DICTIONARY
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• LID n. 1. one of the covers of a book ...1878 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a hat; often applied to a soldier's steel helmet or a motorcyclist's crash helmet ...1896 sl.
n. 3. a pound ...1951 UK rhyming sl. for 'quid' (Saucepan Lid)
n. 4. a child ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'kid' (Saucepan Lid)
n. 5. a Jewish person ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'Yid' (Saucepan Lid)
n. 6. an ounce of marijuana ...1967 sl.
• LIDDEN n. noise, din. chatter ...1674 Eng. dial.
• LIDLY adj. ugly, loathsome, foul; clumsy ...1790 Sc.
• LIDO n. 1. a fashionable beach resort ...1925 Brit.
n. 2. a public open-air swimming pool ...Brit.
• LIDPOPPERS n. amphetamine tablets or capsules ...M20 US drugs sl.
• LIE n. 1. a liar ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a staying in bed longer than usual in the morning ...1930 sl., chiefly Brit.
vb. 1. to lodge, stay the night; to sojourn ...arch.
vb. 2. of the wind: to abate ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LIE-ABED n. one who lies late in bed; a late riser; a sluggard ...1764
• LIE-ABOUT adj. drunken ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. a lazy person; a shirker ...1937 sl.
• LIE AT THE CATCH † vb. to lie in wait; to be on the watch for an opportunity of catching or seizing something, esp. of catching a person's words, finding fault, making objections, etc. ...1642
• LIE BILL n. an acknowledgement of slander or libel ...1919 Amer. dial.
• LIE-BY adj. stored up for future use ...B1900 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a concubine, a mistress ...a1656 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a bedfellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a neutral; one who stands aside ...a1600 obs. exc. Sc.
n. 4. a slate used to form the gutter of a roof ...1899 Eng. dial.
n. 5. anything held in reserve ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a recess to enable vessels to pass ...1840
vb. to lie idle; to lie unused ...B1900 Sc.
• LIE DOGGO vb. to remain hidden or motionless so as not to be noticed ...1893 sl.
• LIE-DOWN n. 1. a rest on a bed, etc. ...1840 sl.
n. 2. in prison: time spent in the segregation unit ...1996 UK sl.
vb. (usually as 'lie down')
vb. 1. to be brought to bed for childbirth ...L16 euphemism
vb. 2, to retire for the night; to go to bed ...1859 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to smoke opium ...20C US drugs sl.
vb. 4. of the wind: to abate ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. in pool: to play below your skill level to lure strangers into playing against you for money ...1993 US sl.
• LIE DOWN ON THE JOB vb. to do less than one could or should do; to shirk one's obligations ...colloq.
• LIEF adj. dear, charming, sweet ...1979 Amer. dial.
n. permission ...BK1905 Amer. dial.
• LIEGER † adj. light, not heavy; slight, trifling; also, nimble ...1481-90
† n. 'a Londoner who formerly bought coals of the country colliers at so much a sack, and made his chief profit by using smaller sacks, making pretense he was a country collier' ...1592
• LIE-IN n. a staying in bed longer than usual in the morning ...1916 sl., chiefly Brit.
• LIE IN ONE'S TEETH vb. to lie grossly or maliciously
• LIE IN ONE'S THROAT vb. to lie grossly or maliciously
• LIE IN THE LASH † vb. to be left in the lurch ...1584
• LIE LAID ON WITH A TROWEL n. an out-and-out falsehood ...B1900
• LIE LOW vb. 1. to be in hiding; to behave in a manner that ought not to attract attention ...1880 UK
vb. 2. of the wind: to abate ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LIE OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH n. an utter falsehood ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIE SHEET n. a truck driver's log book ...1971 US sl.
• LIE UNDERSOD vb. to be buried ...1900 Eng. dial.
• LIE UPON ONE'S OARS vb. to take things easily; to be idle ...1726
• LIEUT n. a lieutenant ...1759 US
• LIEUTY n. a lieutenant ...1998 US
• LIEUY n. 1. a lump of expectorated phlegm ...1970s US sl.
n. 2. a piece of nasal mucus ...1970s US sl.
• LIE WITH vb. to sleep with; to copulate with ...14C
• LIE WITH A LATCHET, A n. an out-and-out lie ...1610
• LIFE n. life imprisonment ...1833 Aust.
n. 2. the criminal underworld as a way of life ...1916 Amer. criminal sl.
n. 3. homosexuality as a way of life ...1955 Amer. homosexual sl.
n. 4. drug addiction as a way of life ...1967 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 5. breath, esp. bad breath ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Life and Death)
• LIFE, THE n. 1. the criminal lifestyle; the lifestyle of prostitution ...1916 US sl.
n. 2. the business and lifestyle of professional wrestling ...1999 US sl.
• LIFE AND DEATH n. breath, esp. bad breath ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• LIFEBOAT n. a pardon, esp. of a death sentence; release from prison as a result of parole board action or a commutation of sentence ...1908 Amer. prison sl.
• LIFED-UP adj. sentenced to life imprisonment ...2002 UK sl.
• LIFE EVERLASTING n. gravy ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LIFE IN LONDON n. used for describing and easy, carefree lifestyle ...1991 Trinidad and Tobago usage
• LIFE INSURANCE, THE n. a parachute ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
• LIFE JACKET n. a condom ...1989 US sl.
• LIFE OFF vb. to sentence someone to life imprisonment ...2000 UK sl.
• LIFE OF REILLY, THE n. an enjoyable carefree existence ...1919 sl.
• LIFE OF RILEY, THE n. an enjoyable carefree existence ...1919 sl.
• LIFE ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN n. a series of prison sentences with brief periods of freedom between, which have the cumulative effect of a life sentence ...1949 US sl.
• LIFE-PRESERVER n. 1. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a doughnut ...1941 Amer. jocular
• LIFER n. 1. a prisoner serving a life sentence, or earlier, someone sentence to transportation for life ...1830 sl.
n. 2. a life peer ...1959 sl.
n. 3. a person, esp. a senior noncommissioned officer whose career is in military service: often used derisively ...1962 Amer. military sl.
n. 4. a person who intends to work at the same job until retirement; a careerist ...1970 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a person who takes drugs for 15-20 or more years ...1970 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a person who has been given a traffic ticket; used ironically ...1984 US sl.
• LIFER DOG n. a person, esp. a senior noncommissioned officer whose career is in military service: often used derisively ...1989 Amer. military sl.
• LIFER JUICE n. coffee ...1987 Amer. military sl.
• LIFE SAVER n. heroin ...2003 UK sl.
• LIFESAVERS n. gravy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIFESOME † adj. 1. fraught with life ...1583
adj. 2. full of life or animation; lively, gay, sprightly, animated ...1688
• LIFE-WEARY adj. weary of life or of living ...1592
• LIFFEY WATER n. porter (ale); any dark beer or stout, esp. Guinness™ ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• LIFT n. 1. a theft or robbery ...1845 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a strong stimulant effect from alcohol or drugs ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the sky ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a loan ...1953 Amer. carnival sl.
n. 5. a pill containing a stimulant; amphetamine ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to steal, esp. to pilfer; to rob; to plagiarize ...1526 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to pay off a debt ...1784 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to raise the bet of (someone) ...1859 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to kill someone ...1873 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to pick the pocket of someone; to rob ...1915 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to raise a glass of liquor to the lips and drink ...1954 Amer. sl.
• LIFT, THE n. the practice of shoplifting ...1791 Amer. sl., orig. criminal
• LIFT A FINGER vb. to make the slightest effort; used in the negative to denote unwillingness to make an effort ...1833
• LIFT A LEG ON A WOMAN vb. to copulate with a woman ...L18 Sc.
• LIFTED adj. intoxicated by alcohol or drugs ...1942 Amer. sl.
• LIFTER n. 1. a shoplifter ...1866 Amer. criminal sl.
n. 2. a drink of whisky ...1875 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a wedgie in one's underwear ...1991 Amer. dial.
• LIFT HAIR vb. to scalp ...M19 US sl.
• LIFTING RAG n. a dishcloth ...1981 Amer. dial.
• LIFT OFF BIG vb. to start a climb to the top ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LIFT ONE'S GAM vb. to urinate ...20C US euphemism
• LIFT ONE'S LEG vb. 1. to copulate ...18C Brit. euphemism
vb. 2. to urinate ...20C US euphemism
• LIFT PILL n. a pill containing a stimulant; amphetamine ...1968 Amer. sl.
• LIFT-SKIRTS n. a prostitute ...19C Brit.
• LIFT THE ELBOW vb. to drink alcohol ...1823 sl.
• LIFT THE THATCH vb. of noise: to 'raise the roof' ...1899 Eng. dial.
• LIFT UP vb. to get an erection ...20C euphemism
• LIG vb. 1. to loaf about ...1960 sl.
vb. 2. to freeload, esp. by gatecrashing ...1981 Brit. sl.
• LIGGER n. 1. a coverlet for a bed ...a1483 Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a horizontal timber in scaffolding, lying parallel to the face of the building and supporting the putlogs (one of the short horizontal timbers of a scaffolding, on which the scaffold-boards rest; one end is inserted at right angles in a hole left in the wall for that purpose (putlog-hole), the other being supported by the ledger) ...1500-18 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. the nether millstone ...1781 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a floating line with bait used for catching pike, and generally wound round a bundle of reeds; a pike-trimmer ...a1805 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a foot-bridge across a ditch, usually one consisting of a plank ...1840 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a foul salmon, Salmo salar ...1879 Sc.
n. 7. in worsted manufacturing: one who puts the material on to a carding machine ...1881 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a liar ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 9. one who lies in bed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 10. a layer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a stout stake; a prop, a pole ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 12. a branch partly cut through and laid down horizontally in a hedge ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 13. in thatching, a wooden rod laid across the thatch to hold it in place ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 14. someone who gatecrashes parties; a freeloader ...1977 Brit. sl.
vb. to set trimmers for a pike ...1834 Eng. dial.
• LIGGLE adj. legal ...c1930 Amer. dial.
vb. to carry something too heavy to be carried with ease, as a child 'liggles' a puppy about ...1830 Eng. dial.
• LIGGY adj. muddy, mucky, damp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LIGHT 1. adj. lewd, wanton ...14C
adj. 2. intoxicated by alcohol or drugs ...1737 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. short of cash; with insufficient money ...1955 Amer sl., orig. Black
adj. 4. weak ...1960s sl.
adj. 5. of money: in small amounts ...1962 Amer. sl.
adj. 6. stupid ...1967 US Black sl.
adj. 7. unable to consume large quantities of drink and/or drugs ...1990s US sl.
n. 1. credit ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a bright, clever person ...1900s US college sl.
n. 3. a small amount of money ...20C sl.
n. 4. in boxing, a lightweight ...1940 Amer. sl.
n. 5. insanity, craziness ...1950s W. Indies sl.
vb. 1. to get down off a horse; to dismount ...1899 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to enlighten someone with general or specific knowledge ...20C US Black sl.
• LIGHT-ALE BANDIT n. one who scrounges drinks in a public house ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
• LIGHT AND BITTER n. the anus ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'shitter'
• LIGHT AND DARK n. a park ...1930s rhyming sl.
• LIGHT A RAG vb. to leave in a hurry; to depart hurriedly; to run fast ...1903 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT ARTILLERY n. 1. a drug addict who uses a hypodermic needle ...1930 US drugs sl.
n. 2. beans ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT AS A KECK adj. very light ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• LIGHT A SHUCK vb. to leave in a hurry; to depart hurriedly; to run fast ...1905 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT AS LAD'S-LOVE adj. very light, puffy, inflated ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LIGHT BLUE n. gin ...19C Brit.
• LIGHT BOB n. a soldier of a regiment of light infantry ...1778 US Army usage
• LIGHT BREAD n. homemade bread ...1980 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT-BROWN n. a mulatto ...E20 US colloq.
• LIGHT BUG n. 1. a firefly ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a moth, beetle, or other insect attracted to light ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT BULB n. a pregnant woman ...M20 US sl.
• LIGHT-COMEDY MERCHANT n. a comedian pure and simple ...1887 Brit. theatrical sl.
• LIGHT DABBER n. a moth attracted to light ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTENING n. yeast ...1842 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTENING BUG n. a firefly ...1778 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTER FLY n. a firefly ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT FANTASTIC, THE n. the foot as the means of dancing; dancing ...c1840 colloq.
• LIGHT-FEEDER n. a silver spoon ...c1850 cant
• LIGHT-FINGER vb. to steal; to pilfer; to rob ...1956 US sl.
• LIGHT-FINGERED adj. inclined to steal ...1547 euphemism
• LIGHT FOOD n. tobacco for chewing ...1909 sl.
• LIGHTFOOT adj. light-footed, nimble of foot; active ...c1440 poetic
† n. 1. a name for the hare ...a1325
† n. 2. the deer ...a1600
† n. 3. venison ...B1900 cant
• LIGHT-FOOTED adj. pert. to a homosexual male ...20C US sl.
• LIGHT-FRIGATE n. a woman of loose morals; a wanton; a whore ...c1690 Brit. sl.
• LIGHTHEAD n. a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT-HEELED adj. wanton; pert. to a sexually loose woman ...E17
• LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING n. the activities of a male and a female living together unmarried ...M20 US sl.
• LIGHT HORSE n. a courtesan, a harlot ...c1620 sl.
• LIGHT HORSEMAN n. a thief operating as one of a gang on the Thames ...19C Brit. sl.
• LIGHTHOUSE n. 1. a watch-house ...c1805 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a red-nose person, generally male ...c1810 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a salt- or pepper-castor (shaker) ...L19 Royal Navy sl.
n. 4. a tramp acquainted with the police or with their methods ...1932 cant
• LIGHT HOUSEWIFE n. a lewd woman; a prostitute ...L17 Brit. cant
• LIGHT IN vb. to make a vigorous start on something; to begin ...1878 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT INFANTRY n. fleas ...1894 sl.
• LIGHTING BUG n. a firefly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT IN THE LOAFERS adj. of men: effeminate or homosexual ...1967 Amer. sl.
• LIGHTMANS n. the day, or daybreak ...1567 thieves' cant
• LIGHTNING n. 1. gin; also, any strong, often low-quality alcoholic spirit; inferior whisky ...1781 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. yeast ...1842 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. amphetamines ...M20 US drugs sl.
• LIGHTNING BUG n. a firefly ...1778 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING JERKER n. a telegrapher ...1891 US sl.
• LIGHTNING LIQUOR n. whisky; cheap liquor ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING OIL n. kerosene ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING ROD n. 1. a sword ...1863 US military sl.
n. 2. a jet fighter plane ...1954 US sl.
• LIGHTNING SHOVER n. a telegrapher ...1871 US railroad sl.
• LIGHTNING SLINGER n. a telegrapher ...1938 US railroad sl.
• LIGHTNING-SPLITTER n. a roof that comes to a sharp peak ...1992 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING STOCK n. a rifle ...1850 US sl.
• LIGHTNING STRIKER n. a formidable or impressive thing ...1867 US sl.
• LIGHT OF adj. short of money ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-EYES n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-LIFE n. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT OF THE MOON n. the period of the waxing moon ...1935 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT OIL n. kerosene ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT O' LOVE n. 1. a wanton woman ...L16
n. 2. a harmless term of endearment for a girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT ON adj. short of money ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• LIGHT ONE'S SHUCK vb. to cause someone to leave in a hurry ...1929 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT ON HIS FEET adj. pert. to an effeminate male ...M20 US sl.
• LIGHT-OUT n. a hasty or unceremonious departure n. Texas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'light out') to turn off a light ...1931 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTS n. 1. a fool; a soft-head; an oaf ...1682 Brit. colloq.
n. 2. the eyes ...1820 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the lungs, esp. of an animal; broadly, the internal organs ...1848 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME, THE phr. said of a person who is dazed, stupid, or unaware ...1983 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT SKIRTS n. a wanton woman ...L16 colloq.
• LIGHTS OUT n. death ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• LIGHT THE LAMP vb. of a woman: to have sexual intercourse ...19C Brit. euphemism
• LIGHT TROOPS n. lice ...E19 Brit. sl.
• LIGHT UP vb. 1. to light a cigarette or cigar ...1861 sl.
vb. 2. to have an orgasm ...M20 Brit. euphemism
• LIGHT WET n. gin ...E19 Brit. sl.
• LIGHT WOMAN n. a lewd woman ...L17 cant
• LIGHTWOOD-KNOT FLOATER n. a heavy rain ...1944 Amer. dial.
• LIGURATE † vb. to feed daintily ...1623
• LIKANCE †* n. liking; pleasure ...c1460
• LIKE vb. to desire sexually ...16C
• LIKE A BABY'S ARM WITH AN APPLE IN ITS FIST phr. used to describe an extra-large penis ...1930s sl.
• LIKE A BABY'S ARM WITH AN ORANGE IN ITS FIST phr. used to describe an extra-large penis ...1930s sl.
• LIKE A BABY'S BOTTOM adj. smooth, featureless ...1920s sl.
• LIKE A BANDIT adv. enthusiastically, very, fast, very successfully ...1970s US sl.
• LIKE A BASTARD adv. a general intensifier ...1910s sl., orig. US
• LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL adj. extremely fast ...E20 US colloq.
• LIKE ABC adj. easy, as simple as learning the alphabet ...Bk1909 sl.
• LIKE A BEER BOTTLE ON THE COLISEUM adj. conspicuous ...1940s Aust. sl.
• LIKE A BIG-ASSED BIRD adv. swiftly ...1945 US sl.
• LIKE A BIG DOG phr. having qualities to do with achievement, success, intensity ...1980s US college sl.
• LIKE A BIRCH-BROOM IN A FIT adj., said of rough, tousled hair ...1872
• LIKE A BIRD adv. with swift and easy motion onwards; easily; without resistance, difficulty, or hesitation ...1873
• LIKE A BLINK adv. immediately, very quickly ...1950s sl.
• LIKE A BLUE-ARSED BABOON adv. headlong, very fast ...1950s sl.
• LIKE A BOILED OWL adj. drunk ...1857 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A BOMB adv. very fast ...1950s sl., orig. US
• LIKE A BRIGHTON BUCKET phr. without recognizing someone when you pass them in the street ...1987 Trinidad and Tobago
• LIKE A BUMP ON A LOG adj. stupidly silent or inarticulate ...M19 US sl.
• LIKE A BUTTERLY IN HEAT adj. behaving in a dithering manner; indecisive ...1975 US sl., esp. homosexual usage
• LIKE A CABBIE'S ARMPIT phr. said of a mouth that is less than fresh ...Brit. sl.
• LIKE A CAB DRIVER'S ARMPIT phr. said of a mouth that is less than fresh ...Brit. sl.
• LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A CHIP IN A MESS OF MILK adj. of persons: insignificant, useless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LIKE A COUNTRY DUNNY adj. glaringly obvious, standing out ...1954 Aust. sl.
• LIKE A DOG KILLING SNAKES adv. with a violently shaking of the head ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A DOG'S DINNER adj. dressed smartly or ostentatiously ...colloq.
• LIKE A DOSE OF SALTS adj. very fast ...colloq.
• LIKE A DYING DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM adj. cast down in spirit; very down in the mouth; having a forlorn and hopeless expression; depressed, dejected ...1874
• LIKE A FLY IN A GLUE-POT adj. nervously excited ...1854 colloq.
• LIKE A FLY IN A TAR-BOX adj. nervously excited ...1659 colloq.
• LIKE A FROG IN A FIT adj. said of one who is tipsy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LIKE A HALF-SLED IN A SNOWSTORM adv. in an uncontrolled or unmanageable manner ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A HALF-SLED ON ICE adv. in an uncontrolled or unmanageable manner ...1873 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A HATTER adv. vigorously, boldly ...1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIKE A HOOER AT A CHRISTENING adj. in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• LIKE A HUMBLE-BEE IN A CHURN adj. having a voice not distinctly audible ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LIKE AIM, A n. a shrewd guess ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LIKE A KNIFE adv. very quickly ...M19 US sl.
• LIKE A KNOT ON A LOG adj. immovable, motionless, perfectly still ...1873 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A LAMPLIGHTER adv. quickly, fast; with long, rapid strides ...1838 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LIKE A LILY ON A DIRT TIN adj. utterly inappropriate or unsuitable ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LIKE A LILY ON A DUSTBIN adj. utterly inappropriate or unsuitable ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LIKE ALL GET-OUT adv. to the highest degree, with the utmost vigour ...M19 sl.
• LIKE ALL NATURE adv. to an extreme degree; like the dickens ...1824 Amer. dial. arch.
• LIKE ALL-POSSESSED adv. 1. as if bewitched ...1833 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. strongly, violently ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A LOAD OF BRICKS adv. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A LORD'S BASTARD adv. in great luxury ...1940s sl.
• LIKE A MIDSHIPMAN WITH MONEY IN BOTH POCKETS adj. extremely unlikely, very odd ...M19 sl.
ׇ• LIKE A MOJO phr. a great deal ...1980s US college & Black sl.
• LIKE A MONKEY ON A STICK adj. behaving in an eccentric, bizarre manner ...L19 sl.
• LIKE A MONKEY TRYING TO BUGGER A FOOTBALL phr. very clumsy; foolishly ...1965 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A MONKEY TRYING TO FUCK A FOOTBALL phr. very clumsy; foolishly ...1981 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A MONKEY UP A STICK adj. performing queer antics ...L19 colloq.
• LIKE A MONKEY WITH A TIN TOOL adj. impudent. self-satisfied ...c1863
• LIKE A MOOSE phr. having qualities to do with achievement, success, intensity ...1980s US college sl.
• LIKE AN ARROW phr. in poker: said of a sequence of five cards, conventionally known as a 'straight' ...1988 US sl.
• LIKE AN OLD MOLL AT A CHRISTENING adj. in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• LIKE A ONE-ARMED PAPERHANGER WITH THE ITCH adj. busy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A RED-HEADED STEPCHILD adv. unjustly, unkindly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE AS AN APPLE TO AN OYSTER adj. totally different ...1532
• LIKE A SHAG ON A ROCK phr. denoting the isolation or unhappiness associated with solitude, on one's own ...1845 Aust. sl.
• LIKE A SHEEP'S HEAD, ALL JAW adj. said of a talkative person ...1840
• LIKE A SHOT adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A SHOT OUT OF HELL adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A SHOT THROUGH HELL adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A SINGED CAT phr. applied to anything whose appearance does it injustice ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A STRAWYARD BULL, FULL OF FUCK AND HALF-STARVED phr. a jocose retort to the question, "How are you?"; (strawyard - a shelter or refuge for the destitute) ...Bk1904 sl.
• LIKE A STREAK OF CHAIN-LIGHTNING adv. very quickly ...1834 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A STRIPED-ASS APE adv. headlong, very fast ...1950s sl.
• LIKE A THOUSAND OF BRICKS adv. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A TON OF BRICKS adv. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A WHIRLYGUST IN A TEACUP adv. headlong; impetuously ...2006 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A WHIRLYGUST OF WOODPECKERS adv. headlong ...1916 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A WHITEHEAD adv. very fast or vigorously ...1826 Amer. dial.
• LIKE BARNEY'S BRIG adj. in a thoroughly disorderly state ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LIKE BARNEY'S BRIG, BOTH MAIN TACKS OVER THE FOREYARD adj. in a thoroughly disorderly state ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LIKE BILLY-HO adv. very quickly; strongly, a lot ...1885 colloq.
• LIKE BILLY-O adv. very quickly; strongly, a lot ...1885 colloq.
• LIKE BLINKO adv. immediately, very quickly ...1950s sl.
• LIKE BLUE MURDER adv. at a terrific pace; at top speed ...1914 sl.
• LIKE BUSTER'S GANG adv. with great excitement and speed ...1941 US jocular
• LIKE DADDY-COME-TO-CHURCH adj. to a very great extent; very much ...1950s US sl.
• LIKE DAFT adv. madly, wildly ...1793 Sc.
• LIKE DEAD LICE ARE FALLING OFF adv. of a person's manner of action: slowly, lethargically ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIKE DEATH WARMED UP adj. used to denote extreme exhaustion or tiredness; ill ...1939 sl.
• LIKE FIVE HUNDRED adj. very fast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKEFUL † adj. pleasing, pleasant, acceptable, agreeable ...c1305
• LIKE FUN adv. very quickly; vigorously ...c1815 colloq.
int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE FUNK ON A SKUNK adj. very close, extremely intimate ...1960s US Black sl.
• LIKE FURY adv. like mad, furiously, very hard or vigorously ...c1840 colloq.
• LIKE HAULIN' A LOG OUT'N A SCALDIN' TUB phr. comparison to denote difficulty ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE HEFT AND BLADE phr. close companions ...1884 Eng. dial.
• LIKE HELL adv. 1. with extreme vigour; desperately ...L18 colloq.
adv. 2. very badly ...20C colloq.
int. I don't believe it; certainly not! ...1925 sl.
• LIKE HERRINGS adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE HERRINGS IN A BARREL adj. very crowded; very closely packed together ...1704
• LIKE IT OR LUMP IT! int. put up with it or go without! ...20C
• LIKE KILLING BLACK SNAKES adv. very industriously, intensively ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LIKE KILLING SNAKES adv. very industriously, intensively ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LIKE LICKING HONEY OFF A THORN phr. said of an employment yielding but small and uncertain profit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LIKE LIPS, LIKE LETTUCE † phr. like has met its like ...a1540 obs.
• LIKE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYMOW phr. a hopeless search ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIKELY adj. 1. handsome, attractive; good-natured; pleasing, agreeable ...1809 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sensible, intelligent ...1809 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. able-bodied, competent, capable ...1899 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKELY STORY, A n. a statement greeted with incredulity; a lie ...1865 sl.
• LIKELY TALE, A n. a statement greeted with incredulity; a lie ...1749 sl.
• LIKE MAD adv. to an extraordinary extent; very much ...1653 UK
• LIKE MAGNIFICAT AT MATINS adj. out of order ...L16 Brit. sl.
• LIKE MALACHI'S CHILD, CHOKEFULL OF SENSE phr. said of anyone who boasts of himself or of his children ...1865 Eng. dial.
• LIKEN vb. to resemble ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LIKE NAILS adj. comparing anything very hard ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS adv. to an extraordinary extent; very much ...1938 Brit.
• LIKE OLD BILLY adv. like the devil, hard, furiously, very energetically ...1894 sl.
• LIKE OLD BILLY-O adv. like the devil, hard, furiously ...1923
• LIKE OLD BOOTS adv. 1. quickly, swiftly ...1850 sl.
adv. 2. vigorously, thoroughgoingly ...1865 sl.
• LIKE OLD HARRY adv. to a great extent ...M17 sl.
• LIKE OLD NICK adv. very quickly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE OLD SCRATCH adv. very quickly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE SARDINES adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE SARDINES IN A BARREL adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE SARDINES IN A TIN adj. crowded, huddled ...M19 colloq.
• LIKE SHIT STICKING TO A SHOVEL adj. very adhesive indeed ...L19 sl.
• LIKE SHOOTING DUCKS ON A POND adj. very easy ...1940s sl.
• LIKE SIXTY adv. with great force or vigour; at a great rate ...1848 colloq.
• LIKE SKELETONS FUCKING ON A TIN ROOF phr. used as a perfect simile for a rattling noise ...1961 US sl.
• LIKE SNUFF AT A WAKE adv. 1. in large amounts ...20C Irish sl.
adv. 2. very quickly ...20C Irish sl.
• LIKE STANK ON SHIT adj. very close, extremely intimate ...1960s US Black sl.
• LIKE STEAM adv. very quickly, very easily, energetically ...M19 sl.
• LIKE STINK adv. intensely, furiously ...1920s sl.
• LIKE STINK ON GLUE adj. very close, extremely intimate ...1960s US Black sl.
• LIKE STINK ON SHIT adj. very close, extremely intimate ...1960s US Black sl.
• LIKE ST. PAUL'S phr. used to describe tight trousers ...20C Aust. sl.
• LIKE STUPIDNESS adv. abundantly, in great supply ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• LIKE TAR adv. very keenly, very quickly ...1900s sl.
• LIKE THAT adj. pregnant ...1976 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE BACK END OF A BUS adj. ugly, unattractive ...1959 sl.
• LIKE THE BACK OF A BUS adj. ugly, unattractive ...1959 sl.
• LIKE THE DEVIL! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE THE DEVIL BEATING TANBARK adv. very fast, vigorously, severely ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE GOLD DUST TWINS phr. said of people who are very friendly toward each other ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE MILL TAIL O' THUNDER adv. in a swift, disorderly, and excited manner ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE MILLTAILS OF HELL adv. in a fast and violent manner, swiftly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE MISCHIEF adv. very quickly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE OLD HARRY adv. quickly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE OLD SCRATCH adv. very quickly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THIRTY CENTS adj. unpleasant; deplorable ...1896 US sl.
• LIKE TOADS UNDER A HARROW adj. oppressed ...1802-12
• LIKE TWO CENTS adj. worthless ...1929 Amer. sl.
• LIKE UGLY ON A BABOON adv. tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LIKE UGLY ON AN APE adv. tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LIKE UGLY ON A TOAD adv. tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly ...2005 Amer. dial.
• LIKE UGLY ON WARTHOG adv. tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly ...2006 Amer. dial.
• LIKE UNTO prep. similar to; in the manner of ...1867 Amer. dial.
• LIKE WHITE ON RICE adv. very close to; in very close proximity ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LIKE WINKY adv. very quickly; in a moment; as in the twinkling of an eye ...1855 Eng. dial.
• LIKEWORTH † adj. agreeable, acceptable, pleasing ...c888
• LIKKETY-DAMN adv. with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-HELL adv. with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-RIP adv. with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-SCOOT adv. with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-WHOOP adv. with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• L.I.L. n. one's unmarried partner for the time being; Live-In Lover ...20C Brit colloq.
• LIL n. £5 ... Bk1903 sl.
• LILACS n. 1. comparatively full side whiskers ...c1919 US sl.
n. 2. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• LILDER vb. to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LILIES-OF-THE-VALLEY n. haemorrhoids ...1990s homosexual sl.
• LILIKOI n. the passion fruit ...1929 Hawaii
• LILL n. £5 ... Bk1903 sl.
• LILLEY AND SKINNER n. 1. a beginner ...1920s rhyming sl.
n. 2. dinner ...1920s rhyming sl.
• LILLIAN n. the police ...1970s homosexual sl.
• LILLIAN GISH n. 1. a dish ...1920s Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a fish ...1920s Aust. rhyming sl.
• LILLIAN GISHED adj. drunk ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'pissed'
• LILLY adj. little, in size or quantity ...1922 Amer. dial.
• LILLYDEW n. a perspiration, sweat; an excitement ...1854 Eng. dial.
• LILLY F-40 n. an orange-coloured 100 mg capsule of secobarbital sodium (Seconal™), a central nervous system depressant ...1977 US sl.
• LILLY LAW n. a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• LILLYLOO n. a lullaby; a refrain, a song ...1818 Sc.
• LILLY-WUNTERS! int. an exclamation of amazement or surprise ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LILY n. an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• LILY LAW n. a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• LILY-LIVERED adj. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LILYWHITE-GROAT n. 1 shilling ... Bk1903 sl.
• LILY WHITES n. bed sheets ...1946 US sl.
• LIMA n. marijuana ...1998 UK sl.
• LIMB vb. 1. to cut the branches from a tree; rarely, to prune ...1839 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to beat severely, to whip, to flog ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A DISHRAG adj. limp, weak, exhausted ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A GREASY RAG adj. limp, weak, exhausted ...1866 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A RAG adj. limp, weak, exhausted ...1818 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER BELLY n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1954 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER BELLY ICE n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER BRIDGE n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER-DICKED adj. impotent ...1984 Amer. sl.
• LIMBERHAM † n. 1. one who has 'limber hams', a supple-jointed person; fig. a servile flatterer; an obsequious person ...1689
† n. 2. an irresolute or vacillating person ...a1704
• LIMBER ICE n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER JACK n. 1. a whip or other flexible instrument of punishment, as a cane or ferrule ...1860 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a loose-jointed, flexible person; a contortionist ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 3. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER JIM n. 1. a loose-jointed, flexible person; a contortionist ...c1930 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a whip or other flexible instrument of punishment, as a cane or ferrule ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 3. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER LEAD n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER-LEGGED adj. feeling weak in the legs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LIMBERLY adv. exhaustedly, weakly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER SICK adj. weak, unable to stand or walk because of illness ...1929 Amer. dial.
• LIMBERY adj. limber, flexible ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LIMBO n. marijuana grown in Colombia ...M20 US drugs sl.
• LIMB OF SATAN n. a wicked or mischievous person, esp. a child ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LIMB-SKINNER n. a cowboy who works in brush country ...1936 US West. sl.
• LIMBY adj. having many limbs or branches ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LIME n. 1. anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a term of disparagement ...Bk1913-17 college sl.
† vb. to impregnate a bitch ...M16
• LIME-FINGERED † adj. given to pilfering ...1546
• LIMEJUICER n. 1. (mildly derogatory) a British sailor ...L19 jocular
n. 2. a Britisher ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• LIMEY n. 1. orig. a British immigrant, and hence, a British person ...1888 sl., orig. Aust., NZ & S. Afr.
n. 2. (mildly derogatory) a British sailor ...20C colloq.
• LIMIT, THE n. coition ...20C US colloq.
• LIMMER adj. knavish, scoundrelly, roguish, rascally ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a scoundrel ...1456 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. an unchaste, loose, or immoral woman; a mistress, a prostitute ...1566 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a sarcastic or contemptuous term for any female ...1720 Sc.
n. 4. a malevolent or mischievous woman ...1752 Sc.
n. 5. a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade, a hussy ...1786 Sc.
n. 6. a mischievous boy ...1880 Sc.
• LIMOUS † adj. muddy, slimy ...c1420
• LIMP adj. drunk ...20C US colloq.
• LIMPING JESUS n. a lame person ...19C sl.
• LIMPS, THE n. the Liberals ...L19 Brit. political sl.
