DICTIONARY
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• FAW † adj. 1. coloured, stained, streaked; particoloured, variegated ...a700
† adj. 2. of objects that reflect light: bright, glancing, gleaming, twinkling ...c1000
n. a gypsy ...1756
• FAWD n. a bundle ...1641 Eng. dial.
• FAW-GANG n. a gang of gypsies, rogues, or beggars ...1777
• FAWL n. a whale ...1932 Sc.
• FAWN † n. 1. a young animal, a cub ...1481
† n. 2. an act of fawning; a servile cringe, a wheedling courtesy ...1590
†* n. 3. one who fawns, cringes, or flatters; a toady ...1635
† vb. to wag the tail ...a1300
• FAWNERY † n. the bearing or tricks of a fawner; flattery, sycophancy ...1661
• FAWNEY n. 1. a finger-ring ...L18 sl.
n. 2. one who practices the fraud involving bogus jewellery ...1781 sl.
• FAWNEY-BOUNCING n. selling a ring to a victim; the justification for the sale is a supposed wager, which the seller can win only by selling the ring ...1851 sl.
• FAWNEY-DROPPER n. one who practices the 'fawney-rig' ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAWNEY-DROPPING n. a common fraud: a fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before the party meant to be cheated, and to whom he disposed of it for less than its supposed, and ten times more than its real, value ...1796 sl.
• FAWNEYED adj. wearing a ring or rings ...1812 sl.
• FAWNEY-FAM'D adj. having one or more rings on the finger ...1812 sl.
• FAWNEY-MAN n. a seller of bogus jewellery ...L18 sl.
• FAWNEY RIG n. a common fraud: "a fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before the party meant to be cheated, and to whom he disposed of it for less than its supposed, and ten times more than its real, value ...1796 sl.
• FAWNGUEST † n. 1. a fawning parasite, a sycophant, a toady ...1592
† n. 2. one who robs or swindles another under the guise of friendship ...1602
• FAWN ON † vb. to pat the head of a dog ...a1300
• FAWNY n. a ring ...L18 sl.
• FAX † n. 1. the hair of the head ...c900
† n. 2. the face; used derisively ...1513
int. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Eng. dial.
• FAXED † adj. having hair, hairy ...891
• FAXED STAR † n. a comet, from the resemblance of its tail to hair ...a1259
• FAY adj. White; pert. to White culture ...L19 sl., orig. US Black
† n. 1. allegiance ...c1290 obs. or arch.
† n. 2. fidelity ...c1300 obs. or arch.
† n. 3. promise, assurance ...a1300 obs. or arch.
† n. 4. religious belief, faith ...a1300 obs. or arch.
† n. 5. credit, authority ...c1374 obs. or arch.
n. 6. a fairy or elf ...1393
n. 7. (usually derogatory) a White person ...L19 US sl.
n. 8. (derogatory) a Black person who acts like a Caucasian ...E20 US Black usage
† vb. 1. to fit, adapt, or join; to put together, add, compose; to fix or fasten in position ...a1000
vb. 2. to clean, to cleanse, to polish; to clear away filth, etc. ...c1205
† vb. 3. to do, to go on favourably, to succeed ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 4. to suit; to match with ...c1300
vb. 5. to fit, to fit in, to agree; to fill in (a gap) ...1847 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. of a coat: to fit ...1866 US
• FAYER † n. one who cleanses ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FAYFUL † adj. faithful ...a1400
• FAYFULLY † adv. in a faithful manner, loyally, reliably ...a1400
• FAY-LAND n. fairyland ...1870
• FAYLLARD †* adj. that fails or offends; offending, delinquent ...c1310
• FAYMISH adj. excellent, splendid; used as an emphatic expression of approval ...1827 Eng. dial.
• FAYNIGHTS! int. used to call a playground truce ...1870 UK schoolchildren's usage
• FAYTER n. a cheat or impostor; a fraudulent fortune-teller ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• FAZARD a puny, effeminate man; a weakling, a coward; an impudent fellow ...1721 Sc.
• FAZART † adj. cowardly, dastardly ...1508
† n. a coward, a dastard ...1597 Sc.
• FAZE n. 1. a state of worry ...c1885 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an injury ...1894 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to surprise, to disconcert ...1830 US sl.
vb. 2. to injure ...1894 Amer. dial.
• FAZED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAZOOL n. one dollar ...1979 US sl.
• FAZZLED adj. tired ...1914 Amer. dial.
• F BEEP BEEP phr. 'fuck' in any use ...2002 India usage
• F.B.I.'s n. Forgotten Boys of Iceland; army soldiers in Iceland gave themselves this nickname ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FEABERRY n. a gooseberry ...1597 Eng. dial.
• FEACHY † adj. pale yellowish grey, of a faded colour ...1911 Sc.
• FEAG † vb. to destroy, to bring to ruin, to put an end to ...1668
• FEAGER OF LOGES n. a beggar, esp. one who backs up his fraudulent tales with especially created fake documents ...17C sl.
• FEAGUE n. a dirty, sluttish, idle person ...1664 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to beat, to whip ...1668
† vb. 2. to destroy, to bring to ruin, to put an end to ...1668
• FEAGUE AWAY † vb. to consider, to deliberate ...1672
• FEAGUER † n. a beggar who uses false passes or counterfeit writings ...1610
• FEAK n. 1. a dangling curl of hair ...1548
n. 2. a dirty, sluttish, idle person ...1664 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to twitch, to jerk, to pull smartly ...1548 Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to beat, to thrash ...1652
vb. 3. to flutter, to be officiously busy about trifles, to be idle, to fidget; to be uneasy or anxious ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FEAKER OF LOGES n. a beggar, esp. one who backs up his fraudulent tales with especially created fake documents ...17C sl.
• FEAKING † n. a beating, a thrashing ...1601
• FEAL † adj. faithful, firm in allegiance, constant ...1568 arch.
vb. to hide, to conceal ...c1325 N. Eng. dial.
• FEALD n. a bundle of straw ...a1400 Eng. dial.
• FEAR † n. 1. a sudden and terrible event; peril ...a1000
† n. 2. intimidation ...1426
† n. 3. an object of fear; something that is, or is to be, feared ...1535
† n. 4. a capability of inspiring fear, formidableness ...1601
† vb. 1. to deter from a course of conduct, etc. ...c1380
† vb. 2. to regard with distrust; to doubt ...1578
• FEARABLE * adj. giving cause for fear; to be feared ...1886
• FEAR-BABE † n. a thing fit only to frighten a baby ...1580
• FEAR-BLAST vb. to blast a person with fear ...1593
• FEARD adj. afraid ...1908 Amer. dial.
• FEARED † adj. 1. frightened, afraid; timid ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. apprehensive, having an uneasy foreboding ...1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FEAREDLY † adv. fearfully, timidly ...c1470
• FEAREDNESS † n. the condition of being frightened or afraid; terror, fear; also, a cause of fright ...a1300
• FEARFUL † adj. 1. cautious, wary ...1526
† adj. 2. anxious, concerned ...1535
adj. 3. enormous in quantity ...1877 Eng. dial.
† adv. fearfully ...1634
• FEARFULLY † adv. in a state of apprehension or uneasiness; anxiously; cautiously, with hesitation ...1586
• FEARINGLY † adv. 1. in a terrifying manner ...1556
adv. 2. with fear, timidly ...1820
• FEARLAC † n. fear, terror ...a1225
• FEARLESS † adj. 1. not regarded with fear; giving no cause for fear, free from danger ...1599
† adj. 2. without doubt about; confident of ...1634
• FEARLING n. a creature that fears ...1837 nonce word
• FEARNOUGHT n. a drink to keep up the spirits ...1880
• FEARSOME adj. powerful ...1935 Amer. dial.
adv. powerfully, severely ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FEART adj. afraid ...1834 Amer. dial.
• FEASANCE † n. the doing or execution of a condition, obligation, feudal service, etc. ...1538
• FEASE n. a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness ...1647 Amer. dial.
• FEASIBILITY † n. capability of being made ...1655
• FEASIBLE adj. 1. of things: neat, tidily made ...c1779 Sc.
adj. 2. of persons: neat, tidy, presentable; of pleasing appearance or manner, decent, respectable ...1820 Sc.
adj. 3. pretty fair, satisfactory ...1925 Sc.
• FEASIBLES † n. things feasible ...1661
• FEAST † n. 1. rejoicing, festivity ...c1300
† n. 2. a gathering for pleasure or sports ...1485
† vb. to keep holiday, to give oneself to pleasure; to enjoy oneself ...1608
• FEAST-BED † n. a couch for reclining at meals, a triclinium ...a1661
• FEASTEN * adj. made for a feast ...1891
• FEASTER † n. the giver of a feast, a host, an entertainer ...c1425
• FEAST FIT FOR THE GODS, A n. something exquisite; a supremely pleasing prospect
• FEAST FOR THE GODS, A n. something exquisite; a supremely pleasing prospect
• FEAST IN THE WILDERNESS n. a box-lunch supper ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FEASTLY †* adj. festive, fond of feasting, jolly ...c1385
† adv. as men do at a feast; merrily ...c1250
• FEAST-MAKER n. the giver of a feast ...a1661
• FEAST-MASTER n. one who presides at a feast ...1610
• FEAST OF adj. disgusted with; sated by; made nauseated by; nauseated ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FEAST OF ST. LUBBOCK n. a bank holiday ...L19 sl.
• FEASTRESS * n. a female feaster ...1836-48
• FEAT † adj. 1. fitting, suitable, proper ...c1325 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. neat in form or appearance, pretty, elegant ...a1471 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. of dress, etc.: becoming, well fitting, neat, elegant; hence of the wearer: neatly attired ...c1430 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 4. of movements: dexterous, graceful ...1519 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 5. of speech or action, hence of speakers: apt, apropos; smart, adroit ...1519 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 6. affected, excessively dainty or fastidious ...1540 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
† n. 1. action in general; overt action; deeds, as opposed to words ...1362
† n. 2. the art, knack, or trick of doing of anything ...c1386
† n. 3. an action, deed, course of conduct ...c1420
† n. 4. an evil deed; a crime ...1481
† n. 5. a business transaction ...1588
† vb. to equip, to furnish, to make fit ...a1400-50
• FEAT-BODIED † adj. having a feat or trim body, neat, spruce ...1750
• FEATED † adj. suited ...1606
• FEATHER † n. 1. a pen ...c1000 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
n. 2. a feathered animal; a bird ...1601
n. 3. anything of little strength or importance; a very small amount, a trifle ...1601
n. 4. a long trailing cloud high in the sky ...1965 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to decorate a person with the projecting feather of an arrow; hence, to pierce, to wound ...1415
vb. 2. of milk or cream: to curdle or form flakes on the surface of coffee or tea ...1816 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to pamper, to spoil, to treat well; to curry favour with ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER BED n. 1. a nickname for someone who is very fat ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an unpaved road that gets very rough ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-BED AND PILLOWS n. a fat woman ...B1900 sl.
• FEATHER-BED JIG n. copulation ...Bk1896 sl.
• FEATHERBED-LANE n. any bad road ...a1700 sl.
• FEATHER-BOG n. a quagmire ...1847 Eng. dial.
• FEATHER-BRAIN n. a foolish, giddy person; a dull, stupid person; a silly, light-headed person ...1839
• FEATHER-BRAINED adj. foolish, giddy, light-headed ...1820
• FEATHER CLOUD n. a long trailing cloud high in the sky ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-COCK † n. a coxcomb ...1612
• FEATHERDOM n. the realm of feathered creatures ...1885
• FEATHER-DRIVER † n. a quill-driver; a hack writer; a clerk ...1713
• FEATHER DUSTER n. 1. an American Indian ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• FEATHERED adj. of potatoes: having the outer skin partly rubbed off ...1937 Amer. dial.
• FEATHEREDGE n. fiery spirit ...1891 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERED OUT adj. dressed up ...1968 Amer. cowboys' usage
• FEATHERED SNAKE n. a clever scoundrel ...1930 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERET n. a small feather ...1882
• FEATHER-FALLEN adj. crest-fallen, cast down in confidence, spirits, or courage; dispirited, disheartened, dejected; subdued in demeanour ...19C Eng. dial.
• FEATHER-FOOTED adj. moving silently and swiftly ...1565
• FEATHER-GLORY † n. light and transitory glory ...a1626 nonce word
• FEATHERHAM † n. a covering or appendage of feathers; plumage, wings ...a800
• FEATHERHEAD n. 1. a silly, light-headed person ...1831
n. 2. one who takes foolish chances ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-HEADED adj. light-headed, brainless ...1647
• FEATHER-HEELED adj. moving silently and swiftly ...a1600
• FEATHER IN vb. to do something vigorously ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERINESS n. lightness, fickleness, capriciousness ...1689
• FEATHERING ONE'S NEST adj. pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER IN THE CAP, A † n. the badge of a fool ...a1700
• FEATHER INTO vb. 1. to attack vigorously; to fight ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to do something vigorously ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-LEGGED adj. cowardly, timid; frightened ...1934 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-LEGS n. Brussels sprouts ...19C Eng. dial.
• FEATHERLET n. a small feather ...1834
• FEATHER MERCHANT n. 1. a shirker; a cheat; a lazy person; one who is given a position without having worked for it ...1784 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a logger who runs a small operation ...1958 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a silly or stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-MINDED adj. 1. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. flighty, capricious ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEATHER ONE'S NEST vb. to avail oneself of opportunities for laying up wealth, to enrich oneself; to make a good profit ...1583
• FEATHER ONE'S OWN END vb. to gain advantage by tricky or deceitful means ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-PATED adj. foolish, giddy, light-headed, silly ...1820
• FEATHER ROCK n. pumice ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERS † n. 1. wings ...c850
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 3. nonsense, rubbish ...1920s sl, orig. US
n. 4. one's bed ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. one's clothes, esp. one's best clothes ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 7. patterns formed by ice inside a window glass in winter ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERS AND FERNS n. patterns formed by ice inside a window glass in winter ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERS INN n. a bed ...19C sl.
• FEATHER TAIL n. a long trailing cloud high in the sky ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-TONGUED adj. of a person: light-tongued; talkative ...a1618
• FEATHER-TOP n. 1. nickname of a parrot ...1891
n. 2. a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-TOPPED adj. of a wig: frizzed at the top ...1785
• FEATHER UP vb. to bristle, to prepare to fight ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-WEIGHT n. 1. a very small thing ...1838
n. 2. a silly, light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEATHER-WEIGHTED adj. trifling, unimportant ...1870
• FEATHER WHITE adj. 1. of the sea: turbulent, frothy, full of whitecaps ...1924 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of a person: extremely agitated, angry ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEATHERY adj. 1. of snow: like a feather in appearance ...1580
adj. 2. of the voice: husky ...1881
adj. 3. of a dog: curly-haired ...1889
• FEATILY adv. agilely, nimbly ...c1630
• FEATISH † adj. 1. elegant, neat ...1530
adj. 2. pretty good, tolerable, considerable; fairly well in health ...1825 Eng. dial.
