DICTIONARY
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• HIT n. a dose of narcotic; the act of obtaining or giving such a dose ...1951 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to find, to meet ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to give a drug to ...1953 sl., orig. US
vb. 3. to kill deliberately ...1955 sl., orig. US
• HIT ALONG vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT-AND-RUNNER n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT CAR n. an automobile used to make a getaway from the scene of a murder or to carry a kidnapped victim to the place where he is to be killed ...1969 Amer. criminal & police sl.
• HITCH n. 1. a period of service, as in the armed forces ...1835 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a horse and carriage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a term of imprisonment ...1923 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a lift given to a hitchhiker ...1928 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a scar resulting from repeated hypodermic injections ...1953 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to marry ...1846 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to fight, to tangle ...1874 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to hitchhike ...1929 Amer. sl.
• HITCHED adj. married ... 1857 sl., orig. US
• HITCHHIKER n. 1. in logging: a log caught or entangled but not choked with the turn, hauled all or part way to the landing ...1958 Amer. logging
n. 2. an authorized person who gains access to a computer system ...1979 Amer. sl.
• HITCH ON vb. 1. to strike up an acquaintance or a romance with a young woman ...1860 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to understand ...1885 Amer. sl.
• HITCH TEAMS vb. to get married ...1864 Amer. sl.
• HITCH UP vb. 1. to become partners ...1830 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HITCHY-COO n. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• HIT HIGH C vb. to utter a shriek ...1940 US sl.
• HIT IT vb. 1. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT IT ALONG vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT IT DOWNTOWN vb. in baseball: to hit a long home run ...1977 Amer. sl.
• HIT IT OFF vb. to take a liking to someone ...1780 sl.
• HIT IT UP vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT LADY n. a female hired killer ...1970s US sl.
• HITLAND n. Germany ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT LEATHER vb. to ride away ...1947 US West. sl.
• HIT LIST n. 1. a list of persons, projects, or the like, singled out for special attention, esp. for opposition or elimination ...1972 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a list of persons to be murdered or assassinated ...1976 Amer. sl.
• HIT MAN n. 1. a man who is a hired killer ...1963 Amer. sl., orig. criminal
n. 2. a player who tries to foul or injure members of the opposing team ...1974 Amer. sl.
n. 3. "an attorney to crack witnesses sympathetic to the defense" ...1989 Amer. sl.
• HIT ME phr. explain it to me ...1950s Amer. sl.
• HIT OFF vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT ONE ALL OF A HEAP vb. to amaze or stupefy one ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HIT ON THE MASTER VEIN † vb. to become pregnant ...1592 sl.
• HIT SQUAD n. a group of underworld assassins or political terrorists ...1969 Amer. sl., esp. journalism
• HIT TEAM n. 1. a group of underworld assassins or political terrorists ...1978 Amer. sl., esp. journalism
n. 2. a small task force ...1987 Amer. military sl.
• HITTERIL n. a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HIT THE AIR vb. to go outside; to get out ...1928 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE BAG vb. to go to bed; to have a rest ...1961 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE BALL vb. 1. to work hard and effectively; to perform satisfactorily or well ...1919 US sl.
vb. 2. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE BEACH vb. to go ashore on leave ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• HIT THE BOOZE vb. to drink alcohol ...1889 sl., orig. US
• HIT THE BOTTLE vb. to drink alcohol ...1889 sl., orig. US
• HIT THE BREEZE vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE BRICKS vb. 1. to be set free from prison ...1931 US sl.
vb. 2. to go on strike ...1946 US sl.
• HIT THE CAN vb. 1. to drink beer or other liquor in excess ...1922 US sl.
vb. 2. to die; to commit suicide ...1978 US sl.
• HIT THE CEILING vb. 1. to fail in examination ...1900 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to increase to an excessive level ...1903 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to become shocked ...1908 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to fly into a rage ...1914 sl.
• HIT THE FEATHERS vb. to go to bed ...1967 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE FLUTE vb. to smoke opium ...20C US drugs sl.
• HIT THE GONGER vb. to smoke opium ...20C US drugs sl.
• HIT THE GOOSEHAIR vb. to go to bed ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HIT THE GOW vb. to smoke opium ...20C US drugs sl.
• HIT THE GRIT vb. to depart, to set out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIT THE GROUND vb. to be released from custody ...1962 Amer. prison sl.
• HIT THE HAY vb. to go to bed ...1912 sl. orig. US
• HIT THE HIGH LONESOME vb. to go out alone on a drinking spree ...L19 US sl.
• HIT THE HIGH SPOTS vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE HIKES vb. to depart, to set out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIT THE JUG vb. to drink alcohol ...1889 sl., orig. US
• HIT THE LAM vb. to run away; to flee; esp. from authorities; to escape ...1986 US sl.
• HIT THE MUD vb. to smoke opium ...1920s drugs sl.
• HIT THE NAIL vb. to be successful ...1814 Sc.
• HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD vb. to succeed ; to come to the point ...1574 colloq.
• HIT THE PANIC BUTTON vb. to panic, to over-react, to summon aid ...1950s
• HIT THE PIKE vb. to take to the road; to start travelling; to set out; to depart ...c1910 Can. sl.
• HIT THE PIPE vb. to smoke opium ...20C US drugs sl.
• HIT THE POT vb. to drink alcohol ...1889 sl., orig. US
• HIT THE RACK vb. to go to bed; to go to sleep ...1940s sl., orig. US military
• HIT THE RIGHT NAIL ON THE HEAD vb. to succeed ; to come to the point ...1897 sl.
• HIT THE ROOF vb. to be or get angry ...1925 sl.
• HIT THE SACK vb. to go to bed ...1912 sl. orig. US
• HIT THE SAUCE vb. to drink to excess ...1940s sl. orig. US
• HIT THE SHEETS vb. 1. to go to bed ...1970s US sl.
vb. 2. to have sexual intercourse ...1970s US sl.
vb. 3. to be passive to the overtures of another woman ...1970s US lesbian sl.
• HIT THE SHUCKS vb. to go to bed, to go to sleep ...20C US sl.
• HIT THE SIDEWALKS vb. to walk the streets searching for a job ...20C US sl.
• HIT THE SILK vb. to open a parachute after jumping from a plane ...1933 US sl.
• HIT THE SKIDS vb. to enter in a period of economic decline ...1920s sl., orig. US
• HIT THE SLATS vb. to go to bed ...1915 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE SLIT vb. of a woman: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• HIT THE SPOT vb. to be absolutely satisfactory, to suit the circumstances; to satisfy a want or need ...20C colloq.
• HIT THE STEEL vb. in the days of railroad logging, to walk the track away from camp, either because fired, or quitting the job ...1958 logging sl.
• HIT THE STREET vb. to leave; to go out for the night ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HIT THE STUFF vb. to smoke opium ...1930s drug sl.
• HIT THE TARPOT vb. to pursue a Maori woman ...1940s NZ sl.
• HIT THE TICK vb. to go to bed, to go to sleep ...20C US sl.
• HIT THE TIES vb. among itinerants: to walk along a railway track ...1907 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE TOE vb. to leave quickly, to run off ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
• HIT THE TRAIL vb. 1. to leave, depart, set out ...19C sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE TURF vb. to depart, to set out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HIT THE WALLABY vb. to set off down the road, as a tramp ...M19 Aust. sl.
• HIT THE WIND vb. to leave quickly, to run away ...20C US Black sl.
• HITTER n. 1. a hired killer ...1959 Amer. sl., orig. criminal
n. 2. a rowdy usually working-class white youth ...1972 Amer. sl.
• HITTING IT UP adj. drinking heavily ...L19 US sl.
• HITTING ON ALL FOUR adj. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HITTING ON ALL SIX adj. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HITTING UP adj. injecting drugs ...1940s drugs sl.
• HIT UNDER THE WING adj. drunk ...M19 sl.
• HIT UP vb. 1. to drink ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to inject cocaine ...L19 US drugs sl.
vb. 3. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to inject a drug ...1950s US sl.
vb. 5. to visit ...20C US sl.
• HIT UP INTO MASH-MORTAR vb. to hit into small pieces, to crush utterly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HIT UP THE HYPO vb. to inject cocaine ...L19 US drugs sl.
• HIT WOMAN n. a female hired killer ...1970s US sl.
• HIT-YOUR-BACK n. a native of Virginia ...20C US sl.
• HIVE n. the vagina ...M19 sl.
vb. to discover; to catch ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HIVER n. 1. a prostitute ...19C US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a person with AIDS ...1980s sl.
• HIVE OFF vb. to leave ...20C Aust. sl.
• HIVIE-SKIVY adv. all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HIYA phr. hello ...1940
• HIYAH phr. hello ...1940
• HIZZLE † vb. to make a hissing or whizzing noise ...1583
• HO n. 1. a generic term describing any woman ...1950s sl.
n. 2. a person indiscreet in sexual matters ...1950s sl.
n. 3. a promiscuous or seductively dressed young woman ...1950s US Black & campus sl.
n. 4. a prostitute ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
n. 5. cannabis ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 6. a sexually promiscuous man ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. to sell out, to prostitute oneself ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• HOACH AND HAW vb. to hawk and spit ...1777 Eng. dial.
• HOAFLINS adv. half, partially; nearly ...1808 Eng. dial.
• HOAVE vb. to walk blunderingly or stupidly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HOAVE-GEE! int. a call to a horse to go straight forward ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HOAVE-GEE WOHOP! int. a call to a horse to go straight forward ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HOAX n. a deception, a fraud ...L18 sl.
vb. to deceive; to ridicule ...L18 sl.
• HOAX A QUIZ vb. to tease an eccentric person ...L18 sl.
• HOB n. a rustic, a simpleton ...L17 sl.
• HOBALL † n. a clown, a fool, a dolt, an idiot ...a1553
• HOB AND NOB vb. 1. to invite to drink, and then to clink glasses ...M18 sl.
vb. 2. to fraternize, to be on intimate terms ...M19 sl.
• HOBBES! int. really! honest! on my honour! ...1980s US campus sl.
• HOBBINOL n. a rustic, a simpleton ...L17 sl.
• HOBBITY-HOY n. a lad growing into manhood, one between man and boy; a clumsy or awkward youth; a hobbledehoy ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HOBBLE n. 1. a difficult situation, from which it is hard to extricate oneself ...L18 sl.
n. 2. bewilderment; perplexity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to steal; to arrest ...18C criminal sl.
vb. 2. to restrain ...L19 US sl.
• HOBBLE-BOBBLE n. confusion ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOBBLED adj. arrested, committed to trial ...E19 sl.
• HOBBLEDEGEE n. a jog trot; a pace between a walk and a run ...L18 sl.
• HOBBLEDEHOY n. a youth between man and boy; a young lad between fourteen and twenty-one, neither man nor boy; a clumsy, awkward, or gawky youth ...a1540
• HOBBLEDEJEE n. a jog trot; a pace between a walk and a run ...L18 sl.
• HOBBLE-DE-POISE adv. evenly balanced; straight, correct ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HOBBY n. an English translation of a text in a foreign language ...M19 US sl.
• HOBBY BOBBY n. a special constable ...1980s sl.
• HOBBY HORSE n. 1. a fool, a jester ...L16 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute; a promiscuous woman ...L16 sl.
• HOB-GOB n. 1. a hobgoblin, sprite, elf ...1882 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a fool, an idiot; an awkward, uncouth person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. silly, empty talk; gossip, chat ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOBGOBLIN PIE phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOB-JOB n. an unskilled job, an odd job, e.g. holding horses, carrying parcels ...L19 sl.
• HOB-JOBBER n. a man or boy walking the streets on the look out for small jobs ...M19 sl.
• HOBKNOLLING † n. saving one's own expenses by living with others on slight pretenses; sponging on the good nature of one's friends ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOBLOB † n. a lout; a rustic; a clown ...1583
• HOBNAIL n. a rustic; a simpleton ...L17 sl.
• HOBNAILED adj. rustic; boorish ...18C sl.
• HOBNAIL EXPRESS vb. to walk, to travel by foot ...1950s NZ sl.
• HOB-NOB adv. at random, hit or miss ...c1540
n. a toast ...L18 sl.
vb. (as 'hob nob')to invite to drink and then to clink glasses ...L18 sl.
• HOB-NOBBLE vb. to talk intimately and confidentially together ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOBNOBS n. members of the upper classes ...1990s Irish sl.
• HOBO n. 1. a tramp, a vagrant, an itinerant worker, often using the US rail system as a means of free transport ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1910s US sl.
n. 3. a provost-sergeant ...Amer. World War I sl.
vb. to live or travel as a tramp ...L19 US sl.
• HOBO CELL n. the iron cage in a prison for locking up minor offenders ...1900s US sl.
• HOBO COCKTAIL n. a glass of water, esp. when requested (rather than alcohol) in a restaurant ...1940s US sl.
• HOBOKEN n. 1. an insignificant, out-of-the-way place ...20C US sl.
n. 2. hell ...20C US sl.
• HOBOLAND n. a train with a crew friendly to tramps ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOBO LIMITED n. a train with a crew friendly to tramps ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HO BOOTS n. ostentatiously sexy, high, tight, high-heeled woman's boots ...1970s US Black sl.
• HOBOSEX n. sex with a number of strangers in a short period of time ...1990s sl.
• HOBOSEXUAL n. one who enjoys 'hobosex' ...1990s sl.
• HOBOY n. an oboe ...1575
n. an oboe player ...1633
• HOB'S KNOB n. the smart, rich area of a town ...20C US sl.
• HOBSON'S n. the voice ...1937 Brit. rhyming sl. (Hobson's choice)
• HOBSON'S CHOICE n. the voice ...1937 Brit. rhyming sl.
