DICTIONARY
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​• I n. an idea ...1910s US sl.
• I, THE n. an interstate highway ...2003 US sl.
• IAH n. a term of address to a friend ...1990s W. Indies
• I AIN'T A-HURTING FOR YOU phr. I don't need you ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• I AIN'T COMING phr. rejecting another person's suggestion ...1930s US Black sl.
• I AIN'T COMING ON THAT TAB phr. rejecting another person's suggestion ...1930s US Black sl.
• I AIN'T EVEN TRYING TO HEAR YOU! int. I am not listening! ...1993 US sl.
• I AIN'T HERE TO BRAG phr. used for demonstrating that the speaker understands that he is bragging ...2004 US
• I AIN'T MUCH OF A FOOL ABOUT phr. I'm not fond of ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• I AIN'T NO JOKE phr. a warning to any possible attacker of one's own powers ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• I AM n. a self-important person ...1926 sl.
• I AM SO SURE! int. used to express strong doubt about what has just been said ...1982 US sl.
• I AND I n. a Rastafarian ...1960 W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• IAN RUSH n. a brush ...1980s rhyming sl.
• I ASK YOU! int. an expression of amazement, disbelief, or surprise ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IATRARCHY n. the order of physicians ...a1843 nonce word
• IATRIC * adj. relating to a physician or to medicine; medical ...1851 rare
• IATRICAL adj. medical ...1716
• IATROLOGY * n. the science of medicine ...1855
• I-BE †* vb. to be ...a1175
• I-BEDDE † n. a bedfellow ...B1000
• I-BEDE † vb. to command, to proclaim, to offer ...a800
• I BEG YOUR GARDEN! int. I beg your pardon! ...c1920 rhyming sl. or jocular
• I BEG YOUR PARDING, MRS. HARDING, THAT MY CHICKS ARE IN YOUR GARDEN EATING ALL YOUR CABBAGES phr. a juvenile apology for a burp ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• I BE KILLED! int. an exclamation of surprise ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• I BELIEVE YOU BUT THOUSANDS WOULDN'T phr. used to express doubt, or, at best, reserve judgement about the veracity of the person being addressed ...L19 UK
• I-BERE † vb. 1. to bear; to bring forth ...c893
† vb. 2. to conduct oneself ...c897
† vb. 3. bearing, comportment, conduct ...a900
• I-BETE † vb. to make good; to amend, to mend ...971
• I-BID † vb. to pray ...971
• I-BINDE † vb. to bind ...c1000
• I.B.M. n. a small penis (Itty Bitty Meat) ...1960s US sl.
• IBM n. 1. a smart, diligent student ...1960 US sl.
n. 2. a member of an organized crime family; an Italian businessman ...1997 US sl.
• IBM DISCOUNT n. a price increase ...1991 US sl.
• I-BOD † n. command, order ...c888
• IBOGA n. 1. amphetamines ...2003 UK sl.
n. 2. MDMA ...2003 UK sl.
• I BONAS IT phr. I claim it ...1895 Amer. dial.
• I BONERS IT phr. I claim it ...1966 Amer. dial.
• I BONEY IT phr. I claim it ...1944 Amer. dial.
• I BONNY IT phr. I claim it ...1950 Amer. dial.
• I-BORENESSE † n. birth ...a1225
• I-BOUGHT-YOU TEETH n. false teeth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• I-BRINGE † vb. to bring ...a1000
• I-BROKE † adj. broken ...c900
• I-BURE † vb. to pertain, behove, be proper ...c1000
• I-BYE †* vb. to purchase; to pay for, atone for ...a1000
• IC n. during the Vietnam war: an innocent civilian ...1985 US sl.
• I CAN HARDLY WAIT phr. implies one distaste for something that is going to happen in the future ...1930s sl.
• I CAN READ A NEWSPAPER THROUGH IT phr. said of very weak coffee ...1966 Amer. dial.
• I CAN READ HIS LIPS, AND HE'S NOT PRAYING phr. used as a humorous comment on a profanity ...1997 US sl.
• I CAN'T FIGHT THAT phr. used by a clever boy for expressing approval of a girl who has just passed by ...1955 US sl.
• I CAN'T HARDLY WAIT phr. implies one distaste for something that is going to happen in the future ...1930s sl.
• I CAN'T HEAR YOU phr. used as a humorous solicitation of more enthusiastic support ...1966 US sl.
• I CAN'T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE phr. used as a humorous tease of someone who has committed a faux pas ...1994 US sl.
• ICARIAN adj. said of ambitious or presumptuous acts which end in failure or ruin; leaping high to one's own ruin;  adventurous, soaring ...1595
• ICARY † n. caviar ...1591
• ICASM †* n. a figurative expression ...1664
• ICASTIC †* adj. figurative ...1664
• I CATCH YOU! int. used as a response when someone sneezes ...1950 Amer. dial.
• I CAUGHT THAT ILL VIBE phr. I was tricked ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• ICCHE(N) † vb. to move, to stir ...c1200
• ICCLE † n. an icicle ...18C
• ICE adj. 1. cool, relaxed, calm, self-contained ...1970s US Black
adj. 2. sophisticated, aware ...1970s US Black sl.
adj. 3. spotless ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
n. 1. jewellery, esp. diamonds ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. money in general ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. a cool reception; a brush-off; a snub; an act of rejection ...L19 US sl.
n. 4. a profit from the illegal sale of tickets for the theatre, cinema, etc. ...L19 US sl.
n. 5. protection money paid by a business to criminals or by criminals to the police; bribes; extortion ...1887 US sl.
n. 6. a tie-pin, or other piece of jewellery set with a diamond ...1931 US sl.
n. 7. a dirty look ...1937 US sl.
n. 8. something or someone excellent ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 9. in poker: a stacked deck ...1967 US sl.
n. 10. solitary confinement ...1970s US prison sl.
n. 11. heroin ...1987 US sl.
n. 12. an emotionless person; one who has no qualms about saying and doing whatever they want ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 13. courage, ruthlessness ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 14. any computer program designed as a system security scheme ...1995 US sl.
n. 15. failure to pay a debt ...2000s sl.
n. 16. in-car entertainment, esp. audio equipment ...2003 UK sl.
vb. 1. to ensure victory; orig. in a sporting contest ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to sentence someone to imprisonment ...1925 US criminals' sl.
vb. 3. to ignore with a vengeance, to snub, to treat coldly ...1932 US sl.
vb. 4. to place in solitary confinement ...1933 US sl.
vb. 5. to pay bribes, to pay protection money ...1930s US sl.
vb. 6. to kill ...1941 US sl.
vb. 7. to give up; to stop ...1962 US sl.
vb. 8. to break an appointment with; to abandon or cancel a plan or scheme ...1980s sl.
vb. 9. to reject, to turn down, to cease ...1960s US Black sl.
vb. 10. to harm, to cause trouble for ...1970s sl.
vb. 11. to complete, to round off ...1980s sl.
vb. 12. to hide ...1990s sl.
• ICE, THE n. Antarctica ...1834 Antarctica usage
• ICE-BELL n. an icicle ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ICEBERG n. 1. a cold, unemotional, and reserved person ...1840 sl.
n. 2. a cold and unresponsive woman; a frigid woman ...1949 US sl.
n. 3. someone who regularly takes an early morning swim throughout the winter; anyone who braves the water on a cold morning ...1932 Aust. sl.
• ICEBERG ACT n. an act of rejection, esp. between lovers; unfriendly treatment ...1953 US sl.
• ICEBERGSHIP n. coldness, indifference ...1842
• ICEBERG SLIM n. 1. a person who exploits others, i.e. a cold, heartless person ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a pimp ...1960s US Black sl.
• ICE BLINK n. a whitish glow on the horizon or on clouds caused by light reflecting off ice ...1995 Can.
• ICE-BLOCK n. an ice confection on a stick ...1948 Aust. sl.
• ICE-BOLT n. 1. a 'bolt' or dart of ice; hence, fig. a cold, piercing sensation; a sudden deadly chill ...1789
n. 2. an avalanche ...1879
• ICEBOX 1. n. an unemotional person, esp. a sexually unresponsive woman ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a morgue; a prison morgue ...1928 US criminals' sl.
n. 3. the coroner's office ...1930 US criminals' sl.
n. 4. a life sentence ...1930s US prison sl.
n. 5. the vagina ...1930s US sl.
n. 6. a solitary confinement cell ...1931 US prison sl.
n. 7. a gambling den ...1935 US criminals' sl.
n. 8. a jail or prison ...1938 US sl.
n. 9. a safe ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 10. a coffin ...1970s sl.
• ICE BOX, THE n. the prison at Dannemora, New York ...1935 US criminals' sl.
• ICE-BOXED adj. 1. pert. to a man who cannot copulate because his sexual partner is menstruating ...20C US sl.
adj. 2. sexually rejected by a woman ...20C US sl.
• ICEBOX IS OPEN phr. a warning to a man that his trouser-fly is open ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ICE-BOX JOINT n. a gambling den ...1935 US criminals' sl.
• ICEBREAKER n. the mallard ...1923 Amer. dial.
• ICE-CANDLES n. icicles ...1736 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ICE CANDY n. an icicle ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ICE COLD adj. rude ...1990 US sl.
n. a chilled beer ...1968 Aust. sl.
• ICE-CREAM adj. perfect, as desired ...2000s US sl.
n. 1. opium, cocaine, morphine, heroin, crack cocaine ...1920s US drugs sl.
n. 2. semen ...1960s sl.
n. 3. a man ...1962 UK rhyming sl. for 'geezer' (Ice-cream freezer)
n. 4. a White person; a White child; White children ...1979 UK sl.
n. 5. a term of address to a good friend ...1980s US college rhyming sl. for 'geezer' (Ice-cream Freezer)
n. 6. an alcoholic drink ...1980s US college sl.
n. 7. someone who can be easily tricked ...1980s rhyming sl. for 'geezer' (Ice-cream Freezer)
• ICE-CREAM CLOUD n. a big cloud that rolls up high before a rainstorm; a cloud like a puff or scoop of ice cream on a cone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ICE-CREAM EATER † n. an irregular user of opium ...L19 sl.
• ICE-CREAMER † n. 1. an irregular user of opium ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an Italian ...1930s sl.
• ICE-CREAM FREEZER n. 1. a man ...1962 UK rhyming sl. for 'geezer'
n. 2. a term of address to a good friend ...1980s US college rhyming sl. for 'geezer'
n. 3. someone who can be easily tricked ...1980s rhyming sl. for 'geezer'
• ICE-CREAM HABIT n. the irregular use of an otherwise addictive drug ...1930s drugs sl.
• ICE-CREAM LAND n. the part of a town where the well-off people live ...1986 Amer. dial.
• ICE-CREAM MACHINE n. the penis ...1960s sl.
• ICE-CREAM MAN n. 1. an opium dealer ...E20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. a drug dealer, esp. one selling opiates ...1952 US sl.
n. 3. a seller of crack cocaine ...1990s US Black & drugs sl.
• ICE-CREAM PANTS n. lightweight, light-coloured summer trousers ...1900s US sl.
• ICE-CREAM SECTION n. the part of a town where the well-off people live ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ICE-CREAM SODA n. a big cloud that rolls up high before a rainstorm; a cloud like a puff or scoop of ice cream on a cone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ICE-CREAM SUIT n. a white linen suit ...L19 sl., orig. Aust. & US
• ICE-CUBE n. 1. a diamond ...1930s sl.
n. 2. crack cocaine ...1994 US sl.
• ICED adj. 1. in jail; placed in the punishment block, in a dark cell in prison ...1925 US criminals' sl.
adj. 2. of a pack of cards: stacked or marked ...1925 US sl.
adj. 3. wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
adj. 4. drunk; drug-intoxicated ...1953 US sl.
adj. 5. isolated, ignored ...1970s US Black sl.
adj. 6. intoxicated by crack cocaine ...1970s drugs sl.
adj. 7. abandoned, let down ...1980s US college sl.
• ICE-DAGGER † n. an icicle ...1519
• ICE-DANGLE n. an icicle ...1884 Sc.
• ICE-DIRK n. an icicle ...1887 Sc.
• ICED DOWN adj. wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
• ICED OUT adj. wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
• ICE DOWN vb. 1. to imprison ...1930s US criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to complete cover with graffiti ...1997 US sl.
• ICED TO THE EYEBROWS adj. extremely drunk ...1950s sl.
• ICE-GROUND n. a curling rink ...1911 Sc.
• ICE-HILL † n. 1. a floating iceberg ...1694
n. 2. a hill or mound of ice; an elevated glacier or hummock of ice; a slope covered with ice for sliding or tobogganing ...1694
• ICE-HOUSE n. 1. a prison morgue ...1930 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a jewellery store ...1931 US criminals' sl.
n. 3. a convenience store ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a tavern ...1988 Amer. dial.
• ICE-ISLAND n. a detached portion of a glacier carried out to sea; a huge floating mass of ice, often rising to a great height above the water; an extensive iceberg ...1777
• ICE-ISLE n. an 'Ice-Island' ...1808
• ICE IT vb. 1. to forget something ...1960 US sl.
vb. 2. to stop doing something ...1974 US sl.
• ICE JACK n. an ice-cream salesman ...1910s sl.
• ICE JOB n. an act of fellatio in which the fellator has ice cubes in his/her mouth ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• ICELANDIAN † adj. pert. to Iceland ...1712
• ICELANDIC AIR FORCE n. flocks of pelicans (around Gimli, Manitoba) ...1987 Can. sl.
• ICELANDISH † adj. pert. to Iceland ...1708
• ICELET n. an icicle; a drip from an icicle ...1890 Sc.
• ICE-LOWSING n. a thaw ...1910 Sc.
• ICE LUGE n. a block of used in a drinking game in which a shot of vodka, tequila, or other alcoholic drink is poured down the ice into the drinker's mouth ...2001 US sl.
• ICE MAIDEN n. an unemotional or unresponsive woman ...1950s sl.
• ICEMAN n. 1. a thief specializing in the theft of diamonds ...1931 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a paid killer ...1940s sl.
n. 3. an emotionless person ...1940s sl.
n. 4. one who is given bribes by gangsters, etc., as a corrupt policeman ...1960s sl.
n. 5. the frontman who pays or receives protection money on behalf of illegal gamblers or the authorities ...1960s sl.
n. 6. a mechanic who works on truck refrigeration units ...1971 US sl.
n. 7. in horse racing: a jockey who rides without using the whip or vigorous kicks ...1989 Aust. sl.
• ICE MITT n. a rejection or refusal; a snub; a cold or hostile reception ...1935 Amer. dial.
• ICE MONEY n. money used to bribe ...1993 US sl.
• ICE-MOUNTAIN n. an iceberg ...1694
• ICENING n. the sweet covering spread on top of a cake; icing; frosting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ICE OFF vb. to complete, to round off ...1980s sl.
• ICE-OUT n. the breaking and melting of ice on rivers and lakes in the spring ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'ice out') to snub, to treat coldly ...1930s US sl.
• ICE PACK n. high quality marijuana ...1971 US sl.
• ICE PALACE n. 1. a high-class saloon or brothel ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a hockey rink ...1955 Can. sl.
n. 3. a jewellery store ...1956 US sl.
• ICE PICKS n. men's sharp-pointed shoes ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ICE PITCHER n. 'the cold shoulder'; a snub; refusal to recognize and acquaintance ...1900 Amer. dial.
• ICE-PLOUGH n. a glacier ...1881
• ICE POP n. a popsicle ...1977 Amer. dial.
• ICE POTATO n. a white potato ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ICE QUEEN n. an unemotional or unresponsive woman ...1980s sl.
• ICE-SHACKLE n. an icicle ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ICE-SHOCKLE n. an icicle ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ICE-SHOG n. an icicle ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ICE-SHOGGLE n. an icicle ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ICESHUGGLE n. an icicle ...1724 Sc.
• ICE-SKID n. one of a pair of skates ...1958 Sc.
• ICE-STONE n. a curling stone ...a1822 Sc.
• ICE TAG n. an icicle ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ICE-TANGLE n. an icicle ...1846 Sc.
• ICE-TANKLE n. an icicle ...1851 Sc.
• ICE THAT! int. stop that! calm down!...1960s US Black sl.
• ICE-TONG DOCTOR n. a drug vendor, a doctor that illegally sells drugs ...1934 US drugs sl.
• ICE-TONGS DOCTOR n. an illegal practitioner of medicine ...1929 US sl.
• ICE WAGON n. 1. a slow-moving person or vehicle ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a frigid woman ...E20 US sl.
• ICE WIDOW n. a woman whose husband is in Antarctica ...1971 NZ sl.
• ICH! int. an exclamation of impatience or incredulity ...1898 Sc.
• ICHABODIAN adj. regretful, lamenting ...1887
• ICHANE! † int. an exclamation of sorrow, alas! ...1513
• I-CHEOSE † vb. to choose ...a1000
• I-CHERRE † vb. to turn, to return ...c1000
• ICHIBAN n. the best ...20C US sl.
• ICHNEUTIC * adj. pert. to a tracker or tracking ...1838
• ICHNOMANCY n. the art of finding out the figure, peculiarities, occupations, etc., of men or beasts by the traces of their posture, position, and footsteps ...1855
• ICHOR n. blood; a fluid, real or imaginary, likened to the blood of animals ...1774
• ICHTHYARCHY n. the domain of fishes; the fish-world in all its orders ...1853 nonce word
• ICHTHYIC adj. pert. to fish ...1844
• ICHTHYOGRAPHER n. a writer on fishes ...1677
• ICHTHYOGRAPHIC adj. pert. to ichthyography ...Bk1901
• ICHTHYOGRAPHY n. description of fishes ...1736
• ICHTHYOLATROUS adj. worshipping fish ...Bk1901
• ICHTHYOLATRY n. fish-worship; the worship of a fish-god, as Dagon ...1853
• ICHTHYOLOGIST n. one versed in ichthyology; a student of the natural history of fishes ...1727
• ICHTHYOLOGY n. the natural history of fishes ...1646
• ICHTHYOMANCY n. divination by means of the heads or entrails of fishes ...1656
• ICHTHYOMANTIC adj. relating to ichthyomancy ...Bk1901
• ICHTHYOPHAGAN †* n. a fish-eater ...1607
• ICHTHYOPHAGI n. fish-eaters ...1555
• ICHTHYOPHAGIAN adj. characterized by the eating of fish ...1852
• ICHTHYOPHAGIST n. a fish-eater ...1727
• ICHTHYOPHAGITE n. a fish-eater ...1835
• ICHTHYOPHAGIZE vb. to eat fish ...1853 nonce word
• ICHTHYOPHAGOUS adj. fish-eating; feeding on fish ...828
• ICHTHYOPHAGY n. the practice of eating fish ...1656
• ICHTHYOPHILE n. a lover of fish or fishes ...1845
• ICHTHYOPHILIST n. a lover of fish or fishes ...1852
• ICHTHYOPOLISM n. the sale of fish ...1853
• ICHTHYOPOLIST n. a seller of fish, a fishmonger ...1853
• ICICLED † adj. frozen, congealed ...a1640
• ICING n. cocaine ...1984 US sl.
• ICING EXPERT n. a fellator ...1940s homosexual sl.
• ICING QUEEN n. a fellator ...1940s homosexual sl.
