1869 UK sl.
• EACHWHERE † adv. everywhere, in every part, on every side ...c1340
• EADI † adj. 1. happy, fortunate, well-omened ...c825
† adj. 2. rich, wealthy, luxurious ...a1000
• EADILY adv. powerfully, forcibly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EADINESS † n. happiness, prosperity ...c1200
• EADNESS † n. happiness, luxury ...a1000
• EAGER † adj. 1. strenuous, ardent, impetuous; fierce, angry, furious ...1297 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. sour, acid, tart ...c1350
† adj. 3. of words: biting, keen ...c1386
† adj. 4. of animals and birds of prey: fierce, savage ...c1386 obs.
† adj. 5. hungry ...1486
† adj. 6. of diseases: acute, severe ...1544
† adj. 7. pungent, acrid, keen to the taste or other senses ...1574
adv. especially ...1942 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to excite, to irritate, to provoke; to become exasperated ...c1374
vb. 2. to become animated ...1932 Amer. dial.
• EAGER BEAVER adj. earnest, usually excessively so ...1940s sl.
n. 1. a person who is very eager to obtain something; a person who is always on time or always early; someone who volunteers for everything; an enthusiast; a zealous person eager for work ...1943 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a man or woman who is very eager for sexual activity ...20C US sl.
• EAGER-DULCE † adj. acid and sweet ...1548
• EAGER-EYE n. a locomotive engineer who must be constantly on the lookout for signals and obstacles ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EAGERLESS adj. headstrong; eager; excited ...1886 Eng. dial.
• EAGERLY † adv. 1. angrily, fiercely, bitterly, malignantly ...1377
† adv. 2. sharply, pungently, keenly; violently, harshly, severely ...1377
• EAGERNESS † n. 1. impetuosity, fierceness ...c1400
† n. 2. bitterness, irritability ...1475
† n. 3. pungency of taste; acidity, sourness ...1490
• EAGER ON vb. to incite; to hark on ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EAGERS, THE n. n. feelings of desire, impatience, or anxiety; excessive eagerness or apprehension ...1828 Amer. dial.
• EAGER-SWEET † adj. acid and sweet ...1616
• EAGER UP vb. to make eager, to excite ...1967 Amer. sl.
• EAGGLE-BAGGLE † vb. to wrangle, to argue persistently ...1721 Sc.
• EAGGLE-BARGIN † vb. to wrangle, to argue persistently ...1721 Sc.
• EAGLE † n. 1. the gable of a house ...1682
† n. 2. the winning gamester ...1725 cant
n. 3. a 10-dollar coin ...L18 sl.
n. 4. in the military: a discharge certificate ...1864 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a silver dollar ...M19 sl.
n. 6. an icicle ...1887 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a dollar ...1891 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a bomb ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 9. a student pilot ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 10. a ten-dollar bill ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 11. the academic grade E ...1967 Amer. students' usage
• EAGLE-BEAK n. 1. a hooked nose; a person having a large hooked nose; broadly, a term of contempt for a Jew ...1920 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a lawyer ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAGLEBIRD n. 1. in horse racing: a long-shot winner that nobody has bet on ...1947 US sl.
n. 2. the winner of any long-odds bet, such as the double zero in roulette ...1992 US sl.
• EAGLE-COCK n. a weathercock ...1667
• EAGLE COLONEL n. a bird colonel ...1978 US Army sl.
• EAGLE DAY n. payday ...1941 Amer. sl.
• EAGLE-EYE n. 1. on the railroad: a locomotive engineer ...1900 Amer. jocular
n. 2. a detective ...1919 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 3. an observer or lookout ...1945 Amer. jocular
vb. to observe and evaluate closely; to scrutinize ...1964 Amer. sl.
• EAGLE-EYED adj. 1. keen-sighted ...1601
adj. 2. scrutinizing, paying close attention, watching ...20C colloq.
• EAGLE-EYES n. a lawyer ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAGLE FLIES, THE phr. used for expressing payday; often used with 'when' ...1918 US sl.
• EAGLE FLIES ON FRIDAY, THE phr. Friday will be payday ...1950s US Black sl.
• EAGLE FLY vb. to pay wages ...1950s US Black sl.
• EAGLE-FLYING DAY n. payday ...1940s US college & Black sl.
• EAGLE-HAWK n. a three-cornered tear in a piece of clothing; a rip, a cut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EAGLE NOSE n. a hooked nose ...1907 Amer. dial.
• EAGLE'S BEAK n. a hooked nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EAGLES BOWELS MOVE TODAY, THE phr. it is payday ...1942 Amer. sl.
• EAGLE SCREAMS, THE phr. used for expressing payday; often used with 'when' ...1918 US sl.
• EAGLE'S DAY n. payday ...1940s US sl.
• EAGLE SHIT n. 1. government wages ...1980 US military usage
n. 2. the gold ornamentation on the visor of a senior officer's cap ...1986 US military usage
• EAGLE SHITS, THE phr. used for expressing payday; often used with 'when' ...1918 US sl.
• EAGLES' NEST n. an airfield ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EAGLESS †* n. a female eagle ...1611
• EAGLET n. 1. a young eagle ...1572
n. 2. a young aviator ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EAGLE-WIT † n. a person of penetrating intellect ...1665
• EAGLY †* adj. eagle-like, as in sight etc. ...1624
• EALAND n. an island ...1883 Eng. dial.
• EALD vb. to yield, to bear fruit, to produce ...1851 Eng. dial.
• EALIE! int. an exclamation of woe ...1845 Sc.
• EAM † n. an uncle by the mother's side; a familiar friend or neighbour; a gossip ...1681 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
• EAME † n. uncle; orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EAN † vb. of ewes: to bring forth lambs ...a1000
• E AND E n. evasion and escape ...1982 US Korean war usage
vb. to avoid combat duty ...1979 US military use in Vietnam
• E AND T n. in craps: a one-roll bet on eleven and twelve ...1983 US sl.
• EANLING † n. a young lamb ...1596
• EAR n. 1. the handle of a pitcher or drinking vessel ...c1440
†* n. 2. the act of ploughing; a ploughing ...c1460
n. 3. a kidney ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a listening device; a bug; also, interception radar or sonar ...1934 US military usage
n. 5. a tuning peg, as on a fiddle or guitar ...c1938 US Black sl.
n. 6. on a playing card: a bent corner used by a cheat to identify the card ...1950 US sl.
n. 7. a person who is not a part of the criminal underworld but who reports what he hears to those who are ...1964 US sl.
n. 8. a police officer ...1973 S. Afr. sl.
n. 9. a citizens' band radio antenna ...1976 US sl.
† vb. 1. to plough, to till the ground ...c888 obs. exc. arch.
vb. 2. to keep someone from moving; to pin down ...1929 Amer. dial.
• EARABLE † adj. capable of being ploughed; fit for tillage ...1475 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAR ANGEL n. a very small, nearly invisible speaker in a television announcer's ear by which others can communicate with the announcer while on air ...1997 US sl.
• EARBALLS n. listeners to commercial broadcasting ...1999 US sl.
• EAR-BANGER n. 1. a servile flatterer ...1942 US military sl.
n. 2. a person who enjoys the sound of his own voice ...1942 US sl.
n. 3. a student who is nice to the teacher in hopes of getting a better grade ...1957 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BANGING n. flattery or empty talk ...1942 US sl., esp. military usage
• EARBASH n. a conversation; an unwanted lecture; a tirade ...1944 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to subject to one's opinions, grievances, etc.; to nag, to scold ...1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
vb. to talk loquaciously ...1944 sl., chiefly Aust.
• EARBASHER n. an incessant talker; a bore ...1941 Aust. sl.
• EARBASHING n. 1. an insistent barrage of chatter; constant nagging ...1945 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a lengthy scolding; a harsh reprimand ...1984 NZ sl.
• EAR BEATER n. an overly talkative person; one who doesn't give you a chance to get a word in edgeways ...1945 Amer. sl.
• EAR-BEATING n. a severe scolding; a tongue-lashing ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BEND vb. to talk at tedious length to someone ...1978 US sl.
• EAR-BENDER n. a talkative or garrulous bore ...1934 US sl.
• EAR-BENDING n. a long-winded talk ...1966 US sl.
• EAR BETWEEN THE LEGS n. the labia minora ...19C sl.
• EAR-BITER n. 1. a special agent of the US Post Office Department ...1855 US Post Office usage
n. 2. a borrower or cadger ...1899 sl., orig. Aust.
• EAR-BITING n. cadging, begging ...1900s Aust. sl.
• EARBOB n. an earring or eardrop ...1640 Amer. dial.
• EARBOBBER n. an earring ...1954 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BOSOMS n. the tonsils or glands of the throat ...1882 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the orifice behind the gills of a conger ...19C Eng. dial.
• EAR-BURN n. a severe scolding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BUSSES n. the tonsils or glands of the throat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EAR-BUSSUMS n. the tonsils or glands of the throat ...1882 Eng. dial.
• EAR BUTTON n. an earring worn directly on the earlobe rather than dangling below it ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EAR CANDY n. 1. pleasant, melodic pop music ...1984 sl.
n. 2. a platitude ...1991 US sl.
• EARCLAPPER n. the ear ...1931-33 Amer. dial.
• EARCLASP n. an earring with a clip fastener ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EARCLIP n. an earring with a clip fastener ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EAR CUTTER n. a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EARDANGLE n. an earring, usually one with a pendant ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EARDLY adj. unusually large; unwieldy ...1889 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. very, exceedingly ...1790 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. powerfully, forcibly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EARDROP n. 1. a fuchsia ...1822 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an earring, usually one with a pendant ...1859 Amer. dial.
• EAR-DROPPER † n. an eavesdropper ...a1670
• EAR-DROPPERS n. earrings ...1861 Eng. dial.
• EAR-DROPS n. 1. earrings ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the flowers of the garden fuchsia ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EAR DUSTER n. a gossipy person ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EARER † n. a ploughman ...1382
• EAR-FINGER † n. the little finger, often put in the air ...c1000
• EAR-FLAP n. a person's ear ...1859 US jocular
• EARFLOP n. an earring ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EARFLOPPER n. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EARFUL adj. pleasing to the ear ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a full or clear hearing of what is being said; hence, a voluble expression of opinions, esp. a sharp verbal rebuke or scolding; a strong and often lengthy reprimand ...1911 colloq.
n. 2, information; something overheard ...1910s sl.
• EAR-GUARD † n. 1. one who prevents a person from hearing ...1647
n. 2. (as 'earguard') short side-whiskers, sideboards, or sideburns ...1940s Aust. sl.
• EARHOLE n. 1. an ear ...1923 sl.
n. 2. an act of listening, of eavesdropping ...1960s sl.
vb. 1. to listen, to eavesdrop ...1958 sl.
vb. 2. in motorcycle racing: to bank the motorcycle to an extreme degree in a turn, bringing the driver and the driver's ear close to the ground ...1965 US sl.
• EARHOOP n. a hoop-shaped earring ...1808 Amer. dial.
• EAR HUSTLE vb. to eavesdrop ...1990s US Black & prison sl.
• EAR HUSTLER n. a gossip; an eavesdropper ...1990s US Black sl.
• EARING † n. the act of ploughing; a ploughing ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAR JOB n. 1. an act of caressing someone's ear with the mouth and tongue ...1963 US sl.
n. 2. a sexually stimulating telephone conversation, as with an employee of a sexual phone service ...1978 US sl.
• EAR-KECKERS n. the tonsils ...1873 Eng. dial.
• EARL n. vomit ...1984 US students' sl.
vb. to vomit ...1968 US rhyming sl. for 'hurl'
• EARLAP n. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1937 Amer. dial.
• EARLAPPER n. 1. an earmuff ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1907 Amer. dial.
• EARLAPPET n. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1863 Amer. dial.
• EARLIERISE vb. to do at an earlier date
• EARLOCK n. a curl or lock of hair close to the ear
• EARL OF CORK n. 1. the ace of diamonds ...M19 Anglo-Irish
n. 2. a talk ...1940s rhyming sl.
n. 3. a walk ...1940s rhyming sl.
• EARL O' HELL n. the Devil ...1817 Sc.
• EARLS COURT n. salt ...1992 UK sl.
• EARL'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR phr. someone's vomiting ...1986 Amer. sl.
• EAR-KNOWLEDGE † n. knowledge obtained by hearsay ...1624
• EARL † n. 1. a man of noble rank, as distinguished from a 'ceorl' or churl, or ordinary freeman ...a1000
† n. 2. a director, a superintendent ...1483
† n. 3. a warrior; a brave man; a man generally ...a1000
• EARLET † n. 1. an earring ...1609
† n. 2. anything resembling a small ear ...1668
• EARLSHIP † n. manliness, bravery; nobility, lordship ...a1000
• EAR LUG n. the earflap of a cap or hat ...1937 Amer. dial.
• EAR-LUGGER n. a cadger, a scrounger ...20C Aust. sl.
• EARLY adj. up-to-date ...1980s US Black sl.
• EARLY AND LATE adv. at all hours, continuously, incessantly ...c1330
• EARLY BATH n. an ejection from an athletic contest ...1978 NZ sl.
• EARLY BATTERSEA n. vulgar, tasteless decor ...1970s sl.
• EARLY BEAM n. dawn, the early morning ...1930s US Black sl.
• EARLY-BIRD adj. first of the day, as an early-bird matinee ...20C sl.
n. (as 'early bird')
n. 1. one who habitually gets up or arrives early ...M19
n. 2. a word ...1937 UK rhyming sl.
n. 3. one who goes to bed early ...1930s sl.
• EARLY BLACK n. dusk, nightfall ...1930s US Black sl.
• EARLY BLUE n. dusk, nightfall ...1930s US Black sl.
• EARLY BOUGHTEN adj. green; inexperienced ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EARLY BRIGHT n. the early morning ...1940s US Black sl.
• EARLY CANDLELIGHT n. the beginning of the evening; dusk ...1809 Amer. dial.
• EARLY CANDLELIGHTING n. dusk ...1903 Amer. dial.
• EARLY DOOR n. a prostitute; a whore ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'whore'
• EARLY DOORS adj. early ...1980s sl.
adv. 1. prematurely ...1980s sl.
adv. 2. early on, esp. in relation to a sporting contest; orig. applied to admissions to old time music halls ...1998 UK sl.
n. underpants, woman's underpants ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'drawers'
• EARLY ECLECTIC n. vulgar, tasteless decor ...1970s sl.