• HOBUCK n. a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• HO CAKE n. the vagina ...1990 US Black sl.
• HOCK n. 1. the foot; the foot and the ankle ...18C sl.
n. 2. a male homosexual ...20C rhyming sl. on 'cock'
vb. 1. to pawn ...1878 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to steal ...1930s US sl.
vb. 3. to get hold of, to obtain ...1960s NZ sl.
vb. 4. to kick ...1970s US sl.
• HOCK-DOCKIES n. shoes ...M19 sl.
• HOCKER n. 1. one who stammers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a gob of phlegm or spit ...1960s US teen sl.
vb. to hawk up ...1990s sl.
• HOCKERTY-COCKERTY † adv. riding on a person's shoulders, with a leg over each ...1742 Sc.
• HOCKEY adj. drunk, spec. with strong, stale beer known as 'old hock' ...L18 sl.
n. 1. excrement, both human and animal ...19C sl.
n. 2. nonsense; lies ...1930s US sl.
vb. to excrete ...19C sl.
• HOCKEY BOX n. the buttocks ...1970s US sl.
• HOCKEY PUCK n. a stupid person ...1960s US sl.
• HOCKEY STICK n. a mutton chop ...1940s NZ sl.
• HOCKHOLLER n. hollyhock ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOCK-HOUSE n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• HOCKIE n. 1. excrement, both human and animal ...19C sl.
n. 2. nonsense; lies ...1930s US sl.
vb. to excrete ...19C sl.
• HOCKS n. the feet ...M19 sl.
• HOCK-SHOP n. a pawnshop ...1871 sl.
• HOCKY adj. unpleasant, nasty ...1970s US campus sl.
n. 1. excrement, both human and animal ...19C sl.
n. 2. nonsense; lies ...1930s US sl.
vb. to excrete ...19C sl.
• HOCUS adj. drunk ...E18 sl.
n. 1. juggling, imposture ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a juggler, a magician, a charlatan ...M17 sl.
n. 3. drugged liquor ...19C sl.
n. 4. marijuana ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 5. opium, morphine, heroin, or cocaine ...20C drugs sl.
vb. 1. to drug a person with a mixture of snuff and beer before robbing them ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. in gambling, to make dice crooked ...1940s US gambling sl.
• HOCUS-POCUS n. 1. a juggler ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a juggler's trick; thus any form of imposture, trickery ...E18 sl.
n. 3. an astrologer ...E18 sl.
• HOD n. a pipe ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HO-DAD WITH A SHUFFLIN' ROD phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HODDY adj. in good condition, physically or mentally; healthy; in good humour or spirits; pleasant, cheerful ...1664 Eng. dial.
n. a snail; the shell of a snail ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HODDY-DODDY adj. 1. giddy, drunk ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. confused, in a whirl ...a1809 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. short and dumpy or clumsy; disproportionately stout; squat ...1824
† n. 1. a short and dumpy or thickset person ...a1553
† n. 2. a cuckold; a henpecked man ...1598
† n. 3. a foolish or ridiculous person; a simpleton; a dupe ...1646
n. 4. a revolving light ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a snail, a snail shell ...1869 Eng. dial.
• HODDY-NODDY †* n. a fool, simpleton, noodle ...1600
• HODDYPEAK † n. 1. a fool, a simpleton, a blockhead ...1500
† n. 2. a cuckold ...1500
• HODGY n. the penis ...1954 US sl.
• HODIERN † adj. of this day; belonging to the present day ...1500-20
• HODNER adj. odder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HOE n. 1. a generic term describing any woman ...1950s sl.
n. 2. a person indiscreet in sexual matters ...1950s sl.
n. 3. a promiscuous or seductively dressed young woman ...1950s US Black & campus sl.
n. 4. a prostitute ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
n. 5. a sexually promiscuous man ...1990s US Black sl.
• HOE-BUCK n. a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• HOE IN vb. to begin to eat or drink heartily ...1935 sl.
• HOE INTO vb. to begin to eat or drink heartily ...1935 sl.
• HOE ONE'S ROW vb. to do one's own work ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HOES AND SOME n. in dominoes: twenty-five points ...sl.
• HOFUL † adj. careful, wary, prudent ...1565
• HOG n. 1. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. 1 shilling ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 3. a slovenly person; a grasping person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a hippopotamus ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a Cadillac ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• HOG-AGE n. the awkward, ill-mannered age between boyhood and manhood; male adolescence ...1848 Amer. dial.
• HOG AND A KYE n. 1 shilling and sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• HOG AND HOMINY n. southern rations ...US Civil War usage
• HOG FOR, A adj. avaricious, greedy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOG-GRUBBER † n. a mean, stingy, sneaking fellow; a close-fisted fellow; a miser, a niggard ...a1700
• HOGGY adj. avaricious, greedy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOG-HEADED adj. stupidly obstinate, pig-headed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOG KILLIN' TIME n. 1. a cold snap ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a highly enjoyable time ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOGLEG n. a six-chambered firearm, esp. a revolver ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOGOPOLIS n. 1. Chicago ...M19 sl.
n. 2. Cincinnati ...M19 US sl.
• HOGRY-MOGRY adj. disorderly, in a confused state; untidy, slovenly ...1869 Sc.
• HOG-SAFF n. mutton from a sheep that has died a natural death ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HOGSHEAD n. an engineer of a locomotive ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOG-SLOSH n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOGWASH n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. weak, inferior liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• HO, HO AND A COUPLE OF HUMS! int. expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HO-HUM adj. boring, dull, tedious ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. (as 'ho hum!) expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOIST n. shoplifting ...a1790 sl.
vb. 1. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 2. to steal or rob ...1931 sl., orig. US
• HOISTER n. a shoplifter or pickpocket ...1790 sl.
• HOISTING n. shoplifting ...1936 sl.
• HOIT-A-POIT adj. assuming airs of importance unsuitable to years or action; presuming, forward ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOITY-TOITY adj. haughty, conceited, snobbish, pretentious ...1713 sl.
• HOKE n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOKE UP vb. to render something insincere or artificial ...1935 sl., orig. US
• HOKEY adj. sentimentally or melodramatically artificial; pretentious ...1945 sl., orig. US
• HOKEY-DOKEY adj. good, fine, acceptable ...1930s US sl.
int. OK! ...1930s sl., orig. US
• HOKEY-POKEY n. 1. a cheat ...Bk1913-17 Amer. college sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOKIE adj. sentimentally or melodramatically artificial; pretentious ...1945 sl., orig. US
• HOKIE DOKIE! int. O.K.; all right, very well ...1936 Amer. sl.
• HOKUM n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something absurdly erroneous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOKY adj. sentimentally or melodramatically artificial; pretentious ...1945 sl., orig. US
• HOLD vb. to be in possession of drugs for sale ...1935 US sl.
• HOLD A CANDLE TO ANOTHER vb. to assist him by holding the candle while he works; hence, to help in a subordinate position ...1550
• HOLD A CANDLE TO THE DEVIL † vb. to serve or assist an evil person; to be active in evil courses ...1599
• HOLD ACES vb. to effectively control a situation ...1894 Amer. sl.
• HOLD A GOOD WIND vb. of a ship: to have good weatherly qualities ...M19 nautical colloq.
• HOLD ALL THE ACES vb. to effectively control a situation ...1894 Amer. sl.
• HOLD A LOOKING-GLASS TO A MOLE vb. to act foolishly and to no purpose ...B1900
• HOLD AN ACE FULL vb. to effectively control a situation ...1894 Amer. sl.
• HOLD A SPEAR vb. to take a very minor non-speaking part ...1950 Aust. theatrical sl.
• HOLD BY THE TOE † vb. to have a secure hold of ...1623
• HOLD CLOSE TO THE WILLOWS vb. to act cautiously and conservatively; to be conventional, conservative, or modest ...1913 Amer. dial.
• HOLD EVERY ACE vb. to effectively control a situation ...1894 Amer. sl.
• HOLD HARD! int. wait a moment! stop! ...c1760
• HOLD IN HALS † vb. to flatter, to beguile, to delude with false professions ...c1560
• HOLD IN HAND vb. to amuse; to interest ...c1860 colloq.
• HOLD IN LEASH vb. to have control over, to keep in bondage ...1842
• HOLD IT vb. to feel angry or resentful; to sulk or not speak ...20C sl.
int. wait! stay in precisely that position ...c1910 colloq.
• HOLD ITS LEVEL WITH † vb. to be on an equality with ...1596
• HOLD-OFF n. delay; postponement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOLD ON! int. wait a moment! stop! ...c1800
• HOLD ON BY SOMEONE'S MONKEY-TAIL vb. to take someone's word for a story ...1887 nautical sl.
• HOLD ONE IN TAMTARY vb. to keep one in suspense; to tease or exasperate by delay; to vex or disquiet one ...1710 Sc.
• HOLD ONE'S CORNER vb. to hold one's own against others ...M19 colloq.
• HOLD ONE'S GULSH vb. to keep quiet, to refrain from talking ...c1840 Eng. dial.
• HOLD ONE'S HORSES vb. to check one's impulsiveness; to be calm ...1842 US sl.
• HOLD ONE WAG † vb. to keep at bay, to defy ...c1540
• HOLD ON TO THE SLACK vb. to be idle, with a suggestion of waiting for and desiring employment ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOLDOVER n. a student who takes a course a second time ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• HOLD TACK WITH † vb. to hold one's own with; to keep up with; to be even with or equal to; to match ...1412-20
• HOLD TAG † vb. to keep a person engaged in conversation ...1567
• HOLD THE BABY vb. to bear an unwelcome responsibility
• HOLD THE BAG vb. to be left in the lurch ...1760 Amer. sl.
• HOLD THE HANK IN ONE'S OWN HAND vb. to be master of the situation; to hold one's own ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HOLD THE SACK vb. to bear alone the consequences that should be shared by others; to possess what remains after others have taken whatever is of value; to be in a predicament ...1904 Amer. dial.
• HOLD-UP n. 1. a sale at an exorbitant price ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl.
n. 2. delay; postponement ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOLD UP OIL † vb. to use flattering speech, to flatter ...1387
• HOLD UP THE BACKDROP vb. to play a nonspeaking role, esp. as part of a group of bystanders ...1929 Amer. theatrical sl.
• HOLD WITH THE HARE AND HUNT WITH THE HOUNDS vb. to try to remain on good terms with both sides in a quarrel, etc.
• HOLD WITH THE HARE AND RUN WITH THE HOUNDS vb. to try to keep in with both sides; to play a double part ...1562
• HOLD YOUR ASS! int. be patient! ...1961 Amer. sl.
• HOLD YOUR DANDER DOWN! int. said to a person to make him be patient ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOLD YOUR HORSES! int. wait! ...1842 US sl.
• HOLD YOUR HOT POTATO! int. be quiet! shut up! ...M19 sl.
• HOLD YOUR JAW phr. hold your tongue ...1892 sl.
• HOLD YOUR KEDGE vb. to keep quiet ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HOLD YOUR LONG TONGUE! int. be quiet! be patient! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOLD YOUR YAP! int. be quiet! ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HOLE n. 1. female genitals ...1592 sl.
n. 2. the anus ...1607 sl.
n. 3. the mouth ...1607 sl.
n. 4. an unpleasant place ...1876 sl.
n. 5. a shilling ...1935 Brit. sl.
vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• HOLE-CREEPER n. a sneaking thief ...1462
• HOLED adj. of a man: enjoying sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
• HOLE IN MY SHOE n. in bingo: the number 82 ...1960s sl.
• HOLE IN ONE n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. absolutely correct! ...1970s sl.
• HOLE IN THE GROUND n. £1 sterling ...20C rhyming sl.
• HOLE IN THE ROAD n. a small, insignificant, remote place ...M19 US sl.
• HOLE IN THE WALL adj. second-class, inferior ...M19 sl., orig. US
n. 1. a brothel ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a small, insignificant, remote place ...M19 US sl.
n. 3. an illicit liquor store or bar ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a small shop ...M19 sl.
n. 5. a tiny, cramped apartment ...L19 sl.
n. 6. a bar ...1910s US sl.
n. 7. a rendezvous or hiding place for criminals and outlaws in the rugged mountain ravines near Jackson, Wyoming ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a restaurant ...1920s sl.
n. 9. an automatic teller machine installed in the external wall of a bank, etc. ...1980s sl.
• HOLE UP vb. to conceal ...1875 sl.
• HOLLER vb. to shout ...1699 sl. chiefly US
• HOLLER CALF-ROPE vb. to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle; to give in, to surrender; to capitulate, esp. in children's games ...1859 US sl.
• HOLLER NEW YORK vb. to vomit ...1976 Amer. dial.
• HOLLER NEW YORK E vb. to vomit ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HOLLER UNCLE vb. to admit defeat, to beg for mercy ...1918 US sl.
• HOLLOW-HEADED adj. foolish, silly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOLLOW-POT n. a loud-talking woman ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOLLYWOOD STOP n. of a motorist: running a stop sign ...1970s US sl.
• HOLOUR † n. a fornicator, a whoremonger, an adulterer; a debauchee, rake, ribald, scoundrel ...c1230
• HOLS n. holidays ...1905 sl.
• HOLY BALLS! int. an exclamation of shock, surprise, etc. ...1943 US sl.
• HOLY CHRISTMAS! int. an exclamation and oath
• HOLY COW! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1924
• HOLY CROW! int. used to express astonishment ...1965 US
• HOLY FATHER! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOLY FATHER, THE n. the Pope ...c1400
• HOLY FRIGHT n. 1. a large amount ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something astonishing ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• HOLY HATS! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1924 Amer. dial.
