DICTIONARY
L - PAGE 1

​• L n. 1. a $50 banknote ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a life sentence ...L19 US prison sl.
n. 3. hell ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. the drug LSD...1969 Brit. sl.
n. 5. elevation ...1991 US sl.
n. 6. marijuana ...1993 US rap & hip-hop sl.
• L-7 adj. unfashionable, unsophisticated ...1950s US Black & teen sl.
n. a staid person who is uninterested in or unsympathetic to the fashionable interests of teenagers ...1956 US sl.
• L-12 n. an extremely social outcast (L = loser) ...1993 US sl.
• L.A. n. 1. Los Angeles, California ...1901 Amer. sl.
n. 2. long-acting amphetamine ...1990s drugs sl.
• LA adj. effeminate ...1960s US homosexual sl.
n. 1. a lavatory, a public convenience ...c1945 Aust. sl.
n. 2. any amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant ...1986 US sl.
n. 3. marijuana ...1994 US sl., esp. Black usage
int. an exclamation ...16C
• LAA-DEE-LAA adj. 1. stuck-up, arrogant, snobbish ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. effeminate, affected ...L19 sl.
• LAAD-MI-DON n. 1. a tuberculosis sanatorium ...1940s W. Indies
n. 2. the poorhouse; the almshouse ...1940s W. Indies
• LAAG n. a pull, a shove ...1899 Sc.
vb. 1. to pull, to drag ...1897 Sc.
vb. 2. to pour water on; to bale out water ...1898 Sc.
• LAAGER adj. eager, keen ...1866 Sc.
• LAAK vb. to cover ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAALY n. a toy ...1892 Sc.
• LAANIE adj. 1. intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
adj. 2. moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
adj. 3. showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 1. a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. a White person; a rich person ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LAAR n. a gentle breeze ...1866 Sc.
• LAAV vb. of a bird: to hover in the air ...1898 Sc.
• LAB adj. drunk ...1824 Sc.
† n. 1. a blab, a telltale, a chatterbox, a tattler ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial
n. 2. a blow, a stroke ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a lump or large piece of anything; a portion, a fragment, a bit; a shred or piece, as of skin or cloth torn away and hanging loose ...1808 Sc.
† n. 4. a pendulous ornament; a projecting drooping part of an object ...1814 Sc.
n. 5. a portion, a piece ...1828 Sc. & Ireland
n. 6. a chemistry student ...1866 Amer. college sl.
n. 7. a laboratory ...1895 UK
n. 8. the act of throwing ...Bk1902 Sc.
n. 9. a Labrador dog ...1950s sl., orig. Can & US
† vb. 1. to blab, to let out secrets ...1377 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk with a long swinging step ...1788 Sc.
vb. 3. to toss, to pitch, to throw from the hand, with a swing of the arm, in the manner a quoit is thrown ...1818 Sc.
vb. 4. to strike severely, to beat; to deliver a slashing blow ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to dash down hurriedly in writing ...1858 Sc.
vb. 6. to fall flatly ...1883 Sc.
vb. 7. to rip or tear skin or cloth so as to leave a shred or strip hanging loose ...1958 Sc.
• LABA n. a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person ...1950s W. Indies
• LABA-LABA adj. talkative, verbose, effusive ...1980s UK Black sl.
n. a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person ...1950s W. Indies
vb. to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets ...1960s W. Indies
• LABANT † adj. sliding, falling down, wavering ...1727
• LABASCATE † vb. to begin to fall or slide ...1727
• LABASCENCY †* n. tottering state or condition ...a1657
• LABB n. the sound of the lapping of waves ...1824 Sc.
• LABBA n. a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person ...1950s W. Indies
• LABBA-LABBA talkative, verbose, effusive ...1980s UK Black sl.
n. a chatterbox; a gossip; a talkative person ...1950s W. Indies
vb. to chatter, to gossip; to betray secrets ...1960s W. Indies
• LABBE n. the vagina ...1998 US sl.
• LABBER n. 1. a person whose clothing is wet and draggled; a 'draggle-tail' ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the act of swallowing a liquid so hastily that a portion is allowed to fall, and a noise made with the lips; the noise thus caused ...Bk1902 Sc.
vb. 1. to loll out the tongue; to lick up anything ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dabble or splash in water ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to besmear, esp. with mud; to daub; to lubricate ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to make a noise with the lips in swallowing a liquid; to let fall a portion of one's food while swallowing ...Bk1902 Sc.
vb. 5. to trail in the dirt; to draggle ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to wet; to become wet ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABBERED adj. of a fish: mature enough to ripple the stream ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABBERED-UP adj. very much besmeared with mud ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABBER-GOB n. treacle ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABBERIN n. a beating, a thrashing ...1874 Sc.
• LABBERING n. the struggling of a hooked fish ...L19 Brit. nautical
• LABBERLY adj. wet; rainy ...1842 Eng. dial.
• LABBERMENT n. a splashing; a washing of linen on a small scale ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABBER-MOUTH n. a chatterer, a talker ...20C W. Indies
• LABBERY adj. 1. wet; rainy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of roads: miry, muddy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABBET n. 1. a boy that waits on a mason, butcher, etc.; a menial of the lowest grade ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a fool ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABBIE n. 1. the flap or skirt of a man's coat or shirt ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a Labrador dog ...1984
• LABBY n. a Labrador dog ...1984
• LAB-DAB n. a profuse perspiration ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LABDICK n. a policeman ...20C Sc. sl.
• LABE vb. to heap on; to place upon in great quantities; to lay on a burden ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABEFACT * adj. shaken, tottering ...1874
† vb. to shake, to weaken ...c1540 obs.
• LABEFACTATE †* vb. to cause to totter or fall ...1657
• LABEFACTATION * n. a shaking, weakening; overthrow, downfall ...1775
• LABEFACTION n. a shaking, weakening; overthrown, downfall ...1620
• LABEFY †* vb. to weaken, to impair; to cause to fall ...1620
• LABEL † n. 1. a slip or strip of anything ...c1440
† n. 2. a narrow piece of land ...1577-87 obs.
n. 3. the name by which a person is known ...1928 US sl.
• LABEL-LOLLING † adj. projecting like a label (tag meaning) ...1615
• LABENT † adj. falling, sliding, running, or passing away ...1727
• LABEON †* n. one who has large lips ...1650
• LABERLETHIN n. a long, rambling discourse ...1864 Sc.
• LABES n. the genital labia ...1983 Amer. sl.
• LABEY n. the flap or skirt of a man's coat or shirt ...1808 Sc.
• LAB HOUND n. 1. a forensic scientist ...1958 US police usage
n. 2. a person who enjoys being the subject of psychology experiments ...1970 Amer. sl.
• LABIAL adj. pert. to the lips ...1650
• LABIAL CONTACT n. a kiss; a kissing ...1947 US sl.
• LABICAN n. a gossip, a tattler, a busybody ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABIE n. 1. the flap or skirt of a man's coat or shirt ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a large irregular piece ...1815 Eng. dial.
• LABIES † n. 1. lips ...1541
n. 2. a store; plenty, abundance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABILE † adj. 1. liable or prone to lapse; prone to fall into error or sin ...1447
† adj. 2. apt to slip away; slippery, unstable ...1623
• LABIOMANCY n. lip-reading ...1686
• LABION †* n. one who has large lips ...1650
• LAB-OATS n. sloppy food ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAB ONE'S MOUTH vb. to chatter, to blab ...1966 Amer. dial. 
• LABONZA n. 1. the pit of the stomach ...1934 US sl.
n. 2. the buttocks ...1954 US sl.
• LABORANT † n. a laboratory workman; a chemist's assistant; a working chemist ...1665
• LABORATE †* vb. to produce or develop by labour ...1662
• LABORATION †* n. working, work, labour ...c1460
• LABORATORIAL adj. pert. to the laboratory ...1862
• LABORATORIAN * adj. pert. to the laboratory ...1860
* n. a chemist who works in a laboratory ...1860
• LABORATORY n. a toilet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LABOR FAKER n. 1. a worker who loafs on the job; a malingerer; hence, a corrupt union leader ...1907 US sl.
n. 2. a political agitator among workers ...1938 US sl.
• LABORIFEROUS †* adj. that takes pains; that endures labour, painful, difficult ...1656
• LABORIOSE † adj. laborious, painstaking ...1727
• LABORIOSITY * n. painfulness, laboriousness ...1656
• LABOROSITY †* n. laboriousness ...1656
• LABOROUS † adj. laborious ...c1386
• LABOROUSNESS † n. laboriousness ...1530
• LABOR SKATE n. a trade union official; a corrupt or ineffective labour union official ...1930 US sl.
• LAB-O'-THE-TONGUE n. a chatterbox, tattler; one who cannot keep a secret ...1746 Eng. dial.
• LABOUR † n. 1. an alleged term for a 'company' of moles ...1486
n. 2. tillage ...1896 Sc. & Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to till, to cultivate land; to plough ...1798 Sc. & Ireland
vb. 2. to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour ...1824 Sc.
• LABOUR, THE n. the labour exchange; the employment exchange; the job centre ...1920s sl.
• LABOURABLE † adj. capable of being laboured or worked ...1481
• LABOURAGE † n. 1. ploughing; ploughed or cultivated land ...1475
† n. 2. labouring, labour, work ...1484
n. 3. payment for labour ...1826
• LABOUR DAY JUNKIE n. someone who uses heroin only occasionally ...1996 Ireland sl.
• LABOURER OF NATURE n. the penis ...17C sl.
• LABOURESS † n. a female labourer ...1570
• LABOUR-FELLOW † n. a fellow labourer ...1549
• LABOURHOOD * n. laborious condition; laboriousness ...1858
• LABOUR-HOUSE † n. a laboratory ...1712
• LABOURING n. a farm ...1798 Sc.
• LABOUR-LEA vb. to copulate ...19C Sc.
• LABOUR LEATHER vb. to copulate with a woman ...16C sl.
• LABOUR OF HERCULES, A n. a task requiring enormous strength ...1432-50
• LABOUR ONE'S NEEDS † vb. to work for one's livelihood ...c1400
• LABOUROUS adj. 1. labouring ...1826 Sc.
adj. 2. laborious ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LABOURSOME † adj. 1. given to labour; hard-working ...1551
* adj. 2. requiring labour; accompanied by labour ...1577-87 rare or Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. of land: difficult of cultivation ...1604
adj. 4. of a ship: subject to pitch and roll violently in a heavy sea ...1691
adj. 5. laborious; fatiguing ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LABRET n. 1. an ornament consisting of a piece of stone, bone, shell, etc., inserted in the lip ...1857
n. 2. in body piercing: a stud through the bottom lip ...1990s sl.
• LABRICK n. a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a stranger; a naive or foolish person; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1889 Amer. sl.
• LABRISH adj. talkative, gossipy ...1940s W. Indies
n. gossip, chatter ...1940s W. Indies
vb. to tell tales, to gossip ...1940s W. Indies
• LABRISHER n. a chatterer, a telltale ...1940s W. Indies
• LABROSE adj. 1. having large lips ...1727
adj. 2. having a brim, bank, or border ...1727
• LABROUS †* adj. 1. having large lips ...1656
†* adj. 2. having a brim. bank, or border ...1656
• LAB-SIDED adj. leaning to one side, lopsided ...1883 Sc.
• LA BUENA n. heroin ...2003 UK drugs sl.
• LAB WRETCH n. a performer of unpleasant laboratory tasks ...1988 US sl.
• LABYRINTH n. a tortuous, entangled, or inextricable condition of things, events, ideas, etc.; an entanglement, a maze ...1548
• LABYRINTHAL * adj. labyrinthine ...1669
• LABYRINTHED †* adj. full of complications ...1650
• LABYRINTHIAL † adj. labyrinthine ...a1550
• LABYRINTHIAN adj. labyrinthine ...1588
• LABYRINTHIC adj. labyrinthine ...1641
• LABYRINTHICAL * adj. labyrinthine ...1641
• LABYRINTHINE adj. 1. having many intricate turnings or windings ...1747
adj. 2. intricate, complicated, involved, inextricable ...1840
• LAC n. 1. a large number of quantity; very many ...c1885 Anglo-Indian
n. 2. a Cadillac ...1980s US Black & rap music sl.
• LACATAN n. a short, stoutish person ...1950s W. Indies
• LACE n. 1. a 'dash' of spirits mixed with some beverage, esp. coffee ...1712
n. 2. sugar ...18C sl.
n. 3. a small crack or break in stone ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 4. beer, orig. Burton; hence, any beer ...c1930 Brit. rhyming sl. (Burton)
n. 5. the foreskin ...1960s US homosexual sl.
n. 6. money ...1971 US sl.
n. 7. a combination of marijuana and cocaine ...1998 UK sl.
vb. 1. to lash, beat, thrash ...1599
vb. 2. to put a 'lace' of spirits into a beverage ...1687
vb. 3. in baseball: to hit a ball hard ...1891 US sl.
vb. 4. to carry, to convey ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to walk or go rapidly; to go along at great speed ...Bk1902 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to swindle ...a1971 US sl.
vb. 7. to shoot with an automatic weapon ...1981 US sl.
vb. 8. to have sexual intercourse ...1996 US sl.
• LACE A PERSON'S JACKET vb. to beat; to beat in competition ...1746 Eng. dial.
• LACEAWAY n. a shoe with three to five lace holes on a side ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LACEBACKS n. overall pants ...1976 Amer. dial.
• LACE CARD n. the foreskin of an uncircumcised penis ...1941 US sl.
• LACE CURTAIN n. 1. a window curtain as distinguished from a window shade, irrespective of material ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 2. beer, orig. Burton; hence, any beer ...c1930 Brit. rhyming sl. (Burton)
n. 3. a (long) foreskin ...1940s homosexual sl.
• LACE-CURTAIN IRISH phr. Irish Americans who prospered or married well, or those having social or economic pretensions ...1934 Amer. dial.
• LACE-CURTAIN LESBIAN n. a lesbian whose mannerisms and affectations do not suggest her sexual preference ...1969 US sl.
• LACE CURTAINS n. 1. whiskers, esp. false whiskers used in the theatre; a beard ...1919 US jocular
n. 2. the foreskin of the uncircumcised penis; generally plural ...1966 US homosexual sl.
• LACED adj. 1. of a drink: mixed or combined with something ...17C sl.
adj. 2. of coffee: sugared ... c1690 Brit. sl.
adj. 3. dressed up and bejewelled ...1900s US sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. extremely sophisticated ...1970s US Black sl.
adj. 6. of a drug: mixed or combined with something ...1970s sl.
adj. 7. drug-intoxicated, esp. marijuana-intoxicated ...1988 US drugs sl.
adj. 8. of music: mixed ...2000s sl.
• LACED BY THE NECK adj. 1. dressed up and bejewelled ...1900s US sl.
adj. 2. extremely sophisticated ...1970s US Black sl.
• LACED-CUP n. tea or coffee mixed with spirits ...1876 Eng. dial.
• LACED JACKET n. a sound whipping or beating ...1824 US Sl.
• LACED MUTTON † n. a strumpet; a prostitute; a wanton woman ...1578 sl.
n. 2. any woman ...16C sl.
n. 4. a woman dressed to appear younger than her years ...E19 sl.
• LACE INTO vb. to attack, to beat, to thrash ...E19 sl.
• LACE ONE'S COAT WITH GOLD vb. to embellish one's reputation ...1960 Amer. dial.
• LACE QUEEN n. a homosexual who prefers men with uncircumcised penises ...1988 US homosexual sl.
• LACER n. any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LACERT †* n. 1. a lizard ...1382
† n. 2. a muscle ...c1386
• LACERTIAN n. a lizard ...1839
• LACERTOSE † adj. having large muscles; muscular ...c1400
• LACERTOUS † adj. having large muscles; muscular ...1541
• LACE SOMEONE'S JACKET vb. to beat up, to thrash ...L17 sl.
• LACE UP YOUR BOOTS vb. to prepare for a fight ...1998 US sl.
• LACHANOPOLIST †* n. a greengrocer; a seller of herbs ...1656
• LACHANOPOLL †* n. a greengrocer ...1623
• LACHE n. 1. an occasional watercourse; a narrow ditch; a deep cart-rut; a gutter washed by the tide on the seashore ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a swamp; a quagmire; a wet mass ...1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a pond; a pool ...1868 Eng. dial.
†* vb. to be careless about, to neglect, to slight; to be negligent, to lag, to loiter ...a1400 Sc. & N. Eng.
• LACHEDNESS † n. laxness or slackness; remissness ...1484
• LACHES † adj. 1. loose, lewd, wanton ...c1425
† adj. 2. lax, careless, remiss ...c1461
† n. slackness, remissness, negligence; also, an act of neglect ...1362
† vb. 1. to be idle, to be careless ...1413
† vb. 2. to neglect, to slight ...c1425
• LACHESNESS † n. carelessness, remissness ...1481-4
• LACHESSE † vb. 1. to be idle, to be careless ...1413
† vb. 2. to neglect, to slight ...c1425
• LACHIE n. milk ...1918 US Navy sl.
