DICTIONARY
M - PAGE 1

• M n. 1. morphine ...1914 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 2. marijuana ...1955 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 3. MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• M20 n. a meeting place ...1981 Citizens' band radio usage, orig.
• M25 n. MDMA; a table of MDMA ...1980s drugs sl.
• MA n. 1. mother ...1823 sl.
n. 2. a term of address to an (older) married woman ...1932 sl.
n. 3. a grandmother ...1965 Amer. dial.
prefix (derogatory) a title put before a man's name to imply his homosexuality ...1930s sl.
• MA'A n. crack cocaine ...2003 sl.
• MAAGA adj. thin ...1994 UK sl.
• MAALOX MOMENT n. a time of stress ...1990s sl., orig. US campus
• MA'AM n. 1. madam ...1668
n. 2. a person addressed as ma'am; a married woman ...1765 obs.
• MA'AM-SCHOOL n. a dame-school ...1857
• MAAMY n. a mother ...1922 Amer. dial.
• MA AND PA adj. of a business: small-scale, family-owned ...1972 US sl.
• MAAS n. money ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• MAAT n. a friend, a chum, a pal ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• MAATIE n. a friend, a chum, a pal ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• MAATJIE n. a friend, a chum, a pal ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• MAB † n. 1. a harlot, a prostitute, a woman of loose character; a slattern  ...1557-8 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a mop ...1623
n. 3. a son ...B1800
n. 4. a cab ...E19 rhyming sl.
n. 5. a marble, a taw ...1874 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. to dress carelessly or negligently; to be slatternly or slovenly ...1691 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MABBIERS n. young hens, chickens ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MABBLE † vb. 1. to wrap up or muffle the head ...1615
† vb. 2. to dress slovenly ...B1900
vb. 3. to confuse, mix, throw into disorder ...1821 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dress stone roughly with a hammer or stone axe instead of smoothing it with a chisel ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MABEL n. 1. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
n. 2. a girl ...1950s US sl.
n. 3. a girlfriend ...1950s Aust. sl.
n. 4. a Black man ...1970s US gay sl.
• MA BELL n. the American Telephone & Telegraph Inc. ...1920s US sl.
• MA BUBBY AND CHOON n. any two things that are very close to each other ...1990 Trinidad and Tobago
• MAB UP vb. to dress carelessly ...L17 colloq.
• MABYER n. a young hen, a chicken, a pullet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAC n. 1. an Irishman or Scotsman ...1617 sl.
n. 2. a pimp ...1887 sl.
n. 3. a shilling ...L19 W. Indies sl.
n. 4. a mackintosh; hence, any waterproof outer coat ...1901 UK sl.
n. 5. used in direct address, esp. to a man whose name is not known ...1918 sl. Hist Amer sl.
n. 6. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario ...20C Can. sl.
n. 7. a red McIntosh apple, usually from British Columbia ...1958 Can. sl.
n. 8. a clever, influential person; a smooth operator ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 9. macaroni ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a condom ...1970s l.
n. 11. a Mac-10 machine pistol ...1990s sl.
n. 12. a person who deceives or tries to charm a member of the opposite sex with seductive words; a successful seducer ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 13. an automated cash machine ...1996 US sl.
vb. to eat heartily; rarely, to drink heartily ...1971 Amer. students' sl.
• MACA n. excrement ...1974 UK sl. rhyming sl. (reduced form of 'macaroni')
• MACADAM n. a codfish fritter ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• MACADOCIOUS adj. excellent, the very best ...1980s US Black sl.
• MAC-AND-FLIP n. 1 shilling and 3 pence ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• MACARONI adj. Italian ...M19 sl.
n. 1. an exquisite of a class which arose in England about 1760 and consisted of young men who had travelled and affected the tastes and fashions prevalent in continental society ...1764 Hist.
n. 2. a merry fool, esp. if an Italian ...1711 colloq.
n. 3. a fop; a dandy, an overdressed person ...1760
† n. 4. a gambling-room at Newmarket ...1771
n. 5. a shilling ...E19 W. Indies sl.
n. 6. an Italian: used contemptuously ...1845 sl.
n. 7. a pony ...1857 rhyming sl.
n. 8. £25 ...1857 UK sl.
n. 9. (derogatory) an Italian soldier ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 10. nonsense, baloney ...1924 sl.
n. 11. long curls of sawdust ...1938 Amer. logging usage
n. 12. a ladies' man ...M20 US sl.
n. 13. a pimp ...1973 Amer. criminal sl.
n. 14. excrement ...1974 UK sl. rhyming sl. for 'pony' (reduced form of 'pony and trap' for crap, excrement)
n. 15. the act of defecation ...1970s sl.
n. 16. in betting: odds of 25-1 ...1991 UK rhyming sl. for 'pony'
vb. to defecate ...1974 UK rhyming sl. for 'pony'
• MACARONIAN † adj. foppish; pert. to a macaroni ...1788 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MACARONI AND CHEESE n. marijuana worth $5 and cocaine worth $10 ...2002 US sl.
• MACARONI BENDER n. an Italian ...M19 sl.
• MACARONIC † adj. 1. of the nature of a jumble or medley ...1611
* adj. 2. pert. to a macaroni ...1828
† n. a jumble or medley ...1611
• MACARONI QUEEN n. a non-Italian gay man who prefers Italian partners ...1980s US gay
• MACARONI SEED n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MACARONISM n. behaviour characteristic of a macaroni; dandyism ...1775
• MACARONI-SMACKER n. (derogatory) an Italian ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MACARONI-SNAPPER n. an Italian ...20C Amer. dial.
• MACARONI-STAKE n. a horserace ridden by a 'gentleman jockey' ...M18 sl.
• MACARONYISH * adj. characteristic of dandyism ...1859
• MACAROON † n. 1. a buffoon; a blockhead; a dolt; a ridiculous person ...a1631
† n. 2. a fop ...a1825 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a new recruit ...1943 World War II Brit. sl.
n. 4. a Black person ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'coon'
• MACARTHUR SWEEP n. a combing the hair from the side of the head over a bald spot on top of the head ...1953 US sl.
• MACCA adj. 1. exceptionally good ...1990s W. Indies
adj. 2. enormous ...2003 Eng. school sl.
n. a recruit in the armed forces ...1944 Aust. sl.
• MACCA-MAN n. a tough, strong, efficient man ...1970s W. Indies sl.
• MACCARIB † n. caribou ...1672
• MACCARONY n. a shilling ...E19 W. Indies sl.
• MACCAS n. 1. a McDonald's™ restaurant ...1995 Aust. sl.
n. 2. food from McDonald's™ restaurant ...1996 Aust. sl.
• MACCOBOY n. a kind of snuff, usually scented with attar of roses ...1740
• MAC DADDY n. 1. an attractive male ...20C teen & high school sl.
n. 2. (usually as 'Macdaddy' the very best of something ...1995 US sl.
• MACE † n. 1. the trident of Neptune ...1582
n. 2. in billiards: a stick with a flat square head, formerly used for propelling the balls; now superseded by the  cue ...1727
n. 3. a swindle, usually involving fraudulent offers of credit; confidence tricks; robbery by fraud ...1742 sl.
n. 4. a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1781 sl.
n. 5. physical violence ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a sham loan-office ...1879 Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to swindle; to defraud; to cheat ...1790 UK sl.
vb. 2. to beg or demand money from ...E19 sl.
vb. 3. to fail to pay one's debts ...E19 sl.
vb. 4. to avoid paying one's train fare ...1920s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 5. to steal or cheat, esp. by means of the three card trick ...1977 UK sl.
vb. 6. to owe money ...1979 UK sl.
• MACE-COVE n. 1. a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1823 sl.
n. 2. a housebreaker ...L19 Aust. criminals' sl.
• MACE-GLOAK n. a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1812 sl.
• MACE IT vb. to live on credit ...Bk1896 sl.
• MACELLARIOUS † adj. pert. to the butchers row or shambles ...1656
• MACE-MAN n. 1. a swindler; a confidence trickster ...1859 sl.
n. 2. one who defaults on their debts ...M19 sl.
n. 3. an elite criminal ...L19 sl.
• MACE-PROOF † adj. safe from arrest ...1879 nonce-word
• MACER n. 1. a swindler ...1819 sl.
n. 2. a thief; a villain ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a person who constantly borrows small amounts of money with no intention of repaying ...1935 criminals' sl.
• MACERATE † vb. 1. to fret, to vex, to worry ...1588
† vb. 2. to oppress; to 'crush' ...1637
• MACERATION † n. fretting, vexation, worry; an instance of this ...1616
• MACE THE RATTLER vb. to travel by train without buying a ticket ...L19 sl.
• MACFARLANE'S LANTERN n. the moon ...1927 Sc.
• MACGIMP n. a pimp ...1910s rhyming sl.
• MACGIMPER n. a pimp ...1910s rhyming sl.
• MACGORREY'S HOTEL n. Chelmsford Prison, Essex ...L19 sl.
• MACGREGOR, THE n. the leading man, the chief personage ...1929 Sc.
• MACGUFFIN n. in the film industry: a plot device that though seemingly important serves only to set a plot in motion; a gimmick; a hook ...1939 sl. Hist Amer Sl.
• MACH n. marijuana ...1938 US drugs sl.
• MACHAEROMANCY †* n. divination by knives or swords ...1652
• MACHAIROMANCY n. divination by means of a sword ...Bk1910
• MACHER n. an extremely influential person; an important and powerful man ...1930 Amer. sl., esp. political journalism usage
• MACHIAVEL n. one who acts on the principles of Machiavelli (a celebrated Florence statesman who advocated the pursuit of statecraft at the expense of morality); an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer ...1570
• MACHIAVELIZE † vb. to practice cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct ...1611
• MACHIAVELLIAN adj. preferring expediency to morality; practicing duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct; astute, cunning, intriguing ...1579
n. one who follows Machiavelli's principles in statecraft or in general conduct; an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer ...1568
• MACHIAVELLIANIZE † vb. to practice cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct ...1656
• MACHIAVELLIC adj. preferring expediency to morality; practicing duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct; astute, cunning, intriguing ...1838
• MACHIAVELLINE †* adj. preferring expediency to morality; practicing duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct; astute, cunning, intriguing ...1602
• MACHIAVELLIST n. one who follows Machiavelli's principles in statecraft or in general conduct; an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer ...1589
• MACHINAL † adj. pert. to a machine or machines; mechanical ...1680
• MACHINAMENT † n. a contrivance, engine, machine, vehicle ...1413
• MACHINATE vb. to lay plots; to intrigue; to scheme; to contrive; to plot; to plan ...1600
• MACHINATION n. 1. the act or process of contriving or planning; contrivance, intrigue, plotting; an intrigue, plot, scheme ...1549
† n. 2. the use or construction of machinery ...1641
• MACHINATOR n. one who contrives or schemes; a contriver, intriguer, plotter, schemer; usually in a bad sense ...1611
• MACHINE † n. 1. a ship or other vessel ...1637
† n. 2. an apparatus, appliance, instrument ...1650
† n. 3. a vehicle of any kind,  usually wheeled; in the 18th and part of the 19th centuries commonly applied to a stagecoach or mail-coach ...1687 obs. exc. Sc.
n. 4. a prostitute ...E18 sl.
n. 5. the penis ...1749 sl.
n. 6. a condom ...L18 sl.
n. 7. the female genitals ...19C Brit.
n. 8. the controlling organization of a political party ...1876 US politics
n. 9. a Totalizator ...L19 NZ sl.
n. 10. an automobile ...1901 sl.
n. 11. a fast and attractive car ...1908 US sl.
n. 12. a sexually attractive young woman ...1929-31 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a hypodermic syringe; broadly, all equipment necessary for the injection of narcotics ...1937 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 14. a motorcycle ...1970s US campus sl.
n. 15. a hot rod ...1972 Amer. sl.
n. 16. in horseracing, a battery-powered device used to impart a shock to a horse during a race ...1976 US sl.
n. 17. in horseracing, a pari-mutuel betting machine ...1976 US sl.
n. 17. a trumpet ...1983 UK sl
n. 19. a machine gun ...1995 US sl.
† vb. to contrive, to plot; to devise schemes (against a person) ...c1450
• MACHINE, THE n. in big city politics: the over-arching political organization that runs all facets of life ...1992 US sl.
• MACHINE GAT n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MACHINE GUN n. a syringe used for injecting an illegal drug ...1978 UK sl.
• MACHINE GUN MURPHY n. a stereotypical fearless soldier ...1971 US sl.
• MACHINER n. a horse employed to draw a 'machine' or vehicle ...1835
• MACHINERY † n. 1. fatalism, predestination ...1764 Sc.
n. 2. all equipment necessary for the injection of narcotics ...1938 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 3. marijuana ...1977 US sl.
n. 4. the male genitals ...1980s sl.
n. 5. a revolver, a pistol ...1990s sl.
• MACHINIST n. 1. a painter who works mechanically and by rule ...c1801
n. 2. a 'machine' politician (see noun 1876) ...1883 US
• MACHINOUS †* adj. cunningly contrived ...1633
• MACHO adj. excessively masculine, virile, and brave ...1959 US sl.
• MACHONA n. marijuana ...1938 US drugs sl.
• MACHREACH n. a fuss, a to-do, an outcry, a row ...1952 Sc.
• MACHREE n. a term of endearment; my heart! ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MACIATION † n. a making lean ...1727
• MACILENCE * n. thinness, leanness ...1852
• MACILENCY * n. thinness, leanness ...1632
• MACILENT * adj. 1. thin, lean, lank, emaciated; shrivelled; having little flesh ...1535
* adj. 2. of verses: jejune, poor ...1624
• MACING n. 1. a severe thrashing ...19C sl.
n. 2. cheating, esp. at the 3-card trick ...19C sl.
• MACINTOY n. an Apple Macintosh™ computer ...1991 US sl.
• MACINTRASH n. an Apple Macintosh™ computer ...1991 US sl.
• MACINTYRE n. fire ...1996 UK rhyming sl.
• MACK † adj. 1. apt, convenient ...c1440
† adj. 2. neat, tidy ...1825 obs. exc. Sc.
adj. 3. describing anything pertaining to a pimp, such as attitude, philosophy, automobile, or clothes ...1960s US Black sl.
adj. 4. extremely masculine in appearance or behaviour ...1967 US Black sl.
† n. 1. a term of contempt for a Celtic Irishman ...1617
n. 2. a Scottish man ...18C sl.
n. 3. a pander; a pimp ...1887 sl.
n. 4. a general term of greeting with no specific reference to Irish or Scottish men implied ...20C US sl.
n. 5. a mackintosh; hence, any waterproof outer coat ...1901 UK sl.
n. 6. a usually flashy or successful pimp ...1903 Amer. criminals' sl.
n. 7. a red McIntosh apple, usually from British Columbia ...1958 Can. sl.
n. 8. a clever, proficient or influential person, usually a man; the best in one's field ...1960s sl.
n. 9. a very ingratiating or deceptive talker; one who can sweet-talk women ...1962 US Black sl.
n. 10. ingratiating or flattering talk, orig. of a kind intended to seduce women ...1968-72 Amer. sl.
n. 11. the speech a pimp makes to recruit a woman as a prostitute ...1972 US sl.
n. 12. a French kiss ...1978 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a ladies' man; a playboy ...1991 Amer. rap music usage
n. 14. a person who deceives or tries to charm a member of the opposite sex with seductive words; a successful seducer ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to be or work as a pimp; to procure clients for a prostitute ...1887 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. of lesbians: to act in a masculine manner ...1960s US gay sl.
vb. 3. to swagger; to walk rhythmically ...1963 US Black sl.
vb. 4. of a pimp: to talk to a woman in a fluently ingratiating way; hence, usually of a man, to speak flirtatiously or make a sexual advance to; to flirt with ...1968 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to lie or exaggerate in order to deceive, exploit, or influence someone; to convince or persuade in a deceptive way ...1975 US Black sl.
vb. 6. to eat heartily; rarely, to drink heartily ...1971 Amer. students' sl.
vb. 7. to French kiss; to kiss passionately ...1978 Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to have sexual intercourse ...1990s sl.
vb. 9. to steal ...1990s sl.
vb. 10. to be conspicuously successful, esp. through the use of flattery or deceiving talk; to use one's cunning to advantage ...1991 Amer. sl.
vb. 11. to use to one's advantage to exploit; broadly, to overcome ...1993 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
† int. an exclamatory form of asseveration ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MACK, THE n. 1. seductive, persuasive talk; spec. the 'chat-up' line used by a pimp to recruit a new girl ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 2. the business of pimping ...1955 Amer. sl.
• MACKA n. amphetamine ...1980s drugs sl.
• MACKABROIN †* n. an old hag ...1546
• MACKADELIC n. a first-rate person ...1990s US Black sl.
