DICTIONARY
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• EGAD! int. used as a softened oath ...1673
• EGADLINS! int. a mild oath or expletive ...1857 Eng. dial.
• EGAL † adj. equal ...1728 Sc.
• EGALITARIAN adj. that asserts the equality of mankind ...1885
• EGALITY † n. equality ...c1374
• EGALL † adj. equal ...c1374
†* vb. to equal, to be equal to ...1591
• EGALLY † adv. equally, evenly; with even judgement or temper ...c1374
• EGALNESS † n. equality ...1526
• EGAR †* vb. 1. to do without, to put aside, to dispense with ...1544
†* vb. 2. to stray, to wander, to go astray ...1584
• EG-BATTLE n. a person who urges on others to quarrel and fight ...1875 Eng. dial.
• EGEDE † adj. foolish ...a1225
• EGELIDATE †* vb. to render fluid what is congealed, to make liquid ...1609
• EGENCE * n. need, the existence of needs ...1865
• EGENCY † n. neediness, poverty ...1600
• EGENE †* adj. needy, poor ...1631
• EGERNE † adj. greedy ...c1200 
• EGESTION † n. 1. the act of discharging or emptying out ...c1420
† n. 2. evacuation of the bowels, defecation ...1547
n. 3. excrement ...1607
† n. 4. vomit ...1610
† n. 5. vomiting ...1633
• EGESTUOSE † adj. very poor and needy ...1775
• EGESTUOSITY †* n. meagreness, poverty ...1656
• EGESTUOUS † adj. extremely poor and needy ...1656
• EGG adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 1. a term of contempt for a young person ...1605
n. 2. a person of the stated sort, as a 'tough egg' ...1855 sl.
n. 3. a bomb; a mine; a depth charge ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 4. a new member of a unit ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 5. an error ...World War II Amer. Navy sl.
n. 6. a henpecked husband ...1968 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to incite, to encourage, to urge; to provoke, to tempt ...c1200
vb. 2. to tease, to annoy, to pester, to irritate; to importune, to find fault continually, to nag ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to move delicately ...1887 Amer. dial.
• EGGABUSTER n. a laxative ...1964 Amer. dial.
• EGG-APPLE n. the fruit of the eggplant ...Bk1897
• EGGALOURIE n. a general smash-up, as of crockery ...1929 Sc.
• EGG AND BIRD † phr. in youth and maturity, from beginning to end, first and last ...1711
• EGG-BAG n. 1. an ovary ...1774
n. 2. a meaningless argument ...1893 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the uterus of a chicken or other fowl ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EGG-BALD * adj. completely bald; smooth as an egg ...1882
• EGGBEATER n. in skiing: a head-over-heels fall ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EGG-BREAD n. French toast ...1920s Amer. dial.
• EGG-CHINNED adj. double-chinned, or having an egg-shaped chin ...1625
• EGG-DANCE n. an intricate and difficult task ...1801
• EGG-EATER n. an opossum ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EGGED n. a bus ...c1942 army sl.
• EGGER † n. 1. one who incites or urges on; an instigator ...1598
n. 2. one who gathers seabirds' eggs to sell for food ...1834 Amer. dial.
• EGG-EYED adj. of persons: having very round eyes ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EGG-FRAISE † n. a pancake ...1693
• EGGFULL adj. as full as an egg is of meat ...1839
• EGGHEAD n. (usually derogatory) an intellectual ...1907 sl., orig. US
• EGGING n. an urging forward, incitement, instigation ...c1200
• EGGINGS n. temptations, inducements ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGG IN YOUR BEER n. too much of a good thing ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EGGISTE n. the magpie, Pica rustica ...1691 Eng. dial.
• EGG-LATERS n. persons who used to go about among neighbouring villages to buy up the eggs to send off on market days ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGGLE vb. to incite, to instigate, to egg on, to stir up, to quarrel ...1880 Sc.
• EGGLER n. a hawker who collects eggs through the country for sale; a poulterer ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EGGLET n. a small egg ...1883 nonce word
• EGGLING n. the business of an 'eggler' ...1881 Sc.
• EGG-MARKET, THE n. the Falkland Islands ...c1830 whalers’ sl.
• EGGMENT † n. incitement, instigation ...c1340
• EGG-NEST † n. an ovary ...1704
• EGG ON adj. keen, eager ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to incite, to encourage, to urge; to provoke, to tempt ...1566
vb. 2. to get a move on, to hurry ...1920s Aust. sl.
• EGG-PAULDER n. an egg merchant ...1929 Sc.
• EGGPLANT n. a Black person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EGGS n. 1. bumps on the hinder parts given with the knee ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the testicles ...20C jocular   
• EGGS-A-COOK n. 1. Australian soldiers ...1915 Aust. military sl.
n. 2. Egyptians ...1915 Aust. military sl.
• EGGS AND BACON n. the daffodil, Narcissus incomparabilis and bicolor ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGGS AND BUTTER n. daffodils of various kinds ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGGS AND COLLOPS n. fried eggs and bacon or ham ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGGS ARE COOKED!, THE int. everything’s done! that’s done it! his number is up! ...c1910 NZ sl.
• EGGSHAW n. brandy ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• EGG-SHELL adj. very weak or brittle ...1834
n. used as a type of worthlessness or of fragility ...1562
• EGG-SHELL BLONDE n. any bald person ...c1945 Aust. sl.
• EGG-SILLER n. money obtained from the selling of eggs ...1922 Sc.
• EGG-SUCKER n. 1. (derogatory) a worthless animal, esp. a dog; hence, a mean and worthless person ...1853 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a sycophant; a flatterer ...20C US colloq.
n. 3. a sneak-thief ...1976 Amer. dial.
• EGG-SUCKING adj. (derogatory) disgusting, mean, contemptible ...1875 Amer. dial.
• EGG-SUCKING DOG n. 1. a dog that robs the hen's nest; also applied to a mean and contemptible person ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a sneak-thief ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• EGGTAGGLE † n. the act of wasting time in bad company; hence, immodest conduct ...1825 Sc.
• EGG-TROT n. a gentle amble ...c1680
• EGG-WALKER n. a police officer ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EGG-WHISK n. a helicopter ...c1948 Royal Navy sl.
• EGG-WIFE’S TROT n. a gentle amble ...c1680
• EGG WIPED n. Egypt ...1940 army sl.
• EGGY adj. irritated, excited ...20C UK sl.
• EGLECHE † adj. ? valiant ...a1250
• EGLET n. a young eagle ...1572
• EGLOMERATE † vb. to unwind, to unwind itself ...1656
• EGMA n. a blunder for 'enigma' ...1588
• EGO n. oneself ...1913 sl.
• EGODLINS! int. a mild oath or expletive ...1857 Eng. dial.
• EGODSNAM! int. an oath; 'in God's name'! ...1750 Eng. dial.
• EGOFEST n. a conversation about ourselves ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EGO-HOOD n. individuality, personality ...1873 nonce word
• EGOICAL adj. pert. to egotism, egotistic ...Bk1897
• EGOISTRY n. egotism ...1841
• EGOITY n. selfhood, individuality ...1651
• EGOIZE * vb. to give excessive attention or consideration to one's self; to talk or write too much of one's self ...1891
• EGOMANIA n. morbid egotism ...1825
• EGOTIZE vb. to talk or write in an egotistic way ...1789
• EGOTIZING n. egotism ...1811
• EGOW! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1896 Eng. dial.
• EGREGIOUS † adj. 1. of persons and personal qualities: distinguished, eminent, excellent, renowned ...c1534
adj. 2. of things: remarkably good or great; of events and utterances: striking, significant ...1547-64
adj. 3. remarkable in a bad sense; gross, flagrant, outrageous, extravagant, excessive ...1573
† adj. 4. prominent, projecting ...1578
adj. 5. wandering from the flock ...1873 nonce use
• EGREGIOUSLY adv. 1. grossly, monstrously, shamefully ...a1555
adv. 2. remarkably; remarkably well, excellently ...a1693
• EGREGIOUSNESS n. the quality of being special or extraordinary ...1877
• EGREMONT! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGRESS n. 1. a going out, or issuing forth, from an enclosed or confined place ...1538
n. 2. a means of exit ...1677
vb. to go out ...1578
• EGRESSION † n. 1. a deviation from accustomed rules; an outburst of feeling, poetic fervour, etc. ...1509
n. 2. the act of going out from any enclosed place or specified limits ...a1529
• EGRESSIVE adj. going out, coming out ...1691
• EGRET n. the feathery puppus of the seeds of the dandelion, thistle, etc. ...1794
• EGRIMONY † n. 1. old form of the herb agrimony
†* n. 2. great sorrow, grief, sadness ...1626
• EGRITUDE † n. sickness ...1532
• EGROTE † vb. to be sick; to feign sickness ...1721-61
• EGROTING n. a feigned sickness ...1732
• EGSOME adj. forward, seductive ...1868 Sc.
• EGURGITATE * vb. 1. to vomit ...1656
* vb. 2. to utter phrases ...1709
• EGYPT n. 1. the southern part of Illinois lying between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers ...1843 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an outdoor toilet ...1984 Amer. dial.
• EGYPTIAC †* adj. Egyptian ...1635
• EGYPTIACAL † adj. Egyptian ...1556
• EGYPTIAN adj. gypsy ...1749 humorous
n. 1. a gypsy ...1514
n. 2. a resident or native of 'Egypt', Illinois ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EGYPTIAN DAYS † n. the two days in each month which were believed to be unlucky ...1398
• EGYPTIAN FROG n. a toad ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGYPTIZE vb. to refer things to Egyptian sources ...1854 nonce word
• EGYPTOLOGER n. one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities ...1859
• EGYPTOLOGUE * n. one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities ...1856
• EGYPTOLOGY n. the study of Egyptian antiquities, of the ancient Egyptian language and history ...1862
• EH! int. an ejaculation of sorrow ...1567
• EHA n. pain; a sore ...1938 Hawaii 
vb. to suffer, to be hurt ...1938 Hawaii
• EHBODY pron. anybody ...1914 Amer. dial.
• EHINT prep. behind ...1867 Eng. dial.
• EH! MERGIE ME int. an exclamation of surprise ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EHU n. a red-headed Hawaiian ...1967 Hawaii
• EH WHAT! int. an expletive tacked on to the end of a sentence to give it greater emphasis, but of no actual meaning ...L18 sl.
• EICASTIC †* adj. imitative ...1669
• EICKEL UP vb. to stir up, to incite ...1924 Sc.
• EIDENCE n. industry, diligence ...1897 Sc.
• EIDENCY n. diligence, hard work, assiduity ...1834 Sc.
• EIDENT adj. 1. diligent, industrious, busy, attentive to; hard-working ...1591 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. continuous, persistent, esp. with reference to weather ...1786 Sc.
adj. 3. of rain, snow, etc.: steady, continuous, unceasing ...1794 Sc.
adj. 4. of mental or moral qualities: conscientious, watchful, careful, attentive ...1812 Sc.
adj. 5. thorough, arrant ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EIDENTLY adv. diligently, industriously, attentively ...1838 Sc.
• EIDICATION n. education ...1838 Sc.
• EIDOLOCLAST n. one who demolishes idols ...1824
• EIDOLON n. an unsubstantial image, spectre, phantom ...828
• EIGH! int. an exclamation expressing wonder or asseveration ...1750 Eng. dial.
• EIGHT-BALL n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. a soldier who got into trouble so much that he was a liability to his unit ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 3. an unsophisticated Black person; a square ...M20 US Black sl.
• EIGHT-DOLLAR BILL n. a non-existent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EIGHTEEN CARAT adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EIGHTEEN PENCE n. conceit, show of importance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EIGHTEEN-POUNDER n. an  underage recruit (under eighteen years old) ...Amer. World War I sl.
• EIGHTER FROM DECATUR n. the point of 8 in craps dice ...1910s US gambling usage
• EIGHTIN † adj. eighth ...c1200
• EIGHT-O'CLOCK FEVER n. an imaginary disease ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EIGHT PENCE DRINK n. strong ale ...1813 Sc.
• EIGHT-ROCK n. (derogatory) a very dark Black person ...M20 US sl.
• EIGHT-SQUARE † adj. having eight equal sides; octagonal ...1538 obs. exc. nautical usage
n. an octagonal figure ...1794
vb. to fashion into octagonal shape ...1794
• EIGHTY-SIX n. 1. in a restaurant and bars: a customer to be refused service ...1936 US sl.
n. 2. in a restaurant and bars: used to denote that the supply of an item has run out, or that a customer is not to be served ...1936 US sl.
vb. to eject or bar from a premises; generally, to reject or abandon ...1958 US sl.
• EIKSUPICKSY vb. to argue, to bandy words ...1915 Sc.