• ICK adj. sickly, over-sentimental, distasteful ...1960s US sl.
n. 1. a fool, a gullible or easily deceived person ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 2. anything disgusting ...1940s sl.
n. 3. a social outcast ...1942 US sl.
n. 4. an unpleasant sticky substance ...2002 UK sl.
int. an exclamation of dislike or distaste ...1948 orig. US
• ICK, THE n. in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead: a bacterial or viral infection that quickly spreads among those following the band on tour ..1994 US sl.
• ICKAROO n. a fool, a gullible or easily deceived person ...1930s US Black sl.
• ICKEM n. soft animal manure ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• ICKEN n. oak ...1859 Amer. thieves' sl.
• ICKEN-BAUM n. an oak tree ...1859 Amer. thieves' sl.
• ICKER n. 1. an ear of corn ...1523 Sc.
n. 2. an icicle ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ICKIES n. foreign money of any type ...1989 Royal Navy usage
• ICKITTY-PICKITTY adv. moving with a jerky action ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ICKITY-ICK adj. just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ICKLE † adj. little: a child's term ...a1687 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. an icicle ...a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. to long for ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ICKSY-PICKSY adj. on an equality, much alike ...1824 Sc.
• ICKY adj. 1.distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting ...1929 US sl., chiefly teen usage
adj. 2. of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental ...1929 sl., orig. US
adj. 3. of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant ...1929 US sl., chiefly teen usage
adj. 4. ill, unwell, sick ...1939 sl.
adj. 5. feeling depressed or in a gloomy mood ...1965 Amer. dial.
adj. 6. feeling sick as part of heroin withdrawal ...1960s US drugs sl.
adj. 7. risky or dangerous ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
n. 1. a stupid person, a person who is conventional ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 2. a member of the upper classes ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 3. a rich person ...1953 US sl.
• ICKY-BOO adj. 1. ill ...1920 sl.
adj. 2. distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
adj. 3. of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental ...1920s sl., orig. US
adj. 4. of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
• ICKY-ICKY adj. just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ICKYNESS n. disgust ...1960s US teen sl.
• ICKY-POO adj. 1. ill, unwell, sick ...1920 sl.
adj. 2. distasteful, nauseating, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
adj. 3. of a person or an object, as a film or play: sickly, over-sentimental ...1920s sl., orig. US
adj. 4. of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
• ICONIZE † vb. to form into an image; to figure, to represent ...1678
• ICONOCLASM n. 1. the breaking or destroying of images; esp. the destruction of images and pictures set up as objects of veneration ...1797
n. 2. the attacking or overthrow of venerated institutions and cherished beliefs, regarded as fallacious or superstitious ...1858
• ICONOCLAST n. 1. a breaker or destroyer of images ...1641
n. 2. one who assails or attacks cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the ground that they are erroneous or pernicious ...1842
• ICONODULIST n. a worshipper of images ...1716
• ICONODULY n. the worship or veneration of images ...1640
• ICONOGRAPH n. 1. one who makes figures or drawings of objects ...1804
n. 2. a drawing, engraving, or illustration for a book ...1884
• ICONOGRAPHER n. one who makes figures or drawings of objects ...1888
• ICONOGRAPHIST * n. one skilled in iconography ...1850
• ICONOGRAPHY † n. 1. a pictorial representation, delineation; a drawing or plan ...1628
n. 2. the description or illustration of any subject by means of drawings or figures; any book or work in which this is done ...1678
• ICONOLATER n. a worshipper of images ...1654
• ICONOLATRY n. the worship of images ...1624
• ICONOLOGIST n. one versed in iconology ...1851
• ICONOLOGY n. the branch of knowledge that deals with the subject of icons; interpretation of ancient images, monuments, and emblems ...1730
• ICONOMACH †* n. one who is hostile to images ...c1552
• ICONOMACHAL †* adj. hostile to images ...1646
• ICONOMACHIAN † adj. practising or advocating iconomachy ...1640
• ICONOMACHICAL † adj. practising or advocating iconomachy ...a1638
• ICONOMACHIST n. one who contends against the religious worship of images ...1875
• ICONOMACHY n. a war against images; hostility or opposition to images, esp. to their use in connection with worship ...1581
• ICONOMANIA n. an infatuated devotion to images; a mania for collecting icons or portraits ...1722
• ICONOMICAR †* n. a writer on husbandry ...1523
• ICONOPHILE n. a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ...1881
• ICONOPHILISM n. a taste for pictures, engravings, etc. ...1888
• ICONOPHILIST n. a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ...1884
• ICONOPHILY n. a taste for pictures, engravings, etc. ...1894
• ICONOPLAST n. a fashioner or maker of images ...1898
• I COULD CARE LESS phr. a statement of absolute indifference, although the opposite sentiment, albeit hidden, may be the true one ...1940s sl.
• I COULD CURE THE PLAGUE phr. used by a woman to describe her condition when experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...2000 US sl.
• I COULD DO HER A FAVOUR phr. a remark made by a man of a passing female; the 'favour' would be sexual ...1930s sl.
• I COULD DO THAT A FAVOUR phr. a remark made by a man of a passing female; the 'favour' would be sexual ...1930s sl.
• I COULD DO THAT WITH MY PRICK OUT phr. used to emphasize the ease of a task ...1930s sl.
• I COULD EAT A BABY'S ARSE THROUGH THE BARS OF A COT phr. I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A BABY'S BOTTOM THROUGH THE MONKEY CAGE IN THE ZOO phr. I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A BABY'S BUM THROUGH A CANE CHAIR phr. I am extremely hungry ...1985 Aust. sl.
• I COULD EAT A FARMER'S ARSE THROUGH A HEDGE phr. I am very hungry ...1988 Scot. sl.
• I COULD EAT A HORSE phr. I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A HORSE AND CHASE THE JOCKEY phr. I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT A SCABBY HORSE BETWEEN BEDRAGS phr. I am very hungry ...1981 UK sl.
• I COULD EAT THAT phr. used of an attractive girl or young woman ...1951 UK sl.
• I COULD EAT THAT WITHOUT SALT phr. used of an attractive girl or young woman ...1951 UK sl.
• I COULD EAT THE ASS OUT OF A SKUNK phr. said when one is very hungry ...1982 Amer. sl.
• I COULD EAT THE HIND LEG OFF A BOUDIE phr. I am extremely hungry ...20C sl.
• I COULD EAT THE HIND LEG OFF A DONKEY phr. I am very hungry ...1961 UK sl.
• I COULD EAT THIS WITH MY TOE IN THE FIRE phr. it's so good I'll ignore the circumstances ...1980 Amer. dial.
• I COULD EAT THIS WITH ONE FOOT IN THE MILK BUCKET phr. it's so good I'll ignore the circumstances ...1989 Amer. dial.
• I COULD FANCY THAT phr. used of a passing attractive member of the opposite sex
• I COULD JUST SCREAM! int. used as an expression of frustration ...1962 US sl.
• I COULDN'T CARE LESS phr. a statement of absolute indifference, although the opposite sentiment, albeit hidden, may be the true one ...1940s sl.
• I COULDN'T CARE LESS IF THE COW CALVES OR BREAKS A LEG phr. a statement of absolute indifference, although the opposite sentiment, albeit hidden, may be the true one ...1940s NZ sl.
• I COULD SHIT THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE phr. used by someone suffering from diarrhoea ...L19 sl.
• I COULD STRUGGLE phr. indicates that one would like a drink ...L19 sl.
• I COULD USE HER SHIT FOR TOOTHPASTE phr. a hugely exaggerated phrase implying the extent of one's infatuation ...1950s sl.
• ICTA n. a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise  ...1856 Amer. dial.
• ICTER n. a small or delicate thing or person ...1918 Amer. dial.
• ICTIC adj. of the nature of a blow or stroke; abrupt and sudden in its action ...1847 rare
• ICTUS n. a lawyer ...Bk1896 legal usage
• I-CUSSE † vb. to kiss (mutually) ...c1205
• ICY adj. cold, unemotional; reserved; aloof; without feeling or warmth ...1910s sl.
• ICYBELLS n. icicles ...1874 Eng. dial.
• ICY-BLUES n. human eyes, irrespective of their actual colour ...1910s sl., orig. US
• ICY HILLS † n. icebergs ...1694
• ICY MITT n. the cold shoulder; a cold or hostile reception; a show of deliberate indifference or disregard; a rejection or refusal; a snub ...1907
• ICY MITTEN n. a rejection or refusal; a snub; a cold or hostile reception ...1897   Amer. dial.
• ICY MOUNTAINS † n. icebergs ...1600
• ICY-POLE n. an ice confection on a stick ...1932 Aust. sl.
• ICY POP n. beer ...1990s US college sl.
• I.D. n. 1. an identity card or other means of identification ...c1920 US sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1950s US sl.
vb. to identify someone ....1944 US sl.
• IDA n. Idaho ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• I DAD! int. an exclamation of surprise ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• IDAHO BRAINSTORM n. a dust-storm, a sandstorm ...1934 Amer. sl.
• IDAHO RAIN n. a dust-storm, a sandstorm ...c1971 Amer. sl.
• IDAHO RAINSTORM n. a dust storm ...1930s US sl.
• IDAHO SHOWER n. a dust-storm, a sandstorm ...1934 Amer. sl.
• I.D.B. n. 1. an Illicit Diamond Buyer ...1884 S. Afr. colloq.
n. 2. an Ignorant Dutch Bastard ...1920s Cockneys' sl.
• I'D CRAWL THREE MILES OVER BROKEN GLASS TO USE HER SHIT FOR TOOTHPASTE phr. a hugely exaggerated phrase implying the extent of one's infatuation ...1950s sl.
• IDEA † n. a person or thing regarded as perfect in its kind; the ideal realized in an individual ...1591
• IDEA, THE! int. implies one's (supposed) shock or disgust on hearing a proposition ...20C sl.
• IDEA BOX n. the brain, the head, knowledge ...1785 sl.
• IDEAGENOUS adj. producing or giving rise to an idea ...1881
• IDEA HAMSTER n. a person who is employed to generate new ideas ...2001 UK sl.
• IDEAL HOME n. a comb ...1950s rhyming sl.
• IDEALTY †* n. a standard of excellence, an ideal ...1635
• IDEA-POT n. the brain, the head, knowledge ...1785 sl.
• IDEAS HAMSTER n. a person who is employed to generate new ideas ...2001 UK sl.
• IDEATE vb. to form the idea of; to construct an idea; to imagine, to conceive ...1610
• IDEATION n. the formation of ideas or mental images of things not present to the senses ...1829
• IDEATIONAL adj. pert. to the formation of ideas ...1853
• IDEATIVE * adj. pert. to the formation of ideas ...1887
• I'D EAT MY CHIPS OUT OF HER KNICKERS phr. a statement of absolute (sexual) devotion ...1970s sl.
• I DECLARE n. a chair ...1930s US rhyming sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise ...1849 Amer. dial.
• I DECLARE BEFORE THE LORD! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1960 Amer. dial.
• IDEE † n. an idea ...1493
• IDEIST † n. an idealist ...1697
• I-DEME † vb. to deem, to judge ...a900
• IDENT adj. diligent, persistent ...1591 Sc.
• IDENTIC adj. identical ...1664
• IDENTIFIC †* adj. doing the same; concurring in action ...1678
• IDENTITIAL †* adj. identical ...1635
• IDENTITY n. 1. a resident of long standing in a particular place ...1862 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. a noted person; an odd, eccentric, or interesting person ...1874 Aust. & NZ sl.
• IDEOLATRY n. the worship of ideas ...1869
• IDEOPRAXIST n. one whose practice is actuated by an idea; one who embodies an idea in action ...1831
• I DESIRE n. a fire ...Bk1896 rhyming sl.
• IDGETS n. very little things ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• I'D HAVE DONE IT FOR A FARTHING phr. it would have taken very little persuasion to make me do it ...L19 sl.
• IDI adj. cruel ...2003 UK sl.
• IDIASM n. a peculiarity, mannerism ..1868
• I DIDN'T COME DOWN IN THE LAST SHOWER phr. I'm not stupid; don't take me for a fool ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• I DIDN'T COME DOWN IN THE LAST SHOWER OF RAIN phr. I'm not stupid; don't take me for a fool ...20C Aust. sl.
• I DIDN'T FALL OFF A CHRISTMAS TREE phr. I'm not stupid; don't take me for a fool ...1940s sl.
• IDIOCETY n. idiocy ...1822 Sc.
• IDIOCRACY n. personal rule or government ...1878 nonce word
• IDIOCRASY † n. an idiosyncrasy ...1681
• IDIOGLOTTIC adj. using words of one's own invention ...1888
• IDIOGRAPH n. one's private mark or signature ...1656
• IDIOLATRY n. self-worship ...a1626 nonce word
• IDIOMACY * n. idiomatic quality ...1813
• IDIOMATICISM * n. an idiomatic expression ...1862
• IDIOMATISM †* n. an idiomatic expression ...1771
• IDIOMATOLOGY †* n. a collection of idioms ...1690
• IDIONOMY † n. individual constitution ...1651
• IDIOPT * n. one who has some peculiarity of vision ...1833
• IDIOSYNCRASICAL †* adj. pert. to idiosyncrasy ...1633
• IDIOSYNCRASIS †* n. an idiosyncrasy ...1654
• IDIOT n. the television; implies that TV watchers are less than normally intelligent ...1950s sl., orig. US
• IDIOTA †* n. an idiot ...1624
• IDIOTACY †* n. idiocy ...1583
• IDIOT BLOCKS n. options placed at the end of a staffing paper designed to allow the reader simply to tick the option which describes his decision ...1986 US sl.
• IDIOT BOARD n. in television: an out-of-camera board on which a performer's lines are displayed ...1952 UK sl.
• IDIOT BOX n. 1. the television; implies that TV watchers are less than normally intelligent ...1955 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a computer ...1990s sl.
n. 3. an automatic car transmission ...1993 US sl.
• IDIOT CARD n. in the television and film industries: a poster board with the dialogue written in huge letters for actors to read ...1957 US sl.
• IDIOT FRINGE n. a popular hairstyle for girls and young women ...L19 sl.
• IDIOT-HEAD n. a stupid person ...1988 Aust. sl.
• IDIOTICAL adj. idiotic, senseless, stupid ...1751 Sc.
• IDIOTICALS n. foolish things; nonsense; cheap, trashy news ...1826 Sc.
• IDIOTICON n. a dictionary confined to a particular dialect, or containing words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country ...1842
• IDIOTISH † adj. idiotic ...1559
• IDIOTISM † n. 1. the speech, language, or dialect peculiar to a country, age, etc. ...1588
* n. 2. the condition of being void of intellect or reason ...1612
† n. 3. a peculiarity of action, manner, or habit ...1620
n. 4. ignorance, lack of knowledge or culture ...1635
• IDIOTIST †* n. a person without learning; an ignorant, uneducated man; a simple man; a clown ...1715
• IDIOTISTICAL † adj. used by the unlearned ...1715
• IDIOTIZE † vb. 1. to act in a way peculiar to themselves ...1716
vb. 2. to become idiotic or stupid ...? a1800
vb. 3. to make a fool of; to befool ...1831
• IDIOT JUICE n. any alcoholic beverage brewed in prison, esp. a nutmeg/water mixture ...1974 US sl.
• IDIOT LIGHT n. a warning light, usually red, that goes on when a fault occurs in a mechanical or electrical device ...1968 sl.
• IDIOTLY †* adj. idiotic ...1662
• IDIOT OIL n. alcohol ...1980s sl.
• IDIOT PILL n. a barbiturate or central nervous system depressant ...1953 US sl.
• IDIOT-PROOF adj. of a machine or mechanical process: supposedly designed to be comprehensible to even the least technologically minded person ...1980s sl.
• IDIOTRY n. folly, idiocy, idiotic behaviour ...1826 Sc.
• IDIOT'S DELIGHT n. in dominoes: the 5-0 piece ...1959 US sl.
• IDIOT-SHEETS n. instruction sheets; cue cards; operation manuals ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IDIOT'S LANTERN n. the television; implies that TV watchers are less than normally intelligent ...1950s sl., orig. US
• IDIOT SPOON n. a shovel or other digging tool ...1948 Amer. sl., esp. among loggers and miners
• IDIOT STICK n. 1. a shovel ...1930s US sl., esp. among loggers and miners
n. 2. a hoe ...1930s US sl., esp. among loggers and miners
n. 3. a digging bar ...1980 US sl.
n. 4. a small carved copy of a totem pole ...1989 Can. sl.
• IDIOT-STICK OPERATOR n. a common labourer ...1966 Amer. dial.
• IDIOT TOOL n. a shovel ...1980s US sl.
• IDIOT TUBE n. the television ...1960s US sl.
• IDIWUT n. an idiot ...1826 Sc.
• IDJIT n. an idiot ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• IDJUT n. an idiot ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• IDLE † adj. 1. empty, vacant; void of ...c825
† adj. 2. void of meaning or sense; foolish, silly, incoherent; also, of persons: light-headed, out of one's mind, delirious ...1548
adj. 3. mischievous, full of fun; saucy; flippant; restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. handy, useful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. idleness ...a1000
†* n. 2. that which is useless, vain, or frivolous ...c1000
† n. 3. an idle person; an idler ...1633
n. 4. the cuckoo ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-BACK n. 1. an indolent or lazy person ...1828
n. 2. a loose piece of skin about the fingernail; a hangnail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-BEING † n. being idle, idleness ...1562
• IDLE BELLIES † n. indolent sluggards or gluttons ...a1300
• IDLE BREAD n. unearned sustenance ...1972 Amer. dial.
• IDLEBY † n. an idle fellow; a loafer ...1589
• IDLED adj. idle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLED-BACK n. 1. an idle person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a piece of loose skin by the fingernail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLEDOM n. idleness ...1902 Sc.
• IDLE-EMPLOYED adj. at a loss for work, with little to do ...1846 Sc.
• IDLEFUL † adj. full of idleness, idle ...1483
• IDLE HALL n. a notional place used to mean a state of unemployment ...20C W. Indies sl.
• IDLEHEAD † n. idleness ...c1250
• IDLE-HEADED † adj. 1. of little understanding or intellect; silly, foolish; crazy ...1598
† adj. 2. off one's head; out of one's wits; distracted, delirious ...1599
• IDLEHOOD n. idleness ...c1540 arch.
• IDLE HUSSY n. an immoral woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE JUBBIE n. a young unemployed person ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• IDLELAIK † n. idleness ...c1200
• IDLEMAN * n. 1. one who has no occupation; formerly, in Ireland, a 'gentleman', as opposed to a working man ...1331
n. 2. a man employed on a farm to do odd jobs ...1889 Eng. dial.
• IDLEMENT † n. idle or profitless occupation; an idling ...1622
• IDLE-MINDED adj. slow-witted; wandering in mind; dull and stupid ...1967 Amer. dial.
• IDLENESS † n. 1. vanity ...c825
†* n. 2. light-headedness, imbecility; delirium; also, folly, foolishness, silliness ...a1536
n. 3. wantonness, wickedness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-PACK † n. 1. an idler ...1624
n. 2. a bad woman ...1888 Eng. dial.
• IDLE POOR n. unemployed convicts ...1933 US prison sl.
