DICTIONARY
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• F n. 1. an act of copulation ...1920s euphemism
n. 2. a $50 bill ...1980s US sl.
n. 3. in poker: the sixth player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
n. 4. a felony ...1990s US Black sl.
int. fuck! ...1920s euphemism
• F-40 n. an orange-coloured 100 mg capsule of secobarbital sodium (Seconal™), a central nervous system depressant ...1977 US sl.
• F.A. n. nothing, anything meaningless, nonsense, rubbish ...1914 euphemism for 'fuck-all'
• FA n. father ...1941 Amer. sl.
• FAA n. the intestines of an animal ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAAN n. a weather-vane ...1950 Sc.
• FAANG n. a person of disagreeable disposition ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAAP n. a cowardly, hulking fellow ...1907 Sc.
• FAAR n. an epidemic occurring among men or animals ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAAS n. impudence, cheek ...1930s W. Indies sl.
vb. to be nosy or inquisitive ...1930s W. Indies sl.
• FAASTIE adj. rude, impertinent, impudent ...1950s W. Indies & Jamaica usage
• FAASTINESS n. rudeness, impudence ...1950s W. Indies usage
• FAB adj. delightful, wonderful, fine, very good, excellent, fabulous ...1957 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a fob, a small pocket; a tobacco pouch ...1811 Sc.
n. 2. a truant ...1916 Sc.
n. 3. (derogatory) a woman (Fat-Ass Bitch) ...2000s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to cheat, to deceive, esp. by flattery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to play truant ...1916 Sc.
int. an exclamation of approbation; wonderful! ...1960s sl.
• FABALA † n. a flounce, trimming, furbelow ...c1800 Sc.
• FABBER n. a truant ...1916 Sc.
• FABBO adj. fabulous, wonderful, excellent ...1960s sl.
• FABBY adj. fabulous, wonderful, excellent ...1960s sl.
• FABE adj. very good, excellent ...1967 UK sl.
• FABEL adj. very good, excellent, lovely ...2002 UK sl.
• FABLE † vb. 1. to tell fictitious tales ...c1380
†* vb. 2. to speak, to talk, to converse ...1382
† vb. 3. to speak falsely; to talk falsehoods, to lie ...1530 obs. exc. arch.
• FABLER † n. one who speaks falsely; a liar ...1362
• FABOO adj. fabulous, excellent ...1990s US gay sl.
• FABOR † n. a suburb of a city...c1470
• FABOUR † n. a suburb ...c1470
• FABREFACTION †* n. the act or process of fashioning or making a work of art ...1652
• FABRIC n. 1. an edifice, a building ...1483
n. 2. a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. clothes; clothing in general ...1972 US sl.
† vb. to construct, fashion, frame, make ...1623
• FABRICANT * n. one who fabricates, constructs, or fashions anything; a maker or manufacturer ...1757
• FABRICATOR n. one who frames a false statement or forges a document; a forger ...1795
• FABRICATURE † n. the act of fabricating; construction ...1600
• FABU adj. excellent ...1990s US sl.
• FABULAR adj. pert. to a fable ...1684
† n. a narrator or recorder of tales or fictions ...1565
• FABULATE † vb. 1. to relate as a tale or myth; to talk or narrate in fables ...1616
vb. 2. to invent, concoct, fabricate ...1856
• FABULATION † n. the act of fabulating; the moralizing of fables ...1727
• FABULATOR n. one who fabulates or relates fables; a story-teller ...1604
• FABULICIOUS adj. good; good-tasting; often used of a sexually appealing man ...1997 US sl.
• FABULIST n. 1. one who relates fables or legends ...1593
† n. 2. a professional story-teller ...1605
n. 3. one who invents falsehoods ...1625
• FABULISTIC †* adj. devoted to the composition of fables or apologues ...1630
• FABULIZE † vb. 1. to invent fables; to relate as legend ...1612
† vb. 2. to concoct, to invent ...1633
• FABULOSA adj. wonderful ...1967 UK sl.
• FABULOSE † adj. fond of fables, myths, or enigmas ...1677
• FABULOSITY n. 1. fondness for narrating or inventing fables ...1599
† n. 2. a fable ...1601
n. 3. of a composition or narrative: fabulous or mythical character; fictitiousness ...1603
• FABULOSO adj. wonderful, excellent ...1990s sl., orig. gay
• FABULOUS adj. excellent ...1959 sl.
• FABULOUS DROP n. an attractive young woman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FABURRIFIC adj. excellent ...2000s US sl.
• FACE n. 1. a coin ...16C sl.
n. 2. a grimace ...L16 sl.
n. 3. audacity, impudence, cheek ...1537
n. 4. credit at a public house ...M18 sl.
n. 5. interference, nosiness ...19C US sl.
n. 6. the mouth, as the source of speech ...M19 US sl.
n. 7. the mouth, as used for eating and drinking ...L19 US sl.
n. 8. a boat race. esp. the Oxford and Cambridge ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 9. a general term of greeting, e.g. 'Hello, face' ...1875 sl.
n. 10. reputation, standing ...1876 UK sl.
n. 11. the edge of a knife or sharp instrument ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 12. one's personal appearance ...1925 Aust. sl.
n. 13. fellatio or cunnilingus, usually as 'give (or get) face' ...1920s US sl.
n. 14. a respectable image, a 'front' ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 15. a stranger, esp. a White stranger ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 16. a White person ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 17. a person; in police use: a known criminal ...1944 sl.
n. 18. a cosmetic kit, make-up ...1946 US sl.
n. 19. a clock; a watch ...1959 Amer. sl.
n. 20. a top person, a leader ...1960s Brit. sl.
n. 21. a professional criminal, usually an armed robber with no territorial ambitions ...1960s UK criminals' sl.
n. 22. a fellow member of a mod gang, esp. one who is considered particularly fashionable ...1960s sl.
n. 23. a well-known person; a recognizable person; a celebrity, esp. a show-business notable ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 24. an instance of successfully humbling or embarrassing someone ...1979 Amer. students' sl.
n. 25. a professional pool player who is well known and recognized making it impossible for him to make a living betting with unsuspecting amateurs ...1990 US sl.
n. 26. in professional wrestling: a wrestler who is designed by the promoters to be seen by the audience as a hero ...1990 US sl.
n. 27. in betting: the odds of 5-2 ...1991 UK sl.
n. 28. in racecourse gambling: a bettor who is believed to have useful information regarding the likely outcome of a race ...2001 UK bookmakers' usage
vb. 1. to punch in the face ...c1815 boxing sl
vb. 2. of man: to pay court to a woman ...1920s Irish sl.
vb. 3. to outperform, to show up, to humiliate, to insult ...1950s US campus sl.
vb. 4. to be beaten miserably in any competition ...1984 Amer. sl.
int. an exclamation delivered to a person whom one has just insulted or humiliated ...1979 US campus sl.
• FACEABLE adj. fit to be seen, pretty, fitting ...1894 Sc.
adv. visibly, face to face ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FACE-ACHE n. 1. a term of address, used disparagingly ...1937 Brit. sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant, undesirable, or despicable person ...1937 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a dreary-looking person ...1937 sl.
n. 4. a beating up ...1970s sl.
n. 5. an ugly or miserable-looking person ...Brit. sl.
• FACE AND BRACE vb. to bluster, to defy, to bully verbally; to domineer, to be defiant ...16C sl.
• FACE AND HOOD n. the pansy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACE ARTIST n. a fellator or fellatrix ...1927 Amer. homosexual & prostitute sl.
• FACE AS LONG AS A WET SUNDAY, A phr. used for describing an expression of depression or sadness ...1984 Can. sl.
• FACE AT THE WINDOW, THE n. someone looking through or even merely appearing at a window ...L19
• FACE-BONE † n. cheek-bone ...1801
• FACE BOWL n. a small bowl in which to wash the face ...1900s US Black sl.
• FACE BUBBLE n. in motorcycling: a plastic shield attached to the helmet to cover the face ...1973 US sl.
• FACE CARD n. 1. an important person ...1970s Amer. sl.
n. 2. $100 bill ...1990s US Black sl.
• FACE CREAM n. semen, esp. as when ejaculated onto a fellator's face ...1970s US gay sl.
• FACED adj. 1. intoxicated, drunk ...1968 Amer. sl., esp. students'
adj. 2. humiliated, embarrassed ...1980s US campus sl.
adj. 3. stunned by the potency of a drug, usually cannabis ...1980s drugs sl.
adj. 4. under the influence of MDMA (ecstasy) ...1998 US sl.
• FACE DOWN vb. to disconcert in a direct confrontation ...1530
• FACE-ENTRY † n. freedom of access to a theatre ...1874 theatrical usage
• FACE FANNIES n. sideburns ...1990s sl.
• FACE FART n. 1. a belch, a burp ...2000s NZ sl.
n. 2. a general term of abuse ...2000s NZ sl.
vb. (usually as 'face-fart') to burp ...1982 NZ sl.
• FACE FINS n. a moustache, presumably a large one that protrudes on either side of the cheeks ...19C sl., orig. nautical usage
• FACE-FITTINGS n. a beard and/or moustache ...1904 Aust. sl.
• FACE-FUCK vb. to place one's penis in a passive person's mouth in order to 'actively' receive fellatio ...1970s sl.
• FACE-FUCKED adj. so intoxicated by drugs that one is incapable of controlling one's facial movements ...1990s drugs sl.
• FACE-FUCKING n. fellatio where the person being fellated is the active partner and the other person is passive, with an open mouth ...1970s sl.
• FACE-FUNGUS n. 1. male facial hair, i.e. a beard and/or moustache ...1907 sl.
n. 2. a term of address ...1910s sl.
• FACE FURNITURE n. glasses ...Brit. sl.
• FACE IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN † vb. to brag, to put on a bold front ...1542
• FACE JOB n. 1. cunnilingus ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. in basketball: a play or game which humiliates the opposition; a one-sided victory ...1980 Amer. sl.
n. 3. cosmetic surgery designed to alter your appearance ...1982 US sl.
• FACE-LACE n. 1. whiskers, a beard ...1927 Amer. jocular
n. 2. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• FACELESS † adj. 1. of persons: lacking courage; cowardly ...1596
adj. 2. drunk ...1985 Amer. students' sl.
• FACELIFT n. in the used car business: the procedure of turning back the miles on the odometer (mileometer) ...1997 US sl.
• FACE-LIFTER n. an uppercut to the jaw ...c1925 boxing sl.
• FACE-LIFTING n. a hard blow to the face ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FACE LIKE A BAG OF ARSES, A n. an ugly face ...2003 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A BAG OF SPANNERS, A n. a hard and rough face; mostly used when describing a woman ...1975 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A BAGFUL OF SPANNERS, A n. a face hard and rough; applied mostly to women ...1975 sl.
• FACE LIKE A BULLDOG, A n. an ugly face; chiefly applied to a girl or woman ...2003 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A BULLDOG CHEWING A WASP, A n. an ugly face; chiefly applied to a girl or woman ...2003 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A BULLDOG LICKING PISS OFF A NETTLE, A n. an ugly face; chiefly applied to a girl or woman ...2003 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A BULL'S BUM, A n. a very ugly face ...2000s NZ sl.
• FACE LIKE A DYIN' CALF, A n. a morose, sorrowful look ...1988 Can. sl.
• FACE LIKE A FESTERING PICKLE, A n. a face that is covered in severe acne ...2000s NZ sl.
• FACE LIKE A LEPER LICKING PISS OFF A THISTLE, A n. an ugly face; chiefly applied to a girl or woman ...2003 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A MILKMAN'S ROUND, A n. a long face ...c1950 sl.
• FACE LIKE AN ABANDONED QUARRY, A n. a very ugly face ...2000s NZ sl.
• FACE LIKE A SCRUBBED HAMMOCK, A n. a pale, sour-looking face ...c1920 Royal Navy usage
• FACE LIKE A SEA-BOOT, A n. a long-drawn 'fathom of misery'; a miserable or glum face ...c1930 sl.
• FACE LIKE A SLAPPED ARSE, A n. a very miserable-looking countenance ...1999 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A SMACKED ARSE, A phr. used to describe someone who looks very depressed ...2000s sl.
• FACE LIKE A STOPPED CLOCK phr. describing a very unattractive face, usually female; also, used of one who is momentarily stunned ...1980s Aust. sl.
• FACE LIKE A STRIPPER'S CLIT phr. (derogatory) describing the face of an unattractive woman ...1990s sl.
• FACE LIKE A TWISTED SANDSHOE, A phr. used to describe someone who is exhibiting great disgust ...2000s NZ sl.
• FACE LIKE A YARD OF PUMP-WATER, A n. a 'long' face; a miserable or glum face ...20C colloq.
• FACE LIKE A YARD OF TRIPE, A phr. used to describe someone looking very depressed ...2000s NZ sl.
• FACE LIKE YESTERDAY phr. describing a very miserable-looking face ...1900s sl.
• FACE-MAKER n. a father of an illegitimate child ...E19 sl.
• FACE-MAKING † n. 1. portrait-painting ...1623
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...M18 sl.
• FACE MAN n. 1. a person, usually a man, who influences or beguiles others through his appearance or demeanour; a socially adept person; a good-looking man with an exceptionally handsome face...1958 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a prostitute's client who seeks oral satisfaction ...1970 Amer. sl.
• FACE MUFFLER n. a gas mask ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FACEN vb. to face ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACE OF CLAY, THE n. 1. any living person ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a solid, immovable countenance ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FACE-OFF n. 1. a confrontation, esp. one before action ...1896 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an ejaculation of semen onto a lover's face ...2003 US sl.
• FACE ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR, THE n. an actor or actress cut out of a picture because, after the picture has been completed, it is found that the role is superfluous ...c1920 film industry
• FACE OUT vb. to overcome someone with coolness, effrontery, or impudence; to face down ...1533
• FACE-PAINT vb. to fall off a skateboard onto one's face ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FACE-PAINTER n. 1. a painter of portraits ...1697
n. 2. one who applies paint to the face ...1847
• FACE-PAINTING n. the ejaculation of semen over one's partner's face ...1990s sl.
• FACE-PIECE n. a scolding ...1950 Sc.
• FACE-PLANT n. a face-first fall; in snowboarding: a face-first fall into the snow ...1984 US sl.
• FACE-PLASTER n. an alcoholic drink ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FACE-PRICKLE n. facial hair ...1990s Aust. sl.
• FACE PROP n. a tooth ...1920 Amer. jocular
• FACE PUSSY n. fellatio ...1980s US gay sl.
• FACE QUEEN n. a male homosexual who is extremely attracted to the male face ...1972 Amer. homosexual sl.
• FACER † n. 1. one who puts on a bold face; one who boasts or swaggers; a braggart, a bully ...c1515
† n. 2. a large cup or tankard; a cup or glass filled to the brim ...1527
n. 3. a blow in the face ...1810 sl.
n. 4. an unexpected problem or obstacle; anything to which one must face up ...c1820 sl.
n. 5. a criminal who stalls those in pursuit of their accomplices ...M19 US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a glass of whisky punch ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a glass that holds a single dram of spirits ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a staller; one who places himself in the way of persons who are in hot pursuit of his accomplices ...1859 Amer. sl.
vb. to hit in the face ...E19 sl.
• FACERAG n. a washcloth, face cloth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FACE RAPE vb. to kiss passionately ...1980s US campus sl.
• FACES AND SPACES n. joint consideration of equipment and personnel for the field and non-field positions ...1986 US military usage
• FACE SHOOTING n. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• FACE-SHOT n. an air-to-air guided missile ...1991 US sl.
• FACE STRETCHER n. an old woman who attempts to look young ...1920s US sl.
• FACETE adj. 1. facetious, witty, humorous, pleasant, cheerful, gay ...1603 arch.
† adj. 2. elegant, graceful, polished ...a1635
• FACETELY † adv. in a witty or humorous manner; pleasantly ...1619
• FACETENESS † n. the quality of being witty or humorous ...a1656
• FACE THAT WOULD STOP A CLOCK, A n. a very ugly face ...1891 Amer. sl.
• FACE THE BREEZE vb. in horse racing: to be in the position immediately behind and outside the leader ...1997 US sl.
• FACE-THE-CLARTS † n. a low, plausible sneak; a mean, grovelling fellow ...1868 Sc.
• FACE THE ENEMY vb. to meet one's wife after being out drinking ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FACE THE KNOCKER vb. to go begging ...c1875 tailors' sl.
• FACE THE MUSIC vb. 1. to receive blame courageously; to confront the consequences of one's actions; to take one's punishment; to go through an ordeal; to face the possibility of a severe reprimand or other punishment ...1850 sl.
vb. 2. to cope bravely with an unexpected emergency ...c1880 colloq.
• FACE THE NATION vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1970s US Black sl.
• FACETIAE n. humorous sayings or writings; witticisms ...1529
• FACE TIME n. time spent in a meeting or conversation with an important or influential person; time spent on television ...1991 US sl.
• FACETIOSITY * n. the quality of being facetious ...1822
• FACE-TO-FACE n. a face-to-face meeting, esp. a frank private conversation between two persons ...1986 Amer. sl.
• FACE TRAIN n. serial oral sex, from the point of view of the provider ...2001 US sl.
• FACETY adj. cheeky, impudent, rude, arrogant ...1943 W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• FACETYNESS n. impudence ...1940s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• FACE-UP n. a gang-fight, including single-person combat ...1950s US sl.
vb. (usually as 'face up') to keep one's chin up, to be brave or cheerful ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FACE-UP MASSAGE n. an erotic massage ...2002 Can. sl.
• FACE-WASHIN n. a scolding ...1950 Sc.
• FACE-WELLY n. a gas mask ...2002 UK Royal Air Force usage
• FACE-WIND † n. a wind blowing against one's face ...a1722
• FACEY adj. 1. cheeky, rude, impudent ...E17
adj. 2. indicating criminal qualities ...2000 UK sl.
n. a workman facing another as he works ...c1870 tailors' sl.
• FACEY ON THE BIAS n. a workman not directly in front of another as he words ...c1870 tailors' sl.
• FACEY ON THE TWO THICK n. a workman just behind one's vis-a-vis ...c1870 tailors' sl.
• FÂCHÉ adj. angry ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FACHIVA n. heroin ...2003 UK sl.
• FACIAL n. 1. a prostitute's client who likes the woman to sit on his face, sometimes after she has inserted a suppository or even she is having intercourse with another man ...1970s sl.
n. 2. an instance of humiliation; an insult; a rebuff ...1978 Amer. sl.
n. 3. ejaculation in one's partner's face ...1970s sl.
n. 4. in rugby: an aggressive rubbing of the face of a tackled opponent ...1998 NZ sl.
• FACIAL AREA n. audacity, impudence ...17C US sl.
• FACIALIST n. a woman who likes fellatio ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• FACIE adj. 1. bold, ready to face danger ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. impudent, cheeky ...1825 Sc.
• FACIENT * n. one who does anything; an actor or doer ...a1670
• FACIES † n. the face, countenance ...1611 humorous
• FACILITE †* vb. to facilitate ...1604
• FACILIZE †* vb. to render easy or plain ...1610
• FACING † adj. bold, audacious ...1566
† n. 1. the act of defacing or disfiguring; defacement, disfigurement ...c1400
† n. 2. the act of boasting, swaggering, or browbeating; a defiance ...1523
n. 3. the act of turning a card face upwards ...1674
• FACING-CARD † n. an imposing allegation or argument ...a1624
• FACING-TOOLS † n. drinking vessels ...1721 Sc.
• FACINORIOUS † adj. extremely wicked, grossly criminal, atrocious, infamous, vile ...1601
• FACINOROUS † adj. extremely wicked, grossly criminal, villainous, atrocious, vile, infamous, detestably bad ...1548 obs. exc. arch.
• FACK adv. indeed, truly, really ...1843 Sc.
n. 1. fact, truth, reality ...1836 Sc.
n. 2. a long-handled spade ...1863 Ireland
n. 3. a quantity, a load ...Bk1900 Ireland
n. 4. make, shape, form ...1914 Sc.
vb. to tell the truth; to utter facts ...1940s US Black usage
int. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Eng. dial.
• FACKET n. a term of contempt or reproach applied to women and children; a slattern; a worthless woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• FACKING adj. an intensifier; 'fucking' ...2001 UK sl.
• FACKS! int. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Eng. dial.
• FACOCKTA adj. accursed; wretched ...1990s Amer. sl.
• FACRERE † n. the art of 'make-believe', deception ...1393
• FACT † n. 1. an evil deed, a crime ...1539
† n. 2. a noble or brave deed, an exploit; a feat of valour or skill ...1543
† n. 3. actual guilt, as opposed to suspicion ...1631
vb. to speak frankly and truthfully ...1942 US Black sl.
• FACT AS DEATH adj. as certain as death ...1891 Sc.
• FACTION † n. 1. manner of acting or behaving; an action, proceeding, course of conduct ...1559
† n. 2. a factious quarrel or intrigue ...1593
† n. 3. the act of doing or making something ...1612
† vb. to act in a factious or rebellious spirit; to intrigue; to mutiny ...1609
• FACTIONARY † adj. taking part in a quarrel or dissension; active as a partisan ...1607
n. a member of a faction; a partisan ...1555
• FACTIONATE † vb. 1. to join together in a faction; to band together ...1611
† vb. 2. to form factions ...1642
• FACTIONEER n. a member of a faction; a party-man ...c1710
* vb. to busy oneself in factions ...1881
• FACTIONER † n. one who makes or joins a faction; a partisan ...1587
• FACTIONIST n. one who promotes or leads a faction; a member of a faction, a partisan ...1609
• FACTIOSE †* adj. given or inclinable to faction, seditious ...1727
• FACTIST † n. a poet or play-maker ...1775
• FACTITATE †* vb. ? to work busily ...1617
• FACTITIOUS † adj. made by or resulting from art; artificial ...1646
• FACTIVE † adj. tending or having the power to make; concerned with making ...1612
• FACTIVITY † n. capacity; range of activity ...a1643
• FACTOID n. a presumed fact of dubious validity; a popular assumption or belief ...1970s Amer. sl.
• FACTOR * n. 1. one who acts for another; an agent, deputy, or representative ...1485
n. 2. a cheat or impostor; a fraudulent fortune-teller ...16C UK criminals' sl.
† n. 3. a partisan. adherent, approver ...1502
† n. 4. one who has the charge and manages the affairs of an estate; a bailiff, a land-steward ...1561 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 5. one who makes or does anything; a doer, maker, performer, perpetrator; an author of a literary work ...1563 obs. or arch.
n. 6. in horse racing: a horse who is contending for the lead in a race ...1960 US sl.
* vb. to act as a factor or agent ...1611
• FACTORAGE n. 1. the action or professional service of a factor; the act of buying or selling goods on commission ...1670
† n. 2. the place of business of a factor; an agency ...1679
• FACTORDOM * n. the system of management by factors ...1888
• FACTORESS † n. a female factor or agent ...1608-77
• FACTORIAL * adj. 1. pert. to a factory; consisting in a factory ...1864
adj. 2. pert. to a factor ...1881
• FACTORY n. 1. an establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country; a merchant company's trading station ...1582
n. 2. a document investing another with the authority of a factor or agent ...1640-1
† n. 3. the act or process of making anything ...1664
† n. 4. the body of factors in any one place ...1702
n. 5. a prison; a women's prison ...1806 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a large, forbidding Victorian police station in the London Metropolitan area ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 7. a police station ...1891 sl.
† n. 8. the parish workhouse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a place where drugs are packaged, diluted or manufactured ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 10. the kit used by a narcotics addict for injections ...1930s drugs sl.
• FACTORY, THE n. 1. a large Metropolitan police station of severe appearance; generally, any police station ...c1860 sl.
n. 2. the theatre ...1952 UK actors usage
• FACTORY DRIVER n. in motor racing: a driver officially representing a car manufacturer ...1980 US sl.
• FACTORY SMOKER n. a cheap cigar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FACTOTUM † n. 1. one who meddles with everything; a busybody ...1618
n. 2. the female genitals, 'that which controls everything' ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a man of all-work; also, a servant who has the entire management of his master's affairs ...1863
• FACTRIX * n. a female factor or agent ...1870
• FACTURE * n. 1. the act or process of making a thing ...1580
* n. 2. the thing made, creation ...1647
• FACTY adj. full of facts ...1883
• FACULATE vb. to arrange, to put in order ...1889 Amer. dial.
• FACULENCE † n. brightness, clearness ...1727-36
• FACULENT †* adj. bright, clear; giving forth light like a torch ...1560
• FACULIZED adj. versatile; endowed with many faculties or abilities ...1816 Amer. dial.
• FACULTATE * vb. to invest with authority; to empower; to authorize ...1648
• FACULTIES OF THE HEAD n. the brain, the intellectual faculties ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACULTISED adj. versatile; endowed with many faculties or abilities ...1871 Amer. dial.
• FACULTY † n. 1. pecuniary ability, means, resources; possessions, property ...1382
† n. 2. a branch or department of knowledge ...c1384
† n. 3. that in which anyone is skilled; an art, trade, occupation, profession ...c1386 obs. exc. arch.
† n. 4. a personal quality; disposition ...c1565
vb. to understand, to comprehend ...1934 Amer. dial.
• FACULTY STRUCKEN adj. deprived of the use of one's senses, weakened in intellect ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FACUND † adj. 1. inspiring or promoting eloquence; eloquent; also fig., said of beauty, etc. ...c1381 arch. or obs.
† adj. 2. inspiring or promoting eloquence ...1501
† n. eloquence ...a1340
• FACUNDATE † vb. to make eloquent ...1656
• FACUNDIE †* n. eloquence ...1447
• FACUNDIOUS † adj. of persons: gifted with fluent speech; eloquent, glib; of speech: copious, fluent ...1430
• FACUNDIOUSLY † adv. eloquently ...1509
• FACUNDITY † n. eloquence ...1530
• FACY † adj. 1. insolent, impudent, cheeky, rude ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. bold, possessed of courage to 'face' an enemy ...1825 Sc.
• FACY-GATE adj. impudent, brazen-faced ..Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. a brazen-faced, impudent person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FA'D n. a farthing ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• FAD n. 1. a fussy, over-particular person; a milksop, an indecisive, cowardly person ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a coloured ball ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a game, a joke ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to deceive, to 'take in' by flattery ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to busy oneself about trifles; to look after affairs in a quiet way ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADAHAL adj. astute, wide-awake ...1929 Sc.
• FADANGLE vb. to cheat, to do wrong ...2000s US Black sl.
• FAD-CATTLE n. a generic term for sexually available women; easily accessible women ...19C sl.
• FADDABROD n. an old, cracked, or dilapidated bowl, box, or other household utensil ...1908 Sc.
• FADDERLESS-STEW n. potatoes stewed without meat ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADDISH adj. whimsical ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADDIST n. one devoted to a public or private fad ...c1880 colloq.
• FADDLE n. 1. a fanciful person, either fastidious in trifles or devoted to some particular hobby; one full of whims and fancies; a busybody ...19C colloq. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. an affected and very effeminate male; a homosexual man ...19C
n. 3. nonsense, trifling ...1850 colloq. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. fussiness, fastidiousness ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a slow pace in walking ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to make much of a child; to spoil ...1688 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to trifle, to toy, to play ...1755 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to make sport of ...1841 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to waste time; to dawdle, to walk slowly ...1876 Eng. dial.
• FADDLE-DE-DEE! int. nonsense! rubbish! ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADDLEMENTS n. trifles, novelties ...1891 Eng. dial.
• FADDLER n. one who trifles ...1888 Eng. dial.
• FADDLING adj. trifling, over-particular, fastidious ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADDY adj. 1. full of fads ...c1820 colloq.
adj. 2. fastidious, fidgety, over-particular; full of crotchets or whims ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. frivolous ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. one's father ...1905 Amer. dial.
• FADDYWADDY n. one's father ...1843 Amer. dial.
• FADE † adj. 1.of colour, etc.: dull, pale, wan, sombre ...c1290 obs. exc. arch.
† adj. 2. faded, feeble, languishing, withered ...1303
† adj. 3. strong, doughty, brave, powerful ...c1320
† adj. 4. of a thing: great, large ..c1400
† adj. 5. that has lost taste; insipid, commonplace, uninteresting ...1715
† n. 1. a company of hunters ...1513
n. 2. mould on cheese ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a former dandy, now fallen on hard times and thus less resplendent ...L19 US sl.
n. 4. a worthless fellow ...c1893 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a leader, a guide; applied to the chief or director in games, sports, etc. ...1887 Sc.
n. 6. (derogatory) a White person ...20C US Black sl.
n. 7. a disappearance, departure or escape ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a Black person who becomes immersed in the White world and thus 'fades away'; one who tries to lose his identity as a Black person and to assume an identity more pleasing to the dominant White society ...1970s sl.
n. 8. a hairstyle in which the sides of the head are close-cropped and the top hair is shaped into an upright block ...1989 US sl., esp. Black
n. 10. a badly dressed person ...1990s US campus sl.
† vb. 1. to grow small or weak; to decline, decay, fail, or faint; to shrink ...1388
† vb. 2. to deprive of freshness or vigour; to corrupt, to taint ...c1400
vb. 3. to depart; to disappear; to run away; to leave; to vanish ...1848 sl.
vb. 4. to put at a disadvantage, to cause problems for someone ...L19 US sl.
vb. 5. in dice and card games: to bet against the player holding the dice, or in poker, to match the previous bet ...L19 gambling sl.
vb. 6. in craps: to take one's bet; to cover one's offered bet ...1890 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. in gambling: to bet against another gambler (usually the shooter in craps); also, to match another's wager in full or in part ...1890 US sl.
vb. 8. to surpass, to defeat, to overcome, to outdo, to overshadow ...1894 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to make unhappy ...1915 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to hold up with a gun ...1920s US criminals' sl.
vb. 11. to respond, to counter ...1920s sl.
vb. 12. to stop talking ...1940s US Black & campus sl.
vb. 13. to die ...1940 Amer. jocular euphemism
vb. 14. to miss a class; to waste time rather than work ...1960s US campus sl.
vb. 15. to obtain a verdict of not guilty ...1960s US criminals' sl.
vb. 16. to withstand interrogation ...1960s US criminals' sl.
vb. 17. to deal with; to handle; to put up with; to manage something ...1962 US sl.
vb. 18. to take a nap ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 19. to idle; to waste time ...1968 US sl.
vb. 20. to become tired, to feel increasingly exhausted ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. 21. to drop a topic of conversation, to change an unpalatable subject ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 22. to remain sufficiently silent not to be noticed ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 23. to fool around or tinker with something or someone ...1990s US Black teen sl.
vb. 24. to ignore, to erase, to get rid of ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. 25. to let down, to renege ...1990s US sl.
vb. 26. to shoot dead ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. 27. to take advantage of ...1991 Amer. campus sl.
vb. 28. to buy part of something ...2004 US sl.
• FADE A BEEF vb. to cause a complaint or criminal charge to be removed ...1976 US sl.
• FADEAWAY n. 1. a departure or escape ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a pitch that moves away from the batter so that he would have to reach out for it ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 3. in hot rodding: a design feature that blends the front fender back into the car body ...1954 US sl.
vb. (usually as 'fade away')
vb. 1. to depart, esp. gradually; to run away; to leave; to vanish ...1820 sl.
vb. 2. to become quiet ...1947 US sl.
int. (usually as 'fade away') go away! ...1913 sl.
• FADED adj. 1. of cheese: tainted, mouldy ...1891 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. delicate-looking ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. drug-intoxicated ...1980s US sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...1980s US sl.
adj. 5. unfashionable ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
adj. 6. used to excess ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
• FADED BOGEY n. 1. a Black informer ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 2. a Black who apes Whites and loses his own ethnicity ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 3. a White person who imitates Blacks ...1920s US Black sl.
• FADED BOOGIE n. 1. a Black informer ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 2. a Black who apes Whites and loses his own ethnicity; one who has taken on (undesirable) Caucasian characteristics ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 3. a White person who imitates Blacks ...1920s US Black sl.
• FA-DEE n. a farthing ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• FADE-OUT n. 1. a disappearance, departure, or escape ...1918 Amer. sl.
n. 2. death ...1920s US sl.
vb. (usually as 'fade out')
vb. 1. to depart, esp. gradually; to run away; to leave ...1820 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to clean out, to clear out ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to die ...1920s sl., orig. US
• FADERIL n. an odd or loose end of anything ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FADERILS n. paraphernalia, apparatus ...1844 Sc.
• FADESOME adj. apt to fade ...1869 Eng. dial.