• EARLY ELECTRIC n. a humorous description of a mix of design or decorating styles ...1980 US sl.
• EARLY FOOT n. in horse racing: speed in the initial stages of a race ...1960 US sl.
• EARLY HALLOWEEN n. vulgar, tasteless decor ...1970s sl.
• EARLY HOMOSEXUAL n. vulgar, tasteless decor ...1970s sl.
• EARLYINGS n. early produce ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARLY MORN n. the erect penis ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'horn'
• EARLY O'CLOCK n. shortly after an activity has started ...1983 Trinidad and Tobago
• EARLY OPENER n. a public hotel that opens early in the morning to cater for shift workers ...1981 Aust. sl.
• EARLY OUT n. 1. in American casinos: an early dismissal from work due to smaller than expected numbers of gamblers ...1980 US sl.
n. 2. a separation from the armed forces that is earlier than anticipated ...1991 US sl.
• EARLY PAROLE n. suicide ...1990s Aust. prison sl.
• EARLY PURL n. a drink made of hot beer and gin ...L19
• EARLY RISER n. an inmate who is granted an early parole ...1960s US prison sl.
• EARLY SHOPPER n. in horse racing: a bettor who places a bet as soon as the betting windows open ...1989 Aust. sl.
• EARLY SHOWER n. an ejection from an athletic contest ...1978 NZ sl.
• EAR MAN n. a person expressing a natural ability to excel at an endeavour; a virtuoso ...1970s US Black sl.
• EAR-MOLL vb. to listen in; to eavesdrop ...1984 UK sl.
• EARMUFFS n. headphones ...1942 US sl.
• EARN †* adv. earnestly, longingly ...1230
†* n. 1. a place, a dwelling, a hut ...a1000
n. 2. any job or plan that pays well, almost invariably criminal ...1960s sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
n. 3. an amount of money earned, esp. earned illicitly ...1977 Aust. sl.
† vb. 1. to desire strongly, to long ...1579
vb. 2. to curdle ...1674 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to work as a prostitute ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 4. of a policeman: to take bribes ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 5. to make a dishonest profit from a crime ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
• EARN A GALLON OF OATS vb. of horses: to fall on the back and roll from side to side ...19C colloq.
• EAR NEEDLE n. a dragonfly ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• EARNER n. 1. a bribe, often paid as regularly as more legitimate wages ...1960s UK police sl.
n. 2. a lucrative or profitable job or enterprise ...1970 sl.
n. 3. money earned, esp. money from an illicit source or corrupt practice ...1970 UK sl.
n. 4. any circumstance that criminals can turn to profitable advantage ...1977 UK sl.
n. 5. a member of an organized crime enterprise who produces high profits, however unpleasant his character may be ...1995 US sl.
• EARNEST † n. 1. ardour in battle; broadly, intense passion or desire ...c1205
n. 2. money, or a sum of money, paid as an installment, esp. for the purpose of securing a bargain or contract ...a1225
n. 3. a share of the booty ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• EARNESTFUL † adj. 1. important ...c1386
† adj. 2. earnest; sincerely zealous; intense, ardent ...1430
• EARNESTY †* n. earnestness ...1572
• EARNFUL † adj. causing anxiety or yearning; anxious; full of longing desire; sorrowful, lamentable, melancholy, sad ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EARNING † n. 1. the fact of deserving, merit; that which one deserves ...c1020
† n. 2. the act of uttering the prolonged cry of hounds or deer ...1575
† n. 3. longing desire; poignant grief or compassion ...1631
• EARNINGS † n. 1. gain, profit ...a1200
n. 2. proceeds from crime ...1974 S. Afr. sl.
• EARN ONE'S KALE vb. to earn one's livelihood ...1870 Eng. dial.
• EARN ONE'S PEASOUP vb. to earn at least enough for one's bed and board ...L19 sl.
• EARN ONE'S SCONE vb. to pay for one's keep ...1954 Sc.
• EARN ONE'S STRIPES vb. of a young gang member: to commit a crime to advance his status ...1990s US Black gang & teen sl.
• EARN ONE'S TUCKER vb. to earn at least enough for one's bed and board ...L19 sl.
• EARN SALT TO ONE'S KAIL vb. to earn one's living; to make a sufficient livelihood ...1895 Sc.
• EARN SALT TO ONE'S KALE vb. to make something more than the barest livelihood ...1891 Sc.
• EARNSTFUL adj. earnest; with great longing or yearning ...1857 Eng. dial.
• EARNSTFULLY adv. earnestly, wistfully, yearningly ...1844 Eng. dial.
• EAROCK n. a hen of the first year; one that has only just begun to lay; a pullet ...1794 Sc.
• EAR OF CORN n. a derisive term for a country person ...1912 US sl.
• EAR'OLE n. in betting: odds of 6-4 ...1991 UK sl.
• EARP n. vomit ...20C US sl.
vb. to vomit ...20C US sl.
• EAR-PIECE n. an ear ...1980s UK Black sl.
• EAR-PIERCER n. the earwig ...1875
• EAR-PIERCING adj. so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
• EAR-RENT † n. the 'tax' imposed on a listener's patience by a profitless or noisy talker ...1610
• EAR-RING n. the common fuchsia ...Bk1897 Eng. dial.
• EAR-ROWNER † n. an ear-whisperer ...a1388
• EARS n. 1. the buttocks; the anus ...1920s euphemism
n. 2. radio headphones ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a CB radio; CB equipment ...1976 Amer. Citizens Band usage
• EARSCREW n. an earring, esp. one with a screw fastener ...1927 Amer. dial.
• EAR SEWER n. 1. a dragonfly ...1956 Amer. dial. (as in 'sew')
n. 2. a praying mantis ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAR SEX n. a sexually stimulating telephone conversation, as with an employee of a sexual phone service ...a1988 US sl.
• EARSOME adj. pleasing to the ear ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAR-SORE † adj. irritable, ill-tempered, morose, peevish, quarrelsome; apt to take offense ...1594 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. an annoyance to the ear; something that offends the ear ...1594
• EAR-SPLITTING adj. so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
• EAR-SPORTS n. entertainments of song or music ...1870 Amer.
• EARTH † n. 1. the act of ploughing; a ploughing ...c890 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the body ...a1600
n. 3. three ...M19 back-slang
n. 4. a marijuana cigarette ...1982 Bahamas sl.
† vb. 1. to commit a corpse to the earth; to bury ...1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to knock with violence to the ground ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EARTH, THE n. 1. everything; a large amount or quantity ...L19 sl.
n. 2. great expense; the cost of something ...1924 sl.
• EARTHA n. 1. excrement ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shit' (Eartha Kitt)
n. 2. an act of defecation ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shit' (Eartha Kitt)
• EARTHA KITT n. 1. excrement ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shit'
n. 2. an act of defecation ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shit'
n. 3. the female breast ...2001 UK rhyming sl. for 'tit'
• EARTHA KITTS n. 1. diarrhoea ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shits'
n. 2. the female breasts ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'tits'
• EARTH-APPLE † n. 1. in Old English ? a cucumber ...c1000
† n. 2. ? the potato (translated French pomme de terre)
† n. 3. sow-bread, a plant of the genus Cyclamen; especially the C. europaeum, the fleshy tuberous root-stocks of which are eaten by swine ...1601
• EARTHAS n. 1. diarrhoea ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shits' (Eartha Kitts)
n. 2. the female breasts ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'tits' (Eartha Kitts)
• EARTH-BALLS n. truffles ...Bk1897
• EARTH-BARE adj. unpaved ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTH-BATH † n. 1. a kind of medical treatment in which the patient was buried up to the shoulders in the ground ...1765
n. 2. a grave ...1765 sl.
• EARTH-BED n. the grave ...1637
• EARTH BISCUIT n. someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s ...1990s US college sl.
• EARTHBOUND adj. lacking in imagination; pedestrian or dull
• EARTH CLOSET n. a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
• EARTH-CLOWED adj. having mud stuck about the feet ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTH DADDY n. an older than average college male who professes the values of the 1960s ...1980s US college sl.
• EARTH-DIN † n. 1. an earthquake; thunder in the earth ...a1079 obs. or Sc.
n. 2. thunder ...19C Sc.
• EARTH-DOG † n. a terrier ...1616
• EARTHFALL n. a fall of earth or a landslide
• EARTH GENS n. 3 shillings ...M19 back-slang
• EARTH-GRINE †* n. an earthquake ...1297
• EARTH-GRITH †* n. an earthquake ...1297
• EARTH-GRUB n. an earthworm ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTH-HOG n. an aardvark ...1731
• EARTH-HOLE † n. a cave ...1813
• EARTH-HOUSE n. the grave ...a1856
• EARTH-HUNGER n. desire to possess land, greed of territory ...1856
• EARTHING † n. 1. burial ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the state of being buried ...a1300
†* n. 3. anchorage ...1646
• EARTHISH † adj. earthly, terrestrial ...1536 nonce word
• EARTHITE n. an inhabitant of earth ...1825 nonce word
• EARTH JUICE n. water ...1939 Amer. jocular
• EARTHLESS adj. used as a non-profane negative intensifier ...1965 Barbados sl.
• EARTHLING † n. a ploughman, a cultivator of the soil ...c1000
• EARTHLINS adv. towards the earth or ground ...1809 Sc.
• EARTHLY † adj. 1. pale or lifeless as earth ...1588
† adj. 2. existing or living in or on the ground ...1593
adj. 3. rough, austere ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. an idea ...1920s sl.
• EARTHLY-MINDED adj. having the affections fixed on the earth; worldly-minded ...1593
• EARTHLY-WISE adv. in an earthly manner ...1874
• EARTH-MAD †* n. an earthworm ...1601
• EARTH MAMA n. a woman who eschews makeup, synthetic fabric, and meat ...1980 US sl.
• EARTH-MARE n. a nightmare ...1916 Sc.
• EARTH-MAWK n. an earthworm ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTH MOTHER n. a sensual or fecund woman; a woman who eschews makeup, synthetic fabric, and meat ...1980 US sl.
• EARTH MOVER n. a very heavy rain ...1969 Amer. jocular
• EARTH-MOVING † n. an earthquake ...1382
• EARTH MUFFIN n. an older than average college male; used pejoratively to indicate one who pursues a hippie lifestyle ...1980s US college sl.
• EARTH MULBERRY n. a strawberry ...1963 Amer. dial.
• EARTH-NUT n. the truffle ...1548
• EARTH-OIL n. petroleum ...1755
• EARTHPADS n. 1. feet ...1946 US sl.
n. 2. shoes ...1946 US sl.
• EARTH-PLANET n. a fugitive, a wanderer ...1591 nonce word obs.
• EARTH-PUFF † n. a puffball ...1585
• EARTHQUAKE n. 1. a social gathering ...1820 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a powerful or invincible fighter ...1845 US sl.
n. 3. intoxicating liquor ...1869 Amer. sl.
• EARTHQUAKING † n. an earthquake ...c1400
• EARTHQUAVE † n. an earthquake ...1382
• EARTH-SHAKE n. an earthquake ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EARTHSHAKING adj. of enormous importance or consequence; momentous ...colloq.
n. an earthquake ...1387
• EARTH-SHATTERING adj. of enormous importance or consequence; momentous ...colloq.
• EARTH-SHOCK † n. an earthquake ...c1315
• EARTH SIS NOMS n. a 3-month prison term ...M19 back-slang
• EARTH SITH-NOMS n. a 3-month prison sentence ...M19 back-slang
• EARTHSLIDE n. a landslide ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EARTH-SPIDER n. the tarantula ...1883
• EARTH-SWEAT n. a state of great anxiety in which one sweats a great deal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EARTH-TILTH † n. cultivation of the soil; agriculture ...c1000
• EARTH-WARE † n. earth-dwellers ...c893
• EARTH-WOLF n. an aardvark ...Bk1897
• EARTHWORM n. 1. a disparaging name for a person, esp. a mean or grovelling person ...1625
n. 2. a miser; a covetous, grasping person ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the penis ...1990s sl.
• EARTH YANNOPS n. threepence ...M19 back-slang
• EARTH YENNEPS n. threepence ...M19 back-slang
• EAR-WAG vb. 1. to listen intently; to eavesdrop ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to gossip ...1980s NZ sl.
• EARWIG † n. 1. an ear whisperer, a flatterer, a parasite ...1633
n. 2. an eavesdropper ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a clergyman ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a close, intimate friend ...M19 sl.
n. 5. information ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 6. an inquisitive person ...L19 sl.
n. 7. a centipede ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a lookout, one who listens for approaching steps, then checks the owner before admitting them ...1940s sl.
vb. 1. to urge, to importune; to pester with private importunities or admonitions; to influence or bias a person by secret communications ...1837
vb. 2. to gossip, esp. maliciously; to feed another with unpleasant rumours ...19C sl.
vb. 3. to lecture, to sermonize ...M19 sl.
vb. 4. to understand ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'twig'
vb. 5. to listen; to eavesdrop ...1927 sl.
• EARWIG-BRAIN † n. one who has a 'maggot' or craze in his brain ...1599
• EARWIGGER vb. an eavesdropper ...M19 sl.
• EARWIGGING n. 1. a private conversation; a rebuke in private; a scolding or harangue ...1842 colloq.
n. 2. a listening, eavesdropping ...1927 US sl.
• EAR-WORM n. 1. a secret counsellor ...a1670
n. 2. an irritatingly catchy tune ...colloq.
• EASE † n. 1. opportunity, means or ability to do something ...a1225
† vb. 1. to benefit, to help, to assist ...1330 obs. or arch.
† vb. 2. to cease, to slacken ...1583
* vb. 3. to render easy, to facilitate ...1632
vb. 4. to rob, to steal ...E17 sl.
† vb. 5. to provide, to furnish; to advance money ...1721 Sc.
vb. 6. to relieve the bowels ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to bemire, to splash with mud ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. of a male: to copulate or ejaculate ...M19 Brit. sl.
vb. 9. to coit a woman to orgasm ...M19 Brit. sl.
vb. 10. to deflower a woman ...M19 Brit. sl.
vb. 11. to get rid of, to leave behind ...1920s US sl.
vb. 12. to move quietly ...1920s US sl.
vb. 13. to move, to travel ...1920s US sl.
vb. 14. to leave ...1947 US sl.
• EASE ALONG vb. to take one's leave, to depart ...1959 Amer. dial.