• IDLERT n. one who wastes time; an idler ...1930 Sc.
• IDLES, THE n. idleness as an affection or distemper ...1616 colloq.
• IDLESBY † n. an idle or lazy fellow; a loafer ...1611
• IDLE-SET adj. without work, idle ...1880 Sc.
n. (usually as 'idleset')
n. 1. the condition of being reduced to idleness; want of employment ...1591 Sc.
n. 2. a fat stomach ...20C Ulster sl.
• IDLESHIP † n. 1. vanity ...a1250
† n. 2. inactivity, want of occupation, indolence ...1357
• IDLESOME adj. lazy, shiftless, slothful, unambitious ...1953 Amer. dial.
• IDLESS(E) n. idleness, viewed in a poetic or romantic light ...1596 arch.
• IDLETIES n. idle frolics ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• IDLETON n. an idle fellow ...1762 Eng. dial.
• IDLETY n. idleness; idle frolic, frivolity ...1825 Sc.
• IDLE-WART n. a hangnail ...1856 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-WEAL n. a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-WELT n. a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE WORMS n. worms, once jocularly supposed to be bred in the fingers of lazy maidens ...1607
• IDLE YELP n. vain boasting ...c900
• I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT NOSE FULL OF GOLD-DUST phr. said of a person with a very big nose ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IDLISH * adj. somewhat idle ...1865
• I-DO † vb. to do ...971
• IDOCITY n. quick comprehension, ability ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• I DO DECLARE! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IDOL † n. 1. a statue of a person or thing ...1548
† n. 2. an inert, inactive person ...1579
† n. 3. a counterpart, likeness, imitation ...1590
† n. 4. a fictitious personation; a counterfeit, sham; a pretender ...1590
n. 5. a duck or goose decoy ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IDOLANT † n. an idolater ...1592
• IDOLASTER † adj. idolatrous ...1584
† n. a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity ...c1386
• IDOLATER n. 1. a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity ...c1380
n. 2. an adorer, idolizer or devoted admirer of some person or thing ...c1566
• IDOLATRESS n. a female idolater ...1613
• IDOLATRIC * adj. pert. to idolatry; idolatrous ...1669
• IDOLATRICAL † adj. pert. to idolatry; idolatrous ...1550
• IDOLATRICALLY † adv. in an idolatrous way ...1669
• IDOLATRIOUS †* adj. idolatrous ...1563
• IDOLATRIZE † vb. 1. to worship an idol; to commit or practice idolatry ...1592
vb. 2. to make an idol of; to worship idolatrously; fig: to adore; to admire excessively; to idolize ...1615
• IDOLATRIZER n. one who idolizes ...1642
• IDOLATROUS adj. 1. pert. to idolatry ...1550
adj. 2. of a person: worshipping images or idols; given to the worship of idols or false gods ...1600
• IDOLATRY n. 1. the worship of idols or images; the paying or offering of divine honours to any created object ...c1250
n. 2. immoderate attachment to or veneration for any person or thing; admiration savouring of adoration ...c1386
• IDOLEEZE vb. to idolize ...1837 Sc.
• IDOLET † n. a little idol ...1674
• IDOLIFY vb. to make idol of ...1838
• IDOLILLO † n. a diminutive idol ...1646
• IDOLISH † adj. pert. to idols or their worship; heathenish; also, idolatrous ...1577-87
• IDOLISM n. 1. the practice of idolatry ...1608
n. 2. a false mental image or notion; a fallacy ...1671
n. 3. the act of idolizing, or making an idol of anything ...1825
• IDOLIST n. a believer in or worshipper of idols; an idolater ...1614
• IDOLISTIC adj. recognizing idols, idolatrous ...1846
• IDOLOCLAST n. a breaker or demolisher of idols; an iconoclast ...1843
• IDOLODOULIA n. veneration of any inferior kind given to idols or images ...1579
• IDOLOGRAPHICAL adj. descriptive of idols ...1826
• IDOLOLATER † n. an idolater ...a1641
• IDOLOLATRIC † adj. idolatrous ...a1711
• IDOLOLATRICAL † adj. idolatrous ...1550
• IDOLOLATRIFY † vb. to make the object of idolatry ...a1641
• IDOLOLATROUS † adj. idolatrous ...a1641
• IDOLOLATRY † n. idolatry ...1550
• IDOLOMANCY n. divination by idols, images, or figures ...1652
• IDOLOMANIA n. an infatuated devotion to idols; zealous idolatry ...1660
• IDOLOMANY † n. an infatuated devotion to idols; zealous idolatry ...1654
• IDOLOTHISM †* n. the practice of offering to idols ...1607
• IDOLOTHYOUS † adj. offered or sacrificed to an idol ...1607
• IDOLOTHYTE † adj. offered to an idol ...1562
† n. a thing offered to an idol ...1579
• IDOLOUS † adj. of the nature of an idol; affected to idols; idolatrous ...1546
• IDOLRY † n. idolatry ...1535
• IDOLUM n. 1. an image or unsubstantial appearance; a spectre or phantom; a mental i mage, an idea ...1619
n. 2. a false mental image or conception; a fallacy ...1640
• IDONEAL * adj. idoneous; apt, fit, or suitable ...1760
• IDONEITY n. fitness, suitableness or aptitude ...1617
• IDONEOUS * adj. apt, fit, or suitable ...a1615
• IDONEOUSNESS n. fitness, suitableness ...1727
• I DON'T CARE n. a chair ...1930s US rhyming sl.
• I DON'T CHAW MY TERBACKER BUT ONCE phr. I don't say something more than once, I don't repeat myself ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• I DON'T GIVE A BUGGER phr. I don't care at all ...1960s Aust. sl.
• I DON'T GIVE A FAT RAT phr. an indication of supreme indifference ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• I DON'T GIVE A HAPPY! int. a mild oath ...1966 Amer. dial.
• I DON'T GIVE A HAPPY DAMN! int. a mild oath ...1966 Amer. dial.
• I DON'T GIVE A HAPPY HOOLIGAN! int. a mild oath ...1966 Amer. dial.
• I DON'T GIVE A HAPPY HOOT! int. a mild oath ...1966 Amer. dial.
• I DON'T KNOW IF MY ARSEHOLE IS BORED OR PUNCHED phr. I am flummoxed, at a loss, too busy to think straight ...E20 sl.
• I DON'T LIKE THIS MOVIE phr. this is unpleasant or boring; I am not happy or comfortable  ...1960s US sl.
• I DON'T MAKE THE FRIES phr. used to express the fact that one does not have any influence on the outcome of life ...1990s US teen sl.
• I DON'T THINK SO phr. used as a humorous rejection of the sentiment that has been expressed ...1969 US sl.
• I DON'T WANT TO KNOW phr. used as refusal to accept unwelcome news or facts ...1946 UK sl.
• IDREN n. a friend; friends ...1994 W. Indian, Rastafarian, and UK Black usage
• I'D SOONER SLEEP IN THE PASTURE AND PICK CORN OUT OF HORSEDROPPINGS phr. I'd rather do almost anything else than what you propose ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• IDY n. an idea ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• IDYAT BWAI n. a fool ...1997 W. Indian patois (idiot boy)
• IER-OE n. a great-grandchild ...1701 Sc.
• I'FADS! † int. In faith...1672
• IF AND AND n. a band (musical) ...1944 US rhyming sl.
• IF ANYONE CAN, A KIWI CAN phr. reinforces Kiwi's self-image as resourceful folk ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF BET n. in horse racing: a bet that is made contingent upon winning a bet in an earlier race ...1947 US sl.
• IF BRAINS WERE DYNAMITE HE WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO BLOW HIS NOSE phr. an insult: he's not very intelligent, he's stupid ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF BRAINS WERE DYNAMITE HE WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO PART HIS HAIR phr. an insult: he's not very intelligent, he's stupid ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF BRAINS WERE SHIT HE WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO SOIL HIS COLLAR phr. an insult: he's not very intelligent, he's stupid ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF BULLSHIT WAS MUSIC HE'S BE A BIG BRASS BAND ON HIS OWN phr. an insult: he talks too much nonsense ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF BULLSHIT WAS MUSIC, YOU'D HAVE YOUR OWN ORCHESTRA phr. response to hearing a load of rubbish ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF BULLSHIT WAS RUBBER, YOU'D FLY TO THE MOON phr. you are talking rubbish ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF CASH n. in gambling, a type of conditional bet: an instruction to re-invest all or part of a winning return on another bet ...2001 UK sl.
• I FEEL YOU phr. a phrase of affirmation, agreement ...1990s US Black sl.
• I'FEGS! † int. a trivial oath, "In faith, by my faith" ...1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• I FELL OFF MY DINOSAUR phr. used to indicate that a joke is outdated ...1965 Amer. dial.
• I FELL OUT OF MY CRADLE phr. used to indicate that a joke is outdated ...1965 Amer. dial.
• I FELL OUT OF MY CRIB phr. used to indicate that a joke is outdated ...1965 Amer. dial.
• I FELL OUT OF MY CRIB LAUGHING phr. used to indicate that a joke is outdated ...1965 Amer. dial.
• I FELL OUT OF MY HIGH CHAIR phr. used to indicate that a joke is outdated ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IF EVER! int. would you believe it? is it possible? ...E19 sl.
• IFFEY adj. 1. marginal, not wholly acceptable, unpalatable ...1930s sl., orig. US
adj. 2. ambiguous ...1930s sl., orig. US
adj. 3. involved with criminality ...1930s sl., orig. US
adj. 4. difficult ...1930s sl., orig. US
• IFFINESS n. a quality of unreliability, subject to doubt ...2001 UK sl.
• IFFING-AND-OFFING adj. in a state of indecision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. (as 'iffing and offing') indecision ...1896 Eng. dial.
• IFFY adj. 1. marginal, not wholly acceptable, unpalatable ...1930s sl., orig. US
adj. 2. difficult ...1930s sl., orig. US
adj. 3. involved with criminality ...1930s sl., orig. US
adj. 4. tenuous, unsure, undecided, uncertain; unreliable, unpredictable ...1937 sl.
adj. 5. of a questionable, dubious, suspicious or odd nature ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
adj. 6. dangerous, risky ...2001 UK sl.
• IF GODDIL! int. an exclamation; if God will ...1746 Eng. dial.
• IF HE HAD A SHIT HIS HEAD WOULD CAVE IN phr. an insult to someone who is dumb, stupid, unintelligent ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF HE LAUGHED HIS FACE WOULD CRACK phr. an insult: he always looks morose, he never smiles ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE BELLS, THEY WOULDNT' MAKE HIS EARS RING phr. underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1920s sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE DYNAMITE, THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO BLOW HIS HEAD OFF phr. underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1920s sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE DYNAMITE, THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO BLOW HIS NOSE OFF phr. underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1920s sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE GAS, THEY COULDN'T POWER A FLEA'S MOTORCYCLE AROUND THE INSIDE OF A CHEERIO phr. underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1970s US Black sl.
• IF HIS BRAINS WERE MADE OF ELASTIC, THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TO MAKE A GARTER FOR A CANARY'S LEG phr. underlines the absolute stupidity or inadequacy of the person so assailed ...1990s US Black sl.
• IF HIS CAP BE MADE OF WOOL adv. certainly, without any doubt ...17C sl.
• IF I CAN'T BE BORN I WON'T BE SHUCKS phr. if I can't be in charge I won't be a subordinate ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IF I HAD MY RATHERS phr. if I had my choice ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• IF I'M LYING I'M DYING phr. implies the speaker's absolute honesty and good faith ...1930s US Black sl.
• IF I'M LYING I'M FLYING phr. implies the speaker's absolute honesty and good faith ...1930s US Black sl.
• IFING-AND-ANDING adj. hesitating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. hesitation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IFING-AND-BUTTINGS n. invalid excuses; hesitation combined with unwillingness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IFING-AND-OFFING adj. in a state of indecision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. (as 'ifing and offing') indecision ...1896 Eng. dial.
• IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT phr. used as humorous suggestion to leave well enough alone ...1961 US sl.
• IF IT AIN'T YOU, IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE phr. a phrase in which the speaker indicates a belief that trouble is imminent ...1930s US Black sl.
• IF IT AIN'T YOU, IT'S SOMEONE ELSE phr. a phrase in which the speaker indicates a belief that trouble is imminent ...1930s US Black sl.
• IF IT HAD BEEN A BEAR IT WOULD HAVE BIT YOU phr. used to ridicule someone who can't see something that is right in front of them ...17C sl.
• IF IT HAD BEEN A SNAKE IT WOULD HAVE BIT YOU phr. used to ridicule someone who can't see something that is right in front of them ...17C sl.
• IF IT MOVES, SHOOT IT; IF IT DOESN'T, CHOP IT DOWN phr. a glum view of the way sportsmen and bushmen destroy native flora and fauna ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF IT RAINED PALACES, YOU WOULD GET HIT ON THE HEAD WITH THE KNOB OFF THE TOILET DOOR phr. said of a very unlucky person ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF IT'S TOO LOUD, YOU'RE TOO OLD phr. used for dismissing complaints of loudness at rock concerts ...1995 US sl.
• IF IT TAKES A LEG! int. threat of a desperado, in search of revenge ...1872 US sl.
• IF IT WAS RAINING phr. I am extremely unlucky ...1965 Aust. sl.
• IF IT WAS RAINING PALACES, I'D GET HIT ON THE HEAD BY A DUNNY DOOR phr. to be very unlucky ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF IT WERE RAINING PEA SOUP I'D GET HIT IN THE HEAD BY A FORK phr. an expression of continual bad luck ...1920s Aust. sl.
• IFLE vb. to drive away roughly; to hustle ...1879 Eng. dial.
• IF LOOKS COULD KILL, I'D BE DEAD phr. referring to someone who is frowning, scowling or looking at you with disdain or anger ...Bk1996 Aust. & NZ sl.
• IF-LOSE n. in gambling, a type of conditional bet: a bet is required only if the prior selection loses or is a non-runner ...2001 UK sl.
• IF MY AUNT HAD BEEN A MAN, SHE'D HAVE BEEN MY UNCLE phr. used as a rejoinder to a speaker who has just finished a long and laborious explanation of the obvious ...M17 sl.
• IF MY AUNT HAD WHEELS SHE'D BE A TROLLEY CAR! int. used to express disbelief or derision ...1932 Amer. dial.
• I-FREOND † n. friends ...c1000
• IFS, ANDS OR BUTS n. conditions, contingencies, exceptions ...1982 US sl.
• IF SHE TURNED SIDE-ON, SHE'D SLIP THROUGH A CRACK IN THE FLOORBOARDS phr. said of a very thin person ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IFSOEVER adv. if in any circumstances; if ever ...1847-57 nonce word
• IF STANDS STIFF IN A POOR MAN'S POCKET phr. used to imply the difficulty poor people find in obtaining their wishes where money is concerned ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IF THAT DOESN'T TAKE ALL! int. an expression of amazement or disbelief ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF THAT DON'T TAKE ALL! int. an expression of amazement or disbelief ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF THAT LUMP ON YOUR SHOULDERS EVER COMES TO A HEAD, SOMEONE SHOULD SQUEEZE IT phr. expresses dislike ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF THE CAP FITS, WEAR IT phr. if an opinion, judgement, or assessment applies, accept it ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF THE CAT WENT A POUND phr. an expression of impossibility ...1990s Irish sl.
• IF THE HAT FITS, WEAR IT phr. if an opinion, judgement, or assessment applies, accept it ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF THE MISSUS OF THE HOUSE CAUGHT A MOUSE IN HER BLOUSE WOULD SHE ROUSE? - BY JOVE SHE WOULD phr. a parental reaction to being pestered by children ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT phr. if an opinion, judgement, or assessment applies, accept it ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF THEY BACK UP THE TRUCK phr. in the entertainment industry: used to express a recognition that if the offer is lucrative enough, the actor speaking will accept the role despite its dramatic limitations ...2001 US sl.
• IF THEY'RE BIG ENOUGH, THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH phr. used among men to suggest that, whatever actual age a girl is, if she has reached puberty biologically (menstruation, body shape, etc.), she is old enough for intercourse ...1910s sl.
• IF THEY'RE BIG ENOUGH TO BLEED, THEY'RE BIG ENOUGH TO FUCK phr. used among men to suggest that if a girl is old enough to menstruate she is old enough for intercourse; similarly used by homosexuals of young boys ...1960s sl.
• IF THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH TO BLEED, THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH TO BUTCHER phr. used among men to suggest that if a girl is old enough to menstruate she is old enough for intercourse; similarly used by homosexuals of young boys ...1960s sl.
• IF THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH TO BLEED, THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH TO FUCK phr. used among men to suggest that if a girl is old enough to menstruate she is old enough for intercourse; similarly used by homosexuals of young boys ...1960s sl.
• IF-WIN n. in gambling, a type of conditional bet: a bet is required only if the prior selection wins or is a non-runner ...2001 UK sl.
• IF YA WANDERS, THEN YA IS phr. used in twelve-step recovery programs, such as Alcoholic Anonymous, as a judgement on those who stop to wonder if they might be an addict ...1998 US sl.
• IF YOU CAN'T BE GOOD, BE CAREFUL! int. a form of farewell with sexual innuendo, intimating that if one can't refuse sexual advances, then one should protect oneself with contraceptives; advice to take precautions ...Bk1996 Aust. & NZ sl.
• IF YOU CAN'T DO THE TIME, DON'T DO THE CRIME phr. don't take an action if you cannot deal with the concomitant responsibilities ...1960s sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• IF YOU CAN'T USE IT, ABUSE IT! phr. a citizens band radio sign-off expression meaning, "If you can't copulate, masturbate!" ...M20 US sl.
• IF YOU DON'T HELP YOURSELF, NOBODY ELSE WILL phr. advice to be self-reliant ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU DON'T MIND phr. used as a form of reproof, esp. to someone who barges in, pushes one aside, etc. ...L17 sl.
• IF YOU FELL INTO A BARREL OF TITS, YOU WOULD COME UP SUCKING YOUR THUMB phr. said of an unlucky person ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU FELL OFF THE ARAHURA, YOU'D COME UP WITH A MOUTHFUL OF FISH phr. said of a lucky person, with reference to the unlikely fish-catch of someone falling off an interisland ferry ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU FELL OFF THE ARATIKA , YOU'D COME UP WITH A MOUTHFUL OF FISH phr. said of a lucky person, with reference to the unlikely fish-catch of someone falling off an interisland ferry ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU FELL OFF THE MAORI, YOU'D COME UP WITH A MOUTHFUL OF FISH phr. said of a lucky person, with reference to the unlikely fish-catch of someone falling off an interisland ferry ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU FELL OFF THE TAMAHINE, YOU'D COME UP WITH A MOUTHFUL OF FISH phr. said of a lucky person, with reference to the unlikely fish-catch of someone falling off an interisland ferry ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU HAD A BRAIN IT WOULD BE LONELY phr. an insult to someone who is dumb, stupid, not very intelligent ...Bk1996 Aust. & NZ sl.