• FADEY adj. dull, faded ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FADGE n. 1. a large flat loaf or bannock ...a1609 Sc.
n. 2. a short, thickset person; a fat, clumsy woman ...1750 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a bundle, a burden; a part of a horse's load; a heap, a quantity of anything ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a farthing ...1789 sl.
n. 5. a bundle of sticks, a faggot ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. a person jaded in appearance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 7. one who trots slowly, a child who toddles along ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a slow regular motion; a jog-trot ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a trick ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 10, a vexatious person ...1923 Sc.
† vb. 1. to fit in with or suit the surroundings; hence, to get on, to succeed, to thrive ...1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. of things: to fit, to suit, to be suitable; to agree, to go down with a person ...1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. of persons: to do with; to put up with a thing ...1592
† vb. 4. to be content or willing; to agree; to make up one's mind to do something ...1592
* vb. 5. to make one's way; to go at a pace between walking and trotting; to jog along; to trudge ...1658 rare exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 6. to fit the parts of together ...1674 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to eat together, partake of hospitality given at the season of the New Year ...1863 Eng. dial.
vb.8. to trot gently; to go at a pace between walking and trotting; to walk with difficulty owing to corpulency ...1864 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to beat, to thrash ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to do a piece of work 'anyhow'; to repair temporarily' to 'fudge' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADGE OUT vb. to ascertain, to discover ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADGER n. a farthing ...L19 Cockneys'
• FADGE WITH vb. to tolerate a thing; to agree with a person ...17C
• FADGING † adj. that fits, suits, etc.; well-matched ...c1611
n. hospitality given at the season of the New Year ...1879 Eng. dial.
• FADGY adj. 1. faded, soiled ...1895 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. corpulent, fat, unwieldy, short and thickset in person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. a stout, thickset little person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADIE n. a haircut style in which the sides of the head are closely cut and the top of the head is not ...1989 US sl.
• FADLE † vb. to walk in a clumsy manner, to waddle ...1808 Sc.
• FADMONGER n. one devoted to a public or private fad ...c1880 colloq.
• FADOODLE †* n. something foolish or ridiculous; nonsense; a mere nothing; a useless trifle ...a1670
• FADOODLING n. sexual intercourse ...17C euphemism
• FADY adj. 1. dull, faded; tending to fade; shading off by degrees into a paler hue ...1730-6
adj. 2. damp, musty; covered with perspiration ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of the weather: damp, sultry, close ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of meat: tainted, stale, 'high' ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. flabby, as the flesh of a drooping child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to decay from damp; to mildew ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAECALITY † n. faecal matter ...1653
• FAECICAL † adj. faecal ...1594
• FAFA n. one's father ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAFF n. 1. swagger, pretense; show, useless adornments ...1880 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a young, frisky child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. one who uses more breath in talking than is necessary ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a puff; a breath of air, smoke, etc. ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a nuisance ...2000s sl.
vb. 1. to blow in sudden gusts; to puff; to move gently, to fluctuate ...1788 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to mess about, restlessly and ineffectually, wasting time, often while something quite urgent needs attention; to play or fool around, to waste time ...c1930
• FAFF ABOUT vb. to mess about; to waste time on matters of no importance; to be indecisive or fussy ...1874 Eng. dial.
• FAFF AROUND vb. to mess about; to waste time on matters of no importance; to play or fool around ...1874 UK sl.
• FAFFLE n. 1. a stammerer, one who is unable to articulate distinctly ...c1900 Sc.
n. 2. a light intermittent wind, blowing in gentle puffs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to stutter or stammer; to utter incoherent sounds ...1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to saunter, to trifle; to fumble, to work dilatorily ...Bk1900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to flap gently in the wind ...1796 Eng. dial.
• FAFFLED adj. entangled; bothered ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAFFLEMENT n. trifling and unnecessary work ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAFFMENT n. nonsense, balderdash ...19C Eng. dial.
• FAFFY adj. gusty, apt to blow about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG adj. 1. homosexual; pert. to homosexuality ...1930s
adj. 2. effeminate; also used of objects i.e. lacking power ...1950s sl.
n. 1. something that hangs loose; a flap ...1486 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the last part or remnant of anything, after the best has been used; the extreme end ...c1580
n. 3. the fringe at the end of a rope ...1775
n. 4. a bore; a chore; an unpleasant, tedious task; anything that causes weariness, hard work, toil, drudgery, fatigue; a wearisome thing...1780 colloq.
n. 5. in English public schools: a junior who performs certain duties for a senior; also, a drudge; a lower-classman, typically a freshman, who is compelled to perform various duties for an upperclassman ...1785
n. 6. a young female fish seller ...L18 sl.
n. 7. dried peat; turf cut for fuel ...1796 Eng. dial.
n. 8. eatables ...c1800 Brit. school sl.
n. 9. a drudge; an errand boy or clerk ...1813
n. 10. a hard worker ...M19 sl.
n. 11. a pickpocket ...M19 sl.
n. 12. a lawyer's clerk ...M19 US & Aust. sl.
n. 13. an over-diligent student ...1856 Amer. sl.
n. 14. a cheap cigarette, usually as issued to troops in World War I ...L19 sl.
n. 15. any cigarette; a cigarette butt ...1888 UK sl.
n. 16. long, coarse grass; tufts of old grass ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 17. a pimp ...20C US sl.
n. 18. the penis ...20C US sl.
n. 19. a catamite ...E20 sl.
n. 20. a male homosexual ...1920 US sl.
n. 21. an effeminate fellow; generally used derisively ...1932 Amer. sl.
n. 22. an offensive person ...1963 Amer. juvenile & student sl.
n. 23. a despicable, unlikeable person ...1982 US sl.
n. 24. a jacket ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Fag Packet)
† vb. 1. to flag, to droop, to decline; to fall off, to swerve from ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to beat; to thrash; to strike ...L17 sl.
vb. 3. to do something that wearies one; to work hard; to labour, to strain, to toil ...1772
vb. 4. to toil diligently at one's studies ...1795 student usage
vb. 5. in public schools: to do menial jobs for a schoolfellow higher up in the school; to perform certain services for another ...1806
vb. 6. to make one fatigued; to tire, to weary; to exhaust ...1826
vb. 7. to pursue, to hunt ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to move quickly; to leave or depart in a hurry ...1920 US sl.
vb. 9. to supply with a cigarette ...1926 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to smoke a cigarette ...1940 Amer. sl.
vb. 11. to subject to homosexual copulation or make a homosexual of; used derisively ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 12. to behave in a manner reminiscent of a homosexual ...1968 Amer. sl.
• FAG ALONG vb. 1. to move quickly; to depart or leave hurriedly ...1942 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to move when it requires an effort ...20C US sl.
vb. 3. to ride fast ...1960 Amer. cowboy usage
• FAGAN n. the penis ...1940s sl.
• FAG AROUND vb. 1. of heterosexual men: to play at acting in a 'homosexual' manner ...1960s US sl.
vb. 2. of presumptively heterosexual male friends: to joke around or engage in horseplay ...1997 US sl.
• FAG-ASH n. cigarette ash ...L19 sl.
• FAG-ASH LIL n. a woman who smokes heavily ...L19 Brit. sl.
• FAG BAG n. 1. a woman who consorts with a homosexual male ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a woman married to a homosexual ...1960s Amer. homosexual usage
vb. to beat up and rob a homosexual ...1977 US sl.
• FAG-BAGGING n. a robbing or extorting money from homosexuals ...1977 Amer. sl.
• FAG-BAIT n. an effeminate boy or man; used derisively ...1974 Amer. sl.
• FAG BANGLE n. a homosexual man who accompanies a heterosexual woman ...2002 UK sl.
• FAG-BASHER n. 1. an ostensibly heterosexual man who specializes in beating and terrorizing gay men ...1980s sl., orig. US gay usage
n. 2. any anti-gay spokesperson ...1980s sl., orig. US gay usage
• FAG-BASHING n. the homophobic beating up of male homosexuals ...1980s sl.
• FAG-BUTT n. a cigarette end ...1930s sl.
• FAG-CARD n. a cigarette card ...L19 sl.
• FAGE † n. 1. the act of coaxing or deceiving; a deceit, fiction ...1420
n. 2. a flatterer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to coax, to flatter; to toady; to beguile, to soothe ...c1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch, as a dog does ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to sell bad meat ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAGEING adj. deceiving, flattering ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG END n. 1. the past part or remnant of anything after the best has been used; the extreme end, as of a portion of time, a collection of persons, a written composition, etc. ...1613
n. 2. the last part of a piece of cloth; the part that hangs loose, often of coarser texture than the rest ...1721-1800
n. 3. of a rope: an untwisted end ...1775
n. 4. a fragmentary part of a speech or conversation that one might overhear, just as it tails off ...E19
n. 5. the butt of a cigarette or cigar ...1853
n. 6. an exhausted condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to have only a partial or muddled understanding of something that has been said ...c1955 sl.
• FAG-END OFF! int. stop listening! ...20C sl.
• FAG-END MAN n. a man who collects cigarette ends from the pavement ...1910s sl.
• FAG-ENDS n. eavesdropping ...20C sl.
• FAG-ENDS OF CONVERSATIONS n. little bits and pieces of talk not fully understood by someone overhearing them ...20C
• FAGER † n. a flatterer ...1435
• FAGERRY n. a vagary, a whimsical notion, a fancy ...1892 Ireland
• FAGEY adj. 1. deceiving, flattering ...1883 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. thin, poor, ill-nourished ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a puny child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an over-sharp, cunning person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG FACTORY n. 1. a place where homosexuals gather ...1949 US sl.
n. 2. a prison, esp. one with a large homosexual population ...1992 US sl.
• FAGGALD † n. a faggot, a bundle of twigs or heath tied with straw ropes ...1824 Sc.
• FAGGAMUFFIN n. a homosexual Black person, usually male ...1980s Black sl.
• FAGGART n. a homosexual male ...E20 US sl.
• FAGGED † adj. 1. flaccid, drooping ...1578
adj. 2. out, excessively tired or fatigued ...1780
adj. 3. shocked, mentally destroyed ...1900s sl.
• FAGGED OUT adj. 1. exhausted, tired, fatigued ...1785 colloq.
adj. 2. shocked, mentally destroyed ...1900s sl.
• FAGGER n. 1. a boy thief that, entering by a window, opens the door to his confederates or even hands the booty out to them ...17C sl.
n. 2. one who works hard ...1885
n. 3. a person who smokes ...1920s sl.
• FAGGERY n. 1. the system of fagging at public schools ...1853
n. 2. male homosexuality ...1970s Amer. sl.
• FAGGIE adj. fatiguing, tiresome, wearisome ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAGGING adj. exhausting ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a beating, a thrashing, a thumping ...1775 sl.
n. 2. the act of working hard or wearying oneself at something; hard work; an exhausting experience ...1777
n. 3. serving as a 'fag' in a school ...c1850 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
n. 4. male homosexual anal intercourse ...1996 US sl.
• FAGGING ABOUT n. the act of working hard or wearying oneself at something; hard work ...1850
• FAGGISH adj. effeminate, blatantly homosexual ...1958 US sl.
• FAGGOT adj. 1. useless, contemptible ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. pert. to homosexuality or homosexuals ...1940s US sl.
adj. 3. weak, ineffectual ...1960s sl.
n. 1. a bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees bound together, for use as fuel ...a1300
n. 2. a bundle or bunch, as of herbs, rushes, etc.; a collection of things ...1489
n. 3. a general term of abuse, usually of women or children; a shrewish, bad-tempered, or offensive woman; an old or dissipated woman; an unpleasant, miserable woman ...1591
n. 4. a man mustered for duty in the army (and thus 'bound' for service) but not yet formally enlisted; one temporarily hired to supply a deficiency at the muster, or on the roll of a company or regiment ...L17 obs. military sl.
n. 5. butcher's oddments or 'stickings' ...1859 colloq.
n. 6. a prostitute ...L18 sl.
n. 7. a rissole ...c1850 colloq
n. 8. butcher's oddments or 'stickings' ...1859 colloq.
n. 9. a term of reproof or abuse directed at a child ...1873 sl.
n. 10. a secret and unworthy compromise ...1880 Eng. dial.
n. 11. in wrestling: a man who bargains not to win ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 12. an effeminate, weak, or cowardly fellow; generally used contemptuously ...1914 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a homosexual man; in general use the term covers any gay man, in gay use the implication is of overt effeminacy ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 14. a derisive term of contempt for a non-homosexual male ...20C US sl.
n. 15. a cigarette ...1929 Amer. sl.
n. 16. a general term of abuse, irrespective of sex ...1950s US sl.
n. 17. a homosexual of either sex; generally used contemptuously ...c1953 Amer. sl.
n. 18. a very unattractive woman ...1968 Amer. sl.
n. 19. a coward, a weakling ...1970s sl.
n. 20. a heterosexual woman who associates with male homosexual men ...1970s US gay sl.
vb. 1. to make into a faggot; to bind or tie up in or as in a faggot ...1598
† vb. 2. to bind (persons) in couples; also, to bind hand and foot ...1607
vb. 3. to womanize; to consort with sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 4. to copulate with a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 5. in wrestling: to 'sell one's back', to bargain not to win ...1862 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to suppose, to conclude ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to strangle or throttle ...L19 sl.
• FAGGOT AND STALL n. 1. a burglar who enters a house, ties up the residents and then robs them ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. the act of breaking into a house, tying up the residents and robbing them ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• FAGGOT AND STORM n. 1. a burglar who enters a house, ties up the residents and then robs them ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. the act of breaking into a house, tying up the residents and robbing them ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• FAGGOTEER n. a lecher; a whoremonger; a pimp ...c1825 sl.
• FAGGOTER n. a pimp who specializes in selling the services of male homosexual prostitutes ...1960s US Black sl.
• FAGGOTINA n. a heterosexual woman who associates with male homosexual men ...1970s US gay sl.
• FAGGOT-LOVER n. one who has no feelings of homophobia ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAGGOT-MASTER n. a lecher; a whoremonger; a pimp ...c1825 sl.
• FAGGOT MOLL n. a woman who regularly seeks the company of homosexual men; used derisively ...1969 Amer. sl.
• FAGGOT ROAD n. a road topped with sapling bundles ...1956 Can.
• FAGGOTRY n. (usually offensive) male homosexual practices; homosexuality ...1970 Amer. sl.
• FAGGOT'S LUNCH BOX n. a jock strap; an athletic supporter ...1964 US sl.
• FAGGOT'S MOLL n. a woman who regularly seeks the company of homosexual men; used derisively ...1969 Amer. sl.
• FAGGOT TUNNEL n. the mouth ...Brit. sl.
• FAGGOTTY adj. effeminate; homosexual ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FAGGOT-WAISTED † adj. arranged in pleats like a bundle of sticks ...1581
• FAGGOTY adj. 1. effeminate; homosexual, esp. in an overt way; used derisively ...1927 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. cowardly, useless, second-rate ...1960s sl.
• FAGGOTY-ASSED adj. effeminate, homosexual ...1920s sl.
• FAGGOTY-MINDED adj. disposed to use faggots, inclined to burn opponents ...1856
• FAGGY adj. (derogatory) effeminate; homosexual ...1949 Amer. sl.
n. (frequently derogatory) an effeminate or homosexual male ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAG HAG n. 1. a young woman who is a smoker ...1944 Amer. students' sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a woman who habitually consorts with homosexual men; one who prefers the company of homosexual men ...1969 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 3. a heterosexual man who prefers the company of homosexuals to that of his heterosexual peers ...1960s sl., orig. US
vb. of a woman: to associate with and choose one's close friends from homosexual men ...1960s sl.
• FAG-HATER n. a person with a pathological dislike for homosexuals ...1979 US sl.
• FAG HOLE n. the mouth ...c1945 sl.
• FAG HOTS n. cheap pornography aimed at the male homosexual readership ...1960s gay sl.
• FAGIN n. 1. a person who trains young boys to be thieves ...1905 sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1940s sl.
n. 3. a leader of thieves ...1976 US sl.
n. 4. in pool: a person who backs a player financially in his bets ...1990 US sl.
• FAGINGY-FAGADE n. a White person ...1920s US Black sl.
• FAG-JOINT n. a meeting place for homosexual males ...E20 US sl.
• FAGLISH n. gay slang ...1980s US gay sl.
• FAG LOOP n. a loop on the back of a man's shirt ...2001 US sl.
• FAG-MA-FUFF n. a garrulous old woman ...1825 Sc.
• FAG MAG n. a magazine or other publication featuring male nudity for homosexual males ...M20 US sl.
• FAG MOLL n. a woman who regularly seeks the company of homosexual men; used derisively ...1966 Amer. sl.
• FAGOCITE n. an effeminate boy or man ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FAGOGHE n. a faggot ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. obs.
• FAGOLA n. a male homosexual; an effeminate male; used derisively ...1961 Amer. sl.
• FAGOT n. 1. a bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees bound together, for use as fuel ...a1300
n. 2. a bundle or bunch, as of herbs, rushes, etc.; a collection of things ...1489
n. 3. a term of contempt for a woman, esp. an old or dissipated woman ...L16 Brit.
n. 4. a man mustered as a soldier, but not yet formally enlisted ...L17 sl.
n. 5. a rissole ...c1850 colloq.
n. 6. butcher's oddments or 'stickings' ...1859 colloq.
n. 7. a prostitute ...19C sl.
n. 8. (derogatory) a male homosexual ...E20 US sl.
n. 9. a derisive term of contempt for a non-homosexual male ...20C US sl.
n. 10. an unattractive young woman ...M20 US sl.
vb. 1. to bind or truss, as sticks in a faggot ...17C colloq.
vb. 2. to womanize; to consort with sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 3. to copulate with a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 4. to strangle or throttle ...L19 sl.
• FAGOT ABOVE A LOAD, A phr. too much of a good thing ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAGOTEER n. a whoremonger ...c1825 sl.
• FAGOT-MASTER n. a whoremonger ...c1825 sl.
• FAGOTTIST n. a performer on the bassoon ...1886
• FAGOTTO n. a bassoon ...1724
• FAG OUT vb. 1. to serve as a 'fag' ...c1840 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
vb. 2. in cricket: to field ...c1840 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
vb. 3. to fatigue, to exhaust ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to go to bed ...1968 US sl.
• FAG PACKET n. 1. a jacket ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. a racket (tennis, exorbitant prices, and noise) ...Brit. sl.
• FAG-PAPER n. a cigarette paper ...1910s sl.
• FAG RAGS n. smart casual clothing ...1980s US Black sl.
• FAG-ROLLER n. a robber of homosexuals ...1962 Amer. sl.
• FAGS! int. a mild exclamation ...M17
• FAG SHOW n. in the circus or carnival: a performance by female impersonators ...1940s US sl.
• FAG STAG n. a heterosexual male who enjoys the company of homosexual men ...1990s US sl.
• FAGSUM † adj. fatiguing, tiresome, wearisome ...1825 Sc.
• FAGSUMNESS † n. tiresomeness ...1825 Sc.
• FAG TAG n. a loop on the back of a man's shirt ...1980 Amer. sl.
• FAG THE BLOSS vb. to hit the wench ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• FAG THE FEN vb. to drub the prostitute ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• FAG-TOPPER n. a cigarette end ...1900s sl.
• FAGUEN n. a villain, a depraved character ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAG WATER n. cologne ...1980s US sl.
• FAH! int. an exclamation of abhorrence or disgust ...1542
• FAHDOODLE n. nonsense, rubbish, twaddle ...1955 Amer. dial.
• FAHLIDAH n. a rigmarole ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAID adj. afraid ...1888 Amer. dial.
† n. a leader, a guide; applied to the chief or director in games, sports, etc. ...1887 Sc.
vb. to frown ...1825 Sc.
• FAIDLE † vb. to walk in a clumsy manner, to waddle ...1808 Sc.
• FAIGER n. fishermen's tabu-name for the sun; only used with def. article ...1866 Sc.
• FAIK n. 1. a fold of anything, as a ply of a garment ...1710 Sc.
n. 2. a plaid ...1714 Sc.
† n. 3. the neck of a sack, after it has been drawn together and tied ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. a strand of rope ...1907 Sc.
vb. 1. to abate, to diminish, to lessen; to deduct ...1445 Sc.
†* vb. 2. to enfold, to clasp ...1513 Sc.
vb. 3. of the limbs: to fail from weariness; to cease moving ...1768 Sc.
vb. 4. of a person: to fold, bend, or tuck a limb under one ...1768 Sc.
vb. 5. to excuse, to let go with impunity ...1789 Sc.
vb. 6. to abate the price ...1823 Sc.
† vb. 7. to fondle, to caress ...1880 Sc.
vb. 8. to turn over the pages of a book ...1914 Sc.
vb. 9. to rummage, as in a drawer ...1950 Sc.
• FAIKE n. an experienced, senior criminal ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAIL † adj. delicate, in a frail state of health ...1825 Sc.
† n. 1. decline in strength ...1898 Sc.
n. 2. one that fails or disappoints ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. of a period of time or anything that has a finite duration: to come to an end; to expire ...1399
†* vb. 2. to cease to speak of ...c1650
† vb. 3. to deceive, to cheat ...1590 nonce use
† vb. 4. to die ...1613
vb. 5. to collapse from exhaustion ...1873 Sc.
vb. 6. to fail to understand, to be unable to understand ...1980s US campus sl.
• FAILANCE † n. the fact of failing; failure, neglect, omission...1612
• FAILED adj. decayed, worn out; of a person: impaired in health or vigour; infirm ...1490
• FAILERY n. a failure ...1913 Amer. dial.
• FAILING DISEASE n. tuberculosis ...1911 Amer. dial.
• FAIL IN THE FURROW vb. to become impotent while copulating ...19C Brit. sl.
• FAILLZENCY † n. default, failure ...1710 Sc.
• FAIL OFF vb. to show signs of approaching dissolution; to grow weak ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIL OUT vb. to fail ...1910 Amer. dial.
• FAIL UP vb. 1. to become impoverished; to go bankrupt ...1890 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to stop doing something ...1907 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to decline in health; to fall ill ...1914 Amer. dial.
• FAILURE TO FLOAT n. a drowning or near drowning ...1994 US sl.
• FAILURE TO FLY n. a tag applied to failed suicides ...2002 UK medical sl.
• FAILYIE n. failure, non-performance ...1551 obs. Sc.
• FAILZURE † n. failure ...1726 Sc
• FAIN adj. 1. glad, rejoiced, well-pleased ...8-11C Beowulf now chiefly poetic or Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. well-disposed, favourable ...c1205
adj. 3. disposed, inclined or willing; eager ...c1205 arch. or Eng. dial.
† adj. 4. apt. wont ...1596
adj. 5. fond, affectionate; in love ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. happy, content ...1721 Sc.
† adv. gladly, willingly, with pleasure ...c1175 obs. or arch.
† n. gladness, joy ...c1340
† vb. 1. to be delighted or glad; to rejoice; also, to desire, to wish ...c888
† vb. 2. to pretend kindness ...a1225
† vb. 3. to make glad; hence, to welcome a person; also, to congratulate ...c1250
* vb. 4. to enjoy; also, to take to gladly, to show preference for ...1483
vb. 5. to forbid, to refuse; to claim a truce ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FAINAIGING adj. cheating, deceiving ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAINAIGUE vb. 1. to fail of a promise, to play truant, to shirk work ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to revoke at cards ...1888 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to deceive by flattery; to obtain by improper means, to cheat ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FAINAIGUER n. a cheat, a deceiver ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAINEANCE * n. the quality or condition of being an idler or one who does nothing ...1853
• FAINEANCY n. the quality or condition of being an idler or one who does nothing ...1854
• FAINÉANT adj. that does nothing; indolent, idle ...1855
n. one who does nothing; an idler ...1619
• FAINEANTISE n. 'do-nothing-ness' ; indisposition to do anything; indifference, inactivity ...a1684
• FAINFU' adj. affectionate, kind, amiable, likeable ...1887 Sc.
• FAINHEAD † n. gladness, joy ...a1300
• FAIN I! int. a call for a playground truce; a statement of opposition ...c1810 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• FAINING † adj. gladsome, affectionate; also, longing, wistful ...c1400
• FAIN IT! int. a call for a playground truce; a statement of opposition ...c1810 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• FAINITES! int. used to call a playground truce ...1870 UK schoolchildren's usage
• FAINITS! int. a call for a playground truce; a statement of opposition ...c1810 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• FAINLESSLY † adv. without attempted evasion ...1652
• FAINLIGHTS! int. a call for a truce during a game, or a statement that one is ineligible for a given duty or command ...M19 juvenile usage
• FAINLY adj. 1. pleasant, welcome, gladsome ...1897 Sc.
adj. 2. affectionate, kind, amiable ...Bk1900 Sc.
* adv. gladly, eagerly, excitedly ...1535
• FAINNESS n. 1. eagerness, gladness ...c1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. liking, love, affection, fondness ...c1779 Sc.
• FAINS adv. of necessity; necessarily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
int. a call for a truce during a game, or a statement that one is ineligible for a given duty or command ...c1810 UK juvenile usage
• FAINS I! int. a call for a truce during a game, or a statement that one is ineligible for a given duty or command ...M19 UK juvenile usage
• FAINSOME adj. fond ...Bk1900 N. Eng. dial.
• FAINT † adj. 1. wanting in courage, spiritless, cowardly ...a1300 obs. or arch.
† adj. 2. feigned, pretended, simulated ...a1300
† adj. 3. avoiding exertion, shirking, lazy, sluggish ...c1325
† adj. 4. of persons or animals: weak, feeble; sickly, out of condition ...c1350
adj. 5. drunk ...M19 euphemism
† adj. 6. having a sickly smell ...1864
adj. 7. of the weather: close, sultry, oppressive ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. faintness ...a1300
vb. 1. to lose heart or courage, to be afraid, to become depressed, to give way ...c1350 now arch.
* vb. 2. to depress, to enfeeble, to weaken; to make faint or weak ...c1386
† vb. 3. to become faint; to grow weak or feeble, to decline ...c1400 obs. exc. poetic
* vb. 4. to lose colour or brightness; to fade, to die away ...1430
†* vb. 5. to make less, to diminish ...1599
†* vb. 6. to fall short ...1623
vb. 7. to starve, to famish ...1866 Sc.
• FAINT-DRAW vb. to draw or delineate lightly ...1728
• FAINTED † adj. 1. become weak or exhausted ...c1500
† adj. 2. rendered cowardly or timid ...c1500
• FAINTEN †* vb. to make faint, to depress, to dispirit ...1612-15
• FAINT-FIT † n. a fainting fit ...1795
• FAINTFUL † adj. ready to faint; causing or indicating faintness ...1589
• FAINT-HEART adj. faint-hearted; timid; spiritless; cowardly ...1590
† n. 1. the fact or having a faint heart; want of spirit ...1580
n. 2. one who has a faint heart; a coward ...1870
• FAINTIFIED adj. weak, faint ...1933 Amer. dial.
• FAINTING FITS n. the female breasts ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'tits'
• FAINTINGNESS † n. faintness ...1634-5
• FAINTINGS n. the female breasts ...c1950 rhyming sl. for 'tits' (Fainting Fits)
• FAINTISE † n. 1. feebleness, weakness of body or mind; want of energy, cowardice ..1297
† n. 2. deceit, dissimulation, hypocrisy, pretense ...1340
• FAINTISH adj. weak, faint ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAINTIVE adj. inclined to faint, faintish, languid ...1790 rare exc. Sc.
• FAINTLING † adj. faint-hearted, timid, cowardly, spiritless ...1712
† n. one who is faint-hearted, timid, spiritless, or cowardly ...1614
• FAINTLY † adj. inclined to faint ...1892 Sc.
† adv. 1. in a spiritless manner, like a coward; timidly ...1297
† adv. 2. feignedly, by way of feint or pretense, deceitfully ...c1330
† adv. 3. with hesitation, not actively or energetically, coldly, half-heartedly ...c1440
† adv. 4. hardly, scarcely ...1529
• FAINTNESS † n. 1. dejection, timorousness; inertness, sluggishness ...1398
n. 2. a sickly taste; excessive sweetness ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAINT-OUT n. a feeling of weakness or faintness ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAINT OVER vb. to fall over in a faint ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FAINTS n. in the illegal production of alcohol: low-proof distillate ...1974 US sl.
• FAINTS, THE n. a tendency to faint ...c1890 colloq.
• FAINTY † adj. 1. faint, sickly, languid; later, inclined to swoon ...1530 obs. exc. poetic usage
† adj. 2. causing faintness; sickly ...1590 obs. exc. poetic usage
adj. 3. physically weak, faint ...1696
adj. 4. of the weather: close, sultry, oppressive ...1849 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. weak from fear; scared ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAINTY-BAG n. a lady's fancy bag ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAINTY-SICK adj. physically weak, faint ...1926 Amer. dial.
• FAIPLE n. 1. of men or animals: a loose drooping underlip ...1805 Sc.
† n. 2. anything loose and flaccid hanging from the nose ...1825 Sc.
† n. 3. the crest of a turkey when elated ...1825 Sc.
• FAIR † adj. 1. of sounds, odours, etc.: agreeable, delightful ...a1000
* adj. 2. of water: clean, pure ...c1340
† adj. 3. desirable, reputable ...c1380
† adj. 4. of language, diction: elegant ...c1380
† adj. 5. of things: clean, unsoiled, unstained; of paper: not written upon, unused ...c1420
† adj. 6. of colour: clear, not cloudy ...1663
† adj. 7. of death: easy, 'natural'; without violence ...c1680
† adj. 8. original, genuine ...c1820 Amer. dial.
adj. 9. plausible, pleasant ...1838 Sc.
adj. 10. undoubted, complete, thorough, absolute ...1872
adj. 11. open to view, plainly to be seen, clear ...1886 Eng. dial.
adj. 12. clean, tidy, set in order; level, even ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 13. likely, having a good chance ...Bk1900 Sc.
adj. 14. soft; slow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 15. of a gang fight: without weapons ...1965 US sl.
† adv. 1. civilly, courteously, kindly ...a1000
† adv. 2. gently, quietly, without haste or violence ...a1000
adv. 3. in a beautiful or comely manner; agreeably, beautifully, brightly, handsomely, nobly ...a1000
† adv. 4. with good promise; promisingly, auspiciously, favourably, prosperously ...1154
† adv. 5. in a proper or suitable manner; becomingly, befittingly ...1297
† adv. 6. completely, fully, quite ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adv. 7. plainly, easily, clearly, distinctly; frankly, downright ...1393 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adv. 8. moderately, not excessively ...c1450
adv. 9. very, absolutely, really ...M19
adv. 10. straight, exactly, evenly, just ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 11. truly, really, actually; used as an intensifier ...1870 Eng. dial.
adv. 12. scarcely, barely ...1894 Amer. dial.
adv. 13. squarely, fully ...1908 Amer. dial.
† n. 1. beauty, fairness, good looks ...c888
n. 2. one of the fair sex;' a woman; a beloved woman; a man's sweetheart ...1423 now arch. or poetic
† n. 3. a gift bought at a fair ...1768 Sc.
† n. 4. a person with a fair complexion ...1771
† n. 5. a boat, in fishermen's tabu language ...1894 Sc.
n. 6. a light-skinned Black person ...20C US Black sl.
† vb. 1. to appear or become fair or clean ...a1000
† vb. 2. to make fair; to make clean or good-looking; to beautify ...c1175
* vb. 3. of the weather: to clear ...1842 rare exc. Eng. dial.
• FAIR, THE n. a set of subterraneous rooms in the Fleet Prison ...c1810 criminals' sl.
• FAIR AND BET adj. completely beaten, exhausted ...1865 Eng. dial.
• FAIR AND CLEAR adv. plainly, clearly ...1860 Eng. dial.
• FAIR AND EASILY † adv. gently, quietly, without haste or violence ...1523
• FAIR AND EVENLY † adv. gently, quietly, without haste or violence ...a1000
• FAIR AND MODERATE adv. fairly and moderately ...1891 Sc.
• FAIR AND SOFTLY † adv. gently, quietly, without haste or violence ...c1374 obs. exc. Sc.
• FAIR AND SWEETLY † adv. in a proper or suitable manner; becomingly, befittingly ...1483
• FAIR AND TIDY adj. fair and square; equitable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR AND WELL † adv. in a proper or suitable manner; becomingly, befittingly ...c1386
• FAIRATION n. fair play, fair dealing; consideration, fairness ...1861 Eng. dial.
• FAIR-AVISED adj. fair-complexioned ...1929 Sc.
• FAIR AWAY vb. of the weather: to become clearer ...1836 Amer. dial.
• FAIR AWNEY n. fair play ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR BALLS n. fair play ...1810 Sc.
• FAIRBANK vb. in a gambling cheating scheme: to let a victim win at first, increasing his confidence before cheating him ...1961 US sl.