• MACKADOCIOUS adj. 1. excellent, the very best ...1980s US Black sl.
adj. 2. extremely stylish or fashionable ...1991 Amer. rap music usage
• MACK DADDY adj. top of the line, the best ...1996 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a man who is successful as a pimp or (later), a violent criminal ...1958-59 Amer. criminals' & rap music usage
n. 2. a ladies' man; a playboy ...1991 Amer. rap music usage
n. 3. a very good-looking young man; a handsome, sexy male ...1992 US Black sl.
n. 4. a clever, proficient, important or influential man; an expert; the best; a very successful or skilful man ...1993 Amer. sl.
• MACKDOM n. the world of clever, influential people ...1960s US Black sl.
• MACK DOWN vb. to eat heartily; rarely, to drink heartily ...1971 Amer. students' sl.
• MACKED OUT adj. orig. (of a man) flashily dressed; hence, stylish; attractive; flashy ...1933 Amer. sl.
• MACKED UP adj. stylishly or flashily dressed ...1930s US sl.
• MACKELER †* n. a broker ...1682
• MACKELEREDGE †* n. brokerage ...1682
• MACKER n. 1. a usually flashy or successful pimp...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a pony; a horse ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 3. a recruit in the armed forces ...1944 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a very large wave ...1991 US sl.
• MACKEREL † n.1. one who ministers to sexual debauchery; a bawd, a pimp, a procurer or procuress ...1426
n. 2. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 3. a worthless, stupid or foolish fellow ...1863 Amer. rhyming sl. for 'prat' (Mackerel and Sprat)
n. 4. (contemptuous) a Roman Catholic ...1948 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a hanger-on, a parasite ...2000s sl.
• MACKERELAGE † n. the services of a bawd or pander ...1602
• MACKEREL AND SPRAT n. a fool ...1998 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'prat'
• MACKEREL-BACK † n. a very tall, lank person ...a1700 cant
• MACKEREL-BACKED † adj. 1. long-backed ...1785 sl.
adj. 2. of clouds, the sky: dappled with small white fleecy clouds ...1844
• MACKEREL-BAIT n. a fisherman's name for jellyfish ...19C
• MACKEREL-BREEZE n. a breeze that ruffles the water, so as to favour the catching of mackerel ...1751
• MACKEREL-EATER n. a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MACKEREL-GALE n. a strong breeze such as mackerel are best caught in ...1577-87
• MACKEREL-GOBBLER n. a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MACKEREL SCALES n. cirro-stratus clouds, indicating rain ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MACKEREL-SKY n. a sky dappled with small white fleecy clouds (cirro-cumulus) ...1669
• MACKEREL-SMACKER n. a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MACKEREL-SNAPPER n. (contemptuous) a Roman Catholic ...1855 Amer. sl.
• MACKEREL-SNATCHER n. a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MACKERLIKE adj. much more becoming, much more to the purpose; seemly, well-proportioned ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MACKERLY adj. shapely, fashionable, tolerable ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MACKERY n. pimping ...1930s US sl.
• MACKING n. 1. pimping for a living ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. working hard ...1990s US Black sl.
• MACKISH adj. smart ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MACK IT vb. among lesbians: to comport oneself in a strongly masculine or aggressive manner ...1966 Amer. sl.
• MACKLE n. in printing: a blur in printing; also, a blurred sheet ...1706
vb. 1. in printing: to blur, spot, or spoil a sheet of paper ...1594
† vb. 2. to sell weavers' goods to shopkeepers ...1731
• MACKLED adj. spotted ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MACKLER † n. a seller of weavers' goods ...1731
• MACK-LIKE adj. tidy, neat, seemly, well-proportioned; adapted to the purpose ...1822 Sc.
• MACKLY adj. 1. seemly, comely, good-looking ...1721 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. similar, of the same make or kind; exactly alike; fitting nicely ...1896 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. spotted or soiled ...1975 Amer. dial.
† adv. 1. evenly, aptly, easily ...c1440
adv. 2. most likely ...1850 Eng. dial.
• MACKLY-WHAT adv. in some fashion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MACKMAN n. a usually flashy or successful pimp ...1954 Amer. sl.
• MACK ON vb. to make a verbally forceful attempt to seduce a person; to flirt heavily ...1970s US Black & teen sl.
• MACK OUT vb. to eat heartily; rarely, to drink heartily ...1971 Amer. students' sl.
• MACKRO n. a mackerel; a cry used by street-hawkers of mackerel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MACK TALK n. ingratiating or flattering talk, orig. of a kind intended to seduce women; seductive, persuasive talk; spec. the 'chat-up' line used by a pimp to recruit a new girl ...1940s US Black sl.
• MACK THE KNIFE n. any surgeon ...1980 US sl.
• MACKY adj. neat, tidy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MACKY-MOON n. 1. a fool, a silly person; one who makes himself absurd or ridiculous by playing the fool; a queer-looking figure ...1872 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the kingfisher, Alcedo ispida ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to play the fool ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MAC MAN n. a pimp ...1950s US Black sl.
• MACNAB, THE n. the person in authority, the chief personage ...1840 Sc.
• MACNAMARA n. a barrow ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
• MACNOON adj. insane, mad ...1917 Aust. sl., orig. services' usage
• MACO adj. inquisitive, gossipy, meddlesome ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 1. a fool, an idiot ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 2. a gossip, a busybody ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 3. a peeping Tom ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 4. an effeminate man ...20C W. Indies sl.
vb. 1. to act as a voyeur ...20C W. Indies sl.
vb. 2. to gossip scandalously ...20C W. Indies. sl.
vb. 3. to interfere in other people's affairs ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MACOCIOUS adj. inclined to gossip ...1977 Trinidad and Tobago
• MACO-MAN n. an inquisitive, gossipy, or meddlesome man ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAC ON vb. to eat ...1980s US campus sl.
• MACON n. marijuana ...1938 US drugs sl.
• MACONHA n. marijuana ...1938 US drugs sl.
• MACONOCHIE n. 1. meat stewed with vegetables and tinned, esp. as supplied to soldiers on active service ..1901 Brit. sl.
n. 2. the abdomen ...1919 Brit. services' sl.
• MACOOLA n. home-brewed beer or liquor ...1882 Amer. dial.
• MAC OUT vb. to overeat; to gorge oneself, esp. on junk food ...1982 US teen sl.
• MACO-WOMAN n. an inquisitive, gossipy, or meddlesome woman ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MACQUERELLA n. a madam, a procuress ...15C UK criminals' sl.
• MACQUIGNON † n. a horse-dealer ...1798
• MACRELL † n. one who ministers to sexual debauchery; a bawd, a pimp, a procurer or procuress ...1426
• MACRIO †* n. one who ministers to sexual debauchery; a bawd, a pimp, a procurer or procuress ...a1627
• MACRITUDE † n. leanness ...1623
• MACROBIAN adj. long-lived, having a long life ...1727
n. one who has a long life ...Bk1910
• MACROBIOTE * n. one that lives long; a long lived person or animal ...1882
• MACROBIOTIC adj. relating to the prolongation of life; tending to prolong life ...1797
• MACROBIOTICS n. the science of prolonging life ...1862
• MACROCEPHALIC adj. of a person: having a long or large head ...1851
• MACROCOSM n. the 'great world' or universe,  in contradistinction to this 'little world', i.e. to man viewed as an epitome of the universe ...1600
• MACROCOSMIC adj. pert. to the universe ...1871
• MACROCOSMICAL † adj. pert. to the universe ...1625
• MACROCOSMOLOGY n. a description of the macrocosm ...1856
• MACROGRAPHY n. the use of very large characters in writing, sometimes carried to such an extreme by the insane that a word of three or four letters will run across the entire page ...1899
• MACROLOGY n. the use of redundant words or phrases; long and tedious talk ...1616
• MACROPHONOUS adj. having a loud, stentorian voice ...Bk1910
• MACROPICIDE n. a slayer of kangaroos ...1866 nonce word
• MACROPINE adj. pert. to the kangaroo ...1888
• MACROSCIAN n. one having a long shadow; an inhabitant of the polar regions ...19C
• MACROSEISM n. a great earthquake; a heavy or intense earthquake ...Bk1910
• MACROSEISMIC adj. relating to an intense earthquake, or to one of great area or of long continuance ...Bk1910
• MACTATE † vb. to kill or slay ...1623
• MACTATION n. the act of killing, esp. the slaughtering of a sacrificial victim ...1640
• MACTATOR †* n. a killer or murderer ...1656
• MACTOWN n. McMurdo Station, Antarctica ...2003 Antarctica usage
• MACULATE vb. to spot, stain, soil, defile, pollute ...1432-50
• MACULATED adj. spotted, stained, defiled, polluted ...1646
• MACULATION n. the act of spotting or staining; a being spotted or defiled ...a1450
• MACULATORY †* adj. apt to spot or defile ...1614
• MACULATURE † n. blotting paper ...1656
• MACULE † n. 1. a blemish, a spot ...1483
n. 2. in printing: a blur causing the impression of a page to appear double ...1841
† vb. 1. to spot, to stain ...1484
vb. 2. in printing: to blur, spot, or spoil a sheet of paper ...1841
• MACULIFEROUS adj. bearing or marked by spots, spotty ...1853
• MACULOSE adj. full of spots; spotted ...1727
• MACULOUS * adj. full of spots, spotted ...1688
• MAD adj. 1. of storm, wind: wild, violent ...1836
adj. 2. sufficiently aroused to do something drastic ...M19 US & W. Indies sl.
adj. 3. excited by liquor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. absurd ...1940s sl.
adj. 5. exciting, good, excellent ...1941 sl.
adj. 6. in homosexual usage: unrestrained and ostentatious ...1949 US sl.
adj. 7. an intensifer ...1972 US
adj. 8. many, much, plenty of ...1991 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
adv. very, extremely ...a1972 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
† n. 1. an earthworm ...1586 obs. exc. Eng, dial.
n. 2. fury, anger ...1847-89 Eng. dial. & US sl.
vb. 1. to exasperate, to drive mad, as with jealousy, worry, etc. ...L16 UK, US & W. Indies sl.
vb. 2. to anger ...1815 Amer. dial.
• MAD ABOUT adj. enthusiastic about; fond of; having a strong liking for; sexually infatuated ...1744 UK
• MAD AFTER † vb. to become infatuated ...1594
• MADAGASS n. a light-complexioned Black person of Jamaica, esp. one whose hair is less woolly than common ...1873
• MADAM n. 1. a respectful or polite address originally used by servants in speaking to their mistress, and by people generally in speaking to a lady of high rank; later used in addressing a woman of whatever rank or position ...1297
n. 2. an affected fine lady ...1598
† n. 3. a kept mistress; a courtesan, a prostitute ...1719
n. 4. a bawd; the proprietor of a male or female brothel ...E18 sl.
n. 5. a wench; a hussy ...E18 Brit.
n. 6. a mistress of servants, the lady of the house, a fine lady ...a1779
n. 7. a disrespectful young woman or girl; an impudent (young) woman ...1802 sl.
n. 8. a term of contempt for a woman ...1802 Eng. dial.
n. 9. one's wife ...1863 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a handkerchief ...M19 sl.
n. 11. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1927 sl.
n. 12. an older homosexual man ...1970s US gay sl.
n. 13. in a deck of playing cards: a queen ...1988 US sl.
vb. 1. to tell the tale; to 'pitch a line' ...1930s sl.
vb. 2. to deceive ...1938 rhyming sl. for 'spruce' (Madam De Luce)
• MADAM DE LUCE vb. to deceive ...1938 rhyming sl. for 'spruce'
• MADAME † n. 1. a French married woman; a Frenchman's wife ...1599
n. 2. a bawd; the proprietor of a male or female brothel ...E18 sl.
n. 3. the mistress of a household; one's wife ...1863 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an older homosexual man ...1979 US sl.
n. 5. the victim of an extortion scheme ...1982 US sl.
• MADAME BISHOP n. a mixed drink consisting of port, sugar, and nutmeg ...M19 Aust. sl.
• MADAME DE LUCE n. deceptive talk ...20C rhyming sl. for 'spruce' vb.
• MADAME THOMASINA n. a subservient, obsequious Black woman ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• MADAME TUSSAUD adj. bald ...1990s rhyming sl.
• MADAMISH adj. like a 'fine lady' ...1881 nonce word
• MADAMOIZOOK n. a sexually loose French girl ...US World War I usage
• MADAM RAN n. a prostitute ...17C cant
• MADAM VAN n. a prostitute ...17C cant
• MADANCHOLY adj. 1. melancholy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. very vexed; sulky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD ANGRY adj. infuriated ...1880 Ireland
• MAD-APPLE n. the fruit of the eggplant ...1597
• MAD AS A BEAR WITH A SORE LUG adj. very angry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS A BEETLE, AS adj. completely deranged or utterly furious ...M19 sl.
• MAD AS A BRUSH adj. crazy, stupid ...1945 UK sl.
• MAD AS A BUCK, AS adj. very angry ...1590
• MAD AS A CHINAMAN, AS adj. completely deranged or utterly furious ...M19 sl.
• MAD AS A CUT SNAKE, AS adj. completely deranged; utterly furious ...1910s Aust. & US sl.
• MAD AS A DINGBAT, AS adj. completely deranged or utterly furious or mad, very angry ...M19 sl.
• MAD AS A GOANNA, AS adj. completely deranged or utterly furious ...M19 sl.
• MAD AS A GUM-TREE FULL OF GALAHS, AS adj. insane, eccentric ...1940s Aust. sl.
• MAD AS A HARE, AS adj. 1. very crazy, eccentric, mad ...L14
adj. 2. lustful ...18C sl.
adj. 3. very angry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS A HATTER, AS adj. very mad, utterly insane; in a rage ...M19 sl.
• MAD AS A HEDGE adj. very angry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS A HORNET, AS adj. completely deranged or utterly furious ...M19 sl.
• MAD AS A MAGGOT, AS adj. very crazy, extremely eccentric; hence, egregiously foolish ...20C NZ sl.
• MAD AS A MARCH HARE, AS adj. 1. very crazy, eccentric, mad ...16C
adj. 2, lustful ...18C sl.
adj. 3. very angry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS A MEAT AXE, AS adj. 1. completely insane; dangerously crazy ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
adj. 2. very angry ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
• MAD AS AN OLD WET HEN adj. very angry ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS A PIPER adj. very angry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS A POWN HAND adj. very angry ,,,Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS A RED HEN adj. very angry ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS A SCOFF † adj. excessively angry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS A SETTING HEN adj. very angry ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS A TUCKER, AS adj. completely deranged or utterly furious ...M19 sl.
• MAD AS A TUP adj. very angry ...1901 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS A TUP IN A HALTER, AS adj. said of a person in impotent rage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS A WASP adj. very angry ..Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS A WEAVER, AS adj. 1. very angry ...1609
adj. 2. very crazy ...17C sl.
• MAD AS A WET HEN adj. very angry or vexed ...1821 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS A WET HEN WITH HER TAIL PULLED OUT adj. very angry ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS A WET SETTING HEN adj. very angry ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS BLAZES adj. mad as hell ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS BLUE BLAZES adj. very angry ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS FUCK adj. extremely annoyed ...1990s sl.
• MAD AS HOPS adj. very angry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS MAY-BUTTER, AS adj. exceedingly eccentric; mad; excited ...1626
• MAD AS MUD, AS adj. exceedingly angry ...c1925 Brit. sl.
• MAD AS OLD SCRATCH adj. very angry ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS SNAKES, AS adj. completely deranged; utterly furious ...1910s Aust. & US sl.
• MAD AS THE OLD HARRY adj. very angry ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS THE OLD NICK adj. very angry ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS TOPHET adj. 'mad as hell', very mad ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MAD AS WHEELBARROWS adj. very angry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD AS WHIZZ adj. very mad or angry ...1960 Amer. dial.
• MADBALL adj. crazy ...1967 Amer. sl.
n. a crystal ball used by a fortune-teller ...1948 Amer. carnival usage
• MADBRAIN † adj. mad-brained; hot-headed, uncontrolled ...1592
† n. a mad-brained person; a scatterbrain; a hot-headed person ...c1570
• MAD-BRAINED adj. hot-headed, uncontrolled ...1577
• MAD-BRED * adj. bred by madness in the brain ...Bk1910
• MADCAP adj. mad, crackbrained, reckless, wildly impulsive ...1588
†* n. 1. in early use, a madman, a maniac ...1589
n. 2. a reckless, wildly impulsive person; also applied playfully to young women of lively and impulsive temperament ...1591
• MADCHESTER n. Manchester, England ...1980s sl.
• MADDED † adj. mad, foolish; deprived of reason or intelligence; excited to fury, enraged, angry ...c1580 rare or obs.
• MADDERAM n. madness, folly, frantic rage, tantrums; boisterous fun, wild pranks, hilarity ...1866 Sc.
• MADDERDOM n. madness, folly, frantic rage, tantrums; boisterous fun, wild pranks, hilarity ...1866 Sc.