• IF YOU HAD ANOTHER BRAIN, YOU COULD START A ROCK GARDEN phr. said of a stupid person ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU HAD A SHIT, YOUR HEAD WOULD COLLAPSE phr. said of a stupid person ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU LAUGHED, YOUR FACE WOULD CRACK phr. said of a morose person ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT phr. if you do the correct or expected thing, or act wisely, you will reap the benefits ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF YOU PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT YOU CAN'T MISS phr. if you do the correct or expected thing, or act wisely, you will reap the benefits ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• IF YOUR AUNT HAD BALLS, SHE'D BE YOUR UNCLE phr. used as a rejoinder to a speaker who has just finished a long and laborious explanation of the obvious ...20C sl.
• IF YOUR AUNT HAD 'EM, SHE'D BE YOUR UNCLE! int. used after somebody says' 'balls!' ...1969 Amer. dial.
• IF YOUR BRAINS WERE BARBED WIRE, YOU COULDN'T FENCE A DUNNY phr. said of a stupid person ...B1945 NZ sl.
• IF YOUR BRAINS WERE SHIT, YOU WOULDN'T NEED ANY TOILET PAPER phr. no visible means of intellectual support ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOUR HEAD WAS FULL OF DYNAMITE, IT WOULDN'T BLOW YOUR HAT OFF phr. said of a thick-headed or stupid person ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU SAY SO phr. used for indicating (grudgingly, or to place) acceptance of what has been said ...1956 UK sl.
• IF YOU THINK THAT, THEN YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THINK COMING phr. you are wrong ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IF YOU'VE GOT IT, FLAUNT IT phr. if you have certain talents or physical attributes, make the most of them ...Bk1996 Aust. & NZ sl.
• IF YOU WERE SIDE-ON, YOU WOULD BE INVISIBLE phr. said of a thin person ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IG n. a rebuff, a snub, rejection ...1963 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to overlook something; to ignore the facts ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 2. to ignore; to snub; to reject ...1946 Amer. dial.
• IGAD! int. "By God!" ...1671
• I GANNIES! int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• I GANNY! int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1969 Amer. dial.
• IGAREE vb. to hurry up, to go quickly ...1910s sl.
int. hurry up! quickly! ...1910s sl.
• IGARETSAY n. a cigarette ...1940s US Pig Latin
• IGG n. a rebuff, a snub ...1963 Amer. dial.
vb. to ignore; to snub; to reject ...1946 Amer. dial.
• IGGERANT adj. ill-mannered, presumptuous, forward ...1880 Sc.
• IGGERY vb. to hurry up, to go quickly ...1910s sl.
• IGGIE n. a feigned ignorance ...1961 US circus & carnival usage
• IGGLE n. an icicle ...1790 Eng. dial.
• IGGRY vb. to hurry up, to go quickly ...1910s sl.
int. hurry up! quickly! ...1910s sl.
• IGGY adj. ignorant ...1910s US sl.
• IGHT phr. all right ...1990s US Black & college sl.
• IGLOO n. a $100 note ...1989 Aust. sl.
• IG MAN n. an ignorant man; a fool ...20C US Black sl.
• IGN'ANT adj. ignorant ...2002 US sl.
• IGNANT n. an ignorant, stupid person ...1940s US Black sl.
• IG'NANT OIL n. alcohol ...1960s US Black sl.
• IGNARO † n. one that is ignorant; a fool, a blockhead, a dunce, an ignoramus ...1620
• IGNAVE †* adj. slow, sluggish ...1657
• IGNAVY † n. sluggishness, slowness, sloth ...1543
• IGNEAL †* adj. fiery ...1669
• IGNEAN † adj. fiery ...1635
• IGNEDUCT †* n. a vent or passage for fire ...1676
• IGNEO-AQUEOUS adj. due to the agency of both fire and water ...1882
• IGNEOUS adj. of the nature of fire; fiery ...1664
• IGNESCENT * adj. kindling, bursting into flame; firing up ...1828
• IGNIBLE †* adj. pert. to fire ...1612
• IGNICOLIST n. a fire worshipper ...1816
• IGNIFEROUS adj. producing fire; fire-bearing ...1618
• IGNIFIC adj. producing fire ...1753
• IGNIFLUOUS †* adj. flowing with fire ...1623
• IGNIFORM * adj. of the form of fire ...1744
• IGNIFY * vb. to set on fire; to cause to burn ...a1586
• IGNIGENOUS * adj. produced by fire, or by the action of fire ...1727
• IGNIPAROUS †* adj. productive of fire ...1684
• IGNIPOTENCE † n. prevalency against or power over fire  ...1727
• IGNIPOTENT adj. ruling or having power over fire; mighty by fire ...1656
• IGNITE n. whisky ...1980s US Black sl.
• IGNITE OIL n. whisky ...1980s US Black sl.
• IGNITIOUS †* adj. susceptible of ignition ...1753
• IGNITIVE * adj. having the property of igniting or taking fire ...1823
• IGNIVOMOUS adj. vomiting fire ...1603
• IGNIVOMOUSNESS n. fire vomiting quality, such as that of volcanoes or burning mountains ...1727
• IGNO n. a fool ...1970s US sl.
• IGNOBLESSE † n. the quality of being ignoble ...c1611 nonce word
• IGNOMINIOUS adj. involving shame, disgrace, or obloquy; shameful, disgraceful, discreditable ...1526
• IGNOMINY n. dishonour, disgrace, shame; infamy; the condition of being in disgrace, etc. ...1540
• IGNOMIOUS † adj. involving shame, disgrace or obloquy; disgraceful, shameful ...1574
• IGNOMY † n. dishonour, disgrace, shame; infamy ...1534
• IGNORAMO † n. an ignorant person ...1623
• IGNORAMUS n. a stupid and unlettered person; first applied to ignorant lawyers ...1569 sl.
• IGNORAMUS JURY n. a Grand Jury ...1889 sl.
• IGNORANCE n. extreme anger that threatens the other person ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• IGNORANCY † n. ignorance ...1526
• IGNORANT adj. 1. ill-mannered, presumptuous, forward ...1880 Sc.
adj. 2. angry, irascible, short-tempered ...1940s W. Indies. & UK Black sl.
adj. 3. arrogant,  ill-natured, bullying ...1940s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• IGNORANT AS OWL SHIT adj. very ignorant ...1978 Amer. sl.
• IGNORANT AS PADDY'S PIG, AS adj. very ignorant; very stupid ...1974 NZ sl.
• IGNORANT END n. in poker: the low card in a five-card sequence ...1990 US sl.
• IGNORANTNESS * n. ignorance ...1632
• IGNORANT OIL n. alcohol, esp. cheap and potent alcohol ...1954 US sl.
• IGNORANT SPOON n. in oil drilling: a shovel ...1954 US sl.
• IGNORANT STICK n. a shovel ...1950s US sl.
• IGNORATION † n. 1. the fact of being ignorant; mistaking or misunderstanding through want of knowledge ...1612
n. 2. the act of ignoring or treating as unknown; disregarding; the fact of being ignored ...1865
• IGNOSCENCY †* n. forgiveness; forgiving spirit ...1647
• IGNOSCIBLE †* adj. fit to be forgiven or pardoned; tolerable ...1656
• IGNOTE † adj. unknown ...1623
† n. a person unknown ...1639
• IGNOTION † n. an ignorant notion; a notion falsely so called ...1647 nonce word
• IGNOTISM † n. a mistake due to ignorance ...1737
• IGNUTS n. an ignorant fool ...1934 US sl.
• I-GOD! int. a common exclamation ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• I'GODLIN! int. a petty oath ...1874 Eng. dial.
• I GONNIES! int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...1907 Amer. dial.
• I GORRY! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1915 Amer. dial.
• I GOT IT LIKE THAT phr. indicates that one is doing well ...1980s US Black teen sl.
• IGRI vb. to hurry up, to go quickly ...1910s sl.
• IGSY-PIGSY adj. confused, higgledy-piggledy ...1899 Eng. dial.
• I GUESS YES! int. yes indeed! absolutely! ...L19 US sl.
• I GUESS YOU LAID THAT phr. a compliment to a person who has just made a clever retort ...1930s US Black sl.
• I-GUY n. a member of a team who thinks of himself more than the team ...1997 US sl.
• IGXAGXA n. a poor White ...1950s S. Africa Black sl.
• I HATE IT phr. a sarcastic expression of pleasure ...1980s US college sl.
int. used for expressing solidarity with the misfortune just described by another ...1984 US sl.
• I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS phr. used for introducing humour, usually after someone else has described an extremely unlikely situation ...1987 US sl.
• I HATE THAT phr. a sarcastic expression of pleasure ...1980s US college sl.
• I HAVE FRIENDS TO STAY phr. announcement of the menstrual flux ...19C
• I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS THAT IS EITHER RELEVANT OR TRUE phr. used as a humorous comment when there is nothing worthwhile to say ...1997 US sl.
• I HAVEN'T THE FOGGIEST phr. used in response to a question to indicate that the speaker does not know the answer or has no idea what to do ...1917 sl.
• I HEARD IT ON THE MARL ROAD phr. used for expressing rumour as the source of information ...1985 Cayman Islands
• I HEARD THAT! int. an exclamation of agreement ...1980s US college sl.
• I HEARD YA phr. used for expressing assent ...1992 US sl.
• I HEAR YOU phr. an emphatic way of saying I understand, 'yes' ...1930s sl.
• I HOPE TO SPIT! int. an exclamation of agreement ...1910s US sl.
• I JACKS! int. a mild oath ...1894 Amer. dial.
• IJUWISHI n. expensive clothing ...1960s S. Afr. Black sl.
• IK AND AN' vb. to hum and haw, to procrastinate ...1939 Sc.
• IKARY † n. caviar ...1591
• IKE n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1835 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory & offensive) a Jewish money-lender ...1864 sl.
n. 3. an uncouth, ignorant or rude fellow; a rustic ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a self-important, conceited or pretentious person ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a professional loafer ...1906 sl.
n. 6. a piece of information, a tip ...1936 criminals' sl.
n. 7. a person of Italian background ...1941 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a feeling of displeasure; a bad mood ...1998 UK sl.
vb. 1. to conceal surreptitiously ...1895 Aust. prison sl.
vb. 2. (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.
vb. 3. to lose one's temper ...2000s US Black sl.
• IKEVATER n. a stammerer ...Bk1992 Yiddish sl.
• IKEY adj. 1. conceited, proud ...1887 sl.
adj. 2. (derogatory & offensive) sly, artful, smart, cunning ...1887 sl.
adj. 3. extraordinary, showy ...L19 sl.
adj. 4. funny ...L19 sl.
adj. 5. impertinent, cheeky ...L19 US sl.
adj. 6. Jewish ...L19 sl.
adj. 7. melodramatic; done for the effect ...L19 sl.
adj. 8. large in amount ...1900s Aust. sl.
adj. 9. mean, parsimonious, stingy ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1835 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory & offensive) a Jewish money-lender ...1864 sl.
n. 3. a Jewish receiver of stolen goods ...1864 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. a bookmaker ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 5. one who plays a duplicitous, 'sharp' trick ...L19 sl.
n. 6. a pawnbroker ...20C sl.
n. 7. a student of the University of Cape Town, esp. a member of one of the University's sports teams ...1921 S. Afr. sl.
n. 8. information ...1936 sl.
n. 9. a person of Italian background ...1941 Amer. sl.
vb. (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.
• IKEY-MO adj. 1. Jewish ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. artful, crafty, knowing ...L19 sl.
adj. 3. having a good opinion of oneself; stuck-up ...L19 sl.
adj. 4. dandified ...1960s sl.
adj. 5. mean, parsimonious, stingy ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
n. 1. a Jewish receiver, money-lender, pawnbroker, or peddler ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a bookmaker ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a loafer, a layabout, an idler ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a tip, information ...M19 sl.
n. 5. a mean person ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 6. (derogatory) a Jew ...1922 sl.
• IKEYNESS n. Jewishness and the derogatory stereotypes associated with it, i.e. artfulness, craftiness, greed, financial chicanery, etc. ...L19 sl.
• I KID YOU NOT phr. expresses sincerity; implies that the speaker is being absolutely serious ...1914 sl., orig. US
• IKIE n. (derogatory when used generically) a nickname for a Jewish male ...M19 Brit. & US sl.
• IKKY adj. 1. ill ...1939 sl.
adj. 2. disgusting ...1939 sl.
adj. 3. excessively sentimental ...1939 sl.
• IKTA n. a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise   ...1862 Amer. dial.
• IKY adj. 1. conceited ...1887 sl.
adj. 2. impertinent, impudent, cheeky ...1906 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1835 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory & offensive) a Jewish money-lender ...1864 sl.
n. 3. information ...1936 sl.
n. 4. Ikamatua, West Coast ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
vb. (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.
• IKY-PIKY! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IL † n. a hedgehog ...c897
• ILD vb. to yield ...1879 Eng. dial.
• ILDER n. fire ...1897 Sc.
• ILE † n. 1. a hedgehog ...c897
n. 2. ale ...1739 Sc.
n. 3. oil ...1827 Sc.
• ILESPIL † n. a spine of a hedgehog ...a1225
• ILET n. a city block ...1941 Amer. dial.
• ILEY adj. oily ...1894 Sc.
• ILIE adj. 1. oily ...1894 Sc.
adj. 2. valuable, exalted, sacred ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• ILIE NASTASE n. a lavatory ...1998 UK rhyming sl. for 'karzy'
• ILIE WATER n. a patch of smooth water with a choppy sea all round it ...1925 Sc.
• I LIIIIIKE IT! int. used for expressing approval ...1991 US sl.
• I LIKE IT, BUT IT DOESN'T LIKE ME phr. refers to food or drink that, while delicious, has a deleterious effect on the consumer ...L19 sl.
• I LIKE NOT BARREL OR HERRING phr. I dislike the whole of it ...1831
• ILING † n. an aisle ...1456-7
• ILIO n. a dog ...1954-60 Hawaii
• I LIVE AT THE SIGN OF THE COCK'S TOOTH AND HEAD-ACHE phr. an answer to in impertinent enquiry where one lives ...L18
• ILK adj. unpleasant, bizarre, distasteful ...2000s US Black sl.
• ILKA † adj. each, every...c1200
• ILL adj. 1. hard, difficult, troublesome ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. evil, wicked, immoral, morally depraved ...1699 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of language, conduct, etc.: bad, profane ...1699 Sc.
adj. 4. of animals: vicious, bad-tempered ...1699 Sc.
adj. 5. of coinage: spurious, counterfeit ...1703 Sc.
adj. 6. poor in quality; of little worth or substance, scanty, famine-stricken ...1712 Sc.
adj. 7. bad; noxious; hurtful; insufferable ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 8. bad, unsatisfactory, not effective ...1721 Sc.
adj. 9. of weather: rough, stormy, unfavourable ...1738 Sc.
adj. 10. malevolent, unfriendly, hostile; unlucky, unpropitious ...1747 Sc.
adj. 11. of persons: harsh, severe, cruel, unkind ...1786 Sc.
adj. 12. annoyed, vexed, grieved, sorrowful ...1825 Sc.
adj. 13. awkward, inexpert, having difficulty in; generally with 'to' or 'at' ...1825 Sc.
adj. 14. unwholesome, injurious to health, severe (of an illness), noxious, hurtful ...1853 Sc.
adj. 15. vicious, bad-tempered, cross, angry, peevish, fretful, morose, unpleasant ...1857 Amer. dial.
adj. 16. grieved, sorrowful ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 17. of a woman: menstruating ...1931 Amer. euphemism
adj. 18. naughty, bad ...1943 Amer. dial.
adj. 19. wild or crazy ...1979 US sl., orig. Black usage
adj. 20. wonderful, first-rate ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
adj. 21. bizarre, surprising ...1990s US Black & teen sl.
adj. 22. unattractive ...1990s US Black & teen sl.
adj. 23. good, pleasing, desirable, admirable ...1991 US sl.
adj. 24. wrong ...1994 US sl., orig. Black usage
n. 1. evil, misfortune, injury; harm; misunderstanding ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. illness, pain; disease; difficulty ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. badness, wicked disposition ...1929 Sc.
n. 4. disparagement, mockery ...1931 Sc.
vb. 1. to harm; to reproach; to rail at; to speak evil of ...1684 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to behave in a wild, aggressive, or crazy manner ...1986 US sl., orig. Black usage
vb. 3. to undergo severe mental stress ...1989 US sl.
vb. 4. to perform excellently; to do anything superbly ...1992 UK sl., orig. Black usage
• ILL, THE † n. that which is faulty or erroneous; the wrong side in an argument ...c1330
• ILLABILITY †* n. the quality of being 'illabile' ...1740
• ILL-ABLE adj. unable, hardly able ...1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILLABORATE †* adj. unlaboured; not highly finished; unfinished ...1631
• ILLABORATENESS † n. the quality of being effected without labour and pains ...1727
• ILLABORIOUS †* adj. not laborious; lazy ...a1631
• ILL-ACCUSTOMED adj. 1. having little custom, little frequented by customers ...1669
adj. 2. little accustomed or habituated to something ...1669
• ILLACERABLE †* adj. not liable to be torn or rent ...1656
• ILLACHRYMABLE †* adj. incapable of weeping; pitiless, unmerciful ...1623
• ILLACHRYMABLENESS † n. uncapableness of weeping ...1731
• ILLACHRYMATION * n. a weeping or bewailing; excessive weeping ...1656
• ILLADELPHIA n. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...2000s US Black sl.
• ILLAES(E) †* adj. unhurt, uninjured ...1597
• ILLAESIVE †* adj. harmless ...1627-47
• ILLAETIBLE †* adj. sorrowful ...1623
• ILL-AFFECTED adj.1. well disposed towards some person or thing; unfriendly, disaffected ...1596
† adj. 2. affected with illness or indisposition; diseased ...1604
† adj. 3. not viewed with favour; disliked ...1627
• ILLAPSABLE †* adj. not liable to fall ...1662
• ILLAPSE * vb. to fall, glide, or slip in ...1666
• ILLAPSING * adj. that does not fall or slip ...1740
• ILLAQUEABLE †* adj. capable of being ensnared ...1678
• ILLAQUEATE †* adj. ensnared ...1548
† vb. to catch as in a noose; to ensnare, to entrap, to entangle ...1548 now rare or obs.
• ILLAQUEATION † n. the act of catching or entangling in a noose or snare; entrapping or entangling in argument; the condition of being entangled or ensnared ...1605
• ILL AS A HORNET adj. said of a person who's been on a 'drunk' or had a bad night of any kind ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ILL AS A WITCH, AS adj. very ill ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-ASS adj. excellent, superb ...2001 US sl.
• ILL AS WAGHORN adj. said of an extravagant liar ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-AT adj. clumsy, awkward ...1929 Sc.
adv. clumsily, awkwardly ...1929 Sc.
• ILLATE †* vb. to bring upon, to occasion, to cause ...1533
• ILLATEBRATE †* vb. to hide in corners ...1623
• ILLATEBRATION † n. a hiding, or seeking of corners ...1656
• ILLATION n. the act of inferring or drawing a conclusion from premises; hence, that which is inferred; and inference, deduction or conclusion ...1533
• ILLATIVE adj. of the nature of an inference ...1637
• ILLATRATE †* vb. to scoff or bark at a thing ...1623
• ILLATRATION †* n. a barking against one ...1656
• ILLAUDABLE adj. unworthy of praise or commendation ...1589
• ILLAUDATION * n. the opposite of laudation; censure ...1848
• ILLAUDATORY * adj. not characterized by praising ...1845
• ILLAUN n. an islet ...1882 Irish
• I'LL BE! int. an exclamation of surprise over something one did not expect ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• I'LL BE A BISHOP int. used to refute a suggestion, or hypothesis ...L18 sl.