• FAIR BOLLIX n. a fair deal; a just proportion ...2000 Ireland sl.
• FAIR BREAK n. a fair chance ...1926 US
• FAIR BUCK n. 1. a fair chance ...1940s NZ sl.
n. 2. used as a plea for fair treatment ...1998 NZ sl.
int. be fair! give me a chance! ...1940s NZ sl.
• FAIR-CALLING adj. plausible, smooth-tongued, flattering, wheedling ...1814 Sc.
• FAIR CHARMER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAIR CITY, THE n. Perth, Scotland ...1827 Sc.
• FAIR COP n. 1. a justifiable arrest ...L19 sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
n. 2. any situation seen as fair and about which there is no complaint ...L19 sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
• FAIR COW n. 1. a call for fair treatment ...20C NZ sl.
n. 2. an annoying or objectionable person or circumstance ...1904 Aust. sl.
• FAIR CRACK OF THE WHIP n. fair treatment; equal opportunity; a reasonable chance ...1929 Aust. sl.
int. be fair! give one a chance! ...1924 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR CUSS n. an unreasonable person ...1950s Aust. sl.
• FAIRD † n. 1. motion, rush, impetus; hence, impetuosity, ardour; a violent onset, a stir, a bustle...1513 Sc.
† n. 2. a fuss, pother, to-do ...1728 Sc.
† vb. to bustle; to bandy ill words with ...1818 Sc.
• FAIR DAY n. broad daylight ...1698 Sc.
• FAIR DAY, A † n. success in battle ...1548
• FAIR DAYLIGHT n. broad daylight ...1698 Sc.
• FAIR DEAL n. an honest transaction; a fair bargain; an honest and equitable usage ...1876, orig. US
• FAIR DEATH n. a natural death ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRDIE adj. 1. clever, handy ...1724 Sc.
adj. 2. passionate, irascible ...1821 Sc.
• FAIR DINK adj. genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
int. honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
• FAIR DINKS adv. honestly ...1983 Aust. sl.
• FAIR DINKUM adj. 1. true, genuine ...1908 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. serious, in earnest ...1934 Aust. sl.
adj. 3. real, actual ...1937 Aust. sl.
adj. 4. fair, honest, equitable ...1947 Aust. sl.
adv. 1. honestly; really; seriously; truthfully ...1894 Aust. sl.
adv. 2. totally; properly; well and truly ...1918 Aust. sl.
adv. 3. fairly ...1947 Aust. sl.
n. fair dealing; that which is just and equitable ...1881 Eng. dial. & Aust. sl.
int. honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
• FAIR DO n. decent treatment ...M19 Aust. & NZ
int. a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• FAIR DOES n. a fair deal, justice ...1865 colloq.
• FAIR DOOS n. a fair deal, justice ...1865 colloq.
• FAIR DO'S n. a fair deal or treatment, justice, decent treatment ...1859 colloq.
int. a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• FAIR DO'S ALL ROUND n. a fair deal, justice ...c1930 colloq.
• FAIR DOWN adj. downright, thorough, real ...1845 Eng. dial.
adv. thoroughly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. of the wind: to decrease ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FAIR DUES n. a fair deal, justice, decent treatment ...1859 colloq.
int. a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• FAIRDY adj. clever, handy ...1724 Sc.
• FAIR ENOUGH n. a homosexual ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'puff' (a homosexual)
int. used for expressing agreement, acceptance ...1926 UK sl.
• FAIRESS †* n. ? a female fairy ...1674
• FAIR-FA' n. a wrestling match ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. to wrestle ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR-FACED adj. superficially polite, suave, deceitful ...1866 Sc.
• FAIR-FARAND adj. beautiful to the eye but noxious, hurtful ...1789 Sc.
• FAIR-FARRAND adj. specious, plausible; flattering, superficially attractive ...1789 Sc.
• FAIR-FASHIONED † adj. specious, plausible; flattering, superficially attractive ...1816 Sc.
• FAIR FASHIONS n. good manners, politeness ...1870 Sc.
• FAIR, FAT AND FARTY phr. of a woman: in the prime years ...c1930 sl.
• FAIR FEW, A n. a considerable number ...L19 Aust. colloq.
• FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR, A n. equal conditions in a contest, not unduly favouring or hindering either side ...1883
• FAIR FIGHT n. a fight without weapons ...1908 Amer. sl.
int. cry of onlookers adjuring the use of fists only, no weapons ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FAIR FIST AND SKULL (FIGHT) n. a fight without weapons ...1908 Amer. dial.
• FAIRFLE † n. a skin eruption; a state of itch ...1825 Sc.
• FAIR-FOLK n. fairies ...1808 Sc.
• FAIR-FOOR-DAYS n. broad daylight as contrasted with night ...1742 Sc.
• FAIR FUCKS n. credit, merit ...1992 Ireland sl.
• FAIR FUCKS TO phr. good luck to ...1980s Ireland
• FAIR FURTH adj. straightforward, honest ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR-FURTH-THE-GATE adj. straightforward, honest ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR GANG, THE n. gypsies ...c1830 colloq.
• FAIR GO n. 1. a fair fight, esp. between two persons ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. an act or instance of just treatment; a fair or reasonable opportunity ...1904 Aust. sl.
int. 1. be fair! be reasonable! ...1938 Aust. sl.
int. 2. this is true! ...1976 NZ sl.
• FAIR GO? int. really? indeed? ...1961 NZ sl.
• FAIR GO, SPINNER! int. in the gambling game two-up, used as a call signifying that the coins are to be tossed ...1945 Aust. sl.
• FAIR-GRASS n. the buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR-GUID-DAY phr. good morning ...1894 Sc.
• FAIR-HAIRED adj. specially favoured ...1909 Amer. dial.
• FAIR-HAIRED BOY n. 1. a favoured or favourite man or boy; one who can, in supportive eyes, do no wrong ...1909 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a man destined for and being groomed for principal leadership or other reward...1918 Amer. sl.
• FAIR-HANDED adj. having well-formed hands ...1728-46
• FAIRHEAD † n. beauty ...c1250
• FAIR HELL n. anyone who excels at something; an impressive person ...1934 US Black student sl.
• FAIR HERD n. a good attendance of strangers ...1883 Oxford University usage
• FAIRHOOD † n. beauty ...a1587
• FAIR HORN n. fair play ...1866 Sc.
• FAIR HORNIE n. fair play ...1866 Sc.
• FAIRIES' BAKIN' DAY n. a day of alternate rain and sunshine ...1894 Sc.
• FAIRIES' WASHING n. small, dew-covered spider webs in fields ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FAIRING adj. of the weather: clearing, ceasing to rain ...1885 Sc.
n. 1. a present given at or brought from a fair ...1574
n. 2. a complimentary gift of any kind ...1588
• FAIRINGS n. tawdry articles sold or to be won at a fair ...20C
• FAIR IN SIGHT n. the blue-bell ...1578
• FAIRISH adj. 1. fairly large ...1865
adj. 2. considerable in amount ...L19
adj. 3. merry with drink ...1888 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. in a pleasant manner; fairly, pretty well ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAIRISH OFF adj. well-off, having a considerable quantity of ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRISH ON adj. 1. elderly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. partially intoxicated ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. well-off, having a considerable quantity of ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR ITCH n. an absolute imitation ...L19 sl.
• FAIRITY n. fairness ...1895 Ireland
• FAIR-KEEPER † n. a person appointed to keep order at a fair ...1858 Sc.
• FAIR LADY n. a kept woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRLEC † n. fairness, beauty ...a1225
• FAIRLEENS adv. almost, very nearly, not quite ...1896 Sc.
• FAIR-LIKE †* adj. in good-condition; well-looking ...1662
• FAIRLINGS adv. 1. moderately, fairly ...1877 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. completely, thoroughly; clearly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRLINS adv. properly, completely, absolutely ...1891 Sc.
• FAIRLOCK † n. a boat, in fishermen's tabu language ...1866 Sc.
• FAIRLY adj. in good health, well ...1949 Amer. dial.
† adv. 1. gently, peaceably, quietly, softly ...c1400
† adv. 2. so as to make a fair appearance; beautifully, handsomely ...c1400
† adv. 3. courteously, respectfully ...1590
adv. 4. of writing: neatly, elegantly ...1594 arch.
int. yes, indeed! certainly! of course! ...1909 Sc.
• FAIRLY LOOKING adj. good-looking ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR MEAT n. an easy dupe ...c1910 sl.
• FAIR NARK n. a something or someone inexpressibly tedious or baffling ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIRNESS † n. 1. courtesy ...c1205
† n. 2. of the weather: the state of being free from storms or rain; fineness ...c1440
• FAIR OFF vb. of the weather: to become clearer ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FAIR OFF IN THE MIDDLE adj. faint with hunger ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR ONE n. 1. a (street gang) fight conducted under some sort of mutually recognized rules and possibly preceded by a verbal argument ...1950s US gang usage
n. 2. a fight between members of rival gangs in which weapons or at least lethal weapons are forbidden ...1950 US sl.
• FAIR PLAY n. fornication; copulation where neither partner is married to anyone ...19C Brit. sl.
int. used for expressing appreciation ...2001 UK sl.
• FAIR-PLAY ARTIST n. an honest, trustworthy person ...1950s sl.
• FAIR POP n. a good opportunity, a fair chance ...L19 sl.
• FAIR RATIONS n. fair dealings; honesty ...c1875 sporting sl.
• FAIRRIE vb. to collapse in an exhausted condition or from sudden illness ...19C Sc.
• FAIR ROEBUCK n. a woman in the bloom of her beauty ...1725 sl.
• FAIR SEX n. the female sex; women in general ...20C
• FAIR-SEX IT vb. to discourse upon the fair sex ...1712 nonce word
• FAIR SHAKE n. a fair chance, an equitable bargain, just treatment, an honest arrangement ...1830 Amer. dial.
• FAIR SHAKE OF THE DICE! int. be fair! ...E19 Aust. sl.
• FAIR SHAKES! int. a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust.
• FAIRSHIP † n. fairness, beauty ...c1320
• FAIRSHIRE adv. downrightly; usually used in a depreciatory sense ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR-SKIN n. a light-skinned Black person ...20C US Black sl.
• FAIR SKINT adj. very short of money, or even entirely 'broke' ...20C
• FAIRSOME †* adj. beautiful ...a1641
• FAIR SPIN n. fair treatment, a reasonable chance ...1910s sl.
• FAIR-SPOKE adj. of persons: gifted with fair speech; courteous, pleasant; smooth-tongued ...1665
• FAIR-SPOKEN adj. 1. of persons: gifted with fair speech; courteous, pleasant; smooth-tongued ...1460
adj. 2. of words: bland, civil ...1649
adj. 3. frank, friendly; suave ...1880 Sc.
• FAIR SUCK n. a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE PINEAPPLE n. a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
int. used for registering surprise or complaint ...1971 Aust. sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAUCE BOTTLE n. a fair or equal chance; an equal opportunity ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
int. be fair! ...1972 Aust. sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAUCE STICK n. fair treatment, equal opportunity ...1971 Aust. sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAUSAGE n. a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAV n. a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE STICK n. a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR THING n. a sensible, judicious action or decision; a wise proceeding, a clear duty, justice ...1910s Aust. sl.
• FAIR TO MIDDLING adj. 1. about average; slightly better than average; frequently used to understate a feeling of good health ...1865 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. below average ...1939 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
phr. a jocular reply to 'How are you?' ...c1945
• FAIR TRADE n. smuggling ...1832 Sc. & nautical sl.
• FAIR-TRADER n. a smuggler ...1887 nautical sl.
• FAIR TRADING n. smuggling ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FAIR TREAT adv. to a great extent ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. something or someone highly enjoyable or satisfactory; also used ironically to describe something or someone quite the opposite ...L19 sl.
• FAIR-TRO-DAYS n. daylight ...1864 Eng. dial.
• FAIR TROD ON adj. abused, treated very badly ...L19 sl.
• FAIRUCH n. a feast, a 'tuck-in' ...1936 Sc.
• FAIR UP vb. of the weather: to clear up, to leave off raining, to become fine ...1819 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIR UPS n. fair play ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRWAY n. a navigable channel in a river or between rocks, sandbanks, etc.; the usual course or passage of a vessel on the sea or in entering and leaving a harbour ...1584
• FAIR-WEATHER adj. insincere and temporary
n. flattery, coaxing ...1923 Sc.
• FAIR-WEATHER CHRISTIAN n. a person who goes to church seldom if at all ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FAIR-WEATHER CHURCHGOER n. a person who goes to church seldom if at all ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FAIR-WEATHER DRINK n. a small celebration before initiating some project or journey ...1970s sl.
• FAIR-WEATHER FRIEND n. one who writes only once a year and that in summer-time ...20C Anglo-Irish
• FAIR WHACK n. an appeal for equable treatment ...20C NZ sl.
• FAIR WIND n. a safe journey; good fortune ...1851 Amer. dial.
• FAIR WIND TO YOU, A phr. used in wishing well a parting guest ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FAIR-WORLD n. a good time, a state of prosperity ...a1674
• FAIRY adj. effeminate, homosexual ...1920s sl.
† n. 1. one possessing more than human power; an enchantress ...1606
n. 2. a young woman, with the possible implication of promiscuity ...M17
n. 3. a jaded, debauched and hideous old woman ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 4. a drunken old hag ...19C sl.
n. 5. a small graceful woman or child ...1838
n. 6. a lamp for preparing opium ...L19 US drugs sl.
n. 7. (derogatory) an effeminate male homosexual ...1895 sl.
n. 8. a blonde-haired woman ...20C NZ sl.
n. 9. a pretty young woman ...20C colloq.
n. 10. a garishly-dressed prostitute ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 11. a term of contempt for a non-homosexual male ...20C US sl.
n. 12. a fanciful tale, a 'tall story' ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 13. the teller of fanciful tales ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 14. a young boy tramp who accompanies an older homosexual tramp; a catamite ...1924 sl
n. 15. a Tory politician ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl. (Fairy Story)
n. 16. an avionics tradesman in the Royal Air Force ...2002 UK sl.
• FAIRY-BELL n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1870 Ireland
• FAIRY BOWER n. 1. a shower (for bathing) ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a shower (of rain) ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 3. an hour ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• FAIRY-CAP n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1862 Ireland
• FAIRY CYCLE n. a child's bicycle, roughly half the size of an adult's ...1930s colloq.
• FAIRYDIDDLE n. 1. a red squirrel; a chipmunk ...1893 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nonsense ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY DUST n. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
• FAIRY-FINGERS n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIRY GLEN n. a lavatory...c1945 railwaymen's sl.
• FAIRY-GLOVE n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY GODFATHER n. a potential sponsor, advertiser, or financial backer, esp. in show business ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FAIRY GODMOTHER n. a male homosexual's homosexual initiator and tutor ...1970s Amer. homosexual sl.
• FAIRY HAWK n. one who attacks (and robs) homosexuals; a criminal who preys on homosexuals ...1960s US gay sl.
• FAIRY HOUSE n. a male brothel for homosexuals ...L19 US gay sl.
• FAIRY JOINT n. a male brothel for homosexuals ...L19 US gay sl.
• FAIRY-KILLER DETAIL n. the antihomosexual detail of a vice squad ...1965 Amer. police sl.
• FAIRY LADY n. a lesbian who takes a passive role in sex ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FAIRYLAND n. 1. a colour light multiple aspect gantry (a railway signal) ...1970 UK sl.
n. 2. any roadside park ...1971 US sl.
• FAIRY LOOP n. a loop on the back of a man's shirt ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY-MUSHROOM n. a toadstool ...1884
• FAIRY NICE adj. homosexual ...M20 US sl.
• FAIRY PETTICOATS n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1880 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY PICTURE n. a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY PIPE n. a fanciful, mendacious tale, often in aid of obtaining money or favours ...L19 sl., orig. US
• FAIRY POWDER n. any form of powdered narcotic ...1950s drugs sl.
• FAIRY RING n. 1. a circle of mushrooms; one of the mushrooms in a circle ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a circular patch of grass on a prairie ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY-SHAKING n. blackmailing married men who frequent gay bars and similar centres ...1990s US sl.
• FAIRY SNUFF n. a jocular mispronunciation or corruption of 'fair enough'; acceptance, agreement ...20C sl.
• FAIRY'S PHONEBOOTH n. a public lavatory cubicle ...1960s US gay sl.
• FAIRY-STIRRUP n. a knot in a horse's mane ...1865 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY STORY n. 1. a 'hard luck' tale; any unlikely tale; a downright lie or excuse; an incredible story ...20C colloq.
n. 2. a Tory politician ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl.
• FAIRY'S WAND n. any phallic object carried by a cruising gay man, as a cigarette holder, a rolled umbrella (on a dry day), or a long-stemmed rose ...1960s US gay sl.
• FAIRY TABLE n. the common mushroom Agaricus campestris, and other fungi ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY TAIL n. a fanciful, mendacious tale, often in aid of obtaining money or favours ...L19 sl., orig. US
• FAIRY TALE n. a 'hard luck' tale; any unlikely tale; an unbelievable lie or excuse ...20C colloq.
• FAIRY-THIMBLE n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1865 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIRY TRACK n. a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY-TWISTER n. 1. a fanciful tale, a 'tall story' ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 2. the teller of a fanciful tales ...1900s Aust. sl.
• FAIRY UMBRELLA n. a mushroom ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY WAND n. a cigarette holder ...1963 US sl.
• FAIRY-WEED n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY WORK n. a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY YARN n. a fanciful, mendacious tale, often in aid of obtaining money or favours ...L19 sl., orig. US
• FAISE vb. to take effect on; to show or make an impression on; to injure ...1892 Ireland
• FAIST n. a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FAIT † vb. 1. to act or speak falsely, to use false pretenses; to beg on false pretenses ...c1320
† vb. 2. to deceive, to lead astray ...c1430
† vb. 3. to arrange; to construct; to fit ...1635-6
• FAITEROUS †* adj. characterized by deceit; treacherous ...1600
• FAITERY † n. fraud, deception, hypocrisy ...1377
• FAITH vb. to put credence in ...1951 Amer. dial.
int. a mild exclamation; indeed, truly, really ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAITH AND TROTH! int. an exclamation ...1746 Eng. dial.
• FAITHED † adj. of a promise: given on one's faith or word of honour ...1553
• FAITHFUL † adj. of things: reliable ...1611
adv. thoroughly ...1891 Amer. dial.
n. a drunkard ...1609 sl.
• FAITHFULLIST † n. a believer ...1653 nonce word
• FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY n. 1. a party game: some of the men are sent from the room; three girls named Faith, Hope, Charity stand behind chairs which conceal a man, preferably one with a beard; the men are brought in one by one and told that if they will choose one of the girls they will get a kiss; no matter which one they choose, they are seated in the middle chair, are blindfolded, and the man in the rear kisses them ...1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the three World War I campaign medals ...1919
• FAITHLESS, THE * n. unbelievers ...1577
• FAITHLY † adv. with fidelity; faithfully, loyally, steadfastly, truthfully ...c1325
• FAITHWARD * adv. towards the Christian faith ...1886
• FAITHWORTHINESS n. the quality of being trustworthy ...1846
• FAITHWORTHY adv. worthy of belief or trust; trustworthy ...a1535
• FAITH YOU! int. indeed! yes! ...1907 Amer. dial. arch.
• FAITING † n. deceit, pretense ...1377
• FAITOUR † n. an impostor, a cheat; a vagrant who shams illness or pretends to tell fortunes ...a1340 obs . exc. arch.
• FAIX! int. 1. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
int. 2. a call for a truce during a game, or a statement that one is ineligible for a given duty or command ...M19 juvenile usage
• FAIZARD † n. a coward, a dastard ...1597 Sc.
• FAIZART n. 1. a puny, effeminate man; a weakling, a coward; an impudent fellow; a shameless person ...1721 Sc.
n. 2. a hermaphrodite fowl ...1825 Sc.
• FAIZE n. inconvenience, annoyance ...1866 Sc.
vb. 1. to annoy, to inconvenience, to disturb, to ruffle ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. to take effect on; to show or make an impression on; to injure ...1892 Ireland
• FAIZLE vb. to coax, to flatter ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAKE adj. 1. fraudulent; spurious; counterfeit; false; pretended ...1775
adj. 2. worthless; useless ...1890 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. made in imitation without fraudulent intent; artificial ...1909
adj. 4. bad, disappointing, negative ...1990s US campus sl
n. 1. play, amusement; a joke ...1787 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dodge, a sham, a swindle, some form of fraudulent money-making scheme; a dishonest stratagem or action ...1829 sl.
n. 3. a spurious or counterfeit document; later, anything of a spurious, counterfeit, or fraudulent nature; a false rumour or false story of any kind; an invented newspaper story ...1851 sl., orig. criminals' usage
n. 4. stuff used in patent medicines; a patent medicine; a so-called cure ...c1870 showmen's usage
n. 5. make-up ...c1875 theatrical usage
n. 6. a thief; a swindler; a charlatan; a confidence trickster ...1881 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in the carnival and theatre: a performance ...1885 Amer. sl.
n. 8. an impostor; broadly, an affected or insincere person ...1886 Amer sl.
n. 9. among peddlers and street hawkers: any odd item to be sold on the street or door to door, esp. if worthless or deceptive ...1889 sl.
n. 10. any unused or worn-out and worthless piece of property ...1889 theatrical usage
n. 11. among performing magicians: any contrivance or device used to impart the illusion of magic; a piece of equipment that as been altered for use in a trick ...1889 sl.
n. 12. an object, gadget, device, or contrivance of any kind; a gimcrack ...1897 sl.
n. 13. cheap, esp. worthless, merchandise sold by street vendors ...L19 US sl.
n. 14. the strand of a rope ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 15. cancer ...20C Ulster
n. 14. a medicine dropper used by an intravenous drug user to inject the drug ...1938 US drugs sl.
n. 16. any form of substitute for a hypodermic syringe ...1930s US drugs sl.
n. 17. an erection ...2002 UK sl.
vb. 1. to dress the hair; to make up the face or dress up ...1797 sl.
vb. 2. to shoot, to wound, to hit or cut; to poison ...E19 sl.
vb. 3. to make, to do anything ...E19 sl.
vb. 4. to steal or rob ...1812 thieves' sl.
vb. 5. to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose ...1812 sl., orig. criminals' usage
vb. 6. to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to tamper with; to dope a horse ...c1830 sl.
vb. 8. to trick, to fool; to cheat; to swindle; to deceive ...1859 sl.
vb. 9. to feign illness, injury, or disability; to malinger ...1881 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to adapt for the theatre ...1887 theatrical usage
vb. 11. to feign or simulate; to pretend ...1889 sl.
vb. 12. to improvise words or music; to ad-lib ...1889 sl., orig. theatrical usage
vb. 13. to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose ...1889 sl.
vb. 14. to misrepresent ...1892 colloq.
vb. 15. to receive a gratuity illegally; to knowingly accept a bribe ...L19 sl.
vb. 16. to give heed to; to believe, to credit ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 17. among peddlers and street hawkers: to sell ...1903 Amer. sl.
vb. 18. to improvise, to play music by ear ...c1920 Can. dance-bands' usage
vb. 19. to hit ...1933 UK sl.
vb. 20. to fail to meet someone ...1990s sl.
int. 1. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Eng. dial.
int. 2. expression used by the trickster to underline that someone has been tricked or duped ...1980s US campus sl.
• FAKE A BOSH vb. to play the fiddle ...Bk1890 sl.
• FAKE ABOUT vb. to 'knock about'; to waste time, to idle ...Bk1900 Ireland
• FAKE A CLY vb. to pick a pocket ...c1810 obs. sl.
• FAKE A LINE vb. to improvise a speech ...c1860 theatrical usage
• FAKEALOO n. 1. any thing or scheme for which a better name is lacking ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (usually as 'fake-a-loo') a drug addict's medicine dropper ...1938 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 3. (usually as 'fake-a-loo') any form of substitute for a hypodermic syringe ...1930s US drugs sl.
• FAKE AND BAKE vb. to get a tan in a tanning booth ...1980s US campus sl.
• FAKE A PICTURE vb. to obtain an effect by some adroit, unorthodox means ...c1860 artistic usage
• FAKE A PIN vb. to create a sore leg, or to cut it, as if accidentally, with an axe, etc., in hopes to obtain a discharge from the army or navy, to get into the doctor's list, etc. ...1812 sl.
• FAKE A POKE vb. to pick a pocket ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAKE A SCREEVE vb. to write any letter or other paper ...1812 thieves' sl.
• FAKE A SCREW vb. to shape a skeleton or false key ...1812 thieves' sl.
• FAKE-ASS adj. fraudulent ...1990s US sl.
• FAKE AWAY! int. splendid, don't stop! go it! ...c1810 sl.
• FAKE AWAY THERE'S NO DOWN! int. carry on! don't stop! ...19C sl.
• FAKE-BAKE n. a suntan acquired in an indoor tanning booth ...1980s US sl.
vb. to get a tan in a tanning booth ...1980s US campus sl.
• FAKE BANDAGER n. a beggar who poses as a cripple to elicit sympathy ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• FAKE BOODLE n. a roll of paper over which a dollar bill is pasted, and another bill being loosely wrapped round this so it looks as if the whole roll is made up of a large sum of money in bills ...1890 Amer. thieves' sl.
• FAKE BOOK n. a book of chords used by musicians who improvise off the basic chords ...1970 US sl.
• FAKE CRIP n. a beggar who pretends to be crippled ...1948 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FAKED adj. spurious; counterfeit ...1850s colloq.
• FAKE DOWN vb. to carry out a crime ...M19 NZ sl.
• FAKED-UP adj. 1. spurious; counterfeit ...1850s colloq.
adj. 2. (as 'faked up') dressed up, made up ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAKE FOR CAKE vb. to work for a living ...1958 Amer. dial.
• FAKE IT vb. 1. to feign or simulate; to pretend ...1889 sl.
vb. 2. to improvise words or music; to ad-lib ...1889 sl., orig. theatrical usage
vb. 3. to pretend to experience an orgasm during sexual intercourse; generally used of a woman ...1989 US sl.
• FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT phr. in twelve-step recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, used as a slogan to encourage recovering addicts to modify their behaviour immediately, with their emotional recovery to follow ...1998 US sl.
• FAKELOO n. 1. a false rumour or false story; a yarn intended to deceive ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an object, device or contrivance of any kind ...1958 Amer. sl.
• FAKE-MAN n. a confidence trickster ...1900s Aust. sl.
• FAKEMAN CHARLEY n. a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• FAKEMENT n. 1. any act of robbery or swindling ...19C sl.
n. 2. any action or problem ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a counterfeit or forged signature ...1811 sl.
n. 4. any letter; a note ...1826 sl.
n. 5. a dishonest practice ...1838 sl.
n. 6. a forgery; a begging letter; a petition ...1839 sl.
n. 7. any form of printed material ...M19 sl.
n. 8. scraps ...M19 sl.
n. 9. any object, whether or not uncommon; a thing; used of something the name of which escapes you ...M19 sl.
n. 10. paint for the face ...c1870 theatrical usage
n. 11. small properties, accessories ...c1875 theatrical usage
n. 12. a trimming, a superfluous thing ...L19 sl.
n. 13. a muddle, confusion ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 14. activity ...L19 sl.
n. 15. pain, uneasiness, distress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 16. burglar's tools ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 17. personal adornment such as jewellery or makeup ...2002 UK sl.
• FAKEMENT CHARLEY n. a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• FAKEMENT CHORLEY n. a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• FAKEMENT DODGE n. the writing of spurious begging letters ...M19 sl.
• FAKEMENT DODGER n. the beggar or impostor who employs the 'fakement-dodge' ...M19 criminals' sl.
• FAKEMS n. 1. cosmetics ...20C sl.
n. 2. counterfeit goods ...20C sl.
n. 3. disguised trash ...20C sl.
n. 4. quack medicines ...20C sl.
n. 5. pinchbeck (a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, mixed in proportions so that it closely resembles gold in appearance) ...20C sl.
• FAKEN † adj. deceitful,. fraudulent ...c1000
† n. fraud, guile; wickedness, crime ...c924
• FAKENLICHE † adv. craftily ...c1000
• FAKE OFF vb. to loaf, to idle ...1950s Amer. sl.
• FAKE ONESELF vb. to inflict wounds or others disfigure oneself for a criminal purpose ...19C sl.
• FAKE ONE'S PIN vb. to 'create' a sore or wounded leg ...19C criminals' sl.
• FAKE ONE'S SLANGS vb. to cut off one's chains or irons to make an escape from prison ...19C sl.
• FAKE ON SOMEONE vb. 1. to humiliate; to deceive ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to ignore ...1970s US Black sl.
• FAKE-OUT n. a feint or bluff; deception; broadly, an unpleasant surprise ...1959 Amer. sl.
vb. (usually as 'fake out')
vb. 1. to fool an opponent with a feint; hence, generally, to bluff, to fool; to get the better of; to dupe, to deceive ...1949 Amer. sl., orig. football & basketball usage
vb. 2. to sneak away ...1956 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 3. to humiliate; to deceive ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. 4. to ignore ...1990s US Black sl.
• FAKE OUT AND OUT vb. to kill; to murder ...E19 sl.
• FAKE PIE n. a pie made up of leftovers ...1880 UK society usage
• FAKER n. 1. a counterfeiter; a forger ...1612 sl.
n. 2. a maker of anything ...1688
n. 3. a thief ...1841 sl.
n. 4. a jeweller ...1857 sl.
n. 5. an itinerant artisan, mechanic, or tradesman; hence, a peddler, street vendor, pitchman, or travelling showman ...1859 sl.
n. 6. a confidence trickster; a fraudster ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a street salesman of cheap goods ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a circus performer, esp. a rider ...c1875 circus usage
n. 9. a swindler; a charlatan; broadly, a crook ...1881 sl.
† n. 10. a harlot's fancy man ...1891 sl.
n. 11. a hoaxer ...1892 sl.
n. 12. a pimp ...L19 sl.
n. 13. a pickpocket ...20C criminals' sl.
n. 14. a person who feigns illness, injury, or disability; a malingerer ...1910 colloq.
n. 15. one who poses falsely to gain status ...1990s US campus sl.
• FAKE RIAH n. a wig ...2002 UK sl.
• FAKER OF LOGES n. a beggar, esp. one who backs up his fraudulent tales with especially created fake documents ...17C sl.
• FAKES n. breast implants ...1997 US sl.
int. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Sc.
• FAKES AND SLUMBOES † n. properties; accessories ...c1880 theatrical usage
• FAKE THE BROADS vb. 1. to 'stack' the cards; to cheat, to work a three-card trick ...c1840 criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to issue counterfeit coin ...1923 criminals' sl.
• FAKE THE DUCK vb. to adulterate drink; to swindle, to cheat ...c1830 criminals' sl.
• FAKE THE FATCHA vb. to shave; to put on makeup ...20C sl.
• FAKE THE FUNK vb. to pose as more sophisticated than one actually is ...1970s US Black sl.
• FAKE THE RUBBER vb. to stand treat ...c1850 criminals' sl.
• FAKE THE SWEETENER(S) vb. to kiss ...c1840 criminals' sl.
• FAKE UP vb. 1. to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to tamper with, to alter, to arrange in any manner for advantage or profit ...1812 sl.
vb. 3. to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose; to falsify ...1851 sl., orig. criminals' usage
vb. 4. to paint one's face ...c1870 theatrical usage
vb. 5. to dress the hair; to make up or dress up ...1885 sl.
vb. 6. to adapt for the theatre ...1887 theatrical usage
vb. 7. to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose ...1889 sl.
vb. 8. to patch, to alter ...1892 Eng. dial.
• FAKEY adj. out of condition; of food: inferior, bad; putrid, rotten ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAKI n. a title given in Africa to schoolmasters ...1872
• FAKIE n. in skateboarding: a travelling-backwards manoeuvre ...1996 UK sl.
• FAKING n. 1. thieving ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. cheating, as at a card game ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. counterfeiting illness ...M19 UK prison sl.
• FAKING-BOY n. a thief ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAKING KID n. a thief ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAKIR n. 1. a circus performer, esp. a rider ...c1875 circus usage
n. 2. an itinerant artisan, mechanic, or tradesman; hence, a peddler, street vendor, pitchman, or travelling showman ...1893 sl.
n. 3. an actor ...L19 US sl.
n. 4. a street card-sharp ...1900s sl.
• FAKISH adj. dressed up, made up ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAKUS n. 1. a thing, the name of which is not readily recalled ...1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something without a specific name, that has been 'thrown together' or 'knocked up' ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 3. deceptive acts that contribute to a confidence trick ...1960s sl.
n. 4. a medicine dropper used by an intravenous drug user to inject the drug ...1973 US drugs sl.