• MADDER THAN A BULL WITH ITS BALLS IN A WRINGER adj. entirely angry ...1955 US sl.
• MADDER THAN A HATTER adj. very angry ...1901 Amer. dial.
• MADDER THAN A HEN adj. very angry ...1901 Amer. dial.
• MADDER THAN A SETTING HEN adj. very angry ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MADDER THAN A WET HEN adj. very angry ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MADDER THAN A WET OWL adj. very angry ...1910s sl.
• MADDER THAN A WOODHEAP adj. very angry ...1910s sl.
• MADDER THAN NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS adj. very angry ...1910s sl.
• MADDER THAN OLD RIP adj. extremely angry ...1900s sl.
• MADDER THAN SEVEN BOILED OWLS adj. very angry ...1910s sl.
• MADDER THAN SNAKES IN HAYIN' adj. very angry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MADDER THAN THE OLD RIP adj. very angry ...1932 Amer. dial.
• MADDER THAN THUNDER adj. very angry ...1910s sl.
• MADDIE † n. 1. a mad person, a lunatic ...1903 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the White mistress of a house; the employer of domestic servants ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• MADDIKIN n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• MADDING adj. becoming mad; acting madly; frenzied ...1579 now poetical or rhetorical
• MADDLE † vb. 1. to become confused or bewildered; to forget ...c1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to perplex; to muddle ...c1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to ramble, to talk incoherently, to wander in speech ...c1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 4. to rave, to be delirious ...c1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MADDLE AFTER vb. to be fond of, to dote, to be madly in love with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADDLE ALONG vb. to stagger; to move aimlessly about, to potter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADDLE-BRAIN n. strong drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADDLIN n. 1. a bad memory ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a flighty, extravagant person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a fool, simpleton, blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADDLING adj. 1. foolish, silly, flighty; confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. perplexing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a flighty, extravagant person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a fool, simpleton, blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADDO n. a lunatic ...1910s Aust. sl.
• MADDOCK † n. 1. a maggot ...a1240
† n. 2. an earthworm ...c1400
n. 3. a whim ...1790 N. Eng. dial.
• MAD-DOCTOR n. a physician who treats mental diseases ...1703
• MAD-DOG adj. violent, thuggish ...1940s US Black sl.
n. (as 'mad dog')
† n. 1. strong and heady ale ...1577
n. 2. an unsettled debt that the debtor refuses to pay, esp. at a public house ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a violent thug ...1940s US sl.
n. 4. Mogen David, trademark name of a brand of inexpensive red wine ...1974 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a rebel, a non-conformist, one who refuses to accept their role in society ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 6. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 7. a deliberately provocative and aggressive stare ...1990s US sl.
vb. 1. to nag, to pester ...1980s NZ sl.
vb. 2. to glare at with hostility ...1990 Amer. Army sl.
vb. 3. to attack verbally ...1990s US college sl.
• MAD DOG 20-20 n. Mogen David, trademark name of a brand of inexpensive red wine ...1974 Amer. sl.
• MADDY † adj. somewhat mad ...1719
n. a psychologically unstable person; a lunatic ...1990s Aust. & Sc. sl.
• MADE adj. 1. of soldiers; also, of horses, hounds, etc.: fully trained ...1673
adj. 2. stolen ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
adj. 3. lucky, secure, well-off ...1930s sl., orig. Irish
adj. 4. recognized, identified ...1930s US sl.
adj. 5. said of someone who has had their hair straightened; usually of women or girls ...1940s US Black sl.
adj. 6. satisfactorily supplied or intoxicated with drugs, usually heroin ...1950s drugs sl.
adj. 7. cheated, tricked ...1950s US sl.
adj. 8. completed successfully ...1950s US sl.
adj. 9. said of someone who has been initiated into the Mafia ...1969 sl., orig. & chiefly US
adj. 10. delighted, pleased ...1980s sl., orig. Irish
• MADE DISH n. a dish made of several ingredients ...1598
• MADEFACIENT †* adj. making moist, wetting ...1727
• MADEFACTION † n. a wetting; the act of making wet or moist ...1581 now rare or obs.
• MADEFICATION † n. a moistening or wetting ...1727
• MADEFY † vb. to make wet; to moisten ...c1420
• MADE GRAVY n. a gravy artificially compounded, as opposed to one consisting only of the juices exuding from meat in cooking ...1796
• MADE GUY n. a formally initiated member of the US Mafia ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• MADE LIE n. a deliberate falsehood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADE MAN n. a formally initiated member of the US Mafia ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• MADE MEAT † n. a dish made of several ingredients ...1598
• MAD ENOUGH TO BITE OFF A BOARD NAIL adj. very angry ...1929 Amer. dial.
• MAD ENOUGH TO EAT NEEDLES adj. very angry ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
• MADENT †* adj. wet, moist ...1727
• MADE OF MONEY adj. rich; mainly used in negatives and questions ...1849 sl.
• MADESCENT adj. slightly moist ...Bk1910
• MA DEUCE n. a Browning M-2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun ...a1982 Amer. sl.
• MADE UP adj. 1. lucky, secure, well-off ...1930s sl., orig. Irish
adj. 2. delighted, pleased ...1980s sl., orig. Irish
• MAD FOR IT adj. extremely enthusiastic ...1940s sl.
• MADFUL †* adj. mad ...a1400
• MADGE n. 1. the barn-owl, Aluco flammeus ...1591
n. 2. a woman ...16C sl.
n. 3. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 4. the female genitals ...L18 Brit.
n. 5. a term of contempt for a silly woman ...1814 Sc.
n. 6. the common magpie, Pica caudata ...1823
n. 7. a playful or contemptuous term for a woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a tasteless person ...1950s homosexual sl.
• MADGE-COVE n. a homosexual man ...L18 sl.
• MADGE-CULL n. a homosexual man ...L18 sl.
• MADGE-HOWLET n. 1. the barn-owl. Aluco flammeus ...1598
n. 2. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 3. the vagina ...17C sl.
• MADGE-KEN n. the vagina ...L18 sl.
• MADGE-OWL n. the barn-owl. Aluco flammeus ...1637
• MADGE-OWLET n. the barn-owl. Aluco flammeus ...1603
• MAD GREEK * n. a boisterous or dissolute person ...M16
• MAD HADDOCK n. an exceptionally eccentric person ...20C Aust. sl.
• MADHATTER n. someone who sells drugs ...1990s US teen sl.
• MADHEAD † n. 1. madness ...c1375
† n. 2. a mad person ...1600
• MAD-HEADED adj. mad-brained; hot-headed, uncontrolled ...1567
• MAD HEADS n. lots of people ...2000s US Black sl.
• MADHOUSE n. 1. a poorly run ship on which sailors are overworked or harshly disciplined ...1905 Amer. nautical sl.
n. 2. a scene of confusion ...1919 sl.
n. 3. a prison having brutal discipline ...1928 Amer. prison usage
n. 4. an air-traffic control tower ...1944 Amer. Aviation usage
n. 5. any place characterized by traumatic conditions ...1953 Amer. sl.
• MADID * adj. wet, moist ..1615 now
• MADIDATE † vb. to wet or moisten ...1656
• MADIDITY † n. moisture, wetness ...1656
• MADIDNESS † n. moistness, wetness ...1731
• MADISON n. any form of neck piercing ...1990s sl.
• MAD ITCH n. a severe itching rash ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MAD KEEN adj. very eager ...1923 Sc.
• MAD KEEN ON adj. fond of; enthusiastic about; liking ...1949
• MAD-LEED adj. raving, unbalanced ...1804 Sc.
n. deranged talk ...1804 Sc.
• MADLING † adj. mad ...1608
† adv. madly ...1584
n. a mad creature; one who acts wildly or foolishly ...c1648-50
• MADLOCK n. 1. a lunatic; a mad fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a wild, giddy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MADLY BROKE adj. very low on funds ...a1972 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• MADME † n. a precious thing; a treasure; a valuable gift ...a1000
• MADMAN n. 1. a notably strong variety of a given drug. e.g. heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 2. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
• MADMAN'S BROTH n. brandy ...1950s Aust. sl.
• MADMEN adj. crazy, absurd ...1960s sl.
• MAD MICK n. 1. the penis ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for 'prick'
n. 2. a pick (pickaxe) ...1919 rhyming sl., orig. Aust.
• MAD MIKE n. a mad minute; an intense, short-lived burst of weapon fire ...1991 US sl.
• MAD MINUTE n. 1. one minute of rapid fire against enemy positions; broadly, any short period of intense military bombardment ...1917 Amer. military sl.
n. 2. a minute of frenzied bayonet-practice ...1942 military sl.
• MAD MOLL O' THE WOODS n. an untidy woman or girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD MOLLY n. the M-60 machine gun ...1982 Amer. Army sl.
• MAD MONEY n. 1. money carried by a women in case she wants to return home from a date without her escort ...1922 Amer. sl.
n. 2. money that may be used for unplanned or impetuous purchases; extra spending money ...1954-60 Amer. sl.
• MAD MONKEY n. a staff worker at the US Military Army Command, Vietnam ...1991 US sl.
• MAD NURSE n. a nurse attending on insane patients ...1753 colloq.
• MADON! int. a moderately profane exclamation ...1977 US, orig. Italian-American usage
• MADONNA † n. 1. an Italian lady ...1602
n. 2. a mode of dressing a woman's hair, with the parting down the middle, and the hair arranged smoothly on each side ...a1839
n. 3. in body piercing: a beauty spot stud in the upper lip ...1990s sl.
n. 4. someone who has died or is unavoidably doomed to die very soon ...2004 UK rhyming sl. for 'goner'
• MADONNA-BRAIDED adj. of the hair: arranged in smooth braids on each side of the face ...1849
• MADONNA CLAWS n. an ugly hand ...2003 UK homosexual sl.
• MAD OUT OF IT adj. drunk or drug intoxicated ...2001 Ireland sl.
• MADPASH † n. 1. a lunatic, a mad fellow; a crackbrained person; a scatterbrain; a hot-headed person ...1611
n. 2. a wild, giddy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAD PROPS n. effusive compliments ...1994 US sl.
• MAD RAILER n. a racing greyhound that will veer towards the inside rail no matter what its starting position ...1989 Aust. sl.
• MADRE-PERL * n. mother-of-pearl ...1878
• MADRIGAL n. a song; a ditty ...1589
• MAD SCARED adj. very scared ...1994 Amer. sl.
• MADSHIP † n. madness ...a1225
• MAD SKILLS n. any admirable quality ...1990s sl.
• MAD SKILLZ n. any admirable quality ...1990s sl.
• MADSTART n. 1. a lunatic; a mad fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a wild, giddy person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAD TOM n. a beggar who counterfeits madness ...L17 sl.
• MAD TOWN n. Madison, Wisconsin ...1982 Amer. jocular
• MAD-UP adj. crazy ...1970s UK Black sl.
• MAD UPON † vb. to become infatuated ...1624
• MADWALLIE adj. strong, well-constructed, durable ...1930 Sc.
• MADZA n. half ...M19 sl.
• MADZA BEARGURED adj. half-drunk ...M19 sl.
• MADZA CAROON n. half a crown, 2s 6d ...M19 sl.
• MADZA POONA n. a half-sovereign ...M19 sl.
• MADZA SALTEE n. a halfpenny ...M19 sl.
• MAE n. a child's name for a sheep; a sheep's call ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. of a lamb: to utter its peculiar cry ...1728 Eng. dial.
• MAECENAS n. a generous patron of literature or art ...c1561
• MAEGSIE adj. having large hands ...1880 Sc.
n. a person with large, flipper-like hands ...1866 Sc.
• MAELSTROM n. a great whirlpool ...1682
• MAE WEST n. 1. a bosom, a female breast ...1930s rhyming sl.
n. 2. a kind of inflatable life jacket ...1940 Amer. sl., orig. military aviation usage
n. 3. an M-3 battle tank ...1941 Amer. Army usage
n. 4. a parachute malfunction in which a line becomes caught over the canopy, dividing it into two bulging halves ...1958 Amer. parachuting usage
n. 5. a large spinnaker ...1961 Amer. nautical sl.
n. 6. the best (thing) ...2000s rhyming sl.
• M.A.F. adj. extremely annoyed (Mad as Fuck) ...1990s sl.
• MAF n. Mafia ...1960s sl., chiefly US
• MAFA n. a supreme insult, a motherfucker ...2000s US Black sl.
• MAFF n. a fool; a foolish, silly person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAFFICK n. an indulging in extravagant demonstrations of exultation on occasions of national rejoicing ...1900
vb. to indulge in extravagant demonstrations of exultation on occasions of national rejoicing; to give way to a frenzy of enthusiasm; to celebrate a victory with a delirious uproar ...1900
• MAFFICKER n. one who celebrates a joyful event with frenzied enthusiasm ...1900
• MAFFICKING n. celebrating in the streets in an uproarious manner, esp. during a national celebration; general street rowdyism ...1900s sl.
• MAFFICKY adj. inclined to be uproariously enthusiastic; frenzied with joy ...Bk1910 sl.
• MAFFIOSO n. one who sympathizes with the mafia ...1902
• MAFFLARD † n. a stammering or blundering fool; a term of contempt ...c1450
• MAFFLE n. 1. concealment, underhand work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. nonsense, trifling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to stammer, to hesitate; to speak indistinctly, to mumble ...1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to act or talk in a foolish way ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to blunder, to make mistakes, to muddle, to bungle ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 4. to idle away time, to strive uselessly; to delay ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. to mumble; to speak indistinctly ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 6. to puzzle, to confuse, to bewilder, to muddle ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 7. to spend recklessly; to squander, to waste in trifles ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 8. to stifle, overcome with heat ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to make one's way with difficulty ...1929 Sc.
• MAFFLED adj. 1. puzzled, confused, bewildered, muddled ...1820 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. slightly insane ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. half asleep, dazed ...1920 Sc.
• MAFFLE-HORN n. an incapable, blundering, inefficient person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLEMENT n. 1. concealment, underhand work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. nonsense, trifling ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• MAFFLIN n. a simpleton; a silly, foolish person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLING adj. 1. useless. unable to work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. weak, feeble, infirm ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. blundering, clumsy, foolish, stupid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. procrastination, bungling ...1835 Sc.
• MAFFLY adj. 1. puzzled, confused, bewildered ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. slightly insane ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAFIA n. big-time criminals ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• MAFIAS n. dark sunglasses ...2000s US prison sl.
• MAFOO n. a groom; hence, a coachman ...Bk1910 Anglo-Chinese
• MAG n. 1. a sodomite ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a mouth ...M18 sl.
n. 3. prattle, chatter; a talk, gossip, chat ...1778 colloq.
n. 4. a halfpenny ...1781 sl.
n. 5. a penny, a cent ...E19 sl.
n. 6. a magazine ...1801 sl.
n. 7. a proper name for a magpie ...1802
n. 8. a street swindler or thief, esp. one who preys on gullible countrymen ...M19 sl.
n. 9. a maggot ...1886 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a chatterer; a chatterbox; a talkative, garrulous person ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 11. the face ...L19 sl.
n. 12. a scold, a fault-finding woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 13. a lie ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 14. nagging ...1910s sl.
n. 15. a magneto ...1918 Amer. sl.
n. 16. a six month jail sentence ...1920s US criminals' sl.
n. 17. a glove ...1928 Sc.
n. 18. magnesium ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. 19. a magnum pistol ...1970-71 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to chatter, prattle, talk continuously; to gossip, chat ...1810 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to steal ...E19 Sc.
vb. 3. to cheat by flattery or insincere talk; to swindle ...1859 criminals' sl.
vb. 4. to talk at, to nag ...20C Aust. sl.
vb. 5. to abuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scold, to complain, to find fault ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to tease, worry incessantly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAG, THE n. confidence trickery, swindling ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• MAGA adj. thin ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• MAGA DOG n. a mongrel; hence, a term of abuse for a person ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• MAGAGEBA n. money ...1970s S. Afr. Black usage
• MAGASTROMANCER †* n. one who practices magastromancy ...1652
• MAGASTROMANCY †* n. a name invented for 'magical astrology' ...1652
• MAG AWAY vb. to chatter ...1810
• MAGAZINAGE †* n. the hire or rent of a warehouse or place for laying up goods or stores; also the warehouse itself ...1730-6
• MAGAZINARY n. the office or place of production of a magazine ...1825 nonce word
• MAGAZINE * n. 1. a place where goods are laid up; a storehouse or repository for goods or merchandise; a warehouse ...1583
† n. 2. a ship laden with stores, a victualling ship ...1624
† n. 3. a stock of clothing, wardrobe ...1624
n. 4. a crowd, a gathering ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. six months to a year in jail ...1926 Amer. prison sl.