• EIKSUPICKY adj. on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• EILD-ENCUMBERED adj. burdened or overcome with age ...1827 Sc.
• EILDINS n. equals in age, contemporaries, persons born in the same year ...1728 Sc.
• EILDRON adj. unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny ...1838 Sc.
• EILDS n. elderly persons ...1812 Sc.
• EILLAND †* n. a foreign land ...a1300
• EIN † vb. 1. to breathe, to whisper, to devise, to imagine ...1887 Sc.
vb. 2. to make a tryst with, to appoint a meeting-place with ...1894 Sc.
• EINATTER n. a serpent ...1851 Eng. dial.
• EINDLE † vb. to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• EIR † n. fear, dread ...1808 Sc.
• EIRACK n. a hen of the first year ...1791 Sc.
• EIREN † n. eggs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EIRENIC * adj. tending to or productive of peace ...1878
• EIRENICON n. a proposal tending to make peace; an attempt to reconcile differences ...1865
• EIRMONGER † n. a dealer in eggs ...c1305
• EISELL † n. vinegar ...c1160
• EISFUL † adj. fearful, terrible ...a1000
• EISIE † vb. to frighten ...c1175
• EISIN vb. to desire strongly ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EISLICH † adj. fearful, terrible ...c888
• EISLICHE † adv. fearfully; timidly ...c1175
• EISNING n. a strong desire or longing of any kind ...1773 Sc.
• EISSEL adj. easterly ...1818 Sc.
adv. eastwards, towards the east ...1815 Sc.
• EISTACK † n. 1. something rare, singular, or surprising; that which arrests the eye ...1773 Sc.
† n. 2. a dainty ...1773 Sc.
• EITH † adj. 1. of an action: easy, not difficult ...c1200
† 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, without difficulty ...a1000
• EITHER vb. to rain slightly, to drizzle ...1929 Sc.
• EITHERENS conj. either; rather ...1844 Sc.
• EITHERMORE adv. either, in any case ...1889 Eng. dial.
• EITHER OF BOTH † n. either of the two ...a1575
• EITHER OTHER † adj. one or other of the two ...1532
† n. each other ...a1000
† n. each of the two, both ...1526
• EJACULATE † vb. to throw out suddenly and swiftly, to eject ...1613
• EJACULATION † n. the act of hurling missiles; the spouting out of water ...1610
• EJACULATORY † adj. given to abrupt, impulsive expression ...1644
• EJECTAMENTA n. substances ejected by eruptive forces ...1863
• EJECTATION † n. a casting or throwing out ...1736
• EJECTION † n. 1. an outgoing of emotion ...1655
†* n. 2. the state of being banished, exile ...1655-60
• EJECTITIOUS † adj. cast out ...1736
• EJECTMENTS †* n. things cast up or out ...1658 obs. rare
• EJULATION † n. wailing, lamentation ...a1619
• EJURATE † vb. to abjure, to renounce ...1622-62
• EJURATION † n. a renouncing or resignation ...1656
• EJURE †* vb. to abjure, to renounce ...1642
• EK n. a nauseating whiff of some ill-smelling thing ...1929 Sc.
• EKE adv. also, too, moreover, in addition ...a700 arch.
† n. 1. an addition, increase; a piece added on; a supplement ...894 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a male salmon ...1887 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the itch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the face ...1966 UK back slang (Ecaf)
† vb. 1. to add ...c1200
† vb. 2. to increase, to grow ...1535
vb. 3. to itch ...1703 Eng. dial.
• EKEMENT †* n. an increase, extension, enlargement ...a1603
• EKEN adj. lean, thin, meagre ...1908 Sc.
• EKENAME † n. an additional name; a nickname ...1303 obs. exc. Sc.
• EKER † n. one who increases ...1483
• EKES AND ENS n. odds and ends; fragments ...Bk1900 N. Ireland
• EKKER n. physical exercise ...L19 sl.
• ELABE * vb. to slip away ...1837
• ELABORATE † adj. produced or accomplished by labour ...1592 obs. or arch.
• ELABORATORY † n. a place where chemical operations are performed, or where medicines are compounded ...1652 obs. exc. Hist.
• ELABOUR † vb. to struggle or make one's way ...1606
• ELACRYMATE †* vb. to shed in the form of tears ...1657
• ELACT †* vb. to suckle ...a1521
• ELAGAZAM adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELAMP †* vb. to shine forth ...1610
• ELANCE † vb. 1. to launch; to cast or throw a lance or dart ...1718 obs. or arch.
† vb. 2. to shoot, to dart, to glance ...1729 obs. or arch.
• ELAPIDATE † vb. to rid or clear a place of stones ...1623
• ELAPSE † n. expiration, lapse, passing away of time ...1793
† vb. to lapse, to sink insensibly into; to slip away from memory ...1742
• ELAPSED † adj. 1. suffered to slip by, neglected ...1649
† adj. 2. of angels: fallen ...1665
• ELAPSIVE †* adj. apt to let slip, forgetting, forgetful ...1652
• ELAQUEATE * vb. to set free from a noose; to disentangle ...1656
• ELARGEMENT †* n. enlargement ...1680
• ELARGITION † n. free or liberal impartation or bestowal ...1730
• ELASTICAL † adj. elastic ...1660
• ELASTICITY n. 1. energy, vigour, buoyancy of mind or character; capacity for resisting or overcoming depression ...1678
n. 2. capacity for being 'stretched'; expansiveness, flexibility, accommodatingness ...1858
• ELATE †* adj. lifted, raised ...a1730
† vb. to lift on high, to raise, to elevate ...1578
• ELATEMENT † n. elation, elatedness ...1746-7
• ELATION †* n. 1. growth ...c1420
† n. 2. lifting, elevation ...1578
† n. 3. a proud or vainglorious action ...c1630
† n. 4. carrying out, e.g. of a dead body ...1697
* n. 5. an outburst of high spirits ...1870
• ELATIVE † adj. 1. that raises, elevates ...1595
* adj. 2. that elates, causes elation ...1838
• ELATRATE † vb. to bluster, to rant, to roar; to speak loudly or violently ...1623
• ELAVATE †* vb. to wash clean ...1599
• ELAXATE † vb. to loosen; to widen ...1656
• ELAY †* vb. ? to mix, to dilute ...1573
• ELBEDRITSCH n. an imaginary creature which, as a practical joke, a greenhorn is sent to hunt or capture ...1889 Amer. dial.
• ELBOW n. 1. a sharp bend in the course of a river, stream, road, etc. ...1591
† n. 2. an arm of a chair, made to support the elbow ...1611
n. 3. a forward or outward projection; a corner ...1626
n. 4. the conical hollow in the bottom of a wine bottle ...1877 Eng. dial.
• ELBOW, THE n. dismissal ...1971 Brit. sl.
• ELBOW-BENDER n. 1. a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a habitual drinker; a drunkard ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ELBOW BENDING n. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages ...1934 Amer. dial.
• ELBOW-CHAIR n. an armchair ...1804 Sc.
• ELBOW COUSIN n. a distant cousin ...1959 Amer. dial.
• ELBOW-CROOKER n. a drunkard ...19C Brit. sl.
• ELBOW-CROOKING n. tippling, constant drinking ...1880 Eng. dial.
• ELBOW GREASE † n. 1. snuff ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a non-existent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ELBOW-POLISH n. energetic labour of any kind, elbow-grease ...Bk1897
• ELBOW-SHAKER n. a gamester or sharper ...1725
• ELBOW-WIND n. a wind blowing sideways ...a1722
• ELBUCK n. the elbow ...1728 Sc.
• EL CABBAGIO n. a low-quality cigar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EL CHEAPO adj. cheap and of low quality ...1967 sl., orig. US
n. something cheap and of low quality ...1977 sl., orig. US
• ELCHUR † adv. elsewhere, otherwise, besides ...c890
• ELD adj. old, aged, advanced in years ...1619 poetic and arch.
† n. 1. people of advanced age; old men ...c1000
† n. 2. the age, period of life, at which a person has arrived ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 3. an age of the world, a secular period ...a1000
†* n. 4. fire ...c1200
† n. 5. conventional or legal age; full age; majority ...a1300
† n. 6. antiquity, duration of existence; time considered as a destroying or wearing agency ...c1374
n. 7. old age ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 8. an old man ...1796 poetic
† vb. 1. to put off to a later time, to defer, to delay ...c897
† vb. 2. to grow old ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to make old ...c1400
† vb. 4. to ail ...1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ELDED † adj. 1. that has grown old, inveterate ...a1300
adj. 2. advanced in years, aged, old ...1896 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ELDELDERN adj. elderly, advanced in years ...1765 Sc.
• ELDER † adj. 1. pert. to a more advanced period of life; later ...1593
† adj. 2. of officials, etc.: that ranks before others by virtue of longer service; senior ...1642
† n. 1. a parent; an ancestor, a forefather; hence, a predecessor, one who lived in former days; usually in plural ...971
n. 2. the udder of a cow, horse, or other domestic animal ...1671 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a breast; a human breast; usually derogatory when referring to the human breast ...L17
• ELDER HAND n. in card playing: the first player ...1589
• ELDER IT vb. to play the elder brother or sister ...1855 nonce word
• ELDERLING * n. an elderly person ...1863
• ELDERLY MAN † n. a chief, principal man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELDERMER adj. aged, growing old ...19C Eng. dial.
• ELDERMERLY adj. aged, growing old ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELDERN † adj. 1. elderly ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
adj. 2. old, belonging to earlier times ...a1300
adj. 3. ancient, of long ago ...1862 Sc.
• ELDERNLY † adv. of old time ...a1400
• ELDERSHIP n. the position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture ...1549
• ELDEST adj. 1. earliest, first produced; first, most ancient ...c897 arch.
† adj. 2. most aged, farthest advanced in age; oldest ...c1000
† adj. 3. senior in rank or standing ...1721 military usage
• ELDFATHER † n. 1. a grandfather; a forefather in general, an ancestor ...c1000
† n. 2. a father-in-law ...c1200
• ELD-GROWN adj. grown old ...1896 Eng. dial.
• ELDIN n. any kind of fuel, esp. inflammable material such as peat, sticks, brushwood, etc; firewood ...1724 Sc.
• ELDING † n. fuel of any kind, esp. pear, turfs, sticks, brushwood, etc. ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ELD-LIKE adj. beginning to grow old ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELDMOTHER † n. 1. a grandmother ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a mother-in-law; a stepmother ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ELDNESS † n. 1. oldness, old age ...c1000
† n. 2. a former state of things, antiquity ...1387
• ELDNYNG †* n. ? jealousy, suspicion ...1500-20
• EL DORADO n. 1. an ideal place ...1596
n. 2. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EL DORADO STATE n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELDRICK adj. unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• ELDRINGS † n. elders, parents, ancestors ...c1300
• ELDRISH adj. unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• ELDRITCH adj. 1. weird, ghostly, unnatural; frightful, hideous, ghastly, fearful, terrible ...1508 Sc.
† adj. 2. of a sore or wound: painful ...1808 Sc.
† adj. 3. surly, severe in temper and manner; of weather: chill, keen ...1825 Sc.
• ELDRITCHERY n. eeriness ...1950 Sc.
• ELDSHIP †* n. old age ...1647
• ELE † n. oil ...c950
• ELEANOR n. an outdoor toilet for women ...1973 Amer. dial.
• ELECT † n. 1. election ...1398
† n. 2. one that has been chosen for an office or function ...c1425
† vb. to pick out, to choose ...1513
• ELECTANCY †* n. the power of choosing ...1768
• ELECTANT †* n. one who has power of choosing ...1768
• ELECTED adj. provided with, having a sufficient supply of ...1893 Amer. dial.
• ELECTION † n. 1. judicious selection; the faculty of choosing with taste or nice discrimination ...1531
†* n. 2. a vote ...1543-4
† n. 3. the choosing of things for special purposes ...1612
n. 4. a chance, likelihood, prospect ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ELECTIONARY * adj. pert. to election, electoral ...1837
• ELECTION-DUST n. the commotion of an election ...1815
• ELECTIONEER vb. to busy oneself in elections ...1789
• ELECTIONEERER n. one who manages elections, who uses arts or influence to secure the return of a candidate; one skilled in such arts ...1809-12
• ELECTITIOUS †* adj. arbitrarily chosen ...1631
• ELECTIVE † adj. 1. pert. to the act of choosing; of actions: proceeding from free choice, optional, voluntary ...1643
† adj. 2. preferentially selected according to circumstances ...1643
†* n. an elected representative ...1701
• ELECTO † n. a leader or commander chosen by mutineers ...1609
• ELECTORAL † n. one who has the right to vote in election to any office or dignity ...1692
• ELECTORY †* adj. capable of being filled by election, elective ...1660
• ELECTRAL † adj. charged with electricity, live ...a1763
• ELECTRESS n. a female elector; a woman having a vote ...1869
• ELECTRICAL †* adj. skilled in the science of electricity ...1757
• ELECTRICALNESS † n. the state of being electrical ...1736
• ELECTRIC CLOUD n. a thunder cloud; an electrical storm ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ELECTRIC CURE n. electrocution in the electric chair ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• ELECTRICITY BONE n. the funny bone ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ELECTRICIZE * vb. to charge with electricity, to electrify ...1872
• ELECTRIC LIGHT OIL n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1921 Amer. dial.