• HOLY JEEBERS! int. a mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOLY JEHOSAPHAT! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOLY JESWAX! int. a mild oath ...1895 Amer. dial.
• HOLY JOE n. 1. a priest or clergyman ...1874 sl., orig. nautical
n. 2. an enthusiastically religious person ...1889 sl.
• HOLY JUMPING JEHOSOPHAT! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1924 Amer. dial.
• HOLY KAMOLY! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOLY MAC! int. used to express surprise, etc. ...1931 Amer. sl.
• HOLY MACKEREL! int. used to express surprise, annoyance, or the like ...1885 Amer. sl.
• HOLY MACKINAW! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1907 Amer. dial.
• HOLY MESS n. 1. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOLY MOLEY! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1949 Amer. sl.
• HOLY MOLLY! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOLY MOLY! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1949
• HOLY MOSES! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1855
• HOLY NED! int. an exclamation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HOLY OF HOLIES n. a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOLY OLD MACKINAW! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HOLY SHIT! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1982 orig. US
• HOLY SMOKE! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1892
• HOLY TAMOLY! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOLY TERROR n. a troublesome child ...1883 sl.
• HOLY WARS! int. a general exclamation ...1900s sl.
• HOLY WATER n. 1. water that has been laced with whisky ...20C sl.
n. 2. a daughter ...20C rhyming sl.
• HOLY-WATER SPRINKLER n. a spiked club ...19C sl.
• HOLY-WATER STICK n. a spiked club ...19C sl.
• HOLY WEEK n. 1. the time of menstruation ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. any time one abstains from sex, as when one has VD ...1970s gay sl.
• HOLY WILLIE n. 1. a sanctimonious, hypocritically pious person ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an enthusiastically religious person ...1916 sl. 
• HOM n. a term of abuse (homosexual) ...1990s sl.
• HOMBRE n. 1. a man ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a term of address ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a male friend ...1990s sl., orig. US campus
• HOMBRECITOS n. psilocybin, an hallucinogen ...1970s drugs sl.
• HOME n. 1. St. Paul, Minnesota ...L19 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a friend; often used in direct address ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
n. 3. a person from the same hometown ...1970s US campus sl.
• HOME BASE n. the starting line in marble games ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HOMEBIRD n. 1. a henpecked husband ...M19 sl.
n. 2. one who prefers their home to venturing anywhere more exciting or challenging ...1950s orig. US
• HOME BISCUIT n. a friend ...1980s US college sl.
• HOME BLASTER n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOMEBOY n. 1. a good friend ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a naive person, newly arrived in the city from the countryside ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a neighbourhood person ...L19 sl.
n. 4. someone who stays mainly at home ...L19 sl.
n. 5. someone who has come to the city from the same rural or provincial area as oneself ...1910s S. Afr. & US sl.
n. 6. an ex-inmate of a religious institution ...1950s Irish sl.
n. 7. a young Black or Hispanic member of a street gang ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 8. a fellow Black person ...1980s US Black sl.
• HOME BREAKER n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOME-BUDDY n. someone who stays mainly at home ...L19 sl.
• HOMECHICKEN n. a male or female homosexual ...1980s US college sl.
• HOMECHOP n. a friend, usually of the opposite sex ...1980s US college sl.
• HOME COOKING n. anything outstanding, wonderful or first-rate ...1930s US Black sl.
• HOMEE-PALONE n. a homosexual man ...1966 UK sl.
• HOMEGIRL n. a friend ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US Black
• HOME FREE adj. having completed a task ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HOMELY AS A BASKET OF CHIPS, AS adj. plain ...1827 Amer. dial.
• HOME ON THE PIG'S BACK adj. very contented, happily or successfully placed, having arrived at a successful conclusion ...L19 Ireland, Aust. & NZ sl.
• HOME PLATE n. where you live ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HOMER n. 1. a wound sufficiently serious to warrant repatriation ...1942 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOME RUN n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOMESELF †* adj. carried on with oneself; private ...1650
• HOMEWORK n. a person considered as an object of sexual desire or availability, generally a woman ...1945 sl.
• HOME WRECKER n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOMEY n. a British immigrant, esp. one newly arrived ...1927 NZ sl.
• HOMICIDIOUS * adj. pert. to homicide; tending to or resulting in homicide; man-slaying; murderous ...1632
• HOMIE n. a British immigrant, esp. one newly arrived ...1927 NZ sl.
• HOMMOCKS n. 1. large, awkward feet or legs ...1809 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an awkward, clumsy person; a tall, slatternly or romping girl ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOMMOCKY adj. 1. awkward, clumsy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. rough, uneven ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. filled with hommocks (a small elevation or island in the 'everglades' or lands covered with fresh water swamp ...B1900 Amer.
• HOMO n. (mainly derogatory) a homosexual ...1929 sl.
• HOMODOX † adj. of the same opinion ...1656
• HOMODOXIAN † adj. of the same opinion ...1716
† n. a person of the same opinion ...1716
• HOMUNCULE n. a little or diminutive man; a dwarf ...1656
• HON n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HONCHO n. a leader, esp. an assertive leader; a chief ...1945 sl.
vb. to organize, supervise, or be the leader of ...1945 sl.
• HONE vb. to yearn, to long for ...Amer. dial.
• HONEROUS † adj. burdensome; oppressive; troublesome ...c1400
• HONEST AS THE SKIN THAT IS BETWEEN ONE'S BROWS † adj. very honest ...a1643
• HONEST COD n. a good friend ...M17 sl.
• HONEST INJUN phr. used as an assertion that what one has said, one believes to be true ...1876 sl., orig. US
• HONEST JOHN n. 1. a man so trusting and innocent that he may be easily cheated or deceived ..1930 colloq.
n. 2. an honest, sincere man ...1930 colloq.
• HONEY n. 1. a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling; a term of endearment ...c1350 colloq.
n. 2. an excellent person or thing ...1888 sl., orig. US
n. 3. something of high quality, degree of excellence, etc. ...colloq.
n. 4. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 5. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
vb. to talk flatteringly or endearingly to (often followed by 'up') ...colloq.
• HONEY-BABY n. a term of endearment ...1904 sl.
• HONEY BUN n. a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling; a term of endearment ...1895 colloq.
• HONEY BUNCH n. a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling; a term of endearment ...1900 colloq.
• HONEY BUNCH PLUMMINS n. a term of endearment for children ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HONEY-BUNNY n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HONEY-DROP n. a mole on the skin ...?a1800
• HONEY-FUGGLE vb. to dupe, deceive, cheat, swindle; to act in an underhand manner in order to deceive ...1829 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to cajole, wheedle, flatter ...1856 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to lure, to entice ...1888 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to show affection in public ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HONEY LOVE n. a child ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HONEY-OIL vb. to flatter; to 'butter up' ...1900 Sc.
• HONEY-PEOPLE † n. honey bees ...1598
• HONEY-POT n. female genitals ...1709 sl.
• HONEY-SPOT † n. a mole on the skin ...1547 obs. exc. Sc.
• HONEY UP vb. to talk flatteringly or endearingly to ...colloq.
• HONISH † vb. 1. to bring to disgrace or ruin; to dishonour, insult; to destroy, put an end to ...a1300
vb. 2. to starve a person for want of food ...1878 Eng. dial.
• HONKED adj. drunk ...1959 UK sl., orig. military
• HONKED OFF adj. angry ...1958 US sl.
• HONKER n. 1. a goose ...1835 Amer.
n. 2. the nose ...1942 US sl.
n. 3. in drag racing: a fast stock car ...1968 US sl.
n. 4. the penis ...1968 US sl.
n. 5. expectorated sputum ...1981 US sl.
n. 6. a large and powerful wave ...1991 US sl.
• HONKERS adj. drunk ...1957 Brit. sl.
n. Hong Kong ...1984 UK military sl.
• HONKEY n. (disparaging and offensive) a White person ...1945 US Black sl.
• HONKEY-DOOLEY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HONK-HONK n. an automobile ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HONKIE n. (disparaging and offensive) a White person ...1945 US Black sl.
• HONKING adj. 1. very smelly; of inferior quality ...1985 Sc.
adj. 2. very large ...1995 US sl.
• HONKY n. (disparaging and offensive) a White person ...1945 US Black sl.
• HONKY-DORI adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HONKY-TONK n. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HONORIFICABILITUDINITY †* n. honourableness ...1656
• HONORIFICENT † adj. doing or conferring honour; importing honour or respect ...1681
• HONOUROUS † adj. honourable ...c1475
• HONOUR'S BED n. the grave of a soldier who has died on the field of battle ...1834
• HONTOUS † adj. full of shame; ashamed; shameful ...c1477
• HONYOCK n. an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe ...1911 US sl.
• HOO! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOA n. a term of general disapproval, applied to either sex ...1950s Aust. sl.
• HOOCH n. poor-quality drink; chiefly applied to illicitly distilled whisky or other spirits ...1897 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOCHHEAD n. a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOCH UP vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOD n. a hoodlum ...1930 US sl.
• HOOD-AWL n. the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1885 Eng. dial.
• HOODOO n. bad luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOODS n . dark glasses ...1970s US gay sl.
• HOODY adj. acting in a thuggish manner; resembling a thug ...1960s US sl.
• HOODY-DOODY n. a short stumpy person ...B1900 Amer. cant
• HOOEE! int. 1. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1874 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1965 Amer. dial.
int. 3. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
int. 4. an expression to drive away people or animals ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOO-EE-AH! int. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1874 Amer. dial.
• HOOER n. a term of general disapproval, applied to either sex ...1950s Aust. sl.
• HOOEY n. 1. rubbish, nonsense ...1910s sl.
n. 2. excrement ...1980s US sl.
int. 1. nonsense! ...1920s sl.
int. 2. an expression to drive away people or animals ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOEY-BALOOEY n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOF-PADDER n. a pedestrian ...L18 sl.
• HOO-HA n. a fuss ...1931 sl.
• HOO-HAH n. a fuss ...1931 sl.
• HOO-HEE! int. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOO-HOO! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOO-IE! int. a call to pigs ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HOOK adj. sexually attractive ...1988 US Black sl.
n. 1. a thief or pickpocket; orig., someone who stole from a picket while the victim's attention was distracted by someone else ...1863 sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a curve ball ...1910 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a harlot; a prostitute, a hooker ...1918 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a straight razor or knife used as a weapon ...1918 Amer. prison sl.
n. 5. an influential patron or associate; political influence ...1931 Amer, sl., esp. New York City
n. 6. in the military: a chevron indicating an enlisted grade ...1941 military usage
n. 7. in poker: a jack or a seven ...1949 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a drug addiction ...1954 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 9. an academic grade of 'C' ...1964 Amer. students' sl.
n. 10. in surfing: the crest of a breaker ...1965 Amer. surfing sl.
vb. 1. to steal, to filch ...1615 sl.
vb. 2. to snare, to entice, or to swindle a victim; to persuade with deception or flattery; to trick; to defraud ...c1730 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to make a drug addict of ...1922 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 4. to make helplessly enamoured; to captivate ...1927 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to catch or apprehend by law; to arrest ...1928 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to secure a ride for oneself, as by hitchhiking; to steal a ride on a train ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 7. to work as a prostitute ...1959 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to receive a grade of 'C' on or for ...1976 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 9. to engage in kissing, petting, or sexual intercourse; to kiss passionately ...1989 Amer. students' sl.
• HOOK, THE n. 1. an instance of treachery; a double cross ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a hypodermic injection ...1941 Amer, sl., esp. military
n. 3. police ...1994 criminals' sl.
• HOOKED adj. 1. addicted to drugs ...1922 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. filled with love for; captivated ...1927 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. attractive, well put together ...1999 Amer. sl.
• HOOKED UP adj. attractive, well put together; hence, well-dressed or intelligent ...1933 Amer. sl.
• HOOKEM-SNIVEY adj. 1. deceitful, tricky, sly ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. avaricious, greedy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. deceit, trickery, imposture ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who pretends sickness, calamity, etc., in the streets, in order to excite compassion and charity ...B1900 Sc. sl.
n. 3. a contrivance for undoing the bolt of a door from the outside ...B1900 Eng
• HOOK-EM-UP adj. married ...1972 Amer. sl.
• HOOKER n. 1. a thief or pilferer; a pickpocket; a stealer of pocket-watches ...1567 sl.
n. 2. a sailing vessel; a ship ...1821 sl.
n. 3. a drink of liquor, esp. if copious ...1833 sl.
n. 4. a prostitute; a street-walker ...1845 colloq.
n. 5. a drink of whisky ...1919 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a warrant for arrest or re-arrest ...1934 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 7. an operative who inveigles union men into acting as spies on their fellows and keeps them 'hooked' by threatening to expose them to the union ...1937 Amer. labour usage
n. 8. a trick or concealed drawback; a catch ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 9. in the advertising and entertainment industry: an element or inducement intended to stimulate the interest of a reader, audience, customer, etc. ...1968 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a difficult question on an examination ...1971 Amer. sl.
• HOOKEY! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HOOKEY WALKER! int. an exclamation of incredulity ...1811
• HOOK-HOUSE n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• HOOKIE! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HOOK IN vb. to put into close touch or association with; hence, to direct to a source of ...1918 Amer. sl.
• HOOK IT vb. to run away, to clear out ...c1776 Amer. sl.
int. get lost! ...1971 Amer. sl.
• HOOK JACK vb. to play truant ...1877 Amer. sl.
• HOOKNOSE n. a Jewish person; used contemptuously ...a1867 Amer. sl.
• HOOK OFF vb. to play truant from ...1890 Amer. sl.
• HOOKS n. a man's hands and arms ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOOKS AND CROOKS n. letters; writing ...1804 Amer. sl.