• LIMPSY adj. limp, flimsy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIMPTY n. a crippled beggar ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• LIMP-WRIST adj. weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
n. 1. an effeminate man, almost always homosexual ...1950 US sl.
n. 2. a weakling; a social 'liberal' ...1990s sl., orig. US
• LIMP-WRISTED adj. of men: effeminate; soft; weak; homosexual; usually derisive ...1957 US sl.
• LIMP WRISTER n. a male homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
• LIMPY adj. lame; crippled ...1955 Amer. dial.
n. a crippled beggar ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• LIMPY-GO-FETCH n. a disabled person ...1997 US sl.
• LIMPY UP adj. disabled ...1966 Bahamas sl.
• LINCH n. a leech ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LINCOLN n. 1. a $5 note ...1945 US sl.
n. 2. a five-dollar prostitute ...1965 US sl.
• LINCOLN DROP n. the small tray near a shop's cash till with pennies which customers may use for making exact payments ...1997 US sl.
• LINCOLNSHIRE GREMLIN n. a sharp-toothed gremlin, fond of biting the control wires ...1940 Royal Air Force sl.
• LINCOLNSHIRE YELLOW-BELLY n. a native of Lincolnshire ...18C Brit.
• LINCOLN'S INN n. 1. a hand ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'fin'
n. 2. gin ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 3. a £5 note ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'finn'
• LINCOLN TUNNEL n. in homosexual usage: a loose anus and rectum ...1981 US sl.
• LINDED adj. lined ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LINDY vb. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LINDY-HOP vb. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LINE n. 1. loin ...1815 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a special verbal approach, esp. as an introduction to seduction; a chat-up line ...1903 UK sl.
n. 3. a red-light district; skid row; an area of cheap housing ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a vein, esp. in the context of injecting drugs ...1938 US drugs sl.
n. 5. an attractive female ...1941 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a young girl or woman ...M20 Aust. sl.
n. 7. political philosophy ...1968 US sl.
n. 8. money ...1972 US sl.
n. 9. a dose of powdered cocaine arranged in a line for snorting ...1973 US drugs sl.
n. 10. in sports betting: the points or odds established by a bookmaker that govern the bet ...1977 US sl.
n. 11. collectively, the prostitutes in a brothel who are available for sex at a given moment ...1987 US sl.
n. 12. the area housing a prison's general population ...1989 US sl.
n. 13. an assembly line in a factory ...1996 US
vb. 1. of dogs: to copulate ...14C
vb. 2. of a male dog: to impregnate a bitch ...14C
vb. 3. to copulate ...17C sl.
• LINE-BACK adj. of a horse or cow: having a stripe down the back ...1856 Amer. dial.
n. (as 'line back') a horse or cow having a stripe down the back ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LINE-BACKED adj. of a horse or cow: having a stripe down the back ...1841 Amer. dial.
• LINE CROSSER n. in the Korean war: a soldier who crossed the main line of resistance to find and retrieve prisoners of war ...1967 US sl.
• LINED adj. 1. drunk; lined with a coating of alcohol ...E20 US sl.
adj. 2. popular, full of people ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LINEDED adj. lined ...1883 Amer. dial.
• LINE GALE n. severe weather associated with the spring and autumn equinoxes ...1836 Amer. dial.
• LINE HOUSE n. a place where liquor was sold and consumed illegally ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LINEN n. underwear ...19C
• LINEN BRITCHES WINTER n. a period of cold weather in the spring ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LINE ONE'S JACKET † vb. to eat or drink; to fill one's stomach; to stuff oneself ...1611
• LINE OUT vb. 1. to reprimand, to discipline, to punish ...1927 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to straighten out, to organize ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LINER n. a freelance literary or journalistic hack ...M19 sl.
• LINE-SHOOT n. boastful talk ...1943 Brit. sl.
vb. to boast, to brag ...1942 Brit. sl.
• LINE-SHOOTER n. a boastful talker ...1942 Brit. sl.
• LINE STORE n. a place where liquor was sold and consumed illegally ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LINE STORM n. severe weather associated with the spring and autumn equinoxes ...1850 Amer. dial.
• LINE UP vb. to castrate ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LINGE adj. pliable, as new leather ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to beat severely, to thrash, to flog ...1600 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to lounge...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to work so violently as to cause exhaustion ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to lunge ...Bk1902 Northern Ireland
vb. 5. to stick out the tongue ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LINGER n. a large or excellent example of its kind ...1893 Amer. dial.
vb. to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1859 Amer. dial.
• LINGER ON vb. to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LING FINGER n. the ring finger ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LING-GRAPPLING n. 1. groping or feeling a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. copulating with a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• LINGIN adj. great, remarkable ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LINGISTER n. an interpreter ...c1920 Amer. dial.
• LINGMAN n. the ring finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LINGO n. talk; chatter ...Bk1942 sl.
• LINGUACIOUS †* adj. 1. full of tongue; talkative, loquacious, babbling ...1652
†* adj. 2. linguistic (bad use) ...1814
• LINGUISHED † adj. skilled in languages ...1607
• LINGUIST n. a cunnilinguist ...M20 sl.
• LINGUISTER n. an interpreter ...1645
• LINING OUT n. a scolding, a reprimand ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LINK n. a lynx ...1897 Amer. dial.
• LINK CAT n. a lynx ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LINK DOWN vb. to get down from a horse ...1935 Amer. dial.
• LINKIE PINKIE n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• LINK IN vb. to work as fast as possible ...1902 Amer. dial.
• LINKISTER n. an interpreter ...1896 Amer. dial.
vb. to interpret ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LINKSTER n. an interpreter ...1868 Amer. dial.
• LINQUISH † vb. to abandon, to forsake ...1591
• LINTBRAIN n. a foolish, dim-witted, or ignorant person ...1990 US sl.
• LINT-CATCHER n. the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LINT-GETTER n. the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LINT-HAIRED adj. having flaxen locks ...1891
• LINTHEAD n. (derogatory) a cotton-mill worker; hence, a low-class White person; a hillbilly; an insignificant person ...1933 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a foolish, dim-witted, or ignorant person ...1960 US sl.
• LINT-STRAINER n. the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LION n. a mountain lion ...c1613 Amer. dial.
• LION DRUNK adj. drunk ...L16 sl.
• LIONESS n. a harlot; a prostitute ...L16 sl.
• LION-MOUTH n. a snapdragon ...1892 Amer. dial.
• LION'S-MOUTH n. a snapdragon ...1773 Amer. dial.
• LION'S TOOTH n. the dandelion ...1562
• LIP n. 1. impudent talk ...1821 sl.
n. 2. a lawyer, esp. a criminal lawyer ...1929 US sl.
vb. 1. to kiss intimately ...Shakespeare usage
vb. 2. to talk, usually volubly, esp. in an abusive, rude, or argumentative fashion; to argue; to engage in backtalk ...1898 sl.
vb. 3. to place snuff between the lip and gums ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LIP BATTLE n. an argument ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. to argue ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LIP-COMFORTER n. one who comforts or consoles with mere words ...a1815
• LIP-FAVOUR n. a kiss ...1592
• LIP-IN n. an intrusion in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'lip in') to intrude in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIP-LAP n. a disparaging nickname given to Eurasians ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian
• LIP-LICK † n. a kiss ...1582
• LIP LOBS n. talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• LIP-LOYALTY n. insincerity ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LIP MUSIC n. slangy speech ...1990s sl.
• LIP OFF vb. to talk, usually volubly, esp. in an abusive or argumentative fashion; to argue; to engage in backtalk ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LIPPER † n. 1. leprosy ...c1250
n. 2. a person who uses snuff ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIPPER-OFF n. one who talks back; an argumentative person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIPPIE n. lipstick ...1940 Aust. sl.
• LIPPIN vb. to trust, to have faith ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LIPPING FULL adj. full to overflowing ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LIPPITTY-LOP adv. limping ...1892 Eng. dial.
• LIPPITY-CLICK adv. rapidly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIPPITY-CLIP adv. rapidly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIPPITY-CUT adv. rapidly ...1912 Amer. dial.
• LIPPY adj. impudent, rude, pert, disrespectful, talkative ...1875 sl.
n. lipstick ...1940 Aust. sl.
• LIP SALVE n. insincere flattery ...1882 Amer. sl.
• LIP-THATCH n. a moustache ...1892 jocular
• LIP-WASH n. flattery ...1891 sl.
• LIQUEFIED adj. drunk ...1939 sl.
• LIQUIDATED adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIQUID CRIME n. cheap, powerful liquor ...1881 US jocular
• LIQUID DEATH n. cheap, powerful liquor ...1862 US jocular
• LIQUID FIRE n. strong liquor, esp. whisky ...1815 sl.
• LIQUID HORSESHOES n. liquor, esp. whisky. with an ,exceptional kick ...1920 US sl.
• LIQUID LAUGH n. an act of vomiting caused by drunkenness ...1963 sl.
• LIQUID LUNCH n. a midday meal at which more alcoholic drink than food is consumed ...1970 sl.
• LIQUID SUNSHINE n. California rain ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIQUISH n. licorice ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LIQUORED adj. drunk ...1870 sl.
• LIQUORED UP adj. drunk ...1924 US sl.
• LIQUOR-HEAD n. one who drinks steadily, or a great deal; a drunkard ...1944 Amer. dial.
• LIQUORICE STICK n. a clarinet ...c1945 Brit. sl.
• LIQUORISH adj. 1. fond of and eager for choice food ...arch.
adj. 2. greedy; longing ...arch.
adj. 3. lustful, lecherous ...arch.
• LIQUORS n. water ...1925 Brit. sl.
• LIQUOR UP vb. to take a drink ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIRICONFANCY † n. the lily of the valley ...1567
• LIRIPOOP † n. 1. something to be learned and acted or spoken; one's lesson, role, or part; chiefly in phrases 'to know or have (one's) liripoop', 'to teach (a person) his liripoop' ...1546
† n. 2. a shrewd trick or stratagem ...1605
† n. 3. a silly person ...1621
† n. 4. in early academical costume: the long tail of a graduate's hood ...1737
• LIRROP vb. to beat, to flog, to thrash ...1823 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• LISPERS n. 1. the teeth ...c1785 cant
n. 2. the lips ...18C Brit. sl.
• LISSEN vb. to listen ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIST n. a stripe, esp. one around the body of an animal ...1805 Amer. dial.
• LISTED adj. striped, banded ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LISTEN AT vb. to listen ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LISTENER n. 1. an ear ...1821 sl.
n. 2. a pig's ear ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LISTEN IN vb. to listen intently ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LISTEN O.K. vb. to sound correct ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LISTMAN n. a ready-money bookmaker ...L19 sl.
• LIT adj. 1. drunk ...1914 sl.
adj. 2. having been shot ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 1. literature ...M19
n. 2. a Lithuanian or person of Lithuanian descent ...1964 Amer. dial.
• LIT. CRIT. n. literary criticism ...L19 sl.
• LIT. ED. n. a literary editor ...L19 sl.
• LITEN n. a garden ...1775 Eng. dial.
• LITERARY SCHOOL n. a public school ...1933 Amer. dial.
• LITERARY TEACHER n. a public school teacher ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LITERATURE n. any form of printed material ...L19 sl.
• LITHERBACK † n. a slothful person ...1577
• LITHERBY †* n. a base or rascally person; a bad, wicked person ...1598
• LITSY BITSY adj. small, little, tiny ...1945 Amer. dial.
• LITTABITTY adj. small, little, tiny ...1926 Amer. dial.
• LITTER n. a clutch of eggs ...1892 Amer. dial.
• LITTERBUG n. someone who scatters litter antisocially ...1947 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• LITTER-EGG n. a small egg, the last of the 'litter' ...1892 Amer. dial.
• LITTER LOUT n. someone who scatters litter antisocially ...1927 Brit. sl.
• LITTLE adj. 1. younger, junior ...1915 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. slender ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. 1. petting ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...1960s US sl.
vb. to make small or insignificant; to make narrow ...1931 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE ABNER n. 1. a blunt or square-toed shoe ...1947 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a large yellow turnip ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE ADA n. the point of 8 in craps dice ...1910s US gambling usage
• LITTLE AND LARGE n. margarine ...1920s rhyming sl. for 'marge'
• LITTLE BAG n. an epithet applied to a child, playfully or as a term of reproach ...Bk1898 Sc.
• LITTLE BARN n. an outdoor privy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BIDDIE n. an attractive little girl or small old woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• LITTLE BIDDY n. an attractive little girl or small old woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• LITTLE BILL n. a nickname for a short person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE BIT n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE BITCH n. an exceptionally long prison sentence ...1970s US prison sl.
• LITTLE BIT OF ALL RIGHT, A adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a sexually attractive person ...1898 sl.
n. 2. something satisfactory ...1898
• LITTLE BIT OF EYES RIGHT n. a woman, usually attractive ...1910s Aust. sl.
• LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP adj. slightly insane ...1910s Aust. sl.
• LITTLE BITS n. a nickname or affectionate term for a sister ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BITSY adj. small, little, tiny ...1905 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BITTY adj. small, little, tiny ...1905 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BONEY n. Napoleon Bonaparte ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE BREECHES n. a child ...1856 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BRITCHES n. a child ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BROTHER n. a good and loyal friend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LITTLE BROWN HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BROWN SHACK n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BUCK n. a small child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BULL n. a nickname for a camp foreman ...1925 Amer. loggers' sl.
• LITTLE CACK n. a small child ...1910 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE CAPTAIN n. the dandelion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE CASINO n. 1. a small or inconsequential person; a hanger-on ...1904 US sl.
n. 2. gonorrhea (in contrast to syphilis) ...1968 US sl.
• LITTLE CHARLEY n. an infantryman's haversack ...M20 army sl.
• LITTLE CHICKABIDDY n. a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
• LITTLE CHICKEN n. a wife ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE CONVERSATION, A n. cursing and/or swearing ...20C sl.
• LITTLE DEERS n. young women who are involved in some way with the stage ...L19 sl.
• LITTLE DEVIL n. a term of mildly reproving affection ...17C sl.
• LITTLE DICK n. in craps dice: the point of 4 ...1930s US gambling usage
• LITTLE DILLE n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• LITTLE DO-SOMETHING phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE EASE † n. a prison cell too small to permit the person occupying it to assume a comfortable position ...1690
• LITTLE EIGHT n. a regular per diem payment ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING n. 1. something very small, unimportant, or insignificant ...1825 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an idle, worthless person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING SHARPENED DOWN TO A POINT n. anything very insignificant or utterly unimportant ...E19 US sl.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING WHITTLED DOWN TO A POINT
n. anything very insignificant or utterly unimportant ...E19 US sl.
• LITTLE ENGLAND n. Barbados ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• LITTLE EVA n. 1. a loud-mouthed White woman ...1950s US Black sl.
n. 2. used as a term of address to reinforce a negative statement ...1950s US sl.
• LITTLE FISH n. an unimportant person ...E19 US sl.
• LITTLE FOUR n. the point of 4 in craps dice ...20C US gambling sl.
• LITTLE FRIEND n. menstruation ...1920s sl., orig. Aust. & Can.
• LITTLE GARDEN HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE GENTLEMAN IN BROWN VELVET, THE † n. a mole ...1898
• LITTLE GREEN HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE HORROR n. a mischievous child ...1846 sl.
• LITTLE HOUSE n. 1. an outdoor privy ...1789 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a shed ...1994 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE HOUSE BEHIND THE BIG HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE IDA n. Idaho ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLEISH adj. rather small ...c1825 colloq.
• LITTLE JACK n. the little finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JESUS n. a corporal ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LITTLE JOE n. the smallest pig in a litter ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JOHN n. a calf ...1973 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JOHNNY n. a violet ...1908 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE KACK n. a small child ...1910 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE LAUREL n. a rhododendron ...1901 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MAMMA n. a grandmother ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MAN n. 1. a young male child ...1468 jocular
n. (as 'littleman') the little finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MAN IN THE BOAT n. the clitoris ...1979 sl.
• LITTLE MARMOSET † n. a term of endearment or playful reproach to a woman or child ...1604
• LITTLE MARY n. the stomach, belly ...1903 sl.
• LITTLE MARY DOLL HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MILLION n. a great many ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MITE, A adv. somewhat, slightly ...1913 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MONKEY n. a mischievous child ...1819 sl.
• LITTLE-MOUNT n. an old-fashioned child ...1878 Eng. dial.
• LITTLE OFFICE n. an outdoor privy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE OLD LADY IN TENNIS SHOES n. used as a stereotype of an energetic, quirky old woman ...1984 US sl.
• LITTLE OLD LADY WITH THE RED SHAWL phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE OUTLAW n. a small, rough child who misbehaves and doesn't obey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE OVER THE BAY, A adj. somewhat intoxicated ...1833 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE PAL n. the vagina ...L19 sl.
• LITTLE PERISHER n. a mischievous child ...1935 sl.
• LITTLE PETER n. a gas or electric meter ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• LITTLE PIERCER n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• LITTLE PIGS n. small sausages ...1946 US sl.
• LITTLE PLOUGHMAN n. the clitoris ...1980 US sl.
• LITTLE R n. during the Korean and Vietnam wars, rest and rehabilitation ...1960 US sl.
• LITTLE RHODY n. the state of Rhode Island ...Bk1903 Amer. sl.
• LITTLES n. in pool: the solid-coloured balls numbered 1 to 7 ...1990 US sl.
• LITTLE SAIGON n. a neighbourhood with a large number of Vietnamese immigrants and businesses ...1979 US sl.
• LITTLE SCHOOL n. a juvenile reformatory ...1920s US criminals’ sl.
• LITTLE SCUT n. a little boy; a scamp, a rascal ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SCUTTER n. a small child ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SHAME TONGUE n. the clitoris ...19C sl.
• LITTLE SHAVER n. a boy ...1854 sl.
• LITTLE SHED n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SHORTY n. a nickname for a short person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE SHOT n. an insignificant person ...1930s US sl.
• LITTLE SILLY n. a girl; a pretty girl ...1900s Aust. sl.
• LITTLE SIR ECHO n. a person who always agrees with his superiors ...1989 Aust. sl.
• LITTLE SISTER n. 1. the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 2. menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial. euphemism
• LITTLE SISTER'S HERE n. menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SKEEZUCKS n. a mischievous child; endearing in many cases ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SMACK n. a half-sovereign ...1900s sl.
• LITTLE SNAKESMAN n. a small boy in a gang of burglars who is put through a narrow opening into a house, then lets the gang in ...L18 UK criminals’ sl.
• LITTLE-SON † n. a grandson ...1579 obs.
• LITTLE STRANGER n. 1. an unborn foetus, esp. one that is illegitimate or of unknown paternity ...20C sl.
n. 2. a newborn child ...20C sl.
• LITTLE TACKER n. a child, esp. a boy ...1890 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE TAD n. a small boy ...1871 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE TEENSY adj. very tiny or small ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE TITCH n. an itch ...20C rhyming sl.
• LITTLE TYKE n. a mischievous child ...1894 sl.
• LITTLE-UP vb. to finish many half-completed tasks ...1932 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE-WHAT † n. a small portion or quantity of ...c1380
• LITTLE WHITE HOUSE OUTSIDE n. an outdoor privy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE WILLIE n. menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial. euphemism
• LITTLE WOMAN ROUND THE CORNER n. one's dressmaker or sewing-woman ...20C middle-class colloq.
• LITTLE WOODEN HILL, THE the stairs ...M19 UK nursery usage
• LITTLE-WORTH † adj. of worthless, mean, bad, or contemptible character ...c1200 obs. exc. arch. & Sc.
n. a bad or worthless person ...1825 Sc.
• LITTLEY n. a child ...1965 Aust. sl.
• LITTLE YERKER n. 1. a small child ...1955 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a term of address ...1960 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE YURKER n. a small child ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LITTLIES n. the smaller or younger children ...c1965 colloq.
• LITTLING n. 1. a little child; a young animal; the smallest pup, etc., of a litter ...c975 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an endearment; a caress ...1963 Amer. dial.
• LIT UP adj. drunk ...1914 sl.
• LIVE adv. briskly, fast ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LIVE AFORE THE FRIEND vb. to live on the charity of friends ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LIVE A LIFE LIKE A TOAD UNDER A HARROW vb. to suffer from ill-treatment or ill-usage ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIVE AND LET LIVE! int. address to a person head-scratching or body-scratching, with implication of nits, fleas, or lice ...c1918
• LIVE AT A LOW SAIL vb. to live humbly ...1602
• LIVE AT HACK AND MANGER vb. to live in plenty ...1818
• LIVE AT RANDOM vb. to live lavishly ...1876 Eng. dial.
• LIVE AT THE SIGN OF THE CAT'S FOOT vb. to be henpecked ...19C
• LIVE BACH(E) vb. to live as a bachelor ...1909 society colloq.
• LIVE EELS n. fields ...1857 rhyming sl.
• LIVE FENCE n. a hedge ...1804 Amer. dial.
• LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG vb. to live a comfortable, secure, and well-off life ...1940s sl., orig. US
• LIVE HIGH ON THE HOG vb. to live a comfortable, secure, and well-off life ...1940s sl., orig. US
• LIVE HORSE n. work additional to that included in the (generally, week's) bill ...19C Brit. workmen's sl.
• LIVE HORSE! AND THOU SHALT HAVE GRASS int. well, let's wait and see! later on, we'll see ...18C Brit. colloq.
• LIVE IN ADULTERY vb. to live together outside of marriage ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIVE IN A GLASS-HOUSE vb. to lay oneself open to criticism ...c1845 Brit. colloq.
• LIVE IN ONE'S BOXES vb. to lack a fixed abode, to move from place to place ...20C Brit. colloq.
• LIVE IN ONE'S CHEST(S) vb. of midshipmen: to sleep in a hammock in the gun-room, where one's chest is kept ...L19 Royal Navy sl.
• LIVE IN ONE'S TRUNKS vb. to be at a place for so short a time that it is not worth while to unpack; to live in a confined space, esp. a ship's cabin ...1931 Brit. colloq.
• LIVE IN SOMEONE'S POCKET vb. to be constantly accessible and instantly available to one ...1930s Brit. colloq.
• LIVE IN TALL COTTON vb. to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LIVE IT UP vb. to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to lead a gay, extravagant life ...1951 sl., orig. US
• LIVE LARGE vb. to be extremely, esp. ostentatiously, successful, popular, wealthy, etc. ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LIVE LIKE A PLOVER vb. to live on nothing, to live on air ...1880
• LIVE LIKE OLD PAMP vb. to have a well-supplied table ...1893 Eng. dial.
• LIVE LUMBER n. soldiers or passengers on board ship ...c1780 Brit. nautical sl.
• LIVELY n. liveliness ...1993 Amer. dial.
• LIVE MEAT WAGON n. an ambulance ...1969 Amer. sl.
• LIVE MESSAGE n. a message in course of transmission; generally plural ...1870 telegraphers' usage
• LIVE OFF THE LAND vb. to live the life of a tramp ...L19 Aust. colloq.
• LIVE OFF THE SMELL OF AN OILED RAG vb. to subsist on a bare minimum of material wants ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LIVE OFF THE SMELL OF AN OIL RAG vb. to subsist on a bare minimum of material wants ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LIVE OFF THE SMELL OF AN OILY RAG vb. to subsist on a bare minimum of material wants ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LIVE-ON n. an attractive young woman ...L19 sl.
• LIVE ONE n. 1. a notable, popular, or well-respected person ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a generous and enthusiastic patron of nightclubs, theatres, and places of entertainment, including brothels ...20C US sl.
n. 3. the ideal victim for a proposed hoax, fraud, or other deceit ...20C sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
n. 4. a winning bet ...20C US sl.
n. 5. a success, or one who has the potential to be so ...1910s US sl.
n. 6. a generous rich client for a prostitute ...1940s homosexual sl.
n. 7. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. an enthusiastic participant in a proposed scheme ...1950s sl.
n. 9. an eccentric person, with implications of homosexuality ...1970s sl.
n. 10. someone destined to cause trouble in any situation, usually challenging authority ...1970s sl.
• LIVE ON SUCTION vb. to drink hard ...Bk1904 sl.
• LIVE ON TALLY vb. to live in concubinage; to cohabit without marriage ...1877 sl.
• LIVE ON THE SMELL OF AN OIL(Y) RAG vb. to survive on the barest amount of food, money, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• LIVER n. an inhabitant, a resident ...1678 Amer. dial.
• LIVER-CHOPS n. a person having very thick and dark lips; a Black person (derisive) ...1839 US sl.
• LIVER-FACED adj. mean and cowardly ...1834
• LIVER PAD n. 1. a person ...1882 US jocular
n. 2. a pancake ...1942 Amer. sl.
• LIVER PADS n. flapjacks ...1942 US jocular
• LIVE STOCK n. fleas, body lice, etc. ...1785 sl.
• LIVE STORM n. a gale with rain or snow ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LIVE TALLY vb. to live together as man and wife without being married ...1879 Eng. dial.
• LIVE TO MAKE OLD BONES vb. to live to an old age ...1873
• LIVE TO SCRAT A GREY HEAD vb. to live to be old (scrat = scratch) ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• LIVE UNDER THE CAT'S FOOT vb. to be henpecked; to live under a wife's control ...B1900
• LIVE WATER n. liquor ...1940 Amer. dial.
• LIVE WITH ONE'S UNCLE vb. to have a kind master ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LIVING adj. of a gale: furious, fierce ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LIVING FENCE n. a hedge ...1860 Amer. dial.
• LIVING FLUTE n. the penis...18C sl.
• LIVING FOUNTAIN n. the vagina ...M17 sl.
• LIVING GALE n. a furious gale ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LIVING OFF THE TIT adj. living in luxury, overly protected ...1960s sl.
• LIVING SAUCE n. semen ...1990s sl.
• LIZA n. a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIZA JANE n. a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIZAR vb. to lie ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIZARD n. 1. a resident of Alabama ...1845 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a worthless animal, esp. a racehorse ...1907 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a long, narrow house, with the narrow end facing the street, and rooms opening on an alley along the side ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a despicable person ...1927 Amer. sl.
n. 5. the penis ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a law student at UNC ...1973 Amer. campus sl.
n. 7. a young woman ...1989 Amer. rap music usage
n. 8. a crawling movement - moving first an arm, then the opposite leg, then the other arm, then the other leg ...1989 Amer. military sl.
• LIZARD STATE n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIZZIE n. 1. an effeminate young man ...1905 sl.
n. 2. wine from Lisbon ...1934 sl.
n. 3. a saddle horn ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 4. (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1949 sl.
• LIZZIE BOY n. an effeminate young man ...1905 sl.
• LIZZIE-RUN-IN-THE HEDGE n. ground ivy ...1940 Amer. dial.
• LIZZY n. 1. a saddle horn ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an outside toilet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOAD n. 1. a large amount of alcohol drunk ...1598 sl.
n. 2. a lie; a liar ...1933 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a bout of venereal infection ...1937 sl.
vb. to deceive, to trick, to mislead ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LOADED adj. 1. pregnant ...19C colloq.
adj. 2. drunk ...1890 sl., orig. & chiefly US
adj. 3. in a drugged state ...1923 US sl.
adj. 4. hot-tempered ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOADED FOR BEAR adj. 1. fully prepared for a situation; esp. ready and eager for a confrontation; very angry...1896 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. very drunk ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOADED TO THE BARREL adj. drunk ...20C US colloq.
• LOADED TO THE GILLS adj. drunk ...20C US colloq.
• LOADED TO THE GUARDS adj. drunk ...20C US colloq.
• LOADED TO THE GUNNELS adj. drunk ...L19 US nautical sl.
• LOADED TO THE GUNWALES adj. drunk ...L19 US nautical sl.
• LOADED TO THE PLIMSOLL MARK adj. drunk; holding as much as possible ...20C colloq.
• LOADEN vb. to load ...1795 Amer. dial.
• LOADENED adj. loaded ...1795 Amer. dial.
• LOADIE n. a heavy drinker; a habitual drug abuser ...1979 US college sl.
• LOAD OF CLAMS n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOAD OF COAL n. (derogatory) a group of Black people ...20C US sl.
• LOAD OF HAY, A n. long hair; generally said of men ...1922 Amer. dial.
• LOAD OF OLD MADAM, A n. nonsense, rubbish ...1920s sl.
• LOAD OF OLD TROT, A n. a dubious story ...1940s sl.
• LOAD-ON n. sufficient liquor to cause intoxication ...1927 US sl.
• LOAD UP vb. to deceive, to trick, to mislead ...1883 Amer. dial.
• LOADY adj. feeling a big nauseated ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOAF vb. to spend one's time idly ...1838
• LOAFER n. 1. someone who spends their time idly ...1830
n. 2. the gray wolf ...1877 Amer. dial.
* n. 3. a cadger ...20C
vb. to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1837 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER ABOUT vb. to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1913 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER AROUND vb. to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LOAFERER n. a loiterer, a lounger, one who gads about ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER'S BREAD n. store-bought bread ...1980 Amer. dial.
• LOAFING adj. lounging, deliberately idle ...c1838 orig. US
n. aimless lounging; deliberate idling ...c1850 orig. US
• LOAFING NUMBER n. a nice easy job in depot ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• LOAFING STATIONS n. shore stations where men await drafting to ships ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• LOAF OF BREAD adj. dead ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
n. the head, predominantly in the sense of brains ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• LOAMSHIRE DIALECT n. faulty dialect as used by ignorant writers ...20C Brit. authors' usage
• LOAVER n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOB n. 1. a clumsy fellow; an unwieldy, lumpish oaf ...E16
n. 2. a partial erection of the penis ...18C Brit. colloq.
n. 3. a lump, a large quantity ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the penis, esp. the erect penis ...M20 US sl.
• LOB, THE n. a W.C. ...20C Brit. sl.
• LOB-ALONG vb. to walk lazily or awkwardly ...1856 Eng. dial.
• LOBBER vb. of milk: to curdle, to coagulate, to sour and become thick ...1856 Amer. dial.
• LOBBERHEADED adj. stupid ...20C US colloq.
• LOBBUS n. an oaf, a stupid person ...20C sl.
• LOBBY n. in logging: the living room, or smoking room at a lumber camp ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LOBBY-GOW n. 1. an errand-boy, messenger, or hanger-on ...1906 US sl.
n. 2. an opium smoker and addict ...E20 US sl.
• LOBBYHOG n. in logging: the caretaker of the bunkhouse; a roustabout who does everything from building fires to making beds ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LOBBY LIZARD n. a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby ...1939 US sl.
• LOBBY LOUSE n. a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby ...1939 US sl.
• LOBCOCK † n. 1. a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pileated woodpecker ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOBDOCIOUS adj. delightful, excellent ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LOBLOLLY n. 1. a thick gruel, stew, or gravy ...1637 Amer. dial.
n. 2. ooze, mud, a mud-hole, mire; a slushy mess ...1865 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a soft or gelatinous food; jelly; pudding ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 4. food in general, esp. an unappetizing meal ...1916 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a very fat person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LOBLOPPERS n. big or clumsy feet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOBO n. 1. a gray wolf ...1852 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a solitary person, a loner; an outcast ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an ugly girl ...1947 Black college sl.
n. 4. a thug, a hoodlum ...1949 US sl.
n. 5. a coyote ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOBO WOLF n. a solitary person, a loner; an outcast ...1907 Amer. dial.
• LOBS n. 1. talk, conversation ...M19 UK tramps' sl.
n. 2. an under-gamekeeper ...M19 sl.
int. 1. a warning shout that heralds an approaching master ...M19 UK juvenile sl.
int. 2. a call for truce during a game ...1910s UK juvenile sl.
• LOBSCOUSE n. an awkward, hulking fellow ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LOBSTER n. 1. an uncomplimentary term applied to one who is awkward and unsociable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a red-headed woodpecker ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LOBSTROPOLOUS adj. obstreperous, loud, noisy, mischievous ...1891 Eng. dial.
• LOCAL n. a pub serving the immediate neighbourhood ...1934 Brit. sl.
• LOCAL DICK n. a local preacher ...1892 Eng. dial.
• LOCAL MINISTER n. a part-time preacher, esp. a Methodist layman licensed to preach in a specified region ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOCAL PREACHER n. a part-time preacher, esp. a Methodist layman licensed to preach in a specified region ...1834 Amer. dial.
• LOCATE vb. to take up one's residence ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LOCK vb. 1. to form a close relationship with; to bind in a relationship; to marry ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to cause constipation in the bowels; to become constipated ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• LOCK AND BARREL adj. completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK AND CABOODLE adj. completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK ASSES vb. to fight, to argue, to brawl ...1953 Amer. sl.
• LOCK ASSHOLES vb. to fight; to argue ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LOCK, BARREL, AND STOCK adj. completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCKED adj. constipated ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOCKED BOWELS n. 1. constipation; obstruction of the intestines ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 2. appendicitis ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOCKED UP adj. 1. friendly; married ...1967 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. constipated ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOCKER n. 1. a pocket ...1836 US nautical sl.
n. 2. the belly ...1855 US nautical sl.
n. 3. a cupboard for the storage of foodstuffs; a pantry ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a closet, a wardrobe; a small storage area ...1961 Amer. dial.
• LOCKERED adj. 1. of hair: matted, entangled ...1824 Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. of hair: curled ...B1900 chiefly Sc.
adj. 3. of blood: coagulated ...1824 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of playing cards: in disorder ...1824 Eng. dial.
• LOCK-EYE n. the game of hide and seek ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LOCK HORNS vb. to come into conflict, to disagree, to fight; to engage in an argument or quarrel with another ...1836 Amer. dial.
• LOCK PICKER n. an abortionist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOCK, STOCK, AND FIRING PIN adj. completely, entirely, wholly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• LOCK THE BARN DOOR vb. to fasten one's trouser fly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOCK THE BARN DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE GETS AWAY vb. to fasten one's trouser fly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOCO adj. crazy, insane, mentally deranged, out of one's mind; obsessed ...1887 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a locomotive ...1833 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) one who is out of his mind or obsessed; a crazy or insane person ...1852 Amer. dial.
vb. craze, to derange, to frenzy ...1884 Amer. dial.