• ELECTRIC LIGHT TRIMMER n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ELECTRIC MACHINE n. the penis ...1940s sl.
• ELECTRICOLOGY * n. a discourse upon electricity ...1746
• ELECTRIC OWL n. on the railroad: a telegraph operator who works at night ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ELECTRIC SOUP n. alcohol ...1992 sl.
• ELECTRIFIED adj. intoxicated with alcohol; stunned with alcohol ...19C Brit. sl.
• ELECTRIFY vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELECTUARIOUS †* adj. of the nature of an electuary; wholesome, beneficial ...1562
• ELEELE adj. dark; black ...1938 Hawaii
• ELEEMOSYNAR † n. an almoner, one that gives alms ...a1639 obs. exc. Hist.
• ELEEMOSYNARILY adv. charitably, by way of charity ...Bk1897
• ELEEMOSYNARY adj. 1. given or done as an act of charity; gratuitous ...a1620
adj. 2. pert. to alms or almsgiving; charitable ...c1630
adj. 3. dependent on or supported by alms ...1654
† n. 1. one who lives upon alms; a beggar ...1643
* n. 2. an almoner, one that gives alms ...1656
• ELEEMOSYNATE † vb. to give alms ...1656
• ELEEMOSYNOUS †* adj. compassionate, merciful ...c1590
• ELEET n. the point at which four roads meet ...1863 Eng. dial.
• ELEGANCE † n. correctness of taste ...1660
• ELEGANCY * n. elegance ...1552
• ELEGANT † adj. 1. tall ...1513
adj. 2. of food and drink: excellent, first-rate ...1848
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEGANTE n. a fashionable lady ...1806
• ELEGANTIZE vb. to make elegant ...1798
• ELEGAZAM adj. resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEGIAST * n. a writer of elegies ...1766
• ELEGIOGRAPHER * n. a writer of elegies ...1623
• ELEGIOUS †* adj. resembling an elegy; hence, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful ...1632
• ELEGIST n. the writer of an elegy ...1774
• ELELENDISH † adj. of another land, foreign ...a1000
• ELELEU! int. a joyous exclamation when unexpectedly meeting a companion ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELEMENT †* n. 1. one of the heavenly bodies ...a1300
† n. 2. the sky ...c1485
n. 3. atmosphere, air; weather ...1785 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ELEMENTAL † adj. pert. to the sky; also, governed by celestial influences ...1527
• ELEMENTARIAN † n. 1. in Aberdeen Grammar School: a pupil in the beginners' class ...1710 Sc.
* n. 2. one who has not advanced beyond the rudiments of his studies ...1876
• ELEMENTS † n. the letters of the alphabet; hence, the rudiments of learning ...1382
• ELENCH † n. 1. an index, analytical table of contents ...1563-87
† n. 2. a sophistical argument, a fallacy ...1565
• ELENCHIC adj. pert. to refutation; that occupies himself with cross-examination  ...1850
• ELENCHICAL * adj. pert. to refutation; that occupies himself with cross-examination ...1641
• ELENCHIZE †* vb. to make use of the elenchus (a logical refutation); to dispute, argue, refute ...1631
• ELENCHUS † n. an index, analytical table of contents ...1721
• ELENCTIC adj. pert. to refutation; that occupies himself with cross-examination ...1833
• ELENCTICAL † adj. concerned with logical refutation ...1615
• ELENDE †* n. an elk ...1697
• ELENGE † adj. 1. very long, tedious, weary, irksome ...c897
† adj. 2. remote, lonely, solitary; dreary, miserable ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. strange, foreign ...1678 obs. exc. Sc.
adj. 4. dreary, weird, uncanny ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ELENGELY † adj. solitary, cheerless, miserable, dejected ...c1305
† adv. drearily, miserably, dejectedly, gloomily ...1377
• ELENGENESSE † n. loneliness, dreariness, misery, gloom ...c1320
• ELEPHANT † n. 1. ivory; a horn or trumpet of ivory ...c1300
† n. 2. a name originally given by the Portuguese to violent storms occurring at the termination of the Monsoon ...1616
n. 3. a dug-out with a semi-circular corrugated-iron lining ...1917 Brit. sl. 
n. 4. a fat, awkward, or clumsy person ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. an excessive task or burden ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the drug PCP ...M20 US drugs sl.
• ELEPHANT, THE n. combat ...US Civil War usage
• ELEPHANT AND CASTLE n. 1. the anus ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'ass-hole'
n. 2. an oaf, a stupid person ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'ass-hole'
• ELEPHANT DANDRUFF n. cornflakes ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEPHANT DUG-OUT n. a dug-out with a semi-circular corrugated-iron lining ...1917 Brit. sl. 
• ELEPHANT EARS n. 1. pickles ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. rhubarb ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ELEPHANTER n. a heavy rain ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEPHANTIC * adj. pert. to or resembling an elephant; huge, ponderous ...1598
• ELEPHANTICIDE n. the killing of an elephant ...1855 nonce word
• ELEPHANTINE adj. 1. resembling an elephant in size or strength, huge ...1630
adj. 2. pert. to elephants ...1675
adj. 3. resembling an elephant in action or manner; clumsy, unwieldy ...1845
• ELEPHANTITIS n. unusually big or clumsy feet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ELEPHANTRY n. troops mounted on elephants ...1747
• ELEPHANTS adj. drunk ...1859 Brit. rhyming sl. (Elephant Trunk)
• ELEPHANT'S BREATH n. a shade of colour, light steel grey ...1884
• ELEPHANT'S EYEBROWS n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEPHANTS' FALLEN ARCHES n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEPHANTSHIP n. the personality of an elephant ...1882 humorous
• ELEPHANT'S TRUNK adj. drunk ...1859 Brit. rhyming sl.
• ELEPHANT'S TEETH n. 1. ivory ...1398
n. 2. buck teeth ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ELEPHANT TRANQUILIZER n. the drug PCP ...M20 US drugs sl.
• ELEPHANT TRUNK adj. drunk ...1859 Brit. rhyming sl.
• ELEPHANT YEAR n. a bad luck year ...1958 Amer. dial. Black usage
• ELESAEW † n. oil ...c1200
• ELET † n. fuel ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ELEUTHEROMANIAC adj. having a mania or frantic zeal for freedom ...1837
n. a person having a mad zeal for freedom ...1837
• ELEVATE vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEVATED adj. mildly intoxicated with alcohol ...19C sl.
• ELEVATION n. 1. drunkenness ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a nickname for opium ...19C Brit. sl.
• ELEVATOR APARTMENT n. a dwelling in a building with an elevator ...1912 Amer. dial.
• ELEVATOR TICKET n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ELEVENSES n. light refreshment taken at about 11 am ...1887 sl.
• ELEVENTEEN † n. 1. twenty-one ...1622 nonce word
n. 2. an indefinitely great number; many ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEVENTY-ELEVEN n. an indefinitely great number; many ...1893 Amer. dial.
• ELF n. a term of contempt or opprobrium ...1811 Sc.
• ELF-BORE n. a knot-hole in wood, thought to have been caused by the fairies ...1814 Sc.
• ELFIN n. 1. the country of the elves ...1778 Sc.
n. 2. hell ...1909 Sc. euphemism
• ELFIN FOREST n. a thicket, a scrub forest ...1955 Amer. dial.
• ELF-LOCKED adj. having tangled hair ...1647
• ELF-LOCKS n. tangled masses of hair ...1838 Eng. dial.
• ELF-RING n. a fairy ring ...1824 Sc.
• ELF-SHOOT vb. to bewitch, to enchant ...1806 Eng. dial.
• ELF-SKIN † n. a term of contempt for a thin, slight man; a man of shrivelled and shrunken form ...1596
• ELF-SWITCHES n. tangled masses of hair ...1838 Eng. dial.
• ELF-TOE n. a man's sharp-toed shoe ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ELIDE † vb. to annul, to quash, to rebut ...1818 Sc.
• ELIGIBLE adj. eager for marriage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ELIMINATED adj. 1. killed, murdered ...E20 US criminals' sl.
adj. 2. intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
• ELIQUIDATE †* vb. to make clear, to explain ...1596
• ELITE n. the point at which four roads meet ...1863 Eng. dial.
• ELL n. 1. a kitchen ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 2. hell ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an L-shaped tear in cloth ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an alcove ...1979 Amer. dial.
• ELLAN n. a very small island in a river ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ELL AND YARD n. the belt in the constellation Orion ...1891 Amer. dial.
• ELLEED adv. all together ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELLENYARD n. the belt in the constellation Orion ...1891 Amer. dial.
• ELLER adj. sour, bitter ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELLEREE † n. a person of preternatural insight; a seer ..c1830 Sc.
• ELLIE vb. to disappear, to vanish from sight gradually ...1818 Sc.
• ELLINGE adj. solitary, lonely; dreary, weird, uncanny ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ELLIS BELL n. Emily Jane Bronté, novelist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELLMOTHER † n. a stepmother ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ELLUM n. the elm tree ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ELLWAND n. 1. a measuring rod, an ell measure; a yard measure ...1660 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. ('ell-wand') a tailor ...1868 Sc.
• ELL-WOMAN n. a wise woman; a witch ...c1890 Sc.
• ELLY-BAY n. the stomach ...E20 US Pig Latin for 'belly'
• ELMEN adj. pert. to or made of the elm tree ...1825 Eng. dial.
• ELMOTHER † n. a stepmother ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ELM PEELER n. 1. a razorback hog, a swine of a lean, long-legged variety; any inferior swine ...1872 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a poor White who peels elm trees for slippery elm, which he sells ...1923 Amer. dial.
• ELOQUIOUS †* adj. eloquent; endowed with eloquence ...1599
• ELOZABLE †* adj. readily influenced by flattery; able to be wheedled or coaxed ...1537
• EL ROPO n. a cigar, esp. a cheap or strong one ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• EL ROPO STINKADORO n. a cigar, esp. a cheap or strong one ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EL SEGUNDO n. a foreman, an underboss ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ELSEHOW adv. anyhow else ...1889 Eng. dial.
conj. or else, unless ...1922 Amer. dial.
• ELSEHOWS adv. anyhow else ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ELSESO conj. or else, unless ...1922 Amer. dial.
• ELSE-WAYS adv. otherwise ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELSE-WHITHER adv. elsewhere ...Bk1900 N. Eng. dial.
• ELSH adj. 1. raw, uncouth ...1829 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. new, fresh ...1867 Eng. dial.
• ELSK † vb. to love ...1866 Sc.
• EL STINKO n. 1. a cigar ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. bad liquor ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ELT n. 1. a young pig or spayed sow ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a handle ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. dough ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a  heavy, laborious job ...1907 Sc.
n. 5. a stout, awkwardly-built woman; a slovenly female ...1907 Sc.
n. 6. mud, mire ...1928 Sc.
vb. 1. to knead dough ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to handle roughly, to injure anything, such as an animal, the nap of cloth, etc., by too much rough handling; to pull about ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. to work persistently or laboriously; to be occupied in working in the earth, to rake among dirt ...1877 Sc.
vb. 4. to begrime, to soil with mud, etc. ...1891 Sc.
vb. 5. to meddle with, to interfere ...1897 Sc.
• ELTED UP adj. bedaubed, covered with dirt ...1856 Eng. dial.
• ELT-PIG n. a young pig or spayed sow ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ELUCTATE †* vb. to struggle out; to escape by struggling ...a1670
• ELVER n. a young eel ...1755 Eng. dial.
vb. to grow soft ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELVISH adj. irritable, spiteful, mischievous ...1813 Eng. dial.
• ELVITCH adv. very, extremely ...1900 Sc.
• ELY vb. to disappear, to vanish; to disappear one by one as a company does that disperses imperceptibly ...1818 Sc.
• EM n. morphine ...1910s drugs sl.
• EMACITY * n. a fondness or desire for buying ...1656
• EMANCIPATED adj. emaciated ...1931-33 Amer. dial. malapropism
• EMBALMED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl.