• FEATISHNESS † n. neatness ...1530
• FEATLESS † adj. inept, silly ...1599 Sc.
• FEATLINESS n. gracefulness, elegance ...1843 arch.
• FEATLY adj. graceful; of a dress: neat, well-fitting ...1801 arch.
adv. 1. fitly, properly, suitably, aptly; neatly, elegantly ...a1300 arch.
adv. 2. with graceful agility, nimbly ...c1340 arch.
adv. 3. cleverly, deftly, skilfully ...1436 arch.
† adv. 4. exactly, precisely ...a1450
† adv. 5. oddly, strangely ...1674
• FEATNESS n. 1. elegance, shapeliness, spruceness, trimness ...1576
† n. 2. nicety ...1577-87
† n. 3. oddness, strangeness, uncouthness ...1730
• FEAT ONESELF FORTH † vb. to display oneself ...a1400-50
• FEATOUS † adj. 1. of persons and their limbs: well-formed, well-proportioned, handsome ...a1300
† adj. 2. of things: skilfully or artistically fashioned; hence, elegant, handsome, becoming; often said of dress ...c1386
† adj. 3. dexterous ...1755
• FEATOUSLY † adv. 1. of attire or ornamentation: beautifully, handsomely, elegantly ...a1300
† adv. 2. of actions: cleverly, dexterously, nimbly, properly ...c1350
† adv. 3. of speech: elegantly, with correctness and propriety ...c1386
• FEATS OF WAR † n. military duties or exercises ...1511-2
• FEATURAL adj. pert. to the features ...1883
• FEATURE † n. 1. make, form, fashion, shape; proportions, esp. of the body; a particular example of this ...c1325 obs. exc. arch.
† n. 2. a term of contempt; a 'creature' ...c1460
† n. 3. good form or shape; comeliness ...1594
vb. 1. to resemble in features; to favour, esp. with reference to family likeness or resemblance ...1755 now chiefly Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to imagine, to comprehend, to believe ...1934 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to resemble in appearance ...1941 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to strut, to show off ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FEATURE CREATURE n. a computer programmer who enjoys adding features to programs ...1991 US sl.
• FEATURED † adj. well-formed; comely, beautiful ...1567
• FEATURED DANCER n. a sex club performer whose appearance at the club is advertised and who travels from club to club ...2000 US sl.
• FEATURELESS * adj. without good features; ugly ...c1600
• FEATURELY adj. having strongly marked features; characteristic; typical ...c1819
• FEATY † adj. 1. neat, pretty ...1621
* adj. 2. handy, clever, wide-awake ...1844
• FEAZE n. a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness ...1647 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to unravel a rope, etc.; of a rope or thread: to unravel at the end ...1568 obs. exc. nautical usage
vb. 2. to vex, to trouble, to faze ...1851 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to worry, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• FEBBYWERRY n. February ...1922 Amer. dial.
• FEBRICITANT * adj. affected with fever, feverish ...1599
† n. one who is affected with fever ...1541
• FEBRICITATE † vb. to be ill of a fever ...1656
• FEBRICITATION †* n. the state of being in a fever, feverishness ...1584
• FEBRICITY n. the state of having a fever or being feverish ...1873
• FEBRICOSE adj. feverish ...1879
• FEBRICULOSE adj. having a slight fever ...1727
• FEBRICULOSITY * n. feverishness ...1727
• FEBRICULOUS †* adj. slightly feverish ...1656
• FEBRIENT †* adj. feverish, sickening of a fever ...1651
• FEBRIFIC adj. feverish ...1749
• FEBRILE adj. pert. to fever, feverish ...1666
• FEBRILITY n. feverishness ...1873
• FEBRILOUS †* adj. pert. to fever; feverish ...1651
• FEBRIS † n. a fever ...1483
• FEC † n. a definite interval in space or time; a limited distance, fixed period ...c1000
• FECAL FREAK n. a person who derives sexual pleasure from eating the faeces of others ...1971 US sl.
• FECALITY † n. faecal matter ...1653
• FECK n. 1. amount, quantity ...c1470 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the purport, drift, tenor, or substance of a statement, intention, etc. ...c1500 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. efficacy, efficiency, value; hence, vigour, energy ...1535 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. to steal ...1809 sl.
int. an exclamation or mild expletive ...1724 Eng. dial.
• FECKFUL adj. efficient, vigorous, powerful ...1596
• FECKFULLY adv. efficiently, vigorously, powerfully ...1723
• FECKLESS adj. 1. of things: ineffective, feeble, futile, valueless, worthless ...1599 orig. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. lacking resourcefulness ...a1774 orig. Sc.
adj. 3. destitute of vigour, energy, or capacity; weak, helpless, useless ...1869
• FECKLESSLY adv. feebly, ineffectually; wretchedly ...1862
• FECKLESSNESS n. 1. lack of vigour or energy, feebleness ...1637
n. 2. lack of resourcefulness ...1893
• FECKLY † adv. 1. effectually, indeed ...c1680 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adv. 2. for the most part, mostly; almost ...a1774 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FECKS! int. expression solemn conviction or astonishment ...L16 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FECT †* vb. to infect ...1541
• FECTUALLY † adv. effectually ...c1485
• FECULENCE n. 1. feculent matter; dregs, lees, dross, scum; also, filth ...a1648
n. 2. faeces ...1733
n. 3. foulness, filth ...1860
n. 4. moral foulness ...1860
• FECULENCY † n. foulness, filth ...1651
• FECULENT adj. 1. of the nature of faeces or dregs; abounding with sediment or impurities; laden or polluted with filth; foul, fetid ...1471
† adj. 2 covered with faeces; filthy ...1590
• FECUND adj. capable of producing offspring or vegetable growth abundantly; prolific, fertile ...c1420
• FECUNDATE vb. to render fruitful or productive ...a1631
• FECUNDATION n. fertilization; impregnation ...1541
• FECUNDATORY adj. impregnating ...1839
• FECUNDIFY †* vb. to render fruitful or productive ...1730
• FECUNDIOUS † adj. productive, fruitful ...1630
• FECUNDITY n. 1. of the earth: the quality of producing abundantly; fertility ...c1420
n. 2. of female animals: the faculty of reproduction; the capacity for bringing forth young; productiveness ...1447
n. 3. productiveness in general, the faculty or power of being fruitful, fertility ...1555
• FECUNDIZE vb. to render fruitful or productive ...1828
• FECUNDNESS n. the ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertility ...1727
• FECUNDOUS † adj. productive, fruitful ...1737
• FED † adj. at variance, hostile ...c1250
† n. 1. an enemy; the fiend, the devil ...a1300
n. 2. an FBI agent ...1916 US sl.
• FEDARIE † n. a confederate, an accomplice ...1603
• FED AT A TROUGH adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEDDLE † n. one who is made much of; a pet, a favourite, a darling ...a1400-50 ..
†* vb. to make much of; to pamper, to cherish ...1611
• FEDE † adj. at variance, hostile ...c1250
† n. an enemy; the fiend, the devil ...a1300
• FEDERAL † adj. pert. to a covenant, compact, or treaty ...1660
• FEDERAL BUILDING n. an outdoor toilet ...1949 Amer. dial.
• FEDERATIVE † adj. pert. to the formation of covenant, league, or alliance ...1690
• FEDERATORY †* adj. pert. to the formation of covenant, league, or alliance ...1692
• FEDERED †* adj. allied or leagued together ...1382
• FEDIFRACTION †* n. breach of covenant ...1650
• FEDIFRAGOUS † adj. breaking a pledge or agreement, faithless, perfidious ...1600
• FEDILL † n. one who is made much of; a pet, a favourite ...a1400-50
• FEDITIES † n. foul or disgusting practices ...1539
• FEDITY † n. foulness, filthiness, nastiness, vileness, loathsomeness, whether moral or physical ...1542
• FED TO THE NECK WITH adj. bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FED UP adj. 1. depressed ...1914 sl.
adj. 2. bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FED UP TO THE BALLS adj. completely fed up ...1965 US sl.
• FEE † n. 1. money ...c870
† n. 2. movable property in general; goods, possessions, wealth ...c888
† n. 3. livestock, cattle, whether large or small ...c900
† n. 4. a warrior's share of spoil; a dog's share of the game ...c1340
† n. 5. a tribute or offering to a superior ...c1369
† n. 6. a perquisite allowed to an officer or servant ...c1386
† n. 7. a prize, a reward ...c1400
† n. 8. the liver ...a1400
† n. 9. a bribe ...1549
† n. 10. a gift in acknowledgement of favour ...a1592
† vb. 1. to bribe ...1375
vb. 2. to hire, to employ ...1701 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to give a gratuity to; to tip ...1925 Amer. dial.
• FEEB n. 1. a stupid or mentally disabled person ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1911 US sl.
• FEEBEE n. a small or cheap playing marble ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FEEBILITY †* n. feebleness ...1413
• FEEBLE † adj. 1. in moral sense: mean, base, contemptible ...c1250
† adj. 2. of inferior quality, poor, mean; often said of clothing, food, dwelling, etc. ...c1275
† adj. 3. of a period, event, etc.: miserable, ill-starred, unhappy ...1297
† adj. 4. wanting in resources; ill-supplied, ...c1314
† adj. 5. limited in quantity or amount, insufficient, scanty ...1494
† n. 1. weakness, feebleness ...c1325
† n. 2. a feeble person; a weak, frail, or ineffectual person ...1340
n. 3. a moral weakness, a foible ...1678
† vb. 1. to become or grow feeble ...a1225
† vb. 2. to make feeble; to enfeeble, to weaken ...a1340 obs. exc. arch.
• FEEBLE MAN n. the third or ring finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FEEBLER †* n. one who or that which makes feeble or weak ...1586
• FEEBLESS † adj. feebleness, infirmity; infirm health ...1297 obs. exc. arch.
• FEEBLING n. a feeble person; a weakling ...L19
• FEEBLISH adj. somewhat feeble ...1674
† vb. to render feeble, weak, or infirm, to enfeeble ...1375
• FEEBLISHING † n. a weakening, decline in health ...1580
• FEEBLISHMENT † n. enfeeblement ...1548
• FEEBLOSE * adj. rather feeble; weakly ...1882
• FEEBLY † adv. in a sorry manner or plight; inefficiently, insufficiently, niggardly, poorly, scantily ...c1290
• FEE CHASER n. a lawyer ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FEED n. 1. a meal; a sumptuous meal; a feast; a full meal ...1808
n. 2. food or drink for human consumption ...1818 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a period of active eating ...1846 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to nurture, to bring up ...c1320
vb. 2. to bore ...1933 Brit. sl.
• FEED BAG n. 1. a meal ...1929 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a place where one can get a meal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FEED BOX n. the stomach ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FEEDER n. 1. one who eats, usually prodigious amounts ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a man who cared for the horses and stables in a logging camp ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 3. kindling wood ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FEED FULL AND HIGH vb. to supply with rich and abundant food ...1697
• FEEDING adj. boring, dull, tedious ...1940 Brit. sl.
n. a meal, esp. an abundant or elaborate one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEEDING FRENZY n. an episode of frantic competition or rivalry for something, esp. among journalists covering a story, personality, etc.
• FEEDING LOT n. a barnyard ...1940 Amer. dial.
• FEED-JOINT n. a place where one can get a meal ...1909 Amer. dial.
• FEED LEAD vb. to shoot someone ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FEEDLOT n. a barnyard ...1959 Amer. dial.
• FEED OFF HIS RANGE vb. to meddle in the affairs of another ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEED OF OATS, A n. a whipping ...19C chiefly rural usage
• FEED ONE'S FACE vb. to eat greedily ...1894 Amer. sl.
• FEEDS LIKE A HOTEL phr. said of a ship with a sumptuous bill of fare ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FEED-STATION n. a place where one can get a meal ...1910 Amer. dial.
• FEED THE FISH vb. to be seasick, and vomit in consequence ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FEED THE FISHES vb. 1. to be seasick, and vomit in consequence ...1928 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to be drowned
• FEED THE GOLDFISH vb. to vomit ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FEED WITH MONEY † vb. to bribe ...1567
• FEE-FAW-FUM * n. 1. a bloodthirsty person ...L17
* n. 2. nonsense, such as might terrify children ...E19
• FEE GRABBER n. 1. a lawyer ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a policeman; a deputy sheriff; a constable ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FEE-HOUSE † n. 1. a treasury ...c1000
† n. 2. a cattle-shed ...1483
• FEEK vb. to be uneasy or anxious ...1878 Eng. dial.
• FEEKI-FEEKI  n. sexual intercourse ...1967 Amer. military sl.
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1948 Amer. military sl.
• FEEL A DRAFT vb. to sense hostility or discrimination ...1957 Amer. dial.
• FEEL AS THOUGH DEATHSTRUCK vb. to feel anxious, apprehensive, or greatly distressed ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FEEL FINE vb. to be slightly drunk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEEL FLAT vb. to be low-spirited, out of sorts ...1838 Amer. sl.
• FEEL FOR vb. to want, to like ...1907 Amer. dial.
• FEEL-GOOD adj. causing a feeling of happiness and well-being ...colloq., orig. US
n. a feeling of happiness and well-being ...colloq., orig. US
vb. (as 'feel good') to be slightly drunk ...1927 Amer. dial.
• FEEL HAIRY vb. to feel sexually inclined ...M19 sl.
• FEELING A BIT OFF adj. unwell, off-colour ...Aust. sl.
• FEELING FINE adj. drunk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEELING FUNNY adj. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEELING GOOD adj. drunk ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FEELING LIKE THE WRATH OF GOD phr. feeling very ill, esp. if from a bad hangover ...c1950 sl.
• FEELING THAT YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FEEL YOU HAVE A FEELING YOU NEVER FELT BEFORE n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEEL IN ONE'S BONES vb. to have a sense of certainty based on instinct rather than evidence ...1857 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE A BOILED OWL vb. to be nervously exhausted, as from loss of sleep; to be physically uncomfortable; to be hungover ...1857 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS vb. to feel wonderful ...1937 Amer. sl.
• FEEL LIKE A STEWED MONKEY vb. to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1892 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE A STEWED OWL vb. to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1892 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE A STEWED WITCH vb. to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1909 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE GOING vb. to feel in good health and spirits ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE GOING TO HEAVEN IN A STRING vb. to feel blindly and confusedly happy ...Bk1904 sl.
• FEEL LIKE THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER vb. to have a general feeling of discomfort or illness ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEEL MEAN vb. to feel ashamed of one's unpleasant conduct ...M19 sl.
• FEEL MONSTROUS SKITTISH vb. to be very timid ...1884 Amer. dial.
• FEEL NO PAIN vb. to be drunk to the point of insensibility ...1947 sl.
• FEEL OF vb. to touch, to handle ...1817 Amer. dial.