• LACHOUS † adj. negligent, remiss ...1484
• LACHOUSNESS † n. remissness, neglect ...1496
• LACHRYMABLE † adj. 1. lamentable; meet for tears or weeping ...1490
† adj. 2. expressing of mourning; tearful ...1609
• LACHRYMABUND † adj. weeping ripe, big with tears, with tears ready to fall ...1727
• LACHRYMAL adj. 1. resembling a tear or tears ...1607 nonce use
adj. 2. pert. to tears; indicative of weeping ...1803
• LACHRYMALS n. fits of weeping ...1753
• LACHRYMARY adj. pert. to tears ...1705
• LACHRYMATE † vb. to weep, lament, bewail ...1623
• LACHRYMATION n. the shedding of tears; weeping ...1572
• LACHRYMATORY adj. pert. to tears; tending to cause a flow of tears ...a1849
n. a pocket-handkerchief ...1825 humorous use
• LACHRYME †* vb. to weep ...1490
• LACHRYMENTAL †* adj. mournful, tearful ...1625
• LACHRYMIST n. one addicted to tears; a weeper ...1620
• LACHRYMOSE adj. given or ready to shed tears; of the eyes: suffused with tears ...1727
• LACHRYMOUS * adj. given or ready to shed tears ...1866
• LACHTER n. 1. a lock, tuft, or wisp of hair, wool, grass, etc. ...1704 Sc.
n. 2. a large amount, a heap ...1822 Sc.
• LACING adj. large; tall; of superior quality ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a beating; a flogging ...L17 colloq.
n. 2. a small quantity of spirits mingled with some beverage ...1862
• LACING n. a verbal attack, criticism ...1940s sl.
• LACINIOUS † adj. full of folds or windings; hence, overloaded, redundant ...1652
• LACK † adj. 1. deficient in some quality, lacking in substance, position, breeding, etc.; of poor quality ...1790 Sc.
adj. 2. lacking money, style, or both ...1982 Hawaiian youth sl.
† n. 1. disgrace, scandal, despite, reproach; the act of disparaging ...1710 Sc.
n. 2. a large number of quantity; very many; often in the plural ...c1885 Anglo-Indian
n. 3. loss, harm, damage ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the act of vilifying ...BK1902 Sc.
n. 5. a girlfriend ...1990s Irish sl.
† vb. 1. to dispraise, to slight, to undervalue; to malign, to calumniate ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to be absent, esp. from home; to loiter ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to desire, to wish ...1872 Eng. dial.
• LACKADAISICAL adj. 1. dreamily idle, listless, unconcerned, unenthusiastic ...M18
adj. 2. feebly sentimental, affectedly languishing ...M18
• LACKADAISY adj. dreamily idle, listless, unconcerned, lacking enthusiasm and determination ...1792
int. expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, or grief; alas! ...M18
• LACK-A-DAISY-ME! int. an exclamation of surprise ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LACKADAY! † int. expressing surprise, regret, sorrow, or grief ... 1695 obs. or arch.
• LACK-ALL n. one who is in want of everything ...1850
• LACKANEE! † int. an exclamation of grief; alas! ...1813 Sc.
• LACKANOOKIE n. lack of sexual activity, facetiously regarded as an illness ...1945 US sl., esp. military usage
• LACKANOOKY n. lack of sexual activity, facetiously regarded as an illness ...1952 US sl., esp. military usage
• LACK-BRAIN n. one who is destitute of sense or brains; one wanting in wit; a stupid, empty-headed fellow, a fool ...1596
• LACKEN †* vb. to depreciate, to disparage ...1674
• LACKER adj. absent from and missed at home ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. one who blames or disparages ...1496
† n. 2. one who is missing or wanting ...a1618
• LACKERY n. a stick; a piece of wood ...M19 Brit. army sl.
• LACKET †* n. a lackey ...1523
• LACKEY n. 1. a (liveried) servant, a footman, a valet, a menial ...1529
† n. 2. a hanger-on; a camp follower ...1556 obs. arch.
n. 3. a constant follower; an obsequious person; a toady; a servile political follower ...1588
† vb. 1. to do service as a lackey, esp. as a running footman; to run on errands, to do menial service; often followed by 'after', 'by', 'to', 'upon', 'it' ...1568
vb. 2. to wait upon as a lackey; to attend closely upon; to dance attendance upon ...1599
• LACKEY-DOG n. a skulking hanger-on ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• LACKIE n. 1. a clout, a rag; a contemptuous name for a garment ...1892 Sc.
n. 2. the stomach ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LACKIN n. a wife ...M19 sl.
• LACKISH adj. slow, backward, reluctant to act ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LACKITS n. small sums of money; oddments, odds and ends ...1790 Eng. dial.
• LACKLAND adj. of persons: having no land ...1887
n. one who has no land or no landed possessions; one who rules over no territory ...1594
• LACK-LATIN adj. ignorant of Latin; unlearned ...1608
† n. one who knows little or no Latin ...1649
• LACKLESS † adj. without fault or blame; faultless, blameless ...1377
• LACK-LOOKS † n. a woman who is wanting in good looks ...1618
• LACK-LOVE adj. indifferent to love ...1871
n. one who is indifferent to love ...1590
• LACKLUSTRE adj. lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired...L16
• LACKLUSTROUS adj. wanting in lustre, dull ...1834
• LACK-O'-ME! int. woe is me! ...1892 Sc.
• LACKRY n. a stick; a piece of wood ...M19 Brit. army sl.
• LACKS n. lacrosse ...c1950 Brit. schoolgirls' sl.
• LACK-STOCK n. one who has no money in stocks ...1820
• LACK-THOUGHT adj. wanting or lacking thought; foolish, stupid, vacant ...1829
• LACKWIT n. a stupid person
• LACKY vb. to beat severely ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LACONIC adj. using few words, concise, terse ...L16
• LA COSA n. heroin ...1980 US drugs sl.
• LACRYMABLE † adj. 1. lamentable; meet for tears or weeping ...1490
† adj. 2. expressing of mourning; tearful ...1609
• LACTACEOUS †* adj. milk-like, milky ...1656
• LACTAGE † n. milk produce ...1753
• LACTANT * adj. suckling ...1727
• LACTARIUM n. an establishment for the sale of milk; a dairy ...1809
• LACTARY * adj. pert. to milk ...1646
† n. 1. 'she that selleth milke' ...1623
n. 2. a dairy ...1669-81
• LACTATION n. the act of giving suck to an infant; suckling ...1668
• LACTEAL adj. pert. to milk; consisting of milk ...1658
• LACTEAN † adj. resembling milk; milk-white ...1659
• LACTEOUS adj. of the nature of milk; milky; resembling milk, of the colour of milk ...1646
• LACTEOUS CIRCLE † n. the Milky Way ...1646
• LACTESCE †* vb. to become milky ...1696
• LACTESCENCE n. a milky appearance; milkiness ...1684-5
• LACTESCENCY † n. a milky appearance ...1757
• LACTESCENT adj. becoming milky; having a milky appearance ...1668
• LACTIFIC †* adj. producing milk ...1657
• LACTIFICAL †* adj. producing milk, yielding milk ...1656
• LACTIFICATION †* n. the making or secreting of milk ...1666
• LACTIFLOROUS * adj. having flowers white like milk ...1855
• LACTIFLUOUS adj. flowing or abounding with milk ...1774
• LACTIFORM †* adj. like milk, in the form of milk ...1681
• LACTIVOROUS * adj. milk-devouring ...1824
• LACTO-OVO-VEGETARIAN n. a person who subsists on a diet of dairy products, eggs, and vegetables
• LACTO-VEGETARIAN n. a person who subsists on vegetables and milk products (and formerly, eggs) only ...E20
• LACUNA n. a gap, an empty space, spot, or cavity ...1872
• LACUNATE †* vb. to make ditches or holes ...1623
• LACUNE n. a gap, an empty space, spot, or cavity ...1846
• LACUNOUS †* adj. resembling a hollow or 'lacuna' ...1653
• LACUSCULAR adj. pert. to a small pool; frequenting small pools ...1878
• LACY adj. effeminate; girlish ...1941 US sl.
• LACY-PANTS n. a dandy; a snob; a flashily dressed person  ...1940 US sl.
• LAD † n. 1. a serving-man, attendant; a man of low birth and position; a varlet ...c1300
n. 2. a lively young man; a man of spirit and vigour ...a1553 sl.
n. 3. a young male servant or employee, esp. on a farm ...1721 Sc.
n. 4. a male lover, a sweetheart ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a familiar or affectionate name for a man; a husband, son, or boon companion; a fellow ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. an unmarried man, a bachelor ...1825 Sc.
n. 7. a person; used depreciatingly of either sex ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a mischievous, tricky fellow ...19C Anglo-Irish
n. 9. a dashing fellow ...L19 colloq.
n. 10. one of its kind; an outstanding or extreme example ...1902 Sc.
n. 11. a penis ...20C Irish sl.
n. 12. a fox ...20C Irish sl.
n. 13. a creature ...20C Irish sl.
n. 14. any inanimate object ...20C Irish sl.
† vb. of a woman: to go sweethearting ...1837 Sc.
• LAD, THE n. 1. cancer or tuberculosis ...1997 Ireland
n. 2. the penis ...2001 UK sl.
• LAD-AGE † n. the age of boyhood ...1605
• LAD AND LASS n. a pair of sweethearts ...1834 Sc.
• LAD-BAIRN n. a male child, a young son ...1776 Sc.
• LADDED adj. of a male child: born ...1866 Eng. dial.
• LADDER † n. 1. the steps to a gallows ...a1533 obs. exc. hist.
n. 2. the female genitals; spec., the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. the main track in a railway yard ...1946 US sl.
n. 4. a stairway of any sort ...1986 US Navy sl. 
vb. 1. to hang down ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDER-LOOSE n. a dropped stitch in a stocking, etc. ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDER-LOWSE n. a dropped stitch in a stocking, etc. ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDER-STAVE n. the rung or round of a ladder ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDESS n. a girl, a lass ...1768 nonce word
• LADDIE n. 1. a young lad; a term of endearment to a lad ...1546
n. 2. a form of address to a lad ...1546
n. 3. a male sweetheart, a boyfriend ...1728 Sc.
n. 4. in a deck of playing cards: a jack ...1988 US sl.
n. 5. a boy or girl with gay parents ...1990s US homosexual sl.
• LADDIE-BAIRN n. a male child ...1873 Sc.
• LADDIE-BAND n. a band of troop of boys ...1896 Sc.
• LADDIE-COWT n. a term of affection ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDIE-DAYS n. boyhood, the days of youth ...1856 Sc.
• LADDIE-HOOD n. boyhood, the days of youth ...1893 Sc.
• LADDIE-IN-A-JACKET n. a novice ...1889 Sc.
• LADDIE-LOON n. a youth ...1886 Sc.
• LADDIE-PADDIE adj. boyish ...1886 Sc.
• LADDIER n. one who is fond of boys ...1768 Sc.
• LADDIE-WAX n. a youth, a boy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDIE-WEAN n. a small boy ...1889 Sc.
• LADDIKIE n. a little lad, a term of affection for a boy ...1882 Sc.
• LADDISH adj. 1. used, often disapprovingly, of the lively behaviour of young men responding to hose things that appeal to them, as alcohol, sports, sex ...1841 UK sl.
adj. 2. boyish ...1884 Eng. dial.
• LADDISHNESS n. the lively behaviour of young men responding to the things that appeal to them, as alcohol, sports, sex ...1886 UK sl.
• LADDISM n. the character of a lad ...1843 nonce word
• LADDO n. 1. a form of address to a lad ...L19 colloq., orig. Irish
n. 2. a spirited youth, a bit of a lad ...1870 Ireland
n. 3. a hooligan ...1990s sl.
• LADDOCK n. a little lad, a term of affection for a boy ...1883 Sc.
• LADDOCKIE n. a young boy ...1890 Sc.
• LADE n. 1. a ladder ...1784 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a ditch, a drain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to bale out, to empty water by means of a vessel; to ladle ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to load ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LA-DE-DA adj. very stylish; affectedly smart of costume, voice, manners; pretentious ...c1860 colloq.
n. 1. language or behaviour characterized by affectation, pretension, or preciosity; hence, a person notable for such behaviour; a fop or swell ...1883 colloq.
n. 2. a cigar ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 3. a tram-car or motorcar ...20C rhyming sl.
• LA-DE-DAH adj. affected; pretentious ...1922 sl.
n. language or behaviour characterized by affectation, pretension, or preciosity; hence, a person notable for such behaviour; a fop or swell ...1935 US sl.
• LA-DEE-DA adj. 1. stuck-up, arrogant, snobbish ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. effeminate, affected ...L19 sl.
• LADEEZ n. ladies, often as a term of address ...1995 UK sl.
• LADEEZ AND GERMS n. ladies and gentlemen, often as a term of address ...1995 UK sl.
• LADEL †* n. ? a little path, a by-path ...1387-8
• LADEN † n. 1. a load, a burden ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. a dipper, a ladle ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a food turner, a spatula ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LADENED adj. laden ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LADENIN TIME n. the time of laying in winter provisions ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LADETTE n. a young woman characterized by her behaviour and positive involvement in activities stereotypically enjoyed by males, as drinking, swearing, sports, etc. ...1995 UK sl.
• LADHOOD n. the state of being a lad ...1883 nonce word
• LA-DI-DA adj. 1. snobbish, arrogant, pretentious ...1895 colloq.
adj. 2. effeminate, affected ...L19 sl.
n. 1. one who affects gentility ...c1883 sl.
n. 2. a cigar ...1977 Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 3. the Daily Star newspaper ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
vb. to behave in an affectedly cultured manner, when noted from a lower social station ...1964 UK sl.
• LA-DI-DAH adj. 1. stuck-up, arrogant, snobbish ...M19 sl.
adj. 2. effeminate, affected ...M19 sl.
n. 1. a snob ...M19 sl.
n. 2. snobbishness; upper-class and/or wealthy hedonism ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a car ...1970s rhyming sl.
n. 4. a cigar ...1977 Brit. rhyming sl.
vb. to behave in an affectedly cultured manner, when noted from a lower social station ...1964 UK sl.
• LA-DI-DAH-DI n. a fantasy ...1980s sl.
• LADIDAISM n. snobbishness; upper-class and/or wealthy hedonism ...L19 sl.
• LA-DI-DA LAND n. a state of being out of touch with reality; dreamland ...1987 US sl.
• LADIED †* adj. lady-like; soft, gentle ...1628
• LADIES n. 1. a ladies' lavatory ...1930s sl.
n. 2. a generic term for prostitutes ...1960s US Black sl.
• LADIES A PLATE, GENTS A CRATE phr. used in party invitations to request female guests to bring a dish of food and male guests to bring something to drink ...1984 NZ
• LADIES' BOARDING HOUSE n. a brothel ...M19 sl.
• LADIES' COLLEGE n. a brothel ...18C  sl.
• LADIES' DELIGHT n. 1. the penis ...19C sl.
n. 2. the pansy ...1841 Amer. dial.
• LADIES' FAIR n. a bazaar ...1844
• LADIES' FEVER n. any venereal disease ...M19 Brit. jocular euphemism
• LADIES FROM HADES n. a kilted Scottish Highland regiment ...1982 US Army jocular
• LADIES FROM HELL n. a kilted Scottish Highland regiment ...1918 US Army jocular
• LADIES' LOLLIPOP n. the penis ...19C sl.
• LADIES' LOLLYPOP n. the penis ...19C Brit. jocular euphemism
• LADIES' PLAYTHING n. the penis ...19C sl.
• LADIES' TAILOR n. a womanizer; a promiscuous man; a lecher; a whoremonger ...19C Brit. sl.
• LADIES' TAILORING n. copulation ...E19 Brit. sl.
• LADIES' THIMBLE n. the foxglove ...1900 Amer. dial.
• LADIES' THIMBLES n. the foxglove ...1827 Sc.
• LADIES' TREASURE n. the penis ...19C sl.
• LADIES' WALK n. a women's restroom; a W.C. ...19C US sl.
• LAD IN BLACK n. a clergyman, a minister ...1821 Sc.
• LADING AND CALING phr. living from hand to mouth; saving in little things so as to make both ends meet ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADING AND TEEMING phr. living from hand to mouth; saving in little things so as to make both ends meet ...1883 Eng. dial.
• LADINO adj. of a horse or cow: vicious, unmanageable, wild ...1892 Amer. dial.
n. a vicious, unmanageable horse, full of cunning and tricks ...1892 Amer. dial.
• LADKIN n. a young lad ...1642
• LAD-LASS n. 1. a rough, romping girl; a tomboy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an effeminate male, possibly a male homosexual ...20C Eng. dial.
• LADLE † n. 1. the cup of an acorn ...1599
n. 2. a tadpole, from its shape ...1838 Sc.
vb. 1. to talk slowly and solemnly ...19C sl.
vb. 2. to dawdle ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADLE-YED n. a tadpole ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAD-LICKED adj. beaten or vanquished by a youth ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAD-LIKE adj. boyish, masculine ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAD-LOUPER n. a romp, a tomboy; a forward girl ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAD OF A BOY n. a young person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAD OF A PUP n. a young dog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAD OF WAX n. 1. a boy; a weak or unimportant man ...L18 sl.
n. 2. a cobbler; a shoemaker ...1794 sl.
n. 3. a fine spirited fellow; a sharp, clever youth ...1826 Eng. dial.
• LADRONE n. 1. a vague term of reproach; a rogue, rascal, blackguard; a lazy knave ...a1557 Sc.
n. 2. a highwayman, pirate, robber, thief (main usage in books on Spain or Spanish America) ...1832
n. 3. a sloven, a dirty fellow ...B1900 Sc.
• LADRY † n. impure discourse ...1400s Sc.
• LADS, THE n. male friends; the men of a regular social group, team, etc. ...1896 UK sl.
• LADS-ALIVE! int. an exclamation ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADS IN BLACK n. the clergy, ministers ...1821 Sc.
• LADS OF THE VILLAGE n. thieves ...E19 sl.
• LAD STONES n. stones piled on the top of a mountain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAD-WEAN n. a male child, a young son ...1810 Sc.
• LAD-WENCH n. a rough, romping girl; a tomboy ...1895 Eng. dial.
• LADY adj. 1. ladylike, fit for a lady ...1810 Sc.
adj. 2. effeminate ...2003 UK homosexual sl.