• FAL n. a girl, a young woman ...1868 rhyming sl. for 'gal'
• FALAHVER n. unctuous politeness; exaggerated civility expressed in words, 'palaver' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALAIRY adj. unpleasant ...20C Ulster sl.
• FALALDRAN adj. affected, mincing ...1865 Eng. dial.
• FALARIE n. disturbance, excitement, commotion ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALCHION n. a broad sword more or less curved with the edge on the convex side; later, a sword of any kind ...1303
• FALCIFEROUS † adj. carrying a sickle; scythe-bearing ...1656
• FALCONER n. a confidence trickster; one who poses as a poor scholar and thus persuades his victims to put up money in order to back the printing of some spurious learned pamphlet ...17C UK criminals' sl.
• FALDERAL n. 1. a meaningless refrain in songs ...1701
n. 2. a gewgaw, a trifle; a flimsy thing; a useless ornament; finery ...c1820
n. 3. an idle fancy; conceit, nonsense; a fuss about trifles; a trifling excuse; a falsehood ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a pedantic, giddy person ...1866 Sc.
vb. to make trifling excuses; to behave in a giddy, pedantic manner ...1866 Sc.
int. an exclamation of exultation used in the game of hopscotch on reaching the centre square ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALDERALS n. 1. silly ideas ...19C colloq.
n. 2. odds and ends; trifles ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALDERDAL n. a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery ...1828 Eng. dial.
• FALDERED adj. overcome with fatigue, worn out, exhausted ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FALDERMENT n. finery, useless ornaments of dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAL DE ROL n. 1. a meaningless refrain in songs ...1701
n. 2. a gewgaw, a trifle; a flimsy thing ...c1820
• FALDERUMDAL n. an idle fancy, a vagary; a fuss about trifles; a trifling excuse ...1866 Sc.
• FALE † n. 1. a comrade, a fellow ...c1380
n. 2. a pustule, a sore ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALK vb. to abate, to diminish, to lessen; to deduct ...1445 Sc.
• FALKIRK RAISINS † n. a cant name for green peas ...c1840 Sc.
• FALKLAND-BRED † adj. well-mannered, as if bred at court, courtly, polished, well-bred ...1721 Sc.
• FALKLAND MANNERS n. good manners; now used sarcastically ...1827 Sc.
• FALL † n. 1. an alleged name for a covey or flight of woodcocks ...c1430
n. 2. something that falls; a trap-door; a trap ...c1440
† n. 3. the dropping out of teeth ...1520
† n. 4. the downward stroke of a sword, etc. ...1594
† n. 5. shedding of blood ...1599
n. 6. in whaling: the cry given when a whale is sighted, or seen to blow, or harpooned; the chase of a whale or school of whales ...1694
n. 7. rent; share, portion ...1768 Sc.
n. 8. lot, fate, fortune ...1773 Sc.
† n. 9. the roots and stumps of felled trees ...1785
n. 10. a woman's veil ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a necktie ...1890 Eng. dial.
n. 12. a fall of rain or snow; a shower of rain, a snowstorm ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 13. an arrest and/or conviction ..1893 US sl.
n. 14. low-lying, wet, marshy land ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 15. problems, difficulties; a 'fall from grace' ...1910s criminals' sl.
n. 16. the blame, the consequences; the blame take on behalf of another ...1920s sl.
n. 17. imprisonment; a prison sentence ...1933 US sl.
† vb. 1. to appertain or belong; to be applicable, fitting, or proper ...1297
† vb. 2. to bring or throw to the ground; to overthrow, lit. and fig. ...c1300
† vb. 3. of the complexion: to grow pale ...c1369
† vb. 4. to change, to turn into something worse ...1393
† vb. 5. to be taken ill of a disease ...1538
† vb. 6. of anything heated or swollen: to settle down ...1580
† vb. 7. to shrink; of an animal or a limb: to become lean ...1599
† vb. 8. to lower the voice, either in pitch or loudness ...1626
† vb. 9. of the weather: to turn out, to prove to be ...1633
† vb. 10. of the sun, etc.: to go down; to sink, to set ...1633
vb. 11. to have fall to one's share; to obtain, to win, to gain ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 12. to lower a price, etc.; to bring down in value, to depreciate; to depress the market; also, of land: to become worth less ...1677 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* vb. 13. to go down hill ...1691
vb. 14. to 'fall' with child, to become pregnant ...1722 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 15. to befall, to betide; to happen, to occur ...1743 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 16. of animals: to be born ...1750 Eng. & Amer. dial.
† vb. 17. to cause to settle or subside ...1789
vb. 18. of the sea: to grow calm ...1832 Sc.
vb. 19. of a horse: to unseat a rider ...1835 Amer. dial.
vb. 20. to beat, to excel ...1845 Sc.
vb. 21. to be arrested or convicted; to be imprisoned ...1873 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 22. to come or go ...1899 Amer. sl., esp. Black & jazz usage
vb. 23. of fruit when cooked: to become soft and tender ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 24. to become, to turn, to change into ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 25. to become enamoured; to become a lover ...1906 Amer. sl.
vb. 26. to get married ...1910s sl.
vb. 27. to fail ...1910 sl.
vb. 28. to leave ...1920s US Black sl.
vb. 29. to arrive suddenly; usually used of the police ...1940s Aust. sl.
vb. 30. to lose status, to be deprived of a comfortable situation ...1990s sl.
• FALL, THE n. consequences, esp. blame taken for another person ...1929 sl., orig. prison usage
• FALLABLE † adj. capable of falling, liable to fall ...1548
• FALL ABOARD † vb. 1. to make a beginning ...a1680
vb. 2. to attack, assault ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FALL ABOARD OF † vb. 1. to come to words, to quarrel; to attack, to fall upon ...1604
vb. 2. to meet a person ...1887 nautical usage
• FALL A-BONES OF ANYONE vb. to attack, to assail ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL ABOUT † vb. 1. to search around, to cast about ...1632
vb. 2. of a woman: to be confined ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to collapse in laughter; to laugh immoderately ...1940s sl., orig. US
• FALL-ABROAD adj. stout, flabby, fat ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. (as 'fall abroad') to grow stouter, more sturdy, thickset ...1867 Eng. dial.
• FALLACE †* adj. fallacious; deceitful; deceptive, misleading ...1393
† n. 1. deception, trickery, falsehood; deceitfulness ...a1300
† n. 2. a sophistical argument ...1532
• FALLACHAN n. a hoard, a concealed store ...c1850 Sc.
• FALLACILOQUENCE † n. deceitful speech ...1656
• FALLACILOQUENT † adj. speaking deceitfully ...1730
• FALLACIOUS adj. 1. of an argument, etc.: containing a fallacy ...1509
adj. 2. of things: deceptive, misleading ...1651
† adj. 3. of persons: deceitful ...1663
adj. 4. that causes disappointment; mocking expectation, delusive ...1667
• FALLACITY † n. the quality of being fallacious ...1664
• FALL ACROSS vb. to meet a person unexpectedly ...c1885 colloq.
• FALL AFTER † vb. of a dream: to come true ...c1400
• FALLAL † adj. 1. affected, finicking, foppish ...1748
adj. 2. gaudily-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a piece of finery or frippery, a showy adornment in dress; usually plural usage ...a1706
n. 2. nonsense, frivolous talk or behaviour; conceit, humbug ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. affectation in manner, fussy show of politeness ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the game of hopscotch ...1887 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a gaudily-dressed woman; a term of contempt for a woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
int. an exclamation of exultation on reaching the centre square in hopscotch ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLALDERMENT n. finery, ornaments of dress ...1877 Eng. dial.
• FALLALED OUT adj. dressed out, decked out with finery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLALERY n. tawdry finery; gaudy ornament ...1833
• FALLALISH * adj. somewhat 'fallal' ...1754
• FALL ALL OVER ONESELF vb. to be eager or confusedly effusive; to try overly hard; to make extreme, if chaotic, efforts to achieve what one or another wants ...1895 Amer. sl.
• FALLALS n. finery, trumpery ornaments, trifles, gewgaws ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALLAP vb. to flap, to blow about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL APART vb. to collapse emotionally; to lose control of one's feelings; to lose one's usual poise and confidence ...1930s sl.
• FALL APART AT THE SEAMS vb. to be or become spoiled or ruined ...1965 Amer. sl.
• FALL A-PIECES vb. to break in pieces ...1892 Eng. dial.
• FALL ASLEEP vb. to die ...1943 Amer. dial.
• FALL ASTERN vb. to lose ground, to fail ...1945 Amer. dial.
• FALL AT HAND † vb. to be near at hand, to be going to happen ...1529
• FALLATION † n. a fallacy, a deceptive or misleading argument ...a1568
• FALL AT JAR † vb. to fall out, to quarrel ...1586
• FALLAUGE adj. profuse, lavish ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FALL-AWAY † n. 1. one who falls away from religion; an apostate ...1682
n. 2. a person who goes to church very seldom or not at all ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'fall away')
† vb. 1. to cease to speak of a subject ...c1374
† vb. 2. to lose flesh or substance; to shrink ...1530
vb. 3. to lose weight, usually as the result of illness ...1891 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to go to shreds, to disintegrate ...1930 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to decline in health ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FALLAX † n. deception; guile, trickery; fallacy ...1530
• FALLAXITY † n. deception, guile, trickery; fallacy ...c1640
• FALL-BACK n. 1. a something upon which one may fall back; a reserve ...1851
n. 2. a falling back; depression ...1892
n. 3. a hindrance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the action of a horse falling backward ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a horse that rears and falls backward ...1952 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'fall back') to run off ...E19 US sl.
• FALL BACK, FALL EDGE phr. come what may; through thick and thin ...1622
• FALLBROOK REDHAIR n. marijuana purportedly grown near Fallbrook, California ...1992 US sl.
• FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS vb. to be ignored, overlooked, mismanaged, or forgotten, esp. because of ambiguity in definition or understanding ...1970s Amer. sl.
• FALL BIRD n. a cricket; a cicada ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FALL BITCH n. 1. a woman who bears the punishment for another's wrongdoing ...20C sl.
n. 2. a woman who is easily duped; a victim ...20C sl.
• FALL BY vb. 1. to be sick or affected with any ailment; to be confined in child-bed ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 2. to visit without prior warning; to drop in ...1959 sl., orig. US Black
vb. 3. to arrive at a place ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FALL BY ONE'S REST vb. to be sleepless ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FALL-CLOUD n. a stratus cloud ...1823
• FALL-DOOR †* n. a trap-door ...1481
• FALL DOUGH n. money set aside by a criminal for bribing policemen or obtaining bail if he is arrested ...1910 US criminals' sl.
• FALL-DOWN adj. that falls down, turned over ...1829
vb. (usually as 'fall down')
† vb. 1. to take to one's bed; to sicken ...1757
vb. 2. to fail; to 'come to grief' ...M19 US sl.
vb. 3. to make a bad mistake or error; to blunder ...c1935 colloq.
vb. 4. to experience, to enjoy ...1960s US sl.
• FALL DOWN AND GO BOOM vb. 1. to fail, esp. utterly and obviously ...1930s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to take a tumble, to fall heavily ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FALL DOWN ON vb. 1. to fail; to 'come to grief' ...M19 US sl.
vb. 2. to make a bad mistake or error; to blunder ...c1935 colloq.
vb. 3. to attack ...1960s US Black & gang usage
vb. 4. to experience, to enjoy ...1960s US sl.
• FALL DOWN ON THE JOB vb. to fail at one's responsibilities; to shirk an obligation ...1898 Amer. sl.
• FALL-DOWNS n. fragments from a pie that fall from the larger piece or slice when it is being cut up; plates of such fragments were sold at a halfpenny a plate in cook-shops ...L19 sl.
• FALL DOWNSTAIRS vb. to get a haircut ...1950 Amer. sl.
• FALL DOWN THE SINK vb. to drink ...L19 rhyming sl.
• FALL DOWN THE STEPS vb. to get a haircut ...1980 Amer. dial.
• FALLEN * adj. of the sun: having set ...1892
• FALLEN ANGEL n. a defaulter, a bankrupt ...c1810 Stock Exchange usage
• FALLENATNITE n. a mock scientific name for a stone ...1989 Can. sl.
• FALLEN AWAY FROM A HORSE-LOAD TO A CART-LOAD phr. grown fat ...L18 sl.
• FALLEN MEAT n. the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLEN OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY adj. stolen (not necessarily from a vehicle) ...1977 UK sl.
• FALLEN ON adj. pregnant ...c1930 sl.
• FALLEN WOMAN n. 1. one who has surrendered her chastity ...1820
n. 2. a prostitute ...20C US euphemism
• FALLERS n. windfall apples, pears, etc. ...L19 colloq.
• FALLEY n. a fellow ...1938 Sc.
• FALL FEVER n. typhoid fever; any remittent fever ...1774
• FALL FLAT ON ONE'S ASS vb. to fail, esp. ignominiously and spectacularly ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FALL FLAT ON ONE'S FACE vb. to make an embarrassing mistake, failed attempt, catastrophic decline, etc. ...1970s Amer. sl.
• FALL FOR vb. 1. to become pregnant with or by ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to be deceived or duped by; to be taken in by something or someone; also, to naively accept as true ...1903 Amer. colloq.
vb. 3. to be greatly attracted by, esp. a member of the opposite sex; to become charmed or captivated by; to fall in love with ...1903 colloq.
vb. 4. to like or enjoy ...1903 obs. Amer. sl.
• FALL FORTH † vb. 1. to happen; to occur ...1604
† vb. 2. to quarrel, to fight ...1607
• FALL FOUL OF vb. to quarrel with ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FALL-FROM-GRACE n. a person who goes to church very seldom or not at all ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FALL FROM ONE'S MEAT vb. to lose appetite ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FALL GUY n. 1. a person who is easily duped; an easy victim ...1906 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a person who willingly or not takes the blame and punishment for another's misdoings; a scapegoat ...1906 Amer. sl.
n. 3. in the film industry: a stuntman ...1929 Amer. jocular
vb. (usually as 'fall-guy') to exploit as a 'fall guy' (scapegoat) ...1930 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FALL HEADLAND vb. to fall headlong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FALL HEAVY vb. to die rich ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FALLIBILITY n. liability to err or to mislead ...1634
• FALLIBLE adj. 1. rules, opinions, arguments, etc.: liable to be erroneous, unreliable ...a1420
adj. 2. of persons or their faculties: liable to be deceived or mistaken; liable to err ...1430
†* adj. 3. fallacious, delusive ...1559
†* adj. 4. not determinable with certainty ...1664
* n. one who is fallible ...1705
• FALLIE n. 1. a flower; usually used in the plural ...20C
n. 2. a fellow ...1915 Sc.
• FALL IN † vb. 1. to make up a quarrel; to become reconciled ...1606
†* vb. 2. to give way, to yield ...1667
vb. 3. to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
vb. 4. to find oneself in difficulties ...M19 sl.
vb. 5. to sink in, to become hollow, to shrink in person ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to become involved ...M19
vb. 7. of water: to subside ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 8. to be quite wrong ...c1900 sl.
vb. 9. to go to bed ...1942 Amer. dial.
vb. 10. to join; to stay ...1952 US sl.
vb. 11. in horse racing: to barely hold off challengers and win a race ...1989 Aust. sl.
• FALL IN AGE † vb. to become advanced in years ...a1300
• FALLING n. 1. a fragment of a building, a ruin ...1382
n. 2. the setting of the sun ...1555
† n. 3. a depression in the soil; a hollow, declivity, slope ...1563
n. 4. a downfall of snow, rain, or hail; a snowstorm; generally in plural ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 5. acting insanely ...2000s US Black sl.
• FALLING APART adj. pregnant; getting ready to 'drop' ...20C Amer. dial.
• FALLING-BAND n. a necktie, an old-fashioned neck-band ...1622 Eng. dial.
• FALLING DEN n. a bed ...1911 US Black sl.
• FALLING-DISEASE † n. epilepsy ...1607
• FALLING DOWN n. a dropping to the ground in uncontrollable ecstasy during a religious experience or conversion ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FALLING-DOWN DRUNK adj. thoroughly intoxicated ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FALLING-EVIL † n. epilepsy ...a1225
• FALLING EXERCISE n. a dropping to the ground in uncontrollable ecstasy during a religious experience or conversion ...1807 Amer. dial.
• FALLING-ILL † n. epilepsy ...1652
• FALLING-LUCK n. bad luck ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLING-OFF PLACE n. 1. a deserted or uninhabited region ...1908 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FALLING OF THE LEAF, THE n. autumn ...1503
• FALLING-OUT n. a disagreement
• FALLINGS n. 1. fallen fruit, windfall apples ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. refuse, leavings ...1980 Amer. dial.
• FALLING-SICKNESS * n. 1. epilepsy ...1527
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...17C sl.
• FALLING WEATHER n. 1. weather characterized by rain, snow, hail, or heavy fog; conditions likely to produce such weather ...1732 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. autumn, fall ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FALL IN HELL WITH THE WICKED vb. to be victimized ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FALL IN ON vb. to drop in on; to pay a visit to ...1891 Amer. dial.
• FALL IN THE BUTTER TUB vb. to have a piece of good luck or fortune ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FALL IN THE FURROW vb. to ejaculate, perhaps to ejaculate prematurely ...19C Brit. sl.
• FALL IN THE SHIT vb. to get into trouble; to find oneself in difficulties ...c1870 colloq.
• FALL IN THE THICK vb. to become very drunk ...L19 sl.
• FALL INTO vb. 1. to come upon, to obtain ...1930s
vb. 2. to stay ...1940s US sl.
vb. 3. to visit ...1940s US sl.
• FALL INTO A CART OF SHIT AND COME OUT WITH A GOLD WATCH phr. applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ...20C Cockney usage
• FALL INTO A PERSON'S HEART † vb. to occur to him ...c1340
• FALL INTO A PILE OF SHIT AND COME OUT WITH A GOLD WATCH phr. applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ..20C Cockney usage
• FALL INTO A PILE OF SHIT AND COME UP SMELLING OF VIOLETS phr. applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ..L19 Cockney usage
• FALL INTO THE BOTTLE vb. to become a drunkard ...1990 US sl.
• FALL IN TWO † vb. to give birth to a child ...1788 Sc.
• FALL MONEY n. funds saved by criminals to pay lawyers, secure cash bail, and to bribe officials ...1893 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FALLOCH adj. thick, bulky ...1911 Sc.
n. 1. a large portion of anything heavy or bulky, sometimes of eatables; generally used in a bad sense ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. a lump, heap, large piece of anything; generally used of edibles ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FALL-OFF n. an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'fall off')
vb. 1. weight, usually as a result of illness ...1805 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to begin a menstrual period ...1948 Amer. euphemism
vb. 3. to decline in health ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FALL OFF A MANGO TREE vb. to be extremely naive ...1991 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
• FALL OFF ONE'S FEET vb. to tumble, to fall ...1889 Sc.
• FALL OFF THE CHRISTMAS TREE vb. to be amazed ...L19 US campus sl.
• FALL OFF THE MAP vb. to disappear from view and attention; to drop out of sight ...1980s Amer. sl.
• FALL OFF THE PERCH vb. to die ...L18 sl.
• FALL OFF THE ROOF vb. 1. to begin a menstrual period ...1948 Amer. euphemism
vb. 2. to be in a nervous, irritable state ...1970s US gay sl.
• FALL OFF THE WAGON vb. to begin drinking liquor again after a period of abstinence; also, to breach abstinence or moderation in anything ...L19 sl.
• FALL OFF THE WATER WAGON vb. to drink heavily; usually in the context of resuming drinking after a period of abstinence ...L19 sl.
• FALL OFF THE TWIG vb. to die ...2000s sl.
• FALL OF THE LEAF, THE † n. 1. autumn ...1545
n. 2. death ...E18 sl.
n. 3. a hanging ...c1780 criminals' sl.
• FALL OF THE YEAR n. autumn ...1844 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALLOL n. affectation in manner, fussy show of politeness ...1879 Eng. dial.
• FALL ON vb. to become pregnant ...1976 UK sl.
• FALL ON IN vb. to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL ON ONE'S ASS vb. 1. to fail, esp. ignominiously and spectacularly ...1940s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. of weather conditions at an airport: to deteriorate beneath operational limits ...1970s Amer. airline usage
• FALL ON ONE'S FACE vb. to make an embarrassing mistake, failed attempt, catastrophic decline, etc. ...1970s Amer. sl.
• FALL ON ONE'S FEET vb. to survive a difficult situation ...1950s sl.
• FALL ON ONE'S SWORD vb. to commit suicide, esp. after a defeat and for the good of the general cause ...1990s Amer. sl.
• FALL ON SHORE † vb. to run aground ...1590
• FALL ON SLEEP vb. to die ...1947 Amer. dial.
• FALL ON THE BALL vb. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FALL ON THE DRAM vb. to take a fit of drinking ...1870 Sc.
• FALL ON THE GRENADE vb. in a social situation: to pay attention to the less attractive of a pair of friends in the hope that your friend will have success with the more attractive member of the pair ...2002 US sl.
• FALL ON THE NECK OF SOMETHING vb. to follow it quickly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FALL ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HEDGE vb. to be thrown or fall from a coach ...L19 sl.
• FALLOPS n. rags hanging about a dress; an untidy dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLOPY adj. untidy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL-OUT n. 1. a quarrel, a misunderstanding ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an accompanying or resultant effect of something; an aftermath ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. 3. incidental products, esp. when copious and of little value ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. 4. the threat of pieces falling from an old, unsafe automobile ...c1955 Aust. sl.
n. 5. the risk of breasts falling out of a scanty bra or a bikini ...c1960 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a fainting spell ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'fall out')
vb. 1. to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
vb. 2. to faint; to collapse; to fall asleep, often when overcome by drug consumption or excessive drinking ...1884 US sl.
vb. 3. to leave ...1930s sl.
vb. 4. to enthuse, to be delighted by ...1930s sl.
vb. 5. to be surprised or overcome with emotion ...1938 US Black sl.
vb. 6. to lose control of a situation ...1940s sl.
vb. 7. to burst out laughing; to be tickled by something funny ...1946 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to relax ...1950s sl.
vb. 9. to be arrested ...1962 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FALL OUT LAUGHING vb. to break up with mirth ...1959 Amer. sl.
• FALL OUT OF FLESH † vb. to shrink; of an animal or a limb: to become lean ...1530
• FALL OUT OF ONE'S STANDING vb. 1. to be surprised or stunned ...1990s Irish sl.
vb. 2. to collapse from exhaustion ...1990s Irish sl.
• FALL OUT OF THE BOAT vb. to become unpopular in a naval mess ...20C Royal Navy usage
• FALL OUT OF THE PAN INTO THE FIRE vb. to escape from one evil only to fall into a greater one ...1596
• FALLOVER n. a waterfall ...1949 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'fall over')
† vb. 1. to go over to the enemy ...1595
vb. 2. to fall asleep ...1823 Sc.
vb. 3. to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to meet; to encounter ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FALL OVER ONESELF vb. to go out of one's way to do something; to be eager or enthusiastic ...1904 sl., orig. US
• FALL OVER TO vb. to visit without prior warning; to drop in ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• FALLOW † adj. of a pale brownish or reddish yellow colour, as withered grass or leaves ...8C-11C
† n. a piece of ploughed land; also, collectively, ploughed land in general, arable land ...c1300
† vb. 1. to become pale or yellow; hence, to fade, to wither ...a1000
† vb. 2. of the face, etc.: to blanch, to grow pale ...c1205
• FALLOWFORTH n. a cascade, a waterfall ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL PARTNER n. one of two or more people who are arrested or sentenced to prison at the same time for the same crime; also, one of a pair of thieves working together ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• FALLS n. cliff sides ...1882 Eng. dial.
• FALL SCRATCH n. money set aside to cover expenses incurred in the event of an arrest; money that is held ready for use as bail, as by a pimp for one of his prostitutes ...1969 US sl.
• FALL THROUGH vb. 1. to bungle, to blunder; to spoil, to prevent by mismanagement ...1766 Sc.
vb. 2. to lose, to come short of ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 3. to be unable to keep, or to go back on, an appointment ...1924 colloq.
• FALL THROUGH ONE'S (OWN) ASSHOLE vb. to be extremely surprised or utterly shocked ...1960s US sl.
• FALL TO vb. 1. to become involved ...M19
vb. 2. to notice ...1900s US criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to be deceived or taken in by something or someone ...1904 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FALL TO FOOD † vb. to begin eating it ...a1400
• FALL TOGETHER † vb. 1. of the eyes: to close ...a1300
† vb. 2. to collapse, to contract, to shrink up ...1654
• FALL TOGETHER BY THE EARS † vb. said of animals fighting; hence of persons: to engage in a fight or scuffle; to fight and scratch each other; to contend in strife; to be at variance, to quarrel ...1539
• FALL TOGS n. good and respectable clothes to be worn when on trial so as to create a favourable impression ...1927 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FALL TO LOGGERHEADS vb. to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1828 Amer. dial.
• FALL TO PIECES † vb. to go into labour; to give birth to a child ...1781 Sc.
• FALL TO WORK † vb. to being working ...1551
• FALL UP vb. 1. to advance ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to come for a visit; to arrive, to turn up ...L19 US Black sl.
vb. 3. to go to ...1952 US sl.
• FALL-WIND n. a sudden gust ..1867 nautical usage
• FALL WITH BAIRN vb. to become pregnant ...1813 Sc.
• FALL-WOOD † n. wood that has fallen or been blown down ...1528
• FALLY n. a flower; usually used in the plural ...20C
• FALLY-LIKE adj. untidy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALOOSIE n. a woman of loose morals ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FALSAGE †* n. deceit, falsehood ...a1400
• FALSARY † n. 1. one who falsifies, or fraudulent alters a document, etc.; a falsifier ...1435
† n. 2. a false or deceitful person ...1573
† n. 3. one who forges a document; a forger ...1579
• FALSE adj. 1. of dice: loaded so as to fall unfairly ...1551
† adj. 2. of ground, a foundation, etc: treacherous, insecure ...1590
adj. 3. of shame, pride: arising from mistaken notions ...1791
adj. 4. sharp, shrewd, clever, precocious; generally applied to children and animals ...1866 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. of a horse: wanting in spirit; vicious ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. of a man: lazy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. proud, vain, boastful ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† adv. 1. of music: out of tune, incorrectly ...1591 obs. or arch.
† adv. 2. improperly, wrongly ...1596 obs. or arch.
† adv. 3. of an arrow's flight: in the wrong direction; erringly ...1815 obs. or arch.
† n. 1. fraud, falsehood, treachery; in early use, counterfeiting of coin; forgery ...c1000
n. 2. what is false; a falsehood; a lie ...c1380
† vb. 1. of a thing: to prove unreliable, to fail, to give way ...c1205
† vb. 2. to counterfeit money; to forge a document ...a1300
† vb. 3. to break or violate one's faith, worth, etc. ...1303
† vb. 4. to play false to a person; to betray, to deceive ...c1374
† vb. 5. to falsify; to make untrue; to introduce falsehood into; to corrupt ...c1380
vb. 6. to cajole, to flatter, to coax, to wheedle ...1873 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to lie; to deceive ...1930s Aust. sl.
int. no! impossible! that's not true! ...1989 US campus sl.
• FALSE ALARM n. 1. a braggart, a boaster ...1900s sl.
n. 2. a person who bluffs or exaggerates or who does not fulfil expectations; hence, a worthless person ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the arm ...1910s rhyming sl., orig. military usage
• FALSE AS A BULLETIN adj. inaccurate, false ...c1795 colloq.
• FALSE AS MY KNIFE, AS adj. 'as with knives, so with false friends - they'll cut me' ...20C
• FALSE AS NEWGATE, AS adj. very false ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FALSE AS WAGHORN adj. very false ...1721 Sc.
• FALSE-BACK † adj. ? treacherously retreating ...1633
• FALSE-BELLY n. the opossum's marsupial pouch ...1912 Amer. dial.
• FALSE-BLOW n. an unfair blow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALSEDICT † n. an untrue deliverance or utterance ...1579
• FALSEDOM † n. treachery; untruth; a falsehood ...1297
• FALSE DOOR † n. a secret door ...1627
• FALSE FACE n. 1. a mask ...1818
n. 2. a hypocrite, a deceitful or insincere person ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 3. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FALSE FIRE † n. 1. a blank discharge of firearms ...1633
n. 2. a fire made to deceive an enemy, or as a night-signal ...1711
• FALSE FLAP n. a bad cheque ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• FALSE GIG vb. to pretend to be what one is not; to act under false pretenses ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FALSE-HEART † adj. false-hearted; deceitful; unfaithful ...1593
• FALSE HEREAFTER n. a dress-improver or bustle ...c1890 society sl.
• FALSEHOOD † n. 1. as an attribute of persons: falseness, deceitfulness, mendacity, faithlessness ...1297
† n. 2. deception, falsification, imposture; a forgery, counterfeit ...1340 obs. or arch.
• FALSE KEY n. a skeleton key, a picklock ...1701
• FALSELEKE †* n. falsehood ...a1310
• FALSE-LOON n. a traitor ...1885 Eng. dial.
• FALSELY †* adj. false, deceptive ...a1310
• FALSEN * vb. to make false or unreal ...1888
• FALSE NAIL † n. ? a hangnail ...1818
• FALSENESS † n. 1. the fact of failing or 'giving way' ...1552
n. 2. flattery ...1882 Eng. dial.
n. 3. cleverness ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALSE POINT † n. a stroke of deceit; a trick ...a1529
• FALSER † n. 1. a falsifier, a forger, a counterfeiter ...1340
† n. 2. one who acts falsely; a deceiver ...1579
• FALSERY † n. deception, falsification, falsehood ...1594
• FALSESHIP † n. untruthfulness; dishonesty, deceit ...c1230
• FALSESOME † adj. deceitful, untrue ...1533 obs. exc. Sc. rare
• FALSE-SWEAR vb. to swear falsely, to commit perjury ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALSET † n. falsehood, treachery, deceit, fraud ...1375 chiefly Sc.
• FALSE-TASTEDLY adv. with a false or bad taste ...1803 Eng. dial.
• FALSE TRUST †* n. a breach of trust ...1649
• FALSE WRITER † n. 1. one who writes incorrectly ...a1300 obs.
† n. 2. a forger ...1580
• FALSIDICAL * adj. suggesting as true what is really false; falsehood-telling ...1886
• FALSIE n. 1. a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts; also, padding worn in other places to increase the generosity of a woman's body ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 2. anything false or artificial; a prosthesis ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FALSIE BASKET n. crotch padding worn by males to project the image of a large penis ...1957 US sl.
• FALSIES n. 1. a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts ...1943 Amer. sl.
n. 2. false buttocks or other body padding designed to make one's body more sexually attractive ...E20 US colloq.
n. 3. anything fake added to the body, as false eyelashes ...1940s sl.
n. 4. padding inserted in the trousers to resemble large genitals ...1950s sl.
n. 5. false teeth ...1983 Amer. sl.
• FALSIFIC † adj. making false, falsifying ...1736
• FALSIFY † vb. 1. to prove false; to break or violate one's faith, word, etc. ...1532
† vb. 2. to make a false representation or statement; to deal in falsehoods ...1629
vb. 3. to sham illness, to pretend ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to show signs of failing health ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALSILOQUENCE †* n. false speaking; deceitful speech ...1710
• FALSIMONY † n. falsity, falseness ...1736
• FALSING n. shamming, malingering ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FALSISH † adj. somewhat false ...
• FALSITUDE n. a lie ...2001 US sl.
• FALSITY † n. 1. false or treacherous conduct; treachery, fraud ...c1330
* n. 2. a counterfeit, sham ...1780
• FALSY n. 1. a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts; also, padding worn in other places to increase the generosity of a woman's body ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 2. anything false or artificial; a prosthesis ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a chipped marble ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
† vb. to break or violate one's faith or word ...1626
• FALTER vb. to fail in health; to show signs of old age; to break up in constitution ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALTIVE † adj. faulty ...1722 Sc.
• FALUTIN adj. putting on airs ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a $50 bill ...1980s US sl.
n. 3. in poker: the sixth player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
n. 4. a felony ...1990s US Black sl.
int. fuck! ...1920s euphemism
• F-40 n. an orange-coloured 100 mg capsule of secobarbital sodium (Seconal™), a central nervous system depressant ...1977 US sl.
• F.A. n. nothing, anything meaningless, nonsense, rubbish ...1914 euphemism for 'fuck-all'
• FA n. father ...1941 Amer. sl.