• EMBALMING FLUID n. inferior or strong liquor; any alcoholic liquor ...E20 US sl.
• EMBARRISHMENT n. embarrassment ...1972 Amer. dial.
• EMBELISE † vb. to embellish; to beautify ...c1340
• EMBERLUCOCK †* vb. to bewilder, to confuse ...1653
• EMBLUSTRICATE † vb. to bewilder, to confuse, to perplex ...a1693
• EMBRACE vb. 1. to copulate ...19C euphemism
vb. 2. to clasp a woman for copulation; to hold a woman while copulating ...19C euphemism
• EMBRAID † vb. to upbraid, to taunt, to mock; also, to reproach one with ...1481
• EMBROGLIO n. 1. a confused heap ...1750
n. 2. a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• EMBROIDERY vb. to embroider ...1916 Amer. dial.
• EMBRUTE vb. to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize ...1640
• EMBURSE †* vb. to pay, to refund ...1721
• EMBUSS vb. to get in an omnibus ...Amer. World War I sl.
• EME † n. 1. an uncle ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a friend; an intimate acquaintance ...1674 Eng. dial.
• EM-EFF adj. 'motherfucking'; a general intensifier ...1950s euphemism, orig. US
n. 'motherfucker'; a supreme insult ...1960s euphemism, orig. US
• EMER † n. one who rescues another from any danger or difficulty ...c1450 Eng. dial.
• EMERANT † n. the emerald ...1832 Sc.
• EMERGENCY GUN n. any makeshift instrument used to inject when one does not have a syringe ...1930s drugs sl.
• EMERTEEN n. an ant ...1881 Sc.
• EMESKINS! † int. by the mass! ...1760 Eng. dial.
• EMESS! † int. by the mass! ...1760 Eng. dial.
• EMICATIOUS adj. that shines or glitters ...1819 nonce word
• EMIGRATE vb. to leave ...M19 US sl.
• EMILY POST n. a creditor ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'ghost'
• EMILY POSTERS n. naval cadets; they were given a condensed edition of an etiquette book by Emily Post ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EMINOUSLY †*  adv. remotely, distantly ...1657
• EMISSITIOUS †* adj. 1. prying, inquisitive, narrowly examining ...1620
†* adj. 2. cast out ...1731
• EMM † 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.
• EMMA n. the letter 'e' in telephone and code messages ...1891 military sl.
• EMMACK n. the ant ...1773 Sc.
• EMMA FREUDS n. haemorrhoids ...1990s rhyming sl.
• EMMA GEE n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EMMAS n. haemorrhoids ...1990s rhyming sl. (Emma Freuds)
• EMM-EFF adj. 'motherfucking'; a general intensifier ...1950s euphemism, orig. US
n. 'motherfucker'; a supreme insult ...1960s euphemism, orig. US
• EMMERDALE n. an arm ...1990s rhyming sl. (Emmerdale Farm)
• EMMERDALE FARM n. an arm ...1990s rhyming sl.
• EMMET n. 1. a newt, eft, lizard ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lively person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an industrious person ...1904 Amer. dial.
• EMMET-BATCH n. an ant-hill ...1825 Eng. dial.
• EMMET-BUTT n. an ant-hill ...1882 Eng. dial.
• EMMET-CAST n. an ant-hill ...1884 Eng. dial.
• EMMET-HEAP n. an ant-hill ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EMMET-HILL n. an ant-hill ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EMMET-HUMP n. an ant-hill ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EMMIES n. molasses ...1912 Amer. dial.
• EMMIS adj. 1. insecurely placed, unsteady, rickety ...Bk1900 Sc.
adj. 2. of the weather: changeable; dark, gloomy ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EMMOCK n. an ant ...19C Sc.
• EMMOISED †* adj. comforted, cheered ...c1400
• EMMUT n. of the wind: stroke, full force ...1810 Eng. dial.
• EMOCK n. the ant ...1862 Sc.
• EMOK NYE phr. come in ...L19 back-slang
• EMPARLEMENT †* n. the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1450-80
• EMPARLING † n. conference, parleying ...1450-80
• EMPASSY n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EMPERATRICE † n. an empress ...c1460
• EMPOVER †* vb. to impoverish, to make poor ...1474
• EMPS-PIECE † n. the best, the choicest piece of food; a tidbit ...1671 Eng. dial.
• EMPT adj. empty ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to empty, to pour out ...1825 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• EMPTINGS n. yeast ...1650 Amer. dial.
• EMPTINS n. yeast ...1867 Amer. dial.
• EMPTITIOUS †* adj. capable of being bought; open to a price; saleable ...1650
• EMPTY adj. 1. penniless, broke ...1940s US sl.
adj. 2. hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. any container or vessel that has been emptied, esp. a bottle once containing alcohol ...20C sl.
n. 2. a cloud ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an ejaculation of semen ...1980s Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to trick, to swindle ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to be transferred suddenly to another prison ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
vb. 3. to dismiss from a job ...1990s Aust. criminals' sl.
• EMPTY BEAN n. a stupid person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EMPTY-BEANED adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EMPTY BOTTLE n. at Cambridge University: a fellow-commoner, i.e. a rich or aristocratic undergraduate, with special privileges and a reputation for self-indulgent laziness ...E19 UK college sl.
• EMPTY HOUSE IS BETTER THAN A BAD TENANT, AN phr. used after breaking wind in public ...1930s NZ sl.
• EMPTYINGS n. yeast ...1891 Amer. dial.
• EMPTY NESTER n. either member of a couple whose children have grown up and left home ...1962
• EMPTY ONE'S TRASH vb. to have sexual intercourse; usually, to ejaculate ...1970s US Black sl.
• EMPTY SUIT n. a useless or insincere person ...1980s US sl.
• EMPTY THE ANACONDA vb. to urinate ...1990s sl.
• EMPTY THE BAG vb. to tell the whole story, to finish the discussion ...Bk1888
• EMPTY THE BUTTER-BOAT vb. to flatter lavishly (and insincerely) ...M19 sl.
• EMPUS-AND n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EMPY adj. empty ...1860 Eng. dial.
• EMSEL n. morphine ...1950s US drugs sl.
• EMSHA n. misfortune ...Irish sl.
• EMU n. a racecourse idler who picks up discarded tote tickets in the hope of finding one that has not been cashed ...1960s Aust. sl.
• EMU-BOBBER n. a man employed to pick up the remnants after clearing or burning off in the bush ...1920s Aust. sl.
• ENAMEL n. skin ...1940s US Black sl.
• ENAMMOUS conj. lest ...1680 Eng. dial.
• ENANTEEN n. an ant ...1881 Sc.
• ENCHILADA n. the penis ...1970s US sl.
• ENCHILADA-EATER n. (derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican ...M20 US sl.
• ENCORE n. sexual intercourse for the second time, usually soon after one has just had the initial bout ...20C sl.
• END adj. excellent ...c1953 US jazz sl.
n. 1. the penis ...L16 sl.
n. 2. the vagina; the female genitals ...17C sl.
n. 3. the buttocks, the posterior ...L18 sl.
n. 4. a room in a cottage, esp. the parlour or sitting-room ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a beginning, origin, original source ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a part, division; proportion ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 7. place, position, situation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 8. pleasure, delight ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 9. price, rate ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 10. a share, usually of criminal profits or responsibility ...L19 sl.
n. 11. that area of a football stadium, behind the respective goals, traditionally reserved for the hardcore supporters of home and away teams and the scene of most fighting ...20C sl.
n. 12. that proportion of one's illicit gains that is used to bribe the police ...1940s sl.
n. 13. an area of a city ...1990s US Black & teen sl.
• END, THE n. 1. the absolute limit that the speaker will tolerate, 'the last straw'...1910s sl.
n. 2. the best; perfection, absolute excellence ...1948 US sl., chiefly jazz usage
• END-ALL n. an act of completion; a finishing stroke ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENDARCHY n. central government
• ENDBOARD n. the heel or last slice on each end of a loaf of bread ...1959 Amer. dial.
• END-DAY n. a termination, end ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENDE n. a blue colour ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENDEAVOUR FOR vb. to work, to labour ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENDEAVOURING adj. industrious, hard-working ...1868 Eng. dial.
• ENDEW vb. to give, to bestow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• END-FARE n. success ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• END FOR ABOUT adv. in inverted or reversed position; inside out ...1957 Amer. dial.
• END FOR END adv. in inverted or reversed position; inside out ...1871 Amer. dial.
• ENDGATE n. 1. cheese ...1956 Amer. logging usage
n. 2. the last piece of food left on a plate ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ENDIE adj. attached to one's own interest, selfish; full of schemes, fertile in expedients ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ENDILOPE n. an envelope ...1847 Eng. dial.
• ENDING-STROKE n. a death-blow; a finishing stroke ...1898 Sc.
• ENDLANG adv. consecutively, continuously, without intermission or interruption ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ENDLESS adj. pertinacious, long-winded, talkative ...1822 Sc.
• ENDLESS BELT n. a prostitute ...E19 Aust. sl.
• END MAN n. 1. on the railroad: the rear brakeman on a freight train ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a bull ...1967 Amer. dial. euphemism
• ENDO vb. to heave or pull an object ...1938 Amer. dial.
• END OF COMEBACK n. an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• END OF CREATION n. a person or thing of extremely little consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• END OFF vb. to come to an end, to terminate ...1934 Amer. dial.
• END OF NOWHERE n. an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• END OF THE BEAN ROW, THE n. the limit of one's patience or endurance ...1965 Amer. dial.
• END OF THE ROW, THE n. the limit of one's patience or endurance ...1904 Amer. dial.
• END-ON adv. in a great hurry ..1899 Amer. dial.
• END ONE'S DAYS vb. to die ...a1533
• ENDOPHAGY n. cannibalism within the same group or tribe
• END OVER APPETITE adv. head over heels ...1927 Amer. dial.
• END-OVER-END n. a tumble, a somersault ...1970 Amer. dial.
• END-PICKLE n. a head of corn ...1856 Eng. dial.
• END-PUDDING n. the rectum ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENDRIFT n. snow driven by the wind ...1801 Sc.
• ENDS n. money ...20C teen & high school sl.
• ENDS AND AWLS n. belongings; odds and ends ...1767 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ENDSVILLE n. 1. the best ...1957 US jazz sl.
n. 2. someone or something unpleasant or unendurable ...a1962 US sl.
• ENDUE adv. due, owing ...1892 N. Ireland
• ENDURABLE adj. durable, long-lasting, dependable ...1887 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ENDVILLE n. the best ...1957 US jazz sl.
• ENDWARDS adv. onward, forwards ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENDWAY adv. 1. to the end or finish; at the end ...1795 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. continuously, successively; without end or interruption ...1874 Eng. dial.
• ENDWAYS adv. forward, onward, straight ahead; at once, henceforth ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ENDY adj. attached to one's own interest, selfish; full of schemes, fertile in expedients ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ENECATE † vb. to kill outright, to destroy, to cause death ...1657
• ENEMIOUS † adj. hostile, unfriendly ...1529
• ENEMMIS conj. lest ...1680 Eng. dial.
• ENEMY n. 1. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the devil; a person of evil disposition ...1814 Sc.
n. 3. an insect; an ant ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ENERGY n. boldness, assertiveness, forwardness; bravery; ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ENFELON † vb. to make furious, to infuriate, to make fierce or cruel ...1475 obs. or arch.
• ENFORCER n. a strong-arm man, esp. in an underworld gang ...1929 sl., orig. US
• ENGAGE vb. to attract ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ENGAGEMENT BABY n. an illegitimate child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ENGAGEMENT CHILD n. an illegitimate child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ENGASTRIMYTH † n. one who appears to speak in the belly; a ventriloquist ...1598
• ENGINE n. 1. intellect, genius, mental capacity; disposition, character ...1631 Sc.
n. 2. an ingenious invention or thing ...Bk1900 N. Ireland
n. 3. a hinge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the equipment used by an opium smoker ...E20 US criminals' sl.
n. 5. a stooge; one who is used to another's advantage ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ENGINEER vb. to manage - Who's engineering this affair? ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• ENGINE TAMER n. on the railroad: an engineer who breaks in a new locomotive ...1977 Amer. dial.
• ENGINOUS † adj. 1. clever, ingenious, crafty, cunning; deceitful ...c1325
† adj. 2. belonging to an engine, of the nature of an engine ...1606
• ENGLIFY vb. to make English; to cause to resemble English persons or manners ...1829 Sc.
• ENGLISH adj. among the Amish: said of a non-Amish neighbour ...1986 Amer. dial.
n. 1. coloured snail-shells or butterflies, as distinguished from those that are white ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a nonexistent object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1921 Amer. dial.
n. 3. tea ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a style of men's haircut: the hair rides back from the temples, rests comfortably on top of the ears, and keeps moving to the rear, like Laurence Olivier's ...1957 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a flourish in handwriting; a curlicue ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. to puzzle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE n. colloquial speech ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ENGLISHER n. an Englishman ...1823 Sc.