• EASEDOM n. comfort, leisure, relief from anxiety, pain, etc. ...1832 Sc.
• EASEFUL adj. 1. that gives ease, comfort, or relief; comfortable, soothing; quiet, peaceful, restful ...1375
adj. 2. unoccupied, at rest; addicted to ease or indolence; slothful, careless ...1611
• EASEFULLY adv. comfortably, idly ...1611
• EASE IT vb. to relax, to let up on some form of crime or rule-breaking ...1940s UK prison sl.
• EASEL n. a motorcycle's prop stand ...1979 UK sl.
• EASELDOM n. painting as a profession; the whole body of painters ...1860
• EASEMAN n. a kept man, one who lives on money earned by a woman; a pimp ...1910s US Black sl.
• EASEMENT † n. 1. advantage, convenience, comfort, consolation, relief; furtherance, assistance; formerly also, gratification, enjoyment ...c1400
† n. 2. refreshment by food and repose; hence, comfortable accommodation, food and lodging ...c1400
† n. 3. the relieving of the body by evacuation of excrement ....c1430
n. 4. ease, relief of all kinds; relief of or alleviation from pain; a remedy which relieves pain ...1679
n. 5. pecuniary assistance ...1880 Sc.
• EASEMENTS n. accommodation, either in regard to entertainment or lodgings, buildings, etc. ...1768 Sc.
• EASE NATURE † vb. 1. to relieve the bowels; to defecate ...c1440
vb. 2. of a man or a woman: to copulate ...20C US colloq.
• EASE OFF vb. to urinate ...1970 UK sl.
• EASE ON vb. to go, to make one's way, to leave with a parting gesture ...1959 US sl.
• EASE ONESELF vb. to defecate or urinate ...17C euphemism
• EASE OUT vb. to leave, esp. quietly and discreetly ...1920s US sl.
• EASE OVER vb. to move towards ...1930s sl., orig. US
• EASERESS n. a female who gives ease or relief ...1631
• EASE-ROOM † n. a comfortable lodging-room ...1629
• EASE-UP n. assistance, esp. in a difficult situation ...20C W. Indies sl.
vb. (as 'ease up')
vb. 1. to make room ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to relax, to 'lighten up' ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to have sex ...1993 US sl.
int. relax! lighten up! ...M19 sl.
• EASIE n. a latex girdle ...1991 NZ sl.
• EASIE-OSIE adj. easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort ...1846 Sc.
• EASIES n. a woman's elasticated foundation garment ...1950s NZ sl.
• EASILINGS adv. easily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASILY † adv. 1. without hurry, slowly; deliberately, gradually; also, calmly, quietly ...1384 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adv. 2. at least, more than ...1940s sl.
• EASING n. 1. the eaves of a house or other building; the thatched roof of a rick, stack, etc.; usually in the plural ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the edge of the sky, the horizon ...1900 Sc.
• EASING-BIRDS n. sparrows and other birds which build their nests under the eaves of a house ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASING-DOWN adj. gentle ...1979 Amer. dial.
• EASING POWDER n. 1. a drug to ease pain; a painkiller ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. opium ...20C drugs sl.
• EASINGS n. 1. the eaves of a building ...1699 Sc.
n. 2. the drops of water which fall from the 'easing' or eaves of a house ...1896 Eng. dial.
n. 3. sparks from a chimney ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the dropped dung of animals on the pasture ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASING-SPARROW n. the common house-sparrow, Parus domesticus ...1885 Eng. dial.
• EASLE † n. 1. hot ashes or cinders; a live coal or ember ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the eaves of a house ...1824 Sc.
• EASLINS adv. eastward ...1768 Sc.
• EASSE † n. an earthworm ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EASSEL adj. easterly ...1818 Sc.
adv. eastward, easterly ...1810 Sc.
• EASSEL-WARD adv. towards the east, in an easterly direction ...1816 Sc.
• EASSIN vb. to desire strongly ...1661 Sc.
• EASS-WORM n. an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EAST AND SOUTH n. the mouth ...M19 rhyming sl.
• EAST AND WEST adj. disorderly, confused ...20C US sl.
adv. in every direction, every which way ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the breast or the chest; hence the upper body ...1923 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. a vest ...1949 UK pickpockets' rhyming sl.
n. 3. the female breast ...1970s rhyming sl.
n. 4. complementary doses of MDMA inhaled via different nostrils ...1996 UK sl.
• EAST-BY adv. eastward, in an easterly direction ...1889 Sc.
• EAST-DEAL † n. eastern part ...c1000
• EASTEN † adj. belonging to Eastern countries; coming from the east; easterly ...c1205
• EASTER † adj. 1. nearest the east ...1387
adj. 2. eastern, lying towards the east ...1745 Sc.
n. the east wind ...1892 Sc. & Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to shift towards the east, as the wind ...1908 Sc.
vb. 2. to bestir oneself ...1949 Sc.
• EASTER BUNNY n. 1. money ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. a benefactor; someone who does a favour ...1990s US college sl.
• EASTER BUSH n. forsythia ...1944 Amer. dial.
• EASTER CHRISTIAN n. a person who attends church only on major holidays such as Easter or Christmas ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EASTER EGG n. 1. a woman wearing too much makeup ...1967 Amer. jocular
n. 2. a message hidden in a computer program's object code ...1991 US sl.
n. 3. the leg ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
n. 4. an icon or hidden process on the menu of a DVD that when selected or followed, leads to hidden features ...2002 US sl.
• EASTER FIRE n. a bonfire ...1940 Amer. dial.
• EASTER FLOWER n. a daffodil ...1877 Amer. dial.
• EASTER QUEEN n. one who ejaculates prematurely ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• EASTERING * adj. shifting eastward ...1876
• EASTER LILY n. 1. a daffodil ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person who attends church chiefly at Eastern time ...1967 Amer. jocular
• EASTERLING n. an inhabitant of an eastern country or district ...1561 arch.
• EASTERLINGS n. inhabitants of the east of England ...1855 Eng. dial.
• EASTERMOST † adj. most easterly; situated farthest to the east ...1555
• EASTERWORM n. an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EAST EYE n. a squint, a cast in the eye ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EAST HAM adj. nearly mad ...2001 UK sl.
• EASTICK adj. cold, showery ...1908 Sc.
n. 1. a slight temporary frost ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. cold, showery weather ...1897 Sc.
n. 3. soft, cold, drizzling rain ...1908 Sc.
• EASTIE n. East Boston, Massachusetts ...1983 US sl.
• EASTIE-WASTIE † n. an unreliable person; one on whose word there can be no dependence ...1808 Sc.
• EAST INDIA DOCKS n. 1. any sexually transmitted infection ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'pox'
n. 2. socks ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• EASTING n. movement to the east; orientation toward the east ...1827 Amer. dial.
• EAST JABIB n. an imaginary, extremely remote place ...1984 Amer. dial.
• EAST JESUS n. a remote or small town or place ...1961 US sl.
• EAST JESUS, ARKANSAS n. a fictitious place, difficult to find, and peopled with uneducated and poor people ...1994 US sl.
• EAST JESUS, KANSAS n. an out-of-the-way place, a small town ...1950s sl.
• EAST JESUS NOWHERE n. the outback ...1961 US sl.
• EASTLAND adj. eastern, belonging to the east ...1775 Sc.
• EASTLE adj. easterly ...1818 Sc.
adv. towards the east, eastwards ...1808 Sc.
n. the east ...1818 Sc.
• EASTLIN adj. eastern, easterly ...1728 Sc.
• EASTLING adj. of the wind: easterly ...1725 Sc.
• EASTLINGS adv. in an easterly direction ...1768 Sc.
• EASTLINS adv. eastward, in an easterly direction ...1768 Sc.
• EAST LOS n. east Los Angeles, California ...1974 US sl.
• EASTMAN n. a parasitical man who is supported by a woman or women; a kept man, one who lives on money earned by a woman; a pimp ...1911 US sl.
• EAST OVERSHOE n. the mythical town in Maine which is the home to fools and idiots ...1975 US sl.
• EAST PASTURE n. a distant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EASTSIDE PLAYER n. crack cocaine ...1994 US sl.
• EAST WEST n. the female breast ...2001 UK rhyming sl.
• EAST, WEST AND CROOKED adj. disorderly; in confusion ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EASTWEST, NORTHWEST, AND CROOKED adv. in every direction, every which way ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EASTWORM n. an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EASY † adj. 1. at liberty, having opportunity or means to do something ...c1200
† adj. 2. of small importance, insignificant, slight; not very good, indifferent ...1468
† adj. 3. advantageous, affording convenience, satisfactory ...c1485
† adj. 4. not unwilling, ready ...1653
adj. 5. easily taken advantage of or imposed upon; easily fooled; credulous, gullible ..1698
adj. 6. of a woman: sexually forward; hence, sexually promiscuous ...1698
adj. 7. seeking or willing to accept bribes ...1872 US criminals' sl.
adj. 8. free from pain, discomfort, or stiffness; supple ...1883 Sc. & Amer. dial.
adj. 9. feeble-minded, idiotic, silly ...1896 Eng. dial.
adj. 10. slow, easy-going; indolent ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 11. having no preference when given a choice ...1941 Aust. sl.
adj. 12. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a short rest ...1885
n. 2. a soft or gullible person; an easy mark ...1903 US sl.
n. 3. New Orleans, Louisiana ...1970s US sl.
n. 4. a latex girdle ...1991 NZ sl.
n. 5. in poker: the fifth player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
n. 6. in craps: a point made by a combination other than a matched pair ...1996 US sl.
† vb. 1. to make easy, to facilitate; to relieve, to assist ...1567
vb. 2. to silence or kill ...1992 US sl.
int. an exhortation to relax, not get flustered, stay cool ...M19 sl.
phr. 1. used as a farewell ...1972 Hawaiian youth usage
phr. 2. used as a warning ...1996 UK sl.
phr. 3. used as a greeting ...2003 sl.
• EASY, THE n. New Orleans, Louisiana ...1970 US sl.
• EASY AS ABC, AS adj. easy, as simple as learning the alphabet ...Bk1909 sl.
• EASY AS A GUM SHOE adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS A PIG WOULD EAT A DAISY adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS APPLE PIE adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS APPLE TART adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS CAKE adj. very easy ...1930s sl.
• EASY AS CAKE AND ICE-CREAM adj. very easy ...1930s sl.
• EASY AS DAMN IT adj. very easy ...1937 UK sl.
• EASY AS DRINKING BEER adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS EATING A MANGO adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS FALLING OFF A HORSE adj. very easy indeed ...L19 sl.
• EASY AS FALLING OFF A LOG adj. very easy ...1880 US sl.
• EASY AS GO AND BE BLOWED adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS KISS MY ARM adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS KISS MY ARSE adj. very easy ...1937 UK sl.
• EASY AS KISS MY EYE adj. very easy ...1984 UK sl.
• EASY AS KISS YOUR HAND adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS NINEPENCE adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS PEAS adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS PIE adj. very easy ...1964 US sl.
• EASY AS PISS adj. extremely easy ...1990s sl.
• EASY AS PISSING BACKWARDS adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS PISSING THE BED adj. very easy ...1937 UK sl.
• EASY AS PULLING A CORK adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS ROLLING OFF A LOG adj. very easy ...1880 US sl.
• EASY AS SHAKING DROPS OFF YOUR JOHN adj. very easy ...1984 UK masculine usage
• EASY AS SHELLING PEAS adj. very easy ...1937 UK sl.
• EASY AS SHIT adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS SHITTING IN BED adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS STIRRING A FOOT adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS TAKING MONEY FROM A CHILD adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS TILLY adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS WINK adj. very easy indeed ...17C+
• EASY AS WINKING adj. very easy ...1937 UK sl.
• EASYBEATS n. a team or opponent which is easily defeated ...1990 Aust. sl.
• EASY CHAIR n. in a group of three or more trucks travelling on a motorway: the middle truck ...1976 US sl.
• EASY DIGGING n. granulated sugar ...1938 US sl.
• EASY-DOER n. one who copes well with prison life ...1940s US prison sl.
• EASY DOES IT phr. used as a warning; go easy, take your time, careful ...L19 sl.
• EASYFIED adj. easy ...1937 Amer. dial.
• EASYFUL adj. placid, indolent, easygoing, complacent ...1864 Eng. dial.
• EASY GAME n. a sexually available woman ...L19 sl.
• EASY GO n. an unstrenuous job ...1983 US sl.
• EASY-GO-LUCKY adj. easygoing, happy-go-lucky, not worrying ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EASY, GREASY! int. take it easy! ...1955 US teen sl.
• EASY GREASY n. an icy road ...1976 US sl.
• EASY HALL n. a notional place of great comfort and ease ...1980 Barbados sl.
• EASY-HEARTED adj. of an easy, quiet disposition ...1634
• EASY KEEP n. a person or animal requiring little care ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EASY KEEPER n. a person or animal requiring little care ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EASY LAY n. 1. anything that is easily obtained ...1920s sl.
n. 2. one who can be easily seduced, usually of a woman ...1920s sl.
• EASY LIKE KISSING HAND adj. very easy ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• EASY MAKE n. 1. a woman who can be easily seduced; a loose woman; a woman considered only as a sexual object ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a dupe; an easy target for deception ...20C US sl.
• EASY MARK n. 1. someone or something overcome, mastered, or persuaded without difficulty; a gullible person; anything achieved with ease ...1845 sl.
n. 2. a woman who can be persuaded to copulate easily ...20C sl.
n. 3. a dupe; an easy target for deception ...20C US sl.
n. 4. an obvious suspect ...1930s sl.
• EASY MEAT n. 1. someone who is easily fooled or seduced; a dupe; an easy target for deception ...L19 sl.
n. 2. sexually available woman ...1961 UK sl.
n. 3. something that is easy to achieve ...1961 UK sl.
• EASY MONEY n. someone or something easily dealt with ...1902 Amer. sl.
• EASY MORT n. a promiscuous, forward woman ...M17 sl.
• EASY ON! int. go easy! stop it! be sensible! ...1920s sl.
• EASY ON THE EYE adj. beautiful, pleasing to look at; good-looking; esp. of women ...1936 UK sl.
• EASY ON THE TRIGGER adj. quick-tempered, excitable, quick to anger ...1968 Amer. sl.
• EASY ON TRIGGER adj. quick-tempered, excitable, quick to anger ...1912 Amer. dial.