• HOOK SCHOOL vb. to play truant ...1946 Amer. sl.
• HOOK-SHOP n. a brothel ...1889 sl.
• HOOKY adj. said of something stolen or counterfeit ...1985 Brit. sl.
• HOOKY-CROOKY adj. not straightforward, perverse, dishonest ...1833
n. an underhand act or practice ...1830
• HOON n. 1. a violent person; a thug; a ruffian ...1938 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a pimp; a procurer ...20C Aust. sl.
• HOOP n. 1. a ring (jewellery)...1507
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• HOOP AND HIDE n. hide and seek ...1822 Amer. dial.
• HOOP-DE-DOODLE n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOPENSOCKER n. a large or strong drink; alcohol ...1933 Amer. dial.
• HOOP-HIDE n. hide and seek ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOPIE! int. used to drive away people or animals ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOO-PIG! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOPLA n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a fuss ...1948 sl.
• HOOPLE n. a Caucasian ...M20 US sl.
• HOOPTY n. a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HOOPY n. a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HOOPY HIDE n. hide and seek ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HOOR n. a term of general disapproval, applied to either sex ...1950s Aust. sl.
• HOORAW n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOORAY n. (derogatory) orig. a loud, rich, rather ineffectual or foolish young society man; hence, a fashionable, extroverted, but conventional upper-class young man ...1936 Brit. sl.
phr. goodbye ...1898 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HOORAY HENRY n. (derogatory) orig. a loud, rich, rather ineffectual or foolish young society man; hence, a fashionable, extroverted, but conventional upper-class young man ...1936 Brit. sl.
• HOOROO phr. goodbye ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HOOSEGOW n. 1. a prison; a jail ...M19 US colloq.
n. 2. a public restroom ...E20 US sl.
• HOOSEGOW, THE n. prison ...1911 US sl.
• HOOSH n. a kind of thick soup ...1905 sl.
• HOOSIER adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOSIERFIED adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOSIERIFIED adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOSIERISH adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOSIERIZED adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOO SOOK! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOT n. applied esp. to money paid in recompense ...1820 NZ sl.
• HOOT, A n. something or someone very funny or amusing ...1942 sl., orig. US
• HOOT-AND-HIDE n. hide and seek ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOTCH n. poor-quality drink; chiefly applied to illicitly distilled whisky or other spirits ...1897 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
• HOOTCHEE n. 1. a whoremonger ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. the penis ...M20 US sl.
• HOOTCHER n. a drunkard ...M20 US sl.
• HOOTCHIE n. 1. a whoremonger ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. the penis ...M20 US sl.
• HOOTED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl.
• HOOTENANNY ON A SHINDIG phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOOTER n. the nose ...1958 sl.
• HOOTERS n. the human breasts ...M20 US sl.
• HOOTMALALIE n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOTOO n. applied esp. to money paid in recompense ...1820 NZ sl.
• HOOTYCACKLE FOR A RAMSHACKLE TO MAKE A SHAM GO ROUND phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HOOVERISM n. an act of fellatio ...M20 US sl.
• HOOVERIZE vb. to save ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HOO-WEE! int. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1882 Amer. dial.
• HOOZER n. anything unusually large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOOZY-POOZY adj. wasting time ...19C Eng. dial.
• HOP n. 1. opium ...1887 US sl.
n. 2. any drug or narcotics, including marijuana ...E20 US drugs sl.
n. 3. a police officer ...1916 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'cop'
n. 4. beer ...1929 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
vb. 1. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOP-AND-GO-KICK n. one who walks lame ...c1860 sl.
• HOP A PLANE vb. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOP A RATTLER vb. to catch a train ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOPELESS adj. ineffectual, incompetent ...1922 sl.
• HOP-FIEND n. an opium addict or seller ...L19 US drugs sl.
• HOP-HEAD n. 1. an opium addict or seller ...L19 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a drug addict ...1911 US sl.
n. 3. a drinker of beer ...1942 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HOP HEADLESS † vb. to have the head struck off, to be beheaded ...c1330
• HOP-HOG n. an opium addict or seller ...L19 US drugs sl.
• HOP IN A PERSON'S NECK vb. to have revenge on him ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HOP-JOINT n. an opium den ...E20 US drugs sl.
• HOP LAYOUT n. 1. an opium den ...L19 sl.
n. 2. the various accoutrements - pipe, box, needle, etc. - required for smoking opium ...L19 drugs sl.
• HOP-MERCHANT n. an opium addict or seller ...L19 US drugs sl.
• HOP-O'-MY-THUMB n. 1. a little diminutive person; a dwarf, a pygmy ...1530
n. 2. a fop, a dandy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOP ON vb. to coit a woman ...20C Brit. & US sl.
• HOPPED adj. 1. intoxicated with narcotics, orig. with opium; now with any drugs including marijuana ...1924 US drugs sl.
adj. 2. intoxicated with alcohol, esp. with beer ...20C sl.
• HOPPED UP adj. 1. drunk ...Amer. World War I sl.
adj. 2. full of vigour and enthusiasm ...1923 US sl.
adj. 3. intoxicated with narcotics, orig. with opium; now with any drugs including marijuana ...1924 US drugs sl.
adj. 4. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOPPERGRASS n. a grasshopper ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOPPER-HIPPED † adj. 1. lame in the hip ...1500-20
adj. 2. having large buttocks ...1672
• HOPPING-GILES n. one who limps; a lame person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOPPING MAD adj. angry ...1675 orig. Eng. dial. & US
• HOPPLE n. the short stem on which the berries grow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOPPY adj. relating to drugs or drug users ...1942 US sl.
n. an opium addict ...1922 US sl.
• HOPS n. beer ...1929 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
int. an exclamation for a winning throw in darts ...c1930 darts players' sl.
• HOP-SCOTCH n. Scotch whisky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOP STORY n. an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOP THE CHARLEY vb. to decamp ...M19 rhyming sl. (Charley Wag)
• HOP THE STICK vb. to die ...1797 sl.
• HOP THE TWIG vb. to die ...1797 sl.
• HOP THE WAG vb. to play truant ...1861 sl.
• HOP TOY n. a container used for smoking opium ...1881 US sl.
• HOP UP vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HORACE n. a jocular form of address, often used by men to boys in offices, etc. ...E20 colloq.
• HORARIOUS * adj. relating to or indicating the hours ...1866
• HORELING † n. a fornicator, a whoremonger; an adulterer, a paramour ...c1200
• HORIZONTAL adj. tipsy; drunk ...c1935 service officers' sl.
n. 1. a courtesan ...1886 sl.
n. 2. a bad crash ...World War I sl.
• HORIZONTAL CHAMPION n. one with an infinite capacity for sleep ...c1930 Royal Navy sl.
• HORIZONTAL EXERCISE n. 1. a lying down or sleeping ...World War I navy sl.
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...c1930 Royal Navy sl.
• HORIZONTAL EXERCISE n. sleep ...M20 services' colloq.
• HORIZONTALISE vb. to have sexual intercourse ...c1845 sl.
• HORIZONTAL REFRESHMENT n. food taken standing, esp. a snack at a bar ...c1890 colloq.
• HORIZONTAL RELAXATION n. sexual intercourse ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• HORN n. 1. a drink ...18C sl.
n. 2. the nose ...19C colloq.
n. 3. the telephone ...1950s Amer. sl.
• HORN, THE n. the penis, esp. in erection ...18C colloq.
• HORNED-SNOUT † n. the rhinoceros ...1661
• HORNET n. a disagreeable, cantankerous person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HORNEY n. 1. a police officer ...1753 sl.
n. 2. the nose ...19C colloq.
n. 3. a bullock ...1901 Aust. sl.
• HORN-FISTED adj. having hard, calloused hands ...M19 nautical colloq.
• HORN-GROWER n. a married man ...18C colloq.
• HORNIER THAN A BITCH IN HEAT adj. very sexually excited ...1968 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A HOOT OWL adj. very sexually excited ...1983 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A TEN-DICKED BILLY GOAT adj. very sexually excited ...1983 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A TEXAS TOAD adj. very sexually excited ...1993 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A THREE-BALLED TOMCAT adj. very sexually excited ...1968 Amer. sl.
• HORN IN ON vb. to interfere; to intrude upon ...L19 Aust.
• HORN-MAD adj. 1. apparently originally of horned beasts: enraged so as to be ready to horn anyone;  hence of persons: mad with rage, outrageously vexed, furious ...1579 arch.
† adj. 2. mad with rage at having been made a cuckold ...1590
adj. 3. feeling sexual desire, lecherous, lustful ...1893 sl.
• HORN-MERCHANT n. a married man ...18C colloq.
• HORN-PILLS n. aphrodisiacs ...c1910 sl.
• HORN-RIMMED FEMME n. a serious minded woman ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• HORNSWOGGLE n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to swindle, to cheat ...1829 sl., orig. US
• HORNY adj. 1. sexually excited; also, lecherous, lustful ...1826 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. provoking sexual desire; lewd, erotic ...1930 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. obsessively eager or desirous ...1982 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a police officer ...1753 sl.
n. 2. the nose ...19C colloq.
n. 3. a bullock ...1901 Aust. sl.
• HORNY AS A BAG OF TOADS adj. sexually excited ...1964 Amer. sl.
• HORNY AS HOOT OWLS, AS adj. sexually excited ...1969 Amer. sl.
• HORNY PIPE n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• HORREL-LORREL n. a blusterer ...?1593
• HORRENDEROMA n. an especially dangerous medical condition, usually cancer; hence, a patient having such a condition ...a1991 Amer. medical usage
• HORRENDIOMA n. an especially dangerous medical condition, usually cancer; hence, a patient having such a condition ...1980 Amer. medical usage
• HORRENDOMA n. an especially dangerous medical condition, usually cancer; hence, a patient having such a condition ...1977 Amer. medical usage
• HORRENDOPLASTY n. a difficult operation, often lasting eight or nine hours ...1972 Amer. hospital usage
• HORRENDOUS adj. unpleasant; deplorable ...1952 sl.
• HORRESCENT * adj. shuddering with fear; expressing or showing horror ...1865
• HORRIBLECTOMY n. treatment for severe burns ...a1987 Amer. medical usage
• HORRIBLE-ORIOUS adj. horrible ...B1900 Amer. jocular
• HORRIOUS †* adj. causing horror, horrible ...c1520
• HORRISONANT adj. sounding horribly; making a terrible or dreadful sound ...1656
• HORRISONOUS † adj. making a horrible sound ...1631
• HORROCKS n. a large, fat woman ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HORROR n. 1. a mischievous child ...1846 sl.
n. 2. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HORROR O' MADDERDOM n. a wild, madcap person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HORRORS, THE n. delirium tremens; hence, in narcotic usage, withdrawal sickness ...1839 Amer. sl.
• HORROR SHOW n. an occasion or experience that is embarrassing, disgusting, frightening, disastrous, or the like; anything unpleasant ...1959 Amer. sl.
• HORSE n. 1. a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1808 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a fellow, a man; usually used in direct address ...1834 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a strict or tyrannical officer; a strict disciplinarian ...1840 Amer. sl., esp. nautical usage
n. 4. one's husband ...1858 Amer. sl.
n. 5. an unexpected turn of fortune against someone; a rough joke at someone's expense; a humiliating joke ...1889 Amer. sl.
n. 6. horseplay; fun ...1895 Amer. students' sl.
n. 7. arrant nonsense; rubbish ...1903 Amer. sl.
n. 8. meat, esp. corned beef ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
n. 9. a person who works as a member of a 'stable', as a prostitute, an athlete ...1925 Amer. sl.
n. 10. one thousand dollars ...1931 Amer. circus usage
n. 11. a motorcycle ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 12. in trucking: a tractor truck ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 13. heroin ...1950 sl., orig. US
n. 14. a fine or remarkable specimen; one who exhibits extraordinary ability at something ...1955 Amer. sl.
n. 15. a person who has been bribed, paid, or duped into delivering contraband, esp. illicit drugs ...1966 US drugs sl.
n. 16. a Ford Mustang, or Colt ...1975 US CB usage
n. 17. in sports: a strong offensive player ...1980 Amer. sl.
n. 18. a congressman who introduces or supports a lobbyist's bill ...1989 US political usage
vb. 1. to flog, to whip; also, to treat roughly ...1775 US sl.
vb. 2. to bully or tyrannize into hard work or extra effort ...1867 US sl., esp. nautical usage
vb. 3. to study with the help of a translation ...a1889 US students' sl.
vb. 4. to trick or deceive; to swindle; also, to hoax, to bluff, to flatter, to lie to ...1891 US sl.
vb. 5. to indulge in rough jokes or horseplay; to fool around; hence, to waste time in trifling activity; also, to philander (now usually with 'around')...1900 US sl.
vb. 6. to tease or make sport of; to bait ...1900 US sl.
vb. 7. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 8. to haul; in fishing: to attempt to haul in a hooked fish through violent effort ...1905 US sl.
vb. 9. in craps: to shoot dice idly for no stakes ...1946 US sl.
• HORSE A BILL vb. to try to get pay for work not yet done ...a1889 US printers' sl.
• HORSE ABOUT vb. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1928 sl., orig. US
• HORSE AND HORSE adj. dead even ...a1859 US sl., esp. gambling usage
• HORSE APPLE n. a ball of horse dung ...1929-31 US sl.
• HORSE APPLES n. arrant nonsense or lies; offensive rubbish ...1929-30 US sl.
int. nonsense!; an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, etc. ...1933 US sl.
• HORSE AROUND vb. 1. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1928 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to impose on contemptuously ...1938 US sl.
vb. 3. to play amorously or philander ...1952 sl.