* vb. to lay up in or as in a magazine or storehouse ...1643
• MAGAZINER * n. one who writes articles for a magazine ...1758-65
• MAGAZINERY * n. the profession of a magazine writer ...1833
• MAGDALEN n. 1.a reformed prostitute ...1697
n. 2. a home for the refuge and reformation of prostitutes ...1766
• MAGDALEN MARM n. a servant who was recruited from the Magdalen home for 'fallen women' in Blackfriars Road, Southwark ...L19 sl.
• MAGE n. a magician; a person of exceptional wisdom and learning ...c1400 arch.
• MAGEEGLE vb. to confuse, to bewilder ...20C Irish sl.
• MAGELLAN n. an aircraft's navigator; hence, an automated navigational system ...c1952 Amer. aviation usage
• MAGER adj. 1. very lean, scraggy, emaciated ...1866 Sc.
adj. 2. scanty ...1962 Sc.
• MAGG n. a halfpenny ...M18 sl.
†* vb. 1. to mangle ...a1400-50
vb. 2. to pilfer ...1818 Sc.
• MAGGATIVE adj. full of whims or fancies; whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAGGATIVOUS adj. full of whims; capricious, crotchety, contrary, perverse ...1866 Sc.
• MAGGED adj. tired out, exhausted ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGER n. a scolding, complaining person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGIE n. 1. a young woman or a girl ...1603 Sc.
n. 2. a prostitute, esp. a streetwalker ...1603 sl.
n. 3. in cards: the ace or queen of hearts ...20C Irish sl.
n. 4. in rifle-shooting: a magpie ...1901
n. 5. an automatic pistol ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 6. a handcuff, a manacle ...1940s W. Indies sl.
n. 7. in the military, a red flag or disc used on a firing range to indicate failure to hit the target; hence, a complete miss on such a range ...1942-45 Amer. military sl.
n. 8. any revolver that fires a cartridge that is more powerful than standard ammunition ...1957 US sl.
n. 9. marijuana ...1959 US drugs sl.
n. 10. a large marble ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 11. a magnetron ...1979 Amer. sl.
n. 12. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, British Prime Minister (1979-90) ...1994 Brit. sl.
• MAGGIE AND JIGGS n. an outdoor toilet building ...1950 Amer. jocular
• MAGGIE ANNE n. margarine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• MAGGIE FINDY n. a woman who is good at shifting for herself ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAGGIE MAHONE n. a telephone ...1930s rhyming sl.
• MAGGIEMAN n. a fairground showman ...20C Irish sl.
• MAGGIE MANYFEET n. a centipede ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAGGIE MOORES n. underpants ...E20 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'drawers'
• MAGGIE RAB n. 1. a bad halfpenny ...19C Sc.
n. 2. a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• MAGGIE ROBB n. 1. a bad halfpenny ...19C Sc.
n. 2. a nagging, unpleasant wife ...19C Sc.
• MAGGIE RYAN n. margarine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• MAGGIES n. women's underpants ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for 'drawers (Maggie Moores)
• MAGGIE'S BRITCHES n. in the military, a red flag or disc used on a firing range to indicate failure to hit the target; hence, a complete miss on such a range ...1942 Amer. military sl.
• MAGGIE'S DRAWERS n. in the military, a red flag or disc used on a firing range to indicate failure to hit the target; hence, a complete miss on such a range ...1936 Amer. military sl.
• MAGGIE'S MILLIONS n. the unemployed during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher ...1984 Brit. sl.
• MAGGIE'S PANTS n. in the military, a red flag or disc used on a firing range to indicate failure to hit the target; hence, a complete miss on such a range ...1942  Amer. military sl.
• MAGGIE'S PIE n. the female genitals ...20C US Black sl.
• MAGGIE WI' THE MANY FEET n. a centipede ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAGGING n. 1. chattering, talking ...1814 sl.
n. 2. confidence trickery, swindling ...M19 sl.
• MAGGLE † vb. 1. to mangle, to maul, to damage ...1456 Sc.
vb. 2. to spoil by over-handling; to mangle; to spoil food by cutting and handling it too much during its preparation ...1713 Sc.
vb. 3. to impede, to hinder, to inconvenience ...a1813 Sc.
vb. 4. to tire out, to exhaust ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to worry, to tease ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to trudge laboriously through mud or snow ...1929 Sc.
• MAGGLED adj. botched, bungled, disorganized ...1713 Sc.
• MAGGOT adj. drunk ...2003 Aust. sl.
† n. 1. a proper name for a magpie or a sow ...1573
n. 2. a whimsical or perverse fancy; a crotchet; caprice  ...a1625
n. 3. a loathsome or despicable person; a lowlife ...1680 sl.
n. 4. a whimsical or capricious person ...1681
n. 5. a fidgety, restless child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
†* n. 6. fancifulness ...1701
n. 7. a magpie ...1848 Eng. dial.
n. 8. the penis ...20C sl.
n. 9. a state of drunkenness ...1920s Irish sl.
n. 10. cheese ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 11. a cigarette butt ...1963 Amer. sl.
n. 12. a very lazy person, esp. one who stays in bed all day ...1980s US college sl.
n. 13. (contemptuous) a White person ...1985 US Black sl.
n. 14. a felon or habitual criminal ...1985 Amer. police sl.
n. 15. a repulsive female ...1987 Aust. sl.
n. 16. someone who is very dedicated to service ...1998 US Air Force sl.
vb. 1. of deer: to damage the bark of young trees by nibbling at them here and there ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to waste money; to spend foolishly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOT BAG n. a meat pie ...2003 Aust. sl.
• MAGGOT BAIT n. an exposed or buried corpse ...1955 Amer. sl., esp. military usage
• MAGGOT BOILER n. a tallow chandler ...L18 sl.
• MAGGOTBOX n. an Apple Macintosh™ computer ...1991 US sl.
• MAGGOT-BRAINED adj. whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOT-HEADED adj. whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOTISH † adj. 1. crotchety; full of whims or perverse fancies; eccentric ...a1700
adj. 2. ill-tempered, irritable ...20C Aust. sl.
adj. 3. dirty, disgusting ...20C Irish sl.
adj. 4. extremely drunk ...1920s US & Irish sl.
adj. 5. crazy, insane ...1990s US sl.
• MAGGOTIVE adj. capricious, crotchety, contrary, perverse ...1866 Sc.
• MAGGOT MEAT n. 1. a dead person, or one about to be killed ...1970s US sl.
n. 2. an exposed or buried corpse ...1975 Amer. sl., esp. military usage
• MAGGOT-MONGER † n. a crotcheteer; a whimsical person ...1660
• MAGGOT-PATE † n. a silly whimsical person ...1622
• MAGGOT-PATED adj. whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOT-PLATED adj. whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOT-PIE † n. a magpie ...1573 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAGGOTRY † n. folly, absurdity ...1706
• MAGGOTS n. tricks; nonsense ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
int. an exclamation of dismissal ...L19 sl.
• MAGGOTTED adj. drunk ...2003 Aust. sl.
• MAGGOTTING adj. 1. meddling ...1892 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. full of whims or fancies, whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOTT'S DIVERSIONS n. wanton or rattling fun ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOTTY adj. 1. eccentric, whimsical ...L17 sl.
adj. 2. frisky, playful, full of tricks, frolicsome ...1820 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. capricious, crotchety, contrary, perverse ...1846 Sc.
adj. 4. ill-tempered, irritable ...20C Aust. sl.
adj. 5. dirty, disgusting ...20C Irish sl.
adj. 6. extremely drunk ...1920s US & Irish sl.
adj. 7. crazy, insane ...1990s US sl.
• MAGGOTTY-PIE n. the magpie ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOT WAGON n. a catering truck ...1992 US sl.
• MAGGOTY adj. 1. full of whims and foolish fancies; capricious; freakish ...1678
adj. 2. queer-tempered, fractious, cross, ill-tempered, irritable ...1890 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. dirty, disgusting ...20C Irish sl.
adj. 4. very drunk ...1920-22 sl.
adj. 5. crazy, insane ...1990s US sl.
• MAGGOTY-HEADED adj. 1. full of whims or fancies, whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...1667
adj. 2. passionate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOTY-MINDED adj. full of whims or fancies, whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOTY-PATE n. an opprobrious term; a whimsical person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOTY-PATED adj. whimsical ...1850
• MAGGOTY-POW n. a whimsical, crotchety person ...1887 Sc.
• MAGGY adj. cross-grained, disagreeable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a magpie ...1901 Aust. sl.
n. 2. margarine ...1933 sl.
• MAGGY ANNE n. margarine ...1910s sl., orig. military
• MAGHA †* n. a sorceress ...1609
• MAGHNOON adj. mad, silly ... L19 among troops in Egypt
n. a fool; a dolt; an idiot ...L19 among troops in Egypt
• MAGIAN * adj. magical ...1818 poetic
n. a magician; a wizard ...1578
• MAGIC adj. 1. excellent, first-rate; used for showing approval and enthusiasm ...1956 sl.
adj. 2. in computing: complicated or not yet understood ...1981 US sl.
n. 1. a psilocybe mushrom, a hallucinogen somewhat milder than LSD; usually used in the plural ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 2. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 3. high technology electronics, esp. as used in advanced computer systems ...1981 Amer. sl.
• MAGICALIZE * vb. to invest with a magical charm ...
• MAGIC BEAN n. a tablet of MDMA ...1996 Brit. drugs sl.
• MAGIC CIRCLE, THE n. the area within a quarter-mile radius of Piccadilly Circus ...c1920 London taxi-drivers' usage
• MAGIC DOCTORS n. ground-staff engineers ...c1930 Royal Air Force sl.
• MAGIC DUST n. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
• MAGICIANESS †* n. a female magician ...1651
• MAGICIENNE †* n. a female magician ...1490
• MAGIC MUSHROOM n. 1. a psilocybe mushrom, a hallucinogen somewhat milder than LSD; usually used in the plural ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 2. peyote ...1970s drugs sl.
• MAGIC SHOW n. a religious service ...1978 US Marine Corps usage
• MAGIC WAND n. the penis ...1950s sl.
• MAGIE †* n. magic ...1592
• MAGIFFER n. a pimp ...1950s US sl.
• MAGIMP n. a pimp ...1910s rhyming sl.
• MAGIN adj. wondering, speculating; talking as if at a loss ...1911 Sc.
• MAGINATE †* vb. to trifle ...1623
• MAGINE † vb. to imagine ...1530
• MAGINK adj. a queer-looking object or creature; an oddity ...1962 Sc.
• MAGIRIC * adj. pert. to cookery ...1853
• MAGIRICS * n. the art of cooking ...1889
• MAGIRIST * n. an expert in cookery ...1814
• MAGIRISTIC adj. pert. to cookery ...1892
• MAGIRKIE n. an odd, unwieldy object ...1879 Sc.
• MAGIROLOGICAL adj. skilled in cookery ...1814
• MAGIROLOGIST * n. an expert in cookery ...1814
• MAGIROLOGY n. the art of cookery ...1814
• MAGISTERIAL adj. 1. assuming authority; dictatorial ...1632
adj. 2. of opinions, utterances, etc.: authoritative ...1632
adj. 3. pert. to a master or teacher, or one qualified to speak with authority ...1632
† adj. 4. pert. to a master-workman; displaying a master's skill; also, having the qualifications of a master ...1643
• MAGISTERIALITY † n. mastership; authoritative position ...1655
• MAGISTERIALNESS † n. the quality of being magisterial; assumption of authority ...1651
• MAGISTERICAL †* adj. pert. to a magistrate ...1646
• MAGISTERIOUS † adj. exercising the authority of a master ...17C
• MAGISTERIOUSNESS † n. assumption of authority ...1650
• MAGISTRAL * adj. pert. to or befitting a master; authoritative, dogmatic ...1605
• MAGISTRALITY † n. authoritative character; the right to lay down the law or to dogmatize ...1603
• MAGISTRATE n. a herring ...1895 Sc.
• MAGISTRATE'S COURT n. a measure of spirits, as bought in a public house ...20C rhyming sl. for 'short'
• MAGISTRATIAL †* adj. pert. to a magistrate ...1774
• MAGISTRATIC † adj. pert. to a magistrate ...1653
• MAGISTRATICAL adj. pert. to or befitting a magistrate ...1638
• MAGISTRATION †* n. command, direction ...1490
• MAGISTRATIVE * adj. proper to a magistrate, requisite for ruling ...1865
• MAGISTRICIDE n. a murderer of one's master or teacher ...1670 nonce word
• MAGMENT †* n. great increase ...1623
• MAGNAEVOUS †* adj. of great age ...1727
• MAGNALE † n. a great or wonderful thing ...1623
• MAGNALIA † n. great or wonderful works; wonders ...c1645
• MAGNALITY † n. a great or wonderful thing ...1646
• MAGNANIMATE †* vb. to imbue with steadfast courage; to inspire with greatness of mind; to render high-souled; to cheer, to inspirit ...1640
• MAGNANIME † adj. high-souled; lofty, magnanimous ...1523
• MAGNANIMITY † n. 1. lofty courage; fortitude ...1509
* n. 2. loftiness of thought or purpose; grandeur of designs, nobly ambitious spirit ...1598
n. 3. nobility of feeling; superiority to petty resentment or jealousy; generous disregard of injuries ...1771
• MAGNANIMOUS adj. 1. great in courage; nobly brave or valiant ...1584
adj. 2. high-souled; nobly ambitious; lofty of purpose; noble in feeling or conduct; superior to petty resentment or jealousy ...1598
• MAGNANIMOUSNESS * n. magnanimity ...1606
• MAGNATE n. a wealthy and influential person, esp. in business ...LME
• MAGNATICAL † adj. ? lordly, domineering ...1608
• MAGNET n. 1. a thing which attracts ...M17
n. 2. the female genitals, that which draws the male ...18C Brit.
• MAGNETARIAN †* adj. conversant with the magnet ...1654
• MAGNET ASS n. a pilot who seems to attract enemy fire frequently ...1962 Amer. military aviation usage
• MAGNETIC adj. having powers of attraction; very attractive or alluring ...E17
• MAGNETISH † adj. magnetic ...1683
• MAGNETISM n. an attractive power or influence, esp. personal charm ...M17
• MAGNETIZER n. one who assume to cure disease by means of so-called magnetic passes, magnetized water, etc. ...1900
• MAGNIF adj. magnificent ...1863 Amer. sl.
• MAGNIFIC † adj. 1. renowned; glorious ...1490
adj. 2. sumptuous, splendid ...1490 arch.
adj. 3. (derogatory) pompous, grandiloquent ...16C
adj. 4. of language, ideas, etc.: exalted, sublime ...16C
adj. 5. imposing by vastness or dignity ...1558-66
† adj. 6. nobly lavish or munificent ...1611
• MAGNIFICAL adj. 1. splendid, stately, sumptuous ...1538 arch.
† adj. 2. eminent, renowned, glorious ...1557
adj. 3. imposing by vastness or dignity ...1572 arch.
† adj. 4. liberal or bountiful, munificent ...1586
adj. 5. grand, fine, magnificent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGNIFICATE †* adj. made unduly great, exaggerated ...a1592
† vb. to magnify or extol ...1598
• MAGNIFICENT adj. high and mighty; self-important, arrogant, conceited ...19C Brit. sl.
• MAGNIFICENTIAL †* adj. magnificent ...1506
• MAGNIFICENTS n. a mood of haughty indignation ...M19 sl.
• MAGNIFICIAL † adj. eminent, renowned, glorious ...1557
• MAGNIFICIE †* n. greatness, importance ...1570
• MAGNIFICO adj. magnificent, grand ...1654
n. any person in an exalted position ...17C
• MAGNIFICOUS * adj. magnificent, grand, pompous ...17C
• MAGNIFIQUE adj. magnificent, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAGNIFY vb. to signify, to matter ...1733 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• MAGNILOQUENCE n. loftiness of speech or expression ...1623
• MAGNILOQUENCY † n. loftiness of speech or expression ...1615
• MAGNILOQUENT adj. lofty or ambitious in expression, using pompous or bombastic language; using a stately manner of speaking or writing; also, talking big, boastful ...1656
• MAGNILOQUOUS † adj. magniloquent ...1727
• MAGNILOQUY * n. magniloquence ...1656
• MAGNIPEND † vb. to hold something in very high esteem ...1623
• MAGNIPOTENCE * n. mighty power ...1861
• MAGNIPOTENT †* adj. possessing great power ...1680
• MAGNISONANT * adj. high sounding ...a1843
• MAGNITUDINOUS adj. involving greatness of scale; great, magnificent, imposing ...1803
• MAGNITY †* n. greatness of character, rank or position ...1790
• MAGNIUM † n. magnesium ...1808
• MAGNOLIA CURTAIN n. the Mason-Dixon line that divides the American north and south ...1940s US Black sl.
• MAGNOLIOUS adj. magnificent, splendid, large, very fine ...1865 sl.
• MAGNOLIOUSNESS n. the fact or quality of being magnificent, splendid, or large ...M19 US sl.