• LOCO BLOSSOM n. (derogatory) one who is out of his mind or obsessed; a crazy or insane person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LOCOED adj. crazy, mad, deranged ...1884 Amer, dial.
• LOCOMOTE vb. to move about from place to place; to walk ...1846
• LOCO-MOVE † vb. to move about from place to place; to walk ...1792 nonce word
• LOCO WEED n. marijuana ...1935 sl.
• LOCS n. sunglasses ...1997 US sl.
• LOCUPLETATIVE adj. tending to enrich ...1802-12
• LOCUS PREACHER n. a local preacher ...1922 Amer. dial.
• LOCUST n. 1. a cicada ...1709 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a grasshopper ...1737 Amer. dial.
• LOCUTORY * adj. pert. to speech or speaking ...1828
n. a room or place for conversation; esp. a room in a monastery, or, in later use, a convent, where monks were allowed to converse ...1483
• LODGE n. a makeshift bed on the floor ...1814 Amer. dial.
vb. of wind or rain: to beat down or flatten ...1828 Amer. dial.
• LODGING n. a makeshift bed on the floor ...1814 Amer. dial.
• LOFT adj. unwilling ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the second story of a house; upstairs ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the upper balcony in a theatre ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOG adj. without money; Low on Green ...1997 US sl.
n. 1. a dullard ...1895 US sl.
n. 2. a bar or tavern ...1950 US sl.
n. 3. a heavy, cumbersome surfboard ...1963 US sl.
n. 4. the counter surface in a bar ...1967 US sl.
n. 5. a turd ...1973 US sl.
n. 6. a marijuana cigarette ...1977 US drugs sl.
n. 7. a carton of cigarettes ...1991 US sl.
n. 8. phencyclidine ...1998 UK sl.
• LOGAMOCHY n. a long-winded rambling story or discourse; a harangue, rigmarole ...1826 Sc.
• LOGAN n. a wet, marshy piece of land ...1903 Amer. dial.
• LOGANBERRY n. a prune ...1928 US Army sl.
• LOG BERRY n. a prune ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LOG BIRD n. a logistical supply helicopter, used to bring fresh supplies and provisions to troops in the field ...1982 US sl.
• LOGCOCK n. a pileated woodpecker ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOGE n. a watch ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• LOGES n. a faked pass or warrant ...17C UK criminals' sl.
• LOGEY n. a heavy, fat person ...20C Irish sl.
• LOG-FLOATER n. a very heavy rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOG-FLOGGER n. a male masturbator ...2003 UK sl.
• LOGGED adj. 1. of a ship: on her beam-ends ...L19 Brit. nautical sl.
adj. 2. utterly drunk ...c1920 Brit. sl.
• LOGGEREDY-HEADED adj. stupid, doltish, dull; stubborn ...1964 Amer. dial.
• LOGGERHEAD n. 1. a fool; a dullard; a stupid, dull-witted, or mulish person ...L16 sl.
n. 2. a Pennsylvanian ...1888 US sl.
n. 3. a large, heavy head ...1911 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a woodpecker ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• LOGGERHEADED adj. dull, stupid, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...L16 sl.
• LOGGER'S SMALLPOX n. markings on a man's face which are caused by a man's stamping on it with his spiked boots, an activity known as 'putting the caulks to' (a man) ...20C Can. loggers' sl.
• LOGGIN n. a recruit ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LOGGING n. the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
• LOGGING BERRIES n. beans ...1979 Amer. lumberjacks' usage
• LOGGING BERRY n. a prune ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LOGGISH †* adj. heavy, sluggish ...1642
• LOGGO n. logs ...M19 Brit. sl.
• LOG GOD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1945 Amer. dial.
• LOG GUARD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LOG-HEADED adj. stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LOGICIAN n. a drunk who accused another of being drunk ...20C Brit. sl.
• LOGIE n. 1. sham jewellery ...1847 Brit. sl.
n. 2. sewage ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• LOGIER n. a pocket-book ...c1820 cant
• LOGI-LOGI n. a stupid, oafish person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LOGINESS n. slowness, lethargy ...1884 Amer. dial.
• LOG-JUICE n. a cheap port wine ...M19 sl.
• LOGODAEDALUS † n. one who is cunning in, or clever with, words ...1611
• LOGODIARRHOEA † n. an uncontrolled flow of words ...1727
• LOGOFASCINATED adj. fascinated by words ...1652 nonce word
• LOG OF EBONY n. a stupid Black person ...M19 Aust. sl.
• LOG OF WOOD n. a dull, stupid person ...M19 Aust. sl.
• LOGOLATRY n. worship of words; unreasonable regard for words or for the literal truth ...1810
• LOGO-LOGO n. a stupid, oafish person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LOG-PUSHER n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• LOG-ROLL vb. to engage in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...M19 sl.
• LOG-ROLLER n. 1. a politician who engages in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a critic who makes favourable reviews, expecting the like in return ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
n. 3. a very heavy rain ...1985 Amer. dial.
• LOG-ROLLING n. the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
• LOG TOWN n. a small or unimportant town ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LOGY adj. 1. heavy, slow, lethargic, sluggish ...1848 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. dull, stupid ...1899 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. top-heavy ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LOID n. a celluloid or plastic strip used by thieves to force locks ...1958 sl.
vb. to break open a lock or let oneself in using a 'loid' ...1968 sl.
• LOINER n. an inhabitant of Leeds, West Yorkshire ...1950 sl.
• LOITER-LOUCH vb. to saunter along, to slouch about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• LOITER-SACK † n. a lazy, loitering fellow; an idler ...1594
• LOKES n. sunglasses ...1997 US sl.
• LOLAPALOOSA n. 1. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLAPALO n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLAPALOOSA n. 1. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLAPALOOSER n. an excellent thing ...1904 US sl.
• LOLLAPALOOZA n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLAPALOUZA n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOLLAPALOUZER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOLLEO n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• LOLLICKER n. the tongue ...1883 Eng. dial.
• LOLLIGAG 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.
• LOLLIGATE vb. to chatter idly ...1940 Amer. dial.
• LOLLIPOP n. 1. a sweetheart; also, a term of endearment ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nonsense, poppycock ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a popsicle ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOLLIPOP BITE n. a small infected pimp on the face ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOLLING-POST n. a husband ...B1900 Eng. dial. sl.
• LOLLOP vb. 1. to loll, to lounge around ...1745
vb. 2. to bound, to lurch; to move heavily ...1899 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to stir or swish something around; to move food around in the mouth ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPALOUSER 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.
• LOLLOPER n. 1. a fat person; a pleasing or admirable person ...1918 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a very large, pleasing or admirable thing ...1918 Amer. dial.
• LOLL-POOP † n. 1. literally, one who is sluggish in the stern; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggish lounger ...1661 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pet; a spoiled child; a wheedling, coaxing child ...B1900 Eng. dial.
†* vb. to idle, to lounge ...a1700
• LOLLY n. 1. money ...1943 Brit. sl.
n. 2. gravy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOLLY-COCK n. a male turkey ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LOLLYGAG n. 1. foolishness, nonsense; idle talk, chatter ...1862 Amer. dial.
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 dawdle, to dally, to fool about; to be idle; to waste time out of ineptitude or malicious design; to loiter, to lounge ...1862 US sl.
vb. 2. to cuddle amorously; to flirt; to court; to make love ...1868 US sl.
vb. 3. to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1870 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to surpass; to take advantage of ...L19 US college sl.
vb. 5. to copulate ...20C US colloq.
• LOLLYGAGGER n. one who enjoys flirting ...20C sl.
• LOLLYGAGS n. airs, affectations; love-making ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYGOG n. flirting, love-making ...20C sl.
• LOLLYPALOOZA n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLYPALOOZER n. 1. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLYPALOUZA n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOLLYPOP n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOLLYPOT n. 1. a term of abuse; an idiot, a booby; a lazy lubber ...1746 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a coaxing, wheedling child ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LOLO adj. insane, crazy; foolish, dull, stupid ...1938 Hawaii
n. a crazy person; a dull, stupid person ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LOMA n. a hill, mound, or ridge ...1857 Amer. dial.
• LOMBARD n. something huge and spectacular ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LOMEY † n. a spoiled child ...1790 Eng. dial.
• LOMMIX n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LOMPER vb. to walk heavily; to stride, to take long steps ...1893 Eng. dial.
• LOMPERING adj. idling ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOMPUS adj. askew, awry ...1991 Amer. dial.
• LONDENOYS †* n. a native or inhabitant of London ...1387-8
• LONE HAND n. a thief or criminal who works alone ...1926 US sl.
• LONE MAN n. an unmarried or widowed man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONER n. a person who avoids company and prefers to be alone ..1947 sl.
• LONESOME n. 1. a private or surreptitious drink ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. loneliness ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LONE STAR STATE n. Texas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONE WOLF n. an unmarried person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONE WOMAN n. an unmarried or widowed woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONEY GUN n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG adj. 1. tall ...c900
adj. 2. of a price or offer: high, undiscounted ...1887 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. of a horse: having great endurance ...1897 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. of speech: slow ...1912 Amer. dial.
adj. 5. of money: possessed in large amounts; abundant ...1947 Amer. dial.
n. a rifle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to belong, to be the property of ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LONG ALREADY adv. since long ago, for a long time ...1935 Amer. dial.
• LONGANIMOUS * adj. long-suffering; enduring, patient ...1620
• LONG AS JOHN BROWN STAYED IN HEAVEN, AS phr. no time at all ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LONG AS MEG OF WESTMINSTER, AS adj. said of a very tall person ...?1590
• LONG AS ONE'S ARM, AS adj. very long ...colloq.
• LONG-ASS BUTTERFLY n. a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LONG BARNABY n. St. Barnabas' Day, the 11th of June, in Old Style reckoned the 'longest day' ...1645
• LONG-BARREL UNDERWEAR n. men's long underwear ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONG-BEARD n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG BIT n. the sum of 12½ cents or 15 cents (as opposed to the 'short bit' or 20 cents) ...1852 Amer. dial.
• LONG-BOW MAN n. a liar ...c1678 Brit. sl.
• LONG BOY n. a submarine sandwich ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG BREAD n. a great deal of money ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LONG-BUTTED adj. having very short legs ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LONG CHALK n. a great deal, a large amount, a long way ...1836 Amer. dial.
• LONG CLAY n. a long clay pipe ...c1860 Brit. colloq.
• LONG-COCK adj. of a woman: possessing a large vagina, thus as an insult ...1960s US sl.
• LONG CON n. any confidence trick or cheat that is carefully planned for perfect execution ...1930s sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• LONG CORK n. claret ...L18 sl.
• LONG CRAG n. a long purse ...L18 Sc. sl.
• LONG-CROWN n. a clever fellow ...1847 Brit. colloq.
• LONG-CUT-SHORT n. a sawed-off shotgun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG DAY n. a time far distant in the past or future ..1889 Amer. dial.
• LONG DEDGER n. the number 11 ...M19 Brit. cant
• LONG DICK vb. of a man: to make love very enthusiastically ...2000s US Black sl.
• LONG DONG SILVER n. the penis ...1980s US sl.
• LONG DOUGH n. a considerable amount of money ...1947 Amer. dial.
• LONG DRAG n. a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG DRAWERS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG DRAWS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG DRINK n. a glass of beer, or a soft drink, as opposed to wine or spirits ...M19 sl.
• LONG DRINK OF WATER n. a very thin person ...1910s sl.
• LONG DROP n. an outdoor privy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LONG EAR n. 1. a clever person ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a sober, religious student ...M19 US campus sl.
n. 3. an eavesdropper ...1930s US sl.
vb. (as long-ear') to listen intently ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• LONG-EARED adj. 1. stupid ...1910s sl.
adj. 2. eavesdropping ...1950s sl.
• LONG-EARED JACK n. a mule ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONG-EARED ROBIN n. a mule ...1962 Amer. dial.
• LONGEARS n. a mule or donkey ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LONG END n. 1. in betting: the favourite ...1900s sl.
n. 2. the majority, the bulk ...1900s US sl.
• LONGERS n. fence-rails ...20C Can. sl.
• LONGER THAN THE MORAL LAW adj. very long ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LONGEST DAY ONE HAS TO LIVE, THE phr. always, for the rest of one's life ...1774 Amer. dial.
• LONGEST POLE GETS THE PERSIMMON, THE phr. the best man wins ...1887 Amer. dial.
• LONG-EYE n. 1. the vagina ...M19 sl.
n. 2. greed, covetousness ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 3. a promiscuous woman ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 4. envy ...1987 Amer dial.
• LONG-EYED adj. wall-eyed; having eyes looking outwards ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONG-FACED adj. bald; balding ...1936 Amer. dial.
• LONGFELLOWS n. 1. big or clumsy feet ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. long legs ...1994 Amer. dial.
• LONG FINGER n. the middle finger ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LONG-FINGERED adj. thievish, given to stealing ...1915 Amer. dial.
• LONG-FINGERED GENT n. a thief; a pickpocket ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG-FINGERED LOUSE n. an inmate who steals from other inmates ...1936 Amer. prison sl.
• LONGFUL adj. long ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LONG-GEARED adj. lanky ...1891 US sl.
• LONG GRAVY n. a thin gravy, esp. one diluted to increase the quantity ...1952 Amer. dial.
• LONG GREEN n. 1. money ...1896 US sl.
n. 2. a lot of money ...1971 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HAIR n. 1. (usually derogatory) an intellectual ...1920 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an American Indian who observes traditional ways; a White person who has adopted Indian ways ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG-HANDLED DRAWERS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLED UNDERWEAR n. long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLES n. long underwear, long johns ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLE UNDERWEAR n. long underwear, long johns ...1945 Amer. dial.
• LONGHEAD n. 1. an intelligent, farseeing mind ...1799 Amer dial.
n. 2. a mule or donkey; a horse with a large, chunky head ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (derogatory) a doctor who is not very capable or doesn't have a very good reputation ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 4. (derogatory) an obstinate, mule-headed person ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HEADED adj. 1. discerning, shrewd, foresighted ...1806 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded; detested ...1883 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HEEL n. a Black person ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LONG HOME n. the grave; death ...c1725 Amer. dial.
• LONGHORN n. 1. a Texan or other Southwesterner, esp. a shrewd, knowing, tough old-timer ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an experienced cowboy ...1903 US West. sl.
• LONG-HORNED UNDERWEAR n. long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONGHORNS n. long underwear, long johns ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LONGHORN STATE n. Texas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG-HOUSE n. a brothel ...1933 Amer. dial.
• LONGIES n. 1. long trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONGILOQUENCE * n. a speaking at great or excessive length; long-windedness, verbosity ...1836
• LONGINQUE † adj. distant; far ...1614
• LONGINQUOUS † adj. long ...1666
• LONG IN THE LEGS LIKE NANNY PORTER'S HENS adj. said of a thin, starved-looking person ...1865 Eng. dial.
• LONG IN THE TOOTH adj. old or ageing; used orig. of horses, because their gums recede with age
• LONGITY †* n. length ...1664
• LONG-JAWED adj. long-drawn-out, long-winded; tiresome ...1911 Amer. dial.
• LONG JEANS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHN n. 1. a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small sausage that is put into a long roll or bun to make a sandwich ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an earthworm ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHNS n. 1. underpants with long legs ...1943 sl.
n. 2. stilts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LONG-LAGGER n. a convict serving a long sentence ...E19 sl.
• LONG LANGUAGE † n. verbosity ...1589
• LONG, LEAN AND LANK adj. said of a tall, thin person ...1907 Amer. dial.
• LONG LEG n. the drumstick of a chicken ...1960 Amer. dial.
• LONG-LEG DRAWERS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG-LEGGED DRINK OF WATER n. a tall, thin person ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LONG-LEGGED SPIDER n. a daddy-longlegs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LONGLEGGER n. a hip-length gumboot ...1924 Amer. dial.
• LONGLEGS n. 1. a daddy-longlegs ...1911 Amer. dial.
n. 2. long underwear; long johns ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONGLICK n. molasses ...1888 Amer. nautical sl.
• LONG-LIFED adj. long-lived ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LONG-LUGGED adj. 1. having long ears ......1815 Sc.
adj. 2. eager to listen to secrets or scandal, given to eavesdropping ...1901 Sc.
• LONG-LUGS n. 1. an ass, a donkey ...a1748 Sc.
n. 2. a term of contempt for a person ...a1748 Sc.
n. 3. an eavesdropper ...B1900 Sc.
• LONGMAN n. the middle finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONGNECK n. 1. a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a White person ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LONGNECKER n. a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck ...1907 Amer. dial.
• LONG NINE n. a cigar ...1830 Amer. sl.
• LONGNOSE n. a busybody or meddler ...1938 Amer. dial.
• 'LONG-OF-THE-PATH adj. illegitimate ...1950 Amer. dial. Black usage
• LONG ONE n. 1. a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a paper dollar; a dollar ...1970 Amer. sl.
• LONG OUT vb. to grow tall ...1987 Amer. dial.
• LONG POTATO n. a sweet potato ...1808 Amer. dial.
• LONG PULL n. a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG-RANGE n. cheap potent whisky ...1865 Amer. sl.
• LONG RIDER n. an outlaw ...1936 Amer. dial. West
• LONG ROD n. a rifle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG ROW TO HOE n. a long or difficult task to perform ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LONGS n. men's long underwear ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONGS AND BROADS n. cards ...1823 Brit. sl.
• LONGS AND SHORTS n. cards manufactured so that all above the eight are a trifle longer than those below it ...c1860 cardsharpers' cant
• LONG SAUCE † n. root vegetables, esp. those with elongated roots; a prepared dish of such vegetables ...1809 Amer. dial.
• LONGSHANKS n. a tall or long-legged person ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LONGSHORE LAWYER † n. an unscrupulous lawyer ...1823 Brit. sl.
• LONGSHORE OWNER n. a ship-owner that sent ill-found ships to sea ...c1850 Brit. nautical sl.
• LONG-SLEEVER n. a tall glass; also, a drink contained in this ...1879 Aust. sl.
• LONGSOME † adj. 1. long, lengthy, tediously long, wearisome by its length; long-lasting ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial
† adj. 2. tardy, slow, dilatory, sluggish ...1661-2 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 3. rather tall ...1853 Eng. dial.
• LONG-SPARRED adj. 1. having long arms or legs ...1916 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. tall, lanky ...1925 Amer. nautical sl.
• LONG-STOMACH n. a voracious appetite ...1854 sl.
• LONG STREAK OF MISERY n. a very thin, mournful, and lugubrious person ...L19 sl.
• LONG STRIDES n. long trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG SUGAR n. molasses ...c1738 Amer. dial.
• LONG SWEETENING n. liquid sweetening as contrasted to sugar, such as molasses, syrup, and honey ...1714 Amer. dial.
• LONG SWORDS n. the Cavalry; so-called by Indians ...US Civil War usage
• LONG-TAILED BEGGAR n. a cat ...1875 sl.
• LONG-TAILED FINNUP n. £10 ... Bk1903 sl.
• LONG-TAILED SUGAR n. molasses ...1858 Amer. dial.
• LONG-TAILED WHISTLE n. the spreading of gossip ...1822 Sc.
• LONG-TALKING adj. speaking slowly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LONG TIME n. Central time ...1931 Amer. dial.
• LONG TOG n. a coat ...1798 thieves' sl.
• LONG TOGGERY n. landsmen's clothes ...1837 nautical usage
• LONG TOGS n. landsmen's clothes ...1830 nautical usage
• LONG TOM n. 1. a long-barrelled gun, esp. one with a large bore ...1849 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a long gun, esp. a naval gun mounted amidships, as distant from the shorter guns of the broadside ...1867
n. 3. a French 155-mm rifle ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LONG-TONGUE † n. 1. a small bird of the Cape of Good Hope ...1731
n. 2. the wryneck ...1837 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a chatterbox, talebearer, telltale, gossip, blabber, a divulger of secrets; an unusually talkative woman; a scold ...1847
n. 4. a pig's spleen ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LONG-TONGUED adj. talkative, prating, babbling, gossiping, vindictive ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LONG-WAY-AROUND adj. of a relative: distant, remote ...1991 Amer. dial.
• LOO n. 1. the lavatory ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a hullabaloo; a clamorous noise or disturbance; an uproar ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a police or fire lieutenant ...1960s US sl.
vb. to cheat; to defraud ...E19 US sl.
• LOOB n. a fool, a dullard ...M14 Eng. dial.
• LOOBILY adj. foolishly ...M14
• LOOBY adj. clumsy, awkward, doltish, stupid ...1953 Amer. dial.
n. a fool; a soft-head; a dull, clumsy person; an awkward, heavy person ...1682 sl.
• LOOCHA n. a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOOCHER n. a low, lascivious blackguard ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• LOODER n. a blow ...L19 Irish sl.
ׇ• LOOEY n. 1. a lieutenant ...1916 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a lump of expectorated phlegm ...1970s US sl.
n. 3. a piece of nasal mucus ...1970s US sl.
• LOOF-FAKER n. a chimney sweep ...M19 sl.
• LOOGAN n. 1. a foolish person ...1929 US sl.
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOGIE n. an expectorated bit of phlegm ...1988 Amer. sl.
ׇ• LOOGIN n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOIE n. 1. a lieutenant ...1916 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a lump of expectorated phlegm ...1970s US sl.
n. 3. a piece of nasal mucus ...1970s US sl.
• LOOK n. a small amount; a bit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOK A LITTLE OUT vb. to be on guard; to be careful ...1928 Amer. dial.
• LOOK ALIVE vb. to make haste ...1858 colloq.
• LOOK AS BLACK AS A WET FRIDAY vb. to look very angry ...1892 Eng. dial.
• LOOK AS IF YOU HAD BEEN PULLED THROUGH A KNOTHOLE (BACKWARDS) adj. dishevelled ...Amer. sl.
• LOOK AS SMILING AS A BASKET OF CHIPS adj. showing great happiness ...1834 Amer. dial.
• LOOK AT vb. to speak to someone on a telephone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOOK BABIES vb. to gaze into another's eyes
• LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE vb. 1. to look embarrassed or unhappy; to look chagrined, baffled, sorrowful, discouraged, or ashamed; to submit to someone ...1914 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to regard or treat with contempt ...1921 sl.
• LOOKER n. 1. a sexually attractive woman ...1909 sl., orig. US
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOKERINO n. 1. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOKERS n. 1. eyes ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. eyeglasses ...c1935 Amer. dial.
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A BOTTLE OF HAY vb. to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1742
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK vb. to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1855
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A MEADOW vb. to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...c1530
• LOOKINGEST adj. most extraordinary in appearance ...1932 Amer. dial.
• LOOKING-GLASS n. 1. a chamber-pot ...Bk1896 sl.
n. 2. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. rhyming sl. for 'ass'
• LOOKING GLASS TIME n. self-assessment ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LOOK LIKE A CHAP'S PLAYHOUSE vb. to be untidy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE A DEAD DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM vb. to be unattractive, untidy, etc. ...20C Aust. sl.
• LOOK LIKE A MORAY MAN MELTING BRASS vb. to look silly ...Bk2002 Sc.
• LOOK LIKE A TEE-HEE'S NEST WITH A HA-HA'S EGG IN IT vb. to be laughable ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE A THROTTLED ISAAC vb. to look as if one couldn't move ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOOK LIKE DEATH ON A MOPSTICK vb. to look very miserable ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LOOK LIKE HAMMERED HELL vb. to look unhealthy, or as if one hasn't been well for some time ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE ONE WAS SENT FOR AND COULDN'T COME vb. to look indisposed, out of sorts, or exhausted ...1843 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE THE LAST OF PEA-TIME vb. to look utterly worn out ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE THE OLD SCRATCH vb. to look dishevelled and dirty ...1915 Amer. dial.
• LOOK OVER vb. to disregard, to forgive, to overlook ...1887 Amer. dial.
• LOOK-SEE n. a look, a glance ...1883 sl.
vb. to investigate; to determine, to ascertain ...1939 Amer. dial.
• LOOKS LIKE A HAYSTACK phr. 1. said of a person who dresses carelessly ...1968 Amer. dial.
phr. 2. said of an untidy house ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOOKS LIKE A WET WEEK-END phr. used by girls menstruating at the weekend; then by males (mostly teens) to a girls carrying a parcel that, judging by its size, may well contain a box or carton of sanitary pads ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LOOK SNAPPY vb. to be quick ...1926 UK sl.
int. quickly! ...1926 UK sl.
• LOOK SPARE vb. to have nothing to do; to be at leisure ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LOOKSTICK n. a telescope ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOK THROUGH GREEN GLASSES vb. to be jealous of one; to be envious of another's success ...B1900
• LOOK TO ONE'S LAURELS vb. to beware of losing one's pre-eminence; to be careful not to lose one's superior position to a rival ...1882
• LOOK VERY MANK vb. to seem at a loss ...Bk1905 Sc.
• LOOK YARK vb. to look sharp, to make haste ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LOOLOO adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. in poker: a special hand or game usually employed to deceive an inexperienced player ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOON n. a crazy or eccentric person; a simpleton ...1885 sl.
vb. 1. to fool about like a lunatic ...1960s Brit. criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to pass time in pleasurable activities ...1966 sl.
• LOON ABOUT vb. to fool about like a lunatic ...1979 Brit. sl.
• LOONEY adj. crazy, eccentric ...1872 sl.
n. a mad or insane person ...1884 sl.
• LOONEY TUNE n. a crazy person ...1967 US sl.
• LOONEY TUNES adj. insane ...1971 US sl.
• LOON PANTS n. casual trousers widely flared from the knees to the ankles ...1971 sl.
• LOONS n. 1. a great amount ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 2. casual trousers widely flared from the knees to the ankles ...1971 sl.
• LOON SHIT n. 1. the mud or muck on the bottom of a pond ...1974 Brit. sl.
n. 2. boggy land ...1987 Can. sl.
• LOONSLATE n. 1 shilling and 1 1/2 penny ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOONSLATT n. 1 shilling and 1 1/2 penny ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOON TROUSERS n. casual trousers widely flared from the knees to the ankles ...1971 sl.
• LOONY adj. 1. extremely erratic; mildly crazy ...1841 US sl.
adj. 2. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a fool; a soft-head ...1682 sl.
n. 2. a madman ...1883 US sl.
n. 3. a $1 coin ...2002 Can.
• LOONY AS A JAYBIRD adj. insane, eccentric ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOONY BIN n. a hospital or other institution for the treatment of psychiatric problems and other mental illness ...1919 UK sl.
• LOONY BIRD n. a person who is at least eccentric, at most mentally unstable or irrational ...1964 US sl.
• LOONY-DOCTOR n. a psychiatrist ...1925 sl.
• LOONY FARM n. an insane asylum ...1977 US sl.
• LOONY HOUSE n. a hospital for the insane ...1977 US sl.
• LOONY PEN n. a hospital for the insane ...1984 US sl.
• LOONY TUNE n. a crazy person ...1967 US sl.
• LOOP n. 1. a fool ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a pornographic film ...1990s sl.
n. 3. sex involving several men and a single woman ...2000s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to go on a drinking spree ...1920s US sl.
vb. 2. to be a golf caddie ...1980s sl.
• LOOPED adj. 1. drunk, fully intoxicated ...1934 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. demented, crazy ...1960s US sl.
adj. 4. infatuated with something or someone ...1960s US sl.
• LOOPED UP adj. 1. drunk ...1930s US sl.
adj. 2. demented, crazy ...1960s US sl.
adj. 3. infatuated with something or someone ...1960s US sl.
• LOOPER n. 1. a punch, a blow ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a crazy, disturbed person ...1980s sl.
n. 3. a caddie ...1980s sl.
• LOOPHOLE n. a lawyer ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOOP-LEGGED adj. thoroughly inebriated ...1944 Amer. dial.
• LOOP-LEGGED DRUNK adj. thoroughly inebriated ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOOPY adj. crazy, eccentric ...1925 sl.
• LOOSE adj. wanton, lewd, sexually loose and legally unattached ...L15
• LOOSE AS A GOOSE IN SCOPEBERRY TIME adj. having diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOOSE-BODIED adj. of women: wanton ...L17 sl.
• LOOSE-BODIED GOWN n. a prostitute; a harlot ...E17 sl.
• LOOSE-CLACKED † adj. loquacious, chattering ...1661
• LOOSE-COAT GAME n. copulation ...M17 Urquhart usage
• LOOSE-ENDED adj. 1. of women: wanton ...L17 sl.
adj. 2. having diarrhoea ...19C colloq.
• LOOSE FISH n. a prostitute ...E19 Brit. sl.
• LOOSE GRAVY n. unthickened gravy ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LOOSE IN THE HAFT † adj. 1. unstable, unreliable ....c1325
adj. 2. intoxicated with alcohol ...E18 US sl.
adj. 3. wanton ...19C Brit. sl.
adj. 4. having diarrhoea ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE IN THE HEFT adj. dissolute, dishonest, untrustworthy ...1895 Eng. dial.
• LOOSE IN THE HILT adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol ...E18 US sl.
adj. 2. wanton ...19C Brit. sl.
adj. 3. having diarrhoea ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE IN THE RUMP adj. of women: wanton ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE-KIRTLE n. a woman of loose or bad character; a wanton woman; a prostitute (kirtle = woman's gown) ...1855 arch.
• LOOSE-LEGGED adj. wanton; sexually promiscuous ...L16 sl.
• LOOSE-LOVE CENTER n. a brothel ...20C US sl.
• LOOSE-LOVE LADY n. a prostitute ...E20 US sl.
• LOOSE-TAILED † adj. of bad character; wanton; unchaste; wanting in self-restraint ...1598
• LOOSE-TWISTED adj. 1. lewd, wanton ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. slovenly in dress, work, or gait ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LOOSE WOMAN n. a sexually indiscreet female ...20C US colloq.
• LOOT n. a lieutenant ...1759 US
n. 2. money ...1943 sl.
• LOOTCHA n. a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOP n. a couch or sofa on which one can stretch out to rest ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to lean, as if drunk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to strike with the fist ...1939 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to walk heavily, making a lot of noise ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOP ABOUT vb. to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1882 Amer. dial.
• LOP AROUND vb. to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOP DOWN vb. to flop down; to lie down and rest; to sit down ...1822 Amer. dial.
• LOPE n. a cantaloupe ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to assail ...Bk1902 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to importune ...Bk1902 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to leap upon ...Bk1902 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to mount ...Bk1902 Amer. dial.
• LOPER n. a worthless, intrusive fellow ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LOP-JAWED adj. having a protruding lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOP-LOLLARD n. a lazy fellow ...19C Eng. dial.
• LOPLOLLY adj. 1. of gait or dress: careless, slouching ...1895 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. askew, crooked, catty-cornered ...1981 Amer. dial.
n. a lazy fellow ...19C Eng. dial.
• LOP ONTO vb. to grab, to get hold of, to latch on to ...1934 Amer. dial.
• LOPPER vb. 1. of milk: to curdle, to coagulate, to sour and become thick ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. of water: to lap, to splash gently, to ripple ...1893 Sc.
• LOPPER-JAWED adj. askew, crooked ...1916 Amer. dial.
• LOPPUS n. 1. an oaf, a stupid person ...20C sl.
n. 2. a large, clumsy person or animal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOP ROUND vb. to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LOPSY LOWS n. an imaginary disease ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOPSY-WISE adv. askew, in a lopsided manner ...1900 Amer. dial.
• LOR! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1835 Brit.
• LOR-A-GOR! int. an exclamation ...1823 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MASSEY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MASSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MIGHTIES n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MUSSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1872 Amer. dial.
• LORD BLESS US! int. an exclamation ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LORD CHESTERFIELD n. a citified person ...1965 Amer. dal.
• LORD COCK n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD ALMIGHTY n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD PECKERWOOD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1947 Amer. dial.
• LORD GUARD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LORD HARRY n. the devil ...M17 sl.
• LORD HAVE MERCY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LORD-KNOWS-WHAT, THE n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. euphemism
• LORD LOVE A DUCK! int. a mock oath and an exclamation ...20C colloq.
• LORDLUMMY! int. an exclamation of surprise, shock, disbelief ...L19
• LORD-MAYOR n. a short crowbar, used by housebreakers ...Bk1896 sl.
• LORD MUCK n. a pompous, self-opinionated condescending man ...1937 sl.
• LORD OF THE HEAVIES n. a heavyweight boxing champion ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• LORD-OF-THE-MANOR n. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• LORD REX n. sexual intercourse ...1970s NZ prison sl.
• LORD SAKES ALIVE! int. an oath and an exclamation ...M19 colloq.
• LORDS AND PEERS n. the ears ...2000s rhyming sl.
• LORD SAVE US! int. an exclamation of surprise, fear, etc. ...1789 Sc.
• LORD'S BREAD-WAGON n. thunder ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LORD'S FERTILIZER n. spring snow ...1985 Amer. dial.
• LORD'S SUPPER n. bread and water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LORD SUTCH n. 1. the clutch ...1960s rhyming sl.
n. 2. the crotch ...1960s rhyming sl.
• LORD-TO-GOD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LORD WIGG n. a pig ...1960s rhyming sl.
• LORDY! int. used as an expression of surprise, dismay, annoyance, etc. ...1853 Amer. dial.
• LORDY-GOD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LORDY-MASSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LORDY ME! int. a mild oath or exclamation ...19C colloq.
• LORDY MERCY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1962 Amer. dial.
• LORDY MUSSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LOREL † adj. good-for-nothing ...1590
† n. a worthless person; a dissolute person; a low, disreputable fellow; a rogue, a scoundrel ...1362
• LORESMAN † n. a teacher, instructor ...1377
• LORETTA YOUNG n. the tongue ...1990s rhyming sl.
• LORETTE n. a prostitute ...M19 euphemism
• LORG n. a stupid person; an oaf ...E20 US sl.
• LORGAMIGHTY! int. Lord God Almighty! ...20C US colloq.
• LORK A SARSAY! int. Lord have mercy! ...1899 Eng. dial.
• LORKUS! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LOR LUMME! int. an exclamation of surprise, shock, disbelief ...L19
• LORNA DOONE n. a spoon ...20C rhyming sl.