• FEEL ONE'S KEEP vb. to be in good health and spirits; to feel confident, ambitious ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEEL ONE'S KEEPING vb. to be in good health and spirits; to feel confident, ambitious ...1927 Amer. dial.
• FEEL ONE'S KEEPINGS vb. to feel ambitious and eager to work ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEEL ONE'S KEEPS vb. to feel depressed or in a gloomy mood ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEEL ONE'S OATS vb. 1. to be high-spirited ...1831 Amer. sl., orig. of horses
vb. 2. to be aware of or call attention to one's own power or strength ...19C Amer. sl.
• FEEL OUT vb. to test or discover by cautious trial ...ME
• FEEL SOMEONE'S COLLAR vb. to arrest ...1950 Brit. sl.
• FEEL THE BREEZE? phr. used to warn a man that his pants are torn or that his fly is open ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FEEL THE DRAFT? phr. used to warn a man that his pants are torn or that his fly is open ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FEEL THE DRAUGHT vb. feel the adverse effects of changed, esp. financial, conditions ...colloq.
• FEEL THE PINCH vb. feel the adverse effects of changed, esp. financial, conditions; to feel the effects of having insufficient money ...1861 colloq.
• FEELTHY adj. obscene; pornographic; erotic ...1933 sl.
• FEEL TO vb. to want, to desire; to want to, to feel inclined to do something ...1837 Amer. dial.
• FEEL UP vb. to fondle a person without their consent, for one's own sexual stimulation ...1930 colloq.
• FEEL WALLOW vb. to have a distaste for one's food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FEEL WALLOW-LIKE vb. to have a distaste for one's food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FEEL WEE-WAWY vb. to be nauseated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEEL WEE-WOWY vb. to be nauseated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEEN adj. desirous, eager ...1818 Eng. dial.
• FEERED adj. afraid ...1933 Amer. dial.
• FEEROCH n. strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• FEEROCHRIE n. ability, activity, agility ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FEERY-FARRY † n. a bustle, a tumult; a state of excitement, disorder, confusion ...1535 Sc.
• FEES † n. wages ...c1400 obs. exc. Sc.
• FEEST adj. 1. disgusted with; sated by; made nauseated by; nauseated ...1859 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. untidy, unkempt; filthy ...1901 Amer. dial.
• FEEST OF adj. disgusted with; sated by; made nauseated by; nauseated ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FEETING n. footprints, tracks ...1663 Amer. dial.
• FEETNING n. footprints, tracks ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEEZE n. a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness; a state of alarm ...1647 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to vex, to trouble, to faze ...1851 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to worry, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• FEEZED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEFNICUTE n. a hypocrite; a mean, sneaking fellow; a parasite, a hanger-on ...1864 Eng. dial.
vb. to fawn, to play the hypocrite; to speak fair to a person, but revile him to others ...19C Eng. dial.
• FEGARY * n. 1. a vagary, a prank; a whim, an eccentricity ...E17 Eng. dial. & colloq.
* n. 2. a gewgaw; a trifle; finery in dress ...E18 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• FEGS! int. expression solemn conviction or astonishment ...L16 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FEGUE † vb. to destroy, to bring to ruin, to put an end to ...1668
• FEIGH † vb. to cleanse, clean out ...c1205 
int. an exclamation of disgust or abomination ...1715 Sc.
• FEIGN adj. glad, happy, well-pleased ...1766 Eng. dial.
• FEIROCH n. strength, substance; force, ability, energy ...1742 Sc.
• FEIST n. 1. a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a child that is disrespectful to its elders ...1949 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (derogatory) a person or animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered ...1915 Amer. dial.
vb. to strut, to flirt, to move so as to drawn attention to oneself; to behave coquettishly or provocatively ...1931 Amer. dial.
• FEISTER n. a good-for-nothing ...1958 Amer. dial.
• FEISTY adj. 1. irascible, argumentative, touchy, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. worthless ...1916 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. nosy, inquisitive ...c1960 Amer. dial.
adj. 5. eager to get married ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a small dog of mixed breed, a cur ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who moves about hurriedly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FEISTY BRITCHES n. a touchy or quarrelsome person ...1906 Amer. dial.
• FELICIFY †* vb. to make happy ...1683
• FELICIOUS † adj. 1. happy, joyous ...c1485
† adj. 2. fortunate, prosperous ...1599.
• FELICITIES n. entrails ...1909 Amer. dial.
• FELLA n. a male person, a fellow ...1864 sl.
• FELLAH n. a male person, a fellow ...1864 sl.
• FELL-AWAY n. a person who goes to church very seldom or not at all ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FELLER n. 1. a male person, a fellow ...1825 sl.
n. 2. a woman's sweetheart, a beau ...1833 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a child ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FELLING OF OAKS n. seasickness ...17C colloq.
• FELL-LURKING adj. lurking to do mischief ...18C
• FELLOW n. 1. a woman's sweetheart, a beau ...1833 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a Black man ...1842 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a child ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a White man ...1941 Amer. dial. Black usage
• FELLOW AND A WENCH, A n. a pair of mismatched socks or stocking; that is, a companion and a noncompanion ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FELLOWLY adj. sociable, companionable ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FELLOWSHIP vb. to associate with, to be on familiar terms with ...1861 Amer. dial.
• FELLOW TRAVELER n. a person working secretly for a foreign government; a treacherous person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FELON n. a severe inflammation or swelling, usually in a finger or toe and often involving a bone ...1840 Amer. dial.
• FELONY n. a hard, painful swelling, often on a finger, that seems to come from deep under the skin ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FEM n. 1. the hand ...c1690 sl.
n. 2. a young woman ...1871 US sl.
n. 3. a homosexual man ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 4, an effeminate man ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FEMALE UNIT n. a young woman ...1980s US college sl.
• FEMALIST †* n. one devoted to the female sex; a courter of women; a gallant ...1613
• FEMARINES n. the women's reserve of the Marine Corps ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FEME n. a hand ...L17 sl.
• FEMICIDE n. 1. the killing of a woman ...1801
n. 2. one who kills a woman ...1828
• FEMINARY † adj. womanish ...1630
• FEMINATE †* adj. resembling a woman, effeminate; female, feminine ...a1533
• FEMINILE † adj. peculiar to a woman; feminine ...1650
• FEMME n. 1. a young woman ...1871 US sl.
n. 2. a lesbian who adopts a passive, feminine role ...1957 sl.
• FEMME FOLLOWER n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FEMME LOOKER n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• FEMMY adj. of a man: too particular or fussy; womanish ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FENCE n. 1. a dealer in stolen goods ...a1700 sl.
n. 2. a field, a pasture; a fenced-in area ...1914 Amer. dial.
vb. to handle or sell stolen goods ...1610 sl.
• FENCE BREAKER n. a severe rainstorm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FENCE-CORNER BREED n. a horse that was not intentionally bred; a dog of mixed breed ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FENCE-CORNER KID n. an illegitimate child ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FENCE CRAWLER n. a cow or other animal that cannot be held in a fence ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FENCE-LIFTER n. a very heavy rain ...1933 Amer. dial.
• FENCE LIZARD n. an immoral woman ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FENCE MOUSE n. a chipmunk ...1857 Amer. dial.
• FENCE POST n. 1. a household match ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a toothpick ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FENCE-POST HOLE n. a nonexistent item used as the basis for a practical joke ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FENCE RAIL n. a very thin, lanky person ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• FENEAGUE vb. to fail of a promise, to play truant, to shirk work ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FENERATE † vb. to put money to usury; to lend money at interest ...1623
• FEN-NIGHTINGALE n. a frog ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• FENSIES! int. used to demand a pause, exemption, or truce during a fight or game ...1977 Amer. dial.
• FENUGIE n. during the Vietnam War: a soldier freshly arrived in Vietnam ...1991 US sl.
• FERD † n. a violent onset, a stir, a bustle ...1660 Sc.
• FERDARVA adj. spoiled ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FERDINAND n. a bull ...1950 Amer. euphemism
• FERDUTZT adj. 1. bewildered, nonplussed, confused, mixed up ...1967 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. spoiled, botched, bungled ...1985 Amer. dial.
• FERDY †* adj. 1. fearful, timid, afraid, terrified ...c1340
adj. 2. strong, able-bodied, active, hale, hearty ...1742 Sc.
n. a person who wears well in constitution ...19C Sc.
• FERHEX vb. to bewitch, to put a curse on ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FERHEXED adj. having bad luck ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FERHEXT adj. bewitched; full of the 'devil' ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FERHOODLE vb. 1. to confuse, to perplex ...1935 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to jumble; to botch ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FERHOONSE vb. to botch; to mix up, to disarrange ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FERINE adj. 1. of humans, their actions and attributes: barbarous, savage, fierce ...1640
* adj. 2. of a disease: malignant ...1666
adj. 3. of the nature of a wild animal, wild, untamed ...1677
†* n. 1. meal ...1538 Sc.
n. 2. a wild beast ...19C
• FERITY n. the quality of being wild or savage; brutishness; wildness; fierceness; ferocity; barbarous or savage cruelty; of plants: wildness, uncultivated condition ...c1534
• FERK vb. to copulate ...17C sl.
• FERKISH n. a confused, untidy, ravelled heap or bundle, e.g. of rope, clothes, etc.; odds and ends, miscellaneous articles ...1824 Sc.
• FERKISHIN n. a large amount; a crowd, a seething mob ...1856 Sc.
• FERLE n. the fourth part of a thin circular cake, generally made of oatmeal; a segment of cake; a cake ...1721 Sc.
• FERLICUE n. a shenanigan, a prank ...1975 Amer. dial.
• FERMOOSE vb. to leave in a hurry, to vamoose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FERNANDEZ TALKING phr. used of one who is drunk and talking nonsensically or aggressively ...20C W. Indies sl.
• FERNET † n. a band, company, train of attendants ...a1300
• FERNHOPPER n. a forester ...1955 Amer. foresters' usage
• FERNIG vb. to fail of a promise, to play truant, to shirk work ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FERNINSTER n. one who habitually dissents ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FERNITICKLES † n. freckles ...1483 obs. exc. Sc.
• FERNLING adv. extremely ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FERNOMETER n. thermometer ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FEROCIENT † adj. ferocious, fierce, savage ...1654
• FERRECK vb. to die ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FERRET n. a keen and sly individual ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• FERRICADOUZER n. a sound beating ...1930 Amer. dial.
• FERRICKED adj. quite crazy, deranged ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FERRIDIDDLE n. a red squirrel; a chipmunk ...1893 Amer. dial.
• FERRO n. a cicada ...1913 Amer. dial.
• FERRY n. a litter of pigs, a 'farrow' ...1691 Eng. dial.
• FERRY WHEEL n. a Ferris wheel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FERSCHIMMELT adj. confused, mixed up ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FERSCHNAPP ONESELF vb. to let the cat out of the bag, to reveal a secret ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FERSTEH vb. to understand ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FERTILIZER n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FESART n. a puny man of feminine appearance; a shameless person ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FESHOUS adj. troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful ...1725 Eng. dial.
• FESS n. a male teacher, a professor ...1930 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. among students: to fail in recitation; to admit that one it not prepared to recite ...1834 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to acknowledge, to profess ...1953 Amer. dial.
• FESSED UP adj. angry, excited ...1955 Amer. dial.
• FESSES n. the buttocks ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FESSITUDE †* n. weariness, tiredness, fatigue ...1656
• FESSOR n. a male teacher, a professor ...1908 Amer. dial.
• FEST n. 1. an informal meeting or celebration; a festival; usually used in combinations, as talkfest ...1910 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FESTIVOUS adj. festive, jovial, merry, gay, mirthful ...1654
• FETCH n. 1. a spirit that foretells early death, a 'token' ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an illegitimate or abandoned child ...1944 Amer. dial.
• FETCH vb. to strike a blow against someone ...1865 sl.
• FETCH A CIRCUMBENDIBUS vb. to make a detour ...1831
• FETCH A LACE OF ANYTHING vb. to go for and bring back any article ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• FETCH A SHINGLE OFF THE HOUSE vb. to take unfair advantage ...1953 Amer. dial.
• FETCH AT THE THROPPLE † vb. to gasp ...Bk1905 Sc.
• FETCHED adj. confounded, damned; used for emphasis ...1854 Amer. dial.
• FETCHER n. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FETCHING-UP n. upbringing, rearing, esp. 'proper' upbringing ...1854 Amer. dial.
• FETCH-TAKED adj. blasted, damned ...1953 Amer. dial.
• FETCH THE FARM vb. 1. to have oneself admitted to the prison infirmary ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to be ordered prison infirmary diet and treatment ...Bk1901 sl.
• FETCH-UP n. 1. a sudden stop; the halt which results from such a stop ...1866 Amer. dial.
n. 2. upbringing, rearing, esp. 'proper' upbringing ...1975 Amer. dial.
vb. ('fetch up') to come or be brought to a sudden stop; to end up in some place or situation ...1838 Amer. dial.
• FETCHY adj. charming, attractive ...1908 Amer. dial.
• FETTIGLICH n. a doughnut ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FETTLE n. a fetter ...1932 Amer. dial.
• FETUS  n. a real loser ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FEUSTERING n. wasting time ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FEVER n. enthusiastic or excited interest ...1885 sl.
• FEVER, THE n. the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEVER AND LURK n. the 'disease' of laziness; an imaginary disease ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEVER DELUXE n. an imaginary disease ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FEW adv. very well, excellently ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. an expert; someone to be reckoned with ...1851 Amer. dial.
• FEW PICKLES SHORT OF BARREL, A adj. stupid; crazy, eccentric ...1941 sl.
• FEW SANDWICHES SHORT OF A PICNIC, A adj. stupid; crazy, eccentric ...20C sl.
• FEWTRILS n. little unimportant things, trifles ...c1750 Eng. dial.
• FEW WAYS n. a short distance ...1933 Amer. dial.
• FEXATIALLY adv. completely, thoroughly ...1931 Amer. dial.
• FEXATIOUSLY adv. completely, thoroughly ...1931 Amer. dial.
• FEY † n. 1. the liver ...a1400
n. 2. (usually derogatory) a White person ...L19 US sl.
vb. to scratch, as a dog does ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FIABLE † adj. faithful ...1483
• FIB n. 1. a small or trivial lie ...1611
n. 2. an expulsion of gas from the intestines; a fart ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a smart alec or rude person ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. to lie ...1690
• FIBBER MCGEE'S CLOSET n. an untidy or overstuffed closet, cubbyhole, or room that serves as a catchall ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIBBLE adj. feeble ...1883 Amer. dial.
• FIBBYWERRY n. February ...1922 Amer. dial.
• FIBLE-FABLE † n. nonsense ...1581 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FICE n. 1. a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) a person or animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered ...1915 Amer. dial.
• FICETY adj. 1. irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. acting so as to show off or drawn attention to oneself; putting on airs; flirtatious, saucy, tomboyish, of questionable morals ...1906 Amer. dial.