• FAA n. the intestines of an animal ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAAN n. a weather-vane ...1950 Sc.
• FAANG n. a person of disagreeable disposition ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAAP n. a cowardly, hulking fellow ...1907 Sc.
• FAAR n. an epidemic occurring among men or animals ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAAS n. impudence, cheek ...1930s W. Indies sl.
vb. to be nosy or inquisitive ...1930s W. Indies sl.
• FAASTIE adj. rude, impertinent, impudent ...1950s W. Indies & Jamaica usage
• FAASTINESS n. rudeness, impudence ...1950s W. Indies usage
• FAB adj. delightful, wonderful, fine, very good, excellent, fabulous ...1957 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a fob, a small pocket; a tobacco pouch ...1811 Sc.
n. 2. a truant ...1916 Sc.
n. 3. (derogatory) a woman (Fat-Ass Bitch) ...2000s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to cheat, to deceive, esp. by flattery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to play truant ...1916 Sc.
int. an exclamation of approbation; wonderful! ...1960s sl.
• FABALA † n. a flounce, trimming, furbelow ...c1800 Sc.
• FABBER n. a truant ...1916 Sc.
• FABBO adj. fabulous, wonderful, excellent ...1960s sl.
• FABBY adj. fabulous, wonderful, excellent ...1960s sl.
• FABE adj. very good, excellent ...1967 UK sl.
• FABEL adj. very good, excellent, lovely ...2002 UK sl.
• FABLE † vb. 1. to tell fictitious tales ...c1380
†* vb. 2. to speak, to talk, to converse ...1382
† vb. 3. to speak falsely; to talk falsehoods, to lie ...1530 obs. exc. arch.
• FABLER † n. one who speaks falsely; a liar ...1362
• FABOO adj. fabulous, excellent ...1990s US gay sl.
• FABOR † n. a suburb of a city...c1470
• FABOUR † n. a suburb ...c1470
• FABREFACTION †* n. the act or process of fashioning or making a work of art ...1652
• FABRIC n. 1. an edifice, a building ...1483
n. 2. a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. clothes; clothing in general ...1972 US sl.
† vb. to construct, fashion, frame, make ...1623
• FABRICANT * n. one who fabricates, constructs, or fashions anything; a maker or manufacturer ...1757
• FABRICATOR n. one who frames a false statement or forges a document; a forger ...1795
• FABRICATURE † n. the act of fabricating; construction ...1600
• FABU adj. excellent ...1990s US sl.
• FABULAR adj. pert. to a fable ...1684
† n. a narrator or recorder of tales or fictions ...1565
• FABULATE † vb. 1. to relate as a tale or myth; to talk or narrate in fables ...1616
vb. 2. to invent, concoct, fabricate ...1856
• FABULATION † n. the act of fabulating; the moralizing of fables ...1727
• FABULATOR n. one who fabulates or relates fables; a story-teller ...1604
• FABULICIOUS adj. good; good-tasting; often used of a sexually appealing man ...1997 US sl.
• FABULIST n. 1. one who relates fables or legends ...1593
† n. 2. a professional story-teller ...1605
n. 3. one who invents falsehoods ...1625
• FABULISTIC †* adj. devoted to the composition of fables or apologues ...1630
• FABULIZE † vb. 1. to invent fables; to relate as legend ...1612
† vb. 2. to concoct, to invent ...1633
• FABULOSA adj. wonderful ...1967 UK sl.
• FABULOSE † adj. fond of fables, myths, or enigmas ...1677
• FABULOSITY n. 1. fondness for narrating or inventing fables ...1599
† n. 2. a fable ...1601
n. 3. of a composition or narrative: fabulous or mythical character; fictitiousness ...1603
• FABULOSO adj. wonderful, excellent ...1990s sl., orig. gay
• FABULOUS adj. excellent ...1959 sl.
• FABULOUS DROP n. an attractive young woman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FABURRIFIC adj. excellent ...2000s US sl.
• FACE n. 1. a coin ...16C sl.
n. 2. a grimace ...L16 sl.
n. 3. audacity, impudence, cheek ...1537
n. 4. credit at a public house ...M18 sl.
n. 5. interference, nosiness ...19C US sl.
n. 6. the mouth, as the source of speech ...M19 US sl.
n. 7. the mouth, as used for eating and drinking ...L19 US sl.
n. 8. a boat race. esp. the Oxford and Cambridge ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 9. a general term of greeting, e.g. 'Hello, face' ...1875 sl.
n. 10. reputation, standing ...1876 UK sl.
n. 11. the edge of a knife or sharp instrument ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 12. one's personal appearance ...1925 Aust. sl.
n. 13. fellatio or cunnilingus, usually as 'give (or get) face' ...1920s US sl.
n. 14. a respectable image, a 'front' ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 15. a stranger, esp. a White stranger ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 16. a White person ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 17. a person; in police use: a known criminal ...1944 sl.
n. 18. a cosmetic kit, make-up ...1946 US sl.
n. 19. a clock; a watch ...1959 Amer. sl.
n. 20. a top person, a leader ...1960s Brit. sl.
n. 21. a professional criminal, usually an armed robber with no territorial ambitions ...1960s UK criminals' sl.
n. 22. a fellow member of a mod gang, esp. one who is considered particularly fashionable ...1960s sl.
n. 23. a well-known person; a recognizable person; a celebrity, esp. a show-business notable ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 24. an instance of successfully humbling or embarrassing someone ...1979 Amer. students' sl.
n. 25. a professional pool player who is well known and recognized making it impossible for him to make a living betting with unsuspecting amateurs ...1990 US sl.
n. 26. in professional wrestling: a wrestler who is designed by the promoters to be seen by the audience as a hero ...1990 US sl.
n. 27. in betting: the odds of 5-2 ...1991 UK sl.
n. 28. in racecourse gambling: a bettor who is believed to have useful information regarding the likely outcome of a race ...2001 UK bookmakers' usage
vb. 1. to punch in the face ...c1815 boxing sl
vb. 2. of man: to pay court to a woman ...1920s Irish sl.
vb. 3. to outperform, to show up, to humiliate, to insult ...1950s US campus sl.
vb. 4. to be beaten miserably in any competition ...1984 Amer. sl.
int. an exclamation delivered to a person whom one has just insulted or humiliated ...1979 US campus sl.
• FACEABLE adj. fit to be seen, pretty, fitting ...1894 Sc.
adv. visibly, face to face ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FACE-ACHE n. 1. a term of address, used disparagingly ...1937 Brit. sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant, undesirable, or despicable person ...1937 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a dreary-looking person ...1937 sl.
n. 4. a beating up ...1970s sl.
n. 5. an ugly or miserable-looking person ...Brit. sl.
• FACE AND BRACE vb. to bluster, to defy, to bully verbally; to domineer, to be defiant ...16C sl.
• FACE AND HOOD n. the pansy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACE ARTIST n. a fellator or fellatrix ...1927 Amer. homosexual & prostitute sl.
• FACE AS LONG AS A WET SUNDAY, A phr. used for describing an expression of depression or sadness ...1984 Can. sl.
• FACE AT THE WINDOW, THE n. someone looking through or even merely appearing at a window ...L19
• FACE-BONE † n. cheek-bone ...1801
• FACE BOWL n. a small bowl in which to wash the face ...1900s US Black sl.
• FACE BUBBLE n. in motorcycling: a plastic shield attached to the helmet to cover the face ...1973 US sl.
• FACE CARD n. 1. an important person ...1970s Amer. sl.
n. 2. $100 bill ...1990s US Black sl.
• FACE CREAM n. semen, esp. as when ejaculated onto a fellator's face ...1970s US gay sl.
• FACED adj. 1. intoxicated, drunk ...1968 Amer. sl., esp. students'
adj. 2. humiliated, embarrassed ...1980s US campus sl.
adj. 3. stunned by the potency of a drug, usually cannabis ...1980s drugs sl.
adj. 4. under the influence of MDMA (ecstasy) ...1998 US sl.
• FACE DOWN vb. to disconcert in a direct confrontation ...1530
• FACE-ENTRY † n. freedom of access to a theatre ...1874 theatrical usage
• FACE FANNIES n. sideburns ...1990s sl.
• FACE FART n. 1. a belch, a burp ...2000s NZ sl.
n. 2. a general term of abuse ...2000s NZ sl.
vb. (usually as 'face-fart') to burp ...1982 NZ sl.
• FACE FINS n. a moustache, presumably a large one that protrudes on either side of the cheeks ...19C sl., orig. nautical usage
• FACE-FITTINGS n. a beard and/or moustache ...1904 Aust. sl.
• FACE-FUCK vb. to place one's penis in a passive person's mouth in order to 'actively' receive fellatio ...1970s sl.
• FACE-FUCKED adj. so intoxicated by drugs that one is incapable of controlling one's facial movements ...1990s drugs sl.
• FACE-FUCKING n. fellatio where the person being fellated is the active partner and the other person is passive, with an open mouth ...1970s sl.
• FACE-FUNGUS n. 1. male facial hair, i.e. a beard and/or moustache ...1907 sl.
n. 2. a term of address ...1910s sl.
• FACE FURNITURE n. glasses ...Brit. sl.
• FACE IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN † vb. to brag, to put on a bold front ...1542
• FACE JOB n. 1. cunnilingus ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. in basketball: a play or game which humiliates the opposition; a one-sided victory ...1980 Amer. sl.
n. 3. cosmetic surgery designed to alter your appearance ...1982 US sl.
• FACE-LACE n. 1. whiskers, a beard ...1927 Amer. jocular
n. 2. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• FACELESS † adj. 1. of persons: lacking courage; cowardly ...1596
adj. 2. drunk ...1985 Amer. students' sl.
• FACELIFT n. in the used car business: the procedure of turning back the miles on the odometer (mileometer) ...1997 US sl.
• FACE-LIFTER n. an uppercut to the jaw ...c1925 boxing sl.
• FACE-LIFTING n. a hard blow to the face ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FACE LIKE A BAG OF ARSES, A n. an ugly face ...2003 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A BAG OF SPANNERS, A n. a hard and rough face; mostly used when describing a woman ...1975 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A BAGFUL OF SPANNERS, A n. a face hard and rough; applied mostly to women ...1975 sl.
• FACE LIKE A BULLDOG, A n. an ugly face; chiefly applied to a girl or woman ...2003 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A BULLDOG CHEWING A WASP, A n. an ugly face; chiefly applied to a girl or woman ...2003 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A BULLDOG LICKING PISS OFF A NETTLE, A n. an ugly face; chiefly applied to a girl or woman ...2003 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A BULL'S BUM, A n. a very ugly face ...2000s NZ sl.
• FACE LIKE A DYIN' CALF, A n. a morose, sorrowful look ...1988 Can. sl.
• FACE LIKE A FESTERING PICKLE, A n. a face that is covered in severe acne ...2000s NZ sl.
• FACE LIKE A LEPER LICKING PISS OFF A THISTLE, A n. an ugly face; chiefly applied to a girl or woman ...2003 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A MILKMAN'S ROUND, A n. a long face ...c1950 sl.
• FACE LIKE AN ABANDONED QUARRY, A n. a very ugly face ...2000s NZ sl.
• FACE LIKE A SCRUBBED HAMMOCK, A n. a pale, sour-looking face ...c1920 Royal Navy usage
• FACE LIKE A SEA-BOOT, A n. a long-drawn 'fathom of misery'; a miserable or glum face ...c1930 sl.
• FACE LIKE A SLAPPED ARSE, A n. a very miserable-looking countenance ...1999 UK sl.
• FACE LIKE A SMACKED ARSE, A phr. used to describe someone who looks very depressed ...2000s sl.
• FACE LIKE A STOPPED CLOCK phr. describing a very unattractive face, usually female; also, used of one who is momentarily stunned ...1980s Aust. sl.
• FACE LIKE A STRIPPER'S CLIT phr. (derogatory) describing the face of an unattractive woman ...1990s sl.
• FACE LIKE A TWISTED SANDSHOE, A phr. used to describe someone who is exhibiting great disgust ...2000s NZ sl.
• FACE LIKE A YARD OF PUMP-WATER, A n. a 'long' face; a miserable or glum face ...20C colloq.
• FACE LIKE A YARD OF TRIPE, A phr. used to describe someone looking very depressed ...2000s NZ sl.
• FACE LIKE YESTERDAY phr. describing a very miserable-looking face ...1900s sl.
• FACE-MAKER n. a father of an illegitimate child ...E19 sl.
• FACE-MAKING † n. 1. portrait-painting ...1623
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...M18 sl.
• FACE MAN n. 1. a person, usually a man, who influences or beguiles others through his appearance or demeanour; a socially adept person; a good-looking man with an exceptionally handsome face...1958 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a prostitute's client who seeks oral satisfaction ...1970 Amer. sl.
• FACE MUFFLER n. a gas mask ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FACEN vb. to face ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACE OF CLAY, THE n. 1. any living person ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a solid, immovable countenance ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FACE-OFF n. 1. a confrontation, esp. one before action ...1896 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an ejaculation of semen onto a lover's face ...2003 US sl.
• FACE ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR, THE n. an actor or actress cut out of a picture because, after the picture has been completed, it is found that the role is superfluous ...c1920 film industry
• FACE OUT vb. to overcome someone with coolness, effrontery, or impudence; to face down ...1533
• FACE-PAINT vb. to fall off a skateboard onto one's face ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FACE-PAINTER n. 1. a painter of portraits ...1697
n. 2. one who applies paint to the face ...1847
• FACE-PAINTING n. the ejaculation of semen over one's partner's face ...1990s sl.
• FACE-PIECE n. a scolding ...1950 Sc.
• FACE-PLANT n. a face-first fall; in snowboarding: a face-first fall into the snow ...1984 US sl.
• FACE-PLASTER n. an alcoholic drink ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FACE-PRICKLE n. facial hair ...1990s Aust. sl.
• FACE PROP n. a tooth ...1920 Amer. jocular
• FACE PUSSY n. fellatio ...1980s US gay sl.
• FACE QUEEN n. a male homosexual who is extremely attracted to the male face ...1972 Amer. homosexual sl.
• FACER † n. 1. one who puts on a bold face; one who boasts or swaggers; a braggart, a bully ...c1515
† n. 2. a large cup or tankard; a cup or glass filled to the brim ...1527
n. 3. a blow in the face ...1810 sl.
n. 4. an unexpected problem or obstacle; anything to which one must face up ...c1820 sl.
n. 5. a criminal who stalls those in pursuit of their accomplices ...M19 US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a glass of whisky punch ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a glass that holds a single dram of spirits ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a staller; one who places himself in the way of persons who are in hot pursuit of his accomplices ...1859 Amer. sl.
vb. to hit in the face ...E19 sl.
• FACERAG n. a washcloth, face cloth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FACE RAPE vb. to kiss passionately ...1980s US campus sl.
• FACES AND SPACES n. joint consideration of equipment and personnel for the field and non-field positions ...1986 US military usage
• FACE SHOOTING n. boasting ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• FACE-SHOT n. an air-to-air guided missile ...1991 US sl.
• FACE STRETCHER n. an old woman who attempts to look young ...1920s US sl.
• FACETE adj. 1. facetious, witty, humorous, pleasant, cheerful, gay ...1603 arch.
† adj. 2. elegant, graceful, polished ...a1635
• FACETELY † adv. in a witty or humorous manner; pleasantly ...1619
• FACETENESS † n. the quality of being witty or humorous ...a1656
• FACE THAT WOULD STOP A CLOCK, A n. a very ugly face ...1891 Amer. sl.
• FACE THE BREEZE vb. in horse racing: to be in the position immediately behind and outside the leader ...1997 US sl.
• FACE-THE-CLARTS † n. a low, plausible sneak; a mean, grovelling fellow ...1868 Sc.
• FACE THE ENEMY vb. to meet one's wife after being out drinking ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FACE THE KNOCKER vb. to go begging ...c1875 tailors' sl.
• FACE THE MUSIC vb. 1. to receive blame courageously; to confront the consequences of one's actions; to take one's punishment; to go through an ordeal; to face the possibility of a severe reprimand or other punishment ...1850 sl.
vb. 2. to cope bravely with an unexpected emergency ...c1880 colloq.
• FACE THE NATION vb. to perform cunnilingus ...1970s US Black sl.
• FACETIAE n. humorous sayings or writings; witticisms ...1529
• FACE TIME n. time spent in a meeting or conversation with an important or influential person; time spent on television ...1991 US sl.
• FACETIOSITY * n. the quality of being facetious ...1822
• FACE-TO-FACE n. a face-to-face meeting, esp. a frank private conversation between two persons ...1986 Amer. sl.
• FACE TRAIN n. serial oral sex, from the point of view of the provider ...2001 US sl.
• FACETY adj. cheeky, impudent, rude, arrogant ...1943 W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• FACETYNESS n. impudence ...1940s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• FACE-UP n. a gang-fight, including single-person combat ...1950s US sl.
vb. (usually as 'face up') to keep one's chin up, to be brave or cheerful ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FACE-UP MASSAGE n. an erotic massage ...2002 Can. sl.
• FACE-WASHIN n. a scolding ...1950 Sc.
• FACE-WELLY n. a gas mask ...2002 UK Royal Air Force usage
• FACE-WIND † n. a wind blowing against one's face ...a1722
• FACEY adj. 1. cheeky, rude, impudent ...E17
adj. 2. indicating criminal qualities ...2000 UK sl.
n. a workman facing another as he works ...c1870 tailors' sl.
• FACEY ON THE BIAS n. a workman not directly in front of another as he words ...c1870 tailors' sl.
• FACEY ON THE TWO THICK n. a workman just behind one's vis-a-vis ...c1870 tailors' sl.
• FÂCHÉ adj. angry ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FACHIVA n. heroin ...2003 UK sl.
• FACIAL n. 1. a prostitute's client who likes the woman to sit on his face, sometimes after she has inserted a suppository or even she is having intercourse with another man ...1970s sl.
n. 2. an instance of humiliation; an insult; a rebuff ...1978 Amer. sl.
n. 3. ejaculation in one's partner's face ...1970s sl.
n. 4. in rugby: an aggressive rubbing of the face of a tackled opponent ...1998 NZ sl.
• FACIAL AREA n. audacity, impudence ...17C US sl.
• FACIALIST n. a woman who likes fellatio ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• FACIE adj. 1. bold, ready to face danger ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. impudent, cheeky ...1825 Sc.
• FACIENT * n. one who does anything; an actor or doer ...a1670
• FACIES † n. the face, countenance ...1611 humorous
• FACILITE †* vb. to facilitate ...1604
• FACILIZE †* vb. to render easy or plain ...1610
• FACING † adj. bold, audacious ...1566
† n. 1. the act of defacing or disfiguring; defacement, disfigurement ...c1400
† n. 2. the act of boasting, swaggering, or browbeating; a defiance ...1523
n. 3. the act of turning a card face upwards ...1674
• FACING-CARD † n. an imposing allegation or argument ...a1624
• FACING-TOOLS † n. drinking vessels ...1721 Sc.
• FACINORIOUS † adj. extremely wicked, grossly criminal, atrocious, infamous, vile ...1601
• FACINOROUS † adj. extremely wicked, grossly criminal, villainous, atrocious, vile, infamous, detestably bad ...1548 obs. exc. arch.
• FACK adv. indeed, truly, really ...1843 Sc.
n. 1. fact, truth, reality ...1836 Sc.
n. 2. a long-handled spade ...1863 Ireland
n. 3. a quantity, a load ...Bk1900 Ireland
n. 4. make, shape, form ...1914 Sc.
vb. to tell the truth; to utter facts ...1940s US Black usage
int. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Eng. dial.
• FACKET n. a term of contempt or reproach applied to women and children; a slattern; a worthless woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• FACKING adj. an intensifier; 'fucking' ...2001 UK sl.
• FACKS! int. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Eng. dial.
• FACOCKTA adj. accursed; wretched ...1990s Amer. sl.
• FACRERE † n. the art of 'make-believe', deception ...1393
• FACT † n. 1. an evil deed, a crime ...1539
† n. 2. a noble or brave deed, an exploit; a feat of valour or skill ...1543
† n. 3. actual guilt, as opposed to suspicion ...1631
vb. to speak frankly and truthfully ...1942 US Black sl.
• FACT AS DEATH adj. as certain as death ...1891 Sc.
• FACTION † n. 1. manner of acting or behaving; an action, proceeding, course of conduct ...1559
† n. 2. a factious quarrel or intrigue ...1593
† n. 3. the act of doing or making something ...1612
† vb. to act in a factious or rebellious spirit; to intrigue; to mutiny ...1609
• FACTIONARY † adj. taking part in a quarrel or dissension; active as a partisan ...1607
n. a member of a faction; a partisan ...1555
• FACTIONATE † vb. 1. to join together in a faction; to band together ...1611
† vb. 2. to form factions ...1642
• FACTIONEER n. a member of a faction; a party-man ...c1710
* vb. to busy oneself in factions ...1881
• FACTIONER † n. one who makes or joins a faction; a partisan ...1587
• FACTIONIST n. one who promotes or leads a faction; a member of a faction, a partisan ...1609
• FACTIOSE †* adj. given or inclinable to faction, seditious ...1727
• FACTIST † n. a poet or play-maker ...1775
• FACTITATE †* vb. ? to work busily ...1617
• FACTITIOUS † adj. made by or resulting from art; artificial ...1646
• FACTIVE † adj. tending or having the power to make; concerned with making ...1612
• FACTIVITY † n. capacity; range of activity ...a1643
• FACTOID n. a presumed fact of dubious validity; a popular assumption or belief ...1970s Amer. sl.
• FACTOR * n. 1. one who acts for another; an agent, deputy, or representative ...1485
n. 2. a cheat or impostor; a fraudulent fortune-teller ...16C UK criminals' sl.
† n. 3. a partisan. adherent, approver ...1502
† n. 4. one who has the charge and manages the affairs of an estate; a bailiff, a land-steward ...1561 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 5. one who makes or does anything; a doer, maker, performer, perpetrator; an author of a literary work ...1563 obs. or arch.
n. 6. in horse racing: a horse who is contending for the lead in a race ...1960 US sl.
* vb. to act as a factor or agent ...1611
• FACTORAGE n. 1. the action or professional service of a factor; the act of buying or selling goods on commission ...1670
† n. 2. the place of business of a factor; an agency ...1679
• FACTORDOM * n. the system of management by factors ...1888
• FACTORESS † n. a female factor or agent ...1608-77
• FACTORIAL * adj. 1. pert. to a factory; consisting in a factory ...1864
adj. 2. pert. to a factor ...1881
• FACTORY n. 1. an establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country; a merchant company's trading station ...1582
n. 2. a document investing another with the authority of a factor or agent ...1640-1
† n. 3. the act or process of making anything ...1664
† n. 4. the body of factors in any one place ...1702
n. 5. a prison; a women's prison ...1806 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a large, forbidding Victorian police station in the London Metropolitan area ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 7. a police station ...1891 sl.
† n. 8. the parish workhouse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a place where drugs are packaged, diluted or manufactured ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 10. the kit used by a narcotics addict for injections ...1930s drugs sl.
• FACTORY, THE n. 1. a large Metropolitan police station of severe appearance; generally, any police station ...c1860 sl.
n. 2. the theatre ...1952 UK actors usage
• FACTORY DRIVER n. in motor racing: a driver officially representing a car manufacturer ...1980 US sl.
• FACTORY SMOKER n. a cheap cigar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FACTOTUM † n. 1. one who meddles with everything; a busybody ...1618
n. 2. the female genitals, 'that which controls everything' ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a man of all-work; also, a servant who has the entire management of his master's affairs ...1863
• FACTRIX * n. a female factor or agent ...1870
• FACTURE * n. 1. the act or process of making a thing ...1580
* n. 2. the thing made, creation ...1647
• FACTY adj. full of facts ...1883
• FACULATE vb. to arrange, to put in order ...1889 Amer. dial.
• FACULENCE † n. brightness, clearness ...1727-36
• FACULENT †* adj. bright, clear; giving forth light like a torch ...1560
• FACULIZED adj. versatile; endowed with many faculties or abilities ...1816 Amer. dial.
• FACULTATE * vb. to invest with authority; to empower; to authorize ...1648
• FACULTIES OF THE HEAD n. the brain, the intellectual faculties ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACULTISED adj. versatile; endowed with many faculties or abilities ...1871 Amer. dial.
• FACULTY † n. 1. pecuniary ability, means, resources; possessions, property ...1382
† n. 2. a branch or department of knowledge ...c1384
† n. 3. that in which anyone is skilled; an art, trade, occupation, profession ...c1386 obs. exc. arch.
† n. 4. a personal quality; disposition ...c1565
vb. to understand, to comprehend ...1934 Amer. dial.
• FACULTY STRUCKEN adj. deprived of the use of one's senses, weakened in intellect ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FACUND † adj. 1. inspiring or promoting eloquence; eloquent; also fig., said of beauty, etc. ...c1381 arch. or obs.
† adj. 2. inspiring or promoting eloquence ...1501
† n. eloquence ...a1340
• FACUNDATE † vb. to make eloquent ...1656
• FACUNDIE †* n. eloquence ...1447
• FACUNDIOUS † adj. of persons: gifted with fluent speech; eloquent, glib; of speech: copious, fluent ...1430
• FACUNDIOUSLY † adv. eloquently ...1509
• FACUNDITY † n. eloquence ...1530
• FACY † adj. 1. insolent, impudent, cheeky, rude ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. bold, possessed of courage to 'face' an enemy ...1825 Sc.
• FACY-GATE adj. impudent, brazen-faced ..Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. a brazen-faced, impudent person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FA'D n. a farthing ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• FAD n. 1. a fussy, over-particular person; a milksop, an indecisive, cowardly person ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a coloured ball ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a game, a joke ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to deceive, to 'take in' by flattery ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to busy oneself about trifles; to look after affairs in a quiet way ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADAHAL adj. astute, wide-awake ...1929 Sc.
• FADANGLE vb. to cheat, to do wrong ...2000s US Black sl.
• FAD-CATTLE n. a generic term for sexually available women; easily accessible women ...19C sl.
• FADDABROD n. an old, cracked, or dilapidated bowl, box, or other household utensil ...1908 Sc.
• FADDERLESS-STEW n. potatoes stewed without meat ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADDISH adj. whimsical ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADDIST n. one devoted to a public or private fad ...c1880 colloq.
• FADDLE n. 1. a fanciful person, either fastidious in trifles or devoted to some particular hobby; one full of whims and fancies; a busybody ...19C colloq. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. an affected and very effeminate male; a homosexual man ...19C
n. 3. nonsense, trifling ...1850 colloq. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. fussiness, fastidiousness ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a slow pace in walking ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to make much of a child; to spoil ...1688 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to trifle, to toy, to play ...1755 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to make sport of ...1841 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to waste time; to dawdle, to walk slowly ...1876 Eng. dial.
• FADDLE-DE-DEE! int. nonsense! rubbish! ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADDLEMENTS n. trifles, novelties ...1891 Eng. dial.
• FADDLER n. one who trifles ...1888 Eng. dial.
• FADDLING adj. trifling, over-particular, fastidious ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADDY adj. 1. full of fads ...c1820 colloq.
adj. 2. fastidious, fidgety, over-particular; full of crotchets or whims ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. frivolous ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. one's father ...1905 Amer. dial.
• FADDYWADDY n. one's father ...1843 Amer. dial.
• FADE † adj. 1.of colour, etc.: dull, pale, wan, sombre ...c1290 obs. exc. arch.
† adj. 2. faded, feeble, languishing, withered ...1303
† adj. 3. strong, doughty, brave, powerful ...c1320
† adj. 4. of a thing: great, large ..c1400
† adj. 5. that has lost taste; insipid, commonplace, uninteresting ...1715
† n. 1. a company of hunters ...1513
n. 2. mould on cheese ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a former dandy, now fallen on hard times and thus less resplendent ...L19 US sl.
n. 4. a worthless fellow ...c1893 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a leader, a guide; applied to the chief or director in games, sports, etc. ...1887 Sc.
n. 6. (derogatory) a White person ...20C US Black sl.
n. 7. a disappearance, departure or escape ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a Black person who becomes immersed in the White world and thus 'fades away'; one who tries to lose his identity as a Black person and to assume an identity more pleasing to the dominant White society ...1970s sl.
n. 8. a hairstyle in which the sides of the head are close-cropped and the top hair is shaped into an upright block ...1989 US sl., esp. Black
n. 10. a badly dressed person ...1990s US campus sl.
† vb. 1. to grow small or weak; to decline, decay, fail, or faint; to shrink ...1388
† vb. 2. to deprive of freshness or vigour; to corrupt, to taint ...c1400
vb. 3. to depart; to disappear; to run away; to leave; to vanish ...1848 sl.
vb. 4. to put at a disadvantage, to cause problems for someone ...L19 US sl.
vb. 5. in dice and card games: to bet against the player holding the dice, or in poker, to match the previous bet ...L19 gambling sl.
vb. 6. in craps: to take one's bet; to cover one's offered bet ...1890 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. in gambling: to bet against another gambler (usually the shooter in craps); also, to match another's wager in full or in part ...1890 US sl.
vb. 8. to surpass, to defeat, to overcome, to outdo, to overshadow ...1894 Amer. sl.
vb. 9. to make unhappy ...1915 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to hold up with a gun ...1920s US criminals' sl.
vb. 11. to respond, to counter ...1920s sl.
vb. 12. to stop talking ...1940s US Black & campus sl.
vb. 13. to die ...1940 Amer. jocular euphemism
vb. 14. to miss a class; to waste time rather than work ...1960s US campus sl.
vb. 15. to obtain a verdict of not guilty ...1960s US criminals' sl.
vb. 16. to withstand interrogation ...1960s US criminals' sl.
vb. 17. to deal with; to handle; to put up with; to manage something ...1962 US sl.
vb. 18. to take a nap ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 19. to idle; to waste time ...1968 US sl.
vb. 20. to become tired, to feel increasingly exhausted ...1980s US campus sl.
vb. 21. to drop a topic of conversation, to change an unpalatable subject ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 22. to remain sufficiently silent not to be noticed ...1980s US Black sl.
vb. 23. to fool around or tinker with something or someone ...1990s US Black teen sl.
vb. 24. to ignore, to erase, to get rid of ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. 25. to let down, to renege ...1990s US sl.
vb. 26. to shoot dead ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. 27. to take advantage of ...1991 Amer. campus sl.
vb. 28. to buy part of something ...2004 US sl.
• FADE A BEEF vb. to cause a complaint or criminal charge to be removed ...1976 US sl.
• FADEAWAY n. 1. a departure or escape ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a pitch that moves away from the batter so that he would have to reach out for it ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 3. in hot rodding: a design feature that blends the front fender back into the car body ...1954 US sl.
vb. (usually as 'fade away')
vb. 1. to depart, esp. gradually; to run away; to leave; to vanish ...1820 sl.
vb. 2. to become quiet ...1947 US sl.
int. (usually as 'fade away') go away! ...1913 sl.
• FADED adj. 1. of cheese: tainted, mouldy ...1891 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. delicate-looking ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. drug-intoxicated ...1980s US sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...1980s US sl.
adj. 5. unfashionable ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
adj. 6. used to excess ...1980s US Black & campus sl.
• FADED BOGEY n. 1. a Black informer ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 2. a Black who apes Whites and loses his own ethnicity ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 3. a White person who imitates Blacks ...1920s US Black sl.
• FADED BOOGIE n. 1. a Black informer ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 2. a Black who apes Whites and loses his own ethnicity; one who has taken on (undesirable) Caucasian characteristics ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 3. a White person who imitates Blacks ...1920s US Black sl.
• FA-DEE n. a farthing ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• FADE-OUT n. 1. a disappearance, departure, or escape ...1918 Amer. sl.
n. 2. death ...1920s US sl.
vb. (usually as 'fade out')
vb. 1. to depart, esp. gradually; to run away; to leave ...1820 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to clean out, to clear out ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to die ...1920s sl., orig. US
• FADERIL n. an odd or loose end of anything ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FADERILS n. paraphernalia, apparatus ...1844 Sc.
• FADESOME adj. apt to fade ...1869 Eng. dial.
• FADEY adj. dull, faded ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FADGE n. 1. a large flat loaf or bannock ...a1609 Sc.
n. 2. a short, thickset person; a fat, clumsy woman ...1750 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a bundle, a burden; a part of a horse's load; a heap, a quantity of anything ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a farthing ...1789 sl.
n. 5. a bundle of sticks, a faggot ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. a person jaded in appearance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 7. one who trots slowly, a child who toddles along ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a slow regular motion; a jog-trot ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a trick ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 10, a vexatious person ...1923 Sc.