• LORRY UP vb. to beat, to thrash ...1940s Irish sl.
• LORS! int. a mild oath or exclamation; Lord! ...M19
• LOSE vb. 1. to menstruate ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to bleed ...1913 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to be much superior to; to overcome; to defeat easily ...20C colloq.
• LOSE A EWE FOR A HALF-PENNY-WORTH OF TAR vb. to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be so saving in little things as to risk things of value ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LOSE A HOG FOR A HALF-PENNY-WORTH OF TAR vb. to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be so saving in little things as to risk things of value ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LOSE A MEAL vb. to vomit ...20C Aust. jocular
• LOSE AN EYE vb. of milk: to turn sour ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOSE BY A NECK vb. to lose by next to nothing ...Bk1902 sl.
• LOSE CASTE vb. to lose social rank, to descend in the social scale ...1816
• LOSE IT vb. to come off one's motorcycle accidentally ...L20 motorcyclists' sl.
• LOSEL n. a worthless person, a scoundrel, a cheat ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOSE LEATHER vb. to suffer abrasion of skin ...1726
• LOSELRY n. the character or behaviour of a worthless person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LOSENGE † vb. to flatter; to compliment unduly; to praise fulsomely ...1422
• LOSE OFF vb. to drop or come off ...1874 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S AMATEUR STANDING vb. to become a prostitute ...1941 Amer. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S 'ARRIS vb. to lose one's nerve, to chicken out ...c1950 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S ASS vb. to lose all one has, as in gambling; to lose one's position; to lose everything ...1788 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S BALLAST vb. to lose one's good judgement or sense ...1889 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S BLOCK vb. 1. to fall in love ...20C Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to lose emotional control; to lose one's temper; to be or get angry ...1907 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• LOSE ONE'S BRITCHES vb. to lose a great deal of money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S CAN vb. to be killed; generally used to refer to men shot through the head ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LOSE ONE'S CHERRY vb. to lose one's virginity ...1918 sl., orig. US
• LOSE ONE'S COOKIES vb. 1. to lose emotional control ...1940s US sl.
vb. 2. to vomit ...1970 Amer. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S COOL vb. to lose one's self-possession; to become nervous, (over-) excited, very angry ...c1955 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DASH vb. to reach one's limit; to exhaust one's energies and abilities; to lose one's opportunity, and suffer accordingly ...c1880 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DIP vb. to lose one's composure ...20C US sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DOG vb. to lose control of a situation ...1910s US sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DOUGHNUTS vb. to vomit ...1940s US college sl.
• LOSE ONE'S GENDER vb. to abandon homosexuality to become a heterosexual ...1940s homosexual sl.
• LOSE ONE'S GOAT vb. to lose one's courage; to lose one's ability to fight ...1910s sl.
• LOSE ONE'S GRIP vb. to lose one's composure; to lose one's sanity ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOSE ONE'S HAIR vb. to lose one's temper ...20C sl.
• LOSE ONE'S LEGS vb. to become tipsy ...c1770 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S LUNCH vb. to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S MARKET vb. to throw away one's matrimonial chance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• LOSE ONE'S NANA vb. to be or get angry ...1966 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S NANNY vb. to lose one's temper (nanny = head) ...L18 UK sl.
• LOSE ONE'S OIL † vb. to study or labour in vain ...a1548
• LOSE ONE'S PUNCH vb. to reach one's limit; to exhaust one's energies and abilities; to lose one's opportunity, and suffer accordingly ...1910s sl.
• LOSE ONE'S RAG vb. to lose one's temper; to be or get angry ...B1934 Sc. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S SHIRT vb. to lose all one's possessions, esp. by gambling or speculation ...1892
• LOSE ONE'S SHOES vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S TAFFY vb. to fail ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S TAW vb. to lose one's mind ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S VEST vb. to get angry ...c1890 sl.
• LOSE OUT vb. to be swindled or merely fooled ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LOSER n. 1. someone who has been to prison ...1912 US sl.
n. 2. a handicap; an obstacle, a disappointment ...c1920 sl.
• LOSE THE FANG vb. to miss one's aim; to fail in an attempt ...1825 Sc.
• LOSE THE HOG FOR A HALFPENNYWORTH OF TAR vb. to lose an object, spoil an enterprise or court failure by trying to save in a small matter of detail ...1670
• LOSE THE LAGGIN-GIRD vb. to have an attack of diarrhoea or dysentery ...c1850 Sc.
• LOSE THE MATCH AND POCKET THE STAKE(S) vb. of women only: to coit ...19C sl.
• LOSE THE NUMBER OF ONE'S MESS vb. to die; to be killed ...sl.
• LOSE THE RUN OF ONESELF vb. to lose one's self-control; to run amok ...Anglo-Irish sl.
• LOSE THE SHEEP FOR A HALFPENNYWORTH OF TAR vb. to lose an object, spoil an enterprise or court failure by trying to save in a small matter of detail ...1678
• LOSE THE SHIP FOR A HALFPENNYWORTH OF TAR vb. to lose an object, spoil an enterprise or court failure by trying to save in a small matter of detail ...1869
• LOSE THE USE OF SHANK'S MARE vb. to lose the use of one's legs ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOSE TIME vb. to waste time; to fool a round ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOSE YOUR RAG vb. to lose your temper ...1959 UK sl.
• LOSH † n. 1. an elk ...1591
n. 2. a name in Canada and Alaska for the burbot ...1884
† vb. to make the lapping sound caused by a running stream flowing over stones, etc.; to splash in water; of water in a barrel or boat: to roll to and fro ...1629 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
int. an exclamation of astonishment, wonder, or surprise ...a1779 Sc.
• LOSSAGE n. waste ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LOSS-LEADER n. something displayed prominently, and at cut-price rate, to encourage further buying of other stock ...20C Can. sl.
• LOSSYME! int. used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LOST BREAD n. French toast ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOST HEART BEAT n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• LOST LADY n. a prostitute ...20C US colloq.
• LOST THE KEY phr. uttered upon smelling a fecal odour or intestinal gas ...20C US sl.
• LOTEBY † n. a companion of love; a lover, a paramour; a bedfellow, a concubine ...1303
• LOTION n. a drink, rarely of aught but liquor, and esp. of gin ...1876 sl.
• LOT LIZARD n. a prostitute who works at truck stops ...1987 US trucking sl.
• LOTMAN n. a pirate ...? L18 nautical sl.
• LOT OF HURRAH, A n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOT ON vb. to count on, to intend to; to look forward to ...1829 Amer. dial.
• LOT'S WIFE n. salt ...L19 nautical sl.
• LOTTA APPLESAUCE, A n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOTTA BULL, A n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOTTA HOOEY, A n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOTTA HORSE, A n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOTTIES n. female breasts ...L19 sl.
• LOTTIES AND TOTTIES n. harlots ...B1885, chiefly theatrical
• LOTUSLAND n. Los Angeles, California ...1980 Amer. sl.
• LOU n. the lavatory ...L19 sl.
• LOUD adj. 1. smelly ...1641 sl., now chiefly US
adj. 2. of dress or manners: showy ...1847 colloq.
• LOUDMOUTH n. 1. boasting ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. one who speaks loudly, excessively, and either boastfully or bullying or very indiscreetly ...c1944 colloq.
• LOUD-MOUTHED adj. talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOUD ONE n. 1. a big lie ...c1670 colloq.
n. 2. a misfortune ...WWI army sl.
n. 3. a severe wound ...WWI army sl.
• LOUD PEDAL n. the accelerator ...c1940 Aust. sl.
• LOUDSPEAKER n. a braggart or loudmouth; an important person or one who regards himself as important ...1934 US sl.
• LOUD-TALK vb. to bully, impress, or convince someone by using assertive speech or double-talk; to argue in coarse strident tones ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LOUIE n. 1. a lieutenant ...1916 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a lump of expectorated phlegm ...1970s US sl.
n. 3. a piece of nasal mucus ...1970s US sl.
• LOUIS n. a harlot's bully ...1935 sl., orig US
• LOUK n. an outside cellar door ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOUNCE n. 1. a drink ...M19 nautical sl.
n. 2. a ration of food ...Royal Navy colloq.
• LOUNCE OUT vb. to dole out ...1934 Amer. dial.
• LOUNDER n. 1. a heavy blow, a severe stroke, a beating ...1723 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the act of showing energy at work ...B1900 Sc.
n. 3. a thick slice; a large piece ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to beat severely with heavy strokes; to thrash, thump, cuff, cudgel ...1793 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to lounge; to walk about idly or awkwardly; to flounder, run, scamper ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to do anything with energy and speed or vehemence ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 4. to scold ...B1900 Sc.
• LOUNGE LIZARD n. (derogatory) a man who frequents fashionable parties, bars, etc., in search of a wealthy patroness ...1918 sl.
• LOUP THE DYKIE vb. to die ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LOUR n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOURE n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOUSE n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male; one who is thoroughly disliked ...1633 sl.
vb. to waste time; to loaf, loiter, or idle about ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOUSE AROUND vb. 1. to play the parasite ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to waste time; to loaf, loiter, or idle about ...c1920 Amer. dial.
• LOUSE-BAG n. a term of contempt for a disliked male ...20C Brit. sl.
• LOUSE-CAGE n. a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOUSE-LADDER n. the hole or gap made by a dropped stitch having run down in knitting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOUSY adj. 1. bad, poor, contemptible ..c1386
adj. 2. ill, unwell, tired, depressed ...1933 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. of the weather: unpleasant, threatening ...1944 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. used as a derogatory intensive ...1965 Amer. dial.
adv. very, extremely ...1932 Amer. dial.
• LOUSY ANNA n. Louisiana ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LOUSY DRUNK adj. very drunk ...1932 Amer. dial.
• LOUSY-RICH adj. very rich, wealthy ...1942 Amer. sl.
• LOUSY WITH MONEY adj. rich ...1843 Amer. dial.
• LOVE n. 1. sex, copulation ...16C euphemism
n. 2. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to copulate with ...16C euphemism
• LOVE-APPLES n. the testicles ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOVE-BEGOTTEN CHILD n. an illegitimate child ...19C euphemism
• LOVE BITE n. a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-BLINK n. a glance of love ...1508 Sc.
• LOVE BONE n. 1. a wishbone ...c1960 Amer. dial. Black usage
n. 2. the penis, esp. when erect ...1962 US jocular
• LOVE BOX n. 1. the heart ...1865 US jocular
n. 2. an affectionate blow or caress ...1879 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the vagina or vulva ...1986 US jocular
• LOVE-BRAT n. an illegitimate child ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOVE BUBBLES n. a woman's breasts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOVEBUG n. a woman who is very fond of men ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOVE BUMP n. a pimple ...1954 Amer. dial.
• LOVE BUMPS n. a woman's breasts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOVE CHILD n. an illegitimate child ...1805
• LOVE-CLAP vb. to embrace fondly ...1828 Sc.
• LOVEE n. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM n. 1. philandering, womanizing ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a philanderer; a womanizer ...L19 sl.
• LOVE ENVELOPE n. a condom ....1970s US gay sl.
• LOVE FACTORY n. a brothel ...1983 US sl.
• LOVEFEST n. a close, happy relationship ...1995 US sl.
• LOVE FLESH n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• LOVE GLOVE n. 1. a vagina ...1980s US sl.
n. 2. a condom ...1987 US sl.
• LOVE GRENADES n. the testicles ...2000s sl.
• LOVE GUN n. the penis ...1970s US sl.
• LOVE HANDLES n. the excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure ...1960s sl.
• LOVE HEART n. a tablet of MDMA, possibly mixed with methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ ...1996 UK sl.
• LOVE-HOLE n. 1. a gully or ditch across the road ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the vagina ...1980s US sl.
• LOVE-IN n. 1. a group gathering to express mutually loving feelings ...1967 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an orgy ...1960s sl, orig. US
n. 3. positive, optimistic relations ...1960s sl., orig. US
• LOVE IN A PUNT n. very weak beer ...1973 UK sl.
• LOVE INTEREST n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE IT! int. expressing definite approval ...2001 UK
• LOVE-JOY n. a dearly loved person ...1876 Eng. dial.
• LOVE JUICE n. 1. semen ...1882 UK sl.
n. 2. vaginal secretions ...L19 sl.
• LOVE LANE n. the vagina ...M19 sl.
• LOVE LETTER n. 1. a stone or rock thrown at someone ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. a bullet ...1940s US Black sl.
• LOVE-LICK n. an affectionate blow or caress ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LOVELIES n. marijuana laced with phencyclidine ...1970s US drugs sl.
• LOVE LIPS n. the vaginal labia ...1990s sl.
• LOVELY n. marijuana laced with phencyclidine ...1970s US drugs sl.
• LOVELY BIT OF A BOY phr. said in approval of a man ...World War II Brit. servicewomen's usage
• LOVELY GRUB! int. very nice indeed! ...1939 Brit., orig. services' usage
• LOVELY HIGH n. marijuana laced with phencyclidine ...1970s US drugs sl.
• LOVELY MONEY n. good money; esp. plenty of money ...c1931 Brit. sl.
• LOVE MARK n. a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOVE MUSCLE n. the penis ...1958 Amer. jocular
• LOVE-NETTLED † adj. deeply in love ...1586
• LOVE-PAIN n. toothache ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-PAT n. an affectionate blow or caress ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LOVE PIRATE n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE POINTS n. a woman's breasts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOVER BOY n. 1. a sexual partner ...1952 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a woman-chaser ...1952 sl., orig. US
• LOVERLY adj. delightful, pleasing ...1907 sl.
• LOVER MAN n. 1. a sexual partner ...1952 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a woman-chaser ...1952 sl., orig. US
• LOVER'S HEAVEN n. the upper balcony in a theatre ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOVER'S SPEED n. MDMA (ecstasy) ...1980s drugs sl.
• LOVERTINE † adj. addicted to or fond of making love ...1603 nonce word
• LOVER UNDER THE LAP n. a lesbian ...20C Aust. sl.
• LOVE RUNGS n. the excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure ...1960s sl.
• LOVER WOLF n. the gray wolf ...1976 Amer. dial.
• LOVESHIP n. fondness, liking ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LOVE STUFF n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE-TAP n. an affectionate blow or caress ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-TOOTH † n. an inclination for love ...1580
• LOVE-UP n. an act of caressing, hugging, etc. ...1953 sl.
• LOVE WEED n. marijuana ...1938 Amer. drugs sl.
• LOVEY n. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEY-DOVEY n. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVING AS INKLE-WEAVERS, AS adj. very friendly or intimate together ...1822 Sc.
• LOVINGEST adj. extremely loving and affectionate ...colloq.
• LOVING PAPER n. a marriage certificate, or license ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LOVING SPOONFUL n. intoxicating liquor ...1960 US Black sl.
• LOW adj. 1. of a person: short ...1885 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. depressed ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided ...sl.
• LOW-BROW n. an uneducated person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOW-BUILT adj. of a person: short ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LOWDOWN adj. 1. contemptible, base, mean ...colloq.
adj. 2. low, esp. socially or morally; degraded ...colloq.
n. the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by 'the') ...colloq.
• LOW-END adj. relatively cheap or inexpensive of its kind ...colloq.
• LOWER ONE'S FEATHERS † vb. to back down from a position ...1855 Amer. dial.
• LOWER THAN WHALE SHIT adj. very mean, contemptible, despicable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOWER THE FLAG vb. to relinquish command, esp. of a ship
• LOWER THE RECORD vb. to surpass all previous performances ...Bk1903 sl.
• LOWEY n. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman ...1953 Aust. sl.
• LOW-HEEL n. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman ...1939 Aust. sl.
• LOWIE n. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman ...1953 Aust. sl.
• LOW-LIFED adj. lacking in self-respect; despicable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOW MEN n. dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• LOWN adj. calm, quiet ...Amer. dial.
• LOWNCE n. 1. a drink ...M19 nautical sl.
n. 2. a ration of food ...Royal Navy colloq.
• LOW-RENT adj. second-rate; bargain-basement ...1975 colloq.
• LOW ROAD n. a method, manner, etc., that is underhand, unscrupulous, or otherwise contemptible ...sl.
• LOW-SET adj. of a person: short ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LOW-TICKET adj. having a relatively low price ...colloq.
• LOW TOBY, THE n. robbery by footpads ...1812 thieves' sl.
• LOW TOBYMAN n. a footpad ...1811 thieves' sl.
• LOX n. a fool; a lummox ...1966 Amer. sl.
• LOX-FOR-BRAINS n. a fool ...1977 Amer. sl.
• LOX JOCK n. a Jewish man; used disparagingly ...1977 US jocular
• LOYALIST n. a Union sympathizer in the South ...US Civil War usage
• L.S.D. n. money ...c1835 Brit. colloq.
• L-SEVEN adj. unfashionable, unsophisticated ...1950s US Black & teen sl.
• L.T.R. n. a Living Together Relationship, marriage in all by the legalities ...1970s sl.
• LUB n. a fool ...M14 sl.
• LUBBER n. a fool; a soft-head ...M14 sl.
vb. to hit ...M19 sl.
• LUBBER-COCK n. 1. a turkey-cock ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a term of contempt or derision ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LUBBER-HEAD n. a hulking oaf ...14C Brit.
• LUBBERLAND n. an imaginary land of plenty without labour; a land of laziness; the Paradise of indolence ...1598
• LUBBERLY adj. stupid ...M16
• LUBBY n. a hulking oaf ...14C Brit.
• LUBE n. 1. a drink ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 2. alcohol, esp. beer ...M20 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a lubricated condom ...1970s US sl.
n. 4. any form of lubricant, as KY Jelly, used to facilitate (anal) sex ...1970s sl.
n. 5. natural lubrication in sex, spec. from pre-semen ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• LUBE vb. 1. to keep happy, to entertain ...1930s sl.
vb. 2. to bribe; to tip ...1950s sl.
vb. 3. to apply a lubricant, as KY Jelly, to facilitate (anal) sex ...1970s sl.
• LUBE JOB n. oral or sexual intercourse ...1940s US sl.
• LUBE ON adj. of a woman: sexually excited ...1960s US college sl.
• LUBIE n. a lubricated condom ...1971 US sl.
• LUBRA n. an Aboriginal woman ...19C Aust.
• LUBRIC adj. 1. having a smooth surface, slippery ...1490 arch.
† adj. 2. lascivious, wanton, lewd ...1490
† adj. 3. slippery, shifty, deceitful; wavering, unsteady, uncertain; prone to danger or error ...1631
• LUBRICATE vb. 1. to copulate, from the male point of view ...18C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to drink liquor to excess ...L19 Brit. & US sl.
vb. 3. to bribe ...1928 sl.
vb. 4. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUBRICATED adj. drunk ...1927 sl.
• LUCIANICAL † adj. pertaining to or characteristic of Lucian and his style (see etymology on blog page); marked by a scoffing wit ...1562
• LUCKY-BAG n. the female genitals; the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
• LUCKY BONE n. a wishbone ...1971 Amer. dial.
• LUCKY COUNTRY n. a jocular name for Australia ...Aust. sl.
• LUCKY DIP n. an undertaking of uncertain outcome ...colloq.
• LUCKY HAND n. an amulet or good luck charm ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LUCKY-MINNIE n. 1. a grandmother ...1867 Sc.
n. 2. a term of reproach to a woman ...B1900 Sc.
• LUCRATE † vb. to gain, to get, to win ...1623
• LUCRIFEROUS † adj. bringing gain; lucrative, profitable ...1648
• LUCRIPETOUS † adj. eager for gain ...1675
• LUCROUS † adj. 1. full of gain or profit ...c1500
† adj. 2. avaricious, covetous ...1551
• LUCTISONOUS †* adj. making a mournful sound ...1721
• LUCTUATE †* vb. to render mournful or gloomy, as with bad news or black drapes ...1772
• LUCULENT * adj. 1. full of light, bright, clear, shining ...c1420
† adj. 2. of oratory compositions: brilliant, admirable: hence of a writer or orator ...a1548
† adj. 3. of evidence, arguments: clear, convincing, evident ...1597
adj. 4. of explanations: lucid, luminous ...1597
† adj. 5. of persons: brilliant, illustrious ...1599
• LUCY n. the penis ...20C Amer. dial.
• LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS n. a code name for LSD ...M20 US drugs sl.
• LUD! int. an exclamation; Lord! ...E18
• LUDDY MUSSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LUDE n. methaqualone, usually Quaalude™, a tranquillizer ...M20 US drugs sl.
• LUDIBRIOUS † adj. 1. apt to be a subject of jest or mockery; ridiculous, laughable ...1563
* adj. 2. full of scorn, inclined to scoff; scornful, mocking ...1641
• LUDIBUND †* adj. full of play, playful, sportive ...1668
• LUDIFICATE †* vb. to deceive, to beguile, to mock; also, to frustrate ...1623
• LUDIFY †* vb. to deceive, to delude ...1447
• LUDITORY adj. merry, sportive, playful ...B1900
• LUER n. a glass syringe with a slip-on needle and a solid plunger ...1973 US drugs sl.
• LUFF n. lieutenant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• LUG n. 1. an ear ...1507 UK
n. 2. a large, clumsy, dim man ...1927 US sl.
n. 3. a demand ...1929 US sl.
n. 4. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1931 sl., chiefly Amer.
n. 5, luggage ...1977 US sl.
n. 6. a woman who takes lesbian lovers in college and then reverts to heterosexuality after graduation from college (Lesbian Until Graduation) ...1993 US sl.
n. 7. an inhalation of marijuana smoke, esp. from a water pipe ...1996 UK sl.
vb. 1. to pull violently; to carry with effort, there being the implication of ponderousness in the object ...M17
vb. 2. to bring; to accompany ...1884 UK sl.
• LUGAN n. a Lithuanian or a person of Lithuanian descent; used derisively ...1947 US sl.
• LUG AROUND A PERSON vb. to have an unpleasant person in one's company because of orders received for a sale to be made ...20C sl.
• LUG-CHOVEY n. a pawnbroker's shop ...c1830 cant
• LUGER LOUT n. a German ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'Kraut'
• LUGGAGE n. the male genitals ...19C Brit. colloq.
• LUGGER n. 1. a sponger; a defaulter; one who drinks with others but never buys a round ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 2. in a big store confidence swindle: someone who assigned to provide background ambience, an extra ...1931 US sl.
n. 3. a person who physically transports players to an illegal poker game ...1979 US sl.
• LUGHOLE n. an ear ...1895 sl.
• LUGIE n. a Lithuanian or a person of Lithuanian descent; used derisively ...1969 US sl.
• LUG IN vb. of a racehorse: to tend to run toward the rail ...1964 US sl.
• LUG-LOAF n. an oaf; a blockhead ...E17 Brit. sl.
• LUG ONE'S EAR vb. to ask for money; to borrow money from ...20C Aust. sl.
• LUG-POT n. a drunkard ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'sot'
• LUGS n. proud manners ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LUG THE HAIR vb. to pull the hair ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LUGUBRIOUS adj. expressing or causing mourning; mournful, sorrowful, sad, dismal, pitiable ...1601
• LUKEN n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LULLIES † n. the kidneys ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LULU n. 1. a remarkable, excellent, or exceptional person or thing; often used ironically ...1886 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a breast ...20C sl.
n. 3. a W.C. ...E20 Brit. sl.
n. 4. a serious or fresh case of gonorrhea ...E20 US sl.
n. 5. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• LULU-KAPOODLER n. something remarkable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LULU LOOKER n. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LULUS n. 1. the human breasts ...20C US sl.
n. 2. two or more of anything good ...20C US sl.
• LULY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUMBER n. 1. a house or room where stolen goods are hidden ...1753 Brit. sl.
n. 2. loud noise ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a toothpick ...1930s US sl.
vb. 1. to arrest ...1931 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. of a man: to make (physical) sexual advances ...1960 Sc. sl.
• LUMBER-HEELED adj. slow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUMBER-HEELS n. a lazy, ungainly fellow; a lout ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LUMBERJACK n. a homosexual ...1990s sl.
• LUMBER-JILL n. an unattractive woman, with whom one cannot achieve an erection ...1940s sl.
• LUMBERLAND n. Maine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUMBERMENT n. loud noise ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUMBER OUT vb. to throw out, to eject ...20C Aust. sl.
• LUMBER SAUCE n. a toothpick ...1930s US sl.
• LUMBER STATE n. Maine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUMBO n. Colombian marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
• LUMME! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1898 Brit.
• LUMMINESS n. pleasant things ...19C
• LUMMIX n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCK n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCKS n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOKIN n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOX n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
n. 2. an uncouth boy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUMMUX n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMY adj. first-rate, excellent; clever; jolly ...1838 sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1898 Brit.
• LUMMY LICK n. a delicious mouthful ...19C sl.
• LUMP n. a parcel of food given to a tramp ...1912 US sl.
• LUMP OF BUTTER n. an easygoing, helpless person ...1844 Sc.
• LUMP ONE'S BLUEY vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1851 Aust. sl.
• LUMP ONE'S DRUM vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1851 Aust. sl.
• LUMP ONE'S KNOT vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1851 Aust. sl.
• LUMP ONE'S MATILDA vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1851 Aust. sl.
• LUMP ONE'S SWAG vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1851 Aust. sl.
• LUMPSHIOUS adj. delicious, scrumptious ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LUMPY adj. drunk ...1810 sl.
• LUNATIC SOUP n. poor-quality drink ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LUNCHBOX n. the genitals visible through tight clothing ...1992 Brit. sl.
• LUNG-BOX n. the mouth ...1890 sl.
• LUNG-DUSTER n. a cigarette ...1929 US jocular
• LUNGER n. phlegm expelled from the throat ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LUNG-FOGGER n. a cigarette ...1943 US jocular
• LUNG HAMMOCK n. a brassiere ...a1986 US jocular
• LUNK n. a slow-witted person ...1867 sl., orig. US
• LUNKER n. an animal, esp. a fish, which is an exceptionally large example of its species ...1912 Amer. sl.
• LUNKERED adj. of the hair: tangled ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LUNK-HEAD n. a slow-witted person ...1884 sl., orig. US
• LUNY adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUPERGLOBSLOPCIOUS adj. grand, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LURCATE † vb. to eat ravenously ...1623
• LURCATION † n. a greedy eating or gluttonous devouring ...1661
• LURGI n. a fictitious, highly infectious disease ...1954 Brit. sl.
• LURGY n. a fictitious, highly infectious disease ...1954 Brit. sl.
• LURK n. 1. a form of fraud in which one pretends some form of distress in order to raise money from the credulous ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a hideaway, a meeting place ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a dodge, racket, or scheme; a profitable stratagem of questionable honesty ...1891 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 4. a hanger-on; an eavesdropper ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 5. a job or occupation ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 6. the best place to meet someone or find some product, or the like ...1950s Aust. sl.
vb. to go riding in a stolen car ...1960s US Black sl.
• LURKER n. 1. a criminal beggar who travels the country showing off various forged certificates referring to losses in fires, shipwrecks or similar disasters, and hoping thereby to get financial aid ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a petty criminal ...20C Aust. sl.
• LURKIE n. a cunning, knowing, wide-awake person up to any trick ...1940s Aust. sl.
• LURKING n. 1. fraudulent begging, following the occupation of a fraudulent beggar ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. stealing ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• LURKMAN n. 1. a confidence trickster, a petty criminal ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a dishonest or corrupt person; someone who lives by sharp practice ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LURKOLA n. the practice of bribing, with cash or kind, those with access to the public to tout a product; it is ostensibly illegal and generally denied by its practitioners ...1950s Aust. sl.
• LURKY adj. seedy, untrustworthy, weird ...1970s US college sl.
• LURP n. an extremely clumsy or awkward person ...1990s US teen sl.
• LURPY adj. rubbishy; looking bad or ugly ...1990s sl.
• LURRIES † n. 1. money or jewellery ...1673 thieves' sl.
† n. 2. clothes, garments ...1676 sl.
• LURRY n. money ...M17 sl.
• LURRY INTO vb. to get stuck into, to attack ...1940s Irish sl.
• LURRY UP vb. to beat, to thrash ...1940s Irish sl.
• LUS n. a yearning; a longing ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LUSH adj. 1. drunk ...E19 sl.
adj. 2. of a woman: very sexually attractive, esp. if voluptuous; also used of a man ...1910s sl.
adj. 3. wealthy ...1930s US sl.
adj. 4. hedonistic, luxurious ...1940s sl.
adj. 5. good, excellent ...1950s sl.
n. 1. alcohol, esp. beer ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a drink ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a drinking spree ...M19 sl.
n. 4. money ...M19 US criminals' sl.
n. 5. a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1890 sl., chiefly US
n. 6. a victim or fool ...1940s US sl.
n. 7. an extremely attractive heterosexual man ...1940s US homosexual sl.
n. 8. whisky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 9. an attractive woman ...1980s US college sl.
n. 10. an addict ...2000s sl.
vb. 1. to drink ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to ply with drink; to make drunk ...19C sl.
int. used for expressing approval ...2003 UK sl.
• LUSH BETTY n. a whisky bottle ...M19 US sl.
• LUSHBUM n. an alcoholic tramp ...1940s US sl.
• LUSHED adj. drunk ...1927 US sl.
• LUSHER n. 1. a drunkard ...1848 US sl.
n. 2. a high liver, a voluptuary ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUSHEY adj. drunk ...19C sl.
n. a drunkard ...19C sl.
• LUSH GREEN n. money ...1951 US sl.
• LUSHHEAD n. a habitual drinker ...1938 UK sl.
• LUSHHOUND n. a drunkard ...1935 US sl.
• LUSHIE adj. drunk ...19C sl.
n. a drunkard ...19C sl.
• LUSHING KEN n. an alehouse or saloon ...1790 criminal sl.
• LUSH IT vb. 1. to drink ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to ply with drink; to make drunk ...19C sl.
• LUSH KEN n. an alehouse or saloon ...1790 criminal sl.
• LUSH MERCHANT n. a drunkard ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LUSHO n. 1. alcohol, esp. beer ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a drink ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a drunkard ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a drinking spree ...M19 sl.
n. 5. an addict ...2000s sl.
• LUSH-OUT n. a drinking bout ...1823 Brit. sl.
• LUSH-PANNY n. a low public house or alehouse ...19C Brit. sl.
• LUSH PUPPY n. a young person who drinks to excess ...1983 UK sl.
• LUSH-ROLL vb. to rob drunkards ...1957 US sl.
• LUSH-ROLLER n. a thief or pickpocket who robs drunken or unconscious persons ...1919 criminal & police sl.
• LUSH-TOUCHER n. a thief who robs drunken or unconscious persons ...1904 criminal & police sl.
• LUSH UP vb. to drink liquor; to become intoxicated, to get drunk ...1893 Amer. sl.
• LUSHWELL n. a heavy drinker; an habitual drunkard ...1960 Amer. sl.
• LUSH-WORKER n. 1. a prostitute who extorts money from a man by trickery, blackmail, blandishments, or robs him when drunk ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a thief who robs drunken or unconscious persons ...1908 Amer. criminal & police sl.
• LUSHY adj. drunk, drunken ...1811 sl.
n. a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1944 US sl.
• LUSHY-COVE n. a drunken man ...1812 sl.
• LUSK adj. lazy, idle, sluggish, slothful, worthless ...1775
† n. an idle, lazy, slothful, good-for-nothing fellow; a sluggard ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. to lie hid; to lie idly or at ease; to indulge in laziness; to skulk ...c1330
• LUSKIN †* n. an idle or lazy fellow; a sluggard ...1593
• LUSKISH † adj. inclined to be lazy or indolent; idle, slothful, sluggish ...a1500
• LUST DOG n. a passionate, promiscuous female ...1975 US sl.
• LUSTY adj. pregnant ...19C Amer. dial.
• LUSTY ANDOUILLE n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• LUSTY-GUTS n. a notorious copulator; a good wencher ...L16 sl.
• LUSTY-LAWRENCE n. a whoremonger ...E17 Brit. sl.
• LUSTY WENCH n. an attractive teenage girl ...1984 NZ sl.
• LUV n. a term of address ...1898 UK
• LUVVIE n. 1. a form of address, generally affectionate; usually of the opposite sex, and sometimes considered patronizing ...1968 UK
n. 2. (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• LUVVIE-DARLING n. 1. a form of address, generally affectionate; usually of the opposite sex, and sometimes considered patronizing ...1968 UK
n. 2. (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• LUVVY n. 1. a form of address, generally affectionate; usually of the opposite sex, and sometimes considered patronizing ...1968 UK
n. 2. (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• LUX adj. luxurious ...2002 US sl.
n. an excellent or splendid thing ...c1840 Brit. sl.
• LUXER n. a handsome fellow ...c1850 Brit. sl.
• LUXON adj. deluxe ...20C Brit. sl.
• L'VILLE n. Louisville, Kentucky ...1981 US sl.
• LYE n. marijuana ...1990s US sl.
• LYLE n. the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
• LYNCH vb. to inflict bodily punishment upon; to kill by mob action, typically by hanging, without legal authority ...1835 Amer. sl.
• LYRICS n. 1. profanity; disparagement ...1987 Trinidad and Tobago
n. 2. talk, esp. when stretching truth or reality ...1994 UK sl.
• LZ n. a combat aircraft landing zone, esp. an improvised one ...1971 US sl.
n. 2. a hat; often applied to a soldier's steel helmet or a motorcyclist's crash helmet ...1896 sl.
n. 3. a pound ...1951 UK rhyming sl. for 'quid' (Saucepan Lid)
n. 4. a child ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'kid' (Saucepan Lid)
n. 5. a Jewish person ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'Yid' (Saucepan Lid)
n. 6. an ounce of marijuana ...1967 sl.
• LIDDEN n. noise, din. chatter ...1674 Eng. dial.
• LIDLY adj. ugly, loathsome, foul; clumsy ...1790 Sc.
• LIDO n. 1. a fashionable beach resort ...1925 Brit.
n. 2. a public open-air swimming pool ...Brit.
• LIDPOPPERS n. amphetamine tablets or capsules ...M20 US drugs sl.