• FICETY BREECHES n. a touchy or quarrelsome person ...1906 Amer. dial.
• FICK-FACKS n. 1. nonsense; silly jargon; foolish, trifling sayings ...1847 Sc.
n. 2. peculiarities of temper, whims ...19C Sc.
• FICKLE JOHNNY CROW n. one who does not know his own mind ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• FICKY-FICK n. sexual intercourse ...1961 Amer. military sl.
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1961 Amer. military sl.
• FID n. 1. a drink; a measure of alcohol ...1830 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small piece of tobacco ...1848 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE n. 1. deception, swindling, fraud ...1874 sl., orig. US
n. 2. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 3. suit ...1943 US rhyming sl. (Fiddle and Flute)
n. 4. a horse's head ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to swindle, to cheat ...1604 sl.
vb. 2. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 3. to saw ...1905 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to misrepresent or fraudulently alter ...1970 sl.
• FIDDLE-A-DING n. a nickname for a trifling person ...1904 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE AND FIRE n. in the car sales business: a radio and heater ...1953 US sl.
• FIDDLE AND FLUTE n. suit ...1919 US rhyming sl.
• FIDDLE BITCH vb. to potter aimlessly ...1989 Can. sl.
• FIDDLE-BOX n. a fiddle, a violin ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-BRAINED † adj. foolish, frivolous ...B1900
• FIDDLE-BRITCHES n. a smart alec ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE CASES n. unusually large feet or shoes ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FIDDLECOME † adj. nonsensical, silly ...1697
• FIDDLED adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIDDLEDEDEE n. an act of urination ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'pee' or 'wee'
int. (also as 'fiddle-de-dee') nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIDDLE-DEE-DAMN! int. damn! fiddlesticks! ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-DEE-DEE AROUND vb. to meddle, to fool around ...1963 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-DEE-STICKS! int. damn! fiddlesticks! ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-FACED adj. long-faced, solemn, melancholy or unhappy looking ...c1785
• FIDDLE-FADDLE adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIDDLE-FART vb. to fool around, to waste time. to loaf, to dawdle, to shirk responsibility ...1975 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-FART AROUND vb. to waste time doing little or nothing ...1972 US sl.
• FIDDLE-FOOT n. 1. a person who wanders ...1944 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a skittish horse ...1944 Amer. dial.
vb. of a horse: to make skittish movements ...1958 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-FOOT AROUND vb. to fool around, to move restlessly ...1963 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-FOOTED adj. restless, given to wandering, gadding about ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLEFUCK AROUND vb. to fool around, to waste time. to loaf, to dawdle, to shirk responsibility ...1984 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-HEADED adj. of an animal: having an ugly-shaped head; having a head shaped like a violin ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-MA-DAB n. said to a child when he asks, 'What are you making?' ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE ON A BROOMSTICK! int. nonsense! fiddlesticks! ...1959 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLER n. 1. a farthing (1/4d) ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• FIDDLER'S GREEN n. a paradise chiefly characterized by drinking and dancing ...1825 orig. nautical
• FIDDLESTER n. a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIDDLESTICKS! int. used to express impatience, dismissal, etc. ...Bk1942 colloq.
• FIDDLESTOCK! int. fiddlesticks! nonsense! ...1849 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE UP A GUM TREE! int. nonsense! fiddlesticks! ...1959 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLEY n. 1. a pound ...1941 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'quid' (Fiddle-did')
n. 2. an act of urination ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'pee' or 'wee'
• FIDDLEY-DID n. a pound ...1941 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'quid'
• FIDDLY-FUCK n. anything considered utterly insignificant ...1960s US sl.
• FIDELIOUS † adj. faithful ...1650
• FIDENE n. in dominoes: fifteen points ...sl.
• FIDFAD adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIDGE vb. to act in a nervous manner; to fidget ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FIDGERTY adj. fidgety ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FIDGES, THE n. a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps ...1934 Amer. dial.
• FIDGET n. one who fusses or worries a lot, esp. about trifles ...1837 Amer. dial.
vb. to cause to be uneasy ...1898 Amer. dial.
• FIDGETS, THE n. a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FIDGIE-GIBBETS n. a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FIDGITTYFUDGE! int. an exclamation ...1859 Amer. dial.
• FIDIMPLICITARY adj. putting full trust or faith in another's views ...1652 nonce word
• FIDLAM-BEN n. a petty thief; one who will grab anything, irrespective of its value ...L18 UK crimnals’ sl.
• FIDLAM-COVE n. a petty thief; one who will grab anything, irrespective of its value ...L18 UK crimnals’ sl.
• FIDLUM-BEN n. a petty thief; one who will grab anything, irrespective of its value ...L18 UK crimnals’ sl.
• F.I.D.O. phr. a term of emotional resignation (Fuck It, Drive On) ...1980s sl.
• FIDO n. 1. a trusty ...1930s US prison sl.
n. 2. a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FI-DO-NIE n. opium ...1950s drugs sl.
• FIDO'S GOING TO GET YOU phr. you are becoming very tired ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIDUDDLE vb. to potter around ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIDUS ACHATES n. a devoted follower; a loyal friend and companion ...L16 literary
• FIE! int. 1. used to express mild disgust, annoyance etc. ...1250 sl.
int.  2. used to express the humorous pretense of being shocked
• FIE-FIE adj. improper, of improper character ...19C sl.
n. a ‘fallen’ woman ...19C sl.
vb. to make a fuss; to upbraid ...L19 sl.
• FIELD ARTILLERY n. attractive female breasts; a shapely female figure ...1929 Amer. sl.
• FIELD BED n. a bed made up on the floor ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIELD-BRED adj. of a horse: not intentionally bred; mongrel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIELD COLT n. 1. an illegitimate child ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a horse that was not intentionally bred ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIELD COUCH n. a bed made up on the floor ...1851 Amer. dial.
• FIELD GENTRY n. wildflowers that grow in meadows ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FIELD RABBIT n. an illegitimate child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIELD ROAD n. a dirt road ...1900 Amer. dial.
• FIELD WHISKEY n. common moonshine, not aged or coloured ...1953 Amer. dial.
• FIEND n. 1. a drug taker or addict; someone addicted to opium or an opiate drug ...1881 sl.
n. 2. one who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1884 sl., orig. US
• FIERCE adj. 1. eager, excited, agitated ...1894 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. terrible, disagreeable in the extreme; extremely bad or severe ...1907 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. terrific ...20C teen & high school sl.
adv. extremely ...1963 Amer. dial.
• FIERY BESOM n. a comet ...1566
• FIERY WATER n. the watery matter that often comes out of a sore with pus ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FIFTH AND JAPIP n. an imaginary, extremely remote place ...1984 Amer. dial.
• FIFTH AVENUE n. a place where people of wealth and high social standing live; the people who live there ...1858 Amer. dial.
• FIFTH CALF n. someone extra; one who doesn't fit in or belong; a 'fifth wheel' ...1895 Amer. dial.
• FIFTH DAY n. Thursday ...1868 Amer. dial.
• FIFTH ESTATE n. the radio brotherhood ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIFTH QUARTER n. the giblets of a fowl ...1908 Amer. dial.
• FIFTH WHEEL n. one's wife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIFTY n. a fifty-dollar bill ...colloq.
• FIFTY-FIFTY adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIFTY-MISSION CAP n. 1. the service cap when worn without the front spring stiffener and grommet ...1956 Amer. military aviation sl.
n. 2. a trucker's hat that usually has several safety badges fastened to it ...1971 Amer. jocular
• FIFTY-ONE  n. crack cocaine ...1998 US sl.
• FIFTY-SPOT n. a $50 bill; fifty dollars ...1868 Amer. sl.
• FIFTY-TWO-TWENTY n. unemployment compensation given to servicemen immediately after WWII; $20 a week for 52 weeks ...1946 Amer. sl.
• FIFTY-TWO TWENTY CLUB n. the servicemen receiving unemployment compensation after WWII ...1949 Amer. sl.
• FIG n. a twist of tobacco ...1837 Amer. dial.
• FIG AROUND vb. to idle, to waste time ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIG BAR n. the attitude of a very bashful child, the toes turned in, eyes lowered, and the finger in the mouth ...1935 Amer. sl.
• FIG-FIG n. sexual intercourse ...1948 Amer. military sl.
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1948 Amer. military sl.
• FIGGER n. a boy thief that, entering by a window, opens the door to his confederates or even hands the booty out to them ...1785 sl.
• FIGGLE † vb. 1. to fidget about, to wriggle ...a1652 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to potter about seeking a living ...19C Eng. dial.
• FIGGLE-FAGGLE n. conduct which is foolish, ludicrous, or unbecoming; silly or trifling conduct; ridiculous behaviour ...19C Sc.
• FIGGY-FIG n. sexual intercourse ...1948 Amer. military sl.
vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1948 Amer. military sl.
• FIGGINS n. a grocer ...c1870 colloq.
• FIGHT n. a party, as a 'tea-fight,' a tea party ...a1890 Amer. sl.
† vb. 1. to chastise ...1837 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to drink (esp. whisky), to excess ...1844 Amer. sl.
• FIGHTABLE adj. disposed to fight ...1935 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT A CIRCLE SAW vb. to fight against tremendous odds ...1932 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT A CIRCLE SAWMILL vb. to fight against tremendous odds ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT A CIRCULAR SAW vb. to fight against tremendous odds ...1898 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT A STEAM SAWMILL vb. to fight against tremendous odds ...1984 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT AT THE LEG vb. to take unfair advantage ...1785
• FIGHTIFIED adj. inclined to fight; easily angered ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT IN ARMOUR vb. to use a condom ...c1780 sl.
• FIGHTING adj. 1. likely to provoke a fight ...1875 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. bad-tempered, quick to anger ...1965 Amer. dial.
adv. to the point of violence, extremely ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTING DRUNK adj. quarrelsome when tipsy ...c1890 colloq.
• FIGHTINGEST adj. most likely or eager to fight ...1871 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTING IRONS n. army issue cutlery ...WWII sl.
• FIGHTING LIQUOR n. whisky ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTING ON THE COGNAC FRONT adj. intoxicated with strong drink ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FIGHTING THE BITS phr. said of an impatient or restless person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTING TOOLS n. eating utensils - a knife, fork, and spoon ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FIGHTING WHISKEY n. whisky strong enough to make the drinker pugnacious ...1874 Amer. jocular
• FIGHTIST n. a fighter ...1887 jocular colloq.
• FIGHT IT OUT OF THIS LINE vb. to adopt a course of action and thought and to continue with it to the end ...US Civil War usage
• FIGHT LIKE KILKENNY CATS vb. to engage in a mutually destructive struggle ...1770
• FIGHT ONE'S FACE vb. to eat voraciously ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT ONE'S HAT vb. to struggle uselessly ...1944 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT ONE'S HEAD vb. of a horse: to toss the head back and forth to resist restraint ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT PIECE n. the last portion of food, which more than one person wants for himself ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT THE BITS vb. of a horse: to toss the head back and forth to resist restraint ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIGHT THE TIGER vb. to play against a gambling establishment, esp. at faro; to gamble, to play at cards ...1837 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTY adj. inclined or eager to fight; easily angered, bad-tempered; pugnacious ...1927 Amer. dial.
• FIGHTYFIED adj. inclined to fight; easily angered ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FIG LEAF n. 1. an apron ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. men's very brief underwear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIG LEAVES n. clothes, esp. those that cover the private parts ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FIGLIA n. a child ...L19 sl.
• FIGLIA HOMEY n. a male child ...L19 sl.
• FIGLIA POLONE n. a female child ...L19 sl.
• FIG NEWTON n. 1. a figment of the imagination ...1959 Amer. jocular
n. 2. a silly, crazy, or eccentric person ...1974 Amer. sl.
• FIGS n. a grocer ...c1870 colloq.
• FIGURE n. a boy thief that, entering by a window, opens the door to his confederates or even hands the booty out to them ...1785 sl.
vb. to scheme ...1889 Amer. dial.
• FIGURE CLOSE vb. to have a narrow escape ...1951 Amer. dial.
• FIGURE-DANCER n. one who alters the face value of banknotes, cheques, bills, etc. ...L18C sl.
• FIGURE-FANCIER n. one who prefers his 'women' to be large ...c1870 sl.
• FIGUREHEAD n. 1. the face ...1826 nautical sl.
n. 2. the head ...1839 Amer. nautical sl.
n. 3. a company clerk, because he often served as a stand-in for the commander ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 4. a timekeeper or bookkeeper; a person who works with figures ...1945 Amer. sl.
• FIGURE-MAKER n. a wencher ...c1875 sl.
• FIGURE MAN n. the principal figure in a picture ...c1830 sl.
• FIGURE NINE WITH THE TAIL CUT OFF n. nothing; something of no account or consequence ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FIGURE OF FUN n. an oddity ...c1810 colloq.
• FIGURES CAN'T LIE - BUT LIARS CAN FIGURE phr. rejoinder to the cliche 'figures can't (or don't) lie ...c1960 Aust. sl.
• FIJI n. a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity; also, the fraternity itself ...1963 Amer. students' sl.
• FILBERT n. 1. the head ...1886 sl.
n. 2. a very fashionable man about town ...c1900 society sl.
n. 3. a foolish, eccentric, or crazy person ...1915 Amer. sl.
• FILCH n. 1. a hooked stick or staff wherewith to steal ...17C cant
n. 2. something stolen ...17C sl.
n. 3. a thief ...c1770 sl.
vb. to steal; to pilfer; rarely, to rob ...M16 cant
• FILCHER n. a thief ...M16 sl.
• FILCHING n. theft, thieving, robbery ...M16 sl.
• FILCHING COVE n. a male thief ...L17 sl.
• FILCHING MORT n. a female thief ...L17 sl.
• FILE adj. dangerous ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 1. a pickpocket ...1665 criminals' sl.
n. 2. a man, a chap; orig. a very sharp or cunning one ...B1812 sl.
n. 3. an experienced swindler ...1812 sl.
vb. 1. to pick pockets; to pick the pockets of ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to wipe or mop floors or tables ...1850 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to toss into a wastebasket; to throw away ...1934 Amer. jocular
• FILE 13 n. 1. the office waste-paper basket, esp. when used for the disposal of either nonsense or insolubles ... 1941 Amer. jocular, esp. military
n. 2. a private or classified file containing harmful or embarrassing information ...1969 Amer. sl.
• FILE-CLOY n. a pickpocket ...M17 sl.
• FILE LAY, THE n. pickpocketry ...18C cant
• FILE-LIFTER n. a pickpocket ...c1670 cant
• FILE ONE'S TEETH FOR SOMEONE vb. to prepare to take revenge on someone ...1961 Amer. dial.
• FILE ON TO vb. to grab, to take ...1932 Can. sl.
• FILER n. a pickpocket ...c1670 cant
• FILER'S TWO INCHES n. a gratuitous extra amount ...1975 Amer. dial.