† n. 1. a mistress in relation to servants or slaves; the female head of a household ...c825
n. 2. the Virgin Mary ...a900
n. 3. a woman who rules over subjects, or to whom obedience or feudal homage is due ...a1000 now poetic or rhetorical
n. 4. a woman who is the object of chivalrous devotion; a mistress ...c1374
† n. 5. a queen at chess ...c1489
n. 6. a crooked or hunchbacked woman ...17C sl.
n. 7. a female hound ...1861
n. 8. a wife ...1872 Amer. dial.
n. 9. one's girlfriend ...1893
n. 10. a queen in a pack of playing cards ...L19 sl.
n. 11. a woman who can afford to live without working for her living; an idle woman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 12. a term of contempt ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 13. an independent, high-class prostitute ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 14. one's effeminate homosexual partner ...1932 US prison sl.
n. 15. a homosexual man ...1932 UK sl.
n. 16. a five-pound note, or the sum of £5 ...1960 UK sl. for 'fiver' (Lady Godiva)
n. 17. a recruit in basic training; used contemptuously ...1965 US sl., esp. US Marine Corps usage
n. 18. a term of address to a fellow homosexual male ...1960s homosexual sl.
n. 19. an effeminate homosexual ...1970s homosexual sl.
n. 20. a prostitute, usually as associated with a particular pimp ...1972 US sl.
n. 21. cocaine ...1974 US sl.
n. 22. the pipe used for smoking base or crack ...1970s drugs sl.
• LADY, THE n. the Statue of Liberty ...1986 US sl.
• LADY ABBESS n. a brothel-keeper, a madame. a bawd; a procuress ...L17 sl.
• LADY AND GENTLEMAN RACKET n. the theft of barnyard fowls ...M19 sl.
• LADY-BAIRN n. a female child of social rank; one born to be a lady ...1863 Sc.
• LADY-BEETLE n. the ladybird Coccinella septempunctata ...1868 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LADY BERKELEY n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• LADY BIRCH n. a switch used to punish children ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LADYBIRD n. 1. a prostitute ...16C sl.
n. 2. a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment ...1592 (Shakespeare)
n. 3. a lewd or wanton woman ...17C sl.
n. 4. a nice, ladylike, kept mistress ...17C sl.
• LADYBITS n. the female genitals ...2003 UK sl.
• LADY BLAMEY n. a drinking glass made by cutting the top of a bottle using a kerosene-soaked string ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LADYBOY n. 1. a transgender or transsexual young man ...1990s sl.
n. 2. a person with mixed sexual physiology, usually the genitals of a male and surgically augmented breasts; a pre-surgery transsexual or transvestite ...1992 UK sl.
• LADY-BROKE adj. of a horse: well-trained, gentle ...1944 Amer. dial.
• LADY CAINE n. cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
• LADY-CHAIR n. a seat formed by the hands of two persons standing facing each other: each person grasping his own left wrist with his right hand, and the wrist of the opposite person with his left hand, or vice versa ...1869
• LADY-CHASER n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LADY-CLOCK n. a ladybird ...1848
• LADY COME BACK n. a type of bet in an illegal numbers game lottery ...1957 US sl.
• LADY-COUCH n. the ladybird Coccinella septempunctata ...1790 Eng. dial.
• LADY-COW  n. 1. a ladybird ...1606
n. 2. a term of mock dignity for a cow ...1649 nonce use
• LADY-CRACKER n. a small firecracker ...1940s US sl.
• LADY DACRE'S WINE n. gin ...E19 sl.
• LADY-DOG n. a rude and shrewish woman; a bitchy woman ...M19 euphemism
• LADY-ELLISON n. the ladybird Coccinella septempunctata ...1859 Sc.
• LADY ERRANT † n. a humorous feminine analogue of 'knight errant' ...a1643
• LADY ESTHER n. a pretentious or self-important woman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LADY ESTHERBILT n. a pretentious or self-important woman ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LADY-FART n. a small firecracker ...1940s US sl.
• LADY-FASHION adv. in sledding: coasting sidewise, with the left leg slightly folded under the body ...1892 Amer. dial.
• LADY-FEAST n. sexual intercourse, esp. when indulged in gluttonously ...M17 Brit. sl.
• LADYFIED adj. affecting the airs of a fashionable lady ...1602 sl.
• LADYFINGER n. a weak or effeminate fellow; a cowardly man ...1942 US sl.
n. 2. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
n. 3. a small firecracker ...1944 Amer. sl.
• LADY FIVE FINGERS n. a boy's or man's hand in the context of masturbation; masturbation ...1969 US sl.
• LADY FLOWER n. the vagina ...M19 US euphemism
• LADY-FLY n. a ladybird ...1714
• LADY FROM BRISTOL n. a pistol ...1968 rhyming sl.
• LADY FROM THE GROUND UP n. a woman who is drunk and disorderly ...L19 US sl.
• LADY GODIVA n. a five-pound note, or the sum of £5 ...1960 UK sl. for 'fiver'
• LADY GREEN n. a prison chaplain ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• LADY HALEY n. a well-behaved, obliging little girl ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LADYHEAD † n. the condition of a being a lady; rank as a lady...1390
• LADY-HEARTED adj. soft-hearted, disposed to help people ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• LADY-HEN n. the lark, Alauda arvensis ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY HOT-BOT n. a highly sexed or over-sexed girl ...1920 sl.
• LADY IN THE RED DRESS n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1999 US sl.
• LADY IN THE STRAW n. a woman in childbed ...1867 Eng. dial.
• LADY IN WAITING n. 1. a pregnant woman ...20C Brit. & US colloq.
n. 2. a man who loiters in or near public toilets in the hope of sexual encounters ...1981 US homosexual sl.
• LADY IT vb. to be lady or mistress; to be the wife of a laird ...1892 Sc.
• LADY JANE n. 1. the vagina ...M19 euphemism
n. 2. a common-law wife or girlfriend ...1987 Can. sl.
• LADY KILLER n. a man who is credited with a dangerous power of fascination over women ...1811 sl.
• LADYKIN n. a little lady; sometimes used as a term of endearment ...1853
• LADYKIND n. the lady or female portion of a party; also: a woman ...1829
• LADY-LANDERS n. the ladybird Coccinella septempunctata ...1808 Sc.
• LADYLING * n. a little lady ...1855
• LADY-LOCK n. the ladybird Coccinella septempunctata ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY-LOVE n. 1. a lady who is loved; a sweetheart ...1733
n. 2. love for ladies ...1818
vb. to engage in lesbian activity ...1934 US sl.
• LADY-LOVER n. a lesbian; usually used contemptuously ...1921 US sl.
• LADY LUCK n. good fortune personified ...1205 UK
• LADYLY † adj. befitting or characteristic of a lady; ladylike ...1300s obs. exc. as a nonce word
† adv. in a manner befitting a lady ...c1450
• LADY-MONGER n. a term of contempt for a lady's man ...1597
• LADY-MOON n. a new moon ...1878 Eng. dial.
• LADY MUCK n. a pompous, self-opinionated condescending woman ...1957 sl.
• LADYNESS n. 1. effeminacy ...1785
n. 2. gentility, ladylikeness ...1823 Sc.
• LADY NICOTINE n. tobacco ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LADY OF BABYLON n. an abusive term for the Roman Catholic Church (referencing the 'scarlet woman' of the Apocalypse) ...1860
• LADY OF BRISTOL n. a pistol ...20C rhyming sl., orig. Aust.
• LADY OF EASY VIRTUE n. a woman whose chastity is easily assailable; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...1785
• LADY OF EXPANSIVE SENSIBILITY n. a prostitute ...E19 Brit. sl.
• LADY OF HONOUR † n. a lady who holds the position of attendant to a queen or princess ...1631
• LADY OF LEISURE n. a prostitute ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• LADY OF PLEASURE n. a prostitute; a mistress or female lover ...1637 euphemism
• LADY OF PRESENCE † n. a lady who holds the position of attendant to a queen or princess ...1530
• LADY OF ROME n. an abusive term for the Roman Catholic Church (referencing the 'scarlet woman' of the Apocalypse) ...1860
• LADY OF THE BROOM n. a housemaid ...1793
• LADY OF THE EVENING n. a prostitute ...1925 euphemism
• LADY OF THE FRYING-PAN n. a cook ...1809 jocular
• LADY OF THE LAKE † n. a kept mistress ...1625
• LADY OF THE NIGHT n. a prostitute ...1925 euphemism
• LADY OF THE WATERS n. Louisiana heron ...1916 Amer. dial.
• LADY-PACK n. a pack of female hounds ...1861
• LADY PENGUINS n. nuns in general ...20C Aust. sl.
• LADY QUINCE n. a switch made of quince wood, used to punish children ...1932 Amer. dial.
• LADY RAIN n. a gentle rain ...1993 Amer. dial.
• LADY'S BOWER n. clematis ...1597
• LADY'S DELIGHT n. the violet ...1860
• LADY'S EARDROPS n. the fuchsia ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY'S ELLWAND, THE n. the constellation called Orion's belt ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LADY'S FINGER n. 1. a banana ...1893
n. 2. a slender beer glass, with an hour-glass shape ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LADY'S FINGERS n. the foxglove ...1855 Eng. dial.
• LADY'S GLOVE n. the foxglove ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY SHOVEL n. a small, lightweight shovel ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LADY-SITTER n. a lady who allows herself to be appraised and painted ...1887 Brit. painters' sl.
• LADY'S JEWELS n. the testicles ...M18 sl.
• LADY'S LOW TOUPEE n. the female pubic hair ...E18 Brit. sl.
• LADY'S MONTHLY JOURNAL n. menstruation ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LADY SNOW n. 1. a respected upper-class White woman ...1950s US Black sl.
n. 2. cocaine ...1969 US drugs sl.
• LADY'S O' HEAVEN'S HEN n. the wren, Troglodytes parvulus ...1895 Sc.
• LADY'S RUFFLES n. the daffodil Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...1896 Eng. dial.
• LADY'S TAIL n. a thatch of matted hair on a newborn child; it was believed that it should not be touched, but allowed to fall out of its own accord; otherwise it was thought to bring misfortune ...1981 Amer. dial.
• LADY-STAR n. the female genitals ...L16 Brit. sl.
• LADY'S THIMBLE n. the foxglove ...1888
• LADY'S WAIST n. the drink served in a slender beer glass with an hour-glass shape ...1934 Aust. sl.
• LADY'S WISH n. a slender beer glass, with an hour-glass shape ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LADY'S WOMAN n. a lady's maid ...1748
• LADY'S YARD-BAND n. the three stars forming the belt of the constellation Orion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LADY-WARE n. 1. the male genitals, esp. the penis ...L16 sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...M17 Brit. sl.
• LADY WASP n. a small wasp ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LADY WINE n. a sweet wine ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LADY-WIT † n. an effeminate pretender to culture ...1647
• LADY WITH THE TEN FLOUNCES n. the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY WITH THE TWELVE FLOUNCES n. the goldfinch, Carduelis elegans ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY-WORSHIPPER n. one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1579
• LADY-YED n. a tadpole ...1894 Eng. dial.
• LAET n. the Old English designation for a person of status intermediate between that of a freeman and a slave ...a1000 Hist.
• LAETABLE †* adj. 'worthy to bee rejoyced at' ...1623
• LAETATION † n. a manuring, also, manure ...1664
• LAETIFICANT * adj. of a medicine: cheering, stimulating ...1627
• LAETIFICATE †* vb. to make glad or joyful, to cheer, to rejoice ...1623
• LAETIFICATION † n. rejoicing; also, a making joyful ...c1485
• LAETIFICATIVE † adj. adapted to cheer ...1657
• LAFAYETTE n. a bet ...1989 Aust. rhyming sl.
• LAFF n. a laugh ...1962 UK sl.
vb. to laugh ...1997 UK sl.
• LAFFMEISTER n. a comedian ...2002 UK sl.
• LAG † adj. 1. last, hindmost ...1552
* adj. 2. belated, lingering behind, tardy, lagging ...1568
* n. 1. the last or hindmost person, as in a race, game, etc. ...1514
n. 2. a wash of clothes ...c1560 cant
† n. 3. water; urine ...1567 cant
n. 4. the sea ...M16 sl.
n. 5. wine ...L16 cant
† n. 6. the lowest class ...1607
†* n. 7. ? a flock of geese ...1624
† n. 8. a stave of a barrel ...1672 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 9. a defect or crack in wood ...1796 Eng. dial.
n. 10. a convict who has been transported or sentenced to penal servitude; a prisoner ...1812 cant
n. 11. a convict who has been imprisoned for many years ...1812 UK sl.
n. 12. a convict who has finished his sentence or has been released on parole ...E19 sl.
n. 13. a term of transportation or penal servitude ...1821 cant
n. 14. a goose ...1824 Sc.
n. 15. any convict ...M19 sl.
n. 16. a laggard, a loiterer, one who lingers or falls behind ...1866 Sc.
n. 17. a 'fag' (in English public schools: a junior who performs certain duties for a senior) ...1881 Brit. sl.
n. 18. a humour, mood, temper; a state of excitement or high spirits ...1899 Sc.
n. 19. in marbles: a player who comes in last at a game of marbles ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 20. a pair, a couple ...1902 Eng. dial.
n. 21. a dirty mess or smear or coating of mud on the bottom of a dress, etc. ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 22. a layabout, a ne'er-do-well, a lazy person ...1910s sl.
n. 23. any length of sentence ...1910s prison sl.
n. 24. a 3-month sentence ...1930s Aust. prison sl.
n. 25. a toss of a marble; a toss toward a goal, often used to determine order of play; a game involving such a toss ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 26. an act of urination ...1979 UK sl.
† vb. 1. to daggle, to render wet or muddy ...c1440
† vb. 2. to drag after one ...1530
vb. 3. to urinate ...c1560 cant
vb. 4. to water down or adulterate wine or spirits ...1567 sl.
† vb. 5. to carry off, to steal ...1573
vb. 6. to sentence to transportation for over 7 years ...M18 sl.
vb. 7. to send someone to prison or transport them ...1812 sl.
vb. 8. to inform on a person to the police ...1832 sl.
vb. 9. to catch, to apprehend; to arrest ...1835 UK sl.
vb. 10. to execute by hanging ...1848 US sl.
vb. 11. to cause trouble for; to lead to an arrest ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 12. to crack or split; used esp. of wood ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. 13. in marbles: to toss, to throw; to throw toward a line; to toss or roll a marble toward a goal, esp. to determine order of play ...1893 Amer. dial.
vb. 14. to tire, to weary, to fatigue, to exhaust ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 15. to imprison on trumped up charges and faked evidence ...1910s US criminals' sl.
vb. 16. to be serving a prison sentence ...1927 UK sl.
vb. 17. to talk repetitively and tediously ...1950s sl.
vb. 18. to shirk one's duties ...1990s sl.
vb. 19. to drink ...2000s sl.
int. a call to a goose to be fed ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAGABAG n. 1. a loiterer; the hindmost or last ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lazy, idle person; one disposed to lie in bed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LAG-A-DUDS n. a wash of clothes ...17C cant
• LAG-ALONG n. a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAGAMACHIE n. a long-winded rambling story or discourse; a harangue, rigmarole ...1826 Sc.
• LAGAN n. goods or wreckage lying on the bed of the sea ...1531 Law term
• LAG-ARAG n. a lazy, idle person ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGARTO † n. an alligator ...1577
• LAG-BEHIND n. a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAG-BELLIED adj. ? slow-paced, tardy ...1822
• LAGE n. 1. a wash of clothes ...c1560 cant
† n. 2. water; urine ...1567 cant
n. 3. weak liquor ...17C Brit. colloq.
n. 4. a convict ...2002 UK sl.
vb. 1. to drink ...M16 cant
vb. 2. to wash down or off with water ...M16 sl.
† vb. 3. to water spirits ...1567 cant
† vb. 4. to make water ...1812 cant
• LAG-END * n. the remainder; the latter part of a period of time; the tail-end ...1596
• LAGER BEER n. an ear ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
• LAGER LOUT n. a youth (usually one of a group) who typically drinks large amounts of lager or beer, and behaves in an offensive boorish way; a hooligan fuelled by alcohol, esp. lager ...1988 Brit. sl.
• LAG-FEVER n. a term of ridicule applied to men who, being under sentence of transportation, pretend illness to avoid being sent from jail to the hulks ...1811
• LAG-FOOT adj. slow in passing ...1892 Ireland
• LAGG vb. to execute by hanging ...M19 US sl.
• LAGGAN adj. fatiguing, beginning to weary ...1824 Sc.
• LAGGARD adj. lagging, hanging back, loitering, slow ...1702
n. one who lags behind; a lingerer, a loiterer ...1808
vb. to play the laggard ...1865
• LAGGE n. water ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• LAGGED † adj. 1. delayed, tardy ...1602
adj. 2. imprisoned, transported ...L18 sl.
adj. 3. hanged ...M19 US sl.
• LAGGEN vb. to splash in the water; to walk in the water with bare feet ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGGER n. 1. a sailor ...1812 sl.
n. 2. a convict undergoing or having undergone penal servitude ...1819 cant
n. 3. mire, mud, a soft, muddy place ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. an informer to the police ...c1870 cant
n. 5. a water-closet ...L19 Brit. sl.
n. 6. a litter, mess ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 7. anything sticky or greasy, such as porridge or mud ...20C Ireland
n. 8. a chamber-pot ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 9. clinging dampness on grass in the morning ...1925 Sc.
n. 10. an ex-convict ...1930s sl.
n. 11. in hopscotch: the stone used to throw on the squares ...1957 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a layabout, a 'corner boy' ...1990s sl.