• EASY-OSIE adj. easygoing ...1844 Sc.
• EASY-OSY adj. easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort ...1846 Sc.
n. an easygoing person, one inclined to be lazy ...1850 Sc.
• EASY OVER phr. no problems; don't worry ...1960s US sl.
• EASY-OZIE adj. easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort ...1844 Sc.
n. an easygoing person, one inclined to be lazy ...1850 Sc.
• EASY-PEASY adj. very easy, very simple ...1976 UK sl.
• EASY-PEASY, LEMON-SQUEEZEY adj. very easy, very simple ...1976 UK sl.
• EASY PICKIN'S n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EASY RIDE n. a young woman who is sexually promiscuous or easily seduced ...1967 US sl.
• EASY RIDER n. 1. a parasitical man, usually without a steady job, who lives by gambling or sponging; a man who is supported by a woman, esp. a prostitute ...1914 US Black sl.
n. 2. a sexually satisfying lover ...1914 Amer. dial., orig. Black usage
n. 3. a guitar ...1946 US Black sl.
n. 4. a young woman who is sexually promiscuous or easily seduced ...1952 US sl.
n. 5. any 'outlaw' motorcyclist ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a person who is not easily ruffled or provoked ...1971 US sl.
n. 7. cider ...2002 UK rhyming sl.
n. 8. a type of LSD identified by a design based on the 1969 film 'Easy Rider' ...2004 UK sl.
• EASY SIX n. the point of 6 in craps dice ...20C US gambling sl.
• EASY STREET n. 1. a condition of ease and comfort, esp. financial success ...1897 colloq.
n. 2. a town's red-light area ...L19 euphemism
• EASY STUFF n. a sexually available or promiscuous woman ...1950s US sl.
• EASY TIME n. an uneventful time in prison ...20C US criminals' sl.
• EASY TOUCH n. 1. one who can be easily solicited for money or favours; a gullible person, esp. someone easily induced to part with money ...1930s sl.
n. 2. a robbery that can be carried out without difficulty ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a situation which is easily exploitable ...1970s sl.
• EASY VIRTUE n. a prostitute; a woman who can be persuaded to copulate easily ...L18 Brit. sl.
• EASY WALKER n. a rubber-soled canvas shoe; a sneaker ...1954 Amer. dial.
• EASY WAY n. of an even-numbered point in craps: scored in any fashion other than a pair ...1974 US sl.
• EAT † n. 1. the act of eating; a meal ...c1000
† n. 2. that which is eaten, food ...a1000
† vb. 1. to absorb time wastefully ...1598
vb. 2. to defeat decisively; to trounce; to destroy ...1803 US sl.
† vb. 3. to drink ...1818 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to provide a meal or meals for ...1837 US jocular
vb. 5. to annoy, to bother, to vex ...1892 US sl.
vb. 6. to believe unquestioningly ...L19 sl.
vb. 7. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio on a person; ...1916 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to enjoy immensely; to acclaim ...1910s sl., orig. theatrical
vb. 9. to take a profit from criminality ...1920s US criminals' sl.
vb. 10. to verbally abuse ...1930s sl.
vb. 11. in business: to absorb a business loss, expenses, etc. ...1955 US sl.
vb. 12. of tobacco: to chew ...1961 Can. sl.
vb. 13. to swallow; used esp. in the context of ingesting LSD ...1970 US sl.
vb. 14. to strike face-first; also, to be struck by, as a bullet ...1975 US sl.
• EAT A CHAIN SAW! int. drop dead! ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EAT A CHILD vb. to share in a treat given to the parish officers ...L18 sl.
• EAT ACORNS vb. to suffer humiliation; to accept defeat ...1930s US Black sl.
• EAT A DICK phr. a phrase of dislike or dismissal ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• EAT A FIG vb. to commit burglary, to rob a house ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'crack a crib'
• EAT A FILIPINO WITH ONE phr. said when someone wants to pass on a compliment about you, in exchange for one about himself ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAT A FURBURGER vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1980s US sl.
• EAT A HACHI! int. a vulgar taunt; go to hell! ...1969 Amer. sl.
• EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE JOCKEY vb. to be very hungry ...1972 Aust. sl.
• EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE RIDER vb. to be very hungry ...1972 Aust. sl.
• EAT ALIVE vb. to defeat decisively; to trounce; to destroy ...1914 US sl.
• EAT-ALL n. a glutton ...1598
• EAT ALONE vb. to be greedy ...1990s US criminals' sl.
• EAT A MELDER vb. to eat too much ...Bk1905 Ireland
• EAT ANOTHER PECK OF SALT vb. to gain additional strength or ability to accomplish anything ...Bk1904 Sc.
• EAT A PECK OF SALT WITH ANYONE vb. 1. to have familiar conversation with ...1737 Sc.
vb. 2. to share many meals with anyone ...1737 Sc.
• EAT A SHIT SANDWICH vb. to accept humiliation as punishment ...1997 UK sl.
• EAT ASPHALT vb. to crash while riding a motorcycle, bicycling, or taking part in an recreational activity on the street ...2002 US sl.
• EAT ASS LIKE IT WAS STEAK vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1967 US sl.
• EAT A STOCK vb. to buy undesirable stock to maintain an order market in the stock ...1988 US sl.
• EAT A SWORD † vb. to be stabbed ...Bk1897
• EAT AT THE SAME TABLE vb. to get along; to have a genial relationship; to live peaceably with someone ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAT AT THE Y vb. to perform oral sex on a woman ...1971 US sl.
• EA-TAY n. marijuana ...1938 US Pig Latin for 'tea'
• EAT BAD FOOD vb. to get pregnant ...1974 Trinidad and Tobago
• EAT BIRD-SEED vb. to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT BOILED CROW vb. to 'eat one's words'; to back down from an untenable position; to assume the responsibility for what one has said or done ...1877 Amer. dial.
• EAT BOX LUNCH AT THE Y vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1950s US sl.
• EAT BULL BEEF vb. to become strong; to become fierce ...L16 sl.
• EAT CARDS vb. in blackjack: to draw more cards than you normally would in a given hand in order to learn more about what cards are remaining unplayed; the card-eater takes a short-term loss in hope of long-term big win ...1991 US sl.
• EAT CHAIN! int. used as an insult; drop dead! ...1997 US sl.
• EAT CHEESE vb. 1. to inform on, to betray ...1950s US sl.
vb. 2. to ingratiate oneself; to bring oneself into the favour or good graces of another; to curry favour ...1968 sl.
vb. 3. to be in love ...1970s US Black sl.
• EAT CONCRETE vb. among truckers: to drive rapidly down a major highway ...1971 US sl.
• EAT CRAP vb. to submit to degrading treatment; to suffer and accept humiliation; to humble oneself, usually in order to attain a desired goal ...1930s sl., orig. US
• EAT CROW vb. to suffer humiliations and insults without responding in kind ...1877 sl.
• EAT CUNT vb. to perform oral sex on a woman ...1972 US sl.
• EAT DICK vb. to perform oral sex on a man ...1988 US sl.
int. used as a dismissive retort ...1982 UK sl.
• EAT DIM SUM vb. to take the passive role in anal intercourse ...2003 UK rhyming sl. for 'take it up the bum'
• EAT DIRT vb. 1. to act in a demeaning, humiliating manner ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to be thrown to the ground by a horse or steer ...1936 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to be thrown on one's face ...1974 US sl.
• EAT DIRT PIE vb. to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
• EAT DOG vb. to 'eat one's words'; to back down from an untenable position; to assume the responsibility for what one has said or done; to suffer humiliation and insult without reciprocating ...19C sl.
• EAT DONG vb. to suffer humiliation ...1970s US sl.
• EAT DRAG DUST vb. to be humiliated ...1944 Amer. dial.
• EAT DRIED APPLES vb. to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EAT DRIED APRICOTS vb. to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EAT DRIED FRUIT vb. to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EAT DUST vb. 1. to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to be killed ...L19 US sl.
vb. 3. to leave; to travel ...L19 sl.
• EAT-'EM-UP n. a roadside restaurant ...1976 US CB usage
• EATEN n. juniper ...1768 Sc.
• EATEN AND SPUED adj. unhealthy ...c1779 Sc.
• EATER n. 1. a fruit that is good to eat uncooked ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a café, a restaurant ...1990s sl.
n. 3. a person who eats marijuana ...2001 US sl.
• EATERIE n. a restaurant ...20C sl., orig. US
• EATERS n. false teeth ...1910s Aust. sl.
• EATERY n. a restaurant ...1901 sl., orig. US
• EAT FACE vb. to engage in passionate kissing of the mouth and face; to neck ...1968 US students' sl.
• EAT FADGE vb. to partake of hospitality on New Year's Day ...1863 Eng. dial.
• EAT FIST-MEAT vb. to receive a punch in the mouth ...M16 sl.
• EAT FLAMING DEATH! int. used as an overblown expression of hostility ...1975 US sl.
• EAT FOR BREAKFAST vb. to vanquish, to outdo, to overcome ...1970 Aust. sl.
• EAT FROM THE BUSHY PLATE vb. to engage in oral sex on a woman ...2001 UK sl.
• EAT FUCK! int. used as a dismissive retort ...1979 US sl.
• EAT FUR PIE vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1940s sl.
• EAT GRASS vb. 1. to be thrown or to fall on one's face ...20C US sl.
vb. 2. to be thrown to the ground by a horse or steer ...1977 Amer. dial.
• EAT GRAVEL vb. to be thrown on one's face ...1933 US sl.
• EAT GREEN APPLES vb. to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EATH † adj. 1. of an action: easy, not difficult ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. comfortable, at ease, free from pain ...c1205
† adj. 3. making slight resistance; presenting few difficulties; easy ...a1225
† adj. 4. of a person: easy to be entreated, gentle; also, ready, susceptible ...c1250
† adv. easily, readily, without difficulty ...a1000 obs. exc. Sc.
• EAT HAIR PIE vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1940s sl.
• EATHE †* vb. to lighten, to alleviate, to assuage ...c1250
• EAT HEMPSEED vb. to be hanged ...E17 sl.
• EATHFUL adj. comfortable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EATHLINS adv. easily, readily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EATHLY † adj. 1. inconsiderable, slight, trifling ...c890
† adj. 2. easy, not difficult ...c1000
† adj. 3. of a person: low in station; mean in character ...c1200
† adj. 4. of a thing: of small value ...c1200
† adv. 1. easily, readily, without difficulty ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc.
† adv. 2. at an easy price, cheaply ...c1225
• EAT-HOUSE n. a café or restaurant ...2000s US sl.
• EATHS † adv. easily ...1594
• EATHY adj. easy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EATIFIED adj. having an appetite ...1953 Amer. dial.
• EAT ILL † vb. to be badly fed ...1677
• EATIN' AIN'T CHEATIN' phr. used as a jocular assertion that oral sex does not rise to the level of adultery or infidelity ...1994 US sl.
• EAT IN DUTCH STREET vb. to share expenses ...1910s sl.
• EATING † adj. greedy, voracious ...1483
n. 1. an act of taking food; a meal; also, a way or manner of feeding ...1483 arch.
n. 2. appetite ...1939 Amer. dial.
• EATING CORN adj. serving time in prison ...1940s Aust. prison sl.
• EATING IN HELL adj. dining at Taco Bell ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EATING IRON n. an eating utensil ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EATING JOINT n. a small, inferior restaurant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EATING MATCH n. a feast ...M19 W. Indies sl.
• EATING MEMBER n. a person who goes to church very seldom or not at all ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EATING MIDDEN n. a glutton, one who sacrifices everything to the gratification of its appetite ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EATING-ROOM n. a room appropriated for eating; a dining-room ...1613 arch.
• EATINGS n. food ...1876 US sl.
• EATING-STUFF n. 1. a woman who looks delicious and desirable ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a good-looking woman who inspires a male to perform cunnilingus ...M20 US sl.
• EATING TACKLE n. teeth ...20C sl.
• EATING TOBACCO n. chewing tobacco ...1901 US sl.
• EATING TOOL n. an eating utensil; knives, forks, etc. ...1927 US sl.
• EATING-WATER n. water fit for drinking; drinking water ...1877 Eng. dial.
• EAT IN THE SAME PLATE vb. to get along; to have a genial relationship; to live peaceably with someone ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAT IRON † vb. to be stabbed ...1594
• EATISH adj. having an appetite; usually used in negative ...1941 Amer. dial.
• EAT IT vb. 1. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio ...1916 US sl.
vb. 2. to submit to degrading treatment ...1928 US sl.
vb. 3. to suffer humiliation, esp. in attaining a desired goal ...1930s sl.
vb. 4. to be extremely objectionable, offensive, or unsatisfactory; to 'suck' ...1940 US sl.
vb. 5. to do very poorly on an exam, etc. ...1968 US students' sl.
vb. 6. to be unpleasant ...1970s US sl.
vb. 7. to suffer an accident, esp. a fall ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
vb. 8. to be killed; to die ...1982 US military usage
vb. 9. in surfing: to lose control and fall from your surfboard ...1991 US sl.
int. used as a vulgar retort; a term of dismissal or disdain ...1952 US sl.
• EAT IT RAW! int. used as a vulgar retort ...1957 US sl.
• EAT ITS HEAD OFF vb. of a person or thing: to cost more than it is worth ...18C sl.
• EAT JAM vb. to perform anilingus ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• EAT JOINT n. a restaurant, a café ...1920s US sl.
• EAT LEAD vb. to be shot, usually fatally ...1927 US sl.
• EAT LIKE A BEGGAR MAN AND WAG ONE'S UNDER JAW phr. a jocular reproach to a proud man ...B1785 sl.
• EAT LIKE A HORSE vb. to eat ravenously ...1707 sl.
• EAT ME! int. used as a vulgar retort; shut up! you make me sick! the hell with you! go away! ...1962 US sl.
• EAT-MEAT n. an idler, a parasite ...1875 Sc.
• EATMENTS n. food ...1942 Amer. sl.
• EAT ME RAW! int. used as a vulgar retort ...1957 US sl.
• EAT MY GOOBER! int. an exclamation of disgust or dislike ...1980 Amer. dial.
• EAT MY SHORTS! int. go to hell! drop dead!; an exclamation of dismissal or defiance ...1979 US sl.
• EATNELL † n. a greedy eater ...1611
• EAT OFF vb. to annoy, to bother ...M19 sl.