• FILE-TAIL n. an opossum ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FILFIL vb. 1. to fulfil ...1922 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fill entirely ...1949 Amer. dial.
• FILIBUSTER n. a gabfest, a talk session ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. to talk garrulously or loudly, sometimes in an attempt to show off; to stall or to divert attention from one's own error ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FILING-LAY n. pickpocketry ...18C sl.
• FILIPINYOCK n. (derogatory) a Filipino ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FILL n. 1. an exaggerated or fictitious account; a hoax ...1893 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a large portion; filling ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to fulfil, to carry out the promise or intent of ...1836 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. in poker: to draw the card(s) needed to complete a full house, flush, straight, etc.; to complete a full house, etc. by drawing the necessary cards ...1875 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to hoax or mislead ...1880 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to pull or draw a wagon or carriage ...1883 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to fool; to provide with misinformation ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to take the place of another; to be a substitute ...1985 Amer. sl.
• FILL A GENTLEMAN'S EYE vb. of a dog: to have thoroughly good points ...c1870 sporting, esp. dog fanciers' sl.
• FILLALOO n. a din, an uproar ...1923 sl.
• FILL-BELLY n. 1. a glutton ...1553
† n. 2. extravagance in eating; gluttony
• FILLER n. that member of the editorial staff of a newspaper who provides fill-up matter written by himself or supplied by agencies ...c1910 journalistic colloq.
• FILLER-INNER n. a substitute ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FILLET OF COD n. a term of abuse for a person ...L20 rhyming sl. for 'sod'
• FILLET OF VEAL n. a prison ...1857 rhyming sl. on the 'Steel'
• FILLIBRUSH vb. to flatter; to praise insincerely or ironically ...c1860 colloq.
• FILLILOO BIRD n. an imaginary bird that people tell tales about, esp. to tease greenhorns ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FILLILU n. a mysterious thing ...1952 Amer. dial. jocular
• FILL-IN n. 1. a substitute, esp. a person who substitutes for another...1928 Amer. colloq.
n. 2. in journalism: an account intended to fill gaps in one's knowledge; a briefing  ...1944 Amer. journalists' usage
n. 3. duty as a fill-in...1968 Amer. colloq.
vb. (usually as 'fill in')
vb. 1. to join or take part; to add or invite to join ...1904 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to thrash, to beat ...c1925 sl., orig. Royal Navy
vb. 3. to take the place of another; to be a substitute ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to inform or instruct someone; to advise of or make conversant with, esp. recent developments ...1942 Amer. colloq.
vb. 5. to render a woman pregnant ...20C Aust. sl.
• FILLING n. 1. wits, consciousness ...1887 Amer. sl.
n. 2. poultry stuffing ...1907 Amer. dial.
• FILLING AT THE PRICE adj. satisfying ...c1840 colloq.
• FILLING STATION n. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FILL IN (SOMEONE'S) COUPON vb. to attack a person's face with the jagged end of a smashed bottle ..,L20 Sc. sl.
• FILLIPER n. 1. a heavy blow ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. an unanswerable argument; a big lie ...19C Eng. dial.
• FILLOCK † n. 1. a wanton young girl ...c1450
† n. 2. a young mare or filly ...1790 Sc.
• FILL ONE'S FACE vb. to eat greedily ...1936 Amer. sl.
• FILL ONE'S INNARDS vb. to eat ...1870 sl.
• FILL ONE'S PIPE vb. to be able to retire from work ...c1810 colloq.
• FILL ONE'S PIPE AND LEAVE OTHERS TO ENJOY IT vb. to make a large fortune, which one's heirs or other relatives dissipate ...1821 colloq.
• FILL ONE'S SHIRT vb. to eat heartily ...1923 Amer. dial.
• FILL SOMEONE IN vb. to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1948 Brit. sl.
• FILL THE BILL vb. 1. to be very effective, or competent ...c1885 sl.
† vb. 2. to be a whopping lie ...c1885 colloq.
• FILL-THE-DOOTSY vb. to fiddle around, to potter, to idle, to dawdle ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FILLUMAJIG phr. said to a child when he asks, 'What are you making?' ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FILL UP vb. to hoax or mislead; to fool; to provide with misinformation ...1879 Amer. dial.
• FILLUPPEY adj. satisfying ...c1840 sl.
• FILLUPY adj. satisfying ...c1840 sl.
• FILLY n. 1. a girl, a wanton...E17 sl.
n. 2. a daughter ...19C sl.
n. 3. an outside toilet ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an illegitimate female child ...1968 Amer. dial. euphemism
• FILLY AND FOAL n. a young couple of lovers sauntering apart from the world ...1909 sl.
• FILLY-FALLY vb. to idle, to dilly-dally ...B1900 ? obs. or Eng. dial.
• FILLY-HUNTING n. a search for amorous, obliging, or mercenary women ...19C sl.
• FILLYLOO n. an uproar ...1892 Eng. dial.
int. an exclamation ...19C Eng. dial.
• FILTH n. 1. a harlot ...L16 sl.
n. 2. underbrush, weeds, unwanted vegetation ...c1900 Amer. dial.
• FILTH, THE n. the police, members of the police force ...c1950 criminal sl.
• FILTHILY adv. very ...20C sl.
• FILTHY adj. 1. said of bad weather ...1875 sl.
adj. 2. hip ...20C teen & high school sl.
adj. 3. extreme, acute ...1966 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. wealthy ...1967 Amer. dial.
adv. extremely ...1843 Amer. dial.
• FILTHY FELLOW n. a mild endearment ...18C colloq.
• FILTHY LUCRE n. money ...20C jocular colloq.
• FILTHY WEED, THE n. tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIMBLE-FAMBLE n. a poor excuse or an unsatisfactory answer ...19C sl.
• FIMDIDDLE FOR A DINGBAT phr. an evasive answer to 'What is that? What are you making?' ...1946 Amer. dial.
• FIMFADDLE TO TIE UP A DINGBAT phr. an evasive answer to 'What is that? What are you making?' ...1988 Amer. dial.
• FIMPTED adj. ugly, physically repulsive ...1972 Amer. dial.
• FIN n. 1. an arm; a hand ...L18 nautical sl.
n. 2. a five-pound note ...1839 Brit. sl.
n. 3. five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1916 US sl.
• FINAGLE n. 1. a big fuss over a small matter ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an instance of wangling or chicanery ...1941 Amer. dial.
vb. to wangle, to manoeuvre, to obtain by devious means; to get or achieve by trickery, craftiness, or persuasion ...1922 Amer. dial.
• FINAGLE AROUND vb. to wangle, to manoeuvre, to obtain by devious means ...1930 Amer. dial.
• FINAGLER n. one who stalls until someone else pays the check ...1922 Amer. dial.
• FINAGUE vb. to revoke at cards ...1888 Eng. dial.
• FINAL GALLOP, THE n. an orgasm ...sl.
• FINALLY AT LAST adv. in the end, finally ...1922 Amer. dial.
• FINAL STRAW, THE n. a slight addition to a burden or difficulty that makes it finally unbearable
• FINAL STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, THE n. a slight addition to a burden or difficulty that makes it finally unbearable
• FINANCE n. a fiance, esp. if rich ....c1905 sl.
• FINANCIAL adj. financially solvent; having money ...1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FINATIALLY adv. completely, thoroughly ...1931 Amer. dial.
• FINCH vb. to snitch, to pilfer, to filch ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FIND n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to provide for, to supply with food or provisions ...1631 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to give birth to; used esp. of animals, but also occasionally of people ...1902 Amer. dial. euphemism
• FIND A HAIR IN THE NECK vb. 1. to find fault with ...1836 Sc.
vb. 2. to experience a difficulty or annoyance ...1885 Sc.
• FIND A HAW-HAW'S NEST WITH A TEE-HEE'S EGG IN IT vb. to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1842 Amer. dial.
• FIND AN ELEPHANT IN THE MOON vb. to find something that seems like a great discovery, but it's not ...c1670 sl.
• FIND A TEE-HEE'S NEST FULL OF HA-HA EGGS vb. to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEE-HEE'S NEST WITH A HA-HA'S EGG IN IT vb. to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEHEE'S EGG IN A HAHA'S NEST vb. to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FIND A WHITE FEATHER IN ONE'S TAIL vb. to perceive signs of cowardice ...1825
• FIND COLD WEATHER vb. to be ejected ...1909 public houses' sl.
• FINDER n. 1. a thief, esp. in a meat-market ...c1850 cant
n. 2. a waiter ...19C Cambridge sl.
• FIND FAULT WITH A FAT GOOSE vb. to grumble without cause ...L17 colloq.
• FIND FAVOUR IN THE EYES OF vb. to gain the goodwill of ...1700
• FIND FISH ON ONE'S FINGERS vb. to find and/or allege an excuse ...L16 colloq.
• FIND OUT THE SCORE vb. to get the correct information ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FIND REST vb. to die ...1911 Amer. dial. euphemism
• FIND THE BEAN IN THE CAKE vb. to gain an unexpected prize; to come to some unexpected good fortune; to succeed in defeating one's adversaries ...1874
• FIND UP vb. to discover, to find out ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FINE adj. 1. (usually derogatory) citified; affected ...1939 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of the voice: high-pitched ...1939 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. said of a cute person of the opposite sex ...20C teen & high school sl.
vb. of rain: to fall in tiny drops; to drizzle ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FINE-AIRED adj. elegant in manner ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FINE AND DANDY adj. excellent; first-rate ...1794 orig. & chiefly US
• FINE AS A FIDDLE adj. very fine; in excellent health or spirits ...1836 Amer. dial.
• FINE AS A FROG'S HAIR adj. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINE AS A FROG'S HAIR SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE adj. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINE AS FEATHERS adj. in good shape; just right; fine ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FINE AS GNAT'S WHISKERS adj. very fine ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• FINE AS SALLIT, AS adj. finely dressed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial. (sallit = salad)
• FINE AS SILK adj. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINE FEATHERS n. one's best clothes ...1965 Amer. sl.
• FINEFIED adj. made fine, dandified ...1847 Amer. dial.
• FINE-HAIRED adj. 1. cultivated; fastidious; too particular ...1873 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. impressed with one's own importance; arrogant, conceited ...1901 Amer. dial.
• FINE KETTLE OF FISH n. a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINELY adj. fine, very good ...1859 Amer. dial.
adv. well, excellently ...1852 Amer. dial.
• FINEW † n. mouldiness, mould ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. to become mouldy or musty ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FIN FLIPPER n. a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942  Amer. sl.
• FINGER n. 1. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1914 sl.
n. 2. a pickpocket ...1925 sl.
n. 3. a firecracker ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1930 sl., orig. US
• FINGERBERRY n. a blackberry ...1893 Amer. dial.
• FINGERBOARD n. a sign shaped like a finger, pointing the way to a specified destination; a signpost ...1804 Amer. dial.
• FINGER-JOB n. an act of sexual play possibly leading to orgasm ...M20 US sl.
• FINGERLING n. 1. a nickname for the little finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small firecracker ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FINGER-NOSE n. the gesture of thumbing one's nose ...1932 Amer. dial.
• FINGERPOST n. a sign shaped like a finger, pointing the way to a specified destination; a signpost ...1902 Amer. dial.
• FINGERS n. 1. a jazz pianist ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 2. a pickpocket ...1930s US Black sl.
• FINGER TOO SORE TO BUTTON? phr. used as a warning that one's trouser-fly is open ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FINGER WAVE n. the 'finger'; a curse expressed as a gesture; the middle finger pointed up with the remaining fingers clinched in a fist; the verbalization of the curse is assumed to  be "Fuck you!" or "Stick it up your ass!" ...M20 US sl.
• FINGLE-FANGLE † adj. trifling, of no importance ...a1652
† n. a trifle; a thing of no importance; something whimsical or fantastic ...1678
• FINICKING adj. fussy, fastidious, unduly particular about trifles; finicky ...1872 Amer. dial.
• FINICKITY adj. fussy, fastidious, finicky ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FINIF n. 1. a five-pound note ...1839 Brit. sl.
n. 2. five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1916 US sl.
• FINIFF n. a five-pound note ...1839 Brit. sl.
• FINIFY vb. to make fine, to adorn ...1847 Amer. dial.
• FINING COMB n. a fine-toothed comb ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FINISH n. a state of perfection ...1897 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to tire, to exhaust; often followed by 'off' ...1816 sl.
vb. 2. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINISH ALADDIN'S WINDOW vb. to attempt to complete something begun by a great genius, but left imperfect; to attempt to complete a task beyond one's powers ...B1900
• FINISH CAR n. a hearse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINISHED adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINISHING-ACADEMY n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• FINISHING STICK n. a toothpick ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FINISHMENT n. an end, conclusion ...1872 Amer. dial.
• FINISH OFF vb. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINISH ONE'S CIRCLE vb. to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FINISH ONE'S COURSE vb. to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FINISH OUT THE ROW vb. to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FINK n. 1. a disloyal person ...1894 US sl.
n. 2. a guard hired to protect strikebreakers ...E20 US sl.
n. 3. a stool pigeon ...E20 US sl.
n. 4. a strikebreaker ...E20 US sl.
n. 5. any undesirable oaf or jerk ...E20 US sl.
n. 6. a detective ...1925 sl.
vb. to be disloyal to one's associates, often implying incrimination; to inform on illegal activity ...1925 US sl.
• FINKYDIDDLE n. sexual play; sexual foreplay ...1900s Brit. sl.
• FINLANDER HELL n. a sauna ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FINN n. a five-pound note ...1839 Brit. sl.
• FINNEGAN vb. to cozen, to persuade artfully ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FINNEGAN PIN n. a nonexistent object used as the basis of practical jokes ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FINNEY † n. a scolding match; a share in something going on, a frolic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• FINNICKS n. one who behaves in a finicking manner; a woman who puts on airs; a tawdrily-dressed woman ...1839 Eng. dial.
• FINNIE vb. to lay claim to, to latch on to ...1956 Amer. dial.
• FINNIF n. 1. a five-pound note ...1839 Brit. sl.
n. 2. five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1916 US sl.
• FINNIFF n. a five-pound note ...1839 Brit. sl.
• FINNIP n. a five-pound note ...1839 Brit. sl.
• FINNUP n. a five-pound note ...1839 Brit. sl.
• FINO adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINOODLE vb. to fumble ...19C Eng. dial.
• FIN OUT adj. injured, ill; near death ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FINUF n. a five-pound note ...1839 Brit. sl.
• FIP n. the slightest thing; a trifle ...1897 Amer. dial.
• FIPS n. ultra-styled trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIRE n. 1. sexual excitement ...15C sl.
n. 2. a child's apron ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 3. syphilis ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 4. hell; the devil ...1917 Amer. dial.
n. 5. phosphorescence or will-o'-the-wisp ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to crack a whip ...1828 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to sterilize, to cauterize ...1940 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to reject, to jilt a person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FIRE AND BRIMSTONE n. hell ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FIRE AND DAMNATION n. hell ...19C US colloq.
int. hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FIRE A SHOT vb. to ejaculate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIRE AWAY vb. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIREBALL n. 1. will-o'-the-wisp ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a salmon egg ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FIRE BLANKS vb. 1. to coit to ejaculation but fail to impregnate ...M20 US sl.
vb. 2. to ejaculate sterile semen ...M20 US sl.