• MAGNOON adj. crazy, eccentric, insane, mad ...1917 Aust. sl., orig. services' usage
• MAGNOPERATE † vb. 1. to make greater; to cause a great increase of ...1610
* vb. 2. to work at a 'magnum opus' ...1821 nonce use
• MAGNUM BONUM n. a bottle containing two quarts of wine or spirits or the contents of it ...c1755 Sc.
• MAGNUNE adj. crazy, eccentric, insane, mad ...1917 Aust. sl., orig. services' usage
• MAGO-CHEMICAL †* adj. pert. to magic and chemistry ...1652
• MAGOO n. 1. in the theatre: a cream pie thrown in slapstick comedy ...1926 Amer. theatrical sl.
n. 2. a useless or foolish person; an absent-minded or inattentive person ...1932 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an important person ...1932 Amer. sl.
n. 4. sex appeal ...1935 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a driver, usually old and male, who drives very slowly and thus impedes the faster car behind ...1980s US college sl.
• MAGOO, THE n. 1. sex appeal ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a lie, a trick, a hoax ...1930s US sl.
n. 3. the right stuff; something excellent ...1947 Amer. sl.
• MAGOOFER n. a pimp ...1950s US sl.
• MAGOOZLUM n. rubbish, trash ...1920s US sl.
• MAGOWFIN n. a grimace ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGOWK vb. to make an April fool of one ...1911 Sc.
• MAGOWK'S DAY n. April fool's day ...1910 Sc.
• MAG-OWL n. the barn owl ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MAG-OWLET n. the barn owl ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MAGPIE n. 1. an idle or impertinent chatterer ...1632
† n. 2. a derisive term for an Anglican bishop, from the black chimere and white rochet forming his ordinary ceremonial attire ...a1704
n. 3. a halfpenny ...1838 sl.
n. 4. a scold; a term of contempt ...1844 Eng. dial.
n. 5. convict clothing (coloured yellow and black); hence, the convict who wears it ...M19 Aust. & UK prison sl.
n. 6. (as 'mag-pie') speech, conversation ...L19 sl.
n. 7. a collector of specimens, curiosities, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a large marble of brown earthenware ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a nickname for a South Australian ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 10. a lean, angular Holstein steer ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 11. a half-caste ...1980s Aust. sl.
• MAGPIE'S NEST n. the female genitals ...E18 Brit.
• MAGPIETY n. talkativeness, garrulity, esp. on religious or moral topics ...a1845 nonce word
• MAGRIM n. a difficulty; an awkward predicament ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MAGS n. an extra payment to express appreciation of services outside regular duties, a gratuity, a tip ...1762 Sc.
• MAGSMAN n. 1. a street swindler or thief, esp. one who preys on gullible countrymen; a confidence man ...1838 sl.
n. 2. the king of the 19th century swindlers, a fashionable swell who appeared as sophisticated a figure as those on whom he preyed ...M19 sl.
n. 3. an assistant for a street swindler or pickpocket ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a card-sharp or other cheating gamester ...M19 sl.
n. 5. a chatterbox; a talker ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 6. a raconteur; a story-teller ...1918 Aust. sl.
• MAG-STAKE n. money obtained by trickery or fraud ...M19 sl.
• MAG'S TALES † n. nonsense, trifling ...c1410
• MAG TALES † n. nonsense, trifling ...c1410
• MAGUFFIN n. a foolish, blundering person, an oaf ...1832 Sc.
• MAGUFFY n. 1. one who thinks that they are more important than they really are ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 2. anything large and pretentious ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAGUS n. one skilled in Oriental magic and astrology; an ancient magician or sorcerer ...1621
• MAGUSIAN †* n. a magian; a magician; a wizard; a follower of the magi ...1587
• MAGY adj. foggy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAHAHA n. nonsense ...1929-30 Amer. sl.
• MAHAJUN n. a money-lender, a usurer ...1858
• MAHALA n. an American Indian woman or wife ...1850 Amer. dial.
• MAHALO! int. thank you, thanks ...1938 Hawaii
• MAHALY n. an American Indian woman or wife ...1850 Amer. dial.
• MAHARISHEE n. marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
• MAHATMA GANDHI adj. 1. dandy, excellent ...2000s rhyming sl.
adj. 2. randy ...2000s rhyming sl.
n. 1. brandy ...20C rhyming sl.
n. 2. shandy ...20C rhyming sl.
• MAHCHEEN n. a merchant ...M19 Anglo-Chinese
• MAH JONG n. marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
• MAHJOUN n. marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
• MAHKOOLAH n. home-brewed beer or liquor ...1882 Amer. dial.
• MAHO † n. the devil ...1603
• MAHOG n. brandy ...1960s S. Afr. Black sl.
• MAHOGA n. brandy ...1960s S. Afr. Black sl.
• MAHOGANITE † n. 'one who rides at a most infernal pace about the introduction of the second bottle ... with his knees under any semicircular mahogany fire table' ...1825 sl.
• MAHOGANY n. 1. a strong mixture of brandy and water ...1816 sl.
n. 2. salt beef ...1830 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a drink of gin and treacle ...1835 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a table, esp. a dining table ...1840 colloq.
n. 5. a bar counter ...1896 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a mulatto ...E20 US sl.
• MAHOGANY FLAT n. the bedbug, Cimex lectularius ...1864 Amer. dial.
• MAHOGANY TREE n. a dining table ...1747 jocular
• MAHOMERY † n. a mosque ...c1320
• MAHOMET † n. 1. an idol ...?a1500
† n. 2. a Mohammedan ...1508
• MAHOMETAN adj. 1. Mohammedan ...1600
† adj. 2. Turkish ...1600
n. a Mohammedan ...1529
• MAHOMETANICAL † adj. Mohammedan ...1632
• MAHOMETANIZE vb. to convert to Mohammedanism ...1632
• MAHOMETANTISM † n. Mohammedanism ...1635
• MAHOMETIC †* adj. Mohammedan ...1585
• MAHOMETICAL † adj. Mohammedan ...1561
• MAHOMETICIAN † n. a Mohammedan ...1588
• MAHOMETISM † n. Mohammedanism ...1597
• MAHOMETIST † n. a Mohammedan ...1553
• MAHOMETIZE † vb. to convert to Mohammedanism; to act like a Mohammedan ...1585
• MAHOMETRY † n. Mohammedanism ...1481 obs. exc. arch.
• MAHOMITE † n. a Mohammedan ...1559
• MAHONEY n. 1. nonsense ...1941 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a blockhead ...1960 Amer. sl.
• MAHOOFANAT adj. of a horse: ? stupid ...1879 Sc.
• MAHOOLA n. nonsense ...1929-30 Amer. sl.
• MAHOOT n. an elephant driver ...1662 Indian
• MAHOSKA, THE n. a thing of importance or interest; anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife; addictive drugs; counterfeit money ...1943 Amer. sl.
• MAHOSKER, THE n. a thing of importance or interest; anything illicit or necessarily secret; anything conferring power; a weapon or an item of contraband; a pistol or revolver; a knife; addictive drugs; counterfeit money ...1943 Amer. sl.
• MAHOTE n. an elephant driver ...1662 Indian
• MAHOULA n. nonsense ...1929-30 Amer. sl.
• MAHOUN † n. the Devil ...1839 Sc.
int. a mild oath ...1820 Sc.
• MAHOUND † adj. Mohammedan ...1624
† n. 1. a false god; an idol ...c1205
† n. 2. the devil ...1377 Sc.
† n. 3. a monster; a hideous creature ...c1400
† n. 4. a term of execration applied to a man ...1500-20 Sc.
† n. 5. a Mohammedan ...1624
• MAHOUT n. an elephant driver ...1662 Indian
• MAHU adj. of a man: effeminate, homosexual ...1938 Hawaii
† n. 1. the devil ...1603
n. 2. an effeminate or homosexual man ...1938 Hawaii
• MAHUANG n. marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
• MAHUGGER n. a sour, irascible old man ...1950 Sc.
• MAHULA n. nonsense ...1929-30 Amer. sl.
• MAICHERAND adj. weak, feeble, incapable of exertion ...1808 Sc.
• MAID † n. 1. a man that has always abstained from sexual intercourse ...1340
n. 2. a child of either sex ...1881 Eng. dial.
n. 3. in certain American universities, used as a degree-title in correspondence to 'Bachelor' ...1885
n. 4. a female sweetheart ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a person of chaste life of either sex; a bachelor ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a clothes-horse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAID BRIDE n. a bridesmaid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MAIDEN † adj. 1. virgin; sometimes said of men ...a1300
adj. 2. of trees: unfelled, unlopped, allowed to grow naturally ...1877 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of animals: never having borne young ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a man that has always abstained from sexual intercourse ...c1300
n. 2. the instrument, similar to the guillotine, formerly used in Edinburgh for beheading criminals ...1581
n. 3. a title given to the eldest or only daughter of a landowner or farmer ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. a clothes-horse ...1859 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a person of chaste life ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 6. an old maid; an elderly unmarried lady ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a female sweetheart ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a servant-girl, a maid ...1876 Sc.& Eng. dial.
n. 9. a gosling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 10. the female who lays the child in the arms of its parent when it is presented for baptism ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 11. a horse that has never won a race ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
† vb. to act as a 'maiden' to a child at baptism (maiden = a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening) ...1825 Sc.
• MAIDEN-CHANCE n. a first chance or opportunity ...1861 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAIDEN-CHILD † n. a female child ...c893
• MAIDEN CUMMER n. a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening ...1710 Sc.
• MAIDEN GEAR n. 1. the hymen ...1719 Brit. 
n. 2. virginity ...1719 Brit.
• MAIDEN-GEM † n. virginity ...1612
• MAIDENHEAD n. 1. the hymen ...14C
n. 2. virginity ...14C
n. 3. newness ...16C
• MAIDEN IT † vb. to act like a maiden; to be coy ...1597-8
• MAIDEN-KIMMER n. a young woman who acts as attendant to the mother at a christening ...1824 Sc.
• MAIDENKIN † n. a little maid; a young girl ...c1330
• MAIDENMAN † n. a maiden, a virgin ...c893
• MAIDEN MARY † n. the Virgin Mary ...a1035
• MAIDEN-MEEK adj. as meek as befits a maiden ..,1847
• MAIDEN'S BAIRN n. a hypothetical well-behaved child which a spinster has in mind when criticizing the children of others ...a1779 Sc.
• MAIDEN SESSIONS n. a legal session where no prisoners are sentenced to death ...L17 sl.
• MAIDEN-SWARM n. a swarm of bees coming from a swarm of the same year ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAIDEN TOWN n. Edinburgh ...E18 sl.
• MAIDEN-WIDOWED adj. widowed while still a maiden ...1592 nonce word
• MAIDEN-WIFE-WIDOW n. 1. a bride, now a widow, whose husband died before consummating their marriage ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...L17 sl.
• MAIDIE adj. infested with maggots ...1826 Sc.
n. a little maid; a young girl ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MAIDKIN † n. a little maid; a young girl ...c1440
• MAIDLING n. a little maid; a young girl ...1831 nonce word
• MAID MARIAN n. a prostitute ...16C sl.
• MAID MARY † n. the Virgin Mary ...a1175
• MAID-OF-ALL-WORK n. a female servant who does all kinds of housework ...1809
• MAIDS ADORNING n. the morning ...M19 rhyming sl.
• MAID'S BRIDE n. a bridesmaid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MAIDSHIP n. maidenhood ...1873 Sc.
• MAIDS-O'-MIST n. drifting wisps of mist, believed to be supernatural beings ...1932 Sc.
• MAID'S RING n. a hymen ...L19 sl.
• MAIDSTONE JAILER n. a tailor ...M19 rhyming sl.
• MAID'S WATER n. any weak drink, esp. tea ...L19 Aust. sl.
• MAIDY n. a young girl; also a term of address ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MAIG n. 1. a hand, generally a large ungainly one; a paw ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. the flipper of a seal ...a1838 Sc.
vb. to spoil anything by over-handling it, to paw ...1825 Sc.
• MAIGINTIES int. an exclamation of astonishment ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAIGINTY! int. an exclamation of astonishment ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAIL n. 1. a bag, pack, or wallet; a travelling bag ...c1205
† n. 2. a halfpenny ...1415
n. 3. rent, payment ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 4. a spot, a mark, a stain ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a defect in vision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 6. the breast feathers of a hawk when full grown ...Bk1910
n. 7. artillery fire; also, bombs ...1919 US Army and Marine Corps usage
n. 8. a carrier for an illicit grog-shop ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
n. 9. a rumour; a report; a racing tip; information on crime ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 10. money ...1990s US Black teen sl.
vb. 1. to rent, to pay rent for ...1425 Sc.
vb. 2. to spot, to discolour, to stain ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
vb. 3. to send someone to buy liquor illicitly; to act as a go-between in such a purchase ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
• MAILANDER n. one who rents land as a farmer ...1714 Sc.
• MAIL CARRIER n. 1. a spy ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. a wildcat that appears to make regular rounds from place to place ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MAIL-DUTY n. rent ...1638 Sc.
• MAILER n. 1. one who rents land as a farmer ...1452 Sc.
n. 2. a squatter on waste ground (with the consent of the owner) who holds himself ready to be hired by the day ...Bk1910 Sc.
• MAIL-GARDEN n. a garden, the products of which are raised for sale ...1660 Sc.
• MAIL-GARDENER n. a market gardener ...1795 Sc.
• MAILIE n. a cow without horns ...1881 Eng. dial.
• MAILIN n. 1. a farm, holding ...1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the rent of a farm ...1818 Sc.
n. 3. an untidy, slovenly girl or woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the outfit for a bride ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAILING n. 1. a rented farm ...1452 Sc.
n. 2. the rent paid for a farm ...1725
n. 3. the outfit for a bride ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAILLIE n. a pet name for a cow or ewe ...1814 Sc. & Ireland
• MAIL-MAN n. one who pays rent; a tenant ...1609 Sc.
• MAIL-ORDER adj. ridiculously inadequate or inferior ...1923 Amer. sl.
• MAIL-ORDER COWBOY n. a would-be cowboy ...1926 Amer. dial.
• MAIL PAYER n. one liable to pay rent; a tenant ...1724 Sc.
• MAIL-ROOMS n. hired rooms; rooms for which rent is paid ...c1626 Sc.
• MAILS n. 1. baggage ...c1205 now only Sc. & US
†* n. 2. the scales of a fish ...1484
• MAIL-SETTING † adj. that robs the mail ...c1688
• MAIL SOMEONE HOME vb. to transport a corpse back to the US for burial ...1926 Amer. military usage
• MAIM vb. to castrate ...euphemism
• MAIN † adj. 1. of drink: potent'; of a voice or cry: loud; of a fit, a storm: violent ...a1300
† adj. 2. of any army or multitude: great in numbers, numerous; powerful in arms ...a1400-50
† adj. 3. of quantity or amount: large ...1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 4. great in size or degree; big; thorough; firm, staunch ...1792 Scot & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. thorough-paced, unmitigated, out-and-out ...1864 Sc.
adj. 6. great, excellent; notable ...1887 Amer. dial.
adv. very, much, greatly; quite ...1803 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
† n. 1. a host of men; a military force ...a1000
n. 2. the high sea, the open ocean ...1579, now poetic
† n. 3. a broad expanse ...c1600 poetic
n. 4. patience, self-restraint, endurance ...1845 Sc.
n. 5. a large quantity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 6. hard work; a spell or turn at labour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a main railroad line ...1932-34 Amer. railroad usage
n. 8. the vein into which an addict injects narcotics ...1930s sl., orig. US drugs usage
† vb. 1. to lame, to maim ...1703
vb. 2. to inject drugs directly into a vein, esp. heroin ...1952 Amer. drugs sl.
• MAIN AVENUE n. the female genitals; the vagina ...19C Brit. sl.
• MAIN BATTLE † n. a pitched battle as opposed to mere skirmishing ...1568
• MAIN BIG adv. very, exceedingly ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MAIN BITCH n. 1. a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a male's favourite or most frequent sexual partner ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN-BREW n. a festivity; jollification ...1859 Eng. dial.
• MAIN BURG n. New York City ...1910s US sl.
• MAIN CHANCE n. a livelihood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAIN CHEESE n. the person in charge ...1902 sl.
• MAIN DISH n. a steady sweetheart ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MAIN EVENT n. a spectacular action ...1970s sl.
• MAIN FEW, A n. a good many ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAIN FINGER, THE n. a man in charge; the head man, the boss ...1894 Amer. sl.
• MAIN FLOOD † n. high water; a large or full-flowing body of water; the ocean or 'main sea', the high sea ...c1303
• MAINFUL † adj. powerful, mighty ...a1225
• MAIN GUY n. a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN GUY, THE n. a man of importance, prominence, or authority; the boss; the leader ...1882 Amer. sl.
• MAIN HATCH n. 1. the mouth ...1846 Amer. nautical sl.
n. 2. the vulva or vagina ...a1927 Amer. sl.