• I'LL BE A CHINAMAN int. used to refute a suggestion, or hypothesis ...L18 sl.
• I'LL BE A CHINK int. used to refute a suggestion, or hypothesis ...L18 sl.
• I'LL BE A DIRTY NAME! int. a mild oath ...20C sl.
• I'LL BE A DIRTY WORD! int. a mild oath ...20C sl.
• I'LL BE A DUTCHMAN int. used to refute a suggestion, or hypothesis ...L18 sl.
• I'LL BE A LOWDOWN SON OF A BITCH! int. an exclamation of surprise or annoyance ...20C sl.
• I'LL BE A MARBLE UPON YOUR TAW PRESENTLY phr. a threatening phrase meaning I'll deal with you in due course ...L18 sl.
• I'LL BE A MONKEY'S ASS! int. an exclamation ...1970s US sl.
• I'LL BE A MONKEY'S UNCLE! int. expressing surprise ...1926 US sl.
• I'LL BE A POKY-DOTTED OPOSSUM int. I'll be damned! ...1969 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE A RAT'S ASS! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1960s sl.
• ILL-BEARIN adj. 1. unable to bear sickness or hardship with fortitude ...1914 Sc.
adj. 2. unsympathetic, intolerant, hostile ...1958 Sc.
• I'LL BE A SON OF A BITCH! int. an exclamation of surprise or annoyance ...20C sl.
• I'LL BE A SON OF A GUN! int. an exclamation of surprise over something one did not expect ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• I'LL BE A TINKER int. used to refute a suggestion, or hypothesis ...L18 sl.
• I'LL BE A TURK int. used to refute a suggestion, or hypothesis ...L18 sl.
• I'LL BE BAMFOOZLED! int. a mild oath ...1967 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE BLOWED! int. I'll be damned ...1864 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE BOUND! int. a mild oath ...1884 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE BUFFALOED! int. I'll be damned! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE BUGGERED! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1914
• ILL-BECOMING adj. unsuitable, unbecoming ...1864 Eng. dial.
• I'LL BE COW-KICKED! int. an exclamation of surprise; I'll be damned! ...20C euphemism
• I'LL BE COW-KICKED BY A JACKASS! int. an exclamation of surprise; I'll be damned! ...20C euphemism
• I'LL BE COW-KICKED BY A MULE! int. an exclamation of surprise; I'll be damned! ...20C euphemism
• I'LL BE DAMNED! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1925
• I'LL BE DAD BINGED! int. a mild oath ...1899 US sl.
• I'LL BE DAD-SWAMPED! int. a mild oath ...1863 US sl.
• I'LL BE DARNED! int. an exclamation of surprise; I'll be damned! ...19C euphemism
• I'LL BE DICKED! int. I'll be damned! ...1969 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE DING-BUSTED! int. an expression of surprise, consternation, etc. ...1885 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE DING-DONGED! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE DING DUNG DADDY! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE DINGED! int. an expression of surprise, consternation, etc. ...1844 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE DINGSWIZZLED! int. an expression of surprise, consternation, etc. ...1895 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE DIPPED! int. used to express astonishment ...1973 US sl.
• I'LL BE DIPPED IN SHIT! int. used to express astonishment ...1955 US sl.
• I'LL BE DOGGED! int. an exclamation of surprise ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE DOGGONED! int. an exclamation of surprise, amazement ...M19 US sl.
• I'LL BE DUM SQUIZZLED! int. a mild oath or exclamation ...20C US colloq.
• I'LL BE DURNED! int. a mild oath ...19C euphemism
• I'LL BE EATING DUCKS WHILE YOU'RE CHASING FEATHERS phr. a defiant boast that you will be more successful one day than somebody who is doing better than you now ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• ILL BEEF NEVER MADE GOOD BROO phr. one cannot make a good thing out of bad materials ...1897 Sc.
• I'LL BE FIDDLE-FADDLED! int. I'll be damned! ...1970 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE FUCKED! int. an exclamation of surprise, anger, etc. ...1940s sl.
• I'LL BE GO-TO-HELL! int. an expression of surprise or annoyance ...1942 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE GUMSWIZZLED! int. exclamation of surprise ...1916 Amer. dial.
• I'LL BE GUZZLED! int. an exclamation ...1900 Amer. sl.
• ILL-BEING n. 'ill' or unprosperous condition; the antithesis of 'well-being' ...1840 nonce word
• I'LL BE GOLL DARNED! int. a mild oath ...19C euphemism
• I'LL BE GOSH-DARNED! int. a mild oath ...19C euphemism
• I'LL BE GOSH-DASHED! int. a mild oath ...19C euphemism
• I'LL BE HANGED! int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...L16 sl.
• ILL-BEHAVED adj. said of a computer program that becomes dysfunctional because of repeated error ...1991 US sl.
• I'LL BE JIGGERED! int. a mild imprecation; an exclamation of surprise ...1860
• I'LL BE JITTERBUGGED! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1930s US Black sl.
• I'LL BE JOHN BROWNED! int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.; I'll be hanged! ...20C US euphemism
• I'LL BE KICKED! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1969 Amer. dial..
• I'LL BE KICKED BY A MULE! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1969 Amer. dial..
• I'LL BE LAUGHING HAVERSACKS phr. a phrase indicative of anticipated pleasure upon fulfilment of given conditions ...c1930 Brit. Forces' sl.
• ILL-BELKIFOO adj. perverse, uncompliant, averse to control ...1929 Sc.
• ILL-BENYIED adj. perverse, ill-disposed ...1929 Sc.
• I'LL BE ONE UP ON YOUR TAW PRESENTLY phr. a threatening phrase meaning I'll deal with you in due course ...L18 sl.
• I'LL BE PHOTOGRAPHED! int. an exclamation of anger, surprise, or astonishment ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• I'LL BE PICK-AXED! int. a strong expression of denial or refusal ...1910s Aust. sl.
• I'LL BE RAMSHACKLED! int. I'll be damned! ...1924 Amer. euphemism
• I'LL BE SEEING YOU phr. goodbye ...1934
• I'LL BE SHOT! int. exclamation of surprise ...M18
• ILL-BEST adj. least bad or several poor alternatives ...1824 Sc.
n. the best of a bad lot or job ...1775 Sc.
• ILL-BESTARRED adj. doomed to misfortune ...a1834
• I'LL BE STUFFED! int. an exclamation of surprise over something one did not expect ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• I'LL BE SWITCHED! int. exclamation of irritation, surprise, denial ...M19
• I'LL BET! int. used to imply the speaker's enthusiastic or sceptical response to what they have just heard ...L19
• I'LL BE THERE n. a chair ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• I'LL BET YOU A FAT MAN phr. used for expressing supreme confidence ,....1963 US sl.
• ILL-BIND † n. of articles of dress: a bad shape or form ...1887 Sc.
• ILL-BIST n. a tendency to anger or bad temper; a bad disposition ...1908 Sc.
• ILL-BISTED adj. bad-tempered, cross, perverse, wicked ...1866 Sc.
• ILL-BISTEN adj. bad-tempered, cross, perverse, wicked ...1866 Sc.
• ILL-BISTIT adj. ill-natured, wicked ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL BIT n. hell ...1890 Sc. euphemism
• ILL-BLAINED adj. morose, ill-tempered, irritable ...1887 Eng. dial.
• ILL-BLENDED adj. morose, ill-tempered, irritable ...1887 Eng. dial.
• ILL-BONED † adj. having diseased or injured bones ...1645
• ILL-BORN adj. of evil birth or origin ...1640-4
• ILL-BREW n. an unfavourable opinion ...a1779 Sc.
• ILL-CANKERED adj. evilly disposed ...1856 Eng. dial.
• ILL-CANKERT adj. ill-natured, cantankerous, malevolent ...1856 Sc.
• ILL CHANCE n. bad luck ...1883 Eng. dial.
• ILL-CHAT n. impudence ...1917 Sc.
• ILLCHAY TO THE UNTFRAY! int. 'send away this sucker who's beefing that he's been trimmed' ...1937 US circus and carnival usage (back-slang form of 'chill (him off) to the front' i.e. out of the way)
• ILL CHEER n. grief ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ILL-CLECKIT adj. misbegotten. base-born ...1819 Sc.
• ILL-CLEPPED adj. ill-conditioned, surly, churlish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-COLOURED adj. discoloured, having a bad or unhealthy colour ...1721
• ILLCOME * adj. unfortunately come or arrived; not welcome ...1579
adj. 2. ('ill-come) gained by wrongful or dishonest means, ill-gotten ...1925 Sc.
adj. 3. ('ill-come') illegitimate, bastard ...1958 Sc.
• ILL-CONTENT † adj. discontented, displeased ...c1489
• ILL-CONTENTED adj. discontented, displeased ...1582
• ILL-CONTRICKED adj. knavish ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-CONTRIVED adj. 1. tricky, mischievous, badly-behaved, ill-tempered ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. contradictory, intractable, contumacious ...1897 Sc.
adj. 3. awkward, clumsy ...1898 Sc.
adj. 4. awkward, badly constructed ...1899 Sc.
• ILL-CONTRIVING adj. ill-tempered, badly behaved, tricky, mischievous ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILL-CONVENIENCE n. inconvenience ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. to inconvenience ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-CONVENIENCY n. inconvenience ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ILL-CONVENIENT adj. inconvenient, ill-suiting ...1740
• ILL-COUP n. a mishap, a disaster ...1878 Sc.
• ILL-CURPONED adj. ill-conditioned, surly, churlish, having a cross temper, or bad disposition ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILL-CUSTOMED adj. 1. characterized by a bad custom or fashion ...1611
adj. 2. having little custom ...1611
• I'LL DECLARE! int. a common exclamation ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• ILL-DEEDED adj. mischievous, evilly disposed ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILL-DEEDIE adj. mischievous, unruly, wicked, evilly disposed ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILL-DEEDY † adj. given to evil deeds; mischievous ...c1460 obs. exc. Sc.
• ILL-DEMISED adj. malevolent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL DESERT n. the fact of deserving ill, demerit, blameworthiness ...1736
• ILL-DESERVING adj. deserving of ill ...1625
• ILL-DESIGNED adj. evilly disposed ...1824 Sc.
• ILL-DIGESTION n. indigestion ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ILL-DO vb. to do wrong, to behave badly ...1850 Sc.
• ILL-DOER n. an evil-doer ...1736 Sc.
• ILL-DOING adj. 1. badly behaved ...1862 Sc.
adj. 2. in a bad condition; sickly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. misdemeanour, bad behaviour ...1958 Sc.
• ILL-DONE adj. wrong, ill-behaved, perverse, mischievous, ill-advised ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILL-DONE-TO adj. ill-used ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL DREAD n. an apprehension of evil ...1820 Sc.
• ILL-DREADED adj. expecting evil ...1897 Sc.
• I'LL DRINK TO THAT! int. expresses agreement ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• ILL EASE n. discomfort, uneasiness ...a1850
• ILL-EASED † adj. inconvenienced, put to trouble ...1808 Sc.
• I'LL EAT MY HAT phr. a statement of utter disbelief ...L18
• I'LL EAT MY OLD ROWLEY'S HAT phr. an asseveration stating one's readiness to do this if an event of which one is certain should not occur; having confidence in a particular outcome ...1837
• I'LL EAT THE GOOSE THAT FATTENS ON YOUR GRAVE phr. I'll outlive you by many years ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• ILLECEBRATION †* n. the act of alluring; enticement, allurement ...1624
• ILLECEBROSE adj. alluring, enticing, attractive ...1727
• ILLECEBROUS † adj. alluring, enticing, attractive ...1531
• ILLECT †* vb. to allure, to entice ...1529
• ILLECTATION † n. allurement, enticement ...1652
• ILLECTIVE † adj. attractive, enticing ...1652
† n. an allurement or enticement ...B1900
• ILLEGAL adj. illegitimate ...Bk1905 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. a bastard ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILLEGAL adj. of a child: illegitimate ...1961 Amer. dial.
• ILLEGAL TEGEL n. any native or game bird taken illegally for food ...1989 NZ sl.
• ILLEGIBLE adj. illegitimate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. an illegitimate child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILLEGIM n. an illegitimate child ...1900s Aust. sl.
• ILLEGIT adj. illegitimate, criminal ...1910s sl.
n. 1. an illegitimate child ...1913 sl.
n. 2. a person or thing of questionable legality ...1954 US sl.
• ILLEGITIMATE n. 1. a free (non-convict) Australian settler ...19C Aust. sl.
† n. 2. a counterfeit sovereign ...1823 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a poor class of costermonger looked down on by the mainstream costers, selling pea soup, sweetmeats, spice-cakes, etc. ...M19 sl.
• ILLEGITIMATE n. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
• ILLEGITIME †* adj. illegitimate ...1502
• ILLEGITIMIS NON CARBORUNDUM! int. "don't let the bastards wear you down!" ...E20 mock-Latin, orig. military usage
• ILLEGITS n. dice that have been altered for cheating ...1977 US sl.
• ILLEISM n. excessive use of the pronoun 'he' (either in reference to another person or to oneself in the third person ...1809-10 nonce word
• ILLEIST n. one who makes much use of the pronoun 'he', or writes of himself as 'he' ...1832
• ILL END n. a bad end, a miserable death ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILLEPID †* adj. without delectation or grace; unpleasant; dull and unpleasant in conversation ...1656
• ILLER adj. worse ...1979 US sl.
• ILLESED †* adj. uninjured, unimpaired ...1551
• ILLEST adj. best ...2002 US sl.
• ILL EYE † n. evil eye ...1615
• ILL-FACED adj. 1. having an unpleasing face or aspect; ugly ...1590
adj. 2. having an evil countenance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-FAIN adj. ill-disposed towards, having a dislike of ...1929 Sc.
vb. to show unkindness towards, to repulse; to look unfriendly or unpleasant ...1908 Sc.
• ILL-FAIRED adj. ill-favoured ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-FANCIED † adj. inelegant in design ...1716
• ILL-FARAND adj. ugly, uncomely, untidy, unkempt, unpleasant in behaviour or appearance ...1836 Sc.
• ILL-FARE n. a state of need or discomfort ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to fare badly, to meet with ill-success ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-FARED adj. unlucky, unsuccessful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-FARRANT adj. ugly, uncomely, untidy, unkempt, unpleasant in behaviour or appearance ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILL-FASH n. trouble, annoyance ...1877 Sc.
• ILL-FASHED adj. troubled, annoyed, worried ...1769 Sc.
• ILL-FASHIONED adj. 1. ill-mannered, quarrelsome ...1871 Sc.
adj. 2. badly shaped ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL FASHIONS n. bad manners, esp. inquisitiveness ...1912 Sc.
• ILL-FAURDLY adv. 1. meanly, in a scurvy or shabby manner ...1787 Sc.
adv. 2. clumsily, ungracefully ...1825 Sc.
• ILL-FAURED adj. 1. of looks, appearance, etc.: ill-favoured, ugly, uncomely, unbecoming ...a1779 Sc.
adj. 2. poor in quality, unattractive, scruffy ...1806 Sc.
adj. 3. of behaviour or speech: ill-mannered, impudent, ill-tempered, coarse ...1816 Sc.
adj. 4. of things: hateful, causing abhorrence, obnoxious, unpleasant, objectionable ...1820 Sc.
adj. 5. of movement: clumsy, bungling ...1825 Sc.
adj. 6. unlucky, of bad omen ...1880 Sc.
adj. 7. of colour, dress, etc.: shabby, faded ...1919 Sc.
• ILL-FAVORITED †* adj. ill-favoured; having a bad or unpleasing appearance, aspect, or features, ill-looking, uncomely  ...1579
• ILL-FAVOURED adj. 1. unbecoming; unmannerly; out of place ...1785 Sc.
adj. 2. unpleasant ...1824 Sc.
adj. 3. not looking well in health ...1881 Sc.
adj. 4. ill-tempered;  ill-natured; mean ...1895 Sc.
adj. 5. clumsy ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 6. lean, ill-fed, not thriving ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-FAVOUREDLY adv. 1. meanly ...1776 Sc.
adv. 2. clumsily; ungracefully ...1790 Sc.
• ILL-FEARING adj. fearing the powers of evil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-FELD adj. ill-natured looking, of forbidding appearance ...1929 Sc.
• I'LL FILL YOUR HIDE SO FULL OF BUCKSHOT THAT IT WON'T HOLD SHUCKS phr. a hyperbolic threat ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ILL-FITTED adj. having an unlucky foot, bringing bad luck with one ...1887 Sc.
• ILL-FLEYED adj. scared, frightened ...1884 Eng. dial.
• ILL FORTUNE n. 1. a ninepenny piece ...1698 UK sl.
n. 2. tenpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• ILL-FOSSERD adj. untidy, slovenly ...1929 Sc.
• ILL FRY YOUR LIPS phr. a warning to be quiet ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• ILLFUL †* adj. full of evil; harmful; pernicious ...1615
• ILL-GAB n. insolent, impudent language ...1866 Sc.
vb. to use abusive language, to abuse a person ...1866 Sc.
• ILL-GABBED adj. foul-mouthed; having a habit of using insolent, abusive language ...1866 Sc.
• ILL-GAIN adj. inconvenient ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-GAISHONED adj. mischievous, ill-disposed ...1827 Sc.
• ILL-GAIT n. 1. a bad habit; an evil way ...1865 Sc.
n. 2. an awkward manner of walking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-GAITED adj. 1. badly behaved ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. clumsy in walking, unable to walk far ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-GATE adv. badly, unluckily, contrariwise ...1958 Sc.
n. 1. the road to Hell ...1827 Sc.
n. 2. a bad habit, an evil way ...1853 Sc.
n. 3. an awkward manner of walking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-GATED adj. 1. badly behaved, having bad habits, perverse ...1824 Sc.
adj. 2. clumsy in walking, unable to walk far ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-GATES n. dissolute behaviour; mischievousness ...1865 Sc.
• I'LL GET SHOT phr. I'll get into serious trouble ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• ILL-GIVEN adj. 1. evil-minded, ill-tempered; prone to speak or do evil ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. niggardly, mean; wayward, stubborn ...1902 Sc.
adj. 3. continually grumbling, discontented ...1908 Sc.
• ILL-GIVENESS n. ill nature ...1881 Eng. dial.
• I'LL GIVE YOU JIM SMITH! int. a threat to give someone else a beating ...L19 sl.
• I'LL GO BAIL phr. I'm sure, positive! ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• I'LL GO HE! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1950s NZ sl.
phr. an assurance of one's absolute faith in what one says ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• I'LL GO HOPPING! int. an exclamation of amazement, approval, or admiration ...20C sl.
• I'LL GO HOPPING TO HELL! int. an exclamation of amazement, approval, or admiration ...20C sl.
• I'LL GO HOPPING TO HELL BACKWARDS! int. an exclamation of amazement, approval, or admiration ...20C sl.
• I'LL GO TO THE FOOT OF OUR STAIRS! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1992 Eng. dial.