† vb. 1. to lag, to linger, to loiter ...c1620
vb. 2. to sink in soft, miry or muddy ground; to be encumbered by walking through mire, snow, or the like ...1710 Sc.
vb. 3. to besmear, to bespatter, esp. with mud or wet clay ...1725 Sc.
vb. 4. to encumber, to overload; to carry or lead with difficulty ...1825 Sc.
vb. 5. to walk lazily or with difficulty as in carrying a heavy burden; to shamble ...1866 Sc.
vb. 6. of butter, etc.: to spread thickly ...1950 Sc.
• LAGGERING adj. miry, apt to bemire ...1866 Sc.
• LAGGERIT adj. bemired, besmeared with mud or clay ...1725 Sc.
• LAGGERMENTS n. fragments; odds and ends of pieces left from work ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGGERS mud spots ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAGGERT adj. 1. bemired, besmeared with mud or clay ...1725 Sc.
adj. 2. encumbered, overloaded ...1742 Sc.
• LAGGERY adj. miry, muddy, dirty ...1825 Sc.
n. a mess; a state of muddle or chaos ...1914 Sc.
• LAGGIE adj. slow, tardy; lazy ...1897 Sc.
n. a goose ...1824 Sc.
int. a call to a goose to be fed ...1824 Sc.
• LAGGIE-BAG n. the hindmost or last ...1825 Sc.
• LAGGIE-LAST adj. always behindhand, loitering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGGIN n. the staves of a barrel or other hooped vessel ...1794 Eng. dial.
• LAGGINBACK n. a lazy, idle, slow-moving person ...1859 Eng. dial.
• LAGGING adj. 1. slow-moving, loitering ...1898 Sc.
adj. 2. toilsome, wearisome, fatiguing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a sentence of transportation ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a penal term of three years ...c1850 cant
n. 3. any prison sentence ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• LAGGING AND A LIFER n. transportation for life ...c1835 cant
• LAGGING BOAT n. a drunkard, an alcoholic ...2000s sl.
• LAGGING DUES n. a sentence of penal servitude ...L19 sl.
• LAGGING DUES WILL BE CONCERNED phr. this person is liable to be transported ...E19 sl.
• LAGGING GAGE n. a chamber-pot ....18C sl.
• LAGGING LINE n. in marbles: the line toward which players roll or toss marbles to determine the order of shooting ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LAGGING MATTER n. any crime punishable by transportation ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• LAGGING STATION n. a prison for long-term prisoners ...20C UK prison sl.
• LAGGY adj. 1. slow, tardy; lazy ...1897 Sc. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. muddy, mucky, damp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. a loiterer, a lingerer; the last to arrive ...Bk1902 & Eng. dial.
• LAGHERY-MAN n. a dwarfish, bewitched person ...1890 Eng. dial.
• LAGLAND n. the underworld ...M19 sl.
• LAG-LAST n. a slow, dilatory person; a loiterer; one who is habitually late or behindhand ...1830
• LAG LEG n. a lazy person ...1959 Amer. dial.
• LAG LIFE-TIME n. the remainder of one's life ...1844 Sc.
• LAG LINE n. in marbles: the line toward which players roll or toss marbles to determine the order of shooting ...1937 Amer. dial.
• LAG-LOST n. a layabout, a ne'er-do-well, a lazy person ...1910s sl.
• LAGLY †* adv. lastly, behind all ...1611
• LAG-MA-LAST adj. always behind, loitering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG-MAN † n. the last man; the one who brings up the rear ...1599
• LAGNIAPPE n. a small gratuity or bonus included with a purchase; anything extra thrown in for good measure ...1849 Amer. dial.
• LAG OF DUDS † n. a 'buck' or bundle of clothes for washing ...1622 cant
• LAG OFF vb. 1. to wash ...c1560 cant
vb. 2. to shirk one's duties ...1990s sl.
• LAG OF GULLS n. a young goose and gander ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGOONA n. a pool or pond of salt or fresh water, often alongside a larger body of water ...1838 Amer. dial.
• LAGOON-ISLAND n. an atoll ...1845
• LAGOTIC adj. having ears like a hare's ...Bk1908
• LA GRANDE PASSION n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LA GRIPPE n. influenza ...1915 Amer. dial.
• LAGS † n. what remains in a vessel after the liquor is drawn off; dregs, lees, sediment ...1500s obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAG-SHIP n. a convict transport ...c1810 cant
• LAG-TAIL n. a slow, dilatory person; a loiterer; one who is habitually late or behindhand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG-TOOTH † n. a wisdom tooth (from its late appearance) ...1611
• LAGUNA n. a pool or pond of salt or fresh water, often alongside a larger body of water ...1838 Amer. dial.
• LAG UP vb. in marbles: to toss, to throw; to throw toward a line; to toss or roll a marble toward a goal, esp. to determine order of play ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LAH n. 1. Los Angeles, California ...1978 US jocular
n. 2. very strong marijuana ...1990s sl.
• LAH-DE-DAH adj. affected; stylish; pretentious ...a1889 sl.
n. language or behaviour characterized by affectation, pretension, or preciosity; hence, a person notable for such behaviour; a fop or swell ...1874 US sl.
• LAHDEE adj. smart, fashionable ...1930s sl.
• LAHDI adj. smart, fashionable ...1930s sl.
• LAH-DI-DAH adj. 1. very stylish; affectedly smart of costume, voice, manners ...c1860 colloq.
adj. 2. stuck-up, arrogant, snobbish ...L19 sl.
adj. 3. effeminate, affected ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a fop; a 'swell' ...1883 colloq.
n. 2. a cigar ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 3. a tram-car or motorcar ...20C rhyming sl.
• LAHK n. very many; a great deal; often in the plural ...M19 Anglo-Indian
• LAHNEE adj. 1. intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
adj. 2. showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 1. a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. a White person; a rich person ...1970s S. Afr. sl
• LAHNIE adj. moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LAHTEEACHE! int. all right! ...M19 back-slang
• LAHTER † n. a vice, sin, crime ...c900
• LAID adj. 1. frozen, slightly frozen ...1787 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. compelled, obliged ...1790 Sc.
adj. 3. gone to bed ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 4. confined to bed through illness ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. killed ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. having been copulated with ...20C US colloq.
adj. 7. stupefied by drugs or alcohol; drunk ...1962 US Black sl.
adj. 8. of a house: well-furnished, attractive ...1972 US Black sl.
adj. 9. well-dressed ...1978 US Black sl.
• LAID-BACK adj. 1. relaxed or easygoing; unconcerned; unhurried; casual ...1969 US colloq.
adj. 2. of popular music: soothing ...1969 US colloq.
adj. 3. drunk; high on drugs ...1972 US sl.
• LAID BY THE WALL adj. dead but not buried ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAID CRIB n. a nice house; an attractive residence ...1972 US Black sl.
• LAIDLICK n. a tadpole ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAIDLY † adj. offensive, hideous, repulsive, ugly, loathsome, foul ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & arch.
• LAIDNER † n. 1. a larder, a meat safe; a winter's stock of provisions ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a larder; a winter's stock of provisions ...1888 Sc.
• LAID OFF THE FEET adj. unable to walk ...1885 Eng. dial.
• LAID-OUT adj. 1. dead; pert. to a corpse arranged for a wake 
adj. 2. stupefied by alcohol; drunk ...1928 US sl.
adj. 3. injured; having fainted ...Amer. World War I sl.
adj. 4. marijuana intoxicated ...M20 US drugs sl.
adj. 5. attractive, handsome ...1968 US college sl.
adj. 6 of a place: smart, neat ...1960s US Black sl.
adj. 7. well-dressed ...1989 US Black sl.
• LAID, RELAID AND PARLAYED adj. 1. deceived, cheated ...1950s US sl.
adj. 2. having had frequent or protracted sexual intercourse ...1950s US sl.
• LAIDRON † n. a term of abuse for a lazy, loutish person; a loafer; a slattern, a drab ...1718 Sc.
• LAID TO THE BONE adj. 1. drunk ...1972 US Black sl.
adj. 2. of clothes: cut so well they seem a second skin ...1970s US Black sl.
adj. 3. well-dressed ...1970s US Black sl.
• LAID TO THE NATURAL BONE adj. naked ...1970s US Black sl.
• LAIDURE † n. ugliness, deformity ...1483
• LAIG n. 1. idle, silly talk; gossip ...1844 Sc.
n. 2. a person given to gossip ...Bk1902 Sc.
vb. 1. to wade ...1802 Sc.
vb. 2. to talk loudly and foolishly; to gossip, to talk idly ...1871 Sc.
• LAIGAN n. a large quantity of any liquid ...1825 Sc.
• LAIGHIE-BRAID n. a person having a short, thick body; any animal having short legs and a thick body ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAIGHTON n. a garden ...1775 Eng. dial.
• LAIGISHIN n. a large, cumbersome quantity ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAIGZ n. 1. a trick ...1940s W. Indies sl.
n. 2. influence ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• LAIMETER n. one who is feeling unwell ...20C Ireland
• LAIN † n. 1. concealment ...a1300
† n. 2. a layer, a stratum ...1577
n. 3. a person easily imposed upon or cheated; a victim; also, one who is foolish or socially unsophisticated ...1933 US sl., esp. Black & criminals' usage
† vb. to conceal, to hide; to be silent about, to disguise a fact ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• LAIN ASIDE adj. unable to work from bodily indisposition ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAINER † n. a lace, strap, thong, lash ...c1386
• LAING vb. to move with long strides ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAINGE adj. subtle; flexible ...1750 Eng. dial.
• LAINGER vb. to saunter idly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAIR † n. 1. the act or fact of lying ...c893
† n. 2. that whereon one lies down to sleep; a bed, a couch ...a1000 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 3. the resting place of a corpse; a grave, a tomb ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 4. a lying with a person; fornication ...1296
† n. 5. clay, mire, mud ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 6. a ewer ...1491
n. 7. a quagmire; a muddy place; quicksand, or any soft and yielding surface ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 8. a barn ...1684 Eng. dial.
n. 9. learning, knowledge; education ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 10. a youth or man who dresses flashily or shows off ...1923 Aust. sl.
n. 11. a considerable quantity ...1944 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to prostrate; to lay on the ground ...c1200
vb. 2. to stick or sink in mire or bog ...a1572
vb. 3. to lie, to repose on a bed ...1662
vb. 4. to bury ...1773 Sc.
vb. 5. to learn ...1791 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to teach ...1838 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to lay down ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to dress flashily; to show off ...1928 Aust. sl.
vb. 9. to act in a showy manner; to brag, to boast ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LAIRD n. 1. a lord; a landed proprietor; a land owner, a yeoman ...c1450
n. 2. an owner of property, esp. a house-owner ...1816 Sc.
n. 3. a jocular term of address ...1912 Sc.
• LAIRDESS n. a laird's wife ...1863 Sc.
• LAIRDIE n. a petty laird ...1700s Sc.
• LAIRD IN THE ABBEY † n. a jocular name for a bankrupt; a debtor who took sanctuary from his creditors in the precincts of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, a privilege abolished in 1880 ...1733 Sc.
• LAIRDLIN n. a petty laird ...1867 Sc.
• LAIRDLY adj. lordly, aristocratic, lavish, extravagant ...c1850 Sc.
• LAIRDOCRACY n. lairds as forming a ruling class ...1848 Sc.
• LAIRED adj. 1. dirtied, made miry, choked up with mud ...1849 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. learned, instructed, informed ...Bk1902 N. Eng. dial.
• LAIRED UP adj. flashily dressed ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LAIR-FATHER n. a schoolmaster; an instructor; one whose conduct has influenced others ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LAIR-HOLDER n. the owner of a grave ...1864 Sc.
• LAIR-HOLE n. a boggy spot; a muddy hole ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LAIRILY adv. cautiously ...1990s sl.
• LAIRIZE vb. to act in a showy manner; to brag, to boast ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LAIRKIN † n. a plaything, a toy ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAIRLY adj. idle, lazy; disagreeable; low, base ...1781 Eng. dial.
• LAIR-MASTER n. an instructor ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAIR-NEIGHBOUR n. one who is buried in an adjacent grave ...1824 Sc.
• LAIR-STALL † n. a grave within a church ...1541
• LAIR-STEAD † n. a grave within a church ...1559
• LAIR-STONE † n. a gravestone ...1538 obs. exc. Sc.
• LAIR-STOW † n. a burial place ...c1000
• LAIR UP vb. to dress flashily; to dress up ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LAIRWITE n. a fine for fornication or adultery, esp. with a bondwoman ...c1230 Old Law
• LAIRY † adj. 1. earthly, filthy ...a1340
adj. 2. boggy, miry, swampy ...1700s
adj. 3. said of a knowing person aware of their own cleverness; conceited, cheeky ...1846 Cockney sl.
adj. 4. dressed flashily or vulgarly. ostentatious, showy ...1898 Aust. sl.
adv. showily, ostentatiously ...20C Aust. sl.
• LAISH † adj. slow, slack, tardy ...1700 Sc.
• LAIT † n. 1. lightning; occasionally, flash of fire ...c900
† n. 2. searching, search ...c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to flash, to gleam, to lighten ...c1205
† vb. 2. to look or search for; to seek, to try to find ...a1300
† vb. 3. to search or look through; to examine ...1300s
vb. 4. to look for a word, to hesitate in speech ...1804 Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. to allure, to entice ...1825 Sc.
• LAITCH n. 1. indolence, laziness ...Bk1902 Sc.
n. 2. a lazy or indolent person ...Bk1902 Sc.
vb. 1. to be gay; to laugh, to titter ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to be idle, to show laziness; to loiter ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAITCHETY adj. idle, careless, slatternly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAITE n. a small quantity of any liquid ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAITH adj. loath, unwilling, reluctant ...1714 Sc.
n. loathing, despite, scorn ...1882 Sc.
• LAITING † n. lightning ...c1340
• LAITS n. manners, behaviour, habits; bad habits, tricks, pranks ...1728 Sc.
• LAKA n. the penis ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• LAKANOOKI n. lack of sexual activity, facetiously regarded as an illness ...1944 US sl., esp. military usage
• LAKANUKI n. lack of sexual activity, facetiously regarded as an illness ...1944 US sl., esp. military usage
• LAKE † n. 1. a small stream of running water ...955 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a small pool or puddle; a pond formed by damming up a stream ...a1000 obs. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 3. an offering, sacrifice; also, a gift ...c1000
n. 4. play, amusement, fun; a game ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 5. a pit; a den of lions; also, occasionally, a grave ...c1320
† n. 6. an underground dungeon; a prison ...1382
† n. 7. fine linen ...c1386
† n. 8. a fight, a contest ...c1400
n. 9. a small, stagnant pool, one formed at ebb-tide on the shore ...1758 Sc.
n. 10. a holiday ...1872 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a toy, a plaything ...1887 Sc.
† vb. 1. to exert oneself, to move quickly, to leap, to spring; hence, to fight ...a1000
† vb. 2. to present an offering or sacrifice to ...c1200
vb. 3. to play, to sport; to make a holiday from work ...c1300 chiefly Eng. dial.
† vb. 4. to sport with, to mock ...1300s
† vb. 5. to amuse oneself, to play ...c1350 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to idle, to trifle; to stop work, to be out of employment ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to give credit to, to trust ...Bk1902 Sc.
vb. 8. to give no heed to ...Bk1902 Sc.
int. alas! ...1820 Sc.
• LAKE, THE n. Salt Lake City. Utah ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• LAKE-DAY n. a holiday ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAKE-FEVER n. malaria ...Bk1908 US
• LAKE IN vb. at cards: to lead, to begin ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAKE-LADS n. companions, playmates ...1896 Eng. dial.
• LAKE-LASSES n. female companions or playmates ...1849 Eng. dial.
• LAKELET n. a small lake ...1796
• LAKEN n. a wife ...M19 sl.
• LAKER † n. 1. a visitor to the English lakes ...1798
n. 2. a player; an actor ...1808 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a holiday tourist ...1825 Eng. dial.
• LAKE-RIFT † n. a gully made by a stream ...1300s
• LAKER LADY n. a prostitute ...18C sl.
• LAKES adj. 1. two-faced, untrustworthy ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'carney' (Lakes of Killarney)
adj. 2. insane, mad, eccentric ...1934 rhyming sl. for 'barmy' (Lakes of Killarney)
† n. 1. games, tricks, goings on ...c1200
n. 2. a mad person ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'barmy' (Lakes of Killarney)
• LAKES OF KILLARNEY adj. 1. two-faced, untrustworthy ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'carney'
adj. 2. insane, mad, eccentric ...1934 rhyming sl. for 'barmy'
n. a mad person ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'barmy'
• LAKESOME adj. frolicsome, playful ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAKESY n. mad, eccentric ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'barmy' (Lakes of Killarney)
• LAKE THUNDER n. the rumble made by the expansion and contraction of ice on a body of water ...1983 Amer. dial.
• LAKETS n. trifles, odd things; small sums of money ...1677 Eng. dial.
• LAKE WENDOUREE vb. to have just ejaculated ...1990s Aust. sl.
• LAKH n. a large number of quantity ...c1885 Anglo-Indian
• LAKIN † n. 1. a plaything, a toy ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a wife ...M19 sl.
• LAKING idling, taking a holiday; playing truant ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. playing, amusement ...1340 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a toy, a plaything; a trifle ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a holiday ...1896 Eng. dial.
• LAKING-BOUT n. a bout of idleness; a holiday ...1865 Eng. dial.
• LAKING-BRASS n. pocket money, money to spend on enjoyment ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAKING-DO n. a gambling affair ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAKING-GANG n. a band of players ...1882 Eng. dial.