• ENGLISH MAN n. the partridge, Perdix cinerea ...1893 Eng. dial.
• ENGLISH NOSE n. one with a high bridge ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISH PALE † n. the confines or dominion of England, the pale of English law ...1670
• ENGLISH PARROT n. the green woodpecker, Picus viridis ...1887 Eng. dial.
• ENGLISH WINTER n. iced tea ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ENGRAGE vb. to irritate, esp. by satire ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ENJOY vb. 1. to coit a woman ...16C
vb. 2. of plants: to thrive, to grow freely ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENJOY A WOMAN vb. to copulate with a woman ...19C euphemism
• ENJOY BAD HEALTH vb. to endure or experience  bad health ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENJOYOUS adj. enjoyable ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ENJOY POOR HEALTH vb. 1. to be ill ...1848 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to malinger ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ENLANGWYSE adv. lengthwise ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ENLARGER n. one who explains or enlarges on anything ...1812 Sc.
• ENLIGHTEN † vb. to fill with light ...1806 Sc.
• ENMUD † vb. to enclose or bury in mud ...1611
• ENNA phr. ? Isn't that so? Don't you agree? ...1947 Amer. dial.
• ENNER adj. nether, having an inferior place ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ENNOMINATE vb. to nominate ...1923 Amer. dial.
• ENNOYOUS †* adj. annoying, vexatious, troublesome; harmful ...c1420
• ENNY adv. only ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENOB n. the erect penis ...20C US back-slang for 'bone'
• ENORMITAN †* n. one who deviates from normal standards of behaviour; one who behaves extravagantly ...1654
• ENORMOUS adv. very, exceedingly ...1817 Amer. dial.
• ENOUGH adj. of food: cooked sufficiently ...1854 Eng. dial.
adv. sufficiently, considerably ...1856 Amer. dial.
• ENOUGH TO GAG A MAGGOT phr. 1. something that is thoroughly repulsive ...1966 Amer. sl.
phr. 2. a great deal of something ...1968 Amer. sl.
• ENOUGH TO GAG A MAGGOT AND KNOCK A FLOCK OF BUZZARDS OFF A GUTWAGON phr. something that is thoroughly repulsive ...a1990 Amer. sl.
• ENOUGH TO MAKE A CAT SPEAK phr. said of something very extraordinary or astonishing; frequently said of very good drink ...1719
• ENOW adj. enough, sufficient in quantity ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 1. just now, just this minute; a moment ago ...1773 Sc.
adv. 2. shortly, very soon, in a moment, presently, by and by ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 3. enough, in a sufficient degree ...1863 Eng. dial.
• ENSIGN-BEARER n. a drunkard ...E19 Brit. sl.
• ENSPEER †* vb. to ask or inquire ...c1440
• ENT vb. 1. to answer ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 2. to empty; to pour out ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to regard, to notice; to obey ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ENTANGLEMENT n. an illicit love affair ...20C US euphemism
• ENTANY n. an 'entry,' main doorway of a house; a narrow passage or by-street ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENT DOWN vb. to rain heavily, to pour in torrents ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ENTEETE † n. a siesta or sleep at noon ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENTERCOMMON adj. common to everybody ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENTERTAINING THE GENERAL phr. menstruating ...1948 Amer. dial. euphemism
• ENTERTAINMENT n. lodging and food ...1621 N. Ireland
• ENTHRALLED adj. involved; indebted ...1903 Amer. dial.
• ENTHUSIASM n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• ENTHUSIASTIC AMATEUR n. a promiscuous young woman ...1910s sl.
• ENTI adv. indeed; always used with negative ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ENTICING AS A JAYBIRD adj. extremely enticing ...1847 Amer. dial.
• ENTIES n. empty bottles; 'empties' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENTIRE adj. independent; retired from business ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. a stallion ...1930 Amer. dial.
• ENTITLE n. a name ...1901 Amer. dial.
• ENTITLED adj. obligated ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ENTITLEMENT n. a name ...1883 Amer. dial.
• ENTRAMELLS n. bondage, the chains of slavery; prisoners of war ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ENTREAT vb. to treat, to use ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENTRY n. 1. an alley or narrow passage between two houses or walls ...1850 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sloping outside cellar door ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ENTRY-MOUTH n. the end or entrance of a narrow lane or passage ...1856 N. Ireland
• ENTS † n. the ends of lands ...1796 Eng. dial.
• ENTWITE † vb. to twit, rebuke, reproach or blame a person ...1542
• ENTY! int. an exclamation of surprise or affirmation ...1883 Amer. dial.
• ENUNTY adv. directly opposite ...1777 Eng. dial.
• ENVELOPE n. 1. a condom ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a matchbook ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ENVIOUS adj. hostile ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ENVOMISH † vb. to vomit ...1480
• ENVY vb. to wish for, to desire ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENVYFOW adj. invidious, full of malice ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ENVY-STRIPE n. spite ...1927 Amer. dial.
• ENYMOST adv. almost, nearly ...1834 Amer. dial.
• EPAR! int. a mock exclamation ...M20 US black-slang for 'rape'
• EPENETIC † adj. giving praise to; laudatory; eulogistic ...1843
• EPH n. a grizzly bear, often used as a nickname ...1854 Amer. dial.
• EPHESIAN † n. 1. a boon companion; a jolly fellow; a roisterer; a toper, a drunkard ...1597
n. 2. a pheasant ...19C Sc.
• EPHRAIM n. a grizzly bear, often used as a nickname ...1854 Amer. dial.
• EPICHORIAL * adj. pertaining to the country; rural ...1840
• EPICURIZE † vb. 1. to profess or practice the doctrine of Epicurus; to live luxuriously...1621
† vb. 2. to play the epicure; to eat or feast daintily or luxuriously ...1634
• EPIDOOZICK n. an imaginary disease ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EPINICIAL †* adj. relating to or celebrating victory ...1774
• EPISCOLAUPIAN n. an Episcopalian, a member of the Church of England ...1889 Sc.
• EPISCOLOPIAN n. an Episcopalian ...1906 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPAL n. an Episcopalian ...1845 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLIAN n. an Episcopalian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLOPIAN n. an Episcopalian ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EPISTOLIST † n. a writer of epistles or letters; a correspondent ...1743
• EPITHYMY †* n. desire; lust ...1600
• EPIZEEMA n. an imaginary disease ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EPIZOOTIC n. 1. a human illness or ailment ...c1883 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an imaginary disease ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a severe cough and difficult breathing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EPIZOOTICS n. melancholy, the blues ...1908 Amer. dial.
• EPIZOOTIS n. an imaginary disease ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EPIZOOTY n. an imaginary disease ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EPOSSOM SALTS n. a doctor ...1931 Amer. logging usage
• EPOSSUM SALTS n. a doctor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EPPIS n. something, the worst thing, nothing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EPSOM SALTS n. a doctor ...1968 Amer. logging usage
• EPULARY adj. having to do with a feast or banquet ...1678
• EPULOUS †* adj. feasting to excess; full of banqueting ...1692
• EQUAL adv. equally, quite as ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EQUAL-AQUAL adv. equally balanced; alike, similar ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to balance accounts, to make all equal ...1818 Sc.
• EQUALITY STATE n. Wyoming ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EQUALIZE † vb. to equal, to make equal or even ...1714 Sc.
• EQUALIZER n. 1. a range of weapons, esp. revolvers and clubs ...1899 sl. orig. US
n. 2. a severe winter ...1964 Amer. dial.
• EQUAL WAGER n. an even chance ...1742
• EQUINECESSARY † adj. needful in an equal degree; equally necessary ...1663
• EQUINOMIKER n. an equal basis ...1975 Amer. dial.
• EQUIPAGE † n. utensils of all kinds, but especially of china, glass, or earthenware ...1822 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• EQUIPARANT † adj. of equal value or importance; equivalent ...c1630
• EQUIPMENT n. the male genitals ...20C US colloq.
• EQUITEMPORANEOUS † adj. performed in equal lengths of time; occupying the same length of time; contemporaneous ...1709
• EQUIVOCANT † adj. 1. speaking equivocally; ambiguous, doubtful ...1609
† adj. 2. having like sounds but different significations
• ERASED adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ERB n. marijuana (in error for 'herb') ...M20 US drugs sl.
• ERC n. a small quantity ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ERCLE n. a small swelling, a watery blister; a pimple, a sore place ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ERD adj. red ...1842 Eng. dial.
• ERE adv. early ...1753 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. fear, dread ...1808 Sc.
• ERE YESTERDAY † n. the day before yesterday ...1788 obs. exc. Sc.
• ERE YESTREEN n. the night before last ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ERF n. an egg; (French 'oeuf') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• ERGANE adj. overflowing ...1863 Sc.
• ERGOPHOBIA n. fear of work; morbid aversion to labour ...1881
• ERIC n. (usually derogatory) a male German ...1985 Brit. sl.
• ERICH n. (usually derogatory) a male German ...1985 Brit. sl.
• ERIE vb. to overhear; to listen ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• ERIF n. fire ...M19 back-slang
• ERIFF n. a young or novice criminal ...L17 sl.
• ERISH adv. rather early ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ERIST adv. most easily, most probably ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ERISTIC adj. of or pertaining to controversy or disputation; disposed to controversy; captious ...1637
n. 1. one given to disputation; a controversialist ...1659
n. 2. the art of disputation ...1866
• ERK n. 1. a naval rating ...1925 Brit. sl.
n. 2. someone of lowest rank, an aircraftman ...1928 RAF sl.
n. 3. a term of contempt; an insignificant person ...1940s sl.
n. 4. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1959 Brit. sl.
vb. to annoy, to irritate ...2000s US Black sl.
• ERKY adj. unpleasant, distasteful ...1950s Aust. sl.
• ERLIGION n. religion ...1898 Amer. dial.
• ERLISCH † adj. uncanny, weird, unearthly ...1865 Sc.
• ERNEFUL adj. sad, lamentable, pitiable; sorrowful, melancholy ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ERNFUL † adj. sad, lamentable, pitiable; sorrowful, melancholy ...1679 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ERNIE MARSH n. the grass ...20C rhyming sl.
• EROS AND CUPID adj. stupid ...1990s rhyming sl.
• ERP vb. to grumble, to repine ...1898 Sc.
• ERPING adj. grumbling, repining ...1897 Sc.
• ERRACK n. a hen of the first year; one that has only just begun to lay; a pullet ...1794 Sc.
• ERRANDS n. marketings, articles bought at market or from shops, purchases ...1871 Sc. & Eng., dial.
• ERREST vb. to arrest ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ERRING SISTER n. a prostitute ...20C euphemism
• ERROL FLYNN n. the chin ...1940s rhyming sl.
• ERROR n. 1. the devil ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. to err ...1953 Amer. dial.
• ERST adj. first in order ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ERT vb. to urge onward, to incite; to irritate ...1789 Sc.
• ERTH n. three ...M19 back-slang
• ERTH GENS n. 3 shillings ...M19 back-slang
• ERTH YANNOPS n. threepence ...M19 back-slang  
• ERTH YENNEPS n. threepence ...M19 back-slang
• ERUBESCENT adj. growing red or reddish; blushing ...1736
• ERUCT n. a belch ...M17
vb. to belch ...M17
• ERUCTATE vb. to belch; to vomit forth ...E17
• ERUDIATE † vb. to instruct, to educate, to teach ...B1895
• ERUDITION † n. politeness, respect, courtesy ...1822 Sc.
• ERUMNATE † vb. to impoverish, to make poor or miserable ...1692
• ERUPTION n. an incursion, an outbreak, an entrance into ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ERVINE n. a policeman ...1960s US Black sl.
• ERYSIPELAS n. something unimportant ...1928 Amer. dial.
• ESAFF n. the face ...L19 back-slang
• ESCAMADO adj. nervous, shaken up ...1960s US sl.
• ESCAPE n. an omission, oversight ...1714 Sc.
• ESCAPE OUT vb. to speak, to request ...M19 US sl.
• ESCARGOT n. a male walking arm in arm with his date ...1980s US campus sl.
• ESCAVATION n. excavation ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ESCLOP n. 1. the police ...M19 back-slang
n. 2. a policeman ...Bk1902 back-slang
• ESCULAPIAN adj. belonging to Aesculapius (the god of medicine), or to the healing art; medicinal ...1622
• ESCULAPIUS n. the Roman god of medicine; hence, a physician ...1714
• ESCUSADA n. a toilet ...1962 Amer. dial. euphemism
• ESE n. 1. a fellow Hispanic, esp. in the context of a street gang ...1960s US/Hispanic usage
n. 2. a congratulatory term for a Hispanic; the inference is that such a person is effectively Black ...1960s US Black sl.