• LIE n. 1. a liar ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a staying in bed longer than usual in the morning ...1930 sl., chiefly Brit.
vb. 1. to lodge, stay the night; to sojourn ...arch.
vb. 2. of the wind: to abate ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LIE-ABED n. one who lies late in bed; a late riser; a sluggard ...1764
• LIE-ABOUT adj. drunken ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
n. a lazy person; a shirker ...1937 sl.
• LIE AT THE CATCH † vb. to lie in wait; to be on the watch for an opportunity of catching or seizing something, esp. of catching a person's words, finding fault, making objections, etc. ...1642
• LIE BILL n. an acknowledgement of slander or libel ...1919 Amer. dial.
• LIE-BY adj. stored up for future use ...B1900 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a concubine, a mistress ...a1656 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a bedfellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a neutral; one who stands aside ...a1600 obs. exc. Sc.
n. 4. a slate used to form the gutter of a roof ...1899 Eng. dial.
n. 5. anything held in reserve ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a recess to enable vessels to pass ...1840
vb. to lie idle; to lie unused ...B1900 Sc.
• LIE DOGGO vb. to remain hidden or motionless so as not to be noticed ...1893 sl.
• LIE-DOWN n. 1. a rest on a bed, etc. ...1840 sl.
n. 2. in prison: time spent in the segregation unit ...1996 UK sl.
vb. (usually as 'lie down')
vb. 1. to be brought to bed for childbirth ...L16 euphemism
vb. 2, to retire for the night; to go to bed ...1859 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to smoke opium ...20C US drugs sl.
vb. 4. of the wind: to abate ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. in pool: to play below your skill level to lure strangers into playing against you for money ...1993 US sl.
• LIE DOWN ON THE JOB vb. to do less than one could or should do; to shirk one's obligations ...colloq.
• LIEF adj. dear, charming, sweet ...1979 Amer. dial.
n. permission ...BK1905 Amer. dial.
• LIEGER † adj. light, not heavy; slight, trifling; also, nimble ...1481-90
† n. 'a Londoner who formerly bought coals of the country colliers at so much a sack, and made his chief profit by using smaller sacks, making pretense he was a country collier' ...1592
• LIE-IN n. a staying in bed longer than usual in the morning ...1916 sl., chiefly Brit.
• LIE IN ONE'S TEETH vb. to lie grossly or maliciously
• LIE IN ONE'S THROAT vb. to lie grossly or maliciously
• LIE IN THE LASH † vb. to be left in the lurch ...1584
• LIE LAID ON WITH A TROWEL n. an out-and-out falsehood ...B1900
• LIE LOW vb. 1. to be in hiding; to behave in a manner that ought not to attract attention ...1880 UK
vb. 2. of the wind: to abate ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LIE OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH n. an utter falsehood ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIE SHEET n. a truck driver's log book ...1971 US sl.
• LIE UNDERSOD vb. to be buried ...1900 Eng. dial.
• LIE UPON ONE'S OARS vb. to take things easily; to be idle ...1726
• LIEUT n. a lieutenant ...1759 US
• LIEUTY n. a lieutenant ...1998 US
• LIEUY n. 1. a lump of expectorated phlegm ...1970s US sl.
n. 2. a piece of nasal mucus ...1970s US sl.
• LIE WITH vb. to sleep with; to copulate with ...14C
• LIE WITH A LATCHET, A n. an out-and-out lie ...1610
• LIFE n. life imprisonment ...1833 Aust.
n. 2. the criminal underworld as a way of life ...1916 Amer. criminal sl.
n. 3. homosexuality as a way of life ...1955 Amer. homosexual sl.
n. 4. drug addiction as a way of life ...1967 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 5. breath, esp. bad breath ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Life and Death)
• LIFE, THE n. 1. the criminal lifestyle; the lifestyle of prostitution ...1916 US sl.
n. 2. the business and lifestyle of professional wrestling ...1999 US sl.
• LIFE AND DEATH n. breath, esp. bad breath ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• LIFEBOAT n. a pardon, esp. of a death sentence; release from prison as a result of parole board action or a commutation of sentence ...1908 Amer. prison sl.
• LIFED-UP adj. sentenced to life imprisonment ...2002 UK sl.
• LIFE EVERLASTING n. gravy ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LIFE IN LONDON n. used for describing and easy, carefree lifestyle ...1991 Trinidad and Tobago usage
• LIFE INSURANCE, THE n. a parachute ...Bk1944 Amer. services sl.
• LIFE JACKET n. a condom ...1989 US sl.
• LIFE OFF vb. to sentence someone to life imprisonment ...2000 UK sl.
• LIFE OF REILLY, THE n. an enjoyable carefree existence ...1919 sl.
• LIFE OF RILEY, THE n. an enjoyable carefree existence ...1919 sl.
• LIFE ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN n. a series of prison sentences with brief periods of freedom between, which have the cumulative effect of a life sentence ...1949 US sl.
• LIFE-PRESERVER n. 1. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a doughnut ...1941 Amer. jocular
• LIFER n. 1. a prisoner serving a life sentence, or earlier, someone sentence to transportation for life ...1830 sl.
n. 2. a life peer ...1959 sl.
n. 3. a person, esp. a senior noncommissioned officer whose career is in military service: often used derisively ...1962 Amer. military sl.
n. 4. a person who intends to work at the same job until retirement; a careerist ...1970 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a person who takes drugs for 15-20 or more years ...1970 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a person who has been given a traffic ticket; used ironically ...1984 US sl.
• LIFER DOG n. a person, esp. a senior noncommissioned officer whose career is in military service: often used derisively ...1989 Amer. military sl.
• LIFER JUICE n. coffee ...1987 Amer. military sl.
• LIFE SAVER n. heroin ...2003 UK sl.
• LIFESAVERS n. gravy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIFESOME † adj. 1. fraught with life ...1583
adj. 2. full of life or animation; lively, gay, sprightly, animated ...1688
• LIFE-WEARY adj. weary of life or of living ...1592
• LIFFEY WATER n. porter (ale); any dark beer or stout, esp. Guinness™ ...1961 UK rhyming sl.
• LIFT n. 1. a theft or robbery ...1845 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a strong stimulant effect from alcohol or drugs ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the sky ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a loan ...1953 Amer. carnival sl.
n. 5. a pill containing a stimulant; amphetamine ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to steal, esp. to pilfer; to rob; to plagiarize ...1526 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to pay off a debt ...1784 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to raise the bet of (someone) ...1859 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to kill someone ...1873 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to pick the pocket of someone; to rob ...1915 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to raise a glass of liquor to the lips and drink ...1954 Amer. sl.
• LIFT, THE n. the practice of shoplifting ...1791 Amer. sl., orig. criminal
• LIFT A FINGER vb. to make the slightest effort; used in the negative to denote unwillingness to make an effort ...1833
• LIFT A LEG ON A WOMAN vb. to copulate with a woman ...L18 Sc.
• LIFTED adj. intoxicated by alcohol or drugs ...1942 Amer. sl.
• LIFTER n. 1. a shoplifter ...1866 Amer. criminal sl.
n. 2. a drink of whisky ...1875 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a wedgie in one's underwear ...1991 Amer. dial.
• LIFT HAIR vb. to scalp ...M19 US sl.
• LIFTING RAG n. a dishcloth ...1981 Amer. dial.
• LIFT OFF BIG vb. to start a climb to the top ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LIFT ONE'S GAM vb. to urinate ...20C US euphemism
• LIFT ONE'S LEG vb. 1. to copulate ...18C Brit. euphemism
vb. 2. to urinate ...20C US euphemism
• LIFT PILL n. a pill containing a stimulant; amphetamine ...1968 Amer. sl.
• LIFT-SKIRTS n. a prostitute ...19C Brit.
• LIFT THE ELBOW vb. to drink alcohol ...1823 sl.
• LIFT THE THATCH vb. of noise: to 'raise the roof' ...1899 Eng. dial.
• LIFT UP vb. to get an erection ...20C euphemism
• LIG vb. 1. to loaf about ...1960 sl.
vb. 2. to freeload, esp. by gatecrashing ...1981 Brit. sl.
• LIGGER n. 1. a coverlet for a bed ...a1483 Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a horizontal timber in scaffolding, lying parallel to the face of the building and supporting the putlogs (one of the short horizontal timbers of a scaffolding, on which the scaffold-boards rest; one end is inserted at right angles in a hole left in the wall for that purpose (putlog-hole), the other being supported by the ledger) ...1500-18 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. the nether millstone ...1781 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a floating line with bait used for catching pike, and generally wound round a bundle of reeds; a pike-trimmer ...a1805 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a foot-bridge across a ditch, usually one consisting of a plank ...1840 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a foul salmon, Salmo salar ...1879 Sc.
n. 7. in worsted manufacturing: one who puts the material on to a carding machine ...1881 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a liar ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 9. one who lies in bed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 10. a layer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 11. a stout stake; a prop, a pole ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 12. a branch partly cut through and laid down horizontally in a hedge ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 13. in thatching, a wooden rod laid across the thatch to hold it in place ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 14. someone who gatecrashes parties; a freeloader ...1977 Brit. sl.
vb. to set trimmers for a pike ...1834 Eng. dial.
• LIGGLE adj. legal ...c1930 Amer. dial.
vb. to carry something too heavy to be carried with ease, as a child 'liggles' a puppy about ...1830 Eng. dial.
• LIGGY adj. muddy, mucky, damp ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LIGHT 1. adj. lewd, wanton ...14C
adj. 2. intoxicated by alcohol or drugs ...1737 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. short of cash; with insufficient money ...1955 Amer sl., orig. Black
adj. 4. weak ...1960s sl.
adj. 5. of money: in small amounts ...1962 Amer. sl.
adj. 6. stupid ...1967 US Black sl.
adj. 7. unable to consume large quantities of drink and/or drugs ...1990s US sl.
n. 1. credit ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a bright, clever person ...1900s US college sl.
n. 3. a small amount of money ...20C sl.
n. 4. in boxing, a lightweight ...1940 Amer. sl.
n. 5. insanity, craziness ...1950s W. Indies sl.
vb. 1. to get down off a horse; to dismount ...1899 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to enlighten someone with general or specific knowledge ...20C US Black sl.
• LIGHT-ALE BANDIT n. one who scrounges drinks in a public house ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
• LIGHT AND BITTER n. the anus ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'shitter'
• LIGHT AND DARK n. a park ...1930s rhyming sl.
• LIGHT A RAG vb. to leave in a hurry; to depart hurriedly; to run fast ...1903 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT ARTILLERY n. 1. a drug addict who uses a hypodermic needle ...1930 US drugs sl.
n. 2. beans ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT AS A KECK adj. very light ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• LIGHT A SHUCK vb. to leave in a hurry; to depart hurriedly; to run fast ...1905 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT AS LAD'S-LOVE adj. very light, puffy, inflated ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LIGHT BLUE n. gin ...19C Brit.
• LIGHT BOB n. a soldier of a regiment of light infantry ...1778 US Army usage
• LIGHT BREAD n. homemade bread ...1980 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT-BROWN n. a mulatto ...E20 US colloq.
• LIGHT BUG n. 1. a firefly ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a moth, beetle, or other insect attracted to light ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT BULB n. a pregnant woman ...M20 US sl.
• LIGHT-COMEDY MERCHANT n. a comedian pure and simple ...1887 Brit. theatrical sl.
• LIGHT DABBER n. a moth attracted to light ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTENING n. yeast ...1842 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTENING BUG n. a firefly ...1778 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTER FLY n. a firefly ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT FANTASTIC, THE n. the foot as the means of dancing; dancing ...c1840 colloq.
• LIGHT-FEEDER n. a silver spoon ...c1850 cant
• LIGHT-FINGER vb. to steal; to pilfer; to rob ...1956 US sl.
• LIGHT-FINGERED adj. inclined to steal ...1547 euphemism
• LIGHT FOOD n. tobacco for chewing ...1909 sl.
• LIGHTFOOT adj. light-footed, nimble of foot; active ...c1440 poetic
† n. 1. a name for the hare ...a1325
† n. 2. the deer ...a1600
† n. 3. venison ...B1900 cant
• LIGHT-FOOTED adj. pert. to a homosexual male ...20C US sl.
• LIGHT-FRIGATE n. a woman of loose morals; a wanton; a whore ...c1690 Brit. sl.
• LIGHTHEAD n. a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT-HEELED adj. wanton; pert. to a sexually loose woman ...E17
• LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING n. the activities of a male and a female living together unmarried ...M20 US sl.
• LIGHT HORSE n. a courtesan, a harlot ...c1620 sl.
• LIGHT HORSEMAN n. a thief operating as one of a gang on the Thames ...19C Brit. sl.
• LIGHTHOUSE n. 1. a watch-house ...c1805 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a red-nose person, generally male ...c1810 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a salt- or pepper-castor (shaker) ...L19 Royal Navy sl.
n. 4. a tramp acquainted with the police or with their methods ...1932 cant
• LIGHT HOUSEWIFE n. a lewd woman; a prostitute ...L17 Brit. cant
• LIGHT IN vb. to make a vigorous start on something; to begin ...1878 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT INFANTRY n. fleas ...1894 sl.
• LIGHTING BUG n. a firefly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT IN THE LOAFERS adj. of men: effeminate or homosexual ...1967 Amer. sl.
• LIGHTMANS n. the day, or daybreak ...1567 thieves' cant
• LIGHTNING n. 1. gin; also, any strong, often low-quality alcoholic spirit; inferior whisky ...1781 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. yeast ...1842 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. amphetamines ...M20 US drugs sl.
• LIGHTNING BUG n. a firefly ...1778 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING JERKER n. a telegrapher ...1891 US sl.
• LIGHTNING LIQUOR n. whisky; cheap liquor ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING OIL n. kerosene ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING ROD n. 1. a sword ...1863 US military sl.
n. 2. a jet fighter plane ...1954 US sl.
• LIGHTNING SHOVER n. a telegrapher ...1871 US railroad sl.
• LIGHTNING SLINGER n. a telegrapher ...1938 US railroad sl.
• LIGHTNING-SPLITTER n. a roof that comes to a sharp peak ...1992 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTNING STOCK n. a rifle ...1850 US sl.
• LIGHTNING STRIKER n. a formidable or impressive thing ...1867 US sl.
• LIGHT OF adj. short of money ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-EYES n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-LIFE n. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT OF THE MOON n. the period of the waxing moon ...1935 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT OIL n. kerosene ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT O' LOVE n. 1. a wanton woman ...L16
n. 2. a harmless term of endearment for a girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT ON adj. short of money ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• LIGHT ONE'S SHUCK vb. to cause someone to leave in a hurry ...1929 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT ON HIS FEET adj. pert. to an effeminate male ...M20 US sl.
• LIGHT-OUT n. a hasty or unceremonious departure n. Texas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'light out') to turn off a light ...1931 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTS n. 1. a fool; a soft-head; an oaf ...1682 Brit. colloq.
n. 2. the eyes ...1820 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the lungs, esp. of an animal; broadly, the internal organs ...1848 Amer. dial.
• LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME, THE phr. said of a person who is dazed, stupid, or unaware ...1983 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT SKIRTS n. a wanton woman ...L16 colloq.
• LIGHTS OUT n. death ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• LIGHT THE LAMP vb. of a woman: to have sexual intercourse ...19C Brit. euphemism
• LIGHT TROOPS n. lice ...E19 Brit. sl.
• LIGHT UP vb. 1. to light a cigarette or cigar ...1861 sl.
vb. 2. to have an orgasm ...M20 Brit. euphemism
• LIGHT WET n. gin ...E19 Brit. sl.
• LIGHT WOMAN n. a lewd woman ...L17 cant
• LIGHTWOOD-KNOT FLOATER n. a heavy rain ...1944 Amer. dial.
• LIGURATE † vb. to feed daintily ...1623
• LIKANCE †* n. liking; pleasure ...c1460
• LIKE vb. to desire sexually ...16C
• LIKE A BABY'S ARM WITH AN APPLE IN ITS FIST phr. used to describe an extra-large penis ...1930s sl.
• LIKE A BABY'S ARM WITH AN ORANGE IN ITS FIST phr. used to describe an extra-large penis ...1930s sl.
• LIKE A BABY'S BOTTOM adj. smooth, featureless ...1920s sl.
• LIKE A BANDIT adv. enthusiastically, very, fast, very successfully ...1970s US sl.
• LIKE A BASTARD adv. a general intensifier ...1910s sl., orig. US
• LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL adj. extremely fast ...E20 US colloq.
• LIKE ABC adj. easy, as simple as learning the alphabet ...Bk1909 sl.
• LIKE A BEER BOTTLE ON THE COLISEUM adj. conspicuous ...1940s Aust. sl.
• LIKE A BIG-ASSED BIRD adv. swiftly ...1945 US sl.
• LIKE A BIG DOG phr. having qualities to do with achievement, success, intensity ...1980s US college sl.
• LIKE A BIRCH-BROOM IN A FIT adj., said of rough, tousled hair ...1872
• LIKE A BIRD adv. with swift and easy motion onwards; easily; without resistance, difficulty, or hesitation ...1873
• LIKE A BLINK adv. immediately, very quickly ...1950s sl.
• LIKE A BLUE-ARSED BABOON adv. headlong, very fast ...1950s sl.
• LIKE A BOILED OWL adj. drunk ...1857 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A BOMB adv. very fast ...1950s sl., orig. US
• LIKE A BRIGHTON BUCKET phr. without recognizing someone when you pass them in the street ...1987 Trinidad and Tobago
• LIKE A BUMP ON A LOG adj. stupidly silent or inarticulate ...M19 US sl.
• LIKE A BUTTERLY IN HEAT adj. behaving in a dithering manner; indecisive ...1975 US sl., esp. homosexual usage
• LIKE A CABBIE'S ARMPIT phr. said of a mouth that is less than fresh ...Brit. sl.
• LIKE A CAB DRIVER'S ARMPIT phr. said of a mouth that is less than fresh ...Brit. sl.
• LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A CHIP IN A MESS OF MILK adj. of persons: insignificant, useless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LIKE A COUNTRY DUNNY adj. glaringly obvious, standing out ...1954 Aust. sl.
• LIKE A DOG KILLING SNAKES adv. with a violently shaking of the head ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A DOG'S DINNER adj. dressed smartly or ostentatiously ...colloq.
• LIKE A DOSE OF SALTS adj. very fast ...colloq.
• LIKE A DYING DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM adj. cast down in spirit; very down in the mouth; having a forlorn and hopeless expression; depressed, dejected ...1874
• LIKE A FLY IN A GLUE-POT adj. nervously excited ...1854 colloq.
• LIKE A FLY IN A TAR-BOX adj. nervously excited ...1659 colloq.
• LIKE A FROG IN A FIT adj. said of one who is tipsy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LIKE A HALF-SLED IN A SNOWSTORM adv. in an uncontrolled or unmanageable manner ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A HALF-SLED ON ICE adv. in an uncontrolled or unmanageable manner ...1873 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A HATTER adv. vigorously, boldly ...1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIKE A HOOER AT A CHRISTENING adj. in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• LIKE A HUMBLE-BEE IN A CHURN adj. having a voice not distinctly audible ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LIKE AIM, A n. a shrewd guess ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LIKE A KNIFE adv. very quickly ...M19 US sl.
• LIKE A KNOT ON A LOG adj. immovable, motionless, perfectly still ...1873 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A LAMPLIGHTER adv. quickly, fast; with long, rapid strides ...1838 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LIKE A LILY ON A DIRT TIN adj. utterly inappropriate or unsuitable ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LIKE A LILY ON A DUSTBIN adj. utterly inappropriate or unsuitable ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LIKE ALL GET-OUT adv. to the highest degree, with the utmost vigour ...M19 sl.
• LIKE ALL NATURE adv. to an extreme degree; like the dickens ...1824 Amer. dial. arch.
• LIKE ALL-POSSESSED adv. 1. as if bewitched ...1833 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. strongly, violently ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A LOAD OF BRICKS adv. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A LORD'S BASTARD adv. in great luxury ...1940s sl.
• LIKE A MIDSHIPMAN WITH MONEY IN BOTH POCKETS adj. extremely unlikely, very odd ...M19 sl.
ׇ• LIKE A MOJO phr. a great deal ...1980s US college & Black sl.
• LIKE A MONKEY ON A STICK adj. behaving in an eccentric, bizarre manner ...L19 sl.
• LIKE A MONKEY TRYING TO BUGGER A FOOTBALL phr. very clumsy; foolishly ...1965 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A MONKEY TRYING TO FUCK A FOOTBALL phr. very clumsy; foolishly ...1981 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A MONKEY UP A STICK adj. performing queer antics ...L19 colloq.
• LIKE A MONKEY WITH A TIN TOOL adj. impudent. self-satisfied ...c1863
• LIKE A MOOSE phr. having qualities to do with achievement, success, intensity ...1980s US college sl.
• LIKE AN ARROW phr. in poker: said of a sequence of five cards, conventionally known as a 'straight' ...1988 US sl.
• LIKE AN OLD MOLL AT A CHRISTENING adj. in a state of confusion ...1960s NZ sl.
• LIKE A ONE-ARMED PAPERHANGER WITH THE ITCH adj. busy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A RED-HEADED STEPCHILD adv. unjustly, unkindly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE AS AN APPLE TO AN OYSTER adj. totally different ...1532
• LIKE A SHAG ON A ROCK phr. denoting the isolation or unhappiness associated with solitude, on one's own ...1845 Aust. sl.
• LIKE A SHEEP'S HEAD, ALL JAW adj. said of a talkative person ...1840
• LIKE A SHOT adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A SHOT OUT OF HELL adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A SHOT THROUGH HELL adv. immediately; shortly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A SINGED CAT phr. applied to anything whose appearance does it injustice ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A STRAWYARD BULL, FULL OF FUCK AND HALF-STARVED phr. a jocose retort to the question, "How are you?"; (strawyard - a shelter or refuge for the destitute) ...Bk1904 sl.
• LIKE A STREAK OF CHAIN-LIGHTNING adv. very quickly ...1834 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A STRIPED-ASS APE adv. headlong, very fast ...1950s sl.
• LIKE A THOUSAND OF BRICKS adv. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A TON OF BRICKS adv. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE A WHIRLYGUST IN A TEACUP adv. headlong; impetuously ...2006 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A WHIRLYGUST OF WOODPECKERS adv. headlong ...1916 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A WHITEHEAD adv. very fast or vigorously ...1826 Amer. dial.
• LIKE BARNEY'S BRIG adj. in a thoroughly disorderly state ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LIKE BARNEY'S BRIG, BOTH MAIN TACKS OVER THE FOREYARD adj. in a thoroughly disorderly state ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LIKE BILLY-HO adv. very quickly; strongly, a lot ...1885 colloq.
• LIKE BILLY-O adv. very quickly; strongly, a lot ...1885 colloq.
• LIKE BLINKO adv. immediately, very quickly ...1950s sl.
• LIKE BLUE MURDER adv. at a terrific pace; at top speed ...1914 sl.
• LIKE BUSTER'S GANG adv. with great excitement and speed ...1941 US jocular
• LIKE DADDY-COME-TO-CHURCH adj. to a very great extent; very much ...1950s US sl.
• LIKE DAFT adv. madly, wildly ...1793 Sc.
• LIKE DEAD LICE ARE FALLING OFF adv. of a person's manner of action: slowly, lethargically ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIKE DEATH WARMED UP adj. used to denote extreme exhaustion or tiredness; ill ...1939 sl.
• LIKE FIVE HUNDRED adj. very fast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKEFUL † adj. pleasing, pleasant, acceptable, agreeable ...c1305
• LIKE FUN adv. very quickly; vigorously ...c1815 colloq.
int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE FUNK ON A SKUNK adj. very close, extremely intimate ...1960s US Black sl.
• LIKE FURY adv. like mad, furiously, very hard or vigorously ...c1840 colloq.
• LIKE HAULIN' A LOG OUT'N A SCALDIN' TUB phr. comparison to denote difficulty ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE HEFT AND BLADE phr. close companions ...1884 Eng. dial.
• LIKE HELL adv. 1. with extreme vigour; desperately ...L18 colloq.
adv. 2. very badly ...20C colloq.
int. I don't believe it; certainly not! ...1925 sl.
• LIKE HERRINGS adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE HERRINGS IN A BARREL adj. very crowded; very closely packed together ...1704
• LIKE IT OR LUMP IT! int. put up with it or go without! ...20C
• LIKE KILLING BLACK SNAKES adv. very industriously, intensively ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LIKE KILLING SNAKES adv. very industriously, intensively ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LIKE LICKING HONEY OFF A THORN phr. said of an employment yielding but small and uncertain profit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LIKE LIPS, LIKE LETTUCE † phr. like has met its like ...a1540 obs.
• LIKE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYMOW phr. a hopeless search ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIKELY adj. 1. handsome, attractive; good-natured; pleasing, agreeable ...1809 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. sensible, intelligent ...1809 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. able-bodied, competent, capable ...1899 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKELY STORY, A n. a statement greeted with incredulity; a lie ...1865 sl.
• LIKELY TALE, A n. a statement greeted with incredulity; a lie ...1749 sl.
• LIKE MAD adv. to an extraordinary extent; very much ...1653 UK
• LIKE MAGNIFICAT AT MATINS adj. out of order ...L16 Brit. sl.
• LIKE MALACHI'S CHILD, CHOKEFULL OF SENSE phr. said of anyone who boasts of himself or of his children ...1865 Eng. dial.
• LIKEN vb. to resemble ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LIKE NAILS adj. comparing anything very hard ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS adv. to an extraordinary extent; very much ...1938 Brit.
• LIKE OLD BILLY adv. like the devil, hard, furiously, very energetically ...1894 sl.
• LIKE OLD BILLY-O adv. like the devil, hard, furiously ...1923
• LIKE OLD BOOTS adv. 1. quickly, swiftly ...1850 sl.
adv. 2. vigorously, thoroughgoingly ...1865 sl.
• LIKE OLD HARRY adv. to a great extent ...M17 sl.
• LIKE OLD NICK adv. very quickly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE OLD SCRATCH adv. very quickly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE SARDINES adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE SARDINES IN A BARREL adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE SARDINES IN A TIN adj. crowded, huddled ...M19 colloq.
• LIKE SHIT STICKING TO A SHOVEL adj. very adhesive indeed ...L19 sl.
• LIKE SHOOTING DUCKS ON A POND adj. very easy ...1940s sl.
• LIKE SIXTY adv. with great force or vigour; at a great rate ...1848 colloq.
• LIKE SKELETONS FUCKING ON A TIN ROOF phr. used as a perfect simile for a rattling noise ...1961 US sl.
• LIKE SNUFF AT A WAKE adv. 1. in large amounts ...20C Irish sl.
adv. 2. very quickly ...20C Irish sl.
• LIKE STANK ON SHIT adj. very close, extremely intimate ...1960s US Black sl.
• LIKE STEAM adv. very quickly, very easily, energetically ...M19 sl.
• LIKE STINK adv. intensely, furiously ...1920s sl.
• LIKE STINK ON GLUE adj. very close, extremely intimate ...1960s US Black sl.
• LIKE STINK ON SHIT adj. very close, extremely intimate ...1960s US Black sl.
• LIKE ST. PAUL'S phr. used to describe tight trousers ...20C Aust. sl.
• LIKE STUPIDNESS adv. abundantly, in great supply ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• LIKE TAR adv. very keenly, very quickly ...1900s sl.
• LIKE THAT adj. pregnant ...1976 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE BACK END OF A BUS adj. ugly, unattractive ...1959 sl.
• LIKE THE BACK OF A BUS adj. ugly, unattractive ...1959 sl.
• LIKE THE DEVIL! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIKE THE DEVIL BEATING TANBARK adv. very fast, vigorously, severely ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE GOLD DUST TWINS phr. said of people who are very friendly toward each other ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE MILL TAIL O' THUNDER adv. in a swift, disorderly, and excited manner ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE MILLTAILS OF HELL adv. in a fast and violent manner, swiftly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE MISCHIEF adv. very quickly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE OLD HARRY adv. quickly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE OLD SCRATCH adv. very quickly ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THIRTY CENTS adj. unpleasant; deplorable ...1896 US sl.
• LIKE TOADS UNDER A HARROW adj. oppressed ...1802-12
• LIKE TWO CENTS adj. worthless ...1929 Amer. sl.
• LIKE UGLY ON A BABOON adv. tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LIKE UGLY ON AN APE adv. tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LIKE UGLY ON A TOAD adv. tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly ...2005 Amer. dial.
• LIKE UGLY ON WARTHOG adv. tenaciously; incessantly, untiringly ...2006 Amer. dial.
• LIKE UNTO prep. similar to; in the manner of ...1867 Amer. dial.
• LIKE WHITE ON RICE adv. very close to; in very close proximity ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LIKE WINKY adv. very quickly; in a moment; as in the twinkling of an eye ...1855 Eng. dial.
• LIKEWORTH † adj. agreeable, acceptable, pleasing ...c888
• LIKKETY-DAMN adv. with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-HELL adv. with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-RIP adv. with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-SCOOT adv. with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LIKKETY-WHOOP adv. with great speed or vigour; quickly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• L.I.L. n. one's unmarried partner for the time being; Live-In Lover ...20C Brit colloq.
• LIL n. £5 ... Bk1903 sl.
• LILACS n. 1. comparatively full side whiskers ...c1919 US sl.
n. 2. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• LILDER vb. to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LILIES-OF-THE-VALLEY n. haemorrhoids ...1990s homosexual sl.
• LILIKOI n. the passion fruit ...1929 Hawaii
• LILL n. £5 ... Bk1903 sl.
• LILLEY AND SKINNER n. 1. a beginner ...1920s rhyming sl.
n. 2. dinner ...1920s rhyming sl.
• LILLIAN n. the police ...1970s homosexual sl.
• LILLIAN GISH n. 1. a dish ...1920s Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 2. a fish ...1920s Aust. rhyming sl.
• LILLIAN GISHED adj. drunk ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'pissed'
• LILLY adj. little, in size or quantity ...1922 Amer. dial.
• LILLYDEW n. a perspiration, sweat; an excitement ...1854 Eng. dial.
• LILLY F-40 n. an orange-coloured 100 mg capsule of secobarbital sodium (Seconal™), a central nervous system depressant ...1977 US sl.
• LILLY LAW n. a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• LILLYLOO n. a lullaby; a refrain, a song ...1818 Sc.
• LILLY-WUNTERS! int. an exclamation of amazement or surprise ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LILY n. an innocent and naive youth; a young homosexual ...20C Brit. sl.
• LILY LAW n. a policeman; the police; used derisively ...1949 US homosexual usage
• LILY-LIVERED adj. cowardly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LILYWHITE-GROAT n. 1 shilling ... Bk1903 sl.
• LILY WHITES n. bed sheets ...1946 US sl.
• LIMA n. marijuana ...1998 UK sl.
• LIMB vb. 1. to cut the branches from a tree; rarely, to prune ...1839 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to beat severely, to whip, to flog ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A DISHRAG adj. limp, weak, exhausted ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A GREASY RAG adj. limp, weak, exhausted ...1866 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER AS A RAG adj. limp, weak, exhausted ...1818 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER BELLY n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1954 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER BELLY ICE n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER BRIDGE n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER-DICKED adj. impotent ...1984 Amer. sl.
• LIMBERHAM † n. 1. one who has 'limber hams', a supple-jointed person; fig. a servile flatterer; an obsequious person ...1689
† n. 2. an irresolute or vacillating person ...a1704
• LIMBER ICE n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER JACK n. 1. a whip or other flexible instrument of punishment, as a cane or ferrule ...1860 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a loose-jointed, flexible person; a contortionist ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 3. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER JIM n. 1. a loose-jointed, flexible person; a contortionist ...c1930 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a whip or other flexible instrument of punishment, as a cane or ferrule ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 3. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER LEAD n. ice that will bend when you step on it, but not break ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER-LEGGED adj. feeling weak in the legs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LIMBERLY adv. exhaustedly, weakly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER SICK adj. weak, unable to stand or walk because of illness ...1929 Amer. dial.
• LIMBERY adj. limber, flexible ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LIMBO n. marijuana grown in Colombia ...M20 US drugs sl.
• LIMB OF SATAN n. a wicked or mischievous person, esp. a child ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LIMB-SKINNER n. a cowboy who works in brush country ...1936 US West. sl.
• LIMBY adj. having many limbs or branches ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LIME n. 1. anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a term of disparagement ...Bk1913-17 college sl.
† vb. to impregnate a bitch ...M16
• LIME-FINGERED † adj. given to pilfering ...1546
• LIMEJUICER n. 1. (mildly derogatory) a British sailor ...L19 jocular
n. 2. a Britisher ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• LIMEY n. 1. orig. a British immigrant, and hence, a British person ...1888 sl., orig. Aust., NZ & S. Afr.
n. 2. (mildly derogatory) a British sailor ...20C colloq.
• LIMIT, THE n. coition ...20C US colloq.
• LIMMER adj. knavish, scoundrelly, roguish, rascally ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a scoundrel ...1456 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. an unchaste, loose, or immoral woman; a mistress, a prostitute ...1566 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a sarcastic or contemptuous term for any female ...1720 Sc.
n. 4. a malevolent or mischievous woman ...1752 Sc.
n. 5. a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade, a hussy ...1786 Sc.
n. 6. a mischievous boy ...1880 Sc.
• LIMOUS † adj. muddy, slimy ...c1420
• LIMP adj. drunk ...20C US colloq.
• LIMPING JESUS n. a lame person ...19C sl.
• LIMPS, THE n. the Liberals ...L19 Brit. political sl.
• LIMPSY adj. limp, flimsy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIMPTY n. a crippled beggar ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• LIMP-WRIST adj. weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
n. 1. an effeminate man, almost always homosexual ...1950 US sl.
n. 2. a weakling; a social 'liberal' ...1990s sl., orig. US
• LIMP-WRISTED adj. of men: effeminate; soft; weak; homosexual; usually derisive ...1957 US sl.
• LIMP WRISTER n. a male homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
• LIMPY adj. lame; crippled ...1955 Amer. dial.
n. a crippled beggar ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• LIMPY-GO-FETCH n. a disabled person ...1997 US sl.