• ILL-GOTTEN adj. 1.illegitimate, born out of wedlock ...a1779 Sc.
adj. 2. good-for-nothing ...1880 Sc.
• ILL-GRANTET adj. ? badly-behaved, naughty ...1891 Sc.
• ILL-GREEIN' adj. quarrelsome ...1903 Sc.
• ILL-GRITTED adj. of a bad, obstinate temper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-GUIDE vb. 1. to ill-treat ...1817 Sc.
vb. 2. to mismanage ...1845 Sc.
• ILL-GUIDED adj. ill-treated; ill-advised ...1867 Sc.
• ILL-HABITED † adj. having an ill habit of body, unhealthy, disordered ...1642
• ILL-HADDEN adj. ill-mannered ...1809 Sc.
• ILL-HAINED adj. saved to no good purpose ...1773 Sc.
• ILL-HAIRED adj. ill-tempered, cross-grained, surly ...1825 Sc.
• ILL HALE † n. bad luck ...a1300
• ILL-HAMSED adj. disorderly, untidy ...1934 Sc.
• ILL-HAP n. misfortune ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-HAPPIT adj. ill-clothed ...1896 Sc.
• ILL-HARD adj. hard up, in straitened circumstances ...1853 Sc.
• I'LL HAVE YOUR GUTS FOR GARTERS phr. a threat 
• ILL HEADY † adj. unruly, unmanageable ...1745 Sc.
• ILL-HEAR † vb. to reprove, to scold, to chide ...1808 Sc.
• ILL-HEARTED adj. 1. having an ill heart, ill-disposed, malicious ...a1617 
adj. 2. greedy, mean, ungenerous ...1786 Sc.
• ILL-HEARTEDNESS n. malevolence ...1897 Sc.
• ILL-HEARTY adj. ailing, delicate ...1746 Eng. dial.
• ILL-HEIRED adj. inheriting bad qualities ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-HIMPID adj. sulky, surly ...1956 Sc.
• ILL-HIVERED adj. 1. awkward in shape or manner, ungainly ...1866 Sc.
adj. 2. forbidding, angry, or repulsive in appearance ...1908 Sc.
adj. 3. ill-tempered, abusive ...1922 Sc.
• ILL-HOITED adj. ill-favoured ...1897 Sc.
• I'LL HOLLA phr. used as a farewell ...1998 US sl.
• ILL-HOOR! int. an exclamation of sorrow, or as a curse, woe! alas! ...1880 Sc.
• ILL HOUSE n. a house of ill fame ...1749
• ILL-HUED adj. ill-favoured ...1838 Eng. dial.
• ILL-HUNG adj. of a tongue: impudent, insolent ...1882 Sc.
• ILL-HYMED adj. ill-tempered, crusty, bad-humoured ...1929 Sc.
• ILL-HYVER n. 1. awkward behaviour ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. ill humour ...1902 Sc.
• ILL-HYVERED adj. 1. awkward; abusive ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 2. ill-looking ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 3. ill-tempered ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILLIABLE †* adj. not liable ...1649
• ILLICENTIATE †* adj. unlicensed ...a1659
• ILLICENTIOUS †* adj. done without license; unlawful, illegal ...1622
• ILLICITOUS †* adj. illicit, unlawful, illegal, forbidden ...1611
• ILLICITOUSLY †* adv. unlawfully ...1611
• ILLIE adj. rather difficult ...1948 Sc.
• ILLIES n. marijuana ...2003 UK sl.
• ILLIFIED adj. scandalized ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ILLIFIER n. a slanderer ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ILLIFY vb. to slander, defame, vilify, abuse; to speak disparagingly of ...1862 Eng. dial.
• ILLIGATE †* vb. to bind or fetter; to bind with a spell ...1658
• ILLIGATION †* n. entanglement ...1627-77
• ILLIGHTEN † vb. to illuminate, to enlighten ...1555
• ILLIMITATE † adj. unlimited, unbounded ...1602
• ILLIMITATION * n. the condition of being unlimited; freedom from limitation ...1610
• ILLIMITED adj. unlimited, unbounded, unrestrained ...1602
• ILLIN' vb. to behave in a wild or crazy manner ...1986 US sl., orig. Black usage
• ILLINE †* vb. to smear, to besmear ...1615
• ILLING adj. 1. acting or thinking wildly, aggressively, or crazily ...1980s sl., orig. US Black & teen usage
adj. 2. annoyed, unhappy ...1980s US college sl.
adj. 3. bad, troubling ...1980 US sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...1980s US college sl.
adj. 5. in a difficult or unpleasant situation; under severe stress ...1980s US college sl.
adj. 6. unattractive, old-fashioned ...1980s US college sl.
†* n. 1. evil-doing, injuring, harming; speaking ill ...c1220
†* n. 2. a being or becoming ill; illness ...1719
n. 3. marijuana ...2003 UK sl.
• ILLINOIS GREEN n. a type of marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
• ILLIQUATED †* adj. melted down ...1727
• ILLIQUEFACT † vb. to liquefy; to melt ...1599
• ILLISH * adj. somewhat ill or unwell; indisposed ...1637
• ILLISION * n. the act of striking against something ...1603
• ILLITE †* vb. to smear, to anoint ...1657
• ILLITERATED † adj. ignorant of letters; unlearned; unable to read, totally illiterate ...1589
• ILLITERATURE n. want of learning, illiteracy, ignorance ...1592
• ILLITERED †* adj. illiterate, unlettered ...1612
• ILLITION † n. a smearing, anointing ...1657
• ILL-JAW n. coarse, abusive language, insolence; an abusive tongue ...1809 Sc.
vb. to give someone insolence, to revile, to abuse ...1866 Sc.
• ILL-JAWT adj. foul-tongued ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-KAMERD adj. of forbidding aspect ...1929 Sc.
• ILL-KEPT adj. slovenly; careless ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ILL-KESSEN adj. badly decided ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• I'LL KICK YOUR BUM AND MAKE YOUR TEETH BLEED phr. a threat ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• ILL-KINDED adj. ill-disposed, cruel; having a wicked disposition ...1917 Sc.
• I'LL KNOCK YOUR TEETH SO FAR DOWN YOUR THROAT YOU'LL HAVE TO STICK A TOOTHBRUSH UP YOUR ARSE TO CLEAN THEM phr. a threat of violence ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• ILL-LANGUAGE † vb. to use ill language about; to speak ill of ...1678
• ILL-LEARNED adj. badly taught; inexperienced ...1660 Sc.
• ILL-LEGGED † adj. having thin or misshapen legs ...1736 Sc.
• ILL-LESS adj. having no evil designs; harmless, innocent ...a1670 Sc.
• ILL-LETTERED † adj. ill taught, illiterate ...1604
• ILL-LIKE adj. ugly; not looking well in health ...1892 Ireland
n. anything having the appearance of evil ...1701 Sc.
vb. to dislike ...1895 Sc.
• ILL-LIKED adj. 1. unpopular ...1897 Sc.
adj. 2. ill-favoured ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-LIKING † adj. in bad condition ...1648
• ILL-LIVED adj. leading a bad or immoral life ...1633 
• ILL-LIVER n. one who lives an immoral life ...1883 Sc.
• ILL-LIVING n. immoral conduct ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-LOOKED † adj. having an evil aspect or evil looks; ill-looking, ugly ...1636
• ILL LOOKED UPON adj. held in disfavour, unpopular ...1752 Sc.
• ILL-LOOKING adj. of evil or repulsive appearance; having a bad look; ugly; the opposite of good-looking ...1633
• ILL-LUCKED adj. unlucky ...1899 Sc.
• ILL-MADE-ON adj. of a child: neglected, badly brought up ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-MAIRED adj. cross-grained, intractable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• I'LL MAKE YOU SING phr. a general threat of violence ...L18 sl.
• I'LL MAKE YOU SING O-BE-JOYFUL ON THE OTHER SIDE phr. a general threat of violence ...L18 sl.
• ILL-MAKING adj. mischief-making ...1898 Sc.
• ILL-MAN n. the devil ...1721 Sc.
• ILL-MANNERLY adj. unmannerly ...1840
• ILL-MARRED adj. badly spoiled ...1894 Eng. dial.
• ILL-MARROWED adj. badly matched; awkwardly arranged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-MEANING adj. meaning evil, malicious in intent ...1681
• ILL-MINDED † adj. having an evil mind or disposition; unfriendly, hostile, malicious ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ILL-MINDINGS n. forgetfulness ...1863 Sc.
• ILL-MITE adj. ill-conditioned, surly, churlish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. an ill-natured person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-MONIED † adj. ill supplied with money, poor ...1608
• ILL-MOUTH n. insolent, vile language, an abusive tongue, a disposition to use such language ...1880 Sc.
vb. to use abusive, insolent language ...1866 Sc.
• ILL-MOUTHED adj. impudent, insolent, abusive, foul-mouthed ...1825 Sc.
• ILL-MUGGENED adj. malicious, having bad propensities ...1777 Sc.
• ILL-MUGGENT † adj. evil-disposed ...1785 Sc.
• ILL-NAME n. a bad name, a bad reputation ...1853 Sc.
• ILL-NAMED adj. of bad repute; misnamed ...1891 Sc.
• ILLNESS † n. 1. bad moral quality, condition or character; wickedness, depravity; evil conduct; badness ...c1500
† n. 2. unpleasantness, disagreeableness; troublesomeness, hurtfulness; badness ...1595
• ILLO n. an illustration ...1982 US sl.
• ILLOCABLE †* adj. that cannot be hired or placed out ...1721
• ILLOCOMOTIVE adj. not moving readily ...1835 nonce word
• ILL-OFF adj. 1. miserable, ill-used ...1741 Sc.
adj. 2. perplexed, at a loss; in a quandary for want of something ...1818 Sc.
adj. 3. poor, in impoverished or straitened circumstances ...1820 Sc.
• ILLOGICIAN n. an illogical reasoner ...1884 nonce word
• ILLOGICITY * n. illogicalness ...1886
• ILL ONE n. a bad character ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILL-OOR! int. an exclamation of sorrow, or as a curse, woe! alas! ...1880 Sc.
• ILLOTE adj. unwashed ...1845
• ILLOYAL adj. disloyal ...1626
• ILLOYALTY n. disloyalty ...1882
• ILL-PAID adj. extremely sorry ...1825 Sc.
• ILL-PAIRED adj. badly matched ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-PARRED adj. full of tricks or mischief ...1934 Sc.
• ILL-PART adv. ill-temperedly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. hell ...1883 Sc.
• I'LL PAY THAT phr. an acknowledgement that one has been outwitted or bested in repartee ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• ILL-PEGGED adj. ill-conditioned, surly, churlish ...1875 Eng. dial.
• ILL-PICTURED adj. ill-conditioned, surly, churlish ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL PIECE n. an unattractive and therefore unpopular homosexual ...1950s homosexual sl.
• I'LL PIN YOUR EARS BACK phr. a threat of violence ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• I'LL PIN YOUR EARS BACK IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL phr. a threat of violence ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• ILL PLACE n. hell ...1787 Sc.
• ILL-PRAT n. a mischievous trick ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-PRATTIE adj. roguish, mischievous ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-PROTTED adj. roguish, mischievous ...Bk1905 Sc.
• I'LL PUNCH YOUR TEETH DOWN YOUR NECK UNTIL YOU FART THEM OUT phr. a dire threat ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• ILL-PUT-ON adj. 1. of a person: badly or carelessly dressed ...1886 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. ill-used ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-RAID n. an excursion into wickedness ...1897 Sc.
• ILL-RED-UP adj. in a state of disorder ...1824 Sc.
• ILL-RELISHED adj. of a person: disagreeable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL RULE † n. disorderly conduct, misrule ...1556
• ILL-RUN adj. crabbed, cantankerous ...1880 Sc.
• ILL-SAIRED adj. 1. impudent ...1892 Sc.
adj. 2. not having sufficient food ...Bk1905 Sc.
• I'LL SAY phr. absolutely, definitely, I couldn't agree more ...1910s sl., orig. US
• I'LL SAY SO phr. absolutely, definitely, I couldn't agree more ...1910s sl., orig. US
• ILL-SCRAPED adj. 1. of the tongue: slanderous, abusive, rude, bitter ...1777 Sc.
adj. 2. ill-mouthed, foul-mouthed ...1843 Sc.
• ILL-SEEMING adj. of evil appearance or aspect ...1596
• ILL-SEEN adj. possessing a bad reputation, unpopular ...1886 Sc.
• I'LL SEE YOU RIGHT phr. a promise to look after somebody, usually with some financial assistance ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• I'LL SEE YOU SHOT FIRST! int. exclamation of surprise ...M18
• ILL SERVANT WILL NEVER MAKE A GOOD MASTER, AN phr. he that cannot obey, cannot rule ...1887 Eng. dial.
• ILL-SET adj. 1. ill-conditioned, surly, churlish ...1774 Sc.
adj. 2. evil-disposed, having evil propensities ...1776 Sc.
adj. 3. placed in a difficulty ...1834 Eng. dial.
n. a state of hostility or bad feeling, a feud ...1933 Sc.
vb. to be ill-becoming or unsuitable for; of clothes: to be ill-fitting ...1897 Sc.
• ILL-SETNESS n. opposition ...1896 Sc.
• ILL-SET-ON adj. foully attacked ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-SETTEN adj. clumsy, awkward in movement ...1793 Sc.
• ILL-SHAKEN-UP adj. untidy, disordered, ungainly in dress or demeanour, awkward, clumsy, loutish; uncomely, ungraceful ...1746 Sc.
• ILL-SHAPED adj. badly behaved ...1870 Sc.
• ILL-SIDE n. a defect, a blemish ...1883 Sc.
• ILL-SKET adj. rude, unmannerly ...1897 Sc.
• ILL-SNORED adj. ill-tempered, crusty ...1929 Sc.
• ILL-SNORTED adj. ill-tempered, crusty ...1929 Sc.
• ILLSOME adj. evilly disposed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-SORTED adj. badly suited; displeased, upset ...1815 Sc.
• ILL-SPEAK † vb. to speak evil of; to slander ...1582
• ILL-SPEAKER n. an evil speaker, a slanderer ...1898 Sc.
• ILL-SPEAKING adj. given to repeating slander ...1861 Sc.
n. evil speaking, slandering ...1861 Sc.
• ILL-SPINNED † adj. ill-bred ...1936 Sc.
• ILL-SPOKEN adj. foul-mouthed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-SPUED adj. 1. badly behaved ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. in a bad condition, sickly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-SPUN adj. wicked, perverse ...1958 Sc.
• I'LL STAND FUCKING phr. an expression declaring one's total belief in the correctness of one's own thoughts; to wager that one is absolutely sure of being right ...Bk1996 Aust. sl.
• ILL-STATED † adj. in an evil state or condition ...1605
• ILL-STEERIN' adj. restlessly mischievous ...1882 Sc.
• ILL SUCCESS n. failure, misadventure, misfortune ...1823 arch.
• ILL-SWEELT adj. ill-bred, rough ...1838 Sc.
• ILL-SWILDED adj. unwieldy ...1929 Sc.
• ILL-TAKEN adj. taken amiss or in bad part, resented ...1786 Sc.
• ILL-TAKEN-UP adj. untidy, carelessly dressed ...1914 Sc.
• I'LL TAN YOUR HIDE TILL IT WON'T HOLD SHUCKS phr. a hyperbolic threat ...1984 Amer. dial.
• ILL-TASTED adj. unpleasant ...1898 Sc.
• I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M GONNA DO phr. used as a humorous, self-explanatory if nonce announcement of intent ...1948 US sl.
• ILL-TENDED adj. neglected, little cared for ...1897 Eng. dial.
• ILLTH n. ill-being; the reverse of 'wealth' ...1860
• ILL-THEWED † adj. ill-mannered ...1647
• ILL THIEF n. the devil ...1789 Sc.
• ILL-THOUGHTED adj. suspicious. malevolent ...1895 Sc.
• ILL-THRIVEN adj. 1. badly grown, sickly, stunted ...1806
adj. 2. peevish, ill-disposed; surly, churlish ...1843
• ILL-THRODDEN adj. 1. ill-conditioned, surly, churlish ...1843 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. lean, ill-fed, not thriving ...1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• I'LL TICKLE YOUR TAIL phr. a threat of violence, although often teasing or jocular ...L19 sl.
• ILL-TIED adj. engaged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-TO-DO adj. in poor circumstances, poor, needy ...1853
• ILL TO FOLLOW phr. difficult to understand ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL TOGETHER † adj. not agreeing, unfriendly ...1765
• ILL TO LEARN phr. hard to teach ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• ILL-TONGUE n. 1. a malevolent or abusive tongue; bad language; vituperation, abuse; slander ...1746 Sc.
n. 2. an evil speaker, a slanderer ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. to vilify, to abuse ...1883 Sc.
• ILL-TONGUED adj. 1. having a malicious tongue; speaking evil; slanderous; using bad language; foul-mouthed ...a1300
adj. 2. difficult to pronounce ...1898 Sc.
• ILL TO SEE adj. ugly to look at ...1866 Sc.
• ILL-TOWARD adj. rude, unmannerly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• I'LL TOW THAT ONE ALONGSIDE FOR A BIT BEFORE I BRING IT ABOARD phr. among Nova Scotia fishermen: used for expressing doubt about the truth or reliability of an idea or project ...1992 Can. sl.
• ILL TRICK n. a mischievous trick ...1899 Sc.
• ILL-TRICKED adj. prone to play tricks, full of mischief, roguish ...1739 Sc.
• ILL-TRICKY adj. mischievous, roguish ...1873 Sc.
• I'LL TRIM THE KNOTS OFF YOU phr. a promise of a thrashing ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• ILL-TRODDEN adj. 1. badly worn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. evil, wicked ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-TURNED † adj. 1. badly expressed ...a1637
† adj. 2. having an evil turn of mind; ill-disposed ...a1637
• ILL-TWARTENED adj. cross-grained, refractory ...1929 Sc.
• ILL-TWINED adj. morose, ill-tempered, irritable ...1887 Sc.
• ILLUCIDATE * vb. to shed light upon; to make clear, to elucidate ...a1545
• ILLUDE * vb. 1. to trick, to impose upon, to deceive with false hopes ...1447
† vb. 2. to mock, to make sport of, to deride ...1516
† vb. 3. to cheat out of something ...1541
† vb. 4. to evade, to elude ...1553
• ILLUDENT †* adj. 1. deceiving, deceptive ...?a1550
†* adj. 2. mocking ...?a1550
• ILLUDER * n. a deceiver; a mocker ...1550
• ILLUME * n. illumination ...1838
vb. 1. to light up; to make shining or bright, to brighten ...1602
†* vb. 2. to set alight; to kindle ...1728
vb. 3. to light up the face, as a smile; to enlighten or illuminate the mind or understanding ...a1764
• ILLUMINANT adj. lighting up; enlightening ...1677
n. a source of illumination ...1644
• ILLUMINARY * adj. tending to illuminate ...1730
† n. illumination ...1692
• ILLUMINATE vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ILLUMINATED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl.