• FIRE BOB n. a firefly, a lightning bug ...1825 Amer. dial.
• FIRE BOX n. one's stomach ...1958 Amer. dial.
• FIREBOY n. on the railroad: a fireman ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FIREBRAND n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIREBUG n. 1. a firefly ...1789 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an incendiary ...US colloq.
• FIRE COAL n. a piece of charcoal; an ember ...1854 Amer. dial.
• FIRECRACKERS n. beans ...1956 Amer. dial.
• FIRE DOWN vb. to preserve, to can ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FIRED-UP adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol ...M19 sl.
adj. 2. excited ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FIRE EATER n. 1. a fire fighter ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. any White southerner opposed to freeing the slaves ...1840s US Black sl.
• FIRE ESCAPE n. a clergyman ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIREFANG vb. to become damaged by excessive heat ...1839 Amer. dial.
• FIREFANGED adj. damaged by excessive heat ...1839 Amer. dial.
• FIREFIGHT n. a gun battle, esp. on the streets or in an alley; used in rap songs ...1990s US Black sl.
• FIRE-FLAUGHT n. 1. lightning, a flash of lightning; a storm of thunder and lightning ...c1375 orig. Sc.
n. 2. a sudden burst or rush ...1637
n. 3. the Northern Lights; Aurora Borealis ...1787
n. 4. a fiery glance ...1802
• FIRE INSURANCE AGENT n. a clergyman ...E20 US sl.
• FIRE IN THE AIR vb. 1. to have a premature ejaculation ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to have any ejaculation outside the vagina, esp. ejaculation from masturbation ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIRE IN THE HOLE! int. used among moonshiners as a warning that law officers are near ...1963 Amer. dial.
• FIRE INTO THE WRONG FLOCK vb. to be mistaken; to be wrong; to blunder; to 'bark up the wrong tree' ...1835 Amer. dial.
• FIRE-IRON n. a gun ...1911 Amer. dial.
• FIRELIGHT BUG n. a firefly ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FIRE-LIGHTING n. hunting animals at night by shining light in their eyes ...1849 Amer. dial.
• FIRELOCK n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIRE MAN n. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FIRE-NEW adj. brand-new ...1790 Amer. dial.
• FIRE OF HEAVEN n. a thunderbolt; a flash of lightning ...1830
• FIRE OIL n. kerosene ...1949 Amer. dial.
• FIRE ON vb. 1. to ask questions in a rapid-fire manner ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to strike, to hit, to fight with ...1972 Amer. dial.
• FIRE ONE'S SHUCK vb. to light into someone; to criticize severely ...1951 Amer. dial.
• FIRE ONE UP vb. to lights one's cigarette or reefer ...1960s US Black sl.
• FIRE ON SOMEONE vb. to hit or punch ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FIRE OUT vb. to eject, to kick out, to expel or order from a classroom ...1885 Amer. dial.
• FIRE-PLUG n. a male infected with venereal disease, esp. gonorrhea ...E19 Brit. sl.
• FIRE POPPER n. a firecracker ...1949 Amer. dial.
• FIRE QUEEN n. a sadist who burns other people to arouse sexual pleasure ...20C US sl.
• FIRE-SET vb. to set fire to ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FIRESHINE n. the light from a fire ...1984 Amer. dial.
• FIRE-SHOOTING n. hunting animals at night by shining light in their eyes ...1877  Amer. dial.
• FIRES OF HEAVEN, THE n. the stars ...1607 poetical
• FIRE STICK n. 1. a large wooden match ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a rifle ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIRE THE ACID vb. to drink rum ...20C W. Indies sl.
• FIRE UP vb. 1.of fog: to dissipate ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to strike, to hit, to fight with ...1972 Amer. dial.
• FIREWATER n. alcohol; any strong spirit; whisky ...1826 sl., orig. attributed to North American Indians; latterly used jocularly
• FIREWORKS n. 1. an orgasm ...19C sl.
n. 2. a disturbance; an angry scene; the end of life ...1889 sl.
• FIRING adv. extremely ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. fuel ...1931 Amer. dial.
• FIRING IRON n. a rifle ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIRING LINE n. the army ...1923 Amer. dial.
• FIRING-NEW adj. brand-new ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FIRING STICK n. a rifle ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FIRK vb. to copulate ...17C sl.
• FIRKIN n. a gadget ...E20 military sl.
• FIRKY-TOODLE n. sexual play; sexual foreplay ...18C Brit. sl.
vb. to caress; to cuddle or fondle; to indulge in sexual or physically intimate endearments ...18C Brit. sl.
• FIR LICE n. minute splinters from fir bark ...1977 Amer. dial.
• FIRLY-FARLY n. 1. a wonderful thing, a marvel ...19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. confusion, tumult ...19C Eng. dial.
• FIRPLE n. the under-lip ...19C Sc.
vb. to whimper ...19C Sc.
• FIRST adj. eager, anxious ...1913 Amer. dial.
• FIRST ALONG adv. at first ...1895 Amer. dial.
• FIRST BASE n. a woman's breasts ...1930s US Black sl.
• FIRST-BEST adj. foremost; in first place ...1858 Amer. dial.
• FIRST CAB OFF THE RANK n. the first person etc. to do or take advantage of something ...Aust. colloq.
• FIRST CATCH YOUR HARE phr. as the first step to do anything
• FIRST DARK n. twilight ...1922 Amer. dial.
• FIRST DAWN n. dawn ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FIRST DAY n. 1. Sunday ...1655 Amer. dial.
n. 2. broad daylight in the morning ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FIRST DAYLIGHT n. dawn ...1887 Amer. dial.
• FIRST DUSK n. twilight ...1898 Amer. dial.
• FIRST END, THE n. the beginning ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FIRSTEST adj. first ...1905 Amer. dial.
• FIRST FORM THING n. the most rudimentary thing; rudiments; anything ...1914 Amer. dial.
• FIRST GOING OFF n. the beginning ...1922 Amer. dial.
• FIRST HUNDRED YEARS ARE THE HARDEST, THE phr. the first difficulties are the greatest ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIRST LIGHT n. dawn ...1938 Amer. dial.
• FIRST LINE n. morphine ...20C US drugs sl.
• FIRSTLY adj. hasty ...1888 Amer. dial.
• FIRST MAN n. the best man at a wedding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIRST NATIONAL BANK n. an outside toilet building ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIRST NIGHT n. twilight ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIRST OF IT adv. firstly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIRST-RATE-AND-A-HALF adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIRST-RATER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIRTLE vb. to trifle, to dawdle, to appear busy and do little; to fidget, to move about distractedly ...1881 Eng. dial.
• FISE n. a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FISGIG adj. frisky ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. a worthless fellow ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FISH adj. foolish, stupid ...1980 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a woman considered sexually ...17C sl.
n. 2. (mainly derogatory) a person of the stated sort, as a 'cold fish' ...1750 sl.
n. 3. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 4. the penis ...L19 sl.
n. 5. a man who is afraid to fly in an airplane ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 6. a submarine ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 7. a fool, an oaf ...20C US sl.
n. 8. a gullible person, a dupe, a greenhorn; an undesirable person, a jerk ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a raincoat, esp. an oilskin ...1903 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a dollar ...1917 US sl.
n. 11. a torpedo ...1928 sl.
n. 12. a heterosexual female ...M20 US homosexual usage
n. 13. a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...M20 US sl.
n. 14. a nickname for an old car; a jalopy ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 15. a new prisoner; a recent arrival ...1982 Amer. dial.
vb. to doze ...1952 Amer. dial.
int. an oath an exclamation ...19C Eng. dial.
• FISH AND SHRIMP n. a pimp ...E20 US rhyming sl.
• FISH BAIT n. sticky mucus that forms in the nose ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FISHBITE n. the act of lifting a person (from behind) by the belt, belt buckles, top of the underwear, the seat of the pants; a wedgie ...1988 Amer. dial.
• FISH BOX n. a can of salmon, etc.; a can containing fish ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FISH BROTH n. water ...Bk1921 sl.
• FISHBURG n. a fish sandwich ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FISH BURNER n. a sled dog ...1967 Alaskan usage
• FISHCAKES n. a type of 'flip flop' or sandal with laminated rubber soles ...1988 Amer. dial.
• FISH CAMP n. orig. a place where one could go fishing; later, a roadhouse or restaurant specializing in fish and seafood dishes ...1980 Amer. dial.
• FISH DAY n. Friday ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FISH-DROWNDER n. a very heavy rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FISH-EATER n. (derogatory) a Roman Catholic ...E20 US sl.
• FISHER n. a one-pound note or other currency note ...1922 Brit. sl.
• FISHERMAN n. a porpoise ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FISH EYES n. tapioca ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FISH-FAG n. a pickpocket ...M19 sl.
• FISH-FASH n. 1. troublesome business, fuss, bother ...1875 Eng. dial.
n. 2. foolish talk ...19C Eng. dial.
• FISH FOR HERRING AND CATCH A WHALE vb. 1. to get a result other than expected ...B1900
vb. 2. to fail miserably ...B1900
• FISH-HOOKS n. fingers ...M19 sl.
1 FISHING adj. nodding, asleep ...1952 Amer. dial.
• FISHING ROD n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• FISH IN THE POOL n. a fool ...1998 Brit. rhyming sl.
• FISH IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION vb. to go in the right direction or toward a goal; to be on the right track ...1959 Amer. dial.
• FISH-MARKET n. a brothel; a low brothel with bad-smelling whores ...M19 Brit. sl.
• FISHMONGER n. 1. a pimp or procurer ...16C sl.
n. 2. a lecher; a whoremonger ...19C Brit. sl.
• FISH POND n. the female genitals ...M20 US sl.
• FISH-POUND n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• FISH'S EYES n. tapioca ...20C colloq.
• FISH-SKIN n. 1. a condom ...20C sl.
n. 2. a dollar bill ...1936 US sl.
n. 3. a raincoat, esp. an oilskin ...1958 Amer. dial.
• FISH STORY n. an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FISH TAIL n. a grenade ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FISH WELL AND CATCH A FROG vb. to obtain little result after great effort ...1546
• FISHWIFE n. the female wife or consort of a homosexual male ...M20 US sl.
• FISHY ABOUT THE GILLS adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...L19 sl.
• FIST n. 1. a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a child that is disrespectful to its elders ...1949 Amer. dial.
vb. to strike ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FISTE n. 1. a worthless dog ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) a person or animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered ...1915 Amer. dial.
• FIST-FUCK n. in sadism: the insertion of a hand or fingers into the rectum of a masochist ...20C US sl.
vb. 1. of a male: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to insert the hand into the rectum as a means of sexual gratification ...a1972 sl., orig. US
• FIST-FUCKING n. inserting the hand into the rectum as a means of sexual gratification ...a1972 sl.
• FISTICATE vb. to fight with fists, to box; to quarrel; to meddle ...1819 Amer. dial.
• FISTIC CHAMPION n. a champion boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• FISTING n. inserting the hand into the rectum as a means of sexual gratification ...1981 sl.
• FIST IT vb. to grasp a penis for masturbation or as a guide for intromission, performed by a man or a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• FISTY adj. 1. irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
n. one who moves about hurriedly ...1954 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIT vb. to (attempt to) incriminate someone, esp. by planting false evidence ...1882 sl., orig. Aust.
• FIT AS A FIDDLE adj. in good health ...1882 sl.
• FIT AS A FROG'S HAIR adj. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIT AS A FROG'S HAIR SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE adj. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIT AS A MALLEE BULL adj. extremely fit and healthy ...1960 Aust. sl.
• FIT AS A PUDDING FOR A FRIAR'S MOUTH adj. very fit or suitable, appropriate, welcome ...1827
• FIT ENDS vb. to copulate (ends = the genitals) ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIT END TO END vb. to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FITIFIED adj. eccentric, peculiar; hysterical, nervous; erratic, fastidious ...1912 Amer. dial.
• FIT OF THE FACE † n. a grimace; a twist or contortion of the face ...1773
• FITS LIKE A SHIRT ON A BEANPOLE phr. fits very badly...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FIT TO BE TIED adj. angry ...1894 sl.
• FIT TO DROP adj. worn out, exhausted
• FIT TO KILL adj. 1. resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIT-UP n. an act of unjust incrimination ...1985 sl.
vb. (usually as 'fit up') to (attempt to) incriminate someone, esp. by planting false evidence  ...1882 sl., orig. Aust.
• FIVE n. (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Jew' (Five and Two)
• FIVE AGAINST ONE n. masturbation ...20C jocular
• FIVE AND TWO n. (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Jew'
• FIVE BY FIVE n. a very short, fat man ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FIVE BY TWO n. (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Jew'
• FIVE-DOLLAR EXPRESSIONS n. language that the speaker considers to be unnecessarily difficult or intellectual ...20C US sl.
• FIVE-DOLLAR WORDS n. language that the speaker considers to be unnecessarily difficult or intellectual ...20C US sl.
• FIVE-FINGER DISCOUNT n. the activity or proceeds of stealing or shoplifting ...1966 US sl., chiefly CB users'
• FIVE-FOR-SIXER n. a money-lender aboard ship ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• FIVE-K RIG n. a 5000 watt public address system ...1985 UK sl.
• FIVE-KNUCKLE SHUFFLE n. masturbation ...1972 US sl.
• FIVE-O n. 1. the police ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 2. fifty ...1983 US sl.
• FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW n. a growth of stubble which becomes visible in the late afternoon on the face of a man who has shaved earlier in the day ...1937 sl.
• FIVE-POT PIECE n. 2 shillings and sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• FIVER n. 1. five pounds or a five-pound note ...1843 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a five-dollar bill ...1843 US sl.
• FIVE-TO-TWO n. (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1914 Brit. rhyming sl.
• FIX n. 1. a dilemma ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a dose of a narcotic ...1936 sl.
vb. 1. to influence by illegal means, esp. bribery ...1790 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to inject oneself with a narcotic drug ...1936 sl., orig. US
vb. 3. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIXED FACT n. a positive fact ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• FIXINGS n. 1. strong liquor ...Bk1892 Aust. bush sl.
n. 2. trimmings ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• FIX SOMEONE'S CLOCK vb. to finish someone; to do for; to thoroughly defeat someone ...1904 Amer. sl.
• FIXTIVITY n. permanence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIX-UP n. a dose of a narcotic ...1934 sl.
• FIZ n. the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to take effect on; to show or make an impression on; to injure ...1892 Ireland
• FIZGIG n. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1895 Aust. sl.
• FIZZ n. 1. champagne ...1864 sl.
n. 2. an effervescing drink ...1889 sl.
n. 3. the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1943 Aust. sl.