• LIMPY UP adj. disabled ...1966 Bahamas sl.
• LINCH n. a leech ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LINCOLN n. 1. a $5 note ...1945 US sl.
n. 2. a five-dollar prostitute ...1965 US sl.
• LINCOLN DROP n. the small tray near a shop's cash till with pennies which customers may use for making exact payments ...1997 US sl.
• LINCOLNSHIRE GREMLIN n. a sharp-toothed gremlin, fond of biting the control wires ...1940 Royal Air Force sl.
• LINCOLNSHIRE YELLOW-BELLY n. a native of Lincolnshire ...18C Brit.
• LINCOLN'S INN n. 1. a hand ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'fin'
n. 2. gin ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 3. a £5 note ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'finn'
• LINCOLN TUNNEL n. in homosexual usage: a loose anus and rectum ...1981 US sl.
• LINDED adj. lined ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LINDY vb. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LINDY-HOP vb. to travel in an airplane ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LINE n. 1. loin ...1815 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a special verbal approach, esp. as an introduction to seduction; a chat-up line ...1903 UK sl.
n. 3. a red-light district; skid row; an area of cheap housing ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a vein, esp. in the context of injecting drugs ...1938 US drugs sl.
n. 5. an attractive female ...1941 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a young girl or woman ...M20 Aust. sl.
n. 7. political philosophy ...1968 US sl.
n. 8. money ...1972 US sl.
n. 9. a dose of powdered cocaine arranged in a line for snorting ...1973 US drugs sl.
n. 10. in sports betting: the points or odds established by a bookmaker that govern the bet ...1977 US sl.
n. 11. collectively, the prostitutes in a brothel who are available for sex at a given moment ...1987 US sl.
n. 12. the area housing a prison's general population ...1989 US sl.
n. 13. an assembly line in a factory ...1996 US
vb. 1. of dogs: to copulate ...14C
vb. 2. of a male dog: to impregnate a bitch ...14C
vb. 3. to copulate ...17C sl.
• LINE-BACK adj. of a horse or cow: having a stripe down the back ...1856 Amer. dial.
n. (as 'line back') a horse or cow having a stripe down the back ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LINE-BACKED adj. of a horse or cow: having a stripe down the back ...1841 Amer. dial.
• LINE CROSSER n. in the Korean war: a soldier who crossed the main line of resistance to find and retrieve prisoners of war ...1967 US sl.
• LINED adj. 1. drunk; lined with a coating of alcohol ...E20 US sl.
adj. 2. popular, full of people ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LINEDED adj. lined ...1883 Amer. dial.
• LINE GALE n. severe weather associated with the spring and autumn equinoxes ...1836 Amer. dial.
• LINE HOUSE n. a place where liquor was sold and consumed illegally ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LINEN n. underwear ...19C
• LINEN BRITCHES WINTER n. a period of cold weather in the spring ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LINE ONE'S JACKET † vb. to eat or drink; to fill one's stomach; to stuff oneself ...1611
• LINE OUT vb. 1. to reprimand, to discipline, to punish ...1927 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to straighten out, to organize ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LINER n. a freelance literary or journalistic hack ...M19 sl.
• LINE-SHOOT n. boastful talk ...1943 Brit. sl.
vb. to boast, to brag ...1942 Brit. sl.
• LINE-SHOOTER n. a boastful talker ...1942 Brit. sl.
• LINE STORE n. a place where liquor was sold and consumed illegally ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LINE STORM n. severe weather associated with the spring and autumn equinoxes ...1850 Amer. dial.
• LINE UP vb. to castrate ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LINGE adj. pliable, as new leather ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to beat severely, to thrash, to flog ...1600 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to lounge...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to work so violently as to cause exhaustion ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to lunge ...Bk1902 Northern Ireland
vb. 5. to stick out the tongue ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LINGER n. a large or excellent example of its kind ...1893 Amer. dial.
vb. to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1859 Amer. dial.
• LINGER ON vb. to ail, to have a continuing illness ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LING FINGER n. the ring finger ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LING-GRAPPLING n. 1. groping or feeling a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. copulating with a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• LINGIN adj. great, remarkable ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LINGISTER n. an interpreter ...c1920 Amer. dial.
• LINGMAN n. the ring finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LINGO n. talk; chatter ...Bk1942 sl.
• LINGUACIOUS †* adj. 1. full of tongue; talkative, loquacious, babbling ...1652
†* adj. 2. linguistic (bad use) ...1814
• LINGUISHED † adj. skilled in languages ...1607
• LINGUIST n. a cunnilinguist ...M20 sl.
• LINGUISTER n. an interpreter ...1645
• LINING OUT n. a scolding, a reprimand ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LINK n. a lynx ...1897 Amer. dial.
• LINK CAT n. a lynx ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LINK DOWN vb. to get down from a horse ...1935 Amer. dial.
• LINKIE PINKIE n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• LINK IN vb. to work as fast as possible ...1902 Amer. dial.
• LINKISTER n. an interpreter ...1896 Amer. dial.
vb. to interpret ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LINKSTER n. an interpreter ...1868 Amer. dial.
• LINQUISH † vb. to abandon, to forsake ...1591
• LINTBRAIN n. a foolish, dim-witted, or ignorant person ...1990 US sl.
• LINT-CATCHER n. the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LINT-GETTER n. the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LINT-HAIRED adj. having flaxen locks ...1891
• LINTHEAD n. (derogatory) a cotton-mill worker; hence, a low-class White person; a hillbilly; an insignificant person ...1933 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a foolish, dim-witted, or ignorant person ...1960 US sl.
• LINT-STRAINER n. the navel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LION n. a mountain lion ...c1613 Amer. dial.
• LION DRUNK adj. drunk ...L16 sl.
• LIONESS n. a harlot; a prostitute ...L16 sl.
• LION-MOUTH n. a snapdragon ...1892 Amer. dial.
• LION'S-MOUTH n. a snapdragon ...1773 Amer. dial.
• LION'S TOOTH n. the dandelion ...1562
• LIP n. 1. impudent talk ...1821 sl.
n. 2. a lawyer, esp. a criminal lawyer ...1929 US sl.
vb. 1. to kiss intimately ...Shakespeare usage
vb. 2. to talk, usually volubly, esp. in an abusive, rude, or argumentative fashion; to argue; to engage in backtalk ...1898 sl.
vb. 3. to place snuff between the lip and gums ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LIP BATTLE n. an argument ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. to argue ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LIP-COMFORTER n. one who comforts or consoles with mere words ...a1815
• LIP-FAVOUR n. a kiss ...1592
• LIP-IN n. an intrusion in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'lip in') to intrude in a conversation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIP-LAP n. a disparaging nickname given to Eurasians ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian
• LIP-LICK † n. a kiss ...1582
• LIP LOBS n. talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• LIP-LOYALTY n. insincerity ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LIP MUSIC n. slangy speech ...1990s sl.
• LIP OFF vb. to talk, usually volubly, esp. in an abusive or argumentative fashion; to argue; to engage in backtalk ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LIPPER † n. 1. leprosy ...c1250
n. 2. a person who uses snuff ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIPPER-OFF n. one who talks back; an argumentative person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIPPIE n. lipstick ...1940 Aust. sl.
• LIPPIN vb. to trust, to have faith ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LIPPING FULL adj. full to overflowing ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LIPPITTY-LOP adv. limping ...1892 Eng. dial.
• LIPPITY-CLICK adv. rapidly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIPPITY-CLIP adv. rapidly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIPPITY-CUT adv. rapidly ...1912 Amer. dial.
• LIPPY adj. impudent, rude, pert, disrespectful, talkative ...1875 sl.
n. lipstick ...1940 Aust. sl.
• LIP SALVE n. insincere flattery ...1882 Amer. sl.
• LIP-THATCH n. a moustache ...1892 jocular
• LIP-WASH n. flattery ...1891 sl.
• LIQUEFIED adj. drunk ...1939 sl.
• LIQUIDATED adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIQUID CRIME n. cheap, powerful liquor ...1881 US jocular
• LIQUID DEATH n. cheap, powerful liquor ...1862 US jocular
• LIQUID FIRE n. strong liquor, esp. whisky ...1815 sl.
• LIQUID HORSESHOES n. liquor, esp. whisky. with an ,exceptional kick ...1920 US sl.
• LIQUID LAUGH n. an act of vomiting caused by drunkenness ...1963 sl.
• LIQUID LUNCH n. a midday meal at which more alcoholic drink than food is consumed ...1970 sl.
• LIQUID SUNSHINE n. California rain ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIQUISH n. licorice ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LIQUORED adj. drunk ...1870 sl.
• LIQUORED UP adj. drunk ...1924 US sl.
• LIQUOR-HEAD n. one who drinks steadily, or a great deal; a drunkard ...1944 Amer. dial.
• LIQUORICE STICK n. a clarinet ...c1945 Brit. sl.
• LIQUORISH adj. 1. fond of and eager for choice food ...arch.
adj. 2. greedy; longing ...arch.
adj. 3. lustful, lecherous ...arch.
• LIQUORS n. water ...1925 Brit. sl.
• LIQUOR UP vb. to take a drink ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LIRICONFANCY † n. the lily of the valley ...1567
• LIRIPOOP † n. 1. something to be learned and acted or spoken; one's lesson, role, or part; chiefly in phrases 'to know or have (one's) liripoop', 'to teach (a person) his liripoop' ...1546
† n. 2. a shrewd trick or stratagem ...1605
† n. 3. a silly person ...1621
† n. 4. in early academical costume: the long tail of a graduate's hood ...1737
• LIRROP vb. to beat, to flog, to thrash ...1823 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• LISPERS n. 1. the teeth ...c1785 cant
n. 2. the lips ...18C Brit. sl.
• LISSEN vb. to listen ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIST n. a stripe, esp. one around the body of an animal ...1805 Amer. dial.
• LISTED adj. striped, banded ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LISTEN AT vb. to listen ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LISTENER n. 1. an ear ...1821 sl.
n. 2. a pig's ear ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LISTEN IN vb. to listen intently ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LISTEN O.K. vb. to sound correct ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LISTMAN n. a ready-money bookmaker ...L19 sl.
• LIT adj. 1. drunk ...1914 sl.
adj. 2. having been shot ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 1. literature ...M19
n. 2. a Lithuanian or person of Lithuanian descent ...1964 Amer. dial.
• LIT. CRIT. n. literary criticism ...L19 sl.
• LIT. ED. n. a literary editor ...L19 sl.
• LITEN n. a garden ...1775 Eng. dial.
• LITERARY SCHOOL n. a public school ...1933 Amer. dial.
• LITERARY TEACHER n. a public school teacher ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LITERATURE n. any form of printed material ...L19 sl.
• LITHERBACK † n. a slothful person ...1577
• LITHERBY †* n. a base or rascally person; a bad, wicked person ...1598
• LITSY BITSY adj. small, little, tiny ...1945 Amer. dial.
• LITTABITTY adj. small, little, tiny ...1926 Amer. dial.
• LITTER n. a clutch of eggs ...1892 Amer. dial.
• LITTERBUG n. someone who scatters litter antisocially ...1947 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• LITTER-EGG n. a small egg, the last of the 'litter' ...1892 Amer. dial.
• LITTER LOUT n. someone who scatters litter antisocially ...1927 Brit. sl.
• LITTLE adj. 1. younger, junior ...1915 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. slender ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. 1. petting ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. sexual intercourse ...1960s US sl.
vb. to make small or insignificant; to make narrow ...1931 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE ABNER n. 1. a blunt or square-toed shoe ...1947 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a large yellow turnip ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE ADA n. the point of 8 in craps dice ...1910s US gambling usage
• LITTLE AND LARGE n. margarine ...1920s rhyming sl. for 'marge'
• LITTLE BAG n. an epithet applied to a child, playfully or as a term of reproach ...Bk1898 Sc.
• LITTLE BARN n. an outdoor privy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BIDDIE n. an attractive little girl or small old woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• LITTLE BIDDY n. an attractive little girl or small old woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• LITTLE BILL n. a nickname for a short person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE BIT n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE BITCH n. an exceptionally long prison sentence ...1970s US prison sl.
• LITTLE BIT OF ALL RIGHT, A adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a sexually attractive person ...1898 sl.
n. 2. something satisfactory ...1898
• LITTLE BIT OF EYES RIGHT n. a woman, usually attractive ...1910s Aust. sl.
• LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOP adj. slightly insane ...1910s Aust. sl.
• LITTLE BITS n. a nickname or affectionate term for a sister ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BITSY adj. small, little, tiny ...1905 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BITTY adj. small, little, tiny ...1905 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BONEY n. Napoleon Bonaparte ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE BREECHES n. a child ...1856 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BRITCHES n. a child ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BROTHER n. a good and loyal friend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LITTLE BROWN HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BROWN SHACK n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BUCK n. a small child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE BULL n. a nickname for a camp foreman ...1925 Amer. loggers' sl.
• LITTLE CACK n. a small child ...1910 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE CAPTAIN n. the dandelion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE CASINO n. 1. a small or inconsequential person; a hanger-on ...1904 US sl.
n. 2. gonorrhea (in contrast to syphilis) ...1968 US sl.
• LITTLE CHARLEY n. an infantryman's haversack ...M20 army sl.
• LITTLE CHICKABIDDY n. a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
• LITTLE CHICKEN n. a wife ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE CONVERSATION, A n. cursing and/or swearing ...20C sl.
• LITTLE DEERS n. young women who are involved in some way with the stage ...L19 sl.
• LITTLE DEVIL n. a term of mildly reproving affection ...17C sl.
• LITTLE DICK n. in craps dice: the point of 4 ...1930s US gambling usage
• LITTLE DILLE n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• LITTLE DO-SOMETHING phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE EASE † n. a prison cell too small to permit the person occupying it to assume a comfortable position ...1690
• LITTLE EIGHT n. a regular per diem payment ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING n. 1. something very small, unimportant, or insignificant ...1825 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an idle, worthless person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING SHARPENED DOWN TO A POINT n. anything very insignificant or utterly unimportant ...E19 US sl.
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING WHITTLED DOWN TO A POINT
n. anything very insignificant or utterly unimportant ...E19 US sl.
• LITTLE ENGLAND n. Barbados ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• LITTLE EVA n. 1. a loud-mouthed White woman ...1950s US Black sl.
n. 2. used as a term of address to reinforce a negative statement ...1950s US sl.
• LITTLE FISH n. an unimportant person ...E19 US sl.
• LITTLE FOUR n. the point of 4 in craps dice ...20C US gambling sl.
• LITTLE FRIEND n. menstruation ...1920s sl., orig. Aust. & Can.
• LITTLE GARDEN HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE GENTLEMAN IN BROWN VELVET, THE † n. a mole ...1898
• LITTLE GREEN HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE HORROR n. a mischievous child ...1846 sl.
• LITTLE HOUSE n. 1. an outdoor privy ...1789 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a shed ...1994 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE HOUSE BEHIND THE BIG HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE IDA n. Idaho ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLEISH adj. rather small ...c1825 colloq.
• LITTLE JACK n. the little finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JESUS n. a corporal ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LITTLE JOE n. the smallest pig in a litter ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JOHN n. a calf ...1973 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE JOHNNY n. a violet ...1908 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE KACK n. a small child ...1910 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE LAUREL n. a rhododendron ...1901 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MAMMA n. a grandmother ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MAN n. 1. a young male child ...1468 jocular
n. (as 'littleman') the little finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MAN IN THE BOAT n. the clitoris ...1979 sl.
• LITTLE MARMOSET † n. a term of endearment or playful reproach to a woman or child ...1604
• LITTLE MARY n. the stomach, belly ...1903 sl.
• LITTLE MARY DOLL HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MILLION n. a great many ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MITE, A adv. somewhat, slightly ...1913 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE MONKEY n. a mischievous child ...1819 sl.
• LITTLE-MOUNT n. an old-fashioned child ...1878 Eng. dial.
• LITTLE OFFICE n. an outdoor privy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE OLD LADY IN TENNIS SHOES n. used as a stereotype of an energetic, quirky old woman ...1984 US sl.
• LITTLE OLD LADY WITH THE RED SHAWL phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE OUTLAW n. a small, rough child who misbehaves and doesn't obey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE OVER THE BAY, A adj. somewhat intoxicated ...1833 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE PAL n. the vagina ...L19 sl.
• LITTLE PERISHER n. a mischievous child ...1935 sl.
• LITTLE PETER n. a gas or electric meter ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• LITTLE PIERCER n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• LITTLE PIGS n. small sausages ...1946 US sl.
• LITTLE PLOUGHMAN n. the clitoris ...1980 US sl.
• LITTLE R n. during the Korean and Vietnam wars, rest and rehabilitation ...1960 US sl.
• LITTLE RHODY n. the state of Rhode Island ...Bk1903 Amer. sl.
• LITTLES n. in pool: the solid-coloured balls numbered 1 to 7 ...1990 US sl.
• LITTLE SAIGON n. a neighbourhood with a large number of Vietnamese immigrants and businesses ...1979 US sl.
• LITTLE SCHOOL n. a juvenile reformatory ...1920s US criminals’ sl.
• LITTLE SCUT n. a little boy; a scamp, a rascal ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SCUTTER n. a small child ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SHAME TONGUE n. the clitoris ...19C sl.
• LITTLE SHAVER n. a boy ...1854 sl.
• LITTLE SHED n. an outdoor privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SHORTY n. a nickname for a short person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE SHOT n. an insignificant person ...1930s US sl.
• LITTLE SILLY n. a girl; a pretty girl ...1900s Aust. sl.
• LITTLE SIR ECHO n. a person who always agrees with his superiors ...1989 Aust. sl.
• LITTLE SISTER n. 1. the vagina ...L19 sl.
n. 2. menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial. euphemism
• LITTLE SISTER'S HERE n. menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SKEEZUCKS n. a mischievous child; endearing in many cases ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SMACK n. a half-sovereign ...1900s sl.
• LITTLE SNAKESMAN n. a small boy in a gang of burglars who is put through a narrow opening into a house, then lets the gang in ...L18 UK criminals’ sl.
• LITTLE-SON † n. a grandson ...1579 obs.
• LITTLE STRANGER n. 1. an unborn foetus, esp. one that is illegitimate or of unknown paternity ...20C sl.
n. 2. a newborn child ...20C sl.
• LITTLE TACKER n. a child, esp. a boy ...1890 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE TAD n. a small boy ...1871 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE TEENSY adj. very tiny or small ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE TITCH n. an itch ...20C rhyming sl.
• LITTLE TYKE n. a mischievous child ...1894 sl.
• LITTLE-UP vb. to finish many half-completed tasks ...1932 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE-WHAT † n. a small portion or quantity of ...c1380
• LITTLE WHITE HOUSE OUTSIDE n. an outdoor privy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE WILLIE n. menstruation ...1948 Amer. dial. euphemism
• LITTLE WOMAN ROUND THE CORNER n. one's dressmaker or sewing-woman ...20C middle-class colloq.
• LITTLE WOODEN HILL, THE the stairs ...M19 UK nursery usage
• LITTLE-WORTH † adj. of worthless, mean, bad, or contemptible character ...c1200 obs. exc. arch. & Sc.
n. a bad or worthless person ...1825 Sc.
• LITTLEY n. a child ...1965 Aust. sl.
• LITTLE YERKER n. 1. a small child ...1955 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a term of address ...1960 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE YURKER n. a small child ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LITTLIES n. the smaller or younger children ...c1965 colloq.
• LITTLING n. 1. a little child; a young animal; the smallest pup, etc., of a litter ...c975 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an endearment; a caress ...1963 Amer. dial.
• LIT UP adj. drunk ...1914 sl.
• LIVE adv. briskly, fast ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LIVE AFORE THE FRIEND vb. to live on the charity of friends ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LIVE A LIFE LIKE A TOAD UNDER A HARROW vb. to suffer from ill-treatment or ill-usage ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIVE AND LET LIVE! int. address to a person head-scratching or body-scratching, with implication of nits, fleas, or lice ...c1918
• LIVE AT A LOW SAIL vb. to live humbly ...1602
• LIVE AT HACK AND MANGER vb. to live in plenty ...1818
• LIVE AT RANDOM vb. to live lavishly ...1876 Eng. dial.
• LIVE AT THE SIGN OF THE CAT'S FOOT vb. to be henpecked ...19C
• LIVE BACH(E) vb. to live as a bachelor ...1909 society colloq.
• LIVE EELS n. fields ...1857 rhyming sl.
• LIVE FENCE n. a hedge ...1804 Amer. dial.
• LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG vb. to live a comfortable, secure, and well-off life ...1940s sl., orig. US
• LIVE HIGH ON THE HOG vb. to live a comfortable, secure, and well-off life ...1940s sl., orig. US
• LIVE HORSE n. work additional to that included in the (generally, week's) bill ...19C Brit. workmen's sl.
• LIVE HORSE! AND THOU SHALT HAVE GRASS int. well, let's wait and see! later on, we'll see ...18C Brit. colloq.
• LIVE IN ADULTERY vb. to live together outside of marriage ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LIVE IN A GLASS-HOUSE vb. to lay oneself open to criticism ...c1845 Brit. colloq.
• LIVE IN ONE'S BOXES vb. to lack a fixed abode, to move from place to place ...20C Brit. colloq.
• LIVE IN ONE'S CHEST(S) vb. of midshipmen: to sleep in a hammock in the gun-room, where one's chest is kept ...L19 Royal Navy sl.
• LIVE IN ONE'S TRUNKS vb. to be at a place for so short a time that it is not worth while to unpack; to live in a confined space, esp. a ship's cabin ...1931 Brit. colloq.
• LIVE IN SOMEONE'S POCKET vb. to be constantly accessible and instantly available to one ...1930s Brit. colloq.
• LIVE IN TALL COTTON vb. to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LIVE IT UP vb. to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to lead a gay, extravagant life ...1951 sl., orig. US
• LIVE LARGE vb. to be extremely, esp. ostentatiously, successful, popular, wealthy, etc. ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LIVE LIKE A PLOVER vb. to live on nothing, to live on air ...1880
• LIVE LIKE OLD PAMP vb. to have a well-supplied table ...1893 Eng. dial.
• LIVE LUMBER n. soldiers or passengers on board ship ...c1780 Brit. nautical sl.
• LIVELY n. liveliness ...1993 Amer. dial.
• LIVE MEAT WAGON n. an ambulance ...1969 Amer. sl.
• LIVE MESSAGE n. a message in course of transmission; generally plural ...1870 telegraphers' usage
• LIVE OFF THE LAND vb. to live the life of a tramp ...L19 Aust. colloq.
• LIVE OFF THE SMELL OF AN OILED RAG vb. to subsist on a bare minimum of material wants ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LIVE OFF THE SMELL OF AN OIL RAG vb. to subsist on a bare minimum of material wants ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LIVE OFF THE SMELL OF AN OILY RAG vb. to subsist on a bare minimum of material wants ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LIVE-ON n. an attractive young woman ...L19 sl.
• LIVE ONE n. 1. a notable, popular, or well-respected person ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a generous and enthusiastic patron of nightclubs, theatres, and places of entertainment, including brothels ...20C US sl.
n. 3. the ideal victim for a proposed hoax, fraud, or other deceit ...20C sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
n. 4. a winning bet ...20C US sl.
n. 5. a success, or one who has the potential to be so ...1910s US sl.
n. 6. a generous rich client for a prostitute ...1940s homosexual sl.
n. 7. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. an enthusiastic participant in a proposed scheme ...1950s sl.
n. 9. an eccentric person, with implications of homosexuality ...1970s sl.
n. 10. someone destined to cause trouble in any situation, usually challenging authority ...1970s sl.
• LIVE ON SUCTION vb. to drink hard ...Bk1904 sl.
• LIVE ON TALLY vb. to live in concubinage; to cohabit without marriage ...1877 sl.
• LIVE ON THE SMELL OF AN OIL(Y) RAG vb. to survive on the barest amount of food, money, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• LIVER n. an inhabitant, a resident ...1678 Amer. dial.
• LIVER-CHOPS n. a person having very thick and dark lips; a Black person (derisive) ...1839 US sl.
• LIVER-FACED adj. mean and cowardly ...1834
• LIVER PAD n. 1. a person ...1882 US jocular
n. 2. a pancake ...1942 Amer. sl.
• LIVER PADS n. flapjacks ...1942 US jocular
• LIVE STOCK n. fleas, body lice, etc. ...1785 sl.
• LIVE STORM n. a gale with rain or snow ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LIVE TALLY vb. to live together as man and wife without being married ...1879 Eng. dial.
• LIVE TO MAKE OLD BONES vb. to live to an old age ...1873
• LIVE TO SCRAT A GREY HEAD vb. to live to be old (scrat = scratch) ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• LIVE UNDER THE CAT'S FOOT vb. to be henpecked; to live under a wife's control ...B1900
• LIVE WATER n. liquor ...1940 Amer. dial.
• LIVE WITH ONE'S UNCLE vb. to have a kind master ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LIVING adj. of a gale: furious, fierce ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LIVING FENCE n. a hedge ...1860 Amer. dial.
• LIVING FLUTE n. the penis...18C sl.
• LIVING FOUNTAIN n. the vagina ...M17 sl.
• LIVING GALE n. a furious gale ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LIVING OFF THE TIT adj. living in luxury, overly protected ...1960s sl.
• LIVING SAUCE n. semen ...1990s sl.
• LIZA n. a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIZA JANE n. a lie; a liar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIZAR vb. to lie ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIZARD n. 1. a resident of Alabama ...1845 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a worthless animal, esp. a racehorse ...1907 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a long, narrow house, with the narrow end facing the street, and rooms opening on an alley along the side ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a despicable person ...1927 Amer. sl.
n. 5. the penis ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a law student at UNC ...1973 Amer. campus sl.
n. 7. a young woman ...1989 Amer. rap music usage
n. 8. a crawling movement - moving first an arm, then the opposite leg, then the other arm, then the other leg ...1989 Amer. military sl.
• LIZARD STATE n. Alabama ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIZZIE n. 1. an effeminate young man ...1905 sl.
n. 2. wine from Lisbon ...1934 sl.
n. 3. a saddle horn ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 4. (chiefly derogatory) a lesbian ...1949 sl.
• LIZZIE BOY n. an effeminate young man ...1905 sl.
• LIZZIE-RUN-IN-THE HEDGE n. ground ivy ...1940 Amer. dial.
• LIZZY n. 1. a saddle horn ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an outside toilet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOAD n. 1. a large amount of alcohol drunk ...1598 sl.
n. 2. a lie; a liar ...1933 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a bout of venereal infection ...1937 sl.
vb. to deceive, to trick, to mislead ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LOADED adj. 1. pregnant ...19C colloq.
adj. 2. drunk ...1890 sl., orig. & chiefly US
adj. 3. in a drugged state ...1923 US sl.
adj. 4. hot-tempered ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOADED FOR BEAR adj. 1. fully prepared for a situation; esp. ready and eager for a confrontation; very angry...1896 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. very drunk ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LOADED TO THE BARREL adj. drunk ...20C US colloq.
• LOADED TO THE GILLS adj. drunk ...20C US colloq.
• LOADED TO THE GUARDS adj. drunk ...20C US colloq.
• LOADED TO THE GUNNELS adj. drunk ...L19 US nautical sl.
• LOADED TO THE GUNWALES adj. drunk ...L19 US nautical sl.
• LOADED TO THE PLIMSOLL MARK adj. drunk; holding as much as possible ...20C colloq.
• LOADEN vb. to load ...1795 Amer. dial.
• LOADENED adj. loaded ...1795 Amer. dial.
• LOADIE n. a heavy drinker; a habitual drug abuser ...1979 US college sl.
• LOAD OF CLAMS n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOAD OF COAL n. (derogatory) a group of Black people ...20C US sl.
• LOAD OF HAY, A n. long hair; generally said of men ...1922 Amer. dial.
• LOAD OF OLD MADAM, A n. nonsense, rubbish ...1920s sl.
• LOAD OF OLD TROT, A n. a dubious story ...1940s sl.
• LOAD-ON n. sufficient liquor to cause intoxication ...1927 US sl.
• LOAD UP vb. to deceive, to trick, to mislead ...1883 Amer. dial.
• LOADY adj. feeling a big nauseated ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOAF vb. to spend one's time idly ...1838
• LOAFER n. 1. someone who spends their time idly ...1830
n. 2. the gray wolf ...1877 Amer. dial.
* n. 3. a cadger ...20C
vb. to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1837 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER ABOUT vb. to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1913 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER AROUND vb. to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LOAFERER n. a loiterer, a lounger, one who gads about ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER'S BREAD n. store-bought bread ...1980 Amer. dial.
• LOAFING adj. lounging, deliberately idle ...c1838 orig. US
n. aimless lounging; deliberate idling ...c1850 orig. US
• LOAFING NUMBER n. a nice easy job in depot ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• LOAFING STATIONS n. shore stations where men await drafting to ships ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• LOAF OF BREAD adj. dead ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
n. the head, predominantly in the sense of brains ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• LOAMSHIRE DIALECT n. faulty dialect as used by ignorant writers ...20C Brit. authors' usage
• LOAVER n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOB n. 1. a clumsy fellow; an unwieldy, lumpish oaf ...E16
n. 2. a partial erection of the penis ...18C Brit. colloq.
n. 3. a lump, a large quantity ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the penis, esp. the erect penis ...M20 US sl.
• LOB, THE n. a W.C. ...20C Brit. sl.
• LOB-ALONG vb. to walk lazily or awkwardly ...1856 Eng. dial.
• LOBBER vb. of milk: to curdle, to coagulate, to sour and become thick ...1856 Amer. dial.
• LOBBERHEADED adj. stupid ...20C US colloq.
• LOBBUS n. an oaf, a stupid person ...20C sl.
• LOBBY n. in logging: the living room, or smoking room at a lumber camp ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LOBBY-GOW n. 1. an errand-boy, messenger, or hanger-on ...1906 US sl.
n. 2. an opium smoker and addict ...E20 US sl.
• LOBBYHOG n. in logging: the caretaker of the bunkhouse; a roustabout who does everything from building fires to making beds ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LOBBY LIZARD n. a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby ...1939 US sl.
• LOBBY LOUSE n. a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby ...1939 US sl.
• LOBCOCK † n. 1. a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pileated woodpecker ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOBDOCIOUS adj. delightful, excellent ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LOBLOLLY n. 1. a thick gruel, stew, or gravy ...1637 Amer. dial.
n. 2. ooze, mud, a mud-hole, mire; a slushy mess ...1865 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a soft or gelatinous food; jelly; pudding ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 4. food in general, esp. an unappetizing meal ...1916 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a very fat person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LOBLOPPERS n. big or clumsy feet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOBO n. 1. a gray wolf ...1852 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a solitary person, a loner; an outcast ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an ugly girl ...1947 Black college sl.
n. 4. a thug, a hoodlum ...1949 US sl.
n. 5. a coyote ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOBO WOLF n. a solitary person, a loner; an outcast ...1907 Amer. dial.
• LOBS n. 1. talk, conversation ...M19 UK tramps' sl.
n. 2. an under-gamekeeper ...M19 sl.
int. 1. a warning shout that heralds an approaching master ...M19 UK juvenile sl.
int. 2. a call for truce during a game ...1910s UK juvenile sl.
• LOBSCOUSE n. an awkward, hulking fellow ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LOBSTER n. 1. an uncomplimentary term applied to one who is awkward and unsociable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a red-headed woodpecker ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LOBSTROPOLOUS adj. obstreperous, loud, noisy, mischievous ...1891 Eng. dial.
• LOCAL n. a pub serving the immediate neighbourhood ...1934 Brit. sl.
• LOCAL DICK n. a local preacher ...1892 Eng. dial.
• LOCAL MINISTER n. a part-time preacher, esp. a Methodist layman licensed to preach in a specified region ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOCAL PREACHER n. a part-time preacher, esp. a Methodist layman licensed to preach in a specified region ...1834 Amer. dial.
• LOCATE vb. to take up one's residence ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LOCK vb. 1. to form a close relationship with; to bind in a relationship; to marry ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to cause constipation in the bowels; to become constipated ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• LOCK AND BARREL adj. completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK AND CABOODLE adj. completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCK ASSES vb. to fight, to argue, to brawl ...1953 Amer. sl.
• LOCK ASSHOLES vb. to fight; to argue ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LOCK, BARREL, AND STOCK adj. completely, entirely, wholly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOCKED adj. constipated ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOCKED BOWELS n. 1. constipation; obstruction of the intestines ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 2. appendicitis ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOCKED UP adj. 1. friendly; married ...1967 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. constipated ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOCKER n. 1. a pocket ...1836 US nautical sl.
n. 2. the belly ...1855 US nautical sl.
n. 3. a cupboard for the storage of foodstuffs; a pantry ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a closet, a wardrobe; a small storage area ...1961 Amer. dial.
• LOCKERED adj. 1. of hair: matted, entangled ...1824 Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. of hair: curled ...B1900 chiefly Sc.
adj. 3. of blood: coagulated ...1824 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of playing cards: in disorder ...1824 Eng. dial.
• LOCK-EYE n. the game of hide and seek ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LOCK HORNS vb. to come into conflict, to disagree, to fight; to engage in an argument or quarrel with another ...1836 Amer. dial.
• LOCK PICKER n. an abortionist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOCK, STOCK, AND FIRING PIN adj. completely, entirely, wholly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• LOCK THE BARN DOOR vb. to fasten one's trouser fly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOCK THE BARN DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE GETS AWAY vb. to fasten one's trouser fly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOCO adj. crazy, insane, mentally deranged, out of one's mind; obsessed ...1887 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a locomotive ...1833 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) one who is out of his mind or obsessed; a crazy or insane person ...1852 Amer. dial.
vb. craze, to derange, to frenzy ...1884 Amer. dial.
• LOCO BLOSSOM n. (derogatory) one who is out of his mind or obsessed; a crazy or insane person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LOCOED adj. crazy, mad, deranged ...1884 Amer, dial.