• MAIN-HEAD n. the chief in point of number; the multitude ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAIN HO n. 1. a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a male's favourite or most frequent sexual partner ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN HOUSE n. a living room or parlour ...1942 Amer. dial.
• MAINIAC n. a resident of Maine ...1837 Amer. dial.
• MAIN IRON n. a principal railroad line ...1931 Amer. dial.
• MAIN KAZAAM n. a person of importance ...20C US sl.
• MAIN KAZOO n. a man of importance or authority ...1903 Amer. sl.
• MAIN KICK n. 1. one's favourite activity ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 2. the stage or theatre ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 3. alcohol ...1930s US Black sl.
n. 4. an addiction to drugs ...1930s US Black sl.
• MAINLAND n. the South Island ...1940s NZ sl.
• MAINLANDER n. one who lives on the mainland of Australia, rather then Tasmania ...1940s Aust. sl.
• MA-IN-LAW n. a mother-in-law ...L19 humorous
• MAINLESS † adj. 1. powerless ...c1000
adj. 2. impatient, restive, impetuous ...1880 Sc.
• MAINLINE adj. 1. pert. to the main prison population, and the rules to which it is subjected ...1930s US prison sl.
adj. 2. pert. to narcotics use and addiction ...1950s sl., orig. US drugs usage
adv. into a large or median vein ...1952 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a large vein, usually the median vein of the arm or thigh; hence, an injection of a narcotic drug into such a vein ...1931 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 2. the prison convict population, excluding those who are detained in punishment cells ...1930s US prison sl.
n. 3. a drug addict who injects narcotics into the vein ...1930s sl., orig. US drugs usage
n. 4. an injection into the vein ...1940s sl., orig. US drugs usage
n. 5. narcotics; narcotics addiction ...1950s drugs sl.
vb. 1. to inject drugs directly into a vein, esp. heroin ...1938 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 2. to inject intravenously in non-drug use ...1960s sl.
vb. 3. to use or consume frequently or voraciously, as though addicted ...1977 Amer. journalists' usage
• MAINLINE BANG n. an injection into the vein ...1940s sl., orig. US drugs usage
• MAINLINER n. 1. a drug addict who injects narcotics into the vein ...1934 sl., orig. US drugs usage
n. 2. the vein into which an addict injects narcotics ...1930s sl., orig. US drugs usage
n. 3. a convict who is part of the main prison population, rather than those held in punishment cells ...1940s US prison sl.
• MAINLINE SHOOTER n. a drug addict who injects narcotics into the vein ...1930s sl., orig. US drugs usage
• MAINLY † adv. 1. with force, vigour, or violent; mightily, vigorously, violently ...c1275
† adv. 2. of expression, thought: vehemently, strongly; earnestly, eagerly ...c1400
† adv. 3. in a great degree; greatly, considerably, very much, a great deal ...c1400-50
• MAINLY-WHAT adv. for the most part, generally ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MAIN MAN n. 1. one's best friend or most intimate or loyal friend ...1953 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a male sweetheart or lover ...1967 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
n. 3. a man who is most admired ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 4. one's hero ...1970 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a favourite boyfriend ...1971 Amer. sl.
• MAIN MAN, THE n. an eminent or important man ...1977 Amer. sl.
• MAIN MELLOW n. one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN NIGGER n. a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN OF ALL, THE † n. the important or essential point ...1595
• MAIN PIECE n. one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN PIN n. among railroad workers: a company official ...1931 Amer. dial.
• MAIN QUEEN n. 1. the present girlfriend; the wife ...1944 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a homosexual male who takes the female role ...M20 US sl.
• MAINS adv. 1. very, much, greatly ...1684 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. for the most part, on the whole ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. the farm attached to a mansion house; a home farm ...1533 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MAINSAIL COLLAR n. a man's high wing collar ...1866 Amer. sl.
• MAIN SEA n. the high sea ...1526 arch.
• MAINSHEET n. rum and water ...L19 W. Indies
• MAIN'S MORE † n. abundance, ever so much ...1822 Sc.
• MAIN SPOT n. the vagina ...M18 sl.
• MAINSPRING n. the chief motive power; the main incentive ...c1695
• MAIN SQUASH n. the most important person ...1900s US sl.
• MAIN SQUEEZE, THE n. 1. the person in charge; a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1896 Amer. sl.
n. 2. one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend; a close friend; a sweetheart; a favourite sexual partner ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN SQUIRT n. a boss ...1910 Amer. sl.
• MAIN STASH n. one's home ...1940s US Black sl.
• MAINSTAY n. a dealer's most trustworthy friend or lover ...1980s US drugs sl.
• MAIN STEEL n. a principal railroad line ...1977 Amer. dial.
• MAIN STEM n. 1. a celebrated person; a person in charge; the head of any organization, the boss ...1899 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the main street of a town; the 'main drag' ...1900 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the theatre district of Broadway, a principal thoroughfare in New York City ...1927 Amer. sl.
n. 4. one's close friend ...1972 Amer. sl.
• MAIN STEM, THE n. 1. a person of importance; the boss ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. the main street of a town ...L19 sl.
n. 3. Broadway, New York City ...1920s sl.
• MAIN STREET adj. provincial ...1910s US sl.
n. the 'provinces', a generic term for small-town America ...M19 US sl.
• MAIN STREETER n. a provincial, small-town person ...1920s sl.
• MAIN STRENGTH AND AWKWARDNESS n. brute force; simple persistence ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MAIN STRENGTH OF IGNORANCE n. brute force; simple persistence ...1942  Amer. dial.
• MAIN STROLL, THE n. Seventh Avenue in Harlem ...1940s US Black sl.
• MAINSTRONG † adj. strong in power ...a1000
• MAIN STUFF n. 1. a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a male's favourite or most frequent sexual partner ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAINSWEAR vb. to swear falsely ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MAINT * adj. many, numerous ...1706
• MAINTAINANCE n. maintenance ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MAINTAIN CAUSES vb. to pay one's way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAINTAINER † n. 1. one who aids and abets in wrongdoing or error ...c1330
† n. 2. one who gives aid, countenance, or support to another; a defender and helper ...c1330
† n. 3. one who keeps a mistress ...1632
n. 4. one who keeps roads in good repair ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MAINTAINMENT †* n. maintenance ...c1485
• MAINTAIN YOUR COOL vb. to stay calm, poised ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MAINTENANT † adv. at once, immediately ...a1300
• MAINTENANTLY † adv. 1. at once, immediately ...1528
adv. 2. mainly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAIN THRILL n. 1. one's drug of choice ...1930s US Black sl.
• MAIN THRILL, THE n. the main street; Seventh Avenue in Harlem ...1930s US Black sl.
• MAINTO n. obligation, debt ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAIN TOBY, THE n. highway robbery by a mounted thief; also, the highway itself ...1812 thieves' sl.
• MAINWARD † n. the main body of an army ...1563-87
• MAIN WHORE n. a female sweetheart or lover ...1970 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAISE vb. to mix or unite in one mass; to incorporate ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAISIN vb. to fatigue, to weary, to exhaust ...a1850 Sc.
• MAISK adj. 1. bashful, self-conscious ...1845 Sc.
adj. 2. prim, fastidious; applied esp. to one who has to be coaxed to eat ...1929 Sc.
• MAISLE vb. to cause the legs to become speckled by sitting too close to a fire ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAISLED adj. of the legs: speckled from sitting over the fire ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAISLIN n. a fool, a simpleton, an idiot ...1781 Eng. dial.
• MAISLYKIN n. a fool, a simpleton, an idiot ...1781 Eng. dial.
• MAISTROUS † adj. characteristic of a master ...1642
• MAIZY adj. wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAISON † n. a house ...1570 Sc.
• MAISON-DIEU n. a hospital, a name given to a hospital ...1895 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MAISONNETTE n. a small house ...1818
• MAISTRICE † n. mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat ...a1300, chiefly Sc.
• MAISTRIE † vb. to master ...c1412
• MAISTRY n. 1. a master workman, a foreman; applied also to a skilled workman, e.g. a cook, a tailor ...1798 Indian
n. 2. skill, power, superiority, mastery ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MAITHE n. a maggot ...1808 Sc.
vb. to become infested with maggots ...1866 Sc.
• MAITRISE †* vb. to make oneself master of; to conquer ...1636
• MAIZIE n. a puzzle ...1929 Sc.
• MAIZLED † adj. lost or bewildered in grief ...1919 Sc.
• MAJA n. a Spanish woman who dresses gaily ...1832
• MAJE n. a major ...1847 Amer. army sl.
• MAJELLA n. an American Indian woman or wife ...1850 Amer. dial.
• MAJESTATE †* n. majesty ...1533
• MAJESTATIVE † adj. majestic ...1656
• MAJESTICAL adj. majestic ...1589 now chiefly poetic
• MAJESTIFY †* vb. to make majestic ...1616
• MAJESTUOUS * adj. majestic ...1685
• MAJESTY n. 1. a corruption of 'magistrate' ...1831 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a rage, passion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAJIG n. a thingamajig; a gadget ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MAJIGGER n. a thingamajig; a gadget ...1942 Amer. dial.
• MAJIGGIE n. a thingamajig; a gadget ...1931 Amer. dial.
• MAJIRK n. an odd, unwieldy object ...1879 Sc.
• MAJO n. a Spanish dandy of the lower classes ...1832
• MAJOR † vb. 1. to walk with an important or military air, to swagger; to strut  ...1816 Sc.
vb. 2. to bully, to domineer over ...1829 Eng. dial.
• MAJOR ABOUT vb. to walk with an important air; to strut ...1814 Eng. dial.
• MAJORATE †* vb. to make greater; to cause to increase or develop ...1656
• MAJORATION † n. the act of increasing or intensifying ...1626
• MAJORDOMO n. the overseer of a ranch or mission; a person in charge of a group or project ...1834 Amer. dial.
• MAJORITY † n. ancestry ...1646
• MAJORIZE vb. 1. to attain one's majority; to come of age ...1896
vb. 2. in rugby football: to convert a try into a goal, i.e. to increase the points from three to five
• MAJOR-LEAGUE adj. impressive; formidable; significant; hence, a notable degree or amount of ...1941 Amer. sl.
adv. very, extremely; to a great extent ...1990 Amer. sl.
• MAJOR MALFUNCTION n. a ludicrous or irritating source of difficulty, esp. a problem attributable to stupidity or incompetence ...1987 US military sl.
• MAJOR-MINDIT adj. haughty in demeanour, high-minded, having a commanding disposition ...1825 Sc.
• MAJOR MUFF n. a bad blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAJOR UP AND DOWN vb. to walk with an important air; to strut ...1814 Eng. dial.
• MAKANDE † n. comfort, ease ...a1400
• MAKE † n. 1. an equal, a fellow; a friend; a companion, a consort, a 'mate' ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. of animals, esp. birds: a mate, male or female ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a fellow; a friend; a companion, a consort, a 'mate' ...a1175 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* n. 4. an image ...c1205
† n. 5. of humans: a husband or wife; a lover or mistress ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 6. a halfpenny ...a1547 sl. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. race, family, lineage, species, kind ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a successful theft or swindle ...1860 sl.
n. 9. the proceeds of theft; loot ...1918 US criminals' sl.
n. 10. a sexual conquest; an easily seduced woman ...1942 sl., orig. US
n. 11. an identification of, or information about, a person or thing from police records, fingerprints, etc. ...1950 sl., orig. US
n. 12. a session of romantic kissing or petting; necking; hence, an attempted seduction; sexual aggression ...1968 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a dose of a drug ...1970 Amer. drugs sl.
vb. 1. to fasten, to secure, to make fast; to shut or close a door ...c1290 now arch. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. of a mother: to give birth to young; of a father: to beget ...1362
vb. 3. to urinate ...14C colloq.
† vb. 4. to mate, pair, match ...1463
vb. 5. to eat a meal ...1542
† vb. 6. to prepare fish for the market by curing or packing ...1555
vb. 7. to steal ...a1700 sl. & Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to meddle, to interfere ...1815 Sc.
vb. 9. to put on weight ...1832
vb. 10. to act, to pretend, to feign ...1848 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to shuffle cards ...1876
vb. 12. to compose poetry ...1876 Sc.
vb. 13. of the tide, sea, etc.: to rise, surge, advance ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 14. to acquire by fraud or artifice; to decoy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 15. to attempt; to try; to offer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 16. to ooze, to flow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 17. to put the soles on boots or shoes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 18. to have sex ...1926 sl., orig. US
• MAKE A BAD FALL vb. to have a piece of bad luck ...L19 sl.
• MAKE A BAGS OF vb. to make a mess of something ...1998 Ireland sl.
• MAKE A BALK † vb. to blunder, to go wrong ...c1430
• MAKE A BALK OF GOOD GROUND vb. to waste or throw away a good chance ...1605
• MAKE A BALLS OF vb. to make a thorough mess of (a job) ...20C sl.
• MAKE A BID FOR vb. to try to secure
• MAKE A BIG FELLER OF ONESELF vb. to give the impression that one is generous or forgiving ...c1945 Aust. sl.
• MAKE A BLACKCOCK OF ONE vb. to shoot one ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• MAKE A BLIND STAB vb. to make a wild guess ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAKE A BLOB vb. to accomplish nothing ...1903
• MAKE A BLUE WITH A RAT vb. to cause a die to hit an obstruction ...c1920 Aust. gamblers' sl.
• MAKE A BOLT OF IT vb. to run away; to decamp ...c1850 Brit. colloq.
• MAKE A BOMB vb. to become rich; to 'make a packet' ...c1945 Brit. sl.
• MAKE A BONFIRE OF vb. to destroy
• MAKE A BOX OF vb. to muddle ...20C Aust. sl.
• MAKE A BREAK vb. to run away from the police ...1932 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MAKE A BUDGE vb. to make a move, to start off, to move ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A BUST vb. to make an error in judgement; to be wrong or mistaken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MAKE A CHIMNEY OF ONE'S MOUTH vb. to smoke ...Sc. & Ireland
• MAKE A CHUMP OUT OF vb. to humiliate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAKE A COME-BACK vb. to succeed again after a (long) retirement ...c1920 colloq, orig. sporting usage
• MAKE A DAB vb. to make an attempt at a thing ...1900 US sl.
• MAKE A DIE vb. to die after a long illness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE-ADO † n. 1. an uproar, disturbance; a fuss, a bother ...1575 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. one who is fond of making a to-do ...1589
n. 3. something to do to pass the time ...1897 Sc.
• MAKE A FANCY vb. to make a good impression ...1936 Amer. dial.
• MAKE A FATHOM † vb. to stretch the arms to their full extent ...1519
• MAKE A FILL vb. to join in association ...1914 Amer. criminals' sl.
• MAKE A GIRL GRUNT vb. to copulate with her ...20C sl.
• MAKE A GOOD FALL vb. to have a piece of good luck ...L19 sl.
• MAKE A GUT PLUNGE ON BUTCH vb. among tramps: to attempt to beg meat of any kind, as from a butcher shop ...1929 Amer. tramps' sl.
• MAKE A HANDLE OF ANYTHING vb. to endeavour to turn a thing to one's own advantage, or to another's discredit ...B1900 Sc.
• MAKE A HARE OF vb. to make ridiculous ...17C
• MAKE A HARE OF A MAN vb. to get the better of; to overcome in argument, etc. ...1843 Ireland
• MAKE A HAZARD vb. to make a guess or venture ...1850
• MAKE A KILLING vb. be a great success ...M19 US sl.
• MAKE A LAM vb. to escape from prison ...1928 US sl.
• MAKE A LEG vb. to bow in obeisance by drawing back one leg and bending the other ...1589 arch.
• MAKE A LOBSTER KETTLE OUT OF ONE'S CUNT vb. of a prostitute: to allow a man to have sex without paying ...L18 sl.
• MAKE A LONG ARM vb. to reach out the arm a long way after something ...1884 colloq.
• MAKE A LONG NECK vb. to stretch the neck or head in order to reach or see anything ...1883 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A LONG NOSE vb. to thumb one's nose ...L19 sl.
• MAKE A LOOSE vb. to make one's escape ...E18 sl.
• MAKE A MAN'S BEARD † vb. 1. to dress his beard ...c1386
† vb. 2. to outwit or delude him ...1525
• MAKE A MARKET vb. to make a match, to become settled in matrimony ...1787 Sc.
• MAKE A MASH vb. 1. to seduce someone ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to please a teacher ...1900s US college sl.
• MAKE A MAY-GAME OF vb. to play games with; to trick or deceive ...L17 sl.
• MAKE A MEAL OUT OF vb. to make a great deal of fuss about; to go into over-elaborate descriptions, esp. of something distasteful ...1950s sl.
• MAKE A MESS vb. to defecate ...c1972 Amer. dial.
• MAKE A MILK RUN vb. to frequent a men's lavatory looking for sex ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• MAKE A MONKEY (OUT) OF vb. to make a fool of; to deceive, to dupe; also, to hold up to ridicule ...1895 Amer. sl.