• FIZZER n. 1. a firecracker that explodes with a hiss ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a soda fountain ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a disciplinary charge ...a1935 Brit. army sl.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1943 Aust. sl.
• FIZZICAL CULTURIST n. a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIZZING adj. excellent, very good, first-rate, splendid ...1885 Eng. dial. sl.
• FIZZLE n. a ridiculous failure ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• FIZZLE-FARTING JOB n. tedious and unprofitable labour ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• FIZZLE OUT vb. to prove a failure ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• FIZZLER † n. 1. one who breaks wind without noise ...1582
n. 2. a defective firecracker that burns with a hissing sound; one that fails to go off ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• FIZZMIGIGS n. absurd articles of dress ...1872 Eng. dial.
• FIZZOG n. the face; the expression on the face ...1811 UK sl.
• FLAB n. fatness ...1958 sl.
• FLABBERDEGASKY † vb. to astonish greatly; to confound, to flabbergast ...1822 nonce word
• FLABBERDEGAZ n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLABBERGAST vb. to astound; to surprise ...1772
• FLABBERGASTED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLACK n. a publicity agent ...1939 sl., orig. US
• FLADGE n. flagellation as a means of sexual gratification, and also pornographic literature concentrating on flagellation ...1958 sl.
• FLADGES n. snowflakes ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLADJ n. flagellation as a means of sexual gratification, and also pornographic literature concentrating on flagellation ...1958 sl.
• FLAG n. 1. an apron; hence a badge of office or trade ...1851 sl.
n. 2. the 'menstrual cloth' ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 3. fourpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• FLAG-ABOUT n. a strumpet ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAG AWAY vb. to consider unimportant; to brush aside ...NZ
• FLAG BY vb. to consider unimportant; to brush aside ...NZ
• FLAGE n. flagellation as a means of sexual gratification, and also pornographic literature concentrating on flagellation ...1958 sl.
• FLAGELLATE vb. to whip, scourge, flog
• FLAGELLOMANIA n. enthusiasm for whipping or being whipped
• FLAGELLOMANIAC adj. enthusiastic about or deriving (sexual) pleasure from whipping or being whipped
n. a person who is enthusiastic about or derives (sexual) pleasure from whipping or being whipped
• FLAGGER n. a street-walker ...1865 sl.
• FLAGGY adj. drooping; limp
• FLAG IS UP, THE phr. the 'menstrual flux is on' ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAGITIOUS adj. atrociously wicked; vicious; outrageous ...14C
• FLAG OF DEFIANCE n. a drunken roisterer ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAG OF DISTRESS n. a flying shirt-tail ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAGS * n. 1. the long feathers on the leg of a hawk or falcon
n. 2. a signal quartermaster ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• FLAG UNFURLED n. a man of the world ...Bk1893 rhyming sl.
• FLAG-WAVING n. an emotional appeal or display intended to arouse patriotic or nationalistic feeling ...colloq.
• FLAIL vb. to do poorly on or fail a test; to mess up ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FLAK n. 1. adverse criticism ...1968 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a public relations person ...Bk1998 sl.
• FLAKE n. a crazy, eccentric, or unreliable person ...1959 sl., chiefly US
vb. to miss an appointment or not show for a date ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FLAKED OUT adj. tired ...1950s Amer. sl.
• FLAKE OUT vb. to collapse or fall asleep as through extreme exhaustion; to become unconscious ...1942 sl.
• FLAKEY adj. crazy, eccentric ...1953 sl., orig. US
• FLAK HAPPY adj. slap-happy; slightly muddled mentally ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLAKIES n. dandruff ...colloq.
• FLAKY adj. crazy, eccentric ...1953 sl., orig. US
• FLAM adj. false ...1692 sl.
n. 1. nonsense; humbug; flattery; a lie; deception; a sham ...1598 sl.
n. 2. a single stroke on the drum ...1785 sl.
vb. to flatter; to lie; to take in; to cheat or deceive ...Bk1893 colloq.
• FLAMATIOUS † adj. burning hot ...1688
• FLAMBERGAST vb. to amaze, astonish, bewilder, perplex; to take by surprise ...1869 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FLAMBLE †* vb. to be in flames, to flame ...1557
• FLAMBUGINOUS * adj. of the nature of a 'flam'; nonsensical, sham ...1813
• FLAMBUSTERED adj. excited, agitated ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLAMBUSTIOUS adj. 1. gaudy, showy ...1868 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. of enjoyment: good, pleasant ...1868 Amer. sl.
• FLAMDOODLE n. nonsense; vain boasting; empty talk ...1833 Amer. sl.
• FLAME n. 1. a sweetheart, a mistress in keeping ...E18 sl.
n. 2. a venereal disease ...1859 sl.
n. 3. an abusive message posted online or sent by electronic mail, esp. to express anger or criticism ...colloq.
n. 4. a blatantly homosexual man ...1940s US sl.
vb. 1. to show great emotion; to become angry or excited
vb. 2. to post an abusive comment online or send an abusive email ...colloq.
int. an expletive; hell! ...20C
• FLAME ARTIST n. a blatantly homosexual man ...1940s US sl.
• FLAMEOUT n. a complete failure
• FLAMER n. 1. an admirer, a lover, a promiscuous woman ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a conspicuous, ostentatious person who 'burns brightly'; someone or something very unusual or vigorous ...c1805
n. 3. a stiff criticism; a row; a quarrel ...c1805
n. 4. a redhead ...E19 sl.
n. 5. a man, woman, thing, or incident above the common ...1840 sl.
n. 6. a safety match burning with notably bright flame ...L19 sl.
n. 7. an enthusiast; a success with the female sex, a lady's man ...L19 sl.
n. 8. an aircraft coming down in flames ...1916 Royal Air Force usage
n. 9. a clumsy, embarrassing, or highly unpleasant person ...1930s sl.
n. 10. a blatantly homosexual man ...1940s US sl.
n. 11. anyone who commits a major social error; thus the error itself ...1960s sl.
n. 12. a gun ...1990s US Black sl.
• FLAMERS n. safety-matches giving a bright flame ...c1885 sl.
• FLAME THROWER n. a blatantly homosexual man ...1940s US sl.
• FLAMES n. a red-haired person; also, a term of address ...1823  colloq.
• FLAMFEW n. a gaudy ornament; a dazzling trifle; a gewgaw; something pretty and of little value ...1580 arch.
• FLAMFOO n. 1. a gaudily-dressed woman whose chief pleasure consists in dress ...19C Sc.
n. 2. a gaudy ornament of female dress ...19C Sc.
• FLAMIGIGS n. airs and graces; affectations ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FLAMIN' adj. infatuated, mad ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FLAMING adj. 1. excessively noticeable, flagrant, monstrous; conspicuous ...1738 sl.
adj. 2. of tobacco: very strong ...1887 sl.
adj. 3. an intensifier ...1895 UK sl.
adj. 4. ostentatiously homosexual ...1941 US gay sl.
adj. 5. vehement; passionate
adj. 6. sexy ...1990s US campus sl.
adj. 7. drunk ...2000s Irish sl.
adv. an intensifier ...1895 UK sl.
n. 1. speaking incessantly and obsessive on a particular topic of little interest to anyone but oneself ...1950s sl.
n. 2. using 'bulletin boards' and other communications links to circulate obscene messages, pictures, etc. ...1980s sl.
• FLAMING ARSEHOLE n. a large red circle painted on side of Japanese aircraft ...1942 Aust. airmen's usage
• FLAMING ASSHOLE n. a truly despicable person ...1968 US sl.
• FLAMING COFFIN n. 1. a DH-4 bomber aircraft ...1919 US sl.
n. 2. an airplane falling in flames ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FLAMING END n. a remarkable and pleasing thing or person ...1983 UK sl.
• FLAMING FURY n. a toilet built over a deep pit in the ground, the contents of which are periodically set alight ...1960 Aust. sl.
• FLAMING HELL! int. an expletive; hell! used for expressing surprise, anger, amazement, etc....c1925
• FLAMING NORA! int. used for expressing surprise, anger, amazement, etc. ...1979 UK euphemism
• FLAMINGO n. an inhabitant of Flanders ...c1910
• FLAMING ONIONS n. a projectile consisting of about ten incendiary shells shot upwards in quick succession ...1917 sl.
• FLAMING WELL adv. damned well ...1955 Aust. sl.
• FLAMMIVOMOUS * adj. vomiting or belching flames of fire, as a volcano ...1663-76
• FLAMMULE n. a small flame
• FLAMP vb. 1. to sell Army property illegally ...L19 army sl.
vb. 2. to flatter; to wheedle ...c1937 Royal Air Force usage
• FLAM-SAUCE n. transparent nonsense ...1833 sl.
• FLAN n. red tape ...20C Royal Navy usage
• FLANAGAN n. a gallon (of motor fuel) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FLANAGAN AND ALLEN n. a gallon (of motor fuel) ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• FLANDERKIN † adj. Flemish ...1694
n. 1. a very large fat man or horse ...1690 sl.
† n. 2. an inhabitant of Flanders ...1698
• FLANDERS EARTH n. mud ...World War I army sl.
• FLANDERS FORTUNE n. a relatively small fortune or inheritance ...L17 sl.
• FLANDERS PIECE n. a painting that looks good from a distance but not so good close to ...1690 sl.
• FLANDERS RECKONING n. spending money in a place that has no links to the place where one received the money ...E17 sl.
• FLANE vb. to walk idly; to saunter
• FLANGE n. 1. the head of the penis ...1960s sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...1990s sl., orig. US
• FLANGEHEAD n. (derogatory) a nickname for an East Asian ...1930s sl.
• FLANK vb. 1. to crack a whip; also, to hit a mark with the lash of one ...1830 sl.
vb. 2. to dodge, to evade ...M19 US sl., orig. military
vb. 3. to trick out of ...M19 US sl., orig. military
• FLANKARD n. a venereal sore ...16C sl.
• FLANKER n. 1. a blow; a punch; a retort; a kick ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a verbal response ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a trick or swindle, a hoax ...1923 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
n. 4. a tall person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLANKEY n. the posteriors ...1848 sl.
• FLANNEL n. 1. grog, punch, or gin-twist with a dash of beer ...E19 sl.
n. 2. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; indirect or evasive talk; deceiving flattery, humbug, rubbish, nonsense...1927 Brit. sl.
vb. to talk evasively to; to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1941 Brit. sl.
• FLANNEL BACK n. a navvy, who wears such a garment ...L19 sl.
• FLANNEL EARS n. deaf ears ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLANNEL-JACKET n. a navvy, who wears such a garment ...L19 sl.
• FLANNELLED FOOL n. (derogatory) a cricketer
• FLANNEL-MOUTH n. a flatterer; an exaggerated talker ...1881 US sl.
• FLANNELMOUTHED adj. 1. speaking indistinctly and in a muffled way ...US
adj. 2. speaking too loudly or too much, often talking nonsense ...US
• FLANNIE n. a shirt made of flannel or flannelette ...Aust. sl.
• FLANNY n. a shirt made of flannel or flannelette ...Aust. sl.
• FLANTITANTING † adj. flaunting ...1596 nonce word
• FLANTUM-FLATHERUM PIEBALD DILL n. a woman fantastically dressed in a variety of colours ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• FLAP n. 1. a blow ...1539 sl.
n. 2. a state of panic, distress, agitation or restlessness ...1916 sl.
n. 3. a giddy girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 4. an ear ...World War II Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to pay, to fork out ...Bk1893 sl.
vb. 2. to possess a woman carnally ...Bk1893 sl.
vb. 3. to rob; to swindle ...Bk1893 thieves' sl.
vb. 4. to be or become agitated or flustered; to panic ...1912 sl.
vb. 5. to toss, fling, slam, etc., abruptly or noisily
• FLAPADOSHA adj. showy; eccentric ...19C Eng. dial.
n. an eccentric, showy person with superficial manners ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLAP A JAY vb. to swindle a greenhorn; to dupe ...1885 sl.
• FLAPDOODLE n. 1. transparent nonsense; empty talk ...1833 sl.
n. 2. the penis ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAPDOODLER n. a braggart agitator ...Bk1893 Amer. sl.
• FLAP-DRAGON n. the pox or 'clap' ...1690 sl.
• FLAPMAN n. a convict promoted for good behaviour to first or second class ...Bk1893 prison sl.
• FLAPPABLE adj. easily upset or agitated ...colloq.
• FLAPPER n. 1. the hand ...1833 sl.
n. 2. a fledgling wild duck ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 3. a little girl ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 4. a very young prostitute ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 5. the penis ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 6. a giddy girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• FLAPPERESE n. slang of the 1920s ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLAPPERETTE n. a giddy girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• FLAPPERITIS n. fondness for girls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLAPPEROO n. a giddy girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• FLAPPERS n. the ears ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLAPPER-SHAKER n. the hand ...1833 sl.
• FLAPPER-SHAKING n. hand-shaking ...1853 sl.
• FLAPPY adj. 1. giddy, unsteady ...Eng. dial.
adj. 2. loose; flapping
• FLAPPY FEMME n. a giddy girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• FLAPPY-TONGUE n. one whose word cannot be relied on ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLAP-SAUCE † n. 1. a glutton ...1540
n. 2. transparent nonsense ...1833 sl.
• FLAP THE DIMMOCK vb. to pay ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLARE n. 1. a 'drunk', a spree ...Bk1893 colloq.
n. 2. a row; a dispute ...Bk1893 colloq.
n. 3. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to swagger; to go with a bounce ...1841 sl.
vb. 2. to steal actively, lightly, or delicately ...1850 sl.
• FLAREBACK n. 1. a brief return to a negative state after a marked improvement
n. 2. a negative, often unexpected, consequence of an action ...US
• FLARE-OUT n. a fight; an outburst of temper; also, a spree ...1838 sl.
• FLARES n. trousers with legs that widen below the knee ...colloq.
• FLARE-UP n. a fight; an outburst of temper, emotion, or violence; also, a spree ...1838 sl.
vb. to fly into a passion; to burst into anger ...1849 sl.
• FLARING adj. excessive ...colloq.