• LOCOMOTE vb. to move about from place to place; to walk ...1846
• LOCO-MOVE † vb. to move about from place to place; to walk ...1792 nonce word
• LOCO WEED n. marijuana ...1935 sl.
• LOCS n. sunglasses ...1997 US sl.
• LOCUPLETATIVE adj. tending to enrich ...1802-12
• LOCUS PREACHER n. a local preacher ...1922 Amer. dial.
• LOCUST n. 1. a cicada ...1709 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a grasshopper ...1737 Amer. dial.
• LOCUTORY * adj. pert. to speech or speaking ...1828
n. a room or place for conversation; esp. a room in a monastery, or, in later use, a convent, where monks were allowed to converse ...1483
• LODGE n. a makeshift bed on the floor ...1814 Amer. dial.
vb. of wind or rain: to beat down or flatten ...1828 Amer. dial.
• LODGING n. a makeshift bed on the floor ...1814 Amer. dial.
• LOFT adj. unwilling ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 1. the second story of a house; upstairs ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the upper balcony in a theatre ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOG adj. without money; Low on Green ...1997 US sl.
n. 1. a dullard ...1895 US sl.
n. 2. a bar or tavern ...1950 US sl.
n. 3. a heavy, cumbersome surfboard ...1963 US sl.
n. 4. the counter surface in a bar ...1967 US sl.
n. 5. a turd ...1973 US sl.
n. 6. a marijuana cigarette ...1977 US drugs sl.
n. 7. a carton of cigarettes ...1991 US sl.
n. 8. phencyclidine ...1998 UK sl.
• LOGAMOCHY n. a long-winded rambling story or discourse; a harangue, rigmarole ...1826 Sc.
• LOGAN n. a wet, marshy piece of land ...1903 Amer. dial.
• LOGANBERRY n. a prune ...1928 US Army sl.
• LOG BERRY n. a prune ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LOG BIRD n. a logistical supply helicopter, used to bring fresh supplies and provisions to troops in the field ...1982 US sl.
• LOGCOCK n. a pileated woodpecker ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOGE n. a watch ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• LOGES n. a faked pass or warrant ...17C UK criminals' sl.
• LOGEY n. a heavy, fat person ...20C Irish sl.
• LOG-FLOATER n. a very heavy rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOG-FLOGGER n. a male masturbator ...2003 UK sl.
• LOGGED adj. 1. of a ship: on her beam-ends ...L19 Brit. nautical sl.
adj. 2. utterly drunk ...c1920 Brit. sl.
• LOGGEREDY-HEADED adj. stupid, doltish, dull; stubborn ...1964 Amer. dial.
• LOGGERHEAD n. 1. a fool; a dullard; a stupid, dull-witted, or mulish person ...L16 sl.
n. 2. a Pennsylvanian ...1888 US sl.
n. 3. a large, heavy head ...1911 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a woodpecker ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• LOGGERHEADED adj. dull, stupid, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...L16 sl.
• LOGGER'S SMALLPOX n. markings on a man's face which are caused by a man's stamping on it with his spiked boots, an activity known as 'putting the caulks to' (a man) ...20C Can. loggers' sl.
• LOGGIN n. a recruit ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LOGGING n. the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
• LOGGING BERRIES n. beans ...1979 Amer. lumberjacks' usage
• LOGGING BERRY n. a prune ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LOGGISH †* adj. heavy, sluggish ...1642
• LOGGO n. logs ...M19 Brit. sl.
• LOG GOD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1945 Amer. dial.
• LOG GUARD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LOG-HEADED adj. stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LOGICIAN n. a drunk who accused another of being drunk ...20C Brit. sl.
• LOGIE n. 1. sham jewellery ...1847 Brit. sl.
n. 2. sewage ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• LOGIER n. a pocket-book ...c1820 cant
• LOGI-LOGI n. a stupid, oafish person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LOGINESS n. slowness, lethargy ...1884 Amer. dial.
• LOG-JUICE n. a cheap port wine ...M19 sl.
• LOGODAEDALUS † n. one who is cunning in, or clever with, words ...1611
• LOGODIARRHOEA † n. an uncontrolled flow of words ...1727
• LOGOFASCINATED adj. fascinated by words ...1652 nonce word
• LOG OF EBONY n. a stupid Black person ...M19 Aust. sl.
• LOG OF WOOD n. a dull, stupid person ...M19 Aust. sl.
• LOGOLATRY n. worship of words; unreasonable regard for words or for the literal truth ...1810
• LOGO-LOGO n. a stupid, oafish person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LOG-PUSHER n. a male homosexual ...1990s sl.
• LOG-ROLL vb. to engage in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...M19 sl.
• LOG-ROLLER n. 1. a politician who engages in the corrupt giving of mutual aid ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a critic who makes favourable reviews, expecting the like in return ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
n. 3. a very heavy rain ...1985 Amer. dial.
• LOG-ROLLING n. the corrupt giving of mutual aid, esp. in professional contexts, as a critic consistently pushing a novelist friend ...E19 sl., orig. US
• LOG TOWN n. a small or unimportant town ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LOGY adj. 1. heavy, slow, lethargic, sluggish ...1848 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. dull, stupid ...1899 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. top-heavy ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LOID n. a celluloid or plastic strip used by thieves to force locks ...1958 sl.
vb. to break open a lock or let oneself in using a 'loid' ...1968 sl.
• LOINER n. an inhabitant of Leeds, West Yorkshire ...1950 sl.
• LOITER-LOUCH vb. to saunter along, to slouch about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• LOITER-SACK † n. a lazy, loitering fellow; an idler ...1594
• LOKES n. sunglasses ...1997 US sl.
• LOLAPALOOSA n. 1. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLAPALO n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLAPALOOSA n. 1. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLAPALOOSER n. an excellent thing ...1904 US sl.
• LOLLAPALOOZA n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLAPALOUZA n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOLLAPALOUZER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOLLEO n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• LOLLICKER n. the tongue ...1883 Eng. dial.
• LOLLIGAG 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.
• LOLLIGATE vb. to chatter idly ...1940 Amer. dial.
• LOLLIPOP n. 1. a sweetheart; also, a term of endearment ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nonsense, poppycock ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a popsicle ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOLLIPOP BITE n. a small infected pimp on the face ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOLLING-POST n. a husband ...B1900 Eng. dial. sl.
• LOLLOP vb. 1. to loll, to lounge around ...1745
vb. 2. to bound, to lurch; to move heavily ...1899 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to stir or swish something around; to move food around in the mouth ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPALOUSER 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.
• LOLLOPER n. 1. a fat person; a pleasing or admirable person ...1918 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a very large, pleasing or admirable thing ...1918 Amer. dial.
• LOLL-POOP † n. 1. literally, one who is sluggish in the stern; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggish lounger ...1661 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pet; a spoiled child; a wheedling, coaxing child ...B1900 Eng. dial.
†* vb. to idle, to lounge ...a1700
• LOLLY n. 1. money ...1943 Brit. sl.
n. 2. gravy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOLLY-COCK n. a male turkey ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LOLLYGAG n. 1. foolishness, nonsense; idle talk, chatter ...1862 Amer. dial.
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 dawdle, to dally, to fool about; to be idle; to waste time out of ineptitude or malicious design; to loiter, to lounge ...1862 US sl.
vb. 2. to cuddle amorously; to flirt; to court; to make love ...1868 US sl.
vb. 3. to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1870 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to surpass; to take advantage of ...L19 US college sl.
vb. 5. to copulate ...20C US colloq.
• LOLLYGAGGER n. one who enjoys flirting ...20C sl.
• LOLLYGAGS n. airs, affectations; love-making ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYGOG n. flirting, love-making ...20C sl.
• LOLLYPALOOZA n. 1. someone or something outstandingly good, stylish, or pleasing of its kind ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLYPALOOZER n. 1. an exceptionally fine, remarkable or unusual person or thing ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a devastating punch ...1920s sl.
• LOLLYPALOUZA n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOLLYPOP n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOLLYPOT n. 1. a term of abuse; an idiot, a booby; a lazy lubber ...1746 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a coaxing, wheedling child ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LOLO adj. insane, crazy; foolish, dull, stupid ...1938 Hawaii
n. a crazy person; a dull, stupid person ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LOMA n. a hill, mound, or ridge ...1857 Amer. dial.
• LOMBARD n. something huge and spectacular ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LOMEY † n. a spoiled child ...1790 Eng. dial.
• LOMMIX n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LOMPER vb. to walk heavily; to stride, to take long steps ...1893 Eng. dial.
• LOMPERING adj. idling ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOMPUS adj. askew, awry ...1991 Amer. dial.
• LONDENOYS †* n. a native or inhabitant of London ...1387-8
• LONE HAND n. a thief or criminal who works alone ...1926 US sl.
• LONE MAN n. an unmarried or widowed man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONER n. a person who avoids company and prefers to be alone ..1947 sl.
• LONESOME n. 1. a private or surreptitious drink ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. loneliness ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LONE STAR STATE n. Texas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONE WOLF n. an unmarried person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONE WOMAN n. an unmarried or widowed woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONEY GUN n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG adj. 1. tall ...c900
adj. 2. of a price or offer: high, undiscounted ...1887 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. of a horse: having great endurance ...1897 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. of speech: slow ...1912 Amer. dial.
adj. 5. of money: possessed in large amounts; abundant ...1947 Amer. dial.
n. a rifle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to belong, to be the property of ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LONG ALREADY adv. since long ago, for a long time ...1935 Amer. dial.
• LONGANIMOUS * adj. long-suffering; enduring, patient ...1620
• LONG AS JOHN BROWN STAYED IN HEAVEN, AS phr. no time at all ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LONG AS MEG OF WESTMINSTER, AS adj. said of a very tall person ...?1590
• LONG AS ONE'S ARM, AS adj. very long ...colloq.
• LONG-ASS BUTTERFLY n. a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LONG BARNABY n. St. Barnabas' Day, the 11th of June, in Old Style reckoned the 'longest day' ...1645
• LONG-BARREL UNDERWEAR n. men's long underwear ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONG-BEARD n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG BIT n. the sum of 12½ cents or 15 cents (as opposed to the 'short bit' or 20 cents) ...1852 Amer. dial.
• LONG-BOW MAN n. a liar ...c1678 Brit. sl.
• LONG BOY n. a submarine sandwich ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG BREAD n. a great deal of money ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LONG-BUTTED adj. having very short legs ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LONG CHALK n. a great deal, a large amount, a long way ...1836 Amer. dial.
• LONG CLAY n. a long clay pipe ...c1860 Brit. colloq.
• LONG-COCK adj. of a woman: possessing a large vagina, thus as an insult ...1960s US sl.
• LONG CON n. any confidence trick or cheat that is carefully planned for perfect execution ...1930s sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• LONG CORK n. claret ...L18 sl.
• LONG CRAG n. a long purse ...L18 Sc. sl.
• LONG-CROWN n. a clever fellow ...1847 Brit. colloq.
• LONG-CUT-SHORT n. a sawed-off shotgun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG DAY n. a time far distant in the past or future ..1889 Amer. dial.
• LONG DEDGER n. the number 11 ...M19 Brit. cant
• LONG DICK vb. of a man: to make love very enthusiastically ...2000s US Black sl.
• LONG DONG SILVER n. the penis ...1980s US sl.
• LONG DOUGH n. a considerable amount of money ...1947 Amer. dial.
• LONG DRAG n. a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG DRAWERS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG DRAWS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG DRINK n. a glass of beer, or a soft drink, as opposed to wine or spirits ...M19 sl.
• LONG DRINK OF WATER n. a very thin person ...1910s sl.
• LONG DROP n. an outdoor privy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LONG EAR n. 1. a clever person ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a sober, religious student ...M19 US campus sl.
n. 3. an eavesdropper ...1930s US sl.
vb. (as long-ear') to listen intently ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• LONG-EARED adj. 1. stupid ...1910s sl.
adj. 2. eavesdropping ...1950s sl.
• LONG-EARED JACK n. a mule ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONG-EARED ROBIN n. a mule ...1962 Amer. dial.
• LONGEARS n. a mule or donkey ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LONG END n. 1. in betting: the favourite ...1900s sl.
n. 2. the majority, the bulk ...1900s US sl.
• LONGERS n. fence-rails ...20C Can. sl.
• LONGER THAN THE MORAL LAW adj. very long ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LONGEST DAY ONE HAS TO LIVE, THE phr. always, for the rest of one's life ...1774 Amer. dial.
• LONGEST POLE GETS THE PERSIMMON, THE phr. the best man wins ...1887 Amer. dial.
• LONG-EYE n. 1. the vagina ...M19 sl.
n. 2. greed, covetousness ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 3. a promiscuous woman ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 4. envy ...1987 Amer dial.
• LONG-EYED adj. wall-eyed; having eyes looking outwards ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONG-FACED adj. bald; balding ...1936 Amer. dial.
• LONGFELLOWS n. 1. big or clumsy feet ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 2. long legs ...1994 Amer. dial.
• LONG FINGER n. the middle finger ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LONG-FINGERED adj. thievish, given to stealing ...1915 Amer. dial.
• LONG-FINGERED GENT n. a thief; a pickpocket ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG-FINGERED LOUSE n. an inmate who steals from other inmates ...1936 Amer. prison sl.
• LONGFUL adj. long ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LONG-GEARED adj. lanky ...1891 US sl.
• LONG GRAVY n. a thin gravy, esp. one diluted to increase the quantity ...1952 Amer. dial.
• LONG GREEN n. 1. money ...1896 US sl.
n. 2. a lot of money ...1971 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HAIR n. 1. (usually derogatory) an intellectual ...1920 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an American Indian who observes traditional ways; a White person who has adopted Indian ways ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG-HANDLED DRAWERS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLED UNDERWEAR n. long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLES n. long underwear, long johns ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLE UNDERWEAR n. long underwear, long johns ...1945 Amer. dial.
• LONGHEAD n. 1. an intelligent, farseeing mind ...1799 Amer dial.
n. 2. a mule or donkey; a horse with a large, chunky head ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (derogatory) a doctor who is not very capable or doesn't have a very good reputation ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 4. (derogatory) an obstinate, mule-headed person ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HEADED adj. 1. discerning, shrewd, foresighted ...1806 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded; detested ...1883 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HEEL n. a Black person ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LONG HOME n. the grave; death ...c1725 Amer. dial.
• LONGHORN n. 1. a Texan or other Southwesterner, esp. a shrewd, knowing, tough old-timer ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an experienced cowboy ...1903 US West. sl.
• LONG-HORNED UNDERWEAR n. long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONGHORNS n. long underwear, long johns ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LONGHORN STATE n. Texas ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG-HOUSE n. a brothel ...1933 Amer. dial.
• LONGIES n. 1. long trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONGILOQUENCE * n. a speaking at great or excessive length; long-windedness, verbosity ...1836
• LONGINQUE † adj. distant; far ...1614
• LONGINQUOUS † adj. long ...1666
• LONG IN THE LEGS LIKE NANNY PORTER'S HENS adj. said of a thin, starved-looking person ...1865 Eng. dial.
• LONG IN THE TOOTH adj. old or ageing; used orig. of horses, because their gums recede with age
• LONGITY †* n. length ...1664
• LONG-JAWED adj. long-drawn-out, long-winded; tiresome ...1911 Amer. dial.
• LONG JEANS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHN n. 1. a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small sausage that is put into a long roll or bun to make a sandwich ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an earthworm ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHNS n. 1. underpants with long legs ...1943 sl.
n. 2. stilts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LONG-LAGGER n. a convict serving a long sentence ...E19 sl.
• LONG LANGUAGE † n. verbosity ...1589
• LONG, LEAN AND LANK adj. said of a tall, thin person ...1907 Amer. dial.
• LONG LEG n. the drumstick of a chicken ...1960 Amer. dial.
• LONG-LEG DRAWERS n. long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG-LEGGED DRINK OF WATER n. a tall, thin person ...1975 Amer. sl.
• LONG-LEGGED SPIDER n. a daddy-longlegs ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LONGLEGGER n. a hip-length gumboot ...1924 Amer. dial.
• LONGLEGS n. 1. a daddy-longlegs ...1911 Amer. dial.
n. 2. long underwear; long johns ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONGLICK n. molasses ...1888 Amer. nautical sl.
• LONG-LIFED adj. long-lived ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LONG-LUGGED adj. 1. having long ears ......1815 Sc.
adj. 2. eager to listen to secrets or scandal, given to eavesdropping ...1901 Sc.
• LONG-LUGS n. 1. an ass, a donkey ...a1748 Sc.
n. 2. a term of contempt for a person ...a1748 Sc.
n. 3. an eavesdropper ...B1900 Sc.
• LONGMAN n. the middle finger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONGNECK n. 1. a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a White person ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LONGNECKER n. a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck ...1907 Amer. dial.
• LONG NINE n. a cigar ...1830 Amer. sl.
• LONGNOSE n. a busybody or meddler ...1938 Amer. dial.
• 'LONG-OF-THE-PATH adj. illegitimate ...1950 Amer. dial. Black usage
• LONG ONE n. 1. a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a paper dollar; a dollar ...1970 Amer. sl.
• LONG OUT vb. to grow tall ...1987 Amer. dial.
• LONG POTATO n. a sweet potato ...1808 Amer. dial.
• LONG PULL n. a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG-RANGE n. cheap potent whisky ...1865 Amer. sl.
• LONG RIDER n. an outlaw ...1936 Amer. dial. West
• LONG ROD n. a rifle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG ROW TO HOE n. a long or difficult task to perform ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LONGS n. men's long underwear ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONGS AND BROADS n. cards ...1823 Brit. sl.
• LONGS AND SHORTS n. cards manufactured so that all above the eight are a trifle longer than those below it ...c1860 cardsharpers' cant
• LONG SAUCE † n. root vegetables, esp. those with elongated roots; a prepared dish of such vegetables ...1809 Amer. dial.
• LONGSHANKS n. a tall or long-legged person ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LONGSHORE LAWYER † n. an unscrupulous lawyer ...1823 Brit. sl.
• LONGSHORE OWNER n. a ship-owner that sent ill-found ships to sea ...c1850 Brit. nautical sl.
• LONG-SLEEVER n. a tall glass; also, a drink contained in this ...1879 Aust. sl.
• LONGSOME † adj. 1. long, lengthy, tediously long, wearisome by its length; long-lasting ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial
† adj. 2. tardy, slow, dilatory, sluggish ...1661-2 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 3. rather tall ...1853 Eng. dial.
• LONG-SPARRED adj. 1. having long arms or legs ...1916 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. tall, lanky ...1925 Amer. nautical sl.
• LONG-STOMACH n. a voracious appetite ...1854 sl.
• LONG STREAK OF MISERY n. a very thin, mournful, and lugubrious person ...L19 sl.
• LONG STRIDES n. long trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG SUGAR n. molasses ...c1738 Amer. dial.
• LONG SWEETENING n. liquid sweetening as contrasted to sugar, such as molasses, syrup, and honey ...1714 Amer. dial.
• LONG SWORDS n. the Cavalry; so-called by Indians ...US Civil War usage
• LONG-TAILED BEGGAR n. a cat ...1875 sl.
• LONG-TAILED FINNUP n. £10 ... Bk1903 sl.
• LONG-TAILED SUGAR n. molasses ...1858 Amer. dial.
• LONG-TAILED WHISTLE n. the spreading of gossip ...1822 Sc.
• LONG-TALKING adj. speaking slowly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LONG TIME n. Central time ...1931 Amer. dial.
• LONG TOG n. a coat ...1798 thieves' sl.
• LONG TOGGERY n. landsmen's clothes ...1837 nautical usage
• LONG TOGS n. landsmen's clothes ...1830 nautical usage
• LONG TOM n. 1. a long-barrelled gun, esp. one with a large bore ...1849 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a long gun, esp. a naval gun mounted amidships, as distant from the shorter guns of the broadside ...1867
n. 3. a French 155-mm rifle ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LONG-TONGUE † n. 1. a small bird of the Cape of Good Hope ...1731
n. 2. the wryneck ...1837 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a chatterbox, talebearer, telltale, gossip, blabber, a divulger of secrets; an unusually talkative woman; a scold ...1847
n. 4. a pig's spleen ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LONG-TONGUED adj. talkative, prating, babbling, gossiping, vindictive ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LONG-WAY-AROUND adj. of a relative: distant, remote ...1991 Amer. dial.
• LOO n. 1. the lavatory ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a hullabaloo; a clamorous noise or disturbance; an uproar ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a police or fire lieutenant ...1960s US sl.
vb. to cheat; to defraud ...E19 US sl.
• LOOB n. a fool, a dullard ...M14 Eng. dial.
• LOOBILY adj. foolishly ...M14
• LOOBY adj. clumsy, awkward, doltish, stupid ...1953 Amer. dial.
n. a fool; a soft-head; a dull, clumsy person; an awkward, heavy person ...1682 sl.
• LOOCHA n. a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOOCHER n. a low, lascivious blackguard ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• LOODER n. a blow ...L19 Irish sl.
ׇ• LOOEY n. 1. a lieutenant ...1916 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a lump of expectorated phlegm ...1970s US sl.
n. 3. a piece of nasal mucus ...1970s US sl.
• LOOF-FAKER n. a chimney sweep ...M19 sl.
• LOOGAN n. 1. a foolish person ...1929 US sl.
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOGIE n. an expectorated bit of phlegm ...1988 Amer. sl.
ׇ• LOOGIN n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOIE n. 1. a lieutenant ...1916 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a lump of expectorated phlegm ...1970s US sl.
n. 3. a piece of nasal mucus ...1970s US sl.
• LOOK n. a small amount; a bit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOK A LITTLE OUT vb. to be on guard; to be careful ...1928 Amer. dial.
• LOOK ALIVE vb. to make haste ...1858 colloq.
• LOOK AS BLACK AS A WET FRIDAY vb. to look very angry ...1892 Eng. dial.
• LOOK AS IF YOU HAD BEEN PULLED THROUGH A KNOTHOLE (BACKWARDS) adj. dishevelled ...Amer. sl.
• LOOK AS SMILING AS A BASKET OF CHIPS adj. showing great happiness ...1834 Amer. dial.
• LOOK AT vb. to speak to someone on a telephone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOOK BABIES vb. to gaze into another's eyes
• LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE vb. 1. to look embarrassed or unhappy; to look chagrined, baffled, sorrowful, discouraged, or ashamed; to submit to someone ...1914 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to regard or treat with contempt ...1921 sl.
• LOOKER n. 1. a sexually attractive woman ...1909 sl., orig. US
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOKERINO n. 1. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 2. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOKERS n. 1. eyes ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. eyeglasses ...c1935 Amer. dial.
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A BOTTLE OF HAY vb. to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1742
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK vb. to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1855
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A MEADOW vb. to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...c1530
• LOOKINGEST adj. most extraordinary in appearance ...1932 Amer. dial.
• LOOKING-GLASS n. 1. a chamber-pot ...Bk1896 sl.
n. 2. the buttocks ...1966 Amer. rhyming sl. for 'ass'
• LOOKING GLASS TIME n. self-assessment ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LOOK LIKE A CHAP'S PLAYHOUSE vb. to be untidy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE A DEAD DUCK IN A THUNDERSTORM vb. to be unattractive, untidy, etc. ...20C Aust. sl.
• LOOK LIKE A MORAY MAN MELTING BRASS vb. to look silly ...Bk2002 Sc.
• LOOK LIKE A TEE-HEE'S NEST WITH A HA-HA'S EGG IN IT vb. to be laughable ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE A THROTTLED ISAAC vb. to look as if one couldn't move ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOOK LIKE DEATH ON A MOPSTICK vb. to look very miserable ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LOOK LIKE HAMMERED HELL vb. to look unhealthy, or as if one hasn't been well for some time ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE ONE WAS SENT FOR AND COULDN'T COME vb. to look indisposed, out of sorts, or exhausted ...1843 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE THE LAST OF PEA-TIME vb. to look utterly worn out ...1923 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE THE OLD SCRATCH vb. to look dishevelled and dirty ...1915 Amer. dial.
• LOOK OVER vb. to disregard, to forgive, to overlook ...1887 Amer. dial.
• LOOK-SEE n. a look, a glance ...1883 sl.
vb. to investigate; to determine, to ascertain ...1939 Amer. dial.
• LOOKS LIKE A HAYSTACK phr. 1. said of a person who dresses carelessly ...1968 Amer. dial.
phr. 2. said of an untidy house ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOOKS LIKE A WET WEEK-END phr. used by girls menstruating at the weekend; then by males (mostly teens) to a girls carrying a parcel that, judging by its size, may well contain a box or carton of sanitary pads ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LOOK SNAPPY vb. to be quick ...1926 UK sl.
int. quickly! ...1926 UK sl.
• LOOK SPARE vb. to have nothing to do; to be at leisure ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LOOKSTICK n. a telescope ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOK THROUGH GREEN GLASSES vb. to be jealous of one; to be envious of another's success ...B1900
• LOOK TO ONE'S LAURELS vb. to beware of losing one's pre-eminence; to be careful not to lose one's superior position to a rival ...1882
• LOOK VERY MANK vb. to seem at a loss ...Bk1905 Sc.
• LOOK YARK vb. to look sharp, to make haste ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LOOLOO adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. in poker: a special hand or game usually employed to deceive an inexperienced player ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOON n. a crazy or eccentric person; a simpleton ...1885 sl.
vb. 1. to fool about like a lunatic ...1960s Brit. criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to pass time in pleasurable activities ...1966 sl.
• LOON ABOUT vb. to fool about like a lunatic ...1979 Brit. sl.
• LOONEY adj. crazy, eccentric ...1872 sl.
n. a mad or insane person ...1884 sl.
• LOONEY TUNE n. a crazy person ...1967 US sl.
• LOONEY TUNES adj. insane ...1971 US sl.
• LOON PANTS n. casual trousers widely flared from the knees to the ankles ...1971 sl.
• LOONS n. 1. a great amount ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 2. casual trousers widely flared from the knees to the ankles ...1971 sl.
• LOON SHIT n. 1. the mud or muck on the bottom of a pond ...1974 Brit. sl.
n. 2. boggy land ...1987 Can. sl.
• LOONSLATE n. 1 shilling and 1 1/2 penny ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOONSLATT n. 1 shilling and 1 1/2 penny ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOON TROUSERS n. casual trousers widely flared from the knees to the ankles ...1971 sl.
• LOONY adj. 1. extremely erratic; mildly crazy ...1841 US sl.
adj. 2. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a fool; a soft-head ...1682 sl.
n. 2. a madman ...1883 US sl.
n. 3. a $1 coin ...2002 Can.
• LOONY AS A JAYBIRD adj. insane, eccentric ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOONY BIN n. a hospital or other institution for the treatment of psychiatric problems and other mental illness ...1919 UK sl.
• LOONY BIRD n. a person who is at least eccentric, at most mentally unstable or irrational ...1964 US sl.
• LOONY-DOCTOR n. a psychiatrist ...1925 sl.
• LOONY FARM n. an insane asylum ...1977 US sl.
• LOONY HOUSE n. a hospital for the insane ...1977 US sl.
• LOONY PEN n. a hospital for the insane ...1984 US sl.
• LOONY TUNE n. a crazy person ...1967 US sl.
• LOOP n. 1. a fool ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a pornographic film ...1990s sl.
n. 3. sex involving several men and a single woman ...2000s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to go on a drinking spree ...1920s US sl.
vb. 2. to be a golf caddie ...1980s sl.
• LOOPED adj. 1. drunk, fully intoxicated ...1934 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. demented, crazy ...1960s US sl.
adj. 4. infatuated with something or someone ...1960s US sl.
• LOOPED UP adj. 1. drunk ...1930s US sl.
adj. 2. demented, crazy ...1960s US sl.
adj. 3. infatuated with something or someone ...1960s US sl.
• LOOPER n. 1. a punch, a blow ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a crazy, disturbed person ...1980s sl.
n. 3. a caddie ...1980s sl.
• LOOPHOLE n. a lawyer ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOOP-LEGGED adj. thoroughly inebriated ...1944 Amer. dial.
• LOOP-LEGGED DRUNK adj. thoroughly inebriated ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOOPY adj. crazy, eccentric ...1925 sl.
• LOOSE adj. wanton, lewd, sexually loose and legally unattached ...L15
• LOOSE AS A GOOSE IN SCOPEBERRY TIME adj. having diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOOSE-BODIED adj. of women: wanton ...L17 sl.
• LOOSE-BODIED GOWN n. a prostitute; a harlot ...E17 sl.
• LOOSE-CLACKED † adj. loquacious, chattering ...1661
• LOOSE-COAT GAME n. copulation ...M17 Urquhart usage
• LOOSE-ENDED adj. 1. of women: wanton ...L17 sl.
adj. 2. having diarrhoea ...19C colloq.
• LOOSE FISH n. a prostitute ...E19 Brit. sl.
• LOOSE GRAVY n. unthickened gravy ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LOOSE IN THE HAFT † adj. 1. unstable, unreliable ....c1325
adj. 2. intoxicated with alcohol ...E18 US sl.
adj. 3. wanton ...19C Brit. sl.
adj. 4. having diarrhoea ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE IN THE HEFT adj. dissolute, dishonest, untrustworthy ...1895 Eng. dial.
• LOOSE IN THE HILT adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol ...E18 US sl.
adj. 2. wanton ...19C Brit. sl.
adj. 3. having diarrhoea ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE IN THE RUMP adj. of women: wanton ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE-KIRTLE n. a woman of loose or bad character; a wanton woman; a prostitute (kirtle = woman's gown) ...1855 arch.
• LOOSE-LEGGED adj. wanton; sexually promiscuous ...L16 sl.
• LOOSE-LOVE CENTER n. a brothel ...20C US sl.
• LOOSE-LOVE LADY n. a prostitute ...E20 US sl.
• LOOSE-TAILED † adj. of bad character; wanton; unchaste; wanting in self-restraint ...1598
• LOOSE-TWISTED adj. 1. lewd, wanton ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. slovenly in dress, work, or gait ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LOOSE WOMAN n. a sexually indiscreet female ...20C US colloq.
• LOOT n. a lieutenant ...1759 US
n. 2. money ...1943 sl.
• LOOTCHA n. a blackguard libertine; a lewd loafer ...19C Anglo-Indian
• LOP n. a couch or sofa on which one can stretch out to rest ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to lean, as if drunk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to strike with the fist ...1939 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to walk heavily, making a lot of noise ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOP ABOUT vb. to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1882 Amer. dial.
• LOP AROUND vb. to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOP DOWN vb. to flop down; to lie down and rest; to sit down ...1822 Amer. dial.
• LOPE n. a cantaloupe ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to assail ...Bk1902 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to importune ...Bk1902 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to leap upon ...Bk1902 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to mount ...Bk1902 Amer. dial.
• LOPER n. a worthless, intrusive fellow ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LOP-JAWED adj. having a protruding lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOP-LOLLARD n. a lazy fellow ...19C Eng. dial.
• LOPLOLLY adj. 1. of gait or dress: careless, slouching ...1895 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. askew, crooked, catty-cornered ...1981 Amer. dial.
n. a lazy fellow ...19C Eng. dial.
• LOP ONTO vb. to grab, to get hold of, to latch on to ...1934 Amer. dial.
• LOPPER vb. 1. of milk: to curdle, to coagulate, to sour and become thick ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. of water: to lap, to splash gently, to ripple ...1893 Sc.
• LOPPER-JAWED adj. askew, crooked ...1916 Amer. dial.
• LOPPUS n. 1. an oaf, a stupid person ...20C sl.
n. 2. a large, clumsy person or animal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOP ROUND vb. to move slowly or aimlessly; to loll; to idle ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LOPSY LOWS n. an imaginary disease ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOPSY-WISE adv. askew, in a lopsided manner ...1900 Amer. dial.
• LOR! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1835 Brit.
• LOR-A-GOR! int. an exclamation ...1823 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MASSEY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MASSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MIGHTIES n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MUSSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1872 Amer. dial.
• LORD BLESS US! int. an exclamation ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LORD CHESTERFIELD n. a citified person ...1965 Amer. dal.
• LORD COCK n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD ALMIGHTY n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD PECKERWOOD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1947 Amer. dial.
• LORD GUARD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LORD HARRY n. the devil ...M17 sl.
• LORD HAVE MERCY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LORD-KNOWS-WHAT, THE n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. euphemism
• LORD LOVE A DUCK! int. a mock oath and an exclamation ...20C colloq.
• LORDLUMMY! int. an exclamation of surprise, shock, disbelief ...L19
• LORD-MAYOR n. a short crowbar, used by housebreakers ...Bk1896 sl.
• LORD MUCK n. a pompous, self-opinionated condescending man ...1937 sl.
• LORD OF THE HEAVIES n. a heavyweight boxing champion ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• LORD-OF-THE-MANOR n. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
• LORD REX n. sexual intercourse ...1970s NZ prison sl.
• LORD SAKES ALIVE! int. an oath and an exclamation ...M19 colloq.
• LORDS AND PEERS n. the ears ...2000s rhyming sl.
• LORD SAVE US! int. an exclamation of surprise, fear, etc. ...1789 Sc.
• LORD'S BREAD-WAGON n. thunder ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LORD'S FERTILIZER n. spring snow ...1985 Amer. dial.
• LORD'S SUPPER n. bread and water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LORD SUTCH n. 1. the clutch ...1960s rhyming sl.
n. 2. the crotch ...1960s rhyming sl.
• LORD-TO-GOD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LORD WIGG n. a pig ...1960s rhyming sl.
• LORDY! int. used as an expression of surprise, dismay, annoyance, etc. ...1853 Amer. dial.
• LORDY-GOD n. a red-headed woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LORDY-MASSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LORDY ME! int. a mild oath or exclamation ...19C colloq.
• LORDY MERCY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1962 Amer. dial.
• LORDY MUSSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LOREL † adj. good-for-nothing ...1590
† n. a worthless person; a dissolute person; a low, disreputable fellow; a rogue, a scoundrel ...1362
• LORESMAN † n. a teacher, instructor ...1377
• LORETTA YOUNG n. the tongue ...1990s rhyming sl.