• EAT ON vb. to annoy, to bother, to vex ...1918 US sl.
• EAT ONE'S BONNET vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S BOOTS vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S CAKE AND HAVE IT vb. to have the advantage of both alternatives
• EAT ONE'S CAP vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONESELF vb. to be consumed with chagrin or vexation ...1867 Sc.
• EAT ONESELF DONE vb. to finish one's food ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAT ONE'S GUN vb. to commit suicide by shooting oneself with the barrel of the gun inserted in the mouth ...1975 US police usage
• EAT ONE'S HAT vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S HEAD vb. to 'eat one's hat'; to make a public admission of having been wrong ...M19 sl.
• EAT ONE'S HEAD OFF vb. of a person or thing: to cost more than it is worth ...18C sl.
• EAT ONE'S HEART vb. to suffer from silent grief or vexation ...1596
• EAT ONE'S HEART OUT vb. to be consumed by jealousy ...L19 sl.
• EAT ONE'S LEEK vb. to submit to humiliation under compulsion ...1599
• EAT ONE'S LUNCH vb. in surfing: to be thrown from a surfboard ...1981 US surfing usage
• EAT ONE'S NAILS vb. to do something foolish ...E18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S OWN FLESH vb. said of indolent person ...1611
• EAT ONE'S OWN HEART vb. to suffer from silent grief or vexation ...1879
• EAT ONE'S PANTS vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S SALT vb. to be one's guest, and hence under one's protection for the time being ...Bk1895
• EAT ONE'S SHIRT vb. to go back on one's words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong ...L18 sl.
• EAT ONE'S SHORTS vb. to die, to suffer ...1970s US sl.
• EAT ONE'S TERMS vb. to study for the bar; to be a law student ...Brit. colloq.
• EAT ONE'S THUMB vb. to be consumed with chagrin or vexation ...1768 Sc.
• EAT ONE'S THUMBS WITH RAGE vb. to very angry or annoyed ...1865 Sc.
• EAT ONE'S TOADS vb. to be a mean dependant, to toady ...1788
• EAT ONE'S TOOT vb. to become acclimatized, esp. to colonial life ...M19 NZ sl.
• EAT ONE'S TUTU vb. to become acclimatized, esp. to colonial life ...M19 NZ sl.
• EAT ONE'S WHITE BREAD vb. to be well off ...1929 Amer. dial.
• EAT ONE'S WORDS vb. to speak incoherently; to mumble ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAT OUT vb. 1. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to berate or verbally chastise someone ...1944 US sl., esp. military usage
vb. 2. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio ...1966 US sl.
• EAT OUT OF THE SAME DISH vb. to get along; to have a genial relationship; to live peaceably with someone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• EAT PARROT BACKSIDE vb. to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PARROT BAMDAM vb. to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PARROT BOTTOM vb. to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PARROT-HEAD SOUP vb. to chatter on incessantly and irritatingly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• EAT PEACHES vb. to become pregnant; to show signs of pregnancy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EAT PIE vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1980s sl.
• EAT, PIG, OR DIE vb. to work hard or suffer the consequences; to fend for oneself, to struggle for existence ...1835 Amer. dial.
• EAT PLASTIC vb. of a hospital patient: to be intubated ...1994 US sl.
• EAT POPCORN vb. to take some form of pill ...1960s US drugs sl.
• EAT PORRIDGE vb. to live, to dwell, to reside ...1867 Eng. dial.
• EAT POUNDCAKE vb. 1. to suck a partner's anus ...1940s homosexual sl.
vb. 2. to have sexual intercourse ...1970s US Black sl.
• EAT PUMPKIN SEEDS vb. to swell with pregnancy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EAT PUSSY vb. to perform cunnilingus ...c1938 sl., orig. US
• EAT RAW vb. 1. to perform cunnilingus or fellatio ...1972 US sl.
vb. 2. to defeat; to destroy mercilessly ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• EAT RAW WITHOUT SALT vb. to defeat; to destroy mercilessly ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• EAT RAZOR BLADES vb. to speak harshly and offensively ...1972 Barbados sl.
• EAT RAZOR SOUP vb. to say something sharp or impertinent ...1939 Amer. dial.
• EATRESS n. a woman who eats ...1834
• EATS n. food, a meal ...1782 UK
• EAT SALT WITH A PERSON vb. to enjoy his hospitality; also, to be dependent upon him ...1539
• EAT SAUSAGE vb. to perform oral sex on a man ...1984 US sl.
• EAT SHIT vb. 1. to submit to degrading treatment ...1930 US sl.
vb. 2. to be utterly contemptible ...1942 US sl.
vb. 3. to put up with a lot of abuse ...M20 US sl.
vb. 4. in surfing: to lose control of a ride and fall off your surfboard ...1991 US sl.
int. used as a vulgar retort ...1961 US sl.
• EAT SHIT AND DIE vb. to suffer and accept humiliation ...1930s sl.
int. 1. a dismissive expression ...1960s US sl.
int. 2. used as a powerful expression of dislike or disapproval ...1986 US sl.
• EATS JOINT n. a small, inferior restaurant ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EAT SNOWBALLS vb. to stay in the north during the winter - many tramps wintered in the warmer south ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S ARSE OFF vb. to criticize severely; to punish heavily ...1940s US sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OFF vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to criticize severely; to punish heavily ...1943 US sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OUT vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to criticize severely; to punish heavily ...1946 US sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S COOKIES 1. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1953 US sl., esp. military usage
vb. 2. to defeat someone ...1970s US sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S LIVER OUT vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1927 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S LUNCH vb. 1. to defeat, to drub, to outdo, to injure, to beat physically; to make short work of ...1959 US sl.
vb. 2. to thrash; to get revenge ...1969 US sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S MEAT vb. to perform oral intercourse ...1920s sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S PANTS OUT vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1934 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S TAIL OUT vb. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1953 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT STICK vb. to be beaten (as with a stick) ...1862
• EAT SUPPER BEFORE ONE SAYS GRACE vb. to have a baby in progress before marriage; to conceive a child ...1984 Amer. dial.
• EAT THE AIR † vb. to be 'fed upon promises', to be tantalized ...1597
• EAT THE APPLE, FUCK THE CORPS phr. used as a defiant yet proud curse of the marines by the marines ...1976 US sl.
• EAT THE BIG ONE! int. to hell with you! ...1983 US sl.
• EAT THE CALF IN THE COW'S BELLY vb. to rely on something that is uncertain; to anticipate unduly ...M17 sl.
• EAT THE COOKIE vb. 1. to be vanquished; to endure defeat ...1978 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. while surfing: to be pounded fiercely by a breaking wave ...1997 US sl.
• EAT THE CRUTCH OFF A LOW-FLYING EMU vb. to be very hungry ...1985 Aust. sl.
• EAT THE FACE OFF vb. to verbally abuse ...1930s sl.
• EAT THE FLOORMAT vb. to throw yourself to the floor of a car ...1981 US sl.
• EAT THE FRUIT OF ONE'S OWN DOINGS vb. to receive the reward of one's actions ...1611
• EAT THE GINGER vb. to play the leading role in a play ...1952 US sl.
• EAT THE GREASE vb. to take the best of something ...1923 Amer. dial.
• EAT THE GREASER vb. to 'eat one's hat'; to make a public admission of having been wrong ...1901 Amer. dial.
• EAT THE GREEN WEENIE vb. to get killed ...1970s US sl., orig. military
• EAT THE GUN vb. to commit suicide by shooting oneself with the barrel of the gun inserted in the mouth ...1975 US police usage
• EAT THE HEAD OFF vb. to verbally abuse ...1930s sl.
• EAT THE LEEK vb. to accept humiliation submissively; to submit to what is humiliating ...1599
• EAT THE PACK n. a spendthrift ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to waste one's substance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EATTOCK n. a tidbit, a dainty ...1905 Sc.
• EATUM-UP STOP n. a roadside restaurant or truckstop ...1976 US sl.
• EAT TURKEY vb. 1. to 'eat one's words'; to back down from an untenable position; to assume the responsibility for what one has said or done ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to play second fiddle ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EAT-UNDA-TABLE n. a man who performs oral sex ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• EAT UP adj. 1. tired out, exhausted ...1970s US college sl.
adj. 2. disorganized, messy, all over the place ...1990s sl.
adj. 3. keen on, obsessed with ...1990s sl.
adj. 4. strange, unusual, crazy ...1990s sl.
n. ('eat-up') a meal ...1910s Aust. sl.
†* vb. 1. to elide or slur over syllables in pronunciation ...1585
vb. 2. to administer a decisive or ruinous defeat to; to make short work of ...1830 US sl.
vb. 3. to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1843 US sl.
vb. 4. to take in greedily with the mind or senses; hence, to enjoy avidly ...1873
vb. 5. to do well; to act competently; to deal with efficiently ...1900s sl.
vb. 6. to believe eagerly; to accept unquestioningly ...1908 US sl.
vb. 7. to take control of, to 'consume' ...1930s sl.
vb. 8. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to get the better of; to baffle, to foil ...1944 US sl.
vb. 10. of a wave: to overcome and knock a surfer from the surfboard ...1965 US sl.
• EAT UP THE DIRT vb. to listen to gossip ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAT UP THE LANDSCAPE vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAT UP WITH THE DUMB ASS adj. very stupid ...1984 US sl.
• EAT VINEGAR WITH A FORK vb. to have a sharp tongue ...L19 sl.
• EAT WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN WHAT YOU CAN'T phr. used for urging someone to be frugal and conservationist ...1989 Can. sl.
• EAT WOOL vb. to be hit or, esp. nearly hit in the face by a volley ...1976 US sl.
• EAT YOUR OWN DOG FOOD vb. to make use of whatever product or service you provide ...2003 US sl.
• EAUBREKERE † n. an adulterer ...c1175
• EAUBRUCHE † n. adultery ...a1000
• EAU-DE-COLOGNE n. 1. a woman ...1937 UK rhyming sl. on polari 'palone' (a woman)
n. 2. a telephone ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• EAVE CAT n. a man in pursuit of a sexual mate ...1940 Amer. dial.
• EAVELONG adj. elliptical, oval, oblong; oblique, sidelong ...1864 Eng. dial.
• EAVES † n. of a wood: the edge, margin ...898
• EAVESDRIP vb. to listen intently ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EAVESING † n. 1. the act of trimming the edges of anything; clipping, polling, shearing; also, what is cut off; the clippings of hair ...a800
† n. 2. the eaves of a house or stack; formerly used also for 'roof' and hence, for 'dwelling' ...a1225
• EAVINGS n. the eaves of a house or other building ...1890 Eng. dial.
• EAZE vb. to wheeze ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• E-BALL n. MDMA ...1992 UK sl.
• EBATE † n. sport, diversion ...c1515
• EBBASAY n. the alphabet, A B C ...1892 Sc.
• EBBEN vb. to intend, to propose ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EBBERMAN † n. one who fishes on the Thames ...1715
• EBB-FISH n. edible shellfish ...1929 Sc.
• EBB-MEAT n. edible shellfish ...c1893 Sc.
• EBB-MINDED adj. shallow, frivolous ...1895 Eng. dial.
• EBBNESS † n. shallowness ...1637 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EBBS n. the seashore ...1908 Sc.
• EBB-WATER n. 'when there's but little money in the pocket' ...1699 cant
• EBBY † adj. having an ebb or receding direction ...1645
• EBENEEZER GOODE n. the personification of the culture surrounding MDMA ...1992 UK sl.
• EBENESER n. temper, passion ...M19 US sl.
• EBENEZER n. one's passions, esp. ire, anger temper ...1836 US sl.
• EBER † adj. manifest, unconcealed ...a975
• EBERLY † adv. manifestly, flagrantly ...a1300
• EBERSIAN'D n. the ampersand, & ...1914 Sc.
• EBIBE †* vb. to drink to the dregs, to swallow completely ...1689
• EBIT n. a coat ...1914 Sc.
• EBLANDISH †* vb. to get by flattery ...1623
• EBLAZE †* vb. to shine forth in bright colours ...1610
• EBLAZON †* vb. to shine forth in bright colours ...1610
• E-BOMB n. MDMA ...2003 UK sl.
• EBON † adj. of the colour of ebony; black, dark, sombre ...1607
n. a Black person ...M19 US sl.
• EBONINE adj. dark, sombre ...1881
• EBONY adj. pert. to a Black person ...M19 colloq.
n. 1. a Black person ...1820 Amer. colloq. arch.
n. 2. the quintessence of Black sensibility ...20C US Black sl.
• EBONY ANTELOPE n. Olympic track star Jesse Owens ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EBONY CHICK n. a Black girl ...M19 US sl.
• EBONY PIDGEON n. a Black girl ...M19 US sl.
• E-BOY n. a devotee of MDMA ...1980s sl.
• E-BRAKE n. a vehicle's emergency brake ...2003 US sl.
• EBRANGLE †* vb. to shake violently ...a1693
• EBRIATE adj. intoxicated ...1847
• EBRIATING adj. intoxicating ...1872
• EBRIETATING †* adj. intoxicating ...1711
• EBRIETY n. 1. the state or habit of being intoxicated; drunkenness ...1614
n. 2. excitement, an excited condition ...1751
• EBRIOLATE vb. to make drunk ...1623
• EBRIOSE adj. drunk ...1871 humorous
• EBRIOSITY * n. 1. habitual intoxication ...1646
* n. 2. exhilaration; physical excitement ...1859
• EBRIOUS adj. inclined to drink to excess; drunk, intoxicated, tipsy ...1569
• EBRITIAN n. a Hebraist; one versed in the Hebrew language ...1691 obs. rare
• EBUCCINATE † vb. to trumpet forth ...1666
• EBULLATE †* vb. to boil, to be in a state of ebullition ...1623
• EBULLIATE * vb. to boil, to bubble out ...1599
• EBULLIENCE n. an issuing forth in agitation, like boiling water; overflow; enthusiasm, extravagance ...1749
• EBULLIENCIES n. sudden outbursts ...1667
• EBULLIENCY n. readiness to boil or bubble forth or overflow ...1676
• EBULLIENT adj. 1. that boils; boiling; agitated, as if boiling ...1599
adj. 2. of energy, feelings, influences: gushing forth like boiling water; bubbling over, overflowing, enthusiastic ...1664
• EBULLITION n. 1. a sudden outburst or boiling of bubbling over ...1534
n. 2. the process of boiling, or keeping a liquid at the boiling point by the application of heat ...1594
n. 3. of water, fire, lava, etc: the act of rushing forth in a state of agitation or boiling ...1599
n. 4. rapid formation of bubbles; effervescence ...1646
• EBULUM † n. elderberry wine ...1713
• EBURNEAN adj. made of or resembling ivory ...1656
• EBURNEOID adj. showing a resemblance to ivory ...1847-9
• EBURNIAN adj. made of or resembling ivory ...1866
• EBURNINE * adj. ivory-like, ivory-coloured ...1822
• EC n. economics ...1924 US sl.