• MAKE A MONSTER OF vb. to cuckold ...L16 sl.
• MAKE A MOUTHFUL OF vb. to make a great deal of fuss about; to go into over-elaborate descriptions, esp. of something distasteful ...1950s sl.
• MAKE A MOVE vb. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAKE A MUCK OF vb. to ruin ...1906 UK sl.
• MAKE A MULLOCK vb. to make a mess of some undertaking ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A NAPKIN OF ONE'S DISHCLOUT vb. to make a foolish, unsuitable marriage ...M18 sl.
• MAKE A NAPKIN OF ONE'S DISHCLOUT vb. to marry one's cook or other servant ...M18 sl.
• MAKE AN ARSE OF vb. to match a mess of something; to botch something ...1996 Sc. sl.
• MAKE AN EXAMPLE vb. to get drunk ...L17 sl.
• MAKE A NOISE vb. to scold, to rate, to complain; to be angry with ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAKE A PACK vb. to make a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• MAKE A PACKAGE vb. to make a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• MAKE A PACKET vb. to make a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• MAKE A PERSON SCRATCH WHERE HE IS NOT ITCHY vb. to beat him ...Bk1904 Ireland
• MAKE A PERSON'S NOSE SWELL vb. to make him jealous or envious ...1743
• MAKE A PIG OF ONESELF vb. to eat gluttonously ...1942 sl.
• MAKE A PIG'S EAR vb. to make a mess of ...colloq.
• MAKE A PLAY FOR vb. to try to get something ...1905 orig. US
• MAKE A POCKET vb. to make money; e.g. as a street-seller ...M19 sl.
• MAKE A POOR MOUTH vb. to pretend poverty; to endeavour to excite compassion ...1839 Sc.
• MAKE A PUNCH vb. to make a killing in the goldfields, stock market, etc. ...1900s Aust. sl.
• MAKE A RAISE vb. 1. to pick a pocket; to rob ...19C US criminals' sl.
vb. 2. in gambling: to fund a peer who has lost all his money ...M19 US gambling sl.
vb. 3. to obtain money in a non-criminal manner; to secure something ...M19 US sl.
• MAKE A RAVELLED HASP vb. to put a thing into confusion ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A RENDEZVOUS WITH MRS. HAND vb. to masturbate ...1980s sl.
 • MAKE A RISE vb. to do moderately well; to make a small success ...M19 Aust. sl.
• MAKE A ROD FOR ONESELF vb. to act in a way that will bring one trouble later
• MAKE A ROD FOR ONE'S OWN BACK vb. to act in a way that will bring one trouble later
• MAKE A RUN vb. 1. to go out to buy a commodity, esp. drugs, but also groceries, liquor, etc. ...1950s sl.
vb. 2. to attempt to seduce; to approach with amorous intentions ...1970s sl.
• MAKE A SALE vb. to vomit ...1930s Aust. sl.
• MAKE A SANDWICH vb. to make a sexual position in which two men are having simultaneous vaginal and anal intercourse with one woman ...1970s sl.
• MAKE A SAP OUT OF vb. to humiliate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAKE A SAVING GAME OF IT † vb. to retrieve one's losses in the end ...1654
• MAKE A SCRATCH vb. to improve one's status ...1930s sl.
• MAKE A SET vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M17 sl.
• MAKE A SIDATION vb. to clear or put away ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A SIX-FIST vb. to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• MAKE A SONG AND DANCE (ABOUT) vb. to make a fuss ...L19 sl.
• MAKE A SPOON OR SPOIL A HORN vb. to make a determined effort to achieve something, whether ending in success or failure; to succeed in an enterprise or fail deplorably ...1880
• MAKE A SPREAD vb. to lay out the equipment used for giving oneself an injection ...1930s drugs sl.
• MAKE ASS vb. to get going ...1987 Amer. sl.
• MAKE A STAB AT vb. to make an attempt; to guess ...1895 sl., orig. US
• MAKE A STINK vb. to make a bit issue about ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MAKE A STRIKE vb. to achieve, to succeed or be lucky ...Bk1904 colloq.
• MAKE A TETHER OF ONLY A HAIR vb. to make much of a small matter ...1727 Sc.
• MAKE A TOUSE vb. to make a row, or fight ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAKE A VAUNT * vb. to boast or brag ...1530
• MAKE A VIRGINIA FENCE * vb. to walk unsteadily, as a drunkard; to stagger in a zigzag course; to be drunk ...1737 Amer.
• MAKE-AWAY n. wilful waste, destruction ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE AWAY WITH vb. 1. to kill, to destroy, to murder ...1892 Sc.
vb. 2. to spend too freely; to squander ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
vb. 3. to throw away or discard as useless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• MAKE BABIES vb. to engage in copulation ...a1972 Amer. sl.
• MAKE BACON vb. to make a derisive gesture; to put the thumb to the nose and spread out the fingers ...1887 Eng. dial.
• MAKEBATE † adj. causing contention or strife ...1582
n. 1. one who or something which creates contention or discord; a breeder of strife; a mischief-maker; a quarrelsome person ...1529 arch.
† n. 2. the breeding of quarrels, mischief-making ...1626
• MAKE-BELIEF * n. pretense ...1833-40
• MAKE-BELIEVE n. 1. a mistress treated as a wife ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a substitute ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE BRAGS vb. to brag, to boast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAKE-BRASER † n. ? one who domineers or blusters ...c1515
• MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW vb. to attempt a task without provision of the necessary materials or means ...1658
• MAKE BUCKLE AND TONGUE MEET vb. to make both ends meet ...1888 US sl.
• MAKE BUZZARD TALK vb. to quarrel ...1912 Amer. sl.
• MAKE BY vb. to excel; to walk or run past ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAKE CACA vb. to defecate ...1980s sl.
• MAKE CALF-EYES vb. to show adoration or affection with the eyes ...1949 Amer. dial.
• MAKE CHILDREN'S SHOES vb. to be occupied absurdly or trivially; to look ridiculous; to be made to look ridiculous; to trifle with ...L17
• MAKE COLD MEAT OF vb. to kill ...1848 US sl.
• MAKE DEAD MEN CHEW TOBACCO vb. of a purser: to falsify accounts in order to conceal the embezzlement of funds or stores ...1805 Amer. nautical sl.
• MAKE-DEBATE † n. a makebate; one who or something which creates contention or discord; a breeder of strife ...1741
† vb. ('make debate') to make opposition or resistance ...c1350
• MAKEDOM † n. form, shape; esp. elegant form, shapeliness, comeliness ...c1470 Sc.
• MAKE DOWN vb. to prepare, to make ready ...1838 Eng. dial.
• MAKE DUCK SOUP OF vb. to totally destroy ....L19 US sl.
• MAKE END AND EVEN vb. to be extravagant ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MAKE FACES vb. to father children ...L18 sl.
• MAKE FAIR WEATHER WITH † vb. to curry favour with ...1598
• MAKE-FARE † n. an alleged name for the hare ...c1300
• MAKE FASHION vb. to pretend; to make a pretense of ... 1816 Sc.
• MAKE FEET FOR CHILDREN'S SHOES vb. to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• MAKE-FIRE † n. an incendiary ...1560
• MAKE-FRAY † n. a raiser of quarrels ...1598
• MAKE GALLOWS-APPLES OF vb. to hang ...1830 sl.
• MAKE-GAME n. one who or that which furnishes matter for amusement; hence a laughingstock, butt ...1762
• MAKE-GOD † n. a derisive term to Romish priests ...1705
• MAKE GOOD vb. in poker: to match another player's increased bet ...1967 US sl.
• MAKE HAY vb. to make confusion, to confuse ...1703
• MAKE HAY OF vb. to throw into confusion, to turn topsy-turvy, to upset ...1703
• MAKE HEAD AGAINST vb. to resist; to rise in insurrection or revolt against; to advance in spite of ...1577-87
• MAKE HOME vb. to shut ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE INDENTURES vb. to stagger with drink ...1622 sl.
• MAKE IT vb. to coit; said of a man or a woman or both ...M20 US sl.
• MAKE IT GOODLY † vb. to give oneself airs ...1611
• MAKE IT SNAPPY vb. to be quick ...1926 UK sl.
int. quickly! ...1926 UK sl.
• MAKE IT WITH vb. to have sex ...1957 sl.
• MAKE KNOTS vb. to move fast ... World War I navy sl.
• MAKE-LAW † adj. law-giving ...1582
• MAKE LEAP YEAR OF † vb. to pass over ...1606
• MAKELESS † adj. 1. without an equal; matchless, peerless ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. mateless, wifeless, husbandless, widowed ...c1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAKE LIKE HORSE SHIT AND HIT THE DUSTY TRAIL vb. to depart, to leave ...1990 US sl.
• MAKE LITTLE SHOES vb. of a labourer: to have no regular employment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• MAKE LONG ARMS vb. to help oneself at table ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAKE-LOOK n. a made-up appearance; a sham ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE MAC WITH vb. to flirt with; to come on to ...1989 Amer. sl.
• MAKE MARKET † vb. to trade, to buy and sell ...1340
• MAKE MARLOCKS AT vb. to make eyes at; to flirt ...1863 Eng. dial.
• MAKE MARTYRDOM † vb. to slaughter ...1485
• MAKE MASHELTON OF ANYTHING vb. to do anything imperfectly, to make a muddle of, to bungle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE MAWMS vb. to make faces ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE MEAT † vb. to prepare food ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAKE MEAT OF vb. to kill ...1848 US West. sl.
• MAKE MEDICINE vb. to have a discussion and come to agreement; to hold a conference ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MAKE MICKLE OF vb. 1. to show great attention to, to make much of ...1725 Sc.
vb. 2. to succeed, to prosper ...1824 Sc.
vb. 3. to be in good health; to improve in health ...1895 Sc.
• MAKE MINCEMEAT OF vb. to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAKE MIRATION vb. to wonder at ...1884 Amer. dial.
• MAKE-MIRTH † n. a make-sport; one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1656
• MAKE MOWS vb. to make grimaces or mocking faces ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• MAKE Ms AND Ws vb. to be drunk; to walk in a zigzag fashion ...19C Brit. sl.
• MAKE NEITHER END-LANG NOR SIDE OF vb. to make nothing of, to not understand or comprehend ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MAKE NEITHER END NOR SIDE OF vb. to make nothing of, to fail to understand ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MAKE NEITHER MANE NOR TAIL OF A THING vb. to make neither head nor tail of it ...1894 Sc.
• MAKE NO KNOBS vb. to act immediately, to resist one's scruples ...L17 sl.
• MAKE NO NEVER MIND vb. to be utterly unimportant ...1930s sl., orig. US
• MAKE NO ODDS vb. to make no difference, not better or worse ...1776
• MAKE-NOUGHT adj. profitless, of no avail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE OF vb. to pet, as a cat ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• MAKE OFF vb. to pretend ...1940s US sl.
• MAKE OLD BONES vb. to live to an old age ...1828
• MAKE ONE vb. 1. to join in with, such as for a drink ...1970s sl.
vb. 2. to plan and effect an escape ...1970s UK prison sl.
vb. 3. to put together plans for a crime, esp. a robbery, and then carry out that crime ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 4. to commit a murder ...2000s sl.
• MAKE ONE NO MIND vb. to be of no importance or consequence to one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE OUT vb. to plan and effect an escape ...1970s UK prison sl.
• MAKE ONE RIGHT vb. to feel good, esp. as a result of drug use ...1950s US Black sl.
• MAKE ONE'S ALLEY GOOD vb. 1. to ingratiate oneself; to curry favour by flattering ...1909 Aust. & NZ sl.
• vb. 2. to exploit a situation; to improve one's position ...1924 Aust.
• MAKE ONE'S BIRD vb. to leave ...1960s US college sl.
• MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL vb. to annoy or infuriate ...1848 sl.
• MAKE ONE'S BONES vb. 1. to arrange and carry out one's first contracted murder ...1950s US criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to achieve a successful course or action in one's profession or work ...1970s sl.
• MAKE ONE SEE DOUBLE AND FEEL SINGLE phr. said of strong liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAKE ONESELF RIGHT vb. to feel good, esp. as a result of drug use ...1950s US Black sl.
• MAKE ONESELF SCARCE vb. 1. to slip away, to hide ...L18 sl.
vb. 2. to depart, esp. suddenly ...colloq.
vb. 3. to stay away; to avoid ...colloq.
• MAKE ONE'S EYES PASS SOMEBODY vb. to speak disrespectfully to one who ought to be treated respectfully ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAKE ONE'S FEATHERS RISE vb. to make one tense with anger ...1956 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S FEET THEIR FRIEND vb. to go off quickly; to run away ...1896 Sc.
• MAKE ONE'S HASLET CURL vb. to surprise or injure one ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S HEAD vb. to acquire a tolerance or 'head' for drink ...L18 Irish sl.
• MAKE ONE'S JACK vb. to make one's fortune; to succeed in an undertaking ...1778 Eng. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S LOVE COME DOWN vb. 1. to cause one to become sexually aroused ...1928 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to cause an orgasm ...M20 US Black sl.
• MAKE ONE'S MANNERS vb. to perform conventional rituals of courtesy or respect ...1824 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S MARBLE GOOD vb. to ingratiate oneself; to curry favour by flattering ...1909 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MAKE ONE'S MARK vb. to distinguish oneself ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S MEAN vb. to complain ...1747 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S OBEDIENCE vb. to curtsy ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S PILE vb. to become rich ...1854 sl., orig. US
• MAKE ONE'S TOES CURL vb. to make one feel exquisite pleasure or extreme disgust ...colloq.
• MAKE ONE'S TONGUE SLAP ONE IN THE FOREHEAD vb. of food: to taste good ...2008 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S TONGUE SLAP ONE'S BRAIN vb. of food: to taste good ...2003 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S TONGUE SLAP ONE'S JAW TEETH OUT vb. of food: to taste good ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S TONGUE SLAP ONE'S TONSILS vb. of food: to taste good ...2009 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S TONGUE SLAP THE ROOF OF ONE'S MOUTH vb. of food: to taste good ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S TUCKER vb. to earn at least enough for one's bed and board ...L19 sl.
• MAKE ONE WITH vb. to commit a crime in partnership with one or more other people ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
• MAKE OR MEDDLE vb. to interfere in any way ...1773 Sc.
• MAKE OR MEND vb. to interfere in any way ...Bk1905 Eng dial. 
• MAKE OUT vb. 1. to kiss in a sustained and passionate manner ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to copulate ...M20 US sl.
• MAKE-OUT ARTIST n. a seducer; a lecher ...M20 US sl.
• MAKE OUT WITH vb. to have sex, often stressing success in achieving sexual intercourse with a woman ...1939 sl., orig. US
• MAKE-PEACE n. one who or something which makes peace; a peacemaker ...1516
• MAKE-PLAY n. a make-sport; one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1592
• MAKE POO-POO(S) vb. to defecate ...1976 sl., chiefly a children's term
• MAKER † n. a poet ...1387-8 obs. exc. arch.
• MAKE RAB vb. to make a fuss; to complain ...1950s W. Indies
• MAKE RABBITS vb. to indulge one's hobby, esp. in making things, e.g. gifts for children ...20C Royal Navy usage
• MAKE RAT vb. to sneak into without paying ...20C W. Indies
• MAKERESS n. a female maker of something ...1857
• MAKE ROAST MEAT FOR WORMS vb. to kill ...1594 sl.
• MAKE SALT TO ONE'S KAIL vb. to earn one's living to make a sufficient livelihood ...1891 Sc.
• MAKE-SHAME adj. causing shame ...1850
• MAKE SHEEP'S EYES vb. to look amorously or lovingly upon ...1984 Amer. dial.
• MAKE-SHIFT † adj. of persons: shifty, roguish ...1592
† n. 1. one who is given to making shifts; a shifty person, a rogue ...1565
n. 2. a temporary substitute of an inferior kind ...1802-12
n. 3. an excuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE-SHIFTY adj. shifty, roguish ...1858
• MAKE SHORT METER OF vb. to dispose or rid of quickly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• MAKE SITE †* vb. to lament, to mourn ...1338
• MAKE SOMEONE CREAK IN THEIR SHOES vb. to terrify, to frighten someone ..L19 sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE JUMP vb. to keep someone in a state of anxiety or fear ...20C sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE ONE vb. to give someone an abortion ...1960s US sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE PISS vb. 1. to annoy, to infuriate, to disgust ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to beat up; to defeat ...1980s Aust. sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE'S BRISTLES RISE vb. to irritate, to infuriate ...M19 sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE SCREAM vb. to have sexual intercourse with someone ...1980s US college sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE'S DAY vb. to please, to delight ...1909 sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE SIT UP vb. 1. to astound, to shock, to galvanize someone into action ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to take one's revenge ...1910s sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE'S LOVE COME DOWN vb. to stimulate someone sexually; to cause to reach orgasm ...1930s US Black sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE'S NIPPLES ACHE vb. to irritate, to annoy ...1950s sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE'S NOSE SWELL vb. to make someone jealous ...M18 sl.