• HORSEBACK adj. tentative and based on informed speculation ...1879 US colloq.
• HORSEBACKER n. one riding on horseback ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HORSE BLANKET n. 1. a heavy overcoat ...1918 US sl., esp. military usage
n. 2. a pancake ...1958 US logging usage
• HORSECHIPS n. arrant nonsense and lies; offensive rubbish ...1968 US sl.
• HORSECOCK n. 1. arrant nonsense ...1925 US sl.
n. 2. a stupid or contemptible person ...1927 US sl.
n. 3. sausage, esp. bologna or salami ...1942 US sl., esp. navy usage
• HORSE COLLAR n. 1. a bedroll with straps ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. the vagina, esp. when considered larger than average ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a zero, esp. in sport ...1900s US sl.
n. 4. a clerical or man's high collar ...1920s Amer. sl.
n. 5. (usually as 'horsecollar') in baseball: an instance of a batter failing to get a hit during a game ...1928 US sl.
n. 6. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. (usually as 'horsecollar) a rescue sling lowered from a helicopter ...1969 US aviation usage
vb. (usually as 'horse-collar')
vb. 1. in baseball: to keep a batter hitless during a game ...1941 US sl.
vb. 2. in sports: to render scoreless; to shut out ...1973 US sl.
int. nonsense! ...1920s US sl.
• HORSE COP n. a police officer riding a horse ...1942 US sl.
• HORSECRAP n. arrant nonsense or lies; offensive rubbish ...1934 US sl.
int. nonsense!; an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, etc. ...1934 US sl.
• HORSE DOOKIE n. arrant nonsense or lies; offensive rubbish ...1973 US sl.
int. nonsense!; an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, etc. ...1973 US sl.
• HORSED OUT adj. intoxicated on heroin ...1980s drugs sl.
• HORSED UP adj. of a woman: showy, overdressed, over made-up ...1950s US sl.
• HORSE-FAKER n. a horse dealer ...L19 sl.
• HORSEFEATHERS n. nonsense, rubbish ...1927 US sl.
int. nonsense!; an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, etc. ...1932 US sl.
• HORSEFLESH n. work that is charged for before it is actually done ...L17 sl.
• HORSE-FLY n. 1. a fellow; occasionally, a scamp ...1859 US sl.
n. 2. a cavalryman ...1926 US Army usage
• HORSE FOALED BY AN ACORN, A n. the gallows ...1694 Eng. dial. & sl.
• HORSEFUCK vb. to copulate with a woman from behind ...1972 US sl.
• HORSE-FUCKING adj. huge ...a1968 US sl.
• HORSE-GODMOTHER n. a large, ungainly, masculine woman, coarsely fat ...1569-70 Eng. dial.
• HORSE-HANDLER n. an uninfluential or sycophantic aide or executive officer ...1984-88 US Army usage
• HORSEHEAD n. a heroin addict ...1952 US sl.
• HORSE HER OVER vb. to put a vehicle into reverse ...1943 US sl.
• HORSEHIDE n. a baseball ...1895 US sl.
• HORSE HOCKEY n. arrant nonsense or lies; offensive rubbish ...1964 US sl.
int. nonsense!; an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, etc. ...1980 US sl.
• HORSE-HOLDER n. an uninfluential or sycophantic aide or executive officer ...1982 US Army usage
• HORSE HOOEY n. arrant nonsense or lies; offensive rubbish ...1989 US sl.
• HORSE IT vb. 1. to charge for more work than has been done ...1857 sl.
vb. 2. to walk or go quickly ...1895 US sl.
• HORSE JIGGLER n. a horse wrangler ...1930 US West usage
• HORSE JOCKEY n. a hard taskmaster ...1851 US sl.
• HORSE JOHNNY n. a stable-boy ...1892 US sl.
• HORSE-MACKEREL n. a dolt ...1823 US nautical usage
• HORSE MANURE n. arrant nonsense or lies; offensive rubbish ...1928 US sl.
int. nonsense!; an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, etc. ...1958 US sl.
• HORSE MARINE n. a lubberly or clumsy fool; a dolt ...1823 US nautical & military usage
• HORSEMEAT n. corned beef ...1927 US sl.
• HORSE NAILS n. cash, money ...1859 sl.
• HORSE OF TEN TOES n. the human feet, 'shanks' mare ...1616
• HORSE ON ONE n. a turn of fortune against one; misfortune ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HORSE OPERA n. 1. an entertainment featuring trained horses; hence, a circus or carnival; used disparagingly ...1864 US sl.
n. 2. a cowboy film, esp. if undistinguished; hence, a radio or TV western ...1927 sl.
• HORSE PISS n. weak or unpalatable beer ...1920 US sl.
• HORSEPOWER n. power, influence; hence, rating or rank ...1939 US sl., esp. navy usage
• HORSE PUCKY n. arrant nonsense or lies; offensive rubbish ...1975 US sl.
int. nonsense!; an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, etc. ...1975 US sl.
• HORSE-PUSHER n. a stockbreeder's representative sent to accompany a rail shipment of horses ...1922 US West usage
• HORSERADISH n. arrant nonsense or lies; offensive rubbish ...1924 US sl.
int. nonsense!; an exclamation of disgust, disappointment, etc. ...1924 US sl.
• HORSES n. in craps: misspotted dice used for cheating ...1894 Amer. sl.
int. exclamation expressing anger or disappointment ...1927-28 Amer. sl.
• HORSE'S ARSE n. a stupid or contemptible person, usually a man ...1888 US sl.
• HORSE'S ASS n. a stupid or contemptible person, usually a man ...a1865 US sl.
• HORSE'S COCK n. a stupid or contemptible person ...1974 US sl.
• HORSE SENSE n. practical good sense and shrewdness ...1832 sl., orig. US
• HORSE-SHED vb. 1. to attempt to influence individual voters, witnesses, or jurors, esp. while feigning impartiality ...1846 US law & political usage
vb. 2. to negotiate informally with a buyer or seller ...1888 US sl.
vb. 3. to coach; to try to influence another's opinion; to bribe ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HORSESHIT adj. 1. contemptible or pretentious; worthless; offensive; unsatisfactory ...1939 US sl.
adj. 2. in the military: overly concerned with the enforcement of petty regulations ...1959 US military usage
adj. 3. in sports: inept; unskilful; clumsy ...1969-71 US sl.
n. arrant nonsense or lies; offensive rubbish ...1923 US sl.
vb. to lie to; hence, to flatter ...1955 US sl.
int. nonsense!; exclamation of disgust, disappointment, etc. ...1934 US sl.
• HORSE-SHIT-EATER n. a house sparrow, the common sparrow ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HORSESHIT LUCK n. unexpected extraordinary good luck ...1970 US sl.
• HORSESHOE n. a propensity to have good luck ...1912 US sl.
• HORSE-SKINNER n. one who drives horse teams; a teamster ...1954 US sl.
• HORSE'S NECK n. 1. a beverage of ginger ale flavoured with lemon peel, sometimes with whisky added ...1909 US
n. 2. a stupid or contemptible person ...1928 US sl.
phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HORSE-SOVEREIGN n. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
• HORSE-STINGER n. 1. the common dragonfly ...1772
n. 2. the gadfly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the hornet ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HORSE TO HORSE phr. everything being equal ...1942-49 US sl.
• HORSE-TRADER n. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• HORSTILE TRAIN n. a train with a crew hostile to tramps ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HORTICOLOUS * adj. inhabiting or growing in the garden ...1854
• HORTULANARY †* adj. of a garden or gardening ...1715
• HOSE n. 1. the penis ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to cheat or deceive ...E20 US sl.
vb. 2. to coit a woman ...E20 US sl.
• HOSING n. 1. a cheating; a deception ...20C US sl.
n. 2. copulation; an act of copulation from the male point of view ...20C US sl.
• HOSPITAL n. 1. in a smuggling operation: the place where the smuggled goods are picked up ...1956 US sl.
n. 2. jail ...1959 US euphemism
• HOSPITAL BUMMER n. one who fakes his way out of combat and into a military hospital ...US Civil War usage
• HOSPITAL HOLD n. an unsafe grip on a tool ...1983 US sl.
• HOSPITALIOUS †* adj. hospitable ...1602
• HOSPITAL PASS  n. 1. in team sports: a dangerously made pass which allows the opposition a good chance at defense ...1984 Aust. sl.
n. 2. the responsibility for a controversial project or task ...2003 US sl.
• HOSPITICIDE * n. one who kills his guest ...1656
• HOSPITIOUS † adj. hospitable ...1588
• HOSS n. 1. a term of address, man to man ...1834 US sl.
n. 2. a fellow, a man; usually used in direct address ...1834 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1845 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a fine or remarkable specimen; one who exhibits extraordinary ability at something ...1858 Amer. sl.
n. 5. one's husband ...1858 Amer. sl.
n. 6. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. heroin ...1960 US sl.
vb. to copulate, or copulate with a woman ...1958-59 US sl.
• HOSS AND HOSS adj. dead even ...1846 US sl., esp. gambling usage
• HOSS-FLY n. a fellow; occasionally, a scamp ...1846 US sl.
• HOSSIE n. a hospital ...1971 Aust. sl.
• HOSS IT vb. to walk or go quickly ...1968 US sl.
• HOSS-TRADER n. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• HOSTESS n. a prostitute ...1954 US sl.
• HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST n. a good hostess ...1970 US sl.
• HOSTIE n. an air hostess ...1960 Aust. sl.
• HOSTILE! int. used for expressing strong approval ...1995 US sl.
• HOSTILISH adj. arrogant, haughty, condescending ...1960 Trinidad and Tobago
• HOT adj. 1. angry ...1225 UK
adj. 2. feeling sexual desire, lustful ...1500 sl.
adj. 3. dangerous for criminal activity ...1618 UK
adj. 4. infected with a venereal disease ...19C colloq.
adj. 5. especially rich in minerals or other deposits; profitable ...1855 Amer. mining sl.
adj. 6. under enemy fire ...1864 US sl.
adj. 7. absolute first-rate, splendid, excellent; good or well; fashionably attractive ...1866 Amer. sl.
adj. 8. backed up or generating heavy betting; hence, likely to win ...1882 Amer. colloq.
adj. 9. wonderfully lively or exciting ...1887 Amer. sl.
adj. 10. of people: exuberant, flamboyant, or daring in the pursuit of pleasure; uninhibited, wild ...1888 Amer. sl.
adj. 11. of books, entertainment, etc.: sexually stimulating, erotic, pornographic ...1892 Amer. sl.
adj. 12. urgent, pressing; important (often with an implication of some danger) ...1896 Amer. sl.
adj. 13. of news, information, etc.: latest, novel; fresh ...1908 Amer. sl.
adj. 14. drunk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 15. highly skilled or capable ...1914 sl.
adj. 16. of jazz: traditional and spirited, as opposed to modern ...1924 US sl.
adj. 17. said of stolen articles that are easily identifiable and therefore difficult to dispose of ...1925 sl.
adj. 18. sexually attractive, sexy ...1929-31 Amer. sl.
adj. 19. liable to arrest; wanted by the police ...1931 sl.
adj. 20. fast; having or conferring unusual speed, power, or performance, esp. if also requiring unusual skill in operation ...1934 Amer. sl.
adj. 21. impatient ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 22. of an airplane: designed so as to land at high speed ...1944 Amer. sl.
adj. 23. brief, quick ...1946 US sl.
adj. 24. having a high security classification ...1956 USAF usage
adj. 25. popular ...1961 US sl.
adj. 26. of a weapons system: activated, armed ...1962 US sl.
adj. 27. of a striptease dance: very sexual ...1977 US sl.
adj. 28. of a set in the television and film industries: fully prepared for filming ...1977 US sl.
adj. 29. of a female: slutty, wild ...1989 Amer. college sl.
adj. 30. suspect ...1996 UK sl.
adj. 31. poisoned ...2002 UK sl.
adj. 32. dangerous to other criminals because of co-operation with the police ...2003 US sl.
n. a hot meal ...1926 US sl.
vb. to heat ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• HOT AIR n. 1. pretentious or misleading talk; nonsense ...1873 sl., orig. US
n. 2. gas from the intestines ...E20 colloq.
n. 3. boasting ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT AND BOTHERED adj. 1. lustful; 'horny' ...20C US sl.
adj. 2. frenzied, having lost one's composure ...1921 sl.
adj. 3. bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT AND COLD n. heroin and cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HOT AND HEAVY n. a passionate sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HOT ARTICLE n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT AS A MINK adj. very warm ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• HOT AS A RED WAGON adj. very drunk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOT AS BELIX adj. very hot ...1955 Amer. dial.
• HOT AS BILLY HELL adj. very hot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOT AS BLUE BLAZES adj. extremely hot ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HOT AS BUGGERY adj. very hot ...1940s sl.
• HOT AS MAPP'S MILL-YARD adj. very hot ...1965 Barbados sl.
• HOT AS THE HINGES OF TOPHET adj. very hot ...1957 Amer. dial.
• HOT BABY n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT-BACKED † adj. lustful, promiscuous ...1607
• HOT BED n. a bed in a flop-house (cheap lodging-house) which is used continuously by different people throughout the day, and hence to a flop-house containing such beds ...1945 US sl.
• HOT BEEF n. 1. the female genitals ...19C sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...sl.
n. 3. an expanse of exposed female flesh ...M20 US sl.
int. stop, thief! ...1879 Brit. rhyming sl.
• HOT BLAST n. boasting ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT-BOT n. a highly sexed or over-sexed girl ...1920 sl.
• HOT BOX n. the female genitals ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT CACK adj. very good ...20C Aust. sl.
• HOTCHA HEAP n. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT CHAIR, THE n. the electric chair ...1925 sl.