† vb. 1. to fit in with or suit the surroundings; hence, to get on, to succeed, to thrive ...1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. of things: to fit, to suit, to be suitable; to agree, to go down with a person ...1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. of persons: to do with; to put up with a thing ...1592
† vb. 4. to be content or willing; to agree; to make up one's mind to do something ...1592
* vb. 5. to make one's way; to go at a pace between walking and trotting; to jog along; to trudge ...1658 rare exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 6. to fit the parts of together ...1674 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to eat together, partake of hospitality given at the season of the New Year ...1863 Eng. dial.
vb.8. to trot gently; to go at a pace between walking and trotting; to walk with difficulty owing to corpulency ...1864 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to beat, to thrash ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to do a piece of work 'anyhow'; to repair temporarily' to 'fudge' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADGE OUT vb. to ascertain, to discover ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADGER n. a farthing ...L19 Cockneys'
• FADGE WITH vb. to tolerate a thing; to agree with a person ...17C
• FADGING † adj. that fits, suits, etc.; well-matched ...c1611
n. hospitality given at the season of the New Year ...1879 Eng. dial.
• FADGY adj. 1. faded, soiled ...1895 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. corpulent, fat, unwieldy, short and thickset in person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. a stout, thickset little person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADIE n. a haircut style in which the sides of the head are closely cut and the top of the head is not ...1989 US sl.
• FADLE † vb. to walk in a clumsy manner, to waddle ...1808 Sc.
• FADMONGER n. one devoted to a public or private fad ...c1880 colloq.
• FADOODLE †* n. something foolish or ridiculous; nonsense; a mere nothing; a useless trifle ...a1670
• FADOODLING n. sexual intercourse ...17C euphemism
• FADY adj. 1. dull, faded; tending to fade; shading off by degrees into a paler hue ...1730-6
adj. 2. damp, musty; covered with perspiration ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of the weather: damp, sultry, close ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of meat: tainted, stale, 'high' ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. flabby, as the flesh of a drooping child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to decay from damp; to mildew ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAECALITY † n. faecal matter ...1653
• FAECICAL † adj. faecal ...1594
• FAFA n. one's father ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAFF n. 1. swagger, pretense; show, useless adornments ...1880 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a young, frisky child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. one who uses more breath in talking than is necessary ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a puff; a breath of air, smoke, etc. ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a nuisance ...2000s sl.
vb. 1. to blow in sudden gusts; to puff; to move gently, to fluctuate ...1788 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to mess about, restlessly and ineffectually, wasting time, often while something quite urgent needs attention; to play or fool around, to waste time ...c1930
• FAFF ABOUT vb. to mess about; to waste time on matters of no importance; to be indecisive or fussy ...1874 Eng. dial.
• FAFF AROUND vb. to mess about; to waste time on matters of no importance; to play or fool around ...1874 UK sl.
• FAFFLE n. 1. a stammerer, one who is unable to articulate distinctly ...c1900 Sc.
n. 2. a light intermittent wind, blowing in gentle puffs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to stutter or stammer; to utter incoherent sounds ...1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to saunter, to trifle; to fumble, to work dilatorily ...Bk1900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to flap gently in the wind ...1796 Eng. dial.
• FAFFLED adj. entangled; bothered ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAFFLEMENT n. trifling and unnecessary work ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAFFMENT n. nonsense, balderdash ...19C Eng. dial.
• FAFFY adj. gusty, apt to blow about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG adj. 1. homosexual; pert. to homosexuality ...1930s
adj. 2. effeminate; also used of objects i.e. lacking power ...1950s sl.
n. 1. something that hangs loose; a flap ...1486 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the last part or remnant of anything, after the best has been used; the extreme end ...c1580
n. 3. the fringe at the end of a rope ...1775
n. 4. a bore; a chore; an unpleasant, tedious task; anything that causes weariness, hard work, toil, drudgery, fatigue; a wearisome thing...1780 colloq.
n. 5. in English public schools: a junior who performs certain duties for a senior; also, a drudge; a lower-classman, typically a freshman, who is compelled to perform various duties for an upperclassman ...1785
n. 6. a young female fish seller ...L18 sl.
n. 7. dried peat; turf cut for fuel ...1796 Eng. dial.
n. 8. eatables ...c1800 Brit. school sl.
n. 9. a drudge; an errand boy or clerk ...1813
n. 10. a hard worker ...M19 sl.
n. 11. a pickpocket ...M19 sl.
n. 12. a lawyer's clerk ...M19 US & Aust. sl.
n. 13. an over-diligent student ...1856 Amer. sl.
n. 14. a cheap cigarette, usually as issued to troops in World War I ...L19 sl.
n. 15. any cigarette; a cigarette butt ...1888 UK sl.
n. 16. long, coarse grass; tufts of old grass ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 17. a pimp ...20C US sl.
n. 18. the penis ...20C US sl.
n. 19. a catamite ...E20 sl.
n. 20. a male homosexual ...1920 US sl.
n. 21. an effeminate fellow; generally used derisively ...1932 Amer. sl.
n. 22. an offensive person ...1963 Amer. juvenile & student sl.
n. 23. a despicable, unlikeable person ...1982 US sl.
n. 24. a jacket ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Fag Packet)
† vb. 1. to flag, to droop, to decline; to fall off, to swerve from ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to beat; to thrash; to strike ...L17 sl.
vb. 3. to do something that wearies one; to work hard; to labour, to strain, to toil ...1772
vb. 4. to toil diligently at one's studies ...1795 student usage
vb. 5. in public schools: to do menial jobs for a schoolfellow higher up in the school; to perform certain services for another ...1806
vb. 6. to make one fatigued; to tire, to weary; to exhaust ...1826
vb. 7. to pursue, to hunt ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to move quickly; to leave or depart in a hurry ...1920 US sl.
vb. 9. to supply with a cigarette ...1926 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to smoke a cigarette ...1940 Amer. sl.
vb. 11. to subject to homosexual copulation or make a homosexual of; used derisively ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 12. to behave in a manner reminiscent of a homosexual ...1968 Amer. sl.
• FAG ALONG vb. 1. to move quickly; to depart or leave hurriedly ...1942 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to move when it requires an effort ...20C US sl.
vb. 3. to ride fast ...1960 Amer. cowboy usage
• FAGAN n. the penis ...1940s sl.
• FAG AROUND vb. 1. of heterosexual men: to play at acting in a 'homosexual' manner ...1960s US sl.
vb. 2. of presumptively heterosexual male friends: to joke around or engage in horseplay ...1997 US sl.
• FAG-ASH n. cigarette ash ...L19 sl.
• FAG-ASH LIL n. a woman who smokes heavily ...L19 Brit. sl.
• FAG BAG n. 1. a woman who consorts with a homosexual male ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a woman married to a homosexual ...1960s Amer. homosexual usage
vb. to beat up and rob a homosexual ...1977 US sl.
• FAG-BAGGING n. a robbing or extorting money from homosexuals ...1977 Amer. sl.
• FAG-BAIT n. an effeminate boy or man; used derisively ...1974 Amer. sl.
• FAG BANGLE n. a homosexual man who accompanies a heterosexual woman ...2002 UK sl.
• FAG-BASHER n. 1. an ostensibly heterosexual man who specializes in beating and terrorizing gay men ...1980s sl., orig. US gay usage
n. 2. any anti-gay spokesperson ...1980s sl., orig. US gay usage
• FAG-BASHING n. the homophobic beating up of male homosexuals ...1980s sl.
• FAG-BUTT n. a cigarette end ...1930s sl.
• FAG-CARD n. a cigarette card ...L19 sl.
• FAGE † n. 1. the act of coaxing or deceiving; a deceit, fiction ...1420
n. 2. a flatterer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to coax, to flatter; to toady; to beguile, to soothe ...c1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch, as a dog does ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to sell bad meat ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAGEING adj. deceiving, flattering ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG END n. 1. the past part or remnant of anything after the best has been used; the extreme end, as of a portion of time, a collection of persons, a written composition, etc. ...1613
n. 2. the last part of a piece of cloth; the part that hangs loose, often of coarser texture than the rest ...1721-1800
n. 3. of a rope: an untwisted end ...1775
n. 4. a fragmentary part of a speech or conversation that one might overhear, just as it tails off ...E19
n. 5. the butt of a cigarette or cigar ...1853
n. 6. an exhausted condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to have only a partial or muddled understanding of something that has been said ...c1955 sl.
• FAG-END OFF! int. stop listening! ...20C sl.
• FAG-END MAN n. a man who collects cigarette ends from the pavement ...1910s sl.
• FAG-ENDS n. eavesdropping ...20C sl.
• FAG-ENDS OF CONVERSATIONS n. little bits and pieces of talk not fully understood by someone overhearing them ...20C
• FAGER † n. a flatterer ...1435
• FAGERRY n. a vagary, a whimsical notion, a fancy ...1892 Ireland
• FAGEY adj. 1. deceiving, flattering ...1883 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. thin, poor, ill-nourished ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a puny child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an over-sharp, cunning person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG FACTORY n. 1. a place where homosexuals gather ...1949 US sl.
n. 2. a prison, esp. one with a large homosexual population ...1992 US sl.
• FAGGALD † n. a faggot, a bundle of twigs or heath tied with straw ropes ...1824 Sc.
• FAGGAMUFFIN n. a homosexual Black person, usually male ...1980s Black sl.
• FAGGART n. a homosexual male ...E20 US sl.
• FAGGED † adj. 1. flaccid, drooping ...1578
adj. 2. out, excessively tired or fatigued ...1780
adj. 3. shocked, mentally destroyed ...1900s sl.
• FAGGED OUT adj. 1. exhausted, tired, fatigued ...1785 colloq.
adj. 2. shocked, mentally destroyed ...1900s sl.
• FAGGER n. 1. a boy thief that, entering by a window, opens the door to his confederates or even hands the booty out to them ...17C sl.
n. 2. one who works hard ...1885
n. 3. a person who smokes ...1920s sl.
• FAGGERY n. 1. the system of fagging at public schools ...1853
n. 2. male homosexuality ...1970s Amer. sl.
• FAGGIE adj. fatiguing, tiresome, wearisome ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAGGING adj. exhausting ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a beating, a thrashing, a thumping ...1775 sl.
n. 2. the act of working hard or wearying oneself at something; hard work; an exhausting experience ...1777
n. 3. serving as a 'fag' in a school ...c1850 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
n. 4. male homosexual anal intercourse ...1996 US sl.
• FAGGING ABOUT n. the act of working hard or wearying oneself at something; hard work ...1850
• FAGGISH adj. effeminate, blatantly homosexual ...1958 US sl.
• FAGGOT adj. 1. useless, contemptible ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. pert. to homosexuality or homosexuals ...1940s US sl.
adj. 3. weak, ineffectual ...1960s sl.
n. 1. a bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees bound together, for use as fuel ...a1300
n. 2. a bundle or bunch, as of herbs, rushes, etc.; a collection of things ...1489
n. 3. a general term of abuse, usually of women or children; a shrewish, bad-tempered, or offensive woman; an old or dissipated woman; an unpleasant, miserable woman ...1591
n. 4. a man mustered for duty in the army (and thus 'bound' for service) but not yet formally enlisted; one temporarily hired to supply a deficiency at the muster, or on the roll of a company or regiment ...L17 obs. military sl.
n. 5. butcher's oddments or 'stickings' ...1859 colloq.
n. 6. a prostitute ...L18 sl.
n. 7. a rissole ...c1850 colloq
n. 8. butcher's oddments or 'stickings' ...1859 colloq.
n. 9. a term of reproof or abuse directed at a child ...1873 sl.
n. 10. a secret and unworthy compromise ...1880 Eng. dial.
n. 11. in wrestling: a man who bargains not to win ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 12. an effeminate, weak, or cowardly fellow; generally used contemptuously ...1914 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a homosexual man; in general use the term covers any gay man, in gay use the implication is of overt effeminacy ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 14. a derisive term of contempt for a non-homosexual male ...20C US sl.
n. 15. a cigarette ...1929 Amer. sl.
n. 16. a general term of abuse, irrespective of sex ...1950s US sl.
n. 17. a homosexual of either sex; generally used contemptuously ...c1953 Amer. sl.
n. 18. a very unattractive woman ...1968 Amer. sl.
n. 19. a coward, a weakling ...1970s sl.
n. 20. a heterosexual woman who associates with male homosexual men ...1970s US gay sl.
vb. 1. to make into a faggot; to bind or tie up in or as in a faggot ...1598
† vb. 2. to bind (persons) in couples; also, to bind hand and foot ...1607
vb. 3. to womanize; to consort with sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 4. to copulate with a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 5. in wrestling: to 'sell one's back', to bargain not to win ...1862 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to suppose, to conclude ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to strangle or throttle ...L19 sl.
• FAGGOT AND STALL n. 1. a burglar who enters a house, ties up the residents and then robs them ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. the act of breaking into a house, tying up the residents and robbing them ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• FAGGOT AND STORM n. 1. a burglar who enters a house, ties up the residents and then robs them ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. the act of breaking into a house, tying up the residents and robbing them ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• FAGGOTEER n. a lecher; a whoremonger; a pimp ...c1825 sl.
• FAGGOTER n. a pimp who specializes in selling the services of male homosexual prostitutes ...1960s US Black sl.
• FAGGOTINA n. a heterosexual woman who associates with male homosexual men ...1970s US gay sl.
• FAGGOT-LOVER n. one who has no feelings of homophobia ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAGGOT-MASTER n. a lecher; a whoremonger; a pimp ...c1825 sl.
• FAGGOT MOLL n. a woman who regularly seeks the company of homosexual men; used derisively ...1969 Amer. sl.
• FAGGOT ROAD n. a road topped with sapling bundles ...1956 Can.
• FAGGOTRY n. (usually offensive) male homosexual practices; homosexuality ...1970 Amer. sl.
• FAGGOT'S LUNCH BOX n. a jock strap; an athletic supporter ...1964 US sl.
• FAGGOT'S MOLL n. a woman who regularly seeks the company of homosexual men; used derisively ...1969 Amer. sl.
• FAGGOT TUNNEL n. the mouth ...Brit. sl.
• FAGGOTTY adj. effeminate; homosexual ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FAGGOT-WAISTED † adj. arranged in pleats like a bundle of sticks ...1581
• FAGGOTY adj. 1. effeminate; homosexual, esp. in an overt way; used derisively ...1927 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. cowardly, useless, second-rate ...1960s sl.
• FAGGOTY-ASSED adj. effeminate, homosexual ...1920s sl.
• FAGGOTY-MINDED adj. disposed to use faggots, inclined to burn opponents ...1856
• FAGGY adj. (derogatory) effeminate; homosexual ...1949 Amer. sl.
n. (frequently derogatory) an effeminate or homosexual male ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAG HAG n. 1. a young woman who is a smoker ...1944 Amer. students' sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a woman who habitually consorts with homosexual men; one who prefers the company of homosexual men ...1969 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 3. a heterosexual man who prefers the company of homosexuals to that of his heterosexual peers ...1960s sl., orig. US
vb. of a woman: to associate with and choose one's close friends from homosexual men ...1960s sl.
• FAG-HATER n. a person with a pathological dislike for homosexuals ...1979 US sl.
• FAG HOLE n. the mouth ...c1945 sl.
• FAG HOTS n. cheap pornography aimed at the male homosexual readership ...1960s gay sl.
• FAGIN n. 1. a person who trains young boys to be thieves ...1905 sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1940s sl.
n. 3. a leader of thieves ...1976 US sl.
n. 4. in pool: a person who backs a player financially in his bets ...1990 US sl.
• FAGINGY-FAGADE n. a White person ...1920s US Black sl.
• FAG-JOINT n. a meeting place for homosexual males ...E20 US sl.
• FAGLISH n. gay slang ...1980s US gay sl.
• FAG LOOP n. a loop on the back of a man's shirt ...2001 US sl.
• FAG-MA-FUFF n. a garrulous old woman ...1825 Sc.
• FAG MAG n. a magazine or other publication featuring male nudity for homosexual males ...M20 US sl.
• FAG MOLL n. a woman who regularly seeks the company of homosexual men; used derisively ...1966 Amer. sl.
• FAGOCITE n. an effeminate boy or man ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FAGOGHE n. a faggot ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. obs.
• FAGOLA n. a male homosexual; an effeminate male; used derisively ...1961 Amer. sl.
• FAGOT n. 1. a bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees bound together, for use as fuel ...a1300
n. 2. a bundle or bunch, as of herbs, rushes, etc.; a collection of things ...1489
n. 3. a term of contempt for a woman, esp. an old or dissipated woman ...L16 Brit.
n. 4. a man mustered as a soldier, but not yet formally enlisted ...L17 sl.
n. 5. a rissole ...c1850 colloq.
n. 6. butcher's oddments or 'stickings' ...1859 colloq.
n. 7. a prostitute ...19C sl.
n. 8. (derogatory) a male homosexual ...E20 US sl.
n. 9. a derisive term of contempt for a non-homosexual male ...20C US sl.
n. 10. an unattractive young woman ...M20 US sl.
vb. 1. to bind or truss, as sticks in a faggot ...17C colloq.
vb. 2. to womanize; to consort with sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 3. to copulate with a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 4. to strangle or throttle ...L19 sl.
• FAGOT ABOVE A LOAD, A phr. too much of a good thing ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAGOTEER n. a whoremonger ...c1825 sl.
• FAGOT-MASTER n. a whoremonger ...c1825 sl.
• FAGOTTIST n. a performer on the bassoon ...1886
• FAGOTTO n. a bassoon ...1724
• FAG OUT vb. 1. to serve as a 'fag' ...c1840 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
vb. 2. in cricket: to field ...c1840 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
vb. 3. to fatigue, to exhaust ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to go to bed ...1968 US sl.
• FAG PACKET n. 1. a jacket ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. a racket (tennis, exorbitant prices, and noise) ...Brit. sl.
• FAG-PAPER n. a cigarette paper ...1910s sl.
• FAG RAGS n. smart casual clothing ...1980s US Black sl.
• FAG-ROLLER n. a robber of homosexuals ...1962 Amer. sl.
• FAGS! int. a mild exclamation ...M17
• FAG SHOW n. in the circus or carnival: a performance by female impersonators ...1940s US sl.
• FAG STAG n. a heterosexual male who enjoys the company of homosexual men ...1990s US sl.
• FAGSUM † adj. fatiguing, tiresome, wearisome ...1825 Sc.
• FAGSUMNESS † n. tiresomeness ...1825 Sc.
• FAG TAG n. a loop on the back of a man's shirt ...1980 Amer. sl.
• FAG THE BLOSS vb. to hit the wench ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• FAG THE FEN vb. to drub the prostitute ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• FAG-TOPPER n. a cigarette end ...1900s sl.
• FAGUEN n. a villain, a depraved character ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAG WATER n. cologne ...1980s US sl.
• FAH! int. an exclamation of abhorrence or disgust ...1542
• FAHDOODLE n. nonsense, rubbish, twaddle ...1955 Amer. dial.
• FAHLIDAH n. a rigmarole ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAID adj. afraid ...1888 Amer. dial.
† n. a leader, a guide; applied to the chief or director in games, sports, etc. ...1887 Sc.
vb. to frown ...1825 Sc.
• FAIDLE † vb. to walk in a clumsy manner, to waddle ...1808 Sc.
• FAIGER n. fishermen's tabu-name for the sun; only used with def. article ...1866 Sc.
• FAIK n. 1. a fold of anything, as a ply of a garment ...1710 Sc.
n. 2. a plaid ...1714 Sc.
† n. 3. the neck of a sack, after it has been drawn together and tied ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. a strand of rope ...1907 Sc.
vb. 1. to abate, to diminish, to lessen; to deduct ...1445 Sc.
†* vb. 2. to enfold, to clasp ...1513 Sc.
vb. 3. of the limbs: to fail from weariness; to cease moving ...1768 Sc.
vb. 4. of a person: to fold, bend, or tuck a limb under one ...1768 Sc.
vb. 5. to excuse, to let go with impunity ...1789 Sc.
vb. 6. to abate the price ...1823 Sc.
† vb. 7. to fondle, to caress ...1880 Sc.
vb. 8. to turn over the pages of a book ...1914 Sc.
vb. 9. to rummage, as in a drawer ...1950 Sc.
• FAIKE n. an experienced, senior criminal ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAIL † adj. delicate, in a frail state of health ...1825 Sc.
† n. 1. decline in strength ...1898 Sc.
n. 2. one that fails or disappoints ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. of a period of time or anything that has a finite duration: to come to an end; to expire ...1399
†* vb. 2. to cease to speak of ...c1650
† vb. 3. to deceive, to cheat ...1590 nonce use
† vb. 4. to die ...1613
vb. 5. to collapse from exhaustion ...1873 Sc.
vb. 6. to fail to understand, to be unable to understand ...1980s US campus sl.
• FAILANCE † n. the fact of failing; failure, neglect, omission...1612
• FAILED adj. decayed, worn out; of a person: impaired in health or vigour; infirm ...1490
• FAILERY n. a failure ...1913 Amer. dial.
• FAILING DISEASE n. tuberculosis ...1911 Amer. dial.
• FAIL IN THE FURROW vb. to become impotent while copulating ...19C Brit. sl.
• FAILLZENCY † n. default, failure ...1710 Sc.
• FAIL OFF vb. to show signs of approaching dissolution; to grow weak ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIL OUT vb. to fail ...1910 Amer. dial.
• FAIL UP vb. 1. to become impoverished; to go bankrupt ...1890 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to stop doing something ...1907 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to decline in health; to fall ill ...1914 Amer. dial.
• FAILURE TO FLOAT n. a drowning or near drowning ...1994 US sl.
• FAILURE TO FLY n. a tag applied to failed suicides ...2002 UK medical sl.
• FAILYIE n. failure, non-performance ...1551 obs. Sc.
• FAILZURE † n. failure ...1726 Sc
• FAIN adj. 1. glad, rejoiced, well-pleased ...8-11C Beowulf now chiefly poetic or Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. well-disposed, favourable ...c1205
adj. 3. disposed, inclined or willing; eager ...c1205 arch. or Eng. dial.
† adj. 4. apt. wont ...1596
adj. 5. fond, affectionate; in love ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. happy, content ...1721 Sc.
† adv. gladly, willingly, with pleasure ...c1175 obs. or arch.
† n. gladness, joy ...c1340
† vb. 1. to be delighted or glad; to rejoice; also, to desire, to wish ...c888
† vb. 2. to pretend kindness ...a1225
† vb. 3. to make glad; hence, to welcome a person; also, to congratulate ...c1250
* vb. 4. to enjoy; also, to take to gladly, to show preference for ...1483
vb. 5. to forbid, to refuse; to claim a truce ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FAINAIGING adj. cheating, deceiving ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAINAIGUE vb. 1. to fail of a promise, to play truant, to shirk work ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to revoke at cards ...1888 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to deceive by flattery; to obtain by improper means, to cheat ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FAINAIGUER n. a cheat, a deceiver ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAINEANCE * n. the quality or condition of being an idler or one who does nothing ...1853
• FAINEANCY n. the quality or condition of being an idler or one who does nothing ...1854
• FAINÉANT adj. that does nothing; indolent, idle ...1855
n. one who does nothing; an idler ...1619
• FAINEANTISE n. 'do-nothing-ness' ; indisposition to do anything; indifference, inactivity ...a1684
• FAINFU' adj. affectionate, kind, amiable, likeable ...1887 Sc.
• FAINHEAD † n. gladness, joy ...a1300
• FAIN I! int. a call for a playground truce; a statement of opposition ...c1810 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• FAINING † adj. gladsome, affectionate; also, longing, wistful ...c1400
• FAIN IT! int. a call for a playground truce; a statement of opposition ...c1810 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• FAINITES! int. used to call a playground truce ...1870 UK schoolchildren's usage
• FAINITS! int. a call for a playground truce; a statement of opposition ...c1810 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• FAINLESSLY † adv. without attempted evasion ...1652
• FAINLIGHTS! int. a call for a truce during a game, or a statement that one is ineligible for a given duty or command ...M19 juvenile usage
• FAINLY adj. 1. pleasant, welcome, gladsome ...1897 Sc.
adj. 2. affectionate, kind, amiable ...Bk1900 Sc.
* adv. gladly, eagerly, excitedly ...1535
• FAINNESS n. 1. eagerness, gladness ...c1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. liking, love, affection, fondness ...c1779 Sc.
• FAINS adv. of necessity; necessarily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
int. a call for a truce during a game, or a statement that one is ineligible for a given duty or command ...c1810 UK juvenile usage
• FAINS I! int. a call for a truce during a game, or a statement that one is ineligible for a given duty or command ...M19 UK juvenile usage
• FAINSOME adj. fond ...Bk1900 N. Eng. dial.
• FAINT † adj. 1. wanting in courage, spiritless, cowardly ...a1300 obs. or arch.
† adj. 2. feigned, pretended, simulated ...a1300
† adj. 3. avoiding exertion, shirking, lazy, sluggish ...c1325
† adj. 4. of persons or animals: weak, feeble; sickly, out of condition ...c1350
adj. 5. drunk ...M19 euphemism
† adj. 6. having a sickly smell ...1864
adj. 7. of the weather: close, sultry, oppressive ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. faintness ...a1300
vb. 1. to lose heart or courage, to be afraid, to become depressed, to give way ...c1350 now arch.
* vb. 2. to depress, to enfeeble, to weaken; to make faint or weak ...c1386
† vb. 3. to become faint; to grow weak or feeble, to decline ...c1400 obs. exc. poetic
* vb. 4. to lose colour or brightness; to fade, to die away ...1430
†* vb. 5. to make less, to diminish ...1599
†* vb. 6. to fall short ...1623
vb. 7. to starve, to famish ...1866 Sc.
• FAINT-DRAW vb. to draw or delineate lightly ...1728
• FAINTED † adj. 1. become weak or exhausted ...c1500
† adj. 2. rendered cowardly or timid ...c1500
• FAINTEN †* vb. to make faint, to depress, to dispirit ...1612-15
• FAINT-FIT † n. a fainting fit ...1795
• FAINTFUL † adj. ready to faint; causing or indicating faintness ...1589
• FAINT-HEART adj. faint-hearted; timid; spiritless; cowardly ...1590
† n. 1. the fact or having a faint heart; want of spirit ...1580
n. 2. one who has a faint heart; a coward ...1870
• FAINTIFIED adj. weak, faint ...1933 Amer. dial.
• FAINTING FITS n. the female breasts ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'tits'
• FAINTINGNESS † n. faintness ...1634-5
• FAINTINGS n. the female breasts ...c1950 rhyming sl. for 'tits' (Fainting Fits)
• FAINTISE † n. 1. feebleness, weakness of body or mind; want of energy, cowardice ..1297
† n. 2. deceit, dissimulation, hypocrisy, pretense ...1340
• FAINTISH adj. weak, faint ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAINTIVE adj. inclined to faint, faintish, languid ...1790 rare exc. Sc.
• FAINTLING † adj. faint-hearted, timid, cowardly, spiritless ...1712
† n. one who is faint-hearted, timid, spiritless, or cowardly ...1614
• FAINTLY † adj. inclined to faint ...1892 Sc.
† adv. 1. in a spiritless manner, like a coward; timidly ...1297
† adv. 2. feignedly, by way of feint or pretense, deceitfully ...c1330
† adv. 3. with hesitation, not actively or energetically, coldly, half-heartedly ...c1440
† adv. 4. hardly, scarcely ...1529
• FAINTNESS † n. 1. dejection, timorousness; inertness, sluggishness ...1398
n. 2. a sickly taste; excessive sweetness ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAINT-OUT n. a feeling of weakness or faintness ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAINT OVER vb. to fall over in a faint ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FAINTS n. in the illegal production of alcohol: low-proof distillate ...1974 US sl.
• FAINTS, THE n. a tendency to faint ...c1890 colloq.
• FAINTY † adj. 1. faint, sickly, languid; later, inclined to swoon ...1530 obs. exc. poetic usage
† adj. 2. causing faintness; sickly ...1590 obs. exc. poetic usage
adj. 3. physically weak, faint ...1696
adj. 4. of the weather: close, sultry, oppressive ...1849 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. weak from fear; scared ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAINTY-BAG n. a lady's fancy bag ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAINTY-SICK adj. physically weak, faint ...1926 Amer. dial.
• FAIPLE n. 1. of men or animals: a loose drooping underlip ...1805 Sc.
† n. 2. anything loose and flaccid hanging from the nose ...1825 Sc.
† n. 3. the crest of a turkey when elated ...1825 Sc.
• FAIR † adj. 1. of sounds, odours, etc.: agreeable, delightful ...a1000
* adj. 2. of water: clean, pure ...c1340
† adj. 3. desirable, reputable ...c1380
† adj. 4. of language, diction: elegant ...c1380
† adj. 5. of things: clean, unsoiled, unstained; of paper: not written upon, unused ...c1420
† adj. 6. of colour: clear, not cloudy ...1663
† adj. 7. of death: easy, 'natural'; without violence ...c1680
† adj. 8. original, genuine ...c1820 Amer. dial.
adj. 9. plausible, pleasant ...1838 Sc.
adj. 10. undoubted, complete, thorough, absolute ...1872
adj. 11. open to view, plainly to be seen, clear ...1886 Eng. dial.
adj. 12. clean, tidy, set in order; level, even ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 13. likely, having a good chance ...Bk1900 Sc.
adj. 14. soft; slow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 15. of a gang fight: without weapons ...1965 US sl.
† adv. 1. civilly, courteously, kindly ...a1000
† adv. 2. gently, quietly, without haste or violence ...a1000
adv. 3. in a beautiful or comely manner; agreeably, beautifully, brightly, handsomely, nobly ...a1000
† adv. 4. with good promise; promisingly, auspiciously, favourably, prosperously ...1154
† adv. 5. in a proper or suitable manner; becomingly, befittingly ...1297
† adv. 6. completely, fully, quite ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adv. 7. plainly, easily, clearly, distinctly; frankly, downright ...1393 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adv. 8. moderately, not excessively ...c1450
adv. 9. very, absolutely, really ...M19
adv. 10. straight, exactly, evenly, just ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 11. truly, really, actually; used as an intensifier ...1870 Eng. dial.
adv. 12. scarcely, barely ...1894 Amer. dial.
adv. 13. squarely, fully ...1908 Amer. dial.
† n. 1. beauty, fairness, good looks ...c888
n. 2. one of the fair sex;' a woman; a beloved woman; a man's sweetheart ...1423 now arch. or poetic
† n. 3. a gift bought at a fair ...1768 Sc.
† n. 4. a person with a fair complexion ...1771
† n. 5. a boat, in fishermen's tabu language ...1894 Sc.
n. 6. a light-skinned Black person ...20C US Black sl.
† vb. 1. to appear or become fair or clean ...a1000
† vb. 2. to make fair; to make clean or good-looking; to beautify ...c1175
* vb. 3. of the weather: to clear ...1842 rare exc. Eng. dial.
• FAIR, THE n. a set of subterraneous rooms in the Fleet Prison ...c1810 criminals' sl.
• FAIR AND BET adj. completely beaten, exhausted ...1865 Eng. dial.
• FAIR AND CLEAR adv. plainly, clearly ...1860 Eng. dial.
• FAIR AND EASILY † adv. gently, quietly, without haste or violence ...1523
• FAIR AND EVENLY † adv. gently, quietly, without haste or violence ...a1000
• FAIR AND MODERATE adv. fairly and moderately ...1891 Sc.
• FAIR AND SOFTLY † adv. gently, quietly, without haste or violence ...c1374 obs. exc. Sc.
• FAIR AND SWEETLY † adv. in a proper or suitable manner; becomingly, befittingly ...1483
• FAIR AND TIDY adj. fair and square; equitable ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR AND WELL † adv. in a proper or suitable manner; becomingly, befittingly ...c1386
• FAIRATION n. fair play, fair dealing; consideration, fairness ...1861 Eng. dial.
• FAIR-AVISED adj. fair-complexioned ...1929 Sc.
• FAIR AWAY vb. of the weather: to become clearer ...1836 Amer. dial.
• FAIR AWNEY n. fair play ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR BALLS n. fair play ...1810 Sc.
• FAIRBANK vb. in a gambling cheating scheme: to let a victim win at first, increasing his confidence before cheating him ...1961 US sl.
• FAIR BOLLIX n. a fair deal; a just proportion ...2000 Ireland sl.
• FAIR BREAK n. a fair chance ...1926 US
• FAIR BUCK n. 1. a fair chance ...1940s NZ sl.
n. 2. used as a plea for fair treatment ...1998 NZ sl.
int. be fair! give me a chance! ...1940s NZ sl.