• MAKE SOMEONE TURN (OVER) IN HIS GRAVE vb. to do something that would have shocked or distressed someone now dead
• MAKE-SPORT † adj. providing sport; mocking ...1582
† n. one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1611
• MAKE STREAKS vb. to decamp swiftly, to go with a rush ...Bk1904 sl.
• MAKE-STRIFE † n. a makebate; one who or something which creates contention or discord; a breeder of strife ...1617
• MAKE-TALK n. something said for the mere sake of talking ... 1856
• MAKE THE CHIMNEY SMOKE vb. to cause a woman to have an orgasm ...19C Brit. sl.
• MAKE THE GARDYLOO vb. to throw the dirty water out ...1808
• MAKE THE NUT vb. to suffice ...1966 US sl.
• MAKE THE POT WITH THE TWO EARS † vb. to set the arms akimbo ...1675
• MAKE THE SCENE vb. 1. to participate in 'Beat' social life; to arrive and participate in a social gathering ...1958 US sl.
vb. 2. to visit; to stop by ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to have sex ...1966 sl.
• MAKE THE SKIES LOOK BLUE vb. to carouse; to have a very jolly time ...c1660 Brit. sl.
• MAKE THIN LININGS vb. of the wind: to be cold and piercing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE TIME vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAKE TIME WITH vb. to make sexual advances ...1934 N. Amer. sl.
• MAKE TRACKS vb. to go, to run; to leave; to depart hurriedly ...1833 sl.
• MAKE-UP n. a fabrication, a lie ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. (as 'make up') to make love to a person ...c1820 colloq.
• MAKE UP ONE'S LEG vb. to make money ...1909 Brit. costermongers' sl.
• MAKE UP ONE'S MOUTH vb. to obtain one's living ...c1880 Brit. colloq.
• MAKE UP TO vb. to make love to a person ...c1820 colloq.
• MAKE WATER vb. to urinate ...14C colloq.
• MAKE WAVES vb. to cause trouble ...1962 sl., orig. US
• MAKE-WAY n. an event which leads up to another ... 1894
• MAKE-WEIGHT n. 1. a comparatively small quantity added to make up a certain weight; spec. a small candle ...1695
n. 2. a person or thing of insignificant value thrown in to make up a deficiency or fill a gap ...1776
• MAKE WHOOPEE vb. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1928 sl., orig. US
• MAKE WIMWAMS FOR WATER-WHEELS vb. to do an absurd or ridiculous thing ...1865 Eng. dial.
• MAKE WIND vb. to break wind ...20C US sl.
• MAKE-WISE n. 1. a pretense, make-believe ...1846 Eng. dial. 
n. 2. a substitute ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
vb. (usually as 'make wise') to pretend, to feign, to make believe ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MAKE WORK vb. 1. to make a fuss or to-do; to be angry ...1816 Sc.
vb. 2. to damage, to injure, to hurt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to make mischief ...Bk1905 Eng, dial. 
• MAKE YOUR HEAD SAVE YOUR HEELS phr. advice to use your brain ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MAKIN n. a fool, a simpleton ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKING † adj. money-making, prosperous ...1434
n. 1. of tea: the quantity or amount made at one time ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. everything, the whole lot ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a petting, fondling, caressing ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAKING-AS-IF n. pretense, make-believe ...1813 nonce word
• MAKING CRUTCHES FOR LAME DUCKS phr. an answer to 'what are you doing?' ...2007 Amer. dial.
• MAKINGS n. 1. earnings, profits ...1837 colloq.
n. 2. opportunities; chances; openings ...1866 Eng. dial.
n. 3. anything of importance or consequence ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 4. loose tobacco and paper for hand-rolled cigarettes ...1905 Amer. dial.
• MAKIN'S n. tobacco for a cigarette ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAKINT adj. confident, assured, bold, brazen ...1808 Sc.
• MAKINTLY adv. with ease, confidence, and assurance ...1903 Sc.
• MAKO adj. inquisitive, gossipy, meddlesome ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 1. a fool, an idiot ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 2. a gossip, a busybody ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 3. a peeping Tom ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 4. an effeminate man ...20C W. Indies sl.
vb. 1. to act as a voyeur ...20C W. Indies sl.
vb. 2. to gossip scandalously ...20C W. Indies. sl.
vb. 3. to interfere in other people's affairs ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAKOOLA n. home-brewed beer or liquor ...1882 Amer. dial.
• MAKRELTY † n. brokerage ...1495
• MAL vb. to shout, to scream ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MALACE †* n. a calm at sea ...1623
• MALACISSANT †* adj. softening ...1638
• MALACISSATION †* n. the act of making soft or supple ...1638
• MALACOPHONOUS adj. having a gentle voice; soft-voiced ...Bk1910
• MALACOUTER vb. to beat, to thrash, to punish ...c1910 Sc.
• MALADIF adj. sickly; delicate ...1886
• MALADDRESS n. want of dexterity or tact; awkwardness ...1804
• MALADDY adj. said of one who is intoxicated and cutting capers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MALADE † n. a sick person; an invalid ...1483
• MALADERIE † n. a hospital, esp. for lepers ...1461 obs. exc. Hist.
• MALADIOUS † adj. affected with sickness, sickly ...1607
• MALADIVE * adj. affected with sickness, sickly ...1481
• MALADIZE †* vb. to affect with a malady ...1790
• MALADROIT adj. wanting in adroitness or dexterity; awkward, bungling, clumsy ...1685
• MALADVENTURE † n. a lawless proceeding; an escapade; an unlucky undertaking; a misadventure ...c1470
• MALADY OF FRANCE n. syphilis ...Shakespeare usage
• MALAFEE n. whisky ...1923 Amer. dial.
• MALAFOOSTER vb. to destroy, to wreck, to ruin ...1950 Sc.
• MALAGAROUSE vb. 1. to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
vb. 2. to injure or hurt, to punish with physical violence ...1924 Sc.
• MALAGARUZE vb. to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
• MALAGASH adj. pert. to Madagascar ...1793
n. a native of Madagascar ...1711
• MALAGASY adj. pert. to Madagascar, its inhabitants, language, etc. ...1835
n. 1. the language of Madagascar ...1835
n. 2. a native of Madagascar ...1839
• MALAGROOSE vb. to injure or hurt, to punish with physical violence ...1924 Sc.
• MALAGRUGOROUS adj. dismal, lugubrious ...1818 jocular
• MALAGRUGROUS † adj. grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• MALAGRUGROUSLY adv. grimly, gloomily ...1818 Sc.
• MALAGRUIZE n. a hunt, an injury, a drubbing ...1916 Sc.
vb. 1. to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
vb. 2. to injure or hurt, to punish with physical violence ...1924 Sc.
• MALAGRUIZED adj. in disorder, rumpled ...1864 Sc.
• MALAGRUZED adj. in disorder, rumpled ...1864 Sc.
• MALAHACK vb. 1. to cut or carve in a slovenly, awkward way ...a1825 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to act boisterously; to rough-house ...1901 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to injure, to beat, to maltreat ...1901 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. of a horse or donkey: to become disabled or worn out by hard work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MALAKY n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1929 sl., orig. US
• MALANDRYN †* n. a highwayman; a robber ...1460
• MALAPAVIS n. a mischance; a misfortune ...1825 Sc.
• MALAPEN vb. to hurt, to harm ...1861 Sc.
• MALAPERT † adj. presumptuous, impudent, saucy; bold or forward from lack of proper respect or modesty ...c1420 obs. exc. arch.
† n. a presumptuous, impudent, pert, or saucy person ...1622 obs. exc. arch.
• MALAPERTNESS † n. the quality of being presumptuous; impudence, sauciness ...1430-40 obs. exc. arch.
• MALAPPROPRIATE adj. inappropriate ...Bk1910
• MALAPROP adj. given to ludicrous misuse of words ...1840
n. ludicrous misuse of words ...1823
• MALAPROPIAN adj. given to ludicrous misuse of words ...1860
• MALAPROPISM n. ludicrous misuse of words; an instance of this ...1849
• MALAPROPOISM n. ludicrous misuse of words ...1834 nonce word
• MALARKEY n. 1. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1929 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a dolt ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MALARKY n. 1. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense ...1929 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a dolt ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MALAVOGUE vb. to punish in some dire but undefined way; to beat, to chastise ...1843 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• MALAVOGUEING n. a beating ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MALAWU n. whisky ...1949 Amer. dial.
• MALCHANCE n. mischance ...1911 Sc.
• MALCOLM FRASER n. a razor ...1960s Aust. rhyming sl.
• MALCOLM X n. a tablet of MDMA ...1995 Brit. drugs sl.
• MALCONTENT adj. discontented, dissatisfied; inclined to rebellion or mutiny; restless and disaffected ...1586
n. 1. a discontented or dissatisfied person ...1581
† n. 2. the state of being discontented ...1591
• MALCONTENTED † adj. discontented, dissatisfied ...c1586
• MALDISANT † n. an evil speaker, a slanderer, a backbiter ...1598
• MALE † n. 1. an apple, an apple tree ...a1400
n. 2. the common dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 3. five hundred herrings ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 4. a bull, a boar, a stallion ...20C US euphemism
vb. to marry ...1938 Hawaii
• MALEASE † n. 1. absence of ease; uneasiness, discomfort; inconvenience, annoyance; disquiet; distress, trouble ...a1300
† n. 2. disease, sickness ...a1300
• MALE AUNT n. an uncle ...1821
• MALE BAWD n. a pander ...1607
• MALE BEAST n. a male domestic animal used for breeding, esp. a bull ...1890 Amer. euphemism
• MALE BEAVER n. naked male genitals ...1969 US sl.
• MALEBOUCHE † n. evil speaking personified ...1390
• MALE BRUTE n. a bull or a stallion ...20C US rural euphemism
• MALEDDY adj. in high spirits, boisterous, elated ...1923 Sc.
• MALEDICENCY †* n. the practice or habit of speaking evil ...1653
• MALEDICENT * adj. given to evil-speaking; slanderous ...1599
* n. one who speaks evil of another; a slanderer ...1657
• MALEDICT adj. accursed ...1867 arch.
n. an accursed person ...a1550 arch.
vb. to curse, to execrate ...1780
• MALEDICTED adj. accursed; evil-spoken of ...1727
• MALEDICTION n. 1. the utterance of a curse; the condition of being under a ban or curse ...1447
n. 2. a reviling, slander ...1526
• MALEDICTORY adj. of the nature of a malediction or cursing ...1822
• MALEDIGHT † adj. cursed, accursed ...a1300
† vb. to curse ...a1300
• MALEFACT † n. a criminal act; an offense; evil-doing ...1534
• MALEFACTION n. evil-doing; an instance of evil-doing; a criminal act ...1602
• MALEFACTIOUS † adj. wicked, criminal ...1660
• MALEFACTORY * adj. evil-doing; criminal ...1871
• MALEFACTRESS n. a female felon or criminal; an evil-doer ...1647
• MALEFACTURE † n. evil-doing; an instance of evil-doing ...1635
• MALEFIC adj. productive of disaster or evil ...1652
† n. a malign wizard ...1652
• MALEFICAL † adj. productive of disaster or evil ...1615
• MALEFICATE * vb. to bewitch ...1827
• MALEFICE n. 1. a bad action; the act or effect of witchcraft; a wicked enchantment; sorcery ...c1374 arch
† n. 2. an evil deed; mischief ...1591 obs. or arch.
• MALEFICENCE n. 1. evil-doing ...1598
n. 2. harmfulness ...1796
• MALEFICENT adj. 1. of things and spiritual agencies: working harm, hurtful, malefic ...1678
adj. 2. of persons, their acts and dispositions: wrong-doing, criminal ...1760
• MALEFICIAL † adj. maleficent; harmful ...1601
• MALEFICIATE † adj. bewitched; spec., rendered impotent by spells ...a1613
† vb. to bewitch; to affect with enchantments; to render impotent by spells; to do evil to; to hurt; to harm ...1621
• MALEFICIATION † n. the act of bewitching ...1649
• MALEFICIOUS †* adj. of the nature of witchcraft ...1684
• MALE-FIDIAN † n. a misbeliever ...1659 nonce word
• MALE FORTUNE † n. misfortune ...1470-85
• MALEGERENT †* adj. ill-behaving, unthrifty, improvident ...1727
• MALEGROBOLOUS † adj. grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• MALEGRUGROUS adj. grim, ghastly; discontented-looking ...1742 Sc.
• MALEHOUSE n. a homosexual brothel ...1963 US sl.
• MALE JOURNEY † n. an unfortunate battle ...1455
• MALENGIN † n. evil machination; ill-intent; fraud, deceit, guile ...1390
• MALEOLENT †* adj. having an ill smell ...1657
• MALESHAG n. a caterpillar that devours cabbages ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MALESUETE †* adj. that has contracted an ill habit or custom ...1727
• MALETOLT † n. an unjust or burdensome tax ...1514 Law
• MALE TWIGS n. low quality marijuana ...1979 US sl.
• MALEURED † adj. ill-fortuned ...a1529
• MALEUROUS † adj. unhappy, unfortunate, wretched ...1471
• MALEURTEE † n. misfortune ...1471
• MALEVOLENCY † n. ill-will; the wishing evil to others ...a1662
• MALEVOLO †* n. a malevolent or malicious person ...1648
• MALEVOLOUS † adj. malevolent; desirous of evil to others; disposed to ill will ...1536
• MALE WRINGS, THE † phr. something is wrong, there is a state of hardship ...c1430
• MALFEASANCE * n. wrongdoing; an instance of this ...1856
• MALFEASANT adj. evil-doing ...1809
n. an evil-doer; a criminal ...1882
• MALFEASOR † n. an evil-doer; a malefactor ...c1330
• MALFETOUR † n. a malefactor; a criminal; an evil-doer ...c1450
• MALFUNCTION JUNCTION n. an area characterized by exasperating and confused activity; a bewildering or heavily congested highway intersection; a traffic jam ...1975 Amer. sl.
• MALGOVERNANCE †* n. bad government ...1673
• MALGRACE † n. 1. ill grace; ill favour; disfavour ...c1425
n. 2. something of ill grace or ill favour; something unbecoming ...1882 arch.
• MALGRACIOUS †* adj. ill-favoured, uncomely; ungracious, disobliging ...1390
• MALHAVELINS n. small matters, bits and pieces; odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; typically used of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MALHEUR † n. misfortune ...1471
• MALICEFUL adj. 1. malicious ...1839 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. sickly; in bad health ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MALIFEROUS adj. bringing or producing evil or harm; hurtful, unwholesome, unhealthy, insalubrious ...1727
• MALIFICE † n. a bad action; the act or effect of witchcraft ...1721 Sc.
• MALIGNATION † n. 1. feeling of dislike or ill-will ...c1470
* n. 2. the act of maligning or slandering ...1836
• MALIGNE † n. malice, wickedness ...a1460
• MALIGNIFY * vb. to render malign ...1613
• MALIGNIOUS †* adj. of malicious speech ...1578
• MALIGNOUS †* adj. malignant ...1610
• MALIHINI adj. strange, uncharacteristic ...Hawaii
n. a stranger, a newcomer; a visitor, a tourist ...1914 Hawaii
• MAL-INFORTUNED † adj. ill-fortuned ...1475
• MALINGERY n. a malingering ...1847
• MAL-INTENTIONEE † n. an evil-intentioned person ...a1734
• MALISON n. 1. a curse, malediction ...a1300 arch. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the state or condition of being cursed ...c1375
n. 3. the personification of evil; the Evil One ...1898 Sc.
n. 4. a person who is cruel to animals ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a mischievous child ...1920 Sc.
† vb. to curse; to pronounce a malediction upon ...1588 Sc.
• MALISM n. the doctrine that this world is an evil one ...1883
• MALIST n. one who holds the doctrine that this world is an evil one ...1882
• MALKIN † n. 1. used as a female personal name; typically applied to a woman of the lower classes ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a mop; a bundle of rags fastened to the end of a stick, esp. that used to clean out a baker's oven ...a1400
† n. 3. an effeminate man ...1468
† n. 4. an untidy female, esp. a servant or country wench; a slut, a slattern; occasionally, a lewd woman ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 5. a scarecrow; a ragged puppet or grotesque effigy; a 'guy' ...1633 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a cat ...1673 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a hare ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 8. a showily or eccentrically dressed person; a term of abuse or contempt for anyone ...1873 Sc.
• MALKY n. 1. a safety razor used as a weapon; hence, an improvised weapon, such as a broken bottle, etc. ...1973 Sc. sl.
n. 2. a cut given from a razor as an act of violence; a blow; a beating ...1973 Sc. sl.
vb. to attack and cut someone with a razor; to stab ...1985 Sc. sl.
 

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