• ESEL n. 1. a fool, a simpleton ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. a mule ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ESILOP n. the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESK n. a slight rain or drizzle ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 1. to rain slightly, to drizzle; to sleet ...1845 Sc.
vb. 2. to make a squeaking noise, as of a mouse, new boots, etc. ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. to leak ...1866 Sc.
• ESKIE n. a portable drinks cooler, popularly filled with beer for cricket watching, etc. ...1950s Aust. sl.
• ESKIMO KISS n. an affectionate rubbing of noses ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ESKIMO LOVE n. an affectionate rubbing of noses ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ESKIMO NELL n. a call on the telephone ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'bell'
• ESKIMO PIE n. the vagina of a frigid woman ...1970s US sl.
• ESKING n. a sloping roof ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ESKY n. 1. (derogatory) an Inuit; an Eskimo person; an Eskimo dog ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. a portable drinks cooler, popularly filled with beer for cricket watching, etc. ...1950s Aust. sl.
• ESLING n. a young salmon, spawned in the autumn, which has not yet been to the sea ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ESLOP n. the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESPANTOON n. a policeman's club ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ESPERANCE n. hope or expectation ...15C arch.
• ESPILL n. a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• ESPIN n. as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ESSE n. a large earthworm ...1730 Eng. dial.
• ESSENCE n. gravy ...1957 Amer. dial.
• ESSENCE PEDDLER n. a skunk ...1849 Amer. dial.
• ESSEX CALF n. a nickname for a native of that country ...1719
• ESSOIN n. an excuse or exemption
• ESPRIT CHICK n. a girl who wears only designer clothing and looks down on others who dress differently ...1990s US teen sl.
• ESPYSAY n. the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ...L19
• ESRA n. marijuana ...1930s drugs sl.
• ESRAR n. marijuana ...1930s drugs sl.
• ES-ROCH n. a horse ...M19 back-slang
• ES-ROPH n. a horse ...M19 back-slang
• ESSAY n. 1. a fellow Hispanic, esp. in the context of a street gang ...1960s US/Hispanic usage
n. 2. a congratulatory term for a Hispanic; the inference is that such a person is effectively Black ...1960s US Black sl.
• ESSCOCK n. a hot pimple on the face or any part of the body ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ESSEDARTUS n. a coachman ...E18 sl.
• ESSENCE n. 1. whisky ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• ESSENCE OF HICKORY n. a whipping with a hickory switch ...M19 US sl.
• ESSENCE-PEDDLER n. a skunk ...M19 US sl.
• ESSENCIFICATE † vb. to imbue with an essence, to make fragrant ...1657
• ESSEX CALF n. a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk, who look down on their southern neighbours ...17C
• ESSEX LION n. 1. a calf ...M17
n. 2.  a pejorative term for a native of Essex, as used by those of Kent ...L19
• ESSEX STILE n. a ditch ...L18
• EST n. a nest ...1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ESTABLISHMENT, THE n. the Fremantle jail ...M19 Aust. sl.
• ESTAMIN adv. wonderfully, surprisingly, astoundingly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ESTAMINLY adv. wonderfully, surprisingly, astoundingly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ESTATE n. a farm belonging to the occupier ...1890 Eng. dial.
• ESTEN n. the east ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ESTHER n. a Jewish homosexual male ...1950s gay sl.
• ESTHER THE QUEEN n. a Jewish homosexual male ...1950s gay sl.
• ESTITE adv. as soon, rather ...1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ESTIVAL adj. belonging to summer, or the summer solstice ...1386
• ESTIVATE vb. to spend the summer ...1626
• ESTIVATION † n. the passing or spending of the summer; summer retreat or residence ...1625
• ESTIVE † adj. belonging to summer; hot or burning ...1607
• ESTIVOUS † adj. pertaining to summer, summer-like ...c1420
• ESTLINS † adv. rather ...1813 Sc.
• ESTUATE † vb. to boil; to heave; to surge up like the tide ...1620
• ESTUATION † n. feverish disturbance, boiling up, ebullition ...1605
• ESTUFFA n. heroin ...1980s drugs sl.
• ET-CAETERA n. 1. the vagina ...L16 sl.
n. 2. venereal disease ...M17 sl.
n. 3. sexual intercourse ...L17 sl.
• ETCETERA n. 1. the vagina ...L16 sl.
n. 2. venereal disease ...M17 sl.
n. 3. sexual intercourse ...L17 sl.
• ETCH n. a small pond ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ETERIE adj. 1. of the weather: keen, bitter ...1808 Sc.
adj. 2. ill-humoured, ill-tempered; hot-headed, fiery, angry-looking ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ETERNAL adj. damned ...19C jocular
• ETERNALS n. everlasting flowers ...1865 Eng. dial.
• ETERNAL WOUND, THE n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ETERNITY BOX n. a coffin ...L18 sl.
• ETHEL n. 1. (derogatory) a nickname for an effeminate male or a homosexual male ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• ETHER n. 1. the adder ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. communication through the radio or the wireless ...1920s sl.
• ETHERCAP n. an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person ...1725 Eng. dial.
• ETHERINS conj. either; rather ...1844 Sc.
• ETHERISH adj. adderlike, venomous in temper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ETHER'S MON n. a dragonfly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ETHER'S NILD n. a dragonfly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ETHIOPIAN adj. (not necessarily derogatory) pert. to a Black person ...19C US colloq.
n. (not necessarily derogatory) a Black person ...1719 Amer. dial.
• ETHIOPIAN HEAVEN n. the top gallery in a theatre ...20C US sl.
• ETHIOPIAN IN THE FUEL SUPPLY n. a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ETHIOPIAN OPERA n. a minstrel show ...E20 US sl.
• ETHIOPIAN PARADISE n. the highest balcony in a segregated theatre ...1900 Amer. dial.
• ETHIOPIAN SERENADER n. a Black minstrel ...E20 US sl.
• ETH-KENT adj. well known, easily recognizable ...1908 Sc.
• ETHNO n. an immigrant ...1976 Aust. sl.
• ETHYL ALCOHOL n. whisky ...Bk1942 US navy euphemism
• ETHY MEAT n. a Black woman ...20C sl.
• ETION † n. kindred, lineage; descent, genealogy ...1742 Sc.
• ETRIE adj. 1. of the weather: keen, bitter ...1808 Sc.
adj. 2. ill-humoured, ill-tempered; hot-headed, fiery, angry-looking ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ETT n. habit, custom ...Bk1900 Sc.
int. a call to a horse to go from the driver ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ETTEN adj. cantankerous, crusty, peevish ...1911 Sc.
• ETTER vb. 1. of dirt: to eat into, to become engrained into the skin ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to fester, to emit purulent matter ...Bk1900 Sc.
• ETTERCAP n. 1. a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person ...1742 Sc.
n. 2. an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person ...1820 Sc.
n. 3. the ant ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ETTERCROP n. a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• ETTERING adj. festering ...1822 Sc.
• ETTIN n. a 'boggle,' a hobgoblin ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ETTLE adj. stingy, grasping ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. chance, opportunity ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. a nettle ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an attempt, an effort, an endeavour, an aim, an intent ...1839 Sc.
vb. 1. to aim, to take aim at ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to attempt, to endeavour; to strive after, to struggle hard to obtain ...1725 Sc.
vb. 3. to intend, to propose, to have in mind, to purpose ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to plan, to arrange for, to contrive to the greatest advantage; to deal out in small quantities, to use sparingly and stingily ...1843 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to earn, to acquire by labour ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to show great eagerness to do or begin anything; to hanker or yearn after ...1873 Sc.
vb. 7. to prepare, to make ready; to rake together into a heap ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to work for, to earn ...1887 Sc.
vb. 9. to suppose, to conjecture, to imagine, to guess; to reckon, to compute, to count on ...1889 Sc.
• ETTLEMENT n. intention ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ETTLEMENTS n. one's fair share ...1928 Sc.
• ETTLER n. 1. one who makes great efforts or strives after anything ...1823 Sc.
n. 2. a manager, a contriver ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ETTLING adj. ambitious, pushing, striving ...1822 Sc.
n. an effort, a strong endeavour ...1883 Sc.
• ETTLINGS n. earnings ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ETTLINS n. earnings, wages ...1887 Sc.
• ETYMOLOGICON n. a dictionary or work on the etymologies of the words in a language ...1645
• EUCHRE vb. 1. to defeat; to outwit; to swindle; to cheat, to trick ...1853 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to destroy ...1970s sl.
• EUCHRED adj. 1. tired, exhausted, destitute, faulty ...L19 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EUCHRE OUT vb. to defeat; to outwit; to cheat, to trick ...1853 Amer. dial.
• EUCLIONISM †* n. stinginess, miserliness ...1599
• EUDEMONIC adj. conducive to happiness ...1865
• EUJIFFEROUS adj. grand, splendid, excellent , first-rate, great ...1911 Amer. dial.
• EUNUCHATE † vb. to make a eunuch of, to castrate; to deprive of virility or generative power ...1646
• EUONYMOUS adj. well or fittingly named; appropriately named ...1864
• EUPHIE n. a smart blow on the side of the head ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EUPHORIOUS adj. cheerful or patient in life ...1904
• EUREKA STATE n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EUROPEAN ACCENTUATION n. a tapered body with jutting buttocks ...1950s gay sl.
• EUROUS † adj. lucky, prosperous, successful ...c1430
• EUTE vb. to pour out, or pour from one vessel to another ...1777 Eng. dial.
• EVACUATION OF THE CORINTH, THE n. diarrhoea ...US Civil War usage
• EVAGATION † n. 1. a wandering of the mind, thoughts, etc. ...c1425
† n. 2. a diversion ...1638
† n. 3. a departure from propriety; an extravagance ...1649
n. 4. in speech or discussion: a digression ...a1656
n. 5. the act of wandering; a rambling, roving; a departing from a specified locality, prescribed course, etc. ...1691
• EVANISH vb. to disappear, to vanish ...1725 Sc.
• EVAPORATE vb. to leave, to vanish, to escape ...M19 sl.
• EVAPULATE vb. to evaporate; to disappear ...1945 Amer. dial.
• EVASORIOUS †* adj. seeking to evade, evasive, shuffling ...1687
• EVATCH vb. to have ...M19 back-slang
• EVE n. 1. a hen roost ...E18 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a woman one cannot identify ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a synthetic hallucinogen similar to MDMA ...2000s drugs sl.
vb. to thaw ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EVE DAY n. New Year's Eve ...1949 Amer. dial.
• EVEGLOAM n. evening twilight ...1928 Amer. dial.
• EVELING n. evening ...1746 Eng. dial.
• EVEMEN n. evening ...1851 Eng. dial.
• EVEN adj. upright, straightforward ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a character, always used in a bad sense; a dull, slow, stupid person ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 2. evening ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to bring down to a level, to lower, to demean ...1660 Sc.
vb. 2. to compare, to put on a level by comparison; to liken to ...1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to impute, to suspect, to suggest, to hint at or charge with anything, used in a bad sense; to think entitled to, or deserving of, used in a good sense ...1844 Sc.
vb. 4. to divide equally, to share ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to match, to equal ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVEN-AND-EVEN adj. just about equal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVEN BREAK n. a fair chance; an equal chance ...1911 sl., orig. US
• EVEN-DOWN adj. 1. sheer, utter, downright, generally used in a bad sense ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. perpendicular, straight down, downright; esp. used of a heavy continuous rain ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. confirmed, habitual ...1823 Sc.
adj. 4. direct, plain, without reserve or qualification ...1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. downright, honest, straightforward, sincere ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 1. downright, thoroughly, completely, utterly, absolutely ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 2. even ...1953 Amer. dial.
• EVEN-ENDWAYS adv. in a straight course, without interruption or obstruction; from end to end, continuously, without intermission ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVENER n. a weapon; a club, knife, or other aid a small man claims as an equalizer in a fight with a large opponent ...1949 Amer. dial.
• EVEN-EVEN adj. just about equal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVEN-FALL n. the 'fall' or commencement of the evening; twilight ...1814
• EVEN-FLAVOURED adj. uniform, unvaried ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVEN FULL adj. completely full, brimfull ...1878 Amer. dial.
• EVEN-HANDED adj. ambidextrous ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVENING-LIGHTNING n. heat or summer lightning ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVENING'S EDGE n. twilight, dusk, nightfall ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EVENING SNEAK n. a thief who works after dark ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• EVENING SOCKET n. the female genitals ...1990s sl.