• LAKING-HOUSE n. a playroom; a theatre; a gaming-house ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAKING-KIST n. a box of toys ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAKISH † adj. 1. abounding in lakes or pools; inhabiting a lake ...1590
adj. 2. frolicsome, playful ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LA-LA adj. so-so; not so good as it might be ...1800
n. 1. a swell, a stylish person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a lavatory ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 3. the vagina ...1970s sl.
n. 4. (usually as 'lala') the buttocks ...1974 US sl.
n. 5. Los Angeles, California ..1996 US sl.
int. 1. imitation of a French exclamation ...18C colloq.
int. 2. an expression of derision ...c1850
• LA-LA LAND n. 1. Los Angeles ...1970s sl., orig. US
n. 2. a state of being out of touch with reality; dreamland; a fantasy world ...1985 US sl.
• LALAPALOOZA n. 1. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an extremely tall tale; a lie ...1918 Amer. dial.
n. 3. in poker: a special hand or game usually employed to deceive an inexperienced player ...1934 Amer. dial.
• LALAPOLOOSA n. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALAPALOOSER n. an excellent thing ...1904 US sl.
• LALAPALOOZA n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LALAPAZAZA n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LALAPOOZER n. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LAL BROUGH n. snuff ...20C rhyming sl.
• LALDER n. loud and foolish talk ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to sing in a loud, noisy manner; to hum ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to gossip ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to poke out the tongue ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALDERISH adj. lounging, listless, lazy ...1894 Eng. dial.
• LALDIE n. a thrashing, punishment, a drubbing ...1889 Sc.
• LALDRUM n. 1. a noisy, talkative girl ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a simpleton; a complete fool ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 3. noisy, foolish talk; nonsense; an improbable tale, falsehoods ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. to sing in a foolish or childish manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALDY-DALDY n. a thrashing, punishment, a drubbing ...1889 Sc.
• LALE †* vb. to speak ...1300s
• LALEEKING adj. boisterous ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. unrestrained junketing or scampering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALIE n. a child's toy ...1898 Sc.
• LALL n. 1. a lazy, inactive person; a lounger; a dawdling child hanging about its mother ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a child's toy, a plaything ...1838 Sc.
n. 3. loud, lively, or spirited singing; ranting psalmody ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
vb. 1. to say 'lal, lal'; to speak childishly ...1878
vb. 2. to sing or shout loudly; to cry out; to quarrel ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to lounge, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to poke out the tongue; of the tongue: to protrude ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLA adj. careless, indifferent ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LALLACK n. play, frolic ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb., to idle about; to go gossiping from house to house ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLAN adj. belonging to the Lowlands of Scotland ...1706 Sc.
n. the Lowland Scotch dialect ...1785 Sc.
• LALLANS n. the Lowlands of Scotland ...1830 Sc.
• LALLAPALOOSA n. 1. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing; a stylish person; something pleasing ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
n. 3. in poker: a special hand or game usually employed to deceive an inexperienced player ...1934 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOSER n. something or someone pleasing, splendid, stylish, or fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOTZA n. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LALLAPALOOZA n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LALLAPALOOZER n. an excellent thing ...1904 US sl.
• LALLAPALUZA n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LALLA SHOP n. a small shop dealing in cheap miscellany, and secondhand wares and clothing, generally thought to be disreputable and catering to a low grade patronage ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LALLATE †* vb. to speak baby-like ...1623
• LALLATION † n. childish utterance ...1647
• LALLDABBER n. a blow ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLEN adj. dawdling; of a child: hanging about its mother ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLETTE n. the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
• LALLIE adj. made of earthenware ...1930 Sc.
n. 1. a child's toy, a plaything ...1838 Sc.
n. 2. a fragment of earthenware, a piece of broken pottery, esp. used as a plaything, as in hopscotch ...1900 Sc.
n. 3. the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
• LALLIGAG vb. 1. to fool around; to kiss and cuddle ...M19 US sl.
vb. 2. to dawdle, to dally, to fool about ...L19 US sl.
vb. 3. to surpass; to take advantage of ...L19 US college sl.
• LALLIKER n. the tongue ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOCK vb., to idle about; to go gossiping from house to house ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOCKING adj. boisterous ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. unrestrained junketing or scampering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOP n. a lazy, lounging person; an idler; an awkward or slatternly girl ...1864 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to lounge or loll about; to walk awkwardly or skippingly; to move heavily ...1745
vb. 2. to poke out the tongue ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. of a dress, etc.: to trail, to drag or flap on the ground ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to beat, to chastise, to strike ...1890 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to walk among soft mud ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOPPING adj. hanging down, trailing ...1867 Eng. dial.
• LALLOPS n. 1. a lazy, lounging person; an idler; an awkward or slatternly girl ...1864 Eng. dial.
n. 2. rags, tatters ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOPY adj. 1. lounging, idle, and slovenly in gait or habit ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of the tongue: too long for the mouth, protruding ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALL-SHRAUB n. claret, red Bordeaux ...L18 Anglo-Indian
• LALL-TIT n. a spoiled child ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLY n. 1. snuff ...20C rhyming sl. (Lal Brough)
n. 2. the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
• LALLY-COVERS n. trousers ...2002 UK sl.
• LALLY-DRAGS n. trousers ...2002 UK sl.
• LALLYGAG n. 1. foolishness; nonsense; empty chatter ...1862 sl.
n. 2. flirting, love-making ...20C sl.
n. 3. a wastrel, a wasteful or good-for-nothing person; an irresponsible person ...1940s sl.
vb. 1. to cuddle amorously; to flirt, to court, to make love ...1868 US sl.
vb. 2. to dawdle, to dally, to be idle; to waste time out of ineptitude or design; to fool about; to loiter, to lounge, fool around; to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1862 US sl.
vb. 3. to surpass; to take advantage of ...L19 US college sl.
vb. 4. to copulate ...20C US colloq.
• LALLYGAGGER n. a very slow person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LALLYPALOOZER n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LALLY-PEG n. the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
• LALLY-WOW n. a cat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALTHRUM n. a noisy, talkative girl ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAM n. 1. a blow; a hard hit or swipe ...1896 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an act of running or flight, esp. a dash to escape from custody; escape; a hasty or unceremonious departure ...1914 US sl.
n. 3. an escape from work or duty ...1990s sl.
vb. 1. to hit, to strike, to slap, to beat soundly, to thrash ...1595
vb. 2. to defeat decisively, esp. in a fistfight; to drub ...1848 US sl.
vb. 3. to shoot ...1859 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to leave in a hurry; to run, to make a fast getaway ...1886 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to swindle ...L19 Aust. sl.
vb. 6. in sports: to strike (a ball) hard ...a1890 US sl.
vb. 7. to throw ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to chase ...1934 US criminals' sl.
int. get out of the way quickly! ...1886 US sl.
• LAMACHEELIE n. a noisy lamentation, a loud wail, an outcry ...1925 Sc.
• LAMACHREE n. a noisy lamentation, a loud wail, an outcry ...1925 Sc.
• LAM-AN-SALLY n. a beating ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMANTIN n. the manatee ...1706
• LAMASTER n. a fugitive; an absconder ...1904 US prison & criminals' sl.
• LAM AWAY AT vb. to make an attempt to ...1884 Amer. dial.
• LAMB n. 1. one who is meek, gentle, innocent, or weak as a lamb ...c1000
n. 2. a young member of a flock, esp. of the church ...c1000
n. 3. a term of endearment ...a1553
n. 4. a simpleton; an oaf; one who is cheated; esp. one who speculates and loses his money ...1668
n. 5. a gullible investor ...1886 stock market usage
† n. 6. an expert skater ...1898 Sc. school sl.
n. 7. a ruffian armed with a bludgeon, formerly hired at election time ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a vagrant committed to prison for three days only ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a catamite, esp. a much abused and passive one  ...1922 US sl., esp. prison usage
n. 10. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to beat or strike ...L16 sl.
† vb. 2. to skate expertly ...1898 Sc. school sl.
vb. 3. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAMBACK † n. a heavy blow, a whack ...1591
† vb. to beat, to thrash ...1589
• LAMBACKER † n. one who beats or drubs ...1592
• LAMBAISE vb. to lambaste, to whack, to belabour ...1913 Sc.
• LAMBASTE vb. 1. to beat, to thrash ...1637 sl. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to rebuke or reprove severely ...1886
vb. 3. of rain: to beat down ...1892 Ireland
• LAMBASTED adj. drunk ...1990s sl.
• LAMBASTING n. a beating; a thrashing ...1694 sl. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LAMB-BLASTS n. passing showers of snow, rain, or hail accompanied by high wind, occurring about the time of young lambs ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMB-BRAINED adj. foolish ...1998 NZ sl.
• LAMB CANNON n. the penis ...1990s sl.
• LAMB CHOP n. 1. a term of affection, usually of a woman ...1970s sl.
n. 2. an attractive girl ...1985 US sl.
• LAMB DOWN vb. 1. to beat ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to part with money; to pay down money, esp. recklessly ...1890 Aust.
vb. 2. to persuade someone to spend all their money on alcohol ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 3. to squander one's earnings on drink ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 4. to calm someone down ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LAMBE n. a toady ...1960s US sl.
• LAMBENCY n. 1. the state of shining with a clear soft light like a flame ...1817
n. 2. the act of licking ...1834
n. 3. brilliance and delicate play of wit or fancy ...1871
• LAMBENT adj. 1. of a flame (fire or light) : playing lightly upon or gliding over a surface without burning it, like a 'tongue of fire'; shining with a clear light and without fierce heat ...1647
adj. 2. licking, that licks; licking with the tongue ...1706
adj. 3. of wit, etc.: playing lightly and brilliantly over its subjects; gracefully sportive ...1871
• LAMBER-DOWN n. a shanty-keeper or landlord who persuades men to spend all their money on drink ...L19 Aust. & NZ  sl.
• LAMBETH vb. to wash ...L19 sl.
• LAMBETH WALK n. the chalk used in billiards ...1930s rhyming sl.
• LAMB FRIES n. lamb's testicles eaten as food ...20C US sl.
• LAMB FUZZ n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAMB-GIMMER n. a young sheep or ewe lamb of a year old ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAMB-HOG n. a young sheep before it is shorn ...1796 Eng. dial.
• LAMBICHE n. a toady ...1960s US sl.
• LAMBIE n. a term of endearment for a lamb, and hence for a child or young person ...1718 Sc.
• LAMBING-DOWN SHANTY n. a rural tavern ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LAMBING-DOWN SHOP n. a public house ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LAMBISH †* adj. meek as a lamb ...c1374
• LAMBITATE †* vb. to lick or lap ...1623
• LAMBITION †* n. a licking or lapping with the tongue; also, a going over a thing with a soft touch ...1658
• LAMBITIVE †* adj. licking, that licks ...Bk1908
• LAMB-KILLER n. a heavy snow storm late in the spring ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• LAMBKIN n. 1. a little lamb; a young lamb ...1579
n. 2. a young tender person; chiefly used as a term of endearment ...1597
• LAMB IT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAMB IT OUT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAM BLACK n. a very dark-skinned Black person ...1930s US Black sl.
• LAMB-LADY n. the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctate ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMB LEG n. nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAMB LICKER n. (derogatory) a sheep-herder ...1936 Amer. dial.
• LAMBLING * n. a young or little lamb ...1591
• LAMBLY adj. lamb-like, meek as a lamb ...1868 nonce word
• LAMB-PIE n. 1. a beating or drubbing ...1607
† n. 2. a young woman ...a1625
• LAMB-PIE-SOTE-IT n. the game of hide and seek ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMBSBREAD n. marijuana from Jamaica, with especially large buds ...2002 Jamaica
• LAMB-SHOWERS n. passing showers of snow, rain, or hail accompanied by high wind, occurring about the time of young lambs ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMBSKIN † n. a heavy blow ...1546
† vb. to beat, to thrash ...1589
• LAMB-SKIN-MEN † n. the judges of the several courts ...a1700
• LAMBS' LEGS n. the snivel of a child's neglected nose; nasal excrement; mucus hanging from the nostrils ...1811 Eng. dial.
• LAMB'S QUARTERS n. nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAMB'S TAIL n. 1. nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a tagalong; one who always follows along behind others ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a cirrus cloud; long trailing clouds high in the sky ...1969
• LAMB-STONES n. the testicles of a lamb ...a1613
• LAMB-STORMS n. passing showers of snow, rain, or hail accompanied by high wind, occurring about the time of young lambs ...1790 Eng. dial.
• LAMB'S-WOOL SKY n. a collection of white orbicular masses of cloud ...1866 Eng. dial.
• LAMBY n. a heavy woollen overcoat ...1894 US nautical sl.
• LAME adj. 1. made of earthenware or porcelain ...1650 Sc.
adj. 2. slow-footed, laggard; clumsy ...1790 Sc.
adj. 3. bankrupted by speculation or gambling ...1854 US sl.
adj. 4. socially unsophisticated; naive; 'square'; hence, easily imposed upon; stupid; inept; ineffectual; incompetent; unaware; inexperienced ...1935 US sl., esp. Black usage
adj. 5. of no interest or value; uninteresting, dull, boring; also, contemptible, offensive ...1955 US sl.
adj. 6. out of style, pathetic ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 1. earthenware, china; a dish, crockery, dishes ...1708 Sc.
n. 2. a hurt, injury, an accident ...1778 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a piece of broken crockery or earthenware, esp. one used as a plaything ...1861 Sc.
n. 4. lameness ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a person who is 'lame'; a fool, an idiot; an unsophisticated person; one who does not fir in with a particular social group  ...1958 US sl., chiefly Black usage
n. 6. a tobacco cigarette, as opposed to a marijuana cigarette ...1967 US drugs sl.
n. 7. a noncriminal; a 'square'; hence, one who may be taken advantage of; a victim ...1968 US sl.
n. 8. among addicts: a non-drug user ...1968 US drugs sl.
vb. to lay the blame on anyone ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMEBRAIN n. a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1919 US sl.
• LAME-BRAINED adj. stupid, doltish ...1922 US sl.
• LAME BRAINS n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAME DUCK n. 1. a person bankrupted by stockjobbing or financial speculation ...1761, orig. stock market usage
n. 2. a lame or incapacitated person, or one who is old, weak, or ineffective; an invalid; hence, someone or something of no use or value; an inefficient person ...1814 sl.
n. 3. one not able to pay his way or meet debts; one who is dead broke ...1875 US sl.
n. 4. a severely damaged or defenseless ship or aircraft ...1876 US
n. 5. in politics, an elected official or legislative body whose term of office is nearing an end, esp. a legislator still in office after losing an election or a US president not running for re-election ...1910 US sl.
n. 6. ducks and drakes, throwing a flat stone over the surface of water so that it jumps several times ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAMEHEAD n. a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1978 US sl.
• LAMELY adj. slow, halting ...1885 Sc.
• LAMENTABLE adj. unpleasant, disagreeable ...Bk1902 N. Ireland
• LAMENTABLES † n. laments, complainings ...1748
• LAMENTADO †* n. lament, lamentation ...1618
• LAMENTATE vb. to lament, to complain ...1936 Amer. dial.
• LAMENTATIOUS †* adj. marked by lamentation ...1387
• LAMENTATORY †* adj. marked by lamentation ...1576
• LAMENTFUL * adj. charged with lament; mournful ...1876
• LAME-O n. a fool; an idiot; an unsophisticated person ...1977 US college sl.
• LAMER n. 1. a person who is 'lame'; a fool, an idiot; an unsophisticated person ...1961 US sl.
n. 2. an uninformed internet user who passes himself off as an expert ...1997 sl.
• LAME RAP n. an unfounded arrest ...1971 US sl.
• LAMES n. 1. smithereens ...1861 Sc.
n. 2. a term of contempt or disparagement; a term of address ...1950s US Black sl.
• LAME SCENE n. a disappointing, boring event, typically a tedious party ...1960s US Black sl.
• LAME STAIN n. a completely inept, despised person ...1997 US sl.
• LAMESTER n. 1. a lame person; a cripple ...1639
n. 2. one who is feeling unwell ...20C Ireland
n. 3. a foolish or contemptible person ...1978 US sl.
• LAME TALE n. an excuse; a false story; a misrepresentation ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMETER n. 1. a lame person; a cripple ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who is feeling unwell ...20C Ireland
• LAMGABBLICH n. a long rambling discourse; a rigmarole ...1954 Sc.
• LAMGAMASHY n. a long-winded rambling story or discourse; a harangue, rigmarole ...1826 Sc.
• LAMGAMMACHY n. a long. incoherent speech; a long. rambling description; much foolish talk ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAMGAMMERIE n. a long-winded rambling story or discourse; a harangue, rigmarole ...1826 Sc.
• LAMIA n. a fabulous monster supposed to have the body of woman and to prey upon human beings and suck the blood of children; also, a witch, a she-demon ...1382
• LAMIGER n. a lame person; a cripple ...1829 Eng. dial.
• LAMIGERIN adv. in crippled fashion ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMISTER n. a fugitive from justice; an absconder ...1904 US prison & criminals' sl.
• LAM IT vb. to leave in a hurry; to run, to make a fast getaway ...1886 Amer. dial.
• LAMITER n. a lame person; a cripple ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAMITOR n. one who is feeling unwell ...20C Ireland
• LAM IT OUT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAMMACE vb. to beat with heavy blows ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMMACING n. a beating, a thrashing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMMAS vb. to run, to go off in a hurry, to disappear quickly ...1866 Eng. dial.
• LAMME vb. to beat or strike ...L16 sl.
• LAMMER vb. to beat, to batter ...1955 Sc.
• LAMMERMOOR LION n. a sheep ...1721 Sc.
• LAMMIE n. 1. a term of endearment ...1810 Sc.
n. 2. a fugitive; an absconder ...1933 US sl.
• LAMMIGER n. a lame person, a cripple ...1847 Eng. dial.