• HOTCHEE n. the penis ...1950s sl., orig. US military
• HOTCHIE n. 1. a whoremonger ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1950s sl., orig. US military
• HOT CHOCOLATE n. a sexually attractive Black woman ...M20 US sl.
• HOT COCK n. utter nonsense ...c1940 Aust. sl.
• HOT COPPERS n. the parched throat to be expected after a drinking-bout ...19C sl.
• HOT COPY n. a late news item ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT CORNER n. a position in which one is threatened or bullied ...1854 sl.
• HOT CRATE n. 1. a fast car ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a fast airplane ...1943 Amer. sl.
• HOT CROSS BUN adj. on the run (from the police) ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 1. a son ...L19 theatrical rhyming sl.
n. 2. a Red Cross ambulance ...World War I army sl.
• HOT CUP OF TEA, A n. ‘hot stuff’; a person very excellent, skilful, or energetic at a game, etc. ...c1880 sl.
• HOT DEAL! int. I approve! ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HOT DIGGETY! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1924 US sl.
• HOT DIGGETY DOG! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1924 US sl.
• HOT DISH n. 1. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT DOG n. 1. a highly skilled person who is boastful or flashy ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in surfing: a Malibu board, i.e. a wide, not very large, board, made of ‘foam’ and sheathed with fibreglass ...c1960 Aust. sl.
int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1906 US sl.
• HOT DOPE n. the latest news or information ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT DUCK IN A CANOE n. a detective in an automobile ...1935 US sl.
• HOTEL n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• HOTEL HOTSY n. a prostitute ...E20 US sl.
• HOT FLASH n. 1. a sudden spell of sweating, dilation of the blood vessels in the skin of the head and chest area, and a suffocating feeling; experienced by woman during menopause ...colloq.
n. 2. a sudden spasm of sexual passion or arousal ...M20 US colloq.
• HOT-FOOT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT-FOOT IT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT FOR SOMEONE adj. sexually aroused for someone ...M20 US sl.
• HOT FROM THE MILL-EYE adj. newly made ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HOT FURNACE n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOTHEAD n. an impetuous person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOT-HOUSE n. a brothel ...sl.
• HOT IN THE BISCUIT adj. sexually simulated; ready to copulate ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• HOT IRON n. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT ITEM n. a couple having a romantic relationship ...1980s US sl.
• HOT JOB n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT JOINT n. somewhere that is robbed while the owners are in occupation ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• HOT-KNIFE vb. to smoke cannabis from a heated knife; the fumes are sucked up through a broken-off milk bottle neck ...1980s drugs sl.
• HOTLANTA n. Atlanta, Georgia ...1970s US sl.
• HOT LAY n. 1. a sexually loose woman ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. a passionate act of copulation ...E20 US sl.
• HOT LAYOUT n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT-LIPS n. a nickname for a person with a reputation for passionate kissing ...1920s US sl.
• HOTLOAD n. a powerful firearm cartridge ...1970s US sl.
• HOT LOOKER n. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HOT MAIL n. mail that gets preferential treatment, such as first-class and priority ...1989 Amer., sl.
• HOT MAMMA n. an attractive girl with plenty of sex appeal ...1934 Amer. sl.
• HOT MEAT n. 1. the female genitals ...19C sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...sl.
n. 3. an expanse of exposed female flesh ...M20 US sl.
• HOT MEMBER n. 1. a lascivious man or woman ...19C Brit. & US sl.
n. 2. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT MUTT n. a bloodhound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT MUTTON n. 1. the female genitals ...19C sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...sl.
n. 3. an expanse of exposed female flesh ...M20 US sl.
• HOT NUMBER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT NUTS n. 1. a nickname for a lascivious man ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. pain in the testicles ...M20 sl.
• HOT OFF adj. new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT OFF THE FIRE adj. new; novel ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT ON adj. fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1865
• HOT ONE n. 1. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT PANTS n. 1. a lascivious man; a lecher ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. a sexually desirable girl or woman ...E20 US sl.
n. 3. horniness, sexual arousal ...E20 US sl.
n. 4. lust ...E20 US sl.
• HOT PATOOTIE n. 1. a sexually attractive woman ...1923 US sl.
n. 2. a sweetheart or wife ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HOT PIECE OF MERCHANDISE n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT PIECE OF WORK n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT PIG n. a ceramic hot-water bottle, heated brick, or similar object used to apply heat to the body ...1984 Amer. dial.
• HOT PROPOSITION n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT ROCKS n. 1. a prostitute ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. pain in the testicles ...M20 US sl.
• HOT-ROD n. the penis ...M20 US sl.
vb. to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• HOT ROLL WITH CREAM n. copulation ...19C Brit. sl.
• HOTS, THE n. strong sexual desire ...1947 sl., orig. US
• HOT SEAT, THE n. the electric chair ...1925 sl.
• HOT SHIT ON A STICK n. an important or consequential person or thing; a braggart; a big deal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOT SHOT n. 1. a skilled person ...1933 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT SKETCH n. 1. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• HOT SLOUGH n. somewhere that is robbed while the owners are in occupation ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• HOT SOCK n. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT SPIT n. 1. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT SPOT n. a place of trouble ...1941 sl.
• HOT SQUAT, THE n. the electric chair ...1925 sl.
• HOT-STUFF adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. (as 'hot stuff')
n. 1. a sexually attractive person, usually also implying promiscuity ...1899 sl.
n. 2. a remarkable or exceptional person or thing ...1900 sl., orig. US
n. 3. something heavy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (usually as 'hot-stuff') to steal or scrounge ...1914 services' sl.
• HOT-STUFFER n. a thief ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HOTSY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOTSY-TOTSY adj. 1. satisfactory ...1926 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOTTED UP adj. heated ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOTTER THAN A SKUNK adj. extremely intoxicated ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOTTER THAN BILLY BE DAMNED adj. very hot ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HOTTER THAN BILLY BLUE adj. very hot ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HOTTER THAN BILLY HELL adj. hot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOTTER THAN BLAZES adj. hot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOTTER THAN BLIXEN adj. very hot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HOTTER THAN BLUE BLAZES adj. extremely hot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOTTER THAN BLUE HELL adj. very hot ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HOTTER THAN HADES adj. hot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOTTER THAN HELL adj. hot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOTTER THAN HELL'S BACK-KITCHEN adj. extremely hot ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HOTTER THAN KILLBLAZES adj. hotter than hell ...1905 Amer. dial.
• HOTTER THAN LOVE IN HAYIN'-TIME adj. extremely intoxicated ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOTTER THAN OLD BILLY HELL adj. hot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOTTER THAN THE HINGES OF HELL adj. hot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOTTING n. joyriding in stolen high-performance cars, esp. dangerously and for show ...1991 Brit. sl.
• HOT TIP n. an important piece of inside information ...1949 Amer. sl.
• HOT TOWN n. Atlanta, Georgia ...1970s US sl.
• HOT UNDER THE COLLAR adj. angry ...1895 sl.
• HOT UP vb. to increase in vigour, liveliness, or excitement ...1936 Brit. sl.
• HOT WATER STATE n. Arkansas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT WAX n. a very popular phonograph record ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HOT-WIRE vb. to steal a vehicle by bypassing its ignition system ...1966 sl., orig. Amer.
• HOTZICKITY! int. an exclamation of joy or surprise ...1909 Amer. dial.
• HOT ZIG! int. an exclamation of joy or surprise ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HOT ZIGGEDY! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1924 US sl.
• HOT ZIGGEDY DOG! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1924 US sl.
• HOT ZIGGETTY! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1924 US sl.
• HOT ZIGGETTY DOG! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1924 US sl.
• HOT ZIGGETY! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1924 US sl.
• HOT ZIGGETY-DAMN! int. an exclamation of joy or surprise ...1924 Amer. dial.
• HOT ZIGGETY DOD! int. an exclamation of joy or surprise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HOT ZIGGETY DOG! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1924 US sl.
• HOT ZIGGITY! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1924 US sl.
• HOT ZIGGITY DOG! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1924 US sl.
• HOUGHFUL † adj. careful; anxious, sorrowful ...970
• HOUGHMAGANDY * n. fornication ...a1700 Sc.
• HOU-HA n. a fuss ...1931 sl.
• HOUNCY-JOUNCY adj. awkward ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adv. in a clumsy, jumbling manner ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOUND n. 1. a term of disparagement ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the bus ...1950s Amer. sl.
• HOUNDSFOOT † n. a scoundrel; a rascal; a worthless fellow; a term of contempt ...1710
• HOUND THE BEEF vb. to cruise for sex ...1980s Amer. sl.
• HOUSE n. 1. a brothel ...1865 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the audience at a theatre ...1921 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a kind of dance music derived from soul, rock, and jazz, with a strong percussive bear, originally a Black Chicago style ...1980s Amer. sl.
• HOUSE AND HALL adv. entirely, completely ...1827 Sc.
• HOUSE APE n. a small child; an infant ...1980s Amer. sl.
• HOUSE-CLEANING n. a reorganization of a business or government department, esp. with dismissal of incompetent or dishonest employees ...1928 Amer. colloq.
• HOUSE-DOVE n. a person always at home; especially applied to a woman ...1579-80
• HOUSE-FATHER n. 1. the father of a family or household ...1552
n. 2. the male head of a community or collection of persons living together as a family ...B1900
• HOUSE-FELLOW n. 1. a fellow servant ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a wife ...1866 Eng. dial.
• HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS n. a brothel ...Bk1904 sl.
• HOUSEMAN n. a burglar ...1904 US sl.
• HOUSE MOSS n. the tufts and whorls of dust that accumulate under beds, tables, etc. ...1940s Amer. sl.
• HOUSE OF ACCOMMODATION n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• HOUSE OF CARDS n. any insecure or unsubstantial scheme, system, etc. ...1641
• HOUSE OF CIVIL RECEPTION n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• HOUSE OF EASE † n. a privy ...1731
• HOUSE OF EASEMENT † n. a privy ...1513
• HOUSE OF LEWDNESS n. a brothel ...20C US colloq.
• HOUSE OF LORDS n. a men's urinal; a lavatory ...1961 Brit. euphemism or jocular
• HOUSE OF OFFICE n. a privy ...16C Brit.
• HOUSE OF PROFESSION n. a brothel ...Shakespeare usage
• HOUSE OF RESORT n. a brothel ...Shakespeare usage
• HOUSE OF SALE n. a brothel ...Shakespeare usage
• HOUSE OF SECURITY n. the female genitals, esp. the vagina ...20C US sl.
• HOUSE OF WAR † n. a fortified building or place ...1581
• HOUSE-SHOULDERED † adj. having shoulders sloping on each side like the roof of a house ...1552
• HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT n. a prison ...Bk1891 sl.
• HOUSE TO LET n. 1. the vagina ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a widow ...18C sl.
n. 3. a widow's weeds ...18C sl.
• HOUSE UNDER THE HILL n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• HOUSEWIFE n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• HOUSEWRIGHT * n. a builder of houses, especially of timber ...1549
• HOUT n. applied esp. to money paid in recompense ...1820 NZ sl.
vb. to nag, to annoy, to vex, to worry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOW! int. a drinking toast; 'here's to your health' ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HOW ABOUT THAT! int. an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, admiration, etc. ...1939 Amer. sl.
• HOW ARE YOU HITTING THEM? phr. how are you? how are things going? ...1897 Amer. sl.
• HOW-CAME-YOU-SO? adj. 1. drunk ...E19 Brit. & US colloq.
adj. 2. pregnant ...20C US colloq.
• HOW DO YOU GET THAT WAY? int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOWDY DOODY vb. to greet ...1987 Amer. sl.
int. how do you do? hello ...1956 Amer. sl.
• HOWDY-TOWDY n. 1. a young hen; one that has never laid ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a young unmarried woman ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOWKER n. a sailor with two or more sweethearts ...US Civil War usage
• HOWL n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOWL AMONG (THE) WOLVES † vb. to adapt oneself to one's company, though one disapproves of it ...1578
• HOWLER n. 1. a funny mistake ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOWL-HAMPER n. a jocose term for an empty or hungry stomach ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HOWLING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOWLING BAGS n. trousers with a loud pattern ...1850 sl.
• HOW'S TRICKS phr. used as a greeting ...1915 orig. US
• HOW'S YOUR ASS? phr. used as a greeting ...c1960 Amer. sl.
• HOW'S YOUR FATHER n. sexual intercourse ...1983 Brit. jocular
• HOW THE WORLD WAGS phr . how affairs are going ...1600
• HOW YOU DO TALK! int. exclamation of disapproval or disagreement ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOXTER-POXTER adv. in great confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1865 Sc.
• HOXTERS n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HUA n. a term of general disapproval, applied to either sex ...1950s Aust. sl.
• HUBBA-HUBBA! int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1944 US sl.
• HUBBER n. a stammer, a stutter ...1920 Sc.
vb. 1. to stammer, to stutter; to talk continuously and boringly ...1808 Sc.
vb. 2. to snarl, to growl; to make an inarticulate sound; to gobble, as of turkeys ...1903 Sc.
• HUBBER-BUBBER adj. in a state of excitement or rage ...1869
• HUBBISTEW n. a hubbub, stir, tumult; a flurry, excitement ...1898 Sc.
• HUBBLE-SHUBBLE †* n. commotion, uproar, tumult, disturbance, confusion ...c1550
• HUBBY n. a husband ...1688 sl.
• HUBERATE † vb. to make plentiful or fruitful ...1623
• HUBRISTIC * adj. insolent, contemptuous ...1831
• HUCK IT vb. to walk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUCKLE-DUCKLE n. a loose woman ...1795
• HUCKS n. feet ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUCKSY-BUB n. the female breast ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HUDDLE n. a close or secret discussion ...1929 sl.
vb. to hug or embrace a woman; possibly to coit a woman ...18C Brit.