• ILLUMINATION † n. 1. baptism ...1398
† n. 2. the colouring of maps or prints ...1678
• ILLUMINATIONS † n. intellectual gifts ...1634
• ILLUMINATIST * n. an illuminator of manuscripts ...1845
• ILLUMINATORY * adj. explanatory, illuminative ...1762
• ILLUMINE vb. 1. to enlighten spiritually; to convert; to inspire ...c1340
vb. 2. to light up; to shed light upon; to shine upon; to light up n token of rejoicing or honour ...1375
vb. 3. to brighten as with light; to make radiant ...1508
* vb. 4. to enlighten mentally or intellectually ...a1529
• ILLUMINER † n. 1. a source of light ...c1500
† n. 2. an illuminator of manuscripts, etc. ...a1661
• ILLUMINIST n. a professional illuminator of manuscripts, etc. ...1826
• ILLUMINOUS † adj. 1. bright, illuminatory ...c1485
* adj. 2. non-luminous, opaque, dark, without light ...1656
• ILLUSIBLE * adj. capable of being deceived ...a1631
• ILLUSION * n. the act of deriding or mocking; derision, mockery ...1382
• ILLUSIONABLE * adj. liable to illusions ...1879
• ILLUSOR * n. a deceiver,  deluder ...1382
• ILLUSTRABLE † adj. capable of being illustrated ...1658
• ILLUSTRATE † vb. 1. to make lustrous, luminous, or bright; to set off with bright colours; generally, to beautify, to adorn ...1592 
† vb. 2. to set in a good light; to display to advantage; to show up ...1603
† vb. 3. to shed light upon; to light up ...1625
• ILLUSTRATED SHIRT n. a coloured shirt, as favoured by costermongers ...M19 sl.
• ILLUSTRATIONAL * adj. pert. to illustration ...1885
• ILLUSTRATIVE †* adj. shining, illuminative ...1686
• ILLUSTRE † adj. illustrious ...1500-20
† vb. 1. to light up; to brighten ...1490
† vb. 2. to render illustrious or distinguished; to confer distinction upon ...1530
• ILLUSTRED † adj. made illustrious ...1512
• ILLUSTREMENT †* n. illumination ...1599
• ILLUSTRICITY † n. illustriousness ...1637
• ILLUSTRIOUS † adj. 1. lighted up, having lustre or brilliancy;  luminous, shining, bright, lustrous ...c1605
† adj. 2. clearly manifest, evident, or obvious ...1654
• ILLUTIBLE †* adj. that cannot be washed away ...1623
• ILLUXURIOUS †* adj. not luxurious ...1751
• ILL-VAMD adj. unpleasant, disagreeable in manner or appearance, or in taste or smell; of evil presence or influence, malignant; perverse ...1897 Sc.
• ILL-VANDED adj. 1. badly made, badly planned; ill-constructed, misshapen ...1866 Sc.
adj. 2. of persons: not fitting into society, unsociable, objectionable, or offensive in appearance, manner or behaviour ...1866 Sc.
adj. 3. crusty, disagreeable ...1929 Sc.
• ILL-VISKIT adj. having a bad nature or mood ...1973 Sc.
• ILL-VUXEN adj.  ill-grown, ill-shaped ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-WALED adj. badly chosen ...1790 Sc.
• ILL-WAN n. a faint hop ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-WEEN n. 1. bad language; an abusive tongue ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 2. news ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to use insolent, abusive language ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILLWHINNERED adj. perverse, mean-minded, malevolent ...1931 Sc.
• ILL-WILL n. envy ...1927 Sc.
vb. to envy ...1925 Sc.
• ILL-WILLED adj. 1. envious, spiteful ...1808 Sc.
adj. 2. of a person: mean, niggardly ...1808 Sc.
adj. 3. sulky, ill-tempered; reluctant, averse ...1808 Sc.
• ILL-WILLER n. one who wishes evil against another ...1713 Sc.
• ILL-WILLIE adj. 1. bad-tempered, ill-natured ...1721 Sc.
adj. 2. ungenerous, grudging, disobliging, mean ...1721 Sc.
adj. 3. disinclined, reluctant, averse; unfriendly, hostile, morose ...1806 Sc.
adj. 4. uncooperative ...20C Ulster sl.
n. a person of a morose or bad-tempered disposition ...1868 Sc.
• ILL-WILLIED adj. sulky, ill-tempered; reluctant ...1898 Sc.
• ILL-WILLING † 1. adj. unwilling ...c1520
adj. 2. ill-disposed, hostile, malevolent ...1889 Sc.
• ILL-WILLY adj. 1. cherishing ill will; malevolent, malignant, ill-disposed ...a1500 chiefly Sc.
adj. 2. bad-tempered, ill-natured ...1721 Sc.
adj. 3. ungenerous, grudging, disobliging, mean ...1721 Sc.
adj. 4. disinclined, reluctant, averse; unfriendly, hostile, morose ...1806 Sc.
adv. grudgingly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-WIND † n. 1. dislike, aversion, ill-will ...1852 Sc.
n. 2. impudence, abusive language ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. scandal, slander, evil report of someone ...1866 Sc.
vb. to use abusive language to a person ...1866 Sc.
• ILL-WISH n. a witch's curse; an imprecation ...1870 Sc.
vb. to bewitch ...1865 Eng. dial.
• ILL-WORDIE adj. unworthy ...c1820 Sc.
• ILLY † adv. in an ill manner; badly ...1549 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 1. an illegitimate child ...1970 Amer. dial.
n. 2. marijuana, esp. sensimillia, a very potent marijuana from a plant with seedless buds ...1995 US sl.
n. 3. a cigarette infused with embalming fluid ...2001 US sl.
• ILL YEAR † n. misfortune, disaster ...1598
• ILL YEARS, THE † n. a series of years of scarcity and hardship at the end of the 17th century ...1699 Sc.
• ILLYWHACKER n. a confidence trickster; a shady liver by his wits; a trickster ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• I LOOK TOWARDS YOU! 1. int. your good health! ...M19 Brit. colloq.
int. 2. I congratulate you! ...1923 Brit. colloq.
• ILORE! int. Woe is me! ...Bk1902 Sc.
• I LOVED THE SWEAT OF HIS BODY AND THE DUST OF HIS FEET MORE THAN ANY OTHER MAN phr. expresses the love of a woman for her dead husband ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• ILSKET adj. 1. malicious, ill-humoured, rude, irritable ...1897 Sc.
adj. 2. feigning gaiety, hiding bad humour or discontent ...1908 Sc.
• ILTA n. 1. anger, passion, resentment, ill-will, spite, malice ...a1838 Sc.
n. 2. remorse, sorrow at one's own conduct ...1922 Sc.
• ILTA-FOO adj. full of malice and anger ...Bk1902 Sc.
• ILTED adj. displeased, angry, disappointed ...1929 Sc.
• ILTY n. anger, passion, resentment, ill-will, spite, malice ...a1838 Sc.
• I.L.U.V.M. phr. I love you very much; written on the envelopes of love letters ...20C sl.
• I'M ABOUT IT! int. I agree with your plan of action! ...1999 US sl.
• I'M A COON phr. used to refute a suggestion or hypothesis, and as an exclamation of astonishment ...M19 sl.
• I'M A COYOTE phr. used to refute a suggestion or hypothesis, and as an exclamation of astonishment ...M19 sl.
• I'M A CURLY-TAILED WOLF WITH A PINK ASS AND THIS IS MY NIGHT TO HOWL! int. a humorous oath heard among drinkers of potent moonshine ...Bk1997 Amer. dial.
• I'M AFLOAT n. 1. a boat ...Bk1896 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a coat ...Bk1896 rhyming sl.
• IMAGE n. a person attracting amused, affectionate, or contemptuous glances, a 'sight' ...M19 sl.
† vb. to devise, to plan ...c1440
• IMAGER † n. 1. a maker of images; a sculptor, a carver ...a1300
†* n. 2. a painter ...1591
• IMAGERY † n. figured work on a textile fabric, as in tapestry; embroidery ...1390
• IMAGILET †* n. a small image; a statuette ...a1661
• IMAGINABILITY * n. the quality of being imaginable ...1830
• IMAGINAL †* adj. pert. to the imagination; imaginable ...1647
• IMAGINANT † adj. that imagines ...1626
† n. one who imagines; an imaginer ...1605
• IMAGINARIAN † n. one who occupies himself with imaginary things ...1830-3 nonce word
• IMAGINARIES n. an imaginary disease ...1966 Amer. jocular
• IMAGINARY † n. an imagination; a fancy ...1709
• IMAGINATE † adj. imagined, imaginary ...1533 obs., chiefly Sc.
† vb. to imagine ...1563
• IMAGINATION n. an intuitive feeling; a hunch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IMAGINATIONAL adj. pert. to the imagination ...1856
• IMAGINATION BOGGLES, THE phr. to be surprised ...1971
• IMAGINATIONS n. an imaginary disease ...1966 Amer. jocular
• IMAGINATIVE † n. imaginative faculty; imagination ...1412-20
• IMAGINATORY †* adj. imaginary; imaginative ...a1618
• IMAGINEMENT †* n. contrivance, subtlety ...c1470
• IMAGINIST n. an imaginative person ...1815 nonce word
• IMAGINITIS n. an overactive imagination ...1944 Aust. sl.
• IMAGINOUS †* adj. characterized by imagination; imaginative, full of fancies ...1608
• IMAKY-AMAKY † n. the ant ...1825 Sc.
• I'M ALL RIGHT JACK phr. a sarcastic remark of selfish complacency; a smug declaration of self-satisfaction ...Bk1996 sl.
• I-MAN n. in trucking: an investigator from the Interstate Commerce Commission ...1938 Amer. sl.
• I'M A NIGGER phr. used to refute a suggestion or hypothesis, and as an exclamation of astonishment ...M19 sl.
• I'M ASS OUT phr. I'm in trouble ...Bk1994 sl.
• I'M AUDI! int. I'm out of here, I'm leaving now ...1995 US teen and high school sl.
• I'M AUDI  5000! int. I'm leaving now ...1995 US sl.
• I'M A WRECK n. a cheque ...1940s rhyming sl.
• IMBAKE †*vb. to encrust, to bake ...1632
• IMBANKATION †* n. an embankment ...1776
• IMBARGE † vb. to embark ...1596
• IMBARS BIDBIB phr. I May Be A Rotten Sod, But I Don't Believe in Bullshit ...E20 Brit. sl.
• IMBASTARDIZE †* vb. to render bastard or degenerate ...1649
• IMBEAR † vb. to make or lay bare ...1657
• IMBECILE †* adj. made away with, squandered, or dissipated ...a1677
† vb. to make imbecile, weak, or impotent; to impair, to weaken, to enfeeble, to debilitate ...1593-40
• IMBECILITATE vb. to render imbecile, weak, or feeble; to enfeeble ...1653
• IMBELLIC † adj. unwarlike ...a1620
• IMBELLIOUS † adj. unwarlike, cowardly ...1602
• IMBENIGNITY †* n. unkindness ...1675
• IMBER n. a number ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. to number ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IMBERBIC †* adj. without a beard, beardless ...1623
• IMBESILLY adj. imbecile and silly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IMBIBED adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• IMBIBED GIGGLE WATER adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• IMBIBED TOO FREELY adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• IMBIBER n. one who imbibes or drinks ...a1735
• IMBIBITION n. drinking ...1844
• IMBLEMISHMENT † n. defacement, injury ...1529
• I'M BLOWED! int. an exclamation of surprise, shock, etc.; I'll be damned! ...M19 sl.
• IMBO n. a simpleton, a fool; an imbecile; a gullible person, esp. the victim of a criminal ...1953 Aust. sl.
• IMBOG † vb. to engulf as in a bog ...1812 Sc.
• IMBOLISH † vb. to do away with; to make away with; to abolish ...1592
• IMBONITY †* n. the reverse of goodness; unkindness ...1621
• IMBOO n. a welcome, a kindly or hospitable reception ...a1838 Sc.
vb. to welcome, to greet hospitably ...1908 Sc.
• IMBOSK † vb. to hide or conceal oneself ...1562
• IMBOST † n. foam from the mouth of an animal ...1677
†* vb. 1. to drive a hunted animal to extremity; to cause to foam at the mouth ...1590
†* vb. 2. to foam, as a result of hard running ...1590
• IMBOSTED † adj. foaming at the mouth, like a madman ...1628
• IMBRAKE † vb. to entangle ...1613-18
• IMBRANGLE vb. to confuse, to entangle; to embroil ...1856 Eng. dial.
• IMBRATE †* vb. to defile, to sully, to pollute ...1542
• IMBREAST * vb. to hold in one's breast or bosom ...1867
• IMBRID † adj. wet, rainy ...1623
• IMBRIFEROUS * adj. rain-bringing; showery ...1813
• IMBROGLID †* adj. embroiled;  involved in a quarrel ...1670
• IMBROGLIO n. 1. a confused heap ...1750
n. 2. a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• IMBROIN † vb. to befoul ...1566
• IMBROTHELED †* adj. placed in a brothel ...1593
• IMBRUE † vb. to stain, to dirty; to defile ...1430
• IMBRUED adj. stained, dyed, etc., esp. with blood or slaughter ...c1430
• IMBRUTE vb. to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize ...1640
• IMBRUTISH †* vb. to degrade to the level of a brute; to make bestial; to brutalize ...1639
• IMBUGGERANCE n. irrelevance, indifference ...1961 Aust. sl.
• I'M BUGGERED! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1966
• IMBUITION †* n. a thorough moistening ...1658
• IMBURSE * vb. 1. to put into one's purse, or a purse; to stow away; to store up ...c1530
† vb. 2. to enrich ...1641-6
* vb. 3. to pay, to refund ...1721
• IMBURSEMENT * n. the act of supplying with money; payment ...1665
• IMBUTE †* vb. to steep, to soak ...1657
• IMBUTION †* n. steeping, soaking ...1657
• IMBY n. a fool, a simpleton ...1980s US sl.
• I'M CHEST NOT BREAST! int. an exclamation expressing one's masculinity, used to deny suggestions that one is weak or effeminate ...1940s US Black & teen sl.
• I'M DAMNED! int. an exclamation of annoyance, astonishment, surprise, etc. ...M18 sl.
• I'M DARNED! int. a mild oath ...19C euphemism
• I'M DEAD UP TO THE COVE phr. I know the man well ...1807 Amer. sl.
• I'M DEEP ENOUGH phr. I quit, pay me ...1954 US sl.
• IME n. 1. soot, esp. that formed on the bottom of a pot or kettle...1825 Sc.
n. 2. the tip of the nose ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a scum which forms on the surface of a liquid ...c1920 Sc.
• I MEAN! int. an expression of surprise or strong assertion ...1933 Amer. dial.
• I MEAN THAT! int. I agree with what you just said! ...1977 US sl.
• I MEAN TO SAY! int. used as an emphasis of the speaker's sincerity ...1843 UK sl.
1 I'M EASY phr. I don't mind, I'm satisfied whatever the outcome ...1940s sl., orig. Aust.
• I-MELE † vb. to speak, to say ...a1000
• IMELLE † adv. together ...c1420
† prep. amid, among ...a1300
• I-MENE † adj. common; shared or owned in common ...c1000
† adv. in common, together ...c1200
• IMET adj. of a nondescript colour; applied to anything badly washed or dyed ...1908 Sc.
• I-METE † adj. moderate; meet, fit, appropriate ...c1175 
• IMEY adj. 1. sooty, black ...1866 Sc.
adj. 2. of the sky: dark ...1958 Sc.
• IMEY-WIMEY n. a meek-sounding, whining voice ...1920s US Black sl.
• IMEZ adv. near ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IMFERENCE n. sauciness, impertinence ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• I'M FROM MISSOURI phr. used to denote ones scepticism and suspicions; generally used with some form of 'I'm from Missouri, you have to show me' ...1898 US colloq.
• IMFU phr. an immense military blunder; 'Imperial Military Fuck-up" ...World War II usage
• I'M GHOST phr. I've left, I'm leaving ...1990s US Black sl.
• I'M GONE phr. used as a farewell ...1993 US sl.
• I'M HANGED! int. an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc. ...L16 sl.
• I'M HISTORY phr. used as a farewell ...1984 US sl.
• IMID † adv. in the middle of ...a1300
† prep. amid, amidst ...a1300
• I MIGHT AS WELL SPEAK TO ME BUM - AT LEAST IT TALKS BACK phr. protest at being ignored ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• I-MILCE † vb. to have mercy upon; to pardon ...c1000
• IMIN n. a thin scum or covering ...1893 Eng. dial.
• I'M IN THE WIND phr. goodbye ...1970s sl.
• IMIT n. lowest point ...1885 nonce word
• IMITABLY † adv. by way of imitation of counterfeiting ...1616
• IMITAMEN †* n. an imitation; a counterfeit ...1677
• IMITANCY n. the quality of imitating ...1832 nonce word
• IMITANT * n. that which imitates; a counterfeit article or product ...1888
• IMITATE †* n. an imitation ...1669
† vb. to make an attempt; to endeavour to do something ...a1626 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• IMITATION n. 1. an attempt ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a playing marble; a choice marble made in imitation, as of an agate, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IMITATION BIRD n. a mockingbird ...1970 Amer. dial.
• IMITATRESS n. a female imitator ...a1834
• IMITATRIX n. a female imitator ...1606
• IMITATURE †* n. imitation ...1652
• I'M JIGGERED! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1886
• IMMA n. a marble ...1920s sl.
• IMMACIATED † adj. emaciated ...1748
• IMMACULABLE †* adj. incapable of stain ...1624
• IMMACULATION †* n. an immaculate condition ...1609
• IMMALICIOUS †* adj. not malicious; having no evil intent ...1662
• IMMANACLE * vb. to put manacles on; to handcuff; to fetter ...1634
• IMMANATION * n. a flowing or entering in ...a1834
• IMMANE adj. 1. monstrous in character; inhumanly cruel or savage ...1602 arch.
adj. 2. monstrous in size or strength; huge, vast, enormous, tremendous ...1615 arch.
• IMMANELY adv. hugely, monstrously, inhumanly ...1612 arch.
• IMMANIFEST * adj. not manifest or evident ...1646
• IMMANITY † n. 1. monstrous cruelty; atrocious savagery ...1557
† n. 2. hugeness; monstrosity, enormity ...1604
• IMMANSUETE †* adj. ungentle, outrageous, wild, untractable ...1656
• IMMANUABLE † adj. unmanageable, incapable of being controlled ...1608
• IMMARCESCENCE † n. unfadingness, incorruptibleness ...1658
• IMMARCESCIBLE * adj. unfading; incorruptible, imperishable ...1542
• IMMARTIAL †* adj. not martial; unwarlike ...c1611
• IMMASK †* vb. to cover as with a mask; to disguise ...1596
• IMMATCHABLE † adj. that cannot be matched; unmatchable ...1596
• IMMATERIAL * adj. flimsy, slight ...1606
• IMMATERIATE † adj. immaterial ...1626
• IMMATESTICLE adj. immaterial, irrelevant, of no concern ...1967 Amer. dial.
• IMMATISTICAL adj. immaterial, irrelevant, of no concern ...1967 Amer. dial.
• IMMATURE † adj. occurring before its time; untimely, premature ...1548 obs. or arch.