• FAIR-CALLING adj. plausible, smooth-tongued, flattering, wheedling ...1814 Sc.
• FAIR CHARMER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAIR CITY, THE n. Perth, Scotland ...1827 Sc.
• FAIR COP n. 1. a justifiable arrest ...L19 sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
n. 2. any situation seen as fair and about which there is no complaint ...L19 sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
• FAIR COW n. 1. a call for fair treatment ...20C NZ sl.
n. 2. an annoying or objectionable person or circumstance ...1904 Aust. sl.
• FAIR CRACK OF THE WHIP n. fair treatment; equal opportunity; a reasonable chance ...1929 Aust. sl.
int. be fair! give one a chance! ...1924 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR CUSS n. an unreasonable person ...1950s Aust. sl.
• FAIRD † n. 1. motion, rush, impetus; hence, impetuosity, ardour; a violent onset, a stir, a bustle...1513 Sc.
† n. 2. a fuss, pother, to-do ...1728 Sc.
† vb. to bustle; to bandy ill words with ...1818 Sc.
• FAIR DAY n. broad daylight ...1698 Sc.
• FAIR DAY, A † n. success in battle ...1548
• FAIR DAYLIGHT n. broad daylight ...1698 Sc.
• FAIR DEAL n. an honest transaction; a fair bargain; an honest and equitable usage ...1876, orig. US
• FAIR DEATH n. a natural death ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRDIE adj. 1. clever, handy ...1724 Sc.
adj. 2. passionate, irascible ...1821 Sc.
• FAIR DINK adj. genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
int. honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
• FAIR DINKS adv. honestly ...1983 Aust. sl.
• FAIR DINKUM adj. 1. true, genuine ...1908 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. serious, in earnest ...1934 Aust. sl.
adj. 3. real, actual ...1937 Aust. sl.
adj. 4. fair, honest, equitable ...1947 Aust. sl.
adv. 1. honestly; really; seriously; truthfully ...1894 Aust. sl.
adv. 2. totally; properly; well and truly ...1918 Aust. sl.
adv. 3. fairly ...1947 Aust. sl.
n. fair dealing; that which is just and equitable ...1881 Eng. dial. & Aust. sl.
int. honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
• FAIR DO n. decent treatment ...M19 Aust. & NZ
int. a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• FAIR DOES n. a fair deal, justice ...1865 colloq.
• FAIR DOOS n. a fair deal, justice ...1865 colloq.
• FAIR DO'S n. a fair deal or treatment, justice, decent treatment ...1859 colloq.
int. a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• FAIR DO'S ALL ROUND n. a fair deal, justice ...c1930 colloq.
• FAIR DOWN adj. downright, thorough, real ...1845 Eng. dial.
adv. thoroughly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. of the wind: to decrease ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FAIR DUES n. a fair deal, justice, decent treatment ...1859 colloq.
int. a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust. & NZ
• FAIRDY adj. clever, handy ...1724 Sc.
• FAIR ENOUGH n. a homosexual ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'puff' (a homosexual)
int. used for expressing agreement, acceptance ...1926 UK sl.
• FAIRESS †* n. ? a female fairy ...1674
• FAIR-FA' n. a wrestling match ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. to wrestle ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR-FACED adj. superficially polite, suave, deceitful ...1866 Sc.
• FAIR-FARAND adj. beautiful to the eye but noxious, hurtful ...1789 Sc.
• FAIR-FARRAND adj. specious, plausible; flattering, superficially attractive ...1789 Sc.
• FAIR-FASHIONED † adj. specious, plausible; flattering, superficially attractive ...1816 Sc.
• FAIR FASHIONS n. good manners, politeness ...1870 Sc.
• FAIR, FAT AND FARTY phr. of a woman: in the prime years ...c1930 sl.
• FAIR FEW, A n. a considerable number ...L19 Aust. colloq.
• FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOUR, A n. equal conditions in a contest, not unduly favouring or hindering either side ...1883
• FAIR FIGHT n. a fight without weapons ...1908 Amer. sl.
int. cry of onlookers adjuring the use of fists only, no weapons ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FAIR FIST AND SKULL (FIGHT) n. a fight without weapons ...1908 Amer. dial.
• FAIRFLE † n. a skin eruption; a state of itch ...1825 Sc.
• FAIR-FOLK n. fairies ...1808 Sc.
• FAIR-FOOR-DAYS n. broad daylight as contrasted with night ...1742 Sc.
• FAIR FUCKS n. credit, merit ...1992 Ireland sl.
• FAIR FUCKS TO phr. good luck to ...1980s Ireland
• FAIR FURTH adj. straightforward, honest ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR-FURTH-THE-GATE adj. straightforward, honest ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR GANG, THE n. gypsies ...c1830 colloq.
• FAIR GO n. 1. a fair fight, esp. between two persons ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. an act or instance of just treatment; a fair or reasonable opportunity ...1904 Aust. sl.
int. 1. be fair! be reasonable! ...1938 Aust. sl.
int. 2. this is true! ...1976 NZ sl.
• FAIR GO? int. really? indeed? ...1961 NZ sl.
• FAIR GO, SPINNER! int. in the gambling game two-up, used as a call signifying that the coins are to be tossed ...1945 Aust. sl.
• FAIR-GRASS n. the buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR-GUID-DAY phr. good morning ...1894 Sc.
• FAIR-HAIRED adj. specially favoured ...1909 Amer. dial.
• FAIR-HAIRED BOY n. 1. a favoured or favourite man or boy; one who can, in supportive eyes, do no wrong ...1909 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a man destined for and being groomed for principal leadership or other reward...1918 Amer. sl.
• FAIR-HANDED adj. having well-formed hands ...1728-46
• FAIRHEAD † n. beauty ...c1250
• FAIR HELL n. anyone who excels at something; an impressive person ...1934 US Black student sl.
• FAIR HERD n. a good attendance of strangers ...1883 Oxford University usage
• FAIRHOOD † n. beauty ...a1587
• FAIR HORN n. fair play ...1866 Sc.
• FAIR HORNIE n. fair play ...1866 Sc.
• FAIRIES' BAKIN' DAY n. a day of alternate rain and sunshine ...1894 Sc.
• FAIRIES' WASHING n. small, dew-covered spider webs in fields ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FAIRING adj. of the weather: clearing, ceasing to rain ...1885 Sc.
n. 1. a present given at or brought from a fair ...1574
n. 2. a complimentary gift of any kind ...1588
• FAIRINGS n. tawdry articles sold or to be won at a fair ...20C
• FAIR IN SIGHT n. the blue-bell ...1578
• FAIRISH adj. 1. fairly large ...1865
adj. 2. considerable in amount ...L19
adj. 3. merry with drink ...1888 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. in a pleasant manner; fairly, pretty well ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAIRISH OFF adj. well-off, having a considerable quantity of ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRISH ON adj. 1. elderly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. partially intoxicated ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. well-off, having a considerable quantity of ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR ITCH n. an absolute imitation ...L19 sl.
• FAIRITY n. fairness ...1895 Ireland
• FAIR-KEEPER † n. a person appointed to keep order at a fair ...1858 Sc.
• FAIR LADY n. a kept woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRLEC † n. fairness, beauty ...a1225
• FAIRLEENS adv. almost, very nearly, not quite ...1896 Sc.
• FAIR-LIKE †* adj. in good-condition; well-looking ...1662
• FAIRLINGS adv. 1. moderately, fairly ...1877 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. completely, thoroughly; clearly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRLINS adv. properly, completely, absolutely ...1891 Sc.
• FAIRLOCK † n. a boat, in fishermen's tabu language ...1866 Sc.
• FAIRLY adj. in good health, well ...1949 Amer. dial.
† adv. 1. gently, peaceably, quietly, softly ...c1400
† adv. 2. so as to make a fair appearance; beautifully, handsomely ...c1400
† adv. 3. courteously, respectfully ...1590
adv. 4. of writing: neatly, elegantly ...1594 arch.
int. yes, indeed! certainly! of course! ...1909 Sc.
• FAIRLY LOOKING adj. good-looking ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR MEAT n. an easy dupe ...c1910 sl.
• FAIR NARK n. a something or someone inexpressibly tedious or baffling ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIRNESS † n. 1. courtesy ...c1205
† n. 2. of the weather: the state of being free from storms or rain; fineness ...c1440
• FAIR OFF vb. of the weather: to become clearer ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FAIR OFF IN THE MIDDLE adj. faint with hunger ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR ONE n. 1. a (street gang) fight conducted under some sort of mutually recognized rules and possibly preceded by a verbal argument ...1950s US gang usage
n. 2. a fight between members of rival gangs in which weapons or at least lethal weapons are forbidden ...1950 US sl.
• FAIR PLAY n. fornication; copulation where neither partner is married to anyone ...19C Brit. sl.
int. used for expressing appreciation ...2001 UK sl.
• FAIR-PLAY ARTIST n. an honest, trustworthy person ...1950s sl.
• FAIR POP n. a good opportunity, a fair chance ...L19 sl.
• FAIR RATIONS n. fair dealings; honesty ...c1875 sporting sl.
• FAIRRIE vb. to collapse in an exhausted condition or from sudden illness ...19C Sc.
• FAIR ROEBUCK n. a woman in the bloom of her beauty ...1725 sl.
• FAIR SEX n. the female sex; women in general ...20C
• FAIR-SEX IT vb. to discourse upon the fair sex ...1712 nonce word
• FAIR SHAKE n. a fair chance, an equitable bargain, just treatment, an honest arrangement ...1830 Amer. dial.
• FAIR SHAKE OF THE DICE! int. be fair! ...E19 Aust. sl.
• FAIR SHAKES! int. a general statement of agreement, acceptance ...M19 Aust.
• FAIRSHIP † n. fairness, beauty ...c1320
• FAIRSHIRE adv. downrightly; usually used in a depreciatory sense ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIR-SKIN n. a light-skinned Black person ...20C US Black sl.
• FAIR SKINT adj. very short of money, or even entirely 'broke' ...20C
• FAIRSOME †* adj. beautiful ...a1641
• FAIR SPIN n. fair treatment, a reasonable chance ...1910s sl.
• FAIR-SPOKE adj. of persons: gifted with fair speech; courteous, pleasant; smooth-tongued ...1665
• FAIR-SPOKEN adj. 1. of persons: gifted with fair speech; courteous, pleasant; smooth-tongued ...1460
adj. 2. of words: bland, civil ...1649
adj. 3. frank, friendly; suave ...1880 Sc.
• FAIR SUCK n. a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE PINEAPPLE n. a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
int. used for registering surprise or complaint ...1971 Aust. sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAUCE BOTTLE n. a fair or equal chance; an equal opportunity ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
int. be fair! ...1972 Aust. sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAUCE STICK n. fair treatment, equal opportunity ...1971 Aust. sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAUSAGE n. a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE SAV n. a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR SUCK OF THE STICK n. a fair or equal chance ...1960s Aust. & NZ sl.
• FAIR THING n. a sensible, judicious action or decision; a wise proceeding, a clear duty, justice ...1910s Aust. sl.
• FAIR TO MIDDLING adj. 1. about average; slightly better than average; frequently used to understate a feeling of good health ...1865 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. below average ...1939 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
phr. a jocular reply to 'How are you?' ...c1945
• FAIR TRADE n. smuggling ...1832 Sc. & nautical sl.
• FAIR-TRADER n. a smuggler ...1887 nautical sl.
• FAIR TRADING n. smuggling ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FAIR TREAT adv. to a great extent ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. something or someone highly enjoyable or satisfactory; also used ironically to describe something or someone quite the opposite ...L19 sl.
• FAIR-TRO-DAYS n. daylight ...1864 Eng. dial.
• FAIR TROD ON adj. abused, treated very badly ...L19 sl.
• FAIRUCH n. a feast, a 'tuck-in' ...1936 Sc.
• FAIR UP vb. of the weather: to clear up, to leave off raining, to become fine ...1819 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIR UPS n. fair play ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRWAY n. a navigable channel in a river or between rocks, sandbanks, etc.; the usual course or passage of a vessel on the sea or in entering and leaving a harbour ...1584
• FAIR-WEATHER adj. insincere and temporary
n. flattery, coaxing ...1923 Sc.
• FAIR-WEATHER CHRISTIAN n. a person who goes to church seldom if at all ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FAIR-WEATHER CHURCHGOER n. a person who goes to church seldom if at all ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FAIR-WEATHER DRINK n. a small celebration before initiating some project or journey ...1970s sl.
• FAIR-WEATHER FRIEND n. one who writes only once a year and that in summer-time ...20C Anglo-Irish
• FAIR WHACK n. an appeal for equable treatment ...20C NZ sl.
• FAIR WIND n. a safe journey; good fortune ...1851 Amer. dial.
• FAIR WIND TO YOU, A phr. used in wishing well a parting guest ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FAIR-WORLD n. a good time, a state of prosperity ...a1674
• FAIRY adj. effeminate, homosexual ...1920s sl.
† n. 1. one possessing more than human power; an enchantress ...1606
n. 2. a young woman, with the possible implication of promiscuity ...M17
n. 3. a jaded, debauched and hideous old woman ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 4. a drunken old hag ...19C sl.
n. 5. a small graceful woman or child ...1838
n. 6. a lamp for preparing opium ...L19 US drugs sl.
n. 7. (derogatory) an effeminate male homosexual ...1895 sl.
n. 8. a blonde-haired woman ...20C NZ sl.
n. 9. a pretty young woman ...20C colloq.
n. 10. a garishly-dressed prostitute ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 11. a term of contempt for a non-homosexual male ...20C US sl.
n. 12. a fanciful tale, a 'tall story' ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 13. the teller of fanciful tales ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 14. a young boy tramp who accompanies an older homosexual tramp; a catamite ...1924 sl
n. 15. a Tory politician ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl. (Fairy Story)
n. 16. an avionics tradesman in the Royal Air Force ...2002 UK sl.
• FAIRY-BELL n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1870 Ireland
• FAIRY BOWER n. 1. a shower (for bathing) ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a shower (of rain) ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 3. an hour ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• FAIRY-CAP n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1862 Ireland
• FAIRY CYCLE n. a child's bicycle, roughly half the size of an adult's ...1930s colloq.
• FAIRYDIDDLE n. 1. a red squirrel; a chipmunk ...1893 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nonsense ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY DUST n. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
• FAIRY-FINGERS n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIRY GLEN n. a lavatory...c1945 railwaymen's sl.
• FAIRY-GLOVE n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY GODFATHER n. a potential sponsor, advertiser, or financial backer, esp. in show business ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FAIRY GODMOTHER n. a male homosexual's homosexual initiator and tutor ...1970s Amer. homosexual sl.
• FAIRY HAWK n. one who attacks (and robs) homosexuals; a criminal who preys on homosexuals ...1960s US gay sl.
• FAIRY HOUSE n. a male brothel for homosexuals ...L19 US gay sl.
• FAIRY JOINT n. a male brothel for homosexuals ...L19 US gay sl.
• FAIRY-KILLER DETAIL n. the antihomosexual detail of a vice squad ...1965 Amer. police sl.
• FAIRY LADY n. a lesbian who takes a passive role in sex ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FAIRYLAND n. 1. a colour light multiple aspect gantry (a railway signal) ...1970 UK sl.
n. 2. any roadside park ...1971 US sl.
• FAIRY LOOP n. a loop on the back of a man's shirt ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY-MUSHROOM n. a toadstool ...1884
• FAIRY NICE adj. homosexual ...M20 US sl.
• FAIRY PETTICOATS n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1880 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY PICTURE n. a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY PIPE n. a fanciful, mendacious tale, often in aid of obtaining money or favours ...L19 sl., orig. US
• FAIRY POWDER n. any form of powdered narcotic ...1950s drugs sl.
• FAIRY RING n. 1. a circle of mushrooms; one of the mushrooms in a circle ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a circular patch of grass on a prairie ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY-SHAKING n. blackmailing married men who frequent gay bars and similar centres ...1990s US sl.
• FAIRY SNUFF n. a jocular mispronunciation or corruption of 'fair enough'; acceptance, agreement ...20C sl.
• FAIRY'S PHONEBOOTH n. a public lavatory cubicle ...1960s US gay sl.
• FAIRY-STIRRUP n. a knot in a horse's mane ...1865 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY STORY n. 1. a 'hard luck' tale; any unlikely tale; a downright lie or excuse; an incredible story ...20C colloq.
n. 2. a Tory politician ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl.
• FAIRY'S WAND n. any phallic object carried by a cruising gay man, as a cigarette holder, a rolled umbrella (on a dry day), or a long-stemmed rose ...1960s US gay sl.
• FAIRY TABLE n. the common mushroom Agaricus campestris, and other fungi ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY TAIL n. a fanciful, mendacious tale, often in aid of obtaining money or favours ...L19 sl., orig. US
• FAIRY TALE n. a 'hard luck' tale; any unlikely tale; an unbelievable lie or excuse ...20C colloq.
• FAIRY-THIMBLE n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1865 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIRY TRACK n. a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY-TWISTER n. 1. a fanciful tale, a 'tall story' ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 2. the teller of a fanciful tales ...1900s Aust. sl.
• FAIRY UMBRELLA n. a mushroom ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY WAND n. a cigarette holder ...1963 US sl.
• FAIRY-WEED n. the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY WORK n. a pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY YARN n. a fanciful, mendacious tale, often in aid of obtaining money or favours ...L19 sl., orig. US
• FAISE vb. to take effect on; to show or make an impression on; to injure ...1892 Ireland
• FAIST n. a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FAIT † vb. 1. to act or speak falsely, to use false pretenses; to beg on false pretenses ...c1320
† vb. 2. to deceive, to lead astray ...c1430
† vb. 3. to arrange; to construct; to fit ...1635-6
• FAITEROUS †* adj. characterized by deceit; treacherous ...1600
• FAITERY † n. fraud, deception, hypocrisy ...1377
• FAITH vb. to put credence in ...1951 Amer. dial.
int. a mild exclamation; indeed, truly, really ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAITH AND TROTH! int. an exclamation ...1746 Eng. dial.
• FAITHED † adj. of a promise: given on one's faith or word of honour ...1553
• FAITHFUL † adj. of things: reliable ...1611
adv. thoroughly ...1891 Amer. dial.
n. a drunkard ...1609 sl.
• FAITHFULLIST † n. a believer ...1653 nonce word
• FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY n. 1. a party game: some of the men are sent from the room; three girls named Faith, Hope, Charity stand behind chairs which conceal a man, preferably one with a beard; the men are brought in one by one and told that if they will choose one of the girls they will get a kiss; no matter which one they choose, they are seated in the middle chair, are blindfolded, and the man in the rear kisses them ...1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the three World War I campaign medals ...1919
• FAITHLESS, THE * n. unbelievers ...1577
• FAITHLY † adv. with fidelity; faithfully, loyally, steadfastly, truthfully ...c1325
• FAITHWARD * adv. towards the Christian faith ...1886
• FAITHWORTHINESS n. the quality of being trustworthy ...1846
• FAITHWORTHY adv. worthy of belief or trust; trustworthy ...a1535
• FAITH YOU! int. indeed! yes! ...1907 Amer. dial. arch.
• FAITING † n. deceit, pretense ...1377
• FAITOUR † n. an impostor, a cheat; a vagrant who shams illness or pretends to tell fortunes ...a1340 obs . exc. arch.
• FAIX! int. 1. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
int. 2. a call for a truce during a game, or a statement that one is ineligible for a given duty or command ...M19 juvenile usage
• FAIZARD † n. a coward, a dastard ...1597 Sc.
• FAIZART n. 1. a puny, effeminate man; a weakling, a coward; an impudent fellow; a shameless person ...1721 Sc.
n. 2. a hermaphrodite fowl ...1825 Sc.
• FAIZE n. inconvenience, annoyance ...1866 Sc.
vb. 1. to annoy, to inconvenience, to disturb, to ruffle ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. to take effect on; to show or make an impression on; to injure ...1892 Ireland
• FAIZLE vb. to coax, to flatter ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAKE adj. 1. fraudulent; spurious; counterfeit; false; pretended ...1775
adj. 2. worthless; useless ...1890 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. made in imitation without fraudulent intent; artificial ...1909
adj. 4. bad, disappointing, negative ...1990s US campus sl
n. 1. play, amusement; a joke ...1787 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dodge, a sham, a swindle, some form of fraudulent money-making scheme; a dishonest stratagem or action ...1829 sl.
n. 3. a spurious or counterfeit document; later, anything of a spurious, counterfeit, or fraudulent nature; a false rumour or false story of any kind; an invented newspaper story ...1851 sl., orig. criminals' usage
n. 4. stuff used in patent medicines; a patent medicine; a so-called cure ...c1870 showmen's usage
n. 5. make-up ...c1875 theatrical usage
n. 6. a thief; a swindler; a charlatan; a confidence trickster ...1881 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in the carnival and theatre: a performance ...1885 Amer. sl.
n. 8. an impostor; broadly, an affected or insincere person ...1886 Amer sl.
n. 9. among peddlers and street hawkers: any odd item to be sold on the street or door to door, esp. if worthless or deceptive ...1889 sl.
n. 10. any unused or worn-out and worthless piece of property ...1889 theatrical usage
n. 11. among performing magicians: any contrivance or device used to impart the illusion of magic; a piece of equipment that as been altered for use in a trick ...1889 sl.
n. 12. an object, gadget, device, or contrivance of any kind; a gimcrack ...1897 sl.
n. 13. cheap, esp. worthless, merchandise sold by street vendors ...L19 US sl.
n. 14. the strand of a rope ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 15. cancer ...20C Ulster
n. 14. a medicine dropper used by an intravenous drug user to inject the drug ...1938 US drugs sl.
n. 16. any form of substitute for a hypodermic syringe ...1930s US drugs sl.
n. 17. an erection ...2002 UK sl.
vb. 1. to dress the hair; to make up the face or dress up ...1797 sl.
vb. 2. to shoot, to wound, to hit or cut; to poison ...E19 sl.
vb. 3. to make, to do anything ...E19 sl.
vb. 4. to steal or rob ...1812 thieves' sl.
vb. 5. to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose ...1812 sl., orig. criminals' usage
vb. 6. to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to tamper with; to dope a horse ...c1830 sl.
vb. 8. to trick, to fool; to cheat; to swindle; to deceive ...1859 sl.
vb. 9. to feign illness, injury, or disability; to malinger ...1881 Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to adapt for the theatre ...1887 theatrical usage
vb. 11. to feign or simulate; to pretend ...1889 sl.
vb. 12. to improvise words or music; to ad-lib ...1889 sl., orig. theatrical usage
vb. 13. to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose ...1889 sl.
vb. 14. to misrepresent ...1892 colloq.
vb. 15. to receive a gratuity illegally; to knowingly accept a bribe ...L19 sl.
vb. 16. to give heed to; to believe, to credit ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 17. among peddlers and street hawkers: to sell ...1903 Amer. sl.
vb. 18. to improvise, to play music by ear ...c1920 Can. dance-bands' usage
vb. 19. to hit ...1933 UK sl.
vb. 20. to fail to meet someone ...1990s sl.
int. 1. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Eng. dial.
int. 2. expression used by the trickster to underline that someone has been tricked or duped ...1980s US campus sl.
• FAKE A BOSH vb. to play the fiddle ...Bk1890 sl.
• FAKE ABOUT vb. to 'knock about'; to waste time, to idle ...Bk1900 Ireland
• FAKE A CLY vb. to pick a pocket ...c1810 obs. sl.
• FAKE A LINE vb. to improvise a speech ...c1860 theatrical usage
• FAKEALOO n. 1. any thing or scheme for which a better name is lacking ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (usually as 'fake-a-loo') a drug addict's medicine dropper ...1938 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 3. (usually as 'fake-a-loo') any form of substitute for a hypodermic syringe ...1930s US drugs sl.
• FAKE AND BAKE vb. to get a tan in a tanning booth ...1980s US campus sl.
• FAKE A PICTURE vb. to obtain an effect by some adroit, unorthodox means ...c1860 artistic usage
• FAKE A PIN vb. to create a sore leg, or to cut it, as if accidentally, with an axe, etc., in hopes to obtain a discharge from the army or navy, to get into the doctor's list, etc. ...1812 sl.
• FAKE A POKE vb. to pick a pocket ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAKE A SCREEVE vb. to write any letter or other paper ...1812 thieves' sl.
• FAKE A SCREW vb. to shape a skeleton or false key ...1812 thieves' sl.
• FAKE-ASS adj. fraudulent ...1990s US sl.
• FAKE AWAY! int. splendid, don't stop! go it! ...c1810 sl.
• FAKE AWAY THERE'S NO DOWN! int. carry on! don't stop! ...19C sl.
• FAKE-BAKE n. a suntan acquired in an indoor tanning booth ...1980s US sl.
vb. to get a tan in a tanning booth ...1980s US campus sl.
• FAKE BANDAGER n. a beggar who poses as a cripple to elicit sympathy ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• FAKE BOODLE n. a roll of paper over which a dollar bill is pasted, and another bill being loosely wrapped round this so it looks as if the whole roll is made up of a large sum of money in bills ...1890 Amer. thieves' sl.
• FAKE BOOK n. a book of chords used by musicians who improvise off the basic chords ...1970 US sl.
• FAKE CRIP n. a beggar who pretends to be crippled ...1948 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FAKED adj. spurious; counterfeit ...1850s colloq.
• FAKE DOWN vb. to carry out a crime ...M19 NZ sl.
• FAKED-UP adj. 1. spurious; counterfeit ...1850s colloq.
adj. 2. (as 'faked up') dressed up, made up ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAKE FOR CAKE vb. to work for a living ...1958 Amer. dial.
• FAKE IT vb. 1. to feign or simulate; to pretend ...1889 sl.
vb. 2. to improvise words or music; to ad-lib ...1889 sl., orig. theatrical usage
vb. 3. to pretend to experience an orgasm during sexual intercourse; generally used of a woman ...1989 US sl.
• FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT phr. in twelve-step recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, used as a slogan to encourage recovering addicts to modify their behaviour immediately, with their emotional recovery to follow ...1998 US sl.
• FAKELOO n. 1. a false rumour or false story; a yarn intended to deceive ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an object, device or contrivance of any kind ...1958 Amer. sl.
• FAKE-MAN n. a confidence trickster ...1900s Aust. sl.
• FAKEMAN CHARLEY n. a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• FAKEMENT n. 1. any act of robbery or swindling ...19C sl.
n. 2. any action or problem ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a counterfeit or forged signature ...1811 sl.
n. 4. any letter; a note ...1826 sl.
n. 5. a dishonest practice ...1838 sl.
n. 6. a forgery; a begging letter; a petition ...1839 sl.
n. 7. any form of printed material ...M19 sl.
n. 8. scraps ...M19 sl.
n. 9. any object, whether or not uncommon; a thing; used of something the name of which escapes you ...M19 sl.
n. 10. paint for the face ...c1870 theatrical usage
n. 11. small properties, accessories ...c1875 theatrical usage
n. 12. a trimming, a superfluous thing ...L19 sl.
n. 13. a muddle, confusion ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 14. activity ...L19 sl.
n. 15. pain, uneasiness, distress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 16. burglar's tools ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 17. personal adornment such as jewellery or makeup ...2002 UK sl.
• FAKEMENT CHARLEY n. a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• FAKEMENT CHORLEY n. a private sign or mark ...E19 sl.
• FAKEMENT DODGE n. the writing of spurious begging letters ...M19 sl.
• FAKEMENT DODGER n. the beggar or impostor who employs the 'fakement-dodge' ...M19 criminals' sl.
• FAKEMS n. 1. cosmetics ...20C sl.
n. 2. counterfeit goods ...20C sl.
n. 3. disguised trash ...20C sl.
n. 4. quack medicines ...20C sl.
n. 5. pinchbeck (a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, mixed in proportions so that it closely resembles gold in appearance) ...20C sl.
• FAKEN † adj. deceitful,. fraudulent ...c1000
† n. fraud, guile; wickedness, crime ...c924
• FAKENLICHE † adv. craftily ...c1000
• FAKE OFF vb. to loaf, to idle ...1950s Amer. sl.
• FAKE ONESELF vb. to inflict wounds or others disfigure oneself for a criminal purpose ...19C sl.
• FAKE ONE'S PIN vb. to 'create' a sore or wounded leg ...19C criminals' sl.
• FAKE ONE'S SLANGS vb. to cut off one's chains or irons to make an escape from prison ...19C sl.
• FAKE ON SOMEONE vb. 1. to humiliate; to deceive ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to ignore ...1970s US Black sl.
• FAKE-OUT n. a feint or bluff; deception; broadly, an unpleasant surprise ...1959 Amer. sl.
vb. (usually as 'fake out')
vb. 1. to fool an opponent with a feint; hence, generally, to bluff, to fool; to get the better of; to dupe, to deceive ...1949 Amer. sl., orig. football & basketball usage
vb. 2. to sneak away ...1956 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 3. to humiliate; to deceive ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. 4. to ignore ...1990s US Black sl.
• FAKE OUT AND OUT vb. to kill; to murder ...E19 sl.
• FAKE PIE n. a pie made up of leftovers ...1880 UK society usage
• FAKER n. 1. a counterfeiter; a forger ...1612 sl.
n. 2. a maker of anything ...1688
n. 3. a thief ...1841 sl.
n. 4. a jeweller ...1857 sl.
n. 5. an itinerant artisan, mechanic, or tradesman; hence, a peddler, street vendor, pitchman, or travelling showman ...1859 sl.
n. 6. a confidence trickster; a fraudster ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a street salesman of cheap goods ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a circus performer, esp. a rider ...c1875 circus usage
n. 9. a swindler; a charlatan; broadly, a crook ...1881 sl.
† n. 10. a harlot's fancy man ...1891 sl.
n. 11. a hoaxer ...1892 sl.
n. 12. a pimp ...L19 sl.
n. 13. a pickpocket ...20C criminals' sl.
n. 14. a person who feigns illness, injury, or disability; a malingerer ...1910 colloq.
n. 15. one who poses falsely to gain status ...1990s US campus sl.
• FAKE RIAH n. a wig ...2002 UK sl.
• FAKER OF LOGES n. a beggar, esp. one who backs up his fraudulent tales with especially created fake documents ...17C sl.
• FAKES n. breast implants ...1997 US sl.
int. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Sc.
• FAKES AND SLUMBOES † n. properties; accessories ...c1880 theatrical usage
• FAKE THE BROADS vb. 1. to 'stack' the cards; to cheat, to work a three-card trick ...c1840 criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to issue counterfeit coin ...1923 criminals' sl.
• FAKE THE DUCK vb. to adulterate drink; to swindle, to cheat ...c1830 criminals' sl.
• FAKE THE FATCHA vb. to shave; to put on makeup ...20C sl.
• FAKE THE FUNK vb. to pose as more sophisticated than one actually is ...1970s US Black sl.
• FAKE THE RUBBER vb. to stand treat ...c1850 criminals' sl.
• FAKE THE SWEETENER(S) vb. to kiss ...c1840 criminals' sl.
• FAKE UP vb. 1. to hurt, to cause intense pain to ...1812 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to tamper with, to alter, to arrange in any manner for advantage or profit ...1812 sl.
vb. 3. to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose; to falsify ...1851 sl., orig. criminals' usage
vb. 4. to paint one's face ...c1870 theatrical usage
vb. 5. to dress the hair; to make up or dress up ...1885 sl.
vb. 6. to adapt for the theatre ...1887 theatrical usage
vb. 7. to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose ...1889 sl.
vb. 8. to patch, to alter ...1892 Eng. dial.
• FAKEY adj. out of condition; of food: inferior, bad; putrid, rotten ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAKI n. a title given in Africa to schoolmasters ...1872
• FAKIE n. in skateboarding: a travelling-backwards manoeuvre ...1996 UK sl.
• FAKING n. 1. thieving ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. cheating, as at a card game ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. counterfeiting illness ...M19 UK prison sl.
• FAKING-BOY n. a thief ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAKING KID n. a thief ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAKIR n. 1. a circus performer, esp. a rider ...c1875 circus usage
n. 2. an itinerant artisan, mechanic, or tradesman; hence, a peddler, street vendor, pitchman, or travelling showman ...1893 sl.
n. 3. an actor ...L19 US sl.
n. 4. a street card-sharp ...1900s sl.
• FAKISH adj. dressed up, made up ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAKUS n. 1. a thing, the name of which is not readily recalled ...1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something without a specific name, that has been 'thrown together' or 'knocked up' ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 3. deceptive acts that contribute to a confidence trick ...1960s sl.
n. 4. a medicine dropper used by an intravenous drug user to inject the drug ...1973 US drugs sl.