• HUDDLE-DUDDLE †* n. a decrepit old person ...1599
• HUDDLE-MUDDLE † adv. secretly ...1790 Sc.
• HUER n. a term of general disapproval, applied to either sex ...1950s Aust. sl.
• HUFF vb. to kill deliberately ...1919 Brit. services' sl.
• HUFF-GALE † n. a strong wind ...1583
• HUFFLE vb. to coit a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• HUFF-SNUFF † adj. arrogant, hectoring, blustering ...a1693 obs.
† n. a conceited fellow who gives himself airs and is quick to take offense; a braggart, a hector, a blustering person ...1583
• HUFTY-MAGUFTY n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUG vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• HUGGER n. a drizzle, a gentle rain ...1929 Sc.
• HUGGERMAGRILLIAN n. a coarse, slovenly woman ...B1900 Sc.
• HUGGLE † vb. to hug, to embrace, to cuddle ..1583 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HUGGRY-MUGGRY adj. 1. in a confused state, disorderly, untidy, slovenly ...B1900 Sc.
adj. 2. secret, clandestine ...B1900 Sc.
adv. secretly ...B1900 Sc.
n. clandestine conduct ...B1900 Sc.
• HUGS n. a wife ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'missus' (Hugs and Kisses)
• HUGS AND KISSES n. a wife ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'missus'
• HUGSOME adj. of a woman: cuddlesome; sexually attractive ...19C Brit.
• HUG THE GUNNER'S DAUGHTER † vb. to be flogged ...19C nautical sl. (gunner's daughter = a cannon)
• HULA LAND n. Hawaii ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HULK n. an unusually large bodybuilder ...1980 US sl.
• HULKING adj. large, esp. of an unwieldy mass ...1698 UK sl.
• HULL n. an empty pistol cartridge case ...1957 US sl.
• HULLABALOO n. a loud noise; uproar; confusion ...1762 UK sl.
• HULLION n. a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• HULLOCK n. a lazy, worthless fellow; a term of reproach ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to go about in a lazy manner ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HULLOO n. a completely inconsequential person ...1992 Norfolk Island
• HULLY-GULLY adj. stylish, esp. in a Rastafarian sense ...1973 Bahamas
• HUM n. 1. an unpleasant smell ...1906 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a borrower or cadger ...1915 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to be busy; to be crowded; to be lively ...1887 US sl.
vb. 2. to smell unpleasantly; to stink ...1902 UK sl.
vb. 3. to cadge or sponge money ...1913 Aust. sl.
• HUMAN CYCLONES n. the Marines ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HUM AND HAW vb. to speak hesitatingly; to stammer; to mutter, to mumble, to be indecisive ...1632
• HUMAN DYNAMO n. an energetic or lively person ...1938 sl.
• HUMANGOUS adj. enormous, outsized, huge ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HUMBLE n. a false criminal accusation or charge ...1940 US
• HUMBOLT GREEN n. marijuana (possibly should be 'Humboldt Green') ...2003 UK sl.
• HUMBUG n. 1. a fight, esp. between youth gangs ...1962 US sl.
n. 2. false or trumped-up criminal charges ...1972 US sl.
vb. 1. to interfere with; to bother ...1904 Trinidad and Tobago
vb. 2. to fight ...1968 US sl.
• HUMDINGER adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a remarkable, excellent, or outstanding person or thing; something exciting or thrilling; something or someone very fine or splendid; a stylish person ...1905 sl., orig. US
• HUMDUDGEON n. 1. an imaginary illness; hypochondria ...1785
n. 2. needless noise or fuss; a complaint or outcry with sufficient reason; much ado about nothing ...1790 Sc.
n. 3. a big, stupid person of an evil disposition ...B1900 cot.
• HUMGRUFFIN n. a terrible or repulsive person ...1842
• HUMGUMPTIOUS adj. splendid, excellent, pretentious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUMILE † adj. 1. humble, lowly ...c1470 chiefly Sc.
† adj. 2. of a plant: of lowly growth ...1567 chiefly Sc.
† vb. to humble, to humiliate, to abase ...1491
• HUM JOB n. oral sex performed on a male ...1964 US sl.
• HUMMEL n. the hair ...2000 Eng. gypsy use
• HUMMEL-DRUMMEL adj. morose and taciturn ...B1900 Sc.
• HUMMER n. 1. an exceptionally good thing ...1681 UK sl.
n. 2. a person or thing characterized by extreme activity, energy, etc. ...L17 colloq.
n. 3. a person or thing of extraordinary excellence; anything of magnitude or note; a person of notable parts ...L19 colloq.
n. 4. a scrounger ...E20 Aust. colloq.
n. 5. an arrest for something the person did not do; an arrest for a minor violation that leads to more serious charges ...1932 US sl.
n. 6. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a minor mistake ...1959 US sl.
n. 9. a false or mistaken arrest ...M20 sl.
n. 10. an act of oral sex performed on a man ...1971 US sl.
n. 11. a joke, a prank ...1990 US sl.
• HUMMER AND HAWER n. one who speaks hesitatingly or stammers ...1820
• HUMMER DAYS n. from a male perspective: the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...2001 US sl.
• HUMMING adj. 1. notably large or active; energetic; vigorous, striking, intense ...M17 sl. Cassells Sl Green 2005
adj. 2. of liquor: strong ...L17 arch.
adv. exceedingly, very ...18C sl.
• HUMMING ALE n. strong beer ...M17 sl.
• HUMMING BEER n. strong beer ...M17 sl.
• HUMMING BIRD n. 1. the electric chair ...L19 US prison sl.
n. 2. a type of torture using electricity ...L19 US prison sl.
• HUMMINGBIRD ASS n. used for suggesting that a person lacks the courage to back up his taunts ...1977 US sl.
• HUMMING BUB n. strong beer ...M17 sl.
• HUMMING LIQUOR n. strong beer ...M17 sl.
• HUMMING OCTOBER n. very strong ale, made from the new season's hops ...E18 sl.
• HUMMING PUNCH n. strong beer ...M17 sl.
• HUMMING STUFF n. strong beer ...M17 sl.
• HUMMING TIPPLE n. strong beer ...M17 sl.
• HUMMUM n. a brothel ...L17 sl.
• HUMONGOID adj. enormous, outsized, huge ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HUMONGOUS adj. enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• HUMP n. 1. a fit of sulks; a bad mood, depression ...1873 UK sl.
n. 2. any difficulty; a problem ...20C
n. 3. an act of sexual intercourse ...1918 US sl.
n. 4. a camel ...1919 US circus usage
n. 5. a lookout during a crime ...1949 US sl.
n. 6. a large wave ...1957 US surfer usage
n. 7. a catamite ...M20 US sl.
n. 8. a prostitute; a sexually loose woman; women considered sexually ...M20 US sl.
n. 9. the middle section of a prison sentence ...1962 US sl.
n. 10. a dolt, a dull person ...1963 US sl.
n. 11. an offensive or despicable person ...1963 US sl.
n. 12. a person considered solely as a sexual partner ...1969 sl.
n. 13. a bridge ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
n. 11. a Camel™ cigarette ...1989 US sl.
vb. 1. to thrust the pelvis in the manner of a male copulating; to copulate from the male point of view ...M18
vb. 2. to copulate; said of a man or woman ...1784
vb. 3. to carry, to lug, to march ...1851 Aust.
vb. 4. to hurry on, to go ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to cheat ...M20 US criminals’ sl.
vb. 6. to earn money working as a prostitute ...1973 US
vb. 7. in trucking, to drive fast ...1976 US sl.
• HUMP, THE n. 1. anger, a fit of anger ...1873 Brit. sl.
n. 2. depression ...1873 Brit. sl.
n. 3. the Rockies ...1920s US tramps' sl.
• HUMP-AND-JUMP adj. of a job: physically demanding and fast-paced ...1977 US sl.
• HUMP AND THUMP n. cardiovascular resuscitation ...1994 US sl.
• HUMPBACK COW n. a buffalo ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• HUMPBACKED COW a buffalo ...Bk1942 Amer. circus sl.
• HUMPBACK JOB n. a local freight train ...1946 US sl.
• HUMP DATE n. during the Vietnam war, the date when half of a soldier's tour of duty in Vietnam is completed ...1965 US sl.
• HUMP DAY n. Wednesday ...1955 US sl.
• HUMPER n. 1. a large and unbroken wave ...1977 US sl.
n. 2. in motor racing, a slick drag racing tire that has been grooved for use on a dirt track ...1980 US sl.
• HUMP-HUMP vb. to have sex ...1997 US mock pidgin
• HUMP IT vb. in poker, to raise the maximum bet allowed ...1988 US sl.
• HUMP LIKE A CAMEL vb. to engage in sexual intercourse with great physical enthusiasm ...1970 US sl.
• HUMP NIGHT n. Wednesday night ...1955 US sl.
• HUMP RAT n. a railway yard brakeman ...1968 US sl.
• HUMPSTRIDDEN adv. astride, strideways ...1828 Eng. dial.
• HUMP THE DOG vb. to waste time completely ...1980 US sl.
• HUMP THE SWAG vb. to carry one's luggage on one's back ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• HUMPTY-DOO adj. drunk ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HUMPTY DUMPTY n. 1. a nickname for a fat person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an extreme reaction to MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...1996 UK sl.
• HUMPY adj. handsome, sexy ...1968 US homosexual usage
n. a makeshift dwelling ...1846 Aust. sl.
• HUMPY-BUMP vb. to have sex ...1974 US sl.
• HUMUNGO adj. enormous, outsized, huge ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HUMUNGOUS adj. enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• HUN n. 1. one hundred dollars; a one hundred dollar note ...1895 US sl.
n. 2. a German, a person of German descent ...1900 UK sl.
n. 3. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a Protestant ...1996 Sc. sl.
• HUNCH n. an intuition or premonition ...1888 US sl.
vb. to bring someone up to date; to inform ...1973 US sl.
• HUNCHED TOGETHER adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNCHED UP adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNCHY n. a camel ...1919 Aust. sl.
• HUNDOE n. one hundred dollars ...2001 US sl.
• HUNDRED-LEGS n. a centipede ...1774
• HUNDRED-MILE COFFEE n. strong coffee...1971 US sl.
• HUNDRED PERCENTER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNDRED TO EIGHT n. a plate ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• HUNDRED TO THIRTY adj. dirty ...1974 UK rhyming sl.
• HUNDRED WORDS WON'T FILL A BUSHEL, A phr. you talk to no purpose ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HUNG adj. 1. endowed with a large penis ...1600 UK sl.
adj. 2. fascinated or obsessed with ...1950 US sl.
adj. 3. hung-over, suffering from the effects of drinking alcohol ...1958 sl.
adj. 4. pregnant ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HUNGER-BANED † adj. starved, afflicted with hunger ...1549
• HUNG LIKE A CASHEW adj. blessed with a small penis ...1998 UK sl.
• HUNG LIKE A DONKEY adj. endowed with an impressively large penis ...1984 UK sl.
• HUNG LIKE A HAMSTER adj. blessed with a small penis ...2001 US sl.
• HUNG LIKE A JACK DONKEY adj. endowed with an impressively large penis ...1984 UK sl.
• HUNG LIKE A PIMPLE adj. blessed with a small penis ...1995 US sl.
• HUNG OVER adj. suffering from the after-effects of having drunk too much alcohol ...1942 US sl.
• HUNGRIER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR adj. very hungry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HUNGRIES n. the craving for food that follows the smoking of marijuana ...1970 US sl.
• HUNGRY adj. stingy, mean ...1855 Aust. sl.
n. Hungary ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A BEAR adj. hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A DOG adj. hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A HAWK, AS adj. very hungry ...1892 Sc.
• HUNGRY AS A HORSE adj. hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A SHE WOLF adj. hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY AS A THACKER adj. very hungry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HUNGRY AS A WOLF adj. hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNGRY ENOUGH TO EAT A BOILED OWL adj. extremely hungry ...1975 Amer. dial.
• HUNGRY TO A PIECE adj. hungry enough to eat bread ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUNG UP adj. 1. confused, bewildered ...1945 sl.
adj. 2. of a drug addict who is unable to get drugs: depressed, let down, disappointed ...1948 US sl.
adj. 3. addicted ...1950 US sl.
adj. 4. obsessed, infatuated ...1950 US sl.
adj. 5. inhibited, neurotic ...1952 US sl.
adj. 6. while surfing, caught along the steep wall of a wave and unable to pull out ...1963 US sl.
• HUNG UP ON adj. obsessed ...1957 sl.
• HUNGY n. a Hungarian ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUNK adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. (derogatory) an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe ...1896 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a big lump ...Bk1905
n. 3. a country fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a good-looking, muscular boy or man ...1945 US sl.
• HUNKA CHUNKA n. sexual intercourse ...2005 US sl.
• HUNKEY adj. very fine, just the thing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. (derogatory) an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe ...1896 N. Amer. sl.
• HUNKIDORI adj. superlatively good ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUNKIDORY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNKIE n. 1. (derogatory) an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe; a Slav; a Hungarian ...1896 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a White person ...1959 US sl.
• HUNKIN adj. enormous ...1997 US sl.
• HUNK OF TAIL n. an act of sexual intercourse ...1920s US sl.
• HUNKS n. a surly, cross-grained old person; a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser; a miserable, niggardly old person; a covetous, sordid man ...1602
• HUNKUM-BUNKUM adj. very fine, excellent, good, splendid ...1908 Amer. dial
• HUNKY adj. 1. excellent, first-rate ...1861 sl.
adj. 2. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. attractive; muscular ...1972 US sl.
n. 1. (derogatory) an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe; a Slav; a Hungarian ...1896 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a White person ...1959 US sl.