• LORETTE n. a prostitute ...M19 euphemism
• LORG n. a stupid person; an oaf ...E20 US sl.
• LORGAMIGHTY! int. Lord God Almighty! ...20C US colloq.
• LORK A SARSAY! int. Lord have mercy! ...1899 Eng. dial.
• LORKUS! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LOR LUMME! int. an exclamation of surprise, shock, disbelief ...L19
• LORNA DOONE n. a spoon ...20C rhyming sl.
• LORRY UP vb. to beat, to thrash ...1940s Irish sl.
• LORS! int. a mild oath or exclamation; Lord! ...M19
• LOSE vb. 1. to menstruate ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to bleed ...1913 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to be much superior to; to overcome; to defeat easily ...20C colloq.
• LOSE A EWE FOR A HALF-PENNY-WORTH OF TAR vb. to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be so saving in little things as to risk things of value ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LOSE A HOG FOR A HALF-PENNY-WORTH OF TAR vb. to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be so saving in little things as to risk things of value ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LOSE A MEAL vb. to vomit ...20C Aust. jocular
• LOSE AN EYE vb. of milk: to turn sour ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOSE BY A NECK vb. to lose by next to nothing ...Bk1902 sl.
• LOSE CASTE vb. to lose social rank, to descend in the social scale ...1816
• LOSE IT vb. to come off one's motorcycle accidentally ...L20 motorcyclists' sl.
• LOSEL n. a worthless person, a scoundrel, a cheat ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOSE LEATHER vb. to suffer abrasion of skin ...1726
• LOSELRY n. the character or behaviour of a worthless person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LOSENGE † vb. to flatter; to compliment unduly; to praise fulsomely ...1422
• LOSE OFF vb. to drop or come off ...1874 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S AMATEUR STANDING vb. to become a prostitute ...1941 Amer. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S 'ARRIS vb. to lose one's nerve, to chicken out ...c1950 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S ASS vb. to lose all one has, as in gambling; to lose one's position; to lose everything ...1788 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S BALLAST vb. to lose one's good judgement or sense ...1889 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S BLOCK vb. 1. to fall in love ...20C Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to lose emotional control; to lose one's temper; to be or get angry ...1907 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• LOSE ONE'S BRITCHES vb. to lose a great deal of money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S CAN vb. to be killed; generally used to refer to men shot through the head ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LOSE ONE'S CHERRY vb. to lose one's virginity ...1918 sl., orig. US
• LOSE ONE'S COOKIES vb. 1. to lose emotional control ...1940s US sl.
vb. 2. to vomit ...1970 Amer. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S COOL vb. to lose one's self-possession; to become nervous, (over-) excited, very angry ...c1955 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DASH vb. to reach one's limit; to exhaust one's energies and abilities; to lose one's opportunity, and suffer accordingly ...c1880 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DIP vb. to lose one's composure ...20C US sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DOG vb. to lose control of a situation ...1910s US sl.
• LOSE ONE'S DOUGHNUTS vb. to vomit ...1940s US college sl.
• LOSE ONE'S GENDER vb. to abandon homosexuality to become a heterosexual ...1940s homosexual sl.
• LOSE ONE'S GOAT vb. to lose one's courage; to lose one's ability to fight ...1910s sl.
• LOSE ONE'S GRIP vb. to lose one's composure; to lose one's sanity ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LOSE ONE'S HAIR vb. to lose one's temper ...20C sl.
• LOSE ONE'S LEGS vb. to become tipsy ...c1770 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S LUNCH vb. to vomit ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S MARKET vb. to throw away one's matrimonial chance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• LOSE ONE'S NANA vb. to be or get angry ...1966 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S NANNY vb. to lose one's temper (nanny = head) ...L18 UK sl.
• LOSE ONE'S OIL † vb. to study or labour in vain ...a1548
• LOSE ONE'S PUNCH vb. to reach one's limit; to exhaust one's energies and abilities; to lose one's opportunity, and suffer accordingly ...1910s sl.
• LOSE ONE'S RAG vb. to lose one's temper; to be or get angry ...B1934 Sc. sl.
• LOSE ONE'S SHIRT vb. to lose all one's possessions, esp. by gambling or speculation ...1892
• LOSE ONE'S SHOES vb. to vomit profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S TAFFY vb. to fail ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S TAW vb. to lose one's mind ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S VEST vb. to get angry ...c1890 sl.
• LOSE OUT vb. to be swindled or merely fooled ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LOSER n. 1. someone who has been to prison ...1912 US sl.
n. 2. a handicap; an obstacle, a disappointment ...c1920 sl.
• LOSE THE FANG vb. to miss one's aim; to fail in an attempt ...1825 Sc.
• LOSE THE HOG FOR A HALFPENNYWORTH OF TAR vb. to lose an object, spoil an enterprise or court failure by trying to save in a small matter of detail ...1670
• LOSE THE LAGGIN-GIRD vb. to have an attack of diarrhoea or dysentery ...c1850 Sc.
• LOSE THE MATCH AND POCKET THE STAKE(S) vb. of women only: to coit ...19C sl.
• LOSE THE NUMBER OF ONE'S MESS vb. to die; to be killed ...sl.
• LOSE THE RUN OF ONESELF vb. to lose one's self-control; to run amok ...Anglo-Irish sl.
• LOSE THE SHEEP FOR A HALFPENNYWORTH OF TAR vb. to lose an object, spoil an enterprise or court failure by trying to save in a small matter of detail ...1678
• LOSE THE SHIP FOR A HALFPENNYWORTH OF TAR vb. to lose an object, spoil an enterprise or court failure by trying to save in a small matter of detail ...1869
• LOSE THE USE OF SHANK'S MARE vb. to lose the use of one's legs ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOSE TIME vb. to waste time; to fool a round ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOSE YOUR RAG vb. to lose your temper ...1959 UK sl.
• LOSH † n. 1. an elk ...1591
n. 2. a name in Canada and Alaska for the burbot ...1884
† vb. to make the lapping sound caused by a running stream flowing over stones, etc.; to splash in water; of water in a barrel or boat: to roll to and fro ...1629 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
int. an exclamation of astonishment, wonder, or surprise ...a1779 Sc.
• LOSSAGE n. waste ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LOSS-LEADER n. something displayed prominently, and at cut-price rate, to encourage further buying of other stock ...20C Can. sl.
• LOSSYME! int. used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LOST BREAD n. French toast ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOST HEART BEAT n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• LOST LADY n. a prostitute ...20C US colloq.
• LOST THE KEY phr. uttered upon smelling a fecal odour or intestinal gas ...20C US sl.
• LOTEBY † n. a companion of love; a lover, a paramour; a bedfellow, a concubine ...1303
• LOTION n. a drink, rarely of aught but liquor, and esp. of gin ...1876 sl.
• LOT LIZARD n. a prostitute who works at truck stops ...1987 US trucking sl.
• LOTMAN n. a pirate ...? L18 nautical sl.
• LOT OF HURRAH, A n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOT ON vb. to count on, to intend to; to look forward to ...1829 Amer. dial.
• LOT'S WIFE n. salt ...L19 nautical sl.
• LOTTA APPLESAUCE, A n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOTTA BULL, A n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOTTA HOOEY, A n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOTTA HORSE, A n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOTTIES n. female breasts ...L19 sl.
• LOTTIES AND TOTTIES n. harlots ...B1885, chiefly theatrical
• LOTUSLAND n. Los Angeles, California ...1980 Amer. sl.
• LOU n. the lavatory ...L19 sl.
• LOUD adj. 1. smelly ...1641 sl., now chiefly US
adj. 2. of dress or manners: showy ...1847 colloq.
• LOUDMOUTH n. 1. boasting ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. one who speaks loudly, excessively, and either boastfully or bullying or very indiscreetly ...c1944 colloq.
• LOUD-MOUTHED adj. talkative ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOUD ONE n. 1. a big lie ...c1670 colloq.
n. 2. a misfortune ...WWI army sl.
n. 3. a severe wound ...WWI army sl.
• LOUD PEDAL n. the accelerator ...c1940 Aust. sl.
• LOUDSPEAKER n. a braggart or loudmouth; an important person or one who regards himself as important ...1934 US sl.
• LOUD-TALK vb. to bully, impress, or convince someone by using assertive speech or double-talk; to argue in coarse strident tones ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LOUIE n. 1. a lieutenant ...1916 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a lump of expectorated phlegm ...1970s US sl.
n. 3. a piece of nasal mucus ...1970s US sl.
• LOUIS n. a harlot's bully ...1935 sl., orig US
• LOUK n. an outside cellar door ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LOUNCE n. 1. a drink ...M19 nautical sl.
n. 2. a ration of food ...Royal Navy colloq.
• LOUNCE OUT vb. to dole out ...1934 Amer. dial.
• LOUNDER n. 1. a heavy blow, a severe stroke, a beating ...1723 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the act of showing energy at work ...B1900 Sc.
n. 3. a thick slice; a large piece ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to beat severely with heavy strokes; to thrash, thump, cuff, cudgel ...1793 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to lounge; to walk about idly or awkwardly; to flounder, run, scamper ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to do anything with energy and speed or vehemence ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 4. to scold ...B1900 Sc.
• LOUNGE LIZARD n. (derogatory) a man who frequents fashionable parties, bars, etc., in search of a wealthy patroness ...1918 sl.
• LOUP THE DYKIE vb. to die ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LOUR n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOURE n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOUSE n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male; one who is thoroughly disliked ...1633 sl.
vb. to waste time; to loaf, loiter, or idle about ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOUSE AROUND vb. 1. to play the parasite ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to waste time; to loaf, loiter, or idle about ...c1920 Amer. dial.
• LOUSE-BAG n. a term of contempt for a disliked male ...20C Brit. sl.
• LOUSE-CAGE n. a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOUSE-LADDER n. the hole or gap made by a dropped stitch having run down in knitting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOUSY adj. 1. bad, poor, contemptible ..c1386
adj. 2. ill, unwell, tired, depressed ...1933 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. of the weather: unpleasant, threatening ...1944 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. used as a derogatory intensive ...1965 Amer. dial.
adv. very, extremely ...1932 Amer. dial.
• LOUSY ANNA n. Louisiana ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LOUSY DRUNK adj. very drunk ...1932 Amer. dial.
• LOUSY-RICH adj. very rich, wealthy ...1942 Amer. sl.
• LOUSY WITH MONEY adj. rich ...1843 Amer. dial.
• LOVE n. 1. sex, copulation ...16C euphemism
n. 2. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to copulate with ...16C euphemism
• LOVE-APPLES n. the testicles ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOVE-BEGOTTEN CHILD n. an illegitimate child ...19C euphemism
• LOVE BITE n. a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-BLINK n. a glance of love ...1508 Sc.
• LOVE BONE n. 1. a wishbone ...c1960 Amer. dial. Black usage
n. 2. the penis, esp. when erect ...1962 US jocular
• LOVE BOX n. 1. the heart ...1865 US jocular
n. 2. an affectionate blow or caress ...1879 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the vagina or vulva ...1986 US jocular
• LOVE-BRAT n. an illegitimate child ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOVE BUBBLES n. a woman's breasts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOVEBUG n. a woman who is very fond of men ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOVE BUMP n. a pimple ...1954 Amer. dial.
• LOVE BUMPS n. a woman's breasts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOVE CHILD n. an illegitimate child ...1805
• LOVE-CLAP vb. to embrace fondly ...1828 Sc.
• LOVEE n. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM n. 1. philandering, womanizing ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a philanderer; a womanizer ...L19 sl.
• LOVE ENVELOPE n. a condom ....1970s US gay sl.
• LOVE FACTORY n. a brothel ...1983 US sl.
• LOVEFEST n. a close, happy relationship ...1995 US sl.
• LOVE FLESH n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• LOVE GLOVE n. 1. a vagina ...1980s US sl.
n. 2. a condom ...1987 US sl.
• LOVE GRENADES n. the testicles ...2000s sl.
• LOVE GUN n. the penis ...1970s US sl.
• LOVE HANDLES n. the excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure ...1960s sl.
• LOVE HEART n. a tablet of MDMA, possibly mixed with methaqualone, best known as Quaaludes™ ...1996 UK sl.
• LOVE-HOLE n. 1. a gully or ditch across the road ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the vagina ...1980s US sl.
• LOVE-IN n. 1. a group gathering to express mutually loving feelings ...1967 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an orgy ...1960s sl, orig. US
n. 3. positive, optimistic relations ...1960s sl., orig. US
• LOVE IN A PUNT n. very weak beer ...1973 UK sl.
• LOVE INTEREST n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE IT! int. expressing definite approval ...2001 UK
• LOVE-JOY n. a dearly loved person ...1876 Eng. dial.
• LOVE JUICE n. 1. semen ...1882 UK sl.
n. 2. vaginal secretions ...L19 sl.
• LOVE LANE n. the vagina ...M19 sl.
• LOVE LETTER n. 1. a stone or rock thrown at someone ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. a bullet ...1940s US Black sl.
• LOVE-LICK n. an affectionate blow or caress ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LOVELIES n. marijuana laced with phencyclidine ...1970s US drugs sl.
• LOVE LIPS n. the vaginal labia ...1990s sl.
• LOVELY n. marijuana laced with phencyclidine ...1970s US drugs sl.
• LOVELY BIT OF A BOY phr. said in approval of a man ...World War II Brit. servicewomen's usage
• LOVELY GRUB! int. very nice indeed! ...1939 Brit., orig. services' usage
• LOVELY HIGH n. marijuana laced with phencyclidine ...1970s US drugs sl.
• LOVELY MONEY n. good money; esp. plenty of money ...c1931 Brit. sl.
• LOVE MARK n. a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOVE MUSCLE n. the penis ...1958 Amer. jocular
• LOVE-NETTLED † adj. deeply in love ...1586
• LOVE-PAIN n. toothache ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-PAT n. an affectionate blow or caress ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LOVE PIRATE n. a philanderer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE POINTS n. a woman's breasts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOVER BOY n. 1. a sexual partner ...1952 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a woman-chaser ...1952 sl., orig. US
• LOVERLY adj. delightful, pleasing ...1907 sl.
• LOVER MAN n. 1. a sexual partner ...1952 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a woman-chaser ...1952 sl., orig. US
• LOVER'S HEAVEN n. the upper balcony in a theatre ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LOVER'S SPEED n. MDMA (ecstasy) ...1980s drugs sl.
• LOVERTINE † adj. addicted to or fond of making love ...1603 nonce word
• LOVER UNDER THE LAP n. a lesbian ...20C Aust. sl.
• LOVE RUNGS n. the excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure ...1960s sl.
• LOVER WOLF n. the gray wolf ...1976 Amer. dial.
• LOVESHIP n. fondness, liking ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LOVE STUFF n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE-TAP n. an affectionate blow or caress ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-TOOTH † n. an inclination for love ...1580
• LOVE-UP n. an act of caressing, hugging, etc. ...1953 sl.
• LOVE WEED n. marijuana ...1938 Amer. drugs sl.
• LOVEY n. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEY-DOVEY n. a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVING AS INKLE-WEAVERS, AS adj. very friendly or intimate together ...1822 Sc.
• LOVINGEST adj. extremely loving and affectionate ...colloq.
• LOVING PAPER n. a marriage certificate, or license ...1930 Amer. dial.
• LOVING SPOONFUL n. intoxicating liquor ...1960 US Black sl.
• LOW adj. 1. of a person: short ...1885 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. depressed ...1950s Amer. sl.
n. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided ...sl.
• LOW-BROW n. an uneducated person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOW-BUILT adj. of a person: short ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LOWDOWN adj. 1. contemptible, base, mean ...colloq.
adj. 2. low, esp. socially or morally; degraded ...colloq.
n. the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by 'the') ...colloq.
• LOW-END adj. relatively cheap or inexpensive of its kind ...colloq.
• LOWER ONE'S FEATHERS † vb. to back down from a position ...1855 Amer. dial.
• LOWER THAN WHALE SHIT adj. very mean, contemptible, despicable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOWER THE FLAG vb. to relinquish command, esp. of a ship
• LOWER THE RECORD vb. to surpass all previous performances ...Bk1903 sl.
• LOWEY n. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman ...1953 Aust. sl.
• LOW-HEEL n. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman ...1939 Aust. sl.
• LOWIE n. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman ...1953 Aust. sl.
• LOW-LIFED adj. lacking in self-respect; despicable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOW MEN n. dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• LOWN adj. calm, quiet ...Amer. dial.
• LOWNCE n. 1. a drink ...M19 nautical sl.
n. 2. a ration of food ...Royal Navy colloq.
• LOW-RENT adj. second-rate; bargain-basement ...1975 colloq.
• LOW ROAD n. a method, manner, etc., that is underhand, unscrupulous, or otherwise contemptible ...sl.
• LOW-SET adj. of a person: short ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LOW-TICKET adj. having a relatively low price ...colloq.
• LOW TOBY, THE n. robbery by footpads ...1812 thieves' sl.
• LOW TOBYMAN n. a footpad ...1811 thieves' sl.
• LOX n. a fool; a lummox ...1966 Amer. sl.
• LOX-FOR-BRAINS n. a fool ...1977 Amer. sl.
• LOX JOCK n. a Jewish man; used disparagingly ...1977 US jocular
• LOYALIST n. a Union sympathizer in the South ...US Civil War usage
• L.S.D. n. money ...c1835 Brit. colloq.
• L-SEVEN adj. unfashionable, unsophisticated ...1950s US Black & teen sl.
• L.T.R. n. a Living Together Relationship, marriage in all by the legalities ...1970s sl.
• LUB n. a fool ...M14 sl.
• LUBBER n. a fool; a soft-head ...M14 sl.
vb. to hit ...M19 sl.
• LUBBER-COCK n. 1. a turkey-cock ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a term of contempt or derision ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LUBBER-HEAD n. a hulking oaf ...14C Brit.
• LUBBERLAND n. an imaginary land of plenty without labour; a land of laziness; the Paradise of indolence ...1598
• LUBBERLY adj. stupid ...M16
• LUBBY n. a hulking oaf ...14C Brit.
• LUBE n. 1. a drink ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 2. alcohol, esp. beer ...M20 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a lubricated condom ...1970s US sl.
n. 4. any form of lubricant, as KY Jelly, used to facilitate (anal) sex ...1970s sl.
n. 5. natural lubrication in sex, spec. from pre-semen ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• LUBE vb. 1. to keep happy, to entertain ...1930s sl.
vb. 2. to bribe; to tip ...1950s sl.
vb. 3. to apply a lubricant, as KY Jelly, to facilitate (anal) sex ...1970s sl.
• LUBE JOB n. oral or sexual intercourse ...1940s US sl.
• LUBE ON adj. of a woman: sexually excited ...1960s US college sl.
• LUBIE n. a lubricated condom ...1971 US sl.
• LUBRA n. an Aboriginal woman ...19C Aust.
• LUBRIC adj. 1. having a smooth surface, slippery ...1490 arch.
† adj. 2. lascivious, wanton, lewd ...1490
† adj. 3. slippery, shifty, deceitful; wavering, unsteady, uncertain; prone to danger or error ...1631
• LUBRICATE vb. 1. to copulate, from the male point of view ...18C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to drink liquor to excess ...L19 Brit. & US sl.
vb. 3. to bribe ...1928 sl.
vb. 4. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUBRICATED adj. drunk ...1927 sl.
• LUCIANICAL † adj. pertaining to or characteristic of Lucian and his style (see etymology on blog page); marked by a scoffing wit ...1562
• LUCKY-BAG n. the female genitals; the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
• LUCKY BONE n. a wishbone ...1971 Amer. dial.
• LUCKY COUNTRY n. a jocular name for Australia ...Aust. sl.
• LUCKY DIP n. an undertaking of uncertain outcome ...colloq.
• LUCKY HAND n. an amulet or good luck charm ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LUCKY-MINNIE n. 1. a grandmother ...1867 Sc.
n. 2. a term of reproach to a woman ...B1900 Sc.
• LUCRATE † vb. to gain, to get, to win ...1623
• LUCRIFEROUS † adj. bringing gain; lucrative, profitable ...1648
• LUCRIPETOUS † adj. eager for gain ...1675
• LUCROUS † adj. 1. full of gain or profit ...c1500
† adj. 2. avaricious, covetous ...1551
• LUCTISONOUS †* adj. making a mournful sound ...1721
• LUCTUATE †* vb. to render mournful or gloomy, as with bad news or black drapes ...1772
• LUCULENT * adj. 1. full of light, bright, clear, shining ...c1420
† adj. 2. of oratory compositions: brilliant, admirable: hence of a writer or orator ...a1548
† adj. 3. of evidence, arguments: clear, convincing, evident ...1597
adj. 4. of explanations: lucid, luminous ...1597
† adj. 5. of persons: brilliant, illustrious ...1599
• LUCY n. the penis ...20C Amer. dial.
• LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS n. a code name for LSD ...M20 US drugs sl.
• LUD! int. an exclamation; Lord! ...E18
• LUDDY MUSSY! int. used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LUDE n. methaqualone, usually Quaalude™, a tranquillizer ...M20 US drugs sl.
• LUDIBRIOUS † adj. 1. apt to be a subject of jest or mockery; ridiculous, laughable ...1563
* adj. 2. full of scorn, inclined to scoff; scornful, mocking ...1641
• LUDIBUND †* adj. full of play, playful, sportive ...1668
• LUDIFICATE †* vb. to deceive, to beguile, to mock; also, to frustrate ...1623
• LUDIFY †* vb. to deceive, to delude ...1447
• LUDITORY adj. merry, sportive, playful ...B1900
• LUER n. a glass syringe with a slip-on needle and a solid plunger ...1973 US drugs sl.
• LUFF n. lieutenant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• LUG n. 1. an ear ...1507 UK
n. 2. a large, clumsy, dim man ...1927 US sl.
n. 3. a demand ...1929 US sl.
n. 4. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1931 sl., chiefly Amer.
n. 5, luggage ...1977 US sl.
n. 6. a woman who takes lesbian lovers in college and then reverts to heterosexuality after graduation from college (Lesbian Until Graduation) ...1993 US sl.
n. 7. an inhalation of marijuana smoke, esp. from a water pipe ...1996 UK sl.
vb. 1. to pull violently; to carry with effort, there being the implication of ponderousness in the object ...M17
vb. 2. to bring; to accompany ...1884 UK sl.
• LUGAN n. a Lithuanian or a person of Lithuanian descent; used derisively ...1947 US sl.
• LUG AROUND A PERSON vb. to have an unpleasant person in one's company because of orders received for a sale to be made ...20C sl.
• LUG-CHOVEY n. a pawnbroker's shop ...c1830 cant
• LUGER LOUT n. a German ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'Kraut'
• LUGGAGE n. the male genitals ...19C Brit. colloq.
• LUGGER n. 1. a sponger; a defaulter; one who drinks with others but never buys a round ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 2. in a big store confidence swindle: someone who assigned to provide background ambience, an extra ...1931 US sl.
n. 3. a person who physically transports players to an illegal poker game ...1979 US sl.
• LUGHOLE n. an ear ...1895 sl.
• LUGIE n. a Lithuanian or a person of Lithuanian descent; used derisively ...1969 US sl.
• LUG IN vb. of a racehorse: to tend to run toward the rail ...1964 US sl.
• LUG-LOAF n. an oaf; a blockhead ...E17 Brit. sl.
• LUG ONE'S EAR vb. to ask for money; to borrow money from ...20C Aust. sl.
• LUG-POT n. a drunkard ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'sot'
• LUGS n. proud manners ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• LUG THE HAIR vb. to pull the hair ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LUGUBRIOUS adj. expressing or causing mourning; mournful, sorrowful, sad, dismal, pitiable ...1601
• LUKEN n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LULLIES † n. the kidneys ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LULU n. 1. a remarkable, excellent, or exceptional person or thing; often used ironically ...1886 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a breast ...20C sl.
n. 3. a W.C. ...E20 Brit. sl.
n. 4. a serious or fresh case of gonorrhea ...E20 US sl.
n. 5. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• LULU-KAPOODLER n. something remarkable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LULU LOOKER n. something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LULUS n. 1. the human breasts ...20C US sl.
n. 2. two or more of anything good ...20C US sl.
• LULY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUMBER n. 1. a house or room where stolen goods are hidden ...1753 Brit. sl.
n. 2. loud noise ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a toothpick ...1930s US sl.
vb. 1. to arrest ...1931 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. of a man: to make (physical) sexual advances ...1960 Sc. sl.
• LUMBER-HEELED adj. slow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUMBER-HEELS n. a lazy, ungainly fellow; a lout ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LUMBERJACK n. a homosexual ...1990s sl.
• LUMBER-JILL n. an unattractive woman, with whom one cannot achieve an erection ...1940s sl.
• LUMBERLAND n. Maine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUMBERMENT n. loud noise ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUMBER OUT vb. to throw out, to eject ...20C Aust. sl.
• LUMBER SAUCE n. a toothpick ...1930s US sl.
• LUMBER STATE n. Maine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUMBO n. Colombian marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
• LUMME! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1898 Brit.
• LUMMINESS n. pleasant things ...19C
• LUMMIX n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCK n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCKS n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOKIN n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOX n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
n. 2. an uncouth boy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUMMUX n. a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMY adj. first-rate, excellent; clever; jolly ...1838 sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1898 Brit.
• LUMMY LICK n. a delicious mouthful ...19C sl.
• LUMP n. a parcel of food given to a tramp ...1912 US sl.
• LUMP OF BUTTER n. an easygoing, helpless person ...1844 Sc.
• LUMP ONE'S BLUEY vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1851 Aust. sl.
• LUMP ONE'S DRUM vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1851 Aust. sl.
• LUMP ONE'S KNOT vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1851 Aust. sl.
• LUMP ONE'S MATILDA vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1851 Aust. sl.
• LUMP ONE'S SWAG vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1851 Aust. sl.
• LUMPSHIOUS adj. delicious, scrumptious ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LUMPY adj. drunk ...1810 sl.
• LUNATIC SOUP n. poor-quality drink ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
• LUNCHBOX n. the genitals visible through tight clothing ...1992 Brit. sl.
• LUNG-BOX n. the mouth ...1890 sl.
• LUNG-DUSTER n. a cigarette ...1929 US jocular
• LUNGER n. phlegm expelled from the throat ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LUNG-FOGGER n. a cigarette ...1943 US jocular
• LUNG HAMMOCK n. a brassiere ...a1986 US jocular
• LUNK n. a slow-witted person ...1867 sl., orig. US
• LUNKER n. an animal, esp. a fish, which is an exceptionally large example of its species ...1912 Amer. sl.
• LUNKERED adj. of the hair: tangled ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LUNK-HEAD n. a slow-witted person ...1884 sl., orig. US
• LUNY adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LUPERGLOBSLOPCIOUS adj. grand, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LURCATE † vb. to eat ravenously ...1623
• LURCATION † n. a greedy eating or gluttonous devouring ...1661
• LURGI n. a fictitious, highly infectious disease ...1954 Brit. sl.
• LURGY n. a fictitious, highly infectious disease ...1954 Brit. sl.
• LURK n. 1. a form of fraud in which one pretends some form of distress in order to raise money from the credulous ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a hideaway, a meeting place ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a dodge, racket, or scheme; a profitable stratagem of questionable honesty ...1891 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 4. a hanger-on; an eavesdropper ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 5. a job or occupation ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 6. the best place to meet someone or find some product, or the like ...1950s Aust. sl.
vb. to go riding in a stolen car ...1960s US Black sl.
• LURKER n. 1. a criminal beggar who travels the country showing off various forged certificates referring to losses in fires, shipwrecks or similar disasters, and hoping thereby to get financial aid ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a petty criminal ...20C Aust. sl.
• LURKIE n. a cunning, knowing, wide-awake person up to any trick ...1940s Aust. sl.
• LURKING n. 1. fraudulent begging, following the occupation of a fraudulent beggar ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. stealing ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• LURKMAN n. 1. a confidence trickster, a petty criminal ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a dishonest or corrupt person; someone who lives by sharp practice ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LURKOLA n. the practice of bribing, with cash or kind, those with access to the public to tout a product; it is ostensibly illegal and generally denied by its practitioners ...1950s Aust. sl.
• LURKY adj. seedy, untrustworthy, weird ...1970s US college sl.
• LURP n. an extremely clumsy or awkward person ...1990s US teen sl.
• LURPY adj. rubbishy; looking bad or ugly ...1990s sl.
• LURRIES † n. 1. money or jewellery ...1673 thieves' sl.
† n. 2. clothes, garments ...1676 sl.
• LURRY n. money ...M17 sl.
• LURRY INTO vb. to get stuck into, to attack ...1940s Irish sl.
• LURRY UP vb. to beat, to thrash ...1940s Irish sl.
• LUS n. a yearning; a longing ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LUSH adj. 1. drunk ...E19 sl.
adj. 2. of a woman: very sexually attractive, esp. if voluptuous; also used of a man ...1910s sl.
adj. 3. wealthy ...1930s US sl.
adj. 4. hedonistic, luxurious ...1940s sl.
adj. 5. good, excellent ...1950s sl.
n. 1. alcohol, esp. beer ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a drink ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a drinking spree ...M19 sl.
n. 4. money ...M19 US criminals' sl.
n. 5. a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1890 sl., chiefly US
n. 6. a victim or fool ...1940s US sl.
n. 7. an extremely attractive heterosexual man ...1940s US homosexual sl.
n. 8. whisky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 9. an attractive woman ...1980s US college sl.
n. 10. an addict ...2000s sl.
vb. 1. to drink ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to ply with drink; to make drunk ...19C sl.
int. used for expressing approval ...2003 UK sl.
• LUSH BETTY n. a whisky bottle ...M19 US sl.
• LUSHBUM n. an alcoholic tramp ...1940s US sl.
• LUSHED adj. drunk ...1927 US sl.
• LUSHER n. 1. a drunkard ...1848 US sl.
n. 2. a high liver, a voluptuary ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUSHEY adj. drunk ...19C sl.
n. a drunkard ...19C sl.
• LUSH GREEN n. money ...1951 US sl.
• LUSHHEAD n. a habitual drinker ...1938 UK sl.
• LUSHHOUND n. a drunkard ...1935 US sl.
• LUSHIE adj. drunk ...19C sl.
n. a drunkard ...19C sl.
• LUSHING KEN n. an alehouse or saloon ...1790 criminal sl.
• LUSH IT vb. 1. to drink ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to ply with drink; to make drunk ...19C sl.
• LUSH KEN n. an alehouse or saloon ...1790 criminal sl.
• LUSH MERCHANT n. a drunkard ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LUSHO n. 1. alcohol, esp. beer ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a drink ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a drunkard ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a drinking spree ...M19 sl.
n. 5. an addict ...2000s sl.
• LUSH-OUT n. a drinking bout ...1823 Brit. sl.
• LUSH-PANNY n. a low public house or alehouse ...19C Brit. sl.
• LUSH PUPPY n. a young person who drinks to excess ...1983 UK sl.
• LUSH-ROLL vb. to rob drunkards ...1957 US sl.
• LUSH-ROLLER n. a thief or pickpocket who robs drunken or unconscious persons ...1919 criminal & police sl.
• LUSH-TOUCHER n. a thief who robs drunken or unconscious persons ...1904 criminal & police sl.
• LUSH UP vb. to drink liquor; to become intoxicated, to get drunk ...1893 Amer. sl.
• LUSHWELL n. a heavy drinker; an habitual drunkard ...1960 Amer. sl.
• LUSH-WORKER n. 1. a prostitute who extorts money from a man by trickery, blackmail, blandishments, or robs him when drunk ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a thief who robs drunken or unconscious persons ...1908 Amer. criminal & police sl.
• LUSHY adj. drunk, drunken ...1811 sl.
n. a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1944 US sl.
• LUSHY-COVE n. a drunken man ...1812 sl.
• LUSK adj. lazy, idle, sluggish, slothful, worthless ...1775
† n. an idle, lazy, slothful, good-for-nothing fellow; a sluggard ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. to lie hid; to lie idly or at ease; to indulge in laziness; to skulk ...c1330
• LUSKIN †* n. an idle or lazy fellow; a sluggard ...1593
• LUSKISH † adj. inclined to be lazy or indolent; idle, slothful, sluggish ...a1500
• LUST DOG n. a passionate, promiscuous female ...1975 US sl.
• LUSTY adj. pregnant ...19C Amer. dial.
• LUSTY ANDOUILLE n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• LUSTY-GUTS n. a notorious copulator; a good wencher ...L16 sl.
• LUSTY-LAWRENCE n. a whoremonger ...E17 Brit. sl.
• LUSTY WENCH n. an attractive teenage girl ...1984 NZ sl.
• LUV n. a term of address ...1898 UK
• LUVVIE n. 1. a form of address, generally affectionate; usually of the opposite sex, and sometimes considered patronizing ...1968 UK
n. 2. (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• LUVVIE-DARLING n. 1. a form of address, generally affectionate; usually of the opposite sex, and sometimes considered patronizing ...1968 UK
n. 2. (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• LUVVY n. 1. a form of address, generally affectionate; usually of the opposite sex, and sometimes considered patronizing ...1968 UK
n. 2. (gently derogatory) an actor of either sex, esp. one given to public extravagance or theatrical gesture; an actor who is considered intensely serious about theatre work ...1990 UK sl.
• LUX adj. luxurious ...2002 US sl.
n. an excellent or splendid thing ...c1840 Brit. sl.
• LUXER n. a handsome fellow ...c1850 Brit. sl.
• LUXON adj. deluxe ...20C Brit. sl.
• L'VILLE n. Louisville, Kentucky ...1981 US sl.
• LYE n. marijuana ...1990s US sl.
• LYLE n. the leg; usually in the plural ...1967 UK sl.
• LYNCH vb. to inflict bodily punishment upon; to kill by mob action, typically by hanging, without legal authority ...1835 Amer. sl.
• LYRICS n. 1. profanity; disparagement ...1987 Trinidad and Tobago
n. 2. talk, esp. when stretching truth or reality ...1994 UK sl.
• LZ n. a combat aircraft landing zone, esp. an improvised one ...1971 US sl.