• LAMMIKEN n. a term of endearment ...1874 Sc.
• LAMMING adj. huge, great, violent ...1816 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adv. very, exceptionally ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. a beating, a thrashing ...1611
• LAMMING LOAD n. a large amount of food taken into the body through gluttony ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAMMISTER n. a fugitive; an absconder ...1911 US prison & criminals' sl.
vb. to abscond; to flee from authorities ...1921 US sl.
• LAMMIT n. a term of endearment, my lamb! ...1892 Sc.
• LAMMOCK n. 1. a large quantity ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a rogue, a rascal ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to beat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to lounge lazily ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to throw things about in a violent or wasteful manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMMOCKING adj. ungainly, clumsy; slouching, loose-limbed ...1863 Eng. dial.
• LAMMUX vb. to beat, to thrash ...1925 Amer. dial.
• LAMMY n. 1. a term of endearment ...1810 Sc.
n. 2. a kid ...1860 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a heavy woollen overcoat ...1894 US nautical sl.
• LAMO n. a person lacking fashion sense and social skills ...1993 US sl.
• LAM OFF vb. to escape, to run away ...2003 UK sl.
• LAM ON vb. to work fast ...1848 Amer. dial.
• LAM ON TO vb. to take something of small value that does not belong to you ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAMOR n. a kiss ...2002 UK sl.
• LAMOUS adj. of currency: flimsy; unsubstantial ...1914 US sl.
• LAM OUT vb. 1. to leave in a hurry; to run, to make a fast getaway ...1886 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to chase, to run after ...1910s US sl.
vb. 3. to run away from someone ...1940s sl.
• LAM OUT ON vb. to run away from someone ...1940s sl.
• LAMP n. 1. the eye; usually in the plural ...1811 UK sl.
n. 2. a long, firm  or heavy step or stride ...1874 Sc.
n. 3. a look ...1926 US sl.
n. 4. a monocle ...1936 US sl. rare
vb. 1. to take long, springing or prancing steps; to stride, to step out, to walk smartly and deliberately; to walk quickly; to hurry onwards; to go quickly by taking long steps ...a1605 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to shine, to gleam, to glitter, as the stars on a frosty night, to twinkle ...1609
vb. 3. to beat, to thrash, to flog; to trounce, to defeat utterly, to vanquish, to conquer ...1808 Sc.
vb. 4. to light as with a lamp ...1808
vb. 5. to look; to see; to examine ...1907 US sl.
vb. 6. to pass time idly, without purpose; to loaf; to relax ...1988 US rap music usage
• LAMPADARY * n. a cluster of lamps; a candelabrum ...1885
• LAMPADOMANCY n. a mode of divination by the observation of substances burned in a lamp ...1652
• LAMP ALONG vb. to go along at a great pace ...M19 Irish sl.
• LAMPAY vb. to beat, to chastise; chiefly applied to children ...1783 Eng. dial.
• LAMP-BEAM † n. ? a chandelier ...1565
• LAMPBLACK n. 1. coal ...1897 US railroad sl.
n. 2. a very dark-skinned Black person ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LAMP BUG n. 1. a large beetle, as June bug ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a firefly ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a moth ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LAMPER n. 1. one who walks with long, prancing steps, or smartly and deliberately; a tall woman ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a confidence trickster ...1950s W. Indies sl.
vb. 1. to walk heavily; to stride, to take long steps ...1727 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of a hare: to jump leisurely ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMPERED adj. mottled, stained ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMPERS n. those who call each day and keep in perfect order the lamps of the household ...1886 US colloq.
• LAMP FLY n. 1. a firefly; a glow-worm ...1840
n. 2. a moth ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LAM-PIE n. a beating ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMPFUL adj. of the sky: full of 'lamps', starry ...1598 poetic
• LAMP HABIT n. 1. the passive inhalation of opium, which over a period can lead to addiction ...1930s drugs sl.
n. 2. an opium addiction ...1930s drugs sl.
• LAMPIN' n. a beating, a defeat ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAMPING adj. 1. flashing, beaming, resplendent ...1590
adj. 2. striding, taking long steps ...1685 Sc.
n. a sudden blaze of light ...1814
• LAMPISH adj. like a tramp ...2000s sl.
• LAMP-LIGHTING n. hunting at night with a spotlight ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAMP OF LIFE n. the penis ...19C Brit. euphemism
• LAMP OF LIGHT n. the penis ...19C sl.
• LAMP OF LOVE n. the female genitals ..19C Brit. euphemism
• LAMP OIL n. 1. nocturnal labour or study ...1581
n. 2. whisky ...1944 Amer. sl.
• LAMPOON vb. to beat down flat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMP-O'-THE-WATTER n. phosphorescence upon the sea ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMP OVER vb. to look; to see; to examine ...1914 US sl.
• LAMP-POST n. 1. a tall, thin person ...L19 sl.
n. 2. any large and noticeable piece of jewellery ...1920s US sl.
* vb. (as 'lamppost') to talk ...1959 Amer. dial.
• LAMPREY n. the hilt of a knife; a knife ...1802 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• LAMPS n. 1. the stars or heavenly bodies in general ...1423
n. 2. the eyes ...1590 orig. poetical, now sl.
n. 3. a nickname for a sailor responsible for looking after the lamps on board ship ...1866 naval sl.
n. 4. spectacles ...1907 US sl.
n. 5. the female breasts ...1950s sl.
n. 6. a beating, a thrashing ...1960 Sc.
• LAMPSED † adj. lamed, disabled, injured ...1746 Eng. dial.
• LAMPSIE n. a nickname for a slightly lame person ...1928 Sc.
• LAMPS OF THE NIGHT n. the stars or heavenly bodies in general ...1665
• LAMPS OF THE WORLD n. the stars or heavenly bodies in general ...1613
• LAMPUS adv. of a fall: suddenly, heavily, awkwardly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMPY adj. having a striding gait ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMRIE n. an 'aumry', a cupboard ...1924 Sc.
• LAMSTER n. a fugitive; an absconder ...1904 US prison & criminals' sl.
• LAM THE JOINT vb. to escape from prison ...1932 US sl.
• LAN! int. an exclamation and mild oath; Lord! ...1857 Eng. dial.
• LANARIOUS †* adj. belonging to wool ...1656
• LANARK vb. to lark ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LANARY †* n. a wool-house; a warehouse or storehouse for wool ...1727
• LANC n. a Lancashire man ...c1870 Brit. navvies' sl.
• LANCASHIRE GLOVES n. hands without gloves ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LANCASHIRE LASS n. a glass, a tumbler; usually plural ...c1880 Brit. rhyming sl.
• LANCASHIRE LASSES n. glasses, spectacles ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• LANCASTRIAN n. a native of Lancashire, England ...1888
• LANCE † n. 1. a branch of a tree, a shoot ...a1300
† n. 2. a leap, bound, dash ...1375
n. 3. the penis ...1622 sl.
† n. 4. a cut, incision, slit ...1669
n. 5. a hypodermic needle ...1952 US drugs sl.
† vb. 1. of leaves, fire: to spring forth, to shoot up ...a1300
† vb. 2. of pain: to shoot ...a1300
* vb. 3. to fling, to hurl, to throw a dart, etc.; to shoot out the tongue; to put forth blossoms ...a1300 chiefly poetic usage
† vb. 4. to throw out a tale, words, etc.; to utter ...a1300
† vb. 5. to bound, to spring, to move quickly, to rush ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 6. to launch a boat ...c1515
† vb. 7. to make a dash or stroke with a pen ...1588
vb. 8. to swindle ...1908 US sl.
vb. 9. of a man: to copulate with ...1960 US sl.
• LANCE-COMICAL n. a lance-corporal ...c1946 Brit. army sl.
• LANCE-CORPORAL TOWROPE n. a driver mechanic ...c1939 Brit. army sl.
• LANCE IN REST n. the erect penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• LANCE-JACK n. a lance-corporal or lance-bombardier ...1912 Brit. sl.
• LANCE-KNIGHT n. a highwayman ...c1590 cant
• LANCE-MAN † n. a highwayman ...1592
• LANCEMAN-PRIGGER n. a highwayman ...c1590 cant
• LANCEMENT †* n. the act of lancing or cutting; an incision ...1658
• LANCE OF LOVE n. the penis, esp. the erect penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• LANCINATE * vb. to pierce, to tear ...1603
• LANCINATING adj. chiefly used of pain: acute, darting, piercing ...1762
• LANCINATION n. 1. a cutting, a lancing ...1630
  n. 2. piercing pain; acute agony ...1649
• LAND † n. 1. the country, as opposed to the town ...c900
n. 2. a pew in a church ...1925 Sc.
† vb. 1. to bestow land upon ...1624 nonce usage
† vb. 2. to throw a bridge across a river ...1637
• LAND ABOVE! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LANDAGE † n. landing, coming ashore ...1470-85
• LAND ALIVE! int. an exclamation ...1865 Amer. dial.
• LAND-A-MASSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LAND-BAIST vb. to lambaste, to beat, to thrash ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LAND-BERG n. a glacier ...1853
• LAND BIRD n. a landlubber; a person having no experience at sea ...1827 US nautical sl.
• LAND-BORN † adj. native ...1589
• LAND-BRED adj. 1. brought up on land ...1591
  adj. 2. native, indigenous ...1596
• LAND-BREEZE a breeze blowing from the land seawards ...1667
• LAND-BRIST † n. surf ...1375 Sc.
• LAND-BURST n. a succession of a few breakers at change of tide, or at intervals during a storm ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAND-COUPER n. one who buys and sells land ...1830 Sc.
• LAND CRAB n. a landlubber' a person having no experience at sea ...1861 US nautical sl.
• LAND-DAMN †* vb. ? to make a hell on earth for a person ...1611 (as per E-NED "...the sense 'to abuse with rancour' ...appears to be imperfectly authenticated")
• LAND-DOCTOR n. a professional valuer of land ...1808 Eng. dial.
• LANDER n. 1. a fall on the ground, as when skating ...1925 Sc.
n. 2. a very hard blow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAND-EVIL † n. an epidemic ...c1440
• LANDFALL n. a windfall ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAND-FEATHER † n. a bay or inlet ...c1582
• LANDFOLK † n. the people of a land or country; country people,  rural population ...c1000 exc. Sc.
• LAND-FRIGATE † n. a harlot, a strumpet ...1611
• LAND-GATE † adv. by land ...1536 Sc.
† n. 1. way or passage over land ...1637 Sc.
† n. 2. (usually as 'landgate') a long and narrow piece of land ...1726
• LAND-GATES adv. towards the interior of the country ...1768 Sc.
• LAND HO! int. a cry of sailors when first sighting land ...1840
• LAND-ILL † n. an epidemic ...c1500
• LANDING GEAR n. the legs ...1941 US aviators' usage
• LANDISH † adj. 1. belonging to the land or country; native ...a1300
†  adj. 2. of the commons or common people ...1489
• LAND-JUNKER n. a country squire ...1840
• LAND KNOWS! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• L AND L n. rest and recreation (Liquor and Love) ...1969 US jocular
• LANDLADY †* n. 1. a mistress ...1600
n. 2. the proprietress of a brothel; a madam ...1939 US sl.
• LANDLADY'S, THE n. a brothel ...1879 US sl.
• LAND-LASH n. a heavy fall of rain accompanied by high wind ...1820 Sc.
• LAND-LEAPER † n. a criminal vagabond, subsisting on pilfering and often disguised with fake sores and similar blandishments; one who runs up and down the land; a vagabond; fig.  a renegade; an adventurer...1377
• LAND-LEAPING † adj. vagabond ...1377
• LAND-LINE n. the outline of the land against sky and sea ...1875
• LANDLOOKER n. 1. a land agent or speculator ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 2. in logging: one who surveys and estimates standing timber ...1891 Amer. dial.
• LAND-LOPER n. 1. a criminal vagabond, subsisting on pilfering and often disguised with fake sores and similar blandishments; one who runs up and down the land; a vagabond; fig.  a renegade; an adventurer ...a1500 now chiefly Scot
n. 2. a wandering tramp; a vagrant ...E17 sl.
† n. 3. a land-lubber; a freshwater seaman; a landsman ...1694
• LAND-LOPING † adj. wandering, roving, vagabond ...1577 obs. exc. Sc.
• LANDLORD n. 1. God ...a1635
n. 2. the head of a family where one is a guest; one's host ...1824 Sc.
• LANDLORD HALO n. a notably dim light, as in the hallway of a slum apartment block, but also elsewhere ...1980s US sl.
• LANDLORDRY †* n. landlords as a class ...1597-8
• LANDLORD'S BOTTLE, THE † n. a bottle of liquor circulated by the host after the first supply for the guests at a party has been exhausted ...1804 Sc.
• LAND-LOUPER n. one who roams about the country idly or to escape the law; a vagrant, a vagabond; fig.  a renegade; an adventurer ...a1500 now chiefly Sc.
• LAND-LOUPING † adj. wandering, roving, vagabond ...1577 obs. exc. Sc.
• LAND-LUBBER n. 1. a wandering tramp; a vagrant ...E17 sl.
  n. 2. a sailor's term of contempt for a landsman ...a1700
• LAND-LUBBING adj. belonging to a countryman ...1810 Sc.
• LANDMAN † n. 1. a man of a specified or indicated country ...a1000
n. 2. a countryman, a peasant ...a1300
† n. 3. one who lives or has his business on land, as opposed to a 'seaman' ...1480 now rare or obs.
† n. 4. a man having landed property ...1562
• LAND-MARCH † n. 1. territory bordering on another country ...1614
n. 2. a boundary ...1859 Sc.
• LAND MARINE n. a policeman ...1853 US nautical sl.
• LANDMASTER n. a proprietor of land, a landowner ...1795 Sc.
• LAND-MEAD † n. a tract of meadow land ...1577-87
• LAND-MERE † n. a boundary of land ...1603
• LAND-METE † n.  a measurement of land ...1608
• LAND-METER † n. a land-measurer or surveyor ...1582
• LAND-METSTER n. a land-measurer, a surveyor ...1714 Sc.
• LAND-METTER n. a land-measurer, a surveyor ...1726 Sc.
• LAND NAVY n. beggars who pose as impoverished seamen ...M19 sl.
• LAND-NECK † n. an isthmus ...1618
• LANDOCRACY n. the class of people which owes its controlling position in the country to its possession of landed property ...1848 jocular
• LANDOCRAT n. a member of the landocracy ...1893 jocular
• LAND OF BEHEST † n. land of promise ...c1300
• LAND OF CAKES n. Scotland, arising from the fact that oatcakes were an important item in the fare of the rural population ...1669 Sc.
• LAND OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS n. Japan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF DARKNESS n. Harlem, New York City; hence, the Black district of any city ...1930s US Black sl.
• LAND OF FRUIT AND NUTS n. California ...1940s US sl.
• LAND OF GOLD n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF GOOD! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAND OF GOODNESS! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAND OF GOSHEN! int. an oath and an exclamation ...19C sl.
• LAND OF HEAVEN! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAND OF HOPE n. soap ...20C rhyming sl.
• LAND OF KAIL n. Scotland, where broth is a national dish ...1826 Sc.
• LAND OF LIBERTY! int. an exclamation ...1957 Amer. dial.
• LAND OF LOVE! int. an exclamation ...1957 Amer. dial.
• LAND OF MANNA n. Utah ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF MIGHTY! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAND OF MOSES! int. an exclamation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAND OF PERPETUAL SUNSHINE n. California ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF REGRETS n. India ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF SCOTS n. heaven ...L19 sl.
• LAND OF THE BUCKSKIN n. Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE CAJUN n. Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS n. Vermont ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE LEAL n. the realm of the blessed departed, heaven ...1798 Sc.
• LAND OF THE LIVING! int. an exclamation ...1885 Amer. dial.
• LAND OF THE MORMONS n. Utah ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE RAG-HEAD n. (derogatory) India ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE ROUND DOORKNOB n. the United States ...1970 US military overseas usage
• LAND OF THE SETTING SUN n. Japan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE SHEEPHERDER n. Wyoming ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE SQUAREHEAD n. Germany ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE THISTLE n. Scotland ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE WOODEN HAMS n. America ...19C Aust. sl.
• LAND OF THE WOODEN NUTMEGS n. America ...19C Aust. sl.
• LAND OF TWANG n. the United States ...1900s Aust. sl.
• LAND ON vb. to scold; to reprimand; to rebuke or take decisive action against ...1910s US sl.
• LAND ON A PEBBLY BEACH vb. to be short of money ...L19 sl.
• LAND ON ONE'S FEET vb. to survive a difficult situation ...1950s sl.
• LANDOWNER n. a dead person; someone who 'owns' and occupies a grave ...19C Brit. & US colloq.
• LAND-PASSAGE † n. an isthmus ...1601
• LAND PIKE n. a free-running or half-wild hog, or a more inferior breed of hog ...1841 US jocular
• LAND-PIRATE n. 1. one who robs on land; a highwayman ...1609
† n. 2. a literary pirate ...c1670
n. 3,. a thieving prostitute ...E19 sl.
• LANDPROP n. a landlady or landlord ...1936 US Black sl.
• LAND RAIN n. rainfall ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAND-RAKER n. a vagrant, a tramp ...L16 sl.
• LAND-RAT † n. a term of abuse for a person ...1632
• LAND-REAK n. fog arising from the ground ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAND-ROAK n. fog arising from the ground ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAND-RUSH † n. landslip, landslide ...1549
• LAND SAKES! int. a euphemism for avoiding 'Lord sakes' ...M19 chiefly US
• LAND-SAKES ALIVE! int. an exclamation ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAND'S ALIVING! int. an exclamation ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LANDSCAPE-WORKER † n. one who paints landscapes ...1598
• LAND-SEA n. heavy breakers on the shoe ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAND SECURITY n. unauthorized absence ...M18 sl.