• EVENING STAR n. a prostitute ...M19 US sl.
• EVENING WHEEZE n. false news, rumours ...L19 sl.
• EVENLIER adj. more even ...Bk1900 N. Ireland
• EVENLINESS n. composure, equanimity ...1889 Sc.
• EVENLY adj. of grounds, roads, etc.: smooth, even, level, without inequalities ...1733 Sc. & Ireland
adv. even; probably, likely ...1874 Eng. dial.
• EVEN-OLD † adj. of the same age ...a1000
† n. a person of the same age ...a1000
• EVEN-ON adj. uninterruptedly ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EVEN ONE'S WIT vb. to condescend to argument ...1853 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• EVENS n. 1. equals, quits ...1896 Sc.
n. 2. revenge; a person as an object of revenge ...1910s US sl.
• EVEN SHAKE n. a fair chance, fair treatment; an equal chance ...1830 US
• EVEN STEPHEN adj. even, tied ...1866 Amer. dial.
adv. on an equal basis, fifty-fifty ...1866 Amer. dial.
• EVEN STEVEN adj. even, tied ...1866 Amer. dial.
adv. on an equal basis, fifty-fifty ...1866 Amer. dial.
• EVENT n. amount, quantity ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVENTIDE n. evening ...1851 Amer. dial.
• EVEN-UP n. presumptuousness ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• EVEN WAGER n. an even chance ...1638
• EVER vb. to nauseate ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EVER ALACK int. alas! ...1806 Sc.
• EVER AND ALWAYS adv. always; persistently ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EVER AND END adv. forever, continually; for a very long time ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVER AND ON adv. forever, continually; for a very long time ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EVER AND WHEN adv. whenever, when ...1933 Amer. dial.
• EVER ANONS-WHILE adv. at frequent intervals ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERGREEN n. 1. money ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. a perennial favourite, esp. a song ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a story that is not news, but penetrating analysis, etc. ...1980s Amer. journalism sl.
• EVERGREENS n. the vagina ...L19 sl.
• EVERGREEN STATE n. Washington ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERHARD adj. pert. to a very hard erection of the penis ...M20 US sl.
• EVERHOW adv. however ...1932 Amer. dial.
• EVERING n. evening ...1887 Eng. dial.
• EVERLASTING adj. exceeding, excessive, very ...M19 US sl.
adv. 1. continually, perpetually ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 2. very, extremely; damned ...1832 Amer. dial.
adv. 3. infernal, damned ...1904 Amer. dial.
• EVERLASTING KNOCK n. death ...L19 US colloq.
• EVERLASTINGLY adv. very, extremely, immeasurably, excessively; damned ...1889 Amer. dial.
• EVERLASTINGS n. roadside flowers ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EVERLASTING SHOES n. the naked feet ...M19 sl.
• EVERLASTING STAIRCASE n. the prison treadmill ...M19 sl.
• EVERLASTING WOUND n. the female genitals ...16C literary euphemism
• EVERLIE adv. constantly, perpetually, frequently, continually ...1829 Sc.
• EVERLIVING adj. living without end; immortal, eternal ...1547
• EVER-LOVING adj. 1. a general intensifier ...1910s US sl.
adj. 2. devoted; faithful ...1930s Amer. sl.
n. 1. one's wife ...1930s US sl.
n. 2. one's mind ...1960s sl.
• EVERLY adv. always, constantly, perpetually, frequently, continually, continuously ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EVERMORE adv. 1. always, continually ...1928 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. really, absolutely ...1933 Amer. dial.
• EVERSHARP n. any mechanical pencil ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVERTON TOFFEE n. coffee ...M19 rhyming sl.
• EVERWHAT pron. whatever ...1915 Amer. dial.
• EVERWHEN adv. whenever ...1924 Amer. dial.
• EVERWHERE adv. wherever ...1915 Amer. dial.
• EVERWHICH adj. whichever ...1903 Amer. dial.
pron. whichever ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EVERWHO pron. whoever ...1905 Amer. dial.
• EVERY adj. hungry ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EVERY BEAN HAS ITS BLACK phr. everyone has his faults or failings ...a1624
• EVERY BIT AND GRAIN adv. fully, completely, all ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. all, everything ...1952 Amer. dial.
• EVERYBODY AND HIS AUNT n. absolutely everybody ...M19 US sl.
• EVERYBODY AND HIS BROTHER phr. absolutely everyone ...1940s Amer. sl.
• EVERYBODY AND HIS COUSIN n. absolutely everybody ...M19 US sl.
• EVERYBODY AND HIS MOTHER n. absolutely everybody ...M19 US sl.
• EVERYBODY AND HIS UNCLE phr. absolutely everyone ...1940s Amer. sl.
• EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHERS-IN-LAW n. absolutely everybody ...M19 US sl.
• EVERYBODY'S DARLING n. the song sparrow, Melospiza melodia ...1917 Amer. dial.
• EVERY CONSTANT adv. constantly ...1940 Amer. dial.
• EVERY DADDY'S BABBY n. every single person or thing ...L16
• EVERYDAY adj. special; worthy of continual attention ...1972 Amer. dial.
• EVERYDAY GAL n. a steady sweetheart ...1972 Amer. dial.
• EVERY-DAYS n. weekdays ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY DEAL adv. altogether, entirely ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY DOG AND DEVIL n. everyone ...20C Irish sl.
• EVERY FOOT ANON adv. every now and then, at intervals ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EVERY HAIR A ROPE YARN phr. said of a tough seaman ...1975 Amer. dial.
• EVERY HAIR A ROPE YARN AND EVERY DROP OF BLOOD STOCKHOLM TAR phr. said of a tough seaman ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EVERY HANDS WHILE adv. frequently, constantly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY JACK MAN n. every individual man ...1840 colloq.
• EVERY JACK-RAG n. everyone without exception ...1846 sl.
• EVERY KNIFE OF HIS'N HAS A GOLDEN HAFT phr. everything he undertakes turns out well ... Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• EVERY LASTING ONE n. every last one, everyone ...1946 Amer. dial.
• EVERY LAST ONE phr. every one or thing without exception ...L19 sl., orig. US
• EVERY-LIKE adv. 1. from time to time, every now and then, occasionally ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. very frequently, on every occasion or opportunity ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY LIVING ASS n. every single person ...1940s US sl.
• EVERY MAN JACK n. everyone without exception ...1846 sl.
• EVERY MAN JAG n. every single one ...E19 sl.
• EVERY MAN JOHN n. every single one ...E19 sl.
• EVERY MOTHER'S SON n. every single person or thing ...L16
• EVERY ONCE AN OCCASION adv. now and again, once in a while ...1953 Amer. dial.
• EVERYONE AND HIS BROTHER n. a large number of people ...20C
• EVERY POSTMAN ON HIS BEAT n. kinky hair that stands up in odd strands or areas of the head ...1930s US Black sl.
• EVERY RAM-JACK OF THEM n. every single individual ...1853 Eng. dial.
• EVERYSTREEN n. the evening before last ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EVERYTHINGATHON n. an orgy in which various types of sexual activity are performed ...M20 US homosexual usage
• EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK n. every imaginable object, whatever is available, no matter what it is ...1910s
• EVERYTHING COOK AND CURRY phr. all is well, all is taken care of ...1950s W. Indies Rasta usage
• EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK phr. everything imaginable ...World War II services' sl.
• EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE KITCHEN SINK n. every conceivable thing
• EVERYTHING IN THE BOOK n. whatever is available, whatever is known ...1950s US 
• EVERYTHING IS APPLE! int. It's O.K.! ...1934 Amer. dial.
• EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING phr. everything is fine ...1960s US teen & W. Indies sl.
• EVERYTHING'S DRAWING phr. everything is going well ...1916 Amer. dial.
• EVERTHING'S HOTSY-TOTSY phr. all is well ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERY TIME! int. a general affirmative exclamation ...1920s US sl.
• EVERYWAYS adv. in every direction, everywhere ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EVERY-WHEN adv. at all times, always ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERYWHERES adv. everywhere, in every direction ...1867 Amer. dial.
• EVERYWHICHAWAY adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERYWHICHWAY adj. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERY WHILE STITCH adv. every now and then, at intervals ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY WHIP AND TRIP adv. every now and then, at intervals ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY WHIP AND TURN adv. every now and then, at intervals ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY WHIP AND WHILE adv. every now and then, at intervals ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY WHIPSTITCH adv. frequently; continuously; from time to time ...1827 Amer. dial.
• EVERY WHIP'S WHILE adv. every now and then, at intervals ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERYWHO pron. whoever ...1940 Amer. dial.
• EVERY WOKE AND JIT adv. every now and then, at intervals ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY WOMAN'S BABE n. every single person or thing ...L16
• EVERY WOMAN'S SON n. every single person or thing ...L16
• EVERY-YEAR LOCUST n. a cicada ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EVE'S CUSTOM HOUSE n. the vagina ...L18 sl.
• EVESDROPPER n. 1. the penis ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a burglar who lurks outside a house waiting for the chance to break in while the owners are absent; thus, a petty thief ...E18 sl.
n. 3. a robber of hen-houses ...L18 sl.
• EVE'S SCORK n. the Adam's apple ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVESTIGATE † vb. to seek out, to search after, to investigate ...1656
• EVET n. a newt, eft, lizard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EVE WITH THE LID ON n. apple pie ...1930s US sl.
• EVIF n. the number 5 ...M19 back-slang
• EVIF YENNEPS n. fivepence ...M19 back-slang
• EVIGILATE † vb. to watch or study diligently ...1730
• EVIL adj. 1. of persons: ill-tempered, cross, disagreeable, unpleasant, contentious, obnoxious, hostile, neurotic, angry, obstinate ...OE
adj. 2. excellent, wonderful, the best ...1920s sl.
adj. 3.of cattle: mean, ornery ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 1. an ill, complaint, illness; a swelling on the neck or other local affliction ...1683 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a halter ...18C sl.
n. 3. one's wife ...E19 sl.
n. 4. a three-pronged dung-fork; a pitchfork ...1848 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a hobgoblin; an evil spirit ...1914 Amer. dial.
vb. to brood ...1959 Amer. dial.
• EVIL, THE n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• EVIL-BELIVED †* adj. evil-living, of ill life ...1557
• EVIL-DEEDY adj. given to evil deeds; mischievous ...1535 now Sc.
• EVIL HEAL † n. disaster, harm ...c1175 obs.
• EVIL HEALTH † n. bad luck, hurt, disaster ...c1477
• EVILLING n. acting in a deliberately negative manner, e.g. riotously, argumentatively, criminally ...1930s US Black sl.
• EVILLY adv. sullenly; broodingly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EVILS n. goblins; evil spirits ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EVING adj. damp, moist, exuding moisture ...1892 Eng. dial.
• EVITATE †* vb. to shun, to avoid, to escape ...1588
• EVITERNAL † adj. eternal, everlasting ...1596
• EVLENET GENS n. 12 shillings ...M19 back-slang
• EVLENET SITH-NOMS n. 12 months, usually as a prison sentence ...M19 back-slang
• EVO n. evening ...1950s Aust. sl.
• EVRIE adj. hungry ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EWE n. a young and beautiful female member of a criminal gang ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• EWE CAT n. a female cat ...1914 Amer. dial.
• EWE-MUTTON n. 1. an ageing prostitute ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an amateur prostitute ...L19 sl.
• EWE-NECK n. a horse's neck which is thin and concave ...1820 Amer. dial.
• EWE-NECKED adj. of a horse: having a long and hollow neck like a ewe ...1858 Amer. dial.
• EWIF n. the number 5 ...M19 back-slang
• EWIF GENS n. 5 shillings, a crown ...M19 sl.
• EWIF YENEPS n. fivepence ...M19 back-slang
• EWIF YENNEPS n. fivepence ...M19 back-slang
• EWSCRAY vb. 1. to go away, used as a command ...1930s US sl.
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EX adj. 1. superlative, first-rate ...20C sl.
adj. 2. angry ...1950s sl.
n. a ten-dollar bill ...1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to stop, to eliminate ...1950s Aust. & US college sl.
int. 1. excellent! ...1920s UK juvenile sl.
int. 2. an exclamation used to demand a pause, exemption, or truce during a fight or game ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EX, THE n. a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EXACCURATE adj. careful, exact and accurate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EXALT vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EXALTED adj. 1. slightly drunk ...M17 sl.
adj. 2. hanged ...1934 Amer. sl.
• EXALTIFICATION n. exaltation ...1841 Amer. dial.
• EXALTIFY vb. to exalt ...1931 Amer. dial.
• EXAMPLE n. a sample ...1926 Amer. dial.