• ECAF n. the face ...1966 UK back slang
• E-CAR n. an electrically powered car ...2003 UK sl.
• ECCEITY † n. the quality of being present ...1549
• ECCENTRIC † adj. 1. not agreeing; having little in common ...1607-11
† adj. 2. of a locality: remote from the centre; out of the way ...1800
• ECCENTRICAL adj. exceptional, irregular ...a1652
• ECCENTRICATE †* vb. to disclose ...1708
• ECCENTRICITY † n. the condition of not being centrally situated; distance from the centre ...1825
• ECCENTRIZE vb. to play the eccentric ...1836 nonce word
• ECCER n. 1. physical exercise ...L19 sl.
n. 2. homework ...1910s Aust. & Irish sl.
• ECCKER n. physical exercise ...L19 sl.
• ECCKY n. MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECCLE vb. to aim or intend ...1721 Eng. dial.
• ECCLESIAL † adj. pert. to the church ...1649
• ECCLESIARCH n. a ruler of the church ...1781
• ECCLESIARCHY n. government by the church ...1878
• ECCLESIAST n. one who performs public functions in church; a church administrator ...c1386
• ECCLESIASTIC adj. pert. to the church ...1483
n. a clergyman, a person in orders; a 'churchman' as distinguished from a 'layman' ...1651
• ECCLESIASTICAL adj. pert. to the church ...1538
n. a clergyman, a person in orders; a 'churchman' as distinguished from a 'layman' ...1882-3 rare
• ECCLESIASTICALNESS †* n. ecclesiastical character ...1659
• ECCLESIASTICISM n. the spirit and temper, or the principles of action, which are distinctively ecclesiastical ...1862
• ECCLESIASTICIZE vb. to render ecclesiastical ...1865 nonce word
• ECCLESIASTICS † n. matters ecclesiastical; the science of church government ...1672
• ECCLESIASTRY n. ecclesiastical pomp or business ...1865 nonce word
• ECCLESIOGRAPHY n. a descriptive treatise on the church ...1881
• ECCLESIOLATER n. one who worships the church ...1847
• ECCLESIOLATRY n. worship of the church; excessive reverence for church forms and traditions ...1847
• ECCLESIOLOGIC adj. pert. to the church or to church buildings and decoration ...1882
• ECCLESIOLOGICAL adj. pert. to the church or to church buildings and decoration ...1847
• ECCLESIOLOGIST n. a student of ecclesiology ...1841
• ECCLESIOLOGY n. the science relating to the church or to churches; now usually, the science of church building and decoration; also, a treatise on churches ...1837
• ECCLESIOPHOBIA n. a morbid dread of ecclesiasticism ...1877 nonce word
• ECCY n. 1. the study of economics; economics ...1924 US students' sl.
n. 2. MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECH! int. an exclamation expressive of pity, surprise, or disgust ...1833 Sc.
• ECHE † adj. everlasting, eternal ...c825
† vb. 1. to add something to ...c1000
† vb. 2. to enlarge, to augment, to increase ...a1000
† vb. 3. to grow ...1565
• ECHELICH † adj. everlasting, eternal ...c825
• ECHELICHE † adv. eternally ...c1175
• ECHELON HOUND n. a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon ...1922 US Army usage
• ECHELON KING n. a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon ...1922 US Army usage
• ECHINATE vb. to set up one's prickles like a hedgehog ...1788 nonce word
• ECHING † adj. that increases ...1644
n. the act of increasing, enlarging, supplementing; an addition ...1382
• ECHINULATE adj. having or covered with small prickles ...1846
• ECHNIE n. a small quantity; a small piece ...1911 Sc.
• ECHO n. 1. one who assents obsequiously to the opinions of another; a person who reflects or imitates the language, sentiments, or conduct of others ...a1631
n. 2. a variety of MDMA ...1996 UK sl.
vb. to repeat what was just said ...1967 US sl.
• ECHOHEAD n. a foolish person, usually female ...1990s sl.
• ECHOIZE † vb. to repeat as does an echo ...1600
• ECHO PARTY n. a gathering to reminisce about a shared experience ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ECK! int. an exclamation of surprise; a warning cry used by street boys on the appearance of a policeman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ECKER n. 1. physical exercise ...L19 sl.
n. 2. MDMA; a tablet of MDMA ...2002 UK sl.
• ECKIE n. MDMA; a tablet of MDMA ...1995 UK sl.
• ECKIED adj. under the influence of MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECKIED UP adj. under the influence of MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECKLE vb. to aim, to intend, to design ...1721 Eng. dial.
• ECKLE-FECKLE † adj. 1. cheerful, merry, gay ...1825 Sc.
† adj. 2. possessing a sound and shrewd judgement ...1825 Sc.
• ECKRYDOCK n. an aqueduct ...1944 Amer. dial.
• ECKSIE-PECKSIE adj. on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• ECKY adj. sorry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
vb. to take MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECKY-BECKY n. a poor White person ...1965 Barbados
• ECKY UP vb. to take MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ECLAIRCISE †* vb. to clear up ...1754
• ÉCLAIRCISSEMENT n. a clearing up or revelation of what is obscure or unknown; an explanation ...1673
• E CLASS n. a very expensive car ...2000s US teen sl.
• ÉCLAT † n. 1. public display, ostentation; notoriety, publicity; a public exposure, scandal, 'scene' ...a1674
† n. 2. brilliancy, radiance, dazzling effect ...1676
n. 3. conspicuous success; universal applause, acclamation ...1741
n. 4. 'lustre' of reputation; social distinction; celebrity, renown ...1742
* vb. to become known; to make notorious, to bring into publicity ...1736
• ECLECT * adj. chosen, select ...1839
• ECLIPSATION † n. the act of eclipsing or state of being eclipsed ...1471
• ECLIPSE † vb. to hide, to screen from; also, to extinguish life ...1591
• ECLIPSED † adj. enfeebled; labouring under infirmity ...1607
• ECNOP n. a person who lives off prostitutes' earnings; a ponce ...1956 UK back slang
• ECO n. money ...2000s US Black sl.
• ECOD! † int. an exclamation and a minced oath from "Afore God!" and "By God!" ...1733
• ECOFREAK n. an environmental activist, used in derision ...1970 US sl.
• ECO-FREAKO adj. overly devoted to ethical ecological principles ...2004 UK sl.
• ECOLOGY FREAK n. a devoted environmentalist ...1984 US sl.
• ECON n. economics ...1976 US sl.
• ECONOMIC † adj. 1. pert. to the management of a household, or to the ordering of private affairs ...1592
† adj. 2. thrifty, careful, saving, sparing ...1755
† n. 1. the art or science of managing a house; housekeeping, domestic management ...1393
† n. 2. one who understands the art of housekeeping ...1656
• ECONOMICAL adj. pert. to a household or its management ...1579 arch.
• ECONOMICS † the art or science of managing a household; a treatise on the subject ...1586
• ECONOMIST n. one who manages a household; a housekeeper ...1586 arch.
• ECONOMIZE † vb. 1. to act as the governor of a household ...1648
† vb. 2. to arrange, to constitute, to organize ...1691
• ECONOMY † n. 1. the art or science of managing a household, esp. with regard to household expenses ...c1530
† n. 2. the structure or arrangement of a poem, play, etc. ...1671
†* n. 3. the rules which control a person's mode of living; regimen, diet ...1735
• ECONTRARY †* adv. contrariwise, vice versa ...1512
• ECO-NUT n. an environmental activist, used in derision ...1972 US sl.
• ECONVERSE †* adv. conversely ...1547
• ECOPORN n. aesthetically pleasing pictures of ecological subjects, esp. when of no scientific or environmental value; used derisively of any advertising that praises a company's 'green' record or policies ...1985 US sl.
• ECOWARRIOR n. a person who is especially in any political struggle or violent action against forces that are seen to threaten the environment or balance of nature ...2002 UK sl.
• ECSTASIATE * vb. to ecstacize, to transport with rapture or ecstasy, to give pleasurable excitement to ...1823
• ECSTASIZE vb. 1. to throw into an ecstasy or transport of rapturous feeling; to give pleasurable excitement to ...1835
vb. 2. to 'go into ecstasies' ...1854
• ECSTASY † n. 1. an outburst, a tumultuous utterance of feeling, etc. ...1695
n. 2. methylene-dioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, a drug of empathy and touch ...1985 US sl.
† vb. to throw into a state of frenzy or stupor ...1627
• ECSTATICAL adj. enraptured, ecstatic ...1600 arch.
• ECSTATICALNESS † n. ecstatic condition ...1667
• ECSTATIZE †* vb. to throw into an ecstasy, to give pleasurable excitement to ..1654
• ECTYPE n. 1. a copy, a reproduction ...1646
† n. 2. an impression in wax, clay, etc. of a seal or medal ...1662
• ECUMENIC adj. belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1588
• ECUMENICAL adj. belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1607
• E'D adj. intoxicated with MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...2001 UK sl.
• ED †* adj. ? distinguished in war ...c1400
• EDACIOUS adj. 1. excessively desirous ...1819
adj. 2. devoted to eating; voracious; ravenous, greedy ...1829
adj. 3. greedy, eager ...1865
• EDACITY n. 1. capacity for eating; good appetite ...1626 now chiefly humorous
† n. 2. corrosive quality, destructive power ...1657
• EDAD! † int. an oath ...1710
• EDADS! int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• EDBOTE †* n. restitution, amends, satisfaction ...c1315
• EDDER n. a hedge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDDERCAP n. an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person; a shrewish woman ...1892 Eng. dial.
• EDDER-COP n. a spider ...1854 Eng. dial.
• EDDERCROP n. a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• EDDERER n. a very tall, thin man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDDERIN conj. either; rather ...1844 Sc.
• EDDERING adj. long and slender, pliant, supple, lithe, powerful ...1805 Eng. dial.
• EDDICATE adj. educated ...1818 Sc.
• EDDICATION n. education ...1838 Sc.
• EDDICOP n. a spider ...1854 Eng. dial.
• EDDICROP n. a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• EDDIE GRUNDIES n. underwear ...2002 UK sl.
• EDDISH † n. 1. a park or enclosed pasture for cattle ...a700
n. 2. grass (also clover, etc.) which grows again ...1468
• EDDISH-HEN † n. a quail ...a1300
• EDDIT n. an adit, a watercourse ...1807
• EDDLE vb. to work for, to earn ...1887 Sc.
• EDDLINS n. earnings, wages ...1887 Sc.
• EDDRE † n. a blood-vessel, a vein ...c1000
• EDDY n. an idiot ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDDYCROP n. a spider ...1854 Eng. dial.
• EDDY-TIDE n. a whirlpool ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EDECIMATION †* n. the act or process of taking a tithe or tenth ...a1693
• EDELWEISS n. a type of marijuana developed in Holland ...2003 UK sl.
• EDEN n. a delightful abode or resting-place, a paradise; a state of supreme happiness ...a1225
• EDENIC adj. pert. to Eden or paradise ...1850
• EDENTATE n. one who has lost his teeth ...1850 humorous usage
† vb. to draw out a person's teeth ...1656
• EDENTATION † n. the extraction of teeth ...1623
• EDENTULOUS adj. having no teeth, toothless ...1782
• E-DEUCE n. an M-14 automatic rifle ...1977 US sl.
• EDGAR n. an act of defecation ...1969 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'shit' (Edgar Britt)
• EDGAR BRITT n. an act of defecation ...1969 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'shit'
• EDGAR BRITTS n. 1. diarrhoea ...1969 Aust. rhyming sl for the 'shits'
n. 2. a bad mood, anxiety, fear ...1983 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'the shits'
• EDGARS n. a bad mood, anxiety, fear ...1983 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'the shits' (Edgar Britts)
• EDGE n. 1. a cutting weapon or tool ...c1205 poetic
† n. 2. line of battle ...1535
† n. 3. of persons: ardour, keenness in pursuit of an object; in weaker sense, inclination, liking ...1581
† n. 4. keenness of eyesight ...1682
n. 5. the ridge or summit of a hill or range of hills; a steep hill or hillside ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. conceit, self-importance, swagger ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 7. principle, disposition ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a knife, used or intended for use as a weapon ...1972 US sl.
n. 9. an urban area with bars, night clubs and prostitution ...1973 US sl.
n. 10. in gambling: a statistical advantage, usually expressed as a percentage ...1977 US sl.
n. 11. antagonism; a tension arising from mutual dislike ...1979 UK sl.
• EDGE † vb. to urge on, to incite, to provoke, to encourage a person; also, to stimulate, to give activity to an industry, etc. ...1575
• EDGE CITY n. a notional place where people live on the edge of danger ...1970 US sl.
• EDGED adj. 1. tipsy, drunk ...1894 US sl.
adj. 2. angry, incensed, mad as hell ...1982 US sl.
• EDGEFUL †* adj. having sharp edge; keen, cutting ...1614
• EDGE IN A WORD vb. to intrude in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EDGEMCATION n. education ...1833 Amer. dial.
• EDGEMENT n. incitement, urging, persuasion ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDGE NOTE n. a £50 note ...2002 UK prison sl.
• EDGE OF DARK, THE n. 1. twilight, dusk, nightfall ...1885 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person of swarthy complexion ...1886 Eng. dial.
• EDGE OF DAYLIGHT, THE n. 1. morning twilight ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 2. twilight, dusk, nightfall ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDGE OF DUSK n. early evening, twilight ...a1864 Amer. dial.
• EDGE OF EVENING, THE n. twilight, dusk, nightfall ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EDGE OF GLOAMING, THE n. twilight, dusk, nightfall ...1867 Sc.
• EDGE OF NIGHT, THE n. twilight, dusk, early evening, nightfall ...1881 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• EDGE OF THE EVENING n. early evening, twilight ...1758 Amer. dial.
• EDGER n. one who is not straightforward; a deceiver; someone you can't trust ...1969 Amer. dial.