• IMMATURITY † n. prematureness; untimeliness ...c1540
• IMMAZE †* vb. to involve as in a maze or labyrinth ...1631
• IMMEATION †* n. a passing in; entrance, ingoing ...1675
• IMMEDANTLY adv. immediately ...1833 Sc.
• IMMEDIATE †* adj. uninterrupted in course; direct ...1634
n. an immediate release from prison ...1934 US prison sl.
• IMMEDIATION † n. immediate or direct action, communication, etc. ...1569
• IMMEDICINABLE * adj. not medicinable, incurable ...1826
• IMMEDIENT adj. immediate ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IMMEDIENTLY adv. immediately ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IMMEJITLY adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IMMEMOR †* adj. unmindful, forgetful ...1535 Sc.
• IMMEMORATE † adj. ?unmindful ...c1400
• IMMEMORIOUS †* adj. unmindful, forgetful ...1602
• IMMENSE adj. 1. superlatively good, fine, splendid ...1762 sl.
adv. 1. splendidly, well ...M18 sl.
adv. 2. exactly, precisely the thing required ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. a large amount ...1956 Sc.
• IMMENSIBLE † adj. immeasurable; immense ...1579
• IMMENSIKOFF adj. splendid, esp. as regards one's dress ...L19 sl.
n. a fur-lined overcoat ...1889 sl.
• IMMENSIVE † adj. immeasurable, immense ...1604
• IMMENSURABILITY n. immeasurable quality or condition ...1678
• IMMENSURABLE adj. immeasurable ...1535
• IMMENSURABLENESS n. immeasurable quality or condition ...1675
• IMMENSURATE † adj. unmeasured, immense ...1654
• IMMERCURIAL †* adj. not mercurial, mobile, or yielding ...1637
• IMMERD * vb. to bury in or cover with ordure ...1635
• IMMERGE * vb. 1. to plunge into a state of action or thought, way of living, etc ...1611
* vb. 2. to dip, to plunge, to put under the surface of a liquid; to immerse ...1624
* vb. 3. to plunge or dip oneself in a liquid; to sink ...1706
• IMMERGENCE n. the act of plunging or sinking into anything ...1859
• IMMERIT † n. want of merit; demerit ...1628
• IMMERITED † adj. unmerited, undeserved ...1600
• IMMERITING † adj. undeserving ...1635
• IMMERITORIOUS † adj. undeserving ...1642
• IMMERITORIOUSLY † adv. undeservingly ...1675
• IMMERITOUS †* adj. undeserving, without merit ...1645
• IMMERSABLE †* adj. incapable of being drowned ...1676
• IMMERSEMENT * n. a plunge, a plunging ...1827
• IMMERSIBLE †* adj. that cannot sink in water; that cannot be drowned ...1693
• IMMETHODED †* adj. having no method; unmethodical ...1653
• IMMEW † vb. to mew or coop up; to keep in restraint or confinement ...a1600
• IMMICK n. 1. the ant ...1880 Sc.
n. 2. a person of diminutive stature; a fairy ...1914 Sc.
• IMMIE n. a playing marble; a choice marble made in imitation, as of an agate, etc. ...1913 Amer. dial.
• IMMIES n. 1. the eyes ...1940s US sl.
n. 2. the game of marbles ...1940s US sl.
• IMMIGRATORY * adj. pert. to immigration ...1897
• IMMIND † vb. to put in mind; to remind ...1647
• IMMINISH † vb. 1. to become less; to decrease ...a1400
† vb. 2. to diminish; to belittle ...a1400
• IMMINUTE † adj. diminished, lessened ...a1681
• IMMINUTION † n. diminution, lessening, decrease ...1590
• IMMIRACULOUS adj. non-miraculous ...1880 nonce word
• IMMIRE † vb. to immerse in mire ...1611
• IMMIS adj. 1. of the weather or the atmosphere: variable, uncertain; dark, gloomy, misty; chill, having every appearance of rain ...1808 Sc.
adj. 2. of an object: insecurely balanced, unsteady ...1825 Sc.
• IMMISCIBILITY n. incapacity of mixing ...1807
• IMMISCIBLE adj. that cannot be mixed; incapable of mixture ...1671
• IMMISERABLE †* adj. not to be pitied ...1623
† n. one whom nobody pities ...B1900
• IMMISS † vb. to put in, to insert, to inject, to infuse; to let in, to admit ...1647
• I'M MISSING phr. I'm leaving ...1990s sl.
• IMMISSION * n. insertion, injection, admission, introduction; the opposite of 'emission' ...1578
• IMMISTION † n. intimate mixture or mingling ...1658
• IMMIT † vb. to put in, to insert, to inject, to infuse; to let in, to admit; the opposite of 'emit' ...1578 now rare or obs.
• IMMIX * vb. 1. to mix in with something else; to mix intimately, to mix up ...1432-50
* vb. 2. to involve or mix oneself up in or with something ...1593
• IMMIXABLE † adj. incapable of being mixed ...1641
• IMMIXED † adj. not mixed, unmingled, pure, simple ...1659
• IMMIXT † adj. not mixed, unmingled, pure, simple ...1622
†* vb. to mix in with something else; to mix intimately; to mix up ...1432-50
• IMMIXTION †* n. the act of mixing in ...1653
• IMMIXTURE †* n. the condition of being unmixed; freedom from mixture; purity, simplicity ...1648
• IMMO adj. imitation ...1994 US sl.
• IMMOBILITATE †* vb. to render incapable of movement ...1654
• IMMOCK n. the ant ...Bk1902 Sc.
• IMMODELIZE †* vb. to model, to mould, to fashion ...1649
• IMMODERACY †* n. immoderateness, want of moderation, excess ...1682
• IMMODERANCY †* n. immoderateness, want of moderation, excess ...1646
• IMMODERATE †* adj. 1. without limits, boundless; very great ...c1480
† adj. 2. unrestrained in feeling, passions, or conduct; intemperate ...1497
• IMMODERATIONS † n. excesses; immoderate or intemperate acts ...1614
• IMMODISH † adj. not according to the mode; unfashionable ...1649 nonce word
• IMMODULATE †* vb. to do a thing without due proportion; to be inharmonious ...1623
• IMMOISTURE † vb. to moisten ...1523
• IMMOLATE † adj. sacrificed, immolated ...1534 obs. or arch.
vb. 1. to sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice; to kill as a victim ...1548
vb. 2. to give up to destruction or to severe suffering or loss for the sake of something else; to 'sacrifice' ...1634
• IMMOLATION n. 1. the act of offering in sacrifice; sacrificial slaughter of a victim ...1534
n. 2.  a sacrificial victim, a sacrifice ...1589
n. 3. devotion to destruction or severe loss for the sake of something else ...c1690
• IMMOLE †* vb. to sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice ...1609
• IMMOMENT †* adj. of no moment; unimportant; trifling ...1606
• IMMOMENTARY †* adj. of no moment; unimportant ...1662
• IMMOMENTOUS * adj. of no moment; unimportant ...1726
• IMMONARCHIZE † vb. to confer monarchy upon; to make into a monarch ...1679 nonce word
• IMMONASTERED † adj. shut up in a monastery ...1622 nonce word.
• IMMORATION †* n. the act of resting or dwelling on something; tarrying ...1640
• IMMORIGEROUS † adj. unyielding, obstinate; disobedient, rebellious; uncivil, rude ...1623
• IMMORIGEROUSNESS † n. uncomplying obstinacy ...1649
• IMMORTAL † adj. 1. superhuman, inhuman, excessive ...c1540
adj. 2. wonderful, excellent ...M19 US sl.
n. in stud poker: any hand that is certain to win; the best possible hand ...1947 US sl.
• IMMORTALIZATE †* vb. to immortalize, to render immortal ...1566
• IMMORTALLY adv. infinitely, superlatively ...L19 US sl.
• IMMORTALS n. people, especially authors, of enduring fame ...1882
• IMMORTGAGE †* vb. to mortgage ...1575
• IMMOTABLE †* adj. immovable ...1577
• IMMOTE † adj. unmoved (lit. and fig.) ...1601
†* vb. to convey or put upon something; to place upon ...c1420
• IMMOTILE adj. incapable of movement ...1872
• IMMOTION † n. ? impulse ...1706 nonce word
• IMMOTIONED * adj. motionless ...1821
• IMMOTIVE adj. incapable of movement ...1627-47
• IMMOVED † adj. unmoved, motionless; unaltered ...1600 poetic
• IMMUD † vb. to enclose or bury in mud ...1644
• IMMUND * adj. unclean, impure; filthy, foul ...1621
• IMMUNDICITY † n. uncleanness, impurity; filthiness obs.
• IMMUNDIFIED †* adj. uncleansed ...1597
• IMMUNDITY * n. uncleanness, filthiness, impurity ...1870
• IMMUNE † adj. free from liability; exempt ...c1420
• IMMUNITY † n. freedom from ordinary restraints; undue freedom, license ...1583
• IMMURAL † vb. to wall in ...1662
• IMMURATE † adj. immured; enclosed in walls or as in walls; imprisoned, confined  ...1593
• IMMURE †* n. something that immures; a wall ...1606
* vb. 1. to enclose, to encompass, to encircle, to surround; to shut in, to confine ...1583
vb. 2. to shut up or enclose within walls; to imprison; to confine as in a prison or fortress ...1588
† vb. 3. to wall in, to surround with a wall or walls; to fortify ...1598 
† vb. 4. to shut off, to exclude, to seclude from ...1616
• IMMUSICAL * adj. not musical or harmonious; unmusical ...1626
• IMMUTATE * adj. unchanged ...1788
• IMMUTATION † n. change, alteration, transformation ...c1540
• IMMUTE †* adj. unchanged ...1639
† vb. to produce a change in; to change, to alter, to transform ...1613 
• IMMUTILATE * adj. unmutilated, without mutilation ...1890
• IMMY n. a playing marble; a choice marble made in imitation, as of an agate, etc. ...1913 Amer. dial.
• I'M NOT AS THINK AS YOU DRUNK I AM adj. drunk ...Bk2009 sl.
• I'M NOT CRYING phr. used to respond to a greeting, such as 'how are you?, 'how are things?' ...1960s US Black sl.
• I'M NOT SO SOFT AS I'M CABBAGE-LOOKING phr. don't take me for a fool, I may look stupid but I'm not ...L19 sl.
• I'M NOT YOUR BUM BOY phr. I am not your servant ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
• IMO adj. imitation, counterfeit ..1940s US Black & college sl.
• IMOK n. the ant ...Bk1902 Sc.
• IMOST adj. unwilling, reluctant, hindering ...1887 Sc.
• I'M OUT phr. I'm leaving ...1990s US teen sl.
• I'M OUTTIE phr. I'm leaving ...1990s US teen sl.
• IMP † n. 1. a young shoot of a plant or tree; a sapling ...c897
† n. 2. offspring, child, usually male ...c1412
n. 3. a wicked person; a petty fiend or evil spirit ...1526
† n. 4. a young man, a youth; a fellow, a man, a boy ...1579
n. 5. a mischievous brat; orig. a child ...1771 sl.
n. 6. an impression, esp. in wax, of a key, usually of a house-key ...1879 UK burglars' sl.
n. 7. a Chrysler Imperial car ...1961 US sl.
n. 8. a playing marble; a choice marble made in imitation, as of an agate, etc. ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to 'engraft', as by marriage, in a family ...1612-15
vb. 2. to deprive of, to rob ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to imitate ...1911 Amer. dial.
• IMPACABILITY † n. implacability ...1602
• IMPACABLE † adj. that cannot be pacified or appeased; implacable ...1571
• IMPACIFIC †* adj. not peaceful; restless ...a1653
• IMPACK * vb. to pack in; to press closely together in a mass; to pack  up ...1611
• IMPACT ZONE n. an area where the waves are breaking ...2003 S. Afr. surfing sl.
• IMPAIRABLE * adj. capable of being impaired ...a1665
• IMPAIRED adj. drunk ...1951 sl.
• IMPALATABLE †* adj. unpalatable ...1787
• IMPALATION †* n. the torture or punishment of impaling ...1744
• IMPALE † vb. 1. to surround for adornment; to encircle, as with a crown or garland; to border, to edge with decoration ...1553 obs. or arch.
† vb. 2. to place side by side for comparison, or as being equal in dignity ...1647
vb. 3. to possess a woman ...Bk1896 sl.
• IMPALLID †* vb. to render pallid or pale ...1661
• IMPALM * vb. to grasp or take in the palm of the hand ...1611
• IMPALPABLE adj. incapable of being readily grasped or apprehended by the mind; producing no definite mental impression; not easily comprehended ...1774
• IMPANATE adj. contained or embodied in bread ...1550
vb. to embody in bread ...1847 rare
• IMPANE † vb. to embody in bread ...1547
• IMPAPASE † vb. to raise to the papacy; to make Pope ...1563-87
• IMPAQUET † vb. to enclose in a packet ...1699
• IMPAR † adj. 1. of a number: uneven, odd ...c1430
† adj. 2. unequal; unequally matched ...1535
† n. a thing unequal to another ...1697
• IMPARALLEL † adj. unparalleled ...1641
† n. a thing unparalleled ...1661 obs.
• IMPARALLELED † adj. matchless, unparalleled ...1604
• IMPARDONABLE † adj. not to be pardoned, unpardonable ...1523
• IMPAREL † vb. to apparel ...1556
• IMPARFIT adj. faulty; vicious ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• IMPARITY † n. 1. the quality or condition of being unequal; inequality; disparity ...1563 now rare or obs.
† n. 2. the quality of being unlike; difference in nature or character; dissimilarity ...1608
† n. 3. of numbers: the quality of not being divisible into two equal parts; unevenness; an uneven or odd number ...1646
• IMPARL † vb. 1. to speak together or with another upon a matter; to confer, to consult, to parley ...1579-80
†* vb. 2. to talk over; to discuss ...1600
• IMPARLANCE † n. the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1579-80
• IMPARLEE †* n. the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1565
• IMPARLEMENT †* n. the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1450-80
• IMPARLING † n. conference, parleying ...1450-80
• IMPART † vb. 1. to give a share of something to each of a number of persons; to distribute, to divide, to deal out ...1545
† vb. 2. to have or get a share of; to share, to partake ...1581
• IMPARTABLE * adj. communicable ...1653 rare
• IMPARTANCE * n. communication ...1811
• IMPARTIAL †* adj. not partial or fragmentary; entire, complete ...a1716
• IMPARTIALITY †* n. completeness ...a1716
• IMPARTITE * adj. not divided into parts, undivided ...1862
• IMPASSIBLE †* adj. not to be endured; insufferable ...1508
• IMPASSIONATE * adj. 1. impassioned ...1590
* adj. 2. free from, or not governed by passion; calm, dispassionate ...1621
† vb. 1. to be or become impassionate ...1639
vb. 2. to fill or inflame with passion; to excite deeply or strongly ...a1641
• IMPASSIONMENT * n. the fact of being impassioned; the act of impassioning ...1837
• IMPATIBLE † adj. 1. incapable of suffering, or of sustaining injury ...1541
† adj. 2. intolerable ...1623
• IMPATIENCY † n. impatience ...1526
• IMPATIENTED † adj. awaited with impatience ...1654-66
• IMPATIENTNESS †* n. impatience ...1550
• IMPATRIOTIC †* adj. unpatriotic ...1805
• IMPATRIOTISM †* n. want of patriotism ...1805
• IMPATRON †* vb. to put in possession of; to take possession; to make oneself master of ...1642
• IMPATRONAGE †* vb. to put under a person's patronage; to dedicate ...1652
• IMPATRONIZE † vb. 1. to put in possession of; to take possession, to make oneself master of ...1577
† vb. 2. to patronize, to favour ...1629
• IMPAVE * vb. to pave in; to set in a pavement ...1833
• IMPAVID * adj. fearless, undaunted ...
• IMPAVIDITY * n. fearlessness ...1604
• IMPAVIDLY * adv. fearlessly ...1849
• IMPAY † vb. to pay to the full what has been expended, to reimburse, to recoup ...1594
• IMPAYABLE † adj. implacable, unappeasable ...a1340
• IMPEACH † n. 1. hindrance, impediment, prevention ...1551
† n. 2. injury, damage, detriment ...1575
† vb. 1. to impede, to hinder, to prevent ...c1380
† vb. 2. to embarrass or trouble oneself ...1484
† vb. 3. to hinder the action, progress, or well-being of; to affect detrimentally or prejudicially; to hurt, to harm, to injure, to endamage, to impair ...1563
† vb. 4. to hinder access to; to blockade ...1586
• IMPEACHMENT † n. 1. hindrance, prevention, obstruction; impediment, obstacle ...1432
† n. 2. detriment, impairment, injury, damage ...1548
• IMPECCANCE † n. sinlessness, inerrancy ...1677
• IMPECCANCY n. sinlessness; inerrancy ...1614
• IMPECCANT adj. not sinning; sinless; unerring ...a1763
• IMPEDIBILITY † n. liability to be impeded ...1677
• IMPEDIBLE † adj. that can be impeded, obstructed, or hindered ...1655
• IMPEDIENT adj. obstructive, hindering, impeding ...1596
• IMPEDIMENT † n. something that impedes the functions or health of the body; a physical defect; an affection or malady ...1542
† vb. to put an impediment or obstruction in the way of; to obstruct ...1610
• IMPEDIMENTA n. things which impede or encumber progress; baggage; travelling equipment ...1600
• IMPEDIMENTAL adj. of the nature of an impediment; obstructive; impeding ...1654
• IMPEDIMENTARY adj. of the nature of an impediment; obstructive; impeding ...1888
• IMPEDITE † adj. impeded, obstructed, hindered; having an impediment, defective ...1544
† vb. to impede ...c1535 now rare or obs.
• IMPEDITION † n. the act of impeding; hindering ...1623
• IMPEDITIVE adj. tending to impede or obstruct; obstructive ...1651
• IMPEEVISH †* vb. to render peevish ...1664
• IMPEND † vb. 1. to pay to someone; to spend, to expend; to apply money; to bestow ...c1486
vb. 2. of evil or danger: to hang threateningly or hover over as about to fall ...1599
vb. 3. to be about to happen; to be imminent or near at hand ...1674
vb. 4. vb. to hang or be suspended over; to overhang ...1780
• IMPENDENCE n. menacing attitude; imminence ...1657
• IMPENDENCY n. imminence; threatening or menacing character ...a1632
• IMPENDENT * adj. 1. of evil, danger: that is about to fall or happen; imminent; near at hand ...a1592
* adj. 2. overhanging ...1611
• IMPENDIOUS †* adj. lavish, extravagant, over-liberal; spending more than is needed ...1623
• IMPENDIOUSNESS †* n. liberality, extravagant spending ...1727
• IMPENITENT adj. having no contrition or sorrow for sin; unrepentant ...1532
n. an unrepentant person ...1532
• IMPENITIBLE † adj. incapable of repentance ...a1631
• IMPENITIBLENESS † n. impenitence ...a1614
• IMPENSE †* vb. to weigh on, to affect ...1797-1803
• IMPENSELY † adv. exceedingly, greatly ...1657
• IMPENSIBLE †* adj. without reward, gratis ...1623
• IMPENSIVELY † adv. exceedingly, greatly, immensely ...1620
• IMPENT † adj. pent in; shut in a pen or fold; enclosed; confined ...1633 

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