• EXASPER † vb. to exasperate, provoke ...1545
• EXASPERATE vb. to bleach ...1909 Amer. dial.
• EXCEED vb. to succeed ...1922 Amer. dial.
• EXCEPTION n. a noteworthy example ...1906 Amer. dial.
• EXCEPTIONS n. exception, offense ...1869 Amer. dial.
• EXCEREBROSE † adj. wanting brains, brainless ...1730
• EXCESS BAGGAGE n. a second-rate confidence man ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• EXCHANGE vb. to castrate ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EXCHANGE CRACKS vb. to talk, to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EXCHANGE IS NO ROBBERY n. an excuse for a forced or jesting imposition ...1546 sl.
• EXCHANGE OF CRACKS n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EXCHANGE SPIT(S) vb. 1. to kiss...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• EXCHEQUER n. the vagina ...E16 sl.
• EXCITATE † vb. to excite, to rouse, to stir up ...1548
• EXCITED AS A CAT AT A MOUSE-SHOW adj. highly excited ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EXCITING AS WATCHING PAINT DRY, AS adj. very dull ...20C
• EXCLUSIVITY n. something exclusive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EX-CON n. an ex-convict ...1906 sl.
• EXCREMENTAL adj. unpleasant, disgusting; second-rate ...1960s euphemism for 'shitty'
• EXCREMENTIZE †* vb. to ease oneself, to void excrement ...c1670
• EXCREMENTUM CEREBELLUM VINCIT phr. 'bullshit' baffles brains" ...20C Brit. military mock-Latin
• EXCUSE HOUSE n. an outside toilet building ...1970 Amer. euphemism
• EXCUSE-ME n. a member of the educated middle class ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• EXCUSE ME, THE n. a toilet; a bathroom; a restroom ...20C euphemism, rhyming of 'W.C.'
• EXCUSE-ME-MA'AM n. a bump in the road ...1933 Amer. dial.
• EXCUSE ME WHILE I WHIP THIS OUT phr. 1. one's last words before commencing a fight ...1970s US Black teen sl.
phr. 2. a phrase said before exposing one's penis ...2000s US Black teen sl.
• EXCUSE MY FRENCH phr. a phrase signifying 'please excuse my use of swear words or taboo words' ...20C Brit. & US colloq.
• EXCUSES ARE LIKE ASSHOLES, EVERYONE HAS ONE AND THEY ALL STINK phr. said of a poor excuse ...1985 Amer. sl.
• EXCUSE-US n. a gift in exchange for hospitality ...1938 Amer. dial.
• EXCUSING conj. unless, without ...1922 Amer. dial.
prep. except for, with the exception of, not counting ...1887 Amer. dial.
• EXECT † vb. to cut off or out ...1641
• EXES n. expenses ...1864 sl.
• EXFLUNCT vb. to cause to fail, to render useless, to overcome completely ...1831 Amer. dial.
• EXFLUNCTED adj. rendered useless ...1831 Amer. dial.
• EXFLUNCTICATE vb. to demolish; to utterly destroy ...1842 Amer. dial.
• EXFLUNCTICATED adj. rendered useless ...1839 Amer. dial.
• EXFLUNCTIFIED adj. rendered useless ...1840 Amer. dial.
• EXFLUNCTIFY vb. to cause to fail, to render useless, to overcome completely ...1840 Amer. dial.
• EXFLUNCTOFICATED adj. rendered useless ...1836 Amer. dial.
• EX-HEART n. a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EXHEREDATE † vb. to disinherit, to set aside the right heir ...1552
• EXHORTER n. a lay preacher ...1843 Amer. dial.
• EXIGUOUS adj. scant in measure or number; extremely small, little, diminutive, minute, slender ...1651
• EXIMIOUS † adj. select, choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent, rare, distinguished, eminent, famous, renowned ...1547 rare or 
obs.
• EXITIABLE †* adj. destructive, ruinous, hurtful ...1607
• EXITIOUS † adj. destructive to life, deadly, fatal, ruinous, hurtful, dangerous ...1563
• EXODUS OIL n. a conjure or magic concoction, used to drive people away ...1947 Amer. dial.
• EXODUST vb. to leave quickly for a distant place ...1947 Amer. dial.
• EXODUSTER n. 1. a Black person who left the South in the mass migration to the Northwest, esp. Kansas, c1878-80 ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a refugee from a 'dust bowl' ...1941 Amer. dial.
• EXOLETE † adj. 1. that has gone out of use; disused, obsolete ...1611
† adj. 2. that has lost its virtue; effete, insipid ...1657
† adj. 3. of flowers, etc.: faded or withered ...1730
• EXOPT †* vb. to wish or desire greatly ...1548
• EXOPTATE † vb. to desire earnestly ...1692
• EXORBITATE † vb. 1. to deviate from the usual path or course; to stray ...1600 obs. or arch.
† vb. 2. of heavenly bodies: to deviate from the usual orbit; to follow an erratic course ...1693 obs. or arch.
• EXOSCULATE † vb. to kiss heartily or repeatedly and fondly ...1570
• EXPALPATE † vb. to get by flattery ...1623
• EXPECTING adj. pregnant ...1890 euphemism
• EXPERGEFACTOR n. one who, or that which, awakens; an awakener ...1823
• EXPIRE vb. 1. to die; to breathe out one's last breath ...M15
vb. 2. to perspire, to sweat ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EXPISCATE vb. 1. to 'fish out'; to find out by scrutiny or inquiry; to search out; to discover by laborious investigation or strict examination ...c1611
vb. 2. to exhaust of fish ...1858 nonce use
• EXPLANIFY vb. to explain ...1891 Amer. dial.
• EXPLIFICATION n. an explanation ...1843 Amer. dial.
• EXPLODE vb. 1. to suddenly burst forth in laughter ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to explore ...1979 Amer. dial.
• EXPLORATE †* adj. thoroughly examined; carefully prepared ...1655
† vb. to explore ...1549
• EXPLORE n. an explosion ...1902 Amer. dial.
vb. to explode ...1902 Amer. dial.
• EXPOLAGOLLUCIOUS adj. splendid, very fine, elegant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EXPOSABLE adj. disposable ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EXPOSE vb. to suppose ...1895 Amer. dial.
• EXPRESS A SECRET VICE vb. to masturbate ...19C Brit. euphemism
• EXQUISITIVE † adj. eager to discover or learn; tending to search out, bent on searching out; curious ...1818
• EX'S n. expenses ...1864 sl.
• EXSPUTORY * adj. that is spit out or ejected ...1784
• EXSUPERATE † vb. 1. to overtop, to surmount, to surpass, to exceed, to excel; to overcome ...1559
† vb. 2. to abound ...1625
• EXTERMINE † vb. 1. to exterminate; to destroy utterly; to put an end to; to abolish ...1539
† vb. 2. to force or person a thing from the boundaries or limits; to drive way; to banish; to put to flight ...1634
• EXTERMISH vb. to destroy completely, to exterminate, to abolish ...1903 Amer. dial.
• EXTERRANEOUS adj. foreign, of another country; coming from abroad ...1656
• EXTINGUISHED FLAME n. a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EXTONIOUS †* adj. astonishing ...1548
• EXTRA adj. excellent, unusually good; skilled, expert ...1848 Amer. dial.
• EXTRACIZE vb. to extract ...1917 Amer. dial.
• EXTRACT OF HAMMER HANDLE n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EXTRACT THE URINE FROM vb. to take the piss out of someone; to deflate someone, to make someone perform with less boasting and bravado ...E20 Brit. military sl.
• EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES n. adultery ...20C colloq.
• EXTRA-SPECIAL adj. exceptionally good or fine ...colloq.
• EXTRA SPOKE n. a misfit; someone who doesn't seem to 'fit in' ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EXTRAVAGATE vb. 1. to wander away, to stray ...1600
vb. 2. to wander at large; to roam at will ...1766
vb. 3. to go beyond bounds; to exceed what is proper or reasonable ...1829
vb. 4. to go to extravagance in ...1871 nonce use
• EXTRAVAGE † vb. to deviate in discourse from the proper subject; to digress; to talk incoherently; to ramble ...c1690 obs. exc. Sc.
• EXTURBMENT n. a disturbance ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EXTURBMENT-MAKER n. a child who is always telling on other children; a telltale ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EXUBERATE adj. overflowing, superabundant ...1638 obs.
vb. to be in great abundance; to be plentiful; to abound; to overflow ...1623
• EXULANT †* adj. living in exile ...1636
†* n. one living in exile
• EXUNDATE * vb. to overflow ...1721
• EXUPERATE † vb. 1. to surpass, to excel; to overcome, to surmount ...1559
† vb. 2. to abound ...1623
• EXWANTIDGE n. advantage ...1922 Amer. dial.
• EXWICE n. advice ...1922 Amer. dial.
• EXWISE vb. to advise ...1922 Amer. dial.
• EYCHER n. a small quantity; a drop; a very small piece ...1916 Sc.
• EYDENCE † n. diligence, hard work, assiduity ...1834 Sc.
• EYE n. 1. a detective ...1900 US sl.
n. 2. a breast ...20C sl.
n. 3. a periscope ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 4. the anus in reference to anal copulation ...M20 US sl.
n. 5. anal copulation ...M20 US sl.
• EYE, THE n. a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYEABLE adj. pleasant to look at, comely ...1889 Amer. dial. arch.
• EYEBAIT n. 1. a small herring ...1884 Amer. dial.
n. 2. pieces of fish used as bait ...1985 Amer. dial.
• EYEBALL n. 1. someone precious or dear; one's favourite person ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person who is disliked because he seems to think he knows everything; a know-it-all ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an inexperienced person, one who looks on ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to look at; to look around ...1901 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to measure by eye; to estimate ...1958 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EYEBALLER n. a meddlesome or interfering person ...1920 Amer. dial.
• EYEBALL PALACE n. a homosexual bar; any place where homosexual males can meet one another ...M20 US homosexual usage
• EYEBALLS n. someone precious or dear; one's favourite person ...1952 Amer. dial.
• EYE-BREE † n. 1. an eyelid ...c1000
† n. 2. an eyelash ...1577
† n. 3. an eyebrow ...1750 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EYE-BRINE † n. tears ...1606
• EYE BURNER n. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• EYE CATCHER n. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE CHATTER n. a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE CRUTCHES n. eyeglasses ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EYE DOCTOR n. a sodomite ...E20 US sl.
• EYE FILLER n. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYEFUL n. 1. a strikingly beautiful woman ...1934 sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE GIVER n. a flirt ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• EYELASHER n. an eyelash ...1917 Amer. dial.
• EYELY †* adj. visible or apparent to the eye; evident, obvious ...1561
• EYE OF THE WORLD n. 1. literature ...B1900
n. 2. the sun ...1822
• EYE-OPENER n. 1. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a pederast ...20C US sl.
n. 3. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
n. 4. a substance which gives a charge or jolt, such as a drink of alcohol, an amphetamine tablet, or a cold shower ...M20 US sl.
• EYE-POPPING adj. astonishing ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYEREACH n. an expanse of country which extends as far as the eye can see ...1903 Amer. dial.
• EYES n. 1. the breasts; the nipples ...20C US sl.
n. 2. eyeglasses ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EYE SALVE n. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE-SEERS n. eyeglasses ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EYE-SERVANT n. one who works adequately only when watched ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EYE-SERVICE n. work poorly done ...1976 Amer. dial.
• EYE SHOP vb. to seek a homosexual partner through prolonged eye contact ...M20 US homosexual usage
• EYES IN THE BREECHES phr. an expression of warning for a tear in the pants ...1957 Amer. dial.
• EYESOME † adj. pleasant to the eyes ...1584
• EYE STINGER n. a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EYE STITCHER n. a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EYE TAKER n. a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EYETEETH n. one's prized possessions ...1844 Amer. dial.
• EYE THAT WEEPS MOST WHEN BEST PLEASED n. the female genitals; the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
• EYETIE n. (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYE TREAT n. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• EYETY n. (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYETYE n. (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYEWASH n. 1. something that conceals the reality of a situation ...1884 sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...20C US sl.
n. 3. alcohol ...20C US sl.
n. 4. a garnish on food, such as raisin sauce on plain white cake ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EYE-WATER n. 1. gin ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. liquor, esp. illegal whisky ...1940 Amer. dial.
• EYE WIDENER n. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE-WIDENING adj. astonishing ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE-WINK n. an eyelash ...1967Amer. dial.
• EYE-WINKER n. an eyelash ...1872 Amer. dial.
• EYME † 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.
• EYOT n. an island in a river ...1840 Eng. dial.
• EYTIE n. (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYTO n. (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYVY-KEYVY adj. unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
adv. all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• EZEL n. a fool, a simpleton ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
• EZOD † n. the letter Z ...1597