• EDGE-UP n. a haircut which neatens the lines without changing the style; a trim ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EDGE WORK n. the alteration of dice by rounding off the edges to affect the roll ...1950 US sl.
• EDGEWISE adj. at odds, antagonistic, unfriendly, indignant ...1914 Amer. dial.
• EDGIE adj. quick, active, both mentally and physically; sharp, smart, clever ...1825 Sc.
† vb. to be quick or alert in doing anything ...1825 Sc.
• EDGLING adv. standing on one edge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDGY adj. 1. quick, active, both mentally and physically; sharp, smart, clever ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. nervous, irritable, tense ...1837 UK sl.
adj. 3. eager, anxious, desirous, keen ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. quick-tempered, easily provoked ...Bk1900 Sc.
adj. 5. tipsy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. of the weather: crisp, frosty ...1926 Amer. dial.
adj. 7. in the used car business: said of a car that needs body work ...1968 US sl.
adj. 8. leading a trend ...1976 US sl.
vb. to be quick or alert in doing anything ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EDIBILATORY adj. pertaining to eating or edibles ...1828
• EDIBILITY n. the quality of being edible, the capability of being eaten ...1849
• EDICTION † n. edict, command ...c1470
• EDIFIABLE †* adj. fitted to edify; edifying, profitable ...1612
• EDIFICANT † adj. edifying, instilling ideas ...1642
• EDIFICATE † adj. built up, constructed, formed, instituted, arranged ...c1470
†* vb. to build ...1623
• EDIFICATION † n. 1. a building ...1432-50
* n. 2. building ...1549
n. 3. mental or moral improvement, intellectual profit; instruction ...1660
• EDIFICATIVE adj. edifying; instilling ideas; adapted to promote spiritual improvement ...c1410
• EDIFICATORY adj. intended or suited for purposes of religious edification ...1649
• EDIFICE † n. the act or process of building or construction ...1580
• EDIFICIAL * adj. pert. to building, architectural ...1658
• EDIFIER * n. a builder ...1460
• EDIFY † vb. 1. to build up, to establish, to organize a system, institution, or law, a moral quality, etc.; to establish or strengthen a person ...a1340
* vb. 2. to build; to construct (a dwelling, edifice) of the usual building materials ...a1340
† vb. 3. to take form, to grow; also, to prosper, to achieve success ...a1400
vb. 4. to inform, to instruct; to improve in a moral sense ...1534
† vb. 5. to frame a notion; to imagine ...1645
• EDIFYING adj. 1. tending to produce moral and spiritual improvement; instructive ...1526
† adj. 2. that builds ...1662
† n. the act or process of building; also, a building ...1432-50
• EDINBURGH FRINGE n. the female pubic hair ; the vagina ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'minge'
• EDIPUS n. one who is clever at guessing riddles ...1557
• EDISON n. in horse racing: a hand battery used illegally by a jockey to impart a shock to his horse ...1947 US sl.
• EDISON MEDICINE n. electric shock therapy ...1990 US sl.
• EDISON SPECIAL, THE n. death in the electric chair ...1974 US prison sl.
• EDITION † n. 1. the act of putting forth, or making public; publication ...1551
† n. 2. the act of producing, or bringing into existence; hence, birth, extraction, origin ...1599
† n. 3. kind, species ...a1625
†* vb. to make an edition of; to issue, to publish ...1716
• EDITIONER †* n. an editor ...a1646
• EDITOR † n. the publisher of a book ...1649
• EDITORESS n. a female editor ...1836
• EDITRESS n. a female editor ...1799
• EDLEN † n. reward ...c888
• EDLEY-MEDLEY adv. confusedly ...19C Eng. dial.
• EDMEDE † adj. humble ...c1000
† n. gentleness, humility ...c1000
• EDMOD † adj. gentle, humble, meek ...c1000
• EDMODED † adj. meek, humble ...a1175
• EDMODI † adj. gentle, humble, meek ...a1225
• EDMODIEN † vb. to humble ...a1225
• EDMODLICHE † adv. humbly, meekly ...a1175
• EDMODNESS † n. gentleness, humility, meekness ...c888
• EDMONCHUK n. the city of Edmonton, Alberta ...1998 Can. sl.
• EDMUNDO n. a boss ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Edmundo Ros)
• EDMUNDO ROS n. a boss ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• EDNA n. a drink ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'beverage' (Edna Everage)
• EDNA! int. watch out! be quiet! ...1960 UK sl.
• EDNABOPPER n. a fan of Dame Edna Everage ...1991 Aust. sl.
• EDNA EVERAGE n. a drink ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'beverage'
• EDOCEATE † vb. to teach ...1623
• EDOCTRINATE †* vb. to teach thoroughly, to train ...1625
• EDOD! †* int. an oath ...1694
• EDSEL n. the US Air Force F-111 aircraft ...1972 US sl.
• EDUCABLE adj. capable of being educated ...1845
• EDUCAND n. one who is to be educated; a pupil or student ...1920
• EDUCATE adj. educated ...1818 Sc.
† vb. to rear, to bring up children or animals by supply of food and attention to physical wants ...1607
• EDUCATED adj. 1. fraudulent ...1949 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sophisticated, worldly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATED BACKHOUSE n. a flush toilet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATED CROOK n. a lawyer ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATED CURRENCY n. in horse racing: bets placed on the basis of what is believed to be authentic empirical tips ...1951 US sl.
• EDUCATED FOOL n. a person who seems to know everything; one having book knowledge, but who is lacking in common sense ...Bk1966 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATED THIRST n. said of one who drinks champagne and fancy mixed drinks ...1968 Amer. cowboy usage
• EDUCATEE n. one who is subjected to the process of education ...1815 nonce word
• EDUCATION † n. the process of nourishing or rearing a child, young person, or animal ...
• EDUCATIONABLE * adj. capable of receiving education ...1859
• EDUCATIONAL † adj. due to or arising from education ...1652
• EDUCATIONARY adj. concerned with education ...1879
• EDUCATIONIZE * vb. to subject to education ...1835
• EDUCATOR † n. 1. one who or that which nourishes or rears physically ...1566
n. 2. in the circus or carnival: the 'Billboard' weekly newspaper ...1980 US sl.
• EDUCATORY adj. that has an educating influence ...1845
• EDUCATRESS n. a female educator or teacher ...1805
• EDULCORATE * adj. softened, sweetened ...1810
† vb. to sweeten, to make sweet ...1661
• EDULE †* adj. edible ...1699
†* n. an edible food ...1699
• EDULIOUS † adj. edible, good for food ...a1682
• EDUMACATION n. education ...1969 Amer. dial.
• E'D UP adj. intoxicated with MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...2001 UK sl.
• EDWARD † n. a dragonfly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EDWIT † n. reproach, rebuke, taunt; taunting speech ...c825
• EDWITE † vb. to taunt, to blame, to reproach ...c825
• EDWITING † n. a reproaching or rebuking, a rebuke, reproach ...1388
• EDYAN adj. eager, keen ...1929 Sc.
• EDZACT vb. 1. to perfect, to render exact; to make precisely right, to adjust precisely ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to reason out; also, to understand fully ...1928 Amer. dial.
• EEAN n. a one-year-old horse or mare ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EE-AW n. a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
• EEBIE-JEEBIES, THE n. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• EEBLE adj. able ...1880 Sc.
• EECHIE NOR OCHIE phr. neither one thing nor another; not the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• EECHIE OR OCHIE phr. either one thing or another; the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• EECHY NOR OOCHY phr. neither one thing nor another; not the smallest word or sound; hence, absolutely nothing ...1768 Sc.
• E-ED adj. intoxicated with MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...2001 UK sl.
• EEDLE-DEEDLE adj. easygoing, lacking initiative, negligent, muddle-headed ...a1880
• EEDLE-DODDLE adj. easygoing, lacking initiative, negligent, muddle-headed ...a1880
n. a person who shows no initiative in a crisis; a puddling person who concerns himself with little trifles ...1911 Sc.
• EEDLE-ODDLE n. a person who shows no initiative in a crisis; a puddling person who concerns himself with little trifles ...1911 Sc.
• E-ED UP adj. intoxicated with MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...2001 UK sl.
• EEFE † adj. easy ...1578
• EEK n. the face ...1966 UK back slang (Ecaf)
• EEKFOW † adj. 1. equal, just ...1808 Sc.
adj. 2. equable in temper; blithe, having an affable demeanour ...1825
† n. an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKFULL † n. an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKIE n. an eye ...1875 Sc.
• EEKIE PEEKER n. an eyelid ...1899 Sc.
• EEKSIE-PEEKSIE adj. equal, on an equality; with nothing to choose between ...1824 Sc.
• EEKSIE PICKSIE adj. on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EEL n. 1. the penis ...17C sl.
n. 2. a resident of New England ...1838 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a resident of New York ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a stripe, esp. a stripe along the back of a horse ...1908 Sc.
n. 5. (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person; a treacherous person ...1933 Amer. dial.
• EELATOR n. a small eel ...1891 Eng. dial.
• EEL-BACKED adj. of a horse of a light colour: having a black line on the back from the mane to the tail ...1741 Sc.
• EELDINS n. equals in age, contemporaries, persons born in the same year ...1722 Sc. & Ireland
• EEL-DROWNER n. one who can perform the impossible; hence, an exceedingly clever fellow; used ironically and generally with negative ...1825 Sc.
• EEL-FLY n. a mayfly ...1889 Eng. dial.
• EELIE vb. to disappear, to vanish from sight gradually ...1818 Sc.
• EELIE-ALLIE n. the young of the eel ...1913 Sc.
• EELIE-DOLLY † n. oil of any kind ...1881 Sc.
• EELIST † n. 1. a flaw, deformity, defect ...1768 Sc.
† n. 2. envy; a desire to have possession of something that cannot easily be obtained ...1825 Sc.
† n. 3. a cause of regret ...1825 Sc.
† n. 4. a secret dislike for someone ...1914 Sc.
• EELO n. an eel ...1880 Sc.
• EEL OUT vb. to evade a situation or responsibility; to worm out of a situation ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EELPOT n. (derogatory) a Methodist ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EEL RUT n. a small inlet partially drained at low tide ...1908 Amer. dial.
• EEL'S FALLEN ARCHES n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EEL'S HIPS n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EEL-SKIN n. a condom ...E20 US sl.
• EELSKIN-DRESS n. a tight-fitting dress ...1881
• EEL-SKINNER n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• EELSKIN-QUEUE n. ? a pig-tail ...1809
• EEL-SKINS n. trousers; very tight trousers; any tight-fitting article of clothing ...E19 Brit. sl.
• EELY adj. resembling an eel in movement; wriggling, writhing ...1871
vb. to disappear, to vanish; to disappear one by one as a company does that disperses imperceptibly ...1832 Sc.
• EELY-EELY-ATOR n. a small eel ...1891 Eng. dial.
• EEM † n. 1. uncle; orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
† n. 2. leisure ...1846 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a hot fetid smell, such as that from a stuffy atmosphere ...1929 Sc.
vb. 1. to spare time, to find an opportunity; to have leisure; to succeed in doing a thing ...1674 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to be infested with vermin; to be alive with small creatures ...1908 Sc.
vb. 3. of frost: to spread ...1940 Sc.
• EEMERSOME adj. moody, changeable; generally applied to a person of jolly disposition ...1949 Sc.
• EEMIN n. evening ...1703 Eng. dial.
• EEMIR n. mood, humour ...1910 Sc.
• EEMOCK n. 1. the ant ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. a person of diminutive stature; a fairy ...1914 Sc.
• EEMOST adj. highest, uppermost ...1773 Sc.
• EENABIE adj. small, diminutive for one's age ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EENAMOST adv. almost, nearly ...1781 Amer. dial.
• EEND adj. even, straight ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EENIE n. an eye ...1875 Sc.
• EENIL † vb. to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• EENKIN † n. kindred in all its extent ...1825 Sc.
• EENLINS † n. persons of equal age ...1825 Sc.
• EENOO adv. just now, at the present time, a moment ago ...1773 Sc.
• E'ENSHANKS † n. an afternoon or early evening meal ...1824 Sc.
• EENSY-WEENSY adj. tiny, very small ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EENTSY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EENTSY-TEENSY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EENTSY-TEENTSY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EENTSY-WEENTSY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EENY MOST adv. almost, nearly ...1946 Amer. dial.
• EENY-TEENY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EENY-WEENY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EER n. 1. a piercing scream uttered in terror ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. colour, tinge ...1911 Sc.
vb. to squeak as a pig; to scream, to shriek, to bawl out ...1825 Sc.
• EEREPI n. a jocular name for a very small person or child; a diminutive person ...1905 Sc.
• EERIE adj. 1. dismal, sad, melancholy, gloomy, dull, mournful ...1773 Sc.
adj. 2. apprehensive, frightened, in dread of spirits ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EERIEFUL adj. weird, uncanny, foreboding evil, portentous ...1880 Sc.
• EERIELY adv. dismally, drearily, in a foreboding way ...1819 Sc.
• EERIES AND ORRIES n. particulars, details; ins and outs ...1911 Sc.
• EERISOME adj. 1. uncanny, gloomy ...1818 Sc.
adj. 2. ghostly, weird, awe-inspiring ...1856 Sc.
adj. 3. dismal, dull, sad, melancholy ...1869 Sc.
• EERISOMENESS n. uncanniness, the state of being uncanny, weird, or strange ...1897 Sc.
• EERIORUMS n. particulars, details; fancy work, ornamentation ...1880 Sc.
• EERISOME adj. weird, gloomy ...1818
• EER-QUAY adj. pert. to a homosexual ...20C US Pig Latin for 'queer'
• EERTH n. three ...M19 back-slang
• EERVAR n. the last pig of a litter ...1890 Ireland
• EESELESS adj. useless ...1917 Sc.
• EESERAL adj. worthless, of small account ...1911 Sc.
• EESHAN n. a child, a tiny tot; someone small and puny of any age; often used in a derogatory or playful sense ...1866 Sc.
• EESK n. a slight rain or drizzle ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 1. to rain slightly, to drizzle; to sleet ...1845 Sc.
vb. 2. to leak ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. to make a squeaking noise, as of a mouse, new boots, etc. ...1866 Sc.
• EESKYIE n. goodness, sense, decency ...1929 Sc.