• HUNKY AND DORY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNKYDORE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNKY-DOREY adj. excellent ...1866 sl.
• HUNKY-DORUM adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNKY DORY adj. satisfactory, fine, superlatively good, excellent ...1861 US sl.
• HUNKYLAND n. Hungary ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNLAND n. Germany ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HUN STICKER n. a bayonet ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HUNT A TAVERN FOX vb. to get drunk ...1746
• HUNT COOTIES vb. to search for lice in one's clothing ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HUNTER n. 1. a pickpocket ...1949 US sl.
n. 2. cocaine ...1998 UK sl.
• HUNT FOR A HARE WITH A TABOR † vb. to seek to do something almost impossible ...1399
• HUNT FOR HARES WITH A TABOR † vb. to undertake an almost impossible or hopeless task ...1592
• HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...2000 US sl.
• HUNT LEATHER vb. to reach for a hand-hold on the saddle horn while riding a bucking horse ...1893 US West. sl.
• HUNTING LICENSE n. an assignment given by a prison gang to kill someone ...1992 US sl.
• HUNT LIZARDS vb. to search for lice in one's clothing ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HUNT OWLS vb. to drive at night with your full headlight beams on, blinding oncoming traffic ...1962 US sl.
• HUNT RABBITS vb. in a game of poker, to go through the cards that were not played after a hand is finished in search of what might have been ...1951 US sl.
• HUNT THE GREAT WHITE WHALE vb. to search for a source of cocaine ...2001 UK sl.
• HUNT THE LETTER † vb. to practice or study alliteration ...1579
• HUNT UP A COW vb. of an amorous couple: to search out a secluded spot in the bush in order to have sexual intercourse ...1950s Aust. sl.
• HUNYAK n. an immigrant from central or southeastern Europe ...1911 US sl.
• HURDIES n. 1. the buttocks; the hips and adjoining parts ...1535 Sc.
n. 2. the end or 'tail' of anything ...B1900 Sc.
• HURDY n. a dance hall girl ...1958 Can. sl.
• HURKLE-DURKLE n. laziness, sluggishness in bed ...B1900 Sc.
vb. to lie long in bed; to lounge after it is time to get up or go to work ...B1900 Sc.
• HURL n. an act of vomiting; vomit ...1967 Aust. sl.
vb. to vomit ...1964 Aust. sl.
• HURLER n. a person who suffers from bulimia nervosa ...1998 US sl.
• HURLY-BURLY adj. confusing, tumultuous ...1596 UK sl.
• HURRAH n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HURRAH'S NEST n. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HURRICANE DECK n. the back of a bucking bronco ...1862 US sl.
• HURRICANE LAMP n. a tramp, a vagrant ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• HURRICANE LAMP JOB n. in horse racing, a horse that finishes last by a great distance; the horse is so far back that it is joked that a hurricane lamps is needed to find it ...1989 Aust. sl.
• HURRICANE ON A TEN-CENT PIECE n. a wife furious with her husband ...1995 Can. sl.
• HURRICANIOUS † adj. like a hurricane ...1706 nonce word
• HURROO phr. goodbye ...1906 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HURRY-BUGGY n. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HURRY-BURRY adv. with extra hurry; in confusion; tumultuously ...1791 Sc.
n. confusion or bustle caused by excitement; tumult ...?a1800 Sc.
• HURRY-COME adj. done with haste and without care ...1987 Trinidad and Tobago
• HURRY-DURRY † adj. of the weather: rough, boisterous, windy, rainy; hence, impatient, irritable ...1672 nautical
†* n. tumult, confusion, bustle caused by excitement ...1732
† int. an exclamation of impatience or indignation ...1682
• HURRY-ON n. a quickening of pace ...1983 Aust. sl.
• HURRY-UP n. 1. a request for a quickening of pace ...1916 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a hurry, speed ...1962 UK sl.
• HURRY UP AND GET BORN! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HURRY UP THE CAKES vb. to hasten ...1848 US sl.
• HURRYUP WAGON n. a police van ...1893 US sl.
• HURRY UP YOUR CAKES vb. to go quickly ...M19 US sl.
• HURT adj. undesirable, unattractive, inept ...1973 US sl.
vb. to crave a drug ...1996 UK sl.
• HURTFOOT † n. that which hurts the foot ...1567 nonce word
• HURTING adj. inferior, not up to expectations ...2002 US sl.
• HURT ME! int. used for expressing extreme pleasure or displeasure ...1983 US sl.
• HURVE vb. to move quickly, to hurry ...1983 Aust. sl.
• HUS n. a favour ...1971 US Vietnam war usage
• HUSBAND n. in a homosexual relationship, male or female, the more aggressive and domineering partner ...1941 US sl.
• HUSBAND AND WIFE n. a knife ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• HUSH n. silence ...1976 UK sl.
• HUSH-EM n. a silencer attached to a handgun ...1949 US sl.
• HUSH-HUSH adj. secret ...1916 UK military origins
n. a secret ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUSH-HUSH STUFF n. a secret ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUSH MONEY n. a bribe paid to obtain silence ...1709 UK sl.
• HUSH MY MOUTH! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1931 US 
• HUSH-PUPPY adj. of jazz: old-fashioned, conventional ...1958 US sl.
n. a Smith and Wesson 9 mm pistol; the silencer attached to the pistol ...1982 US sl.
• HUSK vb. to undress ...1945 US sl.
• HUSKY adj. said of a man who is big, vigorous, and muscular ...1869 sl., orig. US
n. 1. any arctic dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in trucking, a Brockway truck ...1976 US sl.
• HUSS n. a favour ...1971 US Vietnam war usage
• HUSSIAN n. a troublesome, mischievous child ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HUSSLE  vb. 1. to have sexual intercourse ...19C sl.
vb. 2. to practice swindling or petty theft ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to use initiative to obtain or secure; to live by one's wits ...M19 sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to work as a prostitute ...L19 US sl.
vb. 5. to work hard, to make an effort ...L19 US sl.
vb. 6 to sell goods, esp. in an aggressive manner; to promote ...L19 sl.
vb. 7. to urge someone to work harder ...20C sl.
vb. 8. to obtain money or some other commodity through begging ...20C sl.
vb. 9. to deceive or to con ...1930s sl., orig. US
vb. 10. to make sexual advances ...1940s US sl.
vb. 11. to work as a male prostitute ...1960s sl.
vb. 12. to pimp ...1970s sl.
vb. 13. to attempt to obtain drug customers, to sell drugs ...1970s drugs sl.
• HUSTLE n. 1. effort, exertion, desire ...1898 US sl.
n. 2. work as a pimp, prostitute, or tramp ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 3. a swindle; a hoax; a get-rich-quick scheme ...1943 sl., orig. US criminals' usage
n. 4. a job, a means of earning a living ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 5. any means of survival, often providing little more then subsistence ...1940s US sl.
n. 6. a criminal scheme or activity ...1970s US sl.
n. 7. a means of seduction, a pass ...1970s US sl.
n. 8. flattery, deception ...1970s US sl.
vb. 1. to have sexual intercourse ...19C sl.
vb. 2. to obtain after a diligent effort, especially one using unorthodox, if not illegal means ...1840 US sl.
vb. 3. to practice swindling or petty theft ...M19 sl.
vb. 4. to use initiative to obtain or secure; to live by one's wits ...M19 sl., orig. US
vb. 5. to sell or serve goods, esp. in an aggressive, pushing manner; to promote ...1887 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to work as a prostitute ...1895 US sl.
vb. 7. to work hard, to make an effort ...L19 US sl.
vb. 8. to urge someone to work harder ...20C sl.
vb. 9. to beg, to cadge ...1902 US beggars' and tramps' sl.
vb. 10. to deceive or to con ...1930s sl., orig. US
vb. 11. to make sexual advances ...1940s US sl.
vb. 12. to work as a male prostitute ...1960s sl.
vb. 13. to attempt to obtain drug customers, to sell drugs ...1970s drugs sl.
vb. 14. to pimp ...1970s sl.
vb. 15. to flirt, to make a sexual advance ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• HUSTLE-BUGGY n. 1. a police car ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUSTLER n. 1. a person who lives by his charm and wits, dishonest but not usually violent ...1825 US sl.
n. 2. a prostitute, esp. a male homosexual ...1924 US sl.
n. 3. a person who makes his living by playing pool for wagers, feigning a skill level below his true level to secure bets ...1967 US sl.
n. 4. a drug pusher ...1996 UK sl.
• HUSTLE HASH vb. to work as a waiter or waitress ...L19 sl.
• HUSTLE ONE'S BUSTLE vb. to hurry, to get moving ...1971 US sl.
• HUSTLER'S ROW n. any outdoor area where prostitutes loiter in search of customers ...1966 UK sl.
• HUSTLE SHEETS vb. to sell newspapers ...L19 sl.
• HUSTLE SHOES vb. to work as a shoe-shine ...L19 sl.
• HUSTLING n. 1. prostitution ...1977 UK sl.
n. 2. the practice of dealing drugs ...2000 UK sl.
• HUSTLING GAL n. a prostitute ...1954 US sl.
• HUT n. 1. a brakevan (caboose) ...1946 US sl.
n. 2. a jail cell ...1949 US sl.
n. 3. a house ...1989 US sl.
• HUTCH n. 1. a prison ...1956 US sl.
n. 2. a domicile, be it a room, apartment, or house...1966 US sl.
• HUTU n. applied esp. to money paid in recompense ...1820 NZ sl.
• HUTZELSUP n. among Nova Scotians of German descent, a confused mess ...1999 Can. sl.
• HUTZPA(H) n. unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall ...1890 sl.
• HUXTERS n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HUZ n. a favour ...1971 US Vietnam war usage
• HUZZLECOO n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HYACK n. in British Columbia, a volunteer fireman ...1959 Can. Chinook jargon
• HYAK n. in British Columbia, to hasten ...1959 Can. Chinook jargon
• HYAS adj. big, large, very ...1953 Can. sl.
• HYBOLIC adj. pompous, bombastic ...1972 Hawaii youth usage
• HYBRID n. in the car sales business, used as a euphemism for a car that has at least some parts that do not belong ...1953 US sl.
• HYDE PARK n. an informer ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'nark'
• HYDRAULIC adj. inclined to steal ...1989 Aust. sl.
n. in drag racing, a massive engine failure resulting from fuel failing to ignite within a cylinder ...2003 US sl.
• HYDRAULICS n. euphemism for bollocks ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• HYDRO n. 1. marijuana which is grown hydroponically ...1996 US sl.
n. 2. amphetamines ...2003 UK sl.
n. 3. MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy ...2003 UK sl.
• HYDROPHOBIOUS adj. 1. pertaining to rabies ...1843
adj. 2. having a dread of water; tending to repel water ...1850
• HYDROPONIC n. marijuana that is cultivated hydroponically ...1989 US sl.
• HYDROPOT n. a drinker of water; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks; a teetotaller ...1727
• HYDROPOTIST †* n. a water-drinker; an abstainer from alcoholic drinks; a teetotaller ...1678
• HYEMAL * adj. belonging to winter ...M16
• HYEMATE * vb. to winter; to hibernate ...E17
• HYENANIMAL n. a hyena ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HYENOUS adj. heinous ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HYFER vb. to hurry ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• HYKER vb. to go quickly to run ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HYMIE n. (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1984 US sl. SL
• HYNDE † adj. courteous, polite, gentle ...c1400
• HYP n. 1. a drug addict ...1924 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a hypodermic needle ...1929 drugs sl., orig. US
• HYPA vb. to hurry ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• HYPE n. 1. a drug addict ...1924 sl., orig. US
n. 2. originally applied specifically to the deliberate giving of short change, and hence to any cheating or trickery ...1926 sl., orig. US
n. 3. a hypodermic needle ...1929 drugs sl., orig. US
vb. 1. orig. to short-change or overcharge; later, to deceive or con ...1926 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to promise more than one can deliver ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HYPED UP adj. over-excited or highly strung ...1946 sl., orig. US
• HYPER adj. extraordinarily active, energetic, or highly strung ...1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US
vb. to go quickly to run ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HYPERFIRMACIOUS adj. fine, splendid, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HYPERHYPSISTOUS † adj. exalted above the highest ...1680
• HYPEROCHALITY † n. distinguished position; eminence of rank or position ...1637 nonce word
• HYPERSNORTY adj. stylish; proud ...1914 Amer. dial.
• HYPHENATE n. an immigrant to American, or an American from an immigrant family ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HYPNOBATE * n. a sleepwalker ...B1900
• HYPNOPHOBIA n. a morbid dread or fear of sleep ...1855
• HYPO n. 1. a drug addict ...1904 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a hypodermic needle ...1904 drugs sl., orig. US
vb. to administer a hypodermic injection to ...1925 drugs sl., orig. US
• HYPOCORISM * n. a pet-name ...1850
• HYPOCRIFY †* vb. to play the hypocrite ...1716
• HYPOCRITIZE †* vb. to act as a hypocrite ...1683
• HYPSOPHONOUS adj. having a high clear voice ...1886
• HYSTERICAL adj. very funny or amusing ...1969 sl.
• HYSTERICAL PRESENT n. the present time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HYTER-SKYTER adv. 1. in a state of utter ruin ...B1900 Sc.
adv. 2. with weak, tottering steps ...B1900 Sc.
n. 1. a great deal of arrant nonsense ...B1900 Sc.
n. 2. the act of walking with very tottering steps ...B1900 Sc.
vb. to walk with tottering steps ...B1900 Sc.