• LAND'S END n. an out-of-the-way place or an unimportant village ...1950 Amer. dial.
int. an exclamation ...1980s US college sl.
• LAND-SHARK n. 1. a ruffian, a thug ...17C sl.
n. 2. a person, esp. a lawyer, who preys avariciously upon seamen ashore ...1769 nautical usage
n. 3. a custom house officer ...19C sl.
n. 4. a policeman ...19C sl.
n. 5. a free-running or half-wild hog ...1840 US jocular
n. 6. a moneylender; a usurer ...M19 sl.
* n. 7. land-grabber ...1857
• LAND-SHUT n. a flood ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAND-SIDE † n. the shore ...a1533
• LANDSLIP n. the sliding down of a mass of land on a mountain or cliff side; land which has so fallen; a landslide ...1679
• LANDSLIPPY adj. characterized by landslips or landslides ...1893
• LANDSMAN † n. a native of a particular country ...c1000
* n. 2. one's fellow-countryman ...1598
n. 3. one who lives or has his business on land, as opposed to a 'seaman' ...1666-7
• LAND-SPEECH † n. a language, tongue ...c1250
• LAND'S SAKE! int. an exclamation ...1834 Amer. dial.
• LAND-STEAD adj. provided with landed property ....1688 Colonial usage
• LAND-STRAIT † n. an isthmus ...1601
• LAND-SWELL n. the roll of the water near the shore ...1812
• LAND-TIDE n. the undulating motion seen in the air on a hot day ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAND-TRASH n. broken ice near the shore ...1856
• LAND-TURN † n. a land-breeze ...1676
• LAND-URCHIN † n. the hedgehog ...1601
• LANDWARD adj. having country manner, rustic; awkward, uncouth ...1725 Sc.
n. a country dweller, a rustic ...1821 Sc.
• LANDWARD-BRED adj. country-bred ...1816 Sc.
• LANDWARDNESS n. rusticity ...1882 Sc.
• LAND WARM IT! int. an exclamation ...1931 Amer. dial.
• LAND-WASTER n. a prodigal; a spendthrift ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAND-WATERS n. rivers overflowing and flooding the land ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAND-WAY † n. a way or path over land ...c1250
• LANDWAYS adv. by land ...1792 Sc.
• LAND-WINKLE † n. a snail ...1603
• LAND WORM n. an earthworm ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LANDY! int. an exclamation ...1877 Amer. dial.
• LAND-YOUNKER n. a country squire ...1840
• LANDY SAKES! int. an exclamation ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LANE n. 1. a sluggish stream of water; also the smooth part of a stream ...1825-80 Sc.
n. 2. a person easily imposed upon or cheated; a victim; also, one who is foolish or socially unsophisticated ...1933 US sl., esp. Black & criminals' usage
• LANE, THE n. the throat ...a1553 sl.
• LANE-BORN adj. country-born, rustic ...1834
• LANEOUS †* adj. pert. to wool ...1676
• LANERLY adj. lonely, alone, reserved in manner ...1823 Sc.
• LANEY adj. pert. to a lane ...1876 nonce word
• LANGEL(L) † n. a woollen rug or blanket ...1324-25 Eng. dial.
• LANGER † adv. long ere, long since ...1303 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LANGERIN n. languishing, the state of feeling bored ...1958 Sc.
• LANGERN †* vb. to languish, to lie sick ...c1440
• LANGERSOME adj. boring, tedious, tiresome ...1880 Sc.
• LANGLE n. a long, lanky person; anything long and loose in movement ...1931 Ireland & Sc.
vb. to involve, to encumber, to curb, to restrain, to hamper, to frustrate ...1713 Sc.
• LANGLINS adv. 1. lengthwise ...1768 Sc.
adv. 2. in a slow, long-drawn-out manner ...1835 Sc.
• LANGOLEE n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• LANGREL † adj. tall, lanky ...1608 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LANG SYNE adj. of long ago, of yore, ancient ...1798 Sc.
adv. long since, long ago ...1500-20 Sc.
• LANGUAGER †* n. 1. a verbose person ...1483
†* n. 2. one versed in languages ...c1570
• LANGUE †* n. a tongue or language ...c1330
• LANGUEFY †* vb. 1. to make faint or languid ...1607
†* vb. 2. to become weak or languid ...a1734
• LANGUENT † adj. that is sick ...c1510
• LANGUESCENT * adj. growing faint or languid ...1837
• LANGUET †* vb. to chatter, to talk idly ...c1430
• LANGUID LADY n. a bluebell ...1915 Amer. dial.
• LANGUIFIC †* adj. that makes weak or faint ...1727
• LANGUIFICAL †* adj. that makes weak or faint ...1656
• LANGUISH † vb. 1. of light, colour, sound, etc.: to become faint ...1626
† vb. 2. of health: to fall off ...1729
• LANGUISHANT †* adj. languishing, suffering from languor ...1674
• LANGUISHNESS †* n. languor, languid condition ...1540
• LANGUISTER n. an interpreter ...1713 Amer. dial.
• LANGUOR † n. 1. disease, sickness, illness ...a1300
† n. 2. mental suffering or distress; pining, sorrow, affliction of spirit ...a1300
† n. 3. woeful plight; distressed condition; sad case ...a1300
† vb. to languish ...c1350
• LANGUORMENT † n. a state of languishing ...1593
• LANGUOROUS † adj. distressful, sorrowful, mournful ...1490
• LANI adj. 1. intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
adj. 2. moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
adj. 3. showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 1. a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. a White person; a rich person ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIARIOUS †* adj. butcher-like ...1651
• LANIARY † n. a 'shambles' ( a butcher's slaughter-house) ...1623
• LANIATE * vb. to lacerate; to tear in pieces ...1721
• LANIATION † n. a tearing like a butcher ...1623
• LANIE adj. 1. intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
adj. 2. moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
adj. 3. showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 1. a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. a White person; a rich person ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIFEROUS adj. wool-bearing ...1656
• LANIFIC † adj. 1. wool-bearing ...a1693
* adj. 2. busied in spinning wool ...1806
• LANIFICAL † adj. wool-bearing ...a1693
• LANIFICE †* n. a spinning or weaving of wool ...1626
• LANIFICOUS † adj. wool-bearing; working in wool ...1721
• LANIGEROUS adj. wool-bearing; woolly ...1608
• LANIONIOUS †* adj. pert. to a butcher ...1656
• LANIPENDIOUS †* adj. engaged in weighing or spinning wool ...1656
• LANK adj. hungry ...1883 US sl.
n. 1. a lean creature; a spent herring ...1861 Sc.
n. 2. a Lancashire man ...c1870 Brit. navvies' sl.
n. 3. a lanky or lean person ...1881
vb. to make lean or emaciated ...1804 Sc.
• LANK DOWN vb. to become sparing or frugal ...1935 Amer. dial.
• LANK INSIDE adj. hungry ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LANKISH † adj. somewhat lank ...1689
• LANKY † adj. 1. of hair: somewhat lank ...1670
adj. 2. hungry ...1992 Amer. dial.
• LANKY-LOO n. a term of derision for a thin, shapeless, overgrown boy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LANSY SAKE-A-PETER! int. a common exclamation with women ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LANT * n. 1. stale urine; specifically stale urine for use as a cleaning agent ...c1000 colloq.
n. 2. commotion, confusion ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a dilemma, a standstill ...1866 Sc.
vb. 1. to urinate ...c1000 colloq.
vb. 2. to cheat, to leave one with some awkward responsibility; to leave on in the lurch ...1780 Sc.
vb. 3. to put in a dilemma, to bring to a standstill ...1823 Sc.
vb. 4. to mock, to jeer, to gibe at ...1861 Sc.
• LANTER vb. to foil, to impede, to hinder ...1928 Sc.
• LANTERN † n. a lighthouse ...1601
• LANTERN AND CANDLE-LIGHT † n. the old cry of the London bellman at night ...1600
• LANTERN AND CANDLE MAN † n. a bellman ...1592
• LANTERN-JAWED adj. having a long, thin face, giving a hollow appearance to the cheeks ...1707
• LANTERN-JAWS n. long thin jaws giving a hollow appearance to the cheek ...1711
• LANTERN LEAVES n. a buttercup ...1900 Amer. dial.
• LANTIFY †* vb. to wet with urine ...a1652
• LANTRUN n. a lantern ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• LAN-TUN n. London ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• LAODICEAN adj. lukewarm, lacking enthusiasm; indifferent in religion, politics, etc. ...1633
n. one who is lukewarm or indifferent in religion, politics, etc. ...1772
• LAODICEANISM n. indifference, lukewarmness ...1774
• LAP † n. 1. the bosom ...c1290
† n. 2. a fold of flesh or skin; occasionally, the female pudendum ...1398
† n. 3. the ear-lobe ...a1400
n. 4. the vagina ...L15 euphemism
n. 5. any weak beverage or thin liquid food ...1567 sl.
n. 6. drink, liquor in general ...1618 sl.
n. 7. the top or branches of a tree, esp. a felled or fallen tree ...1851 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a wrapping round, a fold or coil ...1880 Sc.
n. 9. an armful or lapful; a small amount or collection ...1900 Sc.
† vb. 1. to involve; to imply, to include; to implicate, to entangle ...a1340
† vb. 2. to fold in the arms; to clasp, to embrace ...c1350
†* vb. 3. to suck a teat ...1562
vb. 4. of a bear: to pull at or tear down branches of a tree or vine to obtain the fruit, nuts, etc.; to strip the fruit from a tree ...1853 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to wrap, to enfold, to make into a parcel ...1880 Sc.
vb. 6. to drink liquor greedily; to guzzle ...a1889 US sl.
vb. 7. to punish by whipping ...1927 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to make too much of a show of affection in a public place ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LAP ALUM vb. to do the most commonsensical thing ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LAP-CLAP n. 1. copulation ...E18 Brit. sl.
n. 2. conception; a pregnancy ...E18 Brit. sl.
• LAP-EAR n. a person of a religious character ...1851 US college sl.
• LAP-FULL n. 1. a lover or a husband ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. an unborn child ...19C Brit. sl.
• LAPICIDARIAL † adj. pert. to the work of a lapicide ...1592
• LAPICIDARY † n. one who is engaged in stone-cutting ...1592
• LAPICIDE n. one who cuts stones or inscriptions on stone ...1656
• LAPIDABLE †* adj. that may be stoned ...1656 (NOTE: in some dictionaries, the definition is erroneously given as 'marriageable, fit for a husband [as per E-NED])
• LAPIDAR †* adj. of the nature of a stone ...1767
• LAPIDARIAN * adj. 1. versed in the knowledge of stone ...1683
adj. 2. executed in stone, inscribed on stone ...1882
• LAPIDARIOUS †* adj. consisting of stones; stony ...1656
• LAPIDARIST †* n. one who is skilled in the nature and kinds of gems and precious stones ...1607
• LAPIDARY adj. 1. of an inscription, etc.: engraved on stone, esp. monumental stones ...1724
adj. 2. characteristic of or suitable for monumental inscriptions ...1775
* adj. 3. concerned with stones ...1831-57
n. 1. an artificer who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems or precious stones ...1382
† n. 2. one who is skilled in the nature and kinds of gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work ...c1440
† n. 3. precious stones in general; jewellery ...1509
• LAPIDATE vb. to throw stones at, to pelt with stones; also, to stone to death ...1623
• LAPIDATION n. 1. the punishment of stoning to death ...1611
n. 2. the act of process of throwing stones; pelting with stones ...1802
• LAPIDATOR n. one who stones ...a1800
• LAPIDEMENT †* n. the punishment of stoning to death ...1483
• LAPIDEOUS * adj. 1. of the nature of stone; stony ...1646 now
† adj. 2. consisting of or inscribed on stone ...1807
• LAPIDESCENCE † n. petrifaction ...1650
• LAPIDESCENCY † n. petrifaction ...1646
• LAPIDESCENT adj. that is in process of becoming stone ...1644
• LAPIDIAL †* adj. resembling stone; stony ...1599
• LAPIDIAN adj. concerned with stones; working on stones ...1600
• LAPIDIFACTORY †* adj. pert. to the making of stones ...1650
• LAPIDIFIC † adj. concerned with the making of stones ...1693
• LAPIDIFICAL † adj. concerned with the making of stones ...1646
• LAPIDIFICATION n. the act or process of converting or being converted into stone ...1626
• LAPIDIFY vb. to become stone; to make or turn into stone ...1657
• LAPIDIST †* n. 1. an artificer who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems or precious stones ...1647
†* n. 2.one who is skilled in the nature and kinds of gems and precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work ...1647
• LAPIDITY n. the quality of being stone ...1750
• LAPIDOSE n. abounding in stones; also, of stony nature ...c1420
• LAPIDOUS †* adj. full of stones ...1610
• LAPLAND n. 1. the female genitals ...E19 Brit. sl.
n. 2. women in general; women considered sexually ...19C Brit. sl.
• LAP-LEGGED adv. in a lopsided or wobbly fashion ...1948 Amer. dial.
• LAP-LEGGED DRUNK adj. thoroughly drunk ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LAPLING † n. one who loves to lie on a (lady's) lap ...1627-77
• LAPLOLLY adj. splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LAP ORGAN n. 1. an accordion ...1892 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a baby ...1939 Amer. dial. jocular
• LAPPED † adj. 1. wrapped up, disguised ...1637
adj. 2. of a tree: having the top or branches broken off ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LAPPER n. 1. snow in the act of melting; soft, slushy snow ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. a clot or mass of clots or coagulated matter, esp. milk or blood ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. the tongue ...1851 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a heavy drinker; a drunkard ...M19 Brit. colloq.
n. 5. a gentle splash of water ...1925 Sc.
n. 6. a sodomite ...1934 US sl.
vb. 1. to besmear with something moist and sticky, esp. blood; to dabble, to become covered with blood or the like ...1728 Sc.
vb. 2. of milk or blood: to clot, to coagulate, to curdle ...1768 Sc.
vb. 3. of water: to congeal, to turn to ice slowly, to freeze ...1789 Sc.
vb. 4. of water: to lap, to splash gently, to ripple ...1893 Sc.
vb. 5. of the sky: to have a blotched or mottled appearance ...1923 Sc.
vb. 6. to perform active oral copulation, esp. cunnilingus, upon ...1971 US sl.
• LAPPERING n. the curdling of milk ...1880 Sc.
• LAPPET n. 1. a loose or overlapping part of a garment, forming a flap or fold ...1573
n. 2. a lobe of the ear ...1609
n. 3. a part of anything that hangs loose ...1677
• LAPPIAN † n. a Lapp or Laplander ...1599
• LAPPING n. a whipping ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LAPPING GOOD adj. of food: exceptionally good ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAPPING PAPER n. wrapping paper ...1795 Sc.
• LAPPISH adj. pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1875
• LAPPONIAN adj. pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1854
n. a Lapp ...1607
• LAPPONIC adj. pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1890
• LAPPY adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...18C cant
• LAPRON † n. a young rabbit ...1547 Sc.
• LAPSABILITY n. liability to err or fall ...1661
• LAPSABLE adj. liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• LAP SALT vb. to do the most commonsensical thing ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LAPSE n. 1. a fall in temperature ...1533
* n. 2. a falling into ruin ...1605
† vb. 1. to fall into error, heresy, or sin ...1611
† vb. 2. to fall into decay ...1620
† vb. 3. to cause to slip or fall; to draw down ...1664
• LAPSIBILITY n. liability to err or fall ...1661
• LAPSIBLE adj. liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• LAPSTER n. a lobster ...1700 Sc.
• LAP THE GUTTER vb. to be extremely drunk ...c1850 sl.
• LAP UP vb. 1. to drink liquor greedily; to guzzle ...1908 US sl.
vb. 2. to take in eagerly; to revel in; to enjoy ...1926 US sl.
vb. 3. to receive with obviously liking or approval ...1890
vb. 4. to make too much of a show of affection in a public place ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LAPUTAN adj. pertaining to Laputa, the flying island in Gulliver's Travels; hence, visionary, absurd, fanciful, preposterous, ridiculous, impossible ...1866
n. an inhabitant of Laputa  ...1726
• LAPWOOD n. the top or branches of a tree, esp. a felled or fallen tree ...1905  Amer. dial.
• LAQUEAR n. a roof, the inward roof of a house; the roof of a chamber embowed, channelled, and done with fret-work ...1706
• LAQUEARIAN adj. of a gladiator: armed with a noose to entangle his antagonist ...1818
• LAQUEARY †* adj. of a gladiator: armed with a noose to entangle his antagonist ...1682
†* n. the roof of a chamber ...1656
• LAR † n. a sprite, a hobgoblin ...1598
• LARACH n. the site of a building or habitation ...1705 Sc.
• LARBAL † adj. lazy, sluggish ...1825 Sc.
• LARBAR † adj. lean, thin; exhausted, worn out ...1486 chiefly Sc.
† n. a lean, withered, or worn out person ...1486 chiefly Sc.
• LARBOARD adj. left ...1781 humorous usage
• LARCENARY † n. larceny ...a1639
• LARCENER n. one who commits larceny ...1634-5
• LARCENISH adj. disposed to larceny or small thefts ...1862
• LARCENIST n. a larcener ...1803
• LARCENY vb. to attempt to cajole with insincere flattery ...1960 US criminals' sl.
• LARCERY † n. larceny ...a1500
• LARCIN † n. 1. larceny ...c1400
† n. 2. one who commits larceny ...1596
• LARCINRY † n. larceny ...a1639
• LARD † n. 1. the fat of a swine; (fat) bacon or pork ...c1420
n. 2. butter or margarine ...1942 Amer. jocular
n. 3. human fat ...1963 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to intersperse or garnish speech or writing with particular words, expression, ideas, etc. ...1549
vb. 2. to possess carnally ...19C sl.