• EESOME adj. attractive or gratifying to the eye ...1823
• EES-WORM n. an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EET n. habit, custom ...Bk1900 Sc.
int. a call to a horse to turn to the right ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EETEMTATION n. the smallest particle of anything, particularly of food ...1918 Sc.
• EETIM n. a small, puny person ...1911 Sc.
• EETION n. a living creature; a person of small stature ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EETLE-OTTLE vb. to choose by counting out ...1947 Sc.
• EEVENOO † adj. very hungry ...1825 Sc.
• EEVER adj. of places: upper, higher ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EEYAW adj. & adv. lopsided, askew, aslant, awry ...1975 Amer. dial.
• EEZIMER n. eczema ...1954 Amer. dial.
• EFA n. a small, diminutive person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EFACT! † int. a mild oath ...1680
• EFEGS! int. a mild exclamation ...M17
• EFFABLE † adj. 1. of sounds, letters, etc.: that can be pronounced ...1637
adj. 2. that can be expressed or described in words ...1668
• EFFABULE †* vb. to fable, to invent a story, etc. ...c1600
• EFFACINATE † vb. to fascinate, to bewitch ...1616
• EFFAMISH †* vb. to famish ...a1603
• EFF AND BLIND vb. to swear strongly or continuously ...1943 sl.
• EFFASCINABLE †* adj. susceptible to enchantment ...1660
• EFFASCINATE † vb. to charm, bewitch, enchant ...1616
• EFFASCINATION n. fascination ...1624 obs.
• EFFATE † n. a saying, dictum, maxim ...1678
• EFFATUATE † adj. infatuated, besotted ...1600
† vb. to besot, to render dull or stupid ...1630
• EFFATUM n. a saying, dictum, maxim ...1650
• EFFECT † n. 1. an outward manifestation, sign, token, symptom; an appearance, phenomenon ...c1450
† n. 2. something which is attained or acquired by an action ...1602
† n. 3. practical reality, fact, as opposed to name or appearance ...1606
† vb. 1. to fulfil a promise ...c1590
† vb. 2. to have an effect, to be effectual; to accomplish its purpose ...1592
* vb. 3. to make, to construct ...1791
• EFFECTER † n. a maker, a creator ...1635
• EFFECTFULL † adj. effectual ...1555
• EFFECTION † n. 1. fabrication, formation, production ...1430
† n. 2. accomplishment, performance ...1652
• EFFECTISM n. affected behaviour ...1871 nonce word
• EFFECTIVATE vb. to render effective; to effectuate ...1717 Sc.
• EFFECTRESS † n. a female maker or creator ...1601
• EFFECTUABLE †* adj. that can be effectuated; feasible ...1611
• EFFECTUAL † adj. to the point, pertinent, conclusive ...1593
• EFFECTUALLY † adv. 1. pertinently, to the purpose, explicitly ...1583
† adv. 2. in fact, in reality ...c1600
• EFFECTUOUS † adj. efficacious, effective ...c1400
• EFFECTUOUSLY † adv. 1. effectively, with powerful effect ...a1400
† adv. 2. urgently, earnestly ...1533
• EFFECTUOUSNESS †* n. efficacy ...1686
• EFFEEBLE † vb. to enfeeble ...1571
• EFFEEBLISH † vb. to enfeeble ...1570-80
• EFFEEBLISHMENT † n. weakening ...1540
• EFFEIR n. 1. affair; a 'cause' ...1375 arch.
n. 2. appearance, bearing; show, pomp and circumstance; ceremony ...1375 arch.
†* vb. 1. to frighten ...1513 Sc.
†* vb. 2. to fear, to be afraid of ...1552 Sc.
† vb. 3. to pertain to, to fall by right, to be proper or fit ...1631 Sc.
vb. 4. to be becoming, appropriate, to pertain, relate, correspond ...1705 Sc.
• EFFEIRS n. phenomena, properties ...1500-20 arch.
• EFFEMINATE † adj. 1. gentle, tender, compassionate ...1594
† adj. 2. physically weak, delicate ...1652
† adj. 3. of music, odours, etc.: soft, voluptuous ...1674
†* vb. to make into a woman; to represent as a woman ...1678
• EFFEMININE adj. effeminate ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EFFEMINIZE * vb. to render effeminate or womanish in character or appearance ...c1612
• EFFER †* vb. to bring forth; to give off; to produce ...1606
• EFFERATE †* adj. fierce, harsh, morose ...1684
† vb. to render fierce or harsh...1658
• EFFERATION †* n. irritating action ...1684
• EFFERE †* adj. excessively wild or fierce ...1586
†* n. fear ...1553 Sc.
• EFFEROUS †* adj. extremely wild, fierce, or savage; cruel, ferocious, violent ...1614
• EFFERVENCY † n. the condition of being overheated, of issuing forth in a heated state ...1670
• EFFERVESCE * vb. to stir up, to excite, to exhilarate, to make cheerful and lively ...1866
• EFFERVESCENCE n. excitement ...1748
• EFFERVESCENCY n. excitement ...1767
• EFFERVESCENT adj. vivacious, enthusiastic, cheerful ...1833
• EFFERVESCIBLE adj. ready to effervesce, excited ...1866
• EFFET n. a newt, eft, lizard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EFFETE † adj. 1. of animals: that has ceased to bring forth offspring ...1660
adj. 2. worn out, not in good condition ...1662
adj. 3. incapable of efficient action; ineffective ...1790
• EFFETENESS n. exhaustion, worn-out condition ...1862
• EFFICABLE †* adj. efficacious, effective ...1607
• EFFICACE † adj. that produces the intended or appropriate effect; effective ...a1500
† n. 1. efficacy ...a1225
† n. 2. effect, result, consequence ...a1491
† n. 3. active duty ...1678
• EFFICACIOUS adj. that produces the intended or appropriate effect; effective ...1528
• EFFICACIOUSLY adv. effectively ...1647
• EFFICACIOUSNESS n. effectiveness ...1630
• EFFICACITY n. effectiveness, efficacy ...1430-50
• EFFICACY n. power or capacity to produce effects ...1527
• EFFICIATE †* vb. to effect, to bring about ...1612
• EFFICIENCE n. 1. the exercise of efficient power; causative or productive activity; productiveness ...1669 arch.
n. 2. effectiveness, efficacy ...1865 arch.
• EFFICIENCIARY †* adj. pert. to executive action ...1649
• EFFICTION †* n. 'an expressing or representing' ...1656
• EFFIERCE †* vb. to render fierce, to madden ...1596
• EFFIGIAL * adj. of the nature of an effigy ...1715
• EFFIGIATE * vb. to present a likeness of; to portray, to represent by a picture or sculpture ...1608
• EFFIGIATION n. the act of fashioning or of representing; a likeness, representation ...c1535
• EFFIGIES n. a likeness, image, portrait, whether drawn, painted, or sculptured, or of any other kind; now superseded by 'effigy' ...1600 arch.
† vb. to portray, to picture ...1652 nonce word
• EFFIGIUM †* n. a likeness, image, portrait, whether drawn, painted, or sculptured, or of any other kind ...1564
• EFFIGURE †* vb. to put into shape ...1486
• EFFINGE † vb. to fashion, to shape ...1657
• EFFIRM † vb. to assert the existence of ...1549 Sc.
• EFFLAGITATE †* vb. to demand eagerly; to desire eagerly ...1641
• EFFLAGRATION * n. emission of flames ...1811
• EFFLATE †* vb. to puff out ...1634
• EFFLATION n. blowing out, strong expulsion of breath ...1578
• EFFLORESCE vb. to come to the surface, to become manifest; to be disclosed or revealed ...1834
• EFFLORESCENCE † n. 1. colour developed on the skin, either in the ordinary course of nature, or as the result of disease ...1646
n. 2. a flourishing condition ...1672
• EFFLORESCENCY †* n. a flourishing condition ...1649
• EFFLOWER †* vb. of a plant: to go out of bloom ...c1420
• EFFLUOUS † adj. that runs or flows out ...1656
• EFFLUX n. the lapse, passing away of time, or of a particular period; hence, expiry, end ...1647
• EFFLUXION n. 1. the lapse or passing away of time; the expiry or completion of a certain period ...1621
n. 2. an abortion ...1643
• EFFOCATE * vb. to choke, to strangle ...1656
• EFFOCK n. a newt, eft, lizard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EFFODE †* vb. to dig out of the ground, to dig up ...1612
• EFFODIATE †* vb. to dig out of the ground, to dig up ...1612
• EFFODICATE †* vb. to dig out of the ground, to dig up ...1599
• EFFODIENT * adj. digging, accustomed to dig ...1847
• EFFOLIATE †* vb. to open into leaf ...1671
• EFFOLIATION †* n. removal of leaves ...1671
• EFFORCE †* n. a violent means ...1549
† vb. 1. to force oneself, to make an effort ...1512
vb. 2. to force open, to gain by force, to compel ...1596
• EFFORCED adj. uttered with effort ...1596
• EFFORE † prep. afore ...1535
• EFFORM vb. to make into a certain form; to shape, to fashion ...1578
• EFFORMATION † n. formation, framing, shaping ...1578
• EFFORMATIVE † adj. formative, tending to form ...1647
• EFFORT † n. power ...1490
† vb. to strengthen, to fortify ...1662
• EFFOSSION †* n. the act of digging out of the ground ...1657
• EFFRACTED †* adj. broken off ...1657
• EFFRACTION n. breaking open a house; burglary ...1840
• EFFRAY † n. 1. fear, terror ...1375
† n. 2. an affray ...1375
† vb. 1. to frighten, affect with terror; to alarm, startle; to scare ...1375
† vb. 2. to feel fear of; to fear ...1485
† vb. 3. to keep off by frightening; to scare ...1588
• EFFRAYABLE †* adj. capable of producing fright or alarm; frightful, dreadful ...1689
• EFFRAYANT adj. frightful, alarming ...1872
• EFFRAYED † adj. frightened, shaking with fear ...1553
• EFFRAYEDLY † adv. in an alarmed manner, as men do who are alarmed ...1375
• EFFRAYIT adj. frightened ...1827 Sc.
• EFFRENABLE †* adj. incapable of restraint, violently rebellious ...1621
• EFFRENATE † adj. 1. of passions: unbridled, ungovernable ...1561
† adj. 2. of drugs: violent in action ...1657
• EFFRENATED † adj. unbridled, unruly ...1586
• EFFRENATION † n. unruliness; a headlong or unbridled rashness or license ...1623
• EFFRENOUS †* adj. of drugs: violent in action ...1657
• EFFREY'T † adj. frightened ...1827 Sc.
• EFFRINGE †* vb. to break or pound out; to make by pounding ...1657
• EFFRONT †* vb. 1. to free from bashfulness ...1643
†* vb. 2. to put to confusion ...1649
• EFFRONTED † adj. shameless, barefaced, unblushingly insolent ...1598
• EFFRONTEDLY † adv. in a barefaced manner; shamelessly ...1628
• EFFRONTERIST † n. one who displays effrontery ...1776 nonce word
• EFFRONTUOUS †* adj. characterized by effrontery, impudent ...a1734
• EFFRONTUOUSLY † adv. impudently ...a1734
• EFFROYABLE †* adj. frightful ...1689
• EFFUDE † vb. to pour out ...1634
• EFFULGE vb. 1. to flash forth ...1729 poetic
vb. 2. to shine forth brilliantly ...1735 poetic
• EFFULGENCE n. splendid radiance ...1667
• EFFULGENT adj. shining forth brilliantly; resplendent, radiant ...1738
• EFFULMINATION †* n. the launching of thunderbolts; a thunderbolt launched; malediction ...a1670
• EFFUME †* vb. to puff out smoke ...1599
• EFFUND vb. to pour out; to shed blood; to pour out the contents of a vessel ...c1420
• EFFUSCATION †* n. the act of making obscure; a beclouding ...1624
• EFFUSE † adj. wide-spreading, overflowing, unrestrained, extravagant, marked by squandering ...1742 obs. or arch.
†* n. a pouring out ...1593
† vb. 1. to shed blood ...1526
vb. 2. to pour out a liquid ...1682
• EFFUSION n. 1. a pouring out, a spilling of liquid ...c1400
† n. 2. of persons: dispersion; rout; of things: confused downfall (poetic) ...a1400
† n. 3. a copious emission of smoke ...1477
† n. 4. shedding of tears ...a1500
† n. 5. bounteous donation ...1514
n. 6. frank and eager expression of emotions; unrestrained utterance of words, sounds, etc. ...1659
n. 7. enthusiastic demeanour ...1878
• EFFUSIVE adj. 1. of emotions, affections, etc.: overflowing, irrepressible; demonstratively expressed ...1662
† adj. 2. that proceeds from a pouring out ...1725
• EFFUTIATION n. twaddle, balderdash, nonsense, humbug ...1823 nonce word
• EFFUTITIOUS † adj. foolishly uttered ...1867
• EFISC †* vb. to obfuscate, to dim ...1656
• EFT † adv. 1. a second time, again; back ...c825 obs. or arch.
† adv. 2. again, moreover, likewise ...c1000 obs. or arch.
† adv. 3. afterwards ...c1200 obs. or arch.
• EFT AND EFT † adv. again and again ...1393 obs. or arch.
• EFTER-CHAR †* n. return ...a1300
• EFTERINS n. final results, consequences ...1823 Sc.
• EFTERLINS adv. afterwards ...1915 Sc.
• EFTERSOONS † adv. again; soon after, presently ...c950
• EFTEST adj. soonest, quickest, most convenient ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EFTSITH adv. often ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EFT-SITHE † adv. another time, once more; also, from time to time, often ...a1300
† vb. to return ...c1175 obs. or arch.
• EFT-SITHES † adv. another time, once more; also, from time to time, often ...a1300
• EFTSOON † adv. 1. again, moreover, likewise ...950 obs. or arch.
† adv. 2. a second time, again ...c1000 obs. or arch.
† adv. 3. afterwards, soon afterwards ...1297 obs. or arch.
† adv. 4. from time to time, occasionally, repeatedly ...1398 obs. or arch.
• EFTSOONS † adv. 1. from time to time, occasionally, repeatedly ...1398 obs. or arch.
† adv. 2. again, moreover, likewise ...c1400 obs. or arch.
† adv. 3. a second time, again ...c1400 obs. or arch.
† adv. 4. afterwards, soon afterwards ...1530 obs. or arch.
• EFT-STOOL n. a toadstool ...1870 Sc.
• EFT-WHITE † vb. to repay ...c1469