• FAL n. a girl, a young woman ...1868 rhyming sl. for 'gal'
• FALAHVER n. unctuous politeness; exaggerated civility expressed in words, 'palaver' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALAIRY adj. unpleasant ...20C Ulster sl.
• FALALDRAN adj. affected, mincing ...1865 Eng. dial.
• FALARIE n. disturbance, excitement, commotion ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALCHION n. a broad sword more or less curved with the edge on the convex side; later, a sword of any kind ...1303
• FALCIFEROUS † adj. carrying a sickle; scythe-bearing ...1656
• FALCONER n. a confidence trickster; one who poses as a poor scholar and thus persuades his victims to put up money in order to back the printing of some spurious learned pamphlet ...17C UK criminals' sl.
• FALDERAL n. 1. a meaningless refrain in songs ...1701
n. 2. a gewgaw, a trifle; a flimsy thing; a useless ornament; finery ...c1820
n. 3. an idle fancy; conceit, nonsense; a fuss about trifles; a trifling excuse; a falsehood ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a pedantic, giddy person ...1866 Sc.
vb. to make trifling excuses; to behave in a giddy, pedantic manner ...1866 Sc.
int. an exclamation of exultation used in the game of hopscotch on reaching the centre square ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALDERALS n. 1. silly ideas ...19C colloq.
n. 2. odds and ends; trifles ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALDERDAL n. a gewgaw, a trifle, a useless ornament; finery ...1828 Eng. dial.
• FALDERED adj. overcome with fatigue, worn out, exhausted ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FALDERMENT n. finery, useless ornaments of dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAL DE ROL n. 1. a meaningless refrain in songs ...1701
n. 2. a gewgaw, a trifle; a flimsy thing ...c1820
• FALDERUMDAL n. an idle fancy, a vagary; a fuss about trifles; a trifling excuse ...1866 Sc.
• FALE † n. 1. a comrade, a fellow ...c1380
n. 2. a pustule, a sore ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALK vb. to abate, to diminish, to lessen; to deduct ...1445 Sc.
• FALKIRK RAISINS † n. a cant name for green peas ...c1840 Sc.
• FALKLAND-BRED † adj. well-mannered, as if bred at court, courtly, polished, well-bred ...1721 Sc.
• FALKLAND MANNERS n. good manners; now used sarcastically ...1827 Sc.
• FALL † n. 1. an alleged name for a covey or flight of woodcocks ...c1430
n. 2. something that falls; a trap-door; a trap ...c1440
† n. 3. the dropping out of teeth ...1520
† n. 4. the downward stroke of a sword, etc. ...1594
† n. 5. shedding of blood ...1599
n. 6. in whaling: the cry given when a whale is sighted, or seen to blow, or harpooned; the chase of a whale or school of whales ...1694
n. 7. rent; share, portion ...1768 Sc.
n. 8. lot, fate, fortune ...1773 Sc.
† n. 9. the roots and stumps of felled trees ...1785
n. 10. a woman's veil ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a necktie ...1890 Eng. dial.
n. 12. a fall of rain or snow; a shower of rain, a snowstorm ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 13. an arrest and/or conviction ..1893 US sl.
n. 14. low-lying, wet, marshy land ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 15. problems, difficulties; a 'fall from grace' ...1910s criminals' sl.
n. 16. the blame, the consequences; the blame take on behalf of another ...1920s sl.
n. 17. imprisonment; a prison sentence ...1933 US sl.
† vb. 1. to appertain or belong; to be applicable, fitting, or proper ...1297
† vb. 2. to bring or throw to the ground; to overthrow, lit. and fig. ...c1300
† vb. 3. of the complexion: to grow pale ...c1369
† vb. 4. to change, to turn into something worse ...1393
† vb. 5. to be taken ill of a disease ...1538
† vb. 6. of anything heated or swollen: to settle down ...1580
† vb. 7. to shrink; of an animal or a limb: to become lean ...1599
† vb. 8. to lower the voice, either in pitch or loudness ...1626
† vb. 9. of the weather: to turn out, to prove to be ...1633
† vb. 10. of the sun, etc.: to go down; to sink, to set ...1633
vb. 11. to have fall to one's share; to obtain, to win, to gain ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 12. to lower a price, etc.; to bring down in value, to depreciate; to depress the market; also, of land: to become worth less ...1677 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* vb. 13. to go down hill ...1691
vb. 14. to 'fall' with child, to become pregnant ...1722 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 15. to befall, to betide; to happen, to occur ...1743 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 16. of animals: to be born ...1750 Eng. & Amer. dial.
† vb. 17. to cause to settle or subside ...1789
vb. 18. of the sea: to grow calm ...1832 Sc.
vb. 19. of a horse: to unseat a rider ...1835 Amer. dial.
vb. 20. to beat, to excel ...1845 Sc.
vb. 21. to be arrested or convicted; to be imprisoned ...1873 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 22. to come or go ...1899 Amer. sl., esp. Black & jazz usage
vb. 23. of fruit when cooked: to become soft and tender ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 24. to become, to turn, to change into ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 25. to become enamoured; to become a lover ...1906 Amer. sl.
vb. 26. to get married ...1910s sl.
vb. 27. to fail ...1910 sl.
vb. 28. to leave ...1920s US Black sl.
vb. 29. to arrive suddenly; usually used of the police ...1940s Aust. sl.
vb. 30. to lose status, to be deprived of a comfortable situation ...1990s sl.
• FALL, THE n. consequences, esp. blame taken for another person ...1929 sl., orig. prison usage
• FALLABLE † adj. capable of falling, liable to fall ...1548
• FALL ABOARD † vb. 1. to make a beginning ...a1680
vb. 2. to attack, assault ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FALL ABOARD OF † vb. 1. to come to words, to quarrel; to attack, to fall upon ...1604
vb. 2. to meet a person ...1887 nautical usage
• FALL A-BONES OF ANYONE vb. to attack, to assail ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL ABOUT † vb. 1. to search around, to cast about ...1632
vb. 2. of a woman: to be confined ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to collapse in laughter; to laugh immoderately ...1940s sl., orig. US
• FALL-ABROAD adj. stout, flabby, fat ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. (as 'fall abroad') to grow stouter, more sturdy, thickset ...1867 Eng. dial.
• FALLACE †* adj. fallacious; deceitful; deceptive, misleading ...1393
† n. 1. deception, trickery, falsehood; deceitfulness ...a1300
† n. 2. a sophistical argument ...1532
• FALLACHAN n. a hoard, a concealed store ...c1850 Sc.
• FALLACILOQUENCE † n. deceitful speech ...1656
• FALLACILOQUENT † adj. speaking deceitfully ...1730
• FALLACIOUS adj. 1. of an argument, etc.: containing a fallacy ...1509
adj. 2. of things: deceptive, misleading ...1651
† adj. 3. of persons: deceitful ...1663
adj. 4. that causes disappointment; mocking expectation, delusive ...1667
• FALLACITY † n. the quality of being fallacious ...1664
• FALL ACROSS vb. to meet a person unexpectedly ...c1885 colloq.
• FALL AFTER † vb. of a dream: to come true ...c1400
• FALLAL † adj. 1. affected, finicking, foppish ...1748
adj. 2. gaudily-dressed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a piece of finery or frippery, a showy adornment in dress; usually plural usage ...a1706
n. 2. nonsense, frivolous talk or behaviour; conceit, humbug ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. affectation in manner, fussy show of politeness ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the game of hopscotch ...1887 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a gaudily-dressed woman; a term of contempt for a woman ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
int. an exclamation of exultation on reaching the centre square in hopscotch ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLALDERMENT n. finery, ornaments of dress ...1877 Eng. dial.
• FALLALED OUT adj. dressed out, decked out with finery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLALERY n. tawdry finery; gaudy ornament ...1833
• FALLALISH * adj. somewhat 'fallal' ...1754
• FALL ALL OVER ONESELF vb. to be eager or confusedly effusive; to try overly hard; to make extreme, if chaotic, efforts to achieve what one or another wants ...1895 Amer. sl.
• FALLALS n. finery, trumpery ornaments, trifles, gewgaws ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALLAP vb. to flap, to blow about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL APART vb. to collapse emotionally; to lose control of one's feelings; to lose one's usual poise and confidence ...1930s sl.
• FALL APART AT THE SEAMS vb. to be or become spoiled or ruined ...1965 Amer. sl.
• FALL A-PIECES vb. to break in pieces ...1892 Eng. dial.
• FALL ASLEEP vb. to die ...1943 Amer. dial.
• FALL ASTERN vb. to lose ground, to fail ...1945 Amer. dial.
• FALL AT HAND † vb. to be near at hand, to be going to happen ...1529
• FALLATION † n. a fallacy, a deceptive or misleading argument ...a1568
• FALL AT JAR † vb. to fall out, to quarrel ...1586
• FALLAUGE adj. profuse, lavish ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FALL-AWAY † n. 1. one who falls away from religion; an apostate ...1682
n. 2. a person who goes to church very seldom or not at all ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'fall away')
† vb. 1. to cease to speak of a subject ...c1374
† vb. 2. to lose flesh or substance; to shrink ...1530
vb. 3. to lose weight, usually as the result of illness ...1891 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to go to shreds, to disintegrate ...1930 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to decline in health ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FALLAX † n. deception; guile, trickery; fallacy ...1530
• FALLAXITY † n. deception, guile, trickery; fallacy ...c1640
• FALL-BACK n. 1. a something upon which one may fall back; a reserve ...1851
n. 2. a falling back; depression ...1892
n. 3. a hindrance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the action of a horse falling backward ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a horse that rears and falls backward ...1952 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'fall back') to run off ...E19 US sl.
• FALL BACK, FALL EDGE phr. come what may; through thick and thin ...1622
• FALLBROOK REDHAIR n. marijuana purportedly grown near Fallbrook, California ...1992 US sl.
• FALL BETWEEN THE CRACKS vb. to be ignored, overlooked, mismanaged, or forgotten, esp. because of ambiguity in definition or understanding ...1970s Amer. sl.
• FALL BIRD n. a cricket; a cicada ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FALL BITCH n. 1. a woman who bears the punishment for another's wrongdoing ...20C sl.
n. 2. a woman who is easily duped; a victim ...20C sl.
• FALL BY vb. 1. to be sick or affected with any ailment; to be confined in child-bed ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 2. to visit without prior warning; to drop in ...1959 sl., orig. US Black
vb. 3. to arrive at a place ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FALL BY ONE'S REST vb. to be sleepless ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FALL-CLOUD n. a stratus cloud ...1823
• FALL-DOOR †* n. a trap-door ...1481
• FALL DOUGH n. money set aside by a criminal for bribing policemen or obtaining bail if he is arrested ...1910 US criminals' sl.
• FALL-DOWN adj. that falls down, turned over ...1829
vb. (usually as 'fall down')
† vb. 1. to take to one's bed; to sicken ...1757
vb. 2. to fail; to 'come to grief' ...M19 US sl.
vb. 3. to make a bad mistake or error; to blunder ...c1935 colloq.
vb. 4. to experience, to enjoy ...1960s US sl.
• FALL DOWN AND GO BOOM vb. 1. to fail, esp. utterly and obviously ...1930s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to take a tumble, to fall heavily ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FALL DOWN ON vb. 1. to fail; to 'come to grief' ...M19 US sl.
vb. 2. to make a bad mistake or error; to blunder ...c1935 colloq.
vb. 3. to attack ...1960s US Black & gang usage
vb. 4. to experience, to enjoy ...1960s US sl.
• FALL DOWN ON THE JOB vb. to fail at one's responsibilities; to shirk an obligation ...1898 Amer. sl.
• FALL-DOWNS n. fragments from a pie that fall from the larger piece or slice when it is being cut up; plates of such fragments were sold at a halfpenny a plate in cook-shops ...L19 sl.
• FALL DOWNSTAIRS vb. to get a haircut ...1950 Amer. sl.
• FALL DOWN THE SINK vb. to drink ...L19 rhyming sl.
• FALL DOWN THE STEPS vb. to get a haircut ...1980 Amer. dial.
• FALLEN * adj. of the sun: having set ...1892
• FALLEN ANGEL n. a defaulter, a bankrupt ...c1810 Stock Exchange usage
• FALLENATNITE n. a mock scientific name for a stone ...1989 Can. sl.
• FALLEN AWAY FROM A HORSE-LOAD TO A CART-LOAD phr. grown fat ...L18 sl.
• FALLEN MEAT n. the flesh of an animal that has died a natural death ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLEN OFF THE BACK OF A LORRY adj. stolen (not necessarily from a vehicle) ...1977 UK sl.
• FALLEN ON adj. pregnant ...c1930 sl.
• FALLEN WOMAN n. 1. one who has surrendered her chastity ...1820
n. 2. a prostitute ...20C US euphemism
• FALLERS n. windfall apples, pears, etc. ...L19 colloq.
• FALLEY n. a fellow ...1938 Sc.
• FALL FEVER n. typhoid fever; any remittent fever ...1774
• FALL FLAT ON ONE'S ASS vb. to fail, esp. ignominiously and spectacularly ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FALL FLAT ON ONE'S FACE vb. to make an embarrassing mistake, failed attempt, catastrophic decline, etc. ...1970s Amer. sl.
• FALL FOR vb. 1. to become pregnant with or by ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to be deceived or duped by; to be taken in by something or someone; also, to naively accept as true ...1903 Amer. colloq.
vb. 3. to be greatly attracted by, esp. a member of the opposite sex; to become charmed or captivated by; to fall in love with ...1903 colloq.
vb. 4. to like or enjoy ...1903 obs. Amer. sl.
• FALL FORTH † vb. 1. to happen; to occur ...1604
† vb. 2. to quarrel, to fight ...1607
• FALL FOUL OF vb. to quarrel with ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FALL-FROM-GRACE n. a person who goes to church very seldom or not at all ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FALL FROM ONE'S MEAT vb. to lose appetite ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FALL GUY n. 1. a person who is easily duped; an easy victim ...1906 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a person who willingly or not takes the blame and punishment for another's misdoings; a scapegoat ...1906 Amer. sl.
n. 3. in the film industry: a stuntman ...1929 Amer. jocular
vb. (usually as 'fall-guy') to exploit as a 'fall guy' (scapegoat) ...1930 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FALL HEADLAND vb. to fall headlong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FALL HEAVY vb. to die rich ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FALLIBILITY n. liability to err or to mislead ...1634
• FALLIBLE adj. 1. rules, opinions, arguments, etc.: liable to be erroneous, unreliable ...a1420
adj. 2. of persons or their faculties: liable to be deceived or mistaken; liable to err ...1430
†* adj. 3. fallacious, delusive ...1559
†* adj. 4. not determinable with certainty ...1664
* n. one who is fallible ...1705
• FALLIE n. 1. a flower; usually used in the plural ...20C
n. 2. a fellow ...1915 Sc.
• FALL IN † vb. 1. to make up a quarrel; to become reconciled ...1606
†* vb. 2. to give way, to yield ...1667
vb. 3. to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
vb. 4. to find oneself in difficulties ...M19 sl.
vb. 5. to sink in, to become hollow, to shrink in person ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to become involved ...M19
vb. 7. of water: to subside ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 8. to be quite wrong ...c1900 sl.
vb. 9. to go to bed ...1942 Amer. dial.
vb. 10. to join; to stay ...1952 US sl.
vb. 11. in horse racing: to barely hold off challengers and win a race ...1989 Aust. sl.
• FALL IN AGE † vb. to become advanced in years ...a1300
• FALLING n. 1. a fragment of a building, a ruin ...1382
n. 2. the setting of the sun ...1555
† n. 3. a depression in the soil; a hollow, declivity, slope ...1563
n. 4. a downfall of snow, rain, or hail; a snowstorm; generally in plural ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 5. acting insanely ...2000s US Black sl.
• FALLING APART adj. pregnant; getting ready to 'drop' ...20C Amer. dial.
• FALLING-BAND n. a necktie, an old-fashioned neck-band ...1622 Eng. dial.
• FALLING DEN n. a bed ...1911 US Black sl.
• FALLING-DISEASE † n. epilepsy ...1607
• FALLING DOWN n. a dropping to the ground in uncontrollable ecstasy during a religious experience or conversion ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FALLING-DOWN DRUNK adj. thoroughly intoxicated ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FALLING-EVIL † n. epilepsy ...a1225
• FALLING EXERCISE n. a dropping to the ground in uncontrollable ecstasy during a religious experience or conversion ...1807 Amer. dial.
• FALLING-ILL † n. epilepsy ...1652
• FALLING-LUCK n. bad luck ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLING-OFF PLACE n. 1. a deserted or uninhabited region ...1908 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FALLING OF THE LEAF, THE n. autumn ...1503
• FALLING-OUT n. a disagreement
• FALLINGS n. 1. fallen fruit, windfall apples ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. refuse, leavings ...1980 Amer. dial.
• FALLING-SICKNESS * n. 1. epilepsy ...1527
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...17C sl.
• FALLING WEATHER n. 1. weather characterized by rain, snow, hail, or heavy fog; conditions likely to produce such weather ...1732 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. autumn, fall ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FALL IN HELL WITH THE WICKED vb. to be victimized ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FALL IN ON vb. to drop in on; to pay a visit to ...1891 Amer. dial.
• FALL IN THE BUTTER TUB vb. to have a piece of good luck or fortune ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FALL IN THE FURROW vb. to ejaculate, perhaps to ejaculate prematurely ...19C Brit. sl.
• FALL IN THE SHIT vb. to get into trouble; to find oneself in difficulties ...c1870 colloq.
• FALL IN THE THICK vb. to become very drunk ...L19 sl.
• FALL INTO vb. 1. to come upon, to obtain ...1930s
vb. 2. to stay ...1940s US sl.
vb. 3. to visit ...1940s US sl.
• FALL INTO A CART OF SHIT AND COME OUT WITH A GOLD WATCH phr. applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ...20C Cockney usage
• FALL INTO A PERSON'S HEART † vb. to occur to him ...c1340
• FALL INTO A PILE OF SHIT AND COME OUT WITH A GOLD WATCH phr. applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ..20C Cockney usage
• FALL INTO A PILE OF SHIT AND COME UP SMELLING OF VIOLETS phr. applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ..L19 Cockney usage
• FALL INTO THE BOTTLE vb. to become a drunkard ...1990 US sl.
• FALL IN TWO † vb. to give birth to a child ...1788 Sc.
• FALL MONEY n. funds saved by criminals to pay lawyers, secure cash bail, and to bribe officials ...1893 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FALLOCH adj. thick, bulky ...1911 Sc.
n. 1. a large portion of anything heavy or bulky, sometimes of eatables; generally used in a bad sense ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. a lump, heap, large piece of anything; generally used of edibles ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FALL-OFF n. an out-of-the-way place, or a very unimportant place ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'fall off')
vb. 1. weight, usually as a result of illness ...1805 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to begin a menstrual period ...1948 Amer. euphemism
vb. 3. to decline in health ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FALL OFF A MANGO TREE vb. to be extremely naive ...1991 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
• FALL OFF ONE'S FEET vb. to tumble, to fall ...1889 Sc.
• FALL OFF THE CHRISTMAS TREE vb. to be amazed ...L19 US campus sl.
• FALL OFF THE MAP vb. to disappear from view and attention; to drop out of sight ...1980s Amer. sl.
• FALL OFF THE PERCH vb. to die ...L18 sl.
• FALL OFF THE ROOF vb. 1. to begin a menstrual period ...1948 Amer. euphemism
vb. 2. to be in a nervous, irritable state ...1970s US gay sl.
• FALL OFF THE WAGON vb. to begin drinking liquor again after a period of abstinence; also, to breach abstinence or moderation in anything ...L19 sl.
• FALL OFF THE WATER WAGON vb. to drink heavily; usually in the context of resuming drinking after a period of abstinence ...L19 sl.
• FALL OFF THE TWIG vb. to die ...2000s sl.
• FALL OF THE LEAF, THE † n. 1. autumn ...1545
n. 2. death ...E18 sl.
n. 3. a hanging ...c1780 criminals' sl.
• FALL OF THE YEAR n. autumn ...1844 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALLOL n. affectation in manner, fussy show of politeness ...1879 Eng. dial.
• FALL ON vb. to become pregnant ...1976 UK sl.
• FALL ON IN vb. to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
• FALL ON ONE'S ASS vb. 1. to fail, esp. ignominiously and spectacularly ...1940s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. of weather conditions at an airport: to deteriorate beneath operational limits ...1970s Amer. airline usage
• FALL ON ONE'S FACE vb. to make an embarrassing mistake, failed attempt, catastrophic decline, etc. ...1970s Amer. sl.
• FALL ON ONE'S FEET vb. to survive a difficult situation ...1950s sl.
• FALL ON ONE'S SWORD vb. to commit suicide, esp. after a defeat and for the good of the general cause ...1990s Amer. sl.
• FALL ON SHORE † vb. to run aground ...1590
• FALL ON SLEEP vb. to die ...1947 Amer. dial.
• FALL ON THE BALL vb. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FALL ON THE DRAM vb. to take a fit of drinking ...1870 Sc.
• FALL ON THE GRENADE vb. in a social situation: to pay attention to the less attractive of a pair of friends in the hope that your friend will have success with the more attractive member of the pair ...2002 US sl.
• FALL ON THE NECK OF SOMETHING vb. to follow it quickly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FALL ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HEDGE vb. to be thrown or fall from a coach ...L19 sl.
• FALLOPS n. rags hanging about a dress; an untidy dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLOPY adj. untidy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL-OUT n. 1. a quarrel, a misunderstanding ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an accompanying or resultant effect of something; an aftermath ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. 3. incidental products, esp. when copious and of little value ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. 4. the threat of pieces falling from an old, unsafe automobile ...c1955 Aust. sl.
n. 5. the risk of breasts falling out of a scanty bra or a bikini ...c1960 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a fainting spell ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'fall out')
vb. 1. to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US Black
vb. 2. to faint; to collapse; to fall asleep, often when overcome by drug consumption or excessive drinking ...1884 US sl.
vb. 3. to leave ...1930s sl.
vb. 4. to enthuse, to be delighted by ...1930s sl.
vb. 5. to be surprised or overcome with emotion ...1938 US Black sl.
vb. 6. to lose control of a situation ...1940s sl.
vb. 7. to burst out laughing; to be tickled by something funny ...1946 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to relax ...1950s sl.
vb. 9. to be arrested ...1962 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FALL OUT LAUGHING vb. to break up with mirth ...1959 Amer. sl.
• FALL OUT OF FLESH † vb. to shrink; of an animal or a limb: to become lean ...1530
• FALL OUT OF ONE'S STANDING vb. 1. to be surprised or stunned ...1990s Irish sl.
vb. 2. to collapse from exhaustion ...1990s Irish sl.
• FALL OUT OF THE BOAT vb. to become unpopular in a naval mess ...20C Royal Navy usage
• FALL OUT OF THE PAN INTO THE FIRE vb. to escape from one evil only to fall into a greater one ...1596
• FALLOVER n. a waterfall ...1949 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'fall over')
† vb. 1. to go over to the enemy ...1595
vb. 2. to fall asleep ...1823 Sc.
vb. 3. to arrive, to go to, to visit ...M19 sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to meet; to encounter ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FALL OVER ONESELF vb. to go out of one's way to do something; to be eager or enthusiastic ...1904 sl., orig. US
• FALL OVER TO vb. to visit without prior warning; to drop in ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• FALLOW † adj. of a pale brownish or reddish yellow colour, as withered grass or leaves ...8C-11C
† n. a piece of ploughed land; also, collectively, ploughed land in general, arable land ...c1300
† vb. 1. to become pale or yellow; hence, to fade, to wither ...a1000
† vb. 2. of the face, etc.: to blanch, to grow pale ...c1205
• FALLOWFORTH n. a cascade, a waterfall ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL PARTNER n. one of two or more people who are arrested or sentenced to prison at the same time for the same crime; also, one of a pair of thieves working together ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• FALLS n. cliff sides ...1882 Eng. dial.
• FALL SCRATCH n. money set aside to cover expenses incurred in the event of an arrest; money that is held ready for use as bail, as by a pimp for one of his prostitutes ...1969 US sl.
• FALL THROUGH vb. 1. to bungle, to blunder; to spoil, to prevent by mismanagement ...1766 Sc.
vb. 2. to lose, to come short of ...Bk1900 Sc.
vb. 3. to be unable to keep, or to go back on, an appointment ...1924 colloq.
• FALL THROUGH ONE'S (OWN) ASSHOLE vb. to be extremely surprised or utterly shocked ...1960s US sl.
• FALL TO vb. 1. to become involved ...M19
vb. 2. to notice ...1900s US criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to be deceived or taken in by something or someone ...1904 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FALL TO FOOD † vb. to begin eating it ...a1400
• FALL TOGETHER † vb. 1. of the eyes: to close ...a1300
† vb. 2. to collapse, to contract, to shrink up ...1654
• FALL TOGETHER BY THE EARS † vb. said of animals fighting; hence of persons: to engage in a fight or scuffle; to fight and scratch each other; to contend in strife; to be at variance, to quarrel ...1539
• FALL TOGS n. good and respectable clothes to be worn when on trial so as to create a favourable impression ...1927 Amer. criminals' sl.
• FALL TO LOGGERHEADS vb. to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1828 Amer. dial.
• FALL TO PIECES † vb. to go into labour; to give birth to a child ...1781 Sc.
• FALL TO WORK † vb. to being working ...1551
• FALL UP vb. 1. to advance ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to come for a visit; to arrive, to turn up ...L19 US Black sl.
vb. 3. to go to ...1952 US sl.
• FALL-WIND n. a sudden gust ..1867 nautical usage
• FALL WITH BAIRN vb. to become pregnant ...1813 Sc.
• FALL-WOOD † n. wood that has fallen or been blown down ...1528
• FALLY n. a flower; usually used in the plural ...20C
• FALLY-LIKE adj. untidy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALOOSIE n. a woman of loose morals ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FALSAGE †* n. deceit, falsehood ...a1400
• FALSARY † n. 1. one who falsifies, or fraudulent alters a document, etc.; a falsifier ...1435
† n. 2. a false or deceitful person ...1573
† n. 3. one who forges a document; a forger ...1579
• FALSE adj. 1. of dice: loaded so as to fall unfairly ...1551
† adj. 2. of ground, a foundation, etc: treacherous, insecure ...1590
adj. 3. of shame, pride: arising from mistaken notions ...1791
adj. 4. sharp, shrewd, clever, precocious; generally applied to children and animals ...1866 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. of a horse: wanting in spirit; vicious ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. of a man: lazy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. proud, vain, boastful ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
† adv. 1. of music: out of tune, incorrectly ...1591 obs. or arch.
† adv. 2. improperly, wrongly ...1596 obs. or arch.
† adv. 3. of an arrow's flight: in the wrong direction; erringly ...1815 obs. or arch.
† n. 1. fraud, falsehood, treachery; in early use, counterfeiting of coin; forgery ...c1000
n. 2. what is false; a falsehood; a lie ...c1380
† vb. 1. of a thing: to prove unreliable, to fail, to give way ...c1205
† vb. 2. to counterfeit money; to forge a document ...a1300
† vb. 3. to break or violate one's faith, worth, etc. ...1303
† vb. 4. to play false to a person; to betray, to deceive ...c1374
† vb. 5. to falsify; to make untrue; to introduce falsehood into; to corrupt ...c1380
vb. 6. to cajole, to flatter, to coax, to wheedle ...1873 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to lie; to deceive ...1930s Aust. sl.
int. no! impossible! that's not true! ...1989 US campus sl.
• FALSE ALARM n. 1. a braggart, a boaster ...1900s sl.
n. 2. a person who bluffs or exaggerates or who does not fulfil expectations; hence, a worthless person ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the arm ...1910s rhyming sl., orig. military usage
• FALSE AS A BULLETIN adj. inaccurate, false ...c1795 colloq.
• FALSE AS MY KNIFE, AS adj. 'as with knives, so with false friends - they'll cut me' ...20C
• FALSE AS NEWGATE, AS adj. very false ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FALSE AS WAGHORN adj. very false ...1721 Sc.
• FALSE-BACK † adj. ? treacherously retreating ...1633
• FALSE-BELLY n. the opossum's marsupial pouch ...1912 Amer. dial.
• FALSE-BLOW n. an unfair blow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALSEDICT † n. an untrue deliverance or utterance ...1579
• FALSEDOM † n. treachery; untruth; a falsehood ...1297
• FALSE DOOR † n. a secret door ...1627
• FALSE FACE n. 1. a mask ...1818
n. 2. a hypocrite, a deceitful or insincere person ...Bk1900 Sc.
n. 3. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FALSE FIRE † n. 1. a blank discharge of firearms ...1633
n. 2. a fire made to deceive an enemy, or as a night-signal ...1711
• FALSE FLAP n. a bad cheque ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• FALSE GIG vb. to pretend to be what one is not; to act under false pretenses ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FALSE-HEART † adj. false-hearted; deceitful; unfaithful ...1593
• FALSE HEREAFTER n. a dress-improver or bustle ...c1890 society sl.
• FALSEHOOD † n. 1. as an attribute of persons: falseness, deceitfulness, mendacity, faithlessness ...1297
† n. 2. deception, falsification, imposture; a forgery, counterfeit ...1340 obs. or arch.
• FALSE KEY n. a skeleton key, a picklock ...1701
• FALSELEKE †* n. falsehood ...a1310
• FALSE-LOON n. a traitor ...1885 Eng. dial.
• FALSELY †* adj. false, deceptive ...a1310
• FALSEN * vb. to make false or unreal ...1888
• FALSE NAIL † n. ? a hangnail ...1818
• FALSENESS † n. 1. the fact of failing or 'giving way' ...1552
n. 2. flattery ...1882 Eng. dial.
n. 3. cleverness ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALSE POINT † n. a stroke of deceit; a trick ...a1529
• FALSER † n. 1. a falsifier, a forger, a counterfeiter ...1340
† n. 2. one who acts falsely; a deceiver ...1579
• FALSERY † n. deception, falsification, falsehood ...1594
• FALSESHIP † n. untruthfulness; dishonesty, deceit ...c1230
• FALSESOME † adj. deceitful, untrue ...1533 obs. exc. Sc. rare
• FALSE-SWEAR vb. to swear falsely, to commit perjury ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALSET † n. falsehood, treachery, deceit, fraud ...1375 chiefly Sc.
• FALSE-TASTEDLY adv. with a false or bad taste ...1803 Eng. dial.
• FALSE TRUST †* n. a breach of trust ...1649
• FALSE WRITER † n. 1. one who writes incorrectly ...a1300 obs.
† n. 2. a forger ...1580
• FALSIDICAL * adj. suggesting as true what is really false; falsehood-telling ...1886
• FALSIE n. 1. a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts; also, padding worn in other places to increase the generosity of a woman's body ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 2. anything false or artificial; a prosthesis ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FALSIE BASKET n. crotch padding worn by males to project the image of a large penis ...1957 US sl.
• FALSIES n. 1. a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts ...1943 Amer. sl.
n. 2. false buttocks or other body padding designed to make one's body more sexually attractive ...E20 US colloq.
n. 3. anything fake added to the body, as false eyelashes ...1940s sl.
n. 4. padding inserted in the trousers to resemble large genitals ...1950s sl.
n. 5. false teeth ...1983 Amer. sl.
• FALSIFIC † adj. making false, falsifying ...1736
• FALSIFY † vb. 1. to prove false; to break or violate one's faith, word, etc. ...1532
† vb. 2. to make a false representation or statement; to deal in falsehoods ...1629
vb. 3. to sham illness, to pretend ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to show signs of failing health ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALSILOQUENCE †* n. false speaking; deceitful speech ...1710
• FALSIMONY † n. falsity, falseness ...1736
• FALSING n. shamming, malingering ...1940s Aust. sl.
• FALSISH † adj. somewhat false ...
• FALSITUDE n. a lie ...2001 US sl.
• FALSITY † n. 1. false or treacherous conduct; treachery, fraud ...c1330
* n. 2. a counterfeit, sham ...1780
• FALSY n. 1. a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts; also, padding worn in other places to increase the generosity of a woman's body ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 2. anything false or artificial; a prosthesis ...1940s Amer. sl.
n. 3. a chipped marble ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago sl.
† vb. to break or violate one's faith or word ...1626
• FALTER vb. to fail in health; to show signs of old age; to break up in constitution ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALTIVE † adj. faulty ...1722 Sc.
• FALUTIN adj. putting on airs ...1966 Amer. dial.