• LARD-ASS n. 1. a person with fat buttocks; a grossly fat person ...1935 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a slow-moving vehicle ...1963 Amer. sl.
• LARD-ASSED adj. having fat buttocks; fat ...1946 Amer. sl.
• LARD BALL n. a very fat person ...E20 US colloq.
• LARD BELLY n. a grossly fat person; used derisively ...1930 US sl.
• LARD BLOSSOM n. a person with fat buttocks; a grossly fat person; used derisively ...1976 US sl.
• LARD BUCKET n. a person who is very fat; chiefly used of men ...1958 Amer. sl.
• LARD-BUTT n. a person with fat buttocks; a grossly fat person ...1968 Amer. sl.
• LARD-CAN n. a person with fat buttocks; a grossly fat person ...1928 Amer. sl.
• LARDED UP adj. fat ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LARDET †* n. a small piece of bacon for larding meat ...1598
• LARDHEAD n. a stupid person; an idiot ...1936 Amer. sl.
• LARDLET †* n. a small piece of bacon for larding meat ...1659
• LARDO n. (derogatory) a fat person ...1987 US sl. 
• LARD SACK n. the belly of a fat individual ...1966 US sl.
• LARD STAND n. a fat person; used derisively ...1867 US sl.
• LARD UP vb. to eat heartily; to gain weight ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LARDY n. a cigar ...1970s rhyming sl. (La-di-dah)
• LARDY-DAH adj. very stylish; affectedly smart of costume, voice, manners ...c1860 colloq.
n. 1. a fop; a 'swell' ...1883 colloq.
n. 2. a cigar ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 3. a tram-car or motorcar ...20C rhyming sl.
• LARDY-DARDY adj. characteristic of an affected swell; languidly foppish; supercilious ...1861 sl.
vb. to act the swell, to act in a supercilious manner ...1887 sl.
• LARE †* n. 1. ? a seagull ...1388
n. 2. learning, knowledge; education ...1790 N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a youth or man who dresses flashily or shows off ...1923 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a wet, muddy or boggy spot; a mire ...a1976 Sc.
vb. 1. to stick or sink in mire or bog ...a1572
vb. 2. to teach ...1838 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to dress flashily; to show off ...1928 Aust. sl.
• LARED adj. learned, instructed, informed ...Bk1902 N. Eng. dial.
• LAREOVER TO CATCH MEDDLERS, A n. a reply to what's that? ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LARE UP vb. to act in a showy manner; to brag, to boast ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LAREW † n. a teacher ...c900
• LARGE † adj. 1. liberal in giving; generous; bountiful, munificent; open-handed; also, liberal in expenditure, prodigal, lavish ...c1175
† adj. 2. allowing plenty of room; spacious, roomy, capacious ...a1225
† adj. 3. ample in quantity; copious, abundant ...a1225
† adj. 4. of speech, etc.: free, unrestrained; in bad sense, lax, licentious, improper, gross ...c1374
†* adj. 5. of language: used in a wide sense, loose, inaccurate ...c1400
† adj. 6. indulgent, lax; not strict or rigorous ...c1440
† adj. 7. having few or no restrictions or limitations; allowing considerable freedom ...c1510
†* adj. 8. liberated, free ...1600
* adj. 9. of a meal: heavy, abundant ...1748
adj. 10. impressive, esp. in amount or degree ...1883 Amer. sl.
adj. 11. much ...1895 Amer. dial.
adj. 12. fine, pleasant, enjoyable, lively ...1896 Amer. dial.
adj. 13. important ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 14. in the entertainment industry: popular, successful ...1957 Amer. sl.
adj. 15. enthusiastic ...1967 Amer. dial.
† adv. 1. amply, fully, quite, by a great deal; abundantly ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng.,
† adv. 2. freely, unrestrainedly, boldly ...a1400
† adv. 3. liberally, generously ...1477
† adv. 4. of speech and writing: at length, fully ...1501
† adv. 5. with big steps; with ample gait ...1642
adv. 6. much ...1968 Amer. dial.
† n. 1. liberality, bounty ...a1300
† n. 2. extent, size ...c1470
n. 3. $1000 ...1972 Amer. sl., orig. gambling usage
† vb. 1. to enlarge, to increase, to widen ...a1340
vb. 2. to live extravagantly, in a showy manner ...1990s sl.
vb. 3. to show off, to act aggressively ...1990s sl.
• LARGE CHARGE n. big excitement ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LARGED †* adj. enlarged, unconstrained, slack ...1382
• LARGE FOR (SOMETHING) adj. enthusiastic about (something) ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LARGE-HANDED † adj. 1. grasping, rapacious ...1607
adj. 2. generous, liberal, open-handed ...a1628
• LARGE-HEAD n. a drunkard ...L19 US sl.
• LARGE HOUSE n. the workhouse ...M19 sl.
• LARGE IT vb. 1. to live extravagantly, in a showy manner ...1990s sl.
vb. 2. to show off, to act aggressively ...1990s sl.
• LARGE LAD n. a penis ...20C Irish sl.
• LARGELY adv. 1. liberally, generously, bountifully ...c1230 now arch.
† adv. 2. freely, without restraint ...c1425
† adv. 3. loosely, inaccurately ...c1449
† adv. 4. of discourse: at great length; in full, fully ...1483
† adv. 5. widely ...1551
†* adv. 6. for a large sum; at a high price ...1611
• LARGE-MINDED adj. having a liberal or generous mind ...1725
• LARGEMOST †* adv. most largely or considerably; most ...1666
• LARGENESS † n. 1. liberality, open-handedness; freedom in giving or spending ...a1300
† n. 2. breadth, width ...c1400
† n. 3. lengthiness or prolixity of discourse or writing ...1561
†* n. 4. freedom, scope, opportunity ...a1631
n. 5. lofty bearing, pomposity ...1887
• LARGE ONE n. $1000 ...1981 Amer. sl.
• LARGE ORDER n. something big, exaggerated, or very difficult; an incredible story ...1930 colloq.
• LARGEOUR †* n. width, girth ...1545
• LARGEOUS †* adj. liberal, bountiful ...1583
• LARGE-PARTED † adj. of great parts or talents ...a1659
• LARGERLY †* adv. more largely ...c1380
• LARGE-SIZED † adj. of an activity or period of time: fine, very enjoyable, exciting; very active ...1874 Amer. sl.
• LARGESSE † n. 1. liberality, bountifulness, munificence ...a1225
† n. 2. freedom, liberty ...c1425
† n. 3. lavish expenditure ...1614
• LARGE WATER n. high tide ...1920 Amer. dial.
• LARGIE n. 1. a 750 ml (26 fl.oz.) bottle of rum ..1970s W. Indies & Barbados
n. 2. a 750 ml (26 fl.oz.) bottle of beer ...2000s Aust. sl.
• LARGIERLY †* adv. more fully, at greater length ...1536
• LARGIFICAL †* adj. bestowing bountifully; generous, liberal, bountiful, ample ...1656
• LARGIFLUENT †* adj. liberal in giving, bounteous ...c1460
• LARGILOQUENT †* adj. full of words, speaking largely, being liberal of tongue ...1656
• LARGING † n. enlargement ...1510
• LARGITION * n. the bestowal of gifts or largesse; bountiful giving ...1533
• LARGITUDE †* n. breadth, width ...1599
• LARGY † adj. large ...c1400
† adv. largely ...1395
• LA-RI! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1814 Eng. dial.
• LARIKIN n. a rascal; a villain; a Bohemian; one who acts without regard for conventions ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• LARK n. 1. a boat ...c1785 cant
n. 2. a frolicsome adventure; a spree; a piece of merriment or mischief; fun of any kind; a trick ...1802 colloq.
n. 3. a person, esp. a young and mischievous one ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a line of business ...19C sl.
vb. 1. to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to play, esp. the fool; to be mischievously merry; to go on the spree; to play tricks; to frolic ...1813 colloq.
vb. 3. to ride in a frolicsome manner; to ride across country ...1813 sporting colloq.
vb. 4. in riding: to clear a fence with a flying leap ...1834
vb. 5. to make fun of, to tease sportively ...1848 colloq.
• LARK ABOUT vb. to enjoy oneself doing silly or mischievous things ...1857
• LARK AROUND vb. to enjoy oneself doing silly or mischievous things ...1857
• LARKER n. a person given to fun or mischief'; a frolicking rascal ...c1825 sl.
• LARKEY n. malarkey; nonsense ...1970 Amer. sl.
• LARKIE n. 1. a person, esp. a young and mischievous one ...1833 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the game of hide and seek ...1927 Sc.
• LARKIN n. 1. a girl ...18C sl.
n. 2. a very strong spiced punch ...c1860 Anglo-Indian
• LARKING adj. frolicsome, sportive ...1828 colloq.
n. 1. possibly fellatio, but could also be cunnilingus; from Grose: "a lascivious practice that will not bear explanation" ...L18 Brit. sl.
n. 2. fun, frolic ...1813 colloq.
n. 3. theft ...c1920 Brit. sl.
• LARKISH adj. frolicsome ...1882 colloq.
• LARKSOME adj. frolicsome, sportive ...1871 colloq.
• LARKY adj. ready for a lark; frolicsome, sportive ...1851 colloq.
n. 1. a fellow, a person ...1833 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a young and mischievous person ...1960 Amer. dial.
• LARKY-BOY n. a mischief-maker ...20C Irish sl.
• LARM † n. a call to arms, a signal calling upon men to arm ...1530
†* vb. to alarm ...1758
• LARMOYANT adj. given to tears; weeping; crying ...1824
• LARN vb. to reprimand ...1902 sl.
• LARNEY adj. 1. intellectually sophisticated ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
adj. 2. moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
adj. 3. showy, arrogant ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 1. a boss, an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 2. a White person; a rich person ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LARON(E) † n. a robber ...a1300
• LARRICKY adj. tall and thin, usually without any implication of awkwardness ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LARRIE n. jesting, joking, a practical joke, a hoax ...1880 Sc.
• LARRIKIN n. a street rowdy, usually juvenile; a rough, a wild fellow; a mischievous or frolicsome youngster: a hoodlum or hooligan ...1870 chiefly Aust.
• LARRIKINA n. a female larrikin ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LARRIKINESS n. a female larrikin ...1871 chiefly Aust.
• LARRIKIN PUSH n. a street gang ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LARRO n. a homosexual male ...M20 US back-slang for 'oral'
• LARRONE † n. a robber ...a1300
• LARROP vb. to beat, to flog, to thrash ...1823 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• LARROWS ARE TRAPS FOR MEDDLERS n. a reply to what's that? ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LARROWS TO CATCH MEDDLERS n. a reply to what's that? ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LARRUP n. 1. a sound beating or thrashing ...E19 sl.
n. 2. syrup, molasses ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a switch; a whip ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to beat thoroughly, to strike, to thrash, to whip, to flog ...1824 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. of a woman: to slouch ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to go fast; to move in an awkward, noisy fashion ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LARRUP ALONG vb. to go fast; to hurtle along; to move in an awkward, noisy fashion ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LARRUP AROUND vb. to go fast; to hurtle along; to move in an awkward, noisy fashion ...a1874 Amer. dial.
• LARRUPING adj. very good, excellent; esp. used of food ...1900s US sl.
n. a beating, a thrashing, a flogging; a whipping; a tongue-lashing, a scolding ...1838 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LARRUPING GOOD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LARRUPPING n. a sound thrashing ...E19 sl.
• LARRUPY-DOPE n. syrup, molasses ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LARRY adj. among pitchmen: of unsatisfactory quality; poor ...1939 Amer. sl.
n. 1. cunning or deception; also, a deceptive remark ...1859 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 2. confusion, excitement ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a rascal; a villain; a Bohemian; one who acts without regard for conventions ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
n. 4. a fool ...20C Irish sl.
n. 5. among pitchmen: a defective or worthless article offered for sale; broadly, anything unsatisfactory ...1934 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a failure ...1980s US sl.
n. 7. an effeminate or homosexual man ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• LARRY DUGAN'S EYE WATER n. blacking (application of black polish) ...L18 sl.
• LARSTINGS n. elastic-sided boots ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LARSTINS n. elastic-sided boots ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LARUM n. 1. a tumultuous noise; a hubbub, an uproar ...a1533
n. 2. a call to arms; a battle-cry; news of an enemy's approach; any sound to warn of danger ...1549
† n. 3. an apparatus attached to a clock or watch, to produce a ringing sound at any fixed hour ...1586
† n. 4. an uneasy condition ...1598
† vb. 1. to sound forth loudly; to alarm ...1595
vb. 2. to talk incessantly ...1877 Eng. dial.
• LARVA † n. a disembodied spirit; a ghost, a hobgoblin, a spectre ...1651
• LARVAL † adj. belonging to a night spirit, ghost, hobgoblin; ghastly, dreadful ...1656
• LARVATED † adj. provided with a mask ; masked, concealed ...1623
• LARVE † n. a mask ...a1656
• LARVED † adj. masked, concealed ...1654
• LARY adj. 1. said of a knowing person aware of their own cleverness; conceited, cheeky ...1846 Cockney sl.
adj. 2. dressed flashily or vulgarly ...1898 Aust. sl.
adj. 3. shy, distrustful, leery ...1906 Amer. dial.
† n. 1. a servant, a drudge, an odd-job man ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a rough, a wild fellow ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• LARYDOODLE n. the penis ...19C Brit. colloq.
• LAS n. money, esp. as a loan or a contribution ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
int. alas! ...1604
• LA SAKES! int. an exclamation ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LASCAR n. an East Indian sailor ...1625
• LASCAREE † n. an East Indian sailor ...1712
• LASCARINE † n. an East Indian soldier; also, one of the native police ...1598 Indian
• LASCHETY †* n. laxity, carelessness ...1673
• LASCIVE †* adj. lascivious, wanton ...1647
• LASCIVIATE †* vb. to sport wantonly; to indulge in unseemly jesting; to give oneself to lasciviousness ...1627-77
• LASCIVIENCY †* n. lasciviousness, wantonness ...1664
• LASCIVIENT † adj. wanton, lascivious ...1653
• LASCIVIENTLY † adv. wantonly, lasciviously ...1664
• LASCIVIOSITY †* n. lasciviousness ...1727
• LASCIVIOUS † adj. voluptuous, luxurious ...1589 obs.
• LASCIVIOUSLY † adv. sportively ...1607
• LASCIVITY † n. the quality of being lascivious ...1490
• LASCIVY †* n. lasciviousness ...1727
• LASH † adj. 1. culpably negligent or remiss ...c1374
adj. 2. of food, fruit, grass, etc.: soft, watery ...c1440
† adj. 3. in a physical sense: loose, lax, relaxed ...1513
adj. 4. of weather: raw wet ...1787
† n. 1. a sudden or violent blow; a dashing or sweeping stroke ...c1330
† n. 2. a string, cord, thong ...c1440
†* n. 3. an alleged name for a 'company' of carters ...1486
†* n. 4. a lasso ...1748
† vb. 1. to assail, to attack ...c1330
vb. 2. to move swiftly and suddenly; to make a sudden movement, to dash, to rush ...c1330
vb. 3. to castigate in words; to rebuke, to satirize, to vituperate ...1590
vb. 4. to comb the hair ...1863 Eng. dial.
• LASH, THE n. the punishment of flogging ...1694
• LASH-COMB n. a wide-toothed comb ...1869 Eng. dial.
• LASHED adj. intoxicated; drunk ...Brit. colloq.
• LASHINGS n. an abundance, a great plenty ...1894 Amer. dial.
• LASHINGS AND LAVINS n. a great quantity; plenty ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LASHNESS † n. remissness; also, cowardice ...c1477
• LASH OUT vb. to spend money recklessly; to squander; to be extravagant in spending ...1513 Brit. colloq.
• LASH-UP n. 1. an informal social occasion, esp. a party ...1968 UK sl.
n. 2. a heavy drinking session ...2000 UK sl.
• LASK n. looseness of the bowels; diarrhoea; an attack of this ...1542
† vb. to lower in quality, quantity, or strength, to relax; to shorten life; to alleviate pain ...c1350
• LASON SA DAGA n. LSD ...1977 US drugs sl.
• LASPRING n. a young salmon ...1760
• LASS n. 1. a lady-love, a sweetheart ...1596
n. 2. a maidservant ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a form of address to a mare or a bitch ...1834
• LASSATE †* adj. tired, wearied ...1694
†* vb. to weary ...1623
• LASSATION † n. weariness ...1650
• LASSENGERS n. molasses ...1917 Amer. dial. jocular
• LASSET † n. the ermine or miniver ...1591
• LASSET-MOUSE † n. the ermine or miniver ...1607
• LASSET-WEASEL † n. the ermine or miniver ...1607
• LASSIE n. 1. a little lass, a girl ...1725 chiefly Sc.
n. 2. a boy or girl with gay parents ...1990s US homosexual sl.
• LASSIE-BOY n. a tomboy ...1896 Sc.
• LASSIEHOOD n. girlhood ...1857 chiefly Sc.
• LASSIEISH adj. young-womanish ...1882 chiefly Sc.
• LASSITUDE n. the condition of being weary in body or mind; a flagging of the bodily or mental powers; indifference to exertion; weariness ...1533
• LASS-LORN † adj. forsaken by one's lass or sweetheart ...1610
• LASSOCK n. a little girl ...1816 Sc.
• LASSONER n. a larcener, one who commits larceny ...1634-5
• LASSO TRADE n. a compliment given or reported on condition of receiving one in exchange ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LASSY n. a lass, a girl ...1725 chiefly Sc.
• LASSY ME! int. expressing surprise ...1840

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