• FLARY adj. dazzling, gaudy, flashy
• FLASH adj. 1. relating to thieves, their habits, customs, lingo, etc. ...1782 sl.
adj. 2. characterized by outward show; gaudy, showy, smart, flashy ...1785
adj. 3. sham or counterfeit; showily shoddy ...1812 sl.
adj. 4. knowing; expert; showy ...1819 thieves' sl.
adj. 5. vulgar, or blackguardly; ostentatious; showy; applied to one aping his betters ...1830 sl.
adj. 6. vainglorious, conceited, foolhardy or swaggering ...1830 sl.
adj. 7. relating to gamblers and followers of boxing and racing ...colloq.
adj. 8. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a showy swindler; a blustering vulgarian ...1632 sl.
n. 2. a peruke or periwig ...1690 sl.
n. 3. the lingo of thieves and their associates ...1718 sl.
n. 4. a boast, brag, or great pretense made by a spendthrift, quack, or pretender to more art or knowledge than he really has ...1748 sl.
n. 5. a burst of wit or merriment ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 6. a portion; a drink ...Bk1893
n. 7. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 9. the brief pleasurable sensation obtained by injecting a narcotic drug ...1946 sl., orig. US
† vb. 1. to splash or dash water ...14C
vb. 2. to display ostentatiously ...colloq.
vb. 3. of a man: to expose one's genitals as a means of sexual gratification ...1846 sl.
vb. 4. to show suddenly and briefly ...colloq.
vb. 5. to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• FLASH A BIT vb. of a woman: to permit examination; to behave immodestly ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH A FAWNEY vb. to wear a ring ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH-CRIB n. 1. a house frequented by thieves, as a tavern, lodging-house, fence ...1839 sl.
n. 2. a brothel; a haunt of loose women ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH-DISPENSARY n. 1. a boarding-house ...Bk1893 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a swell brothel ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH-DRUM n. 1. a house frequented by thieves, as a tavern, lodging-house, fence ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 2. a brothel; a haunt of loose women ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASHER n. 1. a high-flier; a fop; a pretender to wit ...1779 sl.
n. 2. a person who indecently exposes himself ...Brit. sl.
• FLASHERY n. inferior or vulgar elegance, dash, distinction, display ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH-GENTRY n. the swell mob or higher class of thieves ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH-GIRL n. a showy prostitute ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH HARRY n. an ostentatious, loudly dressed, and typically bad-mannered man ...1960 Brit. sl.
• FLASH-HOUSE n. 1. a house frequented by thieves, as a tavern, lodging-house, fence ...1828 sl.
n. 2. a brothel; a haunt of loose women ...1830 sl.
• FLASH IN THE PAN n. a project, person, etc. that enjoys only short-lived success, notoriety, etc., a failure ...19C
• FLASH-JIG n. a favourite dance ... Bk1893 coster's sl.
• FLASH-KEN n. 1. a house frequented by thieves, as a tavern, lodging-house, fence ...1690 sl.
n. 2. a brothel; a haunt of loose women ...1837 sl.
• FLASH-KIDDY n. a dandy ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH-LINGO n. patter interlarded with cant words and phrases ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH-MAN n. 1. a rogue, a thief; the landlord of a 'flash-case' ...1789 sl.
n. 2. a person with no visible means of support, but living in style and 'showing up' well ...Bk1893 Amer. sl.
• FLASH MOB n. a group of people coordinated by email and social media to meet to perform some predetermined action at a particular place and time and then disperse quickly
• FLASH-MOLL n. a showy prostitute ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH-MOLLISHER n. a showy prostitute ...1821 sl.
• FLASH-NOTE n. a spurious bank-note ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH OF LIGHTNING n. 1. a glass of gin; a dram of neat spirit ...1789 sl.
n. 2. the gold braid on an officer's cap ...Bk1893 nautical sl.
• FLASH ONE'S GAB vb. to talk, to swagger, to brag ...1819 sl.
• FLASH ONE'S IVORIES vb. to show one's teeth; to grin ...1825 sl.
• FLASH ONE'S MEAT vb. to expose the person ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH ONE'S STICKS vb. to expose one's pistols ...1812 sl.
• FLASH ONE'S TICKER vb. to air one's watch ...Bk1893
• FLASHPACKER n. a backpacker who has a considerable disposable income ...21C
• FLASH-PANNY n. 1. a house frequented by thieves, as a tavern, lodging-house, fence ...Bk1893 sl.
n. 2. a brothel; a haunt of loose women ...1811 sl.
• FLASH-PIECE n. a showy prostitute ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASHPOINT n. a critical moment beyond which a situation will inevitable erupt into violence
• FLASH-RIDER n. a bronco-buster ... Bk1893 Amer. sl.
• FLASH-SONG n. a song interlarded with cant words and phrases ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH-TAIL n. a prostitute ...1868 sl.
• FLASH THE BLUNT vb. to show money ...1823 sl.
• FLASH THE BUBS vb. to expose the breasts ...1887 sl.
• FLASH THE DIBS vb. to show or spend one's money ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH THE DICKEY vb. to show the shirt front ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH THE DRAG vb. to wear women's clothes for immoral purposes ...1887 sl.
• FLASH THE FLAG vb. to sport an apron ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH THE GAB vb. to show off in talk; to hold forth ...1819 sl.
• FLASH THE HASH vb. to vomit ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH THE IVORIES vb. 1. to show the teeth ...1785 sl.
vb. 2. to be hanged ...1830 sl.
• FLASH THE IVORY vb. to grin, to smile ...1860 sl.
• FLASH THE MUZZLE vb. to produce a pistol ...c1823 sl.
• FLASH THE RED FLAG vb. to have one's courses ...Bk1903 sl.
• FLASH-TOGGERY n. smart clothes ...1834 sl.
• FLASH VESSEL n. a gaudy looking but undisciplined ship ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLASH-WOMAN n. a showy prostitute ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLASHY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLASHY BLADE n. a dandy; a cheap and noisy swell, whether male or female ...1719 sl.
• FLASHY SPARK n. a dandy; a cheap and noisy swell, whether male or female ...1819 sl.
• FLASH-YAD n. a day's enjoyment ...Bk1893 back-slang
• FLAT adj. having no money; flat broke ...1833 US sl.
n. 1. a greenhorn; a gull; a fool; a soft-head ...1762 colloq.
n. 2. a failure ...Bk1893 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a lover's dismissal; a jilting ...Bk1893 Amer. sl.
n. 4. an honest man ...Bk1893 American thieves' sl.
vb. 1. to jilt ...1871 sl.
vb. 2. to fail; to give way ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAT AS A FLOUNDER adj. very flat indeed ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAT AS A PANCAKE adj. flat ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• FLAT AS BE BLOWED adj. very flat indeed ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAT AS ONE'S HAND adj. very flat ...1883
• FLAT-BACK n. a bedbug ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLAT-CATCHER n. an impostor ...1823 sl.
• FLAT-CATCHING n. swindling ...1821 sl.
• FLATCH n. 1. 2 shillings and sixpence ... c1866 sl.
n. 2. a counterfeit half-crown ...Bk1893 coiners' usage
n. 3. a half ...Bk1893 back-slang
• FLATCH-KENNURD adj. half drunk ...Bk1893 back-slang
• FLATCH-YENNEP n. a half-penny ...Bk1893 back-slang
• FLATCH-YENORK n. half-a-crown ...Bk1893 back-slang
• FLAT DOG n. a crocodile ...Aust.
• FLAT-EARTHER n. a person who does not accept or is out of teach with the realities of modern life ...colloq.
• FLATETTE n. a very small flat ...Aust.
• FLAT FLOOSIE n. a prostitute who operates from a room or a flat ...20C US sl.
• FLAT-FOOT n. 1. a sailor ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
n. 2. a police officer; often applied specifically to uniformed officers, as opposed to detectives ...1912 sl., orig. US
• FLAT-FOOTED adj. 1. clumsy, awkward, denoting an inability to move quickly or adroitly ...1912 sl.
adj. 2. downright and uncompromising ... Brit. colloq
adj. 3. determined ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. resolutely ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• FLAT-FUCK n. a sexual union of two lesbians rubbing their genitals together ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. to perform a 'flat-fuck' ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLATHATTER n. a careless pilot ...World War II Amer. Navy sl.
• FLAT-HEAD n. 1. a foolish person ...1862 sl.
n. 2. a greenhorn ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (as 'Flathead') a German ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FLATLANDER n. (censorious) a term used in various hilly or mountainous regions of North America, particularly Vermont, to denote an outsider, someone who doesn't belong
• FLATLINER n. 1. a cocktail containing sambuca, tequila and Tabasco sauce ...colloq.
n. 2. a person whose cardiac or brain activity registers as a flatline, and who is therefore dead ...colloq.
• FLATOPHILE n. a lover of 'flatulence'; someone who gets pleasure out of creating, hearing, or smelling flatulence; a person fascinated by loud releases of intestinal gas ...E20 jocular
• FLATS n. 1. shoes with flat heels or no heels
n. 2. LSD ...M20 US drugs sl.
• FLATSIDED adj. thin; skinny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLAT SPIN n. a state of confusion; dither ...colloq.
vb. to act confused ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLATSTICK adv. with great speed or effort ...S. Afr. sl.
• FLATTEN vb. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLATTENED adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLATTENED OUT adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLATTERCAP † n. a flatterer, a wheedler; a wheedling or coaxing child who tries to gain their own little ends by flattery ...1681 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FLATTEROUS adj. flattering ...arch.
• FLATTIE n. 1. a police officer; a uniformed officer as opposed to detectives ...1866 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a flounder or other flatfish ...NZ colloq.
• FLATTIES n. shoes with flat heels or no heels
• FLAT TIRE n. 1. a flaccid penis ...20C sl.
n. 2. a fool, an oaf; a worthless man ...E20 US sl.
n. 3. an impotent man; a worthless, powerless man ...E20 sl.
• FLAT-TOP n. 1. a man's short flat haircut ...1956 sl.
n. 2. (usually as 'flattop') an aircraft carrier ...US colloq.
• FLAT-TRACK BULLY n. a sportsperson who dominates inferior opposition, but who cannot beat top-level opponents ...colloq.
• FLATTY n. 1. a policeman ...1866 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a flat shoe, a shoe without heels ...colloq.
n. 4. a flat-chested woman ...colloq.
n. 5. a flat-mate
• FLAUNTING FABIAN † n. a swashbuckler, a swaggerer; a careless fellow ...1598
• FLAVERS n. what drops from the tongue of a dog ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLAVICOMOUS † adj. having yellow hair ...1727
• FLAWD adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...L17 Brit. sl.
• FLAWED adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol ...L17 Brit. sl.
adj. 2. deflowered ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLAY vb. to vomit ...E19 Brit. sl.
• FLAY THE FOX vb. to vomit ...E19 Brit. sl.
• FLEA-BAG n. 1. bed; also, a soldier's sleeping bag ...1839 sl.
n. 2. an unpleasant place ...1941 sl.
n. 3. a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLEA BOX n. a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLEA CIRCUS n. a bed; a bunk ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, A n. 1. a scolding, a rating; a sharp reproof; a rebuff; chiefly used in the phrase 'to go (send, etc.) away with a flea in one's ear' ...1826
† n. 2. formerly also, anything that surprises or alarms; a matter for disquietude or agitation of spirit ...B1900
• FLEAK n. (derogatory) a woman; a foolish or giddy woman ...E17 Brit. colloq.
• FLEA PASTURE n. a bed; a bunk ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLEA POWDER n. heroin ...M20 US drugs sl.
• FLEAS AND ANTS n. pants; trousers ...20C US rhyming sl.
• FLEAS IN ONE'S NOSE n. chimerical notions ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FLEASOCKS n. the shavings of wood ...19C Sc.
• FLEA TRAP n. a bed; a bunk ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLECTIBLE †* adj. capable of being bent ...1705
• FLEECE n. the female pubic hair ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. to swindle, to cheat, esp. to overcharge ...1772 sl.
• FLEECE-HUNTER n. a whoremonger; a lecher, a man who is after female pubic hair ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLEECE-MONGER n. a whoremonger; a lecher, a man who is after female pubic hair ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLEE-FLOWERS n. butterflies ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLEMINGTON CONFETTI n. 'bullshit'; empty talk, nonsense ...1930s Aust. sl.
• FLERGLE vb. to copulate ...M20 US sl.
• FLESH n. the genitals, male or female ...20C sl.
vb. to copulate ...L16 sl.
• FLESH-AND-BLOOD ANGEL n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• FLESH-BROKER n. a bawd; a procuress ...L17 sl.
• FLESH-FACTORY n. a brothel ...E20 US sl.
• FLESH-FLY n. a whoremonger; a pimp ...L18 Brit. sl.
• FLESHFUL † adj. abounding in flesh, fat, plump ...1552
• FLESH IT vb. to coit a woman ...16C sl.
• FLESHLY-IDOL n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLESHLY KENNING † n. carnal knowledge ...c1400
• FLESHLY-PART n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLESH-MAGGOT n. a whoremonger; a pimp ...L18 Brit. sl.
• FLESH-MARKET n. a brothel ...19C sl.
• FLESH-MONGER n. a procurer, a pimp; the male keeper of a brothel ...17C sl.
vb. to seek copulation ...17C sl.
• FLESH-PEDDLER n. 1. a prostitute ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a pimp ...M20 US sl.
• FLESH-POT n. 1. any district or establishment which caters to sexual desires and other physical needs ...16C colloq.
n. 2. a brothel ...sl.
n. 3. a harlot; a sexually loose woman ...sl.
• FLESH SESSION n. a session of lovemaking and copulation ...M20 US
• FLESH-SPADES † n. the fingernails ...1749
• FLESH-STRING † n. a muscle ...1587
• FLESH-TAILOR n. a surgeon ...E17 sl.
• FLESHY PART OF THE THIGH n. the posteriors ...L19 Brit. & US euphemism
• FLEWSEY † adj. soft and fluffy ...1711
• FLEX vb. to leave ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FLIBBER-GIBBER † n. a lying knave; a sycophant; a glib or oily talker ...1894
• FLIBBERTIGIBBET n. 1. a chattering or gossiping person; a flighty, restless, or frivolous woman; a scatterbrain; an oaf ...1549
† n. 2. the name of a devil or fiend mentioned by Shakespeare ...1603
n. 3. a person resembling the character so called in Scott's 'Kenilworth': a person of grotesque appearance and restless manners; an impish-looking, mischievous, and flighty urchin ...1826
vb. to play the flibbertigibbet; to gad about frivolously ...1921
• FLICK n. a movie ...1950s Amer. sl.
• FLICKER vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLICKER ALONG vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLICKING adj. an intensifier, fucking ...20C sl.
• FLIER n. 1. a swiftly moving kangaroo, usually female ...1826 Aust. colloq.
n. 2. a bad fall ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. anyone or anything that moves with great speed ...World War II Amer. sl.
n. 5. a long flying leap; a bound ...colloq.
n. 6. a speculative business transaction ...chiefly US
vb. to coit rapidly and briefly with a woman ...L18 Brit. sl.
• FLIES' SKATING RINK n. a bald head ...L19 sl.
• FLIGHT vb. to fly, migrate, as birds ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• FLIGHTY FRILL n. a giddy girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
ֳ• FLIM n. 1. a five-pound note ...1870 Brit. sl.
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FLIMMER n. ?? (see blog entry) a. a chatterbox, a gossip;  b. a vagabond; c. (plural) common people (obsolete)
* vb. to burn unsteadily; to flicker ...1880
• FLIMP n. a pickpocket ...E19 US criminals' sl.
vb. 1. to cheat or deceive ...E19 US criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to coit a woman ...M19 Brit. sl.
• FLIMSY adj. weak ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 1. £5 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
 

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